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August 19, 2005 Brethren: The next stated communication of Ideal Lodge No. 367, will be on Wednesday, August 24, 2005. At this meeting we will conduct an Entered Apprentice Degree after the regular business meeting. ALSO THIS MONTH on Wednesday, August 31st we will be hosting the Eighteenth Masonic District Meeting at our Lodge Hall. It should be no problem to get the Traveling Gavel Award this time, since it is in our own back yard! Please try to attend this meeting so that we can at-least get the Traveling Gavel once this year. Thanks in advance Brothers. Since we are so close to next month, September 14 & 28, 2005 will be our next months’ meeting nights. Regular business will be conducted at the Sept 14th meeting with another Entered Apprentice Degree to be conducted! And an OPEN HOUSE for PAST MASTERS NIGHT on Sept. 28th. Your family and friends are invited to this function. On this night we honor our Past Masters, in thanks for all their hard work and dedication to the Lodge. If not for them, our Lodge may not be in existence, or may not have the tranquility we enjoy today! As usual we will have plenty of food and drink for all who attend. Come and enjoy YOUR LODGE ACTIVITIES. ☺ MASTER’S
MESSAGE: Brethren, we have almost completed the year’s activities! Only two functions left this year! Host the District Meeting and an Open House for Past Masters Night. I would like to have as many Brothers present at the District Meeting and also as many visitors present, as possible, at the Open House function. I will need some help planning the meals for the Open House and we will discuss that at the first meeting of the month. Plan now to invite your family and close friends, so that we have a nice turnout. Show them your Lodge and all the members that make up your Lodge. After a short presentation to the Past Masters present, we will dine on some delicious super. If you have children, feel free to bring them to the Lodge too. REPORT
ON PREVIOUS MEETINGS: Most
of our meetings have been mostly business meetings and we have not had any
degree work most of the year. We
have been having approximately 9 to 12 Brothers at the meetings each month.
The last two meetings we voted on two men that were accepted into our
Lodge and we have the Degrees scheduled above.
Please come out and enjoy the meetings with us.
Joseph Revolta, P.M. has been coming to the meetings lately.
He is still in a wheel chair and does not speak, however he lets us
know what he thinks and makes us understand what he wants too.
J
CONGRATULATIONS!!! ARMANDO
KRISTOPHER PEREZ JR. WARDEN ------------------------------------- RICKY LAYNE SMALLWOODJR.
DEACON At
our June 22, 2005 meeting, we had to fill the Jr. Warden’s Chair Ideal Lodge No. 367 now has two more young Officers that will attend and support the Lodge! Missed
Or Past Masonic Birthdays!! BROTHERS RAISED IN JUNE & JULYRUDOLPH W. MAYER, JR., P.M. – 06/11/1968 – 37 Years a MasonMICKEY
WILLIAM PENA – 06/23/1999 – 6 Years a Mason RONALD
S. LALLY – 06/27/1969 – 36 Years a Mason BOBBY DALE SONNIER, SR. - 07/10/2002 - 3 Years a MasonSALVADOR
J. TORTORICH, JR. - 07/11/01 - 4 Years a Mason GEORGE
JOSEPH LUPO, JR. P.M. - 07/20/77 - 28 Years a Mason KEITHFORD
JOHN FORBES - 07/23/82 - 23 Years a Mason August
& September Masonic Birthdays!! RICHARD
RAY DODSON - 08/28/81 - 24 Years a Mason MARTIN
THOMAS DAY - 09/10/54 - 51 Years a Mason JAMES
M. MC ARTHUR, P.M.
- 09/12/91 - 14 Years a
Mason ROBERT
ALLDEN BACHE, JR. - 09/19/94 - 11
Years a Mason GEORGE
MELVIN FAULKNER, P.M. - 09/19/94 - 11
Years a Mason BROTHERS BORN IN JUNE, JULY, AUGUST & SEPTEMBER!! DAVID
EUGENE SNYDER – June 18 ZACH
T. STANBOROUGH, P.M. – June 26 RUDOLPH
W. MAYER, JR., P.M. - July 2 MARTIN THOMAS DAY - August 4KEITHFORD
JOHN FORBES - August 30 LANCE
GERARD BUSH - September 5 JAMES
M. MC ARTHUR, III, P.M.
- September 14 CAPT.
RALPH A. MC DONALD, P.M.
- September 28
RELIEF: Joseph
Revolta, PM is doing about the same, however someone that is really
working with him daily and he may soon be able to get around better.
She is also working on his writing skills too; therefore he may be able
to communicate soon too! That
would be GREAT!! Wayne
Lee, PM is doing well, however he has trouble keeping other drivers away
from his motorcycle. He has had
several accidents on his Harley Davison.
The last one, the lady knocked him down in the parking lot at the
Chalmette Post Office! He
suffered a broken noise and some cracked ribs.
:-( Capt
Ralph McDonald, PM is still under doctor’s treatment for some of his
problems. He has not been able to
make many meetings, however he stated that he will try to make more soon.
Bobby
Sonnier, S.W. stated that he has problems with his peripheral vision and it
probably will be permanent, due to a light stroke that he suffered while in
the hospital last month. Secretary’s
Note: Well
we have all but one (1) dues paid for 2005!
Next month I will be receiving dues cards for the year of 2006!
Please start thinking about paying your dues early this year, as the
Lodge needs all the funds due the Lodge, because it has been a long time since
any fundraisers were had. Our checkbook is looking low and needs a boost.
ALSO, PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS LETTER IS SENT BY E-MAIL TO NINETEEN (19) MASONS AND THEY WILL NOT GET THE MAILED VERSION. THIS HELPS KEEP THE COST OF POSTAGE DOWN AND ALSO PROVIDES THE NEWSLETTER TO THEM, TWO DAYS EARLIER!! IF YOU HAVE AN E-MAIL ADDRESS, PLEASE PROVIDE IT TO: "skipperez@bellsouth.net". THANKS!!
Coming Events: Wednesday, August 31st - Eighteenth Masonic District Lodge Meeting at Ideal Lodge No. 367. Dinner will be at 6:30 p.m. and the meeting will be at 7:30 p.m. Please plan to attend, we may win the Traveling Gavel Award! It should be no problem to get the Traveling Gavel Award this time, since it is in our own back yard! Please try to attend this meeting so that we can at-least get the Traveling Gavel once this year. Thanks in advance Brothers.
Wednesday, September 14th - Entered Apprentice Degree after the Regular Business Meeting. All Master Masons, Fellow Crafts and Entered Apprentice Degree Masons are invited to this meeting. F.C. & E.A. Degree Masons, have someone with you to vouch for you!
Wednesday, September 28th - Open House/Past Masters Night. Bring your family and friends for a great night out and some home cooked food. Your family and friends are invited to this function. On this night we honor our Past Masters, in thanks for all their hard work and dedication to the Lodge. If not for them, our Lodge may not be in existence, or may not have the tranquility we enjoy today! As usual we will have plenty of food and drink for all who attend. Come and enjoy YOUR LODGE ACTIVITIES.
Wednesday, November 8, 2005 will be our Election of Officers. Brothers you should be there for this annual important election, as these Brothers that are elected on this night will be running your Lodge for the next several years! If you sit home, don't complain about who is elected on this night!
Wednesday, December 14, 2005 will be our Open Installation of Officers for the Year of 2006! This is a joyous occasion for the Officers that are just coming into their Chairs for the ensuing year. You should be there to see them installed into their Office and share the delight of these fine officers.
Please mark your calendars with the above dates!! Ideal Lodge Home Page: http://www.oocities.org/ideallodge367/ Coming
Events: http://www.oocities.org/ideallodge367/ Officers
Page: http://www.oocities.org/ideallodge367/ If any
brother would like to author into this communication, or have a tidbit of
information to relate, please contact me or one of the officers.
I will alert the Master of the Lodge for approval and it will be
included in the next correspondence.
( Any brother who knows of a member not attending Lodge meetings, due to no transportation, please inform one of the officers and we will attempt to have a brother from their area of the city, provide transportation to and from the meetings. Fraternally Yours, Armando "Skip" Perez, Sec., DGL 18th Ideal Lodge No. 367 F. & A.M
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