GRAND LODGE OF MASONS IN MASSACHUSETTS SUMMER 2011

The Scouters Lodge

Samuel Crocker Lawrence

Mt. Sugar Loaf

The Adventures of Founding Brothers

50 Year Veterans in 2011 Vol. 29, No. 2: Summer 2011 From the East of Grand Lodge Magazine of the Grand Lodge of Masons in Massachusetts RICHARD JAMES STEWART

Brethren, Lodge & District News 3 Lodge of Research ¥ Masonic Career Fair ¥ Lost Jewel Recovered When I first spoke of “Back to the Future” last December, you may have wondered what this theme had to do with Masonry? Allow me to expand on what I had in mind. “Back” refers to looking back some 278 years—when our Grand Lodge received its charter. The Charter Members phrase “to the future” refers to our being good and stalwart stewards of our heritage as we 4 Bro. Richard Pastore examines new and reconstituted lodges. lead the fraternity forward. 3 How will we accomplish this? I foresee success by means of thorough training of our Chaplain’s Column: Presence, Prayer, and Visitation lodge officers and thorough education of all our new brethren in the valued tenets and pre- 8 Wor. and Rev. Keith Alderman cepts of our great fraternity. Training programs, such as The Masters Path, the newly rein- troduced Wardens Workshop, and new Leadership Seminars will be essential; we will con- tinue training for our lodge secretaries; we will have enhanced training in new IRS rules The Grand Master’s Address at the March Quarterly for all of our lodge treasurers; lodge officers will now receive more informative instruction 9 M.W. Grand Master Stewart announces new initiatives. at monthly lodges of instruction. 4 We are reprinting the original Introduction to Freemasonry, by Carl H. Claudy. The appro- Living Freemasonry priate book from this three-volume series will be presented to candidates as they complete 12 Meet an Active Mass. Mason: Wor. Peter Hall each degree. These same Claudy books will be the instruction manual at every lodge of instruction and will allow us to standardize candidate instruction. If our new brethren receive proper instruction on Freemasonry from the start, they will be better prepared to The Young Tyler’s Talk—A Lesson in Harmony become line officers in their lodges. 13 Bro. David Riley

I often do a little exercise while visiting lodges and training programs. I ask brethren who 9 have been Masons for less than six years to stand. Nearly every time, 25 to 50 percent of Improving Lodge Finances the attendees rise. The results of this exercise have reinforced in my mind the need to go 14 The Grand Treasurer discusses principles of lodge investing. “Back to the Future”—to ensure our new brethren receive the necessary training and edu- cation to continue to be the fraternity we have been for the last 278 years. The Prodigal Mason Traveling throughout our jurisdiction, I not only see, but also feel a renewed enthusiasm 15 Richard Thompson reflects on Bro. George Washington. and excitement about all the hard work that our committees are doing to make Masonry in Massachusetts the best it can be. It is so rewarding to see so many of our brethren start to 16 feel the greatness within themselves because of the moral teachings our fraternity instills News from Overlook in each of us. 16 OVNA Teamwork ¥ Quilters ¥ “Name that Tune” ¥ Groves’ New Store Again, I know I am asking much of you—to continue on our journey “Back to the Future.”

May God bless each and every one of you and this great fraternity we all love so dearly. Tall Cedars of Lebanon 19 Cordially and fraternally, 19 The Ancient and Honorable Rite of Humility

Veteran’s Medal Recipients in 2011 Richard James Stewart 25 Masons celebrating 50 years in Masonry and 50-Year Past Masters Grand Master

Reflections on Being a District Deputy Grand Master 25 32 Rt. Wor. Jerry A. Roach, Jr. recalls his term. Grand Master of Masons in Massachusetts Lodge & District MW Richard J. Stewart Summer of 2011—At Last NEWS continued on page 20 TROWEL Staff The summer issue of Trowel is where Executive Editor we recognize our annual Veteran’s There is still work to be done. The John S. Doherty Medal recipients. We have a huge group Massachusetts Lodge of Research Update MLoR is always looking for fresh Design and of 600 men to list this year. Take a few Grand Master Pageau issued a warrant research, and it encourages young Production minutes to find your friends and brothers for The Massachusetts Lodge of Re- Masonic writers to contribute their David A. Libby who are 50-year veterans in 2011. search (MLoR) on December 1, 2009. work. The MLoR also encourages Blue Lodge and District The feature story in this issue, Under its first master, Rt. Wor. George lodges to serve as host, and we will News Editor “Charter Members—The Adventures of Founding Bro- Bibilos, one of the original founding travel to any lodge that wishes to host Lee H. Fenn thers” is an entertaining and informative account of the brothers, it held its first communication us. Of course, members are our life’s Consulting Editor process of forming a new lodge. Bro. Rick Pastore has done on January 19, 2010 in North Reading. blood: any master Mason in good Robert W. Williams III an excellent job bringing this hot topic to our attention. Originally warranted with 70 mem- standing may join the MLoR: from Art Director Emeritus Wor. Charles McKay Freeman bers, it is the first known lodge of Massachusetts, regular membership is Charles M. Freeman research in the 278-year history of the available, from outside Massachusetts, passed away in March of this year. Outgoing master, Rt. Wor. George J. Grand Lodge of Massachusetts. associate membership is available. Editorial Staff Charlie, as he was known to his Bibilos, guest speaker, Wor. Trevor Stephen C. Cohn The MLoR is a traveling lodge; it friends, was the very first art director Steward and incoming master, Wor. Both levels are entitled to copies of all Richard Thompson has no permanent home and meets four for Trowel and served in that capaci- John P. Soderblom at the Sept. research, but only regular members can times a year in venues wherever a Blue Photography Staff ty for seventeen years. In the good old Communcation of the Massachusetts vote. lodge offers to play host. In spite of the Roger W. Appell days before the advent of computer Lodge of Research. For an application or more informa- Philip A. Nowlan challenges this presents for the offi- graphics, art design was a real chal- tion go to www.masslodgeofresearch- Scott A. Taylor cers, the MLoR has traveled to North In a little over a year the MLoR has .org. One year later we are growing lenge and Charlie was a gifted artist. He was responsible for Office Staff Reading, Ayer, Salem, Hingham, and traveled around the state and grown to strong and here to serve you. the complete design and layout of every page in every George S. Fontana Framingham during this first year. over 100 members. It published the —Wor. John Soderblom Helena M. Fontana Trowel, but his own art did not appear on a cover until At the September communication in transactions and research of its first Fall, 1992. Below is the artwork from that cover, featuring Salem, the MLoR installed its second year and hosted a number of interest- the type of wildlife scene that was his personal passion. It master, Wor. John P. Soderblom, also ing and stimulating papers that have Masonic Career Fair Editorial Board: is my personal favorite among the many covers containing an original founding brother. At that advanced the members’ knowledge of Richard J. Stewart, Stephen H. Burrall, Jr., Richard H. Curtis, Charlie’s work. communication the MLoR was privi- the Craft. In addition, a new committee Jeffrey L. Gardiner, Donald G. Hicks Jr., David A. Libby, Charles M. Free- Thomas E. Pulkkinen, David C. Turner leged to welcome United Grand Lodge has been created to support Blue man’s name will of England’s Prestonian Lecturer, Wor. lodges in their effort to protect and cat- appear one last time Trevor Stewart, who spoke on the topic alog books, documents, and artifacts in TROWEL telephone: 617-426-6040 on the Trowel of masonic research. their possession. e-mail: [email protected] masthead (at left). Lodge News: [email protected] Although Charlie is Do not send address changes to the editors. Please no longer with us, a direct your message to the Grand Secretary’s Office. Wyoming Lodge Recovers Jewel Lost for 100 Years little bit of him will Grand Lodge e-mail: [email protected] In 1906 the secretary of Wyoming Lodge, Bro. George As part of a Masonic Leadership live on in Trowel. C. Stantial was presented with a specially struck solid Institute project, Team Guiding Prin- Grand Lodge Web Page: www.MassFreemasonry.org Trowel The logo gold secretary’s jewel on the occasion of the 50th ciple hosted a Masonic career fair at that appears on anniversary of the lodge. As the years passed, the jewel the Museum of National Heritage in Address Changes for Massachusetts lodge members, every issue of the and notifications of deaths should be sent to the lodge was lost and forgotten—until recently. Lexington. This career fair did not magazine was hand secretaries, and not to TROWEL Magazine. Paid sub- Worshipful Master Richard E. Pitts received a letter offer jobs to the 80 participants, but lettered by Charlie scribers should notify: TROWEL Magazine, Masonic from Bro. Stantial’s great-grandson, Bro. Roger H. hosted 6 dynamic speakers who talked Building, 186 Tremont Street, Boston MA 02111 Freeman and it will Damon, Jr. of St. Johnsbury, Vermont. Bro. 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This program includ- phone number, e-mail if any, and if a member, the name of his Or mail to: Trowel Editor,Grand Lodge of Masons English teacher at Melrose High School where he graduated in 1952. The jewel ed experienced and powerful speakers Masonic lodge. Products and services mentioned herein do not carry 186 Tremont Street, Boston MA 02111 the endorsement of TROWEL or that of the Grand Lodge of Masons in will be included with the secretary’s regalia at meetings and other appropriate including Rt. Wor. Ken Sprague, Rt. Massachusetts unless otherwise stated. Printed in U.S.A. functions. — Wor. Roger W. Waugh Wor. Steve Cohn, Wor. Dana Wildes, (continued on page 20) 2 GRAND LODGE OF MASSACHUSETTS TROWEL SUMMER 2011 3 is self-sustaining,” says Wor. Scouting into Freemasonry. Members wear Scout uniforms Thomas M. McClintock, char- and neckerchiefs, recite the Scout Oath and Law, and listen ter and current treasurer. to the Scoutmaster’s Minute. They will perform degree Membership in Berquist work for Eagle Scout Masons from across Massachusetts. has grown steadily to 36, The Independence Lodge has the unique purpose of bet- and the lodge recently ter educating Brazilian Americans in U.S. Freemasonry Charter Members decided to raise its cap from and building ties to Masonry in Brazil, Portugal, and The Adventures of Founding Brothers 36 to 45. The officer line has Brazilian American lodges in New York and other states. also reached a turning point: Sixty percent of its 45 members were born in Brazil. Who Create New or Reconstituted Lodges Last June, its charter senior deacon, Wor. Bro. Santos says it is still a challenge to instill the Bro. Wayne A. Burkholder, became the first non-past mas- full measure of the lodge’s purpose in all members and by Bro. Richard Pastore ter to assume the East, taking the pressure off the charter make it clear that the lodge is not just a club. “We do this past masters. “We’ve done our job educating the new little by little by setting a precedent in the hearts of our new Masons, and they will continue that tradition,” says Rt. people,” he says. Indeed, it can take six to ten years for a Wor. Eugene B. Nichols, charter master and current secre- lodge to develop its own personality, he notes, which will ost Masons appreciate the venerable history and tra- young brothers who are exploring reconstitution of Boston tary. Careful planning of the officer line, which includes happen when Masons raised in the lodge assume senior M ditions of our lodges. But few realize that new his- University Lodge. “When you attend an established lodge, experienced leadership at the outset and the eventual suc- officer positions. tory is being made and fresh traditions inaugurated at new there is a legacy of how things are done and a line that’s cession of those who share the founding vision, is a key Samuel Crocker Lawrence’s purpose is more tradition- and reconstituted lodges across the Commonwealth. And drawn for you. While there is a legacy for the former BU strategy to ensure perpetuation of new lodges. al—geography and community. “I would have had a tough no one, who has not been part of the birth or rebirth of a Lodge, it is up to us to build that legacy again,” says Bro. sell convincing Grand Lodge of the need to start a new A Unique Reason for Being lodge, fully appreciates the trials and triumphs that pas- Yotam Mendlinger, senior steward at Charity Lodge in lodge in a town like Framingham, where there are already sionate founding brothers embrace to make these dreams Cambridge. Differentiation is essential for a successful start-up; it’s three lodges,” says Rt. Wor. Kenneth W. Sprague Jr., who come true. “In other lodges, you have a template, and you are filling what inspires commitment from founding brothers, attracts led the reconstitution effort. But there was no longer a Handicapped by lack of funds, they strive to recruit a in the blanks. Here, we’d be building the template,” adds affiliates and applicants, and lodge in Medford (a family-oriented city of roughly nucleus of like-minded brothers, petition Grand Lodge for Bro. James J. Howard III, secretary of Columbian Lodge in wins the backing of Grand 56,000) where many Masons are based. “We can be a dispensation, seek a proper home, pick an available meet- Boston, who is spearheading the effort to locate past mem- Lodge. “You must have a spe- vibrant community lodge here if we choose to be,” he says. ing day, compose and submit bylaws for approval, hunt bers and rally new brothers to bring back BU Lodge, which cific purpose and stick to it,” Named for the Masonic benefactor, Grand Master, and down regalia, and form an officer line. And that’s only the surrendered its charter in 1999. says Rt. Wor. Jay A. Jolicoeur, first mayor of Medford, Samuel Crocker Lawrence’s 16 beginning. They must persevere through a year of meet- “We have the chance to do new things that the old charter master of The Scouters members plan to connect with the community via a local ings—documenting every action for Grand Lodge—in the lodges, because of their Lodge in Holden, which is myCHIP event and will seek dispensation to march in quest for constitution and a new charter. bylaws and history, would dedicated to supporting Medford’s Veteran’s Day parade. “It’s work; you can’t just sit on the sidelines and watch. find difficult or impossible to Scouting and is open only to Mount Sugar Loaf Lodge in South Deerfield also had the People need to be willing to get involved to make it hap- do,” says The Independence Eagle Scouts. “If you are just motivation of filling a geographical void, but with a twist. pen,” says Most Worshipful Roger Pageau, who saw four Lodge’s first master, Luiz one among many, you will not Mount Sugar Loaf is a daylight lodge, meeting on Saturday lodges open during his term and who worked on his own Carlos Rodrigues dos Santos. be successful,” he contends. “If you do something that dis- mornings, and it goes new lodge project—the 1993 reconstitution of Rose of For example, the Malden- tinguishes your lodge from others, you will succeed.” dark in the harsh west- Sharon Lodge in Charlton. Although the Grand Master and based lodge, which was con- Scouters, which hopes to turn in its dispensation warrant ern Massachusetts win- grand secretary can provide moral support and procedural stituted in September, 2010, this June and receive its charter, brings the essence of ter months rather than guidance, it’s the brothers’ burden to bear. operates partly in Portu- in the summer. These Above: Massachusetts Masonic Eagle Scout Association differences accommo- guese. The opening and clos- logo used by Scouters Lodge. Starting Anew date retired snowbird ing rituals of all three degrees Below: Officers of Scouters Lodge (UD): Senior Warden While it’s certainly hard work and sometimes frustrating to have been translated and are performed in Portuguese dur- Bro. Adam J. Jolicoeur, Secretary R.W. Geoffrey Kromer, brothers (who head open a new lodge, the difficulties only heighten the sense ing regular communications, and in English during special Wor. Master R.W. Jay A. Jolicoeur, R.W. Michael B. Dodge, South in the cold of accomplishment in creat- meetings and when Grand Lodge officers visit. Jr. Steward Bro. John A. Knox. months and prefer not ing something from virtually While BU Lodge is still a glimmer in the eye, and The to drive at night), who nothing. “The young guys Independence Lodge is a sophomore, the new template of would otherwise be want to be part of a begin- J. Philip Berquist Lodge, which deliberately limits the disconnected from a ning,” says Wor. Frank J. number of members after the fashion of European lodges, traditional lodge, ex- Mt. Sugar Loaf Lodge meets Kautz II, master of Samuel is now entering its seventh year. Berquist has successfully plains Rt. Wor. John A. near its namesake promontory Crocker Lawrence Lodge in weathered the early hazards that threaten new lodges— White, district deputy on the Connecticut River. Medford, which was recon- scarcity of funds, potential lack of commitment, and stag- grand master during the 2008 reconstitution and now its stituted in November 2010. nation in the membership or officer line. The lodge enjoys current junior warden. New Logo for Samuel The passion to start some- a current operating budget of $7,600 and a net worth of Whatever else might drive brothers to form new lodges, Crocker Lawrence Lodge. thing is palpable in the nearly $19,000. “We’ve reached the point where the lodge the underlying motivation should not be discord in their

4 GRAND LODGE OF MASSACHUSETTS TROWEL SUMMER 2011 5 Members of J. Philip Berquist Lodge. “We had hoped to avoid racking up quite so many for- giveness requests and dispensations right away,” says Bro. elsewhere in Massachusetts that pay Kautz. “But we are grateful to Grand Master Stewart, who Laying the Foundation Basic Building Blocks of a New Lodge rent of $450 and more. But determined has been very patient and gracious with us.” founding brothers can be resourceful á Identify a desire, need, and purpose for a new or recon- stituted lodge. even when it comes to the rent. We Built It, but Will They Come? “Talk to churches; they have meeting Bylaws notwithstanding, “Opening a lodge is easy; the á Consult with the Grand Master and Grand Secretary. spaces and need the revenue,” suggests hardest part is keeping it open and being viable,” says Rt. á Collect signatures of 25 Massachusetts Masons for a Rt. Wor. Bro. White. Mount Sugar Loaf Wor. Bro. White. New and reconstituted lodges have little new lodge and seven former members for a reconstitution (see Sections 300, 301, 302, and 307 of the Grand trouble getting the necessary number of signatures to earn got a nice deal from a local parish Constitutions). when it paid $1,800 for 12 months use dispensation to meet (25 for new and 7 for reconstituted). Find a suitable meeting place and an available day for But gaining member’s regular attendance and attracting á of a hall. Scouters found a home in the regular communications. current lodges. “I get concerned when people want to break Holden Senior Center, where the wife of the junior warden new members are more difficult and are continuous chal- á Petition the Grand Master for a dispensation to meet as away because of dissensions in a lodge,” says Most Wor- works. The lodge makes donations to the center in grati- lenges. a lodge. shipful Roger Pageau. These so-called hate lodges would tude for the rent-free space. Mount Sugar Loaf Lodge is getting the word out by á Request the Grand Master to hold a ceremony of insti- have difficulty earning Grand Lodge backing, and could Economizing only goes so far, however. New lodges hanging a banner across Main Street, and it will be repre- tution and installation of officers at his convenience. become contentious themselves. need cash, even if just for incidentals such as the $60 sented in an ad for the Shriner’s Circus. It is also seeking á Submit new or revised bylaws for Grand Lodge “Work on fixing your old lodge first before considering Scouters paid for its dues card embossing seal. The visibility on the UMass Amherst campus. “A sign of approval. starting a new lodge, or you’ll bring those problems with momentum will be when the faces seen at meetings were Independence Lodge earned seed money by selling ties, á Conduct ten regular communications within the next 12 you,” advises Rt. Wor. Peter Randall, charter senior warden pins, caps, and shirts adorned with its seal—a combination not there six months ago,” says Rt. Wor. Bro. White. months. “People don’t know there is a lodge here because they of Berquist. Most brothers who have formed new lodges of the flag colors of Brazil and the United States. Several á Raise a candidate (preferred, but not required by the also remain active in their original lodges. lodges are also raising funds through holiday party events aren’t actively looking,” says Rt. Wor. Jay Jolicoeur. The Grand Constitution). and table lodges. Scouters Lodge will build awareness by appearing at Finding Ourselves Entirely Destitute á Petition Grand Lodge for a charter, providing all docu- Berquist found financial success by adhering to a pay-as- Scouting events of the local council, and will raise its pro- mentation from the communications and financial records. There is no seed money available from Grand Lodge to you-go strategy. “We set prices for events a little higher file in the community by participating in a safety day event á Petition the Grand Master to hold a constitution cere- start new lodges, and lodges that have surrendered their than they cost,” says Wor. Bro. McClintock. “It’s a rare this spring and in Holden’s town festival in August. To mony and receive charter. charters usually have dispersed or tied up any legacy funds month that we spend more than we take in.” Berquist is sol- draw members from around the state, the meetings need to in inaccessible trusts. vent enough to be able to donate 35 to 38 percent of its be fun. The lodge plans a pine car derby for members— This presents a formida- income to favorite charities, including the DeMolay, adults only, no help from the kids allowed. Revere,” recalls Wor. Bro. Santos. “Our installation in front ble challenge. “Operating Special Olympics, the Scottish Rite’s Dyslexia Center for of people from five jurisdictions in Brazil, was a memory with zero in your budget Children, and the Angel Fund of co-located Saint Alban’s Dreams Fulfilled I’ll never forget; it was the moment everything, which had is a huge difference from Lodge. Even if sidelines are as bare as the coffers, even with sec- been a dream for us, became real.” operating with $100,000 Watch Your Bylaws ond-hand furniture and jury-rigged meeting space, and The birth or rebirth of a Masonic lodge is a momentous or even $1,000,” notes Like any business, lodge finances are a balance of income even with the occasional need for healings, founding event, even for a Grand Master. “It was one of the high- Wor. Bro. Kautz. New and outflow. “Have a business plan for where the money brothers say it’s been worth it all. “Seeing it work, seeing lights of my tenure, because I knew all these people and lodges must run on a will come from and how it will be spent,” advises Rt. Wor. the guys come together, is the most fulfilling thing in the how happy they were to have this happen,” reflects Past shoestring to survive. For Bro. White. And it’s in the new or revised lodge bylaws that world,” says Bro. Kautz. Grand Master Roger Pageau. “If I could do something to example, Samuel Crocker the tenets of this business plan are set forth. Dues, affilia- “It was very emotional for me, not only to have this help the process and bring their dreams to fruition, I was Lawrence will defer com- tion, and initiation fees are established here, as are com- dream come true, but to receive the gavel from the hands of more than pleased to do it. It makes you feel great.” Wor. Frank Kautz with bust of pensation for its secretary pensation rates for officers and any special spending the Grand Master and to see the district deputy grand mas- New lodges tend to come in waves, and Bro. Pageau sees Samuel Crocker Lawrence. and treasurer for ten authority granted to masters. ter wearing the jewels made by Most Worshipful Paul this wave continuing. “It reflects the vitality in the whole years, and its lodge of instruction dues were waived for system,” he says. “If you are part of a group of people inter- With such critical financial decisions to be made, it’s not Appointed officers of Scouters Lodge being installed by 2011 and assumed by the other lodges in the 3rd District. surprising that composing bylaws can be one of the more RW DDGM John K. Andrews. ested in starting a lodge, go for it. It’s a great thing.” Most start-ups benefit from the generosity of fellow tedious and stressful undertakings for founding brothers. lodges—the source of donated or loaned regalia, furniture, “Bylaws are the third rail for any lodge that needs to make Bro. Richard Pastore was raised in December 2008 in and even aprons. Charter officers are quick to acknowledge changes,” says Wor. Bro. Kautz. United Brethren Lodge, Marlborough, and is a recipient of this critical support and have made donations to the Not realizing in time that a bylaw change for a new reg- the Master Mason Rookie Award. He is vice president of edi- favorite charities of their benefactors. ular meeting date had not been approved for technical rea- torial and programs for the CIO Executive Council, a glob- Rent is the most considerable expense. A good deal sons, Samuel Crocker Lawrence Lodge held a regular com- al peer-advisory association of chief information officers, might be $100 per use for a hall, as Samuel Crocker munication on a day it shouldn’t have, and needed Grand and former editor of CIO magazine, based in Framingham. Lawrence pays to the Medford Elks. Grand Lodge charges Lodge forgiveness (a formal healing). A couple more inci- He lives in Marlborough with his wife Carolyn. Bro. lodges that meet there from $200 to $350, depending on dents required forgiveness and also a special dispensation Pastore’s first contribution, “Architectural Wonders of size, which, notes Rt. Wor. Grand Secretary Jeffrey L. by the time the lodge held its second communication in Massachusetts Lodges,” appeared in the Spring, 2010 issue Gardiner, is relatively cheap compared with some lodges February 2011. of TROWEL.

6 GRAND LODGE OF MASSACHUSETTS TROWEL SUMMER 2011 7 Presence, Prayer, and Visitation by Wor. and Rev. Dr. Keith C. Alderman The Grand Master’s Address asonic chaplains have an important role. Their es’ station for the patient’s room location. Here you M duties are outlined in the Masonic Trestle- will also learn if you will need to wear gloves, or a at the March 2011 Quarterly Communication Board: “It is your special duty to conduct the devo- mask, or a protective gown. Third, you must disinfect tions and bear before the throne of Heavenly Grace the your hands on the way in and out of the room. You do of the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts spiritual needs of your brethren. In all your interaction not want to bring any kind of infection in to the with your lodge it is expected that you will ‘allure to patient, or carry any kind of infection out with you. brighter worlds and lead the way.’” This is essential. A chaplain often leads the lodge in prayer. It might Home Visits First, do phone ahead to schedule a be tempting to think, “It is only a prayer,” or “It is only visit. Second, do visit. Many older people are lonely, ington, D.C. and the annual con- scripture.” Both scripture and prayer are important and enjoy contact with people who are not in their Hard Times vs. Good Times ference of Grand Masters of North underpinnings of the fraternity. Scripture is our immediate circle of family and friends. For many, ost Worshipful Grand Master Richard J. Stewart America, held this year in Denver, Colorado. rule and guide to faith—a spiritual diary of the time they spent in their lodge was very opened his first Quarterly Communication by noting those who have gone on before us. Prayer is meaningful to them, and they enjoy staying M that this meeting, held on March 9, 2011, was his first, as Program Highlights an intimate connection to God. The power connected to it. Third, do let the brother The Grand Master was particularly pleased with the of prayer should never be taken for grant- talk to you. Many times brothers are very presiding officer, that was not accompanied by a snow- ed. Certain prayers are written into our lonely and need to talk. Fourth, do try to storm. He dared say aloud that perhaps the hard times were response to his Birthday Card Program. Grand Lodge now Masonic ritual, and ought to be used in know something about the brother past for this year and only good times were ahead in 2011! sends cards to all Masons on their birthdays. He read one their proper places. There are other times before you visit. If you do not know the Immediately after his installation on December 27, he letter from a folder of thank-you notes. “These letters are when a prayer is called for in the work of brother, ask at the lodge. But, visit even if attended Philip J. Berquist Lodge, and in the company of a my paycheck,” he added. the lodge. Fresh prayers ought to be written you can’t get information. Fifth, do sit down, number of snowbound Grand Lodge officers including Rt. The Membership Program continues to bear fruit. Grand and used, as the sole reliance on written prayers take off your coat, and relax. People can tell when Wor. John Bamber, Panama, and Rt. Wor. Brian Watson, Master Stewart has signed 600 Master Mason diplomas can create an atmosphere which can become stilted you want to be with them, and when you do not. If China, witnessed a beautiful presentation of the Master during the first three months of his term, and 200 more and lifeless. Also, a prayer is always communication there is room to sit down, do so—but not on the Mason Degree. await his signature. with God and should never be viewed as part of the patient’s bed. Sixth, don’t stay too long. Twenty to Shortly afterwards, the Grand Master began a series of The Master Mason Rookie Award has been tremendous- show. Extemporaneous prayer should never be disre- thirty minutes is usually a meaningful experience for trips inside and outside our jurisdiction. Panama was the ly popular. In 2009, 36 new Masons received the award; in spectful to God or our fellow creatures. the person. Seventh, don’t interrupt. Sometimes the first destination. Hosted by District Grand Master Rt. Wor. 2010, there were 93 recipients. The annual awards dinner The office of chaplain ought to reach beyond itself, brother simply wants to talk with someone from the John Bamber, meetings were held not only with our hosted by the Grand Master will continue this year. All to make the officeholder grow in care and concern for lodge. Eighth, don’t visit if you yourself are sick. Do Panama lodges and district lodge, but also with the Grand rookies receiving their award in 2011 will receive a per- our fellow creatures. This may mean holding those in not visit a patient in the hospital or at home if you are Lodge of Panama. The delegation from Massachusetts pre- sonal letter from the Grand Master and will be his guest at prayer who are out of sight, but ought not to be out of not feeling well. In such circumstances, you may sented the new DVD product, A Chat with Ben Franklin,to a dinner and celebration at Grand Lodge. All members of our hearts. This might mean giving someone the ben- phone them to tell of your care and concern for them. guests at a joint banquet of the District Grand Lodge and the Rookie Association will be invited this year as well. efit of the doubt in a situation which is unclear. It has If for any reason you cannot visit, please phone, the Grand Lodge of Panama. Viewers were very impressed Grand Master Stewart called attention to a number of been said that a good rule of life is to hate the sin, but email, and write. The written word still has a powerful with the video production and with the results of our mem- encouraging initiatives of the Education and Training love the sinner. Having this as a backdrop is a good influence, especially with older men who might not be bership initiatives. Committee including the New Wardens Workshop, newly beginning to developing the proper attitude for the as connected electronically as others. When we send a Also in February, the Grand Master attended the 200th revised Master’s Path, Masonic Leadership Conference, office of chaplain. note, it is an expression of love and concern that the Anniversary celebration of the Grand Lodge of Wash- and the MLI’s 2011 M.W. Henry Price Class. One concern I sometimes hear from brothers, who brother can read or have read to him over and over are confined to their homes or long-term care facilities, again. It is something which he can hold on to and dis- is that no one from the lodge visits. Everyone is busy, play, to show the world that “I am not forgotten, I am The Color Guard consisted of three and it can be difficult and intimidating to visit some- still valued, I am loved,” which are all tenets of our fra- members of the one you do not know well. It is very important to make ternity. Arab Patrol cele- the effort. A familiar face and a kind word can be brating their essential to healing of the mind, body, and soul. Wor. and Rev. Dr. Keith C. Alderman is an active mem- Veteran’s Medals: Here are a few of the do’s and don’ts for a compas- ber of Columbian Lodge in Boston, and twice served as Bros. James G. sionate visit. master of Village Lodge No. 29, A.F. & A. M. in Perkins, Philip G. Hospital Visits First, do visit. Spending time in a Collinsville, Connecticut. He has been a grand chap- Post, Edgar W. hospital is often very difficult. If a brother is in the lain since 2009. He is the senior pastor of Pilgrim Wallace; and Bro. Jacob T. Yanovich, hospital for an extended period, someone in the lodge Congregational Church, UCC, in Leominster, and recipient of the should make the effort. Second, do inquire at the nurs- resides in Westminster. Master Mason Rookie Award.

8 GRAND LODGE OF MASSACHUSETTS TROWEL SUMMER 2011 9 a staunch supporter of the Lodge of Instruction. This new ferring of the Third Degree, the Grand Master must put in award will be presented for the first time in September. place some controls to ensure new Masons in this jurisdic- tion continue to receive the best ritual that can be con- New Initiatives ferred.” Guidelines for Lodge Communications Lodge notices This edict will become effective immediately in all have been a growing source of concern for the Grand lodges within this jurisdiction. Henceforth, the following Secretary’s Office. In September, a new set of guidelines two paragraphs shall be read by the master immediately will be issued to all lodges with advice on content and for- preceding the beginning of the second section of the Third mat of lodge communications. Degree, whenever the Third Degree is conferred in a Nonpayment of Dues Letters The current process for is- Massachusetts lodge, and the secretary of the lodge shall suing suspensions caused by nonpayment of dues was make record of the fact that it was read. developed during the term of Grand Master David Above left: M.W. Roger Pageau receives a recognition award from the George Washington Masonic Memorial. Center: New Lovering. This process will be updated this year and will New Required Reading During Third Degree Grand Reps. RW Norman McLoon, Indiana; and RW & Rev. Richard Haley, Virginia confirmed by Grand Master Stewart. include the use of an affidavit signed by two lodge officers Right: RW Paul A. Cataldo receives the Joseph Warren Medal from G.M. Stewart. The second section of the Master Mason Degree should that must be prepared before suspensions are issued. implant in the mind of the candidate a deep and lasting New Aides for Grand Lecturers Aides to Grand impression of the fundamental teachings of Freemasonry. The Grand Master was pleased to announce that rights who will represent Indiana. Grand representatives are Lecturers will be appointed in all districts this year. Each Anything which distracts his attention from the reception have been procured to the 1931 edition of Introduction to appointed by Grand Masters of other jurisdictions to repre- grand lecturer will appoint two aides, who will be respon- of these ideas is foreign to the purpose of the work at Freemasonry, by Carl H. Claudy. Grand Lodge intends to sent them at the Massachusetts Grand Lodge. sible for observing ritual work in lodges within their dis- hand. republish this three-volume series and to distribute each Joseph Warren, Distinguished Service Medals were pre- trict. The intended purpose is to have the aides report back Undue roughness, acting in a manner to arouse amuse- book to entered apprentices, fellow craft, and master sented to two men. Rt. Wor. Paul A. Cataldo was raised in to the grand lecturer with observations that will help lodges ment of the brethren, or audible laughter from the side- Masons when they receive each Degree. The Claudy books a one-day class in 2003; he became master of Mount by sharing positive and helpful ideas concerning floor work lines cannot fail to produce such distraction. It is the will become part of the course of instruction for new Holyoke Lodge in 2006 and district deputy grand master and the delivery of ritual. direction of the Grand Lodge that the work be conducted Masons. for the 27th District in 2008. He has been instrumental in with a dignity and decorum that the ritual envisages and Individual Recognitions organizing support from Western Massachusetts Masons Conduct During the Third Degree Grand Master Stew- art made the following announcement: “The process of that the candidate has a right to expect. The George Washington Masonic Memorial Foundation for the MHS’ Northampton facility. Rt. Wor. Henry Rand being made a Mason in Massachusetts has always been a has, for many years, encouraged American Grand Lodges was raised in 1954; he became master of Athelstan Lodge significant experience for each one of us. Candidates Omission of this reading on the part of the master, or to accept the challenge of contributing $1 per member, per (now Guiding Lights Lodge) in 1967. He has been a fixture receiving the Degrees enjoy lasting memories of the failure to comply with its intent on the part of any officer year towards the upkeep of the Memorial. On behalf of the in Central Massachusetts Masonry for 56 years providing impressive ceremonies. However, due to several instances or member, may become the basis of reprimand or other Memorial Foundation, Most Wor. Donald Hicks presented tireless service not only in his lodge, but also in the of poor behavior by some of our brethren during the con- disciplinary action. a plaque to Most. Wor. Roger Pageau, recognizing his sup- Scottish Rite, and Masonic Health System. port for the Memorial during his term as Grand Master. Grand Lodge’s Committee for Lodges of Instruction has Grand Master Steward announced the appointments of instituted a new award for lodges of instruction maintain- 34th Annual Grand Master’s Fair grand representatives for three jurisdictions: Rt. Wor. Jaak ing the highest percentage of participation from officers of Juhansoo appointed by Estonia, Rt. Wor. and Rev. Richard district lodges. The award will be named in honor of W. At The Overlook Life Care Community 88 Masonic Home Road, Charlton E. Haley, by Virginia, and Rt. Wor. Norman D. McLoon, Terence (Terry) Stephens, past DGM, past D.D.G.M., and Save the Date! Sunday, June 12, 2011 Rain or Shine! Free Admission! 7:00 a.m. Pancake Breakfast Begins • 9:00 a.m. Booths and Rides Open • 10:30 a.m. Grand Master’s Parade Below left: Grand Master Stewart presents the Joseph Warren Medal to RW Henry B. Rand. Center: Grand Master Stewart receives from RW C. William Lakso a new base for the urn containing a lock of hair of President Garfield. Right: RW Terry Food • Children’s Amusement Park Dunk Tank • Tag & Craft Sales Stephens displays the Oscar Guinn trophy during presentation by GM Stewart and RW Phil Drouin.

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10 GRAND LODGE OF MASSACHUSETTS TROWEL SUMMER 2011 11 ly is a big deal when the master calls a brother, even if only Bro. Hall is a graduate of the Masonic Leadership to inquire as to his well being. Institute and is a very strong supporter of the curriculum. Living Freemasonry by Rt. Wor. Steve Cohn Wor. Bro. Hall feels that the current Masonic promo- There is so much energy and so many excellent ideas ema- tional ads on radio and television work quite well. He has nating from the various teams that can help our fraternity seen the results of the Ben Franklin ads, and meets many become better-known and continue to grow. He says MLI prospective applicants who want to become a part of some- is one of the best opportunities available to improve our thing bigger than themselves. He says that the MYCHIP fraternity and hopes the program is around for many more program has given men a reason to focus, and it has also years to come. been a reason for wives to encourage their husbands to join Masons known about our many charities and many non- Meet an Active Massachusetts Mason the fraternity. Masons have learned of these charities and subsequently He also says we need to advertise to prospective Masons joined lodges because of them. But he also believes that that time is valuable and should be properly managed. For publicizing our fine charitable work has to be increased. hen he was a young boy, his high priest in 2004Ð2005; and he joined Palestine Chapter this reason, he does see a role for one-day classes—for cer- The more non-Masons know about what we do, the more Wfather would often have some of Eastern Star and later became its royal patron. tain individuals. But, he feels that too much information is they will want to become a part of the Craft. friends over and they would discuss the He keeps in close contact with fellow masters in the dis- presented in the one-day classes and the candidates cannot Wor. Peter J. Hall is an excellent example of someone topic of the day. They called themselves trict during his term and they continue to meet on a regular effectively process it all and adequately understand what who lives and breathes Masonry on a daily basis and who G-men for the rings they all wore. It basis to maintain the camaraderie developed when they being a Mason is about. He also feels that lodges of instruc- very much wants to see Masonry survive for another 278 took a number of years before Worshipful Peter J. Hall of were sitting in the East together. tion should be an integral part of the learning attitude, even years. He greatly enjoys doing what he can to keep alive Foxboro’s Saint Alban’s Lodge would find out exactly what When Jim Carroll became the district deputy grand mas- for the one-day class Masons. our traditions for future generations of Masons. G-men meant. ter, Bro. Hall was tapped to be the district awareness offi- As a young man Peter worked part-time for Jim Carroll cer. This job exposed him to the MYCHIP program and he young tyler asked as he and the past master sat down at a at Crescent Ridge Dairy in Sharon. It was there he discov- became active in that program and was eventually named table together. ered the large Masonic connection. He and area chairman. Following the retirement of “Not exactly, but it will give them time to remember that Jim would talk Masonry from time to time the state director, Bro. Hall was named to The Young Tyler these are their brothers. Our affection for one another will and he became intrigued with its ritual, his- that post in 2010. He says that, due to the outlast this business meeting,” the past master said. tory, and camaraderie. But like most non- acquisition of state-of-the-art equipment Bro. David Riley “Nothing that happens in a Masonic lodge that should ever Masons, he didn’t know you had to ask. which makes training of volunteers easier, cause anyone to go away dissatisfied.” In 1995 when Peter finally did ask, he he has noticed an increase of volunteers and The tyler nodded, recognizing the reference. “Well, will joined Saint Alban’s Lodge because of the a marked increase in the number of events he young tyler could hear the voices of some of his the dues go up?” The past master nodded. “Yep. We have Masonic connection he had forged with Jim being booked. Tbrethren through the door. They were speaking in a to pay our expenses. A lodge is meant to pay for itself and Carroll, even though his father was a mem- Bro. Hall would like to see an increase in tone that might politely be described as emphatic. our dues need to keep up with the times. But, some mem- ber of Rising Star Lodge. This prompted his district involvement and further software Suddenly, the clack of the master’s gavel was heard and bers are concerned about the ability of the older members father to affiliate with Saint Alban’s Lodge. refinements. He plans to produce training silence fell for a time. Moments later, the brethren came to pay more.” Everything went well throughout the degree videos for volunteers, and public service out of the lodge room and headed to the dining room. “Well, that’s a good point,” the young tyler said. process. It wasn’t until they removed the announcements for local radio and cable The tyler smiled as a past master walked by and “It is,” said the past master around a bite of his pie. hoodwink during his Third Degree that he Wor. Peter J. Hall television stations promoting local said, “Sounded exciting in there.” The past mas- “And that’s why we remit dues pretty freely if a saw just how many of the members he knew! MYCHIP events. He is making the effort to ter, his eyes looking back to the lodge room as brother lets us know he is having a hard time. All of his father’s friends were fine, upstanding men in the get to know everyone on the MYCHIP team across the if recalling what he had just seen, laughed and But, the lodge has to be self-supporting.” community—and all Masons. state, and thus learning what improvements are needed in said, “A proposal for a dues increase is a sure Looking around the room, the tyler saw As soon as he signed the bylaws Bro. Hall was installed the various areas. He has found that if he empowers each way to encourage vigorous discussion. Come brothers laughing and having a good time. “It’s as junior steward of the lodge. The following year, he district and area chairman, more people take ownership and on, we better get downstairs or there won’t be hard to believe these guys were angry at each became the senior deacon and was elected junior warden in problems get resolved faster than when all decisions are anything left.” other just a few minutes ago,” he said. 1997; he was installed as master in September, 1999, and made at Grand Lodge. He says, “It’s the electricity you cre- The young tyler fell into step with the past The past master leaned back with a satisfied served in that station for three consecutive years since other ate that will help the program succeed.” Bro. Hall makes master and asked, “Is everything going to be sigh and said, “They weren’t angry, just commit- officers dropped out of line for various reasons. Wor. Bro. every effort to motivate the troops in the field. As a small okay?” “Oh,” the past master said as he grabbed his ted to seeing the lodge do right by itself and its Hall was presented with his past master’s jewel, which iron- business owner, he is acutely aware of living within one’s plate, “The master handled it well. He reminded members. The discussion was good and healthy. It just ically was the jewel worn by Wor. Frederick S. Lane, the means and budgeting for expenditures. This experience everyone that a lodge is a place for understanding not needed to be kept in perspective. And there is, in my opin- only other master to have served three consecutive years. gave him a solid financial background for managing the anger. And that no matter what was decided, we would ion, nothing like a good meal to add perspective.” Wor. Bro. Hall is currently the lodge’s proxy to Grand MYCHIP program. walk out of this meeting as brothers. Then he did the smart When the meeting ended, the young tyler watched as the Lodge and a trustee for Saint Alban’s Lodge. Bro. Hall is a firm believer in the social aspects of the fra- thing and said it was time to occupy our mouths more pro- brethren left the lodge room and noted that there seemed to As master, he became involved in his district’s lodge of ternity. Personal contact is very important and goes a long ductively so that when we returned to lodge we could be in be no disharmony. He smiled once again at the past master instruction and became its master in September, 2004. He way in increasing lodge attendance. E-mails are fine for a more conciliatory mood.” and said, “It looks like you were right; pie promotes har- also joined Mount Zion Royal Arch Chapter and served as impersonal generic contact, but he says he finds that it real- “People will change their minds because of dinner?”, the mony.”

12 GRAND LODGE OF MASSACHUSETTS TROWEL SUMMER 2011 13 IMPROVING LODGE FINANCES by Rt. Wor. Grand Treasurer Lawrence J. Smith The Prodigal Mason his article is the first in a series that is for services basis. The number of trustees or Tintended to help the officers of lodges investment committee members should be and building associations to develop goals, manageable, such as three. There should by Richard Thompson strategies, and action plans for their respec- not be overlap with the finance committee. tive organizations. Freemasonry is a frater- If the lodge’s investment funds are under don’t think I have ever been in While they didn’t run polls following the first presiden- nal association led and staffed by volun- $100,000, they would typically be invested I a Masonic building where I cy, I would guess Bro. Washington’s rating was well above teers, but we can and should meet the stan- in very conservative instruments such as didn’t find a picture of Bro. that. When he walked down a street or rode by on horseback dards that well-run, not-for-profit enterprises certificates of deposit or U.S. Treasury secu- George Washington. Actually, or in a carriage, people lined the streets and roads to cheer set for themselves in the twenty-first century. rities. These investments are offering very low there was one—the Freemasons’ him. Mothers would bring their children to the side of the We stand on the shoulders of those who have returns with current interest rates but the primary Hall in Bournemouth, England; road and hold up their infants so they could see the great gone before us and we have a sacred obligation to pre- focus is on protecting the principal of these funds. If but I am sure you will understand George Washington. I haven’t heard about people doing serve and grow the legacy that was passed on to us. the lodge has a larger amount of funds to be invested, they why Bro. Washington doesn’t that today. Moreover, by learning, understanding, and practicing the can consider equity and fixed income securities. enjoy a place of honor there. Washington commanded a tremendous amount of respect principles of sound financial management at the lodge and Before any investments are made the trustees (or invest- American Masons are proud we from those around him, from all the people. Going beyond building association level we prepare ourselves to be better ment committee) and the finance committee and members can list Bro. Washington among our members. When you the fact that at more than six feet he was taller than the vast stewards of our own personal wealth management. Making of the lodge should agree on an investment policy state- see a list of famous Masons, unless it’s alphabetical, George majority of the people, he had a way of presenting himself good men better: better fathers, better husbands, better ment. This is a document that specifies the organization’s is right there in the top five. that just made you want to follow him. As the American sons, better brothers, better friends, better citizens is our tolerance for risk as well as the kinds of investment vehi- Liberty Lodge in Beverly really shows its pride in Bro. Revolution was coming to a close, the officers of the credo and our mantra. If necessary we can and should learn cles that will be permitted. Washington. For the last 122 years the lodge has celebrated Continental Army were upset they had not been paid as they how to spend our lodge’s or building association’s money Everything starts with the lodge’s need for liquidity. In Washington’s Birthday in a big way— were promised. They threatened to better than we spend our own and then become better at other words, will they need to tap into the investment funds with a banquet and everything. For the march on Philadelphia and the spending our own. in order to follow this year’s budget? We may have heard last four years I have attended this ban- Congress. Washington was not invited The four primary areas of focus that we will address are the expression, “You can’t play poker with the rent money.” quet. to attend one of their meetings at a investments, financial management, regulatory compli- This is also the case in the investment arena. If you are My introduction to Liberty Lodge Newburg, N.Y. church, but he attended ance, and risk management. We will begin in this issue going to need some of the investment funds in order to pay and the Washington’s Birthday celebra- anyway. He had sent a message stating with investments, more particularly lodge investment month-to-month expenses, they cannot be invested in tion came from Wor. Bros. Carl his opposition, but he had something to assets. The assets of building associations will be instruments such as stocks and bonds that may suffer short- Kersting and George Haile, two mem- say to them as well. He stepped to the addressed in another issue. term downturns in price just when they have to be sold at a bers of the lodge. I often say the great- front of the assembly and started to In order to protect an organization’s assets, it is neces- loss to pay for those routine expenses. est thing about Freemasonry is it allows read a letter he received from a sary to have personnel with some skill and experience in The process of making investment decisions should be you to make friends with people you Congressional delegate. He hesitated a the area of investments, a system of authorizations and straightforward and transparent. otherwise would never know. This bit and then reached into his coat pock- approvals, proper segregation of duties, and—last but not Investment performance should be reviewed periodical- ¥ holds true for all the organizations et and produced a pair of glasses. He least—verifications and reconciliations of financial ly, i.e more often than once per year. under the Masonic umbrella. I can said to his officers, “Gentlemen, you records. ¥ Proper segregation of duties means that the people with The personnel with the skill and experience in the area thank the Order of the Eastern Star for will permit me to put on my spectacles the authority to make investment decisions should not also paving the way for my friendship with for I have grown not only gray, but of investments are normally the trustees whose selection be doing the record keeping. process is specified in the bylaws of the lodge. Members of these two brothers. almost blind in the service of my country.” This simple sen- The assets should be in the custody of an independent the lodge who have specific expertise in these areas should ¥ While Masons continue to be proud of Bro. Washington, tence ended what would have been a disaster for our nation. third party, i.e. a custodial bank or investment fiduciary. be serving the lodge on a pro bono basis. This means that his reputation has fallen on hard times among the general Who could do that today? they should be unpaid volunteers not performing on a fee ¥ Statements and buy/sell confirmations should be public. He will rarely appear on someone’s list of the great- Much has been made of Washington’s refusal to take a mailed to the home address of the trustees with copies to est presidents. This is in part due to the fact that when most third term as president and how he cautioned against presi- the master, treasurer, and secretary of the lodge. RW Lawrence Smith has served as grand are asked that question, they start with presidents who dents serving more than two terms. He was cautioning treasurer since 2007; a past master of St. ¥ Brethren who are related by blood or marriage should served during their lifetimes. That leaves our brother out of against a permanent executive but, more importantly, he John’s Lodge (B) and PDDGM, 1st not share responsibilities that would impair the proper seg- the running. I’ve heard people start their lists with either was showing the world it was possible to change the chief Masonic District; lecturer on manage- regation of duties. Ronald Reagan or Bill Clinton, since both left the White executive without the death of the current officeholder or a ment at Babson College and former pres- revolution. He was showing the world our representative ident of The TM Group, a provider of If we follow these simple principles we will avoid many House with a 68 percent approval rating. advisory services to emerging companies. potential pitfalls. We must all remember that most fraud or government works. Address questions to: misappropriation of assets is done by trusted personnel Richard Thompson is a contributing editor for TROWEL and a In 1783 King George III heard the rumor that when the [email protected] who have been with the organization for years. past master of Wamesit and Merrimack Valley Daylight lodges. final peace treaty was signed, Washington planned to resign (continued on page 24)

14 GRAND LODGE OF MASSACHUSETTS TROWEL SUMMER 2011 15 monies raised from this project will help us to touch even NEWS FROM more children’s lives in the future.” Windsor Bigelow and Overlook Team Jack Campbell agree. “This project means so much to our group. We are so grateful for the hard work and skill that Assists Residents in OVERLOOK went into this project. This will make a difference to so many kids.” Norma, however, minimizes the praise sent her New Bedford Fire by Patrick McShane way. “It’s not just me,” she says with a smile. “It’s the angels in the shadows.” To find out how you can have an opportunity to make this quilt your own even if you cannot attend this year’s Grand Master’s Fair, contact John Cline Angels in the Shadows at 508-434-2681.

“Name That Tune”at Charlton n February, a labor of love and skill was unveiled at the I Overlook’s 3rd Annual Quilter Show & Tell in the Performing Arts Center on the Charlton campus. The o you remember Name That Tune, a game show that Young at Heart Quilters have produced a stunning contem- D put two contestants against each other to test their porary quilt in black, red, and white, which will be offered knowledge of songs? It was popular in the 1950s and again at the Grand Master’s Fair on June 12, 2011. All proceeds in the 1970s. Independent Living resident Charles Lodge, will benefit the Masonic Angel Fund of the Rose of Sharon had a goal of bringing back that popular game and in turn Lodge. disappearing 9-patch—in red, black, and white. Donna creating a friendly competition between teams of residents Since the inception of the fund, residents Carl Swanson, Scherer, director of activities, generously donated the at the Overlook. OVNA team members (front) Filomena Correia, Lina Windsor Bigelow, and Jack Campbell, have worked with machine quilting for the project. Paula herself did the bind- Charles got the idea for Name That Tune after being an Ferreira, Iola Martins, (rear) Susan Saraiva, Maria the Charlton school system to identify needy children and ing for the quilt. attendee at the Not Your Ordinary Spelling Bee competi- Esteves, and Lia Dedeus. provide assistance. In December, the group held a In September, Norma oversaw the construction of the tion which was held in September. His thought was that a ecember 22, 2010 was rolling along pretty much like Christmas party and presented awards to six local families quilt with help from Polly Traina, Joan Claussen, Shirley game could be designed similar to the spelling bee but D any other day when, at about 11:30 AM, a passerby chosen by the Charlton School Department. The Overlook Cornwell, Jean Hall, Paula Moore, Lois Bennett, Mimi based on a music theme. Residents at The Overlook have saw flames and smoke coming out of the roof of Tripp Masonic Angel Fund will again have a display at this year’s Strack, Betsy Santander, Betty Adam, Dorothy Patterson, shown a great passion for musical events and courses that Towers, the largest senior living complex in New Bedford. Grand Master’s Fair. This year, however, the central figure Carole Maconi, Marie Ann Markey, Barbara Ockerby, and have taken place on campus and many even enjoyed There are 202 apartments in the complex for the elderly of their booth will be the beautiful quilt entitled “Angels in Loren Bonin. According to Norma, the white in the quilt (continued on following page) and disabled. He called the fire department and someone the Shadows.” represents the many angels in the shadows who worked pulled the alarm in the lobby. In the meantime a call went The quilting project was spearheaded by resident Norma behind the scenes to complete this project. Name That Tune gets underway in the Performing Arts out to the Supportive Living Team, which consists of home Cline, who chose the name “Angels in the Shadows” to Carl Swanson, elementary school coordinator for the Center at the Overlook in Charlton. health aides from Overlook Visiting Nurse Association. represent those who give of themselves and their time with- Masonic Angel Fund, expressed his great appreciation for This program is sponsored by Coastline Elderly Services. out asking for recognition, just for the satisfaction of help- the hard work performed by Norma and her group. “This The team immediately initiated their evacuation plan for ing children. Norma and Senior Life Care Counselor Paula beautiful quilt is a great example of the terrific support that residents. Directed by the fire department, they worked to Moore chose the design, colors, and pattern of the quilt—a we have received for the Angel Fund over the first year. The get the residents from the tenth floor and below down to the ground. The team talked about how very nervous the resi- they knew that they would be cared for no matter what hap- Overlook’s Supportive Living Team was honored recent- dents were about leaving their apartments. It was not only pened.” ly by the Masonic Health System and Coastline Elderly challenging to get them to leave, but some had great diffi- The Supportive Living Program is one of many pro- Services. Carol Parece, Overlook VNA regional adminis- culty with the stairs to the ground floor. grams, offered by Overlook through Coastline Elderly trator; branch manager, Heather Villeneave; and Elaine The team got the residents out and the Red Cross arrived Services, designed to provide assistance to the most vul- Stephens, vice president of home care and hospice present- with blankets. The team meanwhile began reviewing resi- nerable seniors and disabled people in the New Bedford ed certificates and flowers to team leader, Sue Saraiva and dents’ needs for medication and food, and arranged to pro- area. The team is available to the building 24 hours a day, the home health aides, Lina Ferreira, Lia Dedeus, Filomena vide these items. Buses soon arrived to serve as a safe and 365 days a year; this coverage enables residents to age in Correia, Maria Santiago, Maria Esteves, and Iola warm place for the residents to wait until it was safe to place. “If someone drops a jar of pickles, or is having Martinesteam. Team members were cited for their caring, either return to the building or until other living arrange- symptoms and they are not sure what to do, we address it compassion, and dedication to the mission of Overlook ments could be made. During the entire time, the Overlook immediately hoping to avert emergencies and allow people Visiting Nurse Association by empowering individuals to team stayed with the residents. to stay safely in their own homes,” explained Saraiva. “It realize their potential in the communities where they live Sue Saraiva is the team’s supervisor. “The residents were works very well; small issues don’t become big ones and and work. “We are grateful to have such a dedicated and very anxious about what was going to happen to them. Our residents feel safe and confident that they can handle their caring staff,” said Stephen. Parece added, “We are proud of job was to make sure that they felt safe and to make sure own issues with just a little help or prompting.” all of you, today and every day.”

16 GRAND LODGE OF MASSACHUSETTS TROWEL SUMMER 2011 17 “to promote wider acquaintance and friendship among men already bound together by fraternal vows” The Groves General Store Opens The Tall Cedars of Lebanon esidents at The Groves in Lincoln have a new place to R socialize, and it’s not a lounge or TV room. The The Ancient and Honorable Rite of Humility General Store, overseen by Dave and Elmina Ganley, with by Gareth Diem, Past Supreme Tall Cedar support from a host of residents, opened last month with incredible success. The Groves was built with a dedicated general store space but the staff was waiting for additional ost are quite familiar with the feeling In 1951 we found a worthy cause needing occupants before opening. Dave and Elmina knew that M that when a group of men get togeth- support—Muscular Dystrophy—and be- could step in and make a valuable contribution to their er in the true spirit of comradeship: fun, frol- came part of this project with Jerry Lewis to community, so they took the operation into their own ic, and fellowship will evolve. This is what find a cure for neuromuscular diseases. In hands. the Tall Cedars of Lebanon is all about. 1979, Essex Forest No. 8 established a Rose “Dave and Elmina came to my office one day and said Just how and where the Tall Cedars of Program as a new fundraiser for the Tall they wanted to get the store going. Little did I know, they Elmina Ganley sits with Al & Caroline Servi, the first cus- Lebanon began is a moot question now. Cedars. Roses Against Muscular Dystrophy meant within three weeks!” noted Steven Davis, director of tomers at the Scholarship Café. There is a lot of conjecture, but apparently it was accepted as a national program and arts & leisure. Steven worked with the Ganley’s to create a all started in 1843 with some very energetic roses are offered on street corners and at billing system, advertising, and of course, the group went embraced rolling up their sleeves and getting back to and imaginative Masons who dreamed up special events of the Forests. The Rose shopping to ensure all the essentials were in stock. Mr. work—with a heavy dose of social interaction as they catch the idea of a Tall Cedar Degree. In those Program remains much the same today as is Ganley created a survey for all the residents, gaining their up with residents coming in for an item they forgot while days the degree was called The Ancient and the objective of the Tall Cedar Foundation in input as to what goods the store should carry. He priced at the supermarket or to satisfy a mid-afternoon chocolate Honorable Rite of Humility the fight against muscle diseases. items online and with dining manager, Michael Spector. craving. It seems that Glassboro, New Jersey, was A child with muscular dystrophy is select- Dave and Elmina worked to train volunteers to run the Dave wanted to quickly expand the offerings of the store the focal point for performance of the Tall ed as our Goodwill Ambassador to represent store, which is now open 10:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m., and capture the social aspect. He approached Executive Cedar Degree; whenever they had enough Above: 2010 Goodwill the Tall Cedars of Lebanon at Forest activi- Monday through Friday. Volunteers have been sharing one- Director Rob Fallon with the idea to open a small café. Not candidates, the work was put on. Fifteen Ambassador Morgan Hevel ties and local telethons and other public hours shifts to fill the busy schedule. Residents have just any café, but a scholarship café to support the contin- charter members of our organization assem- with Supreme Tall Cedar activities when requested such as Rose uing education of the employees of The Groves. With a lit- bled in Trenton, New Jersey on March 18, Harry E. Horgan. Below: Sales, Pancake Breakfasts, and other types Name That Tune continued from previous page Supreme Forest Line Offi- tle research and help from the dining and arts & leisure 1902, for the purpose of establishing a fra- of fundraising. cers and Board of Directors careers in the music industry as performers so a music staff, the idea was realized on March 1, when the ternal order to be known as the Tall Cedars A Pyramid is worn by all members ; one themed game would be a perfect match. Scholarship Café served its first tea, hot chocolate, and of Lebanon of the United States of America. They hoped side represents your life as a man, one side represents your Charles worked with a friend who is a disc jockey to pro- cappuccino. by incorporating, they could eliminate the haphazard meth- life as a Mason, and one side represents your life as a Tall duce a list of music clips from songs that were hits in the The café is located just outside the popular general store ods of conferring the Tall Cedar Degree. Rev. George S. Cedar. Together, they represent the three great teachings of 1930s and 1940s. A music clip would be played and game and is furnished with small bistro tables and chairs; it has Gassner was instrumental in making up the ritual. It comes Cedarism: Fun, Frolic & Fellowship. participants would give the name of the song and possibly become a perfect place to sit, sip a hot beverage, and sup- directly from the first book of Kings, Chapter 5, verses 1 Become part of the fun, frolic and fellowship. There are the singer and band. Each correct response would earn the port the educational pursuits of The Groves employees. All through 10; and the second book of Chronicles, Chapter 2, trips, a Midwinter conference, a summer Convention team five points. A committee was established to work out proceeds from the café are being set aside for the scholar- verses 8 and 9. and revolves around the building of the where you will meet Masons and Tall Cedars from many the logistics of the game. Committee members included ship fund and Mr. Ganley is already working to put togeth- Temple of Jerusalem, and King Solomon’s reliance on the states and walks of life enjoying Cedarism at its finest. All Charles Lodge, Margot Cassedy, Ann Graham, Betsy er a scholarship committee that will disperse funds. Dave help of King Hiram of Tyre. On November 13, 1971 in our year long, forests have Ladies Nights, picnics, Pig & Bull Santandreu, and Donna Scherer. recognizes that drinks alone won’t raise an overwhelming 70th year of existence, we instituted a Forest in Canada, Roasts, Oyster & Crab Feasts, Steak Nights, Corn Roasts, It quickly became apparent that the game would be, shall amount of money and has already taken resident Ann and became known as the Tall Cedars of Lebanon of North Golf and Bowling Tournaments, Clown Competitions, and we say, challenging. Five teams of three residents signed Lacy’s suggestion of selling postcards of the Groves. America. for your children and grandchildren, egg hunts and up to play the game which turned out to be a great deal of “Dave came to me with the idea of selling postcards for Christmas parties. fun for both participants and attendees. The following res- the scholarship café; I was excited with the possibility,” For information, check our website for a Forest near you idents were Name That Tune participants: Dot Barre, notes Steven Davis. “I approached Marketing Director and become a member of one of the best organizations that Yvonne Desmond, Marcia Evans, AJ Ford, Helen Gonyea, Lance Chapman knowing that he had some incredible pho- you can join. Peggy Krewson, Sally Larmon, Howard Lewis, John tos of The Groves from marketing pieces. Lance provided Linton, Noni Linton, Alberta Morrison, Don Morrison, some fantastic shots that Dave and I paired down to two Contact: Scribe of South Shore Forest No. 155, Melinda Pike, Armand Richards, and Lucille Richards. choices. Our hope is that if they sell, we will change the Charles Haig Larkin Winning team members who displayed a vast knowledge postcard pictures regularly to keep the idea fresh.” 372 Berlin Road, Marlborough MA 01752 of songs, singers, and bands were Marcia Evans, AJ Ford, Inexpensive printing sources were investigated and the first Phone: 508-481-4491 E-mail: [email protected] and Alberta Morrison. Game participant Don Morrison two postcards have been ordered. Dave is eager to see the Website: www.tallcedars.org summed up the competition with these words, “What a lot cards on the store’s shelves and is already thinking of other E-mail: [email protected] of fun with the Name That Tune. A real keeper for the ways to keep this flourishing business going and growing Phone: 717-232-5991 future.” in the future.

18 GRAND LODGE OF MASSACHUSETTS TROWEL SUMMER 2011 19 Masonic Career Day from page 3 14th District visits Battle Green Chapter of DeMolay, Concord Assembly of Rainbow Lodge & District Rt. Wor. Jay Jolicoeur, Rt. Wor. Geoff On March 18, Concord Assembly #53, International Order Kromer, and Rt. Wor. Walter Hunt. The of the Rainbow for Girls, was visited by the Masons of the NEWS varied topics included: committees that 14th District. Three of the visiting brothers were making continued from page 3 your lodges offer, youth organizations their first visit to a Rainbow assembly, and thoroughly and how to participate, charities, trav- enjoyed the evening. eling towards the East, and a fascinat- The theme was Madagascar, and the suite of distinguished Colonial Craftsmen’s Club at Star in the East Lodge ing discussion of the Masonic history Masons was challenged by Worthy Advisor Elise Ozarowski within your lodge’s closet. to some trivia. If not for some assistance from the Rainbow The event was led by Rt. Wor. Ted girls, the Masons would have been in a bit of trouble! Morang who proved to be a true moti- —Rt. Wor. Geoffrey Kromer vational speaker in his own right. Team Guiding Principle chose these speakers for their passion and the excellence they have displayed in Freemasonry. On February 4th, State Master Councilor David Abbott and Truly their hearts are in it, and their his suite of officers visited DeMolay’s Battle Green Chapter message was clear. and conferred the Initiatory Degree on two new boys. Also attending the meeting were Rt. Wor. Brian Noble, executive —Bro. Lee Cleveland director of DeMolay; Rt. Wor. District Deputy Grand Master Geoffrey Kromer, of the 14th District; and a suite of distin- Grand Lecturer’s Seminar guished Masons representing all eight lodges in the district. The Star in the East Lodge was opened truly a must see. There was a feeling of The degree work was outstanding, and gave the Masons a on April 5th before dinner in the New familiarity; many key phrases and pas- fantastic representation of the confidence that DeMolay can Bedford Masonic Hall. After being sages were essentially unchanged. build in outstanding young men. —Rt. Wor. Geoffrey Kromer called from refreshment to labor, the There were, however, a large number lodge officers relinquished their chairs; of differences that made a great impact Mass. Lodge of Research Meets in Wellfleet Distinguished Service the fresco ceiling, the brick walls, and on the candidate. The brethren in New At left: Wor. Ralph E. Desmond; Wor. John Award at the familiar items of the lodge room Bedford saw true fear on his face after Soderblom, master of MLOR; Mrs. Janet faded in the darkness. The Colonial he begged for entrance into the lodge. Uhlar, author of Liberty’s Martyr; and RW Pequosette Lodge Craftsmen took imaginations back to The candidate was Bro. Charles Walter H. Hunt. the upstairs room at a tavern and a Roseman, who joined the Colonial After the formal meeting, members Rt. Wor. Richard E. Norcross received drum assembled the lodge just as it Craftsmen last year. This was his sec- The Grand Lecturer’s Seminar for the and their guests sat down to a festive the Joseph Warren Medal in December would have in May of 1775. ond performance, his first as candidate. 9th, 10th, and 11th Districts was held board— a banquet with toasts, speech- 2010. He comes from a family with The War of Independence loomed. Upon arriving at his first meeting with in Newburyport on Saturday, February es and recitations. In true academic strong Masonic ties, especially to There were two Grand Lodges in the Craftsmen, he met Rena Eliot, 19. Pictured (l to r) are RW Thomas style, emcee Rt. Wor. Graeme Marsden Pequosette Lodge. His grandfather, Massachusetts; the Antients chartered member of the ladies Distaff of the O’Shaughnessy (11th); RW Robert The Massachusetts Lodge of Research and Bro. Jeremy Gross opened with a father, and brother were all masters, the Grand Lodge led by Most Wor. Craftsmen for 30 years. “After telling Johnston, senior grand lecturer; RW does not have a home base. It travels to Latin prayer translated into English, and his son is a member of the lodge. Joseph Warren, and a lodge meeting me about the Craftsmen’s perfor- Richard Gesualdo, grand lecturer; RW other lodges about the state which act and closed the festivities with an He has served as district deputy was being organized. Garbed authenti- mances in England, Ireland, and Las Michael Sandberg (9th); and RW John as host. The Lodge of Research meets appropriate prayer in Hebrew and grand marshal, DeMolay dad, Rain- cally, some with high stockings, others Vegas she invited me to her Fiber Arts Maihos (10th). This year, Grand Master on Saturday mornings every quarter. English. Readings at the board were bow dad, commander of the Sir Gala- in ruffled shirts according to their sta- Studio to take my measurements and Stewart created smaller groups of dis- At the March meeting in Wellfleet, given by Rt. Wor. Walter Hunt, Wor. had Commandery, member of the tions in life as farmers or merchants, discuss costume ideas. You begin to tricts for the popular seminars. This the lodge was graciously hosted by Des Desmond, and others. Adams Scottish Rite Valley of Boston, the the lodge members came into the tav- feel like Paul Revere or Ben Franklin change allowed for a more personal Adams Lodge, which sits on a bluff Lodge provided the superb catering for Eastern Star, and Aleppo Shrine. ern room with the necessary items for during the fittings because the clothing interaction between lodge officers and overlooking the town and the bay. The the banquet which started with a limit- —Wor. John “Jack” Giragosian lodge work. This included candles, style is so elegant.”—Bro. Lee H. Fenn the lecturer. —Rt. Wor. John J. Maihos lodge is certainly worth a visit, and has less supply of (what else?) Wellfleet Below: RW Richard Johnson, RW Eugene notebook, and desk for the secretary a selection of treasures, including the oysters, culled that morning from the A. Capobianco, DDGM for the 3rd and, perhaps most importantly, a table Community Service Award to Bro. Hal Thomas old paintings of emblems on the coved oyster grounds. District, RW Richard E. Norcross, Wor. for the dispensation of refreshments. Bro. Harold “Hal” Thomas (at center in photo), a member of Phoenix Lodge in ceiling of the lodge room. Wor. Ralph All Master Masons are welcome to John “Jack” Giragosian, and RW Arthur At every opportunity, the Craft was Hanover, was recently honored at a reception and presented with the Spirit of “Des” Desmond of King Hiram’s become members of the Lodge of L. Rockwell. called to refreshment and toasts were Hanover Community Service Award. The Lodge (Provincetown) added to the Research, which welcomes male and given; lots of toasts were given! award is given once a year to a person who treasure trove by bringing a display of female visitors at meetings. The lodge During this time, talk was loose and “voluntarily gives of their time, energy, and tal- intriguing artifacts. is always looking for papers on casual. There could have been talk of ent to the town and its citizens; enriching our Wor John Soderblom opened the Masonic topics of all kinds, for discus- revolution, but no one knows for sure: lives, fostering a true sense of community and meeting and invited Bro. Desmond to sion in lodge and for publishing as part the minutes of the day were focused on inspiring us all to a higher level of service.” present two papers concerning Cape of their proceedings. For more infor- monies received and the comings and Speakers at the presentation included Bro. Cod Freemasonry. A Massachusetts mation visit the MLOR website at goings of the brethren. Donald Spradlin (left) and Wor. Kenton Greene author, Janet Uhlar spoke on her book masslodgeofresearch.org. The degree work was phenomenal, (right).—Bro. John Bond Liberty’s Martyr on Joseph Warren. —Rt.Wor. Graeme Marsden

20 GRAND LODGE OF MASSACHUSETTS TROWEL SUMMER 2011 21 Henry Knox Chaplain Deploys to Afghanistan Bro. James M. Hairston, the chaplain at Major General Henry Knox Lodge, departed for Afghanistan on March 27 with the members of 1st Battalion, 182nd Infantry Regiment. First Lieutenant James Hairston, along with nearly 700 other members of his bat- talion, bid farewell at a ceremony at Wor. Leo M. Kenen, Wor. Bro. Sargent, RW Boston College’s Conte Forum (in Geoffrey Kromer, DDGM, 14th District, and RW Kenneth W. Pfeiffer. photo). different job responsibilities, we often Rainbow Blankets for Shrine Kids Royal Arch Challenge Coin Minted The setting had special resonance pass like two trains in the night. I spend Members of Middleboro Assembly #58, International Order Rick MacInnis, district deputy grand high priest for the 2nd Daniel Carter Beard for Bro. Hairston: he is a 2006 gradu- many of my days at this point in train- of the Rainbow for Girls, made blankets for donation to the Capitular District, has designed a Royal Arch Challenge Masonic Scouter Award ate of BC, and both his theological and ing in soldier skills and chaplain spe- Shriners Hospital recently. Worthy Advisor Amy Randall Coin. He wanted to do something to help with the fund-rais- military ambitions took shape there. cific work.” initiated this as a service project to coincide with the grand ing effort for the MORI Database system for the Grand York Wor. Harold H. Sargent, Jr. was pre- Lt. Hairston, like most of his unit, will The 1-182nd Infantry Regiment will worthy advisor’s service project—collecting items for chil- Rite Bodies. All the net proceeds from sale of the coins will sented the Daniel Carter Beard Ma- be seeing his first active duty. provide security for reconstruction dren in Shriners Hospitals. go towards the MORI project. sonic Scouter Award in Frank W. In a short e-mail note Chaplain crews throughout Afghanistan. Major The assembly was able to raise enough funds to make 12 The challenge coins are for sale at a cost of $10 each and Thompson Lodge in January. Bro. Hairston said, “I have two fraternity General Henry Knox Lodge plans to double-sided fleece blankets. The girls worked together pin- can be shipped to your chapter for presentation to candidates Sargent is active in Scouting as the brothers in the battalion and it’s a send a care package at least once a ning, trimming, measuring, cutting, and tying until the last or members. If you would like to order from him directly, institutional representative from Frank blessing to see them. However with month. —Bro. Philip A. Dubey blanket was finished. The assembly visited the Shriners add postage of $1 per coin. Please make all checks payable W. Thompson Lodge, which is the 15th District Lodge of Instruction Learns about Shrine Clowns Hospital in Boston on April 20th for a tour and to deliver the to Richard S. MacInnis and send your request to 60 Farview chartering organization to the Scout blankets. —Holly Randall Drive, Danville NH 03819. troop in Bedford. He earned his Eagle RW Doug Freeman, Diane Newcomb Scout in Troop 3, Groton and is a in hobo make-up, Wor. George Hayeck, list of speakers included a marine gen- member of the Mass. Masonic Eagle master of the LOI, RW David P. New- Iwo Jima Remembrance Day eral, Senator Scott Brown, Attorney Scout Association. comb, and RW Rob Jesse. The parade started at Faneuil Hall at General Martha Coakley, and others —Rt.Wor. Geoffrey Kromer around 11:30 a.m., the day before the who honored the Iwo Jima veterans. Lodge of Instruction in Marlboro 66th anniversary of the start of the A representative of the Army, began The Lodge News Deadline rcently. His topic was Shrine hospitals attack on Iwo Jima. All branches of the his speech with a joke about four and Shrine clowning. During his service were represented as well as a Marines who went into a bar, but on for the Fall Issue speech he performed magic tricks, of Trowel is number of high school ROTC groups. further reflection, decided he should Past D.D.G.M.( and long-time Shriner made some balloon animals, and did a At the lead of the parade, flanked by choose a more receptive crowd! At the JULY 20 clown) Dave Newcomb was the fea- make-up demonstration assisted by his men in colonial garb, was one of the close of the services, a Navy singer had tured speaker at the 15th District wife, Diane. Lewis Night at Celestial Lodge honored Iwo Jima veterans. the highlight of his singing career, At the conclusion of the parade, according to the Marine who intro- Celestial Lodge performed the Entered Bro. Albert Richards, Bro. Llewelyn duced him. He had the opportunity to Freetown Area Masons Demonstrate Apprentice Degree on two candidates Brown, and Rt. Wor. Robert Johnston sing the Marines Hymn. After the True Meaning of Brotherly Love for in March. The officers presenting the were among other Iwo Jima veterans “Halls of Montezuma and the Shores work were all holders of the Lewis a Distressed Worthy Brother assembled in front of the State House. of Tripoli” ended, the crowd exploded Jewel. Wor. George Laham presided as They received a 21-gun salute and a into “Semper Fi” with our brothers in Masons from the 17th and 19th Districts gathered on a master; his father, Wor. Khalil Laham, moving rendition of “Amazing Grace.” the chorus. —Bro. Lee H. Fenn Saturday this past October in E. Freetown, to help a dis- was marshal; Wor. Glen Kubick served Inside, Bro. Revere’s gold tressed brother. Wor. Peter Connor, a past master of Azure as senior warden; his father, Bro. Harry dome, the Iwo Jima veterans Lodge and a member of Satucket Lodge suffered a stroke in Kubick, was on the sidelines, Wor. were praised as was their due. September. If you have attended any LOI in the 17th, 18th, Robert Zahka was junior warden; Bro. Of the three Iwo Jima veterans or 19th Districts, Brother Connor plays his harmonica at the Steven Karlgren and his son Adam who spoke, two were Rt. Wor. closing. were the deacons; Mark Luhtanen and Bro. Johnston and Bro. Albert Before the stroke, Brother Connor had sold his house in his father Andrew, who traveled from Richards. They spoke of their E. Freetown. The new owners wanted to move in, but the Virginia to participate, were the stew- lost friends and the difficulties house was still filled with all of Peter’s worldly possessions Front row: L-R (seated) Wor. M. Richard Wight, Bro. Gary E. ards; and Wor. Alan Markovitz was they faced on Iwo Jima. The and he was confined to a rehab center in Fall River. Calls King, RW Chandos L. Bailey III, Wor. Philip R. Chaffee, Wor. tyler. The candidates were Bros. Aaron were made. The weather cooperated that following Saturday Randall E. Damon Sr. Second row: RW Arthur H. Richardson Jr., Kilroy and William Jannino (in photo). Bro. Albert Richards, Bro. Joyce Francis, Jessie Wight, Bro. George Bumpus, Wor. Joshua Llewelyn Brown, and RW Robert and Peter’s home was a beehive. The entire house including Bumpus, Bro. Dennis Calnan, Wor. Stephen J. Awtrey, Nancy Bro. Kilroy is a Lewis Medal holder full basement and garage was emptied, packed, and moved also: he is the 7th generation in his Johnston flanked by a three star Gregorio, Wor. Charles Francis Jr. Back row: Wor. Dana “The General outside the Mass. State within approximately three hours. This was Masonry at its Chief” Larsen, Wor. Joseph G. Cunningham Jr., Wor. George E. family to become a Mason. House during the Iwo Jima finest. —Rt. Wor. Chandos L. Bailey III Noon, Bro. Wayne McAlister, Wor. Edward A. Buckland. —Bro. Jeff Jarvis Remembrance parade.

22 GRAND LODGE OF MASSACHUSETTS TROWEL SUMMER 2011 23 14th District Collects Food for Our Troops Overseas Veteran’s Medal Recipients in 2011 (At left) R.W. DDGM Kenneth W. Pfeiffer was presented an appreciation plaque from Wor. Edwin “Ed” Parsons, 1961 2011 Jr. from Team Freedom for the carload of donations collected. Team Freedom was started original- ly as an MLI program. The activity is now part of the Grand Lodge Service Reunion of 13th District department, and focuses on providing LOI Masters Abraham H. Howland, Jr. Lodge n the World stage, 1961 was a year of momentous Converse Lodge services for our troops stationed over- Bro. Kimball Alden Baker Jr. O events. John F. Kennedy was inaugurated the 35th Bro. Stanley Jacob Sarfaty A rare reunion occurred in January, at Adams Lodge Bro. Donald Floyd Singer At their November LOI meeting, the seas. —Rt.Wor. Geoffrey Kromer President of the United States of America. Yuri Gagarin, a Bro. Robert Maxwell Trager the reception for Rt. Wor. District Bro. Thomas Brewer Nickerson Russian, became the first human in Space. The Beatles 14th District assembled a group of Corinthian Lodge members from each lodge in the dis- Deputy Grand Master Philip A. Now- Alpha Lodge performed in public for the first time. Castro publicly Brethren of St. John’s Lodge in Bro. Robert Henry Elsemiller Bro. Frank Somerville Berry Jr. trict to organize a collection of food lan of the Second Masonic District. At declared that he was a Communist. Construction began on Bro. Norman Merton Morey Icy Plunge for Special Olympics Major General Henry Knox Lodge that Bro. Geoffrey Robert Hall stuffs for our troops overseas. Wor. Lowell Wendell Plum a wall in Berlin. Roger Maris hit 61 home runs. Before the Wor. Robert Bruce Stevenson evening were five brothers who were Bro. Dana Gilbert Straight year was out, 18,000 military advisors would leave for a past masters of the Lodge of In- place called South Viet Nam. George H. Tabor Blood Drive Amity-Mosaic Lodge struction of the 13th District, as well as Bro. Peter Roberts Duncan And in Massachusetts, the 600 men listed here were its current master. Wor. Norman Ralph Durkee raised as Master Masons. Some of these men have RW Richard Maggio, RW Ted N. Bro. John Walden Hamlet remained members of their mother lodges for fifty years. Morang Sr., RW David Raymond, RW Wor. William Francis Helton Others moved and will be honored as Veterans by their Bro. Neil Douglas Moran Philip A. Nowlan, RW George J. brothers in new lodges. It doesn’t matter. The credential of Bibilos, and RW Earl W. Cole, Jr. Ancient York Lodge Master Mason travels with us wherever we go. Bro. Ira Lincoln Goding Jr. Contact your lodge secretary if you have any question 50-Year Medalists Wor. R. Bruce —Bro. James Manuel Stevenson and Bro. Norman Merton Ancon Lodge (Panama) about your membership status. Morey of Corinthian Lodge, with Wor. Bro. Charles Richard Barrett Michael Doherty. From St. John’s Lodge: Bro. Joshua Lodge (B) has organized a team for the Bro. Richard Henry Hebenstreit R.W. Louis Alfred Harmon Charles C. Dame Lodge Corner Stone Lodge Weisbuch, Bro. Neil Plotnick, and Bro. Passion Plunge. Contributions have Bro. Donald Leroy Keller Wor. John Henry Nelson Bro. James Norman Earle Wor. Kendrick Aikman Williams Tobias Thompson with his sister Sophia totaled nearly $4,000, and enable ath- George H. Taber Lodge held their sec- Bro. Mike Kerr Bro. Earl Winslow Weeman Bro. Richard Edwin Johnson Cosmopolitan Lodge ond blood drive of 2011 in March. Thompson about to plunge into the ocean letes to compete in 26 different sports Bro. Walter Peter Mikieta Budleigh Lodge Bro. Frederick Milton Smith Bro. Gerald Sheldon Camann Bro. Clarence Edward Sykes They have challenged all 19th District in February for the Special Olympics. throughout Massachusetts. R.W. Douglas Frederick Hulsman Charles River Lodge Bro. Franklin Wallace Simon Wor. Forrest Benton Waller lodges to top their cumulative 62 pints The Passion Plunge helps support This is a personal project for Bro. Bro. Ernest Charles Kappotis Bro. Preston Kimball Bryant Crescent-Pittsfield Lodge for the Red Cross. approximately 12,000 individuals with Neil Plotnick. His son Marty competes Artisan Lodge Caleb Butler Lodge Bro. Wayne Lincoln Hansen Bro. Eugene Alden Bohlman in Special Olympics’ 10-Pin Bowling R.W. Wesley Richard Boutelle Bro. Johnny Cecilio Sarmiento Bro. Robert Edward Mozer Bro. Robert Bruce Phillips Shown above are Bro. Richard intellectual disabilities who have cho- Wor. John Thomas Engle Charles W. Moore Lodge Brodeur, blood drive chairman; Bro. sen to live a healthier and happier life and in the Massachusetts State Winter Bro. Martin Adelbert Parks Caribbean Naval Lodge Dalhousie Lodge Jim Verni, Pythagorian Lodge; Bro. by participating in programs offered Games, held every year in the greater Bro. Charles Allen Allen Bro. Robert Standing Hargraves Bro. William Weaver Ward Aurora Lodge Bro. Terrell Franklin Chambers Bro. Nicholas Milton Mandilas Matthew Brodeur, co-chair; and Bro. by Special Olympics Massachusetts. Worcester area. —Bro. Neil Plotnick Bro. Ralph Edward Chaffee Daniel Webster Lodge Celestial Lodge Chicopee Lodge Wor. David Frederick D’Amato George Bumpus. —Bro. Jim Cochran This is the second year that St. John’s (Lodge News continues on page 27) Bro. Donald Henry Osgood Bro. Raymond Patrick Harris R.W. Lewis Edward Prentiss Wor. Gullmar Valentine Nelson Azure Lodge Bro. Richard Herbert Winquist Cincinnatus Lodge Bro. Wilbur Lee Cartwright Jr. Day Spring Lodge R.W. Peter Sanborn Brown Prodigal Mason continued from page 15 Bro. Darrell Rodney Dodge Wor. William Roswell Lombard Bro. Donald Edward Fenn Delta Lodge Beth-horon Lodge Bro. Robert Howard Jones as commander in chief, give the power he held back to Wor. Rae Alton Hall R.W. Frank Bugley Bro. Wilbur Wesley Wheeler Congress, and retire to his home in Virginia. “If he does Bro. Robert Arthur MacEwen Bro. William N. Hinko Cochichewick Lodge that, he will be the greatest man in the world,” King George Bro. Allen Moore Bro. Richard Martin Legg Bro. Robert Frederick Dehullu Bro. William Roger Tuttle said. In this case I have to agree with King George. Even Blue Hill Lodge Bro. Paul Lawrence Hazel Napoleon Bonaparte, who had an ego unmatched in his Bro. George Gerzon Wor. Richard Albert Schubert day, spoke highly about Bro. Washington. “Posterity will Bro. Warren Keith Heckman Bro. Raymond Harris of Celestial Wor. Warren Henry Holmes Lodge received his Veterans Medal talk of Washington as the founder of a great empire, when from RW Bruce Thornton Marshall. Boylston Lodge my name shall be lost in the vortex of revolution.” Bro. Raymond Lawrence Erickson Charity Lodge Masons should be proud of Bro. Washington. Anyone Bro. Richard Karl Horne Wor. Stanley Fenton Hall Jr. Bro. Richard Emil Strniste Eight Entered Apprentices at Moses Michael Hays who can garner praise from both his enemy and the world’s Bro. Jose Paris Jorge Jr. RW Richmond P. Carlson presents largest ego is deserving of this pride. So, join me next Brigham Lodge Bro. David Oswald Mahn Veteran’s Medal to Wor. Rae A. Hall in RW James O. Dill, Jr., DDGM 5th District, is flanked by Delta Lodge. February at Liberty Lodge as we toast our brother George Bro. Alan Edward Baskin Charles A. Welch Lodge Wor. James E. Stallions (left), M.W. Donald Hicks (right), Bro. Jack David Day Washington. And if you can’t be there, why not lift a glass Wor. Raymond Francis McCarthy Jr. Wor. Richard A. Schubert receives DeWitt Clinton Lodge and eight newly inducted Entered Apprentices at Moses Bristol Lodge Bro. David Chelvik Scott from RW Steve Corthell his Veteran’s Bro. Frank Ernest Armstrong Michael Hays Lodge, in Needham. The lodge was granted on Feb. 22 and toast the man King George called “the Wor. Russell Edward Adams Bro. Joseph Bradley Way Jr. Medal and the Joseph Warren Medal Bro. Walter Earl Lowell at Cochichewick Lodge. dispensation for the large class. —Bro. David H. Jacobs greatest man in the world.” Bro. Daniel John Hamilton Wor. Charles Francis Williams Jr. Bro. Edwin Farwell Wheeler

24 GRAND LODGE OF MASSACHUSETTS TROWEL SUMMER 2011 25 Wor. Donald Drummond Lambert Joseph Warren-Soley Lodge Our New 50-Year Brothers Bro. Ronald George McLeod Wor. Edward Charles Donahue Family Milestone at Bro. Donald Lewis Shaw continued Wor. Stanley John Moszka United Brethren Lodge 1961Ð2011 Bro. Thomas Albert Starefos King David Lodge Eastern Star Lodge Garden City Lodge Huntington-Federal Lodge Bro. Todd Kagno was raised recently Bro. Burton Stanley Cole Wor. Peter Megrdichian Bro. Melvin Braverman Bro. Ernest Richard Fairman at United Brethren Lodge in Marl- Bro. J. Robert Marshall McGregor Bro. Joseph Leonard Mitchell Bro. Leon Merrill Ginsburg Bro. Howard Arthur Pease Bro. Warren Victor Rasmussen borough. His grandfather Wor. David Elm-Belcher Lodge Bro. Milton Slate Bro. Kenneth Bartlett Pease Jr. Bro. Robert William Shepard Goldberg had been looking forward to Wor. William Joseph Bessette Gatun Lodge (Panama) Indian Orchard Masonic Lodge Bro. Robert Edward Simmons this event for quite some time; he was Bro. William Norman Stroup Bro. Robert Fred Ausnehmer Bro. Earl Clifton Abbe raised 73 years, to the day, before his Bro. Ray Burdell Christensen Bro. Charles William Dodson King Hiram’s Lodge Hayden Lodge hosts Esoteric-Sherwood Lodge grandson. Bro. Charles Irving Gingold Bro. Jack Pope Bro. Donald Lee Facey Bro. Walter Irving Rogers Amaranth’s Newest Court Nondenominational Service Bro. Stanley Sidney Glantz George H. Taber Lodge Bro. Arthur Francis Guindon Jr. King Philip Lodge Celebrates First Birthday In photo below: RW Rob Jesse, Bro. James H. Marshall Bro. Robert Eugene Behers Bro. Andrew Lewis Logan Bro. Louis J. Bitar DDGM 15N District; Wor. David Hayden Lodge held its second annual Bro. Jordan Miller Bro. Earl Franklin Sherman Jerusalem Lodge Bro. Earl Robert Davis On March 5, 2011 Blue Slipper Court Goldberg; Bro. Todd Kagno, grandson Nondenominational Masonic Sunday Bro. Leo Norkin Wor. Harry Arthur Culver Golden Fleece Lodge King Solomon’s Lodge No. 18 Order of the Amaranth cele- of Bro. Goldberg; Bro. Goldberg’s service in April. The service was held Bro. James Alan Russell Bro. Bruce Raymond Cook Joel H. Prouty Lodge brated its first birthday. To mark the nephew Bro. Sheldon Stone. at the First Congregational Church in Bro. Brady Delroy Snyder Wor. Roy Harry Anderson Bro. Thomas Alfred Dolan Bro. Winston Greene Churchill Bro. Stanley Austin Bell occasion, the “baby” court asked mem- —Wor. Bob Archibald Spencer and was performed by Bro. Evening Star Lodge Bro. Gerald William Sutherland John Cutler Lodge Bro. David Roosevelt Harvey bers to bring in items typical of a first and Rev. William Wildman. Masons, R.W. Keith Marlin Raftery Bro. Sven Rune Svensson Bro. Richard Calhoun Hamilton Wor. Charles Walter Saarela birthday, which were then donated to their families, and friends joined Bro. Thomas Dodge Vohr Golden Rule Lodge Bro. Franklin Homans Young Bro. Donald Henry Thomas New Baby Bundles Inc. This organiza- together with Grand Master Stewart Excelsior Lodge Wor. John Kenneth Moran John Hancock Lodge Bro. David Arthur Burns Bro. James Stewart Ussailis Konohassett Lodge tion donates newborn supplies to and Rt. Wor. Walter James Golden Bro. Robert William Anderson Bro. Merle Slade Brown Bro. Nelson Edward Clarke Bro. Kenneth Arthur White Bro. Ralph Lester Fearon homeless mothers. Jr.(DDGM of the 25th district) for the Bro. Donald Edgar Clark Bro. Charles Yergatian Good Samaritan Lodge Bro. Clark Paisley Graichen Nancie Knox (at left in photo) of service. In photo: Wor. Gary H. Riggs, Ezekiel Bates Lodge Bro. Milton Carl Carpenter Bro. David Herman Weinhold Lafayette-Dover Lodge New Baby Bundles received the gifts Bro. Francis M. Hart, Bro. Stephen H. Bro. Karl Uhrig Hohlmaier R.W. Richard Harris Curtis John T. Heard Lodge Wor. Walter Joseph Collyer and cash donations from H.L. Howe,Grand Master Stewart, RW Fellowship Lodge Bro. Robert Sillence Ewens Bro. Robert Frank Dobson Bro. Chester Franklin Hayes CherylAnn Owoc, Royal Matron. Walter James Golden Jr., and Bro. Paul Bro. George Harry Cook Bro. Donald Herbert Jacobson Bro. Anthony George Lafayette-Greylock Lodge Bro. David Frederic Jillette —Bro. Stephen Qualey S. Jackson Sr. —Bro. Francis M. Hart R.W. Peter Delmar Dorr Bro. Arthur Kimball Ross Bro. Melvin George Bridge Bro. John Clarence Nelson Jr. Bro. Edward Sukach Fidelity Lodge Lawrence United Lodge Bro. Robert Stanley Parker Bro. Donald Winslow Thurston Bro. Paul Robert Burke Wor. Charles Ray Prescott Bro. Albert Charles Bland Bro. George Henry Wilbar III Bro. Forrest Richmond Warner Jr. Major General Henry Knox Lodge Middlesex Lodge Moses Michael Hays Lodge Mount Carmel Lodge Bro. Alvin Atherton Robinson Jr. Bro. Earl Franklin Burns Bro. Richard Jackson Levine R.W. Richard Wellington Heale Bro. Norman Cubell Bro. Stanley Allen Beecoff Frank W. Thompson Lodge Guiding Lights Lodge Wor. John Arthur MacKenzie R.W. William Lincoln Stoddard Jr. Bro. James Saul Cutler Bro. James Walter Blair Jr. Bro. Nicolaos George Banakos Manchester Lodge Bro. Donald James Abare Bro. Maurice Benjamin Needle Bro. Gerald Arnold Goodman Bro. J. Robert Dugas Bro. Gordon Clifford Brown Bro. John Henry Bevilacqua Milton Lodge Wor. Leonard Emil Anderson Bro. James Ambrose Tondreau Bro. Joel Herbert Holsberg Bro. Bernard Lincoln Handis R.W. Martin Joseph Hanrahan Bro. Harry Dean Wilkey Bro. Hagop Martin Deranian Level Lodge Bro. Ira Herbert Kaye Bro. Malcolm Indeck Marine Lodge Bro. Kenneth Walter Granger R.W. Stuart Ellis Glass Montgomery Lodge Bro. Nathan Levine Bro. Dennis George Karageanis Wor. Alfred George Irish Bro. William Lloyd Bro. Spyridon Thomas Kaplanes Bro. Melvin Paul Gordon Bro. Stephen James Bilsbury Bro. Constantine Alexander Pitsas Bro. Carl Alfred Larson Bro. Robert Sydney Marshall Bro. Melvin Jules Locke RW John Maihos presented 50 year Bro. Nathan Myron Grace Morning Star Lodge Bro. Nicholas L. Scangas Bro. Theodore Robert Merty medals to five brothers at John T. Bro. Walter Strohfeld Bro. Robert Masters Bro. Theodore Ronald Zive Bro. Bruce Klint Andersen Bro. Norman Snider Bro. Sotir Miti Seferi Heard Lodge. L to R: Bros. Robert Bro. James MacPherson Tagg Bro. Burton Alan Pearlstein Frank Dobson, Edward Sukach, Bro. Russell Klint Andersen Bro. Thomas Tomasian Jr. Bro. Jason Morton Shor Mount Hermon Lodge Donald Winslow Thurston, RW Bro. Massasoit-Narragansett Lodge Bro. Paul Marshall Berger Maihos, Bros. Forrest Richmond Bro. Alvin Bernard Silverstein Bro. Dean Linwood Collins Hampshire Lodge Bro. Roger Thomas Assad Bro. Paul Earl Besse Bro. Charles Samuel Bowker Warner Jr. and Arthur Kimball Ross. Bro. David Silverstein Bro. Richard Paul Veinote Bro. Gordon Clifford Brown receives Matthew John Whittall Lodge Wor. Robert Arthur Bryant Bro. William Wells Streeter Bro. Aaron Sockol his 50-year medal from RW Geoffrey Jordan Lodge Bro. John Noble Church Wor. Richard Cummings Knutson Wor. James Martin Soloway Kromer, DDGM 14 District. Harmony Lodge Bro. John Arion Anezis R.W. Robert William Comeau Bro. Wilfred Joseph Mangold Bro. Edward Lloyd Tucker Franklin Lodge Bro. Seth Kelly Parker Bro. Arthur John Drivas Bro. Edwin Gilbert Hendrickson Wor. Bruce Edwin Nielson Bro. David Barry Wheinstone Bro. Ernest William Arnold Jr. Hayden Lodge Bro. Eldon Vose Morrill Bro. Gilbert Axel Hendrickson Jr. Bro. Gilbert Lester Pervier Bro. Leo Lewi Winzelberg Wor. Wendell Perry Barthelmes Jr. Wor. Robert Arthur Anderson Wor. Alan Pride Truesdale Bro. Frederick Arthur LeClaire Bro. Harold Irvine Swindell Bro. Samuel Zaharoff Bro. Robert Christo Wor. John Irving Gilbert Bro. Richard Waldo Lindgren RW Robert A. Johnson Jr., DDGM At Moses Michael Hays Lodge: R.W. Joseph Kuroy, Past DDGM (at left), and Bro. Christie Nicholas Foto Bro. Paul Emerson Meacham 23rd District presents Veteran’s Wor. Donald Loring Murray RW James O. Dill, DDGM 5th Dist. (4th from left) presented Veteran’s Medals to Wor. Richard Lewis Randall Bro. Jouko Bernhard Salminen Medal to RW Stuart E. Glass in Level Bro. Raymond Earl Riberdy Wor. James Soloway, Bros. Ira H. Kaye, Norman Cubell, and Nathan Levine. Bro. Leslie Leroy Swindell Lodge. Fraternal Lodge May Flower Lodge Bro. Eugene Burman Hope Lodge Liberty Lodge Bro. Richard Leonard Glidden Bro. Albert Warren Croft Bro. Herbert Irving Johnson Bro. Robert Arlington Harting Bro. Herbert Douglas Holmgren Bro. Dean Linwood Collins receives Bro. Daniel Portella Gomes Bro. Thomas Bradley Junell Bro. Gilbert Alan Prescott his Veteran’s Medal from RW Rich- Meridian Lodge ard Maggio in Mt. Hermon Lodge. Bro. Francis L. Horgan Bro. Robert Ole Olsen Bro. Donald Manley Shipp Bro. Ralph Stanley McCracken Bro. Robert Alan Venning Bro. Kenneth Francis Barber At Jordan Lodge, two 50-year broth- Lynnfield-Zetland Lodge Mount Holyoke Lodge Bro. James Allan Walker Howard Lodge Merrimack Lodge ers received their medals. Shown Bro. William Roscoe Delamater Bro. Nick James Nichols Friendship Lodge Bro. Raymond Ellsworth Arey are: Wor. Alan P. Truesdale, Wor. Bro. Lawrence Herbert Cogswell Bro. John Ingham Gaythwaite Bro. Elwood John Rice Bro. John Eric Hadfield Bro. Russell Lloyd Grander Master Alan Richmond, Bro. Arthur Bro. Merlon Paul Gill Bro. Kenneth Raymond Leavitt Bro. Lawrence Anthony Hadfield J. Drivas, and RW Michael Sandberg Macedonian Lodge Bro. Barry Clark LaClair Mount Horeb Lodge (South Dennis) (9th District DDGM). Bro. John Robert Smith Jr. Bro. Walter Capen Hewins Wor. Agatino Robert LaMarca Bro. Frederick Roberts Radcliffe Bro. William Carl Beimler

26 GRAND LODGE OF MASSACHUSETTS TROWEL SUMMER 2011 27 Our New 50-Year Brothers Orient Lodge Perfection Lodge Bro. Arnold Minas Boyajian Bro. Ronald Marshall Goldberg Amicable Lodge Mystic Valley 1961Ð2011 continued Bro. Alan Richard Coburn Bro. Jordan Lee Kates WOR. BENJAMIN TAPPAN WRIGHT WOR. EUGENE KENNETH GOTT Bro. Donald Roderick Field Bro. Sidney Herbert Shapiro 50-Year Past Masters Artisan Lodge The Masons included in this listing Past Master of Hiram Lodge Mount Horeb Lodge (Woburn) Mystic Lodge Bro. William George Holway Wor. Sidney Donald Shapiro WOR. HENRY LEONARD DOODY Orient Lodge Bro. Frederick Willard Andrews Bro. George Walter Decker Bro. Hylie Wilbert Hutchens served their lodges as master in 1961 Bro. Herbert Martin Wall R.W. JAMES MAIR MCBRIDE Bro. Richard Butler Bro. Donald Seymour Feigenbaum Budleigh Lodge and will be presented certificates of Bro. Herbert Whitley Philanthropic Lodge Bro. John Edward McDonald Bro. Richard Morton Gerlach R.W. WILLIS FOSTER QUIMBY JR. recognition from the Grand Master. Oriental-Martha’s Vineyard Lodge Bros. Hylie Bro. David Lysle Cross WOR. BEATIE CRUME LAMB Bro. Robert Maurice Sjogren Bro. Gary Stanford Resnick Caleb Butler Lodge W. Hutchens Bro. John Hooper W. Cutler These past masters are listed in their Past Master of Martha’s Vineyard Lodge Mount Lebanon Lodge Mystic Valley Lodge and Arnold R.W. JOHN LESLIE BEMIS Bro. Chester Wilson Fuller present lodge. In a number of cases, Pequosette Lodge Bro. Barnett Plavnick Wor. Robert Donald Flodstrom M. Boyajian, Delta Lodge Orient Lodge Bro. William Edgecomb Goddard they presided in a different lodge, WOR. CHRISTOPHER SPAHR HURSH II Bro. Robert Yarn Fudge R.W. MERRILL BRADFORD HALL Bro. Robert Wallace Haley which is also included in the listing. Pheonix Lodge Bro. Clarke Alfred Hamlet Oriental-Martha’s Vineyard Lodge Bro. Leonard Robert Kessel Past Master of The Lodge of Eleusis Bro. Frederick Murray Hiscock R.W. RICHARD ALLAIRE GAUDETTE Bro. Thomas James Rabbitt Jr. Bro. David Charles O’Connor Esoteric-Sherwood Bro. Robert Francis Jeffrey Lafaette-Greylock Lodge Republican Lodge WOR. JOSEPH ARTHUR HARRISON Bro. Clifford St. Clair Johnston Pacific Lodge Phoenix Lodge WOR. DONALD ROBERT MILLBERRY WOR. RAYMOND RONALD LEONARD Past Master of Esoteric Lodge Wor. Roger Elliott Nicoll Bro. John Justin Hartley Bro. John Robert Munnis Past Master of Greylock Lodge Past Master of Orange Lodge Bro. Charles Evripedes Patras Palestine Lodge Pilgrim Lodge WOR. ROBERT OLIVER ROBSON Lafayette-Dover Lodge Saint Martin’s Lodge Past Master of Bro. Robert Laurance Phillips Bro. Harry Francis Giberson Bro. Thomas Lee Gould WOR. STRATES FRANGULES WOR. JOSEPH WARREN SAMPSON Wor. Robert Stanley Swift Bro. Raymond Esson Millen Samuel D. Sherwood Lodge Past Master of Lafayette Lodge Pioneer Lodge Saint Paul’s-Algonquin Lodge Wor. David Irving Westerman Euclid Lodge Bro. Barnett (Barney) Plavnick, re- Noquochoke Lodge Bro. Paul Costa Pacheco Major General Henry Knox Lodge WOR. WILLIAM LOUIS HURST WOR. SIDNEY HORBLITT R.W. ALVIN MORRIS STEINBERG ceives his Veteran’s Medal from RW Wor. Arnold Robert Buckley Paul Revere Lodge Bro. Mortin Irving Rachlin Past Master of Algonquin Lodge Ludwig Alban in Mt.Lebanon Lodge. Wor. Donald Wallace France Bro. Charles Norman Fuller Bro. Daciano Warton Stone Globe Unity Lodge Matthew John Whithall Lodge Simon W. Robinson Lodge Mount Moriah Lodge Wor. William Clinton Hegarty Bro. Myron Foster Fuller WOR. BERNARD WILLIAM FROST WOR. FRANK RAYMOND ANDERSON WOR. WALTER RUSSELL ABBOTT Plymouth Lodge Past Master of Unity Lodge Bro. Peter Ives Burr Bro. Raymond Elmer Manchester Pentucket Lodge May Flower Past Master of Belmont Lodge Bro. Henry Armand Parent Bro. John Warren Davis Mount Olivet Lodge Bro. Jacob Ajemian Golden Rule Lodge WOR. ROBERT LOVELL CUSHING The Meadows Lodge Bro. Samuel Warren Reed Wor. Daniel Brown Drew Sr. Wor. Richard Wayne Gurin Bro. Howard Morse Gardner WOR. HOWARD CLAY WADDLE JR. Moses Michael Hays Lodge WOR. DONALD THOMAS HEENAN Bro. Russell Macomber Tripp Bro. Carl Francis Pillsbury Bro. James Karabatsos Past Master of The Lodge of Stirling WOR. BURTON SAMUELS Past Master of Charles C. Spellman Lodge Norfolk Lodge Bro. Margardich Manoian (Listing continues on page 30) Hayden Lodge Past Master of Noddle’s Island Thomas Talbot Lodge Bro. Raymond Donald Vincent WOR. RAYMOND STUART HAIRE Mount Taber Lodge WOR. HERBERT CARLETON NICKLESS Norfolk Union Lodge Indian Orchard Masonic Lodge WOR. WARREN DANFORTH OWLER JR. Union Lodge (N) Bro. Edwin Augustus Colby WOR. ROBERT STACY HAYNES Past Master of Seaview Lodge WOR. MALCOLM FRANCIS SOVERINO Bro. Ralph George Frye Past Master of Hampden Lodge Mount Vernon-Galilean Lodge Wellesley Lodge Bro. Gary Lester Goss King David Lodge WOR. DOUGLAS HAROLD SMITH WOR. C. OSWALD PETERS Bro. Joseph Benjamin Lit Past Master of Galilean Lodge WOR. JOHN LINCOLN BELL Wilbraham Masonic Lodge Wor. Walter Franklin Pawlowski Mumford River Lodge Bro. Frederick Charles Teed Past Master of Alfred Baalis Lodge WOR. HENRY WILLIAM DUNWOODY WOR. RICHARD WILLIAM BOYDEN WOR. DONALD ROBERT PETERSON Past Master of Newton Lodge Mt. Olivet Lodge: Wor. Dean G. Wolfe, Bro. Richard Albert Washburn OR ARKER ALL ARR R OR TANLEY ETER ASLAK RW Philip A. Nowlan, and medal W . P H C J . Mystic Lodge W . S P M recipient Wor. R. Wayne Gurin. North Quabbin Lodge Past Master of Ionic Lodge WOR. LOUIS EMMETT BOOS Past Master of Springfield Lodge Bro. George Arnold Baker Mount Orthodox Lodge Bro. Frank Louis Cloutier Bro. Herbert Wilson Dotson Bro. Dwight Alberta Cooley Bro. Theron Ernest Luce Bro. Robert James Hurst Jos. Warren Medal to Philanthropic’s Martin Evening at the Bunch of Grapes Tavern Bro. Theodore Papadakis Bro. Douglas Malcolm MacLean Golden Rule Lodge in Wakefield transformed its dining hall Bro. Pontelies Elias Tougias North Reading Lodge Philanthropic Lodge is where it is today in a large part because of Wor. Allan J. Martin’s leadership. Wor. Bro. into an 18th century tavern in celebration of the Evening at Mount Tabor Lodge Bro. Weston Angelo Bubar Bro. Donald Barry Stackhouse Martin sets an excellent example of Masonry both in the the Bunch of Grapes in April, which is based on the Bunch Bro. Irving Fisher of Grapes Tavern in Boston during the time leading up to the Bro. Harvey Matthew Korobkin Bro. Edward Mason Strong lodge and in the community. The Joseph Warren Dis- Bro. Saul Paul Kraft Bro. Charles Herbert White tinguished Service Medal was awarded to Wor. Bro. Martin American Revolution. The famous tavern was a hotbed of Bro. Samuel Lack North Star Lodge on December 21, 2010 in recognition of his excellent and local activity and an early meeting place for Freemasons. Wor. Allen Paine Newcomb Wor. Charles Melvin Rembaum copious work for the lodge, Masonry, and the community. Members of the Sons of Harmony, a group of Masonic Bro. David Snyder Norumbega Fraternity Lodge As master of Philanthropic Lodge, he has demonstrated reenactors, regaled the crowd of more than 70, many in peri- Bro. Herbert Wiener Bro. David Richard Donald od attire, with stories, skits, and song.—Wor. Scott T. Jareo Mount Tom Lodge Wor. William Catherwood Holder true leadership in an exemplary manner by leading the lodge Bro. Edward Loring Ferguson Wor. David William Parfitt through its recent 250th Anniversary and the associated cele- Bro. Edward Robert Stein Bro. Robert Bailey Proctor bratory events. Bro. Martin became the engine behind the Bro. Eugene Nicholas Stevens Old Colony Lodge many events offered to the members and families of DeMolay is Restarted on the Cape Bro. William James Young Bro. John Robert Lang Philanthropic. Cape Cod had been without a DeMolay chapter for a num- Mount Vernon-Galilean Lodge Bro. Henry Carl Von Blohn The Masonic tradition is in its fourth generation in the ber of years. Two years ago, Fraternal Lodge in Centerville Bro. Richard Melvin Burden Jr. Olive Branch Lodge Martin family, as his grandfather, father, and son are or were restarted the DeMolay chapter. They now have 14 boys in Wor. Donald Frederick Roberts Bro. Chester Herbert Brown members of the Craft, as are six other brothers, uncles, and the chapter and continue to grow. Cape Cod DeMolay mem- Wor. Robert George Stewart Bro. Ronald Gordon Copeland Mountain Lodge Bro. Allan Emmott Hicks cousins. Wor. Martin’s father, the late Wor. James T. Martin, bers and the Cape Cod Commandery #54 Knights Templar Bro. Hugh W. Klockars Bro. Robert Allen Schroeder Jr. was Master of Philanthropic in 1981 and 1982. are pictured here at their December Christmas Observance Bro. David Allan Lyons Wor. Louis Pasquale Zona —Wor. E. Gordon Lothrop program. —Bro. Marion W. Cameron

28 GRAND LODGE OF MASSACHUSETTS TROWEL SUMMER 2011 29 Weymouth United Masonic Lodge William North Lodge Bro. Gordon Douglas MacKay William Sutton Lodge Our New 50-Year Brothers Wor. John Harvey Dino Bro. Robert Myron Bellville Bro. Ralph Taylor Perkins Jr. Bro. Richard Elliott Barnes Bro. George David Richburg 1961Ð2011 continued Wor. Donald Herbert Jackson Bro. Ernest Elias Deveres Bro. George Nickole Bro. William Aubrey Kendall Bro. Stratos George Dukakis Bro. George Chester Swallow Bro. Neil Bradley Osgood Pythagorean Lodge Saint Matthew’s Lodge Bro. Robert Roy Olsen Bro. Neil Allan Hunter Bro. James Richard Willoughby R.W. Harland Payson Smith Bro. Donald Herbert Chase Wor. Edgar Wilson Care Bro. Stanley Ramon Spain Bro. Robert Matley William Sewall Gardner- Wyoming Lodge Wor. Greenwood Hartley Jr. Bro. Chester Julius Harnden Wilder Lodge William Parkman Lodge Kilwinning Lodge R.W. Winthrop Lyman Hall Bro. Robert Bennett Hiller II Bro. John Tallant Shaw Bro. Jack Arnold Mewhirter Wor. Edgar James Hammond Jr. Wor. David Eaton Merrill Bro. Bruce Wayne Higgins Bro. Peter Bradford Perkins Bro. Frank Oliver Spink Wor. James George Keramas R.W. Ronald Warren Wetmore Bro. Allen Leonard Sherman Saint Paul’s-Algonquin Lodge Quinebaug Lodge Bro. William Simon Perch Masonic Connections Raise Money for Shrine Charity Wor. Thomas Andrea Sr. Bro. Richard Leslie Vincent At Waltham Triad Lodge, Wor. C. Robert Jingozian, Wor. Frank Mooney III, Bro. Bro. Eugene Allen Colwell Bro. Paul Charles Wentworth Jr. Manoug Khachadoorian, Wor. Harvey Jay Resh, and Bro. Hagop Bekarian all At left are Ill. Potentate John E. Grant Bro. Richard Maxwell Harwood Satucket Lodge received their 50-year medals from R.W. James O. Dill, Jr., DDGM, 5th District. Jr., accepting the donation from Ryan Bro. William Frederick Lockwood Jr. Bro. Frederick Ellsworth Simmons Starr King Lodge Waltham Triad Lodge Maloney, owner of Julio’s, along with Quinsigamond Lodge Satuit Lodge Bro. John George Markos Wor. Robert Harding Bauer members of Aleppo Bros. Bob Archibald, Bro. John McCallum Bro. Daniel Webster Clark The Consolidated Lodge Bro. Hagop Garabed Bekarian Alan Archibald, and Dennis Reebel. Bro. Cornelius Jay Robinson Quittacus Lodge Wor. Martin Joseph Gantshar Bro. Stuart Johnstone Fay Jr. glasses at the Whiskey Ago-Go event Bro. Russell Waring Costa Bro. Mark Additon Swift Wor. C. Robert Jingozian Bro. Geoffrey Paul Goldberg at Julio’s Liquors in Westborough. Wor. Phillip Clinton Davis Siloam Lodge Bro. Manoug Michael Khachadoorian Wor. Stephen Green The proceeds from this annual event Bro. Richard Merele Shope Bro. Donald David Taylor Bro. Lawrence Stuart Green Bro. Gordon Lorne MacArthur Republican Lodge Bro. Kenneth Lowell Walker R.W. Leon Halperin Wor. Frank James Mooney III are given to a local charity. This year’s Wor. Thomas Hugo Heinig Simon W. Robinson Lodge Bro. Stanley Max Kimball Wor. Harvey Jay Resh involvement by the Pipe Band resulted Bro. Leo Metelica Bro. John Allen Condit Bro. Arthur Leonard Kline Bro. Everett Schwartz Jr. from the efforts of two brothers; Richard C. Maclaurin Lodge Bro. Daniel Alexander Heighton Bro. Neil Jay Schwartz Wamesit Lodge In February, over $3,000 was raised by Charles Tower and Alan Archibald of Wor. Gordon Richard Vivian Bro. Daniel Frederick Farkas Bro. Charles Whitney Lepine Bro. Michael David Segal the Aleppo Pipe Band for Aleppo’s United Brethren Lodge. Bro. Donald William MacKenzie Bro. Robert Alan Shurdut Rising Star Lodge Wampatuck Lodge Bro. Cameron Stuart Warwick Transportation Fund by selling tasting —Rt. Wor. Dennis Reebel Wor. Robert Donald Fors The Harvard Lodge Wor. Lorin Francis Paine Bro. Casimir DeRham Jr. Rufus Putnam Lodge Warren Lodge Mumford River Honors Washington Bro. Ralph Gerald Carlson The Massachusetts Lodge Bro. Charles William Downs Bro. Robert Wesley Dryden Wor. John Walter Krey Bro. Roy Christian Syvertson Jr. Mumford River Lodge held its first The jacket worn by the Stone Cutters Bro. Robert Harold Harthan Bro. Arthur Brookes Titcomb Jr. George Washington Dinner and Birth- Masonic Riders Association on their The Meadows Lodge fun, charity, and other rides. Bro. Stephen Henry Howe Bro. Alfred Alan Arenius Washington Lodge day Celebration, in February. The din- Wor. Joseph Salvatore Jennette Bro. Rudolph John Fisher Bro. Charles Shishmanian ner was the famous George Wash- Bro. Bernard Max Porter Stone Cutters Ride for Charity Bro. Donald Ross Johnson ington’s Stew, a combination of beef, Bro. Bruce Kinross Wylie Bro. Harry Ralph Wiley The Stone Cutters Masonic Riders Simon W. Robinson Lodge: Bro. pork, chicken, and other stew fixings, Rural Lodge Association was founded by Rt. Wor. Charles Whitney Lepine (center), The Tyrian-Ashler-Acacia Lodge which the general served to his men Bro. George Jarvis Blackwell with Wor. Matthew Gerrish, Master, Bro. Louis Frederik Anderson James Beauregard, Wor. Garth Parker, Bro. Basil Devon Crenshaw and R.W. Geoffrey Kromer, DDGM of and many of his honored guests. Bro. Charles Leonard Ayers Members of Corridor Nine Chamber of Bro. William MacKinnon, Bro. Frank Bro. Richard Peter Lints the 14th Masonic District, Hanging in the hall were various pic- Bro. Millard Laurier Campbell Commerce and Siloam Lodge: L to R, VP Manzi, Bro. Arthur Pappas and Bro. Bro. Bruce Wilbert McCulloch Sinim Lodge (China) Bro. David Oliver Irwin tures of the birthday boy (Masonic, Karen Chapman, Board Chairwoman Bro. Roger Burton Whitcomb Stu Hazen. The group was chartered as Bro. Arthur Everett Goodwin Jr. Wor. Peter Anderson Kerr Presidential, and through his lifetime), Donna Cox, Bro. Ken Young, Bro. Herb a chapter in the Widows Sons during Saint Alban’s Lodge Social Harmony Lodge Bro. Elwood Lee Kramer Bro. Charles Shishmanian (center) many articles about him, speeches, and Arnold, Wor. Pat Emery, and President of Washington Lodge with Wor. Matt Bro. Albert Joseph Michaud Jr. Bro. Charles Nicholos Decas Bro. Philip Story Lycett III Barbara Clifford. the 2010 Grand Masters Fair. Bro. Kenneth Washburn Pillsbury Bro. Carl Frederick Nelson Jr. Brennan and R.W. Geoffrey Kromer, artifacts from that era. DDGM of the 14th Masonic District. The Stone Cutters have grown Bro. Paul David Turner Sojourners Lodge Bro. Jeremiah Lee Skeen IV After prayer and a fine meal, Rt. Bro. Junior Neal Evans Siloam Lodge’s Angel Fund Honored rapidly from six members to 24. It is Wor. Raymond Goddard Smith Webster Lodge Wor. Mark Steven Watson, PDDGM of Saint George Lodge Wor. Charles Harlan Taylor For the second time, the Corridor Nine not necessary to be a member to ride Bro. Richard Lawrence Cudmore Bro. Frederick Hamilton Tarr III Bro. Ervin Wayne Hattabaugh the 20th District, lit the birthday can- Solomon’s Temple Lodge Area Chamber of Commerce presented with the Stone Cutters, and ladies are Bro. Melbourne Sherwood Jones Thomas Talbot Lodge Wellesley Lodge dles and all sang “Happy Birthday” to Wor. Kent Baillie Andrews its annual Champions of Education welcome at meetings. Bro. Edward Kenneth Samuelson R.W. Donald Wilson Fudge Bro. John Edward Bezanson Bro. Washington. —Wor. Bill Brown Saint James Lodge Somerville Lodge Bro. Charles Peter Geas Bro. Jere Frederick Dorough Award to Westborough’s Siloam Charity Rides include Melha Riders, Wor. Howard Brooks Baker Bro. George Aswad Bro. William Frank Hyde Bro. Norman Alexander McLea Some of the artifacts, pictures and Lodge for their angel fund efforts. Shriners Hospital Run, and the Fall Bro. David Money Knowles Bro. Vernon John Wilkie Bro. Frederick Reno Maitland Bro. James Wetherbee Russell speeches of Bro. Washington on display Commented Northborough’s Proctor Run in Adams; each benefits the Bro. Frederick Pais Bro. Burton Thomas Spottiswoode for his birthday celebration. Saint John’s (B) Lodge Star In The East Lodge School principal Margaret Donohoe: Shriners Hospital. The main fund-rais- Bro. Lawrence Glover Dean Bro. Richard Milton Sullivan Bro. Neal Ramsey Olsen Trinity Lodge “They make dreams come true.” The er ride is for JDRF/Junior Diabetes. Bro. George David Holden Bro. Kenneth Gustaf Johnson Bro. Bradford Day Whitten Saint John’s (N) Lodge lodge has been active in the Masonic Wor. Melvyn Allen Holland Bro. Nathan Schwartz Bro. Thurlow Stanley Widger Esoteric Lodge is the host for the Bro. Charles Herbert Bragg Bro. Daniel Charles Lee Jr. West Roxbury-Dorchester Lodge Angel Fund program since 2000 and JDRF ride. Bro. Arthur Raymond Evans Union Lodge (Norwood) Bro. Calvin F. Perkins Jr. Bro. Louis Hodges was the fifth lodge in Massachusetts to The group sponsors numerous social Bro. James Austin Geekie Jr. Bro. William Robert Stoddard Bro. Judd Kenneth Zeitz Wor. Robert Butler Shedd establish an angel fund. The trustees of events including family-style barbe- Saint Mark’s Lodge Union Lodge (Nantucket) Star of Bethlehem Lodge Siloam’s Angel Fund include Bro. Ken cues, potluck dinners, evenings out Bro. Thomas Joshua Stubbs Bro. Clifford Norman Critch Bro. Raymond Bray Bliven Bro. Louis Wor. Robert Lyndon Burnham Hodges and Young, Bro. Herb Arnold, Bro. Mark with wives, and visits to other motor- Saint Martin’s Lodge Bro. John Francis Flynn Wor. Robert Bro. Richard Kay Orswell Bro. John George Markley Jr. Vernon Lodge Butler Shedd Horenstein, and Wor. Len Anderson. cycle groups within the Widows Sons. Bro. David Folger Ryder Bro. Charles Ross McDonald Bro. Lafayette Winthrop Ayers —Bro. Michael D. Grim —Rt. Wor. Jim Beauregard

30 GRAND LODGE OF MASSACHUSETTS TROWEL SUMMER 2011 31 Reflections on Being a District Deputy Grand Master LODGE NEWS DEADLINE submissions for the next issue by Rt.Wor. Jerry A. Roach, Jr. are due by July 20.

ach year, it is the privilege of approximately fifteen E brethren to be appointed to the position of district Send to Lodge News Editor Lee Fenn at deputy grand master. Two years ago, I was the youngest [email protected] and least experienced D.D.G.M. in Massachusetts. But, the For help see the Author’s Guidelines Grand Master gave me an opportunity. on the Grand Lodge web site I come away from the experience in the Member Center under Trowel Online. humbled by the greatness of our fra- I have heard a certain phrase a lot recently: Trowel worthy. ternity. The position is, no doubt, an affir- I have a mixed reaction to this descriptor. I feel honored that the magazine’s content is highly regarded. If it was not so, mation of self, but also a great chal- then the consternation about a story being Trowel worthy lenge. To do the job, a district deputy would not exist, but it concerns me that this perception might grand master must acknowledge both be reducing the number of stories being submitted to Trowel. his limitations and his strengths. He If this is the case, our Lodge and District News section might has to motivate himself and others. In be suffering from this esteem. this way, he will come to truly know the exemplary char- Many channels of communication are open to us in this elec- acter of his fellow Masons. He will sit with them for over tronic age, and they are all valuable. However, Trowel is the one hundred nights a year for two years. They will help only vehicle where all 37,000 Massachusetts Masons can (all him fulfill his duty. When he has finished, he will love the at the same time) read about, learn from, and be entertained fraternity more than he ever thought he could. by each other. The magazine just arrives every three months. At my last official visit in November, I told a story attrib- No passwords are needed; no web addresses must be remembered; no list invitation is required to receive the news. uted to AT&T CEO Michael Armstrong. The master builders of ancient Rome observed a tradition when con- Lodge news is the magazine’s first priority. I’m sure you have noticed that this section of the magazine grows larger in structing a new arch. The master would attest to the integri- every issue. Please, do not be reluctant about sending in a ty of the arch by standing beneath it as the capstone was story, a story idea, or a great photo. I will work with you and set. get it into publishable condition. Almost all submissions get Stretching this metaphor, every couple of years a new published, a few do not. Final selection has to do with a need man assumes the district deputy grand master post, and for variety and a competition between stories for available then when his time is done, is relieved by a new man. He space. When a story is not used it is usually due to the inabil- neither built the arch, nor set the capstone. He served as a ity to accumulate the proper information, e.g. names and representative of tradition: the tradition of Grand Masters titles of the people in a photograph. who started building the arch almost three hundred years It is up to you to make your story part of that process. Let me ago. This he can only do with the assistance of his brethren. assure you that all stories are read, all stories are handled, Thus, perhaps the greatest among the many lessons of and all stories are Trowel worthy. The more stories we have to choose from, the more likely you will receive an interesting our fraternity is reaffirmed: we best learn about ourselves and informative Trowel. Please, send me your stories. They through service and the friendship of our fellow man. are Trowel worthy. TROWEL DEADLINES FOR 2011-2012 ANNIVERSARY PHOTOS NEEDED Fall Issue Feature stories June 23 Later this year Trowel will honor Masons celebrating Lodge News July 20 their 60th, 65th, 70th, and 75th anniversaries with our Winter Issue annual Masonic Anniversaries listing. Feature stories September 22 Lodge News October 19 Pictures of anniversary pin presentations are needed. Spring, 2012 Please keep Trowel in mind and send us photos of the Feature stories December 28 event. As always, we need well-lit and nicely focused Lodge News January 20 digital jpeg files which should be sent to Lee Fenn at Summer, 2012 [email protected]. Feature stories March 23 Lodge News April 23

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