Lest We Forget / 39 The Royal Canadian Legion Prince Edward Island Command Branch No. 7 - Eldon The following is a list of comrades who have served as Branch Presidents: 1932 Comrade Patrick Byrnes 1933 Comrade John D. MacDougall 1934 Comrade Daniel Ross 1935 Comrade Dave Ross 1936 Comrade George Davies 1937 Comrade Justin Van Iderstine 1938 Comrade Martin MacDonald 1939 Comrade Victor Sanderson 1940 Comrade David Bishop 1941 Comrade Cameron MacPhee 1942 Comrade Roberts West 1943 Comrade Angus Murchison 1944 Comrade Murdoch MacPhee 1945-1946 Comrade Albert MacDonald 1947-1948 Comrade Fred Van Iderstine 1949-1950 Comrade Malcolm Nicholson 1951-1952 Comrade Ross MacPherson 1953-1954 Comrade Findley Smith 1955-1956 Comrade Hector Panton 1957-1958 Comrade Lester MacRae 1959-1960 Comrade Frank MacRae 1961-1962 Comrade Lloyd Morrison 1963-1964 Comrade Fred Panton 1965-1966 Comrade Michael McKenna 1966-1967 Comrade John G. MacPherson 1967-1968 Comrade Hector Panton 1969-1971 Comrade Fred Panton 1972-1973 Comrade John Gillis 1973-1974 Comrade Laurie Morrison Sr. 1974-1975 Comrade Lester MacRae 1975-1976 Comrade Hector Panton 1976-1977 Comrade Michael McKenna 1977-1978 Comrade John G. MacPherson 1979 Comrade Stanwood MacLeod 1980 Comrade Charlie Nicholson 1981-1982 Comrade Laurie Morrison 1983-1984 Comrade John G. MacPherson 1985-1986 Comrade Windsor Kennedy 1987-1989 Comrade John G. MacPherson 1990-1991 Comrade Duncan Wilson 1992-1995 Comrade John G. MacPherson 1996-1997 Comrade Donald Beaton 1998-1999 Comrade Vernon Glover 2000 Comrade Donald Beaton 2001 Comrade Rankin Keenan 2002 Comrade Vernon Glover 2003 Comrade Donald Beaton The Eldon Branch welcomed the formation of their Ladies Auxiliary in February 1959. The following ladies have served as president of the Ladies Auxiliary: 1959 Donalda Nicholson 1960 Edylthe Van Iderstine 1961 Emily Panton 1962 Donalda Nicholson 1963 Jessie MacKinnon 1964 Josephine MacPherson 1965 Annie Gillis 1966 Elizabeth Morrisson 1967 Alice West 1968 Anne MacPherson 1969-1970 Jessie MacKinnon 1971 Josephine MacPherson 1972-1973 Emily Panton 1974-1975 Dorothy Vincent 1976-1977 Jennie MacLean 1978-1979 Josephine MacPherson 1980 Marlene MacLeod 1981-1987 Annie Gillis 1988-1992 Josephine MacPherson 1993-2003 Marie Vessey In 1958 a committee of the members of the Board of Trustees went to see Mrs. George Docherty about purchasing a building which her husband had carried on a grocery business. The building was purchased and moved to its present site on land owned by Angus MacGowan. Additions were added to the Legion Home in 1983 & 1984.
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