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A dispensation was granted by The Most Worshipful Grand Master Stanley M. Thompson, Grand Lodge of Missouri, for St. Joseph Lodge No.78 Ancient Free & Accepted Masons at 605 Robidoux Street in St. Joseph, Missouri to host a Chance To Advance Class [ C2A ] on Saturday March 27th 2004.
The Masonic Temple opened at 7:00AM with Registration for Candidates beginning at 8:00AM. Coffee and Hot Rolls were provided by The Scottish Rite Temple Valley of St. Joseph, Dale Brian, Secretary. Dale Brian is a Past Master of Zaredetha Lodge No.189.
Right Worshipful Brother Dave Ramsey, District Deputy Grand Master in the 7th District served as the Director for the class. Right Worshipful Brother Wayne Dugan, Regional Grand Lecturer in Region B where the Lodge is located served as Moderator. At 9:00AM all Freemasons were invited into the Lodge and R.W.B. Dave Ramsey made announcements and introductions. He recognized all those who had served on a Grand Lodge level under the title Right Worshipful. 11 Brothers were present who had served on a Grand Lodge level. Before opening the Lodge, R.W.B. Wesley Revels, Worshipful Master of St. Joseph Lodge No.78, thanked all the Brethren for participating, welcomed the candidates in the class and delivered a poem "I Sat In Lodge With You".
King Hill Lodge No.376
Andrew Liles, Mathew Liles, Robert
Drake, William Roth and Jerry Daniels.
Savannah Lodge No.71
Guy Speckman, Philip Duane, and Tim Schuster
Agency Lodge No.10
John Cooley and Scott Copel
St. Joseph Lodge No.78
Kenneth Gruber
Brotherhood Lodge No.269
John Howie, Jason Horstman and
Larry Rowe
St. Joseph Lodge No.78 Opened on the First Degree of Freemasonry, and all who were not Fellowcrafts were retired from the Lodge. The Lodge was Opened on the Second Degree, the Craft was called to confer the Second Degree and the Degree was conferred.
Those putting on the 2nd Degree were Dennis Vogel of Brotherhood Lodge No.269, Brent Hunt
of Agency Lodge No.10, John Mayo of Charity Lodge No.331, Herman Collins
of Zaredetha
Lodge No.189, Paul Hoffelmeyer of St. Joseph Lodge No.78, Charles Weakley
of Zaredetha Lodge No.189, Darrell Brown of Agency Lodge No.10, Ted Picraux,
of Rushville Lodge No.238, Carl Jennings of St. Joseph Lodge No.78, Ralph Church
of Rushville Lodge No.238, Wesley Revels, St. Joseph Lodge No.78 and Woody Offenbacker
of Lincoln Lodge No.138.
The Lodge was called from labor at 11:30AM and Lunch was served at The Scottish Rite Valley of St. Joseph, Dale Brian Secretary. Menu: Fried Chicken, Scalloped Potatoes, Green Beans, Cake, Tea & Coffee. Presentations were given by the York Rite, Scottish Rite and Moila Shrine of St. Joseph.
The Lodge was Called To Labor at 1:30PM and the Craft was called for the 1st
Section of the Third Degree and conferred. Those putting on the 1st Section
were Wesley Revels of St. Joseph Lodge No.78, Brent Hunt of Agency Lodge No.10, Dennis Vogel
of Brotherhood Lodge No.269, Kenny Ruff of King Hill Lodge No.376, Paul Hoffelmeyer
of St. Joseph Lodge No.78, Darrell Brown of Agency Lodge No.10, Charles Weakley
of Zaredetha Lodge No.189, Ted Picraux of Rushville Lodge No.238, Stuart Wyeth
of St. Joseph Lodge No.78 and Ralph church of Rushville Lodge No.238.
Those putting on the 2nd section of the 3rd Degree were John Mayo of Charity Lodge No.331, Bill Maugh, Saxton Lodge No.508, Bill Nelson of Saxton Lodge No.508, Leroy Salmon of Zaredetha Lodge No.189, Jim Wilkins of Cosby Lodge, Charles Weakley of Zaredetha Lodge No.189, Herman Collins of Zaredetha Lodge No.189, Ted Picraux of Rushville Lodge No.238, Larry Lambing of Zaredetha Lodge No.189, Wesley Revels of St. Joseph Lodge No.78, Kenny Ruff of King Hill Lodge No.376, Norman Jefferies of St. Joseph Lodge No.78, Virgil Simpson of Charity Lodge No. 331 and Jeff Esely of Savannah Lodge No.71.
The Most Worshipful Gordon E. Hopkins, Past Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Missouri 1995 was received in proper form with the Grand Honors. M.W. Gordon Hopkins thanked St. Joseph Lodge No.78 for Hosting the C2A class and praised all those who had performed the Ritual for the high quality of their work. He commented that Ritual work of the high quality he had seen during the class could not otherwise be seen at a usual Lodge session.
Peace and Harmony Prevailing, the Lodge was closed at 3:30PM.