|
Return to Sylvan Hills Masonic Lodge Home Page
The Edwin Proctor Gavel is currently in the possession of Faulkner Lodge #738 in Holland, AR. Their Stated Communication is the fourth Monday of each month. Potluck Dinner at 6:30 PM. Meeting at 7:30. The Secretary of Faulkner Lodge is Brother Lowell Grisham.
Email Lowell
The Edwin Proctor Gavel is the property of Sylvan Hills Masonic Lodge #754, and remains so regardless of location. Our Stated Communication is held on the first Thursday of each month. Dinner begins at 6:00 PM and the meeting is at 7:00 PM. For info, email Secretary: T. J. Henwood Rules of Possession Approved under Ruling, February 15, 1978 of M:. W:. Brother Harris F. Mitchell, Grand Master of AR. The Proctor Gavel is the property of Sylvan Hills Lodge #754, and remains so regardless of location. To encourage Masonic fellowship and visitation, any Arkansas Lodge, F. & A.M. chartered under the MW Grand Lodge of AR may claim the Gavel as follows: Visit the Lodge currently possessing the Gavel at any regular meeting, either Stated or Called, with a minimum of ALL THREE principal officers and five other members in good standing of the claiming Lodge, 8 total. Provided, the Proctor Gavel may not leave the State of Arkansas. When claiming the Gavel, please be sure you have the following items: The Edwin Proctor Gavel, display box, log book, and the carrying bag. Upon claiming the Gavel, we ask that the Secretary or Master notify Sylvan Hills Lodge, either by postal mail or e-mail of its whereabouts. Postal mail address is: Sylvan Hills Masonic Lodge #754 Post Office Box 6221, Sherwood, AR 72124-6221 Please include your contact info, meeting times, and Lodge location. Also, please complete a page in the log book showing your time of possession. The Story of the Gavel The Gavel was made by Brother Edwin Proctor, a Missouri Mason, who made over 200 special presentation gavels for Masonic dignitaries, and other special occasions. This Gavel was presented to Brother George Sarringer, Worshipful Master of Sylvan Hills Lodge on September 4, 1976, by Horace M. Kreeger, the Worshipful Master of Wyandotte Lodge #3, of Kansas City, MO on the occasion of a visit from Sylvan Hills Lodge, and the conferral of the Master's degree there, under dispensation from the respective Grand Masters. The Gavel is made of solid cherry wood, obtained from an ancient house of a departed Brother. At the time it was made in 1976, the wood in the Edwin Proctor Gavel was over 100 years old.
Return to Sylvan Hills Masonic Lodge Home Page
|
