(by Barbara Ball, The Voice, March 7, 2024)
The Blythewood Masons dedicated their new facility on Feb. 10 with an open house and dinner for about 150 guests.
There were tours of the building, a catered dinner, awards and proclamations and other ceremonial events on the program.
A ‘laying of the cornerstone’ ceremony was overseen by the visiting Grand Lodge officers who made a grand entrance in their masonic regalia.
Special guests included wives, widows and other female family members of the local Masons.
Remarks honored the legacy and enduring impact of the dedicated service of three of the lodge’s late founding members – Bobby Loner, Hud McLean and Ray Kersey.
The ceremony, for the most part, focused on the facility, a stunning new home for the Blythewood Lodge, and gratitude to those who contributed to its renovation.
The journey to rehome Blythewood Lodge began with an unexpected, but significant event: the old lodge building, situated on four acres along Blythewood Road across from Sandy Level Baptist Church, was acquired by Richland County for the construction of the new Scout Manufacturing plant. Faced with the prospect of finding a new location, the lodge members found what the lodge’s Grand Master Jim Kersey says is the perfect location.
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Remarks honored the legacy and enduring impact of the dedicated service of three of the lodge’s late founding members – Bobby Loner, Hud McLean and Ray Kersey.
The ceremony, for the most part, focused on the facility, a stunning new home for the Blythewood Lodge, and gratitude to those who contributed to its renovation.
The journey to rehome Blythewood Lodge began with an unexpected, but significant event: the old lodge building, situated on four acres along Blythewood Road across from Sandy Level Baptist Church, was acquired by Richland County for the construction of the new Scout Manufacturing plant. Faced with the prospect of finding a new location, the lodge members found what the lodge’s Grand Master Jim Kersey says is the perfect location.
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The journey to rehome Blythewood Lodge began with an unexpected, but significant event: the old lodge building, situated on four acres along Blythewood Road across from Sandy Level Baptist Church, was acquired by Richland County for the construction of the new Scout Manufacturing plant. Faced with the prospect of finding a new location, the lodge members found what the lodge’s Grand Master Jim Kersey says is the perfect location.
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