Installing Officer rises and calls up the Grand Chapter, which is addressed as follows:
Grand ——. Sisters and brothers of the Grand Chapter, these persons, selected by you, are now ready and willing to take upon themselves the obligations, duties and responsibilities of office. In our beautiful Order, preferment to office should not be sought after, but should come to the individual chosen, as an honor justly merited and freely bestowed. Those only should be chosen, who, by their reputation, their work, and high moral character, command the esteem and confidence of our members, and can give us standing and credit before the world. Do you believe they possess these qualifications, and now desire that they shall be installed into the offices to which they have been chosen?
The Grand Chapter responds:
We do.
Installing Officer continues:
Grand ——. Sisters and brothers-elect, there being no objection against either of you, gives us full assurance of your competency to discharge the responsible duties to be assigned you. You have been chosen to take charge of the affairs of this Grand Chapter for the ensuing year.
It is no small mark of esteem to be thus selected; let it be your aim to make the ensuing year the most prosperous in the history of this Grand Chapter; then you will find in the record of its prosperity the reward of your faithful service.
You will please give your assent to the obligation of office.
Do you each sacredly promise to support, maintain and enforce the Constitution, By-Laws, and Regulations of this Grand Chapter, be obedient to its orders and directions, and, to the best of your knowledge and ability, impartially and faithfully discharge the duties of your office, and use your utmost endeavors to make yourself useful, and your station honorable, in the office with which I am now about to invest you?
They severally assent, and the Installing Officer will then seat the Grand Chapter, the officers elect being seated together, and the ceremonies will proceed, as follows: