Chapter History

Rockford Chapter History

Rockford Chapter was formed on October 23, 1894.

Charter Members

Mrs. H.N. Baker

Mrs. Albert D. Early

Mrs. Horace Brown

Mrs. Byron Graham

Miss Harriet Blakeman

Mrs. William E. Hinchliff

Mrs. Frederick Brett

Mrs. William Lathrop

Mrs. Luther Derwent

Mrs. Warren Spafford

Mrs. Ralph Emerson

Mrs. William A. Talcott

Past Regents

1894-1897	Mrs. Ralph Emerson	1949-1950	Mrs. J. Stanton Burgoon
1897-1899	Mrs. Horace W. Taylor	1950-1952	Mrs. Hollis E. Beckman
1899-1901	Mrs. George Woodruff	1952-1954	Mrs. J.B. Whiten
1901-1902	Mrs. Goodyear A. Sanford	1954-1956	Mrs. Paul J. Fisher
1902-1905	Mrs. Frederick Brett	1956-1958	Mrs. Walter J. Watson (Buford)
1905-1908	Mrs. Luther Derwent	1958-1960	Mrs. John L. DeLong
1908-1910	Mrs. William R. Franklin	1960-1962	HON. Mrs.Clyde F. Weingartner
1910-1913	Mrs. William N. Taylor	1962-1964	Mrs. Lloyd C. Ringle
1913-1915	Mrs. William Walton	1964-1966	Mrs. Ray S. Knowland
1915-1915	Mrs. Charles H. Godfrey	1966-1968	Mrs. John J. Wahl
1915-1916	Mrs. William A. Talcott	1968-1970	Mrs. Hugh Plueddeman
1916-1917	Mrs. Ella Giddings Root	1970-1973	HON. Mrs. Albert Treibel, Jr.
1917-1918	Mrs. Fredrick A. Smith	1973-1973	Mrs. Eugene H. Roy, Jr.
1918-1920	Mrs. John Hrdlika	1973-1976	HON. Mrs. Arthur K.Carmichael
1920-1922	Mrs. Elliott S. West	1976-1977	Mrs. James E. Short
1922-1924	Mrs. J.S. Maloney	1977-1979	Mrs. Ralph N. Hover, Jr.
1924-1926	Mrs. Joseph P. Gordon	1979-1981	HON. Mrs. A. Dennis Carratt
1926-1927	Mrs. Benjamin F. Ells	1981-1985	HON. Mrs. Ralph L. Fry
1927-1929	Mrs. Ralph K. Masters	1985-1987	HON. Mrs. Harold L. Pedersen
1929-1931	Mrs. Lee H. Burr	1987-1989	HON. Mrs. Lavern A. Cleland
1931-1933	Mrs. Charles W. Ferguson	1989-1990	Mrs. George W. Kasper
1933-1935	Mrs. H.B. Bailey	1990-1991	HON. Mrs. A. Dennis Carratt
1935-1937	Mrs. F.H. Wescott	1991-1993	HON. Mrs. James L. Johnson
1937-1939	Mrs. Charles I. Newberry	1993-1995	HON. Mrs. A. Dennis Carratt
1939-1941	Mrs. Ward Thompson	1995-1999	HON. Miss Miriam L. Nyman
1941-1943	Mrs. Carl O. Nyman	1999-2001	HON. Mrs. Ralph E. Uphouse
1943-1945	Mrs. Edward K. Bacon	2001-2003	HON. Mrs. James L. Johnson
1945-1947	Mrs. Dorin E. Branstetter	2003-2005	HON. Mrs. John D. Bailey
1947-1949	Mrs. Francis Marelli	2006-2007	Mrs. David Sweet
		2008-2009	HON. Mrs. Lou Suit

Chapter Veterans

Gertrude M. Pedersen, (Mrs. Harold), U.S. Army Nurse
Dory Curnayn, (Mrs. Frank.), U.S. Air Force
Mary Jane Nicholls, U.S. Army

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Mrs. H.N. Baker	Mrs. Albert D. Early
Mrs. Horace Brown	Mrs. Byron Graham
Miss Harriet Blakeman	Mrs. William E. Hinchliff
Mrs. Frederick Brett	Mrs. William Lathrop
Mrs. Luther Derwent	Mrs. Warren Spafford
Mrs. Ralph Emerson	Mrs. William A. Talcott