DECEMBER
TRESTLEBOARD
King Solomon’s Lodge No 14
P.O. Box 295
Elkins, NH 03233-0295
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November 23, 2009
Dear Brethren,
PANCAKE BREAKFAST – This Saturday morning, Nov. 28th, at the Lodge beginning at 7:30 AM. Please come, lend a hand and enjoy a morning of fellowship with your Brethren. Proceeds from the breakfast will be donated to the KLS Food Pantry with matching funds applied for from Grand Lodge.
Our next STATED COMMUNICATION will be held on Wednesday, December 2nd beginning with a roast pork dinner at 6:30 PM, Stated to follow at 7:30 PM. This is our Annual Meeting with the installation ceremony of the Lodge Officers for 2010. It will be a semi-public event; wives and significant others are welcome to attend. Officer dress will be formal. A brief business meeting will be held prior to the installation to transact any necessary business before the Lodge goes dark for the winter months.
The Lodge will continue its tradition of Holiday giving this year by donations to the local food pantries. Please bring your contributions to the Dec. 2nd Stated in the form of non-perishable food items or a cash donation.
A SPECIAL COMMUNICATION will be held on Wednesday, December 16th, at 6:30 PM for the exemplification of the Master Mason degree on Bros. Tad Charles, Jasper Chen, Jake Clark, Damon Gurnsey and a visiting brother from Claremont. There will be no dinner, just the degree work with dessert to follow. Officer dress will be formal.
It is with sadness that I report the passing of Bro. Peter O. Crowell to the Celestial Lodge above. Bro. Crowell died unexpectedly on Oct. 4th while vacationing in Nova Scotia. A memorial prayer and moment of silence were observed in his memory at our last Stated.
DUES – The dues for 2010 can be paid at any time using the enclosed/attached voucher form. As approved at our March 2009 Stated, the Annual Dues are now $75.00. Please mail them to the Lodge at the address above and on the form or pay them directly into the hands of the Secretary. The increase was deemed necessary as the Lodge had been running a deficit budget for several years, and also looking ahead to anticipated maintenance needs of our building.
There are still several Brothers who have not paid their dues for 2009, please make payment of $60 as soon as possible. The Lodge has paid the annual assessment on your behalf to Grand Lodge, so unpaid dues actually cost the Lodge a substantial amount.
Fraternally,
Charles M. Hafner, W.M.
hafner@tds.net
(603) 848-6442 (Cell)
