April 2019

Wardens and Brethren,
Greetings Brethren,

First off, thank you to all the brethren that
attended Hope Lodge’s District Deputy Visitation.
We had 10 brethren attend and I heard a Hope
Lodge brother comment “There’s Franklin’s
Army”. Music to one’s ears. We had a great EA
degree done at Charity Lodge in March for two of
our candidates and have one coming up at
Franklin in April for an additional candidate,
making 3 EA’s. May’s meeting is RWDDGM Gil
Fontes Visitation to Franklin Lodge, so PLEASE
mark your calendar. We need a full house to
support Gil and his GMC Jason Nystrom. Some
things coming up in the next few months include
our annual CHIP event at the Westerly Y.M.C.A,
an Open House, and a Table Lodge. But a big
challenge that faces us is to fill the shoes of a
Brother who has moved down to Texas. W.
Leverett F. Andrews, Jr. has been our Musical
Director for many years. When he is absent,
meetings just do not have the warmth and grace
that they do when his hands are on the ebony
and ivory. We will miss him dearly but hope he
has many joyful years ahead down in the warmth
of Texas and I plan to visit once he gets affiliated
with a lodge.
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I hope the warming weather is seeing you all in
good health,

Fraternally,
Brett Marggraff
Master, Franklin Lodge #20