I.B.M. RING 17
HISTORY
The club is known as , Toronto Ring 17
The Sid Lorraine Hat & Rabbit Club
International Brotherhood of Magicians
Established October 1, 1941, the club quickly became one of the largest in Southern Ontario.
Members include some of the top professional magicians in Canada and past members include the likes of Sid Lorraine, Johnny Giordemaine,
Doug Henning, Harry Smith and many others.
RING 17 CURRENTLY MEETS AT:
ST. LEONARD'S ANGLICAN CHURCH
25 WANLESS AVENUE, TORONTO, ONTARIO
CANADA M4N 1V5
(NORTH OF LAWRENCE/ EAST OF YONGE)
(some information courtesy Rodney M. Heft)
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LIST OF PRESIDENTS
1941/42SID LORRAINE*
SID LORRAINE*1942/43MURRAY SUMNER*
MURRAY SUMNER*1943/44TOM BOWYER*
TOM BOWYER*1944/45JAMES LAKE* I.B.M INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT
JAMES LAKE* I.B.M INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT1945/46HARRY DEVITT*
HARRY DEVITT*1946/47ROSS BERTRAM*
ROSS BERTRAM*1948/49FRED HEMMING*
FRED HEMMING*1949/50CHAUNCY SHERIDAN* I.B.M. INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT
CHAUNCY SHERIDAN* I.B.M. INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT1950/51 GERRY FUNSTON*
1951/52NORM HOUGHTON*
NORM HOUGHTON*1952/53JACK PRIOR*
JACK PRIOR*1953/54BRUCE POSGATE* I.B.M. INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT
BRUCE POSGATE* I.B.M. INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT1954/55 STAYNER DUROCHER*
STAYNER DUROCHER*1956/57CHRIS SHERIDAN*
CHRIS SHERIDAN*1857/58BOB HARDIE*
BOB HARDIE*1958/59DEREK DAVY*
DEREK DAVY*1959/60WALTER SCUDDS*
WALTER SCUDDS*1960/61 WALTER SCUDDS*
WALTER SCUDDS*1961/62DOUG MACCALLUM*
DOUG MACCALLUM*1962/63JACK PRIOR*
JACK PRIOR*1963/64REG CARSON*
REG CARSON*1964/65JOHN GIORDMAINE*
JOHN GIORDMAINE*1965/66JEAN MENARD*
JEAN MENARD*1966/67HAROLD NICHOLLS*
HAROLD NICHOLLS*1967/68PHIL SMITH*
PHIL SMITH*1968/69DAVE HOUSTON*
DAVE HOUSTON*1969/70HENRY SMITH*
HENRY SMITH*1970/71HENRY SMITH *
HENRY SMITH *1971/72JACK HEEREN*
JACK HEEREN*1972/73JACK HEEREN*
JACK HEEREN*1973/74 BILL MCCOURT
BILL MCCOURT1974/75HAROLD BLACK
HAROLD BLACK1975/76PETER KAHNERT*
PETER KAHNERT*1976/77KEITH STEVENSON
KEITH STEVENSON1977/78MICHAEL O’DOWD*
MICHAEL O’DOWD*1978/79BRUCE POSGATE*I.B.M. INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT
BRUCE POSGATE*I.B.M. INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT1979/80FRED RUBY*
FRED RUBY*1980/81HERB MORRISSEY*
HERB MORRISSEY*1981/82DICK JOINER
DICK JOINER1982/83DAVID DRAKE*
DAVID DRAKE*1983/84JOEL MACHTINGER*
JOEL MACHTINGER*1984/85DAVID BEN
DAVID BEN1985/86PETER ISAACS*
PETER ISAACS*1986/87TREVOR HAMILTON
TREVOR HAMILTON1987/88LEN COOPER*
LEN COOPER*1988/89DON GARDNER*
DON GARDNER*1989/90DAN LAFFEY
DAN LAFFEY1990/91RON LEONARD*
RON LEONARD*1991/92TOM BAXTER
TOM BAXTER1992/93REG HOLDEN*
REG HOLDEN*1993/94GARY WISEMAN
GARY WISEMAN1994/95HERB STAATS
HERB STAATS1995/96RALPH WRIGHT
RALPH WRIGHT1996/97 GERRY FRENETTE
1997/98RON GUTTMAN
RON GUTTMAN1998/99RON GUTTMAN
RON GUTTMAN1999/00HERB STAATS
HERB STAATS2000/01PAUL NEARY
PAUL NEARY2001/02PAUL NEARY
PAUL NEARY2002/03JOHAN DUKER
JOHAN DUKER2003/04JOHAN DUKER
JOHAN DUKER2004/05EARL SHAW
EARL SHAW2005/06VIC PHILLIPS
VIC PHILLIPS2006/07MARC LINETT
MARC LINETT2007/08GORDON PRECIOUS
GORDON PRECIOUS2008/09 GARY WISEMAN
GARY WISEMAN2009/10 BOB TAYLOR
*= DECEASED
CLUB HONOURARY AND LIFETIME MEMBERS
HAROLD BLACK
HARRY BLACKSTONE, SR.*
JOAN CAESARI.B.M. INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT 2008/09
I.B.M. INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT 2008/09HARRY DEVITT*
JOHN GIORDMAINE*
DOUG HENNING*
RALPH HINKSON*
REG HOLDEN*
JIMMY LAKE*
RON LEONARD*
SID LORRAINE*
BRUCE POSGATE*I.B.M. INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT
I.B.M. INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENTHERB STAATS
LEN VINTUS*1ST I.B.M. INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT
1ST I.B.M. INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENTBOB WEILL*
*=DECEASED
