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PAST GRAND MATRONS AND PAST GRAND PATRONS
OF THE
GRAND CHAPTER
ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR
ONTARIO, CANADA INC.

1915 - 1916 - 1^st Session
*Worthy Grand Matron - Mrs. Alice Meadows
*Worthy Grand Patron - Mr. Frank Hague

1916-1917 - 2^nd Session
*Worthy Grand Matron - Lottie Phillips, Windsor #4, Windsor
*Worthy Grand Patron - James Phelps, Sarnia #6, Sarnia

1917-1918 - 3^rd Session
*Worthy Grand Matron - Mildred Shanbacher, Connaught #9, Fort William
*Worthy Grand Patron - Emmanuel Essery, Forest City #13, London

1918-1919 - 4^th Session
*Worthy Grand Matron - Robina Mains, Corinthian #12, Toronto
*Worthy Grand Patron - J. A. Hallman, Patricia #22, Kitchener

1919-1920 - 5^th Session
*Worthy Grand Matron - May Ralston, Unity #20, Toronto
*Worthy Grand Patron - Arthur Corscadden, Aldworth #29, Toronto

1920-1921 - 6^th Session
*Worthy Grand Matron - Selma Mason, Windsor #4, Windsor
*Worthy Grand Patron - Thomas Rowe, Ruth #26, London

1921-1922 - 7^th Session
*Worthy Grand Matron - Elizabeth Taylor, Forest City #13, London
*Worthy Grand Patron - Dr. G. G. Elliot, Unity #20, Toronto

1922-1923 - 8^th Session
*Worthy Grand Matron - Elizabeth Rockwood, Queen City #7, Toronto
*Worthy Grand Patron - Alex Munroe, Success #30, Ottawa

1923-1924 - 9^th Session
*Worthy Grand Matron - Maud Shaver, Lorraine #44, Ottawa
*Worthy Grand Patron - Robert Magill, High Park #24, Toronto

1924-1925 - 10^th Session
*Worthy Grand Matron - Lulu Wood, Mizpeh #56, Hamilton
*Worthy Grand Patron - John Doidge, Ruth #26, London

1925-1926 - 11^th Session
*Worthy Grand Matron - Lena Logan, Ruth #26, London
*Worthy Grand Patron - Roy Hare, Garden City #53, St. Catharines

1926-1927 - 12^th Session
*Worthy Grand Matron - Ethel Van Luven, Bethel #8, Walkerville
*Worthy Grand Patron - John Stewart, Maple Leaf #3, St. Thomas

1927-1928 - 13^th Session
*Worthy Grand Matron - Laura Moore, Victoria #1, Windsor
*Worthy Grand Patron - Archie Sinclair, Corinthian #12, Toronto

1928-1929 - 14^th Session
*Worthy Grand Matron - Ida Richmond, Toronto #25, Toronto
*Worthy Grand Patron - Sam McCoy, Ruth #26, London

1929-1930 - 15^th Session
*Worthy Grand Matron - Edith Stewart, Progress #28, Ottawa
*Worthy Grand Patron - Murray Wickens, Delphinia #74, Hamilton

1930-1931 - 16^th Session
*Worthy Grand Matron - Annetta Carruthers, Wenonah #18, Kenora
*Worthy Grand Patron - James M. Cation, Humberside #88, Toronto

1931-1932 - 17^th Session
*Worthy Grand Matron - Anna Boyd, Belleville #55, Belleville
*Worthy Grand Patron - George Stevenson, Maple Leaf #3, St. Thomas

1932-1933 - 18^th Session
*Worthy Grand Matron - Mary Wallace, Ottawa #37, Ottawa
*Worthy Grand Patron - J. W. Walker, Evergreen #80, Fort Francis

1933-1934 - 19^th Session
*Worthy Grand Matron - Sara Robertson, Harmony #11, Toronto
*Worthy Grand Patron - James Gothard, Niagara #23, Niagara Falls

1934-1935 - 20^th Session
*Worthy Grand Matron - Myrtle Bibby, Ambitious #40, Hamilton
*Worthy Grand Patron - Arthur Mason, Windsor #4, Windsor

1935-1936 - Loyalty, Esther, Service
*Worthy Grand Matron - Esther Wilkes, Bethlehem #136, London
*Worthy Grand Patron - David Dick, Mizpeh #56, Hamilton

1936-1937 - Coronation
*Worthy Grand Matron - Viola McClung, Brant #188, Brantford
*Worthy Grand Patron - Quintin Boyd, Belleville #55, Belleville

1937-1938 - 23^rd Session
*Worthy Grand Matron - Zetta Keith, Bethel #8, Walkerville
*Worthy Grand Patron - Harold Kitchen, Orphah #102, London

1938-1939 - Friendship
*Worthy Grand Matron - Ethel Malcolm, Aldworth #29, Toronto
*Worthy Grand Patron - Jack McConkey, Fidelity #33, Toronto

1939-1940 - Silver Jubilee
*Worthy Grand Matron - Edythe Downer, Royal #46, Toronto
*Worthy Grand Patron - John Barlow, Ottawa #37, Ottawa

1940-1941 - Faith & Loyalty
*Worthy Grand Matron -Blanche Geddes, Edgemount #127, Hamilton
*Worthy Grand Patron - Fred Jarrett, Rosedale #131, Hamilton

1941-1942 - Loyalty & Service
*Worthy Grand Matron - Lottie Davidson, Humberside #88, Toronto
*Worthy Grand Patron - Stuart Mayberry, Brant #188, Brantford

1942-1943 - On To Victory, Service for Others
*Worthy Grand Matron - Florence Eastman, Success #30, Ottawa
*Worthy Grand Patron - Joseph Stewart, Drayton #38, Drayton

1943-1944 - Victory, Loyalty, Devotion
*Worthy Grand Matron - Violet Day, Arbutus #123, Timmins
*Worthy Grand Patron - William Lambert, Iris #62, Hamilton

1944-1945 - Happiness In Peace
*Worthy Grand Matron - Margaret Chambers, Queen Esther #31, Toronto
*Worthy Grand Patron - Fred Gibbons, Aldworth #29, Toronto

1945-1946 - Let Your Light Shine
*Worthy Grand Matron - Doris Wanless, Victoria #1, Windsor
*Worthy Grand Patron - William Calvert, Lily of the Valley #141, Orillia

1946-1947 - Harmony, Courage, Remembrance
*Worthy Grand Matron - Helen Ross, Unity #20, Toronto
*Worthy Grand Patron - John Edgar, Mountain #66, Thorold

1947-1948 - Golden Rule
*Worthy Grand Matron - Agnes Dean, Ambitious #40, Hamilton
*Worthy Grand Patron -Donald Currie, Orphah #102, London

1948-1949 - Love, Fraternity, Duty
*Worthy Grand Matron - Florence Andrews, Halo #168, Oakland
*Worthy Grand Patron - Albert Lowery, White Heather #65, Toronto

1949-1950 - Faith & Loyalty
*Worthy Grand Matron - Emma Campaigne, Mizpeh #56, Hamilton
*Worthy Grand Patron - Floyd Day, Arbutus #123, Timmins

1950-1951 - Golden Triangle
*Worthy Grand Matron - Pearl McDonald, Mt. Dennis #207,Weston
*Worthy Grand Patron - Ted Phillips, Alexandria #14, Walkerville

1951-1952 - Double Capital
*Worthy Grand Matron - Mabel Mackereth, Unity #20, Toronto
*Worthy Grand Patron - Arthur Ashford, Capital City #172, Ottawa

1952-1953 - Garden of Remembrance
*Worthy Grand Matron - Belle Linehan, Lorraine #44, Ottawa
*Worthy Grand Patron - Wellington Smith, Evergreen #80, Fort Francis

1953-1954 - Truth, Happiness, Service
*Worthy Grand Matron - Allison Gooch, Veritas #128, Strathroy
*Worthy Grand Patron - Ernest Burgis, Rivercourt #97, Toronto

1954-1955 - Happiness Through Faith
*Worthy Grand Matron - Ethel Wilfong, Zenith #42, Toronto
*Worthy Grand Patron - Edward Mackereth, Primrose #165, Mimico

1955-1956 - God is Love, Go to Church, Give Your Best
*Worthy Grand Matron - Olive Adams, Dundas #204, Dundas
*Worthy Grand Patron - David Kennedy, Forest City #13, London

1956-1957 - Love, Loyalty, Harmony
*Worthy Grand Matron - Edna Anderson, Durham #181, Bowmanville
*Worthy Grand Patron - Donald Galbraith, Lily of the Valley #141, Orillia

1957-1958 - White Trillium
*Worthy Grand Matron - Lillias Turriff, Corinthian #12, Toronto
*Worthy Grand Patron - Joseph Witfield, Corinthian #12, Toronto

1958-1959 - Friendship
*Worthy Grand Matron - Ethel Spear, Loyal #76, Dunnville
*Worthy Grand Patron - Robert Cooper, Orchid #189, Brampton

1959-1960 - Sapphire
*Worthy Grand Matron - Kathleen Coates, Algoma #139, Sudbury
*Worthy Grand Patron - William Province, Peel #96, Streetsville

1960-1961 - Sterling / Ontario for Others
*Worthy Grand Matron - Audrey Elliott, Belleville #55, Belleville
*Worthy Grand Patron - William Dyson, Excelsior #85, Hamilton

1961-1962 - Fidelity With Understanding
*Worthy Grand Matron - Norma E. Webber, Hamilton #93, Hamilton
*Worthy Grand Patron - Alex McDonald, Golden Triangle #291, Cooksville

1962-1963 - Melody Lane
*Worthy Grand Matron - Iris M. Walker, Windsor #4, Windsor
*Worthy Grand Patron - Joseph Delaney, Lincoln #142, St. Catharines

1963-1964 - Faith
*Worthy Grand Matron - Agnes B. Young, Queen City #7, Toronto
*Worthy Grand Patron - John A. Muir, Oriole #71, Toronto

1964-1965 - Golden Jubilee Jewel
*Worthy Grand Matron - L. Perle Kohl, Bon Accord #247, Collingwood
*Worthy Grand Patron - Avery M. Day, Brant #188, Brantford

1965-1966 - Golden Harvest
*Worthy Grand Matron - Evelynne M. Little, Grimsby #195, Grimsby
*Worthy Grand Patron - Gordon Murray, Khaki #27, Woodstock

1966-1967 - Starlight
*Worthy Grand Matron - Helen R. Marston, Bancroft #157, Bancroft
*Worthy Grand Patron - Earl McKeever, Starlight #241, Port Hope

1967-1968 - Rainbow
*Worthy Grand Matron - Gwen L. Clarke, Eldorado #192, Hamilton
*Worthy Grand Patron - Don Rusling, Waterford #212, Waterford

1968-1969 - Autumn Symphony
*Worthy Grand Matron - Marion Kuhns, Kingsway-Islington #287, Toronto
*Worthy Grand Patron - William Maness, Trinity #64, London

1969-1970 - Chimes of Love
*Worthy Grand Matron - Arva McKenzie, Sarnia #6, Sarnia
*Worthy Grand Patron - Stuart Davison, Corinthian #12, Toronto

1970-1971 - Radiant
*Worthy Grand Matron - Dorothy Phillips, Radiant #134, Stratford
*Worthy Grand Patron - Glen Hill, Zion #107, Brantford

1971-1972 - Garden of Peace
*Worthy Grand Matron - Peggy Murphy, Laurel #164, Toronto
*Worthy Grand Patron - George Pike, Florence Nightingale #5, Brockville

1972-1973 - Heart of Friendship
Worthy Grand Matron - Shirley Thrasher Brown, Fort Malden #268, Amherstburg
*Worthy Grand Patron - Arnold Henry, Edgemount #127, Hamilton

1973-1974 - Good Shepherd
*Worthy Grand Matron - Edna Dobbs, Minerva #138, Belleville
*Worthy Grand Patron - Eldon Matches, Lakeland #245, Bracebridge

1974-1975 - Diamond Jubilee / Forget-Me-Not
*Worthy Grand Matron - Sheila Anderson, Clovelly #144, Weston
Worthy Grand Patron - Howard Noble, Creemore #260, Creemore

1975-1976 - Voyage of the Stars
*Worthy Grand Matron - Betty Yull-Wood, Kingston #146, Kingston
*Worthy Grand Patron - Hector Little, Grimsby #103, Grimsby

1976-1977 - Our Joy In Service
*Worthy Grand Matron - Violet Whitfield, Historic #194, Stoney Creek
*Worthy Grand Patron - Alex Dawson, Zenith #42, Toronto

1977-1978 - Season of Serenity
Worthy Grand Matron - Marjorie Morgan, Colborne #82, Brighton
*Worthy Grand Patron - James Heffel, Capital City #172, Ottawa

1978-1979 - Sunshine Through Faith
*Worthy Grand Matron - Olive Avery, Fern #140, Toronto
*Worthy Grand Patron - Ripley Ballantyne, Jewel #180, Kapuskasing

1979-1980 - Reflections of Beauty
*Worthy Grand Matron - Vivian E. Hunter, June #130, Tilbury
Worthy Grand Patron - Frank Townsend, Garden City #53, St. Catharines

1980-1981 - A Year of Goodwill
*Worthy Grand Matron - Ila Dickson, Halo #168, Scotland
Worthy Grand Patron - Mervin Booth, Innisfil #162, Stroud

1981-1982 - Good Samaritan
Worthy Grand Matron - Mary E. Barton, Madoc #143, Madoc
*Worthy Grand Patron - Donald E. Symons, Orangeville #197, Orangeville

1982-1983 - Garden of Love
Worthy Grand Matron - Flora Whelan, Parry Sound #256, Parry Sound
Worthy Grand Patron - Brian Lee, Whitby #248, Whitby

1983-1984 - Breath of Spring
Worthy Grand Matron - Jo-Anne Coulter, Algoma #139, Sudbury
Worthy Grand Patron - Keith Post, Lynn River #299, Port Dover

1984-1985 - Dawn of a New Day
*Worthy Grand Matron - Edna Fawcett, Bon Accord #247, Collingwood
*Worthy Grand Patron - Jack Merrall, Faith #274, Toronto

1985-1986 - Starway to Happiness
Worthy Grand Matron - Connie Woodward (Mundell), Lily of the Valley #141, Orillia
*Worthy Grand Patron - Norman Dobbins, Capital City #172, Ottawa

1986-1987 - Carousel of Faith, Love & Joy
Worthy Grand Matron - Vera Heffel, Capital City #172, Ottawa
*Worthy Grand Patron - Patrick Wood, Rose of Sharon #292, Hespeler

1987-1988 - Beacon of Light
*Worthy Grand Matron - Marie Woodward, Markham #155, Markham
*Worthy Grand Patron - Henry Davis, Essex #153, Essex

1988-1989 - Year of Hope
Worthy Grand Matron - Bette Macintosh, Mt. Dennis #207, Weston
Worthy Grand Patron - Clark Hodgins, Parkhill #265, Parkhill

1989-1990 - Celebration of the Stars
*Worthy Grand Matron - Audrey Martin, Durham #181, Bowmanville
Worthy Grand Patron - Eldon B. Beacock, Forest #116, Forest

1990-1991 - A World Of Love and Happiness
Worthy Grand Matron - Shirley Lamond, Blue Bell #145, Chatham
Worthy Grand Patron - Lloyd Churchill, Faith #274, Toronto

1991-1992 - Our Garden of Friendship
*Worthy Grand Matron - Peggy Kirkpatrick, Crescent #75, Ottawa
*Worthy Grand Patron - Kenneth Carmichael, Maple Leaf #3, St. Thomas

1992-1993 - Northern Tranquillity
Worthy Grand Matron - Sandra Roberts (Bain), Fidelis # 99, North Bay
Worthy Grand Patron - Norman Roberts, Belleville #55, Belleville & Colborne #82, Brighton

1993-1994 - Windmill of Fellowship& Service
Worthy Grand Matron - Joan Esdale, Markham #155, Markham
Worthy Grand Patron - Howard Hazzard, Orphah #102, London

1994-1995 - Christmas Memories
Worthy Grand Matron - Janet Lansdell, Arbutus #123, Timmins
Worthy Grand Patron - Donald E. Jones, Peterborough #161, Peterborough

1995-1996 - Spirit of the Highlands
Worthy Grand Matron - Morag O'Hara, Lakeshore #257, Etobicoke
Worthy Grand Patron - John Dobson, Fort Malden #268, Amherstburg

1996-1997 - Serenade to the Seasons
Worthy Grand Matron - Jean Lee, Centennial #219, Cobourg
*Worthy Grand Patron - William Pettigrew, Preston Springs #208, Cambridge

1997-1998 - River of Life
*Worthy Grand Matron - Berteena Palmer, Kawartha #312, Fenelon Falls
Worthy Grand Patron - Arnold Townsend, Normac #311, Shelburne

1998-1999 - Autumn's Golden Splendor
Worthy Grand Matron - Marilyn Mitchell, Adah #276, Wallacetown
Worthy Grand Patron - Brian Hester, Manitoulin #306, Gore Bay

1999-2000 - Galaxy of the Stars
Worthy Grand Matron - Betty Romenick, Dunerin #286, Etobicoke
*Worthy Grand Patron - Peter Christie, Satellite #318, Brampton

2000-2001 - Circle of Life
Worthy Grand Matron - Louise Sumegi, Thames Valley #199, Innerkip
Worthy Grand Patron -Stan Alger, Delhi #226, Delhi

2001-2002 - Our Maple Leaf Forever
Worthy Grand Matron - Evelyn Stead-Beacock, Forest #116, Forest & Georgian #186, Wiarton
Worthy Grand Patron - Donald D. Thornton, Lakeview #79, Burlington & Bethlehem #136, London

2002-2003 - Journey to Jerusalem
Worthy Grand Matron - Betty L. St. Onge, Hope #184, Ottawa & Algoma #139, Sudbury
Worthy Grand Patron - Deane I. Murdy, Lake Of Bays #252, Huntsville

2003-2004 - Berries and Blossoms
*Worthy Grand Matron - Lynne Berry, Rosedale #131 Hamilton & Durham #181, Bowmanville
Worthy Grand Patron - Ron Shirran, Parkhill #265, Parkhill

2004-2005 - Melodies and Memories
Worthy Grand Matron - Carol Featherstone, Veritas #128, Strathroy
Worthy Grand Patron - Richard Brimblecombe, Peace #52, Palmerston

2005-2006 - Promise of Spring
*Worthy Grand Matron - Diane Waterfield, Waterdown #309, Millgrove & Westminster #176, Hamilton
Worthy Grand Patron - Robin Ward, Satellite #318, Brampton

2006-2007 - Country Charm & Hospitality
Worthy Grand Matron - Patricia Larson, Golden Acres #305, Shedden & Lincoln #142, St. Catharines
Worthy Grand Patron - Vlade Ampeff, Satellite #318, Brampton

2007-2008 - Heartland
Worthy Grand Matron - Helen Delaney, Orangeville #197, Orangeville
Worthy Grand Patron - Calvin Thomas, Picton #273, Picton

2008-2009 - Journey of Faith
Worthy Grand Matron - Jeanie Lee, Exeter #222, Exeter & Parkhill #265, Parkhill
Worthy Grand Patron - Robert Atkinson, Khaki #27, Woodstock & Delhi #226, Delhi

2009-2010 - In The Spirit Of Friendship
Worthy Grand Matron - Peggy South, Algoma #139, Sudbury &  Spanish River  #237, Little Current
Worthy Grand Patron - Alexander Whitehorne, Florence Nightingale #5, Brockville & Violet #206, Prescott

2010-2011 - Our Heaven Sent Year
Worthy Grand Matron - J. Marsha Taylor, Blue Bell #145, Chatham
Worthy Grand Patron - Alastair Milligan, Manson J. Bradley #240, Midland

Page updated October 2, 2011

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