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Our Pre. Em. Governor, James W. Hemstrought, Jr., has scheduled the next Assembly of the United York Rite College #127 for Saturday, 14 September 2013 at 1:15 PM in the Lodge Room of the Oneonta Masonic Temple, 322 Main St., Oneonta NY 13820.

AMD will be meeting in the temple at 10:30 AM and you and your lady have been invited to join with them for lunch, at a very nominal cost, at 12:00 noon.

Lunch: Tomato soup, oyster crackers, sandwich bread, egg salad & tuna salad fixings in bowls make own sandwiches/ cookies for dessert/ coffee/tea/soda/water.

FIRM RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED FOR THE LUNCH AND MUST BE RECEIVED BY WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11th. RESERVATIONS SHOULD BE MADE TO FRED HICKEIN BY E-MAIL AT: fhickein at stny.rr.com or by phone at 607-432-6596.

The dress for the day should be tux or dark suit.

R∴W∴ Alexander Brannan, R∴W∴ David Stoy, and W∴ Bruce L. Van Buren had the honor to present R∴W∴ James R. Forbes with his appointment as Grand Representative of the Sovereign Grand Lodge of Malta near the Grand Lodge of the State of New York.

Dear Knight Companion,

You are hereby summoned to attend our next Assembly to be held on Thursday, 30 May 2013 in Herkimer, New York.

You and your lady are invited to join us for dinner at 6:45 PM at Gems along the Mohawk at the Waterfront Grille. (If you are coming Via Rte. 28 down Vickerman Hill and headed for the Thruway just go about 250 feet past the Thruway and the entrance to the Gems and restaurant is on the left. If you are coming by way of the Thruway get off at the Herkimer exit, turn right and go about 250 feet to the restaurant. If you come by Rte. 5s come all the way to the end in Mohawk, turn left go over the bridge past the Thruway entrance to the entrance to the Gems on the left.). We will order from the menu. Please send reservations to Dennis Breheny by Monday, 27 May at 315-724-2226 or by e-mail to dennisbreh at hotmail.com.

After dinner we will have a short business meeting at the restaurant. Dress for the Knight Companions will be tux with jewel and purple sash.

The 200th Annual Conclave of the Grand Commandery of Knights Templar of the State of New York will convene at Kerhonkson, New York, September 20, 21 & 22, 2013.

The headquarters will be the Hudson Valley Resort and Spa, 400 Granite Road, Kerhonkson, NY 12446. All meetings and activities will be held therein.

Reservations are to be made directly with the Resort by telephone (845)626-8888 or email www.hudsonvalleyresort.com - U
se group code “Knights Templar”. Resort reservations include meals. Those commuting to the Resort may purchase meals by
using the Event Flyer found with this general order which is also available as a download from the Grand Commandery website - www.grandcommanderyktny.org. All attendees must return the form on the Event Flyer.

The One Hundred Ninetieth Annual Assembly of the Grand Council of Cryptic Masons of the State of New York will be held on
Friday Evening, August 16, 2013 at the Clarion Hotel, Batavia, NY and continuing through Saturday, August 17, 2013.

See the Grand Council website for more information.

The 2013 Spring Meeting of the Otsego-Schoharie Masonic District RW's
Will be held on May 11th, at Schenevus Valley Lodge No. 592, from 10 AM until Noon.

Lunch will be provided by SVL 592.
Agenda:

• Remarks from R*:.*W*:.* Roy Bilby, DDGM, and R*:.*W*:.* Ken Sokolowski, Staff Officer;
• Update of events at Grand Lodge by R*:.*W*:. *Duncan Bellinger, PSGW, District Leader;
• Discussion of District strengths and weaknesses;
• Review potential future appointments to District Offices;
• Renew old friendships;
• Sickness and Distress;
• Report of the Mystery Dinner Theater & O-S & D Masonic Charities Corporation;
• Report on Masters & Wardens Association & Annual Golf Outing;
• Other items.

Regrets only to DuncanBellinger at yahoo.com

If you have ideas for additional agenda items, kindly send them to
bro. bill @ wmason1574 at gmail.com

Dear Knight Companion, you and your lady are invited to join us for dinner at 6:30 PM at Morey’s Family Restaurant, NY State HWY 7, Oneonta, NY. We will order off the menu. We must have reservations by Tuesday March 19th. Please e-mail Fred Hickein at fhickein at stny.rr.com or call him at 607-432-6596. I remind you that it has been our custom to invite our ladies to join with us for the dinner as a means of thanking them for all that they do. At 8:00 PM we will adjourn to the Oneonta Masonic Temple for a short Business meeting. Dress for the evening will be Tux, Jewel, and Sash.

Dear Companion Knight,

Our Pre. Em. Governor, Dennis S. Davis, has scheduled the next Assembly of the United York Rite College #127 for Saturday, 16 March 2013 at 1:15 PM in the Lodge Room of the Oneonta Masonic Temple.

AMD will be meeting in the temple at 10:00 AM and you and your lady have been invited to join with them for lunch, at a very nominal cost, at 12:00 noon. FIRM RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED FOR THE LUNCH AND MUST BE RECEIVED BY WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13th. RESERVATIONS SHOULD BE MADE TO FRED HICKEIN BY E-MAIL AT: fhickein at stny.rr.com or by phone at 607-432-6596.

The dress for the day should be tux or dark suit.

The Trustees of the Masonic Hall and Home would like to invite you to view two of our jewels, the Masonic Care Community in Utica, NY and Camp Turk in Woodgate, NY.

Mark your calendars for June 20, 2013 through June 23, 2013.