FUN, FUN WORK PARTYS
The first work party in many months was held on Feb. 3 and the enthusiastic
workers got a good start on much needed repairs. Brothers Donald Freeze,
Warren Hawthorne along with his son John, Wilson Revelle, Glen Cupit,
Ian Cairns and I put in a good day’s work and laid the ground work
for future work parties. The 2nd work party was held on Feb 24 and was
very well attended. Because of the robust work effort by brothers Melvin
Mims, Andy Mims, Wilson Revelle, Ian Cairns, Warren Hawthorne and son
John, Beryl Jacobs and son Rusty, our custodian Ken Cox and I about 90%
of the sheet rock hanging is now completed. We plan on subbing out floating,
texturing and painting. Bro. Eldred Gilmore and wife Althea stopped by
and gave moral support and promised to buy lunch. Another work party,
hosted by Dante Lodge, is scheduled for Thursday March 1. The lodge is
starting to shape up and all should come see it and support the repairs
in any manner possible. ___
The latest arm chair plaque reads:
IN MEMORY OF
BRO. STANLEY SCHEXNAYDRE
1928 – 2005
Purchased by Bro. Glen Schexnaydre.
After doing a little post Katrina research on attendance
I’ve realized that attendance is down - but not too alarmingly all
things considered. There are a lot of new faces looking for wisdom. What
is alarming is the number of brothers that have moved away as a direct
result of Katrina. Ten Brothers no longer live in the New Orleans area
because of the storm. Their attendance ranged from rarely missing a meeting
to hardly ever attending. The point is - we miss you – and it is
the tragedy of our time but life goes on. All of these brothers still
support in any manner they can. Jerry Embree, for instance, is now in
Orlando but you can be assured that when he performs close to New Orleans
he will be here if there is any way possible, Bro. Vince Vance goes the
distance to attend when ever possible. Our Master commutes from Cape Canaveral
for meetings and other business and plans on always having a New Orleans
presence. Bro. Pat Cox drives from Lacombe to our meetings when he could
go right down the street to another lodge. To many others the distance
is just too great. Please help keeping the torch burning brightly, commit
to attending as many meetings annually as possible and support your lodge
in any manner you can.
LETTERS
Bro. Eldred Gilmore writes:
Brothers,
“Dedication”, to set apart for special purposes, to devote.
Dedication is what was present when visiting the lodge work detail on
Saturday, Feb. 24, 2007. Usually a work detail of volunteers consists
of familiar faces. It is understood, for one reason or another, that all
brothers, at times, are unable to answer the call-for-help. Ordinarily,
at a given call-for-help a few lodge elders, unable to do physical labor,
will show up in support to the effort. Support is a valued synonym to
dedication as they just about mean the same.
Our beloved lodge, as any other organization requires this dedication
and support from its members in order to survive. Bro. Gilmore included
a check with this letter to purchase lunch for the workers at the party.
Thanks,
Bro. Gilmore.
Bro. Vince Vance writes:
Who I am as a Mason
I am proud to be a Mason and belong to the oldest and largest fraternal
organization in the world. I am one of more than two million Freemasons
just in North America. Our brothers in my lodge represent almost every
occupation and profession, yet within our Fraternity, all of us meet as
equals. Though we come from diverse political and religious ideologies,
we all meet as friends. We share a few simple, though profound beliefs
in common: we all believe in God and are patriots to our country.
Many of America's founding fathers were Freemasons: Thirteen signers of
the Constitution & fourteen Presidents of the United States, including
George Washington and Benjamin Franklin, were Masons. Though sometimes
we have differences, we meet together in peace. And we always try to conduct
our affairs in harmony and friendship. Sometimes we disagree, but we always
call each other "Brother." The greatest men among us are only
men... imperfect beings created by God. But the best, try to rise above
our imperfections and find light even in darkness.
My greatest 3 moments as a Mason: (1.) when Andy Mims led me through my
initiation at my E.A. degree, (2.) when Klaus Kueck heard my recitation,(3.)
when I was raised to the esteemed degree of Master Mason.
I am proud to be a perpetual member of Germania Lodge #46 New Orleans
LA.
I am Vince Vance - Composer, Entertainer, Musician & Master Mason.
AN EMAIL FROM BRO. MARK DORSEY
Brother Joe,
I am sorry I have been so hard to get in touch with. My time in Missouri
is very hectic. There is no lodge in the area here (at least none that
isn't mobile). I hope the lodge is doing well and that the tornado I saw
today on the news did not hurt anyone or anything in our fraternity.
I will keep in touch as I am told more about my future. Right now there
are a lot of possibilities as to where I will go and what I will do. I'm
assigned to the 173rd Airborne (SKY SOLDIERS!)...and as of now I'm deploying
to either Iraq or Afghanistan this summer. Sapper school begins in late
march, and I'm trying to secure Ranger school after that.
Please send my love to the brotherhood.
Regards,
MSD
Brothers, let this be a reminder to never fail to remember our troops
in your prayers.
Bro. Mark, we are extremely proud of you and all of our troops - please
stay out of harms way.
MURPHY'S OTHER 15 LAWS
1. Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright
until you hear them speak.
2. A fine is a tax for doing wrong. A tax is a fine for doing well.
3. He, who laughs last, thinks slowest.
4. A day without sunshine is like, well . . . night.
5. Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.
6. Those who live by the sword get shot by those who don't.
7. Nothing is foolproof to a sufficiently talented fool.
8. The 50-50-90 rule: Anytime you have a 50-50 chance of getting something
right, there's a 90% probability you'll get it wrong.
9. It is said that if you line up all the cars in the world end-to-end,
someone would be stupid enough to try to pass them.
10. If the shoe fits, get another one just like it.
11. The things that come to those that wait, may be the things left by
those, who got there first.
12. Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day.
Teach a man to fish and he will sit in a boat all day drinking beer.
13. Flashlight: A case for holding dead batteries.
14. The shin bone is a device for finding furniture.
15. When you go into court, you are putting yourself in the hands of twelve
people, who weren't smart enough to get out of jury duty.
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