IN ATTENDANCE AT THE FIRST MEETING OF THE S. E. COUNCIL 1956
| Name | City | Club |
| Bill Grover | Colorado Springs | Country Two Steppers |
| Oren Stuart | Colorado Springs | Double Squares |
| Russ Reid | Colorado Springs | Country Two Steppers |
| George L Smith | Colorado Springs | Country Two Steppers |
| Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Custard | Pueblo | Buttons & Bows |
| Frank Griesan | Pueblo | Boots & Calico |
| Martin Schweers | Pueblo | Pinecone Promenaders |
| Patricia McKinley | Burlington | Polka Dots & Daisies |
| Bob McKinley | Burlington | Polka Dots & Daisies |
| Deane Serena | Pueblo | Hoe Downers |
| Bob Phillips | Lamar | American Legion |
| Ted Williams | Lamar | American Legion |
| B F Binam | Lamar | American Legion |
| Jack & Wilma Sumners | Pueblo | Buttons & Bows |
| Ruth Beeman | Pueblo | |
| Fred Beeman | Pueblo | |
| B B Lunday | Rocky Ford | |
| Glenn Vinyard | Rocky Ford |
Bill Meredith was contacted to organize the Southeast District Council.
He served as president pro team with Ruth Beeman acting as secretary pro team.
After the district was organized Meredith and Mrs. Beeman no longer attending the meetings; in fact they dropped out of the square dance activity until 1959 when Beemans re-entered as a member of the State Publicity Committee.
The following served as President and Secretary and the various other officers:
Ted Williams, President: Wilma Sumners, Secretary: Frank Sollee, President: Esther Linder Tull and Charleen Walters Grover, Mary Harris and Verna Schweers, George Brooks, Zeb Bean and Bryce Henricks. The Vice-Presidents should be listed in the material that the present secretary has; and the Treasurers were Harry Saunders, George Brooks of Pueblo, and John Arnold of Colo Springs. Another secretary was Charleen Tussler of Colo Springs. Representatives were Martin, Deane, Chuck Howard, Zeb and others.
