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50-year pin presented - 1/5/2010
On January 5th, 2010, Brother Elzie Maurice Pearce of Fulton #444 was recently presented with his 50-year service pin and certificate. On hand for the presentation ceremony was Worshipful Master Jerry Wayne Wade, Jr. and Past Master Charles Allen Spencer.
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University receives gift - 11/7/2009
The Mississippi Lodge of Research U.D., working with the Grand Secretary's office, recently donated a copy of the Annual Proceedings to the Special Collections Department of Mississippi State University in Starkville. These annual publications, covering the period between 1960 and 2008, were placed alongside the Department's existing inventory of Grand Lodge Proceedings. According to Lynne Mueller, coordinator for the Mississippiana & Rare Books division of the Department, the donated books will complete the Department’s collection of the Proceedings going back to the Grand Lodge's formation in 1818. "These books represent a valuable resource in tracing the migrations of early Mississippi families and also provide a snapshot of our early communities. We are so thankful to the Mississippi Lodge of Research and the Grand Lodge of Mississippi for making this gift possible."
Chris Reid, Worshipful Master of the Mississippi Lodge of Research, was on-hand to present the books to the Special Collections Department. "Mississippi State is the first step in spreading our public Masonic history to the state. The University of Mississippi in Oxford and the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg are also in preparation to receive the copies necessary to complete their collections. We are grateful for the level of cooperation by our institutions of higher learning regarding preserving our past and look forward to working with each of them in the future as we begin to unravel our own history as well as that of our members."
For more information on the Mississippi Lodge of Research and its activities, please visit their official website at www.mslodgeofresearch.org
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Grand Lodge uses Twitter - 10/16/2009
You can now follow the Grand Lodge of Mississippi on Twitter, an exciting new feature which will allow members to be even more informed with the most recent news, events and degrees through real-time status updates.
Thousands of people and organizations, such as the American Red Cross, Political Parties and even NASA are beginning to use Twitter, to provide information to their supporters and members.
Tweets or updates are short, no more than 140 characters, but can offer a good amount on information. The Grand Lodge of Mississippi is using Twitter to release notifications about degrees, events, changes, and news articles with relevant or interesting information.
If you already have a Twitter account we encourage you to find us as "msgrandlodge". For more information contact Edgar A. Gonzales at twitter@msgrandlodge.org
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DeMolay gets website - 10/14/2009
The Capital Chapter of the Order of DeMolay, based in Brandon, Mississippi has launched a new website located at www.capitalchapter.net Created by Brother Tyler Watkins, a Mason from South Union #193 and a member of the Capital Chapter, the website is intended as a recruitment tool for young men in the Jackson area.
For more information on the Order of Demolay or how to join, please visit the State Contacts page here. To hear about the experiences of DeMolay as told through the eyes of one of its members, click here for an essay by Tyler Watkins.
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