Officers & Grand Masters
Odd Fellowship is one of the oldest fraternities in the world. This non-political and non-sectarian order was founded on the basis of universal brotherhood. The order stresses the importance of the principles of Friendship, Love and Truth.
Robert B. Ruff
Grand Master
Paul E. Lautenschlager
Deputy Grand Master
Frank A. Hilt
Grand Warden
Grand Secretary Justin C. Bailey Email
Grand Treasurer John S Cupp Email
Grand Representative David A. Young
Grand Representative William L Ramsey Jr.
Grand Marshal Tyler M. Arnold
Grand Conductor Michael J. Wallis
Grand Chaplain James W. Fuller, Sr.
Grand Guardian Andrew L. Kilmer
Grand Herald Blanche A. Corey
Grand Lodge Attorney Michael D. Betts
Grand Musician Debra L. Young
Grand Musician Emeritus Paul L. Miller
Jr. Past Grand Master J. Carl George
District Deputy Grand Masters
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Districts 1 — 5
District 1 Christopher J. Grumblatt Home Lodge 762 District 2 Frank A. Hilt Home Lodge 658 District 3 Michael J. Serverson Home Lodge #306 District 4 Robert E. Jackson Home Lodge 141 District 5 Brian L. Barr Home Lodge 361 -
Districts 6 — 11 District 6 Sharon J. Stokes Home Lodge 86 District 7 David J. Wilson Home Lodge 192 District 8 Thomas J McHugh Home Lodge 512 District 9 Paul E. Lautenschlager Home Lodge 88 District 10 Paul E. Lautenschlager Home Lodge 88 District 11 Allen Smith Home Lodge 116 -
Districts 12 — 16 District 12 James V. Keller Home Lodge 74 District 13 James W. Fuller, Sr.. Home Lodge 601 District 14 James W. Fuller, Sr. Home Lodge 601 District 15 Edward L. Sheets Home Lodge 523 District 16 Craig F Tutton Home Lodge 969 -
Districts 17 — 24 District 17 Troy M. Hertzog Home Lodge 389 District 18 Robert K. Martin Home Lodge 1128 District 19 NA Home Lodge NA District 20 Shirley J. Whitlinger Home Lodge 1004 District 21 Shirley J. Whitlinger Home Lodge 1004 District 22 John J. Dzyak Home Lodge 377 District 23 John Dzyak Home Lodge 377
Past Pennsylvania Grand Masters
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Pennsylvania Past Grand Masters 1800’s
Name Installed
Aaron Nichols June, 1823 Thomas Small Nov., 1824 Thomas Small June, 1825 R. H. Bartle June, 1826 Samuel Pryor June, 1827 William H. Matthews June, 1828 John G. Potts June, 1829 Isaac Brown June, 1830 Anson Jones June, 1831 William Skinner June, 1832 Wm. James A. Birkey June, 1833 Joseph Fontayne Nov., 1834 Daniel Kenny June, 1834 Samuel H. Perkins June, 1835 Joseph S. Brewster June, 1836 Jacob Hubeli June, 1837 Howell Hopkins June, 1838 Horn R. Kneass June, 1839 John W. Stokes June, 1840 John T. Brown June, 1841 Joseph Browne June, 1842 John C. Yeager June, 1843 John Perry June, 1844 Napoleon B. Leidy June, 1845 Thomas McKeever June, 1846 Joseph S. Langer June, 1847 Daniel Baker June, 1848 Henry S. Patterson June, 1849 George S. Morris June, 1850 William H. White June, 1851 Peter Fritz May, 1852 James B. Nicholson May, 1853 Thomas Helm May, 1854 Caleb E. Wright May, 1855 D. Francis Condie May, 1856 Robert A. Lamberton May, 1857 Elias Wildman May, 1858 Henry Lambert May, 1859 J. Alexander Simpson May, 1860 Daniel Washburn May, 1861 William English May, 1862 Isaac H. McCauley May, 1863 William H. Trinick May, 1864 John M. Crosland May, 1865 George Fling May, 1866 Richard Watson May, 1867 Peter B. Long May, 1868 Samuel F. Gwinner May, 1869 John B. Springer May, 1870 Alfred Slack May, 1871 William Stedman May, 1872 Jacob M. Campbell May, 1873 Isaac A. Sheppard May, 1874 John Levergood May, 1875 George F. Borie May, 1876 Solomon B. Boyer May, 1877 Samuel Haworth May, 1878 John A. Myler May, 1879 Alfred R. Potter May, 1880 Robert E. Wright Jr. May, 1881 Francis M. Rea May, 1882 Charles N. Hickok May, 1883 George Hawkes May, 1884 Franklin Van Artsdalen May, 1885 Charles W. Ridway May, 1886 John W. Haney May, 1887 James P. Robbins May, 1888 David Craft May, 1889 Charles D. Freeman May, 1890 W. Ed. March May, 1891 William A. Witherup May, 1892 John Wunch May, 1893 Harry L. Neall May, 1894 Charles Chalfant May, 1895 Amos H. Hall May, 1896 W. Gaylord Thomas May, 1897 Samuel McKeever May, 1898 Esau Loomis May, 1899
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Pennsylvania Past Grand Masters 1900’s
Name Installed
William H. Rose May, 1900 Wilson K. Mohr May, 1901 Edwin L. Ritter May, 1902 Samuel A. Steel May, 1903 Robert Graham May, 1904 Melville E. Chubbuck May, 1905 George H. Banes May, 1906 B. H. Hart May, 1907 Christian W. Myers May, 1908 James S. Montgomery May, 1909 Elmer E. Craumer May, 1910 W. Oscar Miller May, 1911 Hermann W. Roller May, 1912 Fred C. Hanyen May, 1913 Paul A. Benson May, 1914 J. P. Hale Jenkins May, 1915 Perry A. Shanor May, 1916 Robert W. Montgomery May, 1917 Roy D. Beman May, 1918 Jacob E. Weaver May, 1919 Frank Shannon May, 1920 Albert N. Dick June, 1921 Charles C. Bulkeley June, 1922 Charles A. Mertens June, 1923 Fred W. Magrady June, 1924 William T. Fowden June, 1925 John N. Mark June, 1926 C. Herbert Obreiter June, 1927 Harry E. Walton June, 1928 George B. McDowell June, 1929 Webster Grim June, 1930 Rev. Simon Sipple June, 1931 Archibald A. Grant June, 1932 Norval R. Daugherty June, 1933 G. Will Henry June, 1934 Clifford W. Fenton June, 1935 Harry C. Stephens June, 1936 C. Paul Wagner June, 1937 H. E. Robinson June, 1938 Ben L. Jenkins June, 1939 Samuel I. Koller June, 1940 Walter H. Klein June, 1941 Charles H. Schwenk June, 1942 John B. Thompson June, 1943 George B. Horn June, 1944 Franklin B. Hosbach Mar., 1945 Franklin B. Hosbach June, 1945 W. E. Preston Haas June, 1946 Guy S. Powell June, 1947 William O. Jones June, 1948 James H. Ely June, 1949 Roy H. Persons June, 1950 Frank H. Naylor June, 1951 Ray A. Himmelberger Oct., 1951 Ray A. Himmelberger June, 1952 William L. Neal June, 1953 Fred R. Korman June, 1954 Rev. George W. Wilt June, 1955 Russell H. Kistler June, 1956 W. Martin Hess June, 1957 Kenneth M. Daugherty Oct., 1957 Kenneth M. Daugherty June, 1958 Ora B. Wilkins June, 1959 Howard H. Smoyer June, 1960 John H. Matthews June, 1961 Carl H. Ready June, 1962 Samuel J. Patterson June, 1963 Jerome C. Bloomer June, 1964 Samuel Levit June, 1965 Mark O. Muschlitz June, 1966 William H. Rellis June, 1967 William F. Fennell June, 1968 Glenn W. Stutzman June, 1969 Adams L. Anderson June, 1970 Earl R. Longstreth June, 1971 Isaac Brown June, 1972 James C. Whitehead June, 1973 C. Donald Murton June, 1974 Robert L. Derr June, 1975 Robert C. Gumbert June, 1976 Willis G. Robinson June, 1977 Gilbert A. Rand June, 1978 Robert S. McClelland June, 1979 Fred M. See June, 1980 Fred M. See June, 1981 Edward W. Binkley June, 1982 Paul C. Cooke Jr. June, 1983 Howard L. Chew June, 1984 Gail M. Kent June, 1985 Calvin E. Conklin June, 1986 William L. Locke June, 1987 Ernest L. Nelson June, 1988 Robert J. Love June, 1989 Edward J. Kirkwood June, 1990 Clyde H. Barger June, 1991 Dale E. Binkley June, 1992 Robert L. Morningstar June, 1993 Robert A. Vaughn Jr. June, 1994 Charles B. Kelly June, 1995 Charles H. Bailey June, 1996 Ellwood L. McCorkle June, 1997 Alton G. Arnold June, 1998 Nevin W. Adams June, 1999
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Pennsylvania Past Grand Masters 2000’s
Name Installed
Nevin W. Adams June, 2000 Reginald Cook June, 2001 Joseph M. Strausser June, 2002 Herman L. Schlott Jr. June, 2003 Thomas J. McHugh June, 2004 James E. Blaney June, 2005 John S. Cupp Jr. June, 2006 Stewart L. Brenneman June, 2007 Wiliam L. Ramsey Jr. June, 2008 E. Keith Harvey Jr. June 2009 E. Keith Harvey Jr. June 2010 Arthur R. Moyer June 2011 Kenneth J. Faub June 2012 Justin C. Bailey March 2013 Joseph J. Giebel, Jr. June 2014 Emilie J. Cupp June 2015 David Young June 2016 Sherman F. Wooden June 2017 Sherman F. Wooden June 2018 David O. Whitlinger June 2019 David O. Whitlinger June 2020 Shirley J. Whitlinger April 21/22
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