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1 Chartered December 12, 1855 Worshipful Master Guy Maury Blankinship, III, PDDGM 5231 Dickerson Road New Kent, VA (H){804} (W){804} (C){804} Senior Warden James Franklin Smith, Jr., WM (H) {804} Junior Warden Earnest Earle Wells, III, WM (H) {804} Treasurer Charles William Tompson, Jr Chatham Hill Road St. Stephens Church, VA (H){804) {804} Secretary Michael Anthony Stewart, PM 2788 Deer Run Drive Petersburg, VA (H){804} (W){804} (C){804} Senior Deacon Matthew Corey Stewart (C) {804} Junior Deacon Joseph Meredith Hardwicke (C) {804} Senior Steward Junior Steward Vincent Keith Carver Travis Michael Tyndall (H) {540} (C) {336} Chaplain Marshal William Joseph Clark, PM Winfred Otto Isgett, Sr., PDDGM (H) {804} (C) {804} Tiler Robert Charles Eck, PM (H) {804} Lodge Location: 40 W. Williamsburg Road Sandston, VA Lodge telephone: (804) Masonic District 15-B 154 Years of Service Find us on the web at: Lodge location and information Henrico Union No. 130 meets at the Sandston Masonic Lodge building which is located at 40 W. Williamsburg Road, in Sandston, VA. The Lodge room is located upstairs above the U.S. Post office with the entrance located on the Confederate Avenue side of the building. A chair lift is available. Parking is available along the street and in the church parking lot adjacent to the building. The dining area is also located upstairs in Gontchegulian Hall. For driving directions go to henricounion.com and click on the location tab. If you have difficulty driving at night, call any officer. We will be happy to arrange a ride for you! Note: The 40 W. Williamsburg Road address is the physical address for the Lodge but is not the mailing address for the Lodge. We do not receive mail, parcels or deliveries at that location. All correspondence, dues etc should be addressed to the Lodge and mailed to the Lodge Secretary at the following address: Henrico Union Lodge No. 130 A.F. & A.M. Michael A. Stewart, PM, Secretary 2788 Deer Run Drive Petersburg, VA Page 1 of 6

2 Stated Communication: Tuesday, August 4, :30 p.m. Assemble 6:30 p.m. Dinner Served Menu: fried chicken, mashed potatoes, butter beans, corn, dinner rolls beverages & desert 7:30 p.m. Open Lodge Junior Warden s Night Worshipful Earnest Earle Wells, III Regular Business Program: Masonry & Religion, Pastor & Worshipful Bruce Catron Close Lodge Officers Attire: Casual / Lodge Shirts By order of: Attest: Guy Maury Blankinship, III, PDDGM Worshipful Master Michael A. Stewart, PM Secretary HUL = Henrico Union Lodge MAHOVA = Masonic Home of Virginia SRT= Scottish Rite Temple Calendar of Events August 4 August 20 August 28 September 26 October 17 Henrico Union Lodge No. 130 Stated Communication: Dinner 6:30pm; Meeting 7:30pm Sandston Lodge No. 216 Stated Communication: Dinner 6:30pm; Meeting 7:30pm Grand Master s official visit to Babcock Lodge Master s & Wardens Association 9:00am Henrico Union Lodge Sponsored Bus Trip to the George Washington Masonic Memorial Reminders 1. Report all changes of address, phone, etc... to the Secretary. 2. Report all cases of illness or distress to the Junior Warden or any Lodge officer. 3. HUL # 130 s Stated Communications are held on the first Tuesday monthly. 4. The Henry C. Durbin Memorial Masonic Class meets on the 1 st, 2 nd & 4 th Thursdays at 7:00 pm along with the Charles J. Fleming Masonic class from Sandston # 216 when no other events are scheduled. For more info see class instructors. 5. The Masters & Wardens Association meetings are held on the 4 th Saturday monthly except for June, July & August at the SRT. 6. HUL # 130 Blood Bank donation key number is 2798! Please donate blood! 2009 Dues Are Now Past Due! Henrico Union Lodge dues, (currently $ ) are due annually and are explained as follows: $72.00 plus annual Grand Lodge Assessments, (currently $28.00). To be current in your dues, $ should be paid prior to January 1 st of the current year. Please remit to the Secretary ASAP. Page 2 of 6

3 From The East Brethren, As expected, Worshipful Jamie did an outstanding job in the East for Senior Warden s Night during our July stated meeting. Worshipful Stuart Cook was our speaker for the evening. His program for the evening addressed commitment. During his talk he mentioned on more than one occasion that due to the high level of commitment and dedication displayed by the brethren at Henrico Union, he was preaching to the choir. Thank you Worshipful Stuart for a fine program. Thanks to Worshipful Jamie for well run meeting. I look forward to your leadership in July also brought the second annual Officers Retreat hosted by our own Right Worshipful Wimpy Isgett. During our retreat we visited Millboro Lodge #28 near Right Worshipful Wimpy s retreat camp. We were honored by Millboro Lodge Worshipful Master, John Matheney, who asked the officers of Henrico Union Lodge to assume the chairs and conduct the business of their Lodge for their July stated meeting. It was truly a fun and memorable experience. The next day we traveled a short distance to the James River where we spent a fun filled day canoeing and fishing as we enjoyed a leisurely day just floating down the river talking, laughing and renewing friendships. We all made some great memories together. I would like to thank each and every one who took the time from their busy schedule to make this year s retreat an absolute blast. I would like to offer special thanks the Right Worshipful Wimpy who treated us like royalty with immaculate accommodations and truly fed us like kings. I can t wait until next year s trip. Our August stated communication will be Junior Warden s Night. Worshipful Earnie Wells has a dynamic speaker lined up for the evening. You will not want to miss this. Worshipful Earnie is a tremendous asset to the Henrico Union team. I am confident that his talents and leadership skill will help our Lodge grow even stronger as he progresses to the East. Please be with us on Tuesday, August 4 th and support your Junior Warden with your attendance. Sincerely and Fraternally, Guy M. Blankinship, III Worshipful Master From The West Right Worshipful Blankinship has been kind enough to designate August as Junior Warden s Night. It will indeed be my pleasure to preside in the East at the upcoming stated communication, on August 4 th. I have been planning to ensure that we have a great meeting and more of the good fun and fellowship which our Lodge is known for. Worshipful Bruce Catron will be speaking on the topic of Masonry and Religion. Worshipful Bruce is the pastor of First Congregational Church in Hopewell, and I am confident that you will enjoy his presentation. On another topic, I would be remiss if I failed to mention our recently held Officers Retreat in beautiful Goshen, Virginia at the mountain lodge home of Right Worshipful Wimpy Isgett. We had a great meeting and fellowship at Millboro Lodge No. 28, and a great venison meal there. Our canoe trip on Friday was the most fun I have had in a long while, filled with beautiful scenery and good times. While canoeing was fun, the fellowship with my Masonic brothers was even better! I honestly wish you all could have joined us. Sincerely and Fraternally, Earnie Wells, III Junior Warden Page 3 of 6

4 MEMBERSHIP 85 Date shown is date raised a Master Mason * Denotes Affiliated Anderson, Robert B Arey, Melvin L Barnes, Konie D., Sr. * Baroody, Joseph J Baughan, Coleman L Bishop, Roy R Blankinship, Guy M., III * Brown, Terry W., Sr Burton, Edward R., Sr Burton, Edward R., Jr Burton, James W. * Campbell, George R Carver, Thomas E Carver, Vincent K Cash, Corbin A Chisholm, Walter T Clark, Wallace H Couch, Frank H., Jr Dollarhite, E. Gary * Dollarhite, Gary D Durbin, James E Durbin, John T Eck, Robert C Enos, Cassius W Estes, Earl Washington, Jr Fletcher, George H., Jr Folkes, Marshal G., Jr Ford, Ellyson T., Jr Foster, John R Hall, Carlton Andrew * Hardaway, Donnie A Hardwicke, Chelf W., Jr. * Hardwicke, Joseph M Hardwicke, Lawrence S Hardwicke, Robert E Herndon, William L., Sr Hobbs, Thomas H Hobson, Bert S. * Howard, Charles W., Jr Howard, Gregory C Hurt, James S., Sr Isgett, Winfred O., Sr. * Jarrett, Mark E., Jr Jellie, Berkley B Johnson, Martin L, Sr Lassiter, Patrick W. * Mallory, Wilbur F., Jr Marks, John E Martin, Frederick G., III * Melton, Vernon A, Sr. * Meyerhoeffer, Francis A Miller, Clifford E Miller, Edward M Mills, Lynwood A Montgomery, Leon B., Jr Moore, Harvey E Morgan, Jesse A., Jr Palmateer, Christopher J Parker, William M., Jr Phillips, Bruce A Powell, Thomas G., Jr Prall, Larry E Proffitt, William T Saunders, Keith A Simpson, Ralph H Slaughter, Eric S., Sr. * Slaughter, John A., Jr. * Smith, James Franklin, Jr. * Stanley, James W Stewart, Matthew C Stewart, Michael A Strait, James R. * Thorpe, Stuart B., Sr Tompson, Charles W., Jr. * Trice, Donald G Tyler, Bobby W Tyndall, Travis M Vaughn, Robert W Warriner, Bernard D Wells, Earnest Earl, III * White, Donald W., Jr Williamson, David E Wilson, Brian R Wingo, Arthur C Worley, Arthur C HONORARY MEMBERS Guy Maury Blankinship, III, PDDGM Bert Samuel Hobson, PM Patrick William Lassiter, PDDGM Frederick Garrison Martin, III, PGM TRUSTEES (alphabetical order) Thomas Earl Carver, PM Earl Washington Estes, Jr. Charles William Howard, Jr. James Stinson Hurt, Sr., PM Winfred O. Isgett, Sr., PDDGM, Chairman MASONIC VETERANS Melvin L. Arey Joseph J. Baroody Frank H. Couch, Jr. Cassius W. Enos George H. Fletcher, Jr. John R. Foster Bert S. Hobson Charles W. Howard, Jr. James S. Hurt, Sr. Berkley B. Jellie Martin L. Johnson, Sr. John E. Marks Francis A. Meyerhoeffer Clifford E. Miller Edward W. Miller Leon B. Montgomery, Jr. Jesse A. Morgan, Jr. William M. Parker, Jr. William T. Proffitt Ralph H. Simpson James W. Stanley Arthur C. Worley Page 4 of 6 RERESENTIVES & COMMITTEES LIW LEO LEO Investigating MAHOVA Blood Bank Funerals BBQ Sausage Property Property Webmaster Webmaster PAST MASTERS J.W. Burton, PM J.R. Strait, PM W.O. Isgett Sr., PDDGM W.O. Isgett, Sr., PDDGM B.S. Hobson, PM T.M. Tyndall W.J. Clark, PM M.C. Stewart J.F. Smith, Jr., WM R.C. Eck, PM M.A. Stewart, PM G.M. Blankinship, III, PDDGM M.A. Stewart, PM C.W. Howard, Jr. G.C. Howard, PM G.R. Campbell, PM B.R. Wilson V.K. Carver T.M. Tyndall +Boggs, Francis J. (Rev.) Lee, Alfred Stith Dickerson, John H Lee, Alfred Stith Dickerson, John H English, Joseph J Smith, Savage Winree, John M King, William T Mitchell, William Francis Pitt, John Dodson, John S Bin ford, James H Gates, Sidney R Richardson, Robert E Kelley, Oscar R Murray, William S Richardson, David C Williams, Westwood M Hughes, John T Moore, J. Staunton Woody, James M King, George T Farrar, S. Wesley Waldron, W.B Carter, Joseph W Pearce, Alexander Billups, Charles J Hechler, Robert Lee Lewis, Beverly Crump, Sr Gates, Hirman Oliver Garrison, Edward C Hughes, Clarence Egbert Folks, Minetree Lord, Robert Powers Johnson, Charles Ernest Wilson, Joseph Shelton Satterfield, John L Hardwicke, John H X Bates, Frank Tyree, Jr Dunnington, John A Brown, Horace G., Sr Williams, Clinton L Hord, Oscar Russell Fidler, Mercer Hunter Gill, John Temple 1917

5 PAST MASTERS continued +Trimmer, Walter E Brown, Allen Linwood Tucker, Stanley Ruffin Holdcroft, Frank Spencer Hord, Robert Emmett Perkins, Joseph Ross Jordan, Robert Benjamin Barrett, Edward Cabell Gordon, William Winder Howard, Samuel Nathaniel Talley, Charles Edward Pitt, Howard Gilbert Avent, Drewry Robertson, William Morriss Hardwicke, William Lee, Jr #Blanton, John Beverly Folkes, Marshal Gray, Sr Ancell, Edward Franklin Sweeney, Elmo Murray Hicks, William James Johnson, Randall Earl #Sydnor, Floyd Wills Bates, John Floyd Knight, Edward Franklin Conti, Harry Linwood #Jones, Lewis Massey Clarke, Charles William Swann, James L., Jr Peoples, Robert Buford Palmer, Jesse Wise Hardin, Henry Franklin Ragland, William Garland # Tompson, Charles Wm., Sr Worley, Thomas Earl Bottoms, John Spurgeon Garton, Orris Dewey, Jr Hurt, James Stinson, Sr Meredith, Joseph William Cooper, Joseph B Sirles, William T Blunt, William Archer 1964 #Folkes, Marshal Gray, Jr Tucker, Harry Pierce Carver, Alex Franklin 1967 Carver, Thomas Earl Moore, Herman R Durbin, Henry Cornellius Davis, John Elwood Faison, Asa Beauregard Lynch, Ernest Valentine Southward, Clarence B., Jr Moore, Harvey Eulis 1976 Chisholm, Walter Thomas 1979 Ford, Ellyson Theodore, Jr # Burton, Edward Redman, Sr Parker, Charles Alston 1982 Hobbs, Thomas Henry Dunning, Lyndall Curtis 1984 Prall, Larry Edward 1985 Hardaway, Donnie Austin 1986 Brown, Terry Winston, Sr Stewart, Michael Anthony 1988 Dollarhite, Ernest Gary 1989 Campbell, George Raymond 1990 Howard, Gregory Carter 1991 Phillips, Bruce Arnold Wright, Richard Virgil Durbin, Henry Cornellius 1994 # Burton, Edward Redman, Sr Campbell, George Raymond Stewart, Rayford Luther 1997 Stanley, James Waddell 1998 Phillips, Bruce Arnold 1999 Thorpe, Stuart Bryant, Sr Palmateer, Christopher Jason 2001 # Hardwicke, Lawrence Swann Hurt, James Stinson, Sr Strait, James Robert # Tompson, Charles Wm., Sr # Hardwicke, Lawrence Swann 2007 # Isgett, Winfred Otto, Sr # + X Denotes PDDGM Denotes Deceased Denotes Withdrawn AFFILIATED PAST MASTERS Blankinship, G.M., III, PDDGM 216, 177 Burton, J. W., PM 216 +Green, H. B., PGM 285 Hobson, B. S., PM 351, 272 Isgett, W. O., Sr., PDDGM 216, 157, 177 Lassiter, P.W., PDDGM 351 Martin, F.G., III, PGM 344, 347, 19 Melton, V. A., Sr., PDDGM 216, 177 +Snider, W. H., PDDGM 51, 317 +Smith, A. D., PGM 11 Wells, E. E., III, WM 157, 216, 177 LIFETIME MEMBERS IN PERPUTITY TW Brown, Sr, PM ER Burton, Jr. ER Burton Sr., PDDGM JW Burton, PM EG Dollarhite, PM LS Hardwicke, PDDGM JM Hardwicke EB Irby, Jr. MA Stewart, PM RL Stewart, PM + JR Strait, PM CW Tompson, Jr. RV Wright, PM + To become an LMIP, a Mason must be current in the year s dues and pay 16 times the annual dues amount. After purchase, you will not be required to pay Lodge dues ever again, regardless of increases etc... For an application or more LMIP information, contact your Lodge Secretary cost is $ plus current year s dues of $ August 2009 Masonic Birthdays Each month, the Worshipful Master, Right Worshipful Guy M. Blankinship, III will present the members of Henrico Union Lodge No. 130 who are celebrating their Masonic Birthday during that month, a commemorative gift for the occasion. Please plan to be present at the meeting to receive your gift and to support your Lodge. Worshipful Thomas Earl Carver Right Worshipful Winfred Otto Isgett, Sr. Brother Mark Edward Jarrett, Jr. Brother Jesse A. Morgan, Jr. Worshipful Bruce Arnold Phillips Worshipful James Franklin Smith, Jr. Worshipful James Waddell Stanley Brother Bobby Wayne Tyler Total 47 years 42 years 12 years 54 years 25 years 05 years 58 years 32 years 275 years Page 5 of 6

6 The Internal & Not the External All Masons are familiar with that phrase. Or at least they should be. It is the leveler in our institution. The very fact that we regard no man for his appearance, his wealth, his personal goods or his earthly possessions; but instead for his internal qualities, that is, his belief in a supreme being, his morality, his integrity, his desire for justice for all, his dignity and his character. These qualities can and do exist in men from all walks of life, regardless of their appearance, their possessions, their choice of attire or their choice of religion. One of our favorite slogans is We take good men and make them better. We must guard ourselves against attempting to mould Masons into what our opinion of best or better is, and remember only to teach the true Masonic traits of our craft, including friendship, morality and brotherly love, while leaving brethren the freedom to decide personal matters for themselves. Our Masonic ritual and the lessons it teach combined are a valuable and honorable instrument of our institution. The lessons we learn from it and from Freemasonry in general are rich and plentiful enough in their own right and need not be added to or infringed upon by the interjection of personal opinion. Masons are at their best when they exhibit charity, friendship and brotherly love. Perhaps this can best be done when we open our hearts and minds to the fact that we assemble together from all walks of life, from differing backgrounds and various circumstances. Those differences alone will dictate opinions and beliefs. The challenge is to learn not to be judgmental of those with differing opinions, and to understand that although we may have differing visions of how to get there, we all have the same ultimate goals. In this manner, we can continue to reach out to young men who are interested in becoming a Mason, or current Masons who are considering going through line. And in this manner, working together we can increase in that charity which is the bond of peace and the perfection of every virtue. Masons in particular and Freemasonry in general deserves no less. Visit us on the web at: henricounion.com A U G U S T 2009 T R E S T L E B O A R D Page 6 of 6