Past Conventions

Department Commander Convention Time
Department President and Place
Albert H. Blanding*	1919-20	Jessie L. Bilingsly*	1920-21
Sumter L. Lowry, Jr.*	1921-22	Mrs. Harry Voorhis (Caroline M.)*	West Palm Beach
Jerome E. Wideman*	1922-23	Mrs. H. C. Dozier (Corrie)*	Pensacola
H. Neil Kirkman*	1923-24	Mrs. C. C. Chillingworth (Jennie D.)*	St. Petersburg
Jame W. Morris*	1924-25	Mrs. J. Y. Cheney (Hazel L.)*	St. Augustine
Harvey R. Payne*	1925-26	Mrs. J. Y. Cheney (Hazel L.)*	Daytona Beach
Wm. R. Steitz*	1926-27	Mrs. H. L. White*	Tarpon Springs
A. Rice King*	1927-28	Mrs. Paul Hoxie (Laura)*	Coral Gables
Howard P. MacFarland*	1928-29	Mrs. Robert Sturkie (Frances)*	Jacksonville
Mrs. Homer Rogers*
Robert A. Gray*	1929-30	Mrs. G. C. Bartholomew (Dorothy)*	West Palm Beach
Ed. R. Bentley*	1930-31	Mrs. Ira C. Hopper (Suzann)*	Tampa
Emmet Safay*	1931-32	Mrs. U. D. Roberts*	Miami Beach
Gordon B. Knowles*	1932-33	Mrs. Rupert Smith (Katherine T.)*	Havana, Cuba
Jos. E. Clark*	1933-34	Mrs. Moseley Collins (Gladys H.)*	Gainesville
W. E. Whitlock*	1934-35	Mrs. S. S. McCahill (Alva)*	Daytona Beach
Arthur R. Boring*	1935-36	Mrs. F. E. Weiser (Flossie)*	Sarasota
Harry Johnston*	1936-37	Mrs. M. G. Gibbs (Elva)*	Lakeland
A. D. Harkins*	1937-38	Sophia Lutz Pinder*	Jacksonville
Wm. T. Comer*	1938-39	Mrs. Gillen McClure (Betty)*	Ft. Lauderdale
Wm. C. Brooker*	1939-40	Mrs. Hal R. Whitehead (Daisy)*	St. Petersburg
Lisle W. Smith*	1940-41	Mrs. A. L. Buzzell (Zoe)*	Key West
Rupert Caviness*	1941-42	Mrs. M. L. Montgomery (Edith)*	Orlando
Sam S. McCahill*	1942-43	Mrs. Frank Bradley (Eunice)*	Jacksonville
Jess. G. Davis*	1943-44	Mrs. E. F. Westfall (Helen)*	Jacksonville
Joe Frank*	1944-45	Mrs. E. F. Westfall (Helen)*	Orlando
E. Meade Wilson*	1945-46	Mrs. John Henry (Polly)*	West Palm Beach
H. Frost Bailey*	1946-47	Mrs. A. J. Ryan, Sr. (Gen)*	Miami
Frank H. Caton*	1947-48	Mrs. Jane Fleetwood*	Panama City
Paschal C. Reese*	1948-49	Mrs. A. J. McDonald (Nellie M.)*	Sarasota
Maxwell W. Wells*	1949-50	Mrs. Sally Pelot Mitchell*	Fort Lauderdale
Mrs. Alex Woods (Helen)*
Donald K. Carroll*	1950-51	Mrs. Murray J. Crandall (Erma)*	Tampa
Frank J. Falsone*	1951-52	Mrs. A. G. Shand (Polly)*	Tallahassee
Frank Brigham*	1952-53	A. P. Drummond*	Orlando
Mrs. E. F. Humer (Audrey)*
Joe E. Boyd, Jr.*	1953-54	Mrs. L. S. Marshall (Mary)*	St. Petersburg
Joe C. Jenkins*	1954-55	Mrs. Jessie Wright*	Sarasota
A. J. Thomas, Jr.*	1955-56	Mrs. E. E. Adams (Emma)*	Daytona Beach
Billy Anderson*	1956-57	Mrs. Earl W. Toole (Marianne)*	Ft. Lauderdale
Elmo Hood*	1957-58	Mrs. A. P. Drummond (Marguerite)*	Lakeland
E. J. Cooper*	1958-59	Mrs. Valentine Delles (Margaret)*	Jacksonville
Lawrence E. Hoffman*	1959-60	Mrs. Wm. Middleton (Lorraine)*	Tampa
John Lochrie*	1960-61	Mrs. Gaynell Andersen*	Cocoa
Sam McCollum*	1961-62	Mrs. Neal Wellman (Winifred)*	Miami
Arthur MacCarthy*	1962-63	Mrs. Leif Braksve (Esthera)*	Clearwater
John J. Adams*	1963-64	Mrs. John P. Arnold (Mamie)*	Jacksonville
W. M. Edwards*	1964-65	Mrs. E. A. Roberts (Carrie Mae)*	Tampa
C. Lamar Cannon*	1965-66	Mrs. George D. Sprague (Alice)*	Daytona Beach
Frank Scholtz*	1966-67	Mrs. John H. Lawlor (Harriet)*	Miami
Charles Kilgore*	1967-68	Helen Adams Gardner*	Clearwater
John Feeney*	1968-69	Mrs. J. W. Kuhn (Ellouise)*	Fort Lauderdale
J. W. Dickson*	1969-70	Jan Croft	Jacksonville
Frank Reyes*	1970-71	Mrs. Wm. I. Eisele (Myrtle)*	Miami
Johnson E. Davis*	1971-72	Doris Hahn*	St. Petersburg
R. A. Matiasek*	1972-73	Mrs. Raymond V. Mahoney (Jean)	Jacksonville
Nolie C. Deas, Sr.*	1973-74	Mrs. Reah Burton Feldman*	Hollywood
Henry Powell*	1974-75	Kay Kurtz*	Tampa
Lee H. Tate*	1975-76	Mrs. Vance Banks (Millie)*	Kissimmee
Anthony Ulchar*	1976-77	Mrs. Lee R. Terrell (Olga)	Jacksonville
George L. Derrick*	1977-78	Mrs. James C. Malone (May)*	Hollywood
Robert F. Bechard*	1978-79	Mrs. Sidney C. Maguire (Addie)*	Orlando
Ed Bahret*	1979-80	Doris C. McKinna*	Tampa
Ray Mattox*	1980-81	Mrs. John D. George (Rita)	Hollywood
Robert W. Sowerby*	1981-82	Mrs. Frank Fauth (Doris)*	Orlando
James A. Preece*	1982-83	Mrs. Alberdia Floyd	Tampa
Harry F. McDowell*	1983-84	Marie Mahoney	Tampa
Rheuben M. Hair, Jr.*	1984-85	Mrs. William Lauton (Mary)*	Orlando
Paul E. Rugers*	1985-86	Mrs. James D. Carlton (Fran)	Daytona
Robert J. Jackson*	1986-87	Mrs. Norman Deethardt (Helen)*	Orlando
Robert Proctor*	1987-88	Mary Ellen Hearn*	Tampa
Frank Reese	1988-89	Mrs. Gene Bosben (Ruth)	Tampa
Larry Sheets	1989-90	Mrs. Harry McDowell (Kitty)*	Hollywood
Ray Daniels	1990-91	Mrs. Charles E. Bell (Ruby J.)	Hollywood
Dennis Boland	1991-92	Beverly Evans	Tampa
Charles Moreland*	1992-93	Mrs. Joseph F. Nalley (Mae)*	Orlando
Alan P. Hall	1993-94	Alma L. Zeller	Haines City
Wilson R. Timmons*	1994-95	Elizabeth Peluso*	Orlando
Dave DeLong	1995-96	Shirley Fraser	Orlando
Ray Weaver	1996-97	Patricia M. Donohue	Orlando
William Seemann*	1997-98	Eleanore Kernaghan*	Kissimmee
Lawrence Strainge	1998-99	Mary M. Heenan	Kissimmee
Roy R. Mahoney	1999-2000	Ruth Proctor	Kissimmee
Omer E. Smith	2000-2001	Kathy Rich	Haines City
Kenneth Powell	2001-2002	Pat E. Humphreys*	Kissimmee
Clarence Hill	2002-2003	Doris Rash	Orlando
Reggie Beverly	2003-2004	Betty Y. Barber	Orlando
Tom Seitzinger	2004-2005	Maureen Costello	Orlando
Larry White	2005-2006	Edie Herrington	Orlando
George Wehrli	2006-2007	Linda McKeon*	Orlando
H. Warren Post	2007-2008	Linda Teasley	Orlando
Paul Martel	2008-2009	Kathee Coughlin	Orlando
Phil Hearlson	2009-2010	Mary Kelly-Perkins	Orlando
Al Porter	2010-2011	Irma Wehrli	Orlando
Fletcher Williams Jr.	2011-2012	Diane Rousseau	Orlando
Al “Gunner” Dudley	2012-2013	Peggy Hearlson	Orlando
Art Schwabe	2013-2014	Gerrie Bailey*	Orlando
Jay Conti	2014-2015	Erna Schwabe	Orlando

*Deceased