September/October 2012
GM's wife cooks up support for MHCO At Annual Communication, Caro-
The North Carolina Mason Planned givers honored by Home
lyn Gresham, wife of Grand Master Bob Gresham, released Tied to Grandmother's Apron.
reflections on her youth and the cook who was her grandmother. Recipes run from artichoke dip to zucchini pie. The proceeds of every copy sold are
donated to the Masonic Home for Chil- dren. You may pick up your copy at the Home for Children for $15 or order one on-line for $20 by visiting .
Gr esham' s cookbook a collection of family recipes interspersed with quotes, musings, help- ful hints, and the inspira- tional meaning of grandmoth- er's apron, and
Mrs.
sonic Home for Children and its Board of Directors honored those who left a lifetime gift for the children through planned gifts in 2011. A luncheon held May 11 honored thir- teen individuals who provided a major gift. The Board and staff of the Home welcomed the donors and their family and friends. These important gifts add to the already generous individual, memorial, corporate, matching, and foundation gifts which annually provide for the operation, improvement, growth, and fiscal stability of our 140-year-old residential children's home. In 2011, planned gifts like those recog-
OXFORD — For a seventh year the Ma-
nized at the luncheon, equaled over 65% of the total donations and earnings revenue. "The gifts received from wills, estates, and other types of planned gifts have been and continue to be so important to providing a foundation for the future of this Home," said Financial Development Director Chris Rich- ardson. "It is truly amazing to have friends and supporters such as those we recog- nize with this luncheon who give after they have left us. It is the ultimate act of charity for this Home and its future." The Hayes/Neal Planned Giving Society was created to recognize special do- nors and planned givers to the Home. The Society acknowledges their importance to the future of the Home. Members are honored on a plaque in the Cobb Center Museum and Archives. A replica is presented to the donor or their family. Brandon Gilreath, son of Oxford Orphanage alumni, William and Tina
MILEPOSTS
PGM Dan Rice, Inductee Linda Cabe, and GM Gresham are seen here at the banquet.
Ward; and Benefactor — Douglas Case, and William J. Evans. The Hayes/Neal Society was established in 2005 and is comprised of more than 624 known planned givers in the history of MHCO. Donors, who name the Home in a will, provide a lifetime gift of stock, property, or assets with cash value, or those which name the Home in a trust or annuity are recognized yearly. For more information on planned giving at MHCO or about Society recognition, please contact the MHCO Financial Development Department at (919) 603- 3906 or at .
mond — Garland S. Hastings; Gold — Phil and Gerry Rominger of the Phil and Gerry Rominger Foundation Inc.; Silver — James D. McQueen and Velton J. O'Neal; Bronze — Annie Lou Chandler and Henry L. Miller; Legacy — Linda Cabe in memory of Stephen Conely Cabe, Patrick D. Duncan, Thelma D. Hutchens, Robert E. Riddle, and Vance O.
Gilreath, made the presentations and shared the unique and emotional perspec- tive of the child of a child, of the Home. Citing the importance of his parents and what they learned and passed to him dur- ing their time at the Home, Brandon gave a wonderful presentation that embodied the impact of the Home, from family to fam- ily, and generation to generation. Brandon is a rising sophomore at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and recipi- ent of the Charles Cathy Grand Lodge Scholarship. This year's inductees were, by level: Dia-
Page 7
traordinary Past Masters' Degree. District Deputy Grand Lectur- er Murray Skeen had passed the word around the 23rd
HIGH POINT — On May 21, Numa F. Reid 344 held an ex- Masonic
District inviting all past masters to take part in the degree. An- swering the call were a total of 30 past masters, six sitting masters, one past grand master (Bill Simpson), and ten certified lecturers (six of whom are members of Numa F. Reid Lodge). There were 52 Master Masons representing 12 lodges in attendance. Joshua Allen Davis and Robert Otis Payne III were raised. The work earned high praise from those present.
— Kevin P. Wood
PILOT MOUNTAIN — On April 30, Pilot 493 raised Richard Cole
Carson (second from right). His father, Richard Carson was honored to do the raising. Cole, age 18, is youngest Mason ever raised in Pilot Lodge. Cole is the sixth generation of the Carson family to become a Mason. During the meeting, Cole was given his great-great-great- grandfather Robert Carson's ring from around 1860. Seen here, from left, are Wendell Bullington (Cole's granddad), Richard Cole (his father), Cole, and Richard Howe (Cole's JROTC instructor). — Bert Meijboom
STEDMAN — When Grand Master Robert E. Gresham made his visit to the 17th
Masonic District, he
brought a special recognition for long-time Stedman 730 Secretary Jim Hay, right. Hay, 96 years old, has been a beacon of Masonry during his nearly 60 years as a Mason, many of them as a lodge secretary.
GREENVILLE — Crown Point 708's Pete Eure, left, ADVANCE — Bob Robertson, right, of Ad-
vance 710, recently received the Grand Lodge Diamond Jubilee award saluting his 60 years as a Mason. He is seen here with Advance Master Jim Patton.
— Mark Howell
recently received his Veteran's Emblem saluting his 50 years Masonic membership. He is seen here receiving the award from Sixth Masonic District Deputy Grand Lecturer Dennis Campbell.
— Stephen Natale BEULAVILLE — On
August 7, Jack Albertson re- ceived the Diamond Jubilee award honoring his 60 years as a Mason. Beulaville 658 in- vited award recipients and their families to join them for supper that night. "Albertson captivated the audience with his stories of joining the lodge and what it meant to him," say reports.
— Bill Rhodes.
HOLLY SPRINGS — Holly Springs 115 created
the David L. Tollefson Mister Mason Quarterly Award this spring. The award was named after and dedicated to Tollefson, left. He was recognized at their March 27 meeting. Following the dedication, the first recipient of the honor, Jack Johnston, right, was recognized. These two Brothers have been very important to both the growth of Holly Springs 115 and to the betterment of the Fraternity.
— Mark K. Stanton
WASHINGTON — On August 13, Jessie Ray Mayo, fondly known
by his brothers in Orr 104 as Uncle Jessie, was presented his Veteran's Emblem for 50 years Masonic membership. A large contingent of mem- bers of the lodge family visited the long-time lodge treasurer at his home to present the award. The 89-year-old had recently been diagnosed with cancer and passed away within days of presentation. — Sandy Blizzard
WASHINGTON — In March, Edward Ray Edwards, left, was
presented his Diamond Jubilee for 60 years Masonic membership. He is seen here receiving the honor from Washington 675 Master John David Lee.
— Mac Mallison
HOOKERTON — Glen Whitfield Garner, right, vis-
ited Jerusalem 95 on May 8. She was there to present a memento of her late husband Nolan Garner. Garner was giving Lodge Tyler Thomas Forrest, left, a tyler's sword that Nolan had used. Garner was a past master of Jeru- salem Lodge and long-time tyler of St. John's 4 in Kinston. Glen Garner, a past worthy grand matron of North Caro- lina Eastern Star, was accompanied by three nieces, Ruby Smith, Mary Smith, and Wanda Forrest. — Thomas Forrest
ELIZABETH CITY — Eureka 317 recently presented formal
Letters of Appreciation to four members for their "devotion and support to the lodge and Freemasonry." The honored Brothers were, from left, Larry S. Newell, Julian H. Copeland, Herbert P. Lange, and Chris S. Blake.
— Paul Miller BEULAVILLE — Carl Daniel Pate of Beulaville 658 recently re-
ceived his Diamond Jubilee for 60 years Masonic membership. A party of his lodge brothers visited him at home to present the honor. They enjoyed hearing Pate tell stories of joining the lodge.
— Bill Rhodes
Ric Car ter photo
Stephen Natale photo
