NEWS - 2008-2009

24th. MASONIC DISTRICT
OF MISSOURI

Rt. Wor. Bro. Frank D. Wright
District Deputy Grand Master
69 		Rt. Wor. Bro. Joseph M. Keeler
District Deputy Grand Lecturer
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                RANSOM  A.  BREUER               

MASONIC  ASSOCIATION

Missouri's Oldest Masonic Instructional Orginization
meeting times are 7:30 P.M.

JULY 2009

JULY 27 ~ HOPE (washington)





ACTIVITIES AROUND THE DISTRICT

June 04 ~ OWENSVILLE ~ 3rd.° conferral

June 05 ~ SULLIVAN ~ 3rd.° conferral

June 13 ~ UNION ~ Two (2) 2nd.° conferrals

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* 1st. Sunday of each month ~~ MERAMEC #313 (Eureka)
All you can eat Pancake Breakfast ~ 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.

* 1st. Saturday of each month ~~ OWENSVILLE #624
All you can eat Breakfast ~ 7 a.m. to 10 a.m.

* 2nd. Sunday of each month ~ FRATERNAL #363 (Robertsville)
All you can eat Breakfast ~ 6 a.m. to 11 a.m.

* 2nd. Saturday of each month ~~ EASTER #575 (St. Clair)
All you can eat Breakfast ~~ 7 a.m. to 10 a.m.

* 3rd. Saturday of each month ~ UNION #593
All you can eat Breakfast ~ 6:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

* 1st. Fri. of each month ~ SULLIVAN #69 ~ Family night
C.D. dinner at 6:30 P.M ~ All invited

CONGRATULATIONS

RWB Richard L. Weible (r), retiring DDGM of the 24th. Masonic district of Mo.

congratulates new DDGM,  RWB Frank D. Wright

The District extends its appreciation to Bro. Richard for a "Job Well Done"

CONGRATULATIONS

to Rt. Wor. Bro. Joseph M. Keeler, of
Meramec Lodge #313 on his appointment as

DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND LECTURER

of the 24th. Masonic District of Mo.

Accolades to Wor. Bro. Edward C. Burton, 11 of Easter Lodge #575

on his election as president of the Ransom A. Breuer Masonic Association

for the year 2009

TRAVELING TROPHY AWARD ~ SULLIVAN LODGE # 69




24th. DISTRICT SCHEDULES
2008 - 2009
RWB Frank D. Wright
D.D.G.M. - O.Visit
RWB Jos. Keeler
D.D.G.L. - LG. INST.
WB Edward C. Burton 11 Pres.
R.A.B.M.A. - MEETINGS
Sept. 25 ~ Hermann
Jan. 20 ~ St. Clair
Jan. 26 ~ St. Clair
Oct. 02 ~ Gray Summit
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Feb. 23 ~ Sullivan
Oct. 03 ~ Sullivan
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Mar. 23 ~ Union
Oct. 06 ~ Meramec
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Apr. 27 ~ Pacific
Oct. 14 ~ Easter
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May 25 ~ Gray Summit
Oct. 16 ~ Owensville
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June 22 ~ Robertsville
Oct. 18 ~ Fraternal
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July 27 ~ Washington
Nov. 11 ~ Hope
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Aug. 24 ~ Eureka
Nov. 13 ~ Columbia
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Sept. 28 ~ Owensville
Nov. 14 ~ Union
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Oct. 26 ~ Hermann
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Nov. 23 ~ St. Clair
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Dec. 06 ~ Union

Question Box from RA Breuer Association Meeting What is the oldest Lodge in our District? Answer: The follow is reported by our DDGM from the Kiel Book of 1925. "Record has been found of 14 Masonic Lodges in Franklin County from 1847 to date. Of these six are now defunct and eight are active. From a large collection of records made for the proposed history of Franklin County, the following list of Lodges is compiled in order of the institution and this list show the name, the number, the location and the time during which it held a charter.

1. Olive Branch 88 Union, Oct. 12 1847 to 1855.
2. Martha Washington 46, Washington, June 10, 1853 to May 1863.
3. Pacific 159, Pacific, May 28, 1856 to January 1878.
4. Evergreen 27, New Haven, May 26, 1864 to date.
5. Sullivan 69, Sullivan, May 28, 1866 to date.
6. Union 173, Union, Oct. 19, 1867 to March 1892.
7. Cedar 37, Shotwell, Oct 15, 1868 to January 1900 Moved to Gasconade County in 1877.
8. Hope 251, Washington, Oct. 15, 1868 to date.
9. Fraternal 363, Robertsville, Oct. 13, 1870 to date.
10. Columbia 534, Pacific, Oct. 12, 1887 to date.
11. Frankling 541, St. Clair, Oct. 16, 1889 to July 1904.
12. Gray Summit 173, Sray Summit, Feb. 6, 1903 to date.
13. Easter 575, St. Clair, Sept 28, 1905 to date.
14. Union 593, Union, Sept 26, 1907 to date.
15. Hermann #123, Hermann, May 10, 1850
16. Owensville #624, June 22, 1912 to date.
Note Hermann and Owensville are in Gasconade County
17. At Grand Lodge in 2000 the 32nd. Masonic District was enlarged with the addition of Linn and Chamois Lodges, the name was then changed to the 24th Masonic District.
Webmaster note of the above "to date" Lodges only Evergreen is not active. They merged with Hope Lodge in 1994.