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TRESTLEBOARD JULY 6016 A.L.

MAKING MASONS SINCE 5889 A.L.

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Stated Communications

1st and 3rd Tuesdays

At 7:30 PM

Between Two Golden Pillars and Thru this

Portal Wise men will pass

DeSoto LODGE NO. 105 F.&A.M.

10801 DeSoto Rd.

RIVERVIEW , FLORIDA 33569

JULY 2016 VOL. MMXVI NO. VII

DeSoto Lodge 105

First Worshipful Master

B.N.Mathes 5888-A.L.



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Marshall

W:. William Tracy 727-244-1173 (Jennifer)

[email protected].

Tyler Richard “Dick” Sylvis

671-8959(Mary) [email protected]

Worshipful Master Steve Wilson

758-6174(Michelle)

[email protected]

Junior Warden Steve Williams

813-743-5739 (Ronni Kay)

Secretary Dwight Cooper

325-5881

Chaplain Bill Bartman 671-0560 (Jill K. Haider-Bartman)

Senior Warden Bill Miller

(757) 635-2195 (Monica)

Sr Steward Jeff Deaton

(Kristy) 857-7745

Lodge Instructor W:.Don Campbell

813-671-0922(Barbara)

Treasurer Dennis Clift

C-813-401-0379

Sr Deacon David St John (Vickie)

C 813-362-0087

Jr. Deacon

Rick Vogt( Denise)

813-381-4173

Jr. Steward

Steve Robb( Jean) 657-0826 [email protected]

DESOTO LODGE 2016 OFFICERS

mailto:[email protected]



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1888-..................B.N.Mathes * 1889-....................A.H.Meeks*

...Lodge first met in the Meeks Store

1890-.........................B.N.Mathes * 1891-.........................O.P.Buzbee * 1892-....................L.W.Buckholtz * 1893-.........................J.R.Brooker * 1894-1913-.............G.H.Symmes *+ 1914-1915-….........B.H.Emerson * 1916-1917-..............L.G.Scofield * 1918-......................J.W.WIlliams * 1919-1920-...............E.P.Blanton * 1921-........................F.Ray Hearn * 1922-1925-............W.T.Williams * 1926-...................J.E.McLean Sr. * 1927-......................A.Kirkpatrick * 1928-.......................J.W. McLean * 1929-......................D.H.Williams * 1930-1931…….......... E.J.Bryant * 1932-1934-................C.Friedling * 1935-.................................C.Pelt * 1936-1937-............L.D.Patterson * 1938-.........................T.H.Brown * 1939…………...….C P Remling * 1940-1941 ...............A.O.Moody * 1942-1943................... M.Linder * 1944-......................G.L.Pritchard * 1945-......................J.S.Meadows * 1946-....................H.W.Meadows * 1947-............................E.E.Doub * 1948-....................J.E.McLean Jr. * 1949-....................J.W.Thompson * 1950-.........................D.C.Graves * 1951-........................W.J.Gallana */+ 1952-................Wm.E. Hegeman * 1953-......................J.P.Massicotte* 1954-......................J.A.Bailey Jr. * 1955-............................W.Willis * 1956-...........................R.M.Ekker* 1957-…......................A.Vasquez 1958-..............................A.Ekker 1959-…….....R\W\G. Cooley 33+* 1960-.......……....H. Smallwood +* 1961-…...........…………H. Rice* 1962-...........…..J.R. Hamrick, Jr* 1963-…..…… ….….V. Linder 1964-……...… .....H.B. Wilder 1965-…………......A.L. Frisbie * 1966-…...........W.A. Thompson * 1967-…….……..W.L. Shurtleff 1968-……...…..….....W.W. Jay * 1969-…. …..….....J.D. Fletcher 1970-…….….…......R.F. Tatum * 1971-…….….........A.W. Fenzau 1972-……….......W.L. Stanford 1973-…………...….R.W. Smith * 1974-………….....H.L. Clausen 1975-………..……......C. Repp +* 1976-………….......O.H. Elmore * 1977-………….…...J. A. Brown * 1978-………........M. Beardsley +* 1979-….................D.R. Packard *

1980-…...........W.B. Ellis 33º* 1981-……...E.E. Oglethorpe * 1982-………......J.D. Fowler 1983-…................G.J. Davis 1984-................W.J.Wiggins* 1985-...................G.W.Fears 1986-…………..A.E.Baker * 1987-.............J.M.Williams 1988-.................R.S.Varney 1989-..........R. “Gene” Horne* 1990-..............J.H.McDaniel 1991-..................R.M.Hardy 1992-1993…....L.Swilley, Jr.* 1994-....................T.A.Berry 1995-…..............F.R.Hudson* 1996......................D.M.Little 1997...............RW:.F.E.Lowe+ 1998.................R.E.Kennedy 1999.......David G. Watson Sr.* 2000…….....Dennis Owenby * 2001 .....................Bob Boose 2002 .......David G. Watson Jr. 2003..............“Skip” Franklin 2004....................James Hiller 2005.......David “Doc” Rivera 2006..........Ronald J. Brimner 2007................Robert Dishon 2008 ………........Mark Titzel 2009 ….........Howie Angeloni 2010.................Don Campbell 2011.....................Greg Wynn 2012..........Hoyt “Al” Lawson 2013...............Adam Barsoum 2014...................Troy Di Vito

2015.......................Bill Tracy

DEGREE PRACTICE

Every Wednesday

DeSoto Lodge

7:00 pm : "Brothers, please support the degree team, your help

is greatly needed. District School of Instruction

Every 3rd Monday 7:00PM

Tampa #240

6920 E. Chelsea St; Tampa, FL 7:00 pm

MASONIC EDUCATION

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W:. Don Campbell

DeSoto Lodge

Gold Card Instructor

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DESOTO HONOR ROLL of PAST MASTERS *

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DeSoto Lodge

2015 Masons of the

Year

Dick Sylvis and Bill Bartman



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W.M. Steve Wilson

The Master’s Word

Greeting from the East,

I would like to thank the brothers and sisters for all the prayers and well wishes during my recent surgery.

I am pleased to report all went well and I am on the road to recovery.

A special thanks to our past Right Worshipful District Deputy Grand Master (RWDDGM) Don Cowart for

all of your hard work and dedication to our Fraternity and your support of Desoto Lodge we are always happy to

see you in our lodge. Congratulation on a job well done.

Desoto Lodge has the honor and privilege of being the home lodge of our new Right Worshipful District

Deputy Grand Master Greg Wynn. We look forward to serving you and the craft this year. RWDDGM Greg

Wynn will be hosting the second annual District 23 BBQ competition on July 2nd at Tampa Lodge #240 to sup-

port the Most Worshipful Grand Masters Charity the Masonic Home. Please come out and enjoy the fun and Fel-

lowship with District 23 lodges.

I would like to invite all Master Masons and their wives to the Grand Masters Official visit on July 16th at

the Scottish Rite Center, 5pm registration, 6pm meal, 7pm tiled meeting. Please come out and support our new

Most Worshipful Grand Master Stan Hudson, RWDDGM Greg Wynn and Desoto Lodge. There is no cost for this

event.

Fraternally and Sincerely

Steve Wilson

DeSoto Date Night!!!

Friday, August 19th

“Lodge Olympics”

7 pm

Admission: Only One (1) pair

of Kid’s Shoes per Person

Come and join

the food, fun,

and games with



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From the West

S.W. Bill Miller

To the Brothers, Sisters, Friends and Masonic Family;

Here we are in July, this year is going fast. I apologize for canceling the workday last month, but felt we need-ed to support the Eastern Star. It was nice to see the Master at Family Night last month I believe we are all looking

forward to seeing him among us again. I will be rescheduling the Work day (more to follow).

July 4th, Independence Day, is fast approaching and we need to remember those founding fathers and those who gave their lives for our initial Independence. Please remember them while you have your celebrations and enjoy the parties and fireworks.

I will be traveling from the 4th to the 12th and will be unreachable. Lady Monica and I are going on an Anni-

versary Cruise. I will miss you all while I am gone.

July’s Degree will be a Master Mason degree and we need a lot of people to help us do it. Please come out to practice and help in the first or second parts.

There have been a number of terrorists’ actions in recent months. There is no reason to believe they will slow down, and the Orlando event has hit close to home. The summer is a season for traveling; by all means do so, other-

wise the terrorists win. Just be aware of your surroundings and be safe in all your travels this year. And most of all – enjoy them!

Fraternally

Bill

Senior Warden



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Pancake Breakfast

Scrambled Eggs - Bacon - Sausage– GRITS-

Orange Juice

Hot Coffee

All you can eat $5.00

Every Fourth Sunday From 8:30 til 12:NOON

From the South

J.W. Steve Williams

Fraternal Greeting from the South,

Brethren,

As always I would like to take this time to thank all the Brothers and Sisters who have been coming out

and patronizing our meetings and events and to all the Brothers who help serve and clean up and make the whole

thing possible. Through your generosity and participation the kitchen fund is doing well but we still have a long

way to go to reach the goal of $4,000.00 raised this year. The funds as always will be put back into the kitchen

for capital improvements and help offset the need for our dues to sustain, maintain and upgrade the kitchen. On

Saturday July 2nd there is the Grand Master 2nd Annual BBQ Competition and Fund Raiser at Tampa Lodge

#240 come on out and support this District level event help raise some money and join in the fellowship. Gate

opens at 5:00am for the competition to get started and fire up the grills. Meals will be served at 11:00am at

$10.00 per meal. We look forward to seeing you there. I encourage you to bring some chairs if you’re going to

come early.

The meals for next month are going to be Trezo beef, potato skins, fresh broccoli, cauliflower, salad, and

pineapple pie for the stated meeting on July 5th. Family Night on July 19th will be run by the Walter Fishback

Chapter of DeMolay, Mom Fran will be making her famous stuffed peppers and the young men of the chapter will

be running the show so please come out and support these young men. All proceeds from the meal will be donat-

ed back to our DeMolay Chapter. Our Pancake Breakfast special item is going to be a tater tot sausage casserole.

As always we look forward to seeing you at all these events and thank you for your continued support.

Stephen Williams



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CHAPLAIN'S CORNER

By Bill Bartman

DEALING WITH JEALOUSY

Our society and culture in the last decade or so has really headed in a dangerous direction. The day of our car-ing for one another, and meeting the needs of those less fortunate and coming up against hard times seems to be giving over to selfishness and greed – looking out for self before others. How disappointing that is, especially for Masons.

The Bible uses three expressions for this problem: covetousness, envy, and jealousy. We need to be content with the many blessings that our Creator bestows upon us every day, and not long for more and more and more. This is the perfect month, as we celebrate Independence Day, to reflect on our heritage ... the “value of our freedom.” We live in the greatest country on Earth, and shouldn’t be dissatisfied and grumbling about the things we don’t have. We should instead be exceedingly happy for the many things we do have and enjoy!

There is a difference between envy and jealousy ...

ENVY appears benign and subtle. It’s the stock in trade of the have-not, the person who resents everyone else who does have. It’s quiet and sinister, ready to rejoice over someone else’s misfortune.

JEALOUSY, however, tends to refer to having something and living in fear of losing it. It is always on the lookout for some new rival. Far from being benign and subtle, jealousy is coarse and cruel.

Jealousy travels in personal circles, and many times even destroys family relationships. It’s the idea of “Keeping up with the Joneses.” If our neighbor buys something new, we need to get something bigger and better. It reminds me of what someone once said about this, “It’s buying something you don’t need, with money you don’t have, to impress somebody you don’t like.”

Many of the crimes we read about today go back to the issue of jealousy. A postal worker who didn’t get the promotion he felt he should get, and a subordinate receiving it instead; the man who lost his job despite years of loyal-ty to the company when a younger fellow displaced him; the woman who lost her baby in a miscarriage and stole a fetus from another woman; and the list goes on.

We need to remember that jealousy is wrong, and shouldn’t be found in us. Rather, let’s remember that what-ever state we’re in, to be content. We can be happy for those who have things that we don’t, because maybe that’s the way it was intended to be. The first murder recorded in the Bible, was when Cain killed his twin brother, Abel, be-cause he was jealous of him!

Jealousy doesn’t have a place in the heart of a Mason; Love, however, does. Instead of being jealous of others, let us love one another. It’s the sign of a Mason, “Every day in every way, getting better and better.”

Trivia Quiz — Who was C.P. Remling?



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De Soto Lodge #105

Free and Accepted Mason

10801 Desoto Rd Riverview, FL 33568

6 March 2016

Past Masters of De Soto Lodge #105,

I would like to request your assistance with a project that is dear to my heart; and that is preserving the histo-

ry of De Soto Lodge. Each and every one of you played a key roll in ensuring that De Soto #105 is to this day, still

holding on strong and making a difference in our community. Now it’s time for you to permanently record your ef-

forts in a De Soto lodge history book.

“I would like to ask that each Past Master of De Soto lodge submit a brief report (2000 words max) to tell us

about their year in the East.” What went well? What did not go well? Provide the details of your year, both positive

and negative. What problems did you encounter? How did you resolve the issues that you had to resolve? What

words of wisdom would you like to pass on to the future Worshipful Masters (WM) of De Soto? I would like to ask

that each of you put your ego aside and tell us the good, the bad and the ugly of your year as WM. We can only

learn from each other on how to improve this Fraternity. My year was far from perfect and I upset a few with my

decisions, but these are learning points for Masters to come and the must be shared.

As a fairly new Mason I look at our lodge and wonder, who built the chairs that our officers proudly sit in to

this day? I know they were hand made by a Brother. I know a brother built the Altar that many of us have knelt at to

take our sacred obligation to the Fraternity. There are other intricate woodworking pieces displayed throughout the

lodge, but few know who created such works of art? “What is the story behind famous mural of the building of King

Solomon’s Temple by Worshipful Doc Rivera, where each new Brother begins their journey?” Each of you has a

story to tell. Please help us record the history of one of the best lodges in the 23rd Masonic District.

Your inputs will be compiled into a history book that will pick up from the last history book, which recorded

up to 1988. Your submission will then fall into the hands of the editors or history committee where it will be re-

viewed for grammatical errors. You release editing rights to the history committee once you submit your report. You

will be provided a chance to review the end product before it goes to press.

Please contact me if you have any questions regarding this endeavor. I would really like full participation on

this project to give our new brothers new Brothers an idea of how De Soto Lodge #105 has become one of the best

lodges in not only in the 23rd Masonic District, but in the entire state of Florida.

____________________________________

W∴ Troy Di Vito

Past Master 2014

(813) 598-7087

[email protected]



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Brothers Joseph A Casaccia and Bill Kane received their aprons on 22 June.

Brother Ken Stone, our newest Entered Apprentice with Brother David St. John who was the

Worshipful Master for the ceremony



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Brother David St. John, Most Worshipful Grand Master Stan Hudson, and Brother

Stephen Williams at the Grand Lodge, Jacksonville FL

Our 2016 Right Worshipful District Deputy Grand Master Greg Wynn and Lady Theresa



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FREEMASONRY AND THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION

From The Grand Lodge Of Texas

The month of July is special to all Americans because we celebrate the birth of our nation on the fourth of

July. On that date in the year 1776, representatives of the thirteen American colonies, assembled at what is now

known as Independence Hall in Philadelphia, adopted a manifesto asserting their political independence from the

British crown. We know that document as the American Declaration of Independence.

Over the last two centuries various Masonic writers have often attempted to inflate the involvement of

members of the Masonic fraternity in the events leading up to and resulting from this important historic event. It

has often been claimed that all or most of the signers of the Declaration of Independence were Freemasons; or

that all or most of the general officers serving under Washington were Freemasons. These claims have been made

to bolster the theory that the events of the American Revolution and the formation of the American colonies into

an independent republic were carried out according to some Masonic plan, and in accordance with universal Ma-

sonic principles.

It is always best that such claims be tempered by the light of responsible and accurate historic research,

not for the purpose of discounting the patriotic nature of our early American Masonic forbearers, but rather to un-

derstand the role that Freemasons did play in the formation of this great nation. Probably the best accounting of

Masonic membership among the signers of the Declaration of Independence is provided in the book Masonic

Membership of the Founding Fathers, by Ronald E. Heaton, published by the Masonic Service Association at Sil-

ver Spring, Maryland. According to this well researched and documented work, proof of Masonic membership

can be found for only eight of the fifty-six signers of the Declaration of Independence. They are:

Benjamin Franklin, of the Tun Tavern Lodge at Philadelphia;

John Hancock, of St. Andrew's Lodge in Boston;

Joseph Hewes, who was recorded as a Masonic visitor to Unanimity Lodge No. 7, Edenton, North Car-

olina, in December 1776;

William Hooper, of Hanover Lodge, Masonborough, North Carolina;

Robert Treat Payne, present at Grand Lodge at Roxbury, Massachusetts, in June 1759;

Richard Stockton, charter Master of St. John's Lodge, Princeton, Massachusetts in 1765;

George Walton, of Solomon's Lodge No. 1, Savannah, Georgia; and

William Whipple, of St. John's Lodge, Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

Additionally, another five or six signers have from time to time been identified as members of the fraterni-

ty based on inconclusive or unsubstantiated evidence.

As for the Masonic membership among Washington’s generals, it is true that many were members of the

fraternity, but many were not. The recognized modern authority on the subject is James R. Case, former Grand

Historian of the Grand Lodge of Connecticut, who published his findings in the 1955 booklet Fifty Early Ameri-

can Military Freemasons.

When examining the participation of Freemasons in the American Revolution we should first remember



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Ancient Charges of a Freemason, and especially that charge concerning “the Civil Magistrates, Supreme and

Subordinate,” which enjoins the Mason to be “a peaceable subject to the Civil Powers” and “never to be concern'd

in plots and conspiracies against the peace and welfare of the nation.” This charge was listed as the second of those

contained in the Constitutions adopted by the Premier Grand Lodge at London in 1723, long before the American

Revolution. How then can we justify the participation of American Freemasons in their rebellion against the King?

The answer can be given in two parts. First, the Masonic fraternity in the American colonies took no part in

the Revolution, following Masonic tradition by taking no official stance. However, the fraternity’s official neutrali-

ty may have owed as much to the divided loyalties of its leadership as it did to Masonic tradition. Many Masons

were Loyalists. And second, rebellion against the state, whether justified or unjustified, is not a Masonic offense.

The Old Charges state clearly “if a Brother should be a Rebel against the State, ... if convicted of no other Crime, ...

they cannot expel him from the Lodge, and his Relation to it remains indefeasible.” This simply means that, in the

case of the American Revolution, many brethren, feeling that the actions of the crown warranted revolution and in-

dependence, were justified in following their consciences without fear of violating their Masonic obligations or any

Masonic law.

As the charge concerning the Civil Magistrates reminds us, “Masonry hath been always injured by War,

Bloodshed, and Confusion,” the fraternity was indeed injured by the war. General Joseph Warren, Grand Master of

the Ancient’s Provincial Grand Lodge of Massachusetts, lost his life at the Battle of Bunker Hill in June 1775 and

his body was thrown into an unmarked grave. While he had led the American troops during that battle, his lodge

brother, Dr. John Jeffries assisted the British troops. Nearly a year later, his body was exhumed and identified by

another Lodge brother, Paul Revere.

Even before the Declaration of Independence, colonial Masonry suffered from the disruptions of the war,

and the division of loyalties among its members. Many lodges found it difficult to meet regularly, and others ceased

to meet at all. Many lodges were disbanded as occupying British forces prohibited private assemblies, and loyalist

Masons fled the country or joined the British forces.

Although the Masonic fraternity played no part in the Revolutionary War, it can easily be shown that in

many ways the revolutionary ideals of equality, freedom, and democracy were espoused by the Masonic fraternity

long before the American colonies began to complain about the injustices of British taxation. The revolutionary ide-

als expressed in the Bill of Rights, the Declaration of Independence, and the writings of Thomas Paine, were ideals

that had come to fruition over a century before in the early speculative lodges of the seventeenth and eighteenth

centuries, where men sat as equals, governed themselves by a Constitution, and elected their own leaders from their

midst. In many ways, the self-governing Masonic lodges of the previous centuries had been learning laboratories

for the concept of self-government.

On September 18, 1793, President George Washington, dressed in his Masonic apron, leveled the corner-

stone of the United States Capitol with the traditional Masonic ceremony. Historian Stephen Bullock in his book

Revolutionary Brotherhood carefully notes the historic and symbolic significance of that ceremony. The Masonic

brethren, dressed in their fraternal regalia, had assembled in grand procession, and were formed for that occasion as

representative of Freemasonry's new found place of honor in an independent American society. At that moment, the

occasion of the laying of the new Republic's foundations, Freemasons assumed the mantles “high priests” of that

“first temple dedicated to the sovereignty of the people,” and they “helped form the symbolic foundations of what

the Great Seal called ‘the new order for the ages’.”



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LEADERSHIP by Bro. H. H. Astbury

One of the most critical problems facing us today is the question of Leadership. In Government, business, and homes, we experience a sense of well-being or conversely - doubts, turmoil, and frustration, depending upon the degree of this elusive quality that happens to be present. The same is true within the Lodge with this one exception - if leadership is lacking in our society, or our home, or our work, that fact cannot readily be avoided. If it is lacking within our lodges, it an be avoided by members simp-ly staying home from meetings, and not participating in lodge activities, and in some cases, taking their demit. We are quick to place the blame for poor attendance on other factors - too much leisure - time activity to compete against, too much pressure of work, too many other commitments. All we need to do is to exhibit some leadership in the process. What do we mean by leadership? What is leadership? There have been as many definitions perhaps, as there have been leaders. One military definition refers to Leader-ship as "the art of motivating others to achieve the aim" . . . so leadership is an art. It is something that can be learned, as skill that can be acquired. It is not a case of "some of us having it and some not". It's something Mr. Average Man can have if he wants it or needs it badly enough. What else? Motivating others! . . . so the Leaders is not a one-man band. The good leader is the orchestrator, the conductor of the symphony. He relies upon the abilities and the readiness of others to take part, and make a neces-sary contribution. He cannot do everything himself, he needs help and support. How about this? Achieving the aim! Now there's a mouthful for you. With every leader there is an accomplishment to gain; there is a goal to reach. There is something to strive for and it becomes the job of the leader to know those goals, and to help others know and want them badly enough that, as a team, they can achieve them. What are our goals in Freemasonry? Certainly the ritual and the symbolism set out the ultimate objectives of the order, but it is the impact of the various leaders that ultimately determine how or in some cases whether, those Goals can or will be attained. So perhaps it is the task of individual lodges, or Masters, to set objectives on a yearly basis within the terms of reference of our overall purpose, as a mark to strive for. Now it's very difficult for a Leader, a Master, for example, to motivate others if no one turns out to motivate. We are all familiar with the old adage, "You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink". Well believe me, that horse will never get a drink if you fence him off from the trough, or if, when he gets there, the trough is dry. What kinds of answers do you get when you ask a Mason why he doesn't attend Lodge? Have you heard any of these recently? "It's dull and boring sitting through the same old meeting month after month with nothing new." "I don't find I'm accomplishing anything", or "Unless a person is prepared to accept an office there's nothing for him to do at Lodge". If these sound familiar, or if you hear other criticisms, they can be clues to setting the aim, or goals of your lodge. Put something in the trough! Those of you who have visited other lodges occasionally, realize that each Lodge has a distinctive image or flavor to it. Where leadership is evident the lodge will be active, the goals will be there. Some lodges might focus on



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social activities, some on the quality of ritual work, others on visitation and fraternal relations, for example. The important thing is not necessarily what those goals are, but the fact that they are; they exist: the lodge has a pur-pose. Brethren, there is no magic in leadership. There is a plain prescription that can be followed by those willing to work at it:

Determine Your Goals;

Make Them Known;

Draw Up a Plan to Aim for their Achievement;

Involve Others. Give as many as possible a "piece of the action".

Commit yourself to achieving those goals and stick to it until the job is done.

Determine your goals by an analysis of what you feel is wrong with your lodge. Not enough candidates? Why

not? Poor attendance? Why? Too many dropouts? For what reasons?

What do we offer our membership in return for their time and dues? What are our alternatives? What programs

can we establish?

Having set our goals, make them known. Put an insert into your Lodge Bulletin. Get a phoning and visiting com-

mittee working. Pull, prod, cajole, and wheedle people to get out to lodge. When they get there, make it a pleasure

for them, they'll want to come back.

Give them something to do; preferably something they will enjoy doing. Make them a part of the lodge; help them

want to be a part of the lodge. Use their talents. People like their abilities to be recognized.

And remember, if the Master and his officers are committed and enthusiastic, that enthusiasm will be contagious,

and will carry through the lodge and its activities.

Your officers are your future leaders. They are training for the Chair of Solomon, by systematically taking addi-

tional responsibility each year, as they progress toward the East. So give them your support, and offer them your

help and assistance as they might require it, and you will have a strong, healthy and vital lodge.



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July 1

On this date in 1964, Roscoe Pound, a Masonic scholar and the Dean of Harvard Law

School, died.

On this date in 1989, the Grand Lodge of Hawaii was organized

July 4 On this date in 1781, Robert Burns received his 1st degree.

July 6 On this date in 1830, the Grand Lodge of Florida was formed

July 8 On this date in 1789, the Grand Lodge of Connecticut was formed

July 19 On this date in 1901, Sir Winston Churchill received his 2nd degree in Studholme Lodge

#1591, London.

July 21

On this date in 1758, the Grand Lodge of Scotland granted a charter to Fredericksburg Lodge in Virginia, the lodge that had conferred the Masonic degrees on George

Washington in 1752 and 1753.

On this date in 1875, the Grand Lodge of South Dakota (Dakota) was formed.

July 27 On this date in 1818, the Grand Lodge of Mississippi was formed.

What Happened on this Date in Masonic History



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DATES TO REMEMBER

2 July—BBQ Cookoff at Tampa 240

16 July Grand Master Visit to the Scottish Rite

19 July Family Night

26 July 2016 MM Degree 7pm

July 2016 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2

3 4 5 6 7 8 9

10 11 12 13 14 15 16

17 18 19 20 21 22 23

24 25 26 27

28 29 30

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Masonic Home Visit 11AM

Pancake Breakfast 0900 - 1200 Noon

DeMOLAY 7:3OPM

Ladies Oriental Shrine 1PM

Order of the Eastern Star 7:30 pm

Order of the Eastern Star 7:30 pm

DeMolay 7:30pm Dist School at Tampa 240 7:00PM

Dinner 6:30PM Meeting 7:30PM

Officers

Meeting

6pm

Family Night

Dinner 6:30PM

Meeting 7:30PM

MM Degree

7:00 PM

Degree

Practice

7:00 PM

Degree

Practice

7:00 PM

Degree

Practice

7:00 PM

G.S.Troop

1296/3125

6:30-8:30

G.S.Troop

1296/3125

6:30-8:30

Masters & Wardens John Darling 7:30PM

Degree

Practice

7:00 PM

Grand Master’s

Official Visit

Scottish Rite

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Sunday 10:00 am – 3:00 pm

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We would like to offer all members of the Masonic Lodge a 10% Discount on any service provided.

BBQ

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Tampa 240

0800-3pm

desoto lodge 105 · desoto lodge has the honor and privilege of being the home lodge of our new...

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