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VOLUME 19 ISSUE 8

Posted by AJ Winterwerp on
 July 31, 2019

New Smyrna Lodge No. 149 F & AM of Florida

Trestle Board Augut 2019

300 N. Riverside Dr.

New Smyrna Beach, FL 32168 

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

The Worshipful Master requests your attendance at the Stated Communication August 19th, 2019

 

FROM THE EAST

 Brothers,

I am up in New York and have left the Lodge in good hands. Be safe in your travels this summer and see you all when I get back.

Mark E King, Worshipful Master

FROM THE WEST

 My Brothers,

Sorry about last month T.B. was a repeat of June. I’ll try again.  Your W:.M:. Mark King was enjoying a well-deserved Holiday in New York State with his Family. I had the Honor and pleasure of siting in the East for our only Stated Meeting in July. Joining me was R:.W:. Tommy L. Turlington, who had the honor of presenting a 50 year Service Award, to W:. Brother Tomas J. Worrell.  A very moving night for W:. Worrell.  I want to thank the following Brothers, for stepping up, and taking chairs, that needed to be filled. W:.Brother Walt Layton, (Sr. Warden) W:.Brother A.J. Winterwerp (Chaplain), W:. Brother Glen Good (Tyler) and Brother, Lee Goodman, (Jr. Deacon.) Thank you, my Brothers. I will be selling the (New Merged Combined Ritual Cipher & Floor Work Booklet.) cost is $10.00 plus shipping, total cost is $11.88 each, at our Open Books and School of Instruction at St. Johns Lodge no. 37 in Deland, on the fourth Saturday of each month. Get yours “Hot off the Press”. Our next Stated Meeting will be August 19, 2019. It is the Official Visit of R:.W:. D:.D:.G:.M:. Edward Slauson, please make every effort to join us for this Great Event.  I am hoping for approximately 50 or more Brothers too be on the sidelines.  Officers Dress will remain as it has been. (White Coat, Black Bow Tie, Black slacks & Shoes.) Thank you for your cooperation. Be safe in your travels and I will be looking forward to seeing everyone on the 19th, of August.  Till then.

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

FROM THE SOUTH

Greeting from the South

As we are dim for the summer months, there is little to report in the way of Lodge business. I would like to submit excerpts from a very interesting article about President William Mckinley which is titled Templary’s Face on the $500 Bill by Sir Knight James A. Marples of Texas. Most people are aware of the common paper currency that is currently in use in the US…$1, $2, $5, $10, $20, $50 and $100. Currency is defined as paper money as opposed to coinage, which as the name suggests are coins minted from metal. Technically, our US Constitution expressly stipulates that only silver and gold coin can be accepted as legal tender in payment of debts. It is an innovation which created paper currency to circulate and be accepted. However, paper remains paper and is subject to burn, it is subject to devaluation overnight and is also subject to being abolished. Today, large denomination of paper money above a $100 bill are not printed and have not been circulated by the US Treasury since 1969. Since higher value Federal Reserve Notes have been discontinued, they aren’t accepted at most businesses. However, their value to collectors for any “uniqueness” can be astronomical, far above face value. Sir Knight William McKinley has his face imprinted on the unique $500 bill printed from 1928 to 1934. Mckinley studied to be a minister but the Civil War intervened. He ultimately became the 25th president of the United States and was assassinated six months into his second term of office in 1901. Mckinley’s successor, Brother Theodore Roosevelt (also a Master Mason, but not a Templar) took over as president. A quick reminder of how Mckinley became a Mason is appropriate. He fought on the Union side in the Civil War and saw a doctor treating soldiers and handing out small sums of money, including to Confederate soldiers. McKinley was puzzled and asked the doctor who replied, “Well, if they are able to pay me back they will, but it makes no difference to me. They are brother Masons in trouble and I am only doing my duty.” McKinley was impressed and in due time, joined Freemasonry.

Many people wonder why McKinley’s likeness was chosen to be on the $500 bill.Basically, he was an enormously popular president who was gunned down by an extremist as he shook McKinley’s hand in Buffalo NY. He was known to be a good man and a good Mason. Yet, he was murdered for being courteous to his eventual assassin.

as noted, McKinley $500 bills were printed between 1928 and 1934. The most valuable being the 1928 series which can be worth up to $10,000 for their rarity. The $500 bills with McKinley’s face went out of circulation in 1969 because the public rarely used them. For many citizens, the name McKinley was synonymous with trust.. Even his political foes described him as a congenial, honorable man worthy of trust. It is only fitting that the memory of Sir Knight William McKinley is perpetuated by his face being on the $500 bill. His countenance exemplifies strength, chivalry, even temperament, mercy and magnanimity. It is hard to beat those traits and I firmly believe that nearly everyone wished that they had some $500 bills in their pocket right now.

Sir Knight James Marples

That’s it for this month, and as usual, come to Lodge when you can. Even if you can’t stay for the meeting, come have a nice meal and enjoy a little fellowship with your brothers.

Fraternally,

Bob Wheeler SW

2019 LODGE OFFICERS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Junior Steward:                   Robert Segarra                                     (727)623-6399

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

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

FROM THE SECRETARY’S DESK

Brothers, For those who have overlooked or misplaced your 2019 Dues notice please get your dues in to me. I will be ordering the 2020 Dues notices and they go out in 2 months the first of October. Also, there will be pictures on the web site and the emailed Trestle Board that are not on the mailed copy. The next Stated Communication is August 19th, 2019 with dinner at 6 pm and the Stated Meeting which is the District Deputy Grand Masters visit to our Lodge. Come out and hear the Grand Masters word to the Brothers.

I am updating our membership records and need to add to Grand Lodge’s list if you belong to one of the other Masonic bodies, ie: Scotch Rite, York Rite, Grotto, Shriner’s with you pertinent information that goes along with it. Like, being a Shriner here in Florida or out of state and name of group like Bahia etc. This information will be added to your Grand Lodge record. Email the Secretary with the information or call the office and leave a message. It would be better to email the Secretary back but whichever is better for you is okay with me.

AWAITING BALLOTING

AWAITING DEGREES

ENTERED APPENTICE

FELLOWCRAFT

John Wyatt Moe, Walker E. Powell

MASTER MASON

ANNOUNCEMENTS AND NOTICES

Congratulation to Brother Thomas J. Worrell and Brother Tedd Jakomas who have been Master Masons for 50 years. Congratulations to Brother Danny K. Hatfield PM and Brother Chris Pappas who have been Master Masons for 40 Years

 

Brother Marshall W:. Thomas J Worrell receiving his 50 year Certificate in Florida and Indiana from D:. D:. Deputy Grand Master Tommy Turlington and PDPDDGM:. Donald H. Tucker.

 NO Stated Meeting for August 5th, 2019, Stated Meeting August 19th which is the DDGM’s Visit.

BIRTHDAYS

Jesse D Leone                       8/5          Benard J Brown                    8/6          Robert J Griffin                     8/6

Tedd Jakomas                       8/6          Bruce R Nichols                    8/6          Donald H Tucker                  8/6

Thomas S Teague                 8/7          Dennis B Dolbow                 8/10       Bryan Bassett                        8/11

Alvin E Futch                         8/11       Edward I Kastrul                   8/13       Robert F Browning               8/14

Gustav Postreich                  8/14       Hendrith V Smith Jr             8/16       Thomas W Aiken                  8/17

James A Greene                   8/17        Robert L Matusick                8/17        William Q Flippo                   8/18

Richard T Smith                   8/18       Roy L Ward                            8/18       Russell A Williams Jr            8/21

William R Patterson Jr        8/22       Henry A Woodstock III        8/22       James W Willits                    8/25

John W Moe                         8/26       Bernard D Vasin                   8/27       Howard C Chase III               8/29

Wilber K Corbin                    8/29

SICKNESS AND DISTRESS

Brother Chaplin Glen E Smith is have problems with back pain, keep Brother David Crossen’s Past Master of Daytona 270 Lodge family in your prayers who Passed to the Celestial Lodge above July 6th, 2019. Keep Brother PDDGM:. Howard Chase’s wife Betty who is going in for the 2nd hip surgery, Brother Al Woodstock PM wife is better but still has a long way to go, Brother Matt Schaeffer’s wife Leany has had surgery for Thyroid cancer and is home with a long road ahead, they have set up a go-fund-me account. For information contact the secretary W:. Tom Worrell is in the hospital and with stomach problems. . Brother Lewis Martin PM who is now on regular duty with the Army and is in Georgia currently. Also, keep all our who have been deployed, Service personnel, and First Responders in your thoughts and prayers. Brothers,W:. Worrell is still in Halifax hospital and may be in for a while. His operation went well. Also got this from our Chaplin Glenn Smith the other day and am forwarding part of the message to you all:  I am going in for corticoid surgery on my neck Friday, August 09th @ Halifax hospital.One side is 95% blocked and the other is said to be about 75-80 % blocked.Surgery will be @ 7:30 AM but I will need to be there for pre-op @ 5:30 AM (Ugh!)I will be required to stay overnight at the least before Kathy can take me home if all goes well. No visitors please at that time.Please keep both these Brothers in your prayers and all our brothers who we don’t know about with ailments.

I am updating our membership records and need to add to Grand Lodge’s list if you belong to one of the other Masonic bodies, ie: Scotch Rite, York Rite, Grotto, Shriner’s with you pertinent information that goes along with it. Like, being a Shriner here in Florida or out of state and name of group like Bahia etc. This information will be added to your Grand Lodge record.
Email the Secretary with the information or call the office and leave a message. It would be better to email the Secretary back but whichever is better for you is okay with me.
Fraternally,
A J Winterwerp PM
Secretary

 HISTORY OF THE LODGE CONTINUED

On May 21st, 1928, the Lodge authorized the Lodge attorney J. S. Duss Jr., to release the contractor’s bond. By this time the architect, Eaton J. Moughton had accepted the building and submitted his final bill of $1042.99. The final bill from the contractor of $53,478.80 had been received. There was still and outstanding note held by the New Smyrna Bank for the purchase of the Temple Corporation which the Lodge had made in 1925. No record of the amount outstanding at this time could be found. There was one further note of $ 640.44 due the D. F. Douglas Company for additional material furnished which was in addition to the final bill previously submitted. Of this final bill, $17,347.67 was still outstanding. The Lodge had previously authorized the Finance Committee to take a $20,000.00 loan at 8% interest offered by the Acacia Life Insurance Company. However, the Committee chose to take a $20.000.00 loan from Mr. W. J. S. Carr, a local businessman at 7% interest. This would later prove to be a wise decision. Thus the of building the Temple was complete. It had been a difficult one, spanning a full twenty-two years. It is my observation that the economic progress of the Lodge was directly linked to the economic progress of the community. The tremendous increase in land values in the community gave the Lodge a healthy profit on the sale of the original lot on Canal Street. This probably was the single most important factor in making it economically possible to build the Temple. From this observation, the task that lay ahead would be equal to, if not more difficult. For as surely as the economy had risen, so surely was it destined to fall. TO BE CONTINUED.

CURRENT PICTURE OF OUR TEMPLE                                      TODAY

ACTIVE PAST MASTERS

Ralph N. Flippo                     1977       Mark A. Greene                   1995       Terry L. Irwin                        2008

Charles R. Dean                    1980       Louis W. Benishek               1996       Brian R. Touring                   2009

Ronald R. Tucker                  1983       Christopher G. Buffini         1997       Bryan P. Bassett                   2009

Danny K. Hatfield                 1984       Michael R. Blickenstaff       1998       Ralph N. Flippo                     2010

John W. Rodgers                  1984       Daniel E. Feagle Jr.              1999       Stanley J. Dabrowski            2010

William F. Culbertson         1985       Herbert (Bud) Bacheller     1999       Arlington (Bruce) Young     2011

James R. Baldwin                 1986       Phillip A. Hudson                  2001       Donald H. Tucker                 2012

Joe W. Garrett                      1987       Walter W. Greatrex             2003       Eric T. Ellis II                          2013

Robert L. Griffis                    1990       Robert J. Stone                     2004       Thomas W. Aiken                2013

Leon A. Pike                          1991       William H. Evans Jr              2005       William M. Schaeffer          2014

Gustav Postreich                  1991       Louis W. Benishek               2006       Allen J. Winterwerp            2015

David Lawrence                   1992       Paul W. Dewitt                     2006       Henry A. Woodstock III       2015

Jeff J. Romano                      1992       William G. Warrington Jr    2007       Allan J. Baker                        2016

James A. Greene                  1993       Joseph G. Lockhart              2007       Martin J. Louis                      2016/2017

George N. Johnson              1994       Glen E. Good                         2008       Walter G. Layton                  2017

Crag N. Albright                    1994                                                                       Mark E. King                          2018

ACTIVE PERPETUAL MEMBERS

Thomas W. Aiken PDDGM                 Walter W. Greatrex PM                      William J. Ptashnik PM

Craig N. Albright PM                           James A. Greene PM                           Gustav Postreich PM

Herbert E. Bacheller PM                     Mark A. Greene PM                            Ian Ramsbottom

Allan J. Baker PM                                 Daniel H Haley                                      William Rogers

James R. Baldwin PM                          Phillip J Haley                                        Jeff J. Romano PM

Brady Benishek                                    Robert L. Hart                                       Matt Schaeffer PM

Louis W. Benishek PM                        Michael L. Hines                                   Gary H. Seibert

David L. Bessette                                 James D. Humphrey                            Timothy H. Self

Christopher G. Buffini PM                  Jack W. Irwin                                        John T. Self

Howard C. Chase III PDDGM              Leo D. Johns                                        Clayton E. Simons Jr.

J Mitchell Cole                                         George N. Johnson PM                     Glenn E. Smith

Richard W. Culbertson                        Stephen L. Kenney                              Kenneth W. Smith

William f. Culbertson Sr. PM             Mark E. King WM                                Robert J. Stone PM

Stanley J. Dabrowski PM                    David Lawrence PDDGM                    Brian R. Tourng PM

Glennard Decker                                  Walter G. Layton PM                          Donald H. Tucker PDDGM

Frank H. Dietrich                                 Joseph G. Lockhart PM                       Richard A Turner

Ronald L. Dreggors                              Martin Louis PM                                  Christopher Van Duyne

William A. Drossman                           George R. Morris PM                          Chester E. Weichey

Eric T. Ellis PM                                      George R. Morris III                             Jeffery L. Whitlock

William H. Evans PM                           Lloyd W. Morris                                   Allen J. Winterwerp PM

George O. Farrell                                 John C. Niebielski                                 George A. Wolsfelt

Daniel E. Feagle Jr. PM                       Edgar L. Phillips                                    Henry A. Woodstock PM

Henry T. Davis PDDGM

50 YEAR PLUS MEMBERS

James C. Allen                                      Kyle F. Hall                                             Warren A. Sets

Robert C. Bartlett                                 Jack H. Hayman Sr.                              Glenn L. Smith

Ernest Beasley Jr                                  Jack W. Irwin                                        Gordon S. Smith

Bernard J. Brown                                 Harry T. Johnson                                  R. Terrell Smith

Donald L. Brown                                  Thomas F. Johnson                              Michael J. Strother

Clifton V. Butler                                   Calvin I. Lanford                                   George G. Telesh

Harold F. Byrd                                      Breece A. McCray Sr.                          Tom H. Thompson Jr

Everett C. Chapman                             Ben F. McGraw                                     Richard A. Turner

Wilber K. Corbin                                  Edward Z. Midgett                               Edward J. Vaissiere

James R. Delk                                       George R. Morris                                 Bernard D.Vasin

Thomas E. Duane                                 Jack M. Onie                                         Chester E. Wolsgel

Miles O. Edge Jr.                                  George M. Pilcher Jr                           Carl J. Winterwerp

William H. Evans                                  Clarence E. Puckridge                         George A. Wolsgel

Ralph N. Flippo                                     Henry W. Reynolds                              Thomas J. Worrell

Todd Jakomas                                       Donald Village

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

GRAND MASTER

M:. W:. John E. Westerman III (Study)

1417 Avenue D N.E.

Winter Haven Fl. 33881-4336

Jwesterman33881@gmail.com

13TH MASONIC DISTRICT

DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND MASTER                                       DISTRICT INSTRUCTOR

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

2429 Haulover Blvd.                                                                                     1250 Bee Lane

Deltona, Florida 32738                                                                              Geneva, Florida 32732

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

Eslauson271@yahoo.com                                                                        tdchastain@yahoo.com

NEW SMYRNA LODGE COMMITTEES FOR 2019

FINANCE:                                          R:. W:. Donald Tucker, A. J. Winterwerp PM, Steve Kenney, Jack Mounts

VIGILANCE:                                     JW Robert Wheeler, Walter G. Layton PM, Donald Needham PM,

SD Jon Bodien, Dave Drake

PETITIONS:                                      A. J. Winterwerp PM, Steve Kenney, R:. W:. Howard Chase

MASONIC EDUCATION:              JW Robert Wheeler, R:. W:. Tom Aiken, Tom Worrell PM, Bill Ptastnik PM,

BOARD OF RELIEF:                      Master and Wardens

CHARITY:                                           Master and Wardens

LODGE MENTORS:                       Bill Greatrex PM, Donald Needham PM, Walter Layton PM

LODGE PROPERTY:                     JW Robert Wheeler, Bill Ptastnik PM, Bud Bacheller PM, Steve Kenney

LODGE INSTRUCTOR:

CATECHISM INSTRUCTORS:  Bill Greatrex PM, SD Jon Bodien, R:. W:. Tom Aiken, Warren Carman

FUND RAISER:                               JD Michael Dowell, SS Doug Everson

125 YEAR COMMITTEE:             R:. W:. Donald H. Tucker, A. J. Winterwerp PM, JW Bob Wheeler, SD Jon Bodien

13TH MASONIC DISTRICT LODGE MEETING NIGHTS

 New Smyrna Lodge No. 149       1st & 3rd Mondays

Landmark Lodge No. 383            2nd & 4th Thursdays

Ormond Beach Lodge No. 326   2nd & 4th Tuesdays

Sirius Sunshine Lodge No. 402   2nd Tuesday

Volusia Lodge No. 77                   2nd & 4th Mondays

Sanford Lodge No. 62                  1st & 3rd Thursdays

St. Johns Lodge No. 37                2nd & 4th Tuesdays

Halifax Lodge No. 81                    1st & 3rd Thursdays

Order of the Eastern Star Chapter No. 3 meets the 2nd & 4th Mondays at New Smyrna Lodge No. 149 at 7:30 pm

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