300th Anniversary Celebration



 On Saturday June 24 The 300th Anniversary Celebration & and completion of 2017 Grand Master’s Class. The Seventh District Event will be held at the Ross County Shrine Club 500 Belleview Ave., Chillicothe, OH. The festivities will begin at 4:00pm. This is going to be a cookout type event.   Dress is business casual.  Please: No shorts, tank tops and so forth. While this is casual, a certain degree of “appropriate” attire for Masons is expected. It is each Lodge’s responsibility to contact each of their GM Candidates and Mentors/Attendees and inform them of the event date, time, location, cost and attire.
  Cost is $8.00 per person and reservations are required (to ensure sufficient food and drinks are supplied). Candidates who completed the Grand Master’s Class in March are expected to attend this function as part of the requirements for the getting their Master Mason Degree. These men are not official Master Masons until after June 24 and have attended a Lodge meeting between receiving the degrees on March 25 and June 24, 2017. Candidate’s Master Craftsman is encouraged to accompany the new Master Mason to the 300th Celebration in Chillicothe. Candidates and/or Master Craftsmen may bring a guest with them on June 24 if they wish. This will not be a tyled meeting. All Masons are welcome.
 Each Lodge is to bring one check made out to the Seventh Masonic District covering everyone registered from your Lodge to cover the meal expenses.  Registration deadline is Saturday, June 17, 2017. 
 We will need the names of all Candidates who attended the GM Class, in addition to verification if they have or have not attended a Lodge meeting between March 25 and June 24, 2017.  The candidates must meet this requirement to be updated in MORI as completing all requirements for degree completion.
 A reminder that Candidates are not be contacted by any other Masonic body for membership until after June 24 as per the Grand Master’s edict.  To do so may be considered a Masonic offense, so take care to observe proper procedures.