Historian's Corner

75 Years ago – April, Mary, June 1946

Imperator – Ralph Maxwell Lewis

Grand Master – Thor Kihmaleto

Master – Minnie Helton

Meeting location – Johnson Building, 509 17th St.

• Status - Chapter

• Membership roster – 11 members

• Convocation every Friday 8:00 PM

• Each meeting included the lesson and an experiment

• Two Colombes serving

• There is an active Past Masters Association meeting every other month

• Organization of Martinist Order work is being delayed because of the requirement for six non-Rosicrucian members not being able to be fulfilled.

• Many sons and daughters of chapter members (and chapter members themselves) are being released from the military and returning home.

• April 5^th – Installation of a new Colombe – Audrey Marie Gammon

• May 3^rd – Initiation of new members into the Chapter

• June 7^th – Initiation of new members into the Chapter

50 Years ago – April, Mary, June 1971

Imperator – Ralph M. Lewis

Grand Master – Chris R Warnken

Master – David Schloegel

Meeting location – Kittredge Building, 511 16^th St.

• Status - Chapter

• Membership roster – 56 members

• Convocation every Friday 8:00 PM

• Three Colombes serving

• Degree forums were held on each Wednesday evening in April and May studying the First and Ninth degrees

• During summer months the degree forum replaced with open houses showing movies of public interest

• April 15^th – Humanitarian Award presented to Gina Bellows – these are awards presented to non-Rosicrucian community leaders

• May 2^nd – Open meeting with lecture – “Roots of Psychic Phenomena” - speaker: Dean Woodhull

• May 22-23 – Conclave (convention) with guest speakers Dr. Lonnie Edwards, Grand Secretary Emeritus Harvey Miles

• June 20^th – Theater party with a bus trip to Cripple Creek and a melodrama with a meal

25 Years ago – April, Mary, June 1996

Imperator – Christian Bernard

Grand Master – Kristie Knutson

Master – Michael Homyak

Meeting location – Edgewater Masonic building – 5700 West 25^th Ave.

• Status - Lodge

• One Colombe serving

• Membership roster – 28 members

• Held ongoing Artisan classes on the fourth Saturday of each month with Artisan Master Farrell North

• TMO Master Linda Tyler conducting ongoing TMO classes

• Lodge convocations are held on the first two Friday’s of the month with a Pronaos convocation held on the third Friday. A neophyte degree forum is conducted during the Lodge convocation and after the Pronaos convocation.

• Junior Convocations are held every second Friday at 8:00 pm for the children of members

• April 16^th – Public meeting – “Introduction to Alchemy"

• April 27 & 28 – First Degree Initiation

• May 21^st – Public meeting – “Alchemy – Distilling the Essence”

• June 11^th – TMO conducts the Associate Degree initiation

• June 14^th – Initiation for new members into the Lodge.

• June 18^th – Public meeting – “Alchemy – Condensing the Jewel

• June 21^st – Summer Solstice Ceremony

• June 29^th – Second Degree Initiation