Princeton Chapter No. 53
LOCATION: 1101 Mercer St., Princeton, WV 24740
MAILING ADDRESS: 180 Freeborn Court, Princeton, WV 24740
MEETINGS: First Tuesday at 7:30
DATE OF GRAND VISITATION: November 19, 2010
Officers
| WM | Judy Chandler | 3682 Trace Creek Rd., Milton, WV 25541 |
| WP | Charles Chandler, Jr. | 3682 Trace Creek Rd., Milton, WV 25541 |
| AM | Mary C Lawrence, PGM | 108 Black Oak Rd., Princeton, WV 24740 |
| AP | Bob Lawrence, PGP | 108 Black Oak Rd., Princeton, WV 24740 |
| Sec | Barbara Barnett | 180 Freeborn Court, Princeton, WV 24739 |
| Trea | Jose Centeno | 223 Wallace St., Princeton, WV 24740 |
| Cond | Elaine Scott | 180 Gardenia Way, Princeton, WV 24740 |
| AC | Beth Centeno | 223 Wallace St., Princeton, WV 24740 |
| Chap | Beth French | 1564 Old Athens Rd., Princeton, WV 24740 |
| Mar | Barbara Kessinger | P. O. Box 568, Princeton, WV 24740 |
| Org | Elizabeth Burton | 223 Wallace St., Princeton, WV 24740 |
| Ruth | Dorothy Meadows | 212 Cedar Ave., Hinton, WV 25951 |
| Martha | Connie Farmer | 1 Amber Low Gap Rd., Princeton, WV 24740 |
| War | Mary Williams | Rt. 2, Box 207, Princeton, WV 24701 |
| Sent | Virginia B. Peters | 410 Kirk St., Princeton, WV 24740 |
Chapter Memership
| Jerry Alvis | Elizabeth French | Violette Oney |
| Martha Alvis | Linda French | Sarah Osborne, P.M. |
| Mary Armbrister, P.M. | Tammy Galligher | Kay Pais |
| Linda Austin | Frances S. Gilpin | Virginia F. Peters, P.M. |
| Georgia Bailey | Samantha Goode | Earlene Pettrey |
| Nancy Bailey | Kathleen Greene | Nelrose Price |
| Ronald Bailey | Rebecca Harman, P.M. | Don Pruett, P.P. |
| Sherry Barker, P.M. | Nancy Harvey | Juanita Ratliff |
| Barbara Barnett, P.M. | Martha Hill, P.M. | Jean Richards |
| Mamie Barr | Helen Horning | Grace Robinette |
| Viola Belcher | Linda K. Hubbard, PM | Frances H. Rocha |
| Kathleen Bingham, P.M. | Hope Huffman | Rita Sayer |
| Helen Blankenship | Betty Hutchens | Eliane D. Scott, P.M. |
| Vera Bowling | Charles Hutchens | Virginia Scott |
| Alice Brookman | Janice Hutchens | Sherri Shields |
| Elizabeth Burton, P.M. | William B. Jackson | Winfrey Shrewsbury |
| Dorothy Carter | France Kelley | Dorothy Snider |
| Jo Ann Catron, P.M. | Annevieve Kessinger | Emma Speer |
| Beth A. Centeno | Barbara Kessinger | Dora Stafford |
| Jose' Centeno | Debbie King | Brenda Stinson |
| Blanch Chambers | Shirley King | Carol Thompson |
| Judy Chandler, P.M. | Deborah Latham | Violet Thompson |
| Charles Chandler, Jr., P.P. | Mary C. Lawrence, P.M. | Neva Thorn, P.M. |
| Margaret Conner | Robert Lawrence, P.P. | Charles Tighe |
| Samuel Conner | Brenda Lilly, P.M. | Ray P. Tilley |
| June Crotty, P.M. | Larry Lilly, P.P. | Carol Turner |
| Vernon Crouch | Lena Marshall | Mary Lee Turner, P.M. |
| Casey Czaplinski | Hilda Martin | Janice Van Dyke |
| Julie DeChellis | Ethel McColgan | Teresa Vandersluis |
| Barbara Dubuque | Margaret McNutt | Shirley Vincignerra |
| Wilma Eldridge | Dorothy L. Meadows, PM | Lorraine Wellman |
| Helen Ellis | Lillian E. Meadows, PM | Henrietta White, P.M. |
| Bobbie Jean Ellison | Lillian Mills | Peggy White |
| Fredie Farley | Sadie Mills | Bridget Wilson |
| Nellie Farley | Eileen Mooney | Henley Wilson |
| Connie Farmer | Nada O'Dell | Helen Wimmer, P.M. |
| Judith Fleming | Ronald O'Dell | Eleanor Wyrick |
| Imogene Freeman | Toni O'Saile | Ann Yarborough |
| Elva Yost, P.M. |
Chapter History
At a meeting, Princeton Chapter No. 53, was named, as stated in By-Laws. On October 4, 1911 Princeton Chapter was chartered with thirty-three members present. The Worthy Grand Patron, Oran Ogdin, and Worthy Grand Matron, Sally Douglas Kneeream, presiding as appearing on the charter.
A tradition is to celebrate Chapter Birthday with a cake and punch at the October meeting each year. The Chapter meets on first and third Tuesday at 8:00 P. M. First initiation is unknown.
Chapter's Past Grand Officers
Maude Abshire Grand Warder — 1953
Nell Hyden Grand Ruth — 1960
Maude Abshire , Worthy Grand Matron — 1965
Maude Abshire Grand Trustee — 1967-71
Charles Chandler Grand Organist — 1992-2008
Elizabeth Burton Grand Organist — 1997
Judy Chandler Grand Ruth — 2001
Mary E. Lawrence , Worthy Grand Matron — 2005
Robert Lawrence Worthy Grand Patron — 2009
Chapter's Past Grand Representatives
Minnie Hines Kentucky 1917-1920
Alice B. Cleghorn South Dakota 1926-1930
Alice B. Cleghorn Kansas 1931-1934
Alice B. Cleghorn Saskatchewan 1935-1938
Mamie Keaton Pennsylvania 1939-1940
Myrtle Winfrey Georgia 1941-1944
Mary Sue Bonham Ontario 1945-1948
Madue Abshire California 1948-1951
Barbara Stovall Oklahoma 1965-1967
Sarah Osbourne Louisiana 1971-1974
Brenda Lilly Mississippi 1974-1977
Winnie Harris Saskatchewan 1982-1984
Milton Brookman Illinois 1984-1986
Alice Singleton New Jersey 1989-1991
Gladys Wyrick California 1993-1995
Sarah Osbourne California 1996-1998
Robert Lawrence Maine 1999-2001
Charles Chandler Virginia 2001-2003
Elizabeth Burton Virginia 2005-2007
Judy Chandler North Carolina 2008-2010
Elaine Scott, New Mexico 2010-2012