Shiloh Lodge #327September 1998 Trestleboard
Shiloh Lodge #327
September 1998
Trestleboard
From the East
Phew! Another month gone already?! Scott, look out .. your year is fast approaching!
Before I forget, please note that I have a new home phone number, 596-9774. No, we haven’t moved, just added a phone line and made our old number Becky’s business line. You can still get us at either number, I just won’t check her machine for messages so it will take longer to get to me.
A brief update on the building renovations. The parking lot has been re-surfaced and expanded, so come on out and take a look. September 30th would be a great time and it just happens to be the Ladies at the Table dinner. See the blurb other side of page and get your reservations in now!
Would you or someone you know be willing to act as Secretary for the Lodge? Don Benskin has done a super job as Secretary but can not continue after this year. All of us, and myself especially, really appreciate Don helping us out this year .. Thank You Don! We would like to get someone started immediately to begin learning the ropes, so please let me know of anyone possibly interested.
I would like to thank everyone who weren’t scared off by the rain and came out to our Family Picnic. It was a real good time had by all present. I especially
want to thank Rick Benson for his preparations (though he was unable to attend due to a funeral) and Todd Simpson who stepped up and helped out that night. What teamwork!
Fraternally Yours,
Paul D. Rutherford
Worshipful Master-1998
DUTY
"Every crime against our laws, every sin against decency and morality, every sharp practice against square dealing in business, is a serious reflection on the Masonic Lodge, in the neighborhood in which it is committed. Masonry should not take the pure principles of morality and preserve them in the walled up seclusion of lodge halls, like as we preserve fruit and vegetables and keep them in dark cellars for our own use; but our lodges and our lives should be as lighthouses, blazing out the truths of right living, to bless the community, state and nation, in which we have our being." (Milton Winham, P.G.M., Arkansas).
Box Dinner Auction
Bethel #69, Job’s
Daughter’s
Wednesday, October 7th
6:00 p.m.
Just prior to Business Meeting
Everyone had such a great time at the last one earlier this year, we decided for an encore! Come help support the Job’s Daughter’s and have fun at the same time. We will need a count by Sept. 30th, so please RSVP to Paul Rutherford at
397-1178 (day) or 596-9774 (evening).
Ladies at the Table
Wednesday, September
23rd
6:00 p.m.
at Shiloh Lodge
This is a very fun evening for the Brethren and their ladies. If you have not been to one, you really should come out and experience it. This ceremony is a way for a Lodge to honor and give respect to the Mason’s Wife, Widow, Daughter, Mother, etc., and consists of a dinner followed by a series of formal toasts (using wine or non-alcoholic juice, your choice).
Dinner will be a buffet style of
Roast Beef, Chicken, Mashed Potatoes & Rice.
Cost is $10.00 per person, payable prior or at the door.
Call Dave Sharp at 348-1400 (day)
or 491-3405 (evening) for reservations.
We must have a final count by Friday, September 25th, so don’t delay!
2nd
Annual Come get the
“full skinny” on what is happening in Masonry in Nebraska.
Mark your calendars, full details in next
Tresleboard.
Grandmaster’s
Breakfast
Friday, October 23, 1998
at the
Omaha Home for Boys
Dining Hall
Misc.
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In Error ... last month I incorrectly stated that Phil Lorenzen had colon surgery over the summer, when in fact it was prostate surgery. I am, however, still pleased to report that the surgery was a success and he is doing well. Sorry, Phil!
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We were all glad to see Jim Riley at the family picnic last month! Jim is fighting strong against MS and can use all our thoughts, prayers and support.
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Our condolences to Teresa Benson and her family on the death of her grandmother at the end of August.
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We would like to provide support to our brethren in times of distress and celebrate with them in times of gladness.
Please immediately inform any of your lodge officers of such information regarding yourself or a brother.
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If you have not yet paid your dues for 1998, you are delinquent and will be automatically suspended as of September 30th. Please mail your payment today.
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Did You Know that ...
anyone can be a part of the Builder’s Club? They meet every other Wednesday and would welcome your contribution. P.S., you don't need to be handy with tools to help out ... call Dale Nelson for details.
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