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November 2013
Vol. VII Issue VIX
FREE & ACCEPTED MASONS OF FLORIDA 200 Richey Road Leesburg, Florida 34748 Phone: 352-787-5696
Chartered January 15th, 1868
Trestle Board WHank DeBerry (Paula).. 330-7311 Trestle Board Printing Leesburg Printing .. 787-3348 Mike Mason
Lodge Mentors Chairman WLarry Duff, WHank DeBerry, all Past Masters Catechism Chairman WDon McIntyre, Sr., WRandy Jesmok Petitions Chairman W Hank DeBerry, all members Investigations W John Haas, RW Ken Graves Funeral Chairman James Reynolds Jr., RWKen Graves, Officers & Members Activities & Awards Chairman WM Jim Angelos, WJohn Haas Officers meet at 6:00pm, first stated meeting, Committee Chairman meet the second meeting of each month for business and planning.
Brothers here it is December already and my "Swan Song" is about to begin. First things first. I want to express my undying thanks to you Brothers for electing me as your Master of Leesburg Lodge No. 58. It has been a busy and sometimes trying year. A phrase that your Senior Warden and I exchange frequently is "Don't break anything". This past Saturday the Lodge was honored to be asked to participate at the "Rededication ceremony" for our first Master of Leesburg, W:. Melton Haynes. With permission from the Grand Lodge of Florida, the officers wore their aprons and jewels at the ceremony. The ceremony was very impressive, and the weather out did itself. It was a beautiful day with a beautiful and moving ceremony. I would like to thank the Sarah Isabella Chapter OCR for inviting the Lodge to participate. Monday the 25th was "Step Up Night". The Grand Lodge decreed that step up night will be held on a "Called Communication" and on a "Scheduled Communication". Thank you brothers who took the time from; Bingo, Monday night football, and other events that are held on Monday nights. The Brothers who were setting in the Chairs of Office that they would like to be elected to on Tuesday 3 December at 7:00P.M. This was the time to see the work that practice does. These Brothers are worthy to be elected to the "Chairs" that they were in. As you all know "Politicking" is forbidden in the Lodge or any where else. This would have been your only opportunity to see them work and have you make a educated vote. Rather than ask some one next to you "Who do I put down"? for the vote. As you all know Tuesday 17 December will be my last full opening and closing of the Lodge. This I approach with mixed emotions as you past Masters have. I take this opportunity to thank all who have come to meetings and supported my efforts to "Lead" the Lodge. Again THANK YOU!! Chaplins Corner My Brothers I hope this finds you all happy and well. We have been saddened by many losses this past year and they will be remembered at the closing of the Lodge of Sorrow. I want to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Joyous New Year in 2014! May the Great Architect Bless you and your families and loved ones and may he guide you in the coming year to be a good Mason all year long. May his blessings be on all our men and women of the Armed Forces both here and abroad and I hope that he will watch over and protect them in their duties to our beloved country. Bless this Lodge and this great country we live in and protect it from all enemies, both foreign and domestic. To all the Brothers of this Lodge and all the Lodges of the state of Florida I wish you Joy and Peace. I will be looking for you in Lodge this coming year.
WM JAMES ANGELOS
From the Secretarys Desk Ho! Ho! Ho! Merry Christmas Brothers! Here is hoping you will have a wonderful, safe holiday with family and friends. The elections are soon to be over and we will usher in a new corp of officers for 2014. It is my hope that you will support them throughout the year and allow them to make Leesburg Lodge No. 58 the best in the district. Dont forget to be at the Lodge for the elections and cast your vote for the good of the Lodge because if you dont vote you dont have the right to complain about how things are being run. Too many times in past years, that very thing has happened. We have Brother James Michael Thomas, who will be going through the Outdoor Degree in Umatilla on the 7th of December and joining our ranks. Please come out and support him in his degree. It would be so wonderful to have a huge crowd for this degree. Brothers, I still have approximately 18 names on the naughty list for their past dues. I sincerely hope to hear from them before the 27th of this month. If I have not heard a response from them, I will be forced by Regulation in the Masonic Digest of Florida to suspend them from the Craft. Their names will be read at the first Stated Communication of December. Brothers, this may be the last Trestle Board you will see mailed in this format. The cost of printing and mailing this document is becoming very prohibitive. The Budget Committee has met and determined that even though we are only mailing bimonthly, it is still too high an expense. They have proposed that we cut it down to two pages, printed one side, stapled and folded. I have checked with the printing company and it will cost more than if we reduce the size to four pages in the current format. This will reduce the cost to approx. $128.00 plus postage (which will remain the same, $109.00). I believe that if we get more sponsors this year, we can keep the format and size the same as we have had. I am still checking on the cost associated with this. The current sponsor cost is $20.00 for an individual or a couple and I am looking in to getting other commercial sponsors also. They would be charged a one time yearly fee of $100.00 to run every month in the e-mail version and bi monthly in the printed form. Please let me know what your thoughts are on this Brothers. See you at the election. W:.Hank DeBerry
Name(s) of Those Who Attended: ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ Date(s) Attended: _____________________________________________________________________ Function/Activity/Training/Etc. Attended: ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ Number of Hours Involved:______________________________________________________________ Location of Activity: ___________________________________________________________________ Please leave completed slips on the Secretarys desk at the Stated Communications, or email W. Hank DeBerry with this information at hdeberry@embarqmail.com, or place them in the slot in the Secretarys door
Name(s) of Those Who Attended: ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ Date(s) Attended: _____________________________________________________________________ Function/Activity/Training/Etc. Attended: ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ Number of Hours Involved:______________________________________________________________ Location of Activity: ___________________________________________________________________ Please leave completed slips on the Secretarys desk at the Stated Communications, or email W. Hank DeBerry with this information at hdeberry@embarqmail.com, or place them in the slot in the Secretarys door
December
Dec 2 - Boy Scout Troop 1 - 7:00 PM Dec 3 - Stated Communication Election -7:00 PM Dec 5 - OES Official Visit - 7:30 PM Dec 7 - MM Outdoor Degree Umatilla - 8:00 AM Dec 9 - Boy Scout Troop 1 - 7:00 PM Dec 9 - 75 Yr Presentation Villages Lodge - 1:00 PM @ Wildwood Lodge by Grand Master Dec 11 - Open Books - Tavares - 6:30 - 9:00PM Dec 17 - Stated Communication - 7:00 PM Dec 18 - Masters & Wardens - Clermont - 7:30 PM Dec 25 - Merry Christmas! Dec 28 - Tavares Officer Installation - 7:00 PM Dec 31 - New Years Eve!
January
Everyone
is ignorant,
Unless absolutely Necessary, Please do not Drive on the grass at the Lodge! It is leaving ruts and the lawn is starting to wash out! Thank You!
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Jan 1- Happy New Year Jan 2 - OES Meeting Leesburg - 7:30 PM Jan 4 - Breakfast (Continental) - 8:00 AM Jan 4 - Leesburg Officer Installation - 9:30 AM Jan 4 - Wildwood Officer Installation - 10:00 AM Jan 6 - Boy Scout Troop 1 - 7:00 PM Jan 7 - Stated Communication - 7:00 PM Jan 8 - Open Books - Tavares Lodge 6:30-9:00 PM Jan 11 - Villages Lodge Installation - 2:00 PM Jan12 - Second Sunday Dinner - 11:30 - 1:00 PM Jan 13 - Boy Scout Troop 1 - 7:00 PM Jan 15 - Masters and Wardens Tavares - 7:30 PM Jan 20 - Boy Scouts Troop 1 - 7:00 PM Jan 21 - Stated Communication - 7:00 PM Jan 22 - School of Instruction Tavares - 7:30 PM Jan 25 - Clermont Lodge 100yr Anniversary-6:00pm Jan 27 - Fellowcraft Degree Eustis Lodge-6:30 PM
If you would like to be a sponsor in 2014, please see the secretary with your donation. Your donations are applied to the monthly mailing costs of the Trestle Board, we need 60 sponsors to cover the yearly mailing costs. Sponsorship is $20.00 for the year or any part thereof. Our Goal for this year is 60 sponsors. Please consider a sponsorship.
All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent.
- Thomas Jefferson - President -
Scottish Rite
December Birthdays
Dec 15 - M.A. Choudry Dec 17 - Cy P. Stearns Dec 20 - Donald W. McIntyre Jr Dec 24 - Glenn R. Padgett Dec 26 - R.O. Varnum Jr. Dec 28 - William R. Ashton Dec 28 - Roger D. Gantner
Lake/Sumter York Rite Bodies - Meetings at Leesburg Lodge 58 Eustis Chapter No. 33, Meets on the first Wednesday at 7:30 Dec 31 - Fred L. Lint PM Golden Triangle Council No. 28Royal & Select Masters - Dec 31 - William E. Davison IV Meets first Wednesday at 7:30 PM. Chapter and Council will alternate on who begins first. Dec 31 - James C. Richardson Triangle Commandery No. 38 Knights TemplarMeets on the second Wednesday of each month at 7:30 PM, except in July and August.
Editors Note: All articles and information must be received by the editor prior to the 23rd of the publishing month for inclusion in the next issue. Articles can be e-mailed to: leesburglodge58@centurylink.net
THE HOLY SAINTS JOHN I was recently informed by a fifty year + Mason that he didnt realize there were two Saints John. Hopefully this will clear some things up for him and others who may be confused. -EditorMasonic lodges are dedicated to St. John the Baptist and St. John the Evangelist. St. John the Baptist, whose day is June 14th, has been the patron of Freemasonry since the earliest writings of the craft. He was also the patron of many other organizations that had early effects on the formation of Masonic thought. St. John the Evangelist, whose day is Dec 27th, was selected as a patron saint of the craft at a later period, not earlier than the 16th century; slightly before the organization of modern Masonry, as we know it. In the medieval period of operative masonry, St. Thomas was the patron saint of architects and builders, and thereby of operative masons. He was available to our modern fraternity, but the Saints John was selected. The personal attributes and teachings of the St.s John exemplify Masonic teaching and practice. St. John the Baptist is well known for his personal integrity which induced him, under the most adverse circumstances, to adhere to the obligations he felt he owed to God and to his fellowman. While continually reproving vice, even to the king, he also preached of repentance and the need for a virtuous life. (Read - Luke 3:2-14) His adherence to his convictions cost him his life. St. John the Evangelist continually admonished his followers and readers to the cultivation of brotherly love. The entire thread of his Gospel and Epistles is that of the need for brotherly love. He over all other Saints and Disciples was allowed to witness many mystical visions. Possibly he was permitted this additional light because his spirit was in a condition to understand and utilize the light for the betterment of his fellow men. This he endeavored to do. The First Epistle of John is Masonic teaching in its purest form. While the need for brotherly love has existed since before the time of Cain and Abel, nowhere in the Bible is the formula given so clearly for this requirement than in the teachings of Jesus as detailed by St. John the Evangelist. With the foregoing in mind, it is very easy to understand why those two Saints were chosen to exemplify Masonic teaching and practice. It is also interesting to consider that no two individuals were more dissimilar in their personal characteristics and appearance, which in itself can convey a valuable lesson.
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Beautiful Cake!
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Facing West
From the entry gate looking back toward the dining tents and the Lodge in the woods behind.
l-r Bro. Ed Spencer, W. Hank DeBerry, W.M. Jim Angelos, W. Larry Duff and W. John Haas.
The Brothers of Leesburg and Umatilla Lodges along with R. W. Ed Lisle DDGM
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Color Guard, Drummer and Bugler for Capt. Haynes, in full uniform.
W:. Larry Duff, Past Master of Leesburg gave a talk on Masonry and the roll that Capt. Haynes had in forming Leesburg Lodge No. 58 in 1868 and then forming Umatilla Lodge No. 65 then known as Ft Jackson Lodge in 1876.
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Capt. Haynes Nephew and Cousin uncover the coveted Iron Cross of Honor
Capt. Melton Haynes family paying tribute to their relative of long ago/
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SUNDAY DINNER
Leesburg Lodge No. 58 December 8, 2013 Menu
Ham orTurkey, Mashed Potatoes, Dressing, Sweet Potato Casserole, Rolls Salad, Desserts (Sugar and Sugar-free) and Drinks
$9.00 Adults, under 14 $4.00
11:30 AM until 1:00 PM Please call the Lodge at 787-5696 or sign the guest list in the
lobby and provide the number attending with you,. This ensures enough food is purchased and prepared for all.
ALL MASONS, their families and friends are invited to our Monthly Second Sunday Dinners and First Saturday Breakfasts Help support your Blue Lodge, IT IS where all other Masonic Bodies Begin.
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Celebrating 145 years (1868 2012) in Leesburg, Fla. The Lakefront City
11:30 a.m. TO 1:00 p.m. Ham or Turkey, Dressing, Sweet Potato Casserole, Mashed Taters, Carrots, Garden Salad, Rolls, Desserts (sugared and sugar free), Drinks
$9.00 per person, Children under 14 years of age $4.00 Menu items: December 8, 2013
SUNDAY DINNERS
the number of guests attending with you, this ensures enough food is prepared for all. ALL MASONS, their families and friends are invited . Menu suggestions welcomed, just fill out a comment card.
PLEASE call the Lodge at 787-5696, or sign the guest list in the foyer, provide Dont forget to call or sign -up!!!
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