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VOLUME 20, ISSUE 5

Posted by AJ Winterwerp on
 May 1, 2020

New Smyrna Lodge No. 149 F & AM of Florida

Trestle Board MAY 2020

300 N. Riverside Dr.

New Smyrna Beach, FL 32168

(386) 423-2370

NSL149@cfl.rr.com

www.newsmyrnalodge149.org

THE COMMUNICATIONS FOR MAY 2020

HAVE BEEN CANCELLED BY

THE GRAND MASTER OF FLORIDA

FROM THE GRAND MASTER OF FLORIDA 

DIRECTIVE NO. 4 April 24, 2020

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

Sincerely and fraternally,

John W, Westerman III

LETTER FROM THE GRAND MASTER OF FLORIDA

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

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

Sincerely and fraternally.

JOHN W, Westerman III

FROM THE EAST

My Brothers,

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

R:.W:. Donald H. Tucker, W:.M:.

FROM THE WEST

Greetings from the West.

Fraternally, Henry Davis, Senior Warden

FROM THE SOUTH

Hello, from the south my Brethren.

Fraternally, Bob Segarra. Junior Warden

2019 LODGE OFFICERS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

FROM THE SECRETARY’S DESK

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

ENTERED APPENTICE                       FELLOW CRAFT                       MASTER MASON

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

                                                                                                                                                  Walker E. Powell

ANNOUNCEMENTS AND NOTICES

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

BIRTHDAYS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

RESOLUTIONS

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

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

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

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

It is hereby proposed and planned that New Smyrna Lodge No. 149 shall retain its name and Charter and shall be referred to as the Continuing Lodge. Halifax Lodge No. 81 shall surrender its charter and shall be referred to as the Merging Lodge.

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

  1. On or about five (5) business day before the date of Merger, the Secretaries of the Merging and Continuing Lodge shall assimilate records from the Merging Lodge into the records of the Continuing Lodge.
  2. Safeguard the papers and similar items of the Merging Lodge which have heretofore been determined by the Master and Officers of the Merging Lodge to warrant such safe keeping.

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

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

SICKNESS AND DISTRESS

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

 ACTIVE PAST MASTERS

 

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

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

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

Leon A. Pike                          1991            Gustav Postreich             1991   David Lawrence                     1992

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

ACTIVE PERPETUAL MEMBERS

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

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

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

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

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

Glennard Decker                         Frank H. Dietrich                     Ronald L. Dreggors

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

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

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

Glen E. Good PM                          Daniel H Haley                        Phillip J Haley

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

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

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

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

John C. Niebielski                        Edgar L. Phillips                      Gustav Postreich PM

William J. Ptashnik PM              Ian Ramsbottom                      William Rogers

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

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

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

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

Christopher Van Duyne              Chester E. Weichey                  Jeffery L. Whitlock

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

50 YEAR PLUS MEMBERS

James C. Allen                Robert C. Bartlett      Ernest Beasley Jr

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

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

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

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

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

Tedd Jakomas                 Harry T. Johnson       Calvin I. Lanford

Melvin L Malachoski     Ben F. McGraw           Edward Z. Midgett

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

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

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

Michael J. Strother        George G. Telesh         Richard Turner

Edward J. Vaissiere       Ronald Village             Carl J. Winterwerp

Chester E. Wolsgel         George A. Wolsgel       Henry D Randall

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

GRAND MASTER

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

1417 Avenue D N.E.

Winter Haven Fl. 33881-4336

Jwesterman33881@gmail.com

 DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND MASTER

R:.W:. Ed Slauson

2429 Haulover Blvd.

Deltona, Florida 32738

(321) 377-0954

Eslauson271@yahoo.com

DISTRICT INSTRUCTOR

R:.H:. Tracy Chastain (Donna)

1250 Bee Lane

Geneva, Florida 32732

(407) 687-3191

tdchastain@yahoo.com

NEW SMYRNA LODGE COMMITTEES FOR 2019

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

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

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

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

BOARD OF RELIEF:    Master and Wardens

CHARITY:                          Master and Wardens

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

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

LODGE INSTRUCTOR: Robert Wheeler, Tom Aiken

New Smyrna Lodge No. 149

300 N. Riverside Dr.

New Smyrna Beach, FL 32168 

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