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Tropical Lodge #56 -
Trestleboard
Special Announcement:
There are important
announcements below. Please read.
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From the
East
Brothers:
Tropical Lodge continues to attract a
new generation of young Masons and we
are delighted to welcome our new
Brothers into the greatest fraternity
known to man. A recent petitioner told
me person-ally he was motivated to join
by the historic reputation of Freemasons
of "looking after each other". What more
succinct phrase could describe one
Brother's affection for, and commitment
to, his fellow Masons? When a
hereto-fore little known, rural Lodge in
Georgia requests Tropical to demonstrate
the Second Section of the Master Mason
degree, we respond with alacrity. When
the Moore Haven Lodge asks for help to
fill chairs to avert a shutdown,
Tropical members respond by taking dual
memberships and attending their Lodge
meetings. When LaBelle Lodge needs
experienced ritualist to perform the
Master Mason degree 2nd Section,
Tropical responds and fills all their
vacancies. When a well-known Brother and
active member of several Appendant
bodies (but not a member of Tropical)
takes ill and needs care, Tropical's
Brothers join the line of those
attending to the ailing Mason's needs.
Many of Tropical's members are also
Shiners and regular drivers of the
Shrine vans carrying children to the
hospital in Tampa - accounting for
hundreds of man-hours each year in
service to those less fortunate.
My Brothers,
this is what Freemasonry is really all about - and Tropical
Lodge can be proud of living up to its "obligations". Spread the
Word!!! It's the easi-est and cheapest form of recruitment.
Cordial & Fraternal
Regards,
Dick
Nelson
Worshipful Master
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From the
West:
Nothing from the west.
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From Brother Ted:
Building News
It’s just about time to come see
for yourself. The building remains under heavy construction.
However, begin-ning next month we will be doing some ―Friday
Cookouts‖
from 3:30 until done. Friends and family are welcome as long as
the food lasts.
DOWNTOWN BLOCK PARTY FOR
CHIL-DRENS CHARITIES
will be held on June 25 at 4:00 to 10:30PM at Dean Street. We
will be there with the Antique Car Show with live entertainment
and auction items. We all know the charities this event
benefits. Families, guest, and kids are more than welcome.
Fraternally,
Ted
Connally
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Special Note:
Report to the
Brethren on Road Trip Progress:
Report to the
brethren – 2
This evening,
28 April, I attended the regular, stated communication of
Ringgold Lodge # 90 in their Hall on Jackson Rd. in Spalding
County GA. The evening started with a dinner of Kentucky Burgoo,
Cornbread and Peach Cobbler which I supplied as a favor to the
Jr. Warden., and part of the discussion of the relative virtues
of Burgoo as opposed to Brunswick Stew. Only made about 30
quarts and it was almost all gone.
Dinner
conversation centered around the tornado damage in the county
after last night’s storms. There was no damage to the lodge and,
to our knowledge, no brother either injured or suffering severe
damage. Others in the county were not so lucky.
Their DDGM
attended the meeting and will be at-tending the June 11 demo. He
is publicizing the demo throughout the 6th
district and Ringgold is ex-pecting a full house. A discussion of how to
fit extra chairs in the lodge room followed
The decision was made to start
the 1st
section at 1700 on the 11th
followed by a dinner of home made
Bar-B-Q, Brunswick stew, smoked ham and cole slaw. We will be on
after dinner for the 2nd
section and the lecture.
Ladies will be invited to the dinner but, of course, not to the
degree work. If any ladies from Tropical make the trip, plans
will be made to wel-come them.
Once we establish what the
brethren want to do on Fri & Sat, Barbara and I are planning to
host a GA breakfast either Fri or Sat am. We are leaning to have
it as more of a ―Brunch‖
at noon or so on Sat, leaving room for a practice and maybe a
chance to rest and get cleaned up before the degree.
Ringgold #90 will be practicing
every week between now and the Tropical visit; they want their
GA de-gree work to be perfect.
A motion was made and passed to
complete the stump removal and landscaping on the W side of the
lodge before the Tropical visit. They may even have a work day
and paint the building.
Respectfully
submitted,
Ben
Flynn, PM
Editor’s note: As this is written, travel arrangements are still
pending.
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IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER
The first meeting in June is
cancelled due to Grand Lodge. The Officers and several members
are attending.
The second meeting in June
will be significant not only for Degree Work but also to report
on Grand Lodge legislation.
Expect a vote
at any meeting in May, June or July on the purchase of a new
Lodge Building.
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Director of
Work_______
Scholarships/Bloodbank___
Trestleboard/Editor______
Refreshments__________
Youth________________
Finance/Budget_________
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Education_____________
Petitions______________
Sickness/Distress_______
Charity_______________
Coaching_____________
Perpetual
Mbrship____
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Jason J. Ott__________
Ronald
G. Frieden_____
Ted
Connally_________
Jamie Flerx__________
Ben
Flynn___________
Dick
Nelson__________
Jamie Flerx__________
Jamie Flerx__________
Al
Jones____________
Terry
Beard__________
John Cavada_________
John Cavada_________
Dick Nelson__________
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2010
Lodge
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Worshipful Master ______
Senior Warden_________
Junior Warden_________
Treasurer_____________
Secretary_____________
Chaplain_____________
Senior Deacon_________
Junior Deacon_________
Senior Steward ________
Junior Steward_________
Marshal______________
Tyler________________
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Randy Spradling_______
Dick Nelson__________
Ed McCullers_________
Ted Connally_________
Ronald G. Frieden_____
Terry Beard__________
John Cavada_________
Patrick Joyce_________
Mike Lewis__________
Esteban Gutierrez______
Gordy Fore__________
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Past Masters
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Simpson, R.G. Jr. 1968 & 1979
Edelblut, R.T. 1969
Chandler, A.L. (2) 1970
Jones, A.R. (2) 1971
Hart, W.E. 1972
Youngblood, T.H. (1,2) 1973 & 1980
Hamby, J.A. 1974
Frieden, R.G. ( 3) 1975 & 1976
Roan, A. N. 1981
Williams, E.P. 1983
Swaringen, F.D. 1984
Matz, M.W. 1985
Hardin, H.C. 1986
Landrum, E.W. 1988
Sandahl, W.A. 1989
Irvin, R.D. ( 2) 1990
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Mc Conley, W.A. 1991
Fore, G.A. (1,2) 1992
Goodman, M.T. 1993
Johns, E.D. 1994
Lewis, J.D. (3) 1995
Williford, C.A. 1996
Gordon, T.P. 1997
Andrews, A.H. 1998
Flynn, B.L. Jr. 1999 & 2001
Record, J.L. (2) 2000
Summerall S.N. 2002
Bodenhamer, T.H. (2) 2003
Shields, R.G. 2004
Ott, J.J. (3) 2005
Lott, E. W. 2006
Parsons, Bryant G. 2007
Thrasher, Barry P 2009
1 PGLO 2 PDDGM 3 PDI
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