Amelia Lodge No.

47 F & AM

TrestleBoard
AUGUST 2013 VOLUME 7, ISSUE 8

From the East

Brothers, The Resolution relating to applicants for reinstatement after suspension for nonpayment of dues, published in The Trestleboard in July, was adopted by the Craft at our July 9th stated communication. Therefore, a Brother of this Lodge who has been suspended for Non-Payment of Dues may be restored to membership by applying for reinstatement and being elected according to the provisions of Regulation 27.13 of the Digest of Masonic Law of Florida, and this Lodge agrees to waive past dues. In effect, until March 31, 2014, the policy expressed in this Resolution will allow any Brother suspended in prior years for nonpayment of dues to apply for reinstatement paying only dues for the current year. I have scheduled a Fellow Craft degree on August 20, 2013. Dinner will be served in the dining room beginning at 6:30 P.M.; wives and children are invited, as usual. The degree will begin promptly at 7:30 P.M. Please plan to attend to support our new Masons as they continue their journey in Freemasonry. The Scholarship Committee has selected our scholarship recipient for this year. His name is Douglas Keeling. He is a fine young man and an excellent student who plans to study aviation at UNF, and he needs financial assistance to achieve his goal. He will be joining us for dinner before the Fellow Craft degree when he will be introduced to the Craft and receive his award. Masonic Leadership Training will be held at Ezra Lodge, 7400 Buffalo Avenue, Jacksonville, on August 24th. Breakfast will be served at 8:00 A.M., and the scheduled training, lessons six through ten, will begin promptly at 9:00 A.M. After the scheduled training, lessons two through five will be offered as time permits for those Brothers who wish to participate. We have petitions pending from Mr. Michael Farrell Castleberry and Mr. Daniel John Beach to join our venerable fraternity, which we will be considering in our August stated communications. We also have an application from Mr. Marshal Thomas, Jr. to continue his journey from Entered Apprentice to Fellow Craft after a lapse of more than six months, which will be considered by the Craft in August. Sincerely and fraternally, Zeb Turner, Worshipful Master

11th and 12th Masonic District Association Table Lodge:

When: October 26, 2013 Where: Morocco Shrine Center, 3800 Saint Johns Bluff, Jacksonville, Florida Admission: $20.00/per Tickets available from The Worshipful Master Dinner: 6:30 P.M. Table Lodge: 7:30 P.M. Keynote Speaker: M.W. Jeffery I. Sowder, PGM (Kansas) Dress: Coat and Tie

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Change of Address? The Fernandina Beach downtown post office is closing, and several of our Brothers are currently receiving there mail there in P.O. Boxes. Please send your change of mailing address to the Secretary as soon as possible.
Masonic Funeral notice The new Worshipful Master of a Lodge in a small town spent several hours making personal telephone calls to each of the members inviting them to attend his first stated communication as Worshipful Master. Nearly everyone that he spoke to assured him that he would try to be there. At the meeting the following Tuesday evening the Lodge was all but empty; there were barely enough Brothers there to open a Lodge of Master Masons. The Worshipful Master was disappointed, but not defeated. He published a prominent notice in The Trestleboard in bold type, bordered in black: Brothers, our Lodge has died, and it is the duty of every Master Mason to give it a decent Masonic burial. The funeral will be held on Tuesday evening on what would have been the date of our next stated communication. Morbidly curious, a large crowd turned out for the funeral. Before the altar, they saw a closed coffin covered with flowers. After the Chaplain delivered the eulogy, the Worshipful Master opened the coffin and invited his Brothers to come forward and pay their final respects to their deceased Lodge. Filled with curiosity about what would represent the corpse of a dead Lodge, each of the Brothers solemnly lined -up with bowed head to look into the coffin. One at a time, as he approached each raised his head and looked into the coffin, and then he quickly turned away with a guilty, sheepish look on his face. Inside the coffin, tilted at the proper angle, was a large mirror. Do you remember the obligation that we all took? Do you attend and support your Lodge regularly? Author unknown

Brothers, do not forget to send in your 2013 dues payment to the Secretary!
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Amelia Lodge No. 47 F. & A.M. Instituted January 11, 1859 Meets 2nd and 4th Tuesday, 7:30 PM Elected and Appointed Officers for 2013
Worshipful Master Senior Warden Junior Warden Treasurer Secretary Senior Deacon Junior Deacon Tyler Senior Steward Junior Steward Chaplain Marshall Trestleboard Editor Webmaster Bro. Zeb Turner Bro. Wayne S. Paul W:. Fred K. Lindes Bro. Pierre Laporte Bro. Gene Botts Bro. Roy Edward (Ed) Woodby Bro. Don Gay Bro. Mike Sabia Bro. Brian Gilvey Bro. Gary Orlando R:.W:. Danny Fullwood W:. Jesse R. Tiner W:. Orlando J. Avila Bro. Zeb Turner 491-8054 225-0566 802-1830 261-7803 277-7991 849-7396 4910288 772-519-2156 557-4438 912-322-7126 261-6463 261-3960 955-3122 491-8054 zebch@bellsouth.net waynepaul47@hotmail.com lindesfred@yahoo.com plaporte@earthlink.net amelia47sec@aol.com edwoodby@aol.com 6191dgg@att.net foreman669@yahoo.com gilvey698@hotmail.com orlando.gary@gmail.com 99ddgm11@bellsouh.net jrtfb@hotmail.com ameliamason@bellsouth.net zebch@bellsouth.net

Amelia Lodge No. 47 F. & A.M. Appointed Committee for 2013

Finance Committee
Bro. Wayne Paul W:. Fred K. Lindes W:. John Martin W:. Melvin Usery Board of Relief W:. Zeb Turner Bro. Wayne Paul W:. Fred K. Lindes Committee on Lodge Property W:. Jack Love (CH) W:. Jim Doucett Bro. Ed Woodby Bro. Don Gay Bro. Brian Gilvey Visitation Committee W:. Ed ORourke All Lodge Members W:. Ed ORourke (CH) R:.W:. Danny Fullwood R:.W:. Carl Amos

Instructions Committee
W:. John Martin (CH) W:. Jack Love R:.W:. Bill Goldwire R.W. Danny Fullwood

Vigilance Committee
W:. Fred K. Lindes Bro. Ed Woodby Bro. Don Gay

Committee on Work W:. Jack Love (CH) R:.W:. Bill Goldwire (CH) W:. Fred K.Lindes R:.W:. Danny Fullwood Scholarship Committee R:.W:. Danny Fullwood (CH) Bro. Ed Woodby Bro. Gary Orlando Committee on Lodge History W:. Ed ORouke Bro. Clyde Davis R.W. Danny Fullwood Trestleboard Editor W:. Orlando Avila Email: ameliamason@bellsouth.net

Petitions Committee
Bro Gene Botts (CH) W. Ed ORourke R:.W:. Carl Amos R:.W:. Danny Fullwood

Bereavement

Education Committee W:. Zeb Turner Bro. Wayne Paul W:. Fred K. Lindes Lodge Mentors Committee R:.W:. Bill Goldwire (CH) W:. John Martin W:. Jack Love W:. Ed ORouke

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Zeb Turner, Worshipful Master

Eugene M. (Gene) Botts Secretary amelia47sec@aol.com 1101 South 14th Street Fernandina Beach, FL 32034 (904) 277-7991 www.mastermason.com/amelia

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Have you changed your address, telephone number, or email address recently? If so, please let the Secretary know of the changes as soon as possible.
August 2013 Amelia Lodge Events
5th 8th 8th 13th 20th 22n 27th September 2nd Crusader Commandery Fernandina Shrine Club Meeting Athelstan Council Stated Communication Entered Apprentice Degree Nassau Chapter R.A.M. Stated Communication LABOR DAY 7:30PM 6:30PM 7:30PM 6:30PM Dinner / 7:30PM Meeting 6:30PM Dinner / 7:30PM Degree 7:30PM 6:30PM Dinner / 7:30PM Meeting

Brothers, do not forget to send in your 2013 dues payment to the Secretary!
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