AVEDON CAROL ROBERT J. CLIFFORD JOHN ELLIS 4409 Woodfield Rd. [censored] [censored] Kensington, Md. 20795 Dunbar, W.Va. 25064 Fairfax, Va. 22030 (301) 946-2828 (703) 273-3879 REGINA COHEN SHIRLEY AVERY [censored] DICK ENEY [censored] Arlington, Va. 22204 [censored] Laurel, Md. 20811 (703) 931-0759 Hyattsville, Md. 20781 (301) 776-1165 (301) 864-2796 SHERNA COMERFORD APRIL BARBER [censored] JOHN EPPERSON [censored] Hyattsville, Md. 20781 [censored] Severn, Md. 21144 (301) 864-2796 Arlington, Va. 22204 (301) 551-8357 (703) 979-9478 REX CONN JEAN BARILE [censored] JUDY FETTER [censored] Washington, D.C. 20030 [censored] Tacoma Park, Md. 20012 Arlington, Va. 22201 (301) 270-5129 JAN & PHIL COX (703) 841-9670 [censored] FRED BAUER Falls Church, Va. 22042 SIMON FORREST (Sept-May) (703) 532-0420 [censored] 21 White I Baltimore, Md. 21218 Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst. WILLIAM DAHLBERG (301) 889-1455 Troy N.Y. 12181 [censored] (parents' home:) Alexandria, Va. 22304 CAROL FOWLER [censored] (703) 751-6874 [censored] Bethesda, Md. 20034 Rockville, Md. 20852 (301) 320-5769 RICH DALE (301) 882-1951 [censored] BOBBY BAUM Adelphi, Md. 20783 ABRAHAM FRIEDMAN [censored] (301) 439-4984 [censored] Bethesda, Md 20034 Arlington, Va. 22204 (301) 229-6475 BONNIE DALZELL (703) 920-4788 [censored] ANDY BEEKEN Rockville, Md. 20850 MARJORIE L. FRITTS [censored] (301) 762-2822 [censored] Washington, D.C. 20009 Hillcrest Heights, Md 20031 (202) 462-0727 JAMES DANA (301) 894-8048 [censored] BILL BERG Baltimore, Md. 21218 ALEXIS & DOLL GILLILAND 2131 Keating St. (301) 235-4817 [censored] Hillcrest Heights Md. 20031 Arlington, Va. 22204 (301) 894-8048 SCOTT DENNIS (703) 920-6087 2333 N. Calvert St. KENT BLOOM Baltimore, Md. 21218 BETH GOETZ 338 N St. S.W. (301) 366-4794 [censored] Washington, D.C. 20024 Falls Church, Va. 22046 (202) 554-2661 AVERY DAVIS (703) 534-1763 [censored] BEVERLY BRANDT Atlanta, Georgia 30309 NANCY HANDWORK 3326 Lauriston Place (404) 351-1178 [censored] Fairfax, Va. 22031 Fairfax, Va. 22030 (703) 573-8230 CHICK DERRY (703) 273-3879 6813 3rd St. JANNY BRAUNINGER Riverdale, Md. 20840 MICHAEL & SHARON HARRIS [censored] (301) 474-8071 [censored] Arlington, Va. 22207 Haymarket, Va. 22069 (703) 536-9768 JOANNA & WAYNE DIONNE (703) 754-8814 7806 Pats Lane STEVE BROWN Camp Springs, Md. 20022 ROBERT W. HARRISON [censored] (301) 248-5566 [censored] Arlington, Va. 22201 Springfield, Va. 22150 (703) 527-2191 BRUCE DIXON (703) 451-2610 [censored] FRAN BUHMAN Bethesda, Md. 20014 DAVID HASTIE [censored] (301) 550-0484 [censored] Alexandria, Va. 22311 McLean, Va 22101 (703) 820-2652 RICHARD DIXON (703) 790-9366 [censored] CHRISTINE CALLAHAN Baltimore, Md. 21234 JACK HENEGHAN [censored] 6211 64th Ave, Apt 3 W. Hyattsville, Md. 20782 STEVE DOLAN Riverdale, Md. 20840 (301) 864-6547 [censored] (301) 779-4752 Baltimore, Md. 21218 DENNY CARROLL (301) 366-2350 ELAINE HENSLEY [censored] [censored] Springfield. Va. 22150 KENNETH DUNN Arlington, Va. 22204 (703) 451-1188 [censored] (703) 820-3471 Silver Spring, Md. 20903 JACK L. CHALKER (301) 439-8710 LARRY HERMAN 4704 Warner Drive [censored] Manchester, Md. 21102 DAVE ELLIS/CHARLIE etc. Rockville, Md. 20854 (301) 239-8999 9606 Dilston Rd. (301) 299-7354 Silver Spring, Md. 20903 ROXANE HIGINBOTHAM JACK LECHNER DON PAULEY [censored] [censored] [censored] Hillcrest Heights, Md. 20031 Arlington, Va. 22207 Nashua, New Hampshire 03060 (301) 894-8629 (703) 536-5787 BOB & PEGGY PAVLAT KLEEO HONDROS DAVID LINDSAY 5709 Goucher Drive [censored] [censored] College Park, Md. 20740 Bladensburg, Md. 20710 Annandale, Va. 22003 (301) 345-6652 (301) 864-9339 (703) 354-5173 LISA PEOPLES ALAN HUFF NICK LOTER [censored] 9606 Dilston Rd. [censored] Kensington, Md. 20795 Silver Spring, Md. 20903 Alexandria, Va. (301) 949-8675 (703) 768-2580 JOHN HUFF MARIANNE PETRINO [censored] BOB LOVELL [censored] Hillcrest Heights, Md. 20031 [censored] Arlington, Va. 22204 (301) 894-8048 Baltimore, Md. 21218 (301) 979-9478 (301) 366-4794 TOM JOLL JANET PEUGH [censored] JANET LYNCH [censored] Washington, D.C. 2008 [censored] Bethesda, Md. (202) 232-5320 Fairfax, Va. 22031 (301) 652-1046 (703) 273-3013 DICK JONES PAT POTTS [censored] BOB MADLE [censored] Alexandria, Va. 22312 [censored] Austin, Texas 78757 (703) 750-2392 Rockville, Md. 20853 (512) 458-8459 (301) 460-4712 PATRICK JONES JANET PRATO [censored] SUSI MAENNIK [censored] Silver Spring, Md. 20901 [censored] Annandale, Va. 22003 (301) 593-2851 Baltimore, Md. 21211 (703) 256-5682 (301) 366-7365 DAN JOY DICK & JANE PRESTON [censored] BILL MARLOW [censored] Falls Church, Va. 22041 [censored] Vienna, Va. 22180 (703) 256-4080 Severn, Md. 21144 (703) 281-2711 (301) 551-6993 JUDITH JUDSON IRENE REDDICK [censored] JOE MAYHEW [censored] Alexandria, Va. 22311 6000 67th Ave. Apt 104 Pikesville, Md. 21208 (703) 931-5149 E. Riverdale, Md. 20840 (301) 653-1879 (301) 459-5634 NANCY KANE RAY RIDENOUR [censored] ROBERT McARTHUR [censored] Silver Spring, Md. 20902 [censored] Baltimore, Md. 21211 (301) 649-2413 Washington, D.C. 20009 (301) 366-1365 (203) 232-6288 PATRICK KELLY JACKIE & JANE RILEY 9305 Marycrest St. GINNY McNITT [censored] Fairfax, Va. 22030 [censored] Temple Hills, Md. 20031 (703) 591-2093 Bethesda, Md. 20014 (301) 894-8350 (301) 652-2245 SUZANNE KERRY P. SCOTT ROBINSON [censored] LINDA MELNICK [censored] Falls Church, Va. 22041 [censored] Springfield, Va 22151 College Park, Md. 20740 (703) 569-1449 JIM KLAPPER (301) 779-4672 [censored] DICK ROEPKE Springfield, Va. 22152 WALTER MILES 2508 Queen's Chapel Rd. (703) 569-0713 4201 Oglethorpe St. Apt 102 Apt 202 Hyattsville, Md. 20781 W. Hyattsville, Md. 20782 ANNETTE & MARK KLAUSE (301) 927-1690 (301) 864-6547 [censored] Tacoma Park, Md. 20012 BARRY & JUDY NEWTON WAYNE RODGERS (301) 891-2035 P.O.B. 153 [censored] Sandy Spring, Md. 20860 NY, NY 10040 SUZI KOON (301) 774-0929 (212) 942-6982 [censored] Alexandria, Va. 22312 ELAINE NORMANDY KEN ROSEMAN phone unlisted. [censored] P.O.B. 256 Riverdale, Md. 20840 College Park. Md 20740 MICHAEL KOZLOWSKI (301) 779-4752 (301) 277-0552 [censored] Beltsville, Md. 20705 JOHN NOVAK TED ROSENBERG (301) 572-7210 [censored] [censored] St. Louis, Mo. 63117 Baltimore. Md. 21207 PHYLLIS KRAMER (314) 647-8366 (301) 448-3134 [censored] Baltimore, Md. 21218 GEORGE NYHEN PAAVO ST. DENNIS (301) 889-1455 P.O.B. 414 [censored] Arlington, Va. 22210 Arlington, Va. 22207 SUZANNE KUBOTA (703) 538-5752 (703) 536-4515 [censored] Annandale, Va. 22003 GARY OLESON KATHY & LEO SANDS (703) 256-6476 [censored] [censored] Alexandria, Va. 22312 Baltimore, Md. 21218 MIKE KURMAN (703) 750-9399 (301) 467-1268 [censored] Cockeysville, Md. 21030 BOB & ROSA OLIVER JOHN SAPIENZA (301) 662-2618 9408 Michael Drive 2440 Virginia Ave. N.W. Clinton, Md. 20735 Apt. D-203 JIM LANDAU (301) 868-7940 Washington, D.C. 20037 [censored] (202) 659-2147 Arlington, Va 22204 MARK OWINGS (703) 931-7158 9606 Dilston Rd. Silver Spring, Md. 20903 TOM SCHAAD TED WHITE [censored] [censored] Arlington, Va. 22204 Falls Church, Va. 22046 (703) 979-9478 (703) 532-0623 JEFF SCHALLES EVA WHITLEY (CHALKER) [censored] 4704 Warner Drive E. Riverdale, Md. 20840 Manchester, Md. 21102 (301) 239-8999 Charles Sheffield 6812 Wilson Lane EDIE WILLIAMS Bethesda, Md 20034 [censored] (301) 229-7909 Baltimore, Md. 21218 (301) 889-1455 MIKE SHOEMAKER [censored] RON WOLZ Alexandria, Va. 22302 [censored] (703) 379-6278 Laurel, Md. 20810 (301) 792-4536 STEVE SMITH 9819 Connecticut Ave. JANE & MORGAN WOODWARD Kensington, Md. 20795 [censored] (301) 949-8625 Laurel, Md. 20811 (301) 776-2048 VICTORIA A. SMITH 4500 Pohick Lane, Apt.4-205 MARTIN WOOSTER Fairfax, Va 22030 [censored] (703) 978-1097 Bethesda, Md. 20034 (301) 588-3124 LEE SMOIRE 2333 North Calvert St. CARL ZWANZIG Baltimore, Md. 21218 [censored] (301) 366-4794 Bethesda, Md. 20016 (301) 229-1961 DAN STEFFAN (Sept-May:) [censored] Box 2503 WP I Arlington, Va. 22203 Worcester, Mass. 01609 (301) 525-9713 PLEASE GIVE ALL CORRECTIONS TO: STEPHANIE SPEARMAN JOSEPH T. MAYHEW [censored] 6000 67th Ave. Apt. 104 New Carrollton, Md. 20740 E. Riverdale, Md. 20840 (301) 571-8177 (301) 459-5634 STEVE STILES [censored] Arlington, Va. 22205 (703) 524-4158 SOMTOW SUCHARITKUL 3428 S. Stafford St. Arlington, Va. 22206 (703) 931 5098 LINDA SWEETING [censored] Greenbelt, Md. 20770 (301) 345-4762 TIM TARRANTS [censored] Bowie, Md. 20715 (301) 262-9094 RICHARD THOMPSON [censored] Gaithersburg, Md. 20760 (301) 869-7583 JIM THOMAS P.O.B. 26 Sandy Spring, Md. 20860 (301) 774-7686 MIKE TUCHMAN [censored] Alexandria, Va. 22314 (703) 836-8957 JAMES TURNER [censored] Arlington, Va. 22209 MIKE WALSH 115 W. 29th St. 2nd Floor Baltimore, Md. 21218 (301) 366-7640 DAVE WEEMS [censored] Fairfax, Va 22031 (703) 573-7224 SUE WHEELER [censored] Baltimore, Md. 21236 (301) 882-9169
It has the following standing committees:
MEMBERSHIP: (BILL BERG, JOE MAYHEW)
ENTERTAINMENT: (DOLL GILLILAND)
PUBLICATIONS: (JOE MAYHEW, ROSA OLIVER, BARRY NEWTON)
and the following ad hoc committees:
DISCLAVE: (TOM SCHAAD, ROSA OLIVER, JOE MAYHEW, MIKE WALSH, EVA
CHALKER, KIM WESTON, MICHAEL HARRIS, WAYNE DIONNE, BOB OLIVER, KENT
BLOOM, DAVID HASTIE.)
DATCLAVE: (KENT BLOOM, DOLL GILLILAND)
CONSTITUTION: (JOE MAYHEW, JOHN SAPIENZA, KENT BLOOM)
DISCLAVE 1981 (ALEXIS GILLILAND)
The 1st Friday meeting occurs at the home of Doll and Alexis GILLILAND (see map) and the 3rd Friday meeting occurs at the home of Bill BERG (see map). The 5th Friday is a gypsy, and is held where volunteered and approved by the club. An allotment not to exceed $50.00 is provided by the club Treasury for all official meetings at the club and parties for refreshments. Membership in WSFA is open to "persons in the general Washington D.C. area interested in Science Fiction." Annual dues are $4.00 (payable quarterly). The annual election of officers is held on the 1st Friday in May. THE WSFA JOURNAL is sponsored by the club as its official bulletin and newsletter. It is scheduled presently as a monthly 4 paged photo-offset item and is distributed free to members and to those attending meetings. Members not attending who are current in their dues receive the JOURNAL by mail.
--the following is reprinted from THE WSFA JOURNAL issue Number One, March 1965. It is a brief history of WSFA up to that date--
The Washington Science Fiction Association was founded in the fall of 1947 (as the Washington Science Fiction Society) by seven attendees at the 1947 Philcon II -Russell Swanson (President), Bob Briggs (Vice-President), Frank Kerkhof (Secretary-Treasurer), R.P. Courtis, Bob Pavlat, and Chick Derry.
The club grew very slowly, gathering a few new members and attracting an occasional guest speaker, including such notables as Willy Ley and Seabury Quinn. Then, the club floundered when President Swanson was discharged from the Army and left D.C. for his home in Haddam, Connecticut, and Frank Kerkhof ended up trying to run the club single-handedly.
Revitalization came shortly afterwards, when in the summer of 1948, the club was reorganized as the Washington Science Fiction Association with a new constitution and an energetic new President - Louis E. Garner, Jr. Bob Briggs again was elected to the office of Vice-President, and Frank Kerkhof to the office of Secretary-Treasurer. The last-named office was split into two, with Roy W. Loan elected to the new post of Secretary.
Meetings were held at the offices of the Association of American Railroads, in the Transportation Building, at 17th and I Streets, N.W., until the fall of 1953. For a year after that, meetings were held in the club's own apartment on O Street. N.W. After the club gave up the apartment, meetings were held successively at the homes of various members, including Dot Cole, Nelson Griggs, and Miss E. Cullen; they have been held at Miss Cullen's since 1956.
In addition to Lou Garner, Association Presidents have included Roy Loan (2 terms) Phil Bridges (2 terms), Bob Briggs, Nelson Griggs, Ted White, Bill Berg, Bob Pavlat (2 terms - one as Vice-President completing a term as President), John Magnus, Dick Eney, Bob Madle, George Scithers (3 terms, one incomplete) and, currently, Banks Mebane.
During its existence the Association has held three formal Conclaves (1950 - Wily Ley, Guest Speaker; 1951 - Sam Moskowitz, Guest Speaker; 1953 - "Proxy"con), a World Convention (Discon, 1963 -Will F. Jenkins, better known as "Murray Leinster", Guest-of-Honor) and several informal (i.e. without programs) conclaves, the Disclaves (usually held annually since 1958).
A club publication, QUANTA, appeared during the early years of the Association, but folded after four issues. More recently, SPECULATIVE REVIEW was sponsored by WSFA. Finally, the publication you are reading, THE WSFA JOURNAL, has assumed the task of publishing the news of the Association and Association business.
WSFA meets on the 1st and 3rd Friday of each month. Presently the
meetings are scheduled at two places: The 1st Friday meeting is
scheduled at the home of Doll and Alexis Gilliland: [censored],
Arlington, Va. 22204 (703) 920-6087 the 3rd at Bill Berg's: 2131
Keating St. Hillcrest Heights, Md. 20031 (301) 894-8048.
DIRECTIONS TO BERG'S: (3rd Friday) Going south-west on Iverson Avenue
you will pass under Iverson Mall. Continue down Iverson and you will
see two smaller shopping areas on your right. 23rd St. is at the end
of the second small plaza. When you cross 23rd, you will see a tall,
colonial style Baptist Church. Take the next left onto 22nd. After
one block it crosses Jameson St. and changes its name to Keating,
Bill's house is the second house on the left. The first house has a
garage, Bill's does not.
DIRECTIONS TO GILLILAND'S: [censored] Be careful not to block either
of these driveways.
TIME TO SHOW UP: Folks start drifting in around 8:15 or so. The
meeting generally starts at 9:15. Everything varies.