On Wednesday, August 13, I was privileged to welcome 2 more men into our great fraternity. Our two newest brothers are father and son which was such an honor to take part in. Our lodge is growing a lot this year. I did a little quick math and our little "country lodge" has grown 10 percent this year. We have initiated 4 (one has been passed to Fellow Craft) and had one brother re-affiliate. If I have understood my secretary correctly we will have another petition to read this month and with a positive vote that will bring us to a growth of 6. This might not seem like much to larger lodges, but to look back to the last 6 new Brothers we have gained, you would have to look back almost 10 years of combined growth. It has definitely been an honor to sit in the East for this amazing growth of our lodge.
As well as the growth of our lodge it is great to see the growth of the other lodges in our district. At our recent initiation we had 7 EAs on hand to watch and participate where they could. This included one new EA from Wakefield No. 198 who was initiated 2 days prior.
I would like to extend a huge thank you to everyone that has participated in the work going on in Courtland Lodge. I would like to especially thank the wives of our members who have been so understanding as we have been meeting quite a bit more often than usual.
Clayton Gaskins
WM
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