March 2018 | Edition 2, Volume 9
Abilene Lodge 559
In this issue:
- New EA
- Service Awards
- Widows Dinner
- DDGM Visit
- The Cable-Tow
New Entered Apprentice
One petitioner is now a Brother. One initiation was conferred on February 8th. Welcome, Brother, to Freemasonry. Your journey begins. Thanks to all who participated and attended.
Service Awards
Brothers Manuel Godbee, Richard Newman and Wilburn Ritter were presented 50 Year Certificates and pins by R.W. Rodney Price, DDGM Masonic District 75 of the Grand Lodge of Texas, on February 17, 2018. Congratulations, Brothers.
Widows Dinner
Masonic widows and our families were hosted at a catered dinner on Saturday, Feb 17. Thanks to all who attended and assisted. An overabundance of food was donated to a local charity.
A special thanks to all of you who donated to this event.
Order of Rainbow assisted. Thank them when you can.
On March 1st, Brethren from Baird and Abilene Lodges assisted in a Masonic Graveside Service for Brother B.J. Lawrence, at the request of Baird Lodge #522. Thank you for your offering of respect and dignity.
RW Rodney Price, DDGM
The 2018 DDGM conducted his official visit and inspection at the March 1 Stated Meeting
Looking Forward
Attend your Lodge and visit others
The Cable-Tow
According to the ancient laws of Freemasonry, every brother must attend his Lodge, if he is within length of his cable-tow. The old writers define the length of a cable-tow, which they sometimes call a cable’s length, to be within three miles for an Entered Apprentice, but the expression is really symbolic, and, as it was defined in the Baltimore Convention in 1842, means the scope of a man’s reasonable ability.
From “Commentaries” in a 1934 edition of Lightfoot’s Monitor of the Lodge
Abilene Lodge 559 | PO Box 643, 1265 1/2 N. 2nd Street, Abilene, Texas 79601
Stated Meeting 1st Thursday at 7:30 PM
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