Lodge Hall repairs

As most of the brethren know the floor of the dining hall is in rough shape.  The trustees, officers and brethren are in the process of seeing what can be done to repair the floor and make it safe for our meetings again.  Below are pictures of the work.  Hopefully repairs can be made quickly.  I will keep you posted.

April, 2018

At our meeting we discussed some issues with the lodge hall.  The floor downstairs is starting to get soft in places and the trustees are going to open up a hole to see what the extent of the damage is.  Some of the moisture might have come from the water line break that saturated the ground in front of the lodge.  That break has been repaired.  There are other issues on the outside of the building that need to be addressed as well which are not as pressing but will have to be addressed soon.  A brother also proposed that the meeting time be changed from 8 PM on the third Saturday to 7 PM on the third Saturday.  The proposal will lay over until the next meeting and be voted on in May.  A notice will be sent to the members.  We had a good inspection on April 6.  The inspection report was read and RWB Cooper gave us high marks.  Congratulations to the officers for their performance and the hard work they put in to prepare for it.  We did have to hold it at Goshen Lodge because of the floor and water issue.  I hope to see you at the next meeting.

WB John Fahey

It is with sadness I report the passing of WB John Fahey, Past Master and 56 year member of Edenton Lodge.  Below is a copy of his obituary:

Obituary for John Taylor Fahey

John Taylor Fahey was born in 1931 and passed away at home on April 17, 2018. He was the only child of Foster Craig and Martha Fahey (nee Richardson).  John is survived by his loving wife of 64 years, Mary Ruth Fahey (nee Cole), and 3 children; sons, John Taylor Fahey Jr., Jeffrey Neil Fahey (Faye), and daughter, Amy Lyn Stevens (David), 2 granddaughters, Valerie Beth Figart, (Daniel), Madison Ann Stevens and 1 great grandson, Atticus Liam Figart. John was preceded in death by his beloved daughter, Trudi Jo  Rose and grandson, Samuel Taylor Irvin.  He also leaves behind step-grandchildren, Jack Robinson (Crystal) and Abbie Volonde (Erich). John was a Master Automobile Mechanic and retired from the Ford Motor Company in 1991. He was a 56-year member of the Edenton Masonic Lodge #332 F.&A.M. and a 50-year member of Amelia Chapter #338, O.E.S. Visitation will be held Sunday, April 22 from 3-5 PM at E.C. Nurre Funeral Home, 177 W. Main St., Amelia. Funeral service Monday at 11 AM at the funeral home followed by interment at Edenton Cemetery. Memorial contributions in John’s name may be made to the American Cancer Society. www.ecnurre.com. 

A Masonic service will be held at 4:30 PM Sunday at the funeral home.

INSPECTION LOCATION CHANGE

Brethren, the inspection of Edenton Lodge #332 will be held on April 6 as scheduled but will be held at Goshen Lodge, 2383 St. Rt. 28, Goshen, OH 45122.  We had a water main break at the lodge and until we can get everything fixed we will not have any water.  Goshen Lodge has graciously made their lodge available for us to use that night.  Dinner will still be at 6PM with the degree at 7PM.  Pass the word to other brethren who might not see this notice. 

February, 2018

Because of an error we had to elect a trustee at our February meeting.  Congratulations to WB Dean Cordell for being elected.  We did not have a lot of business to cover but the officers continue to hone their degree work by continuing to have practices.  The last two Master Mason degrees were done well with just some minor things to still work on.  We plan to have a real candidate for our inspection on April 6.  Unfortunately, we did have to suspend five members for non payment of dues.  In all cases there was no information that led us to believe that there was any desire for them to remain members.  Let's hope that those still owing dues will respond soon or we will have to suspend more next year.  Please say a prayer for the brethren of your lodge because we have some that truly need it.  We will have to consider getting some gravel to add to our parking area, especially before our inspection.  The trustees are looking at the problem.  In the meantime, avoid the area just across the alley from the front door.  Be well and we hope to see you at lodge. 

January, 2018

The officers of Edenton Lodge have been practicing diligently to make sure they give our candidates the best degrees they can.  It showed Jan. 27 when they did a Master Mason degree on a candidate.  I feel we are ready for our inspection in that degree with only some minor tweaks.  They would like to see more brethren on the sidelines when they have degree work.  You can witness their work on February 10 at 7:00 PM for our next Master Mason degree.  We do have a couple of brethren that need to be in your paryers, WB's Al and Pat Cloke.  They are both experiencing some serious health issues at the moment.  I hope to see you at the next meeting.

December, 2017

The last meetings of the year saw the installation of the new officers for the coming year.  Worshipful Brother Gene Bell is planning for the lodge to have a good year.  We have 5 active candidates at the moment so having a candidate for inspection should be no problem.  Grand Lodge has implemented a couple of new programs that are intended to educate the brethren and encourage new members.  A couple of brethren have contacted the lodge to have their dues remitted due to health and financial reasons.  As it stands right now 24 brethren still owe dues.  Some of these brethren will undoubtedly pay them soon.  There are some others, however, that have not paid for a couple of years now and, if they have not contacted us by our January meeting, we will have little choice but to suspend them.  Our dues are still $55, which are just above the average for the state but below what some of our neighboring lodges charge.  We would like to keep them as low as we can so we have to cut costs where we can.  To carry a brother who has not paid his dues costs the lodge $17.45 each in fees to Grand Lodge.  Now, if a brother has the means to buy an endowed membership at $800, he would have to pay his dues once more and then would never have to pay again.  Additionally, after his death the lodge will continue to receive money from his endowment.
We do have a couple of brethren that need our prayers.  WB Al Cloke and WB John McCollum.
We hope to see you in lodge.  Have a wonderful New Year.