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KQH rsaEgS^ ^ The ^ NORTH CAROLINA MASON VOL. XCVIII, No. 2 Oxford, North Carolina 27565, February, 1973 ONE DOLLAR A YEAR DeMolays Honor GM Kahn Dine, Dance, and Deliberate RALEIGH—Some 400 DeMolays, DeMolay Sweethearts, and Chapter Advisors converged upon the capital city on Saturday and Sunday, January 13-14, for their annual mid-winter ac tivities. Headquarters were established in the Sir Walter Hotel where registration began at 8 a. m. Saturday. All morning the lobby was filled with delegates streaming in from every section of the state. After lunch activities shifted to the Masonic Temple on Caswell Street where a special class of new DeMolays was initiated and designated the “Grand Master Berl M. Kahn Class.” The Grand Master’s Class is an annual DeMolay event. Prior to the initiation DeMolay’s State Ex ecutive Officer, John A. Verdery of Gastonia (member of Gastonia Lodge 369), conferred DeMolay’s Honorary Legion of Honor upon Grand Master Kahn and three others: James Bad gett of Thomasville, Past Master of Thomasville Lodge 214, Chapter Dad and Ad visor of Thomasville DeMolay Chapter; William H. Mace, Sr., of Winston-Salem, mem ber of Pioneer Lodge 685, John A. Verdery DeMolay’s State Executive Officer Advisor of Winston-Salem DeMolay Chapter since 1953; and George M. Bailey, Past Master (Continued on Page Two) Tours Dates Set at Oxford for Centennial Observance OXFORD—Orphanage Superintendent A. D. Leon Gray has announced a schedule for spe cial tours of the Oxford Orphanage Campus by North Carolina lodges during the Orphan age’s Centennial Year. District Deputy Grand Masters and Lodge Masters can contribute greatly to a successful Centennial observance if they will begin now to plan for trips to Ox ford from their lodges and districts in accor dance with the schedule. For the purpose of the Centennial Celebra tion Gray has divided the state into six areas, (Continued on Page Five) DeMolay State Master Councilor Tim Grooms (left) with Grand Master Berl M. Kahn at Raleigh meeting. Beulaville Lodge No. 658 Notes Golden Anniversary BEULAVILLE—Grand Master Berl M. Kahn was featured speaker as Beulaville Lodge 658 celebrated its fiftieth anniversary here on January 17. An unusual feature of the celebration was the following proclamation by Beulaville May or C. D. Pate: “WHEREAS Wednesday, the seventeenth of January, 1973 is the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Beulaville Masonic Lodge, and (Continued in Page Three) Grand Master Berl M. Kahn presents plaque to Beulaville Secretary Amos W. Gresham. William K. Price Retiring Greensboro—William Knox Price, Sr. is re tiring as business manager of the Masonic and Eastern Star Home on March 31. Former pres ident and treasurer of the Carolinas Auto Sup ply House in Charlotte, Bill Price has been the Home’s business manager since March, 1962, also serving as Secretary-Treasurer of the Home. Bill’s Masonic ac tivities include service as Grand Lecturer of the Grand Lodge of North Carolina, Wise Master of Mecklen burg Chapter of Rose Croix, Knight Com mander of the Court of Honour, assistant treasurer of the Scot tish Rite Bodies in Charlotte, Master of Excelsior Lodge 261 in 1955, and member of the Grand Lodge Board of Custodians since 1966. Most of the years on the Board of Custodians have been spent as chairman. Bill and Mrs. Price have three sons; William K. Price, Jr., who is in social service work in San Francisco; Grady E. Price, who is a Charlotte orthopedic surgeon; and Wayne L. Price, head of the auditing department of Wa chovia Bank and Trust Company in Winston- Salem. The superintendent of the Home, Troy G. Robbins, has announced that Charles W. He witt of Greensboro will succeed Price as busi ness manager. Education Meetings Begin at Kings Mountain Feb. 28 RALEIGH—The Committee -on Area Educa tion, during its meeting here on February 2, determined there will be nineteen educational meetings held across the state this year, ten of them prior to Grand Lodge and nine following. Each meeting will begin with dinner at six, lodges and district officers being particularly urged to furnish host lodges with the most accurate information possible concerning attendance plans. Committee Chairman Troy Robbins will pre side. District Education Chairmen will present brief papers and the committee will engage in panel discussion. Deputy Grand Master (Continued on Page Six)
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