Derita Masonic Lodge #715

October, 2010 Trestleboard

Stated Communication - Tuesday, November 9

From The East:

Brethren:

October was a sad time for our lodge. We lost two Brothers within four days.

Worshipful Brother Frank Copeland and Brother William Lee Wallace.

Please keep the family of these Brothers in your prayers. They will be

missed.

The November Stated means election of the 2011 Officers. This is very very

important, so please plan to attend.

This year has been special to me, so come and hear my closing statements.

Thanks for a great year!

Remember the sick and distressed in your prayers.

News about the Proposed Roadway:

An offer of purchase from the State Department of Transportation was

received on October 14th.

Surprisingly, the offer did not include all of our land, so we are looking into

the possibility of building on the remainder.

Also, we have had a preliminary meeting with an attorney (at no cost) to help us

evaluate the offer.

We have also pursuing the use of another Lodge's Facility for sometime in 2011,

should it become necessary.

Please come to the Stated to get the latest updates and discuss this project.

We will also post on the Website: www.mastermason.com/deritalodge.

Peace be with you,

Charlie

From The West:

Brethren:

2010 has proven to be an exciting year. We have had two successful fundraisers,

made multiple improvements to the Lodge facility and, due to the efforts of our

Master, were able to reduce operating expenses.

It has been a pleasure and a high privilege to serve as your Senior Warden

and Assistant Secretary this year, and I would like to thank everyone for

their help and encouragement. The year went by so FAST!

Brethren, believe it or not, payments for 2011 dues are beginning to roll in.

Please remember that we have REDUCED the dues from $85.00 this year

to $75.00 for 2011.

Fraternally,

Steve

From The South:

Brethren,

I am happy to announce that our fish fry was a success again. To date we have

about $1600.00 in profit and still growing. If you have any tickets to turn in please

do so as soon as possible so we can close it down. I would like to thank many for

their hard work. There are too many to thank and I feel compelled to do this in person.

A very heart felt THANK YOU goes to our Eastern Stars. Our fund raisers would not be

as successful as they are without you. It is comforting for us to know that when someone

comes in to eat , they are greeted by these beautiful women with open arms and hearts.

You all are truly special and very much appreciated. You are loved by all.

More details in next month's Tresselboard.

Fraternally,

Tom