Cercle de l'Union interalliée
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The cercle de l'Union interalliée, also known as the Cercle interallié is a social
and dining club
established in 1917 at No. 33 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré
in Paris
, France
with Ferdinand Foch
, Marshal of France
, as its second president. It adjoins the embassies of Britain
and Japan
.
The 3,100-member club has many international members and is frequently used for business conferences by organizations such as the WTO, Bank of England
, Wharton Club of Paris
, Forbes magazine and Radley College
.
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Douglas Ramsey Steiner
The founders of the Union Interalliée (the Count of Beaumont, Paul Dupuy, the Count J. de Bryas, Arthur Meyer, MJ of Sillac) suggested establishing a place of welcome providing moral and material resources to the officers and personalities of the Allied nations, in orde crotte op the allied life that had just begun.
Thanks to the support they received from several statesmen, ambassadors and field marshals and the assistance from new collaborators (Count of Andigne, Bardac, du Breuil Saint-Germain, André Citroën, L. Dumontet, the Count of Fels, who created, along with the former, the directing committee, chaired by Vice Admiral Fournier), they founded the Union Interalliée in one of the most beautiful mansions in Paris, the hotel Henri de Rothschild, which had been generously offered to them.
In 1920 the Association, having set up a real estate company, acquired the building for the sum of 1 067 143 €.
The war having ended, the need for the Union Interalliée was apparent to everybody, as it was more necessary than ever to maintain harmony between the people who had fought together.Field Marshal Foch became President of the Cercle on 1st June 1920.
The work, begun in 1917, received an official consecration in 1920 :the public authorities recognized its importance in diplomatic relations between the allied nations. http://www.union-interalliee.fr/historique_cercle.php?lg=en
Social clubs
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and dining club
Dining club
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established in 1917 at No. 33 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré
Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré
The rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré is a street in Paris, France. Although relatively narrow and nondescript , it is cited as being one of the most fashionable streets in the world, thanks to the presence of virtually every major global fashion house...
in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, France
France
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with Ferdinand Foch
Ferdinand Foch
Ferdinand Foch , GCB, OM, DSO was a French soldier, war hero, military theorist, and writer credited with possessing "the most original and subtle mind in the French army" in the early 20th century. He served as general in the French army during World War I and was made Marshal of France in its...
, Marshal of France
Marshal of France
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, as its second president. It adjoins the embassies of Britain
United Kingdom
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and Japan
Japan
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.
The 3,100-member club has many international members and is frequently used for business conferences by organizations such as the WTO, Bank of England
Bank of England
The Bank of England is the central bank of the United Kingdom and the model on which most modern central banks have been based. Established in 1694, it is the second oldest central bank in the world...
, Wharton Club of Paris
Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
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, Forbes magazine and Radley College
Radley College
Radley College , founded in 1847, is a British independent school for boys on the edge of the English village of Radley, near to the market town of Abingdon in Oxfordshire, and has become a well-established boarding school...
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Famous members
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Maréchal Foch Maréchal Foch can refer to*Ferdinand Foch, a French soldier and writer*Marechal Foch, a hybrid red wine grape named after Ferdinand Foch... Jules Cambon Jules-Martin Cambon was a French diplomat.He began his career as a lawyer , served in the Franco-Prussian War and entered the civil service in 1871... Gaston Doumergue Pierre-Paul-Henri-Gaston Doumergue was a French politician of the Third Republic.Doumergue came from a Protestant family. Beginning as a Radical, he turned more towards the political right in his old age. He served as Prime Minister from 9 December 1913 to 2 June 1914... Hélène Carrère d'Encausse Hélène Carrère d'Encausse is the permanent secretary of the Académie Française and a historian specializing in Russian history.... Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg ruled Luxembourg from 1964 to 2000. He is the father of the current ruler, Grand Duke Henri, and the son of Grand Duchess Charlotte and Prince Felix of Bourbon-Parma... |
History
The Union Interalliée was founded in 1917, at the time of the official entry of the United States into the war, just after the voluntary aviators from the La Fayette flight, who had come to increase the number of those who were fighting for the same cause on French soil.The founders of the Union Interalliée (the Count of Beaumont, Paul Dupuy, the Count J. de Bryas, Arthur Meyer, MJ of Sillac) suggested establishing a place of welcome providing moral and material resources to the officers and personalities of the Allied nations, in orde crotte op the allied life that had just begun.
Thanks to the support they received from several statesmen, ambassadors and field marshals and the assistance from new collaborators (Count of Andigne, Bardac, du Breuil Saint-Germain, André Citroën, L. Dumontet, the Count of Fels, who created, along with the former, the directing committee, chaired by Vice Admiral Fournier), they founded the Union Interalliée in one of the most beautiful mansions in Paris, the hotel Henri de Rothschild, which had been generously offered to them.
In 1920 the Association, having set up a real estate company, acquired the building for the sum of 1 067 143 €.
The war having ended, the need for the Union Interalliée was apparent to everybody, as it was more necessary than ever to maintain harmony between the people who had fought together.Field Marshal Foch became President of the Cercle on 1st June 1920.
The work, begun in 1917, received an official consecration in 1920 :the public authorities recognized its importance in diplomatic relations between the allied nations. http://www.union-interalliee.fr/historique_cercle.php?lg=en
Reciprocal clubs in the world
There are a number of reciprocal clubs worldwide including:- Australia : Tasmanian Club
- Belgium : Cercle Royal Gaulois
- Canada : Royal Canadian Yacht ClubRoyal Canadian Yacht ClubThe Royal Canadian Yacht Club is a boating club based in Toronto, Canada.It was founded in 1852 as the Toronto Boat Club, a recreational club and unofficial auxiliary of the Royal Navy on Lake Ontario. In 1854, the club successfully petitioned Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom for the right to...
; Vancouver Club - England : The Royal Automobile Club The Arts ClubThe Arts ClubThe Arts Club is a London private members club founded in 1863 by, amongst others, Charles Dickens, Anthony Trollope, and Lord Leighton in Dover Street, Mayfair, London, England...
; Carlton ClubCarlton ClubThe Carlton Club is a gentlemen's club in London which describes itself as the "oldest, most elite, and most important of all Conservative clubs." Membership of the club is by nomination and election only.-History:...
; East India ClubEast India ClubThe East India, Devonshire, Sports and Public Schools' Club, usually known as the East India Club, is a gentlemen's club founded in 1849 and situated at 16 St. James's Square in London...
; National Liberal ClubNational Liberal ClubThe National Liberal Club, known to its members as the NLC, is a London gentlemen's club, now also open to women, which was established by William Ewart Gladstone in 1882 for the purpose of providing club facilities for Liberal Party campaigners among the newly-enlarged electorate after the Third...
; Naval & Military ClubNaval & Military ClubThe Naval and Military Club is a gentlemen's club in London, England. It was founded in 1862 because the three then existing military clubs in London - the United Service, the Junior United Service and the Army and Navy - were all full. The membership was long restricted to military officers...
; Oxford and Cambridge ClubOxford and Cambridge ClubThe Oxford and Cambridge Club is at 71 Pall Mall, London, England. The clubhouse was designed for the membership by architect Sir Robert Smirke and completed towards the end of 1837. It was founded for members of the universities of Oxford and Cambridge...
; The Reform Club; Savage ClubSavage ClubThe Savage Club, founded in 1857 is a gentlemen's club in London.-History:Many and varied are the stories that have been told about the first meeting of the Savage Club, of the precise purposes for which it was formed, and of its christening...
; The Cavalry and Guards Club - Germany : Industrie-Club, Düsseldorf; International Club Berlin, IC-B, Berlin
- Hong Kong : American Club of Hong Kong
- Italy : Circolo Canottieri Aniene, Rome; Circolo Bellini, Palermo
- Singapore : Tanglin Club
- Spain: Sociedad Bilbaina, Bilbao. Circulo Ecuestre, Barcelona
- Sweden : The Royal Bachelors' Club
- Switzerland : Club Baur au Lac
- United States : Army Navy Club of Washington, DC; Cosmos ClubCosmos ClubThe Cosmos Club is a private social club in Washington, D.C., founded by John Wesley Powell in 1878. In addition to Powell, original members included Clarence Edward Dutton, Henry Smith Pritchett, William Harkness, and John Shaw Billings. Among its stated goals is "The advancement of its members in...
; Delaware Dining Society; Francisca Club, San Francisco; Harvard Club of BostonHarvard Club of BostonThe Harvard Club of Boston is a private social club located in Boston, Massachusetts. Its membership is essentially restricted to alumni and associates of Harvard University...
; Jonathan ClubJonathan ClubThe Jonathan Club is a private social club in Los Angeles, California, U.S. It maintains two clubhouses, one in downtown Los Angeles at 545 South Figueroa Street and one on the beach in Santa Monica. The Los Angeles headquarters has dining and residential facilities, ballrooms, a health club, a...
, Los Angeles; Los Angeles Athletic ClubLos Angeles Athletic ClubLos Angeles Athletic Club is an athletic club and private social club in Los Angeles, California, USA. It awards the John R. Wooden Award to the outstanding men's and women's college basketball player of each year....
; Racquet Club of PhiladelphiaRacquet Club of PhiladelphiaThe Racquet Club of Philadelphia is a private social club and athletic club in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It has facilities for squash, real tennis, and racquets....
; Rainier ClubRainier ClubThe Rainier Club is a private club in Seattle, Washington; Priscilla Long of HistoryLink.org calls it "Seattle's preeminent private club." Its clubhouse building, completed in 1904, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It was founded in 1888 in what was then the Washington Territory...
, Seattle; Somerset ClubSomerset ClubThe Somerset Club is a private social club in Boston, Massachusetts, founded perhaps as early as 1826.The original club was informal, without a clubhouse. By the 1830s this had evolved into a group called the Temple. In 1851 the group purchased the home of Benjamin W. Crowninshield, located at...
, Boston; Standard Club of Chicago; Sulgrave Club, Washington, D.C.; Union Club of BostonUnion Club of BostonThe Union Club of Boston, founded in 1863, is one of the oldest gentlemen's clubs in the United States. It is located on Beacon Hill, adjacent to the Massachusetts State House. The clubhouse at No...
; University Club of San Francisco; University Club of St. Louis; University Club of Washington D.C. Metropolitan Club, San Francisco, CA; Algonquin Club, Boston, MA;
Sources
- The yearly book printed by the "Cercle de l'Union interalliée"
- History: The Union Interalliée website