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Gambrills, MD 21054
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Lodge Officers 2008-2009 Elks Year
Exhalted Ruler Doris Ann Nowottnick
Esteemed Leading Knight Gary W. Steen, Sr.
Esteemed Loyal Knight Wayne Becraft
Esteemed Lecturing Knight George St. Clair
Lodge Esquire John Owens
Lodge Chaplain Bob Simon
Lodge Secretary Donald Wilson
Lodge Treasurer Pat Craig
Lodge Inner Guard Donald Moore III
Tiler Carol Hagemeyer
Trustees
  Jim Bennett, Chairman
  Paul Fohner
  Charles Andrasco
  Bruce Mello, PER
  Pete Fohner
Committees 2008-2009 Elks Year
Accident Prevention Bruce Mello  
Americanism Al Burnett  
Auditing & Accounting Robert Jones  
Community Activities Gary Steen Sr.  
Drug Awareness Doris Nowottnick  
Elks National Foundation Bob Simon  
Government Relations Jim Bennett  
Hoop Shoot Richard E. Kelly  
Indoctrination/Orientation Coordinator Rich Hasson  
Investigation/Interview Coordinator Rich Hasson  
Lapsation Wayne Becraft  
Lodge Activities Hal Davis  
Lodge Bulletin Claude Monaghan  
Membership Rich Hasson  
National Veterans John Owens  
Public Relations Rich Hasson  
Soccer Shoot To Be Announced  
Visiting Committee Donald Moore III  
Youth Activities Doris Nowottnick  
Breakfast Committee Larry Pratt  
House Committee Members for the Year 2008-2009
  Wayne Becraft  
  Ray Ciarrocchi  
  Tom Swauger  
  Gary Steen  
  John Phillips  
  Bob Simon  
  Larry Pratt  
  Jason Pritchard  
  Hal Davis  
  Ed Schupbach  
  Stefanie Schupbach  


Any member in good standing is invited to attend the House Committee meetings.

If you intend to bring a matter before the committee, you must notify the Chairperson or the Secretary, in writing, one week in advance of the meeting in order for it to be placed on the agenda.


Past Exalted Rulers BPOE #2309
Charles V. Bove 1964
Frederick J. Sullivan PDD * 1965
Van E. Snowden PDD * 1966
Thomas C. Schlereth 1967
Luther Elkins * 1968
Joseph J. Bartos * 1969
Edward R. Grieshamer, Sr. * 1970
Vincent C. Rice * 1971
Robert E. Allen 1972
William J. Seibert 1973
Paul R. Mellott PSP ** 1974
Arthur K. Gordon ** 1975
Albert J. Belauskas 1976
Frank J. Weber PSP, PDD * 1977
Charles T. Swauger 1978
Donald F. Wood * 1979
Michael B. Miraglia * 1980
G. Charles Moore 1981
William R. Sickles * 1982
Robert E. Guenther PSVP 1983
Frederick J. King, Jr. * 1984
Raymond J. Poole, Sr. 1985
John P. Craig 1986
Bernard J. Russick 1987
Kenneth R. Wentland ** 1988
James J. Rehanek, Jr. 1989
James L. Pritchett, Jr. * 1990
James W. Holland P.S. Trustee 1991
Robert M. Gaines 1992
Richard A. Kennedy PSVP 1993
Harold R. Dove * 1994
John D. Robison * 1995
Eugene D. Mattison 1996
Robert H. Kline ** 1997
Robert G. Gustin 1998
John M. Istvan, Jr. 1999
Bruce Mello 2000
Malcolm Wielert 2001
Claude J. Monaghan 2002
Steven M. Gildersleeve PSVP 2003
Robert Huffer 2004
Richard Hasson 2005
Malcolm B. Wielert 2006
John Istvan 2007
* Deceased                 ** Demitted


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