Club History
Arthur L. (Pete) Burroughs of Cranbury, and Fred Gowen, a member of the New Brunswick Lions Club, had some conversations about the desirability of having a club in Cranbury; whether any approach was made to International Headquarters is not known. Later, "Pete" and Wm. C. Hoffman,a member of the Trenton Lions Club, pursued the subject and the outcome was the sending of an International organizer, Larry Slater, from Washington, D. C.
He was given a list of twenty-five names of people who might be interested in becoming Charter members; the minimum was twenty-four. Very quickly, Lion Slater secured the twenty-four names and the organization was completed.
Dr. Miller was elected the first president, E. Stanley Barclay, secretary, and Leslie W. Perrine, treasurer. Charter night was June 24, 1932 at the Cranbury Inn. There are no surviving Charter members.
A copy of the booklet outlining the first 60 years is available upon request from our Club Secretary, Bob Virgadamo; and, a copy of the 75-Year History will be available at the 75th Anniversary Celebration.
Past Presidents
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Gerald H. Miller, M.D.
Spencer W. Perrine Everitt D. Mitchell Samuel E. Bennett Cecil A. Allen Norman H. Wright Ezekiel S. Barclay C. Raymond Wicoff Wilton T. Applegate James C. Ewart Adrian Van Ravesteyn E. Stanley Barclay Arthur E. Clayton Fred Brunner, Jr. John W. Evans John H. Nostrand, Jr. Arthur C. Romweber J. Wilson McBride Leslie W. Perrine Isaiah D. Barclay Arthur MacDonald Edmund Rice Robert G. Kugler Wayne T. Stahl William C. Hoffman John Trowbridge Harold B. Girth Edward Poling William Croes Donald N. Ross James Morgan Joseph Konrad George A. Dawson George Conley Richard West Norman E. Erickson William J. Alberti Stephen Bencze H. Craig Gilbert Richard Ziegler James F. Paul Judson Hagerty Thomas Eisenhauer Max Mesner John Enders George Earl David Meyer Jack Murray |
1932-33
1933-34 1934-35 1935-36 1936-37 1937-38 1938-39 1939-40 1940-41 1941-42 1942-43 1943-44 1944-45 1945-46 1946-47 1947-48 1948-49 1949-50 1950-51 1951-52 1952-53 1953-54 1954-55 1955-56 1956-57 1957-58 1958-59 1959-60 1960-61 1961-62 1962-63 1963-64 1964-65 1965-66 1966-67 1967-68 1968-69 1968-69 1969-70 1970-71 1971-72 1972-73 1973-74 1974-75 1975-76 1976-77 1977-78 1978-79 |
Richard Pape
J. Lamont Hagerty Nicholas Stromtsos John Ziegler Thomas Kearney Jack Halvorsen Edward Dunphy Martin Abelkop Stanley Thomas Mahlon Thompson Huell E. Alberty Edgar Lawson Edgar Lawson Mahlon Thompson George Smith Barbara Wright Stanley Thomas Roscoe Hankin Richard Pape Gregory Overstreet Thomas Reilly Thomas Reilly Bob Virgadamo Bob Virgadamo Ray Dickey Walton Caldwell Alex Johnson Rick Burke Michael Kaiser Michael Kaiser John Kobland David Shaffer Christine Thompson Christine Thompson Fay Kobland Phyllis Johnson Phyllis Johnson Elaine Homoky Elaine Homoky Elaine Homoky John Ryan John Ryan John Ryan |
1979-80
1980-81 1981-82 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-2000 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 |