First-Ever Masonic Inaugural Ball to be Held[In honor of President-elect, Barack Obama]

PRWeb ^ | 02 Jan 2009 | PRWeb

[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.

[mnehring]

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.

[chesley]

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

[Anti-Bubba182]

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."

[BelegStrongbow]

Thank you for the excellent link.

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

[bonnieblue4me]

Masonic (AF&AM) ping!

[BellStar]

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

[BellStar]

OH THATS RIGHT WE LOST. its hard to tell those politico’s are all beginning to look talk and legislate the same.

[BellStar]

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

[uglybiker]

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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.

[mnehring]

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.

[mnehring]

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.

[GVnana]

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.

[AxelPaulsenJr]

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

[blackie]

Party time!

[Designer]

"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.

[Eastbound]

"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.

[oldtimer]

Everybody should read Rudyard Kipling's THE MOTHER LODGE.

It exemplifies what Freemasonry is all about.

[WakeUpAndVote]

Maybe,

Jessie Jackson and Ed Rendell are Masons.

[BlackjackPershing]

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!

[dennisw]

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