Cryptic Masonry, otherwise known as the Royal and Select Masters, is one of the higher Orders of the York Rite of Freemasonry. The expression “Cryptic Masonry” translates as “Masonry of the Secret Vault.”
Doylestown Cryptic Council no. 51
55 East State Street
Doylestown, PA 18901
Tel: 215-348-7510
Email: 51@doylestownmasons.org
Key Stats:
- 80+ members
- Constituted in 1920
- Meets the 1st Wednesday of the month at 7:30 pm, with dinner at 6:00 pm at Chambers Restaurant (except July and August)
- Completes the allegorical story started in Blue Lodge and continued in Royal Arch Chapter
Interested in joining Doylestown Cryptic Council no. 51? Email us at 51@doylestownmasons.org or call us at 215-348-7510 for more information.
Meaning of The Royal & Select Masters Emblem:
The broken triangle symbolizes the imperfection, loss and unhappy dissolution caused by the untimely death of one of the Illustrious three.
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Past Thrice Illustrious Masters:
| 1920 | Maurice E. White |
| 1921 | B. Atmore Dowlin |
| 1922 | Thomas Kingston |
| 1923 | William E. Bauer |
| 1924 | Ambrose B. Umstead |
| 1925 | Lloyd E. Stickler |
| 1926 | Jeremiah O. Siegfried |
| 1927 | John H. O’Neil (MPGM) |
| 1928 | Harry S. Ganser |
| 1929 | Deems W. Hallman |
| 1930 | C. Voorhees Honeyman |
| 1931 | Harry Watson |
| 1932 | John R. Wood |
| 1933 | Howard B. Keyser |
| 1934 | Harry W. Akins |
| 1935 | M. Eugene Seltzer |
| 1936 | Harry S. Custer |
| 1937 | Leon K. Bell |
| 1938 | Leslie H. Fox |
| 1939 | Charles F. Miller |
| 1940 | Samuel R. McHenry |
| 1941 | Howard F. Reichard |
| 1942 | Richard M. Parry |
| 1943 | Irwin D. Hallman |
| 1944 | Arthur C. Wood (MPGM) |
| 1945 | William H. Russell Jr. |
| 1946 | Anthony B. Nugent |
| 1947 | Courtland B. Brinton |
| 1948 | Joseph P. Darlington |
| 1949 | Maurice T. White |
| 1950 | Robert S. Hanson |
| 1951 | Walter S. Cassel |
| 1952 | Claude B. Nyce |
| 1953 | Joseph S. Moser |
| 1954 | Frank M. Stever |
| 1955 | Russell H. Zeigler |
| 1956 | Robert B. Wood |
| 1957 | Arthur P. Bomkemper |
| 1958 | Franklyn W. Wagner |
| 1959 | Albert A. Glover |
| 1960 | Charles E. Kepder |
| 1961 | William S. Bloomer |
| 1962 | David J. Godschall |
| 1963 | Harold W. Groff |
| 1964 | Charles G. Shute |
| 1965 | James L. Wall |
| 1966 | Earl L. Kunkle |
| 1967 | John L. Krupp |
| 1968 | Ralph H. Ott |
| 1969 | George Wollrath |
| 1970 | William E. Neeld |
| 1971 | Charles E. Martin |
| 1972 | J. Leonard Jamison |
| 1973 | Haroid H. Dennison |
| 1974 | Gerald H. Woerner |
| 1975 | Russell J. Corsner |
| 1976 | William J. McCauley |
| 1977 | Richard L. Evans Jr. |
| 1978 | Joseph P. Toal |
| 1979 | George S. Larue |
| 1980 | Ferman O. Stevenson |
| 1981 | George E. Miller Jr. |
| 1982 | Carl A. Sandberg |
| 1983 | William E. Yoder |
| 1984 | Charles H. Wernersbach |
| 1985 | Winton E. Hewitt |
| 1986 | H. Edward Schanbacker Jr. |
| 1987 | Sydney S. Painter Jr. |
| 1988 | Thomas R. Eynon |
| 1989 | Ralph C. Berg |
| 1990 | Henry E. Deebel |
| 1991 | Richard D. Schwager |
| 1992 | Matthew D. Dupee |
| 1993 | George Nakonetschny |
| 1994 | Robert J. Cathers |
| 1995 | David C. Nace |
| 1996 | Hillborn Darlington Jr. |
| 1997 | Edward R. Vogel |
| 1998 | Jerry J. Hamilton |
| 1999 | W. Henry Michener |
| 2000 | Michael F. Imperial |
| 2001 | Thomas M. Riddington |
| 2002 | Robert D. Fighera Jr. |
| 2003 | Joseph E. McQuillen JR. |
| 2004 | Douglas M. Rowe |
| 2005 | Thomas W. Aiken |
| 2006 | Irvin Miller Jr. |
| 2007 | Robert W. Bunch Jr. |
| 2008 | Jonathan H. Lander |
| 2009 | Emery J. Kohut |
| 2010 | J. Ronald Dotsey |
| 2011 | Kent A. Baird |
| 2011 | Kenneth G. Kriebel |
| 2012 | Austin R. Hodge |
| 2013 | Rodney A. Gilbert |
| 2014 | Gary L. Schuyler |
| 2015 | George Chiaverini |
| 2016 | Kirk E. Muller |
| 2017 | Scott A. Wolfertz |
| 2018 | Gary L. Schuyler |