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Meridian
Lodge No. 610 Free & Accepted Masons of Ohio Berea
Masonic Temple |
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MERIDIAN LODGE #610 Welcome to Meridian Lodge #610 Web Page. We are Cuyahoga Country DAYLIGHT Lodge. We were given our Charter on October 23rd 1911. We will celebrate our 100 years in 2011 under RW Brother Bradford A. Goebel. Our first Worshipful Master Was James B. Ruhl, who later became a Grand Master, and had a Lodge named after him. We first met at the Masonic Temple located a the corner of Superior and East 6th Street (Now the Federal Reserve Bank). In 1920 we moved to the Scottish Rite Temple at 3615 Euclid. We stayed there until 1997 when we moved to the Parma Masonic Temple on Ridge. In 2007, the Parma Temple was sold and we were happy to find a home here in Berea. The purpose of the first part of our history was for the pit orchestra members. They would meet after playing for the vaudeville shows. The next influx of members was from the Railroad workers who did not work normal hours. In the later years we had many members who worked as printers and reports for the morning paper which was printed at night. We have had meetings anywhere from 6:30 A.M. to 1:30 P.M. during our history. Today our membership is made up of Brethren who work either second or third shift in the automobile industry or are retired and do not wish to travel at night. A large part of our members are plural members and many of them are Past Masters. We are very proud of our small but very active lodge. We do courtesy degree work for lodges who have candidates who may have their schedules changed. We meet on the second and fourth Tuesdays at 10:30 A.M. except for Christmas week and July & August. On our first meeting of the month we have breakfast at 9:30. Come and visit us for breakfast and stay for our meeting and lunch. LODGE INFORMATION (updated 07/25/10): Any question about our lodge, please contact our Secretary W.B. Jim Cochran at 216-351-5263, or lee1908jc@sbcglobal.net. "COMPASS" NEWS: Brethren: I hope everyone is enjoying the HOT DAYS of summer and playing it safe. Do not stay in the sun too long. We need everyone well rested for the very busy next four months. We will start off on September 14th with two Fellow Craft Degrees. We will open up at 9:30, in EA with coffee at 9:00 A.M. On September 28th we will have another E.A. Exam & a Fellow Craft Degree. We are planning on conferring the MM Degree’s on pro-tem candidates on October 12th, and the second one on October 26th. Both MM Degrees will be opened at 9:30 A.M. We ask your support for the Lodge by your attendance as you can see we will be very busy with degree work. In 2011 we will be having a VERY BIG YEAR as we will celebrate our 100th year with a rededication on Saturday May 21st. We will open Lodge at 10:30 A.M. and the Grand Master and his Officers will rededicate our Lodge. We will have a nice lunch at 12:00 noon. Many plans need to be made and we need your help and input. As this will be my last message as Worshipful Master, I will take this opportunity to THANK the Brethren of Meridian Lodge for electing me as Master this year. It has been very busy with much Degree work, but this is what let’s our Lodge grow. I wish for W.B. Setny and his corps of Officers the very best as we celebrate our 100 years. I will be there to help in any way I can. Some of our members are receiving their Compass via E-Mail. This is in an effort to reduce the postage expenses. If you have e-mail address and received a mailed copy, please contact the Secretary and give him your e-mail address so he can add you to the list. We need to cut expenses where ever we can. Fraternally Scott Major W.M. Due to our expenses rising and the per-capta being increased, it was necessary to raise our dues by $5.00 to $65.00. The notices will be mailed out sometime in August, so watch for it. Dues are due before November 9th. Make your check out for $65.00 payable to Meridian Lodge and mail to: Jim Cochran, 1908 North Ave, Parma, OH 44134. Thank you in advance for your help in this large undertaken. Jim Cochran Secretary Sept. 14 9:30 A.M. Stated 2 F.C. Degree Sept. 26 9:30 A.M. Stated F.C. Degree Oct. 12 10:30 A.M. Stated M.M. Degree Oct. 26 10:30 A.M. Stated M.M. Degree Nov 9 10:30 A.M. Stated ANNUAL MEETING Election of Officers Nov. 23 10:30 A.M. Stated INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS Dec. 14 10:30 A.M. Stated Support New Officers Possible MM Dec. 25 MERRY CHRISTMAS & A HAPPY NEW YEAR Dec. 28 NO MEETING Jan. 11 2011 10:30 A.M. Stated Welcome New Year Possible MM |
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