Proceedings
of the
Grand Lodge, F.A.A.M.,
of the District of Columbia
2001
Special Communication
Washington, DC, January 25, A.L. 6001, A.D. 2001
A Special Communication of the Grand Lodge, F.A.A.M., of the District of Columbia was held at the Georgetown Masonic Hall, 1212 Wisconsin Avenue, Washington, D.C. at 7:15 P.M. on the date indicated above.
Present
| Grant R. Berning | Grand Master |
| Robert H. Starr | Deputy Grand Master |
| Jules S. Tepper | Senior Grand Warden |
| Gordon Lee Ferguson | Junior Grand Warden |
| Stewart W. Miner, P.G.M. | Grand Secretary |
| Jerold J. Samet, P.G.M. | Grand Treasurer |
| Joel R. Kahn | Grand Lecturer |
| Leonard Proden | Senior Grand Deacon |
| Albert McNair Smith | Junior Grand Deacon |
| Paul M. Bessel | Senior Grand Steward |
| Akram R. Elias | Junior Grand Steward |
| George D. Seghers | Grand Marshal |
| Kwame Acquaah | Assistant Grand Chaplain |
| Gerhard Meinzer | Grand Tiler |
| Edwin J. Whitcomb | Aide to the Grand Master |
| Joseph M. Baird | Aide to the Grand Master |
| Norman Barshai | Aide to the Grand Master |
| John Greenwood | Grand Lodge Liaison |
| Carlos A. Landazuri | Assistant Grand Lodge School Tiler |
| George J. Stoklas | Grand Lodge Photographer |
| Stewart W. Miner (VA) | 1974 |
| L. Robert Baker | 1987 |
| Jerold J. Samet | 1992 |
| Robert F. Drechsler | 1997 |
| Dan L Frederick | 1999 |
| Dean S. Clatterbuck, PM | Potomac Lodge No. 5 |
| Harry E Echols, PM | Magnolia Lodge No. 53 |
| Teko Foly | East Gate Lodge No. 34 |
| J. Kenneth Gibala, PM | Benjamin B. French No. 15 |
| Robert B. Heyat, Honorary PGM of Romania | Mehr Lodge No. 90 |
Opening
The Grand Lodge was opened in Ample Form by the Grand Master in the office of Potomac Lodge No. 5, with the opening prayer being offered by the Assistant Grand Chaplain, Kwame Acquaah.
Purpose
The Grand Master announced that he had called this Special Communication to consecrate, dedicate, and constitute Fraternity Lodge No. 54 in accordance with the charter granted to this Lodge at the Annual Communication on December 9, 2000.
Business
Brother Craig Lasher, a messenger from Fraternity Lodge No. 54, was admitted to report that his Lodge was open and ready to receive the Grand Master and the officers of the Grand Lodge.
The Grand Lodge was formed in procession and proceeded into Fraternity Lodge, where the Grand Master was received with grand honors and escorted to the East. The Grand Marshal introduced the Grand Lodge Officers and the Past Grand Masters who were present, both of which were accorded the honors due their stations. The officers of the Grand Lodge then assumed their stations and places and the Grand Master proceeded to consecrate, dedicate, and constitute Fraternity Lodge No. 54.
MWB Berning announced that the proceedings of the Lodge were in proper form and directed the Grand Secretary to read the charter of Fraternity Lodge, dated January 25, 2001. Following the reading of the charter, which was properly signed by the stationed officers and the Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge, the ceremony of consecration, dedication, and constitution was effected in accord with the approved ritual of the Grand Lodge, F.A.A.M., of the District of Columbia. Following the consecration, dedication, and constitution of the Lodge, the Grand Master, assisted by the Grand Marshal, installed the following officers of Fraternity Lodge No. 54:
| James T. Feezell | Worshipful Master |
| Jon W. Pool, Jr. | Senior Warden |
| Balfour D. Mattox | Junior Warden |
| Craig R. Lasher, P.M. | Secretary |
| Charles Hayman | Musician |
Closing
At the conclusion of the installation ceremony the Grand Master directed the Grand Marshal to form the Grand Lodge in procession for retirement from the Lodge. This being accomplished the Deputy Grand Master, Robert H. Starr, closed the Grand Lodge in Ample Form at 8:20 P.M.
Respectfully Submitted,
Stewart W. Miner, PGM
Grand Secretary