2001 Grand Lodge of Minnesota Annual Communication Proceedings
2001 Grand Lodge of Minnesota Annual Communication Proceedings
2001 Grand Lodge of Minnesota Annual Communication Proceedings
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32 GRAND LODGE OF MINNESOTA<br />
wh€n th6 Arnual Rstums ar€ lab and/or Incomplete. we appr€clato and sincer€ly thank thdl€<br />
Lodgas and S€crotatus who, !€ar-ln and y€arout, llle th6lr rotums promply as r€qulEd by [|e<br />
Cods.<br />
IftIIBERSHIP RECAHTULANON<br />
M€mb€rship as <strong>of</strong> D€cember 31 , 1 9€ (as colroctsd) 21,98,1<br />
Falsed...... 2@<br />
Joinod....... 184<br />
Rsstored......, 81 Tolalcalns 533<br />
Subtotat<br />
22,517<br />
Wllhdrawn 318<br />
Stricken 30S<br />
SusPended. 0<br />
Decsased 751 Total Loss€s 1'372<br />
Net MemborshlD Dec€mbor 31, 2000 (unadlu6t€d) 21,145<br />
Th€ rnemborship figurss show a 3.916470 net hss tor th€ !€ar.<br />
EOND AND INSURANCE<br />
FII{ANCIAL<br />
ln th6 Interest ol time, I shalt not revigw the entlre flnanclal schedula In detail' The <strong>Grand</strong><br />
Tt€asur.fs H€pon covers the same matgrial, and we alb boh In balanc6. The real number YYorth<br />
notlng ls thal icr €sch ol th€ last tour y€aB, we havo rle <strong>Grand</strong> <strong>Lodge</strong><br />
op6ratng account, hs General Fund, Into [|e Rese sev€n yearg' net<br />
tinsterC kom the <strong>Grand</strong> <strong>Lodge</strong> Gsneral Fund hto $1'150'm0. The<br />
Gason w6 can do this year after year is tw<strong>of</strong>old: an adequato p€r caplb f€€ and prudont operstlon<br />
<strong>of</strong> your <strong>Grand</strong> <strong>Lodge</strong>. But witl over he past s€veft i€a]s, lt Mll soon<br />
b€ Incraaslngly dlfffcult b add manner' The c\omplete llnanclal Gporl<br />
wlll b6 pnntsd lh lts €nlirety in mmunlcstion. You can be assured that<br />
h6 96nelal oparating ep€nses <strong>of</strong> your Orand <strong>Lodge</strong> a|€ watdled v6ry car€fully. W€ are horB to<br />
manags he funds that have b€€n ontrusted to our ca€, and we hops hat we hava be€n <strong>of</strong> the<br />
be6t posslble serulc€ to You.<br />
vtstrATloNs<br />
As <strong>Grand</strong> Sec16tgry, I have had r|e opportunity b vislt num€ous ar€as ol tr|€ stab to share in a<br />
wld€ vadety ot Masonic actlvillos. \ryhils I am unable to mak6 every ovent' I do try b shars in tr]e<br />
actlvltl6s <strong>of</strong> your Lodgo when I can.<br />
GRAND LODGE OFFICE<br />
The otllc€ <strong>of</strong> <strong>Grand</strong> Secr€tary is 8n admlnlstratlve posltlon In which supporlive seMc€ is rend6r6d<br />
to trB Oflcers and B|€thron <strong>of</strong> Constituenl Lodggs, the <strong>Grand</strong> Master' <strong>Grand</strong> Lodg€ Otncers'<br />
Commltt€€s and Eoards, Dlstrict Repros€ntatives, <strong>Lodge</strong> Educalion Officers and Cusbdlans, as<br />
w€ll as oh6r Jurisdblions and Appendant Bodl€s.<br />
Tho <strong>of</strong>llc€ ls gsnoratly a busy placo. I qtg|d firy gncore hanks to my co'wolkers' Admlnlstrative<br />
As6l6tant, w. Brothsr Bruca Mitchelt and W. Bfoth6r Oary Odagard' for thelr loyalty and<br />
oooporstion. ovsr the past s€voral monr|s Bruce has had sotious medical ploblarns and has<br />
b€6n In and out ot the hoepital. I thank you all lor b€anng wlth rne as I want through th6 busy<br />
|rontr|s ol D€cerb€r and January Yvithout an asslstant, and I panicuhrly to thank Gary lor<br />
'/Yish<br />
fotumlng to tho <strong>Grand</strong> <strong>Lodge</strong> <strong>of</strong>flc€ payroll as we propar6d tor the <strong>Annual</strong> Communlcatlon.<br />
Wthout Brucs and @ry assisting mo wlth he mynad ol dutos compdsing the Gtand Secr€tarfs<br />
oosltlon, th6 work could not havs b€gn complot€d In a tmEly manner. I exbnd my sinc6€ thanks<br />
b both ol th6m tor ths ssrvice that they provl& to fie Masons <strong>of</strong> Minnosota.
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