The Value of Open Debate
in Freemasonry
Spindletop Hall · Lexington, Kentucky
Eligibility: The Festive Board and Conference are open to Masons of all degrees. Attendance is limited to members in good standing of jurisdictions formally recognized by the Grand Lodge of Kentucky.
The Rubicon Masonic Society, together with Lexington Lodge No. 1, the William O. Ware Lodge of Research, and our co-sponsors, cordially invites you to the 14th Annual Festive Board and Conference at historic Spindletop Hall in Lexington, Kentucky.
Join us for a weekend of good food, excellent fellowship, and the gentlemanly debate of questions vital to the future of the Craft.
The Festive Board
Open to Masons of All Degrees
The Conference
Open to Masons of All Degrees
The Festive Board
An evening of candlelight and good company — seven traditional toasts, song throughout, and a keynote address — the convivial heart of the weekend.
W.B. Brian T. Evans, Jr.
Past Master of Lexington Lodge No. 1, 2020 & 2021; Chairman of the Rubicon Masonic Society; and Fellow of The William O. Ware Lodge of Research. Much of W. Brother Evans' Masonic career has been spent in the digital production, preservation, and facilitation of important Masonic topics and presentations from speakers and guests from all over the globe. He is the Executive Producer and Director of the award-winning documentary, "The Masonic Table."
W.B. John W. Bizzack
Past Master of Lexington Lodge No. 1 and William O. Ware Lodge of Research. Founding member (and current Vice-Chairman) of The Rubicon Masonic Society. He is the author of numerous books on Freemasonry, including the highly acclaimed, Island Freemasonry. He has served the Grand Lodge of Kentucky on the Committee on Masonic Education. A member of the Society of Blue Friars, he is a Director of the Masonic Restoration Foundation and 2nd Vice-President of The Philalethes Society.
The Conference
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.
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.
Accommodations
Lexington Downtown Hilton
A block of rooms is reserved at a special rate under The Rubicon Masonic Society Event. Book before July 16 to secure the room-block rate.
Airports Serving Lexington
A motor-coach runs between the Lexington Downtown Hilton and Spindletop Hall on both days. Please be in the hotel lobby by the gather time — the bus departs promptly.
Registration
Festive Board & Conference
The complete weekend — Friday evening and all of Saturday.
Eligibility: The Festive Board and Conference are open to Masons of all degrees. Attendance is limited to members in good standing of jurisdictions formally recognized by the Grand Lodge of Kentucky.