Charleston Chapter No. 88
LOCATION: 406 Capital St., Charleston, WV 25301
MAILING ADDRESS: 158 Oakwood Rd., Charleston, WV 25314
MEETINGS: Second and Fourth Monday at 7:30
DATE OF GRAND VISITATION: March 28, 2012
Officers
| WM | Margaret Ramsey | 210 27th St. SE, Chareston, WV 25304 |
| WP | Stephen Underwood | 2991 Pennsylvania Ave., Charleston, WV 25302 |
| AM | Barbara H. Bailey | 205 Branchfield Dr. , Charleston, WV 25314 |
| AP | William Pierce | 1114 Edgewood Dr., Charleston, WV 25302 |
| Sec | Edith Adams | 4814 Klondike Rd., Charleston, WV 25313 |
| Trea | Virginia Rouse | 313 Edgewood Circle, Ripley, WV 25271 |
| Cond | April Gardner | 411 WV Ave., Dunbar, WV 25064 |
| AC | Patricia Bradley | 313 Southpointe Dr., Charleston, WV 25314 |
| Chap | Barbara Graves | 303 46th St. SE, Charleston, WV 25304 |
| Mar | Orpha Burford | 2007 Archibald Dr., Charleston, WV 25320 |
| Org | Carolyn Underwood | 2991 Pennsylvania Ave., Charleston, WV 25302 |
| Adah | Dorothy L. Bennett | 4624 Country Club Blvd., South Charleston, WV 25302 |
| Ruth | Aiicia Roseberry | 304 Kanawha Blvd. W, Charleston, WV 25302 |
| Esther | Mildred Skaggs | P. O. Box 8884, South Charleston, WV 25303 |
| Mart | Geraldine A. Gardner | 1609 Woodbine Ave., Charleston, WV 25302 |
| Elect | Selma Humphreys | 131 Batton Dr., Ripley, WV 25271 |
| War | Carol Crites | 3 Downing St., Charleston, WV 25301 |
| Sent | Kay Crist | 1933 Oak Rdge Dr., Charleston, WV 25311 |
Chapter Memership
| Edith L. Adams, P.M. | Millie Holstein | Margaret Ramsey |
| Dorothy Ashmore | Nellie Hourani | Judith Ransom, P.M. |
| Barbara H. Bailey, P.M. | James Howery, P.P. | Clyde Ransom, Jr., P.P. |
| Ivalou Barth | Rosalie Howery, P.M. | Jennifer Reed |
| Dorothy Bennett, PM | Clarence Huckaby | James Reveal |
| Ruth Bernstein, P.M. | Marceline Huckaby | Virginia Rouse, P.G.M. |
| Angela Biel | Sharon Hudson, P.M. | Megan K. Roush |
| Mary Biel | Kristy M. Huffman | Patricia Roush |
| Lucile Blanchard, P.M. | Lowell Humphreys | Delbert Roush, II, P.P. |
| Wesley Blanchard | Nicole Humphreys | Delbert Roush, III |
| Rosalie Boggs | Selma Humphreys, P.M. | Brenda Ryan |
| Ruth Keeney Broscious | Nancy Hunt | Joyce Salamy, P.M. |
| Kay A. Browning | Mary Jackson | Manfred Schmellenkamp |
| Elizabeth Brumfield | Richard Johnson, P.P. | Nancy Schmellenkamp |
| Lorice Bsharah | Susan Johnson, P.M. | Ruth Schuda |
| Charles Burford, P.P. | Evelyn Keener, P.M. | Glendin Shamblin |
| John Burford | Raymond Keener | Jama S. Shamblin |
| Orpha Burford, P.M. | Susan Keener | Nelle Shamblin |
| Verna Burford | Ariana Kincaid | Rebecca Shipley |
| Alma Cadle | Barbara A. King | Mary Lou Skaff |
| Wilma Carter | Phyllis Knight | Mildred Skaggs |
| Rowanna Cassis | Eileen Kracker | Barbara Slater, P.M. |
| Helen Chapman | Kim Leverson | Jane Smallridge |
| Mildred Christian | Jan McCamey, P.M. | Mildred Smith |
| Sandra Cline | Orpha McGraner, P.M. | Helen Stilwell, P.M. |
| Geneva Cole | Georgiana Michael | Sharon Surface |
| Kay Crist | Deloris Miller | Emma Swanson |
| Carol Crites | Gloria Miller | Paul Taylor |
| Alta Cutright | Evelyn Moore | James Toney |
| Lila Damous | Harold Moore | Linda Toney |
| Bertha Davis | Ilda Morrison | Anna Triplett, P.M. |
| Earlene Davis | Jo Anne Morrison | A Stephen Underwood, P.P. |
| Kandi Pauley DeLanny | Audra Nelson | Carolyn Underwood, P.M. |
| Janet Durbin | Antoinette Nottingham | Lisa Underwood |
| Sarah Elliott | Kenneth Parker | Harold Utterback |
| Carolyn Ferrell | Norma Parker, P.M. | Angela Vance |
| Virginia Fitzwater | Betty Parton | Nyda Vickers |
| Virginia Fizer | Margaret Pauley, W.G.M. | Helen Walker, P.G.M. |
| Kathryn Fowler | Rita Pauley | Kathy Walker, P.M. |
| Nelson Fowler | Walker Pauley | Karen Wells |
| April L. Gardner | Dana Y Payne | Naomi Wilgosh |
| Lois George | Betty Penn | Elizabeth Wilson |
| Barbara Gero | Everette Perry, Jr., P.P. | Fannie (Bundy) Wisneski |
| Kimberlee Gravely | Earnestine Petry | Ruth Witherell |
| Amy Grayam | Nancy Sue Pierce | William Witherell |
| Wanda Gunno | William Pierce | Glenna J. Woods |
| Dorothy Haddy | Elise Lucille Pitrolo | Jayne Woods |
| Mary Helman, P.M. | Patricia Pitrolo | Tennie Workman |
| Deborah Hicks, P.M. | Sandra Pohl | Billie Young |
| Frank Hicks, Jr. | Douglas Propst | |
| Letitia Hodovan | Patricia Propst |
Chapter History
Charleston Chapter No. 88, Order of the Eastern Star was instituted on April 21, 1920 at the Scottish Rite Temple in Charleston by Dr. N. H. Debendarfer, WGP, as the Instituting Grand Patron and Belle Charnock, PGM, as the Instituting Grand Marshal, along with the officers of Tiskelwah Chapter No 45. There were 40 charter members present along with a host of visiting members of the order.
The Worthy Matron of the new chapter was Chesna Jones and the Worthy Patron was Oscar Trimble. During the course of 88 years, the chapter has been honored with four Worthy Grand Matrons
Chapter's Past Grand Officers
Helen Smith Grand Warder — 1944
Esther Meadows Grand Electa — 1953
Hallie Reynolds Grand Conductress — 1956
Dean Griffith Grand Chaplain — 1961
Mabelle H. Riddle Grand Esther — 1964
Esther Meadows , Worthy Grand Matron — 1968
Betty Jo Meadows Grand Organist — 1969
Virginia Rouse Grand Marshal — 1971
Virginia L. Rouse , Worthy Grand Matron — 1975
Helen Stilwell Grand Esther — 1977
Helen Walker Grand Electa — 1983
Helen L. Walker , Worthy Grand Matron — 1989
Herman Meadows Grand Trustee — 1989
Annie Triplett Grand Electa — 1990-92
Nancy M. Hanlon Grand Organist — 1993
Peggy Pauley , Worthy Grand Matron — 2002
Selma Lee Humphreys Grand Warder — 2005
Barbara Bailey Grand Martha — 2008
Chapter's Past Grand Representatives
Chesna I. Jones Massachusetts 1921-1924
Agnes M. Fox Massachusetts 1927-1930
Myrtle Fox Montana 1933-1935
Sylvia Perkins New Mexico 1940-1942
Margaret Cummings Massachusetts 1945-1948
Violet Taylor Delaware 1951-1954
Chloe Sheets Colorado 1955-1957
Olivia Best Delaware 1957-1960
Eula Cooper Quebec 1961-1963
Helen Fulks Quebec 1963-1966
Ethel Javis Wisconsin 1966-1969
H. Carl Rouse Vermont 1971-1974
Betty Jo Meadows Alabama 1977-1980
June Green Michigan 1982-1984
Velma Fisher California 1984-1987
Velma Fisher California 1987
Anna F. Triplett California 1987-1990
Evelyn Keener Rhode Island 1990-1992
Helen Stilwell Arkansas 1992-1994
Peggy Pauley Washington 1994-1996
Jan Mccamey Kentucky 1997-1999
Orpha Mcgraner Virginia 1999-2001
Selma Humphreys Oklahoma 2001-2003
Barbara Bailey Colorado 2003-2005
Lowell Humphreys Oklahoma 2005-2007
Steven Underwood New Mexico 2008-2010
Carolyn Underwood, New Hampshire 2010-2012