March/April 2019 The North Carolina Mason Page 11
TravelinG the tar heel state
CATAWBA – Nobody left
the 56th Ham Day hungry. The an-
nual event, always the second Sat-
urday in March, is a regional favor-
ite hosted by Riverside #606. Lines
of hungry locals trail out the door
and down the street waiting for
their biscuits and breakfasts with
all the fixins'. This year, brothers
cooked and sold 1,303 plates and
2,305 ham biscuits – raising more
than $19,000. The funds are distrib-
uted to several charities.
DENTON – All Masons attending the 49th Old Threshers
Reunion on July 1 or who are in the Denton area that evening
are invited to attend a meeting of Yadkin Falls #637 at 7:30
p.m. in the Jackson Hill Church on the grounds of the Denton
Farmpark. There is no admission fee to the Farmpark on that
Monday. For additional information about the Denton Farm-
park/Old Threshers Reunion please see: https://dentonfarm-
park.com/slide/49th-annual-southeast-old-threshers-reunion/
JACKSONVILLE – Semper Fidelis #680 celebrated
its second annual Wives and Widows Dinner in March. The
menu consisted of salad, chicken parmesan over spaghetti and
New York cheesecake. The feast was prepared by Chef/Senior
Deacon Terry Rademann. Entertainment was provided by WB
Sandy Sandridge of Richlands #564, a Frank Sinatra impres-
sionist. More than 40 ladies and brothers were in attendance.
MARSHALL – A lot of hard work has given new
life to an historic lodge. French Broad #292's second
lodge building, which was built in 1925, looks like new
these days. Brothers began a couple of years ago work-
ing to update and remodel the lodge, founded in 1868.
The lodge floor has been restored, a new roof installed
and windows on the third floor along with new ceil-
ings and insulation in the back rooms. Brothers met
in Vance #293 during the lodge room remodel, and
moved back in for the stated meeting in December
2018.All the photos for the work on the lodge can be
seen here: https://292-nc.ourlodgepage.com.
