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The
NORTH
CAROLINA
MASON
Official Publication of The Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free & Accepted Masons of North Carolina
VOL. XCIV, NO. 9
Raleigh, North Carolina 27608, September, 1969
ONE DOLLAR A YEAR
Grand Master's Column
William A. Hooks
In last month’s issue of this paper,
because of the press of other duties, we
published an article written by Kick
Coy, Past International Master Council
or of the Order of DeMolay for boys as
a substitute for
my usual column.
This seemed ap
propriate because
support of De
Molay has been a
part of the Grand
Master’s pro
grams during the
last two years.
DeMolay is a
character build
ing organization
for young men 14
through 21 years
of age, and is probably the finest organ
ization of its kind in existence. Chapters
are sponsored only by Masonic Lodges
and other Masonic-related organiza
tions. We would be doing a great service
to our state and to our country if the
Masons in each district in North Car
olina w'ould sponsor one or more chap
ters of DeMolay. Those of you interest
ed in getting further information on
this should write Reverend Sinclair
Tebo, 801 Madison Avenue, Winston-
Salem, North Carolina 27103. Brother
Tebo is Executive Officer for DeMolay
in North Carolina, and would be happy
to hear from any of you who may be in
terested in organizing a chapter in your
area.
I have found that neither time nor
space permits a detailed report of the
Grand Master’s activities, but I feel that
possibly many of you are interested in
where my traveling companions and I
go, as well as in some of the highlights
of our travels. During the week of June
15, we had to leave on Sunday in order
to arrive in time for our District Meet
ing Monday at Ranger. I always consid
ered Murphy as the western-most town
North Carolina, but I found that
m
Ranger is a few miles further west. This
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Why We Use Blue
The Grand Lodge of England in 1731
changed from a previous determination
that white was the Masonic color and
denominated blue as that hue. The Order
of the Garter, whose color was blue,
was, and possibly still is, the most
famous Order of Knighthood in exist
ence. By adopting its color, then, the
Freemasons of the early 18th Century
attempted to add to their dignity and
the growing prestige of the Fraternity.
One English king, when faced with
the necessity for new chinaware, called
in his favorite purveyors, who, while
obtaining specifications asked “0 King,
His Majesty, if we may ask; of what
color shall it be?”
After a studied pause he answered
“The color of the sky after a rain”.
The blue vault of heaven suggests the
Deity and prompted the early Free
masons by general agreement to adopt
the color because of an age-old associa
tion of blue with those celestial attri
butes for which Masons strive; i. e.,
truth, fidelity, wisdom, purity, hope.
—TRM
HOMECOMING
Oxford Orphanage
Alumni Association
OCTOBER H, 12, 1969
Luther Lathan, President
David L. Bryant, Vice-President
Shelby Adams Lloyd, Secretary
Allen Colenda, Treasurer
Welcome Home Alumni
Governor Robert W. Scott
Honors N. C. DeMolay
On its page titled “Doing our Thing”
the International DeMolay publication
“The Cordon” in its August ‘69 issue
carries an interesting article on our Tar
Heel DeMolays which we are reproduc
ing herewith with justifiable pride.
“State Government Day was pro
claimed by North Carolina Governor
Robert W. Scott in honor of the N. C.
SMC Dan Killian and Ford Buffaloe
with Gov. Robert W. Scott.
State Association of DeMolay and the
Order’s 50th Anniversary. Governor
Scott later addressed the 125 DeMolays
from 25 chapters who participated in
the program for which SSC Guil Wad
dell was largely responsible.
A seminar on State Government was
conducted for the DeMolays by Lt. Gov.
Pat Taylor, Speaker of the House Earl
Vaughn, and Secretary of State Thad
Eure, and they were later introduced in
the House of Representatives.”
North Carolina is proud of the DeMo
lay fraternity. They’re the teen agers
who stand for the finer things of life on
which our state and nation is founded.
They are our sons, our hopes and our
aspirations. They are our investment in
tomorrow.