SAM HOUSTON COUNCIL NO. 275
Allied Masonic Degrees of the
United States of America
Instituted -
February 8, 1992
Chartered - February 15, 1992
Constituted -
March 21, 1992
Mailing Address
P.O. Box 262235
Houston, Texas
77207-2235
Dues for Sam Houston Council are $20.00 per year
Dues for 2008 are now due!
Officers 2008
|
Sovereign Master |
Richard C. Sharp |
|
Senior Warden |
Jack T. Peebles |
|
Junior Warden |
Dwight W. Phillips, Jr. |
|
Treasurer |
Lawrence E. Tucker, PSM |
|
Secretary |
Kenneth B. Fischer, Sr.,
PSM |
|
Senior Deacon |
Clint D. Stevens |
|
Junior Deacon |
Kenneth E. Borkert, Sr.,
PSM |
|
Chaplain |
Kenneth R. Potthoff |
|
Tiler |
J. Preston Haynes, PSM |
Past Sovereign Masters
Charter |
John Charles Elkinton |
|
1993 |
Lawrence Eugene Tucker |
|
1994 |
Kenneth Bernard Fischer,
Sr. |
|
1995 |
Brian Richard Dodson |
|
1996 |
Kenneth Ellison Borkert,
Sr. |
|
1997 |
Michael David Nanny |
|
1998 |
Pierre Goudeau Normand,
Jr. |
|
1999 |
Lawrence Douglas Ostergren |
|
2000 |
Henry Robert Clore |
|
2001 |
William Joseph Rye Tucker* |
|
2002 |
Howard Bart Henderson |
|
2003 |
Joseph Weldon Clampitte,
Jr. |
|
2004 |
Joe Preston Haynes |
|
2005 |
Michael Dee Phillipus |
|
2006 |
Harry Madeira* |
|
2007 |
Tom L. Shearer |
* Deceased
Knights of the Red Branch of Eri
1992 |
John Charles Elkinton |
Lawrence Eugene Tucker |
|
1993 |
James Darwin Baccus |
Kenneth Bernard Fischer,
Sr. |
|
1994 |
Kenneth Ellison Borkert,
Sr. |
Brian Richard Dodson |
|
1995 |
Michael David Nanny |
Pierre Goudeau Normand,
Jr. |
|
1996 |
William Ellyson Crozier* |
Lawrence Douglas Ostergren |
|
1997 |
Henry Robert Clore |
William Joseph Rye Tucker* |
|
1998 |
Joseph Weldon Clampitte,
Jr. |
Howard Bart Henderson |
|
1999 |
Herbert Lester Allen* |
Joe Preston Haynes |
|
2000 |
John Thomas Cleveland+ |
Michael Dee Phillipus |
|
2001 |
Henry Andrew Knox, Jr. |
Neal Elgin Skinner |
|
2002 |
Gerry Paul Gaman+ |
Harry Madeira* |
|
2005 |
Richard Charles Sharp |
Tom Lucas Shearer |
* Deceased + Membership Withdrawn
Future Meeting Dates
|
Stated Meeting
Wednesday, April
30, 2008
Dinner Meeting – 6:30 pm Location to be Announced Tiled Meeting – AMD Members Only |
|
Stated Meeting Wednesday, July 30, 2008 Dinner Meeting – 6:30 pm Location to be Announced Tiled Meeting – AMD Members
Only |
|
Stated Meeting Wednesday, October 29,
2008 Dinner Meeting – 6:30 pm Location to be Announced Tiled Meeting – AMD Members
Only |
|
Annual Meeting Wednesday, November 5,
2008 Election of Officers – 6:30
pm Location to be Announced Tiled Meeting – AMD Members
Only |
|
Annual Banquet and Installation of Officers Sunday, November 16, 2008 Joint Meeting with Anson
Jones Council No. 47, Knight Masons Location to be Announced All members, their
families and friends invited |
Members are reminded to bring your regalia to all meetings.
Per Supreme Council law all members
of the AMD must attend at least one meeting each year.
Officers are required to
attend all meetings of the AMD unless excused by the Sovereign Master.
Our Council is named for Brother
SAM HOUSTON
"The Raven"
(1793 - 1863)
A hero in Texas' struggle for independence.
He defeated General Santa Anna at the Battle of San
Jacinto and
freed Texas from the rule of Mexico.
Houston served as the first president of the new republic
from 1836 to 1838 and was elected to a second term in
1841.
When Texas was annexed to the U.S. in 1845
he went to the
U.S. Senate where he remained until 1859.
He left the Senate to become Governor of Texas.
He opposed Texas joining the Confederacy
and was deposed as Governor in 1861.
He then retired to private life where he spent the
rest of his life.
In his younger days, he lived with the Cherokee Indians
who gave him the honored name of "The Raven".
Revised 03/08/2008
Webmaster – John C. Elkinton