October, 1971
The North Carolina Mason
Page Seven
La Fayette Lodge Honors
Past Master Frank Smith
By Royden Caulk. Master-®3
LaFayette Masonic Lodere No. 83 was the
setting Saturday e'vening, September 18. 1971,
fcr honoring an outstanding Mason for his con
tribution to his community and Masonry.
Worshipful Brother Frank Andrew Smi+^h i
was born October 31, 1900, at Marines, N. C.. '
which is now part cf Marine Corps Ba=e,
Camp Lejeune. He was educated in the public
school there, and Wilson College in Wilson.
North Carolina.
He met his wife, the former Pearl Hurst, in
1918 and they were married the 20''h o^ April,
1924. They are the parents of Mrs. Annice
Rhue of Maryland, and are the pioud grand
parents of two lovely children.
Brother Smith was employed by the U.S.
Postal service on June 11, 1928, at Marines,
North Carolina. He was appointed Post Master
by President Warren G. Harding on Septem
ber 15, 1928. He served in that capacity until
the Pok Office at Marines was discontinued on
September 30, 1941. He became a Postal Cleik
in the Jacksonville Post Office on November 1,
1941. Brother Smith was appointed Post Mas
ter of the Jacksonville Post Office in August
31, 1944, in which capacity he served until his
retirement on November 30, 1965.
Always desiring to serve his fellowman, he
was elected to the Board of County Commis
sioners for two terms. He was appointed to the
County Board of Welfare on January 1, 1968,
and is currently Chairman of that board.
Brother Smith is an active member of the
First Baptist Church, and is currently Chair
man of the Board of Deacons.
Brother Smith was initiated January 23,
1924, passed March 5, 1924, and raised to the
Sublime Degree of Master Mason on Novem
ber 19, 1924. Having served in various ap
pointed offices in his lodge, he was elected
Junior Warden in 1945, Senior Warden in De
cember, 1946, and Master in 1947. Following
his term as Master, he has continued to serve
on various committees. In recognition of his
outstanding service he was elected to Life
Membership in LaFayette Lodge several years
ago. Brother Smith is a Scottish Rite Mason
and Shriner. He is an active member of the
26° team, and was Knight Commander Count
of Honor in October, 1969.
Brother Frank Andrew Smith is indeed an
outstanding man and Mason, who by his inde
fatigable service to Masonry is an inspiration
to the members of LaFayette Lodge.
Pictured above is a group from Pendleton
Lodge No. 524 preparing to board a charter
ed bus for visit to Oxford Orphanage on
June 27. Members (or guests) with their
wives are: Roger Bryant, Billy Driggins,
David Simmons, Julian Liverman, Charlie
Panton, Lee Brittle, Julian Bridgers, G. 0.
Burgess, Sr., W. T. Bridgers, Joe Collier,
James Jenkins, Walter Woodard, Jr., David
Vann, Joe Barrett, R. C. Barrett, Grover
Davis, E. J. Burgess, and Reverend Ernest
Poston.
GEO. R. BENNETTE
Brother Dennis Combs (JD-83) presents
plaque to Brother Frank Smith as Mrs.
Smith looks on.
Former Superintendent Of
M&ESH Dies September 29
From the Greensboro Daily News
George Richard Bennette, 83, spuerintendent
of the Masonic and Eastern Star Home in
Greensboro for 30 years and a man known
throughout North Ca
rolina for Masonic ac
tivities died Wednes
day (September 29)
in Wesley Long Hos
pital.
Bennette was a 33rd
degree Mason and was
class director of the
Greensboro Scottish
Rite for 24 years. He
was a life member of
Greensboro Lodge No.
76, three York Rite
Bodies, four Scottish
Rite bodies, the Orien
tal Shrine Club and the Eastern Star Chapter
Bennette, who lived at 2003 Madison Ave., in
1962 was app-ointed grand captain of the guard
of the Grand Encampment, Knights Templar
of the United States.
Funeral was held at 2 p.m. Friday (October
1) at the First Baptist Church.
In addition to his Masonic work, Bennett
was a trustee of the Governor Morehead School
for the blind for six four-year terms. He also
! was a longtime member of the Greensboro Ro
tary Club, and had been its vice-president,
board member and sergeant at arms. He was a
native -of Enfield.
Bennette is survived by his widow, the form
er Adeline Gilbert; son, George G. Bennette of
New York City; daughter, Mrs. John Cooper
Shackleford of Greenville, S. C,; sisters, Mrs
W. T. Eure of Roanoke Rapids and Mrs. S. E
Hardee of Enfield.
Memorial contributions may be made to the
North Carolina Association for the Blind, 2415-
F, Crabtree Blvd., Raleigh 27694.
FROM THE
GRAND
SECRETARY
This is to remind our lodge Secretaries that
you should bring to the attention of your lodge
at the first stated communication in November,
the names of any and all members of your
lodge who owe any amount of dues: PROVID
ED, that you sent out notices on Form 23 be
tween September 1st and 15th as required in
Regulation 85-33.
Your report of these delinquent members
should be listed on Form 24, and a copy of this
Form 24 must be sent to the Grand Secretary’s
office within five days after your first stated
communication in November. On this copy to
the Grand Secretary you should list the amount
due and the action taken on each delinquent
member. If an extension of time in which to
pay is granted by the lodge, please list the
stated communication to which the extension
was granted, and if later extensions are sub
sequently granted, please note this information
on the back of your Form 49 when reporting-
other items acted on.
GRAND LODGE AWARDS:
It is our custom to mail out 25-year, 50-year,
and 60-year awards requested by your lodge
about 10 days before the scheduled date of pre
sentation. If you have not received these
awards by about five days before the presenta
tion date, we suggest that you check with your
post office before calling the Grand Secre
tary’s office about them. It has frequently
happened that in putting up your mail, these
large envelopes that are too big for most post
office boxes are laid aside and forgotten for
the time being. If the awards cannot then be
located at your local post office, you should
call the Grand Secretary’s office about them.
Charles A. Harris
When a politician finished his speech, an
Old Indian in the crowd said, “High wind. Big
Thunder. No rain.”