Club photograph in 1920.
Club members selling newspapers in
downtown Raleigh, a fundraising
activity in the 1950s and 1960s.
History of Our Club
A Short History of the Kiwanis Club of Raleigh
Compiled by John C. Brantley, III
On Behalf of the Kiwanis Centennial Committee
From Archived Records of the Club and Its Members
January, 2015
Updated March, 2015
Beginning
Kiwanis International was founded in 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.
Charter Members
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. Lewis Sr.
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
Raleigh Hall of Fame
In 2012, the Kiwanis Club of Raleigh was inducted into the Raleigh Hall of Fame. Video
Fred Fletcher Outstanding Volunteer Award
The Kiwanis Club of Raleigh received a 2018 Fred Fletcher Outstanding Volunteer Award, in the Outstanding Financial Contributor category, from the City of Raleigh Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources Department.
Announcement
Raleigh Citizen Advisory Council Award
The Kiwanis Club of Raleigh received the Five Points Citizen Advisory Council Neighborhood Recognition Award for 2018. We were recognized for making a significant impact on the quality of life in the Five Points neighborhood by helping to renovate Kiwanis Park through our 2020 Centennial Parks Project.
The award announcement said, “Congratulations to you and the members of the Kiwanis Club for your all-out effort to raise sufficient funding so that the park will have a brand new playground, ball courts, a picnic shelter and a staffed community center, a true partnership with the City of Raleigh and a huge asset to our neighborhood.”
Year In Review
PAST OFFICERS
Presidents
1920-1921 Harry T. Adams *
1922 Willis Smith *
1923 James R. Weatherspoon *
1924 John S. McDonald *
1925 Frank H. Jeter *
1926 William B. Duncan *
1927 N. Edward Edgerton *
1928 Rufus A. Doughton *
1929 William T. Joyner *
1930 Banks Arendell *
1931 Henry 0. Lineberger *
1932 Zeno P. Metcalf *
1933 Alfred S. Brower *
1934 J. LeRoy Allen *
1935 Ed L. Cloyd *
1936 Ben S. McKeel *
1937 Wade C. Lewis *
1938 Frank I. Watson *
1939 John W. Harrelson *
1940 William A. Queen *
1941 Earl H. Hostetler *
1942 Percy D. Snipes *
1943 Sam H. Youngblood *
1944 H. Page Williams *
1944 James D. Kilgore *
1945 Joe S. Correll *
1946 B. Grimes Williams *
1947 George Y. Ragsdale *
1948 Paul Reid *
1949 Ed A. Clement *
1950 Lonnie L. Ivey *
1951 George London *
1952 Robert W. Shoffner *
1953 Guy W. Rawls *
1954 Charles G. Coon Jr. *
1955 Earl Brian *
1956 Harold E. Eckert *
1957 J. 0. Harmon *
1958 Paul A. Hoover Jr. *
1959 Samuel R. Leager *
1960 Robert N. Simms Jr. *
1961 W. Herbert Jackson *
1962 Edgar M. Geddie *
1963 John Hunter *
1964 Joe Barnes *
1965 James A. Graham *
1966 J. Stanley Fishel *
1967 Ben W. Kilgore III *
1968 Wright T. Dixon Jr. *
1969 Frank A. Daniels Jr. *
1969-1970 John Milner *
1970-1971 G. Dodge Geoghegan *
1971-1972 Thomas W. Steed Jr. *
1972-1973 Marvin B. Koonce Jr. *
1973-1974 John D. McConnell Jr.
1974-1975 C. A. Dillon Jr. *
1975-1976 Walter L. Brown Jr. *
1976-1977 B. T. Henderson II *
1977-1978 Harry E. Stewart *
1978-1979 J. Mac Boxley *
1979-1980 Thomas Badger IV *
1980-1981 W. Earl Bardin *
1981-1982 Joseph W. Barber III *
1982-1983 Micou F. Browne *
1983-1984 Harry G. Walker Jr. *
1984-1985 LeRoy B. Martin Jr. *
1985-1986 John C. Brantley III
1986-1987 Sidney S. Eagles Jr.
1987 S. David Frazier
1987-1989 Robert J. Wyatt III
1989-1990 Paul A. Hoover III
1990-1991 James A. King II
1991-1992 Walter M. Keller *
1992-1993 William G. Pappas
1993-1994 Harold W. Berry *
1994-1995 William A. Rudolph *
1995-1996 John E. Ramsay Jr.
1996-1997 Robert N. Brooks
1997-1998 George B. F. Ramsay
1998-1999 E. Cameron Seely Jr.
1999-2000 R. C. Shackelford
2000-2001 Raymond W. Goodman Jr. *
2001-2002 J. Fallon Hanley
2002-2003 H. Clay Taylor III
2003-2004 John N. McClain Jr.
2004-2005 Harold G. Panel
2005-2006 Andrew N. Leager
2006-2007 William F. Watson
2007-2008 L. Michael Dodd
2008-2009 John N. Fountain
2009-2010 Alice D. Garland
2010-2011 Gary H. Pendleton
2011-2012 J. Melville Broughton III
2012-2013 John M. Nunnally
2013-2014 Christopher L. White
2014-2015 Kerr C. Ramsay
2015-2016 Helen M. Ballentine
2016-2017 John H. Collar III
2017-2018 J. Lee Parker
2018-2019 Frances D. Bobbie
2019-2020 Phillip J. Kirk
2020-2021 LeJon Poole
2021-2022 Sandra J. Birckhead
Secretaries
1920-1921 A. Wray White *
1922-1931 Alfred S. Brower *
1932-1948 A. Wray White *
1949-1955 Charles Romeo LeFort *
1956-1958 Mark G. Lynch *
1959-1960 William M. Storey *
1961-1990 Edward G. Batte *
1990-1995 John W. Deyton
1995-2003 Neil A. Crichton *
2003-2015 Martha T. Rippard
2015- Courtney T. Allen
Treasurers
1920-1922 Robert A. Brown *
1923-1932 W. M. Upchurch *
1935-1936 Frank I. Watson *
1937-1938 R. C. DeRosset *
1939-1945 Lewis H. Powell *
1946-1965 Thomas W. Steed *
1966-1973 Harold Cox *
1973-1997 Waymon E. Pritchard *
1997-1998 R. C. Shackelford
1998-1999 Raymond W. Goodman Jr. *
1999-2000 J. Fallon Hanley
2000-2001 H. Clay Taylor III
2001-2002 John N. McClain Jr.
2002-2003 Harold G. Panel
2003-2008 Roscoe L. "Rocky" Strickland III
2008-2015 Gwendolyn L. Vass
2015-2017 Roscoe L. "Rocky" Strickland III
2017-2019 Lawrence A. Hamilton
2019- John H. Collar
Division Lieutenant Governors
1921 Harry T. Adams *
1927 Frank H. Jeter *
1930 John S. McDonald *
1936 Ed L. Cloyd *
1946 Joseph S. Correll *
1951 Earl H. Hostetler *
1955 Guy W. Rawls *
1962 Robert N. Simms Jr. *
1976-1977 C. A. Dillon Jr. *
1981-1982 Harold R. Garner **
1982-1983 James I. Brown **
1982-1983 Harry E. Stewart *
1988-1989 John A. Aldridge
1991-1992 John S. Gastineau **
1995-1996 Sidney S. Eagles Jr.
1998-1999 Neil A. Crichton *
2001-2002 Harold R. Garner **
2006-2007 Martha T. Rippard
2008-2009 Martha T. Rippard
2015-2016 Christopher L. White
2016-2018 Kerr C. Ramsay
District Governors
1924 Harry T. Adams *
1958 Guy W. Rawls *
1981-1982 C. A. Dillon Jr. *
2005-2006 Harold R. Garner **
2019-2020 Chris White
District Trustee
2016-2019 Christopher L. White
2020-2021 Alice D. Garland
District Foundation Executive Committee
2016-2019 Sidney S. Eagles Jr.
International Trustee
1985-1989 C. A. Dillon Jr. *
International Vice President
1989-1990 C. A. Dillon Jr. *
* Deceased
** Served while a member of another club
CONTACT US
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Raleigh, NC 27602
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