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Friday, August 14 & Saturday, August 15, 2026 · Spindletop Hall, Lexington, Kentucky

Friday · August 14

The Festive Board

Reception · 6:00 p.m.
Call to Tables · 7:00 p.m.
Dinner, Toasts & Keynote · 7:00–10:00 p.m.
Attire · Tuxedo or Dark Coat & Tie
Saturday · August 15

The Conference

Welcome & Introductions · 8:30 a.m.
Debate No. 1 · 9:00 a.m.
Debate No. 2 · 2:00 p.m.
Adjourn · 5:00 p.m.
Attire · Suit & Tie
Friday — Order of the Evening
6:00 – 7:00 p.m.Reception
7:00 p.m.Call to Tables & Introductions
7:15 p.m.Dinner Served
ThroughoutThe Seven Traditional Toasts & Songs
KeynoteW.B. Brian T. Evans, Jr.“Providing a Template for Civil Society — Conducting Debate Within a Masonic Lodge.”
To CloseChain of Union & Closing Charge
Saturday — The Formal Debates
I
Debate No. 1
Saturday, August 15 · 9:00 a.m.

Resolved, that the practice of holding One-Day Classes — in which men are initiated as Entered Apprentices, passed to Fellow Crafts, and raised as Master Masons in a single day — is beneficial to the Masonic Fraternity and should be utilized when it is expedient to do so.

Affirmative Team
Jeremiah Beaver · Broad Ripple Lodge No. 643, Indianapolis, IN
Tracy Burdette · Lexington Lodge No. 1, Lexington, KY
Negative Team
John D. Cissell · Buechel Lodge No. 896, Louisville, KY
Darrin V. Gulla · Lexington Lodge No. 1, Lexington, KY
II
Debate No. 2
Saturday, August 15 · 2:00 p.m.

Resolved, that membership in the several appendant bodies of Freemasonry is beneficial to the individual Freemason, and such appendant body membership should be encouraged among the members of the Craft.

Affirmative Team
Chad Lacek · Illumination Lodge No. 5, Chicago, IL
Tim Bramble · Lexington Lodge No. 1, Lexington, KY
Negative Team
Donald Carducci · Victory Through Harmony Lodge No. 94, Montreal, QC
Alan Martin · Lexington Lodge No. 1, Lexington, KY
Shuttle & Accommodations
Shuttle Service Hilton ⇄ Spindletop Hall
Friday · Festive Board
Lobby by 5:15 p.m. · departs 5:30 p.m.
Returns from the Hall ≈ 10:00 p.m.
Saturday · Conference
Lobby by 7:45 a.m. · departs 8:00 a.m.
Returns from the Hall ≈ 5:30 p.m.

Lexington Downtown Hilton

Room block under The Rubicon Masonic Society Event — book before July 16.

Phone · 1-859-231-9000
Toll-free · 1-877-539-1648
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Airports Serving Lexington

LEX Blue Grass Airport, Lexington 6 miles
CVG Cincinnati / N. Kentucky Int’l 80 miles
SDF Louisville Muhammad Ali Int’l 77 miles

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