ACTIVITIES FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER 2003

ACTIVITIES FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2005

ENTERED APPRENTICE DEGREES

None

FELLOWCRAFT DEGREE

None

MASTER MASON DEGREES

None

THE FOLLOWING BRETHREN ARE SICK

AT HOME

Kenneth Ray Howell

Paul Dutton

Gerald Potter

Roscoe Hicks

Hillary Jones

Ivan Wiggins

Dan Nowlan (Faragut Nursing Home)

Glyn Johnson

A. K. Rainwater

Calvin Wright

Martin Dutton

Eddie Williams

DUES

Dues for 2006 are $28.00 and are due and payable January 1^st.

MASON OF THE YEAR

Congratulations to Brother Robert Drennen on receiving the Mason of the Year Award for 2005. Brother Drennen will be Master of Avery Lodge in 2006.

AVERY LODGE INSTALLATION

OF OFFICERS

Avery Lodge NO. 593 will install officers for 2006 on Sunday, December 11^th, 2005. Lunch will be served at 1:00 PM and the installation of officers will start at 2:00 PM.

Grand Lecturer Lynn Spangler will be the installing officer and Ralph Crass will serve as Marshal. Dessert and refreshments will be served following the installation ceremony.

Family and friends are welcome and encouraged to attend, as this is an open meeting of the lodge.

SCOTTISH RITE REUNION

The Scottish Rite Degrees will be held on February 11^th, February 25^th and March 11^th 2006. If you to petition the Scottish Rite to receive these degrees, The deadline will is January 13, 2006. If you need a petition or more information, see Brother Ralph Crass.

BI-LAW CHANGE

The following changes are proposed to the Bi-Laws of Avery lodge No. 593. They will be put to a vote in the January stated meeting.

Article IV Fees and Dues, Section 1; The Fee for the degrees of candidates whose petitions shall be accepted shall be, First Degree $40.00, Second Degree $40.00, Third Degree $40.00.

Section 2. No petition for initiation, passing, or raising shall be considered unless the total fee in the amount of $120.00 accompanies it and no ballot for the degrees shall be taken until after the fee therefor has been paid. If said ballot is favorable, no refund of the fee shall be paid. If, on the other hand, the ballot is unfavorable, the entire amount of $120.00 shall be refunded to the petitioner.

Section 4, The fee for affiliation shall be $10.00 which must accompany the application, plus the current Grand Lodge per/capita tax computed to the next highest dollar.

In Memmoriam

Andrew Carroll Montgomery, Jr.

BORN ----------------------------October 28, 1924

E.A. --------------------------- November 23, 1953

F.C ------------------------------ February 22, 1954

M.M. --------------------------------- May 10, 1954

DEPARTED THIS LIFE NOVEMBER 20, 2005

Merry Christmas

Happy New Year