Union Lodge No. 38 F.& A.M.

The c@bletow–September 2010
Published by Union Lodge #38, F&AM, Kingston Tennessee
www.union38.org

UPCOMING EVENTS

Tuesday, September 14–MM Degree–meal @ 6:00 P.M., Degree to follow.

Tuesday, September 28–EA Degree–Courtesy Work for Paint Rock Lodge #367, meal @ 6:00 P.M.–degree to follow.

Tuesday October 5, 2010–Grand Lecturer Bro. Jess Walker’s official Visit to Union Lodge.  Meal at 6:00 P.M.;  meeting to follow.

2010 CAVE DEGREE

The 2010 Cave Degree was the largest ever!

On Friday night August 20, a Province of Ontario E.A. degree was exemplified on John Melvin Rodriguez by Palmer Lodge #372, Fort Erie Ontario. 371  brethren, representing 20 States, Canada, the United Kingdom and 166 Lodges attended.

On Saturday August 21, a TENNESSEE MM degree was conferred by the HIRAM LODGE #7’s CIVIL WAR RE-ENACTOR’s Degree Team on Heath Robert Potter.  451 brethren, representing 23 States, Canada, the United Kingdom and 200 Lodges attended.

Also on Saturday August 21, the DeMolay degrees were conferred at Union Lodge beginning at 6:30 P.M. by Tennessee State DeMolay officers and member of several DeMolay Chapters.  Brother John Whitaker, DeMolay executive officer was in attendance.  Several young men were initiated as new DeMolay members.  Several Master Masons also participated in the degree conferral and were made honorary members of the Andrew Jackson Honorary DeMolay Chapter.

Burlington Forest #207 Tall Cedars of Lebanon also received their charter and several new members were initiated into this Forest.

Visiting R. W. Brother Anthony Pecorella, a member of Harry S. Truman Lodge 1066, New  York City, New York has posted photos on his Lodge’s website at:

http://www.hst1066.com/travel/2010_cave_degree/index.html

2010 GRAND MASTER’S KNIFE

The 2010 Grand Master’s knife is available.  It is a blue handled 2 bladed Doctor’s knife (blade and a spatula).  Knives are $40.00 each.  A photo can be see at <www.gmwp.org/knife>.  For more information or to purchase a knife, please contact M. W. Brother Tom Boduch at tngm10@att.net or call 865 919 4095.