Trestleboard February 2013 by Nellis Lodge No. 46 F. & A.M.

February 2013

A FREE PUBLICATION TO MEMBERS & FRIENDS OF NELLIS LODGE 46

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Dispensation: November 10, 1962 Chartered November 12, 1963 Volume 50 Issue No. 2 NELLIS LODGE NO. 46 F. & A.M. Printed 9 times a year

Most Worshipful

Richard M. “Mike” Hoaglin Grand Master of Masons in Nevada PAST GRAND LODGE OFFICERS Most Worshipful Donald G. Hines* Past Grand Master of Masons in Nevada Most Worshipful William B. Berk Past Grand Master of Masons in Nevada Right Worshipful Dale K. Dean Sr. Past Junior Grand Warden, Grand Lodge of Nevada * Signifies a Deceased Brother

2013 Nellis Lodge Trustees 3 Year Scott Keiser, P.M.

2 Year Michael J. Clark, P.M.

1 Year Arcangelo O. Cocco, P.M.

2013 Officer Line W. Bro. Jeff Byrne, P.M. wmaster@nellislodge46.org

Worshipful Master 702)525-4395

Harold Scalzo, Jr. (Janet) swarden@nellislodge46.org

Senior Warden (702)336-8461

Miguel Zavala (Nichole) jwarden@nellislodge46.org

Junior Warden (702)578-1945

W. Bro. John Feustel, PM (Paula) treasurer@nellislodge46.org

Treasurer (702) 379-2992

W. Bro. James T. Greely, PM (Alice) secretary@nellislodge46.org

Secretary (702) 604-5542

Jason Turner (Jennifer) sdeacon@nellislodge46.org

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Christopher Rothwell jdeacon@nellislodge46.org

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R. Darce Wilson chaplain@nellislodge46.org

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Daniel Kaelin marshal@nellislodge46.org

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Michael Riitano ssteward@nellislodge46.org

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Michael Griffin jsteward@nellislodge46.org

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Joseph Wines tyler@nellislodge46.org

Tyler (702)513-4205

Barry Mainardi mceremony@nellislodge46.org

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Bill Mowery mcermony2@nellislodge46.org

Master of Ceremonies (708)285-4376

Dennis Tyson mcermony2@nellislodge46.org

Master of Ceremonies (702)254-5998

Jason Cunningham mcermony2@nellislodge46.org

Master of Ceremonies (702)768-8116

Travis Lindsey (Jacquelin) historian@nellislodge46.org Michael J. Clark, P.M. dgl@nellislodge46.org

Historian (702)334-0254 Deputy Grand Lecturer (702)592-9249

Nellis Lodge Past Masters

Albert Schouten Donald G. Hines* Albert W. Cutler* Joseph Bureski* Virgil M. Babbs* Ivan H. Joyce, Sr.* Herbert T. Edgar* Robert P. Braner* Woodrow W. Thompson* William B. Berk Robert E. Broughton Donald L. Vines Stuart E. Pirie* Richard C. Ehrensing* Walter T. Jones* Charles R. Rinehart* William J. Schoenholzer* Gerald H. McCorkle Robert B. Riggs Dale K. Dean Sr. Stephen M. Thompson Billy R. Huffman* John C. Richardson Theodore M. West* John W. Startt, III

1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987

Alan J. Clark Harold R. Hamilton John Kiehlbaugh Gerry Cunningham* Bart Bonar Michael Holmstrom Craig Johnson Fred Barr Jeff Byrne Scutter Newton John Messana Andrew D. Craig Terry Robertson David Swallow John Feustel Sam Ruiz Franklin E. Merica Ray Troche James T. Greely John Gjonola Michael J. Clark Bjorn E. Sundquist Arcangelo O. Cocco Michael J. Clark Scott Keiser

* Signifies a Deceased Brother Past Masters by Affiliation Albert Fischer Franklin E. Merica Shibli Sawalha Frank Fiedler David Lublin Frank Heyer

1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Brothers, The 2013 Masonic Year has started off with a bang!!! The visit of MW “Mike” Hoaglin and other Grand Lodge officers at our First Meeting of the year put a lot of pressure on our Officer Corp, but they responded in outstanding fashion! MW Mike’s message was timely and well received by the Brethren. Please join us on February 12 for a Celebration of the life of W. Jeff Byrne George Washington PM, the first President of the United States of Worshipful America. We will have Cherry Pie All a Mode…Please consult our Master 2013 Facebook or web pages Calendar for information on other events… We have several “Big” events coming up… Our Nellis 46 Team on March 2nd will be at McMullen’s Irish Pub to have their heads shaved in support of St. Baldricks Children’s Cancer Research and Treatment Foundation. This will be the 7th time for Bro Harold “Hap” Hendrix who will be “Knighted” for his efforts, it’s the second time for several Brothers and yours truly will be there to have my hair cut; I hope it will grow back… If you would like to join the “Team” or wish to make a donation, please contact myself or any “Team” member… Our First Celebration of the 50th Anniversary of our Lodge, “A Roast for W. Al Schouten PM. Charter Master” will be on April 30 th at 6pm at the Orleans Hotel and Casino. Doors will open at 6pm for “No Host Cocktails”; entertainment will be presented during dinner. This is a Formal Event, Tux or Dark Suit, please. Cost is 30.00 per person please see the Secretary for tickets… Also if you wish to be a presenter or have pictures that we can use, please contact me as soon as you can! And Lastly… A report will be delivered to the Lodge at our Stated Meeting by the Trustees. It will detail the current financial condition of the Lodge and contain recommendations, if necessary of any dues or fees increases. Discussion of the recommendations will be held during our March Stated Meeting, where the opinion of the membership will be heard. As a courtesy to all concerned please be prepared to convey your position in a “Minute” or less… At your Service… Fraternally, Jeff

On February 22, 2013 marks the 281st year of George Washington’s birthday. The Nevada Masonic Code 4.400 “George Washington Observance” makes this day one of importance. Washington was initiated, in 1752, in the Lodge at Fredericksburg, Virginia, and the records of that Lodge, still in existence, present the following entries on the subject. The first entry is thus: "Nov. 4th. 1752. This evening Mr. George Washington was initiated as an Entered Apprentice," receipt of the entrance fee, amounting to £23s. On March 3 in the following year, "Mr. George Washington" is recorded as having been passed a Fellow Craft; and on August 4, same year, 1753 he was raised to Master Mason.

Senior Warden Harold Scalzo, Jr.

While he was Commander in Chief of the American armies during the Revolutionary War, Washington frequently attended the meetings of military lodges. He presided over Masonic ceremonies initiating his officers and frequently attended the Communications of the Brethren. Washington was nominated for Grand Mastership of the Independent Grand Lodge, an office he declined. In 1805, this lodge was renamed Alexandria Washington in his honor. Freemasonry allowed Washington greater control of and influence on his army. Those who breached military and Masonic secrets faced the penalty of death. 12 of Washington's generals were Freemasons, and that this, in part, accounted for their strong allegiance during America's darkest hours. Washington's leadership and involvement with the craft gave him the confidence that America's military secrets were safe. His involvement in Freemasonry, as Master of the Lodge, provided him with more than confidence, because the lodge ritual's function was to elevate the participant's consciousness. “Masonry is moral Geometry, and all its teaching rests upon the truth that the inner life of man---the life of faith, hope, duty and love---is a realm of law, where liberty and power and beauty are the trophies of faithful obedience and disciplined effort.”

The Electoral College elected Washington unanimously as the first president in 1789, and again in the 1792 election; he remains the only president to have received 100 percent of the electoral votes. On Thursday, December 12, 1799, Washington spent several hours inspecting his plantation on horseback, in snow, hail and freezing rain. Later that evening eating his supper without changing from his wet clothes. That Friday he awoke with a severe sore throat and became increasingly hoarse as the day progressed. Sometime around 3 a.m. that Saturday morning, he awoke his wife and said he felt ill. Washington died at home around 10 p.m. on Saturday, December 14, 1799, aged 67. On the Level Senior Warden Harold Scalzo Jr.

Brethren, I would like to thank everyone who 'assisted me with the GMOV dinner during January, and I hope everyone enjoyed their meals. I am very open to requests for our dinners but keep in mind you can only get what you give if you know what I’m saying… Now some quick “Light” for February:

Junior Warden Miguel Zavala

Here are a list of Masons who happen to hold Positions as President. We all should be very honored to call them our Brothers. George Washington, 1st President James Monroe, 5th President Andrew Jackson, 7th President James K. Polk, 11th President James Buchanan, 15th President Andrew Johnson, 17th President James Garfield, 20th President William McKinley, 25th President Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President William Howard Taft, 27th President Warren G. Harding, 29th President Franklin D. Roosevelt, 32nd President Harry S. Truman, 33rd President Gerald Ford, 38th President Fraternally, Miguel Zavala

Brother George Washington's Masonic Apron From http://www.pagrandlodge.org/tour/apron/index.html

1. RED symbolizes courage, zeal, the blood of life, and fire. It is the color of Royal Arch Masonry. 2. WHITE has throughout the ages represented purity and innocence. 3. BLUE has been esteemed since antiquity as a beneficent color, denoting immortality, eternity, chastity and fidelity. It is the color of Symbolic Masonry, "the Blue Lodge." 4. ALL-SEEING EYE, a symbol of watchfulness and of the Supreme Being. 5. RAYS or Glory, symbolic of the power of the Supreme Being to penetrate the innermost reaches of the human heart 6. RAINBOW is sometimes associated with the Royal Arch. It is also part of the architectural arch, being the 9th arch under Solomon's Temple. It is supported by two Pillars (see No.8). Another interpretation calls it the Arch of Heaven supported by pillars (Job 26:11). The pillars which support the arch are emblematical of Wisdom and Strength. 7. MOON, one of the Lesser Lights in Freemasonry. The Moon governs and rules the night. 8. PILLARS OF ENOCH. Enoch, fearing that the principles of the arts and sciences might be lost, erected two pillars. The one of marble to withstand fire, the other of brass to resist water. On each he engraved that which he feared would be lost. The Globes are symbols of Unity and Peace and Plenty. (See also No.37) t 9 Continued on page 12

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9. PILLARS B. and J. were within the porch of King Solomon's Temple. Boaz the name of the left pillar means "in strength"; the right pillar, Jachin, means "God will establish" (see also No.38). The globe on the left pillar represents earth; that on the right, heaven. These brazen pillars with their globes are today the columns of the Senior and Junior Wardens. 10. DOVE in early Masonry is a symbol of Noah's messenger. In ancient symbolism, the dove represented purity and innocence. 11. FORTY-SEVENTH PROBLEM OF EUCLID'S first book of geometry. It is said that when Pythagoras solved the problem he exclaimed, "Eureka!," which signifies "I have found it." It is, however, not a problem, but a theorem. It has been adopted as the symbol on the Past Master Mason's Jewel in Pennsylvania (The Ahiman Rezon, Art. XVI, Sec, 3 & 4). 12. HOPE is sometimes shown as a female with an anchor, also as an anchor near the ark. ANCHOR, an emblem of a well-grounded hope and a well-spent life. With hope, an Anchor holds the soul both sure and steadfast. 13. PLUMB, the proper Masonic Jewel of the Junior Warden, admonishes us to walk uprightly before God and man. It is one of the working tools of operative Masons, used to try perpendiculars. 14. JACOB'S LADDER without a clouded canopy or star-decked heaven, which he saw in a vision ascending from earth to heaven. The three principal rounds are denominated FAITH, HOPE, and CHARITY. 15. SQUARE WITHIN BOUNDS is a symbol formed by four stonemason's squares of equal arms superimposed one on the other to form a central square. This symbol has not been found in American or English books of Masonic symbolism and therefore may well be of French origin. There has been no interpretation found for it to date. 16. LIGHTS or BURNING TAPERS, like the three principal Lodge officers, refer undoubtedly to the three stations of the sun: its rising in the East (Worshipful Master), its meridian in the South (Junior Warden), and its setting in the West (Senior Warden). (See also Nos. 30 & 31) 17. TROWEL, a working tool of the operative mason, is used symbolically for spreading the cement of Brotherly love and affection. 18. FIVE-POINTED STAR represents the five points of fellowship. Within the star is the letter "G," a well-known symbol of Freemasonry representing both God and geometry. 19. MOSAIC PAVEMENT, a representation of the ground floor of King Solomon's Temple. The Masonic Pavement is emblematical of human life, checked with good and evil. 20. STEPS are usually three in number. The six steps are said to represent degrees Washington received 12

21. HOLY BIBLE, the great light of Freemasonry. 22. COFFIN has always symbolized death. It is found on tracing boards of the 18th century and, in that time, constituted a part of the esoteric symbolism. 23. SKULL AND CROSS-BONES are symbols of mortality and death and are so used in French degrees 24. SPRIG OF ACACIA. The acacia tree is supposedly the shittah wood of the Old Testament. The name is sometimes spelled Cassia. It has long been used as a symbol of immortality. 25. SQUARE is the proper Masonic Jewel of the Master of the Lodge. It is one of the Great Lights in Freemasonry. It is the stonemason's square of two equal arms. 26. COMPASSES, the proper Masonic emblem of the Craft, and one of the Great Lights in Freemasonry. 27. BRICK WALL appears to represent the place in the Lodge occupied by the Altar. The Holy Bible, Square, and Compasses rest upon it, as do the three Lesser Lights. It composes nine rows of bricks, one upon the other. To give the symbolic meaning of the wall would be mere speculation. 28. ARK is emblematical of that Divine Ark which safely carries us over this tempest-tossed life. It is often shown with the Anchor. 29. SETTING MAUL, in operative Masonry, is used for setting stones, that is, tapping them to a firm seat in the mortar or urging them sidewise into place. It is considered by some to be a symbol of untimely death. 30. (See No.16) 31. (See No.16) 32. TREASURER of the Lodge wearing the Apron of his office and holding the emblem of his office, Crossed Key 33. TWENTY-FOUR INCH GAUGE symbolizes the twenty-four hours of day divided into three equal parts devoted to God, usual vocations, and rest. 34. SWORD POINTING TO A NAKED HEART demonstrates that justice will sooner or later overtake us; and that although our thoughts, words and actions may be hidden from the eyes of man, they are not hidden from the All-Seeing Eye. 35. TASSEL consists of a cord with tassels on the ends. It alludes to the Care of Providence which surrounds and keeps us within its protection while we govern our lives by the four cardinal virtues: temperance, fortitude, prudence and justice. The tassel may also represent the Mystic Tie, that sacred bond which unites men of diverse opinions into one band of Brothers. 36. LEVEL, the proper Masonic Jewel of the Senior Warden, symbolizes equality and reminds us that we are traveling upon the level of time, It is one of the working tools of an operative mason. 37. (See No.8) 38. (See No.9)

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Continued from page 13 39. SUN, one of the Lesser Lights, As a source of light, it reminds the Mason of that intellectual light of which he is in constant search. 40. SEVEN SIX-POINTED STARS. The number SEVEN represents the Seven Liberal Arts and Sciences: Grammar, Rhetoric, Logic, Arithmetic, Geometry, Music and Astronomy. The SIX-POINTED STAR symbolizes Divine Providence, the star of David or Shield of David. It comprises two interlaced triangles, which have a number of Masonic interpretations. 41. LETTERS used symbolically in the Mark Master Mason's degree, Chapter of Royal Arch Mason. 42. BEEHIVE is the emblem of industry. It teaches us that as we came into this world rational and intelligent beings, so we should ever be industrious ones. 43. APRON. The Masonic Apron, which derives from the working apron of the stonemason, is in itself a symbol. It is an emblem of innocence, and the badge of a Freemason.

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