Alderson Chapter No. 119
LOCATION: South Monroe St., 2nd Floor City Building, Alderson, WV 24910
MAILING ADDRESS: P. O. Box 516, Alderson, WV 24910
MEETINGS: Third Tuesday at 7:30
DATE OF GRAND VISITATION: TBA
Officers
| WM | Kay Talbott | P. O. Box 111, Talcott, WV 24981 |
| WP | Dell L. Wood | Rt. 1, Box 239, Alderson, WV 24910 |
| AM | Dorothy Meadows | 212 Cedar Ave., Hinton, WV 25951 |
| Sec | Ann Eskins | P. O. Box 516, Alderson, WV 24910 |
| Cond | Nancy Wood | Rt. 1, Box 239, Alderson, WV 24910 |
| AC | Barbara Dunbar | P. O. Box 256, Union, WV 24983 |
| Chap | Jo E. Canterbury | HC 86, Box 100F, Jumping Branch, WV 25969 |
| Mar | Carolyn Holliday | P. O. Box 295, Alderson, WV 24910 |
| Org | Sandra Mackey | Rt. 1, Box 229A, Ronceverte, WV 24970 |
| Adah | Sheila Harris | P. O. Box 477, Alderson, WV 24910 |
| Ruth | Cheryl Goins | 305 Morningview Dr., Alderson, WV 24910 |
| Mart | Carolyn Jo Knapp | P. O. Box 392, Alderson, WV 24910 |
| War | Emma Belle Wood | Box 7, Rt. 41, Alderson, WV 24910 |
| Sent | Don C. Wood | Rt. 7, Box 41, Alderson, WV 24910 |
Chapter Memership
| Laurel H. Alderson | Clara L. Hardesty | Rebecca A. Pence |
| Carol Brown | Jerry Harris | Cheryl Reed-Goins |
| Lisa Butler | Sheila Harris | Mary Ellen Reese |
| Jo E. Canterbury | June Hix | Eileen Skaggs, P.M. |
| Jean Clark | Fern Holland, P.M. | Lisa Stacy |
| Monica Clegg | Betty Holliday | Kay Talbott |
| Danny Craft | Carolyn Holliday, P.M. | Dorothy Taylor |
| Barbara Dunbar | Charles William Holliday | Carolyn Thompson |
| Cynthia Edens | John Robert Holliday | Alan K. Truman |
| James L. Edens, P.P. | Jimmy Johnson | Peggy K. Truman |
| Pamela Edens, P.M. | Katy Johnson | Jean Willis |
| Regina Edens | Roy Kincaid, Jr. | Dell L. Wood, P.P. |
| Shirley Edens, P.M. | Carolyn Jo Knapp | Don C. Wood |
| Ann Eskins | Joyce Lehman | Emma Belle Wood |
| Donna Eskins, P.M. | Samuella Lewis, P.M. | Louise Wood |
| Doreen Eskins | Dorothy Link | Nancy Wood, P.M. |
| Ronda Floyd | Sandy Mackey, P.M. | |
| Rachel Goodall | Dorothy Meadows |
Chapter History
Alderson Chapter was instituted on June 28, 1928 with 32 of 35 members initiated. The Charter for Alderson Chapter 119 was issued on October 3, 1928. Officers from Ronceverte #98 did the initiatory work. Ronceverte shortly afterwards turned their Charter in.
The first meetings were held in the old Masonic Hall which was over J. M. Alderson store, where the Presbyterian Church stands today. While the new building was being built, the chapter met in the old theater building. The new building, still used today, was occupied on June 20, 1939.
A great deal of credit for the organization of the chapter goes to Dr. W. P. Fawcett, his wife, and Edith Woodward, who was employed at the Federal Institution, and became the first Worthy Matron. Another 12 members were added the first year. Meetings were held twice a month until 1934, when it was changed to once a month. The third Tuesday was kept.
These first years the best of equipment was lacking, and a reed organ was played during the meetings. Today the chapter room is furnished with the best of equipment - a new piano added in 1997.
Our chapter is very active today and we continue to practice the virtues of charity, love and human kindness. We have always had a feeling of togetherness and promote good standards. We are grateful to Pearl K. Scott for writing the first 50 years of our history, which she related on September 10, 1978, when we observed our 50th Anniversary.
Alderson Chapter 119 has contributed three deputy instructors: Margaret Burns, Nancy Wood, and Joyce Kincaid
Chapter's Past Grand Officers
Charlyle Hullings Grand Ruth — 1947
Eula Farren Grand Martha — 1975
Nancy Wood Grand Organist — 1999
Chapter's Past Grand Representatives
Marian Lobban Louisiana 1932-1935
Edith Woodward Arkansas 1933-1936
Edith Woodward Rhode Island 1937-1940
Everette L. Roach Wyoming 1941-1944
Carlyle Hullings Puerto Rico 1945-1948
Pauline Bare New Brunswick 1948-1951
Ethel Fleshman Michigan 1957-1960
Barclay Leaf Wyoming 1966-1968
Eula Farren Ontario 1972-1975
Mark Farren Oklahoma 1979-1981
Margaret Burns Manitoba 1984-1987
Eileen Skaggs Louisiana 1991-1993
Joyce Kincaid Texas 1996-1998
Dell Wood Alberta 1999-2001
Dorothy Meadows Massachusetts 2006-2008