The North Carolina Mason

Page 10 The North Carolina Mason November/December 2016 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 Pittsboro Columbus 102 held their Columbus Lodge Day on October 1. It featured a car show, rib fest, and family fun. All makes and models of cars were wel- comed to the show, and it was free to the public for viewing. e barbecued ribs cost ten dollars and were served with live music and family activities. e Masonic Homes benefitted. — Terry Byrd Pilot Mountain Pilot 493 held their 39 th Annual Fall Barbecue September 30. ey cooked 549 pounds of barbecue, and they picked up more than $3,700 in spon- sorships. ey made about $5,000 for North Carolina Masonic charities. Pilot Lodge entertained at their annual Masonic Widows Dinner on August 20 at a local restaurant. Four lodge widows were there along with 20 Masons and other guests. Each of the ladies received a flower arrangement. ey are holding next year's as a Satur- day luncheon rather than the previous weeknight dinners. e lodge is having to add an ad- ditional heating and air conditioning unit. ey are raising the money from members and friends of the lodge. At the same time, they are setting up a specific fund for building mainte- nance and repairs. Recent educational program pre- senters at Pilot Lodge include Grand Historian Steven Campbell and NC York Rite Deputy Grand Commander Stancil Wilson. — e Pilot Mountain Traveler West End Elberta 654 was holding a gun raffle. eir drawing was set for December 6. — 21 st District Calendar Union Grove Grassy Knob 471 held their Fifth Annual Turkey Shoot on October 8. You could bring your shotgun or open sight .22 rifle. Food was available for purchase on site. Proceeds were for Ma- sonic charities. — Tom Gregory Kenansville About 60 members of St. John's 13 and their friends and families attended the lodge's Annual Pastry Supper. Keith Kennedy and Harvey Stroud cooked the usual pot of stew, and attendees brought side dishes and desserts. When St. John's 13 absorbed War- saw 677, the lodge inherited a couple of regular projects. One of them is the Veterans Day Pancake Breakfast. It is held each year during the Warsaw Veterans Day Parade. On November 5, they sold eggs, pancakes, and sausage to parade watchers. Charles Taylor was to train his cooking successor for the big event. ey cooked and served at the Warsaw Baptist Church fellowship hall. St. John's Lodge suffered minor roof damage in Hurricane Matthew. — Lodge Log Hillsborough Eagle 19 held their 51 st Annual Bar- becue Fundraiser November 12. It was eight dollars, eat in or take out, for bar- becue or chicken; two dollars extra got you Brunswick stew as well. — Michael Verville Prestonian Lecturer Richard Ber- man was visiting Mosaic 762 in Sep- tember. Lodge Secretary Keith Mor- gan invited lodge members over to his home to practice toasts before the visit so they were suitably proficient. ey were figuring it would be a fun get to- gether also. — Keith Morgan Candler Hominy 491 had their Past Masters' and Awards Dinner October 15. e lodge completed repairs to their roof just before the heavy rains associ- ated with Hurricane Matthew. Hominy Lodge held a gun raffle to raise nearly $4,000 for the three main Masonic charities, the Masonic Home for Children, WhiteStone, and the North Carolina Masonic Foundation. ey broke their own record for lodge charitable donations this year by giving nearly $7,000. — Rick D. Pinkerton Ramseur Marietta 444 honored their lodge widows during their family night sup- per on October 10. Jerry and Tammy Graham and Carey and Tracey Graham provided supper. e lodge continues to collect canned goods for the Ramseur Food Bank. — Jerry Graham Raeford e 21 st Masonic District Colonial Degree Team conducted a First Degree at Raeford 306 on September 27. e lodge served supper before the degree. — Bob Vaughn Hamlet e "almost world famous" Ham Biscuit Breakfast Fundraiser sponsored by Hamlet 532 was held October 29 during the Annual Hamlet Seaboard Railroad Festival. It was also a last chance to get tickets for their gun raffle. — Frank Wanko Greensboro Corinthian 542 held their Arvil Evans Memorial Skeet Shoot on Oc- tober 15. e event at Shanes Sporting Clays in Stokesdale was to raise money for the Masonic Homes. It was open to the first 56 shooters. Shooters had to supply their own guns and shells. ey were also having a gun raffle at the same time. — Jeff Bullington Greensboro 76 and C. W. Lawrence 837 (PHA) jointly sponsored a blood drive September 3. ey held the drive at the Greensboro Masonic Temple. ey served breakfast and had give- aways for donors. — Phillip Bialek Guilford 656 held their Ladies' Night and Awards Dinner on October 15. ey were entertaining in the fel- lowship hall at WhiteStone. Tickets were $25 each, $40 for couples. — Tom Dolinger see next page

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