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First-Ever Masonic Inaugural Ball to be Held[In honor of President-elect, Barack Obama]
PRWeb ^ | 02 Jan 2009 | PRWeb

Posted on 01/05/2009 9:02:01 AM PST by BGHater

Tickets are now on sale for the first-ever Masonic Inaugural Ball held in Washington, D.C.

William R. Singleton Hope Lebanon Lodge #7 is hosting the first-ever Masonic Inaugural Ball in honor of President-elect, Barack Obama and Vice-President Elect Joseph Biden. Tickets are limited, so you are encouraged to purchase yours quickly.

This first-ever event will be held at 8:00 p.m.:

Stars Bistro

2120 P Street, NW

Washington, DC

While other inauguration balls are costing $125-$500 or more per ticket, we’ve arranged for an evening with some amazing food, a great DJ, and brotherhood, all for $65 per ticket, we’ve also included an incentive to help pay the baby sitter, couples may go for just $120 a piece.

All proceeds from this event will be donated to the Masonic Foundation of the District of Columbia.

For more information, or to purchase tickets, visit: http://singletonlodge.org/home/inaugural-masonic-ball/

Directions:

Traffic will be difficult to get through the District of Columbia. We are recommending that people take metro. Stars Bistro is conveniently located west of the Dupont Circle Metro Station (exit north.) There will be valet parking available for those choosing to drive.



TOPICS: Culture/Society; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: bho2008; bhoinauguration; inaugural; mason; masonic; masons; obama
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To: ChocChipCookie
I always thought the Masons were a very conservative, very white group.

Very conservative when it comes to individual values but as you know, many people live conservative values but vote liberal. I wouldn't call the lodges 'very white', very diverse and one of the first fraternal groups to welcome members no matter their racial background.

41 posted on 01/05/2009 10:06:10 AM PST by mnehring
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To: nmh

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Hall_Freemasonry


42 posted on 01/05/2009 10:51:34 AM PST by chesley (A pox on both their houses. I've voted for my last RINO.)
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To: BelegStrongbow; All
Prince Hall Masonry Recognition details Map of U.S. Recognition Status (as of 10-28-08)

Prince Hall Masonry Recognition details Recognition Chart

OUT OF THE SHADOWS The Emergence of Prince Hall Freemasonry in America.(Book Review)

"...Paul M. Bessel is a Fellow of the Scottish Rite Research Society, a Fellow of the Philalethes Society, and Past President of the Masonic Library & Museum Association. He is a Past Senior Grand Warden of the Grand Lodge of the District of Columbia in Washington, D.C. Paul Bessel is well known and highly respected globally for his vast web site of accurate factual information on numerous topics in Freemasonry, including in particular, the subject of Prince Hall recognition."

43 posted on 01/05/2009 12:20:11 PM PST by Anti-Bubba182
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To: Anti-Bubba182

Thank you for the excellent link.

Anyone else amused that Arkansas is one of the laggards in this regard?


44 posted on 01/05/2009 1:26:10 PM PST by BelegStrongbow (Sarah has That Vision Thing)
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To: BGHater

Masonic (AF&AM) ping!


45 posted on 01/05/2009 2:31:42 PM PST by bonnieblue4me (You can put lipstick on a donkey (or a dimrat), but it is still an ass!)
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To: BGHater

aLL I WANT TO KNOW IS WHERE IS THE FREEPER BALL THIS TIME.


46 posted on 01/06/2009 3:04:03 AM PST by BellStar (Big Mexican Narco/Human Traffickers (B M s) need open Borders!)
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To: BellStar
OH THATS RIGHT WE LOST. its hard to tell those politico’s are all beginning to look talk and legislate the same.
47 posted on 01/06/2009 3:15:43 AM PST by BellStar (I have real fear for thus Nation!)
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To: cork

I’m an Elk what do I know you don’t let women join either.

My father was a 32nd and a Hero of 76. Dad died in 2002


48 posted on 01/06/2009 3:22:36 AM PST by BellStar (I have real fear for thus Nation!)
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To: Chode; TheLion; AxelPaulsenJr; jimt; Eric in the Ozarks; oldtimer; pt17; MeanWestTexan; hershey; ...

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Don't know anything about the 0 being a Mason.
I'd imagine if he was, his lodge would be shouting it to the high heavens.
The only ones claiming he is are all on the usual kook sites.

This just looks like an excuse to throw a party and raise a few bucks for charity.

49 posted on 01/06/2009 7:32:51 AM PST by uglybiker (1f u c4n r34d th1s u r34lly n33d 2 g3t l41d)
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To: uglybiker

According to the site, neither Bambi nor Biden are Masons. It looks like they are simply using the event that may have many brothers in town to have an assemblage and help raise a little money for their local charities.


50 posted on 01/06/2009 7:40:12 AM PST by mnehring
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To: BelegStrongbow

What’s interesting in Arkansas not recognizing them is that Little Rock is a major hub of Prince Hall, with a museum dedicated to them.


51 posted on 01/06/2009 7:42:01 AM PST by mnehring
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To: Maine Mariner
The Lodge’s own web page indicates that neither Barack Obama nor Joe Biden are Masons.

OK. So they're doing it in honor of his race. Whatever. I guess. Freemasons aren't known for their non-member events.

52 posted on 01/06/2009 7:57:56 AM PST by GVnana ("I once dressed as Tina Fey for Halloween." - Sarah Palin)
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To: mnehrling

In Pine Bluff the Price Hall lodge has bought a former Lowe’s store.


53 posted on 01/06/2009 8:29:01 AM PST by AxelPaulsenJr (Please God Save The United States From The Democrats. Amen.)
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To: uglybiker

Party time!


54 posted on 01/06/2009 8:53:05 AM PST by blackie (Be Well~Be Armed~Be Safe~Molon Labe!)
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To: ChocChipCookie
"I always thought the Masons were a very conservative, very white group."

Shows that widely-held perceptions can be quite wrong.

Many "minorities" are members and for a fact, my BIL always supports DEMONCRATS.

55 posted on 01/06/2009 9:01:29 AM PST by Designer (We are SO scrood!)
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To: Tex Pete
"You would never see an AF & AM lodge host an inauguration ball for any president."

I'm guessing that this must have been planned for a couple of years and it would have been financially disasterous to have to cancel at this late date.

Difficult to tell ahead of time that the presidential candidate was going to end up being a usurping commie Manchurian candidate.

Nevertheless, I'm sure that the D.C. Lodge didn't get the memo or they are gambling that he will prove he is qualified to be president at the last minute. Nobody would be so stupid as to attempt to press into office as an unqualified candidate and think they could get away with it.

56 posted on 01/06/2009 9:02:39 AM PST by Eastbound
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To: MeanWestTexan
Everybody should read Rudyard Kipling's THE MOTHER LODGE.

It exemplifies what Freemasonry is all about.

57 posted on 01/06/2009 10:49:57 AM PST by oldtimer
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To: uglybiker
Maybe,

Jessie Jackson and Ed Rendell are Masons.

58 posted on 01/06/2009 11:47:52 AM PST by WakeUpAndVote (I is a dis in french fried voter.)
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To: uglybiker

I’m completely offended that the Freemasons have chosen this ultra liberal black man to launch a first-ever event such as this. He would be blackballed by me. This is an outrage!


59 posted on 01/06/2009 1:29:04 PM PST by BlackjackPershing ("Government big enough to supply everything you need is big enough to take everything you have.")
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To: cork
A Prince Hall Lodge generally refers to a Lodge consisting exclusively of African Americans and are usually not recognized as true masonic lodges by the respective Masonic jurisdictions or the Grand Lodges of the states. They are recognized only by the Prince Hall Lodges.

Kind of like the lodge on the Amos and Andy show

60 posted on 01/06/2009 1:31:22 PM PST by dennisw (On the 31st floor a gold plated door won't keep out the Lord's burning rage ---FBB)
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