OCTOBER Palmetto Lodge #110 F. & A. M. Chartered January 22, 1890 nd th

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1 OCTOBER 2012 TRESTLE BOARD Palmetto Lodge #110 F. & A. M. Chartered January 22, 1890 nd Stated Meetings 2 & 4 Tuesdays (Dark July & August) At Manatee Lodge #31 Building Street East, Bradenton, Florida FROM THE EAST Breren, Well we are out of darkness and have 1 mon on e books. We had a great Official visit by our st DDGM Right Worshipful Hart at our 1 meeting in st September. At our 1 meeting in November we will be discussing e By-Laws in open Lodge is is important so you might want to attend is meeting. Also our Trestle Board is back up and going strong. This Trestle Board is for October. September was missed due to computer problems. We have lots to accomplish in e next few mons, before elections and e end of e year. We will not have 2 meetings in December, because our second meeting date falls on Christmas Day. nd Don t forget e 2 meeting of every mon is dinner night at your lodge. Come on out and have dinner before e meeting. Wives are always welcome. Gene A. Lance, W M ********************************************* SPECIAL NOTICE AT OUR FIRST MEETING IN NOVEMBER, OUR BY-LAWS WILL BE ON THE AGENDA. IT IS TO BE DETERMINED IF THE CURRENT DRAFT IS CORRECT WITH RESPECT TO THE LATEST REVISIONS AS APPROVED BY GRAND LODGE, SO THAT FINAL COPIES CAN BE PRINTED FOR DISTRIBUTION. VERY IMPORTANT TO ALL MEMBERS. MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO BE THERE! Florida Grand Lodge Officers M W Jorge Aladro, Grand Master R W Barry Hart, D#27DGM R H Norman Cyphers, District #27 Instructor ********************************************* 2012 OFFICERS of PALMETTO LODGE #110 Worshipful Master W Gene Lance glance1@tampabay.rr.com Senior Warden Tom McGovern jtmcg1222@tampabay.rr.com Junior Warden W Earl Dennis, PM earl@earldennis.com Treasurer W James Fleming, PM, KYCH jdf53118@msn.com Secretary W Barry L. Swan, PM two4roots@msn.com Marshall W Ed Cramer, PM edpatcramer@msn.com Senior Deacon Richard Coles ptflyboy@aol.com Junior Deacon Jorge Salva Jsalva11@tampabay.rr.com Senior Steward Michael Sabatino lawncontractors@msn.com Junior Steward Ryan King rkirongnome@gmail.com Chaplain W Robert Davis, PM, KYCH rdavis @peoplepc.com Cell Tyler TBA

2 FROM THE SOUTH Breren, Greetings From The Sou: It is good to be back in light after being dark is summer. Hope everybody had a great summer and survived e heat OK. The menu for e meal on November 27 will be Chicken Ala King over Rice. Keep Travelin East. W Earl Dennis Junior Warden FROM THE EDITOR Breren, I apologize for not issuing a Trestle Board for September. My computer stopped working on August 6. I did not get it back until st September 21. Hopefully, is will not happen again any time soon. W Robert W Davis, KYCH THINGS YOU DIDN T KNOW YOU DIDN T KNOW Only two people signed e Declaration of Independence on July 4, John Hancock and Charles Thomson. Most of e rest signed on August 2, but e last signature wasn't added until 5 years later. FROM THE WEST Breren, It is very easy to become accustomed to our surroundings when attending Lodge meetings. The symbolism is all around us, but how often do we stop and ink about what we see? At every meeting we see e ree lesser lights at were explained in our Entered Apprentice Degree. During our Fellow Craft Degree we were encouraged to be lovers of e arts and sciences as well as geometry. If you look closely, you will notice at e Lesser Lights are arranged in a triangular pattern which is specifically a Right Triangle. If you have time, or remember your high school geometry, please look up e 47 problem of Euclid and how it relates to freemasonry. I ink at you will find at it is a very interesting topic. There are numerous symbolic references at can be drawn but one at I found interesting is is. The right triangle and Euclid s exposés on it are often used to symbolize humanity. Wi e ree great lights, including e Holy Scripture being dominant, it is easy to see at e Lesser Lights are important, but subject to e Great Lights. I encourage you to do an internet search of ese topics, and guarantee at you will find em interesting. Tom McGovern Senior Warden

3 CHAPLAIN S CORNER Psalm 33: KJV 18 Behold, e eye of e LORD is upon em at fear him, upon em at hope in his mercy; 19 To deliver eir soul from dea, and to keep em alive in famine. 20 Our soul waite for e LORD; he is our help and our shield. Breren, If you know of any sickness or distress, including yourself, please, let me or one of e Lodge Officers know about it. See contact information on page 1. Bob Davis PROVIDE ADDED FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO YOUR LODGE WITHOUT COST TO YOURSELF Sign up to receive your copy of e Trestle Board by by contacting: Worshipful Master, W Gene Lance OR T. B. Editor & Chaplain, W Robert Davis, KYCH For contact information, see page 1 ***BONUS*** YOU GET IT IN COLOR PLEASE, VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT From ere you can explore a weal of information roughout e 27 District, including e online version of is Trestle Board. Also, if you want to, you can subscribe to e Friday SAHIB WEBLETTER, which includes weekly news from all Masonic Bodies of e 27 District, wi event reminders and updates, by sending your name and address to editor@sahibshrine.org and request at you be added to e subscribers list. ANNOUNCEMENTS 1. Petitions for e Three Degrees of Freemasonry are pending to be read in e Lodge for e following men: _ 2. Petitions for e Three Degrees of Freemasonry are now under investigation for e following men: _ 3. Petitions for affiliation have been submitted and are now under investigation for e following Broers: None at is time 4. Petitions for e Three Degrees of Freemasonry have been received, balloted upon favorably, and initiation is pending for e following candidates: 5. Petitions for affiliation have been received, balloted upon favorably, and e following Broers are welcomed to Membership in is Lodge. 6. Preparation for E A Proficiency by e following: 7. Ready to be Passed: 8. Preparation for F C Proficiency by e following: 9. Ready to be Raised: 10. Preparation for M M Proficiency by e following: 11. Masonic Aprons presented to: 12. Charitable Donation for is quarter: Pending

4 COMMITTEES AND APPOINTMENTS FINANCE COMMITTEE Gene Lance, Tom McGovern, Earl Dennis VIGILANCE COMMITTEE Earl Dennis PETITIONS COMMITTEE Gene Lance, Jorge Salva, Barry Swan EDUCATION AND PRIMARY SCHOOLS COMMITTEE Gene Lance, Tom McGovern, Earl Dennis BOARD OF RELIEF Gene Lance, Tom McGovern, Earl Dennis INVESTIGATIONS COMMITTEE Richard Coles, Jorge Salva, Ed Cramer FUNERAL COMMITTEE Earl Dennis, Gene Lance, Dwight Ridgeway Barry Swan as fill-in MASONIC WIDOWS COMMITTEE Gene Lance, Barry Swan PUBLICITY COMMITTEE Gene Lance, Jorge Salva, Ryan King SUNSHINE COMMITTEE Dwight Ridgeway, Gene Lance, Barry Swan DELINQUENT DUES COMMITTEE Barry Swan LODGE INSTRUCTOR Dwight Ridgeway LODGE MENTOR Earl Dennis WEB SITE DEVELOPMENT Jorge Salva, Ryan King TRESTLE BOARD Robert Davis LIVING PAST MASTERS 1964 John O. Higgins 1999 Jeffrey R. Smi 1976 John F. Smi 2002 Ray W. Dielman 1978 Thomas Pruitt 2003 John H. Day 1984 Daniel E. Dale 2004 Jesse L. Johnson 1985 Lloyd E Knoontz 2005 Richard A. Walls 1986 Lloyd C. Carlson 2006 Donald A. Shearer 1989 William M. Miller 2007 Jesse L. Johnson 1990 William M. Miller 2008 Richard A Walls 1991 Norman H, Littlefield 2009 Derryl T. Edwards 1995 Bernard E. Cash 2010 Barry L. Swan 1998 Daniel E. Dale 2011 Barry L. Swan THE MASONIC MEMBERSHIP CARD I hold in my hand a little scrap of paper, 2 ½ x 3 ½ inches in size. It is of no intrinsic wor, not a bond, not a check or receipt for valuables, yet it is my most priceless possession. It is my membership in e Masonic Lodge. It tells me at I have entered into a spiritual kinship wi my fellow Masons to practice charity in word and deed; to forgive and forget e faults of my breren; to hush e tongues of scandal and innuendo; to care for e crippled, e hungry, and e sick, and to be fair and just to all mankind. It tells me at no matter where I may travel in e world, I am welcome to visit a place where good fellowship prevails among broers and friends. It tells me my loved ones, my home, and my household are under e protection of every member of is great Fraternity, who have sworn to protect mine, as I have sworn to protect and defend eirs. It tells me at should I ever be overtaken by adversity or misfortune rough no fault of my own, e hands of every Mason on e face of e ear will be stretched for to assist me in my necessities. And finally it tells me at when my final exit from e stage of life has been made, ere will be gaered around my lifeless body friends and broers who will recall to mind my virtues, ough ey may be few, and will forget my faults, ough ey may be many. It tells me at and a great deal more, is little card, and makes me proud, yet humble, at I can posses is passport into a society of friends and broers at are numbered in e millions. (Knight Templar Magazine) My Broer, you do make a difference! You and your Broers of Palmetto Lodge are a part of a fraternal family at gives over two million dollars a day, every day of e year, to charitable causes in is State and Country. Young children, to senior citizens in need, find eir help and hope for a brighter future from Masonic charities. A Mason is a worker in e quarries of life, where he cuts and shapes stones for e foundations of great buildings. The buildings of Freedom, Understanding, Peace, and Broerhood. Your dues card, my Broer, designates you as a Builder. Thank you for joining wi us in is great work. Your Broers of Palmetto Lodge

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6 Palmetto Lodge No. 110 Free and Accepted Masons of Florida Street East Bradenton, Florida RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED Broer, if you move, please inform e Secretary per e contact information on page 1 so at service will not be interrupted, and expense to e Lodge will be avoided. In your prayers, remember our men and women in uniform, serving our Nation. Have you considered a Perpetual Membership? It benefits bo you and e Lodge! CHECK IT OUT BE A TRESTLE BOARD BOOSTER ASK ABOUT IT CURRENT BOOSTERS W Gene Lance W Lloyd C. Carlson Michael & Deanna Sabatino W Jack Cossar W Derryl & Barbara Edwards