Erminio William Louis Marchesi 19 January 1898 ââ¬â 10 December 1968 founded the Round_Table_club, an international fellowship and community charitable organisation for young men.nnHis mother was born in England to Irish parents and his father was Swiss. Marchesi was a young member of the Rotary Club in Norwich when he listened to the radio and heard the then Prince of Wales challenge the young men of Britain to `sit round a table Round Table adopt an idea, adapt it and improve it` the motto is Adopt, Adapt, Improve. He conceived a club which could support younger businessmen; an idea he suggested to the membership in 1926. The first Round Table - `Norwich Round Table No. 1` was formed at Suckling House, Norwich on 14 March 1927, with Marchesi as Secretary and other young Rotarians among its officers. To prevent `Round Table` becoming an old persons club the founders initiated a retirement age of 31 March following the 40th birthday. He served in the forces in both the First and Second World Wars.
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