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TRESTLE BOARD LEESBURG LODGE No. 58 FREE & ACCEPTED MASONS OF FLORIDA 200 Richey Road Leesburg, Florida 34748 Phone: 352-787-5696 Email: [email protected] Meets the 1st & 3rd Tuesdays of Each Month at 7:00pm Chartered January 15th, 1868 May 2014 Vol. VIII Issue V

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  • TRESTLE BOARD

    LEESBURG LODGE No. 58 FREE & ACCEPTED MASONS OF FLORIDA 200 Richey Road Leesburg, Florida 34748 Phone: 352-787-5696 Email: [email protected]

    Meets the 1st & 3rd Tuesdays of Each Month at 7:00pm Chartered January 15th, 1868

    May 2014 Vol. VIII Issue V

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    Officers for 2013

    Worshipful Master WMJohn Haas (Tina) 360-9114 Senior Warden Bro. Ron Glover..874-9504

    Junior Warden WJim Campbell (Becky) ......552-7996 Treasurer WLarry Duff (Brenda)..874-2164

    Secretary W Hank DeBerry (Paula)..... 430-0238 Lodge ............................... . 787-5696 Senior Deacon Br. Jeff Lamb (Sherri).... .753-0277 Junior Deacon Br. Wayne Reynolds........407-484-0096 Senior Steward Br. Ed Spencer.324-2134 Junior Steward Vacant

    Tyler Br. Richard Follett...406-8831 Chaplain Vacant

    Marshal WJim Angelos 255-1724 Organist Vacant

    Lodge Instructor WHank DeBerry (Paula)...330-7311 Lodge Historian R W Joseph T. Price ... 787-0652 Librarian W Larry Duff (Brenda).874-2164

    Trestle Board WHank DeBerry (Paula).. 330-7311 Trestle Board Printing Leesburg Printing .. 787-3348 Lodge Web Mail [email protected]

    Committees for 2014

    Board of Relief

    Chairman WMJohn Haas, Ron Glover, Jeff Lamb

    Lodge Property

    Chairman Ron Glover, WDon McIntyre, WJim Angelos, WMJohn

    Finance - Investments & Budget

    Chairman Ron Glover, RW Ken Graves, WTom Russell, WLarry Duff, WMJohn Haas

    Vigilance

    Chairman WJim Campbell, WBob Browning, Jeff Lamb,

    Charity & Scholarships

    Chairman Wayne Reynolds, Sec. WHank DeBerry, Ed Spencer

    Education

    Chairman WHank DeBerry, Ron Glover, Jeff Lamb

    Lodge Mentors

    Chairman WLarry Duff, WHank DeBerry, all Past Masters

    Catechism

    Chairman WDon McIntyre, Sr., WBob Browning, Jeff Lamb

    Petitions Investigation

    Chairman WMHaas, WLarry Duff, W Hank DeBerry

    Investigations Interviews

    WM John Haas will appoint as needed

    Funeral

    Chairman WJim Angelos, WBob Browning, Ed Spencer

    Activities & Awards

    Chairman WM John Haas, Ron Glover, Jeff Lamb

    Officers meet at 6:00pm, first stated meeting, Committee Chairman

    meet the second meeting of each month for business and planning.

    Living

    Past Masters

    Charles Porter 1959 G. Kiser Hardaway 1964 Jack Holloway 1968 RWRay Richardson 1969* William Ed Davison 1974 Robert H. Smith 1977 RWColin Crews 1980^* H. C. Connell 1985 RWTheodore Jansen 1986* RWJoseph T. Price 1987* Michael Dozier 1988 John H. Meier V 1989 Jay A. Frizzell, Jr. 1992 Raleigh Sorenson 1993/1994 Don Barfield 1996 Tom Russell 1997/1998/2002 Mervyn Harris 1999 RWKenneth Graves 2000* RH Thomas E. Beach 2001 Robert H. Browning 2003/2004 RWDennis Ricker 2005/2007^* Roland P. Gibson 2006 Bill Green 2008 Richard Ecott 2009 Donald McIntyre, Sr. 2010 Randall Jesmok 2011 Larry Duff 2012 Jim Angelos 2013

    Affiliated

    Past Masters

    Carl Anzelmo

    Henry DeBerry

    MWJoseph Brearley Jack Delauter

    Robert C. Gleckler

    Robert Kennedy

    Clifford Moore

    Frank Peregrin

    Glenn A. Reynolds*^

    Edwin Robbins

    Robert L. Welch

    Forest Case*

    Wayne Parks

    Fred Lint

    Raymond D Trudeau

    John R. Haas

    Gary Towne

    Jim Campbell

    Joseph Brearley#

    ^ Past District Instructor

    * Past DDGM

    # Past Grand Master

    18th Masonic District DDGM RW Ed Lisle 352-669-8909 District Instructor RH Alan Heist 407-718-5841

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    Chaplins Corner Brothers, Once again the celestial bell has tolled for one of our own. Brother George A. Brown passed on April 24th after a sudden injury. He is a Brother from the United Kingdom and has been a staunch supporter of all the Lodges in the 18th Masonic District. He is survived by his wife Doreen and his children and grandchildren. Please keep all his family in your prayers and thoughts

    during this time of tragedy. The family has requested that the memorial service for Brother George be post-poned until October when all their friends will return from the UK and everyone can be there for him.

    We recently found out quite by accident that another of our Brothers had passed. Brother Arthur Miller Jr was tragically lost on March 15th in a car wreck. Please keep his family in your prayers and reach out to them in this time of need. Brothers, please if you know of anyone that has passed please let us know so that we may honor them with a Masonic service. Let your family know of your desires for a Masonic service be-fore you pass. It will be much easier on them to care for you. Brothers, the charity this month is Goodwill Industries, and we hope you will contribute freely to its support.

    A Little Bit of Trivia

    Brethren, I thought it would be fun to share some interesting facts about Masonry.

    Did You Know...

    At one time, Golden Lodge #5 straddled the boundary between Canada and the United States. There

    were entrances on both sides of the border.

    Washington Chapter #3 of N.H. announced its meetings via the town crier, who received from 6 to 25

    cents per week.

    Bernard Pierre Mangam was appointed Grand Master of the Grand Orient of France from 1862 to

    1865. This is unusual because he was not a Mason. He was appointed by Emperor Napoleon III.

    In 1860 in Limerick, Ireland, a large stone was found in a chapel, dated 1517, with the following in-

    scription: I will serve to live with love & care, upon the level, and by the square.

    Operative Lodge #150 in Aberdeen Scotland is unusual in that it is only open to operative stonemasons.

    In Fascist Spain under Franco, it was a crime to be a Freemason. Masons convicted had to serve prison

    terms equal in years to the number of Masonic degrees possessed.

    All four Presidents of the Republic of Texas, David Burnett, Sam Houston, Mirabeau Lamar, and An

    son Jones, were Masons. (Continued on page 4)

    LIGHT FROM THE EAST

    WM John Haas

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    (Continued from page 3)

    On November 10, 1928, the Grand Lodge of California held a special communication at Culver City to

    lay the corner stone of the Masonic Temple. The lodge room was so crowded that the Grand Lodge

    officers were unable to enter. They retired to the ladies' powder room to open the Grand Lodge for the

    ceremony.

    In 1799, Barton Lodge in Canada accepted good merchantable wheat in payment of lodge dues.

    Brother William Brockmeier (1866-1947) of St Louis conducted 5,586 Masonic Funerals.

    Thomas Jacob Shryock served as grand master of Maryland for 32 years. He died after being elected to

    serve his 33rd term.

    On June 7, 1921, Mystic Lodge #21 of N.J., conferred half of the MM degree on brother Lyman C. Van

    when the power went out. He didn't receive the rest of the degree for several weeks, making him for a

    time, a two and half degree mason.

    The two structures in the U.S. that have elevators that move sideways in addition to up and down are

    the Arch in St. Louis and the George Washington Memorial in Alexandria.

    Montana's first livestock brand was a square and compasses and is still in use today. It was registered

    in 1872.

    Grand Masters generally have the power to make Masons at sight, which means the Masters can do away with the formalities such as filing of petitions, waiting periods, etc. Some famous Masons who

    were made include: William Taft, General George Marshall, and General Douglas MacArthur.

    Lodges in Massachusetts have no numbers.

    In Pennsylvania there are 11 lodges that have numbers but no names.

    In Georgia there are two lodges with the number 1.

    In Maryland, Tennessee, and Pennsylvania there is no lodge with the number 1.

    Angelo Soliman, was born in Africa in 1721 and brought to Europe as a slave at the age of ten. He was

    educated, married, and became a favorite in the royal court in Vienna. Somewhere in 1771 he became

    a Mason. When he died in 1776, the Emperor had his body stuffed and mounted in the natural history

    museum, becoming not only the first black of African birth to become a Mason, but also the first Ma-

    son to be stuffed, mounted, and displayed.

    John Aasen of California was the largest known MM ever raised. At the time he was 8.5 feet tall and

    weighed 536 pounds.

    Charles Stratton. AKA Tom Thumb, was 24 inches high and weighed 16 pounds when raised in 1862.

    Brethren, I hoped you enjoyed reading these unusual and somewhat humorous facts about our

    fraternity

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    Brothers, We need sponsors for the Trestle Board! So far the response has been very thin. The sponsors pay for the mailing cost of the printed version. The Lodge absorbs the cost of printing but as you all know, the cost of postage is going up all the time now. Please help us out by sponsoring us for a year. It is $20.00 for the entire year or any portion of it. Our Trestle Board is one that is seen all over the state and hopefully one you can be proud to have your name on. Thank you for your support. We still have approximately 23 Brothers who have not paid their 2014 Lodge dues. Brothers, this is needed income to run this Lodge! Those 23 repre-sent $2300.00 that we do not have to run the Lodge and keep the lights on. I will be sending out late no-tices to those Brothers who have not paid their dues. If you have paid and I am in error, I sincerely apolo-gize. When the dues start rolling in, in December, I usually get 20-30 a day and it seems like when I am the busiest, someone wants to come in the office and shoot the breeze and I miss a ledger entry! Brothers I do love each of you and enjoy talking to you and hearing about what is going on in your lives but the other Brothers deserve my undivided attention when I am posting their dues moneys to the ledger. I am in the office on Tuesdays and Fridays 10:00AM un-til 3:00PM and will be happy to see anyone during that time, but if you see me dealing with checks and dues cards, please just wait a few until Im done and I will be happy to take care of you or listen as long as you want to talk. The Lodge office will be closed on May 26, 27, 28 due to all the officers attending the Grand Lodge Communication. We will open again on Fri-day the 30th. If you have any questions or items you want taken care of at Grand Lodge, please see me and I will attempt to help in any way possible. I am certain that somewhere at Grand Lodge, Someone will be able to answer any questions that arise about Masonry or the Grand Lodge. To go along with the above requests for help Brothers, I want to remind you all that we have a breakfast and dinner each month as a fundraiser for the Lodge and next month is our annual Masters BBQ which is the biggest fundraiser we hold all year. I sincerely hope that you will all attend as many of these as possible and support your Lodge.

    Thank you Brothers for allowing me to serve as your Secretary.

    From the West

    Bro. Ron Glover

    Hello Brothers,

    I hope this month's Trestle Board finds you all

    well. This year is continuing to fly by. Can you believe

    we're already a third of the way through 2014?

    This year continues to be a busy and productive

    year. The line officers have been busy practicing our

    work for some upcoming degrees. We have a FC de-

    gree that looks to be coming up in a few months. We've

    already had an EA Degree this year where we wel-

    comed new Brother, Jerry Hall, and we're not only

    practicing for the upcoming FC degree but we're in the

    process of practicing for another EA Degree as well

    that is scheduled for May 9th at 6:30 PM. Hope we can

    see everybody there.

    I would like to take this time to thank W: Jim

    Campbell, our SW, for the great dinners we've had so

    far this year. Not only the Sunday dinners but also the

    meals that he has implemented before our meetings. He

    has put a lot of time, effort, and hard work into it and

    the food and the fellowship has been enjoyable.

    Thank you again to all the Brothers for your

    compliments and advice. We have been practicing hard

    and want to make sure we get our work right. It's im-

    portant to us.

    From the Secretary

    WHank DeBerry

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    Greetings from the South. As the position of one who calls the craft from Labor to Refresh-

    ment and Refreshment to Labor it is the responsi-

    bility of the Junior Warden to oversee the function

    of the kitchen and refreshments for the craft. The

    idea of refreshments as part of the Lodge meeting

    is an old concept. This position is therefore re-

    sponsible for meeting meals and refreshments but

    also other food events.

    Sadly we have not had as good a response as we

    had hoped for the pre-meeting meal. Therefore

    starting in May we will be serving a pre meeting

    meal only at the second meeting of the month. This

    coming month will then have a pre meal at the May

    20th stated meeting.

    As the South is charged with food/refreshment fund

    raising we would appreciate the brothers support

    for our two other meal functions. These are the

    first Saturday Breakfasts (eggs, sausage, bacon, po-

    tatoes, pancakes, waffles, juice, coffee, & tea) for

    only $6.00 and our Second Sunday Dinners for

    only $9.00. The dinner will have various menus with two choices of meat or main dishes.

    This coming month, our Breakfast will be on May

    3rd and the Dinner will be on May 11 (Mothers Day). Our Mothers day menu will be a choice of Flank Steak Pinwheels or Parmesan Baked

    Chicken, vegetables, potatoes, salad, drinks and

    deserts. There will be flowers for your lady as a

    way of saying thanks for all that you do for us as

    wives, mothers, friends, and partners. Bring your

    lady out for a good meal on her special day.

    Other major food events will be the Masters Bar-beque on June 21 with pulled chicken and pulled

    pork. Also in June there will be no Breakfast as the

    second Sunday is the next day. Our Second Sun-

    day dinner for June will have a choice of Chicken

    Masala or Salisbury Steak.

    It takes a lot of funds to keep this lodge open and

    functioning. These meal events help our operating

    budget immensely. We do appreciate your support

    and comments so that we can serve you in the best

    possible manner.

    May 1 - OES Meeting - Leesburg 7:30 PM

    May 2 - OES School of Instruction - 7:30 PM

    May 3 - First Saturday Breakfast - 8:00-10:30 AM

    May 4 - OES Tupperware - 3:30 PM

    May 5 - Boy Scout Troop 1 Meeting - 7:00 PM

    May 6 - Stated Communication - 7:00 PM

    May 7 - York Rite - Leesburg - 7:30 PM

    May 9 - Called Communication-EA Degree-6:30PM

    May 11 - Second Sunday Dinner - 11:30-1:00 PM

    May 12 - Rainbow Assembly 79 - Mt Dora -7:00PM

    May 14 - Open Books/School of Instruction

    Tavares - 6:00 PM

    May 20 - Stated Communication - 7:00 PM

    May 21 - Masters & Wardens - Umatilla - 7:30 PM

    May 25-28 - Grand Lodge - Orlando

    UPCOMING IMPORTANT DATES

    May 2014 From the South

    WJim Campbell

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    Name(s) of Those Who Attended:

    ____________________________________________________________________________________________

    ____________________________________________________________________________

    Date(s) Attended: _____________________________________________________________________

    Function/Activity/Training/Etc. Attended:

    ____________________________________________________________________________________________

    ____________________________________________________________________________

    Number of Hours Involved:______________________________________________________________

    Location of Activity: ___________________________________________________________________

    Please leave completed slips on the Secretarys desk at the Stated Communications, or email W. Hank DeBerry

    with this information at [email protected]

    Name(s) of Those Who Attended:

    ____________________________________________________________________________________________

    ____________________________________________________________________________

    Date(s) Attended: _____________________________________________________________________

    Function/Activity/Training/Etc. Attended:

    ____________________________________________________________________________________________

    ____________________________________________________________________________

    Number of Hours Involved:______________________________________________________________

    Location of Activity: ___________________________________________________________________

    Please leave completed slips on the Secretarys desk at the Stated Communications, or email W. Hank DeBerry

    with this information at [email protected], or place them in the slot in the Secretarys door

    Name(s) of Those Who Attended:

    ____________________________________________________________________________________________

    ____________________________________________________________________________

    Date(s) Attended: _____________________________________________________________________

    Function/Activity/Training/Etc. Attended:

    ____________________________________________________________________________________________

    ____________________________________________________________________________

    Number of Hours Involved:______________________________________________________________

    Location of Activity: ___________________________________________________________________

    Please leave completed slips on the Secretarys desk at the Stated Communications, or email W. Hank DeBerry

    with this information at [email protected], or place them in the slot on the Secretarys door.

    Name(s) of Those Who Attended:

    ____________________________________________________________________________________________

    ____________________________________________________________________________

    Date(s) Attended: _____________________________________________________________________

    Function/Activity/Training/Etc. Attended:

    ____________________________________________________________________________________________

    ____________________________________________________________________________

    Number of Hours Involved:______________________________________________________________

    Location of Activity: ___________________________________________________________________

    Please leave completed slips on the Secretarys desk at the Stated Communications, or email W. Hank DeBerry

    with this information at [email protected], or place them in the slot in the Secretarys door

    Masonic Education Worksheet

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    Leesburg Announcement Forms

    Please Print Clearly

    Event:_________________________________________________________

    Date (s):__________________________ Time:_________________________

    Description/Comments____________________________________________

    _______________________________________________________________

    _______________________________________________________________

    ________________________________________________________________

    For further information contact:____________________ at ________________

    Submitted by:_____________________________________________________

    Please Print Clearly

    Event:_________________________________________________________

    Date (s):__________________________ Time:_________________________

    Description/Comments____________________________________________

    _______________________________________________________________

    _______________________________________________________________

    ________________________________________________________________

    For further information contact:____________________ at ________________

    Submitted by:_____________________________________________________

    Leesburg Announcement Forms

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    2014 TRESTLE BOARD SPONSORS

    YOUR NAME HERE - INDIVIDUAL OR COUPLE FOR ONLY $20.00

    Current year or any part thereof - HELP US KEEP YOU INFORMED!

    John Dean Hank & Paula DeBerry Larry & Brenda Duff

    Jim Angelos William & Sharen Aston Joe Schlegal

    Suzanne Mina John & Tina Haas Jim & Becky Campbell

    Richard Follett Ed Spencer George A. Brown

    Bob & Carolyn Browning Ken Graves

    If you would like to be a sponsor in 2014, please see the secretary with your donation. Your donations are applied to the

    monthly mailing costs of the Trestle Board, we need 60 sponsors to cover the yearly mailing costs. Sponsorship is $20.00 for the

    year or any part thereof. Our Goal for this year is 60 sponsors. Please consider a sponsorship.

    "You get out of Masonry only what you put in it."

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    RAINBOW

    ASSEMBLY

    No. 79 at Mt. Dora

    Lets not forget the young Ladies of our local Rainbow Chapter. They need our support.

    We should also remember they are the future

    of our Ladies organizations and future leaders in our

    communities. Meetings are at 7:00pm on the 2nd

    and 4th Mondays of each month at Mt. Dora Lodge.

    Know a young Lady who might want to join,

    you can contact Chapter Mom Debbie Dyer at 407-

    908-6973 or Chapter Dad Warren Shippee at 321-

    689-6661.

    Attend a meeting and be impressed.

    DEMOLAY

    CHAPTER

    At Eustis

    Lets also not forget the young Men of our local DeMolay Chapter.

    They also need our support. We should also

    remember they are the future of Masonry and future

    leaders in our communities. Meetings are at 7:00pm

    on the 1 and 3rd Mondays of each month at Eustis Lodge. Know a Man who might want to join, you

    can contact Granddaddy Philip Paul at 407-832-8771. Attend a meeting and be impressed.

    HELP BY SUPPORTING OUR

    MASONIC YOUTH

    18th MASONIC DISTRICT

    LODGES

    Stated Communication Meetings

    Leesburg No. 58 1st and 3rd Tuesday

    Umatilla No. 65 1st and 3rd Monday

    Clermont No. 226 1st and 3rd Monday

    Eustis No. 85 2nd and 4th Monday

    Villages No. 394 2nd Monday

    Tavares No. 234 2nd and 4th Tuesday

    Wildwood No. 92 2nd and 4th Tuesday

    Groveland No. 190 2nd and 4th Thursday

    Mt. Dora No. 238 1st and 3rd Thursday

    Have YOU Traveled Lately?

    HIGH TWELVE Meeting Times & Locations

    Hawthorne Masonic High Twelve No. 547 -

    Meets at 11:00 a.m. on the 2nd & 4th Tuesday

    of each month at Golden Corral, 1720 Citrus

    Blvd. (Hwy 27/441) Leesburg, FL. Tel: 352-

    728-3911.

    Tri-County Masonic High Twelve meets 10:30 a.m. 1st Wednesday of each month at La Hacienda Recreation Center, The Villages. Reservations for lunch due by the Thursday be-fore the meeting, call Rita at 750-5561.

    The only thing that walks back from the tomb with the mourners and refuses to be buried is the character of a man

    - J.R. Miller -

    They that can give up essential liberty to

    obtain a little temporary safety deserve

    neither liberty nor safety.

    - Benjamin Franklin -

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    Scottish Rite

    www.OcalaSR.com or www.SROrlando.com

    Ocala Scottish Rite meets the first Monday of each month,

    at 7:30pm.at Ocala Scottish Rite Center, 3632 NE 7th Street, Ocala,

    Fl.

    Orlando Scottish Rite meets at 1485 Grand Road, Winter

    Park, Fla. on the 4th Friday of each month, except, November,

    which is on the third Friday and dark in December, meetings at

    7:30pm.

    York Rite Bodies

    A Continuation of the Blue Lodge www.flgyr.org

    Ocala York Rite Bodies Meetings at Belleview Lodge No. 95

    Ocala Chapter No. 13 - Meets Second Wednesday of January,

    March, May, September and November beginning at 7:30 PM.

    Ocala Council No. 22 - R&S Masters - Meets Second Wednes-

    day of February, April, June, October and December beginning at

    7:30 PM.

    Ocala Commandry No. 19 - Knights Templar - Meets on the

    fourth Wednesday of each month at 7:30 PM.

    Lake/Sumter York Rite Bodies - Meetings at Leesburg Lodge 58 Eustis Chapter No. 33, Meets on the first Wednesday at 7:30 PM

    Golden Triangle Council No. 28Royal & Select Masters - Meets first Wednesday at 7:30 PM.

    Chapter and Council will alternate on who begins first.

    Triangle Commandery No. 38 Knights TemplarMeets on the second Wednesday of each month at 7:30 PM, except in July and August.

    Order of the Eastern Star, Chapter No. 84 Lady Theresa Fox PM Worthy Matron

    W Hank DeBerry PPWorthy Patron Lady Paula DeBerry PMSecretary

    W Robert Welch PGP Treasurer

    Meetings 1st Thursday of the Month at 7:30 p.m. with the excep-tion of July, August and September. Meets at Leesburg Lodge No.

    58 **Congratulations to Sister Paula DeBerry on being named Grand Instructor for District 14 this year at Grand Chapter!

    May 1 - Carl Anzelmo May 3 - Edward Riddle May 4 - Fredrick Weil May 5 - Glenn Haworth May 6 - William T. Gibson May 9 - Ronald J. Glover May12 - John Bach May 14 - Freddy Farris May 14 - Charles McCord May 14 - Victor Michet May 16 - Charles Knolie May 18 - Garth Phillips May 19 - Kenneth Zipperer May 19 - Jack DeLauter May 24 - Alfred Smith May 26 - Raymond Trudeau Jr. May 28 - Joseph Carlton May 30 - Bernard Firks May 30 - William Schneider

    Happy

    Birthday!

    Editors Note: All articles and informa-

    tion must be received by the editor

    prior to the 23rd of the publishing

    month for inclusion in the next issue.

    Articles can be e-mailed to:

    [email protected]

    May Birthdays

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    Henry Mason Wheeler,

    1854-1930

    Henry Wheeler was a mem-ber of Social Lodge #48 of

    Northfield, Minnesota. On September 7, 1876 he was home on vacation from a medical school that he was attending in Michigan. He was in his fa-thers drug store when he noticed three desperados ride up to the bank. They were joined by several others and Henry concluded that they were there to rob the bank. Henry shouted to the townspeople, Get your guns boys. Theyre robbin the bank! It was the Jesse James Gang and this was the begin-ning of the end for them. Henry found a rifle and a shootout between the gang and the townspeople ensued. Henry managed to shoot and kill outlaw Clell Miller. He also wounded outlaw Bob Younger who managed to get away. Henry later explained to the Sheriff that he was in medical school and needed to provide a cadaver to his school for ex-amination so that he could graduate. He asked for a body of one of the outlaws but was turned down. The Sheriff said to him that he would not break the law, but I will see that the outlaws are buried plenty shallow. A few days later Henry shipped a barrel labeled pickles to himself at school. It smelled strongly of formaldehyde. Go figure. Henry

    graduated from medical school and moved to Grand

    Forks, North Dakota in 1881. He became a member

    of Acacia Lodge # 15 of the Grand Lodge of Da-

    kota Territory and was elected as Master of that

    Lodge for three terms starting in 1883. In 1887 he

    was elected the Grand Master of Masons of the Da-

    kota Territory. Henry led a life with many varied

    interests. He had the first automobile in Grand

    Forks. He invented a forerunner of the snowmobile

    with skis and a sail. He was elected mayor of Grand

    Forks for two terms in 1917. Henry was also presi-

    dent of the Grand Forks Gun Club (You should

    have guessed). Henry was a two time widower and

    married a third time in 1923. In 1925 his wife pre-

    sented 71 year old Henry with a healthy baby boy.

    He responded by going to town and raising the

    courthouse flag. In his excitement, he raised the

    flag upside down, a universal sign of distress.

    Henry Mason Wheeler died on April 13, 1930. He

    was given full Masonic honors in Grand Forks ND

    and also in Northfield, MN where he is buried.

    Taken from the address of W. David Beach, Grand Historian of ND 2000

    Jeffs Comedy Corner

    A NEW SIGN

    A young Entered Apprentice was being examined as to

    his proficiency in the Entered Apprentice Degree. After

    he had finished, he looked at his instructor and said, "I

    noticed several of the older members sticking their fin-

    gers in their ears and whistling. Is that a sign that I

    missed something? What does that sign mean?"

    "That's not a sign," his instructor said, "those are old

    Past Masters adjusting their hearing aids."

    You Might Be a Freemason If...

    ...you start calling major historical figures Brother

    ...you answer everything with, "Are you on the level?"

    ...you secretly practice shaking hands with yourself

    ...you only blow out the candles on the north side of

    your birthday cake.

    ...you recently had your home rotated to face the East

    ...you only drink light beer

    ...you refer to your iron lawn jockey as the Tyler

    you have started singing Pleyels Hymn in the

    shower

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    Pictures from around the Lodge

    Brother George A. Brown

    Always in our memory forever in our hearts

    A smile that lit up the entire room

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    Pictures from around the Lodge Cont.

    Dining Room set for Easter Dinner

    W Jim Campbell working hard for the Lodge.

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    Pictures from around the Lodge Cont.

    Tina Horvath and Sherri Lamb getting dessert ready for the crowd.

    WM John Haas dressed for dinner with Top Hat, wheres the tail?

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    Pictures from around the Lodge Cont.

    WHERE DID YOU HIDE THOSE EGGS!!!!!

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    Pictures from around the Lodge Cont.

    Bro. George Shoemaker flirting with the ladies again!

    Grand Master got a motorcycle vest from the Widows Sons so I

    thought he ought to at least have a skull earring to wear.

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    Pictures from around the Lodge Cont.

    Grand Chapter OES - Grand Warder Debbie Rosenthal (right) and her Es-

    cort, Ms. Susan Keast Past Matron of Mt Dora Chapter.

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    SUNDAY DINNER Leesburg Lodge No. 58

    May 11, 2014

    Menu

    Flank Steak Pinwheels or

    Baked Parmesan Chicken Breast Potatoes, Vegetable Melody, Tossed Salad,

    Dinner Rolls, Drinks, Desserts

    (sugared or no sugar added) $8.37 + .63 tax - Adults, under 14 - $3.72 + .28 tax

    11:30 AM until 1:00 PM

    Please call the Lodge at 787-5696 or sign the guest list in the

    lobby and provide the number attending with you,. This ensures enough food is

    purchased and prepared for all.

    ALL MASONS, their families and friends are invited to our Monthly

    Second Sunday Dinners and First Saturday Breakfasts

    Help support your Blue Lodge, IT IS where all other Masonic Bodies Begin.

    Future menu suggestions are always welcome!

    Introducing 2014 Chef Crew

    W Jim Campbell - Graduate of New Orleans School of Cooking Bro. Wayne Reynolds - Former Chef at Country Club

    Bro. Ed Spencer - formerly at Benihana Restaurant

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    NONPROFIT US Postage

    PAID Permit#1040 Leesburg,, FL

    34748

    Leesburg Masonic Lodge No. 58 F&AM PO Box 985 Fruitland Park, Florida 34731

    SUNDAY DINNERS 11:30 a.m. TO 1:00 p.m.

    Menu items: May 11, 2014

    Flank Steak Pinwheels or Baked Parmesan Chicken Breast Potatoes, Vegetable Melody,

    Dinner rolls, Desserts (sugared or no sugar added) $8.37 + .63 tax per person, Children under 14 years of age $3.72 + .28 tax

    PLEASE call the Lodge at 787-5696, or sign the guest list in the foyer, provide the number of guests attending with you, this ensures enough food is prepared for all. ALL MASONS, their families and friends are invited . Menu suggestions welcomed, just fill out a comment card.

    Dont forget to call or sign -up!!!

    Celebrating 146 years (1868 2014) in Leesburg, Fla. The Lakefront City

    1st Saturday Monthly Coffee Klatch & Breakfast 8:00am to 10:00am

    Eggs (cooked to order), Pancakes, Waffles, Bacon, Sausages

    (Pattys or Links), Breakfast Potatoes, Grits, Sausage Gravy, Biscuits, Toast, Breakfast Pastries,

    Coffee, Orange Juice

    $5.58 +.42 sales tax per person