Club photograph in 1920. larger image

Club members selling newspapers in downtown Raleigh, a fundraising activity in the 1950s and 1960s. larger image

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." Wake County Board of Commissioners Centennial Proclamation We were honored with a proclamation by the Wake County Board of Commisioners to celebrate our centennial year in 2020. Proclamation Kiwanis Magazine Article The Kiwanis Club of Raleigh was featured in the March 2020 edition of Kiwanis Magazine. Article Boys & Girls Clubs Hall of Fame In 2020, the Kiwanis Club of Raleigh was inducted into the Boys & Girls Clubs Hall of Fame. 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