Monday, 2.14, REC Nockengost and I headed for Canal Winchester and the inspection of Walnut Chapter No. 172 in the Mark Master degree. Canal Winchester is about 125 miles from Medina and just south of Columbus. The lodge is about a mile from route 33. It is about a 2hr and 20 minute drive.
This is one of the few times that we could get away early enough to go to the dinner at the temple. As it turns out I sure glad I did not miss the dinner. We had spinach salad, beef stroganoff with buttered noodles, veggies and vanilla ice cream with fresh strawberries. Lord was it good.
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| the East in Walnut Chapter |
After the dinner we went upstairs to the lodge room for the inspection.
The lodge room in not fancy or elaborate but nice. It is fairly large and there is plenty of room for degree work or the Commandery orders.
The Mark Master degree was conferred on two candidates in good form.
There is one absolutely unique thing about the degree.
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| the West in Walnut Chapter |
When the candidates are put to work on the stone, it is not just any stone. EC Don Forquer gave the Chapter a stone from the Berlin Wall to be used in the degree. Not only does a candidate get a memento of the degree, he gets a piece of history.
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| Officers and Candidaates |
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| Grand Officers, PGHP, DDGHP and Candidates |
Companions count the Grand and Past Grand officers in attendance. This has got to be the best travelling group of officers in the state of Ohio.
As REC Nockengost and I were leaving the lodge I noticed the ship "Yonder" on the wall. Up our way you don't see that as often as you do in the southern part of the state. I may have to get my lodge to put a "Yonder" by the door.
Well another good night of dry roads, excellent food, good degree work and warm Companionship is in the books.
'til the next time.
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