Randolph Chapter No. 74
LOCATION: B. Wees Masonic Temple, Randolph Ave., Elkins, WV 26241
MAILING ADDRESS: Rt. 2, Box 539, Elkins, WV 26241
MEETINGS: Second and Fourth Tuesday at 7:30
DATE OF GRAND VISITATION: October 24, 2011
Officers
| WM | Adrienne Vance | 127 Elm St., Elkins, WV 26241 |
| WP | David Nelson | Rt. 1., Box 179B, Beverly, WV 26253 |
| AM | Mary M. Barkley | Rt. 2, Box 389, Elkins, WV 26241 |
| AP | Robert Vance | Rt. 1, Box 108A, Elkins, WV 26241 |
| Sec | Sara Hinkle | Rt. 2, Box 539, Elkins, WV 26241 |
| Trea | Lena Umbright | P. O. Box 1254, Elkins, WV 26241 |
| Cond | Patricia Lambert | 1736 South Davis Ave., Elkins, WV 26241 |
| AC | Patsy Nelson, PGM | Rt. 1., Box 179B, Beverly, WV 26253 |
| Chap | Doug Thompson | HC 68, Box 69, Bowden, WV 26254 |
| Mar | Linda Vance | Rt. 1, Box 108A, Elkins, WV 26241 |
| Org | Mary Durham | 36 Cherry Fork Rd., Montrose, WV 26283 |
| Adah | Sandra George | 12 Weese St., Elkins, WV 26241 |
| Ruth | Christina Harris | 65 13th St., Elkins, WV 26241 |
| Esther | Margaret Thompson | HC 68, Box 69, Bowden, WV 26254 |
| Martha | Pat K. Nestor | 1420 Cole Ave., Elkins, WV 26241 |
| Electa | Frances McLaughlin | 65 13th St., Elkins, WV 26241 |
| War | Bernice Bennett | Rt. 1, Box 27, Valley Bend, WV 26293 |
| Sent | Lois Carr | Rt. 2, Box 358, Elkins, WV 26241 |
Chapter Membership
| Lendal Armstrong | Ida Hensil | Juanita Poe |
| Pauline Armstrong | Robertta Hershey | Lisa Preusch, P.M. |
| Patricia Baker | Helen Himes | Samuel Price |
| Mary M. Barkley, P.M. | Russell Himes | Wanda Price |
| Katye Bell | Violet Himes | Margaret Ramsey |
| Bernice Bennett | Sara Hinkle, P.M. | Jennifer Riggleman |
| Doris Beverage | Xenada Holland | Mary Ross |
| Okareta Blake | Carol House | Kay Royster |
| Robert Blake | Virginia Isner | thomas Schoonover |
| Terry Bodkins | Brenda Jackson | Virginia Schoonover |
| Barbara Brown | Kimberly Johnson | Anna Simmons |
| Hope Caplinger, P.M. | Dorothy Jones | Rosalee Sites |
| Grace Carpenter | Linda Jones | Lisa Daniels Smith |
| Norman Carpenter | Lois Kessler | Mary Smith |
| Lois Carr | Lucille Kight, P.M. | Opal Stalnaker |
| Barbara Carroll | Allen King | Elizabeth Summerfield |
| Faye Channell, P.M. | Caroline King | Anna Swisher |
| Audra Claypoole, P.M. | Patricia Lambert, P.M. | Helen Tacy |
| Deborah K. Hughes Cook | Carrie LeFevre | Juddith Taylor |
| Steven Cook | Wanda Lemons | Nancy Taylor |
| Kelly Corrick | Mary Liggett | Betty Thompson |
| Penelope Crawford | Nellie Liggett | Hugh Thompson |
| Linda Crosston | Stacey Longbon | Margaret Thompson |
| Tracey Currence | Shirley Lynn | Elizabeth Tinney |
| Brenda Daniels | Elizabeth Marshall Macvean | Betty Tompkins |
| John E. Daniels | Sue Mallow | Lena Umbright, P.M. |
| John K. Daniels | Eloise Mann, P.M. | Adrienne Vance, P.M. |
| Mae Daniels | Ronald Mann, P.P. | Hollis Vance |
| Marlene Daniels | Anita R. Manolidis | John R. Vance |
| John K. Daniels, II | Sarah Marshall | Krissy Vance |
| Mary S. Durham | Mary Marstiller | Linda Vance |
| John English | Valjean McCartney | Susan VanOver |
| Mary F. Folks | Frances McLaughlin | Josephine Vanscoy |
| Nancy L. Forinash | Ruth McLaughlin, P.M. | Constance Varner |
| Rachel Forinash | Gloria Mire | Anna R. Wagoner |
| Sandra George | Mary Morrison | David Paul Wamsley |
| Thomas George | Paul Mullenax, P.P. | Dorothy R. Wamsley |
| Marie Gilmore | David Nelson, P.P. | Michele Lee Wamsley |
| Charlotte Goff | Patsy Nelson, P.M. | Robin Wamsley |
| Barbara Grindle | Grant Nestor | Kathryn Ware |
| Paul Grindle | Joyce Nestor | Mildred Ware |
| Joyce Gumm | Pat K. Nestor, P.M. | Rhea Weese |
| Hazel Hankey | Steven B. Osborn | Jaymie Wilfong |
| Othel Hannah | Susan Osborn | Rosalea Wood |
| Lausinda Harman, P.M. | Nancy Ossorid | Delores Woody |
| Rachel M. Harper | Leslie Owens | Erma Woolwine |
| Christina Harris | Michelle Pfau | Wanda Yokum |
| Luella Hart, P.M. | Kathleen Pingley | |
| Renie T. Heckel | Gertrude Poe |
Chapter History
A meeting was held on January 14, 1915, for the purpose of take the steps necessary of the institution of a chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star in Elkins, West Virginia. The petition for institution was read and formally signed. Randolph Chapter was the name recommended by a committee. The recommendation was approved and the name adopted. On February 2, 1915, Randolph Chapter, U. D., convened in the Masonic Hall in the Heavner Building for the formal institution of the Chapter.
The date of regular meetings were fixed for the second and fourth Tuesday of each month and has remained unchanged to the present date, with the exception of only one meeting in December.
The first death in Randolph Chapter was Elizabeth Miller, who died December 11, 1917. Samuel T. Spears, our first Worthy Patron died January 25, 1936, and Frances H. Hall, our first Worthy Matron, died May 30, 1946. O. C. Lewis, Worthy Grand Patron, who helped to institute our Chapter died in July 1946. Pearl Earle, Randolph Chapter’s first Worthy Grand Matron died December 30, 1944.
Marlinton Chapter No. 97 was instituted by members of Randolph Chapter No. 74 on July 7, 1922.
The first meeting held in the Boyd Wees Memorial Masonic Temple was on January 11, 1955, with Sister Goldie Wilmoth, Worthy Matron, and Brother Stark Wilmoth, Worthy Patron, presiding. The first candidate to be initiated in the new temple was Miriam Y. O’Neal.
Chapter's Past Grand Officers
Pearle Earle , Worthy Grand Matron — 1944
Mazzie Adamson Grand Warder — 1946
Sara Wagner Grand Electa — 1949
Julia Christopher Grand Electa — 1959
Julia M. Christopher , Worthy Grand Matron — 1967
Julia M. Christopher Grand Trustee — 1972-84
Paul Christopher Worthy Grand Patron — 1982
Faye Channell Grand Adah — 1992
Patsy Nelson Grand Adah — 1994
David A. Nelson Grand Warder — 2000
Patsy Nelson , Worthy Grand Matron — 2006
Patsy Nelson, Grand Trustee — 2010
Chapter's Past Grand Representatives
Frances P. Hall South Dakota 1917-1921
Elizabeth Smith California 1918-1921
Pearl Earle New Mexico 1924-1926
Margaret Nydegger Saskatchewan 1926-1929
Stella Spears Washington 1928-1931
Pearle Earle British Columbia 1931-1934
Mazzie Adamson Kansas 1944-1947
Wilma R. Ray Ohio 1947-1948
Norma Kramer Nevada 1948-1951
Helen Nelson Mississippi 1953-1956
Mary Canfield Indiana 1957-1959
Hope Caplinger South Carolina 1962-1965
Marie Marstiller Ohio 1967-1969
Elva Daniels Texas 1970-1972
Marguerite Scott District of Columbia 1973-1976
Faye R. Channell North Dakota 1979-1981
Frankie Sponaugle Delaware 1981-1984
Robert C. Scott Colorado 1985-1987
Patsy Nelson Colorado 1989-1991
David Nelson Oklahoma 1991-1993
Lena Umbright Nebraska 1993-1995
Effie Kniley Pennsylvania 1996-1998
Marlene Daniels Alabama 1999-2001
John Daniels Minnesota 2002-2004
Patricia Lambert Utah 2005-2007
Adrrienne Vance, Manitoba 2009-2011