Independent Order of Odd Fellows of West Virginia

Department Council of the Patriarchs Militant of West Virginia, IOOF

Thank you for visiting the Department Council's webpage.  We are continuing to grow in West Virginia, but with your support, we can overcome our low membership and become one of the best aspects of Odd Fellowship in the Order. 

Any third degree member in good standing in an encampment is eligible to join a canton.  For more information on a canton that is located near you, please click here.

Department Council and LAPM

The annual session of the Department Council of West Virginia was held at Comfort Suites in Mineral Wells, West Virginia.  At our session, we were honored to have with us General Donald McLaren and his wife, Lady Barbara, from the Jurisdiction of Massachusetts.

The sessions were held at Comfort Suites in Mineral Wells, and you could have not asked for a better facility for our meetings.  The 2009 sessions will be held at the same facility at the same rates.  Book now for 2009 by clicking here.

A Welcome from the Membership Chairman

A welcome from the Cantons to you.

The Patriarchs Militant branch of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows is the highest and the most prestigious branch of all.  By means of the highest, it is the last lodge to join in the Order, and therefore, it is the most prestigious to obtain.

Any third degree member of an Encampment lodge is eligible to join the Cantons.  We have a limited number of Cantons throughout West Virginia, and we want to increase our membership so that there is a Canton in every town where there is an Encampment and branch out from there.

The goal for 2008 is to have two (2) new Cantons instituted before December 31, 2008.  You can be a part of the success!  All it takes is a bit of interest that will go long ways.

So, if you are an Encampment member, think about the Patriarchs Militant.  You won't be disappointed.

Chivariously,

Lieutenant Colonel Emil R. Suder
First Vice President & Membership Chairman

Information about the Department Council

Officers of the Department Council of West Virginia (2008-2010)
List of Cantons in West Virginia (Updated on July 2, 2008)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Patriarch Militant

 

A uniformed semi-military branch of the order.