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School. And for the first time,

Brother Junior Warden, Caleb

Williams, was able to present

the scholarships at the A&M

Consolidated High School Sen-

ior Awards program in order to

recognize these students in

front of their peers, family, and

the community. In addition, for

the fourth time in the history of Sul Ross Lodge, Brother Roy

Smith, will be presented the

Golden Trowel Award on June

2. Congratulations to Brother

Smith on this honor that is well

deserved! Lastly, in June we will

present the Community Builder

Award to a worthy recipient.

As this Masonic year is coming

to a close I am excited about

what the Brother Senior War-

den has planned for the year

ahead. That being said this year

is not over yet. We have sever-

al petitioners and several Broth-

ers progressing through the

memory work. Keep an eye

out for the calendar of

(Continued on page 2)

Brethren:

As my year in the East comes to

a close, I want to thank you for

such a great opportunity to

serve Sul Ross Lodge as Master

this year. This year has been

busy and exciting. We have seen

many young men join this great

fraternity and work hard to

earn the honor of being raised

as a Master Mason. Each of

them, have been instrumental in

assisting the lodge in our vari-

ous degrees. It is a great feeling

to see the next generation of

masons eager to learn and will-

ing to participate. I am proud of

the work each of them have put

in and grateful to call them my

brothers.

In recapping the past few

months, through the coordina-

tion of Brother Scott Atkinson,

Sul Ross Lodge successfully

participated in the Fantastic

Teeth Fan Club at three ele-

mentary schools during the

latter part of February and early

March. This is the third year

our Lodge has participated. We

also held our annual Sweetheart

Banquet, put on a successful Gift

of Life Blood drive, received

Right Worshipful Brother Mi-

chael D. Gerst for his official

visit and in May several mem-

bers of our lodge participated in an outdoor Master Mason’s

Degree sponsored by 29th Dis-

trict MWSA that was hosted by

the Brothers of Orphan’s Friend

Lodge No 17.

We applied for and received a

matching grant through the

Texas Masonic Charities Foun-

dation which allowed Sul Ross

Lodge to present two $1000

scholarships to Lamar Award

recipients. We presented two

scholarships this year because

starting next May there will be

two graduating high school clas-

ses in College Station ISD– one

at A&M Consolidated High

School and for the first time

one at College Station High

Sul Ross Lodge

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SUL ROSS MASONIC LODGE NO. 1300

A.F. & A.M.

COLLEE STATION, TEXAS

CHARTERED 1947

Newsletter Date Volume 1, Issue 1

Sul Ross Lodge

Special points of

interest:

Briefly highlight your point of interest here.




Inside this issue:

Masonic Service

Awards 2

Golden Trowel

Presentation 3

Blood Drive /

Lamar Award

4

Birthdays and

Masonic Anniver-

5-6

From the West /

From the South

7

Calendar of 8

In Memoriam 9

New Master Ma- 9

Past Master Por- 10

Gilchrist Heritage

Society

11

From the South 12

BY BROTHER JOSH W. REIN-

BOLT, MASTER

peers, family, and the com-

munity. In addition, for the

fourth time in the history of

Sul Ross Lodge, Brother Roy

Smith, will be presented the

Golden Trowel Award on

June 2. Congratulations to

Brother Smith on this honor

that is well deserved! Lastly,

in June we will present the

Community Builder Award

to a worthy recipient.

As this Masonic year is com-

ing to a close I am excited

about what the Brother Sen-

ior Warden has planned for

the year ahead. That being

said this year is not over yet.

We have several petitioners

and several Brothers pro-

gressing through the

memory work. Keep an eye

out for the calendar of

(Continued on page 2)

Brethren:

As my year in the East

comes to a close, I want to

thank you for such a great

opportunity to serve Sul

Ross Lodge as Master this

year. This year has been

busy and exciting. We have

seen many young men join

this great fraternity and

work hard to earn the honor

of being raised as a Master

Mason. Each of them, have

been instrumental in assisting

the lodge in our various de-

grees. It is a great feeling to

see the next generation of

masons eager to learn and

willing to participate. I am

proud of the work each of

them have put in and grateful

to call them my brothers.

In recapping the past few

months, through the coordi-

nation of Brother Scott At-

kinson, Sul Ross Lodge suc-

cessfully participated in the

Fantastic Teeth Fan Club at

three elementary schools

during the latter part of Feb-

ruary and early March. This

is the third year our Lodge

has participated. We also

held our annual Sweetheart

Banquet, put on a successful

Gift of Life Blood drive, re-

ceived Right Worshipful

Brother Michael D. Gerst for

his official visit and in May

several members of our

lodge participated in an out-

door Master Mason’s Degree

sponsored by 29th District

MWSA that was hosted by

the Brothers of Orphan’s

Friend Lodge No 17.

We applied for and received

a matching grant through the

Texas Masonic Charities

Foundation which allowed

Sul Ross Lodge to present

two $1000 scholarships to

Lamar Award recipients.

We presented two scholar-

ships this year because start-

ing next May there will be

two graduating high school

classes in College Station ISD

– one at A&M Consolidated

High School and for the first

time one at College Station

High School. And for the

first time, Brother Junior

Warden, Caleb Williams,

was able to present the

scholarships at the A&M

Consolidated High School

Senior Awards program in

order to recognize these

students in front of their

SUL ROSS MASONIC

LODGE NO. 1300

A.F. & A.M.

COLLEE STATION,

TEXAS

CHARTERED 1947

Spring 2014 Sul Ross Lodge

Sul Ross

Lodge Special points of interest:

Golden Trowel

Presentation

Gift of Life Blood Drive

New Master Masons

Inside this issue:

Masonic Service

Awards 2

Golden Trowel

Presentation 3

Blood Drive /

Lamar Award

5

Birthdays and Ma-

sonic Anniversaries

6-7

From the West /

From the South

8

Calendar of Events 9

In Memoriam 10

New Master Masons 10

Past Master Portrait 11

Gilchrist Heritage

Society

12

From the South 13

FROM THE EAST

BY BROTHER JOSH W. REINBOLT, MASTER

Sul Ross Lodge

(Continued from page 1)

what’s to come. If you are interested

in participating in degrees please talk

with our Degree Master, Brother

Caleb Williams, or our Lodge Instruc-

tor, Brother Roy Smith.

This is an exciting time for Sul Ross

Lodge, as so many young men are peti-

tioning our fraternity.

Finally, like I have mentioned in previ-

ous newsletters, I want to encourage

our brothers who are inactive that

remain in the area to become active

again to continue the great traditions

of our Lodge and Masonry at large. If

you are afraid that you can’t get into

lodge or have forgotten the work, you

need not to worry, we will welcome

you will open arms. We not only need

you, but our fraternity needs you and I

promise that you won’t regret being

more involved with the Craft.

As I close this last letter to you as Mas-

ter of Sul Ross Lodge, I would to thank

you all for your support throughout

this year. It has truly been an honor

and privilege to serve the Lodge in the

capacity of Master.

Sincerely and Fraternally,

Josh W. Reinbolt

Master, Sul Ross Lodge

Masonic Service Awards Masonic Service Awards are given out when a Brother Mason achieves a milestone as a Mason. Sul Ross Lodge is honored to

have the privilege of bestowing Masonic Service Awards for two outstanding masons celebrating many years as Brothers.

(From Left to Right, Worshipful Master Joshua Reinbolt, Past Master Don Simon, Brother Lee Phillips, and Right Worshipful

Michael Gerst.)

Crest of Clan Ross. Sprig of evergreen

held aloft. Motto: Success Nourishes

Hope

Sul Ross Lodge

Golden Trowel Presentation

of the Allied Masonic Degrees of the

Star Chamber Council located in Hen-

derson, TX. Roy is also a York Rite

Mason and a member of W.T. Austin

Chapter & Council as well as Ivanhoe

Commandery. He faithfully served as

either chairman or a member of the

board of the Brazos Valley Masonic

Library & Museum from 1999-2013. Roy is an endowed member of both

Holland and Sul Ross Lodges. He has

mentored & taught numerous broth-

ers during his Masonic career and has

an “A” certificate in the esoteric ritual

work.

Congratulations to Brother Roy I.

Smith, Jr. on being named the 2014 Sul

Ross Lodge No. 1300 recipient of the

Golden Trowel Award.

On Monday, June 2, 2014 Sul Ross

Lodge #1300 presented Brother Roy

I. Smith, Jr. with the Golden Trowel

award for his dedication and years of

service. The Golden Trowel Award is

the highest honor that a lodge can

bestow on a member. Roy is only the

fourth recipient of the Golden Trowel

Award presented by Sul Ross Lodge.

The previous recipients are Dr. John

Huff, PM, Clyde E. Collins, PM and

Henry P. O’Neal, PM.

Brother Smith was initiated as an En-

tered Apprentice Mason on Septem-

ber 23, 1964; passed to the degree of

Fellowcraft on October 21, 1964;

raised to the sublime degree of a Mas-

ter Mason on November 25, 1964

(will celebrate 50 Years of service the

next masonic calendar year). All of

these degrees were conferred by Hol-

land Lodge No. 1.

Roy affiliated with Sul Ross Lodge No.

1300 in January of 1998 and quickly

became involved with all aspects of

our lodge including the transition

from our location on Jersey Street to

our temporary location in Adam Roy-

der Lodge No. 778 and our eventual

move into the Brazos Valley Masonic

Library & Museum. Brother Smith

was serving as Worshipful Master of

Sul Ross Lodge from 2001-2002 and it

was during his year as Master that we

moved into our current location. Roy

served as DDGM of Masonic District

29B in 2002-2003.

Brother Smith is a 33rd Degree Scot-

tish Rite Mason and a Past President

of the Steve Cooke Scottish Rite Club

as well as the Brazos Valley Shrine

Club. He is the current Sovereign of

Ascension of Conclave Red Cross of

Constantine as well as the Sovereign

Right Worshipful Walter W. Rogers, PGM, Presents Brother Roy I. Smith Jr. with the Golden Trowel Award with

Roy’s wife, Rose.

Brother Tyler Hopping married

Ansley Hayes on December 28,

2013. Brothers Hugh Carnahan,

Omid Rahmani & Sam Balch were

groomsmen in the ceremony.

Tyler is currently in 2LT in the

USMC and stationed in Quantico,

VA.

Brother Sam Balch graduated in

December 2013 from Texas A&M

University with a degree in History

and was commissioned a 2LT in

the US Army. Sam is currently

stationed at Ft. Sill going through

Artillery school. Once he is fin-

ished with school he will be as-

signed to the 4th Infantry Division

in Ft. Carson, Colorado. Brother

Balch is pictured here with his

brother, Matthew, after his com-

missioning ceremony.

Worshipful Master Reinbolt had the

honor of presenting Brother Andrey

Malakhovsky with his Aggie Ring this

past April. Brother Malakhovsky

graduated from Texas A&M Univer-

sity this May with a degree in MIS.

Andrey hopes to get a job with the

university and stay in the area.

For a second year in a row, Sul Ross

Lodge has the honor of having a

member serve as the District Depu-

ty Grand Master of Masonic District

No. 29B. Right Worshipful Brother

Michael D. Gerst was duly installed

last December at the annual Grand

Communication. Brother Gerst is a

two time Past Master of Sul Ross

Lodge and currently serves as our

treasurer. Brother Gerst joins the

many other members of Sul Ross

Lodge who have served the 29th

District over the past 66 years.

Brother Garrett McCullough gradu-

ated from Texas A&M University

this May with a degree in Agribusi-

ness. During his senior year, Garrett

served as the CO of Company C-1.

Garrett is pictured here with his

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father, Chuck McCullough, after

the graduation ceremony.

Past Master Chance Robinson has

accepted a job for the USDA as a

soil scientist in Marfa, TX, and will

be relocating to the area in July.

Brother Robinson has been very

active in Masonry in the area and

we wish him the best as he and his

wife, Suzanne, with their two

daughters embark on this new

adventure.

Decebal Marin was installed as

Worshipful Master of Jewel P.

Lightfoot Lodge No. 1283 for the

2014-2015 Masonic Year. Brother

Rusty Farquhar, who was Decebal’s

instructor, was in attendance for

the installation ceremony. Con-

gratulations to brother Marin!

Sul Ross Lodge

Each year Sul Ross Lodge

#1300 selects deserving

students to be recognized

with the Lamar Award

and Scholarship. This year

the lodge selected two

outstanding individuals

and presented each with a

$1,000 scholarship to

further pursue their edu-

cation

Katelyn Williamson (Left

Photograph) and Jose

Antonio (Right Photo-

graph) are seen here

receiving the award from

out Junior Warden,

Brother Caleb Williams

Lamar Award Recipients

UPCOMING BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS

Sul Ross Lodge

Lawrence Sullivan

Ross—1838-1898 Sol-

dier, Statesman, Knightly Gentleman, Brig. General C.S.A.,

Governor of Texas, President of AMC

Save the Date:

Sul Ross Lodge will be hosting a blood drive on

Monday, July 21 from 1:00p through 5:30p

at the Brazos Valley Masonic Library and Museum.

MAY

3 Hugh L. Carnahan 11 Justin D. Curtsinger 24 W. Jay Matush

5 Durwood Speights 11 Kurt R. Thormahlen 25 Andrew L. Sikes

5 Michael F. Hojnacki 13 Michael C. Perkins 26 Jimmy D. Boswell

6 Leslie C. Clifton 14 John T. Sellars 27 John B. Vittrup

7 Robert C. White 16 Carl D. Seiter, Jr. 28 Michael P. Becket

8 Ronald G. Willams 18 James L. Shelton 29 Donald F. Simons

9 Travis G. Normand 21 R. Ryan Hogan 31 Raymond E. Burt, Jr.

9 John D. Williams 22 Frank J. Klein

10 Sam H. Neuman 23 D. Samuel Balch

JUNE

4 Trevor N. Jones 10 Adam J. Helms 16 James P. Pruden

5 John T. Drennan 12 James G. Hutchinson 19 Laurence H. Potts, Jr.

6 Doyle L. Moore 12 Joel P. Latham 19 Lawrence D. Romine, Jr.

6 Caleb W. Williams 12 Decebal A. Marian 19 Robert B. Sanders

7 R. Frederick Hunter 13 Billy L. May 21 Thomas A. Gilbreath

7 Henry W. Ince 15 Thomas W. Dew III 24 Robert L. Nichols

8 Ronald R. Day 15 R. Fletcher Massie 25 Blaine A. Joseph

9 Carroll L. Colson 15 Allen D. McCord IV 26 James B. Akin

9 Alan L. Miller 16 James M. Eller

JULY

2 Sean M. Hanley 12 Brian T. Rhoades 25 Robert Hase, Jr.

4 Ryan J. Ussery 17 Richard H. Bonds 25 Curtis N. Lancaster

5 Guy L. Moody 17 Zachary S. Elewitz 27 Robert E. Epps

6 James M. Mann 19 William J. Cross 27 Roger A. Fuller

6 Charles A. McLaran 20 Aaron D. Gibbs 28 Robert S. Adams

7 James D. Spurlock 20 Justin E. McKnown 29 Marco Valli

8 John W. Dutch 22 Robert A. Garner, Jr. 29 Owen D. West

9 Horace W. Van Cleave 24 Matthew A. Beyers 30 Omid Rahmani

11 John A. Branch 25 Thomas F. Griffin 31 Albert W. Rollins

MASTER MASON ANNIVERSARIES

Sul Ross Lodge

The compasses

and the

quadrant, the

emblem of a

Past Master.

Stained glass depiction

of our Ancient Grand Master drawing his designs upon the

trestleboard.

MAY

3 Paul D. Beckingham (1983) 13 Gary D. Simmons (1983) 21 James L. Breed (2007)

4 Thomas F. Griffin (1978) 14 Alexander P. Gogulski (2002) 22 Ralph E. Ohland (2006)

6 Joseph R. D'agostino, Jr (2008) 16 Brian M. Wilkey (2011) 23 Jimmie McMahan (1957)

6 Eddie M. Cranford (2002) 17 Harry C. August (1952) 23 Caleb W. Williams (2011)

7 James A. Rakestraw, Jr. (2012) 18 Robert Hase, Jr. (1967) 23 Kenneth D. Loveless (1973)

7 Weldon D. Nanson (2007) 19 Alfred E Cullins, S.r (1959) 23 Charles L. Robertson, Jr. (1995)

8 J. David Williams (1985) 20 Thomas A. Gilbreath (1960) 24 Robert S. Cohen (1982)

9 R. Conrad Eckard (1959) 20 C. Montel Rutledge (2002) 28 Dan C. Bonds (2002)

9 James R. Snell (1995) 21 Charles C. E. Garrett (2011) 30 Michael D. Nanny (1979)

10 James F. Slowey III (1995) 21 Raymond C. Freeman (1951) 30 Michael A. Decuir (1995)

12 Raymond M. Owensby (1977) 21 Lawrence D. Romine, Jr. (1968) 31 Curtis N .Lancaster (1967)

12 Jeffrey D. Antal (2009) 21 Michael D. Gerst (2001)

JUNE

2 Frank J. Klein (1973) 9 D. Samuel Balch (2012) 21 Albert Rollins (1954)

4 Michael F. Hojnacki (2012) 9 Hamzah H. Barlas (2012) 25 R. Ryan Hogan (2012)

5 John B. Hopkins (1976) 11 Cecil T. Fields (1966) 27 Adam J. Helms (2006)

5 Douglas V. Porter (1995) 11 Kent J. Fuselier (1994) 28 Alan L. Miller (2004)

6 Bill J. Ravey (1947) 11 John E. Baquet (2002) 29 Thomas W. Comstock (1953)

7 Jack T. Lamkin (1960) 18 Ryan A. Bareilles (2007) 29 H. Dwayne Credor (2009)

7 Justin M. Meyer (2010) 19 Nicholas A. Combs (1956) 30 J. Robson Eby (1999)

8 Brian T. Rhoades (2010) 19 Justin K. Trahan (2006)

JULY

2 Zachary T. Wooldridge (2012) 19 Sean M. Hanley (2000) 26 William F. Kovar (2003)

5 James G. Hutchinson (1955) 19 John P. Cordova V (2010) 26 Trevor N. Jones (2010)

5 James D. Ingram III (1956) 20 Durwood Speights (1967) 27 James D. Robbins (2009)

5 Charles M. Sneed (1971) 20 Sean D. McCarroll (2009) 29 James M. Eller (1963)

7 Scott W. Bratsen (2008) 22 Johnny Ingram (1965) 29 Marco Valli (2002)

9 Robert E .Epps (1953) 23 R. Fletcher Massie (2007) 30 Eugene B. Smith (1956)

13 Michael L. Epps (1994) 24 J. David Giles (1958) 30 Shane P. Bush (2001)

18 Charles W. Harrison (1990) 24 Damon L. Drinnon (2000)

18 Robert D. Tucker (1990) 25 Alfred J. Lehtonen II (1995)

Brethren,

As we draw toward the end of

this masonic year I want to

restate what a great pleasure it

has been serving the lodge as

your Senior Warden. I have

personally taken away a great

deal from my time in the West

and look forward to continuing

my travels within freemasonry.

Over the course of this past

year I have grown in masonic

knowledge, knowledge of our

history, and in love of our

brotherhood. I am very excit-

ed for the coming masonic

year and for the future of Sul

Ross Lodge and the Brazos

Valley Masonic Library and

Museum.

As your Worshipful Master

Elect for the upcoming Mason-

ic year I hope to continue our

growth within Sul Ross Lodge.

As we have young masons join

our fraternity it becomes very

important to have a strong

set of lodge instructors in

place that can help impart

knowledge on our new breth-

ren. Anyone interested in

working towards a certificate

from the committee on work

is highly encouraged to con-

tact me to work towards this

end.

I have very much enjoyed

giving a few masonic pro-

grams over my time as a

lodge officer and I highly en-

courage anyone that has any

interest in researching a topic

for a presentation before the

lodge to do so. I would be

happy to assist in the devel-

opment of a program, and

feel that anyone that has a

topic in mind to contact me

about developing it into a

program for one of our stat-

ed meetings.

Reflecting upon the working

tools that represent the vari-

ous officers of the lodge I ask

you all to remember the les-

sons taught by the Plumb, Lev-

el, and Square. Always seek to

stand upright in your daily

actions, always remember that

our time is limited but equal to

all so make good use of it, and

treat those around you with

the respect you yourself

should receive.

Thank you for allowing me the

honor of service as your Sen-

ior Warden, and I look for-

ward to the future in Sul Ross

Lodge.

Please feel free to contact me

with any questions at

979-229-6656 or

[email protected]

Sincerely & Fraternally,

Justin M. Meyer

Senior Warden,

Sul Ross Lodge No. 1300

Brethren,

As I reflect upon the closing Masonic

year, I am filled with pride. This past

year has been an amazing experience

and I am grateful for the support I

have received from our Worshipful

Master, Senior Warden, and a multi-

tude of brethren. Brother Reinbolt

has been an excellent Worshipful

Master and has provided the guidance

and leadership that a Lodge, such as

ours, needs in order to maintain our

path towards excellence. Brother

Meyer has excelled in his station as

the Senior Warden with an unrelent-

ing positive attitude that reflects his

FROM THE WEST BY BROTHER JUSTIN M. MEYER

FROM THE SOUTH BY BROTHER CALEB W. WILLIAMS

Sul Ross Lodge

desire to serve. Last but not least,

many of our brethren continuously

offer their talents so that our Lodge

may be the unremitting success we are

today.

One Brother in particular, who offers

his many talents at the Lodge’s benefit,

is Brother Roy Smith, the most recent

recipient of the Golden Trowel Award.

I congratulate him on a well deserved

honor. Brother Smith has been a dili-

gent and honorable servant to the Fra-

ternity and I am most pleased that he

was chosen to receive the Award.

(continued on page 12)

…the Plumb admon-

ishes us to walk up-

rightly in our several

stations before God

and man…

Sul Ross Lodge

Sul Ross Lodge was chartered in 1947, and is thought to be the first known Masonic Lodge to have func-tioned on the campus of a state college or university in the United States. A unique feature of the new

lodge was that among its members were the president of Texas A&M College, all of the deans, and almost all of the department heads. The sizeable number of college administrators who were Master Masons provided impetus to the growth of the new lodge which created almost 100 new masons during its first

year of existence. In 1951 Sul Ross Lodge purchased the Dan Russell building at 312 Jersey Street (now Bush Street). It was sold in 2000.

June 2014

2 Mon. Golden Trowel Presentation BVMLM 6:30 p.m. College Station

9 Mon. Stated Meeting BVMLM 5:30 p.m. College Station

16 Mon. Community Builder Award and EA Degree BVMLM 6:30 p.m. College Station

23 Mon. Master Mason’s Degree BVMLM 6:30 p.m. College Station

28 Sat. Brazos Union Installation of Officers Brazos Union 10:00 a.m. Bryan

30 Mon. FC Proficiency and Master Mason’s Degree BVMLM 6:30 p.m. College Station

July 2014

7 Mon. Entered Apprentice Degree BVMLM 6:30 p.m.. College Station

12 Sat. Installation of Officers BVMLM 10:00 a.m. College Station


16 Wed. MWSA Meeting Carlos 6:30 p.m. Carlos

21 Mon. Gift of Life Blood Drive BVMLM 1:00 p.m. College Station

21 Mon. Called Meeting BVMLM 6:30 p.m. College Station

26 Sat. Planters Lodge Installation of Officers Planters 10:00 a.m. Planstersville


August 2014




20 Wed. Grandmaster Workshop BVMLM 7:00 p.m. College Station


LOCAL CALENDAR OF MASONIC EVENTS

Saint John the Baptist rebuking King Herod

prior to John’s tragic

execution.

IN MEMORIAM

Congratulations are due to our brethren

who recently have been raised to the sub-

lime degree of a Master Mason and we also

thank there instructors and mentors who

have led them thus far.

Please welcome Brother Kevin Rivera (top

photo) who was raised on June 23, 2014,

and Brother Travis Burks (bottom photo)

who was raised on June 30, 2014.

Sul Ross Lodge

The following brothers of Sul

Ross Lodge have laid down

the working tools of life dur-

ing this masonic year. Let us

remember their service to

our fraternity, and remember

their families as they grieve

the loss of these brothers.

May their grief only be tem-

porary and may they be

strengthened by the merits of

the Lion of the Tribe of

Judah.

Robert L. Edgecomb

John J. Hammonds

Samuel Harvey Neuman

Roger A. Powell

Durwood Edgar Speights

OUR NEWEST MASTER MASONS

Sul Ross Lodge

SUL ROSS LODGE PAST MASTER PRINT

ORDERING INFORMATION

Sul Ross

Lodge is sell-

ing 10 x 14

copies of the

Past Master

print for $20.

The proceeds

will go toward

our scholar-

ship fund. If

you are inter-

ested in pur-

chasing a copy

please contact

Brother Mi-

chael Ho-

jnacki at Mi-

chael.hojnacki

@gmail.com

or 512-496-

6835 or

Brother Josh

Reinbolt at

jrein-

bolt99@aggie

network.com

or 979-255-

1253.

mailto:[email protected]






GILCHRIST HERITAGE SOCIETY

Sul Ross Lodge

The Gilchrist Heritage Society recognizes individuals who include a gift to the Brazos Valley

Masonic Library & Museum Association in their estate plans. Anyone who submits docu-

mentation of his estate gift qualifies for membership, no matter what size the gift.

The Gilchrist Heritage Society is named for “Gibb” Gilchrist, the first Master of Sul Ross

Masonic Lodge No. 1300, Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Texas, and President of

Texas A&M University.

Gilchrist Heritage Society members are recognized by being included in an Honor Roll pub-

lished each year, and by having their names permanently displayed on the Gilchrist Heritage

Society Plaque in the Brazos Valley Masonic Library & Museum.

THREE STEPS TO MEMBERSHIP Once you decide to make an estate gift to the Brazos Valley Masonic Library & Museum

Association, becoming a member of the Gilchrist Heritage Society takes just three simple

steps:

1) With the help of your professional advisors, include a gift to the Brazos Valley Masonic Library & Museum

Association in your estate plan. This might include a bequest, a living trust, beneficiary designation of a

retirement account or life insurance policy. A gift of any size qualifies you for membership. 2) Send the Brazos Valley Masonic Library & Museum Association a copy of your will, trust agreement, retire-

ment account statement, or insurance policy. If you prefer, you may copy just the relevant part of your

will or trust agreement or the cover and beneficiary pages of your retirement account or insurance policy.

If you and your spouse both seek membership and have a separate will, please submit copies of both docu-

ments. This applies also to trust agreements and other documents. 3) Request a membership form, complete the form, and return it to the Association. We will keep the de-

tails of your gift confidential, and you are welcome to decline public recognition.

For more information call (979) 694-3579 or write: Roy I. Smith, Jr.

Chairman, Board of Trustees

Brazos Valley Masonic Library & Museum Association

P.O. Box 10110

College Station, TX 77842

“SPECIAL NOTICE - Roy I. Smith, Jr., Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Brazos Valley Ma-

sonic Library & Museum Association (and Past Master of Sul Ross Lodge No. 1300), has requested

that we include in our newsletter the following information about the Gilchrist Heritage Society.”

www.sulross.org

Sul Ross Masonic Lodge No. 1300, A.F. & A.M.

PO Box 10110

College Station, Texas 77842

Address Service Requested

Stated Communication

Second Monday of every month

Meal at 5:30 p.m.

Masonic Program at 6:30 p.m.

Master Masons Lodge at 7:00 p.m.

Called meetings or Floor School

every Monday except stated

meeting at 6:30 p.m.

REMINDER

Brethren,

If you have an email address that is not on file, or if you need to update your email or mailing ad-

dress with Sul Ross Lodge please send a message to [email protected].

Sincerely and Fraternally,

Bob Cohen, Secretary

Brazos Valley Masonic Library & Museum

3411 Longmire Drive Primary Business Address

Address Line 2 Address Line 3

Address Line 4

Phone: 555-555-5555

Fax: 555-555-5555

E-mail: [email protected]

SUL ROSS MASONIC

LODGE NO. 1300

A.F. & A.M.

COLLEE STATION,

TEXAS

CHARTERED 1947

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I would also like to extend my

congratulations to Mr. William

“Coach” Patton as the recipi-

ent of this year’s Community

Builder Award. I can think of

no other person as deserving

of the Award as him. Finally, I

congratulate our two Lamar

Award recipients, Mr. Jose

Antonio Quiros, and Ms. Kate-

lyn Williamson. They were

both selected among many

applicants as this year’s recipi-

ents and are outstanding young

individuals who will make a

tremendous impact on those

around them in the coming

years.

Lastly brethren, as we look to

future, I encourage you to ask

yourself what you may to do

for the Fraternity. Whether

you teach the esoteric work,

participate in the Degrees,

serve as an officer, visit our

Widows and brothers in need,

or remember the destitute

when on bended knee, you are

needed and you are valued.

Please consider your role in

Freemasonry and speak with

the Master or Wardens about

where you may serve.

Sincerely & Fraternally,

Caleb W. Williams

Junior Warden,

Sul Ross Lodge No. 1300


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