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1 ORDER OF DEMOLAY (WAKEFIELD CHAPTER) Master Councilor Christian B Weisse / rchristianweisse@comcast.net Dad Advisor Steve Dukas / , sdukas@comcast.net Chairman Sean Quinlan / , sean@quinlan.org 1/4 Regular Meeting (1st Wed. & 3rd Fri. of month) 1/20 Regular Meeting (1st Wed. & 3rd Fri. of month) 2/1 Regular Meeting (1st Wed. & 3rd Fri. of month) 2/17 Regular Meeting (1st Wed. & 3rd Fri. of month) Your District 13 Officers HELPFUL WEBSITES Grand Lodge: District Website: Grand Lodge Service Department: Grand Lodge Education Department: Ask a Mason: MassMasons: Masonic Ambassador Site: Massachusetts Lodge of Research: tinyurl.com/lofresearch District Frank@Kautzlaw.com Masonic Health System of MA: Masonic Medical Research Laboratory: National Heritage Museum: Shriners International: Aleppo Shriners: Scottish Rite Northern Jurisdiction: Massachusetts York Rite: Massachusetts DeMolay: DeMolay International: Massachusetts Rainbow Jurisdiction: International Order of the Rainbow for Girls: Order of the Eastern Star, MA Grand Chapter: Order of the Eastern Star, Grand Chapter: ORDER OF RAINBOW (WAKEFIELD ASSEMBLY) Worthy Advisor Jenna E. Raymond Mother Advisor Amy Raymond / , ayray333@yahoo.com 1/5 Regular Meeting (1st Thur. & 3rd Mon. of month) 1/16 Regular Meeting (1st Thur. & 3rd Mon. of month) 2/2 Regular Meeting (1st Thur. & 3rd Mon. of month) 2/20 Regular Meeting (1st Thur. & 3rd Mon. of month) HELP (HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT LOAN PROGRAM) HELP is Masonry in Action! (4th, 9th, & 13th Districts) Location: New permanent indoor location: 500 West Cummings Park Suite 1150 Woburn, MA Phone #: (same number) Time: Saturdays 9 a.m. to Noon (same hours) Help is always needed at HELP, know you can always just show up and your lodge will get credit for your being there. Any time you give is appreciated!

2 NEWSLETTER JANUARY 2, 2017 Most Worshipful Paul F. Gleason Grand Master of Masons in Massachusetts Right Worshipful Paul B. Craigie District Deputy Grand Master, 13th District Regular Meetings First Monday of the Month (except as noted) Location rotates between District Lodges Begins at 7:00pm sharp Collation to follow TONIGHT S PROGRAM (1/2) Location: Topic: Collation: Wakefield, 370 Salem Street Effective Communication Wakefield Lodges NEXT MONTH S PROGRAM (2/6) Location: Topic: Collation: Reading, 110 Haven Street What Motivates People Reading & Wilmington Lodges

3 DISTRICT DEPUTY LETTER Greetings Brethren, As your new District Deputy Grand Master, I welcome you to the 13th Lodge of Instruction on January 2nd! It is quite appropriate that tonight s topic is Effective Communication, as this will begin the new Grand Lodge Year on a firm base. As you know, the LOI has gone through a few transformations in the past 2 years. The current format was begun last September and is a series of interactive modules, involving a certain amount of self-education. The feedback from the Brethren has been mostly positive, but in order for the training to be effective, attendance needs to improve. Officers should be attending, and members are always welcome. The goal is for attendees to bring the information and skills gained at the meeting back to the Lodge, to strengthen their Officer group, and therefore the entire Lodge. I think you will find these meetings enjoyable, and well worth the time spent. I am honored and excited to begin my 2 year term as your District Deputy Grand Master. A new Grand Master has been installed from the ranks of the 13th District. Let s collectively do him, and ourselves proud and move from - one of the strongest Districts, to THE strongest District- in Massachusetts! In addition to LOI, I look forward to seeing/traveling with many of you during the upcoming Fraternal Visit season. Fraternally, (R.W. Paul B. Craige) Paul Craige Right Worshipful Paul B. Craigie UPCOMING DISTRICT EVENTS 1/2 Lodge of Instruction, Wakefield 1/7 District Officers Training, Boston 1/14 District 13 Organizational Meeting (start at 8:30 and finish by 11:00 am) 2/1 FV Good Samaritan, Reading 2/6 Lodge of Instruction, Reading 2/9 FV Golden Rule, Wakefield 3/6 Lodge of Instruction, Woburn 3/8 Grand Lodge Quarterly, Boston TBD Rainbow Bunny Breakfast, Wakefield TBD Mt. Moriah Past Masters Meeting, Wakefield TBD Master s Path Program, Wakefield 4/3 Lodge of Instruction, Wakefield TBD Ritual Workshop, Wakefield TBD Master s Path Program, East Longmeadow 5/1 Lodge of Instruction, Reading TBD District 13 Exemplification (TBD, 7-9pm, dinner at 6:00, 3rd degree)

4 13TH LODGE OF INSTRUCTION MISSION STATEMENT The Lodge of Instruction has been established to reinforce and encourage the practice of our Masonic tenets. It accomplishes this by providing education for candidates and information for Lodge Officers and members, in a friendly and social atmosphere. The main objective is to encourage personal growth, increase knowledge of Freemasonry and to uphold the traditions of our craft. Symbology: The learning lamp, providing light to education THIRTEENTH MASONIC DISTRICT OFFICERS DDG MASTER: RW Paul B. Craigie / pcraigie64@gmail.com DDG MARSHAL: Wor Carl S. Hanson / ghostwriter112@yahoo.com DDG SECRETARY: Wor Anastasios N. Miliotis (Taso) / tasomiliotis@gmail.com DDG TREASURER: TBD TBD MEMBERSHIP CHAIRMAN: Wor Paul J. DeLuca / pdeluca1251@gmail.com SERVICE REP.: Wor Dominic J. Colanton / userdc@comcast.net LOI ASST. SECRETARY: Wor W. Gordon Rogerson / Rogerson34@verizon.net LOI LEAD INSTRUCTOR: Wor Robert A. Cimeno / rac47@hotmail.com COMMUNICATION REP.: Bro Jay Garrett / jay.freemason@gmail.com ASST. COMMUNICATION REP.: Bro Keith M. Curtis / kcurt71@gmail.com MASONIC YOUTH REP.: Bro Steve Dukas / sdukas@comcast.net MASONIC SCOUT REP.: Wor Stephen C. Phillips / phillips.stephen@comcast.net MASONIC WIDOWS REP.: Wor Kevin M. Conley / Bunner2234@yahoo.com

5 MASONIC WISDOM What Was The Anti-Masonic Party. Posted on web.mit.edu.com, by Bro. by Paul M. Bessel. (Paraphrased to fit space.) From the 1820 s through the 1840 s there was an official political party in the United States called the Anti-Masonic Party, which existed for the primary purpose of trying to eliminate Freemasonry in the U.S. This political party was an outgrowth of a very strong moral and religious movement attacking Masons, and this party was actually very successful. It almost destroyed Freemasonry, and had a lasting impact. It is important for Freemasons to know what happened and why, because the same factors that brought about the Anti-Masonic Party then still exist now, and could result in renewed successful attacks against Freemasonry. By learning more about what happened then, we learn more about present-day Masonry and political and social forces in our country today. Why and how did the Anti-Masonic Party start and grow? The Antimasonry movement began in northwest New York (south of Rochester), and it was very influential in New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Rhode Island, and a few other states. Many factors led to this. Areas where Antimasonry became strong were burned-over districts (called that because they were burned by the flames of religious revivals, evangelism, new religions such as Mormonism, and social movements such as temperance. Politics was also in turmoil, as the Federalists had ceased to exist as a party and those who were opposed to Andrew Jackson were looking for a new party. Antimasonry existed before the 1820 s, and it was sparked by the Morgan Affair. The evidence for what really happened is conflicting, as often happens in Masonic research, but Masons bear a significant share of the blame. William Morgan was probably a Mason (he certainly was allowed into Lodges), but in 1826 he became angry when brethren refused to allow him to join a petition for a new Royal Arch Chapter in Batavia, NY. He announced he would publish an exposi of Masonic secrets, and several Masons resolved to stop that, not knowing that dozens of similar books had been printed and were available. The Master of the local Lodge and about 70 other Masons conspired to have Morgan arrested for an alleged debt of less than $3, so they could pay this debt, kidnap him, and imprison him in a U.S. fort near Niagara Falls. He may have escaped, but it seems more likely that the local Masons killed him. Still, one murder would not have brought about the large Anti-Masonic movement. What did bring it about was the underlying dislike and fear of Masonry and the way Masons reacted when authoties attempted to investigate the Morgan issue and punish the guilty. The Maso involved in the kidnapping received very light jail terms. Lodges did nothing punish those who were responsible, possibly supporting them, and many Masons public offices such as prosecutors, judges, and legislators tried to cover up the incident, obstruct justice, and the public would forget about it. The cover-up, and the popular feeling that Masons held themselves above the law and formed a secret government, plus other factors, combined to produce a huge public campaign against Freemasonry. Charges were added that Masonic secrecy was used to hide illegal and immoral activities, that Masonic oaths were unlawful and bloody, and that Masons sought to subvert American political and religious institutions to provide more benefits for themselves. Women joined the anti- Masonic fervor, and were very successful in convincing husbands to resign, because of their exclusion from Masonry. Within a short time there were many who supported what they called the Blessed Spirit of fighting to abolish Freemasonry. Since a religious movement could only be partially successful against Freemasonry, the movement quickly became political. Some politicians honestly believed Masonry was bad for the country, that Masons engaged in criminal conspiracies and cover-ups, and others joined because the saw this as a way to combine anti-jackson attitudes with other political goals. We should not cynically say the Anti-Masonic Party was the result of politicians or clergymen who used it to achieve other aims. Many of them sincerely believed that the ideals of the United States and of Freemasonry were fundamentally in conflict, and many felt that the Masons of that time were doing great harm to the country. Many more people were among those who were not sure, but who did not have a positive view of Freemasonry and therefore believed the Antimasons. Masonic leaders supported rather than punishing the wrongdoers, then remained quiet, covered up, and hoped the turmoil would die away. Shown are some sample dipictions of how political and religious expressed themselves for personal gain.

6 Next HELP Date: 1/28 CONSTITUENT LODGES Star of Bethlehem Lodge, 1843 (Wakefield) 370 Salem St., Wakefield, MA 3rd Wednesday 6:00 p.m. StarofBethlehemLodge.org Wor. Michael C. Morris / morris521@hotmail.com Sec. Bro. Lee Darish / printerrepairservice@yahoo.com Dinner contact: Bro. Alan Gray at grayad@comcast.net Next HELP Date: 1/14 Golden Rule Lodge, 1888 (Wakefield) 370 Salem St., Wakefield, MA 2nd Thursday 6:30 p.m. Wor. Tim McGavin / tsmcgavin@yahoo.com Sec. R.W. George J. Bibilos / gbibilos@verizon.net Dinner contact: Bro. John Perrino at ultwin@yahoo.com or Next HELP Date: 2/25 Mount Horeb Lodge, 1855 (Woburn) 17 Arlington Rd., Woburn, MA 1st Wednesday 6:00 p.m. WoburnMasons.org Wor. Randal Smallwood / randysmallwood76@gmail.com Sec. Christopher J. Nunes / cnun27@gmail.com Dinner contact: Wor. Kyle Haraldsen at kyle@woburnmasons.org or Next HELP Date: 3/4 Friendship Lodge, 1901 (Wilmington) 32 Church St., Wilmington, MA 3rd Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Wor. Jesse R. Plouffe / TBD jplouffe@friendshiplodge.com Sec. Bro. Richard Searfoss rsearfoss@friendshiplodge.com Dinner contact: Bro. Ed Torrel at or etorell@friendshiplodge.com Next HELP Date: 2/4 William Parkman Lodge, 1864 (Woburn) 17 Arlington Rd., Woburn, MA 2nd Tuesday 6:00 p.m. Wor. Paul Deluca / pdeluca12@yahoo.com Sec. Wor. Vincent Marino / vmarino@gmail.com Dinner contact: Bro. Robert Macintosh at or bob22mac@gmail.com Next HELP Date: 1/21 Somerville Lodge, 1912 (Woburn) 17 Arlington Rd., Woburn, MA 4th Monday 7:00 p.m. Wor. Kevin Conley / Bunner2234@yahoo.com Sec. Wor. Donald A. Coutoumas / coutoumas@yahoo.com Dinner contact: call Secretary Next HELP Date: 1/7 Lynnfield-Zetland Lodge, 1867 (Wakefield) 370 Salem St., Wakefield, MA 4th Thursday 6:30 p.m. Wor. Larry Sorenson / mebear47@msn.com Sec. Wor. Charles R. Austin / charlesa45@aol.com Dinner contact: Bro. Sandy Woodmansee at or sandywoodmansee@gmail.com Next HELP Date: 2/11 Scimitar Lodge, U.D., 2015 (Wilmington) 99 Fordham Rd., Wilmington, MA (Aleppo Temple) 2nd Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Wor. David Raymond / Dray619@comcast.net Sec. RW. John J. Maihos / jmaihos@comcast.net Dinner contact: rsvp@scimitarlodge.org or call either the SEC/JW Next HELP Date: 2/18 Good Samaritan Lodge, 1870 (Reading) 110 Haven St., Reading, MA 1st Wednesday 6:00 p.m. GoodSamaritanLodge.org Wor. Robert Cimeno / rac47@hotmail.com Sec. Wor. James Baxter / jim@me.com Dinner contact: Bro. Michael Lacey at mplacey89@gmail.com or

7 FEATURED ACTIVITIES Arlington Masonic Building 19 Academy Street, Arlington, MA DID YOU KNOW THERE WAS A SQUARE & COMPASS CLUB IN THIS AREA? We are a social group, who enjoy good food and drink on the 3rd Friday of each month at 6:00pm (Mar. through Dec.). If you would like a chance to socialize with your brethren outside of the Lodge then this is the place. Come play a game of pool, a game of cards, watch a ballgame, practice ritual, plan a lodge event or just sit and chat. The Malden Square & Compass Club, wants to invite you to come out and see what we are all about. Just contact any one of us to make a dinner reservation: Tim / tsmcgavin@yahoo.com Bob / euclidwm@gmail.com Mike / morris521@hotmail.com Ralph / cappy6262@netzero.com Wakefield DeMolay Recruiting New Boys Now! Seeking young men, ages interested in joining DeMolay. The Wakefield Chapter meets every 1st Wed. & 3rd Fri. of each month in the Wakefield-Lynnfield Masonic Building from 7pm to 9pm. DeMolay helps young men become leaders and better people. If you know any potential candidates, please contact Dad Steve Dukas at or sdukas@comcast.net. Don t you want your kids to learn and have Masonic values? Wakefield Rainbow Recruiting New Girls Now! Seeking young women, ages interested in joining Rainbow. The Wakefield Assembly meets every 1st Thur. & 3rd Mon. of each month in the Wakefield-Lynnfield Masonic Building from 7pm to 9pm. Rainbow helps young women become leaders and better people. If you know any potential candidates, please contact Mom Amy Raymond at or sdukas@comcast.net.

8 FEATURED ACTIVITIES Hosted by Good Samaritan Lodge: DONUT LODGE Your Lodge Masonic family event, wives, kids etc., are invited. JAN. 21st Promote your event, right here in the next LOI newsletter for the 13th district. EVERY 3rd SATURDAY 9:00 11:00 AM Reading Lodge 110 Haven Street, Reading, MA Contact: Jay Garrett at Have Your Lodge Meeting at Your Grand Lodge in Boston. The Grand Master has offered all MA lodges the opportunity to hold a special communication at the Grand Lodge s headquarters. Come see the wonderful Boston Masonic building that belongs to our fraternity, take in a tour of all the ornate lodge rooms and make a rememborable event. If interested in taking advantage of this offer, the building supervisor, Bro. David Harty at or dharty@massfreemasonry.org to discus dates, times and arrangements.