{"id":46,"date":"2017-04-15T19:37:10","date_gmt":"2017-04-15T19:37:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/guoofamerica.com\/guoof\/?page_id=46"},"modified":"2017-05-01T15:01:36","modified_gmt":"2017-05-01T15:01:36","slug":"past-gm","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/guoofamerica.com\/guoof\/com-officers\/past-gm\/","title":{"rendered":"Past GM"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 class=\"entry-title\">Past Grand Masters<\/h1>\n<p>A Grand Master Emeritus has the pleasure to visit the sessions of the Committee of Management and the Biennial Sessions of the Grand Bodies of the Order, and therein he shall have a voice and no vote. He may, at the request of the Committee of Management, perform duties or services for the good of the Order.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"223\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/guoofamerica.com\/guoof\/lt-gen-paul-van-heynegen-commander-of-the-grand-patriarchy-in-america-and-jurisdiction\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/guoofamerica.com\/guoof\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Lt.-Gen.-Paul-Van-Heynegen-Commander-of-the-Grand-Patriarchy-in-America-and-Jurisdiction.jpg?fit=693%2C960&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"693,960\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Lt.-Gen.-Paul-Van-Heynegen-Commander-of-the-Grand-Patriarchy-in-America-and-Jurisdiction\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/guoofamerica.com\/guoof\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Lt.-Gen.-Paul-Van-Heynegen-Commander-of-the-Grand-Patriarchy-in-America-and-Jurisdiction.jpg?fit=217%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/guoofamerica.com\/guoof\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Lt.-Gen.-Paul-Van-Heynegen-Commander-of-the-Grand-Patriarchy-in-America-and-Jurisdiction.jpg?fit=693%2C960&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-223 imageSeven\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackthen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/James-W.-Hunt-Jr.-M.H.G.M.E.png?resize=262%2C300\" sizes=\"(max-width: 262px) 100vw, 262px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackthen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/James-W.-Hunt-Jr.-M.H.G.M.E.png?resize=262%2C300 262w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackthen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/James-W.-Hunt-Jr.-M.H.G.M.E.png?resize=131%2C150 131w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackthen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/James-W.-Hunt-Jr.-M.H.G.M.E.png?w=295 295w\" alt=\"james-w-hunt-jr-m-h-g-m-e\" width=\"262\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"id3\" class=\"style_SkipStroke_3 shape-with-text\">\n<div class=\"text-content graphic_textbox_layout_style_default_External_640_175\">\n<div class=\"graphic_textbox_layout_style_default\">\n<p class=\"paragraph_style_2\">James W. Hunt Jr. M.H.G.M.E.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_style_2\">******************************************************<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph_style_2\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"530\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/guoofamerica.com\/guoof\/com-officers\/past-gm\/bro-labon-m-lundy-sr-most-honorable-grand-master-emeritus\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/guoofamerica.com\/guoof\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Bro.-Labon-M.-Lundy-Sr.-Most-Honorable-Grand-Master-Emeritus.jpg?fit=142%2C149&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"142,149\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Bro. Labon M. Lundy, Sr., Most Honorable Grand Master Emeritus\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/guoofamerica.com\/guoof\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Bro.-Labon-M.-Lundy-Sr.-Most-Honorable-Grand-Master-Emeritus.jpg?fit=142%2C149&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/guoofamerica.com\/guoof\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Bro.-Labon-M.-Lundy-Sr.-Most-Honorable-Grand-Master-Emeritus.jpg?fit=142%2C149&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-530\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/guoofamerica.com\/guoof\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Bro.-Labon-M.-Lundy-Sr.-Most-Honorable-Grand-Master-Emeritus.jpg?resize=142%2C149&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"142\" height=\"149\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_style_2\">Bro. Labon M. Lundy, Sr., Most Honorable Grand Master Emeritus<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_style_2\">*******************************************************<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_style_2\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"533\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/guoofamerica.com\/guoof\/com-officers\/past-gm\/most-honorable-grand-master-emeritus-oswald-e-pinder\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/guoofamerica.com\/guoof\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Most-Honorable-Grand-Master-Emeritus-Oswald-E.-Pinder.jpg?fit=422%2C463&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"422,463\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Most Honorable Grand Master Emeritus Oswald E. Pinder\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/guoofamerica.com\/guoof\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Most-Honorable-Grand-Master-Emeritus-Oswald-E.-Pinder.jpg?fit=273%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/guoofamerica.com\/guoof\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Most-Honorable-Grand-Master-Emeritus-Oswald-E.-Pinder.jpg?fit=422%2C463&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-533\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/guoofamerica.com\/guoof\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Most-Honorable-Grand-Master-Emeritus-Oswald-E.-Pinder.jpg?resize=273%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"273\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/guoofamerica.com\/guoof\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Most-Honorable-Grand-Master-Emeritus-Oswald-E.-Pinder.jpg?resize=273%2C300&amp;ssl=1 273w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/guoofamerica.com\/guoof\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Most-Honorable-Grand-Master-Emeritus-Oswald-E.-Pinder.jpg?resize=137%2C150&amp;ssl=1 137w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/guoofamerica.com\/guoof\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Most-Honorable-Grand-Master-Emeritus-Oswald-E.-Pinder.jpg?w=422&amp;ssl=1 422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 273px) 100vw, 273px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_style_2\">Oswald E. Pinder, Most Honorable Grand Master Emeritus<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Past Grand Masters A Grand Master Emeritus has the pleasure to visit the sessions of the Committee of Management and the Biennial Sessions of the Grand Bodies of the Order, and therein he shall have a voice and no vote. He may, at the request of the Committee of Management, perform duties or services for the good of the Order. &nbsp; James W. Hunt Jr. M.H.G.M.E. ****************************************************** Bro. Labon M. Lundy, Sr., Most Honorable Grand Master Emeritus ******************************************************* Oswald E. Pinder, Most Honorable Grand Master Emeritus<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":42,"menu_order":4,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-46","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P8rHzu-K","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":117,"url":"https:\/\/guoofamerica.com\/guoof\/grand-hhr\/household-of-ruth-history\/","url_meta":{"origin":46,"position":0},"title":"Household of Ruth History","author":"Sis. Anne Huffman","date":"April 16, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"History of the Household of Ruth Grand United Order of Oddfellows America Jurisdiction At the 12th .C., held in New York City, September 1856, Brother Patrick Reason,, delegate from Hamilton Lodge No. 710, presented a proposition requesting the A.M.C. 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