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1 Masoic Geesee-Wyomig Livigsto Otario/Seeca/Yates TimesMoroe & Waye Districts Servig the Masoic Commuity Sice 1963 Website: Volume 53 Number 6 USPS Rochester, New York Circulatio 3093 Jue 2015 Valley of Rochester presets Mahood ad Masory: Brig-a-Fried Evet By Joh Lemke, 32, DSA Commader-i-Chief How do we make good me better whe we do t eve kow what Mahood is? Is it possible we have fewer good me joiig Masory because there are may me today cofused as to what mahood is? Part of our value propositio i our Masoic Fraterity, a me s orgaizatio of course, could be helpig me o a jourey of ier discovery i a quest to aswer the questio of what mahood is. Is there a correlatio What s Iside? Damascus News 9-12 Editor s Corer 2 Fidelity Triagle No. 4 2 Lalla Rookh Grotto/Caldro 18 Lookig Ahead 19 Masoic Times Survey 8 Masoic War Veteras 18 Memorials 19 Moroe District 5-8 Order of the Easter Star 13, 16, 17 Otario/Seeca/Yates 4 Scottish Rite News Tall Cedars of Lebao 3 Waye District 4 York Rite News 16 Dated Material betwee a declie i Masoic membership ad a growig ucertaity (ad eve axiety) amog me - particularly youg me - as to what it meas to be a ma? Saturday, September 19th, the Scottish Rite Valley of Rochester will hold a breakfast evet o Mahood ad Masory at Uity Lodge Hall i Specerport breakfast will be startig at 8:30 a.m. ad the talks at 9 a.m. How are youg me doig today i the world? Objectively, aalytically, just lookig at the umbers, maybe ot so well. The percetage of studets i college today who are me is about 40 percet ad the umber of youg me at home well ito their 20s has rise cosiderably. May youg me retreat ito a world of video games. Maybe there ca be value i hearig what three distiguished Masos thik about the topic of Mahood ad Masory. Certaily gettig together with Brothers ad frieds from aroud the Greater Rochester area for this breakfast get-together should be ejoyable. Speakig at this evet will be Brothers Richard Torrey, Robert Buchaa ad Warre Jordas. Joi us at this Scottish Rite special public evet ad help kick off our ew Masoic Year. Charitable, Educatio Assistace Grats Presetatios Jue 18th For twety-ie years, the Masoic Service Bureau has used icome fuds from its portfolio to beefit qualified studets i pursuit of higher educatio goals. For 2015, $15,000 has bee allocated for these Educatio Assistace Grats. Applicatios have bee submitted, reviewed ad approved by the Board of Directors. The selected studets will have bee otified by the time you read this article. Oe of the requiremets is to atted the Awards Night Program o Thursday, Jue 18th, or have someoe else represet them at the evet i order to receive their Award. A additioal $15,000 will also be awarded that ight to Charitable Orgaizatios who assist the elderly, hadicapped, uderprivileged, Veteras ad youth. We support Hospice Care facilities, Soup Kitches, Literacy Programs ad Hoor Flight, to ame a few. Please joi us i the Baquet Hall of the Damascus Shrie Ceter, 979 Bay Road i Webster. Puch ad cookies will be available at 7:00 p.m., with the program scheduled to begi at 7:30 p.m. The eveig usually cocludes by 9:00 p.m. We would like to kow if you are plaig to atted, so we may have eough refreshmets. Please call (585) to tell us how may will be joiig you. You will be amazed by the quality of these outstadig youg people ad their chose career paths. The Charitable groups will elighte you o the magificet programs offered i this regio as they explai what services they provide ad who they help. It should be a iterestig eveig. We hope you ca joi us. Rochester Chapter, DeMolay Iteratioal, Re-Orgaizatioal Meetig Jue 6th By R\W\ Bill Sardoe, Executive Officer Rochester DeMolay Chapter is ready to tur the lights back o. Yes, Rochester Chapter is experiecig the resurgece we have see throughout New York State; ew Chapters ad restarted Chapters. You see the ewsletters, the Empire State Maso ad the messages of M\W\ William J. Thomas, Grad. All are promotig youth ad all are seeig a steady growth i DeMolay; our Lodges are seeig steady growth i ew members. The last five State Coucilors have all joied 2015 Widows Lucheo i April Deemed Success Burgudy Basi hosted our Widows Lucheo oce agai this year. Mike ad his crew did a outstadig job for this evet, sposored aually by the Masoic Service Bureau. Eve the weather was more cooperative this year tha has bee the case the past two or three years. Suy but cool were the coditios for the day. Eighty plus Widows, represetig eleve of the twelve Lodges i the Moroe District, plus our Price Hall frieds from Eureka Lodge, joied us for the occasio. They were welcomed by some two doze Brothers, who served as escorts/drivers, ad assisted the Ladies i fidig their seatig arragemets. Damascus Shriers provided each of the Ladies with a beautiful rose corsage. These were pied o by represetatives of the Masoic Service Bureau Board of Directors ad Advisory Coucil, Doree Rhodes, Ramoa Dimio ad Nacy Lych. Oce agai, Roger Lych ad his orage fedora, greeted the wome as they arrived at the frot door, helped usher them ito the buildig. No umbrella required this year! The Presidet of the Masoic Service Bureau, Garry Craker, welcomed all i attedace ad led the Pledge of Allegiace to the Flag. This followed the presetatio of the Colors by the James A. Hard/Waye Charter Post No. 12, Masoic War Veteras, uder the directio of Vace Collom, Jr. Members i the Color Guard were Heiz Gukel, Greg Ludwig, Grat Kothiriger, Alexader Arthur, Jr., ad Emil Schirao. The help of all ivolved was greatly appreciated o this day busy with Masoic evets. Next year the evet will be o April 30th at the Burgudy. Lodges as have members of their teams. While this is a ice result, the true results are providig our youg me with a safe eviromet where they ca lear, grow, make frieds ad have fu. By the way, we as Moms, Dads, ad adults ca also lear ad have fu. Nietee youg me were iducted o March 21st i Albay. Aother 15 are expected to be iducted i Liverpool o May 30th with a additioal 10 to be iducted o May 31st i State Islad. Joi us o Saturday, Jue 6th at 11 a.m., at the Scottish Rite Office, 811 Ayrault Road, Suite 3, Fairport where we will discuss re-activatig Rochester Chapter. We have mometum. We have youg me who wat to be DeMolay Members. We are ready. Questios? Executive Officer, Bill Sardoe, at: wsardoe@ydemolay.org or visit our website at: What s i your District? Flag Day is Suday Jue 14th Do you have a tired, wor out Flag? Brig it dow to the Damascus Shrie Ceter, 979 Bay Road i Webster, where the Damascus Legio of Hoor will hold a Flag Retiremet Ceremoy at 2 p.m. This is a very impressive, stirrig ceremoy, ad is the proper way to dispose of Flags which are o loger worthy of display. The Damascus Shrie Bad, uder the directio of Noble Frak Russell, will provide complemetary music for the Legioaires program durig the ceremoy. Light refreshmets will be available. Call the Shrie Office for further iformatio. You may brig wor flags to the Ceter ay time betwee ow ad the 14th of Jue. Damascus News see page 9

2 2 Website: N masoictimes@gmail.com There is o truth to the rumor goig aroud that the Masoic Times will oly be available i digital format ext year! What IS happeig is a ivestigatio ito producig a ew website, supported by a kowledgeable idividual or group who will help us keep it moder ad curret. New computer applicatios are available which make uploadig iformatio easy ad much less time-cosumig tha has bee the case i the past. We have bee asked to provide a electroic versio that the people who live off their tablets, smart phoes or laptops ca access at their leisure. Persoally, I ca t stad the thought of readig aythig o oe of those gadgets, let aloe doig it. I read messages, but if they cotai legthy body text or attachmets, I prit them out. Ad, I have a smart phoe ad sed ad receive text messages o almost a daily basis. Those are usually short ad easy to maage, which is ot always the case with s or articles. Last issue, I icluded a survey ad, as I write this colum, we have received quite a few resposes. I m icludig the survey agai (Page 8), i case you missed it, did t get a chace to sed it i, or ow wish you had doe so. Feel free to express yourself. My thoughts o surveys, i geeral, are ot positive. So may of them seem to be aimed at tellig you the right aswer so you wo t hurt the feeligs/ image/ratig of whomever is requestig your opiio. Whatever you do for me, if I m happy with your service, I ll come back ad eve recommed you; if I m ot, I wo t be waitig for a survey to tell you so...you ll hear it proto! I m sure may of you feel that way about this survey. I wat to assure you that the commets we have received, ad those we hope to still receive, will be coscietiously reviewed. The data will be compiled ad YOU will be part of the decisio o the future of the ewspaper. Will it cotiue? Will it become a electroic documet? How much are you willig to pay? Is this the ed? Please let us kow how you feel. As a aside, part of the ew website pla will be a tie-i with the Regioal Caledar. R W Joh Gallat set this up several years ago ad I tied ito it somewhat. There is much room for improvemet there, as well as the fact that, if you wat to pla a evet, you will have a cetral source to check for a possible coflict with aother affair. With Gratitude The Masoic Year has eded ad with it have come Electios (ad some Istallatios) of a ew class of Officers. I am very grateful to those s who wrote colums for the past year, or saw to it that iformatio o their Lodge evets was submitted to us. I am sad for those Orgaizatios who subscribe for which othig was provided, at least o a regular basis. It is a chore! I make o boes about that fact. Eve for me, who is resposible for the etire issue, there are days whe I am clueless as to what to say. Fidelity Triagle Cotiues to Grow By Kristia Bradt As we get ready for Summer, Fidelity Triagle is gearig up for more fu ad more opportuities to iteract with our Masoic Family. Durig the Sprig, the girls have bee active helpig their orgaizatio grow ad icreasig publicity about the work they do. I March, Fidelity Triagle welcomed Miss Haah Scheffer as a member with the help of our Triagle Sisters i the Buffalo ad Syracuse areas. O April 25th, member Miss Kalli Herouvis ad Supervisor Ms. Erika Hase represeted the Triagle durig the OES Grad Matro s visit to Moroe District. We look forward to havig a eve bigger represetatio ext year. A Ope Meetig was held o May 9th, dedicated to sharig the history of the Triagle. Thak you to all those who came out. Upcomig Evets I Jue, the members will be holdig a Regular Meetig o Jue 13th at Northfield Lodge i Pittsford at 7 p.m. All Masos ad Members of Easter Star ad Amarath are welcome. O Jue 20th, the girls will be goig to Scotia for our State Represetative s Homecomig ad the to Utica o Jue 27th for St. Joh s Day. Summer Activities Durig the Summer, Fidelity Triagle will cotiue to meet the 2d ad 4th Saturdays of the moth while also plaig a picic with Cassiopeia Triagle, a Bar-B-Que ad baseball game, ad atted Easter Star s Festival of Stars evet i Oriskay. I August, the Triagle will hold its Public Istallatio of Officers. They will also be preparig for the State Covetio of the Orgaizatio of Triagles, Ic., which will be held Columbus Day Weeked. With talet shows, Ritual competitios ad other cotests, our (l-r) Kalli Herouvis, M.W. Boie Blachard, Grad Matro, M.W. Bruce Whitmore, Grad Patro, ad Supervisor Ms. Erika Hase. Haah Scheffer s Gradparets, Joh ad Elaie Ehrlich, ad Parets, Matt ad Kathy Scheffer, were preset to witess her Iitiatio ito Fidelity Triagle. This is a very active Easter Star ad Masoic family ad so it grows. (Left to right) Haah Scheffer, Juior Deputy, Mrs. Parks, ad Kalli Herouvis. Fortuately, most times the light bulb has come o, the figers have pushed the right keys o the keyboard ad a article has come flowig out. We hope the ew s will make their colum for the Masoic Times a high priority item! Not the least importat metio for me here is my thaks to the Staff. This has bee a tryig year, with several situatios occurrig beyod our cotrol. Special thaks to Barbara Goodrich ad Garry Craker, who have adjusted their schedules to accommodate our eeds. Ad, I ca t forget Ja Porter. Her computer qualifies for frequet flyer mileage, as it travels with her whe she travels out of tow o her persoal ad Masoic busiess. The staff has weathered the storm ad rise to the occasios as eeded. Now, we deserve ad are ready for our Summer respite. There will still be the Masoic Directory to compile ad proof, but there is much less pressure o that project. My thaks to all of you for your cotiuig iterest ad support. Have a great Summer, ad thaks for readig Log Pod Road South of Maide Lae girls look forward to represetig Fidelity Triagle ad meetig other members from aroud the State. Be sure to visit our website at: weebly.com for updated term plas throughout the Summer. If you kow of a youg lady betwee the ages of 10 ad 21 who would be iterested i learig about leadership, charitable acts, ad the bod of Sisterhood, please cotact Juior Deputy, Mrs. Parks, at: j9parks@aol.com Petitios for membership ca be foud olie at: Jue Periodical postage PAID at Webster, NY ad additioal mailig offices POSTMASTER Sed address chages to: Masoic Times 979 Bay Road, Suite 2 Webster, NY Phoe: Submit articles & photos to: masoictimes@gmail.com Busiess bmasoic@rochester.rr.com Website Published Mothly except July ad August. Closig Date for Articles is the 5th of the Moth precedig the Moth of publicatio. Staff Editor Skip Waterstreet Compositor Ja Porter Computer Graphics Mike Bocklage Productio Assistats Garry Craker Bill Flesher Barb Goodrich Herb Specer Bev VaHube, Emeritus Published by Masoic Service Bureau Garry Craker...Presidet James De Lorezo... Vice-Presidet Elaie Miler... Roy Moses...Treasurer Prited by Empire State Weeklies, Ic. Subscriptio Rates Domestic Subscriptios: Idividual, $10.00 per year. Group rate: $9.00 per year per member. Group subscriptios for Allied, Associated or Cocordat Bodies are billed at $2.00 per year for those members who are already subscribers to the Masoic Times; $9.00 for o-subscribers. Iteratioal Subscriptios: $40.00 per year (set First Class Mail). RONALD JOHN ARNDT SHARI L. 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3 Jue 2015 Website: N masoictimes@gmail.com Campaig Doatios Icrease By R\W\ Charles Waterstreet Executive Director From May 20, 2014 through May 22, 2015, we have bee privileged to receive cotributios from the doors listed below. This is i respose to our Aual Fudraisig Campaig. The results show, oce agai, a slight icrease over the total $1,000 or more Alicia Aderso Ispiratio Lodge No. 109 Frederick & Harriet Stahl $200 or more James A. Ghet, Jr. Mrs. Beverly Goodell Mrs. Barbara Goodrich Mrs. Alice W. Jeks Mrs. Madeleie E. Kigsto William R. Lidsay Gary R. Saford Doald H. Tigley Waka-Hubbard Lodge No. 154 Charles N. Waterstreet, Jr. Webster Lodge No. 538 Terry W. Wihle, Sr. $100 or more Robert W. Avery William J. Babcock Mickey J. Bailey Daiel L. Biery Dale Boudreau Deborah Bradstreet Eugee Bredel Joh Burchill Carl E. Carlso Margaret C. Chapma Roald W. Charro M. Doald Darroh Robert Frasier Richard C. Friedma J. Edward Gillott Matthew L. Gigold George H. Hall William C. Hockeberger Edgar J. Hollwedel Bruce I. Katz Easto T. Kelsey James R. MacCoell Lyle F. Maldoo Steve Marou Mary Jae Holmes Chapter No. 440, OES Stepha P. Micheer Keith A. Moore G. Michael Morris Alle Mosher Eldridge M. Mout Doald F. Murphy Mrs. Ella B. Noble Mrs. Ruth G. Paul Ms. Jaet N. Porter Ala Ramsay Richard F. Radles Mrs. Grace Revier Michael F. Roberts Frakli T. Russell Cliff Short Gle A. Stahl Lewis F. Steima Roald L. Weber Hugh H. Woodside $50 or more Robert L. Aderso II Joh R. Armbruster Alexader Arthur Jr. Robert W. Baumgarter II Joh A. Brithaupt Mitchel J. Buchiger Jaice Bueg Gary L. Burke Scott D. Corey Rady E. Cox Garry L. Craker David P. Crawford Harry E. Daity Mrs. Ramoa Dimio Mrs. Alida B. Doud Mrs. Aa P. Farsworth Howard W. Garbutt William Grace Frak Gray Alle J. Gree Charles O. Hacock Doald G. Happ Richard W. Horto Gordo D. Hubbell Norma J. Johstoe Joseph W. Jug, Jr. Ralph Jurges Ellwood A. Kai Mrs. Corie Kober amout cotributed last year. Thak you! We really appreciate your support of our operatios, as do the may idividuals who make use of our Loa Closet of medical equipmet. We are offered praise o a weekly basis from those ill ad ijured people who are grateful for the use of items durig their recovery from surgery Neil E. Laudry R. Bruce LeClaire Mrs. Nia B. Mamerow Joseph R. Marshall Lawrece A. Millerd Douglas J. Morge Roy W. Moses Robert P. Mullis Olido Nardoe Jack M. Nau Louis N. Nios Masao Okita Arold E. Palmer Jay A. Peters Dale E. Polmateer Michael A. Rapso Robert C. Readel Big C. Reaves, Sr. Marti J. Reitz Jay D. Rodgers Mrs. E. Paulie Sauders Willard H. Scott Assuta M. Smith Starlight Chapter No. 507, OES Robert H. Stoe Theodore V. Summers, Jr. Theodore Z. Theodor Mrs. Beverly Thompso Richard W. Topel, Sr. Philip A. Trautma Joatha H. Trost Uio Lodge No. 45 Daiel D. VaDor Mrs. Ethel S. Walzer Thomas M. Watso Doald D. Wesgate Edwi H. Wheeler William R. Wright, Jr. Frak D. Zaffio Less tha $50 Arthur Alexader David G. Alle Nick G. Aastas Deis R. Adrews Gerald A. Ais Joh S. Archibald Richard D. Bea Mrs. Eleaore D. Bell Louis H. Bell Cathi M. Bellassai Gordo D. Beett Thomas A. Beso Michael H. Berger Bruce C. Berhard Dr. Myro J. Biggar Sam S. Boacci, Jr. Peter G. Bowers George R. Bracht Norma E. Bresso Stuart Brickma Gle O. Brow Mrs. Margaret S. Brow Keeth P. Bruielly Roy T. Bruo, Jr. Mrs. Elsie Burke Joh H. Byam Mrs. Joyce M. Calkis Doald R. Cambisi Robert E. Camero Gle S. Campbell Suzae M. Casey Guy T. Clark David C. Clarke Arthur D. Cohe Patricia J. Collis Mrs. Laurel B. Combs Thomas J. Cortright Eugee Crews Keeth T. Cross Charles B. Daly II James A. De Lorezo Dale Detico-Kramaritsch Mrs. Barbara DiJames Raymod DiJames Sue DiModa Mrs. E. Alta Doty Myro L. Dox Doris Drechsker Lelad B. Durkee Frecerick M. Edgecomb R. Clito Emery Etoleah Chapter No. 183, OES Charles D. Evas Charles A. Feller Mark Feto or accidets, or just agig ifirmities. Last Summer, you may recall, we added a medical equipmet washig machie. This has bee a tremedous help i keepig our ivetory clea ad saitized. We have ot had to beg for voluteers to come i ad maually do the job. Plus, ad I mea o disrespect to those helpers, Dea J. Fero Mrs. Lydia L. Fischer Thomas J. Flood David N. Foster Staley M. Friedma Joh A. Gallat Melida M. Gaudioso William S. Gerber Frederick L. Gifford James G. Gillette William C. Goodma Edward T. Goodrich Kare Graham George E. Greeauer, Sr. Jerry T. Griffo Royde F. Guess Dr. Frederick J. Halik Dorothy Hallidy Frak J. Hamm Mrs. Sadria Hamm Christia S. Hampto Charles M. Harriso Dea A. Hiler Arthur L. Hill Mrs. Doris S. Hill Mrs. Phyllis A. Hirsch Thomas E. Holtz Mrs. Hele Hook Joh F. Hor Ms. Lutgarda Housto Robert E. Hulek Mrs. Ruth S. Hut Gerald J. Hussog Keeth T. Irwi Sherwi P. Isaacs Frak Izquierdo Peter M. Jova David G. Juhas Richard Q. Kaplu Frak Kelsey Mrs. Susae C. Kedig Mrs. Eda Kig Gordo L. Kotzi Mrs. Elizabeth M. Kreaso Mrs. Ruth D. Krech Richard B. Lagkamp, Jr. Mrs. Iva A. Larse Diae B. Larso this uit with its high-pressure ozzles ad 180 water temperature does a much better job of cleaig those difficult to reach spots, especially o wheelchairs. We hope to hear from you i the Fall, whe we coduct our ext campaig. But, you do t have to wait. We will accept doatios at ay time. Thaks, agai! Gary A. LaShomb Robert A. Lasky Scott A. Laudry James C. Lilly Richard B. Lippicott Mrs. Lida Losiger Eric J. Lubberts Frederick W. Ludwig Gregory W. Ludwig Scott C. MacDoell Edward H. Maeske Mrs. Joa E. Maso Mrs. Cora Massecar Jack E. Mastowski Kare A. Mayard F. Jay McCullough Mrs. Eleaor McGarigle Mrs. Barbara A. Mertz Mrs. Carol Metzler William A. Micheer Gee A. Midight Edward C. Miller Evar L. Miller Keeth R. Miler Charles Mosees James W. Moore Harla C. Morse Dr. Doald B. Muger Beverly J. Murray Do E. Myers Keeth A. Nelso Mrs. Betty Nohle Paul D. Nordquist Doald D. Osbore Joh A. Page Gordo W. Palmer Joae M. Paratore Mrs. Mary Lou Pascucci James A. Paye Earl G. Pearce Ermil R. Peglow William W. Peterso Harry M. Pierce Ro Pospisil Joh L. Purdy Doald W. Raw Mrs. Beverly Reed-Bacher Mrs. Lois K. Reese NOTE: We try very hard to assure all cotributios are recogized. Please cotact us if you feel there has bee a omissio so we may correct our records. Thak you. Rochester Forest No. 133 Tall Cedars of Lebao of North America 4th Wedesdays, 7:30 p.m A Pefield Rd, Pefield Rob Russo, GTC robrusso3@gmail.com Doald C. Bell, Scribe do_bell@hotmail.com By Do Brugger, PDDSTC Welcome Summer Breeze as it hums through the Maple trees. Witer s havoc is all aroud, but soo the Woodsme will boast of the Aual TCL Sprig Sausage Roast. Yes, it s that time agai for all good Woodsme to come to the outig, at the ed of Shagrila Lae. It s a good time to ejoy the compay of Brothers ad their wives or sigificat others ad a opportuity to brig frieds, eighbors or prospective members to show our fellowship, frolic ad fu. Brother Agelo DiCataldo ad compay will grill the tasty sausage to perfectio ad hopefully the weather will be resposive to the Woodsme s expectatios. Make your reservatio early for Wedesday, Jue 24th; we ll all whistle a happy tue. We must kow of your eeds, hot or mild ad the umber of people i your party by Friday, Jue 19th. If you eed directios to the locatio, call Do Bell or Rob Russo. It s ot far or difficult to fid. Brig a favorite Dish-to- Pass, table service, ad a tablecloth to share. Brig your preferred beverages ad perhaps a camp chair to louge, from 5 p.m. til dark. There s plety of room to park. Sickess ad Distress Do Brugger is doig well after his surgery. Dave Wilkiso appears to be recuperatig satisfactorily. We heard that the travelig DiCataldos were ejoyig their trip to Mexico. Membership We hope you ejoyed the ad for our Membership Drive that Rochester Forest No. 133 Tall Cedars of Lebao of North America Lookig for a few good Woodsme Fu ~ Frolic ~ Fellowship Philathropy Muscular Dystrophy Research Fud Oe Meetig a moth 4th Wedesday Jauary thru May; October ad November Aual Activities: Sprig Sausage Roast Fall Steak Roast Witer Holiday Party Degrees at October Meetig! Short Form iductio at ay meetig! For more Iformatio, Call (585) or (585) appeared i the May issue. Cut it out a put o the refrigerator with oe of those magets that falls off whe you close the door. Whe you pick it up you will be remided to Re-member Rochester Forest No The last of the Sprig meetigs saw a attedace of seve with our ewest member, Garry Hutchurso, actig as Preceptor. There was also discussio of fudraisig, for our philathropy ad membership efforts i.e., a Brother Brig-a-Brother Evet i the Fall. Our ivestmets ad casho-had are i good shape. Our aual gift to the Muscular Dystrophy Research Fud was also discussed. As a closig thought whe was the last time you called or Empire State Weeklies, Ic. Webster Pritig Corporatio 46 North Aveue Webster, NY (585) Specializig i Newsletters Priters of this Publicatio Russell D. Ries James H. Robb Mrs. Margaret S. Roller Doald B. Ross Joh B. Ross David A. Ryders William C. Sawyer Richard E. Schmake Thomas R. Scroger Robert J. Shartra Col. Dale E. Shatzer Asel H. Shubert Leoard S. Simo Radal A. Simoetti Mrs. Suzae Skidmore Mrs. Doris H. Smith Edward T. Smith Theodore J. Syder Richard J. Spageberg Robert W. Spauldig Susa E. Stephes Roald D. Sterlig Marvi A. Ster Harold Carl Stewart, Jr. Charles W. Styles Adam M. Sukheko Charles A. Thompso Nacy Tho Mrs. Jea K. Tozier Tomislav Trapaovski Estelle E. Uhl Joa Uhrma Doald A. Walzer Lace R. Ward Mrs. Lorraie T. Webster Hugh J. Weldo David G. Werth Eugee T. White E. William Whittaker Grat N. Wigderso Joh C. Wihle William R. Williamso Mrs. Joa M. Wilso Robert J. Wig, III Mrs. Joy A. Woodley Doald W. Woodruff Mrs. Rose Zazzara Frak L. Ziegelmuller visited a member you have t see i a while to fid out how he is doig? BARTHOLOMEW HEALTH CARE GROUP COMMITMENT TO QUALITY SINCE 1955 We provide all the comforts of home at each of our four family owed facilities. CREST MANOR Providig Skilled Nursig ad Rehabilitatio Services FAIRPORT, NEW YORK EAST SIDE Providig Skilled Nursig ad Rehabilitatio Services WARSAW, NEW YORK LEROY VILLAGE GREEN Providig Skilled Nursig ad Rehabilitatio Services LEROY, NEW YORK THE GREENS OF LEROY Idepedet Seior Livig LEROY, NEW YORK TO LEARN MORE, PLEASE VISIT

4 Our past DDGM, R\W\ Jed Bradow, told me that the time as District Deputy would fly by i o time. Well he was correct. It does ot seem that a year has flow by. There has bee a lot of water uder the bridge, or a lot of water i the basemet of Milo Lodge o May 18th. The basemet eded up with te feet of water ad mud. Everythig was destroyed, from the hardwood floorig, three electrical services ad two furaces. With the help of may of the Lodges i the District (ad Grad Lodge with a low-iterest loa), they are ready for the 100- year Re-dedicatio of the Lodge Buildig o Jue 21st. Although the flood was devastatig, I believe Milo Lodge ad the Otario/Seeca/Yates District are much stroger as a result of all the cooperatio to get Milo back i busiess. R\W\ Thomas Abraham, Grad Director of Ceremoies, has doe a stellar job with educatio i our District this year. He made sure every Brother was provided the Masoic Developmet Course for each Degree. All of the DDGM Official Visits were well received ad oe were rescheduled due to iclemet weather. 14 Garoga-Sicerity Lodge No st & 3rd Tuesdays W Stephe Durso, Jr. R W Clayto Ruggles claymar4250@fltg.et 67 Otario Street, Phelps By R\W\ Clayto Ruggles Cogratulatios to all the ewly Elected ad Appoited Lodge Officers for the comig year. We look forward to a active year with scheduled evets such as diers, game ights ad Degree work. We will keep you iformed as to whe these Our Aual O/S/Y Survivig Spouses Lucheo was held i April at the Clifto Sprigs Coutry Club with approximately forty-two i attedace. Our guest speaker was Brother Mark Radloff of Farmerville- Uio Lodge. His topic was The Trials ad Tribulatios of Startig a Wiery i New York State. Brother Radloff just happes to be i the process of startig up a wiery i Iterlake. Mark did a great job, ad everyoe had a very ice time. Durig my Official Visits, oe of the questios I posed was whether the miimum age of 21 should be lowered to 18 i order to become a Maso. The majority of the Lodges did ot wat the age lowered whe polled. At first I also thought the age should ot be lowered, but after hearig all the pros ad cos ad also tryig to figure out why we lose so may ewly Raised Brothers, I chaged my mid. My ew belief is that it does t matter what age you are. Each ew Cadidate must be iformed of the obligatios that must be fulfilled ad the asked if they will commit to those obligatios, o matter what the age. These are just a few quick highlights of our year i the O/S/Y District. I thak everyoe i the District for their support ad help i the last year. Grad M\W\ William J. Thomas hit the ail o the head with his theme of TEAM - Together Everyoe Achieves More. I am lookig forward to aother very fulfillig year i Masory. Have a great Summer; see you i the Fall. Waye District District Deputy Grad - R\W\ Joh P. Krest (315) District Deputy Grad R W Joh P. Krest (315) Waye District kremac7@gmail.com This moth marks both the edig ad begiig of aother Masoic Year. Electios have bee held ad Istallatio of Officers will be coducted. Worshipful will be a ew title ad resposibility for a few with cotiuig resposibility for others. The work i the Quarries goes o! My thaks to the Officers of all Lodges withi the District for the efforts you have made to ot oly keep your Lodge active, but growig. My thaks also to all Brethre for their idividual talets of cookig, cleaig, washig dishes, paitig, settig up tables ad all that keeps our Lodges the welcomig home away from home. My special thaks to all of you for the help you have give me these past twelve moths. The year started out pretty rough with some health issues that sometimes almost did t allow me to fiish a Official will take place. Upcomig Evets Jue 16th will be our Aual Lodge Steak Roast. All Brethre are welcome ad may brig a guest. Cotact Clayto Ruggles or Ro Gales at: (315) or rgales@yahoo.com by Jue 12th if you are plaig o attedig. Phelps Sauerkraut Weeked July 31st August 2d Sig-up sheets are available for this evet. We have a full ageda of activities by the Lodge ad eed as much help as possible. If you ca be available, cotact the or for possible duties. Golf Touramet O/S/Y Charities has sched- 4 Website: N masoictimes@gmail.com uled the 22d Aual Golf Otario/Seeca/Yates Touramet for August 16th at Reservoir Creek Golf Course i Naples. Doatios for Hole District Deputy Grad - R\W\ Joh C. Hubbard (607) Sposors ad Door Prizes are ecouraged. Door prizes could iclude merchadise, gift certificates, discout coupos, etc. District Deputy Grad From the s Desk Otario/Seeca/Yates District I kow I keep makig this request, but I really eed R W Joh C. addresses I ca use to cotact Hubbard Lodge Members with importat iformatio, i.e., Memorial (607) Services for deceased Brothers ad other items that ca t wait johhubbard37@yahoo.com for publicatio i the Masoic Times. Please help! I m still searchig for the whereabouts of Barey Wadell, if ayoe ca help. Summer Birthdays Jue Rase Brooks (1st), Doald Fridley (9th), Natha Biery (10th), Da Guth, Paul Mc- Ityre ad Keeth Pederse (11th), Bill Goodma (24th) ad Barey Wadell (29th). July Ke Gibbs (7th), Erie Bishop (12th), Chris Howard (17th), Nick Day (29th), Rick Kauder (30th) ad Robert Hies (31st). August Fred Wheeler (3rd), Douglas Parmele (4th), Shaw Grube (24th) ad David Williams (26th). Masoic Aiversaries Brothers Raised i Jue 1948 Harold Bloser 1953 David Retchless 1972 Larry Gelder 1979 James Sulliva 1990 Jed Bradow 2013 Jesse DeBoover Brothers Raised i July 1958 David Williams Visit with ay digity. This year is edig up with a much better outlook ad a whole lot of kowledge gaied by listeig ad learig from all of you. Keep i mid the Roald Mc- Doald Golf Touramet ad the O/S/Y Golf Touramet this Summer ad become a participat. Do t forget the Masoic Safety ID Program at the New York State Fair. Cotact your ad for details. The Brotherhood Fud ad the Masoic Care Commuity eed your DOL- LARS. Have a great Summer!!! Drumli Square Lodge No st & 3rd Wedesdays W Thomas Krest tkrest@live.com R W William C. Joes wjoes@rochester.rr.com Palmyra Masoic Hall 161 East Mai Street Brothers, it was a great hoor to have served as of Drumli Square Lodge this past year. Without all Brothers who come to the meetigs whe it s withi the legth of your Cabletow ad the square ad agle of your work, we would ot be the Lodge we presetly are. Let s show the same partici- Jue 2015 patio to our ewly elected Officers this comig year. I thak all Brothers of the Lodge; you have doe a great job with your positios throughout the year ad also to the Brothers who are movig up i their ew positios. Cogratulatios to our ewest member, Athoy Parcero. Our Survivig Spouse Dier was a great success this year with 18 i attedace. Thaks to James Aylesworth, Rob Zai, Bill Joes, Dick Brewer ad Tom Krest for their participatio i arragig ad ruig this evet for all of the survivig spouses ad members who were able to participate ad will always be thought of. All i attedace at the Log Cabi Restaurat i Macedo, ejoyed dier. Our meetig o Jue 3rd, will be our Istallatio of Officers. At 6:30 p.m. there will be a Pork Loi Dier by Tri-Star Chapter, OES. Next, we will be presetig W\ David Taber with a Pi for 55 years of service. The istallatio of our Officers for the esuig year will follow. I Jue, our Worshipful will be presetig a scholarship to a Palmyra-Macedo High School Seior ad a Gaada High School Seior at each of their Scholarship Awards Nights. Mark Your Caledar O August 7th ad 8th, Rob Zai will be hostig a booth for Drumli Square Lodge at the Palmyra Pirate Weeked. If you are able to help, we are ruig two shifts durig this evet - oe from 8:30 a.m Noo; the secod from 12 Noo - 3:30 p.m. We will be hadig out iformatio o Masory. If you are iterested i helpig, please cotact Tom Krest or Rob Zai. September 19-20, we will be havig our Italia Sausage booth i the ewly costructed etrace to our Lodge durig Palmyra Caaltow Days. Come ad ejoy a Hot Dog, Hamburger, or Italia Sausage, prepared ad served by oe of your Brothers ad Easter Star Ladies. Stop i ad see the work that has bee completed o the etrace ad the kitche of the Lodge. Please ejoy your Summer ad let us remember our Utica Care Commuity ad the Brotherhood Fud. Helpig Families Share Memories sice 1957 Pre-Need & Medicaid Plaig Fueral & Crematio Services Memorial Evet Plaig David P. Crawford Licesed Maager 495 N. Wito Road Rochester, NY (Betwee Browcroft & Humboldt) (585)

5 Jue 2015 Website: N masoictimes@gmail.com 5 Moroe District District Deputy Grad - R\W\ George Foeher District Deputy Grad Moroe District R W George Foeher georgefoeher@gmail.com Well, after the most upleasat Witer I ca remember, I ow sit dow to write the last article before we break for Summer. We have bee lookig forward to some great Summer weather ad I urge all my Brothers ad Sisters to get out ad ejoy the fresh air ad sushie. As for me, I m still o the med ad lookig forward to some great weather ad good golf. I, oce agai, thak all who expressed get well messages by way of cards, phoe calls ad . It was overwhelmig ad I thak you from the bottom of my heart. As for the District, I believe the past year wet well. There were oly a couple of hiccups. My thaks to all the Lodges for their outstadig cooperatio they accorded to the District Team. A special thaks to all the Secretaries for gettig all the paperwork i, ad mostly o time. I m happy to report that Moroe District does ot show up o ay Grad Lodge s did ot comply lists. You have made your District Team very proud ad set a fie example i the State. Take your bow, but do t get too comfortable the ew Masoic Year will be here before you kow it. Upcomig Evets Jue 12th - The s ad Wardes meetig is i the Grotto Office at the Shrie Ceter. It s a must meetig for all ew s ad Wardes. It will be Electio for ew Officers. This past year, the preset Officers built a strog orgaizatio. You ca make it eve better with your attedace. Jue 27th - St. Joh s Day i Utica. September 24th - s ad Wardes meetig will also be our District Kick-off Meetig; however, it will ot be a Ope Meetig. Our goals have ot chaged, but we will covey this to all our s ad Wardes because most will be brad ew. I close this article by thakig everyoe for makig our first year a successful oe! A Proud Maso Grad Steward R W Stepha Micheer smichee@ rochester.rr.com First Thigs First Worshipful s, if you will be sittig i the East i September, you are expected to take the s Chair Course. That is what the Grad Lodge of New York expects of you. This jam packed oe day class provides you with every last miute detail you will eed i order to esure that your year is a success. The Course will be offered o Saturday, September 5th from 8:30 a.m. to approximately 2 p.m. at Northfield Lodge i Pittsford. It will be a relaxed atmosphere; casual, fu ad worthwhile. Summer Readig Suggestios O a suy Saturday afteroo the ed of February, six Brothers came together to discuss Steve Bullock s itricately researched historic book Revolutioary Brotherhood. It was a ejoyable experiece for those who participated. At the Official Visits i the Fall, i the Masoic Times, ad o the Moroe Masoic District Facebook page, I had bee ecouragig all Brothers of our District to read this book as Dr. Bullock would be speakig at our College of Freemasory. Now as we get ready to go dark ad take some time off for the Summer, I d like to propose two books for us to read as a District. Rather tha beig historical, oe of these books is philosophical ad the other is sociological. Both of these works are beautifully writte ad quite egagig. They are also relatively shorter works. The first oe is Walter Wilmshurst s classic The Meaig of Masory. This book was origially published i 1922 by the British author. While the book is broke ito oly six brief chapters, it seems to me to be six separate papers or articles Wilmshurst may have writte ad delivered as speeches. As the title of the book implies, Wilmshurst explores the deeper symbolism of our ritual ad offers may isights ito its sigificace. If you have recetly etered the quarries you will fid this book eye-opeig. But, eve if you have bee workig i the 103 N. Washigto Street, East Rochester (585) Over 100 YEARS OF SERVICE quarries of Masory for may years, you will fid uggets of iterpretatio you have ever cosidered before, ad you will be rewarded. The secod book I propose is Robert Davis s Uderstadig Mahood i America: Freemasory s Edurig Path to the Mature Masculie. You will recall that a few years back Mr. Davis spoke at our College of Freemasory i Batavia. I purchased my copy of the book after readig Ill\ Thomas Jackso s review of it i the Scottish Rite s Norther Light magazie. My iitial glace at it left me thikig it was rather dry; however, after recetly re-lookig at it I realize my iitial assessmet was wrog. This is a book especially for Brothers i the crowd. He s talkig to you guys. Not that those of us above the age of 45 ca t get somethig out of this, too. Believe me, there s some good perspective here eve for those of us who have made the tur ad are o the back ie of life. Mr. Davis offers some fatherly wisdom to those of us who care to cosider what it meas to be a ma i today s culture. It s tough. It s ucertai. It s a challege. Ad our curret politically correct eviromet offers up more roadblocks to male peace-of-mid ad cotetmet tha I-490 i the Summer. Mr. Davis ultimately makes the case that a me s orgaizatio like Freemasory is ot oly good for me, but exactly what me eed i challegig times like these. Read it, before it s too late. As we did this past year, I will schedule a time durig the Witer moths whe we ca come together to discuss either oe (or both) of these compellig books. I do hope you will cosider them for your Summer readig. They ca be easily picked up through Amazo or Bares ad Noble. Fially, I hope you ad your loved oes all have a safe ad happy Summer. May the Supreme Architect of the Uiverse watch over you ad provide you with lazy, hazy sushie-filled days of blues ad grees, ad soft shadow, moolit ights of rest ad repose. R W Roy Moses roymoses46@gmail.com Assistat Grad Lecturers Moroe District V W Joe A. Lewis joelewis4@gmail.com By V\W\ Joe Lewis, AGL Welcome Hiram Your Jourey Begis Greetigs to all ewly Raised Masos for this Masoic Year! We welcome you ad commed you o your choice to joi the world s oldest ad greatest Fraterity. Cogratulatios for your hard work ad dedicatio o achievig the rak of Maso. Everythig that has bee taught to you thus far has bee taught i a symbolic, allegoric ad spiritually comprehesive structure. As you recall, the Three Degrees of Masory take place i Kig Solomo s Temple. The Etered Appretice Degree takes place o the groud floor, the Fellowcraft Degree takes place i the Middle Chamber, ad the Maso Degree takes place o the porch of Kig Solomo s Temple, which is at the etrace to the Holy of Holy s. These Architectural sites of the structure of Kig Solomo s Temple have deep philosophical importace to the Maso. Foud i the Great Light i Masory, i the book of 1st Corithias 3:16 states: Kow ye ot that ye are the temple of God, ad that the Spirit of God dwelleth i you. You are the Temple, Brothers, ad the three differet aspects of the Temple are referrig to three differet aspects of you or better yet, of Makid himself. The Three Degrees describe a jourey for the idividual Maso who participates i them. It is a jourey that takes place i oe s cosciece ad cosciousess. I other words, it is a jourey of self. O this woderful jourey of self, you will have may truths revealed to you ad oe must always submit to the truth. The Great Light says i Joh 8:32: The you will kow the truth ad the truth shall set you free. A Maso watig to take this jourey must do it o his ow, i his ow way ad accordig to his ow religious experieces. Freemasory cofers the Degree upo you, but Freemasory caot cofer elevated levels of cosciousess. This glorious ad beautiful task will be yours ad yours aloe. Every Workig Tool i the Three Degrees, as explaied, is capable of guidig you towards achievig True Self Kowledge. The Workig Tools of the Speculative Maso have differet philosophical applicatios, but they all have oe uiversal cocept i commo ad that is they are all istrumets of AC- TION. So you must take actio, you must work i order to take advatage of the symbolic, allegoric, spiritual comprehesive structure, which will be ecessary for your jourey. I closig, I also remid you ot to forget utilizig the Greatest Light i Masory, which is the Holy Bible. For i this Book is foud oe of the clearest sequece or processes of actio ecessary to achievig success i all thigs. I the Book of Matthew 7:7 it states: Ask, ad it shall be give you; seek, ad ye shall fid; kock, ad it shall be opeed uto you. Good Luck to all of you o your quest for Masoic Light ad I wish you all the Greatest Masoic Success! Moroe District Membership Developmet Kleaig by Kelly Commercial & Residetial By Bruce Katz, District Chairma Membership Developmet: Keepig Masos It s oe thig to make Masos it s aother thig to keep them! This was the key fidig from the revitalized Grad Lodge Membership Developmet Committee as reported i the Grad Lodge Aual Report. A importat ad sad observatio is that [t]he uofficial summary for the curret year reveals that we Raised approximately 1,040 Masos ad agai Uaffiliated 1,187 Members for No-Paymet of Dues. Also from the Grad Lodge Report: The Membership Developmet Committee has actively ivestigated ad idetified the best membership developmet practices curretly utilized i successful Masoic Districts as well as our sister Grad Lodge jurisdictios. The Committee will shortly complete ad lauch a ew statewide iitiative which will chage the culture of educatio withi our Lodges. The ew program will iclude traiig the Lodge Success Coaches (the Metor), the Cadidate Selectio Process ad the full cycle of advacemet from Prospect to Cadidate to Life- Log cotributig member. The implemetatio of this ew ad excitig iitiative will iclude a District Metorig Chair, i cojuctio with traied Success Coaches (Metors) from each Lodge will provide idividual ad persoal guidace, thus makig the Cadidate a better Maso ad permaet asset to Freemasory ad to the Commuity. Oe of the key opportuities for retaiig ew Brothers is helpig guide their educatio. The Committee o Educatioal ad Leadership Services reported (page 23) that this past year 157 Brothers participated i the Masoic Developmet Course (MDC). This is a excellet opportuity for Brothers both ew ad experieced to lear more about our Craft. At the Lodge level, the LSOME (Lodge System of Masoic Educatio) Program is available as a DVD ad associated booklet, to be used before the 1st Degree ad after the subsequet Degrees. Although statistics are ot maitaied o the program, it is believed that LSOME is ot adequately beig utilized by Lodges. There will be additioal commuicatios o these topics, but it is ot too early to begi cosideratio of your Lodge s plas, icludig the idetificatio of potetial Lodge Metors ad how to better implemet the LSOME ad MDC Programs i your Lodge. Your Lodge s future depeds o it. Cleaig & Iterior Paitig

6 6 Website: N masoictimes@gmail.com 14 with whom you might relate. Todd Colbur WEBSTER We usually have betwee 35 ad Seior Warde Rya Rampli Lodge No members preset. How about Juior Warde 1st & 3rd Thursdays you makig it 60+? We ve got William Grishaber 7:30 p.m. lots of chairs. Treasurer Gle Stahl W Ally J. Borrio ajborrio@gmail.com James F. Clacy jclacy2@rochester.rr.com 30 Orchard Street, Webster By R\W\ Dave Alle First ad foremost, our Elected W\ Jeremy Kox has asked me to assist him with this mothly colum. Therefore, we hope to make it ot oly iformative, but iterestig. I so doig, we would appreciate it if you - ay of you - have somethig to cotribute, please feel free to do so rememberig that the deadlie is the 5th of the moth precedig publicatio. i.e., September 5th is the deadlie for the October Issue, etc. I so doig, you have all the Woderful Happeigs all Summer log to cotribute. (August 5th is the deadlie for September Issue). We re sure that of the 150+ members, we will be hardpressed to keep to our allotted space. It s goig to be great doig busiess with him agai after a year off. Cogratulatios to our 2015 Officers: Jeremy Kox Sr. Warde Paul Dill Jr. Warde David Aleksadrowicz Sr. Deaco Brado Ross Jr. Deaco Be Atmosfera Jim Clacy Treasurer Bill Edwards For those of you who have t bee active for some reaso or other, please, please feel free to cotact oe of us so we ca correct or modify the reaso. We are amog the most active Lodges i the District, if ot i the State. Our Trustees have doe woders keepig Your Lodge i Tip-Top coditio. We have just Celebrated 150 Years ad look forward to our future. Meetigs have bee held to the 9 o clock hour ad we hope to cotiue the Program, as W\ Borrio has doe with the exceptio of a few of the Degree eveigs. So, wo t you come ad joi us before the meetig i Willy s Room? You just might be surprised to fid some Brother 14 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 Brothers, this is my last article as of Clio Lodge. I thak all the Brothers ad my Officers for helpig me out this year. I hope the Lodge ejoyed the year, ad came away with a little more Masoic Light. April Highlights Our first meetig i April saw W\ Mike Postilli go over his plas for the Lodge ext year. He preseted his ideas for committees ad roles i the Lodge. At our secod meetig, R\W\ Steve Micheer came out to Clio ad preseted his program o Brother Mozart s Masoic Opera, The Magic Flute. The program was really well doe ad I came to realize that opera is much more iterestig with subtitles. Who kew that uderstadig the dialog was the key to ejoyig it! Also, Brother Lace Daul came from Northfield as well. It was great seeig him ad we appreciate the friedship that has developed with the Northfield Brothers this year. Electio of Officers At our first meetig i May we elected our Officers for the Masoic Year: Mike Postilli Sr. Warde Matt Reiter Jr. Warde Brett DeHollader Larry Vacarrelli Treasurer Larry Britt Trustee Bayard Burch Trustee Bria Dobso Jue Evets Jue 2d - Ope Istallatio of our ew Officers Jue 16th - Brother Brig-a- Fried Night. Feel free to brig ay me to whom you may have metioed Freemasory. We ll be havig a dier, a short presetatio o Freemasory ad the social time. Summer Birthdays Jue Happy Birthday to Brothers Tom Burger, Aaro Chase, Steve Hamilto, Jeff Kipp, William Schmitt, Mark Shapiro, Nate Thompso, Ross Thompso, Myro Waterma ad Do Wright. July Happy Birthday to Brothers Stu Brickma, Bria Dobso, Pat Herrig, Chris Petote ad Aaro Thompso. August Happy Birthday to Brothers Dick Bares, Frak Celoa, Gordie Smith, Thomas Taer ad Douglas Trembeth. Closig Thoughts I wish best of luck to W\ Mike for ext year ad say thak you agai for a great year. 14 Ispiratio Lodge No. 109 website: 2d & 4th Tuesdays - 7:30 p.m. W Joseph DiTucci jditucci@gmail.com 979 Bay Road, Webster R W Derek VaHoute derekhoute1@mac.com By R\W\ Skip Waterstreet Our 2d Degree wet off without a hitch o April 28th with some of our ew, youger Officers i key roles. Brother Adam Gerke was i the East ad Brother Jared Sherwi i the West. Worshipful Richard Smith acted as Juior Warde. Servig as our Chaplai was- Right Worshipful Herb Specer ad Brother Paul Dill acted as Marshal. We were hoored to have Brother Jim MacDuff, of ERAC Lodge, perform a magificet recitatio of the Middle Chamber Lecture. Worshipful Scott Rice preseted the Workig Tools. Brothers Rya Rampli ad William Grishaber exchaged the Questios ad Aswers ad Brother Rampli bestowed the Charge o our ew Fellowcrafts. Aual Meetig We held our Electio of Officers o May 12th. Preceded by reports from the Treasurer, ad Trustees, the followig Officers were elected ad will be istalled at a Public Istallatio meetig o Tuesday, Jue 9th. Ivite your family ad frieds to witess this evet: Derek VaHoute Trustee (3 years) Robert Aderso Appoited Officers will also be istalled. I hope you will come out to offer your support to our ew Lodge leaders. Dier Reservatios, Please A reservatio is required... the permaet Dier list is ot i effect for this ight. The cost is $10 per perso - Brothers, family members ad other guests. Please make your dier reservatio(s) with our Juior Warde-Elect, Bill Grishaber, bgris64@gmail.com. It will commece at 6:30 p.m. Ogoig Busiess The Charities Committee of Ispiratio Lodge was meetig late last moth to determie orgaizatios ad amouts to distribute to recipiets. I was hoored ad pleased to receive the doatios to Camp DeMolay ad the Masoic Service Bureau at our Aual Meetig. Birthday Celebrats Here are the Brothers who are gaiig i seiority from ow through the Summer. We wish each oe of them a glorious day i which to celebrate: Jue Thomas Steele (1st); Thomas Beso (2d); George Horug (3rd); Myro Dox (4th); Ala Goodrich (6th); Walter Orr (7th); Joh Brow (13th); Philip McCaskill (15th); Richard Beyer (17th); Roald Williams (18th); Ralph Jurges (25th); Michael Schum (29th); ad Julius Toth, Jr. (30th). July Raymod Sterlig, Richard Crockford, ad Thomas Belt (1st); Joh McDoald (3rd); Charles Waterstreet, Jr. (4th); Wallace Wager ad Russell Ries (6th); Todd Colbur ad Charles Howell (7th); Frakli Suhr (8th); Litchard Tolad (11th); Berard Skopisky (12th); Arthur Hill (22d); Joseph Bishop ad Waye Mc- Crosse (25th); Eugee White (28th); Ree VaDeVeire (29th); ad Roy Bruo Jr. (31st). August Joh Brithaupt (2d); Rad Gee (3rd); Robert Peace (8th); Keeth Pearce (14th); Keeth Schumacher (20th); James Causey, Herbert Youg, Doald Johso ad William Shelby (21st); Warre Doerrer ad Gary Caswell (25th); Hutz Hilfiker (27th); Carl Klei (28th); Charles Forataro (29th); ad Joseph DiTucci (30th). Adios! I exted best wishes for a woderful Summer to all my Brothers ad their family members. We will look forward to resumig our Masoic work i September whe I hope to see you i Lodge. 14 Lodge No. 479 Jue 2015 UNITY 2d & 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 Commercial & Residetial This will be my last article as of Uity Lodge. It has bee a very elighteig year for me. I have leared may of the workigs of the Lodge that were foreig to me before beig elected ad takig o the jourey servig as. More tha aythig I thak the may Brothers who helped guide me alog that jourey. Beig came alog with may resposibilities - some expected ad some uexpected. I believe that, with the Brothers help, we egotiate both ad I hope we have left the Lodge o a path for cotiued success ad growth for the future of Masory i Specerport. A path I am sure our ext, W\ Patrick Schwartz ad his Officers will embrace ad cotiue. Brothers Tom Michielse ad Ed Gillott with Worshipful, Bob Sogi, followig presetatio of their 40-year Awards Oe of my last duties as was to recogize the may Brothers who have bee members ad served our Lodge so faithfully over the years. For those who were uable to atted this evet, I share their ames with you ow: 65 Years Do Fox 60 Years Harold Bougher 55 Years Jim Powell Elmer Semmler 50 Years Bob Clark 40 Years Ed Gillott Tom Michielse William Du 20 Years Joh Heessey 10 Years Tim Hull David Olse 5 Years Ralph Pate A highlight of the eveig was my great pleasure to preset the Past s Apro to W\ Jeff VaSice. After Electios, our, Cliff Short, will be sedig out a commuicatio aoucig the date for Istallatio of Officers, which will be held before the ed of Jue. Jue 22d - Our Aual Picic at Pieway Pods Park, Kleaig by Kelly Cleaig & Iterior Paitig

7 Jue 2015 Website: N masoictimes@gmail.com 7 Gravelle Lodge. Dier to be served at 6:30 p.m. Family is ivited. It s brig your ow booze we will provide Soda ad Water, Hot Dogs, Hamburgers, Veiso Sausage, Salads ad Sacks. I closig, I exted my thaks to everyoe who helped make this a very memorable year for me; oe I will ot soo forget. 14 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 Aother Masoic Year is quickly cocludig. These words are beig fialized after retur from Grad Lodge at the 234th Aual Commuicatio. More iformatio will be preseted at the upcomig meetigs, but a key directive from the Grad is to brig the questio of admissio of 18-year-olds before the membership, for a vote at the 235th Aual Commuicatio of Grad Lodge i We welcomed our ewest Brothers o April 13th. Raised to the Sublime Degree of Maso were: Steve Dugga, Christopher Heessy, Michael Pettiato, Matthew Matioe, Todd James ad Ted Plege. Helpig make this a particularly memorable eveig for our Lodge, Most Worshipful James Sulliva was amog the guests for the 3rd Degree. Each of our ew Brothers demostrated outstadig proficiecy i their examiatios ad we are proud to welcome them ito our Lodge. I additio to idividual work, the support of the Metorig Team cosistig primarily of W\ Dave Upham ad Brothers James Wright, Mike VaAs, Jim MacDuff ad Mike Sukheko helped these ew Brothers begi their Masoic Jourey. Additioally, our ew Brothers teamed up to create their s piece i providig a meal at Roald McDoald House. The Brothers reported havig a great time while helpig provide for the families. The Past s filled the Officers Statios ad places o April 27th for our Past s Night. These Brothers were: Dave Upham i the East, Pat Mulrooey i the West, Joh Hellaby i the South. They were joied by George Nasra, Phil Hurwitz, Rich Friedma, Frak Graata II, Chad Crawford ad Craig Covert. Sideliers icluded Rich Greeaway; Terry Wihle, Sr.; ad Frak Graata, Sr. Visitig Past s icluded R\W\ Ala Ramsey ad W\ Gary Burke. Brother Friedma preseted the 3rd Istallmet of the Readig ad Commetary of Aderso s Costitutios of 1723, ad coducted a Walk- About the Lodge. Five ladies joied us for our Widows Lucheo at Burgudy Basi o April 25th. Please see the article elsewhere i this edi- (Left to right) W\ Carl Scarpulla, of ERAC Lodge; Brothers Ted Plege; Jaso Simmos; Christopher Heessey; Past Grad, M\W\ James Sulliva; Brothers Matthew Matioe; Todd James; Steve Dugga; ad, Michael Pettiato. Photo by Mike Sukheko tio of the Masoic Times. Our Istallatio of the Officer Lie will be Moday, Jue 8th. Please come ad show your support for the ew Officers. This is a Ope Meetig so family ad frieds are cordially ivited. Social time will begi at 6 p.m., heavy hors d oeuvres at 6:30 p.m., ad Istallatio at 7:30 p.m. Brothers, it has bee a productive year i ERAC Lodge. Please cotiue to help build our Masoic work. July 12th - our Picic ad Scholarship Presetatios will be held at the Damascus Shrie Ceter. Please check the Website or call our Juior Warde. As the Masoic Year draws to a close, I am remided of the portio of Psalm 133 that states Behold, how good ad pleasat it is for Brethre to dwell together i uity I thak several groups of Brothers who helped to make the year a success: The Elected ad Appoited Officers of ERAC for their uflaggig ethusiasm for the work of Masory, ad their support throughout the year. I wish them every success i their future edeavors - Masoic ad otherwise. The Past s of ERAC ad our predecessor Lodges, NORTHFIELD 14 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 My Exit Iterview Thak you, Brothers, for allowig me to serve as your Worshipful throughout the past year. I was Raised slightly over 5 years ago. Like may of you, whe I came ito this edeavor, I had o pre-coceived otios about my Brothers or the Craft a Lambski, if you will. Like may Lodges i this District ad throughout the State, Northfield Lodge has see a declie i membership ad attedace at its Regular Commuicatios. We are ot sure why, but this cotiues to be the ageold questio. Why? Some thigs have t chaged durig my teure at the Lodge; ot oly as the, but also as a Brother. To those of you who are uclear about the Lodge, its directio ad what has occurred here over the past year, COME ad atted a Regular Commuicatio ad fid out. Your attedace would be greatly appreciated. WHY? Because it seems as though it s who have all, at oe time or aother, whispered wise cousel i my ear, thus reducig the umber of times I have erred. I thak you for your wisdom ad patiece. To the Grad Lodge ad Staff Officers who have stood ready to assist us whe called. No oe kows how much work is doe behid the scees by these dedicated Brothers who are ofte faced with a thakless task. Fially, the body of the Lodge - the sideliers, if you will. Previously, I have ever agreed with our use of the term sideliers, util reflectig upo it durig the preparatio of this article. I the realized that, as i football, the sideliers are ot idly stadig by, but rather stadig atthe-ready, prepared to get i the game whe eeded. Brothers, I thak you for beig there to support your Lodge ad Fraterity wheever called upo. I am excited by the future of ERAC Lodge. As I have stated (ad auseum, it sometimes seems), our Lodge is blessed by a abudace of youth, wisdom, talet ad eergy. It is my belief that these resources, uder wise stewardship, will help to carry us well ito the future. Util we meet agai. the same Brothers meetig-aftermeetig, evet-after-evet hoistig the Lodge s weight o their shoulders to esure its success. To those Brothers, you are the life support of this Lodge. Cotiuig to support ad sustai us over the last year, I ca t thak you eough for your true friedship ad love. Withi the past year, there were a lot of expectatios ad pressure placed o our Lodge. With your help, the Lodge has cotiued to flourish. I ca see you startig to buckle as our time i the treches ad quarries seems edless. Our time together, though, has established ad forged lifelog friedships. To you, I exted my deepest thak you ad I will ever take them for grated. To those local Brothers able to atted ad have t WHY??? You could joi us i the recetly paited diig room, break bread at oe of the feasts prepared by Brothers for Brothers, take i a program preseted by Brothers who put forth so much effort to make sure that we as Brothers were receivig further Masoic Light Not the same old busiess as usual meetigs. WHY?? As preseters from our Lodge ad the other preseters throughout the District, you Brothers get it. A deeper look ito this Fraterity o may differet levels, but also, a respect for the Craft. Respect for the Craft. Thak You. Brothers, preset ad future, please remember why we have joied this sacred Fraterity. The reaso we each decided to joi is differet ad persoal; as it should be. Whe you look i the mirror each day, are you still true to the Craft ad, more importatly, yourself? Respect ot oly the Craft, your Brothers ad yourself. I could go o BUT WHY? It would be a shame to lose great Brothers, like my pillars of support, the oes i the treches ad quarries over the past year because the ifluece ad arrogace of self-servig Brothers cotiues to permeate our Masoic home. Jue Birthdays Doald Fox (6th) ad Waye Moore (25th) Masoic Aiversaries 1946 George Morris Adrew Campbell Edgar Rummler III 1951 Fred Halik 1958 Doald Woodruff 1961 Leo Behke 1968 Richard Russell 1969 Gle Hedges 1976 Lawrece Cooper 1981 Joh Dudley 1998 Robert Sweeey 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 By R\W\ Joh Zabel Well, Summer is almost upo us. Our Electio of Officers was last moth ad we are preparig for the Istallatio of all Elected ad Appoited Officers. Brother Alle Heidrick atteded Grad Lodge, as our Represetative, ad reported at the Electio meetig. We oly had oe meetig i May as the fourth Moday is ow the official celebratio of Memorial Day, except i Waterloo. If you do t kow about Waterloo, ask. Oe of the other evets i May we hope some of our Brothers took advatage of was the Masoic Developmet Course, facilitated by R\W\Steve Micheer with the sectio o the 3rd Degree coducted by R\W\ Joh Zabel. This Course is a good way of learig more about the meaig of each of the three Degrees ad to lear how other Brothers perceive the Degrees ad their symbols ad teachigs. Jue 8th (our last meetig util September), is Sport Shirt Night so come to Lodge wearig your most outrageous sport shirt. We presume there will be a cotest for the best, most outrageous shirt. We will coclude the eveig with Strawberry Shortcake with all the works. Stay tued for more iformatio about this eveig as it approaches Through the Summer moths we will see Masoic social fuctios. Your ew Lodge Officers ad the Fellowcraft Club will be plaig a picic which may iclude a Clambake ad other goodies. More iformatio to come. We also ask that you welcome our ewest Masos, Brothers Carey Hollis ad Dea Sisso. They received the Maso Degree o April 27th. The Lodge did a good job o the Degree with the help of W\ Richard Spellma from Seeca Lodge takig the part that W\ Tom Ward was scheduled to do. Brother Ward was home sick i bed that eveig so Brother Dick filled i ad did a excellet job. We thak him for his assistace. The Lodge Brothers who filled the other parts did good work that was appreciated by all. O a recet Suday morig while at a church service, the miister titled his sermo with the word metathesiophobia. If you have ever heard or see this word, Google it. The way it was used i the sermo could also apply to our beloved Fraterity. We, or more exactly, may Masos are afraid of chage as it applies to the Fraterity. Well, chage happes sometimes for the best ad sometimes ot. We all must embrace chage that we perceive will improve our Fraterity ad Lodges or we will evetually perish. Masoic history has show that chage for the sake of the Fraterity is good. The perceptio of the Fraterity prior to the Morga Affair caused much of the uproar whe Morga was abducted. However, may years later, the perceptio of the Fraterity chaged ad it started to grow agai. What chaged? It was t the Ritual as that did ot chage. It was the actios of the Brethre i the commuity ad the perceptio of o-masos of the Brethre who chaged. The chage was good. The etire Fraterity especially Lodges eeds to look at themselves ad determie what we have that me i society may wat or eed ad the determie how best to show our commuity those characteristics. This may the ecourage me to seek us out ad petitio for membership. Whe this happes, we must do all we ca to see that our Brethre, from the Petitioer to the logest-servig member, kow what our teachigs are ad how they ca be applied to their life. Do we do that ow? Yes, to some extet, but we must do a better job. How, you ask? Oe way is to improve our metorig of ew Brothers ad the discussio of Masoic teachig with all Brothers; i.e., good Masoic Programs durig Lodge meetigs. Where are the resources? Ask the Grad Lodge Officers, the s ad Wardes Associatio or members of your Lodge who appear kowledgeable. The resources are there, they just eed to be tapped. Maybe there are areas of Lodge admiistratio ad fuctioig that should chage as society has chaged. There are areas that we may ot wat to chage, like the Ritual. We are oe of the very few orgaizatios left that actively cofers Degrees ad performs Ritual fuctios. We each should look at our Lodge ad our ow feel- Cotiued o Page 8

8 8 14 Website: N masoictimes@gmail.com FAME Lodge No d Thursdays 7:30 p.m. W Charles A. Zlotkus zlotkus@yahoo.com V W Daiel Walker optida@frotieret.et 979 Bay Road, Webster We have had a lot goig o sice our last commuicatio. We had the Widow s Lucheo at Burgudy Basi o April 25th. Widows Doree Rhodes, Ruth Hut ad Carrol Erickso joied me for luch. Fame s ow Heitz Gukel led the Masoic War Veteras Flag Presetatio. The ext day we held our Lady s Lucheo at Keea s Restaurat where Fame hoored our Jue 2015 wives ad widows. Photos from Widows Lucheo, Sice 9/11, Fame has a traapril 25th, at Burgudy Basi. ditio of sigig God Bless America while holdig hads aroud the altar after each meetig. This gives us a time to remember ad reflect while holdig hads i fellowship. I atteded Grad Lodge this year with Seior Warde, Jaso Traditio started 9/11 of sigig God Bless America after every Lodge Gartlad, ad we will be dis- meetig. cussig Grad Lodge Commuicatios at upcomig meetigs. Our ext meetig is Jue 11th, which is our Strawberry Social ad also Crazy Shirt Night. There will be o dier that ight, but Steward Dick Topel guaratees fresh Strawberries ad Ice Cream. Ladies ad families are welcome. Save the Date July 22d will be our Aual fjh Pictures from Sausage Roast at Camp Eastma Lady s Lucheo, April Kiwais Lodge at 4 p.m. Joi us 26th, at Keea s Resby the shores of Lake Otario taurat for some Summer fellowship. f Photos from Grad Lodge sessios, May 4th ad 5th, New York City. Waka-Hubbard Lodge Cotiued from Page 7 igs of the Fraterity ad help istitute chages that will improve what we do ad how we do it. This will improve our image i society ad eve attract me who seek what we have. Well that is eough philosophy for ow, but I hope this gives our Brethre somethig to cotemplate over the Summer moths. Ay suggestios you may have, commuicate to the Officers of the Lodge ad ay other Brother whom you feel would liste ad appreciate your ideas. See everyoe i September if ot sooer at a social fuctio. MMRL Researches Atrial Fibrillatio Atrial fibrillatio (AF) is the most commo arrhythmia ecoutered by physicias. It is reachig epidemic proportios i the Uited States, with over 2.7 millio Americas affected icludig early oe i 10 idividuals 80 years of age ad older. As the populatio ages, projectios idicate that its prevalece will icrease to 15 millio by Whe the heart is i atrial fibrillatio, stagatio of blood i the atria ca cause blood clots that ca travel to the brai ad cause a ischemic stroke. Over 25% of strokes i the Uited States are attributable to atrial fibrillatio. For this reaso, it is importat for patiets with AF to use blood thiers such as warfari or other ewer aticoagulats. Scietists at the Istitute are workig with a biotechology compay to develop a ovel therapy for AF based o atrial-selective ihibitio of sodium chael curret, a approach pioeered by Masoic Medical Research Laboratory scietists. It has show very effective i experimetal models, but ulike other drugs used to treat AF, it has very low toxicity. Phase 2 Cliical trials have bee coducted to assess the effectiveess of the combiatio of raolazie (Raexa) ad droedaroe (Multaq) for the safe ad effective maagemet of AF. Express your opiio usig Survey form below ad sedig it i! The Phase 2 cliical trial was double blid, meaig that either the patiet or the medical practitioer kew who was takig the placebo ad who was takig the medicatio. Results of the cliical trial showed that those takig the drug combiatio had far fewer episodes of atrial fibrillatio tha those takig the placebo or either drug aloe. Phase 3 cliical trials are expected to begi later this year. Atrial Fibrillatio i the Settig of Heart Failure We are also coductig studies to assess the effectiveess of certai drugs ad combiatios of drugs o the iductio of atrial fibrillatio i the settig of heart failure. Heart failure affects early 5 millio people i the Uited States. Each year close to 500,000 ew cases are diagosed. It is the leadig cause of hospitalizatio i people over 65 ad is ofte associated with atrial fibrillatio, which worses the progosis of heart failure. Our ogoig studies have idetified a temporal widow of vulerability for the developmet of atrial fibrillatio durig the progressio of heart failure. We have also show that i our experimetal models, raolazie (Raexa) is very potet i prevetig the iductio of AF i the settig of heart failure. I view of its efficacy ad safety, it may be a welcome substitute to curretly used drugs. Cardiac Research Istitute/MMRL is also workig to idetify gee defects that ca predispose youg idividuals to AF. Sudde Ifat Death Sydrome SIDS has bee attributed to umerous, ofte poorly defied mechaisms implicatig cardiovascular, respiratory ad ifectious diseases. The first direct evidece likig SIDS to a cogeital heart defect the Log QT Sydrome was published i The New Eglad Joural of Medicie based o work doe by the Masoic Medical Research Laboratory team i collaboratio with cliical colleagues i Italy several years ago. A mutatio i the gee kow as SCN5A was show to produce a major icrease i late sodium curret, providig the first uequivocal demostratio that a lifethreateig evet i ifacy with all the features of SIDS may be due to a sporadic mutatio causig LQTS. Support for a lik betwee SIDS ad cardiac arrhythmias has grow progressively ad it is ow believed that percet of SIDS cases are due to disorders of heart rhythm. MMRL is oe of the top geetic screeig ceters i the world dedicated to helpig families with iherited life-threateig cardiac arrhythmias. Brugada Sydrome Masoic Medical Research Laboratory (MMRL) scietists also take pride i havig discovered the majority of gees resposible for aother form of iherited sudde cardiac death kow as the Brugada Sydrome. This disorder geerally afflicts idividuals as they reach the third ad fourth decade of their otherwise-healthy lives. Some, i fact, are athletes who have edured streuous traiig without ay medical problems, util oe day they die suddely i their sleep without warig. The sydrome has cofouded doctors for decades ad left may families devastated. Our scietists demostrated that faulty gees that ecode sodium, calcium ad potassium chaels i the heart cotribute to the developmet of this sydrome. Usig experimetal models of the disease, we were able to idetify a class of drugs that ca be used i cojuctio with implatable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) to protect patiets from the arrhythmias that lead to sudde cardiac arrest. Thaks to these advaces, idividuals with this disease ca be idetified geetically as well as cliically, ad appropriate therapy ca be admiistered before a tragic outcome occurs. The oly book dealig exclusively with Brugada Sydrome emaated from a Cosesus Coferece hosted by MMRL.

9 Jue 2015 Website: Damascus News Damascus Shrie Ceter No. 2 Jue 2015 Shrie Meetigs Dier Reservatios Required Call: (585) or (585) Shrie Office Hours Moday Friday 9:30 a.m. 3:30 p.m. Website: kevin faro CHIEF rabba WAYNE M C CROSSEN Potetate By Kevi Skis Faro Chief Rabba Wow! Are there thigs happeig at Damascus! We have parades, parties, Cruz Nights, food, fu ad most of all Fellowship!!! Ca you believe? we had 80 people show up for the Wheelers meetig! So much is happeig at your Shrie Ceter, you do t wat to miss a thig. What about the Aual Bullhead Dier with the Waye Shrie Club o beautiful Sodus Bay, Cico de Mayo Party ad the up ad comig BLUES, BOOZE AND B-B-Q (the Summer Evet to be talked about) o Jue 27th. Our May meetig was very well atteded, hoorig the Ambassadors of Damascus The Shrie Degree Team. We all thak them for their hard work ad Recetly our Illustrious Potetate asked me to cosider takig a ew assigmet as Public Relatios Director for Damascus Shriers. He also idicated I would eed to travel to Tampa to atted the PR Semiar i late April. Upo returig, he wated a full report ad this article is part of that report. Imperial Sirs. Jerry Grat ad Chris Smith hosted the 2-1/2 day evet. The time was packed with sessios ad dowtime to socialize ad get to kow each other i a very gracious ad professioal atmosphere. We had several speakers icludig a Professor from Syracuse Uiversity who spoke o Derek ad Fezzy the strategic isight related to crisis commuicatios, ethics ad reputatio risk maagemet. Additioal speakers from the Shrie spoke o media relatios, media measuremet ad distributio. Amy Ritzel, the Shrie Corporate Director of Public Relatios, is deeply ivolved with "Love to the Rescue." We also heard from a special guest, Harli White, who at a youg age wated to race sprit cars. I April, 2008, she 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 ( ). dedicatio. What a great ight it was. Remember a great source of commuicatio for your Club or Uit is the Damascus News. Sed i your blog by the 5th of each moth to: masoictimes@gmail.com. Hope you all have a fu ad safe Summer ad ejoy the may evets that are plaed by your Diva ad Damascus. Your Lady or sigificat other, as well as your childre, are always welcome to our evets ad parties. Come out ad be part of the fellowship ad ejoy a few laughs with your Brothers; it s always a good time. As always, if there is aythig your Diva ca do, please feel free to approach ay of us. Derek Va Houte Damascus Public relatios director flipped her race car, which caught fire. She was trapped ad, because of that, received burs of 45% to her body. After udergoig multiple surgeries ad ski grafts, you would ot kow today that this happeed. She ad her team travel aroud the coutry racig sprit cars at various veues. She was at our Friday ight closig baquet ad is a woderful ambassador for our Shriers Hospitals for Childre. Additioal topics were brought forward: They are usig 3-D priters to facilitate the productio of plastic figers ad hads for youg bur patiets for which the cost is reasoable. The Hospital i Los Ageles is movig to Pasadea ad groud-breakig is scheduled for May 27th. Imperial Jack Joes idicated that Dispesatio for our first Temple i Brazil, South America, would probably be passed at Housto Sessios. Three hudred Masos are required to grat this to happe ad 333 Masos were received. This would icrease the umber of Shrie Temples to 195. Overall, it was a great educatioal ad thought-provokig experiece that challeged all who atteded to cotiue to provide accurate, cocise commuicatios whe dealig with ourselves ad the public Damascus News Boosters I Memory of Carol Brickma George & Lula Simo Dea & JoA Smith Lace & Ly Ward Skip & Diae Waterstreet Chuck & Marlee White Cy & Olga White Joh & Sadra Wihle I ca't believe it's Summer Break already! I guess time flies whe you're havig a good time. First off, I thak Matt Sasoe ad his crew for a great job o refurbishig the kitche. I've ever see the kitche look so ew!!!!! The cleaup ad paitig of the Shrie Ceter kitche was doe i preparatio for busy Summer activities. Hard work ad may hours were doated by Kelly Weber, Matt Sasoe, Joh Hellaby ad Mike Huesto workig recetly i the kitche. Others who helped Jim Rya, Mike VaAs, Jim Clacy, Matt Muller ad Jarod Sherwi. We had a woderful Cio de Mayo Party ad I thak Da ad Kare Burkhart for headig up that committee. Also i attedace, was a magicia ad what goes better with margaritas, tha magic. I hope this cotiues to be oe of our aual evets. Thak you to all who participated i the Lilac Festival Parade. It was oe of our best attedace for a parade i a while. Thak you to all the clows, Wheelers ad our ew additio direct from Tampa our travelig Iformatio Booth. Thaks to Sea Nooa who retrieved the Shriers Hospitals for Childre trailer. This is a trailer with iformatio about the Hospitals ad the Shrie for educatioal purposes ad draws a crowd wherever it parks. You'll be seeig this trailer, ope to the public, for iformatio at every Cruz Night. Cruz Nights Speakig about Cruz Nights, everythig is i place, all Committee Chairme are lied up ad we're ready to have a good Summer. Bruce Chilto is Co-Chair of Cruz Nights alog with Norris Shapiro ad they assure us we will have oe of the best Cruz Nights ever. Remember, Nobles, durig the Summer moths always look at your Costat Cotact of the upcomig evets for the Summer. Thak you ad have a safe Summer. Thak you, Sea Nooa, for obtaiig this Shriers iformatioal trailer we re displayig at Cruz Nights this Summer. Stop by ad see what Shriers Iteratioal does. Damascus Trestleboard 2015 jue 3rd Tiled Meetig, Social - 5 p.m., Dier - 6 p.m., Meetig - 7 p.m. Meu: Chef-Carved Top Roud of Beef, Meatballs, Tederloi Tips w/mushrooms, Baked Potato, Red Pasta, Veggies, Salad 7th Shriers Hospital for Childre -Erie Commuity Ope House 14th Legio of Hoor Flag Retiremet Ceremoy 24th Shriers Hospital for Childre Charity Fishig Evet 27th Blues, Brews & Bar-B-Que - Ope to the Public Jue 5th, 12th, 19th & 26th - Cruz Nights july 3rd NO CRUZ NIGHT... Be safe ad ejoy the 4th of July Holiday! 16th Webster Fireme s Parade 18th Lyo s Parade July 10th, 17th, 24th & 31st - Cruz Nights august August 7th, 14th, 21st ad 28th - Cruz Nights

10 10 Website: Jue 2015 Official Publicatio of Damascus Shrie A.A.O.N.M.S. By Noble Frak Russell Bad Director (315) Damascus Shrie is most fortuate eve result i a doatio beig made to to have a fie Bad. It has 25 voluteer our Shriers Hospitals for Childre. members, although oe seldom sees all Summer Schedule 25 together at the same time. As we ca (As we kow it ) all appreciate, people have family ad Suday, Jue 14th 2 p.m. - the health matters that ca take a priority Bad will be complemetig our Legio over everythig else. Fortuately, our of Hoor for the Aual Flag Retiremet Bad does ot have may of these. Ceremoy to be held at our Damascus The Bad does virtually othig durig our severe Witer moths, as there Jue 21st - our Bad will be playig Shrie Ceter. Do t miss this oe! will be o guaratee the weather will a cocert at the Sodus Poit Lighthouse be kid whe a playig evet might be at 12 Noo. We were ivited by their scheduled. Also, Bad members come Historical Society, which has plaed a from our surroudig couties ad as Pathways to History evet. far away as Aubur. Now that the better Saturday, July 18th - the Bad will weather is upo us, the Bad has committed for several evets. Aual Pulteyville Parade at 11 a.m. ride o a Orbaker Farms truck i the The Bad is always lookig to add Later that day, the Bad will play at ew musicias to its roster. Ayoe so iterested should cotact the Bad Director Lyos. the aual Peppermit Day Festival i or the Damascus Shrie Office. We are O July 25th - the Bad will play a ot a marchig bad. We geerally hold cocert at the Newark Firemes Field just oe rehearsal a year ad use it to add Days. ew music to the repertoire. July 30th - The Bad will coclude For every oe of these Summer evets, its Summer with a cocert at St. Joh s the Bad has bee ivited to play. Some Meadows i Rochester at 6 p.m. Aubur Shrie Club Writte by Ellie Cafield Quee Rhoda Shaffer held her first Stated Sessio i April where the 2015 Budget ad proposed fudraisers were approved. We istalled Officers who were ot istalled i March. Zama Temple No. 14 will be very busy over the Summer moths with fudraisers, special fu outigs for all By David Bowma If my calculatios are correct, this message eeds to cover through the Summer moths. Ad we are as busy i the Summer as we seem to be i the Witer moths. Jue s meetig is plaed for Jue 15th. Bob Colema promises us a bagup of a meetig. As he says, It has to be big! It ot oly couts for Jue, it couts for July as well. So make sure it is o your caledar or you might be the oe who wishes you were there for all the excitemet. We also wish him well o his jourey to Irelad. As stated, we will be takig July off, as usual. That does t mea you are takig the moth off from collectig the alumium. Fact is, you will probably get eve more if it is as warm (read as HOT) as last year. So save it up ad brig it to the Aual Steak Roast. Go ahead, guess what happes i August? That s right, August 17th - Aubur Lodge Pavilio ad Party House, it s the GREAT AMERICAN STEAK ROAST. Would t this be a great time to brig a Maso, as your guest, to see what goes o i the Shrie? Ke Pollard is goig to head it up as soo as Beulah tells him what to do. Everyoe pitches i ad it is somethig we all look forward to. Get up, put it o your caledar ow so you do t pla to babysit that eveig. Ke, cogratulatios o your Award from your Masoic Lodge. That covers the future, what has happeed that you might have missed? Well, did you get your free rado detector? Do you kow who your eergy supplier is ad whether that compay is your best choice? Do you kow how log the payback period is for those solar paels? How about the widmills you see o your joureys; where is that power goig? The aswers to these ad more were covered i our March ad April meetigs. Ver Stephes ad his bride were t able to make the last meetig as too much cotto cady was cosumed at the Shrie Circus i Syracuse. Cogratulatios, to our fellow Shrie as the circus was over Easter Weeked ad was a great success. Sickess ad Distress Bob Colema is back to beig his orery self. Chuck Mister is retired, but threates to go back to get some time to himself. Yours truly had oe hip replaced with the oly after-effects beig all the refrigerator magets that fly off every time I pass it. I was also able to doate a $250 award give me by Uity House to our Shrie Hospital i Sprigfield. Ma, I love our kids. Aother great reaso to make time to come to a meetig is the loyalty of Derek VaHouto keepig us up o everythig i Webster. As you travel aroud this Summer, keep your eyes ope for restaurats that are ope o Moday ights. It is always fu to fid a differet meu. Daughters of the Nile Zama Temple No. 14 Meets 2d Saturday at 10 a.m. 30 Orchard Street, Webster Rhoda R. Shaffer, Quee members, Supreme Quee s visit, etc. Fudraisig Fridays O the 3rd Friday of every moth through September, there will be a Chicke Bar-B-Que Drive-Thru at Webster Masoic Lodge Hall o Orchard Street. This is a complete dier with a Half-chicke, Potato, Coleslaw ad bread. The cost of this woderful Kevi Faro CHIEF RABBAN skis6603@aol.com Chuck McDoald ASSISTANT RABBAN alpha925@aol.com James R. Rya HIGH PRIEST & PROPHET jrya91458@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 (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 Perry Shrie Club dier is oly $10. It will start at 4:30 p.m. util sold out. Be sure to tell your frieds, family members ad eighbors. Look at it this way o a HOT Friday ight, NO ONE will have to cook. Jue 10th-14th - 87th Supreme Sessio i Albuquerque, New Mexico. This is a very special Sessio where our Quee will be with Quees from all over the Uited States ad Caada. Jue 27th - Tour ad Wie Tastig at Casa Larga at 1:30 p.m. July 18th - will be a very iterestig day at the Sterlig Reaissace Festival i Sterlig. If you have ever bee to this Festival, pla o goig. It is a lot of fu. Thursday, July 30th - Zama Temple s Supreme Official Visit/Ceremoial with Supreme Quee, Sharo St. Joh. This special visit will start at 2 p.m. at By Edgar Hollwedel The speaker for the April meetig of the Perry Shrie Club was Has Kuze, a local Bird Ma, who told us about his family ad how they arrived i Wester New York ad his great love of ature - especially birds. After WWII his gradfather had to leave the farm i Easter Germay as the Russias had take over the Coutry ad the farm would be cofiscated by them. The family arrived i America ad settled i Wester New York by acquirig a ew farm where, as a boy, Has roamed the lad ad foud a abudace of wildlife most particularly, birds. Their habits, souds, estig quarters ad migratios fasciated him. So he made his kowledge available to all by givig walks, semiars ad writig a article all about birdig i the Batavia Daily News oce or twice a moth, which we all fid so etertaiig. Keep the kowledge comig ad we thak you for sharig your iterests with us. Mark Your Caledar Suday, August 16th - August Bruch Meetig, 10 a.m., at Lumberyard Restaurat. September 24th - September meetig, 6 p.m., at Lumberyard Restaurat. Dier will be off-the-meu at 6:45 p.m. Ke Buckley is arragig the program. October 22d - October meetig at the Hole-i-the-Wall Restaurat; Phil Cox has set the program. Wedesday, November 18th - Howard Wood will tell us about the life cycle of a Pheasat Wedesday, December 16th - Perry Shrie Club Christmas Party at Natioal Hotel. It will start at 6 p.m. ad all will order off-the-meu at 6:45 p.m. More iformatio will be provided o each program, as we get closer. This list is just a few of the great meetigs that we have to look forward to for the ext few moths. 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. Webster Masoic Hall, followed with dier at Gledoveers, 2328 Old Browcroft Road, Rochester. (Look for additioal iformatio to follow i Zama s Newsletter). August 2d - Park Aveue Summer Art Fest, is plaed as a fu day away. August 8th - will be Zama Temple Stated Sessio at 10 a.m. at Webster Masoic Hall; luch to follow. August 19th ad 20th - Dedicatio of the ew Shrie Hospital i Motreal, Caada. A floor will also be amed after Daughters of the Nile. (Look for additioal iformatio to follow i Zama s Newsletter). September 12th - Stated Sessio at 10 a.m. at Webster Masoic Hall; luch to follow. Cotiued o Page 11

11 Jue 2015 Website: What s New i Erie 13-Year-Old Raises Over $20,000 Thirtee-year-old Mikayla may have bee bor without her right had, but she was bor with a full heart. From birth, Mikayla was a patiet at Shriers Hospitals for Childre -Erie (SHC-Erie). The staff at SHC-Erie worked with her to be fitted with prosthetics ad how to utilize those prosthetic devices. However, Mikayla says the most importat thig she received from the SHC-Erie was the belief that she was ormal ad could accomplish aythig to which she put her mid. Mikayla did put her mid to somethig she wated to give back to the orgaizatio that gave so much to her. Mikayla s idea was to host a beefit dier ad a live auctio, titled Love a Child! Her visio for the evet was to raise moey so they (SHC-Erie) have the fuds available to help other childre like myself ad those who eed so much more from them (SHC-Erie). Mikayla set a lofty goal for Love a Child! her first fudraisig evet, $20,000! Kimberly Goldize, Mikayla s mother said, she set that goal early o ad o oe believed she could get there. Mikayla did ot just take a passive leadership role with Love a Child!; she was o the frot lies. She was out drummig up sposorships, takig doatios ad sellig tickets. Eve o the ight of the evet, from cookig diers to servig the food, she was ivolved. The ight of the evet featured a 50/50 ad a plethora of live auctio items. With over 300 tickets sold, there was ot a empty seat to be foud. By the ed of the eveig, as the total was materializig, it was clear Mikayla ot oly reached her goal, but surpassed it. I a little over two moths of plaig ad work she had raised $20,230 for SHC-Erie! Eve with her drive ad passio, Mikayla remais humble. Mikayla says she ad her family draw ispiratio from a particular lie of scripture, For uto whomsoever much is give, of him shall be much required: ad to whom me have committed much, of him they will ask the more. (Luke 12:48) The oe mistake Shriers Hospitals for Childre -Erie made with Mikayla, said Mikayla s mother, was tellig her she could do aythig she wated. She has t stopped sice. Daughters of the Nile Cotiued from page 10 September 12th - The ext social evet Ladies Spa Time for a Break. September 19th - is our Fall trip to the Widmill Farm ad Craft Market i Pe Ya. If you have ever bee to the Widmill you eed to joi us. It is a fatastic day of vedors, food, farm markets, tastigs, etc. Wear comfortable shoes, suglasses (if su is shiig) ad be prepared for a lot of walkig. However, there are places to sit ad rest alog the way. There are two more fuctios i the plaig stage, which are the possibility of Flea Market/Garage Sale with the Shrie, ad a Card Party. There will be further details to follow. October 3rd - Fall Foliage Trai Ride. (Look for additioal iformatio) October 10th - will be Regular Stated Sessio at 10 a.m.; luch to follow. Occupatioal Therapy Research Wis Acclaim A thesis project prepared by a group of s of Occupatioal Therapy (OT) Studets, at Gao Uiversity wo secod place at the Uiversity s Celebrate Gao evet. At the evet a research pael judges competig graduate thesis projects from across the Uiversity. The studets hypothesized that stadardized testig related to visual motor skills would improve if a Saet Visio Itegrator (SVI) was used i cojuctio with traditioal OT visual motor strategies rather tha traditioal OT treatmet aloe. The SVI is a computerized visual motor perceptual program. The studets worked diligetly, ad with support from Julia Hawkis, OTD, Kevi Cooey, PT, Mauree Hubert, BSN, RN, ad Kerry Armet, MD, they were able to gai approval from both the Gao Uiversity ad UPMC Istitutioal Review Board committees to coduct their research. At the coclusio of the project the data suggests that the SVI does aide i improved visual motors skills whe used i combiatio with traditioal OT visual motor techiques. The project was vital because evidece-based research surroudig the SVI is sparse. With approximately 450 facilities aroud the coutry utilizig the SVI it will be importat to determie if the SVI is a useful tool for accomplishig patiet goals. The OT team is i the plaig stages of havig their results published to help expad the kowledge base surroudig the SVI. There are also plas to cotiue the SVI research with a ogoig collaboratio betwee Gao Uiversity ad the Shriers Hospitals for Childre - Erie OT departmet. Best Shreddig Evet Ever The Sprig editio of Shreddig for Shriers was SHC-Erie s most successful shreddig evet ever! The evet was held from 10 a.m. 2 p.m., but some people arrived at 9 a.m. By the ed of the five hours, over $6,700 was raised! Thak you to everyoe who voluteered their time to make the evet successful. A huge thak you goes to the Cathedral Prep Football Team for all of their muscle. October 17th ad 18th - Our secod time to be a part of the New Moo evet at the Shrie Ceter. We will be servig Coffee ad Chili alog with havig a Bake Sale. I have take everybody through the Summer ad ito the Fall. PLEASE, some of these fuctios are fudraisers for the Geeral Fud ad some are for the Covalescet Edowmet Fud (CEF), which provides support for patiet care. With everyoe s help ad support, we ca make 2015 a baer year. PLEASE remember to bake cookies for CRUZ Nights - our BIG fudraiser for the Summer. Should ayoe kow of ay sickess or distress durig the Summer moths, please otify the Quee, Pr. Sula Baxter, our Chaplai, or ay other member. Have a Happy ad Safe Summer, stay well, ad God Bless. No Joy ca equal the joy of servig others. God Bless Our Troops Robert Avery David Balcom Doald Brau Thomas Burger Bruce Chilto Craig Colema Matthew Cook Gerald Cooper Myro Dox Paul Farug Daiel Footer Doald Fox Charles Gauss Walter Gay Mark Gould Frakli Graata William Gross Robert Harrold David Alle Joh Archibald Bruce Berhard Stuart Brickma Roy Bruo Daiel Burkhart Timothy Coffey Lee Coller Deis Copelad Mark Craib Charles Daly James De Lorezo Ro Edwards Dea Fero Fritz Friedrich Staley Fritz Richard Greeaway David Hardy Behur Atmosfera Michael Baroody Leo Behke Eric Bryat Kamre Bu Fearo Frak Celoa William Coli David Crawford Bruce Deets Robert Diehart Joseph Di Tucci Frak Doebler Warre Doerrer Thomas Du Thomas Ess Robert Ferguso Charles Forataro Joh Gallat Earl Gorto Summer Birthdays Jue Alfred Hermeet Mark Herrma Dea Hiler George Horug Steve Howard Robert Hulek Edmod Hutley Marti Ippolito Berard Johso Joseph Jug Ralph Jurges James MacCoell Daiel Maloey Frederick Marti Arthur Maso George Metroka Adrew Orbaker Joh Pavlick July Doald Heath Joh Heessy Arthur Hill Jeffrey Holler Lawrece Hood Richard Howard Daiel Kor Richard Lafave Joseph Marshall Gle Marti Waye McCrosse Joh McDoald William Newcomb Thomas Ostrader Doald Raw Oscar Reber Gary Saford Theodore Sarget August Robert Greelee William Heary Joh Hellaby Herbert Hofma Robert Joes Frak Kelsey James Kirkwood Cyrus Kloer Ralph Kraft Joh Lemke Richard MacGill David Majchrzak Dwai Maracle Craig Mollo Raymod Molyeux Roald Morthorst Do Myers Guy Parry Roald Pattridge Shrieabilia By Derek VaHoute The recet Witer weather are but fod (or ot) memories to savor as is the gree grass ad warm temps we ca ejoy durig the Summer break. Recetly at our weekly lucheo of the Shrie Luch Club, which is every Moday at 11:30 a.m. at the Fairport Village I, Noble Joh Zabel brought several items pertaiig to the Damascus Patrol that I share with you. Also cotaied, was a Damascus News publicatio from September, Patrol "The May meetig was held at the Oak Hill Coutry Club ad was well atteded. Fred C. VaGraafeilad was elected to Hoary Membership. O Jue 16th, the Aual Patrol Golf Touramet was held at the Moroe Golf Club. A total of 30 played golf ad were joied by a like umber at the Steak Dier followig. William Pipher Carl Pollack Kristia Reiger Michael Schum D'waye Simmos James Slocum James Steveso Charles Stricklad Philip Trautma James Verbridge Harry Voss Burto Ward Terry Wihle, Sr. Joh H. Williams Rodey Williams Roald Williams William Wright Joh Zabel Stephe Shear Berard Skopisky Scott Smith Robert Sogi Fred Steele Theodore Teat Ree Va De Veire Robert VaKeure Raymod VaPatte Sady Wager Wallace Wager Charles Waterstreet Robert Weed Stephe Whittaker Joh Wihle Terry Wihle, Jr. Joh W. Williams Oscar Wilso Keeth Pearce Jay Peters Michael Rapso Ly Rawleigh Deiso Ripley Arthur Schuster Robert Shaver Roald Spike Doald Steves Robert Sweey William Tobi Peter VaElzakker David Wawrzaszek Fred Waye Edwi Wheeler Joh C. Wihle Stuart Woodard Marti Zillma Atlatic City was a high spot i Patrol History. Fifty-oe active Patrol Members ad wives atteded. The big evet was the Charles Beedict Cocktail Party ad Dier which was held i Club 22 at the Ambassador Hotel at which 150 me ad their ladies were preset." The above material will be added to our Historical Cabiet ad I thak Noble Joh for his doatio.

12 12 Website: Jue 2015 Mark Your Caledar & Joi Upcomig Evets Damascus Shrie Ceter; 979 Bay Road; Webster, NY Damascus Legio of Hoor Notice: Moved from August to Jue! Wedesday, Jue 10th Damascus Shrie Ceter; 979 Bay Road, Webster Social Hour - 4 p.m. (Shrimp, Cheese & Crackers, etc. Cash Bar) Dier - 6 p.m. ~ Reservatio Lie: (585) Directors Staff Dier Meetig Wedesday Jue 24th Yellow Mills Dier 2534 Route 31, Palmyra Order off the Meu Steak * Baked Potato * Cor-o-the-Cob Mrs. Boss Coleslaw * Rolls & Butter * Coffee or Tea Dessert Social Time - 5:00 p.m. Dier - 5:30 p.m. Meetig - 7 p.m. Ladies ad Guests Ivited Casual Attire RSVP ASAP, but o later tha Saturday, Jue 7th at (585) or cylegalrx@hotmail.com Casual Attire, Fezzes RSVP ad questios to Vace Collom (585) vcollom1@rochester.rr.com $7 per Legio Member; $12 per other Shriers Early Bird Aoucemet! September Shrie Meetig September 2d at Damascus Shrie Ceter This is the early bird aoucemet so you ca either save the date or make your reservatio to the Damascus Shrie Office at (585) ow. The Legio of Hoor will serve a Steak Dier with Potatoes, Salad, Rolls & Butter, Coffee or Tea ad Dessert. $12 per perso Ladies are welcomed. The attire for the me is a suit or Sport Jacket with a Tie ad Fez. A cash bar will be opeed at 5 p.m. Dier will be served at 6 p.m. Do t Miss Shriers Classic Car "Cruz-i Nights" Every Friday Night - thru September 4th Shriers Charity Fishig Evet Ope to the Public proceeds to beefit Shriers Hospitals for Childre Blues, Brews & Bar-B-Que Saturday, Jue 27th 2 p.m. 6 p.m. $22 per perso Food Served at 3 p.m. Pig Roast ~ BBQ Chicke Baked Beas ~ Salt Potatoes Rolls ~ Soft Driks Call (585) for Tickets 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., 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 Dedicated to the Memory of Nobles Damascus Degree Team Shriers ejoyig dier at their Shrie Meetig. Be sure the meetigs are o your schedule! Clarece E. Bogardus G. Thomas Grape April 25, 2015 March 15, 2015 Wilfred L. Kershaw Thomas W. Maddicks March 24, 2015 April 14, 2015 Marti T. Zillma William H. Ridfleisch April 13, 2015 March 7, 2015

13 Jue 2015 Website: N masoictimes@gmail.com 13 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 eighbors to support this major fudraiser for the District. CoChaired by Doa Laudry ad Kathy Alvito. Cotact Doa at to offer help. Suday, August 9th District Picic at Camp DeMolay, 8039 Lake Road, Sodus Poit. Meat ad Beverage will be provided. Brig a Dish-to-Pass, Table Service ad a law chair (optioal). This is a great opportuity for you to visit this pristie, 16-acre property that overlooks Lake Otario, which is owed by the Masoic Service Bureau. Aderso Lodge is a large, hadicapped-accessible buildig with a fireplace, full kitche ad a porch with a view. The Ladies Bath House/Restroom has easy access. I would love to have good attedace at this evet setup some carpools, if you wish. It s ot as far as you thik! Saturday, September 26th - District Tea Party, 4 p.m. at Specerport Masoic Hall. This Tea will be a complimetary gatherig (my treat) ad is meat to be a opportuity to re-coect after the Summer. Pla to be there ad ejoy the afteroo. Thursday, October 29th District Baquet at Specerport Masoic Hall From the District Grad Lecturer By R.W. Ray DiJames Official Visits are completed ad what a great time we had with a virtual boat ride o the Caal! Each Chapter resides o a port of the Erie Caal; Lilac Star, i Webster, took us out o the Lake ad we hopped aboard the Hojack Railway to the Chapter Hall. Pictures were take as each boarded ad gift bags were give as the boat laded. We had fu with drawig for door prizes ad ejoyed awesome refreshmet treats at each stop. Attetio! The fu s ot over, but we still have work to do. If the District is goig to support Grad Chapter, the Grad Matro s ad Grad Patro s Projects ad our ow activities, participatio of the Members is ecessary! Pla to joi the activities, ask for a ride if you eed oe ad do t be left Veteras Projects out of the camaraderie with our VA Hospital i Caadaigua OES family. I m tryig the best Material doatios should be I ca to make this a iterestig either ew or i good coditio. ad fu-filled year. Some cotiuous eeds iclude: Deture Grip & Cleaer Mark Your Caledar Combs & Brushes Tuesday, Jue 9th - Mary Deodorat Jae Holmes is havig a Ope Talcum Powder Meetig. If you have a fried Body Wash & Shampoo whom you thik might be iterhad & Body Lotio ested i OES, take them to this Disposable Razors Ope Meetig so they ca get Nail Clippers a idea of what OES is all about. Wedesday, Jue 10th Li- Pre-paid Gas & Phoe Cards Postage Stamps lac Lucheo i Oriskay. Make a reservatio with either your Coffee, Sugar, Creamer, Stirrers Skid-proof Slipper Socks Matro or me. We are plaig Lap Robes some carpools so eed to kow New White Socks umbers ad ames. This will be a fu day for all who atted. New Uderwear & Udershirts Saturday, Jue 13th THIS New Sweatpats & Sweatshirts Backpacks & Tote Bags EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED. Due to the Specerport Gift Cards (Walmart, Target, Wegmas, Tops, etc.) Voluteer Fire Departmet s CarTickets for Sportig Evets ival, the Welcome to Summer ad/or Etertaimet Square Dace/Lie Dace has New Greetig Cards bee caceled. Crossword Puzzle Books Friday, Jue 19th HomeCurret Magazies comig for District Grad OfK9s for Warriors ficers; 7:30 p.m., Specerport Masoic Hall, 133 South Uio Grad Patro s Special Project Street. We rescue the dogs they Thursday, Jue 25th Very importat All Stars Meetig; 7 rescue their Warriors. K9s for p.m. at Bethay Presbyteria Warriors is dedicated to prochurch, 3000 Dewey Aveue. vidig service caies to our This is the plaig meetig for warriors sufferig from posttraumatic stress ad/or trauthe Bar-B-Que! Saturday, August 8th matic brai ijury as a result of District Chicke Bar-B-Que military service post 9/11. Our at Webster Fireme s Field; goal is to give a ew leash o Servig Noo til Goe. Sig life to rescue dogs ad military up to help or stop by for a dier. Ivite frieds, family ad Cotiued o Page 16 Combied Chapters: Corithia Fellowship, Nolatka ad Etoleah Starlight Chapter Mary Jae Holmes Chapter Lilac Star Chapter Fairport Chapter

14 14 Website: N masoictimes@gmail.com I ecoomics there is the broke widow fallacy. I Masory there is the limited Light fallacy. The followig ofte is the story: A ewly Raised Brother is advised that for some period of time, 3 years, 5 years, or more, he should just focus o the Maso Lodge. There is so Joh Lemke, 32, DSA much to lear i the Commader-i-Chief Blue Lodge that 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 you should give yourself plety of time before movig o to Cocordat Masoic Bodies. It seems that other Masoic Fraterities may be looked at as competitio by some. It is sometimes thought that a Brother oly has X amout of time ad that if he speds his time at the Scottish Rite, for example, the he does t have it to sped at the Maso Lodge. Well, I ca uderstad the cocer. There is a certai logic to it. I the broke widow fallacy the story goes that if a widow is broke ad eeds to be fixed the it actually creates work ad therefore wealth because someoe will be employed to fix the glass. The moey eared i fixig the glass will the be spet, ad o ad o creatig more wealth. Of course, although o the surface this may appear logical, it is ot true. It is a fallacy. What is t take ito accout is that if the moey was t spet o fixig the widow it would have bee spet o somethig else. So the idea that the destructio of thigs creates wealth, is a fallacy. Likewise, the idea that limitig Light somehow creates more Light, is a fallacy. Our Scottish Rite offers 29 lessos, Degrees 4 through 32, that help From the s Desk By Ill\ Jack VaElzakker, 33 Participate New members, ad sometime older members, ofte ask, How ca I get more ivolved with the Scottish Rite? My first aswer is simple Just show up to our meetigs or activities. If you have a idea of what you would like to do or have a particular skill, the the Office ca put you i cotact with a appropriate Officer or Chairma right away. If ot, attedace at activities provides the opportuity to meet members, Officers ad Chairme to discuss what tasks are available ad the best way for you to go about beig ivolved. Rochester Coucil of Prices of Jerusalem By Stepha Micheer, 32 Sovereig Price Alas, here we are at Summer vacatio. Remember those days ot log ago, sittig i the classroom waitig for the fial bell of the school year. Leaig towards the door, we would soo be released from our captivity. Our backpack (or whatever we were carryig at the time) was stuffed with papers ad art projects we had doe throughout the school year. Perhaps a Summer readig list, soo to be forgotte. The clock o the wall just did t seem to move. Oh, please, please let me get out of here. The mid drifts. There is a pool of cool water to splash, a bike that will trasport me throughout the eighborhood, baseball glove o the hadlebar. Lemoade stads ad ice cream. All afteroo-log baseball games ad freshly mowed law. Before you kow, 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 ~ (585) a Brother discover further Light. You re really ot gaiig more Light by limitig your ivestigatio of further Masoic Light. Cocer has bee expressed that ew Brothers eter a Lodge, atted a few meetigs, lose iterest ad do t come back. They may stay i Masory or ot. I would suggest that it is possible that they did t fid what they wated i their Lodge. Their certaity was more to lear i their Lodge, but they did t lear it. Now what if what they wated was i the Scottish Rite? What if the Scottish Rite experiece actually would iterest them ad would keep them i Masory ad i their Lodge. That would mea that ot takig the Scottish Rite path took away the experiece that would have helped this Brother become a better ma ad reach his higher mahood. Not takig the Scottish Rite is really limitig a Brother s Light ad maybe settig him o a path he will fid ufulfillig ad/or borig. Limited Light, less Light, is hard pressed to result i more Light. I probably have t expressed this the best way possible. I will sum up by sayig follow the Masoic path that you choose, but do t be deterred from the further path of Light which is the Scottish Rite o accout of the fallacy of limited Light. Mark Your Caledar Saturday, Jue 27th Family Day at Seabreeze. Saturday, July 25th - Camp Morris Steak Roast/Clambake extravagaza picic ad Presidet Licol story for your kids ad gradkids. O Saturday, September 19th, soo after we start our Masoic Year agai, we will have a kickoff, Brig-a-Fried Breakfast evet o Mahood ad Masory at Uity Lodge Hall i Specerport with a ice breakfast at a bargai rate of $2.00. What does it mea to be a ma today ad achieve your higher mahood? Atted, brig a fried, so, gradso, liste to 3 great speakers, ad re-acquait with area Brothers. It will be ispiratioal ad fu. Have a great Summer. More tha likely oe of our more active members will recogize your iterest by virtue of your beig preset ad will approach you to help with a activity i which he is ivolved. It will ot take log for you to be regularly ivolved i Valley activities. A old proverb states that a log jourey begis with the first step. It s the jourey itself that brigs the true pleasure ad rewards of Scottish Rite Membership. So I ecourage each of you take that first step start attedig! it will come that glorious day to Seabreeze to ride the Jackrabbit ad Bumper Cars. Burgers, hot dogs ad more ice cream. Later would come the car. Freedom to go. Resposibility, too. The drive-i movies o Saturday ight. Joh Waye portrayed True Grit, but there were space alies ad zombies, too. There would be family picics ad clambakes. Root beer floats, baaa splits - Nat Kig Cole sigig Roll out those lazy, hazy, crazy days of Summer, those days of soda ad pretzels ad beer. Ady ad Barey sittig o the frot porch, warm Mayberry Summer ight ad a piece of pie. Freedom Fourth of July, we shall be released, to celebrate Summer ad the blessigs of America. Fireworks flower the sky, ad a fait scet of fadig childhood awe. Lost to the ages. Lost to the mysteries. Huck Fi floatig dow a river, seekig Freedom with Jim. The teacher, Mrs. Cyrus, is cruel. Just let us out a little early, please! Release us from our captivity like those childre of Israel so log ago. Daiel, come to my rescue! By the rivers of Babylo there we sat dow, yea, we wept, whe we remember Zio. Let us go, out the door ad ito to Summer. 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) Jue 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 144 Metro Park, Suite 1, Rochester, NY Office (585) ; Fax (585) ; dyslexia.ceter.rochester.y@gmail.com A Kaczka, Learig Ceter Director Joh W. Paul, Chair, Board of Goverors Make Your Plas Scottish Rite Day at Seabreeze Amusemet Park Saturday Jue 27 th Doors ope at 11 a.m. Rides, Slides & Fu Galore ~ Family Fu for All! A family outig opportuity to treat the Kids, Gradkids & Family to a post-school fu day Youth (17 & Uder) - $10 ~ Adult - $20 Each Valley Youth attedig ca ivite oe youth fried ($10) All-you-ca-eat Picic Fare Served Noo 2 p.m. All-Day Ride & Slide Tickets - Valley Picic Pavilio Reservatios ad fees to the Valley Offiice by Saturday, Jue 20th Cotact Office for additioal group rate tickets, which are available at o-subsidized price. (Compare Sigle-day Pass is $32 without food; estimated cost with food is $50) Member: Mailig Address: TICKET ORDER Scottish Rite Day at Seabreeze - Jue 27th (Please Prit Clearly) Phoe: ( ) Member Family Adult $20 each $ Member Family Youth $10 each $ Guest of Family Member $10 each $ Additioal Passes for No-Scottish Rite Guests of Family Members: Adult $30 each $ Youth $20 each $ TOTAL ENCLOSED: $ Mail with paymet by Jue 20th to: Valley of Rochester AASR 811 Ayrault Road, Suite 3; Fairport, NY No Phoe Orders Passes will be mailed Tuesday, Jue 23rd

15 Jue 2015 Website: N masoictimes@gmail.com 15 Valley of Rochester Members This Is It The Oe You ve Bee Waitig For Agai! 10th Aual Clambake ad Steak Roast Saturday, July 25th 11 a.m. til Rai or Shie! Sped the Day! Luch Noo ~ Clams 2 p.m. ~ Steaks 5 p.m. at Camp Morris 8321 Peckis Road; Waylad 10th Aiversary Special - $10 per perso Extra Clams: $4 per doze steamed or you-shuck-em raw Icludes A Doze Clams, Delicious Grilled Steaks, Food-a-Plety, Sacks, Ope Bar, Beautiful Sceery, A Great Group for Socializig, Fishig, Hikig, Laid-Back Livig, Lobster Lotto ad the some. If you go away hugry, it s your ow fault! Brig your favorite dish-to-pass a hors d oeuvre, salad, side-dish, dessert Also, brig your ow steak kife, a light jacket ad comfortable chair! Call or your reservatio ad extra clam order to the Valley Office by Noo o Moday, July 20th. Come early ejoy the fellowship stay for the day! This oe will be a sellout! A Summer Treat for Valley of Rochester Families! The Valley of Rochester Ivites You to a "Light from the Rite" Symposium Saturday, September 19, :30 a.m. Breakfast ($2 per perso) Breakfast Sadwich with Egg, Cheese ad Choice of Sausage or Baco Home Fries, Juice, Coffee 9:00 a.m. - Program to be completed by luchtime at Uity Lodge Hall 133 South Uio Street, Specerport (Please park i rear of buildig; a elevator is available) Ope to the Public, but particularly appropriate for Masos - Brig a Fried! The Symposium theme, Mahood i Masory, will feature three speakers with presetatios ad a discussio that will be iformative, hold your iterest ad provide further Light towards uderstadig our obligatios as upright me ad Masos R\W\ Richard Torrey A Jourey Through the Degrees of Freemasory R\W\ Robert Buchaa Civility, Masoic Etiquette ad Protocol Warre Jordas, 32 The Expectatios ad Reality of Mahood Please call our Valley Office to make your reservatio (585) Valley of Rochester Presetatios (Right) The Natioal Sojourers Americaism Award was preseted to Midshipma 2/C Timothy Cooper by Ill\ Charles Hacock, 33. (Below) The Scottish Rite Americaism Award was preseted to Midshipma 3/C Stephe Loder (ceter) by Ill\ Charles Hacock, 33, (left) ad Capt. Norberto Nobrega, Commader, NROTC Uit Rochester. Valley of Rochester Summer 2015 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ JUNE ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Jue 10th - Pefield Liear Park - 11:30 a.m. Combied DSA Blue Cap Club ad MSA Red Cap Club Picic Luch Grilled Steak (**) ~ Casual dress ~ DSA/MSA oly Jue 18th - Officer Academy at Pittsford Masoic Hall Required for all Valley Officers ad Chairme 7 p.m. - All members are ecouraged to atted for the Istallatio of Newly Elected Officers. Please let the Office kow of your plas to atted. Jue 27th - Scottish Rite Day at Seabreeze A family outig opportuity for Dads ad Gradads to treat their yougsters Youth (17 & uder) - $10 per ticket Adults $20 per ticket (**) Each Valley youth attedig ca ivite oe youth fried ($10 ticket) Doors ope at 11:00 a.m. All-you-ca-eat Picic Fare Served Noo to 2:00 p.m. All-Day Ride & Slide Tickets ~ Valley Picic Pavilio Reservatios ad fees to the Valley Office by Saturday, Jue 20th. Additioal group rate tickets available at o-subsidized price (cotact office) (Compare sigle day pass is $32 without food) ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ JULY ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ July 25th - 10th Aual Clambake/Steak Roast for Valley Families - Youth ad Adults Special 10th Aiversary Price - $10 per perso (**) Same Great Food & Fellowship ~ Super Great Deal! Clams ~ Lobster Lotto ~ Grilled Steaks ~ Ope Bar Rai or Shie! at Camp Morris i Waylad 11 a.m. - til Brig a Dish-to-Pass, a Comfortable Chair ad a Good Appetite! ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ SEPTEMBER ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ September 17th - Aual Meetig at Shrie Ceter Social - 5:30 p.m. ~ Dier - 6:30 p.m. (**) Meetig - 7:30 p.m. September 19th - Light From the Rite Symposium at Uity Lodge Hall, Specerport Breakfast - 8:30 a.m. ($2) (**) ~ Symposium - 9 a.m. Brother Brig-a-Fried Evet for all Masos ** 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? 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

16 16 Website: N masoictimes@gmail.com Jue 2015 York Rite NEWS Hiram Chapter No. 62 2d & 4th Thursdays 7:30 p.m. R E Joh Zabel, High Priest H) zabelj@midsprig.com R E Charles M. Roberts, cholyoe@rochester.rr.com 17 Church Street, Pittsford What s Happeig We successfully coferred the Mark Maso ad Past Degrees o two Cadidates at our meetig of April 23rd. We thak all the Compaios who atteded that meetig ad participated i the Degree work, some at the last miute. We hope the Cadidates appreciated the Degree work ad the lessos therei cotaied. O April 30th we held a special eveig to rehearse the Opeig ad Closig Ceremoy for a Chapter. The Officers ad Members have decided we eed to work o improvig our work i order to help build the stregth of the Chapter. All our Compaios ca assist i this edeavor by several meas. First, atted our Covocatios; secod, lettig the High Priest ad Officers kow their opiio of the eveig; ad third, makig ay suggestios o programs, improvemets, etc., that they feel are eeded. All suggestios will be cosidered ad addressed. We wat to build a really strog ad vibrat Chapter as we feel that is what Masos i the area deserve ad a Chapter that ca fill their eeds for further Masoic Light. The District meetig with the Grad Chapter Regioal Officer, origially scheduled for Saturday, May 9th, had to be chaged due to a small lack of commuicatio betwee him ad the DDGHP. Hopefully, the meetig was rescheduled ad all Compaios were iformed of the ew date ad place. This is always a good time to discuss the Grad Chapter, District ad OES DDGM Cotiued from Page 13 goal is to give a ew leash o life to rescue dogs ad military heroes, empowerig warriors to retur to civilia life with digity ad idepedece. Doatios i additio to moetary doatios, they accept gift cards for PetSmart, Ic. ad Petco Aimal Supplies. **ACTION ITEMS** ALL HOTEL RESERVATIONS DUE BY JUNE 15TH Oriskay Pilgrimage Days July 24th 25th If you pla to atted our Friday ight dier ad stay overight i Oriskay, I have a limited block of rooms, which also eed to be reserved by JUNE 15th. For a reservatio, I eed ame, address ad credit card umber for each room. Chapters ad how thigs are goig i each. We hope you were ispired to atted. Jue 11th will be the Aual York Rite Picic at Kig s Bed Park i Pittsford. This year we were able to reserve Kig s Bed Shelter as we have used i the past. As with the last couple of years we will have Smoked Ribs, Brisket ad Grilled Chicke supplied by the perso who has doe the last couple of picics. Further iformatio will be coveyed by or sail mail as we approach the evet day. We are lookig forward to the day ad hope the weather will cooperate. We oly have oe meetig i Jue as the third Thursday is too close to St. Joh s Day ad some of our members are usually away at Grad Lodge committee meetigs ad activities that accompay St. Joh s Day evets. Over the Summer we will be workig o plas for coferrig the Most Excellet ad Royal Arch Degrees. We will be lookig for Compaios who will be willig to take the small parts while we work with the Compaios who have committed to the larger parts i these two Degrees. Our Cadidates deserve the best possible Degree work that we ca do. Yes, Degree work takes time ad effort, but it is rewardig to do good work as the participats, Cadidates ad observers all ca lear some of the lessos these Degrees were desiged to covey. Musigs Let me get the Compaios thikig about the Mark Maso Degree. The Degree uses a time measuremet system foud i the Bible that has the day divided ito twelve hours. The day starts at surise ad eds at suset, which meas that the hours of the day have differet legths as the seasos chage. Now, i the Middle East, where evets i the Bible take place, the chage i the hour due to seasos was ot great because Palestie is close to the tropics where the legth of the day does ot chage much due to chage of the sea- Grad Sessios October 14th 17th Although Sessios are i October, hotel rooms are blocked ad must be released durig the Summer. Therefore, if you are plaig to atted ad eed a hotel room, submit your reservatio to the DGL by JUNE 15th. Reservatio forms are available from your Chapter or me. My recommedatio is to mark your choices as #1-Doubletree ad #2-Holiday I. It s importat that District reservatios be submitted i a group so whe assigmets are made durig the Summer, we re hadled as a group. Agai, I will make the reservatios as eeded. Projects i the Works Holiday Stockig Project R.W. Joy Woodley is headig up a Holiday Stockig Project sos. The eveig time, after suset, had o hour desigatios uless some meas other tha the su were used to measure time. Now cosider the Maso Degree where time is measured o a 24-hour basis, i.e., high-twelve ad low-twelve. This system of time measuremet requires some mechaical time measurig system whereas the 12-hour day is depedet oly o a sudial. Sice the Mark Maso Degree ad the Maso Degree are closely liked chroologically, why the differece i time measuremet? I leave it to the reader to thik about this ad come up with possible aswers. We would like the Compaios to formulate a aswer to this questio ad preset it i oe of our Fall meetigs. I the Opeig of a Lodge it is stated that the Seior Warde pays the Craft their wages, if ay, be due. How do you kow how he pays the wages ad what are the wages of a Maso? We kow what the wages for a Fellowcraft are as they are stated i the Fellowcraft Degree, or are they? Thik about all of this. If you have questios, come to a Chapter meetig ad brig up the questio for discussio. We ca have fu talkig ad sharig thoughts o these topics. This ca be oe of the delights of beig a Royal Arch Maso. Our first meetig i September will be o September 10th. The plas for that meetig are still i the works. As we get closer to the ed of Summer we will commuicate with the Compaios o our Fall schedule of programs ad Degrees. We will work o makig your attedace at our meetigs a pleasat ad learig experiece. We wish all Compaios a great Summer with its may activities, some of which may be Masoic i ature. for Deployed Military Persoel. It s a small stockig that s kitted, crocheted or sew for which we have patters for each. Whe completed, they will be shipped to a project coordiator for fillig with persoal items ad set overseas to the Troops. If you are iterested i makig some of these, cotact your Chapter or me for a patter. If you eed yar to make some, also let me kow; may of us have a stash we d love to share. This is a project i which some of our homeboud/iactive members ca participate ad feel like they re cotributig ad beig somewhat active i our Order. Alta s Pey Fud R.W. Beverly Thompso is cotiuig the collectio of peies, i Memory of Alta Doty, to be used for Masoic Youth Group support. Sir Kight Ted Powley, Grad Setiel, Passes Fracis Edward Powley Jr. The Grad Setiel of the Grad Commadery, Kights Templar, State of New York, F. Edward Ted Powley, was called to the Celestial Lodge o May 13th. R\I\ Powley was also the Grad Recorder of the Grad Coucil of Cryptic Masos of the State of New York. Cyree-Moroe Commadery No. 12 Chartered 1993 Commader SK Beedetto Vitullo bbvusa@rochester.rr.com Recorder SK Charles M. Roberts cholyoe@rochester.rr.com 3rd Moday 17 Church Street, Pittsford The followig is the Slate of Officers for the Templar Year: Emiet Commader Beedetto Bey Vitullo Geeralissimo Gary D. Werth Captai Geeral Keeth R. Howe, Jr. Treasurer Lawrece W. Du Recorder Charles M. Roberts Prelate Joh A. Dudley Sr. Warde Joh E. Zabel Jr. Warde Stepha P. Micheer Sword Bearer Da Doava Stadard Bearer William R. Flesher Warder TBA Setiel Charles O. Hacock Trustees of the Commadery: Charles O. Hacock, PC-2018 Past Matros Associatio Merily Israel Next Meetig September 17th Casual Dress Brow Bag Luch at Noo Hostess R.W. Debra Leipold I the Jauary issue, I quoted how our Easter Star Chapter Raised to the Sublime Degree of Maso i 1976, he served as of Yates Lodge (Niagara-Orleas District) i Lydoville i 1982 ad A pillar i the Fraterity i Waye Couty, Brother Powley served terms as District Deputy Grad ad Grad Lodge Staff Officer. Prior to those positios he was of Sodus Lodge (1999) ad, cocurretly with the Grad Lodge Offices, was of Sodus Lodge. Masoic Brothers ad frieds from aroud the State atteded a Masoic Memorial Service at the Norto Fueral Home i Sodus o May 18th. R\W\ Ted leaves behid his wife, Marily, four childre, seve gradchildre, ad his mother, Theda (Roger) Millis. Doald W. Wright, PC-2017 William R. Flesher, PC-2016 Meetig Schedule August 15th Trieial of the Grad Ecampmet of Kights Templar USA, Buffalo. Sir Kights will be eeded to assist as New York 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. A ew Templar Year presets a ew approach. I will be uveilig my ideas i future articles. SK Charles O. Hacock has doe a admirable recout of the history of Templary ad its relatio to Rochester. There is much writte about this subject ad I will cotiue to provide isight ad its importace to our curret relevace for today. Boxtops for Educatio & Campbell s Product Labels This ogoig program will be supportive of the Day Care Ceter o the Oriskay Campus. Cleft Lip ad Palate Research This is the Grad Matro s Special Project, which I am supportig as the District Project. Our fudraisers will beefit the Cleft Lip ad Cleft Palate research ad recostructio program at the Shriers Hospital for Childre i Sprigfield, MA. Alumium Ca Tabs Save alumium ca tabs, which will be a moetary doatio to the Grad Matro s Special Project. Do t forget to solicit tabs from frieds, eighbors, social groups, your favorite food/ drikig establishmet, etc. should be like a glimpse of Heave. O April 25th, this was fulfilled with the Official Visit of M.W. Boie Blachard, Grad Matro; M.W. Bruce Whitmore, Grad Patro; accompaied by their Staff of Grad Officers, at the Damascus Shrie Ceter i Webster. It was a woderful day, which put a breath of fresh ethusiasm ito those who atteded. I 1995, I wrote about the Cotiued o Page 17

17 Jue 2015 Website: N masoictimes@gmail.com OES Grad Matro Visits Moroe District By R.W. Ja Porter, DDGM M.W. Boie J. Blachard, M.W. Bruce G. Whitmore ad their Staff of Grad Officers were hosted at the Shrie Ceter for their Official Visit to Moroe District o April 25th. A deluxe buffet, prepared by Forest Hill Caterig, was ejoyed by 160 members ad frieds. Music was provided durig Social ad Dier by Rick Howe. The large, beautiful Lodge Room was the veue for the formal meetig where a special mu- sical tribute was give by M.W. Neil Laudry who sag Agel Flyig Too Close to the Groud a favorite of M.W. Boie. We were hoored to have three Membership Certificates preseted by the Grad Matro to members who have always bee very active i the District: 75 Years Nellie Bishop Marcia Morriso 65 Years Marie Kittle Although Marcia was ill that day, the presetatio was made to the Matro of Lilac Star Chapter, R.W. Sylvia Frederes, who (i tur) preseted it to Marcia at Lilac Star s ext meetig. The Basket Raffles ad a special Jewelry Raffle were very successful ad proceeds helped offset costs of the evet. I was very proud of our District ad thakful for all who helped i ay way. A special thaks to the Matros, extra help voluteered by Starlight Chapter Members ad Compaio Grad Officers. Moroe District Grad Officers (l-r) M.W. Bruce Whitmore, Grad Patro; M.W. Ke Miler (2013); R.W. Joy Woodley, Necrology; M.W. Wada Williams (1994); R.W. Ja Porter, DDGM; R.W. Ray DiJames, DGL; R.W. Hildegard DiJames, Grad Rep of Ohio; R.W. Charlee Stakey, Associate Grad Marshal; M.W. Boie Blachard, Grad Matro; ad M.W. Neil Laudry (2003). Matros ad Patros of Moroe District Chapters (l-r) Mary Hall ad Tom Michielse (Etoleah), Tom Richederfer ad Mae Bauer (Fairport), Ke Miler ad Judy VaHoute (Starlight), Steve Pawlak ad Erika Hase (Mary Jae Holmes), Patricia Pearso (Corithia-Fellowship) ad Sylvia Frederes ad Neil Laudry (Lilac Star). Marcia Morriso receivig a 75-year Certificate ad Pi from R.W. Sylvia Nellie Bishop (ceter) with 2 graddaughters (left) receivig 75year Certificate ad Pi from Grad Patro ad Grad Matro. Frederes ad M.W. Wada Williams. Past Matros Associatio Cotiued from Page 16 Masoic Bodies i Rochester ad a questio that was asked of the Grad i a Tow Meetig. The questio was about Masoic uity, to which the aswer was: there is o place o the Petitio for a ma to idetify the color of his ski. Masory has always cosidered the ma s iteral qualificatios, his moral fiber, ad so it should. We must all recogize that i our urba areas, the demographics are chagig. I New York City, the populatio is becomig predomiately Black, Hispaic ad Orietal. We expect our Lodges to reflect this chage. After all, our obligatio is to take good me ad make them better. Would t it be woderful if, i Rochester, our Fraterities could, as the Grad said, March side-by-side i the parade. M.W. Boie Blachard presetig My Word Faith Certificate to R.W. Marie Kittle. A simple, child-like faith i a Divie Fried solves all the problems that come to us by By Hele Keller lad or sea. 17 Chacellor Robert R. Livigsto Masoic Library to Digitize Lodge Record Archives A Aoucemet from R:.W:. Bruce Reer, Presidet of the Livigsto Masoic Library Board of Trustees This year the Library is egaged i aother project to brig your Lodge s history to digital life. As may of you are aware, the Library maitais historical iformatio about Lodges i Lodge Folders. I m happy to aouce a project that will greatly ehace the way these folders are created, updated, accessed, ad preserved. These folders cotai documets datig primarily from the 20th cetury, provided by the Lodge, that cover a wide rage icludig iformatio about importat evets, meetig otices, iformatio o otable people, ad eve Lodge histories. They have up to ow bee kept i paper folders, ad stored the traditioal way i metal filig cabiets. The oly way to access your folder was to visit the Library, ofte durig your brief visit to Grad Lodge each year. With several hudred Lodges watig a look at their file, thigs ca get quite cogested. There are may other challeges with these folders. Eve for Lodges i the NYC area, there is limited access. May Lodges, therefore, lose iterest i the process, ad let valuable historical iformatio be lost. Over time, a Lodge Folder may be forgotte. I additio, may of the documets are fragile. A excellet example is ewspaper clippig that demostrates a public iterest i Lodge activity, but which is prited o very cheap paper. Paper folders are also hard to maitai with our limited staff, ad duplicatios occur frequetly. Because addig documets, especially remotely, requires some work, good itetios aside, may Lodges fail to get it doe. This leads to iformatio gaps sometime spaig may years. Fially, the oly way to search for somethig is to hadle the physical folder ad each documet by had. This requires a o site presece ad exposes the folder to additioal hadlig with all the icumbet preservatio issues. So just how may documets are we talkig about? We estimate the curret collectio cotais at least 300,000 documets. They are stored i 35 four-draw filig cabiets or 140 file drawers. There is a huge variety of documets ad eve some 3 dimesioal objects stored with our museum artifacts. Over the past several years the Library Board ad Staff have bee movig the Library ito the digital age. The collectio of Lodge Folders was a excellet target for early digitalizatio. After some discussio, the Board set aside fuds for the project, which amouted to about $35,000. The Library udertook the digitalizatio of fragile material that could t be subjected to high speed scaig, but outsourced the rest of the work. From our Board, RW Ed Chiai, our techology Chairma was key to gettig this project off the groud. At a high level, the process is fairly straight forward, although the actual scaig of 300,000 items is ot a trivial task. First, items were presorted, ad fragile items were separated out. The remaiig documets were the packed ito file boxes ad trasported to the outsourcer s image processig ceter by their staff. Oce there the remaiig documets are processed usig high-speed scaers. A importat valued added step to this process is that optical character scaig techology allows may of the documets to be idexed for o-lie retrieval. The origial documets were the retured to the Library. The remaiig steps iclude eablig access for Lodges ad Brothers. We expect this to be i beta test sometime this summer. The Board has recommeded ot retaiig the paper Lodge Folders. Lodges will be give the opportuity to reclaim their folders. Uclaimed folders will be stored or discarded at the discretio of the library. The electroic versio of the Lodge Folders takes up about 40.5G. It easily fits o a flash drive that fits i the palm of your had! Now the dream of covertig these files ito electroic format will be realized! Lodges should cotact the Library to retai cotets by JULY 1. Lodges may oly receive folders of the curret Lodge ad past Lodges that have merged with their lodge. How to file your request: Worshipful s or Secretaries, requests to lodgefolders@ymasoiclibrary. org with a list of lodge umbers for folders they wish retured Provide shippig address to receive cotets OR Arrage for i-perso pick-up at the Mahatta Brach by a authorized Lodge represetative or DDGM. NOTE: UNCLAIMED DOCUMENT FOLDERS MAY BE DISPOSED OF AT THE LIBRARY S DISCRETION. Throughout the summer util Labor Day i-perso pick-ups ca be made by appoitmet at the Mahatta Library. Alteratively, we will also arrage for weekly shipmets. DDGMs ca also make pick-ups for Lodges i their districts. After Labor Day, requests for cotets will be processed o a aual basis - delivered to Lodges at St. Joh s Weeked if they are still available. Ay questios, please cotact the Library s Mahatta brach at or through the Grad Lodge switchboard, (800)

18 18 Website: N masoictimes@gmail.com Lalla Rookh GROTTO News George Foeher, Moarch lallarookhgrotto.com Legio Clows Caldro Historia Jue 2015 M.O.V.P.E.R. George Foeher Moarch Cell: georgefoeher@gmail.com First ad foremost, I express my sicere thaks to all the Prophets who set cards, called ad made visits durig ad after my trip to the hospital. It helped a lot durig a very scary situatio. I am o the med ow ad ready to get back o a full schedule. At our April 15th meetig, we ejoyed the compay of a special guest, Do Darroh, who preseted a great program o Camp Turk. The turout was fatastic ad all had a good time. If you are a golfer, do t forget that Jue 17th is the cut-off date for your reservatios for the GROTTO Golf Touramet o Jue 27th. Make sure you get there early as we tee off at 9:30 a.m. All Officers of your GROTTO wish our Prophets ad families a Happy ad Healthy Summer as we go dark for two moths. Our first meetig o September 16th will be a combo meetig with the Board of Goverors meetig at 5 p.m., followed by Cocktail Hour, Dier at 6:30 p.m. ad our regular meetig at 7:30 p.m. Please make your dier reservatios with Frak Habitzreuther at (585) before September 10th for the cout. Jue Birthdays Happy Birthday to: Paul Farug (1st), Myro Dox (4th), Heiz Gukel (16th), Ke Bigelow (26th) ad James Slocum (27th). By Ja Porter, MCO New York, New York!! What a grad time we had o our visit to New York City. The 7-hour trai ride was most comfortable ad etertaiig we were i Busiess Class, which we likeed to First Class whe flyig. It was ice to re-coect with the Azim Caldro (a ewly Chartered Caldro) ad the Daughters we met i Jauary. They were most hospitable ad our friedships grew. Followig the NYC visit, it was Lalla Rookh Caldro s tur to demostrate Ritual, Ceremoial ad etertai the Supreme Mighty Chose Oe, Elizabeth Lockwood-Tamsett. The day was loaded with busiess, Ritual, camaraderie ad a great meal, prepared by Starlight Chapter, OES. Thaks to all who made this day special. Mark Your Caledar Chage of Date! - Jue 11th - Meetig is cacelled due to the Specerport Voluteer Fireme s Carival. Jue 18th - Executive Coucil meetig will be a Stated Meetig to make up the cacellatio. July 25th 26th - Caal Days sig up to work at our Beverage Stad. August 13th - Picic at the home of Ja Porter. Dish-to- Pass; law chair (optioal). Gather aroud 4 p.m.; will pla to eat about 6 p.m. May your Summer be blessed with good health, safe travels ad family love. Clip & Post Jue 1st - Board of Goverors, 7:00 p.m. Jue 17th - Regular Meetig.Picic ad Brig-a-Brother. Casual dress. RSVP a must! Social - 5:30 p.m., Dier - 6:30 p.m. Jue 27th - GROTTO Golf Touramet The su is shiig, the white balls are flyig ad it s time to thik GOLF!!!! Lalla Rookh Grotto olf ouramet ue 27th Old Hickory Golf Course 6655 Big Tree Road, Livoia Startig Tee Time 9:30 a.m. Etry fee is oly $50 per perso Ejoy 18 holes of golf with a cart, refreshmets o the course, food o the tur. Steak Dier ad prizes. We use the Callaway scorig system. Etry Deadlie is Jue 17th To make your reservatio or get more iformatio, call George Foeher at Make checks payable to & sed with reservatio form to: George Foeher, 10 Gladbrook Rd; Pittsford, NY Please list complete ames of players o separate sheet. LALLA ROOKH GROTTO GOLF TOURNAMENT JUNE 27th, 2015 Number i party Amout eclosed Name Address Telephoe City State ZIP Members of Lalla Rookh Caldro gathered for Supreme Ispectio by Supreme Mighty Chose Oe, Elizabeth Lockwood-Tamsett. James A. Hard/ Waye Charter Post No. 12 Commader Emil J. Schirao moejoyoe@gmail.com Adjutat Deis Gellasch dgellasch@gmail.com Brother Veteras, this will be my last ewsletter as Commader of Post No. 12. I will start by thakig all my Officers ad members of Post 12 for the help ad support you have give me as Commader. Agai THANK YOU. It has bee a good year for the Post. We have doe a lot, with much more to be doe. It has bee brought to my attetio that we have some Applicatios for Membership for the upcomig year. Keep them comig. I wish our ew Officers all the best i your year: Commader Jay McCullough 1st Lt. Commader Capoe Buffero 2d Lt. Commader Richard Spageberg Adjutat Vace Collom Fiace Officer Deis Gellash Appoited Officers are: Captai of Color Guard Heiz Gukel Chaplai Cy White Sargeat of Arms Gregory Ludwig Officer of the Day Alexader Arthur Wishig all a great ad safe Summer ad I hope to see you i the Fall. Agai, THANK YOU for your support ad remember to stop ad smell the roses. Have you filled out the Survey for the Masoic Times? See Page 8 DON T OUTLIVE YOUR RETIREMENT INCOME! GUARANTEED! Call Berie Lazerso (585) for safety ad security---- A idepedet Broker/Aget with over twety-five years experiece Harloff Fueral Home SERVING YOUR NEEDS SINCE S. Washigto St. E. Rochester, NY FFCL #476