Nitram Lodge No. 188, F&AM. Chartered April 23, trestleboard. Making Good Men Better Since 1925

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1 Nitram Lodge No. 188, F&AM Chartered April 23, 1925 trestleboard Making Good Men Better Since 1925 Volume 16 Issue 4 Charles R. Bailey, Worshipful Master May / June 2016 My Brothers, Committee Appointments for 2016 are: Charity & Relief: WM*, SW, JW, Treas. & Sec. Finance: Greg Williamson (SW)* Scott Drake, PM, Michael Eaton, Richard G. Hoover, PM, Matthew Winters, PM Vigilance: Michael Eaton (JW)* Dan Barto, PM Petitions: RW David Neveitt* Bryan Shuler Tom Elder Richard Hightower Lodge Properties: Tom Neveitt* C.J. Morris, PM C.J. Morris, PM, Bob Johnson, PM, Colin Morris Anthony Sauls Communications: Brian Moffat, PM, Matt Winters, PM* David Henderson, PM, Ed Gardner, Masonic Education: Tim Long, PM* Ney Delgado-Arias, PM Dave Bench, Sr., John Dockerty, Dave Buono, Jr. Sickness & Distress: WM Chuck Bailey Special Events: Scott Pankonie, PM,* Brian Moffat, PM Michael Eaton, Joe Coyle, CJ Morris, PM Kevin Messer, Jason Sulisufay Michael Eaton, JW (Ex Officio) Membership Development: Scott Pankonie, PM* Brian Moffat, PM We have a busy couple of months ahead of us in May and June, and I encourage you to join with your Brothers on both the business and the refreshment of your Lodge. In May, we ll spend time reviewing the proposed legislation to be presented at Grand Lodge. While this business review will be done during our Stated Meeting on May 12th, feel free to review the Legislation with your brothers if you so choose before that meeting. We will also be asking the Brothers of our Lodge which candidate should be our preference to become the next Junior Grand Warden. With that business begging us, we ll travel to Jacksonville on Sunday, May 29th for this year's Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge. Any Master Mason is welcome to be with us for part of all. On Wednesday, your Grand Lodge is expect to install the Nitram brothers: R W Richard G. Hoover as Deputy Grand Master, R W David A. Henderson as Junior Grand Deacon, District R W William C. Sundquist as District Deputy Grand Master of the 21st Masonic District, and R H L. Edward Villiaume III, as District Instructor of the 21st Masonic District. Nitram Lodge is proud to have this many brothers serving actively in these Grand Lodge positions. Congratulations! In June, please join with your Brothers for our Lodge meeting Thursday, June 9th, for the Official Visit of our DDGM to his home Lodge; the new District Instructor accompanying him. Obviously, this will be a joyful occasion for us! Let's join together in fellowship and brotherly love to welcome and congratulate both Brother Bill and Brother Ed as they start their year. (Continued Page 2)

2 Page 2 Nitram Lodge TRESTLEBOARD May / June 2016 W Charles R. Bailey Worshipful Master Upon the Square (Continued from Page One) We encourage you to enjoy the fellowship of your Lodge! Beginning on May 5th, we ll raise one Brother from Nitram and one Brother from Pinellas Daylight to the sublime degree of Master Mason. On May 19th, we will exemplify the Fellow Craft Degree for the purpose of Masonic Education, as we did last year with the Entered Apprentice Degree. In June, please join your Brothers on Friday, June 10th, for the first Table Lodge at Nitram in many years. (More information is found elsewhere in this Trestleboard.). On Saturday, June 25th, we ll join at the Lodge for our family picnic to recognize St John s Day. What a way to celebrate summer time with barbeque, fun, games, and old -fashioned hospitality! As we show ourselves to be Masons on our society. Let's be able to show ourselves as good men, working to make ourselves better, and ready to consider others to join our fraternity. From a personal note, Brothers, I thank you for your prayers as I recover from my recent stroke. Thank you for your concern. Fraternally from the East, Chuck Bailey Worshipful Master Greg Williamson Senior Warden On The Level Fraternal Greetings, I hope everyone enjoyed the award presentations April 21 st, I know I had a great time. Happy Birthday Nitram Lodge #188!!! We have other important events on the horizon as well. There will be a Master Mason degree on May 5 th and we will be going over the Grand Communication proposed legislation changes on the 12 th of May. Please come out and join us and see what your brothers are up to, we would love to have you. St. Petersburg Chapter Order of DeMolay Elmer O. Smith Lodge No. 307 F.&A.M. Pinellas Park Jbhess13@tampabay.rr.com Bethel #9, Job s Daughters International Elmer O. Smith Lodge No. 307 F.&A.M. Pinellas Park Jbhess13@tampabay.rr.com Assembly #86, Intl Order of Rainbow for Girls Star Lodge No. 78 F.&A.M. Largo momterri86@gmail.com Cub Scout Pack #188 Nitram Lodge No. 188 F.&A.M. St Petersburg ColbyKylee@gmail.com

3 Page 3 Nitram Lodge TRESTLEBOARD May / June 2016 R W David A. Henderson, PM, PDDGM Secretary Secretary s Scribe Very Important Announcement March / April 2016 As most of you have heard, the Circumscribe system is now a reality, and will be implemented this year. Once I receive the initial set-up for the Lodge, I will be ing all of you a link to register your own personal information, and for you to include a photo for your permanent card. This system has been in the works for approximately two years, and has been tested for viability by a Lodge in our vicinity. It is imperative that you register within 60 days once you receive the link from me. Your Dues card will contain the information you have verified (with photo) this upcoming year of I most likely will receive them by the middle of November, and of course will be mailing them out to you once I receive them at the Lodge. Obviously, it is imperative that I have current addresses so that YOU receive the link. Please let me know of any updated imformation that I may need before we start this process. For the Brothers who are not computer savvy, please let me know, and I will enter your information here at the Lodge. It would be great if you stopped in and had a cup of coffee with me while we input your information! Looking forward to this awesome system! Fraternally, David A. Henderson PM PDDGM Sickness & Distress: The following Brothers and their families need your support and prayers. Thank you in advance. Prayers do truly work. Bro. Craig Cramer Bro. David Buono s niece, Heather Bro. Eugene Fogle Bro. David Bench & family W.M. Charles Bailey Alas, my Brother: Brother Leo Smith passed to the Celestial Lodge above on April 30th. He was our Tyler from 2009 to 2012, and was given the title of Tyler Emertus in 2013 by vote of the Craft. His smiling face and jovial personality will be missed.

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6 Page 6 Nitram Lodge TRESTLEBOARD May / June 2016 Happy Birthday!!!!! Happy Masonic Anniversary!!!!! Edwin Hotz 5/3 John Dockerty 6/1 John Faass 5/4 Wesley Mitchell 6/1 Roger Stanford 5/4 Clyde Walters 6/4 David Schips 5/5 Manford Hartman 6/5 Fred Woodward 5/5 Sean Gibbons 6/6 Dan Richardson 5/7 Marshall King 6/6 William Martin 5/8 Ray Petitpren 6/8 Robert Novak 5/8 Herbert Smith 6/10 Thomas Neveitt 5/11 Michael Clements 6/16 Edward Richards 5/11 Ney Delgado-Arias 6/16 John McKeage 5/15 George Hoover 6/22 James Moore 5/16 Scott Crofoot 6/23 Matthew Winters 5/17 Kenneth Jobson 6/23 Austin Carmack 5/18 Doane Wright 6/24 Eugene Fogle 5/18 William Moore 6/29 James Withers 5/19 G. Scott Pankonie 6/29 James Ainslie 5/21 William Sundquist 6/30 Robert Wallace 5/21 Wayne Blosser 5/24 Michael Neveitt 5/24 Marc Bradley 5/25 Donald Saroka 5/25 Mackinley Zewalk 5/25 David Milchan 5/27 Thomas Elder 5/28 Richard Hoover 5/31 Clint Herlein 5/3 J. David Neveitt 5/3 Alvin Petow 5/3 Scott Drake 5/5 Karhrman Ziegenbein 5/5 Robert Cuthbertson 5/6 Kenneth Fleetwood 5/6 John Perry 5/6 Ned Harbert 5/8 Robert Hirsch 5/9 Samuel Brooks 5/15 Donald Coleman 5/15 G. Scott Pankonie 5/15 R. Keith Bailey 5/17 Edward Richards 5/18 James Burrows 5/19 Gary Jones 5/19 Frederick Thackrey 5/19 Bruce Bayes 5/20 Gary Coddington 5/21 Henry Peavy 5/21 John Johannessen 6/1 Dave Bench, Sr 6/2 Austin Carmack 6/5 James Cummings 6/5 Danny Hammons 6/5 Bryan Shuler 6/5 Richard Cameron 6/6 Will Gipson 6/6 Brian Moffat 6/17 Ray Petitpren 6/19 Marc Bradley 6/21 David Gross 6/21 Frank Johnson Jr. 6/21 Marshall King 6/21 Alan Merrell 6/21 Grover Mobberley 6/21 George Billias 6/27 Douglas DeWitt 6/27 John Zellner 6/28 Arthur Hoffman 6/30 Richard Hoover President (727) PEST (7378) Commercial - Residential Tahuti Court No. 44, Ladies Oriental Shrine of North America meets at Nitram Lodge on the First Tuesdays at 7:00 pm, October through June Tahuti Court Instituted May 7, 1948 Veronica McShane High Priestess Bethlehem Chapter 169 Order of the Eastern Star meets at Nitram Lodge on the first and third Mondays at 7:30 pm, October through June Chartered April 14, 1927 Barbara Killinger Worthy Matron Some of the other bodies through which to gain knowledge in Masonry We encourage our brothers to join these bodies as they feel necessary but remind each brother of his obligation to his Blue Lodge. Each brother is encouraged to attend our Stated and Called Communications, at least periodically. Scottish Rite A.A.S.R. Tampa York Rite St Petersburg Egypt Temple A.A.O.N.M.S. Tampa Selama Grotto M.O.V.P.E.R St Petersburg For information, please talk with R H Bill Sundquist, W Ed Villiaume III, or R:.W:. Rick Hoover For information, please talk with. W:. Ed Villiaume III, or W CJ Morris For information, please talk with R:.W:. David Henderson, W Scott Pankonie, or R H Bill Sundquist For information, please SelamaGram@gmail.com. Or visit

7 Page 7 NITRAM LODGE 188 F&AM May / June 2016 Communications Committee We re working to update and improve the various means of communication with our members, families, and friends. This form provides an easy tool for requests to Add to, Remove from, or otherwise Update our various communication lists. Drop this form in the mail, or scan it and to the Lodge Secretary, or provide the appropriate information by other means to the Lodge Secretary. We ll take it from there. Please Print Your Name: Title First Initial Last Name Suffix This is a Request to : (Fill in Circle(s) as appropriate) to: Change of Address Request to be Added Removed From or US Mail Facebook Twitter Linkedin Mailing Address: Other: Please specify Street Number Street Name Unit/Lot/Apt Number City State Zip Code Telephone: Home Mobile/Cell Work Ext Facebook: Twitter: Linkedin: I am a Member of Nitram Lodge a Member of Lodge No. If not a Florida Lodge, then Grand Lodge Jurisdiction: I am interested in receiving information about joining the Freemasonry. Please contact me by: Mail Telephone Personal Visit Now available in your Lodge Library: Hard copies of the Master Mason I, II, and III courses, with answer sheets. Hard copies of the Lodge Officer I, II, and III courses, with answer sheets. Other reference material will be added soon. Hard copies of the Grand Lodge System of Masonic Education, with answer sheets. While all of this is available on line through the Grand Lodge website, these materials are for you to have a hard copy of the answer sheets to then keep with you until you turn them into the Secretary or to the W M. Did you visit another Lodge? Did you convey Greetings from your W M and your Lodge to them? Please let your W M know when and what you found interesting.

8 Past Masters of Nitram Lodge No Archie Aitchison * 1926 Robert J Hill * 1927 C Ellis Girton * 1928 Richard L Martin * 1929 William Pfrommer * 1930 Lester W Lambert * 1931 Sidney S Stahl * 1932 William S Harris * 1933 Stanley C Minshall * 1934 Perry D Easters * 1935 Harry O Link * 1936 Leon B Proskauer * 1937 Aylond R Spaulding * 1938 Elias F Fletcher * 1939 Clinton F Emmons * 1940 Arthur P Greene * 1941 Laurence B McCaleb * 1942 Roy Ferguson * 1943 Ed C, Etchison * 1944 Fletcher G McQueen * 1945 George C Wilson * 1946 Eugene E Putnam * 1947 R, Ray Pyle * 1948 LA (Gus) Thomas * 1949 Robert V Treadwell * 1950 Frank M McKenzie * 1951 Charles R Blake * 1952 Thomas A McQueen * 1953 C Dewey Mentch * 1954 Lewis Z Kent, * 1955 P Frank Stuart * 1956 Everett N Perry * 1957 Edward E Patrick * 1958 Louis C Rosetti Jr * 1959 John S Anderson * 1960 Eugene Firestone * 1961 David A Young * 1962 James T Cate * 1963 Robert C Foskett * 1964 Paul Weber * 1965 Ludwig C Seufert * 1966 Richard J Skiles * 1967 Robert D Arthur * 1968 Alvin F Baumgartner 1969 Robert J Schram * 1970 Carl Weisenberg * 1971 David J Barr * 1972 J. Fred Bobbitt * 1973 Paul G Phillips 1974 Willard A. Olson * 1975 Jack VanBreedveld * 1976 Leland O Quinn * 1977 Donovan B Hansen 1978 James C Pauch, Jr Lester K. Gehman, Jr William R McKee * 1981 William D Hoffman * 1982 J Russell Davenport * 1983 Manton Giles * 1984 George W McGee 1985 William McCullough * 1986 Don Coleman 1987 Gabriel Kober Jr.* 1988 Anthony J Tudi 1989 Jack S Hill * 1990 William D Hoffman * 1991 John M Cook * 1992 Arthur H Wasserman 1993 William Adams, Jr Ronald McMillan 1995 Anthony L Griffon 1995 James E Elam Δ * 1996 William J Zimmerman * 1997 Kenneth A McKenzie * 1998 Richard G Hoover 1999 Russell I Gilson * 2000 Stanley H Szemer 2001 Robert L Johnson 2002 David A Henderson 2003 Jeffrey J Morris 2004 Anthony L Griffon 2004 Royal K Eden Δ * 2005 Scott M Geisler 2006 Ney Delgado-Arias 2007 Stanley H Szemer 2008 Daniel Barto 2009 Scott M Drake 2010 Charles J Morris 2011 L. Edward Villiaume III 2012 Matthew B Winters 2013 G. Scott Pankonie 2014 William C. Sundquist 2015 Brian D. Moffat * Deceased Δ Honorary PM Nitram Lodge No. 188, F&AM th St. No. St. Petersburg, FL NON-PROFIT U.S. POSTAGE PAID ST. PETERSBURG, FL PERMIT 657 Dated Material Please Expedite