These officers were installed on Monday October 3, 1938 in the council's lodge rooms by Maryland State Deputy John Flanagan of Baltimore, assisted by District Deputy Charles B. Humelsine of Hagerstown. Also attending were Past State Deputy Victor Mchanochy of Baltimore, District Deputy Edward Kennedy of Havre de Gracce, and Ralph F. Lipps Grand Knight of the Hagerstown Council.
Chaplain - Rev. J. J. Donlan
Grand Knight - GK Dr. James G. Conroy
Deputy Grand Knight - Br. Bernard Callan
Chancellor - Br. Bernard Crutchley
Warden - Br. Alton J. Lipps
Financial Secretary - Br. Austin Hoke
Recorder - Br. Donald Davis
Treasurer - PGK N. Wilson Schley
Advocate - Br. George I. Smith
Lecturer - PGK Austin C. Thomas
Inside Guard - Br. James Filby
Outside Guard - Br. Norbert Dorsey
Trustees - PGK John McElroy Wilson, PGK Robert H. Hartman and Harry Whisner
COMMITTEES/ETC.
MD State Council Meeting May 21, 1939 actions, - A resolution of sympathy for John McE. Wilson, Frederick, injured last week when struck by an automotive truck at Taneytown, was passed. Mr Wilson until this year had not missed attending a convention.Br. George Callan (Frederick) was elected an alternate delegate to the supreme convention at Seattle. Mr Callan and Alton J. Lipps represented St. John's council at the Hagerstown meeting.
Updated January 16, 2026
