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Celebrating One Hundred and Eleven Years of Cedarism CedarThe Digest SSpring/Summerpring/Summer 22013013 VVolumeolume 4455 IIssuessue NNo.o. 1 SSupremeupreme TTallall CCedaredar RRichardichard GG.. ""Dick"Dick" FFeesereeser Spring/Summer 2013 Volume 45 Issue No. 1 CedarThe Digest SSupremeupreme FForestorest OOfficersfficers A Note From Th e Editor Please send any articles, fl yers, and/or photos via e-mail at [email protected] or on a CD disk to Carol Henderson, Editor 8 Chester Court Milton, PA 17847 (570) 742-4164 For any comments, good or bad, you may also (L-R); front row; Suzanne Sheaffer; First Lady, Pat Feeser; Mary Saul; Robin Donis e-mail, write or call at the above information. Back row; Del Zeiders, Supreme Scribe; Barry Sheaffer, SDSTC; Richard G Feeser, STC; Robert E Saul, JDSTC; Larry Donis, Supreme Treasurer Please note: Th e deadline for the next issue Fall/Winter will be July 31, 2013 SSupremeupreme ForestForest DirectorsDirectors Special thank you to Th e Cedar Digest Committ ee, PGTC Marshall Gevinson for the cover. Notice of Publication (L-R): Front Row; Russ Fuscia, R I; James Ferguson, R II; Mark Brumaghim, R III; THE CEDAR DIGEST is a publication of the Van Jodon, R IV; Curt Beam, R V; Supreme Forest Tall Cedars of Lebanon of N. A. Back Row; Jerry Pokorny, R VIII; Robert Bachman, R IX; James Morrison, R X 2609 North Front Street (Missing from photo: Bruce Neubauer, RVI, and Clayton Weber, RVII) Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 17110 TTallall CCedaredar FFoundationoundation Janis E. Stanton Appointed Board of Directors Director of Administration 2609 North Front Street Harrisburg, PA 17110 (717) 232-5991 (717) 232-5997 (fax) [email protected] Front Cover: Th e Supreme Tall Cedar at Ocean City, Maryland (L-R): Front row: Bill Ward, Jr; Howard Buch, Jr, Secretary; Don Erb, Chairman; Bill Ward, Sr, Treasurer; Al Cass Back row: Richard Snyder; Walter Manhart; Larry Stoudt; Robert Polander; Art Pokorny. (Missing from the photo: Ray Wingate, Ed Howard, Albert Cass, and Robert Hall) MMessageessage ffromrom TThehe SSupremeupreme TTallall CCedaredar Richard G. "Dick" Feeser they too can enjoy our Fun, miles. Frolic and Fellowship. Likewise, this year we Also if you have an op- will be holding a Mid West portunity please greet our Mini - Vention / CONFERENCE hank you for placing New MDA Goodwill in Paducah Lodge No. 127; Tyour confi dence in elect- Ambassador “Aly” Fisher. 2340 Jackson Street, ing me as your Supreme Tall She is just a delightful Paducah, KY 42003 on Cedar. I am deeply honored young lady that you’ll in- Saturday – June 8, 2013 @ and pledge to you that I will stantly fall in love with!! 10:00 a m. This will be an do all within my power to I also want to thank opportunity for a number advance Tall Cedarism and PSTC Gareth Diem and of our Cedar membership keep our fraternity prosper- his committee for all of the located in the Central and ous and growing. Really work they did to provide Mid West regions of the looking forward to seeing each of you attending our United States to participate many of you as Pat and I Ocean City, MD Midwinter in a Supreme Forest travel throughout our Cedar Conference. It was just function. Kingdom in 2013. one of the best experiences As I write this article I As we begin a New Year we have ever had. Also want you to know that we I hope that each of you will THANKS to Robert Monroe are moving forward with become involved in many and his Seminole Forest No. great success in planning a of the new programs we 193 for putting together our fantastic Supreme Conven- will offer as we endeavor to very fi rst ever SOUTHERN tion for all Cedars, their enhance the visibility of Mini - MIDWINTER ladies and families. In this our Cedar Kingdom and to CONFERENCE in Deland, issue you will fi nd fl yers on provide more service to our FL. This is an opportunity all of the different activities communities we serve. I for a number of our Cedar we have planned and hope want to challenge each Tall membership to participate that you will join us in each Cedar to share their Cedar in a Supreme Forest function event. membership with other without having to travel Brother Master Masons so north several hundreds of (Contd page 2).... - 1 - MMessageessage ffromrom TThehe SSupremeupreme TTallall CCedaredar ((Contd)Contd) This year I have appointed Growth & Retention. They by our now PSTC Harvey a new committee known have already put together “Bud” Willard and FFL as the Convention Parade a “Top 30” Ideas listing Nancy much of our efforts Participation committee. They which should be of help to thus far would have been less are working very diligently, all Forests. What is really successful so on behalf of our and I promise you that our needed is for each Forest entire Cedar Kingdom I want 2013 Convention Parade will to send Greg the name of to say a tremendous THANK be larger than in recent years. your membership Comm. You to both of you and my However, what would be even Chairperson or individual wish is that your memories better is if each of our Forests so that the committee can of 2012 will defi nitely be the will take the opportunity to maintain constant contact highlight of your Masonic become involved. There are with your Forest and offer experiences. many ways to become involve assistance when needed. In closing my wish for from participating in a unit or Contact info for Greg: every Tall Cedar is that maybe a Forest Float or just Gregory Dimoff; 111 w. each of you will be become riding in a vehicle in the Ridge St.; Mount Union, PA active in the programs, parade. Please come out 17066 / email: greg.dimoff@ Fund raising (especially for and join in the Fun of fci.com / Phone 814-542-9726 our Charity of Muscular Participation!! On September 14, 2013 Dystrophy research) and Another new committee we will be holding our activities of your Forest. Also this year is our Forest Supreme Forest M D Children I challenge each Tall Cedar Revitalization Committee. Recognition Banquet @ the to share his membership by Under its chairman PSS John Hilton Garden Inn; Dover, inviting a Master Mason to “Jack “ Gahres; 671 State DE 5:30 p m. We are asking become part of our great Route 147; Dalmatia, PA Forest from our eastern US fraternity known as the Tall 17017 / Phone 570-758-6391 to bring their M D Children Cedars of Lebanon of North the committee is available to to this event where the entire America and thereby giving work with Forests that may be evening will be for us (Tall them the opportunities we struggling with membership Cedars) to meet each of provide of Fun, Frolic and growth, leadership challenges them as they tell us about Fellowship. or whatever. They will talk themselves. This should As we Let Freedom Ring with you and suggest to your be a Fun as well as very this coming year may God Forest different ideas for the educational event. Hope your add a Blessing to each enhancement of your Forest. Forest will participate in this endeavor we undertake, and Our 2013 Membership event!! may this be your best year Committee under the capable Well as you can see we ever as a Tall Cedar. Leadership of Gregory are really off and running Dimoff is very actively with a planned format of Richard G. "Dick" Feeser involved with suggestions Ideas however without the Supreme Tall Cedar 2013 and ideas for Membership Leadership provided last year - 2 - SSeniorenior DDeputyeputy SupremeSupreme TallTall CedarCedar Barry L. Sheaff er ship has been declining and we The Annual Convention in need to increase our efforts to Wildwood, New Jersey in early add to the membership rolls. May will provide an opportuni- We are at a critical crossroads ty to meet and enjoy the “fun, Once again I wish to express and every new member is nec- frolic and fellowship” of the my deep gratitude for allowing essary to sustain the longevity fraternity. me the honor to serve our fra- of our fraternity. This is a task Since the formation of the ternity. As the Senior Deputy that does not rest on any one Tall Cedars of Lebanon over Supreme Tall Cedar I will con- individual’s shoulders, but is one hundred and ten years ago tinue to work for the enhance- the responsibility of each and our fraternity has proclaimed ment of this fi ne organization. every member. New members “fun, frolic, and fellowship” as I am eager to continue the can only come from one place our great teachings. For more work to strengthen our frater- and that is our Blue Lodges. than sixty of those years we nity and ask that you join with We need to make contact with have been diligent in support- me in this labor of love. all members of our individual ing the efforts to fi nd a cure Our struggle over fi nan- lodges and ask them to join for neuromuscular diseases. We cial issues continues to bring with us in the “fun, frolic, and are here today because of our many challenges to the Board fellowship” found through belief in ourselves, our ability of Directors. While it will not the Cedar Kingdom. Keep a to enrich the search for a cure, insure the solvency of the petition at the ready and get and to maintain our fraternity. fraternity we are nearing the involved in the recruiting proc- BELIEVE AND ACHIEVE.