Charles L. Duke

Monarch

Vernon Holguin

Secretary

Stated Meetings

3^rd Wednesday of each month

Dinner – 6:00 pm

Meeting – 7:00 pm

Meeting Location

Reagan Lodge No. 1037

1606 Heights Blvd.

Houston, Texas 77008

Mailing Address

15817 Acapulco

Jersey Village, Texas 77040-2103

E-Mail

vgholguin@hotmail.com

Dues for Chinar Grotto are $75.00 per year

Dues for 2025 are now due!

Officers 2025

Monarch	Charles L. Duke
Chief Justice	John Martin
Master of Ceremonies	John C. Elkinton
Venerable Prophet	Ryan Scroggins
Secretary	Vernon Holguin, P.M.
Treasurer	Chad Cornelius, P.M.
Marshal
Captain of the Guard
Sentinel
Chaplain	Don T. Nesbitt, Jr., P.M.
Orator
Grand Chamberlin
Doctor of Smiles	Matt White, P.M.

Committees 2025

Executive	Chad Cornelius, Chairman
Suspension	Vernon Holguin, Chairman Chad Cornelius
Enchanted Lantern	Jim Fisher Chad Cornelius
Audit Committee	John Martin, Chairman Don T. Nesbitt, Jr. John C. Elkinton
Fundraising Committee	Don T. Nesbitt, Jr., Chairman John Martin
Picnic Committee	John Martin Chad Cornelius
Ceremonial	Billy Blaize Chad Cornelius
Parade	Billy Blaize Mark Dube

Past Monarchs

1939	H. G. Kidd *
1940	T. W. Lopp *
1941	C. L. Swanson *
1942	F. C. Cockran *
1943	B. B. Moore * PGM 1975
1944	G. A. Murphy *
1945	D. A. Battle *
1946
1947	E. J. Decourx *
1948	S. D. Mandola *
1949	K. K. Harris *
1950	Dr. P. J. Fenley *
1951	R. G. Shaw *
1952	E. C. Sanders *
1953	G. W. Weachman *
1954	J. B. Schwartz *
1955	I. O. West *
1956	J. C. Crawford *
1957	T. B. DeYoung *
1958	C. H. Watson *
1959	S. J. Helton *
1960	J. R. Schwartz *
1961	W. E. Seales *
1962	C. D. Alsworth *
1963	H. E. Herzog *
1964	E. R. Henley *
1965	George A. Reed *
1966	Joe H. Sullins *
1967	Homer O. Hall *
1968	J. W. Brown *
1969	J. R. Cunningham *
1970	L. P. McLemore *
1971	John Apel *
1972	J. O. Roberts, III
1973	James R. White *
1974	Larry V. Parkenson
1975	Clyde King *
1976	Charles R. Stephenson *
1977	James A. Saine *
1978	William Rouse *
1979	Justine E. Chesbourgh * PGM 1996
1980	Larry D. Wagenbach
1981	William R. Kilpatrick *
1982	David O. L. Louie *
1983	Harland P. Porter *
1984	J. Samuel Barker *
1985	Michael Dee Phillipus
1986	Robert L. Jones *
1987	W. Blain Koenning *
1988	J. Mack McDowell *
1989	John T. Leming
1990	Burleigh Sanford *
1991	B. John Womack
1992	Samuel B. Weeks
1993	Dawson W. Warren
1994	C. Evans Beasley *
1995	Michael C. Ebert *
1996	Edward A. Kingcaid *
1997	Wayne Wheeless *
1998	Clayton L. Pearle *
1999	Raymond McClain *
2000	Lee Staples *
2001	David Whittlesley
2002	Lee Cegielski *
2003	Ralph Few
2004	Juan Gonzalez
2005	Vernon Holguin
2006	Owen D. West
2007	Jack W. Lester, Jr. *
2008	Ronald Allen Sharp *
2009	Ronald James Price
2010	Christopher Holder
2011	Don Thomas Nesbitt, Jr.
2012	Robert A. Foreman, Jr.
2013	Roberto Mercurio Sanchez
2014	G. Gayle Corbett
2015	Leonard Orville Pierce *
2016	Bryan David McNabb
2017	Carl Wesley Wunsche
2018	Robert James “Bob” Reeves, Sr. *
2019	Curtis Randall Rose
2020	Billy Blaize
2021	Mark Stephen Dube
2022	Matthew White
2023	Chad Wesley Cornelius
2024	Sam Henry Stacy, Jr.

* Deceased

Calendar of Events

Stated Meeting

January 15, 2025

Stated Meeting

January 25, 2025

Public Installation of Officers

Stated Meeting

February 19, 2025

Stated Meeting

March 19, 2025

Stated Meeting

April 16, 2025

Stated Meeting

May 21, 2025

Stated Meeting

June 18, 2025

Stated Meeting

July 16, 2025

Stated Meeting

August 20, 2025

Stated Meeting

September 17, 2025

Stated Meeting

October 15, 2025

Stated Meeting

November 19, 2025

Election of Officers

Stated Meeting

December 17, 2025

Installation of Officers

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