Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-05-07
Facts and Folks
OF WINDSOR
(By G. B. Rayl


webb Chapter, o. E. S., No. 337
It2is our aim to relate in as brief
a manner as possible few of the
facts concerning this wonder order
kppwnias Webb Chapter, No. 337,
q. e. s., which is located on the
beautiful Muskingum, at Stockport,
Ohio, inathe rivers bend.
We come together in this splen-
did fellowship, to develop plans for
the advancement of our order, and
of how we may be of greater SER
vice to humanity, that's why Ma
sonry, to whom we are indebted,
has lived through the centuries, be-
cause it meets, in some way, the
longings Of every human heart.
If we could gather the members
Of our chapters into one great circle
we could find representatives from
all walks of life. The business
man, the man of letters, the house
wife, the soldier, the nurse, etc.,
each contributing his or her share
III
We are going to ask Old Father
Time to turn back the pages of his
tory to spring afternoon of April
8, 1911, when our chapter was first
instituted by delegation from
Valley Chapter, No. 19, we have
heard them relate it with pride
many times and just stop and think
why wouldn't Valley Chapter be
proud OF such chapter as ours?
The work was impressively and
beautifully exemplified.
The following officers were nam
ed and conducted to their respective
stations by the Deputy Grand Mas
ter: Worthy Matron. Linnie Lane;
Worthy Patron, Milton Walker: AS
sociate Matron, Easter Craig; treas
urer, Annie Fouts; secretary, Clara
Walker; conductress, Thersa Nc
Kibben; associate conductress Ed
no Kuntz; Adah, Ethel Wootton;
Ruth, Leila Dickey; Esther, Alice
Dulaney; Martha, Goldie Lane;
Electa, Anna Bullock; warder, Lu-
cia Lane; sentinel, Mary Bell Abb
bott, organist, frankie Walker.
Other charter members besides the
above officers named were Lucy
Broomhall, C. NJ Kuntz, Amanda
Mott, Vandivere Mott, T. B. Lane,
T. D. Clancy, Charles Craig, c. Fl.
Fouts, Mary Jones, Lillian Butler
and George Butler. The following
were named as committee to form
bylaws: Thomas Clancy, Thomas
B. Lane and Milton C. Walker.
The members held conference in
the name of Webb" for the chap
ter, that the regular meetings to
be held on Thursday evenings on
or before the full moon, of each
month. We received our charter on
Nov. End, of the same year; the
grand officers at that time were:
Matron, Ella b. Shearer; Patron,
Ernest Grave, and secretary, Ja-
nette s. May IT
*Linnie Kane had the honor of
being our first Worthy Matron,
1911-1912. The others are: *Eas-
ter Craig, 1912-1913; *Thersa Nc
Kibben, 1913-1914; Ethel Wootton.
1914-1915; sLucia Lane, 1915
1915; *Clara Walker, 1916-1917;
Leila Dickey, 1917-1918; Luella
McSw words, 1918-1919; *Eva
Adrean, 1919-192O; Irene Metcalf,
192O-1921; Emma Lyme, 1921
1922; Agnes Dewitt, 1922-1923;
frankie Hawkins. 1923-1924; scar
ris Bishop, 1924-1925; Bessie Mer-
mer, 1925-1926; Goldie Choguill,
1s26-1927; frankie Gage, 1927
1928; *Lucillei Faires, 1928-1929;
Laura Broomhall, 1929-1930; Mary
Blind, 1930-1931p Mary Ellis, 1881
1882; Myrtle .Henery, 1932-1933;
Lucia White,s: 1933-1934; Bessie
Clifford, 1s34-1935: Wilda James.
1935-1936: Clara Kinney, 1886
1897 Mabel Hayes, 1937-1938;
Ernestine BALL.. 193S-1939; Mar
garet Dnrhin. 1939-1940; Lauribel
Mccoy. 194o-194L- *Deceased.
The Past Patrons are: *Milton c.
Walker, 1916; *Thomas D. Clan
cy, 1912; Charles H. FOuts, 1913
IA; Carl Doudna, 1914-15; *Albert
p Bundy, 191721; Floyd Norman,
1918; Nelson H. Hawkins, 1919
2O-22-35: C. Harris Phillips, 1928
25-26-30-31; Clarence R. Bishop,
1924; Harold H. Choguill, 1927;
*Willard H. Broomhall, 1928-29-33-
"a; Beeman D. Kinney, 1882; Gro
yer C. Stoneburner, 1936-37-40;
Jesse A. Hayes, 193839; Carl L.
Fell, 194O-41. *Deceased.
OF this fine group of Past Ma
irons and Patrons all were permit
ted to hold their term of office with
the exception Of Eva Adrean, who
was only permitted to preside over
two chapter meetings until she was
stricken and called away in short
time.
1t was not until Nov. IA, 1929.