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

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