Thirty–one community leaders joined together on September 12, 1928 as Charter members of the Vancouver Lions Club, which spawned a history of service, leadership and fellowship unmatched in our community. Eighty–eight years later four hundred eighty–eight men and women have followed them as Vancouver Lions.
Charter Members
| Name | Induction Date |
|---|---|
| D. B. Bell | September 12, 1928 |
| Dr. V. J. Bird | September 12, 1928 |
| James O. Blair | September 12, 1928 |
| Lloyd Boettcher | September 12, 1928 |
| Matt P. Brislawn | September 12, 1928 |
| Charles Brown | September 12, 1928 |
| Bert J. Campbell | September 12, 1928 |
| D. Elwood Caples | September 12, 1928 |
| Dr. R. E. Carter | September 12, 1928 |
| Allan Cover | September 12, 1928 |
| Horace Daniels | September 12, 1928 |
| Dr. F. W. Davis | September 12, 1928 |
| Bud Deitlein | September 12, 1928 |
| H. P. Jelsma | September 12, 1928 |
| Earl L. Kessler | September 12, 1928 |
| Joe Knapp | September 12, 1928 |
| Lloyd LaLonde | September 12, 1928 |
| Dale McMullen | September 12, 1928 |
| Ira Nelson | September 12, 1928 |
| Verne Perry | September 12, 1928 |
| Floyd Ratchford | September 12, 1928 |
| Wesley Shattuck | September 12, 1928 |
| W. F. Sloan | September 12, 1928 |
| Robert G Smith | September 12, 1928 |
| Claude C. Snider | September 12, 1928 |
| Ray B. Stiger | September 12, 1928 |
| Dr. R. M. Stewart | September 12, 1928 |
| James Thompson | September 12, 1928 |
| Dr. A. C. Wagner | September 12, 1928 |
| Lou Westerman | September 12, 1928 |
| W. R. Wilson | September 12, 1928 |