722 Master Masons Raised at Guthrie May 12, 2012

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1 722 Master Masons Raised at Gurie May 12, Master Masons Raised at Muskogee September 15, 2012 Grand Lodge 2012 Biographies Resolutions Information about attending Grand Lodge & More photographs Jerry L. Cornelius

2 2 The Oklahoma Mason - Grand Lodge A L 6012 Edition From e Grand Master Looking back over 2012, I simply do not have e words to tell you how happy and excited and humbled I feel. The Chance to Advance program has been more an I dreamed possible. To stand on e stage at e Gurie Scottish Rite Temple on May 12 and look out at 722 newly-raised Master Masons, and even more Breren who had come to help our new Master Masons and to be part of e day was an experience like I have never had before. To look up into e seats at e Muskogee Civic Center and see more an 500 new Master Masons, and, again, even more of eir Breren who had come to help and share in e day simply blew me away. There is no exhilaration like at. I know I actually had little to do wi it. The credit goes to ose who worked and planned e event, and even more to e Lodges who saw an opportunity for grow and to individual Breren who saw a chance to share e Freemasonry ey so much love wi eir best friends. And so in two days filled wi hard work and emotion and education and excellent ritual, more an 1,200 men have joined e ranks of e Fraternity in Oklahoma. And e only credit I can claim is at I was smart enough to get out of e way and let e Craft work. It is very important at we not let ese new Master Masons slip rough e cracks. Talk wi em, offer to bring em to Lodge meetings. Share e fellowship and e fun of Freemasonry, and share its lessons as well. We belong to one of e most wonderful, rich, and rewarding organizations on e planet; be sure to welcome em and fully involve em. There are two very good opportunities coming up quickly: e TRI-STATE DEGREE CONFERRAL - OCTOBER 19 & 20 and e DEDICATION AT THE WILL ROGERS MEMORIAL MUSEUM - SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 4 More information about bo ese events is in anoer part of is magazine. Take advantage of ese opportunities to show our new Broers someing of e scope and dep of Oklahoma Masonry. Let me encourage you to come to e Annual Communication of Grand Lodge in Gurie. You will find a list of e Resolutions, biographies of men available for office, and oer information about attending in is issue. I really hope to see you ere. Finally, ere are some ings I want to take is opportunity to say. I have had e honor of working wi some of e most dedicated men of our Fraternity. Every Grand Master wil say at his Grand Loldge Officers were e best. Guys, YOU are e best. As we come to a close and our Grand Lodge Session is upon us, I can t tell you how honored I am to have been able to serve you as Grand Master. Thank you! We are very fortunate to have a great Grand Lodge staff, and when you get an opportunity, tell em what a great job ey are doing. They truly keep our Fraternity going. The Chance to Advance Committee and my Masonic mentors, anks for all you have done to make is year memorable. And last, but NOT least to my beautiful wife, Kim. Where do I start but to say I love you. Thank you for all your have done to make is year remarkable. I couldn t have done is wiout you by my side. Fraternally, Randall L. Rogers, Grand Master

3 The Oklahoma Mason - Grand Lodge A L 6012 Edition 3 Available for Office Breren wishing to be elected to a Grand Lodge office start by filing a form wi e Grand Secretary s office and paying a filing fee of $100 (if e person receives at least 10% of e vote, e fee is returned to him.) The information for e biographical sketches below is taken from e material provided by e Broer on his filing form. Noing appearing here should be considered advocacy for or against any individual. The biographical sketches are given in e order e filing forms were received in e Grand Lodge Office. Richard Rick Larry A llison l i v e s i n E n i d, Oklahoma. He serves as Grand Marshal is year. Broer Allison is co-owner of Enid Iron & Metal Company. A member of Garfield Lodge #501, where he was raised in 1978, he served e Lodge as Worshipful Master in 1984 and again in He is a Perpetual Member of e Lodge, as well as a Perpetual Member of Coronado Lodge #56. He served e Grand Lodge as Grand Tyler in 2011, as Grand Marshal in 2010, as Grand Pursuivant in 2009, and as District Deputy Grand Master in 1989 and He holds e 33 in e Scottish Rite, has served as Wise Master of e Chapter of Rose Croix, st director of e 21 Degree Team, and assistant director of e 30 Degree. In e York Rite, he is a member of Chapter #6, Royal Arch Masons; Council #48, Cryptic Masons; and Commandery #1, Knights Templar. He is also a member of e Red Cross of Constantine, e Royal Order of Scotland, and e Order of e Sacred White Buffalo. He has served as State President of Oklahoma State Archery Association, as well as National Representative and Board member for e Association. He also serves on e Board of his church and on various committees for Enid Ambucs. In answer to e question Why do you seek is office? Broer Allison wrote: Hope to assist Masonry in Oklahoma to grow and be involved in our communities. I believe at Masonry should be and could be a visible presence in ese communities. In answer to e question What goals would you like to attain as a Grand Lodge officer? He wrote: To pass on e idea of broerhood among Masons. Broerhood where one Mason will stand by anoer for support and comfort in time of need, be it physical, emotional, or spiritual. Also, I would like to support all Lodges in e goal of becoming very proficient in eir work. I believe it instills pride to new Masons coming up and in older members alike. Lodge or from Freemasonry, provide e following The question does not apply to Broer Allison. D. Ridge Smi and his wife Carol live in Yukon, Oklahoma. He is retired from e Federal Aviation Administration, Civil Aerospace Medicine Institute, where he d e s i g n e d a n d implemented instructional media and coordinated and supervised medical seminars for Aviation Medical Examiners.. He is a member of Yukon Lodge #90, which he served as Worshipful Master in 1992 and where he has served as Treasurer from 2002 to e present. He has served e Grand Lodge on numerous committees, and as Junior Grand Steward in 2004, Senior Grand Steward in 2005, Junior Grand Deacon in 2006 and Senior Grand Deacon in A member of e Gurie Scottish Rite Valley, he rd serves as Director of e 23 Degree team, and holds e KCCH designation. He belongs to Capitol Hill Chapter, Council and Commandery in e York Rite. Worshipful Broer Smi is a member of e India Shrine Temple and Past President of e India Shrine Masonic Degree Team. He is Past Grand Patron of e Order of e Eastern Star and six-times Past Patron of Yukon Chapter #245. He is Past Rainbow Dad of e Yukon Assembly and Past State Rainbow Dad. He is Past Chapter Dad of e Yukon DeMolay Chapter and holds e DeMolay Honorary Legion of Honor, e Advisor s Honor Key, e Zerubbabel Key, and e Rainbow Grand Cross of Color. He is an A Certificate Lecturer. He is a member of Mensa and e Vietnam Helicopter Pilot s Association, is Past Chairman of e West Point Christian Church and e Maematics Department of Kinnich High School. He has Masters Degrees from Central State University and e University of Oklahoma, and was awarded e Purple Heart. In answer to e question Why do yo seek is office?, he wrote: I have e experience, e drive,

4 4 The Oklahoma Mason - Grand Lodge A L 6012 Edition e intelligence and e imagination to lead Oklahoma Masonry to a greater and more relevant future in our communities, our state, and our nation. In answer to e question What goals would you like to attain as a Grand Lodge Officer?, he wrote: I have ree major goals: One, to improve our membership support for bo new and current members; Two, to improve our involvement in our local communities and our state. And, ree, to promote ritualistic excellence in every Lodge. Lodge or from Freemasonry, provide e following The question does not apply to Broer Smi. Gene M. Rodgers lives in Ft. Cobb, Oklahoma, where he farms. He is also a p h o t o - j o u r n a l i s t, served for 10 years as an engineer in radio and television broadcasting, and was e owner of a successful painting a n d r e m o d e l i n g company. He was raised in 2004 at Cyril Lodge #504 where he has a perpetual membership. He is also a perpetual member of Carnegie Lodge #294, and a member of Western Star Lodge #138 and Mountain View Lodge #168. He has served Carnegie Lodge as Worshipful Master in 2007 and 2008, and presently serves e Lodge as secretary. Worshipful Broer Rodgers has served e Grand Lodge as Grand Historian, Grand Flag Bearer, and as District Deputy Grand Master. He has also served on e College Fraternity Relations Committee. He is a member of bo e Gurie and McAlester Valleys of e Scottish Rite, where he is Assistant Head Tyler and an officer in e Council of Kadosh. He is also a member of e Knights of St. Andrew of bo Temples. He belongs to India Shrine, and is Master and founding member of Amber Grotto in Elgin, and is a Honorary Member of Alpha Chapter, Theta Alpha Omega College Fraternity. He is a member of Washington Chapter, Order of e Eastern Star, where he has served as Marshall and Associate Patron. He is also a member of e United Scottish Clans of Oklahoma. In answer to e question Why do you seek is office?, Broer Rodgers wrote: I see a huge need for someone to take a true leadership role and admit at Yes, we have a serious membership problem, bo in obtaining new Master Masons and en keeping em after e fact. The 1500's and 1980's are gone, and what worked en is not working in e 21 st Century. I see a need for someone to encourage and motivate Lodges to reinvent emselves to stay alive and relevant in is new century. In answer to e question What goals would you like to attain as a Grand Lodge Officer?, he wrote: 20 years ago from now, I would like to have it known at Freemasonry is still alive and relevant, even in e small towns across Oklahoma, because of (1) one person. In all of e towns and Lodges where I have had influence ey have grown and become relevant to eir town, which makes men proud to say ey are Masons. I want all of Oklahoma Masonry to be like Carnegie where, when e word Mason is mentioned, ey respond wi ey do a lot of good ings in is town. In e Dollar Store folks will stop you and ank you for all e good we are doing. This could be done over e entire state wi e right leadership. Lodge or from Freemasonry, provide e following The question does not apply to Broer Rodgers. John Edw in King l i v e s i n A l t u s, Oklahoma, wi his wife, Vicki. He is retired from e Great P l a i n s A r e a Technology Center. H e h o l d s a n Associates of Science in Avionics from e University of e Air Force, and Associates of Arts from Western O k lahoma State College, a Bachelor of S c i e n c e f r o m Souern Illinois University, and post grad. studies at OU and OSU. He was raised at Altus Lodge #62, and served e Lodge as Worshipful Master in He is also a member of Yeldell and Mangum Lodges, and served Mangum as Worshipful Master in He is Past Worshipful Master of e Oklahoma Lodge of Research, and now serves as Secretary of at Lodge. Broer King has served e Grand Lodge as District Deputy Grand Master in 2009 and 2010, has served on various Grand Lodge committees, and was appointed Grand Representative to Rhode Island in He holds e 33 from e Gurie Scottish Rite Temple, where he served as Commander of Kadosh 0 in He is Director of e 7 team and Director of Supernumeraries. A member of e Altus York Rite Bodies, he has served as Grand Principle Sojourner, Grand Scribe, Grand King, Grand High Priest, and District Deputy Grand Master of e Grand Council. He is a member of India Shrine Temple and e Altus Shrine Club. He is a member of Altus Chapter

5 The Oklahoma Mason - Grand Lodge A L 6012 Edition 5 #49, Order of e Eastern Star and has served as Wory Patron. A member of e Altus Court #33, Order of e Amaran, he has served as Royal Patron. He is also a member of e Philalees Society, e Texas Lodge of Research, e Royal Order of Scotland, Allied Masonic Degrees, and Tinker Chapter #43, National Sojourners. He has served as President of e Altus Lions Club, Chairman and Assistant Scout Master of Troop 212, Altus and President of e Electronics Instructors Association. In answer to e question Why do you seek is office? Broer King wrote: To lead e Lodges and Craft by serving e Lodges and Craft. In answer to e question What goals would you like to attain as a Grand Lodge Officer? He wrote: To do e job I was elected to do to e best of my ability. Broer King has received e Order of e Arrow from e Boy Scouts and several military service medals. you have ever been suspended or expelled from a Lodge or from Freemasonry, provide e following information [dates of suspension and reinstatement]. The question does not apply to Broer King. Up-Coming Events You Won t Want to Miss TRI-STATE DEGREE CONFERRAL - OCTOBER 19 & 20 This is a first for Oklahoma. Breren from New Mexico and Sou Carolina are coming to Gurie. New Mexico will perform e Fellowcraft Degree according to eir ritual, and Sou Carolina will present e Entered Apprentice Degree according to Sou Carolinian ritual. Then e Oklahoma Masonic Indian Degree Team will present e Master Mason Degree. The Degrees will be staged in e Gurie Scottish Rite Temple. All Master Masons welcome. There is no fee for e event. Friday, October 19-7:00 P.M. Entered Apprentice Degree followed by fellowship Saturday, October 20 10:00 A.M. Fellowcraft Degree 1:30 P.M. Master Mason Degree Evening - ose who wish will go to Bricktown DEDICATION AT THE WILL ROGERS MEMORIAL MUSEUM SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 4 Broer Will Rogers is e most famous Oklahoman and Oklahoma Mason who has ever lived. At 2:00 P.M. on Sunday, November 4, e Grand Lodge will dedicate a memorial engraved stone tablet at e Will Rogers Museum in Claremore, Oklahoma. I hope many Oklahoma Masons will be able to attend e event, which will be followed by a tour of e Museum. Grand Master Grand Lecturer Special School A special School of Instruction will be held at e Grand Lodge building in Gurie on e Thursday and Friday before Grand Lodge. The school will start at 9:00 A.M. on Thursday, November 8 and run until 9:00 P.M. at evening. School will resume at 9:00 A.M. on Friday e 9, and end at noon so at participants can go to e Scottish Rite Temple for e opening of e Friday afternoon Session. This is a great opportunity to check out for your C and A Certificate cards for THE OKLAHOMA MASON is a publication of e Most Worshipful Grand Lodge, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of e State of Oklahoma, located at 102 Sou Broad Street, Gurie, Oklahoma a 501-(c)-10 fraternal organization. Telephone Jim Tresner, Editor

6 6 The Oklahoma Mason - Grand Lodge A L 6012 Edition Available for Election to e Board of Directors of e Masonic Charity Foundation of Oklahoma Ronald J. Chambers is e Senior Grand Warden of Oklahoma. He lives in Broken Arrow. He is retired from American Airlines, where he specialized in non-destructive testing inspection. He subsequently started a sold a pest control business and a small engine repair business. He has served on e Education Committee, e Finance Committee, and e Matching Funds and Promises Matter Committees of e Charity Foundation. He is a member of Delta Lodge #425, which he served as Worshipful Master in 1987 and where he has served as Treasurer since In answer to e question What strengs or experience do you feel you can bring to e Masonic Charity Foundation? he wrote: Leadership and business experience, e desire to see at we can be of service not only to our Lodges and members but also to our communities as well. In answer to e question How do you feel e Masonic Charity Foundation can best serve e Masonic Fraternity in Oklahoma? he wrote: By giving our Lodges an opportunity to become a more visible part of our communities. Lodge or from Freemasonry, provide e following The question does not apply to R W Broer Chambers. Robert G. Davis lives in Gurie, Oklahoma. He is well known as a Masonic speaker and researcher, and e auor of e book Understanding Manhood in America. He works as e General Secretary of e Gurie Scottish Rite Temple. He is Past Master of Garfield Lodge #501, Albert Pike Lodge #162, and Guildhall Lodge #553. He is e Secretary of e Charity Foundation and has helped in e development of every program e Foundation currently has. In charitable/non-profit experience outside e Fraternity he is Past President of e Lions Club, Past President of e Gurie Education Foundation, served two terms on e Gurie City Council, is Past President of e Enid Arts and Humanities Council among many oer activities. In answer to e question What strengs of experience do you feel you can bring to e Masonic Charity Foundation? he wrote: A long track of leadership experience wi e Foundation, e fraternity, and many oer community organizations; a good spokesperson for Masonic charities; and a genuine concern for e benevolent obligations we have to our members and eir families. I am a strong advocate of wory public and private partnerships wi our charitable causes. In answer to e question How do you feel e Masonic Charity Foundation can best serve e Masonic Fraternity in Oklahoma? he wrote: I firmly believe it to be e best public voice for Oklahoma Masonry because of its high visibility and public partnerships. I also believe it represents to our members, eir wives and widows, e tangible benefit of care and relief whenever ese needs arise. I want e Foundation to grow and expand its wonderful mission and service to Oklahoma Masons. Lodge or from Freemasonry, provide e following The question does not apply to W Broer Davis. Richard E. Massad lives in Oklahoma City. He is Past Grand Master of e State of Oklahoma. He is a business manager wi Diffee Motor Cars. He is a member of Oklahoma City Lodge #36 (which he served as Worshipful Master in 1983), McAlester Lodge #550, and India Lodge #551. In answer to e question How do you feel e Masonic Charity Foundation can best serve e Masonic Fraternity in Oklahoma? he wrote: Continue to increase funds to members and eir families rough Lodge charitable work, increase funds for scholarships, increase availability to matching funds amounts to Lodges, auorize partnering wi our Appendant Bodies and e Lodges. Lodge or from Freemasonry, provide e following

7 The Oklahoma Mason - Grand Lodge A L 6012 Edition 7 The question does not apply to M W Broer Massad. Lanny R. Sander served as Grand Master of e State of Oklahoma in He is a farmer/rancher in Seiling, Oklahoma, where he operated over 1,250 acres of range and farm land. He has bred and acquired a herd of registered Beefmaster cattle, some of whom have been recognized as breed trait leaders. In charitable/non-profit experience outside e Fraternity, he is a past Seiling City Councilman, past Member of e Seiling Community Hospital Board, and past Member and Deacon of e First Christian Church Board. He is a member of Seiling Lodge #495, India Lodge #551, Watonga Lodge #552, Ringwood Lodge #554, Coronado Lodge #56, and Woodward Lodge #189. He served Seiling Lodge as Worshipful Master in 1968 and 1970 and as Secretary from 2001 to e present. In answer to e question What strengs of experience do you feel you can bring to e Masonic Charity Foundation? he wrote: The experience gained from managing my farm and ranch for 55 years along wi e years of representing e Craft at Grand Lodge and as Executive Commissioner of e Masonic Service Association of Nor America. In answer to e question How do you feel e Masonic Charity Foundation can best serve e Masonic Fraternity in Oklahoma? he wrote: By assisting local Lodges wi programs to promote Masonry in eir communities and continue and expand ose programs at spotlight e many Masonic Charities supported by e Masonic Charity Foundation. Lodge or from Freemasonry, provide e following The question does not apply to M W Broer Sander. E. Kei Liles served as Grand Master of Oklahoma in He lives in Oklahoma City. He is retired from Gulfstream AreoSpace, Inc. He is a member of Westwood Lodge #512, Myrtle Lodge #145, India Lodge #551 and Mustang Lodge #407. He served Westwood Lodge as Worshipful Master in 1968 and India Lodge as Worshipful Master in In answer to e question What strengs of experience do you feel you can bring to e Masonic Charity Foundation? he wrote: 50 years in Masonic Fraternity and past Secretary of a Lodge and being a Past Grand Master in And to represent e Masons of Oklahoma. In answer to e question How do you feel e Masonic Charity Foundation can best serve e Masonic Fraternity in Oklahoma? he wrote: By understanding our Masonic Family s needs and assisting needs and to help em to overcome eir problems. Lodge or from Freemasonry, provide e following The question does not apply to M W Broer Liles.

8 8 The Oklahoma Mason - Grand Lodge A L 6012 Edition Resolutions to be Voted Upon at Grand Lodge The Masonic Law of Oklahoma is changed by Resolutions, submitted by e members of e Craft and adopted by vote at e Grand Lodge Annual Communication. A 2/3 majority vote is required for adoption. Because e Resolutions are intended to amend a legal document, ey are written in language which can be a little confusing. Because of at, for many years it has been e tradition to print a simple English version in The Oklahoma Mason Magazine. PLEASE NOTE: The versions printed here are for convenience only, e actual language of e Resolutions, printed in e Yellow Book, sent to e Lodges and distributed to everyone attending Grand Lodge, has legal force. Also, ese descriptions are not intended to be advocacy for or against any Resolution and should not be so considered. RESOLUTION #1 deals wi candidates for Masonic office (not candidates for e Degrees of Masonry). Currently, it is against our law for anyone to campaign for office by handing out brochures, hanging posters, etc. This Resolution adds using electronic media to e forbidden campaign practices. [Amends Section 201] RESOLUTION #2 deals wi e number of members necessary to open and do business. There is considerable confusion on e question and is Resolution simplifies e language and process, requiring 7 Master Masons if Lodge membership is 100 or more; 5 Master Masons if Lodge membership is 50 to 99; and 4 Master Masons if Lodge membership is less an 50. [Amends Section U306] RESOLUTION #3 addresses e question of Masonic titles for past officers and eir limitations (one should not introduce emselves as Past Junior Steward of e Lodge, for example). [Expands and clarifies Section 215.] RESOLUTION #4 prohibits any Lodge from displaying any type of political sign on its premises or allowing any political function to take place on its premises. The prohibition does not forbid a Lodge from being used as an official government polling place. RESOLUTION #5 would allow e Lodge to do business in any Degree, so at Entered Apprentices and/or Fellowcrafts can attend e meetings. [Amends Section U 308.] RESOLUTION #6 relates to e monly report which Lodge Secretaries send to e Grand Lodge. The Resolution provides at e report only needs to be sent in quarterly, unless ere is membership activity in a given mon in which case it should be reported at mon. [Amends Section 608 B] RESOLUTIONS #7A, 7B, 7C In places, e language in e Constitution and Code confuses e terms annual dues and per capita. These Resolutions correct e language in ose places. The correction only changes e language, it does not change e way anying actually works. [Amends Section 501, Section 502, and Section 503] RESOLUTION #8 Specifies at e Grand Master cannot give a dispensation for a Lodge to confer more an 2 Degrees on a candidate in e same calendar day. [Amends Section U 414.] RESOLUTION #9 Currently, if a Broer who is not a member of your Lodge wants to visit your Lodge,

9 The Oklahoma Mason - Grand Lodge A L 6012 Edition 9 he cannot do so if any member of your Lodge, present at e meeting, objects. If such an objection is made, e Worshipful Master must exclude e visitor. The Resolution would remove e right to object to e presence of e visitor. [Amends Section U 313.] RESOLUTION #10 Clarifies, but does not change, e means of dividing e interest income on Perpetual memberships between e Lodge and e Grand Lodge. [Amends Section 502] RESOLUTION #11 Moves e filing deadline date for ose wishing to run for e Charity Foundation to e same deadline date as for ose wishing to run for Grand Lodge office. [Amends Section706.] RESOLUTION #12 Adds To file all local, state, or federal governmental reports. to e description of e duties of e Treasurer. [Amends Section U 223 C.] RESOLUTION #13 Prohibits e use of any electronic communications device in open Lodge, unless it is needed for lodge business, instruction, or education. [new section] RESOLUTION #14 Moves e date of Grand School to just before Grand Lodge. [Amends Article IV, Section 402.] RESOLUTION #15 Clarifies at a 28-day waiting period does not apply to applications for affiliation. [Amends Section U 405.] RESOLUTION #16 Eliminates e 6-mon waiting period between e date of a Master Mason Degree and e time e man can petition e concordant or androgynous Bodies. [Amends Section 805.] Feeding e Hungry We Made a Difference Grand Master Rogers continued Grand Master Almy s support of e Food Banks of Oklahoma. Lodges raised funds, ey were matched by e Masonic Charity Foundation of Oklahoma, and e money was donated to e Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma or e Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma, depending on e location of e Lodge. In at way, e funds donated helped e local area of e Lodge. 94 Lodges participated, raising a total of $33,840 wi Matching Funds. The largest donation came from Akdar Lodge #555 $1, Guildhall #553 made e largest per capita donation of $16.67 per member. An exciting part of e program was participation in e Ride Against Childhood Hunger sponsored by Channel 9 television. It featured a motorcycle ride from Oklahoma City to Stillwater. Advertizing for e ride included e Square & Compasses and a note at e Freemasons were sponsors of e Ride. There were 280 riders, and 18 Masons including several Grand Lodge officers. It was a great time for a great cause.

10 10 The Oklahoma Mason - Grand Lodge A L 6012 Edition How to Attend Grand Lodge Any Oklahoma Master Mason is Welcome to Attend Grand Lodge. Grand Lodge meets Friday, November 9, starting wi an open program at 1:00 PM. There will educational break-out sessions after at meeting. Friday Evening at 6:00 is e Banquet in Honor of e Grand Master, hosted by e Museum & Library of e Grand Lodge. Tickets are $25. See e box below. After e Banquet ere will be an Awards and Recognition open meeting in e Auditorium. The You Orders will be honored, people will bring greetings, and e Oklahoma Medal of Honor recipients will be announced. You can register for Grand Lodge starting 10:00 AM Friday morning at e Temple, or Saturday morning if you wish. Grand Lodge will open at 8:30 AM on Saturday, November 10 in e Auditorium. Only Master Masons wi credentials or proxies can speak in debate or vote, but all MASTER MASONS ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND. Voting for officers will begin at 7:00 AM in e Ballroom of e Temple and close at 10:00 AM. Voting on resolutions during e session. Apron required paper aprons will be on sale in e Atrium. Masonic law isn t set in stone. Resolutions to amend e law are voted on at Grand Lodge The session will adjourn in e afternoon, and resume at 6:00 PM for e Installation of e 2013 Officers. Installation is open and all are welcome to attend. Meet new Broers Make new friends Frontier Lodge #48 in anticipation of his election & installation as Most Worshipful Grand Master of e M W Grand Lodge AF&AM of e State of Oklahoma Cordially invites you to e APRON PRESENTATION CEREMONY honoring our distinguished Broer Bradley Rickelman Sunday, November 11, :30 PM Scottish Rite Temple Auditorium Gurie, Oklahoma To reserve a room in e Inn at e Temple for Friday night Cost is $10 Reserve a room by ing e Innkeepers at innkeep@att.net Join us Friday Evening for e Museum & Library Banquet in Honor of e Grand Master Order tickets for $25 each by sending check (payable to Grand Lodge of Oklahoma) cash, or money order to P.O. Box 1019, Gurie, OK Tickets will be held for you to pick up at e Scottish Rite Temple on Friday

11 The Oklahoma Mason - Grand Lodge A L 6012 Edition 11 Gurie Muskogee The auditorium at e Gurie Temple was filled! The cover of is issue tells e story. In e Grand Master s Chance to Advance program, 722 new Master Masons were raised on May 12 in Gurie, and 503 new Master Masons were raised on September 15 in Muskogee. Every bit as exciting, at each Conferral ere were more Master Masons ere to assist and participate an ere were new Masons raised. It was a time of great fellowship and fraternalism! As you can see, it took a tun of paperwork, lots of sweat, and even more determination, but anks to planning and everyone s cooperation, bo Conferrals went smooly. Here are a few interesting facts. Breren flew in to Oklahoma to complete eir degrees from New York, Tennessee, Nor Carolina, and four from Texas. Candidates and Members in e Atrium At e Gurie Conferral, e oldest Entered Apprentice had received e Degree in At e Muskogee Conferral, e oldest Entered Apprentice had received e Degree in ,400 meals were prepared and served. Candidates came from 199 different towns. Lodges wi 20 Candidates or More Mustang Lodge - 61 Candidates Akdar Lodge - 39 Candidates India Lodge - 36 Candidates Allen Lodge - 32 Candidates Miami Lodge - 30 Candidates Pilgrim-Rock Lodge - 28 Candidates Owasso Lodge - 27 Candidates Wilburton Lodge - 27 Candidates Siloam Lodge - 25 Candidates Will Rogers Lodge - 24 Candidates Muskogee Lodge - 22 Candidates Catoosa Lodge - 22 Candidates Lots of paper work Moore Lodge - 20 Candidates Lodging for e day. We had a GREAT time!

12 I m Buster Brown, I live in a shoe; That s my dog Tigh; look for him in ere, too. Those of us old enough can remember e young boy s voice on e radio, followed by plunk your magic twanger, Froggie whereupon a twanging sound was heard and Froggie e Gremlin appeared. Buster Brown entertained generations of kids, while Buster Brown shoes shod many young feet. But not everyone knows at ere were several real Buster Browns (young men, usually short in stature) who played e part at fairs, store promotions, and parades across e United States). In oer words, not everyone knows about Broer Ansley. William Edmond Ansley was born in 1888 and died in Hugo, Oklahoma, in Only 42 inches tall, he played e part of Buster Brown from 1908 until his retirement in Known as The World s Smallest Mason he was a devoted member of Hugo Lodge. In e photograph, e Lodge is loaning e Grand Master a group photo including Broer Ansley for display in e Grand Lodge museum. The oer photos show e front and back of his tombstone, carved in e shape of a shoe. As it says on e back of e stone, He was quite a character.