| 1943 |
Elkhart
Chapter had first meeting September 16.
South Bend Chapter October 5.
Gary Chapter, early November. |
| 1944 |
Indiana
State District formed with seven chapters at Anderson, August 20.
Ralph Rackham, Elkhart, elected first president. |
| 1945 |
District
charter issued on January 3 by Phil Embury, International President.
First district quartet contest held at Elkhart, January 27.
Doctors of Harmony, champions. |
| 1946 |
International
mid-winter convention held in Evansville, January 18-20.
Monthly newsletter, Harmony Hopper, first issued in January.
Marion Fast, editor and district secretary. |
| 1947 |
Doctors
of Harmony won International Quartet Contest in Milwaukee.
District had 28 chapters on July 30. |
| 1948 |
Indiana-Kentucky
Association of Chapters staged first chorus contest, second in Society,
September 26. Terre Haute,
champions, directed by Carl C. Jones.
Four Shades of Harmony placed fifth in International Quartet
Contest in Oklahoma City. |
| 1949 |
The
Varsity Four, Lafayette, placed fifth in International Contest in
Buffalo, NY. First district
in Society to hold an all-District Picnic, August 21. |
| 1950 |
Jerry
Beeler, Evansville, elected as International President at Omaha
convention. District had 43
chapters and 2486 members. Mishawaka
Chapter had 328 members - highest in the Society. |
| 1951 |
Society's
first combination quartet-chorus contest and convention held in Terre
Haute, October 27-28. District
consisted of 46 chapters and 1980 members as of July 1.
First issue of IN-KY NOTES, November-December, Fred Goodrich,
Editor. |
| 1952 |
First
district quartet directory published in IN-KY NOTES, January-February
issue. The Templairs
Quartet from Muncie placed 10th at the Kansas City, MO Convention. |
| 1953 |
Society's
first chorus contest held in Detroit, June 13. Terre Haute placed 8th and Muncie placed 12th.
O.C. Cash, co-founder of Society, died on August 15. |
| 1954 |
International
Chorus Contest held in Washington, D. C,
Michigan City finished second and Muncie was 23rd.
Singing Brocks appeared on Ted Mack Television Show on July 17. |
| 1955 |
International
mid-winter convention held in Louisville, January 20-23.
General Chairman was Fred Lotz.
Michigan City Chorus again in 2nd place at International Contets
in Miami. |
| 1956 |
The
Ambassadors of Harmony Chorus, Michigan City, won International Contest
in Minneapolis, June 15. The
chorus was directed by Rudy Hart. |
| 1957 |
The
Gary Chapter Chorus, directed by Dick Mackin, placed fifth in
International contest in Los Angeles.
International Secretary Robert Hafer signed the final documents
for the purchase of Harmony Hall. |
| 1958 |
Versailles,
KY, Chapter Show at University of Kentucky
featured seven International Quartet Champions.
Harold Roederer named Editor of IN-KY NOTES. |
| 1959 |
District
first Contest and Judging seminar held in Indianapolis, November 14.
Rudy Hart elected International Society Treasurer at Chicago
convention. Tell City
Chapter second highest in the Society with 166 members. |
| 1960 |
District
Board action initiated future novice quartet contests.
District's first directors' school in Indianapolis, January
15-17. Indiana-Kentucky
District was renamed as Cardinal District on October 20. |
| 1961 |
Buffalo
Bills headlined the charter show for Lexington Chapter, October 7.
Society's first HEP School, originated by Rudy Hart, held August
24-27 in Winona, Minnesota. |
| 1962 |
The
Louisville Thoroughbred Chorus won the International Chorus Contest in
Kansas City, June 21-24, under the direction of Bill Benner. |
| 1963 |
The
Chorus of the Dunes, Gary Chapter, with Dick Mackin directing, placed
2nd in the International Contest in Toronto, Canada. Charles Parady named editor of IN-KY NOTES. |
| 1964 |
District
Picnic held at Brown County; 11 novice quartets competed.
The Cardinal District was second in the Society in membership
achievement. Joe Juday,
Fort Wayne Chapter, named the new
IN-KY NOTES editor. |
| 1965 |
Louisville
Thoroughbred Chorus, directed by Joe Wise and Jim Miller place 2nd at
the International Contest in Boston.
Stephen Lockard, Lafayette Chapter, named IN-KY NOTES editor. |
| 1966 |
400
Barbershoppers and wives attended Brown County Picnic as 14 novice
quartets competed. Bill
Terry took over as IN-KY NOTES editor.
The Thoroughbred Chorus won the International Chorus Contest held
in Chicago. |
| 1967 |
First
district extravaganza in Lafayette on March 31, included six district
quartet champions, International Champion Four Renegades, and Hartsmen
Chorus. The Chorus of the
Dunes placed second again in the International Contest in Los Angeles. |
| 1968 |
310
Barbershoppers from Cardinal and Illinois Districts attended COTS in
Danville, IL, December 7-8. First
annual district workshop was held August 16-18 at Ball State University.
Harold Roederer took over editorship of IN-KY NOTES again. |
| 1969 |
Eleven
district quartets attended the Cardinal Workshop in Indianapolis,
February 7-9. Louisville
Thoroughbred Chorus won their third International Championship in St.
Louis, MO. |
| 1970 |
Rupert
Hall, co-founder of the Society, died March 14. Nu-Tones and Citations quartets returned to International
competition in Atlantic City, NJ. Dean
Bartholomew named as IN-KY NOTES editor. |
| 1971 |
Logopedics
Spectacular Show held in Kokomo, IN on September 19, a first in Cardinal
District. Bill Terry
returned as editor of the IN-KY NOTES. |
| 1972 |
The
Citations, quartet from the Louisville Chapter, toured the Far East,
entertaining US servicemen at the request of the Department of Defense,
USO, and Society. Roy Fenn,
Tell City, was presented his 50-member Man-of-Note Award. |
| 1973 |
Logopedics
Spectacular Show in South Bend on May 6 featured six chapters, eight
quartets, and 150-man chorus. |
| 1974 |
The
Louisville Thoroughbred Chorus won their fourth International Chorus
Championship in Kansas City. Paul
Izdepski, South Bend-Mishawaka Chapter, was named the new IN-KY NOTES
editor. |
| 1975 |
Indianapolis
Chapter hosted the International Convention, June 23-28.
Tom Genung served as General Chairman.
Society Board deemed it one of the most profitable and best
organized conventions. |
| 1976 |
District
Board designates names instead of letters for divisions within district.
Society reported that Cardinal had the highest Logopedics
contributions per man in the Society since 1964. |
| 1977 |
Louisville
Thoroughbred Chorus placed second at International Contest in
Philadelphia. Executive
Director Barrie Best fires Bob Johnson and Bob Meyer, then resigns in
February. |
| 1978 |
A
double-win in International Competition for the Louisville Chapter.
Bluegrass Student Union won the Quartet Championship in
Cincinnati while Thoroughbreds won the Chorus Championship. |
| 1979 |
Cardinal
District attained second place in the Society's Achievement Program.
George Houk, Indianapolis, was named District BOTY, and Dave Gelb
from Vincennes was named the ACOTY at the District Fall Convention. |
| 1980 |
Terre
Haute Chapter members and other district members took train to Salt Lake
City International Convention. Due
to a mix-up, all were flown back at the railroad's expense. |
| 1981 |
Burt
Huish, International President, addressed HOD meeting on March 7.
Thoroughbred Chorus won their sixth championship at Detroit
International Convention. |
| 1982 |
Joe
Liles visited four chapter sites, November 8-11. 290 men from 11 chapters attended his sessions.
26 Cardinal members attended Harmony College.
Fall convention in Marion resulted in record net profit. |
| 1983 |
Tom
Cogan from Kenosha staff conducted COTS in Indianapolis, November 12-13,
with 130 barbershoppers in attendance.
Harmony College, August 7-15 had 33 district members enrolled. |
| 1984 |
The
Thoroughbreds won their seventh International Chorus Championship.
The Harrington Brothers quartet finished fourth. |
| 1985 |
At
the International Convention in Minneapolis,
Lowell Shank from the Mammoth Cave Chapter won the International
Bulletin Editor of the Year Award. Terre Haute Chapter, including
wives, four quartets and the Bluegrass Student Union, visited England
for eight days in April. Robert
Carter named new IN-KY NOTES editor. |
| 1986 |
After
33 years, the Banks of the Wabash Chorus returned to International
competition in Salt Lake City. Morey
Jennings was elected as Society Vice President. |
| 1987 |
Interstate
Rivals won gold medal at Hartford convention. Second Edition placed second.
Thoroughbred Chorus finished third.
Gary Garitson named IN-KY NOTES editor. |
| 1988 |
First
Society and District COTS for district historians conducted by Bill
Watson in Indianapolis, November 18-19.
Cardinal District historical display awarded first place at San
Antonio convention. |
| 1989 |
Pride
of Indy Chorus won Buckeye Invitational Contest. 175 men attended Cardinal Roost in Anderson.
Chairman was Roger Davidson, DME.
Ernie Nickoson elected Vice President in Kansas City.
Second Edition won their gold medal in the Quartet Contest. |
| 1990 |
New
district convention format initiated at Fall Convention in Evansville:
Quartet contest on Friday and Saturday nights, Chorus contest
Saturday afternoon. Ernie
Nickoson elected to International Board as Treasurer. |
| 1991 |
Louisville
Chapter hosted the International Convention; Larry Knott served as
General Chairman. The
convention boasted an all-time record attendance of 11,012.
Cardinal District Hall of Fame initiated at the Fall Convention
in Evansville. |
| 1992 |
Ernie
Nickoson, Lexington, is elected as the Society's President for 1993 at
the New Orleans Convention. Lowell
Shank was appointed the IN-KY NOTES Editor in September. The first meeting of the District Quartet Champions
Association was held on October 3. |
| 1993 |
Ernie
Nickoson is re-elected as International
President for 1994. The
Summit City Chorus won the Buckeye Invitational Contest in August.
Cardinal District celebrated its 50th Anniversary during the Fall
Convention. Paul Izdepski
was named as District Historian after Bill Watson's death in an
automobile accident. |
| 1994 |
For the first time in "modern" barbershop
history, Cardinal District qualified two choruses in the International
Chorus Contest for 1995 (Louisville and Louisville Metro).
It was also the
first time in Society history that two choruses
from the same city competed at International .
Dick Nyikos received the President's Award in recognition of his
Public Relations work during the International Convention in Pittsburgh.
Cardinal District ran its own COTS for the first time, and with
great success! District
conventions carried themes for the first time (Spring - Western, Fall -
Baseball). The Summit City
Chorus placed second at the Buckeye Invitational. |
| 1995 |
The Thoroughbreds, under the direction of Ken Hatton,
placed 6th, while the 26 men of the Louisville Times, directed by Mark
Hale, placed 8th at the
International Chorus Contest in Miami. |
| 1996 |
The Louisville Times Chorus, in a narrow victory, upset
the Louisville Thoroughbreds to win the International Chorus Preliminary
Contest, qualifying them to represent Cardinal District at the
international competition in Indianapolis in 1997.
The Thoroughbreds’ performance, however, did qualify them as a
wild card entry into the Indianapolis contest.
The Cardinal District mourned the loss of three dedicated
long-time barbershoppers, Paul Izdepski, Jerry Kissinger, and Jerry
McPhee.1997 The
Louisville Times placed 6th and wildcard entry Louisville Thoroughbreds
placed 14th in the International Chorus Contest in Indianapolis.
Michigan Jake placed 8th in the International Quartet Contest.
In the International Bulletin Contest, Warren Donaldson
(Louisville) won 1st place and Brad McAlexander (Greater Indianapolis
won most improved. |
| 1998 |
Michigan Jake (Louisville Metro) placed 2nd in the
International Quartet Contest in Atlanta.
The Louisville Times placed 6th in the International Chorus
Contest, three points out of 5th place.
In the International Bulletin Contest, Brad McAlexander (Gtr.
Indpls.) placed 8th and Mike Van Cleave placed 14th.
Brad McAlexander took over as the new editor of the IN-KY NOTES.
The Cardinal District web page was born. |
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