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1 Dated Material Masoic Geesee-Wyomig Livigsto Otario/Seeca/Yates TimesMoroe & Waye Districts Servig the Masoic Commuity Sice 1963 Website: Volume 52 Number 4 USPS Rochester, New York Circulatio 3306 Freemasos of the Geesee Regio collect $20,000 for Roald McDoald Houses By R\W\ George Foeher Wow where to begi - makig our goal of $20,000 for the first time i eight tries! The ride was t smooth. There were a few bumps, such as the coldest Witer i ages with sow cacelig the 5th day of the Campaig. However, determied we forged ahead with fellowship, hard work ad fu to gai a fatastic fiish. Eastview Mall Let s begi at Eastview Mall where Chairma, Gary Saford, recorded his best total ever. Leadig the charge was DDGM, Jed Bradow, ad his Otario/Seeca/Yates District Brothers. Brad ew this year to our Have-a-Heart Family. This group ot oly asked for ad followed through with back-toback ie-hour days, but they also made the most moey averagig $85 a hour for every hour worked. They also get my vote for best dressed. All wore a jacket, tie ad ame badges, a pretty classy outfit, makig a great impressio i their debut. Our sicere thaks ad I hope you joi us agai i What s Iside? Damascus News 9-12 Editor s Corer 2 Lalla Rookh Caldro 16 Lalla Rookh Grotto 16 Livigsto District 4 Lookig Ahead 19 Masoic War Veteras 14 Memorials 19 Moroe District 6-8, -14 Our Trust is i God Nat. Assoc. Masoic Scouters 5 Order of the Easter Star 3 Otario/Seeca/Yates 4-5 Scottish Rite News Toastmasters 6 Waye District 5 York Rite News 15 Always a big draw! Shrie Clows like Smirky (aka Gary Burke) etertai childre with balloo aimals ecouragig support of the Have-a-Heart Campaig. Not far behid i moey raised was Webster ad Seeca Lodges with great efforts. Way to go guys! Thaks to all who worked at Eastview Mall, for sedig Gary Saford out a wier. Farewell Gary has decided to step dow from his Chairmaship so he ad Gail ca ejoy the su ad warm weather ext Witer. Gary has bee at my side durig this crazy 8-year Have-a-Heart ride. Thaks, you will be missed at Have-a-Heart time. The Mall at Greece Ridge At The Mall at Greece Ridge, with a ew fireproof tet, Eugee Crews ad his Price Hall Masos rolled to 2d Place i doatios amog the three Malls. Leadig the way was Ispiratio Lodge - our Campaig s overall top-moey-collected leader. Their huge effort saw them brig i $100 per hour. Their oe day total of $1,100 was also tops overall. Thaks to Ispiratio, but this story does t ed here. Assistig Ispiratio Lodge o that record-amout-day, Saturday, February 8th, were the Widows Sos. This orgaizatio is a Iteratioal Riders Associatio whose members are all Freemasos ad who are dedicated to servig our commuity through charity work. They ot oly helped all day log that Saturday, but State Presidet, Ady Reyolds, preseted to me a check for $500 made out to the Have-a-Heart Campaig, ad as it would tur out, that check took us over the top towards our $20,000 Goal. We thak you ad applaud your charity work. Welcome to our Have-a-Heart Family. Aother example of good Masos doig good for the commuity. Marketplace Mall At Marketplace Mall, Mark Hutto provided outstadig leadership ad guided the Mall to the most moey raised while settig a ew record of just uder $8,000. His drive to reach our goal icluded beig at Marketplace every day ot oly doig his Chairma duties, but workig the crowd. Believe me, o oe gets by Mark without doatig to the cause. This year he took it oe step further by elistig the help of his ow Moose Club of Herietta. They took a weekight ad raised $500. Great work gag ad welcome to our Family. The umber oe leader i doatios raised was Uio Star Lodge, averagig $99 per hour. They were followed by Livigsto District with $85 per hour. Thaks to all the workers at Marketplace for a job well doe. Special Thaks Our thaks to all who participated, givig up their valuable time to make this Campaig a sterlig success. But let s ot forget those behid the headlies. Startig with Wilmorite for free mall space, Grad Lodge for isurace, Label World for sticky hearts, Steve Whittaker ad Moroe Litho for paper hearts, Baird Sigs for baers ad sigs, Itercom ad Cotiued o Page 2 Remider!!! Saturday, April 5th Perito Park - Fairport For registratio ifo, either call (585) or dyslexia.ceter.rochester.y@gmail.com A Awesome Aiversary Celebratio! By Ally Borio, Seior Warde Well, over a year of plaig ad preparatio came to a climactic ed Thursday eveig, March 6th, for Webster Lodge No. 538 as we celebrated 150 years of Friedship, Morality ad Brotherly Love i the Webster Commuity. The celebratio bega at Webster Lodge at 4:30 p.m. with a beautiful Re-Dedicatio Ceremoy, coducted by Most Worshipful James E. Sulliva ad the Grad Lie. Webster Lodge was hoored with the presece of M\W\James E. Sulliva, Grad ; R\W\ William Fik, Jr., Juior Grad Warde; R\W\Joh Krupp, Grad Marshal; R\W\ Clayto Ruggles, Seior Grad Deaco; R\W\Joh Dwyer, Grad Sword Bearer; R\W\ Harold Coller, Grad Chaplai; ad R\W\Roald Gales, Grad Tiler. If you have ever had the Cotiued o Page 7 Mr. William Horeth (left), ower of Kittleberger Florist & Gifts i Webster, listes as M\W\ James E. Sulliva, Grad of Masos i the State of New York, reads his DeWitt Clito Award Citatio for Outstadig Commuity Service. Easter Star Grad Matro s Project Off to a Great Start for MMRL By Myro Thursto III Assistat Director of Developmet ad Commuicatios The Cardiac Research Istitute at Masoic Medical Research Laboratory (MMRL) is hoored to have bee chose by the Most Worthy Grad Matro of the Order of the Easter Star, Sylvia Moravia, as her Grad Matro s Special Project for To mark this year s Special Project, the MMRL ad the Grad Matro together desiged a special Every Heartbeat Couts Pi that is available through Easter Star District Deputy Grad Matros for a $5 doatio to the Laboratory. These pis raise awareess ad fuds for the lifesavig cardiac research at the MMRL. Most Worthy Sylvia Moravia, Grad Matro, ad Most Worthy George Walter, Grad Patro, of the Grad Chapter, Order of the Easter Star, State of New York. A special Easter Star brochure, Wome ad Heart Disease is also available upo request from your District Deputy Grad Matro. The excitemet is palpable betwee the two orgaizatios Cotiued o Page 3 Damascus News see page 9

2 2 Website: N masoictimes@gmail.com Aual Tribute to Our Widows Sposored by the Masoic Service Bureau Saturday, May 3rd, at the Burgudy Basi, 61 Marsh Road; Masoic Service Bureau of Greater Rochester, NY Ic. 979 Bay Road, Suite 2 Webster, NY Tel: bmasoic@rochester.rr.com Presidet Garry Craker Vice-Presidet James De Lorezo Gary Saford Treasurer Herbert Specer Executive Director Charles Waterstreet Office Maager Jaet Porter Website: Periodical postage PAID at Webster, NY ad additioal mailig offices Have-a-Heart POSTMASTER Sed address chages to: Cotiued from Page 1 my Brother Jamie for free radio advertisig. A special thaks to Skip ad Ja at the Service Bureau for great ghost writig ad advertisig. Most of all thaks to all the shoppers who willigly parted with their moey for this great cause. As Masos, we ca take great pride i comig together to help the Roald McDoald Houses support of families i crisis A Proud Maso Masoic Times 979 Bay Road, Suite 2 Webster, NY Phoe: Submit articles & photos to: masoictimes@gmail.com Busiess bmasoic@rochester.rr.com Website Published Mothly except July ad August. Closig Date for Articles is the 5th of the Moth precedig the Moth of publicatio. Editor Compositor Computer Graphics Staff Skip Waterstreet Ja Porter Mike Bocklage Productio Assistats Garry Craker Barb Goodrich Herb Specer Mat Gigold, Emeritus Bev VaHube, Emeritus Published by Masoic Service Bureau Garry Craker... Presidet James De Lorezo... Vice-Presidet Gary Saford... Herbert Specer... Treasurer Prited by Empire State Weeklies, Ic. Subscriptio Rates Domestic Subscriptios: Idividual, $10.00 per year. Group rate: $9.00 per year per member. Group subscriptios for Allied, Associated or Cocordat Bodies are billed at $2.00 per year for those members who are already subscribers to the Masoic Times; $9.00 for o-subscribers. Iteratioal Subscriptios: $40.00 per year (set First Class Mail). Semco Costructio Servig the etire area Sice 1984 Call Joh Lemke (585) jlemke55@gmail.com Widows Doors Sidig Decks SuSetter Retractable Awigs (Top photo) R\W\ George Foeher accepts doatio from the Widows Sos, whose members are all Freemasos. Presidet Ady Reyolds preseted the check alog with Bill Sweet. W\ Gary Burke (Ispiratio Lodge ad Damascus Shrie Clows) performed his balloo art as Smirky the clow, much to the delight of the youger Mall shoppers, ad created over 500 masterpieces. Adults - $6; Servig 4 p.m. - 7 p.m. Dier icludes: All-you-ca-eat Spaghetti & Meatballs; Salad, Bread & Butter, Ice Cream; Coffee, Tea & Milk Are You Movig? April 23rd Prit your NEW address below (icludig seasoal chages) Priters of this Publicatio 287 East Aveue; Hilto Name Specializig i Newsletters Clio Lodge Hall Masoic Times North Aveue Webster, NY (585) Spaghetti Dier 979 Bay Road, Suite 2 Webster, NY Empire State Weeklies, Ic. Webster Pritig Corporatio Address Dier, 6:30 p.m.; Service 7:30 p.m. City State ZIP Phoe May 23rd at Fairport Lodge Hall Authorized Susetter Awig Dealer s-elect, s ad Past s! Joit Ivestiture Service Clip ad mail to: As we wid dow this Masoic year, the Masoic Service Bureau sposors three very importat evets comig up. While they may have bee promoted for the past couple of issues, I am cotiually surprised to lear that few people have picked up the otices. So, allow me to use this colum to iform you of our supported evets ad maybe help build attedace at these affairs. Arguably the sigle most importat fuctio we sposor is the Widows Lucheo. This is to remember ad hoor the ladies who supported our Brothers i their Masoic edeavors. This year, we moved our date to May - Saturday, May 3rd - to avoid coflicts with other Masoic happeigs ad religious activities. We hope this later time slot will allow some of the Sowbirds to atted, as well. We kow some Lodges prefer to ad do hold their ow fuctios. That is their choice, but may take away some potetial attedace at our Districtwide evet. I m hopig we ca ecourage all the Lodges to support our affair ot oly by ivitig their widows to joi us, but askig Brother members to atted as well. Ladies, if you are a widow of a Maso, by ow you should have had commuicatio with someoe from the Lodge. Our Committee Chairma, Garry Craker, has set iformatio to the of Orgaizatios. If this is ot the case, ad you are usure of whom to cotact, please feel free to call the Masoic Service Bureau. We will provide you with a ame ad telephoe umber to start. Every two years, we thak the outgoig ad welcome the icomig Grad Lodge Officers. This year s Apro Presetatio Dier is o Saturday, Jue 7th, at the Shrie Ceter. More details will come i our ext issue of the Masoic Times. Meawhile, please mark this date o your caledar. Lastly, ad by o meas least, is our Awards Night program. Each year we evaluate the value of our ivestmet portfolio to determie how much moey we ca give away. This year, a total of $26,000 will go to highly qualified ad ambitious studets as Educatio Assistace Grats ad to local area charities who help youth, the hugry, the eedy ad seior citizes. Please joi us o Thursday, Jue 19th, at the Shrie Ceter, which we are able to use courtesy of the Valley of Rochester. You will meet some amazig youg me ad wome o their way to excitig career paths ad lear of the plight of our citizes ad the programs available to assist them. We will appreciate your attedace ad support. Thaks for readig. doors ope at 11 a.m.; luch served at oo. Agai, we are askig each Lodge to appoit a Brother to coordiate your Lodge Brothers ad Widows ivolvemet. No Tickets Will Be Mailed Letters are beig set to all Secretaries of the Moroe District Lodges with a form to retur to the Masoic Service Bureau. It will require: The ame of each perso attedig Their choice of Etreé - Sliced Sirloi of Beef or Stuffed Chicke Breast A check for the full amout. The cost for the sit dow lucheo is $18. Should you have ay questios, cotact Garry Craker, Committee Chair at You may also cotact the Masoic Service Bureau Office at

3 Website: N masoictimes@gmail.com 3 Order of the Easter Star Moroe District OES HiLights DDGM R.W. Beverly Thompso garybvthompso@aol.com DGL R.W. Tom Richederfer tomrich@rochester.rr..com The Lie Officers Club met o March 1st at Specerport Masoic Hall. Plas were made for April ad May evets. Pat Pearso ra the 50/50 raffle which was wo by Evy A Heller; she retured it to beefit the Dream Factory. Thak you also to the West Study Club, which doated to the Grad Matro s ad Grad Patro s Projects i hoor of my birthday. Sickess ad Distress May of our Matros are o the med so get well wishes are set to Doa Laudry, Doree Rhodes, Mae Bauer ad Pat Pearso. Please keep these people i your prayers. Our Golde Chai is Broke I regret to write that R.W. Keeth Rhodes passed away o February 28th ad R.W. Betty Hoag died o February 27th. Our sympathies go out to these families. It is with heavy heart that I aouce the passig of my husbad, Gary, o March 16th, after strugglig with may health issues for a log time. Grad Matro Cotiued from Page 1 ad the remaider of the year will be filled with opportuities for OES ad MMRL to work together. The Grad Matro has ivited the MMRL to several Grad Matro s Official Visits aroud New York State; i additio, may Chapters are plaig diers to be followed by presetatios or Friedship Nights. Barb Horwald, Worthy Matro of Eveig Star Valley Chapter i Ilio, held a Friedship Night to beefit the MMRL o March 4th. District Deputy Grad Matro of the Fulto- Hamilto-Herkimer-Motgomery District, Doa Sudol, was i attedace for this woderful The Murder Mystery play ad dier o March 8th was a great success. The theme of the 1920s was lots of fu with the emphasis o the Frech characters ad the Frech cuisie. Proceeds from the project go to the Dream Factory of Rochester which grats wishes to childre with life-threateig illess or challegig disabilities. This poem is dedicated to them: Keep a dream i your pocket; Keep a dream tucked away, A dream to sustai you O a dark, cloudy day. Take it out dream it over Aytime you feel blue It ll be a real comfort; It ca help see you through. Keep a dream i your pocket; That s the wise thig to do To help you remember That dreams ca come true! By Jea Kyler McMaus Thak you to all the people who helped by beig i the play, cookig ad servig the food, cleaig up, attedig the play ad participatig i the 50/50 raffle. A big thak you to Evy A Heller for orgaizig ad carryig out the play details. Upcomig Evets April brigs us may evets to which we are lookig forward. District Official Visits: April 1st - Fairport Chapter, 7:30 p.m. April 8th - Mary Jae Holmes, 7:30 p.m. Grad Matro s & Grad Patro s Official Visits: April 26th Moroe District - We will be doig a basket raffle at this Visit, so I am askig each Chapter to doate oe. eveig. The Order of the Easter Star had a total of five prospective members at the Friedship Night, two tured i their Petitios for membership durig the eveig. Over 60 people were i attedace durig the evet with the sidelies so full that it was early stadig room oly i the Chapter Room. The respose that the MMRL is receivig is overwhelmig. If ay Chapters are iterested i hostig a Friedship Night or a Ope House, please cotact Myro Thursto III, Masoic Medical Research Laboratory, 2150 Bleecker Street, Utica, NY 501; Phoe: (315) , extesio 145; or Cell phoe: (315) Assistace will be provided i plaig your evet. Sprig Thig Fudraiser All about our Military Saturday, May 17th, 2-8 p.m. Webster Fireme s Field Preseted by Widows Sos ~ Ispiratio Lodge No. 109 Waye Lodge No. 416 ~ Caadaigua Lodge No. 294 Tickets: $20 pre-sale; $25 at door; Kids 12 ad uder free BBQ Dier, 3-6 p.m.; $1 Hot Dogs Family fu; Kids Activities; may Vedors; Door Prizes; More iformatio: Ady or areyceramic@yahoo.com If ay Club or idividual wishes to doate oe, it certaily would be appreciated. Each Chapter eeds to get their list of doatios to Grad Chapter to me prior to this Visit. May 16th Niagara-Orleas District May 17th Erie District May 18th Chautauqua District May 23rd Allegay District May 24th Cattaraugus District ad Walk-a-Tho May 25th - Steube District If you are iterested i attedig ay of these, see your Chapter for details; if you would like to share rides, cotact me. Hopefully, we re closig i o the ed of a very log, very cold Witer, ad soo we will be able to ejoy warmer temperatures. The sproutig of the buds o the trees ad the early Sprigtime flowers aboud with a reewed celebratio of life. It is hopeful that more people will be able to get out to their Chapter ad District meetigs more easily, as well as to ejoy the fresh air ad sushie. The seaso of Let ad Easter celebrate the most importat aspect of the Christia life the redemptio ad salvatio of Christias through the death ad resurrectio of Christ. May you fid hope i the celebratio of the Easter Seaso. Hope lifts the heart. Hope is like a cadle flame. It flickers ow ad the. Sometimes we all eed help to see the stregth that lies withi. For life s ot always easy, we re boud to have some sorrow. But HOPE ca keep us goig for a Sprig Floral Lucheo Sposored by Starlight Chapter Tuesday, April 29th 12 Noo ~ $9 Doatio at Bethay Presbyteria Church 3000 Dewey Aveue Ample parkig; Hadicapped Accessible Featurig Floral Demostratios By Michael Miller, Desiger fromkittleberger s Florist Cotact Beverly Murray for Tickets/Reservatios or badjmurray@frotieret.et better day tomorrow. Notes from the DGL By Tom Richederfer As Sprig arrives i Moroe District, the activities begi agai. The Murder Mystery Dier o March 8th was a big success, but I am still ot sure that I was the guilty party! I hope that each of your Chapters is gatherig o-perishable food items for doatio to your local food patries. I wat to report to the Grad Patro that we are respodig to his request with gusto. I will also be reportig to the Associate Grad Patro o our activities to beefit the Veteras. Please make sure to tell me about all of the thigs that you do to support our Veteras. O April 19th, I am arragig a voluteer opportuity for Show your support for the Masoic Service Bureau of the Greater Rochester NY While you save moey ad ear cash back! Eve if you do t have a computer... Let your frieds ad relatives kow about this fudraisig program! The Masoic Service Bureau is participatig i a excitig ew fudraisig program. It is a lik to a website featurig thousads of parter stores like Walmart, JCPeey, Best Buy, Apple, Microsoft store, Dell Home Systems Co., Home Depot, Dick s Sportig Goods, ad may more. Whe you make a purchase o: the Masoic Service Bureau receives royalties ad you ear up to 50% cash back o qualified purchases. The beefits do t stop there. You ear 0.5% cash back o the purchases of everyoe you refer to our website. Now, you ca take advatage of the ease ad coveiece of Iteret shoppig to buy the products ad services you wat, while feelig good about helpig oe of your favorite orgaizatios. Our ew fudraisig website has a variety of beefits Check out the Hot Deals page to get access to coupos ad exclusive deals to help you save eve more. Go to the Parter Stores page to fid specific stores where you would like to shop. Use the Search feature at the top of the page to locate over 35 millio differet products ad services. Discover uique products ad services like GENE SNP DNA Aalysis, Isotoix lie of high quality utritioal supplemets, Cellular Laboratories luxurious ski care lie, Trasitios Life Style System for weight maagemet, Motives makeup, ad may more. Fid the perfect gift i our Gift Ideas area. Gettig Started is Easy! 1) Visit our website at 2) Register as a Preferred Customer Click Sig i i the upper right had corer. Registratio is Free, yes as i o charge Free Select the No I am a ew customer optio Follow the prompts You will the be eligible to ear up to 50% o qualified purchases 3) Go Shoppig Use the search box at the top of the scree to fid a specific item or type of product you re lookig for Use Shop Parters to fid a specific parter like Best Buy or Walmart Use Shop All Departmets to shop via category Use Hot Deals to fid special deals ad coupos to save eve more moey Look for the ico to fid out exactly how much cash back you ll ear from purchases made from that store or o a particular product. the District at the FoodLik distributio warehouse at 1999 Mout Read Boulevard. It is off of the Southboud access road that parallels Mout Read Boulevard. I would like us to take the 9 a.m. to Noo shift that Saturday, packig boxes for distributio to other orgaizatios. I will be takig pictures to post i the Masoic Times. After we are doe, I will treat everyoe to luch. Your Matro should have asked for voluteers at your March meetig to staff this evet. If this is successful, I will schedule aother evet like this for a weekday for those who have more time durig the week. I am also orgaizig a Square ad Lie Dace i May to raise fuds for the USO. Look for more details i the May editio of the Masoic Times. BARTHOLOMEW HEALTH CARE GROUP COMMITMENT TO QUALITY SINCE 1955 We provide all the comforts of home at each of our four family owed facilities. CREST MANOR Providig Skilled Nursig ad Rehabilitatio Services FAIRPORT, NEW YORK EAST SIDE Providig Skilled Nursig ad Rehabilitatio Services WARSAW, NEW YORK LEROY VILLAGE GREEN Providig Skilled Nursig ad Rehabilitatio Services LEROY, NEW YORK THE GREENS OF LEROY Idepedet Seior Livig LEROY, NEW YORK TO LEARN MORE, PLEASE VISIT

4 4 Website: N masoictimes@gmail.com Livigsto District District Deputy Grad - Doald Muger (585) Euice Lodge No st Thursdays 7:30 p.m. W David Howlett aqfbcoach1@gmail.com R W Richard Trescott rtrescot@frotieret.et 3141 State Street, Caledoia What a great ight for our Lodge as we completed the Etered Appretice Degree for three Cadidates. It started with over 20 Brothers attedig a great dier at the Gusmoke Coutry Grill ad over 30 preset for the Degree - a impressive showig for the Cadidates for sure. If you get a chace to eat at the Grill, you will ejoy it; they did a great job caterig to our eeds, which I m sure put a kik i their eveig havig to serve so may patros o a short timelie. Visitors from Hesperus (Berge), Uio (Lima), Avo Sprigs, ERAC ad Olive Brach (LeRoy) Lodges filled the sidelies ad also helped with the Degree. Every Chair was filled ad everyoe did a excellet job. R\W\ Mike Grady put together a awesome group for the Degree that was spot o! To liste to all the parts ad watch the passio by the Brothers who preseted them was a fittig itroductio to Masory for our ew Brothers. We will have to cofer aother 1st Degree for a Cadidate, who was out of tow o busiess. We are attemptig to schedule aother Degree that will allow him to alig with the other Cadidates for the ext two Degrees ad with everyoe s schedule. Please watch your for otice of this Degree. We have a 2d Degree scheduled for April 3rd. R\W\ Joh Gallat will be doig the s work. There will be two rehearsals - oe o March 26th ad agai April 1st. If you would like to joi us or help, please cotact him at or jgallat@rochester.rr.com. We are i the process of streamliig the Temple Club so we ca do busiess more efficietly. We have had ew electios for the Officers of the Club ad ow are lookig ito revisig ad updatig the Bylaws. It is a ogoig process that will take some work, but we feel very strogly about the eed ad happy with the curret chages we have made. We have a ew teat, so it would be great if you were i the area ad could patroize oe of the busiesses! We are still tryig to ret out the office space that has outside access o the south side of the buildig ad ow have just foud out our other teat will be pullig out. If you kow of ayoe iterested or is lookig for a space, cotact Jim Maig or Joh Gallat. We also welcomed a ew member through affiliatio. The committee reported favorably ad the Lodge voted to elect W\ Stephe Phillips to membership. As you ca see, we are workig very hard to make Euice a viable Lodge i the District. May thaks to those of you workig o the frot lies ad behid the scees to make it possible! I hope to see you alog the way. Forrest Vosler Post No. 58 By R\W\ Richard J. Trescott Past Commader Forrest Vosler Post No. 58 Masoic War Veteras O February 22d, the Livigsto District Masos, Forrest Vosler Post No. 58, Masoic War Veteras, ad Geeseo V.F.W. Post No alog with R\W\ Rick Howe ad W\ Harry Clark providig the music, joied together for a Ice Cream Social at Murray Hill i Mout Morris for Seior Citizes ad Veteras who are residets there! We all had a great time ad it was a ice feelig to be so welcomed. I have always felt that of all we do as Masos this, alog with the VA Hospital Visits, are amog the most rewardig evets. Just to see how much a small thig like a Ice Cream Social ad a Summer Picic mea to these special seior citizes; sure makes you realize we all will be there someday. I hope we will ot be forgotte ad our Brothers remember us i some way as well! Thak you, Brothers, for joiig us for this special evet! Otario/Seeca/Yates District Deputy Grad - Jed Bradow (315) District Deputy Grad Otario/Seeca/Yates District R W Jed Bradow (315) jkbradow@yahoo.com Sprig has fially arrived. I am certai may of us doubted it would ever come. After the log, cold Witer we just edured, it is truly a delight to see the Robis i our yards ad the gree returig to the ladscape. This is the seaso of reewal. I our Lodges it is time to get busy. We have may activities i which to be ivolved ad may thigs to do. The Trestleboard is full ad the Craftsme will be busy carryig out the plas foud thereo. Our Grad Sword Bearer, R\W\ Robert Haggi, will cotiue his visits at Garoga-Sicerity Lodge o April 1st, Joh Hodge Lodge o April 7th ad Caadaigua Lodge o April 21st. April 12th - Our District Survivig Spouses Lucheo will take place at the Clifto Sprigs Coutry Club begiig at Noo. The program will be o the White Deer herd at the Seeca Army Depot. Iformatio has bee set to the Lodges. Make your reservatio with the DDGM. May 3rd-7th - Lodge s ad Secretaries have bee provided with iformatio regardig the the trip to Grad Lodge. We will be travelig to New York City by trai from Syracuse ad stayig at the Ediso Hotel i Midtow Mahatta. We look forward to aother fu-filled ad rewardig trip to Grad Lodge. May 18th - The O/S/Y District Memorial Service will take place at the Uited Church of Phelps, 58 Mai Street at 2 p.m. Brothers who laid dow their Workig Tools i 20 will be remembered. Please visit our District website at to keep updated with dates ad evets as they come up. The District caledar is updated regularly ad is your go-to source for the most up-to-date iformatio. Ark Lodge No. 33, F. & A.M. Chartered rd Wedesday W Thomas C. Abraham (315) abrahamtk@roadruer.com W Thomas Smart 493 E. Bluff Dr, Pe Ya As I reflect o the 207-year history of Ark Lodge ad my 38-year associatio with Freemasory, I am awestruck by how woderful our Fraterity is. I cosider the O/S/Y District a extesio of my family. Wherever I go i the District, the Brothers ad their ladies I meet are so welcomig ad frateral it is a pleasure to visit ad be part of this fabulous bad of Brothers. We are so fortuate to have survived the test of time ad experiece the highs ad lows of Freemasory from growth durig the 40s, 50s ad 60s; through the Morga Period; ad ow we are seeig a revitalizatio of the Craft. Over the past few years, ad eve ow, the O/S/Y has see may ew Brothers Raised to the Sublime Degree of Maso. Ark Lodge has see the additio of ew Brothers dur- ig the past three years brigig our total membership to 79. May of our ew Brothers are youg me who have acted o their favorable impressio of Freemasory. Several of them are pursuig careers which have take them far from our Lodge, but we are cofidet the lessos leared durig the three Degrees will help make them successful i their chose fields. Our ewly Raised Brothers are studyig ad workig to improve themselves ad to make a differece i their commuities. Brother Matthew McFetridge is takig his s Degree i Iteratioal Studies at TsigHua i Beijig, Chia. Brother Aaro Kraham is completig his traiig as a Aget of the Secret Service i Washigto, DC. Brother William Warder is the Seior Associate Director of Admissios for Hobart & William Smith Colleges. Brother ad Dr. Jose Acevedo is the CEO of Figer Lakes Health, which has just completed a major costructio project. Brother Roger Grager is a Project Superitedet for LaChase Costructio Compay. Brothers Tyler Chipliski, Ro Burd ad Athoy Stirpe are workig to fiish college degrees. Brother Rya Brophy is i sales. Brother Richard Pierce worked for Seeca Foods. Brother James

5 Website: N masoictimes@gmail.com 5 Vestrighe is retired after may years of teachig i the Pe Ya Cetral School District. Brother Gary Miller works with Figer Lakes Health - repairig biomedical equipmet. Brother Craig Meyer works for the ARC of Seeca Couty. We hope this tred of brigig ew Brothers ito Ark Lodge will cotiue. Freemasory has a lot to offer me of all ages ad backgrouds who wat to improve themselves. Remember, the goal of Freemasory is to make good me better. The Lodge is proud of every Brother for the good each oe does for family, commuity ad the Fraterity. You will soo be receivig a Summos aoucig the Aual Stated Commuicatio of Ark Lodge, which will be held o May 21st. The Officers request that all Lodge Brothers respod to the Summos by attedig this Aual Meetig. We will have several importat issues to decide, icludig the Electio of ew Officers for Please try to atted this very importat Commuicatio i the life of the Lodge. Mark Your Caledar April 16th - Stated Commuicatio, 7:30 p.m.; Dier at Emile s at 6 p.m. May 21st - Summoed Aual Commuicatio, 7:30 p.m.; Dier at Emile s at 6 p.m. Garoga-Sicerity Lodge No st & 3rd Tuesdays W Keeth Gibbs 47 Hoffma Ave. Geeva, R W Clayto Ruggles claymar4250@fltg.et 67 Otario Street, Phelps I March, the Lodge had a successful Roast Pork Dier ad exemplified the 1st Degree. We pla to exemplify the 2d Degree o April 15th. O April 12th, the Aual Survivig Spouses Lucheo will be held at the Clifto Sprigs Coutry Club. This lucheo is ope to Masos who have lost their wife. Ay of you who are survivig spouses eed to cotact the as soo as possible so a reservatio ca be made for you. Lear more about your The District Memorial Service is scheduled for Suday, May 18th at 2 p.m. at the Uited Church i Phelps. Brothers are ecouraged to atted as Brothers Roy Farsworth ad Roald VaCamp of Garoga-Sicerity will be remembered. Put the date o your caledar. Plas for the trip to Grad Lodge o May 3rd - 7th are beig made. The District will travel by trai from Syracuse. Those plaig to atted eed to make reservatios. Iformatio is available from the DDGM or Lodge. O/S/Y Charities is schedulig the 22d Aual Golf Touramet for August. Doatios for Hole Sposors ad door prizes are ecouraged. Door prizes could iclude merchadise, gift certificates, discout coupos, etc. Further iformatio will be available i the ear future. Upcomig Evets May 6th - Move-Up Night May 3rd - 7th Grad Lodge Trip, New York City Jue 17th Aual Steak Roast Night ad Years of Service recogitio April Birthdays We sed April birthday greetigs to Bobby Dorga (7th), Todd Ruggles (8th), Jay Ford ad Joh Roush (9th), Jed Bradow (15th), Norma Schafer (16th), Edward Mis (20th), Robert Lash ad Robert Spik (26th), Stephe Durso Sr. (28th), ad James Gostley (29th). April Masoic Aiversaries The followig Brothers were Raised i April: 1950 Robert Hies 1959 Robert Spik Frederick Wheeler 1960 Paul Adams 1963 Joh Bowles 1964 Joh Davis 1965 Douglas Nicot Douglas Parmele 1967 Joh Roush 1969 Milto Lum 1974 Ramo Howard 1975 Dale Gelder 1980 James Frid 1983 Erest Day 1984 Michael Klimeczko 1994 Charles Bird Scott Upchurch The Lodge is sposorig a Blood Drive. It will be held o May 1st at the Phelps Commuity Ceter from 2-7 p.m. Brothers are ecouraged to cotact the if you ca be of assistace. If you ca t help, cosider beig a door. Visit our MCCNY.COM Waye District District Deputy Grad - Jay DeWispelaere (315) Grad Director of Ceremoies Waye F. Edward Ted Powley (315) soduspowleys@ms.com Road to the East Our ext Masoic Educatio Course is the Road to the East (RTTE). Our first sessio was scheduled to be Saturday, March 29th at Sodus Lodge Hall. The secod sessio is tetatively scheduled for April 12th. This sessio will be from 1 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. as I have a coflict i the morig. The fial sessio is tetatively scheduled for April 26th from 9 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. so we do t iterfere with Easter activities. Call (315) or me at: soduspowleys@ms.com so I have your materials. The total cost is $50 for materials (24- Ich Gauge) ad refreshmets. The Leadership ad Educatio Committee firmly believes that every participat should have his ow copy of the 24-Ich Gauge. However, each Lodge should have a copy as well for its Officers use. I believe the more participats we have, the better the Course will be. This Course is appropriate for ayoe i the Lie of Officers of a Lodge. As the sulight gets stroger ad travel gets easier, I hope to see you out ad about i the District Lodges. All Lodges like to see visitors at their meetigs. Lete Fish Fry Remember, Waye Lodge is havig their Lete Fish Fries each Friday util Good Friday. This is their 35th year! They also support the Pies of Peace Hospice with a baked goods sale each week durig Let as well. s & Wardes Associatio I hope to see you at the April 14th s ad Wardes Associatio meetig. Our DDGM has bee workig hard to provide us with iterestig programs. Dier is served at 6:45 p.m. ad we are usually closed by 8:30 p.m. If you ca oly atted the meetig, they start at 7:30 p.m. A great way to meet Brothers from other Lodges! The Sprig editio of the Empire State Maso has devoted several pages to the Cadidates for Grad Lodge Electio i May. Please read this ad let me ad your Lodge Represetatives kow whom you would like us to support as we cast our votes. We are Grad Lodge ad should take a iterest i the me we elect to lead us. God bless you, your family, our service people ad our Coutry! Drumli Square Lodge No st & 3rd Wedesdays W Joh P. Krest kremac7@gmail.com R W William C. Joes wjoes@rochester.rr.com Palmyra Masoic Hall 161 East Mai Street Where oh where did March go? Time is flyig by at a pace that is dizzyig. What a Witer Seaso, that is fially showig sigs that, yes, we did survive true cold ad the sow. It was a good March with a Past s Night to remid us that as we make our way up that Ladder of kowledge i Masory, the jourey is ever edig. We may sit i the East oly oce, or several times, but we cotiue to lear ad serve Masory over ad over. While some Brothers have ever had the icliatio to pursue that road that leads to the East, their cotributios are o less importat or horrible, ad that is why our most importat TITLE is BROTHER. Our Trestleboard for April is full eough. The delayed Table Lodge will be held o April 2d as a Dish-to-Pass Evet ad as a meas for all to become better acquaited with our ewly Raised Brothers. Dier - 6:30 p.m. O April 16th, Dave Taber, DSA, will elighte us o the opportuities ad further kowledge of the Craft that ca be obtaied as a member withi the York Rite. Next moth brigs us closer to the ed of our Masoic Year. We will hear the message from our ewly istalled Grad ad we will hold Electio of Officers for Cosider what talets you ca cotribute to the Lodge ad Masory by sayig YES whe asked if you would accept a Chair. The work of Masos ad Masory will ever cease ad the cost of that work is the efforts put forth by each ad every oe of us i time ad moey. That is why I ask each ad every oe of you to support the Craft - ot oly with your attedace ad efforts but also with your wallets. The Brotherhood Fud eeds your support. Do t forget the Masoic Home either ad whe you visit the Lodge, drop a dollar or two i oe of the boxes! Natioal Associatio of Masoic Scouters Submitted by Bruce Katz From the begiigs of the Boy Scouts of America more tha a cetury ago, there have bee close ties betwee Masos ad the Scoutig Movemet. The first Natioal Scout Commissioer was Brother Daiel Carter Beard, ad Brother Theodore Roosevelt gave time as a Troop Committee Member ad a Coucil Commissioer i the years followig his Presidecy. The ceremoy ito Scoutig s Natioal Hoor Society, the Order of the Arrow is ot coicidetally similar to the Masoic iitiative experiece. The commitmet cotiues through today. Masoic Scouters have gathered at Scoutig Jamborees ad Natioal Order of the Arrow Cofereces, ad seek to aid Scoutig at the Natioal ad local levels. Locally, there are opportuities for Masos (whether or ot you have a Scoutig backgroud) to help with Scout Uits, participate i the Commissioer Corps, provide services to the Properties Committee, serve as Merit Badge Coucilors ad may more. It would be difficult to fid a more rewardig opportuity tha the advacemet of our atio s youth by the ivestmet of a small amout of your time. Seeca Waterways Coucil serves the youth i the couties of Otario, Waye, Seeca, Yates, ad Moroe ad the City of Rochester. I 2009, a merger occurred betwee the Moroe Couty-based Otetiaa Coucil ad Figer Lakes Coucil, which represeted the surroudig Couties. As part of a operatig cost reductio, this icluded the closure of the two separate offices with a cosolidatio to a cetrally located Herietta/Brighto facility curretly beig reovated. Cotributios Various levels of cotributios are beig sought for the facility. These iclude amig rights fuds for relatively large cotributios, but a more moderate cotributio is a Buy a Brick Program. I am solicitig iterest i purchasig a egraved brick represetig local Masos, ad seed moey for this has bee pledged. If you are iterested i cotributig or learig more about local Natioal Associatio of Masoic Scouters (NAMS) opportuities, please cotact me at: swc397.ams@gmail.com or call (585) More iformatio about NAMS ca be foud at: ams.bsa.org (the website eeds work). More iformatio about Seeca Waterways Coucil ca be foud at: seecawaterwayscoucil. bsa.org 103 N. Washigto Street, East Rochester (585) Over 100 YEARS OF SERVICE

6 6 Website: N masoictimes@gmail.com Moroe District District Deputy Grad - Phillip Hurwitz District Deputy Grad Moroe District R W Phillip Hurwitz phurwitz@frotieret.et I periodically review what Freemasory has meat to me. Our Ritual ever ceases to reveal its time-hoored cocepts. Durig the 1st Degree, the ewly made Brother is preseted with his Apro. There is a part of the Apro presetatio which alludes to our character ad how our character reflects who we are; just as a Apro does. Let its pure ad spotless surface be to you a ever preset remider of a purity of life, rectitude of coduct, a ever preset remider for obler deeds, higher thoughts, greater achievemets. A pure ad spotless surface is a ideal to strive for, but what is a purity of life? Does it mea we are to strive to become agels? To borrow ad re-work a phrase from a sog by Billy Joel Oly the good die youg - I believe more accurately captures the huma coditio To have laughed with the siers ad cried with the saits. Humaity aspires towards greatess; but it eeds a mark to aim for. The Apro the, represets that mark we aim for. Rectitude of Coduct The dictioary defies rectitude as the quality or coditio of beig correct i oe s judgmet. So to be correct i oe s coduct meas what? Oe clue is foud i the Ritual, whe we are istructed to keep our passios i due bouds with all makid. O oe level, I ve iterpreted that to be a remider to ot let words or actios get ahead of you. Thik before you speak; remai aware of your surroudigs ad act accordigly. I ever have, or do I iterpret that to mea oe must be i lockstep with everyoe else. Sometimes followig your cosciece requires that you fall out of lockstep. Thik of huma history, where societies have tolerated behavior that has later come to be viewed as reprehesible (e.g. slavery). What costitutes makid is a evolvig cocept, which chages over time. What makid oce tolerated, it ow rejects. Noble Deeds The dictioary defies oble as the quality of courage, geerosity, magaimity, or hoor. For a Maso, obility is the ability to overlook petty piques ad grudges, ad accept the Brother for who he is. I realize that is so much easier said tha doe. I thik of the great leader Nelso Madela, who ot oly overcame withi himself, but leared to forgive his captors, ad wet o to become a presidet of a atio that oce sought to put him to death for his views. Higher Thoughts As a Maso, we are getleme. A getlema coducts himself as such. A getlema is cosiderate. Give up that parkig space to the workig mom with a carload full of kids. Give a smile to the elderly perso i frot of you who seems to be takig a eterity to eter their pi umber. Merge to the left so the perso to your right ca eter safely. Greater Achievemets Masory represets for me, that sayig that it ai t over util it s over. I other words, util your weary hads ca o loger grasp the workig tools of life, the your life s work remais i frot of you. What has Freemasory meat to you? Grad Directors of Ceremoies R W Michael Huesto mph0523@ frotieret.et R W Robert Buchaa By R\W\ Rob Buchaa Frateral greetigs! As you kow, our time as your Grad Directors of Ceremoies is quickly widig dow. I express my appreciatio to everyoe who atteded our three Masoic Developmet Courses, two Road to the East Programs ad two s Chair Semiars. You are the reaso these programs are a success!! As we have stated all alog, our oly goal was to leave the Craft a little better tha how we foud it! R\W\ Mike Huesto ad I truly believe we accomplished what we set out to do! At this poit, we ask you to cotiue to show your support to our icomig Grad Lodge Officers as you did to us ad help them leave Masory a little better tha how they fid it whe they take over i Moroe District. Please remember to use the LSOME disc at all levels, coach ad assist ew Brothers i the Craft. Istill pride ad cofidece i all ad ALWAYS cotiue to metor BEYOND the 3rd Degree! The last two years truly made me appreciate what it meas to be a Maso! Thaks for all your support through my persoal hardships durig my wife, Kellie s, deploymet to Afghaista i Service to this great coutry as well as your cotiued cocer for the well beig of my family! Your patriotism ad support did ot go uoticed. I wish you all the best i the years to come ad Godspeed to all. I hope to see you soo! Moroe District s ad Wardes Associatio By W\ Stepha Micheer Cotrary to the rumor that the oly thig the s ad Wardes Associatio is cocered with is the plaig of goig to Grad Lodge i May, there are may other useful beefits of this orgaizatio. Each of our twelve Lodges i the Moroe District has a differet character. Some of our Lodges go through periods of struggle ad decliig membership while other Lodges seem to flourish ad grow. Some Lodges are blessed with fiacial resources while others cosistetly eed to have fudraisers. Some Lodges plod steadily alog with the firm guidace of Past s, while others are beig guided by fairly ew Masos who are improvisig as best they ca. There are also Lodges that oly occasioally have a cadidate to put through the Degrees, while others are doig Degrees o a frequet ad regular basis. As s ad Wardes of our Lodges who are charged with the maagemet of a orgaizatio that has varied eeds, it is our duty to our Brothers who have elected us to do the best job possible i our leadership positios. To that ed, it ca be helpful to have a supportive relatioship with Brothers who are fulfillig the same roles at other Lodges. Sometimes hearig suggestios ad words of ecouragemet from Brothers i leadership positios at other Lodges ca give us ideas we had t cosidered before as we go back to laborig i our ow Lodge. Freemasory is supposed to be a learig istitutio where we edeavor to improve ourselves. The s ad Wardes Associatio furthers that purpose with the specific focus o Brothers i Lodge leadership positios. Regrettably, the active participatio i the Associatio has bee less tha fifty percet of our Lodges. Curretly we have five Lodges who regularly atted our meetigs ad, as Presidet of s ad Wardes, I express gratitude to my Brothers from the Lodges that are active. But, I also must admit that less tha fifty percet participatio is quite discouragig. This year we have edeavored to put together a list of Masoic-orieted programs from aroud the District that Seior ad Juior Wardes could use as they pla their Trestleboards. Oce agai, the umber of cotributios to that list is disappoitig, but what we do have comes from the same five Lodges that regularly atted our meetigs. I m ot really sure how to iterpret silece. What You Missed at Our Last Meetig At our February 25th meetig at Northfield Lodge Hall, we had aother excellet dier ad a pleasat meetig of fellowship. There was a supportive roudtable discussio about a variety of accomplishmets ad cocers that various members were experiecig i their Lodges. As we listeed to each others stories, it was good to thik to ourselves Oh, I m ot the oly oe dealig with that. We also spet some time talkig about those who do t come to our meetigs ad what we could do to ecourage attedace. Hoestly, we just do t kow. We ve tried a variety of approaches, differet meetig times, makig sure you re aware of what we re doig ad ways to otify you of meetigs. It seems the cosesus is that ow it s up to you to just show up. Hopefully, the Past s at your Lodge are also ecouragig your attedace. Special Meetig i April Speakig of showig up, we are havig a special cocktail party/dier meetig for s ad Wardes ad their spouse/ sigificat other. It will be held o April 4th, 6 p.m. at Hose 22 Firehouse Grill, 56 Stutso Street. We are t makig ay promises, but we are lookig ito the possibility of helpig to defray some of the cost for your guest. You will eed to RSVP to me by April 3rd. Rest assured, by the time you read this, you will have already received a phoe-vite/robo-call otifyig you of this evet. By the way, at this evet we may discuss goig to Grad Lodge, sice it is ext moth. I hope you ll do all you ca to joi us! Moroe District New York Masoic Safety Idetificatio Program R W Doald Tubma Co-Chairma datubma@yahoo.com Rick Dows Co-Chairma rcdows@rochester.rr.com Traiig Coordiator James MacDuff jim.kc2vxw@rochester.rr.com Your Moroe ad Waye Couty Masoic Safety ad Child ID Group ad Grad Lodge would like every child i New York State ad Seior/Seasoed Citizes i assisted livig ad ursig homes idetified. We ca always fid a istace watchig the six o clock ews where havig the ID of a perso becomes ivaluable. Too may tragic evets agreed? We have ad will be askig all Lodges ad Cocordat Bodies to help; Brethre, we wat to make greater use of the ID equipmet by havig evets supported by each Lodge. We wat to ID as may folks as possible this year ad make the most of our talets ad equipmet. It is possible with your support ad help. Thik of opportuities i your commuity where either childre or seior citizes ca beefit ad be protected by your efforts. I have met with Brothers from Eureka Lodge ad they will be utilizig our equipmet at upcomig evets i Rochester. If you are iterested i helpig, cotact us as foud below. Missio The Missio of the NY MSID Program is to provide a vital commuity service to: Aid i the recovery of a child. Aid i the recovery of a adult or seior citize. Ecourage Masos to become ivolved i their commuities. Promote a positive image of Masory ad Masoic Life i our commuities. Broadeig public awareess ad recogitio of Masory. It does ot take much to set up a evet ad staff it just a little creativity ad forethought. Cotact Iformatio about the Masoic Safety ID Program is available olie at: We are always lookig for Voluteers to help with the Program ad ivolvemet from your Lodge!!! You ca cotact Do Tubma at if you have questios or suggestios. We ca be reached most easily by to schedule a evet at: datubma@yahoo.com or rcdows@rochester.rr.com Masoic Toastmasters? Submitted by Bruce Katz What are your thoughts whe you are asked to speak i frot of a group? Or, do you avoid the eed to speak before a group? Whether your thoughts are how to best deliver your message, figure out what your message is supposed to be or just tame the butterflies, there is a opportuity with Toastmasters. Toastmasters Iteratioal is a o-profit educatioal orgaizatio that teaches public speakig ad leadership skills through a worldwide etwork of meetig locatios. I am seekig iput to see if there is a iterest i orgaizig a Masoic Toastmasters Club. Please cotact me at: or (585) Further iformatio about Toastmasters Iteratioal ca be foud at toastmasters.org. Harloff Fueral Home SERVING YOUR NEEDS SINCE S. Washigto St. E. Rochester, NY

7 7 Website: N masoictimes@gmail.com Webster Lodge Cotiued from Page 1 Uio Star Lodge No. 320 Website: opportuity to witess a Dedicatio or Re-Dedicatio Ceremoy, it is beautifully symbolic ad a icredible program ideed. 2d Modays, 7:30 p.m. W Keeth J. Tomaszewski ke@kjtgroup.com R W Gary R. Saford 27 Freshfield Rise, Fairport ggsaford@aol.com 3 North Mai Street Hoeoye Falls M\W\ James Sulliva, Grad, ad R\W\ Phillip Hurwitz, District Deputy Grad, watch as Right Worthy Joy M\W\ James Sulliva presets Woodley presets plaque from Lilac Star Chapter, Order of the EastRe-Dedicatio Service booklet to er Star, to W\ Joe Lewis, of Webster Lodge. W\ Joe Lewis. Seior Warde, emplify a shared cocer for the ad Chairma well-beig of Makid ad a At the ed of the Ceremoy of the evet, belief i the worldwide BrotherM\W\Sulliva advised MasAl Borio pre- hood of Ma. ter, W\ Joe A. Lewis, Jr., that setig ames Mr. Horeth, ower of Kittlehe may cotiue with the afterof digitaries berger s Florist, is a extremely preset oo s program. W\ Lewis im- mediately had Right Worthy Joy Woodley, Lilac Star Chapter, Order of the Easter Star, escorted to the East. Upo arrival i the East, R.W. Woodley preseted W\ Joe A. Lewis ad the Brothers of Webster Lodge with a beautiful Masoic Apro Poem, redered colorfully upo a metallic surface. This very thoughtful gift from Lilac Star Chapter will be displayed proudly withi our walls. Thak you to the Ladies of Lilac Star Chapter. The the festivities bega at the Webster Golf Club Baquet Hall. R\W\ Bruce Chilto did a outstadig job as of Ceremoies for the eveig ad we are idebted to him for his willigess to be our Rig. W\ Thomas R\W\ F. Pellett, Jr., Bruce Chilto Lodge Historia, gave a iformative talk that recapped 150 years of Webster Lodge history. It is amazig all that has happeed i our Natio, as well as our Lodge, i that time frame. W\ Pellett is such a wealth of local Masoic kowledge ad W\ Tom Pellet a geuie asset to the Lodge. We are also grateful to W\ Pellett for all the time ad work he put ito producig the Webster Lodge History book that all guests received. Thak you, Brother Tom. Nearly 170 guests atteded our 150th Aiversary Celebratio. We were blessed to see may Brothers from Ioic Lodge No. 549, our Sister Lodge i Hamilto, Otario, Caada; as well as Caadia Brothers from Dudur Lodge No. 475; Westmout Lodge No. 671; ad R\W\ David Midgley, the Grad Steward of Hamilto District C, i attedace. Our Brothers from Waka-Hubbard, ERAC, Seeca ad Waye Lodges plus Sisters from Lilac Star Chapter ad Zama Temple, Daughters of the Nile, ad may more local ad Masoic digitaries, too umerous to list, were also preset. Special Recogitio The Lodge was hoored to preset Webster residet ad busiessma, Bill Horeth, with the DeWitt Clito Award. W\ Joe Lewis The DeWitt Clito Award is the oly award of its kid to be preseted by the Grad Lodge of the State of New York sice its formatio i This Award recogizes distiguished or outstadig commuity service by o-masoic orgaizatios or idividuals whose actios ex- humble ma who likes to keep his good deeds quiet, but this was a opportuity for him to be recogized for the good eighbor that he is. Mr. Horeth ad some frieds started the Nie Mile Poit Club, Ic. two years ago for the sole purpose of doig good deeds. The Nie Mile Poit Club is a o-profit, all-voluteer orgaizatio created solely to do good i the Webster Commuity. It was formed to promote civic pride i the Tow of Webster ad surroudig commuities for the beefit of all citizes of the area through sposorship of various evets ad programs. The Nie Mile Poit Club advocates for those who eed their help. Webster Lodge caot thak R\W\ Phil Hurwitz, our District Deputy Grad, eough for his part i our celebratio ad his eloquet itroductio of Grad Sulliva. It has truly bee a hoor ad pleasure havig R\W\ Hurwitz leadig our District. Special thaks also go out to R\W\ Mike Huesto ad R\W\ Rob Buchaa for hoorig us with their presece at this celebratio. From the Worshipful, W\ Joe A. Lewis, Jr. It was good to see everyoe from Grad Lodge, visitig Lodges ad guests come out to help us celebrate our 150th Aiversary. My appreciatio is exteded to all Grad Lie Officers for their attedace ad participatio i the beautiful Re-Dedicatio Ceremoy of Webster Lodge Hall. Thak you, agai, to all who atteded for makig Webster Lodge s 150th Aiversary festivities a memorable evet. From R\W\ Dave Alle My Brothers, there will be Visual Editios available of these two evets. Details will be forthcomig. I also brig to your attetio the plight of three of our Brothers: Ke Hutchiso, Blossom View o Maple Aveue i Sodus; Walt Coe, Webster Comfort Care o Holt Road; ad Fred Corell i Geeva. I spet a hour with Brother Walt o March 8th. At that time he was quite lucid ad verbal. Would W\ Joe Lewis, Webster Lodge, presets check for The Nie some of you i the area please Mile Poit Club to Bill Horeth, assisted by M\W\ James Sulliva. do the same for these Brothers? As we are raised through childhood, we take i learigs from family, frieds, teachers, coaches, metors ad a host of other iflueces. As adults, we must make sese of these learigs ad make our way i life. Beig Raised i Freemasory is really o differet, as we seek more light ad learigs, aimig to apply these teachigs across our lives. The differece is that the Light we take i through Masory ofte teaches us far more importat life lessos. These lessos are provided to us; but we as Free ad Accepted Masos must, just as we did movig towards adulthood, make our way through the teachigs ad put them to use. No oe ca do it for us. Across my relatively short exposure to the Fraterity, ad from the time we are all Raised, we obtai more Light through our participatio i ot oly Lodge, but i subtle ways through how we work together. More ofte tha oce I have bee remided that, as a ewer Brother i the Craft, I must take i the kowledge ad kowhow from those who have bee doig this - i some cases, for decades loger. I doig so, we lear the traditios, history ad from whece we all came at the local, regioal ad atioal levels. We lear how to work with oe aother, as we strive for more harmoy i our orgaizatio. May wise words, for may years, have bee passed to the youger cohorts of Freemasos, ad this is a importat part of the Light we receive. I have bee very fortuate i my life to have had opportuity for educatio ad work. From a youg age ad ever after, I have maitaied full ad rigorous work across idustry ad academia. These experieces have taught me much ad, ow coupled with my icreasig uderstadig of Light i Masory, made me ad those I work with all the more focused ad harmoious i our pathways. The poit of this article is that we must ever be seekig more Harmoy through the Light we receive i Lodge, amogst our Brethre ad outside of Lodge. However, there is oe cocept we must ot take for grated i these pursuits. Harmoy is a o-hierarchical. Harmoy is ot a oe-way street. For our Fraterity to persist, Light must be ever sought amog all its Brethre, o matter their teure. If there is oe teet that has bee a costat theme of my persoal growth i idustry ad educatio, it is that keepig a ope mid to ew ideas is a critical if ot ecessary coditio for success. Whe we are ot ope to ew ideas, we lose that which is required to obtai more Light. Not every ew idea is a good oe, but our ability to liste to ad build off of these ideas, aided by our wisdom is a fudametal part of sustaiability. As a relatively ew Brother, I kow I ca add much to the Fraterity - both i ideas ad actios. There are may others like me. Like other orgaizatios of which I have led or bee a part, however, all too ofte we hear, but that is how we do it. Successful leaders ad orgaizatios kow this ca lead to problems. Outside of our Ritual work i Lodge, statemets of this is how we ve doe it, why chage? have the potetial to stifle growth or eve direct us to declie. If our future is to be a bright oe ad we are to be a truly harmoious Fraterity, we must embrace ew ways of thikig ad couple those that make the most sese with the rock solid priciples that make us who we are as Masos. Abset this approach, ew ideas will cease to be itroduced, ad with them, we will fail to fulfill our obligatio to seek more Light. April Birthdays Here is wishig a most happy birthday to our April birthdays: Marty Reitz, Bria Miller, Adam Casteel, Joh Armediger, Joseph Bourcy, ad Keeth Hecker. Please joi us, Uio Star Brothers ad Brothers from across the Craft, for ay of our regular meetigs held 2d ad 4th Moday of the moth i the most beautiful Lodge, right here i Hoeoye Falls. CLIO LODGE No st & 3rd Tuesdays 7:30 p.m. W Peter J. Matthews, Jr clio.pete@gmail.com W Michael Postilli mpostilli@gmail.com 287 East Aveue, Hilto Our first meetig i April falls o April Fool s Day, so we are celebratig by makig it Hawaiia (or ay goofy butto-up ad collared) Shirt Night. Also, scheduled to come out to tell us how much fu the Shrie is, as well as all the oble work they Cotiued o Page 8 SPAGHETTI DINNER Friday, April 4th 5 p.m. 7 p.m. Webster Lodge Hall; 30 Orchard Street Adults - $8 Childre - $4 For Takeouts, Call

8 8 Website: N masoictimes@gmail.com Clio Lodge Cotiued from Page 7 do, are Potetate, Joe DiTucci, ad Chief Rabba, Waye Mc- Crosse. We re lookig forward to a fu ad iformative eveig. Degree Schedule As we have more tha five Brothers goig through, our 3rd Degree will be held o a Saturday morig. The rehearsal for the Degree will be o Suday eveig, April 6th, startig at 7 p.m. If ecessary, aother rehearsal may be held o Tuesday, April 8th, as well. O Saturday morig, April 12th, we will be coferrig the Maso Degree upo seve Fellowcraft. We ll meet at the Lodge at 8 a.m. for coffee, douts ad set-up, with the ceremoies startig promptly at 9 a.m. A luch will follow. I will be sittig i the East coferrig the Degree - my first time doig the 3rd. Not beig a morig perso by ay meas (the Degree will start before I m usually out of bed) this could be iterestig! (L to r ) Brothers Pete Matthews ad Bill Hu ad Hilto Rotary Presidet, Bob Hute, prepare to cook Ziti at Roald McDoald House. April 15th - Regular Commuicatio. Past, Mike Postilli, will be givig a Walk- About the Lodge for our ewest Masos. Recet Evets We were fortuate eough last moth to have Brother Rich Friedma come to Clio ad give a iformative ad ispiratioal talk to our (the) just-passed Fellowcraft. His program was Fellowcraft ad the 21st Cetury. Although aimed at our Fellowcrafts, the talk struck The chefs relax with Roald after preparig the meal. a chord with all of us. Dissectig the Ritual, hearig it phrased i other ways, really drives home what our foudig Brothers were tryig to get across ad remidig us that these are t words to utter i Lodge, but words to live by withi Lodge ad without. My thaks to Rich, agai, o behalf of the Lodge ad myself ad I look forward to havig him back agai ext year. O March 9th, Clio Lodge ad Hilto Rotary teamed up to cook a Ziti Dier at the Roald McDoald House. Ledig their culiary talets from Clio were Brother Bill Hu ad myself, ad from Hilto Rotary, the Presidet of the Club, Bob Hute, alog with Past Presidet of Rotary as well as Past of Clio, Brother Mike Postilli. Both our Clubs have made the Roald McDoald House a priority ad I look forward to workig agai with the Hilto Rotarias there as well as our shared causes i Hilto. (Brother Mike is ot pictured i the photos as he was the oe takig them.) April Birthdays Usig the trowel to spread the icig of Brotherly agig this moth are our favorite Gradfather/Gradso combo Harry J. ad Brett W. DeHollader, Rady Colo, Robert Lae, David S. Partiss, Dale Polmateer ad my cuz Frak Soy Sassoe. Happy Birthday, Brothers! Ejoy your respective days! Mark Your Caledar April 1st - Regular Commuicatio/Hawaiia Shirt Night April 6th - Degree Rehearsal, 7 p.m. April 12th - 3rd Degree, 9 a.m. April 15th - Regular Commuicatio, Walk-About the Lodge April 23rd - Spaghetti Dier, 4:30 p.m. 7 p.m., $7 UNITY Lodge No d & 4th Modays, 7:30 p.m. 3 South Uio Street Specerport W Jeffrey VaSice (717) jvasice@rochester.rr.com R W Clifford Short short4us@rochester.rr.com April s here, ad Sprig is i the air - hopefully! This is the time of the year for ew growth ad fresh begiigs. Time to begi passig the torch of leadership of the Lodge to a ew. I have very much ejoyed my time as of Uity Lodge, ad am lookig forward to cotiuig to support the Lodge from a differet Chair. With that said, I ow realize we oly have a short time to meet before we go dark for the Summer. Please Note Date Chages I have a few Trestleboard chages to aouce. I order to complete the Degrees this year ad have all the Etered Appretices participate, I had to make the followig chages. The 2d Degree will ow be o April 14th, ad the 3rd Degree will be o Jue 9th. This way all the Etered Appretices will be able to atted ad the Lodge will have proper time to prepare for each Degree ad put o the excellet Ritual of which we are capable. April 28th will ow be Brother Move-up Night. This will give all the Officers a chace to step up ito the ext Chair i Lie ad practice their Ritual work ahead of time. It should be a fu ight with some good educatio for all. Joi Us at the Sock Hop O April 26th, there will be a SOCK HOP at the Lodge Hall as a fudraiser for the future kitche projects we have plaed. Brother Fred Palmaroi ad his Bad, CRS (Ca t Remember Sogs). Seior Warde, Byro Bares, is headig up the Committee to support Fred ad the bad to make this a great ight! Next moth, there will be the Aual Electio of Officers, o May 12th. Please make every effort to atted this most importat Meetig. I closig, I leave you with this quote We are a Natio of builders, we make a livig by what we get, But we make a life by what we give. Brother Wisto Churchill. Always seek more light, my Brothers. MARTIN IPPOLITO Electricia (585) Electrical Work Telephoe Jacks Burglar Alarm Systems Cable TV Paddle Fas Lodge News cotiues o Page Support the Masoic Brotherhood Fud Campaig Oly 2 moths remai i the Campaig Hoselto Chevrolet Rochester s Choice for Service Specializig i Chevrolet, GMC, Buick, Potiac ad Satur Vehicles Helpig Families Share Memories sice Pre-Need & Medicaid Plaig Fueral & Crematio Services Memorial Evet Plaig David P. Crawford, Licesed Maager 495 N. Wito Road Rochester, NY (Betwee Browcroft & Humboldt) Call Us at For a Appoitmet Mike Frazer Parts & Service Director Mike Huesto Service Maager All Service Work Doe With Itegrity

9 Website: Damascus News Damascus Shrie Ceter No. 2 Shrie ad Diva Meetigs Dier Reservatios Required Call: (585) or (585) by Moday NOON Shrie Office Hours Moday Friday 9:30 a.m. 3:30 p.m. Website: Super Bowl Party scott lasky The Super Bowl Party is i the books as a huge success! Everyoe ejoyed sharig the game that becomes the most talkedabout sport at the coclusio of the NFL Seaso. Do t miss it ext year! assistat rabba (Pictured) are Joey ad Waye takig care of the libatios at the Super Bowl Party! Cheers! Joseph di tucci Potetate Aother moth has come ad goe; Sprig is here ad I am ready to start ejoyig some warmer weather. Thak you to everyoe who came out to the March meetig. How great it was to see that Lodge Room packed with Brothers. The Cruz Night Crew did a fatastic job i the kitche preparig our famous Shrie Fish Fry. Durig the March meetig we held our first roud of raffle drawigs. Cogratulatios to Mike Huesto, Jim Kah ad Lee Coller for becomig the first wiers of the year. As a remider, with a paid dier reservatio, you will receive a free raffle ticket for a drawig that will be held that ight durig the meetig. Our May meetig will be a Past Potetates Night. We will be hoorig the past leaders of our orgaizatio. The Diva will have somethig special i store ad you will ot wat to miss this program. Dier for the eveig will be pizza, wigs ad subs. After the meetig, the bar will be ope ad we will have desserts ad free Camel s Milk. The Shrie is supposed to be about fu, so please stick aroud after the meetig ad ejoy great fellowship with your Brothers. Upcomig Evets As I'm sure you already kow, Cruz Nights start i May; please see Scott Lasky or the Chief-of-Staff, Norris Shapiro, for details. This evet grows each year ad we are i desperate eed of workers. To set the record straight this year, after expeses are covered, 100% of the proceeds will go to our Hospitals i Sprigfield ad Erie. Rest assured, the time you voluteer will beefit our kids! The Shrie is ow opeig the Bar ad Kitche oe Saturday a moth. We will have a live bad playig tues ad, if you play a istrumet or sig, you ca play, too. This will be a ope jam/ mic ight. Come o out ad have some excellet times with your Brothers. Thak you for your cotiued support ad God bless you all. Table Lodge & Awards Widows Sos, Grad Chapter New York, receivig their award at Table Lodge for the largest doatio ($10,000) by a o-shrie Club or Uit. I am writig this article at the Assistat Rabba Traiig Sessio i Tampa. I have leared may valuable thigs here to help Damascus. Our missio is to add some ew, quality Nobles to our Temple. Our umbers have bee decreasig over the years ad it is time to tur that aroud. We will be havig some fu evets this year ad I urge you to ivite frieds ad family to them. I have also gotte some great fudraisig ideas as well ad hope to try some of them out. The Friday Night Fish Frys have bee goig well ad cotiue through Good Friday. I am very thakful to the may Nobles ad their families, who have come out to help with this evet. Please cosider comig to help or just ejoy a good dier. Take-out is also available. Do't forget the Cruz Night Meetig will be o Friday, April 4th at 7 p.m. at the Shrie Ceter. We will be goig over this year's pla ad reviewig last year s successful seaso. We have made some meu chages to help simplify our operatios ad help us be eve more profitable. Joey, George Corbett, Waye Lachut. George The Cruz Night Crew cookig for the March meetig. is receivig his award at Table Lodge. Damascus Trestleboard 2014 april 2d Shrie Meetig; Hot Sads Ceremoial Let Fish Fry - Ope to the Public April 4th, 11th ad 18th may Ucle Ralph cookig i the blizzard for Table Lodge. That s a oble Noble! Have a Blessed Easter ad Passover Friday Night Fish Frys thru April 18th 2d & 3rd Next-to-New Sale, Ope to the Public 5th Diva Meetig, 8 p.m. 7th Shrie Meetig, Past Potetate s Night jue 2d 4th Diva Meetig, 8 p.m. Shrie Meetig, Membership Party, Hospital Awareess Night 8th Legio of Hoor Flag Retiremet Ceremoy 21st Fishig Derby 28th Clam Bake Cruz Nights May 9th thru September 5th

10 10 Website: Fez Head Fred ad Jim Kah at the St. Patrick s Day Parade. It was a cold ad sowy day, but the Shriers warmed up the crowd with our mascot. Dedicated to the Memory of Nobles Arold Frear February 17, 2014 Harold Glerum James Nersiger February 22, 2014 I Love the Parades! By Jim Kah, Coloel of the Uits The Potetate has requested your participatio i the 2014 Call-out Parades. What is a Call-out Parade? This term is used by the Potetate to request all Clubs ad Uits to participate i the parades to the best of their ability. Marchig or sittig if your legs are ot as youg as you are, we have fire trucks o which you ca joi the parade! Mark Your Caledar Saturday May 10th - Lilac Festival Parade, the lieup is o Sciece Parkway off of South Aveue. Thursday, July 10th - Webster Fireme s Parade More details to follow o Costat Cotact. Please call Jim Kah with ay questios at (315) Thak you for all your support. God Bless. March 5, 2014 Gary Thompso March 16, 2014 God Bless Our Troops 2014 Salmo Fishig for the Kids This evet supports Shriers Hospitals for Childre Saturday, Jue 21st at Reel Excitemet Charters Poit Breeze/Oak Orchard, NY Cost - $125 per perso Official Publicatio of Damascus Shrie A.A.O.N.M.S. Waye A. McCrosse CHIEF RABBAN Scott E. Lasky ASSISTANT RABBAN Gary L. Burke HIGH PRIEST & PROPHET James R. Rya ORIENTAL GUIDE Michael P. Huesto TREASURER Derek E. VaHoute RECORDER recorder@damascusshriers.org Jerry W. Lack 1st CEREMONIAL MASTER Directors Staff Dier Meetig Wedesday April 23rd Yellow Mills Dier 2534 Route 31, Palmyra Order off the Meu Social Time - 5:30 p.m. Dier - 6:00 p.m. Ladies ad Guests Ivited Casual Attire Call Vace Collom (585) vcollom1@rochester.rr.com with ay questios or to make reservatios. 979 Bay Road, Webster, NY (585) Fax - (585) office@damascusshriers.org Joseph C. DiTucci POTENTATE April Birthdays Christia Cordts 2d CEREMONIAL MASTER Charles A. Feller MARSHAL Keeth J. Laza CAPTAIN OF THE GUARD Bruce C. Berhard OUTER GUARD Vace R. Collom, Jr. DIRECTOR Skip Waterstreet, EDITOR Damascus News (585) masoictimes@gmail.com Actio Required!!! It s time to reew the Damascus News Boosters... a way i which you support this publicatio. If you are iterested i beig a Booster for 2014, please sed $15 to the Damascus Shrie Office. Ayoe iterested i advertisig their busiess i this Damascus News pullout sectio, please cotact Kari Staples i the Shrie Office ( ) Damascus News Boosters Boss & Mrs. Boss Lutgarda Housto Dale & Jea Shatzer Dea & JoA Smith James Toogood Charles & Diae Waterstreet Cy & Olga White Retire your old flag at the Shrie Ceter Ceremoy Jue 8th Icludes 5-Hour Fishig Trip 4 People per Boat Luch Afterwards at the Black North I All participats meet at the Black North I Parkig Lot at 6:00 a.m., Otario Street; Ket, NY. Boats will begi leavig the docks at 6:30 a.m. promptly. Reservatio with Full paymet must be made by Jue 1st to secure a spot i a boat. Cotact Damascus Shrie Office for Reservatios (585) office@damascusshriers.org Mail paymet (Payable to Damascus Shriers) to: Damascus Shriers Att: Fishig Derby 979 Bay Road, Webster, NY For further iformatio, icludig lodgig, cotact Bob Sogi at (585) reelxite@rochester.rr.com Robert Aderso II Jaso Appel A. Robert Baker Charles Blazey Stuart Bobry Ally Borrio Joseph Bourcy III Jed Bradow William Brow Mitchel Buchiger Joshua Burke Thomas Burrall Frak Churetski Raymod Cody II Michael Cowley Scott Crok Robert Crystal James Daveport Phillip Dea Harry DeHollader Agelo DiCataldo Daiel Dixo, Sr. Bobby Dorga Joh Dwyer James Gostley Frederick Halik Harvard Hardig Richard Hast Keeth Hecker Richard Heidor Robert Heselto Frakli Higgis Regiald Higgis Bruce Huie Milto Jefferso Bruce Keedy Robert Kimmel Howard Kyper Scott Lasky Michael Lewis Herma Lyma Roger Lych Mark Malchoff Keeth Martes Carl Maso III Lace McFetridge Frederick McKiley Bruce Miles Evar Miller Jeffrey Miller George Nasra Erwi Newell Arold Palmer Gordo Palmer Dale Polmateer Ady Reyolds Joh Rogalski Norma Sadle Welligto Sager Carme Sataferrara Frak Sassoe Carl Scarpulla Lace Seeber Keeth Stafford, Sr. Roald Sterlig Athoy Taboe Pedro Ugalde Michael VaAs Derek VaHoute Robert VaLare Peter VaVlack Raymod Ziema

11 Website: From the Quill By Derek VaHoute, Recorder Let me explai briefly my jourey to the Recorder's Semiar i Tampa, Florida, March 1st through March 4th. Office Maager, Ms. Kari Staples, wet also. At the airport o Saturday while waitig for the o-stop flight to Tampa, I recogized a traveler at the podium that tured out to be P.P. Tom Vasile ad his wife, Debbie, o their way to take their first cruise. I fact, they were sittig right behid me o the plae. The 2-1/2 hours wet quickly ad soo we were i the lad of gree grass ad palm trees alog with 70 weather. We stayed at the Quorum Hotel o the corer of Cypress ad Westshore Boulevard, ot too far from the airport ad the beautiful Iteratioal Shoppig Plaza. Oe of the features of the hotel was ulimited M&Ms available at the desk for ayoe to help themselves. All fuctios were held at the Quorum, which i a moth or so will chage ito a Holiday I. O Suday, we took a bus to Headquarters for a tour of the facility, hosted by my Boss, Imperial Recorder, Jack Joes, ad Deputy Imperial Potetate, Dale Stauss. Sice I had bee there for a Membership Semiar last year, I was somewhat familiar with the layout. So while waitig for the bus afterwards, I tried to catch some rays. By the ed of the day 106 Recorders out of 195 Shrie Ceters ad, i some cases, their wives, were all together. O Moday, March 3rd, the Imperial Potetate welcomed all ad the we wet ito the busiess sessios. The meals o Moday ad Tuesday were icluded ad sufficiet time was offered for socializig betwee work sessios. It was stressed that all members of the Diva have access to Shriers Village ad ay Noble ca also access it. Shriers Village is easy to access. To do so, follow these prompts: 1. click o the lik at www. shriersvillage.com 2. click o "REGISTER HERE" 3. select your Temple Name from the list 4. eter your Member Number ad last ame (umber is o your Dues card) 5. click "verify Your Idetity" 6. eter iformatio requested 7. click " create your accout" If you have a problem, cotact Kari or me ad we'll be glad to help you out. Oly the Diva ad the Recorder's Office ca access the "Boardroom feature. Curretly at the Office we use the RED FEZ Membership Program which is similar to the MORI System i the Lodge for trackig members. A ew program that will allow ay member to access his persoal iformatio from ay computer, ipad or smart phoe is i the works. There were istructioal sessios o Isurace, Shriers Hospitals, Tampa Headquarters, By-laws (both Imperial ad Temple), Ceremoials, Temple Accoutig, our Legal Departmet ad Membership. All were preseted by the Departmet Heads from each group. Plety of time was give for questios ad aswers. Oe iterestig iformatio sheet was distributed to each Temple Recorder. Startig from 2009, it idicates the membership ad where it s goig. I our case, i 2009 we had 852 members; today we have 733. I the State we have 42,669 Masos ad oly 4,928 Shriers, which is oly 11.55% of the Masos. So the opportuity to reach out ad ivite our frieds to joi us is ecouragig. The projected membership i 10 years would be 519, but we ca chage that! Other stats were Demits (158) ad Deaths (0). I 1980, we had 2,341 by 2025 oly 5 Nobles. What are YOU goig to do about it? The last year we had a gai was i 2011, othig says we ca't do it agai. We all leared a lot durig the sessios ad are brigig home may ideas we wat to share with you. It was a great experiece ad I kow the members of the Elected Diva, who will be attedig their ow Semiars i the ext few weeks, will also lear much from our leaders ad be able to share what they received with all of you. All too soo we were headig back to reality (Witer ad sow), but the memories will be with us as we share with you what we experieced. Damascus Shrie Friday Night Fish Frys Ope to the Public Every Friday Night Durig Let March 7th thru Good Friday, April 18th 5:30 p.m. 8 p.m. Cost - $10 at Damascus Shrie Ceter Dier Icludes: Famous Fish Fry ~ Choice of Salt Potatoes or Fries Choice of Coleslaw or Gree Salad ~ Roll & Butter (Chicke Nuggets, Pasta ad Weekly Specials are also available) For more iformatio, Cotact: (585) or office@damascusshriers.org God Bless Our Troops Perry Shrie Club By Ed Hollwedel A very cold ight but a great tur-out for our February 27th meetig. Our ew Officers for 2014 are Robert Cox, Presidet; Douglas Seeber, Vice Presidet; Keeth Buckley, Treasurer; Edgar Hollwedel, ; ad Coordiator of the Mii- Car Operatio, Jim VaSickle. Our speaker was George Aa Almeter, a 17-year member of The Warsaw Historical Society, which is housed i the Gates House Museum at 15 Perry Aveue i Warsaw. Mr. Seth Gates ( ) was a promiet Abolitioist who, while he served i Cogress ( terms), helped secure a atioal right to George Aa Almeter petitio to protest the expasio of slavery. He built his home i Warsaw i 1843 ad that home was believed to be a statio of the Udergroud Railroad. He died i 1877 ad his wife i 1893 ad his house became the site of the Society of the Village Work where the poor families of Warsaw received assistace. Also, a skills traiig ceter was there where girls leared to sew/embroider ad boys leared carpetry or accoutig. May Civic orgaizatios were housed there over the years but it fell ito disrepair ad was to be demolished, but the Civil Coservatio Corp. (CCC) saved it ad i 1976 the buildig was deeded to The Warsaw Historical Society. Now the Gates House is a museum depictig aspects of the Tow ad Village of Warsaw by preservig ad exhibitig historical materials related to the past, preset ad future. Special exhibits highlight the Udergroud Railroad, the Civil War ad the Suffrage movemet. It is ope to the public o weekdays, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Thak you to George Aa for a very iformative presetatio. Perry Shrie Club's Diva Represetative, Charles A. Feller, Marshal, the brought us all up-todate o the plas ad projects of Damascus Shrie. Upcomig Meetigs All meetigs start at 6 p.m. to socialize ad we order off of Charles Feller the meu for dier at 6:45 p.m. April 24th - Hole i the Wall Restaurat, Perry. The program will be Tami Treutlei. Tami ad her husbad just bought the oly Theater i Warsaw. She will tell us what plas they have for this great old etertaimet attractio. May 22d - Lumberyard Restaurat, Perry. Jim Va Sickle will tell us about "Idia Artifacts." Jue 26th - The Club o Silver Lake, Perry. Howard Wood is makig the plas for this eveig to hoor our ladies, sice it will be Ladies Night. August 10th - Lumberyard Restaurat, Perry. Suday Bruch, 10:00 a.m.: Summer get-together. Last year we had a great turout. I hope to see everyoe soo. Damascus Legio of Hoor Meetig Wedesday, April 9th Damascus Shrie Ceter 979 Bay Road, Webster Social Hour - 5:30 p.m. (Hors d oeuvres Cash Bar) Dier - 6:30 p.m. ~ Meetig - 7 p.m. Salad * Brisket * Potatoes * Cabbage Rolls & Butter * Coffee * Dessert $12 per perso RSVP o later tha Friday, April 4th at (585) or cylegalrx@hotmail.com Damascus Shriers Euchré Touramets Last Saturday of the Moth Sprig Seaso April 26th May 31st - Ed-of-Seaso Party after Touramet All Touramets ad Parties are Ope to the Public Registratio: 6 p.m. 7 p.m. Touramet Starts: 7 p.m. $5 per player ~ 25 Euchré ~ 50/50 Raffle For more details: office@damascusshriers.org (585) Damascus Shrie Ceter

12 12 Website: Aubur Shrie Club By David Bowma So last moth the Groud Hog said six more weeks of Witer (thought I would throw that i for our frieds i the South). I kow, I kow, it has bee cold i the South. My questio is Do you shovel cold? Ayway, it seems that we have tured a corer. Oh come o, ca t we agree that we kow there IS a corer? We had to chage the meetig place for April. We had hoped for Old Erie i Weedsport, but i callig about arragemets we foud out they do t ope o Moday s util May. So watch your mail for a ew locatio. Our Club is as active as ca be - tabs are comig i, diers are beig plaed ad our Presidet, Jack, keeps us movig. We will be hoorig our Ladies i May at a Bruch o Suday, May 18th. Be sure to mark that o your caledar ow, as it is differet from our usual Moday meetig time. This is my first time to sed out a Thak You to our Potetate for the recogitio of the Aubur Club ad work with the Hospital. It is both a hoor ad a humblig realizatio of all the blessigs we have ad the ability to help those i eed. Agai, a heartfelt Thak You to all. A fried set me some iformatio about beig from Upstate New York Jeff Foxworthy o Upstate New York If you cosider it a sport to gather your food by drillig through 36 iches of ice ad sittig there all day hopig the food will swim by, you might live i Upstate New York. If you're proud that your regio makes the atioal ews 96 ights a year because Saraac Lake is the coldest spot i the atio, ad Syracuse gets more sow tha ay other major city i the US, you might live i Upstate NY. If your local Dairy Quee is closed from October through May, you might live i Upstate New York. If you get 1 iches of sow i a week ad you commet that 'Witer's fially here,' you might live ear Oswego i Upstate New York. If you istictively walk like a pegui for six moths out of the year, you might live, budled up, i Upstate New York. If someoe i a Home Depot Store offers you assistace, ad they do't work there, you might live i Upstate NY. If your dad's suta stops at a lie curvig aroud the middle of his forehead, you might live i Upstate New York. If you have wor shorts ad a parka o the same day, you might live i Upstate New York. If you have had a legthy phoe coversatio with someoe who dialed a wrog umber, you might live i Upstate New York. Vacatio meas goig south past Syracuse for the weeked. You measure distace i hours. You kow several people who have hit a deer more tha oce. You ofte switch from heat to A/C i the same day ad back agai. You ca drive 65 mph through 2 feet of sow durig a ragig blizzard without flichig. You istall security lights o your house ad garage ad leave both ulocked. You carry jumper cables i your car ad your girlfried/wife kows how to use them. You desig your kid's Hallowee costume to fit over a sowsuit. Drivig is better i the Witer because the potholes are filled with sow. You kow all 4 seasos - almost Witer, Witer, still Witer, ad road costructio. Dow South to you meas Corig. Your eighbor throws a party to celebrate his ew shed. You go out for a Fish Fry every Friday. Your 4th of July picic was moved idoors due to frost. You have more miles o your sow blower tha your car. You fid 10 degrees a little chilly. Ad 55 is shorts weather. From the Kitche of Ja Porter Pig Picki Cake (a Masoic Favorite) This is a woderful, light cake ad very easy to make. I bake it i a 11x- ich pa, but it ca be baked i 3 roud cake pas ad layered. Cake: 1 (18.25 ouce) package yellow cake mix 1 (11 ouce) ca madari orages, juice reserved 4 eggs 1/4 cup vegetable oil Toppig: (this toppig is great o ay cake) 1 (16 ouce) package froze whipped toppig, thawed 1 (15 ouce) ca crushed pieapple, draied 1 (3.5 ouce) package istat vailla puddig mix Directios: 1. Mix together cake mix, caed orages with juice, eggs, ad oil. Pour batter ito three greased ad floured 8 ich roud pas. Layers will be thi. 2. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 25 to 30 miutes, or util cake tests doe. Cool. 3. Mix together whipped toppig, draied pieapple, ad istat puddig mix. Frost the cooled cake. Refrigerate util ready to eat. Save the Date! Flag Retiremet Ceremoy Jue 8th ~ 2:00 p.m. at Damascus Shrie Ceter Coferred by Damascus Legio of Hoor Shrie Bad ~ Refreshmets Ayoe havig a flag to be retired is urged to drop it off at the Shrie Ceter. Sposored by Daughters of the Nile New-to-You Sale Ope to the Public at Damascus Shrie Ceter 979 Bay Road, Webster Friday, May 2d 9 a.m.-5 p.m. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Saturday, May 3rd 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Daughters of the Nile Zama Temple No. 14 Meets 2d Saturday at 10 a.m. 30 Orchard Street, Webster Robi Locke, Quee New-to-You Sale Submitted by Ellie Cafield Zama Temple No. 14, Daughters of the Nile, is havig a New-to-You Sale o May 2d ad 3rd at the Damascus Shrie Ceter. We are lookig for doatios Sprig ad Summer clothig, household items, books, lies, etc. Doatios will be accepted o Thursday, May 1st (oly) betwee 10 a.m. ad 4 p.m. Cotact Debi Burke with ay questios at You are cordially ivited to the Quee s Lucheo Saturday, May 17, 2014 Social - 12:30 p.m. ~ ~ Luch - 1:00 p.m. Cost: $25 per perso Burgudy Basi - 61 Marsh Road, Pittsford Etrée Choice: Stuffed Breast of Chicke or Seafood Stuffed Sole Your reservatio ad paymet due by May 10th Sed check ad etrée choice to: Rhoda Shaffer, 20 Brimsdow Circle, Fairport, NY DAMASCUS SHRINE 5th Aual Seeca Casio Bus Trip Suday, April 6th $32 per perso Gio Tours ad our Hostess, Carm, ivite you to sit back, relax ad have fu o the trip up ad back i a luxury coach. Icludes doatio to Shriers Hospitals for Childre Bus Roud-trip Fare $20 Slot Dollars ~ $5 Food Voucher ITINERARY Meet at Shrie Ceter Bus leaves at 11 a.m. sharp Arrive at Casio 1 p.m. Bus departs for home at 6 p.m. sharp Retur to Shrie Ceter approximately 7:30 p.m. This trip is ope to all - Shriers, Masos, OES, family ad frieds! Call early - oly 40 seats available! Call the Shrie Office at (585) to reserve your spot ad pre-pay with credit card, or sed a check to: Damascus Shriers, 979 Bay Rd Webster, NY Paymet with Reservatio is due i the Office by Moday, March 31st at Noo.

13 Website: N masoictimes@gmail.com ERAC Lodge No. 163 website: 2d & 4th Modays, 7:30 p.m. W David G. Upham (315) dgupham@gmail.com 979 Bay Road, Webster W Charles D. Crawford cdcrawford21@gmail.com By Carl Scarpulla, Seior Warde Sprig is upo us or so my caledar tells me. I do t believe it. It s bee a log Witer. The caledar also tells me we are well ito our Masoic Year. That I believe. Our most recet meetigs icluded Past s Recogitio Night o March 10th featurig a presetatio from Brother Dave Figado o Light from the 1st Degree. Dave s presetatio was very elighteig for our ew Brothers, ad for our ot-so-ew Brothers (myself icluded). March 24th is scheduled to agai feature Brother Figado, with a followup presetatio, Light from the 2d Degree. April s Meetigs are Three April 14th will feature a double program cosistig of Brother Mike Sukheko s presetatio regardig The Morga Affair, ad a presetatio by Brother Rich Friedma o Masory i World War II ad the sigificace of the Forget-Me- Not. Both of these Brothers are kow for deliverig thoughtprovokig presetatios; this is a double-header ot to be missed. O April 19th (ote the Saturday Date), we will be Raisig our ie Fellowcrafts to the Sublime Degree of Maso. We are slated for a 9 a.m. start at the Shrie Ceter; please stay tued for ay last miute details. Back o our regular schedule, April 28th will complemet our Degree Program with a presetatio o Light from the 3rd Degree, agai by Brother Dave Figado. April is traditioally the moth for our Survivig Spouses Lucheo. While date, time ad veue have ot bee fixed at the time of this writig, please be attetive to your for updates regardig this most Masoic of fuctios. Brothers, our Juior Warde, Stewards ad occasioal guest stars are doig a icredible job i the kitche for us this year. I hope you will assist them by makig your dier reservatios i a timely fashio. Strict attetio to maitaiig a balaced budget ad keepig our dier prices low results i a slim margi for error ad overru. Thus, your courtesy i makig, keepig ad payig for reservatios is key to the success of their efforts. I additio, please remember to support the efforts of our Commuity Service Actio Group at the Roald McDoald House o the 4th Thursday of each moth. Brother Greeaway ad Brother Reiger work hard at spearheadig this effort. They ad the residets of the House deserve our support. Fially, I would like to publicly thak all of our Degree participats, past ad future, for their efforts. Our Degree presetatios are a high poit of our Lodge Year because of the efforts of these Brothers. The level of performace we as a Lodge demad of ourselves, comes at the cost of may hours of orgaized ad idividual practice by these Brothers; practice that takes them away from their families ad their vocatios. Whether you served as a officer, a coductor, or i the drama, my thaks, ad those of the Lodge, go out to you. NORTHFIELD Lodge No st & 3rd Thursdays, 7:30 p.m. W Stepha Micheer smichee@ rochester.rr.com W Joh A. Dudley, jdudley1@rochester.rr.com 17 Church Street, Pittsford Reverece for Our History Durig the moth of February we were treated to two presetatios o the role of Freemasory i our atio s history. W\ Jeffrey VaSice from Uity Lodge visited our Lodge wearig his CSA re-eactmet uiform ad gave us a great presetatio about the role played by Freemasory i our atio s tragic Civil War. W\ VaSice was both egagig ad iformative as he told us stories from both sides. He is very kowledgeable about the subject ad my sicere thaks agai to him for comig to speak to us. At our secod meetig i February, some guy showed up claimig he was George Washigto, ad wearig a costume to prove his poit. We let him speak ad he eve ra the meetig for us ad gave us a Powerpoit presetatio about Brother Washigto s ivolvemet with Freemasory ad some of the thigs he had to say about our Craft. He also showed us some pictures he had take at the George Washigto Masoic Natioal Memorial i Alexadria, VA, ad Washigto s Headquarters i Tappa, NY. Who kew that Washigto would have had a camera? Fially, this guy read a abbreviated versio of Washigto s farewell address as a way of hoorig the father of our coutry. Those are some seriously ispiratioal words worth readig every ow ad the - ad maybe eve especially ow! We also had a cake to hoor Washigto s birthday. Also i February we had a great Sweetheart s Dier at Midvale Coutry Club, arraged for us by our Seior Deaco, Ke Stavaloe. He was also assisted i the preparatios by Jaso Morrissette. It was a woderful eveig ad our ladies greatly appreciated the chocolate gifts they received. Brother Stavaloe is to be commeded for his geerosity, compassio ad passio i pullig off this evet. Thaks Key ad Jaso! Thursday, May 29th at 7 p.m. A Abbreviated April Due to our By-laws, which do ot allow us to meet o Maudy/ Holy Thursday we will oly have oe meetig i April. O April 3rd, we have a iterestig presetatio that is boud to be etertaiig to some ad dowright aoyig to others. Some will wish that we were oce agai discussig gutters ad woderig what happeed to the carriage stoe. Istead we will be learig about our Masoic Brother Wolfgag Amadeus Mozart ad his Masoic symbolism lade opera - The Magic Flute. We will liste to ad watch some brief excerpts from the opera, but ot too much! The program may be a little better tha havig a root caal, but ot too much. I hope those who Ispiratio Lodge No. 109 website: 2d & 4th Tuesdays - 7:30 p.m. W Scott Rice srice180@gmail.com R W Derek VaHoute derekhoute1@mac.com 979 Bay Road, Webster By R\W\ Skip Waterstreet Well, I ve bee playig hookey a bit o Lodge fuctios the last couple of moths, so I have t bee reportig to you as I should. Our Degree Team has cotiued to perform i a exceptioal maer. I am really proud of these me ad their efforts to istill a strog impressio o our ew Brothers as they strive to achieve the Sublime Degree of Maso. At our Regular Commuicatio o March 11th, we welcomed back Brother Kevi Gerhard. He has had a rough couple of moths i the hospital followig surgery, but is o the med ad was able to come to Lodge ad persoally thak all the Brothers for their prayers, cocer ad help durig his recuperatio. I additio, discussed at that meetig was the Lodge Brothers participa- atted will come with a ope mid ad allow themselves to be etertaied ad elighteed. A Mior Trestleboard Chage Ufortuately due to our eedig to make some adjustmets to our schedule i March, the WARNING: BAGPIPES! Music that ca stir the spirit ad terrify foes presetatio by Brother Peter Cormac, has bee moved to May 1st. My appreciatio to Brother Pete for beig flexible. Also, you may ot be aware of this, but Northfield Lodge is oe of the oldest Lodges i the Moroe District. We are curretly plaig a Table Lodge i May to celebrate Freemasory beig preset i Pittsford for 200 years. Details will follow i the ext issue of the Masoic Times. tio i the Sprig Flig evet, to beefit the Wouded Warriors Project. W\ Scott Rice,, ca provide additioal details to ayoe iterested i supportig this fudraiser. Update o Brothers Some of our seior Brothers, who origially beloged to Craftsma Lodge, may remember W\ Keeth Goodrich. Ke was i 1985 ad, i a uique celebratio, received the gavel from his father, Vero, who had bee i 1984 (oe of his multiple terms as Lodge ). Ke moved to Bristol, Vermot, several years ago, became ivolved i Libaus Lodge No. 47. He was evetually elected, served two years as of the Lodge ad is ow the agai. He commeted i a message to me that, durig his s term, he borrowed oe Rochester evet - oe Summer meetig was a Wild Shirt Night! Bristol is a bedroom commuity, about 20 miles South of Burligto ad his Lodge buildig is a old church or meetig house, full of character, located i the middle of a residetial area. All that said, the reaso he wrote was to let us kow, ad I ow quote from his , I am last meetig of Past s of District 3 of The Most Aciet ad Hoorable Society of Free ad Accepted Masos of the State of Vermot I was elected as their proposed DDGM. After my last meetig with our Grad, he cofirmed the appoitmet. I thik I speak for all the Lodge Brothers whe I say, Cogratulatios, Ke! R\W\ Ke was i Washigto, alog with W\ Richard T. Smith, Brother George Lloyd ad me, to witess the Istallatio of M\W\Joseph Crociata as Grad of the District of Columbia. Seior members of Ispiratio Lodge are makig marks all over the coutry! Best wishes, Eric ad Deb Brother Eric Hiksto stopped by the office to retur some medical equipmet he had borrowed durig his recet recuperatio from surgery, iformed us that he ad Deb were movig South ad is probably there as you read this. He still eeds to heal completely, but feels really good ad, compared to his progosis, is REALLY really good. Deb lost her father a few moths ago, which I leared durig the visit ad expressed our sympathy, ad they have o family ties to keep them i this climate. Forced to close his busiess whe his diagosis idicated surgery, he hopes to start aew as soo as he is able. We wish them both Godspeed ad hope they will come back ad visit. Happy birthday to the followig Brothers who celebrate i April: Adam Jurzyiec (1st); Adreas Reyolds ad William Gleaso (2d); Derek Va Houte (3rd); Roald Sterlig ad Jeffrey Miller (6th); George Gray (7th); Michael Kelly ad Scott Lasky (th); Carl Robiso (14th); David Clarke ad Mark Jacobs (15th); Harold Silvis ad Scott Maso (17th); Robert Aderso (18th); Nicholas Morales (20th); Sio Hoea (21st); Richard Militello (23rd); Guy Clark (26th); Joh Rogalski (27th); Isaac Taylor ad William Cook (28th). We hope you have a woderful day! Caledar Remiders May th - Aual Meetig ad Electio of Officers, 7:30 p.m. Dier precedes the meetig. May 27th - 3rd Degree. Dier at 6:30 p.m. followed by the Degree. Please pla to atted. Music Lessos MARTIN IPPOLITO (585) Begiers Welcome Piao - Keyboards Orga - Accordio pleased to aouce that at the Photos are from two of the three Ispiratio Lodge sessios at the Have-a-Heart Booth. Suday the 2d we had Julius Toth, his daughter, Trish, Lida McBride, Scott Rice, Bill Jaraowski ad Ady Reyolds. O the 14th, we had Mat Gigold, Joe Steffe, Ralph Jurges, Ke Schumacher ad Do Murphy.

14 14 Website: N masoictimes@gmail.com history Seeca Lodge No d Tuesdays 7:30 p.m. W Jack R. Breitug jbreitug@rochester.rr.com W Raymod Glegg rglegg@rochester.rr.com 30 Orchard Street, Webster Happy Sprig! Hopefully, by ow the flowers are pokig their heads above groud ad buds are formig o the trees. Wow! What a Witer we had i the Northeast! We have certaily eared a warm Sprig ad Summer this year ad I hope Mother Nature delivers. Soo our Sowbird Frieds will begi migratig North, ad I hope may of you atted Lodge to see what s goig o, what has chaged ad have a cocktail at our awesome Fellowcraft Bar! Last moth we celebrated the lives of our dearly departed Brothers who, i the past year, traveled to that house ot made with hads eteral i the Heaves. Our Lodge of Remembrace Ceremoy was ideed a beautiful salute to the me who helped to make Seeca the fie Lodge it is today. The Brothers memorialized were: Curtis W. Barker, 9/28/; Erest A. Colema, 12/26/12; Alle W. Garder, 1/5/; Edmud L. Kidd, 11/18/; Albert O. Schabel, 7/26/; James G. Smith, 1/9/; Edwi S. Wiitala, 4/29/; ad George C. Zutes, 7/17/. A special thaks to Brothers Bob Shaver ad Do Jeks for helpig make the ceremoy the special occasio it was. The moth of April will brig us to the ed of our Degree Seaso. Please, please, please try to stretch your Cabletow ad support your Degree Team who worked so hard to make this oe of the best 3rd Degrees ever! What better favor ca you do for your Lodge ad ew Masos tha to be part of the most importat ceremoy i ay Lodge s caledar year ad certaily the most importat momet i the life of a Blue Lodge Maso? I hope to see a large turout! Next moth is Seeca s Electio of Officers for the upcomig Masoic Year. It promises to be a very excitig eveig as a ew team slides effortlessly ito their Chairs - a ew age i the 1118 Log Pod Road South of Maide Lae of our Lodge begis, ad I become the ext Old What s His Name. It promises to be a emotioal eveig. April Birthdays I take this opportuity to recogize our Brothers bor i April: Jack Maltby (2d), Mike Lewis (6th), Waye Feto (18th), Ray Riddell (24th), Bob Crystal (29th) ad Bob Kimmel (30th). Thak you to our Aprilbor Brothers for your service to our Lodge o matter how log ago it may have bee. Whether you live ear or far, Seeca Lodge wishes you a heartfelt ad most happy birthday! Fially, do t forget to cotiue makig doatios to the Fellowcraft Bar Project. Each ad every doatio is matched with restaurat.com Dier Certificates! If you are ever iterested i visitig our Lodge ad ejoyig oe of the fiest meals i the District, please cotact Juior Warde, Jeff Quartley, at or jeff.quartley@gmail.com Remember, a reservatio made is a reservatio paid ad reservatios are a must!!! Is Witer fially over? Do t be too sure. It has bee a cold, log Witer ad everyoe is ready for ice weather. The Lodge is workig through the secod class of Degrees. All has goe well. There have bee last-miute substitutes ad some promptig, but the Cadidates were receptive for the work doe. The 3rd Degree will be coferred April 28th. W\ Adrew Woeppel,, will cofer the Degree alog with his fellow Officers ad Brothers. There are two Brothers i waitig for the 2d ad 3rd Degree ext Fall. Fifty-five years ago, Fairport Lodge moved ito the old Temple Theater for its meetigs. Prior to that, the Lodge met o the third floor of a woode buildig o West Aveue. Urba Reewal evetually tore that dow to make way for the Village Ladig. (585) l Pre-plaed Fueral Arragemets By Appoitmet l Formal Chapel o Premises l Complete Fueral Arragemets At Oe Coveiet Locatio l Persoal & Digified Service For All Faiths l Geeral Price Lists Available l Cetral Greece Area l Locally Owed Fairport-Flower City Lodge No d & 4th Modays 7:30 p.m. W Adrew Woeppel (716) woeppel@gmail.com W Berard D. Lazerso lazerbdl2@aol.com Fairport Masoic Hall 87 South Mai Street We are all o oe floor ow. Stairs lead oly to storage. A former employee office ad restroom has bee gutted ad become a beautiful office ad storage area off the diig room. Thaks to Greg Ludwig ad several Brothers for their efforts. April Birthdays There are four Brothers older tha Dave Taber havig birthdays i April. Happy Birthday to: Charles Blazey (2d), Jeremy Leichter (3rd), James Marti (7th), Stuart Bobry (8th), Joh Byam III (9th), Gary Moore (11th), Athoy Paola (15th), Jaso Moore (18th), Raymod Aderso (20th), Arthur Friedma (22d) ad Nicholas Miraglia (28th). He ll let you guess who is the oldest ad yougest. Best wishes for happy, healthy ad prosperous years ahead. Best wishes to all our Brothers ad their families as they celebrate Easter ad Passover. May we all be better for the religious ad family experieces shared with all. Be sure to check out other articles of iterest i the Masoic Times for the big picture of Freemasory i Moroe Couty ad its eviros. Waka-Hubbard Lodge No d & 4th Modays 7:30 p.m. W Agelo DiCataldo kdicataldo@frotieret.et R W Joh Zabel secretary@wakahubbard.org 1822-A Pefield Road, Pefield By R\W\ Joh Zabel To keep everyoe up-todate, February was a very good moth. The Lodge staffed the booth at Eastview Mall for the Roald McDoald Houses Have-a-Heart Campaig. We origially had two days oe day was caceled due to a sowstorm, but the secod day, a Suday, was very productive ad we were able to collect a good amout of doatios. There were may Brethre who came to help, icludig the daughter ad graddaughters of Ady Shields. It was also Joh Rees birthday ad he wore a birthday crow for the day. Our meetigs i February James A. Hard/ Waye Charter Post No. 12 Commader Gordo W. Palmer gwarre14580@yahoo.com Adjutat Deis Gellasch dgellasch@rochester.rr.com I March, a sigificat evet for Post No. 12 was the Postig of Colors at the Re-Dedicatio Ceremoy of the 150th Aiversary of the foudig of Webster Lodge, which took place i 1864 durig the period icluded a 1st Degree, which was coferred o three Cadidates. They look to be very ethusiastic about fiishig their Degrees. W\ Natha Shoff, a Dusti Log led karaoke sigig. ewly affiliated Brother, is ow our Lodge Degree Director. He plaed to preset the Middle Chamber Lecture at our 2d Degree. Hopefully the ew Etered Appretices, ad some of our curret Etered Appretices, were ready for the coferral. February also saw our Valetie s Party at the Lodge Hall. It was atteded by a good umber of Brothers, their wives ad several of our widows. Brother Dusti Log did a good job of hadlig the music ad the karaoke sigig. A good time was had by all. The dier was great ad we eed to thak Brother Alle Heidrick ad all his helpers for plaig ad decoratig the Lodge for the evet. With Witer, hopefully, widig dow, March saw R\W\ Joh Zabel preset a program o the history of the Lodge ad a explaatio of the laguage used i the Degree work. If you were there, you may have leared somethig you did ot kow about the Lodge ad its predecessors. We have a great history as a Lodge, but we eed to work towards the future of the Lodge ad build it usig the history as a model. At our first meetig o April 14th, we will see a presetatio, topic yet to be determied, by V\W\ Hugh Woodside. We look forward to programs i the Lodge as they do ispire ad impart good kowledge o the Brethre preset. Pla to atted ad be educated. Our secod meetig i April will be the 3rd Degree. We may have a good class of Cadidates for the Degree ad it should prove to be a excitig, though possibly log, eveig. This is up to the Cadidates. If you have sposored oe of our Cadidates, work with him to lear his part so he ca become a Maso. Brethre, remember to keep the iformed about chages of address so mailed commuicatios will reach you correctly. This icludes the Masoic Times ad the Empire State Maso. We also eed chages i addresses so the electroic commuicatios will reach you correctly. Well, let s hope that by the time you read this the su will be shiig, the weather warm ad flowers will be startig to show themselves. Sprig should be upo us with all the reewal it brigs each year. Let us all work to reew ad ivigorate our Lodge for all the Brothers, ew ad log-time. Joh Rees celebrated his birthday i sog with the assistace of Iree Ward. of our Natio s Civil War. April Evets April 9th VA Medical Ceter Volutary Log-Service Awards Baquet, 11:30 a.m. at Burgudy Basi. Cogratulatios to Brothers Vace Collom ad Greg Ludwig who will receive this Award. Vace will receive recogitio for 300 hours of service ad Greg for 100 hours. April 16th - Mothly Birthday Party at the Caadaigua VA Medical Ceter April 24th - Regular busiess meetig, 1 p.m., Webster Lodge Hall; luch at 12 Noo.

15 Website: N masoictimes@gmail.com 15 York Rite NEWS Hiram Chapter No. 62 2d & 4th Thursdays 7:30 p.m. E Keeth Rick Howe, High Priest H) ; C) krhowe@frotieret.et E Charles M. Roberts, cholyoe@rochester.rr.com 17 Church Street, Pittsford I had a great time i Albay at Grad Chapter, o March 6th-8th. I ejoyed the fellowship of Compaios Joh Zabel, Ted Powley ad Dave Taber as we carpooled together. I am ow a Yellow Dog ad have take the Old Saratoga Degree. Compaio R.J. Kessler left office after a great year of service, ad Compaio Pierce Vaugh stepped ito the helm as our ew Grad High Priest. It was excitig to get up close ad persoal to the Washigto Bible, which was delivered from New York City. I maaged to get a sap with my ew smart phoe. Ask me ad I ll be happy to show you the picture. The Aoitig Ceremoy for the Office of High Priest was oe of most impressive Ritual presetatios that I have see. I was hoored by beig selected as oe of the exemplars, ad therefore, had a rig-side seat. The Ritual work was very well doe. I was amazed at how may of our Scottish Rite leaders are also leaders i the York Rite ad may have rakig positios i the Grad Lies. Compaio Vaugh laid out his program for the esuig year. We will be workig o Ritual ad rebuildig our Chapters here i New York. I look forward to servig as High Priest of Hiram Chapter ad strogly ecourage all our members to come to the meetigs ad to get ivolved. If you re ot a member, fill out a Petitio ad had it i. For a itroductio to Royal Arch Masory, we will be presetig the Public Degree The Peculiar Stoe o Wedesday, April 9th at Waye Lodge i Otario, NY. Come ad be treated to a itroductio to the York Rite. Cyree-Moroe Commadery No. 12 Chartered 1993 Commader SK Charles O. Hacock chacock@ rochester.rr.com Recorder SK Charles M. Roberts cholyoe@rochester.rr.com 3rd Moday 17 Church Street, Pittsford Upcomig Evets The 84th Aual East Coast Easter Observace by the Grad Ecampmet KT will take place o Easter Suday, April 20th, o the steps of the George Washigto Masoic Natioal Memorial i Alexadria, Virgiia. April 21st - Cyree-Moroe Commadery will be Ispected by SK Deis Davis, Grad Warder, at our regular meetig. All Sir Kights are asked to support your Commadery Officers by attedig this fuctio. What is a Commadery What is a Commadery of Kights Templar withi the York Rite of Freemasory? The Chivalric Orders are a set of three Orders (Degrees) i this Body; Order of Red Cross, Order of Malta ad Orders of the Temple. These Orders are fouded upo the traditios of the Chivalric Orders of Kighthood of the Middle Ages ad the Rite has therefore acquired the title of Chivalric Masory. Three Levels of the Kights Templar The Kights Templar operate o a local, state ad atioal level, but their religious activities exted across iteratioal borders as well. Natioally, Our Trust is i God From a paper prepared by the Committee o Masoic Research ad Educatio of the Grad Lodge A.F. & A.M. of Miesota The Church ad Masory are two subjects with great similarity, but also strikig differeces. Whe oe cosiders them together, there are certai basic truths that should be recogized. To review these truths is to recogize the true relatioship betwee them. I Masoic terms ad for this paper God, Deity, Grad Architect, Supreme Beig, ad other similar refereces to the Holy Father are varyig ways to refer to the Oe ad Oly, accordig to idividual prefereces, without ifrigig o the preferece of his particular church. Similarly, all idividual churches are, i Masoic terms, cosidered as the Church. George Berard Shaw said, There is oly oe religio, though there are a hudred versios of it. Yes, each deomiatio has its ow belief i what the Church should be. Masory takes o preferece i this separatio of thought about the Church, but accepts the uiversality ad the idividual member s preferece. Truths About Church ad Masory Two pricipal truths should be recogized about the Church ad Masory. First, Masory does ot replace the Church i worship of God; ad secodly, a spirit of cooperatio ad uderstadig is to be ecouraged i both the Church ad i the Masoic Temple. Sice ay misuderstadig is more likely to be o the part of church people lookig at Masory, rather tha Masos lookig at the Church, it becomes the resposibility of Masos to take positive ad affirmative steps to ward off ay misuderstadig. To avoid misuderstadig, it is essetial that o Masoic activities be scheduled at a time or place that would iterfere with activities of the Church. Schedulig rehearsals, for example, or there is The Grad Ecampmet of Kights Templar. This Uit defies the 11 Rituals ad laws goverig state ad local-level orgaizatios. The state level is called A Grad Commadery of Kights Templar. This orgaizatio represets members of a state or a area of equivalet size. Fially, the local level uit is called a Commadery of Kights Templar. There are almost 1,300 Commaderies i commuities across the Uited States, Germay, Italy ad Mexico, with over 145,000 members. Similar Bodies exist i other coutries as well. To petitio a Commadery of Kights Templar for membership, you must first be a member of a Masoic Lodge ad a Royal Arch Maso, ad must profess a belief i the Christia Religio. Commaderies orgaize may social activities, icludig Ladies Auxiliaries, Drill Competitios, Public Divie Services, Family Picics, Orgaized Trips, Dier Parties ad Etertaimets, Christmas Observaces, Easter Surise Services, ad Memorial Services. Itegrity, Obediece, Courage The Kights Templar is a Christia-orieted frateral orgaizatio that was fouded i the 11th Cetury. Origially, the Kights Templar were layme who protected ad defeded Christias travellig to Jerusalem. These me took vows of poverty, chastity ad obediece, ad were reowed for their fierceess ad courage i battle. Today, the Kights Templar display their courage ad goodwill i other ways. They orgaize fud-raisig activities such as breakfasts, diers, daces ad recogitio celebratios. They support Masoic-related youth groups ad they raise millios of dollars for medical research ad educatioal assistace. Curretly, Templar membership cosists of people from all walks of life, icludig doctors, lawyers, clergy, busiessme ad etertaimet persoalities, all of whom profess a belief i the Christia Religio. All Kights Templar are members of the world s oldest frateral orgaizatio kow as The Free ad Accepted Masos or more commoly kow as Masos. However, ot all Masos are Templars. Templary is but a part of the Masoic structure kow as the York Rite Of Freemasory. Kights Templars particularly support specific dedicated Charities such as: The Kights Templar Educatioal Foudatio, the first program of its kid, was orgaized i Sice the, more tha $38 millio dollars has bee loaed to 80,000 studets to complete their last two years of college. This fiacial assistace is give without regard to race, color, creed, age or Masoic affiliatio. The Kights Templar Educatioal Foudatio Committee cosiders all applicatios for scholarship without regard to race, color, creed, age or Masoic affiliatio. These scholarships are ot grats i aid, but are ope to all studets regardless of their fiacial circumstaces as log as they meet the requiremets established by the committee. Fiacial aid to studets who meet the required qualificatio may vary from state to state. Missio Statemet: To improve visio through research educatio, ad supportig access to care. From its iceptio, $5 Millio has bee spet o research, patiet care ad educatio. The Foudatio is also a co-sposor of the Seiors Eye Care Program, a public service fouda- schedulig ay program is restricted by the Codes of may Grad Lodges. I Miesota, for example, the Grad Lodge Costitutio states: No Lodge shall hold ay commuicatio upo the Sabbath or first day of the week, except to coduct the Masoic fueral services of a deceased Brother. I 1978, this was ameded to permit a afteroo or early eveig ceremoy o the Sabbath for Public Istallatio of Lodge Officers. But the well-meaig itet of Masory is to avoid Lodge activity that would i ay way coflict with customary Church activity. Masory is Not a Religio Masory is ot a religio, ad does othig to iterpret or effect various persuasios or faiths of its members. Masory teaches, ad has preserved i aciet purity, the cardial teet of the old primitive faith, which uderlies, ad ideed is the foudatio of religio, which is that God is Oe, ad that every member must have a firm ad abidig faith i that fact. Masos are ecouraged to be active members of a church. It is geerally tio of the America Academy of Ophthalmology, which provides eye care at o cost to those who qualify through its corps of 7,000 voluteer ophthalmologists atiowide. The Foudatio is fuded by doatios from the Kights Templar membership as well as cotributios made by Masos from throughout the Masoic Family. These tax-deductible doatios go to either geeral or edowmet fuds. May members, as well as o-members, leave bequests as part of their estates supportig the Kights Templar Eye Foudatio, Ic. i the preservatio of sight. I additio to the may religious observaces throughout the year, The Grad Ecampmet of Kights Templar sposors a aual Holy Lad Pilgrimage. The purpose of the pilgrimage is to sed Christia Miisters to the Holy Lad for a Biblical Study ad Historical/Cultural Immersio Experiece.Masoic membership is ot required ad the Miister ca be male or female. As the uiformed brach of Freemasory, Templary ca provide a colorful ad distictive ehacemet to ay formal ceremoy, particularly with the receptio of digitaries ad guests. Each Commadery takes pride i its ability to execute distictive military skills, such as the Sword Maual ad precisio marchig ad floor work. Icidetally, today, with the exceptio of hoor guards, o Uited States military service teaches the Sword maual to its officers. The full templar uiform icludes both a plumed chapeaux ad a ceremoial sword as part of the stadard Templar uiform. This distictive ieteeth cetury military attire adds a colorful complemet to ay formal occasio. recogized, ad may churches have discovered, that the outstadig leaders ad officers of a church are ofte active Masos i their Lodges. Masory ad the Church do ot compete as far as their basic teachigs are cocered. They seek to stregthe ad support each other. Masory isists that every member have a firm belief i God, but does ot iterpret what the God is like. This is the purpose of the Church, ad is clearly the distict ad separate reaso why Masory ad the Church ca ad do work together. They have differet purposes. Historically, durig periods of the rise to power by dictators ad other forms of govermet that demad idividual mids to cease to thik, ad to tur allegiace to demads of the cetral govermet, Masory has bee amog the first orgaizatios to be persecuted. Churches more ofte have bee allowed to fuctio uder cotrolled patters of ifluece, usig directed church leadership as the forum for ew thikig. Cotiued o Page 16

16 16 Website: N masoictimes@gmail.com M.O.V.P.E.R. Frakly Habitzreuther Moarch aimalhab@aol.com Prophets, by ow I am hopig that Sprig has fially show its face ad we will be able to move about easier. Hopefully, those Prophets who have bee hiberatig or flew South for the Witer will ow be able to atted the meetigs. We are cotiuig to work o updatig the By-laws hopefully, by ext moth we ca have them ready for the Prophets to review ad accept them. I have appoited Prophet Jaso Morrissette to the positio of Captai of the Guard ad Prophet Paul Farug to the positio of Hospitaler. I am sure they both will be a great asset. We have begu the task of startig up a Lalla Rookh web page through which we will be able to attract potetial Prophets ad keep those who caot make meetigs more iformed especially durig the Witer moths. A card ca brig a smile ad show that you care. Prophets who would be happy to hear Our Trust is i God Cotiued from Page 15 Masory is oe of the most powerful iflueces ad forces for maitaiig i the citizes, priciples of freedom of thought, freedom of cosciece, the right to lear, the desire to follow truth, uderstadig, ad what we symbolically call Light. This is what the Church does also, but i a differet way. Both are workig toward a commo ed. Educatio Masory i America, sice the iceptio of the America Costitutio, has supported the theme of a public educatioal system. Educatio existed sice early ages of makid, later was udertake by the Church as oe of the fudametal elemets. May schools ad uiversities all over the Uited States were started as a outgrowth of religious me ad wome cocered about educatio of youth. A member of ay Masoic body ca ever be saved, religiously speakig, by beig i Masory. Both Masory ad the Church, however, use the Bible as the source of Light, the source of ispiratio. The Maso will be a better churchma, ad have a stroger faith by havig received Light i Masory ad the Light of the Holy Bible, ad will fid i it the way for the soul s welfare Lalla Rookh GROTTO News Frak Habitzreuther, Moarch Golf, Golf, Golf!! The su is shiig, the white balls are flyig ad ow is the time to thik GOLF!!!! Come to Old Hickory Golf Course o Jue 28th ad ejoy 18 holes of golf with a cart, refreshmets o the course, food o the tur, Steak Dier ad prizes. Etry fee is oly $50 ad we use the Callaway scorig system. All Masos are welcome to come ad chase the ball. If you have a fried who is a No-Maso ad whom you would like to brig, he is more tha welcome. Etry deadlie is Jue 16th. (See our ad i this Masoic Times.) Lalla Rookh Grotto is a social orgaizatio of the Masos. Our purpose is to brig a quality of SYMPATHY ad GOOD FELLOWSHIP ot oly to member Prophets, but to everyoe. A atmosphere of good, clea fu ad frolic prevails at all times. Our 2014 caledar has a year full of FRIENDSHIP ad GOOD FELLOWSHIP. If you have questios about the above program, please call George Foeher, from their fellow Prophets iclude: Ke Hutchiso 6352 Stillmeadow Drive, Williamso, NY, (Nursig home) Fred Corell 211 Dea Road, Specerport NY, (Hospital) Mike Postilli 88 Uderwood Aveue, Hilto NY, (Awaitig trasplat) Jeff Ross 16 Riggs Road, Rochester NY, (Leg problems) Mark Your Caledar April 7th Board of Goverors Meetig, 7 p.m. April 16th Regular Meetig, 7 p.m.; Ham Dier prior to meetig at 6:30 p.m. If you ad salvatio. The Holy Bible has sometimes bee referred to by such terms as book of life, or the operatig maual for livig, or Trestleboard of life, because of its complete ad all-ecompassig ature of providig a solutio to every problem. For example, whe the missioary, Joh Eliot, completed a huge udertakig to traslate the complete Bible ito the Algoqui Idia Laguage i the Mid-seveteeth Cetury, he is quoted as sayig, The word of life is ow your ow, as he gave the first copies of this first America Bible to his people. Therefore, the Light that is foud upo the Altar i a Masoic Temple is the basis of our faith, ad of our life. Spiritually, metally ad morally, a member fids source for stregth i both the Church ad i the Masoic Temple. But, because of his uderstadig, he ever lets oe take the place of the other. Kowig the respective places of each, oe ca be a better Maso because of beig a faithful member of the Church, ad likewise be a better member of the Church because of beig a Maso. Masory ad the Church, like the pillars Jachi ad Boaz, provide two very strog foudatios o which oe builds a life. From these foudatios pla o attedig, please make a reservatio by callig Frak at so we ca have eough food. The cost is $5.00. April 25th & 26th - The Empire State Grotto Associatio Sprig Meetig i Bighamto, NY. April Birthdays Those who have matured this moth are Prophets Paul V. Bissati, Frak V. Churmetski, Harry J. DeHollader ad Derek E. VaHoute. rise ladmarks of humaity which have called upo the skill of writers throughout the ages, ad icite meaigs, costruct allegories, ivite cotiuig study, ad icite the imagiatio ito what oe ca become. Masory is ot a religio, but both Masory ad the Church ivite me of all religios to war agaist wrog, uphold truth, ad covet charity, or love. This uiversality of the Church is recogized by Masory ad, as oted earlier, Masory takes o preferece i idividual deomiatios but accepts each member with whatever deomiatioal relatioship he may have. I so doig, every Maso is remided of duty ad obligatio. His lips should be sealed agaist vulgarity ad falsehood. His life will attract good me to follow the same road. I the ed, the good Maso will be that perso who ca look upo death, ad see i its face the same couteace with which he hears its story. He will edure all the labors of his life with his soul supportig his body, ad amply returig to the world the fruits of his gifts from God. His crowig glory the, will be that his Church will mour his passig with the kowledge that oe of their greatest supporters has passed the test of time. To reach this height, Masory ivites its members to be equally familiar with both the ladmarks ad istructio of Masory, as well as with ladmarks ad istructio of the Holy Bible. Dr. Hery H. Halley, recipiet of the Guteberg Award ad author of a oted Bible Hadbook, oted the widespread eglect of the Bible we talk about the Bible, ad defed the Bible, ad praise the Bible, ad exalt the Bible. Yes ideed! But may church members SELDOM EVER EVEN LOOK INTO A BIBLE ideed would be ASHAMED to be see READING the Bible. Masory will share the burde of such lallarookhgrotto.com By Bev Murray, MCO This moth has added excitemet for Lalla Rookh Caldro. Our Supreme Mighty Chose Oe, Sady Carreras, will come to visit ad it is time for our yearly Ceremoial. Wishig each of you a Happy Easter ad a much loged for Sprig with the hopes of kissig Witer goodbye. May your April birthday brig you sushie ad happiess. Our ext meetig is scheduled for Thursday, April 10th at 7:30 p.m. We will rehearse for the April 19th meetig ad our Supreme Ispectio. God Bless each of you or as we say, May the Peace of God Abide with Us. Sprig Cleaig Tasks: Whole House Rugs/Floors/Baseboards Wash Widows Ceilig Fas/Light Fixtures Wash Curtais Dust - Furiture, Ceilig Corers, Books/Bookshelves Chage Smoke Alarm Batteries Orgaize DVDs, Magazies, etc. Legio Clows Caldro Historia Atted Grotto Meetigs Moday April 7th Board of Goverors Meetig Grotto Office - 7 p.m. Wedesday April 16th Ham Dier 6:30 p.m. - $5 per perso Meetig - 7:30 p.m. April 25th - 26th Empire State Grotto Associatio Sprig Meetig Bighamto, NY CLIP AND SAVE! Iformatio Hot Lie Frak Habitzreuther Bedroom Wash Beddig Clea out Closets/Doate Clothig Rotate Mattresses Put away Witer Beddig Kitche Toss Expired Foods Clea Cabiets, Iside ad Out Clea Appliaces Outside Clea Deck/Porch/Patio Clea Porch Ceilig/Walls Clea Outside of Home Clea Patio Furiture Bathroom Properly dispose of Expired Medicie/Products Clea Medicie Cabiet ad Uder Sik Happy Summer eglect if it does ot cotiue to share ecouragemet for readig ad studyig the Bible as well as Masoic literature. I summatio of these thoughts cocerig a Masoic relatioship with the Church, the words of a ukow poet are most appropriate: The Lodge o High Whe you ve passed o to that Far Lad Beyod the skies ad take your stad Before Jehovah s Great White Throe, Clad oly i a gow aloe; A pilgrim tired, without oe cet To show for all the time you ve spet, The work you ve doe dow here below I this old strife-tor vale of woe- My so, I m sure the Lord wo t care If you were poor or millioaire. Ad whe we ve ceased our daily grid, Left all our worldly goods behid Ad laded safe above the clouds, We ll look alike i sowy shrouds; With feathered wigs ad had i had We ll both eroll i Heave s Bad. Ad, so, I kow that we wo t eed To fuss about our race or creed Or if we took some high degree As Maso, Moose or K. of C. If you ve believed i oe true God, The straight ad arrow path have trod, No matter what your lodge may be, Your politics or pedigree, You ll eed o word or paid-up card To pass you by the outer guard. There s just oe Order I surmise The Lord of Hosts will recogize, The biggest Lodge sice time bega - Ad that s the Brotherhood of Ma.

17 Website: N masoictimes@gmail.com 17 Scottish Rite NEWS Cosistory Chapter Rose Croix Coucil of Prices of Jerusalem Lodge of Perfectio Ill\ Keeth Rick Howe, 33 Commader-i-Chief O Suday, April 6th, please joi us at the Shrie Ceter to witess our aual presetatio of the Feast of the Pascal Lamb, as we said goodbye to our departed Brethre. The Brothers of Fairport-Flower City Lodge will prepare a Prime Rib Dier, with reservatios due by April 1st. This evet is beig Chaired by Most Wise of the Rochester Chapter of Rose Croix, Sublime Price Adam Juod, 32. Our Lite from the Rite program o April 17th will feature Ill\ Jeffery Williamso, 33, Valley of Buffalo speakig o Maitaiig Our Numbers. April 26th: We are lookig forward to our Sprig Reuio (4, 18, 19, 27, 31 ad 32 ) scheduled for Saturday, April 26th, at the Damascus Shrie Ceter. The Valley of Buffalo will be workig with us ad presetig the 27th ad 31st Degrees. Thursday, May 15th, will be the Electio ad Istallatio of Officers at the Shrie Ceter. Saturday, May 17th is our Reuio Baquet set for Cobblestoe Creek i Victor. I look forward to seeig may of you at this evet, which will be my last official act as Commader-i- Chief of the Valley of Rochester. Musigs A little bit o light from the CIC part 4 ad fial (Cotiued from last moth). The Order had ow reached the summit of its greatess. Besides large possessios i Germay, Italy, ad other coutries, its sovereigty exteded from the Oder River to the Gulf of Filad. This coutry was both wealthy ad populous. Prussia is said to have cotaied fifty-five large fortified cities, forty-eight fortresses, ad ietee thousad ad eight tows ad villages. The populatio of the larger cities must have bee cosiderable, for we are told that i 52 the plague carried off thirtee thousad persos i Dazig, four thousad i Thor, six thousad at Elbig, ad eight thousad at Koeigsberg. Oe authority reckos the populatio of Prussia at this time at two millio oe hudred ad forty thousad eight hudred. The larger percetage of these were Germa immigrats, sice Cacelled Attetio - all Scottish Rite Travelers The April trip to the Valley of Nashville, Teessee has bee cacelled. We did ot have sufficiet umbers siged up to justify the trip. The extra per perso expese to cotiue the trip would have bee extesive. Gordo Hubbell, 32 DSA Trip Chairma the origial ihabitats had either perished i the war or retired to Lithuaia. Historias, who were either members of the Order or favorably disposed toward it, are loud i their praise of the wisdom ad geerosity of its govermet; while others accuse its members ad leaders of pride, tyray, luxury, ad cruel extortio. I 1410 the Teutoic Order received a most crushig defeat at Taeberg from the Kig of Polad, assisted by bodies of Russias, Lithuaias, ad Tartars. The Grad, Ulric de Jugige, was slai, alog with several hudred Kights ad thousads of soldiers. There is said to have bee a chapel built at Gruewald, i which a iscriptio declared that sixty thousad Poles ad forty thousad of the army of the Kights were left dead upo the field of battle. The baer of the Order, its treasury ad a multitude of prisoers fell ito the hads of the eemy, who shortly afterward marched agaist Marieberg ad besieged it. Several of the feudatories of the Kights set i their submissio to the Kig of Polad, who bega at oce to dismember the domiios of the Order ad to assig portios to his followers. But this proved to be premature. The Kights foud, i Hery de Plaau, a valiat leader, who defeded the city with such courage ad obstiacy that, after fifty-seve days siege, the eemy retired, after serious loss from sorties ad sickess. A series of battles followed, ad fially a treaty of peace was siged, by which the Order gave up some portio of its territory to Polad. But a ew eemy was o its way to iflict upo the Order greater ad more lastig ijury tha that which the sword could effect. The doctries of Wycklif had for some time bee spreadig throughout Europe, ad had lately received a ew impulse from the vigorous efforts of Joh Huss i Bohemia, who had eagerly embraced them, ad set himself to preach them, with additios of his ow. Several Kights accepted the teachig of Huss, ad either retired from the Order or were forcibly ejected. Differeces ad disputes also arose withi the Order, which eded i the arrest ad depositio of the Grad i 14. But the ew doctries had take deep root, ad a large party withi the Order were more or less favorable to them, so much so that at the Coucil of Costace (1415) a strog party demaded the total suppressio of the Teutoic Order. This was overruled; but it probably iduced the Grad to commece a series of persecutios agaist those i his domiios who followed the priciples of Huss. The treaty that had followed the defeat at Taeberg had bee almost from the first disputed by both parties, ad for some years appeals were made to the Pope ad the Emperor o several poits; but the decisios seldom gave satisfactio or commaded obediece. The geeral result was the loss to the Order of some further portios of its domiios. Aother outbreak of the plague, i 1427, iflicted ijury upo the Order. I a few weeks o less tha eighty-oe thousad seve hudred ad fortysix persos perished. There were also about this time certai visios of hermits ad others, which threateed terrible judgmets upo the Order, because, while it professed to exist ad fight for the hoor of God, the defese of the Church, ad the propagatio of the faith, it really desired ad labored oly for its ow aggradizemet. It was said, too, that it should perish through a goose (oie), ad as the word Huss meas a goose i Bohemia patois, it was said afterward that the writigs of Huss, or more truly, perhaps, the work of the goosequill, had fulfilled the prophecy i udermiig ad fially subvertig the Order. There were also disputes respectig the taxes, which the people declared to be oppressive, ad fially, i 1454, a formidable rebellio took place agaist the authority of the Kights. Casimir, Kig of Polad, who had log had hostile itetios agaist the Order, secretly threw all his weight ito the cause of the malcotets, Valley of Rochester Sprig at last ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ APRIL April 6th - Feast of the Paschal Lamb at Shrie Ceter 3:00 p.m. Sharp - Program followed by Prime Rib Dier - $15 (**) ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ April 17th - Light from the Rite Meetig at Shrie Ceter Guest Speaker - Jeff Williamso - Makig ad Keepig Masos Social - 5:30 p.m. ~ Dier - 6:30 p.m. - $15 per perso (**) Meetig - 7:30 p.m. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ April 26th - Sprig Reuio at Shrie Ceter 4 Video, 18, (27, 31 by Valley of Buffalo) ad 32 Cadidates are to be preset by 8:30 a.m. Coffee & Douts - 8:00 a.m. ~ Degrees - 9:00 a.m. Luch (**) ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ MAY May 15th - Electios ad Istallatio at Shrie Ceter Social - 5:30 p.m. ~ Dier - 6:30 p.m. (**) Valley Program - 7:30 p.m. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ May 17th - Reuio Baquet at Cobblestoe Creek Coutry Club Special presetatios ad recogitio of ew members. Social - 6:00 p.m. ~ Dier ad Program - 7:00 p.m. (**) ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ AUGUST August 2d - Clambake/Steak Roast at Camp Morris 11:00 a.m. til??? ~ Brig a dish to pass ~ Rai or Shie (**) (**) Reservatios required due by oo o precedig Moday Phoe or secretary@valleyofrochester.org Go to Valley Caledar for more details ( AASR Valley of Rochester Officers Rochester Lodge of Perfectio Thrice Potet Michael Nohle, 32 Rochester Chapter of Kights of Rose Croix Most Wise Adam Juod, 32 Allegiace The Bodies of the Scottish Rite, sittig i the Valley of Rochester, State of New York, ackowledge ad yield allegiace to the Supreme Coucil, 33, Aciet Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasory for the Norther Masoic Jurisdictio of the Uited States of America, whose Grad East is i Lexigto, Massachusetts ad whose officers are: Ill Joh William McNaughto, 33 Sovereig Grad Commader Ill Robert F. Ogg, Jr., 33 Grad Miister of State Ill James F. Niehoff, 33 Ill Richard H. Welkley, 33 Ill Frederick D. Greee, 33 Active Members for New York Ill Peter J. Samiec, 33, Past Deputy/New York Ill P. Michael Nielse, 33 Ill Peter J. Samiec, 33 Grad Lieuteat Commader Ill David P. Specer, 33 Deputy for New York State Active Emeritus Members for New York Rochester Coucil of the Prices of Jerusalem Sovereig Price Derek E. VaHoute, 32 MSA Rochester Cosistory Commader-i-Chief Keeth R. Howe, 33 1st Lt. Commader James MacCoell, 32 2d Lt. Commader Joh Lemke, 32 Ill Stephe R. Whittaker, 33 Ill G. Michael Morris, 33 Ill Bruce Widger, 33, Past Deputy/New York Ill Gary A. Heigse, 33 Ill Edward R. Trosi, 33 Ill Harold L. Aldrich, 33, Past Deputy/New York Deputy's Represetative - Ill Charles O. Hacock, 33 Treasurer Ill Jack VaElzakker, 33 Ill Robert L. Aderso II, 33 Geeral Committee Members-at-Large Ill Gle A. Stahl, 33 (2014) Berard D. Lazerso, 32 DSA (2015) Gary L. Burke, 32 MSA (2016) Ill Charles R. Frear, 33 (Emeritus) 811 Ayrault Road, Suite 3, Fairport, NY Office (585) ; (800) secretary@valleyofrochester.org Aciet Accepted Scottish Rite Websites: Valley of Rochester, AASR New York State Coucil of Deliberatio Supreme Coucil, Norther Masoic Jurisdictio Childre s Dyslexia Ceter - I Hoor of Frak & Bette Paul 3300 Moroe Aveue, Suite 330, Rochester, NY Office (585) ; Fax (585) ; rochcet@rochester.rr.com A Kaczka, Learig Ceter Director Joh W. Paul, Chair, Board of Goverors who made such way that the Grad was forced to retire to Marieberg, his capital, where he was soo closely besieged. Casimir ow opely declared war, ad laid claim to the domiios of the Kights i Prussia ad Pomeraia, formally aexig them to the kigdom of Polad. The Grad set petitios for aid to the eighborig prices, but without success. The kigs of Demark ad

18 18 Website: N masoictimes@gmail.com Swede excused themselves o accout of the distace of the war from their domiios. Ladislaus, Kig of Bohemia ad Hugary, was about to marry his sister to Casimir, ad the religious dissesios of Bohemia ad the attacks of the Turks upo Hugary fully occupied his attetio ad demaded the employmet of all his troops ad treasure; ad fially the capture of Costatiople by Mahomet at this very time (1458) seemed to paralyze the eergies of the Europea powers. Louis d Erlichshause, the Grad, thus foud himself deserted i his time of eed. He did what he could by raisig a cosiderable body of mercearies, ad with these, his Kights ad the regular troops of the Order, he defeded himself with courage ad edurace, so that he ot oly succeeded i holdig the city, but recovered several other tows that had revolted. But his resources were ot equal to the demads made upo them, his eemy overwhelmed him with umbers, his ow soldiers clamored for their pay log overdue, ad there was o prospect of aid from without. There was othig left for him to do but make the best terms he could. He adopted the somewhat sigular pla of makig over Marieberg. What remaied of the domiios of the Order he gave to the chiefs who had give him aid, i paymet for their services, ad he retired to Koeigsberg, which the became the capital of the Order, with his Kights ad troops. Marieberg soo afterward came ito the hads of Casimir; but the Kights agai captured it, ad agai lost it i War cotiued year after year betwee Polad ad the Kights. The geeral result was that the Kights were defeated, losig oe tow after aother, till, i 1466, a peace was cocluded. The terms of this agreemet required the Kights to cede to Polad almost all the wester part of their domiios, retaiig oly a part of Easter Prussia, with Koeigsberg for their capital. The Grad ackowledged himself the vassal of the Kig of Polad, with the title of Price ad Coucilor of the kigdom. I 1497 the Order lost its possessios i Sicily through the ifluece of the Pope ad the Kig of Arago, who combied to deprive it of them. It still retaied a house at Veice ad some other property i Lombardy. I 1511 Albert de Bradeberg was elected Grad. He made streuous efforts to procure the idepedece of the Order, ad solicited the aid of the Emperor to free it from the authority of Polad, but without success. The Grad refused the customary homage to the Kig of Polad, ad, after fruitless egotiatios, war was oce more declared, which cotiued till 1521, whe peace was cocluded; oe of the results of which was the separatio of Livoia from the domiio of the Order, creatig a idepedet state. All this time the doctries of Luther had bee makig progress ad spreadig amog all classes i Prussia ad Germay. I 1522 the Grad wet to Nuremberg to cosult with the Lutheras there, ad shortly afterward he visited Luther himself at Witteberg. Luther s advice was decided ad trechat. He poured cotempt upo the rules of the Order, ad advised Albert to break away from it ad marry. Melachtho supported Luther s cousels. Shortly after, Luther wrote a vigorous letter to the Kights of the Order, i which he maitaied that it was of o use to God or ma. He urged all the members to break their vow of celibacy ad to marry, sayig that it was impossible for huma ature to be chaste i ay other way, ad that God s law, which commaded ma to icrease ad multiply, was older tha the decrees of coucils ad the vows of religious orders. At the request of the Grad he also set missioaries ito Prussia to preach the reformed doctries. Oe or two bishops ad may of the clergy accepted them, ad they spread rapidly amog the people. Services bega to be said i the vulgar togue, ad images ad other oramets were pulled dow i the churches, especially i the coutry districts. I 1525 Albert met the Kig of Polad at Cracow, ad formally resiged his office as Grad of the Teutoic Order, makig over his domiios to the Kig, ad receivig from him i retur the title of hereditary Duke of Prussia. Shortly afterward, he followed Luther s advice ad married the pricess Dorothea of Demark. May of the Kights followed his example. The aals ad archives of the Order were trasferred to the custody of the Kig of Polad, ad were lost or destroyed durig the troubles that subsequetly came upo that kigdom. A cosiderable umber of the Kights refused to chage their religio ad abado their Order, ad i 1527 assembled i chapter at Mergetheim to cosult as to their plas for the future. They elected Walter de Croberg Grad, whose appoitmet was ratified by the Emperor, Charles V. I the religious wars that followed, the Kights fought o the side of the Emperor, agaist the Protestats. I 1595 the commadery of Veice was sold to the Patriarch ad was coverted ito a diocesa semiary; ad i 1637 the commadery of Utrecht was lost to the Order. I 1631 Mergetheim was take by the Swedes uder Geeral Hor. I the war agaist the Turks durig this period some of the Kights, true to the aciet priciples of their Order, took part o the Christia side, both i Hugary ad i the Mediterraea. I the wars of Louis XIV, the Order lost may of its remaiig commaderies, ad by a edict of the Kig, i 1672, the separate existece of the Order was abolished i his domiios, ad its possessios were coferred upo the Order of St. Lazarus. Whe Prussia was erected ito a kigdom, i 1701, the Order issued a solem protest agaist the act, assertig its aciet rights over that coutry. The Order maitaied its existece i a efeebled coditio till 1809, whe it was formally abolished by Napoleo. 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