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to their specific position. It is important for
all Lodge officers to be familiar with the
Proficiency in Lodge rules and regulations for the Lodge as it is
essential for the Lodge management as a
Management: the concept itself can whole. It’s not necessary to memorize the
be quite exhilarating, yet confusing. Hav- code book, but become familiar with it, so
ing your Proficiency in Lodge Management that it will be easy to find the guidelines to
means the ability to be spot on with the ritu- situations that you may come across.
al of first three Degrees. Being recognized In short Proficiency in Lodge Management
by the Grand Lodge as having your Profi- is a tool that all officers should be interest-
ciency in Lodge Management means you ed in, for their own growth if nothing else.
have passed a written exam on the written The Proficiency in Lodge Management
resources and satisfied your District Dep- program is available on the Grand Lodge
uty that you know the ritual required to run website, under the “resources” tab. The
a Lodge. Masonic Research and Education Com-
Proficiency in Lodge Management mittee has been advised that there are
is an important way to keep some issues with the questions and an-
your Lodge conducting itself swers. A revised exam will be available
in a manner that is tradi- shortly, and we are aware of the current
tional and recognized by problems. Do your best on the exam, and
our Masonic forefathers. good luck with your District Deputy on the
I have been told many ritual portion.
times that our work is
written the way it is for a
reason, usually having to Bro Greg “Jack” Jackson
do with its meaning. If we Member, Masonic Research and Educa-
don’t say our work correct- tion Committee.
ly, then we could change the
meaning. That goes for every
This is the Proficiency In is, was, the, and any other ad-
Lodge Management pin verb, adjective, or prepositional Bro. Robert Earl Bonney
awarded to the recipient
of the certificate, 3/4” in phase in our Lodge work. For
brushed gold color tone. every step, line, or position, is Medal of Honor Recipient
where it is for a very good rea-
he Medal of Honor is the highest award
son. It has been set down and studied for Tfor bravery presented, in the name of
years as to the why, when, where and how. Congress, to members of the United States
It’s not to be changed or abbreviated in any military for bravery and heroism in the line
way shape or form. of duty. Since its inception during the Civil
It can be hard when memorizing by your- War, there have been just over 3,500 pre-
self, so we recommend rehearsal and sented. Some of the most famous recipi-
practice with your Brothers. Cues are giv- ents, such as Lt. Audie Murphy, and Sgt.
en and taken by the line in which we say, Alvin York are well known and their stories
sometime cues can be a single word, a have been told in books and movies. Some
given phrase, or even a certain movement less famous recipients are known only to
about the Lodge. It is possible to inadver- those who seek out their stories, includ-
tently skip pages of Degree work by simply ing a man who received one of only 137
giving the wrong cue or omitting an expect- awarded for non combat related heroism.
ed one. His name was Robert Earl Bonney. Rob-
Now that we have talked about the practi- ert was born in Maryville, Tennessee on 23
cal portion of the Lodge management, let’s November 1882 and enlisted into the U. S.
talk about the second and equally import- Navy in Nashville. By 1910, he was Water
ant part, the review of the literature that tender Chief aboard the U. S. S. Hopkins,
how the business of the Lodge is conduct- DD 6, a Torpedo Destroyer stationed at
ed. The worshipful Master is to guide the the Navy base in San Diego, California.
Lodge by these rules and regulations. The After coming out of repair and refitting of
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