Charter Members
This history of RCPOS records a meeting of 10th January 1957, when the organization of a Rotary Club for Trinidad and Tobago was discussed. On Friday 8th March 1957, another meeting to discuss the formation of a Rotary Club was held at the offices of Shell Trinidad Limited, Standard Life Building, Edward Street, Port of Spain at which the following interested persons were present:
| * D.L. Asjes | * C.E. Hitchins (Chairman) | * D. Nudd |
| * D. Christancho Rojas | * T.J. Hort | * A. Parkinson (Guest) |
| * A. Denchfield | * N. Hoskins | * J. Probst |
| * H. Farinha | * N. Lau | * L. Taurel |
| * K. Finch | * R. Nones Jnr. (Guest) | * D. Urquhart |
On Tuesday 14th May, 1957, there was held at Queen's Park Hotel, what is described as a 'Trial Luncheon of the Provisional Rotary Club'.
The Provisional Rotary Club of Port of Spain consisted of the following persons who would go on to become the charter members of the Rotary Club of Port of Spain:
| 01. | C.E. Hitchins | - Newspaper Publishing |
| 02. | R.C. Duff Urquhart | - Shipping |
| 03. | R. Lucie-Smith | - Petroleum Retailing |
| 04. | Gordon New | - Grocery Retailing |
| 05. | K.W. Finch | - Electricity |
| 06. | T.J. Hort | - Accounting |
| 07. | C.C. Rojas | - Consular Service |
| 08. | Neil Lau | - Chemical Engineering |
| 09. | Harry Farinha | - Dry Goods |
| 10. | Arthur Denchfield | - Sewing Machines |
| 11. | Robert Caldwell | - Refined Oil Distribution |
| 12. | Milton Milnes | - Ocean Shipping |
| 13. | Eric Grell | - Flour Distribution |
| 14. | Herman Boos | - Road Construction |
| 15. | Edwin Lee Lum | - Laundry Service |
| 16. | Ian Hamilton | - Life Insurance |
| 17. | Leon Taurel | - Motor Vehicle Retailing |
| 18. | Dick Asjes | - Mechanical Engineering |
| 19. | Derrick Nudd | - Structural Engineering |
| 20. | Cyril Dupres | - Life Insurance |
| 21. | Victor Outridge | - Cigarette Manufacturing |
| 22. | Jack Smith | - Banking |
| 23. | John Probst | - Air Transportation |
| 24. | Roy Savill | - Newspaper Publication |
| 25. | L.J. Rowlatt | - Banking |
| 26. | Eric Taurel | - Banking |
Officers were elected as follows:
| 01. | C.E. Hitchins | - President |
| 02. | Duff Urquhart | - Vice President |
| 03. | R. Lucie-Smith | - Secretary |
| 04. | Gordon New | - Treasurer |
| 05. | Leon Taurel | - Sergeant-at-Arms |
On Tuesday 17th October 1957, the Rotary Club of Port of Spain received its charter from Mr. Juan Manuel Roger, Assistant Secretary of Rotary International, Evanston, USA, at a Charter lunch held at Queen's Park Hotel, Port of Spain.