New Smyrna Lodge No. 149 F&AM of Florida

Trestle Board February 2018

New Smyrna Lodge No. 149 F&AM

300 N. Riverside Dr.

New Smyrna Beach, FL 32168

(386) 423-2370

nsl149@cfl.rr.com

 www.newsmyrnalodge149.org

The Worshipful Master requests your attendance at our Stated

Communications February 5^th & 19^th, 2018

From the East

Greetings from the East,

My Brothers, the month of January is now history. In that history was our Installation of Officers and the loss of 3 Brothers who passed to the Celestial Lodge above. Brother John William Rogers passed on January 6^th, 2018, R:. W:. Harry Rosenthal passed on January 11^th, 2018. A Memorial Service was held at our Lodge for R.W. Harry Rosenthal on January 19^th, and attended by over 40 Brothers and friends, Brother Seth Rye who had been our Musician and served as the Grand Musician for M:. W:. Steve Boring passed on January 12, 2018. A Memorial Service for Brother Rye will be announced to the Craft when we hear from the family. The loss of these brothers is heartfelt and serves to remind us how close we have all become. The officers have been working on the budget and have budget the money to complete the electrical project and other repairs to the Lodge Building that have been placed on the back burner for some time.  We are very fortunate to have Brothers that are willing to be officers and take on the responsibilities that go along with each position. I have been asked to have the New Smyrna Beach Fire  Department come and instruct our members on the use of the automatic defibrillator.  I am in the process of setting up a time for the Fire Department to come in and train us along with the Eastern Star. We are having practices on Wednesday evenings at 6pm for now along with Daytona 81.  They are practicing for a Entered Apprentice Degree, and we working with our new officers to get them more familiar with their positions. I am planning to have a Fellow Craft Degree on the 2^nd meeting in March, 3/19/18. Practice will be starting for this degree soon and any Brothers interested in taking part in this degree should let me know or one of the officers of the Lodge. Brothers, be sure to put March 10th on your calendars, we as a Lodge are visiting The Grand Lodge of Florida in Jacksonville for a tour. We will be leaving New Smyrna Lodge at 9am and lunch will be provided by M:.W:. Lynn, the Grand Secretary, and all are invited. Our northern Brothers are also invited to come. Call or email the Secretary to let us know so M:. W:. Lynn has a count for lunch.

Mark E. King, Worshipful Master

From the West

Greetings My Brothers,

The month of January’s over and February’s upon us.  First things first …., It’s budget time. Your Senior Warden will be presenting the budget at our first Stated Communications in February. Next on the list, we’ll need volunteers to help repair ceilings in the closets upstairs and in the Easters Star’s office. By the first of March we will be replacing the two air conditioners in the kitchen. The Worshipful Master is working on getting the dishwasher repair. Let’s not forget our breakfasts this month. We need volunteers to help with this.

Al Woodstock PM, Senior Warden

2018 OFFICERS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Senior Deacon:                 Robert Segarra                                (727)623-6399

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

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

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

Musician:                           Bryan Bassett

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

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

Picture of you 2018 officers:

Picture of Past Master attending the Installation of Officers 2018

From the Secretary’s Desk

RESOLUTION

At the February 19th, 2018 Stated Communications a Resolution was read to make R:. W:. John E. Karroum who is the Deputy Grand Master of Florida for 2017-2018 an Honorary Perpetual Member of New Smyrna Lodge No. 149. A motion and second to accept the Resolution as read was made with a hand vote to accept the Resolution. The Resolution will be held over for 30 day and brought up for Ballot to accept or reject the resolution at April 2nd, 2018 Stated Communications.  

Thank you to the Brothers who have paid your 2018 Dues. If you haven’t your dues, please do so as soon as possible. Any problems paying your dues contact the Worshipful Master or Secretary. If you have registered on line with Circumscribe, you can pay your dues on line or you can mail the Dues notice back in to the Secretary’s office and I will take care of it. NOTICE: The P.O. Box 1954, Daytona Beach, FL 32115-1954 has been discontinued. Please address all correspondence to the address at the top of the page.

                                                                                     Congratulations:

To Brother Michael John Strother receiving his 50 year Certificate being a Master Mason

Awaiting Ballot:    

Awaiting Degrees:

    Entered Apprentice:

Dylan M.Allman

Fellow Craft:

Brothers: Daryle Allen Walke, Joshua Allen Clup,

Jesse Dominick Leone, Angel Lopez Olijnyk

Master Mason:

                                                                                              Notices

We will be traveling to visit the Grand Lodge of Florida on March 10^th, 2018. M:. W:. Lynn, the Grand Secretary will be giving us a tour of Grand Lodge Bldg. along with the museum and will provide lunch for us. This is open not only to Brothers of New Smyrna Lodge, but also to any Brother who is a Master Mason visiting us for the winter. Call the Lodge and leave a message or email the Secretary that you would like to attend so we have a count for M:. W:. Lynn. We will leave the Lodge at 9am.

Announcements and Events

February 05^th Stated Communication; February 7^th Master Mason Ass. Meeting, February 19^th, Stated Communication, March 5^th and March 19^th Stated Communications, March 10^th visit to Grand Lodge of Fl.  Practices will be at the Lodge every Wednesday at 6pm.

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

Fraternally, A J Winterwerp PM, Secretary

Sickness and Distress
Dave Crossen PM who has Alzheimer’s, Clay Simons PDDGM and his wife, R:.W:. Don Tucker’s wife and daughter, Gary Roger PM who is home but is in need of a kidney. The families of Brothers, John W. Rogers, Seth Rye, and Harry Rosenthal PDDGM who have passed to the Celestial Lodge above.

ACTIVE PERPETUAL MEMBERS

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

Honorary Perpetual

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

50 Year Plus 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                 James R. Delk                      Thomas E. Duane          Miles O. Edge, Jr
William H. Evans                Ralph N. Flippo                   Joe W. Garrett                Kyle F. Hall
Jack H. Hayman Sr.           Jack W. Irwin                        Harry T. Johnson         Thomas F. Johnson
Calvin I. Langford               Breece A. McCray Sr.          William K. McGee         Ben F. McGraw
Edward Z. Midgett              George R. Morris                 Jack M. Onie                   George M. Pilcher, Jr
Clarence E. Puckridge        Henry D. Randall                 Elbert L. Reames, Jr     Jack W. Reynolds
Robert B. Richardson         Harry J. Rostagno               Warren A. Sets                Clayton E Simons                               Glenn L. Smith                     Gordon S. Smith                  R. T. Smith                      George G. Telesh
Tom H. Thompson Jr         Richard A. Turner               Edward J. Vaissiere        Benard D.Vasin
Chester E. Weichey             Thomas C. Wilder                Carl J Winterwerp          George A Wolsgel                                 Elihu A Yale

BIRTHDAYS

Jess E Leach Jr 2/1                   Timothy H Self 2/1                           William D Barnes 2/4
Lawrence E Hall 2/4                Jack H Hayman Sr 2/4                    Pelham O”Neal 2/4
George C Love 2/5                    Walter L Minton Jr 2/7                   Robert D Frazer 2/9
Joe W Osborne Jr2/9               Robert Wearing 2/10                       Graham C Wright 2/11
John C Niebieiski 2/13             Kenneth J Modzelewski 2/16         Douglas Everson 2/17
Richard W Culbertson 2/18    Charles Doefein 2/18                       Jeff J Romano 2/18
Brian Burke 2/19                       Edward E Clark 2/20                       Stanley J Dabrowski 2/21                                             Craig N Albright 2/24               Thomas S Denton 2/27                   Carl J Winterwerp 2/27
James B Goodrich 2/28            Wayne M Yelvington 2/28

The Grand Lodge of Florida F. & A.M.
Grand Master
M:. W:. Richard G. Hoover

District Deputy Grand Master                                            District Instructor
R:. W:. Donald H. Tucker (Kathy)                                      R:. H:. Tracy Chastain (Donna)
2131 Springwater Lane                                                                 1250 Bee Lane
Port Orange, Florida 32168                                                      Geneva, Florida 32732
H: (386)760-3214, C: (386)602-1182                                              C: (407)687-3191
Donkat9750@aol.com                                                          tdchastain@yahoo.com

NEW SMYRNA LODGE COMMITTEES FOR 2018

Finance:                            SW H. Al Woodstock III PM, A. J. Winterwerp PM, Steve Kenney,
Howard Chase PM, Tom Aiken PDDGM
Vigilance:                         JW John Loveland III, Walter G. Layton PM, Donald Needham PM
Petitions:                        W:. A J Winterwerp, Steve Kenney, W:. Howard Chase
Masonic Education:    Tom Aiken PDDGM, Lee Goodman, Chris Van Duyne.
Board of Relief:             Master and Wardens
Charity:                             Master and Wardens
Lodge Mentors:             SD Robert Segarra, Donald Needham PM, Howard Chase PM
Instructors:                     Bill Greatrex PM, Walter Layton PM, SS Jon Bodien, Warren Carman
Lodge Instructor:          Walter Layton PM
Fund Raiser:                    JS Doug Everson, Allan J. Baker PM, Paul Line
125 Year Committee:   Bud Bacheller PM, JD Robert Segarra, Chris Van Duyne

13th MASONIC DISTRICT LODGE MEETING NIGHTS

New Smyrna Lodge 149, 1st & 3rd Mondays             Landmark Lodge 383, 2nd & 4th Thursdays
Ormond Beach Lodge 326, 2nd & 4th Tuesdays      Sirius Sunshine Lodge 402, 2nd Tuesday
Volusia Lodge 77, 2nd & 4th Mondays                       Sanford Lodge 62, 1st & 3rd Thursdays
St. Johns Lodge 37, 2nd & 4th Tuesdays                    Halifax Lodge 81, 1st & 3rd Thursdays
Order of the Eastern Star Chapter 3 meets 2nd and 4th Monday at NSL No. 149 at 7:30 PM
Visit us on the Web for current information at http://newsmyrnalodge149.org

New Smyrna Lodge No. 149 F&AM of Florida

Trestle Board January 2018

New Smyrna Lodge No. 149 F&AM

300 N. Riverside Dr.

New Smyrna Beach, FL 32168

(386) 423-2370

nsl149@cfl.rr.com

 www.newsmyrnalodge149.org

The January 1^st, 2018 Stated Communication has been cancelled

The Worshipful Master requests your attendance at our

Stated Communication January 15^th, 2018

From the East

Greetings from the East,

As my year in the West as the Senior Warden comes to an end, I look back at the many accomplishments our Lodge has completed. Getting the fire escape painted, continuing the very popular breakfasts, our Easter Extravaganza with the Masonic Child ID Program, getting a powered projection screen installed on the north wall of the Lodge Room along with a projector, and completing the successful merger with our Brothers from Daytona Lodge No. 270. These are not small accomplishments. Our lodge has always strived to do more, and I don’t see that changing. I am very proud and humbled that you have elected me as your Worshipful Master for 2018. I will do my best to live up to your expectations as the new Worshipful Master of our Lodge. Remember, it’s not the Worshipful Master who makes the Lodge; it is the members with their commitment and support that makes a Lodge of Master Masons. Come out to the Installation of Officers on January 6^th, 2018 at 10:00am. Bring your significant other and enjoy the installation and lunch afterward. Thank you to Worshipful Walter G. Layton, for all the hard work you did in 2017. Last my Brothers, Happy Holiday and I hope you all have a very prosperous and blessed New Year.

Mark E. King

Worshipful Master

From the West

Greetings My Brothers,

Wow! I’m now a member of the friendliest Lodge of the 13^th District. Then you honor me by electing me the Senior Warden for 2018. So, my first order of business will be to congratulate our newest Entered Apprentices from the December 13^th, 2017 Called Communication. I welcome you all and if you have any questions feel free to ask. As your Senior Warden, I fully expect to support you, my Brothers, and our Worshipful Master in all our endeavors for the coming year and all future years. As always, be safe and take care.

Al Woodstock PM,

Senior Warden

Brothers All,

There will be a Masonic Memorial Service for Right Worshipful Harry Rosenthal on Friday January 19th at 2pm.
The location is:
New Smyrna Lodge No. 149
300 North Riverside Drive
New Smyrna Beach, Florida 32168

The Worshipful Master request all Brothers to attend if possible.

2018 OFFICERS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Senior Deacon:              Robert Segarra                                (727)623-6399

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

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

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

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

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

 From the Secretary’s Desk

 Dues cards notices went out October 23, 2017; if you did not receive yours please contact the Secretaries office.  If you have registered on line with Circumscribe, you can pay your dues on line or you can mail the Dues notice back in to the Secretary’s office and I will take care of it.

Congratulations

Brothers Jesse Dominick Leone, Angel Lopez Olijnyk, Daryle Allen Walke, Joshua Allen Culp who were Initiated as Entered Apprentice Masons on December 13^th, 2017

 Awaiting Ballot

Awaiting Degrees

Entered Apprentice

Fellow Craft

Brothers:  Troyce William Hudnell, Daryle Allen Walke, Joshua Allen Clup,

Jesse Dominick Leone, Angel Lopez Olijnyk

Master Mason

                                                                                             Notices

NOTICE: The P.O. Box 1954, Daytona Beach, FL 32115-1954 will be discontinued at the end of January. Please address all correspondence to the address at the top of the page.

                                                                            Announcements and Events:

 January 1^st, Stated Communication CANCELLED DUE TO HOLIDAY, January 6^th, 2018 Installation of Officers at New Smyrna Lodge 10 am; January 6^th, 2018 Landmark Lodge 383 Installation of Officers  @ 4pm.;January 01/15 Stated Communications; February 05 Stated Communication; February 22 Stated Communication; Practices at Lodge every Wednesday. 13^th. Masonic District Installation of Officers will be posted on the New Smyrna Lodge No. 149’s web site calendar.

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

Fraternally,

A J Winterwerp PM, Secretary

                                                                     Sickness and Distress

Dave Crossen PM who has Alzheimer’s, Clay Simons PDDGM, R:.W:. Tucker’s daughter, Brother Glenn E. Smith’s wife who had a heart attack and has diabetes, Paul Nolan Shoulder surgery, Allan Baker PM who is going to have knee surgery in January, Gary Rogers PM who is home but, in need of a kidney, Brother Seth Rye whose cancer has come back, Bruce Young PM who fell and broke his shoulder.

THE BUILDING OF NEW SMRYNA’S TEMPLE

Continued: The Lodge was busy with Degree work doing several courtesy Degrees and having many done by other Lodges. Thirty ne Master Masons were raised bringing the membership of the Lodge to 158. The first action taken in 1922 regarding the building of the Temple was on February 20, 1922. A committee was appointed to select a cornerstone. The first effort to secure pictures of all Past Master was ordered on April 17, 1922. The first recorded Past Masters night was held June 5, 1922. A resolution to increase dues to $5.00 per year, effective January 1, 1923 was approved October 16, 1922. No further action was taken in 1922 toward building the Temple. On January 15, 1923 agents for the owner of the building notified the Lodge that the rent would increase from $30.00 to $45.00 per month. The Lodge then set the rent for all organizations using the hall at $5.00 per meeting. On May 21, 1923, a motion prevailed to increase the fees for the Degrees to $20.00 each. On July 5, 1923, a resolution was adopted requesting the New Smyrna Temple Corporation to elect the Worshipful Master, Senior Warden, Secretary, and Treasurer of the Lodge, to be President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer respectively of the Corporation. Worshipful Master D.F. Douglas was named to vote our 291 shares of stock in the New Smyrna Temple Corporation. Another year ended with little progress reported on fund raising to build a Temple.  To be Continued

ACTIVE PERPETUAL MEMBERS

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

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

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

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

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

Glennard Decker                                    Frank H. Dietrich                             Ronald L. Dreggors

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

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

Ralph N. Flippo, PM                              William Q. Flippo                            Everett C. Goodwin

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

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

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

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

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

Joseph G. Lockhart, PM                       George R. Morris, PM                      George R. Morris III

Lloyd W. Morris                                     John C. Niebielski                             Thomas M. Patton

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

Ian Ramsbottom                                    Elbert L. Reames, Jr                         John W. Rodgers, PM

Gary Rogers, PM                                   William Rogers                                  Jeff J. Romano, PM

Harry A. Rosenthal, Jr, PDDGM        Matt Schaeffer, PM                           Gary H. Seibert

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

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

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

Richard A. Turner                                Christopher Van Duyne                    Chester E. Weichey

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

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

Honorary Perpetual Members

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Richard G. Hoover GM

50 YEAR PLUS 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                James R. Delk                   Thomas E. Duane             Miles O. Edge, Jr

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

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

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

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

Clarence E. Puckridge       Henry D. Randall              Elbert L. Reames, Jr        Jack W. Reynolds

Robert B. Richardson       Harry A. Rosenthal, Jr     Harry J. Rostagno            Warren A. Sets

Clayton E. Simons              Glenn L. Smith                 Gordon S. Smith               R. T. Smith

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

Benard D. Vasin                  Chester E. Weichey          Thomas C. Wilder            Carl J Winterwerp

George A Wolsgel                Elihu A Yale

BIRTHDAYS

Seth Rye                    1/1                    Jamie B Calkin             1/2                Nicholas R Villegas      1/4

Alun M Ellis                1/6                 Ernest Beasley Jr         1/7               Walter C Johnson          1/7

Gregory L Kunkle       1/7                 Kristopher H Laytham   1/7           William K Riggle            1/7

John L Allen               1/8                 John O Andrus            1/9                Michael J Dowell           1/10

Jerry D Peterson        1/10               Everett C Goodwin       1/11             John R Moye                1/11

Leo D Johns              1/13                 Timothy D Smith          1/13             Christopher G Buffini     1/14

Warren E Carman II     1/14           Harry A Rosenthal Jr    1/14            Harold F Byrd               1/15

Charles R Dean          1/17               George R Morris III       1/17            Daniel H Haley              1/20

Richard Dilley             1/23             Phillip J Haley              1/23              David D McKenna         1/23

Anthony C Wilbur       1/23            Rodger D Lowe           1/25               Jack D Mounts              1/25

Dustin P Truax           1/26              Daniel A Taylor Sr        1/27             Bruce R Morrow            1/31

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

Grand Master

M:. W:. Richard G. Hoover

District Deputy Grand Master                                             District Instructor

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

2131 Springwater Lane                                                                    1250 Bee Lane

Port Orange, Florida 32168                                                            Geneva, Florida 32732

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

Donkat9750@aol.com                                                                     tdchastain@yahoo.com

NEW SMYRNA LODGE COMMITTEES FOR 2018

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

Howard Chase PM, Tom Aiken PDDGM

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

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

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

Board of Relief:             Master and Wardens

Charity:                             Master and Wardens

Lodge Mentors:              SD Robert Segarra, Donald Needham PM, Howard Chase PM 

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

Lodge Instructor:          Walter Layton PM      

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

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

13^th MASONIC DISTRICT LODGE MEETING NIGHTS

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

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

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

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

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

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

                                                                   New Smyrna Lodge No. 149 F&AM

Trestleboard December 2017

New Smyrna Lodge No. 149 F&AM

300 N. Riverside Dr.

New Smyrna Beach, FL 32168 (386) 423-2370

nsl149@cfl.rr.com

www.newsmyrnalodge149.org

The Worshipful Master requests your attendance at our Stated Communication December 6^th, and December 20^th, 2017

     From the East

Brothers all,

The end of the year is here.   This year has flown by and we have accomplished a lot.  At our last meeting we honored our Military members with a special dinner for them for Veterans day. We had 48 Brothers come out for that meeting. It was a very great tribute to them and a great way to say, Thank You to these brothers for their service.

The District Deputy Grand Master’s official visit was November 20th. He brought the Grand Masters message at that meeting and what great support we showed the Grand Master and our very own, R:.W:. Donald Tucker for bringing the Grand Masters word.

The first meeting of December we will have balloting for our 2018 officers. We have Brothers with their names in the hat for officer positions and I’m confident it will be an easy transition into next year with the interested Brothers.

We also have some new Men interested in being initiated into our fraternity. We have several petitions in and will be balloting at our next meeting on these future brothers.  We will be trying to fit in an Entered Apprentice Degree before the end of the year to show these Brothers “The Light”.

Lastly, I would like to thank all the officers for 2017 for making this year a huge success. It really made my year in the East an easy one. I would also like to thank all the Brothers of New Smyrna and other Lodges that came out all year to support our Lodge. The only way a Lodge can survive is with your support and by your showing your support New Smyrna Lodge #149 will thrive.

Thank You all for a great year

W:.M:. Walt G.Layton

From the West

As we end this year my Brothers, we have accomplished much. Adding new members, helping our fellow Lodges, supporting our community, and preparing new Brothers to lead us into the future. My time as your Senior Warden has taught me much, and pointed out my short comings. I have tried to learn from them. Our new Brothers from Daytona 270 have made themselves a part of our Lodge. I for one see it as a great success. New Smyrna Lodge has a bright future and a secure one as well. Our Worshipful Master Walter Layton has made us a Lodge well known among the 13^th Masonic District for our degree work and just as important, our fellowship. Attracting new Brothers and retaining are old members as well. The attendance at our meetings tells the story. The average attending at our Communications is 30. Not bad, and the 11/6 Stated Communications we had 47 Brothers present with 3 Petitioners at the Flag ceremony and opening pray. How great it was to look out from my station and see both sides of the Lodge Room filled. The month of December brings with it our elections for the coming year, and the great part is our Lodge will have a full complement of officers. Please remember to bring your dues cards so you can ballot on December 4th our first meeting of the month. I would like to wish everyone of my brothers and their families the best for the holiday season.  Tomorrow is just a day away make the most of today, and share your good fortune with someone you love.

Thank you

Senior Warden Mark King

                                                                              2017 OFFICERS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

ELECTED OFFICERS FOR 2018

Worshipful Master: Mark E. King

Senior Warden:  W:. Henry A. Woodstock III

Junior Warden: John W. Loveland III

Treasurer: Stephen L. Kenney

Secretary: W:. Allen J. Winterwerp (AJ)

APPOINTED OFFICERS FOR 2018

Chaplin: Glenn E. Smith

Marshal: W:. Walter G. Layton

Senior Deacon: Robert Segarra

Junior Deacon: Jon T. Bodien

Senior Steward: Michael J. Dowell

Junior Steward: Douglas G. Everson

Tyler: Herbert (Bud) Bacheller

Committees will follow at a later date.

                                                                  From the Secretary’s Desk

Dues cards notices went out October 23, 2017, if you did not receive yours please contact the Secretary’s office. If you have registered on line with Circumscribe, you may be able to pay your dues on line or you can mail the Dues notice back in to the Secretary’s office and I will take care of it. Circumscribe should be able to take your payments after November 1^st, 2017. Circumscribe is updating and November 1^st, 2017 was the date given by Grand Lodge. A lot of Brothers are still having problems paying on line with Circumscribe. Look on line after the December 4^th, Stated Communications for the lineup of Officers for 2018.

Congratulations:

Brother Edward G. Kadet for being a Master Mason for 25 years on 09/23/2017

Brother Charles L. Ogram for being a Master Mason for 40 years on 11/09/2017

Brother Clifton V. Butler for being a Master Mason for 55 years on 11/08/2017

 Brother Butler receiving his 55 year Certificate from Worshipful Master Layton at the December 4th. Stated Communications.

Awaiting Ballot:

Awaiting Degrees

Entered Apprentice: Daryle Allen Walke, Joshua Allen Culp, Jesse Dominick Leone, Angel Lopez Olijnyk

Fellow Craft: Brother Troyce William Hudnell

Master Mason:

Notices

 The Eastern Star will have homemade Holiday cookie sale at the Stated Communications on December 4th, 2017. The price is $6.00 per dozen and proceeds to benefit New Smyrna #3 Order of Eastern Star. The Eastern Star Chapter No. 3 is having a toy drive also. The toys must be NEW UNWRAPPED and in to the Lodge by December 11^th, 2017. The Secretary will be in the Lodge for drop-off on 12/4, 12/6, and 12/9 from 9am to 12 noon. Help support the Eastern Star in making sure all kids have a great Christmas.

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

THE COMMUNICATION ON JANUARY 1^ST, 2018 HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

 Announcements and Events.

December 4^th Stated Communication (Election of Officers), December 13th Entered Apprentice Degree 6pm dinner, 7pm Degree, December 18^th Stated Communication, January 1^st, Stated Communication CANCELLED DUE TO HOLIDAY, January 6^th, 2018 Installation of Officers at New Smyrna Lodge 10 am, 01/15 Stated Communications, 02/05/18 Stated Communication, 02/22/18. Practices at Lodge every Wednesday at 6:30 pm. All Brothers are encouraged to attend these practices.Open Book and School of Instruction at St. Johns Lodge No. 37 every 4^th Saturday of the Month, Open Books starts at 8am and School of Instruction at 9am.

Fraternally,

 A. J. Winterwerp PM,

Secretary

THE BUILDING OF NEW SMRYNA’S TEMPLE

Continued: On September 20^th, 1920 a new building committee was appointed. This committee reported on December 6^th, 1920 that no progress had been made and the committee was discharged. A motion prevailed to elect a new building committee of five. This committee was to hold office until the By-Laws could be amended to provide for election of Trustees for specified terms of office. Several other motions prevailed on December 20^th, 1920. The dues were increased to $4.00 per year and the fee for the Master Mason Degree increased to $20.00. Both Brothers Keatley and Fullerton were presented Past Master jewels for 1920. On February 7^th, 1921, The New Smyrna Temple Corporation was formed and the fee of $63,50 to incorporate was paid the State. On May 2^nd, 1921 a motion prevailed that the Lodge buy $500.00 worth of common stock in the Corporation. A further motion prevailed that the Trustees of the Lodge deed and convey the lot at Canal and Orange Streets, owned by the Lodge to the New Smyrna Temple Corporation, in exchange for additional stock in that Corporation, in an amount to be determined by that Corporation. No further action was taken in 1921 toward building the Temple.To be Continued

Sickness and Distress

Brother Samuel Charles Webb passed to the Celestial Lodge above on 11/27/2017, he was 92 years old, Brother T C Wilder is scheduled for his 7^th pacemaker 12/8, W:. Joe Lockhart Jr. had surgery on 11/29/17 for cancer on his nose, Brother Seth Rye’s cancer has come back and now has cancerous tumors on his brain, W:. Eric Ellis was in a bad auto accident and is recovering, W:. Crossen with Alzheimer, RW:. Clay Simon’s wife is back in the hospital due to another stroke. Brother Bob Wheeler who has been sick and W:. Allan Baker is set for knee surgery on 1/3/18, Brother Puckridge who was involved in a bad accident and is still recovering.

ACTIVE PERPETUAL MEMBERS

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

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

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

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

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

Glennard Decker                                Frank H. Dietrich                        Ronald L. Dreggors

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

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

Ralph N. Flippo, PM                         William Q. Flippo                         Everett C. Goodwin

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

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

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

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

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

Joseph G. Lockhart, PM                  George R. Morris, PM                   George R. Morris III

Lloyd W. Morris                                John C. Niebielski                          Thomas M. Patton

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

Ian Ramsbottom                               Elbert L. Reames, Jr                      John W. Rodgers, PM

Gary Rogers, PM                              William Rogers                                Jeff J. Romano, PM

Harry A. Rosenthal, Jr, PDDGM  Matt Schaeffer, PM                         Gary H. Seibert

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

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

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

Richard A. Turner                            Christopher Van Duyne                  Chester E. Weichey

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

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

50 YEAR PLUS 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                James R. Delk                     Thomas E. Duane              Miles O. Edge, Jr

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

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

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

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

Clarence E. Puckridge       Henry D. Randall               Elbert L. Reames, Jr         Jack W. Reynolds

Robert B. Richardson       Harry A. Rosenthal, Jr       Harry J. Rostagno            Warren A. Sets

Clayton E. Simons             Glenn L. Smith                    Gordon S. Smith                R. T. Smith

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

Benard D. Vasin                Chester E. Weichey             Thomas C. Wilder             Carl J Winterwerp

George A Wolsgel              Elihu A Yale

BIRTHDAYS

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

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

Harry J Rostagno   12/8               Gerald D Mann   12/8                   James R Delk  12/9

 Donald L Bentzoni   12/10         James R Purcell Jr   12/11             Chris H Minnich   12/11

Arthur A Horton  12/11                Harry T Johnson    12/14              Burrall Boettner 12/14

John T Riera Jr  12/15                 William F Culbertson Sr  12/15    Timothy J Barry   12/16

Robert C Hellerman Jr  12/18    Thomas M Patton 12/19                Russell M Hare   12/19

Miles O Edge Jr   12/19                Carl N Clifford  12/21                     John P Gernert 12/23

Michael C Leonardi   12/28        Clarence E Puckridge  12/29         Mark K McGee 12/29

David A Drake  12/29

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

Grand Master

M:. W:. Richard G. Hoover

St. Petersburg, Florida

District Deputy Grand Master                    District Instructor

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

          2131 Springwater Lane                                   1250 Bee Lane

           Port Orange, Florida 32168                          Geneva, Florida 32732

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

                 Donkat9750@aol.com                                 tdchastain@yahoo.com

NEW SMYRNA LODGE COMMITTEES FOR 2017

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

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

Petitions:   W:. A J Winterwerp, Steve Kenney

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

Board of Relief:   Master and Wardens

Charity:   Master and Wardens

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

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

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

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

13^th MASONIC DISTRICT LODGE MEETING NIGHTS

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

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

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

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

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

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

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL AND A VERY HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEARS

New Smyrna Lodge No. 149 F&AM

Trestleboard November 2017

New Smyrna Lodge No. 149 F&AM

300 N. Riverside Dr.

New Smyrna Beach, FL 32168 (386) 423-2370

nsl149@cfl.rr.com

 www.newsmyrnalodge149.org

The Worshipful Master requests your attendance at our Stated Communication

November 6^th, 2017 and November 20^th, 2017

                                                                                       From the East

The final papers are signed, and Daytona #270 is now completely merged with New Smyrna #149. Congratulations and Thank You to the brothers from both lodges.  I also would like to personally thank

W:. Howard Chase and W:. A.J. Winterwerp who put in many hours making this happen  I know there was a lot work involved, but you guys made it happen!  On the same note, I would also like to thank our Junior Warden Dave Drake, and his wife Kirsten, for putting out an outstanding welcome dinner for the members of Daytona #270, and every other dinner this year! Our breakfasts will be starting up again, with the first one being October 28^th at our lodge.  Brothers, we started these a few years ago and have continued. I hope our Brothers will come out and support our breakfast and our Brothers helping to make it a success. We have some new petitions coming in and being balloted on.  I would like to have these new interested guys initiated before the end of the year.  We have had a lot going on this year and I would really like to end it on a great note of having some new brothers brought in. Our next meeting, November 6^th, our newest raised Brothers will be proving their proficiencies before the craft. Come on out and support these Brothers! Any Brother that is interested in an officer position must have their paperwork in by November 1^st. I know we already have a few interested Brothers but if you are interested the time is running short. We also have the DDGM official visit on November 20^th, so please come out and support our lodge and the DDGM Donald Tucker, who is a member of our Lodge.  Let’s make him Proud!  Hopefully will see you all at our next Stated Communication on November 6^th.

Fraternally,

W:.M:. Walt Layton

                                                                                            From the West

The month of October has been a difficult one for all our members dealing with repairs left from hurricane Irma. Our lodge was spared but, as you all know that was not the case for 2 of the lodges in District 13. This has disrupted not just our Masonic Brothers but, the other appended bodies that used these lodges. New Smyrna Lodge 149 opened its doors for our Brothers in need and have supported them in any way we can, because that’s what Brothers do. It may be some time before Halifax Lodge No.81 may be able to return to their lodge, and Ormond Beach Lodge No. 326 is trying to make use of their Lodge as it is with much difficulty. W:. M:. Walter Layton continues to make our Lodge available to them should they need a place to meet. The merger with Daytona 270 is complete and a success, with the Brothers finding a new home here with us. We had the town hall meeting presented by Senior Grand Warden John Westerman at our Lodge. It was well attended, and many good ideas were offered. The month of November brings with it our District Deputy Grand Masters official visit to our Lodge at our second meeting of this month. Be sure to attend and support our Brother, DDGM Donald Tucker. Soon our snow bird Brothers will return to find many new Brothers that now share our lodge, I am sure they will be happy to be back and to meet them. Brothers, there are many committees to be filled for next year, and your Lodge Needs Brothers to fill the positions. Please let the Secretary know if you would like to serve on one or more of the committees. The holidays are coming with family and friends. This year will be more difficult for many because of the hurricane. If you are able, please donate food by placing it in the basket located at the entry to the dining room. Every little bit helps.

Senior Warden Mark King

2017 OFFICERS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

                                                                From the Secretary’s Desk

Dues cards notices went out October 23, 2017, if you did not receive yours please contact the Secretaries office. If you have registered on line with Circumscribe, you can pay your dues on line or you can mail the Dues notice back in to the Secretary’s office and I will take care of it. Circumscribe should be able to take your payments after November 1^st, 2017. Circumscribe is updating and November 1^st, 2017 was the date given by Grand Lodge. The final Delinquent Dues Notices went out the 1^st week of October. We have 26 Brothers who have not paid their 2017 Dues. These Brothers still have until December 27^th, 2017 to pay them. If you are having problems with paying your dues contact the Secretary.

                                                                                 Congratulations To:

                                                                                   Awaiting Degrees

                                                                                     Awaiting Ballot:

Joshua Allen Clup, and Gary Christopher Brand

Entered Apprentice:

Daryle Allen Walke

Fellow Craft:

Brother Troyce William Hudnell

Master Mason:

Notices:

The Eastern Star will have home made Holiday cookie sale at the Stated Communications on December 4th, 2017. The price is $6.00 per dozen and proceeds to benefit New Smyrna #3 Order of Eastern Star

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

                                                                      Announcements and Events.

November 1^st Master Mason Association Meeting, November 6^th, Stated Communication, November 11^th, Masonic Leadership Training 9am, November 20^th Stated Communication, December 4^th Stated Communication (Election of Officers), December 18^th Stated Communication, January 6^th, 2018 Installation of Officers at New Smyrna Lodge 10 am,

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

Fraternally,

 A J Winterwerp PM, Secretary

Sickness and Distress

Brother Don Boliver has recovered from his sickness,  W:. Dave Crossen who has Alzheimer, Brother Bill Greatrex having knee surgery on 10/31, RW:. Clay Simons is home recuperating at home, R:.  W:. Tucker’s daughter, Brother T C Wilder having trouble getting around, RW:. Tuckers daughter, W:. Howard Chase’s wife is home recovering, Brother Gordon Smith’s family who passed to the Celestial Lodge above on October 8^th, 2017

THE BUILDING OF NEW SMRYNA’S TEMPLE

Continued: The year 1919 began on a busy note. In addition to heavy Degree work, the Lodge was the host for its first recorded District Meeting. On March 19^th, 1919, a resolution was spread on the minutes and a gold star placed on the service flag in memory of Brother John Mooney, the first of our members to make the supreme sacrifice. He died in combat in France. Nothing had been recorded since January 1917, regarding the building of the Temple until March 19^th, 1919, when a Special Communications was called to discuss that matter. I could find no record of that Communication being held. On June 4^th, 1919 a motion prevailed to change Stated Communication dates back to the first and third Monday. A special School of Instruction was held here for the first time on October 1^st, 1919 with 70 Brothers attending. On October 6^th, 1919 a new building committee was appointed to erect a Temple. On November 3^rd, 1919 Donald F. Douglas was elected to this Lodge. He was a building contractor and in addition to being a very active Mason, he was the Brother who would eventually build the Temple. The Lodge, for the first time passed the 100 mark in membership closing the year with 107 members. The year 1920 was very busy. Twenty-one ne Master Masons were raised. On June 7^th, 1920 a new committee was appointed to seek aid from other Lodges to build a Temple. This effort apparently failed since a report from this committee was never recorded. On July 5^th, 1920, Worshipful Master Keatley asked the Lodge to request the Grand Master to relieve him and permit new elections to fill any vacancy that might be created. No reasons were recorded, however, Grand Master Cooper granted the dispensation and on July 28^th, 1920 George I,. Fullerton was elected and installed Worshipful Master. He served the remainder of 1920.To be Continued

ACTIVE PERPETUAL MEMBERS

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

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

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

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

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

Glennard Decker                                   Frank H. Dietrich                                 Ronald L. Dreggors

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

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

Ralph N. Flippo, PM                             William Q. Flippo                                Everett C. Goodwin

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

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

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

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

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

Joseph G. Lockhart, PM                      George R. Morris, PM                         George R. Morris III

Lloyd W. Morris                                    John C. Niebielski                               Thomas M. Patton

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

Ian Ramsbottom                                   Elbert L. Reames, Jr                           John W. Rodgers, PM

Gary Rogers, PM                                  William Rogers                                     Jeff J. Romano, PM

Harry A. Rosenthal, Jr, PDDGM      Matt Schaeffer, PM                              Gary H. Seibert

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

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

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

Richard A. Turner                               Christopher Van Duyne                       Chester E. Weichey

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

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

50 YEAR PLUS 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             James R. Delk                    Thomas E. Duane                Miles O. Edge, Jr

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

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

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

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

Clarence E. Puckridge    Henry D. Randall              Elbert L. Reames, Jr             Jack W. Reynolds

Robert B. Richardson     Harry A. Rosenthal, Jr     Harry J. Rostagno                Warren A. Sets

Clayton E. Simons           Glenn L. Smith                   Gordon S. Smith                   R. T. Smith

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

Benard D. Vasin              Chester E. Weichey            Thomas C. Wilder                Carl J Winterwerp

George A Wolsgel            Elihu A Yale

BIRTHDAYS

Robert Alonzo   11/1                  David McCrudy   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

James F Delaney   11/9             John Vaglica 11/10                     James S Coomber   11/11

Jack H Niemi  11/11                   Gary Price   11/11                        William A Drossman   11/13

William R Johnson   11/13        G Michael Pilcher   11/13          Jack M Beall  11/19

James R Davenport   11/19       Robert P Tucker 11/19               Brady S Benishek  11/21

Walter W. Greatrex   11/21       Breece A McCray, Sr   11/21      Walter M Ruppert, Jr   11/21

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

Ralph N Flippo   11/25               Jerome J Page  11/25                Miles W Miller, Jr   11/27

Donald Brown   11/29               Albert J Jarrett   11/29               John W Rogers   11/30

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

Grand Master

M:. W:. Richard G. Hoover

St. Petersburg, Florida

       District Deputy Grand Master District Instructor

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

2131 Springwater Lane                                                                1250 Bee Lane

Port Orange, Florida 32168                                                  Geneva, Florida 32732

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

Donkat9750@aol.com                                                          tdchastain@yahoo.com

NEW SMYRNA LODGE COMMITTEES FOR 2017

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

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

Petitions:  W:. A J Winterwerp, Steve Kenney

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

Board of Relief:  Master and Wardens

Charity:  Master and Wardens

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

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

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

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

 13^th MASONIC DISTRICT LODGE MEETING NIGHTS

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

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

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

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

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

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

                                                                            Circumscribe Instructions

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

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

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

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

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

YOUR INITIAL PASSWORD WILL BE:   FL your grand lodge number

SO IT WILL LOOK LIKE THIS:       FL1234567

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

YOU ENTER YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS

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ONCE YOU HAVE ENTERED BOTH CORRECTLY YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO LOGOUT AND THEN AND THENLOG BACK IN USING YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS AND NEW PASSWORD.

IF YOU WANT A PICTURE ON YOUR PERMENANT DUES CARD FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS ON DOWNLOADING A PICTURE AND CROPPING IT. YOU CAN MAKE THE PICTURE BIGGER OR SMALLER AND MOVE THE PICTURE AROUND TO FIT IN THE SQUARE. ONCE THAT IS DONE CHECK YOUR INFORMATION.

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I hope this will help with you all signing in and registering with Circumscribe on line. Any questions please call me at 386-423-2370 on the date above or call and leave a message and I will call you when I come in and retrieve messages. If you haven’t paid your dues for this year you will be able to pay them on line. Circumscribe will email me letting the Lodge know you have paid your current year dues. I also will be at the office and if you want to come in to the Lodge we can take your picture and get you registered.

Again Brothers I hope this helps

New Smyrna Lodge No. 149 F&AM

Trestle Board September 2017

New Smyrna Lodge No. 149 F&AM

300 N. Riverside Dr.

New Smyrna Beach, FL 32168 

(386) 423-2370

nsl149@cfl.rr.com

www.newsmyrnalodge149.org

From the East

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

Fraternally,

W:.M:. Walt Layton

From the West

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

Fraternally,

Mark King SW

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

DO YOU JUST BELONG?

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

AUTHOR UNKNOWN

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

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

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

Brother Bartlett saying a few word to the Craft

2017 OFFICER

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

From the Secretary’s Desk

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

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

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

Secretary

Congratulations To:

 Petitions Received: Daryle A. Walke

   Awaiting Degrees:

Entered Apprentice:

Fellow Craft: Brother Troyce William Hudnell

  Awaiting Ballot

 Daryle A. Walke

Notices

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

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

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

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

Announcements and Events.

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

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

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

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

Fraternally,Â

  A J Winterwerp, Secretary

Sickness and Distressed

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

THE BUILDING OF NEW SMRYNA’S TEMPLE

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

To be Continued

ACTIVE PERPETUAL MEMBERS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

CELESTIAL PERPETUAL MEMBERS

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

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

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

Ronald W. Freeman PM   Eugene Hodges

50 YEAR PLUS BROTHER

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Harry T. Johnson              Robert C. Bartlett

BIRTHDAYS

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

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

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

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

Gene R. Miller   10/29

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

Grand Master

M:. W:. Richard G. Hoover

St. Petersburg, Florida

District Deputy Grand Master                                                  District Instructor

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

2131 Springwater Lane                                                                            1250 Bee Lane

Port Orange, Florida 32168                                                                Geneva, Florida 32732

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

donkat9750@aol.com                                                                tdchastain@yahoo.com

NEW SMYRNA LODGE COMMITTEES FOR 2017

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

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

Petitions:  W:. A J Winterwerp, Steve Kenney

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

Board of Relief:   Master and Wardens

Charity:   Master and Wardens

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

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

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

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

13^th MASONIC DISTRICT LODGE MEETING NIGHTS

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

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

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

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

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

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

New Smyrna Lodge No. 149 F&AM

Trestle Board September 2017

New Smyrna Lodge No. 149 F&AM

300 N. Riverside Dr.

New Smyrna Beach, FL 32168 (386) 423-2370 nsl149@cfl.rr.com www.newsmyrnalodge149.org

The Worshipful Master requests your attendance at our Stated Communication

September 18^th, 2017

                                                                    From the East

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

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

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

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

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

Hope to see you all at our next meeting.

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

                                                                 From the West

Hello brothers,

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

Fraternally,

Senior Warden Mark King

                                                                   2017 OFFICER

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

                                          From the Secretary’s Desk

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

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

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

Secretary

                                                             Congratulations To:

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

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

Awaiting Degree

Fellow Craft: Brother Troyce William Hudnell

                                                                Awaiting Ballot

                                                                        Notices

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

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

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

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

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

                                                        Announcements and Events.

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

September 4^th, 2017 NO MEETING

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Fraternally,

A J Winterwerp, Secretary

                                                                          Sickness and Distressed

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

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

                                                     THE BUILDING OF NEW SMRYNA’S TEMPLE

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

                                                          ACTIVE PERPETUAL MEMBERS

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

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

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

Brady Benishek                                      Matt Schaeffer PM                       William J Ptashnik PM

David L. Bessette                                    Everett C. Goodwin                     Gary Rogers PM

Mitchell Cole                                            Walter W. Greatrex PM             William Rogers

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

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

Glennard Decker                                       Michael L. Hines                     Richard A. Turner

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

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

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

Mark E. King                                              Allan J. Baker PM                    Thomas Williams

Stephen L. Kenney                                   Glenn E. Smith                          Christopher Van Duyne

                                           CELESTIAL PERPETUAL MEMBERS

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

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

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

Merlle Howard Corbett                         Harold R Hibbs PM                 William L. Turner

Ronald W. Freeman PM                        Eugene Hodges

                                                       50 YEAR PLUS BROTHER

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Harry T. Johnson         Robert C. Bartlett

                                                               BIRTHDAYS

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

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

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

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

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

                                                            Grand Master

                                              M:. W:. Richard G. Hoover

                                                St. Petersburg, Florida

District Deputy Grand Master                                             District Instructor

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

2131 Springwater Lane                                                                        1250 Bee Lane

Port Orange, Florida 32168                                                      Geneva, Florida 32732

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

Dankat9750@aol.com                                                             tdchastain@yahoo.com

                            NEW SMYRNA LODGE COMMITTEES FOR 2017

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

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

Petitions:                                 W:. A J Winterwerp, Steve Kenney

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

Board of Relief:                     Master and Wardens

Charity:                                    Master and Wardens

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

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

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

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

13^th MASONIC DISTRICT LODGE MEETING NIGHTS

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

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

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

Sanford Lodge 62, 1^st & 3^rd Thursday s                         St. Johns Lodge 37, 2^nd & 4^th Tuesday s

Halifax Lodge 81, 1^st & 3^rd Thursday s

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

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

                                                   RESOLUTION OF MERGER

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

> Again Brothers I hope this helps.

Fraternally, A J Winterwerp PM

Secretary

New Smyrna Lodge No. 149 F&AM

Trestle Board August 2017

New Smyrna Lodge No. 149 F&AM

300 N. Riverside Dr.

New Smyrna Beach, FL 32168 (386) 423-2370

nsl149@cfl.rr.com

www.newsmyrnalodge149.org

The Worshipful Master requests your attendance at our Stated Communication

August 21^st, 2017

From the East

Brothers all:

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

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

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

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

Fraternally, WM:. Walter G. Layton

From the West

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

Fraternally,

Senior Warden Mark King  

2017 OFFICERS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

From the Secretary’s Desk

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

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

Congratulations To:

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

   Awaiting Degree

Fellow Craft: Brother Troyce William Hudnell

                                                                        Awaiting Ballot

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

Notices

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

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

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

Announcements and Event.

 August 7^th, 2017 NO MEETING

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

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

September 4th, 2017 NO MEETING

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

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

 Fraternally,

A J Winterwerp PM,

Secretary

Sickness and Distressed

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

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

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

THE BUILDING OF NEW SMRYNA’S TEMPLE

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

 Active Perpetual Members

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

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

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

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

David L. Bessette                               Everett C. Goodwin                  Gary Rogers PM

Brian T Burke                                      Peter W. Gordon                     William Rogers

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

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

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

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

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

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

Stephen L. Kenney                               Christopher Van Duyne            Glenn Smith

Allan J. Baker                                        Mark E. King

Celestial Perpetual Members

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

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

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

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

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

Honorary Perpetual Members

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

James A. Durham Jr., PGM                     Louis A. King, PGM

Memorial Perpetual Members

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

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

50 Year Plus Brothers

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

                                                         Grand Master

                                             M:.W:. Richard G. Hoover

                                                  St Petersburg, Florida

District Deputy Grand Master                                             District Instructor        

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

2131 Springwater Lane                                                                           1250 Bee Lane

Port Orange Florida, 32128                                                         Geneva, Florida 32732

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

Dankat9750@aol.com                                                                tdchastain@yahoo.com

                              New Smyrna Lodge Committees for 2017

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

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

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

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

Board of Relief: Master and Wardens

Charity: Master and Wardens

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

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

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

Investigation Committee: Assigned by Master

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

John Loveland

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

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

13th Masonic District Meetings

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

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

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

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

Halifax 81, 1st & 3rd Thursdays

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

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

RESOLUTION OF MERGER

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Brothers,

Circumscribe Instructions

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

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

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

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

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

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

> SO IT WILL LOOK LIKE THIS:       FL1234567

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

> YOU ENTER YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS

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

ONE NUMBER IN IT.

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

LOG BACK IN USING YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS AND NEW PASSWORD.

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

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

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

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

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

THE BOTTOM SAVE PROFILE.

> ONCE YOU SAVE PROFILE YOU ARE DONE.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

> Again Brothers I hope this helps.

Fraternally, A J Winterwerp PM

Secretary

New Smyrna Lodge No. 149 F&AM

Trestle Board July 2017

New Smyrna Lodge No. 149 F&AM 300 N. Riverside Dr.

New Smyrna Beach, FL 32168 (386) 423-2370 nsl149@cfl.rr.com www.newsmyrnalodge149.org

The Worshipful Master requests your attendance at our Stated Communication

July 17^th, 2017

From the East

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

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

Fraternally, WM:. Walter G. Layton

From the West

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

Fraternally,

Senior Warden Mark King  

2017 OFFICERS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Senior Steward                  Chris Van Duyne                                      386-846-2945 vanduyne5

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

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

From the Secretary’s Desk

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

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

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

Congratulations To:

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

Awaiting Degree

Fellow Craft: Brother Troyce William Hudnell

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

Awaiting Ballot

Notices

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

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

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

Announcements and Event.

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

JULY 3^RD, 2017 NO MEETING

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

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

August 7^th, 2017 NO MEETING

Fraternally,

A J Winterwerp, Secretary

A note from our Chaplin

BIRTHDAYS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Eliga A Yale                     7/30

THE BUILDING OF THE TEMPLE

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

 Active Perpetual Members

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

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

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

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

David L. Bessette                               Everett C. Goodwin                  Gary Rogers PM

Brian T Burke                                      Peter W. Gordon                     William Rogers

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

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

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

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

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

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

Stephen L. Kenney                               Christopher Van Duyne            Glenn Smith

Allan J. Baker                                        Mark E. King

Celestial Perpetual Members

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

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

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

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

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

Jay Rogers, PM                                          Bill Smith

Honorary Perpetual Members

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

James A. Durham Jr., PGM                     Louis A. King, PGM

Memorial Perpetual Members

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

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

50 Year Plus Brothers

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

                                                         Grand Master

                                             M:.W:. Richard G. Hoover

                                                  St Petersburg, Florida

District Deputy Grand Master        District Instructor        

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

2131 Springwater Lane                                                                           1250 Bee Lane

Port Orange Florida, 32128                                                         Geneva, Florida 32732

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

Dankat9750@aol.com                                                                tdchastain@yahoo.com

New Smyrna Lodge Committees for 2017

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

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

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

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

Goodman

Board of Relief: Master and Wardens

Charity: Master and Wardens

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

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

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

Investigation Committee: Assigned by Master

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

John Loveland

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

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

16th Masonic District Meetings

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

                                       RESOLUTION OF MERGER

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

________________________________                    ______________________________

Worshipful Master                                                       Senior Warden

________________________________                    _______________________________Junior Warden                                                           Treasurer_________________________________ Secretary

New Smyrna Lodge No. 149 F&AM

Trestle Board June 2017

New Smyrna Lodge No. 149 F&AM 300 N. Riverside Dr.

New Smyrna Beach, FL 32168 (386) 423-2370 nsl149@cfl.rr.com www.newsmyrnalodge149.org

The Worshipful Master requests your attendance at our Stated Communication

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

From the West

Greetings my brothers;

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

Mark King Senior Warden

2017 OFFICERS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Senior Steward                  Chris Van Duyne                                      386-846-2945 vanduyne5

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

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

From the Secretary’s Desk

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

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

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

                                                     Congratulations

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

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

New Smyrna 149

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

                                               Awaiting Degree

Fellow Craft: Brother Troyce William Hudnell

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

                                               Awaiting Ballot

                                                     Notices

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

                                                          Announcements and Event

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

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

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

JULY 3^RD, 2017 NO MEETING

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

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

Fraternally,

A J Winterwerp, Secretary

 THE BUILDING OF THE TEMPLE

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

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

 Active Perpetual Members

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

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

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

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

David L. Bessette                               Everett C. Goodwin                  Gary Rogers PM

Brian T Burke                                      Peter W. Gordon                     William Rogers

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

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

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

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

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

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

Stephen L. Kenney                               Christopher Van Duyne            Glenn Smith

Allan J. Baker                                        Mark E. King

Celestial Perpetual Members

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

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

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

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

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

Jay Rogers, PM                                          Bill Smith

Honorary Perpetual Members

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

James A. Durham Jr., PGM                     Louis A. King, PGM

Memorial Perpetual Members

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

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

50 Year Plus Brothers

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Grand Master

                                             M:.W:. Richard G. Hoover

                                                  St Petersburg, Florida

District Deputy Grand Master             District Instructor        

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

2131 Springwater Lane                                                                      1250 Bee Lane

Port Orange Florida, 32128                                                              Geneva, Florida 32732

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

Dankat9750@aol.com                                                                        tdchastain@yahoo.com

New Smyrna Lodge Committees for 2017

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

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

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

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

Goodman

Board of Relief: Master and Wardens

Charity: Master and Wardens

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

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

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

Investigation Committee: Assigned by Master

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

John Loveland

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

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

                                      16th Masonic District Meetings

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

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

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

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

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

Order of the Eastern Star Chapter 3 meets 2^nd and 4^th Monday at NSL No. 149 at 7:30 PM Visit us on the Web for current information at http://newsmyrnalodge149.org/

                                 CIRCUMSCRIBE

Brothers,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

> SO IT WILL LOOK LIKE THIS:       FL1234567

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

> YOU ENTER YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS

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

ONE NUMBER IN IT.

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

LOG BACK IN USING YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS AND NEW PASSWORD.

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

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

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

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

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

THE BOTTOM SAVE PROFILE.

> ONCE YOU SAVE PROFILE YOU ARE DONE.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

> Again Brothers I hope this helps.

Fraternally, A J Winterwerp PM

New Smyrna Lodge No. 149 F&AM

Trestle Board May 2017

New Smyrna Lodge No. 149 F&AM 300 N. Riverside Dr.

New Smyrna Beach, FL 32168 (386) 423-2370 nsl149@cfl.rr.com www.newsmyrnalodge149.org

The Worshipful Master requests your attendance at our Stated Communication

May 1^st, and May 15th 2017

     From the East

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

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

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

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

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

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

Walter Layton,

Worshipful Master

From the West

Greetings my brothers;

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

Mark King

Senior Warden

OFFICERS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

From the Secretary’s Desk

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

Congratulations

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

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

Resolution:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Congratulations To:

   Awaiting Degree

   Fellow Craft: Brother Troyce William Hudnell

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

Awaiting Ballot

      None

                                                                                                 Notices

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

Announcements and Event

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

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

                                                          Landmark 383

May 6^th & 7^th 2017                     Shriners Circus                       

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

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

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

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

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

Fraternally,

A J Winterwerp, Secretary

Lodge History Continued:

                                                                        THE BUILDING OF THE TEMPLE

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

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

 Active Perpetual Members

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

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

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

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

David L. Bessette                               Everett C. Goodwin                  Gary Rogers PM

Brian T Burke                                      Peter W. Gordon                     William Rogers

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

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

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

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

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

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

Stephen L. Kenney                               Christopher Van Duyne            Glenn Smith

Allan J. Baker                                        Mark E. King

Celestial Perpetual Members

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

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

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

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

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

Jay Rogers, PM                                          Bill Smith

Honorary Perpetual Members

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

James A. Durham Jr., PGM                     Louis A. King, PGM

Memorial Perpetual Members

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

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

50 Year Plus Brothers

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Grand Master

     M:.W:. Stanley L. Hudson

Fort Pierce Florida

District Deputy Grand Master                                                         District Instructor        

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

717 Charing Place                                                                                           2131 Springwater Lane

Deltona, Florida 32725                                                                                 Port Orange, Florida 32128

ccalabritto@gmail.com                                                                                 donkat9750@aol.com

New Smyrna Lodge Committees for 2017

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

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

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

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

Board of Relief: Master and Wardens

Charity: Master and Wardens

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

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

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

Investigation Committee: Assigned by Master

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

John Loveland

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

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

16th Masonic District Meetings

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

   CIRCUMSCRIBE

Brothers,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

>

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

>

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

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

>

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

>                                 FLyourgrandlodgenumber@changeyouemail.info

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

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

> SO IT WILL LOOK LIKE THIS:       FL1234567

>

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

> YOU ENTER YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS

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

ONE NUMBER IN IT.

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

LOG BACK IN USING YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS AND NEW PASSWORD.

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

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

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

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

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

THE BOTTOM SAVE PROFILE.

> ONCE YOU SAVE PROFILE YOU ARE DONE.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

> Again Brothers I hope this helps.

>

> Fraternally,

> A J Winterwerp PM

> Secretary

> New Smyrna Lodge No. 149

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