Caledonia Masonic Lodge #459, AF&AM

This past weekend our lodge traveled to St. Francisville, Louisiana to visit the Day the War Stopped, an annual celebration of friendship and brotherly love during the American Civil War.

We had been asked to perform one of our Masonic rituals/degrees which would be different from those in Louisiana. We were granted dispensation from the Grand Master’s of Kansas and Louisiana to open our lodge.

We took our entire lodge paraphernalia, including our spears and axes. There were 8 brothers in attendance. We opened on the Entered Apprentice degree and had a discussion about the differences in the opening for the five states who were represented at the meeting. Our officers did a wonderful job of opening our lodge.

Before that, we witnessed the opening of Feliciana Lodge No. 31, took part in the historic reenactment, had three of our pipers assist at the graveside ceremony, ate some very good jambalaya, and met with so many wonderful Brothers from many states and jurisdictions. If you were not a part of this trip, you missed a great event. We are planning to go again next year and you are welcomed to attend.

We are an affinity lodge, and are in a separate area now. But we are closest to Area 2 for most of our membership.

The Area 3 Schools of Instruction are being announced over the next few days. They will have three scheduled in Area 3.

The first will be in June, the second in August, and the third will be in McPherson on October 31. This will be held in conjunction with the annual Area 3 Meeting.

Several members of our lodge participated in the 38th Annual Memorial Day Observance in Junction City. They either played the pipes, were in the honor guard, or spoke at the event.

Caledonia Lodge No. 459 has changed the location for the June 6, 2026, quarterly stated communication to Wichita and North Star Lodge No. 168.

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Happy Tartan Day! Get your kilt on!