October 2003 Newsletter

October 2003 Newletter Garner Lodge 701

 

 

Brethren,

 

     Hello, again from the East.......Good things to report since our last newsletter. The September 8th meeting had good attendance, preceded by a delicious meal. The lodge was opened and business transacted. We had one guest, Worshipful Brother C.L. Parker from Vandora 745. It was also a real treat to see Worshipful Brother Delmas Williams back in attendance the first time since his surgery. Two petitions for the degrees were read and that process has begun. Hopefully, we will have one more shortly. We spent time reviewing the proposed code amendments again. The delegates were given good direction on how to vote. The lodge passed a resolution of support for Bill and Helen Pickett to go to MESH. Worshipful Brothers Roy Harris and Jimmy Stevens were presented "Master's Awards" for their contributions. The treasurer reported that approximately $4100 has been raised for our charities to date. The Charity Auction on September 13th added approximately $3000 to that amount, while that amount is not the "official" amount as the monies are still being calculated at this writing. Congratulations are in order to Brothers Randy Williams, Jim Talaska and Ken Hartman, as well as Worshipful Brother Bill Tapp and several others for a job well done on the auction. A special thank you to those who sponsored tables and all who attended and participated in this successful fundraiser..........In closing let me encourage all to ATTEND BLUE LODGE. We should be doing degree work the second meeting in October. It has been a while, but degree work always seems to rejuvenate many of us. Thank you for letting me serve as your Master.

 

FRATERNALLY,

 

                RONNIE WILLIAMS

          Master Garner Lodge 701

          (919) 772 - 5783

          Email: rswalderman@msn.com