October, 1971
The North Carolina Mason
Page Five
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Sudan Temple Plans
Circus For November 11-14
RALEIGH—More than 40,000 circus tick- ■
ets have been distributed to the nearly 10,000 ,
Sudan Temple Shriners for next month’s Pol
lack Brother Circuses and the sponsors are
hoping for the most successful sale in history.
According to a local spokesman for the Su
dan Temple, the annual circuses will be held
in Raleigh’s Dorton Arena on the State Fair
grounds, Nov. 11 and 12 and in Fayetteville’s
Cumberland County Memorial Auditoiium,
Nov. 13 and 14.
There will be matinee and evening per
formances each day.
“Making these shows available to deserving
individuals is another activity that gives the
Shriners a particular pleasure and a feeling
that we are furthering our work for less for-
tunates and those worthy of our attention,
offered Raleigh chairman Jack Howard. “We
have made tickets available to every member
of the Sudan Temple throughout Eastern
North Carolina. We hope that those who can’t
attend the circus will tell a Shriner they would
like to be a “Circus Daddy” and buy tickets
that will be given to a deserving child.”
Last year, through the “Circus Daddy” sys
tem more than 5,000 underprivileged young
sters who might not have been able to see a
circus otherwise, were extended free tickets.
They included children from orphanages
throughout the Eastern portion of North Car
olina and from other institutions and clubs in
volving children’s activities and also Golden
Age groups.
Howard noted that the circus projects are
utilized to underwrite the expenses of main
taining uniforms and equipment for 15 groups,
including bands, clowns, and singers.
Other projects, the annual fish fries, foot
ball games and other activities, handled by
the 35 local clubs within the Sudan Temple
territory, have raised $135,000 during the
past 12 months for Shriner’s Hospitals for
crippled children and Bums Institutes.
Questions and Answers
Thousands -of tickets to Shrine circuses in
Raleigh and Fayetteville next month were
distributed this week throughout Eastern
North Carolina, but the sale got underway
before they cleared the local post office.
Secretary of State Thad Eure (center)
picked up Governor Bob Scott’s tickets when
the State’s top official couldn’t purchase his
own due to a touch of the flu. On hand to
kick off what they hope will be the most
successful sale in history are Shriners
(from left) Jim Graham, Commissioner of
Agriculture; Herbert Ruffin, Sudan Temple
Past Potentate; Attorney General B-ob Mor
gan and Raleigh Circus Committee Chair
man Jack 0. Howard.
The Constitution and Regulations of our
Grand Lodge (THE CODE) spell out the Ma
sonic law which governs Masons and lodges in
North Carolina. Copies of THE CODE are fur
nished to each lodge; individual Masons may
purchase copies from the Grand Secretary.
Some readers may wish to score themselves on
their knowledge of Masonic law with their an
swers to the following questions. The answers
(references in parentheses) are at the end of
the article—don’t peek!
1. What Masonic authorities are recognized
by our Grand Lodge as being superior to it?
2. Should aprons be worn beneath coats or
outside them?
3. How many lodges must be represented at
a communication of the Grand Lodge to consti
tute a quorum for the transaction of business?
4. If the Master and both Wardens are ab
sent who can open the lodge?
5. If a Mason is acquitted of a charge in
civil court is he still subject to Masonic trial
on the same charge?
6. Under what circumstances does the Gi’and
Lodge confer the three degrees?
7. Who determines whether or not a petition
er is in his dotage?
8. Is an alien eligible for membership in a
North Carolina lodge?
9. When is a member delinquent?
10. What percentage of a member’s dues may
the lodge automatically allocate to its building
program?
11. If a deceased member is cremated does
this rule out a Masonic burial?
12. Can a lodge operate a business in part of
its building?
13. Is a lodge required to close by midnight?
14. What is the penalty for joking with can
didates about degree work?
15. What happens if a check in payment of
dues bounces?
16. Can a Mason’s wife wear Masonic em
blems?
17. Can a Mason or a lodge solicit other
lodges for aid?
18. Is it permissable to tape record a lecture
for practice purposes?
19. How many white balls and black cubes
should be in the ballot box when preparing
for a ballot?
20. Some lodges use robes and other regalia
in conferring degrees. Is this legal?
j The following answers to the foregoing
j questions are very brief they are subject to
' error, and they are intended cnly for general
i information. Members needing or desiring c:m-
j plete, lawful answers to these questions should
; consult THE CODE or other proper authority.
1. None. (Preamble to Constitution)
2. It’s up to the Master. (REG. 95-05)
3. Ten or more. (REG. 21-04)
4. The junior Past Master in point of service
who is present. (REG. 51-17)
5. Yes. (REG. 102-21)
6. None. (REG. 79-01)
7. The lodge. (REG. 94-03)
8. Yes. (REG. 47-19)
9. When he has not paid current year’s dues
on or before March first. (REG. 85-29)
10. None. (REG. 49-20)
11. No, not if the ashes are interred. (REG.
90-18)
12. No, but it can rent part of its building
to a commercial enterprise. (REG. 49-04)
13. No. (REG. 51-28)
14. Reprimand for the first offense. If this
does no good the offender may be expelled after
due trial. (REG. 79-09)
15. The dues remain unpaid. (REG. 85-29)
16. Yes (REG. 82-12)
17. Not without proper approval. (REG. 95-
09, 95-10)
18. No. (REG. 97-02)
19. As many of each as there are members
present. (REG. 78-18)
20. Only if approved by the Board of Cus
todians. (REG. 79-32)
We will attempt here to answer (unoffi
cially) all questions submitted on Masonic sub
jects which are lawful to be written.
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