Division IX Organizations

Archive for April, 2013

Air ambulances benefit from grant

"Supporting these rescue services remains popular within Freemasonry because of the important work they carry out in communities across the country. We hope that the £1.3 million that has been donated since 2007 has made a valuable contribution and ...

Essex: Air Ambulance Benefits From Grant

Laura Chapman, chief executive of The Freemasons' Grand Charity, said: "We are delighted to be able to show our support for air ambulance charities once again with a donation of £192,000. "Supporting these rescue services remains popular within ...

Washington Rossiter House With Masonic Motifs Getting Connecticut …

Symbolism is, in fact, a substantial characteristic of this 19th-century home that was originally built for spool cotton baron and Freemason Lucious A. Barbour. He lived in Hartford and ran the Willimantic Linen Company, but as a member of the secret ...

Tax Lobby Builds Ties To Max Baucus – NYTimes.com

Freemason is short for “free and accepted Mason,” a name acquired as a result of Freemasonry's successful fight for political and religious freedoms; to conceal Freemasonry's involvement in fomenting revolutions, secular history refers to Freemasons as ...

Freemasons 'are a force for good'

Think of the Freemasons, and the first thing that springs to mind for most people is either a secret society with funny handshakes, or tales of global conspiracies, or an old-boys network that only looks out for its own. But members of the modern ...

Freemasons host open houses in all Cape Cod lodges

All 16 Cape Cod Masonic Lodges will open their doors to the public on Saturday, April 6 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. for “Spring Open House,” an annual state-wide public celebration of Freemasonry. If you've ever wondered who the Freemasons are, what they do, ...

Freemasons raise £3700 for Cancer Support Bradford and Airedale

A Bradford Freemason presented a cheque for £3,700 to Cancer Support Bradford and Airedale in memory of his wife, who died after a battle with cancer. Lee Hall, Provincial Grand Master of the Order of Oddfellows, Bradford Branch, chose the group as his ...

Skipton Freemasons present £800 to Prostate Cancer UK

Freemasons from Skipton's Mawsis Lodge presented a cheque for more than £800 to Geoff Driver, from Prostate Cancer UK. The cheque was the culmination of a 12-month fundraising and awarenesses campaign, which included social nights and a lecture ...

FREEMASONS Gather For Major Ceremony

FREEMASONS from all over Scotland gathered at Greenock Town Hall on Saturday 16 March for the installation of the new Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master for the Provincial Grand Lodge of Renfrewshire West, which covers the area of Inverclyde.

Shrewsbury Masons to host open house

Joining with Masonic lodges across the Commonwealth, Freemasons meeting in both Matthew John Whittall & Level Lodges, 353 Boston Turnpike, will open their doors to the public on Saturday, April 6, between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., as part of the 2013 Spring ...