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Volume XXIVIssue 3

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180th Grand Communication IssueGrand Communication December 3-5, 2015

Freemasonry: Love God.

Serve Others. Transform Lives.

Table of Contents

Page 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grand Master’s Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grand Lodge Awards BanquetPage 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Summary of 2015 Resolutions & RecommendationsPage 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Timing of Events During 2015 Grand LodgePage 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ladies’ Activities, Name Badge Order FormPage 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Texas Masonic Retirement CenterPage 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Statements of Availability for Grand Junior WardenPages 8 through 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Statements of Availability for Grand SecretaryPage 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Statements of Availability for Home & School and Committee on WorkPage 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . In Memoriam – James Brumit and Jack Wiggins Page 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Message from Grand Secretary, Good SearchInside Back Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2015 Merchandise SalesOutside Back Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grand Master’s Homecoming Banquet

Volume XXIV • Issue 3 • Fall 2015

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GRAND MASTER’S MESSAGE Freemasonry: Love God . Serve Others . Transform Lives .

As the 2015 Grand Lodge year comes to a close and we approach the 180th Grand An-nual Communication, I want to express my appreciation to the Freemasons of Texas for the opportunity to serve you as Grand Master . I have enjoyed my term as Grand Master and appreciate the opportunities I have had to meet many of you during my four-year term as a Grand Lodge Trustee .

The future of our Fraternity is directly dependent on you and me living the principles of Freemasonry in our daily lives and teaching our members Freemasonry! If we live Freemasonry, if we practice Freemasonry, and if we teach Freemasonry, we become better men, better husbands, and better fathers . I knocked at the door of Freemasonry because of the type of men in my community who were Freemasons, men of integrity whom I admired . If you and I live Freemasonry outside the Lodge room, then we are men of in-tegrity and an example of the philosophy of Freemasonry for the community to see . That example might lead men of high moral character, like your neighbor or your co-worker or perhaps the young man next door, to Freemasonry and the friendships we enjoy as Freemasons . During this last year, I have reminded our membership of the meaning and purpose of Freemasonry; that life is a continuous journey of enlightenment and that God should be the center of our lives . For that opportunity, I will be forever grateful .

During my travels this year, I have received numerous queries on why I adopted the Forty-Seventh Problem of Euclid as my emblem as Grand Master . For me, it represented the bond of Freemasonry that I shared with a university professor who taught me as an undergraduate student, served as my doctoral advisor, and helped me realize that life is a continuous journey of learning .

Euclid was a celebrated mathematician who compiled a series of geometrical proofs in thirteen books that are referred to as Euclid’s Elements. This series of proofs served as the foundation of the study of plane or solid geometry into the twentieth century . Euclid became synonymous with geometry as the serious mathematics student read translations of his work as the basis of his geometric education . Therefore, when the crafters of our modern Masonic ritual wanted to introduce Geometry as the foundation of Freemasonry, it was only natural to invoke the name of Euclid . In addition, it provided an avenue to introduce Pythagoras to the Freemason and extol his virtues .

Many of us recognize the Forty-Seventh Problem of Euclid as the Pythagorean Theorem: the square of the hypotenuse of a right triangle is the sum of the squares of its sides. While it is doubtful that Pythagoras discovered this relationship, it is almost certain that he or one of his pupils provided the geometrical proof, which Euclid of Alexandria recorded in his First Book of Elements .

Pythagoras was a Greek who believed in the immortality of the soul and founded a society with philosophical, reli-gious and political aims based upon the study of mathematics and geometry . He and his followers practiced a philosophy of study that said reason and observation were the keys to understanding the universe . Through this philosophy of study, they believed they could examine the spiritual aspects of the universe and their relationship to the Creator . Thus we have the connection between geometry and God .

The Forty-Seventh Problem of Euclid is the root of geometry and is the very cornerstone of mathematics . The proposi-tion is a truth, which is a divine attribute and means it is unaffected by time, space, or universe . In the Fellowcraft degree, we are told that geometry is of a divine and moral nature and that by its study we will not only gain the ability to prove the properties of nature but to demonstrate the more important truths of morality . Yet we often fail to grasp this important symbolic lesson .

The Forty-Seventh Problem assists us in our Masonic journey from the physical to the spiritual . The Pythagoreans used it to study the universe and search for the divine nature of God . As we circumambulate the lodge room in the three degrees, we symbolically demonstrate the Forty-Seventh Problem of Euclid as we build our Masonic edifice, from the physical to the spiritual . The monitorial explanation of the problem concludes by stating: “It teaches Masons to be general lovers of the arts and sciences .” However, the symbol is much more than that . The Forty-Seventh Problem of Euclid teaches us to bow our heads in reverence at the perfection and the beauty of the Universe and to marvel at the universality and the infinite wisdom of the laws of the Great Law Giver and Grand Geometrician of the Universe .

God bless you .

Michael L . WigginsGrand Master

Photo by Jerry Smith

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2015 GRAND LODGE AWARDS BANQUETThursday, December 3, 2015

Brazos BallroomWaco Convention Center

Reception & Cash Bar – 6:00 PM • Dinner – 6:45 PM

PRESIDENT TRUMAN’S GRANDSON TO HIGHLIGHT GALA EVENING

Brother Clifton Truman Daniel, the grandson of Freemason and President Harry S. Truman, will keynote the 2015 Grand Lodge Awards Banquet on Thursday evening, December 3, 2015.

During the evening, the Grand Master will present the W.B. and Brandon Carrell Humanitarian Award, the William Beck award, and the prestigious Sam Houston Medal to deserving individuals.

Tickets are $50 per person for open seating. Reserved tables for eight can be ordered by Lodges or groups for $500.

Seating will be limited and tickets must be ordered in advance. Tickets can be obtained by sending a check made payable to Raborn L. Reader, Jr. to his attention at 9502 Sendera Drive, Magnolia, TX 77354. Be sure to include your name, the number of tickets desired with entrée choice, and the names of your party. Contact Brother Reader at 832-421-0888 or [email protected] for additional information or check the Grand Lodge of Texas website for ordering details, www.grandlodgeoftexas.org. Tickets can be ordered online at www.grandmastersgala.org. Ticket sales will close on November 19, 2015.

Dress – Black Tie Optional.

Tickets – Tickets include live music during the reception (cash bar) with passed appetizers, dinner choice of beef tenderloin or stuffed chicken breast, address by Brother Daniel, and the awards presentation.


2014 Holdover Resolution No. 19. – Electronic Voting. Wendell Miller. (Consti-tution change)

2014 Holdover Resolution No. 8. – Constitution change on voting in Grand Lodge. Civil Law Committee. (Constitu-tion change).

2014 Postponed Resolution No. 10. – Updates statutes pertaining to the Ma-sonic Home and School. Elmer Murphey, MHS Board.

2014 Postponed Resolution No. 11. – Updates constitution articles pertain-ing to Masonic Home and School. Elmer Murphey, MHS Board.

2014 Postponed Resolution No. 18. – Require Grand Master to have Mediation Committees mediate pending Masonic disciplinary charges. Civil Law Committee.

Resolution 1 – Redraft Title V to change the Disciplinary Procedures of the Grand Lodge back to the Subordinate Lodges. Larry Tucker, Chairman, Special Title V Committee (P&P, CL, MJ).

Resolution 2 – Add Art. 14f to recognize the men throughout the years with dedi-cated service in the areas of conferring degrees, lectures, and funeral services with a certificate of appreciation, a Grand Lodge plaque or a spot on the Grand Lodge web site to be updated after the Annual Communication. Darrell Thomas, PM, Royse City No. 663.

Resolution 3 – Repeal the 2014 GM Recommendation No. 2 regarding crimi-nal background checks in its entirety. PGM W. Vernon Burke.

Resolution 4 – Add an Article 364c, Fi-nancial Transactions between Texas Ma-sons, to report the incident to the Sec-retary of the Lodges of the transactions on amounts over $1,000 or if the Mason lending the money is over 60 years of age. Chris A. Moyseos, PM Texana Lodge 123.

Resolution 5 – Amend Article 163 to increase the per capita by $2.50 by in-creasing item 10 to $20.15 such that the total per capita becomes $27.50 per

dues paying member. Raborn Reader, PM, Magnolia Lodge No. 113.

Resolution 6 – Amend Article 163, Dues, Fees and Contributions to require each subordinate Lodge on June 24th of all fu-ture years to increase the per capita fee by three percent (3%), such increase in Grand Lodge revenue to be credited to its General Fund per Article 163 (10). Claude Ervin, Chairman GL Finance Committee.

Resolution 7 – Add Article 318c to per-mit Lodges to require a fee for affilia-tions. Jack Wise, DeMolay #1390.

Resolution 8 – Amend Article 316 so that members have received the sixty (60)-year service award before he is exempted from Lodge dues, but that all members who have attained the fifty (50)-Year Service Award prior to June 24, 2015 will retain their dues exemptions thereby earned. Claude Ervin, Chairman, GL Finance Committee.

Resolution 9 – Amend Article 311 such that the amount of the annual dues in a Subordinate Lodge shall never be fixed below a minimum of fifty dollars per annum. Dennis Ross, PM, Onion Creek Lodge No. 220.

Resolution 10 – Amend Article 172 to require all recommendations by the Com-mittee on Fraternal Relations be filed with the Grand Secretary by April 15 and re-quire the Grand Secretary to forward each constituent Lodge five (5) copies of the Committee recommendations. Amend Ar-ticle 106 to require a vote on a compact to be conducted with a paper or electronic ballot. Sampson Lodge No. 231.

Resolution 11 – Amend Article 2, Annual Communication, to change the date of the Annual Communication from 1:30 p.m. on the Thursday before the first Friday of De-cember each year to 1:30 p.m. on Thurs-day before the third Friday in January of each year. PGM W. Vernon Burke.

Resolution 12 – Amend Article 2, An-nual Communication, to permit the Grand Master and a majority of Trustees to change the date of the Grand Annual

Communication to a Thursday at 1:30 p.m. in November or December. PGM Jerry L. Martin.

Resolution 13 – Amend Article 172 to require the Committee on Masonic Juris-prudence to have all resolutions and rec-ommendations to the Grand Secretary no later than April 15 and that no resolu-tions or recommendations is subject to amendment by the Grand Lodge in An-nual Communication. Amend Article 174 to limit consideration of a resolution or recommendation ready for consideration to three motions: to lay on the table, to postpone until a time certain, or to adopt. Amend Article XIII of the Constitution to eliminate amendments to resolutions and recommendations at the Grand Lodge. Leonard Harvey.

Resolution 14 – Amend Art. XII Section 3 and Title 1, Art. 176 regarding Reconsid-eration of Matters and adds wording that such motion shall not be acted on unless there are an equal or greater number of members present to reconsider as were present when first acted upon. Allen Tu-ell, PM 1367.

Resolution 15 – Amend Article 14 para-graph 2 on Additional Service Awards and add “…may be presented with the appropriate award anytime during the Grand Lodge Masonic Year the Brother becomes eligible for the award.” Johnny Davis, Denver City Lodge No. 1278.

Resolution 16 – Amend 224a to permit Lodges to have controlled areas for smok-ing E-Cigarettes and chewing tobacco. Donald Toohey, Bethel Lodge No. 134.

Resolution 17 – Add Article 74A, Monthly Communication to Subordinate Lodges, to require GS monthly communication to be sent on the 1st of the month. Johnny Davis, Denver City Lodge No. 1278.

GRAND MASTER’S RECOMMENDATIONS

Recommendation 1 – Amend question 16 on Masonic Form 26, petition for the

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SUMMARY OF 2015 RESOLUTIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS

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TIMING OF EVENTS DURING 2015 GRAND LODGE

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 20158:00 p.m. Grand Master Hospitality Room, Hilton

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 20159:00 a.m.-Noon 2016 Officer’s & Ladies Pictures 1:00 p.m. Prelude of Music by Ron Lawrence, Grand Musician1:30 p.m. Pre-formal Opening Ceremonies Entrance – Officers/Ladies; PGM/Ladies; Distinguished Guests. Presentation of Colors Salute and Pledge to U. S. Flag Salute and Pledge to Texas Flag Address of Welcome and City Certificate – Mayor of Waco or City Councilman Greetings from Order of Eastern Star, Rainbow, & DeMolay Greetings from Imperial Shrine & other national bodies Memorial Service (Memorials Committee) Vanguard Awards Masonic Service Awards Roll Call of Grand Lodge Officers Roll Call of Past Grand Masters Roll Call of DDGMs Roll Call of Representatives of Other Grand Lodges6:00 p.m. Grand Lodge Awards Banquet Social Hour in Convention Center6:45 p.m. Grand Lodge Awards Banquet Dinner7:30 p.m. Grand Lodge Prestigious Awards – GM Wiggins W. B. & B. Carrell Humanitarian Award Sam Houston Award William M. Beck Award9:00 p.m. GM Hospitality Room, Hilton

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4, 20158:30 a.m. Prelude of Music by Ron Lawrence, Grand Musician9:00 a.m. Opening of the 180th Grand Annual Communication Required Resolutions Required Reports10:00 a.m. Ladies tour departs from Grand Lodge building 10:00 a.m. 2015 Ladies Luncheon, Lee Lockwood Library. (Invited guests only). Second ladies tour departs from Lee Lockwood Library (invited guests only)Noon Sam Houston Hall of Fame Luncheon, Lee Lockwood (Tickets required)1:00 p.m. Music prelude by Ron Lawrence, Grand Musician

1:30 p.m. Tiled session to continue with resolutions and committee reports. 2:30 p.m. Grand Oration – Pete Normand4:30 p.m. Retirement reception for Grand Secretary, main auditorium foyer8:00 p.m. Grand Master’s Hospitality Room, Hilton Hotel

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5, 20158:00 a.m. Grand Lodge called to Labor GM presents Family Day BBQ Cook-Off Plaque Building Preservation Power Point Presentation Resolutions, Recommendations, and Committee Reports Continue9:00 a.m. Coffee honoring Ms. Tanya Wiggins and Ms. Billie Miller in Lower Level.10:00 a.m. Elections Resolutions and Reports Continue1:00 p.m. 2016 Group panoramic picture, Columbus Street2:00 p.m. Open Installation of Grand Lodge Officers4:30 p.m. Close Grand Lodge

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Resolutions & Recommendations (continued from page 3)

Degrees of Freemasonry, to clarify its meaning. Question 16 would be changed to: “Have you ever been charged with a felony? _____ (Yes or No). Other than minor traf-fic citations, have you ever been charged with a crime? _____ (Yes or No). If yes to either question, provide details when and where? ___________________________.

Recommendation 2 – Amends Article 393 to treat candi-dates for Freemasonry the same as a member per Article 658 if the candidate had ever been found guilty or pleaded no contest to charges of pedophilia.

Recommendation 3 – Amend Constitution Article X, Sec-tion 4 and the Statutes Article 105 to permit no member to serve on more than one Permanent Term Committee or Board elected by the Grand Lodge (Grand Lodge Library and Museum, Masonic Home and School, or other such elected Boards) concurrently.

Recommendation 4 – Amends Article 383 to recognize that a treaty with a foreign jurisdiction supersedes the statutes of the Grand Lodge laws. “…However, the provisions of this article are not operative in cases where special visi-tation procedures have been developed for a jurisdiction where the Grand Lodge of Texas has entered into a special treaty with that jurisdiction.”

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LADIES’ ACTIVITIES - 2015

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3

1:30 pm Pre-Opening Ceremony Grand Lodge Auditorium

6:00 pm Grand Lodge Awards Banquet

Tickets $50 Brazos Ballroom

Waco Convention Center

Enjoy an evening of fine dining, live music, PLUS hear Brother Clifton Tru-man Daniel, grandson of President and Brother Harry Truman. See Grand Lodge website for additional information.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4

10:00 am Homestead Heritage Craft

Village Tour/Lunch Tickets $40

Bus departs 7th Street entrance (lower level)

See this wonderful collection of 19th Century reconstructed barns and hand-hewn cabins. Demonstrations will in-clude pottery, spinning and weaving, and furniture making. A farm-to-table lunch is included at Cafe Homestead. Beauti-ful handmade and homegrown products are available for purchase at the various craft centers and The Barn Gift shop. The bus will return all participants to the Grand Lodge Building at 3:00pm.

4:30 pm Reception honoring

Grand Secretary Tom Guest Library and Museum Foyer

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5

9:00 am Coffee honoring Mrs. Michael L.

Wiggins and Mrs. Wendell P. Miller. Lower Level Museum Foyer

2:00 pm Installation of

2016 Grand Lodge of Texas Officers

Name Badges Now AvailableName badges are now being offered by the Grand Lodge of Texas for all Texas Masons, especially those who might not have access to a badge maker in their area. The badges, designed to easily slip onto the breast pocket of a suit or shirt, are available in two different styles - one for members and one for Past Master. The price for each badge is only $26.50, including tax and shipping.

Name Badge Order Form Please Print Legibly

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Registration for all ticketed events can be made online at http://www.grandmastersgala.org. or by sending a check made payable to Raborn L. Reader, Jr. to his attention at 9502 Sendera Drive, Magnolia, TX 77354. Be sure to include your name, the event, the number of tickets desired, and the name of your party. Contact Brother Reader at 832-421-0888 or [email protected] for additional information. Ticket sales will close on November 19, 2015.

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STATEMENTS OF AVAILABILITY FOR GRAND JUNIOR WARDEN

RUSSELL C. BROWN

LUFKIN LODGE NO. 669Raised – July 25, 1980Endowed MemberWorshipful Master- 2014-15

PLURAL AND ENDOWED MEMBERSHIPSMorton Lodge No. 72 – Worshipful Master, 1985-86 – WITH 1999

Clinton Lodge No. 23 – Worshipful Master, 2003-04, Endowed Member, Golden Trowel – 2000

Robert E. Lee Lodge No. 431 – Charter Restoration Master, 2004, Endowed Member, Golden Trowel – 2010

Texas Lodge of Research - 1984

GRAND LODGE OF TEXASGrand Orator – 2004Petitions No. 2 – 1992District Deputy Grand Master – Masonic District 21B - 2001District Instructor – Masonic District 21B – 2002-10District Education Officer and Briscoe Workshop Leader – 2000John Sayles Award -2004Masonic Jurisprudence – 1999 - present, Chairman, 2008-09Civil Law – 2006-07, Chairman Grand Master’s Planning Team – 2003, 2004Grand Representative - Grand Lodge of New Zealand, 2009-11

PERSONAL PROFILEEDUCATION

Lufkin High School, Lufkin, Texas -1977Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, Bachelor of Science – 1981Houston Baptist University, Post-grad, 1981-82South Texas College of Law, Houston, Texas, Doctor of Jurisprudence – 1989

BUSINESS/ PROFESSIONGulf Oil Exploration and Production Company, Houston, Texas, Consultant,

1981-85Shell Oil Company, Houston, Texas, Corporate OE&T Consultant, 1985-89United States District Court, Eastern District of Texas, Senior Law Clerk to

Chief Judge Emeritus, Joe J. Fisher, 1990-91Wellborn * Houston Law Firm, LLC, Henderson, Texas, Partner – 1991-2006Law Offices of Russell C. Brown, P.C. – 2007 to presentBoard Certified, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 2001 to presentNational Order of BarristersAmerican Board of Trial AdvocatesSuper Lawyers, 2002 to presentAV Preeminent® (highest) Peer Review Rating U.S. District Courts for Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western TexasU.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth CircuitUnited States Supreme CourtRusk County Bar Association, President – 1997-99

CIVIC ACTIVITYTexas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, TrusteeHenderson City Council, 2001-07Mayor Pro Tempore, 2003-07First United Methodist Church of Henderson, Finance, Staff CommitteesKappa Alpha Order, Former National Vice-PresidentNRA – Certified Shooting Coach – Rifle, Pistol, HandgunQuail and Ducks UnlimitedSponsor – Rusk County Youth Livestock and Exhibition Show, 1992-presentSons of the Republic of Texas – Life MemberAdmiral in the Texas Navy - 2011

FAMILYWife - Elizabeth Kelly Williams, Married, August 17, 1985Children – Katy, Clay, and Tom Brown

TERRY WAYNE STOGNER

LAMESA LODGE NO. 909 (merged into O’Donnell Lodge No. 1187) Raised – February 27, 1990Endowed Member Worshipful Master – 1995 Golden Trowel Award – 1992

PLURAL AND ENDOWED MEMBERSHIPSStaked Plains Lodge No. 598 – Endowed Member,

Worshipful Master – 2002Stanton Lodge No. 951 – Endowed Member O’Donnell Lodge No. 1187 – Endowed Member Milam Lodge No. 11 – Endowed Member, Worshipful Master–2004; Treasurer

– 2005 – 2008 Breckenridge Lodge No. 492 – Endowed Member Holland Lodge No. 1 – Endowed MemberCrowley Lodge No. 1437 – Endowed MemberAbilene Lodge No. 559 – Endowed MemberMineola Lodge No. 502 – Endowed MemberLake Worth Lodge No. 1410 – Endowed MemberTabernacle Lodge No. 1195 – Endowed Member; 25-Year Service AwardPoint Isabel Lodge No. 33 – Endowed MemberSweet Home Lodge No. 576 – Endowed MemberTranquility Lodge No. 2000 – Endowed Member

GRAND LODGE OF TEXASEsoteric “A” Certificate 1993 – present Esoteric Life Certificate – 2010 District Deputy Grand Master – Masonic District No. 80 – 1997 District Deputy Grand Master – At Large – 2012District Instructor – Masonic District No. 80 –1999- 2011District Instructor – Masonic District No. 57 – 2008District Instructor – Masonic District No. 94 – 2014 – current District Masonic Relations Officer – Masonic District 80 – 1997; 1998 Petitions and Returns of Lodges UD Committee – Member, 2003 – 2004 Committee on Work – 2005 – current; Chairman – 2010; 2011Special Assignments Committee – 2011Grand Master’s Planning Teams – 2011 (T. E. “Gene” Carnes), 2013 (Walter W.

Rogers)M.W.S.A. – Masonic District No. 80 – MemberSam Houston Hall of Fame – Member Grand Lodge Funeral Team – Served as GJW at Grand Lodge Funerals for,

R:W: Mickey Drumm and R:W: John Polulech


Lamesa High School – Midland College, Midland, Texas – Real Estate

BUSINESS/PROFESSIONALStogner Pumping Service, Inc., Oil and Gas Pumping Service and Consulting

– Established 1978 to present, President/OwnerLamesa Radio Paging Service, RRC Paging Radio Repeating Tower Leasing

Cellar – Established 1981 to present, OwnerMr. T’s Rental Storage – Established 1990 to present, OwnerAssociate Water Systems, LLC – Established 1991 to present, President/ CEOSandy Creek Operations, Inc., Independent Oil and Gas Operator –

Established 2003 to present, CEO/Major PrincipalRengots, Inc., Real Estate Holding Sales and Leasing – Established 2003 to

present, CEO/PresidentCOMMUNITY/CIVIC ACTIVITY

Second Baptist Church, Lomesa, Texas – MemberAOPA Aircraft Owners and Pilots Assn. – MemberFAA Ratings – Private Pilot Airplane Single Engine LandARRL Amateur Relay Radio League – MemberFCC Ratings – Amateur Radio Operator, General Class

FAMILYMarried to Jackie Nell Cave Stogner, July 24, 1979Children – Charles Walter Stogner, Lisa Janell Stogner One Granddaughter and one Grandson



STATEMENTS OF AVAILABILITY FOR GRAND SECRETARY

TRUITT L. BRADLY

TASCOSA LODGE NO. 1375 (Consolidated with Palo Duro Lodge No.1239)Raised- December 17,

1981Worshipful Master- 1985-

1986Secretary-1986-1989

PLURAL AND ENDOWED MEMBERSHIPS Washington Lodge No. 18San Gabriel Lodge No. 89- Secretary-1998-

PresentSalado Lodge No. 296- Secretary-2003-2006,

Worshipful Master- 2002-2003, 2012-2013Hereford Lodge No. 849- Endowed MemberTexas Lodge of Research – Secretary-2013-

Present, Endowed Member, Worshipful Master-2008-2009

GRAND LODGE OF TEXASDistrict Deputy Grand Master- 47th District 2009


West Texas A&M University- Bachelor of Business Administration- Accounting-1996

BUSINESS/ PROFESSIONALSanta Fe Railway- Train Dispatcher-1973-1989JB Hunt Transport- Driver Trainer 1990-1994FirstCare Health Plans- Compliance Accountant

1996-2000, Senior Actuarial Analyst 2000-2008, and Accountant IV 2008-Present

The National Blue Family Association- National Treasurer and Membership Chairman 2012-Present

Co-Author Microsoft Access Small Business Solutions:

State-of -the-art Database Models for Sales,Marketing, Customer Management, and More

Key Business Activities, Wiley & Sons-2010Microsoft Access 2010: 24-Hour Trainer, Wiley

& Sons-2011Technical EditorMicrosoft Access 2007 VBA, Que Publishing

Indianapolis, Indiana 2008

EDWARD M. BROWN

WACO LODGE NO.92Raised -Oct 7, 1974 (in Val

Verde Lodge No. 646)Worshipful Master 2014-

201525 Year Service Award

2013Endowed MemberScouter Award 2014

PLURAL MEMBERSHIPS White Rock Lodge No.347 – Worshipful Master,

2011-2012Tranquility Lodge No.2000Texas Lodge of Research – Member

IT - Network++; Network ProState Certified NIMS (emergency services)

instructorFAMILY

Wife Dottie (43 years); son Ted

GRAND LODGE OF TEXASEsoteric Certificate – 1975, 1976Esoteric A Certificate – 1 Year – 2009- 2010Esoteric A Certificate – 3 Year – 2011- 2014District Instructor – Masonic District # 61B –

2012-2014District Deputy Grand Master – Masonic District

61B – 2013Moderator, Grand Master’s Workshop – District

61 – 2012, 2013


West Virginia University – 1966-1968Ohio University – Associate in Arts – 1969,

Bachelor of Science in Communications, cum laude – 1971, Master of Science in Journalism / Public Relations – 1972, Master of Arts in Broadcast Management – 1972

Sul Ross State University – post graduate business classes - 1975

Texas State Technical College – Associate in Applied Science –2015

USAF Pilot Instructor Training – Top Graduate – 1973

USAF Air-Ground Operations School – Distinguished Graduate- 1989

USAF Squadron Officers School – Outstanding Contributor – 1976

USAF Air Command and Staff College – 1978USAF Air War College – 1985

BUSINESS/ PROFESSIONALUnited States Air Force (active duty pilot) –

1972-1995 (Bronze Star for combat service in Desert Storm)

Civil Air Patrol (USAF liaison) 1995-2002Texas State Guard - Director of Personnel, then 5th Air Wing Commander - 2000-2010 (retired

as Colonel)Department of the Air Force (Civil Service)

2002-presentCAP liaison for Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas,

now totaling 42 years federal government service.

CIVIC ACTIVITY50 years service to Boy Scouts of America

including:Council President, Heart O’Texas Council, WacoNational President, Association of Baptists for

ScoutingNational Treasurer, Association of Baptists for

ScoutingVP & Executive Board Member – Longhorn

Council BSA, Ft WorthCivil Air Patrol (squadron commander; wing/

region staff, retired LtCol)Parliamentarian, Precinct Chair, and Executive

Committee Member, Republican Party of McLennan CountyCity of Waco 1st Street Cemetery Board

MemberMcLennan County Election Judge – 2000-2015Other Certification::General Class Radiotelephone and Amateur

Extra Class licensesCommercial Pilot – SEL, MELCertified Flight Instructor – MEL, Instrument

ROBERT KARL HARGIS

DEER CREEK LODGE NO. 510Raised - 2007Endowed Member - 2008Worshipful Master 2010-

2011Secretary 2011 - present

GRAND LODGE OF TEXASEsoteric A-Certificate 2008 - presentDistrict Instructor 2010-2012Grand Secretary Staff 2012 - present

PERSONAL PROFILEBUSINESS/ PROFESSIONAL

American Airlines – Reservations system, IT Support, Systems Administration, Customer Support 1987 - 2008

CIVICTrustee – Landreth Cemetery Association Trust,

Santo, TexasEDUCATION

Tarrant County College – Computer TechnologyAmerican Airlines – In-sourced specialized

programming

JERRY L. MARTIN

PARSONS LODGE NO. 222Raised- March 4, 1997Worshipful Master- 2002-2003Endowed Member Golden Trowel Award- 2011

PLURAL AND ENDOWED MEMBERSIPSTranquility Lodge No. 2000- Current Worshipful

Master, Charter, and Endowed MemberRandolph Lodge No. 1268- Endowed Member Point Isabel Lodge No. 33- Charter Member-2007Texas Lodge of Research Lodge No. 1999Blanco Lodge No. 216- Endowed Member

GRAND LODGE OF TEXASEsoteric A- Certificate 2006-2011District Deputy Grand Master- 2008Grand Orator-2009Grand Junior Warden-2011Grand Senior Warden-2012Deputy Grand Master-2013Grand Master-2014State Coordinator-2009Grand Master’s Planning Team-2009, 2011, 2014



STATEMENTS OF AVAILABILITY FOR GRAND SECRETARY STATEMENTS OF AVAILABILITY FOR GRAND SECRETARY

Grand Master’s District Deputy Training Team-2009, 2014

Grand Master’s Masonic Family Convention 2004-2005

Masonic Education and Services Committee- Member 2006-2010

Special Assignments Committee- Chairman 2009Grand Representative to Illinois-2008-PresentSam Houston Hall of Fame-2007


Stephen F. Austin State University- BBA Management, Economics Minor

Kilgore Community Collage Numerous continuing education seminars

BUSINESS/ PROFESSIONALTexas Department of Human Resources State

Office, Austin, TX – 1992-2002 Director of Information Technology Procurement and Contract Management- Responsible for the procurement of equipment and service contracts, for the oversight of the agency print shop and the State mail operations center.

Baubles, Bangles, Etc. , Austin, TX-1987-1992- Owner of a fine gold jewelry manufacturing business. Wholesale to the trade and also special retail sales.

Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Austin, TX -1985-1987 Director of Accounting and Assistant Director of Finance.

American Transit Corporation, Austin, TX (contracted management of City of Austin Transit System) 1978-1985 Transit Administrator – Management of the Accounting, Marketing, Customer Service, and Personnel departments.

Zale Corporation Sporting Goods Division, Dallas TX 1971-1978 Vice President/ Controller, Responsible for accounting records, controls, and procedures for corporate, regional warehouse, retail and wholesale units from Louisiana to Hawaii.

Zale Corporation, Dallas, TX 1969-1971- Corporate Internal Auditor- Preformed hundreds of audits of the jewelry, furniture, sporting goods, toy, and drug stores of the corporation throughout the United States.

J.C. Penny Corporation Regional Accounting, Dallas, TX- 1966-1969 Department Manager of area Accounting- Consolidated retail store accounting functions for 160 plus stores in 5 states.

CIVIC ACTIVITYSchertz United Methodist Church- Usher and

GreeterMeals on Wheels- Delivered meals in Austin for

ten years.Alpha Phi Omega- National Service Fraternity-

Provided park benches and trash cans for placement at various locations on the University campus.

FAMILY Married to Betty Capps MartinOne son, two Step-daughters, ten grandchildren

ORVILLE L. O’NEILL

WHITE ROCK LODGE NO. 234Raised- June 13, 1978Worshipful Master- 1984-1985, 2001-2002Endowed Member-1990Secretary- 1987-1992Golden Trowel Award- 1994

PLURAL AND ENDOWED LODGES Texas Lodge of Research-1984Riesel Lodge No. 835- Life Member-2007,Golden

Trowel-2014M. Denton Stanford Lodge No. 594- Endowed

Member 2013Sweet Home Lodge No. 576- Worshipful Master

2013-2014, Endowed Member- 2014

GRAND LODGE OF TEXASCredentials Committee No. 1- 1992-1998, 2000-

2002, Chairman, 1993,1996, 2004Credentials- 2005-2006District Deputy Grand Master- Masonic District No.

14-B, 1989Assistant State Coordinator- 1993-1994State Coordinator- 1995Grand Tiler-2000Grand Marshal-2005William M. Beck Award-2005Grand Master Planning Team-2005Grand Junior Warden-2006-2007Grand Senior Warden-2007-2008Deputy Grand Master- 2008-2009Grand Master- 2009-2010Grand Lodge Library and Museum Board of

Directors-2005-2015

BUSINESS / PROFESSIONRetail Sales Transportation

State Coordinator-2013 (Walter W. Rogers)Special Assignments Committee Chairman-2013Esoteric A Certificate 1990, 2006-presentDistrict Instructor Masonic District No. 29 B- 2009,

2011- present


Garland County Community College, Basketball scholarship

UNITED STATES AIR FORCE 1976-1980 Missile Maintenance Technician

BUSINESS/ PROFESSIONAL 16 Years as an Inspector/Investigator for Texas

Department of Housing and Community Affairs, Manufactured Housing Division.

RANDAL KERRY SMALLWOOD

OAKWOOD LODGE NO. 1444Raised April 11, 1989

PLANTERS LODGE NO. 147Endowed MemberWorshipful Master 2006-07Secretary 2008-presentGolden Trowel Award 2011

PLURAL MEMBERSHIPSBedias Lodge No.651- Secretary- 2015-2016Tranquility No. 2000

GRAND LODGE OF TEXASWilliam M. Beck Award -2013Grand Senior Deacon-2013Grand Junior Deacon- 2011District Deputy Grand Master- Masonic District No.

29 B -2010

W. MIKE SPEARS

LIBERTY LODGE NO. 48Raised June 6, 1991Chaplain 1991-1992Past Master 1995Endowed Member 1995Golden Trowel 2003Secretary Pro Tempore - 2006Secretary 2007 - 2015

GRAND LODGE OF TEXASEsoteric A CertificateDistrict Deputy Grand Master 1999Communications Committee 2005 - 2012Grand Senior Steward 2012Masonic Graduates Advisory Committee 2012 -

PresentDistrict Instructor 2014Cornerstone Coordinator 2015


Borger High School Texas Tech University, B.A. Certified Texas Contract Manager (CTCM)

2012-PresentBUSINESS/PROFESSIONAL

Lamar University-Beaumont, Texas 2012-Present (Retirement pending)

Director of Contract ManagementLamar University-Beaumont, Texas 2001-2011

Director of Internal ServicesWorldGraphics Design Group-Liberty, Texas

1997-2001-Vice President OperationsProduction Equipment & Supply-Liberty, Texas

1992-1997-Operations ManagerThe Art Table-Houston, Texas

1990-1992-Corporate Account Design Manager

Alphaset Typographers, Houston, Texas 1984-1990-Owner

Spears & Leavell Marketing-Houston, Texas 1982-198-Partner

Spears Advertising Concern-Houston, Texas 1979-1984-Owner

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STATEMENTS OF AVAILABILITY FOR HOME & SCHOOL

W. MIKE SPEARSStatement of Availability for Grand Secretary(continued from page 9)

BUSINESS/PROFESSIONAL (CONT’D)

Haverty Furniture Co.-Houston, Texas 1972-1979-Assistant General Manager Advertising and Sales

The Houston Post Newspaper-Houston, Texas 1970-1972-Account Executive Retail Advertising

COMMUNITY/CIVIC ACTIVITYCity Councilman - City of Liberty

1996-1999FAMILY

Wife-BeckyChildren-Amanda and JosephGrandchildren-Adam and Allison

BRUCE W. HAMMOND

PANTHER CITY LODGE NO. 1183Raised –Aug. 11, 2007Endowed-2008Worshipful Master- 2011-2012

PLURAL AND ENDOWED MEMBERSHIPSCooke-Peavy Lodge No.1162, Endowed Member, Worshipful Master 2010-2011Northern Star Lodge No.377 –Endowed Member

Tranquility Lodge No. 2000- Endowed Member, Texas Lodge of Research-Endowed Member Chalk Mountain Lodge No. 894-Endowed Member Sweet Home Lodge No.567- Charter Member

GRAND LODGE OF TEXASDistrict Deputy Grand Master – District 64-B 2014Member, Texas History Committee, Grand Lodge of Texas-2009-Present;

Chairman 2014Member, Grand Masters Resource Team, Michael L. WigginsFort Worth Masonic Service Bureau- President-2012-2013

PERSONAL PROFILEBUSINESS/ PROFESSINAL

Employment – The Cailco Group, Fort Worth, Texas – CEO www.cailcogroup.com

Contributing Author Radiology Financial Management 2nd Edition AHRA 2014

Chairman, Business and Industry Advisory Council – Texas Organization of Rural and Community Hospitals 1992-Present

Chairman, Healthcare Administrators Credentialing Commission 2015-Present

Vice Chairman, Radiology Administrators Certification CommissionFAMILY

Married – Delores for 38 years 4 Children- Stephen, Kevin, Michael and Sarah

TIMOTHY KENT RIVERS

GLADEWATER LODGE NO. 852Raised July 20, 1986

PLURAL AND ENDOWED MEMBERSHIPSHolland Lodge No. 1 Worshipful Master 1994-1995, Endowed Member 2002, Life Member 1995Salado Lodge No.296 Worshipful Master; 2001-2002Tranquility Lodge No.2000 Worshipful Master; 2011-2012

GRAND LODGE OF TEXASEsoteric ‘A’ Certificate; 1993-1996District Deputy Grand Master, District 48; 2005Grand Master’s DDGM Training Team; 2008Assistant State Coordinator; 2009Finance Committee; 2004-2011, Vice Chairman; 2007-2011Grand Trustees Audit Committee; 2012-2014, Chairman; 2013-2014


Gladewater High School, Gladewater, TX, 1969University of Houston, BBA Accounting, 1976

BUSINESS/ PROFESSINALCertified Public Accountant – Licensed by the State of TexasRural Capital Area Workforce Solutions – CFO, 2014-PresentOperations Mapping & Analysis LLC- Owner, 2010-2014Cellulose Paper Company - Owner, 1996-2014Square and Compasses Holding- Trustee-2006-Present Tranquility Foundation- Trustee-2009-Present

FAMILYMarried Brenda Kay Page, July 19, 1980Daughters and Sons-in-Law: Melissa and Brennan Speakes, Amanda and

Darren, Riley, Jessica and Justin Roland. Three grandchildren.

STATEMENT OF AVAILABILITY FOR COMMITTEE ON WORK

CHARLES ROBERT FORSYTH

H.A. MCFARLAND LODGE NO. 1338 Raised – May 28, 1992 Endowed Member Worshipful Master – 1996Secretary – 1998-Present Golden Trowel Award – 2005

PLURAL AND ENDOWED MEMBERSHIPS Goldsmith Lodge No. 1276 -Endowed Member-

Worshipful Master – 2007- 2009Secretary -2012-2014 -Golden Trowel Award –

2012Odessa Lodge No 955-Worshipful Master 2013

GRAND LODGE OF TEXAS Esoteric “A” Certificate 1993 – present District Deputy Grand Master – Masonic District

No. 82 – 2005 District Instructor – Masonic District No. 82 –

2002 – presentDistrict Instructor – Masonic District No. 81 –

2012

FAMILY Married to Anese N. Forsyth, March 15, 1986Son, David I. ForsythDaughter, Elizabeth L. Forsyth



James Floyd Brumit1930 - 2015

A life-long resident of Dallas, Past Grand Master James Floyd Brumit was born on 3 January 1930 to Floyd and Pearl Brumit . He graduated from Sunset High School and married Dorothy Elizabeth Hill in 1950 . For 29 years Brother Brumit served in the Dal-las Police Department in various roles including patrolman, detective, and ending his career as a sergeant . Following his retirement from the Dallas Police Department, he began his own bookkeeping and tax service for individuals and small businesses .

Brother Brumit was initiated, passed, and raised a Master Mason in Gibraltar Lodge No . 1179 during 1958 . He served as Worshipful Master of Gibraltar Lodge during the 1966-67 Lodge year . He became a member of Oak Cliff Lodge No . 705 when Gibraltar Lodge consolidated with Oak Cliff Lodge . He was a plural member of several Dallas area Lodges including Sunshine Lodge No . 341 where he served as Wor-shipful Master during the 2003-2004 term . He was also a member and Past Master of Texas Lodge of Research .

Brother Brumit served as District Deputy Grand Master for Masonic District 14-A in 1969 under Grand Master J . Guy Smith . During the years he served on several Grand Lodge Committees and in supporting roles for Grand Lodge programs . In December 2008, he was elected Grand Junior Warden of the Grand Lodge of Texas and would serve as Grand Master of Masons in Texas in 2012 .

Grand Master James Floyd Brumit laid down the working tools of life on Wednesday, 30 September 2015 . He was laid to rest with Masonic graveside services conducted by the Grand Lodge of Texas . Brother Brumit was preceded in death by his wife Dorothy and is survived by their daughter, Vicki Quesada, and one grand-son, Stuart Quesada .

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The Three Great Lights Author Unknown

The Three Great Lights will guide our steps Through life’s uncertain way,

And bring us safe at length to see The bright, eternal day .

The Holy Book our fathers read With undimmed faith, today

Make clear our sight that we may know Its precepts to obey .

With square of virtue, try our acts And make them meet the test;

There is no other cause that leads To Islands of the Blest .

Between the lines that represent The longest, shortest day,

Keep circumscribed by compasses That we go not astray .

The Three Great Lights will guide our steps Through life’s uncertain way,

And bring us safe at length to see The bright eternal day .

In Memoriam

Jack Dempsey Wiggins1932 – 2015

In the early hours of 14 March 2015, Brother Jack Dempsey Wiggins passed away after a brief illness and entered into that House not made with hands, eternal in the heavens . A long-time

member of Liberty Lodge No . 48, my father conferred all three of my Masonic degrees and we enjoyed a special relationship . I was fortunate to appoint him as a Special Deputy during the Installation of Grand Officers this past December to represent me during my term as Grand Master . Brother Wiggins was my mentor, my Brother in Freemasonry, and my best man at my wedding, but most importantly, he was my Dad .

I want to express my heartfelt appreciation for your notes, cards, calls, flowers, visits, funeral at-tendance, and other expressions of sympathy at the death of my father . I was deeply moved by the sup-port shown me and my family during this period . That outpouring of support truly shows that we are a “Band of Brothers” bound by the ties of Freemasonry!


Message from the Grand Secretary...Thanks For The Waltz Across Texas

Thank you so much for the opportunity to serve the Grand Lodge of Texas as Grand Secretary . For a boy and girl raised in the oil patches of West Texas, this tour opened a whole new world of friendships and service opportunities throughout North America and the world to Sandra and me .

Upon retiring from the military, we settled in Stephenville and made a relatively easy transition into civilian life . Although I was a DeMolay and Sandra was a Rainbow, I did not join Freemasonry until I was inspired by my father-in-law, Foster Plummer, and encouraged by members of my Methodist Church Sunday school class . After developing my Masonic background, I was afforded opportunities to serve the Craft . When asked to make myself available for Grand Secretary, Sandra assented and noted

that we would move to our 29th set of quarters .The move to Waco provided introductions to the then 100,000 plus Freemasons of Texas, the officers of the

Masonic Grand Lodges of the Conferences in North America, and to the Grand Secretary offices throughout the world . While the job is tedious and demands 24 hours seven days a week duties, the opportunities of service to Freemasonry resulted in a warm personal pleasure of service . I am grateful to the Grand Lodge Trustees and the Board of Directors of the Masonic Grand Lodge Library and Museum with whom I served . I cherish their friendships and am in awe of their abilities and backgrounds .

As an octogenarian, I am prepared for the next phase of retirement . We expect an easy transition and do not expect a change of quarters for the next several years . I will welcome my successor and offer advice, if asked . The legacy of the Grand Secretary title is to continue serving the Craft upon request, if in the length of his cable tow . Within his inner-being, he is constantly reminded that his service is for the Craft, the Craft, and the Craft .

Sincerely and Fraternally,

Tom GuestGrand Secretary

You Can Help the Library and Museum by searching the internet! Let’s resolve this year to get free money for the Masons of Texas using “Goodsearch .com”, a search engine powered by Yahoo . The pennies you earn searching and the percentages (up to 3% of order) you earn shopping online using GoodSearch are combined and at year’s end the free money is sent to The Library and Museum . Read more information at www.goodsearch.com to sign up to support the Masonic Grand Lodge Library and Museum of Texas . If only 20,000 Masons would do ten searches per week for 52 weeks this year, we would get over $100,000 in free money. Please Help!

2015 MASONIC MERCHANDISEName: _______________________________________________________

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2013 MASONIC MERCHANDISE

Miss Ardith’s Lighthouse The Lighthouse Shines It’s Rays Out Direct Guiding The Ships With Pride And Respect Communicating Care And Direction To All

And Just Like The Lighthouse Texas Masons Stand Proud And Tall

All proceeds from the sale of the pins will go toward the restoration of the Grand Lodge

Memorial Temple

Miss Ardith Rogers First Lady 2013

Check Enclosed (Make Checks payable to Grand Lodge of Texas)

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QTY ITEM NO. DESCRIPTION COST* TOTAL521WR Lapel Pin – w/Grand Master’s Logo $ 5.00521WR-C Charm – w/Grand Master’s Logo $ 5.00532WR Button Hook Tie Chain – with Charm $ 10.00532WREXP Expandable Tie Chain – with Charm $ 25.00531WR SIM/LTHR Embossed Writing Folder w/Handles $ 30.00KNF-SM 4 Function Pocket Knife $ 8.00KNF-BX Commerative Knife, Boxed & Numbered $ 40.00520WR Bronze Coin $ 5.00524WR Enamel Coin $ 10.00525WR Silver Coin $ 75.00526WR Large Buckle – Enamel w/ Grand Master’s Logo $ 30.00522WR Small Buckle – Enamel w/Grand Master’s Logo $ 25.00527WR Bolo Tie – w/ Grand Master’s Logo $ 15.00530WR 3” Car Emblem – w/Grand Master’s Logo $ 15.00528WR Logo Decals $ 1.00529WR Tail Light Decals (pair) – Member S&C $ 5.00529WRPM Tail Light Decals (pair) – Past Master $ 5.00529WR-8 8” Window Decal – S&C $ 10.00528WR Bumper Sticker – Wear Apron $ 2.00528WRC Bumper Sticker – Binding Contract $ 2.00528WRC3 Bumper Sticker – Binding Contract 3” RND $ 1.00545WR Dominoes (Set) w/Grand Master’s Logo $ 30.00536WR-MSH Cap – Black - Mesh Back $ 15.00536WR Cap – Black $ 15.00

533WRBLK Shirt – Black/4 Button Specify: M L XL XXL XXXL $ 30.00

533WRBLU Shirt – Lt. Blue/4 Button Specify: M L XL XXL XXXL $ 30.00

540WR-NV Tie – Navy w/Grand Master’s Logo $ 30.00540WR-NVZ Tie – Navy w/Grand Master’s Logo Zipper $ 35.00540WR-R Tie – Red w/Grand Master’s Logo $ 30.00540WR-RZ Tie – Red w/Grand Master’s Logo Zipper $ 35.00LT-HS Ladies Lighthouse Pin/Pendent $ 10.00LT-HS-C Ladies Necklace Chain Gold or Nickle Tone $ 5.00T-HS FAN Collapsible Fan w/Lighthouse Logo $ 5.00BAG Ladies Black w/Red, Pink or Royal $ 20.00

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527MW Bolo Tie - W/Grand Masters Logo $15.00530MW 3” Car Emblem W/Grand Masters Logo $15.00528MW Logo Decals $1.00529MW Tail Light Decals (Pair) S&C $5.00529MW-PM Tail Light Decals (Pair) PM $5.00529MW-8 8” Window Decal S&C $10.00536MW-MSH Cap - Khaki/Hunter - Mesh Back S&C $15.00536MWPM-M Cap - Khaki/Hunter - Mesh Back Past Master $15.00536MW Cap- Khaki/Hunter S&C $15.00536MW-PM Cap- Khaki/Hunter Past Master $15.00

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540MW-STRP Tie Stripe W/Grand Masters Logo $35.00540MW Tie S&C W/Grand Masters Logo $35.00

FLEUR-DE Ladies Fleur-De-Lis Pin □Red □Navy □Green □Turquoise □Pink $15.00

FLEUR-DE-5 Ladies Fleur-De-Lis 5 Pin Set (One of each color.) $65.00CHAIN Ladies Matching 20” Necklace Chain $25.00RED BOOK Ladies Red Book $5.00

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Tanya’s projectOver a number of years, it has become a tradition for the wife of the Grand Master to choose a charity or project to support through the sale of a pin for ladies. This year Tanya has chosen to focus attention on the Masonic Library and Museum of Texas, specifically the need for funding of the restoration and endowment of the building for the future. It has been said great buildings provide legitimacy to ideas and a journalist recently wrote, “it’s worth a visit to the Grand Lodge to try to get an idea of what the Texas Masons are about.” The Masonic Library and Museum should be a vibrant building with a proud heritage contributing to the future of the state just as the Texas Masons are a vibrant fraternity with a proud heritage contributing to the future of mankind.

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The Grand Lodge of Texas, A .F . & A .M .P .O . Box 446Waco, Texas 76703

NONPROFIT ORGU.S. POSTAGE

PAIDWACO, TX

PERMIT NO. 903

Right Worshipful Wendell P. MillerDeputy Grand Master of the

Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of TexasInvites you and your Lady to

join him and Lady Billie at the

Grand Master’s Homecoming Banquet

to be held on January 16, 2016

at 6:30 PMin the Grand Ballroom of Hella Shrine

Price: $40 .00 Per PersonTables of 8 $320 .00

Texas Tux and After 5 Attire requested

No tickets will be available at the door .Admission includes: Meal and Beverages of your choice

Dance to music provided by Jolie Holliday

RSVP Required by January 8, 2016

Respond and make payment to: Hella Shrine2121 Rowlett RoadGarland, TX 75043Phone: 972-240-6624

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