17 January 2007
Dinner 7:00 PM Meeting 8:00 PM
President David
Henderson called the meeting to order at 8:00 p.m. R.W. John Hickey,
PDDGM gave the
invocation, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
President David
Henderson then proceeded with the regular order of business. All
members and guests were welcomed and the members of
Dunedin Lodge were thanked
for providing the meeting place and dinner. The
kitchen help, who prepared our fine
meal, were then introduced.
It was regularly
moved, seconded and passed that the previous meeting minutes be
accepted as printed and distributed.
Treasurer’s
Report: Our ending balance from the previous meeting was $4,082.17. The
current ending balance is $3,175.94 with $1,524.43
reserved for our Scholarship Fund. It
was regularly moved, seconded and passed that
the Treasurer’s report be accepted as
read. The Treasurer then read a bill which was
presented for $69.98 reimbursement to
Bill
Woebse for the website domain name. A motion was regularly made, seconded and
passed that this bill be paid.
Secretary’s
Report: Roll call was taken with 12 Lodges represented and 39 Brothers
present: Star Lodge —6; St. Petersburg Lodge
—0; Nitram Lodge —3; Northside Lodge —
0;
Elmer 0. Smith Lodge
—3; Tarpon Lodge—i;
Lodge — 8;
East Gate Lodge —3;
Bay Lodge — 1;
Old Business: The
Hot Gavel is at Star Lodge. The Traveling Gavel is at Dunedin Lodge.
The report on the
self funding wind and storm insurance was tabled until the next
meeting. R.W. David Neveitt gave a report on the
Masonic Home Employee Children’s
Christmas
Party. The event was well
attended and it was very much appreciated by the
staff on the Masonic Home. Red Russell next gave a
report on the Bay Pines Christmas
Party. Due to a miscommunication, the gifts were
handed out in the morning and this is
the first time in years that the Mason’s
were not a part of this event. it is hoped that this
will be corrected by next year. The Social
Committee has scheduled a night at the
Lanes Dog Track on
Friday, January 19, 2007 at a cost of $18.95 per person. W. Tim
Bryce announced that
the GI Christmas Packages were shipped out and they were
received in less than a week. The “care
packages” were very much appreciated. R.W.
David Henderson, our
outgoing President then gave a few remarks and thanked everyone
for their support this past year.
New Business: The
officers for the ensuing year were then installed. The Installation
Team consisted of:
Installing Officer~
R.W. Jack Stabler
Installing
Installing Chaplain:
R.W. John Hickey
President Bob
Matheson then appointed the following committees: Social Committee -
RW. Paul Stellrecht;
Scholarship Committee - R.W. Howard Knapp, Chairman, R.W.
John
Hickey, R.W. Paul Stellrecht, W~ Joe Engolia Golf Tournament Committee —
W.
Billy GalTett, R.W. Sam Lampson; Trap Shoot Committee - W. Tim Biyce; Masonic
Home Children’s
Christmas Party Committee - W. Bob Matheson, District 20 DDGM,
District 21 DDGM;
Auditing Committee - W. Tim Bryce, Chairman, R.W. Jim Clouser
W. Tim Bryce
announced the 7th annual Trap Shoot will be held at the Silver Dollar
Shooting
Club on
The “Two
Minute Drill” was then held with various announcements from the Lodges.
The future SunCoast
Masters and Warderns Meetings will be held as
follows: March 21,
2007 —
Pinellas Daylight Lodge (Selama Grotto); May 16, 2007 —
July18, 2007 —
Star Lodge; September 19, 2007 —
2007-
Introductions were
then made: The WM, SW, JW, Secretary and Treasurer’s recently
installed in their respective Lodges. District
Instructor of District 21- R.W. Rick Hoover,
District Deputy
Grand Master of District 20- R.W. Jim Mason; District Deputy Grand
Master
of District 21— R.W. David Henderson.
The next Maste,~c & Wardens meetinE will be held at Pineilas Davlitht Lodte (Selama
Grotto) on
Wednesday, March 21. 2007. Dinner at 7:00 pin. and the
meetinui at
Benediction was
given by R.W. John Hickey, PDDGM of Star Lodge. The meeting was
closed at
Respectfully Submitted,
Ronald L. McMillan
P.D.D.G.M.,
Secretary
21 March2007
Pinellas Daylight Lodge #385 F
& AM
Dinner 7:00 PM Meeting 8:00 PM
President Bob
Matheson called the meeting to order at 8:00 p.m. LW. Howard Knapp,
PDDGM, gave the invocation, followed by the Pledge
of Allegiance to the Flag.
President Bob
Matheson then proceeded with the regular order of business. All members
and guests were welcomed and the members of
Pinellas Daylight Lodge were thanked for
providing the meeting place and dinner. The kitchen
help, who prepared our fine meal,
were then introduced.
It was regularly
moved, seconded and passed that the previous meeting minutes be
accepted as printed and distributed.
Treasurer’s
Report: Our ending balance from the previous meeting was $3,175.94. The
current ending balance is $5,471.63 with $1,524.43
reserved for our Scholarship Fund. It
was regularly moved, seconded and passed that
the Treasurer’s report be accepted as
read.
Secretary’s
Report: Roll call was taken with 11 Lodges represented and 37 Brothers
present: Star Lodge —8; St. Petersburg Lodge
—2; Nitram Lodge —2; Northside Lodge —
2;
Elmer 0. Smith Lodge -4;
Tarpon Lodge -0;
Lodge —3; East
Gate Lodge —3;
Bay Lodge —1;
Old Business: The
Hot Gavel is at St. Petersburg Lodge. The Traveling Gavel is at Star
Lodge. W. Tim Bryce gave the Report of Audit
Committee. it is the conclusion of this
Committee that the
Association’s finances for the year 2006 have been managed in
accordance with standard accounting practices. LW. Paul Stellrecht, Chairman of the
Social Committee
announced that approximately 29 attended the Derby Lanes event in
January and an
enjoyable evening was had by all who attended. W. William Garrett, Jr.,
Vice-President
reported on the Annual Golf Tournament. Players are needed for this
event aix! it is hoped that Lodges will support this event. LW. Howard Knapp,
Scholarship
Committee Chairman announced that the Committee has received
appioxiniately 40 applicants. The cut off date for receiving applications for the
scholarship will be
the next meeting. W. Tim Bryce anixwnced that this Association’s 7~~) Annual Trap
Shoot
Tournament will be
held on
and the calendar and the need to keep it
updated.
Two candidates for
Junior Grand Warden were present and introduced. LW.
Jim Record
and LW. Dick Martinez both spoke on their
Masonic careers. There was a lengthy
question and answer session which followed.
New Business: A
motion was regularly made and seconded that this Association not
support a dinner for the Grand Masters Official
Visit to Districts 20 and 21. After much
discussion, the motion was de1~ated.
As is customary at
this meeting each year, the incoming District Instructors and District
Deputy Grand Masters
were introduced. They are as fbllows:
District 20
District Deputy
Grand Master — W. Ken James, Jr.
District Instructor
- R.W. Tony Rhodes
District2l
District Deputy
Grand Master - W. Danny Robinson
District Instructor
- R.W. Howard Knapp
It was also
mentioned that R.W. Rick Hoover wifi have a Gold
Collar, however his
particular office was not announced.
The Two Minute Drill
was then held with various announcements from the Lodges.
We were honored with
the presence of a Past Grand Master, MW. Ralph Miller who was
introduced and offered a few comments.
Other introductions
were made: ltW. David Henderson,
DDGM of District 21 and RW.
Rick Hoover, DI of
District 21.
The next Masters & Wardens meetini will
be held at Dunedin LodRe on Wednesday,
May
16.2007. Dinner at
Benediction was
given by ltW. Howard Knapp, PDDGM. The meeting was
closed at
9:35 pm.
Respectively
Submitted,
Ronald L. McMillan
P.D.D.G.M.,
Secretary
16May20O7~
Dinner 7~00 PM Meeting 8:00 PM
President Bob Matheson
called the meeting to order at 8:00 p.m.W. Tim Bryce,
PM~
Secretary of Dunedm Lodge gave the invocation, followed by the Pledge of
Allegiance to
the Flag.
President Bob
Matheson then proceeded with the ‘regular order of business. All members
and guests were welcomed and the members of
Dunedin Lodge were thanked fur
providing the meeting place and dinner. The kitchen
help, who prepared our fine meal,
were then introduced.
It was regularly
moved, seconded and passed that the previous meeting minutes be
accepted as printed and distributed.
Treasurer’s
Report: Our ending balance from the previous meeting was $5,471.63. The
current ending balance is $6,756.15 with $1,794.43
reserved for our Scholarship Fund. It
was regularly moved, secOnded
and passed that the Treasurer’s report be accepted as
read.
Secretary’s
Report: Roll call was taken with 8 Lodges represented and 24 Brothers
present: Star Lodge —6; St. Petersburg Lodge
—0; Nitram Lodge —2; Northside Lodge —
0;
Elmer 0. Smith Lodge -3;
Tarpon Lodge -0;
Lodge -6; East Gate
Lodge -2;
Bay
Lodge-i;
Old Business: The Hot
Gavel is at Pinellas Daylight Lodge. The Traveling Gavel is at
to be held this Saturday. Plans are going well
and more golfers are needed. President Bob
Matheson then
announced the winner of this years Scholarship as Jesse Garrett O’Shea of
Palm Harbor
University High SchooL W. Tim Bryce reported that the
annual Trap Shoot,
which was held on
R.W. Paul Stellrecht,
Social Committee Chairman, asked members to think about any
social activity they would like to have i.e., a
softball game and picnic with the Masonic
Youth, etc. These
activities will be discussed at a later date.
New Business: A
motion was regularly made, seconded and passed that this Association
donate $500 to Ms. Janice McShane, orphan of the
late Brother MaU McShane of Nitram
Lodge. These funds are to assist Ms. McShane with
her college expenses. W. Tim Bryce
mentioned that we need to start thinking about the GI
Care Package Program and he will
have a “wish list” at our next
meeting. A motion was regularly made, seconded and
passed that this Association set aside $3,500 for
the incoming District Deputy Grand
Masters to assist
with the Grand Masters Official Visit to Districts 20 and 21 to be held
on
The Two Minute Drill
was then held with various announcements from the Lodges.
Introductions: RW. David Henderson, DDGM of
District 21 and R.W. Rick Hoover,
District Instructor
of District 21 and incoming Grand Standard Bearer of the Grand
Lodge
of
The next Masters & Wardens meetin2 will beheld at Star Lodte on Wednesday. July
18.2007. Dinner at
7:00 n.m. and the meetln#
at 8:00 n.m~
Benediction was given
by R~W. John Mickey;: PDDGM~ The meeting was closed at
18 July 2007
Star Lodge #78 F & AM
Dinner 7:00 PM Meeting 8:00 PM
President Bob Matheson called the meeting to order at
President Bob Matheson then proceeded with the regular order of business. All members and guests were welcomed and the members of Star Lodge were thanked for providing the meeting place and dinner. The kitchen help, who prepared our fine meal, were then introduced.
It was regularly moved, seconded and passed that the previous meeting minutes be accepted as printed and distributed.
Treasurer’s Report: Our ending balance from the previous meeting was $6,756.15. The current ending balance is $5,761.80 with $294.43 reserved for our Scholarship Fund. It was regularly moved, seconded and passed that the Treasurer’s report be accepted as read.
Secretary’s Report: Roll call was taken with 11 Lodges represented and 38 Brothers present: Star Lodge – 11; St. Petersburg Lodge – 0; Nitram Lodge – 2; Northside Lodge – 3; Elmer O. Smith Lodge – 5; Tarpon Lodge – 0; Pearl of the West Lodge – 1; Dunedin Lodge – 3; East Gate Lodge – 2; Clearwater Lodge – 0; Sutherland Lodge – 3; Tampa Bay Lodge – 3; Gulf Beach Lodge – 2; Pinellas Daylight Lodge – 3.
Old Business: The Hot
Gavel is at Dunedin Lodge. The Traveling Gavel is at Elmer O. Smith
Lodge. W. William B.
Garrett, Jr., Vice-President, gave a report on the
annual Golf Tournament which was held
New Business: Brother Tommy Thompson
announced he was arranging a golf tournament to be used for our Scholarship
Fund. It will be held on
The Two Minute Drill was then held with various announcements from the Lodges.
Introductions: R.W. Howard Knapp, District Instructor for District 21; R.W. Ken James II, District Deputy Grand Master of District 20; and R.W. Danny Robinson, District Deputy Grand Master of District 21.
The next Masters &
Wardens meeting will be held at
Benediction was given by R.W. John
Hickey, PDDGM. The meeting was closed at
Respectively Submitted,
/s/ RLM
Ronald L. McMillan
P.D.D.G.M., Secretary
Dinner
President Bob Matheson called the
meeting to order at
President Bob Matheson then dispensed with the regular order of business so that our guest speaker, Dr. Jessica L. Harland-Jacobs, author of “Builders of Empire” could give her presentation. After an excellent presentation and a brief question/answer session, President Bob Matheson then preceded with the regular order of business.
All members and guests were welcomed and the members of Tampa Bay Lodge were thanked for providing the meeting place and dinner. The kitchen help, who prepared our fine meal, were then introduced.
It was regularly moved, seconded
and passed that the previous meeting minutes be accepted as printed and
distributed, with one minor correction. In the
Treasurer’s Report: Our ending balance from the previous meeting was $5,761.80. The current ending balance is $5,567.10 with $794.43 reserved for our Scholarship Fund; $75.00 reserved for the GI Christmas Package Postage Fund; $420.00 reserved for the Masonic Home Employee Christmas Fund; and $500.00 reserved for the Masonic Home Treat Fund. It was regularly moved, seconded and passed that the Treasurer’s report be accepted as read.
Secretary’s Report: Roll call was taken with 9 Lodges represented and 29 Brothers present: Star Lodge – 6; St. Petersburg Lodge – 0; Nitram Lodge – 2; Northside Lodge – 1; Elmer O. Smith Lodge – 2; Tarpon Lodge – 0; Pearl of the West Lodge – 0; Dunedin Lodge – 5; East Gate Lodge – 0; Clearwater Lodge – 0; Sutherland Lodge – 3; Tampa Bay Lodge – 4; Gulf Beach Lodge – 3; Pinellas Daylight Lodge – 3.
Old Business: The Hot Gavel is at
Dunedin Lodge. The Traveling Gavel is at Nitram Lodge. Brother Tommy Thompson
gave a report on the Golf Tournament for our Scholarship Fund. He also turned
in money, which will be reported at our next meeting. W. Tim Bryce announced
that our next meeting will be the deadline for donations for our 3rd
annual GI Care Package Program. R.W. Paul Stellrecht announced that a tentative
softball match has been arranged with the Masons vs. the Masonic Youth. The tentative
dates are either
New Business: It was announced
that the Masonic Home Administrator would like this Association to provide a
fish fry for the Masonic Home Residents. This was tabled until our next
meeting. It was announced that the Masonic Home Employee Children’s
Christmas Party will be held at the Masonic Home on
The Two Minute Drill was then held with various announcements from the Lodges.
Introductions: R.W. Howard Knapp, District Instructor for District 21; R.W. Ken James II, District Deputy Grand Master of District 20; and R.W. Danny Robinson, District Deputy Grand Master of District 21. Both DDGM’s spoke about the good attendance they had at the Grand Master’s Official Visit at the Masonic Home. R.W. Richard G. Hoover, Grand Standard Bearer was introduced.
The next Masters &
Wardens meeting will be held at Gulf Beach Lodge on Wednesday, November 21,
2007. Dinner at
Benediction was given by R.W.
Howard Knapp, PDDGM. The meeting was closed at
Respectively Submitted,
Ronald L. McMillan
P.D.D.G.M., Secretary
21 November 2007
Dinner 7:00 PM Meeting 8:00 PM
President Bob Matheson called the meeting to order at 8:00 p.m. R.W. Howard Knapp, PDDGM of Gulf Beach Lodge gave the invocation, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
President Bob Matheson then proceeded
with the regular order of business. All members and guests were welcomed and
the members of
It was regularly moved, seconded and passed that the previous meeting minutes be accepted as printed and distributed.
Treasurer’s Report: Our ending balance from the previous meeting was $5,567.10. The current ending balance is $4147.42 with $2,407.93 reserved for our Scholarship Fund; $75.00 reserved for the GI Christmas Package Postage Fund; $125.00 reserved for the G I Christmas Package Postage Fund; $200.00 reserved for the Masonic Home Employee Christmas Party; and $375.00 reserved for the Bay Pines Christmas Party. It was regularly moved, seconded and passed that the Treasurer’s report be accepted as read.
Secretary’s Report: Roll call was taken with 9 Lodges represented and 30 Brothers present: Star Lodge – 9; St. Petersburg Lodge – 0; Nitram Lodge – 2; Northside Lodge – 1; Elmer O. Smith Lodge – 4; Tarpon Lodge – 0; Pearl of the West Lodge – 0; Dunedin Lodge – 4; East Gate Lodge – 0; Clearwater Lodge – 0; Sutherland Lodge – 2; Tampa Bay Lodge – 1; Gulf Beach Lodge – 4; Pinellas Daylight Lodge – 3.
Old Business: The Hot Gavel is at St. Petersburg Lodge. The Traveling Gavel is at Star Lodge. Brother Tommy Thompson presented a letter which was read in his absence, reporting on the Golf Tournament held for the benefit of this Associations Scholarship Fund. The total gross income was $3,400.00. Total expenses was $1,786.50 with a total net income of $1,613.50. We collected several packages for donations for our 3rd annual GI Care Package Program. R.W. Paul Stellrecht announced that the tentative softball match for this fall has been rescheduled for the Spring of 2008 due to scheduling conflicts. It was announced that the plans are going well for the Masonic Home Christmas Party, to be held at the Masonic Home on December 15, 2007 beginning at 5:00 PM. A motion was regularly made, seconded and passed that the outgoing President of this Association serve on the scholarship committee for a period of five years. The Scholarship Committee is as follows: R.W. John Hickey (Term Exp. 2008); R.W. Paul Stellrecht (Term Exp. 2009); W. Joe Engolia (Term Exp. 2010); R.W. David Henderson (Term Exp. 2011); W. Bob Matheson (Term Exp. 2012). A committee was formed to look into this Association sponsoring a fish fry for the residents of the Masonic Home. The Committee will consist as RW David Henderson, Chiarman and RW Rick Hoover. They will report back at our next meeting. RW Danny Robinson announced that the Bay Pines Christmas has been changed to Wednesday, December 19, 2007 The group will assemble at 8:00 AM in Building 20, Medical Auditorium and will begin distributing the Christmas gifts at 10 AM.
New Business: It was suggested that the acting President of this Association either obtain a cellular telephone or a pager number and be the contact for the Widow’s Hotline. It will be discussed further at our next meeting. President Bob Matheson then appointed the following committee to count ballots for the election of officers for the ensuing year: RW Howard Knapp; RW Jim Clouser; RW Paul Stellrecht. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year:
President: W. William B. Garrett, Jr.
Vice-President: W. Derryl O’Neal
Treasurer: R.W. David Henderson
Seceretary: R.W. Ronald McMillan
The Two Minute Drill was then held with various announcements from the Lodges.
Introductions: R.W. Howard Knapp, District Instructor for District 21; R.W. Ken James II, District Deputy Grand Master of District 20; and R.W. Danny Robinson, District Deputy Grand Master of District 21. R.W. Richard G. Hoover, Grand Standard Bearer was introduced.
The next Masters &
Wardens meeting will be held at Pinellas Day Light Lodge on Wednesday, January
16, 2008. Dinner at 7:00 p.m. and the meeting at 8:00 p.m.
This is be Installation of officers for the ensuing
year.
Benediction was given by R.W. Howard Knapp, PDDGM. The meeting was closed at 9:35 pm.
Respectively Submitted,
Ronald L. McMillan
P.D.D.G.M., Secretary
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