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Trestleboard, November 2018
Mountain City Lodge No. 67 - Lexington, Virginia

From the East

Brethren,

The year is almost gone and I can’t believe how quickly it went. As we look forward to our election and installation of new officers in December, Mountain City Lodge can be assured of a stable line of incoming officers – all things being equal – for the next several years. Our new officers have worked very had to become proficient in ritual, and I hope we can all be patient as they step up into their new roles. As most of us know, it’s very different thing learning the ritual and then getting it right on the night. Please be patient with them as they switch from the learning mode into the real thing.

As I’ve continued to travel to our various events out of town, it’s always very interesting speaking to Brethren from other states and even other countries and hearing about differences in ritual and how different Grand Lodges work. We can be nothing proud of our Masonic Heritage in Virginia and ask that we all strive to be be “better men” to honor this great Fraternity.

Fraternally, as always…

John Morman
Worshipful Master 2018

York Rite Updates
Moomaw Commandery of Knights Templar No. 27
Rockbridge Royal Arch Chapter No. 44

Meetings Reminder
Monday, November 19, Mountain City Lodge
Dinner at 6:15pm; meetings begin at 7pm

Upcoming Events
Knights Templar Christmas Observance – OPEN TO ALL MASONS
December 17, 7pm, Mountain City Lodge – Toasts, blessings, and brotherhood in Christ

Royal Arch Degree Festival – come join the Royal Arch Chapter that meets in Lexington! January 12, 8am, Mountain City Lodge – more info to come

The Badge of a Mason
My brothers the lambskin or white leather apron was presented to all of us when we were raised to Master Mason. It is yours to wear throughout an honorable life and, at your death, to be placed upon the coffin that shall contain your mortal remains, and be with them laid in that final resting place. Let its pure and spotless surface be to you an ever-present reminder of a purity of life and rectitude of conduct, a never-ending inspiration for nobler deeds, for higher thoughts, for greater achievements. and when at last your weary feet shall come to the end of life's toilsome journey, may the record of your life and actions be as pure and spotless as this fair emblem.

There can be no doubt that the Masonic apron has been developed from the apron worn by operative masons in the middle ages. The few examples surviving show that the operative apron was fashioned from the skin of an animal , most probably a sheep .It was large enough to cover the wearer from chest to ankles, and its fall was held by a leathern thong which passed round the neck. From each side a thong, firmly stitched, enabled the mason to tie the apron round his waist, and the tied bow tended to fall as end-strings. The use of this rough apron continued for many centuries , the woven apron used by modern masons is comparatively late. It came into use in the eighteenth century.

The earliest representations of the Freemason's Apron are seen on the engraved portrait of Antony Sayer, the first G.M. of the modern Craft. (1717), and on the frontispiece illustration of Anderson's first Book of Constitutions (1723).

Christmas Party &
Officer Installation
Join the brethren of Mountain City Masonic Lodge for our annual Christmas Party & Officer Installation.

R.S.V.P.

Officers

Master - Wor. John William Morman
S.W. - Br. Brent W. Fellows
J.W. - Wor. John J. Mulligan
Secretary - R.W. Warren Schmid
Treasurer - R.W. Lyle Scott Cassell
S.D. - Br. Steve McNeil
J.D. - Br. Eric Osborne
S.S. - Br. Alex Greene
J.S. - TBA
Chaplain - Br. Jimmy Southers
Tiler - Br. Howard Smith
Marshal - R.W. Jackson Glisson

Trustees

Chair - R.W. Baldwin Gerard Locher Jr.
Trustee - R.W. John Dester
Trustee - Wor. Jesse S. Lyons
Trustee - Wor. John J. Mulligan
Trustee - R.W. Torben Pedersen
Trustee - R.W. Frederick Vaughan Sr.
Advisor - R.W. Warren Schmid

Calendar of Events

Visit our website for dates of all entities. Click each to add to your calendar!

Mon. 11/19: Chapter & Commandery - 6:15pm @ Mountain City

Tues. 11/20: Buena Vista Practice - 6pm @ Buena Vista

Mon. 11/26: Shrine Club Meeting - 7:30PM @ Mountain City

Tues. 11/27: Buena Vista Practice - 6pm @ Buena Vista

Wed. 11/28: Domino's Pizza Fundraiser Night - All Day @ Lexington Dominos

Wed. 11/28: EA Degree Practice - 7pm @ Mountain City

Thurs. 11/29: Blood Drive @ Washington & Lee

Thurs. 11/29: EA Degree - 7pm @ Mountain City

Mon. 12/3: Stated Communication & Officer Elections - 6:30pm @ Mountain City

Tues. 12/4: Blood Drive @ VMI

Tues. 12/4: Buena Vista Practice - 6pm @ Buena Vista

Wed. 12/5: Blood Drive @ VMI

Thurs. 12/6: Blood Drive @ VMI

Sat. 12/8: Christmas Party & Officer Installation - 5pm @ VMI Moody Hall

Tues. 12/11: Buena Vista Stated - 6:30pm @ Buena Vista

Thurs. 12/13: Glasgow Stated - 6:30pm @ Glasgow

Fri. 12/14: Blood Drive @ Lexington Baptist Church

Mon. 12/17: Knights Templar Christmas Observance - 7pm @ Mountain City - Open to all Masons

Tues. 12/18: Buena Vista Practice - 6pm @ Buena Vista

Submissions

If you have submissions for the Trestleboard, please email them to Br. Brent Buswell at [email protected].

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