LOTO has a rich history of wacky women who inspired fellow Queens through humor and leadership.
While many stories have faded into history, we are fortunate to have 93 years’ worth of photographs, thanks to OASIS‘ diligent preservation of our Journals of Proceedings.
We hope you enjoy this gallery showcasing our fabulous Past Supreme Ashayhis.
PAST SUPREME ASHAYHIS
1915 – 1920 Phillipa Dean, Cleveland, OH 11/30/1942
1920 – 1922 Ida Swatt, Schenectady, NY 03/03/1932
1922 – 1923 Julia King, Rochester, NY 02/10/1967
1923 – 1925 Etta Bellfield, Buffalo, NY 09/04/1942
1925 – 1926 Ida May Herrick, Detroit, MI 01/21/1952
1926 – 1927 Frances Douglas, Lawndale, CA 06/27/1964
1927 – 1928 Emma Vorhies, Syracuse, NY 10/23/1940
1928 – 1929 Katherine Wallace, Derby, NY 07/24/1944
1929 – 1930 Lulu McKinnon, Cedar Rapids, IA 08/25/1975
1930 – 1931 Grace Dondero, Birmingham, MI 02/01/1955
1931 – 1932 Hazel Cunningham, Des Moines, IA 08/25/1975
1932 – 1933 Betty Bryant, Endicott, NY 09/10/1947
1933 – 1934 Ann Jarvis, Indianapolis, IN 04/26/1973
1934 – 1935 Harriett Brisley, Lake Worth, FL 01/21/1968
1935 – 1936 Cornelia Quant, Buffalo, NY 04/02/1994
1936 – 1937 Mary Clarkson, Niagara Falls, ON 08/24/1973
1937 – 1938 Pearle Page, Long Beach, CA 04/29/1973
1938 – 1939 Hazel Hoover, Toledo, OH 01/13/1959
1939 – 1940 F. Belle Hardon, Providence, RI 04/26/1952
1940 – 1941 Jennie Haven, Glendale, CA 08/22/1973
1941 – 1942 Bess Geiger, Syracuse, NY 07/06/1960
1942 – 1943 Laura Conway, Royal Oaks, MI 06/02/1991
1943 – 1944 Myrtle Distler, Peoria, IL 06/28/1961
1944 – 1945 Alberta Dietz, St. Louis, MO 03/02/1945
1945 – 1946 Verta Eberly, Columbus, OH 01/11/1970
1946 – 1947 Rhea Langlais, Hamilton, ON 06/11/1970
1947 – 1948 Tena Burroughs, Gaylord, MI 03/06/1970
1948 – 1949 Frances Hardic, Endicott, NY 10/18/1987
1949 – 1950 Lucille Katschke, Cicero, IL 02/12/1986
1950 – 1951 May Hildinger, Safety Harbour, FL 12/14/1994
1951 – 1952 Esther Dimmig, Buffalo, NY 05/18/1964
1952 – 1953 Jean Critchley, Windsor, ON 01/13/1964
1953 – 1954 Emma Weisenborn, Buffalo, NY 03/07/1985
1954 – 1955 Althea Rishell, Witchita, KA 09/04/1987
1955 – 1956 Coral Evans, Endicott, NY 12/26/1978
1956 – 1957 Ann Mitchelle, Ft. Myers Beach, FL 09/24/2004
1957 – 1958 Florence Forknall, Ferndale, MI 07/24/1975
1959 – 1960 Pearl Neary, Detroit, MI 10/31/1973
1960 – 1961 Cora Hawkins, Hamilton, ON 09/20/1977
1961 – 1962 Hazel Thomas, Windsor, ON 01/03/1962
1962 – 1963 Leora Vackel, Buffalo, NY 02/28/1976
1963 – 1964 Florence Hayes, Baltimore, MA 02/13/1989
1964 – 1965 Regina Hutchinson, Los Angeles, CA 01/23/2004
1965 – 1966 Jean Lord, Buffalo, NY 08/12/1968
1966 – 1967 May Dawson, Ottawa, ON 02/00/1998
1967 – 1968 Grace Sherman, Lakewood, NY 05/06/1985
1968 – 1969 Willa Barnes, Saratoga, CA 03/22/1994
1969 – 1970 Betty McConnell, Buffalo, NY 05/13/1983
1970 – 1971 Elsi Beckett, Victoria, BC 06/15/1989
1971 – 1972 Pearl Rottensteiner, Cleveland, OH 06/04/1997
1972 – 1973 Isabelle Roth, Hilton, NY 02/17/1994
1973 – 1974 Gladys Wraith, Buffalo, NY 12/13/1984
1974 – 1975 Martha Brundage, Fullerton, CA 12/05/1990
1975 – 1976 Ruby McCray, Dublin, OH 08/00/1995
1976 – 1977 Dorothy Thody, London, ON 11/14/1999
1977 – 1978 Bea Segelstrom, Niagara Fallas, NY 05/29/2000
1978 – 1979 Doris Long, Baltimore, MA 08/15/1992
1979 – 1979 Kathleen Thompson, Winnipeg, MB 10/05/1979
1979 – 1981 Catherine Peeling, Shamokin, PA 10/18/2008
1981 – 1982 Audrey McCauley, Toronto, ON 10/26/2002
1982 – 1983 Marion Young, Thunder Bay, ON 11/09/1988
1983 – 1984 Marion Skriloff, Cranberry, NJ 12/23/2002
1984 – 1985 Ruth Zuidema Keller, Perry, GA 12/12/2016
1985 – 1986 Georgia Bulkley, Palm Harbor, FL 02/11/1995
1986 – 1987 Pearl Ludwig, Gerry, NY 07/06/2001
1987 – 1988 Gladys Kohl, Glen Arm, MD 11/30/2011
1988 – 1989 Sarah F. Blake, Ridgeley, WV
1989 – 1990 Verna Youngs, Peterborough, ON 11/07/2000
1990 – 1991 Anna Acker, Baltimore, MD 05/17/2001
1991 – 1992 Lorraine Rath, High River, AB
1992 – 1993 Helen S. Groves, Keswick, ON 04/17/2009
1993 – 1994 Ruth C. Gerhardt, Springfield, OH 03/10/2024
1994 – 1995 Elsie Capps, Old Town, FL
1995 – 1996 Betty Gural, Winnipeg, MB
1996 – 1997 Romayne M. Kline, Pittsford, NY 02/11/2012
1997 – 1998 Margaret Morris, Brantford, ON 06/13/2012
1998 – 1999 E. Virginia Dietrich, Baltimore, MD
1999 – 2000 Kathleen Wright, Winnipeg, MB 04/08/2015
2000 – 2001 Kathleen Wright, Winnipeg, MB 04/08/2015
2001 – 2002 Carol Phillips, Peterborough, ON 06/08/2021
2002 – 2003 Edna V. Pennycook, Roseneath, ON
2003 – 2004 Ruth Rowland, Baltimore, MD 02/10/2012
2004 – 2005 Eileen Mohr, Jamestown, NY 09/22/2008
2005 – 2006 Gwen H. Barron, Roseneath, ON
2006 – 2007 Shirley Paul, Bushell, IL 06/15/2024
2007 – 2008 Barbara Joyes, Peterborough, ON 07/29/2020
2008 – 2009 Glynda “Gay” Bannister, Cobourg, ON
2009 – 2010 Susan Gordon, Campbellford, ON
2010 – 2011 Dorothy Sutton, Port Hope, ON 12/19/2011
2011 – 2012 Nancy Norman, Roseneath, ON
2012 – 2013 Milicent Bell, Port Hope, ON 07/12/2016
2013 – 2014 Gwen Barron, Roseneath, ON
2014 – 2015 Keitha Lagrois, Cobourg, ON
2015 – 2016 Linnea Bredenberg, Sunnyvale, CA
2016 – 2017 Cathy Reid, Hastings, ON
2017 – 2018 Susan Gordon, Campbellford, ON
2018 – 2019 Unknown
2019 – 2020 Unknown
2020 – 2021 Unknown
2021 – 2022 Unknown
2022 – 2023 Debra L., California
2023 – 2024 Brenna W-M, Texas
2024 – 2025 Brenna W-M, Texas
HONORARY PAST SUPREME ASHAYHIS
2000 – 2001 SQ Marjorie Bolton 07/27/2000
SUPREME KEEPER OF TRADITIONS EMERITUS
1965 – 1984 PSA Emma O. Weisenborn, Buffalo, NY 03/07/1985
SUPREME KEEPER OF SHEKELS EMERITUS
1986 – 1998 PSA Catherine Peeling, Shamokin, PA 10/18/2008
SUPREME TRUSTEE EMERITUS
1971 – 1999 Alberta Plunkett, Toronto, ON