As Brother Masons we know that

one of our pillars is the pillar of

charity. Many times, we as Broth-

ers contribute in so many ways to

our communities that often we

don’t realize the gestures of these

charities and they may from time

to time go unnoticed. It could be

something so simple as helping

our neighbors with their lawns,

helping an individual with their

groceries, going over to help re-

pair something at someone’s

house or giving an individual a

ride to the doctors. In our Febru-

ary Trestleboard we had recognized Brother Christian Morti-

more for his charitable work in Honduras. This month we

would like to recognize another member of our Lodge that his

nature of his work is to help people. Many of you may have

seen him in Lodge at our meetings arriving right from work in

his work attire and would know him as Brother Dr. Joe. Our

Out in the community

Raised Master Mason

On November

17th, 2018

Brother John

Tyrba was

raised to the

sublime degree

of a Master

Mason. Please

congratulate

him and welcome our newly raised Master

Mason. We our excited about Brother Tryba

being a member of this Lodge and look for-

ward to seeing him be an active member. He

is also looking forward to participating in our

line of officers as well.

Punta Gorda Lodge No.115

Chartered January 21, 1890

Newsletter Date : March 2018 Volume 128, Issue 3

Trestleboard

Special points of

interest:

• Out in the community

• Raised Brother

• PM Presentation

• Let there Be Light

• March Birthday’s

• Child ID Festival

Inside this issue:

From the East 2

From the West 2

From the South 2

Secretary's

Desk

3

Chaplin’s

Corner

3

Let there be

Light

4

Surrounding

Area Lodges

5

Past Master Recognition

Worshipful Master Steve Rizza had

the honors of presenting Past Mas-

ter Jonas Seda with a Past Masters

Apron donated from the Lodge for

the dedication of his year in 2017.

We thank you for your continued

sup-

port

for the

Craft

and for

the

Frater-

nity.

Brother Dr. Joseph Ravid. M.D.

has been a member of Punta Gorda

Lodge No. 115 since 2012 and

currently has a practice named

Gulf View Medical Institute locat-

ed in Punta Gorda. He was born in

New York and began his medical

field in NYC as an EMS

(Emergency Medical Services).

Brother Joe continued his progres-

sion in the medical field which

eventually lead him to his current

practice and field of medicine.

Establishing himself in the Punta

Gorda area he has been instrumen-

tal in not only being a dedicated

member and Brother to those of

Punta Gorda Lodge but, also to his

community. Brother Joe had been

recognized and featured in the

Charlotte Sun for his dedication to

Continued on page 6

G reetings Brothers, the month of March is here, and I am glad to see Spring right

around the corner. As Spring is a symbol of rebirth and life, let us all reflect on our lives and improve ourselves to the fullest. Use this symbolic time to make ourselves better and divest our

spiritual temples of “the vices and superfluities of life, thereby fitting our minds as living stones for that spiritual building”. Take time to reflect and make that change in your life or achieve that goal you have al-ways wanted to achieve, because you are the Master Builder of your own spiritual temple with-in. I am proud to announce

Brother John Tryba as our newly raised Master Mason and I have no doubts that he will make a great addition to our Lodge. March 1st will be a regular Stat-ed Communication and March 15th will be changed to a Called Communication to confer the EA degree upon two candidates who are anxiously waiting to be initiated. We are having our Child ID festival on March 24th at our Lodge and any Brother willing to help, please let us know ASAP because we must provide a list to Grand Lodge and make sure that everyone’s background checks are up to date. Brothers, please help me in distributing our donation flyers to local stores and business to help us save money on charita-ble expenses. The flyer pro-

vides information regarding who we are, what we do, and how their donations will greatly help us in our charitable endeavors within the community. I also need some Brothers to step up and help organize an event or picnic. Whether it be a family picnic or a horseshoe tourna-ment etc., I would love to see any Brother organize an event. You will have the full support and assistance of me and my Officers. Do not only rely on the Officers to organize events or functions, any Brother can organize one. You may even find this very rewarding for yourself and it would also be a tremendous help to the Officers and for the continued grow of our Lodge! Worshipful Master Steve Rizza

memorable degree, without you it would have not been possible. As far as an update on the building activities, the locks have been changed and those bodies that were needed to be informed about the change have been made aware. The inspections for backflow and fire certifica-tions that were required have been completed for this year. We have all the neces-sary materials to replace the

T hings are going well so far, would like to bring by congratulating Bro.

Tryba on his raising and welcome him to the line as our Junior Stewart. The hard work of all the Worshipful Masters payed off the de-gree as it was executed beautifully. I want to extend a special thank you to all the visiting Brethren who not only joined us but partici-pated in making this a very

cones at entrance of the Lodge driveway with a sign and chain. Lastly, some of our Brothers are going through challenging times, lets pray for their relief and be there for them with an open mind and a kind heart should they need us. So mote it be. Junior Warden Sean Williamson

From the East

From the South

From the West gree for a couple upcoming candidates. Please make sure give brother Charlie Mooney some praise for all the hard work and organization he's doing for the Child ID happen-ing at our lodge Saturday, March 24th. As a reminder, we have a gun raffle that is guaran-teed to be a huge reward to the lucky ticket holder. The chance to win 2, Yes I said TWO beau-tiful guns for only $10.00 per ticket. It only takes one ticket to win, so hurry and buy as many tickets as your chances will increases; get them while they last, we only have a limited

amount of tickets. Continue to check your emails and our web-site and or check with any of the officers to keep up with all the activities. Brother PM Seda is working very hard in our tech end of things and if you want an ad placed in our trestleboard please contact any of the officers so we can get the info to Brother Seda. Lastly and very important, dues need to be paid and our Brother Secretary Ron George is working very hard to be at the lodge as much as possible for your assistance. Thank you and sincerely, Brother Senior Warden David Summers

I would like to take a mi-nute to thank all those that came together for Brother John Tryba's Sublime

Master Mason Degree. It went very well and was an honor for our Worshipful Master to allow me the privilege to sit in the East. Several visiting Brothers were very impressed how well we did and assisted each other the entire degree and several stated it was the best degree they have ever been to. Thanks again for all the hard work from everyone. We are now practic-ing an Entered Apprentice De-

Page 2 Trestleboard

“Be the master of

your own spiritual

temple within.”

H ere we are into 2018 already and your Lodge offic-ers and several

other Brothers are working hard to make us one of the best Lodges in our district, if not the best. As we all know this only takes up some of our time and effort. But as we also know, many is better than a few when it comes to degree work and other projects around the Lodge. Brothers, what I'm trying to confer to you is we need more help and commitment from you as a Brothers of this Lodge. I

know myself that there are times when we have other commitments and are unable to fully indulge ourselves into Lodge. But I also know it's unfair to those Brothers who are working hard to keep our Lodge up and running for "ALL' of us. We would not have a Lodge to go to if it were not for a few dedicated Brothers doing their best for all of us. I know after going through the complete list of Brothers from our Lodge, the majority of our membership live in the Punta Gorda and Port Charlotte area. I also

know that there are reasons for not being able to attend Lodge on a regular basis (i.e. poor health, age, unable to drive at night, etc.) we can all understand and agree upon those circumstances. All we are asking from Brothers is a little more dedication and time from those of you that can spare it, so our Lodge will continue to grow and prosper. On February 17th we raised

to the sublime degree of Mas-

ter Mason, Bro. John Tryba.

He has already taken a posi-

tion in the Lodge as our new

what he is called by differ-ent religions or languages. This is an im-portant time of year for all of us and it is especially important for us to carry our acceptance of different beliefs outside our lodge. We need to show respect to all mankind, because God only sees the good or bad in us and doesn’t care how we worship him or

B rothers, as spring ap-proaches so do a number of

religious holidays. Our Christian brothers are pre-paring for the Easter holi-days, our Jewish brothers prepare for Pass-over, as well as Muslims prepare for Ramadan. As Masons we accept all brothers who believe in God, the Great Architect of the Universe no matter

what we call him. Go in peace my brothers and celebrate the reli-gious days that are com-ing Fraternally, Chaplin David Naples

Secretary’s Desk

Chaplin’s Corner

event so if you are able to

attend please do so. We have

an EA degree coming up at

our next meeting for Roger

McCallum who is our recent

candidate, hope to see Broth-

ers in attendance. We also

have several Brothers that are

looking to join our Lodge as

new members, Robert John-

sen was from California and

is a Master Mason and cur-

rently resides in Port Char-

Jr. Stewart. This new Brother

has taken it upon himself to

take an active roll in our

Lodge to ensure we continue

to grow and prosper. I also

wanted to remind everyone of

our upcoming Child ID festi-

val that will be held on March

24th much work has been put

into place to make this event

successful. As always, we

could use the help from our

Brothers to assist with this

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lotte. We also have Steven J.

Anderson who is from Con-

necticut and is also a Master

Mason and currently resides

in Cape Coral. If you see

these Brothers in Lodge

please introduce yourself

and welcome them to our

Lodge. In closing, I hope

this finds you and your

loved ones in good health

Fraternally, Ron George Secretary

The ancient documents hand-ed down from the operative masons in Great Britain and Germany respectively — all generically described under the misleading title of Consti-tutions require to be carefully examined, and separately described. The so-called “Constitutions”, peculiar to England and Scotland, contain legends or traditional history, which are not to be found in the regulations or working statutes of the latter country, nor do they appear in the Or-dinances of the craft in either France or Germany. The only point of identity between the English and German constitu-tions in the shape of legend or tradition is the reference to the “Four Holy Crowned Mar-tyrs”, but as they are only mentioned in one of the Eng-lish versions, and then merely in that portion of the MS. devoted to religious duties, the thread that connects them is a very slender one indeed. It will be found that, as a gen-eral rule, early documents of the guilds or crafts commence with an invocation of saintly patronage, and the “Holy Martyrs” were not monopo-lized in this respect by the masons of Germany, as they were the assumed patrons of numerous other fraternities. Nor can it be maintained, with any show of reason, that the slender thread of union al-ready cited, at all warrants the conclusion that the English masons derived the legend of the “Quatuor Coronati” from their German brethren. The British Constitutions, or “Old Charges”, have indeed neither predecessors nor rivals, and their peculiar characteristics will be found, in truth, to am-ply warrant the detailed exam-ination which I shall now proceed with. By no other craft in Great Britain has documentary evi-dence been furnished of its having claimed at any time a legendary or traditional histo-

ry. Oral testimony of any real antiquity is also wanting when it is sought to maintain that the British Freemasons are not singular in the preservation of their old legends. The amus-ing pretensions of certain benefit societies do not affect the claim, for no ‘traditions’ of these associations can be traced historically to a period sufficiently remote to prove their independent origin; the probability being that they are all modern adaptations of masonic traditions and cus-toms. In saying “no other craft”, I exclude from consideration the French Compagnons, who were members (latterly) of all crafts, though in the first ins-tance the association was con-fined to the masons and car-penters. Not that the "Compagnons" were without legendary histories, but they now possess no ear-ly writings with which we can compare the “Old Charges of British Freemasons” as the “Constitutions” under exami-nation have been aptly termed by the masonic author whose labors have been the longest sustained in this branch of archeological research. The legends peculiar to the Compagnonage have been very lightly passed over by masonic and other historians. This is in a great measure to be accounted for, no doubt, by the absence of any literature bearing on the subject until a comparatively recent date. Authors of repute have merely alluded to this obscure subject in the most casual way, and virtually the customs and leg-ends of this association were quite unknown to the outer world, until the appearance of a small work in 1841, by Agricol Perdiguier, entitled Le Livre du Compagnonage. Perdiguier, who was a ‘Compagnon’, writes of the organization as a Freemason would of Freemasonry, i.e., without disclosing aught of an

esoteric character; but the legends and customs are care-fully described. The analogies between distinctive portions of the English and French legends occur too frequently and are too strongly marked to be accidental. If then, we may assume — and I appre-hend we may do so safely — that certain legends were afloat in early days of the Compagnonage, anterior to the date of our earliest British “Constitution” — the “Halliwell”, circa 1390 — the following is the result: in the fourteenth century there is, on the one hand, an organization (the Compagnons) in full ac-tivity, though with-out manuscript constitutions, or legends, which has endured to this day. On the other hand, there is documentary evidence satisfactorily proving that the legendary history of the Eng-lish masons was not only en-shrined in tradition but, was embalmed in their records. Yet we have little or no evi-dence of the activity of Eng-lish masons in their lodges at so early a period, beyond what is inferentially supplied by the testimony of these Old Charges or Constitutions, which form the subject of our present investigation. On the whole, it may be rea-sonably concluded that the Compagnons of the Middle Ages preserved legends of their own which were not derived from the Freemasons (or masons); and the latter, doubtless, assembled in lodg-es, although Acts of Parlia-ment and other historical rec-ords are provokingly silent upon the point. But if the legends of the Com-pagnonage were not deriva-tive, can the same be said of those which have been pre-served by the masons? The points of similarity are so varied and distinct, that if it be conceded that the present legends of the two bodies,

Let There Be Light– The old Charges of British Freemasonry

Page 4 Trestleboard

have been faithfully trans-mitted from their ancestors of the Middle Ages, the inference is irresistible, either that the masons bor-rowed from the Com-pagnons, or that the tradi-tions of both associations are inherited from a com-mon original. At no previous period have equal facilities been afford-ed for a study of these “Old Charges of British Freema-sons”, either as respects their particular character, or their relations to the Com-pagnonage and other organ-izations, masonic or other-wise. Within living memory barely ten copies were known to be in existence, but since 1860, and particu-larly during the last decade (chiefly through the zeal of Mr. Hughan, who published the result of his 1abours in 1872, and the patient and discriminative research of the Rev. A.F.A. Woodford) more than double that num-ber have been brought to light. Many extracts from manuscripts, which were missing, have now been noted, and all references to such documents, for the last two hundred years, have been duly arranged, and their precise nature estimat-ed. Without an exception, all these “Old Charges” have been carefully collated, and their points of agreement and divergence as far as possible extracted, in order that their value as ancient masonic chronicles may be accurately gauged. One at least of these MSS. and possibly two, date before the introduction of the printing press. Of the re-mainder, some twenty were in emulation amongst the masonic lodges prior to the last century, the majority being over two hundred

Continued on page 5

Traveling Brothers

Let There Be Light– The old Charge of British Freemasonry

Page 5 Volume 128, Issue 3

Cape Coral No. 367 244 Santa Barbara Blvd, Cape Coral, FL 33991 2nd and 4th Thursdays 7:30 Englewood No. 360 265 Pine Street Englewood, FL 34223 1st and 3rd Tuesdays 7:30 Lehigh Acres No. 344 1110 Ashlar Ave Lehigh Acres, FL 33936 2nd and 4th Mondays 7:30 Liberty Lodge No. 412 (Daylight) 402 15th Street East Bradenton, Florida 34208

2nd Saturday at 9:00 am at Manatee Masonic Lodge No. 31

Labelle No. 379 180 Jaycee/Lions Dr. Labelle, FL 33935 2nd and 4th Tuesdays 7:30

Manatee No. 31 402 15th Street East Bradenton, Florida 34208

1st & 3rd Monday 7:30 Moore Haven No. 61 2nd Str. Moore Haven, FL 33471 2nd and 4th Thursdays 7:30 Noah No. 357 41 Willis Road North Ft. Myers, FL 33917 2nd and 4th Mondays 7:30 Peace River No. 66 909 North Oak Arcadia, FL 34266 2nd and 4th Tuesdays 7:30 Phoenix No. 346

240 S. Tuttle Ave. Sarasota, Florida 34237 1st & 3rd Tuesdays 7:30

Sarasota Lodge No. 147

2160 Main Street Sarasota, FL

34237

2nd and 4th Tuesday 7:30

Sugarland No. 281 524 E. Sugarland Hwy Clewis-ton, FL 33440 1st and 3rd Thursdays 7:30 Tropical No. 56 10868 Metro Pkwy Ft. Myers, FL 33966 1st and 3rd Tuesdays 7:30 Venice No. 301 118 East Venice Ave, Venice, FL 34284 1st and 3rd Mondays 7:30 West Coast Masonic Lodge No. 409 520 30th Avenue West Bradenton, Florida 34205 2nd & 4th Mondays 7:30

years old, and all being copies of still older docu-ments. No two of the MSS. are exactly alike, though there is a substantial agreement between them all, and evidently they had a common origin, just as they were de-signed to serve a com-mon purpose. As it is probable that each lodge, prior to the last century, had one of these “Old Charges” amongst its effects, which was read to an apprentice on his introduction to the craft, it is almost certain that additional scrolls still await discovery, the only

wonder being, that consid-ering how numerous the lodges must have been, so few have yet been traced. Possibly, however, the several very valuable manuscripts concerning the fraternity (particularly one written by Mr. Nicholas Stone, the warden of Inigo Jones), too hastily burned by some scrupulous broth-ers, mainly consisted of forms of the “Old Charges”. When and how the first of these documents was com-piled, or by whom, it is impossible now to decide, for we possess no auto-graphic versions of the ma-sonic constitutions. Whilst anxious, however, to

disconnect such ancient writings from modern adaptations and erroneous interpretations, I yield to none in my appreciation of their importance and value, as the repertories of our time-honored tradi-tions and regulations. Even regarded in this light alone these old leg-ends and traditions, these bygone usages and regu-lations of the operative guilds, thus happily pre-served, have, and always must have for all thought-ful Freemasons, the deep-est value and the most lasting interest.

From Chapter II of History of Freemason-ry, by Robert Freke Gould, London 1883

March Birthday’s

Page 6 Trestleboard

Punta Gorda 115 wishes our

Brothers A HAPPY Birthday

Important Dates

Stated Meeting Mar. 1st 7:30

Lodge Practice Mar. 4th 7:00

Tall Cedars Mar.11th 2:00

Lodge Practice Mar. 12th 7:00

Called Meeting (EA Degree) Mar.

15th 7:30

Scottish Rite Club Mar. 13th 6:30

Officers Meeting/ Child ID Mar. 19th 7:00

Child Id Festival Mar. 24th 10 am - 2 PM

No Practice Mar. 26th 7:00

Out in the community

DID YOU PURCHASE YOUR WINNING TICKET YET?

GRAND

PRIZE

WIN BOTH

Escort 12 gauge nickel

plated

Remington RP9 Black 9MM

See Brother Rick O’Donnell

for ticket sales

Andrew J. Banyai

Henry R. Beaudoin

John C. Brake

Robert P. Cook

Christopher H. Keuker

George C. Kretschman

Donald C. Moore

Raymond B. Rubin

Donald M. Schwartz Sr

Michael D. Tirpak

Richard E. Vallee

Gerald J. Woelkers

Virgil T. Yonts

Charlotte County Sheriff Office

who had volunteered for six

years with the SWAT team and

now is consider one of the med-

ics on the team. This was a selec-

tive group of individuals as they

had to pass certain requirements

to be a part of the SWAT medical

response unit. Brother Joe has

also contributed in many other

factors of the community as he is

also recognized for the follow-

ing: FAA Senior Aviation Medical

Examiner, US Department of

Homeland Security Civil Surgeon,

Assistant Professor of Medicine at

USF, Former Chief/Chairman of

the Department of Medicine at

Charlotte Regional Medical

Center.

We thank you for your con-

tinued commitment and con-

tribution of charity to our

communities, Dr. Brother Joe

SWAT

Proud Supporters of our Lodge

Page 7 Volume 128, Issue 3

Proudly Supporting Punta Gorda 115

Ray & Pat Rubin

We thank you for your support

Los Dos Cristianos Coffee Shop

941 661 1782

1120 Plantation Blvd, North Port, Florida 34289

Los Dos Cristianos is a new

company based in North Port,

Florida.

We formed with one mission in

mind, to help feed/vaccinate the children & families of the Cof-fee producing world by supply-ing top quality coffee.

Our idea - "to sell the fantastic Honduran Coffee and donate proceeds back to the children

and families of Honduras/Latin America that live in such

impoverished environments".

Fresh Roasted in house, we have a

great selection of Hot Brew, Cold/

Iced Brew, Italian Espressos, Cu-

ban Coffee.

Abbes donuts – Muffins from

Manatee Beans & Brews – Pas-

tries from Zoet.

Masons and families get a 10%

discount on Coffee items. Just

show the Square and compass.

The bee hive is an emblem of industry, and recommends

the practices of that virtue to all created beings…..It

teaches us that as we came into this world rational and

intelligent beings, so we should ever be industrious

ones, never being content while our fellow beings are in

want…..

“Coffee by Masons for Masons”.

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Do you have a business?

Would you like to increase your business

with brothers and friends?

Would you like to help support our

Lodge?

If YES, please reach out to us for ad

space details.

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Help support Punta Gorda 115

Your Name Here See our Worshipful Master for details on

reserving ad space

Punta Gorda Lodge 115 March Event—Child ID

Page 8 Trestleboard

Child ID Festival When: March 24th, 2018 ∙ 10am-2pm

Where: 25349 Airport Road, Punta Gorda

FREE FOOD & DRINKS

Bounce House

Please email puntagordalodge115@gmail.com with further questions.

What is the Child ID Program? A Child ID event is one of the most important and useful public relations activities available to the Fraternity. The program equips law enforcement with vital information to assist their efforts when searching for a missing person. It contains up-to-date quality photos, medical information, physical characteristics, and contact infor-mation. The digital fingerprints can be used to help locate a missing person in a variety of ways including li-censing, registrations, certifications, employment, law enforcement, and volunteering at a church or school. During the preceding eighteen (18) years, Masonic Lodges throughout the State of Florida have provided FREE of charge child identification kits to hundreds of thousands of families. Punta Gorda Lodge 115 hosts many other community sponsors to make this event a success! All participants involved in the program are required to conduct an extensive background check before participating in the program.

Proud Supporters of our Lodge

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941-493-3200

www.good-n-green.com

941-203-7219

York Rite Festival

Grand York Rite 4210 W. Oklahoma Ave.

Tampa, Fl. 33616

April 14th, 2018— Chapter & Council

April 21st, 2018— Commandery

Begins at 8:00 am till 4:00 pm

Beverages will be served at 7:00 am

For further info contact Richard Bayly at rbayly2424@gmail.com

PLACE YOUR BUSINESS

AD HERE

Do you have a business?

Would you like to increase your business

with brothers and friends?

Would you like to help support our

Lodge?

If YES, please reach out to us for ad

space details.

puntagorda115@gmail.com

Brothers if you have any

interest in participating in

any of the committees as

a chair person please in-

form the chairman of your

desired interest.

Committee’s and Chairmen

Sickness & Distress

Trestleboard Page 10

Board of Relief Chairman: W. Steve Rizza Charity Chairman: Bro. Rick O’ Donnell Child ID Chairman: Bro. Charlie Mooney Dining & Refreshment Chairman: Bro. Sean Wil-liamson Finance Chairman: Bro. Da-vid Summers Funeral Chairman: P.M. Ernie Rose

Investigation Chairman: Bro. Micky Helbig Lodge Coach: Bro. David Naples Lodge Mentor: Bro. Sean Williamson Masonic Education Chair-man: W. Steve Rizza Petitions Chairman: P.M. Jonas Seda Property/Maintenance Chairman: Bro. Seam Wil-liamson

Sickness/Distress Chairman: Bro. David Naples

Vigilance Chairman: Bro.

Sean Williamson

Brothers, we ask that you please keep the Kittredge family in your prayers. Brother John Kittredge son Nate has gone to the celestial house in the sky into that house not made with hands. We thank all the Brothers that attend his service in continual support during these challenging times. Our hearts and prayers go out to the Kittredge Family.

We also ask to please keep the following individuals in your prayers

Brother Jerry Gordin

R∴W∴ Richard Bayly (his sister and wife) Brother John Tryba

Punta Gorda No.115 F. & A.M.

P.O. Box 511303

25349 Airport Rd.

Email:

puntagorda115@gmail.com

Website:

www.puntagorda115.webs.com

Stated Meetings:

Every 1st and 3rd Thursday

at 7:30 PM

Dinner Served at 6:30 PM

Punta Gorda Lodge No.115

1884-1885 George Anderson 1889-1892 M.S. Lee 1893 JR Hector 1896 Albert W. Gilchrist 1897-1902 J.M. Samuel 1903 J. Johnson 1904 TJ Purdue 1905 J. Mezell 1906 R. I. Earnest 1907-1908 F.M. Cooper 1909 D.M. McQueen 1910 Arthur C. Jordan 1911-1913 C.W. Shaw 1914 S.E. Johnson 1915-1916 CW Shaw 1917-1918 R.W. Roundtree 1919 T.A. Stevens 1920-1921 J.M. Lipscomb 1922 L.E. Robinson 1923 Albert Hatch 1924 R. Deloach 1925 L.E. Mizey 1926 W.E. Guthrie 1927 Charles Curry 1928-1929 Cleaveland 1930 Henry Payne 1931 Arthur S. Taylor 1932 TJ Briggs 1933 D. F. Gibbons 1934 C. F. Cerny 1935 RJ Hyatt 1936 Arthur B Johnson 1937 W.L. Rose 1938 T. I. Kennedy 1939 M. E. Ingraham 1940 EJ McCann 1941 RB Shepard

Lodge Officers Contact

Punta Gorda Past Masters Page 11

1942 M. C. Giesey 1943Lamson A. Welherley 1944 Leo Wotitzky 1945 F.T. Gardener 1946 Albert S. Cleaveland 1947 C.W. White 1948 Joseph T. Manning 1949 John T. Rose 1950 Harry B. Curran 1951 E.W. Blanton 1952 Joyce L. Hindman 1953 Gerald D. Fetch 1954 JT Lawthorne 1955 A. Smith Sr 1956 George L. Minx 1957 Howard L. Mills 1958 EL Gorson 1959 Hugh C McGibbson 1960 C. T. Daniels 1961 George Bryant Jr 1962 James C. Bailey 1963 Fobian F. Johnson 1964 J.A. Jetson 1965 Emery M Collins 1966 Louis Quinlen 1967 David G. Howie 1968 Walter Monson 1969 John M. Mattews 1970 M. Lee Oldham 1971 Robert Norton 1972 Ray Gugui 1973 Donald P. Baer 1974 Melvin W. Byers 1975 William C. Monson 1976 Oscar P. Sisk 1977 Carl Peden 1978 M. Rich Cunningham

1979 Robert H Russel 1980 Willie Hofer 1981 Charles Lewis Sr 1985 Michael Youseff 1986 Donald R. Allen 1986 Carl Powell 1988 Duane Galbraith 1988 Chris Keuker 1989 Paul Heavener 1989 Wayne Engbrecht 1990 Bernard J. Haines 1991 Raymond Evans 1992 Arthur Shepard 1993 Douglas Jewell 1994 Joseph Lezark 1995 Robert Newell 1996 Donal Sutter 1997 Michael Schneider 1998 John Bittner Jr. 1999 Trent Lewis 2000 Reic McKee 2001 Mike Cullen 2002 Edward Stepp 2003 Thomas Yonts 2004 John Brake 2005 Mackinley Mayes 2006 Ernie Rose 2007 Duncan MacDougall 2008 John Degnan 2009-2010 Richard Bayly 2011 Ernie Rose 2012 Raymond Rubin 2013 Christopher DePass 2014 Glen Purdy 2015 Raymond Rubin 2016 Stefan Antochi 2017 Jonas Seda

Thank you for your

years of service to

the Craft

Worshipful Master: Steve Rizza 941-204-9634

Senior Warden: David Summers 941-457-3536

Junior Warden: Sean Williamson 407-402-4290

Treasurer: P. M. Paul Heavener 941-255-9435

Secretary: Ronald George 941-286-2646

Senior Deacon: Rick Aiken 941-565-5177

Junior Deacon: Robert West 941-661-4222

Chaplin: David Naples 586-530-5862

Senior Stewart: Alex Lukasek 941-769-1069

Marshall: P.M. Jonas Seda 941-373-5950

Richard Bayly P.D.D.G.M. Hank Beaudoin P.D.D.G.M. John Bittner P.M. John Brake P.M. Phillip Burgess Stefan Antochi P.M. Michael Cullen P.M. Jerry Gordin Ronald Hewlette

Willi Hoffer Thomas Howell Hamdy Ibrahim Walter Jones Charles Lewis Jr. P.M. Michael Tirpak Scott Mathias McKinley Mayes P.M. Julio Miranda

Tommy Yonts P.M. Carl Powell P.M. Richard Purington Raymond Rubin P.M. Donald Sutter P.M. Charlie Williford P.D.I. Sean Wilson P.D.D.G.M. Ed Lanham P.D.D.G.M.

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Masonic Websites

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puntagorda115/

http://trowel.com/flamason/

index.html

http://grandlodgefl.com/

https://glfl.circumscribe.net/

http://www.freemasonnetwork.org

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