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TRESTLE BOARD

LEESBURG LODGE No. 58FREE & ACCEPTED MASONS OF FLORIDA200 Richey RoadLeesburg, Florida 34748Phone: 352-787-5696 Email: [email protected]

Meets the 1st & 3rd Tuesdays of Each Month at 7:00pmChartered January 15th, 1868

August 2014Vol. VIV Issue VIII

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Officers for 2013Worshipful Master WMJohn Haas (Tina) 360-9114Senior Warden Bro. Ron Glover..874-9504

Junior Warden WJim Campbell (Becky) ......552-7996

Treasurer WLarry Duff (Brenda)..874-2164Secretary W Hank DeBerry (Paula)..... 430-0238

Lodge ................................ 787-5696Senior Deacon Br. Jeff Lamb (Sherri).... .753-0277

Junior Deacon Br. Wayne Reynolds........407-484-0096Senior Steward Br. Ed Spencer.324-2134Junior Steward VacantTyler Br. Richard Follett...406-8831Chaplain Vacant

Marshal WJim Angelos 255-1724Organist VacantLodge Instructor WHank DeBerry (Paula)...330-7311

Lodge Historian RWJoseph T. Price ... 787-0652Librarian W Larry Duff (Brenda).874-2164

Trestle Board WHank DeBerry (Paula).. 330-7311Trestle Board Printing Leesburg Printing .. 787-3348Lodge Web Mail [email protected]

Committees for 2014

Board of Relief

Chairman WMJohn Haas, Ron Glover, Jeff Lamb

Lodge Property

Chairman Ron Glover, WDon McIntyre, WJim Angelos,

WMJohn

Finance - Investments Budget

Chairman Ron Glover, RWKen Graves,

WTom Russell, WLarry Duff, WMJohn Haas

Vigilance

Chairman WJim Campbell, WBob Browning, Jeff Lamb,

Charity Scholarships

Chairman Wayne Reynolds, Sec. WHank DeBerry, Ed Spencer

Education

Chairman WHank DeBerry, Ron Glover, Jeff Lamb

Lodge Mentors

Chairman WLarry Duff, WHank DeBerry, all Past Masters

Catechism

Chairman WDon McIntyre, Sr., WBob Browning, Jeff Lamb

Petitions Investigation

Chairman WMHaas, WLarry Duff, WHank DeBerry

Investigations Interviews

WMJohn Haas will appoint as needed

Funeral

Chairman WJim Angelos, WBob Browning, Ed Spencer

Activities Awards

Chairman WMJohn Haas, Ron Glover, Jeff Lamb

Officers meet at 6:00pm, first stated meeting, Committee Chairman

meet the second meeting of each month for business and planning.

Living

Past Masters

Charles Porter 1959G. Kiser Hardaway 1964Jack Holloway 1968RWRay Richardson 1969*William Ed Davison 1974

Robert H. Smith 1977RWColin Crews 1980^*

H. C. Connell 1985RWTheodore Jansen 1986*RWJoseph T. Price 1987*Michael Dozier 1988John H. Meier V 1989Jay A. Frizzell, Jr. 1992Raleigh Sorenson 1993/1994Don Barfield 1996Tom Russell 1997/1998/2002Mervyn Harris 1999RWKenneth Graves 2000*RHThomas E. Beach 2001Robert H. Browning 2003/2004RWDennis Ricker

2005/2007^*Roland P. Gibson 2006Bill Green 2008Richard Ecott 2009Donald McIntyre, Sr. 2010Randall Jesmok 2011Larry Duff 2012Jim Angelos 2013

Affiliated

Past Masters

Carl AnzelmoHenry DeBerry

MWJoseph BrearleyJack DelauterRobert C. GlecklerRobert Kennedy

Clifford MooreFrank PeregrinGlenn A. Reynolds*^Edwin RobbinsRobert L. WelchForest Case*Wayne ParksFred LintRaymond D TrudeauJohn R. HaasGary TowneJim CampbellJoseph Brearley#

^Past District Instructor*Past DDGM#Past Grand Master

18th Masonic DistrictDDGM RWEd Mayfield 352-669-8909

Cell: 352-348-9730District Instructor RHAlan Heist 407-718-5841

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Chaplins Corner

Brothers, it is with great sadness that I inform you of the loss of yet another of our great Ma-sons here in Florida. On July 23, 2014, R.R. Robert J. Stretch Liekefet Grand Chaplain Emerituspassed to that Celestial Lodge on High. Our Brother was an institution at Grand Lodge for many,

many years and whoever had the chance to meet him were instantly smitten by his good humor and graces. Hewas a good man and a friend and Brother to all, and he will surely be missed. Please keep his wife and familyin your prayers. Rest easy good and faithful friend and Brother.

Brothers, again we have asked that you update your records and ensure that your wishes be known toyour loved ones, that we may honor you with a Masonic service if you so desire. Remember that you mustbea member in good standing to receive Masonic rites, so keep your membership up to date and make sure yourloved ones know where your current dues card is located. Until next time Brothers...

LIGHT FROM THE E ST

WM John Haas

Brethren, one of the things I enjoy doing is surfing the internet for trivia facts about masonry. Well,the other day I came upon one I thought I would share with you. Its about the largest Masonic temple in the

world. It's location, Detroit Michigan.In 1908 interest in masonry and membership in the fraternity had grown to such an extent the Masonic

Temple Association of Detroit decided to build a new larger facility. It was decided it would be a multipur-pose building. The first shovel of dirt was turned

thanksgiving day 1920, with the cornerstone laid onSeptember 18, 1922, during a ceremony attended bythousands. The temple was dedicated on Thanksgiv-ing Day 1926.

Now here comes interesting part. The build-ing consisted of some twelve million cubic feet ofspace. The design included three theaters, a shrinebuilding, a chapel which included seating for 1600,eight lodge rooms, a 17500 square foot drill hall, twoballrooms, office space, a cafeteria, dining rooms, abarber shop, and 16 bowling lanes. When completed

the building had 14 stories and 1037 rooms, alongwith a powerhouse that generated all the electricityfor the complex.

The lodge rooms in the building all have decorative treatments. The motifs of decoration being takenfrom Egyptian, Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, and Italian Renaissance. The rooms are all true to period. All the artwork throughout the building was done under personal direction of famous artist.

Once open, all the masonic bodies occupied space in the building. It was said, during the monthly din-ners, reservations had to be made because seating was limited to 2,000. (continued next page)

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At one of the Master Mason degrees over 5,000 masons attended. There was some type of activity going onevery night.

Unfortunately as the years passed, dues paying members began to decline. This along with a strugglingcity economy, the temple began to suffer. As we all know, a building this size takes a lot of money to main-tain. Then several of the allied bodies vacated the building and caused even more financial problems for thetemple. Fortunately a theater company has rented a large space in the temple to help provide some financial

stability. Lets wish them well, and hope this is a start to turning things around so this old masonic buildingcan be preserved.

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Hello once again Brothers, hope yoursummer has gone as you planned it. The officers ofyour Lodge have worked hard through the summerto get their degree work where you will be proud of

them. As a result of this hard work, you will behappy to note that we have an EA Degree comingthe 12th of this month. Mr. Jose Castro will be Inti-ated in to the degrees of Freemasonry. The degreewill start promptly at 6:30 PM.

Brothers I have sent out the last batch of De-linquent dues notices and the next notice sent will bethe Final Notice prior to suspension from the Frater-nity. If I have given you a notice in error Brothers, Iapologize most humbly. In trying to get checksposted in the office, I am sometimes interrupted andthe checks are not posted correctly. This is my faultfor letting myself be distracted. I am trying to getthis changed. I will still continue to come into theLodge on Tuesdays and Fridays to work on the pa-perwork for the Lodge and I intend to double checkall dues receipts and payments prior to my leavingthe Lodge.

Brothers, I have placed a list on the podiumin the lobby for writing down your email address sothat more of you can receive the Trestle Board everymonth. There have been very few sign up for thisservice. In a few months the written Trestle Board

will be phased out and replaced with the email ver-sion due to the increased cost of printing and post-age. At the present time we are facing a cost bi-monthly of approximately $265.00. or around$1600.00 yearly. We are already going to end up inthe hole this year due to the lack of response to thedinners and breakfasts, and unpaid dues not to men-tion the other unexpected expenses. This is a sadthing Brothers because you are the ones who will notreceive the Trestle Board unless you receive itthrough the email. You see, the email version does-nt cost the Lodge one red cent! The only cost is to

me in time. So how about it Brothers, get thoseemails in to me as soon as you possible can and Iwill get you the Trestle Board out directly to yourhome via email. It is easy to access as all you haveto do is click on the link and it takes you directlyto the site where the Trestle Board is stored. I lookforward to hearing from you all.

From the West

Bro Ron Glover

Brothers, it is hot out there! Please take the properprecautions so we can keep you safe and coming to Lodge.This months topic is Heat Stroke, and it can hit anyone inthis weather we have been having.

Heat stroke is the most serious form of heat injuryand is a medical emergency. If you suspect that someone hasheat stroke -- also known as sunstroke -- you should call 911immediately and render first aid until paramedics arrive.

Heat stroke can kill or cause damage to the brainand other internal organs. Although heat stroke mainly af-fects people over age 50, it also takes a toll on healthy youngathletes

Heat stroke results from prolonged exposure to hightemperatures -- usually in combination with dehydration --which leads to failure of the body's temperature control sys-tem. The medical definition of heat stroke is a core body

temperature greater than 105 degrees Fahrenheit, with com-plications involving the central nervous system that occurafter exposure to high temperatures. Other common symp-toms include nausea, seizures, confusion, disorientation, andsometimes loss of consciousness or coma.

If you suspect that someone has a heat stroke, im-mediately call 911 or transport the person to a hospital. Anydelay seeking medical help can be fatal.

While waiting for the paramedics to arrive, initiatefirst aid. Move the person to an air-conditioned environment-- or at least a cool, shady area -- and remove any unneces-sary clothing.

If possible, take the person's core body temperatureand initiate first aid to cool it to 101 to 102 degrees Fahren-heit. If no thermometers are available, don't hesitate to initi-ate first aid.

You may also try these cooling strategies:

Fan air over the patient while wetting his or her skinwith water from a sponge or garden hose.

Apply ice packs to the patient's armpits, groin, neck,and back. Because these areas are rich with blood vesselsclose to the skin, cooling them may reduce body tempera-ture.

Immerse the patient in a shower or tub of cool wa-ter, or an ice bath.

If emergency response is delayed, call the hospitalemergency room for additional instructions.

After you've recovered from heat stroke, you'llprobably be more sensitive to high temperatures during thefollowing week. So it's best to avoid hot weather and heavyexercise until your doctor tells you that it's safe to resume

your normal activities.

Thank you Brothers and be safe out there.

From the Secretary

WHank DeBerry

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Greetings from the South. This month wewould like to outline some of the history of the titlewarden and duties..

From the early history of the Lodge the termWarden is an adaptation of a middle English word

wardein then a combination of Anglo-French wordwardein, gardein to guard around the 13thcentury.In todays wording, Warden, has a number of differ-

ent meanings. Basically the meaning is one who hav-ing care or in charge of something with supervisoryduties. It also implies the enforcement of specifiedlaws or regulations. This means assisting the Wor-shipful Master in performance of his duties and dis-charge those duties whose ancient usage has assignedto the station of Junior Warden. Among these dutiesis the responsibility of preferring charges against a

Mason guilty of un-Masonic conduct presenting thoseto the Worshipful Master. Thus his badge of office isthe Plumb symbolizing upright behavior among Ma-sons.

Historically the old guilds in operative ma-sonry had wardens of the craft and wardens of mys-tery. There were wardens noted in the English specu-lative masonry in the 17 th century. In the specula-tive lodges of the 18 th century each of the two war-dens had a large pillar on the lodge floor near theirrespective stations which in the old English lodges

varied greatly. As the lodge layout became standardespecially in the American lodges each of the war-dens and the Master had a pedestal at their positionsin the North, West, and South. The pillars were re-placed by small columns on the wardens pedestals.

It is a visible sign in the lodge to note the po-sitions of the column. While at rest the column of thejunior warden is upright. When the Three GreatLights are displayed and the Lodge is at Labor thejunior wardens column is prone and the senior war-

dens column is upright.

The Masters gavel or maul(adapted from theinstrument used to square the corners of the stones)and the wardens gavels are as traditional as the pil-lars. In the late 1700s and early 1800s lodges

adapted a code of order based on the use of the gav-els. Traditionally at the first rap of the Masters gavelthere is to be silence among the brethren. Two rapsof the gavel causes the other officers of the lodge torise and at three raps the entire lodge rises. Thusmany of the traditions and terms of the craft today arederived from the ancient operative masonry guilds.

2 Aug - First Saturday Breakfast 8:00-10:00

2 Aug - AMD Knight Mason

1-2 Aug - Worthy Patrons/Matrons Retreat - Jackson-

ville

4 Aug - Boy Scout Troop 1 - 7:00 PM

5 Aug - Stated Communication 7:00 PM

7 Aug - DDGM Visit @Mt Dora 7:30 PM

10Aug- First Sunday Dinner 11:30-1:00PM

11Aug- DDGM Visit @ The Villages 2:00PM

13Aug- Open Books Tavares @ 6:00 PM

13Aug- Scholl of Instruction @ 7:30 PM

19 Aug- Stated Communication w/dinner @ 6:00 PM

20 Aug- Masters & Wardens Groveland @ 7:30PM

23 Aug - Dining room rented to RW Joe Price

31 Aug- Rob Morris Picnic (OES) 2:00PM

UPCOMING IMPORTANT DATES

August 2014From the South

W Jim Campbell

Once again Brothers and Sis-ters we ask that you please

DO NOT drive on the grassnext to the Lodge parking lot.It is leaving ruts in theground and they are hard tomow over. Thank You!

-Yard Maintenance Guy-

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Please leave completed slips on the Secretarys desk at the Stated Communications, or email W. Hank DeBerry

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Masonic Education Worksheet

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Leesburg Announcement Forms

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2 14 TRESTLE BOARD SPONSORS

YOUR NAME HERE - INDIVIDUAL OR COUPLE FOR ONLY $20.00

Current year or any part thereof- HELP US KEEP YOU INFORMED!

John Dean Hank & Paula DeBerry Larry & Brenda Duff

Jim Angelos William & Sharen Aston Joe Schlegal

Suzanne Mina John & Tina Haas Jim & Becky Campbell

Richard Follett Ed Spencer George A. Brown

Bob & Carolyn Browning Ken Graves George Shoemaker

Betsey Jordan Bill & Sharon Staple

If you would like to be a sponsor in 2014, please see the secretary with your donation. Your donations are applied to the

monthly mailing costs of the Trestle Board, we need 60 sponsors to cover the yearly mailing costs. Sponsorship is 20.00 for the

year or any part thereof. Our Goal for this year is 60 sponsors. Please consider a sponsorship.

"You get out of Masonry only what you put in it."

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Scottish Rite

www.OcalaSR.com or www.SROrlando.com

Ocala Scottish Rite meets the first Monday of each month,at 7:30pm.at Ocala Scottish Rite Center, 3632 NE 7th Street, Ocala,Fl.

Orlando Scottish Rite meets at 1485 Grand Road, WinterPark, Fla. on the 4th Friday of each month, except, November,which is on the third Friday and dark in December, meetings at7:30pm.

York Rite Bodies

A Continuation of the Blue Lodgewww.flgyr.org

Ocala York Rite BodiesMeetings at Belleview Lodge No. 95

Ocala Chapter No. 13 - Meets Second Wednesday of January,March, May, September and November beginning at 7:30 PM.

Ocala Council No. 22 - R&S Masters - Meets Second Wednes-day of February, April, June, October and December beginning at7:30 PM.

Ocala Commandry No. 19 - Knights Templar - Meets on thefourth Wednesday of each month at 7:30 PM.

Lake/Sumter York Rite Bodies - Meetings at Leesburg Lodge 58Eustis Chapter No. 33, Meets on the first Wednesday at 7:30

PMGolden Triangle Council No. 28Royal & Select Masters -

Meets first Wednesday at 7:30 PM.

Chapter and Council will alternate on who begins first.

Triangle Commandery No. 38Knights TemplarMeets on thesecond Wednesday of each month at 7:30 PM, except in July andAugust.

Order of the Eastern Star, Chapter No. 84 Lady Theresa Fox PMWorthy Matron

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Hank DeBerry PPWorthy PatronLady Paula DeBerry PMSecretary

WRobert Welch PGPTreasurer

Meetings1stThursday of the Month at 7:30 p.m. with the excep-tion of July, August and September. Meets at Leesburg Lodge No.58. Brothers and Sisters! Remember that we are dark in themonths of July, August and September. Our first meeting

back will be in October and it will be our Official Visit with

the Worthy Grand Matron, Sister Floye Hyslop!

8/1 Richard Jones8/3 Peyton Grinnell8/4 Don Beirly8/4 Durlan Humphrey8/5 Dennis Ricker8/6 Gene Hecklin

8/8 Eric Racine8/10 Ed Robbins8/12 Edward Davis8/13 Paul Frazier8/14 Peter Proffit8/15 Thomas Mysinger8/17 Othel Wilkins8/19 Russell Avera8/19 Victor Mars8/19 Samuel Rixie8/20 Joseph Price8/21 Don McIntyre8/27 Ray Richardson8/28 Arthur Burke8/31 James Jones8/31 Richard Whiteman8/31 Robert Rowden

Editors Note:All articles and informa-

tion must be received by the editor

prior to the 23rd of the publishing

month for inclusion in the next issue.

Articles can be e-mailed to:

[email protected]

August Birthdays

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"Listen my children, and you shall

hear of the midnight ride of Paul

Revere - "

These opening lines of Longfellow's poem, and thethrilling story which follows, have fascinated us for manyyears. History has recorded the details of the famous ride, andthe incidents connected with it; but Masons know little about

Paul Revere that arouses enthusiasm. It is my purpose tonightto bring out the important facts regarding him and to show thesetting which brings our patriot brother closer to us.

The forefathers of Paul Revere were Huguenots, thatbrave sect of French Protestants who for many years defiedRome and the King of France. The Huguenots maintainedtheir identity and churches in spite of edicts and persecutions.In 1540, six of their villages were completely destroyed andthe inhabitants driven out, ravaged and murdered at the behestof the King. On August 24, 1572, the Huguenots were thevictims of one of the most despicable massacres that ever tookplace - the Massacre of St. Bartholomew - in which more thansix thousand of them were sought out in Paris and murderedin a human hunt lasting three days. The waters of the seine ran

red with blood; the bodies of the victims were so numerousthat the current was unable to carry them away; and for manymiles the banks of the river were covered with their remains.When the news of the massacre reached Rome a three day'scelebration was ordered by the ecclesiastical authorities. KingCharles of France, who, together with his mother, had beeninfluenced by Church leaders to order the massacre, was con-gratulated on the service thus performed for the Holy RomanChurch.

The persecutions to which the Huguenots were sub-jected caused more than four hundred thousand French toleave the country and settle elsewhere. Among those who fledwas Simon de Revoire, who moved to the Island of Guernseyin the English Channel. Simon's brother Isaac, being a man

with a large family, stayed on in a remote part of France, latersending one of his sons, Apollo de Revoire, to his UncleSimon, at the age of thirteen. After a time his uncle sent theNephew to Boston, where he was apprenticed to a Goldsmith.Here he learned the secrets of the trade, and after a visit toGuernsey, he returned to America with the intention of mak-ing this country his home. His first step was to change hisname to ne more easily pronounced by his english speakingneighbors, and he was henceforth known as Mr. Paul Revere.

Establishing himself in business as a gold and silver-smith, Revere married Miss Deborah Hitchborn in 1729.Twelve children were born of this union. The Paul Revere weare discussing tonight was the third of these, born January 8,1735.

We learn that Revere received his education at thefamous old "North Grammar School " kept by Master JohnTileson, who taught school in Boston for eighty years. He wasespecially famed for his skill in penmanship. Doubtless wehave here the foundation for one of Revere's later activities -engraved lettering.

Young Paul Revere followed in his father's footstepsas a Gold and Silversmith. Specimens of his work are stilltreasured to this day in some old New England families, andgive ample evidence of his artistic skill. Inspired by long ex-perience in embellishing the articles manufactured by him,

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Revere undertook the art of engraving on copper, with marked success. Books of the 17th and 18th centuries show that this was apopular form of illustrating. Many of Revere's pictures were political caricatures and cartoons; and among the best of his works is anengraving depicting the Boston Massacre, which was extensively copied in Europe. He also designed bookplates, and in later yearsfurnished the engravings from which Masonic certificates were made.

The outbreak of the French and Indian Wars in 1756 prompted him to enlist in the British Colonial service. Commissioned asecond lieutenant of artillery by Governor Sterling, he participated in the expedition against Crown Point under the command ofGeneral John Winslow. Here he received the military training which enabled him to give excellent service in later years as major,lieutenant- colonel, and colonel of artillery in the armed forces of Massachusetts.

Upon his return from military service, Revere was married in 1757 to Miss Sarah Orne of Boston. Seven children were bornof this union. After sixteen years of wedded life, the faithful wife died, leaving Revere a widower at 38 with a large family on hishands, a business to look after and political events engrossing his attention. To quote Revere, he found his household "In sore needof a Mother, " and within a short time after the death of his first wife and infant child, he married Miss Rachel Walker, ten years hisjunior. Eight children were added to the six of his first marriage.

The Stamp Act of 1765 was one of the causes of the American Revolution. This act provided for a tax on certain articlesimported by the colonies. The imposition of this tax was not so objectionable in itself to the colonists as the fact that they had novoice in the matter. This right, they felt, belonged to them under the Magna Charta, the foundation of English Liberty. The opponentsof the act formed themselves into bands known as the Sons of Liberty. Meetings were conducted with great secrecy, those in Bostonbeing ultimately held at the Green Dragon tavern. It is of more than passing interest to note that St. Andrew's Lodge, many of whosemembers participated in the stirring events of the Revolution, purchased this tavern March 31, 1864.

Among the Massachusetts leaders of the Sons of Liberty were Samuel Adams and John Hancock, to whom Revere attachedhimself. Not gifted with speech as were his associates, he nevertheless reached the public through his clever cartoons on politicalevents of the day. He also carried secret dispatches to the leaders of the Sons of Liberty in New York and Philadelphia; and his un-

questioned integrity and excellent memory served the Colonists well when written word could not be safely conveyed.In 1766 the Stamp Act was repealed, except as to tea, and this served to quiet matters somewhat for a time; but the determi-

nation of King George III to force the tea tax upon his colonists made them all the more determined to resist the measure. Cargoes oftea were shipped and landed under protest. Merchants throughout the colonies agreed not to handle the commodity, and very littlewas sold, such as did trickle into the channels of trade being handled by Troy shopkeepers.

The arrival of the Dartmouth on November 28, 1773, caused the Sons of Liberty to call a mass meeting which was attendedby over seven thousand people. Resolutions were passed urging that the tea not be landed, and that it be sent back to England in thesame ships. Guards were placed to make sure that the tea was not brought in surreptitiously. Another meeting was called on the 30th,at which the officers of two additional ships which had arrived in the meantime were made to promise that they would leave the har-bor without unloading their tea cargoes. Governor Hutchinson, however, interfered with this solution of the problem by forbiddingthe issuance of clearance papers until the cargoes should be discharged. The rest of the story has been recorded in history's pages. Agroup of patriots, disguised as Mohawk Indians, boarded the vessels, and destroyed three hundred and forty-two chests of tea valuedat $90,000.

It has been asserted by many writers that the Freemasons of the colony had a large part in the destruction of the tea cargoes.

Definite information is not available, but contemporaneous records of unimpeachable character lead us to believe that there is sometruth in the assertions. The records of Saint Andrew's Lodge, of which Paul Revere was a member, show that on the night of Novem-ber 30th, 1773 - the night for the annual election of officers - only seven members were present. No election was held, and the pres-ence of only seven members given as the reason according to the entries in the lodge minutes.

As a result of the Tea Party, laws were passed in Parliament closing the port of Boston. These measures only served to in-flame the people. Revere was soon in the saddle again, carrying messages to enlist the support of the southern provinces in behalf ofMassachusetts. The Massachusetts House of Representatives reorganized under the name of the "The Provincial Congress " andvoted to enroll twelve thousand Minute Men. Revere made further trips south, and in December, 1773, carried news north to Ports-mouth, N.H., that the importation of military stores had been forbidden by Parliament, and that a large garrison was coming to oc-cupy Fort William and Mary at the entrance to the harbor. The Sons of Liberty thereupon surprised the fort and removed upwards ofone hundred barrels of powder and fifteen cannon.

Governor Gage of Massachusetts became alarmed at these aggressive acts of the colonists. Outlying stores of gunpowderand arms were called in, and every precaution taken to guard against further surprises. The Sons of Liberty soon learned that theBritish were preparing for action. On April 18, 1775, Dr. Joseph Warren, Grand Master of Massachusetts, who was to give his l ife

for his country two months later at the battle of Bunker Hill, learned that troops were gathering on Boston Common. Fearing for thesafety of Samuel Adams and John Hancock, Warren sent for Revere and begged him to go to Lexington to warn these men. Reverehad been to Lexington a few days before, and gravely doubted the possibility of getting through the lines in event the enemy shouldform, had arranged, by a show of lanterns, to indicate the route taken by the British. Revere then made the ride which has preservedhis name to posterity, as graphically told with certain poetic license by Longfellow.

Paul Revere's ride, however, was not the end of his activities in the patriot cause. After the British had vacated Boston, be-ing harassed by Washington's troops, it was found that the cannon had been disabled by the removal of the carriages. Revere in-vented a new type, and the guns were again placed in commission.

In July, 1776, Revere was commissioned an officer in a new regiment raised for the defense of the town and harbor of Bos-ton. His important duties and services ultimately won him the rank of colonel of artillery. Adverse conditions made his position adifficult one, but he steadfastly fulfilled his duties and made the best of a bad situation. In 1779 he participated in a expeditionagainst the British in what is now Maine. Through mismanagement on the part of some military and naval commanders, the expedi-tion was a failure, and the soldiers made their way back to Boston in scattered groups.

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In addition to his military service, Revere was called upon in 1775 to engrave the currency of the Colony of Massachusetts. In 1776

he engaged in the manufacture of gunpowder, sorely needed by the american Forces, and was employed to oversee the casting of

cannon.

The war services of Paul Revere did not conclude his service to the new nation. He contributed to the economic welfare ofhis community by establishing an iron foundry, and in 1792 began casting church bells, many of which are still in existence. A"Hardware " store - as jeweler's shops were called in those days - established by him in 1783, enabled him to dispose of the silver-ware which he continued to manufacture. He invented a process for treating copper which enabled him to hammer and roll it whilehot, a process of great value in shipbuilding. In 1800 he established a foundry for rolling copper in large sheets. This was such animportant industry that the government of the United States loaned him $10,000, to be repaid in the form of sheet copper. This wasthe first copper rolling mill in the country, and dispensed with the necessity which had existed before of importing this commodityfrom England. Robert Fulton's steam engines were equipped with copper boilers made from Revere's plates. Revere also covered thebottom of the Frigate "Constitution " - better known as "Old Ironsides " - with sheet copper. The business was incorporated in 1828as the Revere Copper Company, and is still conducted in Canton, Mass.

Revere's life, and the services he rendered to the country, are sufficient in themselves to endear him to every patrioticAmerican. Yet, we, as Masons, can claim a still closer tie. Paul Revere was made a Mason in Saint Andrew's Lodge on September 4,1760, being the first Entered Apprentice to receive that work in this body. In 1770 he became its Master; in 1783, when St, Andrew'sLodge was divided on the question of remaining under the Grand Lodge of Scotland, from which body it had received its Charterdated November 30, 1756; or affiliating with the new Grand Lodge of Massachusetts, he was one of the twenty-three who voted towithdraw from the old relationship. A new lodge was formed in September, 1784, under the name of Rising States Lodge, and Re-vere was elected its Master. He made the jewels for this lodge, and engraved and printed certificates of membership and notices. He

served as Grand Master of Massachusetts from 1795 to 1797, inclusive, assisting Governor Samuel Adams in laying the corner stoneof the Massachusetts State House, July 4, 1795, on which occasion he delivered a stirring address.

His charities were quiet and unostentatious. He founded the Massachusetts Charitable Mechanics Association in 1795, andserved as its president from its founding until 1799, when de declined any further office, although continuing his interest.

His domestic life was peaceable and happy. The decease of his second wife in 1815 left him a lonely old man. Revere him-self "Passed Out With the Tide " on May 10, 1818, and was buried in Granary Burial Ground where his old friends, Hancock andAdams, had preceded him.

Quiet, unassuming, without great gifts as an orator or statesman, he nevertheless engraved his name on that which is farmore enduring than the metals of his Craft - the pages of his country's history and the hearts of his country's citizens. Behind himwas the martyrdom of his Huguenot ancestors; around him was the inspiration of Freemasonry's ideals; within his vision of the futurewas a great representative government of a free people wherein religious liberty should be both a fundamental principle and an inal-ienable right. And so he served with the talent that he had in the humbler spheres of everyday life as well as in the greater and morespectacular crisis in the life of his commonwealth. Unselfish service was his ambition and his watchword, his biography and his epi-

taph. Freemasonry and America honor most the Paul reveres of the nation, who from day to day, in every time of history and walk oflife, thoughtfully and patriotically serve mankind.

If, however, we are to come to the fullest possible realization of what the life of a man like Paul Revere means to his coun-try and to his Fraternity, we must go further than a mere personal estimate. No matter how effective his life may be in arousing ourpride and stimulating our efforts, we must still take one more step. It will not do merely to judge a life like his according to the stan-dards of this day. We must realize the results of his work in the light of the conditions which he faced.

I wonder if we can visualize the Colonial period of this country's history? The scattered settlements, the log cabins groupedabout stockades out in the wilderness, the wide distances separating the towns and villages, and the uninhabited, waste districts be-tween; the bridle paths over the mountains, the narrow. almost impassable roads with the lumbering stage coaches passing up anddown at irregular and infrequent intervals; a time when it cost a shilling and more to carry a letter; a country without telegraph, with-out typewriter, without railroad - and a people who could not even dream of such things as these.

Even so the picture is not complete. We must picture a country possessed of very few schools, and what schools that wereopen, were open only to the sons of the rich. Intelligence and idealism were impossible for the poor boy, except as he learned them at

the family altar. The minds of the common people were on the same low, deadly level which prevailed among the lower classes ofEurope. Under such circumstances can we not see how the superior mind would revolt against these sordid conditions? First wouldcome the passion for liberty, and following that, an intense determination that these conditions must be bettered.

Then we are able to recreate the influence of the ancestry of a man like Revere? Many a long evening was spent around anopen fireplace, with perhaps a tallow dip candle or two burning dimly on the mantle, while the head of the household told of the trag-

edy of his flight from the persecutions inflicted upon his people. What would the effect of such a recital be upon a youth like PaulRevere? Can we realize how these traditions would influence his mind, how his boyish imagination would be kindled and how his

appreciation of the liberty which the Colonists were trying to work out for themselves in the new world would grow into a veritablepassion for freedom? As he grew older he would see the stalwart pioneers around him trying to plant here a new type of civilization,

an institution which would insure to every man the utmost of personal liberty which he could expect without infringing upon therights of others. Can we not see how a youth raised in this atmosphere would be inspired with a desire to promote and further the

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see that as he grew into manhood his mind would be quickened? Can we not understand how any example of oppression, howeverslight, would arouse the fighting instincts, and tyrannical injustice become as it were a baptism of patriotism, dedicated to the newhome which his troubled soul was finding in company with his fellow refugees?

We must also realize that an atmosphere very like this existed all through the colonies. It was justified, my brothers; thesehardy pioneers had fled the Old World where free thought, free speech and free Conscience did not exist. They had come away withhideous memories of their friends and neighbors tortured and hung for the most trivial crimes. Years of tragedy had taught them thesacrifices that men make who stand up for what they believe, for opinion's sake.

It is only when we come to appreciate all of this background that we can understand the fierce resentment in the hearts of

the colonial leaders when tea profiteers sought to impose their burdens of taxation, or religious bigots tried to fasten upon the mindsof the people narrow ideas the trend of which would be to bring about a union of Church and State. We must picture Paul Revere asone of the central figures in a great drama like this, staged in a wilderness, with enemies both within and without; if we could appre-ciate what the service of the colonial pioneer really was. To us in our modern day the accomplishment of these fearless men may notloom so large, but in their day and time they performed wonders when they gave their passion for liberty and brotherhood free reignand started in to establish a government by, for and of the people.

Well may we ask, how could they do it? What gave them their breadth of vision? And it is in this primitive setting that wefind the answer. The forces of necessity drove them, persecution was behind them and if they did not build their new Temple of Lib-erty aright, persecution and failure lay before them. In the face of a need like this, they won; they accomplished great things for hu-manity. They planted the seeds of brotherhood in the fallow ground of a new homeland and we, who are their posterity are reapingthe reward.

This it is which places upon us the responsibility for doing in our day what they did in theirs. The conditions which we haveto meet are different from theirs. The problems which we have to solve under the complex conditions of modern civilization wouldlook hopeless to them. My Brethren, they would be hopeless to us did we not have their examples before us and were we not familiar

with the principles which they applied to their problems in those tempestuous days. We have the same principle, we have the sameMasonic atmosphere of brotherhood and we have an even greater opportunity than they had to put these principles into practice andmake them live among men today. Ours is the task to maintain the freedom of speech and conscience which they established for usand to see to it that Freemasonry, grown now to a fraternity of men far greater in number than all the people who lived in the thirteencolonies, shall stand foursquare for law and order, for the right to think and worship as we please, and for the perpetuation of thosepriceless privileges which the Paul Reveres of early America wrought out of their needs and the conditions which faced them, be-cause they had the Masonic vision, the Masonic fervency and the Masonic zeal to build after the Masonic pattern.

Taken from Short Talk Bulletin of January 1923.

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SUNDAYDINNERLeesburg Lodge No. 58

May 11, 2014

Menu

Spaghetti and Meat Balls or Country Fried Chicken

Corn on the Cob, Sugar Snap Peas,

Mashed Taters, Dinner Rolls, Salad

Drinks, Desserts (sugared or no sugar added)$8.37 + .63 tax - Adults, under 14 - $3.72 + .28 tax

11:30 AM until 1:00 PM

Please call the Lodge at 787-5696 or sign the guest list in the lobby and

provide the number attending with you,. This ensures enough food is purchased and pre-

pared for all.

ALL MASONS, their families and friends are invited to our Monthly

Second Sunday Dinners and First Saturday Breakfasts

Help support your Blue Lodge, IT IS where all other Masonic Bodies Begin.

Future menu suggestions are always welcome!

Introducing 2014 Chef Crew

WJim Campbell - Graduate of New Orleans School of CookingBro. Wayne Reynolds - Former Chef at Country Club

Bro. Ed Spencer - formerly at Benihana Restaurant

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Leesburg Masonic Lodge No. 58 F&AMPO Box 985Fruitland Park, Florida 34731

SUNDAY DINNERS11:30 a.m. TO 1:00 p.m.

Menu items: May 11, 2014

Spaghetti and Meat Balls or Country Fried ChickenCorn on the Cob, Sugar Snap Peas, Mashed Potatoes

Dinner Rolls, Garden Salad, Drinks,Desserts (sugared or no sugar added)

$8.37 + .63 tax per person, Children under 14 years of age $3.72 + .28 tax

PLEASE call the Lodge at 787-5696, or signthe guest list in the foyer, providethe number of guests attending with you, this ensures enough food is prepared for all.ALL MASONS,their families and friends are invited .Menu suggestions welcomed, just fill out a comment card.

Dont forget to call or sign -up!!!

Celebrating 146 years (18682014)in Leesburg, Fla. The Lakefront City

1st Saturday Monthly Coffee Klatch & Breakfast8:00am to 10:00am

Eggs (cooked to order), Pancakes, Waffles, Bacon, Sausages

(Pattys or Links), Breakfast Potatoes, Grits, Sausage Gravy,Biscuits, Toast

Coffee, Orange Juice

$5.58 +.42 sales tax per person

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