On Friday, June 13, Eagle Lake Masonic Lodge #366 conducted a Cornerstone Leveling Ceremony for the new First National Bank in Eagle Lake. The ceremony is over 300 years old and is the same one that Ben Franklin conducted for Independence Hall in Philadelphia and the same ceremony that George Washington conducted on the United States Capitol, both Franklin & Washington were Freemasons. This was taken inside the lodge room of Eagle Lake Lodge #366. Front row – left to right: Mark Eaves, unknown, Charles Able, J. Tom Tinsley III, Les Cassel, Stephen Moore, H.N. “Chip” Green, Jr. (Grand Jr. Warden), H. Bart Henderson, Cecil Vaden, Bowman Hoffman, Marion DeVore, Bob Coleman, Jimmie Hilton. Back row – left to right: J.D. Anderson, Ray Beall, Sol Eisenbaum, Alan Duncan, Lonie Mercer, Mason Messer, Brian R. Dodson, J. Dale Alexander, Jeff Messer, Kevin T. Binder (Grand Orator), Howard Aron, Allen Bettis, Jerry Meek, Jackie Skelton, Craig Pietzsch, Mike Calhoun, Don Angell. See more photos on page 14. Courtesy photos
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