The Ring That Saved A Life

Legend has it that Brother John Hobert owed his life to this Masonic ring.  Brother Hobert, a Union soldier, was captured during the Civil War and imprisoned at the notorious Confederate prison at Andersonville.  A Brother Mason noticed his ring.  As a result, Brother Hobert was released and sent back home to Iowa.  Brother Hobert gave the ring to a Lodge Brother who, in turn, left it to Oney Kirby, his son and Brother Mason.  The ring is on display at the Masonic Museum in Columbia, Missouri.