Despite the prediction of several inches of snow, we had a large crowd attend our meeting and our Entered Apprentice degree.  We had five ready to receive their degree, but one was a deputy sheriff and was on call due to the snow, so he had to leave.  But we will hold another EA degree at our next meeting, February 22, 2010, for him.

It was a great night for Masonry with four new members initiated into our great fraternity.  Past Master Roscoe Sneed conferred the work.  We also had several representatives from the Grand Lodge in attendance. 

Pictured Left to Right: Grand Treasurer, Christopher L. Stout; Past Master, Roscoe Sneed; New EA’s Tyler Campbell, JD Cavanah, Patrick Reed, and Rob Toerne; Keepers of the work chairman, Rick T. Nation; Publicity Chairman, Edward G Anderson.

After the degree we held our business meeting.  We were glad that Chris Stout, Grand Treasurer and Rick Nation, Keepers of the Work Chairman braved the weather to come down from Lexington area to attend our meeting.  They were able to answer some questions we had and shed more light for those in attendance. 

After the meeting we looked through some old minutes and learned that back in 1853 and earlier, our lodge was opening regular stated meetings on the EA degree to conduct business.  It wasn’t until December 1853 that we switched to opening regular stated meetings on the MM degree to conduct business.