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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

June 2015 Vol. XV Issue VI

Flag Day June 14

Fathers Day June 21

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Officers for 2015

Worshipful Master Bro. Ron Glover..874-9504 Senior Warden Br. Jeff Lamb (Sherri).... .753-0277 Junior Warden Br. Wayne Reynolds.(Linda)407-484-0096

Treasurer WLarry Duff (Brenda)..874-2164

Secretary W Hank DeBerry (Paula)..... 430-0238 Lodge .................... .787-5696 Senior Deacon Br. Ed Spencer..324-2134 Junior Deacon Br. Pedro Arroyo (Marcia)386-804-2043 Senior Steward Br. James M. Thomas...568-1554 Junior Steward Br. Norman Novis (Alona)...409-7669

Tyler WJim Angelos 255-1724 Chaplain Vacant

Marshal W John Haas (Tina).360-9114 Organist Vacant

Lodge Instructor WHank DeBerry (Paula)...330-7311 Lodge Historian Vacant

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 2015

Board of Relief

Chairman WMRon Glover, Jeff Lamb, Wayne Reynolds

Lodge Property

Chairman Jeff Lamb, WDon McIntyre, WJim Angelos, W John Haas, WMRon Glover

Finance - Investments & Budget

Chairman Jeff Lamb, RW Ken Graves, WTom Russell, WLarry Duff, WJohn Haas

Vigilance

Chairman WJohn Haas, WBob Browning, Jeff Lamb,

Charity & Scholarships

Chairman WJohn Haas, Sec. WHank DeBerry, Ed Spencer

Education

Chairman WHank DeBerry, WMRon 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 WMRon Glover, WLarry Duff, W Hank DeBerry

Investigations Interviews

WM Ron Glover will appoint as needed

Funeral

Chairman WJim Angelos, WBob Browning, Ed Spencer

Activities & Awards

Chairman WM Ron Glover, WJohn Haas, Jeff Lamb, Wayne Reynolds

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 RWRay Richardson 1969* William Ed Davison 1974 Robert H. Smith 1977 RWColin Crews 1980^* H. C. Connell 1985 RWTheodore Jansen 1986* 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 John Haas 2014

Affiliated

Past Masters

MWJoseph Brearley Henry DeBerry

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

^ Past District Instructor

* Past DDGM

# Past Grand Master

18th Masonic District DDGM RW Alan Heist 407-718-5841

District Instructor RH Ed Mayfield PDDGM 352-751-3532

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Chaplains Corner

My Brothers, Where do I begin. We have suffered several losses over the last couple of months that have just set us back on our heels. We have lost Brothers and friends and our Fraternity is saddened by their loss. Our Brother Jim Campbell who served as our Junior Warden last year was taken sud-

denly after a brief illness. Our Brother R.W. Joe Price was also taken to that Celestial Lodge suddenly and be-fore any of us could imagine. Their loss was a blow to our Lodge and the Craft and they will be greatly missed. Please keep their families in your thoughts and prayers. Also keep in you prayers RW Ted Jansen and Bro George Shoemaker who are both in rehab right now. May the Great Architect watch over all our Brothers and keep them safe.

LIGHT FROM THE EAST

WM Ron Glover

I hope this year is still finding you well. 2015 continues to speed by as we prepare for our trip to

Grand Lodge in Orlando on Memorial Day and as always I would like to thank everybody for their continued

support, especially the Past Masters. Your help and advice is welcome and appreciated.

I would like to take a moment to talk about a few of the upcoming events at our Lodge. June is going to

a busy month for us. We will be having our usual 1st Saturday breakfast and 2nd Sunday dinners on the 6th and

12th, respectively. The breakfast will have, as usual, eggs cooked to order, bacon, sausage links and patties,

home fries, grits, pankcakes, waffles, biscuits & gravy, donuts, sweet rolls, and all the coffee or juice you can

drink for just $6. Our dinner in June will be our annual Celebratory Indoor Cookout with real beef hamburgers

and hotdogs with all the fixings and plenty of sides. We need your support with these dinners Brothers. It's not

only your support that we need, but we would like to some some of the old friendly faces back in the dining

hall and the lodge. Come on back down.

I would also like to announce that after the dinner on June 14th, the Leesburg Chapter of The Order of

The Eastern Star will be celebrating their 100th Anniversary at 3pm in Leesburg Lodge. It is an open event and

everybody is welcome. People will be coming from all across the state to attend. Lets turn out and show them

how we can support them. Please RSVP to 352-430-0238 if you plan to attend, so they can plan for the food.

In addition to our normal stated communications on the first and third Tuesdays, we will be putting on

a Master Mason Degree in Leesburg Lodge for the first time in several years. It is a very special event and we

are honored to be able to host the proceedings. We are in the planning stages right now but it appears as if it

will be on Thursday, June 25th. We will be raising five Fellowcrafts to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason,

three Brothers from our Lodge, one from The Villages, and one from Mt. Dora. Due to the number of Brothers

we are raising we are going to be starting this degree a little earlier in the day, either 1 or 2 o'clock in the after-

noon. Leesburg will be putting on the first part of the degree and our Senior Warden Jeff Lamb will be presid-

ing in the East. We will then be taking a break for some refreshments before we begin the second part of the

Degree, which will be put on by The Villages. It is always a memorable event for our Brothers to be raised and

it means so much more when they see the Brethren there to welcome them. Please come and help us in the

raising of these new Master Masons. We have some good men coming through and they need your support.

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On Tuesday, June 16th, we will be having our official visit from our newly appointed District Deputy

Grand Master, Right Worshipful Alan E. Heist and our new District Instructor, Right Worshipful Ed Mayfield.

RW Heist will be spreading the message of our new Grand Master, Most Worshipful Steven P. Boring. Please

come and find out what our new Grand Master has in store for us this year. It's also a good time to ask ques-

tions.

I would also like to announce that we will be having another guest speaker during the month of July.

For those that remember the great lecture that Right Honorable Aubrey Cross gave in our Lodge last year con-

cerning General Douglas MacArthur, I am please to announce that during our first meeting, Tuesday July 7th,

Right Honorable Aubrey Cross will be returning to give a 30 to 40 minute speech about the signers of the Dec-

laration of Independence, both the Masons and non-Masons, and about their sacrifices and the consequences of

their bold actions that help shaped this country that we know and love. Everybody is invited; Masons, non-

Masons, wives and children. The speech will begin at 7pm, and we will start our meeting afterward. Please

help spread the word and invite somebody you know. I believe this is a subject that everybody should know

more about.

Like I said Brothers, June is looking to be a busy month and it appears to be spreading over into July.

Come down to the Lodge and visit. Stay safe out there Brothers.

Fraternally,

Ron J Glover

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From the West

Bro. Jeff Lamb

My fellow Masons I would like to send out a

invitation this month to our Brothers who have not

been in lodge lately. Our membership is somewhere in

the neighborhood of two hundred and fifty, yet our at-

tendance at lodge each meeting is only about ten per-

cent of that number.

Leesburg lodge seems to be on an upswing as we

are bringing in new members and trying new things to

increase participation. If you've not been to a meeting

in some time, I'm sure the thought of showing up one

Tuesday night may seem a bit uncomfortable. There

will be a lot of faces you don't recognize, old friends

are going to ask where you've been, and your not really

sure if you remember all of the due guards. (don't

worry about that one, they put me in as Senior Warden

and I mess up the Fellow craft one almost every time.)

Remember we are Brothers, and you will be wel-

comed as such. This fraternity is only as strong as it's

members make it, we want you back no matter how

long it's been since you have crossed the threshold of

the Lodge.

I'm sure many of you were active at one time in the

Lodge, maybe even moved through the chairs and sat in

the East at one time. Or just enjoyed the fellowship of

being in the presence of men who think alike, and have

the same values as you. One of the great things about

Freemasonry is you can take as little or as much as you

like. Either way your Brothers would be more then

happy to see you sitting in Lodge again. Don't underes-

timate the power of your memory either, after three or

four times, I'm sure most of the ritual and procedures

will come back to you.

Join us again, make new friends, reacquaint your-

self with old ones, and by all means come by and allow

me to introduce myself to you (I'm easy to find, I'm the

good looking guy in the West) You may be surprised

and find Freemasonry take hold of you again like it did

when you first made those three distinct knocks at the

inner door.

We may not have met, but I'll be looking for you,

along with the rest of your Brothers on the first and

third Tuesday of the month at seven o'clock.

See you soon my Brothers

Senior Warden

Jeff

From the Secretary

WHank DeBerry

Brothers, I apologize for the brevity of the Trestle Board this month. I find myself in a quan-dary about it. I know that the thing has to be written and sent out every month without fail yet I look at the blank page on the screen and ask myself each month is anyone going to really read this or am I the only one who gives a poop? Well, that is why it is so dang short this time and even less last month. I kept asking myself the same questions over and over and I finally realized what I had to do and why. I volunteered for this job and got elected to this office and agreed to do it to the best I know how and I havent been living up to part of that deal. So here I am writing furiously nine days before it has to be in the hands of the Lodge Brothers, and hoping that it will be enough. Brothers, we need to congratulate our Broth-ers, Jose Castro, Anthony Sierra and Jerry Hall on successfully returning their proficiency in the Fellow Craft degree. They were ably coached by Brother Jeff Lamb and he is to be commended also. When you see them in Lodge or out, be sure to let them know you have been pleased with their progress. We have a new Brother among us now. Brother Jayson Wood was Initiated on April 30th and the event was attended by his Grandfather W. Jay Frizzell We have one more Grand Lodge behind us now and I want to let our newest Junior Grand War-den know that we are very happy for his election and offer him our sincere congratulations! RW John Karroum, we will be looking forward to your visit to the 18th district in 2019! I am sure the Craft will welcome you with open arms. I would also like to congratulate our new

District Deputy Grand Master, RWAlan Heist. I look forward to his visits to our Lodge and around the district. Also we should thank RW Ed Mayfield for his service as DDGM and the very good job he did in that office. I am certain that he will also be a fine District Instructor. Dont forget to attend the Schools of Instruction for the district and learn the proper way to do the degrees in the Lodge. Also the Open Books are the place to learn the correct words to all the degrees, so come out and get a Masonic education, As always, I am in the Lodge office on Tues-days and Fridays so stop by and see me if you need anything or just to say hello!

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June 1 - Boy Scout Troop 1 Mtg - 7:00 PM

June 1 - DeMolay Mtg - Eustis - 7:00 PM

June 2 - Stated Communication - 7:00 PM

June 3 - Chapter/Council York Rite7:30 PM

June 4 - OES Meeting/ Official Visit - 7:30 PM

June 6 - First Saturday Breakfast - 8:00 - 10:00 AM

June 8 - Rainbow Assembly 79 - Mt Dora - 7:00 PM

June 10 - Open Books/School of Instruction - Tavares

June 10 - Lake/Sumter Commandry Mtg. - 7:30 PM

June 14 - Flag Day

June 14 - Second Sunday Dinner - 11:30-1:00 PM

June 14 - OES Leesburg Chapter 84 - 100 year anniversary

3:00 PM (Attire - Sunday Best) RSVP to 352-430-0238

June 15 - DeMolay Mtg - Eustis - 7:00 PM

June 16 - Stated Communication - 7:00 PM

June 17 - Masters & Wardens - 7:30 PM - Clermont No. 226

June 21 - Fathers Day

June 21 - Summer Solstice - Longest Day of the year

June 22 - Rainbow Assembly #79 - Mt Dora - 7:00 PM

UPCOMING IMPORTANT DATES

February 2015 From the South

Bro. Wayne Reynolds

Once again Brothers and Sis-ters we ask that you please DO NOT drive on the grass next to the Lodge parking lot. It is leaving ruts in the ground and they are hard to mow over. Thank You!

-Yard Maintenance Guy-

Exploration of the West

On the 14th of May, 1804, the year following the purchase of

the Louisiana Territory, Captain Meriwether Lewis and Captain

William Clark began their expedition of exploration of the new

territory.

On a morning that was cold and windy, their journey records

that they "proceded under a Jentle brease up the Messowrie,"

with a small group of soldiers, frontiersmen from Kentucky and

"three French voyageurs" on assignment by President Thomas

Jefferson to cross the continent, find a pass through the Stony

(Rocky) Mountains, search for the headwaters of the Columbia

River and to proceed downstream to the Pacific.

It was an unexplored land and the journals are filled with ac-

counts of discovery of rivers, mountains, animals and substances

(such as "alkali poison") completely unknown. They described

the tribes of Indians they encountered. They found and appar-

ently named the first "grizzly" bear ever seen by anyone except

Indians.

Brother William Clark. the expedition's co-leader, was a

member of St Louis Lodge No 111, under Pennsylvania charter,

and is buried in Bellefontaine Cemetery, St Louis. His grave is

marked with a large monument bearing the square and com-

passes.

Brother Meriwether Lewis, based on Masonic records, was a

member of Door to Virtue Lodge No 44, Albermarle County,

Virginia in 1797. When the Lodge passed out of existence in

1801, he affiliated with Widow's Son Lodge No 60, Milton, and

still later became, on its chartering, first Master of St Louis

Lodge No 111. Lewis was made Governor of Louisiana Terri-

tory in 1808.

Both Masons were commended by President Jefferson for

their three years of perilous and invaluable exploits as

"surveyors of a continent".

Brothers, last Sunday's dinner went okay but still a small

turnout. Please let your friend, neighbors and family know

about these wonderful meals that are available for just

$9.00. Be sure to sign up on the list so I can be sure to order and

prepare enough food for everyone.

Many Brothers have asked so here is the recipe for:

Wayne's Meatloaf Recipe 1 lb ground beef

1/2 lb ground pork

1/2 lb ground veal

2 eggs

6 slices of bread

1 pkg Lipton onion soup mix

Mix all ingredients, except bread, in a large bowl. Dampen

bread with water and then squeeze water out. Add bread to

other ingredients. Place in loaf pan in 350 oven for 1 hour.

Enjoy with potatoes and vegetables and brown gravy.

This months menu is for an inside picnic! We will be having Hot Dogs and Hamburgers with baked beans and chips.

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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 George Shoemaker

Betsey Jordan Bill & Sharon Staple RW Ed Mayfield

Gareld Grimes Dennis & Ginny Ricker Ronald J. Glover

Ronald W. Glover Ed Spencer Charles and Marlene White

Gary & Alberta Grimes

If you would like to be a sponsor in 2015, 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.

Make no little plans; they have no

magic to stir mens blood. Make

big plans aim high in hope and

work.

- Daniel H Burnham

It behooves every man to remember that

the work of the critic, is of altogether sec-

ondary importance, and that, in the end,

progress is accomplished by the man who

does things.

- Theodore Roosevelt

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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 Paula DeBerry PM Worthy Matron

W Hank DeBerry PPWorthy Patron Lady Orrissa Maurer PMSecretary W Robert Welch PGP Treasurer

Attention Brothers and Sisters! The official visit by the Grand Conductress, Sister Barbara Blanton will be held on June 4th at 7:30 PM Please try to attend and support your Chapter.

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]

June Birthdays

June 4 - Forest Case June 4 - Harvey Chase June 5 - Edward Sowden Jr June 6 - Gregory Connell June 8 - Bascom Tucker Jr June 9 - Richard Follett June 13 - Blair Gingrich June 13 - James Ferguson June 14 - Ted Jansen June 20 - Jerry Stegall June 21 - John Schneider June 22 - Dallas Douma Jr June 22 - Wayne Longo June 24 - Ted Patton Jr June 26 - David Raber June 27 - Donald Coletti June 29 - Ken Graves

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Change We live in a country where

change is a way of life. The

United States is based on

change.

A change from a Monarchy

A change from oppression

A change from one president to the next

A change from the 19th century technology to the

20th, and then to the 21st century. All in the same

century, actually all in a 30 year period.

Our forefathers agreed that we should be able

to change the constitution to meet the needs and

situations of the future. That is why amendments can

be added.

Everything changes; transportation, homes,

energy, government, environment, food, religion, and

even families. We talk about dysfunctional families,

common law spouse, living together, living apart, liv-

ing alone, and just plain living. Some of us think that

this is unsatisfactory, but it's olny change.

Even the Holy Scripture makes reference to

change, for if we do not change we stagnate.

We must make changes to meet this new and ever

changing world. Those who say "The old ways are

the best ways" better look again, THEY ARE NOT

WORKING! The saying "If it ain't broke don't fix it"

only works for machines, and at the rate our member-

ship is dropping, it's broke.

Masonry, like the United States, the constitu-

tion, religion, and our families will always keep their

core values, ideas and ideals but we must change to

meet the future.

Forty years ago Lipton Tea had little saying

on the paper tag attached to their tea bags, on one of

those tags was printed these words; "The best way to

cope with change is to help make it."

We now have an opportunity to move Ma-

sonry into the future, to make the changes. We must

make Freemasonry desirable for the young men look-

ing for fellowship. The only way we can do this, is

through change to meet the needs of these young

men.

The word change was used 19 times in this

short talk. How many times did you say it in Lodge

last year, and then act on it.

- William R. Fischer

Comedy Corner

The Worshipful Master of our Lodge found a bottle with

a Genie in it. In accordance with custom, the Genie of-

fered to grant him a wish.

"OK," said the WM, "Ive always wanted to go to Ha-waii, but I hate to fly. So my wish is for you to build a

bridge so I can drive to Hawaii."

"I cant do that!!!" exclaimed the Genie. "Dont you know thats impossible? No Genie could do that. Its too far, the water is too deep, its just totally beyond anybodys power. You will have to make another wish."

"OK," said the Master. "I wish that at our next Stated

Meeting all the old PMs would just get along and not

cause any trouble, not have to tell us how they did it

their year, not complain about the ritual, not put down

the current officers ... just sit on the sidelines and be-

have!"

"Hmmmmm," said the Genie. "Do you want that

bridge with 2 lanes or 4??"

It seems a Jewish family had rented an apartment that

sat directly under the Masonic Temple, and at least

once a month they would always hear this stomping

from above.

One day Izzy told his wife he was going to drill a

hole in the ceiling and see what those Masons were up

to. After doing so, one evening he heard some stomp-

ing coming from above, so he got his ladder, climbed

up and decided to take a peek.

After a few moments, he flew down the ladder and

ran in and told his wife to pack all their belongs and

"Let's get out of here and fast !!!"

When she asked why, Izzy told her that he was just

peeking in on the Masons above and saw them kill a

man and said they were going to blame it on the 'JEW-

BELOW.'

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Pictures from around the Lodge

WJohn Haas; Brother Jayson Wood; WJay Frizzell; WMRon Glover

One very proud Grandpa! Congratulations Jayson and RW Frizzell !

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Brother Garth Phillips with his lady Molly and Brother James Reynolds with his lady

Jeannie enjoying the recent Sunday dinner.

WTom Russell and his lady Lynn

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Brother Ralph Rogers and his lady Joann

At the dinner before the Initiation of Ms Edna Mayfield into the International Order of Rainbow for

Girls. Held at Umatilla Lodge No. 65 on May 2, 2015

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The transformation is about to take place!

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Becoming Miss EDNA

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Yes folks that is a garter and yes there was dollar bills involved!

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The final product and I think the Rainbow girls did a remarkable job with

what they had to work with! Thank You RW Mayfield for being such a

great sport!

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Sister Edna with her Rainbow sisters from Mt Dora Assembly 79 and some of the Brothers she blessed

with a little smooch on their bald heads

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SUNDAY DINNER Leesburg Lodge No. 58

June 14, 2015

Menu

Hamburgers and Hot Dogs w/ Chips

Salad, Desserts both ( Sugared and Sugar free),

Drinks $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 2015 Chef Crew JW Wayne Reynolds

SS James Michael Thomas

JS Norman Novis

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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: June 14, 2015 Hamburgers and Hot Dogs

Chips,

Garden Salad, Desserts (Sugared & Sugar-Free) Coffee, Iced Tea and Lemonade

$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 147 years (1868 2015) 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

Coffee, Orange Juice

$5.58 +.42 sales tax per person

2015 june tb

Documents

committee chairman

jeff lamb sherri

funeral chairman wjim

trestle board leesburg

past ddgm

past district instructor

secretary w hank deberry

wbob browning