NEW SMYRNA MASONIC LODGE NO. 149 F & AM OF FLORIDA TRESTLE BOARD FEBRUARY 2021

300 N. RIVERSIDE DRIVE NEW SMYRNA BEACH FLORIDA 32168

(386)423-2370

NSL149@cfl.rr.com (email) www.newsymrnalodge149.org

THE WORSHIPFUL MASTER REQUESTS

YOUR ATTENDANCE FOR THE STATED

COMMUNICATIONS ON FEBRUEARY 1^st,2021

AND FEBRUARY 15^TH, 2021

LODGE HISTORY

New Smyrna Lodge 149 did not just simply begin to work as a chartered Lodge on January 22^nd, 1896. Many things had to be accomplished before that date. First of all, a number of Freemasons had to come together, and make a decision to form a Lodge. After this decision was made Florida Masonic Law clearly spelled out what they must do. Evidence shows that the first meeting took place in New Smyrna on November 2^nd, 1894. We don’t know who was present or where it was held. This meeting resulted a petition for dispensation to work as a “U. D. Lodge” being made to the Grand Master of Masons of Florida. This petition, having met with his approval, Grand Master James William Boyd granted his approval, and on January 18^th, 1895 New Smyrna Lodge was a U. D. Lodge.  On January 21^st, 1896 at the Grand Communication, in Jacksonville, the committee on Dispensations and By Laws read their report. This report recommended among other things, that a charter be granted to New Smyrna Lodge. On January 22^nd, 1896, the Delegates voted and passed this report. The Grand Secretary announced that the Charter had been prepared and New Smyrna Lodge had been assigned number 149. On January 23^rd, 1896, the Grand Lodge Officers installed the officers of the newly chartered Lodges, Worshipful Master George H. Count, , Senior Warden Alex A Berry, Junior Warden Fred A Berry, Treasurer Christopher L Dohn, and Secretary William A. Cook. The Lodge was chartered with 15 Master Mason members. New Smyrna Lodge No. 149 in 2021 has 411 Master Mason members. New Smyrna Lodge took its name from the town of New Smyrna Florida. New Smyrna changed its name to New Smyrna Beach, Florida. The Lodge did not and it is important to know that our correct name is New Smyrna Lodge Number 149 Free and Accepted Masons. Thus the Lodge was formed, chartered and set to work in a Lodge room located on the second floor of the C. L. Dohn Feed Store at the corner of Canal Street and Faulkner Streets in New Smyrna, Volusia County Florida.

MESSAGE FROM GRAND MASTER OF MASONS OF FLORIDA

1.  Mask will be worn on anyone that has a picture taken and posting it on Facebook. 

2.  Social Distancing is a must if you are not wearing your mask. If you are within five feet of another person you must wear your mask.

FROM THE EAST

Greetings from the East,

Brothers it’s hard to believe that January is already gone by so fast. We had an EA degree on 2nd meeting in January which was conferred by RW Glen Good. He did an excellent job sitting in the East. Brother Bob Wheeler did in an excellent job of delivering the EA Lecture. We have two new EA Brothers.

February 1st we will be celebrating 125th anniversary. Some of the Grand Lodge officers will be in attendance. We will also have a Fellow craft proficiency that night.

Later on in the fall, if the Covid virus is under control we will have the 125th anniversary celebration.

We will be having a Master Mason degree March 6th starting at 9 a.m. Breakfast will be served at 8am. Every Wednesday in February at 6:30 will be our Master Masons practice for the upcoming degree.

The 4th Saturday of the month is Open books and School of instruction. Which is held at St John’s Lodge in Deland.

Hope to see in Lodge.

Henry Davis WM

FROM THE WEST

Hello, form the west my Brethren and may I start by saying I am proud and honored to be the Senior Warden in New Smyrna Lodge #149. However, I must encourage you all to continue wearing your mask, get your flu vaccine and the new COVID vaccine when available.

I did have the honor of attending my first Master Masons Association Meeting and it was excellent! There was an amazing lecture and a ceremony for our departed brothers. If you have not attended, I encourage you to do so, because the learning experience and brotherly love is felt there! I would like to complement our Right Worshipful, Worshipful Master, Officers, Bob Wheeler, Richard Kicklighter, and of course, lodge members for a great EA degree.

Currently, we are reviewing our new budget and remain excited about our past accomplishments. On a personal note, it was great seeing RW Howard Chase recovering and prayers are with the Most RW and all our brothers. Robert Segarra Senior Warden

FROM THE SOUTH

Brethren, greetings from the South. 

January has been a great month so far, and due to the locks, fire escape, and other accomplishments of the brothers that came before me, there is nothing new to report on the building. The 125th year is going to be a great one! Recently I have had the opportunity to attend the new officer installations at Ormond #326, Volusia #77, Landmark #383, St John’s #37, and Volusia #77, and can tell you it is a VERY exciting time to be a Mason. I have met so many amazing brothers with a contagious energy, and true passion for the craft. While I know that it’s always encouraged to travel and visit other lodges, I would also recommend taking a few minutes and getting to truly know the brethren when you do. A one-on-one talk with stranger who is now a brother will enlighten and energize you. We all come from different backgrounds, ethnicities, religions, have different reasons for joining the craft, and it is great to enjoy a conversation without the politics of the day entering and dividing us. Remember all of you who have been in the craft for a longer period, the youngest men and upright Masons look up to you for guidance and mentorship!

Congratulations to the new brothers initiated in January and thank you to my brothers on the degree team for the hard work and fun in preparation of the degree! I look forward to seeing all of you at lodge and please let me know if there is anything you need, if I don’t know the answer, I’ll find out!

Jonny Magill, Junior Warden

                                    2021 LODGE OFFICERS

Worshipful Master:            R\W\Henry (Greg) Davis            (321)383-1407        gdavis32754@gmail.com

Senior Warden:                   Robert Segarra                             (727)623-6399        rosegar7@msn.com

Junior Warden:                   Jonny Magill                                   (817)690-0401        jonnynomadmedia@gmail.com

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

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

Chaplain:                             Donald Needham PM                      386) 383-8423       FITRON84@gmail.com

Marshal:                             Richard Kicklighter PM                  (904)677-9366        rwkick@rwkick.com

Senior Deacon:  Maxwell van Noppen    (386)4058465                        maxwell.james@maxwellhousefl.com

Junior Deacon:                    Steven Lane PM                              (412)292-1444    w3srl@yahoo.com

Senior Steward:                  Timothy Brown                             (412)848-9024        198dcbrown@gmail.com

Junior Steward:                   Walker Powell                              (386)405-8493        wpowell2000@gmail.com

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

  PETITIONS FOR 3 SYMBOLIC DEGREES      TRANSFER OF MEMBERSHIP

ANNOUNCEMENTS AND NOTICES

Congratulation’s to newly Initiated Brothers Samuel Adams and Robert Schmid who were Initiated on January 18th, 2021. The rededication of the Lodge for January 22^nd, 2021 HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19. February 1^st, 2021 NSL 149 has invited the Grand Lodge Officers of Florida to be present for our 1^st Stated Communication having reached 125 years old as a Masonic Lodge. February 15^th, 2021 Stated Communication, March 1^st, Stated Communication, Saturday March 6th, 2021 Called Master Mason Degree. Breakfast at 8am degree at 9am. March 15^th Stated Communication with DDGM visit. Open Books the 4^th, Saturday of every month.

ACTIVE PAST MASTERS

Stanley T Kypreos    1966 Jon F. Greaves    1972 Ralph N. Flippo    1972 Louis E Keffer          1975 William T. Blackwell 1977 Harold Powell  1978 Charles R. Dean        1980 Ronald R. Tucker   1983 Danny K. Hatfield 1984 William F. Culbertson 1985James R. Baldwin 1986 Joe W. Garrett   1987 T. N. Iltsopoulos  1987 Robert L. Griffis  1990 Leon A. Pike 1991 Gustav Postreich 1991 Bradley L. Rauch PDDGM 1991 David Lawrence 1992 Jeff J. Romano   1992 Patrick G. Hill   1992 James A. Greene 1993 Richard Rademacher 1993 Crag N. Albright 1994 George N. Johnson 1994 Mark A. Greene  1995 Richard Rademacher  1995 Louis W. Benishek 1996 Steven Timbs 1996 Christopher G. Buffini 1997 Michael R. Blickenstaff 1998 Daniel E. Feagle Jr.  1999 Herbert Bacheller 1999 James M. Payton 2000 James M. Payton 2001 Phillip A. Hudson  2001 William Broughton PDDGM   2002 Walter W. Greatrex 2003 Edward P. Marx  2003 William Broughton PDDGM   2003 Robert J. Stone  2004 William H. Evans Jr  2005 Louis W. Benishek  2006 Paul W. Dewitt 2006 Joseph G. Lockhart 2007William G. Warrington Jr 2007 Stevan Petrov Jr. 2007 Glen E. Good DDGM 2008 Terry L. Irwin 2008 Steve Irineou 2008 Brian R. Toung  2009 Bryan P. Bassett  2009 Stanley J. Dabrowski  2010 Ralph N. Flippo   2010 Dominick Tesoriere 2010 Arlington (Bruce) Young 2011 Howard C. Chase  2011 John Hamblet  2011 Donald H. Tucker   2012 Sean Stenson 2012 Eric T. Ellis II  2013 Thomas W. Aiken  2013 Gary Wisniewski 2013 William M. Schaeffer 2014 Iran Medrano 2014 Allen J. Winterwerp 2015 Henry A. Woodstock III 2015 Robert Moore 2015 Allan J. Baker 2016 Clarence Swimm 2016 Martin J. Louis 2016/17 Walter G. Layton 2017 Richard Kicklighter2017/18 Mark E. King 2018/19 Chris Dixon  2019 Glenn Scorza 2020 Donald H. Tucker 2020

ACTIVE PERPETUAL MEMBERS

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

5O YEAR ACTIVE BROTHERS

James C. Allen Robert C. Bartlett Ernest Beasley Jr Bernard J. Brown Donald L. Brown Clifton V. Butler Harold F. Byrd Everett C. Chapman Wilber K. Corbin Donald Doidge Sr. James R. Delk Thomas E. Duane Miles O. Edge Jr William H. Evans Ralph N. Flippo Joe W. Garrett Jon F. Greaves Kyle F. Hall Jack H. Hayman Sr. Tedd Jakomas Harry T. Johnson Thomas F. Johnson Calvin I. Lanford Melvin L Malachoski Johnny F. McCullers Ben F. McGraw Edward Z. Midgett George R. Morris Jack M. Onie George M. Pilcher Jr Clarence E. Puckridge Henry W. Reynolds   Warren A. Sets Glenn L. Smith Gordon S. Smith R. Terrell Smith Michael J. Strother George G. Telesh Richard Turner Edward J. Vaissiere Ronald Village Larry G Watson Leslie D. Williamson Carl J. Winterwerp Chester E. Wolsgel George A. Wolsgel HenryDRandall

MASONIC EDUCATION

The All Seeing Eye
Whether from the biblical references, the artistic and architectural examples, or the frequent depiction in emblem books, it is easy to see that the All-Seeing Eye would have been a familiar symbol to the early Freemasons.
The earliest example of such a symbol just might be on a personal seal of Bro. Robert Moray (1609–1673), a Scottish soldier and natural philosopher who was initiated into the Craft in 1641. A partial wax impression of one of his seals is in the shape of a circle, with an eye at the center, radiating in every direction to the circumference. Was it a Masonic reference? There is no way to be certain, but some historians find it quite possible.
The symbol appears in an unmistakable way in the engraved frontispieces of two books of Bro. Fifield D’Assingy (1707–1744): An Impartial Answer to the Enemies of Freemasonry (1741) and A Serious and Impartial Inquiry Into the Cause of the Present Decay of Free-Masonry in the Kingdom of Ireland (1744). Each depicts the All-Seeing Eye with rays descending. The 1744 example, which is particularly well-drawn, seems to show a group of Freemasons on their way to the lodge under the protection of the divine gaze.
Although the All-Seeing Eye was clearly a symbol in the Masonic vocabulary by this time, it was a rather esoteric one, as it does not appear to show up in the Masonic writings of the era. It was an image that many Masons recognized, but did not much speak about either in their rituals or their interpretations of Masonry. That begins to change in the 1770s, during the ascendancy of the great Masonic lecturer, Bro. William Preston (1742–1818). The symbol appears in numerous places and forms in Preston’s degree lectures. For example, in his closing ceremony of second degree, the brethren are admonished: Then let us consider, that wherever we are, and whatever we do in the character of craftsmen, God is with us, and his all seeing eye observes us: that acting in conformity to our tenets we may declare in his presence that we have endeavored to discharge our duty with fervency and zeal.The above example was, obviously, not for publication at the time. But other Masons were mentioning the All-Seeing Eye in print. In 1766, Bro. Isaac Head gave a Charge in the Scilly Isles of England, in which he asked that the brethren remain “ever mindful that the Eye which pervades the immeasurable Regions of Space, and sees through the thickest Darkness, is ever present with us.”Many are aware that the common American lodge working came to us from William Preston via Bro. Thomas Smith Webb (1771-1819), who began publishing an American adaptation of Preston’s book. The 1802 edition of Webb’s Freemason’s Monitor documents how the All-Seeing Eye was taking its permanent place among the hieroglyphical emblems of the third degree. In Webb’s version, we are urged to remember that:. . . although our thoughts, words, and actions, may be hidden from the eyes of man, yet that ALL-SEEING EYE, Whom the Sun, Moon and Stars obey, and under whose watchful care even Comets perform their stupendous revolutions, pervades the inmost recesses of the human heart, and will reward us according to our merits.Reading these words, so familiar to us as American Freemasons, it is easy to see how the symbol of the All-Seeing Eye has retained its ancient meaning from the wisdom literature of the ancient Hebrews, through its role in European art and architecture, into the traditions of our Craft.
Perhaps it is ironic that, today, it is looked upon primarily as a Masonic emblem—even by those outside of our Fraternity. For, in truth, the All-Seeing Eye is a profound symbol that belongs to everyone who perceives the reality of an omniscient and just Supreme Being.
Shawn E. Eyer is the Director of Communications and Development of The George Washington Masonic National Memorial Association.

BIRTHDAYS

Jesse Leach Jr  2/1 Timothy H Self      2/1   Lawrence E Hall   2/4          Pelham O’Neal    2/5 James M Payton   2/5          William L Rogers  2/5          Clifford W Pipowski 2/8  Robert D Frazer    2/9 Joe W Osbourne  2/9          Robert Wearing   2/10    Graham C Wright  2/11  John Niebieiski 2/13 Maxwell vanNoppen 2/15 Kenneth J Modzelewski 2/16 Douglas Everson 2/17   Charles Doerfein III 2/18 James R Herring Jr 2/18     Jeff J Romano  2/18       Brian Burke           2/19       Edward E Clark 2/20 Stanley J Dabrowski 2/21Richard C Landis   2/23  Craig N Albright    2/24       Kevin G Roop      2/25 Thomas S Dean     2/27       Carl J Winterwerp 2/27      James B Goodrich 2/28       Wayne Yelvington 2/28

THE GRAND LODGE OF FLORIDA F. & A. M.

GRAND MASTER

M:.W:.Thomas L. Turlington (Sandy)

602 Sullivan Street

Deltona, Florida 32725

(386) 956-4961 tturlington@cfl.rr.com

DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND MASTER

R:. W:. Glen E. Good (Janet)

6108 Del Mar Dr.

Port Orange, Fl. 32127

(386)717-6611 captggood@gmail.com

DISTRICT INSTRUCTOR

R:.W:.Tom Aiken

2627 Orange Tree Drive

Edgewater, Florida 32141-5421

(386) 690-4297 Takien817@aol.com

NEW SMYRNA LODGE COMMITTEES FOR 2020

FINANCE: SW Robert Segarra, AJ Winterwerp PM, Steve Kinney, Donald Tucker PM PDDGM

VIGILANCE: JW Jonny Magill, R:. W:. Glen Good PM, Robert Wheeler

PETITIONS: Walter Layton PM, A J Winterwerp PM, JD Steve Lane PM, SD Maxwell von Noppen

MASONIC EDUCATION: Robert Wheeler, Ronald Koehn PM, R:. I:.Tom Aiken PDDGM

BOARD OF RELIEF: Master and Wardens

CHARITY: Master and Wardens

LODGE MENTORS:                      

LODGE PROPERTY: JW Jonny Magill, Robert Wheeler, Howard Chase PM, PDDGM, Tim Brown

LODGE INSTRUCTOR: Robert Wheeler, R:.I:. Tom Aiken PM PDDGM

HAPPY NEW YEARS BROTHERS

New Smyrna Lodge No. 149

F & AM of Florida

Trestle Board January 2021

300 N. Riverside Dr.

New Smyrna Beach, FL 32168

(386) 423-2370

nsl149@cfl.rr.com

www.newsmyrnalodge149.org

CHARTERED

JANUARY 22, 1896

THE WORSHIPFUL MASTER REQUESTS

YOUR ATTENDANCE FOR THE STATED

COMMUNICATION ON JANUARY 4^TH,2021

AND CALLED ENTERED APPRENTICE DEGREE

JANUARY 18^TH 2021

MESSAGE FROM GRAND MASTER OF MASONS OF FLORIDA

1.  Mask will be worn on anyone that has a picture taken and posting it on Facebook. 

2.  Social Distancing is a must if you are not wearing your mask. If you are within five feet of another person you must wear your mask.

FROM THE EAST

Brothers, I would like to thank you for electing me to the east for the 2021. It is a great honor for me to serve as your Worshipful Master for 2021. It has been 27 years since I was installed Worshipful Master for the first time.

Isn’t it something how time goes by so fast? January 22nd I will have been a Master Mason 34 years. I hope everybody had a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Last year 2020 with the virus it is been a challenging year. A special thanks to RW Don Tucker and his officers for an outstanding job that they did last year with what we had to deal with the virus. The OES has agreed to prepare our dinners for the next year what a great help this has been for the lodge. January 18th there will be an Entered Apprentice degree. There will be practices January 7th at 6:30 and January 13th at 6:30. January 17th which is a 3rd Sunday I would like to meet at the Olive Garden in Port Orange at 12:45 for fellowship and Lunch. Meet outside to get a head count. This includes your wife’s and OES. For the men wear your Lodge shirts to show we are Masons. We have a lot of new officers for this next year let’s come out and support them. By working together this year we will be able to accomplish many things. Remember we are Brothers.

Henry Davis Worshipful Master 2021

FROM THE WEST

Hello, form the West my Brethren and may I start by saying I am proud and honored to be in New Smyrna Lodge #149. Well recently I did contract the COVID virus but have had no long-term ill effects and only suffered moderate flu-like symptoms. From a medical standpoint I must encourage you all to continue wearing your mask, get your flu vaccine and the new COVID vaccine when available. 

Building:

1. The window replacement of the lodge is still pending. There is a 12-14-week delay in the start due to COVID. They also agreed to stage the work, so not to interfere with lodge business. We did receive a new quote from CW windows to include the fire escape door.
2. We have investigated fire rated windows; however, they are unavailable and so we will continue to use the fire suppression system in place.
3. Other: The 125^th anniversary Challenge Coins & Pins are completed.

Robert Segarra, Senior Warden

FROM THE SOUTH

Brethren, greetings from the South. Let me begin by first taking a moment to thank each and every one of you for assisting me on my journey thus far, and more importantly for bestowing upon me the trust and honor that goes along with becoming an officer of this fine Lodge. It is an honor that I do not take lightly or look at as feather in the proverbial cap, but instead realize that to continue our success, it will take a lot of work, dedication and communication. Luckily, the officers that served before me have led us down the path of a great future here at 149. I will work diligently to make sure we continue on that path. Thank you to Bros. Robert Segarra and Robert L Wheeler for getting me up to speed with the duties and responsibilities of Junior Warden, you’ve been extremely helpful. I look forward to seeing everyone at Lodge, and please remember we are still in the midst of the Covid Pandemic, so to ensure the safety of all involved, we ask that you continue to observe the PPE and Social Distancing guidelines set forth by the Grand Lodge. We will continue temperature testing for all lodge visitors and members until further notice. I will have a comprehensive update for everyone on the status of the electronic locks, windows and overall status of our beautiful building in the next iteration of the Trestle Board. There are no words that can express my gratitude to my New Smyrna Lodge #149 brothers and 2020 Lodge officers for making me feel at home. I’m look forward to getting to know each and every one of you better, and looking forward to getting to work! My door and ear will remain open for any questions, comments, concerns, or ideas you may have. Jonny Magill, Junior Warden

                                    2021 LODGE OFFICERS

Worshipful Master:            R\W\Henry (Greg) Davis            (321)383-1407        gdavis32754@gmail.com

Senior Warden:                   Robert Segarra                             (727)623-6399        rosegar7@msn.com

Junior Warden:                   Jonny Magill                                   (817)690-0401        jonnynomadmedia@gmail.com

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

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

Chaplain:                             Donald Needham PM                    (386) 383-8423       FITRON84@gmail.com

Marshal:                             Richard Kicklighter PM                  (904)677-9366        rwkick@rwkick.com

Senior Deacon:     Maxwell von Noppen  (386)405-8465 maxwell.james@maxwellhousefl.com

Junior Deacon:                    Steven Lane PM                                             

Senior Steward:                  Timothy Brown                           (412)848-9024        198dcbrown@gmail.com

Junior Steward:                   Walker Powell                             (386)405-8493        wpowell2000@gmail.com

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

ANNOUNCEMENTS AND NOTICES

January 4^th, 2021 Stated Communication, January 18^th, 2021 Entered Apprentice Degree.  The rededication of the Lodge for January 22^nd, 2021 HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19. February 1^st, 2021 NSL 149 has invited the Grand Lodge Officers of Florida to be present for our 1^st Stated Communication having reached 125 years old as a Masonic Lodge. Installation of Officers for the 13^th, Masonic District: St. Johns Lodge No. 37 1/9/2021 @ 10:00 am, Sanford Lodge No. 62 January 2^nd, 2021 @ 11:00 am, Volusia Lodge No. 77 January 2^nd, 2021 @ 3:00 pm, Ormond Beach Lodge No. 326 January 12^th, 2021 @ 7:30 pm, Landmark Lodge No. 383 January 9^th, 2021 @ 3:30 pm.

Picture of the 2020 Officers of New Smyrna Lodge No. 149

Left to right: SD Chris Van Duyne, Tyler Bud Bacheller, JD Jon Bodien, Treasurer Steve Kenney, WM Don Tucker, SW Greg Davis, Marshall Walter Layton, Secretary A. J. Winterwerp, Glenn E. Smith. Not pictured is Jr Robert Segarra, JW Doug Everson, SD Michael Dowell, SD Bob Wheeler (Pro-Temp,) Musician Bryan Bassett. Thank you all for a great year here at New Smyrna Lodge No. 149!

Thank you Brother Junior Warden Jonny Magill for the pictures

ENTERED APPENTICE        FELLOW CRAFT                       MASTER MASON

LODGE HISTORY

New Smyrna Lodge 149 did not just simply begin to work as a chartered Lodge on January 22^nd, 1896. Many things had to be accomplished before that date. First of all, a number of Freemasons had to come together, and make a decision to form a Lodge. After this decision was made Florida Masonic Law clearly spelled out what they must do. Evidence shows that the first meeting took place in New Smyrna on November 2^nd, 1894. We don’t know who was present or where it was held. This meeting resulted a petition for dispensation to work as a “U. D. Lodge” being made to the Grand Master of Masons of Florida. This petition, having met with his approval, Grand Master James William Boyd granted his approval, and on January 18^th, 1895 New Smyrna Lodge was a U. D. Lodge.  On January 21^st, 1896 at the Grand Communication, in Jacksonville, the committee on Dispensations and By Laws read their report. This report recommended among other things, that a charter be granted to New Smyrna Lodge. On January 22^nd, 1896, the Delegates voted and passed this report. The Grand Secretary announced that the Charter had been prepared and New Smyrna Lodge had been assigned number 149. On January 23^rd, 1896, the Grand Lodge Officers installed the officers of the newly chartered Lodges, Worshipful Master George H. Count, , Senior Warden Alex A Berry, Junior Warden Fred A Berry, Treasurer Christopher L Dohn, and Secretary William A. Cook. The Lodge was chartered with 15 Master Mason members. New Smyrna Lodge No. 149 in 2021 has 411 Master Mason members. New Smyrna Lodge took its name from the town of New Smyrna Florida. New Smyrna changed its name to New Smyrna Beach, Florida. The Lodge did not and it is important to know that our correct name is New Smyrna Lodge Number 149 Free and Accepted Masons. Thus the Lodge was formed, chartered and set to work in a Lodge room located on the second floor of the C. L. Dohn Feed Store at the corner of Canal Street and Faulkner Streets in New Smyrna, Volusia County Florida.

MERRY CHRISTMAS, HAPPY HOLIDAYS
AND HAPPY NEW YEAR
New Smyrna Lodge No. 149
F & AM of Florida
Trestle Board December 2020
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 FOR THE STATED
COMMUNICATION ON DECEMER 7TH, 2020
AND ON DECEMBER 21ST, 2020
MESSAGE FROM GRAND MASTER OF MASONS OF FLORIDA

1. Mask will be worn on anyone that has a picture taken and posting it on Facebook.
2. Social Distancing is a must if you are not wearing your mask. If you are within five feet of another person you must wear your mask.
   FROM THE EAST
   My Brothers, well here we go. December is here, and this will be my last news letter to you. My term as your Worshipful Master is all but over. On December 29th 2020 New Smyrna Lodge No. 149, new officers will be installed. Dinner is at 6:00 P.M. and the Installation will begin at 7:00 P.M. Please come and support your new officer’s. I believe we had a very good year in 2020, some things to note. We conferred the E.A. Degree on 9 new Brothers. We Passed 3 Brothers to the F.C. Degree, and we Raised 3 new Master Masons. We also had 10 new Brothers, transfer their membership to New Smyrna Lodge. Don’t forget, we welcomed the Member’s of Halifax Lodge No. 81 to our lodge, when they Merged with us. We have a new fire escape that should last for decades. We have a window contract for new windows with impact glass, coming soon. We also will have a new door lock system, (maybe this month). I have loved being your W.M. this year. All of the Officers, appointed and elected, did their jobs with great diligence, and I am proud of each and every one of them. Thank You All. We will continue to meet on the First and Third Monday’s of each month. Thank you ladies of the Eastern Star, for all the wonderful meals you prepared for us, they were all super. So I will not say” till the next time”, but I will say “I’ll see you in Lodge my Brothers”
   R:.W:.Donald H. Tucker W:.M:.

FROM THE WEST
Greetings Brothers from the West,
My Brothers, this has been an interesting year because the Covid-19 virus. We have a lot of things to do in December with our elections at the first Stated meeting in December. Would all of the officers for 2021 please wear your white jackets for the pictures after the meeting. Installation of officers is December 29th 2020 with
dinner at 6pm and installation at 7pm. If you’re planning to attend please email me at: gdavis32764@gmail.com by December 22nd, 2020 so we can get a count for the dinner. I would like to congratulate our new EA Brothers that were initiated November 16th. The degree team did an excellent job also. I would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays.
Fraternally, Henry Davis PDDGM, Senior Warden
FROM THE SOUTH
Hello, from the south my Brethren and may I start by saying I am proud and honored to be in New Smyrna Lodge #149. It is amazing that through this COVID virus we have still grown, and the momentum forward has not stopped. As you may know, we have instituted temperature testing for all lodge visitors, and members. In addition, we still must remain diligent with the wearing of our mask and social distancing.
For all of you that were not able to attend lately we completed our Master Mason outdoor degree and the recent Fellow craft degree. Two outstanding events! I must say under the direction of our new leadership in the Grand Lodge, our Worshipful Master, and officers we have continued to make this an amazing lodge. Well on to my reports:
Building:

• At our last meeting we elected to move forward with the window replacement of the lodge. There is a 12-14-week delay in the start due to COVID. They also agreed to stage the work, so not to interfere with lodge business. We did receive a new quote from CW windows to include the fire escape door.
• We have investigated fire rated windows; however, they are unavailable and so we will continue to use the fire suppression system in place. Have a Blessed Holiday my Brothers.
  Robert Segarra
  Junior Warden
  2020 LODGE OFFICERS
  Worshipful Master: R:.W:.Donald H. Tucker (Kathy) (863)602-1182 donkat9750@aol.com
  Senior Warden: R:.W:.Henry (Greg) Davis (321)383-1407 gdavis32754@gmail.com
  Junior Warden: Robert Segarra (727)623-6399 rosegar7@msn.com
  Treasurer: Stephen Kenney (908)420-6615 stevek821@gmail.com
  Secretary: W:. Allen J Winterwerp (AJ) (386)423-2370 NSL149@cfl.rr.com
  Chaplain: Glenn E. Smith (Kathy) (386)427-4057 glennesmith@cfl.rr.com
  Marshal: W:. Walter G. Layton (Edie) (856)498-7186 walteed50@yahoo.com
  Senior Deacon: Robert L Wheeler (Colleen) (386)451-6129 bobwheeler@earthlink.net
  Junior Deacon: Jon T. Bodien (Angelique) (386)689-2338 jonb1032@gmail.com
  Senior Steward: Christopher R Van Duyne (386)846-2945 vanduyne.chris@gmail.com
  Junior Steward: Douglas Everson (Deborah) (407)461-0668 flagentman@yahoo.com
  Tyler: W:. Herbert (Bud) Bacheller (Susan) (386)689-9552 budbach@aol.com
  Musician: W:.Bryan P. Bassett (386)451-0895 bryanbassett4@gmail.com
  2021 LODGE OFFICERS
  Worshipful Master: R:. W:.Henry (Greg) Davis (321)383-1407 gdavis32754@gmail.com
  Senior Warden: Robert Segarra (727)623-6399 rosegar7@msn.com
  Junior Warden: Jonny Magill (817)690-0401 jonnynomadmedia@gmail.com
  Treasurer: Stephen Kenney (908)420-6615 stevek821@gmail.com
  Secretary: A. J. Winterwerp PM (386)423-2370 NSL149@cfl.rr.com
  Chaplain: Donald Needham PM (386) 383-8423 FITRON84@gmail.com
  Marshal: Richard Kicklighter PM (904)677-9366 rwkick@rwkick.com
  Senior Deacon: Maxwell von Noppen (386)405-8465 maxwell.james@maxwellhousefl.com
  Junior Deacon: Steven Lane PM
  Senior Steward: Timothy Brown (979)215-9268 198dcbrown@gmail.com
  Junior Steward: Walker Powell (386)405-8493 wpowell2000@gmail.com
  Tyler: Herbert (Bud) Bacheller PM (Susan) (386)689-9552 budbach@aol.com

FROM THE SECRETARY’S DESK
Letters went out the 1st of October to those Brothers who have not paid their 2020 dues. Thank you to those who have paid. For those of Halifax Lodge 81 who have not paid your 2020 dues the dues amount will not change until 2021. Please send all your correspondence to New Smyrna Lodge No. 149 and make your checks out to “New Smyrna Lodge No. 149.” The mailbox for Halifax Lodge No 81 is being cancelled and all mail is being forwarded to New Smyrna Lodge. The bank accounts are also being closed out for Halifax 81. This will be the final notice to all who have not paid. If you are having a problem with paying contact the Secretary of the Lodge.
I added the Past Masters and Perpetual Members of Halifax 81 to the Trestle Board, if you do not see your name please drop me an email or call the Lodge and leave a message. I will make the change in the next Trestle Board.
A new coded locking system will be in place on December 9th, 2020. Until I can get the code to all who have keys the front door on Riverside Drive and the back-kitchen door will have the old key. After the codes have been given out those locks will be changed. The only entry will be from the Washington Street side of the Building. If you need or want to have access to the building contact the new Worshipful Master Greg Davis or leave a message in the secretary’s office and I will relay the message.
Congratulations to Brothers Scott Gillman, Roger J. Halye, Jason T. Halye, Richard Michael, Taylor R. Reaves, Jonas A. Roddenberry, and Dylan Allman (Gateway 384 Lodge) who were initiated Entered Apprentice on November 21st, 2020.

REINSTATEMENTS PETITIONS FOR 3 SYMBOLIC DEGREES
Samuel E Adams
Kenneth R. N. Pennacchini II

TRANSFER OF MEMBERSHIP Steven R. Lane
ENTERED APPENTICE FELLOW CRAFT MASTER MASON
Kyle Pensinger Scott Gilman Lamon Ray Owens (Butch)
Robert Donnell Schmid Roger J. Halye John Jaja Williams
Jason T. Halye Michael Napier
Richard Michael
Taylor R. Reaves
Jonas Roddenberry
ANNOUNCEMENTS AND NOTICES
December 7th, and December 21st,2020 Stated Communications, December 29th, 2020 Installation of Officers 6pm dinner Installation 7pm. January 4th, 2021 Stated Communication, January 18th, 2021 Entered Apprentice Degree. The rededication of the Lodge for January 22nd, 2021 HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19. February 1st, 2021 NSL 149 has invited the Grand Lodge Officers of Florida to be present for our 1st Stated Communication being 125 years old as a Masonic Lodge.
BIRTHDAYS
Eric t. Ellis II 12/4, Daniel C Mokry 12/4, Frank R Williams III 12/5
Daniel O Roll 12/7, Michael Strother 12/7, Gerald D Mann 12/8
Sean A Stenson 12/8, Donald L Bentoni 12/10, Author A Horton 12/11
Chris H Minnich 12/11, Robert N Powell 12/11, James R Purcell Jr 12/11
Michael L Hill 12/12, Ronald W Knighton 12/13, Robert Abraham 12/14
Harry T Johnson 12/14, William F Culbertson 12/15, John T Riera Jr 12/15
Robert C Hellerman Jr 12/18, Willard I Timmer 12/18Thomas M Patton 12/19
Carl N Clifford 12/21, Robert D Johnston 12/22, Steven C Swisher 12/22
John P Gernert 12/23, John P Hamblett 12/24, Theodore N Iltsopoulos12/24
Michael DeBloom 12/26 ,Thomas J Shumaker 12/26, Donald B Sweeney 12/26
Gary E Wandelt 12/26, David A Drake 12/29, Michael L Hines 12/29
Mark K McGee 12/29, Clarence E Puckridge 12/29, Miles W Miller Jr12/27
Patrick G Jill 12/28, Donald Brown 12/29
SICKNESS AND DISTRESS
Keep the families of Brother John Orville Andrus and Edward J. Dreggors, who passed to the Celestial Lodge above on 6/23/20 and 6/24/20. Brother Kadet who had surgery on cancer in Oct. W:. King’s son who is having heart surgery, Brother Chaplin Smith with neck and back problems, Brother Tarrant who fell and broke his neck, Brother Doug Everson who has kidney cancer, Brother W:. Bill Greatrex who is having heart problems Keep all our service personnel home and abroad, first responders in our prayers, and all our Brothers and their families who are in nursing home and at their home. Contact the secretary or Chaplain with Brothers who are sick or distressed so we can put them on our prayer list.
ACTIVE PAST MASTERS
Stanley T Kypreos 1966, Jon F. Greaves 1972, Ralph N. Flippo 1972
Louis E Keffer 1975, William T. Blackwell 1977, Harold Powell 1978
Charles R. Dean 1980, Ronald R. Tucker 1983, Danny K. Hatfield 1984
William F. Culbertson 1985, James R. Baldwin 1986, Joe W. Garrett 1987
T. N. Iltsopoulos 1987, Robert L. Griffis 1990, Leon A. Pike 1991
Gustav Postreich 1991, Bradley L. Rauch PDDGM 1991,David Lawrence 1992
Jeff J. Romano 1992, Patrick G. Hill 1992, James A. Greene 1993
Richard Rademacher 1993, Crag N. Albright 1994, George N. Johnson 1994
Mark A. Greene 1995, Richard Rademacher 1995, Louis W. Benishek 1996
Steven Timbs 1996, Christopher G. Buffini 1997, Michael R. Blickenstaff 1998
Daniel E. Feagle Jr. 1999,Herbert (Bud) Bacheller 1999,James M. Payton 2000
James M. Payton 2000 Phillip A. Hudson 2001 William Broughton PDDGM2002, Walter W. Greatrex 2003 Edward P. Marx 2003, William Broughton PDDGM 2003, Robert J. Stone 2004
William H. Evans Jr 2005, Louis W. Benishek 2006, Paul W. Dewitt 2006
Joseph G. Lockhart 2007, William G. Warrington Jr 2007 Stevan Petrov Jr. 2007, Glen E. Good DDGM 2008, Terry L. Irwin 2008
Steve Irineou 2008, Brian R. Toung 2009, Bryan P. Bassett 2009
Stanley J. Dabrowski 2010, Ralph N. Flippo 2010, Dominick Tesoriere 2010
Arlington (Bruce) Young 2011, Howard C. Chase PDDGM 2011 John Hamblet 2011, Donald H. Tucker PDDGM 2012, Sean Stenson 2012
Eric T. Ellis II 2013, Thomas W. Aiken PDDGM 2013, Gary Wisniewski 2013
William M. Schaeffer 2014, Iran Medrano 2014, Allen J. Winterwerp 2015
Henry A. Woodstock III 2015, Robert Moore 2015, Allan J. Baker 2016, Clarence Swimm 2016, Martin J. Louis 2016/2017, Walter G. Layton 2017
Richard Kicklighter 2017/2018, Mark E. King 2018/2019
Chris Dixon 2019, Glenn Scorza 2020
ACTIVE PERPETUAL MEMBERS
Thomas W. Aiken PDDGM DI, Craig N. Albright PM, Herbert E. Bacheller PM
Allan J. Baker PM, James R. Baldwin PM, Brady Benishek, Louis W. Benishek PM, David L. Bessette, Christopher G. Buffini PM
Howard C. Chase III PDDGM, J. Mitchell Cole, Richard W. Culbertson
William F. Culbertson Sr. PM, Stanley J. Dabrowski PM
Henry T Davis PDDGM, Glennard Decker Frank H. Dietrich
Ronald L. Dreggors, William A. Drossman, Eric T. Ellis PM, William H. Evans PM, George O. Farrell, Daniel E. Feagle Jr. PM
Ralph N Flippo PM, William Q. Flippo, William Greatrex PM
James A. Greene PM, Jon F. Greaves PM, Mark A. Greene PM
Glen E. Good DDGM, Daniel H Haley, Phillip J Haley
Robert L. Hart, Michael L. Hines, Leo D. Johns
George N. Johnson PM, Stephen L. Kenney, Mark E. King WM
Ronald A. Koehn, David Lawrence PDDGM, Walter G. Layton PM
Joseph G. Lockhart PM, Martin Louis PM, George R. Morris PM, Lloyd W. Morris, John C. Niebielski, Edgar L. Phillips
Gustav Postreich PM, William J. Ptashnik PM, Ian Ramsbottom
William Rogers, Jeff J. Romano PM, Matt Schaeffer PM
Gary H. Seibert, John T. Self, Timothy H. Self
Clayton E. Simons Jr., Glenn E. Smith, Kenneth W. Smith
Sean Stenson, Robert J. Stone PM, Brian R. Toung PM
Donald H. Tucker PDDGM, Richard A Turner, Christopher Van Duyne
Chester E. Weichey, Jeffery L. Whitlock, Allen J. Winterwerp PM
George A. Wolsfelt, Henry A. Woodstock PM
50 YEAR PLUS MEMBERS
James C. Allen, Robert C. Bartlett, Ernest Beasley Jr, Bernard J. Brown
Donald L. Brown, Clifton V. Butler, Harold F. Byrd, Everett C. Chapman
Wilber K. Corbin, Donald Doidge Sr.,James R. Delk, Thomas E. Duane
Miles O. Edge Jr, William H. Evans, Ralph N. Flippo, Joe W. Garrett
Jon F. Greaves, Kyle F. Hall, Jack H. Hayman Sr., Tedd Jakomas
Harry T. Johnson, Thomas F. Johnson, Calvin I. Lanford
Melvin L Malachoski, Johnny F. McCullers, Ben F. McGraw
Edward Z. Midgett, George R. Morris,Jack M. Onie, George M. Pilcher Jr
Clarence E. Puckridge, Henry W. Reynolds, Warren A. Sets
Glenn L. Smith, Gordon S. Smith, R. Terrell Smith, Michael J. Strother
George G. Telesh, Richard Turner, Edward J. Vaissiere, Ronald Village
Larry G Watson, Leslie D. Williamson, Carl J. Winterwerp
Chester E. Wolsgel, George A. Wolsgel, Henry D Randall

THE GRAND LODGE OF FLORIDA F. & A. M.
GRAND MASTER
M:.W:.Thomas L. Turlington (Sandy)
602 Sullivan Street
Deltona, Florida 32725
(386) 956-4961
tturlington@cfl.rr.com
DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND MASTER
R:. W:. Glen E. Good (Janet)
6108 Del Mar Dr. Port Orange, Fla. 32127
(386)717-6611
captggood@gmail.com
DISTRICT INSTRUCTOR
R:.W:. Tom Aiken
2627 Orange Tree Drive
Edgewater, Florida 32141-5421
(386) 690-4297 Takien817@aol.com
NEW SMYRNA LODGE COMMITTEES FOR 2020
FINANCE: Henry Davis PDDGM, A. J. Winterwerp PM, Steve Kenney, Robert Wheeler
VIGILANCE: JW Robert Segarra, Walter G. Layton PM, Robert Wheeler, Glen E. Good PM,
PETITIONS: A. J. Winterwerp PM, Tom Aiken PDDGM, Jon Bodien, Michael Dowell,
MASONIC EDUCATION: Robert Wheeler, William Ptashnik PM, Tom Aiken PDDGM, Bud Bacheller PM
BOARD OF RELIEF: Master and Wardens
CHARITY: Master and Wardens
LODGE MENTORS: Bill Greatrex PM, Robert Wheeler, Glen Good PM, Walter G. Layton PM
LODGE PROPERTY: Robert Segarra, Robert Wheeler, Henry Davis PDDGM
LODGE INSTRUCTOR: Robert Wheeler, Tom Aiken PDDGM,
MASONIC EDUCATION CONT:
“DON’T BURY ME WITHOUT MY APRON”
It is an ancient custom when a Brother Mason passes away, that, he no longer wears his Apron and his tools they lay quiet. But I beg of you my Brothers, closest family and loved ones too, that I must wear my Apron, for I have yet so much to do. Though I may not have it on the day I meet with fate, I’ll be penniless and destitute as I pass that pearly gate. For the Grand Master has sent me a summons on that very day. And as in my obligations, you know I must obey. That Grand Lodge will be called and opened for my final Degree. So, I must be properly clothed for the Grand Tyler to admit me. Don’t bury me without my Apron; my tools must not lay rest. For it’s in that Grand Lodge above where I must do my best.
Amen! S M I B!

New Smyrna Lodge No. 149 F & AM of Florida Trestle Board November 2020

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 FOR THE STATED

COMMUNICATION ON

November 2^nd, 2020 AND HAS DEPENSED WITH THE STATED COMMUNICATION ON NOVEMBER 16^TH, 2020 AND HOLD AN ENTERED APPRENTICE DEGREE ON NOVEMBER 16^TH, 2020

MESSAGE FROM GRAND MASTER OF MASONS OF FLORIDA

To all District Deputy Grand Masters and District Instructors.

Please be advised of the memo I received from the MWGM.

This is to take place IMMEDIATELY.

1.    Call every Lodge and ensure temperatures are being taken at every Lodge event for everyone entering the Lodge.

2.    Mask will be worn on anyone that has a picture taken and posting it on Facebook. 

3.    Social Distancing is a must if you are not wearing your mask. If you are within five feet of another person you must wear your mask.

Brothers please take heed of this memo; we do not want anyone else to be sick.  Thanks Jackie.

FROM THE EAST

Can it be that October has gone, and November is here? What happen to Halloween, just a few kids came to our door. (Covet-19) in our Lodge, we had a busy month. We took care of a lot of items that needed to be done. ie: money moved, upkeep of building, & committee reports. Our 2nd meeting was a called communication, for a Fellow Craft Degree. Three E.A. Brothers were Passed, (John JaJa Williams, Lamon Butch Owens, & James M. Napier) there were 35 Brothers in attendance. The Eastern Star Ladies always do a wonderful dinner, for us. $8.00 can’t beat it. Be ready for our 2nd. Meeting for this month. We will have a called communication, for the Entered Apprentice Degree, We have ten, (10) Candidates ready to receive this Degree. Please come out and support these Brother Masons. Our own R.W. D.D.G.M. will be in the East for Degree. Show him your support. 

R:. W:. Donald H. Tucker W:. M:.

FROM THE WEST

Greetings Brothers from the West,
I’d like to give a big thanks to all the Brothers that helped me on preparing me to sit in the East for the Fellow Craft Degree. On November 16th we will have 10 candidates, 2 of them will be father and sons. Come out and support them. With the help of the Junior Warden, we should start to see new windows in the Lodge by the end of the year. It should take about 3 or 4 months. AS a reminder I’ve had a few calls on Brothers that need a ride to the Lodge and I will be picking them up and making arrangements for them to attend Lodge. If you are unable to drive and would
like to come to Lodge let me know. I will see about getting you a ride to the Lodge and home. If I be of assistance to
anyone please let me know.
Fraternally, Henry Davis, Senior Warden

FROM THE SOUTH

Hello, from the south my Brethren and may I start by saying I am proud and honored to be in New Smyrna Lodge #149. It is amazing that through this COVID virus we have still grown, and the momentum forward has not stopped.  As you may know, we have instituted temperature testing for all lodge visitors, and members. In addition, we still must remain diligent with the wearing of our mask and social distancing. 

For all of you that were not able to attend lately we completed our Master Mason outdoor degree and the recent Fellow craft degree.  Two outstanding events! I must say under the direction of our new leadership in the Grand Lodge, our Worshipful Master, and officers we have continued to make this an amazing lodge. Well on to my reports:

Building:

1. At our last meeting we elected to move forward with the window replacement of the lodge. There is a 12-14-week delay in the start due to COVID. They also agreed to stage the work, so not to interfere with lodge business. We did receive a new quote from CW windows to include the fire escape door.
2. We have investigated fire rated windows; however, they are unavailable and so we will continue to use the fire suppression system in place.

Other: The 125^th anniversary Challenge Coins & Pins design.

Robert Segarra

Junior Warden

2019 LODGE OFFICERS

Worshipful Master:                R\W\Donald H. Tucker (Kathy)               (863)602-1182            donkat9750@aol.com

Senior Warden:                       R\W\Henry (Greg) Davis                        (321)383-1407            gdavis32754@gmail.com

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

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

Secretary:                               W\Allen J Winterwerp (AJ)                      (386)423-2370            NSL149@cfl.rr.com

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

FROM THE SECRETARY’S DESK

Letters went out the 1^st of October to those Brothers who have not paid their 2020 dues. Thank you to those who have paid. For those of Halifax Lodge 81 who have not paid your 2020 dues the dues amount will not change until 2021. Please send all your correspondence to New Smyrna Lodge No. 149 and make you checks out to New Smyrna Lodge No. 149. The Mailbox for Halifax Lodge No 81 is being cancelled and all mail is being forwarded to New Smyrna Lodge and the bank accounts are also being closed out for Halifax 81. This will be the final notice to all who have not paid. If you are having a problem with paying contact the Secretary of the Lodge.

I have nomination forms in the office if you are considering running for Worshipful Master, Senior Warden, Junior Warden, Treasurer or Secretary. They must be filled out by the first Stated meeting in November. If you would like to serve in one of the appointed positions in the Lodge, contact R:. W:. Greg Davis or the Secretary. I added the Past Masters and Perpetual Members of Halifax 81 to the Trestle Board. I have not added our 50 year plus members yet and should be done by the December Trestle Board. Thank you for your patience. Congratulations to Brothers, Lamon (Butch) Owens, John Ja Ja Williams and Michael Napier who have been Passed to the Degree of Fellow Craft at the October 19^th meeting.

REINSTATEMENTS PETITIONS FOR 3 SYMBOLIC DEGREES John M. Pemberton Jason Hayle, Roger Hayle, a Richard Michael, Jonas Roddbery d Samuel E Adams TRANSFER OF MEMBERSHIP ENTERED APPRENTICE Richard a Bertram Kyle Pensinger Thomas J Shumaker Robert Donnell Schmid Steven G Swisher Scott Gillman Steven R Lane MASTER MASON Laymon Ray Owens (Butch) John Ja Ja Williams Michael Napier

ANNOUNCEMENTS AND NOTICES

By Order of the Worshipful Master the Stated Communication on November 16^th, 2020 will be dispensed with and the Lodge will have a Entered Apprentice Degree, 6pm dinner/7pm. Degree. October, we start 2 meeting a month. November 2^nd and November 16^th,December 7^th, and December 21^st,  December 29^th, 2020 Installation of Officers 6pm dinner Installation 7pm, January 22^nd, 2021 125 year Rededication of Lodge with dinner and rededication by M:. W:. Turlington

 BIRTHDAYS

Robert Alonzo 11/1. David McCurdy 11/1, Michael Stelzig 11/2,  Charles S Haithcock 11/4, Donald E Nash 11/6, Bryce J Fremont 11/7,        David J Lindsley 11/7, Stephen L Kenney 11/8, Chester E Weichey  11/8,         J Michael Keesee 11/10, Ronald E Luznar Jr 11/10, James S Coomber 11/11, Jack H Niemi 11/11,  William A Drossman 11/13,William R Johnson 11/13,      G Michael Pilcher 11/13, Joshua Kiannu 11/14, Jack M Beall 11/19,     James S Davenport 11/19, Robert P Tucker 11/19,Walter W Greatrex 11/21      Walter M Rupert Jr 11/21, John R Sudar 11/22, Roger t Laub 11/23, Donald E Slacks Jr 11/24 Ralph N Flippo 11/25, Jerome J Page 11/25       Eric S Hutchison 11/26, Miles W Miller Jr 11/27, Patrick G Jill 11/28,      Donald Brown 11/29     

SICKNESS AND DISTRESS

Keep in your prayers Brother Kadet whose surgery went well and is recuperating at home, Brother Glenn E Smith who is having back surgery. Please keep our Brothers who are now lock-ins due to the recent events and all our Brothers who have been or are sick that we do not know about. Keep all our service personnel deployed and at home along with all first responders in our hearts and prayers.
Contact the secretary or Chaplain with Brothers who are sick or distressed so we can put them on our prayer list.

ACTIVE PAST MASTERS

Stanley T Kypreos 1966 Jon F. Greaves 1972 Ralph N. Flippo 1972 Louis E Keffer 1975 William T. Blackwell 1977 Harold Powell 1978 Charles R. Dean 1980 Ronald R. Tucker 1983 Danny K. Hatfield 1984 William F. Culbertson 1985 James R. Baldwin  1986 Joe W. Garrett 1987 T. N. Iltsopoulos  1987 Robert L. Griffis 1990 Leon A. Pike  1991 Gustav Postreich 1991 Bradley L. Rauch PDDGM   1991 David Lawrence  1992 Jeff J. Romano 1992 Patrick G. Hill  1992 James A. Greene 1993 Richard Rademacher 1993 Crag N. Albright 1994 George N. Johnson  1994 Mark A. Greene 1995 Richard Rademacher 1995 Louis W. Benishek 1996 Steven Timbs 1996 Christopher G. Buffini 1997 Michael R. Blickenstaff 1998 Daniel E. Feagle Jr. 1999 Herbert (Bud) Bacheller 1999 James M. Payton 2000/ 2001 Phillip A. Hudson 2001 WilliamBroughtonPDDGM  2002 Walter W. Greatrex 2003 Edward P. Marx  2003 WilliamBroughtonPDDGM  2003 Robert J. Stone 2004 William H. Evans Jr 2005 Louis W. Benishek 2006 Paul W. Dewitt 2006 Joseph G. Lockhart  2007 William G. Warrington Jr 2007 Steven Petrov Jr. 2007 Glen E. Good DDGM   2008 Terry L. Irwin 2008 Steve Irineou   2008 Brian R. Toung    2009 Bryan P. Bassett   2009 Stanley J. Dabrowski 2010 Ralph N. Flippo 2010 Dominick Tesoriere  2010 Arlington (Bruce) Young 2011 Howard C. Chase PDDGM  2011 John Hamblet  2011 Donald H. Tucker PDDGM 2012 Sean Stenson 2012 Eric T. Ellis II 2013 Thomas W. Aiken PDDGM 2013 Gary Wisniewski  2013 William M. Schaeffer 2014 Iran Medrano  2014 Allen J. Winterwerp   2015 Henry A. Woodstock III 2015 Robert Moore 2015 Allan J. Baker 2016 Clarence Swimm   2016 Martin J. Louis 2016/2017 Walter G. Layton   2017 Richard Kicklighter 2017/2018 Mark E. King  2018/2019 Chris Dixon    2019 Glenn Scorza  2020

ACTIVE PERPETUAL MEMBERS

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

50 YEAR PLUS MEMBERS

James C. Allen Robert C. Bartlett Ernest Beasley Jr Bernard J. Brown Donald L. Brown Clifton V. Butler Harold F. Byrd Everett C. Chapman Wilber K. Corbin Donald Doidge Sr. James R. Delk Thomas E. Duane Miles O. Edge Jr William H. Evans Ralph N. Flippo Joe W. Garrett Jon F. Greaves Kyle F. Hall Jack H. Hayman Sr. Tedd Jakomas Harry T. Johnson Thomas F. Johnson Calvin I. Lanford Melvin L Malachoski Johnny F. McCullers Ben F. McGraw Edward Z. Midgett George R. Morris Jack M. Onie George M. Pilcher Jr Clarence E. Puckridge Henry W. Reynolds Warren A. Sets Glenn L. Smith Gordon S. Smith R. Terrell Smith Michael J. Strother George G. Telesh Richard Turner Edward J. Vaissiere Ronald Village Larry G Watson Leslie D. Williamson Carl J. Winterwerp Chester E. Wolsgel George A. Wolsgel Henry D Randall

THE GRAND LODGE OF FLORIDA F. & A. M. GRAND MASTER M:.W:.Thomas L. Turlington (Sandy) 602 Sullivan Street Deltona, Florida 32725 (386) 956-4961 tturlington@cfl.rr.com

DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND MASTER R:. W:. Glen E. Good (Janet) 6108 Del Mar Drive Port Orange, Fl. 32127 (386)717-6611 captggood@gmail.com

DISTRICT INSTRUCTOR R:. W:. Tom Aiken 2627 Orange Tree Drive Edgewater, Fl. 32141-5421 (386) 690-4297 Takien817@aol.com

NEW SMYRNA LODGE COMMITTEES FOR 2020

FINANCE: Henry Davis PDDGM, A. J. Winterwerp PM, Steve Kenney, Robert Wheeler
VIGILANCE: JW Robert Segarra, Walter G. Layton PM, Robert Wheeler, Glen E. Good PM,
PETITIONS: A. J. Winterwerp PM, Tom Aiken PDDGM, Jon Bodien, Michael Dowell,
MASONIC EDUCATION: Robert Wheeler, William Ptashnik PM, Tom Aiken PDDGM, Bud Bacheller PM
BOARD OF RELIEF: Master and Wardens
CHARITY: Master and Wardens
LODGE MENTORS: Bill Greatrex PM, Robert Wheeler, Glen Good PM, Walter G. Layton PM
LODGE PROPERTY: Robert Segarra, Robert Wheeler, Henry Davis PDDGM
LODGE INSTRUCTOR: Robert Wheeler, Tom Aiken PDDGM

MASONIC EDUCATION CONTINUED: Masonic Square – The Square and Compasses (or, more correctly, a square and a set of compasses joined together) is the single most identifiable symbol of Freemasonry. Both the square and compasses are architect’s tools and are used in Masonic ritual as emblems to teach symbolic lessons. Some Lodges and rituals explain these symbols as lessons in conduct: for example that Masons should “square their actions by the square of virtue” and learn to “circumscribe their desires and keep their passions within due bounds toward all mankind”. Ark of the Covenant – The Ark of the Covenant reveals God’s Promise to David… and it is through this promise that we receive God’s continued mercy for our transgressions, today. That is the reason why the Ark of the Covenant is important to Masons. Masons believe that the Ark of the Covenant is the reason why Solomon`s temple was built. Masonic Altar – The Masonic altar, within the Masonic Lodge, upon which resides the Holy Books, is a symbol of our place of communion with God. In ancient times, however, the masonic altar was a place of sacrifice, atonement, and communion with God. Masonic Cable Tow – The Masonic Cable Tow is part of the dress of a candidate in which he agrees to go to the aid of a Brother with all his power and strength.” if it is within the length of his tow rope. The length of rope is symbolic of the first brother’s abilities. Masonic Lamb – The lamb is a symbol of innocence and purity. In Ancient Craft Masonry, the Lamb is the symbol of innocence. In the instructions of the First Degree: “In all ages, the Lamb has been deemed an emblem of innocence.” Hence it is required that a Freemason’s Apron should be made of lambskin. In the advanced Degrees, and in the Degrees of chivalry, as in Christian illustration, the lamb is a symbol of Jesus Christ.

New Smyrna Lodge No. 149 F & AM of Florida

Trestle Board October 2020

300 N. Riverside Dr.

New Smyrna Beach, FL 32168

(386) 423-2370

nsl149@cfl.rr.com

www.newsmyrnalodge149.org

THE WORSHIPFUL MASTER

THE WORSHIPFUL MASTER REQUESTS

YOUR ATTENDANCE FOR THE STATED COMMUNICATION ON

October 5^th, and Fellow Craft Degree October 19^th, 2020

FROM THE EAST

From the East: 

Hello to all our Brothers, from New Smyrna Lodge No.149.  What happen in September? Well the best thing that happen, was our own D.D.G.M. Glen E. Good, was in the Lodge for his Official Visit to his Home Lodge.  There were thirty two (32) Brother Master Masons in the Lodge room to hear him deliver the M.W. Grand Master’s message to the Craft. Thank you all for coming out to show support to R:. W:. Good.  We took care of a host of items that needed to be cleared up from Aug. & Sep. We have 5 new men, ready to become E.A.’s coming up soon. We talked about the upcoming M.M. Assoc. Golf Tournament on Nov. 14, 2020 (if you have not signed up yet, it is not too late to do so.) Also, we are working hard on getting ready for our M.M. Outdoor Degree. on Oct. 03, 2020. Please try to come out for this one. You will love it. $10.00 donation and you get food with that also. You can call W:. Brother Will Dishman, for information on both events. at 407-446-2213.  We are planning on conferring a F.C. Degree on our 2nd meeting in Oct. 10/19/20. Have you seen our new fire escape? Take a look at it the next time you’re out this way. It looks great and a great job was done on it.  That is about it, my Brothers. We Welcome all our new members from Halifax 81.

Come visit your new Lodge. 

 Till the next time.

R:. W:. Donald H. Tucker W:. M:.

FROM THE WEST

Greetings from the West,

Brothers,

If you are unable to drive and would like to come to Lodge let me know. I will see about getting you a ride to the Lodge and home.

Fraternally, Henry Davis, Senior Warden

FROM THE SOUTH

Hello, form the south my Brethren and it has been so great getting back to the brotherly love business that we love so much! I so look forward in working with our new brothers from Halifax and I suspect our new year will be even better as the COVID virus stabilizes. I must say under the direction of our new leadership in the Grand Lodge, our Worshipful Master, and officers we have continued to make this an amazing lodge.

Building:

1. At our last meeting we elected to move forward with the window replacement of the lodge. There is a 12-14-week delay in the start due to COVID. They also agreed to stage the work, so not to interfere with lodge business.
2. We are currently looking into and accepting quotes for replacement of the fire escape door and the surrounding fire rated windows.

Kitchen:

2019 LODGE OFFICERS

Worshipful Master: R:.W:. Donald H. Tucker (Kathy)        (863)602-1182         donkat9750@aol.com

Senior Warden:       R:.W:. Henry (Greg) Davis                    (321)383-1407         gdavis32754@gmail.com

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

FROM THE SECRETARY’S DESK

Brother, due to the merger the dues notices for 2021 will not go out until after October 15^th, 2020. The NEW total amount with the donations will be $147.30. The increase is due to the per capita payment to Grand Lodge that was increased $5.00. Letters went out the 1^st of October to those Brothers who have not paid their 2020 dues. For those of Halifax Lodge 81 who have not paid your 2020 dues the dues amount will not change until 2021. Please send all your correspondence to New Smyrna Lodge No. 149 and make your checks out to New Smyrna Lodge No. 149. The mailbox for Halifax Lodge No 81 is being cancelled and all mail is being forwarded to New Smyrna Lodge. The bank accounts are also being closed out for Halifax 81. This will be the final notice to all who have not paid. If you are having a problem with paying contact the Secretary of the Lodge.

I have nomination forms in the office if you are considering running for Worshipful Master, Senior Warden, Junior Warden, Treasurer or Secretary. They must be filled out by the last Stated Meeting in November. If you would like to serve in one of the appointed positions in the Lodge, contact R:. W:. Greg Davis or the Secretary. The Past Masters, Perpetual Members and 50 year plus members of Halifax 81 have been added to the Trestle Board. If you are one of these 3 categories and do not see your name please contact me and I will add it to the November Trestle Board. Thank you for your patience.

ENTERED APPENTICE                       FELLOW CRAFT          MASTER MASON

Kyle Pensinger                            Lamon Ray Owens (Butch) Scott Gilman    John Jaja Williams               

REINSTATEMENTS     PETITIONS FOR 3 SYMBOLIC DEGREES         TRANSFER OF MEMBERSHIP

John M Pemberton Jr Jason Hayle                                                                           Richard A Bertram Roger Hayle                                                                          Thomas J ShumakeR Richard Michael                                                                   Steven G Swisher Jonas Roddber Steven R Lane                                                               

  ANNOUNCEMENTS AND NOTICES

By Order of the Worshipful Master the Stated Communication on October 19^th, 2020 will be dispensed with and the Lodge will have a Fellow Craft Degree, 6pm dinner, 7pm. Degree.

10/3/20  -Outdoor Degree, 10/5/20  -Stated Communication, 10/19/20 – Called Communication Fellow Craft Degree 10/5/20  -Stated Communication10/19/20 – Called Communication Fellow Craft Degree 11/14/20 – Assoc. Golf Tournament 12/29/20 – Installation of Officers; 6pm dinner; Installation 7pm, 01/22/21 – 125 year Rededication of Lodge with dinner and rededication by M:. W:. Turlington  Congratulations to R:. W:. Howard Chase on his Certificate of appreciation from Grand Lodge of Florida for the help at Grand Lodge.

BIRTHDAYS

Bradly L Rauch 10/2    George E Tarrant Jr  10/2   Harry E Heilman 10/3 David J Fox 10/5        Bud Bacheller   10/7    Russell E Edwards  10/8 Phillip M Tremblay 10/9   Jack E Davenport 10/10    Ronald L Dreggors  10/1 Glen E Good 10/11   Thomas C Williams  10/11   Steffen Mittelhaeuser 10/12 William D Spive 10/12    Jon F Greaves     10/13             Richard L Hill 10/15 Jody P Palermo    10/15     Stanley W Wyllie   10/15    James L Mauney    10/18 Jean Pierre M Ponyier 10/18 Dominick F Tesoriere10/19 Thomas E Duane10/20 Charles F Hiatt II   10/20  Ian Ramsbottom    10/21       Leslie W Cantrell 10/23 Warren Swets 10/24     Henry (Greg) Davis 10/25   Clayton E Simons Jr   10/26 Ronald A Koehn  10/27   Seymour R Parris10/27    Mark A Greene 10/28 Frank H Dietrich  10/29     Gene R Miller 10/29            David Lawrence 10/31

SICKNESS AND DISTRESS

 Keep in your prayers Brother Kadet will be going in for surgery October 14 for bladder cancer, Mark and Bonnie King’s son who is having heart surgery. Please keep our Brothers who are now lock-ins due to the recent events and all our Brothers who have been or are sick that we do not know about. Keep all our service personnel deployed and at home along with all first responders in our hearts and prayers. Contact the secretary or Chaplain with Brothers who are sick or distressed so we can put them on our prayer list.

ACTIVE PAST MASTERS

Stanley T Kypreos 1966 Jon F. Greaves 1972 Ralph N. Flippo 1972 Louis E Keffer 1975 William T. Blackwell 1977 Harold Powell 1978 Charles R. Dean 1980 Ronald R. Tucker 1983 Danny K. Hatfield 1984 William F. Culbertson 1985 James R. Baldwin  1986 Joe W. Garrett 1987 T. N. Iltsopoulos  1987 Robert L. Griffis 1990 Leon A. Pike  1991 Gustav Postreich 1991 Bradley L. Rauch PDDGM   1991 David Lawrence  1992 Jeff J. Romano 1992 Patrick G. Hill  1992 James A. Greene 1993 Richard Rademacher 1993 Crag N. Albright 1994 George N. Johnson  1994 Mark A. Greene 1995 Richard Rademacher 1995 Louis W. Benishek 1996 Steven Timbs 1996 Christopher G. Buffini 1997 Michael R. Blickenstaff 1998 Daniel E. Feagle Jr. 1999 Herbert (Bud) Bacheller 1999 James M. Payton 2000/ 2001 Phillip A. Hudson 2001 WilliamBroughtonPDDGM  2002 Walter W. Greatrex 2003 Edward P. Marx  2003 WilliamBroughtonPDDGM  2003 Robert J. Stone 2004 William H. Evans Jr 2005 Louis W. Benishek 2006 Paul W. Dewitt 2006 Joseph G. Lockhart  2007 William G. Warrington Jr 2007 Steven Petrov Jr. 2007 Glen E. Good DDGM   2008 Terry L. Irwin 2008 Steve Irineou   2008 Brian R. Toung    2009 Bryan P. Bassett   2009 Stanley J. Dabrowski 2010 Ralph N. Flippo 2010 Dominick Tesoriere  2010 Arlington (Bruce) Young 2011 Howard C. Chase PDDGM  2011 John Hamblet  2011 Donald H. Tucker PDDGM 2012 Sean Stenson 2012 Eric T. Ellis II 2013 Thomas W. Aiken PDDGM 2013 Gary Wisniewski  2013 William M. Schaeffer 2014 Iran Medrano  2014 Allen J. Winterwerp   2015 Henry A. Woodstock III 2015 Robert Moore 2015 Allan J. Baker 2016 Clarence Swimm   2016 Martin J. Louis 2016/2017 Walter G. Layton   2017 Richard Kicklighter 2017/2018 Mark E. King  2018/2019 Chris Dixon    2019 Glenn Scorza  2020

ACTIVE PERPETUAL MEMBERS

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

50 YEAR PLUS MEMBERS

James C. Allen Robert C. Bartlett Ernest Beasley Jr Bernard J. Brown Donald L. Brown Clifton V. Butler Harold F. Byrd Everett C. Chapman Wilber K. Corbin Donald Doidge Sr. James R. Delk Thomas E. Duane Miles O. Edge Jr William H. Evans Ralph N. Flippo Joe W. Garrett Jon F. Greaves Kyle F. Hall Jack H. Hayman Sr. Tedd Jakomas Harry T. Johnson Thomas F. Johnson Calvin I. Lanford Melvin L Malachoski Johnny F. McCullers Ben F. McGraw Edward Z. Midgett George R. Morris Jack M. Onie George M. Pilcher Jr Clarence E. Puckridge Henry W. Reynolds Warren A. Sets Glenn L. Smith Gordon S. Smith R. Terrell Smith Michael J. Strother George G. Telesh Richard Turner Edward J. Vaissiere Ronald Village Larry G Watson Leslie D. Williamson Carl J. Winterwerp Chester E. Wolsgel George A. Wolsgel Henry D Randall

THE GRAND LODGE OF FLORIDA F. & A. M.

GRAND MASTER

M:.W:.Thomas L. Turlington (Sandy)

602 Sullivan Street

Deltona, Florida 32725

(386) 956-4961

tturlington@cfl.rr.com

                 DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND MASTER

R:. W:. Glen E. Good (Janet)

6108 Del Mar Dr.

Port Orange, Fla. 32127

(386)717-6611

captggood@gmail.com

DISTRICT INSTRUCTOR

R:.W:.Tom Aiken

2627 Orange Tree Drive

Edgewater, Florida 32141-5421

(386) 690-4297

Taiken817@aol.com

NEW SMYRNA LODGE COMMITTEES FOR 2019

FINANCE:                                      Henry Davis PDDGM, A. J. Winterwerp PM, Steve Kenney, Robert Wheeler

VIGILANCE:                                   JW Robert Segarra, Walter G. Layton PM, Robert Wheeler, Glen E. Good PM,

PETITIONS:                                    A. J. Winterwerp PM, Tom Aiken PDDGM, Jon Bodien, Michael Dowell,

MASONIC EDUCATION:              Robert Wheeler, William Ptashnik PM, Tom Aiken PDDGM, Bud Bacheller PM

BOARD OF RELIEF:                       Master and Wardens

CHARITY:                                       Master and Wardens

LODGE MENTORS:                       Bill Greatrex PM, Robert Wheeler, Glen Good PM, Walter G. Layton PM

LODGE PROPERTY:                       Robert Segarra, Robert Wheeler, Henry Davis PDDGM

LODGE INSTRUCTOR:                  Robert Wheeler, Tom Aiken PDDGM,

New Smyrna Lodge received an email from the Grand Lodge of Florida about an elementary school in Volusia County that needed a new American Flag.  New Smyrna Masonic Lodge looked deep in our cabinets and found an American Flag to donate to Pathway Elementary School. Below is R:. W:. Chase and A. J. Winterwerp presenting the flag to the principal of the school.

LODGE HISTORY CONT:

In 1945 Degrees conferred and reinstatements were numerous. The National Department of Defense and Transportation prohibited any meetings of more than 50 persons, consequently the Grand Lodge Communication was canceled. The Sale of $100.00 Life Memberships was terminated on September 1^st, 1945, and the money was placed in the “sinking fund.” Eight had been sold. A new roof was installed on the Temple at a cost of $1,325.00. The State Comptroller notified the Lodge that if it continued to rent the Temple for commercial purposes its property tax exemption would be lost. On June 14^th, 1946, the Lodge celebrated its 50^th year anniversary. Membership was 205, the highest in history to date. Motions prevailed on June 17^th, 1946 to raise the fees to $25.00 for each Degree, and that military personnel would again pay dues effective January 1^st, 1947. A motion prevailed that the Lodge cash all its War Bonds and pay $3500.00 on the mortgage. TO BE CONTINUED.

New Smyrna Lodge No. 149

300 N. Riverside Dr.

New Smyrna Beach, FL 32168 

Picture from the Deputy Grand Masters visit, and a big thank you to Jonny Magill for the pictures he took.

MASONIC EDUCATION

THE STORY BEHIND MASONIC FORGET ME NOT:

In the years between World War 1 and World War 2 The blue Forget Me Not Emblem (Das Vergissmeinnicht) was a standard symbol used by most charitable organizations in Germany, with a very clear meaning: “Do not forget the poor and the destitute“. It was first introduced in German Masonry in 1926, well before the Nazi era, at the annual Communication of the Grand Lodge Zur Sonne, in Bremen, where it was distributed to all the participants. That was a terrible time in Germany, economically speaking, further aggravated in 1929 following that year’s Great Depression. That economic situation contributed to Hitler’s accession to power. Many people depended on charity, some of which was Masonic. Distributing the forget-me-not at the Grand Lodge Communication was meant to remind German Brethren of the charitable activities of the Grand Lodge. In early 1934, it became evident that Freemasonry was in danger.  In that same year, the Grand Lodge of the Sun (one of the pre-war German Grand Lodges, located in Bayreuth) realizing the grave dangers involved, adopted the little blue Forget Me Not flower as a substitute for the traditional square and compasses. It was felt the flower would provide brethren with an outward means of identification while lessening the risk of possible recognition in public by the Nazis, who were engaged in wholesale confiscation of all Masonic Lodge properties. Freemasonry went undercover, and this delicate flower assumed its role as a symbol of Masonry surviving throughout the reign of darkness. In 1936 the Winterhilfswerk (a non- Masonic winter charity drive) held a collection and used and distributed the same symbol, again with its obvious charitable connotation. Some of the Masons who remembered the 1926 Communication possibly also wore it later as a sign of recognition. We have no evidence of that, and its general signification still was charity, but not specifically Masonic charity. During the ensuing decade of Nazi power a little blue Forget Me Not flower worn in a Brother’s lapel served as one method whereby brethren could identify each other in public (although even then it was not always safe to wear any non-Nazi pin), and in cities and concentration camps throughout Europe. The Forget Me Not distinguished the lapels of countless brethren who staunchly refused to allow the symbolic Light of Masonry to be completely extinguished. When the Grand Lodge of the Sun was reopened in Bayreuth in 1947, by Past Grand Master  Beyer, a little pin in the shape of a Forget Me Not was officially adopted as the emblem of that first annual convention of the brethren who had survived the bitter years of semi-darkness to rekindle the Masonic Light. At the first Annual Convent of the new United Grand Lodges Of Germany AF&AM (VGLvD), in 1948 Bro. Theodor Vogel, Master of the Lodge “Zum weißen Gold am Kornberg”, in Selb (then in Western-occupied Germany), remembered the 1926 and 1936 pin, had a few hundred made and started handing it out as a Masonic symbol wherever he went. When Brother Vogel was later elected GM of the Grand Lodge AFuAM of Germany and visited a Grand Masters’ conference in Washington, DC, he distributed the pins there.

 

New Smyrna Lodge No. 149 F & AM of Florida

Trestle Board September 2020

300 N. Riverside Dr.

New Smyrna Beach, FL 32168

(386) 423-2370

nsl149@cfl.rr.com

www.newsmyrnalodge149.org

THE STATED COMMUNICATION FOR

SEPTEMBER 7^TH,

HAS BEEN CANCELLED BY

THE WORSHIPFUL MASTER

THE WORSHIPFUL MASTER REQUESTS

YOUR ATTENDANCE FOR THE STATED

COMMUNICATION ON

SEPTEMBER 21^ST,2020

FROM THE EAST

From the East:

  My Brothers:  August has come and gone.  September is here, and it is time we get back to work on our Degrees.  We need to confer a Fellow Craft and an Entered Apprentice Degree. Since we only have one meeting in September, it looks like we will confer one in October and the other in November. The merger between Halifax Lodge and New Smyrna is done. It became official on August 31, 2020.  Welcome Brothers of the former Halifax Lodge no. 81 to your New Home. The Grand Master Official visit to the 13th Masonic District was a huge success, our own District Deputy, R.W. Glen E Good, who should be well complimented for a Job WELL DONE. Do not forget Open Books and School of Instruction is the Fourth Saturday of each month at St. Johns Lodge no. 37 in Deland. 8:00 A.M., School at 9:00 A.M.  Till the next time my Brothers, take care of yourselves, and be Safe out there.

R:. W:. Donald H. Tucker W:. M:.

FROM THE WEST

Greetings from the West,

I would like to welcome the Brothers from Halifax on the Merger to New Smyrna. Come out and get involved. You are part of New Smyrna Lodge. On August 17^th, we had a Master Mason Degree for Brothers Moe and Powell. There was a great turn out. Eastern Star did a great job on the dinner. The Grand Master was in attendance also.

September 2^nd, New Smyrna Lodge is hosting the Masters and Wardens Association meeting. Dinner at 6pm with meeting at 7pm. September 21^st, is the D. D.G.M. visit to New Smyrna Lodge with dinner at 6pm and the meeting at 7pm. On the menu is Meatloaf, Mash Potatoes and Green beans. If you are unable to drive and would like to come to Lodge let me know. I will see about getting you a ride to the Lodge and home.

Fraternally, Henry Davis, Senior Warden

2019 LODGE OFFICERS

Worshipful Master: R:. W:. Donald H. Tucker (Kathy)           (863)602-1182    donkat9750@aol.com

Senior Warden: R:.W:. Henry (Greg) Davis                       (321)383-1407     gdavis32754@gmail.com

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

FROM THE SECRETARY’S DESK

Brothers from Halifax 81,Welcome to New Smyrna Lodge No. 149. This Trestle Board has your birthdays for the month but not the Perpetual, 50+ year exempt and Past Masters of Halifax 81. I plan on having these items in the next issue. Any questions please call the Lodge at 386-423-2370 or email me at: NSL149@cfl.rr.com. We are trying to send out most of the trestle boards by email to cut the cost of mailings. Please drop an email to the lodge with yours and I can add it to the list. Also, email is one of the best ways to get a quick response. I check the lodge email once a day. There is also a letter going out to you all to update your information, and for me to check that I have entered your information correctly. I am looking forward to sitting in Lodge with you all and working with you all also. For those of Halifax Lodge 81 who have not paid your 2020 dues please do so. The dues amount will not change until 2021. Please send all your correspondence to New Smyrna Lodge No. 149 and make you checks out to New Smyrna Lodge No. 149. The Mailbox for Halifax Lodge No 81 is being cancelled and all mail is being forwarded to New Smyrna Lodge and the bank accounts are also being closed out for Halifax 81.

  Brothers, for those who have paid you dues, thank you. For those who have misplace the dues notice or cannot remember if you have paid your dues please call the Secretary and I will check and let you know if you have or have not. For those Brothers who want to pay with credit card PLEASE call me at the Lodge number and I can enter the information for you. We are having problems with Circumscribe. It is not that the money does not get to us but that we have no record of who pays through Circumscribe. They have stopped the weekly emails with the Brothers names and amounts paid. Grand Lodge is aware of the situation and is trying to correct it. Every time we get the bank statement with a payment from circumscribe, we call Grand Lodge and complain. If you pay though circumscribe, please drop an email to me so I can send you your dues card and mark you as dues paid. 2021 Dues notices will go out after October 15^th, 2020. This is so Grand Lodge can complete merging Halifax’s membership files into New Smyrna membership files. Please do not send any money in until you receive the dues notice.

ENTERED APPENTICE                   FELLOW CRAFT                   MASTER MASON

                           Kyle Pensinger                                          Lamon Ray Owens (Butch)

ANNOUNCEMENTS AND NOTICES

Congratulation to Brothers John Wyatt Moe and Walker Edwin Powell who on August 17, 2020 were Raised to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason. There were 45 Brothers in attendance for the degree along with the Grand Master of Florida who Raised one of the Brothers.

The Resolution for Halifax Masonic Lodge No. 81 to merge with New Smyrna Masonic Lodge No. 149 was passed with by a ¾ majority secret written ballot by New Smyrna Lodge. The merger between the 2 Lodges has taken place August 30^th, 2020. WELCOME TO ALL ARE BROTHERS FROM HALIFAX 81.

A copy of the Grand Masters letter is below:

The Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Florida

THOMAS L. TURLINGTON, Grand Master

1. 602 Sullivan Street

Grand Master Deltona, FL 32725-3210

Mbl. (386) 956-4961

Email: tturlington@cfl.rr.com

 “2020 Vision” “Unity, Accountability, Communication”

August 18, 2020

To: Officers and Members of New Smyrna Lodge No. 149, F. & A.M. and Officers and

Members of Halifax Lodge No. 81, F. & A.M.

Re: Merger of Lodges

Dear Brethren: I, as Grand Master, have reviewed the Merger Plan for New Smyrna Lodge No. 149 and Halifax Lodge No. 81 and give my approval for this Merger to take place. New Smyrna Lodge No. 149 to be the continuing Lodge and the merger to take place as of August 31, 2020. Per Regulation 16.04 (g), Halifax Lodge No. 81 shall surrender its Charter to the Grand Lodge and deliver the Charter to the Grand Secretary. We would caution both Lodges to be certain that all property, if the Lodge owns any property or assets or bank accounts, be transferred or sold or disposed of before the final merger. Once the merger takes place the Officers of the old Lodge can no longer sign for the Lodge and it becomes a burden trying to tie up all the loose ends. Be advised that all documentation relative to finances and real property and transfers of the same are to be reviewed by the Grand Lodge General Counsel for recommendation to the Grand Master for approval. While we are saddened that the Lodges are diminishing, we congratulate you for taking this bold step to bring together the resources of these two bodies for the benefit of Freemasonry. I want to wish the two Lodges much success in this merger and that the resulting Lodge will flourish.

Sincerely and fraternally,

Thomas L. Turlington, Jr.

Grand Master

cc: Grand Secretary Chairman, Jurisprudence Committee

 BIRTHDAYS

Steve J Timbs                        9/3          Lamar Johnson                     9/4          Warren G Wiltse                  9/4

Jon T Bodien                         9/7          Robert Segarra                     9/7          George N Johnson               9/8

Angel Lopez-Olijnyk            9/8          Joshua A Culp                       9/9          James L Simpson Jr              9/10

Robert L Griffis                     9/11       Douglas W Oyler                  9/12       William E Broughton           9/14

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

Ellis E Medders                     9/17       Glenn D. M. Scorza              9/17       Wayne F Rockafellow          9/22

William G Jens                      9/24       Richard J Rademacher        9/24       Robert G Wright                  9/25

Glenn E Smith                       9/27       Richard J Carbonell              9/30       Douglas V Mullan                 9/30

SICKNESS AND DISTRESS

Keep in your prayers the family of Brother Walter C. Johnson who passed to the Celestial Lodge above August 13^th, 2020. Brother Johnson was initiated on 5/18/1981, Passed on 7/28/81 and Raised to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason on10/17/1981. Brother Johnson was a 39-year Mason. Keep Brother Glenn Smith (Chaplain) who has had a heart attack,  Please keep our Brothers who are now lock-ins due to the recent events and all our Brothers who have been or are sick that we don’t know about. Keep all our service personnel deployed and at home along with all first responders in our hearts and prayers. Contact the secretary or Chaplain with Brothers who are sick or distressed so we can put them on our prayer list.

Why is it called BLUE LODGE?

By Brother Elton Trindade

The question always is ” Why is it called BLUE LODGE?” Here is some inside in this subject from my research.
Why have we adopted blue into the lodge name?  Where does it come from?  What does it represent and mean?
The mother of all Freemasonry.  The place where every man begins his journey into the Ancient Craft of Free and Accepted Masons. “The Blue Lodge” – It has been here in America that the term “Blue Lodge” has become popularized and so widely used.  Originally, it was frowned upon, and Lodges were called, Craft Lodges or Ancient Craft Lodges, some were even called a St. Johns Lodge. According to Coil’s Masonic Encyclopedia, there may be a number of reasons why symbolic lodges are called Blue Lodges. Since ancient times, the color blue has been associated with immortality, eternity, and fidelity. References to the color blue in the Bible emphasize the special place blue has as a color symbolizing goodness and immortality. The Druids also honored the color while the ancient Egyptians used the color to represent Amun, one of their most important gods. The ancient Babylonians associated the color blue with the gods. In Medieval times, Christians saw blue as the symbol of perfection and hope, and well as of immortality and fidelity. It is not known when blue first came to be associated with Freemasonry, although some historians think that initially the color was used in Craft Masonry to represent the sky. Today, blue for Masons symbolizes brotherhood and symbolizes the fact that Masons should seek out virtues as extensive as the blue dome of heaven. Albert Mackey’s Encyclopedia of Freemasonry under “Blue” has further light to share. He says “Blue is emphatically the color of Masonry. It is the appropriate tincture of the Ancient Craft degrees. The Hebrew word for blue when referring to spiritual matters is tekhelet התכלת derived from a root word meaning perfection. It is well known that among the ancients, initiation into the mysteries and “perfection” are synonymous terms and this is why blue is the appropriate color for the greatest of all the systems of initiation the world has ever known, The Ancient Blue Lodge Craft.” Beyond the allegory and symbolism of the color blue, there is the reality of millions of men who have experienced things beyond themselves, transformed and evolved into their highest potentials, reached even further to give the same to other men, while standing in and being a member of a Blue Lodge. It is said over and over again, “There is no other degree “higher” then the third degree and being a Master Mason. There is no higher distinction in our entire institutional Fraternity! ” With that being said, we all should remember, support and love our Blue Lodges, where we began as good men and through the motherly love of our Ancient Craft Lodge, we were brought into the world anew….literally brought from the dark to the light, to rise as GREAT MEN!

More to come next issue

ACTIVE PAST MASTERS

Ralph N. Flippo                     1972       Charles R. Dean                 1980     Ronald R. Tucker                1983

Danny K. Hatfield                 1984      William F. Culbertson      1985      James R. Baldwin               1986

Joe W. Garrett                       1987       Robert L. Griffis                1990      Leon A. Pike                         1991

Gustav Postreich                   1991       David Lawrence                 1992      Jeff J. Romano                    1992

James A. Greene                   1993      Crag N. Albright                 1994      George N. Johnson             1994

Mark A. Greene                     1995      Louis W. Benishek             1996      Christopher G. Buffini       1997

Michael R. Blickenstaff        1998     Daniel E. Feagle Jr.            1999      Herbert (Bud) Bacheller   1999

Phillip A. Hudson                  2001     Walter W. Greatrex            2003     Robert J. Stone                   2004

William H. Evans Jr              2005    Louis W. Benishek              2006     Paul W. Dewitt                    2006

Joseph G. Lockhart               2007    William G. Warrington Jr  2007     Glen E. Good DDGM                     2008

Terry L. Irwin                         2008    Brian R. Toung                    2009      Bryan P. Bassett                 2009

Stanley J. Dabrowski            2010     Ralph N. Flippo                   2010      Arlington (Bruce) Young  2011

Howard C. Chase PDDGM                   2011      Donald H. Tucker PDDGM               2012      Eric T. Ellis II                      2013

Thomas W. Aiken PDDGM DI                  2013     William M. Schaeffer         2014       Allen J. Winterwerp          2015

Henry A. Woodstock III       2015     Allan J. Baker                      2016       Martin J. Louis                   2016/2017

Walter G. Layton                    2017     Mark E. King                       2018/2019

ACTIVE PERPETUAL MEMBERS

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

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

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

Howard C. Chase III PDDGM  J. Mitchell Cole                     Richard W. Culbertson

William F. Culbertson Sr. PM  Stanley J. Dabrowski PM Henry T Davis PDDGM

Glennard Decker                           Frank H. Dietrich                Ronald L. Dreggors

William A. Drossman                  Eric T. Ellis PM                     William H. Evans PM

George O. Farrell                       Daniel E. Feagle Jr. PM        Ralph N Flippo PM

William Q. Flippo                      William Greatrex PM            James A. Greene PM

Mark A. Greene PM                  Glen E. Good DDGM                Daniel H Haley

Phillip J Haley                           Robert L. Hart                           Michael L. Hines

Leo D. Johns                              George N. Johnson PM           Stephen L. Kenney

Mark E. King WM                     Ronald A. Koehn                      David Lawrence PDDGM

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

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

Edgar L. Phillips                       Gustav Postreich PM              William J. Ptashnik PM

Ian Ramsbottom                      William Rogers                         Jeff J. Romano PM

Matt Schaeffer PM                  Gary H. Seibert                          John T. Self

Timothy H. Self                       Clayton E. Simons Jr.               Glenn E. Smith

Kenneth W. Smith                  Robert J. Stone PM                  Brian R. Toung PM

Donald H. Tucker PDDGM   Richard A Turner                    Christopher Van Duyne

Chester E. Weichey                 Jeffery L. Whitlock                 Allen J. Winterwerp PM

George A. Wolsfelt                  HenryA.WoodstockPM

50 YEAR PLUS MEMBERS

James C. Allen            Robert C. Bartlett         Ernest Beasley Jr

Bernard J. Brown       Donald L. Brown          Clifton V. Butler

Harold F. Byrd            Everett C. Chapman     Wilber K. Corbin

Donald Doidge Sr.      James R. Delk               Thomas E. Duane

Miles O. Edge Jr         William H. Evans          Ralph N. Flippo

Joe W. Garrett            Kyle F. Hall                    Jack H. Hayman Sr.

Tedd Jakomas            Harry T. Johnson          Thomas F. Johnson

Calvin I. Lanford       Melvin L Malachoski     Ben F. McGraw

Edward Z. Midgett     George R. Morris           Jack M. Onie

George M. Pilcher Jr  Clarence E. Puckridge  Henry W. Reynolds

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

J.Terrell Smith            Michael J. Strother        George G. Telesh

Richard Turner           Edward J. Vaissiere       Ronald Village

Carl J. Winterwerp      Chester E. Wolsgel         George A. Wolsgel

Henry D Randall

THE GRAND LODGE OF FLORIDA F. & A. M.

GRAND MASTER

M:.W:.Thomas L. Turlington (Sandy)

602 Sullivan Street

Deltona, Florida 32725

(386) 956-4961

tturlington@cfl.rr.com

 

DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND MASTER                                                          DISTRICT INSTRUCTOR

R:. W:. Glen E. Good (Janet)                                                                                            R:.W:.Tom Aiken (Joyce)

6108 Del Mar Dr.                                                                                                                2627 Orange Tree Drive

Port Orange, Fla. 32127                                                                                               Edgewater, Florida 32141-5421

(386)717-6611                                                                                                                          (386) 690-4297

captggood@gmail.com                                                                                                        Taiken817@aol.com

 NEW SMYRNA LODGE COMMITTEES FOR 2019

FINANCE:                                Henry Davis PDDGM, A. J. Winterwerp PM, Steve Kenney, Robert Wheeler

VIGILANCE:                           JW Robert Segarra, Walter G. Layton PM, Robert Wheeler, Glen E. Good PM,

PETITIONS:                           A. J. Winterwerp PM, Tom Aiken PDDGM, Jon Bodien, Michael Dowell,

MASONIC EDUCATION:   Robert Wheeler, William Ptashnik PM, Tom Aiken PDDGM, Bud Bacheller PM

BOARD OF RELIEF:            Master and Wardens

CHARITY:                                 Master and Wardens

LODGE MENTORS:              Bill Greatrex PM, Robert Wheeler, Glen Good PM, Walter G. Layton PM

LODGE PROPERTY:             Robert Segarra, Robert Wheeler, Henry Davis PDDGM

LODGE INSTRUCTOR:       Robert Wheeler, Tom Aiken PDDGM,

New Smyrna Lodge No. 149 F & AM of Florida

Trestle Board August 2020

300 N. Riverside Dr.

New Smyrna Beach, FL 32168

(386) 423-2370

nsl149@cfl.rr.com

www.newsmyrnalodge149.org

THE STATED COMMUNICATION FOR August 6^th, 2020

HAS BEEN CANCELLED BY

THE WORSHIPFUL MASTER

THE WORSHIPFUL MASTER REQUESTS YOUR ATTENDANCE FOR THE STATED COMMUNICATION ON AUGUST 17^th, 2020

FROM THE EAST

 My Brothers, July has come and gone. Not a very big 4th of July, as far as fireworks goes. Enough to keep my Dog (Fancy) up and scared till about 12:30 AM. Our own R.W.D.D.G.M. Glen E. Good has had one Official Visit and another is scheduled for 07/28/20, at St. Johns no.37. Hope you made both of them. On 8/1/20, We will have a Tall Cedar meeting at St. Johns Lodge no. 37 at 2:00 P.M. Then Aug.5^th, there will be a M.M. Assoc. Meeting at Volusia no 77, with Dinner at 6:00 P.M. Meeting at 7:00 PM.  Aug.11, 2020, Our R.W. D.D.G.M. Glen E Good will have his Official Visit at Ormond Lodge No. 326. Our own, M.W. G.M. Tommy L. Turlington will grace us with his presence for his Official Visit to the 13^th,  Masonic District at the Sanborn Activity Center in Deland Fl.  This is for the 13th District ONLY, except for the Grand Master invited Guest.  Call R.W., Glen E Good for details at 386-717-6611.  The next day, on Sat. August 22^nd,, the 13th District will have Open Books and School of Instruction at St. Johns Lodge no.37, 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM. Come and learn from the Best, R.W., Tom Aiken the R.H. District Instructor. Oh yeah, On Monday the 17^th of Aug. at New Smyrna Lodge no 149, we hope to confer a M.M. Degree. Dinner at 6:00P.M., and the Degree starting at 7:00 P.M. Come too our Lodge meetings and find out some more important stuff (Information).

Till the next time.

R:. W:. Donald H. Tucker  W:. M:. R:.W:. 

FROM THE WEST

Greetings from the West,

Fraternally, Henry Davis, Senior Warden

FROM THE SOUTH

Hello, from the south my Brethren. and it has been so great seeing my brothers.

Fraternally, Bob Segarra. Junior Warden

2019 LODGE OFFICERS

 Worshipful Master:  R:.W:.Donald H. Tucker (Kathy)          (863)602-1182         donkat9750@aol.com

Senior Warden:            R:.W:.Henry (Greg) Davis                     (321)383-1407         gdavis32754@gmail.com

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

FROM THE SECRETARY’S DESK

Brothers, for those who have paid your dues, thank you. For those who have misplaced the dues notice or cannot remember if you have paid your dues please call the Secretary and I will check and let you know if you have or haven’t. For those Brothers who want to pay with credit card PLEASE call me at the Lodge number and I can enter the information for you. We are having problems with Circumscribe. It is not that the money does not get to us but that we have no record of who pays through Circumscribe. They have stopped the weekly emails with the Brothers names and amounts paid. Grand Lodge is aware of the situation and is trying to correct it. Every time we get the bank statement with a payment from circumscribe, we call Grand Lodge and complain. If you pay though circumscribe, please drop an email to me so I can send you your dues card and mark you as dues paid.

 ENTERED APPENTICE                       FELLOW CRAFT                       MASTER MASON

Kyle Pensinger                                    Lamon Ray Owens (Butch)                 John Wyatt Moe

Robert Donnell Schmid                    J. Michael Napier                                 Walker E. Powell

Scott Earl Gilman                               from West Virginia Crescent Lodge 32 AF & AM

Jaja William from Halifax Masonic Lodge No. 81

ANNOUNCEMENTS AND NOTICES

The fire escape is finished and the final inspection passed. Thanks to our Junior Warden Brother Bob Segarra for his work and dedication to get the job done. Dates to remember Open Books every 4^th Saturday of the Month, practice for Master Mason degree 8/12 2^nd section all parts. All practices will be at 6pm. Grand Masters visit on 8/21/2020 with registration at 5:30 dinner at 6:30pm.

 The Resolution for Merger was printed in the last 2 Trestle Boards and if you would like to have a copy of it contact the Secretary and I will send it to you.

Below is the letter from the Grand Master of Masons of Florida about approving the merger:

The Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of

 Free and Accepted Masons of Florida

THOMAS L. TURLINGTON, JR.

Grand Master

602 Sullivan Street

Deltona, FL 32725-3210

Mbl. (386) 956-4961

Email: tturlington@cfl.rr.com

“2020 Vision” “Unity, Accountability, Communication”

June 30, 2020

To: Officers and Members of New Smyrna Lodge No. 149, F. & A.M. and Officers and Members of Halifax Lodge No. 81, F. & A.M.

Re: Merger of Lodges

Dear Brethren:

In accordance with Regulation 16.04 of the Digest of the Masonic Law of Florida I, as Grand Master, have reviewed the Resolution for the merging of New Smyrna Lodge No. 149 and Halifax Lodge No. 81, with New Smyrna Lodge No. 149 being the continuing Lodge, and find it in order and give my approval for said Resolution to progress according to Regulation 16.04 (d) which states: (d) Upon approval by the Grand Master the Resolution shall be read to the Lodges involved at a stated communication and if approved by majority vote of the members present and voting in each Lodge, the Resolution shall be laid over in each of such Lodges for not less than one month nor more than two months, and if upon due notice it is adopted by three-fourths (3/4) vote of the members present and voting at a Stated Communication of each Lodge involved in the merger, the proceedings for merger shall progress as specified in the order of the Grand Master. Be advised that in order to move forward with the final approval of the merger each Lodge will need to provide copies of the Minutes of the Stated Communications evidencing the remaining required votes by the membership of both Lodges; with the final vote on the Resolution being a written ballot and being adopted by three-fourths (3/4) vote of the members present and voting. While we are saddened that the Lodges are diminishing, we congratulate you for taking this bold step to bring together the resources of these two bodies for the benefit of Freemasonry.

Sincerely and fraternally,

Thomas L. Turlington, Jr.

Grand Master

cc: Grand Secretary Chairman, Jurisprudence Committee D.D.G.M., 13th Masonic District

A motion/second (Winterwerp/Wheeler) at the July 20^th, 2020 Stated Communication to accept the Grand Masters decision accepting the Merger as written was made. Discussion followed and the first vote, a hand vote was UNANIMOUS. . W:. M:.  Tucker ordered the results of the hand vote announced in the August Trestle Board. W:. M:. Tucker then ordered the Grand Master’s decision be held over for 30 days or until the next Stated Communication (August 17^th, 2020) when a written ballot requiring a ¾ majority for the merger to be completed.

BIRTHDAYS

Paul W Dewitt               8/1           Jesse D Leone                   8/5           Bernard J Brown      8/6

Robert J Griffin            8/6          Tedd Jakomas                  8/6           Bruce R Nichols        8/6

Donald H Tucker          8/6         Thomas S Teague             8/7           Dennis B Dolbow     8/10

Bryan Bassett                 8/11        Alvin E Futch                    8/11          Edward I Kastrul       8/13

Robert G Browning      8/14       Gustav Postereich           8/14          Hendrith V Smith Jr 8/16

Thomas W Aiken           8/17       James A Greene               8/17          Robert L Matusick    8/17

William Q Flippo           8/18      Richard Terrell Smith    8/18          Roy L Ward              8/18

Russell A Williams Jr  8/21      William R Patterson Jr   8/22         Henry A Woodstock III 8/22

James W Willits             8/27      Benard D Vlasin                8/27         Howard C Chase III   8/29

 Wilber K Cobin              8/29

SICKNESS AND DISTRESS

Contact the secretary or Chaplain with Brothers who are sick or distressed so we can put them on our prayer list. Keep the families of Brother Hershell Venable who has passed to the Celestial Lodge above; Glen E. Smith, who is still having back and neck pain; Brother Everson; Brothers Tesoriere (Halifax 81) and Troutman (Landmark 383) with cancer; and all our sick and infirmed Brothers and their family members that we don’t know about. Also, keep our service personnel, deployed and at home, and all first responders in our hearts and prayers.

 The Craft and It’s Symbols

Emblems to Live By

When a Sword pointing to a Naked Heart was added to the ritual is uncertain. It is referred to as a symbol of justice. It pointedly reminds us that God will reward us according to what we do in this life. But we know the rewards—the justice—will be tempered with mercy and understanding.

The sprig of Acacia symbolizes Faith—faith in the immortality of man, faith in the promises made by God in his Volume of the Sacred Law.

The All-Seeing Eye has been a symbol of Deity from the beginning of religion. The ancients adopted it from religion as a symbol of Deity for their “mysteries.” From many ages has come the knowledge that the Great Architect of the Universe sees all, knows all and controls all things. It is little wonder that the early ritualists associated this symbol with control of the sun, moon, stars, and comets. It reminds man that God is powerful, yet just, merciful, and loving.

The Bee Hive We must assume that the Bee Hive became an important symbol in Freemasonry the way the other symbols entered it. It symbolized what the cathedral builders did and the way they did it. The bee definitely is industrious. He works hard and tirelessly, not for himself, but for the swarm. He has a strength and knowledge of materials that cannot be duplicated. He works as a unit. No man working for himself, but with his fellowmen to achieve a common goal. They worked under conditions that would stop modern architects and engineers. They had only man, beast and ropes to put the pieces together. Every man had to do his part, his share, to take pride in his assignment, large or small. One man alone could accomplish little or nothing, undoubtedly, the operative masons saw their duplication in the bees. They could readily see in the honey-producers the symbol of the industry they, as builders of great cathedrals, practiced.

More to come in the next Trestle Board

ACTIVE PAST MASTERS

Ralph N. Flippo                     1972       Charles R. Dean                 1980     Ronald R. Tucker                1983

Danny K. Hatfield                 1984      William F. Culbertson      1985      James R. Baldwin               1986

Joe W. Garrett                       1987       Robert L. Griffis                1990      Leon A. Pike                         1991

Gustav Postreich                   1991       David Lawrence                 1992      Jeff J. Romano                    1992

James A. Greene                   1993      Crag N. Albright                 1994      George N. Johnson             1994

Mark A. Greene                     1995      Louis W. Benishek             1996      Christopher G. Buffini       1997

Michael R. Blickenstaff        1998     Daniel E. Feagle Jr.            1999      Herbert (Bud) Bacheller   1999

Phillip A. Hudson                  2001     Walter W. Greatrex            2003     Robert J. Stone                   2004

William H. Evans Jr              2005    Louis W. Benishek              2006     Paul W. Dewitt                    2006

Joseph G. Lockhart               2007    William G. Warrington Jr  2007     Glen E. Good                       2008

Terry L. Irwin                         2008    Brian R. Toung                    2009      Bryan P. Bassett                 2009

Stanley J. Dabrowski            2010     Ralph N. Flippo                   2010      Arlington (Bruce) Young  2011

Howard C. Chase                   2011      Donald H. Tucker               2012      Eric T. Ellis II                      2013

Thomas W. Aiken                  2013     William M. Schaeffer         2014       Allen J. Winterwerp          2015

Henry A. Woodstock III       2015     Allan J. Baker                      2016       Martin J. Louis                   2016/2017

Walter G. Layton                    2017     Mark E. King                       2018/2019

ACTIVE PERPETUAL MEMBERS

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

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

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

Howard C. Chase III PDDGM  J.Mitchell Cole                    Richard W. Culbertson

William F. Culbertson Sr. PM  Stanley J. Dabrowski PM  Henry T Davis PDDGM

Glennard Decker                       Frank H. Dietrich                  Ronald L. Dreggors

William A. Drossman               Eric T. Ellis PM                     William H. Evans PM

George O. Farrell                       Daniel E. Feagle Jr. PM       Ralph N Flippo PM

William Q. Flippo                      William Greatrex PM           James A. Greene PM

Mark A. Greene PM                  Glen E. Good PM                  Daniel H Haley

Phillip J Haley                           Robert L. Hart                        Michael L. Hines

Leo D. Johns                              George N. Johnson PM         Stephen L. Kenney

Mark E. King WM                     Ronald A. Koehn                    David Lawrence PDDGM

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

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

Edgar L. Phillips                       Gustav Postreich PM               William J. Ptashnik PM

Ian Ramsbottom                      William Rogers                         Jeff J. Romano PM

Matt Schaeffer PM                  Gary H. Seibert                          John T. Self

Timothy H. Self                       Clayton E. Simons Jr.               Glenn E. Smith

Kenneth W. Smith                  Robert J. Stone PM                   Brian R. Toung PM

Donald H. Tucker PDDGM   Richard A Turner                      Christopher Van Duyne

Chester E. Weichey                 Jeffery L. Whitlock                    Allen J. Winterwerp PM

George A. Wolsfelt                  HenryA.WoodstockPM

50 YEAR PLUS MEMBERS

James C. Allen            Robert C. Bartlett         Ernest Beasley Jr

Bernard J. Brown       Donald L. Brown          Clifton V. Butler

Harold F. Byrd            Everett C. Chapman     Wilber K. Corbin

Donald Doidge Sr.      James R. Delk               Thomas E. Duane

Miles O. Edge Jr         William H. Evans          Ralph N. Flippo

Joe W. Garrett            Kyle F. Hall                    Jack H. Hayman Sr.

Tedd Jakomas            Harry T. Johnson          Thomas F. Johnson

Calvin I. Lanford       Melvin L Malachoski     Ben F. McGraw

Edward Z. Midgett     George R. Morris           Jack M. Onie

George M. Pilcher Jr  Clarence E. Puckridge  Henry W. Reynolds

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

J.Terrell Smith            Michael J. Strother        George G. Telesh

Richard Turner           Edward J. Vaissiere       Ronald Village

Carl J. Winterwerp      Chester E. Wolsgel         George A. Wolsgel

Henry D Randall

 

THE GRAND LODGE OF FLORIDA F. & A. M.

GRAND MASTER

M:.W:.Thomas L. Turlington (Sandy)

602 Sullivan Street

Deltona, Florida 32725

(386) 956-4961

tturlington@cfl.rr.com

 

DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND MASTER                                                          DISTRICT INSTRUCTOR

R:. W:. Glen E. Good (Janet)                                                                                            R:.W:.Tom Aiken (Joyce)

6108 Del Mar Dr.                                                                                                                2627 Orange Tree Drive

Port Orange, Fla. 32127                                                                                               Edgewater, Florida 32141-5421

(386)717-6611                                                                                                                          (386) 690-4297

captggood@gmail.com                                                                                                        Taiken817@aol.com

 NEW SMYRNA LODGE COMMITTEES FOR 2019

FINANCE:                                Henry Davis PDDGM, A. J. Winterwerp PM, Steve Kenney, Robert Wheeler

VIGILANCE:                           JW Robert Segarra, Walter G. Layton PM, Robert Wheeler, Glen E. Good PM,

PETITIONS:                           A. J. Winterwerp PM, Tom Aiken PDDGM, Jon Bodien, Michael Dowell,

MASONIC EDUCATION:   Robert Wheeler, William Ptashnik PM, Tom Aiken PDDGM, Bud Bacheller PM

BOARD OF RELIEF:            Master and Wardens

CHARITY:                                 Master and Wardens

LODGE MENTORS:              Bill Greatrex PM, Robert Wheeler, Glen Good PM, Walter G. Layton PM

LODGE PROPERTY:             Robert Segarra, Robert Wheeler, Henry Davis PDDGM

LODGE INSTRUCTOR:       Robert Wheeler, Tom Aiken PDDGM,

 

New Smyrna Lodge No. 149 F & AM of Florida

Trestle Board July 2020

300 N. Riverside Dr.

New Smyrna Beach, FL 32168

(386) 423-2370

nsl149@cfl.rr.com

www.newsmyrnalodge149.org

THE STATED COMMUNICATIONS FOR July 6^th, 2020

HAS BEEN CANCELLED BY

THE WORSHIPFUL MASTER

THE WORSHIPFUL MASTER REQUEST YOU ATTENDANCE FOR THE STATED COMMUNICATION ON July 20^th, 2020

FROM THE EAST

From the East:

My Brothers June is gone, Summer is here for July 01, 2020.  Master Mason Ass. Meeting is at Sanford Lodge 62 dinner is at 6:00 PM, if they have one. Meeting is at 7:00 PM. All Master Masons are invited.   On July 10th our Grand Master of Masons, M:.W:. Tommy L. Turlington, will have an Official Visit in Ocala at the Shrine Club. Registration is at 5:30 P.M. and dinner is at 6:30 PM., The attire is Business Dress.  The next morning at Marion Dunn Lodge in Ocala, R:.W:. Jeff Miller (State Chairman C .on W.) will hold a all day class, all Master Mason’s are invited. Dress is Business Casual.  Registration and breakfast is 7:00 AM, School starts at 8:00 AM. (Do not show up in shorts or tee-shirts.) On July 13, 2020, our own D.D.G.M.  R:. W:. Glen E. Good, will have his first Official Visit at Volusia Lodge no.77. Dinner is at 6:00 P.M. Meeting is at 7:00 PM. Come out and show your Support for one of our own. On July 20th. New Smyrna Lodge no 149 will have a stated meeting, dinner at 6:00 PM and our meeting will start at 7:00 PM. I am looking forward to seeing all of our Brothers there.  On July 25th, we will have Open Books and School of instruction at St. Johns Lodge no 37 in Deland, Open Books at 8:00 AM and School starts at 9:00 AM.  Come and Learn and Support our own, R:.W:. Thomas Aiken. You’ll be glad you did. I guess that is it for now.  Please Stay Safe and Healthy. Till the next time,

R:. W:. Donald H. Tucker  W:. M:. R:.W:. 

 

FROM THE WEST

Greetings from the West,

My Brothers with the virus going around things have been slow. Are June meeting was very good. We had a lot of business to get done. It was good to see all the Brothers that came out. We have missed all of you. We’re looking to have a Master Mason Degree in August. A special thanks to the Eastern Star for preparing our meals. If you are in need of a ride to get to Lodge let me know.

Fraternally, Henry Davis, Senior Warden

 

FROM THE SOUTH

Hello, from the south my Brethren. and it has been so great seeing my brother.

Without getting a little teary-eyed I missed you all!

Building:

1. The roof parapet cables are to be completed.
2. The fire escape work is moving ahead as planned.
3. The fire suppression system has been voted on for repair and maintenance.
4. We are requesting a capital budget of $50,000 for next year’s (2021) budget to complete replacement of the windows project.
5. The ceiling fan in the Prep room behind the North/West Door needs replacement.
6. The 3^rd floor storage room in the extreme North is filled with unused items, which may be discarded, unless they serve a known purpose.
7. We will be looking into the lodge room floors and elevations at the Worshipful Masters, Senior Wardens and Junior Warden Stations

Kitchen:

1. The Eastern Star will continue to provide meals for our meetings, as per the WM.
2. This Saturday Pancake breakfast is canceled until the lodge resumes business as usual but will run on the (3) week of every Saturday. Again, in order to make this successful we will need a minimum (7) volunteers, including the (2) stewards. Additionally, if we have less than (5) members including the stewards the breakfast will be cancelled for lack of participation.
3. The Deep Fryers will be relocated in the kitchen, but not for us.

Fraternally, Bob Segarra. Junior Warden

 

2019 LODGE OFFICERS

 Worshipful Master:   R\W\Donald H. Tucker (Kathy)       (863)602-1182        donkat9750@aol.com

Senior Warden:            R\W\Henry (Greg) Davis                   (321)383-1407        gdavis32754@gmail.com

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

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

Secretary:                       W\Allen J Winterwerp (AJ)               (386)423-2370       NSL149@cfl.rr.com

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

FROM THE SECRETARY’S DESK

 Brothers, for those who have paid you dues, thank you. For those who have misplace the dues notice or can not remember if you have paid your dues please call the Secretary and I will check and let you know if you have or haven’t. For those Brothers who want to pay with credit card PLEASE call me at the Lodge number and I can enter the information for you. We are having problems with Circumscribe. It is not that the money does not get to us but that we have no record of who pays through Circumscribe. They have stopped the weekly emails with the Brothers names and amounts paid. Grand Lodge is aware of the situation and is trying to correct it. Every time we get the bank statement with a payment from circumscribe, we call Grand Lodge and complain. If you pay though circumscribe, please drop an email to me so I can send you your dues card and mark you as dues paid.

ENTERED APPENTICE                        FELLOW CRAFT                       MASTER MASON

Kyle Pensinger                                       Lamon Ray Owens (Butch)         John Wyatt Moe, Walker E. Powell

ANNOUNCEMENTS AND NOTICES

The Resolution for Halifax Masonic Lodge No. 81 to merge with New Smyrna Masonic Lodge No. 149 was passed with a Unanimous Ballot by New Smyrna Lodge. The Resolution package has been sent  and approval by the Grand Master of Masons of Florida. Being approved by the Grand Master the Resolution will be sent back to both Lodges for 2 final votes. The first vote is to accept the resolution as reviewed and accepted by the Grand Master with a simple majority vote which will be at the July 20^th, 2020 Stated Communication. The final vote will be posted in the on line and paper Trestle Board for a final ¾ Majority written ballot vote to Merger. If accepted by the Craft with a ¾ written majority vote which will be at the August meeting. The merger will take place on the date issued by the Grand Master. If all goes as planned, the final vote will take place at the August 17^th, 2020 Stated Communication. Stated Communications for July, August and September will be on the July 20^th, 2020, August 17^th, 2020 and September 21^st, 2020. These dates are the 3^rd Monday of each month. The Resolution was printed in the last 2 Trestle Boards and if you would like to have a copy of it contact the Secretary and I will send it to you. Congratulations to Brother Jonathon M. Magill who received his Master Mason Certificate from the Grand Lodge of Masons of Florida:

Below is the letter from the Grand Master of Masons of Florida about approving the merger:

The Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Florida

 THOMAS L. TURLINGTON, JR.

Grand Master

602 Sullivan Street

Deltona, FL 32725-3210

Mbl. (386) 956-4961

Email: tturlington@cfl.rr.com

“2020 Vision” “Unity, Accountability, Communication”

June 30, 2020

To: Officers and Members of New Smyrna Lodge No. 149, F. & A.M. and Officers and Members of Halifax Lodge No. 81, F. & A.M.

Re: Merger of Lodges

Dear Brethren:

In accordance with Regulation 16.04 of the Digest of the Masonic Law of Florida I, as Grand Master, have reviewed the Resolution for the merging of New Smyrna Lodge No. 149 and Halifax Lodge No. 81, with New Smyrna Lodge No. 149 being the continuing Lodge, and find it in order and give my approval for said Resolution to progress according to Regulation 16.04 (d) which states: (d) Upon approval by the Grand Master the Resolution shall be read to the Lodges involved at a stated communication and if approved by majority vote of the members present and voting in each Lodge, the Resolution shall be laid over in each of such Lodges for not less than one month nor more than two months, and if upon due notice it is adopted by three-fourths (3/4) vote of the members present and voting at a Stated Communication of each Lodge involved in the merger, the proceedings for merger shall progress as specified in the order of the Grand Master. Be advised that in order to move forward with the final approval of the merger each Lodge will need to provide copies of the Minutes of the Stated Communications evidencing the remaining required votes by the membership of both Lodges; with the final vote on the Resolution being a written ballot and being adopted by three-fourths (3/4) vote of the members present and voting. While we are saddened that the Lodges are diminishing, we congratulate you for taking this bold step to bring together the resources of these two bodies for the benefit of Freemasonry.

Sincerely and fraternally,

Thomas L. Turlington, Jr.

Grand Master

cc: Grand Secretary Chairman, Jurisprudence Committee D.D.G.M., 13th Masonic District

 

BIRTHDAYS

 Jack T. Curran                       7/4          Ronald J Sachs                      7/4          Michael Blickenstaff            7/6

Martin J Louis                       7/7          Chris Pappas                         7/7          Kenneth W Smith                 7/7

Jeffery L Whitlock                7/9          Donald K Doidge Sr             7/10       Donald Taylor Sr                  7/11

John T Self                             7/12       Jim O Romano                      7/14       James A Fountain Jr            7/15

Wayne F Besaw                    7/16       Glennard Decker                 7/16       George O Farrell                  7/17

Stephen D Miklos                 7/17       Allan J Baker                         7/19       Thomas R Hayden                7/19

Lee R Goodman                    7/21       Gary H Seibert                      7/22       Frederick G Steele               7/22

Edmund J Pantalone Jr       7/23       Francis J Allman Jr               7/25       James V Durham                  7/27

Glenn L Smith                       7/27       Charles A Lizotte                  7/28       William P Line                      7/29

Eliha A Yale                           7/30

SICKNESS AND DISTRESS

Contact the secretary or Chaplain with Brothers who are sick or distressed so we can put them on our prayer list. Please keep our Brothers who are now lock-ins due to the recent events and all our Brothers who have been or are sick that we don’t know about. Keep all our service personnel deployed and at home along with all first responders in our hearts and prayers.

 ACTIVE PAST MASTERS

Ralph N. Flippo                 1972     Charles R. Dean             1980Ronald R. Tucker                    1983

Danny K. Hatfield              1984    William F. Culbertson  1985James R. Baldwin                   1986

Joe W. Garrett                    1987    Robert L. Griffis              1990Leon A. Pike                            1991

Gustav Postreich               1991     David Lawrence                1992Jeff J. Romano                       1992

James A. Greene               1993    Crag N. Albright                1994George N. Johnson               1994

Mark A. Greene                 1995   Louis W. Benishek             1996Christopher G. Buffini          1997

Michael R. Blickenstaff   1998   Daniel E. Feagle Jr.            1999Herbert (Bud) Bacheller      1999

Phillip A. Hudson             2001   Walter W. Greatrex            2003Robert J. Stone                     2004

William H. Evans Jr         2005   Louis W. Benishek             2006Paul W. Dewitt                     2006

Joseph G. Lockhart          2007   William G. Warrington Jr 2007Glen E. Good                        2008

Terry L. Irwin                    2008   Brian R. Toung                    2009Bryan P. Bassett                  2009

Stanley J. Dabrowski       2010    Ralph N. Flippo                   2010Arlington (Bruce) Young   2011

Donald H. Tucker             2012    Eric T. Ellis II                       2013Thomas W. Aiken                2013

William M. Schaeffer       2014    Allen J. Winterwerp            2015Henry A. Woodstock III     2015

Allan J. Baker                    2016    Martin J. Louis                    2016/2017Walter G. Layton      2017

Mark E. King                      2018/2019

ACTIVE PERPETUAL MEMBERS

 

 

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

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

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

Howard C. Chase III PDDGM  Mitchell Cole                         Richard W. Culbertson

William F. Culbertson Sr. PM  Stanley J. Dabrowski PM    Henry T Davis PDDGM

Glennard Decker                         Frank H. Dietrich                 Ronald L. Dreggors

William A. Drossman                 Eric T. Ellis PM                     William H. Evans PM

George O. Farrell                         Daniel E. Feagle Jr. PM      Ralph N Flippo PM

William Q. Flippo                         James A. Greene PM         Mark A. Greene PM

Glen E. Good PM                         Daniel H Haley                     Phillip J Haley

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

Leo D. Johns                                 George N. Johnson PM       Stephen L. Kenney

Mark E. King PM                         David Lawrence PDDGM   Walter G. Layton PM

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

Lloyd W. Morris                           John C. Niebielski               Edgar L. Phillips

Gustav Postreich PM                  William J. Ptashnik PM      Ian Ramsbottom

William Rogers                            Jeff J. Romano PM              Matt Schaeffer PM

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

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

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

Richard A Turner                         Christopher Van Duyne     Chester E. Weichey

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

HenryA.WoodstockPM

 

 

50 YEAR PLUS MEMBERS

James C. Allen              Robert C. Bartlett         Ernest Beasley Jr

Bernard J. Brown         Donald L. Brown         Clifton V. Butler

Harold F. Byrd               Everett C. Chapman  Wilber K. Corbin

Donald Doidge Sr.        James R. Delk             Thomas E. Duane

Miles O. Edge Jr           William H. Evans        Ralph N. Flippo

Joe W. Garrett               Kyle F. Hall                   Jack H. Hayman Sr.

Tedd Jakomas               Harry T. Johnson        Thomas F. Johnson

Calvin I. Lanford           Melvin L Malachoski  Ben F. McGraw

Edward Z. Midgett        George R. Morris         Jack M. Onie

George M. Pilcher Jr    Clarence E. Puckridge Henry W. Reynolds

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

Terrell Smith                 Michael J. Strother       George G. Telesh

Richard Turner             Edward J. Vaissiere      Ronald Village

Carl J. Winterwerp      Chester E. Wolsge          lGeorge A. Wolsgel

Henry D Randall

THE GRAND LODGE OF FLORIDA F. & A. M.

GRAND MASTER

M\W\Thomas L. Turlington (Sandy)

602 Sullivan Street

Deltona, Florida 32725

(386) 956-4961

tturlington@cfl.rr.com

 

                 DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND MASTER

R:. W:. Glen E. Good (Janet)

6108 Del Mar Dr. Port Orange, Fla. 32127
(386)717-6611
captggood@gmail.com

      DISTRICT INSTRUCTOR

R\W\Tom Aiken

2627 Orange Tree Drive

Edgewater, Florida 32141-5421

(386) 690-4297

Taiken817@aol.com

 

NEW SMYRNA LODGE COMMITTEES FOR 2019

FINANCE:                                      Henry Davis PDDGM, A. J. Winterwerp PM, Steve Kenney, Robert Wheeler

VIGILANCE:                                   JW Robert Segarra, Walter G. Layton PM, Robert Wheeler, Glen E. Good PM,

PETITIONS:                                    A. J. Winterwerp PM, Tom Aiken PDDGM, Jon Bodien, Michael Dowell,

MASONIC EDUCATION:              Robert Wheeler, William Ptashnik PM, Tom Aiken PDDGM, Bud Bacheller PM

BOARD OF RELIEF:                      Master and Wardens

CHARITY:                                       Master and Wardens

LODGE MENTORS:                       Bill Greatrex PM, Robert Wheeler, Glen Good PM, Walter G. Layton PM

LODGE PROPERTY:                      Robert Segarra, Robert Wheeler, Henry Davis PDDGM

LODGE INSTRUCTOR:                  Robert Wheeler, Tom Aiken PDDGM,

History of Freemasonry

No one knows with certainty how or when the Masonic Fraternity was formed. A widely accepted theory among Masonic scholars is that it arose from the stonemasons’ guilds during the Middle Ages. The language and symbols used in the fraternity’s rituals come from this era. The oldest document that makes reference to Masons is the Regius Poem, printed about 1390, which was a copy of an earlier work. In 1717, four lodges in London formed the first Grand Lodge of England, and records from that point on are more complete. Within thirty years, the fraternity had spread throughout Europe and the American Colonies. Freemasonry became very popular in colonial America. George Washington was a Mason. Benjamin Franklin served as the head of the fraternity in Pennsylvania, as did Paul Revere and Joseph Warren in Massachusetts. Other well-known Masons involved with the founding of America included John Hancock, John Sullivan, Lafayette, Baron Fredrick von Stuben, Nathanael Greene, and John Paul Jones. Another Mason, Chief Justice John Marshall, shaped the Supreme Court into its present form.

Over the centuries, Freemasonry has developed into a worldwide fraternity emphasizing personal study, self-improvement, and social betterment via individual involvement and philanthropy. During the late 1700s it was one of the organizations most responsible for spreading the ideals of the Enlightenment: the dignity of man and the liberty of the individual, the right of all persons to worship as they choose, the formation of democratic governments, and the importance of public education. Masons supported the first public schools in both Europe and America.

During the 1800s and early 1900s, Freemasonry grew dramatically. At that time, the government had provided no social “safety net”. The Masonic tradition of founding orphanages, homes for widows, and homes for the aged provided the only security many people knew.

Today in North America, the Masonic Fraternity continues this tradition by giving almost $1.5 million each day to causes that range from operating children’s hospitals, providing treatment for childhood language disorders, treating eye diseases, funding medical research, contributing to local service, and providing care to Masons and their families at Masonic Homes. The four million Masons worldwide continue to help men and women face the problems of the 21st century by building bridges of brotherhood and instilling in the hearts of men ideals for a better tomorrow

New Smyrna Lodge No. 149 F & AM of Florida

Trestle Board June 2020

300 N. Riverside Dr.

New Smyrna Beach, FL 32168

(386) 423-2370

NSL149@cfl.rr.com

www.newsmyrnalodge149.org

THE WORSHIPFUL MASTER REQUEST YOUR ATTENDANCE AT THE

 JUNE 15TH, 2020 STATED COMMUNICATIONS.

NOTICE TO ALL: THE STATED COMMUNICATIONS JULY6TH, 2020, AUGUST 3RD, AND SEPTEMBER 7TH, 2020 BY ORDER OF THE WOSHIPFUL MASTER WILL BE DISPENSED WITH. WE WILL HAVE STATED COMMUNICATIONS ON JULY 20TH, AUGUST 17TH, AND SEPTEMBER 15TH 2020.

LETTER FROM THE GRAND MASTER OF FLORIDA

May 22, 2020 To: All Particular Lodges and Members of The Grand Lodge of Florida Dear Brothers: With the recent news that the Governor is lifting restrictions throughout our great state, I have been informed that once R\W\ Thomas L. Turlington, Jr., Deputy Grand Master, is installed as Grand Master, he will lift the restrictions to the Lodges noted in my Directive No. 4. A letter from the Deputy Grand Master will also be sent out stating this and will list some suggestions that the Lodges should take into consideration. All Lodges will be able to resume normal Lodge Meetings and events that were laid out in my Directive No. 4 such as, but not limited to, all Masonic Education/Masonic Leadership Training Classes, Secretaries and Treasurers Seminars, Child ID Events, Social Gatherings, all Allied and Appendant Orders and Masonic Youth Groups that meet in any Lodge buildings, and Lodge building rentals. My decisions to suspend Lodge activities and cancel our 191st Annual Grand Communication were certainly not easy decisions to make. My intention, my Brothers, was to keep you and your family’s safe and healthy during this unexpected pandemic. As a Grand Master I am presented difficult challenges to overcome every day and they are met with thorough thoughts and actions. Please know that every decision made was for the betterment of the Craft. In closing I would just like to thank you my Brothers for the opportunity to serve as your Grand Master. The many kindnesses and courtesies that you have bestowed upon myself and Sudy has been unwavering and we appreciate and thank each one of you.

Sincerely and fraternally, John W. Westerman, III Grand Master.

 

FROM THE DEPUTY GRAND MASTER OF FLORIDA

May 22, 2020

Re: Coronavirus Update

Opening Lodges Dear Brothers: Everyone has heard that the Governor has started to lift restrictions throughout the state due to the flattening of the Coronavirus curve. I am pleased to announce that all Lodges may open to regular Lodge business on June 1, 2020. All Lodges must adhere to their By-Laws, Section 5.01 – Stated Communications. We encourage all Lodges to follow the health and safety guidelines as set forth by the Center for Disease Control. All Lodges must have a hand sanitizing station at the front door of the Lodge Building for Brothers to use upon entering. If Brothers wish to wear gloves and masks they may do so but this is not a mandatory requirement and the Brothers must provide their own personal protective equipment. The safety of our Brothers and their families are our top priority. Please continue to practice “social distancing” and following the guidelines that have been set by the Center for Diseases Control. Use common sense and your best judgement. If you are sick, have a fever, or just don’t feel good please do not come to Lodge. If you feel it is in the best interest to not open your Lodge and hold Stated Communications please notify your membership and the Grand Secretary. Please forward this letter to your Lodge Membership as proper notification of opening of the Lodges on June 1^st, 2020. As always. Feel free to contact myself or any of the Grand Lodge Officers should you have any questions or concerns. Take due notice and govern yourself accordingly.   Sincerely and fraternally, Thomas L. Turlington Jr. Deputy Grand Master

FROM THE EAST

My Brothers,

As I write this (in May) we have had Mother’s Day, Our Daughter came over from Orlando, had not for seen her since Feb. and she stayed 4 hours. Yea! Now if only I could spend 1 or 2 hours with my Masonic Brothers. How Happy would I be?  We do have information on how we will vote as a Lodge at the end of May. for the New Jr. Grand Warden and the Budget, for our Grand Lodge.  On behalf of New Smyrna Lodge, I want to Congratulate our New, Most Worshipful Grand Master, Thomas L. Turlington Jr. and ALL his Elected and Appointed Officers for the ensuing Masonic year. Our next meeting date will be Monday June 15^th. We need a little extra time to reconfigure the Lodge Room and Dining Room. Some very Great news, Our Brother Robert Wheeler and his beautiful wife have now BOTH tested Negative for the Corona Virus. ” Thank you Lord” So My Brothers, until we can be together again. Stay Safe and follow all the rules set up by our Governor Ron DeSantis, Till the next time.

R:.W:. Donald H. Tucker, W:.M:.

FROM THE WEST

Greetings from the West.

Fraternally, Henry Davis, Senior Warden

FROM THE SOUTH

Hello, from the south my Brethren.

Fraternally, Bob Segarra. Junior Warden

LODGE REOPENING:

Brothers, the reason the Lodge is not opening for the June 1^st, 2020 Stated Communication is so that the lodge can have proper protection in place. The Junior Warden is in the process of acquiring hand sanitizer stations to be placed in the lodge and dealing with taping the seats in the Lodge Room to be in compliance with the 6 foot rule also.

2019 LODGE OFFICERS

Worshipful Master:   R:.W:.Donald H. Tucker (Kathy)      (863)602-1182 donkat9750@aol.com

Senior Warden:            R:.W:. Henry (Greg) Davis                (321)383-1407   gdavis32754@gmail.com

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

FROM THE SECRETARY’S DESK

Brothers, for those who have paid you dues, thank you. For those who have misplaced the dues notice or can not remember if you have paid your dues please call the Secretary and I will check and let you know if you have or haven’t. For those Brothers who want to pay with credit card PLEASE call me at the Lodge number and I can enter the information for you. We are having problems with Circumscribe. It is not that the money does not get to us but that we have no record of who pays through Circumscribe. They have stopped the weekly emails with the Brothers names and amounts paid. Grand Lodge is aware of the situation and is trying to correct it. Every time we get the bank statement with a payment from circumscribe, we call Grand Lodge and complain. If you pay though circumscribe, please drop an email to me so I can send you your dues card and mark you as dues paid.

ENTERED APPENTICE                       FELLOW CRAFT                       MASTER MASON

Kyle Pensinger                                                     Lamon Ray Owens (Butch)                 John Wyatt Moe,

                                                                                                                                                  Walker E. Powell

ANNOUNCEMENTS AND NOTICES

Reading of the Resolution for Merger with Halifax Lodge No. 81 and New Smyrna Lodge No. 149 at the first Stated Communication we have in June. Congratulations to Brother Glen E. Good Past Master, Perpetual Member of New Smyrna Lodge 149 who was be sworn in as the 13^th Masonic District Deputy Grand Master, to Bother Tom Aiken PM, PDDGM and perpetual member of New Smyrna Lodge 149 who will be sworn in as the 13^th Masonic District Instructor, and Howard C. Chase III PM, PDDGM and Perpetual Member of New Smyrna Lodge 149 who was sworn in as the Grand Tyler of Florida at the Grand Lodge Communication for the 2020-2021 year.

BIRTHDAYS

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

Damein E Woods             6/4   Glenn R Heil                          6/6    Sonny Keil Jr                               6/6

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

Thad L Lingo III               6/11  James A Noland                    6/11    Timothy A Brown                      6/12

Raymond W Gage II        6/13  Michael L Becton                 6/14     Kristopher K Atabaki               6/16

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

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

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

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

RESOLUTIONS

A Resolution was brought before the Craft at the March 16^th, 2020 Stated Communication to Merge with Halifax Masonic Lodge No. 81. Halifax 81 will be the Merging Lodge and New Smyrna Lodge No. 149 will be the Continuing Lodge and retain its name and Charter. Halifax Lodge No. 81 will surrender its Charter and shall be referred as the Merging Lodge if approved. The Craft is hereby notified of the above Resolution and the Resolution which was accepted as written at the March 16^th, 2020 Stated Communications will be read again at the April 6^th, 2020 Stated Communication and will be held over for the appropriate amount of time and voted on at the May 18^th, Stated Communication.

RESOLUTION FOR MERGER: WHEREAS: Halifax Lodge No. 81 has had a significant and continuing decline in attendance such that it impossible to fill Stations and Places continuing into the Masonic year 2020, and

WHEREAS: Halifax Lodge No. 81 is financially sound and desirous of merging it membership rolls with the Brethren of New Smyrna Lodge No. 149 who has had and continue to maintain a close relationship,

THEREFORE: There being sufficient grounds to warrant a merger pursuant to Section 16.04 of the Masonic Law of Florida it is proposed Halifax Lodge No. 81 merge with New Smyrna Lodge No. 149.

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. Halifax Lodge No. 81 shall surrender its charter and shall be referred to as the Merging Lodge.

It is hereby proposed and planned that funds and property of the Merging Lodge be transferred to the Continuing Lodge in the following fashion:

1. On or about five (5) business day before the date of Merger, the Secretaries of the Merging and Continuing Lodge shall 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 safe keeping.

It is hereby proposed and planned that the follow schedule be followed for implementation of the Merger:

1. Presented to the Merging Lodge on January 2^nd, 2020
2. To the Continuing Lodge on or before March 16^th, 2020
3. Voted on by Merging Lodge on February 6^th, 2020
4. Voted on by Continuing Lodge on April 20^th, 2020
5. To the Grand Master for approval or disapproval on May 4^th, 2020
6. Approved by ¾ vote of the Craft June 4^th, 2020 for Merging Lodge and June 15^th, 2020 for the Continuing Lodge.
7. With final merge date of July 20^th, 2020

SICKNESS AND DISTRESS

Keep all our service personnel deployed and at home along with all first responders in our hearts and prayers.

 ACTIVE PAST MASTERS

Ralph N. Flippo                     1972         Charles R. Dean               1980  Ronald R. Tucker                   1983

Danny K. Hatfield                 1984          John W. Rodgers             1984  William F. Culbertson          1985

James R. Baldwin                  1986         Joe W. Garrett                  1987  Robert L. Griffis                    1990

Leon A. Pike                          1991            Gustav Postreich             1991   David Lawrence                     1992

Jeff J. Romano                       1992          James A. Greene             1993   Crag N. Albright                    1994

George N. Johnson              1994            Mark A. Greene               1995   Louis W. Benishek               1996

Christopher G. Buffini         1997           Michael R. Blickenstaff   1998   Daniel E. Feagle Jr.             1999

Herbert (Bud) Bacheller     1999           Phillip A. Hudson             2001  Walter W. Greatrex              2003

Robert J. Stone                   2004            William H. Evans Jr          2005  Louis W. Benishek              2006

Paul W. Dewitt                   2006             Joseph G. Lockhart           2007  William G. Warrington Jr 2007

Glen E. Good                       2008             Terry L. Irwin                    2008   Brian R. Toung                    2009

Bryan P. Bassett                 2009              Stanley J. Dabrowski       2010   Ralph N. Flippo                  2010

Arlington (Bruce) Young  2011               Donald H. Tucker             2012   Eric T. Ellis II                      2013

Thomas W. Aiken              2013               William M. Schaeffer       2014   Allen J. Winterwerp           2015

Henry A. Woodstock III   2015               Allan J. Baker                    2016    Martin J. Louis                   2016/2017

Walter G. Layton               2017              Mark E. King                      2018/2019

ACTIVE PERPETUAL MEMBERS

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

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

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

Howard C. Chase III PDDGM   J.Mitchell Cole                         Richard W. Culbertson

William F. Culbertson Sr. PM  Stanley J. Dabrowski PM        Henry T Davis PDDGM

Glennard Decker                         Frank H. Dietrich                     Ronald L. Dreggors

William A. Drossman                 Eric T. Ellis PM                         William H. Evans PM

George O. Farrell                         Daniel E. Feagle Jr. PM          Ralph N Flippo PM

William Q. Flippo                         James A. Greene PM              Mark A. Greene PM

Glen E. Good PM                          Daniel H Haley                        Phillip J Haley

Robert L. Hart                               Michael L. Hines                     Leo D. Johns

George N. Johnson PM               Stephen L. Kenney                  Mark E. King WM

David Lawrence PDDGM           Walter G. Layton PM              Joseph G. Lockhart PM

Martin Louis PM                          George R. Morris PM              Lloyd W. Morris

John C. Niebielski                        Edgar L. Phillips                      Gustav Postreich PM

William J. Ptashnik PM              Ian Ramsbottom                      William Rogers

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

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

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

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

Christopher Van Duyne              Chester E. Weichey                  Jeffery L. Whitlock

Allen J. Winterwerp PM             George A. Wolsfelt                   Henry A. Woodstock PM

50 YEAR PLUS MEMBERS

James C. Allen                Robert C. Bartlett      Ernest Beasley Jr

Bernard J. Brown           Donald L. Brown       Clifton V. Butler

Harold F. Byrd                Everett C. Chapman  Wilber K. Corbin

Donald Doidge Sr.          James R. Delk             Thomas E. Duane

Miles O. Edge Jr             William H. Evans       Ralph N. Flippo

Joe W. Garrett                 Kyle F. Hall                 Jack H. Hayman Sr.

Tedd Jakomas                 Harry T. Johnson       Calvin I. Lanford

Melvin L Malachoski     Ben F. McGraw           Edward Z. Midgett

George R. Morris           Jack M. Onie                George M. Pilcher Jr

Clarence E. Puckridge  Henry W. Reynolds     Warren A. Sets

Glenn L. Smith               Gordon S. Smith          J.Terrell Smith

Michael J. Strother        George G. Telesh         Richard Turner

Edward J. Vaissiere       Ronald Village             Carl J. Winterwerp

Chester E. Wolsgel         George A. Wolsgel       Henry D Randall

THE GRAND LODGE OF FLORIDA F. & A. M.

GRAND MASTER

M:. W:. Tommy Turlington (Sandy)

602 Sullivan Street

Deltona, Florida 32725

386-956-4961

 DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND MASTER

R:.W:. Glen E. Good (Janet)

DISTRICT INSTRUCTOR

R:.H:. Thomas Aiken PDDGM (Joyce)

NEW SMYRNA LODGE COMMITTEES FOR 2019

FINANCE:   Henry Davis PDDGM, A. J. Winterwerp PM, Steve Kenney, Robert Wheeler

VIGILANCE:  JW Robert Segarra, Walter G. Layton PM, Robert Wheeler, Glen E. Good PM,

PETITIONS:   A. J. Winterwerp PM, Tom Aiken PDDGM, Jon Bodien, Michael Dowell,

MASONIC EDUCATION: Robert Wheeler, William Ptashnik PM, Tom Aiken PDDGM, Bud Bacheller PM

BOARD OF RELIEF:    Master and Wardens

CHARITY:                          Master and Wardens

LODGE MENTORS:       Bill Greatrex PM, Robert Wheeler, Glen Good PM, Walter G. Layton PM

LODGE PROPERTY:      Robert Segarra, Robert Wheeler, Henry Davis PDDGM

LODGE INSTRUCTOR: Robert Wheeler, Tom Aiken

New Smyrna Lodge No. 149

300 N. Riverside Dr.

New Smyrna Beach, FL 32168 

New Smyrna Lodge No. 149 F & AM of Florida

Trestle Board MAY 2020

300 N. Riverside Dr.

New Smyrna Beach, FL 32168

(386) 423-2370

NSL149@cfl.rr.com

www.newsmyrnalodge149.org

THE COMMUNICATIONS FOR MAY 2020

HAVE BEEN CANCELLED BY

THE GRAND MASTER OF FLORIDA

FROM THE GRAND MASTER OF FLORIDA 

DIRECTIVE NO. 4 April 24, 2020

 To: All Particular Lodges and Members of The Grand Lodge of Florida In consequence of the ongoing orders set out by the Governor of the State of Florida concerning the coronavirus pandemic, as Grand Master, I hereby ORDER AND DIRECT that effective immediately all Stated and Called Communications, Masonic meetings and events are suspended until at least June 1, 2020. This suspension includes, but is not limited to, all Masonic Education/Masonic Leadership Training classes, Secretaries and Treasurers Seminars, Child ID Events, Social Gatherings, all Allied and Appendant Orders and Masonic Youth Groups that meet in any Lodge buildings, and Lodge building rentals. If a Brother is working with a candidate on catechisms outside the Lodge building, continuing to get together for instruction is up to the individuals; however, they should practice “social distancing” and following the guidelines set by the Center for Disease Control. This Directive should be forwarded to your Lodge membership and may be considered proper notification. My Brothers, this situation continues to be fluid and moving very fast. The safety of our Brothers and their families shall be the priority and please use common sense and be safe. Take due notice and govern yourselves accordingly.

Sincerely and fraternally,

John W, Westerman III

LETTER FROM THE GRAND MASTER OF FLORIDA

To: All Members of the Particular Lodges of The Most Worshipful Grand Lodge F. & A.M. of Florida,

Good Afternoon My Brothers: I am quite certain all of you are wondering about our upcoming Annual Grand Communication. The Grand Master has a multitude of responsibilities; however, in my opinion none of those responsibilities should ever surpass his duty to the well-being and protection of the Craft. After careful consideration and consultation with our Grand Lodge Leadership Team I can tell you we are of like mind. I believe conducting our Annual Grand Communication at a central location as we have done in the past would incur significant risk thereby compromising the health and well-being of many in attendance. Therefore, I am informing all that for the first time since World War II in 1945 I am canceling our 191st Annual Grand Communication. I should be direct and let all know that all the Grand Lodge Officers are aware of my decision and concur. An Executive Order in conjunction with this letter concerning the 191st Annual Grand Communication is forthcoming. Our partnership with the Rosen Plaza Hotel and its staff as always has been exceptional. They understand the risks involved and once again have been great to work with. There will be no cost incurred by our Grand Lodge from the hotel as a result of this decision. The Delegates from each Lodge as well as other eligible voters will be receiving further communications from the Office of the Grand Secretary regarding how we will ensure that all individuals entitled to vote will have the opportunity via an electronic means. Additionally, a paper ballot will be provided for those unable to vote electronically. Specifically, the voters will ballot on our Grand Lodge Officers along with procedural reports associated with the election and approve the 2020-2021 Proposed Budget these Officers will operate under in the coming year. We will postpone the consideration of the Proposed Legislation and other pertinent items until after we are able to return to the Lodges. Once we can gather again there will be a mechanism by which the Craft will be able to review the Legislation and pose questions before voting with a paper ballot. Again, you will be hearing from the Grand Secretary with further details about these arrangements in the future when our next Grand Master believes it is appropriate. Please know it has been an incredible honor and privilege to serve you this year. I hope you will continue to strengthen all our Lodges utilizing our Each-One-Reach-One Program. Remember our current circumstances with COVID-19 is only temporary and will pass. The Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Florida WILL SURVIVE AND THRIVE long after this pandemic disappears. You are the difference makers. Thank you for the many kindnesses you have extended myself and Sudy. Your support has been unsurpassed. Stay safe and I will look forward to seeing you whenever the next opportunity arises.

Sincerely and fraternally.

JOHN W, Westerman III

FROM THE EAST

My Brothers,

Well, here we are in May:  as of this writing, (April) I don’t have any information of weather to tell you, to get your suits out of the cleaners or to cancel your reservations at the Rosen Plaza Hotel. I am sure our M.W. Grand Master, will give us time to take care of that as it gets closer. I do know this, Easter has come and gone. I did not go to Church. Not open. I did not have our Children over or our Great Grand Children over to hunt eggs. Not allowed.  I saw the Pope on T.V., giving a Mass to an empty Plaza in Rome. (when Kat & I were there 5 years ago, there was about 15,000 to 20,000 people in that same Plaza.) not today. How about the price of Fuel? I have not seen it this low of price, in years. Both of my cars are full, but I have nowhere to Go. Stay at home.  The NFL had its draft, but not the same as usual. The commissioner Mr. Goodell was at home, and so were all the players to be selected. Not any fun for anyone. Stay at Home.  The only good news I had was from my C.P.A. She had my tax’s prepared and ready to file electronically.  I did not have to pay them on April 15th, as usually and the first quarter payment, usually due on June 15th, was not due till July 15th. So, I get a little extra time to pay them, But I still must pay all that is due to the United States Treasury Dept.  I Miss all my Brothers, and when we can meet again. I hope and Pray that we will all show at our Beautiful Lodge Building to give Thanks, that we each made it through this Terrible Time. (Remember)” In all the great trials troubles and difficult through Life, in whom do you place your Trust? Till the next time,

R:.W:. Donald H. Tucker, W:.M:.

FROM THE WEST

Greetings from the West.

Fraternally, Henry Davis, Senior Warden

FROM THE SOUTH

Hello, from the south my Brethren.

Fraternally, Bob Segarra. Junior Warden

2019 LODGE OFFICERS

Worshipful Master:   R:.W:.Donald H. Tucker (Kathy)      (863)602-1182 donkat9750@aol.com

Senior Warden:            R:.W:. Henry (Greg) Davis                (321)383-1407   gdavis32754@gmail.com

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

FROM THE SECRETARY’S DESK

Brothers, for those who have paid you dues, thank you. For those who have misplace the dues notice or can not remember if you have paid your dues please call the Secretary and I will check and let you know if you have or haven’t. For those Brothers who want to pay with credit card PLEASE call me at the Lodge number and I can enter the information for you. We are having problems with Circumscribe. It is not that the money does not get to us but that we have no record of who pays through Circumscribe. They have stopped the weekly emails with the Brothers names and amounts paid. Grand Lodge is aware of the situation and is trying to correct it. Every time we get the bank statement with a payment from circumscribe, we call Grand Lodge and complain. If you pay though circumscribe, please drop an email to me so I can send you your dues card and mark you as dues paid.

ENTERED APPENTICE                       FELLOW CRAFT                       MASTER MASON

Kyle Pensinger                                                     Lamon Ray Owens (Butch)                 John Wyatt Moe,

                                                                                                                                                  Walker E. Powell

ANNOUNCEMENTS AND NOTICES

Reading of the Resolution for Merger with Halifax Lodge No. 81 and New Smyrna Lodge No. 149 at the first Stated Communication we have in June. Congratulations to Brother Glen E. Good Past Master and perpetual member of New Smyrna Lodge 149 who will be sworn in as the 13^th Masonic District Deputy Grand Master, and to Bother Tom Aiken PM, PDDGM and perpetual member of New Smyrna Lodge 149 who will be sworn in as the 13^th Masonic District Instructor at Grand Lodge Communications May 25^th,26^th, 27^th, 2020.

BIRTHDAYS

David E Irons Sr           5/1      James F Murphy        5/2         Edward G Kadet                    5/3

Tom H Thompson Jr   5/3     George M Pilcher Jr   5/4         Peter W Gordon                    5/5

Timothy S Leister         5/5      Jerry C Sapp Jr           5/5         James I Webb                       5/5

Gregory G White          5/5       Leon A Pike                 5/7        Hershel Venable                    5/9

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

Robert L Hart               5/18     James Baldwin            5/9       Dylan G Woods                      5/21

Terry L Irwin                5/22    Chris E Hutchison       5/24     Paul E Nolan                          5/25

Allen J Winterwerp     5/25     Michael F Fabula        5/27     James W Smith Sr                 5/29

Raymond A Bilotta      5/30    Walter G Layton          5/30     Phillip A Hudson                   5/31

Joel A Meister              5/31      Steven R Thomas        5/31

RESOLUTIONS

A Resolution was brought before the Craft at the March 16^th, 2020 Stated Communication to Merge with Halifax Masonic Lodge No. 81. Halifax 81 will be the Merging Lodge and New Smyrna Lodge No. 149 will be the Continuing Lodge and retain its name and Charter. Halifax Lodge No. 81 will surrender its Charter and shall be referred as the Merging Lodge if approved. The Craft is hereby notified of the above Resolution and the Resolution which was accepted as written at the March 16^th, 2020 Stated Communications will be read again at the April 6^th, 2020 Stated Communication and will be held over for the appropriate amount of time and voted on at the May 18^th, Stated Communication.

RESOLUTION FOR MERGER: WHEREAS: Halifax Lodge No. 81 has had a significant and continuing decline in attendance such that it impossible to fill Stations and Places continuing into the Masonic year 2020, and

WHEREAS: Halifax Lodge No. 81 is financially sound and desirous of merging it membership rolls with the Brethren of New Smyrna Lodge No. 149 who has had and continue to maintain a close relationship,

THEREFORE: There being sufficient grounds to warrant a merger pursuant to Section 16.04 of the Masonic Law of Florida it is proposed Halifax Lodge No. 81 merge with New Smyrna Lodge No. 149.

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. Halifax Lodge No. 81 shall surrender its charter and shall be referred to as the Merging Lodge.

It is hereby proposed and planned that funds and property of the Merging Lodge be transferred to the Continuing Lodge in the following fashion:

1. On or about five (5) business day before the date of Merger, the Secretaries of the Merging and Continuing Lodge shall 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 safe keeping.

It is hereby proposed and planned that the follow schedule be followed for implementation of the Merger:

1. Presented to the Merging Lodge on January 2^nd, 2020
2. To the Continuing Lodge on or before March 16^th, 2020
3. Voted on by Merging Lodge on February 6^th, 2020
4. Voted on by Continuing Lodge on April 20^th, 2020
5. To the Grand Master for approval or disapproval on May 4^th, 2020
6. Approved by ¾ vote of the Craft June 4^th, 2020 for Merging Lodge and June 15^th, 2020 for the Continuing Lodge.
7. With final merge date of July 20^th, 2020

SICKNESS AND DISTRESS

Keep the family of Brother Breece McCray who passed to the Celestial Lodge above on 3/25/20 in your prayers. Keep the family of Brother Bernard J. Brown who passed to the Celestial Lodge above on 4/13/2020 in your prayers. Keep the family of Brother James Francis Delaney who passed to the Celestial Lodge above on April 21^st, 2020  in your prayers Keep Brother Robert Wheeler and his wife Colleen in your prayers due to contracting the Corona Virus as well as Brother R:. W:. Tommy Turlington who has been ill in your prayers.  Please keep our Brothers who are now lock-ins due to the recent events and all our Brothers who have been or are sick that we don’t know about. Keep all our service personnel deployed and at home along with all first responders in our hearts and prayers.

 ACTIVE PAST MASTERS

 

Ralph N. Flippo                     1972         Charles R. Dean               1980  Ronald R. Tucker                   1983

Danny K. Hatfield                 1984          John W. Rodgers             1984  William F. Culbertson          1985

James R. Baldwin                  1986         Joe W. Garrett                  1987  Robert L. Griffis                    1990

Leon A. Pike                          1991            Gustav Postreich             1991   David Lawrence                     1992

Jeff J. Romano                       1992          James A. Greene             1993   Crag N. Albright                    1994

George N. Johnson              1994            Mark A. Greene               1995   Louis W. Benishek               1996

Christopher G. Buffini         1997           Michael R. Blickenstaff   1998   Daniel E. Feagle Jr.             1999

Herbert (Bud) Bacheller     1999           Phillip A. Hudson             2001  Walter W. Greatrex              2003

Robert J. Stone                   2004            William H. Evans Jr          2005  Louis W. Benishek              2006

Paul W. Dewitt                   2006             Joseph G. Lockhart           2007  William G. Warrington Jr 2007

Glen E. Good                       2008             Terry L. Irwin                    2008   Brian R. Toung                    2009

Bryan P. Bassett                 2009              Stanley J. Dabrowski       2010   Ralph N. Flippo                  2010

Arlington (Bruce) Young  2011               Donald H. Tucker             2012   Eric T. Ellis II                      2013

Thomas W. Aiken              2013               William M. Schaeffer       2014   Allen J. Winterwerp           2015

Henry A. Woodstock III   2015               Allan J. Baker                    2016    Martin J. Louis                   2016/2017

Walter G. Layton               2017              Mark E. King                      2018/2019

ACTIVE PERPETUAL MEMBERS

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

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

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

Howard C. Chase III PDDGM   J.Mitchell Cole                         Richard W. Culbertson

William F. Culbertson Sr. PM  Stanley J. Dabrowski PM        Henry T Davis PDDGM

Glennard Decker                         Frank H. Dietrich                     Ronald L. Dreggors

William A. Drossman                 Eric T. Ellis PM                         William H. Evans PM

George O. Farrell                         Daniel E. Feagle Jr. PM          Ralph N Flippo PM

William Q. Flippo                         James A. Greene PM              Mark A. Greene PM

Glen E. Good PM                          Daniel H Haley                        Phillip J Haley

Robert L. Hart                               Michael L. Hines                     Leo D. Johns

George N. Johnson PM               Stephen L. Kenney                  Mark E. King WM

David Lawrence PDDGM           Walter G. Layton PM              Joseph G. Lockhart PM

Martin Louis PM                          George R. Morris PM              Lloyd W. Morris

John C. Niebielski                        Edgar L. Phillips                      Gustav Postreich PM

William J. Ptashnik PM              Ian Ramsbottom                      William Rogers

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

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

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

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

Christopher Van Duyne              Chester E. Weichey                  Jeffery L. Whitlock

Allen J. Winterwerp PM             George A. Wolsfelt                   Henry A. Woodstock PM

50 YEAR PLUS MEMBERS

James C. Allen                Robert C. Bartlett      Ernest Beasley Jr

Bernard J. Brown           Donald L. Brown       Clifton V. Butler

Harold F. Byrd                Everett C. Chapman  Wilber K. Corbin

Donald Doidge Sr.          James R. Delk             Thomas E. Duane

Miles O. Edge Jr             William H. Evans       Ralph N. Flippo

Joe W. Garrett                 Kyle F. Hall                 Jack H. Hayman Sr.

Tedd Jakomas                 Harry T. Johnson       Calvin I. Lanford

Melvin L Malachoski     Ben F. McGraw           Edward Z. Midgett

George R. Morris           Jack M. Onie                George M. Pilcher Jr

Clarence E. Puckridge  Henry W. Reynolds     Warren A. Sets

Glenn L. Smith               Gordon S. Smith          J.Terrell Smith

Michael J. Strother        George G. Telesh         Richard Turner

Edward J. Vaissiere       Ronald Village             Carl J. Winterwerp

Chester E. Wolsgel         George A. Wolsgel       Henry D Randall

THE GRAND LODGE OF FLORIDA F. & A. M.

GRAND MASTER

M\W\John W. Westerman III (Sudy)

1417 Avenue D N.E.

Winter Haven Fl. 33881-4336

Jwesterman33881@gmail.com

 DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND MASTER

R:.W:. Ed Slauson

2429 Haulover Blvd.

Deltona, Florida 32738

(321) 377-0954

Eslauson271@yahoo.com

DISTRICT INSTRUCTOR

R:.H:. Tracy Chastain (Donna)

1250 Bee Lane

Geneva, Florida 32732

(407) 687-3191

tdchastain@yahoo.com

NEW SMYRNA LODGE COMMITTEES FOR 2019

FINANCE:   Henry Davis PDDGM, A. J. Winterwerp PM, Steve Kenney, Robert Wheeler

VIGILANCE:  JW Robert Segarra, Walter G. Layton PM, Robert Wheeler, Glen E. Good PM,

PETITIONS:   A. J. Winterwerp PM, Tom Aiken PDDGM, Jon Bodien, Michael Dowell,

MASONIC EDUCATION: Robert Wheeler, William Ptashnik PM, Tom Aiken PDDGM, Bud Bacheller PM

BOARD OF RELIEF:    Master and Wardens

CHARITY:                          Master and Wardens

LODGE MENTORS:       Bill Greatrex PM, Robert Wheeler, Glen Good PM, Walter G. Layton PM

LODGE PROPERTY:      Robert Segarra, Robert Wheeler, Henry Davis PDDGM

LODGE INSTRUCTOR: Robert Wheeler, Tom Aiken

New Smyrna Lodge No. 149

300 N. Riverside Dr.

New Smyrna Beach, FL 32168