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An Artist’s View of St. Joseph In 1858 Looking Toward
HEROES and
PATRIOTS
REMEMBERED
The dispensation for the first Masonic
Lodge in Buchanan County, was issued May
11th
1841 by R.W.B. Joseph Foster, Deputy
Grand Master, Grand Lodge of Missouri
U.S.A. The name given was Katzell Lo
Chartered members were Eli Hubbel W.M.;
John Browning, Senior Warden; Simeon
St. Joseph Lodge No.78
Submitted by the Secretary
As new members of the fraternity we
come to a meal and sit in fellowship,
greeting each other with open hands of
friendship. A new member may not know
anyone else in the Lodge except maybe a
relative or close friend. As we grow in
Freemasonry we also become friends with
long time members many who have
contributed greatly to the fabric of our
neighborhoods, communities and country.
With this article I am writing about one
such person who is known as a true friend
within the fraternity. His name is Rupert
Patterson. Lodge records show Worshipful
Brother Patterson, Initiated as a
Freemason September 3rd 1957, Passed
to the degree of Fellow Craft November
5th of the same year, Raised to the
sublime degree of Master Mason
February 4th 1958 and served as
Worshipful Master 1975. WB. Patterson
received his 50 year certificate February
4th 2008. W.B. Patterson served in the
2nd World War, landing on Omaha Beach
in July 1944 in the Normandy Invasion and
witnessed the liberation of Germany
during Nazi occupation in 1945. It has
always been a great honor and pleasure
to sit in Lodge with Rupert. Words ca
express the thanks I feel when in
presence. A local newspaper reported at
the time that, "Later in April 1945, as the
allied forces pushed into Germany,
young infantrymen using small arms fire
and two heavy mortars including Pfc.
Patterson, from the 320th Regiment of
the 35th "Yoo-Hoo" Santa-Fe Division,
broke up a determined German
counterattack at Trabitz, near the Elbe
river. Having set up a defensive position at
the edge of town, shortly after dawn
Patterson, saw an outnumbering force of
Looking Toward Wyeth Hill, the Missouri river and future Court H
The dispensation for the first Masonic
Lodge in Buchanan County, was issued May
1841 by R.W.B. Joseph Foster, Deputy
Missouri
U.S.A. The name given was Katzell Lodge.
Eli Hubbel W.M.;
John Browning, Senior Warden; Simeon
St. Joseph Lodge No.78 Chartered October 14th
Kemper, Junior Warden; R. Duncan
Treasurer; Frederick Waymore Secretary
and J. Selsil Tiler. Simeon Kemper and
James Highly were also charter members.
A Charter was issued October 8th
name changed to Sparta Lodge No.46.
Fifteen years earlier there was a Trading
As new members of the fraternity we
come to a meal and sit in fellowship,
greeting each other with open hands of
friendship. A new member may not know
anyone else in the Lodge except maybe a
relative or close friend. As we grow in
we also become friends with
time members many who have
contributed greatly to the fabric of our
neighborhoods, communities and country.
With this article I am writing about one
a true friend
is Rupert
Worshipful
Initiated as a
Freemason September 3rd 1957, Passed
to the degree of Fellow Craft November
5th of the same year, Raised to the
sublime degree of Master Mason
d as
Patterson
February
Patterson served in the
2nd World War, landing on Omaha Beach
in July 1944 in the Normandy Invasion and
witnessed the liberation of Germany
during Nazi occupation in 1945. It has
always been a great honor and pleasure
cannot
in his
A local newspaper reported at
the time that, "Later in April 1945, as the
allied forces pushed into Germany, 18
young infantrymen using small arms fire
and two heavy mortars including Pfc.
om the 320th Regiment of
Fe Division,
broke up a determined German
near the Elbe
Having set up a defensive position at
shortly after dawn
Patterson, saw an outnumbering force of
Germans approaching and imme
radioed a forward machine gun position
to confirm the advancing enemy but it
had been overrun. Waiting until the
Germans were about 450 yards from their
position, the 18 infantrymen created
tremendous fire power with their rifles,
automatic weapons and mortars. The
enemy continued to advance slowly under
the heavy fire, but after several mortar
shells were laid in on them, with many
casualties and fatalities on both sides,
remaining Germans withdrew.
The 35th Infantry Division was activated
on December 23rd 1940, as the National
Guard Division from Kansas, Missouri and
Nebraska and departed for Europe on
May 12th 1944. After receiving further
training, the division landed on Omaha
Beachhead, Normandy, early July 1944
and entered combat on July 17th fighting
in the Normandy hedgerows North of
Saint-Lo.
The Division beat off 12 counterattacks at
Emelie before entering Saint-Lo by July
18th
, 1944 located about 30 miles South of
Normandy beachhead, then continued by
taking part in the offensive actio
Southwest of Saint-Lo pushing the Nazi
Germans across the Vire river on August
2nd
, breaking out of the Contentin
Peninsula reroute to the Mortain
Avranches corridor. The 35th
Division helped rescue the 30th
Division’s
Court House.
The Carpenter’s Theorem(From preceding page)
In Dualism the manifest and unmanifest
realities of life are only reflections of
each other. We can realize this when
seeing a reflection of ourselves looking at
a pool of water or in a mirror. We see our
self but it is only a reflection. Our real
Self is the underlying cause of the
reflection. Both are separate but still one
reality.
A conscious understanding in the
relationship between that which
Cause and its' reflection is needed if one
is to transcend the material reality of life
and integrate the two in daily life.
Therefore, when we become Self
as a component of the "Cause"
become aware that we are a part of and
have a relationship with all that is the
Cause and there is "Unity In Duality"
what Pythagoras would call,
Harmony Of The Spheres".
More studies in the transcendent realit
taught in the symbols and teachings of
Freemasonry as well as news and events
at St. Joseph Lodge No.78 can be found
at our website: http://www.stjoe78.com/
th 1846 Post along the Missouri river at the
mouth of Blacksnake Creek named
Blacksnake Hills, owned and operated
Joseph Robidoux who traded
Native Americans. Mr. Robidoux had two
plats made of the site on which he
proposed to build a town. He
two rival surveyors both members of
Sparta Lodge. Bro. Frederick W. Smith
named his plat St. Joseph, and Bro.
Simeon Kemper named his Robidoux. Bro
Smith's plat was selected and was
recorded at St. Louis July 26, 1843. The
population at that time was about 200.
1845 a dispensation was created for a
new Lodge to be located in St. Joseph
recommend through Savannah Lodge
No.71 located to the North in Andrew
County. Its name was DeWitt Lodge. In
1846 the County Seat was relocated f
Sparta to St. Joseph and a Charter was
also granted for St. Joseph Lodge #78
October 14th 1846 with Sinclair K. Miller,
Worshipful Master; Simeon Kemper,
Senior Warden and James Highley, Junior
Warden. Within the first year
Love was elected Secretary
Robidoux’s son Felix, was
member. There were a total of 22
members in the Lodge by Oct. 2
R. Duncan,
Waymore Secretary
n Kemper and
hly were also charter members.
1845 its
to Sparta Lodge No.46.
Fifteen years earlier there was a Trading
"Lost Battalion" in August 1944.
After successfully overcoming the enemy
across France through Orleans and Sens,
the 35th Division attacked across the
Mosseile. September 13th
captured Nancy and by October secured
Chambray driving the Nazi Germans to
their border. After some rest a
rehabilitation , the 35th Division moved
to Arlon in Belgium and in December 25
26th took part in the fighting to relieve
Bastone by eliminating four German
divisions. By early 1945 after successfully
engaging in many more battles traveling
South from Belgium, reached the Rhine
at Wesel, and smashed across the Herne
Canal, reaching the Ruhr river in early
April and was ordered to cross the Elbe.
W.B. Rupert Patterson returned home
with a Bronze Star for heroic valor
mediately
gun position
to confirm the advancing enemy but it
Waiting until the
Germans were about 450 yards from their
position, the 18 infantrymen created
tremendous fire power with their rifles,
s and mortars. The
enemy continued to advance slowly under
the heavy fire, but after several mortar
shells were laid in on them, with many
casualties and fatalities on both sides, the
The 35th Infantry Division was activated
December 23rd 1940, as the National
Guard Division from Kansas, Missouri and
Nebraska and departed for Europe on
May 12th 1944. After receiving further
training, the division landed on Omaha
Beachhead, Normandy, early July 1944
7th fighting
in the Normandy hedgerows North of
The Division beat off 12 counterattacks at
Lo by July
, 1944 located about 30 miles South of
Normandy beachhead, then continued by
taking part in the offensive action
Lo pushing the Nazi
Germans across the Vire river on August
, breaking out of the Contentin
to the Mortain-
Infantry
Division’s
The Carpenter’s Theorem
In Dualism the manifest and unmanifest
are only reflections of
each other. We can realize this when
seeing a reflection of ourselves looking at
a pool of water or in a mirror. We see our
self but it is only a reflection. Our real
Self is the underlying cause of the
e but still one
A conscious understanding in the
which is the
Cause and its' reflection is needed if one
is to transcend the material reality of life
and integrate the two in daily life.
Therefore, when we become Self-aware
"Cause" we
become aware that we are a part of and
p with all that is the
"Unity In Duality", or
what Pythagoras would call, "The
transcendent reality
taught in the symbols and teachings of
Freemasonry as well as news and events
Lodge No.78 can be found
http://www.stjoe78.com/
Post along the Missouri river at the
mouth of Blacksnake Creek named
Blacksnake Hills, owned and operated by
Joseph Robidoux who traded with the
Mr. Robidoux had two
on which he
proposed to build a town. He employed
two rival surveyors both members of
Sparta Lodge. Bro. Frederick W. Smith
named his plat St. Joseph, and Bro.
Simeon Kemper named his Robidoux. Bro
Smith's plat was selected and was
recorded at St. Louis July 26, 1843. The
was about 200. In
1845 a dispensation was created for a
new Lodge to be located in St. Joseph
recommend through Savannah Lodge
No.71 located to the North in Andrew
. Its name was DeWitt Lodge. In
1846 the County Seat was relocated from
harter was
also granted for St. Joseph Lodge #78
Sinclair K. Miller,
Worshipful Master; Simeon Kemper,
en and James Highley, Junior
Warden. Within the first year Samuel E.
Secretary. Joseph
Robidoux’s son Felix, was a charter
There were a total of 22
by Oct. 2nd
1847.
talion" in August 1944.
After successfully overcoming the enemy
across France through Orleans and Sens,
the 35th Division attacked across the
Mosseile. September 13th - 15th
captured Nancy and by October secured
Chambray driving the Nazi Germans to
their border. After some rest and
rehabilitation , the 35th Division moved
to Arlon in Belgium and in December 25 -
26th took part in the fighting to relieve
Bastone by eliminating four German
divisions. By early 1945 after successfully
engaging in many more battles traveling
Belgium, reached the Rhine
at Wesel, and smashed across the Herne
Canal, reaching the Ruhr river in early
April and was ordered to cross the Elbe.
Patterson returned home
for heroic valor.