New Smyrna Lodge No. 149 F&AM

Trestle Board September 2017

New Smyrna Lodge No. 149 F&AM

300 N. Riverside Dr.

New Smyrna Beach, FL 32168 

(386) 423-2370

nsl149@cfl.rr.com

www.newsmyrnalodge149.org

From the East

Brothers, as I’m sure most of you know by now, hurricane Irma has devastated 2 of the lodges in our13^th district.  Ormond Lodge #326, and Halifax Lodge #81 both ended up with severe damage to their buildings. It could be several Months until they are able to repair their lodges for use again. We, at New Smyrna Lodge have been blessed that no damage was sustained to our lodge. We have offered to those lodges, the use of our lodge for their meetings. We have worked on a schedule that will accommodate everyone in need of using our lodge. We will open our doors and our arms in brotherly love until they can get their lodges back in working order. It would be great if all of the brothers involved can support each other during this trying time. On a more positive note, at our last meeting, September 18^th, we held the final ballot on the resolution for Daytona Lodge #270 to merge with our lodge. The ballot was unanimous!  That was the final step in making the merger happen.  Our Secretary W:.A.J. Winterwerp and Daytona’s secretary W:. Howard Chase have worked long and hard to make this merger happen. I would like to thank both for making this a reality.  I would also like to thank all the brothers at each lodge who have supported us in this endeavor.  W:. AJ and W:. Chase are going to drive to the Grand Lodge in Jacksonville personally and deliver the paperwork on Thursday the 21^st.  The future is looking great! Also, at our last meeting, we had the pleasure of having Boy Scout Troop #436 join us for dinner and the flag presentation. A couple of boys from that Troop came to the lodge after the hurricane and assisted our secretary in cleaning up our grounds.  We also made one of their members, Bryce Sparks, our charity of the month. Bryce is working on a project to attain his Eagle Scout patch.  New Smyrna Lodge donated $100 toward the project with members donating another $338 out of their pockets, totaling $438 toward his project.  I am so proud of our members for stepping up for a great cause!  Good Luck Bryce on your endeavor for the Eagle Scout Patch! Our next Stated communication will be on October 2^nd.  Hope to see you all there.

Fraternally,

W:.M:. Walt Layton

From the West

Welcome Brothers from Daytona Lodge No.270.We are happy but sad to see you be part of New Smyrna Lodge. Happy because we together as a Lodge will excel to new and better things. Sad, because of you having to close your doors and merge with us for various reasons. This is a new day for our Lodge. The Lodge is gaining some GREAT Brother! We have a lot going on in our building with the Lodges hit by the hurricane using our Lodge until they can get back into their home Lodges again. Welcome to these Brothers and Sisters also. Don’t forget that elections of Officers are only a few months away. Think seriously about being an officer in 2018. Great things will be happening and be part of it. As you read below in this Trestle Board and see a paragraph that was read for Masonic Education at the last Stated meeting, take time and think about what the paragraph is saying. Be part of your Lodge, voice your opinion, give your officers fresh ideas and direction you want YOUR Lodge to grow and proceed. Remember Brothers, you only get out of Masonry and your Lodge what you put into it. Please get involved.

Fraternally,

Mark King SW

 Brothers, this was read at the Stated Communications on September 18^th, 2017 and the Brothers present ask for it to be put in the Trestle Board:

DO YOU JUST BELONG?

Are you an active member? The kind that would be missed? Or are you just contented That you name is on the list? Do you attend the meetings and mingle with the crowd? Or do you stay at home and crab long and loud? Do you take an active part and help the Lodge along? Or are you satisfied to be the kind to just belong? Do you ever go to visit a member who is sick? Or leave the work for just a few and talk about the clique? There is quite a program scheduled that means success if done. And it can be accomplished with the help of everyone. So attend the meetings regularly, and help with hand and heart, Don’t be just a member, but take an active part. Think this over, Member, are we right or are we wrong? Are you an active Member? Or DO YOU JUST BELONG!! 

AUTHOR UNKNOWN

Pictures from Brother Robert Bartlett receiving his 70 Year Certificate and Pin from Grand Lodge on October 2nd, 2017 Stated Communications

Brother Bartlett receiving the Certificate from R:. W:. Junior Grand Warden Tommy Turlington

Brother Bartlett receiving his Grand Master’s pin and a pin from the Lodge by R:. W:. Donald H. Tucker

Brother Bartlett saying a few word to the Craft

2017 OFFICER

Worshipful Master Walter G. Layton (Edie) (856)498-7186 walteed50@yahoo.com

Senior Warden  Mark E. King (Bonnie) (386)957-3075  coldduck625@aol.com

Junior Warden  Dave Drake  (386)314-3566  captaindavedrake@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:. Allan J Baker (Faye)(386)405-5125  ajgator28@yahoo.com

Senior Deacon   Robert Wheeler  (386)451-6129bobwheeler@earthlink.net

Junior Deacon  Lee Goodman (Phyllis)  (317)345-1931  lppg1931@gmail.com

Senior Steward Chris Van Duyne (386)846-2945  vanduyne.chris@gmail.com

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

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

From the Secretary’s Desk

A thank you goes out to Judd Kussrow who is the Web Master operating our web site. He donated the web site to us for the year 2017, Thank You!! Brother s, due to the merger taking place with Daytona LodgeNo.270 and New Smyrna Lodge No. 149 the dues cards will be sent out later than usual so we can include the new Brothers from Daytona Lodge No. 270 in the mailing. Any questions call the Secretary’s office and leave a message and I will get back to you.

Brothers, if your address, phone No., cell phone No., email address has changed or if you got a new email address or cell phone no. please contact the secretary with the changes. I’m a phone call away and leave a message with the change.

Update on Circumscribe: Brothers, Circumscribe is still in the works and Grand Lodge is working with Circumscribe to get it up and running. The dues cards will be paper again this year and put out as it was in 2017 by the Secretary. I have tried to obtain information on when the permanent dues cards with your picture will be sent out for those who have done so. The answer I get back is, it is still in the works to get the permanent dues cards out. So, Brothers all I can say is be patient and when I hear any news I will communicate it to the Craft. You can still sign up on Circumscribe by the instructions that are on line or call me at the office and I will help you to sign up. You will still need to sign up for Circumscribe. So, all brother who have not signed up for Circumscribe yet, need to do so.

Secretary

Congratulations To:

 Petitions Received: Daryle A. Walke

   Awaiting Degrees:

Entered Apprentice:

Fellow Craft: Brother Troyce William Hudnell

  Awaiting Ballot

 Daryle A. Walke

Notices

RESOLUTION FOR DAYTONA LODGES NO. 270 TO MERGE WITH NEW SMRYNA LODGE 149. The Resolution was Balloted on at the September 18, 2017 Stated Communication. The Ballot had to be ¾ vote to approve the merger with the Brothers who attended the Stated Communication. Ballot passed with a UNANAIOUS BALLOT. Daytona Lodge No. 270 will be merging with New Smyrna Lodge No. 149,

The Lodge Hall is available to rent, please call the Secretary at 386-42.-2370

Due to New Smyrna No. 149 being in the 13^th Masonic District instead of the 16^th Masonic District the Lodge is ordering new name badges for the officers who have 16^th Masonic District on their name plates. If you would like to have a name plate contact the Secretary’s office and

A J will order one for you. The cost is $15.00 per name plate to be paid to the Secretary when the name plates come in. Leave a message with your name as you want it on the name plate (spell it out so no mistakes,) and if you are a Past Master. There is a slide plate on them of which you can have Perpetual Member, ?? year member or past Masonic titles. In the message leave a telephone No. to contact you so I can verify what you want on the name plate and to let you know when they come in. I will be placing the order after the first of October 2017

Announcements and Events.

October 2^nd, 2017 Stated Communications 6pm Dinner, 7pm Meeting

October 11^th, 2017 Masonic Town Hall Meeting with R:.W:. Westerman 5-9pm located @ NS149

October 16^th, 2017 Stated Communications 6pm Dinner, 7pm Meeting Welcome Dinner for Brothers From 270 Lodge.

Open Book and School of Instruction at St. Johns Lodge No. 37 every 4^th Saturday of the Month, Open Books starts at 8am  and School of Instruction at 9am.

Fraternally,Â

  A J Winterwerp, Secretary

Sickness and Distressed

Brother, Don Boliver is in the hospital with a bladder infection which has gone into sepsis. T C Wilder is having a little problem with his legs and not getting around that good. Michael Hines is back at Ocean View, his contact info is : Ocean View Nursing Home, 2810 S. Atlantic Ave., New Smyrna Beach, Fl. 32169 room# 629, email is mlhines22@hotmail.com Brother try to find time to stop by, email or send a card.

THE BUILDING OF NEW SMRYNA’S TEMPLE

Continued: The year 1919 began on a busy note. In addition to heavy degree work, the Lodge was the host for its first recorded District Meeting. On March 19^th, 1919, a resolution was spread on the minutes and a gold star placed on the service flag in memory of Brother John Mooney, the first of our members to make the supreme sacrifice. He died in combat in France. Mothing had been recorded since January 1917, regarding the building of the Temple until March 19^th, 1919, when a Special Communications was called to discuss that matter. I could find no record of that Communication being held. On June 4^th, 1919, a motion prevailed to change the Stated Communication date back to the first and third Monday. A Special School of Instruction was held here for the first time on October 1^st, 1919 with 70 Brothers attending. On October 6^th, 1919, a new building committee was appointed to erect a Temple.

To be Continued

ACTIVE PERPETUAL MEMBERS

Herbert E. (Bud) Bacheller)           Allan J. Baker               James R. Baldwin               Brady S. Benishek

Louis W. Benishek                            David L. Bessette          Brian T. Burke                   J. Mitchell Cole Jr.

Richard W. Culbertson                    Stanley J. Dabrowski   Glennard Decker               Frank H. Dietrich

Ronald L. Dreggors                          William A. Drossman  Eric T. Ellis II                     William H. Evans Jr.

Everett C. Goodwin                          Peter W. Gordon          Walter W. Greatrex            Sabastian Guarneri

Robert L. Hart                                   Michael L. Hines           Leo D. Johns                      George N. Johnson

Stephen L. Kenney                           Mark E. King                  Joseph G. Lockhart           Lloyd W. Morris

Gustav Postreich                              William J. Ptashnik       Gary I. Rogers                    William L. Rogers

Jeff J. Romana                                 William M. Schaeffer     Glenn E. Smith                   Donald H. Tucker

Richard A. Turner                            Christopher R. Van Duyne                                        Jeffery L. Whitlock

Thomas C. Williams                        Allen J. Winterwerp       George A. Wolsfelt

CELESTIAL PERPETUAL MEMBERS

 Everett L. Alexander         Cromer K. Gathers           Thomas C. Johnson PM        Charles R. Baldwin PM

Earnest A. Grandinetti      Jay Rogers PM                   Walker P. Carpenter Jr.PM   Leon C. Groeber

Jerry Siegfried                    Merlle Howard Corbett     Harold R Hibbs PM                William L. Turner

Ronald W. Freeman PM   Eugene Hodges

50 YEAR PLUS BROTHER

Elihu A Yale                        Donald L. Brown                Clifton V. Butler                     James R. Delk

Thomas E. Duane              William H. Evans               Joe W. Garrett                        Everett C. Chapman

Kyle F. Hall                         Jack H. Hayman Sr.          Thomas F. Johnson               Calvin I. Langford

Breece A McCray Sr.         William K. McGee             Ben F. McGraw                      Edward Z. Midgett

Jack M. Onie                      Jack W. Reynolds               Robert B. Richardson           Harry J. Rostagno

Gordon S. Smith                Warren A. Swets                 Richard A. Turner                 Edward J. Vaissiere

Benard D. Vasin                Thomas C. Wilder               Carl J Winterwerp                 George A Wolsgel

Harry T. Johnson              Robert C. Bartlett

BIRTHDAYS

Andrew Gaden  10/5                            Bud Bacheller  10/7                         Ronald L. Dreggors   10/10

George W Mahan Jr 10/10                 Melvin L. Malachosky 10/10         Thomas C. Williams 10/11

Jody P Palermo 10/15                         Thomas E Duane  10/20                 Randolph M Stevens 10/21

Warren Swets  10/24                           Seymour R. Parrish  10/27             Frank H. Dietrich  10/29

Gene R. Miller   10/29

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

Grand Master

M:. W:. Richard G. Hoover

St. Petersburg, Florida

District Deputy Grand Master                                                  District Instructor

R:. W:. Donald H. Tucker (Kathy)                                                R:. I:. Tracy Chastain (Donna)

2131 Springwater Lane                                                                            1250 Bee Lane

Port Orange, Florida 32168                                                                Geneva, Florida 32732

H: (386)760-3214, C: (386)602-1182                                                    C: (407)687-3191

donkat9750@aol.com                                                                tdchastain@yahoo.com

NEW SMYRNA LODGE COMMITTEES FOR 2017

Finance:  SW Mark King, W:. A J Winterwerp, Steve Kenney, Jack Mounts

Vigilance: JW Dave Drake, W:. Bud Bacheller, W:. Matt Schaeffer

Petitions:  W:. A J Winterwerp, Steve Kenney

Masonic Education:  RW:. Donald H. Tucker, SD Robert Wheeler, JD Lee Goodman

Board of Relief:   Master and Wardens

Charity:   Master and Wardens

Lodge Mentors:  W:. Bill Greatrex, SW Mark King

Lodge Instructors: SW Mark King, SD Robert Wheeler, JS John Loveland

Grand Lodge Website:  W:. A J Winterwerp, Steve Kenney, Andre Narciese

Fund Raiser:  W:. Allan J. Baker, SW Mark King, Paul Line

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 Sushine Lodge 402, 2^nd Tuesday

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

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

Trestle Board September 2017

New Smyrna Lodge No. 149 F&AM

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 our Stated Communication

September 18^th, 2017

                                                                    From the East

We are now almost through August and have one more Month of being “Gray”. We have still had a great turnout at our meetings during this slow time of the year. It is great to see all of the Brothers turning out and supporting our lodge. I personally truly appreciate the Brothers who do continue to support our lodge.

At our last meeting, we voted to accept the resolution from Grand Lodge of Daytona Lodge #270 merging with our lodge, it was a unanimous vote. It is great seeing our Brothers accepting another lodge of Brothers into our lodge and working together in peace and harmony. At our next meeting, September 18^th, we will have a written secret ballot to accept the merger. That will be the last process in the merger at which time we will be “one” if accepted.

We will be hosting our Brothers from Daytona #270 on September 13^th for their last stated communication to be held at our lodge. We will also provide a welcoming dinner for those Brothers coming to the meeting to show them that we are welcoming them with open arms. Come on out Brothers for this welcoming dinner and show your support for the merger.

I am also very excited to have our SW Mark King and his wife Bonnie back from New York for our next meeting. Mark and Bonnie have been away for the Summer visiting family in upstate New York.

On a sad note, please keep W:.AJ Winterwerp and his Father Carl Winterwerp in your thoughts and prayers at this trying time. They have lost their Brother and Son, Francis Winterwerp, after a lengthy battle with cancer.

Hope to see you all at our next meeting.

Fraternally, W:.M:. Walter G. Layton

                                                                 From the West

Hello brothers,

The merger between Daytona Lodge No. 270 and ours is almost complete and we are about to enter a new and exciting future for our Lodge. The Brothers coming from Daytona Lodge No. 270 adds their strengths to ours making New Smyrna Lodge 149 an unstoppable combination. The future is a blank scrip ready to be written by members of our newly joined Lodges. There is nothing that we cannot accomplish, adding new members, supporting our community, increasing Masonic Education and being able to give relief to those in need. It soon will be time to start thinking about next year and all the officer positions that will need to be filled. Please give some thought to participating in filling these positions. They are open to all Members of our Lodge. On September 13th Daytona Lodge No. 270 will be having there last Stated Communications as Daytona Lodge No.270 at New Smyrna Lodge 149. Be sure to attend and welcome these Brothers into our Lodge. We will have our usual Stated Communication on September 18th with dinner at 6pm and the meeting starting at 7pm. The Senior Grand Warden of Florida has scheduled a town hall meeting on October 11th at New Smyrna Lodge No. 149. Be sure to put it on your calendar and attend to hear what the Senior Grand Warden is going to say. School has started and the school buses are out, remember to stop when you see there flashing lights, our children are future keep them safe.

Fraternally,

Senior Warden Mark King

                                                                   2017 OFFICER

Worshipful Master                Walter G. Layton (Edie)     (856)498-7186                 walteed50@yahoo.com

Senior Warden                       Mark E. King (Bonnie)        (386)957-3075                 coldduck625@aol.com

Junior Warden                        Dave Drake                           (386)314-3566    captaindavedrake@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:. Allan J Baker (Faye)             (386)405-5125                ajgator28@yahoo.com

Senior Deacon                         Robert Wheeler                      (386)451-6129       bobwheeler@earthlink.net

Junior Deacon                        Lee Goodman (Phyllis)          (317)345-1931                 lppg1931@gmail.com

Senior Steward                        Chris Van Duyne                   (386)846-2945    vanduyne.chris@gmail.com

Junior Steward                       John Loveland III                   (856)542-0307    jwloveland55@gmail.com

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

                                          From the Secretary’s Desk

Brother s, due to the merger taking place with Daytona LodgeNo.270 and New Smyrna Lodge No. 149 the dues cards will be sent out later than usual so we can include the new Brothers from Daytona Lodge No. 270 in the mailing. Any questions call the Secretary’s office and leave a message and I will get back to you.

Brothers, if your address, phone No., cell phone No., email address has changed or if you got a new email address or cell phone no. please contact the secretary with the changes. I’m a phone call away and leave a message with the change.

Update on Circumscribe: Brothers, Circumscribe is still in the works and Grand Lodge is working with Circumscribe to get it up and running. The dues cards will be paper again this year and put out as it was in 2017 by the Secretary. I have tried to obtain information on when the permanent dues cards with your picture will be sent out for those who have done so. The answer I get back is, “it is still in the works to get the permanent dues cards out.” So, Brothers all I can say is be patient and when I hear any news I will communicate it to the Craft. You can still sign up on Circumscribe by the instructions that are on line or call me at the office and I will help you to sign up. You will still need to sign up for Circumscribe. So, all brother who have not signed up for Circumscribe yet, need to do so.

Secretary

                                                             Congratulations To:

Brothers Jon Trygue Bodien, Mr. Melvin H. Keil Jr. (Sonny), Douglas G Everson for receiving their Certificate of Membership as a Master Mason in the Great State of Florida

Brother Richard C Landis for being reinstated as an active member of our Lodge.

Awaiting Degree

Fellow Craft: Brother Troyce William Hudnell

                                                                Awaiting Ballot

                                                                        Notices

RESOLUTION FOR DAYTONA LODGES NO. 270 TO MERGE WITH NEW SMRYNA LODGE 149

The Resolution to have Daytona Lodge 270 merge with New Smyrna Lodge 149 was approved by Grand Master M:. W:. Richard G. Hoover. The first vote after his approval to accept the Resolution was taken at the August 21^st, 2017 Stated Communications. The vote to accept was unanimous. The Resolution will be held over for the final ¾ majority hand written ballot of the Brothers present at the meeting on September 18^th, 2017 Stated Communication. The Resolution is posted on the last page of this Trestle Board.

The Lodge Hall is available to rent, please call the Secretary at 386-423-2370

Due to New Smyrna No. 149 being in the 13^th Masonic District instead of the 16^th Masonic District the Lodge is ordering new name badges for the officers who have 16^th Masonic District on their name plates. If you would like to have a name plate contact the Secretary’s office and

A J will order one for you. The cost is $15.00 per name plate to be paid to the Secretary when the name plates come in. Leave a message with your name as you want it on the name plate (spell it out so no mistakes,) and if you are a Past Master. There is a slide plate on them of which you can have Perpetual Member, ?? year member or past Masonic titles. In the message leave a telephone No. to contact you so I can verify what you want on the name plate and to let you know when they come in. I will be placing the order after the first of October 2017

                                                        Announcements and Events.

September 2^nd, 2017 Master Mason Association meeting at Landmark 383, 6pm dinner

September 4^th, 2017 NO MEETING

September 9^th, 2017 Junior Grand Wardens Homecoming at Azan Shrine Center 5pm registraton 6pm supper

September 13^th, 2017 Last Meeting for Daytona 270 which will be at New Smyrna 149 Dinner at 6:30pm tyled meeting at 7:30pm

September 18^th, 2017 Stated Communication 6pm Dinner, 7pm Meeting

October 2^nd, 2017 Stated Communications 6pm Dinner, 7pm Meeting

October 11^th, 2017 Masonic Town Hall Meeting with R:.W:. Westerman 5-9pm located @ NSL 149

October 16^th, 2017 Stated Communications 6pm Dinner, 7pm Meeting

Open Book and School of Instruction at St. Johns Lodge No. 37 every 4^th Saturday of the Month, Open Books starts at 8am and School of Instruction at 9am.

Fraternally,

A J Winterwerp, Secretary

                                                                          Sickness and Distressed

W:. M:. Joe Lockhart had a heart attack, SW Mark King is having heart and blood pressure issues, Brother King’s wife Bonnie fell down a flight of stairs and broke her toe, finger and hurt her back, Keep Brother Carl J. Winterwerp and W:. A J Winterwerp’s family in your prayer, Brother Winterwerp’s son lost his battle to cancer up in Maryland. Brother Robert Segarra who is having surgery and Brother Hines is doing well and in good spirits at the nursing home.

Brother, please contact the Secretary if you know of a Brother or his family who needs our prayers and concerns, leave a message and it will get into the Trestle Board and Meeting Minutes.

                                                     THE BUILDING OF NEW SMRYNA’S TEMPLE

Continued: Since being chartered in 1896, the Lodge has been assigned to the 14^th Masonic District comprised of the following Lodges, St. Johns 37-Deland, Halifax 81-Daytona Beach, Volusia 77-Barbarville, Brevard 113-Cocoa, Sanford 62-Sanford, New Smyrna 149- NSB, Indian River 90-Titusville. In 1917 the Grand Lodge realigned the Districts and we were assigned to the 20^th Masonic District comprising of the same Lodges. Business of the Lodge was routine during the first five months of 1918. While little was recorded in the 1918 minutes regarding the First World War, the effect of it began to surface in June of that year. June 17^th, 1918, by dispensation of the Grand Master, a petition was balloted on all three Degrees at the same time. The reason being is that the candidate was in the military and had been ordered to foreign duty. Dispensation was granted that year for several Brothers to be advanced short time. In June, meeting dates were changed from the first and third Monday to the first and third Wednesday. It was now common by dispensation to elect candidates for all three Degrees on the same ballot. In many cases, out-of-state Lodges were asked to confer the Degrees because the candidates were away on military duty. Many Special Communications were held this year to do the work of the Lodge, as well as courtesy work for other Lodges. To be Continued

                                                          ACTIVE PERPETUAL MEMBERS

Herbert E. Bacheller PM                      David J. Ellis                               Joseph G. Lockhart PM

James R. Baldwin PM                           Eric T. Ellis PM                           Lloyd W. Morris

Louis W. Benishek PM                         William H. Evans PM                 Gustav Postreich PM

Brady Benishek                                      Matt Schaeffer PM                       William J Ptashnik PM

David L. Bessette                                    Everett C. Goodwin                     Gary Rogers PM

Mitchell Cole                                            Walter W. Greatrex PM             William Rogers

Richard W. Culbertson                           Sebastian Guarneri PM            Jeff J. Romano PM

Stanley J. Dabrowski PM                        Robert L. Hart                          Donald H. Tucker PM

Glennard Decker                                       Michael L. Hines                     Richard A. Turner

Frank H. Dietrich                                     James D. Humphrey                Jeffery L. Whitlock

Ronald L. Dreggors                                   Leo D. Johns                             Allen J. Winterwerp PM

William A. Drossman                               George N. Johnson PM           George A. Wolsfelt

Mark E. King                                              Allan J. Baker PM                    Thomas Williams

Stephen L. Kenney                                   Glenn E. Smith                          Christopher Van Duyne

                                           CELESTIAL PERPETUAL MEMBERS

Everett L. Alexander                            Cromer K. Gathers                   Thomas C. Johnson PM

Charles R. Baldwin PM                        Earnest A. Grandinetti             Jay Rogers PM

Walker P. Carpenter Jr.PM                 Leon C. Groeber                        Jerry Siegfried

Merlle Howard Corbett                         Harold R Hibbs PM                 William L. Turner

Ronald W. Freeman PM                        Eugene Hodges

                                                       50 YEAR PLUS BROTHER

Elihu A Yale                Donald L. Brown         Clifton V. Butler             James R. Delk

Thomas E. Duane        William H. Evans         Joe W. Garrett              Everett C. Chapman

Kyle F. Hall                   Jack H. Hayman Sr.     Thomas F. Johnson     Calvin I. Langford

Breece A McCray Sr.   William K. McGee       Ben F. McGraw              Edward Z. Midgett

Jack M. Onie                Jack W. Reynolds        Robert B. Richardson   Harry J. Rostagno

Gordon S. Smith          Warren A. Sets             Richard A. Turner        Edward J. Vaissiere

Benard D. Vasin          Thomas C. Wilder        Carl J Winterwerp        George A Wolsgel

Harry T. Johnson         Robert C. Bartlett

                                                               BIRTHDAYS

Gary D. Coonrad                    9/1       Robert Segarra            9/7       George N Johnson      9/8

Robert Wheeler                       9/14     William D. Lenz          9/17     David Bessette            9/17

Wayne F. Rockafellow           9/22     Willliam G. Jens          9/24     Robert G. Wright        9/25

Glenn E. Smith                        9/27     Lawrence Harrod        9/27     Douglas V Mullan       9/30

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

                                                            Grand Master

                                              M:. W:. Richard G. Hoover

                                                St. Petersburg, Florida

District Deputy Grand Master                                             District Instructor

R:. W:. Donald H. Tucker (Kathy)                                           R:. I:. Tracy Chastain (Donna)

2131 Springwater Lane                                                                        1250 Bee Lane

Port Orange, Florida 32168                                                      Geneva, Florida 32732

H: (386)760-3214, C: (386)602-1182                                      C: (407)687-3191

Dankat9750@aol.com                                                             tdchastain@yahoo.com

                            NEW SMYRNA LODGE COMMITTEES FOR 2017

Finance:                                  SW Mark King, W:. A J Winterwerp, Steve Kenney, Jack Mounts

Vigilance:                                JW Dave Drake, W:. Bud Bacheller, W:. Matt Schaeffer

Petitions:                                 W:. A J Winterwerp, Steve Kenney

Masonic Education:             RW:. Donald H. Tucker, SD Robert Wheeler, JD Lee Goodman

Board of Relief:                     Master and Wardens

Charity:                                    Master and Wardens

Lodge Mentors:                     W:. Bill Greatrex, SW Mark King

Lodge Instructors:                SW Mark King, SD Robert Wheeler, JS John Loveland

Grand Lodge Website:        W:. A J Winterwerp, Steve Kenney, Andre Narciese

Fund Raiser:                          W:. Allan J. Baker, SW Mark King, Paul Line

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 Sushine Lodge 402, 2nd  Tuesday

Volusia Lodge 77, 2^nd & 4^th Mondays                           Daytona Lodge 270, 2^nd & 4^th Wednesday s

Sanford Lodge 62, 1^st & 3^rd Thursday s                         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/

                                                   RESOLUTION OF MERGER

WHEREAS Daytona Beach Lodge No 270 has had significant and continuing decline in membership and attendance such that it is impossible to fill the Stations and Places for the Masonic year commencing January 2017, and

WHEREAS New Smyrna Lodge No 149 is financially sound and desirous of expanding its membership rolls with the brethren of Daytona Beach Lodge No 270 who have had and continue to maintain a close and harmonious relationship

THEREFORE there being sufficient grounds to warrant a merger pursuant to Section 16.04 of the Masonic Law of Florida, it is proposed that Daytona Beach Lodge No 270 merge with New Smyrna Lodge No 149.

1. It is hereby proposed and planned that New Smyrna Lodge No 149 shall retain its name and charter and shall be referred to as the Continuing Lodge, while Daytona Beach Lodge No 270 shall surrender its charter and shall be referred to as the Merging Lodge.

1. It is hereby proposed and planned that on or about five (5) days before the date of the merger the Treasurers of the Merging and Continuing Lodges shall:

1. ensure all outstanding debts of the merging Lodge are paid.
2. conduct an accounting of all funds.
3. ensure the balance of the funds of the merging Lodge’s several accounts are deposited in the several accounts of the Continuing Lodge mindful that general funds and charitable funds shall not be co-mingled.

1. It is hereby proposed and planned that on or about five (5) days before the date of the merger the Secretaries of the Merging and Continuing Lodges shall:

1. assimilate records from the Merging Lodge into the records of the Continuing Lodge.
2. safeguard the papers and similar items of the Merging Lodge which have heretofore been determined by the Master and Officers of the Merging Lodge to warrant such safekeeping.

1. It is hereby proposed and planned that the Masters and Officers of the Merging and Continuing Lodges ensure the transport of all property to the Continuing Lodge, placed in storage, or donated to a needy Lodge.
2. It is hereby proposed and planned that the implementation of the resolution for the proposed merger be scheduled for presentation as follows:
   1. to the Merging Lodge on                June 14, 2017.
   2. to the Continuing Lodge on           June 19, 2017.
   3. Voted on by the Merging Lodge July 12, 2017
   4. Voted on by the Continuing Lodge July 17, 2017
   5. To the Grand Master for approval or disapproval on July 18, 2017
   6. Read into the Lodges minutes August 9, 2017 for the Merging Lodge and August 21, 2017 for the Continuing Lodge.
   7. Approved by ¾ vote of the Craft September 13, 2017 for the Merging Lodge and September 18, 2017 for the Continuing Lodge.
   8. With a final merger date of September 30, 2017

                                Circumscribe Instructions

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CALL OR EMAIL THE LODGE AND I WILL GET IT FOR YOU.

ENTER YOUR INTITIAL USERNAME:   FL WILL BE IN CAPITAL LETTERS.                                  FLyourgrandlodgenumber@changeyouemail.info

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Circumscribe on line. Any questions please call me at 386-423-2370 on the date

above or call and leave a message and I will call you when I come in and

retrieve messages. If you haven’t paid your dues for this year you will be able

to pay them on line. Circumscribe will email me letting the Lodge know you have

paid your current year dues. I also will be at the office and if you want to

come in to the Lodge we can take your picture and get you register on also.

> Again Brothers I hope this helps.

Fraternally, A J Winterwerp PM

Secretary

New Smyrna Lodge No. 149 F&AM

Trestle Board August 2017

New Smyrna Lodge No. 149 F&AM

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 our Stated Communication

August 21^st, 2017

From the East

Brothers all:

At our last meeting on July 17 we voted on the Resolution for Daytona Lodge #270 to merger with our lodge. Same resulted in a unanimous vote for the merger. The Lodge officers have signed the paperwork and our Secretary has forwarded the resolution to Grand Lodge for approval. Hopefully it will be approved and returned quickly so we can move forward with it. Hopefully the merger will be complete by September. Daytona #270 officers as well as the members of New Smyrna #149 are very excited about the merger and its final steps.

We also have a newly raised member, Warren Carman, who was raised on July 15^th at Sanford Lodge. Brother Carman was not able to attend our Master Mason Degree for our other newly raised Brothers a while back at New Smyrna Lodge due to his work Schedule. I would personally like to thank the members of New Smyrna Lodge that did attend that degree along with all the members of Sanford Lodge who invited us to be part of the degree. Three other brothers other than Warren were also raised during that degree. What great fellowship it was! The Junior Warden, Mike Hindley, did an outstanding job in the East as well as King Solomon.

At this time, we have 4 new men that have contacted the Lodge and are interested in becoming new Masons. Hopefully they will like what they see and will move forward with their passion.

Until our next meeting, Brothers all be safe and contact us if you are in need of assistance with anything.

Fraternally, WM:. Walter G. Layton

From the West

Hello, my brothers from New York; I have been spending time with my family and some important friends that I had not seen in some time. Bonnie and I went to Owego New York to look up my father’s side of my family, while there I went to Owego’s Masons Lodge. Unfortunately for me the lodge had gone dark for the summer and I was unable to reach their Worshipful Master. The Red Jacket Lodge here in Lockport New York where we have our house is also dark for the summer.  It was great to hear that the Grand Masters official visit went very well.  I understand that our Lodge was well represented, and had a good showing of support for our own Brother DDGM Donald Tucker. I have called many of our Brothers, to keep up with all that is going on at our Lodge. The news that our Brother Warren Carmen was Raised to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason at Sanford Lodge No. 62 on July 15th is something I have been waiting to hear. Congratulations my Brother. Thank you to all the Brothers who attended and assisted in the Master Mason Degree at Sanford Lodge No. 62. Thank you Junior Warden Mike Hindley for the fine job you did as Worshipful Master for the Degree. Worshipful Master Walter Layton called me to inform me that the ballot on the merger with Daytona Lodge No. 270 was unanimous.  And Secretary Worshipful A. J. Winterwerp called to tell me that the resolution was now on its way to the Grand Lodge for their approval and the Grand Master’s signature. One of our Lodge visitors that calls our Lodge his second home over the winter, Worshipful Jim Kelley lives here in Lockport NY. Bonnie and I met with him and his wife for lunch and he had nothing but praise for our Lodge and the Brothers. We went to Canada to see Worshipful Gary Price and is wife Marilyn and attended his Masonic Lodge in Midland Ontario where I was well received. I miss all my brothers and would love to hear from you when you have a minute .

Fraternally,

Senior Warden Mark King  

2017 OFFICERS

Worshipful Master      Walter G. Layton(Edie)                             856-498-7186 walteed50@yahoo.com

Senior Warden               Mark King(Bonnie)                                   386-957-3075 coldduck625@aol.com

Junior Warden               Dave Drake(Kirsten)                        386-314-3566 captaindavedrake@gmail.com

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

Secretary                           W:. Allen (AJ) Winterwerp(Carol)         240-882-0718 NSL140@cfl.rr.com

Chaplain                             Glenn Smith(Kathy)                                 386-427-4057 glennsmith@cfl.rr.com

Marshall                             W:. Allan J Baker(Faye)                          386-405-5125 ajgator28@yahoo.com

Senior Deacon                  Robert Wheeler                                         386-451-6129 bobwheeler@eartlink.net

Junior Deacon                   Lee Goodman(Phillis)                              317-345-1931 lppg1931@gmail.com

Senior Steward                  Chris Van Duyne                                      386-846-2945 vanduyne.chris@gmail.com

Junior Steward                  John Loveland III                                   856-542-0307 jwloveland55@gmail.com

Tyler                                      W:. Herbert (Bud) Bacheller(Susan)       386-689-952 budbach@aol.com

From the Secretary’s Desk

Brothers, if your address, phone No., cell phone No., email address has changed or if you got a new email address or cell phone no. please contact the secretary with the changes. I’m a phone call away and leave a message with the change.

Update on Circumscribe: Brothers, Circumscribe is still in the works and Grand Lodge is working with Circumscribe to get it up and running. The dues cards will be paper again this year and put out as it was in 2017 by the Secretary. I have tried to obtain information on when the permanent dues cards with your picture will be sent out for those who have done so. The answer I get back is, “it is still in the works to get the permanent dues cards out.” So, Brothers all I can say is be patient and when I hear any news I will communicate it to the Craft. You can still sign up on Circumscribe by the instructions that are on line or call me at the office and I will help you to sign up. You will still need to sign up for Circumscribe. So, all brother who have not signed up for Circumscribe yet, need to do so.

Congratulations To:

                          Brother Warren Carman being Raised to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason

   Awaiting Degree

Fellow Craft: Brother Troyce William Hudnell

                                                                        Awaiting Ballot

Petition for Reinstatement: Brother Richard C Landis, the Ballot will be on August 21^st, 2017                                                                  Stated Communications,

Notices

The Resolution to have Daytona Lodge 270 merge with New Smyrna Lodge 149. The Vote to MERGE with Daytona Lodge 270 was Balloted on at the Stated Communications on July 17, 2017. The vote needing to be ¾ majority vote of the Brothers present at the Communications. The Ballot was UNAIMOUS to have Daytona Lodge No. 270 merge with New Smyrna Lodge No 149. The paper was sent to the Grand Lodge of Florida for the Grand Masters approval.

The Lodge Hall is available to rent, please call the Secretary at 386-423-2370

Due to New Smyrna No. 149 being in the 13^th Masonic District instead of the 16^th Masonic District the Lodge is ordering new name badges for the officers who have 16^th Masonic District on their name plates. If you would like to have a name plate contact the Secretary’s office and A J will order one for you. The cost is $15.00 per name plate to be paid to the Secretary when the name plates come in. Leave a message with your name as you want it on the name plate (spell it out so no mistakes,) if you are a Past Master. There is a slide plate on them of which you can have Perpetual Member, ?? year member or past Masonic titles. In the message leave a telephone No. to contact you so I can verify what you want on the name plate and to let you know when they come in.

Announcements and Event.

 August 7^th, 2017 NO MEETING

August 2^nd, 2017 Master Mason Associations Meeting at Halifax 81

August 21^st, 2017 Stated Communication 6pm Dinner, 7pm Meeting

September 4th, 2017 NO MEETING

September 18^th, 2017 Stated Communication 6pm Dinner, 7pm Meeting

Open Book and School of Instruction at St. Johns Lodge No. 37 every 4^th Saturday of the Month, Open Books starts at 8am. and School of Instruction at 9am.

 Fraternally,

A J Winterwerp PM,

Secretary

Sickness and Distressed

Brothers, Brother Hines checks his computer every evening and loves getting messages, though he usually does not type replies due to his physical limitations. Michael can type a couple of words to acknowledge receipt, but that’s about it and it’s a huge effort to do so. So, if any Brothers ca find time to stop by, drop him a card, or email line to say Hi, to our Lodge Brother. He reads all the Trestle Boards posted and keep up with all that is going on in our District. He remains a faithful Master Mason even though he is restricted to his room almost every hour of each day, so please take a moment and help make his day a bit brighter.   Address, and email is Ocean View Nursing Home, 2810 S. Atlantic Ave., New Smyrna Beach Fl. 32169 Attn. Michael Hines Room 629 mlhines22@hotmail.com.

Brother Winterwerp’s son battling cancer, Brother Lawrence’s wife,

Brother, please contact the Secretary if you know of a Brother or his family who needs our prayers and concerns, leave a message and it will get into the Trestle Board and Meeting Minutes.

THE BUILDING OF NEW SMRYNA’S TEMPLE

Continued: The years 1913 and 1914 passed without special events. The Lodge was busy with Degree work and charitable projects. One of the Brothers raised in 1914 was J. S. Duss Jr., a local attorney. He became active in the Lodge soon after he was raised and would play and important role in building the Temple. On June 7, 1915, the subject of building a Temple again came up. Brother Duss made a motion which was tabled that $20.00 of every $30.00 collected in application fees be set aside in a building fund. The motion was not again discussed. On September 4^th, 1916, a committee reported that the most feasible way to raise funds to build a Temple would be to issue bonds t Masons. A committee was appointed to prepare and handle this bond issue. A motion prevailed that a committee of five be appointed as a building committee. On September 18^th, 1916, the finance committee reported that in order to proceed with a bond issue it would be necessary to incorporate. Two motions prevailed one that the Lodge form a corporation. Brother J. S. Duss Jr., with Brothers Brunson and Chilton were appointed to that committee. On October 2, 1916, a motion prevailed to increase fees to $15.00 per degree. On January 29, 1917, a motion prevailed to pay preliminary expenses of the Masonic Building Association. At the same time, the City of New Smyrna was granted permission to lay a sewer line across the north end of the Masonic lot. This year for the first time the Lodge enjoyed electric lights in the Lodge room. The usual electric bill was $2.00 per month. On August 6, 1917, a motion prevailed to lower the fee for Degree to the original $10.00. To be Continued

 Active Perpetual Members

Herbert E. Bacheller, PM                David J. Ellis                             Joseph G. Lockhart Jr., PM

James R. Baldwin PM                      Eric T. Ellis                                Lloyd W. Morris

Louis W. Benishek, PM                    William H. Evans PM             Gustav Postreich, PM

Brady Benishek                                  William J Ptashnik, PM          William M. Schaeffer PM

David L. Bessette                               Everett C. Goodwin                  Gary Rogers PM

Brian T Burke                                      Peter W. Gordon                     William Rogers

Mitchell Cole                                       Walter W. Greatrex, PM          Jeff J. Romano, PM

Richard W. Culbertson                      Sebastian Guarneri, PM         Donald H. Tucker, PM

Stanley J. Dabrowski,PM                  Robert L. Hart                           Richard A. Turner

Frank H. Dietrich                                James D. Humphrey                Allen J. Winterwerp PM

Ronald L. Dreggors                             Leo D. Johns                              George A. Wolsfelt

William A. Drossman                          George N. Johnson, PM          Thomas Williams

Stephen L. Kenney                               Christopher Van Duyne            Glenn Smith

Allan J. Baker                                        Mark E. King

Celestial Perpetual Members

Everett L. Alexander Sr.                       Merlle Howard Corbett             Leon C. Groeber

Charles R. Baldwin Sr.                           Ronald W. Freeman, PM          Lloyd Haynie, PM

Walker P. Carpenter Jr., PM                 Cromer K. Gathers                     Harold R. Hibbs, PM

Edward C. Copenhaver, PM                   Earnest A. Grandinetti             Eugene Hodges

Thomas C. Johnson, PM                         Jerry Siegfried                            William L. Turner

Honorary Perpetual Members

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

Steven P. Boring, GM                               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

Memorial Perpetual Members

George M. Cable                                         Ted Harris, DDGM                        Anthony J. Quaglietta Jr.

John N. Cain Sr.                                          Earnest L. Humphrey Sr.

50 Year Plus Brothers

Breece E Bennett                    Donald L Brown          Clifton V Butler             James R Delk

Thomas E Duane                    William H Evans          Joe W Garrett               Everett C Chapman

Kyle F Hall                              Jack H Hayman Sr        Thomas F Johnson       Calvin L Langford

Breece a McCray Sr               William K McGee        Ben F McGraw               Edward Z Midgett

Jack M Onie                            Jack W Reynolds          Robert B Richardson   Harry J Rostagno

Gordon S Smith                      Warren A Swets           Richard A Turner         Edward J Vaissiere

Benard D Vlasin                      Thomas C Wilder         Carl J Winterwerp        George A Wolsfelt

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

                                                         Grand Master

                                             M:.W:. Richard G. Hoover

                                                  St Petersburg, Florida

District Deputy Grand Master                                             District Instructor        

R:. W:. Donald H. Tucker (Kathy)                                              R:. I:. Tracy Chastain (Donna)

2131 Springwater Lane                                                                           1250 Bee Lane

Port Orange Florida, 32128                                                         Geneva, Florida 32732

H: 386-760-3214 C: 386-602-1182                                          C: 407-687-3191

Dankat9750@aol.com                                                                tdchastain@yahoo.com

                              New Smyrna Lodge Committees for 2017

Finance: SW Mark King, W:. A J Winterwerp, Steve Kenney, Jack Mounts

Vigilance: JW Dave Drake, W:. Bud Bacheller, W:. Matt Schaeffer

Petitions:, W:. A J Winterwerp, Steve Kenney

Masonic Education: RH:. Donald H. Tucker, SD Robert Wheeler, JD Lee Goodman

Board of Relief: Master and Wardens

Charity: Master and Wardens

Lodge Mentors: W:. Bill Greatrex, SW Mark King

Lodge Property: JW Dave Drake, SS Chris Van Duyne, JS John Loveland III

Lodge Instructors: SW Mark King, SD Bob Wheeler, JS John Loveland III

Investigation Committee: Assigned by Master

Catechism Instructors: W:. Bill Greatrex, SW Mark King, SD Bob Wheeler, JS

John Loveland

Grand Lodge Web Committee: W:. A J Winterwerp, Steve Kenney,  Andre Narciese

Fund Raiser Committee: W:. Allan Baker, SW Mark King, Paul Line,

13th Masonic District Meetings

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

Ormond Beach 326, 2nd & 4th Tuesdays       Sirius Sunshine 402, 1st Tuesday

Volusia 77, 2nd & 4th Mondays                    Daytona Bach 270, 2nd & 4th Wednesdays

Sanford 62, 1st & 3rd Tuesdays                         St. Johns 37, 2nd & 4th Tuesdays

Halifax 81, 1st & 3rd Thursdays

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/

RESOLUTION OF MERGER

WHEREAS Daytona Beach Lodge No 270 has had significant and continuing decline in membership and attendance such that it is impossible to fill the Stations and Places for the Masonic year commencing January 2017, and

WHEREAS New Smyrna Lodge No 149 is financially sound and desirous of expanding its membership rolls with the brethren of Daytona Beach Lodge No 270 who have had and continue to maintain a close and harmonious relationship

THEREFORE there being sufficient grounds to warrant a merger pursuant to Section 16.04 of the Masonic Law of Florida, it is proposed that Daytona Beach Lodge No 270 merge with New Smyrna Lodge No 149.

1. It is hereby proposed and planned that New Smyrna Lodge No 149 shall retain its name and charter and shall be referred to as the Continuing Lodge, while Daytona Beach Lodge No 270 shall surrender its charter and shall be referred to as the Merging Lodge.

 It is hereby proposed and planned that on or about five (5) days before the date of the merger the Treasurers of the Merging and Continuing Lodges shall:

1. ensure all outstanding debts of the merging Lodge are paid.
2. conduct an accounting of all funds.
3. ensure the balance of the funds of the merging Lodge’s several accounts are deposited in the several accounts of the Continuing Lodge mindful that general funds and charitable funds shall not be co-mingled.

1. It is hereby proposed and planned that on or about five (5) days before the date of the merger the Secretaries of the Merging and Continuing Lodges shall:

1. assimilate records from the Merging Lodge into the records of the Continuing Lodge.
2. safeguard the papers and similar items of the Merging Lodge which have heretofore been determined by the Master and Officers of the Merging Lodge to warrant such safekeeping.

1. It is hereby proposed and planned that the Masters and Officers of the Merging and Continuing Lodges ensure the transport of all property to the Continuing Lodge, placed in storage, or donated to a needy Lodge.
2. It is hereby proposed and planned that the implementation of the resolution for the proposed merger be scheduled for presentation as follows:
   1. to the Merging Lodge on  June 14, 2017.
   2. to the Continuing Lodge on       June 19, 2017.
   3. Voted on by the Merging Lodge July 12, 2017
   4. Voted on by the Continuing Lodge July 17, 2017
   5. To the Grand Master for approval or disapproval on July 18, 2017
   6. Read into the Lodges minutes August 9, 2017 for the Merging Lodge and August 21, 2017 for the Continuing Lodge.
   7. Approved by ¾ vote of the Craft September 13, 2017 for the Merging Lodge and September 18, 2017 for the Continuing Lodge.
   8. With a final merger date of September 30, 2017

Brothers,

Circumscribe Instructions

GO TO THE WEBSITE: https://glfl.circumscribe.net

> YOUR GRAND LODGE NUMBER IS ON YOUR CURRENT DUES CARD. IF YOU CAN’T FIND IT

CALL OR EMAIL THE LODGE AND I WILL GET IT FOR YOU.

ENTER YOUR INTITIAL USERNAME:   FL WILL BE IN CAPITAL LETTERS.                                  FLyourgrandlodgenumber@changeyouemail.info

> SO IT WILL LOOK LIKE THIS:       FL1234567@changeyouremail.info

> YOUR INITIAL PASSWORD WILL BE:   FL your grand lodge number

> SO IT WILL LOOK LIKE THIS:       FL1234567

> YOU WILL THEN BE PROMTED TO CHANGE YOUR EMAIL AND PASSWORD TO YOUR OWN.

> YOU ENTER YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS

> YOU ENTER YOU NEW PASSWORD TWICE. THE PASSWORD MUST CONTAIN 8 CHARACTERS WITH

ONE NUMBER IN IT.

> ONCE YOU HAVE ENTERED BOTH CORRECTLY YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO LOGOUT AND THEN

LOG BACK IN USING YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS AND NEW PASSWORD.

> IF YOU WANT A PICTURE ON YOUR PERMENANT DUES CARD FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS ON

DOWNLOADING A PICTURE AND CROPPING IT. YOU CAN MAKE THE PICTURE BIGGER OR

SMALLER AND MOVE THE PICTURE AROUND TO FIT IN THE SQUARE. ONCE THAT IS DONE

CHECK YOUR INFORMATION. SCROLL DOWN AND YOU WILL SEE HOW DO YOU WANT TO BE

CONTACTED VIA EMAIL, SMS(TEXT MESSAGE) OR PHONE CALL. AFTER ALL OF THIS PRESS AT

THE BOTTOM SAVE PROFILE.

> ONCE YOU SAVE PROFILE YOU ARE DONE.

> GO BACK UP TO THE TOP OF THE PAGE AND SIGN OUT.

> I hope this will help with you all signing in and registering with

Circumscribe on line. Any questions please call me at 386-423-2370 on the date

above or call and leave a message and I will call you when I come in and

retrieve messages. If you haven’t paid your dues for this year you will be able

to pay them on line. Circumscribe will email me letting the Lodge know you have

paid your current year dues. I also will be at the office and if you want to

come in to the Lodge we can take your picture and get you register on also.

> Again Brothers I hope this helps.

Fraternally, A J Winterwerp PM

Secretary

New Smyrna Lodge No. 149 F&AM

Trestle Board July 2017

New Smyrna Lodge No. 149 F&AM 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 our Stated Communication

July 17^th, 2017

From the East

Brothers, it is the beginning of Summer and we will now be “gray” for 3 Months. Meetings will be held only on the 3^rd Monday of the Month for July, August, and September, to resume with bi-Monthly meeting in October. Grand Lodge went very well with our Senior Warden, Mark King, Junior Warden, David Drake, and myself representing our Lodge. We voted for legislation the way our lodge discussed at our meeting. We now have R:.W:. Donald Tucker representing our District and Lodge as our DDGM and look forward in working with him this year. Also, our district has been changed from the 16^th Masonic District to the 13^th Masonic District due to consolidation. Our District hasn’t changed much, only the loss of Bunnell Lodge to another District. The Grand Masters official visit to the 13^th District will be June 24^th at Sanford Convention Center, followed by the meeting at Sanford Lodge. We have a lot of members that will be away, including our Senior and Junior Wardens. I encourage all members to attend this momentous event and bring your wives or girlfriends to show great support for our new Grand Master Richard Hoover. This is a great Dinner and Meeting and its Free! Please come out and show support, and I’ll see you there. The electric project at the lodge is almost completed and we should come in well below our projected budget. We have a couple other projects in the works that we might proceed with due to that fact.

Lastly, we have a Master Masons dinner coming up at our Lodge on July 5^th. This year the meeting are traveling from Lodge to Lodge for each meeting. Please come out and enjoy dinner and fellowship. Dinner at 6pm, meeting at 7pm. Learn what’s going on in our District!

Fraternally, WM:. Walter G. Layton

From the West

Hello, my brothers, your Officers attended the Grand Lodge Communication in Orlando at the Rosen Plaza Hotel. We were not alone, all but 3 Florida Lodges attended. There were over 1300 Master Masons and more than 800 voting Delegates present. We were told that there were 200 more Master Masons attending this year than attended last year’s Communication that was held in Jacksonville. The Officers of your Lodge voted as the Craft had indicated, and here are the results of the voting.  The requirement to have any Brother nominated and elected to the Junior Wardens position must complete Master Mason exam 1, 2, 3 and pass. The committee on work was expanded from 15 to 18 members passed. To help fill the Masonic home, non-masons will be allowed into the Masonic home under the private pay plan, passed. The change to our election; nominations for Lodge Officers must be submitted by no later than the first of November and none will be excepted after that date, passed. Dual members in Florida may now be add to the list of eligible members to sign a petition for a U. D. Lodge. To help the secretaries and reduce the paper only one copy of a by-law change will be needed to be sent to the Grand Lodge passed. Resident guests in the life care plan at the Masonic home are not required to be placed on emeritus status if they are already dues and per capita exempt passed. This may not answer all your questions about the new dues cards but will help with some. Permanent dues cards will now carry the Grand Secretary signature and the requirement for the Lodge Secretary’s to issue annual dues cards to Perpetual or Life members is rescinded, passed.  This is a move that may help with lodges considering mergers or consolidations. Particular Lodges must hold any property in the name of the Lodge set out in its Charter or in the name of a Masonic center association no other name authorized, passed. And great news for our newly named Majestic 13th District R:.W:. Tommy L. Turllington was elected Junior Grand Warden. Our own Brother, R:.W:. Donald H. Tucker is the new District Deputy Grand Master of the new 13^th Masonic District. R:.H:. Tracy Chastain from Sanford Lodge 62 is the new District Instructor. For those who have not noticed Senior Deacon Robert Wheeler has made a very welcome addition to the lodge. On the second floor outside the Lodge Room is a great addition, a water cooler. Thank you, Senior Deacon Wheeler. Being a member of New Smyrna Chapter NO 3 of the Eastern Star, I want to thank all my Brothers for the help with the Eastern Star’s official visit dinner. It was awesome, what an outstanding show of support, thank you. Things are moving quickly in the merger with Daytona 270. The Resolution was read at both Lodges for the first reading and were accepted. Now it will be held over for the proper time period, put in the Trestle Board and voted on at our July Stated Communications. Enjoy the summer

Fraternally,

Senior Warden Mark King  

2017 OFFICERS

Worshipful Master      Walter G. Layton(Edie)                             856-498-7186 walteed50@yahoo.com

Senior Warden               Mark King(Bonnie)                                   386-957-3075 coldduck625@aol.com

Junior Warden               Dave Drake(Kirsten)                        386-314-3566 captaindavedrake@gmail.com

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

Secretary                           W:. Allen (AJ) Winterwerp(Carol)         240-882-0718 NSL140@cfl.rr.com

Chaplain                             Glenn Smith(Kathy)                                 386-427-4057 glennsmith@cfl.rr.com

Marshall                             W:. Allan J Baker(Faye)                          386-405-5125 ajgator28@yahoo.com

Senior Deacon                  Robert Wheeler                                         386-451-6129 bobwheeler@eartlink.net

Junior Deacon                   Lee Goodman(Phillis)                              317-345-1931 lppg1931@gmail.com

Senior Steward                  Chris Van Duyne                                      386-846-2945 vanduyne5

Junior Steward                  John Loveland III                                   856-542-0307 jwloveland55@gmail.com

Tyler                                      W:. Herbert (Bud) Bacheller(Susan)       386-689-952 budbach@aol.com

From the Secretary’s Desk

Brothers, if your address, phone No., cell phone No., email address has changed or if you got a new email address or cell phone no. please contact the secretary with the changes. I’m a phone call away and leave a message with the change.

Update on Circumscribe: The year, 2017 was the last year the Lodge will be sending out dues cards. The dues cards will be through Circumscribe for the year 2018. So, all brother who have not signed up for Circumscribe yet, need to do so. If you want help I still have the information on the back of the Trestle Board and any Brother can call the Secretary’s office and leave a message with phone number for me to contact, and get you all registered. The change isn’t coming but is HERE for all of us. You will need an email address.

Even the Trestle Board will be sent to Circumscribe and will be mailed to the Brothers depending on your preference. But it will be a while before the Trestle Board is sent out by Circumscribe.

Congratulations To:

R:. W:. Donald H. Tucker is the NEW Right Worshipful District Grand Master of the 13^th Masonic District. R:.W:. Tucker is a Perpetual Member of New Smyrna Lodge

Awaiting Degree

Fellow Craft: Brother Troyce William Hudnell

         Master Mason: Warren Earl Carman III is waiting for a Master Mason Degree.

Awaiting Ballot

Notices

A Resolution was read at the June 19^th, 2017 Stated Communication for the first reading. The Resolution is to have Daytona Lodge 270 merge with New Smyrna Lodge 149. On the back of the Trestle board is the Resolution as read at the Stated Communication. The Vote to MERGE with Daytona Lodge 270 will be at the Stated Communications on July 17,2017

Brothers, The Resolution to have Daytona Lodge 270 merge with New Smyrna Lodge No 149 was read at the July 17th, 2017 Stated Communications and Balloted on. It took a 3/4 vote of the Brothers present at the Stated Communications to pass.  THE BALLOT WAS UNANIMOUS. The Resolution will now be sent to Grand Lodge of Florida for the Grand Masters approval.

The Lodge Hall is available to rent, please call the Secretary at 386-423-2370

Announcements and Event.

June 24^th, 2017 13^th and 16^th Grand Master’s visit

JULY 3^RD, 2017 NO MEETING

July 5^th, 2017 Master Mason Association Dinner at New Smyrna Beach 6pm dinner 7pm meeting

July 17^th, 2017 Stated Meeting, 6pm dinner, 7pm Meeting

August 7^th, 2017 NO MEETING

Fraternally,

A J Winterwerp, Secretary

A note from our Chaplin

BIRTHDAYS

Ben F McGraw               7/3               Jack T Curran                 7/4                                 Ron J Sachs                 7/4

Gordon S Smith             7/5               Michael Blickenstaff     7/6                                 Irvil G Rogers             7/6

Chris Pappas                 7/7                 Jeffery L Whitlock       7/9                                 Donald K Doidge Sr 7/10

Donald Taylor               7/11               Grand B Carpenter       7/14                               Jim O Romano           7/1

Thomas C Wilder Jr       7/14             Wayne F Besaw             7/16                               Glennard Decker     7/16

Stephen D Miklos         7/17               Allan J Baker                   7/19                               Eligi N Coleman Jr     7/19

Lee R Goodman            7/21              Edmund J Pantalone Jr 7/23                               William P Line           7/29

Eliga A Yale                     7/30

THE BUILDING OF THE TEMPLE

Continued: A Special Communication was held on January 19^th, 1912, to discuss building a Temple. A new Committee was appointed to confer with several builders to get their best terms to construct the Temple. During these discussions, an offer was made to the Lodge by Brother George H. Werfelman to trade his lot on the northeast corner of Canal and Orange Streets for the one owned by the Lodge on the southeast corner of Canal and Orange Streets. On February 23^rd, 1912, the Lodge accepted the offer from Brother Werfelman of his lot on the northeast corner of Canal and Orange Streets. The deed was prepared and delivered at a cost of $1.50. On June 17^th, 1912, a motion prevailed to sell the property on Canal Street for the sum of $2000.00 and the provision that the buyer build a two-story building with a Lodge room on the second floor within one year of the date of transfer. The sale did not take place, However, Brother Werfelman did build on the southeast corner of Canal and Orange Streets and provided a Lodge room on the second floor. The Lodge moved to this new building in October 1912 and remained there until April 1927, at an initial rental of $30.00 per month. The year 1912 ended with 71 members. The dues were still $3.00 per year. The minutes over these early years reflect the charitable work of the Lodge to be generous beyond its small income. Every request for help was responded to in some way. Letters almost always got a $2.00 donation, sometimes as much as $25.00. In 1906, $40.00 ws sent to the victims of the San Francisco disaster. Many times, loans were made of up to $75.00 to Brothers who had fallen on hard times. Hospital and doctor bills were paid and the funeral expenses for on Brother’s wife was paid at a cost of $200.00. By the standards of today, those amounts seem paltry, by the standards of those days, it is easy to see that those Brethren were willing to dig deep into their pockets when the need arose.   To be Continued

 Active Perpetual Members

Herbert E. Bacheller, PM                David J. Ellis                             Joseph G. Lockhart Jr., PM

James R. Baldwin PM                      Eric T. Ellis                                Lloyd W. Morris

Louis W. Benishek, PM                    William H. Evans PM             Gustav Postreich, PM

Brady Benishek                                  William J Ptashnik, PM          William M. Schaeffer PM

David L. Bessette                               Everett C. Goodwin                  Gary Rogers PM

Brian T Burke                                      Peter W. Gordon                     William Rogers

Mitchell Cole                                       Walter W. Greatrex, PM          Jeff J. Romano, PM

Richard W. Culbertson                      Sebastian Guarneri, PM         Donald H. Tucker, PM

Stanley J. Dabrowski,PM                  Robert L. Hart                           Richard A. Turner

Frank H. Dietrich                                James D. Humphrey                Allen J. Winterwerp PM

Ronald L. Dreggors                             Leo D. Johns                              George A. Wolsfelt

William A. Drossman                          George N. Johnson, PM          Thomas Williams

Stephen L. Kenney                               Christopher Van Duyne            Glenn Smith

Allan J. Baker                                        Mark E. King

Celestial Perpetual Members

Everett L. Alexander Sr.                       Merlle Howard Corbett             Leon C. Groeber

Charles R. Baldwin Sr.                           Ronald W. Freeman, PM          Lloyd Haynie, PM

Walker P. Carpenter Jr., PM                 Cromer K. Gathers                     Harold R. Hibbs, PM

Edward C. Copenhaver, PM                   Earnest A. Grandinetti             Eugene Hodges

Thomas C. Johnson, PM                         Jerry Siegfried                            William L. Turner

Jay Rogers, PM                                          Bill Smith

Honorary Perpetual Members

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

Steven P. Boring, GM                               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

Memorial Perpetual Members

George M. Cable                                         Ted Harris, DDGM                        Anthony J. Quaglietta Jr.

John N. Cain Sr.                                          Earnest L. Humphrey Sr.

50 Year Plus Brothers

Breece E Bennett                    Donald L Brown          Clifton V Butler             James R Delk

Thomas E Duane                    William H Evans          Joe W Garrett               Everett C Chapman

Kyle F Hall                              Jack H Hayman Sr        Thomas F Johnson       Calvin L Langford

Breece a McCray Sr               William K McGee        Ben F McGraw               Edward Z Midgett

Jack M Onie                            Jack W Reynolds          Robert B Richardson   Harry J Rostagno

Gordon S Smith                      Warren A Swets           Richard A Turner         Edward J Vaissiere

Benard D Vlasin                      Thomas C Wilder         Carl J Winterwerp        George A Wolsfelt

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

                                                         Grand Master

                                             M:.W:. Richard G. Hoover

                                                  St Petersburg, Florida

District Deputy Grand Master        District Instructor        

R:. W:. Donald H. Tucker (Kathy)                                              R:. I:. Tracy Chastain (Donna)

2131 Springwater Lane                                                                           1250 Bee Lane

Port Orange Florida, 32128                                                         Geneva, Florida 32732

H: 386-760-3214 C: 386-602-1182                                          C: 407-687-3191

Dankat9750@aol.com                                                                tdchastain@yahoo.com

New Smyrna Lodge Committees for 2017

Finance: SW Mark King, W:. A J Winterwerp, Steve Kenney, Jack Mounts

Vigilance: JW Dave Drake, W:. Bud Bacheller, W:. Matt Schaeffer

Petitions:, W:. A J Winterwerp, Steve Kenney

Masonic Education: RH:. Donald H. Tucker, SD Robert Wheeler, JD Lee

Goodman

Board of Relief: Master and Wardens

Charity: Master and Wardens

Lodge Mentors: W:. Bill Greatrex, SW Mark King

Lodge Property: JW Dave Drake, SS Chris Van Duyne, JS John Loveland III

Lodge Instructors: SW Mark King, SD Bob Wheeler, JS John Loveland III

Investigation Committee: Assigned by Master

Catechism Instructors: W:. Bill Greatrex, SW Mark King, SD Bob Wheeler, JS

John Loveland

Grand Lodge Web Committee: W:. A J Winterwerp, Steve Kenney,  Andre Narciese

Fund Raiser Committee: W:. Allan Baker, SW Mark King, Paul Line,

16th Masonic District Meetings

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

Ormond Beach 326, 2nd & 4th Tuesdays       Sirius Sunshine 402, 1st Tuesday

Volusia 77, 2nd & 4th Mondays                    Daytona Bach 270, 2nd & 4th Wednesdays

Bunnell 200, 1st & 3rd Tuesdays                    Sanford 62, 1st & 3rd Tuesdays

St. Johns 37, 2nd & 4th Tuesdays                   Halifax 81, 1st & 3rd Thursdays

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/

                                       RESOLUTION OF MERGER

WHEREAS Daytona Beach Lodge No 270 has had significant and continuing decline in membership and attendance such that it is impossible to fill the Stations and Places for the Masonic year commencing January 2017, and

WHEREAS New Smyrna Lodge No 149 is financially sound and desirous of expanding its membership rolls with the brethren of Daytona Beach Lodge No 270 who have had and continue to maintain a close and harmonious relationship

THEREFORE there being sufficient grounds to warrant a merger pursuant to Section 16.04 of the Masonic Law of Florida, it is proposed that Daytona Beach Lodge No 270 merge with New Smyrna Lodge No 149.

1. It is hereby proposed and planned that New Smyrna Lodge No 149 shall retain its name and charter and shall be referred to as the Continuing Lodge, while Daytona Beach Lodge No 270 shall surrender its charter and shall be referred to as the Merging Lodge.

1. It is hereby proposed and planned that on or about five (5) days before the date of the merger the Treasurers of the Merging and Continuing Lodges shall:

1. ensure all outstanding debts of the merging Lodge are paid.
2. conduct an accounting of all funds.
3. ensure the balance of the funds of the merging Lodge’s several accounts are deposited in the several accounts of the Continuing Lodge mindful that general funds and charitable funds shall not be co-mingled.

1. It is hereby proposed and planned that on or about five (5) days before the date of the merger the Secretaries of the Merging and Continuing Lodges shall:

1. assimilate records from the Merging Lodge into the records of the Continuing Lodge.
2. safeguard the papers and similar items of the Merging Lodge which have heretofore been determined by the Master and Officers of the Merging Lodge to warrant such safekeeping.

1. It is hereby proposed and planned that the Masters and Officers of the Merging and Continuing Lodges ensure the transport of all property to the Continuing Lodge, placed in storage, or donated to a needy Lodge.
2. It is hereby proposed and planned that the implementation of the resolution for the proposed merger be scheduled for presentation as follows:
   1. to the Merging Lodge on                June 14, 2017.
   2. to the Continuing Lodge on           June 19, 2017.
   3. Voted on by the Merging Lodge July 12, 2017
   4. Voted on by the Continuing Lodge July 17, 2017
   5. To the Grand Master for approval or disapproval on July 18, 2017
   6. Read into the Lodges minutes August 9, 2017 for the Merging Lodge and August 21, 2017 for the Continuing Lodge.
   7. Approved by ¾ vote of the Craft September 13, 2017 for the Merging Lodge and September 18, 2017 for the Continuing Lodge.
   8. With a final merger date of September 30, 2017

WHEREFORE the following elected officers, having reviewed and approved the proposed Resolution of Merger set their hands this ______ day of _____________, 2017

________________________________                    ______________________________

Worshipful Master                                                       Senior Warden

________________________________                    _______________________________Junior Warden                                                           Treasurer_________________________________ Secretary

New Smyrna Lodge No. 149 F&AM

Trestle Board June 2017

New Smyrna Lodge No. 149 F&AM 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 our Stated Communication

June 5^th, and June 19^th, 2017

From the West

Greetings my brothers;

Hello, my Brothers, our Lodge had the privilege of raising 6 Brothers to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason May 13^th, 2017. Support came from 7 Lodges in our district making it an outstanding Degree. Many thanks go out to all the Brothers who made this possible, and participated in the Degree. We have Daytona 270 Lodge to thank for lending the costumes for the Degree. This was awesome and made the Degree even more special for the new Brother Master Masons. As you all well know, the Lodge will be dropping down one meeting a month which will be held on the third Monday of the month. This will start in July and run thru September. The Eastern Star Chapter No 3 will be going dark July, August, and September. The Grand Communication is being held in Orlando and is open to all Master Masons. Your lodge officers have made you aware of the proposals to be voted upon, and are going to vote as you have indicated. The Grand Masters official visit is being held on June 24th in Sanford where our own Brother RH. Donald Tucker will be the new DDGM of the 13th district. He is hoping for a good turn out from our Lodge to show support. Worshipful Walter Layton presented Worshipful Bryan Bassett’s daughter with a check for the Melissa Bassett Scholarship in the amount of $2000.00, and one from the same Scholarship for $1000.00 for Kolin Scott Gallaway. The two scholarships were presented at new Smyrna Beach High School.  I am hoping to go to New York to see my children and grandchildren over the summer, but the Senior Wardens chair will not be left unattended, nor the duties of my office. I will only be a phone call away. The heat of summer is here my brothers, and the schools are out.  Keep a watchful eye out for our children as you travel.

Mark King Senior Warden

2017 OFFICERS

Worshipful Master      Walter G. Layton(Edie)                             856-498-7186 walteed50@yahoo.com

Senior Warden               Mark King(Bonnie)                                   386-957-3075 coldduck625@aol.com

Junior Warden               Dave Drake(Kirsten)                        386-314-3566 captaindavedrake@gmail.com

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

Secretary                           W:. Allen (AJ) Winterwerp(Carol)         240-882-0718 NSL140@cfl.rr.com

Chaplain                             Glenn Smith(Kathy)                                 386-427-4057 glennsmith@cfl.rr.com

Marshall                             W:. Allan J Baker(Faye)                          386-405-5125 ajgator28@yahoo.com

Senior Deacon                  Robert Wheeler                                         386-451-6129 bobwheeler@eartlink.net

Junior Deacon                   Lee Goodman(Phillis)                              317-345-1931 lppg1931@gmail.com

Senior Steward                  Chris Van Duyne                                      386-846-2945 vanduyne5

Junior Steward                  John Loveland III                                   856-542-0307 jwloveland55@gmail.com

Tyler                                      W:. Herbert (Bud) Bacheller(Susan)       386-689-952 budbach@aol.com

From the Secretary’s Desk

Brothers, if your address, phone No., cell phone No., email address has changed or if you got a new email address or cell phone no. please contact the secretary with the changes. I’m a phone call away and leave a message with the change.

Update on Circumscribe: The year, 2017 was the last year the Lodge will be sending out dues cards. The dues cards will be through Circumscribe for the year 2018. So, all brother who have not signed up for Circumscribe yet, need to do so. If you want help I still have the information on the back of the Trestle Board and any Brother can call the Secretary’s office and leave a message with phone number for me to contact, and get you all registered. The change isn’t coming but is HERE for all of us. You will need an email address.

Even the Trestle Board will be sent to Circumscribe and will be mailed to the Brothers depending on your preference. But it will be a while before the Trestle Board is sent out by Circumscribe.

                                                     Congratulations

R:. W:. Donald H. Tucker is the NEW Right Worshipful District Grand Master of the 13^th Masonic District. R:.W:. Tucker is a Perpetual Member of New Smyrna Lodge NO.149

W:. Bryan Bassett’s daughter Brynn for receiving the Melissa Bassett Scholarship from

New Smyrna 149

Congratulations to Brother Masons Jon Trygue Bodien, Melvin H Keil Jr.(Sonny), Douglas G. Everson who were Raised to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason on May13th, 2017

                                               Awaiting Degree

Fellow Craft: Brother Troyce William Hudnell

Master Mason: Warren Earl Carman III is waiting for a Master Mason Degree.

                                               Awaiting Ballot

                                                     Notices

The Lodge Hall is available to rent, please call the Secretary at 386-423-2370

                                                          Announcements and Event

June 5^th, 2017 Stated Meeting 6pm dinner 7pm Meeting.      

June 7^th, 2017 Master Mason Ass. Meeting @ Sanford 62 Lodge 7pm

June 19^th, 2017           Stated Meeting 6pm dinner 7pm Meeting.

JULY 3^RD, 2017 NO MEETING

July 17^th, 2017 Stated Meeting, 6pm dinner, 7pm Meeting    

Open books will take place at St. John’s Lodge on the forth Saturday of each month starting at 8AM until noon.

Fraternally,

A J Winterwerp, Secretary

 THE BUILDING OF THE TEMPLE

Continued: On October 18^th, 1909, a motion prevailed to accept an offer from the Lowd family to lease the store building at the corner of Julia and Faulkner Streets for three years at $15.00 per month.

January through May of 2010 was spent in refurbishing the new Lodge room. Twenty-five yards of carpet and ten cuspidors were bought. Twenty-five dollars was paid on a “second hand” piano. The first floor of the building was painted and rented to the Foster Company for $12.50 per month. Biological Brothers F. W. Sams, Charles Sams and Murry Sams were all raised to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason at the same time on September 5^th, 1910. There was no discussion regarding the building of a Temple recorded in 1910. Apparently, all plans to raise money had failed. The year 1911 passed in the normal business of the Lodge and it was not until September 4^th, of that year that the building of a Temple came up. A Special Communication was called for September 12^th. That communication apparently never took place, and there was no further mention of the subject in 1911. The Lodge closed the year with 75 Members.

 Active Perpetual Members

Herbert E. Bacheller, PM                David J. Ellis                             Joseph G. Lockhart Jr., PM

James R. Baldwin PM                      Eric T. Ellis                                Lloyd W. Morris

Louis W. Benishek, PM                    William H. Evans PM             Gustav Postreich, PM

Brady Benishek                                  William J Ptashnik, PM          William M. Schaeffer PM

David L. Bessette                               Everett C. Goodwin                  Gary Rogers PM

Brian T Burke                                      Peter W. Gordon                     William Rogers

Mitchell Cole                                       Walter W. Greatrex, PM          Jeff J. Romano, PM

Richard W. Culbertson                      Sebastian Guarneri, PM         Donald H. Tucker, PM

Stanley J. Dabrowski,PM                  Robert L. Hart                           Richard A. Turner

Frank H. Dietrich                                James D. Humphrey                Allen J. Winterwerp PM

Ronald L. Dreggors                             Leo D. Johns                              George A. Wolsfelt

William A. Drossman                          George N. Johnson, PM          Thomas Williams

Stephen L. Kenney                               Christopher Van Duyne            Glenn Smith

Allan J. Baker                                        Mark E. King

Celestial Perpetual Members

Everett L. Alexander Sr.                       Merlle Howard Corbett             Leon C. Groeber

Charles R. Baldwin Sr.                           Ronald W. Freeman, PM          Lloyd Haynie, PM

Walker P. Carpenter Jr., PM                 Cromer K. Gathers                     Harold R. Hibbs, PM

Edward C. Copenhaver, PM                   Earnest A. Grandinetti             Eugene Hodges

Thomas C. Johnson, PM                         Jerry Siegfried                            William L. Turner

Jay Rogers, PM                                          Bill Smith

Honorary Perpetual Members

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

Steven P. Boring, GM                               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

Memorial Perpetual Members

George M. Cable                                         Ted Harris, DDGM                        Anthony J. Quaglietta Jr.

John N. Cain Sr.                                          Earnest L. Humphrey Sr.

50 Year Plus Brothers

Breece E Bennett                    Donald L Brown          Clifton V Butler             James R Delk

Thomas E Duane                    William H Evans          Joe W Garrett               Everett C Chapman

Kyle F Hall                              Jack H Hayman Sr        Thomas F Johnson       Calvin L Langford

Breece a McCray Sr               William K McGee        Ben F McGraw               Edward Z Midgett

Jack M Onie                            Jack W Reynolds          Robert B Richardson   Harry J Rostagno

Gordon S Smith                      Warren A Swets           Richard A Turner         Edward J Vaissiere

Benard D Vlasin                      Thomas C Wilder         Carl J Winterwerp        George A Wolsfelt

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

Grand Master

                                             M:.W:. Richard G. Hoover

                                                  St Petersburg, Florida

District Deputy Grand Master             District Instructor        

R:. W:. Donald H. Tucker (Kathy)                                                 R:. I:. Tracy Chastain (Donna)

2131 Springwater Lane                                                                      1250 Bee Lane

Port Orange Florida, 32128                                                              Geneva, Florida 32732

H: 386-760-3214 C: 386-602-1182                                                 C: 407-687-3191

Dankat9750@aol.com                                                                        tdchastain@yahoo.com

New Smyrna Lodge Committees for 2017

Finance: SW Mark King, W:. A J Winterwerp, Steve Kenney, Jack Mounts

Vigilance: JW Dave Drake, W:. Bud Bacheller, W:. Matt Schaeffer

Petitions:, W:. A J Winterwerp, Steve Kenney

Masonic Education: RH:. Donald H. Tucker, SD Robert Wheeler, JD Lee

Goodman

Board of Relief: Master and Wardens

Charity: Master and Wardens

Lodge Mentors: W:. Bill Greatrex, SW Mark King

Lodge Property: JW Dave Drake, SS Chris Van Duyne, JS John Loveland III

Lodge Instructors: SW Mark King, SD Bob Wheeler, JS John Loveland III

Investigation Committee: Assigned by Master

Catechism Instructors: W:. Bill Greatrex, SW Mark King, SD Bob Wheeler, JS

John Loveland

Grand Lodge Web Committee: W:. A J Winterwerp, Steve Kenney,  Andre Narciese

Fund Raiser Committee: W:. Allan Baker SW Mark King, Paul Line,

                                      16th Masonic District Meetings

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

Ormond Beach 326, 2nd & 4th Tuesdays       Sirius Sunshine 402, 1st Tuesday

Volusia 77, 2nd & 4th Mondays                    Daytona Bach 270, 2nd & 4th Wednesdays

Bunnell 200, 1st & 3rd Tuesdays                    Sanford 62, 1st & 3rd Tuesdays

St. Johns 37, 2nd & 4th Tuesdays                   Halifax 81, 1st & 3rd Thursdays

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/

                                 CIRCUMSCRIBE

Brothers,

> Circumscribe is here. To all of you Brothers that are being emailed from the

Lodge who have already signed up please disregard this email. To the Brothers

who haven’t signed up with Circumscribe YOU need to sign up by March 3rd. In

this email I will give you the instructions on how to sign up. Please do so as

soon as you can. I will be in the Lodge office tomorrow, Thursday 2/16 from

1-3:30pm, Tuesday 2/21 from 9-11:30am and 1-3:30pm and Thursday 2/23 from

1-3:30pm for phone calls and to help and assist you and try to answer questions

you may have. Signing up and downloading your picture by March 3rd will make

sure you get the picture on your permanent dues card. Paper dues cards will not

be sent out anymore. So, Brothers here we go.

GO TO THE WEBSITE: https://glfl.circumscribe.net

> YOUR GRAND LODGE NUMBER IS ON YOUR CURRENT DUES CARD. IF YOU CAN’T FIND IT

CALL OR EMAIL THE LODGE AND I WILL GET IT FOR YOU.

ENTER YOUR INTITIAL USERNAME:   FL WILL BE IN CAPITAL LETTERS.                                  FLyourgrandlodgenumber@changeyouemail.info

> SO IT WILL LOOK LIKE THIS:       FL1234567@changeyouremail.info

> YOUR INITIAL PASSWORD WILL BE:   FL your grand lodge number

> SO IT WILL LOOK LIKE THIS:       FL1234567

> YOU WILL THEN BE PROMTED TO CHANGE YOUR EMAIL AND PASSWORD TO YOUR OWN.

> YOU ENTER YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS

> YOU ENTER YOU NEW PASSWORD TWICE. THE PASSWORD MUST CONTAIN 8 CHARACTERS WITH

ONE NUMBER IN IT.

> ONCE YOU HAVE ENTERED BOTH CORRECTLY YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO LOGOUT AND THEN

LOG BACK IN USING YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS AND NEW PASSWORD.

> IF YOU WANT A PICTURE ON YOUR PERMENANT DUES CARD FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS ON

DOWNLOADING A PICTURE AND CROPPING IT. YOU CAN MAKE THE PICTURE BIGGER OR

SMALLER AND MOVE THE PICTURE AROUND TO FIT IN THE SQUARE. ONCE THAT IS DONE

CHECK YOUR INFORMATION. SCROLL DOWN AND YOU WILL SEE HOW DO YOU WANT TO BE

CONTACTED VIA EMAIL, SMS(TEXT MESSAGE) OR PHONE CALL. AFTER ALL OF THIS PRESS AT

THE BOTTOM SAVE PROFILE.

> ONCE YOU SAVE PROFILE YOU ARE DONE.

> GO BACK UP TO THE TOP OF THE PAGE AND SIGN OUT.

> I hope this will help with you all signing in and registering with

Circumscribe on line. Any questions please call me at 386-423-2370 on the date

above or call and leave a message and I will call you when I come in and

retrieve messages. If you haven’t paid your dues for this year you will be able

to pay them on line. Circumscribe will email me letting the Lodge know you have

paid your current year dues. I also will be at the office and if you want to

come in to the Lodge we can take your picture and get you register on also.

> Again Brothers I hope this helps.

Fraternally, A J Winterwerp PM

New Smyrna Lodge No. 149 F&AM

Trestle Board May 2017

New Smyrna Lodge No. 149 F&AM 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 our Stated Communication

May 1^st, and May 15th 2017

     From the East

    Here we are approaching May already. The lodge is moving forward with good things happening. I am so proud of my officers which makes this year so far very much a success. We have made a substantial amount of money from our breakfasts and dinner and have proposed giving a 2nd scholarship to a worthy student from New Smyrna Beach High School. Same will be chosen by W:. Brian Bassett at an upcoming meeting.

The merger with Daytona #270 is moving forward. We have a lot of paperwork and approvals to be done before that can happen but it is in motion.   I look forward to being a part of making that happen.

The Grand Lodge is approaching on May 29th through the 31st. We have a lot of legislation to vote on and will do same in the best interest of the lodge. We have a member of New Smyrna Lodge that just might be the districts next Right Worshipful?

Also, on that note the New Grand Masters official visit will be in June this year and will be hosted in Sanford. Let’s have a great showing and welcome the new Grand Master into our district with style!

On a personal note, I would like to thank all the Brothers and Wives who called, visited, and prayed for my Wife Edie. For those who don’t know, she was involved in a serious MV accident and had her C-1 and C-2 Vertebrates fractured. She is home resting and healing now with a “halo” that she has to wear for 8 weeks. She is upbeat and positive about the outcome. Again, Thank You everyone!

Lastly, we have a Master Mason’s Degree coming up on the 13th of May and have 5 Brothers to be raised. I ask all brothers to come out and support the new brothers.

Walter Layton,

Worshipful Master

From the West

Greetings my brothers;

As the lodge approaches the half way point in the year with the Grand Communication only a short time away. we need to look at the proposed legislation to be voted on. The proposed changes are available in the Secretary’s office. Please take the time to look them over and let your Officers know what your thoughts are so they can make your wishes known. The Easter Extravaganza was a success thank to the overwhelming support of our brothers. I cannot thank you enough. As you are all aware we are putting on a Master Mason Degree on Saturday May 13^th, at 9am with breakfast at 8am at the lodge. This Master Mason Degree will be very exciting as it will be done in full costume thanks to Daytona Lodge 270 who are loaning us their costumes. We are planning to have up to 6 brothers go through the Degree, 4 from our Lodge, 1 from Daytona 270, and 1 from Ormond 326. I hope to see all my brothers there to experience it, and take part in the Degree. If you are interested in taking a part in it please contact the Secretary or myself, we will need all the help we can get. At our last Stated Communication Worshipful Allan Woodstock stated that his Lodge; Daytona 270 has agreed to sell their building and that they are going forward with their plans to merge with New Smyrna 149. This is a win, win for both our Lodges. We get some fantastic Brothers and they get a great Lodge to support them. I know they feel very welcome at our Lodge. I am very proud of our new Brothers who have taken on new positions when given the opportunity. Our future is assured by these Brothers and their willingness to take part. Last but by far not least, school is about to end for the summer break. Be aware that our children will be out and about with all the outdoor activities. Keep them in mind as you travel on our roads, and let’s keep them safe.

Mark King

Senior Warden

OFFICERS

Worshipful Master      Walter G. Layton(Edie)                             856-498-7186 walteed50@yahoo.com

Senior Warden               Mark King(Bonnie)                                   386-957-3075 coldduck625@aol.com

Junior Warden               Dave Drake(Kirsten)                        386-314-3566 captaindavedrake@gmail.com

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

Secretary                           W:. Allen (AJ) Winterwerp(Carol)         240-882-0718 NSL140@cfl.rr.com

Chaplain                             Glenn Smith(Kathy)                                 386-427-4057 glennsmith@cfl.rr.com

Marshall                             W:. Allan J Baker(Faye)                          386-405-5125 ajgator28@yahoo.com

Senior Deacon                  Robert Wheeler                                         386-451-6129 bobwheeler@eartlink.net

Junior Deacon                   Lee Goodman(Phillis)                              317-345-1931 lppg1931@gmail.com

Senior Steward                  Chris Van Duyne                                      386-846-2945 vanduyne55@gmail.com

Junior Steward                  John Loveland III                                   856-542-0307 jwloveland55@gmail.com

Tyler                                      W:. Herbert (Bud) Bacheller(Susan)       386-689-952 budbach@aol.com

From the Secretary’s Desk

Brothers, if your address, phone No., cell phone No., email address has changed or if you got a new email address or cell phone no. please contact the secretary with the changes. I’m a phone call away and leave a message with the change.

Congratulations

R:. I:. Donald H. Tucker who at the end of this month be the NEW Right Worshipful District Deputy Grand Master of the 13^th Masonic District. R:.I:. Tucker is a Perpetual Member of New Smyrna Lodge NO.149

RESOLUTION : Brother, a Resolution was read for the first reading and passed with a simple hand vote:

Resolution:

Whereas, new members and new Master Masons who paid fees/dues after September 1^st shall be exempt from paying dues for the following fiscal year.

 Whereas, the fee for a Master Mason in good standings whom petitions to become a member of New Smyrna Lodge No. 149 will be $100 plus assessed $15 for a background check if the Brother’s transferring Lodge is outside the Grand Lodge of Florida’s jurisdiction. If the petition is not accepted the $100 fee will be returned.

Whereas, a Brother Master Mason who is a member of New Smyrna Lodge 149 who has a combined total of 50 years in Masonry shall be eligible for one of 3 Life memberships to be voted by the Craft

1)      Life membership conferred by the Lodge without payment of fee therefor which exempts recipient from payment of Grand Lodge Annual Revenue.

This is official notice of the Resolution to the Craft. The Resolution will be held over until the May 1st, 2017 Communications where it will be read and a ball ballot with 3/4 vote to adopt this Resolution. Any questions please call the Secretary’s office, leave a message and he will explain the Resolution to you

Update on Circumscribe: The year, 2017 was the last year the Lodge will be sending out dues cards. The dues cards will be through Circumscribe for the year 2018. So, all brother who have not signed up for Circumscribe yet, need to do so. If you want help I still have the information on the back of the Trestle Board and any Brother can call the Secretary’s office and leave a message with phone number for me to contact, and get you all registered. The change isn’t coming but is HERE for all of us. You will need an email address.

Even the Trestle Board will be sent to Circumscribe and will be mailed to the Brothers depending on your preference. But it will be a while before the Trestle Board is sent out by Circumscribe.

Congratulations To:

   Awaiting Degree

   Fellow Craft: Brother Troyce William Hudnell

Master Mason: Brothers Jon Trygue Bodien, Mr. Melvin H. Keil Jr. (Sonny), Warren Earl Carman III, Douglas G Everson are waiting for a Master Mason Degree. The Master Mason Degree will be on May 13^th, 2017

Awaiting Ballot

      None

                                                                                                 Notices

The Lodge Hall is available to rent, please call the Secretary at 386-423-2370

Announcements and Event

May 1^st, 2017                               Stated Communications                       Dinner 6pm     Meeting 7pm

May 3^rd, 2017                              Master Mason Ass, meeting @         Dinner 6pm     Meeting 7pm

                                                          Landmark 383

May 6^th & 7^th 2017                     Shriners Circus                       

May 7^th, 2017                              OES Hawaiian Luau @ Riptides         2pm                 Tickets $10 pp

May 13^th, 2017                            Called Master Mason Degree              8am Breakfast 9am Degree starts

May 15^th, 2017                            Stated Communications                       Dinner 6pm     Meeting 7pm

May 28^th, 29, 30, 2017            Fl. Grand Lodge Comm. in Orlando Fl.

Open books will take place at St. John’s Lodge on the forth Saturday of each month starting at 8AM until noon.

Fraternally,

A J Winterwerp, Secretary

Lodge History Continued:

                                                                        THE BUILDING OF THE TEMPLE

  Lodge meetings were very lengthy in those days. A separate ballot had to be taken for each degree as a candidate progressed. Practically all Degree work was done at a Stated Communications. The discussions on building were all recorded as being long and thorough. On February 18^th, 1907, several building lots were offered to the Lodge. The offer of Brother B. F. Chilton of the lot on the southeast corner of Canal and Orange streets for $600.00 was accepted. On March 4^th, 1907, the soliciting committee reported that $234.00 had been collected and offered the Brethren an opportunity to subscribe. A committee was appointed to secure plans, specifications, and bids to construct a building 50 X 80 feet, three stories high. On June 11^th, 1907, the Lodge had collected $400.00 in donations. A motion prevailed to draw the additional $200.00 from the Treasury and pay Brother Chilton for the lot. Thus, the Lodge owned it’s building lot and the remainder of the year was spent discussing plans and specifications for the building of a Temple. The year 1908 was a busy one. Degree work conducted at every meeting. The Lodge also did a lot of charitable work as many requests were made from indigent Brothers. Some effort was made to raise money for the building but without success. On March 16, 1908, the idea of a stock company was raised. However, 11908 ended with no progress on the building fund.

The year 1909 began with 55 members. Although the Lodge was busy with Degree work, the membership only increased to 61 by the end of the year. It is interesting to note that the Lodge paid the District Deputy his expenses for his official visit on January 4^th, 1909, This was done on an occasional basis, but did not show in the minutes of other years to be a rule. Many request were received by the Lodge from indigent Brothers. On August 2^nd, 1909, several motions prevailed to revive the effort to build a Temple. New building and soliciting committees were appointed. The soliciting committees were appointed to explore the possibility of selling stock in the new attempt to raise money. On August 16^th, 1909, it was decided to build a building at the cost of $10,000.00. It ws further decided that a stock company would be formed and that the members would be given thirty days to purchase $10,000.00 in stick before it was offered outside the Lodge. At a Special Communications on August 23^rd, 1909 a charter for a Building Association was accepted and five directors appointed. There was nothing further reported regarding the building in 1909. To be Continued.

 Active Perpetual Members

Herbert E. Bacheller, PM                David J. Ellis                             Joseph G. Lockhart Jr., PM

James R. Baldwin PM                      Eric T. Ellis                                Lloyd W. Morris

Louis W. Benishek, PM                    William H. Evans PM             Gustav Postreich, PM

Brady Benishek                                  William J Ptashnik, PM          William M. Schaeffer PM

David L. Bessette                               Everett C. Goodwin                  Gary Rogers PM

Brian T Burke                                      Peter W. Gordon                     William Rogers

Mitchell Cole                                       Walter W. Greatrex, PM          Jeff J. Romano, PM

Richard W. Culbertson                      Sebastian Guarneri, PM         Donald H. Tucker, PM

Stanley J. Dabrowski,PM                  Robert L. Hart                           Richard A. Turner

Frank H. Dietrich                                James D. Humphrey                Allen J. Winterwerp PM

Ronald L. Dreggors                             Leo D. Johns                              George A. Wolsfelt

William A. Drossman                          George N. Johnson, PM          Thomas Williams

Stephen L. Kenney                               Christopher Van Duyne            Glenn Smith

Allan J. Baker                                        Mark E. King

Celestial Perpetual Members

Everett L. Alexander Sr.                       Merlle Howard Corbett             Leon C. Groeber

Charles R. Baldwin Sr.                           Ronald W. Freeman, PM          Lloyd Haynie, PM

Walker P. Carpenter Jr., PM                 Cromer K. Gathers                     Harold R. Hibbs, PM

Edward C. Copenhaver, PM                   Earnest A. Grandinetti             Eugene Hodges

Thomas C. Johnson, PM                         Jerry Siegfried                            William L. Turner

Jay Rogers, PM                                          Bill Smith

Honorary Perpetual Members

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

Steven P. Boring, GM                               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

Memorial Perpetual Members

George M. Cable                                         Ted Harris, DDGM                        Anthony J. Quaglietta Jr.

John N. Cain Sr.                                          Earnest L. Humphrey Sr.

50 Year Plus Brothers

Breece E Bennett                    Donald L Brown          Clifton V Butler             James R Delk

Thomas E Duane                    William H Evans          Joe W Garrett               Everett C Chapman

Kyle F Hall                              Jack H Hayman Sr        Thomas F Johnson       Calvin L Langford

Breece a McCray Sr               William K McGee        Ben F McGraw               Edward Z Midgett

Jack M Onie                            Jack W Reynolds          Robert B Richardson   Harry J Rostagno

Gordon S Smith                      Warren A Swets           Richard A Turner         Edward J Vaissiere

Benard D Vlasin                      Thomas C Wilder         Carl J Winterwerp        George A Wolsfelt

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

Grand Master

     M:.W:. Stanley L. Hudson

Fort Pierce Florida

District Deputy Grand Master                                                         District Instructor        

R:. W:.Charles Calabritto                                                                            R:. H:. Donald H. Tucker                 

717 Charing Place                                                                                           2131 Springwater Lane

Deltona, Florida 32725                                                                                 Port Orange, Florida 32128

ccalabritto@gmail.com                                                                                 donkat9750@aol.com

New Smyrna Lodge Committees for 2017

Finance: SW Mark King, W:. A J Winterwerp, Steve Kenney, Jack Mounts

Vigilance: JW Dave Drake, W:. Bud Bacheller, W:. Matt Schaeffer

Petitions:, W:. A J Winterwerp, Stephen Kenney 

Masonic Education: RH:. Donald H. Tucker, SD Robert Wheeler, JD Lee Goodman

Board of Relief: Master and Wardens

Charity: Master and Wardens

Lodge Mentors: W:. Bill Greatrex, SW Mark King

Lodge Property: JW Dave Drake, SS Chris Van Duyne, JS John Loveland III

Lodge Instructors: SW Mark King, SD Bob Wheeler, JS John Loveland III

Investigation Committee: Assigned by Master

Catechism Instructors: W:. Bill Greatrex, SW Mark King, SD Bob Wheeler, JS

John Loveland

Grand Lodge Web Committee: W:. A J Winterwerp, Steve Kenney, Andre Narciese

Fund Raiser Committee: W:. Allan BakerSW Mark King, Paul Line,

16th Masonic District Meetings

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

Ormond Beach 326, 2nd & 4th Tuesdays Sirius Sunshine 402, 1st Tuesday

Volusia 77, 2nd & 4th Mondays Daytona Bach 270, 2nd & 4th Wednesdays

Bunnell 200, 1st & 3rd Tuesdays Sanford 62, 1st & 3rd Tuesdays

St. Johns 37, 2nd & 4th Tuesdays Halifax 81, 1st & 3rd Thursdays

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

   CIRCUMSCRIBE

Brothers,

Circumscribe is here. To all of you Brothers that are being emailed from the

Lodge who have already signed up please disregard this email. To the Brothers

who haven’t signed up with Circumscribe YOU need to sign up by March 3rd. In

this email I will give you the instructions on how to sign up. Please do so as

soon as you can. I will be in the Lodge office tomorrow, Thursday 2/16 from

1-3:30pm, Tuesday 2/21 from 9-11:30am and 1-3:30pm and Thursday 2/23 from

1-3:30pm for phone calls and to help and assist you and try to answer questions

you may have. Signing up and downloading your picture by March 3rd will make

sure you get the picture on your permanent dues card. Paper dues cards will not

be sent out anymore. So, Brothers here we go.

>

> GO TO THE WEBSITE: https://glfl.circumscribe.net

>

> YOUR GRAND LODGE NUMBER IS ON YOUR CURRENT DUES CARD. IF YOU CAN’T FIND IT

CALL OR EMAIL THE LODGE AND I WILL GET IT FOR YOU.

>

> ENTER YOUR INTITIAL USERNAME:   FL WILL BE IN CAPITAL LETTERS.

>                                 FLyourgrandlodgenumber@changeyouemail.info

> SO IT WILL LOOK LIKE THIS:       FL1234567@changeyouremail.info

> YOUR INITIAL PASSWORD WILL BE:   FL your grand lodge number

> SO IT WILL LOOK LIKE THIS:       FL1234567

>

> YOU WILL THEN BE PROMTED TO CHANGE YOUR EMAIL AND PASSWORD TO YOUR OWN.

> YOU ENTER YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS

> YOU ENTER YOU NEW PASSWORD TWICE. THE PASSWORD MUST CONTAIN 8 CHARACTERS WITH

ONE NUMBER IN IT.

> ONCE YOU HAVE ENTERED BOTH CORRECTLY YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO LOGOUT AND THEN

LOG BACK IN USING YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS AND NEW PASSWORD.

> IF YOU WANT A PICTURE ON YOUR PERMENANT DUES CARD FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS ON

DOWNLOADING A PICTURE AND CROPPING IT. YOU CAN MAKE THE PICTURE BIGGER OR

SMALLER AND MOVE THE PICTURE AROUND TO FIT IN THE SQUARE. ONCE THAT IS DONE

CHECK YOUR INFORMATION. SCROLL DOWN AND YOU WILL SEE HOW DO YOU WANT TO BE

CONTACTED VIA EMAIL, SMS(TEXT MESSAGE) OR PHONE CALL. AFTER ALL OF THIS PRESS AT

THE BOTTOM SAVE PROFILE.

> ONCE YOU SAVE PROFILE YOU ARE DONE.

> GO BACK UP TO THE TOP OF THE PAGE AND SIGN OUT.

> I hope this will help with you all signing in and registering with

Circumscribe on line. Any questions please call me at 386-423-2370 on the date

above or call and leave a message and I will call you when I come in and

retrieve messages.If you haven’t paid your dues for this year you will be able

to pay them on line. Circumscribe will email me letting the Lodge know you have

paid your current year dues. I also will be at the office and if you want to

come in to the Lodge we can take your picture and get you register on also.

> Again Brothers I hope this helps.

>

> Fraternally,

> A J Winterwerp PM

> Secretary

> New Smyrna Lodge No. 149

> New Smyrna Beach Fl         386-423-2370, NLS149@cfl.rr.com

New Smyrna Lodge No. 149 F&AM

Trestle Board April 2017

New Smyrna Lodge No. 149 F&AM 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 our Stated Communication

April 3^rd and 17^th 2017

From the West

Greetings my brothers;

Spring is here, and with it the fact that we will soon be losing our Brothers from the north. That doesn’t mean the lodge meetings are any less attended.  We have many out of town visitors that continue to come. The Fellow Craft degree was a great example of that, with 47 brothers in attendance. The trip to Grand Lodge in Jacksonville had to be postponed for now due to scheduling conflicts. But we are still hopping to make it happen sometime after Grand Lodge Communications in May. I will keep everyone updated when we can get a date that works for all. As I said the fellow Craft degree we had this month was a success passing four brothers with many there to support them. Our Junior Warden David Drake did a good job for his first time being in the East, including many of our new brothers first time taking part in a degree. It was great to have these brothers stepping up to take part. The month of April is going to be busy. On April 1^st, we will be hosting a Masonic leadership training class at 930am presented by Brother Mike Hindley of Sanford Lodge No. 62. Our regular stated meeting on April 3rd and on April 15^th, and our Easter Extravaganza, with the Masonic Child ID and the Easter Bunny being present. The Easter Extravaganza is a FAMILY event for our Lodge and the community. We will need help from the ALL Brothers to make these events happen. Please plan to attend, and if possible bring a Brother and his family who hasn’t been to the lodge for some time. They will not be disappointed. I am working on another fishing trip raffle along with our Senior Deacon Robert Wheeler. We hope to have the details and tickets available for everyone by the second meeting in April. With your help, I hope to make it as successful as the last raffle we had last fall. My Brothers enjoy spring because before you know it the heat of summer will soon be here.

Mark King Senior Warden

Sick and infirmed Brothers and Family:

Brother’s, on Saturday April 8th, 2016 R:. I:. Donald H. Tuckers wife had a heart attack. She was taken to Halifax Hospital and is being treated there. Please keep R:. I:. Tucker’s wife in your prayers and Bother Tucker also. When I talked to R:.I:. Don she was sleeping and resting comfortable.

Keep Brother Carl Winterwerp’s oldest son in your prayers as he is battling cancer. Keep WM:. Layton’s wife in your prayers and Brother Junior Steward John Loveland III wife in your prayers, they were involved in an auto accident with injuries. Keep the family of Brother Leonard E. (Duke) Southard in your prayers as Brother Southhard passed to the Celestial Lodge of Freemasonry on Monday March 27^th, 2017. If you know or hear of a Brother or his family who are sick, ill or passed please contact the Secretaries office with the information.

2017 Officers

 From the Secretary’s Desk

Brothers, if your address, phone No., cell phone No., email address has changed or if you got a new email address or cell phone no. please contact the secretary with the changes. I’m a phone call away and leave a message with the change.

Update on Circumscribe: The year, 2017 was the last year the Lodge will be sending out dues cards. The dues cards will be through Circumscribe for the year 2018. So, all brother who have not signed up for Circumscribe yet, need to do so. If you want help I still have the information on the back of the Trestle Board and any Brother can call the Secretary’s office and leave a message with phone number for me to contact, and get you all registered. The change isn’t coming but is HERE for all of us. You will need an email address.

Even the Trestle Board will be sent to Circumscribe and will be mailed to the Brothers depending on your preference. But it will be a while before the Trestle Board is sent out by Circumscribe.

Congratulations To:

Brothers Jon Tryve Bodien, Melvin H. Keil Jr. (Sonny), Warren Earl Carman III, and Douglas G. Everson for being passed to the Degree of Fellow Craft on 3/20/2017

 Awaiting Degree

Fellow Craft: Brother Troyce William Hudnell

Master Mason: Brothers Jon Trygue Bodien, Mr. Melvin H. Keil Jr. (Sonny), Warren Earl Carman III, Douglas G Everson are waiting for a Master Mason Degree

Awaiting Ballot

None

Notices

RESOLUTION : Brother, a Resolution was read for the first reading and passed with a simple hand vote: the

New Smyrna Lodge No. 149 F&AM

300 N. Riverside DR.

New Smyrna Beach, Florida   32168

(386) 423-2370   NSL149@cfl.rr.com

 Resolution:

Whereas, new members and new Master Masons who paid fees/dues after September 1^st shall be exempt from paying dues for the following fiscal year.

 Whereas, the fee for a Master Mason in good standings whom petitions to become a member of New Smyrna Lodge No. 149 will be $100 plus assessed $15 for a background check if the Brother’s transferring Lodge is outside the Grand Lodge of Florida’s jurisdiction. If the petition is not accepted the $100 fee will be returned.

Whereas, a Brother Master Mason who is a member of New Smyrna Lodge 149 who has a combined total of 50 years in Masonry shall be eligible for one of 3 Life memberships to be voted by the Craft

1)      Life membership conferred by the Lodge without payment of fee therefor which exempts recipient from payment of Grand Lodge Annual Revenue.

This is official notice of the Resolution to the Craft. The Resolution will be held over until the May 1st, 2017 Communications where it will be read and a ball ballot with 3/4 vote to adopt this Resolution. Any questions please call the Secretary’s office, leave a message and he will explain the Resolution to you

The Lodge Hall is available to rent, please call the Secretary at 386-423-2370

Announcements and Event

April 1st Masonic Education Class at New Smyrna Lodge 149 9:30am-1200 noon

April 3rd Stated Communications 6pm Dinner, meeting @ 7pm

April 15th Easter Egg Hunt 11:00am-1:00pm

April 17th Stated Communications 6pm Dinner, meeting @ 7pm

April 19th Bunco for Fun and Prizes @ New Smyrna Shrine Club 7pm-9pm

April 21st Spagetti Dinner/Bingo 6pm-9pm

April 29th Monthly Breakfast @ Lodge 7am-11am

May 1st Stated Communications 6pm dinner, meeting @ 7pm

Open books will take place at St. John’s Lodge on the forth Saturday of each month starting at 8AM until noon.

Fraternally,

A J Winterwerp, Secretary

Lodge History Continued:

THE BUILDING OF THE TEMPLE

Continued: The Lodge began in 1906 with 47 members and dues were $3.00 per year. The fees were $10.00 for each Degree. With this income, building a Temple would prove to be difficult task. On February 19th, 1906 Brother Smith made his report, including building plans. After a long discussion, a motion prevailed, limiting the expenditure for a building to $300.00. Another motion prevailed adding Brother A. C. McCall to the soliciting committee with a salary of $100.00, provided he succeeded in getting the building built. The Lodge moved from Mary Street School to the newly rebuilt Dohn Feed Store on Faulkner Street in April 1906, where it remained until 1909. No further progress was reported on the building in 1906. On January 21, 1907, Brother R. S. Nelson was appointed a committee of one to devise a ways and means of raising money to build a Temple. He recommended borrowing the money to build a Temple and a committee was appointed to find a building lot. Lodge meetings were very lengthy in those days. A separate ballot had to be taken for each degree as a candidate progressed. Practically all Degree work was done at a Stated Communications. The discussions on building were all recorded as being long and thorough. On February 18th, 1907, several building lots were offered to the Lodge. The offer of Brother B. F. Chilton of the lot on the southeast corner of Canal and Orange streets for $600.00 was accepted. On March 4th, 1907, the soliciting committee reported that $235.00 had been collected and offered the Brethren an opportunity to subscribe. A committee was appointed to secure plans specifications and bids to construct a building 50 X 80 feet, three stories high.  To be Continued

 Active Perpetual Members

Herbert E. Bacheller, PM                David J. Ellis                             Joseph G. Lockhart Jr., PM

James R. Baldwin PM                      Eric T. Ellis                                Lloyd W. Morris

Louis W. Benishek, PM                    William H. Evans PM             Gustav Postreich, PM

Brady Benishek                                  William J Ptashnik, PM          William M. Schaeffer PM

David L. Bessette                               Everett C. Goodwin                  Gary Rogers PM

Brian T Burke                                      Peter W. Gordon                     William Rogers

Mitchell Cole                                       Walter W. Greatrex, PM          Jeff J. Romano, PM

Richard W. Culbertson                      Sebastian Guarneri, PM         Donald H. Tucker, PM

Stanley J. Dabrowski,PM                  Robert L. Hart                           Richard A. Turner

Frank H. Dietrich                                James D. Humphrey                Allen J. Winterwerp PM

Ronald L. Dreggors                             Leo D. Johns                              George A. Wolsfelt

William A. Drossman                          George N. Johnson, PM          Thomas Williams

Stephen L. Kenney                               Christopher Van Duyne            Glenn Smith

Allan J. Baker                                        Mark E. King

Celestial Perpetual Members

Everett L. Alexander Sr.                       Merlle Howard Corbett             Leon C. Groeber

Charles R. Baldwin Sr.                           Ronald W. Freeman, PM          Lloyd Haynie, PM

Walker P. Carpenter Jr., PM                 Cromer K. Gathers                     Harold R. Hibbs, PM

Edward C. Copenhaver, PM                   Earnest A. Grandinetti             Eugene Hodges

Thomas C. Johnson, PM                         Jerry Siegfried                            William L. Turner

Jay Rogers, PM                                          Bill Smith

Honorary Perpetual Members

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

Steven P. Boring, GM                               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

Memorial Perpetual Members

George M. Cable                                         Ted Harris, DDGM                        Anthony J. Quaglietta Jr.

John N. Cain Sr.                                          Earnest L. Humphrey Sr.

50 Year Plus Brothers

Breece E Bennett                    Donald L Brown          Clifton V Butler             James R Delk

Thomas E Duane                    William H Evans          Joe W Garrett               Everett C Chapman

Kyle F Hall                              Jack H Hayman Sr        Thomas F Johnson       Calvin L Langford

Breece a McCray Sr               William K McGee        Ben F McGraw               Edward Z Midgett

Jack M Onie                            Jack W Reynolds          Robert B Richardson   Harry J Rostagno

Gordon S Smith                      Warren A Swets           Richard A Turner         Edward J Vaissiere

Benard D Vlasin                      Thomas C Wilder         Carl J Winterwerp        George A Wolsfelt

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

Grand Master

     M:.W:. Stanley L. Hudson

Fort Pierce Florida

District Deputy Grand Master                   District Instructor        

R:. W:.Charles Calabritto                                                                 R:. H:. Donald H. Tucker                 

717 Charing Place                                                                             2131 Springwater Lane

Deltona, Florida 32725                                                                    Port Orange, Florida 32128

ccalabritto@gmail.com                                                                      donkat9750@aol.com

New Smyrna Lodge Committees for 2017

Finance: SW Mark King, W:. A J Winterwerp, Steve Kenney, Jack Mounts

Vigilance: JW Dave Drake, W:. Bud Bacheller, W:. Matt Schaeffer

Petitions:, To be announced

Masonic Education: RH:. Donald H. Tucker, SD Robert Wheeler, JD Lee

Goodman

Board of Relief: Master and Wardens

Charity: Master and Wardens

Lodge Mentors: W:. Bill Greatrex, SW Mark King

Lodge Property: JW Dave Drake, SS Chris Van Duyne, JS John Loveland III

Lodge Instructors: SW Mark King, SD Bob Wheeler, JS John Loveland III

Investigation Committee: Assigned by Master

Catechism Instructors: W:. Bill Greatrex, SW Mark King, SD Bob Wheeler, JS

John Loveland

Grand Lodge Web Committee: W:. A J Winterwerp, Steve Kenney, Andre Narciese

Fund Raiser Committee: W:. Allan BakerSW Mark King, Paul Line, 16th Masonic District Meetings

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

Ormond Beach 326, 2nd & 4th Tuesdays Sirius Sunshine 402, 1st Tuesday

Volusia 77, 2nd & 4th Mondays Daytona Bach 270, 2nd & 4th Wednesdays

Bunnell 200, 1st & 3rd Tuesdays Sanford 62, 1st & 3rd Tuesdays

St. Johns 37, 2nd & 4th Tuesdays Halifax 81, 1st & 3rd Thursdays

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

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> New Smyrna Lodge No. 149

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New Smyrna Lodge No. 149 F&AM

Trestle Board March 2017

New Smyrna Lodge No. 149 F&AM 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 our Stated Communication March 6^th and 20^th 2017

  From the East

Brothers All,

Brothers, February is about to end and we have got a lot accomplished during the Month. On our first stated communication, February 6^th, we had the local Boy Scouts Troop #429 join us for dinner and our flag presentation. We had 11 boy scouts and 4 Scout Masters and fathers. They did an outstanding job and presented us with Masonic pins for our Brothers at the lodge. If you have not received one, stop by the lodge and we will present you with one.

On February 13^th, 7 of our members traveled to Mokanna Lodge #329 for a 60-year presentation for one of our members Father, Robert Wheeler. The Grand Master was there and did the presentation to him and a 70-year member. There were approximately 70 Brothers in attendance for that momentous occasion. The food was great and the Fellowship was outstanding. If you haven’t been to Mokanna Lodge, you are missing out. They did a great job with the presentation and meeting.

On February 10, we had our first dinner, chicken pot pie, followed by bingo. It was a great success with 52 people making it for the festivities.

On February 11^th, we had Masonic Leadership Training at the lodge conducted by Brother Mike Hindley. If you missed this one he will be conducting part 2 on April 1^st @ 9:30am. Come out and enlighten yourselves!

We will be having our next stated communication on March 6^th, and another called communication on March 20^th to conduct a Fellowcraft Degree. We have 4 Brothers of New Smyrna Lodge that will be Passed to the Degree of Fellowcraft. Come on out and support our new Brothers.

Walter Layton,

Worshipful Master

From the West

Brothers of New Smyrna Lodge 149,

As we enter the month of March, we will soon be required to” spring ahead” our clocks loosing 1 hour of precious sleep. The good news is we are about to enjoy spring, one of the best times of year here in Florida. The lodge continues to grow we added another entered apprentice, and a Past Worshipful Master from a nearby lodge. Along those lines we have 4 brothers awaiting their Fellow Craft Degree. The Fellow Craft Degree is planned for our second meeting March 20^th 2017. We will need 3 conductors for this degree. If you are interested in taking part please contact the Worshipful Master or the Secretary. April 1^st, 2017 at 930 am we will have a Masonic Leadership Class at our lodge. Brother Mike Hindley from Sanford Lodge 62 will continue his class. This class is open to all Master Masons in our district. Please spread the word and come out to the class, refreshments will be available The Easter extravaganza will take place on April 15th at our lodge. Put this event on your calendar and plan to be there to help We gave out over 300 hotdogs last year so we do need help. The first dinner our Worshipful Master held was an outstanding success. The bingo game that was held after was great fun and many were asking when we were going to do it again. We are putting together a trip to the Grand Lodge of Florida in Jacksonville. The date is April 22^nd and lunch at Grand Lodge will be provided by Most Worshipful Lynn the Grand Secretary. We will be at our Lodge to carpool up and leaving from our Lodge at 8:30 am.

Thank you

Mark King, Senior Warden

New Smyrna Lodge Officers for 2017

Worshipful Master        Walter G. Layton (Edie)                    (856)498-7186  walteed50@yahoo.com

Senior Warden               Mark E. King (Bonnie)                      (386)957-3075   coldduck625@aol.com

Junior Warden              Dave Drake ( Kiersten)                      (386)314-3566   captaindavedrake@gmail.com

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

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

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

Marshal                            W:. Allan J Baker (Faye)                     (386)405-5125   ajgator28@yahoo.com

Senior Deacon                 Robert Wheeler                                    (386)451-6129   bobwheeler@earthlink.net

Junior Deacon                 Lee Goodman (Phyllis)                       (317)345-1931    lppg1931@gmail.com

Senior Steward                Chris Van Duyne                                 (386)846-2945  vanduyne.chris@gmail.com

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

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

 From the Secretary’s Desk

On March 20^th 2017, The Worshipful Master has dispensed with the Stated Communications to conduct a Fellow Craft Degree.

Update on Circumscribe, your permanent dues card for those who have signed up with Circumscribe will be mailed to the Lodge offices sometime in March. The year, 2017 was the last year the Lodge will be sending out dues cards. The dues cards will be through Circumscribe. So, all brother who have not signed up for Circumscribe yet, need to do so. If you want help I still have the information on the back of the Trestle Board and any Brother can call the Secretary’s office and leave a message with phone number for me to contact, and get you all registered. The change isn’t coming but is HERE for all of us. You will need an email address.

Even the Trestle Board will be sent to Circumscribe and will be mailed to the Brothers depending on your preference. But this will not happen for a while.

Reminder: production of permanent ID cards will resume on March 6, 2017.

The deadline for uploading pictures and updating information will be February 28, 2017.

Brothers, it is with deep regret I have to inform you all that our Brother Albert James Jarrett has passed to the Celestial Lodge on December 1^st, 2016. We were informed of Brother Jarrett’s passing February 23^rd, 2107. Brother Jarrett was a 47-year brother of New Smyrna Lodge 149. He was initiated an Entered Apprentice on March 2^nd, 1970, passed to Fellow Craft May 18^th, 1970, and raised to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason on July 13^th, 1970. Please keep his family and wife in your prayers.

                                                                        Congratulations To:

Brother Troyce William Hudnell who was initiated an Entered Apprentice on February 20^th, 2017

Congratulations to Brother Donald Earl Boliver Sr. who has been a Master Mason for 40 years. Brother Boliver was Raised to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason on 2/25/1977 and has been a Brother of New Smyrna Lodge since 2006.

Congratulations to our new Fellow Craft Brothers who were passed to the Fellow Craft Degree on March 20th, 2017

 Congratulations to Junior Warden Dave Drake for his first degree sitting in the Worshipful Masters chair for this Degree. Chris Van Duyne who gave the Fellow Craft Charge for the first time and Brother Junior Steward John Loveland who sat in the Senior Steward’s chair,  Brother Robert Sagarra who sat in the Junior Stewards chair. IT WAS A GREAT FELLOW CRAFT DEGREE WITH GREAT FELLOWSHIP BY ALL. WE HAD 47 BROTHERS PRESENT FOR THE DEGREE. 

Awaiting Degree

MASTER MASON DEGREE: Brothers Jon Trygue Bodien, Mr. Melvin H. Keil Jr. (Sonny), Warren Earl Carman III, , Douglas G Everson

FELLOW CRAFT DEGREE: Troyce William Hudnell , Mr. Joshua A. Cofelessa Sr., John Varlica, Jr. Richard L. Chesser Jr.

Awaiting Ballot

At the March 6th, 2017 Stated Communication a motion was made and second to make Brother Gary Price an Honorary Member of New Smyrna Lodge No. 149. This motion will be held over for 30 days and be voted on at the 2nd Stated Communications April 17th, 2017.

At the March 6th, 2017 Stated Communication a motion was made and second to make R:. W:. Richard G. Hoover an Honorary Perpetual Member of New Smyrna Lodge No. 149. This motion will be held over for 30 days and be voted on at the 2nd Stated Communications April 17th, 2017

Brother Donald E. Needham petition was received by the Craft on January 16^th 2017 for Plural Membership with our Lodge. Brother Needham’s petition will be Balloted on at the March 6^th 2017 and Brother Frank Mayo Sanders for Dual Membership with our Lodge which will be Balloted on March 6^th, 2017

Notices

The Lodge Hall is available to rent, please call the Secretary at 386-423-2370

Announcements and Event

 03/04/17     Order of Eastern Star Chapter #3 Installation of Officer @7:30 at Lodge

03/06/17     Stated Communications

03/20/17      Stated Communications has been cancelled for a Called Fellow Craft Degree 6pm dinner, 7pm Fellow Craft Degree

03/25/17    Monthly All you can EAT Pancake Breakfast at Lodge 7-11am          

   Trip to Grand Lodge in Jacksonville HAS BEEN CANCELLED UNTIL A LATER DATE With lunch     provided by M:. W:. Lynn

                         Leave New Smyrna Lodge 149 at 8:30am. Brother interested contact one of the Officers

Open books will take place at St. John’s Lodge on the forth Saturday of each month starting at 8AM until noon. Fraternally,

   A J Winterwerp, Secretary

Lodge History Continued:

                                                                        THE BUILDING OF THE TEMPLE

                                                                                                1906-1927

At the first Stated Communications in 1906 held on February 5^th at the Public School on Mary Street, the idea of buying land and building a permanent home for the Lodge was born. The following motion prevailed: “that Brother D. P. Smith be appointed a committee of one to secure plans and specifications and estimates on Lodge Room 30 X 60 also 35 X 70 and report at our next regular communication, if possible”. From this motion the task began. Efforts to complete the Temple spanned twenty-two years. As the history unfolds, it becomes apparent that the efforts made to complete this task dominated the work of the Lodge. For that reason, I chose the title “THE BUILDING OF THE TEMPLE,” as a background against which to present this period of our history.

                                           Active Perpetual Members

Herbert E. Bacheller, PM                David J. Ellis                             Joseph G. Lockhart Jr., PM

James R. Baldwin PM                      Eric T. Ellis                                Lloyd W. Morris

Louis W. Benishek, PM                    William H. Evans PM             Gustav Postreich, PM

Brady Benishek                                  William J Ptashnik, PM          William M. Schaeffer PM

David L. Bessette                               Everett C. Goodwin                  Gary Rogers PM

Brian T Burke                                      Peter W. Gordon                     William Rogers

Mitchell Cole                                       Walter W. Greatrex, PM          Jeff J. Romano, PM

Richard W. Culbertson                      Sebastian Guarneri, PM         Donald H. Tucker, PM

Stanley J. Dabrowski,PM                  Robert L. Hart                           Richard A. Turner

Frank H. Dietrich                                James D. Humphrey                Allen J. Winterwerp PM

Ronald L. Dreggors                             Leo D. Johns                              George A. Wolsfelt

William A. Drossman                          George N. Johnson, PM          Thomas Williams

Stephen L. Kenney                               Christopher Van Duyne            Glenn Smith

Allan J. Baker                                        Mark E. King

Celestial Perpetual Members

Everett L. Alexander Sr.                       Merlle Howard Corbett             Leon C. Groeber

Charles R. Baldwin Sr.                           Ronald W. Freeman, PM          Lloyd Haynie, PM

Walker P. Carpenter Jr., PM                 Cromer K. Gathers                     Harold R. Hibbs, PM

Edward C. Copenhaver, PM                   Earnest A. Grandinetti             Eugene Hodges

Thomas C. Johnson, PM                         Jerry Siegfried                            William L. Turner

Jay Rogers, PM                                          Bill Smith

Honorary Perpetual Members

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

Steven P. Boring, GM                               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

Memorial Perpetual Members

George M. Cable                                         Ted Harris, DDGM                        Anthony J. Quaglietta Jr.

John N. Cain Sr.                                          Earnest L. Humphrey Sr,

50 Year Plus Brothers

Breece E Bennett                    Donald L Brown          Clifton V Butler             James R Delk

Thomas E Duane                    William H Evans          Joe W Garrett               Everett C Chapman

Kyle F Hall                              Jack H Hayman Sr        Thomas F Johnson       Calvin L Langford

Breece a McCray Sr               William K McGee        Ben F McGraw               Edward Z Midgett

Jack M Onie                            Jack W Reynolds          Robert B Richardson   Harry J Rostagno

Gordon S Smith                      Warren A Swets           Richard A Turner         Edward J Vaissiere

Benard D Vlasin                      Thomas C Wilder         Carl J Winterwerp        George A Wolsfelt

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

Grand Master

     M:.W:. Stanley L. Hudson

Fort Pierce Florida

District Deputy Grand Master                             District Instructor        

R:. W:.Charles Calabritto                                                                 R:. H:. Donald H. Tucker                 

717 Charing Place                                                                             2131 Springwater Lane

Deltona, Florida 32725                                                                    Port Orange, Florida 32128

ccalabritto@gmail.com                                                                      donkat9750@aol.com

New Smyrna Lodge Committees for 2017

Finance: SW Mark King, W:. A J Winterwerp, Steve Kenney, Jack Mounts

Vigilance: JW Dave Drake, W:. Bud Bacheller, W:. Matt Schaeffer

Petitions:, To be announced

Masonic Education: RH:. Donald H. Tucker, SD Robert Wheeler, JD Lee

Goodman

Board of Relief: Master and Wardens

Charity: Master and Wardens

Lodge Mentors: W:. Bill Greatrex, SW Mark King

Lodge Property: JW Dave Drake, SS Chris Van Duyne, JS John Loveland III

Lodge Instructors: SW Mark King, SD Bob Wheeler, JS John Loveland III

Investigation Committee: Assigned by Master

Catechism Instructors: W:. Bill Greatrex, SW Mark King, SD Bob Wheeler, JS

John Loveland

Grand Lodge Web Committee: W:. A J Winterwerp, Steve Kenney,  Andre Narciese

Fund Raiser Committee: W:. Allan BakerSW Mark King, Paul Line,

16th Masonic District Meetings

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

Ormond Beach 326, 2nd & 4th Tuesdays       Sirius Sunshine 402, 1st Tuesday

Volusia 77, 2nd & 4th Mondays                    Daytona Bach 270, 2nd & 4th Wednesdays

Bunnell 200, 1st & 3rd Tuesdays                    Sanford 62, 1st & 3rd Tuesdays

St. Johns 37, 2nd & 4th Tuesdays                   Halifax 81, 1st & 3rd Thursdays

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/

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Lodge who have already signed up please disregard this email. To the Brothers

who haven’t signed up with Circumscribe YOU need to sign up by March 3rd. In

this email I will give you the instructions on how to sign up. Please do so as

soon as you can. I will be in the Lodge office tomorrow, Thursday 2/16 from

1-3:30pm, Tuesday 2/21 from 9-11:30am and 1-3:30pm and Thursday 2/23 from

1-3:30pm for phone calls and to help and assist you and try to answer questions

you may have. Signing up and downloading your picture by March 3rd will make

sure you get the picture on your permanent dues card. Paper dues cards will not

be sent out anymore. So, Brothers here we go.

GO TO THE WEBSITE: https://glfl.circumscribe.net

YOUR GRAND LODGE NUMBER IS ON YOUR CURRENT DUES CARD. IF YOU CAN’T FIND IT

CALL OR EMAIL THE LODGE AND I WILL GET IT FOR YOU.

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SO IT WILL LOOK LIKE THIS:       FL1234567

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Circumscribe on line. Any questions please call me at 386-423-2370 on the date

above or call and leave a message and I will call you when I come in and

retrieve messages.If you haven’t paid your dues for this year you will be able

to pay them on line. Circumscribe will email me letting the Lodge know you have

paid your current year dues. I also will be at the office and if you want to

come in to the Lodge we can take your picture and get you register on also.

Again Brothers I hope this helps.

Fraternally,

A J Winterwerp PM

Secretary

New Smyrna Lodge No. 149

New Smyrna Beach Fl.

386-423-2370,

NLS149@cfl.rr.com

                                                                   New Smyrna Lodge No. 149 F&AM

                                                                        Trestle Board February 2017

                                                                   New Smyrna Lodge No. 149 F&AM

                                                                              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 our Stated Communications on February 6^th  and 20^th 2017.

On February 20^th 2017, The Worshipful Master has dispensed with the Stated Communications to conduct an Entered Apprentice Degree

From the East

Brothers All,

What a great installation to start off 2017! We had about 100 guests and a large number were also from other lodges in our district. I am very proud of the installation team of Installing Officer: RH:. Donald Tucker, Installing Chaplain: RW:. Sam Guarneri, and Installing Marshall: W:. A.J. Winterwerp. I also want to thank all the past Masters that sat in chairs for the installation, and the new officers joining me to make New Smyrna Lodge #149 a better lodge this year. Since our installation, the officers of NS#149 and myself have made all the other installations in our District. I hope they continue to support us at our lodge as we will be supporting them throughout the year in theirs. Our January 16^th meeting, we had the honor of having the Grand Master, Most Worshipful Stanley L. Hudson join us for a great dinner and presenting T.C. Wilder with his 65-year membership pin and plaque. The members of NS #149 also presented T.C. with an apron for his service. Thank you to all of the Brothers that made it out for that momentous occasion. We had 62 Brothers in our meeting for the presentation. What a great tribute to T.C. On January 28^th, we had another breakfast with a total of 103 people attending and supporting us. We also picked the winner of the TV raffle at the end of the breakfast. We will be having our next meeting on February 6^th with some local Boy Scouts joining us for dinner and the Flag Presentation. We will also be joined by members of the Scottish Rite who will give a presentation. On February 20^th, we will be having a special communication and conferring an EA degree on one of our candidates in waiting and possibly a few more from other lodges. I am very excited about this year and hope our Brothers will come out and join in with the activities.

Walter Layton

Worshipful Master

From the West

Brothers of New Smyrna Lodge 149,

2017 has begun, and the Lodge is off to a fantastic year. The first breakfast was an overwhelming success. The only way it could have been better is getting more of our brothers to help. The TV raffle worked out very well, and I thank you for all your help with the ticket sales. The money generated will be used for Masonic Education in our Lodge. Worshipful Master Layton has many good things planned for our Lodge, but they will require your support to get them done. A chicken and dumplings dinner for only $10.00 with bingo and prizes to follow will be held on February 10^th from 6pm to 9pm.This is something that will require brothers to make happen. Put this on your calendar and be sure to be there. We need to sell tickets so we know how many to prepare for. I am sure it will be a great night for all if we can get the word out. Please help get the tickets sold. Contact an Officer of the Lodge or call 386-426-8286 for tickets and more information. On February 11^th, 2017 at 930am a Masonic Leadership training class will be held at our Lodge by Brother Mike Hindley from Sanford #62 Lodge. This is an opportunity not to be missed and refreshments will be available during that presentation. Please be sure to attend. All Master Masons are invited to attend. There will be an EA degree on February 20^th, at our second meeting of this month, come out and support the new brother, let them know who we are and that they have made the right choice to become a Master Mason. The fire escape is almost finished, the brothers who helped with this project saved the lodge a lot of money and are owed great thanks, it was not an easy job.

Thank you

Mark King,

Senior Warden

Pictures of the Meeting on 2/06/17 with the Boy Scouts attending and the Flag Ceremony and receiving a donation to their Troop from the Worshipful Master

Brothers,

It is with deep regret I report to you all that Brother Breece Erin Bennett Jr. passed to the Celestial Lodge on Wednesday January 25, 2017. Brother Bennett was a 33rd Degree Scottish Rite Mason and a Brother of New Smyrna Masonic Lodge for over 50 years.

2017 LODGE OFFICER

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

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

Junior Warden:           Dave Drake                                           (386)314-3566 captaindavedrake@gmail.com

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

Secretary:                       W:. Allen (AJ) Winterwerp (Carol)    (240) 882-0718  nsl149@cfl.rr.com

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

Marshall:                        W:. Allan J Baker (Faye)                       (386) 405-5125  ajgator28@yahoo.com

Senior Deacon:             Robert Wheeler                                      (386)451-6129   bobwheeler@earthlink.net

Junior Deacon:            Lee Goodman (Phyllis)                         (317) 345-1931  lppg1931@gmail.com

Senior Steward:            Chris Van Duyne                                     (386) 846-2945    vanduyne.chris@gmail.com

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

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

                                                           From the Secretary’s Desk

Update on Circumscribe, your permanent dues card for those who have signed up with Circumscribe will be mailed to the Lodge offices sometime in March. The year, 2017 was the last year the Lodge will be sending out dues cards. The dues cards will be through Circumscribe. So, all brother who have not signed up for Circumscribe yet, need to do so. If you want help I still have the information on the back of the Trestle Board and any Brother can call the Secretary’s office and leave a message with phone number for me to contact, and get you all registered. The change isn’t coming but is HERE for all of us. You will need an email address also. Even the Trestle Board will be sent to Circumscribe and will be mailed to the Brothers depending on your preference.

                                                       Congratulations To:

Brothers W:. Louis W. Benishek and Eliga N Colman Jr. who have been Master Masons for 25 years. W:. Benishek was Raised to the Subline Degree of Master Mason 1/06/1992, and Brother Colman was Raised to the Subline Degree of Master Mason on 1/20/1992.

Awaiting Degree

There will be an Entered Apprentice Degree on February 20^th 2017, dinner at 6pm, Degree at 7pm

Mr, Troyce William Hudnell is awaiting his Entered Apprentice Dregree.

Brothers Jon Trygue Bodien, Mr. Joshua A. Cofelessa Sr. and Mr. Melvin H. Keil Jr. (Sonny), Warren Earl Carman III, , John Varlica, Jr. Richard L. Chesser Jr, Douglas G Everson are waiting for a Fellow Craft Degree.

Congratulations to Brother Robert Sagarra on giving his Master Mason Catechism at the Meeting on February 6th, 2017 receiving his Apron which was presented to Brother Sagarra by W:. Thomas Worrell.

Awaiting Ballot

Brother Donald E. Needham petition was received by the Craft on January 16^th 2017 for Plural Membership with our Lodge. Brother Needham’s petition will be Balloted on at the March 6^th 2017 Meeting

Notices

The Lodge Hall is available to rent, please call the Secretary at 386-423-2370

Announcements and Events

02/06/17  Stated Communications

02/10/17  All You Can Eat Chicken Pot Pie Dinner/Bingo 6pm-9pm @ Lodge. Tickets available call an Officer of the Lodge. Donation $10.00 pp, Bingo with prizes following dinner.

2/27/17 Master Mason Dinner put on by the Order of the Eastern Star Chap. #3 at our Lodge 6pm dinner with entertainment to follow. This event date was changed from 2/13/17.

02/20/17  Stated Communications has been cancelled for a Called EA Degree 6pm dinner, 7pm EA Degree

02/25/17  Monthly All you can EAT Pancake Breakfast at Lodge 7-11am

Open books will take place at St. John’s Lodge on the forth Saturday of each month starting at 8 AM until noon.

Fraternally,

   A J Winterwerp, Secretary

Lodge History Continued:

The first minutes of a Stated Communication after the fire were recorded on November 6^th, 1905. The Lodge had arranged for a temporary meeting place in the Rush Building on Orange Street. The Lodge immediately began the work of recovery at this meeting. A motion prevailed to meet in Room Number 3 of the Public-School Building on Mary Street until a more suitable arrangement could be made, Several Motions prevailed to appoint a “soliciting committee,” “ways and means committee,” allow the secretary to buy supplies, and to purchase new paraphernalia. Grand Master Johnson was asked for his dispensation to allow the Lodge to send out a letter asking the other Lodges for donations because of our loss by fire. The Grand Master rejected this request. His reasons were not recorded. On December 18^th, 1905, W. S. Hart was elected Worshipful Master for 1906, his fifth term. This meeting closed the year 1905. Thus, the history of our first ten years also comes to a close.

To Be Continued

Birthdays

Jess E Leach Jr            2/01     Lawrence E Hall               2/04       Jack H Hayman Sr      2/04

Pelham O’Neal            2/04     William L Rogers              2/05        Walter L Minton Jr     2/07

Joe W Osborne Jr        2/09     Robert Wearing               2/10         Graham C Wright       2/11

Terry A Saunders        2/16     Richard W Culbertson      2/18         Jeff J Romano             2/18

Brian Burke                 2/19     Edward E Clark                   2/20        Stan J Dabrowski        2/21

Thomas S Denton       2/27     Carl J Winterwerp              2/27        James B Goodrich       2/28

Wayne M Yelvington 2/28

    Active Perpetual Members

Herbert E. Bacheller, PM                David J. Ellis                             Joseph G. Lockhart Jr., PM

James R. Baldwin PM                      Eric T. Ellis                                Lloyd W. Morris

Louis W. Benishek, PM                    William H. Evans PM             Gustav Postreich, PM

Brady Benishek                                  William J Ptashnik, PM          William M. Schaeffer PM

David L. Bessette                               Everett C. Goodwin                  Gary Rogers

Brian T Burke                                      Peter W. Gordon                     William Roger

Mitchell Cole                                       Walter W. Greatrex, PM          Jeff J. Romano, PM

Richard W. Culbertson                      Sebastian Guarneri, PM         Donald H. Tucker, PM

Stanley J. Dabrowski,PM                  Robert L. Hart                           Richard A. Turner

Frank H. Dietrich                                James D. Humphrey                Allen J. Winterwerp,PM

Ronald L. Dreggors                             Leo D. Johns                              George A. Wolsfelt

William A. Drossman                          George N. Johnson, PM          Thomas Williams

Stephen L. Kenney                               Christopher Van Duyne            Glenn Smith

Allan J. Baker                                        Mark E. King

Celestial Perpetual Members

Everett L. Alexander Sr.                       Merlle Howard Corbett             Leon C. Groeber

Charles R. Baldwin Sr.                           Ronald W. Freeman, PM          Lloyd Haynie, PM

Walker P. Carpenter Jr., PM                 Cromer K. Gathers                     Harold R. Hibbs, PM

Edward C. Copenhaver, PM                   Earnest A. Grandinetti             Eugene Hodges

Thomas C. Johnson, PM                         Jerry Siegfried                            William L. Turner

Jay Rogers, PM                                          Bill Smith

Honorary Perpetual Members

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

Steven P. Boring, GM                               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

Memorial Perpetual Members

George M. Cable                                         Ted Harris, DDGM                        Anthony J. Quaglietta Jr.

John N. Cain Sr.                                          Earnest L. Humphrey Sr,

50 Year Plus Brothers

Breece E Bennett                    Donald L Brown          Clifton V Butler             James R Delk

Thomas E Duane                    William H Evans          Joe W Garrett               Everett C Chapman

Kyle F Hall                              Jack H Hayman Sr        Thomas F Johnson       Calvin L Langford

Breece a McCray Sr               William K McGee        Ben F McGraw               Edward Z Midgett

Jack M Onie                            Jack W Reynolds          Robert B Richardson   Harry J Rostagno

Gordon S Smith                      Warren A Swets           Richard A Turner         Edward J Vaissiere

Benard D Vlasin                      Thomas C Wilder         Carl J Winterwerp        George A Wolsfelt

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

                                                                  Grand Master

                                                     M:.W:. Stanley L. Hudson

Fort Piece Florida

District Deputy Grand Master                                              District Instructor         

R:. W:.Charles Calabritto                                                                R:. H:. Donald H. Tucker                

717 Charing Place                                                                                2131 Springwater Lane

Deltona, Florida 32725                                                                    Port Orange, Florida 32128

ccalabritto@gmail.com                                                                      donkat9750@aol.com

New Smyrna Lodge Committees for 2017

Finance: SW Mark King, W:. A J Winterwerp, Steve Kenney, Jack Mounts

Vigilance: JW Dave Drake, W:. Bud Bacheller, W:. Matt Schaeffer

Petitions:, To be announced

Masonic Education: RH:. Donald H. Tucker, SD Robert Wheeler, JD Lee Goodman

Board of Relief: Master and Wardens

Charity: Master and Wardens

Lodge Mentors: W:. Bill Greatrex, SW Mark King

Lodge Property: JW Dave Drake, SS Chris Van Duyne, JS John Loveland III

Lodge Instructors: SW Mark King, SD Bob Wheeler, JS John Loveland III

Investigation Committee: Assigned by Master

Catechism Instructors: W:. Bill Greatrex, SW Mark King, SD Bob Wheeler, JS John Loveland

Grand Lodge Web Committee: W:. A J Winterwerp, Steve Kenney, Andre Narciese

Fund Raiser Committee: W:. Allan BakerSW Mark King, Paul Line,

16th Masonic District Meetings

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

Ormond Beach 326, 2nd & 4th Tuesdays      Sirius Sunshine 402, 1st Tuesday

Volusia 77, 2nd & 4th Mondays                    Daytona Bach 270, 2nd & 4th Wednesdays

Bunnell 200, 1st & 3rd Tuesdays                   Sanford 62, 1st & 3rd Tuesdays

St. Johns 37, 2nd & 4th Tuesdays                  Halifax 81, 1st & 3rd Thursdays

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/

   CIRCUMSCRIBE

Brothers,
>
> Circumscribe is here. To all of you Brothers that are being emailed from the
Lodge who have already signed up please disregard this. To the Brothers
who haven’t signed up with Circumscribe YOU need to sign up by March 3rd. In
this email I will give you the instructions on how to sign up. Please do so as
soon as you can. I will be in the Lodge office tomorrow, Thursday 2/16 from
1-3:30pm, Tuesday 2/21 from 9-11:30am and 1-3:30pm and Thursday 2/23 from
1-3:30pm for phone calls and to help and assist you and try to answer questions
you may have. Signing up and downloading your picture by March 3rd will make
sure you get the picture on your permanent dues card. Paper dues cards will not
be sent out anymore. So, Brothers here we go.
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CALL OR EMAIL THE LODGE AND I WILL GET IT FOR YOU.
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above or call and leave a message and I will call you when I come in and
retrieve messages.If you haven’t paid your dues for this year you will be able
to pay them on line. Circumscribe will email me letting the Lodge know you have
paid your current year dues. I also will be at the office and if you want to
come in to the Lodge we can take your picture and get you register on also.
> Again Brothers I hope this helps.
>
> Fraternally,
> A J Winterwerp PM
> Secretary
> New Smyrna Lodge No. 149
> New Smyrna Beach Fl
> 386-423-2370
> NLS149@cfl.rr.com

New Smyrna Lodge No. 149 F&AM

Trestle Board January 2017

New Smyrna Lodge No. 149 F&AM

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 our

Stated Communication January 2^nd & 16th

     From the East

Brothers All,

I would first like to say, “Thank You”, from the bottom of my heart for electing me to be your Worshipful Master for 2017.   This is a great honor and very humbling that you would entrust this great lodge to me.   I will put my heart and soul into the running of the lodge and hopefully, with the help of the brethren, make it a great place for all to share.   I would also like to congratulate JW Mark King for his nomination for the West and Brother Dave Drake for his nomination to the South. We also have some new brothers in new positions which make it a very exciting year to come. For the year of 2017 we will continue to have our Monthly breakfasts, bar-b-q’s, and great meals at the meetings. We are also planning a few dinners during the year and hope to have the support of our brothers and the community to make them very successful.   We will be holding our last meeting with outgoing WM Allan Baker on January 2^nd and we hope that you all can attend to show him our appreciation for the past year of his work.     January 7^th will be our Lodges installation, which will begin at 10am with a hot lunch to follow. Hope to see you all there.

Walter Layton

Worshipful Master Elect

From the West

Brothers of New Smyrna Lodge 149, I thank you for allowing me to serve as your Junior Warden for 2016. I did my best to keep our Lodge moving in a positive direction, meeting the issues we had with the best solutions I was able to find. The lodge has enjoyed a very prosperous year adding new Brothers completing several fund raisers hosting special events and best of all having our brothers earn their Masonic proficiency cards .Our lodge attendance has demonstrated we are on the right track to keep adding new members { how great is that } . 2017 will bring its own challenges which I am sure will be dealt with in the same successfully way. Brothers I am looking forward to serving as your Senior Warden for 2017. I will attend to my duties with the same zeal as I did as the Junior Warden. I would like to wish all my Brothers, and their families, a very Happy Healthy and prosperous New Year

Mark King,

Senior Warden Elect

Brothers,

Sometime over the Christmas weekend the Lodge building was broken into and ransacked. The person/persons broke the side window on the Washington Street entrance. Monday December 26th., was when the break-in was discovered and the police were notified. The police have an active investigation to fined out who it was. The Secretaries office was ransacked and door was damaged. We are still looking and straighten up the office but only things that we know was taken was $1.00 out of the Cuda’s unhooked envelope. Also what ever money was in the Charity Box in the Lodge Room. Also some costume jewelry from the OES tables. Minimal damage was done and have already been repaired. This is just to let the Brothers know and any updates will follow when we get them.

                         Elected Officers and Appointed Officers for 2017

Worshipful Master   Walter G Layton (Edie)                      (856) 498-7186  walteed50@yahoo.com

Senior Warden         Mark E King (Bonnie)                        (386) 957-3075  coldduck625@aol.com

Junior Warden          Dave Drake                                           (386)314-3566 captaindavedrake@gmail.com

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

Secretary                  W:. Allen (AJ) Winterwerp (Carol)    (240) 882-0718  nsl149@cfl.rr.com

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

Marshall                   W:. Allan J Baker (Faye)                     (386) 405-5125  ajgator28@yahoo.com

Senior Deacon          Robert Wheeler                                    (386)451-6129   bobwheeler@earthlink.net

Junior Deacon          Lee Goodman (Phyllis)                       (317) 345-1931  lppg1931@gmail.com

Senior Steward        Chris Van Duyne                                   (386) 846-2945    vanduyne.chris@gmail.com

Junior Steward         John Loveland III                               (856) 542-0307  jwloveland55@gmail.com

Tyler                         W\Herbert “Bud” Bacheller (Susan) (386) 689-9552  budbach@aol.com

                                                 From the Secretary’s Desk

Brothers, the Worshipful Master is Dispensing with the regular Stated Communications on February 20th, 2017 and is having a Call Entered Apprentice Degree. Dinner at 6pm with the Degree at 7pm. 

                                                       Congratulations To:

           Brother Robert Werner for being accepted back into our Lodge, Great to see you back.

Brother T.C. Wilder for being a Master Mason for 65 Years on January 7, 2017, Pictures below are of Brother Wilder receiving his Certificate, 65 year pin from The Most Worshipful Grand Master of Florida Stanley L. Hudson, and an Apron from New Smyrna Lodge.

                                                     Awaiting Degree

Troyce W. Hudnull is awaiting Balloting for the three Symbolic Degrees of Freemasonry

Brothers Jon Trygue Bodien, Mr. Joshua A. Cofelessa Sr. and Mr. Melvin H. Keil Jr. (Sonny), Warren Earl Carman III, , John Varlica, Jr. Richard L. Chesser Jr, Douglas G Everson are waiting for a Fellow Craft Degre

Awaiting Ballot

Brothers All,

 At the January 16th, Communications we will be honoring Brother T.C. Wilder for being a Brother for 65 years. The Lodge has something special going on for Brother Wilder. Please attend this Communication and honor Brother T.C Wilder who has been a member of our Lodge 65 year. Dinner at 6pm, Lodge Meeting at 7pm. Lets fill the chairs and show our support to a Brother of our Lodge.

                                                           Resolutions

The Resolution that was voted on at the Communications on December 19^th, was voted on and was accepted by the Brothers present.

Resolution:

Whereas, new members and new Master Masons who paid fees/dues after September 1^st shall be exempt for paying dues for the following year.

 Whereas, A Master Mason member in good standing in New Smyrna Lodge No.149 upon whom the Master Mason Degree was conferred in a Florida Lodge or in a Lodge of a Grand Jurisdiction recognized by the Grand Lodge of Florida in a calendar year have fifty (50) or more Masonic years shall be exempt from paying Lodge dues for the following fiscal year.

 Whereas, the fee for the Master Mason in good standing whom petitions to become a member of New Smyrna Lodge No. 149 will be $100 plus assessed $15 for a background check if the Brother’s transferring Lodge is outside the Grand Lodge of Florida’s jurisdiction. If the petition is not accepted the $100 fee will be returned.

Notices

The Lodge Hall is available to rent, please call the Secretary at 386-423-2370

Announcements and Events

01/02       Stated Communications

01/07       Installation of Officers New Smyrna Lodge, 10am lunch to follow

01/16       Stated Communications

16^th District Lodge Installations are posted on the bulletin board in the Lodge.

Open books will take place at St. John’s Lodge on the forth Saturday of each month starting at 8 AM until noon.

Fraternally,

   A J Winterwerp, Secretary

Lodge History Continued:

The Annual Returns provide some information relative to our Charter Members during these first ten years. The following five took their demits

S. Beull- 1897 C. H. Smith – 1898 John Detwiler – 1900

Fred A. Barrett – 1904           C. Goodwin – 1904

Two Brothers died:

Alex A. Berry – Sept. 9, 1899 and George H. Count – July 6, 1904

Marion A. Brunson was first elected Worshipful Master in 1900, and remained active for many years. William S. Hart was serving his fourth term as Worshipful Master in 1905.

1905. L. Dohn served two years as Secretary and four years, including 1905 as Tyler. Gustavus Spliess served as Junior Steward, Senior Steward, Tyler and was Junior Deacon in 1905. Waldemar Grandburg and William Paulson did not hold office but were still members in 1905. W. A. Cook and W. S. Hartley were both suspended for non-payment of dues in 1902. W. S. Hartley’s dues were remitted by the Lodge in 1905. He was reinstated and given a demit. At the close of the first ten years of our history only seven of our sixteen Charter Members remained.

Albeit slowly, the Lodge was growing, when on October 13, 1905 disaster struck! The C. L. Dohn Feed Store burned, and with it all the physical property of the Lodge. Grand Master Charles Ward Johnson was notified. He directed the Grand Secretary to issue a duplicate Charter, and granted the Lodge his dispensation to work without one until it was delivered. The duplicate Charter was issued on October 27, 1905.

To Be Continued

                                                                     Active Perpetual Members

Herbert E. Bacheller, PM                David J. Ellis                             Joseph G. Lockhart Jr., PM

James R. Baldwin PM                      Eric T. Ellis                                Lloyd W. Morris

Louis W. Benishek, PM                    William H. Evans PM             Gustav Postreich, PM

Brady Benishek                                  William J Ptashnik, PM          William M. Schaeffer PM

David L. Bessette                               Everett C. Goodwin                  Gary Rogers

Brian T Burke                                      Peter W. Gordon                     William Rogers

J. Mitchell Cole                                  Walter W. Greatrex, PM          Jeff J. Romano, PM

Richard W. Culbertson                      Sebastian Guarneri, PM         Donald H. Tucker, PM

Stanley J. Dabrowski,PM                  Robert L. Hart                           Richard A. Turner

Glennard Decker                                 Michael L. Hines                      Jeffery L. Whitlock

Frank H. Dietrich                                James D. Humphrey                Allen J. Winterwerp,PM

Ronald L. Dreggors                             Leo D. Johns                              George A. Wolsfelt

William A. Drossman                          George N. Johnson, PM          Thomas Williams

Stephen L. Kenney                               Christopher Van Duyne            Glenn Smith

Allan J. Baker                                        Mark E. King

Celestial Perpetual Members

Everett L. Alexander Sr.                       Merlle Howard Corbett             Leon C. Groeber

Charles R. Baldwin Sr.                           Ronald W. Freeman, PM          Lloyd Haynie, PM

Walker P. Carpenter Jr., PM                 Cromer K. Gathers                     Harold R. Hibbs, PM

Walker P. Carpenter Jr., PM                 Cromer K. Gathers                     Harold R. Hibbs, PM

Edward C. Copenhaver, PM                   Earnest A. Grandinetti             Eugene Hodges

Thomas C. Johnson, PM                         Jerry Siegfried                            William L. Turner

Jay Rogers, PM                                          Bill Smith

Honorary Perpetual Members

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

Steven P. Boring, GM                               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

Memorial Perpetual Members

George M. Cable                                         Ted Harris, DDGM                        Anthony J. Quaglietta Jr.

John N. Cain Sr.                                          Earnest L. Humphrey Sr,

January Birthdays

Seth Rye                          1/1                         Jamie Calkins              1/2                    Christopher Brook       1/4

Nicholas R Villegas       1/4                         Walter C Johnson        1/7                   Gregory L Kunkle        1/7

Kristopher H Latham   1/7                          William K Riggle         1/7                   Carl C Hertenstein       1/9

Jerry D Peterson          1/10                         Everett C Goodwin      1/11                  Leo D Johns                1/13

Charles R Dean             1/17                        Anthony C Wilbur       1/23                  Roger D Lowe             1/25

Jack D Mounts             1/25                         Daniel A Taylor Sr       1/25                 Bruce R Morrow          1/31

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

                                                                           Grand Master

                                                              M:.W:. Stanley L. Hudson

Fort Piece Florida

District Deputy Grand Master                                        District Instructor         

R:. W:.Charles Calabritto                                                       R:. H:. Donald H. Tucker                

717 Charing Place                                                                     2131 Springwater Lane

Deltona, Florida 32725                                                           Port Orange, Florida 32128

ccalabritto@gmail.com                                                           donkat9750@aol.com

50 Year Plus Brothers

                            New Smyrna Lodge Committees for 2017

   Finance: SW Mark King, W:. A J Winterwerp, Steve Kenney, Jack Mounts

Vigilance: JW Dave Drake, W:. Bud Bacheller, W:. Matt Schaeffer

Petitions:, To be announced

Masonic Education: RH:. Donald H. Tucker, SD Robert Wheeler, JD Lee Goodman

Board of Relief: Master and Wardens

Charity: Master and Wardens

Lodge Mentors: W:. Bill Greatrex, SW Mark King

Lodge Property: JW Dave Drake, SS Chris Van Duyne, JS John Loveland III

Lodge Instructors: SW Mark King, SD Bob Wheeler, JS John Loveland III

Investigation Committee: Assigned by Master

Catechism Instructors: W:. Bill Greatrex, SW Mark King, SD Bob Wheeler, JS John Loveland

Grand Lodge Web Committee: W:. A J Winterwerp, Steve Kenney,                                                                          Andre Narciese

Fund Raiser Committee: W:. Allan BakerSW Mark King, Paul Line,

16th Masonic District Meetings

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

Ormond Beach 326, 2nd & 4th Tuesdays      Sirius Sunshine 402, 1st Tuesday

Volusia 77, 2nd & 4th Mondays                    Daytona Bach 270, 2nd & 4th Wednesdays

Bunnell 200, 1st & 3rd Tuesdays                   Sanford 62, 1st & 3rd Tuesdays

St. Johns 37, 2nd & 4th Tuesdays                  Halifax 81, 1st & 3rd Thursdays

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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