Optimist International Officers
1940-1950


John N. Free

1940-1941

Officers:
President—John N. Free, Wichita, Kansas

Vice Presidents:
Eldon S. Dummit, Lexington, Kentucky
Percy P. McCallum, Windsor, Ontario
Lee A. Rose, Los Angeles, California
Harry P. Stuth, Corpus Christi, Texas
Secretary-Treasurer—Russell F. Meyer, St. Louis, Missouri

 

Executive Committee:
John N. Free
Thomas F. O’Keefe, Immediate Past President, Detroit, Michigan
Dr. F. Fern Petty, Past President, Los Angeles, California
Eldon S. Dummitt
Harry P. Stuth
Earl Griffiths, Governor, Montclair, New Jersey
Dr. Gordon H. Ira, Governor, Jacksonville, Florida

Eldon S. Dummit

1941-1942

Officers:
President—Eldon S. Dummit, Lexington, Kentucky

Vice Presidents:
Edwin E. Bibb, Norfolk, Virginia
William Rapp, Morton, Illinois
R. Carter Tucker, Kansas City, Missouri
G.K. Walters, Knoxville, Tennesee
Secretary-Treasurer—Russell F. Meyer, St. Louis, Missouri

 

Executive Committee:
Eldon S. Dummit
John N. Free, Immediate Past President, Wichita, Kansas
Thomas F. O’Keefe, Past President, Detroit, Michigan
R. Carter Tucker
Dr. Joseph J. Granata, Governor, Beaumont, Texas
Ralph E. Hendee, Governor, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Cyrus D. McCarron, Governor, Santa Monica, California



R. Carter Tucker

1942-1943

Officers:
President—R. Carter Tucker, Kansas City, Missouri

Vice Presidents:
Carl C. Donaugh, Portland, Oregon
W.D. Paul Farthing, Belleville, Illinois
Robert W. Newlon, Columbus, Ohio
Lucien L. Renuart,  Miami, Florida
Secretary-Treasurer—Russell F. Meyer, St. Louis, Missouri

 

Executive Committee:
R. Carter Tucker
Eldon S. Dummit, Immediate Past President, Lexington, Kentucky
John N. Free, Past President, Wichita, Kansas
Lucien L. Renuart
W.D. Paul Farthing
Dr. Joseph W. Seay, Governor, Trenton, New Jersey
Lloyd M. Dalgleish, Governor, London, Ontario



Theodore F. Peirce

1943-1944

Officers:
President—Theodore F. Peirce, Los Angeles, California

Vice Presidents:
Lloyd M. Dalgleish, London, Ontario
Julian S. Fleming, Louisville, Kentucky
Bert E. Miller, Madison, Wisconsin
Dr. Joseph W. Seay, Pennington, New Jersey
Secretary-Treasurer—Russell F. Meyer, St. Louis, Missouri

 

Executive Committee:
Theodore F. Peirce
R. Carter Tucker, Immediate Past President, Kansas City, Missouri
Eldon S. Dummit, Past President, Lexington, Kentucky
Bert E. Miller
Dr. Joseph W. Seay
Emery Dennis, Governor, San Antonio, Texas
Paul Wickham, Governor, Montreal, Quebec

Dr. Joseph W. Seay

1944-1945

Officers:
President—Dr. Joseph W. Seay, Pennington, New Jersey

Vice Presidents:
Louis H. Grettenberger, Grand Rapids, Michigan
A.S. Hull, Austin, Texas
Harry H. Loomis, Jeffersonville, Indiana
J. Benton Webb, Washington, D.C.
Secretary-Treasurer—Russell F. Meyer, St. Louis, Missouri

 

Executive Committee:
Dr. Joseph W. Seay
Theodore F. Peirce, Immediate Past President, Los Angeles, California
R. Carter Tucker, Past President, Kansas City, Missouri
A.S. Hull
J. Benton Webb
Raymond H. Fryberger, Governor, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Willis S. Young, Governor, Lexington, Kentucky
 

Carl C. Donaugh

1945-1946

Officers:
President—Carl C. Donaugh, Portland, Oregon

Vice Presidents:
Earle C. Dahlem, San Francisco, California
Raymond H. Fryberger, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Alvah S. Phillips, Wilmington, Delaware
William H. Pierce, Dallas, Texas
Secretary-Treasurer—Russell F. Meyer, St. Louis, Missouri

 

Executive Committee:
Carl C. Donaugh
Dr. Joseph W. Seay, Immediate Past President, Pennington, New Jersey
Theodore F. Peirce, Past President, Los Angeles, California
Raymond H. Fryberger
William H. Pierce
Charles G. Klapheke, Governor, Louisville, Kentucky
Frank L. Mallory, Governor, Windsor, Ontario

William H. Pierce

1946-1947

Officers:
President—William H. Pierce, Dallas, Texas

Vice Presidents:
Charles G. Klapheke, Louisville, Kentucky
Lucien L. Renuart, Miami, Florida
H.L. Scott, Corpus Christi, Texas
Charles W. Snyder, Detroit, Michigan
Secretary-Treasurer—Russell F. Meyer, St. Louis, Missouri

 

Executive Committee:
William H. Pierce
Carl C. Donaugh, Immediate Past President, Portland, Oregon
Dr. Joseph W. Seay, Past President, Pennington, New Jersey
Charles G. Klapheke
Lucien L. Renuart
H.L. Scott
Charles W. Snyder
Guinn Huffsmith, Governor, Denver, Colorado
George A. Thomson, Governor, Memphis, Tennessee

Lucien L. Renuart

1947-1948

Officers:
President—Lucien L. Renuart, Miami, Florida

Vice Presidents:
William W. Smythe, Welland, Ontario
C. Milton Morris, Denver, Colorado
Franklin A. Steinko, Washington, D.C.
Cyrus D. McCarron, Santa Monica, California
Secretary-Treasurer—Russell F. Meyer, St. Louis, Missouri

 

Executive Committee:
Lucien L. Renuart
William H. Pierce, Immediate Past President, Dallas, Texas
Carl C. Donaugh, Past President, Portland, Oregon
C. Milton Morris
William W. Smythe
Franklin A. Steinko
Cyrus D. McCarron
Ed E. DeWees, Governor, San Antonio, Texas
W.A. Grant, Governor, London, Ontario

C. Milton Morris

1948-1949

Officers:
President—C. Milton Morris, Denver, Colorado

Vice Presidents:
Worth W. Caldwell, Portland, Oregon
J. Warren Day, Fort Worth, Texas
Charles H. Sharrick, Lincoln, Nebraska
Warren L. Stewart, Sharpsville, Pennsylvania
Secretary-Treasurer—Russell F. Meyer, St. Louis, Missouri

 

Executive Committee:
C. Milton Morris
Lucien L. Renuart, Immediate Past President, Miami, Florida
William H. Pierce, Past President, Dallas, Texas
Worth W. Caldwell
J. Warren Day
Charles H. Sharrick
Warren L. Stewart
George O. Browne, Governor, Indianapolis, Indiana
George J. Fella, Governor, Charlotte, North Carolina

Franklin A. Steinko

1949-1950

Officers:
President—Franklin A. Steinko, Washington, D.C.

Vice Presidents:
George O. Browne, Indianapolis, Indiana
Frank L. Mallory, Windsor, Ontario
Dr. Elton C. Spires, San Pedro, California
George A. Thomson, Memphis, Tennessee
Secretary-Treasurer—Russell F. Meyer, St. Louis, Missouri

 

Executive Committee:
Franklin A. Steinko
C. Milton Morris, Immediate Past President, Denver, Colorado
Lucien L. Renuart, Past President, Miami, Florida
George O. Browne
Frank L. Mallory
Dr. Elton C. Spires
George A. Thomson
Cornelius G. Coughlin, Governor, Erie, Pennsylvania
Charles A. Shaw, Governor, Atlanta, Georgia