Many of us here are Veterans as well as Masons, and meet each morning at the local McDonald's for coffee. We can give a heads up on things ahead of time for one group or another by meeting like this. As such, when we did the local scholarships for the American Legion, and Lodge most of us on the committees were both. We had one on each team that was an exception, but I think it made it easier to make the decision. Many of us meet for lunch etc, or are kinfolks. We have enough at Church each Sunday morning to open in EA! All in all, we do have a very good association among us, just not as good in attendance at Lodge....