The North Carolina Mason

Page 10 The North Carolina Mason November/December 2015 see next page If your lodge has a newsletter for its members, make sure The North Carolina Mason is on your mailing list. Lodge newsletters are a major source of news from Masons around the state. If you don't have one, think about starting one. Newsletters are a good way to keep your members active, happy, and informed. By Ric Carter traveling the tarheel State newS From our lodgeS Dallas e 36 th Masonic District held a Benefit Ride And Rod Run between Cherryville and Dallas on October 24. ey were raising money to help the daughters of Joey and Michelle Dunlap who were killed in a motorcycle acci- dent on the way to a Shrine parade in Maggie Valley earlier this year. — David Jones Winston-Salem e 26 th Masonic District held their Chicken Stew Cook-Off Oc- tober 17. Mr. and Mrs. Randy Young won the title. Plank Road Bluegrass Band provided great music. Attend- ees enjoyed other fun and games. Old Town 751 hosted. Old Town Lodge had their big an- nual Raffle for Charity set for Novem- ber 7. Door prizes, a good supper, and raffles were to headline. — On the Level at Old Town Lodge On August 23, Salem 289 worked their turn at the Children for H.O.P.E. food delivery. Salem Lodge held their Past Mas- ters' Dinner in October. — e Salem Sentinel Southern Pines anksgiving Dinner was coming a little early for Southern Pines 484. ey were having their official dinner November 2. Family and friends were invited. Volunteers from the 21 st Masonic District helped with the Southern Pines Veterans' Day Parade on Novem- ber 7. Southern Pines Lodge was feed- ing Veterans before the parade, and the volunteers served as ambassador/mar- shals to guide their (sometimes elderly) guests during the festivities. — Gene Maples Concord Stokes 32 stayed busy into the fall. On October 24, they held a neighbor- hood trunk or treat. at's a "safe" envi- ronment for kids to trick-or-treat. eir ird Annual Casino Night was set for November 14. Dinner tick- ets were $25 and included games. Raffle tickets for a gun were also available. On November 21, they were spon- soring their third blood drive of the year. — omas A. VanEtten Gastonia King Solomon 704 was voting on changes to their dues (raising them to $100) and fees for the degrees (raising them to $250). — e Plumb Line Gastonia 369 set their fall fundraiser for October 24. ey planned an evening of food, fun, and fellowship. ey were having door prizes. eir entertainment included comedy and gospel and blue- grass music. Tables for eight could be reserved for $120. Proceeds went to the Home for Children, the MESH Foun- dation, the NC Masonic Foundation, and the Abby Grace Foundation. — Joe Waller Lewisville West Bend 434 is selling wreaths this Christmas. ey are partnering with a Christmas tree farm. ey come in 12-, 22-, and 30-inch sizes. Proceeds go to the Masonic Home for Children and the NC Masonic and Eastern Star Foundation. — Joey Transou Hillsborough Eagle 19, Mosaic 762, and St. James 494 (PHA) held a joint picnic October 10 at Little River Park. Eagle was sup- plying the meat, St. James was cooking, Mosaic brought the drinks, and attend- ees were bringing a covered dish. — Keith Morgan Eagle 19 held their annual barbecue fundraiser November 14. — Keith Morgan Mosaic 762 members regularly en- joy a nice night out with their brothers. ey have a monthly Liquid Lodge on third Fridays. ey open those gather- ings to all lodges and men interested in Freemasonry. e October edition was at the Counting House in Durham. Mosaic also has regular festive boards, a formalized dinner with toasts before some of their meetings. e Sep- tember board included toasts from an 18 th -century Masonic expose, Jachin and Boaz. For those who want to get in the full spirit of the thing, the lodge was ordering custom toasting cannons (similar to shot glasses) with a square and compasses and "Mosaic 762" en- graved on the glass. — Steve Barrell and Keith Morgan Hookerton Jerusalem 95 celebrated Ladies' and Awards Night October 16 in the fellowship hall of Hookerton United Methodist Church. William Henry Heath got his Veteran's Emblem for 50 years membership in the fraternity. Heath served as district deputy grand master in the late 1970s and as mas- ter of Jerusalem Lodge five times. Past Grand Master Dalton Mayo was their guest speaker for the evening. — e Jerusalem Journal Walnut Cove e 26 th Masonic District was awarding golf bragging rights No- vember 7. e competition, sponsored by Walnut Cove 629, was run at Pine Knolls Golf Course in Kernersville. ey were hoping for a team from each lodge in the district. Entry fee and lunch was $35, and lunch only was ten dollars. ey were using a modified Texas scramble format. — e Salem Sentinel Oxford e NC Hot Sauce Festival was sponsored by Oxford 122 on Septem- ber 12. Five dollars for a grilled pork sandwich and drink sent money to the our Home for Children. — Jerry Brown e 13 th Masonic District held their Second Annual Gun Raffle. On Octo- ber 10, they drew for 12 different gun prizes. Proceeds were for the Masonic Home for Children. — Tommy Keith

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