Brethren, I thought that I would share with you some of my travels this past week or so.
I started by on September 1st with Caribou lodges Stated meeting.
We were pleased to recognize some of our brothers for their years of service, Oscar Erickson with his 55 year service Star, Wor. Dale Dee and Br. Gary Richards with their 50 year veterans medal, and pictured Peter Doebener II with his 25 year service pin. The highlight of the evening was that Wor. Peter Doebener was able to present his son Peter Doebener II with that award.
On September 7th I found myself in Washington County for work and was able to attend Washington Lodge No. 37 in Lubec Maine. I was pleased that the master asked if I would sit in the West for them and happily agreed. Then just before we opened he threw me the curve ball by informing me we were going to do it in EA. Something I was not completely prepared for but we did manage. J Another point of interest from that meeting was the reading of an application submitted by one of the local Catholic Priests. I think that this is great and reinforces that an active lodge attracts good men. But if raised will they call him “Father Brother”, or “Brother Father?” just a bit of attempted humor.
Finally on September 10th I attended International night hosted by Trinity lodge in Presque Isle. International night brings the lodges of District one in Maine and District four in New Brunswick together for a meeting. Once again I was asked to sit in the West as a replacement and was again very pleased to do so. Maybe more so when we stayed in the more familiar MM opening. As part of the program District 1 members put on a Rusty Nail Degree which was very good the brothers did a wonderful job. They were followed by a degree team from New Brunswick who raised a candidate for the Masonic Lodge in Grand Falls. That was for me the highlight of the evening. They were both skilled in their work and flawless in their execution. I was truly impressed.
They say you get out of Masonry what you put into it, and this week I think the returns were far more than the investment.
David Spooner, WM
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