St. Johns Lodge meets the third Wednesday of every month, except July and August,at the Scottish Rite Masonic Center, 2115 Broad Street, Cranston, Rhode Island.

Telephone: 401-223-7041

Secretary’s mailing Address: P.O. Box 8397 Warwick, R.I. 02888-0397Telephone: 401-323-8955 Email: secretary1prov@gmail.com

Attest: M∴W∴Wyman P. Hallstrom, Jr., Secretary W∴Edward D. Bertrand, Master

R∴W∴ Robert B. EllstonDistrict Deputy Grand Master

Metro DistrictW∴ Keith P. Moan

Grand Master of Ceremonies

M∴W∴ Peter IacobucciGrand Master

R∴W∴ Gil FontesGrand Marshal

This Month’s Communication: May 2018

May 2018

3868th

RegularCommunication

Wednesday, May 16, 2018 St. Johns - Regular Communication 6:00 PMWednesday, June 13, 2018 St. Johns - Rehearsal for Annual 7:00 PMWednesday, June 20, 2018 St. Johns - Regular Communication 6:00 PMFriday, June 22, 2018 St. Johns - 261st Annual Communication 5:30 PM

St. Johns Lodge No. 1 ProvidenceF. & A.M.

P.O. BOX 8397WARWICK, R.I. 02888-0397

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PAIDPROVIDENCE, RI Permit No. 2898

Greetings My Brothers!April was a long and arduous month in the quarries of Masonry. We had meetings on consecutive weeks, thanks to the March snow cancellation, and a service for our dearly loved Brother Edward L Calamar Jr. Our Master Mason degree brought new life to our six candidates. I look forward to the future of our Lodge with the motivated those Brethren joining the ranks of St Johns Lodge 1P. The April 18th DDGM visitation was quite the amazing night. The sidelines were full with over 130 in attendance for the festivities and all enjoyed the talk by our newest member, Brother Greer. My thanks to Brother Greer and everyone who made the DDGM visitation a special night. The death of Eddie Calamar has been very difficult for our Lodge. He was a fixture in St. Johns 1P and embodied the qualities of a Freemason to his core. Brother Calamar did my investigation way back in 2003. It was a pleasant meeting and left me excited to join the Craft. As he stood to leave, he remarked in true Eddie Calamar form, “It wouldn’t hurt to shave better and shine your shoes when you come to Lodge.” On the evening of his Masonic Service, I was sure to shave extra close and put a shine on my shoes to make sure Eddie would be pleased. We’ll all miss him, but take solace knowing that we will always remember and honor him as a family. Our May communication will be a good chance to explore both our history and our future. I will moderate a discussion, interviewing some of our Brothers, in the hopes of bringing us all closer together. I’d really like to learn what brought these men to Masonry, where they are in life, what stokes their passion, and what they’d like to see for the future of the Craft. After the Q&A period, RW Richard Fonseca Lynch will be opening the Unity Lodge cornerstone box. After such a busy April with long meeting nights, May will be a nice change of pace!Please don’t forget that we will be continuing our collection of items for the Veterans’ Home and VA Hospital. All donations should be brand new, with tags affixed. A few of the items needed include: flip flops, elastic waist sweat pants, slippers, AA/AAA/C batteries, Kleenex, sunglasses, and sweaters. Any cash donations will be used for needed items as well. I hope that everyone gets a chance to go enjoy the spring weather and shake off those long winter blues.

As always, with love and fraternity,

Edward D. BertrandEdward D. Bertrand Worshipful Master

Master’s Message Lodge & District EventsTuesday 5/8/18 Overseas Lodge #40 6:30 PMMonday 5/14/18 Redwood Lodge #35 6:00 PM Annual CommunicationSaturday 5/12/18 Grand Master’s Visitation 7:30 PM Roger Williams #32 (Mother Lodge)Wednesday 5/16/18 St. Johns Communication 6:00 PMMonday 5/21/18 227th Annual Communication 9:00 AM Grand Lodge of RITuesday 5/22/18 MM & FC Forum 7:00 PMFriday 5/25/18 Rising Sun Lodge #30 6:00 PM Annual CommunicationMonday 5/28/18 Jenks Lodge #24 7:30 PM

To Insure Enough Food For All, Dinner Reservations Are a MUST!!!!!

May 16th Monthly Communication

6:00 PM: Open to transact such business as shall regularly come before the Lodge. 6:45 PM: Lemon Chicken, Baked Scrod, Rice Pilaf Sugar Snap Peas, Salad, Bread/butter, Lemonade, Dessert7:30 PM: Program

Call: Bob Gervais @ 401-861-1757No later than Sunday, May 13th for reservations.

Any Brother with special dietary needs beyond the listed menu, please inform Brother Bob.

Paul Brian Grenier1273 Town Farm Rd, Coventry, RI, 02816

Ballot on Petition to Join by Affiliation

Ballot on Petition to Join by DegreesDavid Neil Deblois

231 Hyde St., Cranston, RI, 02920

Get Well WishesCharles Durfee 352-861-6747538 Robeson St, Fall River, MA, 02720Norval Garnett, Sr. 401-885-81595 Gilbert Stuart Dr., East Greenwich, RI 02818Robert Labontec/o VA Home 480 Metacom Ave, Bristol, RIWayne H. Lacy 401-353-260312 Gardner Ave., N. Providence, RI 02911Steven Skaling 802-585-034210 Burnham Ave. Apt. 7 Rutland, VT 05701

Let us remember all sick or shut in Brothers who could use a call, card or visit. Please report all such brothers to the Master Edward Bertrand or any of the following Sick Committee members; Richard Gonzalez, Walter Kelly, Kenneth Phillips, and Garabed Emdjian.

In Memoriam

Right Worshipful Brother Edward Louis Calamar Jr.Born February 5, 1943

Entered Apprentice, September 21, 1983Fellow Craft, November 16, 1983

Master Mason, December 21, 11983Admitted, January 18, 1984

Worshipful Master 1988, 1989, 1998Past Grand Marshal 1994

Grand Lodge Distinguished Service Medal 1995St. Johns Lodge Distinguished Service Medal 1995

Passed to the celestial lodge above April 6, 201875 years

Make your reservations with the Secretary if you wishto sit with your Brothers of St. Johns #1 Providence

227th Annual Communicationof the Grand Lodge of Rhode Island

Monday, May 21, 2018Lodge opens at 9:00 am

M∴W∴ Peter Iacobucci, W∴ Edward D. Bertrand, Brother George and Mrs. Moorachian and R∴W∴ Robert Ellston

50 Year Medal Recipient

R∴W∴ Robert Ellston addressing the Lodge

Living Past Grand Masters of St. Johns Lodge Number One Providence

St. Johns Distinguished Service Medal

St. Johns Lodge No. 1P1971 Hagop Tikoian 1973 John C. Crompton1975 Robert D. Coleman1976 Barry A. Phillips1979 George M. Hanrahan1980 Carl E. Croft1981 Ralph DiScuillo1982 Anthony Marcello, Jr.1984 Gregory W. Dexter1985 Robert R. Mason1986 Elton D. Ricker, Jr.1993 Anthony Marcello, Jr.1994-95 Thomas A. Ashley1999-00 Clarence Soderberg, Jr.2001 Gregory W. Dexter2002 William E. Whetstone2005 Frank J. Villani, Sr.2006 Gerald T. Plemmons2007 Russell A. Kawa2008 Kenneth B. Phillips2009 Ronald P. Reed2010 Edward D. Bertrand2011 Donald L. Williamson, Jr.2012 Arthur Bajakian2013 Richard F. Lynch2014 RobertJ.O’Brien2015 Timothy L. Culhane2016 William J. DeLuca

Unity Lodge No. 341959 Edward S. Angell1969 George W. Haworth1981 Bruce E. Lancaster1982-83 James Spooner1986 Milton E. Demers1989-91 Milton E. Demers

Barney Merry Lodge No. 291958 Allen R. Bellows1960 Walter S. Donahue, Jr.1963 Robert A. Allen1967 Edward Swiszcz1969 M. Lee Reed1971 Elmer E. Whetstone 1974 Eugene Pascale1978 William E. Whetstone1981 Philip Ovoian1985 Paul R. Moran 1991 James Wishart1992-93 Robert B. Ellston1997-98 William E. Whetstone2000 Ronald P. Reed

Thomas Smith Webb No.431948 Robert W. Kenyon *1960 Norval E. Garnett *1966 Donald P. Higgins *1966 Bogos W. Pelgian ^1967 Gerald G. Norigian ^1970 Bernard Labush ^

1971 Robert H. Engelhart1972 Armenag Palian ^1982 Steven Babigian ^1984 Steven Babigian ^1985 Mohamed H. Hussein ^1986 Dennis C. Smith1987 Louis Micheli Jr. 1987-90 Donald P. Higgins *1988 Thomas F. Gregory ^1989 Duncan C. Watson1989 Bryan W. Cooper ^1990 Steven Skaling^1992 Thomas F. Gregory ^1993 Louis Falaguera1993 William M. Troberman ^1995 Joseph Costa1996 Eugene Thibeault1999 Frank DiMascio ^2000 Eugene Thibeault2004-05 James F. Desmarais2007 Philip R. Harnett2008 Robert Boehm2009 Arthur Bajakian2010 Gary Moe2011-12 Dennis Sullivan

(#) Honorary Past Master(*) Corinthian Lodge No. 27(^) Orpheus Lodge No. 36

St Johns Lodge Number One Providence ~ Officers 2017-2018

Living Past Masters of St. Johns Lodge Number One Providence

2014-2015 Wyman P. Hallstrom, III2015-2016 Raymond E. Hassell2016-2017 Stephen T. McGuire

1989-1990 Herbert H. McGuire1994-1995 Ralph DiScuillo2000-2001 Benjamin A. Phillips2001-2002 Dennis W. Pothier

2002-2003 Robert J. Allen2003-2004 Joseph B. Brearley2004-2005 Bradford L. Barco2005-2006 Wyman P. Hallstrom, Jr.

2006-2007 Carl B. Willi2007-2008 Steven E. Smith2008-2009 Richard S. Sokoll2009-2010 Richard L. Ault, Jr.

1967 W∴Kinglsey L.Bennett*1968 Kenneth W. Fawthrop*1970 W∴ Harold W. Thatcher*1971 W∴ Rufus C. Fuller, Jr.*1971 W∴ J. Harold Robertson*

1975 M∴W∴Wesley Reuter*1980 W∴Ralph W. Wilkins*1982 W∴James F. Candelet*1992 M∴W∴Arthur R. Cole, Jr.*1992 W∴Anthony Marcello, Jr.

1994 M∴W∴Ralph DiScuillo1995 R∴W∴Edward L. Calamar, Jr.*2000 R∴W∴Henry V. Aharonian*2005 W∴Elton D. Ricker, Jr.2007 W∴Gregory W. Dexter

2009 R∴W∴Russell A. Kawa2014 R∴W∴Kenneth B. Phillips

*deceased

Master: W∴Edward D. Bertrand ~ email: copey21@yahoo.com Senior Warden: Richard Gonzalez Junior Warden: Mazen M. Alsabe

Treasurer: R∴W∴Ronald P. Reed Secretary: M∴W∴Wyman P. Hallstrom, Jr. email: secretary1prov@gmail.comChaplain: R∴W∴Kenneth B. Phillips Associate Chaplain: William A. Mott

Senior Deacon: Scott E. Miller Junior Deacon: Joshua A. IrizarrySenior Steward: John B. Paliotta Junior Steward: Joseph Bernier

Marshal: Michael K. LawsonSentinel: Joseph Pine

Tiler: Garabed Emdjian Associate Tiler: Thomas KumesMaster of Ceremonies W∴Anthony Marcello, Jr. Associate M.C.: W∴Arthur Bajakian

Musical Director: Frank A. CastelloneLodge Reporter: W∴Timothy L. Culhane

Finance Committee: W∴Gregory W. Dexter, Edward McDonald, Edward O. Quinn