Page 10 The North Carolina Mason May/June 2016
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By Ric Carter
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Feed the Needy
Each Mason should bring ten dollars or ten cans of food
for admission to Annual Communication in September.
Bakersville
On April 28, Vesper 554 enjoyed
their annual ramp supper hosted by
Bakersville 357. — Terry Gevedon
Winston-Salem
Brian Chandler has set up a new
website for Salem 289. You may visit
.
Mark Stewart gave the Salem Lodge
a wheelchair. It's a handy thing to have
available on short notice.
After their April 5 communication, a
contingent of members of Salem Lodge
went to the home of Lacy Hair for a
visit. Hair was an instrumental coach
for the lodge for many years and served
as master in 1984. His health has kept
him from regularly attending lodge in
recent months. — e Salem Sentinel
Old Town 751 has found a way to
help themselves as well as promote
the Masonic youth organizations they
sponsor. e kids have taken over the
lodge's pre-meeting meals. e lodge
pays the kids instead of a caterer.
James "Red" Leslie gave the lodge a
retractable projection screen. Ron Del-
linger and Scott Horn installed it.
Old Town Lodge has maintenance
concerns as any other property owner.
eir current project is their parking
lot. Complete redo or patch job? at
is the question.
— On the Level at Old Town Lodge
Masons from the new Winston-
Salem Masonic Center here issued a
call for volunteers to help them move
chairs into the new building in March.
ey have since held their first meeting
there as a shakedown cruise. ey boldly
chose the Grand Master District Meet-
ing May 16. Other than a crossed wire
in the thermostat letting them get a lit-
tle too warm, the cruise went smoothly.
Kenansville
St. John's 13 was, as it has for some
years, participating in their local Relay
for Life. It was held at James Sprunt
Community College. e lodge sells
barbecue sandwiches at the site to raise
money for cancer research. Local twin
chefs Harvey and Herbert Stroud cook
the barbecue.
ey hosted a Rusty Nail event May
14. ey were holding it down in Rose
Hill. ey were serving the attendees
barbecue. After everyone was refreshed,
they were holding the actual meeting in
a nearby barn.
St. John's Lodge has sustained some
water damage to its columns. Repair
plans are in the works. — Lodge Log
High Point
Numa F. Reid 344 had a success-
ful Barbecue Chicken Fundraiser this
spring. Robert and Sandra Culler made
the event happen. e lodge netted
about $2,000 for the Masonic Home
for Children.
e are also collecting hygiene items
for the kids at the home.
— Michael Rinehardt
Hillsborough
e 19
th
Masonic District now has
a district Facebook page thanks to
District Deputy Grand Master Mike
Kenlan. ey'll use it for notifications
of visitation opportunities, picnics, fun-
draisers, and other district news.
— Keith Morgan
Eagle 19 held their Barbecue Din-
ner Fundraiser April 30. You could buy
plates or pints, take-out or dine-in.
e dine-ins were offered a tour of the
historic 1823 lodge building in Hills-
borough's rich historic district. e din-
ner raises funds for the Historic Eagle
Lodge Foundation which exists to help
maintain the building.
— Michael Verville
Burgaw
King Solomon 138 scheduled their
annual outdoor degree for April 23.
— Terry Gevedon
Pilot Mountain
Pilot 493 contributed $100 to the
Foothills Food Pantry's driveway park-
ing lot project.
e lodge is considering amending
their bylaws to make their building a
non-smoking facility, banning the use
of all tobacco products and e-cigarettes.
Pilot Lodge's members were pleased
to see one-third of their members at
their March meeting. e lodge has 67
members. — e Pilot Mountain Traveler
Talk about encouraging you to make
School of Instruction! Dickie Crump
invited Pilot Lodge members attending
the 25
th
Masonic District School to have
breakfast on him at the Squeeze Box
sandwich shop before the gathering.
e lodge has ordered lodge polo
shirts for $16–$24, depending on size.
— Homer Dearmin
