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IBM Ring 1
From Magicpedia, the free online encyclopedia for magicians by magicians.
IBM Ring 1 is the St. Louis Missouri chapter of the International Brotherhood of Magicians.
Originally began as the "St. Louis Magic Club" with Andrew Buel as one of the founding members. It later formed into an Society of American Magicians Assembly. When this Assembly was disbanded he formed the "St. Louis Society of Magicians".
In 1927, Buel created the idea of rings and wrote President W.W. Durbin for permission to form Ring One.
Presidents
- 1927 to 1936 Andrew Buel
- 1937 Louis Vizard
- 1938 Dr. Charlton F. Chute
- 1939 W. U. James
- 1939 Ben Bradley
- 1940 P.T. Little
- 1941 Forrest Hendricks
- 1950s Bud Dietrich
- 1990 Don Rataj
References
- "Brief history of Ring No. 1" By Andrew H. Buel, Linking Ring,June 1939, page 337
- "History of Ring No.1" by Buel, Linking Ring, March 1942, page 48.