The North Carolina Mason

July/August 2009

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July/August 2009 The North Carolina Mason Page 5 Postal Chess Club MECHANICSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA — e Masonic Postal Chess Club has been around since 1975. ey pair up Master Mason chess players, beginners and masters, to play chess by mail. Nowadays, they have added email gaming to the mix. Dues are just $20 a year. You can get more information on participat- ing by contacting club Secretary Dennis Plym- ette, 304 Longmeadow Street, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055 or . — Oregon Masonic News By Pat Godwin Jr. DUNN — Newly raised Mason and Palmyra 147 Chaplain Aaron Meredith gave his lodge a cufflink February 10. e brass cufflink is from what is believed to be the original Palmyra Lodge location in Averasboro. It has Masonic emblems surrounding the square and compasses in the center and is thought to date from as early as 1800. e gift was made in honor of Hubert H. Warren Jr. for his "dedication and tireless work for the betterment of Masonry." Warren is a past master of Palmyra Lodge and past district deputy grand master. e original Palmyra Lodge was formed in old Averasboro then called Averysboro, between Erwin and Chicora Country Club. Palmyra 147 was chartered in 1852, so it is thought the cuf- flink may have been a family heirloom at the time. It was found by a friend of Meredith while on an artifact excursion in old Averasboro. e friend gave it to Meredith, realizing the signifi- cance to the lodge he was about to petition. It is a striking reminder that Masonic history is imbedded in the formation of our country and community. It is further a reminder of the im- portance the Cape Fear River and Averasboro once held. e river was the interstate highway of our early history, and Averasboro was the navigable end of the river. at era ended when the railroad came through Dunn in the 1880s. Averasboro dried up to become nonexistent. You can see this piece of history on display in Palmyra Lodge. Pat Godwin is master of Palmyra 147. Aaron Meredith, left, presents his gift to Palmyra Master Pat Godwin Jr. and Hu- bert H. Warren Jr. High Point On May 17, the Masonic lodges in High Point held an open house to help celebrate the town's 150 th anniversary. High Point 199 (now extinct) was chartered a few months before the town was founded. ere are now three lodges in the town: Numa F. Reid 344, Acacia 674, and Piedmont 681. — Michael Rinehardt Cary e Spring Barbecue at Cary 198 raised more than $5,000 after selling out the 1,500 pounds of barbecue they cooked. Back on April, Cary Lodge members Ted Long, Sonny Bjork, and Don Ellers went up to Oxford to repair a grill the lodge donated to one of the cottages at the Home for Children. e same guys went back a few weeks later to clean all the grills on campus. June 29 was the date of Cary Lodge's most recent fifth Monday dinner. It was their East- ern Star's turn to host the regular event. They were grilling hamburgers and hot dogs. A major attraction of the day was the testing of Master Mike Sibley's insistence that home- made ice cream f rom a hand-cranked f reezer is superior to that f rom an electric cranking. The kids they sponsor at the Home for Chil- dren were also invited. — Trestle Board Spruce Pines Vesper 554 recently helped buy uniforms for youth sports teams in the neighborhood. Lodge Master Dan McKinney even got his picture in the Mitchell News Journal giving the check to the county Parks and Recreation director. — e Bacon Wilmington Orient 395 Master Jimmy Hyatt is having a past master close lodge at his meetings this year. He does so as a sign of "respect and honor for their service." Orient Lodge presented Julius Townsend his 50-year service award on behalf of his lodge, Gardenville-Cache 455 in Missouri. — Orient Express Bakersville Bakersville 357 had their Charity Barbecue Fundraiser June 13. ey served plates or sand- wiches. ey even had hot dogs for those who didn't know how to handle the good stuff. — Robert Morgan Jacksonville Semper Fidelis 680 had a Ladies Night Out in April. Forty-six folk enjoyed the excursion to Tony's Restaurant. Semper Fi's barbecue fundraiser is set for September 11. ey're serving from 11:00 a.m. till 6:00 p.m. — Trestle Board Hookerton Jerusalem 95 has granted a request from the town of Hookerton. e southeast corner of the lodge property will be the home of a new living, town Christmas tree. e lodge has elected two new honorary members, Giles Stroud and omas Mooring. — e Jerusalem Journal Warsaw Since local firefighters and police are usually working during Warsaw 677 Veteran's Day event, the lodge decided to have a special appreciation day for them on June 6. ey had them over for a pancake breakfast. — Warsaw Lodge Franklin Junaluskee 145 held their Annual Fam- ily Night and Memorial Service May 19. Bob Kraus conducted the ceremony honoring the lodge members who died in the past year. ey also had a program on the George Washington Masonic National Memorial. e lodge is selling ten-dollar denim caps with a lodge logo. Since Lindsey Bell donates all the caps, that means 100% of receipts go to the lodge. — Trestleboard Waynesville On May 16, Waynesville 259 was hosting a poorman's supper to celebrate the 100 th anniver- sary of the local York Rite chapter. — Mike Hooper Kernersville On June 13, Kernersville 669 held a pancake and sausage fundraiser. South Mills Ben Stallings promised the lodge a fish fry if they hit an attendance challenge. ey met his challenge almost immediately when 62 Masons, including several from just across the state line, attended a degree. e fish fry was held June 9. ey are celebrating five initiations and passings. — e Plumb Line Ranger Montgomery 426 hosted its Annual Home- coming Open House May 30. ey were serv- ing hickory-smoked, pulled pork barbecue. Chip Siller and the Wayfaring Strangers played blue- grass music for the crowd. — Derek Cheek Shallotte May 29 was fish f ry time for Shallotte 727. Money f rom the cooking went to Masonic charities. — Shallotte Lodge Bailey Horace Meacomes has been reviewing Bailey 411's history. He's been reading minutes of the lodge and has extracted doings of the lodge from April 1916 through December 2008. He's recorded them all on compact disk for others who want to know the history. If you've done such a project in your lodge, please share a copy with the Grand Lodge so that the information may be shared with others. Bailey Lodge is installing a memorial plaque saluting the lodge's past masters. Marshal Brock Jr. is making a walnut display to hold the name- plates. Charlie and Tyler Glover are getting the emblems and nameplates. — Newsletter Chapel Hill Mosaic 752 serves supper before every stated meeting — that's the first Monday night every month. Supper's at 6:00 p.m., visitors are wel- come, Mason or not. Zebulon e 16 th Masonic District celebrated Ma- sonic Night with the Carolina Mudcats when they played the Chattanooga Lookouts on July 18. Tickets for Family Night were $25 for adults and $15 for kids. at included pavilion seating and all-you-can-eat burgers and dogs and fries, and Pepsi. — Harvey Evans Spencer Spencer 543 did a Port-A-Pit barbecue May 26. — John Wagoner Henderson For more than 15 years now, Henderson 229 has sponsored pre-prom entertainment for the kids at the Masonic Home for Children. ey feed them supper and furnish their transporta- tion to the junior-senior prom at J. F. Webb High School. is year, they took them and their dates to Middleburg Steakhouse. — Chris Richardson STATE, from page 3 OXFORD — After a successful first year, the Masonic Home for Children at Oxford looks to build on its success by hosting their Second Annu- al Board of Directors On-Line Charity Auction. e 15 members of the Board have collected and donated a number of unique and valuable items, all available for you to bid on eBay with all proceeds benefiting the Masonic Home for Children. "Our Board sees this as another way to con- tribute to the Home we care so much about, while introducing countless people to the cause of MHCO," said Board Chairman and Grand Marshal Doug Caudle. Last year's auction included athletic event tickets and many Masonic items, some of which drew the attention of Masons and museums from around the world. "We shipped a few items overseas and a museum in Philadelphia bid on two of our Masonic figurines to complete their collection," said Development Director Chris Richardson. Any eBay user may place auction items on behalf of the Home, using eBay's Giv- ing Works and Mission Fish, which support non-profits like MHCO. Non-profits can use Giving Works free of charge. Visit starting in Sep- tember and click on the "Second Annual MHCO Auction" link. Users can also visit eBay and search for the Masonic Home for Children Auction. New items will be added every two days. Some of this year's items include a pair of ACC men's bas- Third Christmas MHCO ornament OXFORD — e Masonic Home for Chil- dren is offering a third limited edition Christmas ornament. is year's ornament features the spir- itual center of the campus, the York Rite Chapel, built in 1951. e York Rite Chapel has served the children of MHCO and the community with services throughout the year. is gold-flashed brass ornament pictures a silhouette of the cha- pel and includes a brief history. Ornaments go on sale September 15 and will cost ten dollars plus shipping. Profits benefit the Sallie Mae Li- gon Archives and Cobb Center Museum, which houses the history of MHCO. Only 400 orna- ments will be produced, and orders can be placed by phone, or email, or purchased at Grand Lodge session in September. For more information visit the Home's website at , email Tina Gilreath at tgilreath@mhc-oxford. org, or call 1-919-603-3906. GREENSBORO — WhiteStone: A Ma- sonic & Eastern Star Community has ap- pointed Stacy Adkins marketing director of the rapidly growing community for seniors who are attracted to the fun, active lifestyle that defines WhiteStone. Jo Frazier, who has been with WhiteStone since October 2008, will remain as senior sales counselor for the community. e community, now open to all seniors (not just Masonic and Eastern Star members), has a long-standing reputation for outstanding well- ness and continuing care since 1912. Adkins steps into her role during an eventful time for the community, which is expanding to include 75 beautiful new apartment residences and six homes that are pre-selling at a rapid pace. Construction will begin in late 2009 with the WhiteStone expansion due to be completed in late 2010 or early 2011. "My first priority is to generate awareness of Jones Masonic Campus gets a name By Bryan Lassiter CEDAR POINT — NC Masonry's newest re- tirement community has been named. Earlier this year, the Board of Directors chose the name Shell Pointe at Jones Masonic Campus as the name of the new retirement community in Eastern North Carolina. Many North Carolina Masons have al- ready inquired about living at Shell Pointe, and at the time of this writing, we have over 60 in our Charter Club priority reservation list. Initial marketing efforts were focused exclu- sively to Masonic households. In June, we began spreading the word about our new retirement community to the general public. While we have begun to advertise locally, we will continue to focus on the Masons of North Carolina as our primary market. To that end, we will be avail- able to speak at lodges or other appendant bod- ies as needed. If there are Masons who want to know more about Shell Pointe at Jones Masonic Campus, we will be glad to come to where you are and make a 10 to 15 minute presentation. We would like for you to know first-hand about Shell Pointe's aim; the lifestyle and homes of- fered at Shell Pointe; and the surprisingly afford- able fees associated with living at this beautiful, waterfront community. We would love to have you visit us at the Shell Pointe site in Carteret County. To schedule a presentation or a visit, call us at (252) 342-5562 or (877) 303-4562. Private homes at Shell Pointe will include apartment homes, plantation villas, and court- yard cottages. ese are available in a variety of size and price options. In addition to indepen- dent living, Shell Pointe will have assisted living available on site from the first phase of develop- ment. Come and see why we call Shell Pointe a jewel in the east. the beautiful and comfortable homes that are be- ing built, so potential residents don't miss their window of opportunity," says Adkins. "is is an ideal community for seniors who want to be just as active as in their previous years – only better!" Adkins brings several years of senior living expertise to her position at WhiteStone, having served most recently as marketing director for a continuing care retirement community in Chapel Hill. Her appointment indicates WhiteStone's ongoing commitment to build a staff of educated, experienced professionals with proven talent in the senior living industry. "Stacy takes great satisfaction in helping people plan for the next step in their lives," says Executive Director Mark Kolada. "Her passion is contagious, and we are fortunate to add her to our team. She brings terrific perspective on what it takes to build an engaging, enjoyable commu- nity for seniors." WhiteStone hires marketing director Palmyra Lodge given historic artifact Clyde Lodge reaches out to neighbor kids CLYDE — In an effort to share Masonry with their community, Clyde 453 recently donated $500 to Special Needs Programs in each of two local elementary schools. Seen here at a formal presentation, are, from left, Clyde Lodge Master Geoff Cooper, retired teacher and lodge member Hugh K. Terrell, Clyde Elementary School Principal Jeff Haynes, Riverbend Elementary School Prin- cipal Greg Parker, Jack Shuler, and Lodge Treasurer Cecil Medford. — Geoff Cooper Second annual on-line charity auction starts September 1 ketball tickets, autographed sports items, Caro- lina Panthers Suite ticket packages, vintage coin sets, and antique Masonic memorabilia. Grand Master Dan Rice is placing two handmade Ma- sonic quilts on-line for auction. e auction ends November 1. For more in- formation call (888) 505-4357 or email crich- ards@mhc-oxford.org. WINSTON-SALEM — Old Town 751 was a local sponsor of the Bikes for Books project. e program rewards elementary students for improving their reading skills and habits. Several kids were moved from under achievement to excellence during the drive. Nine bikes were given away in local elementary schools. Principals from Old Town Global Acad- emy and Gibson School sent letters to the lodge thanking them for the inspiration for the kids. Staffers at all participating schools praised the program and reported progress in reading skill. — On the Level at Old Town Lodge Old Town 751 puts kids on wheels

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