2012 #3 - Missouri Lodge of Research Newsletter

MISSOURI Lodge of research OFFICERS

Missouri Lodge of Research (MLR) Meeting at GL in Columbia September 24, 2012

Worshipful Master – Larry R. Houge Senior Warden – Nicholas R. Ciechielo Junior Warden - Steven L. Harrison Secy-Treas Ronald D. Miller 6033 Masonic Dr Suite B COLUMBIA MO 65202 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

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Truman Lecture Series will continue and this year our honored guest speaker will be Brother Clifton Truman Daniel, the Grandson of our Past Grand Master and President Harry S Truman, who was Raised to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason in Illinois and surely this will be a “don’t miss” presentation. Plan on being there at our Annual MLR Breakfast for sure this year!

RWB Larry R. Houge

ANNUAL MLR MEETING This year’s Annual Meeting of the Missouri Lodge of Research will be held at the “Holiday Inn Select”, located at the I-70 South Outer Rd on the West side of Stadium Blvd in Columbia, Missouri.

This will be held during the Annual Session of the Grand Lodge of Missouri. This Session will be from September the 23rd through the 25th when Grand Lodge closes and holds its annual open installation of officers for 2012-2013.

The Missouri Lodge of Research Annual Meeting also includes the election of officers for the insuing year and will be held during the meeting beginning at 4:15 PM on Monday afternoon, the 24th, in the Windsor IV Room in the Holiday Inn Select unless everyone be notified otherwise. There will definitely be a lot of interesting business to come before the MLR membership in attendance this year.

Also, do not forget our Annual Breakfast will be held Tuesday morning at 7:00AM, our outstanding

Bro Clifton Truman Daniel

Tickets will be available at the Lodge of Research table in the hotel lobby on Sunday and Monday, however, seating is limited and since your ladies are also invited to attend this function, reservations should be made NOW! www.momason.org/LodgeofResearch When: Tuesday Morning, September 27th Time: 7:00 AM Price: $20.00 per ticket (May be ordered through and received from the Grand Lodge office, make checks payable to: Missouri Lodge of Research. Enclose self addressed, stamped envelope for faster turn around.)

Father Time and the Virgin Stands Tall in California

In the tourist community of Mendocino, California, a traditional Masonic emblem soars above the community for all to see.

According to Wikipedia, the free, online encyclopedia, the Masonic Hall in Mendocino was built in 1866 of local redwood by Eric Albertson and John Gschwend.

Wikipedia states: "Eric Albertson, who was the first Worshipful Master of Mendocino Lodge No. 179, crafted from a single redwood trunk the unique sculpture of Time and the Maiden which adorns the top of the (Masonic) hall's cupola. Also known as Father Time and the Virgin, the sculpture incorporates a book and a fallen column and has become a local landmark. While its exact symbolic meaning is shrouded in Masonic secrecy, one Mason has interpreted its meaning as 'Time, patience and perseverance will accomplish all things.' " Mendocino, located north of San Francisco, about halfway to Eureka, draws thousands of tourists. It is near the Redwood National Park and features beautiful views of the Pacific coastline, hotels and bed and breakfasts, and a downtown area filled with shops, art galleries, restaurants and museums.

The Masonic Hall is probably the highest structure in town, and everyone's attention is drawn to the unusual emblem on top.

The Masonic Hall is often used as a backdrop for movies and TV series, such as Murder She Wrote (1984-1996) with Angela Lansbury and two episodes of The Fugitive (2001) with Tim Daly, Wikipedia says.

Mendocino Lodge holds its meetings on the second level of the Masonic Hall, while the first floor serves as the local branch of a bank. The building is on the National Register of Historic Places.

----- Reprinted from the Masonic Information Center newsletter FOCUS Vol. 19, Issue 2, June 2012 ----

A small boy swallowed some coins and was taken to a hospital. When his grandmother telephoned to ask how he was, a nurse said, 'No change yet.'

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(DECEASED) PAST GRAND MASTERS OF MISSOURI N A B B O C H S E M A J M K A H C J O H N S O N A O C R A R O N S O N T R O D I N R E V O R G U T C W R D O R O O B Y C I S E M O D L Y H M D K N E D O H B E D S C A E D W W R O C E R N T E R I C A R G J H R F A R L C S R I R S O A T S L U K I D S A K U K P D A Y E W B E U E G R L M O M R E A W E L H A L A A W S L T I L L U L A G H N O H E N R Y C C H I L E N I S G E L V I S M O O D R O F D A R B M S E M YEARS .

1821-22 1822-25 1825-28 1851-53 1860-61 1872-73 1876-77 1877-78 1883-84 1894-95

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THOMAS F. REDDICK N(athaniel B.) TUCKER EDWARD BATES (Benjamin W.) GROVER MARCUS H. McFARLAND SAMUEL H. OWENS X(enophon) RYLAND (Thomas c.) READY (Lee A.) HALL (Arthur M.) HOUGH

1913-14 1915-16 1917-18 1935-36 1938-39 1940-41 1941-42 1947-48 1949-50 1958-59

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S S E W N N U M O E W A I W O R T O L C A H S U N L N S O E E H S U D M U M R C G A M F A S A A X N I R H L L L E T L A E Y I N J N W D

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(Van Fremont) BOOR (Frank R.) JESSE (William A.) CLARK J(ames W.) SKELLY HENRY C. CHILES HARRY S. TRUMAN H(arris) C. JOHNSON MORRIS (E.) EWING JAMES M. BRADFORD R(obert L.) ARONSON

YEARS 1959-60 1962-63 1964-65 1967-68 1968-69 1970-71 1975-76 1979-80 1991-92 1992-93 1995-96

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H(arold) O. GRAUEL MARTIN (B.) DICKERSON (George F.) MORRISON WILLIAM R. DENSLOW ELVIS (A.) MOONEY W(illia)M H. CHAPMAN LEWIS C. WES COOK GUS O. NATIONS D. ROBERT DOWNEY (Frank) A. ARNOLD JAMES H. COBBAN

R U L E S T O FOLLOW: You must circle each of the letters individually for each of the CAPITAL, BOLD letters in each of the Past Grand Masters names listed above. (Small letters and capital letters not in BOLD, between parens (), WILL NOT be found in the puzzle.) Then check off or line through the name lightly, that you found it in the list. Do NOT BLACK or BLOT out the letters in the puzzle as each letter may be used in a different name also.

When all the names have all been lined through, you should then have those 15 letters left which have not been circled. Write down these letters only, from upper left to lower right and this will spell out the name of a Past Grand Master from about 40 years ago.

Answer to last word find puzzle was: CEREMONY.

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Are you concerned about the price of Gas? Think a gallon of gas is expensive? This will put it in a different perspective!

Gatorade Diet Snapple Brake Fluid, Pepto Bismol Vick's Nyquil Whiteout

20 oz $1.59 16 oz $1.29 12 oz $3.15 4 oz $3.85 6 oz $8.35 .7 oz $1.39

$10.17 per gallon $10.32 per gallon $33.60 per gallon $123.20 per gallon $178.13 per gallon $254.17 per gallon (that’s “point” 7oz)

For those of you, like your editor, who changes printer ink cartridges quite often, there is this to really think about!: Ever wonder why printers, basically, are reasonably Cheap?

So they can get you hooked for the ink you will be buying.

Someone (else, not me) calculated the cost of the ink at You won't believe this …….. can it be true?? $5,200 a gallon. (five thousand two hundred dollars)

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So, the next time you're at the pump, be glad your car doesn't run on Water - - or - - Nyquil - - or - - Whiteout - - - or, God forbid,

Printer Ink! -4-