HISTORY OF OUR CLUB
 

Beginning Kiwanis International dates back to 1915, and the Kiwanis Club of Raleigh is one of the oldest clubs. The first organizational meeting was held on December 19, 1919, at the Bland Hotel, with 107 members present. The new club was completed on January 3, 1920, and the charter was presented on April 8, 1920. The 124 charter members were a diverse group of Raleigh men who came together with the common interests of fellowship and community service.  Kiwanis International adopted the motto "We Build" that same year, and the following year formally adopted underprivileged children as a major service objective.   Charter Members Members of our club in 1920. Click here to view a larger image. Harry T. Adams D. Henry Allen J. Leroy Allen R. McIver Allen A. H. Arrington Percy R. Ashby John Askew E. M. Avery Col. A. L. Baker Allen J. Barwick George U. Baucom, Jr. Dr. O. D. Baxter Dr. Carl W. Bell Arthur Finn Bowen Theo. H. Bower Clarence E. Bowman W. S. Boyd J. C. Brantley John B. Bray Robert A. Brown Alfred S. Brower W. Z. Bush Grover C. Cauthen Roy O. Caviness Joseph B. Cheshire, Jr. S. B. Coley R. D. W. Conner F. C. Cooper W. S. Cox Thomas L. Creekmore Ralph H. Crowder Raymond Crowder Dr. Richard J. Crozier J. M. Cunningham Walter Reed Dent Walters Durham Dr. Robert H. Freeman Kenneth Gant Dr. Milton R. Gibson Clarence B. Gill Dr. Harold Glascock Charles N. Goodno Loomis McArthur Goodwin C. P. Grantham Gustav Hagedorn William T. Harding W. C. Harris George B. Hellen J. H. Hightower Willis A. Holding Samuel N. Holland Clyde H. Hoppe Clyde E. Hornaday A. Telfair Horton Archibald Horton Dr. S. Robert Horton Harry Howell Karl G. Hudson Charles E. Johnson, Jr. Thomas W. Johnson William H. Jones William H. Joyner J. Everett Kennedy Richard W. Kennison Orast A. Lester Wade C., Sr. Lewis John M. Little Henry O. Lineberger H. Lineman Bryon O. Outman W. Reid Martin Alfred M. Maupin C. T. McClenaghan John S. McDonald Dr. James W. McGee W. Hardy Mills Clarence E. Mitchell Raymond L. Moore Dr. Robert P. Noble B. Frank Page Clyde E. Parker Frank Parker Dr. J. L. Peacock Rev. W. W. Peele Grover C. Poole Dr. Ivan M. Proctor, Jr. Alvin J. Reed Michael A. Rushton James A. Salter George C. Scarlette I. L. Sears R. O. Self John A. Sheets H. S. Silver A. V. D. Smith Col. Gordon Smith Penick T. Smith Wm. Oliver Smith Wm. R. Smith Willis Smith Percy D. Snipes J. D. Spicer Dale Starbuck Ralph L. Steele Frank L. Stockwell R. C. Stockwell J. E. Stratford Virgil St. Cloud John T. Taylor Alf. M. Thompson Charles B. Thrift Russell T. Uzzle Dempsey W. Vinson Fred Way Joseph E. Wearn A. Wray White Julian E. White Dr. Thaddeus E. Wilkerson Robert Wilson James R. Witherspoon Edgar Womble Mose W. Woodard Charles V. York J. Cooper Young   Insurance (Life) National Hog Remedy Company Retail Groceries Service Station (Gasoline) Groceries (Fancy) Engineering Contractor Painting Contractor Adding Machines Capitalist Lawyer State Tax Supervisor Gastro-Enterologist General Medicine Certified Public Accountant Piano Dealer Jeweler Auto, Truck Salesman Druggist Civil Engineer Assistant Bank Cashier State Department of Education Auto Truck Salesman Southern Bell Telephone Company Produce (Wholesale) U. S. Bankrupt Referee Durham Life Insurance Company Secy. State Historical Commission Carolina Electrical Appliance Co. State Purchasing Agent S. A. L. Railway, Claim Agent Wholesale and Retail Groceries Garage Equipment Osteopath U. S. Internal Revenue Department Storage Batteries Mechanics Savings Bank Gynecologist & Obstetrician Cotton Manufacturer Eye, Ear, Nose, & Throat Broker Surgeon Certified Public Accountant Automobile Retail Dealer Raleigh Banking and Trust Company Musician, Supv. Music City Schools Foundryman Judge of Raleigh City Court Newspaper Man Bank Cashier, Merchants Natl. Bank Men’s Furnishings, King & Holding Manager, Edison Shop Auto. Dealer, Dail-Overland Co. Insurance and Realty Whiting-Horton Co. Men’s Clothing Photographer, Horton’s Studio Dentist Supt. Raleigh City Schools Department Store, Hudson-Belk Co. Stocks and Bonds Coal and Ice Dealer Musical Director, St. Mary’s School Attorney at Law Raleigh French Dry Cleaning Co. Civil Engineer Engraver Sporting Goods Jolly-Wynne Jewelry Co. Farm Lighting, Rg. Electric Svc. Co. Dental Surgeon Boys Secty. Y. M. C. A. Bank Cashier Casualty & Surety Insurance Insurance (Casualty) Auto Exchange Dealer General Medicine Mills Tire Co. Printer, Mitchell Printing Co. Storage Batteries, Mgr. Wrights Hotel X-Ray Specialist Drugs, Wholesale Cotton Merchant, C. E. Parker & Co. Dept. of Agriculture Shaw University Clergyman, Edenton St. M. E. Seaboard Air Line Obstetrician Dairy Products, Pine State Creamery Co. Automobiles, Wholesale Dealer Architect Ginning and Cotton Seed Cigars, Tobacco and Drink Chief Clk. State Corporation Com. Insurance (Life) Druggist, King-Crowell Drug Co. Cotton Mfgr., Pilot Cotton Mill Asst. Adjt. General of N.C. Furniture Dealer, Royal-Boyden Furn. Co. Bookbinding, Edwards & Broughton Co. Dye Stuffs Salesman, A. Klipstein & Co. Attorney, State Tax Supervisor Commissary Manager Dist. Supt. Met. Life Ins. Co. Chero-Cola Bottling Works Adding Machines, Dist. Mgr. Wales Co. Coal & Ice, Wyatt-Smith Fuel Co. Fidelity Supply Co. Piano Dealer, Jessie French & Sons Hotel, Mgr. Bland Hotel Ladies Ready-to-Wear Cotton Merchant, Barbee & Co. President, James Lumber Co. Cigars, Tobacco & Drugs Farmer, Sales Mgr. Natl. Biscuit Co. Tobacco Salesman, Liggett & Myers Tob. Co. Mgr. Union Seed & Fertz. Co. Oil Mill Building Manager, Coml. Bldg. Co. Pharmacist, Wake Drug Co. Ear Surgeon Printing Mgr. Coml. Printing Co. Durham Life Ins. Co. Newspaper Pres. & Tr. Capital Cigar Co. Inc. Contractor Stocks & Bonds   First Club Officers Harry T. Adams Charles V. York William R. Smith A. Wray White Robert A. Brown   President First Vice President Second Vice President Secretary Treasurer   First Club Directors Harry T. Adams George U. Baucom, Jr. Robert A. Brown Harold Glascock S. Robert Horton Alfred M. Maupin C. T. McClenaghan John S. McDonald William R. Smith Virgil St. Cloud Charles V. York A. Wray White   Members of our club selling newspapers in downtown Raleigh, a popular Kiwanis fundraising activity in the 1950s and 1960s. Click here to view a larger image.

PAST OFFICERS

KIWANIANS OF THE YEAR

1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977   Wade Lewis * Ed Clement * George Ragsdale * Lonnie Ivey * Ed Clement * Walt Dennis * Charlie Conn * Charlie Campbell * Guy Rawls * Charles Romeo Lefort * Earl Brian * Micou F. Browne * Jim Reid * John Hunter * William McPherson * Ned Huffman * Karl G. Hudson, Jr. * Bill Carper * Paul Hoover, Jr. * John Milner * Jim Beckwith * Ben Kilgore, III Jim Kilgore * John M. Alexander * C. A. Dillon, Jr. Jim Graham * Waymon E. Pritchard Bob Shoffner * Frank R. Anderson, Jr. * G. Dodge Geoghegan * W. Earl Bardin   1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007   Shearon Harris * Walter L. Brown, Jr. George E. London * J. Mac Boxley Harry E. Stewart Wright T. Dixon, Jr. S. David Frazier Arthur C. Ball * Robert J. Wyatt, III Walter M. Keller Sidney S. Eagles, Jr. Edward G. Batte John C. Brantley, III Samuel R. Leager * Paul A. Hoover, III Robert N. Brooks James A. King, II Paul B. White LeRoy B. Martin, Jr. J. Fallon Hanley John E. Ramsay, Jr. George B. F. Ramsay William A. Rudolph Raymond W. Goodman, Jr. John A. Aldridge Roscoe L. Strickland III Martha T. Rippard Harold G. Panel Bradley C. Breeding Robert A. Cooper   * Deceased

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