First Grand Principals list of Visits
for 2007 - 2008

The Visitation Trail 

2007 - 2008

Official and Unofficial Visitations Schedule
for the First Grand Principal
Year 2007/2008

Pictures are presented below as provided for visits done during the 2006 - 2007.  

The First Grand Principal
will be making Visits to the
Chapters listed on the Left
of this page. Please make sure that you come out and show your support for these visits.

Send pictures of the First Grand Principals Visit to your Chapter and we will post them on the site.

Please remember to ask permission of those in the picture, telling them that the pictures will be going on the Web site.

I will need full information of those in the pictures, such as, Rank, Name, Chapter Office and or Grand Chapter Office, or Past Grand Office

Year 2005 - 2006 Official & Unofficial Visits
In and out of jurisdiction.

Prior to entering Grand Session of Vermont.

Most Excellent Companion Thurber
Receiving honorary certificate of past Grand High Priest
of Vermont.

Michigan at Bay City York Rite Weekend

Gives me great pleasure to introduce to all who visit this page
Grand Chapter of New Brunswick's Grand Rep in Michigan
Very Excellent Companion Charles Myer
Honorary Past Grand Senior Soj of the Grand Chapter
of New Brunswick.

First Grand Principal of Grand Chapter of New Brunswick
Most Excellent Companion Darrell K. Thurber and his
Grand Rep Counter part Very Excellent Companion
Charlie Myer
This is just prior to the Grand Dinner hosted by Grand Chapter of
Michigan and Grand Council of Michigan.

This is the formal group called tail gaters, if you wish to find out more on this subject
please attend our grand session in June on the 9th and 10th.
If not you will really miss out on the functions that will be taking place.
Full names and ranks will follow as soon as I get them sent to me.

Union Chapter
Officers and New Mark Master Mason

A view to the East during the Mark Master Masons degree

Most Excellent Companion First Grand Principal
Darrell K. Thurber
adressing Carlton Chapter # 1, just after the degree

Sussex Chapter Unofficial visit 19 September 2005

A view of the East in Sussex Chapter, as normal business was conducted.

Receiving the Traveling Triple Tae from Carlton Chapter

The arrival of the traveling Triple Tae presentation committee.

Most Excellent Companion First Grand Principal
Darrell K. Thurber
addressing Sussex Chapter on his unofficial visit

Union Chapter Official Visit

Companion Sulivan, waiting for something to happen.

Finally he get some company.

Most Excellent Companion the First Grand Principal of Ram New Brunswick finally
arrives.

The First Grand address the Companions.

The First Grand prepares to close in Ample Form.

Annual Field Day in Fredericton

The First Grand Principal Most Excellent Companion Darrell K. Thurber
installing the Senior and Junior Soj., Very Excellent Companion
Robert Wilson (left) and Very Excellent Companion Gordon Thomson (right).
Acting Grand Scribe N, Right Excellent Moe Stevens.

Acting as 2nd Principal Most Excellent Companion First Grand Principal Darrell K. Thurber
Acting as First Principal Most Excellent Companion Fred Healy Past First Grand Principal
and Acting as Third Principal Very Excellent Companion Gordon Thomson, During the
Royal Arch Degree.

During the Most Excellent Masters Degree, Most Excellent Companion First Grand Principal
was in the Masters chair, Most Excellent Companion Fred Healy acted as Junior Warden, and
Right Ecellent Companion Desmond Sonley as Senior Warden.

Our New Companions, after receiving the last two required degrees,
Most Excellent Master and Royal Arch Chapter Degree.

44th Hands Across the Border

Before it started

Both Grand Chapters, Left New Brunswick and Right Maine

Grand High Priest of Maine Most Excellent Companion Les Buzzell, being escorted through 
the lines by Most Excellent Companion Waldo Leeman oldest living Past 1st Grand of
New Brunswick Royal Arch Masons.

The Degree Team from Maine awaiting the Candidate for the
Mark Master Mason's Degree.

As we await the Candidate for the Day

Watching the Degree take place.

Master of the Mark Master Mason's Degree Team from Maine.

Maine's Degree Team with Candidate at Altar.

Maine's Degree Team with Candidate.

Fredericton Chapter Official Visit

Plaster Rock Visit

Names to follow:

Eagles Award Presentation

jPresenting the certificate to the First Principal of Carlton Chapter No. 1

Receiving the Eagles Trophy

Other business while there, presenting a member ship certificate.

Sussex Chapter Official Visit

No Picture availible

Campbellton Official Visit

Pictures to follow.

Botsford Chapter Official Visit

Officers and member's of Botsford chapter

Botsford member's and visitors

Woodstock Official visit Pictures to follow

Distinguished East at Woodstock Chapter and Preceptory Special gathering.

Left to Right:
Most Excellent First Grand Principal Darrell K. Thurber, Worth Grand Matron Eastern Star
Elaine MacLean, Most Worshipful the Grand Master Wayne McKay and
Sr. Kt. Gerald Bucci, Chaplain

Left to Right:
Em Kt. Brent Clark, Presiding Preceptor
Very Excellent Companion Robert Wilson
Right Worshipful Garth Dingee
Most Excellent Companion Arthur Dingee
Most Excellent Companion Ralph  Ashworth
Right Excellent Companion Wayne Rideout 2nd Grand Principal of Royal Arch Masons of N. B.
Very Excellent Comp. Gordon Thompson
Right Excellent Companion Weldon Clark Grand District Superintendent of District # 3

Presentation of 50 Year Jewel from Grand Chapter of New Brunswick

Presentation of 50 Year Jewel from Grand Chapter of New Brunswick
By Most Excellent Companion Darrell Thurber to
Excellent Companion and Em. Kt. Malcolm Audrey Bell

Rt. Em. Kt. David Corey Accepting Certificate from Grand Chapter 
on behalf of his Son Companion Edwin George Corey
Who could not attend this evening

The installing team for Sussex Chapter

Left to Right:
Right Ex Comp Desmond Sonley Grand Chaplain, Most Ex Comp Darrell K Thurber 1st G. P. and installing officer
Most Ex Fred Healy P. 1st G. P. and Chairmen of the Advancement Committee, Right Ex Comp
Murray Stevens P. G. D. S. and Most Excellent Comp Charles Webber P. 1st. G. P.

Newly installed Officers of Carlton Chapter # 1, with the 1st Grand Principal Most Ex Companion
Darrell K. Thurber installing Officer.
Front Left to Right:
Right Ex Comp Murray Stevens, Comp Tino Castro, Comp Lionel Hinkley Most Ex Comp Darrell K. Thurber 1st G. P.
Right Ex Comp Paul Sanderson, Ex Comp Lloyd Hodgin

Back Row: Left to Right:
Comp xxxx, Most Ex Comp Fred Healey, Comp Barry Sullivan, Ex Comp xxxx, Comp xxxx, Comp xxxx

Botsford Chapter

Picture to follow.

Grand Manan Island
for the Mark Master Masons Degree

The degree team and candidates

On the Right is Most Ex. Companion Fred Healy P1st G P, who
directed the degree team from the East. With him are the three candidates
who received the Degree.