The North Carolina Mason

November/December 2015 The North Carolina Mason Page 13 STATE, from previous page Burnsville Bald Creek 397 held their Old Tim- ers' meeting October 3. e lodge sup- plied drinks, bread, and meat. Guests brought their favorite covered dishes. — Terry Gevedon Wendell Archer 165 recently gave up the 14 th Masonic District Traveling Gavel when members of Wendell 565 members de- scended on the rural lodge to visit. — Scott Wilkinson Waxhaw Waxhaw 562 had their Past Masters' and Ladies' Luncheon on September 19. — Richard Shields Holly Springs Homemade Brunswick stew was featured in the October 24 fundraiser at Holly Springs 115. ey sold by the bowl or the quart. — John Dullaghan Candler Hominy 491 was doing an Apple- bee's flapjack breakfast fundraiser October 3. — Terry Gevedon Hamlet An outdoor Entered Apprentice Degree was being held in Hamlet Oc- tober 3. — Gene Maples Wallace Wallace 279 was selling lunch plates for their annual fund raiser October 23. ey also recently held their Past Mas- ters' and Ladies' Night. — Wallace Lodge Swannanoa October 29 was the date for Swan- nanoa 561's Past Masters' Night. ey did a ird Degree. — Jack Barnett Henderson Henderson 229 celebrates the lodge's 150 th anniversary December 5. — Donald Seifert Marshall French Broad 292's Old Timers' and Widows' Night was held in a local restaurant on October 2. — Terry Gevedon Huntersville Long Creek 205 held a barbecue fundraiser on October 1. — Gary Cooke Grand Master Bryant D. Webster plans to visit about half our districts this year. His meetings start in early January and will finish at the end of May. His meetings will be similar to the area meet- ings of the past few years. Pre-meeting meals are scheduled for 6:15 p.m. with the tyled meeting starting at 7:00 p.m. District officers and the grand master will be received with usual honors. You may make your lodge's res- ervation for the meeting with your district deputy grand master or host lodge secretary. Please be considerate of the host lodge. Make your reser- vations for dinner at least seven days before your scheduled meeting. It is very frustrating to try to plan for a Date District Host Location March 2 14 William G. Hill 218 1520 Caswell St., Raleigh March 3 10 St. John's 4 1810 N. Heritage St., Kinston March 7 19 Knap of Reeds 158 158 Bahama Rd., Bahama March 8 8 Widow Son 519 298 Roanoke Ave., Roanoke Rapids March 9 16 Wilson 712 2501 W. Nash St., Wilson March 22 22 Jefferson Penn 384 110 S. Main St., Reidsville March 23 20 Siler City 403 114 S. ird Ave., Siler City March 28 1 Eureka 317 218 S. Hughes Blvd., Elizabeth City March 29 2 Cape Hatteras 698 48338 Hwy 12, Buxton March 30 4 Franklin 109 104 Professional Park Dr., Beaufort March 31 3 Orr 104 116 E. ird St., Washington April 11 30 Lee 253 108 Second Ave., SW, Taylorsville April 12 38 Forest City 381 17 Wilkie St., Forest City April 13 36 Mt. Holly 544 332 W. Charlotte Ave., Mt. Holly April 25 32 Mint Hill 742 10224 Lawyers Rd., Charlotte April 26 28 Spencer 543 114 Fourth St., Spencer May 2 12 St. John's 1 4712 Oriole Dr., Wilmington May 3 18 Lebanon 207 114 Pecan St., Whiteville May 4 21 Rockingham 495 1107 Fayetteville Rd., Rockingham May 5 17 Fort Bragg 667 221 Mason St., Fayetteville May 16 26 Salem 289 4537 Country Club Rd., Winston-Salem May 17 33 Sparta 423 125 E. Doughton St., Sparta May 23 41 Blue Ridge 435 305 Main St., Highlands May 24 40 Waynesville 259 435 E. Marshall St., Waynesville May 25 34 Mystic Tie 237 163 S. Main St., Marion May 26 39 Nichols-W. Asheville 650 22 Brevard Rd., Asheville meal when reservations have not been made. Your lodge will be responsible to pay for all meals reserved. ose who have not made reservations should not expect to eat. In case of inclement weather, meet- ings will be cancelled in accordance with local schools cancellations. If a meeting is cancelled, the host lodge and district deputy grand master will be no- tified. Your lodge may cancel its stated communication to attend your dis- trict meeting. Information will also be posted on the Grand Lodge web site: . is was the schedule as of December 9, 2015. Changes may be necessary. Please consult your lodge for updates. GM's district meetings Holly Springs scholars HOLLY SPRINGS — As part of their ongoing civic and charitable activities, Holly Springs 115 recently presented two $500 scholarships to local college bound students. Evan Martinez is headed to Western Carolina University, and Jessica Tereszyck will be attending Dallas University. Master Jeff Hatcher and Scholarship Committee Chair Rob Martin made the presentations. Seen here, from left, are Martinez, Tereszyck, Hatcher, and Martin. — Vinnie DeBenedetto MORGANTON — Catawba Val- ley 217 raised Joey Mull, left, in March. It took a while before he realized that 18-year-olds could join Masonry in North Carolina. His son Joseph, a high school senior, immediately applied and was voted in on the night he graduated. He was initiated just after graduating and just before he left of the United States Air Force Academy. — Bill Poteat In Fascist Spain under Franco, it was a crime to be a Freemason. Ma- sons convicted had to serve prison terms equal in years to the number of Masonic degrees possessed. Master Mason – three years. — The Truth is Stranger than Fiction, Alphonse Cerza

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