Williamstown Chapter No. 58
LOCATION: 215 Front St., Williamstown, WV 26187
MAILING ADDRESS: 162 Northwood Terrace, Williamstown, WV 26187
MEETINGS: Second Friday at 7:30
DATE OF GRAND VISITATION: March 9, 2012
Officers
| WM | Tina Towner | Rt. 1, Box 443, Greenwood, WV 26415 |
| WP | John Towner | Rt. 1, Box 443, Greenwood, WV 26415 |
| AM | Katherine Todd | Rt. 1, Box 902, Pennsboro, WV 26415 |
| AP | Larry Hudley | Rt. 2, Box 171, Pennsobro, WV 26415 |
| Sec | Pamela Axton | Rt. 1, Box 219A, West Union, WV 26456 |
| Trea | Nancy L. Travis | 203 Grand Ave., West Union, WV 26456 |
| Cond | Trudy R. Smith | Rt. 2, Box 62, West Union, WV 26456 |
| AC | Vicki Bland | HC 68, Box 17, West Union, WV 26456 |
| Chap | Mary Virginia Primm | Rt. 1, Box 225, West Union, WV 26456 |
| Mar | Jennifer Nichols | P. O. Box 244, West Union, WV 26456 |
| Adah | Mari Bonnell | 128 Gnats Run, Pennsboro, WV 26415 |
| Ruth | Ronda Ash | Rt. 2, Box 330, West Union, WV 26456 |
| Martha | Barbara Moran | 4800 Cresrview Circle, Parkersburg, WV 26104 |
| War | Cheryl Sleeth | HC 78, Box 36A, Troy, WV 26443 |
| Sent | Roy Todd | Rt. 1, Box 902, Pennsboro, WV 26415 |
Chapter Memership
| Carol A. Anderson | Flora Hammat | Anna Rose O'Connell, P.M. |
| Robert L. Anderson | Imogene Hardin | Betty Orem |
| Edna Barnes | Wilbur R. Hardin | Sandra Orland |
| Ellen Brown | Eileen A. Harris | Christopher Roach |
| Gary E. Burton | Jack Hartshorn | Norma J. Roach |
| Edward G. Chadock | Shirlene Hartshorn | Ruth Ruf |
| Janet B/ Chadock | Kelly A. Hendrickson | Shauna Sayre, P.M. |
| Marie Corbitt, P.M. | Michael (Blake) Hendrickson | Diana Scadden |
| Ruth W. Corbitt, P.M. | Betty L. Hoyt, P.M. | Gary Scadden |
| William N. Corbitt, P.P. | Irvin L. Hoyt | Barbara J. Smith, P.M. |
| Thelma C. Cowan | Janet Hughes, P.M. | Clifford L. Smith, P.P. |
| Norma J. Cross, P.M. | Shannon K. Husk | Connie E. Smith |
| Lucille Delancy | Nancy A. Jackson | Janice Smith, P.M. |
| Gladys Dise | Sue E. Johnson | Mary Belle Smith |
| Bonnie Douthitt | Kathy A. Kimble | Rex E. Smith |
| Jean B. Dunlap | Richard Kinney | Danette Spencer |
| Harry Dye | Marilyn Kurtz | Gerald Spencer |
| Sandra Dye | Delcia Lacy, P.M. | Brenda Steele, P.M. |
| Nancy J. Eagle, P.M. | Jack R. Lauck, P.G.P. | Ruby Sutton |
| M. Katherine Emerick | Mary K. Lauck, P.M. | Dianne S. Swinler |
| DeEtta Y. Epperly | William D. Lieving, P.P. | George S. Swinler, P.P. |
| Katherine Ernst | David K. Linscott, P.P. | Crystal Taylor |
| Cheyenne Esham | Howard D. Lott | Dorothy Varner, P.M. |
| Charlotte Fauss | Beverly Maidens | Betty Wendelken |
| Jennifer L. Fenton | Bridget Marquis | Elizabeth West |
| Sue G. Fenton, P.M. | Charles Marshall, Jr., P.P. | Sharon Westbrook |
| Ada Kay Fetty | Judy A. Masten | Carl E. Westbrook, Jr. |
| Belinda Fetty | Leslie Maull, P.M. | Annette Wetzel |
| David L. Fetty, P.P. | Roy Maull, P.P. | William R. Wetzel |
| Gary L. Franklin | Hilma McCale | Paricia Wiseman |
| Marilyn Sue Franklin | Nina B. McMullen | Agnes Wooters, P.G.M. |
| Andrea Gibson | Harold W. Medcalf | Betty Wright |
| Dolores Gutierrez, P.M. | Helen W. Medcalf | June Wright |
| Connie Hamilton, P.M. | Ruth Mercer |
Chapter History
The chapter was instituted on September 22, 1911 by Worthy Grand Patron Orin C. Ogdin and Worthy Grand Matron Sally D. Kneeream officiating. The first Worthy Matron was Hattie C. Hill and the first Worthy Patron was Dr. Warren Cline. The first meeting closed at 1:30 A.M. on the 23rd. The meetings were held on Highland Avenue.
The chapter’s first Grand Representative was Eleanor Ingraham who was Grand Representative to the state of Indiana.
The chapter was politically active as they sent a telegram to President Harding,” We favor disarmament. All sessions to be opened with prayer and all negotiations to be conducted publicly.”
On November 9, 1928, we moved our Charter from Highland Avenue to the Masonic Lodge building on Front Street.
In 1943 the mice ate the wheat and Elizabeth Henrie gathered wheat from her field and made a new one. Over the next few years, there were several homemade sheaves of wheat made.
During the rationing of WWII members had to obtain sugar and meat ration cards to get food for chapter dinners.
April 9, 1947, Rainbow Girls was instituted at Williamstown.
In the 1960s the Williamstown Masonic Lodge started raising funds for a new Lodge Hall. In April 1982 the new one story handicapped accessible building replaced the old three story building.
Chapter's Past Grand Officers
Sue Fenton Grand Warder — 1941
Marybelle Spencer Grand Ruth — 1964
Mary Corbitt Grand Adah — 1967
Mildred Pugh Grand Esther — 1973
Mary Corbitt Grand Ruth — 1980
Mary Corbitt , Worthy Grand Matron — 1984
Mary Corbitt, P.G.M. Grand Trustee — 1987-92
Ruth Corbitt Grand Marshal — 1989
Jack Lauck Worthy Grand Patron — 1995
Mary K. Lauck Grand Electa — 2000
Norma Jean Cross Grand Martha — 2006
Jack Lauck, P.G.P. Grand Trustee — 2007-09
Chapter's Past Grand Representatives
Ora A. Biddle Wisconsin 1913-1920
Eleanor Ingraham Indiana 1920-1922
Nellie A. Stewart Washington 1922-1925
Marietta Collins Wisconsin 1926-1929
Laura Shriver Wisconsin 1929-1933
Sue Umpleby Arizona 1933-1936
Irene Gray Nebraska 1940-1944
Elizabeth Henry Scotland 1944-1947
Iva J. Staats Minnesota 1951-1954
Jeanette Menke Scotland 1956-1959
Mildred Pugh Idaho 1962-1965
Mary Corbitt Wyoming 1968-1971
Stanley Lacy Quebec 1975-1978
Marybelle Spencer New Mexico 1979-1982
Ruth Corbitt California 1981-1984
Nancy Travis Wisconsin 1985-1987
Mary Lauck Quebec 1987-1990
William Corbitt Michigan 1990-1992
Brenda Hall Ohio 1995-1997
Norma J. Cross North Carolina 1998-2000
George Swinler Scotland 1999-2001
David Fetty New Hampshire 2004-2005
Dorothy Varner District of Columbia 2005-2007
Janet Hughes, Massachusetts 2008-2010