Text Box: Past Masters’ Convocation Text Box: The Seventh Masonic District Past Masters’ Convocation will be held Saturday, December 3, 2005. Orient Lodge #321 will host the day’s events which will begin with breakfast at 8:00 am, he meeting to begin at 9:00 am. District Deputies Grand Master Sam Sutherland, David V. Medert and Tim Martin will brief all attending Worshipful Masters-elect on the Grand Master’s plan for the year. Text Box: Proposed Legislation for the 196th Annual Communication Text Box: There are six pieces of legislation to be handled at the upcoming 196th Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge of Ohio. An additional six (proposed legislation A—F) have been submitted but won’t be acted upon unless a supporter seeks and received “immediate consideration.” The six slated for action are as follows: If changed, Section 29.04 effectively will allow a person to change his designated “primary lodge” to a lodge with whom currently holds a plural membership without a vote being taken by either lodge. Section 27.02 revises the manner and form in which a candidate for degrees may be examined in the various degrees. Section 31.02 revises the credential requirement of visitors attending a lodge under the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of Ohio. Section 16.01 stipulates the need for a member, submitting an application in a new lodge, to clarify if he wishes to maintain plural membership, otherwise his membership shall cease in the elder lodge. Section 26.01 and Section 26.04 changes accountability in the incidents of casting a negative ballot against a petitioner. The new language will require any Brother who cast a negative vote to privately identify himself to the master within 48 hours, stating the reasons for so doing. If no brother so informs the master within the prescribe time frame, the petitioner will be accepted. Section 34.02 deals with the topic of permitting alcoholic beverages in non-dedicated portions of the Masonic Lodge. Text Box: The Trestle Board Text Box: Page # Text Box: Worshipful Brother John R. Ashton, Worshipful Master of Scioto Lodge #6 F. & A. M., was awarded a plaque in recognition for his attendance at all of the annual inspections in the Seventh Masonic District. The “Historic Seventh” district encompasses Adams, Highland, Pike, Ross, and Scioto Counties and has twenty lodges. Congratulations Worshipful Brother Ashton. Scioto Lodge #6 F. & A. M. received recognition for having had the largest number of members at is own inspection. The annual inspection for the lodge was held January 7, 2005. There were 63 members in attendance. Fifty eight guests join Scioto Lodge #6 F. & A. M. as it was inspected in the Entered Apprentice Degree. Brother Brian Matthew Efaw was the inspection candidate. Right Worshipful Brother Tim Martin, District Deputy Grand Master, was the inspecting officer. Scioto Lodge #6 F. & A. M. will be inspected in the Fellow Craft January 6, 2006. Dinner will be served at 6:15 pm with the lodge opening at 7:00 pm. Text Box: 2006 Inspection Text Box: The Grand Lodge Advisory Committee at its August 2005 meeting recommended, and the Grand Master approved, a procedural change which extends Grand Honors to all Grand Lodge of Ohio Officers.