Capital District Kiwanis History - The First 10 years

Tidbits

Arthur Malkin's efforts created 5 clubs
that would organize 268 clubs over the next 100 years.
The District has organized 422 clubs in its lifetime.

Harry E. Karr
Baltimore President 1919 and 1920
Kiwanis International President 1921
(Art Riley will be KI President in 2020)
KI officers from the Capital District

By 1919 KI had 20 Districts, 190 clubs
Capital had 6 clubs

By 1928 Capital had 5 Divisions and 48 Clubs
No member count in 1928, but in 1923 it had 3000 members.

The Hixson is named for George F. Hixson
1st Kiwanis International President
He was President of the Rochester NY club in 1916.

 

Capital District History
http://history.capitaldistrictkiwanis.org