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Kalispell Lodge NO. 42

Entered Apprentice Degree

First degree for Ryan Newby at Kalispell lodge.

The Entered Apprentice is a Mason who had been initiated, after application, investigation,
and unanimous favorable ballot by members of the lodge. He has taken the first step in his
journey to the Sublime Degree of a Master Mason, but he is not yet a member of the lodge,
and until he has been passed and raised, he has only limited rights.

Having met certain requirements, his name has been "entered" in the records of the lodge as
an Entered Apprentice, in keeping with an ancient custom among operative Freemasons. He
should know the background of his position in the lodge so that he will know how he is linked
to the Operative Entered Apprentice of the ancient craft.

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