President, Southern California Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, 1947; Edmunds helped to organize the first annual convention of the California Council of Architects, held at the Coronado Hotel, Coronado, CA, 10/1946. The convention drew 385 (including family and guests). Samuel Lunden (Vice-President) and Earl Heitschmidt (Regional Director) also attended. George Vincent Palmer of Los Angeles, CA, oversaw convention procedure.