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In this issue:
460 Newtonville Avenue, Newtonville, MA 02460
Fifth Masonic District
A Regular Stated Communication of
GARDEN CITY LODGE, A.F. & A.M.
will be held at the Masonic Apartments
460 Newtonville Avenue
THURSDAY, MAY 8, 2008
All members are requested to attend,
and all Masons are cordially invited
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5:45 PM - OPEN – SECOND Degree “STEP-UP NIGHT” -- The officers will advance one station for the work of the evening WORK: Fellow Craft Degree If entitled: Five Candidates (Note: All five candidates were Entered in other Lodges as a courtesy to Garden City Lodge to enable them to attend the annual Table Lodge.) 6:30 P.M. -- Dinner Chicken Parmesan
Cost is $15.00. For meal reservations, please call our Junior Warden, Bro. Thom Harte the Master or use our on-line reservation before Sunday, May 4, 2008. Brethren, Please honor your reservations!Please advise us of any special dietary requirements.
Brethren, please be aware that if the reservations do not meet the minimum as set by the caterer, the Junior Warden, after consultation with the Master, reserves the right to change the meal selection.
7:30 P.M. -- Business Meeting A. To transact any business that may properly come before the Lodge. B. Report of the Nominating Committee C. Secretary’s report on delinquent dues. 8:00 P.M. – Fellow Craft Degree – Second Section
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Brethren, please take note that the use of the “Permanent Meal List“ will be suspended for the remainder of the year. Anyone wishing a meal at a Lodge meeting
MUST make a reservation with the Junior Warden, the Master or with the on-line form by the Sunday prior to the meeting. Meals are ordered by the Junior Warden on Monday. Please take due notice thereof….
Congratulations to: Bro. Stan Litchman on receiving a 50-Year Veterans Medal from R.W. David C. Kramer, DDGM, and to Bro. Crafton Wolfson receiving his Veterans Medal in Florida.
Please notify the Service Committee Chairman, Wor. Ross Scribner, the Master or Secretary with any news concerning the welfare of the Brethren and their families.
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Fifth District Blood Drive |
| Schedule of Official and Fraternal Visits | |
| Fifth District Event Calendar | |
| 5th Lodge of Instruction | |
| May 18, 2008 | Widows' Luncheon, Newtonville |
| June 8, 2008 | Grand Master's Country Fair, Charlton |
| June 12, 2008 | Third Degree, Past Masters' Might |
Have you paid your dues? Dues for 2008 were due and payable as of September 1, 2007. Just as we all need our employment to pay our personal and family expenses, the Lodge needs its dues to cover the expenses incurred operating it and supporting its activities. Please check the dues card in your wallet and if it does not have 2008 on it, please send your dues payment to the Secretary as soon as possible.
The following Brethren of Garden City Lodge are being honored for 50 years of membership in the Lodge: Bro. Sidney H. Harmon, Bro. F. Stanley Litchman, Wor. Richard I. Miranda, Bro. Earl Quint, Bro. Arnold Shaw, and Bro. Crafton L. Wolfson.
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Brother F. Stanley Litchman proudly receives a 50-Year veterans pin from his son, Brother Gerald Litchman at the April 10, 2008 Communication of the Lodge. The elder Brother Litchman received a Veterans Medal from R.W. David C. Kramer, DDGM. |
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In addition, the following Brothers are eligible for a 60-year pin to be affixed to their Veteran’s Jewel: Bro. Mayo I. Larkin, Rt. Wor. Robert J. Seder, and Bro. Marshall M. Sloane.
The following Brothers celebrate 25 years of membership in Garden City Lodge in 2008: Wor. Leonard S. Gitner, Bro. Neil I. Grossman, Bro. Steven R. Spelfogel, and Wor. Peter G. Potter.
From the East of Garden City Lodge:
Brethren,
Our April meeting was a very successful and joyous joint Lodge of Table Instruction with the brethren of Palestine Lodge and Shawmut Lodge. I wish to thank Wor. Harvey Levine for being the Tyler during the meeting and Wor. Leonard Gitner and Wor. Steven Fradkoff for being the Stewards for the reception of R.W. David Kramer for his Fraternal Visit as the District Deputy Grand Master. During the Fraternal Visit, Bro. Stanley Litchman was recognized and presented with a 50 year medal. He was joined in the East by his son Bro. Gerald Litchman. Additionally, in the midst of the Table Instruction, R.W. Ernest Pearlstein with the assistance of Wor. Joseph Goldstein and R.W. Paul Carroll prompted the brethren present to donate over $700 to support the Scottish Rite Learning Center.
The period between our March and April meetings was quite active. First, Shawmut Lodge and Wellesley Lodge provided us with the courtesy of conferring the Entered Apprentice degree on behalf of our newest members. Secondly, the officers from the lodges in the Fifth Masonic District did a splendid job with the third degree ritual at the Lodge of Exemplification. Thirdly, our newly formed Fund Raising Committee organized a mailing pertaining to planned giving; hopefully, you can take the time to explore this subject that I fully endorse.
At our May communication, the officers will step-up a station as our five newest Entered Apprentices are conferred as Fellow Crafts. Also during the month of May, we will be having a springtime luncheon on Sunday, May 18th at the Newtonville Apartments to honor our Masonic widows and welcome back the brethren that winter in warmer climates. Please consider partaking in this opportunity to socialize and tour the Newtonville Apartments.
On Sunday, May 25th, the Fifth Masonic District will be conducting a blood drive in Needham. In regards to the blood drive, Bro. Robert Littman has proposed a challenge that if Garden City Lodge donates 6 pints of blood he will donate $10 per pint and will donate $20 per pint for every pint after the 6th pint. The donation of blood is very important and I ask that everyone try to assist in this endeavor.
I hope everyone is well and that you will able to partake in the activities of your Lodge.
Fraternally,
Charitable contributions to Grand Lodge Masonic
charities should be made through the
“Masonic Edication and Charitable Trust”
which is a 501 ( C ) (3) organization
and therefore a tax deductible for you.
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