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Volume 11 Issue 2

Visit us on the web:      February 2010

http://www.whitemountain3.org

Happy Birthday

Harold B. Benjamin

George T. Colgate

Harold V. Comerford

Eric Ecklund

Allen D. Kennedy

James Malott Jr.

Jack Martyn

George Maslovar

Henry Parmley

Kenneth C. Ramsey

Albert L. Sanders

Kimble B. Shows


Masonic Birthday

David Garnett(33)

Bill Greenen(11)

Allen Kennedy(17)

Milton Kramer(33)

James Malott Jr.(64)

Earl "Ed" Warner(5)

James Webb(32)






Masonic Deaths



To all Americans who have given the supreme sacrifice for our Country.

February Schedule

9th

9am – Coffee & Donuts

10am – Lodge Stated Meeting

12pm – Sweetheart Luncheon


March Schedule

13th

9am – Coffee & Donuts

10am – Lodge Stated Meeting


18-20

Grand Lodge of New Mexico


Sickness and Distress

Frank Sheppard

Dave Porter

Ben McGowen

Robert Brisbin (DDGM/DDGL)


FROM THE EAST

My Brothers,

Wow! What a month we have had, both good and bad. Good news first, we have two new Master Masons in our lodge, Brother Tim Humprey and Brother Forrest Hammer. Congratulations to both of them. We had to cancel the original date due all that white stuff that descended upon Globe on the 20th. We rescheduled for the following week and I want to say that everyone stepped up and took a part. We had some Brothers who had commitments that day and could not make it so we had to improvise. All in all, it turned out good. It certainly was a day that they will never forget.

On the not so good note, we had some roof problems that cause some damage to the ceiling in the dining room. The Trustees took care of it in short order with the assistance of a Brother from Phoenix who oversaw the repairs. We needed some work on the roof including repair and recoating of the roof. We had a water pipe to the cooler also break which will need repaired before summer. The repairs did not come cheap but I was surprised that it wasn't much more. If anyone would like to donate to our building fund, it would be greatly appreciated. Please send any donations to Brother Secretary and note that it's for the building fund.

On the 9th, we performed three 1st Degrees on candidates from Scottsdale #43. They came in mass to support the courtesy work. One of the candidates was Brother Ken Stone's grandson. Mis-communications led us to believe that Brother Ken was coming but that was not the case. His grandson has requested to get his 3rd degree at White Mountain, even though Brother Ken will not be able to come due to hip surgery and will not be able to travel for some time. Keep Brother Ken in your prayers for a speedy recovery.

This month is our Sweetheart luncheon and all wives are invited and encouraged to come. As usual, Brother Dore' has been collecting some nice door prizes for the ladies.

I travel a lot in my work with General Dynamics and I've been able to attend lodges in New Hampshire and Massachusetts and even attend 1st degrees in both. They don't get visitors to often from Arizona and as usual they treat me very well. It always interesting to see the work of other jurisdictions and I may borrow some things that I think might add something without changing the ritual.

Search for the Charter coming up. Still no firm date but say tuned.

Hope to see all in Lodge on the 13th and for those who can not attend, have a safe month, and please let us know if you need some assistance.

God Bless,

Bill Greenen, Master


Secretary's Desk

Grand Lodge Scholarship
Applications for the 2010-2011 Grand Lodge Scholarships are now available from Paul J Dore, secretary, announces; the Worshipful Master elect William
Greenen. The deadline for completing the application -- along with other required documents -- is March 1, 2010. The completed application and with other
documents are to be submitted to the Lodge Secretary by that date.
Applications must meet one of the following criteria: be the son, daughter, grandson, or granddaughter of an Arizona Master Mason, or be an Arizona
member (or an Arizona senior/majority member) of DeMolay, Rainbow for Girls or Job's Daughters.  Applicants must be single, planning to attend an
Arizona public university or community college.


2010 Officers

Worshipful Master Bill Greenen, KYCH (480-510-4241)

Senior Warden     Earl Warner (928-425-7715)

Junior Warden      Fred Marquardt   (602-575-4946)

Secretary            Paul Dore' Sr, KYCH (928-425-2891 )

Treasurer            Scott Teichrow, PM (928-425-8293)

Senior Deacon    Jerry Dubois (928-595-2386)

Junior Deacon    Art Salcido Jr.(928-402-8242)

Chaplain           Ralph Gerhardt, PM

Marshall            Harold Benjamin, PM

Senior Steward   Dell Long 520-297-7656

Junior Steward   Howard Billingsley, KYCH (928-472-9354)

Tyler                  Doug Skowron, KYCH

Trustees:

Ralph Gerhardt, PM, 2014

Howard Billingsley, KYCH,  2013

Earl Warner                   2012   

Robert Gillette, PM        2011

Harold Benjamin, PM,    2010  


 

O.E.S. #8 Luncheon

February 13th

China Taste

 Sweetheart Luncheon





Committees

Public Schools - Ed Warner 

Widows - Ed Warner

Education - W. Howard Billingsley

By-Laws - MW Oscar Lyon Jr.

Membership - WB. Doug Skowron

Community Events - Art Salcido

“Search For The Charter” - TBD

Meeting Calendar 2010

Feb

3 - OES #8

13 - WM #3

Mar

3 - OES #8

13 - WM #3

Apr

7 - OES #8

10 - WM #3

May

5 - OES #8

8 - WM #3

Jun

2 - OES #8

12 - WM #3


Awards Presentation this Saturday




Something to Think About

    Mehr Licht!

    More Light!

    Number 263 – February 01, 2010

    Dear Masonic Student,

    Below is an article written by Brother Albert Mackey, which I thought you would like to see. - Ed

    The Design of Solomon's Temple

    When Solomon had matured his design of a. temple to be consecrated to the Most High, he found it impossible to carry that design into execution without foreign assistance. The Hebrew nation, constantly struggling for its material existence, and just rising to the condition of a civilized people, had made little proficiency in
    science and architecture, and especially the ornamental arts. There were few artificers and no architects in Judea. Solomon, consequently, applied to Hiram, King of Tyre, for assistance, and that monarch sent him a company of Tyrian architects, under the superintendence of Hiram Abif, by whom the temple was erected. It was an oblong stone building, 150 feet in length, and 105 in width. On three sides were corridors, rising above each other to the height of three stories, and containing rooms, in which were preserved the holy utensils and treasures. The fourth, or front side was open, and was
    ornamented with a portico ten cubits in width, supported by two brazen pillars - Jachin and Boaz.

    The interior was divided into the most holy place, or oracle, 20 cubits long, which contained the ark of the covenant, and was separated by a curtain, or veil, from the sanctuary or holy place, in which were the golden candlestick, the table of the shew bread, and the altar of incense. The walls of both apartments, and the roof and ceiling of the most holy place, were overlaid with woodwork, skillfully carved. None but the High‑Priest was permitted to enter the latter, and only the priests, devoted to the temple service, the former.

    The temple was surrounded by an inner court, which contained the altar of burnt offering, the brazen sea and lavers, and such instruments and utensils as were used in the sacrifices which, as well as the prayers, were offered here. Colonnades, with brazen gates, separated this court of the priests from the outer court, which was likewise surrounded by a wall.

    This celebrated temple certainly reflected honor on the builders of that age. It was begun on the 2d day of the month Zif, corresponding with the 21st of April, in the year of the world 2992, or 1012 years before the Christian era, and was completed in little more than seven years, on the 8th day of the month Sul, or the 23rd of October, in the year 2999, during which period no sound of axe, hammer or other metallic tool was heard, everything having been cut and prepared in the quarries or on Mount Lebanon, and brought, properly carved, marked and numbered, to Jerusalem, where they were fitted in by means of wooden mauls. So of Freemasonry, it has always been the boast that its members perfect the work of edification by quiet and orderly
    methods, "without the hammer of contention, the axe of division, or any tool of mischief."

    The excellency of the Craft in the days of our Grand Master Solomon was so great, that, although the materials were prepared so far off, when they were put together at Jerusalem, each piece fitted with such exactness that it appeared more like the work of the Great Architect of the Universe than of human hands. The temple retained its pristine splendor but thirty three years, when it was plundered by Shishak, King of Egypt. After this period it underwent sundry profanations and pillages, and was at length utterly destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylon, A. M. 3416, B. C. 588, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem carried as captives to Babylon.

    Words to live by: "Civilization is the lamb's skin in which barbarism masquerades. " Thomas B. Aldrich, 1836-1907, American Writer,
    Editor


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