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TRESTLE BOARD

LEESBURG LODGE No. 58FREE & ACCEPTED MASONS OF FLORIDA200 Richey RoadLeesburg, Florida 34748Phone: 352-787-5696 Email: [email protected]

Meets the 1st & 3rd Tuesdays of Each Month at 7:00pmChartered January 15th, 1868

December 2014Vol. XV Issue XI

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Officers for 2013Worshipful Master W∴M∴John Haas (Tina)…… 360-9114Senior Warden Bro. Ron Glover………………..874-9504

Junior Warden W∴Jim Campbell (Becky) ...…...552-7996

Treasurer WLarry Duff (Brenda)………..874-2164Secretary W∴ Hank DeBerry (Paula)...….. 430-0238

Lodge ...............................……. 787-5696Senior Deacon Br. Jeff Lamb (Sherri)..……….. .753-0277

Junior Deacon Br. Wayne Reynolds.....…...407-484-0096Senior Steward Br. Ed Spencer………………….324-2134Junior Steward VacantTyler Br. Richard Follett……………...406-8831Chaplain Vacant

Marshal W∴Jim Angelos…………………… 255-1724 Organist VacantLodge Instructor W∴Hank DeBerry (Paula)……...330-7311

Lodge Historian R ∴ W∴ Joseph T. Price …..…. 787-0652Librarian W∴ Larry Duff (Brenda)……….874-2164

Trestle Board W∴Hank DeBerry (Paula)…….. 330-7311Trestle Board Printing Leesburg Printing …………….. 787-3348Lodge Web Mail [email protected]

Committees for 2014

Board of Relief

Chairman W∴M∴ John Haas, Ron Glover, Jeff Lamb

Lodge Property

Chairman Ron Glover, W∴Don McIntyre, W∴ Jim Angelos,

W∴M∴ John

Finance - Investments Budget

Chairman Ron Glover, R∴W∴ Ken Graves,

W∴Tom Russell, W∴Larry Duff, W∴M∴ John Haas

Vigilance

Chairman W∴ Jim Campbell, W∴Bob Browning, Jeff Lamb,

Charity Scholarships

Chairman Wayne Reynolds, Sec. W∴Hank DeBerry, Ed Spencer

Education

Chairman W∴Hank DeBerry, Ron Glover, Jeff Lamb

Lodge Mentors

Chairman W∴Larry Duff, W∴Hank DeBerry, all Past Masters

Catechism

Chairman W∴Don McIntyre, Sr., W∴Bob Browning, Jeff Lamb

Petitions Investigation

Chairman W∴M∴Haas, W∴Larry Duff, W∴ Hank DeBerry

Investigations Interviews

W∴M∴ John Haas will appoint as needed

Funeral

Chairman W∴ Jim Angelos, W∴Bob Browning, Ed Spencer

Activities Awards

Chairman W∴M∴ John Haas, Ron Glover, Jeff Lamb

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 1959G. Kiser Hardaway 1964Jack Holloway 1968R ∴W∴Ray Richardson 1969*William “Ed” Davison 1974

Robert H. Smith 1977R ∴W∴Colin Crews 1980^*

H. C. Connell 1985R ∴W∴Theodore Jansen 1986*R ∴W∴Joseph T. Price 1987*Michael Dozier 1988John H. Meier V 1989Jay A. Frizzell, Jr. 1992Raleigh Sorenson 1993/1994Don Barfield 1996Tom Russell 1997/1998/2002Mervyn Harris 1999R ∴W∴Kenneth Graves 2000*R ∴H∴ Thomas E. Beach 2001Robert H. Browning 2003/2004R ∴W∴Dennis Ricker

2005/2007^*Roland P. Gibson 2006Bill Green 2008Richard Ecott 2009Donald McIntyre, Sr. 2010Randall Jesmok 2011Larry Duff 2012Jim Angelos 2013

Affiliated

Past Masters

Carl AnzelmoHenry DeBerry

M∴W∴Joseph BrearleyJack DelauterRobert C. GlecklerRobert Kennedy

Clifford MooreFrank PeregrinGlenn A. Reynolds*^Edwin RobbinsRobert L. WelchForest Case*Wayne ParksFred LintRaymond D TrudeauJohn R. HaasGary TowneJim CampbellJoseph Brearley#

^ Past District Instructor * Past DDGM

# Past Grand Master

18th Masonic District

DDGM R ∴W∴ Ed Mayfield 352-751-3532Cell: 352-348-9730

District Instructor R ∴H∴ Alan Heist 407-718-5841

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Chaplin’s Corner

Once again the Celestial Bells have sounded for one of our own. I was at Grand Lodge theother day and MW Elmer Coffman came down from his office to say hello. He said to me, “I wasthinking of you yesterday when we had a funeral”! My response was “HUH?” He laughed and said

“No not that way. We performed services for one of your Brothers of Leesburg.” Brothers I was floored! Ididn’t know what he was talking about! It seems that our Brother Robert Louis Kennedy was living in Moose-haven Retirement Home and passed away on November 18th. Orange Park Lodge No. 267 performed the ser-vice for him at the request from the funeral home and he was interred in the Moosehaven cemetery. Brothers,this saddens me in many ways. First that we were not told of his passing and second that we could not havesomeone from his own Lodge present. Brothers once again I implore you, let your family know of yourwishes for a Masonic Service and leave them numbers to reach us so that we might assist them in their hour ofneed. Rest easy good and faithful servant, rest easy.

LIGHT FROM THE E ST

W M John Haas

Brethren, it is hard to believe my year as Master has come to an end. It’s been an honor to

serve as such and I hope that I have lived up to your expectations. For me the year has passed

quickly. As anyone who has been Master knows, there are so many things with which you’re

involved, the time just seems to fly.

Looking back over the year, I feel things have been fairly successful. Some goals were ob-

tained and others were not, but each was addressed. Every Master hopes when his year is up

that he has made a difference. I hope that in some small way I have made a difference.

Looking forward, I am proud to say you have a strong set of line officers to carry on the tradi-

tion of Leesburg Lodge. Brethren, they will need your support – be there for them.

I want to say thank you to my line officers and the members who have supported me. A spe-

cial thanks goes out to Larry Duff and Hank DeBerry for all their help during my term.

In closing I want to wish the new line officers a very successful 2015. You will be busy, but

enjoy it, have fun, and make a difference.

John Haas, W.M.

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Greetings from the South. One of the du-ties of the Junior Warden is providing refresh-ments for the craft as a mechanism of fundraisingto keep your Lodge open and providing funds for

projects such as the Masonic Home and our othercharitable activities.As this Masonic year closes out as your JuniorWarden for 2014 I would like to thank all of youwho attended our functions this year. While at-tendance and our fundraising was a little less thananticipated we still did well. It is my hope thatnext year will be as successful or more so than2014 and your attendance, participation, and en- joyment of our offerings at the First Saturday

Breakfasts, Second Sunday Dinners, and pre-lodge dinners will continue.At this time of the year I would like to ex-

press my thanks and recognize those who havehelped in and out of the kitchen. The kitchenstaff many of who were in at 6:30 Am on Satur-days and Sundays included Jim Angelos, EdSpencer, Wayne Reynolds. Our in kitchn servingcrew of John Hass, Ken Graves and Ron Glover.The table decorations were creatively handledJon and Tina Hass, Brenda and Tanda Duff. OurDining room servers included Tina, Brenda,Tanda, Becky Campbell, Sherri Lamb, NinaMcIntyre, and our treasurer and helper Hank andPaula DeBerry who kept track of attendancenumbers and the money.

As we head into December I would re-mind all that on Saturday December 6 we willhave our Breakfast and on December 14 our Sun-day dinner. Our Breakfast will Made to ordereggs, Bacon, link or patty sausage hash brown

potatoes, biscuits and gravy, Sweets and drinksfor $6.00/ person. Our December dinner will beRoast turkey, Oven Baked sugar glazed Ham,dressing, sweet potato casserole, mixed vegetables, mashed potatoes and gravy, cranberry sauceand cranberry salad, tossed salad, drinks, and de-serts for just $ 9.00 per person. We look forwardto having you join us.

Have a Happy Christmas season and avery good New Year

Dec 2 - Stated Communication - Officer Electionnight - 7:00 PM

Dec 4 - OES Mtg - 7:30 PM

Dec 6 - Outdoor Degree - Drapers Farm - 8:00 AM

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

Dec 10 - Open Books - Tavares - 6:30 PM

Dec 10 - School of Instruction - Tavares - 7:30 PM

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

Dec 16 - Stated Communication - 7:00 PM

Dec 17 - Masters and Wardens - The Villages-7:30PM

Dec 17 - Memorial Lodge after M&W

Dec 25 - Christmas Day

Dec 27 - St. John the Evangelist Day

Dec 31 - New Years Eve

UPCOMING IMPORTANT DATES

December 2014 From the South

W Jim Campbell

Once again Brothers and Sis-ters we ask that you please

DO NOT drive on the grassnext to the Lodge parking lot.It is leaving ruts in theground and they are hard tomow over. Thank You!

-Yard Maintenance Guy-

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Name(s) of Those Who Attended:

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Date(s) Attended: _____________________________________________________________________

Function/Activity/Training/Etc. Attended:

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Number of Hours Involved:______________________________________________________________

Location of Activity: ___________________________________________________________________

Please leave completed slips on the Secretary’s desk at the Stated Communications, or email W. Hank DeBerry

with this information at [email protected]


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Please leave completed slips on the Secretary’s desk at the Stated Communications, or email W. Hank DeBerrywith this information at [email protected], or place them in the slot in the Secretary’s door


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with this information at [email protected], or place them in the slot on the Secretary’s door.


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with this information at [email protected], or place them in the slot in the Secretary’s door

Masonic Education Worksheet

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Leesburg Announcement Forms

Please Print Clearly

Event:_________________________________________________________

Date (s):__________________________ Time:_________________________

Description/Comments____________________________________________

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For further information contact:____________________ at ________________

Submitted by:_____________________________________________________

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For further information contact:____________________ at ________________

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Leesburg Announcement Forms

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2 14 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

If you would like to be a sponsor in 2014, 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

Let’s not forget the young Ladies of our local

Rainbow Chapter. They need our support.We should also remember they are the futureof our Ladies organizations and future leaders in ourcommunities. Meetings are at 7:00pm on the 2ndand 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 EustisLet’s 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 futureleaders in our communities. Meetings are at 7:00pmon the 1 and 3rd Monday’s of each month at Eustis

Lodge. Know a Man who might want to join, youcan 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 MondayTavares 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 TWELVEMeeting Times & Locations

Hawthorne Masonic High Twelve No. 547 -

Meets at 11:00 a.m. on the 2nd & 4th Tuesdayof each month at Golden Corral, 1720 CitrusBlvd. (Hwy 27/441) – Leesburg, FL. Tel: 352-

728-3911.

Tri-County Masonic High Twelve meets10:30 a.m. 1st Wednesday of each month at LaHacienda Recreation Center, The Villages.Reservations for lunch due by the Thursday be-fore the meeting, call Rita at 750-5561.

If you are not getting as much from

life as you want to, then examine the

state of your enthusiasm.

- Brother Norman Vincent Peale

"The proper function of man is to live, notto exist. I shall not waste my days in try-

ing to prolong them. I shall use my time. "

Bro. Jack London

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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, WinterPark, Fla. on the 4th Friday of each month, except, November,which is on the third Friday and dark in December, meetings at7:30pm.

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 at7:30 PM.

Ocala Commandry No. 19 - Knights Templar - Meets on thefourth 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

PMGolden Triangle Council No. 28 — Royal & Select Masters -

Meets first Wednesday at 7:30 PM.

Chapter and Council will alternate on who begins first.

Triangle Commandery No. 38 – Knights Templar — Meets on thesecond Wednesday of each month at 7:30 PM, except in July andAugust.

Order of the Eastern Star, Chapter No. 84

Lady Theresa Fox PM – Worthy Matron

W∴

Hank DeBerry PP — Worthy PatronLady Paula DeBerry PM — Secretary

W∴ Robert Welch PGP – Treasurer

Meetings – 1st Thursday of the Month at 7:30 p.m. with the excep-tion of July, August and September. Meets at Leesburg Lodge No.58.

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]

December Birthdays

Dec 7 Richard A. Frazier

Dec 8 Bobby G. Isler

Dec 9 Rudolph G. Bennett

Dec 10 John R. Haas

Dec 11 George D. Wikane

Dec 15 M.A. Choudry

Dec 17 Cyril P. Stearns

Dec 20 Donald W. McIntyre Jr.

Dec 24 Glenn R. Padgett

Dec 26 R.O. Varnum Jr.

Dec 28 William R. Aston

Dec 28 Roger D. Gantner

Dec 31 William E. Davison IVDec 31 Fred L. Lint

Dec 31 James C. Richardson

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Hiram Abiff, we know,

was a widow's son. He was the

son of a man of Tyre, but his

mother was an Israelite, said in

one record to have been of the

tribe of Napthtal, and in an-

other, of the "daughters of Dan." His mother was indeed a native of the tribe of

Dan, but her first husband was of the tribe of Napthtali,

to whom Hiram was probably born. After the death ofthe first husband, she then married a man of Tyre, and

her son was brought up as a Tyrian and fully educated

and trained in the arts of that land. Tyre was one of the

principal seats of the Dionysiac fraternity of artificers, a

Society engaged exclusively in the construction of edifices

and united in a secret organization, subsequently imitated

by the Operative Masons of the Temple. Hiram Abiff was

quite probably a member of this organization, and

learned much from this privilege. In assuming his work at

Jerusalem, he introduced among the workmen the same

exact system of discipline that he had found so advanta-

geous in the Dionysiac Secret Society. From this secret

society of operative masons there was evolved the Order

of Speculative Masons, of which Hiram Abiff was the first

Grand Master. His mother, being a Daughter of Dan, the fifth

son of Jacob, endowed Hiram with characteristics of this

tribe. This tribe was said to be bold, courageous, daring

and cunning. The banner of Dan was blue. This may bean

origin for the choice of blue as a Masonic color. In Chronicles, Chapter 2, verses 13 & 14, Hiram King of

Tyre tells Solomon about the man he has sent to oversee

the work of the Temple: "And now I have sent a cunning

man, endued with understanding, of Huram my father's,

the son of a woman of the daughters of Dan, and his fa-ther was a man of Tyre, skillful to work in gold, and in

silver, in brass, in iron, in stone, and in timber, in purple,

in blue, and in fine linen, and in crimson; also to grave

any manner of graving, and to find out every device in

which shall be put to him, with thy cunning men, and

with the cunning men of my lord David thy father." Obviously a good man to supervise the construc-

tion of a building containing all those materials and to

manage all the workers. It appears that Napthtali was also the fifth son of

Jacob. The Lord, in Deuteronomy 33:23, says "0

Napthtali, satisfied with favor, and full with the blessing

of the Lord, Possess thou the west and the south." In thesame Chapter, the Lord refers to Dan as "a lion's whelp."

All of this together, shows us that our character

Hiram Abiff, is a wrapping of many Masonic symbols and

characteristics. He inherits possession of the west and

south, descended from the tribe that possessed the Lion of

the Tribe of Judah (a symbolic reference to Christ) and

possesses skills critical to the mastery of his craft. The

mystery of who he is still remains, for while there are ref-

erences to Hiram in his character as a craftsman, there is

no Biblical reference to the name Abiff which is uniquely

Masonic.

“Comedy Corner”

A new initiate returns home to his wife who is

naturally curious to know what went on. The

conversation goes something like this:

She - Well, how’d it go? He - Very well - most interesting

She - What did go on?

He - I’m not sure if I can tell you about it.

She - Well is there anything you ‘can’ tell me?

He - Well it seems there are 3 classes of men

in the Lodge - walkers, talkers and Holy

men.

She - What do they do - If you can tell me?

He - The walkers walked me around the

Lodge. The talkers talked to me and to the

walkers as I was led around…

She - And the Holy men? What of them ?

He - They seem to be a special class of man -

all in dark suits and wearing fancy gold aprons

and collars. They just sat on the side of the

room around the Lodge with their heads in

their hands and chanted repeatedly “Oh my

God, Oh my God!”

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SUNDAY DINNERLeesburg Lodge No. 58

November 9, 2014

Menu

Roast Turkey or Oven Baked sugar glazed Ham ,

Dressing & Gravy, Baked Sweet Potato Casserole,

Mixed vegetables, Mashed potatoes, Cranberry sauce and

Cranberry Salad, Dinner rolls, Salad,

Desserts ( 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 pre-

pared 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 2014 Chef Crew

W∴ Jim Campbell - Graduate of New Orleans School of CookingBro. Wayne Reynolds - Former Chef at Country Club

Bro. Ed Spencer - formerly at Benihana Restaurant

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NONPROFITUS Postage

PAIDPermit#1040Leesburg,, FL

34748

Leesburg Masonic Lodge No. 58 F&AMPO Box 985Fruitland Park, Florida 34731

SUNDAY DINNERS11:30 a.m. TO 1:00 p.m.

Menu items: November 9, 2014 Roasted Turkey or Oven Baked Sugar Glazed Ham

Mixed Vegetables, Mashed Potatoes w/gravy, Sweet Potato CasseroleCranberry Sauce or Salad, Diner rolls, 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, providethe 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.

Don’t forget to call or sign -up!!!

Celebrating 146 years (1868 — 2014)in Leesburg, Fla. “The Lakefront City”

1st Saturday Monthly Coffee Klatch & Breakfast8:00am to 10:00am

Eggs (cooked to order), Pancakes, Waffles, Bacon, Sausages

(Patty’s or Links), Breakfast Potatoes, Grits, Sausage Gravy, Biscuits, Toast

Coffee, Orange Juice

$5.58 +.42 sales tax per person

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