TRESTLE BOARD June 2016 Clermont Lodge No. 226 Free and Accepted Masons Clermont, Florida Chartered January 21, 1914 Stated Communications 1st & 3rd Mondays, 7:30pm 865 West DeSoto Street Clermont, Florida
2016-2017 Grand Lodge Officers M W Stanley L. Hudson Grand Master R W Richard G. Hoover Deputy Grand Master R W John Karroum Senior Grand Warden R W John Westerman Junior Grand Warden M W Elmer G. Coffman Grand Treasurer M W Richard E. Lynn Grand Secretary 2016-2017 18th District Officers R W Larry Duff, District Deputy Grand Master R W Edward J. Mayfield, District Instructor 2016 Clermont Lodge Officers W James T. Gasque, III Worshipful Master Bro. Edmund J. Hemenway, Jr Senior Warden Bro. Garrett L. Paquette Junior Warden Bro. James R. Hicks Treasurer W James P. Carroll, PM Secretary Bro. Daniel Rene Ruiz-Isasi Senior Deacon Bro. Kenneth R. Noll Junior Deacon Bro. Gary J. Gamache, Sr. Senior Steward Bro. Anthony C. Stanley Junior Steward Bro. William B. Bennington Chaplain W Lawrence B. McClure,PM Marshal Bro. Michael D. Johnson Tyler Attention Brothers Would you like a Masonic Funeral after you go to meet the Great Architect of the Universe? Two things need to happen. One, your wishes should be made known to your family or those in charge of funeral arrangements and preferably be in writing. Two, a funeral can only be performed on a Mason in good standing (your dues must be current). Don t make assumptions. (by Bill Eyerly) 2
EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBERS James T. Gasque, WM - - - - - - - - - - 863-325-6037 Edmund J. Hemenway, Jr, SW - - -- - 352-702-1436 Garrett L. Paquette, JW - - - - - - - - - - 407-948-8597 LODGE COMMITTEES FOR 2015 FINANCE & BUDGET PETITIONS Br. James R. Hicks W Vaughn M. Roberts Br. Edmund J. Hemenway, Jr R W Alan E. Heist, DDGM W Robert J. Powell W Lawrence B. McClure M W Dale I. Goehrig All Past Masters VIGILANCE BOARD OF RELIEF W Robert J. Powell W William C. Eyerly Br. Garrett L. Paquette W Robert J. Powell Br. William B. Bennington Br. Garrett L. Paquette ED. & PRIMARY SCHOOLS CHARITY Br. Paul D. Prince Br. James R. Hicks Br. James R. Hicks M W Dale I. Goehrig Br. Stephen M. Lewis R W Alan E. Heist, DDGM LODGE PROPERTY SCHOLARSHIP Br. Garrett L. Paquette Br. Paul D. Prince W James P. Carroll Br. James R. Hicks W William C. Eyerly Br. Stephen M. Lewis MASONIC EDUCATION FAMILY ACTIVITIES Br. Daniel Ruiz-Isasi W James T. Gasque R W Alan E. Heist, DDGM Br. William Bennington W Vaughn M. Roberts Br. Anthony R. Myers LODGE MENTOR R W Alan E. Heist, DDGM 3
Chaplain s Corner Bro. William B. Bennington Phone: 407-468-6651 Sickness or Distress Bro. Ron Becker, Serious Illness We are sorry if we missed anyone, but there were no other reports in at press time. If you know of someone in our Masonic family that is sick or distressed, please call the Chaplain or the Worshipful Master. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Lodge Meetings in June June 6th at 7:30pm.... Stated Meeting (Refreshments at 6:30pm) June 20th at 7:30pm.. Stated Meeting (Dinner at 6:30pm) District Instruction June 8th at 7:30pm...Tavares 234 (Open Books at 6:00pm) Masters & Wardens (District Association) Meeting June 15th at 7:30pm Villages 394 Order of the Eastern Star No. 118 June 14th at 7:30pm..... Stated Meeting 4
June Birthdays 5-Jun Robert Daniel Bray 6-Jun Daniel Ruiz-Isasi 8-Jun George Gillett 22-Jun Michael Sean Howard 26-Jun Leigh Franklin Davidson Special Announcements Clermont Lodge Officers Meeting will be held at the Lodge on June 6th at 6pm. June 20th at 6:30pm will be Chili Night! Chili and corn bread prepared by Garrett and Sharon (with dessert by the ladies of Eastern Star). First come, first served with a $5 donation. Clermont Lodge Summer Meetings Clermont Lodge No. 226 will be Dark during the first Monday of the months of July, August, and September 2016. Please make every effort to attend the once a month meetings on the third Monday of these months. Onions sales are complete. Please turn in your money from the sales as soon as possible so that we can have a proper accounting of this important fund raising event. 5
FROM THE EAST Greetings Brethren! Congratulations is in order for South Lake High School senior Travis Ryone who won the $500 scholarship from Clermont Lodge. Brother Paul Prince and I presented the award at a ceremony in the school auditorium on Thursday 5/26. Travis will be attending Lake Sumter State College in the Fall. Junior Warden Garrett Paquette and his wife Sharon are planning chili and corn bread for dinner on June 20th. It will be Chili Night! Come on out and enjoy the festivities. It will be the best $5 spent! The next monthly officers meeting will be Monday, June 6th at 6pm at the Lodge. Please come out and support these important planning sessions. The annual Vidalia Onion sale fund raiser was a great success. W Larry McClure and Brother Steve Lewis picked up 1000 pounds of onions on Thursday May 12th and they were all gone by Tuesday May 17th. The final accounting will happen when everyone has turned in their money - hopefully by the June 6th meeting night. Thank you Larry and Steve for making the trip to Georgia and getting us fresh onions to sell. A special thank you to Larry for all the individual deliveries he made. This was above and beyond! Fraternally yours, Rocky Gasque, Worshipful Master 6
South Lake High School senior Travis Ryone was presented the Clermont Lodge $500 scholarship award by W M Rocky Gasque and Brother Paul Prince at the 5/26 school awards ceremony. 7
Monday May 2nd was the last official visit for DDGM R W Alan Heist and he is made it to Clermont Lodge. Several District 18 Committeemen were with him to pass on program information to the Lodge members. 8
A special guest at the May 16th meeting was Ian Hall all the way from Glasgow, Scotland. 9
W Larry McClure was honored to receive his 25 year Scottish Rite Award from M W Dale I. Goehrig. Larry was unable to attend the award ceremony at the Scottish Rite Center so Dale arranged to present the award at the Clermont Lodge meeting of 5/2. 10
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The Masonic Club of Kings Ridge is a social club for 3rd degree Masons. The Club meets for breakfast on the second Wednesday of each month at 8:30am at the IHOP restaurant on Highway 27 in Clermont. We also travel several times each year to Masonic Lodges in the area to attend stated Lodge meetings. There are a number of interesting Lodges within easy driving distance. Master Masons are cordially invited to join in our activities. For more information contact: Jim Hicks, Pres., 321-662-6376 or Jim Kern, Treas., 352-432-3738 14
LIVING PAST MASTERS 1958 John York 1999 Brent Alan Faulkner 1960 Werner Heinrich 2000 Craig Forrest Lake 1961 Robert B. Ingersol 2001 Jerry T. Little 1975 James P. Carroll 2002 Jerry T. Little 1979 James P. Carroll 2003 Charles W. McIntire, Sr. 1981 Leigh F. Davidson 2004 Charles D. Lovette 1983 Eugene Croyle, PDDGM 2005 William J. Farrer 1985 William F. Gresham 2006 William G. Siegenthaler, PDI 1989 William C. Eyerly 2007 William G. Siegenthaler, PDI 1990 Charles D. Lovette 2008 Lawrence B. McClure 1991 R. Daniel Bray 2009 David Tannehill 1992 Phillip D. Blackwell, PDDGM, PDI 2010 Michael L. Martin 1993 Donald A. Simmons 2011 Alan E. Heist, PDI, DDGM 1994 W. Endel Raulerson 2012 Vaughn M. Roberts 1995 Robert D. Eyerly 2013 Lawrence B. McClure 1997 Robert H. Powell, Jr. 2014 Robert Jeffrey Powell 1998 David J. Kennie, Sr. 2015 William C. Eyerly 2016 Trestle Board Sponsor List Bill & Barbara Eyerly Mike & Kimberly Jones Larry & Fran Rubright Endel & Jean Raulerson Jim & Celeste Hicks James P. Carroll Charles & Diann Lovette Gary & Jacqueline Gamache If you would like to become a sponsor and have your name appear on the TRESTLE BOARD SPONSOR LIST FOR 2016, send your donation of $10.00 to Clermont Lodge No 226. Business Card Ads, donation of $35.00 Please feel free to contact me with content, additions, corrections, suggestions or to be added to the list to receive the Trestle Board via Email. All content must be received by the 15th of each month to be included in the next month. Jim Hicks - 321-662-6376 - hicksjim@gmail.com 15
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