ORANGE PARK LODGE Nr.

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511 Kingsley Ave. Orange Park, FL 32073-4829 904-264-2783

www.orangeparkmasons.org
Stated Communications 7:30PM 1st & 3rd Monday Order of Eastern Star 7:30PM 1 & 3 Tuesday
Orange Park Lodge has an active Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star. The following are eligible for membership: Affiliated Master Masons in good standing, females related to those Master Masons or if deceased, were in good standing at the time of their death. Contact: Ed Scadden, Secretary for information. 904-406-4796
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April AL 6012

April AD 2012
From the East: From the East One quarter of the Year already gone by Brothers. Thank you for everything that we have accomplished as a Lodge up to this point, and let's continue forward with the momentum that we have. We have a Master Mason degree this month and a number of new Brothers, at different stages of their Masonic journey, that need mentoring. We should each strive to help our newer Brothers become committed Masons. Grand Lodge is just around the corner. Let us pursue all things Masonic with enthusiasm and keep Orange Park Lodge at it's rightful place. I am proud to be called a Brother with you!
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2012 Officers
W.M. Duane Trump 312-0590 S.W. - RH Corey Kosciuszko - 535-8428 J.W. - DJ Levy 860-6740 Treas. Wayne Williams PM - 272-5487 Sec. Charlie Frey, PM 563-3340 (chasam69@gmail.com) S.D. - Leif Olsen - 759-0543 J.D. - Richard Bilyard II 982-5273 S.S. - Todd Jennings 446-5893 J.S.- Darin Mueller 278-7035 Marshal - Joseph Farrell 781-7392 Chaplain Mark Balester 215-8400 Tyler Bryant Samuelson 514-7547 Notice

Calendar of events April 2012

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Unless otherwise noted in the Trestleboard, Dinner WILL be served prior to all meetings and special events. Secretarys Corner Brothers, Already four months into 2012 and my records show over 50 Brothers who have not paid their dues for this year. Please check your dues card and if it does not say 2012, mail in your check or drop by with cash. If you have a problem paying your dues please let me know so that we may work something out before you get suspended for non-payment. I sort of reluctantly agreed to stay on as Secretary for 2012 but I sure would like to find someone who would like the job. We could start a training program right away and get you up to speed for next year. Im sure we have a Brother or two who has an affinity for this type of work. Come talk to me. Notice the Zone 3 Legislative meeting on Monday April th 9 at the Lodge. Representatives of the Grand Lodge will be in attendance to review the important upcoming legislation that will be discussed at the Grand Communication coming up soon. Dont stay uninformed.

Stated Communication Dinner 6:30 Meeting 7:30

April 9 Zone 3 Legislative meeting Orange Park Lodge 7:00 PM April 16 - Stated Communication Dinner 6:30 Meeting 7:30 (Fellowcraft proficiency) April 25 11 & 12 Masonic Association Meeting Orange Park #267 Bloodmobile on site GIVE BLOOD Dinner 6:30 Meeting 7:30 April 28 Zone 3 School of Instruction Open Books Orange Park #267 April 30 Called Communication Master Mason Degree Dinner 6:30 Degree 7:30
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Committees 2012 Sickness and Visitation Phillip Cannon, Bryant Samuelson Widows Jeff Foster, Bill Stevens, Vigilance Danny Griffith, Vince Dreyer, DJ Levy Masonic Education Elmer Coffman, Jeff Foster, Pat Farrell, Rudy Boatright, Jerry Austin, Corey Kosciusko Finance: Corey Kosciusko, Bill Walker, Randy Rogers Charity Corey Kosciusko, Bill Walker Board of Relief Corey Kosciusko, DJ Levy, Leif Olsen Lodge Property Corey Kosciuszko, DJ Levy, Wayne Williams, George VanValkenburg, Joe Farrell Memorial Charlie Frey, Lew Smith Petitions: Charlie Frey, Jeff Foster, Phillip Cannon, Lew Smith, Arthur Morrison, Tony Cerra Investigation Committee: Philip Cannon, Leif Olsen, Todd Jennings Non-payment of Dues Elmer Coffman, Danny Griffith Public Education and Primary Schools: Elmer Coffman, Jeff Foster, Corey Kosciusko Publicity & Scholarship Randy Rogers, Jack Welkenbach, Dennis Smith, Website Corey Kosciusko, DJ Levy, James Orner Blood Bank: Jack Welkenbach Board History & Archives Elmer Coffman, Bill Walker Mentors: Elmer Coffman, Rudy Boatright, Vince Dreyer Catechism Instructors DJ Levy, Richard Bilyard Sr., Richard Bilyard II, Lew Smith, Pat Farrell

Each month there will be TWO Trestleboards sent out. The regular US Postal mail version will be abbreviated to save costs. If you would like to receive the full version by email please make sure I have your email address. There is much more information in the email version so sign up. There will also be copies of the full version available in the Lodge. Charlie

March 2012
Sun 1 Stated Communication Dinner 6:30 Meeting 7:30 8 9 Zone 3 Legislative meeting Orange Park Lodge 7:00 PM 16 Stated Communication Dinner 6:30 Meeting 7:30 Fellowcraft Proficiency 22 23 24 25 th th 11 & 12 Masonic Association Meeting Orange Park #267 Bloodmobile on site GIVE BLOOD Dinner 6:30 Meeting 7:30 26 17 28 Zone 3 School of Instruction Open Books Orange Park #267 Registration 9:30 AM 10 11 12 13 14 Mon 2 Tues 3 Wed 4 Thurs 5 Fri 6 Sat 7

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30 Called Communication Master Mason Degree Dinner 6:30 Degree 7:30

Congratulations to the Orange Park Lodge Ritual Competition Team for scoring a 985 in the Zone 3 ritual competition held last week! The Team is peaking at the right time as the State finals are only two months away. Come out and support your lodge team in any way that you can.

New Quote From John Paul Jones Should Be Famous

"I have not yet begun to fight." "I wish to have no connection with a ship that does not sail fast, for I intend to go in harm's way." These are two famous quotations from naval hero and Freemason John Paul Jones, but Jesse Villarreal, immediate Past Grand Master of the District of Columbia, believes a third is more impressive. "Sign on, young man, and sail with me. The stature of our homeland is no more than the measure of ourselves. Our job is to keep her free. Our will is to keep the torch of freedom burning for all. To this solemn purpose we call on the young, the brave, the strong, and the free. Heed my call, come to the sea. Come sail with me." According to M.W. Brother Villarreal, "the references to sailing and the sea touch those with naval connections, but I return to that second sentence about how the stature of our country is determined by the measure of ourselves -- not by news media commentary, opinion polls, the size of bank accounts, or political clout, but rather by the simple measure of ourselves. "It is likewise in Masonry, where the stature of our fraternity in general and our Grand Lodge in particular, is determined by the measure of our members. It is our good fortune that we have walked and continue to walk among giants," he added. (Source: The Voice of Freemasonry, published by Grand Lodge of District of Columbia, December, 2011.)

Anachronisms in the Masonic Ritual?

The word, "anachronism," means "an error in chronology; especially: a chronological misplacing of persons, events, objects, or customs in regard to each other . . ." There are several anachronisms in our ritual. In one of the degrees, an instrument not made until hundreds of years after the time of King Solomon (the striking clock) is used. The Celestial and Terrestrial Globes on the tops of the pillars are "out of time" as the world was considered flat during the period of our ritual setting. "Print, paint . . . or engrave" is an anachronism because printing and engraving were unknown until after the 14th century. (Source: The Virginia Masonic Herald)

Orange Park Lodge No. 267 Past Masters & Past Grand Lodge Officers
*James Wylie 1930 *Ben Mayes 1931 *Louis Martin 1932 *William U. Wilson 1933 *Joseph B. Cottrel 1934, 35, 42/45 *Ray A. Gordon 1936 *Stanley D. Morgan 1937-38 *Cebron B. Jackson 1939 *Hoyt B. Cotney 1940 *Richard C. Irving 1941 *Ellis J. Oglesby 1946/47 *Chester E. Merrill, Jr. 1948 *Ralph C. Rines 1949 *Oscar M. Dean 1950 *Clarence L. Metcalf 1951 *Lee E. Overstreet 1952 *William C. Williams 1954 *Walter Z. Tarr 1955 *William G. Giessen 1956 *Anthony H. Oak 1957 *Gilbert Tucker 1958 *Ira L. McCormick 1959 *Barney L. Price 1960 Johnny M. Gentry 1961 *Marvin W. Howze 1962 *Paul C. Armstrong 1963 Marvin E. Whilhite 1964 *Louis M. Gill 1965 *George Steve Jr. 1966 - DDGM 1976 *John L. Leverence 1967 *John M. Satterfield, 1968 - DDGM 1972 *John A. Hartzog 1969 Charles W. Smith 1971 *Thomas L. Metcalf 1972 Walter C. Sherrill 1973 Ted W. Odle 1975 *John D. Rown 1976 *H. Gene Grimes 1977 *Horace E. Stepler, 1978 - DDGM 1988 Donald W. West 1980 - DDGM 1985 *Charles R. Wagner 1981 *Denotes deceased Claude Ben Sebastian 1982 Ned L. Hanson 1983 Jack L. Welkenbach 1984 Arthur I. Morrison 1985 Clayton J. Kicklighter 1986 *Edward L. Case 1987 Elmer G. Coffman 1988 - DDGM 1992 - GM 2004 *Chester L. Fitzpatrick 1989 Treasurer Emeritus *James H. Brewton 1990 William Walker 1991 DDGM 1996 Norman J. Magyar 1992 Danny R. Griffith 1993 DDGM 2001 SGW 2011 James Emmert 1994 Patrick F. Farrell 1995 - DDGM 2005 *Edwin T. Austin 1996 *William Harvey Jenkins 1997 Dan Joseph McNeal 1998 Rudin J. Boatright 1999 - DDGM 2007 Jerry Austin 2000 - DDGM 2010 Charles H. Frey 2001 Wayne M. Williams 2002 Mark A. Royal 2003 Otho Lew Smith 2004 Daniel W. Mitola 2005 James V. Vince Dreyer 2006 Randall L. Rogers 2007 Dennis E. Smith 2008 Carl Yochelson 2009 Jeffrey Foster 2010 Ronald E. Smith 2011

Affiliated Past Masters

James W. Livingston - Belleview 95 - 1998 Milford Durwood Smith Albert J. Russell #126 - 1967 George Thomson DC #31 1978 Elmer Posick Broward #300 - 1976 Robert DeLoatch Albert J. Russell #126 - 1997 Henry W. Hart Riverview #306 2005/2006 Richard Grondin Webster #164 ME -

Anyone having information to add to this section please let me know.

Orange Park Lodge No. 267 Perpetual Members

William J. Austin Eugene R. Baker Michael C. Bennett Barry W. Bett Charles D. Blake Rudin J. Boatright Alberto Castiel Anthony N. Cerra Michael E. Cofer Elmer G. Coffman Gregory A. Coffman Maurice A. Cooper, Jr. Robert W. Cunningham Robert W. DeLoatch James V. Dreyer James Emmert William T. Evans III Patrick F. Farrell Joseph N. Farrell Larry E. Fenwick Chester L. Fitzpatrick Kenneth L. Foster Jeffrey S. Foster Charles H. Frey Rob A. Garrett Johnny M. Gentry Antonio T. Gonzalez Jr Joseph C. Gooding Mack D. Gooding James D. Graves Danny R. Griffith Henry W. Hart Mark E. J. Heilman IV Rodney C. Herman Richard T. Hicks Robert W. Holmes William M. Hudson II Clayton J. Kicklighter James E. King Corey D. Kosciuszko William T. Lenoir Keith G. Lentz James W. Livingston Ronald E. Mackie Norman J. Magyar Bennie E. Martin Daniel W. Mitola Daniel W. Mitola Jr. Arthur I. Morrison Aaron G. Newman David E. Newton Noah A. O'Berry III Ted W. Odle Fernando Ortiz Philip A. Potts Darrell G. Quiett Randall L. Rogers Mark A. Royal Keith A. Schertell Charles W. Smith Dennis E. Smith Otho L. Smith Ronald E. Smith Lewis E. Smith Bobby D. Stroud Frank H. Stubbs III Leonard R. Stuck William P. Thaw Craig W. Thompson Robert D. Trump Jr. William Walker Jack L. Welkenbach Donald W. West Marvin E. Wilhite Wayne M. Williams Dennis N. Witt Jr. Joseph H. Wright Jr. Joseph H. Wright Sr. Carl Yochelson

Perpetual (Honorary)
MW George Washington MW Robert D. Trump MW J. Dick Martinez RW Wilmer T. Atwell William B. Rich Joseph Mitola Joseph Mitola Jr. Ralph V. Dreyer

Perpetual (Memorial)
William H. Jenkins Frank McCance

Perpetual Friend
Mrs. Hollyn Foster

Happenings

At our Called Communication Entered Apprentice degree on March 12, 2012, five new Entered Apprentices were initiated. Left to right: Br. Aaron R. Johnson, Br. Gerald Ward, Br. Diego Aragona, Br. Miguel Codecido and Br. Casey Woods. Congratulations and welcome aboard.

RH Joseph M. Mark Manuz, District Instructor for the 13th Masonic District delivered the Entered Apprentice Lecture on March 12, 2012.

At our Stated Communication on March 19, Brother Mark Balester was installed as Chaplain of Orange Park Lodge. RW Bill Walker was Installing Marshal and MW Elmer Coffman was Installing Officer. Br. Erick King who was originally appointed Chaplain for 2012 has a cable tow that keeps him on the go too much to fulfill his duties. Congratulations Br. Mark!

At our Stated Communication on March 19, 2012 it was the pleasure of Orange Park Lodge to present a 65 year award to Brother Erwin Wyn Samuels of Composite Lodge #819 in New York. Brother Samuels was raised to Master Mason in 1942 by his father. One week later he was in the Army and became a pilot in the 476th Bomb Group flying B-17s, B-29s and other aircraft during the war. He also is a member of the Scottish Rite Valley of Miami where he played bagpipes in the 29 th degree. MW Elmer Coffman officiated at the presentation to this distinguished Mason.