November, 1971
The North Carolina Mason
YORK RITE CANDIDATES IN KINSTON
York Rite Bodies Confer
Work At Kinston Festival
Bv O'rro Nrustadt, Secret ary Recorder
Raleig’h York Rite Bodies
Under the Sponsorship of the Grand York
Rite Bodies of North Carolina a “Fall Festi
val ”, conferring all of the York Rite Dejrrees
and Orders (except that of Super Excellent
Master) was held in the Kinston Masonic Tem-
pule, Kinston, North Carolina on Saturday,
September 11, 1,971.
There are many reasons for the continuing
Net Gains in membership, in the York Rite
Bodies of North Carolina. Among the most im
portant of these is the wise planning and vig
orous execution of Unified Festivals. Here
tofore these have been held on local and state
wide bases. This year^ the Grand Bodies
planned for three “Area” Festivals; Eastern,
Central and Western. ^
Surely ‘The proof of the pudding is m the
eating thereof,” for at the first of the three,
or “Eastern Area,” there was literally stand
ing room only, as 289 Masons registered in at
tendance. Caswell Chapter No. 88, H. B. Jones,
High Priest; Kinston Council No. 11, W. H.
Hill, Illustrious Master; and St. Paul’s Com-
mandery No. 18, K. T., H. L. Dail, Commander,
served as Official Hosts for the Festival. They
overlooked nothing, from their opening ritual
istic excellence, to the excellence of the meals
so nicely served by Kinston Chapter No. 53
O. E.S. Daisy W. King, Worthy Matron—their
guests were made glad they came.
129 Candidates received the Work in mos^t
impressive style. Chairman Kedar D. Pyato,
P. G.H.P., Grand Lecturer, with his well known
efficiency, ably assisted by local committee
Chairman: W. Hoke Smith, Howard Finch,
Ben Thomas, H. L. Dail, Walter Gyger and
Bruce Sloop, fielded ten crack teams of expert
and hardworking York Rite Masons.
Starting on time at 8:00 A. M. the following
program was executed to the letter.
REGISTRATION OF CANDIDATES— Ma
sonic Temple, Heritage Street, Kinston, N.
C. Open Caswell Chapter No. 38 R.A.M.-
Caswell Chapter No. 38, R.A.M.
Introductory Remarks—Dallas Holoman, Jr.,
P G H P
MARK MASTER DEGREE—Concord Chapter
No. 1 R.A.M.
MOST EXCELLENT MASTER DEGREE
(First Section)—Onslow Chapter No. 94
R-A.M.
MOST EXCELLENT MASTER DEGREE
(Second Section)—Onslow Chapter No. 94
R,A.M.
ROYAL ARCH DEGEE—Goldsboro Chapter
No. 29 R.A.M.
LUNCH—Caswell Chapter No. 38
Introductory Remarks— A. Oden Latham, G.C.
ROYAL MASTER DEGREE Hiram Council
No. 18 R. & S. M.
SELECT MASTER DEGREE—Tyrisn Coun
cil No. 19 R. & S. M.
BREAK
Introductory Remaiks—A. Oden Latham, G.C.
ORDER OF RED CROSS—St. Bernard Com
mander No. 21 K.T.
THE MEDITERRANEAN PASS AND OR
DER OF MALTA—Calvary Commandery
No. 25 K. T.
DINNER—Caswell Chapter No. 38.
ORDER OF THE TEMPLE—St. John’s Com
mandery No. 10 K. T.
Upon resuming labor after the morning
break, the following Grand and Past Grand
York Rite Officers were recognized:
Presiding Officers: M.’.E.’.John H. Pier-
ezynski. Grand High Priest; M.M.*.Cecil W.
Henderson, Grand Master; R.’.E.'.A. Oden
Latham, Grand Commander.
Grand Chapter Officers: R.'.E.'.Blake C.
Lewis, Grand King; R.*.E.’.William C. Ham
mond, Jr., Grand Scribe; R.'.E.’.W. Hoke
Smith, Grand Principal Sojourner; R.'.E.'.
Alvia Hearren, Grand Royal Arch Captain;
R.'.E.’.Harry W. Logan, Grand Master Second
Veil, R.'.E.’.Otto Neustadt, Grand Master
First Veil.
Grand Council Officers: R.M.'.James
Horne, Deputy Grand Master.
Grand Commandery Officers: V.'.E.'.
Donald Bell, Deputy Grand Commander;
Lee B. Wynne, Grand Captain of the Guard; J.
Fred Keyes, Asst. Chief Instructor-Inspector.
Shrine; N. Donald Bell, Potentate; Nelson
B. Banks, Recorder.
Past Grand Officers: M.'.E.'.Kedar D. Py-
att, P.G.H.P.; M.'.E.'. Nathaniel M. Baxter,
P.G.H.P.; M.'.E.'. Dallas Holoman, Jr. P.G
H.P., M.M.’.Forrest H. Peeht, P.G.M.; M.’.I.'.
William I. Gause, P.G.M.; J. Ray Rex, P.G.C.
The three Principal Officers made brief in
formal remarks to the effect that they were in
deed gratified by the response to their call for
ACTION and that based upon the results here
achieved they expected another signifeant gain
in York Rite Masonry this year.
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Page.. Seven
Deaths Reported To The
Grand Secretary's Office
(Continued from Page Six)
544—Thomas Carey Patterson
.571—Duckery Nelson McLelland
589_James Claud Williamson
65(5—Herbert Eugene Lester
672—Joseph W. Dyer
672—Martin M. Carver
672—William Marion Hardin
352—A. P. Tilley
454—William Franklin Baity
454—Fred Osborne Eidson
677—John William Straughan
712—Hubert Amerson , ^
542—Willis H. Malone
109—John Porter Betts
31—E. Miller Brunson
429—William Henry Hill
602—Edwin Wright Miller
667—Elvie William Bartow '
681—Louis P. Magnin
463—Willie Lorraine Walker
205—Charles Brown Whitley, Sr. ^
686— James Broughton Raynor
669—Raymond Maloney Whicker
263—Robert Jackson Drye ^
369—Charles Rogers Peace, Jr.
606—Charles Leroy Travis
657—Lewis Hazelious Rothrook
265—Henry Norwood Williams
411—John Davidson Bissette
521—Hugh E. Brady
687— Harvey Jordan Rape
170—Alonzo Malvin Dietz
446—Nat Taylor Clark
446—Ralph Joe Graham
418—Hugh Cleveland Griffin
262—Roy Conway Dillard
262—Rufus W. Greene
593— Allie Bird Godfrey
3—Richard Berry Fulford
3—William Jesse Ipock
230—Edward Gray Rowland
344—Walter A. Lee Moser
390—Robert Richard Bland
576—Hubert Hugh Graham
595—Earl NMN Wells
668—Uriah G. Vinson
707—David Spencer Kallam
99—George Franklin Conrad
214—Lola V. Miller
253—Frank Joyce Wier
527—Seth Elonzo High
594— Ira Thomas Johnston , ^ ,
473—Thomas Shell Eanes '
A Change of Heart
Some years ago a North Carolina lodge pur
chased a building site in an exclusive residen
tial area. A lady who had just moved into a
rather expensive home just two lots down was
outraged to learn that a Masonic Lodge would
be erected so nearby. She threatened to sell,
to sue the developers, and to organize neigh
borhood protest.
What her conception of Masonry may have
been we do not know, but it is rather obvious
that she did not hold the Fraternity in high
esteem. She noised it abroad that the lodge
would be a nuisance and would detract from
other property in the area.
Her protests were of no avail and the lodge
was built, just one empty lot away from her
home. This empty lot remained unsold as
rest of the area gradually filled, and it b^
came obvious that it soon would be sold and
occupied.
One day the lady approached members of
the lodge and suggested that she and the
lodge jointly purchase the empty lot so that
no-one could ever build between them. It was
done and the lady and the lodjge remain neigh
bors today.
Somewhere along the line this lady s. con-,
ception of Masonry had. changed. Once she
had strehuously opposed the lodge as a neigh-
bor; how she wants'the'lodge for her •neigh-'•
bor.-’ ' • V. -:' • . ' ■'' •
This says something, for Masonry.