May, 2014

We voted on a couple of Brethren for plural membership and they were elected.  The rest of the May meeting was devoted to regular business.  The upcoming awards, widows and family night was discussed.  Please remember to bring a covered dish and meet at the lodge at 4:00 PM.  We also reviewed the requirements for the Grand Master's award this year and we are going to try to get it again.  Some announcements included a car show to be held at Amelia Lodge on June 15 and the Andy Back fund concert at Amelia Lodge on July 26 from noon to 8:30.  Several groups will be performing all kinds of music.  Cost is $15 a person or $25 a couple.  This includes a meal ticket.  Bring your lawn chairs.

April 2014

The April meeting had one Master Mason exam and a couple of petitions for plural membership presented.  Also discussed was the upcoming Grand Master's reception.  The lodge voted to sponsor the Deputy Grand Master and his lady.  We also decided to donate $50 to the Sixth District car show on August 24 to support this year's Grand Lodge session that will be in Cincinnati in October.  Some of the proceeds will also be used for the Sixth District Andy Back relief fund.  Before that will be the Andy Back Fund benefit music festival on July 26 at Amelia lodge.  This will be an all day event with several bands playing throughout the day.  The Worshipful Master also set June 14 as our annual awards and Widows event.  We will meet at 4:00 and this will be a potluck dinner with the lodge providing meat and drink.  Please add these events to your calendars. 

March, 2014

The meeting in March saw one FC proficiency.  The rest of the meeting was dedicated the usual business of the lodge.  We did donate to the Special Olympics and to a VA hospital program.  We now have two Fellowcrafts and one Entered Apprentice in the works.  We will be doing a Master Mason at 1:00 PM on Saturday, March 29.  We will be doing another Master Mason at 6:30 PM on Friday, April 11.  Please come out and be with us as we welcome two new Master Masons into our lodge.
Some other information that may be of interest to the brethren is that there will be an all day music jam at Amelia lodge on July 26th from noon to 8:00 PM to benefit the Andy Back Charitable Fund of the Sixth District.  Tickets are $15 each or $25 per couple.  There will be all kinds of music and activities for kids and food for everyone.  Bring a lawn chair and enjoy some music for a good cause.
The next district meeting will be March 24 at 7:00 PM at Batavia lodge.  There will be information on the district golf outing, picnic and the Grand Master's reception, which will be held at the Clermont County Fairgrounds on May 2.  That's all for now.

February, 2014

Well, the year is off to a pretty good start, in spite of the weather for our last two meetings.  We were able to exemplify an Entered Apprentice and Fellowcraft degree at the special and stated meetings we had on Feb. 15.  This makes four candidates we have active at the moment.  The new officers passed our inspection with flying colors and are bringing a new enthusiasm to the lodge that it has needed for some time.  The lodge is in good hands.  There are no special meetings planned for the period between the Feb. and March meetings but we will be scheduling at least one Master Mason degree at the next meeting.  As I reported last post we reinstated a brother.  He currently resides in Wasilla, Alaska, and is now able to attend lodge there, thus the reinstatement.  If you have not been to lodge for a while you might consider attending, especially with the great lodge education programs out LEO is presenting.  After the Fellowcraft degree at our inspection he took the candidate on a "Walk About" the lodge, explaining the duties of each of the officers.  This is just an example of programs the LEO is presenting.  I hope to see you at lodge.

January, 2014

The stated meeting in January almost didn't happen.  The snow started falling about 4:30 and by the time 6:30 came around the roads were getting slick.  We were able to have the pre-inspection at 7:00 and all went well.  RWBro. Wagoner stayed with us afterward and that helped us to be able to open lodge.  The Worshipful Master decided to just take care of the most pressing business so the brethren could go home as it was still snowing pretty heavily.  We had scheduled a Fellowcraft degree but postponed it.  We did vote on a new petition and a reinstatement.  Both passed.  We also paid some bills and closed the lodge.  We still have a candidate ready for our inspection on Jan. 22.  Dinner will be at 6:00 and the work will start at 7:00.  Come out if you can.  Hopefully the weather will cooperate.  We will be doing a Fellowcraft degree at 6:00 PM beofre our February stated meeting and an Entered Apprentice degree during the meeting.  I'll post some more after the inspection.

December, 2013

This month marks the end of 2013 but also the beginning of the 2014 Masonic year.  The new officers were installed on the 11th with a dinner before the ceremony.  The Worshipful Master has a lot of plans and would like to see as many of the brethren who can come out to some of our meetings.  The lodge hosted a Christmas party on Dec. 7 which was well attended with over 60 there.  Santa even showed up with presents for the children.  I have some photos posted below.

 

 

With the success of the family picnic and the Christmas party we will most likely have them again in 2014.  Also, please remember our inspection coming up on the 22nd of January.  We will be conferring the Fellowcraft degree on one of our candidates we have going through now.  On April 5 there will be another Grand Master's one day class, so if you know of a man you think would be interested in becoming a Freemason contact the secretary or have them go to www.freemason.com for further information.  I hope you had a good Christmas and have a happy new year.

 



Election, 2013

Our stated meeting in November was our election of officers.  WM Pat Cloke agreed to serve as Master again to allow the officers behind him to serve in the chairs next up due to the Senior Warden dropping out of the line.  The entire list of officers is listed in the page Officers 2014 at right.  The spaghetti dinner for the family of Brother Doug Brummett was a success and along with donations from some of the other lodges in the district we can help them put a pretty big dent in the debt they have from Doug's funeral.  The lodge will also be contacting Grand Lodge to see if they can help as well.
The lodge had a visit from a couple of ladies that are descendents of Andrew and Granville Jackson, charter members of our lodge.  They are doing some reserch on their family and asked to take a picture of the charter member pictures hanging on the wall outside the lodge room.  One of them said that the picture of Granville may be the only one of him in existence.  I am glad we could help them in their research.
The planning for our Christmas party on December 7 at 6:00 PM is about complete.  The lodge will supply the main course and the brethren are asked to bring a covered dish and dessert, though that is not necessary to attend.  We will have gifts for the children under 12 and other activities for everyone.  Santa is scheduled to visit with us as well.  If you have any questions and to RSVP please call or text Brother Gene Bell at (513) 310-1969.  We hope you can attend.
The Worshipful Master has scheduled the installation of officers for December 11 at 6:30 PM.  We'll have dinner and have the ceremony after.  It is open so bring your family and friends.
We have the good fortune of having the Journeymen Motorcycle Club as our neighbor in Edenton.  Right now they are raising funds to help a child named Ryder McGriff.  He was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor the size of a softball at 5 weeks old.  He has and will continue to face a lot of surgeries and treatment for this condition for quite some time.  The lodge has donated to this cause and would like to encourage anyone who would like to help to attend a fundraiser sponsored by the Journeymen on December 14 at Roberts Arena, 3991 St. Rt. 730, just outside of Wilmington.  It runs fromm 2:00 PM to 12:00 AM.  The cost is $10.00 a person for food, refreshments, raffles, auctions and entertainment.  Donations can also be made to the Wright-Patterson Credit Union in Wilmington to the Ryder McGriff Fund.  Call Haskel Combs Jr. at 937-402-0454 if you want more information.
Our inspection has been set for January 22nd in the Fellowcraft degree.  Dinner will be at 6:00 PM and the degree will start at 7:00 PM.  We have two candidates that have had the EA degree so we have one we can confer the degree on to help us practice for the inspection.