The Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Alaska Proceedings Thirty-fourth Annual Communication February 5-6, 2015 David Worel GRAND MASTER 2014 TABLE OF CONTENTS PRAYER OF THE GRAND CHAPLAIN .................................................................................................. 1 ROLL CALL................................................................................................................................................. 2 SOLEMN CEREMONIES .......................................................................................................................... 4 MESSAGE OF THE MW GRAND MASTER .......................................................................................... 7 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE GRAND SECRETARY ...........................................................................15 STATUS OF LODGES ...............................................................................................................................18 REPORT OF THE FRATERNAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE ..........................................................19 1st Report.............................................................................................................................................19 2nd Report............................................................................................................................................19 3rd Report ............................................................................................................................................20 4th Report ............................................................................................................................................21 5th Report ............................................................................................................................................21 REPORT OF THE CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE ..............................................................................23 APPOINTMENT OF REGULAR COMMITTEES .................................................................................24 STANDING COMMITTEES ......................................................................................................... 24 APPOINTED SUB COMMITTEES ............................................................................................... 26 REPORTS OF UNFINISHED BUSINESS ...............................................................................................28 RULINGS OF THE GRAND MASTER ...................................................................................................28 MOTIONS ....................................................................................................................................................29 COMPACT SIGNING BETWEEN MORSHIPFUL GRAND LODGE OF ALASKA AND MOST WORSHIPFUL PRINCE HALL GRAND LODGE OF ALASKA ........................................................29 RESOLUTIONS ..........................................................................................................................................31 CARRYOVER RESOLUTION 2014-3 .......................................................................................... 31 RESOLUTION 2015 -1 ............................................................................................................... 33 RESOLUTION 2015 -2 ............................................................................................................... 63 EMERGENT RESOLUTION 2015 -3 ........................................................................................... 64 EMERGENT RESOLUTION 2015 -4 ........................................................................................... 67 EMERGENT RESOLUTION 2015 -5 ........................................................................................... 70 2014 RULINGS ............................................................................................................................................74 JURISPRUDENCE COMMITTEE ................................................................................................ 79 1st Report.............................................................................................................................................79 2nd Report............................................................................................................................................79 3rd Report ............................................................................................................................................80 4th Report ............................................................................................................................................81 5th Report ............................................................................................................................................82 6th Report ............................................................................................................................................82 Opinion of Jurisprudence Committee ..............................................................................................83 Jurisprudence Committee Answers to Segregation and Reference Committee ...........................83 GRIEVANCE AND APPEALS ...................................................................................................... 84 FINANCE ................................................................................................................................... 84 Report of the Grand Treasurer ........................................................................................................84 Report of the Finance Committee .....................................................................................................85 Audit Committee Report ...................................................................................................................86 Grand Lodge of Alaska Balance Sheet .............................................................................................87 Grand Lodge of Alaska 2015 Budget ...............................................................................................89 MASONIC RESEARCH AND EDUCATION .................................................................................. 92 MASONIC PUBLIC RELATIONS ................................................................................................ 93 MASONIC YOUTH ..................................................................................................................... 95 BYLAWS .................................................................................................................................... 97 PUBLIC SCHOOLS ..................................................................................................................... 98 REPORTS OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES ...............................................................................................99 REPORT OF GRAND CHAPLAIN (NECROLOGY) ...................................................................... 99 REPORT OF GRAND LECTURER ............................................................................................ 112 REPORT OF GRAND ORATOR ................................................................................................ 114 REPORT OF GRAND HISTORIAN ............................................................................................ 118 CHARTERS AND DISPENSATIONS .......................................................................................... 119 LEADERSHIP TRAINING ......................................................................................................... 119 MILITARY RECOGNITION ...................................................................................................... 120 GEORGE WASHINGTON NATIONAL MEMORIAL.................................................................. 120 WILLS AND ENDOWMENTS .................................................................................................... 121 LONG-RANGE PLANNING ...................................................................................................... 123 INTERNET ............................................................................................................................... 124 SOCOCO REPORT ................................................................................................................... 125 TRESTLE BOARD .................................................................................................................... 126 SEGREGATION AND REFERENCE........................................................................................... 127 1st Report...........................................................................................................................................127 2nd Report..........................................................................................................................................128 RITUAL ................................................................................................................................... 128 ALASKA MASONIC CODE REVIEW ....................................................................................... 128 MASONIC SCHOLARSHIP ....................................................................................................... 129 REPORTS OF THE DISTRICT DEPUTIES OF THE GRAND MASTER ....................................... 129 District 1............................................................................................................................................129