Brothers, Sisters and Friends:
Today I attended the District No. 9's Annual District Convention. This is the first District Convention for the new Masonic Calendar Year. Once again the Woodrow Ayers District Grand Lodge set the tone for the year.
The opening was great, the lectures were good and Burial Ceremony was superb. The Burial Ceremony really stole the show. The District Grand Lodge almost maxed the points in every category of the competition.
My hats off to District Master Shirden and the entire brotherhood of District No. 9. They have truly set the bar for this year.
Fraternally,
Ill. Raymond L. Smith, 33°
M.·.W.·. Grand Master
M.·.W.·. Job Grand Lodge
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About the Grand Master
- MW Job Grand Lodge
- Ill. Raymond Smith was initiated, passed and Raised in Absalom of David No. 36, in Jersey City, New Jersey. He has been a very active member in his lodge holding the following positions; Ritual Instructor, Junior Deacon, Senior Warden and eventually Worshipful Master. Within the Supreme and National Departments, he has held the positions of Educational Director in the ND Eastern Jurisdiction, and President of the Deputy Grand Master’s Council. In The M.·.W.·. Job Grand Lodge he has been the Grand Lodge Lecturer, Educational Director, 2nd Deputy Grand Master and eventually the M.·.W.·. Grand Master.
