In 2006, after dispensation had been granted to form General Court Lodge, the practice of Charter Membership began, which consisted of a $100 fee which entitled the member to a lapel pin, distinct metallic membership card and inclusion on the permanent charter, which will be sought in 2011, after the original, five year charter lapses. Charter Membership is still available for Master Masons who qualify; more information can be obtained from the webmaster.
The Charter Members of General Court Lodge No. 1784, in order of satisfying the joining requirements are:
Richard E. Kennedy E. Albert Weare Howard C. Dickinson Russell F. Ingram Harry C. Merrow Paul C. Smith Kenneth L. Weyler Ronald J. Nowe Mark S. Derby A. Richard Marple Burton W. Williams Donald R. Buxton* Harold W. Burns Jeffrey M. Brown William F. McCain Eric G. Stohl James E. Holland, Jr Stanley E. Stevens David L. Smith Vincent E. Greco Walter P. Sword Vernon W. Dingman, III Franklin C. Bishop Donald C. Smith Shawn N. Jasper Warren W. Leary William P. Denley George B. Roberts, Jr Michael S. Rollo James H. Lawrence John L. Balcom Raymond S. Burton Stephen J. Shurtleff Arthur G. Jillette, Jr Curtis J. Barry Joseph R. Hanslip William S. Bartlett, Jr Peter R. Goyette, Jr* James A. Sayer, Jr John P. Woolf Russell C. Day John M. Root Charles F. Bass
*deceased
Wor Bro Holland presenting the first Master of General Court Lodge, Wor Bro Paul Smith, with his Past Master apron