Important Dates

February

02/04 - GM Polar Bear Plunge
02/05 - Officer Practice
02/05 - School Of Instruction
02/07 - Possible Degree
02/10 - 2nd Saturday Coffee
02/10 - GM Visit/Mardi Gras
02/12 - Officer Practice
02/12 - School Of Instruction
02/14 - Regular Communication
02/19 - Officer Practice
02/19 - School Of Instruction
02/21 - Possible Degree
02/26 - Officer Practice
02/26 - School Of Instruction
02/28 - Possible Degree

Upcoming Activities

03/23 - Brotherhood Night
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St. John's Shout Out!

The Mason Bar
Dallas, TX

Mason Bar Building

Developed by long‐time Dallas entrepreneur Brandt Wood, walking into The Mason Bar feels like you've been transported to a bistro on Magazine Street in New Orleans. Considering that Wood is a NoLa native, it's not surprising that the vibe in this place is authentically Big Easy cool.

It's not just the fact that drinks are served in Mason jars that gives The Mason Bar its name‐this eatery operates in a building that was once used as a Freemason meeting hall. Built in 1920, this historic structure boasts an interior that "features incredible arched, leaded windows with streaming light, plus art, gig posters, photos and just stuff from general manager Brandt Wood's personal collection. Fixtures are industrial but smooth and finished, not overtly masculine. Padded booths balance wooden bar chairs and white table cloths temper warm, wood cocktail‐level six‐tops. At times, the

architecture and the rock‐meets‐vintage decor can seem like strange bedfellows, but the 'this is us' honesty that comes from it all overrides doubts and reinforces a comfortable vibe." says Eater Dallas.

Underground Dinners no longer involves waiting lists, sketchy locations or secret handshakes. Chef David Anthony Temple (a.k.a. Chef DAT) is now in residence inside the Mason Bar's kitchen.

Mason Bar Window
"Menu prices range from $4 to $17 for 'snacks' and shared plates, all the way up to $24 for a Waygu Flat Iron Steak or Seared Hawaiian Walu. Locally sourced and vegetarian‐friendly menu items are plentiful, and delightfully unexpected for a place with 'bar' in its name," informs the Dallas Observer. Other mains include Seared Sea Scallops with Cheddar Grits, Blackened Redfish with Jambalaya, the requisite Burger, and a Creole Chicken and Biscuit concoction sure to leave your taste buds doing a happy dance.

In the spring of 2013, the Mason Bar transformed the basement of the building into a Prohibition‐style speakeasy lounge where you will sip cocktails from tea cups.

The Mason Bar, Dallas Tx
4701 Guillot St.
Dallas, TX 75204

Masonic Cemetery
New Orleans, LA

Masonic Cemetery Entrance

The Masonic cemetery was founded on January 18, 1865, after two petitions for the establishment of the cemetery. The cemetery was built while occupying Union forces were still in the city after the Civil War. The cemetery is divided into sections by Conti St. which runs

through the center. It is surrounded by a cast iron picket fence and has a few entrances.

Masonic Cemetery
The cemetery has many unusual graves, including a Lodge tomb that has a set of exterior stairs that give access to the roof of the tomb; a set of columns that were saved from a Masonic Lodge demolition; and a tomb for the Red River Pilots. The Red River Pilots was an association of steamboat captains which has long been disbanded. Most of the graves in the Masonic Cemetery are raised above the ground with a small retaining wall that has been filled with soil. Even though there are no grave sites available for sale in this graveyard and it is not regularly maintained, it is one of the cleanest cemeteries in the city.

This Cemetery is very small but very haunted. By both the living and the dead. One recent brave ghost hunter relates the story of all his equipment not working until he steped off the actual cemetery grounds. the photos he took were all from the out sside of the cemetery and all showed some type of anomaile.
Masonic Cemetery
Many photos of orbs and shapes of all kinds have been photographed here. EVP&aposs are more then common. Most often people discover the remains of recent occult practices and voodoo have often left on the graves.

Rich in design and strange occurrences this cemetery is well known gfor it's shreiking ghost. It is said to shriek each night at 9 pm. Many ghostly lights appear often and wittnesses say they have seen the ghost actually get up out of their graves and wander the neighber hood.

Masonic Cemetery New Orleans
400 City Park Ave.
New Orleans, LA 70122