leesburg lodge 58 may 2013 trestle board

7/30/2019 Leesburg Lodge 58 May 2013 Trestle Board

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TRESTLE BOARD

LEESBURG LODGE No. 58FREE & ACCEPTED MASONS OF FLORIDA200 Richey RoadLeesburg, Florida 34748 Phone: 352-787-5696

Meets the 1st & 3rd Tuesdays of Each Month at 7:00pmChartered January 15th, 1868

MAY 2013Vol. VII Issue IV


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Officers for 2013Worshipful Master WMJim Angelos . . . . . . ...255 -1724

Senior Warden W John Haas (Tina).... 360-9114Junior Warden Br. Saul Goodkin (JoAnne)... 551-7212Treasurer RW Ken Graves (Jean) ........ 787-9538Secretary W Hank DeBerry (Paula).... 430-0238

Lodge ........................................ 787-5696Senior Deacon Bro. Ron Glover..874-9504

Junior Deacon Br. Jeff Lamb (Sherri).... 753-0277Senior Steward Br. Wayne Reynolds........407-484-0096Junior StewardTyler WJim Campbell (Becky) ..Chaplain Br. Jim Reynolds Jr. 407-579-4715

787-8875Marshal Br. Cy Stearns.....217-1953Organist

Lodge Instructor WHank DeBerry (Paula).. 330-7311Lodge Historian R WJoseph T. Price ... 787-0652

Librarian W Larry Duff (Brenda).874-2164

Trestle Board WHank DeBerry (Paula).. 330-7311Trestle Board Printing Leesburg Printing .. 787-3348

Mike Mason

Committees for 2013

Board of ReliefChairman WMJim Angelos, WJohn Haas, JW Saul Goodkin

Lodge PropertyChairman WJohn Haas, JW Saul Goodkin, WTom Russell,

WDon McIntyre

Finance - Investments & BudgetChairman WJohn Haas, RW Ken Graves,

WTom Russell, WLarry Duff, WEd Davison, WJim Angelos

VigilanceChairman JW Saul Goodkin, JD Jeff Lamb, Chap Jim Reynolds Jr

Charity & ScholarshipsChairman RW Joe Price, Sec. WHank DeBerry, Chaplin James

Reynolds Jr.

EducationChairman WHank DeBerry, JW Saul Goodkin, Tyler WJames

Campbell

Lodge MentorsChairman WLarry Duff, WHank DeBerry, all Past Masters

CatechismChairman WDon McIntyre, Sr., WRandy Jesmok

PetitionsChairman W Hank DeBerry, all members

InvestigationsW John Haas, RW Ken Graves, JW Saul Goodkin

FuneralChairman James Reynolds Jr, JWSaul Goodkin, RWKen Graves,

Officers & Members

Activities & AwardsChairman WM Jim Angelos, WJohn Haas, JW Saul Goodkin

Officers meet at 6:00pm, first stated meeting, Committee Chairman

meet the second meeting of each month for business and planning.

Living

Past Masters

Charles Porter 1959G. Kiser Hardaway 1964Jack Holloway 1968RWRay Richardson 1969*RWJoseph H. Sellers 1970*William Ed Davison 1974

Robert H. Smith 1977RWColin Crews 1980^*H. C. Connell 1985RWTheodore Jansen 1986*RWJoseph T. Price 1987*Michael Dozier 1988John H. Meier V 1989Jay A. Frizzell, Jr. 1992Raleigh Sorenson 1993/1994Don Barfield 1996Tom Russell 1997/1998/2002Mervyn Harris 1999RWKenneth Graves 2000*Robert H. Browning 2003/2004

RWDennis Ricker2005/2007^*Roland P. Gibson 2006Bill Green 2008Richard Ecott 2009Donald McIntyre, Sr. 2010Randall Jesmok 2011Larry Duff 2012

Affiliated

Past Masters

Carl AnzelmoHenry DeBerry

MWJoseph BrearleyJack DelauterRobert C. GlecklerRobert Kennedy

Garry LeeClifford MooreFrank PeregrinGlenn A. Reynolds*^Edwin RobbinsRobert L. WelchForest Case*Wayne ParksFred LintRaymond D Trudeau

^Past District Instructor*Past DDGM

18th Masonic DistrictDDGM RW Erik ForholtDistrict Instructor RWDana Bishop


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Chaplins Corner

In the spirit of Freemasonry, it behooves all of us to consider our responsibilities to our breth-ren. When we agree to help, aid and assist etc., we must include, whenever possible, our attendance at Ma-sonic Memorials. I have attended a few such services, so few that I am now very sorry. In several of thoseservices the Masonic attendance was limited to those who took part in the ceremony and, perhaps, to a few

family and friends who may have been members of the Fraternity.Especially here in Florida, where many services are performed at the request of family for members of lodges in

other jurisdictions, it would be more appreciated by the family were we to make a greater showing of brotherly love byfilling the small chapel with our presence.

Also consider the impression it would make on those non-members who might get the idea that joining a Lodgemight be an excellent way to honor their loved one!

Chaplin, Jim Reynolds

As I write this, I'm thinking back a little. The last Saturday in March I was accompanied by SW W:.John Haas and JD Jeff Lamb to Melbourne, for the Zone 5 Masonic Leadership Training Seminar. Our firstmeeting in April had me wearing my tricon (three cornered hat) again, in honor of those colonists who rose

up and challenged British rule in North America. Concord and Lexington "The shots heard around the world",truly, the first big defeat the British ever had. Yes, Masons were involved in the forming of our country. FromBrother Paul Revere (silver smith) riding through the country side calling the minute men to arms. Endingwith General (Brother) George Washington (the gentleman farmer) accepting the conditions of surrender ofthe British on behalf of the colonists in America. These United States from the start, very much like ourselves,have had times of joy and sadness, plenty and not so plenty. Like us, times of anger and times of peace. Yet sofar, we the people have remained FREE. To this we have only a very few men and women willing to fight tosave these freedoms. When you see a member of our armed forces give them a THANK YOU, and don't be

bashful to thank the veterans who went before to serve this country.On the 10th of April the Grand Lodge of Florida Held a Legislative Meeting in Zone 4 at Marion-Dunn

Lodge. This was to pass out the proposed Legislative changes that will be voted on at the Grand Communica-

tion held in Orlando. First, each Lodge will discuss these proposed changes. Then, during the Grand Lodge ofFlorida Stated Communication 26 May thru 29 May, the three principle officers of each Lodge will vote thewill of their Lodges. All Master Masons may attend Grand Lodge but only those three officers will be eligibleto vote. Come and see how your Grand Lodge works for you.

May is one of our United States sad but remembered months. Memorial Day is a day of remembrance,set aside to pay homage to those men and women who gave the ultimate price defending our FREEDOM.

God Bless All,W:.M:. Jim Angelos

LIGHT FROM THE EASTWM JAMES ANGELOS


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Friend to Friend

Brethren, this July marks the 150th anniversary of the battle ofGettysburg. For those of you who are not familiar with the

significance of this battle it was the turning point of the CivilWar. The battle was fought over three days, ending in what isknown as Picketts Charge. Confederate General George E.

Pickett, a member of Dove Lodge #51, Richmond, VA, was tolead a frontal assault against a well-entrenched Union Armycommanded by General Winfield Scott Hancock, a member ofCharity Lodge #190, Norristown, PA. One of the Generalsunder Picketts command was Lewis Addison Armistead, a

Mason who was a member of Alexandria-Washington MasonicLodge #22, Alexandria, VA and a personal friend of GeneralHancock. During the battle General Armistead is shot severaltimes. Lying on the ground and realizing his injuries were se-vere, he calls out for help. No one answers. Next he gives the

Masonic Grand Hailing Sign. Union Captain Henry H. Bing-ham, a doctor and member of Chartiers Lodge #297, Canons-burg, PA, comes to his aid and tends his wounds. General Ar-mistead, realizing he is mortally wounded and there was verylittle the doctor could do for him, directs his concerns towardshis old friend Union General Hancock. The doctor tells Ar-mistead that his friend has also been wounded but his injurieswere not severe. At this time General Armistead hands thedoctor his pocket watch and Bible and asked if he would passthem on to his friend General Hancock. The doctor assureshim that he would pass those items along. General Armisteaddied a few days later.

Brethren, youve often heard the Civil War was fought brother

against brother. Well, this was a story of how one Masonicbrother brought aid and comfort to another. It makes one won-der what is it about our Fraternity that creates such a strongbond that we are willing to put our differences aside and giveaid to one another. I believe it has to do with The Tenets of our

profession -- Brotherly Love, Relief, and Truth.

In Gettysburg Pennsylvania there is a monument that was com-missioned by the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania depicting Con-federate General Armistead handing his watch and bible toUnion Captain Henry Bingham. It is known as the Friend toFriend Masonic Memorial. A plaque on the back has this dedi-cation: This monument is presented by the Right Worshipful

Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Pennsylvaniaand dedicated as a memorial to the Freemasons of the Unionand the Confederacy. Their unique bonds of friendship enabledthem to remain a brotherhood undivided, even as they fought ina divided nation, faithfully supporting the respective govern-ments under which they lived."

I happened to be there during the dedication of the monumentalong with many other masons. It was a pretty impressivesight. Ive included a picture of the monument for your

viewing. S.W. John Haas(pictures on Page 16)

From the Secretarys Desk

W Hank DeBerryHello again Brothers! I have much good news

for you this month! We have a new man coming into masonryand two brothers coming in to the Lodge through transfer anddemit! Mr. John M. Thomas has petitioned for the three de-grees and Bro. Dale Miller and Bro. Gary Towne have peti-tioned for affiliation. Lets all make them feel welcome when

we see them in Lodge.Brothers we now have 46 sponsors for the Trestle Board and

I am happy to say that we are growing! We only need 14 moresponsors to reach our goal and not use any Lodge funds to mailit out. The most recent monthly e-mail version is 14 pages andI hope to expand to 20 pages by the end of summer. That is,if you Brothers will give me something to put in it! I amvery happy to include Bro. Jeff Lambs Comedy Corner thismonth because we all need a little humor in our lives especiallyif it pokes fun at ourselves and not others. I am sure some ofyou other Brothers have something you wish to say, so write itout and let me put it out there for all of us to see and hear. Ifyou would rather get the e-mail version than the printed ver-sion, Please let me know by e-mail to hde-

[email protected] so I can take you off the print listand save the Lodge some money. Every penny counts Broth-ers.

How about our attendance in Lodge? Do you know of aBrother who might need a ride to Lodge? Who might attend ifhe just had someone to help him get there? If you are such aBrother and in need then please call the Lodge office at 352-787-5696 and leave a message with name and phone numberso we can contact you. If you can provide a ride for a Brotherplease call and leave your name and number also and maybewe can get the two of you together and fill some seats in theLodge. Also on the matter of attendance in Lodge, I haveplaced a survey that can be printed out and faxed or mailed inor dropped off to the Lodge on page 13. I hope all of you will

take a few minutes of your busy schedule to fill this survey outand let your Lodge elected Officers know what they can do tomake this Lodge better for you.

Dont forget our Grand Lodge Communication at the end ofthis month. All Master masons are encouraged to attend.There is new legislation coming out that will affect all Brothersin our state. I will have a special edition of the Trestle Boardcoming out to you on this legislation so that you can read anddecide for yourself how you want your officers to vote. If youwish to attend, please contact me so I can get your credentialssent in to the Credentials committee and you wont have towait for them when you arrive.

Hopefully, by now the new specialty plate for Ma-sons has been approved thanks to your support by sending in

the letters to your Representatives and Senators. This is muchneeded funds that can be added to our Masonic Home Endow-ment Fund.

Thats it for this month Brothers. As always it is great to beyour Secretary and communicate with you in Lodge and out ofit. Dont forget our Masonic Home is in need of our help andmay God Bless our men and women in uniform, and keep themfrom harm.

Fraternally and respectfully,WHank DeBerry

From the West

W John Haas


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UPCOMING IMPORTANT DATES

May

May 2 - OES Mtg. - Honor Night - Mothers

May 3 - Secretary/Treasurer Seminar @

Gainesville Lodge 41 7:00PM

May 4 - Saturday Breakfast 8:00-10:00 AM

May 4 - BBQ Chicken Dinner Clermont OES

5:00PM-7:00 PM

May 6 - Boy Scouts - Every Monday 7:00 PM

May 7 - Stated Communication

May 8 - Open Books Tavares Lodge 6:30-9 PM

May 11 - Trash Pickup Day w/Boy Scouts 8:00am

May 12 - Sunday Dinner 11:30 - 1:15 PM

May 13 - Rainbow Assy. 79 at Mt Dora 7:00 PM

May 15 - 18th District Mtg - Mt Dora 7:30 PM

May 18 - Rusty Nail Degree @ Leesburg 8:00AM

May 20 - Rainbow Assy. 79 at Mt Dora 7:00 PM

May 21 - Stated Communication

May 22 - School of Inst. - Mt Dora 7:30 PM

May 25- Ritual Competition @ Grand Lodge

May 26,27,28th - 184th Grand Communication

From the South

Bro. Saul GoodkinAt our monthly dinner we served 75 paid in-

dividuals. We made some money which was thenput into the kitchen account. Now we have moneyfor the food for our next Saturday breakfast. Wehave a wonderful crew in the kitchen and reallythank them all for their voluntary good work. Larryis really the person who makes this all happen.

We have been busy in the Lodge kitchen tak-ing care to bring it up to code. We had to get oursteam table changed so that it can shut off automati-cally. We also added a lever to shut off the gasmanually where it comes in to prevent an emer-gency. We are also repairing the stove so that ourpilot lights work. All this is happening this month ofApril 2013. This will put us in code with the City ofLeesburg Utilities Dept.

Brethren, we need support to pay for all this.We need more of you to come to our fun fundraisingbreakfasts. Come out and socialize with the brothersand enjoy a really great breakfast. I hope to see newfaces at breakfast the first Saturday in May from8AM to 10AM, You ALL come out--you hear!!

WHAT WILL YOU DO

My brothers have you thought about what you will dowith the remainder of your estate after all your bills andfinal expenses are paid. Have you considered leaving a

small stipend to your Lodge. We have had several broth-ers leave a stipend to the Lodge. These have ranged froma small donation to a large estate. We've had a brotherdonated his estate which was sizable to the Masonichome and our Lodge got credit for it. We've had brothersleave us their estate and we did not even know about itfor several months. In one case the executor waited sev-eral months to let us know, and several weeks before se-curing the house. We were able to prove that, in that pe-riod of time, several items were removed from the estatesuch as Rolex watches, guns and large screen TVs. Wewere never able to recover any of that material but the

executor did pay us a nominal $2000 fee. If we hadknown that we were mentioned in the will we could havedone more due diligence and perhaps saved some of theitems. If you are considering leaving the Lodge a dona-tion then tell the Secretary that the Lodge is mentioned inyour will. If you haven't left a donation to the Lodge andyou don't have plans for all of your estate then considerleaving a token to our Lodge. This you may do by simplyadding a codicil (amendment) to your existing will. Yourofficers have proven to be good shepherds of the trustfunds this Lodge has received.

Treasurer, RW Ken Graves


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Scottish Rite

www.OcalaSR.com or www.SROrlando.com

Ocala Scottish Rite meets the first Monday of each month,at 7:30pm.at Ocala Scottish Rite Center, 3632 NE 7th Street, Ocala,Fl.

Orlando Scottish Rite meets at 1485 Grand Road, WinterPark, Fla. on the 4th Friday of each month, except, November,which is on the third Friday and dark in December, meetings at7:30pm.

York Rite Bodies

A Continuation of the Blue Lodgewww.flgyr.org

Ocala York Rite BodiesMeetings at Belleview Lodge No. 95

Ocala Chapter No. 13 - Meets Second Wednesday of January,March, May, September and November beginning at 7:30 PM.

Ocala Council No. 22 - R&S Masters - Meets Second Wednes-day of February, April, June, October and December beginning at7:30 PM.

Ocala Commandry No. 19 - Knights Templar - Meets on thefourth Wednesday of each month at 7:30 PM.

Eustis York Rite Bodies - Meetings at Leesburg Lodge No. 58

Eustis Chapter No. 33, Meets on the first Wednesday of Janu-

ary, March, May, September and November at 7:30 PM.

Golden Triangle Council No. 28Royal & Select Masters -Meets first Wednesday of Feb., April, June, October, December at

7:30 PM.

Triangle Commandry No. 38Knights TemplarMeets on the sec-ond Wednesday of each month at 7:30 PM, except in July and Au-

gust.

Order of the Eastern Star, Chapter No. 84 Lady Elizabeth Eldridge PMWorthy Matron

WRoland Gibson PPWorthy PatronLady Paula DeBerry PMSecretary

W Robert Welch PGPTreasurer

Meetings1st Thursday of the Month at 7:30 p.m. with the excep-tion of July, August and September. Meets at Leesburg Lodge No.58. May 2, 2013 - Honor Night for Mothers and Grand Chap-ter Reports from the Officers.

May BirthdaysCarl Anzelmo 5/1

Edward Riddle 5/3

Fredrick Weil 5/4

Glenn Haworth 5/5

William Gibson 5/6

Ronald Glover 5/9

John Bach 5/12

Freddy Farris 5/14

Charles McCord 5/14

Victor Michet 5/14

Charles Knolle 5/16

Garth Phillips 5/18

Jack Delauter 5/19

Kenneth Zipperer 5/19

Alfred Smith 5/24

Raymond Trudeau 5/26

Wilhelm Hoehndorf 5/27

Joseph Carlton 5/28

Bernard Firks 5/30

William Schneider 5/30

Happiness lies in the joy of

achievement and the thrill of

creative effort

- Franklin D. Roosevelt -

Editors Note:All articles and informa-tion 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:

[email protected]


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2013 TRESTLE BOARD SPONSORSYOUR NAME HERE - INDIVIDUAL OR COUPLE FOR ONLY $20.00

Current year or any part thereof- HELP US KEEP YOU INFORMED!

Bob and Carolyn Browning Robert and Wilma Braun Dean and Linda Sever

Leo and Patsy Blum Richard and Marjorie Jones Tom and Barbara Mansur

Ken and Jean Graves Hank and Paula DeBerry George Shoemaker

Betsy Jordon John and Tina Haas Don and Nina McIntyre

Jim Angelos Saul and Joanne Goodkin Todd and Eva Ball

Forrest and Ann Case Richard Ecott Bill and Sharen Aston

Pete and Nancy Taylor Theodore Patten Jim Weekley

Joe Sellers Larry and Brenda Duff Edwin and Wanda Robbins

Randy and Joye Jesmok Joseph and Anna Brearly Jim Cass

Thomas and Lyn Russell Jack Welch Penturff Joe Schlegal

Terry and Judy Shook Pedro Arroyo Sam and Karen Getter

Dick and Jackie Frazier Clifford and Carolyn Frazier Lee and Donna Frazier

Mike and Judy Hartman Ed and Pat Kerr Robert and Glenda Knott

OES Chapter 84 George and Ruth Wikane Kenneth Hamilton

Gareth and Maria Rouillard RW Joseph T. Price Jim and Becky Campbell

Bob Fickies Ron Glover Mid FL Lakes Hi-12 #522

Arthur L. Burke

If you would like to be a sponsor in 2013, please see the secretary with your donation. Your donations are applied to themonthly mailing costs of the Trestle Board, we need 60 sponsors to cover the yearly mailing costs. Sponsorship is $20.00 for theyear or any part thereof. Our Goal for this year is 60 sponsors. Please consider a sponsorship.

"You get out of Masonry only what you put in it."


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RAINBOW

ASSEMBLY

No. 79 at Mt. Dora

Lets not forget the young Ladies of our local

Rainbow Chapter. They need our support.We should also remember they are the futureof our Ladies organizations and future leaders in ourcommunities. Meetings are at 7:00pm on the 2ndand 4th Mondays of each month at Mt. Dora Lodge.

Know a young Lady who might want to join,you can contact Chapter Mom Debbie Dyer at 407-908-6973 or Chapter Dad Warren Shippee at 321-689-6661.

Attend a meeting and be impressed.

DEMOLAY

CHAPTER

At Eustis

Lets also not forget the young Men of our

local DeMolay Chapter.

They also need our support. We should alsoremember they are the future of Masonry and futureleaders in our communities. Meetings are at 7:00pmon the 1 and 3rd Mondays of each month at Eustis

Lodge. Know a Man who might want to join, youcan contact Granddaddy Philip Paul at 407-832-

8771. Attend a meeting and be impressed.

HELP BY SUPPORTING OURMASONIC YOUTH

18th MASONIC DISTRICT

LODGES

Stated Communication Meetings

Leesburg No. 58 1st and 3rd Tuesday

Umatilla No. 65 1st and 3rd Monday

Clermont No. 226 1st and 3rd Monday

Eustis No. 85 2nd and 4th Monday

Villages No. 394 2nd MondayTavares No. 234 2nd and 4th Tuesday

Wildwood No. 92 2nd and 4th Tuesday

Groveland No. 190 2nd and 4th Thursday

Mt. Dora No. 238 1st and 3rd Thursday

Have YOU Traveled Lately?

HIGH TWELVEMeeting Times & Locations

Hawthorne Masonic High Twelve No. 547 -

Meets at 11:00 a.m. on the 2nd & 4th Tuesdayof each month at Golden Corral, 1720 CitrusBlvd. (Hwy 27/441) Leesburg, FL. Tel: 352-

728-3911.

Tri-County Masonic High Twelve meets10:30 a.m. 1st Wednesday of each month at LaHacienda Recreation Center, The Villages.Reservations for lunch due by the Thursday be-fore the meeting, call Rita at 750-5561.

Even if you are on the right track,

you will get run over if you just sit

there.

- Will Rogers -

Sunlight is the greatest disin-

fectant

- Samuel Clemens -


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GRAND MASTER

DISCOURSE

Getting Back to BasicsDear Brothers:

As I read our history I often wonder if our prede-cessors would recognize us today as Masons. Sure we callourselves Masons and we have many of the same thingsthey had, but I just wonder if they would see us as Masons.The archives of Masonry have recorded many of ourpredecessors leadership skills and knowledge of Masonrythese generations of Masons, were well grounded on themission and vision of Freemasonry. They knew and under-stood the importance and responsibility of delivering pos-terity to a Craft that would be unimpaired from innovation.They are the Masons we revere but fail to imitate; they arethe Masons we cite but fail to understand, they are the Ma-

sons we were inspired by, but fail to see their purpose. Yetthe answer to our future is well grounded in our past. TheMasons of yesterday understood their duty and faithfullyexecuted their obligations, this is why we admire and re-spect them, and when asked about famous Masons we citethem over and over again. Very seldom do we mention oreven know a Mason that is contemporaneous with us thatwe can cite as a living legend or one that has recentlypassed.

If we look at Freemasonry from the perspective ofthe leaders of yesterday one thing will ring true every sin-gle time and that is their passion for education, for self-improvement through knowledge, for practicing their ritualand for making Masonry a way of life. All of this whileusing the Holy Scriptures as our Guiding Light, the oneindispensable book of knowledge we cannot function with-out and which so much of our ritual can be found in itspages.

What we all need is a good dosage of GettingBack To Basics and we start this with accountability. Ifyou are looking at taking on a committee appointment,place or station in your Lodge you will ask for directionand information on your new commitment that you mayunderstand the responsibilities that you will enjoined inorder that you can fulfill your obligations in this new posi-tion.

Your new job description will be found in theDigest, Masonic Leadership Training, Masonic EducationBooklets, Monitor, etc., and whether you can find it or notin these publications discuss your new found knowledgeand responsibility with the person appointing you, yourMentor, or a learned Brother and how you will proceed inthe discharge of your new obligations to ensure that youunderstand them correctly before executing your duties.Next we have to work on our Lodge, are we making ourmeetings interesting, are we delivering what the Brothersare looking for in our communications, do we have a userfriendly atmosphere and are we giving value for the timespent by the Brothers in our Lodges. If you have not beendoing this before today you may need to start by asking ofthe Brothers what they are looking for or you may want totake the leadership role and present different scenarios on

what could be added to enhance the Masonic experience at ourmeetings.

With the exposure that Masonry has received in the differ-ent medias, our mysteries have received a lot of attention and manynon-Masons have given them what they perceive to be our mean-ings, this has caused our Brethren to want to know more, the newBrothers to look into our mysteries and candidates to knock on ourdoors and what have we done about exposing our members to thissubject nothing by far for the most part.There are many ways we can do this we can create a committee to

bring presentations from learned Brothers in our Lodge, District, orin or out of our State to visit our Lodges and bring forth knowledgethat we can all learn from and enjoy. We can couple this with a nicedinner or lunch well prepared and served appropriately to make thisa special occasion that will attract the Brothers back to the nextpresentations.

We are happy to see that more Brothers and Lodges areseeking this route and creating an interest with these seminars andare bringing in caliber speakers to present exciting programs full ofinformation that make for an interesting program and create a questfor further knowledge and this is good for everyone involved.Let us regroup and find our roots, we need to be well grounded inour past in order to chart a course for the future and the past in Ma-sonry is not measured by the last ten or twenty years, that is not

sufficient to see any changes in Masonry since it moves very slow.We need to look at cycles in order to properly compare and you willfind many similarities which can teach us how to chart for our fu-ture considering our past.

We need to solidify our ritual by improving on our accu-racy and delivery. Mentoring is paramount to our success and wher-ever practiced according to the guidelines it works, builds fellow-ship, and improves in knowledge. We need Officers that demon-strate that they care not by words but by deeds. We need Lodgesthat are financially viable. We need to have buildings that are invit-ing after all they are our windows to the outside world and speakvolumes of who we are. We need to explore our past and revitalizeour passion for our mysteries and cause in depth studies of themlike our predecessors use to do that we can improve ourselves mor-

ally and spiritually.There is no magic bullet and if we work collectively in-stead of trying to find the magic bullet independently we can cer-tainly improve our situation quicker. We can turn this Fraternityaround sooner rather than later and if everyone would work togethertrying to find the solution instead of working twice as hard to beingan obstacle we will be a lot better off.

This notion that we continue to shoot ourselves in the footjust so that we can prove the others that are trying to do somethinggood, but we dont like, were wrong has lead us on the wrong pathover and over again, and yet we dont even realize what we are do-ing.

Our quest for quantity has not been vanquished and manyof the leadership continue to look for numbers coming in while ig-

noring the numbers they already have, simply because they havegeared for recruiting and never looked at the retention side. Thisneeds to be a two prong program we take in only those qualifiedwith an eye on QUALITY while we have the other eye on educa-tion of those we need to RETAIN by improving their Masonic Ex-perience.Respectfully and Fraternally Submitted, I remain your most humbleservant

Jorge L. AladroGrand Master

Vol. 3 Issue 16 April 10, 2013


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Leesburg Lodge would like to Congratulate Sister Linda Every on being elected Associate Grand Con-

ductress of the Grand Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star of Florida at the Grand Chapter meeting held in

St Augustine, FL on April 24th -26th. This is a wonderful accomplishment that is well deserved. Sister Linda

has worked tirelessly for Leesburg Chapter 84 OES as a Plural member, an officer and Past Matron of the

Chapter. She is a member of Tavares Chapter and has been a member of the Eastern Star since 1977, when

she was originally initiated in Umatilla Chapter. Born in the town of Mineral Wells, Texas she came to us in

Florida in 1969. She and her husband of fifty years (this May 15) Bob, started their business in Umatilla in

1978. She and Bob have two sons living in the Tampa area and one daughter in Umatilla who works in the

family business. In 1985, Linda stepped up and was elected Mayor of Umatilla to fill an unexpired term for

the office that had been left empty by the passing of the current mayor. Always an achiever in the Eastern

Star, she was named Grand Esther in 1996-97. She has held several offices in the Grand Chapter ranging

from District Chairman of several committees and funds, to State Chairman of R.E.S.T. committee, to The

Worthy Grand Matrons personal secretary.

This is a picture of a lady driven to excel in all that she does and will be an asset to the Grand Chapter

line of Officers. We can expect great things over the next four years and we in Leesburg Lodge 58 and Lees-

burg Chapter 84 OES wish her all the very best in her future and on her road to the East.


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Boy Scout Troop 1 News

Brother Dean Sever, Organizational Rep

Lamar Eury, Scoutmaster

Several events going on in April with the ScoutTroop. April 5-6 the Troop will be up in Fruit-

land Park for Fruitland Park day handing out water to the 5Krunners and will also have a booth selling Chick-fil-A for afund raiser while there. All Brothers and family are encour-aged to stop by, introduce yourselves to the Scouts and help

them with their fund raiser.April 19-21 the Troop will be camping out at the Dis-

trict Spring Camporee at Lake Geneva in Fruitland Park. Thetheme this Camporee will be Space so all activities will be re-volved around Space. The Troop was given former AstronautBrigadier General Charles Duke as part of their project to re-search. Brigadier General Duke is an Eagle Scout and one ofthe Astronauts who made Lunar Landings. Scoutmaster Velezdeveloped a card with the Astronauts picture and facts abouthis Scouting, Military and activity with NASA.

Troop leadership has recently been busy updatingrequired training to be involved in Boy Scouting leadershipsuch as Youth Protection, which is required of all leaders.

Scout Ivan Marcial recently earned the Interpreter strip for hisuniform, the first to be awarded in our Troop, for proficiency inSpanish. Requirements include being able to carry on a 5 min-ute conversation with fluency in the language, translating a 2minute speech or address, writing a letter or communicating inthat language and translating a 200 word or more from thatwritten word of the particular language. Brother Sever alsoreceived a newly created Interpreter strip for proficiency inMorse code, the first to be awarded in Lake District. Severalother of the scouts are currently working on these includingone in Sign Language for hearing impaired.

The boys are available to help with chores needingdone around your home to help them raise money for Summer

Camp in June (June 9-15), please contact the Brother Secretary,Brother Sever or Brother Stearns if you might have some needfor some help around the home. Our WM:. Angelos recentlycommissioned them for some gutter and yard cleaning in hisneighborhood.

The Troop meets every Monday in the Lodge diningarea at 7 pm and Brothers of the Lodge are always invited todrop in. There are no meetings following a weekend campingtrip or on Mondays that are National Holidays. If you areaware of any boys that might be interested in Boy Scouting age11-18 bring them along. Boy Scouting is doing an excellentjob of training these good young men, making them better, andtherefore excellent potential candidates to receive the light ofMasonry when they reach 18.

The next Highway cleanup will be the last Saturday ofMay, May 25th at 8 am. The Scout Troop as always will bethere. Needing as many Brothers as possible to help us withthis great Community exposure our Lodge gets as well as theexercise and great eats provided by your Kitchen crew. Forthose unable to pick up some litter, there is always a need fordrivers to take the picker uppers to the various locations andgiving them a ride back at the end. Also your WM:. and War-dens can find a few jobs within the Lodge if you are unable toget out as well as mentoring to the Boys as they assemble be-fore and after pickup. The Youth are our future, they needyour encouragement, support and mentoring.

Rainbow Assembly 79 News

Mom Debbie Dyer - Mother Advisor

January 26, 2013 Installation of Officers

The new year has just started, but Mount Dora RainbowAssembly No. 79 has had a busy 2013. After travels within the18th Masonic District for installations, we held our own Installa-tion of Officers in January. Miss Janile Ramos was installed asWorthy Advisor. Janile selected The Sky is the Limit as her

theme for the term, based on the Disney movie UP and has cho-

sen Camp Boggy Creek as her service project. We also servedthe Lake County Shrine Dinner, where Janile presented the gaveltalk. In February, we held our yearly fund raiser, serving break-fast and lunch at the Mount Dora Art Festival. Although it was-nt as busy as previous years the girls still had loads of fun flip-

ping pancakes and serving burgers & hotdogs. We also initiated

a new Rainbow Pledge and are very pleased to welcome Emily toour group.In March, we went to DeLeon Springs for some yummy

pancakes, canoeing, swimming, burgers and hotdogs. It was areally nice day and we were pleased that Ocala Assembly wasable to join us. Our upcoming events include Obligatory Sundayand bowling on April 7th, a yard sale at Mt Dora Lodge on April13th from 8am2pm, proceeds to benefit our Grand Worthy Ad-visors service project, the Rainbow Scholarship Fund, and wewill also be working the Shrine Circus on April 27 & 28 sellingnovelties.

We are anxiously awaiting Grand Assembly in June,celebrating the Sweet Side of Rainbow and are the proud home

assembly of Grand Drill Leader, Miss Amber Sode and GrandRepresentative to Virginia, Iowa and Minnesota, Miss JanileRamos. We always love visitors and welcome any MajorityMember, Mason, Eastern Star, Amaranth and non-affiliatedwives of Master Masons to our meetings, which are held on the2nd and 4th Monday of each month.

In Rainbow Love and Service,Mount Dora Assembly No. 79


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Any fact facing us is not asimportant as our attitude to-wards it, for that determinesour success or failure. Theway you think about a factmay defeat you before you

ever do anything about it. You are overcome by thefact because you think you are.

- Norman Vincent Peale -

How is our attitude today? Have we let thefacts of a matter slip away from us? Do wehave all the facts? These are questions weshould be asking ourselves each time we cast avote or ballot in Lodge. Is it enough that we letthe orators among us do our thinking andsway us by rhetoric? If it is a tough decisionare we going to face it head on or let it slip byand maybe someone else will handle it down

the road. Or worse, do nothing and continuethe way it always has been. We as Masonsare taught that we must think and act for our-selves. We cant let a few nay sayers condemnus to doing the same old thing every time. Ifwe let a fact grow into a huge problem with-out trying to overcome it then we will lose ourway every time. If however, we face that factand come to the realization that we are above itand can defeat it, then we will win in the end.Yes, there is a saying that the facts speak forthemselves but I think that we as men and Ma-sons should also speak for ourselves and refutethe facts sometimes. There is always anotherway of doing things, if we think about it hardenough. The Great Architect gave us a brainand the ability to reason, so why not use thoseabilities and figure out what needs to be done.This goes for our lives as well as in Lodge.Make the hard decisions and stand up for whatis right. The fact that it has always beendone that way, should not limit or sway us.We are better men and can be better Masons bydoing the right thing every time. Dont beovercome by the facts.

WHank DeBerry, 2013 -

Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the

privilege to do so too.

- Voltaire -

Bro. Jeffs Comedy Corner


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Leesburg History 1868-2013Lets go back to yesteryear. Lets go back 100 years to

the first Communication in May of 1913 and what happened on

that day. The Worshipful Master was J. F. Stunkle who served

this Lodge as its Master 15 times! He also served as District

Deputy Grand Master in 1916.

The Lodge was opened on the evening of May 20th,1913 in the

Master Mason degree with 17 Brothers present. There were

two visiting Brothers, Bro. W.R. Shaw from Cadiz Lodge No.

121, Cadiz, KY and Bro. C.J. Johnson from Parrish Lodge No.

162, Parrish, FL. One of the communications read at this meet-

ing was an invitation from Bushnell Lodge 30, to attend the lay-

ing of the cornerstone for the new Court House. Also through

courtesy of Hillsborough Lodge No. 25, of Tampa, FL, Fellow

craft bro. J.S. McCawley was raised to the sublime degree of

Master mason.There was one petition read, fee ($10) accepted and

referred to committee. They had one petition for affiliation by

demit, from Monroe Lodge 244, Monroe, NC .

The Lodge was stepped down to EA from Master Ma-

son and they had two EA Brothers return their proficiencies.

The Lodge was closed in the EA degree and a Lodge of Master

Masons opened. The Lodge balloted on accepting the Brothers

proficiency and allowing them to advance. They then stepped

back down to the FC degree and proceeded to pass the two

brothers to Fellow Craft. The Lodge received one Brother into

the Lodge to return his FC proficiency which he did satisfacto-

rily. The Lodge of FC was then closed and a Lodge of Master

Masons was opened. A ballot was spread on whether to accept

the proficiency of the FC Brother. It being clear he was elected

to be advanced to the Sublime degree of Master Mason.

The Treasurers report was given and there was $204.06cash on hand.Rent from NYR Store Feb, Mar. Apr $60.00MM degree from brother McCawley 10.00Dues J.F, Stunkle 3.00Dues J.S. McCawley 3.00Application Fee 10.00

FC degree fee 5.00 $91.00295.06

Bill for Commercial printing 1.25Balance on hand 5/20/13 $293.81

There being no further business the Lodge was closed in dueform

W.M. Robinson, Secretary

WJ. F. Stunkel buried in Lone Oak Cemetary

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Plastic Safety

In todays society debit cards, bank cards andcredit cards are a way of life. We sometimes don'tthink of how these convenient tools can put our livesand identity in danger. Here are a few tips in hopesof helping you becoming more secure with yourplastic finances.

Most people don't think of what the simpleact of signing the back of your plastic card can do.Give the card number out only to those who actuallyneed to have it (not friends and family members).You would not believe the family members, who wethought of as trustworthy, only to find out theybought a new T.V. or dress with your card. Checkyour monthly statement(s) over with a fine toothcomb. Call in any unknown purchases right away!Dont leave your card payments in your roadside

mailboxes. People will go through them. The bestplace to drop off your mail payments is inside thepost office itself, not even the drop box outside issafe (even there it can be a source for identity theft).

When using your card numbers on-line (orthe internet) it is a good habit to use only trustedsites. Also look at the website URL (i.e.: http://www.example.com/) and see if there is a little mas-ter lock in the corner on either side of the URL. Thismaster lock should be in the locked position. Thismeans this site is a secure link and making purchasesshould be safe. If the lock is un-locked then the link

is unsecure and should NOT be used to place yourorder. Make sure to read the terms and conditions sothat added charges or added monthly charges are notadded to your order. After you order on the com-puter it is a good idea to delete your computer cook-ies and passwords. These can be copied by hackersif you go into a wrong site or an infected site, youmay never know if the site is compromised.

We are told to sign the backs of our creditand debit cards and instructed by cashiers. Did youknow that if your card is used or stolen without your

knowledge and the current user purchases items withyour copied signature (from the back of the card),you could still be held liable and responsible forthose fraudulent purchases. Something to thinkabout... Instead write, "CHECK ID" on the back ofyour cards. All cashiers are in fact supposed to checkyour signature and ID before using your card forpurchases so don't get upset but be happy that theyare doing their job in stopping ID theft.

Most people dont realize, but if you use

your debit card as a debit card and type in your Per-sonal Identification Number (PIN) in some cases thecashier can copy this and use it (PIN may show upon their computer). Also when using your debit cardas debit your purchases are never insured by the

cards company or bank. Most banks will insure yourpurchases if you use your debit card as a credit card.The cashier can not copy this information unlessthey use a carbon copy which in this day and age isalmost nonexistent. If they do use a carbon copy askfor it and you shred it. That way it can not be copied.

Another good habit to get into is to make aphoto copy of your cards front and back and placethis information in a file cabinet or safe. I also do thesame with all my personal IDs. This way you have

the card number and 1-800 numbers to call in case

your card(s) are lost or stolen. If your card(s) aregone and you call for a replacement card(s) ask for adifferent card number. Doing this helps in securingyour accounts. The number will be disabled onceyou call in for a different numbered card but still askthe question; will my old card(s) be disabled now?Some cards (credit or debit) have an insurance tocover the cost of lost and stolen cards if they haveactivity on them. You should ask for this! Somecards come with it but most don't! One more thing Ido is take one or two cards with me when I go out

and I leave the others behind in my safe that way ifmy wallet is stolen I still have a source of financeswhich can be used. If you carry everything and loseit, then all of your finances are gone until your re-placements come in which can be a few days to afew weeks.

One can never be too safe but you have to beor you could be taken advantage of. Again, if younotice charges which you did not make, call yourcard company or bank right away!

Marshal, Cy Stearns
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Lodge Activity Survey (Please Print)

(mail to Leesburg Lodge 58 Secretary @ P.O. Box 985, Fruitland Park, FL 34741)

First Name:________________________________________________________

Middle Name:______________________________________________________

Last name:_________________________________________________________

Spouses Name:_____________________________________________________

Address:___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

City:_____________________________ State:_________ Zip:______________

Email Address:_____________________________________________________

Home Phone:__________________ Cell Phone:__________________________

I would like my Trestle Board delivered Electronically Printed

What are your interests/hobbies

_________________________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________________

What would get you back into Lodge?

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________________

What changes would you like to see in the Lodge?

_________________________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________________

What appendent bodies are you affiliated with?

Scottish Rite - Valley: ______________________________

York Rite - Chapter__________________Council_____________________Commandry_______________

Shrine - Temple: __________________________________

Grotto: _______________ Demolay Rainbow Board

Order of the Eastern Star: Chapter:__________ Tall Cedars Hi Twelve

Order of the Amaranth(Mail to Lodge@ P.O. Box 985, Fruitland Park, FL 34741)


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Pictures from around the Lodge

Friend to Friend Dedication

Kitchen Krew April 2013


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Pictures from around the Lodge (cont.)

Worthy Matron Beth Eldridge2013-2014

L to R - Beth Eldridge, Denise Meier, Roland Gibson, John Meier V

Denise and John received their Twenty-Five year Service Awards.

Leesburg Chapter 84 Order of the Eastern Star Officers 2013-2014

Top Row L-R Ken Bailey, Bob Welch, Jim Fretwell, Kelly Bayless, Hank DeBerryMiddle Row L-R Ellen Rasmussen, Linda Every, Marylu Stewart, Sharon StapleFront Row L-R Miriam Walldroff, Orissa Maurer, Peggy Welch, Theresa Fox, Beth Eldridge,Roland Gibson, Garry Lee, Paula DeBerry

Pictures from around the Lodge (cont.)


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SUNDAYDINNER

Leesburg Lodge No. 58

May 12, 2013

Menu

Larrys Luscious LASAGNAVeggies, Garden Salad

Dinner Rolls, Drinks, Desserts(Sugared, Sugar Free or No Sugar Added)

$9.00 Adults, under 14 $4.00

11:30 AM until 1:15 PM

Please call the Lodge at787-5696or 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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PAIDPermit#1040Leesburg,, FL

34748

Leesburg Masonic Lodge No. 58 F&AMPO Box 985Fruitland Park, Florida 34731

SUNDAY DINNERS11:30 a.m. TO 1:15 p.m.

Menu items: May 11, 2103

Larrys Luscious LasagnaVeggies, Garden Salad, Roll,

Dessert (sugared, sugar free or no sugar added) Coffee, Tea, Lemonade$9.00 per person, Children under 14 years of age $4.00

PLEASE call the Lodge at 787-5696, or sign the guest list in the foyer, providethe 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.

Dont forget to call or sign -up!!!

Celebrating 145 years (18682012)in Leesburg, Fla. The Lakefront City

1st Saturday Monthly Coffee Klatch & Breakfast8:00am to 10:00am

Eggs, Pancakes, Bacon, Sausages (Pattys or Links),

Breakfast Potatoes, Grits, Sausage Gravy, Biscuits, Toast,

Fruit Cup, Breakfast Pastries, Coffee, Orange Juice

$6.00 per person

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