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Good of the Order
Frances Lucille Calvert
Mrs. Calvert, formerly of Matthews, NC, died Saturday, January 23rd, 2010, in Woodland, CA.
She was born September 7, 1920 in Matthews, to the late Jesse and Carrie Keziah. Lucille retired from Charlotte Memorial Hospital, but also worked many years with Lance and Hudson Hosiery. She enjoyed her volunteer work with Meals on Wheels and Matthews Help Center. She was a long time member of First Baptist - Matthews and member of Agape Sunday School Class.
She was preceded in death by her husband, William H. Calvert, Jr., one sister and seven brothers. Survivors are son, Bill and his wife, Judy of Woodland, CA; granddaughter, Dru and her husband Bob Ross of Cameron Park, CA; grandson, Jason and his wife Shannon of Eugene, OR; 7 great-grandchildren, and a sister, Faye Benton of Mint Hill, NC.
Lucille lived in Matthews all her life until the last 3 years when she moved to Woodland, CA to be close to family. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and friend with a patient and giving spirit.
A memorial service will be held Friday, February 26, 11:00 a.m. at McEwen Funeral Chapel, 5716 Monroe Road, Charlotte, NC. Burial will follow at Sharon Memorial Park.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to Yolo Hospice, 1909 Galileo Court, Suite A, Davis, CA 95618 or First Baptist Church - Matthews, 185 S. Trade St., Matthews, NC 28105.
FROM THE WEST
Last month our first degree turned out spectacular. We had 5 candidates to receive their initiation and had an incredible turnout. Thank you to Aaron Carter for the great Pre-Degree meal of Chili. It was the perfect thing as it was a typical COLD February day and that hit the spot perfectly. (and if that didn’t warm you up enough, the Jalapenos would do the trick.) At our last Stated we read the petition for 2 more possible candidates and after investigation, we will be voting on them to receive the degrees. As scheduled, on March 16th, the First Degree for one more candidate may become for 3. Again Brothers, we would appreciate any support you can give. If you would like to participate in the degree, contact either WM Cliff Boon, Chris Sherwood - JW(Sitting in the East for this degree), or John Luke - SW and we will be sure to find a place for you.
As scheduled presently, we are going to have the School of Instructions coming up in April on Wednesday the 28th at Exclesior Lodge, and on Thursday the 29th at James K Polk Lodge. Be sure and mark your calendars and join us there. As always, dinner will be provided and lots of good instruction will be given. Come on out and brush up on the Red work and Black work.
Please let the secretary (Bro Jeff Hightower, PM, PDDGM) know if you know of someone who you would like to receive our Trestle Board. The more folks that know about what is going on in our lodge, the more participation we can have. We had an great turnout last month (33 for our stated) and would like to see a bigger one next month.
February 22, 2010
Fellow Nobles:
This coming Saturday, February 27th, Winston Salem Shrine Club will have their All-U-Can-Eat Shrimp & Oyster Roast. Please find further information on this event along with other news at http://www.OasisEvents.org/ under “Pictures & News Listings”.
Additional Orientation reports have been posted. Please go to http://www.OasisEvents.org/ and click "What happened during Orientation? Click here to read and print Orientation Reports. ".
Remember current pictures are also available by clicking “Pictures & News Listings”.
Visit http://www.OasisEvents.org/ frequently for Current Oasis Events.
New Lodge Website Launched:
“Masonic Lodge #461 has launched its new website [http://www.matthewslodge461.com] this 4th of July weekend, featuring an aggregation of Masonic history, events, a portfolio of past lodge events, news, calendar and a user-generated membership form in addition to its original 2009 officers and content.
Some educational sections will encourage visitors to read a selection of topics (i.e. About Masonry) and offer informational links that might otherwise be lost in the shuffle among the many Masonic websites available in North Carolina. Web Site System Administrators will facilitate online application submissions for new applicants to join one of our Stated Communication Lodge Meetings.
The redesign comes to the lodge to dramatically redefine our online presence and streamline communications and recognition for our current constituents and incite potential candidates to render an application for new membership. New features will be shared as our site continues to evolve. We thank Jeff Hightower and Mark Campbell for their leadership and dedication in the development of our new website!"
Recent Lodge Activities:
Check out our Lodge Calendar or the District 32 Calendar for additional events!
Brothers, below are pictures of our April stated dinner with Kim Rhodarmer, Executive Director for the Matthews Help Center located at 119 N. Ames St. Matthews NC 28106. Mrs. Rhodarmer came personally to thank us for donating $2,500.00 dollars and bringing all the food so the Help Center can give to our community.
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President Washington
President Truman