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From
The Secretary's Table
Have you
considered a Life Membership? You may purchase a lifetime contract
with your lodge and never again pay dues to Torrance University Lodge
#394. Several years ago, the Grand Lodge revised the By-Laws for
Masons to pay a graduated fee for a Life Membership. To be eligible
to become a life member, your dues must be current. The Lodge’s
annual dues are currently $50.00 per year. If you desire a life
membership, the following schedule can assist you in calculating your
life membership fee:
Age Schedule
Dues
Fee
Age
49 or under 21 x
$50.00 = $1,050.00
50
to 54 inclusive 19 x
$50.00 = $ 950.00
55
to 59 inclusive 17 x
$50.00 = $ 850.00
60
to 64 inclusive 14 x
$50.00 = $ 700.00
65
and over 11 x
$50.00 = $ 550.00
The Lodge will
issue a Certificate of Life Membership upon payment of the appropriate
sum from the schedule by any current member, thereby forever exempting
a member from payment of dues in the future. When dues are increased
by a vote of the members of the Lodge, you are assured that you will
not have to pay any dues increase.
All paid Life
Membership are deposited in investments approved by Grand Lodge and
only the interest from that account can be used by the Lodge. The
original amounts invested cannot be touched, they are kept in the fund
forever.
Please contact me
if you have any questions on this or any other item concerning
Masonry. I will answer it or will have it answered by someone who has
the knowledge to answer it.
If you know of a
Brother who is missing, ill or not in the best of health, please call
the office and I will pass it on to the Master and Officers for
further action.
Fraternally,
Thomas B. Reoch, PM
Secretary
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