British Columbia Provincial Auxiliary Conventions of the Fraternal Order of Eagles
(1949-50 to present)The Auxiliaries in British Columbia began with New Westminster Auxiliary #20 on May 5, 1927. Thirteen more Auxiliaries were added before the Provincial Auxiliary was chartered in 1950: Nanaimo #15 (May 10, 1927), Vancouver #2075 (May 19, 1927), Michel #1864 (February 25, 1929), Victoria #12 (April 22, 1942), Port Alberni #2096 (June 18, 1942), Rossland #10 (July 29, 1946), Nelson #22 (June 8, 1947), Northwest #2638 (January 28, 1949), Ladysmith #2101 (August 25, 1949), Duncan #2546 (September 7, 1949), Vernon #3008 (October 4, 1949), Trail #2838 (October 19, 1949), and Maple Ridge 2831 (December 11, 1949).
Year | Location | Prov. Aux. President | Image | Honorary |
1949-1950 | Victoria 12 | Barbara Baldwin, #2075 Edith Winifred Smith, #22 (JPPMP) | June 18, 1950 — First Executive Session of the Provincial Auxiliary.11/29/1950 — Kimberley #3037 instituted.12/20/1950 — Kelowna #3076 instituted. | |
1950-1951 | New Westminster 20 | Winnifred Elena “Winnie” Hunter, #15 (1916-1981) | 5/20/1951 — Princeton (Similkameen) #3088 instituted.First Convention of the Provincial Auxiliary7/30/1951 — Vernon #3008 (r)9/9/1951 — West Vancouver #3090instituted.3/31/1951 — Kootenai #3027 instituted. | |
1951-1952 | Nanaimo 15 |
Ruth Radford, #2101 BC Prov. Auxiliary | 12/10/1951 — Campbell River #3097instituted.2/1/1952 – Cranbrook #3002 instituted.5/18/1952 — White Rock #3103 instituted. | |
1952-1953 | Vancouver 2075 |
Berta Morgan, #20 (dropped) | 11/23/1952 — Castlegar (Columbia Valley) #3107 instituted. | |
1953-1954 | Nelson 22 | Lynda Wright, #12 (1904-1988) | ||
1954-1955 | Victoria 12 | Julie Kelly Baldwin, #2075 | ||
1955-1956 | New Westminster 20 | Nellie Anne Cooper, #15 (1901-1970) | 9/19/1956 — W. Vancouver #3090 (s) | |
1956-1957 | North-West 2638 | Myrtle Bunn, #2838 (1919-1996) Init. 1948 | 1/9/1957 — – Princeton (Similkameen) #3088 (s) | |
1957-1958 | Courtenay 3099 |
Mildred Bowcock, #10 (dropped) | ||
1958-1959 | Cranbrook 3032 |
Nora Reason, #2831 Init. 1949 | ||
10th Prov. Conv. | Victoria 12 | Marion Cutting, #20 | ||
1960-1961 | Vancouver 2075 |
Mae Knight, #2101 BC Prov. Auxiliary | ||
1961-1962 | Nelson 22 | Dorothy “Jean” Mitchell, #1864 (1914-1978) |
Castlegar (Columbia Valley) #3107 (s) 9/9/1961 — | |
1962-1963 | Nanaimo 15 | Molly Brown, #12 (xxxx-1992)(dropped) | ||
1963-1964 | New Westminster 20 | Peggy Farren, #2075 (xxxx-1995) | ||
1964-1965 | Victoria 12 | Florence Irene Buchanan, #15 (1906-1982) | ||
1965-1966 | Nelson 22 | Helen Wilson, #3099 (1914-2002) | ||
1966-1967 | North-West 2638 | Mary McKinnon, #2638 (1909-1983) | 1/29/1967 — Abbotsford #2726 instituted. | |
1967-1968 | Maple Ridge 2831 | Pauline Johnson, #3027 (1915-1982) | 3/16/1968 — Prince George #3318instituted. | |
1968-1969 | Nanaimo 15 | Mabel Cross, #2546 (xxxx-1998) | ||
20th Prov. Conv. | Summerland-Penticton 3083 |
Helen Chisholm, #10 | ||
1970-1971 | Vancouver 2075 | Edith Flora Kroeker, #20 (1902-1974) | ||
1971-1972 | New Westminster 20 |
Bess Lenarduzzi,#2838 PNWRMP PGMP BC Prov. Auxiliary
Grand Auxiliary | ||
1972-1973 | Duncan 2546 | June Newell, #22 (1922-2010) Init. 1956 | 11/20/1972 — Kamloops #3453 instituted. | |
1973-1974 | Cranbrook 3032 | Shirley Louise Sweet, #3032 (1933-2007) Init. 1952 | ||
25th Prov. Conv. | Prince George 3318 |
Adele Moyer, #2831 PNWRMP | ||
1975-1976 | Campbell River 3097 | Lorraine (Fontana) Burrows, #1864 (xxxx-2002) Init. 1953 | 9/20/1975 – Hope #2690 instituted.5/8/1976 — Vernon #3557 instituted. | |
1976-1977 | Trail 2838 |
Clara Hunter, #2101 BC Prov. Auxiliary | ||
1977-1978
| North-West 2638 |
Dorothy Estella “Dot” Murray, #2075 Ethel Kothlow, #2638 | On April 14, 1978, Prov. Madam President Dot Murray passed away in office, and Prov. Madam Vice-President Ethel Kothlow became Prov. Madam President for the balance of the term. | |
1978-1979 | Summerland-Penticton 3083 |
Ethel Kothlow, PNWRMP | 3/18/1979 — Radium (Columbia Valley) #3852 instituted. | |
30th Prov. Conv. | Duncan 2546 | Marjorie “Marge” Pauline Radford, (1923-2017) VCY [#3103] | O. Boutry, #2638 (1918-2004) TYPMS (1967 -1980)PNWRMP 1979-1980Init. 1949 ——————————- 4/26/1980 — Parksville #3922 instituted. | |
1980-1981 | New Westminster 20 |
Mavis Stokes, #3083 (1922-2009) | ||
1981-1982
| Prince George 3318 | Belle MacDonald, #2546 (xxxx-1993) | 8/20/1982 — Radium (Columbia Valley) #3852 (r) | |
1982-1983
| Cranbrook 3032 | Elva Truman, #3318 (1924-2003) Init. 1969 | ||
1983-1984
| Vancouver 2075 |
Eleanor “Jean” Strachan, #20 PNWRMP | ||
1984-1985 | North-West 2638 |
Fern Jardine, #3453 | 2/23/1985 — Langley #4106 instituted. | |
1985-1986
| Campbell River 3097 |
Susan Nastasi, #3097 PNWRMP | 12/8/1985 — White Rock #3103 (r) | |
1986-1987
| Nelson 22 |
Helen Little, #2838 PPNWRMP | TYPMT Cora Cleaver, #12 | |
1987-1988
| Trail 2838 |
Sevena Webster, #3032 (lapsed) | Kelowna #3076consolidates w/ #3766 | |
1988-1989 | New Westminster 20 |
Bridie Howarth, #2726 BC Prov. Auxiliary | ||
40th Prov. Conv.
| Vernon 3557 | Beth Irvine, #2075 (1919-2015) Init. 1955 | Judy Munro, #2638 (1939-2007)Init. 1962PNWRMP 1982-1983TYPMS (1980-1990)Parksville #3922 (s)
5/25/1991 — | |
1990-1991
| Duncan 2546 | Lorraine Morison, #12 (1946-2011) Init. 1972 | ||
1991-1992
| Nelson 22 |
Phyllis Nance, #22 GMIG 1996-97 | 10/5/1991 — Parksville #3922 instituted. | |
1992-1993
| Vancouver 2075 | Evelyn Carter, #15 (1921-2002) Init. 1956 | 2/18/1993 — Burnaby #3170 (s)5/2/1993 — Courtney #3099 (r) | |
1993-1994
| Kamloops 3453 |
Beulah Gilday, #3037 (lapsed) | ||
1994-1995 | Campbell River 3097 |
Yvonne Blom, #2831 PNWRMP BC Prov. Auxiliary | ||
1995-1996
| Vernon 3557 |
Mickie Slubowski, #10 Init. 1977 BC Prov. Auxiliary (lapsed) | 5/4/1996 — Castlegar #4375 instituted.9-29-1995 — Summerland-Penticton #3083 consolidates w/ #35575/8/1996 — Kamloops (South Thompson) #3937 consolidates with #3453 | |
1996-1997
| Prince George 3318 |
May Alice Turek, #3557 BC Prov. Auxiliary | ||
1997-1998
| Trail 2838 |
Marion Tipping, #2546 PPNWRMP | TYPMT B. Day, #20 (1925–2010) (1988-1998)Init. 19563/28/1998 — Chemainus-Crofton #4400instituted. | |
1998-1999 | Creston 3027 |
Carol Torrance, #2638 | V. Gjestrum, #20 PM Treasurer (1999 — )Init. 19837/18/1998 — Surrey/White Rock #4411instituted. | |
1999-2000 50th Prov. Conv.
| Duncan 2546 |
Florence “Flo” Monaghan, #20 BC Prov. Auxiliary | Gill Dimock, #2838 (1933-2006)TYPMS (1990-2000)Init. 1968 | |
2000-2001 | Penticton 4281 |
Barbara Johnston, #3097 PPNWRMP GMIG | Jan Tompkins, #3453 (1944-2014) PM Secretary (2000-2006)Init. 19906/26/2000 — Castlegar #4375 (r) | |
2001-2002
| Vernon 3557 |
Glenda Brommeland, #3318 | ||
2002-2003
| Abbotsford 2726 |
Joan Klit, #2838 PNWRMP
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2003-2004 | Cranbrook 3032 |
Charlotte Bond, #22 | ||
2004-2005 55th | Kamloops 3453 |
Charleen Proznick, #3453 | 1/31/2005 — #4411 Surrey / W. Rock (r)#4415 Kelownaconsolidates with #4281 | |
2005-2006 | Penticton 4281 |
Lori Matheson,#2075 Grand Madam | ||
2006-2007 | Kamloops 3453 |
Pat Irvine, #2101 BC Prov. Auxiliary | 12/18/2006 — #4468 Coquitlam (s)02/13/2007 — #4477 Colwood (r)———————————— Bev Allan, #12is elected as Provincial Madam Secretary at the Kamloops Convention, serving in the position until 2009. | |
2007-2008 June | Campbell River 3097 |
Lisa Kennelly, #3032 BC Prov. Auxiliary | Vera Gjestrum, #20 TYPMT (1999–2008 )BC Aux. Hall of Fame 2009———————————-Marilyn Lewis, #3097is elected as Provincial Madam Treasurer at the Campbell River Convention. | |
June | Vernon 3557 |
Sharon Johnson, PNWRMP | 06/30/2008 — #4106 Langley (r)10/31/2008 — #3037 Kimberley (c) (consolidates with Cranbrook #3032) | |
60th Prov. Conv.
| Cranbrook 3032 |
Linda Vipond BC Prov. Auxiliary | Joanne Krisko #2831 (1963-2018) is elected as Provincial Madam Secretary at the Cranbrook Convention.Woman of the Year 2013 | |
2010-2011 June | Penticton 4281 |
Maureena Wilson BC Prov. Auxiliary | Judy Enns #2726 is elected as Provincial Madam Treasurer at the Penticton Convention. | |
2011-2012 June | Abbotsford 2726 | Edith May #12, (1945-2016) Init. 1972 | ||
2012-2013 June | Kamloops 3453 | Thelma Redmond #15 Init. 2000 | ||
2013-2014 June | Hope 2690 | Yvonne Harry #4281 Init. 2000 | ||
2014-2015 65th Prov. Convention June | Penticton 4281 | Carol Edgington #2726 Init. 1991 | ||
2015-2016 June | Campbell River 3097 | Shirley Hunt #2101 Init. 1991 | ||
2016-2017 June | Abbotsford 2726 | Donna Roach #3318 Init. 19xx | Randy & Shirley chair Mike & Donna come in | |
2017-2018 June | Vernon 3557 | Klara Schubert #3557 | ||
2018-2019 June | Campbell River 3097 | Marilyn Lewis #3097 [in memory of Bev Bailey (1946-2018) #2075] | ||
2019-2020 June | Cranbrook 3032 | Marilyn Lewis #3097 | ||
2020-2021 June 3rd-5th | Hope 2690 | Nancy Van Oosten #3032 |
Bold-faced = deceased members/defunct Aeries; brackets= members brought in; underlined = Past Grand Presidents of the F.O.E.
VCY (Victory Aerie/Auxiliary); Courtenay #3099 (existed 1952-1993); Summerland-Penticton #3083 (existed 1951-1995, when it consolidated with Vernon #3557); Burnaby #3170 (existed 1961-1993).