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VOLUME 20 ISSUE 7

Posted by AJ Winterwerp on
 July 2, 2020

New Smyrna Lodge No. 149 F & AM of Florida

Trestle Board July 2020

300 N. Riverside Dr.

New Smyrna Beach, FL 32168

(386) 423-2370

nsl149@cfl.rr.com

www.newsmyrnalodge149.org

THE STATED COMMUNICATIONS FOR July 6th, 2020

HAS BEEN CANCELLED BY

THE WORSHIPFUL MASTER

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

FROM THE EAST

From the East:

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

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

 

FROM THE WEST

Greetings from the West,

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

Fraternally, Henry Davis, Senior Warden

 

FROM THE SOUTH

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

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

Building:

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

Kitchen:

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

Fraternally, Bob Segarra. Junior Warden

 

2019 LODGE OFFICERS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

FROM THE SECRETARY’S DESK

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

ENTERED APPENTICE                        FELLOW CRAFT                       MASTER MASON

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

ANNOUNCEMENTS AND NOTICES

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

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

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

 THOMAS L. TURLINGTON, JR.

Grand Master

602 Sullivan Street

Deltona, FL 32725-3210

Mbl. (386) 956-4961

Email: tturlington@cfl.rr.com

“2020 Vision” “Unity, Accountability, Communication”

June 30, 2020

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

Re: Merger of Lodges

Dear Brethren:

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

Sincerely and fraternally,

Thomas L. Turlington, Jr.

Grand Master

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

 

BIRTHDAYS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Eliha A Yale                           7/30

SICKNESS AND DISTRESS

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

 ACTIVE PAST MASTERS

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

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

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

Gustav Postreich               1991     David Lawrence                1992Jeff J. Romano                       1992

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mark E. King                      2018/2019

ACTIVE PERPETUAL MEMBERS

 

 

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

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

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

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

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

Glennard Decker                         Frank H. Dietrich                 Ronald L. Dreggors

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

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

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

Glen E. Good PM                         Daniel H Haley                     Phillip J Haley

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

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

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

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

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

Gustav Postreich PM                  William J. Ptashnik PM      Ian Ramsbottom

William Rogers                            Jeff J. Romano PM              Matt Schaeffer PM

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

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

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

Richard A Turner                         Christopher Van Duyne     Chester E. Weichey

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

HenryA.WoodstockPM

 

 

50 YEAR PLUS MEMBERS

James C. Allen              Robert C. Bartlett         Ernest Beasley Jr

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

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

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

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

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

Tedd Jakomas               Harry T. Johnson        Thomas F. Johnson

Calvin I. Lanford           Melvin L Malachoski  Ben F. McGraw

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

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

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

Terrell Smith                 Michael J. Strother       George G. Telesh

Richard Turner             Edward J. Vaissiere      Ronald Village

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

Henry D Randall

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

GRAND MASTER

M\W\Thomas L. Turlington (Sandy)

602 Sullivan Street

Deltona, Florida 32725

(386) 956-4961

tturlington@cfl.rr.com

 

                 DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND MASTER

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

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

      DISTRICT INSTRUCTOR

R\W\Tom Aiken

2627 Orange Tree Drive

Edgewater, Florida 32141-5421

(386) 690-4297

Taiken817@aol.com

 

NEW SMYRNA LODGE COMMITTEES FOR 2019

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

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

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

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

BOARD OF RELIEF:                      Master and Wardens

CHARITY:                                       Master and Wardens

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

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

LODGE INSTRUCTOR:                  Robert Wheeler, Tom Aiken PDDGM,

History of Freemasonry

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

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

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

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

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