Optimist International Officers
1950-1960


George O. Browne

1950-1951

Officers:
President—George O. Browne, Indianapolis, Indiana

Vice Presidents:
Lawrence J. Gibbons, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Roly P. Nall, Los Angeles, California
Ralph Stephenson, Moline, Illinois
Ray S. Watt, El Paso, Texas
Secretary-Treasurer—Russell F. Meyer, St. Louis, Missouri

 

Executive Committee:
George O. Browne
Franklin A. Steinko, Immediate Past President, Washington, D.C.
C. Milton Morris, Past President, Denver, Colorado
Lawrence J. Gibbons
Roly P. Nall
Ralph Stephenson
Ray S. Watt
Bernard G. Bell, Governor, Vancouver, Washington
Jack Valero, Governor, Tampa, Florida

Roly P. Nall
1951-1952

Officers:
President—Roly P. Nall, Los Angeles, California

Vice Presidents:
Lawrence J. Gibbons, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Leo C. Lommel, Portland, Oregon
Ralph Stephenson, Moline, Illinois
Donald J. Twiss, M.D., Brantford, Ontario
Secretary-Treasurer—Russell F. Meyer, St. Louis, Missouri

 

Board of Directors:
Roly P. Nall
George O. Browne, Immediate Past President, Indianapolis, Indiana
Franklin A. Steinko, Past President, Washington, D.C.
Lawrence J. Gibbons
Leo C. Lommel
Ralph Stephenson
Donald J. Twiss, M.D.
J. Warren Day, Fort Worth, Texas
Joseph A. Peters, East St. Louis, Illinois
Jack Valero, Tampa, Florida
Maurice M. Walsh, Birmingham, Alabama



J. Warren Day

1952-1953

Officers:
President—J. Warren Day, Fort Worth, Texas

Vice Presidents:
C. Lease Bussard, Frederick, Maryland
Ralph E. Finney, Denver, Colorado
Maurice Perkins, Louisville, Kentucky
Walter A. Reiling, M.D., Dayton, Ohio
Secretary-Treasurer—Russell F. Meyer, St. Louis, Missouri

 

Board of Directors:
J. Warren Day
Roly P. Nall, Immediate Past President, Los Angeles, California
George O. Browne, Past President, Indianapolis, Indiana
C. Lease Bussard
Ralph E. Finney
Maurice Perkins
Walter A. Reiling, M.D.
Ross D. Clarence, Toronto, Ontario
George W. Haycock, Arlington, New Jersey
John S. Kelly, Kansas City, Kansas
Charles A. Shaw, Atlanta, Georgia



Walter A. Reiling, M.D.

1953-1954

Officers:
President—Walter A. Reiling, M.D., Dayton, Ohio

Vice Presidents:
Lysle E. Fesler, Miami Beach, Florida
Van W. Haverton, Peoria, Illinois
Harold M. Owen, Battle Creek, Michigan
Edward J. Stolle, San Antonio, Texas
Secretary-Treasurer—Russell F. Meyer, St. Louis, Missouri (to December 1953)
Secretary-Treasurer—Bernard B. Burford, St. Louis, Missouri (appointed May 1954)

 

Board of Directors:
Walter A. Reiling, M.D.
J. Warren Day, Immediate Past President, Fort Worth, Texas
Roly P. Nall, Past President, Los Angeles, California
Lysle E. Fesler
Van W. Haverton
Harold M. Owen
Edward J. Stolle
Lloyd M. Dalgleish, London, Ontario
Foster McCarl Jr., Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
J. Harold Wilkins, Memphis, Tennessee
Gene D. Worl, Hagerstown, Indiana

Maurice Perkins

1954-1955

Officers:
President—Maurice Perkins, Louisville, Kentucky

Vice Presidents:
Leslie M. Holtz, Glendale, California
Lee I. Ihle, Knoxville, Tennessee
Nicholas C. Mueller, Baltimore, Maryland
William T. Tate, Dallas, Texas
Francis J. Nash, M.D., Kansas City, Kansas
Secretary-Treasurer—Bernard B. Burford, St. Louis, Missouri

 

Board of Directors:
Maurice Perkins
Walter A. Reiling, M.D., Immediate Past President, Dayton, Ohio
J. Warren Day, Past President, Fort Worth, Texas
Leslie M. Holtz
Lee I. Ihle
Nicholas C. Mueller
William T. Tate
Francis J. Nash, M.D.
Clark P. Oxley, San Francisco, California
Melvin C. Reppen, Madison, Wisconsin
Donald J. Twiss, M.D., Brantford, Ontario

Donald J. Twiss, M.D.

1955-1956

Officers:
President—Donald J. Twiss, M.D., Brantford, Ontario

Vice Presidents:
Charles T. Boyle, Richardson, Texas
R.A. Harp, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Francis J. Nash, M.D., Kansas City, Kansas
Richard F. Nazette, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Secretary-Treasurer—Bernard B. Burford, St. Louis, Missouri

 

Board of Directors:
Donald J. Twiss, M.D.
Maurice Perkins, Immediate Past President, Louisville, Kentucky
Walter A. Reiling, M.D., Past President, Dayton, Ohio
Charles T. Boyle
R.A. Harp
Francis J. Nash, M.D.
Richard F. Nazette
Ralph B. Bell, D.D.S., Washington, D.C.
Harold W. Copeland, Boulder, Colorado
Neil V. German, Calgary, Alberta
John W. Whatley, Atlanta, Georgia

C. Lease Bussard

1956-1957

Officers:
President—C. Lease Bussard, Frederick, Maryland

Vice Presidents:
Harold W. Brand, Houston, Texas
Neil V. German, Calgary, Alberta
William E. Laswell, Evansville, Indiana
J. Harold Wilkins, Memphis, Tennessee
Secretary-Treasurer—Bernard B. Burford, St. Louis, Missouri

 

Board of Directors:
C. Lease Bussard
Donald J. Twiss, M.D., Immediate Past President, Brantford, Ontario
Maurice Perkins, Past President, Louisville, Kentucky
Harold W. Brand
Neil V. German
William E. Laswell
J. Harold Wilkins
Clarence J. April, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Charles E. Compton, Burbank, California
Harry Naylor, Clearwater, Florida
Edward A. Oppermann, Wichita, Kansas

Harold W. Brand

1957-1958

Officers:
President—Harold W. Brand, Houston, Texas

Vice Presidents:
Jack O. Creasy, Columbia, Missouri
P.H. Frans, Holland, Michigan
S. Phil McCardwell, Louisville, Kentucky
Phil D. McHugh, Los Angeles, California
Secretary-Treasurer—Bernard B. Burford, St. Louis, Missouri

 

Board of Directors:
Harold W. Brand
C. Lease Bussard, Immediate Past President, Frederick, Maryland
Donald J. Twiss, M.D., Past President, Brantford, Ontario
Jack O. Creasy
P.H. Frans
S. Phil McCardwell
Phil D. McHugh
E. Wendell Aske, Shelburne, Vermont
C.E. Gustafson, Austin, Texas
John P. Harkins, Jackson, Mississippi
Edwin P. Romanoski, Tucson, Arizona

J. Harold Wilkins

1958-1959

Officers:
President—J. Harold Wilkins, Memphis, Tennessee

Vice Presidents:
Verlon Burrell, Dania, Florida
Lee E. Dodge Sr., Denver, Colorado
John M. Grimland Jr., Midland, Texas
Harold U. Mumma, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Secretary-Treasurer—Bernard B. Burford, St. Louis, Missouri

 

Board of Directors:
J. Harold Wilkins
Harold W. Brand, Immediate Past President, Houston, Texas
C. Lease Bussard, Past President, Frederick, Maryland
Verlon Burrell
Lee E. Dodge Sr.
John M. Grimland Jr.
Harold U. Mumma
Hugh H. Cranford, Charlotte, North Carolina
John W. Oakie, Edmonton, Alberta
Raymond R. Rembolt, M.D., Iowa City, Iowa
Walter H. Sebastian, Lexington, Kentucky

Nicholas C. Mueller

1959-1960

Officers:
President—Nicholas C. Mueller, Baltimore, Maryland

Vice Presidents:
Ferguson Bell, Kansas City, Missouri
George Cobley, M.D., Santa Monica, California
John R. Olvey, Plainfield, Indiana
Raymond R. Rembolt, M.D., Iowa City, Iowa
Secretary-Treasurer—Bernard B. Burford, St. Louis, Missouri

 

Board of Directors:
Nicholas C. Mueller
Bernard B. Burford
J. Harold Wilkins, Immediate Past President, Memphis, Tennessee
Harold W. Brand, Past President, Houston, Texas
Ferguson Bell
George Cobley, M.D.
John R. Olvey
Raymond R. Rembolt, M.D.
John M. Aylen, Montreal, Quebec
Walter J. Baum, Sunnyvale, California
Walter A. Heimsch, Dayton, Ohio
William R. Smith Sr., Shreveport, Louisiana