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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 53 Number 3 USPS Rochester, New York Circulatio 3107 March 2015 Have-a-Heart ets $19,000 Roald McDoald Houses Beefit from Commuity s Geerous Respose Full details i ext issue. Ambassador Program Takig Shape Agai By R\W\ Derek VaHoute Boy is it ever cold! 16 degrees today as I cotemplate the message from the Masoic Care Commuity for March. At least the creative juices are flowig ad some great classical music i the backgroud sets the scee for the followig. I welcome back to the workat-had R\W\ Richard Brewer (Waye) ad R\W\ Richard Trescott (Livigsto) who will be the District Coordiators for their respective Districts i the ew Wester Figer Lakes Regio. Shortly, O/S/Y, Allegay ad Steube Districts will be added to the list. I thak our DDGM, R\W\ George Foeher, for ivitig me to the Jauary meetig of the Moroe District s ad Wardes Associatio where we had a iformal presetatio of the ew Program. Oe of the items discussed was the importace of the Box of Remembrace ad the lack of use by some Lodges. Order forms are available if you eed oe. There is o cost to your What s Iside? Damascus News 7-10 Fidelity Triagle 2 Geesee-Wyomig 12 Lalla Rookh Caldro 16 Lalla Rookh Grotto 16 Livigsto District 11 Masoic War Veteras 2 Memorials 3 Moroe District 4-6, 11 Order of the Easter Star 3 Otario/Seeca/Yates 12 Scottish Rite News -15 Tall Cedars of Lebao 3 Waye District 12 York Rite News 13 Lodge. At every meetig, each Lodge should have the box available for doatios. I Jue, whe the Lodge goes dark for the Summer break, the Box should be opeed, with the cotets deposited i the Lodge bak accout ad a check for the correspodig amout set to the Masoic Care Commuity. These proceeds do ot go to the Brotherhood Fud. The fuds from the Boxes are used to purchase eeded items ad equipmet to beefit the residets of the Masoic Care Commuity. O the eveig of Jauary 26th, with limited visibility due to the sow ad cold temperatures, 21 hardy Brothers gathered at Avo Sprigs Lodge for the Livigsto District Associatio Meetig. Brother Presidet, Ed Hopkis, had me first o the ageda ad I thik I got the message out of the importace of the Masoic Care Commuity ad the services that are available to all members of the Masoic Family. We also had three requests for ew Boxes of Remembrace. The questio of a bus trip to the MCC Campus came up. We have to be sure that, if ad whe a District requests oe, the bus is full. It s ot fair for the MCC to sed out a bus ad oly a few show up whe it was supposed to be full. The Home usually plas a luch for after your tour ad the expese of preparig for 40 with a turout of oly a hadful is frustratig to all. Requests should be made through your District Coordiator which will the be passed o to me. I fid that, every time I go to Utica, I lear or see somethig ew at the Home. I really ejoy goig ito the Health Pavilio ad visitig the Witer Garde with its ope court, a fish pod ad the good food served at the Deli adjacet to the Garde. Everythig, o matter where you go o Campus, is spotless; everyoe is friedly ad ready to assist you if you require iformatio or directios. It truly is the Jewel of your Grad Lodge. I would challege all Brothers to take a ride with your family or Lodge to Utica ad visit the Masoic Care Commuity sometime i Valley of Rochester, AASR, Presets 2015 College of Freemasory to be leared agai. Do t be By Joh Lemke, 32, DSA Commader-i-Chief Valley of Rochester, AASR Maybe there is more to kow, to share, to discuss. Maybe the itellectual pursuits available i Freemasory ca lead where you do t expect. The College of Freemasory is ot for everyoe. If you would like to look further though, really search for more Light, a search for trasformative power, the cosider the College of Freemasory takig place Saturday, March 28th, at Geesee Commuity College, for you. There ca be a trasformative power - uexpected to most. Your eyes may be ope to a world beyod your expectatios - maybe your wildest expectatios. You may choose ot to atted. There will be Brothers who atted, though, who are trasformed ad, i trasformig as me, fid the uiteded cosequeces the chage brigs to their lives ad the purpose ad, ultimately, fulfillmet i their lives previously uimagied. What there is to be leared has bee leared before, maybe forgotte ad eeds a observer i your life to the great evets ad chage swirlig about us. Lear to focus o what is importat. This uique evet is importat. Educatio Assistace ad Charitable Grats Applicatios Still Available Electroic filig optio removed from program The March 31st postmark deadlie for submittig applicatios for Educatio Assistace ad Charitable Orgaizatio Grats is fast approachig, but there is still time to obtai oe to submit, if you qualify. Educatio Assistace High School Seiors who will be attedig a istitutio of higher learig full-time i the Fall of 2015 ad curret College Studets, who will also be erolled i this Fall (2015) The trasformative power of ideas has shaped history ad will shape the future. There is good ad evil. There is a dark side. If the light is to triumph, the me must carry it forward. The trasformative power of Freemasory i the early years of our republic should be well kow by you. You may doubt that the trasformative power still exists. You may fid it hard to believe that history may tur a corer i your lifetime. You may ot thik that you ca accomplish great chage yourself ad really effect the directio of history, but the lessos of the past show it ca be true. Me who thought themselves ordiary, ot makers of history, foud that whe thrust ito the trial ad fire of the times they lived i did ideed rise to do more tha they thought possible. Atted our College of Freemasory to gai a sese of history ad what ca be. As was the trasformative power of Freemasory i the past so ca be the power to tur the tide of history i the future. Atted ot just for a history lesso but to glimpse what the future may hold. Atted to see your great potetial. Atted to see how the trials that past geeratios faced were maaged ad overcome. Lear how the lessos of the ages i Freemasory may agai be put to use to thrive ad trasform. The crisis of our time which may be aroud the corer at a uexpected momet. We will have three, well-regarded speakers o the topic of The Trasformative Power of Freemasory. The speakers are Dr. Steve Bullock, Christopher M u r - phy ad Shaw Eyer. Attedees will be Brothers from aroud the State ad beyod. The Masoic Times, Jauary editio, carried the biographical iformatio o these three me. Our Scottish Rite Valley of Rochester website is: Please look there to fid out about these distiguished speakers. The Scottish Rite is the College of Freemasory. It is part of our missio to brig you forums such as this to further Masoic elightemet ad brig Brothers from all Masoic Fraterities together to cotiue our search to be all that we ca be as me ad Masos. This evet is ope to all Masos. You do ot eed to belog to the Scottish Rite to atted. We most certaily ecourage all of our Maso Brothers who read this, from whatever jurisdictio ad coutry you may be, to atted a most ejoyable ad elighteig gatherig of Brothers. This evet will sell out. The cost is oly $20 per Brother. I look forward to you joiig me at this woderful gatherig. Please stop ad itroduce yourself to me if you have a chace. Cotact our Valley of Rochester Office at (585) or secretary@valleyofrochester.org to secure your seat. Luch is icluded i this fee. Do t be left out. classes o a full-time basis, ad have ot bee awarded a grat from the Masoic Service Bureau previously, may apply. NO ELECTRONIC FILING Upo secod thought, the Board of Directors reversed its decisio to allow electroic filig of applicatios. There were just too may coditios to be attached to this process to assure hoesty i the submissios, icludig that applicatios would be rejected for failure to comply. The itet was to simplify the hadlig of these filigs, ot make it more difficult for those respodig. Recipiets must atted the Awards Night program, tetatively scheduled for Jue 18th, or have a represetative preset to speak o their behalf. Cotact the Masoic Service Bureau by phoe ; or by bmasoic@rochester.rr.com - for more iformatio or a applicatio. Damascus News see page 7

2 2 Website: N masoictimes@gmail.com Fidelity Triagle No. 4 The Orgaizatio of Triagles, Ic. By Kristia Bradt Masoic Family Night Grad, M\W\ William Thomas; Grad Patro, R.W. Bruce Whitmore; Grad Royal Matro, M.W. Margaret Keey; Grad Royal Patro, M.W. Barry Greefield; ad State Coucilor of New York - DeMolay, Tyler Hederso, were just a few of the digitaries preset at Fidelity Triagle s Masoic Family Night Ope Meetig to hoor ad thak the adult Masoic Orgaizatios for their support to the youth groups. Held at Pittsford Masoic Hall o Jauary 24th to a full room of guests, who icluded: Royal Arch Masos Grad Scribe Raymod Roche Grad Lodge, F&AM Grad Stadard Bearer Nick Paolicelli Moroe District Deputy Grad George Foeher Grad Steward Stepha Micheer Assistat Grad Lecturer Joe Lewis Order of the Easter Star District Deputy Grad Matro Ja Porter District Grad Lecturer Ray DiJames Orgaizatio of Triagles Deputy State Director Kristia Turri State Represetative Aie Parks Assistig Fidelity Triagle s ewest member, members of Bal- O-Se Triagle (who meet i Liverpool) filled i as Officers to perform two Degrees dedicated to their special guests. The first was a Thak You Degree where members offered their thaks for their guests support ad for beig with them that eveig. Followig this was the Masoic Family Portrait Degree where special guests were amed hoorary family members ad escorted to a positio i the West for a family portrait. The Degree called for the District Deputy Grad beig Dad, the District Deputy Grad Matro beig Mom, the State ad District Officers represeted the Ucles ad Auts, M\W\ William J. Thomas, Grad of Masos i the State of New York; Kristia Bradt, Supervisor; Tyler Hederso, State Coucilor of New York - DeMolay. the State Coucilor was amed the Brother, the State Represetative ad other ladies preset were amed the Sisters, ad all s, Matros ad Patros were amed Cousis. To cap off the Degree, the Deputy State Director ad the Grad were escorted to the West ad amed the Masoic Family Gradma ad Gradpa. Pictures were the take, icludig oe by the Grad who just had to take a selfie. After the Degrees, the members of Northfield Lodge were asked to step forward ad were preseted with a Certificate of Appreciatio for their uwaverig support sice Fidelity Triagle re-located to Pittsford i 20. Member Ke Stavaloe, Juior Warde of Northfield Lodge, was also preseted with the Fidelity Triagle Membership Growth Award for itroducig Triagle to a youg lady ad for sigig her Petitio as her Masoic Sposor. As a result, she joied Fidelity Triagle i December 20. Ay idividual who shares the orgaizatio with a potetial member ad sigs a Fidelity Triagle Petitio as a Masoic Sposor or Masoic Relative will also receive this special recogitio. The Triagle hopes to distribute may more of these awards. Before remarks from visitig digitaries, the Deputy State Director istalled the ew Juior Deputy of Fidelity Triagle, Mrs. Jeaie Parks, ito her The Orgaizatio of Triagle participats with M\W\ William J. Thomas, (left) ad R\E\ Raymod Roché, Grad Scribe, Royal Arch Masos, Grad Chapter State of New York (right). Masoic Family Portrait New York DeMolay Charity Ball March 21st, 2015 Albay Masoic Temple 67 Corig Place $25 per perso Ceremoies - 3:00 p.m. Dier - 6:30 p.m. Registratio Forms ad Paymets due by March 7th, to: Dad Bill Williams 213 Oak Lae Ballsto Spa, NY Registratio Forms received without paymet will be retured ad o reservatio will be made. *Attire: Degrees, Busiess Attire; Charity Ball, Coutry Wester Dress statio. Past Juior Deputy, Ms. Kristia Bradt, recetly moved to Log Islad ad could o loger hold the positio, but will remai as a Supervisor. Uder the directio of Mrs. Parks, Fidelity Triagle will be holdig Iitiatio o March 28th at 7 p.m. at Pittsford Masoic Hall. Petitios for membership, alog with a $5 Iitiatio Fee, should be set to the Juior Deputy. Please her at: j9parks@aol.com for her address. The Triagle already has iterested Cadidates ad looks forward to seeig the same support from the Masoic Orgaizatios durig this meetig. Visit: fidelitytriagle.weeble.com for iformatio o future Triagle activities. As the Triagle grows, its team of adult voluteers also eeds to grow. Masos are eeded to serve as Masoic Supervisors to vouch for visitors at meetigs, serve as protectors of the members ad provide additioal assistace as may be required durig fudraisers or special evets. Members of Easter Star ad Amarath are eeded to serve as Supervisors who also vouch for visitors ad protect the girls, but also act as chaperoes ad drivers durig visitatios. The positios of Ritual Supervisor, Fiacial Supervisor, Awards Supervisor ad other statios ca be filled by either a Supervisor or Masoic Supervisor. If you are iterested i takig a more active role i helpig Fidelity Triagle grow ad succeed, please cotact the Juior Deputy. Fidelity Triagle looks to cotiue its 87-year history i Moroe District with the support ad guidace of their Masoic Family Members. James A. Hard/ Waye Charter Post No. 12 Commader Emil J. Schirao moejoyoe@gmail.com Adjutat Deis Gellasch dgellasch@gmail.com APRIL Phoe Masoic Times 0315 Clip ad mail to: 979 Bay Road, Suite 2 Webster, NY City State ZIP Address March 2015 Masoic Activities Lookig Ahead 3 Olive Brach Fish Fry, LeRoy 11 Lasaga Dier by Mary Jae Holmes Chapter at Brockport Exempt, 248 West Aveue 15 Caadaigua VAVS Awards Ceremoy, Burgudy Basi 18 Scottish Rite Sprig Reuio 25 Widows Lucheo, Burgudy Basi 25 Moroe District OES Grad Matros Official Visit Lucheo, Shrie Ceter 25 Scottish Rite Reuio Baquet at Cobblestoe Creek Coutry Club MAY th Grad Lodge Sessios, New York City JUNE 27 Grotto Golf Touramet, Old Hickory Golf Course, Livoia AUGUST 15 Trieial of Grad Ecampmet of Kights Templar USA, Buffalo Brother Veteras, the upcomig April 15th evet is goig to be the 2015 Caadaigua VAVS Awards Ceremoy at Burgudy Basi, 1361 Marsh Road, Pittsford - Social Hour - 11:30 a.m.; Luch 12:15 p.m.; Cost is $15. If ayoe is iterested i goig, call me at (585) Cogratulatios! Two Voluteers from Post No. 12 will be receivig Awards - Richard Spageberg (100+ hours). ad Emil J. Schirao (300+ hours). Hope to see you there. April 23rd - Our ext meetig: Luch at 12 Noo, Meetig at 1 p.m. This meetig is goig to be Electio of Officers for the upcomig year. Please try to atted. More about James A. Hard s Life After Military Service Mr. Hard remaied i Govermet as a civilia costructio boss for a few years. He the worked for the railroad for 13 years. Mr. Hard wet West i 1864 to seek his fortue. He spet most of the ext four years i Iowa ad Nebraska as a costructio worker to exted the railroad west to Califoria. The railroad costructio work made the Idias very agry. The costructio workers had to be o the lookout for trouble ad defed themselves as well as the railroad. He did t make a lot of moey, but the work was ejoyable ad excitig. Most of the railroad costructio work was similar to what he did for the Govermet Departmet of Trasportatio after he was discharged from the Army. He also did some carpetry work ad remembers helpig to build a Catholic Church i Nebraska. It was i Nebraska durig 1869 that he married his first wife, Lodusko Davis, from Buffalo, NY. The they moved to Buffalo where he foud a job with the railroad as a carpeter ad helped costruct buildigs, statios ad whatever else was eeded all over Wester New York. He ever was a Carpeter s Appretice, but leared the trade as he worked. His wife died of peumoia i Two years later, he moved to Rochester with his daughter, Alberta. He worked as a buildig cotractor ad received $6,000 for buildig a home ear Plymouth ad Gregg Street i Rochester. Rochester was his favorite city of all the places he had worked. I 1884 he married his secod wife, Aa West. James still wated to better himself ad decided to go ito busiess for himself as a Notary. About 1890, he reted a balcoy room i the Reyolds Arcade Buildig ad worked there for 37 years. He drew up may Wills ad settled a great umber of estates. He also worked as a Pesio Attorey ad did a lot of work for Veteras ad their families. James received several citatios ad awards for his service to Vetera groups, their widows ad orphas. More to come i the ext Masoic Times. Thak you ad remember to please stop ad smell the Roses. Name Are You Movig? Prit your NEW address below (icludig seasoal chages)

3 March 2015 Website: N masoictimes@gmail.com 3 Order of the Easter Star Moroe District OES HiLights DDGM R.W. Jaet Porter jeckers.porter@gmail.com DGL R.W. Raymod DiJames rdijames@frotieret.et Rochester Forest No. 133 Tall Cedars of Lebao of North America 4th Wedesdays, 7:30 p.m A Pefield Rd, Pefield 526 Rob Russo GTC robrusso3@gmail.com Doald C. Bell, Scribe do_bell@hotmail.com Mark Your Caledar FOR ALL MEMBERS March th 10 a.m. Aual School of Istructio (required i each District). This is importat for ALL Members to atted especially those who are ewer Members. For the log-time Members, it s a opportuity to keep up with some chages ad edicts requested by our ew Grad Matro ad Grad Patro. A School of Istructio is ot meat to sit ad liste to Starpoits. It s all about Ritual istructio, proper procedures, etiquette, aswers to those hautig questios you ve always wated to ask, meet ad greet old ad ew frieds, ad a opportuity to share plas of District activities i which you will participate this year. March 21st Class of 1954 Murder Mystery Dier at Uity Lodge Hall, Specerport. Tickets are available from the Matro of each Chapter; the cost is $15. This should be great fu for all; pla to joi us. Tri-District Friedship Night March 31st - This evet has become very popular ad is lots of fu! This year it will be held at 7 p.m. at the First Presbyteria Church, 300 East Mai Street, Batavia. The Hoorees of the eveig are Matros ad Associate Matros. Dress Code: Officers of the eveig are to wear white gows ad gloves. Hoorees wear colored formals. MATRONS take reservatios for this evet ad let me kow your umbers by March 25th. Would t wat to ru out of the awesome refreshmets we have plaed! Aroud the District Mary Jae Holmes Chapter April 11th - Lasaga Dier at Brockport Exempt, 248 West Aveue, Brockport. Do t miss this delicious meal... they are well-kow for their homemade Lasaga. Starlight Chapter Starlight Chapter had a awesome Sister Brig-a-Fried Night. They ejoyed a Mardi Gras-themed dier followed by a Ope Meetig with a very iformative program for potetial Cadidates to lear about OES our purpose, charities ad activities. We expect to beefit with some ew members who were itroduced at this time. By Do Brugger, PDDSTC We kow ow that Puxsutawey Phil has see his shadow ad we are i for more stormy Witer weather. Phil has always bee a little ear-sighted, ad I m sure, from experiece, we will be havig sow util the secod week of April. Oce upo a time, the Rochester weatherma would call his buddies i Detroit to see how their weather was ad, sure eough, we would get the same thig i a day or two. Of course, that was terribly uscietific, but it worked 90 percet of the time. So, here we are, April is oly a few weeks away; what do you thik? Cogratulatios are i order for a couple of Woodsme. Our PGTC, Joe Rauber, has bee give the Distiguished Service Award (Blue Cap) From the Valley of Buffalo, AASR. Cogratulatios, also, to Norm Austi o beig elected 2d Lt. Commader, AASR, Valley of Buffalo. We also welcome our ewest member, Garry Hutchurso, who was Iitiated at our Jauary meetig. The membership trai has left the statio ad we are hopeful we will have may more members o board before the year is out. I m happy to say there was a good turout to welcome Garry. Our membership effort seems to be takig shape, but we still eed more of the Woodsme to participate i the effort. Do t wait for a meetig ight to joi i. Just call oe of the Officers ad offer to help. Our JDGTC, David Wilkiso, is expectig a complete recovery from surgery for a liver trasplat. He was o the waitig list for several years. We wish him a speedy rehabilitatio; he will, however, be cofied to home for a few moths. We are saddeed to report that David s Mother, Eilee Wilkiso, passed away o February 2d. Let us keep him i our prayers. I m sure a card or telephoe call would also be appreciated. March 25th - Come ad joi us for our ext meetig (4th Wedesday of the moth). Better still, joi us for dier prior at 6:30 p.m. at Hog Wah Chiese Restaurat, 1802 Pefield Road, Pefield. If you ca make it, call Rob Russo ( ; robrusso3@gmail.com) for a reservatio. See you there. Past Matros Associatio Merily Israel Mark Your Caledar The ext meetig of the Past Matros Associatio Thursday, March 19th 12 Noo - Brow Bag Luch Dessert provided Meetig follows. Ay Past Matro is welcome. Please RSVP to Merily Israel at A symbolism I recall from my Istallatio as Matro i 2008, was a Crow, loaed to me by Barbara Jea Smith. I was hoored to have it for the year, but the first thig o my mid whe the year eded, was to retur it to the leder. the words to America Pie by Do McLea raced through my mid all year log - a coat he borrowed from James Dea - Oh, ad while the Kig was lookig dow, the jester stole his thory crow ad there we were all i oe place; a geeratio lost i space, with o time left to start agai. James Dea was cosidered a rebel without a cause. He was a actor, bor i 1931 ad died i 1955 i a car accidet. The sog has very deep lyrics; a coat was borrowed, the crow was stole. I am glad my Crow was borrowed ad uhesitatig- Moroe District OES Presets Class of 1954 Murder Mystery Dier Saturday, March 21 st at Uity Lodge Hall, Specerport Social - 5:30 p.m.; Dier ad Play - 6 p.m. $ 15 per perso Reservatios Required by March 13th RSVP to Ja Porter - Ph: or jeckers.porter@gmail.com You are welcome to dress i 1954 time period if you wish... it could add to audiece ivolvemet. We hope you ca joi us! This evet is a fudraiser for the OES District Special Projects Cleft Lip & Palate Program of Shriers Hospitals for Childre -Sprigfield ad Veteras Hospitals. ly retured. I the article I wrote i the Masoic Times April, 1994, I recouted a questio I asked my 7th ad 8th grade Suday school class: What do you wat to be whe you grow up? Of the 8 studets oly oe stated a professio. The other studets wrote thigs like, I would like to be kid. How hoest, I thought, for a geeratio of studets brought up o TV ad shocked by violece ad lust. Biblical scripture states we were created o the sixth day ad give domiio over all livig thigs. I Memoriam Fay, Cyril W. Bill Cyril Bill Fay wet to the waitig arms of his wife o Jauary 23rd. He is survived by 3 childre, 4 gradchildre ad 2 great-gradchildre. Bill was a US Navy Vetera of World War II ad a 70-year member of Waka-Hubbard Lodge. May he fid peace with the Great Architect of the Uiverse. Lagdo, Gary T. Gary Lagdo, 67, wet Home to his Lord o Jauary 18th, leavig his wife, Coie, ad a so to remember him. Gary was a member of Waka-Hubbard Lodge. God seds his childre here with special tasks to do; ad calls them home whe their work is through. Peedle, Lloyd W. We have received word that Lloyd Peedle, 93, passed away July 31, 20. He will be missed by 2 childre, 3 gradchildre ad 5 great-gradchildre. He was a member of Damascus Shrie. A memory is a keepsake of time that lives forever i the heart. Sads, Raymod G. O Jauary 23rd, Raymod Sads, 91, departed from a lively life of accomplishmets. His memory will be shared by a daughter-i-law, 2 gradchildre ad 4 great-gradchildre. Ray served i both the US Navy ad Army durig World War II ad was a member of Oatka Lodge ad Damascus Shrie. Wishig you a garde of lovely memories. 103 N. Washigto Street, East Rochester (585) Over 100 YEARS OF SERVICE Harloff Fueral Home SERVING YOUR NEEDS SINCE S. Washigto St. E. Rochester, NY My studets wated to be huma beigs whe they grew up. I a cartoo, I oce saw, there was a raibow; the earth is touched, ad we are caught up i a colorful prism of past ad future, ad good. Are we doig a good job at home, i the church ad commuity to affirm that they are huma beigs? My Word - Faith both faith ad fear sail ito the harbor of your mid, but oly faith should be allowed to achor. The May ad October meetigs are i questio at this time as there may be a coflict. Widows to be Remembered Topel, Mary M., 91, widow of Howard Topel (Fame Lodge), passed away February 2d. Wilkiso, Eilee D., 93, widow of William Wilkiso (Waka-Hubbard Lodge), passed away February 3rd. BARTHOLOMEW HEALTH CARE GROUP COMMITMENT TO QUALITY SINCE 1955 We provide all the comforts of home at each of our four family owed facilities. 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4 4 Website: N masoictimes@gmail.com Moroe District District Deputy Grad - R\W\ George Foeher District Deputy Grad Moroe District R W George Foeher georgefoeher@gmail.com I Jauary, the District played host to the umber oe ad umber two Grad Lodge Officers i the State of New York. First o Jauary 17th, the Deputy Grad, R\W\ Jeffrey Williamso, held a Tow Hall Meetig at Uio Star Lodge i Hoeoye Falls. His presetatio was clear ad to the poit o a umber of issues of Grad Lodge. He the fielded questios from the large umber of Brothers assembled. It was a very iformative meetig. My thaks to my Area 15 parters R\W\ Joh Krest, DDGM of Waye District, ad R\W\ Doug Staley, DDGM of Livigsto District, for their help i makig this evet a huge success. O Jauary 24th, our Grad, M\W\ William J. Thomas, made a appearace at Pittsford Masoic Hall for a very well-doe presetatio by the Fidelity Triagle Girls. The program was very well-atteded ad had may high-rakig Officers from both me s ad wome s Masoic Orgaizatios. May thaks to Northfield Lodge for providig a home base for Triagle, but they still could use more help ad moey. So, if ay Lodge or Cocordat Body would like to help, please give me a call ad I will hook you up with the right perso. A Proud Maso Grad Steward R W Stepha Micheer smichee@ rochester.rr.com Timelie of the Tube July 1, Electroic B&W Televisio begis broadcastig i the US WWII halts productio ad sales of Televisios WWII eds. There were 2,896,343 Masos i the Uited States. Late first post war mass produced Televisio the RCA- 630-TS becomes available Sales of televisios dramatically icrease Oly Nie percet of America homes have TV. Lazyboy recliig chair compay itroduces the otto-matic built i ottoma Carl Claudy dies. Do t kow who he is? Look him up % of America homes (42 millio) have televisios, 90,000 color televisio sets are sold. There were 4,103,161 (highest umber ever) Masos i the Uited States ,246,241 Masos i the Uited States as reported by Masoic Service Associatio of America. 34 Millio Flat Scree Televisios sold. Have you already guessed where I m goig with this? My Brothers (especially those of you i leadership positios of your Lodges), our Lodges are competig with a Brother s 60 ich flat scree TV, his comfortable chair, ad his well-stocked refrigerator. We are losig. Very badly, I might add. Why is this so? The high-water mark of membership i America Freemasory was 1959 whe there were just over four millio members. That is 55 years ago. Somethig was goig o i those Lodges, because me wated to be there ad it was t so easy to fid a seat. Durig the 1950 s televisio was a ovelty, ad the quality of programmig was costatly improvig. But still me chose to go to Lodge meetigs ad ot just stay at home ad watch the tube. A Meal ad Friedship Is Not Eough Brotherhood ad Fraterizatio are woderful thigs; it s a large part of what we have to offer. Friedships improve the quality of our lives. But, whe a ma has spet all day workig with other people (some of whom he ca t stad), friedship may ot be eough to get him to leave his ma cave ad come to the Lodge. Likewise, he ca get a meal at home or the local supermarket will prepare somethig for him to pop i the microwave. A quality meal ejoyed amog Brethre who act as getleme, ad who are welcomig ad friedly are essetial to the recipe of a etertaiig eveig, but they do t make the cake. There must be somethig more. It all boils dow to the quality of the program of the meetig for Lodge Night. It must be at least 20 miutes ad preferably miutes log. It must be metally stimulatig ad cause a ma to thik. It must be somethig ew that has t bee doe before or at least ot i a while. It must be etertaiig ad egage him o a emotioal level. It does t ecessarily have to be directly Masoic i ature, but it should be tied to Masoic morality somehow. The does ot have to preset the program himself, but the MUST see that there is a program at EV- ERY o-degree meetig. If you are the Seior Warde i your Lodge, ad/or the Brother who will be sittig i the East ext year, you should already be preparig your Trestleboard. You should already be workig o the programs you pla to deliver ext year. Are you doig your research? Are you readig? Have you take ay otes? Have you writte ay paragraphs o the Masoic Light you ited to share with your Brothers? Have you asked ay Brothers if they d be willig to preset a program? IT IS LATER THAN YOU THINK! As a guidig suggestio as you pla your meetigs, I offer what I call the 5 Es to improve the quality of your programs. Programs should Educate, Elighte, Ecourage, Etertai ad Ethuse your Brothers. If they do at least a few of these 5 Es, the your Brothers will EN- JOY comig to Lodge. Because we live i a day ad age whe it s all about what s i it for me, or what am I goig to get out of comig to Lodge, I offer a alterative to the 5 Es the 5 Is. Lodge meetigs must be Ivitig, Iovative, Iterestig, Ispiratioal ad Ivigoratig. Either way (Es, Is, As, Os, Us ad sometimes Ys) we have to step it up i the quality of the meetigs beig delivered, or our Fraterity will cotiue to die a paifully slow death. Meetigs ted to be borig ad, Brothers, that s ot me talkig. Our Grad, Most Worshipful William J. Thomas, has said this. Meetigs must be compellig ad provocative if a ma s desire is to be challeged ad etertaied. Etertaimet is ot a dirty word whe it comes to puttig o a Lodge meetig. If that ma is ot preset i your Lodge Room, you ca bet he s beig etertaied i frot of his televisio or computer scree. Ad Oe More Thig If you re a Brother readig this ad sayig, Yes, this article is reprimadig the of my Lodge, well, thik agai! ALL OF US - eve the sideliers have a duty to cotribute to programs that make comig to Lodge Iterestig ad Etertaiig! Kick it ito gear, Brothers. R W Roy Moses rmoses485@gmail.com Assistat Grad Lecturers Moroe District V W Joe A. Lewis joelewis4@gmail.com By R\W\ Roy Moses, AGL Greetigs to all; what a busy moth of Jauary. As of this writig, most of the Schools of Ritual have bee completed ad most Edict Degrees are also completed. I am very pleased with the receptio ad ethusiasm of all Brothers ad Lodges show to us at the Schools of Ritual. Some Brothers commeted that they loved the School held at their Lodge. Some told me they leared more about the Ritual tha ever before. The edict Degrees so far have bee very good. A couple have bee close-to-perfect - keepig i mid that o Degree is perfect, but we have to strive to be as close to perfect as we possibly ca. Upcomig Dates March 9th - School of Ritual, Uio Star March 19th - School of Ritual Webster March 23rd - School of Ritual ERAC ad Flower City March 28th - College of Freemasory Commuity College i Batavia; 8 a.m. 3 p.m. There are o Edict Degrees o the caledar as of this writig. s ad Lodges who have ot had their Edict Degrees should cotact V\W\ Joe Lewis or myself for schedulig. We will be callig if ot heard from. These Degrees must be completed by April 1st. Moroe District s ad Wardes Associatio Fellow s ad Wardes, I d like to ask goig forward that, if you ca t make a meetig, you delegate to aother member of the Lodge to atted so we ca have represetatio of all Lodges at the meetig. Jauary Meetig Our Jauary meetig saw our best turout yet. We had six Lodges represeted. R\W\ Derek VaHoute filled us i o his ew role as Regioal Coordiator for the Masoic Home Ambassador Program. W\ Ally Borio gave us a update o plaig for Grad Lodge i May; Brother Ke Hecker gave us a update o the Have-a-Heart Program; ad R\W\ George Foeher got us all up-to-date o the District happeigs. Dues Notices have goe out to the Lodges; please check with your ad make sure they have bee received ad paid. March Meetig Our March meetig will take place o the 4th Thursday, March 26th, 6:30 p.m. i the Grotto Room at the Shrie Ceter. I kow this coflicts with the RAM Meetig ad I apologize for that. Please RSVP to Matt Scheffer if you will or will ot be attedig. If you are ot attedig, let us kow who the represetative of your Lodge will be. Moroe District Membership Developmet Are We Askig the Right Questios? By Bruce Katz, Committee Chair There is a old adage, Askig the wrog questio wo t get you the right aswer. This simple observatio has virtually uiversal March 2015 applicatio i life, ad is a first step i determiig the actios for Membership Developmet. Objective The objective of Membership Developmet is buildig the iterest ad activity of Brothers i their Lodges. I costructig his Trestleboard, every seeks to build a memorable year of educatio ad activity for the beefit of the Craft ad the Brothers. So, why is participatio typically oly 25% of the membership? Promises Freemasory promises to make good me better i a eviromet of Friedship, Morality ad Brotherly Love. Are we truly deliverig o this promise? What do we do well? What eeds to be improved? What questios SHOULD we be askig? Please cosider challegig yourself ad your Brothers to askig the right questios. This might make a iterestig table coversatio durig your ext collatio or Lodge meetig. Here are a few possible questios: What would a successful year look like? What s prevetig us from gettig there? How do we overcome those challeges? For Active Brothers: Why do you atted Lodge? Why do you believe iactive Brothers rarely atted? How do we chage this? For Iactive Brothers: Why do t you atted Lodge more frequetly? What is missig for you that the Active Brothers see? How do we chage this? Oe way to check to see if the questios are o the right path is to use The Five Why Techique After a aswer to the iitial questio, ask Why? To that respose, agai ask, Why? This may be helpful i gettig past the superficial questios to delve to the root of the matter. Let s get the coversatio goig to be sure that we re askig the right questios. Askig the right questios will help determie the actios to get the results we wat for our Lodges. Semco Costructio Servig the etire area Sice 1984 Call Joh Lemke (585) jlemke55@gmail.com Widows Doors Sidig Decks SuSetter Retractable Awigs Authorized Susetter Awig Dealer

5 Ispiratio 5 Website: N masoictimes@gmail.com March 2015 Lodge No. 109 website: 2d & 4th Tuesdays - 7:30 p.m. W Joseph DiTucci jditucci@gmail.com R W Derek VaHoute derekhoute1@mac.com 979 Bay Road, Webster 580 By R\W\ Skip Waterstreet Here I am writig the March article ad I ca t believe it is February already! I was uable to atted the Jauary 27th meetig, so I do t have much to say o happeigs that ight. Sickess ad Distress Our Sickess ad Distress list is growig, but as far as I kow most of it is of the cold ad flu variety. I kow the cough I developed has fially departed ad I hope others with that aggig ailmet ca say the same. Brother Ree VaDeVeire is fially home from rehab ad says he is feelig much better. W\ Clyde Siverd, DSA, is still recoverig from two recet procedures. His shoulder is still givig him more difficulty tha he had hoped would be the case. I have o updates o W\ Bill Shelby, DSA, or his wife, Roberta. Please cotiue to keep them i your thoughts ad prayers. R\W\ Mike Dox has recovered from his procedure ad is up ad about, but wife, Marty, has bee oe of the flu victims ad missed a couple of fuctios. We hope she is better by ow. The same wishes are exteded to ayoe who may have health issues. Trestleboard Chages As I metioed last moth, the Trestleboard is chagig faster tha I ca write about it. We ow have a published schedule, which was passed out at our February 10th Sweethearts Night Dier, ad ed to may Lodge Brothers Colbur, Grishaber, Sherwi ad Smirky at the Have-a-Heart booth. Brothers by our Juior Warde, Brother Rya Rampli. If you did ot receive it ad would like oe, please cotact him. Revised Schedule Forget what I said i the article last issue about our schedule. O March 10th, we are havig a 1st Degree, with R\W\ Mike Huesto i the East. Tetative rehearsal dates are the March 3rd ad March 7th. Ispiratio Lodge will hold a Table Lodge o March 24th. This will take us to April, with Past s ivolved o April th ad Brother Adam Gerke doig a presetatio o the History of the Apro. O April 28th, we will cofer the 2d Degree upo those successful Cadidates from the March meetig. Rehearsals for that Degree are tetatively scheduled for March 31st; April 7th, April 21st ad April 26th. To look a bit further ahead, o May 12th, Ispiratio Lodge will hold its Aual Meetig ad Electio of Officers. Please pla to atted to hear the Aual Reports, proposed budget ad assist i electig your leaders for the Masoic Year. Rehearsals My Brothers, we eed your help for rehearsals. Whe oly 6 or 8 people atted, it is almost impossible to go through all the aspects of the Degree. This is especially true of the floor work. Brother Rya Rampli is workig very diligetly i schedulig rehearsals ad providig guid- ace i the maeuvers required durig the coferrals. It is frustratig to him, me ad others, whe mistakes are made durig Degrees due to lack of kowledge or experiece of the participat. I kow everyoe is busy. The legth of our Cabletow determies how much we ca devote to our Masoic obligatios. Every oce i a while, I hope you will legthe your Cabletow o behalf of Ispiratio Lodge ad your Brothers. March Birthdays Our Brothers celebratig this moth iclude: Patrick McWhiey (1st), Ralph Rizzo (3rd), Keeth Laza (4th), Clyde Siverd (8th), G. Thomas Grape (9th), Adam Gerke (12th), Jay Rodgers (15th), Joseph Meli (19th), Roald Freida (20th), Douglas Fix (21st), Aaro Jordo (23rd), Brado Tilburg (24th) ad Carl J. Ester. Cotact Iformatio Seior Warde, Todd Colbur colburtodd1@gmail.com Juior Warde Rya Rampli (610) rya.rampli@gmail.com See you i Lodge. NORTHFIELD Lodge No st & 3rd Thursdays, 7:30 p.m. W Devo C. Littlefield dlittlefield1@ rochester.rr.com W Joh A. Dudley, jdudley1@rochester.rr.com 17 Church Street, Pittsford 534 The Brothers of Northfield Lodge saw 20 ed with the Aual Lodge Gift Exchage. This year s evet saw some uorthodox ad o-traditioal exchages of gifts compared to years past. Not all stockigs/gifts were filled with coal though! Thaks to all those who participated ad joied us i the laughter ad fellowship. O New Year s Day, shortly after rigig i the New Year, the Brothers rag i the New Year together ad opeed the Lodge for its Regular Commuicatio. It was a well-atteded meetig give it was the first day of the year. While may of you were at home o your couch recoverig ad watchig the aual evets Ispiratio Lodge Brothers, family members ad Smirky the Clow o the televisio - parades, football, re-rus, etc. - we were layat oe of their assigmets at the Mall at Greece Ridge. ig out our work for the remaider of the Masoic Year Log Pod Road Website upgrade As a result of the meetig, some schedulig chages have bee made to our Trestleboard. Please coect to our ewly reovated website: to stay curret with our mothly activities ad caledar chages. Thak you to Brother Fracisco Cruz for his time ad effort to esure this website became the reality that it is. Great work!! Please Note Some Chages Oe major chage to the 2015 evets is the Thursday, May 7th, date. Due to overwhelmig respose ad positive feedback from the Brothers of District Lodges ad eve our Brothers, we will agai feature Northfield s Table Lodge. We truly hope to outdo our last oe ad its 7-course meal extravagaza ad we hope you will joi us. The meu has ot bee fialized as of the pritig of this editio, but it will be completed ad posted o later tha the April Issue. It will be limited to the first 50 reservatios, so whe the reservatio list opes, make sure to sig up ad joi us. More details to follow i the comig issues. Agai, check the website for full details of other Northfield upcomig evets. Cogratulatios! At this year s Aual Scottish Rite Symbolic Lodge Award evet, Northfield Lodge had the pleasure of presetig this Award to Brother Lawrece Stavaloe. Larry is the epitome of what this award is about ad Northfield is lucky eough to have him as oe of our stalwarts. While his wife, Debbie, ad so, Brother Keeth Stavaloe, looked o, Larry received this Award with other deservig Brothers from the Valley of Rochester as well as surroudig areas. Cogratulatios to all recipiets ad Cogratulatios, Larry. A well deserved Award!!! Dues Notices Brothers, soo you will be receivig your Dues Notice for the upcomig Masoic Year. We ask that you remit paymet to the Lodge as soo as possible after receivig the Notice to prevet ay disruptio to your membership. This will also help isure the Lodge s debts will be paid i a timely maer. February Birthdays Happy Birthday to Brothers Raymod R Beardsley II (1st), James R. Holwarth (24th) ad Todd Strasser (29th). Masoic Aiversaries 65 Years Keeth Va Duzer (585) South of Maide Lae 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 l Grad, M\W\ William Thomas, posed with Brothers of Northfield Lodge followig Fidelity Triagle s ope meetig. Brothers Raised i March: Doald Fox (65); Thomas Mayberry (40); James Deasey III, Athoy Hederso (12) adgregg Moore (12); Fracisco Cruz, Adrew Rickard, Lawrece Stavaloe ad Todd Strasser (1). UNITY Lodge No d & 4th Modays, 7:30 p.m. W Robert Sogi reelxite@rochester.rr.com R W Clifford Short short4us@rochester.rr.com 133 South Uio Street Specerport 559 Welcome to Our New Maser Masos Sice we are scheduled to be Raisig two ew Brothers o February 23rd, we felt the best way to welcome them (oce fully vested ito the Craft) was with a Table Lodge. So o March 9th we will be holdig oe, to do just that, Please get your reservatio for this fu evet to either Cliff Short: short4us@rochester.rr.com or Myself: reelxite@rochester.rr.com as soo as possible so you do t miss a great time. A Little Visit Brothers, we will be chagig our Trestleboard a little. O March 23rd we will be goig to Fairport-Flower City Lodge to atted the School of Ritual. For those who do ot kow where the Fairport Masoic Hall is located, the address is 87 South Mai Street, Fairport. I will be checkig with their to see if they are havig a dier that eveig. If so, it would be ice for as may of our Brothers to atted as possible. If there is o dier, their Commuicatio starts at 7:30 p.m., just like ours, so please be o time. I will be sedig out more iformatio via as we get closer to the date. Buildig Update Thigs have bee movig alog very well with retals i our buildig. Our ew storefrot teat, The Deep Ed, has moved i. At the teat s request, it looks like we will be re-egotiatig our lease with Bare Electrolysis for a loger term. It also appears we will be extedig our curret lease with Cakes by Kare, who will be sub-lettig part of her storefrot to the local Cady Store. We have also reted two more of our offices - oe to a expadig fiacial advisory firm ad oe to a youg lady etrepreeur who specializes i permaet makeup which is tattooed o. We still have two offices left to ret so remember to keep that i mid if you hear of someoe lookig for office space. Widows Lucheo April 25th Burgudy Basi

6 6 Website: N masoictimes@gmail.com still i the works, but it will be a great time for all i attedace. Pla to atted as the food should be excellet ad the proceedig excitig ad iterestig. Our last meetig i March is scheduled to be a 3rd Degree. We have the possibility of Raisig some ew Brothers that eveig. If you missed the precedig Degrees, this will be a opportuity to see how good our Officers are i their Ritual. ERAC Lodge No. 163 website: 2d & 4th Modays 7:30 p.m. W Carl D. Scarpulla, Jr go4soda@rochester.rr.com W David G. Upham (315) dgupham@gmail.com 979 Bay Road, Webster 580 Our Aual Awards Presetatios were held o Jauary 12th. Brothers i attedace saw the rare presetatio of a 65-Year Certificate to R\W\ Alex Arthur, who was accompaied by his daughters for the presetatio. Fifty-Year Certificates were preseted to Brother Nick Aastas ad W\ David Crawford. Here is the list of recogized Brothers: 69 years Alvi Boss 67 years Thomas McKight 66 years Jack Michie 65 years Alex Arthur Gordo Beett Arthur Kasperski Jay Riggs 50 years Nick Aastas Sydey Blyth David Crawford 25 years Terrece Haller Carl Maso III Ady Rueby 15 years Patrick Nicholso 10 years Bruce Berhard James Syrett Kyle Wolkcott 5 years Ker Hayes James Holma Matthew Muller Kristia Reiger Table Lodge was held o Jauary 26th ad cotiued the traditio of a woderful eveig shared by more tha 30 Brothers. It was a particular pleasure to see four of our Etered Appretices gai a appreciatio for the Brotherhood of our Lodge. Do you have a child, gradchild, or great-gradchild who will be attedig college this Fall? The Aual Scholarship Applicatios will be available approximately April 1st. If your studet previously received the scholarship ad is cotiued eligible (up to 4 years), the you should be receivig a reewal form automatically i early April. If this is a ew applicat, the Applicatio will be posted o the website: erac163.org, or cotact our Scholarship Chairma, Craig Covert, after April 1st: ccovert@rochester.rr.com or This paragraph is a experimet regardig the effectiveess of this colum for Lodge Commuicatios... if you read it, please either or phoe our Seior Warde, Bruce Katz: brucek8189@aol.com or Our Ladies Night meetig L odge N o st & 3rd Thursdays 7:30 p.m. W Ally J. Borrio ajborrio@gmail.com James F. Clacy jclacy@rochester.rr.com 30 Orchard Street, Webster 580 Photos take durig Awards Presetatios. Recipiets: (top left) Matt Muller receivig his Award; (top right) Kristia Reiger; (middle left) R\W\ Alex Arthur; (middle right) Alex Arthur with Daughters; (above left) Nick Aastas ad Hele; (above right) W\ David Crawford; (right) Craig Covert. o February 12th was cacelled due to iclemet weather. Our March meetigs iclude Masoic Educatio Eveigs o March 9th ad March 23rd, preseted by Brothers Sam Friedma ad Jim MacDuff, respectively. Waka-Hubbard Lodge No d & 4th Modays 7:30 p.m. W Doald C. Bell do_bell@hotmail.com R W Joh Zabel zabelj@midsprig.com 1822-A Pefield Road, Pefield 526 By R\W\ Joh Zabel The Lodge participated i the Have-a-Heart Campaig at Eastview Mall i February. We do t have the results, as this is beig writte prior to the Campaig, but we thak all the Brethre who atteded ad helped. The District AGLs atteded our February 9th meetig ad coducted a School of Ritual which helped the Lodge Officers uderstad ad perform the Ritual better. Ufortuately, R\W\ Roy Moses could ot atted as he recetly uderwet a kee replacemet. His substitute, V\W\ Harry DeHollader, was also at our Edict Degree o Jauary 26th for the 2d Degree. Always Updatig Records The Lodge cotiues to review its list. If you do ot receive Lodge s ad have Joes Hyposis Metal Performace Coachig Weight Release ~ Stop Smokig ~ Livig with Cacer Pre- ad Post-Operative Healig ~ Fears ~ Sleep Better Cofidece ad Motivatio ~ Relax ~ Self-Hyposis Doug Joes, M.Ed., CH joeshyposis.com WEBSTER ~ (585) Brothers, the past moth has bee very busy i Webster Lodge. O Jauary 15th, our Lodge of Remembrace was held to pay tribute to the Brothers, who durig the year of 20, passed o. Our prayers ad respect were give to Brothers Ray David Rockcastle, Philip C. Kig Jr., Joh Merz, Fredric F. Corell, Walter Coe, Keeth V. Hutchiso, Wilbur Hiksto, Welligto R. Sager, Clarece Lee Shull, Bruce Frazee ad Lawrece F. Cole. We kicked off the Have-aHeart Campaig at Eastview Mall o Jauary 31st ad had a excellet showig of support for this worthy cause. The Mall was very busy ad the Brothers were able to solicit $ i doatios for the Roald McDoald Houses. Not bad for the kick-off of the Campaig. We made our fial push for the Have-a-Heart o February 15th. Thak you, Brothers. O February 5th, Webster Lodge Raised six Brothers to the Sublime Degree. I assure you that these six me will make excellet Masos. Juior Warde, Paul Dill, ad his Stewards provided a delicious meal of Chicke Parmesa; over 30 Brothers feasted before the Degree. March 2015 I thak all Brothers who took o ew roles i this Degree. I am very proud of our members ad the dedicatio they show to Freemasory ad the Ritual. It was ot a easy task preparig for this Degree. Primarily because I hit my Officers with preparig for the Rusty Nail Degree scheduled for just two days later, o February 7th. We had a good respose to the offerig of the Order of the Rusty Nail Degree. It was advertised to ot oly the Moroe District but all surroudig Masoic Districts. It s ot ucommo to become ucomfortable attedig Lodge after a log absece. Brothers ca feel as if they are o loger able to joi the Craft, fearful of embarrassmet of beig uable to remember our Ritual, sigs, passwords, etc. I am hopeful that those who atteded this uofficial Degree are ow i possessio of all they eed to atted ay Lodge, i ay District ad ca feel comfortable i doig so. I hope this program will have reewed their iterest ad attedace i the Craft. March Birthdays Webster Lodge Brothers celebratig a birthday i the moth of March are: Joh Beilma, Gregory Dezio, Keeth Laza, Bradley Lewis, Ralph Rizzo ad Natha VaLoo. March Masoic Aiversaries Webster Lodge Brothers celebratig beig Raised i the moth of March are: Timothy Brow; James Clacy; David Daki; Robert Delog; Timothy Eddiger; Robert Fisher; Stepha Gruttadauria; Keeth Heald; Robert Lasky; Joe A. Lewis; Joseph Mager, Jr.; Robert Passio; Gerald Pikley; Brya Rupert; Emil Schirao; Willard Scott; James Turer; Edward Vorrasi; David Williams; ad David Wissick. Mark Your Caledar O March 5th, R\W\Rich Friedma will be doig a WalkAbout Lodge. We have timed this for the beefit of our ewly Raised Brethre. If you have ever see a Walk-About Program, you will ot wat to miss it. Brother Rich does a fatastic a address, please let the Lodge kow your address. He ca be reached at: secretary@wakahubbard.org A to him is the best way to get your correctly. We appreciated havig W\ Joh Rees back i Lodge at the ed of Jauary. He is goig through some very iterestig medical situatios, but has improved ad was able to atted Lodge. He is our residet Past who attempts to keep the Lodge o the correct course i fiaces ad Cadidate proficiecy. We thak him for all he does ad are grateful he ca atted Lodge agai. (Cotiued o Page 11) Sad News Sice the last article, we have lost some of our Masoic Family. W\ Gary Lagdo passed away Jauary 18th. A group of Brethre preseted the Masoic Service for Brother Lagdo ad his family. Brother Bill Fay (our oly 70-year member) passed away Jauary 23rd. Brother Fay was our log-time Lodge Orgaist, util he could ot play aymore. We also remember him ad deceased Brother Bob Harris i the Pefield Fourth of July Parade years ago i Brother Harris covertible automobile. Two views of Webster Lodge Brothers staffig the Have-a-Heart CamThat always added to the Lodge paig booth: outside lookig i (above); iside lookig out (below). participatio i the parade. Just recetly, we atteded a memorial service for Eilee Wilkiso, widow of William, ad mother of our Seior Warde, David Wilkiso. Upcomig Evets O March 9th, we will have a Table Lodge put together by R\W\ Joh Zabel. We have ot had a Table Lodge i a couple of years. The details are

7 March 2015 Website: Damascus News Damascus Shrie Ceter No. 2 March 2015 Shrie Meetigs Dier Reservatios Required Call: (585) or (585) Shrie Office Hours Moday Friday 9:30 a.m. 3:30 p.m. Website: DAMASCUS SHRINE 6th Aual Seeca Casio Bus Trip Suday, April 12th $35 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 Must show photo ID for slot ad Food Voucher Pizza bread, wie, soda & water o trip up Sacks, cookies, raffles ad Karaoke by Carm o the way home all raffles for trip attedees. ITINERARY Meet at Shrie Ceter Bus leaves at 11 a.m. sharp Arrive at Casio 1 p.m. Ejoy the Casio, shop or sightsee i Dowtow Niagara Falls, NY Bus departs 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 580 Paymet with Reservatio is due i the Office by Moday, April 6th at Noo Thomas Baroody Gary Baxter Gordo Bell Gregory Blair II Chapi Blake Larry Blazey Albert Broccolo Joh Bryce III Kevi Burke Bruce Christopher Robert Clark James Clevelad Lace Daul Frakli Davis II Kevi Faro Robert Fox G. Thomas Grape William Gurett Gle Hedges March Birthdays Jaso Higley Sherwi Isaacs Hugh James Timothy Jeigs Bruce Katz Murray Kellogg Wilfred Kershaw Keeth Laza Neil Laudry William Lear Joh Lee Albert Ma Patrick McWhiey Richard Miles Keeth Miler Patrick Nicholso Richard Palmer Larry Pritchard Thomas Pusateri Clayto Ruggles Frakli Russell, Jr. Gle Scott Gary Shultz Steve Sill Raymod Smith William Smith George Stato, Jr. William Sulliva Richard Topel, Sr. Jeffrey VaHoute Natha VaLoo Lloyd Verbridge Scott Waldeis Joel Walker William Warder Scott Wells Philip Westcott, Jr. Cyril White Eldo White Berislav Zlokovic WAYNE M C CROSSEN Potetate I was so proud at the Istallatio ad I thak everyoe who helped put this woderful evet together - Scott Lasky with his fabulous steaks; Aette ad Norris Schapiro wet out ad picked out the magificet cake; ad Judy ad Vace Collom who are always ready to help. It was very upliftig for me to see may frieds whom I've kow for 30 years i my life of Masory ad Shriedom. My thaks to all who helped with the Super Bowl Party, which was a rousig success. Eighty people atteded ad everyoe ejoyed the game, the food ad festivities. A special thaks to Chef Mike Vaderkamp for his culiary skills. Also to Kevi Faro for his orgaizatioal skills. We had a magificet February meetig. Over 90 people atteded ad ejoyed the music from The Bluesmasters. I'm sure we will be hearig them i the future. Special thaks to Kevi ad Debbie Faro By David Bowma Tetative dier spots iclude: Hilto Garde I, Holiday I (mius Big Crosby), Hollywood, Lakeview Coutry Club, Curley s, Devaey s ad Breda s. I ve heard a rumor that the Harvest Dier will be held agai this year at the Shrie Ceter, but the date has ot bee made available to me. Whe I kow, you will kow. If you missed our recet meetig, you missed the big ews that Derek VaHoute is our Diva Represetive to the Aubur Club. We look forward to hearig from Derek. Could we have dreamed of aythig better? We are hopig to see Jim Kah more ow that he is gettig thigs straighteed out heart-wise. Ted Teat is holdig court at Westmister Maor o South Street, Aubur; stop i ad see him, although he may ot share the female compaioships It seems he is outumbered ad lovig it. for her decoratio skills; of course, the cleaup crew - Barbara Koish, George Corbett, Deborah McCrosse, Rhoda Maara ad Kare Burkhart. The March meetig will be featurig Irish River Dacers ad, of course, Cored Beef ad Cabbage. I m lookig forward to seeig you all. Sickess ad Distress I spoke to Jim Kah ad wished him a speedy recovery. We hope to see him soo. Our Work Pays Off We are pleased to report the proceeds of 20 Cruz Nights have bee mailed to the Shriers Hospitals for Childre - Erie ad Sprigfield. The total et proceeds were $23, Each Hospital received $11, Without the dedicatio ad hard work of you, your family ad frieds, this would ot have happeed. O behalf of all the childre we help, we sicerely sed our thaks. Aubur Shrie Club He made it to the Masoic Christmas Party, so expect him at the Shrie evets also. He ca come ad go as he pleases. Now I kow some protocol, ad I kow that o oe speaks after the Potetate, ad hear somethig great. At our Jauary meetig, from the Diva, we had Jim Rya, High Priest ad Prophet; Kevi Faro, Chief Rabba; ad Waye McCrosse, Potetate. GREAT!

8 8 Website: March 2015 kevin faro chief rabba By Edgar Hollwedel By Kevi "Skis" Faro, Chief Rabba What a great start to the year. I'm makig my way aroud to all the Clubs ad Uits ad gettig to kow everyoe. I had a super time at the Legio of Hoor Meetig. I give a salute with A tip of the Fez to all our Veteras for the sacrifices they have made o our behalf. Sittig with these Veteras ad havig dier with them is somethig special. If you have time i your schedule go to oe of their meetigs, sit ad chat with them, you will hear stories you ca't read i history books. Next it was off to the Aubur Shrie Club agai, with a ethusiastic group that belog to the oldest Shrie Club i Shriedom. They always have iterestig meetigs ad this was o differet. There was a tour of the Couty Jail. I was too late to make the tour, but word o the street is that Derek Va Houte, PP got locked i solitary, but was soo released ito the custody of the Aubur Shrie Club. Followig the tour, we had dier at Dey s Restaurat. My ext visit was to the Damascus Wheelers for their Istallatio of Officers. With over 70 i attedace, their off-the-wall Istallatio ad Steak Dier is oe of the fiest i all Shriedom. Cogratulatios to Do Cambisi as this year s Presidet ad Sea Nooa as his Vice Presidet. The Super Bowl Party was a success with over 75 i attedace ad some of the best Super Bowl food to grace the Shrie i a log time. No oe wet away hugry ad the game was excitig - although I wo't commet o whether I was happy or ot with the results. I was totally happy with the fu ad camaraderie that was a huge part of the eveig. The February meetig had a Mardi Gras theme as well as good food ad the souds of Rochester s ow The Bluesmasters. It s awesome to see Nobles who have't bee aroud i a while comig back. We hope to see YOU also i the ear future so we ca agai become strog ad work towards our mai goal of Helpig the Kids. Cogratulatios, W\ Dea Smith, pictured with his wife, JoA, for reachig his 50-Year Masoic Membership. The Grad Lodge of the State of New York preseted Worshipful Smith with his 50- year Award at the New York Sojourers meetig i Sarasota. 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 2015, 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 ( ). Perry Shrie Club The Jauary meetig was well-atteded ad all ejoyed a great program arraged be Ke Buckley. He itroduced the speaker, Ke Wallace, who spoke about ad demostrated "Flit Kappig." This is a skill our forefathers used to make tools ad weapos out of flit ad other mierals. They did ot use ay steel to form these products. Everythig they used was foud i the great outdoors. It is amazig what ca be doe whe you kow how. Ke Wallace passed may samples aroud ad all were surprised to see the commo arrow head ad the sharpest kife foud aywhere. Mii-Car News Jim VaSickle addressed the status of the mii-cars. He said that we eed drivers. Not just people willig to drive at the parades, but those who are willig to atted a meetig to lear the differet patters that are goig to be ew. The fu for all is to provide ew ad differet formatios. Also, all drivers must be familiar with the abilities ad disabilities of our aged vehicles. We were also hoored with the presece of members of the Diva Past Potetate, Jim Miller, ad Preset Potetate, Waye McCrosse. All spoke of the forthcomig year ad the various fuctios comig i the ear future. They all ca see growth i our raks, success i our projects ad a great future of our support for the Shriers Hospitals for Childre. Upcomig Evets This list is just a few of the great meetigs that we have to look forward to for the ext few moths. Suday morig, March 15th at 10 a.m., we will have a "Perry Shrie Club Bruch" at the Lumberyard Restaurat. There will ot be a program that morig. Bob Cox is plaig a program for us at the Hole i the Wall Restaurat o April 23rd. O May 28th, at the Lumberyard Restaurat, Derek VaHoute will tell us about "The History of the Shrie." O Jue 25th, we will meet at the Silver Lake Coutry Club for "Ladies Night." The Perry Shrie Club is always lookig for ew members. If you may be iterested i joiig, please call Edgar Hollwedel at (585) or just atted a meetig. We are the Mii-Car Professioals. I look forward to seeig you all. As always, thaks for your costat support. Super Bowl Fa, Little Leela Purcell takes a ap at half time Damascus News Boosters Boss & Mrs. Boss George & Lula Simo Dea & JoA Smith Skip & Diae Waterstreet Chuck & Marlee White Joh & Sadra Wihle I Memory of Carol Brickma Official Publicatio of Damascus Shrie A.A.O.N.M.S. Kevi Faro CHIEF RABBAN skis6603@aol.com Chuck McDoald ASSISTANT RABBAN alpha925@aol.com James R. Rya HIGH PRIEST & PROPHET jrya958@rochester.rr.com Jerry W. Lack ORIENTAL GUIDE jwlack@aol.com Michael P. Huesto TREASURER mph0523@frotieret.et Sea Nooa RECORDER recorder@damascusshriers.org 979 Bay Road, Webster, NY 580 (585) Fax - (585) office@damascusshriers.org Waye A. McCrosse POTENTATE maxcherry333@gmail.com Skip Waterstreet, EDITOR Damascus News (585) masoictimes@gmail.com Da Burkhart 1st CEREMONIAL MASTER dburk6t9ss@yahoo.com Rodey Williams 2d CEREMONIAL MASTER rwilliams12@rochester.rr.com Matt Sasoe MARSHAL matthew.sasoe@labor.y.gov George Corbett CAPTAIN OF THE GUARD gcorbett@pefield.edu Bruce C. Berhard OUTER GUARD berhardet@aol.com Vace R. Collom, Jr. DIRECTOR STAFF vcollom1@rochester.rr.com Shriers Charity Fishig Evet proceeds to beefit Shriers Hospitals for Childre Wedesday, Jue 24th at Reel Excitemet Charters, Poit Breeze Cost - $130 per perso, Icludes 5-Hour Fishig Trip 4 people per boat - get a group together or come by yourself ad joi a group Luch at the famous Black North I (BNI) All participats meet at the BNI Parkig lot by 6:15 a.m., 352 Otario Street; Ket Leavig the parkig lot at 6:30 a.m. promptly. Full paymet must be made by Jue 1st to secure a spot i a boat. Mail paymet (Payable to Damascus Shriers) to: Damascus Shriers Att: Fishig Derby 979 Bay Road, Webster, NY For further iformatio, cotact Bob Sogi at reelxite@rochester.rr.com Save the Date! Flag Retiremet Ceremoy Jue th ~ 2:00 p.m. at Damascus Shrie Ceter Ope to the Public Come experiece our Bad ad Legio of Hoor as we hoor our Flag. Refreshmets follow at the Oasis.

9 March 2015 Website: What s New i Erie First Lady Project a Eormous Success O, Jauary 21st, Kimberly Ferguso, First Lady of Zem Zem Shriers 20, preseted a check totalig $39, to Shriers Hospitals for Childre -Erie (SHC-Erie), the fial proceeds of her 20 First Lady Project. I total her project raised $44, The moey will be used for the purchase of a SooSite Portable Ultrasoud Machie. The remaiig moey will be applied to the purchase of ew Radiology Equipmet ad SHC- Erie s Nutritioal Supplemet Program. ENT Group Leases Secod Floor Ear, Nose ad Throat Specialists of Northwester Pesylvaia has leased the secod floor of Shriers Hospitals for Childre -Erie s buildig. ENT s occupacy is scheduled to begi March 25th with patiets beig see startig March 30th. This opportuity allows SHC-Erie to have the buildig fully occupied, which will sigificatly icrease foot traffic ito the Health Ceter. The icreased foot traffic will result i higher public exposure to the Shriers Hospitals for Childre missio, which may lead to a icrease i patiet referrals ad doatios. With 50 percet of ENT s patiets beig pediatric the ew partership has the potetial to be beeficial for SHC- Erie, ENT ad, most especially, the patiets of both orgaizatios. The iitial lease term is for 15 years. The log-term lease is part of SHC-Erie s pla to cotiue to be part of the Erie Commuity ad provide the best possible care to our patiets ad families. Highmark Walk for a Healthy Commuity Shriers Hospitals for Childre -Erie is participatig i the Highmark Walk for a Healthy Commuity o Saturday, Jue 6th, at Presque Isle State Park - the day before Commuity Day! The Highmark Walk for a Healthy Commuity is a aual fudraiser that beefits 23 local health ad huma services orgaizatios, icludig Shriers Hospitals for Childre -Erie. Sice Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield uderwrites the evet, Shriers Hospitals for Childre - Erie is able to keep 100 percet of the fuds raised by our walkers, which goes directly to the goal of providig the highest quality care to childre with musculoskeletal coditios ad other special health care eeds. To joi i the fu, log oto covio.et/shc-erie. From there, you ca register to walk ad create a team to help with the fudraisig efforts. With everyoe s efforts, SHC-Erie ca be the umber oe fudraisig orgaizatio. SHC-Erie Receives Grat Shriers Hospitals for Childre -Erie received a $25,000 grat from Erie Isurace to be applied to the purchase of ew Radiology equipmet. A Scott, VP, Commuity Outreach at Erie Isurace Group, preseted the check to Rick Liebel, Developmet Officer at Shriers Hospitals for Childre -Erie o Jauary 7th. For additioal iformatio, cotact: Greg Hall (8) By Ellie Cafield My goodess, March is here ad before log Easter will be just aroud the corer. The we ca start lookig for the Robis to come back, the grass will start to grow ad tur gree, the gardeers will start thikig about their gardes, etc. March th will be our Stated Sessio with Electio of Officers ad the wearig of the gree. There will be a special luch followig our Sessio ad the back upstairs for rehearsal for Istallatio of Officers. March 21st - Istallatio of Officers, 2:00 p.m. at Webster Lodge, 30 Orchard Street. There will be a receptio immediately followig Istallatio. For the Ladies who atteded the tour of the Memorial Art Gallery i Jauary, it was great. Our tour guide was very iformative ad showed us may items of iterest plus a history of them. We the wet to luch at a restaurat o Park Aveue. Ladies, Zama Temple is tryig very hard to fid iterestig places to go as a group ad to provide ladies days away. We welcome ay ad all suggestios. Keep i mid we have a craft meetig at the Shrie o the 4th Thursdays at 10 a.m. util. Last moth I wrote about Who are Members of Daughters of the Nile, What is the Purpose of Daughters of the Nile, ad What philathropy does Daughters of the Nile Zama Temple No. Meets 2d Saturday at 10 a.m. 30 Orchard Street, Webster Barbara Jea Smith, Quee Daughters of the Nile Support. Today I will add more iformatio. How do Iterested Ladies Become Daughters of the Nile? Proposals to Membership are siged by two members who are persoally acquaited with the woma beig proposed. A letter of ivitatio is the issued ad Cadidates are coducted through the Iitiatory Work at Ceremoials. What are the Beefits of belogig to Daughters of the Nile? The members of Daughters of the Nile share a special bod of fellowship with each other. There is pride i our efforts toward supportig the great Philathropy of Shriers Hospitals for Childre. Is the Daughters of the Nile Affiliated with a Specific Religio? This Orgaizatio is fouded o a belief i the Fatherhood of God ad the Sisterhood of Wome. Thus, the Orgaizatio is o-deomiatioal. It is ot a secret orgaizatio, but is a Fraterity with secrets. Last for this time is, Daughters of the Nile origiated i Seattle, Washigto, i 1913 ad celebrated its 100th Aiversary i A Departig thought The greatest discovery of ay geeratio is that huma beigs ca alter their lives by alterig the attitudes of their mids. Frak Russell, Associate Member of the Board of Goverors at Shriers Hospitals for Childre -Erie, presets two checks totalig $600, o behalf of the Geeva Shrie Club ad Robert Schwartig to Bob Lee, P P, Chairma of the Board of Goverors, to be applied to the purchase of ew radiology equipmet. Damascus Trestleboard 2015 march 2d Diva Meetig, 8 p.m. 4th Get Your Irish Damascus; Ope Shriers Meetig 6th Cruz Night Voluteer Meetig, 7 p.m. 27th Cruz Night Voluteer Meetig, 7 p.m. 28th Sportsma s Raffle, Shrie Ceter 28th Euchre Touramet, Shrie Ceter april 1st Sprig Damascus; Tiled Shriers Meetig 11th Noble Brig-a-Brother 12th Seeca Casio Bus Trip 8th may 2015 Cruz Nights Begi!! jue 24th Shriers Hospital for Childre Charity Fishig Evet God Bless Our Troops Cruz Nights are Oly a Few Weeks Away! 2015 Cruz Nights will be held o Fridays from May 8th through September 11th from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Our two Voluteer Meetigs have bee scheduled for 7 p.m. o Fridays - March 6th ad March 27th at the Damascus Shrie Ceter. Come at 6 p.m. ad support our ejoyable Lete Fish Fry Diers beforehad. We eed your iput to guaratee that this will cotiue to be The Best Cruz Night i the Rochester Area! Norris ad Bruce Dedicated to the Memory of Nobles Raymod G. Sads Jauary 23, 2015 Lloyd W. Peelle July 31, 20 Directors Staff Dier Meetig Note the New Time! Wedesday March 25th Yellow Mills Dier 2534 Route 31, Palmyra Order off the Meu Social Time - 5:00 p.m. Dier - 5:30 p.m. Ladies ad Guests Ivited Casual Attire RSVP ad questios to Vace Collom (585) vcollom1@rochester.rr.com Damascus Legio of Hoor Wedesday, March 11th Damascus Shrie Ceter; 979 Bay Road, Webster Social Hour - 5:30 p.m. (Hors d oeuvres Cash Bar) ~ Dier - 6:30 p.m. Salad * Ham * Scalloped Potatoes Vegetable * Rolls & Butter * Coffee or Tea * Dessert $12 per perso RSVP o later tha Noo, Moday, March 8th at (585) or cylegalrx@hotmail.com

10 10 Website: March 2015 Mark Your Caledar & Joi Upcomig Evets Damascus Shrie Ceter; 979 Bay Road; Webster, NY ~ Reservatio Lie: (585) The Damascus Shrie Maso s 10th Aual Saturday, March 28th 1 5 p.m. Ticket Iformatio: Call Beelli Nova Pump, 12-Gauge Beretta A300 Outlader, 12-Gauge 3. Browig BPS Huter, 20-Gauge 4. CZ 455 Varmit 22 Magum 5. CZ 512 Semi-Automatic,.22 LR 6. Hery Golde Boy.22 LR 7. Hery U.S. Survival Rifle.22 LR Camo Damascus Shrie Ceter, 979 Bay Rd, Webster Doatio: $20 Ticket icludes food, soda ad beer... Available all Day! All proceeds go to the Damascus Shrie Ceter, 979 Bay Road, Webster 8. Marli 336XLR Lever Actio 9. Marli Model 60SS Semi-Auto LR 10. Remigto 870 Express, 12-Gauge 11. Remigto 887 Nitro Pump, 12-Gauge Remigto Caliber 13. Ruger 10/22 W 3-9 Scope. Ruger America Rifle Damascus Shrie Friday Night Fish Frys Ope to the Public Every Friday Night Durig Let February 20th thru Good Friday, April 3rd 5:30 p.m. 8 p.m. Cost - $10 at Damascus Shrie Ceter Dier Icludes: Famous Fish Fry ~ Choice of Salt Potatoes or Fries Coleslaw ~ Roll & Butter (Chicke Nuggets ad à la carte sides are also available) For more iformatio, Cotact: (585) or office@damascusshriers.org 20 Gus i All! 15. Savage Axis II Package Gu 308 Caliber 16. Savage B-Mag 17 WSM 17. Savage Mark II S/S.22 LB 18. Savage Model 212 Slug Gu, 12-Gauge 19. Tikka T3 Lite Bolt Actio Wichester Super X Pump 12-Gauge 30 Trap Gu Sprig Flig at Damascus Wedesday April 1st Tiled Shriers Meetig 5 p.m. - Oasis Opes ~ 6 p.m. Dier ~ 7 p.m. - Meetig Dier by Forest Hill Caterig - $12 per perso Baked Ham ~ Ove-Roasted Chicke ~ Sirloi Tips w/gravy Rice ~ Pasta ~ Vegetable ~ Salad No reservatios accepted past Noo, March 27th Attire Expected Fez, Suit/Sport Coat ad Tie Damascus Shriers Noble Brig-a-Brother Saturday, April 11th 5 p.m. - Oasis Opes 6 p.m. Dier (Ladies Ivited) Bourbo Street Jazz Bad (5-8 p.m.) Dier by Forest Hill Caterig Chef-carved Prime Rib ~ Seafood Alfredo Chicke Marsala ~ Italia Sausage ~ Baked Potato ~ Pasta ~ Vegetable ~ Salad The potetial cadidate, his spouse ad referrig Brother ad spouse are our dier guests, if reserved as such; all others are $12 per perso. No reservatios accepted past Noo, April 3rd. ~ Attire Expected Fez, Suit/Sport Coat & Tie Have you bee thikig membership lately? If ot, do t wait ay loger. Get those Petitios to the Office. We have plaed a outstadig Noble Brig-a-Brother Program. If you have a potetial member for Shrie, brig them. If you have a potetial member for your Masoic Lodge who might be iterested i the Shrie later o, brig them. Damascus Shriers Euchre Touramets Last Saturday of the Moth Witer Seaso March 28th All Touramets ad Parties are Ope to the Public Registratio: 6 p.m. 7 p.m. Touramet Starts: 7 p.m. $10 per player ~ 50/50 Raffle For more details: office@damascusshriers.org (585) Damascus Shrie Ceter

11 March 2015 Website: N masoictimes@gmail.com 11 Webster Lodge (Cotiued from Page 6) job exemplifyig the Craft ad the Statios ad Places of the Lodge. The meetig will begi at 7:30 p.m. ad all are welcome to atted. Webster Lodge will be hostig our School of Ritual uder the directio of your Assistat Grad Lecturers, R\W\ Roy Moses ad Webster Lodge s immediate Past, V\W\ Joe A. Lewis. They have bee very busy ad workig hard for our District. Please joi us o March 19th at 7:30 p.m. Fially, o April 2d, Northfield Lodge s Brother Lace Daul will headlie our program for the eveig. He will preset Kig Solomo s Temple: A Archeological Poit of View. Oce agai, the meetig will commece at 7:30 p.m. ad promises to be a iterestig presetatio. C L I O LODGE No st & 3rd Tuesdays 7:30 p.m. W Matthew T. Scheffer mscheffer@yahoo.com Lawrece Vaccarelli lvaccarelli221@gmail.com 287 East Aveue, Hilto 468 Sprig is almost here, Brothers! Or some semblace of it. You ever kow what you will get i Rochester this moth, but here at Clio, we have some great evets goig o, so we ll help you get through it! Jauary Highlights Our first meetig i Jauary was a presetatio by R\W\ Joh Zabel ad Brother Lace Daul o Royal Arch Masory. It Fairport-Flower City Lodge No. 476 Fairport Masoic Hall 87 South Mai Street 2d & 4th Modays 7:30 p.m. W Scott Mosher smosher@rochester.rr.com Scott W. Goyeo sgoyeo@gmail.com Empire State Weeklies, Ic. Webster Pritig Corporatio 46 North Aveue Webster, NY 580 (585) Specializig i Newsletters Priters of this Publicatio was very iformative ad must have bee very persuasive as well, as three Brothers submitted Petitios as a result! We held our 1st Aual Dumpster Dish Dier o Jauary 17th ad it was fairly successful. The food was outstadig - especially the special recipe hot sauce prepared by Brother Larry Vaccarelli. We eve got to break i the ew griddles. They are defiitely seasoed well ow. At our secod meetig, W\ Scott Brickma presided i the East for our Fellowcraft Degree for six Brothers. It was a well doe Degree by all. Thaks to Brother Jaso Morrisette who preseted the Middle Chamber Lecture. The turout for the Degree was impressive as we did ot have eough room o the sides of the Lodge for all the Brothers to fit durig the obligatio! We also held our Mothly Euchre Touramet at Pleasure Laes i Hilto. We had our best crowd yet! Travelig Gavel The Travelig Gavel was at Clio, but Northfield atteded our 2d Degree with seve Brothers ad re-claimed the gavel. It was great to see these Brothers from Northfield Lodge: R\W\ Steve Micheer, W\ Devo Littlefield, Brothers Ke Stavaloe, Larry Stavaloe, Lace Daul, Jaso Morrisette ad Joh Dudley. They eve stayed ad ejoyed a Clio Dumpster Dish (our versio of a garbage plate) afterwards. Upcomig Evets O March 3rd, R\W\ Steve Micheer will be presetig his Mozart Program to the Lodge. I am lookig especially forward to seeig this. O Saturday, March 7th, we are havig our Aual Cored Beef ad Cabbage Dier. We It is March already ad Sprig should be i the air. Maybe oe more sow storm could happe, but the groudhog did ot see his shadow i Fairport. There are oly two moths util Grad Lodge meets. Brotherhood Fud - Last Call Doatios to the Brotherhood Fud will be accepted util May 31st. Have you made your doatio yet? We were busy durig February with the Have-a-Heart Campaig fudraiser for Roald Mc- Doald Houses, a 1st Degree, a Brother Brig-a-Fried Night ad the Aual Pub Crawl. Mark Your Caledar The 2d Degree will be coferred o March 9th with W\ Tom Richederfer i the East. Voluteer to take part ad ejoy the Degree doubly. The meetig o March 23rd will be a School of Ritual to be followed by a Trivia Challege. Other Lodges are requested to test their mettle agaist the Brothers of Fairport-Flower City. O March 28th, the Scottish Rite of Rochester will host their College of Freemasory at Geesee Commuity College. This does ot occur every year, so make a effort to be a part of this exceptioal experiece. There is othig to report uder Sickess ad Distress. We pray for everyoe s cotiued are havig it a little earlier this year to try ad stay ahead of the St. Patty s Day rush of diers. At our March 17th meetig, we will be presetig the 3rd Degree to our six Fellowcraft Brothers. W\ Pete Matthews will be i the East for the Degree. Our mothly Euchre touramet will be o Suday, March 22d at Pleasure Laes i Hilto. Registratio is at 12 Noo, ad play begis at 1 p.m. March Birthdays Happy Birthday to Brother Cody Groth. Closig Thought A Masoic joke for you A Maso s wife oce asked him why he leared all his workigs i the toilet. His reply: That s the oly properly tiled room i the house. Helpig Families Share Memories sice Livigsto District District Deputy Grad - Douglas Staley Brothers from Nuda Statio Lodge workig February 7th, at Marketplace Mall for the Have-a-Heart Campaig to beefit the Roald McDoald Houses. (Left to right) Bill Wright, Dick Trescott ad Ed Dickso (who will be 95!) seated at table. good health ad prosperity. March Birthdays The followig Brothers are celebratig their birthday i the moth of March: Murray Kellogg (2d), Samuel Katz (3rd), Daiel Bliss (12th), Tomislav Trapaovski (16th), Michael Johso (20th), Adrew Woeppel (21st), Seymour Margolis (23rd), Joh Lidsay (25th), Pre-Need & Medicaid Plaig Fueral & Crematio Services Memorial Evet Plaig David P. Crawford, Licesed Maager 495 N. Wito Road Rochester, NY (Betwee Browcroft & Humboldt) Doald Camero (27th) ad Joh-Paul Altieri (29th). Happy Birthday to all. We wish for you a happy, healthy ad prosperous year ahead. Take advatage of readig more i the Masoic Times for further Masoic opportuities ad kowledge i our area Kleaig by Kelly Commercial & Residetial Cleaig & Iterior Paitig Cyree-Moroe (Cotiued from Page 13) tivities. Hece, the Commadery attracted may to the disciplie ad military maeuvers. 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12 12 Website: N masoictimes@gmail.com Geesee-Wyomig District District Deputy Grad - Hery Robiso Olive Brach Lodge No. 39, F. & A.M. 1st Wedesdays 7:30 p.m. W William MacPherso ardow3@ms.com R W Neil R. Bedford H) ; C) bedford67@gmail.com 12 Bak Street, Le Roy 482 Hi, Brothers, from the deep freeze i Wester New York. For you Sowbirds ad our Brothers livig i the warm South we have bee havig wid chills i Jauary ad February as low as -20. Please sed your Brothers i the North some warm weather from the South. Friday Fish Frys As you have bee hearig, we will begi our Aual Friday Lete Fish Frys o February 20th. They will ru through April 3rd. O March 17th, we will have our 1st Aual St. Patrick s Day Cored Beef ad Cabbage Dier i cojuctio with Euice Lodge. It will be startig at 4 p.m. at our Masoic Commuity Ceter - PRE-SALES ONLY. See a active member for tickets. O April 25th we will be holdig our aual TABLE LODGE at the Masoic Commuity Ceter startig at 3:30 p.m. For reservatios, please cotact the or. The meu will be fialized i a couple of weeks ad will be set to the members ad surroudig Districts. Scottish Rite Evet The 2015 College of Freemasory will be o Saturday, March 28th, at Geesee Commuity College. Registratio will begi at 8 a.m., with the evet startig at 9 a.m. Morig refreshmets ad luch will be provided. This fuctio is ope to ay Maso; the cost to atted will be $20. There will be four oted speakers o Masory. This is a Waye District District Deputy Grad - R\W\ Joh P. Krest (315) District Deputy Grad R W Joh P. Krest (315) Otario/Seeca/Yates District Deputy Grad - R\W\ Joh C. Hubbard (607) District Deputy Grad Otario/Seeca/Yates District R W Joh C. Hubbard (607) Waye District kremac7@gmail.com Are we there yet? Are we there yet? ARE WE THERE YET? Who has t heard these familiar ad gratig words i our travels? We had bee o our way for some time johhubbard37@yahoo.com I exted greetigs, my Brothers, from the Most Worshipful William J. Thomas, Grad of Masos i the State of New York ad the Otario/ Seeca/Yates District. Our Past District Deputy Grad, Jed K. Bradow, told me that my term as District Deputy would fly by i o time. Jed could t have bee ay more accurate i his predictio. R\W\ Thomas Abraham, Grad Director of Ceremoies, ad I have already made our 13 ad those axious voices seemed to have o letup as we cotiued to get to our destiatio. My message this moth is directed to the Elected Officers of our District. These are the words that should be o your mids as you are approachig the last few moths of your curret Statios withi your Lodge. Are you satisfied with the work you have doe? Have you doe your very best to support each other? Have you improved upo the Masoic Kowledge of the Craft withi the Lodge? Are you more kowledgeable yourself? Have you made a sigificat cotributio of time to make repairs or improvemets to your equipmet or buildig? Have Official Visits. We both ejoyed the hospitality ad camaraderie of the Lodges i our District. Coicidetally, we did t eed to cacel ay of our visits due to bad weather. DGM s Meetig The Deputy Grad s Tow Hall Meetig for the Otario/Seeca/Yates ad Steube Districts was a great success. After holdig aother Tow Hall Meetig i Waye District i the morig, R\W\ Deputy Grad Williamso, preseted a very well-orgaized ad iformatioal sessio about Chage. My thaks to R\W\ Mathew Melebacker ad the Brothers from Steube District for all their help. Additioally, I also thak W\ Mark Steimetz ad Joh Hodge Lodge No. 815 for the lucheo ad for hostig the evet. R\W\ Abraham ad I have bee busy attedig 1st ad 2d Degrees at Caadaigua Lodge ad Joh Hodge Lodges. A special cogratulatios to Joh excellet way to receive additioal Light i Masory. Please cotact your for reservatios ad trasportatio or call the Valley of Rochester at We have two, ewly Raised Brothers i Olive Brach Lodge - Codey O Neill ad Harold Mitchell, Jr. For the older Brothers i the Lodge, Codey is the Gradso of Gerry ad Jaet Kigdo. Please welcome these Brothers to the Lodge whe you see them. Michael Cali from Warsaw Lodge was also Raised. All three Degrees were put o i cojuctio with Warsaw Lodge. Remember Your Dues Our Dues are comig i ad we oly have about 20 Brothers who have ot set their Dues i yet. Please sed them i as soo as possible. Brotherhood Fud The Brotherhood Fud is still ruig util May. If you have ot set i your doatio, please cosider doig so. Brothers, please try to atted Lodge meetigs ad support your Officers. Hopefully, by the writig of our ext article, the deep freeze will be goe. Hodge Lodge for havig two rotatios i each Degree. Grad Lodge The Otario/Seeca/Yates s ad Wardes Associatio decided to shorte the traditioal stay this year for Grad Lodge from four ights to two, i order to help the Lodges from expedig so much moey for accommodatios. We will, oce agai, be travelig by trai from Syracuse. A more ecoomical hotel may also be a optio. A big thak you to R\W\ Jed K. Bradow for headig up the Roald McDoald Have-a- Heart Program agai this year. Supportig the Roald McDoald Houses is such a importat ad fulfillig program. Mark Your Caledar March 7th O/S/Y Associatio Meetig, 9 a.m., at Seeca Lodge Hall, Seeca Falls. April 8th Yellow Dog Degree, Dier at 6:30 p.m. at Seeca Lodge Hall, Seeca Falls. April 11th O/S/Y District Survivig Spouses Lucheo, 11:30 a.m., at Clifto Sprigs Coutry Club April 27th - The re-scheduled O/S/Y Table Lodge at Gleora Wiery, 6 p.m., hosted by Dudee Lodge. March 2015 Olive Brach Lodge ad Euice Lodge Preset St. Patrick s Day Cored Beef & Cabbage Dier with Potatoes & Carrots Tuesday, March 17th Servig from 4 p.m. Util??? $12 per perso- Pre-Sale ONLY Masoic Commuity Ceter 12 Bak Street, LeRoy Fridays from February 20th - April 3rd Fish Frys Durig Let Fresh Haddock, Cole Slaw Frech Fries or Baked Potato $ Fish Fry, Regular $ Fish Fry, Broiled $ Mii Beer-Battered Fish Fry Take-out & Advaced Eat-i Orders Starts at 4:30 p.m. Call (585) Eat-i Starts 5:00 p.m. til Sold Out at Masoic Commuity Ceter, 12 Bak Street, LeRoy you made a sigificat moetary cotributio to Masoic ad Commuity Charities? Are you supportig those Brothers i the Chairs ahead of yours? Are you assistig those Brothers i those Chairs behid yours? Are you READY to STEP UP? Are you happy with the progress YOUR Lodge is makig? Are each of you assistig your ewly Raised Brothers i their efforts to gai more Light as they sit i Lodge? Ca you improve your Lodge Programs? As Leaders of your Lodge, how may Leaders of the Lodges withi your District have you sat with i either Lodge or s ad Wardes? Are you aware of a Lodge i trouble? What have you doe to HELP? I ask these questios because I wat each of US to look withi ourselves ad ask what we have to do to isure ot oly the Survival of our Fraterity, but to eable it to GROW! May of our Lodges are top-heavy with older Brothers ad older ideas. You are the Leaders of Your Lodge. Those who are followig You are lookig to You to LEAD! YOU are the FUTURE of Freemasory ot oly i your Lodge, but i the District ad the State. YOU have to LEAD! We are NOT there yet. Gettig there starts with YOU. Grad Lapel Pis are still available for a doatio to Camp Turk. My thaks for your doatio to the Brotherhood Fud. I ask you to remember the Masoic Care Commuity. If there is iterest i a guided tour of the Masoic Care Commuity, cotact me. We would eed approximately 30 to 35 persos to arrage a o-cost trip, which would be ope to couples as well as Brothers. Garoga-Sicerity Lodge No st & 3rd Tuesdays W Stephe Durso, Jr. R W Clayto Ruggles claymar4250@fltg.et 67 Otario Street, Phelps 532 By R\W\ Clayto Ruggles Travelig to New York City Ayoe wishig to atted Grad Lodge this May is ecouraged to cotact the for more iformatio. The District will be leavig Syracuse, by trai, o Suday, May 3rd, ad will retur o Tuesday, May 5th. The trip is beig shorteed to reduce expeses for those attedig. More specifics regardig departure ad retur times will be available prior to the trip. Brother Brig-a-Fried Oe major goal of your Lodge is to icrease membership. Like all Masoic efforts, this ca oly happe with your help. May hads make light work. O Thursday, March 26th, we are goig to host a Brother Sposored by Olive Brach Lodge Brig-a-Fried Night at the Phelps Lodge Hall. Brother Brig-a-Fried Night will reivigorate us, provide good fellowship, ad, with your help, good Cadidates for Masory. We ask you to thik of all the people you kow, who might make good members of our Lodge. Ivite oe, or several, to this iformatioal program at 6:30 p.m. Spouses or sigificat others are also ivited. After the program i the Lodge Room to acquait our guests about the geeral ature of our Craft, we will have light refreshmets. The goal of brigig ew members ito our Craft is a importat oe. This program is a vehicle that allows us to accomplish that goal, while at the same time, givig us a opportuity to expose our beloved Craft to o-masos. Do yourself, your Lodge, ad your prospective Cadidate(s) a GREAT service; Brother Brig-a-Fried. It is importat you cotact: R\W\ Roald Gales (315) or rogalesosy@yahoo.com or R\W\ Clayto Ruggles (315) or claymar4250@fltg.et by March 16th, so a ivitatioal letter ca be set to your guest(s). Remember the first meetig of the moth begis with a Potluck Meal at 6:30 p.m. Come joi us. From the s Desk Brothers who have ot doe so are remided to remit their Dues. It s importat to stay curret, so the possibility of beig dropped for No-paymet of Dues ca be avoided. I am agai requestig that Brothers sed me their address. Havig your address is useful for cotact purposes i case of the eed to cotact Brothers o short otice. Thak you. March Birthdays We sed March birthday greetigs to Robert Taylor III (7th), Charles Aderso ad Ramo Howard (22d), Garry Clock ad Clayto Ruggles (23rd).

13 March 2015 Website: N masoictimes@gmail.com 13 York Rite Hiram Chapter No. 62 What s Happeig The leadership of the Chapter is chagig agai. Our outgoig DDGHP, R\E\ Joh Zabel, was elected to serve as High Priest for the comig year. With the help of our outgoig High Priest, E\ Rick Howe, we have a good idea for the year s program. We will be slowly goig through the Capitular Developmet Course. This method will be goig through small sectios of the course at those meetigs where o other program or Degree is scheduled. Oh, ad E\ Rick Howe will be istalled our ew DDGHP for the 13th Capitular District at Grad Chapter, March 5th - 7th, i Albay. Iterestig times. With the help of the Chapters i the 13th District ad the 12th District we hosted a Royal Arch Degree Festival o Saturday, Jauary 31st, i the Palmyra Masoic Hall. It was a full day where the four Degrees of the Chapter were coferred. This was the most excitig festival held i the District i may years. There were 40 Cadidates for the Royal Arch Degree with may receivig the precedig three Degrees. There were also 68 Compaios from seve differet Districts preset for the coferral. This icluded the Grad Scribe, R\E\ Ray Roche, ad the Grad Priciple Sojourer, R\ Alle Bryat. Cadidates from the 16th Capitular District were accompaied by M\E\ ad R\W\ Jeff Williamso, Past Grad High Priest, ad curret Deputy Grad. The degrees were coordiated by the followig people: Compaio Lace Daul, from our Chapter, put together the Mark Maso Degree; R\E\ Joh Zabel coferred the Past Degree; R\E\ Joh Covell, the DDGHP from the 12th Capitular District to our east, brought a Degree team with him to cofer the Most Excellet Degree; ad the High Priest of Geeva Chapter, E\ Jamie Kaim, coordiated the Royal Arch Degree. The Degrees impressed the Cadidates. At the ed of the Royal Arch Degree, the Deputy Grad ad Grad Scribe both spoke to the ew Compaios about their experiece ad what it meas to be a Royal Arch Maso. The Grad Scribe oted that by exaltig 40 Compaios we icreased the membership of Grad Chapter by 1%. A otable achievemet. The Compaios i attedace were from the 8th, 9th, 10th, 12th, 13th, th, 15th, ad 16th Capitular Districts, which was also very impressive. There were Cadidates from each of these Districts; some required several hours travel to atted. We set a mark that will be hard to pass i the future, but we may work o it. Musigs Let us take a short look at what each of the York Rite Degrees portrays, but ot ecessarily the teachigs of the Degrees. The Mark Maso Degree, the first of the sequece, demostrates the workig day of the masos buildig Kig Solomo s Temple ad the method i which they receive their wages. It also shows how hoest work builds character. The Past Degree, although ot sheddig ay ew light, prepares the Cadidate for the Royal Arch Degree. The Most Excellet Degree is the oly Masoic Degree where somethig is completed ad dedicated ad it demostrates the method of dedicatio. The Royal Arch Degree demostrated how dedicated work ca fid that which was lost ad the ceremoy of passig the veils. More o the veils ext moth. As with the Lodge Degrees, you ca read about the Degrees ad go through exposes of the Ritual, but you do t start uderstadig the teachigs of the Degrees util you actually have them coferred o you. The York Rite Degrees are iteded to add to the teachigs of the first three Degrees ad to complete the story that the Third Degree starts but does ot fiish. The ritual of the Third Degree does tell us that the story is ot complete. The Royal Arch Degree completes the story ad amplifies o the origial teachigs. Well, eough for this moth. Next moth we will describe the proceedig of Grad Chapter ad get ito other portios of the Degrees. Doric Coucil No. 19 Jauary s meetig was called off do to reasos beyod our cotrol. The work of our February meetig was receivig the message from our Deputy Grad. We had a pleasat repast ad the to the Coucil for our meetig. We also welcomed our two ew Select s, who just received their Degree i December. Nuggets of Wisdom from the Cryptic Website I order for us to comprehed Cryptic Masory let us review our uderstadig of all the Degrees of a York Rite Maso startig with Blue Lodge, cotiuig through Chapter ad the Coucil Degrees ad, for Christia Masos, that of Commadery. I ll cotiue with a accout of the York Rite as fouded upo traditioal ad ethical elemets which will ot udertake a historical or critical aalysis. The Symbolic Degrees The Etered Appretice is a bearer of burdes; the Fellowcraft is a skilled workma ad the Maso, a director of the work. The Etered Appretice Degree, the 1st Degree of Masory, admoishes the Cadidate to obey the rules ad regulatios ad lear to practice secrecy. The backgroud of this Degree, like may others, is the buildig of Kig Solomo s Temple i Jerusalem. The Etered Appretice is taught symbolically to labor upo the buildig of the Temple, to subdue the passios, ad to improve himself i Masory. He receives here the begiig of the istructios which are to guide him i search of the secret of Freemasory. The Fellowcraft is istructed i the priciples of Geometry. The differet Orders of Architecture are explaied to him ad he is ejoied to study the Seve Liberal Arts ad Scieces, ad to proceed o his jourey toward the attaimet of Masoic kowledge. The Maso is taught umerous very importat moral lessos goverig his coduct i the world toward others; that he must aswer ad obey the rules of the order; must ot cheat, wrog or defraud a Brother or a Lodge of Masos, but o the cotrary must help, aid ad assist a distressed Brother, his widow ad orphas. Preparatio for the life to come is iculcated by beautiful ceremoies. The Temple is ot yet completed, ad those faithful craftsme who have labored so log upo it are deprived, by the wickedess of others of that for which they have wrought. The Cadidate receives light as fully as it may come to him i the Symbolic Lodge, ad a substitute for that which by further search he may hope to receive later, the real secret of a Maso. The buildig of the Temple symbolizes the perfectio of our moral life ad the cotiuous effort to erect withi ourselves a spiritual buildig, a house ot made with hads, eteral i the heaves. The Capitular Degrees The first of the four Degrees i the Chapter is the Mark, ad i it, the Cadidate is still symbolically laborig o a ufiished temple as i the precedig Degrees of the Blue Lodge. He is taught the obility of labor ad that i the erectio of his moral ad spiritual temple he must determie ad prepare the materials of which that temple is to be costructed ad to have due care that i so doig the work which he shall preset, bearig his mark, shall be such as to desigate him as worthy of admissio to that house ot made with hads, eteral i the heaves. This Degree is perhaps as old as, if ot older tha, ay other Degree of Aciet Craft Masory. It is so aciet, i fact, that its real origi caot be traced exactly; but i 1598, i Scotlad, Statutes were issued which required the Operative Maso to register his Mark. No Degree i Freemasory ca be more iterestig, more ispirig, or more istructive, tha that of the Mark Degree. The secod of the four Degrees i the Chapter is the PAST MASTER, ad i former times o oe was eligible for the Royal Arch except Actual or Past s of Lodges, which meat that very few could receive it, so the Degree of Past was istituted whereby oe might become a Virtual by meas of the ceremoy of this Degree, ad thus be eligible for exaltatio to the Royal Arch. The third Degree i the Chapter is the MOST EXCEL- LENT MASTER, ad recites the evets surroudig the completio of Kig Solomo s Temple ad its dedicatio with imposig ceremoies to the services of the Most High God; the very idea upo which Masoic Symbolism has bee based. Kig Solomo offers a sublime ivocatio, ad fire comes dow from heave ad cosumes the burt offerigs ad the sacrifices. The Brethre rejoice that their log labor is eded; lay aside their apros, are greeted as Most Excellet s, ad receive their reward. This eds the cycle of Degrees havig to do with the erectio of Kig Solomo s Temple ad brigs us up to the sublime story, spaig ceturies of time, set forth i the Royal Arch Degree. Royal Arch Degree The Holy Royal Arch Degree is kow as the Summit of Aciet Craft Masory. It was cosidered so importat i our early history that oe but actual s of Lodges were permitted to receive it. This Degree brigs to Light that for which the Maso has searched. Wheever there is a loss, there should be a recovery, ad the Royal Arch Degree vividly portrays that recovery. Thus are coected together, i the most itimate way, the work of the Blue Lodge ad work of the Chapter - either beig complete without the other. To be cotiued Cyree-Moroe Commadery No. 12 March 2d 7 p.m., Iformal Meetig - Topical iterests to which all Sir Kights are ecouraged to atted. This is a learig experiece that icludes the Templar Boot Camp for ew Templars ad those who wat a refresher March 16th 7:30 p.m., Tiled Meetig - Iformal Meetig. Dier at 6 p.m. at Pittsford Pub prior to meetig (o reservatios required, order from meu) April 20th - Our Aual Ispectio. Officers eed to rehearse the Tactics, Sword Maual ad idividual speakig parts. This meetig is iteded to provide that opportuity. August 15th - Trieial of Grad Ecampmet of Kights Templar USA i Buffalo. Sir Kights will be eeded to assist as New York State hosts o behalf of Grad, SK David Dixo Goodwi, GCT. If you are iterested ad willig to help, please cotact me. With SK Charles M. Roberts as Grad Commader of the Grad Commadery for the State of New York, ad SK David Dixo Goodwi, GCT, Grad i the Grad Ecampmet, USA, New York Templary is i the forefrot of all Templary worldwide. More to follow as iformatio becomes available. Keep tued. Cotiuig our review of our history this moth we will use both The History of Masory i Moroe Couty by R\W\ Herma A. Saracha, 33, ad History of the Grad Commadery Kights Templar i the State of New York, , Volume I by SK Roald L Brow, PGS, KCT Grad Historia. Early i 1826, a group of Masos residig i Moroe Couty, most of whom, if ot all, were members of Wells Lodge No. 282 F&AM ad Hamilto Chapter No. 62, Royal Arch Masos, decided to orgaize a Ecampmet, Kights Templar, i the Village of Rochester, to be kow as Moroe Ecampmet. They requested the coset of Geesee Ecampmet No. 10, the located i LeRoy, which was refused. Perhaps of this request, a resolutio was adopted by the Grad Ecampmet o Jue 9, 1826, that o warrat or dispesatio shall be issued to form a Ecampmet withi thirty miles of ay regularly costituted Ecampmet. The Brethre of Rochester were ot to be thwarted. O Jue, 1826, a resolutio was adopted by New Jerusalem Ecampmet at Ithaca, requestig to the orgaizatio of a brach at Rochester. The resolutio was as follows: We the udersiged Officers of New Jerusalem Ecampmet, Ithaca, Couty of Tompkis, do give our coset that a Brach of our Ecampmet of Kights Templar, Kights of Malta ad Appedat Degrees may be opeed ad held i the Village of Rochester, Couty of Moroe, State of New York, ad that the said Ecampmet shall be called ad tiled Moroe Ecampmet, to be maaged ad govered by the uder-amed Brothers Sir Kight be their Officers, viz. Fracis H. Cumig, Grad Commader; Joatha Child, Geeralissimo; Abelard Reyolds, Captai Geeral; ad the we will cosider ourselves i Uio with said Ecampmet ad all others which they may hereiafter sactio, (siged) Natha Beers, Grad Commader; Richard Oews, Geeralissimo; Miles Mix, Captai Geeral; ad C.P. Heeas, Recorder. O July 10, 1826, the Sir Kights of Moroe Ecampmet held their first Coclave. The Officers were istalled by the Officers of Jerusalem Ecampmet at a Public Istallatio held at Sait Paul s Episcopal Church o July 13th. The fact that a brach had bee istituted, may have iflueced the Grad Ecampmet to modify its policy. O September 18, 1826, that Body grated a Dispesatio to form a Ecampmet of Kights Templar i the Village of Rochester, ad o Jue 8, 1827, issued a Warrat or Charter for the Ecampmet to be kow as Moroe Ecampmet No. 12. This Charter is still i the possessio of Moroe Commadery No. 12. However, the ati-masoic movemet was at its height. O February 27, 1829, a meetig was held to cosider resigig the Charter. Effective March 13, 1829, ad for a period of 18 years, Moroe Ecampmet ceased to exist. Durig this time the Village of Rochester became a city ad the area prospered. By 1845, the Masoic Commuity bega to recover ad re-activate. Hamilto Chapter No. 62 RAM revived i Moroe Commadery re-activated Jauary 28, By Jue, 1850, membership had grow to 30. I 1857, the ame was chaged to Moroe Commadery ad the title of the presidig Officer to Emiet Commader, as a result of chages at the State level. The State Body was ow the Grad Commadery of the State of New York istead of Grad Ecampmet. The Civil War fostered a iterest i military ad martial ac Cotiued o Page 11

14 Website: N masoictimes@gmail.com S C O T T I S H R I T E N E W S Chapter Rose Croix Cosistory Lodge of Perfectio Coucil of Prices of Jerusalem Joh Lemke, 32, DSA Commader-i-Chief The challeges of the world grow. The value i our Scottish Rite, beig a Fraterity that fulfills our Masoic obligatio to care for our members, will be of icreasig worth ad comfort. Our Jauary meetig offered real-world help for me desirig greater ability to speak publicly. Brother Bruce Katz ad V\W\ Joe Lewis provided helpful iformatio ad ispiratio for Brothers to achieve more out of life. The program was well-received ad there seems to be a desire for further lessos o this topic. Bruce has geerously agreed to come to our 3rd Thursday meetigs prepared to cotiue offerig helpful techiques ad iformatio to help Brothers i public speakig. We ll probably have this sectio at the ed of our meetigs. Thaks to both Bruce ad Joe for their help i makig the meetig a success. Sice my last article, I atteded a Triagle Girls meetig at Pittsford Masoic Hall with a good turout of guests, icludig our Grad, M\W\ William Thomas. The Grad s presece at this evet sigifies the importace of our youg wome ad me s orgaizatios as part of Freemasory. The Scottish Rite will offer help where we are able. All of us should cosider how we ca help these woderful groups to grow ad pass alog importat Masoic values. O February 4th, at Olive Brach Lodge, I ejoyed participatig i our Rite o the Road Program ably led by Sovereig Price ad R\W\ Stepha Micheer. Spectacles at Newburgh is always well received. Ay Lodge desirig this presetatio please cotact Stepha or the Valley Office. It makes a very ice program for a eveig. Our March meetig will be preseted by Most Rochester Coucil of the Prices of Jerusalem By Stepha Micheer, 32 Sovereig Price The Masio of Masory... If you feel hollow, that s just your proof that there s more, You eed to follow, that s what the loely is for. ~David Wilcox We are dwellers of a orate, deeply detailed ad itricately rich Victoria masio o the edge of tow. We do t live here, but rather it is a secod home. Some of us have bee visitig this place for may years, ad some have just recetly walked through the frot door. There are some who may be cosiderig turig o their heels ad walkig out. That s ufortuate. Still, may of us do t get too far past the frot door vestibule ad the two frot parlors, to explore the mysterious rooms i the two mai wigs of the house. Is it eough to just stad i the etryway ad parlors? Grated, there s certaily a lot to look at there, ad these three rooms are homey ad comfortig. There are may fie details to itrigue the eye, ad excite the spirit. The Architect of this structure certaily kew what he was doig because you ca see it i the cosistecy of the desig ad the attetio to detail, which exteds dow the two primary corridors as visible from the etryway. I ca t imagie why ayoe would walk through the frot door of such a stupedous edifice ad ot wat to wader through this amazig buildig! They say there are at least 10 rooms dow that corridor ad at least 29 rooms dow the other oe. That s a lot to explore. Although I ve take a quick ru through most of these rooms, I keep watig to go back because, each time I do, somethig ew strikes my curiosity. That corridor over there features desigs with triagles, circles ad a cross; strikig colors of red, purple ad black. This oe features a doubled headed bald eagle; Gold ad black ad white. Though there are differeces, there are strikig similarities. I ca t help but to thik that, if some of those who exited the masio after their brief stop were to have take a stroll dow this corridor or that oe, they might still be admirig the buildig with us. Oh, the craftsmaship ad the quality of costructio. They do t kow what they re missig by ot roamig. Wise, Adam Juod, ad Ill\ Joh Zabel o the iterestig ad ispiratioal story ad aspects of the Rochester Chapter of Rose Croix. You will fid the programs at all of our meetigs ejoyable ad ispiratioal. Why ot atted, see ad ejoy the good compay. Our College of Freemasory is Saturday, March 28th. Fid details elsewhere i this paper ad cotact the Valley Office to secure your spot. We should have Brothers from aroud the State ad Caada attedig. Spread the word that it is ope to all Masos, ot just Scottish Rite Members, ad that it will be worthwhile ad fu. The Valley is schedulig a road trip May 8th ad 9th to Hamilto, Otario, Caada to witess some of their Degrees. If you are iterested i joiig i this excursio, cotact the Valley Office. Their Degrees have a differet historical prospective from ours ad it should prove to be a iterestig ad ejoyable time. We hope to preset our Licol Degree, The Peacemakers, for our Caadia Brothers. If you are ot yet a member of the Scottish Rite, submit a Petitio ad joi us at the Shrie Ceter o April 18th ad become a 32d Degree Scottish Rite Maso. The you ca go to Hamilto with us if you care to. Summer will Come Our great Clambake Steak Roast Picic at Camp Morris i Waylad will this year be available at a ubelievable price of $10 per perso. This special low price was suggested ad made possible by Ill\ G. Michael Morris i celebratio of the 10th year of our great Summer Picic Outig. The picic will be held July 25th. Mike, do you thik we will eed two of those big tets? This should be a lot of fu. Scottish Rite Brothers come from all over the area for this. Also, ote that this is a family evet so, of course, brig the family. May Brothers have helped me sice I, by Degrees so-to-speak, assumed my resposibilities this Summer. I thak all my Scottish Rite Brothers who have helped me i the work of the Valley. Although we have more work to do, I thik we have made good progress. Your cotiued support ad ecouragemet is appreciated. Is it a curse or a blessig, this palace of promise? It most certaily is a Palace of Promise ad there is o doubt i my mid that it is a blessig, if we choose to follow those corridors. Some have bee guided by the well-itetioed advice of stayig i those first three rooms for a few years before explorig further. I m glad I did t heed that advice. Those who are cosistetly preset i the frot rooms are also frequetly see waderig up ad dow these corridors. They have developed a deeper appreciatio for the buildig. Yes, this is a remarkable buildig, a mysterious buildig, a fortress eve, agaist hostile elemets. But it must be explored to gai; a uderstadig, a fod appreciatio, a deeper kowledge, a more complete educatio, brotherhood, visio, wisdom. You have bee admitted ad received. You are free to wader. Walk dow that corridor ad explore. For iformatio o becomig a member of the Scottish Rite, cotact the Valley of Rochester Office at (585) Our ext house tour will be held o April 18th. Note: The masio is Masory. The etry way ad two frot parlors are the first three Degrees. The corridors are the York ad the Scottish Rite. The rooms are Degrees. There are at least 29 dow the oe corridor ad at least 10 dow the other. Our Missio: We will strive to be a fraterity that fulfills our Masoic obligatio to care for our members. AASR Valley of Rochester Officers Rochester Lodge of Perfectio Thrice Potet Eric Lubberts, 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 Peter J. Samiec, 33, Past Deputy/New York Ill P. Michael Nielse, 33 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 Grad Lieuteat Commader Ill David P. Specer, 33 Deputy for New York State Active Emeritus Members for New York Ill Harold L. Aldrich, 33, Past Deputy/New York Rochester Coucil of the Prices of Jerusalem Sovereig Price Stepha Micheer, 32 Rochester Cosistory Commader-i-Chief Joh Lemke, 32, DSA 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 Deputy's Represetative - Ill Charles O. Hacock, 33 Assiged Active - Ill G. Michael Morris, 33 Ill Jack VaElzakker, 33 Berard D. Lazerso, 32, DSA (2015) Ill Gle A. Stahl, 33 (2017) March 2015 Treasurer Ill Robert L. Aderso II, 33 Trustees 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 4 Metro Park, Suite 1, Rochester, NY 623 Office (585) ; Fax (585) ; dyslexia.ceter.rochester.y@gmail.com A Kaczka, Learig Ceter Director Joh W. Paul, Chair, Board of Goverors Rochester Chapter of Kights of Rose Croix By Adam Juod, 32 Most Wise Mark Your Caledar The ext Scottish Rite meetig o March 19th will be a Kights of Rose Croix themed eveig. As Most Wise for Rose Croix, I will have the hoor ad privilege of beig the Presidig Officer ad will give a lecture, with the support of Illustrious Joh Zabel, o the Symbolism of Rose Croix. Please come joi us for this uiquely-themed meetig. Ever woder what the Eagle represets, the Pelica stads for, or what the actual Rose meas i Rose Croix? What other symbolism is associated with Rose Croix? What are the differeces betwee this Scottish Rite Body ad some of the others? These questios ad more I hope to aswer o March 19th. We as Kights of Rose Croix have this beautiful legacy filled with ispiratio that all me ca lear from. Icluded i the presetatio will be review of the garb coected to the Body ad Degrees. Come joi us, my Brothers, ad review a part of our Masoic Culture.

15 March 2015 Website: N masoictimes@gmail.com 15 s Corer By Ill\ Jack VaElzakker, 33 Rochester Lodge of Perfectio By Eric J. Lubberts, 32, DSA Thrice Potet Music Please it s bee a hard day s ight; I ve bee workig like a dog (Beatles) (Derisively Laughig) Ha! Ha! Ha! Vai ad empty babblig of togues. Words, words, words, which shed o light upo a gropig spirit. After all this idle talk After all, we are already ito March! It has bee very difficult for me to submit a article to the Masoic Times this moth. My heart o my sleeve had gotte i my way. These articles are to ispire, share importat upcomig evets. I have to thak a little birdie for his cofidece. I have always traveled o the high road of life. It is easiest to exit ad forget why you were eve travelig. To all my Brothers, if you have gotte off at a exit, be that bigger ma ad get yourselves back up o the high road. You will feel like weights have falle ad remember why you origially set out i your travels. SMIB you have heard is goig to be really, really big ad importat to the Valley of Rochester. As host of the Supreme Coucil of the Norther Masoic Jurisdictio, it will require may, may hads. Why wait util 2017 to get excited eough to participate? April 18th we will be havig our Sprig Reuio. I the 5th Degree, i which I ecourage you to participate, there are o-speakig parts for appearace. For istace, I eed: ~6 me for a Compay of Israelites; ~3 Guards; ad a compay of populace - all for effect. A remider I am ot a Detist or am I a salesma. If I do t hear from you, you ca expect Re-Member the Blue Lodge Re-Member the Blue Lodge is a special program joitly sposored by the Scottish Rite ad York Rite. The program s goal is to help idividual Craft Lodges by recogizig our Scottish Rite Members who help their idividual Lodge by beig the First-lie Siger for a ew Maso. Details of the Program are o our website: The recogitio is a attractive Masoic medallio appropriate to wear at Lodge or Scottish Rite fuctios. A year bar is preseted for each year the Award is eared. Presetatio is ormally made at a Lodge fuctio. Applicatios require Lodge certificatio ad Lodge Seal. For awhile, applicatios will be accepted retroactively as far back as 2011, ad possibly eve Scottish Rite Members are ecouraged to make applicatio for all Craft Lodge Members for whom you were Firstlie Siger ad were Raised durig this period. Lodge Secretaries ca also iitiate the applicatios. o April 18th you WILL BE ASKED to get a costume o. Please do this for the ew Sublime Prices, for whom we preset these Degrees. College of Freemasory O March 28th, at Geesee Commuity College, the Valley of Rochester is hostig the 2015 College of Freemasory. I have my reservatio i, do you? This is always a very iformative ad ispiratioal evet; it cotiues to get bigger each time we preset the CFM. Get your reservatios i early or you may get shut out; it s growig that fast. We ll eed a larger facility to meet the requests of the Freemasos who atted. You wait? Too late! After all this idle talk, I fall to my kees ad cry out to the heaves, Uriel! Agel of Light! A little music to close, O the Road Agai (Lovig Spooful) Util we meet agai, the quarries await us (with lots to do, jump i early, get your feet wet! or be late, brig your ow towels). Please phoe me with questios o participatig Rite o the Road Schedule Membership Nights Brother Brig-a-Brother Program: Spectacles at Newburgh by Steve Micheer Thursday, April 9th Dudee Lodge, Dudee 2015 Scottish Rite Scholarships Eligibility Requiremets Abbott Scholarships are oly for childre of Scottish Rite Members of the Norther Masoic Jurisdictio. Refer to for applicatio forms ad eligibility istructios. NY COD Scholarships are oly for gradchildre of Scottish Rite Members of oe of the Valleys of New York State. Refer to www. yscottishritemasos.org for applicatio forms ad eligibility istructios. Must be curretly attedig a recogized college or uiversity ad must submit a curret trascript showig a 2.75 or better GPA plus at least oe letter of recommedatio ad a recet FAFSA Form. High school Seiors are eligible. The appropriate applicatio must be used, must be legible ad fully complete. Icomplete applicatios will ot be cosidered for a scholarship. Applicatios should be mailed to the Valley to which the sposorig father or gradfather belogs ad must be received at that Office by April 1, Applicatios are olie at the appropriate website. Applicatios for Valley of Rochester should be mailed to: Valley of Rochester, AASR Att: Scholarship Chairma 811 Ayrault Road, Ste. 3 Fairport, NY Valley of Rochester Sprig 2015 MARCH March 19th - Valley Meetig at Shrie Ceter Social - 5:30 p.m. ~ Dier - 6:30 p.m. (**) Meetig - 7:30 p.m. Program - History of Chapter of Rose Croix by Adam Juod ad Joh Zabel Cored Beef & Cabbage Dier (for the Irish i all of us) March 28th - College of Freemasory at Geesee Commuity College, Batavia Fee - $20 per perso - icludes morig refreshmets ad luch 8:30 9:30 a.m. - Registratio Paid Reservatios Required (**) Cosult our Website for more iformatio: APRIL April 16th - Valley Meetig at Shrie Ceter Social - 5:30 p.m. ~ Dier - 6:30 p.m. (**) Meetig - 7:30 p.m. Program - Higher Ideals Lead to Happiess, By E. Lubberts Baked Haddock w/crab Stuffig April 18th - Sprig Reuio at Shrie Ceter Coffee & Douts - 8 a.m. ~ Cadidate Orietatio - 8:30 a.m. Opeig - 9:30 a.m. 4, 12 (Video) ad 5 Picic Fare Luch 29 (Video) ad 32 April 25th - Reuio Baquet at Cobblestoe Creek CC Social w/hors d oeuvres, Cash Bar - 5:30 p.m. Dier - 6:30 p.m. ~ Program Followig Paid Reservatio with meal selectio required by April 20th. See Valley Website for meu ad details. MAY May 21st - Valley Electio Meetig at Shrie Ceter Social - 5:30 p.m. ~ Dier - 6:30 p.m. (**) Meetig - 7:30 p.m. Grilled Steak Dier Save the Date - July 25th 10th Aual Clambake/Steak Roast ** Reservatios Required! Do t be Late! Due by Noo o Modays (585) or secretary@valleyofrochester.org Go to Valley Caledar for more details: Why ot sig up o our Permaet Meal Reservatio List? SIGN UP NOW! Saturday, April 11, 2015 Perito Park - Fairport (Alog the Sceic Erie Caal) Check-i: 9:30 a.m. ~ WALK: 10:30 a.m. * Picic Lucheo & Silet Auctio 11:30 a.m. * The Walk for Dyslexia is the Aual Fudraiser for the Childre s Dyslexia Ceter. Our childre work hard to overcome their readig difficulties. Please recogize their efforts ad the work doe by the Learig Ceter by participatig i the Aual WALK. For registratio ifo, either dyslexia.ceter.rochester.y@gmail.com or call us at (585) Childre s Dyslexia Ceter i Hoor of Frak & Bette Paul 4 Metro Park, Ste 1; Rochester, NY 623 (585) ~ fax S C O T T I S H R I T E N E W S Lodge of Perfectio Coucil of Prices of Jerusalem Chapter Rose Croix Cosistory