Grand Lodge

Grand Lodge was in Dayton and began for me on Thursday evening. Julia and I attended a banquet for the DDGMs and honored guests. MWB Posey introduced the entire room but very quickly. Entertainment for the evening was Randy Ruggles. Brother Ruggles is from PA and is a member of the Valley of Pittsburgh.

Friday morning Grand Lodge was opened promptly at 8:30 PM. After the introduction of honored out of state guests all York Rite bodies were introduced. For the first time in years all Grand Officers were introduced. The most notable part of the morning was when MWB Posey explained his actions resulting in West Virginia withdrawing fraternal relations with Ohio. After the explanation a motion was made supporting MWB Posey's actions. The motion passed unanimously. After the vote a standing ovation was given MWB to again show support for his actions. Voting for next years Grand Lodge officers was done just prior to lunch at 12:15. Grand Lodge was opened again at 1:30 PM and the results of the election were announced with RWB Brad Gobel being elect next years Grand Master. Various awards were presented and the meeting was closed at approximately 4:00 PM. A banquet with about 500 in attendance was held at the Dayton Masonic Temple. Again there were no speeches and minimal introductions.
Entertainment was WB Norm Crosby is is also a 33rd degree mason.

Saturday business was completed and the new officers installed.

All in all it was a very nice Grand Lodge. Every thing was done on time and the meetings meet the published agenda.

The only problem was the hotel. Registration was a nightmare with some people waiting up to 3 hours to get a room. Julia and I waited 2 hours. It took us 35 minutes just to get the car parked. There were only two elevators and part of the time one of them was inoperable. Once you got past these problems the rooms were very nice.

Last item. There were hospitality rooms galore. There were various hot foods, cookies, fudge, snack meat, cheese and crackers and soft drinks. There was also an abundant amount of adult beverages including margaritas available.