Connecticut FREEMASONS DeCeMBeR 2012 Freemasonry: The Gift That Gives Wallingford, CT 06492 CT Wallingford, Box 250 P.O. 69 Masonic Avenue Grand Lodge of Connecticut, AF & AM page 5 page 18 page 23 Jonathan Glassman Master Mason Iconic Columns Receives Degree in Replaced at Beard Award Washington’s Room Washington Lodge TABLe OF CONTeNTS Connecticut FREEMASONS Relief from Hurricane Sandy ..................................................3 News from the Valley of Hartford ........................................15 Grand Master’s Message ..........................................................4 Quality of Life Purchases New Organ ..................................15 Volume 8 - Number 7 Jonathan Glassman Receives Beard Award ............................5 Commandery and DeMolay Explore Swords ......................16 Publisher Grand Chaplain’s Pulpit .........................................................6 Raised in Washington’s Room ..............................................18 The Grand LodGe Landmarks Committee Address .............................................6 Masonic Vice-Presidents of the United States .....................19 of ConnectiCuT AF & aM Masonicare Experience ...........................................................7 Welcome/Congratulations ....................................................20 Grand Historian’s Corner .......................................................8 Moriah Lodge Fills the Halls ................................................ 21 Editor-in-Chief Autumn Gathering Honors Veterans ......................................8 Grand Oration Offers Masonic Tolerance ...........................22 Simon R. LaPLace Hurricane Sandy No Match for Masonicare Employees .......9 Front Columns Replaced in Monroe ...................................23 Associate Editor From the Desk of Steve McPherson .....................................10 Second Annual Chicken Challenge ......................................24 caRL G. ek Silent Auction of Festival of Trees ........................................10 Life’s Journey, an address from Virginia ..............................25 Sound Advice to Prevent Winter Falls .................................. 11 John Sasser, III, Awarded MSA ..............................................25 Correspondent The Gift of a Lifetime this Holiday Season! ........................ 11 Hiram Lodge Halloween Bowling Night .............................26 michaeL L. caStRoLL Our Departed Brothers .........................................................12 Spirit of ‘76 Alive in Waterbury ............................................26 Design Governor Malloy Presented with Challenge Coin ..............12 York Rite Opportunities ........................................................27 chaRLene D. Rowe Background Checks...Really? ................................................13 Craft at Labor.........................................................................28 Gwen m. Rochette Turkeys for Food Bank ..........................................................13 Craft at Refreshment .............................................................28 News from the Valley of New Haven ...................................14 Boosters .................................................................................30 Contributors Silent Auction for Holiday Wreaths .....................................14 I Remember it Like it Was Just Last Week ............................ 31 GaRy w. arseneau DaviD R. BLythe, SR. william L. BReeD michaeL caldeRone Grand Lodge of Connecticut, AF & AM maRje chick 69 Masonic Avenue • P.O. Box 250 • Wallingford, Connecticut 06492 mike colgan jameS waDe D’acoSta Office hours: 8:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., 1:15 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Monday through Friday Richard F. 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While every Wednesday, December 26-27 Grand lodge of Massachusetts, boston effort is made to ensure the accuracy of all advertisements, Connecticut Saturday, December 29, 2:00 p.m. village lodge no. 29, collinsville, installation of officers F Y Y Freemasons will only be liable to reprint, tuesday, December 31 Happy new Year! at no charge, any correction due to typographical error. Page 2 Connecticut Freemasons December 2012 Connecticut and New York Lodges Unite to provide Relief from Hurricane Sandy by Richard F. Denno which are closed, and it On October 29, Hurricane Sandy, also could be months before known as ‘Frankenstorm’ or ‘The Super power is restored and the Storm,’ made landfall in the United States in schools re-opened,” he Atlantic City, New Jersey. Packing winds well noted. in excess of 75 miles per hour, the monster Those interested in storm devastated communities in New York, contributing to the Toys and New Jersey. Especially hard hit were of Hope efforts may do so New York’s Long Island and Staten Island online at www.toysofhope. areas. Power to many communities in the org. The website also area towns was immediately cut off. Homes shows the devastation and businesses were destroyed. “Hurricane and what Long Island Sandy could not have struck at a worse time,” residents are up against, Said Melissa Doktofsky, president of Toys as the impending cold of of Hope, a non-profit 501(c)(3) volunteer winter draws near. organization. In the western part The cold weather compounded the of the state, WB Dave problems. “Some communities devastated Hughes of Sheperd-Salem by Hurricane Sandy, such as Fire Island, Lodge No. 78, Naugatuck, Brother Mike Allstadt, with sign, and his fellow Anchor Lodge brothers may never return to their pre-Hurricane mobilized several lodges filled a rental van with relief supplies for victims of Hurricane Sandie. Sandy status,” said Brian Hansen, director of and the brothers of His contacts with a Masonic Lodge in his hometown of Amityville, operations for Toys of Hope. his lodge. He reached New York, and the immediate response of the town of East Hampton While many Masonic Lodges throughout across district lines for made for timely help. Connecticut wanted to help, for an Anchor contributions. WB Hughes Lodge No. 112 brother, it was personal. contacted WB Frank Sheperd-Salem Worshipful Master Hughes Brother Mike Allstadt, was born and raised Grand of Union Lodge No. 40, Danbury, said simply, “Brothers helping brothers.” in the small Long Island community of who set up a donation collection point of The