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District 47 Newsletter – [email protected] – (412) 736-7385 Page 1 of 18 Available online at: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/odkm550c15pgggi/AAA8Si8fXSQQ1w9lZTOnOklUa?dl=0 Contents DDGM Message 1 From the 47 th District Lodges 3 March Symposium Information 8 School of Instruction 9 Shirt Pocket Notes 10 District 47 Public Relations 13 Johnny Angel & The Halos 14 Lodge # 731 Men’s Breakfast 15 Past Masters’ Dinner 16 Poker Night at Lodge # 544 17 Canadian Trip Flyer 18 District Chairmen: Audit: Robert J. Slater, DDGM Blood Drive: Dennis Drevna, PM Communications: Bob Mente & Bud Jozwiak Education: Bud Jozwiak Facebook: Timothy L. McKiernan, PM & Thomas E. Ruch, PM Information Technology: Donald Williams Legal: Rob Xides, Esq. Membership & Officers Advancement: Brian Versetti, PM Mentor: Terry Bruce Public Relations: Steven Koscelnak, PM & Bob Mente School of Instruction: Charles Brosgol, PM Social Events: Ray Daerr Youth Foundation: Dennis J. Snedden, PM DISTRICT 47 NEWS The Newsletter of the 47 th Masonic District Volume 7 – Issue 3 – MARCH, 2020 MESSAGE FROM THE DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND MASTER Brethren: As we head into March, I want to invite everyone to travel with me as I start my Official DDGM Visitations. Please come out as I will be visiting each of the 10 Lodges in the 47th Masonic District. In traveling to the various Lodges, you will be given the opportunity to meet and get to know the Brethren throughout our District and also get to see the other Lodges and learn about what they are doing in their community, what they're doing for Lodge fundraisers and how each Lodge works to keep their Officer Progression moving. The visitation will also give you the chance to bounce different ideas and get other membersopinions on your thoughts for your Lodge. We are very blessed with a wide array of Brothers from all aspects of life and vocations. I recommend all the Elected Officers to travel with me and get the chance to meet their peers as they head to the East together. The Official Visitations are very enjoyable when I get the opportunity to present deserving Members with their 50, 60- and 70-Year Service Awards. It is a beautiful ceremony and a great opportunity to meet some very distinguished members of our Fraternity. My Official Visitations are as Follows: March 2nd ______Centennial - Lafayette #544 March 9th_______Omni #582 March 11th______Crafton - Guyasuta #513 April 3rd________Bethel #761 April 6th________Harry S. Truman #765 April 14th_______Polaris #375 April 20th_______Oakdale #669 May 5th________John A. Brashear #743 May 11th_______Dormont - Whitehall #684 May 19th_______Pleasant Hills - Guthrie #509

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Contents

DDGM Message 1

From the 47th District Lodges 3

March Symposium Information 8

School of Instruction 9

Shirt Pocket Notes 10

District 47 Public Relations 13

Johnny Angel & The Halos 14

Lodge # 731 Men’s Breakfast 15

Past Masters’ Dinner 16

Poker Night at Lodge # 544 17

Canadian Trip Flyer 18

District Chairmen:

Audit: Robert J. Slater, DDGM

Blood Drive:

Dennis Drevna, PM

Communications: Bob Mente & Bud Jozwiak

Education: Bud Jozwiak Facebook: Timothy L. McKiernan, PM &

Thomas E. Ruch, PM Information Technology: Donald Williams

Legal: Rob Xides, Esq.

Membership & Officers Advancement: Brian Versetti, PM Mentor:

Terry Bruce Public Relations: Steven Koscelnak, PM & Bob Mente

School of Instruction: Charles Brosgol, PM

Social Events: Ray Daerr

Youth Foundation: Dennis J. Snedden, PM

DISTRICT 47 NEWS The Newsletter of the 47th Masonic District

Volume 7 – Issue 3 – MARCH, 2020

MESSAGE FROM THE DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND MASTER

Brethren:

As we head into March, I want to invite everyone to travel with me as I start my Official DDGM Visitations. Please come out as I will be visiting each of the 10 Lodges in the 47th Masonic District. In traveling to the various Lodges, you will be given the opportunity to meet and get to know the Brethren throughout our District and also get to see the other Lodges and learn about what they are doing in their community, what they're doing for Lodge fundraisers and how each Lodge works to keep their Officer Progression moving. The visitation will also give you the chance to bounce different ideas and get other members’ opinions on your thoughts for your Lodge. We are very blessed with a wide array of Brothers from all aspects of life and vocations. I recommend all the Elected Officers to travel with me and get the chance to meet their peers as they head to the East together. The Official Visitations are very enjoyable when I get the opportunity to present deserving Members with their 50, 60- and 70-Year Service Awards. It is a beautiful ceremony and a great opportunity to meet some very distinguished members of our Fraternity.

My Official Visitations are as Follows:

March 2nd ______Centennial - Lafayette #544 March 9th_______Omni #582 March 11th______Crafton - Guyasuta #513 April 3rd________Bethel #761 April 6th________Harry S. Truman #765 April 14th_______Polaris #375 April 20th_______Oakdale #669 May 5th________John A. Brashear #743 May 11th_______Dormont - Whitehall #684 May 19th_______Pleasant Hills - Guthrie #509

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Other Upcoming Important Dates for 2020

March 1st __________Canonsburg Masonic Hall Wild Game Feast from 2p to 6p March 4th__________47th District Masonic School of Instruction at South Hills Masonic Center March 21st_________Academy of Masonic Knowledge in Elizabethtown March 21st_________47th District Past Masters Night at Westwood Country Club April 4th___________Leadership Training Seminar at GPMC June 6th___________Grand Lodge Quarterly Communications in Erie, PA June 12, 13, 14th ___ Centennial - Lafayette Lodge # 544 Trip to Canada. All Brethren and their guests are welcome to come on this trip and meet our Canadian Brethren. August 23rd________Grand Lodge Sporting Clays Tournament at Seven Springs Resort September 26th ____ Autumn Days in Elizabethtown October 17th_______ Academy of Masonic Knowledge at Elizabethtown December 2nd______Grand Lodge Quarterly Communications in Philadelphia

Food For Thought As a Mason we are obligated by our Oaths that we took to obey the moral law and if the Brother understands the art of the Craft, he will never do anything but uphold our rules and regulations. As a Mason, he should understand that God sees unlike men see, for men look at the outward appearance, but God looks to the inward appearance through the heart and soul of a man. A Mason is, therefore, particularly bound never to act against his conscious thoughts. Let a man's religion, or mode of his worship, be what it may, he will not be excluded from our Craft, provided he believes in the Great Architect of heaven and earth and practices our sacred duties of morality. Masons unite with the virtuous of every persuasion, in the firm and pleasing bonds of Fraternal love. We are taught to view the errors of men with compassion, and to strive by the purity of our own conduct to demonstrate the superior excellence of the faith that we profess.

Author Unknown Please take the time to read our opening and closing Charges that we hear recited at every Stated Meeting and analyze our own consciences to see if we each uphold those charges, and if not, make the changes in our lives to do so! Sincerely and Fraternally yours, Robert J. Slater, Jr. District Deputy Grand Master 47th Masonic District

MESSAGE FROM THE DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND MASTER

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Polaris Lodge # 375: A stated meeting of Polaris Lodge # 375 F & AM will be held on March 10, 2020 AD, 6020

AL, at 7:30 o’clock PM at the Polaris Masonic Lodge located at 522 Walnut Street in McKeesport. Dinner will be

served at 6:30 PM before the stated meeting.

Pleasant Hills-Guthrie Lodge # 509: A stated meeting of Pleasant Hills-Guthrie Lodge # 509 F & AM will be

held on March 17, 2020 AD, 6020 AL, at 7:30 o’clock PM at the Pleasant Hills-Guthrie Masonic Lodge located

at 455 East Bruceton Road in Pleasant Hills. Dinner will be served at 6:30 PM before the stated meeting.

Crafton-Guyasuta Lodge # 513: A stated meeting of Crafton-Guyasuta Lodge # 513 F & AM will be held on

March 18, 2020 AD, 6020 AL, at 7:30 o’clock PM at the Crafton-Guyasuta Masonic Lodge located at 35 West

Prospect Avenue in Ingram.

Centennial-Lafayette Lodge # 544: A stated meeting of Centennial-Lafayette Lodge # 544 F & AM will be

held on March 2, 2020 AD, 6020 AL, at 7:30 o’clock PM at the Centennial-Lafayette Masonic Lodge located

at 600 Washington Avenue in Carnegie. Dinner will be served at 6:30 PM before the stated meeting. We will

have a chili cook-off. Program for the evening is presentation of 50-year pins. Please note the presentation

will be after our stated meeting to allow family members to attend the program. An extra meeting of

Centennial-Lafayette Lodge # 544 F & AM will be held on March 10, 2020 AD, 6020 AL, at 7:30 o’clock PM

for the purpose of conferring a Fellowcraft Degree. Our Canadian trip is approaching rapidly. Details are in

the flyer at the end of this newsletter. Please make your reservations soon! You will make good memories

and make many new friends! We will have our monthly Poker Night on March 27th.

Omni Lodge # 582: A stated meeting of Omni Lodge # 582 F & AM will be held on March 9, 2020 AD, 6020

AL, at 7:30 o’clock PM at the Omni Masonic Lodge located at 200 Duquesne Avenue in Dravosburg. Dinner

will be served at 6:30 PM before the stated meeting. We will have our Official District Deputy Grand Master

Visitation. He will be presenting the 50, 60, and 70-year service pin of gold to our members who have served

in the ranks of the Masonic Fraternity. An extra meeting of Omni Lodge # 582 F & AM will be held on March

21, 2020 AD, 6020 AL, at 10:00 o’clock AM for the purpose of conferring a Master Mason Degree,

Fellowcraft Degree and Entered Apprentice Degree. After the conferrals, we will be having lunch at the

FROM THE LODGES IN THE 47TH DISTRICT FROM THE LODGES IN THE 47TH DISTRICT FROM THE LODGES IN THE 47TH DISTRICT

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lodge – it is Harry S. Truman’s 2nd Annual Spaghetti Dinner at a cost of only $10.00 per adult and $5.00 for

children under 12. Come out and support two Lodges at once - then go to the 47th District Past Masters

Dinner! A great day for camaraderie and fellowship!

Oakdale Lodge # 669: A stated meeting of Oakdale Lodge # 669 F & AM will be held on March 16, 2020 AD,

6020 AL, at 7:30 o’clock PM at the Oakdale Masonic Lodge located at 5024 Noblestown Road in Oakdale.

Dinner will be served at 6:30 PM before the stated meeting.

Dormont-Whitehall Lodge # 684: A stated meeting of Dormont-Whitehall Lodge # 684 F & AM will be held

on March 9, 2020 AD, 6020 AL, at 7:30 o’clock PM at the Dormont-Whitehall Masonic Lodge located at 541

Mc Neilly Road in Baldwin Township. Dinner will be served at 6:30 PM before the stated meeting.

John A. Brashear Lodge # 743: A stated meeting of John A. Brashear Lodge # 743 F & AM will be held on March 3, 2020 AD, 6020 AL, at 7:30 o’clock PM at the John A. Brashear Masonic Lodge located at 541 Mc Neilly Road in Baldwin Township. Program for the evening is “Amateur Radio Serving the Community” by our newsletter editor, Brother Robert Mente, from Centennial-Lafayette Lodge # 544. An extra meeting of

John A. Brashear Lodge # 743 F & AM will be held on March 11, 2020 AD, 6020 AL, at 7:30 o’clock PM for the purpose of conferring a Fellowcraft Degree. Our lodge website is now up and running at https://www.johnabrashearlodge743.org/.

Bethel Lodge # 761: A stated meeting of Bethel Lodge # 761 F & AM will be held on March 6, 2020 AD, 6020 AL, at 7:30 o’clock PM at the Bethel Masonic Lodge, located at the end of Mc Nary Place in Bethel Park.

Harry S. Truman Lodge # 765: A stated meeting of Harry S. Truman Lodge # 765 F & AM will be held on March 2, 2020 AD, 6020 AL, at 7:30 o’clock PM at the Harry S. Truman Masonic Lodge, located at 200 Duquesne Avenue in Dravosburg. Dinner will be served at 6:30 PM before the stated meeting. Program for the evening is Short Talk Bulletin: To Polish and Adorn the Mind. Harry S Truman Lodge # 765 is

hosting its’ second spaghetti fundraiser on Saturday March 21, 2020 from 12 noon to 7pm. Admission $10. Chinese auction, 50/50, etc. All proceeds will go to the Harry S. Truman Lodge Almoner Fund to help those Brethren in need.

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Plan now to attend our March symposium! Our next symposium will occur on Saturday, March 21, 2020, at the Masonic Village at Elizabethtown, Freemasons Cultural Center, located at

One Masonic Drive, Elizabethtown, PA 17022.

Registration opens at 8:30 AM. The program will begin at 9:30 AM.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/march-2020-symposium-of-the-academy-of-masonic-knowledge-tickets-94014474825

Speaker Information

Bro. C.R. "Chuck" Dunning

Topic: The Psychology of Freemasonry

Chuck Dunning is an advocate, facilitator, trainer, and consultant in

contemplative practice, with more than 30 years in the professional fields of

higher education and mental health, as well as in Masonry and other currents

in the Western esoteric traditions. Chuck’s consistent commitment is to the

actual practice of contemplative disciplines to facilitate and enhance

experiences of personal growth, social wellbeing, and spiritual initiation and

transformation. Chuck’s Masonic Craft Lodge memberships include Haltom

City-Riverside #1331 (Texas), and Albert Pike #162 (Oklahoma). He is also an honorary member of Sophia #767 (North

Carolina) and Ancient York #89 (New Hampshire). Chuck’s Scottish Rite memberships are in the Valleys of Fort Worth,

Texas and Guthrie, Oklahoma, and his York Rite memberships are in Texas Chapter #362 and Texas Council #321, both in

Fort Worth. He is also a Full Member of the Texas Lodge of Research. As a professional, Chuck recently entered semi-

retirement from serving as a student affairs administrator and adjunct faculty member at Texas Christian University

(TCU), and from being a psychotherapist at TCU and in community agencies, hospitals, and private practice.

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Bro. Victor Julian Avila Ametller

Topic: Freemasonry in Cuba

Bro. Ametller is a native of Cuba and is currently employed as the Director

of the National Masonic Museum of the Grand Lodge of Cuba, A.F. & A.M.

Prior to that role, he was professionally employed in the civil works sector

in and around the city of Havana. Victor joined the craft in 2003 in Roman

de la Luz Lodge No. 201, attaining the degree of Master Mason in 2007 He

was first appointed a District Deputy Grand Master in 2015 and has plans

to serve as Worshipful Master of Roman de la Luz Lodge No. 201 in 2020.

An active Scottish Rite Mason, Ametller has served in several offices in

those bodies, culminating in his coronation as an Honorary Sovereign Grand Inspector General, 33rd Degree, in

September 2016.

FROM THE SCHOOL OF INSTRUCTION

Brethren: Thanks to all for a record setting attendance of 60 brethren for the February meeting. It was great to see that many present in the newly refurbished Lodge room! The work for Wednesday, March 4th, will be the exemplification of the Fellow Craft Masons Degree, to be rehearsed by Pleasant Hills-Guthrie Lodge No. 509. We will also do a short review of the procedure for the upcoming Official Visitations by the DDGM. He will also be distributing the new Ritual Manuals. Please remember to return any old manuals that have not been returned. Looking forward to another great attendance. S&F, Brother Charles M. Brosgol Principal Instructor

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Shirt Pocket Notes from the District Education Chairman: Since we celebrate Washington’s Birthday in February, I found this article regarding his inauguration very detailed on the events of the day. I thought it was a very interesting read as it shows the impact of Masonic life on the politics of the day. Please enjoy the reprint of this article.

A MASONIC PRESENCE AT WASHINGTON’S INAGURATION 200 YEARS AGO by Phillip M. Thienel, PM Herndon Lodge No. 264

from VIRGINIA MASONIC HERALD April 1989

The mention of George Washington's name immediately calls to memory the maxim, "first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen."

Those firsts were not sought by Washington for his glory, but accrued to him as he pursued his country's good in a life of public service.

In the war for independence the Continental Congress sought Washington to be the colonies' General in Chief of the Army of the United Colonies. With the achievement of peace and independence by a treaty with Great Britain, Washington's fellow citizens sought him to be a member of the Constitutional Convention and that convention elected him its president. The Constitution he signed is still in force today. With the ratification of the Constitution prepared under his leadership, Washington's countrymen sought him to be their first president.

To our Grand Lodge of Virginia the highlight of the 200th Anniversary of Washington's inauguration as President on April 30, 1789 is the number of his firsts pertinent to the Masonic Fraternity. Washington was the first of 14 Masons to be inaugurated President. He was the first, and to date only Mason serving as Master of a Lodge when inaugurated. Also of interest was the Masonic atmosphere at his inaugural ceremony - the presence of Brother Masons and the Great Light of Freemasonry, The Holy Bible, provided by a Masonic Lodge, St. Johns No. 1 of New York.

Another distinction earned by Washington: he was the first, and to date the only, President to receive a unanimous electoral college vote.

Brother Washington was initiated into the Fraternity in Fredericksburg Lodge on November 4, 1752 and raised to the degree of Master Mason on August 4, 1753. From that date to his inauguration he had a long history of public service that earned him reverence and esteem.

A token of the respect he had earned was Alexandria Lodge electing him Master of the Lodge on April 28, 1788. Grand Master Edmund Randolph, who was also serving at the time as Governor of Virginia, gave approval to the election. On December 20, 1788 the Lodge reelected Washington for a two-year period. A Lodge history speculates Washington's role as Master was more of an honorary than ruling and governing function.

When Congress notified him on April 14, 1789 that he was the unanimous choice of the electors to be President, Washington responded, "unanimous suffrage in my favor scarcely leaves me the alternative for an option."

As fifty-seven year old President-elect Washington set out in his carriage April 16 for his inauguration in Federal Hall in New York City he was overwhelmed at the turnout of friends and citizens, and children, who cheered him.

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The ovations of people along his route, the escorts by militia honor guards and testimonial dinners at inns as he traveled for 8 days through Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, to the port at Elizabeth Town, N.J. were beyond his expectations. As the barge that ferried Washington over the water to New York City, accompanied by a flotilla of boats filled with his admirers, tied up at Wall Street a throng of people stood by to welcome him. An observer described them "like ears of corn standing in a cornfield, and as persons who seemed incapable of being satisfied with gazing at this man of the people." The affection the people displayed for him was truly a testimony that he was first in the hearts of his countrymen.

With Washington's arrival in the city, Congress set April 30 for the eventful day of his inauguration. Washington waited in solemn gravity for the event.

Ceremonies on that day began at sunrise with the discharge of artillery fired at old Fort George near Bowling Green. At 9 o'clock church bells rang throughout the city for half an hour followed by religious services offering prayers for the "blessing of heaven on the new government, favor and protection on the President, and success and acceptance of his administration."

The inaugural procession formed early at the President's house. At noon with city troops leading the way Washington's carriage departed for Federal Hall where Congress in session awaited him. People in the crowded streets cheered. Washington alighted from his carriage on arrival and entered into the Senate Chamber where the Senate and House were assembled. Representative Elias Boudinot introduced Washington to the Assemblage. Washington bowed. Vice President John Adams then conducted Washington to his chair. Solemn silence prevailed.

Adams informed Washington that the Senate and House were ready to attend him to take the oath required by the Constitution. Washington assented. Adams escorted Washington to the balcony in front of the Senate Chamber in full view of a multitude of people on the street, leaning out the open windows and standing on roofs of adjacent buildings. It was an inspiring stage scene. Eyes were fixed on Washington's appearance. As he came out into the open he was greeted by public exultations. The demonstration of public affection touched Washington to the quick. He placed his hand on his heart and bowed. The people understood he was overcome by their demonstration and hushed into profound silence. Washington sat down on the arm chair next to a table covered with crimson cloth. On the table on a pillow had been placed a superbly bound Bible that had been borrowed from St. John's Lodge F. & A. M., opened to Psalm 127, "Except the Lord build the house." (A later-years picture of the Bible showed it opened to Genesis: 13-14)

Robert L. Livingston, Grand Master of Masons of the Grand Lodge of New York, and Chancellor of the State of New York, advanced to Washington's right and read slowly the oath required by the Constitution. Washington with his eyes closed, according to an observer, that his whole soul might be absorbed in the supplication, repeated the oath and declared, "I swear so help me God," and then bowed. Secretary of the Senate, Samuel A. Otis, lifted the Bible off its crimson cushion and held it up to Washington to kiss.

Grand Master Livingston then stepped forward, faced the spectators, and uttered, "Long live George Washington, President of the United States of America." A flag was raised on a pole on the cupola of the Federal Hall as a signal to the artillery at the battery to fire a salute. Bells pealed for joy. Hurrahs of the multitude on the streets rent the air. Washington again bowed to the people, and then returned to the Senate Chamber. In a few moments Washington rose to speak. The summons of his country to serve awakened in him, he said, a distrustful scrutiny of his qualifications. He believed himself unpracticed in civil administration. Yet, he sensed a transcendent proof in the high regard of his fellow citizens to negate his doubts.

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The first act of office, he declared, should be supplications the "Almighty Being" who rules the universe that the government and functions allotted to him would be successful. He added that every step in the country's contest for independence had been distinguished by some token of providential agency.

Because he had not sought the office of President he did not find it necessary to address any commitments. He asked to be excused from the Constitutional requirement to recommend measures to the Congress judged necessary to be acted upon. He preferred to offer a tribute due to the talents, rectitude, and patriotism of the members of Congress. On the need for any amendments to the Constitution needed for any amendments to the Constitution provided by Article V, and requested by some of the states, Washington said he would depend on Congress' discernment. On a matter personally affecting him, he renounced compensation as President, just as he had done when appointed General in Chief of the Army.

In conclusion, he remarked, "the foundation of our national policy will be laid on the pure and immutable principles of private morality, eternal rules or order, and the destiny of the republic model of government was staked on the experiment entrusted to the hands of the American people."

Upon completion of his address President Washington, Vice President Adams, members of Congress, and public figures who participated in the ceremony in Federal Hall walked to St. Paul's Episcopal Church where the Senate Chaplain, Reverend Samuel Provoost, conducted a prayer service. After the Te Deum was sung Washington left the church and entered his carriage to return to the President's mansion.

The public then went off to celebrate. As the evening stars began to shine bonfires were lighted and candles placed in the windows of many homes. A dense crowd of people filled the streets.

After dinner at his home the President, accompanied by his aide Colonel David Humphrey and Secretary Tobias Lear, journeyed down lower Broadway to the home of Chancellor Livingston where they watched the resplendent display of fireworks. At 10 o'clock Washington walked home, the throng of people blocked the passage of his carriage.

Brother Washington's public and private life epitomized the teachings of our Masonic Fraternity as they pertain to the Supreme Architect of the Universe, our country, and our fellow creatures.

Throughout his life he answered his fellow citizens' claims on his kind offices.

His public service tasks symbolized the shaping of a perfect ashlar into a military victory for our independence, the preparation of our Constitution, and the inauguration of our first presidency.

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FROM THE DESK OF THE DISTRICT 47 PUBLIC RELATIONS CHAIRMEN

I (Bob) will be doing my presentation “Amateur Radio in the Community” after the Brashear Lodge # 743 Stated Meeting on 3/3/20. I hope to meet some of my loyal readers of this newsletter at that time. I will be talking about my “go box”, which I designed and built, as part of my presentation. Once again, you may see my presentation about my go box at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTZ0cb0PFmk, which I presented in last month’s newsletter. I was a guest on Amateur Radio Roundtable, where I talked about the design and construction of the box. I will chat briefly about Hiram’s Hams as well. During my research for this month’s column, I came across an Amateur Radio club in Fort Wayne, IN that is connected to the Shrine, which I have listed below. Brother Jozwiak and I made some formatting changes moving forward. As you can see, we have changed the master font to Calibri 11 point, up from 8.5 point, to make it easier to read when the newsletter is printed. On the screen of your computer, you can enlarge and shrink the resolution of the PDF file with your PDF reader. S&F, Brother Bob Mente Brother Steve Koscelnak

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Duquesne-McKeesport Lodge No. 731 1200 Clonmel Street, Duquesne, PA 15110

will have its annual

Men’s Breakfast

Saturday, March 21, 2020 at 9 AM until 11 AM. (Doors open at 830 AM).

Bring your father, grandson, son, brother, neighbor, etc. Membership not required. Enjoy the fellowship! This can count as a social event for perspective candidates!

Menu Scrambled eggs, ham, sausage, kielbasa, fried potatoes, waffles,

mixed fruit, juice and coffee.

Donations gladly accepted (suggest $10.00 per person) but not required.

Reservations are required by March 18th Please use the form below to make reservations.

There will also be a 50/50 to benefit the lodges Almoners Fund and a collection for the youth groups that will be present.

If you prefer to email your reservation, include all names and send to [email protected]. A confirmation email will be sent signifying receipt.

If you have any questions, contact Bro. Mark Wolfe, Secretary at 412-478-5650 or at the above email address.

Detached form and mail to: Duquesne-McKeesport Lodge No. 731 1200 Clonmel Street Duquesne, Pa 15110 C/O Men’s Breakfast Please list all names that are attending and at least one contact number. Use additional space on reverse side if needed.

1. ________________________________ 3.___________________________

2. ________________________________ 4.___________________________

5._________________________________ 6. ___________________________ Contact number _____________________ Name of contact _______________

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Tickets available from Brother Raymond Daerr (412) 848-9481

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Good Old Fashioned Stag Poker Night

All the Old Games All the Old Rules All the Old Fun

Centennial-Lafayette Lodge # 544

600 Washington Avenue Carnegie, PA 15106

Will Be on the 4th Friday of every month at 7 PM

Next Poker Night …………. March 27, 2020

OPEN TO ALL

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CARMAS CLUB OF CARNEGIE CANADIAN VISITATION

JUNE 12-13-14, 2020

THIS YEAR IS OUR TURN TO TRAVEL TO CANADA!

TICKETS ARE $100 PER PERSON AND WILL BE AVAILABLE EARLY 2020

BUS TRANSPORTATION WILL BE PROVIDED

THERE ARE 30 ROOMS BLOCKED AT THE DAYS INN ORILLIA

5850 RAMA ROAD

RAMARA, ON L3V OS3

(705) 326-8288

ROOMS ARE UNDER MASONIC LODGE

$170.95 PER NIGHT CANADIAN (2 QUEEN)

FAMILY/GUESTS WELCOME TO ATTEND