OHIO PRIORY No. 18
KNIGHTS OF THE YORK CROSS OF HONOUR
Alfred T. Johnson, PP, Registrar/Treasurer Alan W. Bacon, Eminent Prior
4373 Bump Rd, Cable, OH 43009 460 Mader Dr., Bucyrus OH 44820
937-465-3202 jam@main-net.com 419-563-1490 abacon1@columbus.rr.com
To the Knights of the York Cross of Honour,
For our last meeting we were excited to say that summer is here, warm temperatures and sunny skies. All too quickly we are looking at football and school starting.
Our third meeting will be September 6th, at the Northwest Temple in Worthington, 2436 West Dublin Granville Road, Columbus, Ohio. There will be a short delay on our start time due to an event in the lodge room in the morning. The Officer’s meeting will be at 11:30, lunch will be 12:30 and the meeting will start at 2:00. The time gap is for set-up in the lodge room.
Lunch will be Italian chicken, side salad, cheesy potatoes, green beans, pie, coffee, ice tea, lemonade, water with a cost of $20.00 per person. Please send reservations to Charles Swank, 513-476-3725, 1132 Golf Club Drive, Lebanon, Ohio 45036 or Charles_swank@yahoo.com. Reservations will be accepted until August 29th.
Under the direction of Roger Bair, we will continue to work on reviving the choir. Please join us for that effort, it adds a great deal. Even though it will be the week of Labor Day, we will break the fashion rule and wear white dinner jackets for officers and past Priors.
Due to the central location there are no hotel rooms reserved but there are several motels/hotels available in the area. There will be a friendship time after the meeting at the temple.
There will be a program for the ladies during the afternoon. The new director of the Make-A-Wish foundation in Ohio will do a short presentation. We hope everyone will welcome her. We will probably have an easy craft following the program. We understand there will be a Tea Table available in the afternoon.
Fraternally,
Alan Bacon, Eminent Prior
Information from the Registrar
SPECIAL NOTICE
The Eminent Prior’s letter and my normal musings are not being mailed by USPS, but are being sent by email and are posted on the web site ohiopriory18kych.org. We are planning to email the notices of our June and Aug./Sept. meetings. We will plan to mail by USPS the notice of our Annual Conclave which will be held in Tiffin on November 1.
Reminder – If your dues card does not say “Life” or “2025 or higher” you owe dues of $10.00 per year. You may pay ahead and you can also buy a Life Membership for $200.00.
The following are due to be knighted at our September Conclave, if they are present and have sent me their Acceptance Form and paid their fee prior to Sept. 1:
Cody D Noon 1 Erie Sandusky
James S Jeffery 3 Medina Wadsworth
Michael A Stewart 4 Muskingum Dresden
We read the Proposals for the following at our June Conclave and in the absence of any written and signed objections, received prior to Sept. 5, 2025, they will be elected in September to receive their KYCH in November at our Annual Conclave in Tiffin.
David L Cochran 3 Coshocton Coshocton
Terry A Hoover 3 Cuyahoga Parma
Glenn S Hartong 3 Summit Barberton
Jason W Brake 3 Ashland Dundee
Jonathan R Hupp 3 Cuyahoga North Ridgeville
David P Wilkie 3 Summit Stow
Daniel W Smith 2 Franklin Gahanna
Clifford E Nicol 2 Franklin Columbus
Jerry K Carter 2 Preble Eaton
Tyler D Coleman 2 Highland Hillsboro
John A Cox 2 Hamilton Cincinnati
Allen R Scarber 2 Hamilton Aurora, IN
Eugene N Bitler 1 Paulding Payne
Linnville R Taggart 1 Hancock Arcadia
Thomas A Gartner 4 Licking Newark
Randy L Oiler 4 Belmont Martins Ferry
Robb A Slusser 1 Lucas Palmyra, MI
Since our last letter was mailed, the following deaths have been reported:
George G Nielsen Hamilton Bruce O Gardner Greene
James E Zemancik Medina Michael A Himes Hamilton, PGM
John E Ferguson Hamilton Norman L Marasco Cuyahoga
Robert N Grice Greene
If you have a proposal to submit, please be certain that it is complete, legible and turned into the DDP in time for him to get it to me BEFORE September 6.
I look forward to your phone calls and e-mails and to seeing you in our Masonic travels.
Al Johnson, Registrar-Treasurer