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KIWANIS CLUB OF GALAX VA
Organized June 1946 Chartered July 1946
Key #02751 80th District Club
Sponsor Radford Kiwanis
Division 03
Charter Revoked 1968

1946
Division 03
(Volume 6)
President Ernest G Cummings, Secretary William C Roberson
Membership July 1 - 30 Attendance 70%

1947
President James H Brown Jr, Secretary William C Roberson
Membership Jan 1 - 33 Attendance 89%

1948
President R Tyler Price, Secretary Raymond L Gordon
Membership Jan 1 - 32 Attendance 89%

1949
President C L Hampton, Secretary Raymond L Gordon
Membership Jan 1 - 32 Attendance 94%

1950
Division 03
President Hugh A Turner, Secretary Raymond L Gordon
Membership Jan 1 - 32 Attendance 94%
LG Dr C L Hampton

1951
(Volume 7)
President Fred C Boyd, Secretary Raymond L Gordon
Membership Jan 1 - 31 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 $2500 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 $2500 to the latter; donated $10000 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 $2000 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
President L W Hillman, Secretary B D Beamer
Membership Jan 1 - 41 Attendance 93%

1953
President Warren B Giersch, Secretary B D Beamer
Membership Jan 1 - 41 Attendance 92%

1954
President J Harvey Tate, Secretary Okey B Yost
Membership Jan 1 - 50 Attendance 74%

1955
President Bryce B Durham, Secretary B D Beamer
Membership Jan 1 - 35 Attendance 90%

Sponsor Hillsville Club

1956
President ?, Secretary
B D Beamer

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
Division 03
President Adolf H Henne, Secretary Ernest G Cummings
LG R Tyler Price

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
Charter Revoked