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The Night Before Christmas, Down At the Lodge

Colby — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 15:00:38 +0000

Courtesy of Bro. Todd E. Creason (http://toddecreason.blogspot.com/)

The Night Before Christmas, Down At the Lodge

‘Twas the Night before Christmas, and down at the Lodge

Not a gavel was stirring, and in the hodge-podge

Of aprons and jewels and chairs East and West

you could savor the silence, most gladly divest

All metal and mineral, it mattered not,

since Christmas was nigh and the coals were still hot

In the hearth of your homestead, all Masons abed,

as visions of trestle boards danced in their head;

When up on the roof there arose such a clatter,

Our Tiler jumped up to see what was the matter!

He picked up his sword and ran fast to the door,

three knocks shook the panels – he wondered ‘What for?’

He answered the knocking with, raps of his own,

and once the door opened he saw, with a moan

Of delight it was Santa, all jolly and red

Except for one notable feature Instead!

Upon his large finger lie wore what we knew

was compass and square on a background of blue!

‘Why Santa!’ he shouted and lowered his blade

‘I see you’re a Mason!’ the Tiler relayed.

He looked toward the Master’s most dignified chair

and said, voice near trembling, ‘Most Worshipful there

Is a Gentleman properly clothed at the gate!’

The Master replied, ‘Let’s allow him – but wait!

You tell me a Gentleman, but I don’t see

His Apron beneath that red suit, can it be

Our visitor hasn’t been properly raised?

Must we offer a test that is suitably phrased?

‘I do beg your pardon,’ old’ Santa said quick

As he pulled up his coat and displayed not a stick

But a cane with, engraving, two balls did appear

and oh, what an apron, he wore and held dear!

Adorned like the Master’ complete with a sign

Of “Lodge Number One, the North Pole” on one line!

“Now let man enter,” the Master declared,

and once in the Lodge room the Brethren all stared,

For Santa was wearing a jewel not seen

for many a century – there in between

The fur of his coat and the splendid red collar

gleamed two golden reindeer that shone like a dollar!

“It’s Donner and Blitzen, who, I must confess

Are actually images brought from the West

By my Warden, a craftsman like none in the world!”

And with a great laugh from his bag he unfurled

An ear of fine corn and some oil from the east,

“My friend I have plenty, tonight we will feast

On all that is good! We are Masons, kind sir!”

A murmur went throughout the Lodge, quite a stir,

As presents and promises flew from his sack

This Santa, a Mason, showed he had a knack

For making this Christmas the best you could glean,

And soon even Deacons were laughing, they’d seen

On this very night only happiness reigned!

This jolly Saint Nicholas quickly explained

That only a Mason could be so inclined

to make all kids happy, make all people find

A Christmas so special, yes, Santa was right!

Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night!

Happy Holidays from all of the brothers of North Star Lodge #447

Pancake Lunch – Sunday, Nov. 13

Colby — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 02:49:39 +0000

WHAT: Annual Pancake Day

WHEN: Sunday, November 13, 2011

TIME: 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

WHERE: North Star Masonic Temple, 2003 East Central Avenue, Estherville, Iowa

COST: Adults: $5, Children 5-12: $2.50

Each year North Star Lodge holds our annual Pancake Day. The profits from this event go to our scholarship fund. Each year, two scholarships are given to area high school seniors who will be attending Iowa Lakes Community College. Our Masonic orders have always been proud of our contributions to this scholarship fund which benefits youth in our area.

If you would like tickets, contact a member of our lodge or contact Larry Niles at 362-4259. You may also pay at the door. Tell your friends and bring your appetite.

Degree Work and Soup and Pie Dinner

Lodge_447_webmaster — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:46:49 +0000

At the last stated meeting on March 8, two petitions were voted on and passed. Joey Moorberg and Greig Frates will be joining the lodge and will be starting their degree work soon. Greig will go through his first degree on March 16 along with a candidate from Twilight Lodge #329. The meeting will open at 7:00 pm. Other dates for degree work will be announced soon.

The lodge’s annual Soup and Pie Dinner will be held on April 10 from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm. All are welcome to join us. Tickets are available from a brother of the lodge, or at the door. We hope to see you there!

Masonic Ring Music Video

Lodge_447_webmaster — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 18:08:48 +0000

Here is a video by Howie Damron about Masons and their Masonic rings. It is well worth the watch and makes us all proud to be Masons.

This video was brought to our attention by Bro. Jay Simser of Arcadia Lodge in Ames, Iowa. You can read his blog at http://baileysbuddy.blogspot.com/

New Web Address

Lodge_447_webmaster — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:40:33 +0000

North Star Lodge has a new web address. It is now http://northstarlodge447.org. The website is still maintained using WordPress but we now have our own domain. Fellow masonic lodge members and webmasters, please link your page to our page and we will return the favor. If you have any comments or questions about the website please let us know.

Website Updated

Lodge_447_webmaster — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 00:50:18 +0000

Hello! For those of you just seeing this website you probably won’t notice anything new. However we had added many new pages, features, and information. This “News” page is the “blog” portion of the website. News about upcoming events, reports on past events, and newsletters from the worshipful master will be posted here. If you have any comments about the website please contact the webmaster or officers. Don’t get too used to the web address though; we will soon be buying a URL so keep tuned in to future changes to the website. Thanks for stopping by.

Hello world!

Lodge_447_webmaster — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 17:30:19 +0000

Hello all, this website is currently under construction. Please be patient and check back often for new posts and pages.