

Brethren,
Tidings
from the East. We had a wonderful
turnout at our meal and stated communication on Monday night, January 14th at Garner 701. As usual, the chef’s crew provided a fantastic
meal. I would like to thank Brother
Greg Ray and his degree team for an outstanding job presenting the second
degree.
On
the morning of January 12th, incoming officers met at the lodge for
breakfast and afterwards held a practice and discussed the upcoming year.
On
January 12th, we held our installation of officers and the following
officers were installed for 2002:
Master Ricky Marcom
Senior Warden Ronnie Williams
Junior Warden Greg Ray
Secretary John Tawney
Treasurer Myron Staton
Senior Deacon Ken Hartman
Junior Deacon Jim Talaska
Chaplain Bill Tapp
Tyler Jim Setzer
Installing
officers were Delmas Williams as Installing Officer and Roy Harris as
Installing Marshall. I would like to
extend a special thanks to Brother Jim Talaska and his wife Kathy for all their
hard work in the preparation of the reception for the installation, and also
the breakfast that morning.
We
will be having a special Valentine’s Day Meal of Steak & Lobster with a
special dessert on February 11th at 6:30 p.m. Please plan to bring the special loved ones
in your life. Charge for the dinner is
$10.00 per person. Please R.S.V.P. by
February 4, 2002. All proceeds go to
the Masonic Charities.
It
was decided at our last meeting that our Auction for this year will be held on
September 14th. Time and
place will be determined at a later date.
There
will be a calendar placed downstairs in the kitchen for upcoming events and
scheduling. Should you need to reserve
the lodge for any dates, please check the calendar and then call me for
approval.
In
closing, I’d like to say, “Thank you to all the lodge members who have
supported me in my election. I’m
looking forward to the coming year and will need everyone’s wisdom and
knowledge to make this another great working year for Garner Lodge 701.”
Fraternally,
Ricky
Marcom
Master
Garner
Lodge 701
Master Ricky Marcom
Senior
Warden Ronnie Williams
Junior
Warden Greg Ray
Treasurer Myron Staton
If
you have any news, important or otherwise, please contact:
Ricky Marcom 779-0105
Lee Phillips 851-2517 lphillips4@earthlink.net
February 15, 2002