Text Box: All petitioning candidates for Freemasonry will be eligible to participate in the 2005 Grand Master’s One Day Class, April 9, 2005. The petition will be processed in accordance to procedure. The last stated meeting of Scioto Lodge #6 F. & A.M. at which petitions may be balloted on is March 17, 2005. A list of registrants for the one day class has to be submitted to Grand Lodge of Ohio by March 25, 2005. The Grand Master’s One Day class will be held in eleven locations around Ohio. Specifically, Akron, Cambridge, Canton, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, Rio Grande, Steubenville, Toledo and Youngstown. For petitions or other information call the Secretary’s Text Box: Brethren from across the Seventh Masonic District will gather in Cincinnati, Ohio at the Masonic Center—317 East Fifth Street on April 9, 2005 to confer the Fellow Craft Degree upon the exemplar candidate for Freemasonry. According to Brother Skip Carpenter, secretary of the Scottish Rite Valley of Cincinnati, registration will begin at 6:30 due to the huge number of participants anticipated. An onsite committee responsible for coordinating meals and refreshments will establish the costs which may vary from one location to another. Brother Carpenter said the committee for Cincinnati will be meeting on January 25th to discuss the specifics. Candidates meals are typically paid for by the sponsoring subordinate lodge. However, mentors and brethren attending will be responsible for paying for their meals. Text Box: LOST RING A call was received from Central Center Hardware the Monday, January 3, 2005, indicating they had found a Masonic Ring. It 14K gold with the Masonic Emblem set in a red stone. If you have lost such a ring or know of someone who may have lost the ring, it may be examined at the of secretary’s office. Text Box: Volume 3, Issue 2

Grand Master’s One Day Class

Seventh Masonic District to Confer the Fellow Craft Degree
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Seventh Masonic District 

Text Box: The Seventh Masonic District Association met in Chillicothe Masonic Temple Saturday, January 9, 2005. Discussion focused on the Grand Master’s Reception February, 5, 2005 in Hillsboro, Ohio at the Senior Citizens Building on Muntz Street. The menu is to be Baked Steak, Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans, Salad and Desert. Tickets are $12.00 per person. Preliminary discussed was held on combining some annual inspections on a common day in 2006 on a trial basis. It was suggested a survey be conducted on how receptive such a plan would be. The next Seventh Masonic District Association meeting is Saturday, September 10, 2005 at 6:00 pm.

Candidates to Determine Location

Candidates from Scioto Lodge #6 F. & A.M. may elect which location they wish to attend for the Grand Master’s One Day Class.  Meals for candidates will be covered by the lodge. One day classes will be held in our area at the following locations:

 

Cincinnati—Masonic Center 317 East 5th Street. 

Columbus—Vern Riffe Center

Rio Grande—Rio Grande College.