Remember the Alamo 2012

Most Worshipful Grand Master Walter W. Rogers is shown with me at the library area of the San Antonio Scottish Rite Cathedral.  This was the staging area just prior to our procession to The Alamo, with our Ladies.  After I greeted him, he was quick to extend his sympathies to all the Brothers of Connecticut in the heart breaking events earlier in the morning that occurred in Newtown and Sandy Hook.

At my Wife’s request M.W. Rogers also posed with a picture with Flat Monte.  Monte Kemmler is the Grand Patron of The Order of the Eastern Star in Pennsylvania. We were given a copy of his traveling photo and asked to bring him on a travels around the country which we have been doing.  He may balk a bit when I give him the fuel bill!

 

We formed a procession of about 175 Masons along with their wives and friends.  On arrival at the Alamo, the Masons formed an honor guard thru which Grand Master Rogers and his Grand Officers were received with great pleasure.  The non Masons were escorted to an adjacent educational area where they were entertained with music and a lecture on the local history.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Masons entered the Alamo, barely fitting as the building is not as large as it appears. Prior to opening a Lodge of Master Masons I had a few minutes to take a few photos,  The main are is deep and narrow, this is one time that it would be nice to have a better camera.  Of course a bigger and better camera would not fit in my pocket so I would leave it in the car!

On the Left I am looking East towards the alter.  On the right The Grand Master and his officers are preparing to be received.

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After we Boys were done with all our secret hand shakes we were united with our wives in the courtyard in front of the Alamo with was ablaze with festive folks, holiday lights, and decorations.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It was now time to play.  There is no better place than The San Antonio Riverwalk   In 1968 they started the process of converting a blighted river into a wonderful commercial and mixed entertainment area.  We walked about 1/2 mile to one of it’s several access points, down 2 flights of stairs and entered a magic holiday fairyland.  Please click on the link above, my camera could not capture the size of beauty of this area.  It goes on for about 1 1/2 miles.  The fellows shown traveled down from Austin Lodge {About 100 miles}, we look forward to their holiday ‘covered dish’ on Monday.

 

 

You are in a Texas Lodge if you find these lurking in a corner!