"I continue to implore all the Brethren to keep in touch with your more vulnerable family members and the more vulnerable Brethren. Sometimes just a simple phone call can lift someone’s spirits and let them know they are not alone"
"It has been an eventful and active year and I am humbled to have served as Worshipful Master. Brethren supporting with more than perfect numbers, such as at our Valentine’s Charity Ball, made me immensely proud to serve. With your support, we have achieved so much and I trust we will all continue that support as we look forward to passing on the gavel..."
The matter of importance is will he run well, prove sound, and turn out to be a stayer; and we ought to be reasonably satisfied on these points before he even crosses our threshold.