History
of the Graham, NC, Rotary Club #6107

   The Graham Rotary Club was organized on February 17, 1940. It was admitted into Rotary International and received its charter on March 4, 1940, being sponsored by the Reidsville Rotary Club, North Carolina, Charter No. 5191

CHARTER OFFICERS
President: H.D. Jones
Vice President: Allen D. Tate
Secretary & Treasurer: James Bishop, Jr.
Sergeant-at-Arms: Dr. Henry B. Moore

CHARTER MEMBERS
*James Bishop, Jr. - Farm Loans
William Henry Boswell - Service Station
*George P. Cobb - Insurance
John M. Crawford - Department Store
*Leo D. Grutsch - Hardware (wholesale)
George E. Hardin - Hardware (retail)
*Don S. Holt - Cotton Milling
Bryant Duke Paris - House Insulation
Allen B. Thompson - Theaters
*H.D. Jones - Material Manufacturing
William J. Ward - Real Estate Agency
Murphy R. Neese - Electrical Appliance (retail)
William A. McAdamas - Groceries (retail)
*Griffin J. McClure - Furniture/Funeral Services
C.H. Moore - Public Safety
Dr. Henry B. Moore - Physician
*Joseph Alan Okey - Dye stuffs
*Allen D. Tate - Cotton Milling

* Members of Board Directors

District Governor at the time of Charter: W.B. Kiber

FORMER PLACES OF MEETING

• First Methodist Church (now New Vision Church)
• Travelers Rest
• Old Motel at N. Main and E. Harden
• Woody's Café
• Graham Friends Church (during renovation of Civic Center in 2008)

CURRENT MEETING PLACE
Thursday, 12:30 PM

    The Graham Rotary Club meets at the Graham Civic Center, 503 McGee Street. The club meets each Thursday at Noon. The Graham Rotary Club is the originating organization of the Graham Civic Center. It was built in 1954 on land donated by Dr. Joseph L. Johnson on March 4, 1954. The architect was R.R. Markley, Inc. and the builder was Paul Thompson. In 2006, the Graham Rotary Club gave the land and building to the City of Graham. In 2008, the city renovated the facilities with a grant from the State of North Carolina.