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Official Publication of The Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free & Accepted Masons of North Carolina VOL. CII, NO. 1 Oxford, North Carolina, January, 1977 ONE DOLLAR A YEAR Burgaw—Grand Master Leslie H. Garner (left) was the speaker and Howard Holly was master of ceremonies when King Solomon Lodge 138 celebrated its 125th anniversary. King Solomon 138 Marks 125th Birthday Burgaw — A large gathering of members, ladies, and other guests were in attendance when King Solomon Lodge 138 celebrated its 125th anniversary November 27. Grand Master Leslie H. Garner was present and delivered the principal address. A banquet in the dining hall was first on the agenda, then everyone moved upstairs for the program. Howard Holly, Chairman of the Lodge Bicentennial Committee was program chairman and served as master of ceremonies. Larry Henderson, Master, gave the address of welcome and the response was by Mrs. Dawn Connor, Matron of the Eastern Star Chapter. Holly recognized out of town guests and other members of the audience, then the entire gathering joined in singing “America, The (Continued on Page Five) CAUTION! ! ! A number of members have recently reported receiving various kinds of invitations and solicitations from organizations and individuals purporting to be Masonic, but none of the organizations currently surfacing here is recognized by the Grand Lodge of North Carolina to be Masonic, or to have any official connection with any Masonic body now recognized by the Grand Lodge. At least one of the organizations in question has already been declared clandestine by several Grand Lodges in the United States and abroad. It is obvious there are those who are seeking to use the good name of Masonry to reap financial gain, others are attempting to establish clandestine orders for a variety of (Continued on Page Six) Trail Visit at Salisbury Completes 76 Program New Temple Dedicated Ocracoke Lodge 747 Ocracoke—Grand Master Leslie H. Garner got in one more 1976 lodge dedication when he came here with other Grand Lodge officials December 7 to dedicate the handsome new building of Ocracoke Lodge 747 (familiarly known as “Superjet Lodge”). The other Grand Lodge officials were Deputy Grand Master J. Earl Watson, Senior Grand Warden Jacob C. Goodman, Ji., Past Grand Masters Robert L. Pugh and A. A. Kafer, Jr., Grand Marshal Nelson B. Banks, Grand Tyler Marvin D. Wilson, T. Stockton Midgett, DDGM-3, and Jesse R. Laughinghouse, President of Masonic and Eastern Star Home. Sudan Shrine Temple was also well represented. Potentate Dave Smith came down with Grand Marshal Banks, who is also Recorder of Sudan. Ocracoke members participating in the ceremony were Master Irvin S. Garrish, Junior Warden Eugene M. Jackson, Treasurer Donald M. Snell, Secretary Sigma V. Willis, Senior Deacon Carl E. Teeter, Junior Deacon Frank D. Teeter, Tyler Henry A. Rodgers, Chaplain Tony T. Gaskill, Past Masters Elisha E. Ballance and Felix A. Fleig, along with these additional members: William T. Midgett, Junius P. Austin, Monford R. Garrish, William Spencer, Kelly O’Neal and John I. Gallop. Garrish welcomed everyone to the ceremony. The Grand Master, assisted by Grand Marshal Banks, conducted the ceremony in ancient form (Continued on Page Three) Ocracoke—Grand Master Leslie H. Garner (left) at dedication of Ocracoke Lodge 747, and IrvinS. Garrish, Master. Salisbury—Grand Master Leslie H. Garner (left) presents proclamations to J. C. Hardister (center), Master of Fulton Lodge 99, and James A. Summers, Mayor of Salisbury, during Masonic Trail visit on December 9. Salisbury—The nine visits along “The Masonic Trail”, an activity conceived by the Grand Lodge ’76 Committee to highlight Masonry’s participation in the Bicentennial Celebration, came to a close here December 9 with the visit to Fulton Lodge 99. The Trail visited only those lodges which were in operation during the Revolution and which are still active today. Earlier visits had been made to the old lodges in Wilmington, Halifax, New Bern, Kinston, Windsor, Edenton, Fayetteville and Warrenton; those lodges bearing the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8 and 10. The meeting here was held in the lodge room of the Masonic Temple, being preceded by a banquet in the temple dining room. J. C. Hardister, Master of Fulton Lodge, called the meeting to order and the invocation was by The Rev. Harold D. Hughes, a Past Master of the lodge. Past Grand Master Robert L. Pugh, Chairman of the Grand Lodge ’76 Committee, (Continued on Page Two) NOTICE TO SECRETARIES Please complete your annual returns and mail them to the Grand Secretary’s office just as quickly as possible.
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