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This tradition is also preserved in our Masonic ritual.
Here are some examples: Explore Freemasonry

Norman French derivation Old English derivation
Accord Free Will
Promise Swear

Conceal (from French) Hele (derived from Old English
word, & Saxon word before that)
Indite Write
Print, letter and engrave Cut, carve, hack, hew, etch
(more sophisticated processes) (processes which were more
common and less technical)
Fixed Steday
Our Masonic history and tradition are rich, and the
use of couplets is one of many examples of this rich Grand Lodge AF&AM of Montana
heritage. PO Box 1158, Helena, MT 59624-1158
(406) 442-7774 www.grandlodgemontana.org
R. Stephen Doan received a Bachelor of Arts in Political
Science from the University of California at Los Angeles in
1971, graduating summa cum laude, with highest department
honors. He is a member of Phi Beta Kappa. He received his Juris
Doctor degree from the UCLA School of Law in 1974.He has
been a member of the California State Bar Association since
1974 and belongs to its Sections on Taxation and Probate and
Estate Planning. Steve is very involved in volunteer work, having
served as Grand Master of Masons in California, Chairman of
the Board of the Midnight Mission on Skid Row, President of the
Youth Fund of Southern California, President of the Boys and
Girls Club of Venice and a Vestry member of his church.
Reprinted from the The Philalethes Society, E-Bulletin,
July 2018.

Glendive Lodge #31 and Lower Yellowstone Lodge #90 Install Offi cers for 2018-2019

Most Worshipful Grand Master Jeff Harada and Right Worshipful Grand Sword Bearer Wade Riden installed the offi cers of Lower Yellowstone
Lodge #90 of Sidney and Glendive Lodge #31 at Sidney, Wednesday August 15, 2018 with Lance Averett being installed as Worshipful Master for
Lower Yellowstone Lodge #90 and Sandy Stinnet as Worshipful Master of Glendive Lodge #31.

Pictured Left to Right Back Row: Kasey Noble, Tom Hinds, Phil Johnson, John Beagle, Craig Averett, Robert Goss, Robert Pemberton.

Front Row: Jim Beagle, Colton Moran, Lance Averett, Jeff Harada, Sandy Stinnet, Chris Ingram, Ben Reynolds.
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