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<\/i>SAR Philadelphia Chapter (1901\u20131958)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Term<\/strong><\/td>First Name<\/strong><\/td>Last Name<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/thead>
1901-1908<\/td>Harry<\/td>Blynn<\/td><\/tr>
1909-1910<\/td>Moses<\/td>Veale<\/td><\/tr>
1911-1917<\/td>Clarence P.<\/td>Wynne<\/td><\/tr>
1918-1920<\/td>Eugene C.<\/td>Bonniwell<\/td><\/tr>
1921-1922<\/td>Herman W.<\/td>Fernberger<\/td><\/tr>
1923<\/td>Walter<\/td>Gabell<\/td><\/tr>
1924<\/td>Warren<\/td>Matlack<\/td><\/tr>
1925<\/td>James K.<\/td>Helms<\/td><\/tr>
1926<\/td>Lawrence C.<\/td>Hickman<\/td><\/tr>
1927<\/td>Howell T.<\/td>VanBlarcom<\/td><\/tr>
1928<\/td>Hiram L.<\/td>Wynne<\/td><\/tr>
1929-1930<\/td>Lawrence C.<\/td>Hickman<\/td><\/tr>
1931<\/td>Warner R.<\/td>Heston<\/td><\/tr>
1932-1933<\/td>Lawrence C.<\/td>Hickman<\/td><\/tr>
1934<\/td>Harold C.<\/td>Whiteside<\/td><\/tr>
1935-1936<\/td>Lawrence C.<\/td>Hickman<\/td><\/tr>
1937<\/td>Samuel O.<\/td>Wynne<\/td><\/tr>
1938<\/td>Lawrence C.<\/td>Hickman<\/td><\/tr>
1939-1940<\/td>Herman W.<\/td>Johnson<\/td><\/tr>
1941<\/td>H. Palmer<\/td>Lippincott, Jr.<\/td><\/tr>
1942<\/td>Tristam C.<\/td>Whitaker<\/td><\/tr>
1943-1944<\/td>Eugene C.<\/td>Bonniwell<\/td><\/tr>
1945-1946<\/td>Richard P.<\/td>South<\/td><\/tr>
1947-1948<\/td>Addison F.<\/td>Bender<\/td><\/tr>
1949<\/td>William F.<\/td>Heffner, Jr.<\/td><\/tr>
1950-1951<\/td>T. Joseph<\/td>Reilly<\/td><\/tr>
1952-1954<\/td>David L.<\/td>German, Jr.<\/td><\/tr>
1955-1956<\/td>Charles R.<\/td>Fish<\/td><\/tr>
1957-1958<\/td>A. Liston<\/td>Townsend<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

<\/i>Continental Chapter (1927\u20131958)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Term<\/strong><\/td>First Name<\/strong><\/td>Last Name<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/thead>
1927-1930<\/td>L. Napoleon<\/td>Boston<\/td><\/tr>
1930-1933<\/td>J. Alfred<\/td>Coxe<\/td><\/tr>
1933-1934<\/td>Frank H.<\/td>Warner<\/td><\/tr>
1934-1935<\/td>W. Harvey<\/td>Johnson<\/td><\/tr>
1936<\/td>John P.<\/td>Henrie<\/td><\/tr>
1937-1939<\/td>Albert C.<\/td>Brand<\/td><\/tr>
1940-1941<\/td>T. Carroll<\/td>Davis<\/td><\/tr>
1942<\/td>Walter<\/td>Gabell, Jr.<\/td><\/tr>
1943-1944<\/td>Myer<\/td>Solis-Cohen<\/td><\/tr>
1945-1946<\/td>Ashton L.<\/td>Worrell<\/td><\/tr>
1947-1948<\/td>William J.<\/td>Mathis<\/td><\/tr>
1949-1950<\/td>Walton<\/td>Brand<\/td><\/tr>
1951<\/td>Cyrus C.<\/td>Alcorn<\/td><\/tr>
1952-1955<\/td>D. Barlow<\/td>Burke<\/td><\/tr>
1955-1956<\/td>Robert L.<\/td>McNeil, Jr.<\/td><\/tr>
1956-1957<\/td>Stephen W.<\/td>Hartwell<\/td><\/tr>
1958<\/td>Kenneth G.<\/td>Smith, Sr.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

<\/i>Philadelphia Continental Chapter (1958\u2013Present)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Term<\/strong><\/td>First Name<\/strong><\/td>Last Name<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/thead>
1958<\/td>Kenneth G.<\/td>Smith, Sr.<\/td><\/tr>
1958-1959<\/td>Charles R.<\/td>Hansell<\/td><\/tr>
1959-1960<\/td>A. Liston<\/td>Townsend<\/td><\/tr>
1960-1961<\/td>Frederick H.<\/td>McIntire<\/td><\/tr>
1961-1962<\/td>C. Leslie<\/td>Hunsberger<\/td><\/tr>
1962-1963<\/td>Earl M.<\/td>Richards<\/td><\/tr>
1963-1964<\/td>Hamilton<\/td>Cochran<\/td><\/tr>
1964-1965<\/td>Davis B.<\/td>Hobson<\/td><\/tr>
1965-1967<\/td>Archibald G.<\/td>Woods<\/td><\/tr>
1967-1968<\/td>James R.<\/td>Lupfer, Jr.<\/td><\/tr>
1968-1969<\/td>Alton B.<\/td>Chamberlain<\/td><\/tr>
1969-1970<\/td>Warren G.<\/td>Hayes, Jr.<\/td><\/tr>
1970-1971<\/td>Burdett S.<\/td>Fuller<\/td><\/tr>
1971-1972<\/td>James C.<\/td>Bradley<\/td><\/tr>
1972-1973<\/td>W. Buchanan<\/td>Gold, Jr.<\/td><\/tr>
1873-1974<\/td>Ralph O.<\/td>Nessinger<\/td><\/tr>
1974-1975<\/td>Wylie G.<\/td>Borum<\/td><\/tr>
1975-1976<\/td>Edwin H.<\/td>Gideon<\/td><\/tr>
1976-1977<\/td>Samuel D.<\/td>Foster<\/td><\/tr>
1977-1978<\/td>Harry<\/td>Woolever, Jr.<\/td><\/tr>
1978-1979<\/td>Henry B.<\/td>Brown, Jr.<\/td><\/tr>
1979-1980<\/td>Theodore<\/td>Clattenburg<\/td><\/tr>
1980-1981<\/td>Ammon L.<\/td>Hollinger<\/td><\/tr>
1981-1982<\/td>William G.<\/td>Dorwart<\/td><\/tr>
1982-1983<\/td>Paul D.<\/td>DeHaas<\/td><\/tr>
1983-1984<\/td>Paul K.<\/td>Brown<\/td><\/tr>
1984-1985<\/td>Louis S.<\/td>Baker<\/td><\/tr>
1985-1986<\/td>William H.<\/td>Cowper<\/td><\/tr>
1986-1987<\/td>Herbert K.<\/td>Zearfoss<\/td><\/tr>
1987-1988<\/td>James M.<\/td>Murrey<\/td><\/tr>
1988-1989<\/td>Bengt T.<\/td>Hyberg<\/td><\/tr>
1989-1990<\/td>James M.<\/td>Anders<\/td><\/tr>
1990-1991<\/td>Leon<\/td>Solis-Cohen<\/td><\/tr>
1991-1992<\/td>Herbert T.<\/td>Armstrong<\/td><\/tr>
1992-1993<\/td>David A.<\/td>Hockensmith<\/td><\/tr>
1993-1994<\/td>David<\/td>Cole<\/td><\/tr>
1994-1995<\/td>Aloysius J.<\/td>Hogan, Jr.<\/td><\/tr>
1995-1996<\/td>James E.<\/td>Musslewhite<\/td><\/tr>
1996-1997<\/td>F. Russell<\/td>Greenspan<\/td><\/tr>
1997-1998<\/td>Winchell S.<\/td>Carroll<\/td><\/tr>
1998-1999<\/td>William J.<\/td>Yearsley<\/td><\/tr>
1999-2000<\/td>Michael W.<\/td>Freeland<\/td><\/tr>
2000-2001<\/td>J. Thomas<\/td>Showler<\/td><\/tr>
2001-2002<\/td>Richard G.<\/td>Beach<\/td><\/tr>
2002-2003<\/td>C. Charles<\/td>Smith<\/td><\/tr>
2003-2004<\/td>Frederick R.<\/td>Rude<\/td><\/tr>
2004-2005<\/td>William H.<\/td>Epp<\/td><\/tr>
2005-2006<\/td>Richard D.<\/td>Merion<\/td><\/tr>
2006-2007<\/td>Lanny R.<\/td>Patton<\/td><\/tr>
2007-2008<\/td>James H.<\/td>Sanborn<\/td><\/tr>
2008-2010<\/td>James H.<\/td>Willis<\/td><\/tr>
2010-2011<\/td>John W.<\/td>Whiteside III<\/td><\/tr>
2011-2012<\/td>Gregory J.<\/td>Shively<\/td><\/tr>
2012-2013<\/td>James F.<\/td>Hall<\/td><\/tr>
2013-2015<\/td>Philip M.<\/td>Anders<\/td><\/tr>
2015-2016<\/td>Ellis C. L.<\/td>Adams<\/td><\/tr>
2016-2018<\/td>George<\/td>Clarke<\/td><\/tr>
2018-2019<\/td>Frank<\/td>O’Donnell<\/td><\/tr>
2019-2020<\/td>David<\/td>Mizell<\/td><\/tr>
2020-2021<\/td>John F.<\/td>Mitchell<\/td><\/tr>
2021-2023<\/td>William<\/td>Baker<\/td><\/tr>
2023-2025<\/td>Steven<\/td>Kopsick<\/td><\/tr>
2025-<\/td>Larry<\/td>Magdy<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

SAR Philadelphia Chapter (1901\u20131958) Term First Name Last Name 1901-1908 Harry Blynn 1909-1910 Moses Veale 1911-1917 Clarence P. Wynne 1918-1920 Eugene C. Bonniwell 1921-1922 Herman W. Fernberger 1923 Walter Gabell 1924 Warren Matlack 1925 James K. Helms 1926 Lawrence C. Hickman 1927 Howell T. VanBlarcom […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":227,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-231","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_hostinger_reach_plugin_has_subscription_block":false,"_hostinger_reach_plugin_is_elementor":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pccsar.org\/pennsylvania-gazette\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/231","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pccsar.org\/pennsylvania-gazette\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pccsar.org\/pennsylvania-gazette\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pccsar.org\/pennsylvania-gazette\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pccsar.org\/pennsylvania-gazette\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=231"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.pccsar.org\/pennsylvania-gazette\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/231\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":232,"href":"https:\/\/www.pccsar.org\/pennsylvania-gazette\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/231\/revisions\/232"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pccsar.org\/pennsylvania-gazette\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/227"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pccsar.org\/pennsylvania-gazette\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=231"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}