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    • Chapter I - The Organization
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    • Chapter IV - The General Story
    • Chapter V - The Personnel
    • Chapter VI -The Order of High Priesthood
    • Chapter VII - Notes of Interest
    • Conclusion
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Members - Board of General Purposes 2017 / 2018

Chairman / Grand King                                      R. Ex. Comp. James Fraser III
Grand High Priest                                                    M. Ex. Comp. Alan D. Davis
Grand Scribe                                               R. Ex. Comp. Robert G. MacDougall
Grand Treasurer                                     R. Ex. Comp. Timothy R. Outerbridge
Grand Secretary                                                   M. Ex. Comp. Fred W. Richard
Grand Archivist                                                   R. Ex. Comp. John A Congrove
Grand Historian                                                     R. Ex. Comp. J. Murray Rusk
Grand Lecture                                             R. Ex. Comp. Christopher R. Vessey

M. Ex. Comp's.

Fred G. Donaldson 2016/2017
Donald R. MacKay 2015/2016
Peter G. Outhouse 2014/2015
M.R. Bob MacDonald 2013/2014
Charles E. E. Rutt 2012/2013
Fred W. Richard (Hon) 2013
Gary C. Patterson 2011/2012
George R. O'Leary 2010/2011
Terrance S. Read 2009/2010
J. Hugh Palmer 2007/2008
E. Carson Jackson 2006/2007
R. Ronald Tallon 2005/2006
Tabor J. Caulier 2004/2005


Roy E. Lively 2003/2004
Geroge I. H. Mason (Hon) 2004
John R. Dollimount (Hon) 2003
Donald E. MacLean 2001/2002
Earl C. MacDonald 1998/1999
Philip H. Henderson (Hon) 1997
Lawris C. Armstrong (Hon) 1993
W. Job Parsons 1990/1991
H. C. Lindsay Woodhams 1987/1988
Gerald A. Riley 1986/1987
W. Marshall Black 1965/1966

District Grand Superintendent, District No. 1                                         Rt. Ex. Comp. Gordon T. O'Hearn
District Grand Superintendent, District No. 2                                      Rt. Ex. Comp. T. Harris MacKenzie
District Grand Superintendent, District No. 3                                              Rt. Ex. Comp. Robin C. Lawrie
District Grand Superintendent, District No. 5                                                    Rt. Ex. Comp. Shadi Sahely

Elected Members:

Rt. Ex. Comp. William A. Lightfoot
Rt. Ex. Comp. Troy A. MacCulloch
Rt. Ex. Comp. Michael G. C. Lutes
Appointed Members:

Rt. Ex. Comp. A. William "Bill" Stevens
Rt. Ex. Comp. Michael H. Chapman
Ex. Comp. Wendell E. Dawson

Board of General Purposes - Committees 2017 / 2018


Jurisprudence Committee:

M. Ex. Comp. T. Ronald Tallon, Chairman - 2019
M. Ex. Comp. Gerald A. Riley - 2018
M. Ex. Comp. Fred G. Donaldson - 2020
Rt. Ex. Comp. A. William "Bill" Stevens - 2018
Rt. Ex. Comp. George H. Thomson - 2019
Rt. Ex. Comp. Michael J. Pegg - 2020

Benevolence Committee:

M. Ex. Comp. Donald E. MacLean, Chairman - 2019
Rt. Ex. Comp. Gordon T. O'Hearn - 2018
Rt. Ex. Comp. T. Harris MacKenzie - 2019
Rt. Ex. Comp. Robin C. Lawrie - 2018
Glaucoma Fund Committee:

M. Ex. Comp. Charles E. E. Rutt, Chairman - 2019
M. Ex. Comp. Sunmon (Sonny) Beckley (NFLD) - Nil
Rt. Ex. Comp. Michael G. C. Lutes - 2018
Rt. Ex. Comp. Leslie R. Graham - 2019
V. Ex. Comp. John W. Dillon - 2018
M. Ex. Comp. Donald R. MacKay - 2020
Finance Committee:

Rt. Ex. Comp. Timothy R. Outerbridge, Chairman - Nil
M. Ex. Comp. Fred W. Richard - Nil
M. Ex. Comp. Peter G. Outhouse - 2020
M. Ex. Comp. E. Carson Jackson - 2019
Archives Committee:

Rt. Ex. Comp. John A. Cosgrove, Chairman - Nil
Rt. Ex. Comp. J. Murray Rusk - Nil
Rt. Ex. Comp. Fred W. Richard - Nil
V. Ex. Comp. Douglas J. Morton - 2019
Ritual & Education Committee:

Rt. Ex. Comp. Christopher R. Vessey, Chairman - Nil
M. Ex. Comp. Fred W. Richard - Nil
V. Ex. Comp. Richard L. Stuart - 2018
V. Ex. Comp. Granville D. Miller - 2019
V. Ex. Comp. James S. Amos - 2018
V. Ex. Comp. Charles S. Graves - 2019
Fraternal Relations Committee:

R. E. Comp. Charles R. J. MacKinlay, Chairman - 2019
M. Ex. Comp. Fred W. Richard - Nil
R. Ex. Comp. James F.D. Mitchell - 2019
V. Ex. Comp. Bruce G. Cuco - 2018
V. Ex. Comp. Tony Szucs - 2020
Committee on the Condition of the Order:

M. Ex. Comp. Peter G. Outhouse, Chairman - 2018
M. Ex. Comp. Donald R. MacKay - 2019
M. Ex. Comp. Fred G. Donaldson - 2020

Committee on Necrology:

Rt. Ex. Comp. Michael G. C Lutes, Chairman - Nil
M. Ex. Comp. Fred. W. Richard - Nil

Awards Committee:

M. Ex. Comp. George R. O'Leary, Chairman - 2019
M. Ex. Comp. Fred W. Richard - Nil
M. Ex. Comp. Gerald A. Riley - 2018
M. Ex. Comp. John R. Dollumount - 2020
M. Ex. Comp. Robert MacDonald - 2020

Grand Chapter Convocation Planning Committee:

R. Ex. Comp. Wesley C. Palmer, General Chairman - 2019
Comp. Joseph W. Tozer, Registration - 2019
M. Ex. Comp. Fred W. Richard - Nil
Host Chapter - 3 Members - 2018
Suitable members from Council will be appoint by Grand Council.
Membership Committee:

Rt. Ex. Comp. Robert G. MacDougall, Chairman - Nil
Rt. Ex. Comp. Gordon T. O'Hearn - 2018
Rt. Ex. Comp. T. Harris MacKenzie - 2019
Rt. Ex. Comp. Robin C. Lawrie - 2018
Rt. Ex. Comp. Shadi Sahely - 2018
Website Committee:

Rt. Ex. Comp. Robert H. Meyer, Grand Webmaster - Nil
Ex. Comp. Christian P. Delorey, Ass. Grand Webmaster -Nil
M. Ex. Comp. Fred W. Richard - Nil

Royal Arch Glaucoma Golf Tournament:

M. Ex. Comp. J. Hugh Palmer, Co-Chairman - Nil
Rt. Ex. Comp. Michael H. Chapman - Nil
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    • Joseph Conway Brown Medallion
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    • Honorary Past Rank >
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  • Grand Chapter History
    • Chapter I - The Organization
    • Chapter II - The Constitution
    • Chapter III - The Ritual
    • Chapter IV - The General Story
    • Chapter V - The Personnel
    • Chapter VI -The Order of High Priesthood
    • Chapter VII - Notes of Interest
    • Conclusion
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