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The Trestleboard
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Official Organ of the Masonic Lodges of Raleigh, N. C.
PUBLISHED ON THE 1STH OF EACH MONTH
BY THE MASONIC LODGES OF RALEIGH
APPLICATION FOR ENTRY AT THE P08T0FFICE AT RALEIOH. N.
MATTER. PENDING.
AS 8ECOND*CLA8S
STAFF
BOARD OF GOVERNORS,
John W. Filming, William G. Hill No. 218, Chairman
C. M. Lambb, Hiram No. 40 J. W. Kellogg, Raleigrh No. 600
Editor - K. W. Parham
Business Manager - - .....D. M. Penny
Address all communications to the Editor of The Trestleboard, P. O. Box
1526 Raleigh, N. C. Matter for publication must be in the hands of the editor by
the tenth of the month.
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In January, 1928, Ealeigh Lodge No. 500 issued a bulletin
to its membership under the name, “The Trestleboard,” with
the thought that the membership would be interested in the do
ings of the Lodge and its members, whether they could attend
meetings or not. This was an experiment, but after its first
issue the membership seemed to appreciate the effort made and
in turn began to attend the meetings more often. However, as
a one-Lodge proposition, and a small Lodge at that, its scope
was very limited. Others became interested. Some had been
interested for a long time in having a Masonic publication in
Raleigh. As a result, when this matter was brought before the
three Lodges, all agreed to enter into the proposition for a
while, the future of it to depend on the result of this experi
ment over a period of a few months.
The joint committee from the three Lodges proposed that
each Lodge elect or appoint a member of the Governing Board
for the publication, this Board to be responsible for selecting
the Editor, Correspondents, Business Manager, and to supervise
the operation of it. The Master of Hiram Lodge appointed
Brother C. M. Lambe, S. W.; William G. Hill Lodge elected
Brother John Fleming, J. W., and Raleigh Lodge, elected
Brother J. W. Kellogg, P. M., as the Board of Governors. This
Board met on Monday night, February 4th, and Brother John
Fleming was elected Chairman. They appointed Brother K.
W. Parham, Editor, and Brother D. M. Penny, Business Man
ager, deferring the appointment of correspondents until a later
date so as to have the opportunity to secure expressions from
the membership and to go over the field with the view of placing
the best men possible for this important duty.
Brethren, this is your Masonic Publication. Its aim and
purpose is to bring to you the Masonic news of Raleigh and to
serve the brethren as a medium not only of Lodge news but of
expression of opinions by the membership. Its success or fail
ure depends on how you receive it. We want an expression
from you in writing as to how you feel about its publication.
Elsewhere in this issue you will find a questionnaire for this
purpose. Will you be good enough to fill in the blanks and re
turn to the Editor with any other thought that you may have
along similar lines? It will be a great help if you will.
We must have news from the Lodges. If you learn of a
brother who is ill or whose family is ill, be sure to notify your
Correspondent or the Editor, and the Sick Committee of your
Lodge. Tell us of marriages, births, deaths, and any news that
in your mind will be of interest to the membership. This is
your paper, and this page will be open to you for expression
of your views on Masonic subjects, suggestions, and other things
that you wish to write, so long as they are of interest to the
membership. No communication will be refused publication
without being referred to the Governing Board for their deci
sion.
We want the names and addresses of all Masons residing in
Raleigh who are not affiliated with the local Lodges, as we want
them to know us and to know what we are doing. They will
be placed on the mailing list. Keep this in mind and send in
the names of any you may know or come in contact with from
time to time.
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It will be the policy of the editorial department to foster all
movements for the good of Masonry in general and for the
Lodges of Raleigh in particular. Our aim will be to function
primarily as a member of all three Lodges without favor or
prejudice for any one Lodge as such, to work only with the
good of the three Lodges in their inter-lodge relationships in
mind. Masonry has long needed a clearing house for inter
lodge business, and we hope that The Trestleboard will furnish
this medium. There are many things that come into this in
stances of which are educational programs, combined ritualistic
teams, a Masonic Choir, and all activities which call for united
effort. Our Lodges have inadequate quarters in which to func
tion as they should. Could we through the medium of The
Trestleboard arrive at a feasible plan for the building of a
temple in Raleigh, our effort would not have been in vain.
These are your problems and ours and as such must be put over
by united rather than individual effort. Together we can make
Raleigh Masonry a power in the State; acting alone or in small
groups, failure is foreordained.
If you like our efforts, tell us about it. If you don’t like
them, don’t fail to tell us about it, because only in that way can
we have any idea of whether we are on the right track or not.
We are in your hands. Mould us to your liking and to the good
of the Craft.
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ORPHANS FRIEND
The Orphans’ Friend is now the official organ of the Grand
Lodge of North Carolina and all orders of the Grand Master
will be issued through it as such. Subscriptions to it can be
had in clubs of ten for the small sum of 40c per year, and every
Masons should subscribe. Send in your name and the price to
the Secretary or one of the principal officers of your Lodge and
get on the mailing list.
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ORDER OF DeMOLA Y
The Trestleboard wishes to call the attention of every Master
Mason and his family to this excellent order. Its membership
is made up of boys between the ages of 16 and 21 who are sons
of Master Masons or are recommended by Master Masons. Their
aims are very worthy and their ritual beautiful in its lessons.
The Raleigh Chapter meets on Wednesday nights in the Ma
sonic Temple, and any Master Mason is welcome to attend. A
large class is being groomed for the degrees for February 20th
to be known as the George Washington Class. If you have
sons of this age or know hoys whom you can recommend, get
them to send in their applications. It will do them a world of
good and lay a ground work for ideals which we as Masons have,