Samuel H.J. Womack Council No 20 Knight Masons
An Invitational Chivalric Masonic Order
South Carolina
About the
Samuel H.J. Womack Council No 20 Knight Masons
The Order of Knight Masons is a chivalric Masonic order, open to all Master Masons who are also members of a Royal Arch Chapter, but is by invitation only. Members of the order meet in Councils of Knight Masons which are governed by the Grand Council of Knight Masons, USA. A member of the group is a Knight Mason.
One of its goals is to perpetuate the ancient rituals of the Irish Masonic Canon, (the “Green” degrees) by promoting their frequent and regular conferral in its constituent councils, and by its expectation that such conferral will be executed with an accuracy, a precision, and a dramatic power congruent with the highest traditions of the Masonic institution.
Meeting Time & Location
Annual Meeting First Saturday in December @ 10:00 AM
Election and Installation of Officers
Winter Meeting First Saturday in January @ 12:30 pm
Business, Degree Conferral
Spring Meeting First Saturday in June @ 12:00 PM
Business & Degree Conferral
(Location may vary)
Columbia Masonic Temple
1518 Hampton St, Columbia, SC
Contact info
| Robert (Bob) J Bean |
| 724 Kitty Ln |
| Florence, SC 29501 |
| Tel. No.: (843) 229-4710(cell) |
| e-mail: [email protected] |
Officers
2024
| Excellent Chief | HARVIE (PETE) BAILEY (1) | |
| Senior Knight | GERALD BURTON (3) | |
| Junior Knight | GARY SOWELL (5) | |
| Treasurer | RICHARD W SEALY PEC | |
| Scribe | ROBERT J. BEAN, SR. PEC | |
| Senior Warden | MIKE BROOM (2) | |
| Junior Warden | RICKY C. FREEMAN (6) | |
| Dir. Of Work | JOHN R BOWKER | |
| Priest | THOMAS H. (TJ) MARTIN, JR (4) | |
| Captain of the Guard | LLOYD F CHRISTOPHER (1) | |
| Sentinel | NELSON D HORTON {4} | |
Degree Team(s)
| Director of Work | John R Bowker | ||
| Knight of the Sword | Team One | Team 2 | |
| Great & Mighty King | Lloyd Christopher | ||
| Senior General | Bobby Joe Albert | ||
| Junior General | H B (Pete) Bailey | John Howell | |
| Senior Warden | Alan Freezon | ||
| Junior Warden | Lee Aultman | ||
| 2nd Captain of Guard | Richard Sealy | ||
| 1st Captain of Guard | Thomas H Martin Jr | ||
| Conductor | Andrew Hermann | Jeff Hall | |
| Priest | Michael W Kirk | ||
| Knight of the East | June 1, 2024 Team | Team 2 | Alternate |
| Great & Mighty King | Robert Lacer | Michael W Kirk | |
| Senior General | Jacob Anthony III | ||
| Junior General | Pete Bailey | ||
| Conductor | James D West Jr | Gerald Burton | John R Bowker |
| Senior Warden | Larry R Jackson | Terry Pruitt | |
| Junior Warden | Jon Majerus | John R Bowker | |
| Priest | Robert M Saverance | Michael W Kirk | |
| 2nd Captain of Guards | F Dean Tollison | ||
| 1st Captain of the Guards | |||
| Knight of the East and West | June 1, 2024 Team | ||
| Excellent Chief | Julian Bevel | Rawl J Scheibler | |
| Senior Knight | John R Bowker | Julian Bevel | |
| Junior Knight | Lee Aultman | ||
| Conductor | Charles Varn | Gerald Burton | |
| Senior Warden | Richard Valentine | Andrew Hermann | |
| Junior Warden | Ed Smith Jr. | Allen Freezon | |
| Priest | Michael W Kirk | ||
| Steward – 2nd CoG | Michael J Broom | ||
| Sentinel – 1st CoG | Robert Saverance | ||
| Address | Rawl Scheibler |
Past Excellent Chiefs
| Year | Name | |||||
| * | 1974 & 1975 | GEORGE | W | ROMANSTINE | ||
| * | 1976 | WILLIAM | A | PRICE | ||
| * | 1977 | ANDREW | C | GRAMBLING | JR | |
| * | 1978 | J | B | MC GUIRT | ||
| * | 1978 (HON) | HUGH | N | LANE | ||
| * | 1979 | VERNON | AZALEE | AMICK | ||
| * | 1980 | CLARENCE | E | BARMETTE | ||
| * | 1981 | HERMAN | DWIGHT | MC ALLISTER | ||
| * | 1982 | WILLARD | FAROE | BOND | JR | Past Great Chief (HON) |
| * | 1983 | JAMES | D | PENLEY | JR | |
| * | 1983 (HON) | SAMUEL | H J | WOMACK | Past Great Chief | |
| * | 1984 | JOHN | B | MAXEY | ||
| * | 1985 | CLAUDE | B | ROBINSON | ||
| * | 1986 | VERNON | T | PINNER | JR | |
| * | 1987 | JOEL | W | FRAMPTON | JR | |
| * | 1988 | LOWELL | MASON | REED | ||
| * | 1989 | CHARLES | ELVIN | JERNIGAN | ||
| * | 1990 | JOHN | A | DIXON | ||
| * | 1991 | CHARLES | COLEMAN | ADAMS | ||
| * | 1992 | EVERETTE | TRUE | DEITZ | ||
| * | 1993 | RAYMOND | ALEXANDER | WOOD | ||
| * | 1994 | JESSE | CLYDE | BRANHAM | ||
| * | 1995 | RICHARD | LEE | HARDING | ||
| 1996 | ROBERT | JAMES | BEAN | SR | Past Grand Senior Knight (HON) | |
| * | 1997 | JAMES | FRANK | GILLILAND | ||
| * | 1998 | GORDON | KENT | ELKINS | Past Great Chief | |
| * | 1999 | FORD | MCREE | THORNTON | JR | |
| 2000 | JACOBY | GORDON | CARTRETTE | |||
| 2001 | JOSEPH | LESLIE | MC GEE | |||
| 2002 | DONALD | SAMUEL | TENNYSON | |||
| * | 2003 | ROBERT | VAN | PINKSTON | ||
| 2004 | LARRY | SYLVESTER | RHODES | |||
| 2005 | JERRY | MALCOLM | OWENS | |||
| * | 2006 | HENRY | GREGORY | HIERS | ||
| * | 2007 | THOMAS | HENRY | WALDREP | ||
| 2008 | JOHNNIE | TUCKER | MORRIS | |||
| 2009 | GARY | NELSON | MARTIN | |||
| * | 2010 | WILLIAM | ROBERT | LOGAN | ||
| * | 2011 | WILLIAM | PENN | COLVIN | ||
| 2012 | LEE | ROY | BRUCE | SR | ||
| 2013 | EARL | PRESTON | HUDGENS | JR | ||
| 2014 | SIDNEY | HAROLD | GREGORY | |||
| 2015 | ROBERT | JAMES | BEAN | JR | ||
| 2016 | HOWARD | TAFT | BURGESS | |||
| 2017 | DANA | PRESTON | RICKARDS | |||
| 2018 | FRANCIS | DEAN | TOLLISON | |||
| 2019 | RAWL | JOHN | SCHEIBLER | |||
| 2020 & 2021 | FLOYD | WILSON | GOFF | SR | ||
| 2022 | ALTON | GLENN | GREENE | III | ||
| 2023 | RICHARD | WAYNE | SEALY | |||
| 2024 | HARVIE | BENJAMIN | BAILEY | |||
| * Deceased | ||||||
