Historian's Corner

75 Years ago – January, February, March 1946

Imperator – Ralph Maxwell Lewis

Grand Master – Thor Kihmaleto

Master – Pamela Wickham

Meeting location – Johnson Building, 509 17th St.

• Status - Chapter

• Membership roster – 24 members

• Convocation every Friday 8:00 PM

• Each meeting included the lesson and an experiment

• Very healthy group with 2 Colombes and 1 Colombe-in-Waiting

• Sponsoring and conducting meetings for the youth – Torch Bearers.

• The sewing circle meets to make quilts on Wednesday of every other week.

• The choir group meets on every Thursday evening

• Martinist Order work is being introduced for members of AMORC via interviews.

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

• Soror Bessie Moult is giving frequent lectures related to the Order around town.

• The annual New Year’s Celebration and installation of officers was held on March 22

50 Years ago – January, February, March 1971

Imperator – Ralph M. Lewis

Grand Master – Chris R Warnken

Master – Linton Royston

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

• Status - Chapter

• Membership roster – 52 members

• Convocation every Friday 8:00 PM

• 2 Colombes serving

• Chapter Breakfast and “Sunshine” (metaphysical aid) committee meetings at a member’s house held monthly

• Degree forums were held on each Wednesday evening studying the Neophyte and Ninth degrees. In January study began on the First Temple Degree while continuing the Ninth

• An open meeting was held on Jan. 17^th – Barbara Cook presented “Mysticism and the Modern World”

• Fun Night was held on Feb. 12^th with fun and games and a fund raising auction

• The annual New Year’s Ceremony and Installation of Officers was held on March 21^st

25 Years ago – January, February, March 1996

Imperator – Christian Bernard

Grand Master – Kristie Knutson

Master – Judith Stewart

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

• Status - Lodge

• 2 Colombes serving

• Membership roster – 25 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.

(limited information due to lack of bulletins)