2001 Grand Lodge of Minnesota Annual Communication Proceedings
2001 Grand Lodge of Minnesota Annual Communication Proceedings
2001 Grand Lodge of Minnesota Annual Communication Proceedings
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14 GRAND LODGE OF MINNESOTA<br />
An Oc€agonal Communlcation ot tho <strong>Grand</strong> <strong>Lodge</strong> ot A.F. & A.M. <strong>of</strong> Mlnr€sola was held at 2:00<br />
P.M. on galuday, 96pt6mb€r 16, 2000 at the t€mporary hall ol VlElnla <strong>Lodge</strong> *264, Virglnla,<br />
Mlnnesola to conduc-t a Comelstone CEEmony tor th€ Ptoiect 2000 construcdon and r€novation<br />
prcjecl at lh€ Cook Hospital, Cook, Minnesoia.<br />
Most Wo|shlpful Brothor Phillp G. Soderb€rg, Orand Master, declal€d lhe qrand <strong>Lodge</strong> Op€n€d<br />
In ArnDle Form al 2:00 P.M.<br />
The lbllovilng ollice|s we€ pr€s€nt:<br />
M.W. Phl p q. So(b|teq...... . . . . . . . . . . .Orand Masbr<br />
R.W. Roger Taylor . . . . . . . . . .D6Nty <strong>Grand</strong> t\raster<br />
Wor. Steven Johnson, J.G.S., . . . . . . . . . . , . . .Ac{ng S€nior <strong>Grand</strong> Wardsn<br />
F.W. Nell NeddemFyer .,..., . . . .Junior GlDnd Wardon<br />
R.W. Oouglas J. Campb€ll .... .........Gram S€cr€bry<br />
Wor. John LouUenhls€r .<strong>Grand</strong> Chaplain<br />
Wor. J. Kenneth Alls€n . . . . . . , . . . . ...G6ndOrator<br />
Wor. Stephen J. Bemu ........,. , . .Senior Orand Deacon<br />
Wor. James Bjorlqulst, Dlst. Rep. #4 ........Acting Junlor <strong>Grand</strong> Deacon<br />
Wor. Claronce Russ€ll, G. St. B. ,....,..Acting <strong>Grand</strong> Marshal<br />
Wor. Anhony Keane, Jr. .. ... ,... .... ..,<strong>Grand</strong> <strong>Lodge</strong> Educatlon Oflicer<br />
Wor. Jsdson Hgida . . , . , . . . .<strong>Grand</strong> Tyler<br />
Kad Rulhenb€ck . . . . . . . . . .Archil€ct<br />
AlsO In atl€ndsnco wsl€ many otncors and memb€B ol Nor0Eastem Minn€sota area <strong>Lodge</strong>s and<br />
I largp crowd ol Cook alga communily membsrs. Included In the audienc€ and on lhe progEm<br />
v{as Cook Oty Mayor, Dr. Harold Johnston, who also brought bli€l remafts and greetngs on<br />
b€hall <strong>of</strong> he ciy; Jelf Elfion, Presldent ol lhs Cook.Or H€althcars Dislrict Boardi and Alen Vogt,<br />
Cook Hospilrl Admhlstrabr.<br />
Follorlng tr)e instructions <strong>of</strong> Ur€ Gland Master and lhe <strong>Grand</strong> Marshsl, fie <strong>Grand</strong> Lodg6 Oliicerg<br />
o@ce€d€d lo d€dlcat€ lhs com€rstono 0l tte cook HosDilal in Du€ 8nd Ancienl Form. A time<br />
cepsuh was to b€ ssalod later and Includsd among th€ many iterrx| it contalned was 8 copy <strong>of</strong> th€<br />
<strong>Grand</strong> Lodg€ <strong>of</strong> Minnosola program <strong>of</strong> [|€ day's 6v€nts and one ot M.W. Phlllp Sodelb€rg's<br />
commgmoralive l8p€l plns.<br />
Ths oraton was gtu€n by lhs Wor. J. Kennoth Alls€n, <strong>Grand</strong> Orator:<br />
Ladles aN g€nllamen; honorcd guests; hank you a lor joinlng he Gmd Mas?er ol Masons ln<br />
Mlnnesola and hi9 otfc€'s in lhls solemn cercmony Cnnd Mastet Ph lp Sodetuerg curently<br />
s$/es as lhe head ot twmly tvto thousand Masong ln ou slale, memberc ot Masonlc LMges ln<br />
cffitmunltles htg€ aN small, all ot whom sharc a common hlstory aN legacy ol patloUsm,<br />
tellowghlp md sd1llca to lhose communitias,<br />
ll has hng been a ladltion to invile Fne,T'€,sons to caremd ally lay @tnetslonss lor lmportant<br />
publlc studuEs. tn Wt times, lhls usuelly involved aclually daclng lhe true comerctone ol ah€<br />
bulldlng pdor to the cqnmencem€nt ol lhe bulldlng lbelf. ln mote recanl dmes, the ceEmooy has<br />
bd@.flB morc oad ol ddlcatlon aN NcuE allet the campletlon ol the sttucturc. Prcbably lhe<br />
t?tosl tannus ol these hrcmonles ls caplurcd ln a lanous Nlntlng showlng Georye Washlnglon<br />
laylng tha<br />
comersbne ol flE Unlted Slal€ Capitol. ln thb palntlng ou Masonlc Etoth Washlngton ls<br />
gahdd ln regalla vety slnllat to thal won today by Gnnd Masler &detuary. As a lralemtty, we<br />
c,rarEh thls InR to out bundlng lalhdts, mmy ol whom, lke Washlngton wdrc ecflve Masons. The<br />
spfll ol dedlattur t€malns, and lhe c€rcmony you wltness8d herc lday ls baslcally lhe srma as<br />
thal Fdomd more than two hun ed ysars ago.<br />
Thd swbollsm behlnd thls cercmotry, holwvet, prcdales Washlngton anct even Fratemal<br />
fubsonry by cenlules. Recods and archlves ol mdlevaltlmes menllon numercus occaslons ol<br />
@mo|stone dddbatlut c€rcmonles prcsldad ov€r by hlgh churclt olllclag and other noE,b16s. me<br />
1dgtnal synbollsn ol thd @tdftnny, ew*lany that ot the @n, wine and oll ls asdb€d to cetavl
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