A Short History of the Kiwanis Club of Raleigh
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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
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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 |
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
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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.”
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