The North Carolina Mason

Page 10 The North Carolina Mason September/October 2015 see next page If your lodge has a newsletter for its members, make sure The North Carolina Mason is on your mailing list. Lodge newsletters are a major source of news from Masons around the state. If you don't have one, think about starting one. Newsletters are a good way to keep your members active, happy, and informed. By Ric Carter TraveLing The TarheeL sTaTe news from our Lodges Pilot Mountain Homer Dearmin, Sam Carson, Mike Register, Tyler Cook, and Dean Gordon represented Pilot 492 at the June ritual competition in Greensboro. When they got home, the lodge honored them with Certificates of Appreciation. Pilot Lodge's recent hot dog fun- draiser made $1,700 for charity. ey sent $1,000 to the Home for Chil- dren, $500 to the MESH Foundation, and $200 to the North Carolina Ma- sonic Foundation. Robert Guy Register Jr. was made an honorary member of Pilot Lodge in June. — e Pilot Mountain Traveler Candler Hominy 491 is having a flapjack fundraiser again this year in associa- tion with the local Applebees. e date is October 3. — Terry Gevedon eir Annual Fish Fry was sched- uled for August 8. ey were using the event to celebrate the dedication of their new outdoor events shed. ey were having a cornhole tournament, a smorgasbord, and cotton candy as part of the fun. — Hominy Lodge Hillsborough Dress is usually coats and ties at Mosaic 762. But, July 21 the dress was Hawaiian shirts. e menu was also more laid back than usual — hot dogs and hamburgers grilled over charcoal. ey were going to the opposite ex- treme August 18 with a formal festive board. e meal was open to spouses and guests and was to be enjoyed with "appropriate Masonic ceremony." Doug Spearman was preparing the barbecue main courses, Rickie Williams was pre- paring desserts, Steve Barrel the drinks, and Keith Morgan the vegetarian selec- tions. — Keith Morgan and Jason Lentz Marble Marble Springs 439 chartered a bus to visit the Masonic Homes August 22. ey were visiting the Masonic Home for Children in Oxford to see Ronnie Smith of Clay 301 present a marble memorial for the children buried at the orphanage cemetery on behalf of the 41 st Masonic District. ey were also visiting WhiteStone in Greens- boro on the trip. — Brian Rau Statesville Statesville 27 sponsored a kids' tee- ball team this year. e Masonic Braves recently finished a successful season. e lodge invited the players and their families to join them for an end-of-sea- son pizza party at the lodge. e lodge is sponsoring a recreation league bas- ketball team this fall. Lodge education programs this summer included viewing member Kevin Combs' award-winning photog- raphy. Also in July, lodge member Al- len Sipes, of the Iredell County Sheriffs Department, taught them about finan- cial scams and how to avoid them. — e Joppa Informer Hamlet July 14 was the date for Hamlet 532's blood drive. — Gene Maples Winston-Salem e 26 th Masonic District is having its Chicken Stew Cook-Off October 17 at Old Town 751. ere will also be games and entertainment at the event. — On the Level at Old Town Lodge Old Town 751's Fall Charity Raf- fle is set for November 7. Prizes this year include a rifle, a shotgun, a tele- vision, an iPad, and a men's clothing gift certificate. Old Town Lodge has signed on to buy nine more bikes in the continuing expansion of their Bikes for Books pro- gram which encourages local elemen- tary school students to improve their reading skills. Fred Wood, of Old Town 751, was joining Katrina Oakley in performing at Olivet Moravian Church on Sep- tember 27. eir piano and organ con- cert was to help finance an Eastern Star scholarship. — On the Level at Old Town Lodge Salem 289 was taking its turn help- ing H.O.P.E. (Help Our People Eat) August 23. e program helps provide meals to hungry children. — e Salem Sentinel e 17 th and 18 th Masonic Districts have a dinner together each year at An- nual Communication. is year they were meeting at the Old Fourth Street Filling Station the night before Annual Communication opened. — Ken Wical Cleveland e Vulcan Quarry Degree on Au- gust 1 was attended by 85 Masons. Grand Master Douglas Caudle presid- ed over a costumed degree team. — Scotch Ireland Newsletter Scotch Ireland 154 is enjoying the enhanced "comfort and pleasant ap- pearance" of new chairs in the lodge room. A plaque has been installed recognizing those who contributed to the program. Scotch Ireland cosponsored with Spencer 543 the Back to School Party held at the Masonic Home for Chil- dren on August 22. ey pack a truck- load of school supplies they take to the home each summer and throw a big party around the Home's pool. — Scotch Ireland Newsletter Carthage Carthage 181 had their Past Masters' and Awards Night July 14. At their July 28 meeting, they were having a speaker from the Fayetteville DeMolay. A $250 gift card to Food Lion was the prize in the lodge's recent raffle. — Gene Maples Hayesville Clay 301 was holding its Seventh Annual Barn Degree September 19. Ronnie Smith's barn was again the site for the bib overall and hay bale ritual. They maintain the old saying, "Yes, I was raised in a barn." — Terry Gevedon

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