Grand Lodge
Lifetime Membership Awards
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t the close of the 174th Annual Grand Lodge Session, the Honorable Noel C. Osborne, Sr. stated it is long overdue for our varying levels of leadership to identify and honor those who long held the banner of Prince Hall Freemasonry. If these members were homebound, he advised, it is our duty to go to them to say thank you for their service and honor them while they are still here in labor. Additionally to this, at
the start of the 2022-23 Masonic Year, our very own RW Willie S. Godfrey introduced the idea for our lodge to take a moment to honor our Grand Lodge Lifetime Members. At the time of discussion, our lodge had two Grand Lodge Lifetime Members where we decided it was best to provide them with a token of appreciation in respect to their dedication as Master Masons and our jurisdiction. The token of appreciation consisted of a finely engraved
Pictured from left to right: Bro. Marcus Nicholson, RW Thomas Russum, RW Billie Brown, Bro. Elijah Thomas’ son, WM Dr. Kevin Claiborne, RW Wille. Godfrey, and RW Christopher Gray.
Pictured from Left to Right: Junior Warden Cash Crooms, RW Christopher Gray, Past Matron Gloria Johnson, Past Master Raymond Johnson, WM Dr. Kevin Claiborne, and RW Willie Godfrey. The Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Maryland - THE LIGHT - November 2023 31
