Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2004 19:37:33 -0800 (PST)
From: Rich Lynch <rw_lynch at yahoo.com>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: Minutes of the November 5th meeting are online
To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>

--- "Keith F. Lynch" <kfl at KeithLynch.net> wrote:

>
>   1953 found Disclave back at the Statler on March 22nd.
> They couldn't
>   get any Pros to attend, so they held a "Proxyclave",
> that is, letters
>   from writers were read to the 22 Fen who came. It is
> not surprising
>   that there was a five year gap before they tried again.
>
> Since 1953 was also before *his* time in WSFA, it's
> possible that he
> was mistaken.  Here are the people on the sign-in list:
>
> Philip N. Bridges
> Robt. O. Strayhorn, Jr.
> Karen J.M. Kruse

As you noted, she later married Poul Anderson.

> Isabel Fine
> L.H. Odell
> M.L. Moremen
> Lee Jabocs

Lee Jacobs, actually.  One of the best-known fans of the
1950s.  If he had lived longer, he'd most likely have been
a Worldcon FGoH.

> Franklin Kerkhof
> Bob McArthur
> John L. Magnus, Jr.
> Irene Baron
> Phyllis King
> William Berg
> Warren Felkel
> John J. Hurley
> Mercedes M. Mansfield
> Jean Pcpart alias Harold Lynch

No relation to me.  He is credited with coming up with the
idea for the Hugo Award, though he apparently did not have
any involvement in the manufacture of the first Hugos.

> Ellen Kahn alias Joe Jolley
> Peggy Jordan
> Terry Felcyn
> C.T. Vm. Vechter
>

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Rich Lynch
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