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F. 8: A. M.

AL. E. ORTON, P. G. M.
GRAND SECRETARY
200 SHUBERT BUILDING

, ‘ .. Enuiauillr. Kg.
September 17, lbqé

hr. Ratt Corbin, Acting Secretary
Lexington Lodge No. 1, F.& A.M.
128 Cherokee Park

Lexington, Kentucky

Dear Lrother Corbin:

We have marked Brother P. S. Scrimsher's name off the suspended list
of 1945. Is this correct?

what is the correct date of R. H. Orr's suspension?

You state that Fred daker, O. C. boone, E. N. Brummette, J. W. Daugherty,
C. V. Farrier, Sidney R. Griffith, L. W. Kelsey, and C. a. Tyler were
reinstated last year. Please give us the date of their reinstatement.
They will have to be entered in your 1945 return, as it was not

entered last year. ,
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You state that Dudley Nest was suspended iﬂM194l. We have taken his
name off the list of Master Masons. Is this correct?

We are deducting dues on 7 Fifty Year members of your Lodge. We do
not have the record of A. E. Baird, so we cannot send him his button
until we know that he has been a member for so years. The Grand
Secretary of Tennessee wrote us that he affiliated with No. 151,
Tennessee November 18, 1909, but he did not have the name of the
Lodge with which he was affiliated before joining ho. 151. L0 you
have this record? If so, Please send it to us. If you do not,
please write to the Secretary of No. 151, Tennessee or perhaps
Brother oaird could give it to you. When we hear from you on this
matter we will send his 50 Year Button and deduct his $1.00 dues

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Please make these changes in your 1945 return also, so that next
year, you will have no trouble making out your return.

Tatt Corbin, Sec'y. e Septenber l 1945

After these corrections have been made the frort Queet of your
return shoald be, as follows:-

wembers per last return

bembers initiated

henbers admitted

Nembers reinstated
Total

L tted 5
S ended l
D 15

Insane g

Easter hasons
Beloow Crafts
Enteree Auprentices
Total Member511p, as above

Thanking you for your letter of corrections, and with all good
WiSheS, I am

Fraternallv thine,

grand secretary
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Lodge 1 7

The GRAND LODGE of KENTUCKY, F. 69’ A. M.

AL. E. ORTON, P. G. M., Grand Secretary
200 Shubert Building
Louisville, Ky.,.§.§lllin_?.l4194_5
Dear Brother Secretary:

The annual report for your lodge, as of August 31, received, for which we thank you, however, we need
the following information to make our records complete:

Thanks for your letter of corrections received today.

Since Brothers C. V. Carrier and S. R. Griffith were reinstated in your
Lodge in 1942 and were not entered in your last year's return, you will
owe $2.75 dues for 1942 on each of them. See statement below.

The spelling of the following names does not agree with previous report. Cross out the incorrect spelling.

Give information on this sheet and return promptly, but don’t fail to correct your records.

Statement below. Remittance for Grand Lodge dues and assessments must reach the office of the Grand
Secretary; not later than September 28 (Sec. 139).

1.1.1.942 33—54450—
Dues‘ﬁé—members at $1 ..................... $M

Ass’éﬁk’members M. W. & 0. Home at $1 M
Agra—05 members 0. M. Home at $0.25 ....... —1€'—6—'E§— Fraternally thine,

Subsso’5 members Home Journal at $0.50 ..... M . p ”i 3““)
Ass’thembers Washington Memorial at $1 ____5~_O_O_ l . "9/ /
1586 .25 , l l", Grand Secretary.

Total dues and assessments ..............
Credits

Balance now due .............................

$ 1586.25

Mr. Natt Corbin, Acting Secy. September 10, 1945

In your Fellow Craft column, you should have the following brethren
who were initiated and passed during the past year:— D. G. Yeast,
William Cross, Roy 8. Porter, Lester G. Anderson, Frank S. Roberts,
Charles H. Kinser. Also Edward K. Allais who was listed in the 1942
report, should be in this column.

In the Entered Apprentice column you should have the following
brethren who were initiated since last return:- N. W. Elam, James C.
Watson, Henry D. Robinson, and Thomas C. Smith. Also Brothers

hdw. K. Toulson, Earnest P. May, William M. Cross, Robert E. Feath-
erston, Phillip B. Unthank, Stuart K. McCreary, Wilgus Broffitt,

and Clarence L. Karr should be listed here, as they were E.A.'s in
the 1942 report.

Brothers Fred Baker, Orvile C. Boone, E. M. Brummette, J. W. '
Lautherty, C. V. Farrier, Sidney R. Griffith: L. W. Kelsey, C. H.
‘ Tyler, and Dudley West were first listed as Master Masons in 1943.
How and when did each become a member of your Lodge?

You show that you have g Fifty Year members; we can find only Q.
Who are your 50 Year members? You show that you have 3g Soldiers
and we count only g9. Who are the soldiers on whom you are de—
ducting dues and assessments?

Honorary Members are not exempt from paying Grand Lodge dues and
assessments. This amount may be paid by the Lodge and must be
sent to the Grand Lodge. We are including your honorary member's
dues and assessments in the statement below.

At the last session of Grand Lodge it was decided that each member
raised after November 1, 1942 should be assessed $1.0J to pay on

the George Washington National Masonic Memorial. You have three
members who must pay this assessment. They are included in statement.

The front of your return should read as follows:- (Brother P. S.
Scrimsher and the nine members unaccounted for, mentioned above,
were either initiated, admitted or reinstated)
Un—accounted for 10
Members per last return 516
" " initiated 12
" " Admitted 7
" " Reinstated __1
Total 552
Demitted 3
Suspended 2
Died 15 18
Present membership 33?

Master Masons 515
Fellow Crafts 7
Entered Apprentices _l§
Total Membership, as above 554.

Fraternally,thine,

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Statement and Sec'y. Certificate. 2 Grand Secretary

Wﬁne if Return and Payment not made on time.
SEE PAGES 2 AND 3 FOR INSTRUCTIONS.

GRAND LODGE. 194;; . *° Gm 3

NOT LATER THAN SEPT.

ANNUAL RETURN
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held at,,,-,,::;,, _;‘a-, ,7" , MM ,, .______-w, _

County of "1.7:? , . 7.”; stated meetings on the

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Does Lodge own lmllL Wﬁiﬂﬁ... r, Value?.__ _________

Property insured? ,,L£i;;,, Sec’y and Trees. bonded?
Fee for the three degrees? $ i:’_', 4 For affiliation? $

Amount of annual dues charged each memberh__u_;_#A

Members per last return .............
Members Initiated since last return
Members Admitted “ “ “
Members Reinstated “ “

Demittcd since last return
Suspended “

Expelled “ . . . .

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Present Membership .........

Free members:

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L Soldiers 244:1 -0432“,
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“ Fellow Crafts .......................

4yEntered Apprentices ...............
' Total membership, as above. . . . '5] 5
-— Members at $1.00 .............. s ”r7 '5‘
“ W. & 0. Home, at $100 lit-L} .
1:3— “ Old M. Home, at 25c I;
Subs.;’_?2._ “ Home Journal at 50c .....
Fine; Late return __ Late Payment __

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PLEASE READ CAREFULLY THE FOLLOWING IN-
STRUCTIONS AND THOSE AT THE TOP OF EACH
PAGE BEFORE MAKING OUT THIS ANNUAL
RETURN FOR THE YEAR ENDING
AUGUST 31

Dear Brother Secretary:

This Annual Return becomes a permanent record
of your lodge in the Grand Secretary’s office and may be
the only record in existence in the event your lodge records
were lost or destroyed, therefore, it is very important that
each name and each date be correctly entered, they must be
complete in every detail and mailed to the Grand Secretary
not later than September 3.

FILL OUT THE TWO COPIES OF THE BLANK RE-
TURNS, file one away for future use and mail the other
copy in the addressed envelope enclosed herewith.

THE PAGES MAY BE SEPARATED AND TYPEWRI'I'I'EN.
The leaves are held together with wire, they may be sepa—
rated and typewritten, then placed in proper order and the
wires replaced. Mail the original typewritten copy, not the
carbon copy. Otherwise, they must be written in ink, in
plain legible writing.

5 IMPORTANT. The roster of membership in the annual
Proceedings of the Grand Lodge is copied from this Return,
atherefore, great care should be taken in its preparation, its
correctness in facts, dates and spelling, means much to
future generations.

PAY FULL POSTAGE 0N RETURNS. Returns are rated
first class mail and require 3 cents per ounce postage, if
they weigh over the one ounce 3 cents will not do.

LIST NAMES IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER, the given
name last. Write given name in full instead of initials only.
Please do not ditto names. Do not use nick names or pet
names. Enter names of your members on the numbered
lines and street or R. F. D. and post—office address on the
line underneath the name on the same page.

IF A MINISTER, put “Rev.” after his name; if a Master
Mason affiliated for fifty years, put “Fifty Years” after his
name; if in Asylum, put “In Asylum,” and if soldier, unable
to pay dues, put “Soldier” after his name.

LODGES U. D. are governed by the same rule as chartered
lodges-except they do not elect officers and do not have a
seal.

FIFTY YEAR MEMBERS: Full details giving date and
name of lodge in which he was made a Master Mason and
names of lodges in which he was affiliated should be fur—
I‘nished the Grand Secretary prior to August 1. (Reg. 162, 163A.)

" ALL PRESENT 0R ACCOUNTED FOR: Remember the
military report at dress parade: “All present or accounted
vfor.” So all who were reported as members last year must
be present members, or “accounted for” as dead, demitted,
suspended or expelled. All who are new members are “ac—

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counted for” as having been members per last return or who
have become members by initiation, admission or rein-
statement.

INCLUDE ONLY ACTUAL WORK DURING THE YEAR,
leaving spaces blank (under Initiated, Passed and Raised),
where Petition, Entered Apprentice or Fellow—craft degree
was reported in previous Return. Do not include work done
as a courtesy to other lodges, except as a foot note at the
end of your own work.

GRAND LODGE DUES TO BE PAID: $1.00 on every
member whose name is in the list of members in good stand-
ing at low twelve August 31, without reference to the date
of initiation, reinstatement or affiliation: $1.00 to the Widows
and Orphans’ Home, 50 cents to the Masonic Home Journal,
and 25 cents to the Old Masons’ Home, a total of $2.75 for
each member.

EXEMPTIONS: Ministers and Rabbis who derive their
support from preaching and members who have been af-
filiated Master MaSOns in Kentucky lodges for fifty years,
are exempt from payment of the $1.00 Grand Lodge dues,
but must pay the W. &, 0. Home assessment of $1.00, the Old
Masons’ Home assessment of 25 cents and the subscription
to the Masonic Home Journal of 50 cents. Members con-
fined in hospitals for the insane, honorary members and
members in the Armed Service of the U. 8., who find it dif-
ficult to retain their membership by payment of dues are
exempt from both Grand Lodge dues and assessments. Life
members and dual members are not exempt from Grand
Lodge dues and assessments.

TIME LIMIT FOR FILING RETURNS AND PAYMENT
OF DUES AND ASSESSMENTS: Your report will be checked
against the one filed last year, the time allotted to our of-
fice to complete this work is very short and limited, so get
your Return in promptly. It can be'mailed during the
month of August but must be mailed not later than Septem—
ber 3 (Sec. 146). Your remittance must reach the Grand
Secretary’s office not later than September 28 (Sec. 139).

PENALTY FOR DELINQUENCY: If any lodge shall fail
to comply with any provision of Section 138—139 or 146, it
shall immediately be charged with a fine of $5.00 to be due
and payable at once, and in addition thereto said lodge
shall be charged one—half of one per cent per month on all
unpaid sum or sums until same is paid. If the fine and in-
terest aforesaid are not paid by January 1 next thereafter,
the Grand Master shall forthwith arrest the charter of such
delinquent lodge. (Sec. 140, Amended 1934.)

YOUR COOPERATION NECESSARY: The work in our
office during August and September, while the returns are
being received and checked, is extremely heavy and
cooperation on your part in forwarding returns promptly
and answering by return mail any letters of inquiry with
reference to corrections to complete your report, will be
greatly appreciated.

Fraternally thine,

AL. E. ORTON,
Grand Secretary.

Louisville, Ky., geﬂj~ QC 1’de
To THE GRAND LODGE OF KENTUCKY, F. & A. M., Dr.

Members, at $1.00 ................. 4' ....................................... @{LCO

For Assessment Members, M. W. & 0. Home at $1.00 ........................................ ﬂic
For Assessment ﬂMembers, Old Masons’ Home at $ .25 ...................................... MJJ
For Subscription ﬁiMembers, Home Journal at $ .50 ..........................................
For Assessment _&Members, raised, Geo. Washington Memorial at $1.00 ........................ _
For Fine; Late return__Late payment——

Total

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SEE PAGES 2 AND 3 FOR INSTRUCTIONS.

GRAND LODGE. 194$_ SEND To GR. Sac-v

NOT LATER THAN AUG. 10

ANNUAL RETURN

‘ 1.. . .. Lodge No.__:;.___

held at, " I 1’ t ‘
County 01,-..,M ; stated meetings on the

. ‘ . - s, .7 in each month.

Does Lodge own hall?_'_.'_'_-_ Value?___ ’
Property insured? ___._. Sec’y and Trees. bonded? 1
Fee for the three degrees? $.;'_.'_. For affiliation? $_.___

Amount of annual dues charged each member_..;:__..__

’Members per last return............

Members Initiated since last return

Members Admitted " “ "

Members Reinstated " " "
Total .................

Demitted since last return

Suspended "

Expelled “

Died "

Present Membership ......... ___.~_...'_;___

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Ministers _.. 50 yr. _ Insane _
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'" g {Fellow Crafts ...................... _,___L_‘;_
m iEntered Apprentices ............... __.____;_‘_.__
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Totalmembership, as above. . . . ._________._._

DuesMMbers at $1.00 .............. s______.__
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Ass’t_’_':"_"‘# “L ,W. & 0. Home, at $1.00
" _____ “ Old M.Home,at25c L.—
Subs._:;__ “ Home Journal at 50c ..... '7 ' "'
“ Raised, Wash. Mom. at $1.00 _____
Fine; Late return Late Payment . _,._.;.'____‘___._f

Total 3 .1. «)J'V .1 .J 1

Leave }Paid ............................... 5
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PLEASE READ CAREFULLY THE FOLLOWING IN.
STRUCTIONS AND THOSE AT THE TOP OF EACH
PAGE BEFORE MAKING OUT THIS ANNUAL
RETURN FOR THE YEAR ENDING
JULY 31

Dear Brother Secretary:

This Annual Return becomes a. permanent record
of your lodge in the Grand Secretary’s office and may be
the only record in existence in the event your lodge records
are lost or destroyed, therefore, it is very important that
each name and each date be correctly entered, they must be
complete in every detail and mailed to the Grand Secretary
not later than August 10.

FILL OUT THE TWO COPIES OF THE BLANK RE-
TURNS, file one away for future use and mail the other
copy in the addressed envelope enclosed herewith.

THE PAGES MAY BE SEPARATED AND TYPEWRITTEN.
The leaves are held together with wire, they may be sepa-
rated and typewritten, then placed in proper order and the
wires replaced. Mail the original typewritten copy, not the
carbon copy. Otherwise, they must be written in ink, in
plain legible writing.

IMPORTANT. The roster of membership in the annual
Proceedings of the Grand Lodge is copied from this Return,
therefore, great care should be taken in its preparation, its
correctness in facts, dates and spelling, means much to

name last. Write given name in full instead of initials only.

names. Enter names of your members on the numbered
lines and street or R. F. D. and post—office address on the
line underneath the name on the same page.

LODGES U. D. are governed by the same rule as chartered
lodges, except they do not elect officers and do not have a
seal.

FIFTY YEAR MEMBERS: Full details giving date and
,name of lodge in which he was made a Master Mason and
names of lodges in which he was affiliated should be fur-
nished the Grand Secretary prior to August 1. (Reg. 162, 163A.)

I ALL PRESENT 0R ACCOUNTED FOR: Remember the
military report at dress parade: ”All present or accounted
for." So all who were reported as members last year must
be present members, or “accounted for” as dead, demitted,
suspended or expelled. All who are [now members are “ac-

future generations. . A

PAY FULL POSTAGE 0N RETURNS. Returns are rated
first class mail and require 3 cents per ounce postage, if
they weigh over the one ounce 3 cents will not do. , 5

LIST NAMES IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER, the given i"

Please do not ditto names. Do not use nick names or pet

counted for” as having been members per last return or who
have become members by initiation, admission or rein-
statement.

GRAND LODGE DUES TO BE PAID: $1.00 on every
member whose name is in the list of members in good stand—
ing at low twelve July 31, without reference to the date
of initiation, reinstatement or affiliation: $1.00 to the Widows
and Orphans’ Home, 50 cents to the Masonic Home Journal,
and 25 cents to the Old Masons’ Home, a total of $2.75 for
each member and $1.00 for each member raised for the
George Washington Memorial.

EXEMPTIONS: Ministers and Rabbis who derive their
support from preaching and members who have been af-
filiated Master Masons in Kentucky lodges for fifty years,
are exempt from payment of the $1.00 Grand Lodge dues,
but must pay the W. &. 0. Home assessment of $1.00, the Old
Masons’ Home assessment of 25 cents and the subscription
to the Masonic Home Journal of 50 cents. Members con-
fined in hospitals for the insane, honorary members and
members in the Armed Service of the U. 8., who find it dif-
ficult to retain their membership by payment of dues are
exempt from both Grand Lodge dues and assessments. Life
members and dual members are not exempt from Grand
Lodge dues and assessments.

TIME LIMIT FOR FILING RETURNS AND PAYMENT
OF DUES AND ASSESSMENTS: Your report will be checked
against the one filed last year, the time allotted to our of-
fice to complete this work is very short and limited, so get
your Return» in promptly. Itrcan be mailed during the
month of July but must be mailed not later than August
10 (Sec. 146). Your remittance must reach the Grand
Secretary’s office not later than September 20 (Sec. 139).

PENALTY FOR DELINQUENCY: If any lodge shall fail
to comply with any provision of Section 138-139 or 146, it
shall immediately be charged with a fine of $5.00 to be due
and payable at once, and in addition thereto said lodge
shall be charged one—half of one per cent per month on all
unpaid sum or sums until same is paid. If the fine and in-
terest aforesaid are not paid by January 1 next thereafter,
the Grand Master shall forthwith arrest the charter of such
delinquent lodge. (Sec. 140, Amended 1934.)

Fraternally thine,

AL. E: ORTON,

Grand Secretary. '

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SINCE LAST RETURN
DESCRIPTION 0]" PERSON
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Nature of Offense, etc.,
(State the Offense for which he was expelled.)

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I ._ SECRETARY’S CERTIFICATE

l, , , Secretary of

Lodge No.,,,.___.__.

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certify that this is a correct return of said Lodge,
from .. .r 1, 19 , up to and including

July 31, 19M

Also that I have received ,,___,,_ “a“-“Warning Circu—
lars” from the Masonic Relief Association of the U. S. and
Canada since our last return.

In Testimony Whereof, Witness

my hand and the Seal of said

[Seal Here] Lodge, this_____day of
, 19 ‘

Secretary:

Addresr ‘ ”A4

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, To THE GRAND LODGE OF KENTUCKY, F. & A. M, Dr.

For Annual DueMMemberS, at $1.00 ......................................................... $_6_/é£ 0
For Assessmen 2 Members, M. W. & 0. Home at $1.00 ........................................ é? - 00
For Assessmen 2 Members, Old Masons’ Home at $ .50 ............ - ........................... $49
For Subscription—QZMembers, Home Journal at $ .50 ............................................ glﬁéia

For Assessment—Z‘Members, raised, Geo. Washington Memorial at $1.00 ......................... Awo
For Fine; Late return Late paymentg .................................................. A__#

Total ........ “2%,”

Credits

Received Payment,

Your Bonn-chat!" at Grand Lodge - , .5

must show this receipt to the Grant! 'I — ‘ I

Treasurer before he on: be mid , j k K I?" ’
mileage and per lion. Soc. 02. x..' M‘ /, ‘

V/ Grand Secretary.

READ THE OTHER SIDE

ﬂeprwentatiue’z (ilerﬁfimte

7 Lodge No.

At a meeting of said Lodge, held at its Hall on the

,77,,77,,L____day of , A. D. 19/," : On the failure of

the Master or a Warden to attend the next Communication of the GRAND

LODGE OF KENTUCKY, F. & A. M., Brother

a member of said Lodge, was duly
elected, by vote thereof, its Representative.

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Witness my hand as Secretary, with seal of
{ Seal }

laid Lodge affixed, the date aforesaid

MASONIC HOME PRINT

WUPCWTO

Two copies of blank Annual Returns are enclosed herewith, if you
need more work sheets (Initiated, Passed, and Raised) notify me
at once.

Include work done during the year August 1, 1944 to July 51, 1945
both dates included.

Read instructions in the returns carefully and also the informa-
tion from time to time in the Grand Secretary's Corner in the
Masonic Home Journal.

Returns may be mailed at any time during the month of July but
not later than August 10th. After that date the fine will be
added.

Remittances for Grand Lodge Dues and Assessments must be in the
office of the Grand Secretary not later than September 20th to
avoid the fine for late remittance.

OLD MASONS' HOME ASSESSMENT: Twenty-five Cents (25¢) additional
dues was unanimously voted to provide for maintenance of the Home.
This amount will be included in the 1945 returns of your lodge
(July 31, 1945). The Grand Lodge Dues and Assessments in the fu-
ture will be as follows ...

Grand Lodge Dues .... $1.00
Widows‘ and

Orphans' Home .... 1.00
Old Masons' Home .... .50
hasonic Home Journal. .50

$5.00

A total of $3.00 for each member on the roster of your lodge at
low twelve on July 51, 1945 (less the usual exemptions) instead
of $2.75 heretofore paid.

You will also owe $1.00 for each Master Mason raised during the
year for the George Washington Memorial as per Standing Resolu~
tion No. 29.

LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE TO GRAND LODGE ’

Sec. 6. Members. The members of the Grand Lodge are as follows:

(l) Permanent Members consist of all Past Grand Masters of this Grand
Lodge and all Masters and Past Masters of Kentucky lodges who are affiliated
with lodges subordinate to this Grand Lodge

(2) Representatives are the Master, or in his absence, the Senior Warden,
or in their absence the Junior Warden, by virtue of their respective offices.

(3) An Elective Representative shall be chosen by ballot from the mem-
bers of a lodge, to represent it in case its Master or a Warden thereOtc cannot
attend the communication of the Grand Lodge, and such representative shall be
given a certificate of his election—over the lodge seal. (Constitution Grand
Lodge of Kentucky, Sec. 6, pg. 15‘)

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GRAND MASTER

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IMPORTANT

DUES ARMED SERVICE U. S. A. REMIT’I‘ED—WHEN

At the 1941 session of the Grand Lodge, Brother Edward W. Bensinger, Jr., Past Master of St. George
Lodge No. 239, offered the following resolution which was adopted as follows:

“WHEREAS, many members of subordinate lodges have entered the Armed Service of the
United States and find it difficult to retain their membership by payment of dues; and there are
many members in the service who find it difficult to maintain their fraternal contacts because of
conditions beyond their control:

“THEREFORE, be it resolved that the Grand Lodge of Kentucky will waive Grand Lodge
dues and assessments each year so long as such member or members are in the Armed Service of the
United States, upon certification by the subordinate lodge’s Secretary to such effect, and provided
the subordinate lodge shall waive and remit such dues as are payable to it by such member in the
Armed Service of the United States.”

This resolution as adopted by the Grand Lodge does not provide a blanket waiver of the dues and
assessments on all members in the Armed Service of the United States, but such members as are unable
to pay their dues.

The Grand Master and the Committee on Jurisprudence submit the following opinion covering the
resolution.

“From the preamble to the resolution as offered by Brother Edward W. Bensinger, Jr. (Pro—
ceedings Page 156) and from the preamble as recommended by the Jurisprudence Committee and
adopted by the Grand Lodge (Proceeding Page 161), it was evidently intended to be the purpose
of the resolution to waive dues only of those who were in the Armed Services of the United
States and who found it difficult to pay their dues and, was not intended to apply to those who
were able to pay their dues and assessments.

“Of course the lodge would be the judge of those who were entitled to the benefit of the
resolution. If the lodge waived its dues and so certified to the Grand Secretary, the dues and
assessments of the Grand Lodge would be waived. A subordinate lodge, however, has not the
right to waive dues of members unless they come within the provisions as herein stated.”

There are 505 lodges in Kentucky, we will say with an average of 3 to 5 members each in the
Armed Service, making approximately $5,000.00 to $6,000.00 deduction in revenue from the present over-
taxed budget. While this deduction would not be very large for the individual lodge it is quite a sum when
the . . . . .

While we heartily endorse the individual lodge remitting the dues of its members in the Armed Serv-
ice who find it difficult to pay their dues, the wards of our two Homes must not be neglected, and it would
be unwise for the Grand Lodge to jeopardize its revenue by remitting the dues of those members who are
able and willing to pay.

Fraternally thine,

(9A fie/am.

Grand Master.

Attest :

Grand Secretary.

11%“ Fine if Return and Payment not made on time.
SEE PAGES 2 AND 3 FOR INSTRUCTIONS.

GRAND LODGE. 194 5 SEND 70 Ga. Slcv

NOT LATER THAN Aua IO

ANNUAL RETURN
Lodge No.

held at

County of..,___'_.‘___; stated meetings on the

Q.-. « > in each month.
Does Lodge own hall?%_ Value?._._._2___
Property insured? __ Sec’y and Treas. bonded? ;_._-_r

Fee for the three degrees? $___ For affiliation? $

Amount of annual dues charged each member

Members per last return ............

Members Initiated since last return

Members Admitted “ “ "

Members Reinstated “ “ “
Total .................

Demitted since last return ‘

Suspended "

Expelled “

Died “ . . . ..Lim, -*_..

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Present Membership
Free members: \‘
Ministers J._ 50 yr. v_ Insane :~__
Soldiers .421 .....................

Master Masons ................ . ». . . .

g "F Fellow Crafts ................ _..~....
g 4‘13 Entered Apprentices ......... , ......
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. Total membership, as abdzrc. . . .

Dues—1+Members at $1.00 .............. s___.'._.__
Ass’t 1“ '3 ‘3 " W.&O. Home, at $1.00 ..... __'.:___-‘_

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Subs; “ Home Journal at 50c..... ._

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“ Raised, Wash. Mom. at $1.00 _____-‘___

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Fine; Late return Late Payment

Total $

Leave }Paid ................. ' .............. $ ___..__.. ._
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PLEASE READ CAREFULLY THE FOLLOWING IN-
STRUCTIONS AND THOSE AT THE TOP OF EACH
PAGE BEFORE MAKING OUT THIS ANNUAL
RETURN FOR THE YEAR ENDING
JULY 31

Dear Brother Secretary:

This Annual Return becomes a permanent record
of your lodge in the Grand Secretary’s office and may be
the only record in existence in the event your lodge records
.are lost or destroyed, therefore, it is very important that
each name and each date be correctly entered, they must be
icomplete in every detail and mailed to the Grand Secretary
not later than August 10.

FILL OUT THE TWO COPIES OF THE BLANK RE-
TURNS, file one away for future use and mail the other
copy in the addressed envelope enclosed herewith.

THE PAGES MAY BE SEPARATED AND TYPEWRITTEN.
The leaves are held together with wire, they may be. sepa-
rated aJnd typewritten, then placed in proper order and the
wires replaced. Mail the original typewritten copy, not the
carbon copy. Otherwise, they must be written in ink, in
plain legible writing.

PAY FULL POSTAGE 0N RETURNS. Returns are rated
first class mail and require 3 cents per ounce postage, if
they weigh over the one ounce 3 cents will not do.

0 IF A MINISTER, put “Rev.” after his name; if