Burns Night Supper 2008

Temple Lodge #65 held their first ever Burns Night Supper on Saturday February 2nd. It was a superb evening, enjoyed by 76 Lodge members, family members and guests. The evening started with a cocktail hour during which lodge members, family and guests got to know each other.

Bruce Taylor, a Scottish Piper played the pipes as people mingled. The Haggis was piped in by Bruce, carried on a silver platter by Ninorah Brookshire and Deborah Burns fondly referred to as Rabbie Burns' great, great, great grand daughter.

The ladies enter with the Haggis, Piped in by Piper Bruce Taylor

Stabbing the Haggis during Burns' poem "To A Haggis"	Presenting the Haggis

W.M John T. Kahler & S.W. Wilson Dinielli	Walter & Martha Kaechele and James T. McWain

The girls lead in singing Auld Lang Syne	Guests, Tim & Sheila Gibbons - Tim won the Oban

Edward & Ninorah Brookshire	Grant & Marriane Slinger

Nice Legs!!

The evening was started by W. Bro. John T. Kahler welcoming the guests and handing the chair over to W. Bro. Duncan Stalker who introduced the dignitaries and guests.

There were toasts to The President of the United States of America and to Queen Elizabeth.

A superb meal was enjoyed by all and $275 was raised for the Connecticut Masonic CHIPS program by auctioning a signed bottle of authentic Robbie Burns Scotch Whisky. The winner of the auction was W.Bro. Lemual Johnson of Temple Lodge #65.

The evening ended with the traditional singing of Auld Lang Syne.