The North Carolina Mason

Page 10 The North Carolina Mason July/August 2018 travelinG the tar heel state neWs From our lodGes STATESVILLE Brethren of the 30th Masonic District joined Wesley Memorial UMC in a Saints John Day wor- ship service, planned by several lodges. Brother Chris Fitzgerald, Harmony #299, is the minister at Wesley Chapel and suggested the service. This service was the regular service at the church and was attended by brothers and their families from various lodges throughout the district, Grand Master Speed Hallman and his wife Susan, and Wesley Memorial members as well as members of the public. Brother Bill Thompson of Mount Moriah #690 delivered the trestle board lecture for all in attendance to hear what the "secrets" of our organization are based upon. Brother Fitzgerald delivered an inspiring message about the Temple to the Lord we should all strive to build in our hearts. All of the hymns used were by Mozart, Haydn, and Beethoven and brother Keith Rash of Harmony 299 delivered the Masonic clos- ing charge as the benediction. DUNN Nobody loves a tractor pull more than a kid. And some kids from the Masonic Home for Children at Oxford were no exception when they were treated recently to an evening of fun at GALOT Motorsports Park, courtesy of Brother Earl Wells of Hiram #98. Grand Master Speed Hallman and his wife, Susan, also welcomed the children, put in ear plugs, and enjoyed the tractor pulls with the group. Brother Earl made sure the children received T-shirts to remember the fun evening. Grand Master Hallman and Brother Earl were each presented with walking sticks to recognize their continued support and Ambassadorship for the Children's Home. ASHEVILLE – It was a bittersweet day for brothers who gathered for a special emergent communication at the Charles George VA Medical Center in July. The meet- ing was set after the Grand Master visited in April with 98-year-old Brother Wayne Car- ringer, one of only three survivors of the Bataan Death March living at the center. The visit was prompted in part by the 75th anni- versary of the march. Sadly, Carringer passed away on July 1 but was remembered by MW Hallman, who called him "a real treasure of North Carolina Masonry," and others during the meeting. Carringer was a Japanese Pris- oner of War for more than three years. He had been a member of Robbinsville #672 for more than 70 years. MWB Simon LaPlace, executive secretary of the Masonic Service Association, and WB Ron Sortino, past presi- dent of National Sojourners, also attended. KERNERSVILLE – Brothers of Kernersville #669 recently presented trophies and medals to the Kernersville Masons-Yankees, the Little League baseball team the lodge sponsors. Pictured are: (back row l-r) Rusty Niles, EA and president of the Kernersville Little League; PM and team coach Chad Delp; and Master Clifford Shrewsbury.

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