Torch Club
of
Delaware
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE
Eighty-Fifth Year
2014-2015
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Officers & Committees of Delaware Torch Club………….1
Program for 2014-2015..................................................…...2
‘What is Torch?’, Benefits of Membership ……...…
3–6
Roster of Delaware Members, Torch Club 85th Year 7 – 12
Bylaws of the Torch Club of Delaware……………. 13 – 19
Past Presidents ...........................................................20 – 22
Professional Classifications .......................................23 – 25
Torch Publications of Delaware Authors ...................26 – 28
2013-2014 Torch Programs………………………………29
Speaker Programs, Previous Six Years......................30 – 35
Titles of Typical Talks: 1930 – 2012 .........................36 – 38
Meetings .....................................................................……39
Membership Application ...........................................……40
IATC Officers/Directors ............................................……41
List of IATC Annual Conventions .............................42 – 44
2015 IATC Annual Convention, IATC Membership.43 -- 45
Torch Club
Of
Delaware
Wilmington, Delaware
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Member
International Association of Torch Clubs, Inc.
www.torch.org/delaware
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Eighty-Fifth Year
2014-2015
TORCH CLUB OF DELAWARE
OFFICERS
Paul V. Short .................................................... President
James B. McNeely ................................... Vice President
David E. Lovelace ........................... Secretary-Treasurer
DIRECTORS
Term Expires 2015.......................Robert D. Osborne Sr.
Term Expires 2014 ................................. Stephen T. Toy
Term Expires 2013.........................Robert A. Thompson
COMMITTEES
Program
Paul V. Short, Chair
Robert D. Osborne Sr.
Stephen T. Toy
Membership
Robert D. Osborne Sr., Chair
James B. McNeely
Stephen T. Toy
Finance
David E. Lovelace, Chair
James B. McNeely
Paul V. Short
Nominating
James B. McNeely, Chair
Robert D. Osborne Sr.
Paul V. Short
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Torch Club of Delaware Program for 2014-2015
85th Anniversary
October 15: Craig Wellman, Torch Club of Delaware
FINANCING RETIREMENT
November 19: Frank Murray, Univ. of Delaware & Torch Club of Delaware
TEACHER EDUCATION
December 17: Barrett Kidner, Torch Club of Delaware
ANALYSIS OF THE 2014 MIDTERM ELECTIONS
January 21: Paul Short, Torch Club of Delaware
RAILROADS: THE FALL AND RISE OVER 100 YEARS
February 18: Stephen Toy, Torch Club of Delaware
THE BIOLOGY OF CONSCIOUSNESS
March 18: Paul Sierer, Torch Club of Delaware
FRACKING
April 15: Hugh Ferguson, Torch Club of Delaware
THE COMMON CORE
May 20: Joanne Warren, Delaware’s International Women’s Club
THE FUTURE OF THE CLUB
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WHAT IS TORCH?
Torch is an International Association of Torch Clubs (IATC), founded 7/10/24
(Club 1) in Minneapolis, Minnesota. IATC is a group of respected persons
practicing recognized professions who enjoy the cultural interchange of knowledge.
“We get together monthly to learn... we learn from doing thorough research on a
subject of our interest, and we learn from hearing the research and presentations of
other members. We love learning and have fun getting together to do so.” This
quote was by Appleton Torch Member Leota Ester during the June 2009 IATC
Convention, at Appleton, Wisconsin and is the crux of what Torch is all about. The
Delaware club was founded in 1930 as the #43rd Club.
Local Torch Clubs operate in 67 locations in 21 US States and Canada. Each has a
monthly dinner meeting, which is highlighted by the presentation of a paper by a
member or guest on a topic of general interest to such a group. Following the
presentation, the members discuss the subject.
It is through this sharing of knowledge and point of view that Torch becomes a
unique and beneficial experience.
The clubs are a nonprofit corporation which provides common services to its
member organizations. A total of 2170 members are presently represented by
IATC. See page 44 for complete membership breakdown by region and number of
clubs, and pages 39-42 for Torch clubs hosting annual conventions since 1927.
WHAT IS A GOOD TORCH PAPER?
The question often comes up, “How is a Torch paper judged?” The guidelines that
are offered to members include:
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Selection of Topic
• Contemporary significance: Is the subject relevant to today’s world?
• Universal interest: Does the theme touch all Torch members?
• Expertise: Does the speaker/writer have firsthand knowledge of the subject?
• Substance: Is the paper merely entertaining - or does it give the audience
something to think back on?
Preparation of Paper
• Clearly stated thesis: Does it meet Webster’s definition of “a position or
proposition that a person advances and offers to maintain by argument”?
• Attractive lead:
o Do (Will) the opening remarks attract the audience’s attention and
involve it in the subject immediately?
o Is the thesis stated early so the audience has time to marshal its
arguments?
• Well organized/logical conclusion:
o Do the main points follow in orderly progression?
o Does the conclusion wrap up the presentation in logical fashion?
• Freshness: With few really new subjects, does the paper offer a creative
approach or something unique in its presentation?
Results
• Adherence to time schedule: Did (Will) the speaker finish well within the
prescribed 30 to 40 time minute limit so an equal amount of time is available
for discussion?
• Discussion: Did (Will) the paper stimulate debate on the thesis?
Humor
• Consider the judicious use of levity, which keeps any audience on its
collective toes.
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It’s a simple method to evaluate a Torch paper, and no attempt is made to weigh
each element in importance, but together they add up to success. The brochure on
developing A Good Torch Paper is available.
The IATC Best Yearly Talk
• The Pinnacle of success for a local torch talk is to be judged by an IATC
Paxton Awards Committee and thus be presented before the international
gathering of clubs at their annual June convention. See the annual
conventions venue history, which is recorded in pages 39 – 42 of this roster
booklet.
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BENEFITS OF MEMBERSHIP
Membership in TORCH is different: There is no obligation to champion causes.
The club does not participate in civic projects. No one is expected to propagate
prescribed ideas. Regularity of attendance is encouraged, but not required.
Membership in TORCH is beneficial: The interaction among the various
professions represented in a TORCH club is a stimulating experience. Everyone
who participates benefits from the wide range of thought in the variety of papers
presented, as well as from the lively discussions which follow.
Membership in TORCH is enjoyable: It offers fellowship in a congenial
atmosphere with persons representing a broad range of professional life. It is an
intellectual treat to meet face-to-face with other professional persons in a relaxed
situation. The exchange of ideas is invigorating.
What is expected of a TORCH member? It is assumed that members are
sufficiently interested to attend whenever possible. Members are expected to
contribute to the program by preparing papers when invited to do so and by entering
into the discussion.
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ROSTER MEMBERS
TORCH CLUB OF DELAWARE
Annett, James H., P.E.
369 Lewisville Road
Lincoln University, Pennsylvania 19352
2007
Civil Engineer
E-mail: [email protected]
Res. 610-255-5503
Berkebile, Dr. David H., PhD
1333 Flint Hill Road
Landenberg, Pennsylvania 19350
2007
Chemist
E-mail: [email protected]
Res. 610-255-5503
Billingsley, J.G.S., P.E.
255 Possum Park Rd. Apt 200
Newark, Delaware 19711
2011 (Emeritus)
Mechanical Engineer, Legislator
Crook, Rapp Wallace
8 Saddle Circle
Newark, Delaware 19711
1993
Electrical Engineer
E-mail: [email protected]
Res. 302-738-9849
Res. 302-366-0160
Davison, Dr. Richard A., PhD
260 Orchard Road
Newark, Delaware 19711
2006
Educator
E-mail: [email protected]
Res. 302-368-9385
Diebold, Dr. Michael P., PhD
2110 Willow Way
Wilmington, Delaware 19810
1991 (Emeritus)
Chemist
E-mail: [email protected]
Office 999-3104
Res. 302-475-9203
Ferguson, Ed. D., D. Hugh, DED
8 Arizona State Dr.
Newark, DE 19713
2012
Educator
E-mail: [email protected]
Res: 302-731-5219
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Hart, Dr. Patrick T., M.D.
257 West Main Street
Newark, Delaware 19711
1999
Physician
E-mail: [email protected]
Res. 302-368-9280
Hayes, Dr. Evelyn R., PhD
5111 Diana Drive
Wilmington, Delaware 19808
2009 (Emeritus)
Nurse/Educator
E-mail: [email protected]
Res. 302-453-9565
Kidner, Barrett E.
36 W. Fairfield Drive
Dover, Delaware 19901-5729
1973 (Emeritus)
Mechanical Engineer
E-mail: [email protected]
Res. 302-697-2199
Koser, Theodore C.
1020 White Birth Drive
Newark, Delaware 19713-1134
1987
Nuclear Operator
E-mail: [email protected]
Res. 302-737-6045
Kraft, Dr. John C., PhD
P. O. Box 250
Schwenksville, Pennsylvania 19473
1968
Geologist
Res. 610-287-2505
Levin, Dr. Bertram
712 Harvard Lane
Newark, Delaware 19711
1961 & 1962 @ Washington, D.C. Torch Club
2009 (Emeritus)
Lovelace, Rev. David E., DD
1010 Baylor Drive
Newark, Delaware 19711 658-2326 church
2011
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Educator
E-mail: [email protected]
Res. 302-731-4376
Clergyman
E-mail: [email protected]
Res. 302-368-5743
Mahoney, Linda R.
395 Stafford Avenue
Newark, Delaware 19711
Bank Officer
E-mail: [email protected]
Res: 302-731-5988
Mahoney, William J.
395 Stafford Avenue
Newark, Delaware 19711
Contractor/Electrical
E-mail: [email protected]
Res: 302-731-5988
McNeely, James B.
259 Beverly Road
Newark, Delaware 19711
(Torch Silver Award Recipient - 2001)
1988
Electronic Materials Scientist
E-mail: [email protected]
Res. 302-368-3664
Murray, Fiona
240 Orchard Road
Newark, Delaware 19711
2004
Educator
E-mail: [email protected]
Res. 302-368-4834
Murray, Dr. Frank B., PhD
240 Orchard Road
Newark, Delaware 19711
1998
Educator
E-mail: [email protected]
Res. 302-368-4834
Neal, James P., P.E.
47 Knox Circle
Evanston, Il 60201
2005 (Emeritus)
Senator/Engineer
Email: [email protected]
Res. 847-492-4899
James W. Newson
3 Hampstead Court
Landenberg, PA 19350
2014
Chemical Engineer
Government Service (EPA)
[email protected]
484-371-8444
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Darlene C. Newsom
3 Hampstead Court
Landenberg, PA 19350
2014
Educator
[email protected]
484-371-8444
Osborne, Robert D., Sr., P.E.
108 Fox Lane
Newark, Delaware 19711
(Torch Silver Award Recipient - 2008)
1960 & 1961 @ Buffalo Torch Club
1962 (Transfer from Buffalo Torch Club)
Mechanical Engineer
E-mail: [email protected]
Res. 302-731-5412
Osborne, Phyllis J.
108 Fox Lane
Newark, Delaware 19711
2009
Educator
E-mail: [email protected]
Res. 302-731-5412
John D. Quintus, PhD
254 West Chestnut Hill Road
Newark, Delaware 19713
2014
Educator & Government
Service (U.S. State Dept.)
Res. 302-266-0618
Short, Paul V.
102 Hullihen Court
Newark, Delaware 19711
(Torch Silver Award Recipient - 2009)
2001
Economist/Publishing
E-mail: [email protected]
Res. 302-369-6430
Stazesky, Rev. Richard C.
726 Loveville Road, Cottage 33
Hockessin, Delaware 19707-1521
1988 (Emeritus)
Clergyman
E-mail: [email protected]
Res. 302-234-2133
Thompson, Robert A.
308 Welcome Drive
West Grove, Pennsylvania 19390
2007
Educator
Email: [email protected]
Res. 610-345-0419
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Edward W. Tokarsky, PhD
3 The Horseshoe
Newark, Delaware 19711
2014
Research Scientist
New Business Development
E-mail: [email protected]
Res. 302-737-2284
Toy, Dr. Stephen T., PhD
102 Townsend Road
Newark, Delaware 19711
(Torch Silver Award Recipient - 2000)
1975
Immunologist
E-mail: [email protected]
E-mail: [email protected]
Res. 302-733-7513
Wellman, Craig M. P.E.
216 Unami Trail
Newark, Delaware 19711
2012
Electrical Engineer
E-mail: [email protected]
Res. 302-731-0798
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THE TORCH CLUB OF DELAWARE-EIGHTY FIFTH YEAR, 1930-2015
Over the Eighty-four year history of the Delaware Chapter, members from industry,
academia, law, medicine, and government have offered their ideas and perspectives
to the Torch membership. The founder of the Torch Club of Delaware in 1930,
while president of the University of Delaware, was Dr. Walter Hullihen. The U of D
Morris Library is responsible for the Torch Club of Delaware Archives. A sampling
of some of the persons who have reflected many varied professional interests while
members of the Torch Club of Delaware are:
Bushka Bass
Librarian
Alex Mills
Catalytic Scientist
Ed Buxbaum
Anthropologist
Norm Nielsen
Metallurgist
Henry Cady
Music Educator
Bob Osborne
Engineer
Wallace Crook
Electrical Engineer
Fred Parker
Sociologist
Frank Daiber
Marine Biologist
Bill Poole
Attorney
Mike Diebold
Chemist
Herb Pratt
Chemical Engineer
Ralph Elliott
Market Researcher
Jerry Small
Dentist
Mac Fleming
Museum
Administrator
Fred Somers
Biologist
Dick Stazesky
Clergyman
Laura Franta
Financial Analyst
John Swanks
Boy Scout Executive
John Gray
Molecular Biologist
Merl Teel
Agronomist
Clarice Heckert
Legislator
Don Tilman
Herb Herglotz
Physicist
Agricultural
Economist
Florence Hess
Social Worker
Stephen Toy
Immunologist
Jim Kakavas
University Dean
Vern Vernier
Physician
Fred Keidel
Mineralogist
John Kelso
Bank Officer
Richard
Winkelmayer
Psychiatrist
Chris Kraft
Geologist
Jack Wright
Don Marquardt
StatisticianFred
Human Services
Administrator
Mathias
Clergyman
JimMcNeely
Electronic Materials
Scientist
Barbara Zajac
Virologist
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BYLAWS OF THE
TORCH CLUB OF DELAWARE
Article I
Name
The name of this organization shall be the Torch Club of Delaware.
Article II
Charter
Section 1. This Club is a member of the International Association of Torch
Clubs, Incorporated, a nonprofit corporation and agrees to be bound by the
constitution and bylaws of said Association and by the lawful acts of its officers and
Board of Directors.
Section 2. The general purposes of this Club shall be to encourage
communication among members of the various professions, to provide opportunity
for leading members of such professions to meet together in the spirit of good
fellowship for the exchange of knowledge and an understanding of each other’s
problems and aspirations, to prevent the narrowing tendencies of specialization by
developing a breadth of thought and culture, and to foster the highest standards of
professional ethics and civic well-being.
Section 3. The Club agrees to cooperate with other member clubs and with the
officers and directors of The International Association of Torch Clubs,
Incorporated, in furthering the interests and welfare of the Association and its
member clubs through exchange of information and speakers, the extension of
Torch to new areas and by sending a delegate to the annual convention of the
Association.
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Article III
Statement of Policy
The Club shall encourage freedom of discussion and expression of opinion on all
subjects and shall not take any action or public position, by resolution or otherwise,
upon any political, social, or religious proposal or measure. Neither shall the Club
endorse any candidate for public office.
Article IV
Membership
Section 1. To be considered for membership, a candidate must be a professional
person:
(a) who is in good standing (either active or retired) in a profession or discipline
that is pursued in a recognized professional manner.
(b) who has a degree from an accredited school, or is professionally recognized
as having an acceptable equivalent in training and experience.
(c) who in the judgment of the Club
1. has pursued work that requires a mastery of knowledge or skills, the exercise
of judgment, and the assumption of individual responsibility.
2. evidences an obligation of service to society.
3. has maintained standards of professional competence and integrity.
(d) who is known to be intellectually alert, socially companionable, financially
responsible, and of good moral and ethical standing, and
(e) who is interested in Torch objectives and who is able and willing to
contribute to Club programs.
Section 2. Except as waived by the Board of Directors in each case, the number
of members in any profession be limited to twenty percent of the total active
membership.
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Section 3. Nominations for membership must be made by a Club member and
approved by the chairman of the Membership Committee. The person accepted for
membership shall complete a Membership form and pay the prescribed initiation
fees and dues.
Section 4. Membership shall be limited to seventy-five (75) members, provided
that members transferred from other Torch Clubs are not counted in this quota.
Section 5. Emeritus status is designated to members that have provided
exemplatory interest and service to the Club and have become unable to frequently
attend meetings. Emeritus members shall be exempt from payment of all dues, but
shall routinely receive a copy of the annual club roster and monthly programs.
Article V
Government
Section 1. The government of the Club shall be vested in a six-member Board of
Directors consisting of the three current officers and three at-large directors. The
officers of the Club shall be the President, Vice President, and Secretary-Treasurer,
each of whom shall serve during the Club’s fiscal year, and until their successors
are elected. Each director shall serve for three years with one elected each year.
The President shall serve as Chairman of the Board. No salary shall attach to any
office but the Club shall reimburse the officers for any necessary expenses incurred
in the management of Club affairs.
Section 2. Meetings of the Board of Directors shall be called by the President or
any three members thereof. Four members of the Board shall constitute a quorum
for transacting any business.
Section 3. The President and other officers shall perform the duties usually
incident to the offices. In addition, the Secretary-Treasurer shall file with the
International Association of Torch Clubs, Incorporated, a copy of the membership
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application for persons elected to membership, all meeting reports as they become
due, and any program papers worthy of publication in the Torch magazine.
Section 4. The Secretary-Treasurer, Vice President, one director and President
shall be elected at the regular April meeting of the Club.
Section 5. Each year, at least two months before the annual convention of The
International Association of Torch Clubs.
(IATC), the Board of Directors shall appoint from the Club membership a delegate
who is able to attend the convention. Presently, Torch International credits the local
club $250, which by Board action on 2/26/01, remains in the local treasury rather
than a reimbursement for a delegate expenses, inasmuch as the club has routinely
fielded several members to recent national conventions. See the annual conventions
venue history recorded in pages 39 – 42 of this roster booklet as well as the
recognition of IATC officers that have been local Delaware Torch Club members
(see page 22).
Article VI
Committees
There shall be four, three-member standing committees of the Club as given
below:
(a) The Program Committee shall be responsible for arranging Club programs,
selecting program speakers and publishing the Club’s annual Member Roster
Handbook. The program committee shall be by appointment of the Board of
Directors.
(b) The Membership Committee shall be responsible for keeping the Club
membership quota filled with qualified persons of a wide range in ages and
professions. The membership committee shall be by appointment of the Board of
Directors.
(c) The Finance Committee shall be responsible for the financial health of the
Club. This includes proposals for dues and assessments, evaluation and proposals
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of meeting sites, and periodic auditing of the financial records. The finance
committee shall consist of the Secretary-Treasurer (chairman) and two directors.
(d) The Nominating Committee will meet on or before the regular March
meeting of the Club. The report of the Nominating Committee shall be presented at
the April meeting when additional nominations may be made from the floor. The
election shall be by voice vote of members in attendance or by ballot as determined
by the President. Vacancies in any office shall be filled by the Board of Directors
for the unexpired term. The Nominating Committee will be by appointment of the
President.
Article VII
Club Meetings
Section 1. The Club shall meet regularly each month October through May, on
the dates and at the places fixed by the Board of Directors annually starting with the
October meeting.
Section 2. The President may call a special meeting at any time, and shall do so
on request in writing of at least five (5) active members.
Section 3. The Annual Meeting of the Club shall be the regular April meeting.
Section 4. Written notice of the time and place of all meetings shall be given to
each member by the Secretary-Treasurer.
Section 5. Twenty-five percent (25%) of the active membership of the Club
shall constitute a quorum for transacting Club business.
Section 6. Robert’s Rules of Order shall govern all meetings of the Club and the
Board of Directors.
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Section 7. Any member at personal expense may invite guests to Club meetings.
Article VIII
Membership Fees and Dues
Section 1. The initiation fee for every new member shall be ten dollars ($10.00).
A sample, effective 1/31/11, is shown on page 37 payable with an executed
application.
Section 2. Annual Dues, are payable on or before the May meeting. As of June
2009, those member dues are $60.00 ($50.00 national and $10.00 local). The
1/31/11 IATC New Membership Application Form requires the $10 initiation fee at
the time of new membership, irrespective of the May meeting annual dues clause
for all members.
Section 3. The Secretary-Treasurer shall mail the special dues notice to each
member in April, and, to those who do not pay in May, a personal reminder in
October. Any member who has not paid dues by January 1 may be dropped from
membership by the Secretary-Treasurer upon review by the Membership
Committee.
Section 4. The fiscal year of the Club shall be from October 1 through
September 30.
Article IX
Amendments
These bylaws may be amended as follows:
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(a) by a two-thirds vote of the members present at any meeting of the Club
provided notice of the proposed amendment shall have been given to the members
individually at least two weeks prior to the meeting, or announced to the Club at a
regular meeting prior to the meeting to vote on adoption of the amendment, or
(b) without notice by a unanimous vote of the members present at any regular
meeting of the Club, provided that after a proposed amendment has been read at
said meeting a motion to waive the requirement of notice of the proposed
amendment has been unanimously adopted.
Article X
Effective Date
These bylaws are effective as of January 31, 2011.
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PRESIDENTS
Walter Hullihen - Educator & Founder of The Delaware Torch Club ................. 1930-1931
Bryant White - Corporate Executive........................................................... 1931-1932
William H. Heald - Attorney ...................................................................... 1932-1933
Harold L. Springer - Surgeon...................................................................... 1933-1935
A. O. Herman Grier - Editor ....................................................................... 1935-1936
H. H. Maxfield - Engineer .......................................................................... 1936-1937
Ezra B. Crooks - Educator .......................................................................... 1937-1938
M. A. Tarumianz - Psychiatrist ................................................................... 1938-1939
J. Paul Winthrop - Dentist ........................................................................... 1939-1940
George H. Ryden - Educator ..................................................................... 1940-1941
Albert W. James - Attorney ........................................................................ 1941-1942
Charles W. Clash - Clergyman ................................................................... 1942-1943
G. Preston Hoff - Chemist .......................................................................... 1943-1944
Charles E. Grubb - Engineer ....................................................................... 1944-1945
Winfield W. Lattomus - Physician.............................................................. 1945-1946
(Hosted 1946 International Torch Club's Convention)
Joseph M. Messick - Physician ................................................................... 1946-1947
Willard R. Heald - Engineer ....................................................................... 1947-1948
Nelson Allen - Chemist ............................................................................... 1948-1949
J. Fenton Daugherty - Educator .................................................................. 1949-1950
Hood Worthington - Engineer .................................................................... 1950-1951
Vincent A. Theisen - Attorney .................................................................... 1951-1952
John Oldman, Jr. - Clergyman .................................................................... 1952-1953
Nelson Allen - Chemist ............................................................................... 1953-1954
James C. Kakavas - Biologist ..................................................................... 1954-1955
James H. Werntz - Chemist ........................................................................ 1955-1956
Charles N. Lanier, Jr. - Economist .............................................................. 1956-1957
Emerson A. Tippets - Chemist .................................................................... 1957-1958
Guy H. Amerman - Actuary........................................................................ 1958-1959
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Albert Kruse - Architect.............................................................................. 1959-1960
John M. Swanson - Chemist ....................................................................... 1960-1961
Chester R. Dietz - Psychiatrist .................................................................... 1961-1962
W. Russel Zimmerman - Clergyman .......................................................... 1962-1963
Leonard S. Hole - Banker ........................................................................... 1963-1964
Clarence W. Taylor - Attorney ................................................................... 1964-1965
William W. Hess - Chemist ........................................................................ 1965-1966
Normal B. Wilkinson - Historian ................................................................ 1966-1967
C. Douglass Buck, Jr. - Architect ............................................................... 1967-1968
Winfield W. Heckert - Chemist .................................................................. 1968-1969
Robert D. Osborne Sr. - Engineer ............................................................... 1969-1970
Leo G. Glasser - Physicist ........................................................................... 1970-1971
John C. Kraft - Geologist ............................................................................ 1971-1972
Anthony Higgins - Writer ........................................................................... 1972-1973
Alex Brunner - Engineer ............................................................................. 1973-1974
Leslie E. Cansler, Jr. - Editor ...................................................................... 1974-1975
William A. Franta - Chemist ....................................................................... 1975-1976
Thomas E. Pickett - Geologist .................................................................... 1976-1977
Edward B. Cooper - Physicist ..................................................................... 1977-1978
Royce Z. Lockart - Virologist ..................................................................... 1978-1979
Merle R. Teel - Agronomist ........................................................................ 1979-1980
Herbert T. Pratt - Chemist ........................................................................... 1980-1981
(50th year Delaware Torch Club Celebration - 1980)
Stephen T. Toy - Immunologist .................................................................. 1981-1982
Laura L. Franta - Financial Analyst ............................................................ 1982-1983
Vernon G. Vernier - Physician.................................................................... 1983-1984
Richard E. Franta - Attorney....................................................................... 1984-1985
W. Arnold Yasinski - Financial Analyst ..................................................... 1985-1986
Henry L. Cady - Music Educator ................................................................ 1986-1987
Barrett E. Kidner - Engineer ....................................................................... 1987-1988
Franklin C. Daiber - Marine Biologist ........................................................ 1988-1989
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Robert D. Osborne Sr. - Engineer ............................................................... 1989-1991
Stephen T. Toy - Immunologist .................................................................. 1991-1993
Donald L. Sparks - Soil Chemist ................................................................ 1993-1994
Cara R. Fries - Immunologist...................................................................... 1994-1995
James B. McNeely - Electronic Materials Scientist.................................... 1995-1998
(Hosted 1997 International Torch Club's Convention)
Stephen T. Toy - Immunologist .................................................................. 1998-2000
Michael P. Diebold - Chemist ..................................................................... 2000-2007
(80th year Delaware Torch Club Celebration - 2010)
Robert D. Osborne Sr. - Engineer ............................................................... 2007-2011
Paul V. Short - Economist/Publishing ........................................................ 2011-2014
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The Delaware Torch Club has furnished four officers to the International
Association during its eighty two years of affiliation and has hosted two
International Conventions (1946 and 1997).
International Association Offices
Member
Director
Vice-President
President
Albert W. James
Attorney
E. Vernon Lewis
Mathematician
Leo G. Glasser
Physicist
Stephen T. Toy
Immunologist
1943-1948
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1960-1963
1963-1964
1964-1965
1970-1973
1973-1974
1974-1975
2001-2007
2006-2008
2008-2010
CHANGES IN PROFESSIONAL CLASSIFICATIONS OF
MEMBERS
Discipline
Physical Science
Chemist
Physicist
Astrophysicist
Geologist
Mathematician/Statistician
Metallurgist
Electronic Materials Scientist
Engineering
Mechanical Engineer
Mechanical Engineer/Legislator
Chemical Engineer
Civil Engineer
Number of Members
1930
1955
1980
10
2013
14
3
2
3
1
1
1
1
4
2
1
1
2
5
2
1
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2
1
1
Electrical Engineer
Nuclear Operator
Discipline
Art/History
Musician
Museum Administrator
Historian
Artist
Sculptor
Librarian
Architect
Life Science/Medicine/Health
Psychiatrist
Physician
Surgeon
Dentist
Speech Language Pathologist
Horticulturist
Microbiologist
Marine Biologist
Virologist
Immunologist
Anthropologist
Bacteriologist
Nurse
Education/Journalism
Educator
Editor
Writer
Law/Government
Political Scientist
Attorney
Legislator
2
1
Number of Members
1930
1955
1980
2013
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
4
2
4
1
2
1
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
5
3
9
8
1
4
4
3
24
1
4
1
Discipline
Social Science/Religion
Sociologist/Peacemaker
Corrections Administrator
Psychologist
Public Relations Consultant
Human Services Administrator
Clergyman
Commerce/Business
Actuary
Bank Officer
Contractor/Electrical
Economist
Economist/Publishing
Market Researcher
Purchasing Agent
Total Members
Number of Members
1930
1955
1980
1
1
4
4
2
1
1
1
2
3
2013
1
2
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
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PUBLICATIONS IN THE INTERNATIONAL MAGAZINE “THE TORCH”
BY DELAWARE MEMBERS
Author
M. A. Tarumianz
Title
“Emotions”
George H. Ryden
“Delaware’s Part in
Framing and Ratification of the
Federal Constitution”
11:3, 3-5
(July 1938)
“The Scope and
Problems in Industrial
Toxicology"
11:4, 30-34
(October 1938)
“Our International
Torch 22nd
Anniversary”
19:1, 39-40
(January 1946)
John Oldman
“Saints and Social
Progress”
22:2, 19-21
(April 1949)
Albert Kruse
“Delaware
Architecture”
30:1, 43-47
(January 1957)
W. A. Franta
“Some New Directions in Industrial
Research”
37:4, 27-32
(Ocotber 1964)
Robert D.
Osborne Sr.
“Economic Theory:
Some Observations
and Projections"
39:2, 3-7
(April 1966)
W. W. Heckert
“Scientists Look at
Man and His Future”
39:4, 10-15
(October 1966)
W. F. VonDettingen
A. O. H. Grier
Reference
11:2, 14-17, 26
(April 1938)
26
W. A. Franta
“The Public Education
Headache”
42:2, 5-9
(April 1969)
Paul Dolan
“The American
Ombudsman”
42:4, 44-47, 49
(October 1969)
William Poole
“For the Improvement
of Criminal Justice”
46:3, 20-25
(Spring 1973)
Leo G. Glasser
“The IATC President Says”
• “The President Says”
48:2, 3-4
(April 1975)
• “The President Says”
48:3, 3
(July 1975)
P. J. Wingate
“Growing By
(Honorary) Degrees”
51:2, 37-39
(Spring 1978)
William Poole
“The Law — Looking
Ahead”
54:2, 8-12
(Spring 1981)
Robert D.
Osborne Sr.
“A Middle East
Solution”
80:2, 3-5, 24
(Winter 2007)
Stephen T.
Toy
“The IATC President Says”
• “Thoughts on
• Change”
82:1, 1
(Fall 2008)
• “A New Life”
82:2, 1
(Winter 2008)
27
Con’t
Stephen T.
Toy
David H.
Berkebile
“The IATC President Says”
• “A New Life
• Continued”
82:3, 1
(Spring 2009)
• “The Word”
83:2, 1
(Winter 2010)
• “Torch, A Candle
• In the Darkness”
83:3, 1
(Spring 2010)
“Alcohol: Green Fuel
or Farm Subsidy?”
83:3, 25-28
(Spring 2010)
28
2013-2014 Torch Programs
October 9, 2013
“Economic consequences of Regulations”
Burt Levin, PhD, John Stapleford, PhD, Francis Tannian, PhD, Univ. of Del. &
Torch Club of Delaware
November 18, 2013
“Research and Writing a Book”
Anne Wellman, PhD, Torch Club of Delaware
December 11, 2013
“Legal Rights and Gun Control”
James Magee, PhD, Univ. of Delaware
January 8, 2014
“Rest: The Bell Curve on Man’s Life”
Dave Lovelace, DD, Torch Club of Delaware & Pastor, Brandywine Hundred
Presbyterian Church
February 12, 201
“Global Warming”
David Berkebile, PhD, Torch Club of Delaware
March 12, 2014
“The Scopes Trial”
Dan Kindell, M.D., Torch Club of Reading Pennsylvania
April 9, 2014
“Prehistoric Americans”
Chris Kraft, PhD, Torch Club of Delaware
May 14, 2014
“Debate over the English Language”
John Quintus, PhD, Torch Club of Delaware
29
2012-2013 Torch Programs
October 10, 2012
“Frankenstein”
Charles Robinson, University of Delaware
_________________________________________________________________
November 14, 2012
“Electronic Trading”
Paul K. Short, Large NYC Hedge Fund
_________________________________________________________________
December 12, 2012
“Roaring 20s and all that Jazz”
Richard Davidson, Torch Club of Delaware & University of Delaware
_________________________________________________________________
January 9, 2013
“Essentials of History and Culture”
Phyllis Osborne & Paul V. Short (Panel Discussion), Torch Club of DE
_________________________________________________________________
February 13, 2013
“Solar Energy”
Darrel Matthus, Baltimore Torch Club
_________________________________________________________________
March 13, 2013
“Traditions of the Sea and the Future of Freight”
Jim Corbett, University of Delaware
_________________________________________________________________
April 10, 2013
“UD’s English Language Institute, A Global View”
Karen Hale, University of Delaware
_________________________________________________________________
May 8, 2013
“Oil Rig Disaster in the Gulf”
A. D. Kirwan, University of Delaware
30
2011-2012 Torch Programs
October 12, 2011
“J.D. Salinger’s 46 Years of Silence?”
Richard A. Davison
__________________________________________________________________________
November 9, 2011
“Economic Policy: Shades of Different Points of View”
Bertram Levin, PhD, Laurence Seidman, James Butkiewicz
__________________________________________________________________________
December 14, 2011
“Problems in American Diplomacy: The Challenge of the Arab Spring”
John Quintus
__________________________________________________________________________
January 11, 2012
“Hurricanes”
Albert D. Kirwan
__________________________________________________________________________
February 8, 2012
“What is Life? – A Search For A Biochemical Definition of Life in the Age of
Synthetic Biology”
Stephen T. Toy
__________________________________________________________________________
March 14, 2012
“The Religion and Faith of Abraham Lincoln”
Richard C. Stazesky
__________________________________________________________________________
April 11, 2012
“The Tale of Two Aprils: 1861–1865, the Beginning and the End of the
U.S. Civil War”
Thomas D. Runnels
__________________________________________________________________________
May 9, 2012
“Six U. S. Presidents: Six Evaluations”
Robert A. Thompson
31
2010-2011 Torch Programs
October 13, 2010
“Eighty Years of United States History According to the Torch Club of
Delaware”
Paul V. Short
_________________________________________________________________
November 10, 2010
“John Updike”
Richard A. Davison & Jack DeBellis
_________________________________________________________________
December 8, 2010
“Traditions of the Sea and the Future of Freight”
James J. Corbett
(RESCHEDULED)
_________________________________________________________________
January 12, 2011
“Globalism and the Future of Religions”
Richard C. Stazesky (RESCHEDULED)
_________________________________________________________________
February 9, 2011
“U.S. and Global Energy Options”
James B. McNeely
_________________________________________________________________
March 9, 2011
“The Ceasar Rodney Institute and Delaware Politics”
Barrett E. Kidner
_________________________________________________________________
April 13, 2011
“The Travels with Paul of Tarsus”
John C. Kraft
_________________________________________________________________
May 11, 2011
“Benjamin Franklin – Quintessential American”
Robert M. Stark
32
2009-2010 Torch Programs
October 14, 2009
“Water for Life in Kenya: A Case Study”
Francis X. Tannian
_________________________________________________________________
November 11, 2009
“Through the Years With Thornton Wilder’s Our Town,
America’s Greatest Play?”
Richard A. Davison
_________________________________________________________________
December 9, 2009
“Trading Houses and Parallel Lives”
Frank and Fiona Murray
_________________________________________________________________
January 13, 2010
“The Two Cultures Revisited – Scientific Illiteracy and the
Age of Vulnerability”
Stephen T. Toy
_________________________________________________________________
February 10, 2010
“Traditions of the Sea and The Future of Freight”
James J. Corbett (RESCHEDULED)
_________________________________________________________________
March 10, 2010
“Does Teaching Cause Learning?”
James Raths
_________________________________________________________________
April 13, 2010
“Ecology and Water Run Off Concerns: A Small Community Perspective”
Jo Kmetz
_________________________________________________________________
May 12, 2010
“Issues Affecting Further Development of Nuclear Power”
James H. Annett
33
2008-2009 Torch Programs
October 8, 2008
“Universal Health Care Options: The Electorate’s Choice”
Christine Grant
_________________________________________________________________
November 12, 2008
“The Governors and The Governed of the State of Delaware”
Barrett E. Kidner
_________________________________________________________________
December 10, 2008
“Opportunities for Entrepreneurs: Reflections on Small Business
Innovative Research (SBIR’s)”
James B. McNeely
_________________________________________________________________
January 14, 2009
“Intelligent Design: Mocking Science”
Stephen T. Toy
_________________________________________________________________
February 11, 2009
“Wandering the West: Then and Now”
Steven H. Amick
_________________________________________________________________
March 11, 2009
“How a U of D MBA Program was Developed in Bosnia”
John L. Kmetz
_________________________________________________________________
April 8, 2009
“Computers: An Economic Impact”
Paul V. Short
_________________________________________________________________
May 13, 2009
“Academic Specialization and its Limits”
Bert Levin
34
2007-2008 Torch Programs
October 10, 2007
“The New Iron Hill Museum-A Multi-Million Dollar Education
Facility Underway”
James P. Neal
_________________________________________________________________
November 14, 2007
“The 13th Amendment- As an Argument Against the Draft “
Stephen T. Toy
_________________________________________________________________
December 12, 2007
“Our Four Dimensional World”
Richard C. Stazesky
_________________________________________________________________
January 9, 2008
“Alcohol, Green Fuel, or Farm Subsidy”
David H. Berkebile
_________________________________________________________________
February 13, 2008
“Helping the Congo and Helping Ourselves”
James H. Annett
_________________________________________________________________
March 12, 2008
“America’s First Tycoon and His Legacy”
Robert A. Thompson
_________________________________________________________________
April 9, 2008
“Nanotechnology Advances and Applications”
Michael P. Diebold
_________________________________________________________________
May 14, 2008
“Bicycling in Europe-An Adventure”
Patrick and Frances Hart
_________________________________________________________________
See Pages 33 thru 35 for Typical Programs sampling 1930-2012
35
TORCH CLUB OF DELAWARE
Sampling of Typical Talks: 1930 - 2010
Date
May 1931
May 1932
October 1933
May 1934
October 1935
March 1936
May 1936
January 1937
May 1937
November 1937
March 1938
October 1939
Speaker
1930 - 1939
Dr. Charles L. Candee
State Welfare Work
Dr. Joseph S. Gould
Conflicting Views about the Gold Standard
Dr. Joseph S. Gould
NRA: Experimental Government
Dr. Manley O Hudson
Can the League of Nations Live?
Dr. George H. Ryden
Ethiopia and the Great Powers
Prof. M. M. Daugherty
The Prob1em of Farm Relief
E. S. Rowan
The Art Program of the Federal Government
G. Morris Whiteside
Low Cost Housing
Dr. Walter H. Hamilton The Social Security Board: What it Does
Paul Leahy
Unemployment Compensation
Howard L. Susman
The Effect of Youth Movements Upon the Trend
of Civilization
Dr. George H. Ryden
The Treaty of Versailles and Its Aftermath
May 1941
February 1942
March 1943
Major Louis Fagen
Dr. Walter Hullihan
R. C. Tindel
October 1943
December 1943
May 1944
May 1945
January 1946
March 1946
November 1947
Dr. G. P. Hoff
George A. Boyd
Dr. James Kakavas
Dr. Alfred Kinsey
Hood Worthington
J. Fenton Daugherty
E. William Martin
October 1953
December 1955
March 1957
May 1958
November 1958
November 1959
June 1960
Subject
1940 - 1949
Our New Atlantic Bases
Colleges and National Defense
The Purpose and Functioning of ... War
Housing Centers
The Romance of Nylon
The Atom Masher and Society
Penicillin: Its Production and Use
The Human Sex Pattern
Atomic Energy
The College and the Returned Veteran
Thoughts on Urban Planning
1950 - 1959
Dr. W. W. Heckert
The Chemistry of Photosynthesis
Rev. William F. Dunkle Ecumenicity
Vincent A. Thiesen, Esq. The Crusade for Freedom
Dr. James H. Werntz
Solar Energy
Dr. Charles N. Lanier, Jr. The Dilemma in Economics
Martin Klaver and
Is our Press Responsible?
Dr. Paul Dolan
Dr. Ward I. Miller
Some Current Ideologies and Public Education
36
January 1961
November 1962
December 1962
October 1963
April 1965
March 1966
November 1967
January 1968
November 1968
December 1968
December 1969
1960 - 1969
Vincent A. Thiesen, Esq. Report on Segregation
Harold A. Maybee
Medical Care for the Aged
Donald J. Blackburn
Delinquent Children: What do They Want?
Charles E. Grubb
Water for Suburbia
Rev. William F. Dunkle The Church and the Racial Revolution
Dr. Leonard Davis
Medicare - 1966
Rev. Robert Doss
The Death of God and the Search for the Sacred
Dr. Ralph Elliott
Our Air Pollution Problem
Gen. Joseph Scannell
Riot Control
Dr. James H. Werntz
Hallucinogens
Hood Worthington
What Shall We Do With Radioactive Wastes?
February 1977
October 1979
November 1979
1970-1979
Dr. Harry Repman
Guns and Gun Laws
L. J. LaFraniere
Packaging and It’s Effect on Society
R. B. Fulton, III
Affluence in Jeopardy
Rev. Russell Zimmerman Retirement Living: A New Concept
Rev. C. Fred Mathias
The American Dream: The Quality vs.
The Quantity of Life
Dr. Royce I. Lockart
Influenza, Science, Economics: and the
Politics of Prevention
Dr. James E. Carnahan
Insects and Insect Control
Dr. G. Fred Somers
Could Seawater be used for Irrigation
Dr. Edward B. Cooper
The Future of the Independent College
November 1980
January 1984
February 1985
October 1987
February 1988
November 1988
December 1988
October 1989
1980-1989
Dr. Laura L. Franta
Inflation Accounting
Florence S. Hess
Treatment of Mental Illness
Dr. Henery L. Cady
Revolution in Music Appreciation: The Video Disc
Robert D. Osborne Sr.
Municipal Solid Waste: Current and Future
Dr. James K. Oliver
U.S. Soviet Relations: Beyond the IMF Treaty
Dr. Robert R. Jordan
Water Availability in Northern Delaware
Dr. Harry Shipman
Astronomy and the Space Program
James B. McNeely
Future Use of Solar Energy
October 1970
December 1971
February 1974
November 1974
May 1976
October 1976
March 1990
Dr. Dean Winslow
November 1990
Dr. Cara Fries
1990-1999
Civil Rights and Public Health: The
Aids Dilemma
Lyme Disease
37
November 1993
April 1994
May 1995
October 1996
William Poole, Esq.
Herbert T. Pratt
Dr. Donald Sparks
Allan P. Loudell
Recent Developments in the Legal Profession
Chiropractic: A User’s Personal Perspective
Remediation of Contaminated Soil
Politics and the Media
January 1998
May 1998
John Byrne
Robert D. Osborne Sr.
November 1998
November 1999
February 1999
Dr. Kenneth F. Mitchell
Dr. Barbara A. Zajac
Dr. Elaine B. Safer
Global Warming and the Kyoto Conference
Garbage Recycling Alternatives:
Advantages vs. Costs
Patenting Life Forms
The Development of Vaccines
Tragedy and Comic Irony in Phillip Roth’s
American Pastoral
May 2000
March 2001
November 2001
May 2003
February 2004
November 2004
February 2005
May 2006
December 2006
January 2008
April 2009
March 2010
May 2010
October 2010
March 2012
May 2012
2000-2009
Dr. Stephen T. Toy
Science and Religion, Evolution vs. Creationism
Dr. Susan Strasser
Waste and Want: A Social History of Trash
Paul V. Short
Why Don’t You Publish That book: The
Financial Role of the Editor
Rev. Richard C. Stazesky The Future of Religions
Dr. Diane Herson
New and Emerging Diseases
Robert D. Osborne Sr.
An Epic Resource: The Niagara River,
Some Personal Experiences and Perceptions
G.R. Scofield, Jr.
Thirty Missions Over Germany
Rev. Richard C. Stazesky Saving the Earth
Robert D. Osborne Sr.
An Immigration Solution.
Dr. David H. Berkebile Alcohol, Green Fuel, or Farm Subsidy
Paul V. Short
Computers: An Economic Impact
2010-2019
Dr. James Raths
Does Teaching Cause Learning?
James H. Annett
Issues Affecting Further Development of
Nuclear Power
Paul V. Short
Eighty Years of United States History
According to the Delaware Torch Club
Rev. Richard C. Stazesky Religion and Faith of Abraham Lincoln
Robert A. Thompson
Six U. S. Presidents, Six Evaluations
38
MEETINGS
Second Wednesday of each month, October through May, at 6:15 p.m. at the
Marriott Courtyard on the University of Delaware campus in Newark, Delaware.
Member reservations are to be made by phone with below Torch contact no later
than noon on the Friday before the scheduled dinner/talk. Once made, the cost of
the meal remains due in the event of an individual’s subsequent cancellation.
Address Delaware Torch Club communications to any of the Officers/Directors at:
The Delaware Torch Club
c/o David E. Lovelace
1010 Baylor Drive
Newark, Delaware 19711
302-368-5743
E-mail: [email protected]
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TORCH CLUB INTERNATIONAL
2012 - 2013
Officers and Directors
President
Norine Haas
703 Wyngate Drive • Frederick, MD 21701 • 301-663-4733
President-Elect
Francis Moul
[email protected]
Immediate Past President
Charles E. Carlson
PO Box 402 • Newtonville, NY 12128 • 518-786-8014
Director, Region 2
Meredith C. Rousseau
648 N. Pine St. • Landcaster, PA 17603 • 717-299-6569
[email protected]
Director-At-Large — Membership
George R. Heron
211 Main Street • Essexville, MI 48372 • 989-894-4396
[email protected]
Director-At-Large — Conventions
Robert G. Bass
204 Bishops Lane • Lynchburg, VA 23503 • 434-286-3326
Executive Secretary
James Coppinger
Kalamazoo, MI • 888-622-4101
Editor, The Torch
Scott Stanfield
International Association of Torch Clubs, Inc.
1430 Smith St. • Lincoln, NE 68502
P. O. Box 2709 • Kalamazoo, MI 49003-2709
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.torch.org
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The Complete Yearly Listing of IATC Conventions (2013-1927):
Year
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
1997
1996
1995
1994
1993
1992
1991
1990
1989
1988
1987
1986
1985
1984
1983
1982
1981
1980
1979
1978
1977
1976
1975
1974
1973
1972
1971
1970
1969
1968
1967
1966
1965
1964
1963
1962
1961
1960
1959
1958
1957
1956
1955
1954
1953
1952
1951
1950
1949
1948
1947
1946
1945
1944
1943
1942
1941
1940
1939
1938
1937
1936
1935
1934
1933
1932
1931
1930
1929
1928
City/State/ Province
St. Catherines, Ontario, Canada
Columbia, S.C.
Norfolk, VA
Hagerstown, MD
Youngstown, OH
Fox Valley, Appleton, WI
Lancaster, PA
Richmond, VA
Lehigh Valley, Bethlehem, PA
Des Moines, IA
Wyoming Valley, Wilkes Barre, PA
Chicago, IL
Athens, GA
St. Catherines, Ontario, Canada
Winchester, VA
Toledo, OH
Kalamazoo, MI
Wilmington, DE
Albany, NY
Detroit, MI
Norfolk, VA
Portland, ME
Columbus, OH
Buffalo, NY
Lehigh Valley, Bethlehem, PA
San Antonio, TX
Bay City-Saginaw, MI
Akron, OH
Richmond, VA
Des Moines, IA
Toledo, OH
Albany-Schenectady, NY
Knoxville, TN
Washington DC
Kalamazoo, MI
Norfolk, VA
Harrisburg, PA
Long Beach - Laguna Hills, CA
Columbus, OH
Orlando, FL
St. Paul, MN
San Antonio, TX
42
Sebasco, ME
Nashville, TN
Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Durham, NC
Washington DC
Grand Rapids, MI
Cincinnati, OH
Buffalo, NY
Knoxville, TN
Utica, NY
Toledo, OH
Hartford, CT
Indianapolis, IN
Greenville, SC
Detroit, MI
Fort Monroe - Norfolk, VA
Albany-Schenectady, NY
Baltimore, MD
Cincinnati, OH
Trenton, NJ
Columbus, OH
Rochester, NY
Lexington, KY
Richmond, VA
Reading, PA
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Wilmington, DE
No Convention (WWII)
No Convention (WWII)
No Convention (WWII)
Grand Rapids, MI
Baltimore, MD
Portland, ME
Binghamton, NY
Toledo, OH
Rochester, NY
Harrisburg, PA
Utica, NY
Detroit, MI
No Convention (Depression)
Albany, NY
Washington DC
No Convention (Market collapse)
Cincinnati, OH
Columbus, OH
The Complete Listing By Frequencies of IATC Conventions
City
Albany, NY
Columbus, OH
Norfolk, VA
Toledo, OH
Buffalo, NY
Cincinnati, OH
Detroit, MI
Richmond, VA
Utica, NY
Washington DC
Baltimore, MD
Des moines, IA
Grand Rapids, MI
Harrisburg, PA
Lehigh Valley, PA
Kalamazoo, MI
Knoxville, TN
Portland, ME
Rochester, NY
San Antonio, TX
Wilmington, DE
St. Catherines, Ontario
1932
1928
1957
1938
1927
1929
1934
1949
1929
1931
1941
1985
1942
1936
1990
1980
1964
1940
1937
1973
1946
2001
Akron, OH
Athens, GA
Binghamton, NY
Chicago, IL
Columbia, S. C.
Durham, NC
Fox Valley, WI
Greensville, SC
Hagerstown, MD
Hamilton Ontario
Hartford, CT
1. Indianapolis, IN
Lancaster, PA
1987
2002
1939
2003
2013
1969
2009
1959
2011
1947
1961
1960
2008
Year of Convention
1956
1983
1952
1976
1979
1994
1962
1984
1965
1991
1954
1966
1958
1995
1986
2007
1935
1963
1968
1981
1955
2005
1967
1978
2006
1998
1982
1993
1951
1989
1997
2014
1996
1992
2012
1999
Lexington, KY
Hershey, PA
Long Beach, CA
Nashville, TN
Orlando, FL
Reading, PA
Saginaw, MI
St. Paul, MN
Sebasco, ME
Trenton, NJ
Winchester, VA
Windsor Ontario
Wyoming Valley, PA
Youngstown, OH
43
1950
1978
1977
1971
1975
1948
1988
1974
1972
1953
2000
1970
2004
2010
The Complete City Alphabetical Listing of IATC Conventions
Akron, OH
Albany, NY
Athens, GA
Baltimore, MD
Binghamton, NY
Buffalo, NY
Chicago, IL
Cincinnati, OH
Columbia, S.C.
Columbus, OH
Des moines, IA
Detroit, MI
Durham, NC
Fox Valley, WI
Grand Rapids, MI
Greensville, SC
Hagerstown, MD
Hamilton Ontario
Harrisburg, PA
Hartford, CT
Hershey, PA
Indianapolis, IN
Kalamazoo, MI
Knoxville, TN
Lancaster, PA
Lehigh Valley, PA
Lexington, KY
Long Beach, CA
Nashville, TN
Norfolk, VA
Orlando, FL
Portland, ME
Reading, PA
Richmond, VA
Rochester, NY
Saginaw, MI
San Antonio, TX
Sebasco, ME
St. Catherines Ontario
St. Paul, MN
Toledo, OH
Trenton, NJ
Utica, NY
Washington DC
Wilmington, DE
Winchester, VA
Windsor Ontario
Wyoming Valley, PA
Youngstown, OH
1987
1932
2002
1941
1939
1927
2003
1929
2013
1928
1985
1934
1969
2009
1942
1959
2011
1947
1936
1961
1978
1960
1980
1964
2008
1990
1950
1977
1971
1957
1975
1940
1948
1949
1937
1988
1973
1972
2001
1974
1938
1953
1929
1931
1946
2000
1970
2004
2010
1956
1983
1996
1955
1965
1991
1954
1966
1952
2005
1958
1976
1992
1995
1967
1978
1998
1982
2006
1979
1994
2012
1993
1986
1951
2007
1989
2014
1962
1984
1935
1968
1997
1963
1981
1999
41
IATC Conventions By Region
Region 1
Albany, NY
Albany-Schenectady, NY
Buffalo, NY
Western Maine (Portland)
St. Catherines Ontario
Sebasco ME
Region 2
Harrisburg, PA
Hershey, PA
Lancaster, PA
Lehigh Valley,
PA(Bethlehem)
Reading, PA
Trenton, NJ
Delaware (Wilmington)
Wyoming Valley, PA
(Wilkes Barre)
Region 3
Baltimore, MD
Hagerstown, MD
Washington DC
Winchester, VA
Region 4
Athens, GA
Columbia
Western South Carolina
(Greenville, SC)
Knoxville, TN
1932
1983
1927
1940
2001
1972
1936
1978
2008
1990
1948
1953
1946
2004
1941
2011
1931
2000
1964
1987
1954
1928
1971
1938
2010
Region 6
Chicago, IL
Grand Rapids, MI
Kalamazoo, MI
Saginaw Valley, MI
2003
1942
1980
1988
Region 7
Des Moines, IA
Fox Valley, WI
1985
2009
Region 9
San Antonio, TX
1983
1965
1991
1996
2014
2006
1997
1955
1968
1981
2002
2013
1959
Region 5
Akron, OH
Cincinnati, OH
Columbus, OH
Nashville, TN
Toledo, OH
Youngstown, OH
Region 8
Durham, NC
Richmond, VA
South Hampton Roads
(Norfolk,VA)
1956
1982
1966
1952
1976
1992
1962
1984
1999
2007
1994
2012
1967
1998
2005
1969
1949
1957
1986
1979
1973
1989
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Plan Now for the
2015 Torch Convention
at
Torch Club
2015 - Lincoln, Nebraska
June 25-28, 2015
Future years Torch Convention locations
2016, Columbus, Ohio
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IATC Membership
General Location
Region #
# of Clubs
Total Membership 2011
NY & Canada
1
11
388
PA, NJ & DE
2
10
330
MD & VA
3
9
260
NC, SC, GA, TN
4
6
233
PA, OH
5
9
267
IL, MI
6
7
203
CO, IA, WI, NE
7
4
138
VA, NC
8
9
278
TX
9
2
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TOTALS
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