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APRIL 2008 THE MASONIC NEWS April PAGE2008 P.O. Box 82304 Lincoln, NE 68501-2304 www.MasonicNews.org In This Lincoln Lodge 19 Lowell Vestal, Correspondent Issue: OUR FIRST PARTY hour at 6:00, followed by dinner and a program. The price will be $8.00 Lincoln Lodge has its per person and ladies are welcome. first party of the year The social season of our I am sorry that I do not have Page 1 Lodge started with a bang on Feb. 26 at our George Washington a menu, program, or entertainment Dinner. About 35 Brothers, details to announce. This is the Columbia Chapter plans families, and friends gathered in last and only time to mention scrap booking day our Temple dining room for a this event, please refer to our Page 2 delicious, catered meal of roast Master Virgil Meints at 475- beef, mashed potatoes, corn, and 1439 for reservations and late Starcraft Chapter cherry cheesecake (a must have details that may be available. wears green for any Washington celebration). Please put Fri. Apr. 25 on your Page 2 Our Secretary, Past Master calendar now and plan to attend. Chuck Burk, arrived in the persona Cotner Lodge wins of our late Bro. George Washington CENTRAL SCHOOLS numerous awards and read a short history of his Page 3 life. He also presented a 25-year Five Brothers from our Lodge attended the first of four pin to our Bro. Charles Heinke. Past Master Chuck Burk, in the persona of Central Schools of Instruction on M. Washington Chapter Special guests were the Bro. George Washington, presents a Mar. 10: Worshipful Master Virgil provides scholarships parents of Most Worshipful Bro. 25-year pin to Bro. Charles h e i n k e . Meints, Past Masters Walker “Bud” Page 3 Reg Kuhn. His father Bro. William Kuhn of Clarks, and wife Joyce. Gruttis and Chuck Burk, and Bros. Kirk DeCoste and Lowell Vestal. Electa Chapter hears Bro. William is a member of Solar Lodge 134 in Clarks, where M.W.B. Grand Custodian of the Ritual jelly bean prayer Jerry Verbeek and his Deputy Page 4 Reg holds dual membership. Another special couple present Grand Custodians explained the were Bro. Gus Kontras and his wife, Entered Apprentice Degree step Myrtle Chapter to get Sophia. Bro. Gus is keeper of our by step and word by word. visit from Mike Stuhr Bronze Jordan Medal, presented PAST MASTER NEIL Page 4 to our longest term member living TRABERT JR. in Nebraska for safekeeping. The Temple Chapter medal is named for Robert Carroll D e a t h member receives Jordan, the first Grand Master of came to our Past Master’s Degree Masons of Nebraska, 1857-1859. Master Neil S. Page 4 Our entertainment came from Trabert Jr. on Phil Walker of Executive Travel, Mar. 5 while he College View Lodge who told us all about travel. He was a resident members commit to held a drawing for a handsome of the Nebraska learning memory work piece of leather luggage, won by Masonic Home, Page 5 Rose Gillaspie, widow of our Past Trabert at Plattsmouth. Master Clark Gillaspie (1983). He was our Master in 1972 and North Star Lodge later served as our Tyler for several Seen at our George Washington Dinner enjoys hot chocolate years. He was born July 9, 1931, in were Bro. Gus k o n t r a s a n d h i s w i f e Page 5 Lincoln and later was a teacher in Sophia. he holds our Bronze Jordan Medal. the Philippines. There he met his Liberty Lodge attends wife, Aurora, who lives in Lincoln. If you’d like to be on our Our Lodge performed the schools of instruction e-mail list and receive Page 5 Masonic Funeral Service at Bro. Neil’s funeral on Mar. 10 at an e-mail notice that the Bethel 60, Bethel 63, Phil Walker of Executive Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home. online edition is avail- Past Grand Master James F. Bethel 27, & Assembly 6 Travel was our speaker at able, send a message to: Page 6 our George Washington Brown Jr. from Lancaster Lodge Dinner on Feb. 26. 54 gave the Oration as a courtesy to our Lodge. Past Master Charles [email protected] Eiche Chapter Burk was Secretary, and Bro. Page 7 This is a free service for WE’RE INvITED Lowell Vestal was Chaplain. Burial was at Lincoln Memorial Park. our members. Letter to the Editor Lancaster Lodge 54, one of his father Bro. William Page 7 our brother Lodges in our Temple, LOOkING AhEAD has invited us and our ladies to kuhn of Clarks, pins a Grand Master’s pin on Bennett Lodge its Ladies Night on Fri., Apr. 25, Mark your calendars now for M.W.B. Reg kuhn, Grand presents 60 year pin at 6:30 PM at our Temple, 1635 Tue., May 20, for our Past Masters Master of Masons of Page 8 L Street. W.M. Joe Huskey of Night at 6:30 PM. Watch for details Lancaster Lodge 54 tells us the next month. Also reserve Tue., June Nebraska. Photos courtesy of Lowell Vestal East Lincoln Lodge evening will begin with a social 17, for our annual Charter Night. presents 60 year pin Page 8 Get your Masonic News Mailing Label in color at www.MasonicNews.org NEXT MASONIC NEWS BOARD MEETING: Attending the first Central School of Instruction from our Lodge with JUN. 16, 7:00 p.m. the Grand Custodian of the Ritual, Worshipful Bro. Jerry verbeek, second from right, were Junior Deacon kirk DeCoste, Worshipful 1635 L St. Master virgil Meints, (verbeek), and Chaplain Lowell vestal. PAGE 2 THE MASONIC NEWS APRIL 2008 THE MASONIC NEWS USPS-332-880 Vol. 100 April, 2008 No. 4 PUBLISHED MONTHLY - LINCOLN, NEBRASKA BY MASONIC NEWS INC., 1635 "L" St. 68508 Wade Kendle, Editor Beth Benson, Business Manager Subscription Rates $6.00 Year SEND ALL CORRESPONDENCE TO: MASONIC NEWS P.O. 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All past and the Mar. 5 meeting, with Worthy present Warders and Sentinels were Starlites will be meeting Matron Amy Hallock and Worthy GOOD OF ThE ChAPTER honored. The March birthdays on Apr. 15 at 5:30 PM. Bring Patron Dennis Brydl welcoming all are Sis. Lorie Dodge, Bro. Scott your own dinner. We will be who came out tonight. All officers Sis. Terri Sherman and Bro. Dodge, and Sis. Betty Talley. Sis. making beaded jewelry. Plan were in their stations. All chapter Don Jelinek were presented their Lorie and Bro. Scott were the to come for a night of fun and businesses was done in a timely Past Matrons and Past Patron As part of Cotner Lodge’s servers for the month. We were fellowship. You can make jewelry fashion. In Chapter fun everybody cards to add to their stack! Way o n g o i n g c o m m u n i t y very joyed to hear Sis. Janice for yourself or give it as a gift! wore green and there were no greens to go! The March Birthdays were service, it annually Crose and her husband recently alike. We were a colorful bunch. read. Happy Birthday to you! donates bicycles for celebrated their 60th wedding PARKING LOT SALE Kensington meeting was held Brownell Elementary anniversary. Congratulations! on Mar. 4 with the chapter officers March 8.......Margaret Stoneman S c h o o l ’ s R e a d i n g We will be having a parking being honored. There were a lot March 9..................Betty Dryer Program. To be entered COLUMBIA CHAPTER lot sale during the Bethany Days of the officers in attendance. Sis. March 10...........Betty Hotchkiss into a drawing for a March 11............Janell Harburn parade on Apr. 26 from 8 AM to Shirley Douglas blessed us with her bicycle, children had to WEB SITE March 12.....Aimee Dye-Stender musical group called the Grandmas read 15 minutes every 4 PM. If you would like to donate March 13...............Gayle Carter and the Grandpas. They played Please visit us on the anything we would love to have March 14.............Caroline Sieck day for a week. For each web at www.columbiaoes.org. it. Items such as DVD’s CD’s, stringed instruments. Sis. Shirley March 14...........Katherine Knee week they accomplished There is a calendar of events, furniture, knick knacks, house even played an electric guitar March 18..............Mike Birnstihl this feat, they received 1 officer list, links, and more! hold items and more! Remember and she had a very nice beat. March 18..........Janeen Peterson entry into the drawing. your junk may be someone else’s The luncheon was fantastic and March 19...Mary Alice Rittenburg The drawing occurred in APRIL MEETING treasure.