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Meridian Chapter No. 60 Receives its Charter
April 9, 2009
Tuesday April 9, 2009.
At the 149th Annual Convocation of the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of Oregon, the Most Excellent Grand High Priest issued a Charter to Meridian Chapter, assigning it to be Meridian Chapter No. 60 on the records of the Grand Chapter.
The last time the Grand Chapter of Oregon issued a Charter was April 11, 1951, 58 years ago. The Right Excellent Grand Secretary explained how there was nothing on file and he had to have the Charter made by examining and replicating the text and watermarks from older Charters. He commented that the Charter includes a signature line for the Deputy Grand High Priest, an office that no longer exists in this Grand Jurisdiction, and that he had not realized the line was inapplicable prior to having it printed.
Meridian Chapter had seven members present at the Grand Convocation.
The newly elected Grand High Priest, Right Excellent Companion Gavin Reid, announced that an Occasional Grand Chapter will be opened on April 28, 2009 in Roseburg, Oregon for the purpose of Constituting Meridian Chapter No. 60, Royal Arch Masons and setting the Chapter to work.
By this action, Meridian Chapter shall have become the First European Concept Royal Arch Chapter in the United States of America, and the Second in North America.
From left to right:
Paul Gehrman, Jr., Right Excellent Grand Scribe.
Gavin Reid, Right Excellent Grand King.
Sam Lupini, Member of Meridian Chapter and Grand Captain of the Host.
Dan Crockett, Most Excellent Grand High Priest.
Larry Stokes, High Priest of Meridian Chapter.
Jeff Day, Secretary of Meridian Chapter.
Dick Surroz, Captain of the Host of Meridian Chapter and Excellent Grand Principal Sojourner.
Mark Barondes, Member of Meridian Chapter and Excellent Grand Royal Arch Captain.
Bob Garcia, First Member of Meridian Chapter by Initiation.
Louis E. Bartrand, General Grand Scribe of the General Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons International.
Dalvin Hollaway, Right Excellent Grand Secretary.
"HOLINESS TO THE LORD."
— GRAND CHAPTER —
— of —
ROYAL * ARCH * MASONS
of the STATE OF OREGON
To All Whom It May Concern, The Most Excellent Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Oregon, assembled in Grand Convocation in Canyonville, and State aforesaid, Send Greeting:
Know Ye, That we, the Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Oregon, do hereby authorize and empower our trusty and well-beloved Companions Lawrence Stokes High Priest, David Jones King, and Russell Howard, II Scribe, to open and hold a Royal Arch Chapter at Roseburg in the County of Douglas, to be known and designated on our register as Meridian Chapter No. 60, and therein to exalt candidates to the august degree of the Holy Royal Arch, according to the ancient Land arks and Usages of Royal Arch Masonry, and not otherwise.
And we do Further Authorize and Empower our said trusty and well-beloved Companions Lawrence Stokes and David Jones and Russell Howard, II to open and hold under the jurisdiction of the said Chapter, Lodges, and confer the degrees of Mark, Past and Most Excellent Master, and therein to Advance, Induct, Receive and Acknowledge candidates according to the aforesaid Landmarks and Usages of the Craft, and not otherwise.
And we do Further Authorize and Empower our said trusty and well-beloved Companions Lawrence Stokes and David Jones and Russell Howard, II to install their successors duly elected and chosen, and to invest them with all the powers and dignities to their offices respectively belonging, and to deliver to them this warrant of constitution; and such successors shall, in like manner, from time to time, install their successors and proceed in the premises as above directed, such installation to be on or before the festival of St. John, the Evangelist.
Provided Always, That the above-named Companions and their successors do pay or cause to be paid, due respect and obedience to the Most Excellent Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Oregon, and to the edicts, rules and regulations thereof; otherwise this warrant of constitution to be of no force or virtue.
Given in Grand Convocation, under the hands of our Grand Officers and the Seal of our Grand Chapter, at Canyonville, this 9th day of April in the Year of Light, 6009, and of the Discovery 2539.
Daniel E. Crockett
Grand High Priest
Deputy Grand High Priest
Gavin B. Reid
Grand King
Paul A Gehrman
Grand Scribe
Attest: Dalvin Hollaway
Grand Secretary
From left to right (in the foreground):
Mark Barondes, Member of Meridian Chapter and Grand Royal Arch Captain
Jeff Day, Secretary of Meridian Chapter
Tim Randall, Member of Meridian Chapter
Dan Crockett, Grand High Priest
Larry Stokes, High Priest of Meridian Chapter
Dick Surroz, Captain of the Host of Meridian Chapter and Grand Principal Sojourner
In the background:
John Ridenour, Immediate Past Grand High Priest, 2007-2008
Gavin Reid, Grand King
John Smith, Grand Treasurer
Louis E. Bartrand, General Grand Scribe, Royal Arch Masons International
1 Comment:
Nicely done!
Comment by Greg — April 9, 2009 @ 11:20 pm
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