The
NORTH
CAROLINA
MASON
Official Publication of The Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free & Accepted Masons of North Carolina
VOL. XCIV No. 6
Raleigh, North Carolina 27608, June, 1969
ONE DOLLAR A YEAR
Ladies And Vets Night At Cleveland
Left to right. Grand Master Hooks, Dana H. Harris, Mrs. Harris,
Russell G. Laughridge and Mrs. Laughridge. “.. .Happy shall he be
that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us.” Ps. 137:8
Monday night, April 28 began at
7:00 o’clock in Shelby’s Hotel
Charles Banquet room with a
sumptuous buffet dinner served to
three hundred or more guests, fol
lowing the invocation by the Reve
rend Brother Howard W. Haskell.
Then followed the address of
welcome by W.'.Brother Ronald M.
Gantt, Master of Cleveland Lodge
who introduced the Lodge’s most
colorful personality W.'.Brother R.
Pete Dudley, P.M. and Assistant
Grand Secretary, as Master of
Ceremonies.
Brother Dudley got the program
off to a fast start with his brist
ling wit and affable humor, inti’o-
ducing “The Generations”, a sing
ing group of young ladies from the
First Baptist Church who rendered
several selections which were en
thusiastically received. He recog
nized our Masonic Widows, hon
ored guests of the Lodge, each of
whom had been presented a flower.
He then presented our distin
guished guests as follows: W.‘.
Brother Troy G. Robbins, Assis
tant Grand Chaplain; W.'.Brother
A. D. Leon Gray, Assistant Grand
Chaplain; W.’-Brother Leslie H.
Garner, Grand Steward; R.’.W.'.
Brother William M. Mims, Jr., Sr.
Grand Warden; R.'.W.’.Brother
Maurice A. Walsh, Deputy Grand
Master; M-’.W.'.Brother W. Ed
ward Burner, Past Grand Master;
M-’-W.'.Brother Charles A. Harris,
Past Grand Master, Grand Secre
tary; and M.'.W.'.Brother William
A. Hooks, Grand Master of Masons
in North Carolina.
After an interlude of music by
the “Generations,” M-’-W-’-Brother
Hooks, in a most impressive man
ner, presented Fifty Year Awards
and Medals to Brothers Dana H.
Harris and Russell G. Laughridge,
long time Secretary of Cleveland
Lodge.
Then the climax of the evening
M.'.W.’.Brother Burrier was again
recognized. He paid a glowing tri
bute to Brother Laughridge for his
long and faithful service to Cleve
land Lodge and to Masonry in gen
eral. He is now in his 47th year as
Secretary. (See remarks of Brother
Burrier, which follow.)
To conclude a most enjoyable
evening M.'.W-'-Brother Hooks in
his closing remarks paid Brother
Laughridge a splendid tribute in
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Here They Are Again
Brother Harry Shor, Constan*^
Chairman of Oxford Ornhanaq'
Committee. William G. Hill I.odge
No. 218, Raleigh, he'd his third
“report” meeting for the 1969 s“a-
son "u Thursday, Mav 28, in Ral
eigh liTasonic Temple. Hosts for the
steak dinner were draftees, Broth
er Paul N. Humphreys, P.M .
Thomas H. Wilder, Sr., T. T. Wel-
Lns, Charlie Wellons and W. Gale
Parker, P.M.
Top money raiser for this nar
ticular meeting was Brother Johr
B. Byrd. Jr., Senior Warden, with
.'S325.00 deliyered to Brother Harry
whose smile was no less exnansive
than a haryest moon. Brother A
Linwoed King was seconrt wt+h
860.00, and Bro. T. TT. (“Buck”!
Jackson third with $.50.00. He was
closely followed by Bro, Luther B
Hughes, with $45.00 These figures
make Brother Shor an amiable, af
fable and genial chairman, in full-
and-fit form, salubrious, opulent
and sagacious.
Brother M. S. (“Jim”) Morgan.
Master, stated that our monthly
newsletter, “The Trestle Board”,
would haye a plug for donations to
Brother Shor’s committees. He also
adyised that a local merchant, and
friend of Brother Shor, had dona
ted a bountiful supply of shoes and
clothing to Oxford Orphanage
(Bros. Morgan and Shor person
ally got a truck and deliyered itl,
and that this made a total of about
$4,000 in value of clothing and
shoes donated by this same firm
within the past couple of years, and
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YOU COST YOUR
LODGE MONEY
It costs your lodge secretary
time and money to write us your
new address and your old ad
dress. It costs us money to write
and inquire. Besides that the
Post Office charges us TEN
CENTS for each undelivered
copy. So, when you move, first
notify us, then your bank, etc.
It costs only a postal card to
save us—well, we’re spending
over ONE HUNDRED DOL-
L.ARS a month trying to keep
up with you. Help!
Traveling With The
Grand Master
WILLIAM A. HOOKS
Grand Master of Masons
in North Carolina
Immediately following my elec
tion as Grand Master on Wednes
day, April 16, my appointments for
this year were announced in Grand
Lodge. The line officers who were
advanced to the next station are
Brothers Nathaniel C. Dean, Nor
wood, Senior Grand Deacon; Wil
liam L. Mills, Jr., Concord, Junior
Grand Deacon; S. Frank Noble,
Jr., New Bern, Grand Marshall;
and Hiram J. Casebolt, Raleigh,
Grand Steward.
Those reappointed for another
year were Brothers Fred F. Hard
ing, Raleigh, Grand Tyler; Richard
D. Shinkle, New Bern, Grand Chap
lain; Charles T. Potter, New Bern,
Grand Lecturer; and Emery B.
Denny, Raleigh, Judge Advocate.
New Appointive Officers are
Brothers A. D. Leon Gray, Oxford,
and Troy G. Robbins, Greensboro,
Assistant Grand Chaplains; James
G. Johnston, Charlotte, Grand His
torian; and William J. Bundy,
Greenville, Grand Orator.
Your Junior Grand Steward, the
new grand lodge line officer, who
will I’m sure, advance to the office
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