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50 Year Member Presentation

William R. Whitmus

Brother William R. Whitmus, was presented the Montana 50 year Member Award at the
Wisconsin Masonic Center in Madison, Wisconsin. Brother Whitmus served as Worshipful
Master of Loyalty Lodge No. 121 in 1979. Loyalty Lodge consolidated with Lower Yellowstone
Lodge No. 90 on January 1, 2021 as Lower Yellowstone Lodge No. 90. Brother Whitmus is also
a member of the Scottish Rite and Shrine. The 50 Year Award was presented by W. Brother
Lyle G. Christian, Secretary of Hiram Lodge No. 50, Madison, Wisconsin.

Brother Whitmas, you stood before the altar of Freemasonry. It is
emblematical of that special place where some fifty years ago you
stood as the youngest Entered Apprentice and were first instructed in
the ancient mysteries of our Craft. You were presented with a lambskin
apron and informed that it was the emblem of innocence and the
badge of a Mason. You labored among us as an Entered Apprentice,
were passed on to the ranks of Fellowcraft, where you received further
instruction. Here you were first taught how to read and later draw our
designs upon your trestle board and in due time were raised to the
sublime degree and have served the Craft for many years as a Master
Mason.

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