The
Joseph A. Caulder Collection
Past Rotary International Director 1928-29
- Regina, Sask., Canada
"Eyewitness to Rotary International's First 50 Years"
JOSEPH A. CAULDER - An eyewitness to Rotary International's first 50 years.
Album 1 - Pages 65-66: Maurice Duperrey, 27th President
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Maurice Duperrey Rotary's 27th President
Rotary Biography of
MAURICE DUPERREY Paris, France President, Rotary
International 1937-38 Maurice Duperrey is the
proprietor of chemical products and abrasives manufacturing companies in
Paris, France. He is President and administrator of several Paris hotels,
the Paris Hotel Union, and of hotel organizations with branches throughout
France. Mr. Duperrey became a member of
the Rotay of Club of Paris in 1926 and is a Past President of that Club. He
has been active in Rotary International as President (in 1937-38),
Vice-President, Director, District Governor, and as committee chairman and
member. In recognition of his services
in World War, he received the French Croix de Guerre and the British
Military Medal. He is a Knight Commander of the French Legion of Honor,
awarded by the government "to a man who has devoted all his life to service
on the national and international level in accordance with the precepts of
the Rotary Ideal." He is Counsel for Foreign Commerce in France, and
Honorary President of the Permanent Committee of Foreign Fairs in the French
Ministry of Commerce. In addition to his native
language, he is versed in English, Spanish, German, and Italian. He has
visited almost every country in Europe and has made many trips to North and
South America and to North Africa. He is President of the
Association of War-Damaged Chemical Industries, a member of the Executive
Committee of the National Abrasive Syndicate, a Past President of the
National Federation of Polishing Materials Manufacturers, Vice-President of
the French Association for the Study of Foreign Languages, and General
Secretary of the National Committee of Counsels for Foreign Commerce in
France. From Rotary International, 35 East Wacker Drive, Chicago 1, Ill., U.S.A.. March 1954. Joseph A. Caulder Remembers MAURICE DUPERREY Maurice was President of R.I. in 1937-1938. He is the only President so far from the continent and it was a change to have a parisian French Gentleman at the head of R.I. We visited with Maurice in Paris in 1949 and he was very kind. We attended the Paris Club together. Madam Duperrey had passed on during World War II when her beloved country was so devastated by the Germans. Maurice is a fine French gentleman and in his own way, and with his charm, made a splendid contribution. J.A.C.
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Letter from Maurice Duperrey to Joseph A. Caulder July 9, 1951
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