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The
National Traveling Gavel Program!
We are dedicated to promoting masonry and masonic fellowship across the nation. check back soon to see where the national traveling gavel is at. |
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The National Traveling Gavel Program
was implemented with the sole purpose of promoting nation wide Masonic
fellowship. With this in mind the gavel has its own unique rules of
travel. Having the gavel in your lodge is a great honor, as well as
a huge responsibility. If your lodge has the gavel, it becomes your
responsibility to try to get it into another state. Officers of
the lodge are encouraged to carry the gavel out of state and present
it to another lodge when possible. When your lodge recives the gavel
please be sure to notify us so we can send you a free numbered certificate
to hang in your lodge, this will show visitors you participated in this
great undertaking.
Gavel Rules PLEASE SEND US PICTURES WHEN YOU GET THE GAVEL 1.) The secretary of the lodge that recives the gavel as well as the secretary of the lodge that accepts the gavel must each notify the National Traveling Gavel program of its current location. This allows us to document the current location on our web site, as well as issue your lodge a numbered National Traveling Gavel certificate. 2.) An out of state visiting brother has first right of redemption. Ex: your lodge has 10 members visiting from the next county , and 1 visitor from out of state. The gavel must be presented to the brother from out of state. Any member from White House # 700 Trumps all others. 3.) Officers are allowed to present the gavel to out of state lodges. Ex: if you are a officer of your lodge, going on vacation and plan on attending an out of state lodge take the gavel to present to the lodge. (With 2 weeks notice we will gladly send you the numbered National Traveling Gavel certificate to present with the gavel.) 4.) In state travel: the gavel can be taken by any lodge at any stated meeting with 1 visiting brother, or on any degree with 3 visiting brethern. In the event of a tie the Worshipful Master must flip a coin. 5.) Tell every mason you know. When your lodge gets the gavel, tell everyone invite brethren to your lodge. After all this is why the program was started. If you have a visiting brother from out of state send the gavel home with him. 6.) Please make every effort to take a few pictures for the web site. This was all started to promote Masonry, we are excited to see and show where the gavel has been. 7.) Emergency contact information, if you have gavel
related questions that were not addressed in the rules, or if the
gavel has an accident, contact the National Traveling Gavel Program's
support representative at 615-456-6642 |
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