BALER DISTRICT MEETING (The 2014 Edition)

Every second Saturday of July, all subordinate Lodges of Masonic District RIII-D converge in Baler to attend what is usually the 3rd District Council Meeting, plant mangrove propagules the next day and witness the installation of the assigned Grand Lodge Lodge Inspector for the Manuel L. Quezon Memorial Lodge No. 262.

But unlike the previous Baler meetings, this edition is extraordinary because it was reported for the first time in a long while that all Lodges under the jurisdiction of the District have paid their dues and contributions in full.

It was also well-attended, which tells much on the leadership of the incumbent District Deputy Grand Master, Bro. Jerome Malaca, with the able assistance of the District Grand Lecturers and District officers who are all present.

Model Lodge was represented in the District Council Meeting by its Master, its Senior and Junior Wardens, and its Secretary. 

The next day, the Model Lodge delegation as the 373 Bikers pedaled their way to the traditional mangrove propagule planting site which is being maintained by the brethren of Manuel L. Quezon Memorial Lodge No. 262.

Breakfast was next served at the Baler Fish Port ala the traditional boodle fight that was highlighted by the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement between the Aurora DENR-PENRO and MD RIII-D for the continuing rehabilitation and expansion of mangroves in Baler, Aurora.

And yet another Baler-related tradition was observed on the way home as the Lodge delegation partake of the lunch served by its Pantabangan-based members in a sort of "welcome back" rite.