The 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.
Today, the Kiwanis Club of Raleigh continues that tradition with a new generation of members committed to service, leadership, and community engagement. While the city has grown and changed dramatically since 1920, the club’s mission remains the same: helping children thrive and making Raleigh a better place to live.
Charter Members
Harry T. Adams — Insurance (Life)
D. Henry Allen — National Hog Remedy Company
J. Leroy Allen — Retail Groceries
R. McIver Allen — Service Station (Gasoline)
A. H. Arrington — Groceries (Fancy)
Percy R. Ashby — Engineering Contractor
John Askew — Painting Contractor
E. M. Avery — Adding Machines
Col. A. L. Baker — Capitalist
Allen J. Barwick — Lawyer
George U. Baucom Jr. — State Tax Supervisor
Dr. O. D. Baxter — Gastro-Enterologist
Dr. Carl W. Bell — General Medicine
Arthur Finn Bowen — Certified Public Accountant
Theo. H. Bower — Piano Dealer
Clarence E. Bowman — Jeweler
W. S. Boyd — Auto, Truck Salesman
J. C. Brantley — Druggist
John B. Bray — Civil Engineer
Robert A. Brown — Assistant Bank Cashier
Alfred S. Brower — State Department of Education
W. Z. Bush — Auto Truck Salesman
Grover C. Cauthen — Southern Bell Telephone Company
Roy O. Caviness — Produce (Wholesale)
Joseph B. Cheshire Jr. — U.S. Bankruptcy Referee
S. B. Coley — Durham Life Insurance Company
R. D. W. Conner — Secretary, State Historical Commission
F. C. Cooper — Carolina Electrical Appliance Co.
W. S. Cox — State Purchasing Agent
Thomas L. Creekmore — S. A. L. Railway, Claim Agent
Ralph H. Crowder — Wholesale and Retail Groceries
Raymond Crowder — Garage Equipment
Dr. Richard J. Crozier — Osteopath
J. M. Cunningham — U.S. Internal Revenue Department
Walter Reed Dent — Storage Batteries
Walters Durham — Mechanics Savings Bank
Dr. Robert H. Freeman — Gynecologist & Obstetrician
Kenneth Gant — Cotton Manufacturer
Dr. Milton R. Gibson — Eye, Ear, Nose & Throat
Clarence B. Gill — Broker
Dr. Harold Glascock — Surgeon
Charles N. Goodno — Certified Public Accountant
Loomis McArthur Goodwin — Automobile Retail Dealer
C. P. Grantham — Raleigh Banking and Trust Company
Gustav Hagedorn — Musician, Supervisor of Music City Schools
William T. Harding — Foundryman
W. C. Harris — Judge of Raleigh City Court
George B. Hellen — Newspaper Man
J. H. Hightower — Bank Cashier, Merchants National Bank
Willis A. Holding — Men's Furnishings, King & Holding
Samuel N. Holland — Manager, Edison Shop
Clyde H. Hoppe — Auto Dealer, Dail-Overland Co.
Clyde E. Hornaday — Insurance and Realty
A. Telfair Horton — Whiting-Horton Co., Men's Clothing
Archibald Horton — Photographer, Horton's Studio
Dr. S. Robert Horton — Dentist
Harry Howell — Superintendent, Raleigh City Schools
Karl G. Hudson — Department Store, Hudson-Belk Co.
Charles E. Johnson Jr. — Stocks and Bonds
Thomas W. Johnson — Coal and Ice Dealer
William H. Jones — Musical Director, St. Mary's School
William H. Joyner — Attorney at Law
J. Everett Kennedy — Raleigh French Dry Cleaning Co.
Richard W. Kennison — Civil Engineer
Orast A. Lester — Engraver
Wade C. Lewis Sr. — Sporting Goods
John M. Little — Jolly-Wynne Jewelry Co.
Henry O. Lineberger — Farm Lighting, Raleigh Electric Service Co.
H. Lineman — Dental Surgeon
Bryon O. Outman — Boys Section, YMCA
W. Reid Martin — Bank Cashier
Alfred M. Maupin — Casualty & Surety Insurance
C. T. McClenaghan — Insurance (Casualty)
John S. McDonald — Auto Exchange Dealer
Dr. James W. McGee — General Medicine
W. Hardy Mills — Mills Tire Co.
Clarence E. Mitchell — Printer, Mitchell Printing Co.
Raymond L. Moore — Storage Batteries, Manager Wrights Hotel
Dr. Robert P. Noble — X-Ray Specialist
B. Frank Page — Drugs, Wholesale
Clyde E. Parker — Cotton Merchant, C. E. Parker & Co.
Frank Parker — Department of Agriculture
Dr. J. L. Peacock — Shaw University
Rev. W. W. Peele — Clergyman, Edenton St. M. E.
Grover C. Poole — Seaboard Air Line
Dr. Ivan M. Proctor Jr. — Obstetrician
Alvin J. Reed — Dairy Products, Pine State Creamery Co.
Michael A. Rushton — Automobiles, Wholesale Dealer
James A. Salter — Architect
George C. Scarlett — Ginning and Cotton Seed
I. L. Sears — Cigars, Tobacco and Drink
R. O. Self — Chief Clerk, State Corporation Commission
John A. Sheets — Insurance (Life)
H. S. Silver — Druggist, King-Crowell Drug Co.
A. V. D. Smith — Cotton Manufacturer, Pilot Cotton Mill
Col. Gordon Smith — Assistant Adjutant General of N.C.
Penick T. Smith — Furniture Dealer, Royal-Boyden Furniture Co.
Wm. Oliver Smith — Bookbinding, Edwards & Broughton Co.
Wm. R. Smith — Dye Stuffs Salesman, A. Klipstein & Co.
Willis Smith — Attorney, State Tax Supervisor
Percy D. Snipes — Commissary Manager
J. D. Spicer — District Superintendent, Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.
Dale Starbuck — Chero-Cola Bottling Works
Ralph L. Steele — Adding Machines, District Manager Wales Co.
Frank L. Stockwell — Coal & Ice, Wyatt-Smith Fuel Co.
R. C. Stockwell — Fidelity Supply Co.
J. E. Stratford — Piano Dealer, Jessie French & Sons
Virgil St. Cloud — Hotel Manager, Bland Hotel
John T. Taylor — Ladies Ready-to-Wear
Alf. M. Thompson — Cotton Merchant, Barbee & Co.
Charles B. Thrift — President, James Lumber Co.
Compiled by John C. Brantley, III on Behalf of the Kiwanis Centennial Committee from Archived Records of the Club and Its Members, January, 2015 and updated March, 2015.