Cres^tleboarti
OFFICIAL ORGAN
Mas onic Lodges o/Raleigh
Vol. I
RALEIGH, N. C., FEBRUARY 15, 1929
No.l
Hiram Lodge
No. 40
From the Master of Hiram Lodge
There isn’t much that I can say of gen
eral interest for this issue of The Trestle-
board except that in order to make a com
plete success we must all get behind the
wheel and push to make The Trestleboard
a real help in the Masonic life of our city
and to say to every Mason in Raleigh
“Read The Trestleboard and get some in
terest in your Lodge.” I personally look
forward with interest to receiving my copy
each month, particularly since it has been
necessary for me to move my residence to
another city, for through it I shall be able
to keep in touch with the brethren.
Henby B. Gill, Master.
Schedule of Work
The schedule of work for the next
month in Hiram Lodge is as follows:
February 18—Stated First Degree
Second Degree
March 4th—Stated Third Degree
Note that there will be two degrees con
ferred at our next meeting and it is our
intention to be through with the work not
later than ten-thirty. Our degree team is
well prepared and there should be nothing
to prevent this. This innovation is for
the purpose of getting our Trestleboard in
line, and we hope to have a large attend
ance. Brother Mitchell wull confer the
first degree, and Brother Lambe, the sec
ond. We are not sure that the third de
gree will be conferred on March 4th. We
expect it to be either the second or third,
depending on which candidate is ready at
the time.
Doings Last Month
On January 7th the second degree was
conferred on Brother James B. Goodwin,
Brother C. M. Lambe, S. W., in the East;
on the 21st, the first degree was conferred
on Brother Wm. G. Jones, Brother J. T.
Mitchell, J. W., in the East. The report
of the Special Committee on The Trestle
board was received and favorable action
taken at the meeting of January 21st.
Charlie Perry insisted that Brother
Goetze read his motion favoring this ac
tion several times before he could be sure
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Wm. G. Hill Lodge
No. 218
From the Master of William G. Hill
Lodge
Greetings from William G. Hill.
Today a child is born, “The ' .estle-
board,” and it behooves all of us, as Ma
sons, to aid, support and protect this child
through infancy, youth, manhood to old
age. We must carefully watch its
growth. We must contribute toward its
vital and necessary body building elements
which will be entirely Masonic News.
This news must be supplied by our breth
ren to the editors, through our correspond
ing secretaries or our principal officers.
This magazine will circulate to all our
membership and to sojourning and tran
sient Masons, and we must entertain them
with live, intelligent Masonic news.
William G. Hill Lodge, through me,
sends its greeting to “Its Public” and con
gratulates and compliments its founders
and its editors in this initial number and
hopes for it the ever-increasing success
that it richly deserves.
A. B. Westee, Master.
Schedule of Work
February 25—Stated Business
February 27—Special Third Degree
March 11—Stated Business
As we go to press it is expected that the
second degree will be conferred on the
evening of the 11th. There are in wait
ing for the degrees. First Degree 1, Sec
ond Degree 4. This gives us a pretty full
slate and it is hoped that our attendance
will be such as to encourage your officers
and to encourage the candidates who are
entering upon these new events in their
lives.
Doings Last Month
Our first communication in January
was on_ Monday, the 14th, just before the
convening of the Grand Lodge, and we
were honored with visits from many of
the distinguished visitors for that event.
There was no work on for that evening,
so a round table of reminiscences devel
oped, brought on by the presentation of
Life Membership Certificates to those to
whom they were due at this season.
Many short talks full of good thought for
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Raleigh Lodge
No. 500
From the Master of Raleigh Lodge
Raleigh Lodge No. 500 welcomes the
new Trestleboard and wishes it the suc
cess that is due. We hope it will do as
much for Masonry in Raleigh as it has
done for Raleigh Lodge alone. There is
a large field in which this publication can
do good. The kindling of the desire for
one Mason to know another and the inter
est one will have in the other through The
Trestleboard will probably rejuvenate our
Lodges and make them active in the work
of charity. We hope every Mason in
Raleigh will take a personal interest in
the paper and help our Board of Gov
ernors to put out a good constructive
piece of literature.
Wm. T. Hakding, Je., Master.
Schedule of Work
The schedule for the next month in
Raleigh Lodge is as follows:
February 15 th—Stated Business
March 1st—Stated Business
with a possibility of the third degree at
either of these meetings. One candidate
is in waiting for the third degree, but on
account of his being so rushed during the
flu epidemic he was not ready at our last
communication. He is ^ doctor and the
demand for his services made it hard for
him to get ready this winter.
Doings Last Month
It is the usual custom of Raleigh Lodge
to set aside its second meeting night in
January for the purpose of holding a
banquet in celebration of its birthday.
This year various causes entered into the
abandonment of the idea. Our Master
worked hard on trying to get the crowd
together and had all arrangements made
for the banquet to be held at the Hotel
Carolina but was not able to secure enough
advance promises of attendance to war
rant going ahead with it. Many of the
brethren or their families were ill at the
time and this caused a number to be forced
to ask to be excused this year So it was
called off. At the Lodge meeting held that
night, after discussing the advisability of
having this banquet at a later date, it was
decided to abandon the idea for the pres-
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