April Stated Communications: 7:30 PM 1st & 3rd Wednesdays Home 2018 September through June Edition 3rd Wednesdays July and August Meeting at: 375 Highway 67, Dousman, WI 53118 Mail to: P. O. Box 284, Hartland, WI 53029-0284 Secretary’s Phone: 262.367.2309 E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.lodge42.net Worshipful Master Bruce Boland 262.354.4394 Senior Warden Timothy Behling, PM 414.254.3060 Junior Warden Tim Zellner, PM 414.588.5169 Treasurer Frank McKenna, PM 262.893.1106 Secretary Gary Pilgrim, PM 262.367.2309 Chaplain Craig Wiggins, PM 267.416-0788 Senior Deacon James Lukas 262.370.4356 Junior Deacon Robert Staley 262.309.9111 Senior Steward Scott Millikin 262.490.6023 Junior Steward Aaron Marjala 414.975.9770 Counselor Henry Pynakker, PM 262.370.2665 Organist Volunteer Opportunity 555.555.5555 Tyler Robert Jewell , PM 262.212.4616 Trustees Daniel Bast, PM 414.333.1412 James A. Johnson, PM 414.651.2072 Charles Gastrow, PM 262.370.1149 Thomas Ewald 414.429.5904 Frank McKenna, PM 262.893.1106 Sickness & Distress: Please notify the Senior Warden of Brothers in Sickness or Distress. Page 1 of 9 How would these same immortal men, find the morals and conduct of their fellow countrymen today? The common bond that the Masons of today, have with our founding countrymen over the last 200 years and with the founders of our craft lie in the laws and the brothers who came before them, is nurtured by its ancient laws and tenets. Some may claim that these ancient rules and guides are outdated or no longer relevant. Are they failing to see how our country benefits from the practice of these very virtues and beliefs? So be proud and grateful, you have a strong chain that binds you to some of the greatest minds that have ever walked this planet. Emulate these great thinkers, when you fail, as we all do on occasion, get up, dust yourself off, and vow to do better. When you succeed, others will recognize you Master's Message tenacity and see you walking in the company of other fine brethren. I truly hope that all attendees enjoyed the fine Brothers dinner served at our Lodge at the table as well as I enjoy reading about colonial times, and the the fellowship with visiting brothers. It is my hope American Revolution and our founding Father’s, that the warn fellowship will entice more of our Franklin, Adams, Revere, most especially our most lodge brothers and visiting brothers to fill our revered Br George Washington. sidelines. My thanks, and I am sure the thanks of While most historians mention Masonry as an the attendees, to the brothers who arranged and appendage to many of our early leaders, we as facilitated this fine event. When I think of the food Masons, believe the Craft to be held in the highest service at III Pillars, I can only smile while regard by these great men. We also make the remembering my fine meal. mistake of denigrating the intellect of these fine We have several candidates in the pipe, one for the men. While most never went past the 5th grade, Day-of-Light program and others for the traditional they studied the Classics, Latin, Greek, path of degrees conferred by our lodge. Watch for mathematics, classic liberalism, and much more. our degree schedule and remember that the sidelines One could surmise the lone intellect of one Mr. are an important part of any degree, more especially Franklin or General Washington would surpass the the Entered Apprentice degree, the very foundation combined intellect of most graduating classes of of the candidates Masonic Journey. most colleges. Or they like to be called, WB Pynakker has assembled our degree team to Universities. I would include myself in that conduct the Entered Apprentice degree as part of graduating class. the April 07, 2018 Day-of-Light in Madison. He is This also is proof of the second law of please that the team has the opportunity to hone its thermodynamics; things degrade over time quite the skills with a live EA degree as part of our stated opposite of evolution. Things usually improve over meeting, 7:30 PM April 04, 2018. time. WM Boland We live in age of incredible technology, and [email protected] or 262.354.4394 increasing exponentially, which allows us a more comfort life and access to material possessions than our founders could have imagined. Page 2 of 9 Happy Birthday Brothers 04/01 DAVID J. SAYLES 04/01 PAUL A. WILLIAMS 04/04 DOUGLAS A. ELLSWORTH 04/05 DONALD C. BEAUDOIN 04/10 FORREST O. HALVERSON 04/12 JAMES C. WOLFE 04/16 KURT V. ECKROTH From the Secretary’s Desk 04/22 ROBERT B. HABLEWITZ 04/23 SCOTT A. MILLIKIN A confession: I have failed in my quest to be 04/23 TIMOTHY D. ZELLNER certified as a mind reader, but will keep trying. So, I 04/28 KENNETH D. MAIN am asking that you assist me by sending corrections or changes in your contact information. Remember, the printed directory is based on my records so please be sure that your spouse is listed correctly. Masonic Anniversaries We did suffer an embarrassment when the Grand 50 W. FRANCIS X. MCKENNA Lodge mailed an invitation in the name of a former 64 RICHARD Y. JONES spouse. Yes the brother did survive. 57 ROBERT L. SCHROEDER 43 DALE H. SCHUMANN I expect to have directory corrections prepared for 35 W. IAN G. WATTS release in June 32 WILLIAM J. RUNYAN Dues, Current Status: Dues are trickling in 32 BRYON J. FOLTS albeit slowly. The 2018 dues card is white with a 20 DANIEL T. EWALD red seal, check yours to be sure that you are current. 20 W. THOMAS E. EWALD Paid but have not received your 2018 dues card? Do 20 KURT V. ECKROTH not delay in contacting me, your friendly, but not 20 CRAIG A. EWALD mind reading, neighborhood secretary. 20 BRIAN J. EWALD 25 W. TIMOTHY P. GAYNOR Payment by check can be made to our mailing 14 W. KHRISTIAN E. KAY address, P. O. Box 284, Hartland WI 53029-0284. 14 DAVID R. LAFOND We are in process with our name change, we ask 14 BRIAN DONALDSON that your check be made payable to the current 12 FREDDY A. BETANCES name on the checking account, Oconomowoc- 11 W. DANIEL E. BAST Hartland Lodge No. 42. 11 12 JAMES D. LUKAS For those of you who wish to pay their dues 9 W. CHARLES R. GASTROW electronically, you can use PayPal Me. The link is 2 GUIDO R. VISCONTI https://www.paypal.me/WILodge42Dues Yes, 2 JEFFERY D. ELLENBECKER you are allowed to make partial payments, but please notify the Secretary that you are doing so. Masonic Code Correspondence Code Br. Gary, A year or more ago, the Masonic Code Course disappeared from the Grand Lodge Web Site. Like all good things do, eventually, it is back. It can be Lodge mailing address: found on the Members Page of the Grand Lodge Lake Country Freemasons Lodge No. 42, F & A M Web Site, Wisc-freemasonry.org. If you have not P. O. Box 284 visited the Members Page, it is necessary that you Hartland, WI 53029 apply for access. It is quite simple, and with a Page 3 of 9 couple of correct answers and your dues card, you Chapter, Dousman. The Chapter read the resolution have a key to the treasure. to consolidate at our November 2017 Meeting and Arriving at the page you will navigate your way to voted at our December 2017 meeting to consolidate. the bottom. On the right-hand side, near the bottom Subsequently those in attendance voted to you will find the entrance to the test. Registration is Consolidate with Dousman-Rob Morris #257. required. The Wisconsin Masonic Code is available Dousman Rob Morris #257 voted to accepted us at on the Web Site as well. their April meeting. Consolidation will be at 7 PM, at the Village on the Square in the Community Perhaps you are asking why you should be Room, on April 10, 2018. As a result of the two interested. The Wisconsin Masonic Code defines chapters merging, we will have a full corps of and describes how the Grand Lodge and all lodges officers. in our state operate. Everything is there. There are two important rules about the code. Rule 1, is that Tuesday, March 27, 2018 was our last meeting as a only the Grand Master is source of accurate Chapter. The meeting was proceeded with a pot luck supper. interpretation of the code. Rule 2, is simple. ‘See rule 1’. I would like to remind everyone that if you are a The object of the course is not to make you (or any perpetual member in Oconomowoc-Hartland #13 of us) an infallible expert concerning what is in the your membership will be transferred to Dousman- code and what it means. See Rule 1. The course Rob Morris #257 after the Consolidation on April intends to make you acquainted with the structure of 10th. Everyone else, your regular membership will the code so that you can find what you need to also be transferred to Dousman-Rob Morris #257. know without hours and days of research. For many Your next dues notice will be issued by Susan Claussen the secretary of our new chapter. of us, it prevents appearing really dumb when we have a question. When you do have a question, If you do not want your regular membership usually the answer begins with ‘Section xx of the transferred to Dousman-Rob Morris #257, please code says…’ contact me as soon as possible and request either a It is essential that all officers of the lodge, or those transfer to another Chapter of your choice or a that have an interest in being an officer have a demit.