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more on Pete Leland
Yes, Hoosier, you get the Apollo pouch...it was, indeed Pete
Leland...married to Wilma Smith, who as Wilma Smith Leland,
presided over AOPi in the 50s. They had no sons, but a couple
of AOPi daughters. Pete had a special white gold badge, a bit
larger, sometimes called a "founder's pin," and diamonds were
at each corner where pearls are usually....three in all. I believe
Frank Leicher of Burr, Patterson & Auld had it made. Wish we knew where it was, but likely yet in family. If HQ ever gets their
shit together, archives-wise, it belongs there. The late Jim Kane
volunteered his time, free, to try to establish some sort of order to the old artifacts...now there was a GREAT Teke. But I do not
know if Wilma came to any Conclaves...she did not from '55 on
as I was at them. Pete preferred the bar to the bride, but I am
sure he had a reason. He was a good looking, sharp dressing,
and very personable man, Pete was. When we took a lot of the
old boys into the Knights of Apollo, the bellyaching about this group stopped. Tex and Pete nominated me and I was elected
"Histor for Life of the KoA" at the '59 Conclave in Detroit. Pete,
Tues, Tex, et al., were as proud as a three pekkered dog with the gold sashes Dick Hall (god bless him) gave 'em. The KoA has one
founder living, Wally Ginn, here in Denver. He is scroll #1 of the
DU (Gamma Tau) chapter and very active in the Alum Chaper.
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