QSFL

from Fancyclopedia 2

The Queens branch of the SFL. Queens is the borough of New York in which Flushing, Long Island City, etc are located, but membership has included fans from other boroughs and even from Newark and area.

Originally established late in 1937, the QSFL was made up of young fans like Taurasi [!!]. When the Wollheimists joined, the name was changed to GNYSFL; after this broke up, the QSFL was reestablished under a new charter, and pretty much run by the Triumvirs for several years. With good publicity from the proz, it gathered a large number of stfnists, some of whom became fans. They even set up an offshoot, the Newark SFL.

Brief infamy came when the January '41 meeting, one of record size with around 60 stfnists and pro celebrities, was the occasion of rough stuff; Dick Wilson and another Futurian attended and the Triumvirs, Racic, and Mrs Sykora tried to throw them out, to the disgust of the celebrities. The manager of the hall finally put everybody out.

The QSFL lapsed during the war but was revived in September 1946, after the FPWESFC, by Sykora.