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IN THIS ISSUE
Annual Communication ........................ page 1
NC Capitol cornerstone ...................... page 1
Vance Monument rededicated ............ page 2
Amendments reviewed ......................... page 4
Grand Master's message ....................... page 5
Traveling the Tarheel State ................... page 6
Mileposts .................................................. page 10
New Masons ........................................... page 14
Our back pages ....................................... page 15
You're invited ........................................... page 15
Homecoming at the Home .................. page 15
From the editor's desk
Welcome to the new, and improved North Caro-
lina Mason.
We're now in a more convenient package and,
most obviously, in full color.
Over the years, there has been consideration of
going to a more modern look for e North Carolina
Mason. Concerns of cost and effects on the Home
for Children's School of Graphic Arts kept those
goals in the dream category.
Early in his term, Grand Master Douglas L. Cau-
dle asked us to seriously consider the possibilities,
exploring both cost and viability of a more modern
look. In March, officials of the Print Shop, Board of
Publication, Grand Lodge office, and Grand Lodge
officers met in Raleigh to look at the numbers. e
School of Graphic Arts reported they could get
the printing done at an associate's facility. e cost
would be somewhat, but not prohibitively, more.
Grand Master Caudle liked the report he got
and asked us when we could make it happen.
e answer is, "Now." You have in your hand the
first edition in the new format. e smaller-in-the-
hand paper has about the same amount of space for
news as the old newspaper. e paper is better qual-
ity and will contain color throughout.
Grand Master Caudle said, "e North Caro-
lina Mason is our only communication device that
reaches all our membership. We need to make this
medium as pleasing to the eye and as accessible and
strong as possible. Adding color and a friendlier
format is a first step to make our publication even
better. When you have read an issue, leave it where
non-Mason friends can see it. e Grand Lodge
officers, Board of Publication, and the editor are
looking at several other ways to expand and inte-
grate all our communication tools."
We have kept many of the same design ele-
ments and content. We hope to maintain a famil-
iar feel for the reader. e NC Mason has evolved
slowly over the years as we've tried out new fea-
tures and dropped old approaches. So also will it
continue in the future as we explore fresh ways to
use our new newspaper.
We will need some help from you besides your
continuing submissions of news tips and stories.
e better newsprint and color will require higher
quality photographs. Some of the pictures we have
accepted in the past will no longer be usable. We'll
need color photos taken with better cameras or
phones; no more small, shaky images. Appearance
on a computer screen is not entirely suitable for
judging images. We prefer your original electronic
file, not prints, but will continue to consider prints.
Send us your original, uncompressed files. If you
do that, we will process them for their best look in
the new format. If you need help working through
those changes, do not hesitate to contact the editor
at . If your photos do not meet
the new quality standards, your news item will still
be used, but without a photo.
As ever, we solicit your suggestions and com-
ments. We hope you find this new direction for us
all as exciting as we do; a sign of a vibrant, living
fraternity; but still recognize a familiar old friend.
Our new look
Amendments we'll consider
Here we go with our annual recap of the
year's proposed amendments to e Code. is
is an effort to simplify and summarize the pro-
posals in plain language and share some of the
arguments commonly expressed concerning
the amendments. e discussion is far from
exhaustive, but intends to give you a better un-
derstanding of the changes offered and their
possible repercussions.
A lodge cannot and should not attempt to
bind its delegates to a specific vote on a par-
ticular question. Very often, the amendments
are changed on the floor before voting. More
often still, arguments not thought of in analysis
or lodge debate arise at the meeting, bringing
a different outlook to the proposal. Discuss the
votes and suggest the thinking of the lodge.
Your delegates should vote in the best interests
of all Masonry after hearing all discussion.
Following are the proposals to be consid-
ered at this year's meeting. Groups 1 and 2
concern residency of Grand Lodge appointees.
ey first showed up last year. Group 1 returns
modified after being defeated last year. Group
2 was not voted on last year, but was returned
for further work.
Group 1 concerns residency requirements
for Grand Lodge committee, board, or com-
mission membership. Currently, members must
live within the state. ese groups have a limited
number of meetings each year, usually no more
than four. Committees increasingly utilize phone
