Free and Accepted Masons of Vermont
Mad River Lodge #77
4376 Main Street (mail to PO Box 448)
Waitsfield Vermont 05673
Worship Master Wayne Whitelock 802-456-8129 wrwhitelock@aol.com
Worshipful Master Elect Fred Messer to be installed Tuesday May 1,2012
Secretary Charles Kettles 802-495-4880 potsenvt@madriver.com
Mad River Lodge hosts the Mad River Valley Hurricaine Irene Relief Headquarters
We have also donated storage space for neighboring businesses and relief supplies. The Town and FEMA-approved group is ramping up for work this spring.
Regular meetings- First Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. ( dark July & August )
Next Regular Communication (First Tuesdays Sept- June)
Tues May 1,2012 7:30
Dinner at 6:30.
Annual Meeting was April 17th, 2012. Most officers moving up a chair. See Trestleboard for full coverage.
Tax Relief As a charitable nonprofit we have applied to the Town of Waitsfield for a Property Tax exemption to be discussed at Town Meeting.
Cherry Pie On Washington’s Borthday, Feb 22nd, we signed an agreement with the Odd Fellows, with terms favorably to both brotherhoods.
Feb 25 we raised our newest Master Mason, Ryan Green, along with a candidate from Mystic Lodge in Stowe, with the Scottish Rite organizing the degree at Granite Lodge in Barre.
Chicken Pie Supper
was Columbus Day Weekend Oct 8th Saturday- 5:00 and 6:45 seatings-
At the Waitsfield Church across the street, due to Irene Relief in our lodge.
The Waitsfield Church Chicken Pie Supper is Saturday Sept 17th.
Cider, Chicken Pie, Mashed Potatoes, Butternut Squash, Cole Slaw, Fruit pie, Beverage
None better, after 30 years.
Our dough wagon operated at the lodge building with free food for Relief volunteers. 10:00 to 3:00 Much appreciated!!
Grandmaster’s Fair- Addison County Fairground
Sunday Aug 21, 2011, 9:00- 3:00 Great success for masons, but no public crowd.
Lodge Anteroom and Prep Room have completely new floors and walls. More work underway.
Ann Wallis Bull showed her art (baskets, stone carving, and hooked rugs) in the Lodge porch windows as part of the Mad River Festival of the Arts. Ann’s husband and father-in-law were Masons/
Web site editor Rick Rayfield (802) 496-5667 rayfieldvt@aol.com