THE GRAND CHAPTER ROYAL ARCH MASONS OF FLORIDA

GRAND YORK RITE OF FLORIDA – 2011 PROCEEDINGSPage 13 of 69GRAND REPRESENTATIVESAlabamaAlbertaArizonaAustriaBritish Columbia/YukonCanadaConnecticutDistrict of ntanaNetherlandsNew FoundlandNew HampshireNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNova ScotiaOklahomaPanamaPhilippinesQuebecRhode IslandSaskatchewanSouth AustraliaSouth DakotaTennesseeVenezuelaVictoriaWashingtonWestern AustraliaWyomingPaul W. FriendRobert W. Moyer*Richard S. AgsterRobert E. Burleson*Richard I. LanierJames P. KeavenyWilbur R. Allen*H. Warren AlmandDencel R. SmithJohn G. AllenWilliam F. WyllieBurt MaguireGlenn E. Chandler*Jorge AladroElmer G. Coffman*Wayne E. Parks*Richard E. ForemanClarence Gruber*William L. Buck*Duane B. Young*Leonard Whitehead*Robert G. StearnsA. A. “Pete” Bennett*Marvin GerhardVirgil P. BrownRobert A. Niles*Charles HollingerRichard A. GilmanTony GagarinLeslie H. Scott, Jr.*George MaloneJack Rickels*Harry R. Davis*Anthony J. Marotta, Jr.William G. Norrie*Raul Reyes*William G. EllisCharles R. CooperAlaskaHoward H. GardnerArgentinaJoe K. West*ArkansasLuther Bodiford, IIIBrazilPeter Millheiser*CaliforniaColoradoKenneth Windsor*DelawareC. Allan WallsFinlandDaniel E. DaleGeorgiaA. J. LaroseGreeceGeorge A. ChipourasIdahoRoger Craig, Sr.IndiaFrank SenderIowaDavid C. WilkinsonIsraelRalph A. Jones*KansasJacob Krawiec*LouisianaRonald C. NewtonManitobaHarry A. Rosenthal*MassachusettsMichiganThomas Collins*MississippiRobert C. Wilson*MonacoNebraskaFred Piasecki*NevadaHarry Seibert*New BrunswickJerry R. Morgan*New JerseyDonald T. HarriottNew South Wales James Vanders, SrNew ZealandQuinnie Williams*North DakotaDarryl D’AnginaOhioLeroy E. FacklerOregonR. Earl Shiver*Pennsylvania Michael A. Padron, Jr.PortugalQueenslandW. Ronald TaylorRomaniaScotlandWilliam A. Howard*South CarolinaG. L. Anderson*SpainDavid A. AponteTexasWendell HarringtonVermontJames L. Moore, IIIVirginiaHarvey L. Ward, Sr.West VirginiaWilliam Ferrell*WisconsinRobert G. KirkpatrickREPRESENTATIVES OF CONSTITUENT 3HalifaxNo.5Thomas J. RawsthorneLuther Bodiford IIICharles Jones.David H. Elder, Jr.Benjamin L. RossJames B. Vanders, Jr.Stephen KordaJohn G. ngScribe

GRAND YORK RITE OF FLORIDA – 2011 PROCEEDINGSPage 14 of 69REPRESENTATIVES OF CONSTITUENT CHAPTERS (Cont’d)Mt. lleNo.12OcalaNo.13MonroeNo.15Plant CityNo.16St. AugustineNo.17Manatee RiverNo.18KeystoneNo.20Thomas BrownNo.22Palm BeachNo.24Indian RiverNo.27JoppaNo.28LakelandNo.29St. PetersburgNo.31JacksonNo.32Carl G. KirtleyBilly G. WilliamsCarl G. KirtleyJerry McKinnonTheordore E. Hammond, Jr.James GregoryVirgil N. SalisburyDaniel LengheaDanny R. GriffithJimmy A. DorseyDana OldenburgFloyd Louiselle.Patrick VelasquezRobert PhillipsEdward DunnBurt F. MaguireTodd A. MeschelleJohn L. HorneDaniel DaleSol GoldenbergSydney KingBenjamin HollandHarvey GoodRobert StearnsMurray ConrathHenry A. AdamsGeorge MalonePaul W. FriendJames A. GreenLawrence W. SaucierFred GerdomFred GerdomRobert HubbardAnthony L. GriffonDavid oxyProxyProxyScribeHPKingScribeHPKingScribe

GRAND YORK RITE OF FLORIDA – 2011 PROCEEDINGSPage 15 of 69REPRESENTATIVES OF CONSTITUENT CHAPTERS (Cont’d)EustisNo.33SarasotaNo.35Lake CityNo.38Bay mes 7Randall R. JesmokW. Samuel GristBerlin RulemanJohn F. WermannArthur J. Ahrens IIIEarl DennisBrian R. PooleJohn B. Winfree, Jr.Peter K. GoldenLeslie WhitmanLeslie WhitmanLeslie WhitmanLeonardo LupoC. Edward Parr, JrDavid P. ThomasChristopher GlassC. Edward ConstantWilliam Horacio, Jr.William Horacio, Jr.Fredrick M. BrownJack MauldenJohn M. LewisDayle L. SchrockDayle L. SchrockRobert G. AtwellRobert BullardL. Alvin HillJorge AladroSteven Q. yKingScribe

GRAND YORK RITE OF FLORIDA – 2011 PROCEEDINGSPage 16 of 69GRAND CHAPTER AWARDS FOR 2010 – 2011GOLD KEY AWARDS 2010MW J. Dick MartinezRW Jorge l. AladroCorey D. KosciuszkoCarl peckGeorge PrestonAlexander ConstantRW James J. HarrisRW Danny R. GriffithRonald ParksJames DickensonRobert CunninghamFreddie BriggsGRAND HIGH PRIEST AWARDEustis No. 33TRIPLE TAU AWARDKEYSTONE PLAQUEFOUR VEILS AWARDSBRONZE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL RECIPIENTSLeroy J. ShellburgCharles G. OldatherNathan G. StoutJ. W. NelsonJames R. McCoyFrederick D. McDonaldC. Shellie MatthewsJohn E. MarleyJoseph B. JohnsonFrank L. MillenReuel DanielPaul W. ChapmanGilbert A. WilliamsJ. T. WilliamsNoah M. EarlyWallace C. StichArthur J. Wissler, Jr.Lloyd C. HuffsterlerWillis M. LewisHoward P. BennettGeorge A. ChipourasRoy R. WrightCharles E. PalmourLawrence L. HowellE. N. Robbie RobinsonJohn M. MalloryWilliam E. EubanksFrederick M. MorrisRalph G. WeedQuinnie Williams, 99119921993199419951996J. Van LoyWalter S. BradyJoseph J. JohnsonWallace P. DixGlenn E. PletcherOrville W. CassadyJames K. MayFranklin C. SmithTheodore E. WindhorstHarold F. EnterFrank J. BusbyCharles B. FinneyRalph A. JonesC. Allen PattersonWarren H. ConklinJ. D. MoffittCharles B. CurryWilber R. AllenMichael A. Padron, Jr.Burt A. Maguire.George T. CollierHarry R. DavisRobert L. GillilandWilmer T. AtwellPaul W. FriendDavid A. AponteWayne P. ThigpinErnest R. SpradlingCorbin P. 00520062007200820092010

GRAND YORK RITE OF FLORIDA – 2011 PROCEEDINGSPage 17 of 69DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL RECIPIENTS (Cont.)SILVERMarvin W. Gerhard1995Vernon H. Miller2000GOLDL. Gordon Cooper Jr.GRAND HIGH PRIEST FINAL REPORTFinal Report of the Grand High Priest for 2011-2012Opening RemarksTo the Most Excellent Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of Florida, GrandChapter Officers, District Deputy Grand High Priests, District Instructors, PastGrand High Priests, General Grand Chapter Officers, Distinguished Guests andVisitors, welcome to the 164th Annual Grand Convocation of the GrandChapter of Royal Arch Masons of Florida being held on this 15th day of April2010 in Lake Mary, Florida. I hope that each of you is having a very enjoyabletime. It is my most ardent desire that today’s Grand Convocation will be mostinformative, productive and that peace and harmony will prevail.For those of our distinguished guests who have travelled to be here today weare honored to have you with us and trust that you will find youraccommodations most satisfactory.The Grand High Priest’s ReportFirst, I would like to thank the companions for having the confidence to electme as Grand High Priest, a servant of the Craft. I say a servant of the Craft,because ultimately it is you the Companions that are the reason for the successor failure of our Institution. You decide the legislation that passes or does notpass. You decide whether to use the programs available or to take anothercourse. My duty as Grand High Priest is simply to steer the boat which each ofyou rows. I have endeavored to do this with integrity and honor.One year ago at my installation I spoke of a five year plan, which each of yourGrand line officers has participated in developing. One year later I am stillspeaking of this five year plan and hope that we will be speaking of it in futureyears. This plan was multi-facetted, but focused on some key points ofimproving our current situation. Ironically while following the plan laid down,each of these focal points can be seen as interconnected, and overlap with oneanother in many aspects. I will try to communicate the highlights of this planand what we have done to accomplish our goals, but first I would like to talkabout the administrative side of our Fraternity.

GRAND YORK RITE OF FLORIDA – 2011 PROCEEDINGSPage 18 of 69It was obvious with a new Grand Secretary and the logistics of moving theGrand York Rite Office that we would get off to a slow start with things thatneeded to be addressed administratively for our Grand Chapter. Now, with afull year under his belt I am sure that the Grand Secretary has becomeaccustomed with the internal workings of our business side and will continue toimprove our operations as he goes along. This can only improve theperformance of future Grand High Priest’s in the discharge of their duties. Iwould like to thank R.E. Dencel Smith for his persistence and perseverance,especially in the light of the loss of his Lady Ann, who also assisted him in theGrand York Rite Office. Her absence will be greatly felt by all, but I knowparticularly by our Grand Secretary.Our Grand Treasurer with his years of experience and knowledge of theworkings of our Grand Bodies was of considerable help in assisting the GrandSecretary and I know this knowledge and experience will continue to be avaluable asset as we strive to institute and develop office operation andprocedural guide-lines as we move forward.In the beginning of my term I issued three directives and two executive orders.One of those executive orders established a corporate board for the GrandChapter. The intent of this executive order was to assist the Grand High Priestin making proper decisions with the movement of line item expenses. Theseline item changes were to be inevitable due to the initiation of new programsand no proper line items established to fill during the formation of the budgetfor this year. I am happy to say that in my opinion the corporate board, whichconsisted of R.E. Robert Kirkpatrick, R.E. Richard Foreman, M.E. Steven Q.Steel, R.E. David Aponte and myself as chairman, along with R.E. DencelSmith as a non-voting member, performed this duty admirably. During thecourse of the year I have signed and seal twenty-seven warrants.I have also signed and approved four by-law changes while two others werereturned to the Chapters for clarification or to be placed into proper form, oneof which has been returned and approved. Six dispensations where alsoapproved by me, ranging from approving a table Chapter to relocating aChapter, until the bylaws could be approved.Unfortunately the Grand line was plagued by some unfortunate circumstances,which ultimately slowed us down. I received and accepted one resignation;several health issues and personal items essentially decimated the Grand line,District Deputies and Grand Chapter committees. I am proud to say even withall of these we still moved forward in a positive direction and accomplishedmany of the items within our plan. I would like at this time to publicly thankR.E. Robert Kirkpatrick for his steadfast dedication and help throughout theyear. He was most appropriately the cornerstone of our endeavors this year andshould he be elected I know that he will lead this Grand Chapter to anotherlevel of excellence. It is good to be King!

GRAND YORK RITE OF FLORIDA – 2011 PROCEEDINGSPage 19 of 69Returning to the objectives of our plan, it was unanimous among all the GrandLine Officers that we needed to improve our relationship with the Allied andAppendant bodies, but more especially with the Symbolic Lodges. Keeping thisin mind I or my representative attended the Grand Lodge, White Shrine ofJerusalem, the Amaranth, the DeMolay, the Rainbow Girls and the JobsDaughters, State-wide or Grand sessions during my term.Due to an inherent history, commonality of ritual and administrativesimilarities, along with the consummate fact that our membership is derivedfrom the Symbolic Lodges, the main focus of our endeavors culminated aboutthe Master Mason and building a relationship with the afore mentioned. I ampleased to inform you that your Grand Chapter has been instrumental inhelping to build and establish these relations. Our elected Dais Officers alongwith the elected Dais Officers of the Grand Lodge of Free and AcceptedMasons of Florida, the elected Officers of the Grand Council and GrandCommandery have held to date five meetings with only one agenda in mind,and that being, how can we improve our relationships and work together toimprove Masonry as a whole throughout the State of Florida. These effortshave succeeded in welding a bond between the various Bodies and in no smallpart were due to the efforts of the Grand Lodge of Florida’s Leadership and forthat I extend a warm heartfelt thank you to M.W. J. Dick Martinez, R.W. JimHarris, R.W. George Aladro, and R.W. Danny Griffith.Continuing our own efforts we have established some new or revampedprograms that we feel will continue to build this relationship on the local levelsof our Fraternity. We have asked each Chapter to select Lodge representativesto act as a liaison between each of the Lodges, within their domain, and theChapter. This year your Grand Chapter purchased a pin representing the yearterm of 2011 for every Worshipful Master in the State of Florida. The pinconsists of the Masters Jewel and the year 2011. Each representative of theChapter to the Lodge was asked to present these pins to that particularWorshipful Master. We have had great positive feedback on those that havebeen distributed; however we still have

John G. Allen Ex. Grand Captain of the Host John F. Wermann Ex. Grand Principal Sojourner William R. Jacobs Ex. Grand Royal Arch Captain Richard A. Wolfe Ex. Grand Master of the Third Veil C. Robert Cooper Ex. Grand Mater of the Second Veil Wayne Y. Thigpen Ex. Grand Master of the First Veil Ronald C. Newton Ex. Grand Sentinel