Brothers, Sisters and Friends:

Saturday January 23, 2010 was another busy day.

The first stop was an official visit to John Gary No. 250. While conveying the Grand Lodge Trestle Board PM Randall Jackson presented an idea for an additional fellowship program in the state. The Grand Lodge has asked him to further investigate the proposal as the temporary chairman and report back to the Grand Lodge.

John Gary further stepped up by increasing the pressure in the Lodge of the Year contest by performing a burial ceremony on the spot for a 1000 points.

After John Gary's meeting I attended a call communication of my subordinate lodge Absalom of David where the Lodge presented a financial donation to the Red Cross for the Haitian Relief Effort.

Immediately following this communication I popped in on the Grand Joint Council's free self defense class. The class was filled with men, women and children.

After the Grand Joint Council's event an official visit was made to the John M. Hayes District No. 4 Grand District meeting. The Deputy Grand Master and District Master's Council President were also in attendance.

Following the District Communication an official visit was made to King David No. 80. King David performed an impressive opening to compete with the one done by Dora No. 11. So the competition for lodge of the year is definitely tightening.

The final visit of the day was made at the Quarterly Communication of the NJ State Marshal's Council. It is always a pleasure to attend the Marshal's Dept's communications.

It is also pleasure to report that our sponsorship with NJ4Haiti.org continues with Districts No. 3, 6 and Roosevelt James No. 241 made additional deliveries to our regional drop off point.

May the Supreme Architect of the Universe Bless you.

Fraternally,

Ill. Raymond L. Smith, 33°
M.·.W.·. Grand Master
M.·.W.·. Job Grand Lodge

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