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Past Grand Matrons and Past Grand Patrons

* deceased
Past Grand Matrons Date Past Grand Patrons Session Session Name
* Mrs. Annie Patterson 1947-48 * Mr. J William McLellan
1
Pioneer
* Mrs. M Edna Browne 1948-49 * Mr. A.J.W. MacKeigan
2
Cornwallis
* Mrs. Queenie I. Moseley 1949-50 * Mr. Laurie Gibson
3
Queen Esther
* Mrs. Ethel Kinsman 1950-51 * Mr. Floyd Smith
4
Friendship
* Miss Maude Layton 1951-52 * Mr. Douglas Horton
5
Electa
* Mrs. Adline Purves 1952-53 * Mr. Willard V. Longley
6
Coronation
* Mrs. Eva May Kohler 1953-54 * Mr. Maxwell Wharton
7
Constellation of Stars
* Mrs. Luceba Mosher 1954-55 * Mr. Joseph Steadman
8
Five Ray
* Mrs. Hazel Muggah 1955-56 * Mr. J. Alburne Ruffee
9
Faith
* Miss Jessie C. Moss 1956-57 * Mr. Ray Schwartz
10
Star in the East
* Mrs. Gladys Horton 1957-58 * Mr. Lauchie Johnson
11
The Red Ray
* Mrs. Helen Herring 1958-59 * Mr. W. Everett Moseley
12
Symphony
* Mrs. Helen Reid 1959-60 * Mr. Jeptha Munro
13
Starlight
* Mrs. Hildred Graham 1960-61 * Mr. Walter Hines
14
Golden Prayer
* Mrs. Annie Horton 1961-62 * Mr. Mert MacLellan
15
The Gleaner
* Mrs. Mabel Dodge-Cox 1962-63 * Mr. Chesterton Davies
16
The Treasure
* Mrs. Eulalia MacLeod-Robertson 1963-64 * Mr. Hector Grimley
17
Our Masonic Heritage
* Mrs. Ethel Corkum 1964-65 * Mr. Vernon Robart
18
Benevolent
* Mrs. Olive Croft 1965-66 * Mr. Frank Ripley
19
Golden Links
* Mrs. May Cotter 1966-67 * Mr. Winthrop Doty
20
Confederation Centennial
* Mrs. Claretta Palmer 1967-68 * Rev. Bruce Atkinson
21
Garden of Gulf
* Mrs. Leah Conn 1968-69 * Mr. Edward Brown
22
Guiding Star
* Mrs. Agnes Hallyburton 1969-70 * Mr. Robert Fraser
23
The Elect Lady
* Mrs. E. Megan Church 1970-71 * Mr. Keith MacKinnon
24
Star Trails
* Mrs. Ada Bayers 1971-72 * Mr. Wilfrid Cole
25
The Mariner
* Mrs. Sarah Doty 1972-73 * Mr. Charles H.Thompson
26
Harbour Lights of Friendship
* Mrs. Ethel Lovett 1973-74 * Mr. William Ross
27
Garden of Love
* Mrs. Dorothy Hill 1974-75 * Mr. Royce Hefler
28
Ladder of Loyalty and Prayer
* Mrs. Jessie Nutter 1975-76 * Mr. Kenneth Henderson
29
Crown of Harmony
* Mrs. Helen Connors 1976-77 * Mr. William Anderson
30
Golden Wings
* Mrs. Alice Cole 1977-78 * Mr. Warren Walker
31
The Mizpah
* Mrs. Eleanor J. Mitchell 1978-79 * Mr. Harold Spencer
32
Galaxy of Stars
* Mrs. Ellen Webster 1979-80 * Mr. Cyril MacIntosh
33
Golden Chain of Friendship
* Mrs. Ruth Waterbury 1980-81 * Mr. Chester Turnbull
34
Blossoms of Love
* Miss Dorothy Oliver 1981-82 * Mr. Kenneth Smith
35
Guiding Light
* Mrs. Edna Harding 1982-83  Mr. Ward Cunningham
36
Lamplighters
* Mrs. Helen Turner 1983-84  Mr. Lawrin Armstrong
37
The Golden Rule
* Mrs. Eunice Brown 1984-85 * Mr. Neil Archibald
38
Loving Cup of Kindness
 Mrs. Eleanor Freeman 1985-86 * Mr. Keith Pettigrew
39
Covenant of Joy
* Mrs. Diane Hayman 1986-87 * Mr. Cecil S. Dean
40
Sounds of Music
* Mrs. Barbara Bowser 1987-88 * Mr. Frederick W. Clarke
41
Mountains of Friendship
 Mrs. Violet Blair 1988-89 * Mr. G. Reginald MacRae
42
Garden of Unity - Garden of Love
* Mrs. Dora Turnbull 1989-90 * Mr. Vincent Ells
43
Stellar Reflections of Faith
* Mrs. Mildred E. Denton 1990-91  Mr. William F. Clark
44
Sea of Tranquility
* Mrs. Elizabeth Pettigrew 1991-92 * Mr. A. Allison Mitchell
45
Light of Our World
* Miss Marion V. Conrad 1992-93  Mr. Adrian A. Pearson
46
Circle of Friends
* Mrs. Evelyn Thompson 1993-94 * Mr. James Dickie
47
Under the Umbrella of Stars
* Mrs. Irene Liggins 1994-95 * Mr. Lewis Smith
48
Faith and Harmony
 Mrs. Margaret A. Clarke 1995-96 * Mr. J. Howard MacInnis
49
The Golden Apple - A Gift of Love
 Mrs. Sheila MacDonald 1996-97 * Mr. David J.C. Waterbury
50
The Golden Cup of Love
 Mrs. Marian Durling 1997-98 * Mr. William M. Thompson
51
Beside Still Waters
 Mrs. Cheryl Denton 1998-99 * Mr. Ervin T. Miller
52
Harbour of Dreams
* Mrs. Joan Campbell 1999-00  Mr. John Newell
53
Cherish Today
 Mrs. Carol D. Clark 2000-01 * Mr. Murray F. Gardner
54
The Touch of an Angel
 Mrs. Isabelle M. Pearson 2001-02  Mr. William A. Thompson
55
Hearts in Harmony
* Mrs. June A. MacDonald 2002-03 * Mr. George F. Crouch
56
Garden of Love and Friendship
 Mrs. Inez Daye 2003-04  Mr. C. Allen Denton
57
Golden Harvest
 Mrs. Marylyn Swinamer 2004-05  Mr. Allan Conrad
58
Valley of Constancy, Faith and Hope
 Mrs. Marion Miller 2005-06 * Rev. John Patterson
59
Garden of Memories
 Mrs. Gail Cook 2006-07  Mr. Ron Boudreau
60
Musical Gales
 Mrs. Annie Mae Backman 2007-08  Mr. Whitman Giffin
61
Beacons of Light
 Mrs. Edith Conrod 2008-09  Mr. Ted Caulier
62
Memories of Christmas
 Mrs. Stella Trask 2009-10  Mr. Zeke Eaton
63
Romancing the Sea
 Mrs Marion Buchan 2010-11 * Mr. Frank Cullen
64
Ribbons of Hope
 Mrs. Jane Wooldridge 2011-12  Mr. Fred Lipskey
65
Reflections of Love and Music
 Mrs. Mary Lou Higgins 2012-13 * Mr. Ralph Swinamer
66
Country Friendship
 Mrs. Mary Reid 2013-14  Mr. Daniel Campbell
67
Garden of Love
 Mrs. Irma Maxwell 2014-15  Mr. John Lorimer
68
Under Love's Umbrella
 Ms. Susanne Aiken 2015-16 * Mr. Kirk MacLennan
69
Three Rivers of Hope
 Mrs. Wilma Verge 2016-17  Mr. Robert Turner
70
Sailing into the Future
 Mrs. Christine McGillivray 2017-18  Mr. Arnold Dempsey
71
Light of our Stars
 Mrs. Darlene Amirault 2018-19  Mr. Kenneth Conrod
72
Treasured Memories
 Mrs. Helen Nicholson 2019-21  Mr. Ed MacLaren
73
Wings in the garden of Stars
 Mrs. Beth Lois Brett 2021-22  Mr. Shane MacFarlane
74
Music, Dance and Laughter
 Mrs. Irene Beeler 2022-23  Mr. George Moxsom
75
Peace & Friendship
 Mrs. Debbie Fox 2023-24  Mr. Craig Savoury
76
Legacy of Kindness

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