COMING EVENTS!
Past Masters Dinner Is Coming Up April 7th!!
Our Lodge will hold the time honored "Past Masters Dinner" April 7, 2001.
This will be a great opportunity to see some of our Past Masters. It will a wonderful chance to visit with, talk to and maybe even learn a few things from our past leaders.
The Festivities begin at 6:00 PM. The Dinner will be catered by our wonderful friends of Eastern Star Chapter # 438.
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PILGRIMAGE - 2001 ...ILLINOIS MASONIC HOME!!!
Sunday, June 24th 2001
make plans to attend Pilgrimage 2001 to the Campus of the Illinois Masonic Home in Sullivan, Illinois.
> Festivities begin at 10:00 Am
> Picnic - Style Lunch starts at 11:00 AM
> Games, Food & Entertainment for all!
All events are complimentary!
You may call Brenda Winskill at the Masonic Home at (217) 728-4394 or 1-888-375-8323 for more information. Also, if you are interested in helping out or going with a group, contact Worshipful Brother Graham Southall, DDGM at (847) 202-9132. He may be able to help you coordinate you or your group with others planning to go!
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Months of MARCH & APRIL 2001 - Masonic Birthdays:
MARCH
Gerald L. Devereaux Thomas B. Rodgers Roy W. Synder Earl W. Maethers Leroy C. Abell Donald C. Eggert Donovan L.Peterson Edgar C. Hornback Stephen J. Grosko, Jr. Gene H. Buchan William J. Kolb, III Don Bristol
APRIL
Eugene E. Martin Robert W. Homann Norman B. Enevold Jack R. Peterson Howard C. Harlan, Jr. Gerhard H. Noble L. Allen Lindseth, Jr. Earl R. Young Edward J. Butler Dewey T. Jones, Jr. Daryl J. Boyd Joseph A. Merrill, III William A. McDunnell Anthony V. Dradi John M. Cummings Joshua B. Ragland Jeffrey A. Gibson
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"Who Wants To Be A Masonic
Scholar?" - Round Six!
Here is round six of the Masonic History
Question Series, try these questions!
Question # 15.
The President of Our Nation's First Constitutional Convention was also the first Grand Master of North Carolina 1787-1792. Can you name him?
Question # 16
There were four members of the Clergy in attendence at the Funeral of Worshipful Brother George Washngton December 18, 1799. Three of them were Freemasons and members of Alexandria Lodge. Can you name at least one?
Last Issues Answers:
#13 = Peyton Randolph
#14 = James A. Garfield
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CALL FOR TRESTLEBOARD
ARTICLES !!!!
If you have an article for the
the next Trestleboard get it to
Don Bristol on or before April 24th.
Thank You!
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ALMONER'S REPORT
Brother William Keaton We are saddened by the passing of Brother Keaton in February.
Brother Eugene Olsen We send our best wishes for a speedy recovery from heart surgery to Brother Olsen.
Brother Jack Peterson, PM We send our best wishes for a speedy recovery from his recently broken arm.
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From The West - Josh Ragland Senior Warden
There will be an informal meeting at the Libertyville Temple on Wednesday March 7, at 7:30 PM. At this meeting we will discuss Lodge concerns about member participation and filling chairs for the ensuing year. I hope that you will make the effort to attend and offer your suggestions and comments.
Fraternally Yours,
Josh Ragland, S.W
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From The East:
Our Lodge Temple, Our House!
We are fortunate to have such a great home for Masonic Family activities (DeMolay, Rainbow Girls, Eastern Star and Lodge). These ongoing activities require a lot of upkeep and maintenance on a regular basis. We have come to take these efforts for granted.
Our Temple Corporation is responsible for the very hard job of maintaining the building. The folks serving on the Temple Corp. Board give many hours of their time to support the building. The specific maintenance and upkeep activities have in recent years been carried for the most part by Kent Overholser, Al Jording, Jack Peterson, Paul Lepold, Jeff Fomby and the late Gerald Mole, PM, with the assistance of a few others.
I believe we must prepare for the inevitable Retirement of these hard working people. They have worked so hard and long to keep our house in order. We owe them so much. I think even "King Solomon" would have been pleased to have such a great staff of dedicated Master Masons maintaining his Temple!
It is time to begin facilitating a smooth transition to a new "Keepers of the Temple". I suggest we seek the establishment of a Working Team that can be supervised by our current building experts. Very few people are experts in all the various tasks, but if we could get a fair number of people with diversed knowledge we can cover all the bases. By starting now we can build a great team and get them ready to eventually take charge.
This idea will also assure no one person is overburdened with building activities. Even if you can only come in and vacuum the Lodge Hall, it would be welcomed contribution!
Brethren, I would like each of you to think about pitching in. Please contact Josh Ragland, Kent Overholser or myself if you wish to help.
Your support in this program is essential in assuring "Our Temple, Our House", is ready and fit to meet our needs.
Fraternally,
Don Bristol, WM
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Upcoming Competition Practices
Libertyville Lodge # 492 is planning on participating in the Annual Ritual competition again this year.
NOTICE TO ALL OFFICERS!
There will be a standing practice session held every Wednesday at the Lodge, with the exception of March 7th. Coordinating the practices is Brother Josh Ragland. The "Ritual" for this year's competition is "Opening 1,2,3 and Receiving the District Deputy". We are looking to improve on last year's effort. If any of our seasoned member "Ritual Experts" wants to stop in and COACH us, you are most welcome!
Fraternally,
Don Bristol, WM