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VOLUME 20, ISSUE 6

Posted by AJ Winterwerp on
 June 6, 2020

New Smyrna Lodge No. 149 F & AM of Florida

Trestle Board June 2020

300 N. Riverside Dr.

New Smyrna Beach, FL 32168

(386) 423-2370

NSL149@cfl.rr.com

www.newsmyrnalodge149.org

THE WORSHIPFUL MASTER REQUEST YOUR ATTENDANCE AT THE

 JUNE 15TH, 2020 STATED COMMUNICATIONS.

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


LETTER FROM THE GRAND MASTER OF FLORIDA

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

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

 

FROM THE DEPUTY GRAND MASTER OF FLORIDA

May 22, 2020

Re: Coronavirus Update

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

FROM THE EAST

My Brothers,

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

R:.W:. Donald H. Tucker, W:.M:.

FROM THE WEST

Greetings from the West.

Fraternally, Henry Davis, Senior Warden

FROM THE SOUTH

Hello, from the south my Brethren.

Fraternally, Bob Segarra. Junior Warden

LODGE REOPENING:

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

2019 LODGE OFFICERS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

FROM THE SECRETARY’S DESK

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

ENTERED APPENTICE                       FELLOW CRAFT                       MASTER MASON

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

                                                                                                                                                  Walker E. Powell

ANNOUNCEMENTS AND NOTICES

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

BIRTHDAYS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

RESOLUTIONS

A Resolution was brought before the Craft at the March 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 all our service personnel deployed and at home along with all first responders in our hearts and prayers.

 ACTIVE PAST MASTERS

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

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

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

Leon A. Pike                          1991            Gustav Postreich             1991   David Lawrence                     1992

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

ACTIVE PERPETUAL MEMBERS

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

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

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

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

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

Glennard Decker                         Frank H. Dietrich                     Ronald L. Dreggors

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

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

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

Glen E. Good PM                          Daniel H Haley                        Phillip J Haley

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

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

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

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

John C. Niebielski                        Edgar L. Phillips                      Gustav Postreich PM

William J. Ptashnik PM              Ian Ramsbottom                      William Rogers

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

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

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

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

Christopher Van Duyne              Chester E. Weichey                  Jeffery L. Whitlock

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

50 YEAR PLUS MEMBERS

James C. Allen                Robert C. Bartlett      Ernest Beasley Jr

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

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

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

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

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

Tedd Jakomas                 Harry T. Johnson       Calvin I. Lanford

Melvin L Malachoski     Ben F. McGraw           Edward Z. Midgett

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

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

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

Michael J. Strother        George G. Telesh         Richard Turner

Edward J. Vaissiere       Ronald Village             Carl J. Winterwerp

Chester E. Wolsgel         George A. Wolsgel       Henry D Randall

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

GRAND MASTER

M:. W:. Tommy Turlington (Sandy)

602 Sullivan Street

Deltona, Florida 32725

386-956-4961

 DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND MASTER

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

DISTRICT INSTRUCTOR

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

NEW SMYRNA LODGE COMMITTEES FOR 2019

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

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

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

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

BOARD OF RELIEF:    Master and Wardens

CHARITY:                          Master and Wardens

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

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

LODGE INSTRUCTOR: Robert Wheeler, Tom Aiken

New Smyrna Lodge No. 149

300 N. Riverside Dr.

New Smyrna Beach, FL 32168 

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