Trestle Board October – December 2014 Meetings 2nd and 4th Thursdays 7:30pm Dinner & Fellowship 6:30pm Donation still only $5 Lodge is located at corner North Ave and 12 th Street Greetings from the East Greetings from the East: Can you believe summer is over? I hope this communiqué finds all in good health. On September 11, we introduced two new brothers to the craft with an excellent EA degree. I would like to thank all involved. Over the summer, Zephyr lodge had a major face lift. The exterior was painted and the stucco repaired. A new sign installed in front with landscaping. Repairs were made in the kitchen. All repairs were paid for from the lodge hat fund. Thanks to all for your generous contributions. We have a very busy fall agenda trying to complete the degrees of our two new brothers and raising them in November. We had our DDGM visit September 25th, and Officer Elections are in December. In November, we will also have our yearly Widow’s Night. We are now selling tickets for the Pig Roast which is scheduled for November 23rd. As my year comes to an end, I want to thank everyone for the great team effort. Without you, our accomplishments would not have been possible! As always, we are in need of brothers who are interested in learning any parts of the degree work. One of my main goals is to increase our knowledge of this work. If you are interested, please contact any of the officers. You all know our motto “We take good men and make them better.” If you know this man, please invite him to call our Secretary about joining Zephyr lodge. We must act today to preserve tomorrow. Fraternally, Bob Benner Greetings from the West Greetings from the West! Dear Brethren, as we look forward to our Brothers returning from the North, I am reminded of the upcoming events that lie before us. The Pig Roast in November is just one of the first things we will be working on, so please come out and volunteer or attend even if just to support your Lodge. We are working on some great ideas that have been brought before the Craft to further improve our fraternal comradery as well as improve our community relations and enhance our public image. Be well my brothers as the future is ours!! Fraternally yours, Dave Budai, Sr. Warden Greetings from the South My fellow brothers, Welcome back to our winter season at Zephyr Lodge. It is great to see everyone again now that we have reconvened and look forward to seeing you in lodge. With our country facing multiple challenges at home and abroad, we can all help calm things down by first concentrating on helping those around us. If every person in this country reached out and just helped one or two people they know are struggling on a regular basis, there would quickly be no more domestic problems. Once our own house is in order, it is much easier to help those abroad to resolve their problems. As Masons, we are among the privileged in the country, and in the world, and in general we are better positioned to help those around us than most of the public and in that position, it is our duty to help and lead the way. When we see a problem that we know how to fix, it is always easier to sit back and think “Someone else will do it”, but when we stand up and say “I will do it”, our families become happier, our communities become safer and more pleasant, and our country becomes stronger as a result, and a strong United States makes it easier to lead the world out of harm and chaos. It is now time for us all to stand up and say “I will do it”. Fraternally from the South Marcus Price, Jr. Warden ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IMPORTANT NOTICE FROM OUR SECRETARY Brothers, if you change your address, your phone number, or E-mail address PLEASE let me know right away. It is critically important that we have accurate contact information at all times. You can e-mail me at [email protected] or call me at 813-780-9838. Thank you. Fraternally, Paul Weil, Secretary ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Two Commentaries: Food for Thought What is Shibboleth? One of the more curious puzzles in Masonic symbolism concerns the sheaf of wheat in the Fellow Craft degree. The water-ford seems to make some sense, as commemorating the Biblical incident at the passages of the river Jordan where the Ephraimites could not pronounce the word Shibboleth. But nowhere does wheat enter the story as we tell it. One of the several versions of English ritual attempts to account for the wheat, however, by asserting that the initial battle between Jephthah and the Ephraimites occurred in a wheat field by a waterfall, after which the Ephraimites retreated to the river. The symbol of a waterfall, sometimes depicted under a stone arch bridge, and with a single stalk of wheat, is widely found in the Fellow Craft tracing boards and floor cloths from the late 1700’s and early 1800’s, and even to this day in English ritual. The word passage as found in the King James Bible’s account of the story must have been interpreted by some Masons as a bridge, rather than a ford. Evidently, there is a great deal of confusion among the craft over how these symbols relate to the story. The picture clears up considerably, however, when the meaning of the ancient Hebrew word shibboleth is considered. In Biblical times the word had two distinct meanings: an ear of wheat (which meaning continues into Modern Hebrew; and a strong current of water—anything from rapids in a stream to a waterfall or whirlpool. So the symbols of a single ear of wheat and a waterfall are no more than depictions of the meaning of the word itself. But an ear of wheat is not a sheaf of wheat and a waterfall is not a Waterford. It is relatively easy to see how “sheaf” could be substituted for ear in American practices. The phrase of ear of wheat sounds chunky and unnatural to Americans, who are used to thinking of an ear of corn or maize, rather than wheat. But sheaf of wheat comes naturally to our lips. In a time when ritual was transmitted (almost) entirely by mouth to ear, and with knowledge of the actual meaning of the symbols forgotten, this substitution seems quite natural and understandable. The substitution of water-ford for waterfall, as simple and similar as it may seem to the sheaf for ear substitution, has a forced rather than a natural quality to it. The term water-ford is as cumbersome to our ears as sheaf of wheat is natural. Undoubtedly someone must have thought that the symbol should commemorate the place where the action took place, since a ford in no way be misconstrued as a rapids or waterfall. Rivers can only be forded where they are shallow and the current is slow. Since most biblical scholars think the passages of the Jordan referred to fords, it seems that some opinionated person—not that we have them in our fraternity—must have thought they were merely correcting the obviously erroneous water-fall usage, This tendency to embellish, repair, or otherwise restore the interpretation of symbolism has long been a practice among Masonic ritualists, and has left its mark in many places. Author: Unknown The Story of the Shibboleth A shibboleth is a kind of linguistic password: A way of speaking (a pronunciation, or the use of a particular expression) that is used by one set of people to identify another person as a member, or a non-member, of a particular group. The group making the identification has some kind of social power to set the standards for who belongs to their group: who is "in" and who is "out". The purpose of a shibboleth is exclusionary as much as inclusionary: A person whose way of speaking violates a shibboleth is identified as an outsider and thereby excluded by the group. This phenomenon is part of the universal use of language for distinguishing social groups. It is also one example of a general phenomenon of observing a superficial characteristic of members of a group, such as a way of speaking, and judging that characteristic as 'good' or 'bad', depending on how much the observers like the people who have that characteristic. A shibboleth is one specific phenomenon involving observing use of language of "out-group" people. It is a linguistic marker that is characteristic of members of a group, which is used by another group to identify members of the first group. Such identification typically has bad consequences for the members thus identified. The story behind the word is recorded in the biblical Book of Judges. The word shibboleth in ancient Hebrew dialects meant 'ear of grain' (or, some say, 'stream'). Some groups pronounced it with a sh sound, but speakers of related dialects pronounced it with an s. In the story, two Semitic tribes, the Ephraimites and the Gileadites, have a great battle. The Gileadites defeat the Ephraimites, and set up a blockade across the Jordan River to catch the fleeing Ephraimites who were trying to get back to their territory. The sentries asked each person who wanted to cross the river to say the word shibboleth. The Ephraimites, who had no sh sound in their language, pronounced the word with an s and were thereby unmasked as the enemy and slaughtered. Here is the relevant excerpt from the Book of Judges. The full account is in Chapter 12, verses 1-15. 12, 4 Then Jephthah gathered together all the men of Gilead, and fought with Ephraim: and the men of Gilead smote Ephraim, because they said, Ye Gileadites are fugitives of Ephraim among the Ephraimites, and among the Manassites. 12, 5 And the Gileadites took the passages of Jordan before the Ephraimites: and it was so, that when those Ephraimites which were escaped said, Let me go over; that the men of Gilead said unto him, art thou an Ephraimite? If he say Nay; 12, 6 Then said they unto him, Say now Shibboleth: and he said Sibboleth: for he could not frame to pronounce it right. Then they took him, and slew him at the passages of Jordan: and there fell at that time of the Ephraimites forty and two thousand. Prof. S. Kemmer – Rice University Be sure to listen carefully to the Fellow Craft Lecture on October 9, 2014. ****************************************** Our Zephyr Angels in the Kitchen Mary Bell Eleanor Fritter Elizabeth Retey Carolyn Mayer Mary Smith Cindi March Carole McBride Susan Johnston Brothers, it is simply wonderful to once again enjoy the outstanding dinners our Zephyr Angels prepare for us. It takes hours of preparation and hard work yet year after year we continue to be blessed. Please be sure to say thank you to all of our Zephyr Angels the next time you pass down the serving line. We should never take our Zephyr Angels for granted. We are extremely grateful to each and every one of these wonderful ladies and for what they do to support our Lodge. --- And don’t forget, the donation is still only $5.00 --- Living Past Masters and Members of Zephyr Lodge No. 198 Worshipful Vance R. Forbes 1950 Worshipful John E. Harrison 2002 Worshipful George A. Neukom Jr. 1968 Worshipful George W. Palmer 2004 Worshipful Elmer Hinsz 1974 Worshipful Robert Skrapka 2005 Worshipful Wayne S. Sholder Sr. 1981 Worshipful Howard J. Bell Sr. 2007 Worshipful Robert W. Pritchard 1986 Worshipful Charles D. Smith 2009 Worshipful Robert G. Scudder 1993 Worshipful James H. Litchford 2010 Worshipful Victor D. Mitchell 1994/1996 Worshipful John W. Fritter 2011 Worshipful Thomas L. Wyant 1995 Worshipful Cliff McDuffie 2012 Worshipful Donald H. Geiger 1999 Worshipful William E. Clark 2013 Perpetual Members of Zephyr Lodge No. 198 WPM Robert G. Scudder Bro. David W. Canter Happy Birthday Wishes Go Out to these Brothers OCTOBER Joseph Angello Danny Campbell Michael Counsell Donald Geiger James Jarrett, Jr. James Johnston Richard King James Litchford Sonny Manning Walter Wethington Chuck Whiddon Sukhwa Young NOVEMBER Jeffrey Boyd Dale Brown Verrold Currier Larry D. Johnston Ed Davis Phillip Guy Thomas Moncrieff Jr. Frank Swartz DECEMBER Gary Belcher William Broughman Ed Cox Paul Craft, Sr. John Crosby Neil Gregory Elmer Hinsz John Hiott Lee Lannon, Jr. Phillip Mehlman Jacob Muron Rodrick Neal Delbert Parker Lodge Calendar & Upcoming Fourth Quarter Events October 2, 2014 --October 9, 2014 --- Lodge Officer’s Business Meeting 6:30pm Stated Communication and Fellow Craft Degree. Dinner 6:30pm; Lodge 7:30pm October 11, 2014 --Special Open Meeting. Hernando Lodge No. 97. Lodge Mergers and Consolidations. Breakfast 9:00am Meeting 10:00am to noon. Speaker: RW Stan Hudson, our Sr. Grand Warden. October 16, 2014 --Chamber of Commerce Ribbon Cutting Ceremony and complimentary Chicken luncheon. Time: TBD. Lodge Officer’s Business Meeting 6:30pm October 18, 2014 --Zone and District Workshop. Marion-Dunn Lodge No. 19 8:30am to 2:00pm October 23, 2014 --- Stated Communication. Dinner 6:30pm; Lodge 7:30pm October 30, 2014 --- Lodge Officer’s Business Meeting 6:30pm ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------November 6, 2014 --- Lodge Officer’s Business Meeting 6:30pm November 13, 2014 --- Stated Communication and Master Mason Degree. Dinner 6:30pm; Lodge 7:30pm November 20, 2014 --- Lodge Officer’s Business Meeting 6:30pm November 23, 2014 --- Lodge Pig Roast 11:00am to 2:00pm November 2014 To be scheduled -- Widow’s Night. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------December 4, 2014 --- Lodge Officer’s Business Meeting 6:30pm December 11, 2014 --- Stated Communication and Officer Elections Dinner 6:30pm; Lodge 7:30pm December 18, 2014 --- Lodge Officer’s Business Meeting 6:30pm January 3, 2015 --- 2015 Lodge Officer Installation (For the entire year 2014) 25 years, 40 years, 50 years and 60+ years CONGRATULATIONS ! Raised October 24, 1974 – Charles L. Baptist – 40 Years in October!! Raised November 4, 1964 – Bobby L. Walker – 50 years in November!! Raised December 29, 1964 – Douglas R. Sage -- 50 years in December!! ***************************************************** Raised April 30, 1953 – Albert W. Royal – 61 years in April!! Raised August 9, 1951 – Robert M. Butler – 63 Years in August!! Raised May 19, 1949 -- John W. Crosby - 65 Years in May!! (Turns 93 in December 2014) Raised September 9, 1948 -- Phillip M. Guy -- 66 Years in September!! (Turns 93 in November 2014) Raised June 20, 1947 – Vance R. Forbes – 67 Years in June!! (Turned 99 in May 2014) Raised October 8, 1946 -- Wilson C. Vennard – 68 years in October (Turns 93 in August 2014) http://www.zephyrlodge198.com BE SURE TO SAVE IT TO YOUR FAVORITES AND CHECK IT DAILY Zephyr Lodge 198 Lodge Location 5950 12th Street, Zephyrhills, FL 33542 Mailing Address PO BOX 695, Zephyrhills, FL 33539 For membership information contact Secretary Paul Weil at 813-780-9838. Click here to visit our Facebook page. 2014 Lodge Officers Worshipful Master Senior Warden Junior Warden Treasurer Secretary Chaplain Senior Deacon Junior Deacon Senior Steward Junior Steward Marshal Musician Historian Tyler Robert Benner David Budai Marcus Price Dewey Bandy Paul Weil Cliff McDuffie PM Edward Davis Michael Daffron Paul March Robert Hunter Larry Johnston Federico Agnir Marcus Price John Fritter PM 813-728-0548 813-928-4416 813-486-3160 813-782-2240 813-780-9838 813-833-3704 813-949-0538 813-312-0564 352-567-1298 813-629-0197 813-782-9586 813-991-1924 813-486-3160 813-779-7838 For questions about the website, contact [email protected] ****************************************** Zephyr Lodge No. 198 Standing Committees for 2014* Finance SW David Budai, Chair JW Marcus Price TR Dewey Bandy PM Howard Bell PM Chuck Smith SEC Paul Weil Vigilance JW Marcus Price, Chair PM Bill Clark SD Ed Davis Petitions PM Bob Skrapka, Chair PM Bill Clark SW David Budai Board of Relief WM Bob Benner, Chair SW David Budai JW Marcus Price Charity PM Cliff McDuffie, Chair PM Jim Litchford JW Marcus Price SD Ed Davis Lodge Property TR Dewey Bandy, Chair JW Marcus Price SD Ed Davis PM Chuck Smith PM John Fritter PM Howard Bell Masonic Education Public Relations Officer – PM Cliff McDuffie JW Marcus Price, Chair PM Howard Bell – Lodge Catechism Instructor, Scheduling and Lodge Etiquette GL-208 SW David Budai – MLT Coordinator and Master Mason Exams Lodge Mentor and Education of Candidates (other than catechism) PM John Fritter – Lodge Mentor – Chair and Booklet Lectures PM Chuck Smith – GL-201 (EA Intro) Booklet No. 1 Review JW Marcus Price – GL -202 (EA Degree) Booklet No. 2 Review PM John Fritter – GL – 204 (FC Degree) Booklet No. 3 Review WM Bob Benner – GL – 206 (MM Degree) Booklet No. 4 Review PM Bob Skrapka – GL-200, GL-203, GL-205 and the Lodge By-Laws Zephyr Lodge No. 198 Auxiliary Committees for 2014* Investigating PM Howard Bell, Chair PM Chuck Smith PM John Fritter TR Dewey Bandy JW Marcus Price Blood Bank PM John Fritter, Chair SD Ed Davis SS Paul March, MD - Scheduling of Blood Mobile Scholarships PM Cliff McDuffie, Chair PM Bob Skrapka Lodge Librarian Bro. Chuck Whiddon MAR Larry Johnston – Assistant By-Laws Maintenance PM Bob Skrapka, Chair SD Ed Davis SW David Budai Lodge Historian JW Marcus Price PM Chuck Smith – Back-up PM Cliff McDuffie – Back-up Zephyr Angels (Meals) JW Marcus Price – Coordinator SS Paul March MD JS Robert Hunter Sub-Committee on Ritual Work – Degree Teams PM Howard Bell – Chair and Degree Team Instructor PM Jim Litchford – Degree Team Instructor, Floorwork Procedures Manual Sub-Committee on Lodge Work – Stated/Called Communications PM Bob Skrapka, Chair and SW/JW Florida Masonic Code PM Cliff McDuffie – SD/JD Florida Masonic Code PM John Fritter – SS/JS Florida Masonic Code Lodge Prompters PM Chuck Smith – Stated Communications – Business Meetings PM Howard Bell – EA, FC, MM Degrees; Called Communications Lodge Visitations with Newly Raised Master Masons – PM Bob Skrapka Zone Workshops/Degree Exemplifications – SW David Budai, JW Marcus Price, SD Ed Davis Trestle Board – Quarterly WM Bob Benner – East; Editor SW David Budai – West JW Marcus Price – South and Website Management (www.zephyrlodge198.com) SEC Paul – Grand Lodge Communications/Updates PM Bill Clark – Publication SD Ed Davis – Calendar Maintenance Distribution: 1. E-mail – SEC Paul Weil 2. Hardcopy – 30 copies for Stated Communications only 3. Website and Face Book Management – JW Marcus Price Lodge Reports (other than Grand Lodge Reports prepared by the Lodge Secretary) SW David Budai – Financial Report, quarterly (Internal Report) JW Marcus Price -- Masonic Education Activities Report, quarterly (Form ME-Q) WM Bob Benner – Record of Masonic Education Activities – Annually (Form ME-1 and ME-1A) SPECIAL COMMITTEES Training Syllabus Development: Degree Work and Education of Line Officers WM Bob Benner PM Bill Clark PM Cliff McDuffie JW Marcus Price SD Ed Davis JD Mike Daffron JS Robert Hunter Pig Roast WM Bob Benner, Chair and Food Purchases Sam’s Club PM Chuck Smith and PM John Fritter – Paper Products and General Supplies JW Marcus Price – Pig Roast Ticket Distribution and Tracking PM Bill Clark, Event Coordinator and duty assignments PM Jim Litchford, Charge of Kitchen Team and Serving Line PM Cliff McDuffie, Charge of Team for tables and seating in back area Brother Frank Swartz and Marge Schneck, Charge of seating for front seating area PM John Fritter and Eleanor Fritter, Charge of traffic flow at side door and overflow name taking PM Chuck Smith, Charge of overflow seating; front and back areas Brother Gary Belcher, Charge of Take-out orders at front door Brother Dave Schneck and Sec. Paul Weil, North door ticket/sales handling PM Bob Skrapka – Charge of Exiting patrons through back door Miscellaneous Lodge Set-up/Breakdown and Trash -- JW Marcus Price, SS Paul March and JS Robert Hunter Candidate/Brother Degree Preparation – PM Bobby Walker and PM John Fritter  Updated effective February 21, 2014. SICKNESS AND DISTRESS Brethren, please keep Brothers Dewey Bandy, Chuck Whiddon and Frank Swartz in your prayers. MASONIC HOME OF FLORIDA Caring for Masonic Families For Over 100 Years T R A D I T I O N OF C A R I N G Situated along the shores of St. Petersburg's Coffee Pot Bayou, the Masonic Home is considered one of the premier retirement facilities in the State of Florida. The Home offers comprehensive healthcare services designed to fit your needs. Florida Masons and those from other states are welcome to apply Qualified members of the Order of the Eastern Star (OES) are eligible to apply Wives, widows and mothers of qualified Masons are also invited to apply. Both private pay and life care plans are available • Assisted Living and Skilled Care all under one roof • Meals and activities included • Waterfront dock and gazebo • Masonic activities on site Call Toll Free 1-866-868-6749 3201 1st Street NE, St. Petersburg, FL 33704 www.masonichomeofflorida.org Owned and operated by The Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Florida ALF No. 6073 / SNF No. 1326096 Brethren, Please contact Worshipful Master Bob Benner with any submissions or suggestions for our Trestle Board. Also to those of you who have sent in your updated contact information and email address, we thank you. For those whose cable tow has not allowed this to happen, we look forward to hearing from you. Contact Secretary Paul Weil at: [email protected] or call him at 813-780-9838. TEMET NOSCE EX TENEBRIS LUX God Bless America
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