Historian's Corner

75 Years ago – July, August, September 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.

• The Chapter sent many members to the annual convention in San Jose.

50 Years ago – July, August, September 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

• One Colombe serving

• Every Wednesday during the summer conducted open houses showing movies of public interest

• July 17^th – Appellation Rite for child of Lamar and Lillian Kilgore

• July 18^th – Public meeting – “The Truth about Reincarnation” presented by Soror Barbara Cook

• August 13^th – Chapter initiation

• August 28^th – Annual Hobo Party – all are dressed as shabbily as possible – with potluck dinner and white elephant auction.

25 Years ago –July, August, September 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 T. Lynn Signor conducting ongoing TMO classes

• Lodge convocations are held at 8:00 pm 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

• July 12^th – Performed the Lodge Initiation for new members of the lodge

• July 15^th – Public Meeting – “Beyond Our Concept of Mind” presented by Farrell North

• August 9^th – Performed the Lodge Initiation for new members of the lodge

• August 20^th – Public meeting – “See the Human Aura” presented by Farrell North

• August 24^th – performed the 3^rd degree initiation

• September 13^th - Performed the Lodge Initiation for new members of the lodge

• September 17^th – Public meeting – “The Nature and Meaning of Symbols” presented by Farrell North

• September 27^th – 29^th – participated in the Annual Retreat at the YMCA of the Rockies in Estes Park – the event sponsored by Columbine Pronaos.