Message from the East
Brothers of the Mystic Tie ...
We are in for a real treat. Harry S. Truman (a.k.a. Patrick Bond) will be visiting Widow's Sons' Lodge at the July 20th stated communication. He will be talking about his legacy on civil rights. You are not going to want to miss this.
The 2009 Table Lodge is now a memory, and was it a memorable one. We had an overflow crowd; The Grand Master, Most Worshipful Jeffery Eugene Hodges was piped into the room by Mark Chapman; We enjoyed good food; We experienced seven toasts and responses that reminded me of the many, many reasons why it is great to be a Master Mason; We had an inspiring address by the Grand Master; The Grand Master was presented with a Certificate of Merit; We enjoyed the music of the Joy Makers; We had a drawing for the P. Buckley Moss painting, and the winner was Brother Sam Caughron. It doesn't get any better than this. Brethren, it was COOL!
A special thank you goes out to the following Brothers who worked so hard for the success of the Table Lodge: Andy Keller, David Simpson, Richard Cook, Mike Hollar, Tom Hill, John Healey, Travis Moran, Eddie Ryan, Mark Chapman, T. C. Dickerson, Harvey Hague, Matt Stimart, Rob Harrison, Philip Nelson, David Merchant, Russ Snodgrass, and Chris Kintner. Please forgive me if I have overlooked anyone.
It was great to have Rt. Wor. Frank Bauer with us for the Table Lodge. He traveled from Connecticut, and brought the worshipful master of his Connecticut lodge with him. Thanks Brother Frank, it was great to see you again.
It was through the generosity of Brother T. C. and Sarah Dickerson that made it possible for the lodge to provide funds for three worth charities that help children. They donated the P. Buckley Moss painting. Many of you sold ticket for the drawing of the painting. On behalf of the children who will benefit from your generosity, please accept my heartfelt thanks for a job well done.
Brethren, the lodge will be able to contribute $1,328.00 to the Scottish Rite Childhood Language Center in Honor of Mt. Wor. Jeffery E. Hodges; $1,328.00 to the Shrine Hospitals for Children in Honor of Ill. Brother Norman E. Carpenter; and $1,328.00 to Camp Holiday Trails in Honor of Brother David N. Goodman.
At the July stated, we will be showing the WW II Commemoration video. It was produced by Bro. Jason Hodges. Brother Chubby Proffitt, a WW II veteran, and a 50 year member of our lodge is interviewed extensively. You won’t want to miss this showing.
The Father and Son Night on July 30th is being billed as a great lodge event. The details are on Page 3. Widow's Sons' Lodge is blessed, the lodge has 11 father/sons as members. The Grand Master and his son Jason are included in this count. I do hope that you will join other fathers and sons as we share this moment in Freemasonry. For your non-Masonic father or son, this might just be the time that they will decide that they also want to share in our great fellowship. Some of your younger sons will remember this time together and sometime in the future will be knocking at the door of a lodge. Join us, will you?
Make your reservations now.
"Behold how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity."
Fraternally Yours
Robert E. Simpson
Worshipful Master