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The breakfast included, as the name of the event
suggests, biscuits and gravy, along with eggs and sausage. Coffee
was also served. The breakfast was delicious, and the members of the
lodge could be seen in the kitchen working hard preparing the food.
It was all-you-can-eat, and the Masons wanted to make sure everyone
had enough, cheerfully asking people if they wanted more as they
came up for seconds.
Casey Hoag, the Master of the lodge, was kind enough to share some
information about the Masons and what they do. As a fraternal order,
Masons are a brotherhood who look out for one another.
Hoag shared a couple of stories to help solidify this
point. When he first moved into Lincoln, Hoag wasn’t familiar with
anyone in the community. After joining the Masons, he quickly gained
a community of friends who helped make Lincoln feel more like home.
Another time, Hoag’s car broke down. One of the Masons has many
connections to people in town who work on cars and helped Hoag get
his car repaired.
Hoag went on to share some of the amazing things Lincoln’s Masons do
for the members of the community. The Lincoln Masons sponsor several
kids to go to band camp each summer. They also sponsor the summer
reading program at the Lincoln Public Library. In addition to that,
they also donate to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, a reading
program that sends kids one book a month in an effort to increase
their love of reading and access to reading materials.
As many in the Lincoln community may know, Lincoln’s Masonic Lodge
is not a new addition. This particular lodge actually dates all the
way back to 1856. There is a wall of previous masters of the lodge,
as well as a list of those who were masters, but never had a picture
taken.
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