Lewisburg Chapter No. 108
LOCATION: McElhenney Rd., Lewisburg, WV 24901
MAILING ADDRESS: HC 37, Box 218, , WV 24901
MEETINGS: Second Thursday at 7:30
DATE OF GRAND VISITATION: November 4, 2011
Officers
| WM | Eleanore Floyd | HC 37, Box 218, Lewisburg, WV 24901 |
| WP | Bill Biggerstaff | Box 108, Lewisburg, WV 24901 |
| AM | Joann Garavaglia | HC 37, Box 36, Frankford, WV 24938 |
| AP | James Floyd | 133 Hickory Lane, Lewisburg, WV 24901 |
| Sec | Dottie Carroll | HC 37, Box 218, Lewisburg, WV 24901 |
| Trea | Betsy Hudgins | 309 Longview Ave., Lewisburg, WV 24901 |
| Cond | Ellen Jo Cochran | P. O. Box 636, White Sulfur Springs, WV 24986 |
| AC | Betty Wall-Cadel | HC 71, Box 152B, Smoot, WV 24977 |
| Chap | Kendall Wilson | 409 N. Lee St., Lewisburg, WV 24901 |
| Mar | Rosalyn Quermon | 400 S. Layfatte St., Lewisburg, WV 24901 |
| Org | Sandra Mackey | Rt. 1, Box 229A, Ronceverte, WV 24970 |
| Adah | Mary Allen | Box 283, Union, WV 24983 |
| Ruth | Elizabeth Bower | 603 S. Lafatette St., Lewisburg, WV 24901 |
| Esther | Claudia Smith | P. O. Box 1306, Lewisburg, WV 24901 |
| Martha | Florence Ide | 410 S. Lafayette St., Lewisburg, WV 24901 |
| Elect | Carolyn Stephens | P. O. Box 26, Williamsburg, WV 24991 |
| War | Bill Hoggard | 400 S. Layfatte St., Lewisburg, WV 24901 |
| Sent | Shirley Runyon | HC 81, Box 273C, Lewisburg, WV 24901 |
Chapter Memership
| Mrs. Eva Jean Agee | Gwendolyn Frashure | Dorothy McMann |
| Helen Aide | Martha Fullen | Brenda Miller |
| Mary Allen | JoAnn Garavaglia | Doris Miller |
| Mr. John B. Arbuckle, Jr. | Bonnie Gee | Tonya D. Montie |
| Brenda Austin | Sammy Jo Gibson | Hazel Moore |
| Marie Babic, P.M. | Betty Gillispie | Darlene Hunter Morgan, P.M. |
| Robert Baker | George Gillispie | Jane Morgan |
| Terrie Baker | Dreama Gladwell, P.M. | Marvin Morgan |
| Sara Baud | Betty Goodwin | Angie Morris |
| William W. Biggerstaff | Ada Gregory | Sarah Morris, P.M. |
| Christy Bittenger | Shirley Griffith, P.M. | Nasiba Mosrie |
| Faye Blair | Janice Grimmitt | Janet (Childers) Neathawk, P.M. |
| Jenny (Stone) Blanchard | Benny E. Gurley | Ann O'Dell, P.M. |
| Beartrice A. Bonnell | Glenna Hadley | Deloris O'Dell |
| Elizabeth Bower | Esther Hammons, P.M. | Betty O'Field |
| James Bower | Alice Hanna, P.M. | Janet Faye Ocheltree |
| H. Ruth Brackenrich | Marie Hanna, P.M. | Mary Lou Osborne |
| Helen Brackenrich | Kaye Hardesty | Kathryn Painter |
| Loutecia (Boggs) Brackman | Meta Harrison | Ollie Palmer |
| Vella Jean Bragg | Agnes Haynes, P.M. | Ruth Perry |
| Barbara Bransford | Frances Hellems | Arbutus Persinger |
| Rosetta Bryant | Dianne Hinkle, P.M. | Linda Price |
| Patsy Buckley | Gracie Hinkle | Rosalyn Quemon |
| Pearl Burger, P.M. | Maynard B. Hinkle, P.P. | Nancy Robinson |
| Lloyd E. Burns, P.P. | Emelie Hinzman | Freda Roulhac |
| Ruby Burns, P.M. | Hayward Hinzman, P.P. | Shirley Runyon |
| Margaret Butts, P.M. | William Hoggard | Evelyn Schoonmaker |
| Michael Butts | Bobbi Hoover | Hallie Mae Scott, P.M. |
| Dr. Robert Caldwell | Betsy Hudgins, P.M. | Thelma Sebert, P.M. |
| Harold Campbell, P.P. | Donna Hudson, P.M. | Mary Jo Sharp, P.G.M. |
| Dottie Carroll | Nellie Hume | Kazan Shaver |
| Dana Chaney | Florence Ide, P.M. | Debbie Simpson, P.M. |
| Margaret Childers | Dolly Johnson, P.M. | Claudia Smith |
| Ellen Jo Cochran | June Johnson | Nadine Smith |
| Lois Coffey | Willadene Kellam, P.M. | Virginia Strand |
| Charles E. Cole, P.P. | Mildred King, P.M. | Agnes Surbaugh, P.M. |
| Della Cole, P.M. | Helen Lafferty | Sandra Swartz |
| Jo Ann Corbett, P.M. | Leah Frances Legg | Shirley Tallman |
| Elizabeth Coughlin, P.M. | Frances Jarvis Lewis | Jane Tomlinson, P.M. |
| Mildred Crickenberger | Kendra O�Dell Lewis | Jerry Turner |
| Betty Crookshanks | Dorothy Lipscomb | Mary Alice Vigneault |
| Donald Crookshanks | Alma W. Lively, P.M. | Major Walker, P.P. |
| H. Dale Crookshanks, P.P. | Aleta Ann Livesay, P.M. | Betty Wall-Cadle |
| Holly Crookshanks | Alfred Long, P.P. | Laura Walls |
| Mary W. (Hicks) Crosner | Karen Long | Linda Walls, P.M. |
| Ethel Dixon | Harold Lee Lynch, P.P. | Maxine Whitman |
| Louise Doggett, P.M. | Virginia Lynch, P.M. | Dallas Widney |
| Emily Eltzroth | Sandra Mackey, P.M. | Marolyn Williams, P.M. |
| Jean Carol Farren | Betty Massie | Barbara Ann Willis |
| Eleanore Floyd, P.M. | Betty Jo Maupin, P.M. | Dr. Kendall Wilson |
| James Floyd, P.P. | Ethel McCraw, P.M. | Jo Ann Yates, P.M. |
| ronda Floyd | O. J. McCraw | |
| Sara Fogus | Connie McDowell | |
| Teresa Fowler | Hilda McDowell, P.M. |
Chapter History
Instituted in April, 1924 and Chartered in November, 1924, the first Minutes were recorded Friday, April 25, 1924 but make no mention of the Petition to form a new Chapter. There is a reference to the meeting night being changed to Friday, April 25, by dispensation from the Grand Matron because of a Masonic meeting on the 24th. The first recorded Grand Visitation of Worthy Grand Matron, Carrie F. Thurm, was at a Special Meeting on September 12, 1924 with 27 Officers and Members and 26 visitors for a total of 53 present, no doubt a great attendance for that era. A second Grand Visitation was recorded on November 20, 1924 by Maude O. Curtis, Worthy Grand Matron. At this meeting, Officers for Lewisburg Chapter were installed by the Worthy Grand Matron. Although not recorded in the Minutes of the meeting, one would assume this was also when we received our Charter.
Although the Minutes contain many revealing and interesting historical facts, there is not sufficient time or space to compile the complete history. Of interest in the early years was the fact that at times then, as now, attendance was poor and the Chapter was looking for ways to improve participation. From the earliest days, the members worked at furnishing the kitchen and dining room, and raising funds by serving dinners to various groups and Organizations. It was surprising to learn that the Chapter served dinner for the Masons as early as 1924. At this writing, it is not known if or when these services were suspended. However, in 1985, dinners were again served at a nominal fee to the Masonic bodies, the goal being to raise funds, maintain a good rapport with our Masonic brothers and perhaps to assist in improving their attendance with the enticement of a “fabulous” dinner. This project has been very successful and has become our best fund raiser. Currently the Chapter serves a minimum of three dinners per month and special dinners as requested whenever possible.
In April of 1985, Lewisburg Chapter was offered the concession stand at the Lion’s Club Antique Show and Sale in June held at the State Fairgrounds in Fairlea. A committee was appointed and the three day event was a huge success, so much so that the Chapter was offered the same opportunity each year for the next 20 years. Due to the increasing cost of transporting the equipment from the Lodge Hall to the Fair Grounds and the decrease in able bodied members to work at the stand over the three day period, it was decided to decline the offer in 2006, ending a 20 year run.
Chapter's Past Grand Officers
Mae Watts Grand Esther — 1953
Margaret Garner Grand Martha *Rainelle 137 — 1953
Mary Jo Sharp Grand Adah *Huntersville 120 — 1956
Alma Lively Grand Electa *Rainelle 137 — 1971
Geneva Stell Grand Warder *White Sulfur 148 — 1971
Norma Lemon Grand Martha — 1972
Mary Jo Sharp , Worthy Grand Matron *Huntersville 120 — 1974
Alice Hanna Grand Electa *Hillsboro 93 — 1981
Ethel McCraw Grand Ruth — 1983
Lois Coffey Grand Organist — 1984
Brenda Crookshanks Grand Ruth *Rainelle 137 — 1994
Ruth Miller Grand Ruth — 1995
Dottie Carroll Grand Martha *Rainelle 137 — 1997
Eleanore Floyd Grand Marshal — 2000
Sandy Mackey Grand Organist — 2002
Chapter's Past Grand Representatives
Annie E. Handley Texas 1925-1938
Callie Skaggs Idaho 1932-1933
Bessie Hartsock New Mexico 1934-1937
Ada Tuckwiller North Dakota 1938-1942
Ada Tuckwiller Michigan 1942-1945
Marguerite Seebert Maryland 1942-1945
Faye L. Martin South Dakota Rainelle 137 1943-1946
Faye L. Martin south Dakota Rainelle 137 1944
Marquerite Seebert Maryland 1946
Helen Ramsey North Carolina 1949-1951
Verna Law Virginia White Sulphur Springs 148 1954-1957
Helen Hanna Texas White Sulphur Springs 148 1959-1961
Edna Carper Nova Scotia Rainelle 137 1962-1964
Marguerite Quick Rhode Island 1962-1965
Helen Hanna Alberta White Sulphur Springs 148 1965-1968
Evelyn Hinzman Delaware 1966-1969
Thelma Alley Georgia Rainelle 137 1971-1974
Catherine Wylie South Carolina White Sulphur Springs 148 1971-1974
Gladys H. Neathawk Wisconsin 1972-1975
Jim Arnold Oklahoma White Sulphur Springs 148 1976-1979
Ethel McCraw Virginia 1977-1979
Norma Lemon Pennsylvania 1980-1982
Hilbert Bennett Texas Rainelle 137 1980-1982
Anita Burr ONtario White Sulphur Springs 148 1980-1982
Ann O’Dell Oklahoma Rainelle 137 1983-1985
Hilda McDowell Oregon 1985-1987
Shirley Fleshman New Mexico Rainelle 137 1986-1988
Mary Belle Yates Virginia 1987-1989
Jim Arnold Scotland White Sulphur Springs 148 1987-1989
James McDowell Oklahoma 1989-1991
Hope Dunbar Kentucky Rainelle 137 1989-1991
Dale Crookshanks Arizona Rainelle 137 1991-1993
Sandy Mackey Connecticut 1993-1995
Dottie Carroll Utah Rainelle 137 1995-1997
Eleanore Floyd Alabama 1997-1999
Pamela Edens Utah Rainelle 137 1997-1999
Mary Eggert Indiana 1999-2001
Ronda Floyd North Dakota 2005-2007