Trestleboard 2015-01 - Athelstane Masonic Lodge No. 839

THE
ATHELSTANIAN
ATHELSTANE LODGE
NO. 839
FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS
INSTITUTED 1902
Naurashank Temple
2 South Middletown Road
Pearl River, NY 10965
Communications 1st and 3rd Tuesdays
Mailing Address: 18 Buena Vista Rd. Suffern, NY 10901
January 2015
M:.W:. William J. Thomas
R:.W:. Bruce M. Wiegand
Grand Master of Masons
in the State of New York
District Deputy Grand Master
of the Orange-Rockland District
2265th Stated Communication
Athelstane Lodge No. 839 F & AM
Tuesday evening, January 6, 2015
Pearl River Masonic Temple
2 South Middletown Road, Pearl River N.Y.
Dinner and social hour begins at 6:30 PM
Lodge opens promptly at 7:30 PM
Brethren,
You and your Masonic friends are extended a most cordial and fraternal
invitation to join us for our first meeting of the New Year 2015 ... an interesting
program has been coordinated with our Grand Lodge Military and Veterans
Outreach Committee Vice Chairman Brother MIKE PETERS.. Come learn
how we as Masons are helping those in the VA and military hospitals and how we
can do more. Your presence will show support for this very meaningful Masonic
Outreach initiative and pay tribute to the sacrifices and selfless service of our military men and women.
Also, our Worshipful Master W:. DOUG WARD
will give an interesting and helpful "power point presentation" on how to help in
memorizing and delivering Masonic ritual. As usual, we will have a delicious premeeting "Dutch treat"dinner and social hour starting at 6:30 PM. Do join us!
Officers Dress: Business
2266th STATED COMMUNICATION
Athelstane Lodge No. 839 F & AM
ROBERT BURNS NITE
an "open meeting" for Lassies and friends
Tuesday evening, January 20, 2015
Pearl River Masonic Temple
2 South Middletown Road, Pearl River N.Y.
The gathering of the clan will begin at 6:30 PM
You and your Masonic friends and guests are extended a most cordial and
fraternal invitation to join us at our annual tribute to our illustrious Brother
"ROBBY BURNS" . Join us for a wonderful social evening as we toast the Bard and
enjoy a festive feast at the groaning board with ample libations of your choice. This
is a Ladies Nite and we also encourage friends and visitors who are prospects as
members of our Lodge.
Officers Dress: Business
W: DOUGLAS WARD
Master
Attest:
R:.W:. RONALD J. STEINER
Secretary
WORK ON THE TRESTLEBOARD
AWAITING DEGREE OF FELLOWCRAFT
Bro. Daniel Edwin Badillo; Initiated 02/05/13
Bro. Mihail Bajdechi; Initiated 03/20/12
Bro. Pablo Sandoval; Initiated 10/16/12
Bro. James Thomas Tribble; Initiated 11/05/13
AWAITING THE SUBLIME DEGREE OF MASTER MASON
Bro. Salvatore Luppino; Passed 03/11/14
Bro. Mark A. Persaud; Passed 03/04/14
Bro. Roy Rizzotti; Passed 04/17/12
Brethren ... now is the time to ask worthy prospects to come and
learn more about who we are and what we do as Masons ... our January
20th Robert Burns Night will be an open dinner meeting and will be a wonderful opportunity for you to invite your family, friends and/or business
associates who are "interested" to come and "break bread" with us.
Please visit us at: www.athelstane839.org
FROM THE EAST
My Brothers,
First off, I want to extend wishes for a Happy and Healthy New Year to all of
our Brothers and their families. I hope you all enjoyed the holiday season.
It was a busy December which capped off a busy year for Athelstane. At our
December 2nd meeting, we enjoyed another great program (and slideshow this time!)
given by our very own, R:.W:. Bill Maurer, our Lodge’s resident historian and Trustee of the Livingston Library. On December 16th we had our annual Holiday Party at
La Terrazza in New City, where R:.W:. Ron Steiner was presented with a welldeserved Officer of the Year Award.
On Saturday, December 20th we raised over $4,400 for United Hospice at the
annual Tree of Life fundraiser at the Palisades Center Mall. My gratitude goes out to
the 17 volunteers who logged an impressive 104 hours of service. Job well done!
These names can be found in our Secretary’s column within. Next up is our big child
ID program at RCC the weekend of February 6-8 so please put this important event
on your calendar.
I hope you will plan to join us for our two upcoming January meetings. On
January 6th, we will make a special presentation to Br. Mike Peters from the Grand
Lodge Military and Veterans Outreach Committee, to be followed by an interactive
Masonic lecture on ritual. Br. Mike will also be catering this meeting so I promise you
will not go home hungry! And we will have our annual Robert Burns night on Tuesday, January 20th which will be open to Ladies and guests for a fun-filled evening as
always.
Looking back at 2014, we accomplished a lot at Athelstane but what stands
out to me are the ten new Brothers we raised during the year. I’m very proud of these
new Brothers, who have already been quite active at Lodge. I’m looking forward to
seeing what we as a Lodge accomplish in 2015, and I believe the best is yet to come.
See you in 2015!
Fraternally,
W:. Douglas Ward
CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS
THURSDAY, JANUARY 1st ... for you and all of those you cherish, our most
sincere best wishes for a happy and healthy New Year 2015. May all of your
dreams and aspirations come to fruition.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 6th ... ATHELSTANE LODGE 2265th STATED
COMMUNICATION ... an interesting program has been coordinated with our
Grand Lodge Military and Veterans Outreach Committee Vice Chairman Brother
Mike Peters. Come learn how we as Masons are helping those in the VA and military hospitals and how we can do more. Your presence will show support for this
very meaningful Masonic Outreach initiative and pay tribute to the sacrifices and
selfless service of our military men and women. Our Worshipful Master will also
give an interesting and helpful "power point presentation" on how to help in memorizing and delivering Masonic ritual. As usual, we will have a pre-meeting "Dutch
treat" dinner and social hour starting at 6:30 PM. Do join us!
WEDNESDAY, JAN 14th IN SARASOTA, FLORIDA and THURSDAY, JAN
15th IN TAMPA, FLORIDA and SATURDAY, JAN 17th IN LAKE WORTH,
FLORIDA ... the annual Grand Lodge and Eastern Star Florida luncheons. See
the Empire State Mason Magazine for details or contact our Secretary, Ron
Steiner: (845) 354 - 4192.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 16th ... our annual Athelstane Lodge Florida Luncheon for members, ladies and surviving spouses. Always a wonderful gathering of
the clan to renew acquaintances and share fond memories. As last year, your ticket of admission is a tax deductible charitable contribution check to the Masonic
Brotherhood Fund ($25 per person) and send to R:.W:. Harold Dresdale, 840 N.
W. 21st Way, Delray Beach, FL 33445 (561) 278 - 9507. Send Hal your reservation today.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 20th ... Our Annual ROBERT BURNS NITE ! As usual this is a wonderful social evening as we toast the Bard and enjoy a festive feast
at the groaning board with ample libations of your choice. This is a Ladies Nite
and open to friends and visitors who are prospects as members of our Lodge. As
always, a warm social "night to remember" ... do hope you can join us!
THURSDAY, JANUARY 22nd … ATHELSTANE PAST MASTER'S MEETING, and "Dutch Treat Dinner" 6:30 PM at Ocean Empire Chinese Restaurant, 340 Route 202, just east of intersection with Route 45, Mt Ivy, NY.
Past Master's please confirm to the Secretary so we can make proper arrangements. (845) 354 - 4192 or nysmason@aol.com.
FRIDAY, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 6th, 7th and 8th … Our
big ATHELSTANE MASONIC SAFETY ID PROGRAM (CHILD ID) at the
28th Annual Suburban Home Show. Over this 3-day event we expect to photo ID
more than 200 youngsters and seniors. A major effort! A major community service
project. Please volunteer to join our team. Contact the Worshipful Master, Doug
Ward and sign on with the hours you will be available. No special skills required.
Just a few hours of your time to devote to a most worthwhile effort. Call (845) 304
-9003.
FROM 'YE OLD SCRIBE ...
Thanks for the very positive response for payment of 2015 Lodge
Dues and the charitable contributions so many of you have already mailed.. I
am delighted to report that almost 70% of our Athelstane membership have received their 2015 Dues card. To those who have not yet replied to
our appeal, please keep those dues and charity checks coming ... they are very
meaningful ! Your timely response helps us pay the bills and we save on costs
for repeat mailings. Thanks for your timely payments !!!
THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS ...
BUT we have had too many members of our Athelstane family hospitalized
recently ...
Brother SAM NIXON (Byron, GA) had to have a leg amputated above
the knee after repeated hospitalizations for infections and surgical complications. EDNA reports progress is slow, but Sam is home now and has a positive attitude about rehabilitation going forward. We are all pulling for you
Sam !!!
Our Athelstane Brother (my son-in-law) RON STEWART is in Northern Westchester Medical Center (3rd week of hospitalization) battling staph
infection and other serious complications following his knee surgery.
WANDA IRIZZARY, every cheerful and effervescent nurse in the
Irizarry family, (R:.W:. Lou II's bride and mom of W:. Lou III) making good
progress after her recent neck surgery. Wishing you a complete and speedy
return to a life without pain Wanda.
W:. JAY HELFGOTT, doing better following his post-surgical infection in his new hip. Glad he and SUSAN were able to be with us at our Holiday Dinner !
Glad to report that W:. AL OSTER, DSA came through his December
back surgery well and is home receiving plenty of TLC from BEA and family.
CINDY DEDEL, lovely wife of R:.W:. PETER DEDEL, is continuing
to improve , recuperating after her recent surgery to correct GI problems.
R:.W:. MARVIN GESS together with DIANE helped us celebrate at
the Holiday party and then went in for scheduled cataract surgery. Glad all
went well and our legal beagle Treasurer is again able to focus on our check
deposits and other accounting chores..
Bro. ALAINE SANTIAGO's father, ZOILO in Good Samaritan Hospital , but hopefully will be discharged and home by the time this reaches
you.
From Ye Old Scribe (Cont.)
My bride JOAN STEINER, continues to improve,
thank
you ...BUT ... I developed sympathy pains. Preliminary diagnosis and treatment is for an irritated sciatic nerve. I am on a heavy duty pain killer and
"relaxant" for the sciatica. Not much relief yet and I have been limited in
walking ... just sleeping a lot, so forgive me if I ramble.
Brother STEVEN MARCUS still on the mend after all of his coronary
problems these past few months, is now facing gall bladder surgery January
15th. Our thoughts and prayers continue to be with you Brother Steven ... and
all of the above.
FROM THE SECRETARY'S MAILBAG ... AND GLEANED FROM EMAILS
So nice to talk to Bro. DAVID TALLMAN, at Acacia Village in the
Masonic Care Community in Utica and Bro. CHARLIE RUBACK from Florida sent his annual donation to Hospice for our Tree of Life efforts in memory
of his wife, ZORA.
Appreciated the note from Bro. DAVID
SCHNITZER ... and I had a critique on some mail Bro. STAN DRESCHER
found confusing (... try as I do, I can't please everyone) ... sorry Stan.
A GLANCE BACK ...
Our Annual Athelstane Lodge Holiday Party on Tuesday evening,
December 16 at La Terrazza Restaurant in New City was an outstanding social success in every aspect. We had a nice turnout for another great gathering of our Athelstane family. Among the smiling faces was our 65 Year Award
Bro. CURT BROWN, DSA, and YVONNE , W:. GEORGE LIBERIS,
SW Bro.
DENNIS
O'CONNOR,
SUSAN
and
RICHIE
SCHWARTZ (busy taking photos seen elsewhere in this Trestleboard and
appreciated!), DIANE and R:.W:. HARRY ANDERSON, R:.W:. MEL BIRNBAUM and JOAN, Bro. JAMES BURTON and ELEANOR, Bro. IRWIN
CLEMENTS and his lady LORETTA NORDON, Bro. THOMAS DAMIANI
and NANCY, MARTY and R:.W:. GENE ERICKSON, DIANE and R:.W:.
MARVIN GESS, Bro. JONATHAN KAUFMAN and NATALIE, Bro. SETH
LEE, SHON AND R:.W:. "BILL" MAURER, W:. RON POMERANCE and
MARION, the OSTERs, W:. AL and BEA, SALLY and R:.W:. DAVID RICHARDS, Bro. ALAIN SANTAIGO and his lovely LISETTE, JOAN and me ...
you know me ... RON STEINER, Bro. HUBERT URRUTTIA and NINA, our
MASTER W:. DOUGLAS WARD, Bro. GLENN ZEMANEK and ANASTASIA, our hard working JW W:. HOWARD WHITMAN, NANCY BERGERMAN, ROSALYN RUHL, our popular DDGM, The R:.W:. BRUCE
WEIGAND, R:.W:. COLIN OAKENFULL, the Grand Lodge Staff Officer for
the Orange Rockland District, and Bro. MICHAEL DePAOLO and his wife,
REENA.
From Ye Old Scribe (Cont.)
AND A VERY BIG THANK YOU TO THE FOLLOWING for all of your dedication, hard work, and collective efforts (well, not really "hard work") that resulted in over $4,400 collected to benefit the compassionate services provided
by United Hospice of Rockland through their major fund raising effort ...
the TREE OF LIFE promotion at the Palisades Center Mall on Saturday, December 20th ...
Richard Schwartz, Harry Kramer and daughter Naomi Kramer (who
was able to generate interest and help from her local NJ Chapter of the International Order of Rainbow Girls ... Christine Barron, Lenna Barron and Michelle
Malinowski) , Dennis O’Connor, Thomas Damiani, Douglas Ward, Ron and
Marion Pomerance, Seth Lee, Alain Santiago, Mel Birnbaum , Michael DePaolo, and Joan Steiner who helped me at home with all the coin and bill tabulations ... THANKS AGAIN AND WELL DONE !!!!!!!!!!
AND A GLANCE AHEAD ...
Please read the CALENDAR OF EVENTS for our January dates of
importance ... but I especially want to remind any and all of you who are, or
will be, in Florida in Mid January ... our Annual Athelstane Lodge family
get together luncheon will be on Friday, January 16th. It is important that
you call R:.W:. HAROLD DRESDALE NOW ... to confirm your attendance: (561) 278 - 9507
PLEASE VOLUNTEER NOW for our major Masonic Safety ID
COMMUNITY OUTREACH ... the CHILD ID at RCC scheduled for Feb.
6, 7, & 8, 2015.
Athelstane, as part of our ongoing community outreach programs, is
again partnering with Masons from our sister Lodges in the area to provide a
free safety ID opportunity for parents and caregivers for a digital ID of children, teenagers and others. This program is recognized as part of the Amber
Alert Program in conjunction with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. The Masonic Safety ID will be held Friday thru Sunday,
February 6, 7, 8, 2015 at SUNY Rockland in the Eugene Levy RCC Field
House There is no charge for this vital service. It is anticipated than more
than 300 IDs will be done at this event
According to law enforcement officials, more than 20,000 children are
reported "missing" each year in New York State alone. The Masons in New
York State annually provide free Safety IDs in hundreds of locations and since
the program's inception in New York a dozen years ago, close to a half million children and adults have been afforded this electronic ID safety
"protection."
From Ye Old Scribe (Cont.)
Parents or care givers are given a computer disk including name, address, parents or guardian, digital facial pictures, fingerprints and all vital personal
information and pertinent physical characteristics. This mini disk can then be
given to the first police on the scene to enter into the Amber Alert system
should the need arise. Parents and caregivers are reminded that an ID should
be updated every few years as personal characteristics change as a child grows
older.
The Masonic Safety ID Program will be held at Rockland's
28th Suburban Home Show at RCC's Eugene Levy Field House, 145
College Road in Suffern. Show Hours are Friday, February 6th from
3 PM - 9 PM; Saturday, February 7th from 10 AM to 8 PM; and Sunday,
February 8th from 10 AM to 6 PM. No advance reservations are required
for the Masonic Safety ID Program. There is no charge for this service: the
Masons provide all the funding for supplies as part of their community outreach programs in the local area.
For further information, and to volunteer, contact: BRUCE KLEIN
Cell: 845-642-5559
AND PLEASE REMEMBER ...
THERE IS MORE TO BEING A BROTHER OF ATHELSTANE
LODGE THAN SIMPLY PAYING DUES. KEEP IN TOUCH !!!
We are family. Even if your cable tow is such that you cannot attend
Lodge, please keep in touch. We are concerned.
And speaking of family ... to each of you ... the very, VERY best for a
HAPPY AND HEALTHY NEW YEAR 2015 ... and for many, many more
years to come. .. especially with good health ... peace ... much love ... personal
fulfillment ... and maybe a little prosperity thrown in too ... it wouldn't hurt !
Ron
R:. W:. Ronald J. Steiner
Secretary,
18 Buena Vista Road
Wesley Hills
Suffern, NY 10901-1730
NYSMASON@aol.com
ATHELSTANE839@AOL.COM
(845) 354 - 4192
ATHELSTANE HOLIDAY PARTY
Above: W:. Doug Ward (L) and R:.W:. Bruce Wiegand (C) present
R:.W:. Ron Steiner (R) with the Officer of the Year Award.
Above: R:.W:. Colin Oakenful (L) presents Bro. Hubert Urruttia (R)
Above: R:.W:. Colin Oakenful (L) presents Bro. Seth Lee (R)
with his Masonic Development Course certificate.
Above: R:.W:. Colin Oakenful (L) presents Bro. Jim Burton (R)
with his Masonic Development Course certificate.
Above: R:.W:. Colin Oakenful (L) presents Bro. Alain Santiago (R)
with his Masonic Development Course certificate.
Above: Bro. Thomas Damiani and Guest.
Above: R:.W:. Mel Birnbaum and his wife, Joan Birnbaum.
Above: W:. Al Oster and his wife, Bea Oster.
Above: R:.W:. Ron Steiner and his wife, Joan Steiner..
Above:
“She, of the Red Shoe”
Above: W:. Ron Pomerance, D.S.A. and his wife, marion, Pomerance.
Above: Susan Schwartz, our Photographer Extraordinaire, and
wife of Bro. Richard Schwartz, D.S.A.
Officers
2014 - 2015
W:. Douglas Ward (Tracy) ………………………….…………….……...………………………… Master
(845) 304-9003 douglas.ward@ms.com
Br. Dennis O’Connor (Cristina) ………………………………………………………..………. Sr. Warden
(914) 202-0378 nycmic@optonline.net
W:. Howard Whitman (Joan) ………………………………………………………………..…. Jr. Warden
(914) 772-4491 hmwhit@gmail.com
R:.W:. Marvin Gess (Diane) ……………………………………………………………………… Treasurer
(845) 357-5366 mg@rossandgess.com
R:.W:. David Richards (Sally) ………………………...…………….……………………… Asst. Treasurer
(845) 357-3906 duvidr@aol.com
R:.W:. Ronald J. Steiner (Joan) …………………………………...…………….……………… Secretary
(845) 354-4192 nysmason@aol.com
R:. W:. Bruce D. Klein (Rhonda) …………..………………………………………….…… Asst. Secretary
(845) 426-5856 bdkesq1@aol.com
W:. Ronald Pomerance, D.S.A. (Marion) ……….…………………..…………..………………… Chaplain
(845) 357-8388 thepommo29@aol.com
W:. Alexander Mulgrew (Jennifer) ……………………………………..………………………… Chaplain
(914) 643-2957 alec.mulgrew@verizon.net
Br. Seth Lee ……………………...………………………………………………….…………. Sr. Deacon
(845) 425-2445 stank1@optonline.net
Br. Michael Olmo (Natalie) ………...………………………………………………….……….. Jr. Deacon
(845) 825-7637 athelstane0839oes371@yahoo.com
Br. Marc Jean Baptiste …....………………………………………………….…..… Sr. Master of Ceremony
(845) 300-7988 marcajb@yahoo.com
Br. Michael DePaolo ………...……………………………………………….…….. Jr. Master of Ceremony
(845) 821-3327 mic456@gmail.com
Br. Hubert Urruttia (Nina) ..……………………………………………..………………………. Steward
(914) 719-5726 Hubert.urruttia@gmail.com
Br. Alain Santiago (Lisette) ………….……..……….……………………..………………………. Steward
(945) 476-4446 asantiago9410@gmail.com
Br. James Burton ….……..……….……………………..…………………..……………………. Steward
(845) 826-4494 jburton@mowrockland.org
Br. Thomas Damiani ….……..……….…………………….……………..………………………. Steward
(845) 492-1474 tdamiani839@gmail.com
Br. Jonathan Kaufman ….……..……….……………………..……………………………………. Marshal
(845) 494-2101 jknyfdemt@aol.com
W:. Nathan Metlitz (Carolyn) ……………………………………………………………………… Marshal
(570) 409-6623 acm783@aol.com
R:.W:. Scott Allan Klein ……………………………………………….….….…………………..….. Tiler
(845) 359-6787
R:.W:. Harold J. Dresdale (Karen) ……………………………………………………… Secretary Emeritus
(561) 278-9507 luvsflog@aol.com
Trustees
W:. Alexander Mulgrew
2012- 2015
Br. Richard Schwartz , D.S.A.
2013 - 2016
R:.W:. Bruce D. Klein
2014 - 2017
Past Masters
Howard Whitman
Ronald Pomerance, DSA
Alexander Mulgrew
Thomas Sassone
R:.W:. David Richards
Louis M. Irizarry III
R:.W:. Bruce Klein
R:.W:. Louis M. Irizarry II
R:.W:. Harry F. Anderson
Harry E. Kramer
R:.W:. Peter J. D. Dedel
Harry E. Kramer *
Thomas P. Walden *
R:.W:. C.F. William Maurer III
R:.W:. Joel Rosenwasser
R:.W:. Mel Birnbaum
Anthony Urbinato
George Bielski
R:.W:. Scott A. Klein *
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Harold N. Eder *
Barry Ronner
Eugene Foladare, DSA *
R:.W:. Marvin R. Gess
R:.W:. Giles M. Purvis
Norman J. Greenberg *
R:.W:. Harold J. Dresdale
Sander A. Lefkowitz *
Erwin L. Robbins
Leonard J. Plotch *
Henry Morris
R:.W:. Eugene W. Erickson
Charles K. Dunlop *
Allan P. Oster, DSA
Henry Chait *
Murray Kaplowitz *
Robert Maidman *
Irwin W. Clements
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R:.W:. Daniel E. Jonas
Benjamin Kotzker
George Liberis
Nathan Metlitz
Alvin M. Russell
Stuart Sindell
R:.W:. Ronald J. Steiner
Arthur S. Vener
M:.W:. Carl J. Fitje
R:.W:. Charles Antzelevitch
R:.W:. Robert Blanke
R:.W:. Hon. Benjamin Gilman
V:.W:. Mark Hanson
R:.W:. Albert E. Mealey
R:.W:. Norman E. Moon
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