CAPITAL DISTRICT KIWANIS HISTORY

CLUBS, Conventions, Divisions, Lists, Officers, People, Regions, Volumes, Years

GALAX, VIRGINIA
Organized June 1946. Chartered July 1946
Sponsored Radford, VA
Division 3
Key #02751
80th District Club

1946
(Volume 6)

1951
(Volume 7)
President Fred C. Boyd, Secretary Raymond L. Gordon
Membership: Jan. 1, -31; Dec. 31, -34 Attendance: 95%

The club entertained the County Agents of Carroll and Grayson Counties at a regular meeting with the State Commissioner of Agriculture as speaker; participated in the Community Improvement Program, contributing $25.00 to the prize award; helped sponsor the Galax Agricultural and Industrial Fair to raise money for the improvement of the public park; held a bicycle race for boys on Halloween; organized a basketball team for boys and girls; organized a baseball team to participate in the County League; sponsored a movie at the Y. M. C. A. for 45 children; furnished a camp for 24 Boy Scouts and another for 15 Girl Scouts; continued to sponsor the Key Club; built a booth at the Fair to furnish cold drinking water and reading material for the patrons; aided in the March of Dimes and the Community Chest Drives, contributing $25.00 to the latter; donated $100.00 to the High School Band for equipment; provided dental care for underprivileged children in the Galax schools; held its third annual camp for 16 boys at Camp Kiwanis; gave a Christmas party for 15 underprivileged boys; participated in the annual activity in which 200 baskets of food, costing $20.00 each were delivered to needy families; aided a rural church by having luncheon meeting with it; and attended church in a body twice during the year.

1952

1957
President Peyton O. Hanks, Secretary B. D. Beamer

1958
President Dick King, Secretary William S. Green

1959
President William S. Green, Secretary Ernest G. Cummings

1960
President Harry C. Ward, Secretary Ernest G. Cummings

1961
President Donald R. Carmichael, Secretary Ernest G. Cummings

1962
President Robert F. Jones, Secretary Ernest G. Cummings

1963
President Adolf H. Henne, Secretary Ernest G. Cummings

1964
President James Perry, Jr., Secretary Ernest G. Cummings

1965
President George W. Galloway, Jr., Secretary Robert M. McAllister

1966
President Russell t. Farnsworth, Secretary James J. Perry, Jr.

1967
President Howard N. Collier, Secretary ?

1968
President R. Frank Jones, Secretary Jack Holt
Non Meeting

Feb. 1970
Charter Revoked