CHAPTER & COUNCIL

Greetings Companions,

As March is fast approaching it is time to start thinking of coming out of darkness and returning to our labor in the quarries. I hope that you all had a pleasurable Holiday Season and have been enjoying this uncommonly mild Winter. Spring is only a few weeks away and with it the rebirth of the plants and flowers, but being New Hampshire anything weather-wise is possible at anytime.

Our first Meeting of the new season will be Tuesday the 17th and will Open at 19:00 (7:00 pm). There will be NO Dinner prior to. We will be doing our Opening with Chapter Ritual, then declaring all three Bodies “Open for the Transaction of Business”. This is the Annual Meeting of the Concord Bodies and as such we will be Electing Officers for the upcoming year, transacting any needed business and discussing any possible business that may be presented and voted at the Annual Business Meetings of the Grand Bodies in April.

Our Treasurer of many years has professed a desire to retire from that position this year. We have located a Companion that is willing to take over these duties if elected. Our Secretary also would like to retire and scale back some of his activities as well. We are in the market for a replacement, if anyone is interested. Although it doesn’t have to be, it’s easier if it’s the same person for all three Bodies, so someone who’s a Member of all three Bodies would be ideal.

I feel that we had a successful year last year. We brought in a large group of new Companions to the Chapter and Council, many of which are moving on into Commandery. The One-day Chapter Degrees in the Spring was a huge success and the combined Chapters brought in almost 50 new Companions. Grand Chapter should be commended on this Event and also the 200th Anniversary Banquet. They were excellent ways to celebrate the 200th Anniversary of the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masonry in NH. Our Chapter did some of the Degrees again in the Fall, which by working with and visiting other Chapters we got additional Companions thru the Chapter Degrees. Our Council did the Royal & Select in July to a large group of Candidates, so they could take the rarely done Super Excellent Master a few days later. The Council also did the Royal & Select again in the Fall on another group of Candidates. I’d like to thank all the Companions on their assistance and fine Ritual Work in making this happen. Hopefully the upcoming year will bring us further success and progress in our effort to reach Ritual Excellence in the Concord York Rite Bodies.

Looking forward to seeing you at the Annual. I’ve attached the current list of Officers of the various Bodies, so you have an idea of who they are, or what your Office was for last year. If you have a desire to hold an upcoming Office in Chapter, or Council, and can’t make the Meeting contact Companion Cole or myself, or if for the Commandery, Eminent Commander Marston.

Fraternally,
Dennis A Tuttle, Sr
Excellent High Priest Trinity Chapter #2
Illustrious Master Horace Chase Council #4

COMMANDERY

Sir Knights,

We are in the midst of the Commandery Inspection season, and Mt. Horeb #3 is once again joining forces with North Star – St. Girard Commandery #4 to confer the Order of Malta on March 7 in Lancaster at 10:00 AM. We expect a very large class of Candidates, including several who will be joining our ranks in Concord as they continue progress with their Orders. It has been a very exciting year in York Rite, and it would be great to have outstanding support for the Candidates and Officers who have worked very hard.

Thank you to the dedicated Officers and members of Mt. Horeb Commandery #3 for a successful year. I believe it was productive and educational, and we continued to make progress in improving ourselves and our Magnanimous Order.

IHS,

Jackson E. Marston
Eminent Commander