Monday May 12, York will honor the Past Masters of York Lodge by permitting them to demonstrate their ritual proficiency by conferring the Master Mason degree on one candidate. The evening will begin at 6:00pm with a "taste of Italy" dinner of Lasagna (please RSVP by Monday, May 5). At 7:00 pm a lodge of Master Masons will be opened with Past Masters filling the stations. The long or "director's cut" version of the MM degree will be presented with Wor. Bro. Jay Ditty taking the lead role.
Register online at www.cocgo.org or call Steve Moore at 614-985-3803 to learn more.
Pictured below is York Lodge Secretary, Worshipful Bro. Bill Hochstettler presenting Ill. Bro. Dick Luckay, Chairman of Valley of Columbus 32 Masonic Learning Center for Children Board of Governors a check for $ 5,000 to sponsor a child's tutoring for one year. In return, Ill. Bro. Luckay presents Worshipful Master, Douglas E. Hoover a Certificate of Appreciation for the gift.
Worshipful Brothers Howard J. Roby and Douglas E. Hoover have been elected President and Vice-President respectively of the Valley of Columbus, 33rd Degree Association. Congratulations to W.B. Roby and Hoover.
Realtor and developer Joe Armeni is remodeling York Temple into condominiums. Construction has been ongoing for several months and sources indicate that the developer intends to retain as much of the Masonic character as possible. The stained glass is being re-stored and a single unit along the front of the building will include all of the glass.
An article in "The Short North Gazette" describes the remodeling and a favorable view of York Lodge and Freemasonry.
