Historical Facts for Our Lodge
Meetings were held the 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month until 1901 when they were changed to the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month.
MEMBERSHIP OF TUSCARAWAS COUNTY LODGE
1857 42 members
1863 34 members
1880 38 members
1890 59 members
1900 76 members
1910 109 members
1920 120 members
1930 254 members
1940 260 members
1950 314 members
1960 347 members
1970 346 members
1975 344 members
1980 338 members
1990 274 members
2000 209 members
2008 163 members
DUES
$2.00 per year until January 1, 1915
$3.00 per year until January 1, 1937
$5.00 per year until January 1, 1950
$7.50 per year until January 1, 1953
$10.00 per year until January 1, 1958
$12.00 per year until November, 1979
$15.00 per year until November, 1999
$20.00 per year until November, 2005
$40.00 per year until November, 2011
$65.00 per year
TREASURERS
1968 to 1986 Roy Humrighouse P.M.
1987 to 1990 William M. Stien P.M.
1991 to 1995 John Edwards
1996 to 1999 Phil Hammerstown
2000 to 2011 Larry Lloyd
2012 Eli Miller P.M.
2013 to 2015 Scott McPeak
2016 to present Ted Howenstin
SECRETARIES
1889 to 1916 U. C. Deardorff
1916 to 1945 E. F. Koos
1945 to 1960 Gomer Preston
1960 to 1986 Arthur Hanni
1986 to 1998 Roy C. Humrighouse P.M.
1998 to 1999 Robert M. Short P.M.
1999 to 2000 Douglas Mitchell
2000 to 2004 William W. Short P.M.
2004 to 2017 Wilmer L. Sears P.M.
2018 to present Robert Huprich Jr. P.M.
THIRTY-THIRD DEGREE MASONS
Gomer Preston September 26, 1945
Arthur Hanni September 25, 1974
DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND MASTERS
1942-1944 Gomer Preston
1973-1975 Perry Joel Kastor
2008-2010 Wilmer Larry Sears
2014-2015 Michael Lengler
PAST MASTERS
1845-46 Wright Warner
1847 F. S. Holstine
1848-52 Simpson Harmount
1853 Jacob Sterling
1854 Dr. William Winnull
1855 U. C. Deardorff
1856-57 Benj. F. Helwig
1858 John Rex
1859 T. J. Haley
1860 Samuel Hammond
1861-62 U. C. Deardorff
1863 V. P. Wilson
1864-66 Dr. John Brisbin
1867-68 John A. Wagner
1869-70 R. H. Patterson
1871 Wesley Emerson
1872 Dr. O. G. Seldon
1873 U. C. Deardorff
1874-77 Samuel Hammond
1878 Wesley Emerson
1879-84 J. A. Slingluff
1885 E. C. Dickson
1886 F. H. Waldron
1887 G. E. Fertig
1888-90 J. A. Slingluff
1891 F. H. Waldron
1892 J. A. Slingluff
1893 R. L. Jenkins
1894 Joe Beiter
1895-97 Jos. C. Miller
1898-99 J. T. Jones
1900 J. D. T. Bold
1901-02 F. W. Adams
1903 J. T. Jones
1904 A. C. Ruff
1905 J. D. T. Bold
1906 W. A. Garver
1907-08 Jos. Fried
1909-10 Chas. Feil
1911-12 E. O. Shafer
1913-14 Dr. B. A. McConnell
1915-16 E. F. Koos
1917 U. C. Deardorff
1918 C. H. Slingluff
1919 J. T. Jones
1920 Jos. C. Miller
1921 Chas. Feil
1922-23 S. I. Youngen
1924 A. A. Godfrey, Jr.
1925-26 Gomer Preston
1927 R. E. Stringer
1928 H. L. Weber
1929 H. E. Dell
1930 E. V. Goettge
1931 J. A. Rice
1932 D. L. Frary
1933 V. W. Jones
1934 B. R. Lewis
1935 H. H. Zollar
1936 B. D. Wright
1937 William J. Maurer
1938 C. D. Stocker
1939 H. S. Ream, Jr.
1940 T. B. Adams
1941 H. W. Wolfe
1942 F. L. Syler
1943 R. T. Smutz
1944 W. M. Marlowe
1945 O. J. Buehler
1946 H. E. Carruthers
1947 A. Beiner
1948 W. Carrico
1949 F. S. Stallard
1950 R. F. Meese
1951 A. L. Hanni
1952 E. A. Rausch
1953 D. W. Ridenbaugh
1954 R. S. Marsh
1955 R. J. McCoy
1956 W. M. Stien
1957 A. L. Hanni
1958 R. J. Gibbs
1959 S. Vorhees
1960 L. W. Secrest
1961 P. J. Scherer
1962 G. T. Wagner
1963 R. C. Humrighouse
1964 R. M. Short
1965 F. D. Huprich
1966 H. E. Morris
1967 D. L Wilcoxon
1968 W. R. Miller
1969 L. H. Bierie
1970 D. A. Daniels
1971 P. J. Kastor
1972 A. P. Keener
1973 Jay Jones
1974 J. W. Burgess
1975 W. L. Sears
1976 E. H. Dummermuth
1977 L. F. Chamberlain
1978 W. M. Stien
1979 D. D. Dayton
1980 W. L. Sears
1981 E. A. Miller
1982 J. Dummermuth
1983 E. H. Dummermuth
1984 C. B. Warren
1985 R. D. Wise
1986 A. J. Korns
1987 J. L. Keller
1988 C. B. Warren
1989 R. C. Keener, Jr.
1990 B. Judy
1991-92 T. Hershberger
1993 R. C. Keener, Jr.
1994 S. Angel
1995 W. D. Jones
1996 T. Hershberger
1997 W. W. Short
1998-99 M. W. Short
2000 P. J. Kastor
2001-03 W. L. Sears
2004-05 W. Sabo
2006-07 E. A. Miller
2008 M. E. Lengler
2009 J. Lewis
2010 Mike E. Lengler
2011 Jim R. Cappon
2012-13 Robert L Huprich Jr.
2014 Adam Huprich
2015 Nathan Mutschelknaus
2016 Eric Hovan
2017 James Lewis
LODGE EDUCATION OFFICERS
1962 H. S. Ream Jr.
1963-64 L. W. Secrest
1965-68 Sam Vorhees
1969 Fred Huprich
1970 Wilford Miller
1971-79 H. E. Morris
1980 R. M. Short
1981 R. Belknap
1982 A. T. Kinsey
1983-86 E. A. Miller
1987 A. J. Korns
1988-92 R. Montgomery
1993 W. W. Short
1994-95 R. C. Keener Jr.
1996-2005 W. D. Jones
2006-07 W. Sabo
2008-11 Eli A. Miller
2012 Michael E. Lengler
2013 Ken Hall
2014 Ken Hall
2015 Ken Hall
2016 Kevin Keffer
2017 Rob Basso
Meetings were held the 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month until 1901 when they were changed to the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month.
MEMBERSHIP OF TUSCARAWAS COUNTY LODGE
1857 42 members
1863 34 members
1880 38 members
1890 59 members
1900 76 members
1910 109 members
1920 120 members
1930 254 members
1940 260 members
1950 314 members
1960 347 members
1970 346 members
1975 344 members
1980 338 members
1990 274 members
2000 209 members
2008 163 members
DUES
$2.00 per year until January 1, 1915
$3.00 per year until January 1, 1937
$5.00 per year until January 1, 1950
$7.50 per year until January 1, 1953
$10.00 per year until January 1, 1958
$12.00 per year until November, 1979
$15.00 per year until November, 1999
$20.00 per year until November, 2005
$40.00 per year until November, 2011
$65.00 per year
TREASURERS
1968 to 1986 Roy Humrighouse P.M.
1987 to 1990 William M. Stien P.M.
1991 to 1995 John Edwards
1996 to 1999 Phil Hammerstown
2000 to 2011 Larry Lloyd
2012 Eli Miller P.M.
2013 to 2015 Scott McPeak
2016 to present Ted Howenstin
SECRETARIES
1889 to 1916 U. C. Deardorff
1916 to 1945 E. F. Koos
1945 to 1960 Gomer Preston
1960 to 1986 Arthur Hanni
1986 to 1998 Roy C. Humrighouse P.M.
1998 to 1999 Robert M. Short P.M.
1999 to 2000 Douglas Mitchell
2000 to 2004 William W. Short P.M.
2004 to 2017 Wilmer L. Sears P.M.
2018 to present Robert Huprich Jr. P.M.
THIRTY-THIRD DEGREE MASONS
Gomer Preston September 26, 1945
Arthur Hanni September 25, 1974
DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND MASTERS
1942-1944 Gomer Preston
1973-1975 Perry Joel Kastor
2008-2010 Wilmer Larry Sears
2014-2015 Michael Lengler
PAST MASTERS
1845-46 Wright Warner
1847 F. S. Holstine
1848-52 Simpson Harmount
1853 Jacob Sterling
1854 Dr. William Winnull
1855 U. C. Deardorff
1856-57 Benj. F. Helwig
1858 John Rex
1859 T. J. Haley
1860 Samuel Hammond
1861-62 U. C. Deardorff
1863 V. P. Wilson
1864-66 Dr. John Brisbin
1867-68 John A. Wagner
1869-70 R. H. Patterson
1871 Wesley Emerson
1872 Dr. O. G. Seldon
1873 U. C. Deardorff
1874-77 Samuel Hammond
1878 Wesley Emerson
1879-84 J. A. Slingluff
1885 E. C. Dickson
1886 F. H. Waldron
1887 G. E. Fertig
1888-90 J. A. Slingluff
1891 F. H. Waldron
1892 J. A. Slingluff
1893 R. L. Jenkins
1894 Joe Beiter
1895-97 Jos. C. Miller
1898-99 J. T. Jones
1900 J. D. T. Bold
1901-02 F. W. Adams
1903 J. T. Jones
1904 A. C. Ruff
1905 J. D. T. Bold
1906 W. A. Garver
1907-08 Jos. Fried
1909-10 Chas. Feil
1911-12 E. O. Shafer
1913-14 Dr. B. A. McConnell
1915-16 E. F. Koos
1917 U. C. Deardorff
1918 C. H. Slingluff
1919 J. T. Jones
1920 Jos. C. Miller
1921 Chas. Feil
1922-23 S. I. Youngen
1924 A. A. Godfrey, Jr.
1925-26 Gomer Preston
1927 R. E. Stringer
1928 H. L. Weber
1929 H. E. Dell
1930 E. V. Goettge
1931 J. A. Rice
1932 D. L. Frary
1933 V. W. Jones
1934 B. R. Lewis
1935 H. H. Zollar
1936 B. D. Wright
1937 William J. Maurer
1938 C. D. Stocker
1939 H. S. Ream, Jr.
1940 T. B. Adams
1941 H. W. Wolfe
1942 F. L. Syler
1943 R. T. Smutz
1944 W. M. Marlowe
1945 O. J. Buehler
1946 H. E. Carruthers
1947 A. Beiner
1948 W. Carrico
1949 F. S. Stallard
1950 R. F. Meese
1951 A. L. Hanni
1952 E. A. Rausch
1953 D. W. Ridenbaugh
1954 R. S. Marsh
1955 R. J. McCoy
1956 W. M. Stien
1957 A. L. Hanni
1958 R. J. Gibbs
1959 S. Vorhees
1960 L. W. Secrest
1961 P. J. Scherer
1962 G. T. Wagner
1963 R. C. Humrighouse
1964 R. M. Short
1965 F. D. Huprich
1966 H. E. Morris
1967 D. L Wilcoxon
1968 W. R. Miller
1969 L. H. Bierie
1970 D. A. Daniels
1971 P. J. Kastor
1972 A. P. Keener
1973 Jay Jones
1974 J. W. Burgess
1975 W. L. Sears
1976 E. H. Dummermuth
1977 L. F. Chamberlain
1978 W. M. Stien
1979 D. D. Dayton
1980 W. L. Sears
1981 E. A. Miller
1982 J. Dummermuth
1983 E. H. Dummermuth
1984 C. B. Warren
1985 R. D. Wise
1986 A. J. Korns
1987 J. L. Keller
1988 C. B. Warren
1989 R. C. Keener, Jr.
1990 B. Judy
1991-92 T. Hershberger
1993 R. C. Keener, Jr.
1994 S. Angel
1995 W. D. Jones
1996 T. Hershberger
1997 W. W. Short
1998-99 M. W. Short
2000 P. J. Kastor
2001-03 W. L. Sears
2004-05 W. Sabo
2006-07 E. A. Miller
2008 M. E. Lengler
2009 J. Lewis
2010 Mike E. Lengler
2011 Jim R. Cappon
2012-13 Robert L Huprich Jr.
2014 Adam Huprich
2015 Nathan Mutschelknaus
2016 Eric Hovan
2017 James Lewis
LODGE EDUCATION OFFICERS
1962 H. S. Ream Jr.
1963-64 L. W. Secrest
1965-68 Sam Vorhees
1969 Fred Huprich
1970 Wilford Miller
1971-79 H. E. Morris
1980 R. M. Short
1981 R. Belknap
1982 A. T. Kinsey
1983-86 E. A. Miller
1987 A. J. Korns
1988-92 R. Montgomery
1993 W. W. Short
1994-95 R. C. Keener Jr.
1996-2005 W. D. Jones
2006-07 W. Sabo
2008-11 Eli A. Miller
2012 Michael E. Lengler
2013 Ken Hall
2014 Ken Hall
2015 Ken Hall
2016 Kevin Keffer
2017 Rob Basso
