The Palm Beach Rotary Club was generated by the existing West Palm Beach Rotary Club. Richard L. ‘Dick’ Ray provided the inspiration and motivation to obtain a charter of the new club. There were twenty-six charter members on May 25, 1950 when the Provincial Club was started. The club charter was received by the then District Governor, Edward C. Bowen at the International Rotary Convention in Detroit, Michigan and was presented to the club in June of 1950.