Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-02-14
Masons To Aid Government.

Masons To Aid Government.
In a proclamation issued Feb
5th, Grand Master George S
Norfeet of Winston-Salem calls
upon North Carolina Masonry
to render every aid and assist
ance possible to the government
in carrying forward the war, and
Especially urges that Masons
Theoretically participate in the
War Savings Stamps movement.
The Grand Lodge of North Car.
DINA has purchased $1,000 of
these stamps, all that is permit.
ted to it under the law, and every
Mason in the grand jurisdiction
is called upon to join in the thrift
movement.
A conference was held in
Washington in the early part of
January at which representatives,
of the various fraternal orders
of the United States met with
representatives of the United
States government and the var.
ious plans of the government
were discussed by Secretary of
the Treasury McAdoo anu by
President Wilson, the represen.
tatives present being guests at
the White House. This meeting
was attended by Mr.. Henry A.
Grady, of Clinton, Senior Grand
Warden, representing North Car
DINA Masons. Upon the report
of this conference submitted to
the Grand Lodge at its recent
annual communication the fol-
lowing resolution, offered by Mr..
Leon Cash, of Winston-Salem,
was unanimously adopted:
Resolved: That the Grand Lodge of
North Carolina most heartily approves
the patriotic suggestions contained in the
splendid Grafton delivered by Brother
Gov T. w. Beckett, and commends to
the Masons of North Carolina all efforts
being made by those in authority to
conserve our resources and to induce the
public to invest in the very safe securi.
ties of our national government, and
especially in those of small denomina-
ton so easily within the reach of our
people; and the Grand Lodge requests all
of the subordinate lodges to take active
and prompt measures for cooperating
with those having these investments in
charge in their various counties.
Resolved, further. a
THAT the Grand Master issue his
proclamation, directing the several secre-
taries of the subordinate lodges to read
this resolution at the first regular meet.
ing hereafter, and also calling upon the
brethren in the most forcible manner to
give heed to the warnings of the Federal
government in its various calls for their
loyal support. ,-t'' T.
THAT said proclamation be given all
possible publicity through the press or
otherwise" ~ ps>>
GRAND MASTERS ADDRESS
In conformity with this resolu-
ton on Tuesday Grand Master
Norfeet issued the following
proclamation:
ITO the Masters, Wardens and Brethren
of the Subordinate Lodges under the
Jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of
North Carolina A. F. and A. M.
Brethren: Our Nation Is At War
Many of our people are awake to this
fact, but thousands have not yet realized
what it means. The preservation of
your liberty and freedom, your homes
and loved ones is at stake. More than a
thousand North Carolina Masons and
another thousand sons of Masons are in
this fight, and this is but a beginning
unless we put our hearts and time and
money into the cause. There can be no
doubt of final victory if we support our
government as we should.
"Ata meeting held in Washington in
December, representatives of all frater-
nal orders being present, the President
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