Lafayette Lodge # 83 AF&AM
4th QUARTER 2013
Welcome
2013
Brothers
Masters Corner
Brethren,
It has been my privilege to serve as Master of the lodge this past year. This year has
Entered
Apprentice
been a positive learning experience for me. A master never seems to accomplish all he
Bro. Justin
number of items through the support of all our members in the way of fund raising with the
Delong
Bro. Kelsey
Gonzales
would like to as time is very short and limited .However we were able to accomplish a
assistance of the Eastern Star . The building improvements inside and out were paid for
from our fundraising program. We thank every one for their effort.
. We experienced great sorrow with the passing of 8 brothers the first few month of this
Fellow Craft
year. When you interact with the families who have lost loved ones you come away with a
different perspective on life. I again thank all the masons who attended and participated in
the Masonic services. I also want to thank Bro. Loren Jones PM PDDGM for his
Master Masons
assistance in performing the Masonic last rites for our deceased brothers. A private
Bro. Charlie
individual, who is in the funeral business, expressed to me that "this was the best Masonic
Cox
funeral he had ever attended". Brethren do not put off visiting a sick brother today as
Bro. James
Samuels
they may not be here tomorrow.
Bro. Alexander
Degree work started off slow but we have been extremely busy this past quarter.
Smith
With what I have observed and the co-operation I have experienced from all the lodges
Bro. Joshua
in district 4 I am happy to report that masonry is alive and thriving thanks to so many
Carswell
dedicated masons in our district. I am so thankful for all the support they have given to me
Bro. Matthew
Ortensie
Bro. Aaron
Bachert
and Lafayette lodge this past year. Congratulations to the newly elected officers for
2014
To the membership of Lafayette Lodge thank you for your attendance and
Bro.
participation this year. To the line officers thank you for your support during my absence
Christopher
due to several health issues. To the past masters thank you for your assistance with
Blunt
degree work, coaching and direction for the future growth of Lafayette lodge
This next year I plan to start on my "bucket list" God willing and my health continues to
improve.
Fraternally
W Bro. Ron Dudley
Secretary’s Desk
Brethren,
2014 Dues statements are out. Have you paid your 2013 dues. If not get
them paid. 2014 dues are higher - Per Capita has gone up $3.00 and our new
Lodge dues are $80.00 making a total of $100.00 for Lodge Dues for 2014
Fraternally
Bro. Robert Savacool
Necrology Report
I am happy to report that none of our Brothers left us this quarter
Items of Interest
OUR FUND RAISER
on October 25TH
was a great success. Over $3,000.00 was raised
Thank You everyone for your hard
hard work
The winner of the TV was Ronnie Schwentorus
Check out the photos on the web site
Officer Installation
January 10th 2014
New Bern Scottish Rite Masonic Reunion March 22nd 2014
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Masonic Words
47th Problem of the Euclid
The "47th Problem of Euclid"(or Pythagorean Theorem): "In any right triangle, the sum of
the squares of the two sides is equal to the square of the hypotenuse."
The proposition states that: “In right angled triangles the square on the side subtending the
right angle is equal to the squares on the sides containing the right angle.”
What? In other words A2 + B2 = C2.
Many readers will feel like they have been returned to Geometry class. A simple illustration will
probably refresh our memories.
The proposition is especially important in architecture. Builders have since ancient times used
the theorem in constructing buildings by a process known as “squaring a room.” As the theorem
states that 3 squared + 4 squared = 5 squared, a builder starts by marking a spot and drawing a
line, say line A. This line is given the value of 3. The builder then marks another point, say
point B and draws a line from it at a right angle to line A, and it is given the value of 4. The
distance between line A and B is then measured, and if the distance between A and B is 5,
then the room is squared. By inverting the process, a “squared” (or rectangle) room can be
obtained.
The proposition is especially important in architecture. Builders have since ancient times used
the theorem in constructing buildings by a process known as “squaring a room.” As the theorem
states that 3 squared + 4 squared = 5 squared, a builder starts by marking a spot and drawing a
line, say line A. This line is given the value of 3. The builder then marks another point, say
point B and draws a line from it at a right angle to line A, and it is given the value of 4. The
distance between line A and B is then measured, and if the distance between A and B is 5,
then the room is squared. By inverting the process, a “squared” (or rectangle) room can be
obtained.
Engineers who tunnel from both sides through a mountain use the 47th problem to get the two
shafts to meet in the center. The surveyor who wants to know how high a mountain may be
ascertains the answer through the 47th problem. The astronomer who calculates the distance
of the sun, the moon, the planets, and who fixes “the duration of times and seasons, years, and
cycles,” depends upon the 47th problem for his results. The navigator traveling the trackless
seas uses the 47th problem in determining his latitude, his longitude, and his true time. Eclipses
are predicted, tides are specified as to height and time of occurrence, land is surveyed, roads
run, shafts dug, bridges built, with the 47th problem to show the way
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