Past Supreme Officers
Illinois Supreme Organization
On September 23, 1894, members of what would become Bethlehem Shrine #1, IL met to form a committee to take the steps necessary to procure a charter from the State of Illinois for a Supreme Shrine; a separate charter was also procured to arrange the first subordinate shrine (No. 1, IL). Under seal of William H Hinrichsen, Secretary of State of the Department of State of the State of Illinois, dated October 23, 1894, the Order of the White Shrine of Jerusalem was founded
The Illinois Supreme Organization was run by the Board of Directors until 1901. The officers noted in 1901 are the first on record for the Illinois organization.
Year | BOD President | BOD Vice-President | Supreme Session Location |
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1894-1895 | Monroe Smith * | Mate Chester * | Chicago, IL |
1895-1896 | Monroe Smith * | Mate Chester * | Chicago, IL |
1896-1897 | Monroe Smith * | Mate Chester * | Chicago, IL |
1897-1898 | Monroe Smith * | Lottie J Wiley * | Chicago, IL |
1898-1899 | Monroe Smith * | Lottie J Wiley * | Chicago, IL |
1899-1900 | Monroe Smith * | Lottie J Wiley * | Chicago, IL |
1900-1901 | Monroe Smith * | Lottie J Wiley * | Chicago, IL |
Year | Past Supreme Worthy High Priestess | Past Supreme Watchman of Shepherds | Supreme Session Location |
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1901-1902 | Agnes Brown * | Monroe A Smith * | Chicago, IL |
1902-1903 | Lottie J Wiley * | Monroe A Smith * | Chicago, IL |
1903-1904 | Lottie J Wiley * | Monroe A Smith * | Chicago, IL |
1904-1905 | Fannie M Lyon * | Monroe A Smith * | Chicago, IL |
1905-1906 | Clara P Hubbard * | E D Bardwell * | Chicago, IL |
1906-1907 | S Love Justice * | E D Bardwell * | Chicago, IL |
1907-1908 | Pauline Dickes * | Albert C Hirsch * | Chicago, IL |
1908-1909 | Lillias Madderon * | Louis Dickes * | Chicago, IL |
Past Supreme Officers
Michigan Supreme Organization
Palestine #1, MI was the first shrine constituted in Michigan under the charter granted by special act of the legislation of the State of Michigan. Both Illinois and Michigan constituted shrines around the country until a merger in 1909
Until the merger of the Supreme Organizations, Michigan’s Supreme Chancellor was of equal authority as our current Supreme Watchmen of Shepherds.
Year | Past Supreme Worthy High Priestess | Past Supreme Chancellor | Supreme Session Location |
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1897-1898 | Lucia T Owen, MI * | John Rowson * | Grand Rapids, MI |
1898-1899 | Lucia T Owen, MI * | Fred H Hosford * | Grand Rapids, MI |
1899-1900 | Lucia T Owen, MI * | George Engle * | Grand Rapids, MI |
1900-1901 | Mary H Yaple, MI * | Fred H Hosford * | Grand Rapids, MI |
1901-1902 | Mary H Yaple, MI * | Fred H Hosford * | Grand Rapids, MI |
1902-1903 | Helen E C Balmer, MI * | Fred H Hosford * | Grand Rapids, MI |
1903-1904 | Helen E C Balmer, MI * | Fred H Hosford * | Grand Rapids, MI |
1904-1905 | Marion H Heine, CA * | Fred H Hosford * | Caro, MI |
1905-1906 | Marion H Heine, CA * | William A Hinsey * | Grand Rapids, MI |
1906-1907 | Matilda J Stone, SK, Canada * | William A Hinsey * | Cleveland, OH |
1907-1908 | Matilda J Stone, SK, Canada * | William A Hinsey * | Grand Rapids, MI |
1908-1909 | Agnes B Loveland, MI * | Thomas W Heatley * | Grand Rapids, MI |
Past Supreme Officers
After 1909 Merger of Illinois and Michigan Supreme organizations.
Year | Past Supreme Worthy High Priestess | Past Supreme Watchman of Shepherds | Supreme Session Location |
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1909-1910 | Pauline Dickes, IL* | Dr. William A Caven, PA * | Chicago, IL |
1910-1911 | Alice H Smith, MA * | William John Downey, IL * | Pittsburgh, PA |
1911-1912 | Mary E Van Alstyne, IL * | Dr. William T Parrott, MI * | Grand Rapids, MI |
1912-1913 | Minneola Hunt, OH * | John Cheshire, IL * | Columbus, OH |
1913-1914 | Millie B Shaw, CA * | Thomas Bell, OH * | Peoria, IL |
1914-1915 | M Alice Thorn, OH * | Edward D Allington, IL * | Milwaukee, WI |
1915-1916 | Annette D Fitch, IL * | William G Wisner, CA * | East St. Louis, IL |
1916-1917 | Malvern Greenwood, WI * | Daniel A J Sullivan, * | Cedar Rapids, IA |
1917-1918 | Mary J Diecks, KY * | Clyde Evans, OR * | Grand Rapids, MI |
1918-1919 | Margaret E Caven, PA * | John Burianek, Jr, IA * | Ottawa, IL |
1919-1920 | Minerva J Parrott, MI * | Dr. John Carroll, MI * | Detroit, MI |
1920-1921 | Blanche F Wheeler, CA * | Harry W Lanners, MN * | Chicago, IL |
1921-1922 | Bernice Eaton, OH * | Marvin V Hinshaw, IL * | St. Louis, MO |
1922-1923 | June Carter, CO * | Charles E Watson, NY * | St. Paul, MN |
1923-1924 | Daisy F Davis, IL * | Ernest E Ford, CA * | Cleveland, OH |
1924-1925 | Susan H Wuist, OH * | Guy Andrews Ham, MA * | Grand Rapids, MI |
1925-1926 | Lulu B Carrol, MI * | R Birch Hornbrook, MO * | Louisville, KY |
1926-1927 | Clara S Heisenbuttle, CA * | William J Miller, WV * | Buffalo, NY |
1927-1928 | Lulu S MacKinnon, IA * | Dr. Arthur P Clark, NY * | Milwaukee, WI |
1928-1929 | Ethel B Weiss, IN * | Owen W Williams, OK * | Kansas City, MO |
1929-1930 | Mary E Bartlett, OK * | Erford W Poole, MA * | Columbus, OH |
1930-1931 | Jean Haines Terry, IL * | Hewitt S Chase, ON, Canada * | Toronto, ON, Canada |
1931-1932 | Victoria L Crouse, CA * | Joseph W Boyle, IL * | Detroit, MI |
1932-1933 | Nell B Irwin Martin, IL * | Alfred E Crosby, MI * | Grand Rapids, MI |
1933-1934 | Genevieve H Steineck, CO * | T C Carroll, FL * | Chicago, IL |
1934-1935 | Edna Mae Schewalter, KY * | Arthur Earl Stone, FL * | Cleveland, OH |
1935-1936 | Rose M Reid, IA * | Fred A Snyder, MN * | Des Moines, IA |
1936-1937 | Frances Mae Ebert, PA * | Calvin F Feutz, MO * | Tulsa, OK |
1937-1938 | Elma E Hullinger, OH * | Walter J Combellack, CA * | Toronto, ON, Canada |
1938-1939 | Florence A Cadwell, MI * | Harry X Cole, IL * | Cincinnati, OH |
1939-1940 | S Olson, IL * | Reginald E Richmond, ON, Canada * | Grand Rapids, MI |
1940-1941 | Alta Flagg Dexter, MA * | E Joel Carpenter, PA * | St. Louis, MO |
1941-1942 | Katherine Applegate, WI * | Dr. Leonard C Williams, OK * | Grand Rapids, MI |
1942-1943 | Elizabeth R Byrd, IA * | Clarence V Gulley, AZ * | Cincinnati, OH |
1943-1944 | Amy H Berry, IL * | Joseph B Busch, MO * | Chicago, IL |
1944-1945 | Amelia C Cook, OH * | Dr. Harry W Schwartz, IA * | Grand Rapids, MI |
1945-1946 | Marie J Knight, OH * | Emil B Beatty, KY * | Grand Rapids, MI |
1946-1947 | Nellie J Combellack, CA * | John Klein, FL * | Long Beach, CA |
1947-1948 | Ruth E Hazen, NY * | Frank L Bunker, NC * | Atlantic City, NJ |
1948-1949 | Carrie L Coe, IL * | Charles E Merrill, MI * | Chicago, IL |
1949-1950 | Zelma K Stamper, OH * | Robert Quinn, FL * | Omaha, NE |
1950-1951 | Claudia Finegan, MO * | Andrew Rapp, AZ * | St. Louis, MO |
1951-1952 | Meta Pointer, ON, Canada * | John R Pettis, CA * | Toronto, ON, Canada |
1952-1953 | Vivian M Parrish, IL * | James McCreadie, WI * | Milwaukee, WI |
1953-1954 | Levern Myer, IL * | Albert B Roessler, OH * | Chicago, IL |
1954-1955 | Juanita Mauss, MO * | Howard J Barton, NY * | Kansas City, MO |
1955-1956 | Agnes Severson, OH * | Gordon Miles, CO * | Cleveland, OH |
1956-1957 | Berniece C Merrill Hayes, GA * | John E Jones, WA * | Detroit, MI |
1957-1958 | Marquerite Dutsch, OK * | Don C Beach, KS * | Atlantic, NJ |
1958-1959 | Anne B Eastman, MN * | Eugene C Black, IL * | Minneapolis, MN |
1959-1960 | Rouss M Thomas, NC * | Dr. Lennert B Mellott, KS * | Cleveland, OH |
1960-1961 | Elfrieda Schlau, CA * | E C Yokley, TN * | Chicago, IL |
1961-1962 | Ruth A Finnegan, OH * | W Fred Bleck, IL * | Denver, CO |
1962-1963 | Helen S Patty, OH * | Fred W Hinricks, OK * | New Orleans, LA |
1963-1964 | Mayme R Edwards, NV * | Edward L Meyer, IL * | Los Angeles, CA |
1964-1965 | Margaret Steel, ON, Canada * | James A Hutzler, CA * | Miami Beach, FL |
1965-1966 | Gwendolen Palmer Heeb, NY * | Gordon M Hawk, OH * | Buffalo, NY |
1966-1967 | Margaret W McWhertor, PA * | Kendall North, IL * | Kansas City, MO |
1967-1968 | Dorothea E Shaffer, MI * | J Ellitt Grayson, IA * | Detroit, MI |
1968-1969 | Mildred A Bleck, IL * | Hildred Zell, OR * | St. Louis, MO |
1969-1970 | Frances C Aunger, AZ * | R C Wilson, TX * | Cincinnati, OH |
1970-1971 | Mildred B Sheppard, OK * | August A Kuhn, FL * | Oklahoma City, OK |
1971-1972 | Dorothy M Green, MN * | Sinclair Tebo, NC * | Minneapolis, MN |
1972-1973 | Helen L Johnson, CA * | Will H Heeb, NY * | Kansas City, MO |
1973-1974 | Beatrice K Geyer, IN * | Frank Carroll, LA * | Indianapolis, IN |
1974-1975 | Leona Graves, IL * | Carroll C Curtis, MI * | Denver, CO |
1975-1976 | Leona Graves, IL * | S Paul Gillespie, OK * | Detroit, MI |
1976-1977 | Mary E Stark, IL * | Charles B Mackey, CA * | New Orleans, LA |
1977-1978 | Helen R Piechulis, FL * | E Ray Dowling, TX * | Milwaukee, WI |
1978-1979 | Velma Joy Burnie, OR * | Charles R Ask, IA * | Des Moines, IA |
1979-1980 | Josilee Street, OK * | Frederick T Williams, OH * | Oklahoma City, OK |
1980-1981 | Barbara C Eagan, IL* | W. Fred Bleck, IL * | Niagara Falls, NY |
1981-1982 | Ruth Hartsoe, IL * | Ivan D Lancaster, IN | Louisville, KY |
1982-1983 | Ora F Hutzler, NV * | Don E Miller, OH * | Reno, NV |
1983-1984 | Twila M Etter, WV* | Ralph J Hannah, IN * | Charleston, WV |
1984-1985 | Sally L Altman-Davis, FL * | Paul H Collier, CA * | Tampa, FL |
1985-1986 | Bettie L Freyermuth, IL* | John M Sharp, CA * | St. Louis, MO |
1986-1987 | Ruth Baruth Lee, CA | C W Peterson, OK * | Cleveland, OH |
1987-1988 | Florence Straight, CA | Louis Schwager, OH * | Kansas City, MO |
1988-1989 | Florence Ogden, ON, Canada * | Kenneth R Monroe, FL * | Louisville, KY |
1989-1990 | Sharon Young, CO | R D Swanson, MO | Detroit, MI |
1990-1991 | Stephanie Page, MN * | Dr. Thumper Bloomquist, CA | Milwaukee, WI |
1991-1992 | Irene E Smith, OH * | James E Cook, IA * | DesMoines, IA |
1992-1993 | Jeannie Walls, FL * | C Edward Daubenmire, OH * | Wichita, KS |
1993-1994 | Claire Ann Potter, PA | Dexter Pehle, MN | St. Paul, MN |
1994-1995 | Mary Jo Daugherty, OH | Harland Emerson, WI* | Reno, NV |
1995-1996 | Joni Thompson, PA | Oscar Sears, NC | Orlando, FL |
1996-1997 | Grace E Havens Day, IA | Dale H Young, CO | Little Rock, AK |
1997-1998 | Barbara Ann Ridgeway, CA * | Lawrence E Page, WA | Charleston, WV |
1998-1999 | Sandra E Moffses, FL* | J Curtis Van Dyke, WV * | Milwaukee, WI |
1999-2000 | Dottie Sams, AZ * | Roy B Worstall, OH * | Raleigh, NC |
2000-2001 | Gail Ann Birch, MI* | Orville Livingston, MO * | Spokane, WA |
2001-2002 | Patricia Burns, IN | Bernard Daugherty, OH | Evansville, IN |
2002-2003 | Beverly H Westphal, KY | Thomas Owen, KS | Louisville, KY |
2003-2004 | Mary Jane McElheney, PA | Kenneth Sayre, OH | Hershey, PA |
2004-2005 | Donna H Sears, NC | John C Elkinton, TX | Greensboro, NC |
2005-2006 | Rogene R Rogers, IL | Patrick C Pinney, OH | Springfield, IL |
2006-2007 | Judy E Inukai, MO | James H Parker, OK | Tulsa, OK |
2007-2008 | Patricia Bloomquist, CA* | Robert Beaver, OH | Joplin, MO |
2008-2009 | Susan K. Colby, IL | Russell E. Carnes, PA | Evansville, IN |
2009-2010 | Joan K Denman, FL | E. Ed Brown, IN | Orlando, FL |
2010-2011 | Shirley A Curtin, FL | H Jay Sade, IL | Reno, NV |
2011-2012 | Dazel Jo Mull, CA | John R Ewins, IL | Dayton, OH |
2012-2013 | Ruth C Haag, OR | Office Vacant | Reno, NV |
2013-2014 | Charlene E Kidd, PA | Gerald Milton, OK | Springfield, IL |
2014-2015 | Sandra “Acey” Guile, TX | Marvin Gravin, IL | Birmingham, AL |
2015-2016 | Anna Rhoads, MO | Darrell Cipriany, OH | St. Charles, MO |
2016-2017 | Jane Hansen, IL* Mary Rose Wegener, CA |
Thomas Osbourne, IL | Milwaukee, WI |
2017-2018 | Mary Rose Wegener, CA | Ralph Lawson, KY | Springfield, MO |
2018-2019 | Patricia Beck, PA | Bruce Wilkerson, CA | Cedar Rapids, IA |
2019-2020 | Sue Blackmore, | Bennie Wegener, CA | Cancelled |
2020-2021 | Sue Blackmore | Vacant | Kingsport, TN |
2021-2022 | Terri Zeigler, CA | Craig Wilders, PA | Kingsport, TN |