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Past Masters of Chapman Lodge
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The Worshipful Master of a Masonic Lodge is the highest ranking of all Lodge Officers which a Lodge may elect.
The Worshipful Master sits in the East of the Lodge room (symbolic of the Rising Sun in the East)
and directs all of the business of the Lodge.
His position is similar to a President of any other organization.
As Master, his word is final over any and all actions pertaining to his Lodge.
It is his duty;
"To set the Craft to work and to give them proper instructions to pursue their labors".
While the Worshipful Master's rank is the highest of all members, his Lodge Officer Duties are the easiest to remember.
The Worshipful Master is responsible for every single thing within his lodge during his year as Master.
He is ultimately responsible for every other lodge officer and their duties, every lodge committee, ritual and degree work,
Masonic education, social functions, fundraisers, District and Grand Lodge liaison, Trestle Board communication, etc.
All eyes are upon the Master. If lodge functions go smoothly, it is the Master who takes the credit.
If lodge functions go awry, it is the Master who bears the blame. Therefore, the Master wears many hats.
It is his duty to preside over business meetings, the conferral of degrees, and delegation of duties to all other Lodge Officers.
While Freemasons call the Master, "Worshipful Master", they do not, as some people may erroneously believe, actually worship him.
"Worshipful" is an honorary title which shows respect for his position.
In France, the word "Worshipful" is replaced with the word "Venerable".
It is no different than respecting the office of our President of the United States.
He would be addressed, formally, as "Mr. President" rather than by his first name.
Likewise, if you go before a judge, you would address him as "Your Honor", rather than by his first name,
as a measure of respect that you hold for his office.
122 Brothers have served as Master of Chapman Lodge and
seven have served as Grand Master of Masons in New Mexico.
We have also had six Honorary Masters.
* Indicates a Past Grand Master of New Mexico
(Note: if the Masters name is underlined, click on it for a photo of that Master.)
| 1862 - Henry Allen 1863 - Jonathan E. Jewell 1864 - Jonathan E. Jewell 1865 - Morris Bloomfield 1866 - Morris Bloomfield 1867 - Morris Bloomfield 1868 - J. D. Ousterhaut 1869 - George W. Stebbins 1870 - Lachonius Frampton 1871 - George W. Stebbins 1872 - Richard Dunn 1873 - S.H. Wells 1874 - Charles E. Wesche 1875 - John B. Wooten* 1876 - Joseph Rosenwald 1877 - James T. McNamara 1878 - Richard Dunn 1879 - Truman F. Chapman 1880 - John B. Wooten* 1881 - George J. Dinkel 1882 - Charles P. Hovey 1883 - Charles E. Wesche 1884 - James T. McNamara 1885 - Josiah S. Pishon 1886 - Louis Sulzbacher 1887 - Charles W. Danver 1888 - Robert C. Stewart* 1889 - Joseph R. Harrison 1890 - Charles H. Sporleder* 1891 - Charles H. Sporleder* 1892 - George H. Marshall 1893 - James S. Duncan 1894 - James S. Duncan 1895 - Robert L. M. Ross 1896 - John McMullen 1897 - Louis H. Hofmeister 1898 - George W. Ward* 1899 - John Hill 1900 - Robert L. M. Ross 1901 - A. B. Smith 1902 - Lucien Rosenwald 1903 - Oscar L. Gregory 1904 - Marine R. Williams* 1905 - Marine R. Williams* 1906 - Cyrus D. Boucher 1907 - Cyrus D. Boucher 1908 - Cyrus D. Boucher 1909 - George H. Kinkle 1910 - George H. Kinkle 1911 - William H. Stapp 1912 - Nicholas O. Hermann 1913 - William Porter Mills 1914 - Guy M. Cary 1915 - Arthur M. Staley 1916 - William J. Lucas 1917 - Dr. Franklin H. Crail 1918 - Frank R. Williams 1919 - Albert F. Blackburn 1920 - John F. Sackman 1921 - Lloyd Fontelroy Grinslade 1922 - Jesse T. Buhler 1923 - John W. Lewis 1924 - James G. Padem 1925 - Ralph Waldo Emerson 1926 - John H. Bell 1927 - Jas. N. Cook 1928 - Frank Fitch* 1929 - Ora E. Ambrose 1930 - Edgar C. King 1931 - H. B. Peterson 1932 - George D. Smith 1933 - Jas N. Cook 1934 - J. S. Jones 1935 - Carl A. Hursh 1936 - Gordon E. Melody 1937 - Albert J. Atkins 1938 - Harold Voda 1939 - Frank Fitch* 1940 - Paul D. Henry Sr. 1941 - A.V. Franke 1942 - Henry E. Blattman 1943 - Gordon E. Melody |
1944 - James T. Owen 1945 - Paul B. Dailey 1946 - C. Rex Morrison 1947 - C. Rex Morrison 1948 - James C. Wright 1949 - Robert O. Sipe 1950 - Wm C. Russell 1951 - Elmer C. Hedquist 1952 - Smith A. Connell 1953 - Maurice J. Holscher 1954 - Robert H. Beeler 1955 - Charles V. Glover 1956 - José D. Vasquez 1957 - Ralph H. Conklin 1958 - George A. Stracke 1959 - James C. Brown 1960 - Witt B. Harwell 1961 - Berva D. Roberts 1962 - Charles N. Slaughter 1963 - H. Clyde Turner 1964 - E. E. (Pete) Gardner 1965 - Bennie Colvett 1966 - William L. Erb 1967 - E. E. (Pete) Gardner 1968 - Witt B. Harwell 1969 - Eugene Akin 1970 - Herbert E. Coulter 1971 - Joe E. Contreras 1972 - R. Glen Elliott 1973 - John H. Lloyd 1974 - Jay G. Harris* 1975 - R. Dale Turpen 1976 - Robert J. Henry 1977 - James C. Sampson 1978 - Lee N. Smith 1979 - Jimmy G. Simpier 1980 - Louis E. Lyster 1981 - Lyman J. Chapman 1982 - Peter J. Laumbach 1983 - R. L. Gardner Johnson 1984 - Cary C. Culbertson 1985 - Norman W. Smith 1986 - Ebben E. Holt 1987 - Lee N. Smith 1988 - Harold F. Thatcher 1989 - John C. McCord 1990 - Lee N. Smith 1991 - Edward J. Pierce 1992 - Edward J. Pierce 1993 - Cary C. Culbertson 1994 - Cary C. Culbertson 1995 - John H. Lloyd 1996 - Henry S. Rogers 1997 - Luis Sanchez 1998 - Arthur Ingraham III 1999 - Lee N. Smith 2000 - Mack Crow 2001 - Antonio Astorga 2002 - Stephen Astorga 2003 - Luis A. Montoya 2004 - Luis A. Montoya 2005 - Luis A. Montoya 2006 - Rudolph E. Laumbach 2007 - Rudolph E. Laumbach 2008 - Rudolph E. Laumbach 2009 - Cary C. Culbertson 2010 - Rudolph D. H. Laumbach 2011 - Robert C. Ramsdell 2012 - Darryl P. Laumbach 2013 - H. Clyde Turner 2014 - Donald G. Bovia Sr. 2015 - Donald G. Bovia Sr. 2016 - Donald G. Bovia Sr. 2017 - Dean L. Scoggin 2018 - Dean L. Scoggin 2019 - Dean L. Scoggin 2020 - Valentin Tenorio 2021 - Valentin Tenorio 2022 - Donald G. Bovia Sr. 2023 - Glen E. Maestas 2024 - Glen E. Maestas 2025 - Valentin Tenorio |
Past Grand Masters1882 - John B. Wooten 1893 - Charles H. Sporleder 1898 - Robert C. Stewart 1904 - George W. Ward 1912 - Marine R. Williams 1946 - Frank Fitch 2008 - Jay G. Harris |
Honorary Masters1881 - Charles Ilfeld 1894? - Alpheus A. Keen (Grand Secretary, GLNM 1884-1946 62years) 1960 - Ed Comstock 1960 - Noble G. Vansickle 1995 - James V. Stewart 1995 - Lucien Hoch |
Pictures of some of the Past Masters
(click on picture for a larger view)
