Evergreen's Greening Masonic Lodge No. 53 elects, installs new officers

Greening Lodge No. 53's 2013-2014 officers.

The members of Greening Lodge No. 53 of Evergreen, Free and Accepted Masons of Alabama, elected its new slate of officers for the coming year, 2013-1014, on June 11. Those officers were officially installed during a meeting Tuesday.

Danny Covin, last year’s Senior Warden, was elected Worshipful Master, and Brian Crandall, the lodge’s longtime treasurer, was elected to serve as incoming Senior Warden. Mark Godwin will serve as Junior Warden, and Alex Pate will serve as Senior Deacon. His brother, Gary Wayne Pate, will serve as Junior Deacon.

Ben Peters was elected to serve as Treasurer, and Jettie Shell was reelected to serve as Secretary, a position he has held for many years. James “J.B.” Franklin was reelected as Tyler. Phil Freeman will serve as Chaplain, and Lee Salter, the lodge’s outgoing Worshipful Master, will serve as Marshal.

Donald Salter was elected as Senior Steward, and James McKinney was elected as Junior Steward. John Potts will serve as Historian.

Pictured in the photo above, from left, after Tuesday's induction ceremony are, front row, Donald Salter, Senior Steward; Brian Crandall, Senior Warden; Danny Covin, Worshipful Master; Mark Godwin, Junior Warden; Jim McKinney, Junior Steward; and James “J.B.” Franklin, Tyler; back row, Lee Salter, Marshal; Wayne Ginwright, Installing Officer; Jettie Shell, Secretary; Phil Freeman, Chaplain; and Alex Pate, Senior Deacon. Not pictured are Gary Wayne Pate, Junior Deacon; Ben Peters, Treasurer; and John Potts, Historian.

Regular meetings of Greening Lodge No. 53, which was chartered in 1875, are held on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at the Masonic Lodge at 104 Edwina St. across from Evergreen Medical Center. Lodge meetings begin at 7 p.m. For more information, phone Lee Peacock at 251-238-1841 or Freeman at 578-3614.