Most Worshipful Grand Lodge Free and Accepted Masons Of Alaska Proceedings Twenty-Eighth Annual Communication February 5 - 6, 2009 JARED S. DECKER GRAND MASTER 2008 TABLE OF CONTENTS ROLL CALL ..................................................................................................................... 1 SOLEMN CEREMONIES ............................................................................................... 2 MESSAGE OF THE MW GRAND MASTER .............................................................. 3 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE GRAND SECRETARY .............................................. 19 REPORT OF THE FRATERNAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE ............................. 22 1st Report ................................................................................................................ 22 2nd Report ............................................................................................................... 22 3rd Report.................................................................................................................... 23 REPORT OF THE CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE ................................................. 25 APPOINTMENT OF REGULAR COMMITTEES .................................................... 26 REPORTS OF UNFINISHED BUSINESS ................................................................... 29 MOTIONS ....................................................................................................................... 29 RESOLUTIONS .............................................................................................................. 29 Resolution 2009-1 ........................................................................................................ 29 Resolution 2009-2 ........................................................................................................ 30 Resolution 2009-3 ........................................................................................................ 32 Resolution 2009-3 (Amended) .................................................................................... 34 Resolution 2009-4 ........................................................................................................ 35 Resolution 2009-5 ........................................................................................................ 37 Resolution 2009-6 ........................................................................................................ 40 Resolution 2009-7 ........................................................................................................ 41 Resolution 2009-8 ........................................................................................................ 43 Resolution 2009-9 ........................................................................................................ 44 Resolution 2009-10 ...................................................................................................... 45 Resolution 2009-11 ...................................................................................................... 48 Resolution 2009-12 ...................................................................................................... 49 REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES .............................................................. 52 Jurisprudence Committee .......................................................................................... 52 1st Report ................................................................................................................. 52 2nd Report ............................................................................................................... 52 3rd Report................................................................................................................ 53 3rd Report (Amended ) .......................................................................................... 53 4th Report ................................................................................................................ 54 5th Report ................................................................................................................ 55 6th Report ................................................................................................................ 55 7th Report ................................................................................................................ 56 8th Report ................................................................................................................ 56 9th Report ................................................................................................................ 57 10th Report .............................................................................................................. 58 11th Report .............................................................................................................. 58 12th Report .............................................................................................................. 59 Grievance and Appeals ............................................................................................... 60 Finance ......................................................................................................................... 60 Report of the Grand Treasurer 2008 .................................................................... 60 Report of the Finance Committee ......................................................................... 61 Audit Committee Report ........................................................................................ 62 Balance Sheet ........................................................................................................... 62 Budget for 2009 ....................................................................................................... 64 Masonic Research and Education ............................................................................. 66 Masonic Public Relations ........................................................................................... 67 Masonic Youth ............................................................................................................ 69 Bylaws .......................................................................................................................... 70 Public Schools .............................................................................................................. 71 REPORTS OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES .................................................................. 72 Report of Grand Chaplain (Necrology) .................................................................... 72 Report of Grand Lecturer .......................................................................................... 74 Report of Grand Orator ............................................................................................. 75 Report of Grand Historian ......................................................................................... 78 Charters and Dispensations ....................................................................................... 80 Leadership Training ................................................................................................... 80 George Washington National Memorial ................................................................... 80 Russian Relations ........................................................................................................ 80 Wills and Endowments ............................................................................................... 82 Long-Range Planning ................................................................................................. 82 Internet & Publications .............................................................................................. 83 Segregation and Reference Committee ..................................................................... 83 Alaska Masonic Code Review Committee ................................................................ 84 Reports of the District Deputies of the Grand Master ............................................ 84 District 1 ................................................................................................................... 84 District 2 ................................................................................................................... 85 District 3 ................................................................................................................... 85 District 4 ................................................................................................................... 85 District 5 ................................................................................................................... 85 Awards Committee ..................................................................................................... 86 James A. Williams Award ...................................................................................... 86 Buckley C. Hazen Award ....................................................................................... 86 Military Recognition Award .................................................................................. 86 Grand Master’s Award for Excellence ................................................................. 86 Mason of the Year ................................................................................................... 86 Report