The organizational meeting of the Kiwanis Club of Meriden was held on February 24, 1930. The following officers were elected:
President – Carl M. Diefenbach
Vice President – Albert Flatow
Secretary – Charles Z. Swisher
Treasurer – Hugh C. Morgan
District Trustee – Francis B. Howes Directors – Claude M. Bradford, Louis A. Johns, Warren J. Packer, Allan D. Shirley, Lewis J. Somers, and Stanley B. White.
Walter E. Harmon of Portland, Maine, the New England representative of Kiwanis International instituted the new local Kiwanis Club at the Cabin Grill on March 3, 1930. The objects of Kiwanis International, which remain the same today, were read and explained to the new members. The regular meetings of the Club were held each Monday afternoon at 12:15 PM at the Cabin Grill on State Street.
The following committees were then formed:
Kiwanis Education
Finance Committee
Publicity and Music
International Club Relations
Underprivileged Children and Vocational Guidance
Laws and Registration
Goodwill and Grievance
Public Affairs and Agriculture
House, Reception and Attendance.
The formal presentation of the charter to the Kiwanis Club of Meriden was held on Monday evening, May 12, 1930, at 7:30 PM, at the Masonic Temple. The gala affair was attended by more than 200 for the banquet and program. Charter Members were:
Kiwanis Member Meeting with Guest Speaker Hailee Rodriguez
September 10, 2026
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Meriden Public Library, 105 Miller St, Meriden, CT 06451, USA
Hailee Rodriguez, Community Engagement Coordinator at the Ronald McDonald House of CT and MA, will speak to us about the work of the Ronald McDonald House.
Chartering the Kiwanis Club of Meriden
The organizational meeting of the Kiwanis Club of Meriden was held on February 24, 1930. The following officers were elected:
District Trustee – Francis B. Howes
Directors – Claude M. Bradford, Louis A. Johns, Warren J. Packer, Allan D. Shirley, Lewis J. Somers, and Stanley B. White.
Walter E. Harmon of Portland, Maine, the New England representative of Kiwanis International instituted the new local Kiwanis Club at the Cabin Grill on March 3, 1930. The objects of Kiwanis International, which remain the same today, were read and explained to the new members. The regular meetings of the Club were held each Monday afternoon at 12:15 PM at the Cabin Grill on State Street.
The following committees were then formed:
The formal presentation of the charter to the Kiwanis Club of Meriden was held on Monday evening, May 12, 1930, at 7:30 PM, at the Masonic Temple. The gala affair was attended by more than 200 for the banquet and program.
Charter Members were:
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