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Kiwanis Club of East Tulsa held it’s first meeting Wednesday,
April 21, 1948. The organization is
complete with Joe Moody, President; Dick Kello, Vice President; Jack
Shupert, Secretary-Treasurer. The
Board of Directors consisted of Ed Anderson, Whitney Cox, Carl Cupp, Dr.
A.A. McReynolds, Ralph Messick, R.D. Phillips, and Joe Rogers. The male quartet
from Central High School Daze entertained and Ed Poe, member of the Kiwanis
Club of Tulsa spoke to the Club on “Your Club’s Personality. The Club meets in the clubroom of the
Modern Woodman Lodge at 8 ½ North Lewis, upstairs over the Moody
Implement Company Store.
The next item pertaining to the Club was written on May
5, 1948, which stated the Kiwanis Club of East Tulsa Charter Party is
scheduled for May 11, 1948. Meeting
to begin at 7:00 o’clock, in the Topaz Room of the Hotel Tulsa. The party will be an informal buffet
supper and Governor Walter V. Bowman and Mrs. Bowman, Lt. Governor Hugh
Sandlin, and Mrs. Sandlin and members of the clubs in Division 10 will be
in attendance.
The Club has met in various locations over the years in
the East Tulsa area and meetings were scheduled for noon Tuesday of each week. (Tuesday remains as our meeting date with
11:45 AM shown as the time.)
In November 2004 the Kiwanis Club of East Tulsa and
the Kiwanis Club of Broken Arrow joined forces and the Club’s name was officially
changed to the Kiwanis Club of East Tulsa – Broken Arrow. The Service projects of the club are
focused in the area reflected by the Club name.
We welcome anyone who is interested to contact us
regarding membership in the Kiwanis Club of East Tulsa – Broken Arrow.
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