New Smyrna Lodge No. 149 F & AM of Florida

Trestle Board June 2019

300 N. Riverside Dr.

New Smyrna Beach, FL 32168 

(386) 423-2370 nsl149@cfl.rr.com www.newsmyrnalodge149.org

The Worshipful Master requests your attendance at the Stated Communication June 3^rd, 2019 and Called Entered Apprentice Degree on June 17^th, 2019

FROM THE EAST

Brothers,

Come to the next Stated Communication on June 3^rd and hear about any changes and the new information at the Grand Lodge Communication. We are going to have an EA degree on our second meeting June 17th, come out to support the candidates that we are Initiating. The lodge has voted to go dim for the months of July, August, and September. We will have one meeting in each of those months on the third Monday of each month. The official visit from the new DDGM will be on August 19^th. We need to prepare for this event and practice. Practice makes perfect. The Lodge this year awarded three scholarships to High School Seniors at New Smyrna High School, Spruce Creek High School and Atlantic High School this year. This is something that we all should be proud of. Keep up the great work of supporting our children in the community. As you all know school is out for the summer again, and add the new law about texting and driving should help make our children safer.

Mark E King, Worshipful Master

FROM THE WEST

 My Brothers,

Your three elected officers, W.M., S.W. & J.W. have all attended Grand Lodge in Orlando, alone with about 1500 other Brothers, we will tell you about what happen, when we get to see each of you in our Lodge room. Our first meeting in June will be 06/03/19, a Stated Meeting. Our 2nd. meeting is to be a Called Communication, for a E.A. Degree. Try to make it, if you can. May 21, at St. Johns Lodge no. 37, two districts came together and Raised five Brothers. What a night. Our June open Books date has not been set yet but will let all know as soon as possible.  As you read this, we will have a New D.D.G.M. in our District, R:.W:. Edward Slauson, from Landmark Lodge no. 383. When you see him, Please congratulate him, I am looking forward to seeing each of you in Lodge somewhere this month. Till then,

R:.W:. Donald H. Tucker, Sr. Warden

FROM THE SOUTH

 Greetings from the south.

Not much to report this month so I will lean mostly on upcoming events. Grand Lodge will be held in Orlando 5/27 -29/19. I expect to give a brief report on the outcome of the proposed legislation regarding what passed and what did not at our stated communication to be held 6/3/19. MMA will meet at Volusia 77 on 6/5/19. We have an upcoming EA degree at our called meeting 6/17/19. Please come out and support our new brother.

Please take a few moments to reflect on the memory of the members of the Armed Forces who made the ultimate sacrifice in the service of our country to ensure the freedoms we tend to take for granted. For what it’s worth, Brother John A. Logan, a 32nd degree Scottish Rite Mason is credited with creating Memorial Day.

May 5, 1868, Logan ordered that May 30th be set forth as Decoration Day, a day dedicated to the decoration of the graves of the Union soldiers lost in the Civil War. May 30th was chosen because it was not the anniversary of any battle. In 1871, Michigan became the first state to declare Decoration Day an official holiday. By 1890, all the other northern states had followed suit. After World War II, the term Decoration Day was abandoned in favor of Memorial Day. It seems like those pesky Masons just keep popping up at the most opportune times throughout history.

In closing, come to Lodge when you can, and as usual, even if you can’t stay for the meeting, come out and enjoy a nice meal and fellowship with your brothers.

Fraternally,

Bob Wheeler JW

2019 OFFICERS

Worshipful Master:   Mark E. King (Bonnie)                     (386)957-3075         coldduck625@aol.com

Senior Warden:           RW:. Donald H. Tucker (Kathy)    (863)602-1182         donkat9750@aol.com

Junior Warden:           Robert L. Wheeler                            (386)451-6129          bobwheeler@earthlink.net

Treasurer:                      Stephen Kenney                                (908)420-6615        stevek821@gmail.com

Secretary:                       W:. A J Winterwerp (Carol)           (386)423-2370        NSL149@cfl.rr.com

Chaplain:                        Glenn E Smith (Kathy)                   (386)427-4057          glennesmith@cfl.rr.com

Marshall:                         W:. Thomas J. Worrell                    (317)750-2605

Senior Deacon:            Jon T Bodien (Angelique)               (386)689-2338         jonb1032@gmail.com

Junior Deacon:           Michael Dowell (Debe)                     (303)875-7480         grmschlr101@gmail.com

Senior Steward:          Douglas Everson (Deborah)            (407)461-0668         flagentman@yahoo.com

Junior Steward:          Robert Segarra                                   (727)623-6399         rosegar7@msn.com

Tyler:                               W:. Herbert Bacheller (Susan)       (386)689-9552         budbach@aol.com

Musician:                       Bryan P. Bassett                                 (386) 451-0895       bryanbassett4@gmail.com

FROM THE SECRETARY’S DESK

Brothers,

The Trestle Boards which are email and the Trestle Board which is on our official web site will have extra items accompany them. The emailed copy will have pictures of events from the past month. The Trestle Board on the web site is updated once a week with pictures and important items and messages. Take time to look at them. The official web page address is at top of the Trestle Board www.newsmyrnalodge149.org

Brothers, there are still some who have not paid their 2019 dues yet. This is just a friendly reminder in case you set it on your to do list pile and forgot. Letters will be going out to remind you.

AWAITING BALLOTING

Walker E Powell

AWAITING DEGREES

Walker E Powell

ENTERED APPRENTICE:

John Wyatt Moe

FELLOW CRAFT

MASTER MASON:

ANNOUNCEMENTS AND NOTICES

Congratulations to Brothers Kyle F. Hall and Carl J. Winterwerp on receiving their pins and Certificates for being a Master Mason for 60 Years. R:. W:. Senior Grand Warden Tommy Turlington did the presentations.

BROTHERS, THE WORSHIPFUL MASTER IS DESPENSING WITH THE June 17^TH STATED COMMUNICATIONS AND IS HAVING A CALLED ENTERED APPRENTICE DEGREE FOR WORK AND INSTRUCTION. 

Stated Meeting 6/3,6/5 MM Association meeting at Volusia Lodge 77, Called EA Degree, 6/17 MLT workshop at NSL 149, 9am-til, 7/1 NO STATED COMMUNICATION, 7/15 Stated Communication, Check the Lodge Calendar on http://newsmyrnalodge149.org This calendar get updated daily for events with the Lodge, District and OES.

BIRTHDAYS:

William M Schaeffer         6/2          Howard S Eaton Jr            6/3          Robert J Stone                               6/4

Damein Woods                  6/4          Glenn R Heil                       6/6          Melvin H Keil Jr                            6/6

Edward E Parker               6/6          Cliftion V Butler                 6/7          Patrick T Garrigan                         6/11

Thad L Lingo III                6/11       James A Noland                   6/11       Raymond A Gage II                        6/13

Lloyd W Morris                  6/13       Michael L Becton                6/14       Kristopher K Atabaki                     6/16

Edgar L Phillips                 6/18       Carl D Reed                          6/19       William J Ptashnik                         6/21

Walter Warning III           6/22       William G Warrington Jr  6/23       Andre A Narcisse                            6/24

Jacques N Jacobson III    6/25       Mark E King                         6/25       Christopher W Wickersham Sr   6/26

George A Wolsfelt              6/28       Kyle F Hall                           6/29

 SICKNESS AND DISTRESS:

Brother Chaplin Glen E is doing better, I regret to inform you that Brother James Vernon Ramsey passed to the Celestial Lodge above sometime in April. A wellness check was done on Brother Ramsey and that is how the Lodge found out. Keep Brother Ramsey’s family in your prayers. Dave Crossen PM who has Alzheimer, Brother W:. Al Woodstock’s wife Laura who is home recouping, Brothers, keep our Brothers who have been deployed, and all our service personnel and first responders in your thoughts and prayers.

HISTORY OF LODGE:

CONTINUED: On August 15^th, 1927 motions prevailed to combine all the Lodge funds into one account and to purchase new furniture for the Lodge at a cost of $4000.00. On December 5^th, 1927 the first Stated Communication was held in the new Temple. A motion prevailed that the Lodge not be rented to any organization not affiliated with Masonry. On December 28^th, 1927, the Lodge conducted the Masonic funeral of Brother George J. Ott. Brother Ott was a member of Preston Lodge Number 281 of Louisville Kentucky. He was City Manager of New Smyrna and had been a great help to the Lodge in building the Temple. On December 30^th, 1927, in an article published in the New Smyrna newspaper, the builder of the Temple described it as a Moorish-Spanish type structure, with the Lodge Room finished in the Corinthian style of architecture. The building is of hollow tiles, with a framework of steel. The joists are of Florida yellow pine lumbar, from Jacksonville on the front. This differs from the length of 102’ recorded in the June 15^th, 1927 minutes. To be continued.

ACTIVE PAST MASTERS LIST

Thomas W. Aikens 2013                    Craig N. Albright 1994                        Herbert (Bud) Bacheller 1999

Allan J Baker 2016                              James R Baldwin 1986                       Bryan P Bassett 2009

Louis W Benishek 1996/2006          Michael R Blickenstaff 1998             Christopher G Bufini 1997

Howard C Chase 2011                        David W Crossen 1998                        William F Culbertson 1985

Stanley J Dabrowski 2010                 Charles R Dean 1980                          Paul W Dewitt 2006

Daniel E Feagle Jr 1999                      James A Greene 1993                         Mark A Greene 1995

Robert L Griffis 1990                           Eric T Ellis II 2013                             William H Evans Jr 2005

Ralph N Flippo 1997/2010                 Joe W Garrett 1987                            Glen E Good 2008

Walter W Greatrex 2003                    Sebastian Guarneri 2002                  Danny K Hatfield 1984

Phillip A Hudson 2001                        Terry L Irwine 2008                          George N Johnson 1994

David Lawrence 1992                          Walter G Layton 2017                        Joseph G Lockhart 2007

Martin J Louis 2016/2017                  Leon A Pike 1991                                Gustav Postreich 1991

John W Rodgers 1984                         Jeff J Romano 1992                            William M Schaeffer 2014

Robert J Stone 2004                            Brian R Toung 2009                        Donald H Tucker 2012

Ronald R Tucker 1983                         William G Warrington Jr 2007        Allen J Winterwerp 2015

Henry A Woodstock 2015                   Arlington B Young 2011                      Mark E. King 2018

ACTIVE PERPETUAL MEMBERS

Thomas W. Aiken, PDDGM                    Craig N. Albright, PM                              Herbert E. Bacheller PM

Allan J. Baker PM                                      James R. Baldwin PM                             Brady Benishek

Louis W. Benishek PM                              David L. Bessette                                     Christopher G. Buffini, PM

Howard C. Chase, PM                                J. Mitchell Cole                                        David W. Crossen, PM

Richard W. Culbertson                               William F. Culbertson, Sr, PM             Stanley J. Dabrowski PM

Glennard Decker                                          Frank H. Dietrich                                   Ronald L. Dreggors

William A. Drossman                                  David J. Ellis                                           Eric T. Ellis PM

William H. Evans PM                                  George O. Farrell                                   Daniel E. Feagle, Jr, PM

Walter W. Greatrex PM                               James A. Greene, PM                            Mark A. Greene, PM

Sebastian Guarneri, PDDGM                      Daniel H. Haley                                     Phillip J. Haley

Robert L. Hart                                                Michael L. Hines                                   James D. Humphrey

Jack W. Irwin                                                  Leo D. Johns                                          George N. Johnson, PM

Stephen L. Kenney                                         Mark E. King                                          David Lawrence, PDDGM

Walter G Layton PM                                      Joseph G. Lockhart, PM                       Martin Louis PM

George R. Morris, PM                                    George R. Morris III                              Lloyd W. Morris

John C. Niebielski                                           Thomas M. Patton                                 Edgar L. Phillips

William J Ptashnik, PM                                 Gustav Postreich, PM                           Ian Ramsbottom

William Rogers                                                Jeff J. Romano, PM                               Matt Schaeffer, PM

Gary H. Seibert                                                 Timothy H. Self                                      John T. Self

Clayton E. Simons, Jr                                      Glenn E. Smith                                       Kenneth W. Smith

Robert J. Stone, PM                                         Brian R. Toung, PM                               Donald H. Tucker, PDDGM

Richard A. Turner                                             Christopher Van Duyne                       Chester E. Weichey

Jeffery L. Whitlock                                            Allen J. Winterwerp, PM                     George A. Wolsfelt

Thomas Williams                                                Dylan G. Woods                                   Henry A. Woodstock, PM

HONORARY PERPETUAL MEMBERS

Louis W. Benishek II                                     Joe A. Fleties, PGM                                  Charles E. McLaughlin, PM

Steven P. Boring,PGM                                  John R, Givins, PGM                                J. Dick Martinez, PGM

Elmer F. Coffman, PGM                               Dale I. Goehrig, PGM                              Glen W. Phillips II, PGM

Edward Michael Copenhaver                      Jim J. Harris, PGM                                    Roy C. Sheppard, PGM

Jack Allen Couture, PGM                             Robert P. Harry Jr., PGM                        Robert D. Trump, PGM

Samuel Edgar Cowan, PGM                         Stephen Holcomb, PDDGM                    Thomas Worrell, PM

Keith William Dean, PGM                            John F, Kavanaugh, PGM                        W. L. Turner “Fund”

James A. Durham Jr., PGM                          Louis A. King, PGM                                  Stanley L Hudson PGM

Richard G Hoover PGM                                 John E. Karroum GM

50 YEARS PLUS MEMBERS

James C. Allen                    Robert C. Bartlett                 Ernest Beasley, Jr                    Bernard J. Brown

Donald L. Brown                Clifton V. Butler                   Harold F. Byrd                          Everett C. Chapman

Wilber K. Corbin                James R. Delk                       Thomas E. Duane                    Miles O. Edge, Jr

William H. Evans               Ralph N. Flippo                    Joe W. Garrett                         Kyle F. Hall

Jack H. Hayman Sr.           Jack W. Irwin                       Harry T. Johnson                    Thomas F. Johnson

Calvin I. Langford              Breece A. McCray Sr.          Ben F. McGraw                        Edward Z. Midgett

George R. Morris                Jack M. Onie                        George M. Pilcher, Jr             Clarence E. Puckridge

Henry D. Randall               Jack W. Reynolds                Harry J. Rostagno                  Warren A. Sets

Glenn L. Smith                   Gordon S. Smith                  R. Terrell. Smith                     Michael J Strother

George G. Telesh                Tom H. Thompson, Jr       Richard A. Turner                   Edward J. Vaissiere

Benard D.Vasin                  Chester E. Weichey            Carl J Winterwerp                   George A. Wolsgel

Elihu A Yale

The Grand Lodge of Florida F. & A.M.

 Grand Master

M: W:.John W Westerman(Sudy)

jwesterman33881@gmail.com

District Deputy Grand Master                                                               District Instructor

R:. W:.Ed Slauson                                                                             R:. H:. Tracy Chastain (Donna)

2429 Haulover Blvd                                                                                          1250 Bee Lane

Deltona, Florida, 32738                                                                                Geneva,Florida 32732

(321)377-0954                                                                                                 (407)687-3191

Eslauson271@yahoo.com                                                                             tdchastain@yahoo.com

NEW SMYRNA LODGE COMMITTEES FOR 2019

Finance:                                 RW:. Donald Tucker, W:. A J Winterwerp, Steve Kenney, Jack Mounts

Vigilance:                              JW Robert Wheeler, Walter G. Layton PM, Donald Needham PM, SD Jon Bodien,                                                                 Dave Drake

Petitions:                               A J Winterwerp, Steve Kenney, Howard C. Chase III, DDGM

Masonic Education:          JW Robert WheelerRW:. Tom Aiken, W:. Thomas Worrell, W:. Bill Ptastnik

Board of Relief:                   Master and Wardens

Charity:                                  Master and Wardens

Lodge Mentors:                   W:. Bill Greatrex, W:. Donald Needham, W:. Walter Layton  

Lodge Property:                  SW Robert L Wheeler, William Ptastnik PM, Bud Bacheller PM, Steve Kenney

Lodge Instructor:                   

Catechism Instructors:    Bill Greatrex PM, SD Jon Bodien, RW:. Tom Aiken, Warren Carmen

Fund Raiser:                        JD Michael Dowell, SS Doug Everson,

125 Year Committee:        RW:. Donald Tucker, A J Winterwerp PM, JW Bob Wheeler, SD Jon Bodien

13^th MASONIC DISTRICT LODGE MEETING NIGHTS

New Smyrna Lodge 149, 1^st & 3^rd Mondays                                                    Landmark Lodge 383, 2^nd & 4^th Thursdays

Ormond Beach Lodge 326, 2^nd & 4^th Tuesday s                                              Sirius Sunshine Lodge 402, 2^nd Tuesday

Volusia Lodge 77, 2^nd & 4^th Mondays                                                               Sanford Lodge 62, 1^st & 3^rd Thursdays

St. Johns Lodge 37, 2^nd & 4^th Tuesday s                                                           Halifax Lodge 81, 1^st & 3^rd Thursday s

Order of the Eastern Star Chapter 3 meets 2^nd and 4^th Monday at NSL No. 149 at 7:30 PM

Visit us on the Web for current information at http://newsmyrnalodge149.org

New Smyrna Lodge No. 149 F & AM of Florida

Trestle Board May 2019 

300 N. Riverside Dr.

New Smyrna Beach, FL 32168 

(386) 423-2370 nsl149@cfl.rr.com www.newsmyrnalodge149.org

The Worshipful Master requests your attendance at

the Stated Communication May 6^th, 2019 and Stated Communication on May 20th 2019 

Brothers, the Entered Apprentice Degree scheduled for May 2oth, 2019 has been postponed to June 17th, 2019 

FROM THE EAST

So far this year the Lodge and the Brothers have done some very special things to make our Lodge a positive part of our community. The breakfasts have become something that brings many members of the community as well as visitors from out of town into our lodge. The people always want to know when we plan to have the next one. We have just completed a Fellow Craft Degree. Senior Warden Don Tucker was in the East, and our Junior Warden Robert Wheeler was the Senior Deacon. JW Robert Wheeler also gave the Lecture and RW:. Aiken gave the Fellow Craft Charge. We have received several petitions for membership. The new air conditioner is in and working. The Lodge is having an open house on Saturday May 4^th, from 7am to 3pm This is in conjunction with the New Smyrna Beach Historical Society’s pancake breakfast in the park . This is a great opportunity for Brothers to come together and socialize as Masons. I hope to see all the Brothers there to serve as ambassadors and guides for the Lodge to the guests that come to learn about masonry and what we do. This is wonderful time for our lodge to grow and add new members. At our second meeting, May 20^th, we will be having a Called Entered Apprentice Communication. If you are interested in participating in the degree, please contact the Junior Steward Robert Segarra who will be in the East. He will need conductors. The Grand Lodge Communication is this month as well, be sure and plan to attend. It is open to all Master Masons. Come and be a part of the Grand Lodge Grand Communication, I am sure you will enjoy it. My Brothers school will be ending soon and our children will be out and about. Be sure to keep an eye out for them

Mark E King, Worshipful Master

FROM THE WEST

My Brothers: April has come and gone. This past month, we had our Stated Meeting and also a Called Communication for the purpose of Passing to the Degree, of Fellow Craft, two E.A. Brothers, from St. Johns Lodge no. 37 in Deland.  At this Communication, there were 47 Brothers in attendance, including One Past Grand Master from Japan. How about that?  Your Sr. Warden, Jr, Warden, Jr. Deacon plus our DDGM, P.D.D.G.M, P C.O.W. were all in attendance for the Grand Lodge Legislation Meeting. at St. Johns Lodge No. 37. We all learned much and will share with the Craft the results of this meeting in May. Also in April, we had another Breakfast at our Lodge on Sat. the 20th., another Job, well done. We are hoping to have a E.A. Degree on May 20th. with three of our Candidates going through.  We are getting very excited about Grand Lodge, coming up at the end of May. We will give you a full report on this topic in June.  Open Books is always the 4th Sat. of each month. I’m looking forward to seeing everyone in May.  Please join us. Till the next time.

R:.W:. Donald H. Tucker, Sr. Warden

FROM THE SOUTH

Brothers All,

I would like to begin this month with congratulations to Brothers Mark DiCaprio and Stephen Melton of St. Johns 37 who were passed at our lodge on the 15th.The first meeting of next month we will be going over the proposed legislation to be voted on at Grand Lodge. We will be brief. I promise. The second meeting will be a called EA degree which we hope to initiate 4 new brothers. Please contact the Master of the lodge if you are interested in learning how to conduct. We could really use your help. Masonic education is coming along nicely. Brother Ptashnik gave a great talk on Masons at the battle of Gettysburg at our last stated communication. Brother Tom Worrell will be speaking on Masonic Investigations at our next meeting. as I stated last month, let me know if there are any subjects you would like to have presented for Masonic education or if you would like to make a presentation. Grand Lodge will be in Orlando on the 27th, 28th and 29th of May for anyone interested in attending. Personally, I am looking forward to being there as this will be my first Grand Communication. Open books will be held at St John’s Lodge April 27. There will be no open books May 25.In closing, I look forward to seeing everyone at our upcoming communications and don’t forget…..even if you can’t stay for the meeting, come on out for the fellowship with your brothers from 6:00 to 7:00.

Fraternally,

Bob Wheeler SW

2018 OFFICERS

Worshipful Master:   Mark E. King (Bonnie)                     (386)957-3075         coldduck625@aol.com

Senior Warden:           RW:. Donald H. Tucker (Kathy)    (863)602-1182         donkat9750@aol.com

Junior Warden:           Robert L. Wheeler                            (386)451-6129          bobwheeler@earthlink.net

Treasurer:                      Stephen Kenney                                (908)420-6615        stevek821@gmail.com

Secretary:                       W:. A J Winterwerp (Carol)           (386)423-2370        NSL149@cfl.rr.com

Chaplain:                        Glenn E Smith (Kathy)                   (386)427-4057          glennesmith@cfl.rr.com

Marshall:                         W:. Thomas J. Worrell                    (317)750-2605

Senior Deacon:            Jon T Bodien (Angelique)               (386)689-2338         jonb1032@gmail.com

Junior Deacon:           Michael Dowell (Debe)                     (303)875-7480         grmschlr101@gmail.com

Senior Steward:          Douglas Everson (Deborah)            (407)461-0668         flagentman@yahoo.com

Junior Steward:          Robert Segarra                                   (727)623-6399         rosegar7@msn.com

Tyler:                               W:. Herbert Bacheller (Susan)       (386)689-9552         budbach@aol.com

Musician:                       Bryan P. Bassett                                 (386) 451-0895       bryanbassett4@gmail.com

FROM THE SECRETARY’S DESK

Brothers, The Trestle Boards which are email and the Trestle Board which is on our official web site will have extra items accompany them. The emailed copy will have pictures of events from the past month. The Trestle Board on the web site is updated once a week with pictures and important items and messages. Take time to look at them. The official web page address is at top of the Trestle Board www.newsmyrnalodge149.org Brothers, there are still some who have not paid their 2018 dues yet. This is just a friendly reminder in case you set it on your to do list pile and forgot.  

AWAITING BALLOTING

Walker E Powell

AWAITING DEGREES

ENTERED APPRENTICE:

John Wyatt Moe

FELLOW CRAFT

Ian Lindley Wood Terry, Bryce Riley Glad, Dorian Lavaughn, Nolen, Maxwell Douglas Foster, Kenneth Lee Rosa

MASTER MASON:

ANNOUNCEMENTS AND NOTICES

RESOLUTION ON MAY 6TH, 2019 WAS READ TO THE CRAFT AT THE STATED COMMUNICATION TO MAKE R:. W:. DEPUTY GRAND MASTER JOHN W. WESTERMAN PDDGM AN HONORARY PERPETUAL MEMBER OF NEW SMYRNA LODGE NO. 149. MOTION/SECOND TO ACCEPT THE RESOLUTION PASSED. THIS IS NOTICE THAT THE RESOLUTION WILL BE READ AGAIN AND BALLOTED ON AT THE JUNE 3RD, 2019 STATED COMMUNICATION. 

BROTHERS, THE WORSHIPFUL MASTER IS DESPENSING WITH THE June 17th, 2019 STATED COMMUNICATIONS AND IS HAVING A CALLED ENTERED APPRENTICE DEGREE FOR WORK AND INSTRUCTION.

Congratulation to Brothers Kyle Hall and Carl Winterwerp on receiving their 60 Certificate of Membership as a Master Mason. First picture is Brother Hall, second picture is Brother Winterwerp

The Lodge is having an open house 5/4, help is needed for this event. Stated Meeting 5/6, EA Degree, 5/11 MLT workshop at NSL 149, 9am-til, 5/20. Grand Lodge is 5/26-5/29 at the Rosen Plaza Hotel. Check the Lodge Calendar on http://newsmyrnalodge149.org This calendar get updated daily for events with the Lodge, District and OES.

SICKNESS AND DISTRESS:

Brother Chaplin Glen E Smith who was in the hospital, I regret to inform you that Brother Dr. Harry John Rostagno who was a 65 year Brother with New Smyrna Lodge No. 149 has passed to the Celestial Lodge above on April 10th,

2019. Keep Brother Rostagno’s family in your thoughts and prayers. Dave Crossen PM who has Alzheimer, Brother W:. Al Woodstock’s wife Laura who is home recouping,, Brother Keep our Brother who has been deployed, and all our service personnel and first responders in your thoughts and prayers.

ACTIVE PAST MASTERS LIST

Thomas W. Aikens 2013                    Craig N. Albright 1994                        Herbert (Bud) Bacheller 1999

Allan J Baker 2016                              James R Baldwin 1986                       Bryan P Bassett 2009

Louis W Benishek 1996/2006          Michael R Blickenstaff 1998             Christopher G Bufini 1997

Howard C Chase 2011                        David W Crossen 1998                        William F Culbertson 1985

Stanley J Dabrowski 2010                 Charles R Dean 1980                          Paul W Dewitt 2006

Daniel E Feagle Jr 1999                      James A Greene 1993                         Mark A Greene 1995

Robert L Griffis 1990                           Eric T Ellis II 2013                             William H Evans Jr 2005

Ralph N Flippo 1997/2010                 Joe W Garrett 1987                            Glen E Good 2008

Walter W Greatrex 2003                    Sebastian Guarneri 2002                  Danny K Hatfield 1984

Phillip A Hudson 2001                        Terry L Irwine 2008                          George N Johnson 1994

David Lawrence 1992                          Walter G Layton 2017                        Joseph G Lockhart 2007

Martin J Louis 2016/2017                  Leon A Pike 1991                                Gustav Postreich 1991

John W Rodgers 1984                         Jeff J Romano 1992                            William M Schaeffer 2014

Robert J Stone 2004                            Brian R Toung 2009                        Donald H Tucker 2012

Ronald R Tucker 1983                         William G Warrington Jr 2007        Allen J Winterwerp 2015

Henry A Woodstock 2015                   Arlington B Young 2011                      Mark E. King 2018

ACTIVE PERPETUAL MEMBERS

Thomas W. Aiken, PDDGM                    Craig N. Albright, PM                              Herbert E. Bacheller PM

Allan J. Baker PM                                      James R. Baldwin PM                             Brady Benishek

Louis W. Benishek PM                              David L. Bessette                                     Christopher G. Buffini, PM

Howard C. Chase, PM                                J. Mitchell Cole                                        David W. Crossen, PM

Richard W. Culbertson                               William F. Culbertson, Sr, PM             Stanley J. Dabrowski PM

Glennard Decker                                          Frank H. Dietrich                                   Ronald L. Dreggors

William A. Drossman                                  David J. Ellis                                           Eric T. Ellis PM

William H. Evans PM                                  George O. Farrell                                   Daniel E. Feagle, Jr, PM

Walter W. Greatrex PM                               James A. Greene, PM                            Mark A. Greene, PM

Sebastian Guarneri, PDDGM                      Daniel H. Haley                                     Phillip J. Haley

Robert L. Hart                                                Michael L. Hines                                   James D. Humphrey

Jack W. Irwin                                                  Leo D. Johns                                          George N. Johnson, PM

Stephen L. Kenney                                         Mark E. King                                          David Lawrence, PDDGM

Walter G Layton PM                                      Joseph G. Lockhart, PM                       Martin Louis PM

George R. Morris, PM                                    George R. Morris III                              Lloyd W. Morris

John C. Niebielski                                           Thomas M. Patton                                 Edgar L. Phillips

William J Ptashnik, PM                                 Gustav Postreich, PM                           Ian Ramsbottom

William Rogers                                                Jeff J. Romano, PM                               Matt Schaeffer, PM

Gary H. Seibert                                                 Timothy H. Self                                      John T. Self

Clayton E. Simons, Jr                                      Glenn E. Smith                                       Kenneth W. Smith

Robert J. Stone, PM                                         Brian R. Toung, PM                               Donald H. Tucker, PDDGM

Richard A. Turner                                             Christopher Van Duyne                       Chester E. Weichey

Jeffery L. Whitlock                                            Allen J. Winterwerp, PM                     George A. Wolsfelt

Thomas Williams                                                Dylan G. Woods                                   Henry A. Woodstock, PM

HONORARY PERPETUAL MEMBERS

Louis W. Benishek II                                     Joe A. Fleties, PGM                                  Charles E. McLaughlin, PM

Steven P. Boring,PGM                                  John R, Givins, PGM                                J. Dick Martinez, PGM

Elmer F. Coffman, PGM                               Dale I. Goehrig, PGM                              Glen W. Phillips II, PGM

Edward Michael Copenhaver                      Jim J. Harris, PGM                                    Roy C. Sheppard, PGM

Jack Allen Couture, PGM                             Robert P. Harry Jr., PGM                        Robert D. Trump, PGM

Samuel Edgar Cowan, PGM                         Stephen Holcomb, PDDGM                    Thomas Worrell, PM

Keith William Dean, PGM                            John F, Kavanaugh, PGM                        W. L. Turner “Fund”

James A. Durham Jr., PGM                          Louis A. King, PGM                                  Stanley L Hudson PGM

Richard G Hoover PGM                                 John E. Karroum GM

50 YEARS PLUS MEMBERS

James C. Allen                    Robert C. Bartlett                 Ernest Beasley, Jr                    Bernard J. Brown

Donald L. Brown                Clifton V. Butler                   Harold F. Byrd                          Everett C. Chapman

Wilber K. Corbin                James R. Delk                       Thomas E. Duane                    Miles O. Edge, Jr

William H. Evans               Ralph N. Flippo                    Joe W. Garrett                         Kyle F. Hall

Jack H. Hayman Sr.           Jack W. Irwin                       Harry T. Johnson                    Thomas F. Johnson

Calvin I. Langford              Breece A. McCray Sr.          Ben F. McGraw                        Edward Z. Midgett

George R. Morris                Jack M. Onie                        George M. Pilcher, Jr             Clarence E. Puckridge

Henry D. Randall               Jack W. Reynolds                Harry J. Rostagno                  Warren A. Sets

Glenn L. Smith                   Gordon S. Smith                  R. Terrell. Smith                     Michael J Strother

George G. Telesh                Tom H. Thompson, Jr       Richard A. Turner                   Edward J. Vaissiere

Benard D.Vasin                  Chester E. Weichey            Carl J Winterwerp                   George A. Wolsgel

Elihu A Yale

BIRTHDAYS

David E Irons Sr         5/1       James F Murphy      5/2      Edward G Kadet   5/3    Tom H  Thompson Jr  5/3

George M Pilcher Jr   5/4      Peter W Gordon       5/5       Timothy S Leister 5/5    Jamesw V Ramsey      5/5

Jerry C Sapp Jr            5/5      James I Webb           5/5      Gregory G White   5/5   Leon A Pike                   5/7

Hershel Venable           5/9      Hal Stuble                 5/11    Hugh J Bourne Jr 5/12  Christopher  L Griffin 5/18

Robert  L Hart             5/18      Jack W Irwin           5/18     James Baldwin      5/19  Dylan G Wood              5/21

Chris E Hutchinson    5/24     Paul E Nolan            5/25    A J Winterwerp     5/25  Michael A Fabula        5/27

James W Smith Jr       5/29     Raymond A Bilotta 5/30    Walter G Layton    5/30  Phillip A Hudson       5/31

           The Grand Lodge of Florida F. & A.M.

Grand Master

M:.W:.John E. Karroum (Carol)

4814 Orchard Lane

Delray Beach, FL 33445

(561) 843-1219

jkarroum@comcast.net

District Deputy Grand Master                                                                District Instructor

R:. W:.Howard C. Chase (Betty)                                                                                    R:. H:. Tracy Chastain (Donna)

17 Green Forest Dr.                                                                                                                 1250 Bee Lane

Ormond Beach, FL 32174                                                                                                   Geneva, Florida 32732

(386) 679-3472                                                                                                                   (407)687-3191

hchase@cfl.rr.com                                                                                                         tdchastain@yahoo.com

Pictures of various things at the Lodge happenng

Presentation of RW:. Jay Rogers DDGM Apron to the Lodge

W:. King happy he’s in the return air tunnel for the new A/C in the Lodge

Another picture of the return vent that runs under the Lodge

NEW SMYRNA LODGE COMMITTEES FOR 2018

Finance:                                 RW:. Donald Tucker, W:. A J Winterwerp, Steve Kenney, Jack Mounts

Vigilance:                              JW Robert Wheeler, Walter G. Layton PM, Donald Needham PM, SD Jon Bodien,                                                                 Dave Drake

Petitions:                               A J Winterwerp, Steve Kenney, Howard C. Chase III, DDGM

Masonic Education:          JW Robert WheelerRW:. Tom Aiken, W:. Thomas Worrell, W:. Bill Ptastnik

Board of Relief:                   Master and Wardens

Charity:                                  Master and Wardens

Lodge Mentors:                   W:. Bill Greatrex, W:. Donald Needham, W:. Walter Layton  

Lodge Property:                  SW Robert L Wheeler, William Ptastnik PM, Bud Bacheller PM, Steve Kenney

Lodge Instructor:                   

Catechism Instructors:    Bill Greatrex PM, SD Jon Bodien, RW:. Tom Aiken, Warren Carmen

Fund Raiser:                        JD Michael Dowell, SS Doug Everson,

125 Year Committee:        RW:. Donald Tucker, A J Winterwerp PM, JW Bob Wheeler, SD Jon Bodien

13^th MASONIC DISTRICT LODGE MEETING NIGHTS

New Smyrna Lodge 149, 1^st & 3^rd Mondays                                                    Landmark Lodge 383, 2^nd & 4^th Thursdays

Ormond Beach Lodge 326, 2^nd & 4^th Tuesday s                                              Sirius Sunshine Lodge 402, 2^nd Tuesday

Volusia Lodge 77, 2^nd & 4^th Mondays                                                               Sanford Lodge 62, 1^st & 3^rd Thursdays

St. Johns Lodge 37, 2^nd & 4^th Tuesday s                                                           Halifax Lodge 81, 1^st & 3^rd Thursday s

Order of the Eastern Star Chapter 3 meets 2^nd and 4^th Monday at NSL No. 149 at 7:30 PM

Visit us on the Web for current information at http://newsmyrnalodge149.org

New Smyrna Lodge No. 149 F & AM of Florida

Trestle Board April 2019

300 N. Riverside Dr.

New Smyrna Beach, FL 32168

(386) 423-2370

nsl149@cfl.rr.com

www.newsmyrnalodge149.org

The Worshipful Master requests your attendance at the Stated Communication

April 1^st, 2018 and Called Fellow Craft Degree April 18^th, 2019

FROM THE EAST

Brothers,

As you know the lodge has been very busy installing the new air conditioning systems. One for the office and most important, the one for the whole Lodge.  This has been a difficult process, but will in the long term, make the lodge more comfortable as well as more energy efficient saving on our utility bills. We have had three very successful breakfasts with one more planned for April 20th. The breakfasts have brought to the lodge many visiting Brothers from a verity of states as well as their families. There are 2 degrees planned soon. The first one is a Fellow Craft Degree on our second meeting in April on the 15^th.The second will be held on May 20^th and will be an Entered Apprentice Degree. Practice for these degrees have already begun, and those involved will receive one on one instruction. I hope the Brothers have noticed our picture in the Home Town News newspaper with the write up about our breakfast and the walking tour provided by our Brother Senior Steward Doug Everson. I am looking to make a trip to Sanford lodge number 62 to pick up the traveling gavel. Anyone who would like to join me please contact the secretary so we can put a list to gather and plan a date.

Mark E. King

Worshipful Master

FROM THE WEST

My Brothers,

March is coming to an end, and April will soon be with us. Time just seems to fly by.   Our March 18, 2019 Stated Meeting was very well attended, with Brothers from N.S.L. no 149, plus a lot of our Visiting Brothers, from the Northern Section of our U.S.A., We said some good byes, to a few of these same Brothers, as they were going back to their Home States. We will miss them, until they return again next year. Our new Canadian Flag is now standing Proudly in the East on the South side of the Lodge Room. Thank you, my Brothers, for this wonderful Gift to our Lodge.  We did have one very Happy Surprise Visitor, by the name of R:.W:. Steven Holcomb, from the great state of Vermont. He was not scheduled to be in Fla. this year, but we were sure glad, he could make it, even if was only for a few days. Oh.Yea, and he brought some that Liquid Gold with him to pass out. Thank you R:.W:. Steve. The Breakfast was another Huge Success, and Thanks for the new face in the Kitchen from one our Brothers.  On Mon. April 15,2019, we are will be conferring the Fellow Craft Degree, at a called commutation, Dinner at 6:00 P.M., Meeting at 7:00 P.M.  Your Sr. Warden will be in the East for this Degree, so if want too to come and poke some fun at him for the mistakes he will make, come on out. Please try to come to our Lodge meetings, so you can, in person, find out what is going on in our Masonic District. As always, our Open Books and school of Instruction is at St. Johns Lodge no.37 on the 4th Sat. of every month. Books open at 8:00 A.M., School at 9:00 A.M. Please join us. Till the next time

R:.W:. Donald H. Tucker

Senior Warden

Brother Collard of Niagara Lodge No. 2 Presenting the Canadian Flag to M:. King

FROM THE SOUTH

Brothers All,

Greetings from the South.

I will start with an apology for missing the last 2 months. No excuse other than a feeble mind and a bad memory. There is a pile of stuff going on at the Lodge these days. We have an EA degree in the near future and a FC degree on the 15th of next month. As usual, we are always looking to train conductors for this and all of the degrees.  If you are unable to take a part, try to come out and support your brothers just by attending. We are making much needed repairs and upgrades to the building with the AC system being the major upgrade of the year.

We have several new members who have come to us from other Lodges. Come out to meet and welcome them.We are trying to make the meeting more than just “paying the bills” by offering a better masonic education program. Bill Ptashnik just gave a great talk on Masonic involvement of the HL Hunley, the first successful attack submarine of the Confederate forces. It was one of the most interesting topics to come up in Lodge in a very long time. If there are topics you would like to discuss, or even better, if there is a talk you would like to give, please contact me and we will make it happen.

Eastern Star has certainly raised the bar when it comes to the dinners. During our last meeting I had a brother tell me how lucky I was not to be cooking this year. I think what he meant to say was that the brothers are lucky that I’m not cooking this year. Even if you can’t stay for the meeting, come on out and enjoy a great meal and fellowship. Bring the family. Give your wife a night off from the kitchen.

Just in case you have missed the underlying theme here……… come to lodge.

Fraternally,

Bob Wheeler SW

2018 OFFICERS

Worshipful Master:   Mark E. King (Bonnie)                     (386)957-3075         coldduck625@aol.com

Senior Warden:           RW:. Donald H. Tucker (Kathy)    (863)602-1182         donkat9750@aol.com

Junior Warden:           Robert L. Wheeler                            (386)451-6129          bobwheeler@earthlink.net

Treasurer:                      Stephen Kenney                                (908)420-6615        stevek821@gmail.com

Secretary:                       W:. A J Winterwerp (Carol)           (386)423-2370        NSL149@cfl.rr.com

Chaplain:                        Glenn E Smith (Kathy)                   (386)427-4057          glennesmith@cfl.rr.com

Marshall:                         W:. Thomas J. Worrell                    (317)750-2605

Senior Deacon:            Jon T Bodien (Angelique)               (386)689-2338         jonb1032@gmail.com

Junior Deacon:           Michael Dowell (Debe)                     (303)875-7480         grmschlr101@gmail.com

Senior Steward:          Douglas Everson (Deborah)            (407)461-0668         flagentman@yahoo.com

Junior Steward:          Robert Segarra                                   (727)623-6399         rosegar7@msn.com

Tyler:                               W:. Herbert Bacheller (Susan)       (386)689-9552         budbach@aol.com

Musician:                       Bryan P. Bassett                                 (386) 451-0895       bryanbassett4@gmail.com

FROM THE SECRETARY’S DESK

Brothers,

The Trestle Boards which are email and the Trestle Board which is on our official web site will have extra items accompany them. The emailed copy will have pictures of events from the past month. The Trestle Board on the web site is updated once a week with pictures and important items and messages. Take time to look at them. The official web page address is at top of the Trestle Board www.newsmyrnalodge149.org Brothers, there are still some who have not paid their 2018 dues yet. This is just a friendly reminder in case you set it on your to do list pile and forgot.

AWAITING BALLOTING

Dylan M. Allman for 3 Degrees of Masonry

AWAITING DEGREES

Alex Joseph Day, Edward Kimutai Ligaro, John Wyatt Moe, Walker E Powell

ENTERED APPRENTICE:

John Wyatt Moe

FELLOW CRAFT

Ian Lindley Wood Terry, Bryce Riley Glad, Dorian Lavaughn, Nolen, Maxwell Douglas Foster, Kenneth Lee Rosa

MASTER MASON:

ANNOUNCEMENTS AND NOTICES

BROTHERS, THE WORSHIPFUL MASTER IS DISPENSING WITH THE APRIL 15^TH STATED COMMUNICATION AND IS HAVING A CALLED FELLOW CRAFT DEGREE FOR WORK AND INSTRUCTION.

BROTHER, THE WORSHIPFUL MASTER IS DISPENSING WITH THE MAY 20^TH STATED COMMUNICATIONS AND IS HAVING A CALLED ENTERED APPRENTICE DEGREE FOR WORK AND INSTRUCTION.

Stated Meeting 4/1, Master Mason Ass dinner @ NSL 149, 6pm dinner 7pm meeting, dinner $10., a Fellow Craft Degree 4/15, 4/20 Breakfast 7-11am, Brothers are needed to help. Call the WM or Secretary to let us know who can help. The Lodge is having an open house 5/4, help is needed for this event. Stated Meeting 5/6, EA Degree 5/20. Grand Lodge is 5/26-5/29 at the Rosen Plaza Hotel. Check the Lodge Calendar on http://newsmyrnalodge149.org This calendar get updated daily for events with the Lodge, District and OES.

SICKNESS AND DISTRESS:

Dave Crossen PM who has Alzheimer, Brother W:. Al Woodstock’s wife Laura who is home recouping, Brother RW:. Chase’s wife Betty who is home recouping from hip surgery, Brother Steve Kenney who is home after knee surgery, and Brother W:. Glen Good who is also home after knee surgery, Brother Doug Everson’s sister who was injured. Keep our Brother who have been deployed, and all our service personnel and first responders in your thoughts and prayers.

ACTIVE PAST MASTERS LIST

Thomas W. Aikens 2013                    Craig N. Albright 1994                        Herbert (Bud) Bacheller 1999

Allan J Baker 2016                              James R Baldwin 1986                       Bryan P Bassett 2009

Louis W Benishek 1996/2006          Michael R Blickenstaff 1998             Christopher G Bufini 1997

Howard C Chase 2011                        David W Crossen 1998                        William F Culbertson 1985

Stanley J Dabrowski 2010                 Charles R Dean 1980                          Paul W Dewitt 2006

Daniel E Feagle Jr 1999                      James A Greene 1993                         Mark A Greene 1995

Robert L Griffis 1990                           Eric T Ellis II 2013                             William H Evans Jr 2005

Ralph N Flippo 1997/2010                 Joe W Garrett 1987                            Glen E Good 2008

Walter W Greatrex 2003                    Sebastian Guarneri 2002                  Danny K Hatfield 1984

Phillip A Hudson 2001                        Terry L Irwine 2008                          George N Johnson 1994

David Lawrence 1992                          Walter G Layton 2017                        Joseph G Lockhart 2007

Martin J Louis 2016/2017                  Leon A Pike 1991                                Gustav Postreich 1991

John W Rodgers 1984                         Jeff J Romano 1992                            William M Schaeffer 2014

Robert J Stone 2004                            Brian R Toung 2009                        Donald H Tucker 2012

Ronald R Tucker 1983                         William G Warrington Jr 2007        Allen J Winterwerp 2015

Henry A Woodstock 2015                   Arlington B Young 2011                      Mark E. King 2018

ACTIVE PERPETUAL MEMBERS

Thomas W. Aiken, PDDGM                    Craig N. Albright, PM                              Herbert E. Bacheller PM

Allan J. Baker PM                                      James R. Baldwin PM                             Brady Benishek

Louis W. Benishek PM                              David L. Bessette                                     Christopher G. Buffini, PM

Howard C. Chase, PM                                J. Mitchell Cole                                        David W. Crossen, PM

Richard W. Culbertson                               William F. Culbertson, Sr, PM             Stanley J. Dabrowski PM

Glennard Decker                                          Frank H. Dietrich                                   Ronald L. Dreggors

William A. Drossman                                  David J. Ellis                                           Eric T. Ellis PM

William H. Evans PM                                  George O. Farrell                                   Daniel E. Feagle, Jr, PM

Walter W. Greatrex PM                               James A. Greene, PM                            Mark A. Greene, PM

Sebastian Guarneri, PDDGM                      Daniel H. Haley                                     Phillip J. Haley

Robert L. Hart                                                Michael L. Hines                                   James D. Humphrey

Jack W. Irwin                                                  Leo D. Johns                                          George N. Johnson, PM

Stephen L. Kenney                                         Mark E. King                                          David Lawrence, PDDGM

Walter G Layton PM                                      Joseph G. Lockhart, PM                       Martin Louis PM

George R. Morris, PM                                    George R. Morris III                              Lloyd W. Morris

John C. Niebielski                                           Thomas M. Patton                                 Edgar L. Phillips

William J Ptashnik, PM                                 Gustav Postreich, PM                           Ian Ramsbottom

William Rogers                                                Jeff J. Romano, PM                               Matt Schaeffer, PM

Gary H. Seibert                                                 Timothy H. Self                                      John T. Self

Clayton E. Simons, Jr                                      Glenn E. Smith                                       Kenneth W. Smith

Robert J. Stone, PM                                         Brian R. Toung, PM                               Donald H. Tucker, PDDGM

Richard A. Turner                                             Christopher Van Duyne                       Chester E. Weichey

Jeffery L. Whitlock                                            Allen J. Winterwerp, PM                     George A. Wolsfelt

Thomas Williams                                                Dylan G. Woods                                   Henry A. Woodstock, PM

HONORARY PERPETUAL MEMBERS

Louis W. Benishek II                                     Joe A. Fleties, PGM                                  Charles E. McLaughlin, PM

Steven P. Boring,PGM                                  John R, Givins, PGM                                J. Dick Martinez, PGM

Elmer F. Coffman, PGM                               Dale I. Goehrig, PGM                              Glen W. Phillips II, PGM

Edward Michael Copenhaver                      Jim J. Harris, PGM                                    Roy C. Sheppard, PGM

Jack Allen Couture, PGM                             Robert P. Harry Jr., PGM                        Robert D. Trump, PGM

Samuel Edgar Cowan, PGM                         Stephen Holcomb, PDDGM                    Thomas Worrell, PM

Keith William Dean, PGM                            John F, Kavanaugh, PGM                        W. L. Turner “Fund”

James A. Durham Jr., PGM                          Louis A. King, PGM                                  Stanley L Hudson PGM

Richard G Hoover PGM                                 John E. Karroum GM

50 YEARS PLUS MEMBERS

James C. Allen                    Robert C. Bartlett                 Ernest Beasley, Jr                    Bernard J. Brown

Donald L. Brown                Clifton V. Butler                   Harold F. Byrd                          Everett C. Chapman

Wilber K. Corbin                James R. Delk                       Thomas E. Duane                    Miles O. Edge, Jr

William H. Evans               Ralph N. Flippo                    Joe W. Garrett                         Kyle F. Hall

Jack H. Hayman Sr.           Jack W. Irwin                       Harry T. Johnson                    Thomas F. Johnson

Calvin I. Langford              Breece A. McCray Sr.          Ben F. McGraw                        Edward Z. Midgett

George R. Morris                Jack M. Onie                        George M. Pilcher, Jr             Clarence E. Puckridge

Henry D. Randall               Jack W. Reynolds                Harry J. Rostagno                  Warren A. Sets

Glenn L. Smith                   Gordon S. Smith                  R. Terrell. Smith                     Michael J Strother

George G. Telesh                Tom H. Thompson, Jr       Richard A. Turner                   Edward J. Vaissiere

Benard D.Vasin                  Chester E. Weichey            Carl J Winterwerp                   George A. Wolsgel

Elihu A Yale

BIRTHDAYS

Dionusui Campbell        4/2      Kevin R Williams     4/3       Kirby H Latham      4/4       Sebastian Guarneri      4/5

Daniel J Hautala            4/5       Daniel E Feagle Jr   4/6       William E Pugh       4/9       Markham T Van Cleef  4/9

Chris Van Duyne           4/10      Gwynne Turner       4/11      John Townsend       4/13     Joseph G Lockhart Jr  4/15

Robert C Bartlett           4/17       John W Loveland    4/17     David J Ellis             4/18    Henry D Randall          4/19

Ronald R Tucker           4/19       James S Davenport 4/21    Russell E Turner      4/21    Charley B Barley          4/22

William R Lawrence     4/22       David W Crossen    4/23    Hugh M Pender       4/26    Richard J Zani               4/26

Danny K Hatfield          4/29       Edward Vassaere    4/29    James Archimbaud 4/30   Donald Needham        4/30

           The Grand Lodge of Florida F. & A.M.

Grand Master

M:.W:.John E. Karroum (Carol)

4814 Orchard Lane

Delray Beach, FL 33445

(561) 843-1219

jkarroum@comcast.net

District Deputy Grand Master                                                                District Instructor

R:. W:.Howard C. Chase (Betty)                                                                                    R:. H:. Tracy Chastain (Donna)

17 Green Forest Dr.                                                                                                                 1250 Bee Lane

Ormond Beach, FL 32174                                                                                                   Geneva, Florida 32732

(386) 679-3472                                                                                                                   (407)687-3191

hchase@cfl.rr.com                                                                                                         tdchastain@yahoo.com

Pictures of various things at the Lodge happenng

Presentation of RW:. Jay Rogers DDGM Apron to the Lodge

W:. King happy he’s in the return air tunnel for the new A/C in the Lodge

Another picture of the return vent that runs under the Lodge

NEW SMYRNA LODGE COMMITTEES FOR 2018

Finance:                                 RW:. Donald Tucker, W:. A J Winterwerp, Steve Kenney, Jack Mounts

Vigilance:                              JW Robert Wheeler, Walter G. Layton PM, Donald Needham PM, SD Jon Bodien,                                                                 Dave Drake

Petitions:                               A J Winterwerp, Steve Kenney,

Masonic Education:          JW Robert WheelerRW:. Tom Aiken, W:. Thomas Worrell, W:. Bill Ptastnik

Board of Relief:                   Master and Wardens

Charity:                                  Master and Wardens

Lodge Mentors:                   W:. Bill Greatrex, W:. Donald Needham, W:. Walter Layton  

Lodge Property:                  SW Robert L Wheeler, William Ptastnik PM, Bud Bacheller PM, Steve Kenney

Lodge Instructor:                   

Catechism Instructors:    Bill Greatrex PM, SD Jon Bodien, RW:. Tom Aiken, Warren Carmen

Fund Raiser:                        JD Michael Dowell, SS Doug Everson,

125 Year Committee:        RW:. Donald Tucker, A J Winterwerp PM, JW Bob Wheeler, SD Jon Bodien

13^th MASONIC DISTRICT LODGE MEETING NIGHTS

New Smyrna Lodge 149, 1^st & 3^rd Mondays                                                    Landmark Lodge 383, 2^nd & 4^th Thursdays

Ormond Beach Lodge 326, 2^nd & 4^th Tuesday s                                              Sirius Sunshine Lodge 402, 2^nd Tuesday

Volusia Lodge 77, 2^nd & 4^th Mondays                                                               Sanford Lodge 62, 1^st & 3^rd Thursdays

St. Johns Lodge 37, 2^nd & 4^th Tuesday s                                                           Halifax Lodge 81, 1^st & 3^rd Thursday s

Order of the Eastern Star Chapter 3 meets 2^nd and 4^th Monday at NSL No. 149 at 7:30 PM

Visit us on the Web for current information at http://newsmyrnalodge149.org

New Smyrna Lodge No. 149 F & AM of Florida
Trestle Board March 2019
300 N. Riverside Dr.
New Smyrna Beach, FL 32168
(386) 423-2370
nsl149@cfl.rr.com
www.newsmyrnalodge149.org
The Worshipful Master requests your attendance at the Stated Communication
March 4th, and March 18th 2019

FROM THE EAST
Brothers the lodge has seen many improvements already this year. We have added new members, have enjoyed Masonic education from the Junior Warden Robert Wheeler, and have held two very successful breakfasts. We have received several new petitions for membership, all in less than two months. I am planning on holding an open house for the Lodge to include the Child ID program, and including the Order of Eastern Star Chapter Number 3. I am also going to see if the New Smyrna Beach Chamber of Commerce would participate. Light refreshments will available and provided by the Lodge .The date has not been determined yet, but will happen when the city has an outdoor event in the park next door. Many of you may not be aware that SS Doug Everson has been working with the New Smyrna Beach Historical Society gives tours of the Lodge every Thursday. Anyone who would like to help with these tours please notify Brother Everson and would be greatly appreciated, just let Doug know The historical society has an audio tape to listen to as you do the walking tour which includes part of the Lodges lost history, along with photographs. We are going forward with the installation of the new air conditioning system , which will both make the Lodge more comfortable and save on our energy costs The best part of this is we are able to do this without depleting the Lodges funds .Thanks to our Finance Committee and our Treasurer. Brothers, I again ask for you help with our breakfasts. We have over 300 members in our Lodge, and everyone benefits from the funds that the breakfasts generate. Please come and help make these continue to be successful. Our next breakfast will be on Saturday March 16th, 2019 from 7am to 11am. It would make me so happy to see some new Brothers in the kitchen. After our Monday nights meetings we have to change the Lodge over for the Eastern Star. We need the brothers to stay and help with that task. The more help the faster it gets done Thank you my Brothers Mark E King, Worshipful Master.

FROM THE WEST

My Brothers,
Time for a little update, re: your Lodge. At our last Stated Meeting, we presented to you the Craft, about the New A./C. system. It is going to be wonderful, not having to wonder if the old system (27 years old) will fail us in the middle of July or Aug. Ha-Ha. We have it covered. Thanks to you my Brothers. The down time for the installation of the A/C system will only be three days. The best part is we have it in the Budget already. Again thank you. The Breakfast at the Lodge was a huge success as usual. Your W.M. is always looking for more help from the Craft, to keep this money maker going. If you can, please help. Our next stated meeting will be on Mon. March 4th, Please try to make this one and every one of them. The next Master Mason Ass. meeting will be at St Johns Lodge no. 37 in Deland. Dinner at 6:00 pm with meeting at 7:00 pm. and always on the 1st.Wed of the month. Please join us.
R:.W:. Donald H. Tucker , Sr. Warden 2018

OFFICERS

Worshipful Master:       Mark E. King (Bonnie) (386)957-3075 coldduck625@aol.com
Senior Warden:              RW:. Donald H. Tucker (Kathy) (863)602-1182 donkat9750@aol.com
Junior Warden:              Robert L. Wheeler (386)451-6129 bobwheeler@earthlink.net
Treasurer:                         Stephen Kenney (908)420-6615 stevek821@gmail.com
Secretary:                          W:. A J Winterwerp (Carol) (240)882-0718 NSL149@cfl.rr.com
Chaplain:                           Glenn E Smith (Kathy) (386)427-4057 glennesmith@cfl.rr.com
Marshall:                           W:. Thomas J. Worrell (317)750-2605
Senior Deacon:                Jon T Bodien (Angelique) (386)689-2338 jonb1032@gmail.com
Junior Deacon:                Michael Dowell (Debe) (303)875-7480 grmschlr101@gmail.com
Senior Steward:               Douglas Everson (Deborah) (407)461-0668 flagentman@yahoo.com
Junior Steward:              Robert Segarra (727)623-6399
Tyler: W:.                           Herbert Bacheller (Susan) (386)689-9552 budbach@aol.com
Musician:                           Bryan P. Bassett (386) 451-0895 bryanbassett4@gmail.com

FROM THE SECRETARY’S DESK

Brothers,
The Trestle Boards which are email and the Trestle Board which is on our official web site will have extra items accompany them. The emailed copy will have pictures of events from the past month. The Trestle Board on the web site is updated once a week with pictures and important items and messages. Take time to look at them. The official web page address is at top of the Trestle Board www.newsmyrnalodge149.org.

FROM THE SENIOR STEWARD:

Brothers: The Senior Stewart, Bro Michael Dowell, is beginning an effort to get a Masonic Library going in the lodge. We have a plan for this reading and research library and are looking for contributions in the form of Masonic texts and possibly a large wall shelf that could fit just to the left of the secretary’s office. We are prepared to build one if need be. As for books, we are interested in anything Masonic of nature. Learned texts, publications, jurisdictional content (Monitors from other states), etc. All is welcome! As a permanent reading and research library for our lodge,
a record of donations will be maintained and donors acknowledged.

AWAITING BALLOTING
John Wyatt Moe, Dylan M. Allman for 3 Degrees of Masonry

AWAITING DEGREES

ENTERED APPRENTICE:

FELLOW CRAFT
Ian Lindley Wood Terry, Bryce Riley Glad, Dorian Lavaughn, Nolen, Maxwell Douglas Foster, Kenneth Lee Rosa

MASTER MASON:

NOTICES

Congratulations to R:. W:. Henry (Greg) Thomas Davis from Indian River Lodge 90, Robert A Somers, Ronald Alan
Koehn who are Brothers at Gateway Lodge 384 in Mims Florida and are new Plural Members of New Smyrna Lodge
No. 149. Welcome Brothers

ANNOUNCEMENTS AND NOTICES

Stated Meetings March 4th & March 18th , dinner at 6pm, meeting at 7pm, March 6th Master Mason Ass meeting atSt Johns 37 Breakfast 7-11am 3/16

SICKNESS AND DISTRESS:

R:. W:. Chase’s wife Betty who had hip surgery on 2/25, Dave Crossen PM who has Alzheimer, Brother W:. Al

Woodstocks wife Laura,. Keep our Brother who have been deployed, and all our service personnel and first responders in your thoughts and prayers.

History of Lodge Continued:

On Thursday July 14th, 1927, at 2:00 PM the Grand Lodge was opened at the Love Oak High School. Shortly therafter a parade was formed on Live Oak Street, led by Grand Master Benjamin E. Dyson and proceeded to the site of the new Temple. Grand Master Dyson laid the cornerstone in Ample Form and the address was given by Reverend D. H. Rutter. The procession then returned to the High School and Grand Lodge was closed. The officers of the Lodge entertained the Grand Lodge officers at a dinner that evening at the Alba Court Inn. Speaker for this evening was Senior Grand Warden, Stafford Caldwell. (To be continued)

ACTIVE PAST MASTERS LIST

Thomas W. Aikens 2013               Craig N. Albright 1994                  Herbert (Bud) Bacheller 1999
Allan J Baker 2016                         James R Baldwin 1986                 Bryan P Bassett 2008
Louis W Benishek 1996/2006    Michael R Blickenstaff 1998      Christopher G Bufini 1997
Howard C Chase 2011                    David W Crossen 1998                 William F Culbertson 1985
Stanley J Dabrowski 2010           Charles R Dean 1980                     Paul W Dewitt 2006
Daniel E Feagle Jr 1999                James A Greene 1993                    Mark A Greene 1995
Robert L Griffis 1990                     Eric T Ellis II 2013                          William H Evans Jr 2005
Ralph N Flippo 1997/2010           Joe W Garrett 1987                         Glen E Good 2008
Walter W Greatrex 2003              Sebastian Guarneri 2002            Danny K Hatfield 1984
Phillip A Hudson 2001                  Terry L Irwine 2008                      George N Johnson 1994
David Lawrence 1992                    Walter G Layton 2017                    Joseph G Lockhart 2007
Martin J Louis 2016/2017            Leon A Pike 1991                             Gustav Postreich 1991
John W Rodgers 1984                   Jeff J Romano 1992                        William M Schaeffer 2014                                                    Robert J Stone 2004                     Daniel A Torlucci 2005                 Brian R Touring 2009                                                                Donald H Tucker 2012                  Ronald R Tucker 1983                  William G Warrington Jr 2007                                                Allen J Winterwerp 2015              Henry A Woodstock 2015            Arlington B Young 2011                                                            Mark E. King 2018

ACTIVE PEPETUAL MEMBERS

Thomas W. Aiken, PDDGM              Craig N. Albright, PM                  Herbert E. Bacheller PM
Allan J. Baker PM                                 James R. Baldwin PM                 Brady Benishek
Louis W. Benishek PM                        David L. Bessette                          Christopher G. Buffini, PM
Howard C. Chase, PM                          J. Mitchell Cole                              David W. Crossen, PM
Richard W. Culbertson                       William F. Culbertson, Sr, PM Stanley J. Dabrowski PM
Glennard Decker                                   Frank H. Dietrich                          Ronald L. Dreggors
William A. Drossman                          David J. Ellis                                    Eric T. Ellis PM
William H. Evans PM                          George O. Farrell                            Daniel E. Feagle, Jr, PM
Walter W. Greatrex PM                      James A. Greene, PM                    Mark A. Greene, PM
Sebastian Guarneri, PDDGM           Daniel H. Haley                               Phillip J. Haley
Robert L. Hart                                        Michael L. Hines                             James D. Humphrey
Jack W. Irwin                                         Leo D. Johns                                     George N. Johnson, PM
Stephen L. Kenney                               Mark E. King                                     David Lawrence, PDDGM
Walter G Layton PM                            Joseph G. Lockhart, PM               Martin Louis PM
George R. Morris, PM                         George R. Morris III                      Lloyd W. Morris
John C. Niebielski                                Thomas M. Patton                          Edgar L. Phillips
William J Ptashnik, PM                      Gustav Postreich, PM                   Ian Ramsbottom
William Rogers                                      Jeff J. Romano, PM                       Matt Schaeffer, PM
Gary H. Seibert                                      Timothy H. Self                               John T. Self
Clayton E. Simons, Jr                          Glenn E. Smith                                Kenneth W. Smith
Robert J. Stone, PM                             Brian R. Toung, PM                       Donald H. Tucker, PDDGM
Richard A. Turner                                Christopher Van Duyne               Chester E. Weichey
Jeffery L. Whitlock                              Allen J. Winterwerp, PM             George A. Wolsfelt
Thomas Williams                                 Dylan G. Woods                               Henry A. Woodstock, PM

HONORARY PERPETUAL MEMBERS

Louis W. Benishek II                            Joe A. Fleties, PGM                          Charles E. McLaughlin, PM
Steven P. Boring,PGM                         John R, Givins, PGM J.                   Dick Martinez, PGM
Elmer F. Coffman, PGM                      Dale I. Goehrig, PGM                      Glen W. Phillips II, PGM
Edward Michael Copenhaver            Jim J. Harris, PGM                          Roy C. Sheppard, PGM
Jack Allen Couture, PGM                    Robert P. Harry Jr.,                         PGM Robert D. Trump, PGM
Samuel Edgar Cowan, PGM                Stephen Holcomb, PDDGM          Thomas Worrell, PM
Keith William Dean, PGM                   John F, Kavanaugh, PGM              W. L. Turner “Fund”
James A. Durham Jr., PGM                Louis A. King, PGM                          Stanley L Hudson PGM
Richard G Hoover PGM                       John E. Karroum GM

50 YEARS PLUS MEMBERS

James C. Allen              Robert C. Bartlett         Ernest Beasley, Jr               Bernard J. Brown
Donald L. Brown         Clifton V. Butler            Harold F. Byrd                     Everett C. Chapman
Wilber K. Corbin         James R. Delk                 Thomas E. Duane               Miles O. Edge, Jr
William H. Evans        Ralph N. Flippo              Joe W. Garrett                     Kyle F. Hall
Jack H. Hayman Sr.   Jack W. Irwin                  Harry T. Johnson              Thomas F. Johnson
Calvin I. Langford       Breece A. McCray Sr.   Ben F. McGraw                   Edward Z. Midgett
George R. Morris        Jack M. Onie                     George M. Pilcher, Jr      Clarence E. Puckridge
Henry D. Randall        Jack W. Reynolds           Harry J. Rostagno            Warren A. Sets
Glenn L. Smith             Gordon S. Smith             R. Terrell. Smith                Michael J Strother
George G. Telesh         Tom H. Thompson, Jr  Richard A. Turner             Edward J. Vaissiere
Benard D.Vasin           Chester E. Weichey        Carl J Winterwerp            George A. Wolsgel
Elihu A Yale

BIRTHDAYS

Louis Benishek, 3/3                  Edward M Dunn 2/2                 Donald E Boliver 3/5                    Charles P Kyle 3/5                   Calvin L Langford 3/9             Carlo Monetti 3/12                     William H Evans Jr 3/15            Curtiss J Shorkey3/15              Ghassan M Resian 3/16           Joe W Garrett 3/17                     Bryan D King 3/18                        Arlington B Young 3/18
Richard L Chesser Jr 3/19      Dennis M Jones 3/19                Jesse H Tankersley 3/22             Charles L Ogram 3/23         James H Richard Jr 3/23       Daniel R Willman 3/23            J Mitchell Cole Jr 3/24                 Eric A Gerhardt 3/24                Richard K Rodgers 3/24          Michael H Fielder 3/26            Patrick C Conroy 3/27                  Burton K Jordon 3/28
Kevin W Percy 3/28                  Lawrence A Long 3/29              Roy A Malphurs Jr 3/29              Brian R Toung 3/29
Edward Z Midgett 3/31

The Grand Lodge of Florida F. & A.M.
Grand Master
M WJohn E. Karroum (Carol)
4814 Orchard Lane
Delray Beach, FL 33445
(561) 843-1219
jkarroum@comcast.net

   District Deputy Grand Master                                                                                  District Instructor
RWHoward C. Chase (Betty)                                                                 R H Tracy Chastain (Donna)
17 Green Forest Dr.                                                                                                         1250 Bee Lane
Ormond Beach, FL 32174                                                                                     Geneva, Florida 32732
(386) 679-3472                                                                                                     (407)687-3191
hchase@cfl.rr.com                                                                                           tdchastain@yahoo.com

NEW SMYRNA LODGE COMMITTEES FOR 2018

Finance:                            RW:. Donald Tucker, W:. A J Winterwerp, Steve Kenney, Jack Mounts
Vigilance:                         Robert Wheeler, W:. Walter G. Layton, W:. Donald Needham
Petitions:                          A J Winterwerp, Steve Kenney,
Masonic Education:     RW:. Tom Aiken, W:. Thomas Worrell, W:. Bill Ptastnik Chris Van Duyne.
Board of Relief:              Master and Wardens
Charity:                             Master and Wardens
Lodge Mentors:              W:. Bill Greatrex, W:. Donald Needham, W:. Walter Layton, Warren Carman
Instructors:                      Bill Greatrex, Walter Layton, Jon Bodien, Warren Carman
Lodge Instructor:
Fund Raiser:                    W:. Al Woodstock, Michael Dowell, Doug Everson, Walter Warning
125 Year Committee:    RW:. Donald Tucker, RW:. Tom Aiken, W:. Walter Layton, Doug Everson

13th MASONIC DISTRICT LODGE MEETING NIGHTS

New Smyrna Lodge 149, 1st & 3rd Mondays                Landmark Lodge 383, 2nd & 4th Thursdays
Ormond Beach Lodge 326, 2nd & 4th Tuesday s      Sirius Sunshine Lodge 402, 2nd Tuesday
Volusia Lodge 77, 2nd & 4th Mondays                           Sanford Lodge 62, 1st & 3rd Thursdays
St. Johns Lodge 37, 2nd & 4th Tuesday s                      Halifax Lodge 81, 1st & 3rd Thursday s
Order of the Eastern Star Chapter 3 meets 2nd and 4th Monday at NSL No. 149 at 7:30 PM

Visit us on the Web for current information at  http://newsmyrnalodge149.org

New Smyrna Lodge No. 149 F & AM of Florida

Trestle Board February 2019

300 N. Riverside Dr.

New Smyrna Beach, FL 32168

(386) 423-2370

nsl149@cfl.rr.com

www.newsmyrnalodge149.org

The Worshipful Master requests your attendance at the Stated Communication

January 7^th, and January 21^st, 2019

FROM THE EAST

FROM THE WEST

2018 OFFICERS

Worshipful Master:          Mark E. King (Bonnie)                     (386)957-3075    coldduck625@aol.com

Senior Warden:                  RW:. Donald H. Tucker (Kathy)    (863)602-1182    donkat9750@aol.com

Junior Warden:                  Robert L. Wheeler                            (386)451-6129     bobwheeler@earthlink.net

Treasurer:                            Stephen Kenney                                 (908)420-6615    stevek821@gmail.com

Secretary:                             W:. A J Winterwerp (Carol)             (386)423-2370   NSL149@cfl.rr.com

Chaplain:                               Glenn E Smith (Kathy)                     (386)427-4057   glennesmith@cfl.rr.com

Marshall:                                W:. Thomas J. Worrell                      (317)750-2605

Senior Deacon:                   Jon T Bodien (Angelique)                (386)689-2338   jonb1032@gmail.com

Junior Deacon:                   Michael Dowell (Debe)                     (303)875-7480   grmschlr101@gmail.com

Senior Steward:                  Douglas Everson (Deborah)            (407)461-0668   flagentman@yahoo.com

Junior Steward:                 Robert Segarra                                    (727)623-6399   rosegar7@msn.com

Tyler:                                      W:. Herbert Bacheller (Susan)        (386)689-9552    budbach@aol.com

Musician:                              Bryan P. Bassett                                  (386) 451-0895  bryanbassett4@gmail.com

FROM THE SECRETARY’S DESK

Brothers, notices went out October 1^st, 2018. You can either pay the way you have been by mailing back your check to me or by going on line if you have registered with Circumscribe and pay through Circumscribe. On Circumscribe you can pay by check or credit card. If you haven’t registered on Circumscribe and want to pay by credit card call the office and if I am not in the office, leave a message with name and phone number to reach you and I will call you back and pay with you credit card while I have you on the phone. I, and Circumscribe will and do not keep your credit card information on file either in the office or on line. If you HAVE NOT paid your 2018 dues, please do so as soon as possible. You will not receive your 2019 Dues notice until your 2018 dues are paid. Contact the office if there is a problem with paying your 2018 dues.

The Trestle Boards which are email and the Trestle Board which is on our official web site will have extra items accompany them. The emailed copy will have pictures of events from the past month. The Trestle Board on the web site is updated once a week with pictures and important items and messages. Take time to look at them. The official web page address is at top of the Trestle Board www.newsmyrnalodge149.org The Lodge is looking for photos of the Lodge, the older the better. The reasons are we want to have a collection of photos to have for our Lodge and the City of New Smyrna Beach has receive a grant to have a history tour which we are included in. Email the Lodge Secretary or call the office and leave a message and the Secretary will get back to you.

FROM THE JUNIOR DEACON:

Brothers: The Junior Deacon, Bro Michael Dowell, is beginning an effort to get a Masonic Library going in the lodge. We have a plan for this reading and research library and are looking for contributions in the form of Masonic texts and possibly a large wall shelf that could fit just to the left of the secretary’s office. We are prepared to build one if need be. As for books, we are interested in anything Masonic of nature. Learned texts, publications, jurisdictional content (Monitors from other states), etc. All is welcome! As a permanent reading and research library for our lodge, a record of donations will be maintained and donors acknowledged.

PICTURE OF YOUR NEWLY INSTALLED OFFICERS FOR 2019

AWAITING BALLOTING

Dylan M. Allman

AWAITING DEGREES

ENTERED APPRENTICE:

FELLOW CRAFT

Ian Lindley Wood Terry, Bryce Riley Glad, Dorian Lavaughn, Nolen, Maxwell Douglas Foster, Kenneth Lee Rosa

MASTER MASON:

NOTICES

ANNOUNCEMENTS AND NOTICES

1/7 & 1/21 Stated Communication, 1/2  13^th District MM Association meeting, , 1/7 Stated Communications W/closed installation of officers, School of instruction ever 4^th Saturday.

SICKNESS AND DISTRESS:

Dave Crossen PM who has Alzheimer, Brother Al Woodstock’s wife Laura need our prayers, Brother Tom Worrell. Keep our Brother who have been deployed, and all our service personnel and first responders in your thoughts and prayers.

ACTIVE PAST MASTERS LIST

Thomas W. Aikens 2013                   Craig N. Albright 1994                         Herbert (Bud) Bacheller 1999

Allan J Baker 2016                             James R Baldwin 1986                        Bryan P Bassett 2008

Louis W Benishek 1996/2006         Michael R Blickenstaff 1998              Christopher G Bufini 1997

Howard C Chase 2011                        David W Crossen 1998                       William F Culbertson 1985

Stanley J Dabrowski 2010                 Charles R Dean 1980                          Paul W Dewitt 2006

Daniel E Feagle Jr 1999                     James A Greene 1993                         Mark A Greene 1995

Robert L Griffis 1990                          Eric T Ellis II 2013                              William H Evans Jr 2005

Ralph N Flippo 1997/2010                Joe W Garrett 1987                             Glen E Good 2008

Walter W Greatrex 2003                    Sebastian Guarneri 2002                  Danny K Hatfield 1984

Phillip A Hudson 2001                        Terry L Irwine 2008                          George N Johnson 1994

David Lawrence 1992                          Walter G Layton 2017                         Joseph G Lockhart 2007

Martin J Louis 2016/2017                  Leon A Pike 1991                                  Gustav Postreich 1991

John W Rodgers 1984                          Jeff J Romano 1992                            Michael A Sargent 2012

William M Schaeffer 2014                   Robert J Stone 2004                          Daniel A Torlucci 2005

Brian R Touring 2009                          Donald H Tucker 2012                       Ronald R Tucker 1983

William G Warrington Jr 2007          Allen J Winterwerp 2015                   Henry A Woodstock 2015

Arlington B Young 2011                       Mark E. King 2018

ACTIVE PEPETUAL MEMBERS

Thomas W. Aiken, PDDGM                Craig N. Albright, PM                     Herbert E. Bacheller PM

Allan J. Baker PM                                 James R. Baldwin PM                     Brady Benishek

Louis W. Benishek PM                        David L. Bessette                              Christopher G. Buffini, PM

Howard C. Chase, PM                          J. Mitchell Cole                                 David W. Crossen, PM

Richard W. Culbertson                       William F. Culbertson, Sr, PM        Stanley J. Dabrowski PM

Glennard Decker                                  Frank H. Dietrich                              Ronald L. Dreggors

William A. Drossman                         David J. Ellis                                        Eric T. Ellis PM

William H. Evans PM                         George O. Farrell                                Daniel E. Feagle, Jr, PM

Walter W. Greatrex PM                       James A. Greene, PM                      Mark A. Greene, PM

Sebastian Guarneri, PDDGM             Daniel H. Haley                                 Phillip J. Haley

Robert L. Hart                                       Michael L. Hines                               James D. Humphrey

Jack W. Irwin                                        Leo D. Johns                                      George N. Johnson, PM

Stephen L. Kenney                               Mark E. King                                      David Lawrence, PDDGM

Joseph G. Lockhart, PM                      Martin Louis                                       George R. Morris, PM

George R. Morris III                             Lloyd W. Morris                                John C. Niebielski

Thomas M. Patton                                Edgar L. Phillips                                William J Ptashnik, PM

Gustav Postreich, PM                          Ian Ramsbottom                                William Rogers

Jeff J. Romano, PM                              Matt Schaeffer, PM                           Gary H. Seibert

Timothy H. Self                                      John T. Self                                        Clayton E. Simons, Jr

Glenn E. Smith                                       Kenneth W. Smith                            Robert J. Stone, PM

Brian R. Toung, PM                               Donald H. Tucker, PDDGM           Richard A. Turner

Christopher Van Duyne                        Chester E. Weichey                           Jeffery L. Whitlock

Allen J. Winterwerp, PM                      George A. Wolsfelt                             Thomas Williams

Dylan G. Woods                                      Henry A. Woodstock, PM

HONORARY PERPETUAL MEMBERS

Louis W. Benishek II                          Joe A. Fleties, PGM                                  Charles E. McLaughlin, PM

Steven P. Boring,PGM                       John R, Givins, PGM                                 J. Dick Martinez, PGM

Elmer F. Coffman, PGM                     Dale I. Goehrig, PGM                               Glen W. Phillips II, PGM

Edward Michael Copenhaver            Jim J. Harris, PGM                                     Roy C. Sheppard, PGM

Jack Allen Couture, PGM                   Robert P. Harry Jr., PGM                         Robert D. Trump, PGM

Samuel Edgar Cowan, PGM                Stephen Holcomb, PDDGM                    Thomas Worrell, PM

Keith William Dean, PGM                   John F, Kavanaugh, PGM                         W. L. Turner “Fund”

James A. Durham Jr., PGM                 Louis A. King, PGM                                   Stanley L Hudson PGM

Richard G Hoover PGM                        John E. Karroum GM

50 YEARS PLUS MEMBERS

James C. Allen                     Robert C. Bartlett              Ernest Beasley, Jr        Bernard J. Brown

Donald L. Brown                 Clifton V. Butler                Harold F. Byrd              Everett C. Chapman

Wilber K. Corbin                  James R. Delk                   Thomas E. Duane        Miles O. Edge, Jr

William H. Evans                 Ralph N. Flippo                Joe W. Garrett              Kyle F. Hall

Jack H. Hayman Sr.            Jack W. Irwin                    Harry T. Johnson         Thomas F. Johnson

Calvin I. Langford                Breece A. McCray Sr.       Ben F. McGraw             Edward Z. Midgett

George R. Morris                  Jack M. Onie                      George M. Pilcher, Jr  Clarence E. Puckridge

Henry D. Randall                  Jack W. Reynolds             Harry J. Rostagno        Warren A. Sets

Glenn L. Smith                      Gordon S. Smith               R. Terrell. Smith            Michael J Strother

George G. Telesh                    Tom H. Thompson, Jr     Richard A. Turner         Edward J. Vaissiere

Benard D.Vasin                      Chester E. Weichey          Carl J Winterwerp          George A. Wolsgel

Elihu A Yale

BIRTHDAYS

            The Grand Lodge of Florida F. & A.M.

Grand Master

M:. W:.John E. Karroum (Carol)

4814 Orchard Lane

Delray Beach, FL 33445

(561) 843-1219

jkarroum@comcast.net

District Deputy Grand Master                                                               District Instructor

R:.W:.Howard C. Chase (Betty)                                                                 R:. H:. Tracy Chastain (Donna)

17 Green Forest Dr.                                                                                          1250 Bee Lane

Ormond Beach, FL 32174                                                                           Geneva, Florida 32732

(386) 679-3472                                                                                                (407)687-3191

hchase@cfl.rr.com                                                                                     tdchastain@yahoo.com

NEW SMYRNA LODGE COMMITTEES FOR 2018

        Finance:                     

RW:. Donald Tucker, W:. A J Winterwerp, Steve Kenney, Jack Mounts

Vigilance:          

JW Robert Wheeler, W:. Walter G. Layton, W:. Donald Needham, Dave Drake, SD Jon Bodien

Lodge Property:

JW Robert L Wheeler, W:. Bill Ptastnik, W:. Bud Bacheller, Steve Kenney

Petitions:         

A J Winterwerp, Steve Kenney,

Masonic Education:  

JW Robert L Wheeler, JD Michael Dowell, RW:. Tom Aiken, W:. Thomas Worrell, W:. Bill Ptastnik

Board of Relief:   

Master and Wardens

Charity:    

Master and Wardens

Lodge Mentors:  

W:. Bill Greatrex, W:. Donald Needham, W:. Walter Layton, Warren Carman

Instructors: 

Bill Greatrex, Walter Layton, Jon Bodien, Warren Carman

Lodge Instructor:                   

Fund Raiser:  

JD Michael Dowell, SS Doug Everson,

125 Year Committee: 

W:. A J Winterwerp, RW:. Donald Tucker, JW Robert Wheeler, SD Jon Bodien, SS Doug Everson,

13^th MASONIC DISTRICT LODGE MEETING NIGHTS

New Smyrna Lodge 149, 1^st & 3^rd Mondays                        Landmark Lodge 383, 2^nd & 4^th Thursdays

Ormond Beach Lodge 326, 2^nd & 4^th Tuesday s                 Sirius Sunshine Lodge 402, 2^nd Tuesday

Volusia Lodge 77, 2^nd & 4^th Mondays                                   Sanford Lodge 62, 1^st & 3^rd Thursdays

St. Johns Lodge 37, 2^nd & 4^th Tuesday s                               Halifax Lodge 81, 1^st & 3^rd Thursday s

Order of the Eastern Star Chapter 3 meets 2^nd and 4^th Monday at NSL No. 149 at 7:30 PM

Visit us on the Web for current information at http://newsmyrnalodge149.org

New Smyrna Lodge No. 149 F & AM of Florida

Trestle Board January 2019

300 N. Riverside Dr.

New Smyrna Beach, FL 32168

(386) 423-2370

nsl149@cfl.rr.com

www.newsmyrnalodge149.org

The Worshipful Master requests your attendance at the Stated Communication

January 7^th, and January 21^st, 2019

FROM THE EAST

Elections are over and it’s time to look forward to 2019. Soon, the various Lodges in our district will be holding their installations. Our lodge will on Monday January 7^th, 2019. I hope to be able to attend all these installations accompanied by the officers of new Smyrna Lodge 149. As members of New Smyrna Lodge, you my Brothers can and should attend these as well. My Brothers, we need to show our support to our fellow Lodges in the 13th district. Letting them know how much our Lodge has to offer where they can reach out for help if needed as we do to them. I would like to think that our Lodge is the glue that helps hold the district together. 2019 will see some changes that I believe will make our Lodge grow. We have a reputation as being a lodge with fellowship and brotherly love. That is outstanding Brothers. I said in the last trestle board, we are an integral part of the community. I plan to expand and support them, paving the way to gaining new Brothers. Starting the 2^nd meeting in January the ladies of New Smyrna OES Chapter # 3 will be preparing our dinners at a cost of $7.00, relieving some of the responsibilities of our Junior Warden. This is a win for both of us..I have been considering some changes to the way we hold our practices.  These changes would hopefully make our Thursday night practices more personal and better attended; only time and participation will tell. I would like to thank all that showed their support for me to be elected to serve as your Worshipful Master for a second year. We have started some projects that I hope to see completed this coming year, and continue with ones we put in place last year. Brothers, I plan on continuing to recognize all of you for all that you do for your lodge.

Mark E King, Worshipful Master.

FROM THE WEST

Greetings Brothers,

First, allow me to thank the Brothers, who took the time and effort to come out to New Smyrna Lodge on election night and voted for me for the Senior Warden position, and for those who did not vote for me, I will try to win your Confidence in the next twelve months. To the best of my ability, I will do the job, of the Senior Warden. Our Worshipful Master has set a lot of goals for us, this coming year, and it will take the whole Lodge to make them come to pass. I am looking forward to seeing many of my Brothers at the upcoming meetings. Be safe in your travels, and keep your Lodge and your Brothers & Sisters in your Prayers.

R:.W:.  Donald H. Tucker Senior Warden

2018 OFFICERS

Worshipful Master:          Mark E. King (Bonnie)                     (386)957-3075    coldduck625@aol.com

Senior Warden:                  RW:. Donald H. Tucker (Kathy)    (863)602-1182    donkat9750@aol.com

Junior Warden:                  Robert L. Wheeler                            (386)451-6129     bobwheeler@earthlink.net

Treasurer:                            Stephen Kenney                                 (908)420-6615    stevek821@gmail.com

Secretary:                             W:. A J Winterwerp (Carol)             (386)423-2370   NSL149@cfl.rr.com

Chaplain:                               Glenn E Smith (Kathy)                     (386)427-4057   glennesmith@cfl.rr.com

Marshall:                                W:. Thomas J. Worrell                      (317)750-2605

Senior Deacon:                   Jon T Bodien (Angelique)                (386)689-2338   jonb1032@gmail.com

Junior Deacon:                   Michael Dowell (Debe)                     (303)875-7480   grmschlr101@gmail.com

Senior Steward:                  Douglas Everson (Deborah)            (407)461-0668   flagentman@yahoo.com

Junior Steward:                 Robert Segarra                                    (727)623-6399   rosegar7@msn.com

Tyler:                                      W:. Herbert Bacheller (Susan)        (386)689-9552    budbach@aol.com

Musician:                              Bryan P. Bassett                                  (386) 451-0895  bryanbassett4@gmail.com

FROM THE SECRETARY’S DESK

Brothers, THE SECRETARY’S OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED FROM 12/20/18 TO 1/3/19.CONTACT BY EMAIL OR ONE OF THE OFFICERS IF EMERGENCY. I WILL CHECK EMAILS DAILY. 2019 Dues notices went out October 1^st, 2018. You can either pay the way you have been by mailing back your check to me or by going on line if you have registered with Circumscribe and pay through Circumscribe. On Circumscribe you can pay by check or credit card. If you haven’t registered on Circumscribe and want to pay by credit card call the office and if I am not in the office, leave a message with name and phone number to reach you and I will call you back and pay with you credit card while I have you on the phone. I, and Circumscribe will and do not keep your credit card information on file either in the office or on line. If you HAVE NOT paid your 2018 dues, please do so as soon as possible. You will not receive your 2019 Dues notice until your 2018 dues are paid. Contact the office if there is a problem with paying your 2018 dues.

The Trestle Boards which are email and the Trestle Board which is on our official web site will have extra items accompany them. The emailed copy will have pictures of events from the past month. The Trestle Board on the web site is updated once a week with pictures and important items and messages. Take time to look at them. The official web page address is at top of the Trestle Board www.newsmyrnalodge149.org The Lodge is looking for photos of the Lodge, the older the better. The reasons are we want to have a collection of photos to have for our Lodge and the City of New Smyrna Beach has receive a grant to have a history tour which we are included in. Email the Lodge Secretary or call the office and leave a message and the Secretary will get back to you.

FROM THE SENIOR STEWARD:

Brothers: The Senior Stewart, Bro Michael Dowell, is beginning an effort to get a Masonic Library going in the lodge. We have a plan for this reading and research library and are looking for contributions in the form of Masonic texts and possibly a large wall shelf that could fit just to the left of the secretary’s office. We are prepared to build one if need be. As for books, we are interested in anything Masonic of nature. Learned texts, publications, jurisdictional content (Monitors from other states), etc. All is welcome! As a permanent reading and research library for our lodge, a record of donations will be maintained and donors acknowledged.

Brothers: We will be having a Christmas Time Raffle this year and the prize will be an Apple iPad 9.7 model. We are including an Apple Pencil and a Smart cover to protect it. Tickets will be $5 each or 5 for $20. The proceeds of this raffle will go directly to our Charity fund. We will have the device in hand in the coming weeks and more details coming. Please feel free to expand if you wish, Thank you !

PICTURE OF YOUR NEWLY INSTALLED OFFICERS FOR 2019

AWAITING BALLOTING

Dylan M. Allman

AWAITING DEGREES

ENTERED APPRENTICE:

FELLOW CRAFT

Ian Lindley Wood Terry, Bryce Riley Glad, Dorian Lavaughn, Nolen, Maxwell Douglas Foster, Kenneth Lee Rosa

MASTER MASON:

NOTICES

Brothers, we are in the 3^rd quarter of the year and there are still some Brothers who haven’t paid their dues yet. Please check your dues card or call me at the Lodge and leave a message and I will check for you. Don’t want to sending late notices out.

ANNOUNCEMENTS AND NOTICES

1/7 & 1/21 Stated Communication, 1/2  13^th District MM Association meeting, , 1/7 Stated Communications W/closed installation of officers, School of instruction ever 4^th Saturday.

SICKNESS AND DISTRESS:

Dave Crossen PM who has Alzheimer, The family of William (Bill) McGee who passed to the Celestial Lodge above 12/1,. Keep our Brother who have been deployed, and all our service personnel and first responders in your thoughts and prayers.

ACTIVE PAST MASTERS LIST

Thomas W. Aikens 2013                   Craig N. Albright 1994                         Herbert (Bud) Bacheller 1999

Allan J Baker 2016                             James R Baldwin 1986                        Bryan P Bassett 2008

Louis W Benishek 1996/2006         Michael R Blickenstaff 1998              Christopher G Bufini 1997

Howard C Chase 2011                        David W Crossen 1998                       William F Culbertson 1985

Stanley J Dabrowski 2010                 Charles R Dean 1980                          Paul W Dewitt 2006

Daniel E Feagle Jr 1999                     James A Greene 1993                         Mark A Greene 1995

Robert L Griffis 1990                          Eric T Ellis II 2013                              William H Evans Jr 2005

Ralph N Flippo 1997/2010                Joe W Garrett 1987                             Glenn E Good 2008

Walter W Greatrex 2003                    Sebastian Guarneri 2002                  Danny K Hatfield 1984

Phillip A Hudson 2001                        Terry L Irwine 2008                          George N Johnson 1994

David Lawrence 1992                          Walter G Layton 2017                         Joseph G Lockhart 2007

Martin J Louis 2016/2017                  Leon A Pike 1991                                  Gustav Postreich 1991

John W Rodgers 1984                          Jeff J Romano 1992                            Michael A Sargent 2012

William M Schaeffer 2014                   Robert J Stone 2004                          Daniel A Torlucci 2005

Brian R Touring 2009                          Donald H Tucker 2012                       Ronald R Tucker 1983

William G Warrington Jr 2007          Allen J Winterwerp 2015                   Henry A Woodstock 2015

Arlington B Young 2011                       Mark E. King 2018

ACTIVE PEPETUAL MEMBERS

Thomas W. Aiken, PDDGM                Craig N. Albright, PM                     Herbert E. Bacheller PM

Allan J. Baker PM                                 James R. Baldwin PM                     Brady Benishek

Louis W. Benishek PM                        David L. Bessette                              Christopher G. Buffini, PM

Howard C. Chase, PM                          J. Mitchell Cole                                 David W. Crossen, PM

Richard W. Culbertson                       William F. Culbertson, Sr, PM        Stanley J. Dabrowski PM

Glennard Decker                                  Frank H. Dietrich                              Ronald L. Dreggors

William A. Drossman                         David J. Ellis                                        Eric T. Ellis PM

William H. Evans PM                         George O. Farrell                                Daniel E. Feagle, Jr, PM

Walter W. Greatrex PM                       James A. Greene, PM                      Mark A. Greene, PM

Sebastian Guarneri, PDDGM             Daniel H. Haley                                 Phillip J. Haley

Robert L. Hart                                       Michael L. Hines                               James D. Humphrey

Jack W. Irwin                                        Leo D. Johns                                      George N. Johnson, PM

Stephen L. Kenney                               Mark E. King                                      David Lawrence, PDDGM

Joseph G. Lockhart, PM                      Martin Louis                                       George R. Morris, PM

George R. Morris III                             Lloyd W. Morris                                John C. Niebielski

Thomas M. Patton                                Edgar L. Phillips                                William J Ptashnik, PM

Gustav Postreich, PM                          Ian Ramsbottom                                William Rogers

Jeff J. Romano, PM                              Matt Schaeffer, PM                           Gary H. Seibert

Timothy H. Self                                      John T. Self                                        Clayton E. Simons, Jr

Glenn E. Smith                                       Kenneth W. Smith                            Robert J. Stone, PM

Brian R. Toung, PM                               Donald H. Tucker, PDDGM           Richard A. Turner

Christopher Van Duyne                        Chester E. Weichey                           Jeffery L. Whitlock

Allen J. Winterwerp, PM                      George A. Wolsfelt                             Thomas Williams

Dylan G. Woods                                      Henry A. Woodstock, PM

HONORARY PERPETUAL MEMBERS

Louis W. Benishek II                          Joe A. Fleties, PGM                                  Charles E. McLaughlin, PM

Steven P. Boring,PGM                       John R, Givins, PGM                                 J. Dick Martinez, PGM

Elmer F. Coffman, PGM                     Dale I. Goehrig, PGM                               Glen W. Phillips II, PGM

Edward Michael Copenhaver            Jim J. Harris, PGM                                     Roy C. Sheppard, PGM

Jack Allen Couture, PGM                   Robert P. Harry Jr., PGM                         Robert D. Trump, PGM

Samuel Edgar Cowan, PGM                Stephen Holcomb, PDDGM                    Thomas Worrell, PM

Keith William Dean, PGM                   John F, Kavanaugh, PGM                         W. L. Turner “Fund”

James A. Durham Jr., PGM                 Louis A. King, PGM                                   Stanley L Hudson PGM

Richard G Hoover PGM                        John E. Karroum GM

50 YEARS PLUS MEMBERS

James C. Allen                     Robert C. Bartlett              Ernest Beasley, Jr        Bernard J. Brown

Donald L. Brown                 Clifton V. Butler                Harold F. Byrd              Everett C. Chapman

Wilber K. Corbin                  James R. Delk                   Thomas E. Duane        Miles O. Edge, Jr

William H. Evans                 Ralph N. Flippo                Joe W. Garrett              Kyle F. Hall

Jack H. Hayman Sr.            Jack W. Irwin                    Harry T. Johnson         Thomas F. Johnson

Calvin I. Langford                Breece A. McCray Sr.       Ben F. McGraw             Edward Z. Midgett

George R. Morris                  Jack M. Onie                      George M. Pilcher, Jr  Clarence E. Puckridge

Henry D. Randall                  Jack W. Reynolds             Harry J. Rostagno        Warren A. Sets

Glenn L. Smith                      Gordon S. Smith               R. Terrell. Smith            Michael J Strother

George G. Telesh                    Tom H. Thompson, Jr     Richard A. Turner         Edward J. Vaissiere

Benard D.Vasin                      Chester E. Weichey          Carl J Winterwerp          George A. Wolsgel

Elihu A Yale

BIRTHDAYS

James B Calkins          1/2    Nicholas R Villegas       1/4        Alun M Ellis           1/6     Ernest Beasley Jr          1/7

Walter C Johnson       1/7    Gregory L Kunkle          1/7        William K Riggle   1/7      John O Andrus             1/9

Michael J Dowell        1/10  Everett C Goodwin        1/11       Leo D Johns          1/13     Christopher G Buffini 1/14

Warren E Carman II  1/14   Harold F Byrd                1/15      Charles R Dean     1/17     George R Morris III     1/17

Daniel H Haley            1/20 Richard Dilley                 1/23     Phillip J Haley      1/23     David McKenna           1/23

Anthony C Wilbur      1/23  Rodger D Lowe              1/25      Jack D Mounts      1/25     Dustin P Truax            1/26

Bruce R Morrow         1/31

            The Grand Lodge of Florida F. & A.M.

Grand Master

M\ W\John E. Karroum (Carol)

4814 Orchard Lane

Delray Beach, FL 33445

(561) 843-1219

jkarroum@comcast.net

District Deputy Grand Master                                                               District Instructor

R:.W:.Howard C. Chase (Betty)                                                                 R:. H:. Tracy Chastain (Donna)

17 Green Forest Dr.                                                                                          1250 Bee Lane

Ormond Beach, FL 32174                                                                           Geneva, Florida 32732

(386) 679-3472                                                                                                (407)687-3191

hchase@cfl.rr.com                                                                                     tdchastain@yahoo.com

NEW SMYRNA LODGE COMMITTEES FOR 2018

        Finance:                     

RW:. Donald Tucker, W:. A J Winterwerp, Steve Kenney, Jack Mounts

Vigilance:          

JW Robert Wheeler, W:. Walter G. Layton, W:. Donald Needham, Dave Drake, SD Jon Bodien

Lodge Property:

JW Robert L Wheeler, W:. Bill Ptastnik, W:. Bud Bacheller, Steve Kenney

Petitions:         

A J Winterwerp, Steve Kenney,

Masonic Education:  

JW Robert L Wheeler, JD Michael Dowell, RW:. Tom Aiken, W:. Thomas Worrell, W:. Bill Ptastnik

Board of Relief:   

Master and Wardens

Charity:    

Master and Wardens

Lodge Mentors:  

W:. Bill Greatrex, W:. Donald Needham, W:. Walter Layton, Warren Carman

Instructors: 

Bill Greatrex, Walter Layton, Jon Bodien, Warren Carman

Lodge Instructor:                   

Fund Raiser:  

JD Michael Dowell, SS Doug Everson,

125 Year Committee: 

W:. A J Winterwerp, RW:. Donald Tucker, JW Robert Wheeler, SD Jon Bodien, SS Doug Everson,

13^th MASONIC DISTRICT LODGE MEETING NIGHTS

New Smyrna Lodge 149, 1^st & 3^rd Mondays                        Landmark Lodge 383, 2^nd & 4^th Thursdays

Ormond Beach Lodge 326, 2^nd & 4^th Tuesday s                 Sirius Sunshine Lodge 402, 2^nd Tuesday

Volusia Lodge 77, 2^nd & 4^th Mondays                                   Sanford Lodge 62, 1^st & 3^rd Thursdays

St. Johns Lodge 37, 2^nd & 4^th Tuesday s                               Halifax Lodge 81, 1^st & 3^rd Thursday s

Order of the Eastern Star Chapter 3 meets 2^nd and 4^th Monday at NSL No. 149 at 7:30 PM

Visit us on the Web for current information at http://newsmyrnalodge149.org

New Smyrna Lodge No. 149 F & AM of Florida
Trestle Board December 2018
300 N. Riverside Dr.
New Smyrna Beach, FL 32168
(386) 423-2370
nsl149@cfl.rr.com
www.newsmyrnalodge149.org
The Worshipful Master requests your attendance at the Stated Communication
December 3rd and December 17th 2018

                                                                                   FROM THE EAST:

My Brothers, as the end of the year approaches it is a time to take a look at all the things our Lodge has accomplished. You, the Brothers of our Lodge have much to be proud of. Know Brothers, you are the Lodge. It’s not the building or the location, and it is not the officer’s .It is you, who are the Lodge with your fellowship and ability to work together. I was told by a visiting Brother that he comes to our Lodge because he feels like a true Brother of our Lodge when visiting, and the warm reception he gets when he has the opportunity to attend. That says a lot about all of us as a Lodge. We have made many improvements to the lodge this year; but hearing a Brother from another Lodge say that we are a warm and inviting lodge is worth more than the material things we have done to our Lodge. We have been unfortunate to have lost many of our Brothers to the Celestial Lodge above, but we will not forget them. We carry on as I am sure they would want us to. The Lodge has gained some new, younger Brothers. They are our future and we need to keep them interested and involved. They have much to teach us as we have to them. How do we generate interest so younger people take a good look at what we are? More importantly, what we can offer them. I truly believe that becoming more involved with our communities will pay big benefits letting people know that we are still trying to making good men better My brothers, spread the word about our fraternity and just maybe we can stem the tide of declining membership and leave a living legacy for our children and their children . We are Master Masons, proud and steadfast but most of all we are Brothers. Have a Merry Christmas and enjoy your time with your families and friends.

Mark E King, Worshipful Master

FROM THE WEST

Greetings Brothers,

Have a Merry Christmas and a Blessed New Year,
Al Woodstock Senior Warden

2019 ELECTION OF OFFICERS. 

WORSHIPFUL MASTER: MARK E. KING

SENIOR WARDEN: DONALD H. TUCKER

JUNIOR WARDEN: ROBERT (BOB) L. WHEELER

TREASURER: STEVE KENNEY

SECRETARY: ALLEN (AJ) J. WINTERWERP

The appointed officers will be posted when the Secretary receives them.

                                                                        2018 OFFICERS
Worshipful Master: Mark E. King (Bonnie)       (386)957-3075 coldduck625@aol.com
Senior Warden: H. Al Woodstock III (Laura)    (386)852-6012 hwoodstockiii@cfl.rr.com
Junior Warden: John Loveland III (Linda)        (856)542-0307 jwloveland55@gmail.com
Treasurer: Stephen Kenney                                    (908)420-6615 stevek821@gmail.com
Secretary: W:. A J Winterwerp (Carol)                (240)882-0718 NSL149@cfl.rr.com
Chaplain: Glenn E Smith (Kathy)                         (386)427-4057 glennesmith@cfl.rr.com
Marshall: W:. Walter G. Layton (Edie)                (856)498-7186 walteed50@yahoo.com
Senior Deacon: Lee Goodman                               (317)345-1931
Junior Deacon: Jon T Bodien (Angelique)         (386)689-2338 jonb1032@gmail.com
Senior Steward: Michael Dowell (Debe)             (303)875-7480 grmschlr101@gmail.com
Junior Steward: Douglas Everson (Deborah)    (407)461-0668 flagentman@yahoo.com
Tyler: W:. Herbert Bacheller (Susan)                  (386)689-9552 budbach@aol.com
Historian: W:. Herbert Bacheller (Susan)          (386)689-9552 budbach@aol.com

                                                      FROM THE SECRETARY’S DESK:
Brothers,

THE SECRETARY’S OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED FROM 12/20/18 TO 1/3/19.CONTACT BY EMAIL OR ONE OF THE OFFICERS IF EMERGENCY. I WILL CHECK EMAILS DAILY. 2019 Dues notices went out October 1st, 2018. You can either pay the way you have been by mailing back your check to me or by going on line if you have registered
with Circumscribe and pay through Circumscribe. On Circumscribe you can pay by check or credit card. If you haven’t registered on Circumscribe and want to pay by credit card call the office and if I am not in the office, leave a message with name and phone number to reach you and I will call you back and pay with you credit card while I have you on the phone. I, and Circumscribe will and do not keep your credit card information on file either in the office or on line. If you HAVE NOT paid your 2018 dues, please do so as soon as possible. You will not receive your 2019 Dues notice until your 2018 dues are paid. Contact the office if there is a problem with paying your 2018 dues.
The nominations for Worshipful Master for 2019 are Mark E King and Robert L Wheeler. The nominations for Senior Warden in 2019 are Henry A. Woodstock PM and Donald H. Tucker PDDGM/PM. The Junior Warden station did not receive any nominations. Nomination for Treasurer is Steve Kenney and Secretary Allen J. Winterwerp (AJ). We have asked for dispensation from the Grand Master to accept nominations for the Junior Warden up to the end of the year. The Trestle Boards which are email and the Trestle Board which is on our official web site will have extra items accompany them. The emailed copy will have pictures of events from the past month. The Trestle Board on the web site is updated once a week with pictures and important items and messages. Take timeto look at them. The official web page address is at top of the Trestle Board www.newsmyrnalodge149.org The Lodge is looking for photos of the Lodge, the older the better. The reasons are we want to have a collection of photos to have for our Lodge and the City of New Smyrna Beach has receive a grant to have a history tour which we are included in. Email the Lodge Secretary or call the office and leave a message and the Secretary will get back to you.

                                                                FROM THE SENIOR STEWARD:

Brothers:

The Senior Stewart, Bro Michael Dowell, is beginning an effort to get a Masonic Library going in the lodge. We have a plan for this reading and research library and are looking for contributions in the form of Masonic texts and possibly a large wall shelf that could fit just to the left of the secretary’s office. We are prepared to build one if need be. As for books, we are interested in anything Masonic of nature. Learned texts, publications, jurisdictional content (Monitors from other states), etc. All is welcome! As a permanent reading and research library for our lodge, a record of donations will be maintained and donors acknowledged. Brothers: We will be having a Christmas Time Raffle this year and the prize will be an Apple iPad 9.7 model. We are including an Apple Pencil and a Smart cover to protect it. Tickets will be $5 each or 5 for $20. The proceeds of this raffle will go directly to our Charity fund. We will have the device in hand in the coming weeks and more details coming. Please feel free to expand if you wish, Thank you!

                                                                           AWAITING BALLOTING:

                                                                                         Dylan M. Allman
                                                                            AWAITING DEGREES:
                                                                        ENTERED APPRENTICE:
                                                                                FELLOW CRAFT:
Ian Lindley Wood Terry, Bryce Riley Glad, Dorian Lavaughn, Nolen, Maxwell Douglas Foster, Kenneth Lee Rosa
                                                                               MASTER MASON:
                                                                                      NOTICES
Brothers, we are in the 4th quarter of the year and there are still some Brothers who haven’t paid their dues yet. Please check your dues card or call me at the Lodge and leave a message and I will check for you. Don’t want to sending late notices out.
                                                              ANNOUNCEMENTS AND NOTICES
12/3 Stated Communication, 12/5 13th District MM Association meeting, 12/8 NSB Shrine Club meeting, 12/15 Breakfast 7-11am, 12/17 Stated Communication, 1/7 Stated Communications W/closed installation of officers School of instruction ever 4th Saturday.
                                                                    SICKNESS AND DISTRESS:
Brother William (Bill) McGee passed to the Celestial Lodge above on 12/2/2018. Keep his family in your prayers. Brother McGee’s service will be posted when I know them. Dave Crossen PM who has Alzheimer. Keep our Brother who have been deployed, and all our service personnel and first responder’s in your thoughts and prayers.

                                                                ACTIVE PAST MASTERS LIST:
Thomas W. Aikens 2013             Craig N. Albright 1994                   Herbert (Bud) Bacheller 1999
Allan J Baker 2016                       James R Baldwin 1986                  Bryan P Bassett 2008
Louis W Benishek 1996/2006   Michael R Blickenstaff 1998         Christopher G Bufini 1997
Howard C Chase 2011                  David W Crossen 1998                  William F Culbertson 1985
Stanley J Dabrowski 2010          Charles R Dean 1980                     Paul W Dewitt 2006
Daniel E Feagle Jr 1999              James A Greene 1993                     Mark A Greene 1995
Robert L Griffis 1990                   Eric T Ellis II 2013                          William H Evans Jr 2005
Ralph N Flippo 1997/2010         Joe W Garrett 1987                         Glenn E Good 2008
Walter W Greatrex 2003             Sebastian Guarneri 2002              Danny K Hatfield 1984
Phillip A Hudson 2001                Terry L Irwine 2008                       George N Johnson 1994
David Lawrence 1992                  Walter G Layton 2017                     Joseph G Lockhart 2007
Martin J Louis 2016/2017          Leon A Pike 1991                             Gustav Postreich 1991
John W Rodgers 1984                  Jeff J Romano 1992                       Michael A Sargent 2012
William M Schaeffer 2014           Robert J Stone 2004                     Daniel A Torlucci 2005
Brian R Touring 2009                  Donald H Tucker 2012                 Ronald R Tucker 1983
William G Warrington Jr 2007  Allen J Winterwerp 2015             Henry A Woodstock 2015
Arlington B Young 2011

                                                   ACTIVE PERPETUAL MEMBERS:
Thomas W. Aiken, PDDGM             Craig N. Albright, PM                     Herbert E. Bacheller PM
Allan J. Baker PM                              James R. Baldwin PM                     Brady Benishek
Louis W. Benishek PM                      David L. Bessette                             Christopher G. Buffini, PM
Howard C. Chase, PM                        J. Mitchell Cole                                David W. Crossen, PM
Richard W. Culbertson                     William F. Culbertson, Sr, PM       Stanley J. Dabrowski PM
Glennard Decker                                Frank H. Dietrich                             Ronald L. Dreggors
William A. Drossman                        David J. Ellis                                     Eric T. Ellis PM
William H. Evans PM                        George O. Farrell                             Daniel E. Feagle, Jr, PM
Walter W. Greatrex PM                     James A. Greene, PM                     Mark A. Greene, PM
Sebastian Guarneri, PDDGM           Daniel H. Haley                               Phillip J. Haley
Robert L. Hart                                     Michael L. Hines                             James D. Humphrey
Jack W. Irwin                                      Leo D. Johns                                     George N. Johnson, PM
Stephen L. Kenney                             Mark E. King                                     David Lawrence, PDDGM
Joseph G. Lockhart, PM                   Martin Louis                                      George R. Morris, PM
George R. Morris III                          Lloyd W. Morris                                John C. Niebielski
Thomas M. Patton                             Edgar L. Phillips                                William J Ptashnik, PM
Gustav Postreich, PM                        Ian Ramsbottom                               William Rogers
Jeff J. Romano, PM                           Matt Schaeffer, PM                          Gary H. Seibert
Timothy H. Self                                   John T. Self                                       Clayton E. Simons, Jr
Glenn E. Smith                                   Kenneth W. Smith                            Robert J. Stone, PM
Brian R. Toung, PM                           Donald H. Tucker, PDDGM           Richard A. Turner
Christopher Van Duyne                    Chester E. Weichey                          Jeffery L. Whitlock
Allen J. Winterwerp, PM                  George A. Wolsfelt                           Thomas Williams
Dylan G. Woods                                  Henry A. Woodstock, PM
                                              HONORARY PERPETUAL MEMBERS:
Louis W. Benishek II                        Joe A. Fleties, PGM                       Charles E. McLaughlin, PM
Steven P. Boring,PGM                      John R, Givins, PGM                    J. Dick Martinez, PGM
Elmer F. Coffman, PGM                   Dale I. Goehrig, PGM                   Glen W. Phillips II, PGM
Edward Michael Copenhaver          Jim J. Harris, PGM                       Roy C. Sheppard, PGM
Jack Allen Couture, PGM                 Robert P. Harry Jr., PGM            Robert D. Trump, PGM
Samuel Edgar Cowan, PGM             Stephen Holcomb, PDDGM       Thomas Worrell, PM
Keith William Dean, PGM                John F, Kavanaugh, PGM           W. L. Turner “Fund”
James A. Durham Jr., PGM             Louis A. King, PGM                      Stanley L Hudson PGM
Richard G Hoover PGM                   John E. Karroum GM
                                                   50 YEARS PLUS MEMBERS:
James C. Allen                Robert C. Bartlett         Ernest Beasley, Jr         Bernard J. Brown
Donald L. Brown            Clifton V. Butler           Harold F. Byrd               Everett C. Chapman
Wilber K. Corbin            James R. Delk               Thomas E. Duane          Miles O. Edge, Jr
William H. Evans           Ralph N. Flippo            Joe W. Garrett                Kyle F. Hall
Jack H. Hayman Sr.      Jack W. Irwin                Harry T. Johnson           Thomas F. Johnson
Calvin I. Langford          Breece A. McCray Sr    William K. McGee s      Ben F. McGraw
Edward Z. Midgett         George R. Morris          Jack M. Onie                  George M. Pilcher, Jr
Clarence E. Puckridge   Henry D. Randall          Jack W. Reynolds          Harry J. Rostagno
Warren A. Sets                Glenn L. Smith              Gordon S. Smith            R Terrell. Smith
Michael J Strother         George G. Telesh           Tom H. Thompson, Jr  Richard A. Turner

Edward J. Vaissiere       Benard D.Vasin             Chester E. Weichey       Carl J Winterwerp
George A. Wolsgel          Elihu A Yale

                                                                    BIRTHDAYS:
Joseph A Almadovar 12/2        Daniel C Mokry 12/4                     Eric T Ellis 12/4

Frank R Williams III 12/5        Michael Storthers 12/7                 Daniel O Roll 12/7

Harry J Rostagno 12/8             Gerald D Mann 12/8                     Donald L Bentzoni 12/10

James R Purcell Jr 12/11          Chris H Minnich 12/11                  Arthur A Horton 12/11

Harry T Johnson 12/14             John T Riera Jr 12/15                   William F Culbertson Sr 12/15

Timothy J Barry 12/16              Robert C Hellerman Jr 12/18      Thomas M Patton 12/19

Russell M Hare 12/19                Miles O Edge Jr 12/19                  Carl N Clifford 12/21

John P Gernert 12/23               Michael C Leonardi 12/28            Clarence E Puckridge 12/21

Mark K McGee 12/29                Michael L Hines 12/29                  David A Drake 12/29

The Grand Lodge of Florida F. & A.M.
Grand Master
M:. W:.John E. Karroum (Carol)
4814 Orchard Lane
Delray Beach, FL 33445
(561) 843-1219
jkarroum@comcast.net

 District Deputy Grand Master                                                          District Instructor
R:.W:. Howard C. Chase (Betty)                                                          R:. H:. Tracy Chastain (Donna)
17 Green Forest Dr.                                                                                             1250 Bee Lane
Ormond Beach, FL 32174                                                                           Geneva, Florida 32732
(386) 679-3472                                                                                                    (407)687-3191
hchase@cfl.rr.com                                                                                      tdchastain@yahoo.com

                                         NEW SMYRNA LODGE COMMITTEES FOR 2018
Finance:                        Al Woodstock III, A. J. Winterwerp Steve Kenney, Howard Chase, Tom Aiken
Vigilance:                      John Loveland III, Walter G. Layton, Donald Needham
Petitions:                      A J Winterwerp, Steve Kenney,Howard Chase
Masonic Education:   Tom Aiken, Lee Goodman, Chris Van Duyne.
Board of Relief:           Master and Wardens
Charity:                         Master and Wardens
Lodge Mentors:           Robert Segarra, Donald Needham, Howard Chase
Instructors:                  Bill Greatrex, Walter Layton, Jon Bodien, Warren Carman
Lodge Instructor:        Walter Layton
Fund Raiser:                 Doug Everson, Allan J. Baker, Paul Line
125 Year Committee:  Bud Bacheller, Robert Segarra, Chris Van Duyne,
                                  13th MASONIC DISTRICT LODGE MEETING NIGHTS
New Smyrna Lodge 149, 1st & 3rd Mondays          Landmark Lodge 383, 2nd & 4th Thursdays
Ormond Beach Lodge 326, 2nd & 4th Tuesday     Sirius Sunshine Lodge 402, 2nd Tuesday
Volusia Lodge 77, 2nd & 4th Mondays                    Sanford Lodge 62, 1st & 3rd Thursdays
St. Johns Lodge 37, 2nd & 4th Tuesday s                Halifax Lodge 81, 1st & 3rd Thursday s
Order of the Eastern Star Chapter 3 meets 2nd and 4th Monday at NSL No. 149 at 7:30 PM
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New Smyrna Lodge No. 149 F & AM of Florida
Trestle Board November 2018
300 N. Riverside Dr.
New Smyrna Beach, FL 32168
(386) 423-2370
nsl149@cfl.rr.com
www.newsmyrnalodge149.org
The Worshipful Master requests your attendance at the Stated Communication
November 5th,, 2018 and November 19th, 2018

FROM THE EAST

Brothers, we have just initiated 4 new Entered Apprentices to our Lodge. Thanks to R:.W:.Tom Aiken and all the Brothers who put on a great degree, and who took the time to practice, and make it an outstanding success. The lodge is having a raffle for an Apple I pad with tickets that are $5.each, or 5 tickets for $ 20. The drawing will be held at our breakfast in December. We have tickets available in the secretary’s office and officers of the Lodge have them also. Please help get them sold. Nominations for 2019 officer’s positions have to be submitted to the Secretary by the start of the first meeting in November, They are opened to all Master Masons who are members of new Smyrna Lodge No 149. The Lodge is planning on honoring our veterans by offering them free dinner at our November on 5th Stated Communication. The breakfast in October had to be canceled due to the lack of available Brothers to participate. We are planning to have a breakfast on Saturday November 24th from 7 to 11 am. Brothers, this has been on the Lodge calendar from the beginning of the year. Be sure to be there to help make it a success and support your Lodge. The lodge has had many improvements this year thanks to some very dedicated Brothers who have given their time and effort to see them through. I am aware of another task that needs attention and requires help from all the brothers to get it done. Our lodge is need of an all out cleanout. We have acquired a buildup of many old an out dated material around the Lodge that are in need of disposal. This, my Brothers is not a pleasant task, but I would like to see it done before the end of my year. The Senior Warden has taken on this task of seeing it get done. But he cannot do it alone, nor should he have to. He is planning on setting up a date, now that it has turned cooler to get this project done. He will have a signup sheet so please, let’s get this done. Thank you my brothers your assistance, it is very much appreciated. Mark E King, Worshipful Master.

FROM THE WEST

Greetings Brothers, From: Wayne D. Anderson Subject: Sunday Masonic Paper No 896 – Freemasonry and the Chinese Bamboo Tree Freemasonry and the Chinese Bamboo Tree W.Bro. Bill Hosler, PM Not long ago I saw a video of a motivational talk given by a man named Les Brown. In this talk, Mr. Brown began to explain how a person’s life and their success is like growing a Chinese bamboo tree. The Chinese bamboo tree isn’t easy to grow. In order for the tree to grow, the ground in which the seed is planted must be watered and fertilized every day without fail for five years, but the tree doesn’t sprout until the fifth year. After that five years, the grower’s patience and hard work are rewarded when the tree grows over ninety feet tall in that fifth year. Brown explains in the video how many people will allow the tree to die because they get discouraged doing all that work, spending all the time fertilizing the soil and watering the seed without seeing any progress from all their labors. After all that time, they have spent so much doing the necessary work in order for the tree to sprout without seeing any progress. They begin to lose faith in the process or their own abilities, or even worse, they begin to listen to naysayers and the tree dies when they give up the hard work needed to make the tree come alive. In today’s Microwave society where we want to start out at the top of the heap and success is assured, many of us will become frustrated when the goal we want to reach or the objective we have in mind doesn’t happen right away or fails to fall into place on the first attempt. Many times we get frustrated or dejected and we begin to listen to that little voice in the back of our head, or worse yet, those who don’t want you to succeed because of their
own agendas and prejudices. We give up and move on and the Chinese bamboo tree seed we planted will wither and die because we quit watering and fertilizing the ground in which it was planted. Brethren, in my opinion, Masonic renewal is much like that Chinese bamboo tree. In the decade and a half since I was raised to the sublime degree, I’ve began to get interested in the Masonic renewal movement. I have worked with many dedicated Masons who put their lives and treasure into the Craft with the hope of making Freemasonry grow strong again, and to help it take it’s legitimate place in society. But I also watch them grow weary in their labors and slowly give in to the naysayers who place obstructions in their path. They either don’t see the progress being made or the tree of their labors isn’t sprouting quickly enough, or even worse, their skin gets too thin when dealing with those who wish the Fraternity to stay as it has for the last half-century. Sadly they just throw their hands up in the air and leave our speculative quarries and give up on Masonry. It’s really sad for so many reasons. First of all, in just a few years I have been a Mason there has been tremendous progress, such as the mutual recognition of Prince Hall Grand Lodges (including in many formerly Confederate states), many jurisdictions have begun allowing business meetings on the first degree, more Masonic education is being introduced into lodge settings. In just the last decade and a half, our progress has been beyond what any of us thought could happen, just a decade ago. Every year the Masonic renewal movement continues to make progress, it may not be as fast as many of us wish it would happen, but progress is being made nonetheless. But if we want it to continue to progress we need to continue to work the soil in which we planted that seed so many years ago. Brethren, the Craft needs you. Each one of you to continue to advance and work toward making Freemasonry strong again. For each Mason who leaves our Fraternity is one less man to work in his local lodge, mentor younger Brethren and vote in Grand lodge communications. Like it says in the York Rite’s Virtual Past Master’s degree: “From a grip to a span; from a span to a grip; a two-fold cord is strong, but a three-fold cord is not easily broken.” We are all stronger as a group than we are as individuals. Each one of us has our own strengths and talents given to us by our Creator, whether you are a writer orator, ritualist, builder, cook…each one of us has a place in this Masonic renaissance. No matter who you are, we need you. Each of you is important and hard to replace. Brothers if you know a man who is thinking about leaving the Fraternity, try to convince them to stay and continue their labors. Explain to them how they make a difference to you, the lodge and to the Craft as a whole. If they have already left, try to convince them to come back and rejoin us in our efforts. If we want this fraternity to grow strong again we need each of you, your efforts and support.

• 2018 OFFICERS
• Worshipful            Master: Mark E. King (Bonnie) (386)957-3075 coldduck625@aol.com
  Senior Warden:    H. Al Woodstock III (Laura) (386)852-6012 hwoodstockiii@cfl.rr.com
  Junior Warden:    John Loveland III (Linda) (856)542-0307 jwloveland55@gmail.com
  Treasurer:              Stephen Kenney (908)420-6615 stevek821@gmail.com
  Secretary:              W:. A J Winterwerp (Carol) (240)882-0718 NSL149@cfl.rr.com
  Chaplain:               Glenn E Smith (Kathy) (386)427-4057 glennesmith@cfl.rr.com
  Marshall:               W:. Walter G. Layton (Edie) (856)498-7186 walteed50@yahoo.com
  Senior Deacon:     Lee Goodman (317)345-1931
  Junior Deacon:    Jon T Bodien (Angelique) (386)689-2338 jonb1032@gmail.com
  Senior Steward:   Michael Dowell (Debe) (303)875-7480 grmschlr101@gmail.com
  Junior Steward:   Douglas Everson (Deborah) (407)461-0668 flagentman@yahoo.com
  Tyler:                      W:. Herbert Bacheller (Susan) (386)689-9552 budbach@aol.com
  Historian:              W:. Herbert Bacheller (Susan) (386)689-9552 budbach@aol.com
• FROM THE SECRETARY’S DESK
• Brothers, 2019 Dues notices went out October 1st, 2018. You can either pay the way you have been by mailing back your check to me or by going on line if you have registered with Circumscribe and pay through Circumscribe. On Circumscribe you can pay by check or credit card. If you haven’t registered on Circumscribe and want to pay by credit card call the office and if I am not in the office, leave a message with name and phone number to reach you and I will call you back and pay with you credit card while I have you on the phone. I, and Circumscribe will and do not keep your credit card information on file either in the office or on line. If you HAVE NOT paid your 2018 dues, please do so as soon as possible. You will not receive your 2019 Dues notice until your 2018 dues are paid. Contact the office if there is a problem with paying your 2018 dues.
  Nominations for Worshipful Master, Senior Warden, Junior Warden, Treasurer, and Secretary are being taken now for your 2019 Officers. Nominations will be accepted by the Secretary up to the start of the November 5th, 2018 Stated Communications. Nominations WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED once the Stated Communications has started per the Masonic Digest. At the next Stated Communications the Nominations that have been received by the Secretary will be read. The Trestle Boards which are email and the Trestle Board which is on our official web site will have extra items accompany them. The emailed copy will have pictures of events from the past month. The Trestle Board on the web site is updated once a week with pictures and important items and messages. Take time to look at them. The official web page address is at top of the Trestle Board. www.newsmyrnalodge149.org

• FROM THE SENIOR STEWARD:

• Brothers:

• The Senior Stewart, Bro Michael Dowell, is beginning an effort to get a Masonic Library going in the lodge. We have a plan for this reading and research library and are looking for contributions in the form of Masonic texts and possibly a large wall shelf that could fit just to the left of the secretary’s office. We are prepared to build one if need be. As for books, we are interested in anything Masonic of nature. Learned texts, publications, jurisdictional content (Monitors from other states), etc. All is welcome! As a permanent reading and research library for our lodge, a record of donations will be maintained and donors acknowledged.

• Brothers: We will be having a Christmas Time Raffle this year and the prize will be an Apple iPad 9.7 model. We are including an Apple Pencil and a Smart cover to protect it. Tickets will be $5 each or 5 for $20. The proceeds of this raffle will go directly to our Charity fund. We will have the device in hand in the coming weeks and more details coming.

  Please feel free to expand if you wish, Thank you !

   

  AWAITING DEGREES 

  ENTERED APPRENTICE:

  FELLOW CRAFT

  Ian Lindley Wood Terry, Bryce Riley Glad, Dorian Lavaughn, Nolen, Maxwell Douglas Foster, Kenneth Lee Rosa

  MASTER MASON:

  NOTICES

  Brothers, we are in the 3^rd quarter of the year and there are still some Brothers who haven’t paid their dues yet. Please check your dues card or call me at the Lodge and leave a message and I will check for you. Don’t want to sending late notices out.

  ANNOUNCEMENTS AND NOTICES

  11/5 Stated Communications, 11/19 Stated Communications, 11/24 Breakfast start up again 7-11 am, Practice every Thursday 6:00pm at Lodge    

• Fraternally, A J Winterwerp PM, Secretary

  SICKNESS AND DISTRESS:

  Dave Crossen PM who has Alzheimer., keep the families of Brothers Wilder, Sheldon and Lyster who have passed to the Celestial Lodge above in your prays Keep our Brother who have been deployed, Martin Louis PM and all our service personnel and first responders in your thoughts and prayers. Brothers, if you know of a Brother or his family who should be on the sickness and Distress list contact the Secretary’s office and I will add them to the list. They are not on the list because WE don’t know they should.

   

  ACTIVE PEPETUAL MEMBERS

  Thomas W. Aiken, PDDGM       Craig N. Albright, PM                   Herbert E. Bacheller PM

  Allan J. Baker PM                         James R. Baldwin PM                   Brady Benishek

  Louis W. Benishek PM                David L. Bessette                            Christopher G. Buffini, PM

  Howard C. Chase, PM                  J. Mitchell Cole                               David W. Crossen, PM

  Richard W. Culbertson               William F. Culbertson, Sr, PM   Stanley J. Dabrowski PM

  Glennard Decker                           Frank H. Dietrich                            Ronald L. Dreggors

  William A. Drossman                   David J. Ellis                                     Eric T. Ellis PM

• William H. Evans PM                     George O. Farrell                           Daniel E. Feagle, Jr,
• Walter W. Greatrex PM                 James A. Greene, PM                   Mark A. Greene, PM
• Sebastian Guarneri, PDDGM      Daniel H. Haley                              Phillip J. Haley
• Robert L. Hart                                   Michael L. Hines                            James D. Humphrey
• Jack W. Irwin                                     Leo D. Johns                                    George N. Johnson, PM
• Stephen L. Kenney                           Mark E. King                                    David Lawrence,PDDGM
• Joseph G. Lockhart, PM                 Martin Louis                                     George R. Morris, PM    
• George R. Morris III                         Lloyd W. Morris                              John C. Niebielski            

  Thomas M. Patton                             Edgar L. Phillips                              William J Ptashnik, PM   

  Gustav Postreich, PM                       Ian Ramsbottom                              William Rogers

  Jeff J. Romano, PM                           Matt Schaeffer, PM                          Gary H. Seibert

  Timothy H. Self                                    John T. Self                                        Clayton E. Simons, Jr       

  Glenn E. Smith                                      Kenneth W. Smith                          Robert J. Stone, PM

  Brian R. Toung, PM                             Donald H. Tucker, PDDGM         Richard A. Turner

  Christopher Van Duyne                    Chester E. Weichey                          Jeffery L. Whitlock

  Allen J. Winterwerp, PM                  George A. Wolsfelt                           Thomas Williams

  Dylan G. Woods                                    Henry A. Woodstock, PM

   

  HONORARY PERPETUAL MEMBERS

  Louis W. Benishek II                   Joe A. Fleties, PGM                 Charles E. McLaughlin, PM

  Steven P. Boring,PGM                John R, Givins, PGM               J. Dick Martinez, PGM

  Elmer F. Coffman, PGM             Dale I. Goehrig, PGM              Glen W. Phillips II, PGM

  Edward Michael Copenhaver   Jim J. Harris, PGM                  Roy C. Sheppard, PGM

  Jack Allen Couture, PGM           Robert P. Harry Jr., PGM      Robert D. Trump, PGM

  Samuel Edgar Cowan, PGM       Stephen Holcomb, PDDGM  Thomas Worrell, PM

  Keith William Dean, PGM          John F, Kavanaugh, PGM      W. L. Turner “Fund”

  James A. Durham Jr., PGM        Louis A. King, PGM                  Stanley L Hudson PGM

  Richard G Hoover PGM                John E. Karroum GM

  50 YEARS PLUS MEMBERS

  James C. Allen               Robert C. Bartlett         Ernest Beasley, Jr    Bernard J. Brown

  Donald L. Brown          Clifton V. Butler            Harold F. Byrd          Everett C. Chapman

  Wilber K. Corbin          James R. Delk                Thomas E. Duane     Miles O. Edge, Jr

  William H. Evans          Ralph N. Flippo            Joe W. Garrett           Kyle F. Hall

   Jack H. Hayman Sr.    Jack W. Irwin                Harry T. Johnson    Thomas F. Johnson

   Calvin I. Langford        Breece A. McCray Sr.  William K. McGee   Ben F. McGraw    

  Edward Z. Midgett        George R. Morris          Jack M. Onie              George M. Pilcher, Jr

  Clarence E. Puckridge  Henry D. Randall         Jack W. Reynolds     Harry J. Rostagno

  Warren A. Sets                Glenn L. Smith             Gordon S. Smith         R. Terrell. Smith

  Michael J Strother         George G. Telesh          Tom H. Thompson, Jr 

• Richard A. Turner           Edward J. Vaissiere       Benard D.Vasin           Chester E. Weichey
• Carl J Winterwerp          George A. Wolsgel           Elihu A Yale 

  BIRTHDAYS

  David McCurdy          11/1       Robert L Alonzo                  11/1       Michael Stelzig            11/2

  Tom Worrell               11/3       Charles S Haithcock          11/4       Donald Nash                11/6

  David J Lindsley        11/7       Bryce J Fremont                  11/7       Chester E Weichey    11/8

  Stephen L Kenney     11/8       James F Delaney                 11/9       John Vaglica               11/10

  Jack H Niemi              11/11     James S Coomber                11/11     G Michael Pilcher      11/13

  William R Johnson   11/13    William A Drossman          11/13     Robert P Tucker        11/19

  James R Davenport  11/19     Jack M Beall                          11/19     Walter M Ruppert Jr 11/21

  Breece A McCray Sr  11/21     Walter W Greatrex             11/21     Brady S Benishek       11/21

  John R Sudar              11/22     Roger T Laub                         11/23     Donald E Slacks Jr    11/24

  Jerome J Page            11/25     Ralph N FLippo                    11/25     Ian L Wood Terry       11/27

  Miles W Miller Jr       11/27     Albert J Jarrett                      11/29   Donald Brown             11/29

   The Grand Lodge of Florida F. & A.M.

  Grand Master

  M\ W\John E. Karroum (Carol)

  4814 Orchard Lane

  Delray Beach, FL 33445

  (561) 843-1219

  jkarroum@comcast.net

  District Deputy Grand Master                                                          District Instructor

  R\W\Howard C. Chase (Betty)                                                   R\ H\ Tracy Chastain (Donna)

  17 Green Forest Dr.                                                                                        1250 Bee Lane

  Ormond Beach, FL 32174                                                                       Geneva, Florida 32732

  (386) 679-3472                                                                                                 (407)687-3191

  hchase@cfl.rr.com                                                                                  tdchastain@yahoo.com

   

  NEW SMYRNA LODGE COMMITTEES FOR 2018

  Finance:                         Al Woodstock III, A. J. Winterwerp Steve Kenney,

                                             Howard Chase, Tom Aiken

  Vigilance:                       John Loveland III, Walter G. Layton, Donald Needham

  Petitions:                        A J Winterwerp, Steve Kenney,Howard Chase

  Masonic Education:   Tom Aiken, Lee Goodman, Chris Van Duyne.

  Board of Relief:            Master and Wardens

  Charity:                           Master and Wardens

  Lodge Mentors:            Robert Segarra, Donald Needham, Howard Chase

  Instructors:                    Bill Greatrex, Walter Layton, Jon Bodien, Warren Carman

  Lodge Instructor:         Walter Layton  

  Fund Raiser:                   Doug Everson, Allan J. Baker, Paul Line

  125 Year Committee:   Bud Bacheller, Robert Segarra, Chris Van Duyne,

  13^th MASONIC DISTRICT LODGE MEETING NIGHTS

  New Smyrna Lodge 149, 1^st & 3^rd Mondays             Landmark Lodge 383, 2^nd & 4^th Thursdays

  Ormond Beach Lodge 326, 2^nd & 4^th Tuesdays       Sirius Sunshine Lodge 402, 2^nd Tuesday

  Volusia Lodge 77, 2^nd & 4^th Mondays                          Sanford Lodge 62, 1^st & 3^rd Thursdays

  St. Johns Lodge 37, 2^nd & 4^th Tuesday s                     Halifax Lodge 81, 1^st & 3^rd Thursday s

  Order of the Eastern Star Chapter 3 meets 2^nd and 4^th Monday at NSL No. 149 at 7:30 PM

  Visit us on the Web for current information at http://newsmyrnalodge149.org

   

   

New Smyrna Lodge No. 149 F & AM of Florida

Trestle Board October 2018

300 N. Riverside Dr.

New Smyrna Beach, FL 32168

(386) 423-2370

nsl149@cfl.rr.com

www.newsmyrnalodge149.org

The Worshipful Master requests your attendance at the

Stated Communication

October 1^st, 2018 and Called Entered Apprentice Degree

October 15^th, 2018

FROM THE EAST

Hello Brothers,

We have again stepped out into the community with our support of the Edgewater Cub Scout Pak # 425. The lodge is now their place to meet and grow. This is our future showing both the scouts and their parents what we do and what part of the community we are. To add to this, the official ribbon cutting announcing to the City of New Smyrna Beach that we are part of the Chamber of Commerce. This is what being a Master Mason is all about. Supporting our community, and its members. For those you who have not been in the Lodge over the summer months, you are in for a very pleasant surprise. The electrical upgrade in the lodge is complete, and it is outstanding. We owe a great deal of thanks to one of our own brothers Art Horton for is dedication and determination to get this completed and close to budget. We will be starting our seasonal breakfasts on October 20^th, which is greatly anticipated by many of our local citizens. Again, am reaching out to the Brothers for your help to continue this venture. I hope that we will see some new Brothers show up to help make this a success. We will again be serving all you can eat pancakes, Worshipful Walter Layton’s homemade sausage, scrambled eggs, sausage gravy and biscuits and tater tots. Breakfast will be from 7 to 11 am. Brothers, we are back to 2 Stated Communications a month starting on October 1^st. Officers we are back to our regular dress. On our second communications on October 15^th, I am dispensing with the Stated Communications and having an Entered Apprentice degree for 4 new candidate’s. Be sure to attend and show these Candidates your support. Plan on attending the Grand Master’s official visit on October 27, registration is at 5pm dinner is at 6pm. Contact DDGM Howard Chase whose phone number is on the back of this Trestle Board to RSVP and let him know how many to expect. Fall is here even though the temperatures don’t feel that way. Soon our snow bird friends will start returning it will be great to have them back in the lodge.

Mark E King, Worshipful Master.

FROM THE WEST

Greetings Brothers,

CHAPTER 24 PARTICULAR LODGES–BY-LAWS UNIFORM CODE OF BY-LAWS PARTICULAR LODGES                                              ELECTION OF OFFICERS

7.02 Manner and Method of Election. – In the election of Officers, nominations shall be made in writing to the Lodge Secretary no later than the opening of the first Stated Communication in November and no other nominations will be accepted thereafter. The nominee shall also make a statement in writing stating that he will accept the position if elected no later than the opening of the first Stated Communication in November and no other acceptance letters will be accepted thereafter. Discussions regarding nominees for office may take place among Brethren, but not in open Lodge. A majority of all votes cast, respectively, shall determine. In each succeeding ballot for the same office, when more than two members are voted for, the name or names of the Brother or Brethren having the lowest number of votes, shall, by order of the Master, be dropped; and all votes cast in derogation of said order shall not be counted.

Time of Elections shall be held in accordance to to By-Law Section 7.01 of Regulation 24.05 of the Digest of the Masonic Law of Florida, Uniform Code of By-Laws. (2017)

Al Woodstock III PM Senior Warden

BROTHERS, THIS IS NOTICE THAT THE STATED COMMUNICATION ON OCTOBER 15TH, 2019 HAS BEEN DISPENSED WITH BY THE WORSHIPFUL MASTER,  AND A CALLED ENTERED APPRENTICE DEGREE WILL BE HELD.

2018 OFFICERS

Worshipful Master:  Mark E. King (Bonnie)                             (386)957-3075     coldduck625@aol.com

Senior Warden:          H. Al Woodstock III (Laura)                   (386)852-6012    hwoodstockiii@cfl.rr.com

Junior Warden:          John Loveland III (Linda)                       (856)542-0307   jwloveland55@gmail.com

Treasurer:                     Stephen Kenney                                         (908)420-6615   stevek821@gmail.com

Secretary:                      A J Winterwerp PM (Carol)                     (240)882-0718   NSL149@cfl.rr.com

Chaplain:                        Glenn E Smith (Kathy)                            (386)427-4057   glennesmith@cfl.rr.com

Marshall:                          Walter G. Layton PM (Edie)                   (856)498-7186   walteed50@yahoo.com

Senior Deacon:              Lee Goodman (Pro Temp)

Junior Deacon:              Jon T Bodien (Angelique)                       (386)689-2338   jonb1032@gmail.com

Senior Steward:             Michael Dowell (Debe)                            (303)875-7480   grmschlr101@gmail.com

Junior Steward:            Douglas Everson (Deborah)                    (407)461-0668    flagentman@yahoo.com

Tyler:                                  Herbert (Bud) Bacheller PM (Susan)     (386)689-9552  budbach@aol.com

Historian:                         Herbert (Bud) Bacheller PM (Susan)     (386)689-9552  budbach@aol.com

FROM THE SECRETARY’S DESK

Brothers, 2019 Dues notices are going out October 1^st, 2018. You can either pay the way you have been by mailing back your check to me or by going on line if you have registered with Circumscribe and pay through Circumscribe. On Circumscribe you can pay by check or credit card. If you haven’t registered on Circumscribe and want to pay by credit card call the office and if I am not in the office, leave a message with name and phone number to reach you and  I will call you back and pay with you credit card while I have you on the phone. I, and Circumscribe will and do not keep your credit card information on file either in the office or on line. If you HAVE NOT paid your 2018 dues, please do so as soon as possible. You will not receive your 2019 Dues notice until your 2018 dues are paid. Contact the office if there is a problem with paying your 2018 dues.

Nominations for Worshipful Master, Senior Warden, Junior Warden, Treasurer, and Secretary are being taken now for your 2019 Officers. Nominations will be accepted by the Secretary up to the start of the November 5^th, 2018 Stated Communications. Nominations WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED once the Stated Communications has started per the Masonic Digest. At this Communications the Nominations that have been received by the Secretary will be read. The Trestle Boards which are email and the Trestle Board which is on our official web site will have extra items accompany them. The emailed copy will have pictures of events from the past month. The Trestle Board on the web site is updated once a week with pictures and important items and messages. Take time to look at them. The official web page address is at the top of the Trestle Board.  www.newsmyrnalodge149.org

FROM THE SENIOR STEWARD

Brothers: The Senior Stewart, Bro Michael Dowell, is beginning an effort to get a Masonic Library going in the lodge. We have a plan for this reading and research library and are looking for contributions in the form of Masonic texts and possibly a large wall shelf that could fit just to the left of the secretaries office. We are prepared to build one if need be. As for books, we are interested in anything Masonic of nature. Learned texts, publications, jurisdictional content (Monitors from other states), etc. All is welcome! As a permanent reading and research library for our lodge, a record of donations will be maintained and donors acknowledged.

Brothers: We will be having a Christmas Time Raffle this year and the prize will be an Apple iPad 9.7 model. We are including an Apple Pencil and a Smart cover to protect it. Tickets will be $5 each or 5 for $20. The proceeds of this raffle will go directly to our Charity fund.We will have the device in hand in the coming weeks and more details coming.

Michael Dowell Senior Steward

 AWAITING DEGREES

 ENTERED APPRENTICE:

Bryce Riley Glad, Dorian Lavaughn, Nolen, Maxwell Douglas Foster, Kenneth Lee Rosa,

FELLOW CRAFT

Ian Lindley Wood Terry,

MASTER MASON:

NOTICES

Brothers, we are in the 3^rd quarter of the year and there are still some Brothers who haven’t paid their dues yet. Please check your dues card or call me at the Lodge and leave a message and I will check for you. Don’t want to be sending late notices out.

ANNOUNCEMENTS AND NOTICES

10/1 Stated Meeting 6pm Dinner 7pm Meeting, 10/8 OES Chapter 3 Official GM Visit, 10/20 Breakfast start up again 7-11 am, 10/27 Grand Masters visit to the 13^th District, our District 5pm Registration 6pm dinner address is Riverside Pavilion, 3431 Ridgewood Avenue, Port Orange, FL 32129 Contact R:. W:. Howard Chase to RSVP for this event. New Smyrna Lodge 149 is the hosting Lodge for the Grand Masters visit to the 13^th Masonic District. Please attend and show your support to the Grand Master and for or District Deputy. Practice every Thursday 6:00pm at Lodge

Fraternally, A J Winterwerp PM, Secretary

Brother Bill Evans receiving his 55 year Certificate for being a Mason From Senior Grand Warden Tommy Turlington and W:. Woodstock

SICKNESS AND DISTRESS:

Dave Crossen PM who has Alzheimer, Brother William Lawrence is having health issues, Brian Lyster is having health issues. Keep W:. M:. King’s wife Bonnie in your prayers, Bonnie had a heart attack on 9/29/18 and is in the hospital. Bonnie has also had stints put in which caused the heart attack. She is as of this writing at Florida Hospital old Bert Fish in New Smyrna Beach Fl. Keep our Brother who have been deployed, Martin Louis PM and all our service personnel and first responders in your thoughts and prayers. Brothers, if you know of a Brother or his family who should be on the sickness and Distress list contact the Secretary’s office and I will add them to the list. They are not on the list because WE don’t know they should.

ACTIVE PEPETUAL MEMBERS

Thomas W. Aiken, PDDGM                                Craig N. Albright, PM                               Herbert E. Bacheller PM

Allan J. Baker PM                                                 James R. Baldwin PM                               Brady Benishek

Louis W. Benishek PM                                         David L. Bessette                                       Christopher G. Buffini, PM

Howard C. Chase, PM                                          J. Mitchell Cole                                           David W. Crossen, PM

Richard W. Culbertson                                        William F. Culbertson, Sr, PM                Stanley J. Dabrowski PM

Glennard Decker                                                   Frank H. Dietrich                                      Ronald L. Dreggors

William A. Drossman                                           David J. Ellis                                              Eric T. Ellis PM

William H. Evans PM                                           George O. Farrell                                      Daniel E. Feagle, Jr, PM

Walter W. Greatrex PM                                        James A. Greene, PM                              Mark A. Greene, PM

Sebastian Guarneri, PDDGM                              Daniel H. Haley                                        Phillip J. Haley

Robert L. Hart                                                         Michael L. Hines                                     James D. Humphrey

Jack W. Irwin                                                          Leo D. Johns                                            George N. Johnson, PM

Stephen L. Kenney                                                  Mark E. King                                           David Lawrence, PDDGM

Joseph G. Lockhart, PM                                        Martin Louis                                            George R. Morris, PM

George R. Morris III                                               Lloyd W. Morris                                     John C. Niebielski

Thomas M. Patton                                                  Edgar L. Phillips                                     William J Ptashnik, PM

Gustav Postreich, PM                                            Ian Ramsbottom                                     William Rogers

Jeff J. Romano, PM                                                Matt Schaeffer, PM                                Gary H. Seibert

Timothy H. Self                                                       John T. Self                                              Clayton E. Simons, Jr

Glenn E. Smith                                                        Kenneth W. Smith                                  Robert J. Stone, PM

Brian R. Toung, PM                                                Donald H. Tucker, PDDGM                 Richard A. Turner

Christopher Van Duyne                                         Chester E. Weichey                                Jeffery L. Whitlock

Allen J. Winterwerp, PM                                       George A. Wolsfelt                                  Thomas Williams

Dylan G. Woods                                                       Henry A. Woodstock, PM

HONORARY PERPETUAL MEMBERS

Louis W. Benishek II                                            Joe A. Fleties, PGM                             Charles E. McLaughlin, PM

Steven P. Boring,PGM                                         John R, Givins, PGM                           J. Dick Martinez, PGM

Elmer F. Coffman, PGM                                      Dale I. Goehrig, PGM                          Glen W. Phillips II, PGM

Edward Michael Copenhaver                             Jim J. Harris, PGM                              Roy C. Sheppard, PGM

Jack Allen Couture, PGM                                    Robert P. Harry Jr., PGM                   Robert D. Trump, PGM

Samuel Edgar Cowan, PGM                               Stephen Holcomb, PDDGM                Thomas Worrell, PM

Keith William Dean, PGM                                  John F, Kavanaugh, PGM                    W. L. Turner “Fund”

James A. Durham Jr., PGM                                Louis A. King, PGM                              Stanley L Hudson PGM

Richard G Hoover PGM

50 YEARS PLUS MEMBERS

James C. Allen                  Robert C. Bartlett                    Ernest Beasley, Jr                 Bernard J. Brown

Donald L. Brown              Clifton V. Butler                      Harold F. Byrd                       Everett C. Chapman

Wilber K. Corbin              James R. Delk                          Thomas E. Duane                  Miles O. Edge, Jr

William H. Evans             Ralph N. Flippo                       Joe W. Garrett                        Kyle F. Hall

Jack H. Hayman Sr.         Jack W. Irwin                          Harry T. Johnson                   Thomas F. Johnson

Calvin I. Langford             Breece A. McCray Sr.            William K. McGee                  Ben F. McGraw

Edward Z. Midgett            George R. Morris                   Jack M. Onie                           George M. Pilcher, Jr

Clarence E. Puckridge      Henry D. Randall                   Jack W. Reynolds                  Harry J. Rostagno

Warren A. Sets                   Glenn L. Smith                       Gordon S. Smith                    R. Terrell. Smith

Michael J Strother            George G. Telesh                    Tom H. Thompson, Jr          Richard A. Turner

Edward J. Vaissiere          Benard D.Vasin                      Chester E. Weichey               Thomas C. Wilder

Carl J Winterwerp             George A. Wolsgel                 Elihu A Yale

BIRTHDAYS

Harry E Heilman                 10/3                       Robert B Leonardi               10/4       Charles H Kleinschmidt      10/6

Bud Bacheller                       10/7                       Ronald L Dreggors               10/10     George W Mahan Jr            10/10

Thomas C Williams             10/11                     Steffen Mittelhaeuser           10/12     Melvin L Malachosky          10/15

Jody P Palermo                    10/15                     Stanley W Wyllie                  10/15     Thomas E Duane                  10/20

Ian Ramsbottom                  10/21                     Randolph M Stevens           10/21     Leslie W Cantrell II              10/23

Warren Swets                       10/24                     Clayton E Simons Jr            10/26     Seymour R Parrish              10/27

Mark A Greene                     10/28                     Frank H Dietrich                  10/29     Gene R Miller                       10/29

David Lawrence                    10/31

The Grand Lodge of Florida F. & A.M.

Grand Master

M\ W\John E. Karroum (Carol)

4814 Orchard Lane

Delray Beach, FL 33445

(561) 843-1219

jkarroum@comcast.net

District Deputy Grand Master                                             District Instructor

R:. W:. Howard C. Chase (Betty)                                                   R:.H:.Tracy Chastain (Donna)

17 Green Forest Dr.                                                                              1250 Bee Lane

Ormond Beach, FL 32174                                                               Geneva, Florida 32732

(386) 679-3472                                                                                 (407)687-3191

 hchase@cfl.rr.com                                                                        tdchastain@yahoo.com

NEW SMYRNA LODGE COMMITTEES FOR 2018

Finance:                            Al Woodstock III, A. J. Winterwerp Steve Kenney, Howard Chase, Tom Aiken

Vigilance:                          John Loveland III, Walter G. Layton, Donald Needham

Petitions:                           A J Winterwerp, Steve Kenney, Howard Chase

Masonic Education:      Tom Aiken, Lee Goodman, Chris Van Duyne.

Board of Relief:              Master and Wardens

Charity:                              Master and Wardens

Lodge Mentors:              Robert Segarra, Donald Needham, Howard Chase

Instructors:                      Bill Greatrex, Walter Layton, Jon Bodien, Warren Carman

Lodge Instructor:           Walter Layton  

Fund Raiser:                    Doug Everson, Allan J. Baker, Paul Line

125 Year Committee:    Bud Bacheller, Robert Segarra, Chris Van Duyne, 

13^th MASONIC DISTRICT LODGE MEETING NIGHTS

New Smyrna Lodge 149, 1^st & 3^rd Mondays                                                    Landmark Lodge 383, 2^nd & 4^th Thursdays

Ormond Beach Lodge 326, 2^nd & 4^th Tuesday s                                              Sirius Sunshine Lodge 402, 2^nd Tuesday

Volusia Lodge 77, 2^nd & 4^th Mondays                                                                Sanford Lodge 62, 1^st & 3^rd Thursdays

St. Johns Lodge 37, 2^nd & 4^th Tuesday s                                                            Halifax Lodge 81, 1^st & 3^rd Thursday s

Order of the Eastern Star Chapter 3 meets 2^nd and 4^th Monday at NSL No. 149 at 7:30 PM

Visit us on the Web for current information at http://newsmyrnalodge149.org

Ribbon cutting ceremony with the Southeastern Volusia County Chamber of Commerce at the Lodge

Cub Scout Pak 425 after the Flag Ceremony before the Sated Communication 9/17/18. This Cub Scout Pak is being sponsored by our Lodge and meets at the Lodge for their meetings

New Smyrna Lodge No. 149 F & AM of Florida

Trestle Board September 2018

300 N. Riverside Dr.

New Smyrna Beach, FL 32168

(386) 423-2370

nsl149@cfl.rr.com

www.newsmyrnalodge149.org

FROM THE EAST

  My brothers we have been very blessed this year with the addition of several new brothers and petitioners. It just goes to show that Masonry is still viable and meaningful in our society today. The people that have recently petitioned to our Lodge are our future! They are the younger generation and the ones we need to reach out to. Next comes the hard part, keeping them interested in Masonry. We must keep them involved and moving ahead to keep them interested. We can’t leave them to try and find their own way. They need everyone’s involvement and support. Recognition is the first place to start. A friendly greeting when they come to dinner, a hand shake and talking to them about their interests during dinner. We are having an Entered Apprentice degree on Monday, October 15^th. 2018 the 2^nd meeting in October. I need YOU my Brothers to come out and help with the degree. You can take any position in a degree that you feel comfortable with. Be a part of the process of initiating new brothers. October 20th will be our first breakfast from 7am to 11am and I hope to see some new faces in the kitchen helping. You may not know that our Lodge will be sponsoring Cub Scouts Pack 425 located in Edgewater Fl. The Pack will be meeting at the Lodge starting in September. For information or to help contact the Junior Deacon Jon Bodien. The Grand Master’s official visit to our district is on October 27^th. 2018, 5 pm registration 6pm Dinner with program to follow. We need to have a good turnout as we are the host Lodge. The dinner if being paid for by the Lodges in the 13^th, District and there is no cost to you or your spouse to attend. Come out and support your Lodge and District. School is back in session, the buses are running, and our children are back at the bus stops. Be sure to make a full stop when you see their flashing lights,

Mark E King, Worshipful Master.

FROM THE WEST

Greetings Brothers,

CHAPTER 24 PARTICULAR LODGES–BY-LAWS UNIFORM CODE OF BY-LAWS PARTICULAR LODGES ELECTION OF OFFICERS

7.02 Manner and Method of Election. – In the election of Officers, nominations shall be made in writing to the Lodge Secretary no later than the opening of the first Stated Communication in November and no other nominations will be accepted thereafter. The nominee shall also make a statement in writing stating that he will accept the position if elected no later than the opening of the first Stated Communication in November and no other acceptance letters will be accepted thereafter. Discussions regarding nominees for office may take place among Brethren, but not in open Lodge. A majority of all votes cast, respectively, shall determine. In each succeeding ballot for the same office, when more than two members are voted for, the name or names of the Brother or Brethren having the lowest number of votes, shall, by order of the Master, be dropped; and all votes cast in derogation of said order shall not be counted.

Time of Elections shall be held in accordance to By-Law Section 7.01 of Regulation 24.05 of the Digest of the Masonic Law of Florida, Uniform Code of By-Laws. (2017)

Al Woodstock III PM Senior Warden

2018 OFFICERS

Worshipful Master:     Mark E. King (Bonnie)                      (386)957-3075        coldduck625@aol.com

Senior Warden:             H. Al Woodstock III (Laura)            (386)852-6012       hwoodstockiii@cfl.rr.com

Junior Warden:              John Loveland III (Linda)                (856)542-0307      jwloveland55@gmail.com

Treasurer:                         Stephen Kenney                                  (908)420-6615      stevek821@gmail.com

Secretary:                         W:. A J Winterwerp (Carol)              (240)882-0718      NSL149@cfl.rr.com

Chaplain:                           Glenn E Smith (Kathy)                      (386)427-4057      glennesmith@cfl.rr.com

Marshall:                             W:. Walter G. Layton (Edie)             (856)498-7186      walteed50@yahoo.com

Senior Deacon:                Lee Goodman (Pro Temp)

Junior Deacon:                Jon T Bodien (Angelique)                  (386)689-2338      jonb1032@gmail.com

Senior Steward:              Michael Dowell (Debe)                       (303)875-7480       grmschlr101@gmail.com

Junior Steward:              Douglas Everson (Deborah)               (407)461-0668       flagentman@yahoo.com

Tyler:                                   W:. Herbert Bacheller (Susan)          (386)689-9552       budbach@aol.com

Historian:                          W:. Herbert Bacheller (Susan)          (386)689-9552       budbach@aol.com

FROM THE SECRETARY’S DESK

Brothers, our Lodge is now sponsoring Cub Scout Pak 425, below is a picture of some of the pak members.

Brother this is a picture of the ribbon cutting with the Southeastern Volusia County Chamber of Commerce

 AWAITING DEGREES

 ENTERED APPRENTICE:

Bryce Riley Glad, Dorian Lavaughn Nolen, Maxwell Douglas Foster, Kenneth Lee Rosa,

FELLOW CRAFT

Ian Lindley Wood Terry

MASTER MASON:

NOTICES

BROTHERS, THIS IS NOTICE THAT THE STATED COMMUNICATION ON OCTOBER 15TH, 2019 HAS BEEN DISPENSED WITH AND A CALLED ENTERED APPRENTICE DEGREE WILL BE HELD.

Brothers, I know it’s September, but Election of Officers for the Lodge is just around the corner. Your paperwork needs to be in to me by the 1^st Stated Communication in November. If you are planning or would like to run for one of the five principle Officers of the Lodge, contact me so I can give you the submission paperwork and let you know what you will need. Also, next year we are looking for a Secretary’s helper. Contact me if you are interested.

Brothers, we are in the 3^rd quarter of the year and there are still some Brothers who haven’t paid their dues yet. Please check your dues card or call me at the Lodge and leave a message and I will check for you. Don’t want to be sending late notices out.

ANNOUNCEMENTS AND NOTICES

9/3/2018 NO Stated Meeting

9/5 Chamber of Commerce meeting 9am coffee and donuts provided.

9/17 Stated Communication

10/1 Stated Meeting 6pm Dinner 7pm Meeting

10/8 OES Chapter 3 Official GM Visit

10/15 Entered Apprentice Degree

10/20 Breakfast start up again 7-11 am

10/27 Grand Masters visit to the 13^th District, our District 5pm Registration 6pm dinner address is Riverside Pavilion, 3431 Ridgewood Avenue, Port Orange, FL 32129.

Practice every Thursday 6:00pm at Lodge.

Fraternally, A J Winterwerp PM, Secretary

SICKNESS AND DISTRESS:

Dave Crossen PM who has Alzheimer, Brother William Lawrence is having health issues, Brian Lyster is having health issues. Keep the families of Brothers Elbert L. Reames Jr 8/21/26 to 6/18. and Robert B. Richardson 3/5/32 to 8/18/18 in your prayers as they have passed to the Celestial Lodge above. Keep our Brother Martin Louis, PM who has been deployed, and all our service personnel and first responders in your thoughts and prayers.

LODGE HISTORY CONTINUED:

The year 1926 began as usual with Degree and charity work being very busy. On February 15^th, 1926 the building committee presented the final plans for the new Temple. These plans were accepted and an advertisement for bids was placed in the newspapers. On May 26^th, 1926 a low bid of $51,433.00 was submitted by Brother Donald F. Douglas. A motion prevailed that this bid be accepted. Further motions prevailed authorizing the Trustees to negotiate a loan, and to sell all securities owned by the Lodge at no more than a five percent discount to finance the building of the Temple. On July 19^th, 1926 the building committee was authorized to negotiate the architect’s fee with Brother Eaton J Moughton. The Lodge also received a notice from the McCrory Stores, new owner of the building where the Lodge met, to vacate by September 1^st, 1926. The McCrory Stores changed its mind and allowed use of the building until April 31^st, 1927. On May 2^nd, 1927, Brother J. S. Duss Jr. reported the proposed sale of the mortgage the Lodge owned on the Canal Street lot at a $500.00 discount. A motion prevailed to approve this sale. During April and May 1927, the Lodge met in the Smith Building on Canal Street while a committee was making arrangements to meet at the Live Oak School. In June 1927, the Lodge moved to the school and remained there until our first meeting in the new Temple on December 5^th, 1927.

To be continued

ACTIVE PERPETUAL MEMBERS

Thomas W. Aiken, PDDGM                               Craig N. Albright, PM                           Herbert E. Bacheller PM

Allan J. Baker PM                                                 James R. Baldwin PM                          Brady Benishek

Louis W. Benishek PM                                        David L. Bessette                                  Christopher G. Buffini, PM

Howard C. Chase, DDGM                                   J. Mitchell Cole                                      David W. Crossen, PM

Richard W. Culbertson                                       William F. Culbertson, Sr, PM            Stanley J. Dabrowski PM

Glennard Decker                                                  Frank H. Dietrich                                  Ronald L. Dreggors

William A. Drossman                                          David J. Ellis                                           Eric T. Ellis PM

William H. Evans PM                                          George O. Farrell                                   Daniel E. Feagle, Jr, PM

Walter W. Greatrex PM                                       James A. Greene, PM                           Mark A. Greene, PM

Sebastian Guarneri, PDDGM                             Daniel H. Haley                                     Phillip J. Haley

Robert L. Hart                                                       Michael L. Hines                                   James D. Humphrey

Jack W. Irwin                                                        Leo D. Johns                                          George N. Johnson, PM

Stephen L. Kenney                                               Mark E. King                                          David Lawrence, PDDGM

Joseph G. Lockhart, PM                                      Martin Louis, PM                                 George R. Morris, PM

George R. Morris III                                             Lloyd W. Morris                                   John C. Niebielski

Thomas M. Patton                                                Edgar L. Phillips                                   William J Ptashnik, PM

Gustav Postreich, PM                                           Ian Ramsbottom                                  William Rogers

Jeff J. Romano, PM                                              Matt Schaeffer, PM                              Gary H. Seibert

Timothy H. Self                                                     John T. Self                                             Clayton E. Simons, Jr

Glenn E. Smith                                                      Kenneth W. Smith                                 Robert J. Stone, PM

Brian R. Toung, PM                                              Donald H. Tucker, PDDGM                Richard A. Turner

Christopher Van Duyne                                       Chester E. Weichey                               Jeffery L. Whitlock

Allen J. Winterwerp, PM                                      George A. Wolsfelt                               Thomas Williams

Dylan G. Woods                                                      Henry A. Woodstock, PM

HONORARY PERPETUAL MEMBERS

Louis W. Benishek II                                            Joe A. Fleties, PGM                            Charles E. McLaughlin, PM

Steven P. Boring,PGM                                         John R, Givins, PGM                           J. Dick Martinez, PGM

Elmer F. Coffman, PGM                                      Dale I. Goehrig, PGM                          Glen W. Phillips II, PGM

Edward Michael Copenhaver                             Jim J. Harris, PGM                              Roy C. Sheppard, PGM

Jack Allen Couture, PGM                                    Robert P. Harry Jr., PGM                   Robert D. Trump, PGM

Samuel Edgar Cowan, PGM                               Stephen Holcomb, PDDGM                Thomas Worrell, PM

Keith William Dean, PGM                                  John F, Kavanaugh, PGM                    W. L. Turner “Fund”

James A. Durham Jr., PGM                                Louis A. King, PGM                               Stanley L Hudson PGM

Richard G Hoover PGM

50 YEAR PLUS MEMBERS

James C. Allen                               Robert C. Bartlett                     Ernest Beasley, Jr             Bernard J. Brown

Donald L. Brown                           Clifton V. Butler                       Harold F. Byrd                    Everett C. Chapman

Wilber K. Corbin                           James R. Delk                           Thomas E. Duane              Miles O. Edge, Jr

William H. Evans                          Ralph N. Flippo                        Joe W. Garrett                    Kyle F. Hall

Jack H. Hayman Sr.                     Jack W. Irwin                            Harry T. Johnson               Thomas F. Johnson

Calvin I. Langford                        Breece A. McCray Sr.              William K. McGee               Ben F. McGraw

Edward Z. Midgett                       George R. Morris                      Jack M. Onie                       George M. Pilcher, Jr

Clarence E. Puckridge                 Henry D. Randall                      Jack W. Reynolds               Harry J. Rostagno

Warren A. Sets                              Glenn L. Smith                          Gordon S. Smith                  R. Terrell. Smith

Michael J Strother                        George G. Telesh                      Tom H. Thompson, Jr        Richard A. Turner

Edward J. Vaissiere                      Benard D. Vasin                       Chester E. Weichey              Thomas C. Wilder

Carl J Winterwerp                         George A. Wolsgel                   Elihu A Yale

BIRTHDAYS

Gary D Coonrad          9/1     Robert Segarra               9/7        Jon T Bodien           9/7      Angel L Olijnyk     9/8

George N. Johnson    9/8     Larry A Lanier                9/9        Joshua A Culp         9/9     Robert L Griffis     9/11

Robert Wheeler          9/14    John M Pemberton Jr  9/16      William D Lenz        9/17   David Bessette      9/17

Wayne F Rockafellow 9/22  William G Jens              9/24      Robert G Wright     9/25   Glenn E. Smith      9/27 Douglas V Mullan        9/30

The Grand Lodge of Florida F. & A.M.

Grand Master

M\ W\John E. Karroum (Carol)

4814 Orchard Lane

Delray Beach, FL 33445

(561) 843-1219

jkarroum@comcast.net

District Deputy Grand Master                                                          District Instructor

R\W\Howard C. Chase (Betty)                                                            R\ H\ Tracy Chastain (Donna)

17 Green Forest Dr.                                                                                        1250 Bee Lane

Ormond Beach, FL 32174                                                                           Geneva, Florida 32732

(386) 679-3472                                                                                               (407)687-3191

hchase@cfl.rr.com                                                                                      tdchastain@yahoo.com

NEW SMYRNA LODGE COMMITTEES FOR 2018

Finance:                          Al Woodstock III, A. J. Winterwerp Steve Kenney, Howard Chase, Tom Aiken

Vigilance:                       John Loveland III, Walter G. Layton, Donald Needham

Petitions:                        A J Winterwerp, Steve Kenney,Howard Chase

Masonic Education:    Tom Aiken, Lee Goodman, Chris Van Duyne.

Board of Relief:             Master and Wardens

Charity:                             Master and Wardens

Lodge Mentors:              Robert Segarra, Donald Needham, Howard Chase

Instructors:                      Bill Greatrex, Walter Layton, Jon Bodien, Warren Carman

Lodge Instructor:           Walter Layton  

Fund Raiser:                     Doug Everson, Allan J. Baker, Paul Line

125 Year Committee:      Bud Bacheller, Robert Segarra, Chris Van Duyne,

13^th MASONIC DISTRICT LODGE MEETING NIGHTS

New Smyrna Lodge 149, 1^st & 3^rd Mondays                                       Landmark Lodge 383, 2^nd & 4^th Thursdays

Ormond Beach Lodge 326, 2^nd & 4^th Tuesday s                               Sirius Sunshine Lodge 402, 2^nd Tuesday

Volusia Lodge 77, 2^nd & 4^th Mondays                                                  Sanford Lodge 62, 1^st & 3^rd Thursdays

St. Johns Lodge 37, 2^nd & 4^th Tuesday s                                              Halifax Lodge 81, 1^st & 3^rd Thursday s

Order of the Eastern Star Chapter 3 meets 2^nd and 4^th Monday at NSL No. 149 at 7:30 PM

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