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Brother Johnny Yates- Historian, Lancaster Lodge # 104

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- Lancaster & Garrard County Masonic Lodge History -

* Lancaster 63: Charter - 1820, Aug. 29 / Defunct - 1836, Aug 30 / Property given to Lancaster 104

* Lancaster 104: Charter - 1838, Aug. 29 / Defunct - 7 months / Burned March 1, 1873

* Post Fire: Charter - 1873, Oct. 24 / Defunct - 1890, Oct. 9 / Charter Arrested (Failure to Report to Grand Lodge)

Lancaster 104: Current Charter: 1892, Oct. 19

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* Paint Lick 140 : Charter - 1845, Aug. 28 / Defunct - 1888, Oct. 18 / Restored 1889; burned, 1903

2nd Charter - 1903, Aug. 21 / Defunct - 1937, June 8 / Consolidated with Richmond No. 25

* Bryantsville 197: Charter - 1850, Aug. 28 / Burned by BRAGG'S ARMY, 1863

2nd Charter - 1863, Oct. 21 / Defunct - 1888, Oct. 18

* New Bryantsville 764: Charter - 1905, Oct. 18 / Defunct - 1927, June 15 / Surrendered Charter

* Garrard 306 (at Buckeye): Charter - 1854, Sept. 1 / Defunct - 1875, Oct. 22 / As Solomon, U. D.

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What We Are Doing

- Lancaster 104 / 2008 -

 

* Jan. 8th: conferred "1" Entered Apprentice Degree

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Jan. 17th: Retrieved the Traveling Gavel from Franklin 28 (Danville, KY)

(12 Brothers from 104)

Jan. 19: Hosted our 1st Friend to Friend Lunch w/ Guest Speaker Rusty Lewis

(51 in attendance)

Feb. 7th: Visited our Brothers at McKinney Lodge

(9 Brothers from 104)

Feb. 9th: Grand Lodge of KY Leadership Education at McKee Lodge (London, KY)

(6 Brothers from 104)

Feb. 18th: Retrieved the Traveling Gavel from Harvey Maguire 209 (Perryville, KY)

(8 Brothers from 104)

* March 11th: Conferred Entered Apprentice Degree on "5" candidates

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March 20th: Visited our Brothers at Wilmore 922 (Wilmore, KY)

(7 Brothers from 104)

April 7th: Retrieved the Traveling Gavel from Harvey Maguire 209 (Perryville, KY)

(8 Brothers from 104)

* April 8th: Conferred Fellow Craft Degree on "6" Brothers

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April 14th: Retrieved the Traveling Gavel from Mercer 777 (Harrodsburg, KY)

(10 Brothers from 104)

April 26th: Hosted an Appriciation Lunch for area Firemen

(2 Firemen were members of Lancaster 104)

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- Lancaster 104 / 2007 Highlights -

Special thanks to Hart Lodge 61 for all their help this year!

* Brother Leonard Edwards became a dual member and joined us at Lancaster 104

* Brother Leonard Edwards was made a honorary member

* March 17th: 3 Master Masons raised

* October 20th: 5 Master Masons raised

* 8 new Master Mason's were raised in our lodge in 2007

* 4 Brothers chose to affiliate with Lancaster 104 from other lodges

* We have put on and paid for a new roof

* Performed an Open Installation of Officers for 2008

* For the first time we awarded a College Scholarship to a deserving High School Student in the amount of $500 from donations only

* We gained possession of the District 21 Traveling Gavel 3 times this year

*Visited local church as a lodge on the Sunday nearest St. John's Day in December  

* Through the hard work of some of the members, we have successfully had a Ham & Egg breakfast fund raiser every month. Special thanks go to Ron Ledford & David Shepherd and every member who helped put this on

* 2007 District Deputy Grand Master was our own Joe Alexander whose hard work and dedication has led to the success of Lancaster Lodge #104 F&AM