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Communications Schedule
Annual Communication Third Stated Communication
December 10, 2005 December 17, 2005 10:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M. 5:30 P.M. – 10:00 P.M.
ANNUAL COMMUNICATION AGENDA
1. To receive the reports of the Grand Lodge Officers and Grand Lodge Committees
2. To dispose of proposals to modify the suffrage of the members of the Grand Lodge (SEC.12); recast the duties of the Committee on Grand lodge Awards (SEC.60); and permit lodges to install officers in either October, November, or December, prior to the third communication of the Grand Lodge (SEC.84)
3. To consider adoption of a proposal to regulate use of the Grand Lodge Data Base
4. To adopt the budget and elect the Grand Lodge Officers for 2006
THIRD STATED COMMUNICATION AGENDA
1. To receive the report of the Grand Master
2. To receive reports on the Grand Master’s Annual Communication Address
3. To present the Distinguished Service Medal to a deserving Mason
4. To install the Grand Lodge Officers for 2006
5. To enjoy an after-installation reception and buffet
GRAND LODGE MEMBERSHIP BANQUET
The annual Grand Lodge Membership Banquet will be offered in the ballroom of the Capital Hilton Hotel, Sixteenth and K Streets, N.W. on Friday, December 9, 2005. Dinner will be served at 7:30 P.M., following a pre-dinner hospitality hour. Entertainment by the “Capitol Steps” will follow. Reservations ($55.00 per person) may be made with the staff of the Grand Secretary at 5428 MacArthur Boulevard, N.W., 20016. Inquires may be made by phone at (202) 686-1811.
When Opportunity Knocks —Open the Door!
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existence of which depends not upon the life of any man, but, ever lives in the patriotism of the American people.
Resolved, That this Grand Lodge can find no words of sufficient strength to express their horror and detestation of the act which deprived our country of its good, and pure, and virtuous Chief Magistrate, nor of the wicked assassin by whose hand the awful deed was done, and who has gone to meet the penalty of his crime. “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, saith the Lord.”
Resolved, That this Grand Lodge hereby expresses its high admiration of the character of the late President, whose life was without a blemish, and who passed away from earth in the very zenith of his fame; the goodness and kindness of whose heart was a proverb, and shall live in the memories of a grateful people, and be handed down from generation to generation as long as time shall last.
Resolved, That the bereaved widow and children of our murdered friend, have our sincere and heartfelt sympathies, and our fervent prayer that the God of the widow and the fatherless will so temper this dreadful affliction with fortitude and to say .in submission and humility, “ The Lord gave and the Lord hath taken away ; blessed be the name of the Lord.”
Resolved, That the officers and members of this Grand Lodge will wear the usual badge of mourning for six months, in testimony of their respect for the memory of the great and good man who has fallen.
Resolved, That the Grand Secretary be directed to cause these proceedings to be published in the National Freemason and the newspapers of this city, to have a copy of them properly engrossed and signed by the proper officers, and, under the seal of the Grand Lodge, presented to the family of the deceased.
In conclusion it seems evident that insistence on propriety, which is in large part a subjective application of rule, can either impede or promote public appreciation of the Craft. Rules, in short, Masonic or otherwise, are social tools, and like all such devises, their effectiveness, when properly used, is bounded only by the imagination. Let us therefore not close the door to opportunity, which is always as close as hands and feet. When the iron is hot, my brethren, strike with precision!
DeMolay for the Young or Young at Heart
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This sustained membership growth is the product of effort by the active DeMolays and others. Although the young men organize and run their own activities, they need adult advisors. They need more Masons, Senior DeMolays, and other concerned adults to step forward Grand Master Proden presents Kirk Hammock, Executive Officer of DeMolay in the District of and give some of Columbia, a check in support of DeMolay activitheir time. Are you a ties in this jurisdiction. good ritualist? Come show the “next generation” your secrets at learning ritual. Can you write a good set of minutes? These young men need to learn from you. Do you have special skills at running a meeting or organizing an activity? Be a role model for these young leaders. We can find a job that will fit into your schedule.
What does it take? A youthful spirit, a bit of patience, and the desire to help young men succeed. What do you get in return for your efforts? The satisfaction of seeing that a job is well done, of the memory of fun times, and of the smile and quick “thanks” expressed by a young man who appreciates the time you have spent as a teacher and a mentor. Interested in learning more about being an advisor? Or perhaps you know a young man who might be right for DeMolay? Contact me at khamrock@mckennalong.com.
Editor’s Observation: Kurt Hamrock is the Junior Warden of Singleton-Hope-Lebanon Lodge No. 7 and the Executive Officer of Nation’s Capital DeMolay. He is a Mason today because he was a DeMolay in his youth.
Ladies of the Grand Lodge Officers — 2005
Seated (L to R) : Jean Balcom, Donna Williams, Farah Hatefi, Barbara Proden, Lourdes Elias, Patricia Gleason
2nd Row (L to R) : Aylin Bener, Adele Simon, Jeanie Dickinson, Tin Tin Raschid, Peggy Stoklas, Debbie McFadden, Jackie Schoch, Annie Kahn
3rd Row (L to R) : Josephine Foly, Ann Merryman, Barbara Miskelly, Gloria Anthony, Juliana Darko, Bonnie Barshai
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