The North Carolina Mason

Page 12 The North Carolina Mason September/October 2016 STATE, from previous see next page Havelock Cherry Point 688 raffled a vacation week this summer. Ten dollars bought a chance at a week in a Green Moun- tain cabin in Branson, Missouri. e Masonic Home for Children was the recipient of the profits. — Cherry Point Lodge Charlotte Pat Glover is heading up a team at West Gate 738 to resolve a drainage is- sue on the lodge grounds. West Gate 738's Fall Chicken Fry is set for October 21. e lodge held their golf tourna- ment on September 10 at Westport Golf Course. ey were playing for the building fund. —News from the West Excelsior 261 is putting a new black and white mosaic floor under the al- tar in their lodge. It will include a star between the altar and master's station and a cable tow around the border. ey are selling tile squares and me- morializing donors on a permanent plaque in the lodge. On August 15, Excelsior Lodge was hosting Andrew Hammer, national authority on traditional observance lodges. He is past master of Alexandria- Washington 22 in Virginia. Hammer married into the lodge as the son-in- law and grandson-in-law of Excelsior past masters Richard and Walter Klein. — Trestle Board Derita 715 is now meeting at Oa- sis Shrine Center on Doug Mayes Place in Charlotte. e lodge suffered serious losses in the arson of their cookhouse/storage building back in late April. Many of the lodge's artifacts and much of their fur- niture were destroyed or stolen in the conflagration. ey were storing many of their possessions there while they planned their new lodge building. Work on purchasing and rezoning their new property in Mallard Creek continues. Derita Lodge has reduced their newsletter to a quarterly instead of monthly schedule. is comes in part from their increased use of a phonetree system to provide short-term notifica- tions to their members. It is time for their charity gun raffle for the Masonic charities. ey named the event in the memory of Claude Hildreth. — From the East Gibsonville Tabasco 271 held their golf tour- nament on May 6. ough they were rained on for the second straight year, they still termed it a success. e little red piggy banks from the Masonic Home for Children are still being handed out at Tabasco. eir goal is to fill 500 of them with spare change this year. — Trestle Board Statesville More than 60 people attended Statesville 27's Independence Day celebration on July 5 at the lodge. ey enjoyed hot dogs and hamburg- ers and watermelon before hearing a patriotic message from Major Gen- eral James Mallory. Wayne Craddock manned the grill. e lodge is holding their Family and Awards Night October 15. e Ire- dell Ramblers Band will entertain after everyone enjoys a catered supper. Few lodges have more educational programs than Statesville Lodge. In the past few months, they heard an entertaining presentation on the ruffi- ans from Fred Barkley, got information on the Home for Children from Past Grand Master Dewey Preslar, heard the history of the master's hat from James Howell, and got ex-NYPD De- tective Kameron Brown's story of in- vestigating 9/11. — e Joppa Informer e gun raffle held by Statesville 27 and Mount Moriah 690 brought in $3,914.69 for the lodges' charities. — e Joppa Informer Huntersville In August, Long Creek 205 was selling chicken lunches by Bucky Oates and Timmy Mac. ey were raising money for the lodge building fund. — Gary Cooke Dobson Copeland 390 hosted Jim Med- lin recently to hear about the ins and outs of fundraising. As usual, Medlin invited all the lodges in the district to attend. Medlin is chairman of the Grand Lodge Commission on Special Activities. — Homer Dearmin SALUDA — Polk County Unity 482 presented two $1,500 Oscar Harbin Memo- rial Scholarships on June 2. The Polk County high school seniors were Lindsey Stech- schulte and Harrison Turnage. The award is named for Polk Unity's secretary who passed away in 2014. He was known as a knowledgeable storyteller with a smooth voice, warm laugh, and agile mind. Seen here, from left, are Stechschulte, Harbin's daughter Emily Harbin, Harbin's widow Cheryl Harbin, and Turnage. — John Hubbs BOILING SPRINGS — Garland Hastings, in the summer of 2004, suggested that Friendship 388 start a scholarship for local kids. He made a generous gift to establish an endowment trust which subsequent gifts and donations have made grow dramatically. They presented four $1,000 scholarships this year to students at Crest High School. Seen here, from left, Andrew Impeduglia, Andi Morgan, Friend- ship Master Danny Smart, Taylor Guffey, and Jodi Blanton. —Donnie Morgan Clemmons Forsyth 707 sponsored well-known Masonic historian Art DeHoyas on a July 13 speaking engagement. He was speaking at Clemmons 755. — e Salem Sentinel Greensboro P. P. Turner 746 raffled a shotgun and a Yeti cooler for Masonic charities. ey limited sales to 100 tickets and held their drawing in July. — Jay Callaham The End of Summer Beach Blast Blood Drive was held by Greens- boro 76 on September 3. They did the drive in cooperation with C. W. Lawrence 837 (PHA). In July, Old 76 took care of their Adopt-A-Park and Adopt-A-Street projects. ey held their first respond- ers luncheon in August. — Phillip Bialek Revolution 552 held a golf tourna- ment to help pay for some lodge repairs. ey held the contest at Oak Hollow Golf Course in High Point. Individu- als paid $75 entry fee, and pre-formed teams of four paid $280. Players got water, soft drinks, range balls, a goody bag, and a place at the awards dinner featuring grilled chicken. — Revolution Lodge

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