Oriental Lodge No. 33, Grand Lodge of Illinois

News and Updates

News and Updates from the Lodge

178th Installation of Officers - November 12, 2022

Saturday November 12, 2022 was the public ceremony of installation of officers for Oriental Lodge # 33. This was the 178th installation to have taken place at our lodge. Worshipful Master Luis Barahona was installed as the Worshipful Master and installed his officers. More than 80 brothers, visitors, friends and family came to watch the ceremony and more joined in the festivities afterwards in Chinatown at Lee Wing Wah, where a 9 course meal was served with plenty of libations. The elected and appointed officers for the 2023 year are:

Worshipful Master: Luis Barahona
Senior Warden: Anthony Popelka
Junior Warden: George Viamontes
Treasurer: Javier Pineda
Secretary: Philip Schwartz
Chaplain: Ian McNally
Senior Deacon: John Kennedy
Junior Deacon: Geno Bonaventura
Senior Steward: Ray Witkowski
Junior Steward: Tommy Spaulding
Tyler: Jesus Vasquez

Marshal: Rudy Altergott
Officer of Instruction: Johnathan E. Barnes, GLI, PM

Anthony Popelka