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Page Two The North Carolina Mason March, 1973 Centennial Celebration (Continued From Page One) officially opening the celebration of Oxford Orphanage’s Centennial Year. A bevy of Orphanage beauties—vintage about i960 or so—greeted visitors on the front porch of the main building and ushered them through the door where Superintendent Leon Gray and his staff met them with handshakes, expressions of welcome, registration certifi cates and lapel pins. Grand Master Berl M. Kahn led the Grand Lodge family, which included the following Grand Lodge Officers and their ladies: Deputy Grand Master Nathaniel C. Dean, Senior Grand Warden William L. Mills, Jr., Junior Grand Warden S. Frank Noble, Jr., Grand Treasurer James W. Brewer (PGM), Grand Secretary Charles A. Harris (PGM), Senior Grand Deacon Hiram J. Casebolt, Grand Tyler Fred F. Harding and Grand Chaplain I. Boyd Hopkins. Past Grand Masters J. Edward Allen and William W. Mims, Jr. were also in attendance. Other Masonic officials attending with their ladies included: Robert P. Dudley, Assistant to the Grand Secretary; William E. Fulmer, Chairman of the Board of Publication; A. C. Honeycutt, Chairman of the Committee on Charity; James H. Horne, Reynold S. Daven port and E. Floyd Dunn, members of the Board of Custodians; Hackett C. Wilson and Robert L. Martin, members of the Orphanage Board of Directors; Maurice J. Stokes, member of the Committee on Appeals; George W. White, member of the Credentials Committee; Kedar D. Pyatt, member of the Orphanage Committee and Grand Lodge Accountant Walter A. Watts. William F. Owen, Jr. was present representing the Com mittee on Masonic Jurisprudence. Attorney General Robert Morgan, accom panied by Mrs. Morgan and their children, represented the North Carolina Council of State. Eli T. “Coach” Regan, former Assistant Superintendent of the Orphanage, was pres ent with Mrs. Regan. All of those familiar with the Orphanage in the past, including the children who were there during his tenure, were delighted at the opportunity to be with “Coach” Regan once more. The banquet was held in the main dining room and guests were officially welcomed by Robert L. Martin. Superintendent Gray made the introductions and everyone united in ask ing the dining room blessing which has been spoken at Oxford for more than three- quarters of its century of existence. After the dinner Mrs. Virginia Clay pre sented the Orphanage Choir in a program of music adventure entitled “The Creation of Child Care in North Carolina.” Students Mike Cook and Monroe Tart narrated excerpts from Orphanage history. Mrs. Marie Flowers provided piano accompaniment. The Alma Mater, written and arranged by Miss Myrtle L. Peacock, former Orphanage teacher now retired, was sung by the entire assemblage. The final item on the program was the showing of the film, “I Remember Oxford.” This 15-minute portrayal of campus life and activity, will be shown to all guests visiting the Orphanage on designated tour dates this year. It was obvious that all visitors thoroughly enjoyed the banquet and the program, but it was equally obvious that everyone received their greatest enjoyment in the opportunity to mingle with the boys and girls who make the Oxford campus the wonderful place it is. Colonel Morgan Released From Communist Captivity CANDLER—William F. Childs, (Secretary of Hominy Lodge 491, has advised that a member of Hominy Lodge, Lieutenant Colonel Herschel S. Morgan, UiSAF, is among the prisoners of war recently released by North Vietnam. Colonel Morgan, a captain when the accompanying photo was made, was shot down while on a photo-recon naissance mission on April 3, 1965 and it was two years before his family learned he was a prisoner of war. There was no direct word from him for almost five years. Now, after seven years and ten months in communist prison camps, Colonel Morgan is home with his wife and two sons. The Morgan family now resides at Sumter, S. C., as do Colonel Morgan’s parents. When news reached them that their father was in the first group of prisoners to be freed, Stephen, born 4% months after his father’s capture, and Scotty, 11%, ran down the street ringing doorbells and screaming to neighbors, “Our Daddy’s coming home! Our Daddy’s coming home!” Letters of rejoicing and welcome have gone to Brother Morgan from Lodge Secretary Childs and from Grand Secretary Charles A. Harris. Colonel Morgan’s father, Norman Morgan, is also a member of Hominy Lodge and pro vided the picture used here. Fraternal Calendar A SUMMARY OF COMING EVENTS GRAND LODGE: Mar. 24, Dedication of new temple of Rae ford Lodge No. 30(6, Raeford. Mar. 31, Dedication of new Masonic Temple, Fayetteville. APR. 17, 18, ANNUAL COMMUNICA TION, RALEIGH. SCOTTISH RITE REUNIONS: Mar. 20. 21, 22, Wilmington Bodies. Apr. 10, 11, 12, New Bern Bodies. Apr. 10, 11, 12, Asheville Bodies. Apr. 14, 21, 28, Raleigh Bodies. Apr. 14, 28, Winston-ISalem Bodies. SHRINE: Apr. 14, Oasis visitation to Eastern part of jurisdiction by Divan and units. May 11, 12, Oasis 'Ceremonial in Greensboro. May 25, 26, Sudan Ceremonial in Raleigh. DEMOLAY: During April, Harry Truman Memorial Classes. Apr. 14, 15, Eastern District Convention, Cary. Jul. 19, 20, 21, Annual Conclave, Charlotte. NOTE: Requests for detailed information con cerning any of the above events should be ad dressed to the secretaries/recorders of the re spective organizations. Notices of regional or statewide events to be published in this sec tion should be mailed to the editor of The North Carolina Mason as early in advance as possible. Annual Communication RALEIGH—At 10 a.m. on Tuesday, April 17, the 186th Annual Communication of our Grand Lodge will open in Memorial Audi torium. By the time Grand Lodge Officers are installed Wednesday night more than one thousand North Carolina Masons will have witnessed all or portions of the proceedings. Also in attendance will be scores of visiting Masonic dignitaries from various parts of the Nation. Other business sessions will commence at 2 p.m. on Tuesday and at 9 a.m. on Wesdnesday. The Annual Grand Lodge Dinner will be held Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the auditorium. At 2 p.m. Wednesday there will be a conference of the District Deputy Grand Masters, the District Deputy Grand Lecturers, and the District Education (Chairmen in the Sir Walter Hotel. The Wednesday evening instal lation will begin at 8 p.m. in the auditorium and will be open to guests. Headquarters for the Annual Communi cation will be established at the (Sir Walter Hotel; Grand Lodge Boards, Commissions and Committees will meet there on Monday, April 16, at various times and general regi stration will begin in the hotel lobby that af ternoon at three. Registration on Tuesday and Wednesday will be at the auditorium, as will all business sessions. Credentials forms have been mailed to the lodges and other interested parties. Delegates are reminded that credentials must be in order before a Mason may represent his lodge in Grand Lodge. Accompanying the credentials forms are pertinent extracts from THE CODE and other useful information. Area hotels and motels are listed and delegates have been requested to deal directly with the hotels and motels in obtaining reservations. However, anyone ex periencing housing difficulties should phone General Chairman Jack Honeycutt at 833-1157 (business) or 832-0705 (residence) for assistance. Deaths Reported To The Grand Secretary's Office LODGE NAME 188—Carl E. Bishop 317—Charles Robert Hopkins, Sr. 479—James Claud Bland 81—Thomas Ruffin Mallard 626—Clarence R. Dellinger 210—Bobby Lloyd Eudy 202—Blanche Bryan Higgins 202—Floyd Montgomery Willis 117—William Oscar Harrison 91—C. O. Ridings 319—Nicholas Wood Mintz 454—James Evan Martin 602—George Anastaios Pantelakos 629—Jacob NMN Fulton 692—Johnny Ambrose House 705—Charlie Jack Herring 32—William Morgan Ross 97—Paul NMN Stevens 218—Thomas Edmund Stuckey 218—Calvin Clay Bishop 218—George Vernon Harrell 218—Alfred J. Sutter 218—Gilbert Rogers Perry 218—Charles Desmond Matthews 530—Harold Milton Stokes 530—Theadore Jackson Caldwell 562—Sam A. Simpson 685—Walter Roland Clitherow 702—Harry Eugene Parris 702—Fred Wilson Wallace 721—Gurney Lawrence Pennington 162—John Frank Driver 343—Grover Harold Stanford 434—Roy Ferdinand Jones 322—Porter M. Hampton 322—Valna Ralph Hunter 339—Paul Mauney Neisler, Sr. 656—Harry Hoyt Halstead 665—Paul Edward Lyday 109—Theodore R. Willis (Continued on Page Seven)
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