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SUMMER 2016
MW Jeffrey M. Williamson
Grand Master of the Grand Lodge
of Free & Accepted Masons
in the State of New York
From the Grand East
MW Jeffrey M. Williamson,
Grand Master
M
y Brothers, there are simply no words to express the
indescribable emotions and feelings to be elected and
installed as the 105th Grand Master of the Grand Lodge Free
and Accepted Masons of the State of New York. It is without
a doubt, one of the highest pinnacles of my life and I am truly
grateful to the brethren of this Grand Jurisdiction for giving me
the unique opportunity to serve our Brotherhood. I promise
that with the help of the Great Architect of the Universe, I will
perform this duty in a spirit of fairness, openness, inclusiveness
and brotherly love.
As New York Freemasons it is important to understand
that we are all stewards of this great Fraternity. We are an
interdependent society and what each of us does in our
respective Lodges affects us all. From Massena to Jamestown,
from Long Island to Niagara Falls we all share a mandatory
obligation to practice and promote our “Way of Life” and
impart our time-tested teachings to our newest votaries. Over
the course of history our beloved Fraternity has faced some
serious challenges and we have always risen up to overcome
adversity. My Brothers, the time has come to address our issues
and work to improve all facets of our organization.
My motto for this term is a “Way of Life.” A Freemason
practices courtesy and civility in society, honesty and fairness
in business, kindness in the home, pity and concern for
the unfortunate, resistance toward evil, help for the weak,
forgiveness for the penitent, love for one another, and above
all reverence and love for God. Freemasonry is many things,
but most of all, it is a “Way of Life.”
The overarching symbol for our Grand Lodge Masonic
Trestleboard is the North Star. What is the significance of
the North Star? The North Star doesn’t change locations. It is
steady and reassuring, something you can always count on. It
is the only fixed point in the night sky and is a sure reference
for setting one’s course. On the new Grand Master’s lapel pin
the letter “G” is emblazoned in the center of the star to remind
us of the Great Architect of the Universe.
New York Masons have begun the process of rejecting
mediocrity and complacency within our Lodges. Instead, we
choose to set a new course: To rejuvenate and upgrade our
Lodges; address our continuing membership challenges; to
change, evolve and reshape our jurisdiction; while at all times
keeping our eyes fixed upon the steady and reassuring values
of our kind and gentle Craft.
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THE EMPIRE STATE MASON MAGAZINE
The genius of Freemasonry lies in its ability to transform
itself through succeeding generations. While never straying
from its core beliefs, it regenerates itself anew, making
itself meaningful and relevant to the present generation. As
stakeholders of this Institution, we must all be held to the
highest standard in providing excellence within the Masonic
experience and I am deeply committed to achieving the goals
and objectives that have been placed before us.
Although Grand Lodge has many outstanding and
worthwhile charities, Carla and I choose Wiley Hall to be
our official charity for this term. Wiley Hall is located in the
beautiful Masonic Care Community in Utica, New York and
is the very manifestation and embodiment of our Masonic
Obligation. There you will find a loving environment that
takes care of our Brothers and Sisters. All proceeds from the
Grand Master’s lapel pins and “Way of Life” wrist bands will
benefit Wiley Hall. Please consider a generous donation that
will enable us to lift up the spirits of our residents and add
value to their stay.
Freemasons are builders and the Craftsmen are most
energized when work is properly laid out on the Trestleboard
by the Master Builder. Over the next few years we are counting
on you for your support and resolve to make these designs come
to fruition. The world desperately needs what Freemasonry
has to offer. Our very existence on this planet would be more
pleasant and uplifting if the world would simply embrace our
“Way of Life” and the resulting actions, which emanate as a
force for good from our gentle Fraternity.
May God bless our men and women in the Armed Forces.
May God bless America. And may God’s richest blessings be
yours.
Vision Statement: “Where a united and highly motivated
Brotherhood, working together to achieve quality and
excellence in the Masonic experience, will be recognized as a
premier and world class institution.”
“Way of Life”
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Volume 65 / Number 2 / SUMMER 2016
IN THIS ISSUE
Featured Highlights:
Photo Credit: Frank Gaskill
Elected Grand Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 8
Appointed Grand Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Distinguished Achievement Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
St John’s Day Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Committee on Youth - Totton Essay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Grand Master Journal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Grand Master’s Ball . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Grand Master’s Family Day at West Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Grand Master’s Day at Camp Turk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Grand Master’s Cruise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Grand Master and his Lady,
Jeffrey and Carla Williamson
Officers and Committees:
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Grand East . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Grand Secretary (Be It Known) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 - 15
Masonic Care Community . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Webmaster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Masonic Brotherhood Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Awards Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Grand Chaplain’s Corner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
International Order of the Rainbow for Girls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
New York DeMolay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Masonic Medical Research Laboratory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Grand Lodge Educational Assistance Program (EAP) . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Grand Historian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Acacia Village . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Years of Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38-44
Dates to Remember and Submission Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Grand Lecturer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
CONSULTANTS
JEFFREY M. WILLIAMSON
Grand Master – Editor in Chief
Charles Catapano
Deputy Grand Master
Peter A. Flihan III
Grand Treasurer
JOAN C. BOWER
Assistant Editor
RICHARD S. MORLEY
Senior Grand Warden
PAUL M. ROSEN
Grand Secretary
Nicholas J. Paolicelli
Junior Grand Warden
LORAINE DIBLEY
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Elected Grand Line 2016 – 2018
Grand Master
MW Jeffrey M. Williamson
M
W Jeffrey M. Williamson of Akron, New York is the
Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted
Masons in the State of New York. Brother Williamson is
proud to be a thirty-eight- year member of Western Star
Lodge No. 1185 in Lackawanna, NY. He served as Master
of Buffalo Lodge in 1984 and 1985 and District Deputy
Grand Master of the Second Erie District in 1998-2000.
He also served or chaired several District and Grand Lodge
Committees and enjoys Honorary Memberships in several
sister Lodges, as well.
Active in the entire York Rite, Brother Williamson OPC,
KYGCH, has presided in all the major bodies, serving as
Grand High Priest of the Grand Chapter RAM, State of
New York in 2010-11 and Northeast Deputy General Grand
High Priest, General Grand Chapter RAM International
2013-2015. In the Scottish Rite he is a Past Sovereign
Prince of the Valley of Buffalo and a 33rd Degree Scottish
Rite Mason.
He and his wife Carla have been married for forty-three
years. They have two married sons and two granddaughters.
Brother Williamson is also a past Clerk of Session and a
member of Alden Presbyterian Church.
Professionally, Brother Williamson recently retired from
Ferguson Electric in Buffalo. New York. He completed
almost twenty-five years of service as a Project Manager and
Licensed Master Electrician.
In the little spare time he has, Jeff enjoys spending time in
the great outdoors, which includes fly-fishing and traveling.
He was also active in breeding, training and competing with
AKC hunting Beagles and finished four field champions,
including one International Field Champion.
Brother Williamson is very excited for the opportunity to
lead the brethren of the Grand Lodge of the State of New
York. He welcomes the opportunity to make a difference in
our Craft.
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Deputy Grand Master
RW Charles Catapano
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W Charles Catapano was Raised in Wantagh Lodge
1112 (now Wantagh Morton 63), 1st Nassau District in
April 1985. Since then he has held many positions within
the Lodge and District, including Master in 1993, Treasurer
from 1993-2014, District Deputy Grand Master in 20082010 and Assistant Grand Lecturer from 2012-2014.
Currently, he serves on various Grand Lodge committees
and just completed his term as the 2014-2016 elected
Grand Treasurer.
Brother Charles is retired from the New York Police
Department, Fiscal Management Division. He has an MBA
in Finance from St. John’s University and has worked in the
financial and investment industries. He is presently Assistant
Director for Campus Security at Northwell Health at the
Long Island Jewish Medical Center, comprising three major
hospitals. He is responsible for budgetary and fiscal needs
in addition to management of more than ninety security
officers.
Charles is the proud father of three children. Christopher
is an NYPD Police Officer; Matthew is a college student and
licensed NYS EMT; and Jessica is a rising Senior in high
school and Past Beloved Queen of Sunrise Triangle 146.
All three are Camp Turk alumni. RW Charles and Donna
love sharing their lives together, enjoying their travels and
adventures and are looking forward to many more.
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Senior Grand Warden
RW Richard S. Morley
Junior Grand Warden
RW Nicholas J. Paolicelli
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R
W Richard S. Morley of Delhi, New York is the Senior Grand
Warden of the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons in
the State of New York. Brother Morley is proud to be a twentyone-year member of Delhi Lodge 439 in Delhi. He served as
Master in 2001 and Secretary from 2004-2008 and 2010-2013.
He was District Deputy Grand Master of the Delaware District
in 2008-2010 and Assistant Grand Lecturer from 2010-2014.
Brother Richard is a recipient of the Dedicated Service
Award, served as President of the Delaware District Past Purple
Association and Vice-Chairman of the Delaware District
Masonic Safety ID Program. In 2014 he was elected Junior
Grand Warden of the Grand Lodge of New York.
Active in Royal Arch, Delaware Chapter 251, he served as High
Priest for four years and is presently the Secretary. He is a member
of Cryptic Masons 87, Oneonta; Norwich Commandery 46
Knights Templar; the United York Rite College 129; and Allied
Masonic Degrees, Charles Smith Council 324.
He has been married for forty-eight years to Nancy Goodwin
Morley and they have three sons, all of whom are active Masons.
They enjoy two daughters-in-law and two grandchildren. In the
community Brother Morley has served as Elder and Trustee as a
member of First Presbyterian Church in Delhi.
Brother Morley was born and raised on a dairy farm and has
been a farmer most of his life. He was inducted into the National
Dairy Shrine in 1971. Retired from farming in 1987, he joined
the Teamsters 445 in Newburgh, NY. He again retired in 2003,
due to health concerns, and is now a proud Cancer Survivor.
Brother Morley is very active with family, following
grandchildren in sports and other activities. As a lifetime farmer
he grows a variety of vegetables in his garden and furnishes many
friends with delicious homegrown vegetables.
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W Nicholas J. Paolicelli, 65, is a retired Licensed
Master Electrician with Local Union No. 3, I.B.E.W.
His distinguished thirty-three-year career has spanned the
capacities of Foreman, General Foreman and Superintendent.
He served as Apprentice Training Instructor before being
elected to the I.B.E.W. Local Union 501 Examining Board.
He was subsequently appointed Vice-Chairman of the
Community Services Committee, liason for United Way
Charities and union fundraising efforts for Toys for Tots.
Brother Paolicelli was Raised into the Craft seventeen
years ago and is a 2016 recipient of the Wendell K. Walker
Award. He belongs to both Yorktown Lodge No. 1154 and
West Point Lodge No. 877. He has actively served the Grand
Lodge as Worshipful Master, District Deputy Grand Master,
Deputy Grand Standard Bearer, Grand Standard Bearer and
is currently the elected Junior Grand Warden. RW Paolicelli
looks forward to serving our Fraternity in that capacity.
He also participates in both York and Scottish Rite bodies as
well as in the Shrine.
Nicholas and Pamela, his wife of twenty-nine years, are
members of St. John the Evangelist Church. They count
among their blessings four children and four grandchildren,
to whom they are very devoted and with whom they spend
their time, when not attending to labors of the Craft.
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Grand Treasurer
RW Peter A. Flihan
Grand Secretary
RW Paul M. Rosen
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R
W Peter A. Flihan, III is the Grand Treasurer of the Grand
Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons in the State of New
York. A member of Briarcliff Lodge No. 1155, he served as
Master from 2004-2006 and as District Deputy Grand Master
of the First Westchester-Putnam District in 2008-2010. A
member of many concordant and appendant bodies, he also
served on Grand Lodge Committees, as Junior and Senior
Grand Deacon and is a proud Honorary Member of DeRuyter
Lodge No. 692.
Graduating with a degree in Economics from Fordham
University, Brother Flihan was first a foreign currency broker.
He then built a successful international manufacturing
company over fourteen years before leaving to become a
commercial actor. He has been an active volunteer firefighter
for more than a decade, including service as a Captain of a
Hook & Ladder Company. He has also served on the vestry
of two Episcopal churches, chairing one as Senior Warden.
Married to his wife for over twenty-five years, Peter and Dina
are the proud parents of two adult children.
W Paul M. Rosen has been the Master of his Lodge,
Fraternity Dunderberg 942 in the First WestchesterPutnam District four times. Paul has also been the District
Deputy Grand Master for that District. He served six years as
a Trustee of the Masonic Hall and Home, the last two years as
their Treasurer. Paul has had the distinct pleasure of serving as
Grand Secretary for the past two years. He thanks the entire
Grand Lodge for the overwhelming support shown by his reelection to a second term as Grand Secretary.
The office of the Grand Secretary is the service arm of
the Grand Lodge. When you call the office of the Grand
Secretary you either speak to him or receive a call-back from
him or the appropriate member of his staff. Brother Paul is
proud that during the past two years he has overseen a change
in efficiency and speed in the office of the Grand Secretary.
That office is the portal to the Grand Lodge for all our
Masonic Brothers from jurisdictions within the U.S. and
around the world. Brother Rosen has represented you in a
way that enables you to feel pride in the office of the Grand
Secretary. The impression left on visitors will establish how
they feel about the Grand Lodge of New York. Rosen believes
you should feel secure in the impression created.
Brother Rosen, as Grand Secretary, works full time in that
office. He comes to the job with the training of his profession
as an attorney. He remembers the oaths that he took at the
altar and the ethical requirements placed upon him as an
attorney. He is guided by the moral teachings of both, to the
benefit of his Brothers.
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Elected Grand Line
Row 2 (l-r) Peter A. Flihan III, Paul M. Rosen
Row 1 (l-r) Richard S. Morley, Charles Catapano, Jeffrey M. Williamson, Nicholas J. Paolicelli
Grand Line Ladies
(l-r) Dina Flihan, Pam Paolicelli, Donna Brower, Carla Williamson, Nancy Morley, Clare Rosen
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Appointed Grand Line
John B. Haslam, Sr., Tiler and his
wife Anne
James R. Kintzel, Grand Marshal
and his wife Linda
Richard J. Kessler, Grand Lecturer
and his wife Joanne
Richard W. Bateman, Grand
Pursuivant and his wife Eleanor
Anthony F. Adamo, Deputy Grand
Standard Bearer and his wife Laurie
James MacConnell, Grand Standard
Bearer and his wife Marsha
Christopher J. Hough, Senior Grand
Deacon and his wife Donna Estrich
Alonza Lloyd, Sr., Junior Grand
Deacon and his wife, Joan, absent
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Richard H. Swann, Jr., Deputy
Grand Marshal and Laura Johnson
Grand Secretary
RW PAUL M. ROSEN,
Grand Secretary
Masonic Hall
71 West 23rd Street
New York, NY 10010
212/337-6644
T
O: The Officers of the Grand Line, All Permanent
Members, District Deputy Grand Masters, Grand
Sword Bearers, Grand Directors of Ceremonies,
Grand Stewards, Grand Chaplains, Trustees of the
Masonic Hall & Asylum Fund, Directors of the
Masonic Medical Research Laboratory, Trustees of
the Chancellor Robert R Livingston Masonic Library
of the Grand Lodge of New York, Elected Grand
Post of the Masonic War Veterans, Commissioners of
the Commission of Appeals, Grand Lodge Committee
Members, All Officers of the District Grand Lodge
of Syria – Lebanon, Grand Representatives of other
Grand Lodges, Assistant Grand Lecturers, and to all
Worshipful Masters, Senior & Junior Wardens and
Secretaries of each Lodge under the Jurisdiction of
this Grand Lodge:
BE IT KNOWN, that at the Two Hundred and Thirtyfifth Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge of Free
and Accepted Masons of the State of New York, held at the
Masonic Hall in New York City, on the 2nd and 3rd days of
May, 2016, A.L. 6016, the following Brethren were elected,
and proclaimed Grand Lodge Officers for the ensuing year:
MW Jeffrey M. Williamson . . . . . . . . . Grand Master
RW Charles Catapano . . . . . . . Deputy Grand Master
RW Richard S. Morley . . . . . . . Senior Grand Warden
RW Nicholas J. Paolicelli . . . . . . Junior Grand Warden
RW Peter A. Flihan III . . . . . . . . . . Grand Treasurer
RW Paul M. Rosen . . . . . . . . . . . . Grand Secretary
All of the elected officers named above were
duly installed on Tuesday, May 3rd at the Two Hundred and
Thirty-fifth Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge of
Free and Accepted Masons of the State of New York, held at
the Masonic Hall in New York City, upon the Historic George
Washington Inaugural Bible of St. John’s Lodge No. One.
COMMISSIONERS OF THE COMMISSION OF
APPEALS elected or reelected were: MW Joseph S. Crociata,
Jr. (PGM GL-DC), for three years in place of RW Stanley
Parness, Deceased; RW Gilbert C. Ferrer, for three years in
place of RW Jeffrey W. Halbreich, term expired; MW Joseph
S. Crociata, Jr. (PGM GL-DC) for Chief Commissioner;
and RW Jeffrey W. Halbreich for Commissioner Emeritus.
Continuing in unexpired terms are: RW Howard E. Bonsaing
(2018), RW Jay S. Dankberg (2017), RW Joseph A. Quarequio
(2018), RW Michael R. Siegel (2017) and RW Albert Trezza
(2017).
TRUSTEES OF THE MASONIC HALL AND HOME
elected or reelected were: RW Keith Heinrich, for three years
in place of RW Manuel Abad, term expired; RW G. Michael
Morris, for three years in place of RW David F. Stoy, term
expired; RW Joseph J. Saglimbene, for three years in place
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May 20, 2016
of RW Alfred B. Dais, term expired; RW David F. Stoy for
Trustee Emeritus; and RW Manuel Abad for Trustee Emeritus.
Continuing in unexpired terms are: RW G. Stephen Getman,
President, (2017); RW Kurt Ott, Vice President, (2017); RW
Nathan D. Lipper, Treasurer, (2017); RW David P. Spencer,
Secretary, (2018); RW Paul D. Reitz, (2018); and RW Michael
J. Siegel, (2018).
DIRECTORS OF THE MASONIC MEDICAL
RESEARCH LABORATORY elected or reelected were: RW
Vincent Cunzio, for three years in place of RW Sheldon D.
Stachel, term expired; RW David J. Menegon, for three years
in place of RW Amado J. David, term expired; RW Alvaro F.
Quiroga, Vice President, for three years in place of RW Alvaro
F. Quiroga, term expired; RW Sheldon B. Richman, for one
year in place of RW Arthur P. Fisch, resigned; RW James D.
Swan, Jr., for three years in place of RW H. Joseph Heath,
term expired; RW Victor G. Webb, for three years in place of
RW Victor G. Webb, term expired; RW H. Joseph Heath for
Director Emeritus; and RW Sheldon D. Stachel for Director
Emeritus. Continuing in unexpired terms are: RW Arnold
Auerbach, Treasurer, (2017); RW Michael A. Chaplin, (2017);
RW David D. Goodwin (2018); RW Paul A. Guerrero,
Secretary, (2017); RW Richard J. Miller, Jr., (2018); RW
Virgilio S. Quijano, (2018); RW Peter J. Samiec, (2017); RW
Francesco Santoni, (2018); and RW David F. Schneeweiss,
(President & Past Chairman), (2018).
TRUSTEES OF THE CHANCELLOR ROBERT R
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LODGE elected or reelected were: RW Andrew B. Hengst,
Jr., 2nd Vice President, for three years in place of RW Andrew
B. Hengst, Jr., term expired; RW Stephen S. King, Treasurer,
for three years in place of RW Stephen S. King, term expired;
RW Demetrios G. Melis, for one year in place of RW JonPaul Kidwell, resigned; RW Richard J. Powell, for three
years in place of RW Richard J. Powell, term expired; RW
Marlon Thomas, for three years in place of RW Scott D. Peat,
term expired; RW David F. Velkas, for three years in place
of RW John Patrick Deveney, term expired; RW R. Curtiss
Montgomery II for Trustee Emeritus; and RW Scott D. Peat
for Trustee Emeritus. Continuing in unexpired terms are: RW
Edward A. Chiani (2018); RW Pierre de Ravel d’Esclapon,
1st Vice President, (2018); RW S. Marlon Gayadeen (2018);
MW Edward G. Gilbert (2017); RW C. F. William Maurer
III (2018); RW Richard C. Mills, Secretary, (2017); RW W.
Bruce Renner, President, (2018); RW Frank C. Rice II (2017);
and RW Erik M. Strohl (2017).
DIRECTORS OF THE MASONIC WAR VETERANS
OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, INC. elected or reelected
were: RW William J. Welsh, Commander General, for one
year in place of RW William J. Welsh, term expired; RW
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Donald R. Kunego, First Lt. Commander General, for one
year in place of RW Donald R. Kunego, term expired; Brother
John P. Rowan, Second Lt. Commander General, for one year
in place of Brother John P. Rowan, term expired; W Robert
T. Mantia, Third Lt. Commander General, for one year in
place of W Robert T. Mantia, term expired; and Brother Carl
R. Hoyt, Sr., Fourth Lt. Commander General, for one year in
place of RW Brian E. Will, term expired.
GRAND LINE OFFICERS appointed or reappointed
were: RW James R. Kintzel, Grand Marshal; RW Richard H.
Swann, Jr., Deputy Grand Marshal; RW Christopher J. Hough,
Senior Grand Deacon; RW Alonza F. Lloyd, Sr., Junior Grand
Deacon; RW James R. MacConnell, Grand Standard Bearer;
RW Anthony F. Adamo, Deputy Grand Standard Bearer;
RW Mark E. Koltko-Rivera, Grand Historian; RW Richard
J. Kessler, Grand Lecturer; RW Steven Adam Rubin, Judge
Advocate; RW Michael E. Storck, Proctor; RW Richard W.
Bateman, Assistant Grand Secretary and Grand Pursuivant;
RW John Haslam, Sr., Grand Tiler; RW Eric S. Howd, Grand
Organist; RW Jordan I. Kaplan, Grand Organist; RW Stephen
A. Rumpf, Grand Organist; RW Francis K. Wilcox, Grand
Organist; RW Gilbert Savitzky, P.G.T., Grand Secretary
Emeritus; MW Gary A. Henningsen, P.G.M., Grand Secretary
Emeritus; RW Harvey A. Eysman, Proctor Emeritus; and RW
Joseph A. Quarequio, P.G.T., Grand Tiler Emeritus.
DISTRICT GRAND LINE OFFICERS FOR THE
DISTRICT GRAND LODGE OF SYRIA - LEBANON
appointed or reappointed were: RW Armen Isphahani, District
Grand Master; MW Leon G. Zeitounalian, (Honorary PGM
– Grand Lodge of Armenia), District Grand Secretary; and
RW Raffy H. Timonian, Liaison Officer & District Grand
Secretary Emeritus.
AWARD PRESENTATIONS:
THE HENRY G. MEACHAM AWARD to be presented
at each Grand Lecturer’s Convention of each District to
the representatives of qualifying Masonic Lodges by the
RW Richard J. Kessler, Grand Lecturer. Qualifying Lodges
are to have conferred or exemplified the Three Degrees of
Masonry within the Masonic year using only their own Lodge
members. Honorary Members are not credited for the purpose
of qualifying for this award. A complete listing of recipient
Lodges appears in the Grand Lecturer's Report published in
the Annual Report Booklet distributed at the Grand Lodge's
Annual Communication and will be published in the Grand
Lodge Proceedings of 2016.
THE HOWARD W. POTTS AWARD, which gives
recognition to those Lodges that are credited with having their
top seven officers in attendance at their District’s respective
Grand Lecturer’s Convention, will be presented to the Lodge
at a subsequent communication of the Lodge by the Assistant
Grand Lecturer of their District. A complete listing of recipient
Lodges appears in the Grand Lecturer’s Report published in
the Annual Report Booklet distributed at the Grand Lodge’s
Annual Communication and will be published in the Grand
Lodge Proceedings of 2016.
THE GRAND MASTER’S AWARD OF APPRECIATION
was presented to RW Paul D. Reitz, Trustee of the Masonic
Hall and Home, for his dedication and expertise toward
improving the functionality, comfort and appearance of the
Masonic Hall in New York City.
THE JACOB MORTON MASONIC AWARD FOR
COMMUNITY SERVICE was presented to Brother Michael
J. Peters, the Chairman of the Grand Lodge Committee on
Military Outreach, for outstanding service on behalf of our
Veterans and Brothers at Arms.
THE PERMANENT MEMBERS CERTIFICATE was
presented by Grand Master Jeffrey M. Williamson to MW
William J. Thomas, (Junior) Past Grand Master on the occasion
of his Homecoming on Saturday, May 7, 2016. A Permanent
Members Certificate will be presented to RW Charles P. Uhle,
Past Senior Grand Warden, at a future event to be announced.
THE GEORGE PETER MEDAL was presented to RW
Michel A. Timonian, District Grand Master of the District
Grand Lodge of Syria-Lebanon, for his extensive, loyal and
faithful service to this Grand Lodge.
THE WENDELL K. WALKER MEDAL was presented
to RW Jeffrey W. Halbreich, the Chief Commissioner of the
Grand Lodge Commission of Appeals, for his extraordinary
devotion to the principles of Masonry and the integrity of the
Craft.
to RW William M. Sardone, the Grand Senior Councilor of
DeMolay International and the Executive Officer of the New
York State Order of DeMolay, for his extraordinary devotion
to the principles of Masonry and undivided support of our
youth.
to RW Jeffrey M. Williamson, the Deputy Grand Master of
the Grand Lodge F. & A.M. of the State of New York, for
his extraordinary devotion to the principles of Masonry and
loving stewardship of our beloved Craft.
THE ROBERT R LIVINGSTON MEDAL was presented
to RW Richard T. Schulz, the Chairman of the Grand
Lodge Convention Committee, for his dutiful commitment
and service to our Grand Lodge and for his many years as a
congenial host and ambassador of New York Freemasonry
THE ROBERT R LIVINGSTON MEDAL was presented
to RW Steven Adam Rubin, the Judge Advocate, in recognition
of his tenured and steadfast professional ethics and fidelity to
the Grand Lodge and the Office of Grand Master.
THE CHARLES H. JOHNSON MEDAL was presented by
the newly elected and installed Grand Master to MW Edward
R. Trosin, Past Grand Master of the Grand Lodge F. & A.M.
of the State of New York, for his rendering of distinguished
service to the Fraternity during his Grand Mastership.
THE CHARLES H. JOHNSON MEDAL was presented
by the newly elected and installed Grand Master to MW
William J. Thomas, (Junior) Past Grand Master of the Grand
Lodge F. & A.M. of the State of New York, for his rendering of
distinguished service to further the good name of the Craft, its
principles and purposes during his Grand Mastership.
THE GRAND LODGE MEDAL FOR DISTINGUISHED
ACHIEVEMENT was presented to Most Worshipful Daniel
M. Semel, Judge Advocate (1978 to 2015), Chairman of the
Grand Lodge Committee on Unity, Honorary Past Grand
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Master of the Prince Hall Grand Lodge of New York, and
Grand Representative of the Prince Hall Grand Lodge of New
York. The Citation was read by MW Bruce Widger, (Senior)
Past Grand Master and previous recipient of the Grand Lodge
Distinguished Achievement Medal. The Grand Lodge Medal
for Distinguished Achievement was presented by the Grand
Master during the daytime Tiled Session of the Annual
Communication on Monday, May 2, 2016.
I. NEW PROPOSALS & REPORTS:
THE GRAND LODGE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
recommended the passage of the following proposed
12-month Fiscal Year 2016 - 2017 Budget of the Grand Lodge
F. & A.M. of the state of New York (June 1, 2016 through
May 31, 2017):
Operating Revenue & Other Support:
Fees & Dues $1,344,397
Lodge Services (Net) 110,000
Total Revenue & Support:
$1,454,397
Operating Expenses:
Annual Communication
$173,500
Print & Distribution of Proceedings
22,000
Transition to New Grand Master
13,000
Salaries and Related Costs
903,169
Grand Lodge Office Expense
158,380
Grand Lodge Officer’s Travel
136,800
Grand Lecturer’s Costs
41,000
Committee Expenses
163,450
Insurance
102,000
Other Masonic Endeavors
74,500
Total Operating Expenses:
$1,787,799
Change-Net Asset Before Non-Operating
Revenue and Other Support:
($333,402)
Non-Operating Revenue & Other Support:
Investment Income
$150,000
Grand Lodge Fund
3,000
Legacies
0
Other Income (Net)
181,100
Total Non-Operating Revenue & Other Support:
$334,100
Change in Net Assets
$698
Grand Total Surplus / (Deficit)
$698
The above proposed budget was approved by the vote of
Grand Lodge.
1) THE GRAND LODGE COMMITTEE ON CHARTERS
recommended the acceptance of the following addendum to
the Committee’s Report as published in the Annual Report
Booklet and distributed at the Annual Communication:
a) Phoenix Lodge 115 has petitioned the Grand Lodge to
remove its location and assignment from the Livingston
District and to be now located and assigned to the
Steuben District, effective April 12, 2016.
b) Van Rensselaer Star Lodge 400 has petitioned the Grand
Lodge to remove its location and assignment from the
Rensselaer-Schenectady District and to be now located
and assigned to the Washington District, effective April
12, 2016.
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c) Ratification of the decision rendered by the Masonic
Trial Commission that the Charter of the Lodge of the
United Services 1118 be declared Forfeited due to its
financial and operational improprieties in violation of
the Constitutions and Masonic Law.
The above addendum to the Report and recommendations
were approved by the vote of Grand Lodge.
1) THE GRAND LODGE COMMITTEE ON MINIMUM
AGE FOR PETITION had recommended at last year’s
Annual Communication held in May 2015 that the
question on determining the legal age to Petition a Lodge for
Initiation be tabled until the next Annual Communication
of Grand Lodge to allow time for more study and discussion
on the subject. After due consideration the Committee
on Masonic Jurisprudence disapproved of this motion,
and recommended that it not be approved. However, the
Grand Lodge voted in favor of redefining the definition of
Lawful Age on a Petition for Initiation and Advancement
to 18 Years of Age generally for all petitioners.
The above Motion defining Lawful Age as 18-Year-Olds
was approved by the vote of Grand Lodge.
II.NEW PROPOSALS AND FIRST READING
APPROVAL OF AMENDMENTS TO THE
CONSTITUTIONS:
1) THE GRAND LODGE COMMITTEE ON
CONSTITUTIONS recommended the passage of the
following proposed amendments to the Constitutions:
Section 109.1 of the Constitutions to be amended to add
that Elected Grand Lodge Officers must be a Past Master
of a Lodge within this Jurisdiction.
Section 110 of the Constitutions to be adapted to consolidate
the following Masonic Districts:
a) To Consolidate the Albany District and the RensselaerSchenectady District to be known as the Old 17th
District.
b) To Consolidate the Livingston District and the GeneseeWyoming District to be known as the Letchworth
District.
c) To Consolidate the Saratoga-Warren District and the
Washington District to be known as the SaratogaWarren-Washington District.
d) To Consolidate the Clinton District and the Essex
District to be known as the Clinton-Essex District.
The above proposed Adaptations were approved on the
First Vote of Grand Lodge.
1) AN ADDENDUM TO THE FIRST VOTE APPROVAL
GIVEN TO SECTION 110 OF THE CONSTITUTIONS
AS NOTED ABOVE:
THE MASONIC JURISPRUDENCE COMMITTEE
AND THE JUDGE ADVOCATE seek clarification of
Section 504 of the Constitutions, which reads, “The Masonic
Districts shall remain as now organized, subject to alteration
by the Grand Lodge at any Annual Communication.”
By the favorable Vote of Grand Lodge, it was confirmed
that Section 504 of the Constitutions was established with
the Masonic Districts in mind for organizational and
administrative purposes and that the quantity, change
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or alteration of Districts does not materially affect the
Constitutions. As such, the ratification and final approval of
proposed consolidations of Masonic Districts are therefore
completed with a favorable Vote of Grand Lodge at a single
Annual Communication.
The above clarification was approved by the vote of Grand
Lodge.
III. APPROVAL OF SECOND AND FINAL READING
OF AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTIONS:
1) THE GRAND LODGE COMMITTEE ON
CONSTITUTIONS recommended the passage of the
following proposed adaptations to the Constitutions:
a) To Consolidate the First Manhattan District and the
Sixth Manhattan District to be known as the First
Manhattan District.
b) To Consolidate the First Nassau District and the Second
Nassau District to be known as the Nassau District.
c) To Consolidate the First Oneida District and the Second
Oneida District to be known as the Oneida District.
d) To Consolidate the First St. Lawrence District and the
Second St. Lawrence District to be known as the St.
Lawrence District.
The above proposed adaptations were approved by the vote
of Grand Lodge.
IV. WITHDRAWAL OF NEW PROPOSAL AND
AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTIONS:
1) The proposed amendment to Section 112 of the
Constitutions giving the Title of Right Worshipful to the
elected Commander General of the Masonic War Veterans
has been withdrawn from consideration by the author, RW
Paul E. Rudnicki, Grand Post Masonic War Veterans of the
State of New York.
The above proposition was withdrawn.
V. WITHDRAWAL OF NEW PROPOSAL AND
AMENDMENT TO THE RULES OF ORDER:
1) The proposed amendment to Section XI, Paragraph 24 of
the Rules of Order changing the Internal Audit Committee
from a Special Committee to a Standing Committee, and
as such changing the Committee’s name to the Compliance
and Assessment Committee has been withdrawn from
consideration by the author, MWWilliam J. Thomas,
Grand Master.
The above proposition was withdrawn.
VI.REJECTION OF NEW PROPOSAL AND
AMENDMENT TO THE RULES OF ORDER:
1) The proposed amendment authored by MW William
J. Thomas, Grand Master, and recommended by the
Grand Lodge Constitutions Committee and the Masonic
Jurisprudence Committee, to add Section III.1 to the
Rules of Order as follows: “The deadline for declaration of
candidacy for our elected Grand Lodge Officers shall be
the First Monday in March. Lodges shall discuss candidates
and advise delegates of their preferences,” was rejected by
the vote of Grand Lodge.
The above proposition was REJECTED by the vote of
Grand Lodge.
VII.The Grand Lodge Committee on Correspondence
& Relations reported that the MW Prince Hall Grand
Lodges of Washington State and the MWPrince Hall
Grand Lodge of Illinois have accepted our proposal of
full recognition.
With the recommendation of the Commission on
Recognition of the Conference of Grand Masters of
North America, we have suspended relations with the
Grand Lodge of the Valle de Mexico due to allegations
involving irregularities with its procedures and intrusion
of sovereign territory.
The confusion caused by two Grand Lodges in Paraguay
utilizing the same name was addressed, examined
and rectified by the Commission on Recognition of
the Conference of Grand Masters of North America,
whereby the determination was made to grant singular
recognition to the Gran Logia Simbolica del Paraguay of
which MWEdgar Sanchez Caballero currently presides
as the Grand Master
With the recommendation of the Commission on
Recognition of the Conference of Grand Masters of
North America, we have established relations and are in
amity with the Grand Lodge of the Ukraine.
The above Report of the Grand Lodge Committee on
Correspondence & Relations was approved by the vote of
Grand Lodge.
VIII.The Committee on Restorations tendered their
Annual Report stating that there were two applications
received during the 2015 calendar year, which concerned
the matter of Mr. Edward M. Gundersen, Expelled,
and Mr. A. William Bodine, Expelled. Upon review
of the facts in each case, and considering the impact
of these matters upon the integrity and reputation
of the Masonic Fraternity, it is the recommendation
of the Committee on Restoration that both of the
aforementioned individuals NOT be restored to the
Rights and Privileges of Masonry.
The above Report of the Committee on Restorations was
approved by the vote of Grand Lodge.
IX. The Committee on Masonic Jurisprudence recommends
the passage of the Resolution on Raffles and 50-50
Drawings authored by MW William J. Thomas, Grand
Master, which reads as follows:
Resolved, that the Edict of December 31, 1936 by
MWJacob C. Klinck and subsequent Edicts, Resolutions
and Pronouncements related to Gambling are hereby
revoked, rescinded, modified and/or amended as follows:
Lodges, Districts, Associations, Concordant and Related
Bodies, as well as organizations whose membership may
be based upon Masonic affiliation are hereby permitted
to engage in Category 3 Raffles and 50-50 drawings, as
permitted, defined and governed by local law, and the
laws of the State of New York and the New York State
Gaming Rules for Charitable Gaming. No such entity is
permitted to operate Bingo, Bell Jar, ‘Las Vegas Nights’,
etc. {Category 3 Raffles, as defined by the N.Y. GMU
Law Section 190-A; NY Code-Section 190-A; Raffles and
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the Division of Charitable Gaming, Reference Guide and
Section 4620.22 of their Rules for details regarding raffles
operation.}
The above noted bodies are prohibited from engaging in
public advertising of the above activities, including but
not limited to the outside of the Masonic Building or on
or about the premises outside the building;
Lodges, Districts, Associations, Concordant and Related
Bodies are charged with complying with the mandates of
this Resolution and all local and New York State Law;
The utilization of Raffles and 50-50 Drawings are
permitted only for the support of Lodge charitable
functions or for support of the building association or
other associated organizations;
District Deputy Grand Masters are directed to
continuously monitor compliance with this Resolution
and to notify the Grand Master immediately upon
identification of issues, which are inconsistent with its
proper implementation;
Any and all prior Edicts, Resolutions and pronouncements
regarding Gambling not inconsistent with this Resolution
remain in full force and effect.
The above RESOLUTION WAS approved by the vote of
Grand Lodge.
X.The Judge Advocate recommends the approval of the
following Resolution propagated by the MW William J.
Thomas, Grand Master, which reads as follows: “Resolve,
that any and all business and work be permitted in Lodges
working in any of the Three Degrees of Masonry in the
presence of such Entered Apprentices and/or Fellow Craft
as the Worshipful Master in his discretion may admit
within so long as the same shall not reveal the secrets,
esoteric material, emblems and lessons of a higher degree.”
{It should be noted that this Resolution does NOT change
the opening or closing of a Lodge, which shall remain on
the Third Degree.}
The above RESOLUTION WAS approved by the vote of
Grand Lodge.
XI. The Committee on Masonic Jurisprudence in summary
presented the report of the said Committee and made the
following observations: The Grand Lodge Committee on
Masonic Jurisprudence is charged with protecting Masonic
Law, Policy, and the Practices of the Grand Lodge, which
is in our Constitutions, Rules of Order, Code of Procedure,
and Masonic Law. The Committee is comprised of your
Past Grand Masters who take this duty very seriously.
Grand Lodge, as much as it is a Fraternity, it is also a
Business. Any decisions to be made regarding changes
that are proposed to the laws governing its operation must
be made with a look at preserving our Craft, which sets us
apart from other fraternal organizations.
A body of law such as our Constitutions to remain consistent
throughout the years cannot be constantly amended or
changed simply to comply with social changes or lack
of modernity. Our Constitutions contain our important
principles.
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As such, the Masonic Jurisprudence Committee continues
to approve the work in the area of fiscal responsibility by
our Grand Master. This Committee is extremely pleased
that the Grand Lodge Proceedings are up to date with
only this particular session (Year 2016) to be printed after
its conclusion.
This Committee supports continuing the reshaping of
Districts into a more streamlined structure within Grand
Lodge, and with this decision to appoint one District
Deputy Grand Master for two or more Districts, when no
Brother has been recommended for the position.
* The Committee approves of the Grand Master’s letter
dated August 10, 2015, regarding the nomination of
candidates and a deadline for applications.
* The above paragraph of the report of the Masonic
Jurisprudence Committee was presented as a separate issue
under the proposed amendment to Section III.1 of the
Rules of Order, which had been Rejected by the Vote of
Grand Lodge.
In addition, the Committee approves publishing
biographies and pictures of candidates, so that Lodge
Brothers know who the candidates are, can see their faces,
and be able to make an intelligent choice in selecting the
future leaders of our Craft prior to attending the Grand
Lodge.
This Committee also approves of the Grand Master’s
directive dated March 12, 2015, regarding the application
for District consolidations.
The Committee also approves of the Grand Master’s edict
issued on December 8, 2015, which came about because
it was brought to the Grand Master’s attention that there
was a growing tendency by various members of the Craft
through electronic, digital, and static media to capture
and record Masonic activities, Ritual Work, and business
as well as the Minutes of the proceedings of a Tiled Lodge.
Grand Master William J. Thomas’s edict states in part:
“The recording, printing, or publication in any form,
electronically, digitally, or statically, whereby the use of
words, symbols, or graphic imagery, intended to reveal or
record the esoteric ritual or confidential business of the
Lodge or its participants in any manner as being unlawful
and may not in any circumstances be permitted.”
The Committee recommends that Grand Master Thomas’s
December 8, 2015 Edict be upheld.
This Committee strongly continues to recommend, as it
has previously, that emphasis be placed on membership
and retention to try to get ahead of the problem of net
losses in membership, especially in the area of nonpayment of dues.
The Masonic Jurisprudence Committee represented
by its Chairman, MWCarl J. Fitje, Past Grand Master,
respectfully asks that the Committee’s Report together
with parts of this report that were previously presented
both today and yesterday thereof be approved and spread
upon the Minutes of this Proceedings.
The above Report of the Masonic Jurisprudence Committee
was approved by the vote of Grand Lodge.
XII. The Commission of Appeals tendered their Annual
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Report concerning five cases. In summary, (a) in the
matter of Mr. Walter S. Cook III, the Trial Commission’s
Decision was amended to Expulsion; (b) in the matter
of Brother Michael H. Horowitz, the Trial Commission’s
Decision of Suspension was affirmed; (c ) in the matter
of W Charles D. VanDeMark, the Trial Commission’s
Decision was affirmed; (d) in the matter of Mr. Rahul
Dev Manchanda, the Trial Commission’s Decision was
affirmed; and (e) in the matter of RW Carl F. Rymski III,
the Trial Commission’s Decision of an additional seven
(7) years Suspension is vacated.
The above Report of the Commission of Appeals was
approved by the vote of Grand Lodge.
The Grand Master caused the names and numbers of
those Masonic Lodges to be read that were reported by the
Accounting and Registry Departments of Grand Lodge as
delinquent in filing the previous year’s Grand Lodge Per Capita
Dues, Grand Lodge Fees, Annual Returns (Census Report)
and/or Certificate of Elections required by the Constitutions.
The said-named Lodges that remain delinquent as of May
31, 2016, will be subject to the suspension of their respective
Charters by order of the Grand Master.
The Grand Master announced that, in accordance with
Section 103 of the Constitutions, the Most Worshipful Grand
Master would convene the 236th Annual Communication
of the Grand Lodge at the Masonic Hall, New York City, on
Monday, May 1st and Tuesday, May 2nd, 2017. The Grand
Master further announced that the Minutes of the 235th
Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge would appear in
the published Proceedings of this Grand Lodge.
The Grand Master caused the names of the Grand
Master’s appointments for the offices of the Appointed Grand
Line, District Deputy Grand Masters, and Grand Lodge Staff
Officers to be read as taking effect on May 3, 2016. Further
it was announced by the Grand Master that the Appointed
Grand Line, the District Deputy Grand Masters and Grand
Lodge Staff Officers would receive their commissions, or letters
of appointment or reappointment at the public Investiture
Ceremonies to be held at the Masonic Care Community
in Utica, New York, on Saturday afternoon, June 25, 2016,
during the St. John’s Day Weekend.
There being no further business, the Most Worshipful
Grand Master, Jeffrey M. Williamson, closed the 235th
Annual Communication of Grand Lodge on May 3, 2016.
Given under my hand and Seal of
the Grand Lodge of New York, this
20th Day of May 2016, A.L. 6016.
Paul M. Rosen
Grand Secretary
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Distinguished Achievement Award
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(Abridged Version*)
T
he Distinguished Achievement
Award celebrated its début in 1934.
In the many years that have transpired
since that noble event, the members
of the Grand Lodge Distinguished
Achievement Award Committee have
had uncommon opportunities to select
and extend an invitation to a Brother
who lives and breathes Freemasonry.
Accepting this prestigious award today
is a senior member of the Craft who has
proven over these many decades that he
is the very embodiment and essence of
Freemasonry.
Today, the committee in tandem with
the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted
Masons of the State of New York has
this unique opportunity to pay tribute
and homage to the longest serving
Judge Advocate in recent memory, Most
Worshipful Brother Daniel M. Semel,
who like the mariner’s sextant on a great
ship has kept our Grand Lodge on an
even keel, charting our journey within
due bounds of the Constitutions and
Masonic Law.
Leadership, Integrity, Service and
Brotherhood are the hallmarks of our
Honoree’s membership of 57 years in
our beloved Craft. Brother Daniel M.
Semel was born in New York City in
1934. He grew up in Cedarhurst, Long
Island, graduating from Lawrence High
School. After graduation, he attended
Brown University where he was active
in many facets of college life, serving
as advertising manager of the schools
daily paper, a judge on the Student
Disciplinary Court and member of
the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps.
(ROTC) of the U.S. Air Force. He
graduated from Brown University in
1956 with an Artium Baccalaureatus
(A.B.) Degree. Following graduation,
he attended Colombia Law School,
graduating in 1959.
Immediately after completing the
New York State Bar examination he
reported for active duty in the U.S. Air
Force, serving in Texas and Alabama.
Following his active duty service, he
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MW Brother Daniel M. Semel
Attorney at Law
Hon. Past Grand Master – PHGL of NY
Judge Advocate (1978-2015)
completed the remaining years of a
six-year military commitment in New
York as a Sergeant in the U.S. Air Force
Reserve.
Brother Semel established in 1960 his
law office in the Borough of Manhattan
and in 1967; he was admitted to the
New York State Bar, the local Federal
District Courts, and the U.S. Supreme
Court. For more than half a century,
Brother Daniel Semel has been a
member in good standing of the New
York City, New York State and American
Bar Associations, serving on numerous
committees of each Bar Association.
Our Honoree was a pioneer in the
field of Alternative Dispute Resolution.
He began arbitrating insurance claims
and has served as an insurance industry
arbitrator for five decades. In February
1981, Brother Semel’s efforts as an
arbitrator were the subject of a full-page
profile in the National Law Journal.
Attracting the attention of the United
States Federal District Court for both
the Southern and Eastern Districts of
New York, Brother Daniel Semel was
selected as a member of its first group
of neutral evaluators and mediators to
be added to their panel of Arbitrators.
With a lifetime of some 57 years
devoted to the law profession, Brother
Semel is certainly no stranger to the
principles, ethics, and moral values
instilled as the standard of conduct
amongst the practitioners of the legal
profession. Running parallel it should
come as no surprise that our Honoree
this morning would also be destined
to journey along a path leading to
Freemasonry.
Launching his Masonic career
within the same timeframe as his legal
profession, Brother Daniel Semel was
raised a Master Mason on May 21,
1959 in New York in Shakespeare
Lodge No. 750 of the Sixth Manhattan
District. Brother Semel served in every
Station and Place in Shakespeare Lodge
No. 750 before becoming the Lodge’s
Worshipful Master multiple times in
1969, 1991 and 1996-97.
The year 1974 marked a historic and
singular event in Masonry, when our
Honoree led a dozen Masons including
six African Americans to petition this
Grand Lodge for dispensation to form
a new Lodge in the Sixth Manhattan
District. Until that historic year
there had been no Lodges within this
jurisdiction with a preponderance
of African Americans as members.
Moreover no recognized Grand Lodge
at that point in time had ever chartered
a Lodge half of whose petitioners were
African Americans. The dispensation
was granted under the auspices of
the Honorable and Most Worshipful
Arthur Markewich, then Grand Master.
* A complete and unabridged copy will
appear in the Appendix of the 2016
Proceedings of Grand Lodge or by
requesting the same from the Office of
Grand Secretary.
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He then appointed Brother Semel, as
the Worshipful Master, authorizing
him to form Allied Lodge “Under
Dispensation.”
On May 25, 1975 Allied Lodge No.
1170 was constituted by the entire
Grand Line with many dignitaries
attending from upstate New York,
together with adjoining Jurisdictions
as well as representatives from overseas
Grand Lodges. Brother Semel was
installed the first Worshipful Master
of Allied Lodge 1170; 41 years later
he remains an active and integral dual
member of Allied Lodge.
The year 1976 witnessed the Right
Worshipful Brother Daniel M. Semel
receive the appointment of District
Deputy Grand Master of the Sixth
Manhattan District by then Grand
Master Albert W. Schneider, a former
New York State Judge.
In 1978 a vacancy occurred in
the office of Judge Advocate caused
by the unfortunate demise of Right
Worshipful Norman Roth. Then Grand
Master William R. Punt wisely saw fit
to appoint Brother Daniel Semel to the
office of Judge Advocate, an office he
held faithfully for 37 years until 2015.
Brother Semel has been a member
of the Grand Lodge Constitutions
Committee closing in on forty years.
He was awarded the Charles Henry
Johnson Medal in 1998 and the
Chancellor Robert Livingston Medal in
2001.
In the mid-1980’s Brother Semel
approached the Leadership of Grand
Lodge proposing recognition of the Most
Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge
of the State of New York. Numerous
meetings were held over the next several
years, gaining support from the elected
officers of Grand Lodge and approval
from the Masonic Jurisprudence
and Constitutions Committees. In
1988 Brother Semel proposed the
establishment of the Unity Committee
at the Annual Communication of
Grand Lodge held in Niagara Falls. The
Grand Lodge Committee on Unity was
sanctioned and given official approval
by the Grand Lodge and charged with
opening a dialogue with the Most
Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of
the State of New York. Brother Semel
was then appointed the Chairman of
the Unity Committee, a post he has
held close to his heart ever since.
Right Worshipful Daniel M. Semel
ignited a spark of enthusiasm that
encouraged our Grand Lodge to enter
upon a new era containing significant
opportunities to embark upon a path
that leads our beloved Fraternity ever
closer to a purer harmony and toward
a more perfect union with our fellow
brothers. Within this Grand Jurisdiction
of the State of New York, Freemasonry
achieved a long awaited and long
overdue historic milestone, when in
May of 2001 mutual recognition and
affinity came to fruition between the
Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand
Lodge of New York and the Grand
Lodge F. & A.M. of the State of New
York.
In an act of solidarity, Brother
Semel vacated his office as Grand
Representative of the Grand Lodge
of Ireland, a prestigious post he held
since 1993 to become the first Grand
Representative of the Most Worshipful
Prince Hall Grand Lodge of the State
of New York. In celebration and
admiration of the key influence that
Brother Semel had in launching the
process of mutual recognition between
the two Grand Lodges, he was bestowed
with a unique and highly imposing
honor.
In 2011 our dear Brother was
unanimously elected an Honorary Past
Grand Master of the Most Worshipful
Prince Hall Grand Lodge of the Most
Ancient and Honorable Fraternity of
Free and Accepted Masons of the State
of New York.
In addition to the legal profession and
his love of the Craft, Brother Daniel
Semel has had a lifetime interest in
industrial technology. A “scratch” model
builder in his youth, he has for more
than fifty years collected, restored, and
preserved vintage wood working tools
and machines. Most Worshipful Semel
has donated and loaned numerous
artifacts from his collection for extended
display at the Smithsonian Institute in
Washington DC and elsewhere.
A member of the Early American
Industries, Brother Semel has served this
association as its officer and director.
Presently, he Chairs the Early American
Industries Awards Committee.
On the domestic side of life, Daniel
M. Semel, a devoted husband, father,
and grandfather, has been happily
married to his lovely bride Nell for 52
years. Their union was blessed with three
children, Deborah, a teacher, Jennifer, a
physician and Benjamin, a lawyer. They
are also blessed with six grandchildren.
Nell and Dan are active in their
community, where they founded a local
civic association, of which they both
have served as presidents.
They are also founding members
of the upper East Side Community
Emergency Response Team and they
both are licensed New York City Tree
Pruners.
Dan and Nell are members of the
Congregation of Temple Israel in
Manhattan, where Brother Semel
has served as an Officer and longtime
Trustee.
On one occasion, Dan let it slip
that his first cousin is the celebrity
icon, “Mighty Max” Weinberg, the
famed rock and roll drummer of Bruce
Springsteen’s E-Street Band as well as the
Bandleader of the Conan O’Brien Late
Show. Although we would not expect
to see our adventurous Brother’s name
enrolled into the Rock and Roll Hall
of Fame like his first cousin, the name
of Daniel M. Semel is indeed worthy
of being placed upon Freemasonry’s
highest roll of honor.
In presenting his last official report
as our Judge Advocate in May of 2015,
Most Worshipful Daniel M. Semel
addressed this Grand Lodge in his
typical, concise, and reserved manner
saying: “I have served nineteen Grand
Masters and half of them have passed on.
We have here almost all of the current ones
that are with us. I would like to extend to
them, from the first to the current Grand
Master, my appreciation and gratitude for
the opportunity to serve this Craft as Judge
Advocate. It has been a distinction I am
quite proud of. I have managed to keep
all of the Grand Masters as my friends,
even though they know oftentimes I had
to say, ‘No, you do not have the power to
do that...’, but that goes with an attorney’s
territory. I am very, very fortunate to have
had this job. I wish that my successor has
the pride and distinction and the joy that
I had... I am grateful for this opportunity
to say good-bye as Judge Advocate.... it has
been a good run and I thank you all very
much!”
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St. John’s Day 2016
On the campus of the Masonic Care Community in Utica
Friday, June 24, 2016
7:00 a.m. - District Deputy and Staff Officer training at Round Lake Camp
9:00 a.m. – Noon - AGL meeting in the Administration Bldg. Auditorium
9:30 a.m. -The Ladies Program at Acacia Village
10:00 a.m. – Noon - Brotherhood Fund Meeting
(in the Meditation room of the Health Pavilion)
12:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. - Past Grand Masters Meeting
(in the Meditation Room of the Health Pavilion)
2:00 p.m. - Ladies Tea with residents in Wiley Hall
12:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. - Support our Fundraising Dunking Booth!
(see details in the St. John’s Day article in this magazine)
5:00 p.m. - Jewish Services in the Harry Ostrov Synagogue
followed by Oneg Shabat
6:00 p.m. - Country BBQ on the Great Lawn for
all Masons and their families.
Dusk - The Lights of Honor from the Great Lawn
(see details in the St. John’s Day article in this magazine)
Saturday, June 25
9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. - Vendors on the Great Lawn
9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. - Dunking Booth Fundraiser
9:00 a.m. - MCC Cardiac Care Program in the Rehabilitation Center of the Health
Pavilion
10:00 a.m. - Grand Line Coffee Tours with the Residents, Health Pavilion Atrium
10:00 a.m. – Noon - Campus Tours of Acacia Village, Wiley Hall and the Health Pavilion
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. - District Deputy and Staff Officers in the Chapel
11:00 a.m. - MCC Ambassador Reception in the Foyer of the Administration Building
11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. - Fritz’s Polka Band on the Great Lawn
1:00 p.m. - Masonic War Veterans Wreath Laying Ceremony in front of the
Soldiers and Sailors Bldg.
2:00 p.m. - Parade from the Health Pavilion to the Daniel D. Tompkins Chapel
2:30 p.m. - Investiture Service in Daniel D. Tompkins Chapel
4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. - Digital Square Meeting in the Meditation
Room of the Health Pavilion
Sunday, June 26
9:00 a.m. - Sunday Services at Daniel D. Tompkins Chapel
10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. - Brunch in the Wintergarden of the Health
Pavilion
1:00 p.m. - Scholarship Awards in the Administration Building
Auditorium
For updated details on the weekend go to
www.mccny.com/about us or call Kathy at 315-798-4768.
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Committee on Youth
RW Cary S. Cohn,
State Chairman
(516) 781-1157
[email protected]
Totton Essay winner named
M
W Frank M. Totton served Grand Lodge as Grand
Master during the years 1948 and 1949. He hailed
from the Fifth Manhattan Masonic District. Over fifty years
ago, in his honor, an essay contest was established. The Fifth
Manhattan District Association Endowment Fund currently
funds it, with ten prizes awarded to the top essays. The Youth
Committee of Grand Lodge administers this contest. Next
year’s essay contest topic is “Why is a free and independent
news media important?”
On behalf of the Grand Lodge Committee on Youth, it is
an honor and pleasure to announce the First Place winner
of this year’s Frank M. Totton Essay Contest: Zachary Eric
Williams, of Ballston Spa, New York. He is the son of William
R. Williams Jr., who hails from Rising Sun 103, Saratoga
Warren District. Zachary himself happens to be the current
State Master Councilor, DeMolay NY.
Civility: What is it, and why is it important in our lives?
Zachary Eric Williams
2016 Totton Essay winner
What is civility? The origin of the word
civility can be traced back to Latin and old
French and related to citizens or citizenship.
Philosophers,
historians,
authors,
politicians, and many others like them have
defined civility in many different ways.
George Washington even defined civility
at the age of sixteen when he wrote his
110 Rules of Civility. Civility today means
formal politeness and courtesy in behavior
or speech. I choose to define civility and
show how it influences our lives by relating
it to the Seven Cardinal virtues of DeMolay.
These virtues are filial love, reverence for
sacred things, courtesy, comradeship, fidelity,
cleanness, and patriotism. One could say
that civility begins at home as it is taught to
us by our parents. In DeMolay we learn the
importance of filial love or love and respect
towards your parents. Reverence to sacred
things teaches us to hold true to our own
faith and belief in God. Courtesy teaches us
to be as polite and kind to strangers as we
would be to friends. Comradeship also goes
along with civility in the sense that we learn
the importance of Brotherhood. Fidelity or
faithfulness teaches a DeMolay to stand true
to what you believe in. A DeMolay is taught
that cleanness goes beyond bodily cleanness
to signify the importance of living a clean
and upstanding life in thought, word and
action. The final virtue of patriotism or love
of country prepares young men to become
good citizens.
These seven virtues have helped me
develop a sense of civility and to recognize
why it is important in our lives. Whether, I
help a young DeMolay with his ritual work
or homework, serve my school community
as a Student Council Officer, help my family
rescue an injured dog, be a leader in New
York DeMolay, or just hold the door open
for a stranger; civility is at the heart of it all.
To me, civility is what makes me the young
man I am today and allows me to know why
it is so important in all of our lives.”
Distinguished Awards continues from page 17
Most Worshipful
Daniel M. Semel
We hail, we salute and proclaim you
The Recipient of the Highest Honor
The Grand Lodge of Free and
Accepted Masons
of the State of New York
can confer on anyone:
The Distinguished Achievement
Award
in the year 2016
Which will now be presented by our
Most Worshipful Grand Master
William J. Thomas
May 2, 2016
Committee on Distinguished
Achievement Award
Gary A. Henningsen, Chrmn
Bruce Widger
Carl Smith
Vincent Libone
Approved:
May 2, 2016
William J. Thomas
Grand Master
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Masonic Care Community
RW G. stephen getman,
President
Board of Trustees of the Masonic Hall and Home
Round Lake and Camp Turk
O
n December 28, 1923 the Trustees of the Masonic Home
and Asylum Fund, at the urging of Superintendent
William “Pop” Wiley, purchased 472 acres in northern
Oneida County from Mary Dallarmi. In the middle of this
property was Round Lake, a site Wiley thought would be
an ideal getaway for the children and adults cared for at the
Masonic Home in Utica. The first summer, a group of boys
from the Home went to Round Lake to work to repair existing
buildings and construct additional ones. On August 9th of that
year, all the children of the Home came to Round Lake for
the first of what would be many wonderful summers in the
Adirondacks. Over the decades since 1923, the Trustees have
acquired additional land so that the Round Lake property now
includes 1,565 acres of woodlands and a 51-acre lake.
The Masonic Home Boys who were the first to work on Round
Lake Camp in the summer of 1924.
A dedicated staff led by Andy Croniser does a remarkable
job maintaining this property throughout the year. Many of
the fifty-one camp buildings and structures have stood on the
grounds for decades and are in need of repair. The regular staff
receives help from the Grand Lodge Camp Turk Committee
each spring to get the property ready for the Camp Turk
sessions. This year there will be additional assistance from the
Naval Junior ROTC Program at Notre Dame High School.
Under the leadership of Camp Turk Chairman RW David
Stoy, the Committee works year round with Administrator
Mollie Denslow to ensure that everything is in place for the
six weeks of camping each summer.
During the past two years, support for all our youth has been
a focus for Grand Master William J. Thomas and First Lady
Susan Taylor Thomas. Grand Master Thomas has encouraged
the Trustees to find ways to stimulate growth in the Camp
Turk program. Under the guidance of Trustee RW Paul Reitz,
plans were laid out to renovate bathrooms at a cost of almost
$450,000. The children who participate in the Camp Turk
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Program, as well as other visitors to Round Lake, will sleep
more comfortably with new mattresses valued at more than
$100,000, purchased at a fraction of that cost thanks to a
grant obtained by Controller Denise Wright-Scott.
Throughout the year, the property at Round Lake and Camp
Turk operations benefit from the professional staff at Masonic
Care Community under Executive Director Rob Raffle. On
March 31 the 2016 Camp Turk Cocktail Classic raised more
than $20,000 for scholarships and equipment needs for the
Camp Turk Program. A committee led by Nikole Kelly put
together an evening to remember. The Trustees appreciate
the hard work of the committee and all who supported this
second annual event. The money raised will help children who
might not otherwise be able to attend the camp program to
enjoy the Adirondack experience and enrich the experience
while they are there.
On Labor Day weekend this year, the members of the
Masonic Home Kids Association will again gather at Round
Lake for their semi-annual reunion. Although not related by
blood, these individuals are related by their shared experiences
while children of the Home. Another article in this magazine
recounts the time Joe LeBlang and his brother Al spent living
in Utica. They had lost their father and their mother, who
moved from New York City to Utica to be near them, was
unable to care for them alone. Both LeBlang brothers joined
Masonry and became successful men, husbands, fathers and
grandfathers. Joe, who now lives in Florida, attended one of
the January Sojourner luncheons and received his sixty-year
apron.
For the last ninety-three years, the Trustees have maintained
the Round Lake Property for our Masonic Home Kids and
now for the Camp Turk Summer Program. Although Round
Lake is also used occasionally for strategic retreats and training
by MCC and our Fraternity, it is underutilized. The Trustees
are committed not only to the continued improvement of our
facilities at Round Lake, but also to finding ways to expand
our use of this remarkable property.
The 2014 meeting of the Masonic Home Kids Association
at Round Lake
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RW Rob Raffle,
Executive Director
Masonic Care Community of New York
[email protected]
New Security Measures at Your
T
he Masonic Care Community takes great pride in providing
an open and welcoming atmosphere for all; a place our
residents call home. We care for people across the generations,
from childcare to long-term care for the elderly. We intend to
continue to welcome those in need with open arms, but with
the changes in our world where safety is concerned, we must
be ever vigilant about the health and safety of our residents
and guests. To that end, MCC has implemented a variety of
new security measures throughout the campus outlined below.
It is our responsibility to take all reasonable security measures,
and we take that responsibility very seriously.
The main entrance to the Health Pavilion will be locked
from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. A receptionist is on duty 24/7 and
will buzz visitors into the building after hours. All visitors
must sign in and wear a visitor’s badge. The entrance to the
Health Pavilion through the garage will be locked at all times.
A courtesy phone is available in between the external and
internal door of the garage to call the front desk in order to
gain entry. The tunnel system, which extends from the Health
Pavilion to the Chapel, will also be locked in the evening and
can only be accessed with a special badge. Those badges will be
attached to Memorial Building keys.
We ask that all visitors, including our Masonic Brothers,
pick up their room keys at the reception desk in the Health
Pavilion. This will allow our security staff to remain in the
booth and available to attend to any campus issues. It also
creates one central location for key pick-up and return. Visitors
are asked to leave the make, model and license plate of their car
with us upon registration so we can easily identify vehicles that
should not be on the campus. Those staying in the Memorial
Building are asked to park in the lot located behind the gym,
which has a direct, easy entrance to the facility. Please do not
drive your vehicles on the lawns or sidewalk.
The Masonic Care Community hosts many events on
campus, which may draw large crowds. A number of nonprofit agencies hold their fundraising events on campus and
we present our own events such, as St. John’s Day, “Music
on the Lawn” and our very popular “Wings and Wheels” Car
Show. We are proud to have a facility that allows us to offer
community events, but we also understand that they require
heightened security measures.
We greatly appreciate your cooperation during this time
of transition. Other changes, such as securing unmanned
gates to campus, are forthcoming. The team here at Masonic
Community has worked diligently to make these changes in a
thoughtful and deliberate manner to ensure that all residents,
staff and visitors are safe and secure. If you have any questions
at all, or have special needs that require accommodation,
please do not hesitate to contact my office or MCC Security.
Jonathan Maynard
(born in Framingham, MA – May 22, 1752)
By RW Bruce H. Gleason
a considerable distance from the camp
his story was chronicled in the
they were attacked and captured by
Gleason Genealogy 1607-1909. It
Indians. They were taken some distance
indicates that the Chief ’s last name was
further from the American lines and all
Brant, a Freemason.
the party tomahawked excepting Lieut.
“Jonathan Maynard, second son
Maynard. Recognizing the uniform as
of Jonathan and Martha (Gleason)
that of an officer, the Indians took him to
Maynard was a graduate of Harvard
their chieftain, whose name was Brant.
University and Sgt. in Capt. Drury’s
It was decided to burn the captive, and
Company at the Battle of Bunker Hill.
all preparations were accordingly made,
He was subsequently Lieut. in the same
when as a last resort, Lieut. Maynard
Company. In 1778 he was Lieut. in one
gave the Freemason’s sign of distress,
of Col. Ichabod Allen’s Companies and
though ignorant of the fact that any
on May 30th of that year, while stationed
of those present were members of that
near West Point, he with a small party
organization. It so happened that the
went on a foraging excursion. When at
T
chief was a Freemason, and recognizing
the sign, ordered the execution
postponed.
Lieut. Maynard was later taken, with
other prisoners, to Quebec, where he
was held until December 1780, when
he was exchanged. The next month,
January 1781, he rejoined his company
at West Point, and in the same month
was promoted to the Captaincy and
continued in the service until November
19, 1782.”
Brother Bruce H. Gleason has been a
member of Gouverneur Lodge 217 since
April 16, 1957. He has served as Master
of the Lodge, District Deputy of the First
St. Lawrence District in 1974 and has
been the Treasurer of Gouvernuer Lodge
for forty-one years.--Editor
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From the Webmaster
Bro. KENNETH JP STUCZYNSKI,
Communications Committee
Grand Lodge of the State of New York
Webmaster
NYMasons.org
716/241-1329
[email protected]
O
ver the last two years the Communications Committee
has done amazing things. Digitally, we reach more
Brothers than ever through Social Media and the Atholl list.
Our newsletter, “Hiram’s Highlights,” now brings together
the best news from District e-newsletters. And the net of the
Internet catches gentlemen wishing to become Brothers in
record numbers.
In working to bring substance to the Craft’s web presence
at the District level, I’ve made Brothers across the state into
friends. I’ve turned a generous opportunity from Grand Master
Thomas and now Grand Master Williamson into some of the
most fulfilling work I’ve ever imagined to do. I’ve learned that
working as a TEAM in Masonry is truly a wonderful Way of
Life.
Such work does not reboot every two years. The new chapter
was being written before the old was finished. With webmasters
in place in almost all Districts, we can now connect Lodges
and bodies into a functioning web of mutual dependence and
support. It’s not about websites, but people. People need to
know and be able to contact people in the dissemination of
information, expectation and expertise. People need to be
accountable, while being given the tools they need to work
this “craft within the Craft.”
From the simple idea of holding a “Webmaster’s Conference”
last St. John’s Day, we formed a square club of Brothers
interested in using digital media for benefit of the Fraternity.
It was standing room only. This year we will be meeting again
in Utica, at a larger venue to reflect on the progress of the last
year. Topics will include mobile-friendly web design, calendar
management and photography. But it’s not all technical. We
are also planning a presentation of pins and maybe a few
surprises.
But wait, there’s more. We recognize that technology can
improve our lives and it is not limited to the young. The
Masonic Care Community is using digital tablets and music
players to Skype relatives and for music therapy, entertainment
and brain-exercise activities. Just as our Lodge work does not
end at the last gavel, our digital work does not end when we
power down our computers.
Therefore, as an initiative of our growing Digital Square
Club, I hereby challenge each District to donate at least one
Microsoft digital tablet, and each Lodge donate an iPod
and headphones for use in the Masonic Care Community.
Donations may be sent directly to MCC’s Director of
Development, Victoria Cataldo, or if in time, brought to St.
John’s Day.
Furthermore, I challenge every webmaster to take one day
out of his year to visit Utica and work personally with residents
to get the most benefit in their quality of life using technology.
Remember, it’s not about the tools, but the people using them.
Let’s turn little screens into wondrous bridges. For the full and
current details of this initiative, go to http://NYMasons.org/2016/
digital or feel free to contact me at [email protected].
Fundraiser a success
R
ecently, Fortune Lodge held a
fundraiser for Greg Van Note and
his family. Greg was diagnosed with
Stage 5 kidney failure and is in need
of a kidney transplant. Greg is the son
of RW David Van Note, a member of
Fortune Lodge. We sent out a request
for donations throughout the Erie
Districts and we also held a fundraiser.
With our combined efforts, we were
able to present Greg with $3,600.
(l-r) Amy Van Note; Greg Van Note;
RW Albert Luss, Chairman;
and W David Bindig, Master
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victoria cataldo,
Director of Development
315/798-4703
[email protected]
What Will Be Your Legacy?
W
e all want our legacy to have an impact
on the people and causes we cherish.
One way to ensure your legacy is to support
the work of the Masonic Care Community for
future generations through a gift in your estate.
This past April, we recognized Mr. Arthur
VanRooyan, who left a remarkable legacy at the
Masonic Care Community with an estate gift
of just over $1 million dollars. Mr. VanRooyan
has provided funding to continue the mission
that has remained the same since 1893: “To
support, nurture, and educate those whose
lives we touch by providing exceptional care
and services with compassion and pride guided
by the Masonic Principals of Brotherly Love,
Truth, and Integrity.”
l to r: RW Rob Raffle, Executive Director, MCC; Victoria Cataldo, Director of
In conjunction with the receipt of his gift,
MCC has launched the Pote Legacy Society. Development; MW Jeffrey M. Williamson, Grand Master; RW G. Stephen Getman,
President of the Board of Trustees of the Masonic Hall and Home
It was named in recognition of Brother
Greenfield Pote, who offered the first dollar
allowing this commitment to continue for years to come.
to MCC and began the process to build and maintain a
These distinguished supporters are recognized in a way they
home for Masons, their wives, widows and orphans. This
find to be appropriate to acknowledge the tremendous impact
is our way of honoring those who commit to increasing the
they have had on the Masonic Care Community and those
quality of life for the residents of MCC. The mission has
we serve. Although we may not all have the means to support
expanded since the dates of Greenfield Pote, as the Masonic
MCC at the level of Mr. VanRooyan, there are a number of
Care Community is open to all, but the compassion and
ways to become a member of the Pote Legacy Society.
pride with which the services are provided has never wavered.
The Pote Legacy Society membership is comprised of those
If you wish to learn more about how you can leave a legacy
members of our philanthropic family who have contributed
and ensure the future of the Masonic Care Community,
to the Masonic Care Community through planned giving,
contact me at [email protected] or 315/798-4703.
Lodge holds
youth night
O
n Friday, April 1 Harmony Lodge 241, of the
Queens District, held a Masonic Youth Night.
In attendance were members of Sunrise Triangle
and representatives from Rainbow and DeMolay
and officers of Harmony Lodge 241.
Specifically included are W Emmanuel Morley,
Master; RW William Sardone, Executive Officer of
NYS DeMolay; and DDGM (Queens) RW Joseph
Saglimbebe. Mrs. Pam Melchert is Senior Advisor
Triangle and Mrs. Maragret Schultz is Advisor to
Rainbow.
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“Way of Life”
SUMMER 2016
2016
Grand Master’s Ball
You are cordially invited to our:
Grand Master’s Ball
M.W. Jeffrey M.Williamson
Grand Master of Masons in the State of New York
M.W. Jeffrey M.Williamson & Lady Carla
look forward to greeting you on
Saturday, October 22, 2016
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at the
Adams Mark Hotel
120 Church Street
Buffalo, New York, 14202
716.845.5100
5:30 p.m. 6:30 pm Cocktail Hour:
Open Bar with several cheese & fruit stations.
Dinner to follow with music and dancing
Choice of Entrée:
Chicken Wellington
12oz Grilled NY Strip Steak
Crusted Baked Halibut Filet
Dress -Formal Attire
$85.00 per person
Adams Mark Hotel has reserved
25 rooms for Friday, October 21st
50 rooms for Saturday, October 22nd,
$119.00 plus tax (Two Double Beds)
$139.00 plus tax (Executive level w/King Bed)
Reservation are under Grand Master’s Ball
Reservation Deadline - October 1, 2016
to receive this special rate
(Hotel reservation must be made directly to hotel)
Please mail your meal reservations below and check made payable to: “Brotherhood Fund”
Grand Master’s Ball Committee
c/o Mr. King Mix, 248 Poinciana Parkway, Cheektowaga, NY 14225-5212
For questions please direct them to: Mr. James Kintzel @ 716.652.0501 * E-mail: @ [email protected]
Please reserve _________ seats @ $85.00 per person. Total Amount of Check: $_______ (Do Not Send Cash)
(Made payable to: “Brotherhood Fund”)
Full Name: __________________________________ Current Office / Title: __________________________
Spouse or Companion’s Full Name: ____________________________________________________________
Address: _______________________________________ City: ____________ St. ________ Zip Code ______
Choice
Entrée:STATE
Chicken
Wellington
_____ 12oz Grilled NY Strip
Halibut
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kathy contino-turner,
Director of Communications and Marketing
Masonic Care Commiunity
[email protected]
Mark Your Calendars for
St. John’s Day Weekend!
W
elcome, June. This is the time of
year when your Masonic Care
Community hopes all Brothers from New
York State will make plans to visit during
the annual St. John’s Day weekend. This
year we have a few changes, and we hope
that you will make plans to come to Utica.
A schedule of events can be found in this
magazine or by going to our website at
www.mccny.com/aboutus
On Friday the District Deputies and Staff
Officers will head to Round Lake Camp,
the home of the Camp Turk Summer
Program, for their training. This will give those Brothers who
have not been to camp the opportunity to see this tremendous
resource up close and personal. Back on our main campus in
Utica the wives of the District Deputies and Staff Officers,
as well as members of the Grand Line Ladies, will be joining
Carla Williamson for a brunch at Acacia Village. Carla’s
program will be followed by tours of the campus and we are so
pleased that Grand Master Jeffrey Williamson and Carla have
selected our Wiley Hall as their charity this year.
On Friday afternoon there will be a dunking booth on
the Great Lawn, designed to raise money for MCC. If your
Lodge or District has someone you would like to dunk…
for a price….contact our Director of Development Victoria
Cataldo at 315/798-4703 or by email at [email protected].
We have a number of volunteers, including Grand Master
Williamson, who are willing to get wet for a great cause.
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The evening events begin at 5:00 p.m.
with our Jewish Services in the Harry
Ostrov Synagogue and Oneg Shabbat
immediately following. At 6:00 p.m. we
are going to shake things up a bit with
a country barbecue on the Great Lawn.
The Nelson Brothers will be performing
and there will be plenty of space to
dance the night away while enjoying the
companionship of your Brothers and their
families. As always, the picnic is open
to all Masons and their families who are
attending the St. John’s Weekend activities.
We hope all of you attending the picnic will purchase a light
and remain on campus for the Lights of Honor. This year, in
addition to the standing luminaries, we will have sky lanterns
that will be launched at dusk by those who have purchased
them. The Lights of Honor is a fundraiser that has been
on-going at the Masonic Care Community since 2009 and
raises money for resident activities. You can make a donation
in memory of or in honor of someone. The lights will be
placed on the sidewalk surrounding the Great Lawn and the
sky lanterns will be launched from the center of the lawn. You
can download a Lights of Honor form in advance by going
to www.mccny.com/events or contact Victoria Cataldo at
[email protected].
On Saturday there will be campus tours, vendors on the
Great Lawn and entertainment provided by Fritz’s Polka Band.
As in past years, we invite Lodges and Districts to participate
by setting up a small tent on the Great Lawn. You can sell
items or just talk about what your District is doing to support
the tenets of this Fraternity. Contact Kayla at hartmank@
mccny.com for details. The Masonic War Veterans will hold
their wreath-laying ceremony at 1:00 p.m., followed by the
march to the Daniel D. Tompkins Chapel and the annual
Investiture Services.
Our weekend concludes on Sunday with a Christian nondenominational service in the Daniel D. Tompkins Chapel at
9:00 a.m., followed by brunch in the Wintergarden from 10:00
a.m. until 11:30 a.m. At 1:00 p.m. the Masonic Scholarship
Committee will give their awards to students during a program
that will be held in the Administration Building Auditorium.
We invite all our Brothers to visit the Masonic Care
Community in Utica, which has been caring for people since
1893. Come and see first-hand the good works of Masonry.
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SUMMER 2016
Masonic Brotherhood Fund
RW Bruce Testut,
Chairman
[email protected]
[email protected]
T
he Campaign is coming to the end of its year in June and
we are looking forward to the new Campaign starting.
Our new Grand Master will continue support with an
energetic and creative approach to the Brotherhood Fund. He
has made Wiley Hall in the Masonic Care Community a focal
point for donations.
I can remember when I first visited a Brother there. His
name was Clarence McNaughton and he was a past Secretary
of the Lodge I belong to. I was impressed back then with the
individual living spaces, the joint dining room and the sense
of his being at home away from home. The Trustees have
improved the whole structure with larger living quarters, more
activities for the residents and space to enjoy it all.
I urge all Brotherhood Area Chairmen, Lodge Chairmen
and Brothers to visit the campus and see for yourself how the
residents are treated. It will inspire you. Just one day: That’s all
it will take of your time and the rewards will be heartwarming.
On a selfish note, it might inspire you to donate more when
you see this wonderful facility.
I will be at the campus for St. John’s weekend. I would
enjoy meeting many of the Brothers who are involved with
the Brotherhood Fund, face to face, so I can personally
thank you for the hard work and effort you give to make the
Brotherhood Fund work. I would be remiss if I did not also
thank the Grand Secretary’s office and the staff of the fund for
their service to us.
Intergenerational Programs at the
By Kathy Contino-Turner
Director of Communications and Marketing
W
hen the Masonic Care Community (formerly known as
the Masonic Home and School) opened its doors May
1, 1893, it was a haven for seniors as well as children. The
Masonic Home Kids, as they were known, had lost either one
or both parents. The Utica facility not only gave them a safe
place to live, but also educated them and in many cases paid
for their college education. The last children to live here left
in 1982, but their legacy led to the creation of our awardwinning child care center, where children ages 6 weeks to 5
years old are not only nurtured, but also prepared to enter
kindergarten.
One of the more exciting opportunities of having a child
care center on your campus is that it allows our kids to interact
with our seniors through the inter-generational program.
There are numerous activities each week: the group makes
valentines; colors and paints, reads stories and enjoys each
other’s company. The children also participate in a variety of
campus-wide programs. Many of our seniors do not get to see
their grand or great-grandchildren weekly, and many of our
child care children are in the same boat. Life is so busy, visiting
grandma or grandpa every week just isn’t possible. So these
kids and our seniors fill a need for each other.
Jay Snow, the Director of Community Life, says, “Our
seniors look forward to the intergenerational programs each
week. We find that both the kids and our residents get so
much out of each other.” Director of our Child Care Center,
Elizabeth Reardon, concurs. “Our program extends across
campus. The kids visit our independent living community
Acacia Village, our adult residential home, Wiley Hall, and
the skilled nursing residents of the Health Pavilion. We put on
back-to-school fashion shows; we participate in our Veteran’s
Day program and the annual Senior Olympics. Having the
intergenerational programming provides benefits on so many
levels. We are so fortunate to have it on our campus.”
The Masonic Care Community Child Care Center has
sixty-six children ranging from 8 weeks old to 5 years old. It
is open to our MCC staff as well as the community. We have
even had the grandchildren of some of our residents utilize its
services. The center benefits the parents with quality child care
but also benefits our children with learning experiences that
will follow them throughout their lives. The seniors who live
on the Masonic Care Community Campus also benefit from
the children, interacting with them in a variety of events and
programs. Bringing the young and old together is priceless.
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Awards Committee
RW GEORGE R. WACOB,
Chairman
[email protected]
New Requirements and Instructions
for DSA Award
T
his year there will be a few changes in the requirements
for the Dedicated Service Award. The committee will
continue to provide information through its Empire State
Mason magazine article and information and forms on its
webpage at the Grand Lodge website.
The committee will be accepting 2017 Dedicated Service
Award Recommendation Forms in September, 2016. At the
end of August a letter with updated information, timetable
and forms will be sent to the DDGMs, Staff Officers and
Secretaries of Lodges.
Dedicated Service Award Requirements for 2017
(changes in bold print)
The Dedicated Service Award Program enables Lodges
to obtain Grand Lodge recognition for Brothers and Past
Masters who continue, year after year, to support their Lodges
and their District with their presence, time and talent by
attending Lodge and District meetings, and participating in
Degrees and programs, with or without holding office. This
does not exclude Past Masters. These are the Brothers who
often serve to inspire and motivate others to emulate their
examples of true Masonic dedication.
The guidelines provide that a Brother be a member of the
Fraternity for at least ten years. A Right Worshipful, a Very
Worshipful and those who are reasonably expected to be
recommended for the Purple are not eligible and should not
be recommended for the DSA. Current Masters and current
Secretaries are not eligible.
The committee scrutinizes each recommendation. Every item
must be completed and the form appropriately signed and the
Lodge Seal affixed. Accurate ages and years of membership are
requirements for Grand Lodge statistical purposes and cannot
be omitted. If the applicant has dual or plural membership,
please list all Lodges. Attach the Member’s Profile from the
MORI System. If the Lodge is not on the MORI System a copy
can be obtained from the Grand Lodge Registry Department.
Attach any additional pertinent information to the form.
The committee is interested in facts supporting each
recommendation, not conclusions such as “he is a dedicated
Mason.” What has the Brother done that demonstrates his
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dedication to his Lodge and the District? Equal consideration
will be given to a Brother’s support of his District and
District Programs. Masonic affiliations and community
endeavors may be considered only if they are in addition to his
regular Lodge and District work.
One nominee per year per Lodge is permitted. Nominations
are to be sent to the Awards Committee by November 12,
2016: George R. Wacob, Chairman, Committee on Awards,
13 Floyd Street, North Babylon, NY 11703-1808.
A District’s allotted awards will be no more than one-fifth of
the Lodges in a District per year (as of the last Grand Lodge
Convention), to the nearest whole number. That is, l/5 of 16 =
3 awards, l/5 of 17 = 3 awards and l/5 of 18 = 4 awards.
Nominations are reviewed in December. The committee
will inform District Deputy Grand Masters of nominations
received from the Lodges and the committee will communicate
with the Grand Master. Lodges will be notified of the Grand
Master’s decisions at the beginning of February. If desired, and
with appropriate notice, a committeeman may be able to help
make the presentation and relate the history of the Award.
The form of the Award is a distinctive white apron with
silver and purple trimming. The certificate, signed by the
Grand Master, should be framed before presentation to the
recipient.
The Community Service Awards (DeWitt Clinton, Jacob
Morton and GL Certificate of Excellence in Service to the
Community) have no cutoff date and will be processed as they
are received. The Lodge and DDGM will be notified within
a short period of time if the nominee has been approved to
receive one of these awards.
Metropolitan: RW Gregory Noulas, Vice Chairman;
RW Joseph T. Entler
Mid-State: RW Thomas L. Jenison;
RW Robert L. Hogan, Jr.
Hudson-Champlain: RW Charles E. Knapp, Jr.;
W Alfred W. Fergerson
Western: RW William H. Greene;
RW Douglas D. Airth
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SUMMER 2016
Grand Chaplain’s Corner
RW & Rev. Charles M. Roberts,
Grand Chaplain Emeritus
585/259-3796
[email protected]
T
he following thought is a paraphrase of a sermon I once
heard and I believe it is very apropos for our Masonic
living for today.
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your
own understanding.” (Proverbs 3:5, New International Version)
Every word that comes out of our mouth comes from a
thought, whether consciously or unconsciously. Our thoughts,
values and beliefs will make us or break us. Our mind has
incredible power, so be careful about what you are thinking.
If we think good thoughts, our words will be good. At every
point right living begins with right thinking. Each of us has a
unique perception of the world we live in. This is because we
have created it: by our past thoughts.
The Bible says, “As he thinks in his heart, so is he.” (Proverbs
23:7) The spiritual battle is always in the thought–world.
True spirituality always begins inside our thought–world.
When we think right thoughts, we do right things and we
have right feelings. But when we think wrong thoughts, we
do wrong things and have wrong or unpleasant feelings. The
key to triumph in the spiritual life is learning how to take
control of our thoughts and align our thoughts with God’s
Word. The secret of righteous living is right thinking. While
it is important to speak in line with God’s Word, to have
strong faith, and operate in Biblical principles in order to be
victorious, victory begins with the way we think. Our life goes
in the direction of our most dominant thought. You cannot
expect to be kind, gentle, loving, or patient without thinking
the right things. You also cannot expect to live a life of victory
without thinking the right thoughts.
Whenever we have a negative thought that seeks to depress
us, we must immediately cast it down, think on God’s Word,
and speak His Word. What kind of thoughts should we have
then? The Bible admonishes us, “Whatsoever things are true,
whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just,
whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely,
whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue,
and if there be any praise, think on these things” (Philippians
4:8). We must read God’s Word in order to get it rooted deep
in our heart to think the right things. Psalm 119:11 states,
“Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin
against thee.” Plant God’s Word deep in your heart in order to
think the right thoughts. Someone rightly said,
“Plant a thought and reap a word; plant a word and reap an
action; plant an action and reap a habit; plant a habit and reap
a character; plant a character and reap a destiny.”
These words are profound. They describe in detail our life
journey and the significance our thought-life has on our
future. We must learn to be selective with the thoughts we
allow to circulate in our mind. God’s Word instructs us to do
this. Every thought has an agenda, to shape our philosophy of
life and prompt us to move in some direction. We must filter
our thoughts with truth. Otherwise our feelings will control
our minds and eventually produce words and actions that take
us in a direction we will finally regret.
To move in the direction God intended we must begin by
finding out what God thinks. In Isaiah 55:8 we read: “For my
thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,
declares the LORD.” As you and I think about His thoughts
we will find that His Words begin to shape our thoughts and
words. Actions will follow. Good habits will form and shape
our character and destiny.
I definitely believe our Fraternity promotes and instructs us
to walk in the way of the Lord and to become enlightened and
to gain insight to a new way of life. Does not the Fraternity
state we receive men and hopefully make them better men?
Therefore, my brethren, “Trust in the Lord with all your
heart and lean not on your own understanding.” Amen.
So Mote It Be!
Bower Recognized for Dedication
Joan C. Bower
O
n March 4, 2016 I was invited, along with my daughter Elizabeth Guminski,
to the Grand Chapter RAM dinner in Albany. We were guests of Grand
Master MW William J. Thomas. We dined with Grand Marshal RW George D.
Emmons and his wife Maureen.
I was thoroughly surprised when RW Emmons escorted me to the podium
and MW Thomas presented me with a framed Grand Lodge Certificate of
Appreciation for my dedication and years of service working on The Empire State
Mason magazine. I enjoyed working alongside my husband, RW Ronald N.
Bower, and I have continued since his passing. It has been a labor of love.
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International Order
of the Rainbow for Girls in NY
Mrs. Gale Gould
Supreme Inspector in NY
35 Maple Street
Auburn, New York 13021
Phone: 315/253-8206
e-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.nyiorg.org
Organization
of Triangles, Inc.
Mary Madison
State Director
New York DeMolay
2150 Bleecker Street, Utica, New York 13501
RW William M Sardone
Office 315/798-4922
Executive OfficerFax 315/798-4798
Email: [email protected] [email protected]
Website: NYDemolay.org
Website: http://ootny.org
: Facebook.com/NYDemolay
: facebook.com/OOTNY
: Twitter.com/NYDeMolay
: facebook.com/NY Rainbow
: NYDeMolay
Rainbow Grand Assembly
A
nother Rainbow year has come to a
close. It began with the celebration
of our 75th Grand Assembly sessions in
April 2015, celebrating our past and
embracing our future, and culminated
this April in our 76th Grand Assembly
sessions, Arctic Adventure, which we
enjoyed at a new venue, The Villa Roma
Resort. Our Grand Worthy Advisor
Danielle challenged each of us to Find
Our Heart Song this year, reaching
deep inside ourselves to listen to the
music that is unique and special to
each of us, understanding what makes
us who we are, why being a part of this
Rainbow and greater Masonic family is
so important, and doing what we can
to make ourselves and others happy.
We traveled New York State, across the
Rainbow world, to Masonic concordant
bodies, Winterfest youth weekend and
even to a chicken-wing eating contest.
We came together to help one of our
own in need, as we worked hard to Help
the Hendersons in many unique ways
and provide love and support to such a
special family.
Grand Assembly will be the time for
the 2015 Grand Officers to complete
their year. We are expecting Rainbow
visitors from many different states and
Canada to be in attendance. We will
give reports on the year including our
scholarship fund, charity projects of the
local assemblies, Grand Officers project
and Grand Worthy Advisor’s travel
video. There will be a cavalcade of flags,
parade of the Grand Representatives in
costumes representing their jurisdictions
and ritual competitions. Hungry,
Hannah Nelson, 2014 Jr. Past Grand
Worthy Advisor; Danielle Paynter,
2015 current Grand Worthy Advisor;
Samantha Miller, 2016 Elected Grand
Worthy Advisor
2015 Grand Officers at Homecoming in Babylon • February 17, 2016
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hungry penguins, signature scavenger
hunts and Rainbow Family Feud will
be included in the entertainment.
We will say, “until we meet again” at
our memorial service, to those we lost
during the year. We’ll celebrate the
Rainbow careers of some of our girls
as they move from active membership
Rainbow continues on page 31
“Way of Life”
SUMMER 2016
DeMolay New Chapters
T
here is no doubt that the way to make DeMolay grow is
to be starting new Chapters.
In some cases that could be restarting old Chapters. That
is just what happened in Rochester, New York. A Chapter
that had been “dark” was brought to light as DeMolays and
Rainbow continued from page 30
to majority status and gleefully welcome
new members at Initiation. We will say
a tearful, but grateful thank-you as
the 2015 Grand Officers retire, then
bounce back with renewed hope as we
welcome a new Grand Worthy Advisor,
Samantha, and slate of officers as they
invite us to “Experience the Magic of
NY Rainbow.”
This past year our state Charity
project, “Reach Out and Read”,
has been embraced by the members
across the state as they participated in
fundraising efforts and collection of
new and gently-used books for children
up to age 6 to promote early literacy and
Advisors from all over New York State converged to induct
new members.
Team efforts usually have a happy conclusion. And this was
a team effort. Now, let’s start more.
love for reading. We are so thankful for
the support of our Masonic family in
helping us to achieve our goals. Before
we even get to Grand Assembly, we can
announce that we have collected over
1000 books and over $3000 to donate
to this worthwhile charity. Stay tuned
for what the girls choose as this next
year’s state charity. Our goal of Kids
Helping Kids continues to enhance the
lessons of Charity and Service to all.
We are thrilled to announce that our
NY Rainbow Facebook page has over
1400 likes so far, and we invite all to
follow us there. Check our revamped
website, www.nyiorg.org, for more
information on what’s going on in
the world of NY Rainbow. We also
have newly printed brochures that
we would be happy to make available
to any Lodges or Chapters that are
interested or holding open house
programs in their communities. We
can come and speak with your group
on the benefits of sponsoring a youth
group in your District. Just contact our
Supreme Inspector as above. It does
take some time and effort, but it’s the
most rewarding benefit you can give to
yourself and your community.
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Masonic Medical Research Laboratory
David F. Schneeweiss, MBA
MMRL President
Board of Directors
[email protected]
716/432-1893
www.mmrl.edu
Cordeiro named
Interim Director of Research
D
r. Jon Cordeiro, a twelve-year veteran member of the
Masonic Medical Research Laboratory scientific staff,
has assumed the scientific leadership position for the ensuing
period until a new Director of Research can be named. David
F. Schneeweiss, President of the Masonic Medical Research
Laboratory (MMRL) Board of Directors, said, “Our aggressive
national and international search to fill the Director of
Research position has resulted in a great number of inquiries.
In addition, we have received a significant number of leads
through our network of biotechnology and pharmaceutical
industry colleagues. We are delighted that Dr. Cordeiro
is willing to step into this leadership role formerly held by
Acting Director of Research, Dr. Matthew Betzenhauser. We
are sorry to lose Dr. Betzenhauser and congratulate him on his
new position with Albany Molecular Research, Inc. in Buffalo,
NY.”
Dr. Cordeiro replied, “I am honored by this appointment
and look forward to helping the Laboratory during this
transitional period. Our scientific staff remains productive,
having submitted several grants and scientific papers for
publication. New administrative and scientific staff members
Dr. Jonathan Cordeiro, Interim Director of Research
have been hired and I look forward to working with the Board
of Directors in any way that I can to facilitate this search.”
nnnnn
Combined Service: 79 years
and counting
This year marks Judy Hefferon’s
43rd and Robert J. Goodrow, Jr.’s 36th
employment anniversary. Both have
seen and experienced many challenges,
changes and growth during their
tenure at the MMRL. Our scientific
achievements and growth as a highly
respected research institution are the
result, in part, of research assistants
like Judy and Bob, who are ingenious
and industrious and willing to adapt
their skillsets to new challenges and
technologies. A laboratory like ours
becomes truly creative and productive
when those who labor within develop a
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special bond that becomes a part of the
very fabric of our being. The MMRL
is indeed fortunate to have individuals
with such a long and storied tenure as
part of our family.
“When I first started, scientists
used cameras to record the electrical
function of heart tissue displayed on
oscilloscopes. One of my responsibilities
was to develop the film for the scientists
who, in turn, manually measured the
arrhythmias or electrical activity. Back
then it would take several months
to analyze experiment results; today
results are instantaneous with the use of
computers but still require evaluation
by the scientist. We used to place our
experimental tissue chambers on sand
to lessen vibrations; today they ride
on pneumatic tables cushioned by air.
Today, I am responsible for all scientific
graphics that appear in our scientific
literature as well as posters that are used
by the scientists when they present at
symposia or elsewhere on behalf of the
Laboratory. I continue to enjoy my
work and the many friendships that
have evolved over the years. It is nice
to go out after hours and have a beer
or two with colleagues who are also my
friends,” said Judy.
“I can remember when the MMRL
had seven different research programs:
Cardiology, Hypertension, Cancer,
Gerontology, Vision, Blood Substitutes
and Muscular Dystrophy,” said
Bob Goodrow. “We did not have
computers until the late eighties and
the equipment we have today is much
more sophisticated. I have experienced
tremendous opportunities for growth
and increased responsibilities. The
ability to do experiments with scientists
trying to discover the underlying
mechanisms of cardiac arrhythmias from
single heart cells to working with stem
cells, recording data and examining the
effects of pharmaceutical compounds
on their respective electrical activity is
fascinating. I also feel privileged to be
an author on many scientific papers,
abstracts and chapters emanating from
the MMRL.”
The MMRL was dedicated in 1958
and sustained by the brethren of the
Grand Lodge of New York. Today it
enjoys the support of several Grand
Lodges across the United States and
Freemasons around the world.
“Way of Life”
SUMMER 2016
What are your kids’ plans this summer?
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July 3rd – July 9th July 10th – July 16th July 17th – July 23rd Girls’ Camp
July 24th – July 30th
July 31st - August 6th
August 7th – August 13th
$500 per week (sign up for 1, 2 or 3 weeks)
For more information & availability call 315/392-2081
or
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Grand Lodge Educational Assistance Program
RW MICHAEL SHIPMAN,
Chairman
516/304-5882
[email protected]
[email protected]
Presentation Schedule 2016
T
he public announcement and presentations to the recipients of the 2016 Education Assistance Program will take place at the
following locations:
Sunday, June 26, 2016
MCC Administration Building Auditorium 2150 Bleeker Street
Utica, NY 13501
At 1:00 p.m.
Sunday, July 10, 2016
Webster Lodge 538
30 Orchard Street
Webster, NY 14580
At 12:00 p.m.
Saturday, July 9, 2016 Beukendaal Lodge 22 Schonowee Ave.
Scotia, NY 12302
At 12:00 p.m.
Saturday, July 9, 2016
Masonic Memorial Center
648 Centerville Place
North Syracuse, NY 13212
At 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, July 10, 2016
Ismailia Shrine
1600 Southwestern Blvd.
Buffalo, NY 14224
At 5:00 p.m.
Saturday, July 16, 2016
Grand Lodge Building - 3rd Fl.
71 West 23rd Street
New York, NY 10010
At 12:00 p.m.
All brethren, recipients and guests are cordially invited to
attend the 2016 Education Assistance Program Presentations
at the above locations and dates. The Grand Master and
representatives of the Grand Line will be present at these
presentations and will continue the tradition of congratulating
the students and families. The programs will start promptly at
the above times. The Trustees of the Masonic Hall and Home,
who have funded this program for the children, grandchildren
and widows of our Fraternity, will be in attendance. Light
refreshments will be served.
Special thanks go to the many Lodge Secretaries who
assisted the students with their applications. We thank the
District Deputy Grand Masters for their assistance in securing
and assisting at the above locations.
As we move past its twentieth year, the committee wishes
to thank all of the people who have been involved in this
outstanding program. Your Grand Lodge and the Trustees of
the Masonic Hall and Home have assisted over 12,500 students
with grants, now totaling over $11 million, in their pursuit of
higher learning. All brethren and their families are welcome
to be part of these special events. Help us congratulate the
children, grandchildren and widows of the members of our
Fraternity. Make reservations with your District Deputy if you
would like to attend.
Brothers
recognized for
years served
F
armers Lodge 553 recognized three
Brothers for their years of service.
James L. Mayne is a 55-year member;
Fred Tilbe has 62 years; and Carl
Higgins is another with 55 years.
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“Way of Life”
SUMMER 2016
From The Grand Historian
RW MARK KOLTO-RIVERA
Grand Historian
201/493-1888
[email protected]
Why Write the Lodge History?
T
he Lodge history is a venerable Masonic tradition. Here
are four reasons why every Lodge should publish its
history:
1. A Lodge history makes the ideals of Freemasonry more
concrete. Our abstract ideals come alive when one reads about
how one’s Lodge helped Brothers with medical bills, presented
a widow with groceries or provided materials for a local school.
Concrete action is where our ideals become reality.
2. Publishing a Lodge’s history can build cohesiveness within
the Lodge. Reading a Lodge history gives all members of the
Lodge a more vivid sense of themselves as having a common
heritage and purpose. A published history changes “Masons
promote reason and education” into “my Lodge supported a
local preschool.”
3. A Lodge history can be an inspiration for the present.
Past Lodge members’ statements of lessons they learned as
Freemasons, and stories of relief, service and compassion,
inspire today’s Lodge members—and may provide ideas for
future Lodge activities.
4. A Lodge history may point out hazards for today’s Masons
to beware of. Lodges must face challenges and sometimes
make mistakes in doing so. Challenges that Lodges have
had to face—in difficulties between Brothers, in budgets or
planning for activities, in reacting to external events—often
carry lessons from which the Lodge today could benefit.
As an example, let’s consider GLNY’s Albion Lodge 26
(now merged into St. John’s Lodge 1, AYM), which published
a centennial Lodge history in 1904. This history describes
how Albion survived the anti-Masonic period following the
disappearance of William Morgan in 1826:
The prosperity of the Lodge continued from its
organization [in 1804] almost without interruption,
until the great anti-Masonic crusade of 1827 ….
During the Morgan persecution, the Lodge bid
defiance to the traducers of Masonry and proceeded
to elect members and confer degrees.… In 1843
the members seem to have lost heart, for we find
but four brethren were present to elect officers. So
discouraging was the outlook that the surrender of
the charter was decided upon. But W. Brother George
Davis, of Holland Lodge, No. 8, who was present,
urged the four brethren to hold on …. His advice
prevailed, and a most successful effort was made to
put the Lodge in good position.
From this time forward, the Lodge continued to
progress most favorably. The four brethren made
heroic efforts to increase the membership.
W Master of Albion Lodge
when the centennial history was published.
Here we see a Lodge reduced almost to extinction, deciding
to keep at their work in the quarries. They could not have
known on that dark day in 1843 that the worst of the antiMasonic period was over. They revived a Lodge that existed
independently for more than a century yet to come, before
merging with another Lodge in the late 20th century. There’s a
lesson here for all of us. It is only those who persevere through
the darkest part of the night who enjoy the company of their
fellows in the dawn. Lodge histories can be inspirational.
SUMMER 2016
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Acacia Village
linda rae avolio,
Retirement Counselor
Acacia Village
[email protected]
Acacia Village is Independent Living
A
cacia Village receives several inquiries per month from
people looking for Assisted Living. Acacia Village is not
Assisted Living, we are Independent Living and there are
important distinctions between these two types of housing.
When people call in, it’s important to determine which type
of senior housing they are looking for and best suits their
needs. In order to live in an Independent Living community,
like Acacia Village, an individual must be able to take care
of himself without additional assistance. When someone calls
or visits looking for Assisted Living we usually start out by
asking a series of questions to determine if Acacia Village will
be a good fit. For example, we’ll ask people if they are able to
take care of their own personal needs. Are they able to dress
themselves and take care of their own hygiene? Are they able
to administer and keep track of their own medications? It’s
very important for everyone to know that we don’t provide
any medical services at Acacia Village.
If folks call looking for Independent Living we might
ask if they are getting tired of the upkeep on their current
home. Would they like to have more free time to pursue their
interests? Are they interested in making new friends? Would
they appreciate not having to cook every meal? If they answer
yes, then they might want to explore the Acacia Village lifestyle
a little more.
At Acacia Village we encourage folks to make this move
while they can really enjoy the way of life we offer. I often tell
people it’s better to make this move five years too early than
five minutes too late. If they wait until there is a crisis, then
chances are they might need a higher level of care.
Studies show that people who live in an independent
residential community, such as Acacia Village, age more
successfully than their peers and they maintain their
independence for a much longer period of time. This is due to
a variety of factors that we call components of healthy living.
The first is physical activity. We’ve all heard the phrase “use
it or lose it.” At Acacia Village the residents can choose from
a variety of wellness classes including yoga, Tai Chi and water
fitness, plus they can walk inside during inclement weather
and enjoy the walking trails on our beautiful 400+-acre campus
during the spring, summer and fall. We also have a wellness
center complete with fitness equipment and an indoor pool,
spa and sauna.
The second component is social interaction. Living here is
like being part of a tightly knit small town. We have several
clubs and groups including book clubs and chorus. Residents
also get together for coffee on Wednesday afternoons and
for cocktails on Friday before dinner. We also have multiple
rooms where our folks can host small and large gatherings.
Whether they want to host fifteen people for dinner or host a
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large anniversary celebration, it’s easy to arrange.
Number three on the list is cognitive stimulation. Acacia
Village neighbors get together for weekly trivia and card
games. They enjoy on-site lectures and presentations. Others
enjoy putting jigsaw puzzles together, while others work on the
“Acacia Village Voices,” our community newsletter. Movies are
shown regularly in our theater and we have over four thousand
books available in the library. Some of our residents even
facilitate educational classes for their neighbors.
The final component of healthy living is spiritual fulfillment.
We offer transportation to Tompkins Chapel on our Masonic
Care Community campus and other area churches on Sunday.
Several Acacia Village residents also travel to the MCC Health
Pavilion on Tuesdays for a Catholic Mass. We have a group
that also gets together each week for bible study. At Acacia
Village neighbors love to help each other and they find that
to be very fulfilling, also. Others are busy volunteering in the
community.
Independent Living provides active adults more
independence than living at home because it frees them from
the bulk of household chores and maintenance. Residents
come and go as they please. They are welcome to have family
and friends come and visit. They can entertain and cook in
their own apartment or treat their guests to a meal in the café
or dining room. Small dogs and cats that fit the pet policy
are at home here, too. Overnight guests are welcome to stay
in a resident’s apartment or they can book a modest room on
campus based on availability. Our residents can participate in
many activities or none at all.
Acacia Village is strictly a rental community so there is
no large up-front entrance fee, as you might find at other
Independent Living Communities. Please call us so we can
answer any questions you may have. Better yet, come and
visit. When you do, talk to people who live here; you’ll find
that most of them will say they wish they had moved here
sooner. If you’d like to learn more about the Acacia Village
lifestyle contact us at 1-800-593-3353. Take a video tour on
our website at www.acaciavillageny.com.
“Way of Life”
SUMMER 2016
GRAND MASTER’S
FAMILY DAY AT WEST POINT
Saturday, September 10, 2016
Army vs. Rice
(Limited to 200 tickets)
Tickets: $30.00
Parking: $15.00 (per car)
Parking: $25.00 (per bus)
Get your order in early!
We will be Tailgating in
PARKING AREA “H”
Arrive early for good parking spot. Maps will be provided with your tickets.
(Bring your own food and drinks.)
*(Subject to change)
Parade of Cadets on the Plain
*9:00 a.m.
Football Game starting Time:
*12:00 p.m.
(Buses provided to game & parade)
All ticket orders must be sent with check to:
Charlie Catapano
2410 Farmers Ave. #1
Bellmore, NY 11710
Phone: 516/314-8156 and e-mail: [email protected]
Checks made payable to: Grand Lodge of New York
Cutoff Date with Money - August 5, 2016
SUMMER 2016
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Years of Service
86 Years
0487 Normal
Arthur T. Long
76 years
0097 Renovation
Lloyd F. Cliff
0139 Milnor
Wilbur M. McCormick
0161 Erie
John E. Paplow
0729 Anchor-Astoria
Jack Leopold
0827 Harlem Valley
Lawrence E. Stark
85 years
84 years
0063 Wantagh Morton
C Richard Gunzer
83 years
0487 Normal
Nicholas Choyce Sr
75 years
0295 Cataract
Willis J. Mather
74 years
0020 Mount Moriah
Cyril H. Hermele
0176 Salem Town
Harold W. Axton
0922 Amos-Fort Greene
Arthur Sanders
0923 Tadmor
Louis H. Eickhoff
1022 Emulation
Norman Johnson
0107 North Star
Robert G. Hubbell
0224 Oriental-Faxton
William Pritchard
0565 Guiding Star-Angle
Robert A. Shawn
0611 St. Johnsville
Michael F. Mancusi
0682 Nunda Station
Duane A. Wolf
0684 Berne
Frank W. Warner
0774 Lansing
Victor R. Lewis
0913 Heights
Donald K. Smith
1114 Nathan Strauss
Leonard Litwin
72 years
0051 Fidelity
Donald Ellis Gibson
0107 North Star
Carlton G. Van Ornum
0120 Hamilton
Edwin F. Riedel
0173 Monroe
Robert A. Ellis
0389 Margaretville
Lester A. Rosa
0404 Constellation
Fletcher Parker
0406 Humanity
Reginald Wagmaker
0473 White Plains
Leonard W. Schlichting
0479 Boyd
Henry Huson
0575 Olive
Wilbur R. Renskers
0755 Savona
Ray J. Faucett
0843 Star Of The East
Charles H. Ryan
0956 Spartan
Frank B. Wigley
1174 Schenectady
Robert C. McCartney
80 years
0586 Island City
William T. Johnston
73 years
0010 Kingston
Robert A. Shultis
0167 Bainbridge-Afton
Frank A. Doolittle
0180 Hiram
Fred H. Hale Jr
0320 Union Star
Charles B. Swartz
0486 Goldenrule
Clermont McKinley
Eugene K. Nemoytin
0541 Brasher
Wesley E. Kingsley Jr
0613 Wellston
Harold F. White
0915 Beukendaal
Elbert J. Weller
Milton Radutzky
71 years
0009 Unity
Kenneth E. Brooker
0023
Hancock-Dirigo-Adelphi
Bernard I. Chenkin
0195 Franklin
Albert E. Hornby
0255 Living Stone
H. Albert Koerner
0470 Cortlandville
George W. Samson
0533 Round Hill
Charles Winston Loudon
0588 Carpenter-Emanuel
Jack Trainer
0634 Scotia
James Lowell Kopper
1003 Orawaupum
Lionel Weinstein
1065 Justinian
Morton Ingram
0362 Valatie
Lars C. Johnson
0374 Monumental
Claude W. Potts Jr
0379 Oakland
Norman O. Smith
0412 Hoffman
Robert J. Tyrrell
0455 Newport
Ernest J. Darrow
0466 Oneonta
James G. St John
0473 White Plains
William F. Young
0501 Syracuse
Robert E. Osborne
0535 Americus
Roy A. Christen
0539 Fayette
Lewis H. Kime
0548 Laurens
Harold E. Rogers
0554 Working
Harold E. Bedford
0557 James M. Austin
George E. Story
John W. Burt
0611 St. Johnsville
Carleton F. Rider
Laverne E. Weaver
70 years
0022 Unity Lodge
Robert C. Shaw
0044 Evening Star
Andrew Campbell
0075 Evening Star
George A. Pearson
0085 Bethlehem
Marvin Crystal
0087 Van Rensselaer
James M. Handford
Kenneth H. Near
0109 Valley-Simes
James A. Reitz
0145 Mount Moriah
William E. Schobeck
38
0157 Trumansburg
Kermit Leonard
0160 Seneca River
Bruce C. Dunham
0161 Erie
Stuart F. Osborne
0165 Miles
J Howard Wynn
0172 Chaumont
Medford W.
Schnauber
0178 Cornerstone
Seymour Dember
0181 Little Falls
David J. Champion
0217 Gouverneur
Hilliard G. Seaker
0219 Summit
H Allen Kolpien
0230 Wellsville
John J. Rigas
0265 Speedsville-Newark
Valley
Marvin V. Mcneil
0283 Beacon
Herbert N. Bryant
0297 Alexandria
Richard R. Macsherry
0341 Clyde
Roland C. Hurlburt
“Way of Life”
SUMMER 2016
70 years continues
0615 Youngstown
Wilbert J. Mariner Jr
0626 Franklinville Urania
William Neil Hunt
0627 Wallkill
David C. Lustig Jr
0646 Red Jacket
John K. Hall
0664 Amicable
Robert H. Brown
0722 Fame
John Rehbach
0751 La Universal
Hilario R. Iturbe
0776 Reliance
George Kenneth Ginter
Frank William Zimmer
0787 Gasport
Floyd Chaplin
0794 Mount Defiance
Walter A. Clarke
0796 Dolgeville
Arthur Knapp
Richard G. Schuyler
0805 Corinthian Temple
Vernon E. Collier
0826 Sutherland
Edward O. Helwig
0839 Athelstane
Ernest P. Cassis
0863 Dunwoodie
Norman Finkelstein
0892 Queensboro
Warren J. Rockwell
0915 Beukendaal
Leroy H. Flesher
0919 Dante
Peter J. Girardi
0950 Konosioni
Richard D. Bean
0970 Johnson City
Edward G. Ott
0549 Warsaw
William E. Jenkins
0575 Gibsonburg
John Clayton Callihan
0575 Olive
Tunis H. Clawson
0580 Glen Cove
Francis L. Uhlendorf
0581 Winfield
James C. Steenbergh
David Elias
0647
Aurora Grata-Day Star
Edwin D. Wood
0659 Otselic Valley
Lawrence D. Harvey
0687 Oswegatchie
Roger M. Petrie
0698 Herder
William P. Foltmer
0702 Westchester
John A. Moriarity
0713 Social
Langford W. Dobbins
0714 Wieland
William G. Pfeil
0716 Hobasco
Frank N. Reynolds
0729 Anchor-Astoria
James G. McCann
0778 Livonia
C. Acker Smith
0795 Point Of Light
Harlow K. Abbott
0799 Oriskany
Richard C. Wood
0806 Matinecock
Theodore V. Summers Jr
0837 Hesperus
Donald G. Hart
0839 Athelstane
Donald F. Liebert
0842 Transportation
George F. Manthey
0846 Buffalo-Lakeland
Bruce F. Hawkes
0849 North Woods
Albert W. Brussel
John P. Hall
Theodore L. Harwood
Willard L. Payne
0855
Paumanok-Port Washington
Edward George Mcilhenny
0863 Dunwoodie
Richard S. Watt
0879 Charles W. Cushman
Richard H. Eisenhauer
0880 Bredablick
Clyde H. Stagner
Jack D. Van Meter
0882 Yonkers
Arthur E. Nichols Jr
0890 Joshua
Robert Bloomberg
Leonard Taubenblatt
0890 Pilgrim
Morton J. Koplo
0911 Master Builder
Thomas A. Hughes
0936 Kilwinning-Sunset
George P B Outzen
0942
Fraternity-Dunderberg
Leonard Brown
0944 University
Barden Conroe
0956 Spartan
Martin A. Olsen
65 years
0013
Apollo-King Solomon’s
Stanley F. Peak
0019 Midwood Fortitude
Arthur W. Hagstrom
0020 Mount Moriah
Elliot Dorfman
0023
Hancock-Dirigo-Adelphi
Martin Burger
0063 Wantagh Morton
James A. Munday
0085 Bethlehem
Edwin H. Sperber
0095 Union-Cooley
Robert R. Lutz
0103 Rising Sun
Samuel Sid Gordon
0128
Ogdensburgh-Acacian
Dean A. Pearson
0130 Port Byron
Elmer Kilmer Jr
Robert Rude
0132 Niagara Frontier
Gordon M. Grant
0144 Hiram
Robert G. Minnoe
0145 Mount Moriah
Donald M. Englestad
0149 Au Sable River
Robert L. Bennett
0154 Wakan-Hubbard
Harold F. Connor
0163 ERAC
Clarence J. Vanderzell Jr.
0165 Boonville-Uriel
C Lee Fickbohm
0166 Forest
John F. Hadden
0167 Bainbridge-Afton
Seward G. Gilbert
0178 Cornerstone
Robert S. Tobias
0201 Genesis
Robert W. Smith
0217 Gouverneur
John M. Scozzafava
John M. Haynes
Robert K. Wittman
0238 Orient
David E. Hodge
0252
Enchanted Mountains
Richard H. Hausknecht
0284 Heritage
Jerry L. Giacomini
0285 George Washington
Charles H. Wahler Jr
0287 Continental
Alfred T. Behrens Jr
0295 Cataract
Charles R. Perry
0302 Norwich
Wilson P. Bailey
0304 Schiller
Siegfried Karl Harisch
0305
Fayetteville Central City
Earl W. Scofield Jr
0312 Capital City
Kenneth W. Padgett
H Lester Wendell
0333 Westbrook
Carlton L. Wanzo
0335 Widow’s Son
Peter F. Fingar
William M. Mesick
0349 Peconic
James F. Homan
0377 Rushville
Donald E. Palmatier
0394 Cobleskill
Edward Pavlic
0404 Constellation
Shelby G. Sliker
0413 West Star
Kenneth E. Kohlhagen
0417 Wadsworth
Frederick Gillespie
0426 Northfield
Frederick J. Halik
0434
Pleasantville Hiawatha
Charles William Coldwell
0438 Marathon
Harlow Abbott
0475 Batavia
Gordon R. Marsham
0478
South Dansville-Wayland
John O. Faulkner
0480 Webotuck
John F. Campbell
0514 Zion
Edwin D. Dickson
John K. Wakeman
0517 Frontier
Owens D. Grogan
0532 Monticello
Richard B. Gregory
0543 Triluminar
Francis R. Greene
0546
Jamaica Queens Village
Jerome E. Shaw
0548 Laurens
William W. Frone
SUMMER 2016
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65 years continues
0981 Amherst
William A. Skinner
0982 Woodhull
Earl C. Valder
011 Lodge Of Antiquity
George A. Jorgensen
0013
John K. Bailey
George Osganian
0014 Ancient Temple
William H. Mink Sr
Stanley Jaffe
0021 Washington
Robert P. Butler
0047 Utica
Forrest R Kelly
0049 Watertown
Norman R. Ahlheim
0054 Hayden Lodge
Joseph Clyde Miller
0055 Granville
Robert Stewart Mason
0056
Stewart Manor-St Albans
Donald E. Crow
Jack Rivlin
0063 Wantagh Morton
Walter H. Rucks
0070 Enterprise
Lyle Albert Sisson Jr
0075 Evening Star
George W. Moore Jr
0084 Amsterdam
George W English
0085 Bethlehem
Arthur Schiff
Clifford J. Scoons
0095 Union-Cooley
Lawrence D. Train
0118 Addison Union
Kenneth H. Ball
0124 Auburn
Ralph C. Best
Virgil H S Switzer
0127 Lake City
Leigh O. Holliday
40
1001 St. Marks-Philetus
Glenn N. Clark
1009 Service
Donald Victor
0128
Ogdensburgh-Acacian
Richard I. Ellis
0134 Lowville
Donald F. Virkler
0147 Warren
Richard C. Palmer
0154 Wakan-Hubbard
Sherwin Isaacs
Frank B. Mehlenbacher
Jack A. Milligan
0163 ERAC
Burton A. Ross
0172 Chaumont
Stewart B. Smith
0174 Theresa
Douglas C. Gleason
0178 Cornerstone
Joseph G. Brown Jr
0195 Franklin
Norman N. Christensen
0199 LaFayette
Franklin W. Saxton
0200 Thomas
Raymond Edwin Barton
0200 Garoga-Sincerity
Kenneth E. Pedersen
0201 Genesis
Vincent E. Graziosa
Douglas Miller
0203 Munn
Lawrence Clark
Stanley Roth
0205 Phoenix
Donald C. Natoli
0209 National
Philip H. Nelson
0211 Pocahontas
Kenneth K. Watkins
Wayne H. Smith
0232
King Solomon-Beethoven
Paul Pops
1016 Floral Park
John M. Kern Jr
1041 Brotherhood
Ralph Cohen
Theodore Newler
1057 Springfield Gardens
Leo Kagan
William H. Kramer
1066 Harry S Truman
Murray H. Warschauer
1111 West Seneca
Wilfred P. Becker
1126
South Shore-Long Beach
Gerald J. Rappoport
60 years
0240 Highland Park
Gordon W. Hipko
0252
Enchanted Mountains
Jack R. Sutley
0252 Mt. View
John O. Thompson
0262 Phoenix
William H. Good
0266 Poughkeepsie
Sterling B. Bishop
0267 Fort Edward
Malcolm L. Ogden Sr
0270 Oneida
Charles W. Meakin
0297 Alexandria
William H. Plimpton III
0298 Fish House
Gary C. Montanye
0301 Dunkirk-Irondequoit
Frank C. Haugh
0305
Wesley K. Lane
Paul B. Ostergaard
0306 Cuba-Friendship
George F. Francis
0320 Union Star
Rodney R. Rittenhouse
Richard John Spangenberg
0334 Cherry Valley
Ralph L. Bailey
0343 Rondout
Melvin Mones
0359 Randolph
Donald Frink
0364 Horseheads Old Oak
Herbert E. Marshall
0391 Salem
Frederick H. Sweet
0399 Maine
Robert R. Hart
0402 Crescent
John Aarnio
0412 Hoffman
John A. Goldstein
John S. Volpe Jr
0413 West Star
Richard C. Sikes
0419 Arcade
John P. Bleistein
Louis C. Domes
0438 Marathon
Robert C. Bird
LaVerne Dann
Marlin R. White
0442 Windsor
Charles D. La Barre
0445 Cassia
Harvey Chertok
0458 Shekomeko
Herbert Redl
0463 Lamoka
John Robert Allen
Edson N. Howell
0466 Oneonta
Fred G. Hickein
0472 Dryden
Herman Lunn Wilcox
0476 Fairport-Flower City
Stanley M. Friedman
Leonard S. Simon
0487 Normal
Thomas Mamalis
0501 Liverpool Syracuse
Russell J. De Laubell
Frederick H. Wyker
0508 Herschel-Argyle
Gerald I. Morehouse
0517 Frontier
Charles G. Cheyne
Owen L. Murray
0520 Crossroads
Robert O. Maud
0521 Liberty
Bruce W. Denman
0527 Akron
A. Gregory “Gutgsell”, Jr.
0531 Fultonville
John A. Brookman
0532 Monticello
Lawson Rutherford
0533 Round Hill
William Forster
0546
Jamaica Queens Village
Robert N. Jaeger
John P. Selda
0568 St. Cecile
Alan Login
0586 Island City
George E. Duke
William J. Rooney
Eugene S. Fried
Burt Rose
Otto Salmon
Kenneth A. Schwindt
0589 Naurashank
A J. Harrington
0604
Girard Perfect Ashlar
Jack J. Rozenberg
0611 St. Johnsville
Fred Wagner
0616 Cazenovia
Charles L. Davis
0645 Riverhead
B John Ross
0647
Aurora Grata-Day Star
Anthony T. Arlis
0648 Memorial
Charles F. LaRonde
Ronald W. Robinson
0650 Amboy-Republican
Elston M. Ecker
0653 John Jay
Frank Cartin
Mark A. Goldman
0660 Rochester
Wesley J. Beard
“Way of Life”
SUMMER 2016
60 years continues
0664 Amicable
Donald C. Cantwell
Russell B. Myers
0682 Nunda Station
Donald L. Thompson
0689 What Cheer
Ernest Leon Labrake
0694 Blazing Star
Edward J. Thrun
0699 Harmonie
Robert Lee Coe Jr
0701 Beacon Light
Malcolm E. Vroom
0705 Acacian
John H. Wilson
0716 Hobasco
Joseph Lowell Patterson
0722 Fame
Gerald E. Trega
0729 Anchor-Astoria
Raymond N. Palmer
0738 Mizpah
Rudolph L. Scherer
0751 La Universal
Ramon Rodriguez
0755 Savona
Henry W. Morse
0757 Silver
Harry M. Haubert
0776 Reliance
Benedict Ernest Matheis
0784 King Hiram
John T. Cowell
0788 Fortune
Edward J. Wood
0806 Matinecock
George R. Keene
0808
Guiding Light-Olympia
Lawrence B. Klein
0820 On Da Wa
Lewis O. Slocum Jr
0827 Harlem Valley
Derek T. King
0834 Lake Placid
Donald G. Edgley
0839 Athelstane
Murray Harris Kaplowitz
Sam Weinberger
0842 Transportation
James E. Baer
Joseph G. Streamer Jr
0859 Collabergh-Radium
Ernest R. Frutiger
0867 Damascus
Tommy N. Oliver
0890 Joshua
Wilfred Greenberg
Michael J. Weinberger
0917 IMA
Edward Berk
Herbert Lapchin
Stanley J. Zeitz
Edward Tager
0944 University
Frank Nania
0948
Perseverance-Suburban
Joseph Krasner
0958 Moriah
Leslie M. Rudolph
0966 Jesse L Cooley
Robert C. Readel
0969 Craftsman Robertson
Bernie Kolacki
0977 Amityville
Murney E. Lewis Jr
0985 Mineola
Robert A. Kuhn
Warren Rowlands
Gerard C. Wuttke
0992 Hollis
Frank Padavan
1009 Service City Geba
Charles Adler
Maurice M. Berger
Howard F. Gordon
1037 Victoria Sea Gate
Charles Salzhauer
1055 Vernon
Charles H. Milling
Lester H. Albers
Edward L. Clogston
1068
James W. Husted-Fiat Lux
Irwin J. Silberman
Frank Tornone
1088
Charlotte-Corinthian
John L. Grosshans
1118
Lodge Of The United Services
Capt Robert A. Biller
James T. Hixson
1122 Fallsburg
Harold Diamond
Norman Nosenchuck
1132 Kenmore
John R. Van Son
1136 Sleepy Hollow
Ronald Herbst
1174 Schenectady
Dominick J. DiNola
1175 Fellowship
John J. Basile Sr
Donald G. Vannatter
0195 Franklin
Stephan E. Le Moine
F Lee Walters
Glen D. Webster
0203 Munn
Edwin Kletzel
0211 Pocahontas
Bernard R. Horle
0219 Summit
Benjamin A.
Sharman
Allen F. Bonapart
C William Hoke
0240 Washington
Philip R. Diefenbach
0241 Harmony
Martin H. Shore
0247 Tonawanda
Erhard Moeller
0250 Willard Sylvan Grove
William F. Bowen
0258 Macedonia
Francis W. Shields
0270 Oneida
Bernard Eugene Ranz
0273 Francis Lewis
Hans Mense
Alfred E. Urban Jr
0275 Doric Sylvan Grove
George Noroian
0276 Mohawk Valley
William V. Crim
0284 Heritage
William Thomas
Hind
0289 St Andrews
George T. Yamada
0292 Parish United
Donald R. Hill
0294 Canandaigua
Donald A. Stanton
0302 Norwich
George Burgess Jr
0304 Schiller
Herbert Friedrich
55 years
0003 Mount Vernon
James Joseph Finke
0005 Masters
Clark Baldwin
Daggett
0006 St. George’s
David Lawrence
Monroe
0010 Kingston
Robert A. Lasher
George H. Swart
Robert Elliot
Thompson
0034 Courtlandt
Ralph E. Irving
0044 Evening Star
Arthur R. Carr Jr
0055 Granville
William Paul Wright
0060 Suffolk
Walter C Parsons
0063 Wantagh Morton
Warren Eric Lellbach
Frank Harold Rowan
0065 Morning Star
Robert Pfitzenmaier
0073 Lockport
John F. Collins
Thomas A. Goodwin
0075 Evening Star
Kenneth H. Deitcher
0083 Newark
Donald L. Pfromer
0084 Amsterdam
Martin A. Hanna
0095 Union-Cooley
Charles Raymond
Shepardson
0098 Columbia
Frederick W. Freidel
0109 Valley-Simes
Richard B Lippincott
0114 Union
George R. Starr
0115 Phoenix
Warren Collier
0120 Hamilton
M. Bruce Prindle
0131 Myrtle-Jefferson
Robert W. Bradley
0134 Lowville
William R. Hirschey
Lawson M. Virkler
0136 Mexico
Arthur J. Babcock
0138 Otsego
F Robert Simmons
0145 Mount Moriah
Jack C. Sandstrom
0149 Au Sable River
William Lowell
Thwaits
0150 Sauquoit
Richard S. Owens
0152 Hanover
Richard Leroy
Bradigan
0159 Pultneyville
Glenn R. Haugh
Robert N. Hopkins
Kenneth Vandewalle
0163 ERAC
Ivan R. Sanzel
SUMMER 2016
41
55 years continues
0305
Grant Edward Talbot Jr
Jerry Faulkner
0309 Hudson River
Linford Amalo Snyder Jr
0333 Westbrook
Charles R. Banker
0358 Queen CityChristopher G. Fox
Edwin H. Schneider
0368 Croton
John R. Saxelby
0375 Niagara
Clifford A. Gauda
0392 Sodus
Eugene A. DeWispelaere
0395 Amber
Eli R. Sochia
Edward H. Warren
0397 Ivy
E. William Whittaker
0399 Maine
Richard John Misulich
0403
Commonwealth-Greenpoint
John Wilkes
0415 Pulaski
William G. Farrington
Walter W. Smith
0417 Wadsworth
Charles E. Morris
Charles G. Wolz Jr
0425 Warrensburgh
Wolfgang R. Schumacher
0426 Northfield
Leon Lawrence Behnke
0437 Wamponamon
Barry L. Vaughn
0445 Cassia
Solomon D. Hoffman
Saul Horne
0464 Downsville
Arthur N. Horton
Bernard Nocella
0466 Oneonta
Donald A. Fowler
0468 Catskill
Irwin Schloss
Richard Schloss
42
0475 Batavia
Donald N. Boyce
0487 Normal
Collins E. Osburn
0491 Schoharie Valley
Eugene W. Dietz
0501 Liverpool Syracuse
Alfred S. Leblang
0517 Frontier
Lyle L. Cook
0520 Crossroads
Warren E. Barth
0521 Liberty
Eugene L. Doetsch
0526 Henrietta
Robert Warren Knorr
0533 Round Hill
Nelson E. Johns
0541 Brasher
Carl B. Goodrich
0551 Ransomville
Douglas J. Harrington
William L. Helwig
Joseph D. Whitt
0553 Farmers
Carl F. Higgins
James L. Mayne
0554 Working
Herbert C. West
0555 Diamond Thistle
Edward W. Faulhaber
0565 Guiding Star-Angle
John Bernard Cassidy
0575 Olive
Garry Leroy Davis
William Arthur Rossiter
0582 Wawarsing
Robert C. Judson
0589 Naurashank
Richard J. Evans
Richard Alan Nozell Sr
0590 Rose
Kenneth L Clum
0612 Hillsdale
Frederick W. Hennig
0622 Central Square
Donald Francis Dixon
0627 Wallkill
Donald Manning Broas
Gerald Edmond Broas
Walton Willson Ribbecke
0634 Scotia
Maurice B. Deschler
0639 Somerset
Rodney G. Stroyan
0648 Memorial
John J. Cooper
Merwin J. Giddings
Gordon W. Knapp
0680 Victor
Samuel J. Miller Jr
0694 Blazing Star
Gordon Earl Offhaus
0699 Harmonie
David S. Tiftickjian
0701 Beacon Light
Herbert Leroy Degroot
0703 Gavel-Trowel
Steven Zuckermann
0710 Ridgewood
Richard F. Tiedemann
0711 Cornerstone
Ramon F. Alzamora
0738 Mizpah
Edward M. Bellemare Jr
George D. Campbell
0750 Shakespeare
Nicholas Ferraro
0751 La Universal
Antonio Goncalves
0753 Justice
Paul Sosnick
0755 Savona
James C. Allen
0757 Silver
Theodore James Welch
0765 Von Mensch
Lothar Burkhardt
Hans Joachim Pohlmann
0766 Occidental
John W. Evans
0774 Lansing
George D. Isaac
John R. Moravec
0776 Reliance
Walter L. Palmer
0785 Niagara River Lodge
Dale H. Ellsworth
Otto Hurst
0787 Gasport
Robert Goodenough
0793 Babylon
William Dalgarno
0799 Oriskany
Daniel Steven Rieben
Kenneth C. Rieben
Lawrence S. Rieben
0804 Moreno Valley
William Grebinar
0808
Guiding Light-Olympia
Stephen R. Ostrow
0818 Melrose
William Orlo Davis
Alan H. Hooker
Richard S. Sortore
0819 Composite
Bert N. Price
0822 Lynbrook-Massapequa
William P. Hackett
0830 Eunice
Arnold Edward Palmer
0835 Highland
Albert H. White
0839 Athelstane
Edwin F. Murdock Jr
William B. Steinbach
Herbert R. Berlin
0849 North Woods
Allen Lee Stripp
0854 Archimede-Roma
Salvatore Badalamenti
0859 Collabergh-Radium
Charles D. Kirstein
0863 Dunwoodie
Robert H. Woodward
0877 West Point
William Terry Kirkpatrick
0879 Charles W. Cushman
Bert W. Simon Jr
0896 Tully
Lynn Carleton Bloodgood
0904 Netherland
Marvin Harvey Kushnick
0911 Master Builder
J Peter Burr
0912 Great Kills
Richard E. Hagermann
Martin D. Kiefer
0917 IMA
Herbert Cantor
“Way of Life”
Robert S. Bressler
Anthony B. Hellman
0926 Marion
Max Albertson
0934
Joseph Warren-Gothic
Theodore Webb
0942
Fraternity-Dunderberg
Paul H. Eberlein
0948
Perseverance-Suburban
Norbert Schecter
0958 Moriah
Joseph L. Lee
0965 Geneva
John G. Wright
0968 Philo-Mount Sinai
Howard Alan Volpert
0970 Johnson City Unity
Thomas Lee Bushnell
0981 Amherst
Charles W. Walker
0985 Mineola
Thomas M. Tuckhorn
0992
Manetto Brook Hollis
Stephen J. Kolesar
1000 Publicity
Frederick Jonassen
1001 St. Marks-Philetus
Charles J. Mackey
Sheldon Ferber
1022 Emulation
Harold L. Meacham
1030 Larchmont
Raymond E. Hahn
Melvin Lubins
Arnold Marshel
1041 Brotherhood
Joseph Wisnicki
John E. Hassell
1068
Wilson Aboudi
1088 Charlotte
Robert Paul Kennedy
SUMMER 2016
55 years continues
1097 Alliance
Alan Curtis Cook
1107 Hastings
Thomas WG Robertson
1111 West Seneca
George E. Killian
1127 Smithtown
David C. Gluck
1129 Hellenic - Plato
William M. Spanakos
1132 Kenmore
Mathew Fords Roger
1138
Eggertsville-Grand Island
James H. Buterbaugh
1147 Carroll
David B. Wilcox
1153 Modin
Robert Daniel Stack
1154 Yorktown
Harry Karagozian
John Karagozian
1167 Sibelius
Henry E. Reinhardt
1174 Schenectady
Bartolo B. Conte
Lowell M. Hawes
1178 Great Valley
Charles A. Fluent
50 years
0001 St. John’s
Joseph J Bohrer
Louis Andre Mettey
0002
Independent Royal Arch
Wayne D. Mundy
0004 St. Patrick’s
Neil K. Empie
0008 Harmony
Robert E. Preston
0013
Richard H. Stefanazzi
0024 Uriel
William Bennett
0034 Courtlandt
Paul J. Kastuk
0044 Hornellsville
Stephen H. Conderman
0048 Ark
James H. Baldwin Jr
Robert Hallock
0060 Suffolk
Donald T Scholl Jr
0063 Wantagh Morton
Douglas T. Michalek
0066 Richmond Aquehonga
Donald G. Finkel
0079 Hamilton
Barton D. Leneker
0083 Newark
George E. Nichols
0085 Bethlehem
Edward W. Goldman
Arnold Proskin
0087 Van Rensselaer
S Robert Bennett
Robert G. Stark
0090 Franklin
Frederick Voehringer
0103 Rising Sun
Robert B. Ernewein
0111 St. Lawrence
Claude A. Palmer
0112 Steuben
Gary L. Waldo
0121 Queensbury
Paul G. White
0126 Eastern Light
Robert R. Geers
Glenn D. Shapley
0127 Lake City
Robert H. Wood
0128 Ogdensburgh-Acacian
John B. Kennedy Jr
0129 Sanger
Gilbert A. Kemp
0131 Myrtle-Jefferson
Donald M. Howell
0132 Niagara Frontier
Walter G. Greig
0134 Lowville
Frederick W. Carpenter
0136 Mexico
William F. Martin
0145 Mount Moriah
Walter R. Barker Jr
Donald C. Peterson
0147 Warren
A Robert Banker
0150 Sauquoit
John R. Christiansen
John H. Potter
0157 Trumansburg
Daniel I. Parrish
0159 Pultneyville
Jay A. Peters
0166 Forest
Joseph A. Bartelo
Herman K. Lasch
James E. Trabits
0168 Corning Painted Post
Hilton B. Champaign
0172 Chaumont
Leslie K. Comins
0173 Monroe
M. Donald Darrohn III
0182 Knickerbocker
Gerald Adelberg
Morton Weinstein
0195 Franklin
Enrique Castillo
0199 Harmony
Heinz Krause
0211 Pocahontas
Frederick L. Riegel
0219 Summit
Joseph R. Orton
0223 Roman-Hatheway
Lance Brian Broat
Wayne L. Allen
Francis A. Clarke Jr
Ronald F. Saville
0229 Oriona Grove
Max R. Smith
0230 Wellsville
Douglas E. Nicot
0231 Canastota
William M. Wilcox
0232
King Solomon-Beethoven
Marc Appelbaum
0240 Washington
Norman J. Wehrung
0241 Harmony
Hugh L. Ripton
0246 Arcana
David Choueka
0252 Enchanted Mountains
Cletus N. Rankin
William Barry Wasson
0259 Sisco
August F. Carlsson
Russell A. Lapine
0271
Chancellor Walworth
Nicholas D. Ziozis
0284 America
Ambrose R. Laverdi
Raymond M. Manuel
0287 Continental
Charles Disalvo
0303 Sylvan
Robert D. Lewis
0305
Paul E. Hiltbrand
Fred Fay Dean
Harry O. Minns
0309 Harvard
Dennis J. Haines
0323 Amity
Ronald J. Kucinski
0347 Clinton-Hampton
Lawrence H. Vallette
0351 Springville
Huston K. Myers
0356 United Brothers
Erich E. Hoyer
0364 Horseheads Old Oak
Gordon C. Samson
0365 Goshen
Erwin Demberg
Richard Mather
0375 Niagara
Joseph B. Bower Sr
0376 Ontario
Donald E. Sinclair Jr
0379 Oakland
John S. Coffey
0381 Huguenot
John Bilodeau
0383 Northern Aurora
Ford Gilbert Paddock
0389 Margaretville
Harold B. Roese
0392 Sodus
Duane E. Grinnell
Donald D. Johnson
0396 Deposit
Charles C. Proffitt
Clayton H. Warner Jr
0397 Ivy
George E. Farmer
0399 Maine
Leon R. Osborne
0404 Constellation
Cletis E. Shoup
0411 Candor
James R. Block
0414 Scriba
Carl L. Shaw Jr
0425 Warrensburgh
Harry R. Spahn
0426 Northfield
Laurimore P.
McConnell
Robert J. Ratliff
0434 Pleasantville
Hiawatha
Walter H. Anderson
Louis J. Canaras
0449 Manahatta
Richard Gondiosa
0458 Shekomeko
Russell Kilfoyle
Richard R. Moysey
Samuel H. Shaffer
0466 Oneonta
Francis Hinkley
0471 Tompkins
Edward K.
Woodhouse
0477 Wildwood
Richard H. Whitmarsh
0491 Schoharie Valley
William L. Doe
Bruce J. Palmatier
0494 Jephtha
Frank L. Nantista
0506 Rodman
Donald B. Shaw
SUMMER 2016
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0508 Herschel-Argyle
John D. Earl
0527 Akron
William F. Gilbert
Howard A. Sweet
0529 Mountain
Jens Sirset
0532 Monticello
Robert W. Breen
Clifford C. Horton
Stanley Tremper
0541 Brasher
Vincent E. Keckison
0542 Garibaldi
Joseph A. Peloso
0545 Copernicus
Richard Miller
0551 Ransomville
David E Shire
0555 Diamond Thistle
Dimitri Sywyk
0557 James M. Austin
Ronald A. Fisher
0564 Sandy Creek
Wendell W. Rowell
0575 Olive
William John Wiggers
0581 Winfield
Robert W. Armstrong
Robert W. Chase
0584 Ashlar
Thomas A. Little
Alan J. Berk
0589 Naurashank
Salvatore A. Arico
0615 Dominion
Roy M. Priestley
0619 Eagle
Richard N. Bohner
John R. Frost
0620
Clinton F. Paige-Berean
Richard H. Briggs
0622 Central Square
William T. Hegarty
44
0645 Riverhead
Robert P. Haller
James F. Jordan
0659 Otselic Valley
G Richard Dodge
0664 Amicable
Richard A. Alexander
0667 Churchville
Rolf W. Schelle
0672 William Farr
Charles Clayton Clark
0680 Victor
John T. Betts
William B. Betts
0691 Meridian
Alvin F. Sattler
0696 Peacock
David F. Crandall
0701 Beacon Light
James Nelson Glover Jr
0702 Westchester
Harold J. Engstrom
Jeffrey R. Shearman
0708 Kisco
Thomas G. Barclay
0711 Cornerstone
Angus Mackenzie
0722 Fame
Joseph C. Cere
Heinz Gunkel
Robert C. Thompson
0737 Guttenberg
William F. Sandmeyer
0740 Allemania
Hermann Bornemann
Walter G. Peter
Heie O. Simonsen
0740 Allemania
Conrad R. Sump
0741 Social Friendship
Allan C. Bedell
0750 Shakespeare
Stewart S. Gross
0779 Clio
Stephen L. Burritt
0784 King Hiram
Paul D. Corliss
0791 Livingston Manor
Theo D. Felter
0794 Mount Defiance
Michael Wm Brown
0796 Dolgeville
Harry J. Carter
0797 Seneca
William H. Schafer
0801 Sidney
James A. Barnhart
0805 Corinthian Temple
James W. Gisleson
0810 Urania
Donald H. Fegley
0813 Hebron
Bernard Rosenberg
0814 Sconondoa Sherrill
Robert W. Finch
0818 Melrose
Gary D. Hutchison
0819 Composite
Emanuel Klibaner
0822
Lynbrook-Massapequa
Robert C. Cox
0826 Sutherland
Richard A. Wilke
0839 Athelstane
Henry L. Morris
Bruce J. Moden
Peter A. Susi
Carl E. Swan
0854 Archimede-Roma
Gerald Joseph Anzalone
0855
Paumanok-Port Washington
Donald P. Wefer
0875 Hendrick Hudson
David S. Borm
0877 West Point
Conrad W. Flickenschild
Henry C. Flickenschild
0890 Joshua
Theodore Berkowitz
Martin Popick
0892 Queensboro
Franz Kraft
Robert R. Scherer
0915 Beukendaal
William J. Shultis
0923 Tadmor
Robert W. Loch
0934
Joseph Warren-Gothic
Neil H. Berke
0944 University
Guy Henry Banta
0950 Konosioni
Harrison R. Homer
0958 Moriah
Eugene Cohen
Marshall Rockford
0974 Sea & Field #3
Richard B. Broyles
0975 Bethpage
Herbert M. Brunson Jr
Oskar G. Danielson
0977 Amityville
Howard E. Lawson
0992
Manetto Brook Hollis
John C. Barth
Richard Broadman
1022 Emulation
Kenneth W. Dotzour
1035 Samaritan-Eternal
Bennet Silver
Lawrence M. Simms
Robert E. Urowsky
Alexander E. Fisher
Joel S. Fishkind
1043 Bay Shore
Erich Hoffmann
William C. Jara
Michael A. Rerecich
1066 Harry S Truman
Arthur Eaton
1068
Martin H. Zuckerman
“Way of Life”
1071 Potunk
William G. Armstrong
James E. Downs
1088 Charlotte-corinthian
Harvey R. Butts
Victor L. Gundrum
1101 Parthenon
Stylianos L. Coutsodontis
1107 Hastings
Michael P. Skok
1122 Fallsburg
Barry M. Feldman
Irwin R. Gitlin
1126
South Shore-Long Beach
Alan L. Bloch
1127 Smithtown
William K. Hamilton
1130 La Guardia
Radcliffe D. Johnston
1132 Kenmore
Richard C. Atkinson
William S. Miller
1143 Valley Stream
Clarence F. Sanford
1147 Carroll
David F. Anderson
Milton G. Smith
Jerald L. Weber
1154 Yorktown
William W. Geis Jr
1174 Schenectady
Richard M. King
Norman R. Olsen
1176 Cornerstone
Arthur J. Reid
1179 Millennium
Lawrence Earl College
Robert Dennis Gervan
Norman L. Schneider
1180 Drumlin Square
Leonard E. Clark
1902 New York No. 2
Abdulkader Kabbani
1905 Suleiman No. 5
Majeed Habib Chammas
SUMMER 2016
DATES TO REMEMBER
(Photo by W Stephen Park, DSA)
North Woods Raises
new Master Masons
First row (l-r): Brother Frank Franchard, Roman Hathaway 223; WM Carl Klossner;
Brother Tim Brennan; RW Andrew Getty, DDGM, Second Oneida;
Brother Jim Blanchard; Brother Edmund Girtler, Jr.; Brother Theodore Riehle, Jr.
Second row (l-r): SW Wayne Beckingham; W Albert Brussel, DSA;
Brother Adam Junod, Roman Hathaway 223; Brother Scot Gaffney;
Brother Justin Masters; Brother Larry Ventura.
Third row (l-r): Brother Dean Pohl, DSA; W Tom Cooper, Eden Lodge 477,
Eden, Indiana; Brother Jim Pohl; Brother Tory Dunn; Brother Doug Clark;
Brother Joe Stefanko, Jr.; Brother Thomas Smedley, DSA;
and Brother Thomas Beckingham.
N
orth Woods Lodge 849 Raised two Master Masons on Thursday, March 3 in
the Lodge room at North Woods Community Center in Old Forge, New
York. The candidates, before undertaking the Degree, proved their proficiency
in the presence of their Brothers by answering the necessary questions from the
Fellowcraft Degree. Two Brothers from Roman Hathaway 223 and a visiting
Brother from Eden Lodge 477, Eden, Indiana enjoyed the evening and helped
fill in as craftsmen.
JUNE 2016
5 4th Manhattan Dist. Philippine
Independence Day Parade – NYC
6Idaho Night – James W. Husted –
Fiat Lux Lodge 1068 - NYC
7Fraternity Dunderberg Lodge 942 –
100th Anniversary Rededication –
Tarrytown, NY
12Schenevus Valley Lodge 592 –
Schenevus, NY
17Erie Districts Joint Apron Presentation –
Hamburg, NY
18Forest Lodge 166 – 200th Anniversary
Rededication – Dunkirk, NY
24 – 25St. John’s Weekend – Utica, NY
26EAP Scholarship Presentations –
Utica, NY 1 p.m.
29 Cattaraugus – Chautauqua – Allegany
Districts Joint Apron Presentation –
Olean, NY
JULY 2016
Schenectady, NY 12 p.m.
Syracuse, NY 5 p.m.
Rochester, NY 12 p.m.
Buffalo, NY 5 p.m.
NYC 12 p.m.
July 28 – Aug. 1 GM’s Cruise to St. Johns, N.B.
AUGUST 2016
6 GM Day at Camp Turk
11Niagara-Orleans District Homecoming &
Apron Presentations – Lockport, NY
14 Philanthropic Lodge 164 –
Camden, NY
20St. Patrick’s Lodge 4 – 250th Anniversary
Rededication – Johnstown, NY
26 – 28 Grand Line Meetings at Camp Turk
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SUMMER 2016
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From the Grand Lecturer
RW richard j. kessler,
Grand Lecturer
[email protected]
T
his past year the various lectures of the Entered Apprentice
Degree were covered in the Grand Lecturer Conventions.
As the year progressed it was evident that much time was
spent on the esoteric and philosophical meaning of the Apron
Presentation. This encouraged me to more fully cover this
very momentous instance in a Mason’s life. I hope that this
extended explanation encourages you to continue your search
for Light.
When you were initiated you were ceremonially presented
with the lambskin or white leather apron. In ancient times, it
was believed that everything in the universe was composed of
combinations of the four basic elements: earth, air, fire and
water. It is interesting to note that the traditional symbols
of these four elements are contained on the Master Mason’s
apron: earth is represented by the rectangular base of the
apron, air is represented by the color of light blue contained in
the trim, fire is represented by a triangle with the apex pointed
up and water is represented by a triangle with its apex pointed
down in the same manner as the apron’s flap. This is a further
reminder of the universal nature of Freemasonry. Even though
in New York State, our aprons are pure white, the reference to
the light blue trim is pertinent to the importance of the apron.
The rectangular shape of the apron teaches us certain lessons.
The four right angles teach purity, truth, sincerity and honesty,
which are the generally accepted foundations of morality. The
four sides of the rectangle represent the four cardinal virtues of
Temperance, Fortitude, Prudence and Justice.
The triangular nature of the flap is interesting for several
reasons. First, the triangle is the ancient symbol of the Deity
in many religions. The apex pointed downward can be taken
to denote the watchfulness of the Deity and the descent of
benevolence and knowledge to created matter, or man. It is
also a reminder of the generally accepted threefold nature of
the Deity.
The five exposed angles of the apron when worn are
emblematical of the five points of fellowship. The three angles
of the triangle, the five exposed angles of the worn apron, and
the sum of the four sides of the rectangle and the three sides of
the triangle being seven gives us a reference to the three, five
and seven steps of the flight of winding stairs to the Middle
Chamber. This of course brings to mind our three Grand
Masters, the three Degrees, the five orders of architecture,
the five senses of human nature and the seven liberal arts and
sciences.
Finally, may you ever wear this apron with pride, and rest
assured: if you never disgrace this apron, it will never disgrace
you. Much of this information was available on many Masonic
websites.
Q. In the opening of Lodge, who is exempt from giving the
password to the Deacons?
A. The Worshipful Master, Senior and Junior Wardens,
Treasurer and Secretary are exempt when they are in their
proper places in Lodge. In addition, all current Grand
Line Officers and Permanent Members are exempt when
sitting in the East.
Q. Who of the officers of a Lodge must be present at a Grand
Lecturer’s Convention in order to qualify for the Howard
Potts Award?
A. The Worshipful Master, Senior and Junior Wardens,
Senior and Junior Deacons and Senior and Junior Masters
of Ceremony must be in attendance.
Q. One of my appointed officers has moved out of the area.
Can I qualify for the Potts Award with the remaining six
officers?
A. No. You as Worshipful Master can appoint and install
a replacement for the officer who left the area. With his
attendance at the Grand Lecturer’s Convention, with
the other six officers, you can then qualify for the Potts
Award.
Q. Our Lodge is located near the border of another jurisdiction
where the age to join the Fraternity is 18 years. Is he able
to visit and participate in our Lodge communication?
A. Yes, any member of a Grand Lodge with which our Grand
Lodge enjoys fraternal relations may be admitted, as long
as he can prove his membership, usually with a dues card.
The 18-year-old issue has been eliminated. At the 235th
Annual Communication of Grand Lodge on May 3,
2016, the vote to allow 18-year-olds to join the Fraternity
was passed.
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SUMMER 2016
Grand Master’s Day at Camp Turk
August 6, 2016
Have you ever been to Camp Turk? Well now is the time to come! Bring your family and friends and
future campers to Camp Turk. You are all cordially and fraternally invited to join with Grand Master
Jeffrey M. Williamson at Grand Master’s Day at Camp Turk, which is hosted by the Camp Turk
Committee.
This year’s fun-filled Grand Master’s Day will take place Saturday, August 6, 2016. This is during the
girl’s camping season.
This is an excellent opportunity to visit and observe activities at one of the jewels of Grand Lodge.
We would like to have you bring some children who will be able to attend camp in the near future
so they can see the camp and become familiar with the camp programs. You will notice the steady
improvements to the camp grounds, buildings and the variety of programs offered to the campers,
thanks to the Trustees, the generosity of the New York State Masons and the Camp Turk staff. The
Committee hopes you will take this opportunity to see for yourself what a great and magnificent place
Camp Turk has become.
RESERVATIONS are a MUST!
315/392-2081 or email [email protected]
NOTES FOR VISITORS
No dogs allowed
No smoking allowed
Grand Master’s Day at Camp Turk
August 6, 2016
Schedule of Events
11:00 a.m.
Guests arrive
12:30 p.m.
Barbecue (everyone is welcome)
*Please remember to make a reservation
1:30 p.m.
Carnival on the Athletic Field: Games,
face painting, sackraces, dunking booth, etc.
4 p.m.
Guests leave
SUMMER 2016
47
Grand Lodge of New York’s
2016 Grand Master’s Cruise to Canada from NYC
July 28 - August 1, 2016 onboard Carnival Sunshine
Join the Grand Master as we sail on a voyage to visit
our neighbors to the north. Relax on this four-night,
fun-filled adventure onboard Carnival Sunshine from
New York City.
Explore the cobblestone streets of picturesque St.
John, New Brunswick and its rich nautical history. Or
venture to the Bay of Fundy where you may even sight
a whale or two!
By joining the Grand Master’s Cruise, you will be
among Brothers, families and friends, and you will
enjoy exclusive events and amenities available for
the Grand Master’s group only! In addition, for every
cabin booked in our group, JPS At Your Leisure Travel
will make a donation to support the residents of Wiley
Hall, part of the Masonic Care Community.
Date Port/City
Itinerary
Activity Arrival Depart
July 28 New York, NY
July 29 Fun Day at Sea
Cruising
July 30 St. John, NB
Docked 8:00am
July 31Fun Day at Sea
Cruising
Aug 1 New York, NY
Docked 8:00am
4:00pm
6:00pm
For more information and to make your
reservation, contact:
Judi Stern
JPS At Your Leisure Travel
[email protected] 917/692-3806
Pricing*
Inside staterooms starting at: Ocean view staterooms starting at:
Balcony staterooms starting at: $662 pp
$732 pp
$852 pp
• *Prices are per person based on double occupancy
and include cruise fare and all taxes and fees.
• Prices quoted are based on availability at time of
booking.
• Additional stateroom categories, single and third/
fourth party rates are subject to availability at time
of booking.
• A $150 per person deposit is due at time of booking.
• Final payment is due May 20, 2016.
• Insurance is additional and strongly recommended.
• Airfare and pre/post cruise packages are available
upon request.
Masonic Cruises support Masonic causes!

MW Jeffrey M. WilliaMson Grand Master of the Grand lodGe of free

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