Howdy, Brothers!
This isn't specifically a Hiram's Rangers post, but I'm so proud and I need a place to share my news with my friends and Brother Masons.
I had the honor & joy of raising my Son into our Masonic Brotherhood this past Saturday! (8 Feb.2014) After talking and making the decisions that go with it, my Son asked me to recommend him into the life of a Free & Accepted Mason. After all the memory work of both EA and FC, he went through the final steps and now is a Master Mason. I was able to raise him myself. Since I'm still relatively new at this, I didn't realize that I COULD actually be a part of the ceremony, but my friend, Dave "Jed Cooper" Hollandsworth, or (now former) PM of Wayne Guthrie Lodge #753 called me Friday evening to ask if I wanted to be more than just a spectator, so after explaining that I certainly could do the deed, I happily said "Yes!"
My Son, Gareth is a shooter, but not a CAS shooter so I beg your indulgence and let me announce how proud I am of this honor and share my joy with the rest of you, my Brothers! As he gets older has gotten more of an interest in history and so perhaps some day he will become an NCOWS member himself and will be able to become a Hiram's Ranger himself. Right now, his historical interests lie more in keeping with his Scottish heritage (my Wife is from Glasgow, Scotland) but perhaps he will get more into the history of MY country, the good ol' U.S . of A, and then learn of the Olde West era like his old Dad. (Who seems & feels old enough to have BEEN part of the Olde West, sometimes!
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Thanks, Brothers - and I hope to see you all at the NCOWS Convention or at least at the 2014 NCOWS National Shoot.
Respectfully,
Jeff "Steel Horse Bailey"
Hiram's Rangers #105