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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 schedule was the
schedule as of March 30, 2016. Chang-
es may be necessary. Please consult your
lodge for updates.
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
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
GM's district meetings
JACKSONVILLE — Jacksonville's
20
th
Annual Veterans Day Parade was
held in this military oriented town on
November 7. Nearly 100 Masons from
several lodges of both our Grand Lodge
and the NC Prince Hall Grand Lodge
assembled as Masons united to march
in the parade. en Grand Master
Douglas L. Caudle and District Depu-
ty Grand Master W. C. Barrett were on
hand for the events.
After the parade, members of both
grand lodges met at Semper Fidelis 680
to conduct an open Empty Chair De-
gree in honor of a fallen Brother from
Semper Fidelis Lodge. e degree was
in honor of SSgt. Javier Ortiz Rivera.
Rivera's wife and family were present at
the degree. — Robert Morrell
Greg
D.
Padgett
photos
Masons join Vets' Day
parade
Masons march together in parade remembering those who defended our country.
The Rivera family members were at
Semper Fidelis 680 to see their lost
family member saluted.
Masons assembled to march together in Jacksonville's Veterans' Day Parade.
Speakers Bureau begun
RALEIGH — e Grand Lodge Committee on Masonic Education is
pleased to announce the creation of a Speakers Bureau. is powerful new
tool provides an opportunity to bring very interesting and top quality Ma-
sonic education to your lodge. It is free, simple, and available now. You can
find information about available programs in the Educational Resources
section of the Grand Lodge web site. Here is the current online address:
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Speakers include Grand Lodge officers, Wilkerson College/Boot Camp
faculty, and various experts in several fields. Subjects include American his-
tory, Masonic evolution and practice, practical usage and regulation, phi-
losophy, and much more.
Don't put off having excellent programs in your lodge, or speakers at
your Ladies' or Past Masters' Nights. Get on the phone or email and start
nailing down your plans.
If you have a program you can share or have questions about the pro-
gram, please contact the Program Administrator Tony Rathbone at . — Ben Wallace
