The
NORTH
CAROLINA
MASON
VOL. XCVI, NO. 2
Official Publication of The Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free & Accepted Masons of North Carolina
Oxford, North Carolina 27565, February, 1971
ONE DOLLAR A YEAR
New DeMolay Chapter
Is Sponsored By
Zebulon Shrine Club
A Zebulon man and a Wendell man
noted for their outstanding work in
Masonry during their life times have
been honored by having a DeMolay
chapter named for them. They are W.
A. Allman of Zebulon and P. C. Stott
of Wendell, both deceased.
The Allman-Stott chapter was insti
tuted Sunday, January 10, by John A.
3'\Tdery, DeMola^^ executive officer for
North Carolina. ' Twenty-nine youths
from Pvolesville, Wendell, Archers
Lodge, Middlesex, Zebulon and Wake
field were initiated into the Order of
DeMolay.
The degrees were conferred in the
Masonic Temple in Raleigh by the
Raleigh Chapter, Order of DeMolay.
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Pioneer Lodge Installation
Aids Home and Orphanage
By a. Edward Fey, Sec.
This year Pioneer Lodge No. 685
supplemented their usual open installa
tion by having a turkey dinner with all
the ‘f ixins’, served by the ladies of Cam
el Shrine No. 5. After the dinner the
150 members and guests contributed a
total of $200 to be presented to the
Oxford Orphanage and the Masonic and
Eastern Star Home.
The members and guests then moved
to the large lodge room to be entertained
with several renditions by Brother R.
R, Triplette on the new Baldwin organ
recently donated to the Masonic Temple
by Twin City Chapter No. 60, 0. E. S.
It was good to see the lodge room
nearly filled to capacity for the instal
lation of W.'.Brother A. R. Slovenz,
Master, and his corps of officers by W.‘.
Brother F. W. Waitineck, P. M.
Assisting in the installation ceremony
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M.'.W.‘.Arnold J. Koonce, P.G.M., presents
50-Year Membership Award to Brother B.
G. Leonard.
Venerable Mason Honored
For Fifty Years Of Service
In impressive ceremonies recently
in Numa F. Reid Lodge No. 344, High
Point, M.’.W.'.Arnold J. Koonce, P.G.
M., presented to Brother B. G. Leonard
a pin and certificate for fifty years of
devoted service to Masonry. In addition
Brother Leonard was presented a Life
Membership in Numa F. Reid Lodge
No. 344.
Brother Leonard began his Masonic
career in June, 1920 and has been active
in a phase of Masonry since that time.
In addition to the above, the follow-
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Greenville Lodge No. 284
Hosts Joint Installation
At its regular stated communicatic-u
held on Monday, January 4, 1971,
Greenville Lodge No. 284 as host lodge
was joined by Crown Lodge No. 708 and
William Pitt Lodge No. 734 in a joint
installation of officers.
M.'. W.'. Maurice E. Walsh, Grand
Master of Masons in North Carolina
was the installing officer. This was an
open installation for the families and
friends of the officers to be installed.
M.'.W.'.Bro. Maurice E. Walsh, assist
ed by M.‘. W.’. Bro. James W. Brewer,
P.G.M.; W.'.Brother Leslie H. Garnei-,
Grand Steward, and W.’.Brother Pete
Dudley, as Marshals installed the fol
lowing officers for each of the three
lodges as follows;
Greenville Lodge No. 284; Stacy J.
Evans, Master; Lloyd Nixon, Senior
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NOTICE
Grand Lodge Meeting Place
Changed
The annual communication of the
Grand Lodge of A. F. & A. M. originally
scheduled to be held in Winston-Salem
has been changed to Raleigh, April 20-
21, 1971.
The sale of the Robert E. Lee Hotel in
Winston-Salem has made this change
necessary.
Wilmington York Rite
Completes Fourth Class
By George F. Hunt, Sec.-Rec.
The Wilmington York Rite Masonic
Bodies completed its fourth class of the
year by conferring the Degrees and
Orders on a class of nine candidates on
Saturday, December 12, 1970. All the
degrees and orders were conferred be
ginning with the Mark Master at 8:00
A.M. Lunch and dinner were served in
the Temple to the candidates and the
large number of degree workers pres
ent for the occasion.
Companion and Sir Knight, Cecil W.
Henderson R.M.’. Deputy (5rand Master
of the Grand Council of North Carolina
was General Director of the Festival
assisted by George F. Hunt, Jr., P.H.P.,
Director of the Chapter Degrees; Com
panion Alvis R. Hardy, Director of the
Council Degrees; Sir Knight William
G. Houck, P.E.C., Director of the Com-
mandery Order. Companions and Sir
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