TRAVEL AND WORK AS SUCH

Are you a Master Mason...are you able to prove yourself as one and work and travel as such...well this is by far my favorite aspect of the fraternity. I recently had the pleasure of traveling and working at St John's #6 in Norwalk.

I had recently took the time to check out the local lodge in Norwalk where I a few months ago I had taken a new job. Although this lodge was typical of many of the struggling lodges I have seen in my travels I saw some glimmering hope. They were bringing in new candidates, had active Past Masters and a group of non-past Masters were active and did impressive work. They mentioned that they were doing an EA degree the following month and I told them if my schedule allowed I would be happy to attend and it would be my pleasure to do the second section lecture for the degree.

On the night of the degree I found that three brothers from Southington Lodge, Friendship 33 had also came down having meet the acting Master at the Grand Lodge session. Two of the Southington brothers served as Stewards and I helped as a third escourt. The degree went well and everyone had a fun time performing the work, the Southington brothers did an impressive lecture and I am looking forward to visiting their lodge. There was strong fraternal feel to the evening and everyone left feeling good about the work done.

As an officer in two lodges my free travel time is limited and I look forward to the day that I am able to travel and work as such....