Grand Chapter Royal Arch Masons in Virginia

November 16, 2008, the council met for the third time and conferred the Order on 15 candidates raising $601 for Project Life Saver. Officers were elected. A special thank you to Most Excellent Edward S. Newsham for acting as the Marshal and Most Excellent Ted Harrison for assisting at this conferral.

2007

November 16, 2007, the council met for the second time and conferred the Order on 30 candidates raising $530 for Project Life Saver. Officers were elected. A special thank you to Most Excellent Edward S. Newsham for acting as the Chief Custodian of the Sword at this conferral.

2006

On November 17, 2006, Edmund D. 'Ted' Harrison, General Grand Scribe, and Edward S. Newsham, Grand High Priest of the Grand Chapter State of New York Royal Arch Masons, presented a charter to the Virginia Council.

The Constitutional Meeting of the Illustrious Council of the Order of Old Saratoga in Virginia was held after dinner and initiated approximately 90 raising $1,794.00 for Project Life Saver. The Grand Chapter sweetened this to $2,000.00 and presented a check to Gene Saunders after he gave a very informative talk to the Committee of the Whole.

A big THANK YOU to all who contributed and a special thank you to Most Excellent Edmund D. 'Ted' Harrison and Most Excellent Edward S. Newsham for helping us get this started.

Bruce L. Van Buren, KYCH
Chairman, Grand Chapter Philanthropy Committee
Grand Chapter Royal Arch Masons in Virginia

Officers

John Pearson, Chief Custodian of the Sword
William Luthie, Assistant Custodian of the Sword
Bruce L. Van Buren, Secretary/Treasurer
Clyde M. Perry, Marshal

Charter Officers

Wayne S. Flora, Chief Custodian of the Sword
Edward R. Burton, Sr., Assistant Custodian of the Sword
Bruce L. Van Buren, Secretary/Treasurer
Clyde M. Perry, Marshal

Institution Members

Bruce Van Buren, PHP, Chairman Philanthropy, Princess Anne 1607
Eddie Burton, Sr., PGHP
Wayne Flora, Grand High Priest 2005, Princess Anne 1607
Clyde Perry, Grand Marshall 2005, Princess Anne 1607
Douglas Jordan, PGHP
Joseph Bongiovi, PHP, Fredericksburg 23

Honorary Members

Edmund D. 'Ted' Harrison, General Grand Scribe 2006, GHP 2002 NY
Edward S. Newsham, GHP 1998 NY
David F. Stoy, GHP 2003 NY
Landin I. Van Buren, NY
John B. Arbuckle, Jr, PGHP VW

Lawrence T. Ward, Sr., Norfolk United 1
Irver John Gearey, Norfolk United 1
Frederick F. Cazenave, Jr. * , Great Bridge 82
Jeffrey Dale Hanscom, Norfolk United 1

* unable to make it Friday night

Membership

You are constituted a full and life-time member of the Order of Old Saratoga upon receipt of a validated membership card.

Charter Members

James Arthur Fields, Jr., Waynesboro Union 2
James H. Hodge, General Grand Principal Sojourner 2006, King Solomon 4, IN
Leonard Kilian, Great Bridge 82
Charles E. Cave, E.H. Gill 50
Ralph S. Jones, Princess Anne 1607
Glenn Anthony Fry, Fairfax 13
Thomas M. Lewis, Fredericksburg 23
John Wesley Pearson, Arlington 35
Danny Lee Bowman, O'Keeffe 26
Sherwood S. Parrott, Orange 47
Richard L. Thomas, Mt. Nebo 20
James Barry Bartley, Loudoun 55
Richard E. Kretz, O'Keefe 26
Charles Warren Wagner, Manassas 81
Lawrence N. Jolma, Jr., Washington-Potomac 8
James Keith Coleman, Benceverte 21 VW
David Morgan Smith, Bethesda 16 VW
Dixie J. Grinnalds, Jewel 49
George R. Bierman, Arlington 35
Hamilton Edwin Pope, Arlington 35
Jackie L. Harrison, Norfolk United 1
Peter J. Gordon, Norfolk United 1
Jay E. Patterson , 55
Dale J. Gurney, 80
Lynn L. Bailey, 59 WA
Baldwin G. Locher, Jr., 44
Bobby J. Kitchen, 34 NC

complete list is still coming...

2009

2008