A MESSAGE FROM...
OUR WORSHIPFUL MASTER...
Brethren,
It has been a great honor to have served as Worshipful Master of DeSoto Lodge for this past year. Thank you for your support and co-operation that went into making this a memorial year for me.
I hope we will see the continued spirit of brotherhood that has been demonstrated between the members of the Masonic Temple during this year. I am sure that you will give our incoming Master the support you have given me.
I will continue to participate in all lodge functions and will assist our incoming Master and Officers in any way I possibly can.
Nancy and I wish each of you a Happy Holiday Season.
Faternally,
Swayne W. Merrell, WM
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| | Craftsman Club News
As this year comes to an end, I would like to thank everyone for their support of the Craftsman Club. For those who are not familiar with the Craftsman Club, I would encourage you to come and be a part of the fun. The Craftsman Club meets every Tuesday night at 7:00 P.M. This is the time when we are able to give knowledge and gain knowledge about our great fraternity. It is also a good opportunity to get to know your brothers better. This year we have endeavored to work closely with the other lodges in our building. This has been especially helpful in being able to learn the work. Next year we hope to continue this, so come join us as we strengthen the bonds of brotherhood with our fellow lodges and fun learning the work.
Ryan Carver, SW
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| December Birthdays
Happy Birthday to the following members:
James Norman Morton 12/05
Carl Thomas Jackson 12/05
Jimmy Dale Stafford 12/07
Cecil Warner Nappier, P.M. 12/08
Donald Grey Patterson 12/08
James W. Newsom 12/10
Gordon Merrius Cash 12/10
Clarence Verge Ford 12/12
Otis Wayne Stewart 12/15
Lynn Jackson Shaw 12/15
Vernon Julian McBride 12/16
Arlyn Wayne Evans 12/20
Kermit Lee Blanton 12/20
William Franklin Billings, Jr. 12/21
Carey Lee Brock 12/23
Richard Wayne Brown 12/24
Ryan Francis Carver 12/24
Robert Oscar Brock, Sr. 12/31
Carl Fredrick Limberg, III 12/31
If it's your birthday and it is not listed here we would like to wish you a Happy Birthday also, and urge you to send us your information card completed with your current information for our new database. |
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| | Sick and Visitation
We ask that you keep Brother Earl Ray in your prayers while he is in treatment for cancer. We also want to remember Brother Richard Perkins, P.M. as he is recovering from heart surgery. If you know of anyone sick or any deaths please contact our Chaplin, Brother Byron Wilkinson, PM at 386-9914. Brother Wilkinson has been very good about visiting our sick Brothers and their families, and reporting back to the Lodge.
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| Officers Elect for 2004
| Worshipful Master | Brother Ryan Francis Carver |
| Senior Warden | Brother Mickey Harber, PM |
| Junior Warden | Brother John Bell, II |
| Senior Deacon | Brother Terrance Joseph Oxandale |
| Junior Deacon | Brother Bradford Binkley |
| Senior Steward | Brother Joseph R. Martz, PM |
| Junior Steward | Brother Dale Spann |
| Tiler | Brother Richard E. Martz, PM |
| Chaplin | Brother Byron W. Wilkinson, PM |
| Treasurer | Brother Donald D. Brown, PM |
| Secretary | Brother Elbert E. Martz, PM |
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| | From the Secretary's Desk
Brethren, many of you have paid your dues for the year 2004. I want to thank each of you for your promptness in this matter. Your support is greatly appreciated.
I want you to know it has been a pleasure serving the Lodge as secretary this year. I especially want to thank the brothers that assisted me when I called on them You made my job a lot easier.
My wife, Joan, and I want to wish each of you and your families very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!
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| Winners of Door Prizes
Brother Jim Pickens won the $50.00 cash prize and Brother Dickie Ballard, PM won the $50.00 gift certificate to WalMart. Mrs. Terry Major and Brother Sabe Lewellyn won the consolation prizes. Brown Richard Martz, PM won a DVD/VCR player for attendance prize. |
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| | Awards Dinner |
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| Brother Bolivar B. Bowen, III drove from Oxford, Mississippi to present Brother Swayne Merrell, WM a photo taken in 1901 of our Past Master Bolivar B. Bowen, Sr.. The photo will hang in a place of honor in the lodge office. We thank Brother Bowen for this contribution to the lodge. |
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| Calendar of Events
Craftsman Club will meet every Tuesday night at 7 PM for study and Ritual work.
| Thursday | December 4, 2003 | 7:00 PM | Stated Meeting/Dinner 6:00 PM |
| Sunday | December 14, 2003 | 2:00 PM | Installation of Officers |
| Thursday | December 25, 2003 | Dark | Merry Christmas |
| Thursday | January 1, 2004 | Dark | Happy New Year |
| Thursday | January 8, 2004 | 7:00 PM | Stated Meeting/Dinner 6:00 PM |
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WE HAVE ONE OBJECT IN MIND - TO IMPROVE AND MAKE WIDESPREAD OUR MASONIC TRADITIONS.
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