DeMolay Hosts Installation

On Sunday, June 30th the Wakefield Chapter of the Order of DeMolay held its second Installation among many proud family members, friends, and neighbors. The evening was abundant with ceremony and fun as Nikolas Calias from Melrose was installed as Master Councilor of the Chapter. Nikolas will endeavor to provide direction to the activities and growth of the Chapter for the ensuing year. Helping Nikolas grow this Chapter is Ryan Dukas of Woburn and Phillip Marchese of Wilmington, who were installed as Senior and Junior Councilors, respectively.

Among the 70 plus people in attendance were representatives from several Masonic bodies including several Blue Lodges, Rainbow, Eastern Star and representatives from the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts. The event culminated in an ice cream social provided by Richardson’s Ice Cream.

The Order of DeMolay has had a long history in Massachusetts and has been recently reconstituted in Wakefield with boys from the town and surrounding cities. It is a fraternal organization for young men between the ages of 12 and 21 years of age that teaches leadership skills, public speaking, civic responsibility and the importance of family through the teachings of the principles of filial love, reverence for sacred things, courtesy, comradeship, fidelity, cleanness and patriotism.

The Wakefield Chapter of DeMolay invites young men from Wakefield and the surrounding communities such as Reading, Wilmington, Woburn, Lynnfield and Melrose to contact Perry Calias at 339-927-0711 or by email at pcalias@comcast.net for more information.