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TRESTLEBOARD from the East Euclid Lodge No. 65 A.F. & A.M. The Oldest Lodge In DuPage County TRESTLEBOARD Volume 5 Issue 9 October 2012 From The East - Timothy Ory - Worshipful Master We returned to Lodge September All Master Masons are invited to Masons of the State of Illinois. 4th and we had a great dinner attend. This is also an opportu- Election and Installation of supplied by the Nike Corporation. nity for Intenders to bring their Grand Lodge Officers will take There was plenty to eat and in fact candidates up to the Lodge and place. Proposed amendments to we had enough left over to feed help them with their training, get the Grand Lodge Constitution the Royal Arch Masons of Euclid acquainted with other members and Bylaws will be presented Chapter No. 13 and Adoniram of the Lodge and familiarize and voted upon. There are not Council No. 95 the following Tues- themselves with the Lodge. quite as many proposed amend- day. It was good to get together On September 18th, we held our ments this year compared to again after the summer break and special meeting and initiated a previous years. see how everyone spent their new Brother. We had a good Individual Lodges are recog- summer. Brother David Moore turnout and the officers did a nized for their accomplishments gave an excellent presentation on great job performing the ritual during the preceding year. Timothy Ory Brother Harry S. Truman under for our new Brother. Euclid Lodge should be receiving Worshipful Master Masonic Education. The stated meeting in October is the Grand Masters Award of The following day I received the October 2nd. This is our custom- Excellence once again for all of Inside this issue: sad news that a Brother had ary step-up night. The incoming the activities we have been in- passed away. It was reported at officers for the ensuing Masonic volved in during the preceding From The Secretaries Table 2 the meeting that Bro. Wayne Ward year will sit in the chairs that year. A big thank you goes out IN MEMORIAM had suffered from a massive they are to be installed in at the to all of you who have made this Wayne Edgar Ward stroke and was in hospice care at annual installation and open and possible and especially to Calendar & Schedule of Events 3 home. He passed away in the early close Lodge on the 1st degree. I Brother Felstrup for compiling morning hours on September 5. am sure that they will do a com- and presenting all of the data. Committee Reports 4 His funeral was held on Friday, mendable job. Wardens Leadership training September 7 and about a dozen Hopefully we will have candi- will be provided for all Wardens Origins of Freemasonry 5 Brothers were able to come out dates ready for their Fellowcraft as well as any other Master and participate in the Masonic degree to be conferred at our Masons who wish to attend. Past Masters Highlight William Hanley Thomas 1935 Funeral ritual. Please keep his special meeting on October 16th. The Grand Secretary will be family in your thoughts and If not, we do have a 5th Tuesday, holding a training session for prayers. His Masonic obituary is October 30th, open this month the new MORI system, (Masonic Euclid Chapter No. 13 6 Adoniram Council No. 95 on page 2. for degree work. Online Registry Interface) with Cryptic Masonry The officers are back in practice Brother Senior Warden Carl emphasis on creating dues no- mode again. We meet almost every Crownhart and Brother Junior tices for next years dues pay- Past Masters Dinner 7 Monday evening up in the Lodge. Warden Vaneet Kapoor will ac- ments. I hope to be able to pick Someone is usually there by 6:30 company me to Springfield on up some much needed informa- The Flag 8 p.m., practice starts at 7:30 p.m. October 4th to attend the 173rd tion for use in the coming years. and generally is done by 8:30 p.m. Annual Communication of The Hope to see you in Lodge soon. Temperance practice follows im- Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Fraternally, mediately afterwards at Jimmy’s. Ancient Free and Accepted Tim Ory Page 2 Volume 5 Issue 9 October 2012 From The Secretaries Table Thomas C. Behr Secretary IN MEMORIAM October Activities: The month of October gree on the date indicated. The number in is full of important Masonic dates. Start- ( ) is the number of years ing, of course, with Grand Lodge in Spring- field on October 5th & 6th . Plan on attend- Paul S. Perkins Oct 01 (43) ing lodge to learn what action was taken at Harry K. Radel Oct 01 (18) Grand Lodge that will affect Euclid Lodge in John W. Sims Oct 02 (19) the coming year. October also kicks off Douglass E. Seifried Oct 14 (45) the various Grand Lecturers Schools and Gennaro Barbato Oct 16 (19) lodge officer schools that are held all Steven P. Ross Oct 16 (05) around the state. Most of the lodges in the William A. Ackerman Oct 18 (07) area have degree work planned for almost Michael T. Anderson Oct 19 (2) every meeting and all can use help and David A. Johnson Oct 23 (38) more importantly they need side liners for Timothy T. Scarbrough Oct 25 (09) every degree. Don't forget our Past Mas- Glenn C. Williams Oct 26 (12) ters' Dinner to be held at Courtyard Ban- Sherwood H. Sadler Oct 26 (41) quets located in Warrenville. on Wednesday Luzern A. Richter Oct 26 (52) September 7, 2012 October 17, 2011. Contact WBro. Cowart at Thomas G. Conklin Oct 28 (57) Wayne Edgar Ward 630-416-6129 for reservations and addi- Clifford Van Poucke Oct 29 (55) Once again a Brother Mason, having com- tional information. These are just a few Thomas J. Moylan III Oct 30 (08) pleted the designs laid down on life’s Trestle- that come to mind without doing much Elden P. Laffoon Oct 30 (08) board, and having answered the last sum- thinking, so see how many more you can Scott D. Anderson Oct 30 (05) mons of the Grand Warden of Heaven, has come up with. now entered the Celestial Lodge above, over So brethren until next month, “There is which the Supreme Architect of the Universe The following members will celebrate a nothing on the Secretaries table, Worship- presides. birthday in October on the day indicated ful” Brother Wayne Edgar Ward was born Septem- ber 25, 1938 at Covington, Kentucky. Thomas W. Welsh Oct 04 He was initiated as an Entered Apprentice Martin W. Schuele Oct 04 February 24, 1965. Randolph J. Taylor Oct 09 Passed to the degree of Fellowcraft April 14, Jonathan S. Wells Oct 09 1965. Christopher J. Lance Oct 13 And Raised to the Sublime degree of Master Robert C. Liska Oct 14 Mason May 12, 1965 in Army & Navy Lodge No. Alexander C. Micchelli Oct 19 306, Hampton, Virginia. Scott D. Anderson Oct 20 He affiliated with Plainfield Lodge No. 536 Alexander C. Tabb Oct 21 January 7, 1998. Daniel P. Svoboda Oct 23 He affiliated with Euclid Lodge No. 65 May 20, Kevin M. Cassidy Oct 27 2003. Robert L. Hudlow Oct 28 He served Euclid Lodge as Junior Steward in James G. Simpson Jr. Oct 31 2004 and as Senior Steward in 2005. Timothy J. Ory Oct 31 He was called from his labors on earth to eternal refreshment in the Paradise of God Anniversary of The Master Mason De- Thomas Behr September 5, 2012 at Bolingbrook, Illinois. gree The following members will observe Secretary Thus ends the Masonic record of this just and the anniversary of their Master Mason De- upright Mason. Euclid Lodge No. 65 Page 3 Volume 5 Issue 9 October 2012 October 2012 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 30 September 1 October 2 3 4 5 6 Lodge Officer Practice Euclid Lodge No. 65 Loaves and Fishes Stated Meeting 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Lodge Officer Practice Euclid Chapter No. 13 & Adoniram Council No. 95 Stated Meeting 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Lodge Officer Practice Euclid Lodge No. 65 Annual Past Masters Special Meeting Dinner Courtyard 2nd Degree Conferral Banquets 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Lodge Officer Practice Naperville Masonic Temple Association Board Meeting 28 29 30 31 1 November 2 3 Lodge Officer Practice Loaves and Fishes SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Oct 1 Lodge officer ritual practice 7:30 Oct 23 Naperville Masonic Temple Asso- Nov 20 Euclid Lodge special meeting to 9:00 p.m. All Master Masons Welcome ciation meeting 7:30 p.m. Dinner at 6:30 p.m. Conferral of the 3rd Oct 2 Euclid Lodge stated meeting. Offi- Oct 29 Lodge officer ritual practice 7:30 degree at 7:30 p.m. cer Step Up Night 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. All Master Masons Welcome Nov 26 Lodge officer ritual practice Oct 6 Loaves and Fishes volunteering Nov 3 Loaves and Fishes volunteering 7:30 to 9:00 p.m. 7:30 to 10:30 and 9:30 to 12:30 7:30 to 10:30 and 9:30 to 12:30 Nov 27 Naperville Masonic Temple Asso- Oct 8 Lodge officer ritual practice 7:30 Nov 5 Lodge officer ritual practice 7:30 ciation meeting 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. All Master Masons Welcome to 9:00 p.m. All Master Masons Welcome Dec 1 Salvation Army Bell Ringing Oct 9 Euclid Chapter meeting 7:30 p.m.
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