George Washington 1776 Lodge No. 337 F&AM Silver Spring Masonic Center 517 E. Beaumont Avenue Whitefish Bay, WI 53217
Calendar of Events Tuesday 11/15/05 Tuesday 11/29/05 Wed 11/30/05 Friday 12/02/05 Tuesday 12/06/05
Tuesday 12/20/05
6:30pm 7:30pm 7:00pm
Light Supper Stated Meeting FC° Practice
George Washington Fund Proposals due
6:00pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:30pm 6:00pm
Dinner Club – Bavarian Inn Board of Trustees Meeting Light Supper Stated Meeting - FC° Lodge Christmas Party
6:30pm 7:30pm
Merry Christmas Happy New Year Light Supper Stated Meeting All Officers move up a chair Installation of Officers
Friends and Family Welcome
Sunday 12/25/05 Sunday 01/01/06 Tuesday 01/03/05
Saturday 01/14/05
11:00am
(Luncheon to follow)
Non-Profit US Postage Paid Permit No. 317 Milwaukee, WI
2005 Lodge Officers Worshipful Master Senior Warden Junior Warden Treasurer Secretary Senior Deacon Junior Deacon Senior Steward Chaplain Tiler Counselor Trustee ’05 Trustee ‘05 Trustee ’06 Trustee ’06 Trustee ’06 Trustee ’07 Trustee ’07 Organist
Richard Marcus Andy Paradowski J.G. Rosenow, III Charles Roeder, PM David Haase, PM Frank Nuernberger, Jr John Clark Otto Tesch, III, PM Tony Busalacchi, PM Bob Smith, PM Bob Smith, PM Horace Palmer, PM Bob Porath, PM David Haase, PM Charles Roeder, PM Matthew Fredrich, PM William Huegel, PM Hank Hofmann, PM Larry Roou
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The Surveyor George Washington 1776 Lodge #337 F&AM Trestle Board November/December 2005 Message from the East Practice Leadership For many of us, there are limited opportunities for us to demonstrate leadership. So, where can we learn leadership? There are occasionally leadership training opportunities at work, but the Lodge offers us a friendly classroom of brothers who are eager for each of us to succeed. We urge our brothers to tackle tasks that they feel are difficult. As they succeed, the sense of accomplishment spurs them on to greater opportunities to practice leadership. There is an amusing question that applies to many topics, including leadership. The question is: How do you get to Carnegie Hall? The answer is: Practice, practice, practice! Leadership in our Lodge takes practice. Practice makes perfect. Practice makes permanent. What we practice, we tend to display in all we do. The key to successful leadership is practice, practice, practice. Our lodge gives us a safe and friendly environment to practice leadership. The honor and reputation of our Lodge depends on the skill with which the leadership of the Lodge manages its concerns. The general happiness of its members grows in proportion to the zeal and ability with which its leaders demonstrate the principles of our Fraternity. In many businesses, the CEO stays the leader until he or she retires or leaves for various reasons. There is little chance to rotate roles, to try other jobs within our firm, and to practice leadership. By using our method of annually rotating chairs in Lodge, we give different brothers a chance to lead. Where else can you be a Steward looking after the needs of other brothers and visitors; and the next year you are a Deacon leading candidates around; and the next a Warden or Master guiding your Lodge to greater light? This doesn’t happen often in our everyday world. But it does in Lodge. As we move into election season for new officers in November, I hope that you will be eager to practice leadership in our Lodge and be willing to attempt roles you feel apprehensive about trying. Where else will you get to practice leadership if not in our Lodge? Fraternally, Dick Marcus, Worshipful Master
Secretary’s Corner Annual dues statements for year 2006 will be sent out soon. Please note that dues are payable by the end of this year. The bookwork handling dues is enormous. It would make this Secretary's job much easier if you would please send in your dues as soon as possible. If there is anything I can do for you, please call 414-9644080. Let us know how you are doing. David Haase,. P.M. Secretary
Congratulations to our two new Brother Entered Apprentices, initiated on October 18, 2005. Peter Engle Shawn McGough
Worshipful Master Richard Marcus presents a check from the Wisconsin Masonic Medical fund to representatives from the Whitefish Bay and Shorewood Public Health Departments in a presentation before the November 1 Stated Meeting. The monies presented will purchase defibrillators for the Whitefish Bay Library and Community Room and the Shorewood Library and Senior Center.
Fellowcraft Degree Tuesday December6, 2005 - 7:30 pm
Come out and show your support for our degree team and our FC candidates.
Dinner Club The next meeting of the Dinner Club will convene Friday December 2. We will meet at our old favorite, the Bavarian Inn. We will meet for cocktails at 6:00pm and be seated around 6:30. All are welcome at Dinner Club including ladies, friends and family. Please RSVP by the Thursday before each Dinner Club meeting to Andy Paradowski at 414-372-3086 or aparadowski@sbcglobal.net
Congratulations To the 2006 Elected Officers of George Washington 1776 Lodge #337. Worshipful Master…..Andy Paradowski Senior Warden …..J.G. Rosenow, III Junior Warden …..Frank Nuernberger, Jr Treasurer…..Charles Roeder, PM Secretary…..David Haase, PM Trustee ’08…..Horace Palmer, PM Trustee ’08…..Tony Busalacchi, PM
George Washington Masonic Fund The Directors of the Fund are looking for suggestions from Lodge members concerning the annual dispensing of charitable Fund monies. Please send your recommendations to the Lodge or give them to one of the members of the Fund before November 30, 2005. We hope to have a Fund meeting in December. David Haase, P.M. Fund President
Annual Christmas Party Tuesday December 20, 2005 – 6:00 PM
Kenwood Council #34, R&SM Companions, My year as TIM will be ending very soon, with the satisfaction of having tried my best for the good of our Council. Thank you for your willingness to help whenever you were called upon. There will be no assembly in November. The December 8th assembly at 7:30 pm will be followed by installation of officers for 2006. Zealously Yours, Ken Savadil, PTIM Thrice Illustrious Master
'Trusty News' News you can use from the Board of Trustees As planned and noted in previous Trestleboard issues, a new furnace has been installed in our building. It is compact, uses a spark ignition system rather than a pilot light, has a high efficiency rating and is connected to the temperature control system previously installed. We expect a substantial reduction in gas usage. By everyone observing the 'don'ttouch-the-controls/don't-touch-the-thermostats' instructions, we hope to receive maximum results from our investment. If there are any heating problems, please contact one of the Trustees. The Past Masters' nameplate project, displaying names of all Past Masters of our four consolidated Lodges, is now nearing completion. The name-boards will be mounted on one of the walls in Stegner Hall. Please note again that signs have been posted on exit doors reminding all concerned to turn off the electricity (lights) before leaving the building. In these days of higher and higher energy bills, it is incumbent on all of us to be conscientious and switch off everything before leaving. Lights are still being left on in an unused building!!! Bob Porath, P.M. Chairman, Board of Trustees.
Pot Luck Dinner Join us for Christmas Carols and good cheer. Please bring a dish to pass.
If you would like to receive the Surveyor via email (in Adobe .pdf file format), please email Andy Paradowski at aparadowski@sbcglobal.net.
The Surveyor will be published next in December 2005 for January 2006. Please make any submissions to Andy Paradowski by December 6, 2005. Electronic submissions are preferred. Articles may be submitted via email to aparadowski@sbcglobal.net in either plain text or as a Microsoft Word attachment.
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