PROCEEDINGS OFTHE GRAND CHAPTER OF ROYAL ARCH MASONS STATE OFOHIO  HELDAT Miamisburg,Ohio October8–9,A.D.2008 A.I. 2538 OneHundred andNinety-Second Annual Convocation  BARBERTON,OHIO PublishedbyorderoftheGrandChapter 2008 2 ProceedingsoftheGrandChapter GARIS E. PUGH Grand High Priest 2007-2008 RoyalArchMasonsofOhio 3 BIOGRAPHY&MASONICRECORD GarisE.Pugh,GrandHighPriest 2007-2008 Most Excellent Companion Pugh was born February 11, 1947 in Bellefontaine, Ohio. He attendedBowlingGreenStateUniversityandin1967joinedtheU.S.Army. SenttoVietnam,he istherecipientofthePurpleHeart. HeiscurrentlyemployedbytheLoganCountyWaterPollutionControlDistrictwhereheisthe GeneralManager. He married the former Virginia (Ginny) Williams. Garis has two children from a previous marriage–KirstenandJoshua. AllareactivelyinvolvedintheEasternStarandMasonicbodies attheBellefontaineMasonicCenter. MostExcellentCompanionPugh,for25years,wasanactivememberoftheNationalSkiPatrol. HealsoservedasOhioRegionSkiandToboggantrainingchairman. An active member of Bellefontaine First United Methodist Church, he has served on the administrativeboard. MASONICRECORD SYMBOLIC: BellefontaineLodgeNo.209F&AM.WorshipfulMasterin1991,Treasurer2002topresent. CAPITULAR: LafayetteChapter Royal Arch MasonsNo.60, HighPriest in1990,1993,1997,2000,2002 and 2005. Treasurer 2002 to present. District Deputy Grand High Priest 1995 to 1999. Grand RepresentativeofWesternAustraliatoOhio. OhioCouncil,AnointedHighPriests1990;Dwight WarehimeMarkLodgeNo.3. CRYPTIC: Logan Council Royal and Select Masons No. 85. Illustrious Master 1992, 1999 and 2005; PresentlyservingasTreasurer. OrderoftheSilverTrowel,1992. CHILVARIC: Bellefontaine Commandery No. 61. Eminent Commander 1996; Treasurer 2002 to present. KnightEminentCommander,LifeMember. ANCIENTACCEPTEDSCOTTISHRITE: ValleyofDayton.AmbassadortoBellefontaineLodgeNo.209. Electedtoreceivethe33rddegree inProvidence,R.I.inAugust,2008. OHIOPRIORY: KnightoftheYorkCrossofHonor. ALLIEDMASONICDEGREES: HighpointCouncilNo.120,PastSovereignMaster. RecipientoftheRedBranchofEri. REDCROSSOFCONSTANTINE: CharlemagneConclaveOrderoftheRedCrossofConstantine HOLYROYALARCHKNIGHTTEMPLARPRIESTS: PrinceofPeaceTabernacleNo.X. YORKRITECOLLEGE: BlackstoneYorkRiteSovereignCollege No.195,Recipient-OrderofthePurpleCross. 4 ProceedingsoftheGrandChapter ROYALORDEROFSCOTLAND: SirKnightintheRoyalOrderofScotland. TALLCEDARSOFLEMANON: OhioNorthernForestNo.188TallCedarsofLebanon,PastGrandTallCedar ORDEROFTHEEASTERNSTAR: BellefontaineChapterNo.459,O.E.S.,WorthyPatron1997and1998. APOLLODRAMATICCHAPTER: MemberofTabernacleNo.2,ApolloDramaticChapter OTHERS: AngolaYeomenofYork TheMasterHighTwelveClubNo.590 NumerousHonorarymembershipsinOhioChaptersandotherGrandJurisdictions _______________________________________ OFFICERSOFTHEGRANDCHAPTEROF ROYALARCHMASONSOFTHESTATEOFOHIO 2007–2008 GarisE.Pugh(wifeGinny)…………………………………….…...…GrandHighPriest 9527LakeshoreDr.E.,Huntsville,OH43324 Home(937)842-3747 RobertJ.Draye(wifePaula)…………………………………………….……GrandKing 1271WortonBlvd.,MayfieldHeights,OH 44124 Home(440)442-3140 DonaldL.Losasso(wifeTheda)……….…………………………..…….….GrandScribe 5149BixfordAve.,CanalWinchester,OH 43110 Home:614-836-3412 CharlesJ.McCarty(wifeAnn)...................................................................GrandTreasurer 24501GlnbrkBlvd,Euclid,OH44117Home:(216)486-9499 Office:(440)442-0666 DaleG.Ray,Jr.(wifeJacqueline)………………………………………..GrandSecretary 564W.TuscarawasAve.,Suite401,Barberton,OH44203 Office: 330-753-3670 1031WilburAve.,Barberton,OH44203 Home:(330)753-5469 StevenJ.Oliver(wifeSusan)……………………….……...…GrandCaptainoftheHost 321E.SpringStreet,NewKnoxville,OH45871 Home:(419)942-1850 JamesW.Himmelright(wifeJulia)…………………………...GrandPrincipalSojourner 631FriendshipStreet,Medina,OH44256Home:(330)722-3269Bus:(800)237-8246 GeorgeM.Shell(wifeSharon)……………………..…….......GrandRoyalArchCaptain 8006BrownsRunRoad,Germantown,OH45327 Home:(937)620-3413 RobertW.Thomas(wifeDonna)……………………….….GrandMasterofthe3rd Veil 509BrandonCourt,Chardon,OH44024 Home:(440)286-5661 DonaldW.Owens................................................................GrandMasterofthe2ndVeil 2737OrlandAvenue,Cincinnati,OH45211 H:(513)481-8616Bus:(513)684-5110 RobertD.Blankenhorn(wifePam)…………………………GrandMasterofthe1stVeil 2172SatinwoodDrive,Mansfield,OH44903 Home:(419)589-2174 RoyalArchMasonsofOhio 5 APPOINTIVE F.RaymondSharritts(wifePatricia)........................................Gr.Chaplain&Necrologist 1655LexingtonDrive,Lancaster,OH43130 Home:(740)654-6650 HerbertL.Clonch(wifeMargaret).…………………...…………………….GrandGuard 1105MeadowLarkDrive,Enon, OH45323 Home:(937)864-1396 DavidL.Vassar(wifeJudy)……….....………………………..………….GrandMarshal 529OakwoodDrive,Bellefontaine,OH43311 Home:(937)592-0793 NormanG.Lincoln……………………………………………………….GrandHistorian 204W.ChicagoStreet,POBox454,Eaton,OH45320 Home:(937)456-6859 GlenL.Opp(wifeNancy)..................................................GrandFraternalCorrespondent 104S.MainSt.,Rawson,OH45881 Home:(419)963-4724 DonR.Lutz ...............................................................................................GrandMusician 1015MontroseAvenue,Bexley,OH43209 Home(614)224-6105 RobertL.Jordon(wifeDorothy)................................................GrandMusicianEmeritus 926W.OhioAve.,Sebring,OH 44672 Home:(430)938-6254 GeorgeHall(wifeJune)……………………...…………GrandParliamentarianEmeritus 28ParkAvenueWest,Mansfield,OH44902 H:(419)756-5696Bus:(419)524-9811 ______________________________ PROCEEDINGSOFTHEGRANDCHAPTERof ROYALARCHMASONSofthe STATEOFOHIO AtitsOneHundredandNinety-SecondAnnualConvocation HeldinthecityofMiamisburg,Ohio October8and9,A.D.2008,A.I.2538 TheOfficers and Membersof theGrand Chapter ofRoyal Arch MasonsoftheStateofOhio assembled in theballroomoftheMiamisburgHolidayInn in Miamisburg, Ohio on October 8th, 2008,wheretheOneHundredandNinety-SecondAnnualConvocationconvenedat8:00A.M. By Dispensation, Lafayette Chapter No.60, Royal Arch Masons, opened a Chapter of Royal ArchMasonswiththefollowingofficersinthestations: RichardKurtz ……..….………….… HighPriest CharlesWood.…….……………….. King MattHenry…..............………..……. Scribe AndyVance.…………………...…… CaptainoftheHost J.KeithBell ……....………………... PrincipalSojourner ChetKurtz ………........……………. RoyalArchCaptain JeremyStallsmith….…………..…… MasteroftheThirdVeil MikeDodds .........…...……………... MasteroftheSecondVeil DarylCordrey .……....…………..…. MasteroftheFirstVeil HaroldRobl….................……….……Guard TheGrandOfficerswerereceivedandintroducedbyRightExcellentCompanionDavid Vassar, GrandMarshal,andaccordedtheGrandHonorsofMasonry. MostExcellent 6 ProceedingsoftheGrandChapter Companion Garis E. Pugh was then presented at the Altar and accorded Grand Honors and conductedtotheEast,wherethegavelofauthoritywaspresentedtohimbyHighPriestRichard Kurtz. HethankedtheofficersofLafayetteChapterfortheopeningandrequestedthefollowing GrandOfficerstotaketheirstationsvacatedbytheofficersofhishomeChapter: GarisE.Pugh..…………..…….…...... GrandHighPriest RobertC.Draye…..…..…….…......... GrandKing DonaldL.Losasso………………….....GrandScribe CharlesJ.McCarty…………………... GrandTreasurer DaleG.Ray,Jr.…………………...… GrandSecretary StevenJ.Oliver…………..………..… GrandCaptainoftheHost JamesW.Himmelright……….......… GrandPrincipalSojourner GeorgeM.Shell……………………... GrandRoyalArchCaptain RobertW.Thomas…………..........… GrandMasteroftheThirdVeil DonaldOwens……...……………..… GrandMasteroftheSecondVeil RobertD.Blankenhorn…..……...……GrandMasteroftheFirstVeil F.RaymondSharritts……………….... GrandChaplainandNecrologist HerbertL.Clonch……...…….........… GrandGuard DavidL.Vassar......……………....... GrandMarshal NormanG.Lincoln…………………... GrandHistorian GlenL.Opp………………………….. GrandFraternalCorrespondent DonR.Lutz ……....………………..…GrandMusician RobertJordon…………………………GrandMusicianEmeritus GeorgeHall…………………………...GrandParliamentarianEmeritus CREDENTIALS,1stPARTIALREPORT The Committee on Credentials is pleased to report that there are present and registered a sufficientnumberofrepresentativesfromtheseveralconstituentchaptersofthisGrandChapterto constituteaquorumunderArticle5,Section2oftheConstitutionoftheGrandChapterofRoyal ArchMasonsofOhio,whichisthirty(30)ormorecharteredchapters,andthatallGrandOfficers arepresent. Therearealsopresentatthis192ndAnnualGrandConvocationoftheGrandChapter alargenumberofdistinguishedrepresentativesfromthisandotherjurisdictions,toallofwhomis extendedamostcordialandfraternalwelcome. Respectfullysubmitted, Rt.Ex.Comp.JohnR.Hartsock,P.D.D.G.H.P.,Chairman,CredentialsCommittee GRANDCHAPTEROPENED AtthedirectionoftheGrandHighPriest,RightExcellentCompanionDavidL.Vassar,Grand Marshal,madethefollowingproclamation: RoyalArchMasonsofOhio 7 "By order of the Most Excellent Grand High Priest of the Grand Chapter of Ohio I now declarethis192ndAnnualConvocationoftheGrandChapterofRoyalArchMasonsoftheStateof Ohio duly opened in ample form for the transaction of such business as may regularly come beforeit." Grand High Priest Pugh then directed the Companions to come to order and give their attentiontoRt.Ex.CompanionF.RaymondSharritts,GrandChaplain,whoofferedthefollowing invocation: INVOCATION “DearFather,youhaveledusthoughcalmandtroubledwaterssincewelast met. Nomatter wherewechosetogo,wediscoveredthatYouwerethereinourmidst. Caringforusandenabling ustobeyoursons. Weoffer up prayersofthanksgiving. And we rejoicein theblessingsthat wehavereceived. Wehavegrownasmen. Helpustobeaccountableforwhatwehavedoneandwhatwehaveleft undone. Inourdeliberations,remindusofourobligations,firsttoYou,andtoeachother. Judgethose who have been stumbling blocks and robbed us of being the best that we can be. May we demonstratecharity,truthinthewayweliveinunityandharmonywitheachotherandourworld. WehumblythankYouforpreservingandbringtolightthelostMaster’sWord;forourfathers havedeclaredtousthesacrednesswithwhichYourmostHolyNamewasworshippedandadored intheirday. Direct,sanctify,andgovernusthatwemayeverrememberthatourHolyOrderwas foundeduponthehonorandgloryofYourGreatandSacredName. Amen” INTRODUCTIONS DistinguishedMasonsandguestswerethenpresentedingroups,eachgroupbeingaccordeda heartywelcomeandtheGrandHonorsofMasonry. PastGrandHighPriestsofOhiowerepresentedbyGrandMarshalDavidL.Vassar: WilliamM.Berry 1980 Joe E.Worthington 1988 DaleG.Ray,Jr. 1993 JerryC.Crawford 1994 JohnW.Purdy 1995 ArthurE.Ross 1996 WayneS.Dill 1997 RobertD.Crabbs 1999 CharlesJ.McCarty 2000 ChesterW.Hammond 2001 AlanD.Hart 2002 JohnR.Gartrell 2003 StevenA.Duncan 2004 JeanW.Justus,Jr. 2005 KermitV.Zimmerman 2006 JamesM.McDonald 2007 8 ProceedingsoftheGrandChapter DistrictDeputiesGrandHighPriestswerepresentedbyMostExcellentCompanionArthur E.Ross: District1 JoeyE.Kidd District10 CharlesE.Bonecutter 2 RonaldL.Craft 11 StephenF.Miller 3 H.JefferyShaw . DanielS.Smith JohnC.Watkins 13 LarryE.Byrd JamesC.Stephens 14 WilliamE.Channell 4 RichardD.Hall 15 JamesC.Eckard ThomasE.Williams 16 RobertR.Childers GeraldW.Hughes JeffreyL.Addis 5 R.KeithO’Dell 17 WilliamA.Whittenberger 6 J.ErickBails 18 GlennR.Greenamyer 7 DavidA.Young 19 RandalE.Davis 8 J.KeithGreen 20 NealB.Forbes 9 LarryD.Hess District Education Officers, in attendance, were presented by Most Excellent Companion RobertD.Crabbs: District 1 ChrisKing District 9 W.NickalasTazelaar 3 AaronE.Crawford 10 DarrellR.Porter 3 RichardA.Grimes 11 DonaldM.Lynne 3 DavidW.Slusher 15 JeanL.Davis 4 DarrellL.Duncan 17 WilliamC.Young 4 GeorgeTaylor 18 RichardP.Snider,Sr. 4 StanleyJ.Anderson 19 DavidW.Hyde 5 RobertS.Jones 7 Leo“Skip”Garey 8 KimSautter The Grand Master and Immediate Past Grand Master of the Grand Council, Royal and SelectMasonsofOhiowereintroducedbyMostExcellentCompanionWilliamM.Berry: M.Ill.CompanionBobbyG.Campbell ImmediatePastGrandMaster M.Ill.Companion FredA.Boggs GrandMaster TheremainingGrandOfficersoftheGrandCouncilformedinlinebehindMostIllustriousGrand MasterBoggsandweregreetedbyGrandHighPriestPugh. Rt.Ill.CompanionWilliamLaughlin DeputyGrandMaster M.Ill.CompanionMerlynMeredith PastGrandMaster,GrandRecorder Rt.Ill.CompanionDouglasHabegger GrandCaptainoftheGuard Rt.Ill.CompanionWilliamR.Eagle GrandConductorofCouncil Rt.Ill.CompanionLeonardJohnson GrandSteward Rt.Ill.CompanionRobertRhinehart GrandMarshal Rt.Ill.CompanionLynnAlexander GrandSentinel Rt.Ill.CompanionJohnnyJ.Kuhn Inspectorofthe6thArch Rt.Ill.CompanionRichardAmlung Inspectorofthe8thArch M.Ill.CompanionHowardL.Lambert PastGrandMaster M.Ill.CompanionRonaldE.Pool PastGrandMaster RoyalArchMasonsofOhio 9 M.Ill.CompanionJimJ.Buckingham PastGrandMaster M.Ill.CompanionJohnHall PastGrandMaster M.Ill.CompanionJamesParkerIV PastGrandMaster Ill.CompanionMikeSmith 3rdArchAdjutant Ill.CompanionLarryHill 3rdArchAdjutant Ill.CompanionDwightDamschroder 4thArchAdjutant Ill.CompanionGroverManning,II 5thArchAdjutant Ill.CompanionDanGoodell 8thArchAdjutant Officers of the Grand Commandery, Knights Templar of Ohio were introduced by Most ExcellentCompanionChesterW.Hammond: SirKnightFranklinC.Boner Rt.EminentDepartmentCommander, EastCentralDeptm’tGr.Encampment SirKt.BurchE.Zehner Rt.EminentGrandCommander SirKt.RichardHolcomb VeryEminentDep.GrandCommander SirKt.S.ThomasRamsay \ EminentGrandGeneralissimo SirKt.BruceD.Basil PastGrandCommander;Gr.Recorder SirKt.JohnR.Clime EminentGrandCaptainGeneral SirKt.AugustC.Holzer EminentGrandSeniorWarden SirKt.WilfridA.Grose PastGrandCommander SirKt.DavidM.Snyder,Sr. PastGrandCommander Officers of Ohio Priory No. 18, Knights York Cross of Honor were presented by Most ExcellentCompanionJohnR.Gartrell: KnightDonaldC.Shoemaker EminentPrior KnightRobertWise DeputyPrior KnightJamesH.Foreman Registrar KnightPatC.Lively Warder KnightDennisWilhelm Herald KnightLynnChadbourne 2ndDistrictDeputyPrior KnightRobertE.McNutt 3rdDistrictDeputyPrior KnightMerlynMeredith PastEminentPrior KnightDonaldHamer PastEminentPrior KnightDavidM.Snyder,Sr. PastEminentPrior KnightAlanD.Hart PastEminentPrior RepresentativeoftheSovereignYorkRiteCollegeofNorthAmericawaspresentedbyMost ExcellentCompanionJoeE.Worthington: Rt.EminentlyDistinguishedBrotherLouisS.VanSlyck GrandGovernorinOhio OfficersoftheGrandLodgeofFreeandAcceptedMasonsofOhiowereintroducedbyMost ExcellentCompanionAlanD.Hart: Rt.WorshipfulBrotherKeithBell Dist.DeputyGrandMaster,15thDist. Rt.WorshipfulBrotherDarrellPorter Dist.DeputyGrandMaster,20thDist. Rt.WorshipfulBrotherTerryPosey SeniorGrandWarden M.WorshipfulBrotherMichaelA.Himes PastGrandMaster Representative of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite in Ohio was introduced by Most ExcellentCompanionJamesM.McDonald: IllustriousBrotherNeilM.Smalley,33rd Active Member, Supreme Council; DeputyforOhio;PastGrandMaster 10 ProceedingsoftheGrandChapter Companions of the Most Excellent Prince Hall Grand Chapter of the State of Ohio were presentedbyMostExcellentCompanionStevenA.Duncan: M.Ex.Comp.CharlesV.Williams,III GrandHighPriest Rt.Ex.Comp.ArperTentman,Jr. GrandKing M.Ex.Comp.ArlinJackson PastGrandHighPriest M.Ex.Comp.BobEstelle PastGrandHighPriest Rt.Ex.Comp.JosephE.Toliver,Jr. GrandAdministrativeOfficer Ex.Comp.Dr.JamesEddings,Jr. PastHighPriest MostExcellentCompanionWayneS.Dillpresentedtherepresentativesofthefollowing GrandJurisdictions: Indiana Rt.Ex.Comp.W.KrisPhillips GrandHighPriest Rt.Ex.Comp.PhilHerthel GrandScribe Rt.Ex.Comp.JamesW.Daugherty GrandCaptainoftheHost Rt.Ex.Comp.DavidF.Wood GrandRoyalArchCaptain M.Ex.Comp.JamesH.Hodge PastGrandHighPriest Kentucky Rt.Ex.Comp.JamesG.Hogue GrandKing Michigan Rt.Ex.Comp.WilliamD.Fairchild GrandHighPriest Rt.Ex.Comp.DavidDossette GrandRoyalArchCaptain M.Ex.Comp.PaulC.Johnson PastGrandHighPriest M.Ex.Comp.JanBeaderstadt PastGrandHighPriest NewJersey M.Ex.Comp.HerbertR.Wood PastGrandHighPriest GrandRepresentativeofOhio NewYork Rt.Ex.Comp.FrankGordnier PastGrandCaptainoftheHost Ontario M.Ex.Comp.RolandPaddle GrandFirstPrincipal M.Ex.Comp.GeorgeH.Gifford PastGrandFirstPrincipal Rt.Ex.RobertH.McKelvie GrandRepresentativeofOhio PastGrandSuperintendant Washington Rt.Ex.Comp.HerbertN.Weaver DeputyGrandHighPriest OfficersoftheGeneralGrandChapterInternationalwerethenintroducedbyMost ExcellentCompanionCharlesE.Karth. M.Ex.Comp.J.B.Hitt,II GeneralGrandTreasurer PastGrandHighPriest–Kentucky M.Ex.Comp.JamesH.Hodge TrusteeofGeneralGrandChapter PastGrandHighPriest-Indiana M.Ex.Comp.JamesB.Wall ExecutiveDirector–R.A.R.A. PastGrandHighPriest–Kentucky