These officers were elected on Monday, June 3, 1940, at the regular monthly meeting in their council home at 230 E. 2nd Street. The meeting also introduced the new Chaplain, Rev. William F. Sauer, who is the new paster of St. John the Evangelist Church.
Chaplain - Rev. William F. Sauer
Grand Knight - GK G. Bernard Callan (re-elected)
Deputy Grand Knight - Br. L. Donald Davis (re-elected)
Chancellor - Br. Bernard A. Crutchley (re-elected)
Warden - Br. Edward D. Grove, Jr. (re-elected)
Financial Secretary - Br. L. Austin Hoke (re-appointed)
Recorder - Br. Alton J. Lipps
Treasurer - PGK N. Wilson Schley (re-elected)
Advocate - Br. William H. Swope (re-elected)
Lecturer - Thomas F. Cecil
Inside Guard - Br. Walter E. Sherald (re-elected)
Outside Guard - Br. Sewell Kennedy
Trustees - PGK Dr. James Conroy
Delegate to the state convention - PGK Dr. James Conroy
Alternate Delegates to the state convention - PGK John McElroy Wilson and Br. Alton J. Lipps
COMMITTEES/ETC.:
Picnic Committee for Aug 11, 1940, - Br. Donald Davis, Br. Joseph Elkins, and Br. Austin Thomas.
Catholic Activity Committee 1940-1941, - Rev. William F. Sauer, councellor; Br. Norbert Dorsey, chairman; Br. L. Donald Davis; and Br. Edward D. Grove.
Council Programs Committee 1940-1941, - Br. Thomas Cecil, chairman; Br. Joseph Elkins; Br. Alton J. Lipps; Br. John McE. Wilson; and Dr. Br. James G. Conroy.
Insurance Committee 1940-1941, - Br. Austin Hoke, chairman; Br. John McE Wilson;
Br. N Wilson Schley; and Br. Robert Hartman.
Publicity Committee 1940-1941, - Br. Lipps, chairman; Br. L. I Kennedy; Br. Francis X. Staley, Jr.; Br. Sewell Kennedy.
Membership Committee 1940-1941, - Br. Davis, chairman; Br. Harry Curry; Br. Bernard Hartman; Br. Hoke; Br. James Cannon; and Br. Austin Thomas.
Updated January 17, 2026