The Kiwanis Club at Havre de Grace, Maryland, was sponsored by the Baltimore Club. It received its charter on December 7, 1926.

At that meeting addresses were made by District Governor Merle E. Towner, C. Parker McPherson, President of the Baltimore Club, and J. Thomas Lyon, Past President of that club.

The charter was presented by LieutenantGovernor Dr. Chas. H. Conley and accepted by Dr. Charles J. Foley, President of the new club.

Greetings were also brought by members of the Wilmington Club. The meeting was followed by dancing.

Besides Dr. Foley, the officers were: Dr. George A. Willis, Jr., Vice-President; Harry E. Dyer, Secretary; Louis L. Good, Treasurer, and Michael W. Fahey, Trustee.

This was the first year of the club and, of course, we had it all to learn, and yet, with the assistance of our sponsoring club, Baltimore, and the District officers, we got away to a good start. Our Underprivileged Child Committee started the year by conferences with committees from other local civic bodies relative to establishing a recreation center for boys and girls. We observed Anniversary Week with a program in charge of the Education Committee. Claude W. Owen, Past President of the Washington Club, was the speaker on this occasion. A delegation visited the Baltimore Club. We held Ladies Night on February 22 and June 14.

A special committee met with committees from Rotary and the City Council to discuss the light and power question in Havre de Grace. On March 8, Rotary was our guest. We entertained the graduating class and members of the faculty of the high school at our regular meeting on May 24. All-Kiwanis Night was suitably observed.

A delegation from our club visited Wilmington on May 11 and in October the visit was returned by Wilmington. In June we entertained, in connection with Rotary, the Maryland General Assembly by a dinner given at Hotel Bayou. We received a visit from our sponsor in June, bringing a gift, a fine Kiwanis gong. President Price, of Baltimore, presided at this meeting and Past Governor Merle E. Towner gave an address. We played baseball with Rotary for the benefit of the local athletic club, netting $185.00. Arrangements were made to supply milk to undernourished children.

Our Public Affairs Committee secured the support of the local press in favor of a complete sewerage system for our city. On August 2, a delegation from Cumberland presented us with the District Loving Cup. A large delegation from Washington was also present at this meeting. We returned it to the Washington Club at the Wilmington Convention in October. We entertained Col. Frank E. Leslie and the heads of the departments of the Veterans' Hospital of Perry Point, Maryland. Kiwanian Lemont Hacket of Baltimore gave us a fine illustrated lecture on work for the blind in Maryland.

In February, we received a visit from twenty-five members of the Wilmington Club headed by their President. It was a Ladies' Night and a most interesting meeting. We returned this visit in March. In December, a bus load of the Wilmington men again visited us. Five of our members, including President elect Willis, attended the organization meeting of the Towson Club.

We undertook the work of getting a public playground for our city. We also united with Rotary, the mayor and members of the City Council to form a Chamber of Commerce. The members of the graduating class of the high school were our guests at which time Miss M. Caroline Coe, President of the Vocational Guidance Association of Maryland was the speaker.

Other speakers were Kiwanian Statiley Barrett, our representative to Seattle, whose subject was "Kiwanis as I saw it from Atlantic to Pacific," Kiwanian G. Frank Young of Baltimore on "Inter-Club and Kiwanis, Hon Madison Mitchell on Vocational Guidance, and Congressman Cole of Maryland on Public Affairs.

We financed a boy for a complete course in a business college.

Complaints having been received about the heating of our public schools, the matter was investigated and brought to the attention of the proper authorities, resulting in rectifying the trouble. A delegation from our club attended the Charter Night of the Towson Club. Special efforts were made to improve attendance. These efforts were temporarily successful, but the attendance varied badly from a high water mark of 87% in February to a low mark of 48% in July. A mock trial was held. A joint meeting with Rotary was held at which motion pictures were shown of the hydro electric plant at Conowingo, Maryland. At a Father and Son banquet, a Kiwanian's son spoke on "What a Boy Thinks of His Father," and a Kiwanian on "What a Father Thinks of His Son." The club entertained in the auditorium of the high school by a dinner served by a domestic science class, after which several Kiwanians made vocational guidance talks. A talk, illustrated by movies, was given by the President of the Ladies' Civic Club, of Baltimore. L. S. Weber freight agent for the Pennsylvania Railroad, spoke on the subject of railroad transportation. The B&O Railroad presented for our club and its friends the entire movie of the "Fair of the Iron Horse."

The county agricultural agent spoke on the work his department is doing for the farmers in this vicinity. Inter-club meeting with Towson. The senior class of Baltimore City College presented a play for our underprivileged and vocational work. An address by the President of the Chamber of Commerce, an official visit by Governor Kimball, and a memorial program when the speakers were two veterans of the Civil War, one a Union man and the other a 'Confederate.

A Ladies' Night was held. We were represented at an inter-club meeting in Baltimore. Lieutenant Springer spoke on how the government trains its aviators. We took part in an American Legion parade and started a movement to re-organize the Boy Scout troop. An outing was held at Holloway Beach. Constitution Day was suitably observed. On November 8 the Hotel Baylou where we hold our meetings was destroyed by fire, compelling a move to the Colonial Hotel. We met with the Towson Club on November 27, and enjoyed a splendid program.

Dr. Leslie, Commanding Officer of the US Veterans' Hospital at Perry Point, Maryland, was our speaker.

Undertook projects to establish a community playground, and a regatta at the Havre de Grace Yacht Club.

Professor Wright, Superintendent of Schools for Harford County, addressed us on The History of Education in Maryland. A joint meeting with Rotary to discuss plans for the betterment of our community. The Wilmington club visited us. We visited that club during Inter Club Week and had the largest delegation of any of the visiting clubs.

International Representative Franklin Kean paid us a visit. Past Governor Merle E. Towner gave a fine address and Walter Cole, President of the Towson club, spoke to the club. Mr, J. A. Shriver addressed the club on The History of Harford County.

A delegation from the Towson club accompanied LTG Linhardt, who installed the officers for 1931. Sponsored a new Girl Scout troop. An inter-club meeting was held with the Wilmington club. Entertained the Rotary club. A joint meeting of Kiwanis, Rotary and the Chamber of Commerce was held with Senator Tydings as the speaker to discuss plans for beautifying the city.

The public playgrounds sponsored by our club were completed and opened with a competent instructor in charge.

Host to Kiwanians from Washington, Towson, Baltimore and Seaford. Edwin F. Hill and other members of the Washington club put on a program of Kiwanis Education. Received a visit from 12 Wilmington club members. Assumed the obligation of paying rent for the Girl Scouts Hall for another year.

The club made plans for a playground, got it ready by the time the schools were closed for the summer and employed a supervisor to have charge of it during the Summer. Made plans for the reorganization of the Boy Scout Troop.

Had a program on the Work of the Salvation Army. Visited the Perry Point Hospital.

Host to Baltimore, Towson, Westminster, Seaford, and Rehoboth. Entertained a delegation from Wilmington at another. Sent representatives to the Mid-Winter Conference,

Gave a turkev dinner to 40 children, took them to and from the dinner, they played games and were furnished with toys. Carrying out the plans of the year before, the Boy Scout Troop was reorganized and put on a sound basis. A committee in conference with the principal of the High School worked out a plan for aiding boys and girls in choosing their life work.

Donated a trophy for the Havre de Grace regatta. Visited the Perry Point Hospital. Sent large delegations to the Charter Night of the Annapolis and Towson clubs on the occasion of the visit of the International President. Host to Seaford, Rehoboth, Elkton and Wilmington.

Members of the Baltimore club installed club officers and this club sent a delegation to install the officers at Elkton. Attended a Division Meeting at Elkton. Entertained the District Governor and sent delegates to the District Convention.

Had 3 joint meetings with the other service clubs and the Chamber of Commerce. Host to Elkton, Baltimore, Towson, and Westminster. Host separately to Westminster and to Elkton and also visited the Elkton club. At one meeting it entertained the LTG. No other activities were reported.

Arranged for an operation on a boy crippled by infantile paralysis. Sent 3 to the Bel Air Clinic.

Had a program on Scouting and planned a Marble Tournament. Had a joint meeting with all the service clubs in Harford and Cecil Counties and had one program on The Federal Reserve System. Sent delegations to visit Baltimore and Westminster and was host to Baltimore on the occasion of a visit from the Governor and the LTG.

The club gave a benefit Picture. It had a program on Railroad Problems. It organized a Bowling Team. Entertained the LTG, was represented at the Mid-Winter Conference, the Division Meeting and the District Convention.