the October 2015 Builder

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W. Dennis Cipriano 2015-2016
REDWOOD LODGE NO. 35 A.F. & A.M., EAST PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND
Constituted June 10,1878
M.W. Raymond E. Hassell
Grand Master
NOTE DATE CHANGE Due to Columbus Day Holiday
R.W. Rick Baccus
Grand Marshal
Tuesday, October 13, 2015
R.W. Kenneth F. Poyton
District Deputy Grand Master
W. Michael R. Northup
Grand Master of Ceremonies
Forwarding Service Requested
10 Elmgrove Avenue
Providence, Rhode Island 02906
Mailing Address:
Officers 2015-2016
REGULAR COMMUNICATION
Second Monday of each Month
(except July & August)
Rehearsals - Wednesday Preceding the Communication, at 7 p.m.
Read-Through– Second Wednesday Preceding the Communication
ANNUAL COMMUNICATION
Second Monday in May
Freemasons’ Hall
222 Taunton Avenue
East Providence, Rhode Island
Dates Subject to Change with Dispensation
Worshipful Master
W:. Dennis Cipriano
12 Robin Vale Drive
North Scituate, RI 02857
H-401-709-8598
C-401-241-7434
dennis@midfieldtech.com
Treasurer
W:. Andrew Sholes
737 Namquid Drive
Warwick, RI 02888
H-401-463-5424
O-401-463-5600
agsholes@sholeslaw.com
Senior Warden
Robert T. Goff
218 Waterman Ave.
East Providence, RI 02914
C-508-826-0894
roberttgoff@gmail.com
Secretary
R:.W:. Gary Kaufman
10 Elmgrove Ave.
Providence, RI 02906
L-401-369-9400
secreary@redwoodlodge35.com
Junior Warden
Javier Alfonso
5 Ironwood Drive
Coventry, RI 02816
C-401-440-2279
jay.alfonzo@gmail.com
Master of Ceremonies
W:. Michael Ponte
197 Milford Road
Swansea, Ma 02777
H-508-493-6618
O-508-672-5505
superponte@comcast.net
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The Redwood Builder is published monthly, except July and August, by and in the interest of Redwood Lodge No. 35 A.F. & A.M., E. Providence, Rhode Island, © 2015-16 Redwood Lodge No. 35, All Rights Reserved
The Redwood Builder—October 2015
2015-2016 Redwood Lodge
Communication Dates
Master’s Message
(Dates Subject to Change)
Tuesday, October 13, 2015-Regular Communication*
Monday, November 9, 2015-Table Lodge
Monday, December 14, 2015– Regular Communication
Monday, January 11, 2016– District Deputy Visitation
Monday, February 8, 2016– Regular Communication
Monday, March 14, 2016– Regular Communication
Monday, April 11, 2016– Regular Communication
* changed due to holidays
METRO DISTRICT
Annual Communications 2015-2016
Wednesday, November 11, 2015– Overseas Lodge
Monday, January 4, 2016-Jenks Lodge
Monday, May 9, 2016-Redwood Lodge
Friday, May 27, 2016-Rising Sun Lodge
Wednesday, June 24, 2016– St. Johns 1P
METRO DISTRICT
R.W. Kenneth F. Poyton
District Deputy Visitations 2015-2016
Monday, October 19, 2015– Rising Sun Lodge
Monday, January 11, 2016– Redwood Lodge
Monday, March 28, 2016– Jenks Lodge*
Wednesday, April 20, 2016– St. Johns N1P
*officers forum
R.W. GARY KAUFMAN
District Deputy Grand Master
East Bay Visitation Schedule
Tuesday, November 3, 2015-Adelphoi Lodge
Tuesday, December 8, 2015-Washington Lodge*
Thursday, February 11, 2016– St. Andrews Lodge
Wednesday, March 9, 2016– St. Albans Lodge
Tuesday, April 5, 2016– St. Paul’s Lodge
Monday, May 2, 2016– St. John’s Lodge
Brethren:
I am proud to report that Redwood Lodge is off to a great start. Over
the last few months the officers have been diligently working on the
internal organization of the lodge. In lodge we have discussed topics
such as membership projections, lodge expenses, revenue strategies,
By-Law edits, charitable donations, candidate fees, lodge interactions within the
Metro district, as well as the events calendar for the year. The strength of any
organization is built up and maintained by the amount of active involvement from
its members. In order for Redwood to have continued success and growth, its
members need to take an active role. If you haven’t been to Lodge in a while, I
cordially invite you to stop in. We welcome your input.
At the last meeting we held our annul Redwood Steak fry for dinner. I thank all the
officers for their assistance with everything to cooking to cleaning up. It was good to
see everyone participating in making this annual event such a success.
I will be trying something a little different for October’s dinner and meeting. Some
of the dinner attendees have requested that we try to reduce the cost. I have taken
this into consideration and have planned for this month’s dinner to be grilled pizza.
The pizza will be prepared by me and some of the officers from St. Johns Providence.
The dinner cost will be $12.00 per person and a reservation will be required.
This month I will be continuing the theme of “getting to know Redwood” by having
discussions about the history of our lodge from different members perspectives
through the years. I’m hoping that learning about past practices will be both
entertaining and enlightening for all members, old and new. I invite all brothers to
share their stories and experiences of being members of Redwood Lodge.
I look forward to seeing you in October!
Dennis Cipriano
Worshipful Master
*officers forum
Editor’s Note
Freemasonry has survived for over 250 years
on this side of the pond. Redwood Lodge
No. 35 is celebrating its 137th year.
Redwood was constituted in 1878 with Bro.
Meyer Noot serving as its first Worshipful
Master.
Freemasonry in Rhode Island
continues to flourish while many other
fraternal organizations have withered from
the landscape.
What allurement allows
freemasonry to continue? Freemasonry has
encountered many obstacles, but somehow
it survives. A few lodges have gone dark or
merged with others, but freemasonry is still
shining bright.
Everything seems to occur in cycles and
freemasonry is no exception. It began as a
brotherhood of a few and grew into the
premier fraternal organization in the world.
At its beginning, the number of its members
were small. As the fraternity developed and
attracted more attention, the number of its
members began to multiply reaching a peak
in the years following the end of World War
II. The number of members has been on
the decline as the members from that surge
began to age. The fraternity is not able to
attract enough candidates to replace those
members who have moved on.
The ritual, which is the integral part of each
meeting, has basically remained unchanged
over the years. Each grand jurisdiction has
adopted its own version of their ritual, but
basically it is the same for all jurisdictions
including that for new initiates.
The
business of each lodge is conducted very
similar.
Most lodges present various
programs during their stated communication
and schedule special meetings for conferring
the three degrees upon new candidates. For
many years, the stated communications
consisted of conferring the various degrees
upon the candidates. Even with the same
repetition, freemasonry survived.
Some lodges are more socially active than
others. They hold outside social events
which are open to the families or partners of
the members. For many lodges, the outside
social events such as dinner dances, which
had been a great allurement, have faded
into obscurity.
The lodge remains a place for brethren to
dwell together as brethren. A sort of safety
net. Freemasonry is not for everyone. For
those that choose to belong, it is a very
rewarding experience. It lifts your inner soul
and satisfies that desire to live and act in a
moral code with the goal to assist others and
to improve society in general. Freemasonry
does not offer any exciting or fancy benefits.
It does not provide any financial reward to
its members, but it does provide a sense of
accomplishment, self-satisfaction and
belonging.
Fraternally, W.: Andrew G. Sholes
Mailing Address: 10 Elmgrove Avenue, Providence, RI 02906 ◊ Phone: 401-369-9400 ◊ Email– secretary@Redwoodlodge35.com
The Redwood Builder — October 2015
1,376th Regular Communication– Tuesday, October 13, 2015
Dinner
MEETING AGENDA
Dinner
Lodge Opening
Pizza
6:00 PM
7:00 PM
For the transactions of such business
that shall regularly come before it
Program– Past Master’s History 1980
to present
Close
After Program
Per Order of the Grand Master, ALL Members
must present a valid Dues Cards to the Tyler for
Admittance
Balloting for the Three Degrees of Freemasonry
(Pending approval by the Investigation Committee)
Edward McBride-Johnston RI
Recommended by W. Jef Saunders
made by your brethren
in the lodge
Aaron Pacheco-Bristol, RI
Recommended by W. Michael Ponte
Richard LaCapria-Providence, RI
$12pp
Recommended by Jon Gorman
Wilson Perez, Sr.-Providence, RI
RSVP Required
meals@redwoodlodge35.com or
Kevin at 401-413-6304
Recommended by Wilson Perez, Jr
Omar Reyes-Providence, RI
Recommended by Michael Rogovin
Redwood Lodge
SAVE THE DATE!
50/50 Raffle
Redwood’s Annual
Table Lodge
Only 200 tickets will be sold
$25.00 per ticket
Great fundraiser for YOU and the
LODGE
‘Old School Italian Theme’
Monday, November 9, 2015 7PM
Potential winnings
$2,500
Grand Lodge Banquet Hall
Authorized and permitted by the Rhode Island State Police
~~~~~~~~~~
District Deputy Visitation
HAPPY HALLOWEEN
To Rising Sun Lodge
Monday, October 19, 2015
~~~~~~~~~~~
2016 Dues and Assessment Invoices will
arrive in your mail box this month. If
you still have 2015 to pay, the secretary
will be holding your card until paid in
full.
State Wide Masonic
Open House
Grand Master’s Official
Visitation
to the East Bay District
Monday, October 12, 2015
St. Johns Lodge #1
Portsmouth, RI
District Deputy’s Suite—7:15 PM
Grand Master’s Suite—7:30 PM
Saturday, October 17, 2015
10AM-4PM
Come to the Lodge and help present
our wonderful craft to the public.
Please contact Redwood’s Worshipful Master for details.
Redwood Masonic
Anniversaries
By date you were Raised to the Sublime Degree of a Master
Mason
Bernard Bieder
Raised October 2, 1945
70 Years a Master Mason
The Members of Redwood Lodge Wish All of You a Very Happy Birthday!
We apologize for any mistakes in Birthday dates and welcome corrections
Kevin J. Catanzaro
Frank E. Antin
Lewis J. Antin
Alfred T. Ricci
Melvyn J. London
Andrew A. Brown
1-Oct
2-Oct
2-Oct
3-Oct
5-Oct
9-Oct
Dean M. Rossi
Howard S. Weiss
Irving J. Waldman
Jonathan Gorman
David E. Penn
Luis Carcamo
10-Oct
14-Oct
15-Oct
16-Oct
16-Oct
18-Oct
Frederic Magnani
Stephen Kasden
Jason L. Blank
Micah T. Ross
20-Oct
21-Oct
24-Oct
24-Oct
HAPPY BIRTHDAY !
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2015-2016 Line Officers and Appointments
Redwood Lodge Committee Chairs
Senior Deacon:
Junior Deacon:
Senior Steward:
Junior Steward:
Sentinel:
Marshal:
Chaplain:
Tyler:
Master of Ceremonies:
Electricians:
Redwood Committee:
Investigations/Prep:
Finance Committee:
Scholarship Committee:
Photographer:
Meals and Table Lodge:
Public Relations:
Lodge Reporter:
Masonic Education :
Prince Hall Liaison:
Redwood Builder Editor:
Michael Rogovin
Alvaro Reina
Matthew Yaffe
Jason Riffkin
Luis Cacarmo
Yaakov Rosenbaum
W. Eric Chaika
Robert Goudie
W. Michael Ponte
Clark Mason &
Nathan Rosenbaum
R.W. Mark Freedman
M.W. Richard Sokoll
W. Andrew Sholes
R.W. Samuel Miller
Yaakov Rosenbaum
W. Kevin J. Catanzaro
W. Dennis Cipriano
W. Michael Ponte
W. Eric Chaika
R.W. Mark Freedman
W. Andrew Sholes
The Builder Writer/Publisher: R.W. Gary Kaufman
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*Hartman, Leopold
#Parker, Melvin
*Spitz, John H.
*Green, Henry
#Dawson, Thomas B.
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*Mosely, William H.
*Burlingame, Alvertus S.
*Clark, James W.
*Boas, Herman
*Boulester, James E.
*Lincoln, Eugene B.
*Southey, Charles R.
*Hahn, Jerome J.
*Lincoln, Edwin B.
*Butler, Charles L.
*Pierce, Charles E.
*Morton, Marcus W.
*Stanton, James W.
*Perkins, Herbert R.
*Bowen, Thomas A.
*Saunders, Harry L.
*Albro, Seth M.
*Lasell, Clarence K.
*Smith, Alfred
*Cutler, Harry
*Boas, Bernard
*Payson, Stephen R.
*Hawes, James A.
*Hoffman, Felix V.
*Pierce, Benjamin F.
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*Butler, Charles L. Jr.
*Taylor, Arthur J.
*Lincoln, Samuel E.
*Baldwin, Henry F.
*Harley, William F.
*Locke, Edward J.
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*Beacham, Harold
*Brier, Charles
*Whittaker, William B
*Taylor, Earl W
*Lee, Howard S
*Garst, Arthur H
*Baacke, Henry
*Rosen, Harry R
*Hartley, Richard H
*Gardner, Joseph J
*Davis, Harrie S
*M.W. Abedon, Bernard
*MacKay, Alexander M
*Rosen, Albert L
*Entwistle, James H
*Ress, Joseph W
*Perrin, Howard S
*R.W. Novogroski, Arthur
*Cook, Walter R
*Strauss, Walter H
*Licht, Frank
*Hendel, Maurice W
*Hill, Henry M
*Goodman, Max W
*R.W. Cohen, Gerald P
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*Rubenstein, Louis Barach
*^Bromberg, Morris H
*Arnold, Siegfried
*Mushnick, Frederick
*Millman, Benjamin
Mandell, Leonard C
*Half, LeRoy
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*M.W. Scott, Wilber A
*Green, William
*Docherty, Edgar M
*Gregory, Ralph
*Vicario, Raphael
*Friedlander, Israel
*Pusateri, Augustus
*Brown, Charles
*Workman, Samuel H
*Berberian, Arthur S
*Garr, Samuel
*Blackman, Abraham
*Marsella, Augustus
*Silverman, Charles L
*Greenstein, Jacob
*Roitman, Aaron
*Selonek, Leslie M
*D’Antuono, Francis
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*Bolotow, Charles
*Rouslin, Benjamin
*Blackman, Edward
*Emers, Lester D
*Docherty, Bruce M
*Bloomberg, Harry A
*Matzner, William I
*Goldman, Harry I
*Jagolinzer, Harry D
*Deutch, Edward
*Bloomberg, Sheldon O
*Weiner, Benjamin
*R.W. Wolff, Jacob G
*Klein, Robert A
*Pagano, Nicholas
*Fellner, William
*Ostrach, Morris L
Goldberg, Bernard S
*Silverstein , Al
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*Schwartz, Abraham
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*Miller, Meyer S
Malinou, Martin S
*Dressler, Abbott W
Gessman, Norman C
*>Bomes, Robert A
*Gordon, Stephen A
*Maldavir, Melvyn S.
*Silverman, Edward
Beranbaum, Stephen R
Kortick, Lawrence D
*Jenkin, James
*Aron, Donald
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Kirshenbaum, Allen M
*R.W. Aron, Edward
Sholes, Andrew G
*M.W. Wasserman, Arnold
*Keating, Joseph
R.W. Freedman, Mark H
>Krasner, Edward S
Chaika, Eric A
*Myrow, Allan J
Goodman, Joseph
#Charleson, James A
Gaffin, Michael M
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Fishbein, Richard J
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Chaika, Eric A
Crisafulli, Frederick
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Hodges, James
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Ponte, Michael
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Chaplain Emeritus
R.W. Judah Rosen
Honorary Past Master
^R.W. Judah Rosen
Affiliated Past Master
*W. Avraham A. Reis
Honorary Members:
*^M.W. Alton T. Curti
* ^W. Jacob DeHaan
*^W. Albert Lavine
^W. Stanley DeHaan
^W. Gary Rachins
*^W. John Haidenmenos
*^W. Elmer Yeaw
^M.W. Paul Cardoza
^M.W. John Lopez
^W. James Warner
*Deceased #Demitted
^Honorary >Dropped
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