The Colorado Society

The Colorado Society was the first Member Society to form in the West! Organization began in November 1904 and we were officially chartered 31 January 1906 and organized 21 April 1906. Our incorporation date is 27 April 1906.
 
The following our are Charter Members:
 
Colorado Member Number         Name Transferred From
1 Mrs. W. S. Cheesman New York (1897)
2 Mrs. C. B. Kountze New York (1900)
3 Mrs. F. L. Woodward New York (1897)
4 Mrs. J. L. Garner Pennsylvania (1897)
5 Mrs. Frank Turnbull Connecticut (1897)
6 Irene Seldomridge District of Columbia (1899)
7 William K. McAllister Massachusetts (1901)
8 Clifton Sharpe Thompson Massachusetts (1897)
9 Sidney A. Sabin Connecticut (1897)
10 Joel Frederick Vaile Connecticut (1896)
11 Marion O. Barnes District of Columbia (1899)
12 Sarah Adella Giddings District of Columbia (1899)
13 Victor Clifton Alderson Illinois (1896)
14 Allen Shaw Bush Connecticut (1903)
15 Edward Reynolds Steuart New York (1905)
16 Horace Gray Lunt Illinois (1904)
17 George T. Prince Massachusetts (1900)                                 
18 Durand Clarence Packard Illinois (1905)
19 Joshua Freeman Grozier     District of Columbia (1902)
20 Margaret Alice (Packard) Taussig                Illinois (1905)
21 Rebecca Jeannette Welch Connecticut (1905)
 

The individuals and families named above were transferred to Colorado to help the development of the West.

First Slate of Officers and Board of Assistants
Governor — Joel F. Vaile
Deputy Governor — Horace G. Lunt
Secretary — E. R. Steuart
Asst. Secretary — Margaret Packard
Treasurer — Mrs. C. B. Kountze
Historian — Victor C. Alderson
Elder — Rev. A. S. Bush
Captain — W. K. McAllister

Board of Assistants — Mrs. W. S. Cheesman, Mrs. J. L. Garner, Joshua Grozier, George T. Prince, Mrs. F. L. Woodward, Mrs. H. H. Seldomridge, Mrs. C. C. Welch

The Colorado Society is proud to have had four National Officers hail from our great state:

  • E. Roy Chesney: Assistant Governor General from 1975 until his death in 1981
  • George P Garmany Jr. M.D.: Governor General 2017-2020; Surgeon General 2008-2014 (two terms); 
           Assistant Governor General 2014-2017
  • Elizabeth "Liz" Gaudreau: Treasurer General 2017-2021
  • Alexandra "Allie" Shires Golon: Historian General 2023-2026
PAST COLORADO SOCIETY GOVERNORS
Joel Frederick Vaile                                1906*
William Kossuth McAllister                     1907-1912*
Joel Frederick Vaile                                1913-1916*
Mrs. Jane Olivia Cooper                         1917*
Dr. Victor C. Alderson (Acting)                1918*
James Henry Brewster                           1919-1920*
Mrs. Claude M. Taussig                          1921-1922*
Judge John Foster Symes                      1923-1924*
Mrs. Edwin S. Kassler, Sr                       1925*
Dr. Victor C. Alderson                             1926-1927*
Judge John Foster Symes                      1928-1934*
Alfred Barnes Bell                                   1935-1939*
Irving Hale, Jr                                          1940-1943*
Paul Baxter Lanius                                  1944-1948*
John F. Ryland                                        1949-1950*
Raymond Hough, Sr                               1951-1952*
Mrs. Burton A. Smead                             1953-1954*
Gordon M. Connelly                                1955-1956*
Raymond Hough, Sr                               1957*
Merritt H. Perkins                                    1958-1959*
George E. Tarbox, Jr                               1960*
Mrs. Virginia Hardin Stearns                   1961*
Burton A. Smead, Jr                                1962-1963*
Sarah Rachel Isbell                                 1964*
Mrs. Wesley M. Shaw                             1965*
E. Roy Chesney                                      1966-1967*
George C. Edgerly, Jr                             1968-1969*
Bruce Hough Dixon                                1970*
Mrs. J. Herschel White                           1971-1973*
Henry W. Hough                                     1973*
Mrs. Smead Rose                                   1974*
Mrs. John L. Farris                                  1974-1975*
Ross Byron Johnson                               1975-1977*
Mrs. Perle L. Holloway                            1977-1978*
H. Bond Badgley                                     1978-1980*
Frederick A. Thornton                             1980-1982*
Mrs. Mary Louise Johnson                      1982-1984*
Joseph C. Weber                                    1984-1986*
Mrs. Warren J. Kelley                              1986-1988*
Clarence L. Bixler, Jr                               1988-1990
Raymond M. Freeman                            1990-1992*
Mrs. James O. Cole                                1992-1996
Joseph C. Weber                                    1996-1998*
Mrs. Gladys Gallagher                            1998-2000*
George P. Garmany, MD                         2000-2002
Don E. Wilson, MD                                  2002-2004
Paul D. Kilburn, PhD                               2004-2006*
George P. Garmany, MD                         2006-2008
John F. Cook, Esq                                   2008-2011
Beverly Spooner                                      2011-2014
Michelle Brown                                        2014-2017
Richard “Jeff” Jeffords                             2017-2020
Susan Braun                                           2020-2023
Elizabeth "Liz" Gaudreau                        2023-2026
*Deceased
 
Please see the Contacts page for information on the current Colorado Society Executive Board.