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Kempsville Lodge No. 196

4869 Princess Anne Road
Virginia Beach, VA 23462

Kempsville Lodge No. 196 - 1979

1979

Worshipful Ejnar Olaf Jorgensen

  • Initiated: 3/29/1952, Passed: 9/3/1953, Raised: 12/17/1953 (Berwyn Lodge No. 839, Berwyn, Illinois)
  • Affiliated, Kempsville Lodge No. 196: 1966
  • Recipient, James Noah Hillman Award: 1979
  • Recipient, Dr. Seymour Jonas Levy Award: 1979
  • Honorary Member: 2004
  • 60 Year Veteran: 2013

Lodge Officers

Photo courtesy of Worshipful Joe Thornton
left to right
  1. Jimmie Wilder - Chaplain
  2. Bill Knowles - Senior Deacon
  3. George Wallace - Treasurer
  4. Frank Creasy - Senior Warden
  5. Wally Pittard - Junior Steward
  6. Ejnar Jorgenson - Worshipful Master
  7. Bill Pierce - Secretary
  8. Charles Cochran - Junior Warden
  9. Ralph Ward - Tiler
  10. Tom McGowan - Junior Deacon
  11. Joe Thornton - Senior Steward

Worshipful John E. Marr

Worshipful John E. Marr, Kempsville Lodge Treasurer from 1955 through 1978, passes away in 1979.

The wooden chairs, still in use in our dining hall, were actually from John E. Marr's restaurant, known as "Marr's Regular Meals" or simply "Marr's Barn" by the locals.

Notable Visitor

Brother John Alac Dunn visits Kempsville Lodge in January of 1979. Brother Dunn would serve as Worshipful Master of Bayside Lodge in 2007 and 2013.

Lodge Of Sorrow

  • John Edward Marr - 03/12/1979
  • Howard Foster Tyler - 05/13/1979
  • James Earl Perry - 08/11/1979
  • Asa Purnell Fentress - 11/28/1979