To All the Brethren of Harmony Lodge # 9
The first time it really hit me that someday I may be elected Master of this Lodge, was 2 years ago, during the step-up night rehearsal when I moved from Senior Deacon to Junior Warden. As I sat in the J.W.’s chair, time stopped. The chair was uncomfortable, voices droned on in the background, and I saw an entirely different view of the Lodge. Then before I knew it, someone was standing in front of me, placing the J.W’s Jewels around my neck, saying something about “….in just two short years …”
They were two short years indeed.
I now stand at the end of one journey, and if so elected, at the beginning of another. If the Brethren see fit to elect me to the East, I will do my Best to preserve the Dignity, Integrity and Honor which has always been associated with Harmony Lodge #9. I am fortunate to have so many Past Masters I can count on for advice and support, and hope that even the newest members of our Lodge will feel comfortable enough that they can give me good counsel as well.
And with that having been said, I leave you with something I told my class; we are not friends, we are Brothers. Friends come and go throughout our lives, but a Brother is someone you can count on to always be there for you. And while you can disagree and have a different opinion, at the end of day you are still Brothers.
Let’s all remember that our Name is Harmony, and live up to that name because “Harmony is the strength and support of all institutions, more especially, this of ours”
Respectfully submitted Brother S.W. Harmony Lodge Michael O. Dixon