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ORANGE PARK LODGE Nr. 267511 Kingsley Ave.

Orange Park, FL 32073-4829904-264-2783

www.orangeparkmasons.org

Stated Communications 7:30PM 1st

& 3rd

MondayOrder of Eastern Star 7:30PM 1

st& 3

rdTuesday

Orange Park Lodge has an active Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star. The following are eligible formembership: Affiliated Master Masons in good standing, females related to those Master Masons or if deceased,

were in good standing at the time of their death. Contact:Ed Scadden, Secretary for information.904-406-4796

May AL 6012 May AD 2012

2012 OfficersW.M. Duane Trump312-0590

S.W. - RH Corey Kosciuszko - 535-8428J.W. - DJ Levy 860-6740

Treas. Wayne Williams PM - 272-5487

Sec. Charlie Frey, PM 563-3340

([email protected])

S.D. - Leif Olsen - 759-0543

J.D. - Richard Bilyard II 982-5273

S.S. - Todd Jennings 446-5893

J.S.- Darin Mueller 278-7035

Marshal - Joseph Farrell 781-7392

Chaplain Mark Balester 215-8400

Tyler Bryant Samuelson 514-7547Notice

Unless otherwise noted in the Trestleboard, Dinner WILL

be served prior to all meetings and special

Secretarys Corner

Congratulations, again, to the Orange Park Lodge Ritual

Competition Team. Brothers from our Lodge have risen

up each year to field an award winning team in state

competition. This year is no different. For those of you a

little rusty on the ritual work just imagine how hard it is to

do the degree without missing a word or a step. It takes

skill, determination and an awful lot of practice. Im so

glad to see new members on the team each year with no

decrease in perfection. This year our team earned 985points out of a possible 1000 to become the Zone 3

leader. Thats just 3 words missed! I have no doubt that

they will bring home the first place trophy.

The Worshipful Master notes that you must have a 2012

dues card to register for Grand Lodge. It is also

important to keep current on your dues if you wish to visit

other lodges or participate in any of the York Rite,

Scottish Rite or Shrine functions. Dont find yourself on

the list for non-payment of dues. You know who you are.

From the East:

My Brothers, another month has passed, and I am asproud of Orange Park Lodge as I have ever been. If youhave not been to Lodge lately you are missing some

exciting times, great food, and even better Fellowship.Our Degree Team will represent our Zone at Grand Lodgein the State Ritual Competition. We had a very successfulfund raiser for RW Danny Griffith in anticipation of hisbecoming Grand Master. We have new members joiningour Lodge and becoming active. It is a good time to be aMason in our Lodge. Just a reminder, No One will beallowed to register for Grand Lodge without a current(2012) dues card.

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Calendar of events May 2012

May 7th Stated CommunicationDinner 6:30Meeting 7:30

May 10th

Masonic Symbolism DiscussionOrange Park Lodge 7 8 PM

May 12th

School of Instruction Open BooksOrange Park Lodge9:00 AM to 2:00PM

May 16th

School of InstructionAlbert J. Russell Lodge6:00 - Light snack7:00 Work on Master Mason Degree 2

ndSection

May 21st - Stated CommunicationDinner 6:30Meeting 7:30

May 24th

Masonic Symbolism DiscussionOrange Park Lodge 7 8 PM

May 27 May 30 Grand Lodge Communication


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Committees 2012

Sickness and VisitationPhillip Cannon, Bryant Samuelson

WidowsJeff Foster, Bill Stevens,

VigilanceDanny Griffith, Vince Dreyer, DJ Levy

Masonic EducationElmer Coffman, Jeff Foster, Pat Farrell, Rudy Boatright, Jerry Austin, Corey Kosciusko

Finance:Corey Kosciusko, Bill Walker, Randy Rogers

CharityCorey Kosciusko, Bill Walker

Board of ReliefCorey Kosciusko, DJ Levy, Leif Olsen

Lodge PropertyCorey Kosciuszko, DJ Levy, Wayne Williams, George VanValkenburg, Joe Farrell

MemorialCharlie Frey, Lew Smith

Petitions:Charlie Frey, Jeff Foster, Phillip Cannon, Lew Smith, Arthur Morrison, Tony Cerra

Investigation Committee:Philip Cannon, Leif Olsen, Todd Jennings

Non-payment of Dues

Elmer Coffman, Danny GriffithPublic Education and Primary Schools:Elmer Coffman, Jeff Foster, Corey Kosciusko

Publicity & ScholarshipRandy Rogers, Jack Welkenbach, Dennis Smith,

WebsiteCorey Kosciusko, DJ Levy, James Orner

Blood Bank:Jack Welkenbach

Board History & ArchivesElmer Coffman, Bill Walker

Mentors:Elmer Coffman, Rudy Boatright, Vince Dreyer

Catechism InstructorsDJ Levy, Richard Bilyard Sr., Richard Bilyard II, Lew Smith, Pat Farrell

Each month there will be TWO Trestleboards sent out. The regular US Postal mail version will be abbreviated to save costs. If youwould like to receive the full version by email please make sure I have your email address. There is much more information in theemail version so sign up. There will also be copies of the full version available in the Lodge. Charlie


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May 2012Sun Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat

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6 7Stated

CommunicationDinner 6:30

Meeting 7:30

8 9 10Masonic

SymbolismDiscussion

7 8 PMOPL

11 1School of

InstructionOpen Books9 AM 2 PM

13 14 15 16School of

InstructionAlbert J. Russell

Lodge6:00 Light snack

7:00 work onMaster Mason

Degree 2nd Section

17 18 1

20 21Stated

CommunicationDinner 6:30

Meeting 7:30

22 23 24Masonic

SymbolismDiscussion

7 8 PMOPL

25 2

27Grand Lodge

Communication

28Grand Lodge

Communication

29GrandLodge

Communication

30Grand Lodge

Communication

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Brothers: A special fund has been established to purchase a portable defibrillator for the Lodge. As our Lodge Treasury isin the red and the cost of the defibrillator is significant, it was decided to request special donations from the members. Thedefibrillator will also require periodic maintenance so any extra money collected would be used for that purpose. If youwould like to contribute please mail your check to Orange Park Lodge No. 267, 511 Kingsley Ave., Orange Park, FL 32073.Mark it defibrillator fund. A one-time use of this device to help save a Brothers life would pay back the cost many timesover.


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Taken mostly from "The Truth is Stranger than Fiction,"By Bro. Alphonse Cerza, Masonic Service Association, 1934.

> At one time, Golden Lodge #5, Stanstead, Canada occupied alodge room, which straddled the boundary between Canada and theUnited States. There were entrances on both sides of the border.

> Washington Chapter #3 of Portsmouth, NH announced itsmeetings via the town crier, who received from 6 to 25 cents for hiswork.

> In 1872 the Commissioner of Patents held that the Masonicemblem could not be used in a trademark or trade name forcommercial purposes.

> In Hammer v. State, 173 Indiana, 199 (1909), the Supreme

Court ruled that it was a criminal offense to wear the emblem of anysociety or organization of which one is not a member. The courtbased its decision on the fact that the membership in such societiesis the result of fitness and selection and that the wearing of suchemblems by non-members is a deceit and false pretense.

> In Robinson v. Yates City Lodge, 86 Illinois, 598 (1877), acourt ruled that an expelled Mason was not entitled to the return ofhis degree fees. The court held that the plaintiff voluntarily paid thefees and the expulsion under the provisions of the rules of theorganization does not constitute the rescission of a contract underwhich the fees were paid.

> Frederick A Bartholdi, a freemason, designed the statue ofLiberty which stands in NY harbor. The Grand Lodge of NY laid thecorner stone on August5, 1885.

> Bernard Pierre Mangam, Marshall of France and Senator was

appointed Grand Master of the Grand Orient of France and servedfrom 1862 to 1865. This is unusual because he was not a Mason. Hewas appointed by Emperor Napoleon III.

*Thanks to Brother Mack Gooding.


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Orange Park Lodge No. 267 Past Masters & Past Grand Lodge Officers

*James Wylie 1930*Ben Mayes 1931

*Louis Martin 1932*William U. Wilson 1933*Joseph B. Cottrel 1934, 35, 42/45*Ray A. Gordon 1936*Stanley D. Morgan 1937-38

*Cebron B. Jackson 1939*Hoyt B. Cotney 1940*Richard C. Irving 1941*Ellis J. Oglesby 1946/47*Chester E. Merrill, Jr. 1948*Ralph C. Rines 1949*Oscar M. Dean 1950*Clarence L. Metcalf 1951*Lee E. Overstreet 1952*William C. Williams 1954*Walter Z. Tarr 1955*William G. Giessen 1956*Anthony H. Oak 1957

*Gilbert Tucker 1958*Ira L. McCormick 1959*Barney L. Price 1960Johnny M. Gentry 1961*Marvin W. Howze 1962*Paul C. Armstrong 1963Marvin E. Whilhite 1964*Louis M. Gill 1965*George Steve Jr. 1966 -DDGM 1976*John L. Leverence 1967*John M. Satterfield, 1968 -DDGM 1972*John A. Hartzog 1969Charles W. Smith 1971

*Thomas L. Metcalf 1972Walter C. Sherrill 1973Ted W. Odle 1975*John D. Rown 1976*H. Gene Grimes 1977*Horace E. Stepler, 1978 - DDGM 1988Donald W. West 1980 - DDGM 1985*Charles R. Wagner 1981

*Denotes deceased

Claude Ben Sebastian 1982Ned L. Hanson 1983Jack L. Welkenbach 1984Arthur I. Morrison 1985Clayton J. Kicklighter 1986*Edward L. Case 1987Elmer G. Coffman 1988 - DDGM 1992 -GM 2004*Chester L. Fitzpatrick 1989Treasurer Emeritus*James H. Brewton 1990William Walker 1991DDGM 1996Norman J. Magyar 1992Danny R. Griffith 1993DDGM 2001SGW 2011James Emmert 1994Patrick F. Farrell 1995 - DDGM 2005*Edwin T. Austin 1996*William Harvey Jenkins 1997Dan Joseph McNeal 1998Rudin J. Boatright 1999 - DDGM 2007Jerry Austin 2000 - DDGM 2010Charles H. Frey 2001

Wayne M. Williams 2002Mark A. Royal 2003Otho Lew Smith 2004Daniel W. Mitola 2005James V. Vince Dreyer 2006Randall L. Rogers 2007Dennis E. Smith 2008Carl Yochelson 2009Jeffrey Foster 2010Ronald E. Smith 2011

Affiliated Past MastersJames W. Livingston - Belleview 95 - 1998

Milford Durwood Smith Albert J. Russell #126 - 1967George Thomson DC #31 1978Elmer Posick Broward #300 - 1976Robert DeLoatch Albert J. Russell #126 - 1997Henry W. Hart Riverview #306 2005/2006Richard Grondin Webster #164 ME -

Anyone having information to add to this section please let me know.


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William J. AustinEugene R. BakerMichael C. BennettBarry W. Bett

Charles D. BlakeRudin J. BoatrightAlberto CastielAnthony N. CerraMichael E. CoferElmer G. CoffmanGregory A. CoffmanMaurice A. Cooper, Jr.Robert W. CunninghamRobert W. DeLoatchJames V. DreyerJames EmmertWilliam T. Evans IIIPatrick F. FarrellJoseph N. FarrellLarry E. FenwickChester L. FitzpatrickKenneth L. FosterJeffrey S. FosterCharles H. FreyRob A. GarrettJohnny M. GentryAntonio T. Gonzalez JrJoseph C. GoodingMack D. GoodingJames D. GravesDanny R. Griffith

Henry W. HartMark E. J. Heilman IVRodney C. HermanRichard T. HicksRobert W. HolmesWilliam M. Hudson IIClayton J. KicklighterJames E. KingCorey D. KosciuszkoWilliam T. LenoirKeith G. LentzJames W. LivingstonRonald E. Mackie

Norman J. MagyarBennie E. MartinDaniel W. MitolaDaniel W. Mitola Jr.Arthur I. MorrisonAaron G. NewmanDavid E. NewtonNoah A. O'Berry III

Orange Park Lodge No. 267 Perpetual Members

Ted W. OdleFernando OrtizPhilip A. PottsDarrell G. Quiett

Randall L. RogersMark A. RoyalKeith A. SchertellCharles W. SmithDennis E. SmithOtho L. SmithRonald E. SmithLewis E. SmithBobby D. StroudFrank H. Stubbs IIILeonard R. StuckWilliam P. ThawCraig W. ThompsonRobert D. Trump Jr.William WalkerJack L. WelkenbachDonald W. WestMarvin E. WilhiteWayne M. WilliamsDennis N. Witt Jr.Joseph H. Wright Jr.Joseph H. Wright Sr.Carl Yochelson

Perpetual (Honorary)

MW George Washington

MW Robert D. TrumpMW J. Dick MartinezRWWilmer T. AtwellWilliam B. RichJoseph MitolaJoseph Mitola Jr.Ralph V. Dreyer

Perpetual (Memorial)

William H. JenkinsFrank McCance

Perpetual Friend

Mrs. Hollyn Foster

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