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Wisconsin Masonic CalendarJANUARY 20164 Decora Lodge No. 177, Galesville, installation. 7:30 p.m.

5 Camp Douglas Lodge No. 272 and Juneau Lodge No.103, NewLisbon, joint installation, 7 p.m.

9 McKinley Lodge No. 307, Brookfield, installation of officers, 2 p.m.Hors d’ oeuvres and homebrew reception to follow.

9 District 9, Masonic Code Correspondence Course group class,Jake’s Junction Pub in Milton. Check-in time is at 10 a.m., class will startat 10:30 a.m. sharp. See story on page 3.

10 Union Grove Lodge No. 288, installation of officers, 1:30 p.m.

11 Hartford Lodge No. 120, installation of officers, 7 p.m.

14 West Bend Lodge No. 138, installation of officers, 7 p.m.

16 Secretary's Conference , Madison and simulcast Chippewa Falls.See page 1.

16 Oconomowoc-Hartland Lodge No. 42, installation of officers, 10a.m.

16 Oregon Lodge No. 151, open installation of officers, dinner 6 p.m.,installation will follow.

16 Ozaukee Lodge No. 17 and Bethel #60 Job’s Daughters, joint in-stallation of officers. 2:00 p.m., refreshments to follow. Port WashingtonMasonic Center, 504 W. Grand Ave. RSVP by Jan 12, to Steve Lane at [email protected] or Alyssa Barber at [email protected].

16 Richland Lodge No. 66 and Franklin Lodge No. 16, installation ofofficers, 2 p.m., Lone Rock.

23 Oshkosh Lodge No. 27, Robert Burns Dinner, reception will beginat 5:30 p.m. with dinner at 6 p.m. at the Oshkosh Masonic Center, 204Washington Ave., in Oshkosh. Ticket reservations are needed and canbe made at Eventbrite, https://www.eventbrite.com/e/annual-robert-burns-dinner-tickets-19770552254.

28 14th Annual Robert Burns Table Lodge, 6:00 p.m., Lake MasonicCenter. $30 per person. Reservations due by Jan. 15. The evening willconsist of the fine Roast “Beast” and Haggis Dinner, ceremonial toasts,raffles, and a talk by Grand Master Franklin J. Struble. Send checks ℅Robert Burns Table Lodge, Lake Masonic Center,1235 E. Howard Ave,Milwaukee, WI 53207. Email questions to [email protected].

30 Wisconsin Masonic College, Management Module presentation.Hosted by Dodgeville Lodge No. 119. See page 8.

31 Linden Lodge No. 206, pancake breakfast.

FEBRUARY 20161-15 District 12 Freemasons of Wis. Escape to Mexico. Location RIUPalace Pacifico - Riviera Nayarit, Puerto Vallatra Mexico. See more in-formation on page 23.

2 Florida Masonic Gathering, 11:00 a.m. The Landings, Fort Myers,Florida. Luncheon with Grand Master Franklin J. Struble and his LadyWendy, along with Grand Secretary Michael A. DeWolf. See page 13 formore information.

5 Florida Masonic Gathering, 11:00 a.m. Sahib Shrine, Sarasota,Florida. Luncheon with Grand Master Franklin J. Struble and his LadyWendy, along with Grand Secretary Michael A. DeWolf. See page 13 formore information.

15 Hiram Lodge No. 50, Table Lodge, 6 p.m.

19-21 Zor Shrine Circus, Alliant Energy Center, Madison.

20-23 Conference of Grand Masters of Masons in North America.

24 Tomah Lodge No. 132, table lodge.

27 Wisconsin Masonic College, Management Module presentation.Hosted by N.E.W. Daylite Lodge No. 360 - Green Bay. See page 8.-28 Linden Lodge No. 206, pancake breakfast.

MARCH 20162 Arizona Masonic Gathering, 11:00 a.m. Briarwood Country Club,Sun City West, Arizona. Luncheon with Grand Master Franklin J. Strubleand his Lady Wendy, along with Grand Secretary Michael A. DeWolf.See page 13.

4 Arizona Masonic Gathering, 11:00 a.m. Arizona Golf Resort, Mesa,Arizona. Luncheon with Grand Master Franklin J. Struble and his LadyWendy, along with Grand Secretary Michael A. DeWolf. See page 15.

11 26th Annual Scimitar Sportsman’s Night, Tripoli Shrine Center. Theevent will sell out, sign up early. See page 14.

12 H.S. Baird Lodge No. 174 Lodge, Sturgeon Bay, 81st Annual Steam-boat Dinner, 4-7:30 p.m.

20 The Valley of Madison Scottish Rite will recognize and rememberits departed members at Chapter of Roce Croix Feast of the PaschalLamb Memorial Service. Madison Masonic Center, 301 Wisconsin Ave.,2 p.m.

31 Combined Table Lodge, hosted by the Most Worshipful Prince HallGrand Lodge F & A.M. Inc.

APRIL 20162 Wisconsin Masonic College, Management Module presentation.Hosted by Eau Claire Lodge No. 112. See page 8.

MAY 201621 Armed Forces Outdoor MM Degree.

JUNE 20163-4 172nd Annual Communication in Madison.

AUGUST 201619-21 Job's Daughters Jamboree at Green Lake Conference Center.Cost $110. For information and registration forms, please email MomDorothy Cigale at [email protected] or call 414-481-1194.

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Social Lodge No. 245receives gift of ashlars.

See page 12.

VOLUME XLIX, NUMBER 11 The Official Publication of the Grand Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons of Wisconsin JANUARY 2016

The Grand Master’s Message:By Most Worshipful Grand Master of Masons in Wisconsin

Brother Franklin J. Struble

On Our CoverOfficers of Argyle Lodge No. 178; Smith Lodge No. 31, Monroe;and Evening Star Lodge No. 64, Darlington, stand ready for instal-lation. The officers were installed at the Argyle Masonic Center onDec. 16 by Past Grand Master Davey L. White Jr. See page 18.

Photo by Rich Rygh

Management Training Next session is at the Wis. Masonic Heritage Center in Dodgeville on Jan. 30

Register by Jan. 18200 W. Chapel St., Dodgeville – register at www.wisc-freemasonry.org

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Hammer PlantMy Brothers, as we are in our season of change and are

installing the last of our new Lodge Officers. May I ask each of youto consider where you want your Lodge to go. I am not asking youlook ahead a year or even five years. Today’sOfficers need to establish the direction ofmarch for your lodge into the far future. Dis-cuss with each other the direction, objectives,and what is important to your Lodge’s future.Ask yourselves what you would like to see atyour Lodge if you came back in fifty years. Ifyou would like to see a healthy Lodge support-ing the community by embodying MasonicValues, some interesting elements go into thatpicture. What are those things? Ask yourBrothers what it would take to get there. Restassured, everything you specify will requiresome sort of a change of direction. Member-ship will certainly be a topic that will come up.What will the numbers of Brothers in yourLodge be in fifty years and what action must you do now to movethe needle to get those numbers where they will need to be? Gettinggood new Brothers into our ranks now will be one area for change.Keeping the Brothers we have is another. Bringing back some Broth-ers we may have lost should be a priority. Try this. You will be sur-prised how productive it can be. How will we facilitate the passingof our beloved Fraternity forward to succeeding generations withinfamilies? Preserving our past traditions while moving into a muchdifferent future will probably be an area for discussion. Communityinvolvement may be discussed. The process of turning over thereigns to a new generation of Masons should be a consideration.You may talk about your Lodge building and the life cycle costs tomaintain it for the next fifty years. You may want to discuss the stateof your funds. There will be changes that we may only imagine andcertainly cannot forecast. Educational research is considering if therewill be new ways to learn more efficiently than we ever have. Howmight that impact our ritual work? If we are open to new thoughtsand honest in these discussions, they all will most likely necessitatea change of direction. Make no mistake, change may be painful justlike aging and growth cause growing pains, but we get through them.

Our Brother, Rick Coles, is Professor and Chair of Exercise atRipon College. He is also the Offense Coach for the Ripon CollegeFootball Team and a Masonic leader. When he coaches the youngmen on the football field, he stresses that when they have to changedirection when running on the field they do what he calls a “hammerplant” with their foot. This is to emphasize that the greater the forceyou use to plant your foot, the greater the force you can push off ofthat foot to change directions more quickly. The hammer plant alsoprevents slips, falls, injuries, and blown assignments.

My Brothers, I submit to you as our new Lodge leadership, weall need to adopt a version of the “hammer plant” for our Lodges.As we move into our new terms of office, we need to symbolicallyplant our foot down firmly and with great force. We need to look toour newest and young Masons and get them involved in the line andshare with them leadership of our Lodges. They need to start oncommittees. Get the experience of solving lodge challenges. Theyneed to learn the ritual work and about the content of our gentleCraft. The younger they are when they do this, the better. We needto help them and guide them to think big thoughts.

We need to honestly look at the brotherhood we practice withinour own ranks and get ourselves on a firm footing. I am not so sim-ple to believe that every Brother in Wisconsin is ready to join handsand sing Girl Scout campfire songs. Brothers do disagree. I knowthere are differences of opinion and personal style. Often that comesout of the passion our Brothers have for our Fraternity. We all alsoknow we have all obligated ourselves to always help, aid and assistand never cheat, wrong or defraud another Brother. There is noplace in a Lodge of Brothers for cliques, “opposing camps”, or anyform of intimidation or bullying. Find consensus and move ahead.We know we have all signed up to be Brothers first, act like it. Solet us all live up to this and hammer plant our foot through the de-liberate active practice of Brotherhood. We can use this year’s In-stallation as the first firm power step we will make in the newdirections we need to take to usher in the next fifty years. We cannotafford to have further injury, slips, falls, or blown assignments. OurLodges were handed down to us from the good Brothers who wenton before us. We are obliged to them and to each other. We mustpass on stronger Lodges to those who come after us. Brotherly loveis the clear difference between Masonry and all the other organiza-tions we could support. What could be more significant?

So, talk about serving as a strong capable Officer Line. Keepyour heads up and look to the future. We may not have all the an-swers today, but if we help grow the right group of Brothers to headthings up and empower them with our support, the answers willcome. Hammer plant, pivot, and start today. God Bless you all andmay He watch over all of our Lodges.

Fraternally Yours,Frank Struble And crown

thy good with Brotherhood!

Grand MasterFranklin J. Struble

2016 Secretary Conference to be Held atTwo Locations, Registrations Due Jan. 4

Lodge Secretaries, Treasurers andAssistant Secretaries.

More information is availablewhen registering. Registrationsare due by Jan. 4. and must bemade through Eventbrite. A link isavailable on the Grand Lodgewebsite at www.wisc-freemasonry.org. Tickets for the conferenceare nonrefundable.

The $27.37 registration feecovers seminar material, bever-ages and lunch. Hotel rooms are available at the

Madison Concourse, there arealso many other choices in theMadison area.

650 Bridgewater Ave., ChippewaFalls, via WebEx. Choose the lo-cation that is more convenient foryou. Maximum seating inChippewa Falls is 45 and Madi-son is 140.This conference is open to any

member of a Wisconsin Con-stituent Lodge and is targeted to

The 2016 Secretary Conferencewill be held on January 16, from8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.This year’s Conference will fea-

ture two locations for reducedtravel. The Madison Concourseand Governors Club, 1 West Day-ton St., Madison and at theChippewa Falls Masonic Center at

Waverly Lodge Exemplifies Master Mason Degree in Pennsylvania

By Bro. Jason LoneBro. William Sherry, Past Mas-

ter of Waverly No. 51, Appleton,now resides in Kittanning, Penn-sylvania and continues to be veryactive in Freemasonry. Being fa-miliar with the Wisconsin MasterMason degree work, and noticingmany subtle differences, hewanted to share those experienceswith his current Brothers at Kit-tanning Lodge No. 244. Bro. Sherry reached out to Wa-

verly Lodge about presenting theWisconsin Master Mason degreein Pennsylvania. Waverly Lodgejumped at the opportunity. Ateam of seven Brothers from Wa-verly Lodge and Appleton LodgeNo. 349 quickly assembled and

The candidate for the exemplification of the Master Mason Degree Bro. Chaadley D. Machling,Master of Kittaning Lodge No. 244 stands in front. Brothers in back row (from left): BillSherry, Joshua Bray, David Prueher, Jason Lone, Dick Orr, E-Ben Grisby, Eric Davidson,Chuck Smith and Emilio V. Sfora, District Deputy Grand Master for District No. 27 in Penn-sylvania.

31, 1968 at Laurel Lodge No.657 in Cleveland Ohio. Hemoved to Wisconsin in 1997,from Illinois, and transferred toWaverly Lodge in 1998 beforemoving to Pennsylvania in July of2012, where he then transferredto Kittanning Lodge. He is also amember of Seneca Lodge No.805, the Pennsylvania Lodge ofResearch and Valley of Couder-sport Scottish Rite. KittanningLodge was chartered in 1850 andis also known as the East BradyLodge. East Brady is the home-town of former Buffalo Bills quar-terback Jim Kelly. TheCoudersport Consistory washome to Eliot Ness, who is famousfor his leadership in Chicago Illi-nois, as part of the famous law en-forcement group dubbed, TheUntouchables, who were wellknown for enforcing prohibitionand arresting the notorius AlCapone.

Next year, Kittanning Lodgehas offered to come to Wisconsinand present their Master Masondegree at Waverly Lodge. Thedate and time is yet to be finalized,but as of now, the plan is the sec-ond or third week of October,2016.

Waverly Lodge will communi-cate the time and date once thedate is finalized and dispensationhas been approved. We look for-ward to the presentation and hopeto see as many Wisconsin Masonsin attendance for this event aspossible.

formed a degree team to exem-plify the Master Mason Degree inPennsylvania. The team consistedof six Brothers from Waverly 51,Bros. Eric Davidson, ChuckSmith, E-Ben Grisby, Dick Orr,David Prueher and Jason Lone,and Bro. Josh Bray from Apple-ton Lodge.

Bro. Chaadley D. Mechling,Master of Kittanning Lodge was,the candidate. There were aboutthirty Brothers in attendance, in-cluding Special guest, DistrictDeputy for the Grand Master,Emilio V. Sfora, for District No.27. Master Mechling and all in at-tendance were very receptive andin awe of the presentation. Bro. Sherry was raised on Oct.

The District Deputy Grand Mas-ter in your District is looking fornominees for “Rookie of theYear”.The purpose is to recognize an

outstanding, newly made Masonwho exemplifies Masonic Princi-ples, and has shown that he is aworthy Brother by applying thoseprinciples in his lodge, commu-nity, and personal life.The award is open to any Mas-

ter Mason who was raised at anytime in the three years prior toMarch 1, 2016.The nomination form is on page

52 of the Mentors Handbook and

can be downloaded from theGrand Lodge website atwww.wisc-freemasonry.org underPublications-Masonic Education.Nominations must be received byyour District Deputy Grand Mas-ter by March 1, 2016.Nominations will be reviewed by

the District Deputy Grand Master,Area Administrators, and DistrictLecturer. The decision will betheirs alone and based on a num-ber of categories including but notlimited to: lodge participation,community service, lodge visits,Masonic charity and ritual partici-pation.

Deputies Seek Nominationsfor “Rookie of the Year”

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Directory of Grand Lodge Officers & ContactsGrand Master

Franklin J. Struble (60)Res. 715-924-2142Cell 608-633-0154

[email protected]

Deputy Grand MasterDonald W. Hensiak (189)

Res. 262-682-4390Cell 414-333-0060

[email protected]

Senior Grand WardenL. Arby Humphrey (329)

Res. 715-364-2492Cell 715-815-1032

[email protected]

Junior Grand WardenScott E. Pedley (25)Res. 608-759-2081Cell 608-482-0424

[email protected]

Grand TreasurerJeffrey L. Bryden (95)

[email protected]

Grand SecretaryMichael A. DeWolf, PGM (267)

Res. 715-574-3151Bus. 262-965-2200 Ext. 807

Cell [email protected]

Grand ChaplainCurt A. Campagna (290)

[email protected]

Grand LecturerJerry A. Reick (363)Cell 414-335-2558

[email protected]

Grand Lodge Office

Grand Lodge F. & A. M. of Wisconsin36275 Sunset Dr.

Dousman, WI 53118262-965-2200

Fax: 262-965-4211

Grand Secretary:Michael DeWolf, PGM - Ext. 807

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District 2Thomas W. Christiano (112)

Res. 715-833-0127Cell 715-828-4044

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Mark W. Steckel (280)Res. 715-532-9096Cell 715-205-0942

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Jason L. Richardson (293)Res. 920-848-0626Cell 920-373-2099

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Todd A. Wohlert (190)Cell 608-385-1923

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A. Christopher Gans (123)Res. 715-467-2506

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Craig J. Froelich (9)Res. 608-258-8814

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David R. Ritchie (8)Cell 608-776-2698

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James R. Gajdosik Jr. (161)Cell 608-289-0989

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Kyle A. Grahn (38)Res. 920-369-6263


Michael A. Gorgen (307)Cell 262-820-0812


Jan F. Talaga (363)Cell 414-852-6292

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Senior Grand DeaconRobert C. Strader (363)

Res. 262-827-1606Cell 414-678-8785

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Junior Grand DeaconKenneth C. Gorgen (307)

Res. 262-691-0859Cell (262) 501-1879

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Senior Grand StewardGary L. Stang (351)Res. 715-835-7153Cell 715-864-6813

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Junior Grand StewardPaul T. Tourville (60)Cell 414-659-5205

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Grand MarshalH. Scott Paulson (56)

715-386-2040Cell 612-849-3708

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Grand OratorPatrick D. Cholka (301)

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Grand TilerRobert K. Lund (277)Res. 715-642-3626

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George T. Eisenmann III (329)Res. 715-394-6630Cell 612-325-6692

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Thoughts for the JourneyBy Reverend Curt A. Campagna, Grand Chaplain

Grand Chaplain Curt A. Campagna can be reached at [email protected] or 414-698-8874.

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Masonic Book ReviewBook Title: Freemasons for Dummies Author: Christopher HodappBy Senior Grand Deacon

Robert C. StraderDon’t let the title of this book

throw you off, it is not aimed atdummies. The title may help drawin the uninitiated to read it andtruly come away more educatedon Freemasonry, but it can andshould also be viewed as a goodtextbook for any Freemason.Having been a Mason for over 18years and having a good sized Ma-sonic library of my own, I didn’tthink initially that I would get any-thing out of this well written book,but wanted to give it a fair chance.I’m really glad I read it!

Christopher L. Hodapp is anenthusiastic Freemason and aprolific writer. Other books he hasauthored or co-authored areSolomon’s Builders: Freemasons,Founding Fathers and the Secretsof Washington D.C. , The Tem-plar Code For Dummies and Con-spiracy Theories, Secret SocietiesFor Dummies and DecipheringThe Lost Symbol. He is the edi-tor of the Journal of The MasonicSociety, and the editor and a co-

author of Laudable Pursuit, pub-lished by the Knights of the North.He is a frequent TV and radioguest, as well as a popular speakeron Freemasonry, the KnightsTemplar, conspiracy theories, andsecret societies. As a Freemason, Chris is a Past

Master of Broad Ripple LodgeNo. 643 and of Lodge VitruvianNo. 767, Free & Accepted Ma-sons of the State of Indiana. Heis a member of numerous otherMasonic appendant bodies andhas received numerous honors in-cluding being coronated a 33°Mason as a member of the Scot-tish Rite Valley of Indianapolis.

I like how the book spends aconsiderable amount of pages onthe concordant and appendantbodies, which is always an areathan needs understanding bymany new or existing Masons andwould help a Brother make a bet-ter informed decision about po-tentially joining. It also provides agreat deal of emphasis on Ma-sonic history and symbolism.Something I found somewhat

spooky was finding my own nameon the last page of Chapter 4 talk-ing about US soldier coming upona deceased German soldier whowore a Masonic ring, thenwatched a group of US soldiersthat were Masons give him a Ma-sonic Funeral, and how it affectedhim and later he became a Mason.Now, I’ll have to research if we arerelated somehow! What drew myinterest the most was Chapter 14titled “So Is It Still Relevant?”, acommon topic among leadershipin the fraternity when discussinghow to proactively approach goodmen about joining. One state-ment that really struck me was“Only about a third of Americansthink their fellow man can betrusted, down from 50 percent ofAmericans who were trusting 40years ago.” I think this singlestatement makes us more relevantthan ever.

Having been involved withGrand Lodge Planning Commit-tee in the compilation of our newMentor Handbook recently, it’s in-teresting to me that this book iscertainly not for dummies, but canserve as an accompanying guideto any new or longstandingMason wanting a better back-ground in the craft, or to the newMentor who wants to round outhis background. I definitely give itmy seal of approval and recom-mend it to all!

Greetings!How is your relationship going?No, I am not talking about your relationship with a spouse, partner,

or child. Nor am I speaking about your relationship with fellow work-ers or social friendships. I am talking about your relationship withGod. Your faith is your relationship with theAlmighty and it is personalized just for you. Inthe Christian faith we read: "If your first concernis to look after yourself, you'll never find yourself.But if you forget about yourself and look at me,you'll find both yourself and me." (Matthew10:39 MSG).The Catholic Church wrote in the Declaration

on the Relation of the Church to Non-ChristianReligions, or Nostra Aetate, a major documentof the Second Vatican Council. The CatholicChurch has said that other religions, though dif-ferent from our own, often reflect "a ray of thatTruth" which enlightens all human beings (Nos-tra Aetate, a.2). This truth is faith in God (alsoknown as one's "Maker"or "Supreme Being").So, we are talking about a ray of truth, which enlightens us in our

lives. Our relationship with God helps us see the good in this world.Our relationship with God takes away fear and fills our soul withcontentment. In Luke 12:30 we read, "Only people who don't knowGod are always worrying" (CEV).Many people only really get to know God when they are in stress

and pain. It is quite common for an atheist in the last days of theirlife to discover God. Why wait until you need God? Tighten your re-lationship now, when you can experience faith, and you will discoverhow glorious a personal relationship with God can be and how itwill change your life.

Grand ChaplainCurt A. Campagna

Oshkosh Lodge No. 27 will hostits annual Robert Burns Dinner onJanuary 23. The Haggis will be piped in by

a bagpiper and will be served withall the trimmings.Reception will begin at 5:30

p.m. with dinner at 6 p.m. at theOshkosh Masonic Center, 204

Washington Ave., in Oshkosh.Ticket reservations are needed

and can be made at Eventbrite,https://www.eventbrite.com/e/annual-robert-burns-dinner-tickets-19770552254. There is also a link in their Face-

book page at https://www.facebook.com/oshkosh.freemasons.

Annual Robert Burns Dinnerat Oshkosh Lodge Jan. 23

Grand Master Franklin J. Strubleand his Lady Wendy will be visit-ing Florida in February along withGrand Secretary Michael A. De-Wolf, PGM, and Three PillarsChief Development Officer JaneOlisar.

The Grand Master will give apresentation on the state of thecraft and the Grand Secretary willspeak on Masonic Charities. JaneOlisar will give a presentation onthe Wisconsin Masonic Home.Grand Master Struble and Lady

Wendy will be distributing theirpins. The tour will begin with a lunch-

eon on Tuesday, Feb. 2, at The

Landings, 4425 S. Landings Dr.,Suite 100, Fort Myers, Florida.Sahib Shrine will host the lunch-eon on Feb. 5, at 600 N. BenevaRd., Sarasota. The coordinators for the events

are Bro. Richard Borys,[email protected], 239-574-3750 and Bro. Al Krueger,[email protected], 727-815-0056.

Both events begin with an11:00 a.m. gathering and lunch-eon at noon. Registration cost is$5 per person. RSVP to ErikaMiller at the Grand Lodge Office,[email protected] orcall 262-965-2200, ext. 831.

Grand Master to Visit Florida February 2-5

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EXPANDING OUR MASONIC KNOWLEDGEBy Grand Orator Patrick D. Cholka

Feedback and questions are always welcome. Contact Grand Orator Patrick D. Cholka at

[email protected]

My Brothers,For the last month lodges in Wisconsin have been busy installing

their officers for 2016. This is an exciting time of year for all Ma-sons in Wisconsin whether you are being installed as an officer,participating in an installation, enjoying the fel-lowship and renewing old friendships or start-ing new ones.Chances are, unless you have been installed

Master of your lodge, you may not have readthrough the installation program. If you havebeen installed as an officer, you might haveonly paid close attention to the portion rele-vant to the office for which you are being in-stalled. If you read through or follow along youwill notice that besides detailing the duties ofeach of the officers, it also stresses the impor-tance of unity among them. That together theyform the leadership team of the lodge.As with any team, true success can only be

achieved by the officers all working together. One of my Masonicmentors likened it to a team of horses, where the Lodge is sym-bolically linked to the collars they wear with the jewels of their of-fice. Only when they are all pulling together can they move thelodge forward. The progress of the lodge is directly related to howhard the team pulls. If at any point a member of the team beginsto pull in a different direction, the progress of the lodge will beequally affected.As officers of the lodge, how can we ensure that success? There

are many ways, perhaps the most obvious is to hold regular officermeetings. Get input from the members of the team so that all canunderstand and be part of the direction the lodge is headed. Givethem an opportunity to be part of the planning for the lodge byhelping set the agenda for the stated communications. This notonly builds unity among the officers but the members of the lodgewill see results after the first meeting and will be eager to be a partof it, It will naturally build continuity among the officers for yearsto come.You will see an article in this edition in the Masonic Journal about

the Management module of the Masonic College. There are threemore classes being held this year, the next one is on January 30,2016 in Dodgeville, Wisconsin. Registration is open. Registrationis also open for the Secretary’s conference in Madison on January16, 2016. Both of these are excellent opportunities to increaseyour Masonic knowledge and enable you to be a better team leaderor team member.Congratulations to all the newly installed officers. I hope to meet

each and every one of you!

Fraternally,Patrick Cholka

Grand OratorPatrick D. Cholka

Are you a Brother who is insearch of more Light? Are you aLine Officer? Or are you insearch of more education? District9 will be hosting its first MasonicCode Correspondence Coursegroup class on Jan. 9, at Jake’sJunction Pub in Milton. Check-intime is at 10 a.m., class will startat 10:30 a.m. sharp. You must beregistered on the Grand Lodgewebsite one week before atwww.wisc-freemasonry.org.

This will be a group class sobring a Brother, all WisconsinMaster Masons are welcome. Theclass will be presented by PastGrand Master John W. Wilke, Dis-

trict Lecturer Brian Duoss andArea Administrator Noah Schultz.

Bring along a current copy ofthe Masonic Code, hard Copy ordigital, a laptop if you have oneand a check made out to theGrand Lodge of Wisconsin for$5.00.

District 9 to Host Masonic CodeCorrespondence Course Class

The Masonic Study SeriesJanuary Masonic Study SeriesThe fourth installment of the Masonic Study

Series, “The Letter G”, is now available on theGrand Lodge website.

In this installment we discuss that symbol whichis introduced in our ritual as part of the Fellow-craft Degree. It discusses its multiple meaningsand explores some of the theories related to itsorigins as well as the evolution of its meaning.

This volume joins the previous four volumes:September 2015: “The Three Principal

Rounds”October 2015: “The Jewels of a Fellowcraft”November 2015: “The Book of Constitu-

tions”December 2015: “The Holy Saints John”

The Masonic Study Series is being used by sev-eral Lodges around the state with a lot of suc-cess. We continue to receive excellent commentsand ways to improve this program from you.

Remember that this is your paper and we wantto continually grow it that you continue to benefitfrom it.

If you have any comments on this or previousinstallments, of suggestions for future issues orhow to improve the program overall, please sendthem to me at [email protected].

The NewMentor’s Handbook

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under Publications-MasonicEducation

Donation to Wis Masonic Heritage CenterPast Grand Master Davey L. White Jr. presented a framed window from the old Lancaster Lodge buildingto Bro. Tom Mueller, President of the Wisconsin Masonic Heritage Center in Dodgeville, during the IowaCounty Officer installation on Dec. 17. When Lancaster Lodge merged with Warren Lodge No. 4, Potosi,the window was removed, framed and presented to Bro. Jerry Potter. Bro. Potter was the Master of LancasterLodge for 13 years. When Bro. Potter passed away his wife returned the window to Past Grand MasterWhite. He chose to present it to the Heritage Center to be shared by the Brothers of Wisconsin. From left:District 8 Deputy Grand Master David R. Ritchie, Master of Warren Lodge, Bro. Tom Mueller and PastGrand Master Davey L. White Jr.

Photo by Rich Rygh

Hartford Lodge helps elderly and disabledBros. Gary Morgenstern and Allen Brandt, on behalf of Hartford LodgeNo. 120, went to the Hartford Hospital on Dec. 16, to present themwith a check in the amount of $1000, as a donation for the PersonalEmergency Response Program. Hartford Lodge donates to the pro-gram each year and has thus far donated $31,241. The board of di-rectors and staff of the Medical Center Foundation of Hartford aregrateful for the financial support from the Lodge. Countless numbersof neighbors and friends remain safe and independent by the use ofthe Personal Emergency Response Program. The program offers a 24-hour connection to highly trained professionals, advanced personalmonitoring technologies, and peace of mind for hundreds of elderly ordisabled individuals living alone in the community. Deb Holtan, Execu-tive Director for the Medical Center Foundation of Hartford receivesthe check from Bro.Gary Morgenstern (right) and Bro. Allen Brandt,Secretary/Treasurer.

Submitted by Bro. Allen Brandt, Secretary/Treasurer

Appeal for Volunteers and Support for theConference Grand Masters of North AmericaThe Conference of Grand Mas-

ters and Grand Secretaries ofNorth America, consisting of over60 Masonic jurisdictions, is takingplace at the Madison ConcourseHotel in Madison Feb. 20-23,2016. Your Grand Lodge is ex-cited to be the host of the upcom-ing conference, which is thelargest annual gathering of GrandMasters, Grand Secretaries andjurisdictions in the world. Issuescommon to all of us like member-ship, retention and Masonic Edu-cation will be discussed. Many new innovative programs

are coming to Wisconsin like theWisconsin Masonic College andMentor’s Handbook. These ideasgerminate from discussions withother state jurisdictions at regionaland national events like this one.

There are many expenses inhosting a conference like this,transportation, venue support,conference programs and activitydevelopment. Please help us tofoster and encourage the sharingof ideas by becoming an individualsponsor for this upcoming confer-ence right here in our own Madi-son!

Help your Grand Lodge serveas a conference host making thisa memorable event for all partici-pants, causing many new ideas togerminate throughout our jurisdic-tion and that of others.

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WISCONSIN MASONIC JOURNAL - JANUARY 2016

January 2016

Dear Brethren, Ladies and Friends,

After a magnificent season of celebrating the birth of JesusChrist, it’s with a fresh outlook that I send my wishes to you fora happy and healthy New Year. While it’s hard to believe thatanother year is already upon us, we look forward to embracingnew beginnings and also look back at the joys and successes that2015 has brought at Three Pillars. I fondly reflect on our annualFriends & Family Chicken Barbecue and Halloween HauntedWoods traditions, our 2nd Annual Rustic Rumble motorcycleride, campus walk days for our residents and staff, progress inbuilding our Culture of Philanthropy, and much more.

Looking ahead, not only will 2016 mark the 111th anniversaryof our organization, but also the 5th anniversary of the WellnessConnection and Hickory Suites Rehabilitation. We hope you willjoin us to celebrate this milestone on Wednesday, January 27,from 5:00-7:00 p.m..

We look forward to continuing our longstanding traditions andalso expanding on new initiatives in the year to come. As we ea-gerly anticipate the possibilities that lie ahead, we want to expressour gratitude for your continued support of our mission in theyears past and those to come. Please feel free to contact me [email protected] if I can ever answer questions you may haveabout Three Pillars.

Warm regards,

Mark StrautmanChief Executive Officer

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Gift Report for November 2015

Wisconsin Masonic Foundation

General Fund:Eric Steinmetz, Howard Zelenski

Grand Masters Appeal:Carlton Berg, Alton Bernander, Roger Bloomfield, Donald

Brockman, Andrew Buechner, Chetek Lodge Douglas Duray, JohnEldred, Harry & Marion Evans, Donald Everett, Phyllis Haney, OrvinKnudtson, Denman Kramer, DanielLajsic, Gilbert Lepien, MarkNelson, Michael Nelson, Richard Noennig, Donald Nordholm,Oconomowoc-Hartland Lodge, Leonard Pishion, Joel Porst,Richard Richardson, David Schliem, Ira Smith, Vernon Smith, Mau-rice Snell, , Tony Vander Bloemen, Vanda Wiegert

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Plan for the future. Remember to include the Wisconsin Masonic Charities in your will.

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Masonic Service and AssistanceAs Chairman for the Committee of Service and Assistance, I wel-come all Lodges to be mindful that Service and Assistance is hereto assist Worthy Brother Master Masons, their Widows and Or-phans. Assistance begins in the Lodge. The process begins if youknow of a Brother in good standing or his family that can benefitby assistance. The Lodge must assist this Brother first; be a “passof the hat” or funds dispersed from the Lodge’s Treasurer. In somecases, Lodge Brothers have been very instrumental with assistanceby asking Brothers within the Lodge that have special talents toassist.

If further assistance is needed, you can assist the Brother in com-pleting an application for assistance. Those forms are attached tothis memo or can be obtained from the Grand Lodge Office. Eachcase referred to the Committee is reviewed and normally have avery quick response. In most cases we try to complete our requestswithin 30 days.

There are however, EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE cases. In thosecases, we will respond much quicker.

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By Kelsey PangbornThe Chagnon’s story is one of

happy times, hard work, and fol-lowing their dreams, which has ledto blissful retirement living atThree Pillars Senior Living Com-munities’ MasonWoods in Cecil,Wis. Bro. Bob, originally fromRhinelander, WI, has been aMason since 1975, and MaryAlice, from North Dakota, a mem-ber of Order of the Eastern Starsince age 18. The two met in Peo-ria, IL, in 1963 when lifeserendipitously placed them boththere for a weekend. They weremarried, had two magnificentdaughters, and this past summercelebrated the joyous occasion of50 years of marriage with a spec-tacular party.As newlyweds, Bob and Mary

Alice lived in Clintonville, Wis.,and later settled in Kiel, Wis., toraise their girls. It was there thatthey joined an OES Chapter to-gether – Mary Alice serving asWorthy Matron for 18 years, andBob Worthy Patron four timeswith her. She worked for a chiro-practor and later for a bank, andhe was a high school band direc-tor for 43 years. Bob, inspired by his uncle who

was a Mason, joined DeMolay andreceived the Chevaliers degree.When he became a Mason him-self, Bob was originally a memberof Kiel Lodge No. 336. As his lifeled him in various directions, hetransitioned to several otherlodges along the way, serving asMaster approximately 10 differenttimes, and landing him at his cur-rent Lodge of MasonWoodsLodge No. 368 with dual mem-bership at Tri-County DayliteLodge No. 218, Crivitz. He’sserved in countless positions, in-cluding Director of the WisconsinMasonic Show Choir for 10 years.Often, performances with thisgroup took place at Three Pillars’Dousman location, which tuckedthe idea of someday retiring therein the back of his mind. Along with music, another pas-

sion of Bob’s is photography, andif you’ve seen his work, you knowhis incredible talent. He had achance to study photographywhile in the service in 1962, andhas been a photographer eversince. He’s had many opportuni-ties to practice his beloved art, andjust before retirement, becameparticularly active by seizing anopportunity to combine his knowl-edge of photography with his Ma-sonic ties as official photographerfor OES from 2007 to 2015.As their daughters grew and left

home, Bob and Mary Alice foundthemselves enjoying being awayon cruises, tours, and their ever-moving photography business.Their large home offered sevenspacious acres that required main-tenance, a long driveway to snowblow, and sidewalks to shovel,which became increasing nui-sances in their schedules.They’d always thought Mason-

Woods would be a nice place tobe when they got older, and theycertainly knew firsthand how wellthe Masonic order takes care ofpeople. Since it was always anidea in the back of their minds, inJune of 2011, they made it a re-ality and tested the waters ofmaintenance-free living.They just moved in a few items

at first, thinking it could be their“cabin up north” for part time res-idence, but they gradually beganspending just a little more timethere and moving just a few moreitems in. They realized it was lessexpensive than keeping a houseand an idyllic destination for them.Mary Alice was voted in as Mason-Woods Community Secretary andFloor Representative and, as theyjoined in more activities, they fellmore in love with the place everyday. Nine months later, they madethe decision that MasonWoods

was home for good, and sold theirplace in Kiel.

Looking back, Bob and MaryAlice remember their first resi-dence in Clintonville, and chuckleto think what their young selveswould have thought of them retir-ing at a stunning place like this onthe lake! For them, living at an in-dependent senior apartment com-munity is about more than a roofover their heads. It’s about beingpart of a community, havingamenities at their disposal, under-ground parking, a place to storetheir motor home between theirmonthly summer trips, and thepeace of mind in knowing theirhome is safe. It’s easy living wherethey can pick up and go on a tripwithout thinking twice abouthome maintenance.

Possibly most of all, theChagnons cherish the way the

people at MasonWoods and theCecil community interact witheach other, support one another,and look out for their neighbor.

“The residents and staff hereare like having an extended fam-ily,” Bob comments. “It’s justsuper. If we’d still been living inour own home, the contact we’dhave with friends and neighborswould be minimal. Here, youwake up and can find the ladies’exercise group and men’s coffeechat going on before it’s even8:30 a.m.”

They’re thankful their life ledthem to MasonWoods, and Ma-sonWoods is grateful to have sucha beloved couple who chose tomake it their home for good.

Bro. Bob and Mary Alice Chagnon’s Journey thatPaved the Way to Retirement at MasonWoods

Bro. Bob and Mary Alice Chagnon.


News Events from the Lodges

Oshkosh Lodge provides coats for kidsOshkosh Lodge No. 27 participates in the Operation Warm “Coats for Kids” campaign in Oshkosh. Everyyear the Coats for Kids Foundation collects new and gently used coats to be distributed to children in needthrough the Salvation Army. This year, Oshkosh Lodge donated a total of 55 coats, 36 of which were pur-chased new. From left: Salvation Army Captain Don Karl, Senior Deacon Joel Porst, Captain Vicky Karl,Bro. Mark Rutkowski and Master Ron J. Montgomery. Thanks go out to Bro. Rutkowski for taking the lead-ership in this effort.

Submitted by Bro. Don Wood, SecretaryThe Haggis Returns, RobertBurns Table Lodge Jan. 28

Lake Lodge No. 189 is proudto announce its 14th AnnualRobert Burns Table Lodge onThursday, January 28, at the LakeMasonic Center, 1235 E. HowardAvenue in Milwaukee. All Masonsare invited to attend.Grand Master Franklin J. Struble

will be the guest speaker.The program will begin

promptly at 6:00 p.m. Tickets are$30 each.Join Lake Lodge for this

evening of great food and fellow-ship as they celebrate the legacyof Brother Robert Burns.

The evening will feature cere-monial toasts and raffles.The menu will consist of a fine

Roast “Beast” Dinner. The Scot-tish delicacy Haggis will be pre-pared by Deputy Grand MasterDonald W. Hensiak. It will beserved with its traditional fanfareincluding the “Address to a Hag-gis” written by famed ScottishPoet and Masonic Brother RobertBurns. Red and white wines willbe served for celebratory toasting.Commemorative Toasting Can-

nons imported from England willbe available for purchase.Make reservations by Jan. 15,

℅ Robert Burns Table Lodge,Lake Masonic Center, 1235 E.Howard Ave, Milwaukee, WI53207. Email any questions [email protected].

Bro. Duane Bunting made Honorary Past MasterBro. Frank McKenna, Master of Glenn L. Humphrey Lodge No. 364, had the privilege of presenting Bro.Duane Bunting (right), Secretary of the Lodge, with an Honorary Past Master’s certificate for his years ofdedication and diligence in keeping the wheels of the Glenn L. Humphrey Lodge in motion. Grand MasterFranklin J. Struble looks on.

Submitted by Bro. Terry Brown

Bro. Donald Kress is 50 year MasonBro. John E. Berggren, Secretary/Treasurer of Des Peres Lodge No.85, presents Bro. Donald F. Kress (right) his 50 year certificate. Bro.Bergen and Past Master Scott Heintz, Chaplain, made the presentationat Bro. Kress’ home in Green Bay on Nov. 18. Bro. Kress was raisedon Oct. 13, 1965 and served his Lodge as Master in 1972.

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Bro. Francis Reding (left), Chaplain of Warren Lodge No. 4, receiveshis 60 year certificate from Master Daniel Sedgwick. The presentationoccurred at a regular meeting of Warren Lodge in Potosi. Bro. Redingwas raised on June 16, 1955. He served his lodge as Master in 1964.

Submitted by Bro. Roger Sedgwick, Secretary/Treasurer

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Who Should Attend the Wisconsin Masonic College Management Class

The team involved with developing the curriculums for theWisconsin Masonic College have been getting some questionsabout who should attend the new Management classes beingrolled out this Masonic year. In part, our answer is consistentwith last year for the Leadership class. Any lodge officer shouldstrongly consider attending our classes. If your officer post iscloser to being Master, you have immediate potential use ofwhat you will learn. If lower in the officer line, you will gainknowledge earlier, and be a better contributor with others inthe line solving issues and making plans, especially the Master.Even beyond the officer line, any Master Mason that aspires tobeing an officer, or leader/manager in their personal or profes-sional lives or other appendant bodies, can make use of theknowledge you will gain.

This year, in our Management classes, we have some valuablecontent for Lodge Trustees also. How often are our Brothersthrust into Lodge Trustee positions quite unprepared for deal-ing with the meaty issues surrounding the assets of the lodge?That situation bothered us too. This year for Management, wehave two extensive modules on Investment Management andFacilities Management, both key to effective Trustee engage-ment and success. So, even if you are a seasoned LodgeTrustee, just getting involved as one, or want to know what isimportant, going to this year’s class would be a good opportu-nity for you to learn something new.

Register at www.wisc-freemasonry.org.Hope to see you there!

Management Module Schedule

Jan. 30, 2016 Dodgeville Lodge No. 119 Feb. 27, 2016 N.E.W. Daylite Lodge No. 360 - Green Bay April 2, 2016 Eau Claire Lodge No. 112

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Bro. Robert Wilson is 65 year MasonBro. Robert Wilson receiving his 65 year membership certificate from Janesville-Western Lodge No. 55.Bro. Wilson turned 101 years old on December 28. He is currently living in Milton Senior Living in Milton,Wisconsin. Bro. Wilson was raised on Jan. 8, 1951. Bros. from left: Dale Anderson, John Meek, RobertWilson, Larry Preston, and Jerry Thompson.

Submitted by Bro. Larry Preston, Secretary

Reedsburg Lodge Hosts 29th Annual Senior Citizens’ Thanksgiving DinnerBy Bros. Doug Bentley and

Rich RyghThe tradition began in 1986

when Past Master James Shultisand Master Ralph Thompson dis-cussed the community benefits ofholding a free Thanksgiving Din-ner for area senior citizens. Reeds-burg Lodge and the Eastern Starembraced the project and with thehelp of the members and theirfamilies, prepared the meal whichserved 125 guests the first year. The tradition continues and this

year a record 232 meals wereserved. The people came for thefood and also got a huge helpingof fellowship.The ThanksgivingDinner is open to any senior citi-zen regardless of age or circum-stance. Come for the food, comefor the fellowship, or come for thepie, but please join us,” statesPast Master Joe Williamson. Families are involved in prepar-

ing and serving the dinner. Bro.Greg Georgeson has three grand-children, two of which are nowadults, that have been helpingwith the dinner for over fourteenyears. Bro. Ken Walter’s familyalso assists. His daughter AlissaWalter has volunteered for 16years. There are also volunteerswith no Masonic affiliation thatjust enjoy being part of this com-munity event. The dinner was served at noon

at the Reedsburg UnitedMethodist Church in Reedsburg.The menu consisted of ham,

turkey, dressing, mashed potatoesand gravy, cranberries, as well asall the trimmings, including home-made pies donated by some of thebest cooks in Sauk County. Thereis never any cost. The only re-quirement is an advance reserva-tion (and a hearty appetite).Dinners can also be picked up and

taken home or they can be deliv-ered. “Our Thanksgiving Dinner is the

most fulfilling project we do,”stated Master Richard Woolever.“We are able to give back to thecommunity and spend part of theday with some great people. It en-riches every one’s holiday.”In addition to the Thanksgiving

Dinner the Reedsburg Lodge pro-vides three scholarships for HighSchool Seniors each year and vol-unteers at the VA hospital inTomah. They have purchased anddonated equipment such as wheelchairs to the Nursing Home anddefibrillators to area schools. Theyare supporters of the ReedsburgFood Bank and donate equipmentto Reedsburg Area AmbulanceService.

From left: Annette Walter, Sandy Hein and Alissa Walter cutthe many donated pies for the meal and for deliveries.

Photo by Bro. Doug Bentley

See photos on page 19

Improve Your Lodge Facilitiesand Qualify for $500 GrantLodges that complete a facility

improvement project such as re-modeling, painting, landscaping,or other improvements may qual-ify to receive a Spruce-up Awardand grant ranging up to a $500limit. To be considered for the Spruce-

up Award, the project must becompleted between April 1, 2015and April 1, 2016. The online award application

must be submitted, prior to theApril 1, 2016 deadline. Applica-tions and associated photos mustbe submitted electronically and will

not be accepted after the closingdate.

The application form and in-structions are located on theGrand Lodge website atwww.wisc-freemasonry.org underthe Awards tab.Lodges receiving the Spruce-up

Award will be announced in May2016 and recognized during the172nd Annual Communication inJune. Contact Senior Grand Warden

L. Arby Humphrey [email protected] you have questions.

Bro. Bergerson is Mason of the YearBro. Duane Monville (left), Master of Wisconsin Rapids Lodge No. 128presents Secretary David Bergerson with the Mason of the Year Awardfor year 2015.

Submitted by Bro. Scott Behm

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Lodges Install Officers for 2016

Valley Lodge No. 60

Wilmot Lodge No. 241 Burlington Lodge No. 28

Officers for 2016, Valley Lodge No. 60, Sparta. Front row (from left): Ron Malcolm,Senior Deacon; Matt Brison, Junior Deacon; Jerry McDonald, Master; Jarrett McDonald,Junior Warden; Jesse Long, Senior Warden; and Stan Spivey, Secretary/Treasurer. Backrow: Mark Jerdee, Senior Steward; District 5 Deputy Grand Master A. Todd Wohlert;Roger Matson, Junior Steward; Mark Charbonneau, Tiler and Terry Looper, Chaplain.

Submitted by Bro. Jerry McDonald

The 2016 officers of Wilmot Lodge No. 241 were installed on Dec. 20. From left: SteveShaffer Tiler; District 11 Lecturer Bill Hahnfeldt, Secretary/Treasurer; Todd Gorsuch, SeniorDeacon; Matt Boss Master; Verne Miller, Junior Warden; Dean Fryda, Senior Warden;and Joe Garbacky, Chaplain.

Submitted by District 11 Lecturer Bro. Bill Hahnfeldt

Burlington Lodge installed their 2016 Officers on December 17. Bro. Jay Noble servedas Installing Master for his brother John, and their father Past Master Wally Noble servedas Senior Warden. Front row (from left): Area Administrator Clint Cagle, Installing Marshal;Mark Frion, Treasurer; Jim Froggatt, Junior Deacon; John Noble Master; Donny Noble,Senior Deacon; Ron Gebel Junior Warden; Jim Jante, Secretary; and District 11 LecturerBill Hahnfeldt, Senior Warden. Back row: Gonzalo Vega, Senior Steward; Shawn NobleInstalling Junior Warden and Counselor, Bud Pellmann, Chaplain; Jay Noble; Wally Noble;and Donny Pellmann Tiler.

Submitted by District 11 Lecturer Bill Hahnfeldt

Lake Lodge No. 189Barneveld Lodge No. 319

Officers for 2016 were installed at Lake Lodge No. 189 on Dec. 12. Front row (fromleft): Harry Patterson, Junior Deacon; Past Master Dave Schreier, Secretary; Mike Zvara,Senior Warden; Jeff Thiele, Master; Bill Reid, Junior Warden; Earl Kammerud, Chaplain;and Past Master Mike Clinnin, Treasurer. Back row: Jon Falk, Senior Deacon; Ricky Lash-ley, Senior Steward; Sean Reeb, Junior Steward; and Jeremy Hilgendorf, Counselor.

Photo by Bro. Joshua Armstrong

Social Lodge No. 245Grand Master Franklin J. Struble installed the officers of Social Lodge No. 245, Cam-bridge, during an open lodge on Dec. 8. District 7 Deputy Grand Master Craig J. Froelichserved as Installing Marshal. Bros. from left: Will Lesnjak, Senior Deacon; District 7 DeputyGrand Master Craig J. Froelich; Eric Brooks, Tiler; Bryan Sullivan, Senior Warden; ScottGraham, Master; Mike Hedrick, Junior Steward and Chaplain; Alexander Vellender, JuniorWarden; Grand Master Franklin J. Struble; Stephen Dake, Senior Steward and Counselor;and Phil Graham, Junior Deacon.

Photo by Rich Rygh

The officers of Barneveld Lodge No. 319 were installed at a joint installation with otherIowa County lodges at the Masonic Heritage Center in Dodgeville on Dec. 17. Front row(from left): Don Komplin, Senior Steward; Vernon Massey, Senior Warden; David Grinder,Master; Past Grand Master Davey L. White Jr., Installing Master; District 8 Deputy GrandMaster David R. Ritchie, Installing Chaplain; and Past Grand Master Lawrence L. Myers,Junior Steward. Second row: Junior Grand Warden Scott E. Pedley, Installing Marshal;Bob Johnson, Senior Deacon; Harold Shilling, Junior Deacon; Area Administrator JeffSchoenfeldt; Scott Komplin, Senior Warden; and Mark McCutchin, Tiler.

Photo by Rich Rygh

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Waverly Lodge No. 51

Fulton Lodge No. 69

Officers of Waverly Lodge No. 51 were installed on Dec. 1. Front row (from left): JimMcGillivray, Senior Deacon; Chuck Smith, Senior Warden; Shane Bastar, Master; andPatrick Bertsch, Senior Deacon. Second row: Past Master Dick Orr, Counselor; Chad Kl-itzke, Treasurer; Jason Lone, Junior Warden; Past Master Jonathan Foster, Secretary;Past Master Eric Davidson, Tiler; and Bro. Randall Eigenberger, Senior Steward.

Submitted by Bro. Jason Lone

Glenn L. Humphrey Lodge No. 364 and Dousman Lodge No. 315Grand Master Franklin J. Struble installed the officers of Dousman Lodge 315 and Glenn L. Humphrey Lodge 364 at Three Pillars on Dec. 6. From left: Mark Momsen, Treasurer364; Dave Renly, Junior Warden 315; Mervin Krause, Tiler 364; Art Pfitzinger, Junior Warden 364; Past Grand Master Davey L. White Jr., Installing Marshal; Joe Balint, SeniorWarden 364; Senior Grand Deacon Robert C. Strader, Installing Chaplain; Frank McKenna, Master 364 and Secretary 315; John Quaden, Treasurer 315; Grand Master FranklinJ. Struble, Installing Master; Terry Brown, Master 315; Henry Pynakker, Senior Deacon 315 and Counselor 364; Greg Dams, Senior Warden 315; Duane Bunting, Secretary 364;Art Michelz, Junior Deacon 364; Al Berg, Senior Steward 364; Nathan Devermann, Junior Deacon 315; Kevin Saenz, Chaplain 315; Ed Gaessert, Junior Steward 364; and WillOwens, Chaplain 364.

Submitted by Bro. Terry Brown

Fulton Lodge No. 69, Edgerton, held its installation of officers on Dec. 2. Bro. ErikNielsen, Master of Benjamin Franklin No. 83 was Installing Master, and District 9 DeputyGrand Master James R. Gajdosik was the Installing Marshal. Brothers from left: Glen Witt,Junior Deacon; Mike Green, Senior Deacon; Bob Bradley, Senior Warden; LeRoy Huber,Counselor; Adam T. Witt, Master; District 9 Deputy Grand Master James R. Gajdosik;Roger Amundson, Tiler; Kevin Masanz, Secretary/Treasurer and Michael J. Penyak III,Junior Warden. Visitors from several area lodges were in attendance. Dinner and fellow-ship followed the installation.

Submitted by Bro. Adam Witt

Chetek Lodge No. 277 Prairie View Lodge No. 952016 Officers of Prairie View Masonic Lodge No. 95 were installed on Dec. 8. The greatthing is, every chair is filled, and every officer was there to be installed. Front row (fromleft): Paul Walheim, Installing Master; Loren Shaw, Tiler; Larry Malchow, Treasurer; KevanNault, Secretary; and District 10 Deputy Grand Master Kyle A. Grahn, Installing Marshal.Second row: Tim Aither, Junior Steward and Trustee; Bill Boutwel, Senior Deacon; PhilWepner, Junior Deacon; and Jon Van Abel, Senior Steward. Back row: Rick Coles, Coun-selor and Trustee; Meade Grim, Senior Warden; Wes O’Laire, Master; Ron Triemstra,Junior Warden; and Rev. Wes Wassell, Chaplain and Organist.

Submitted by Bro. Rick Coles, Past Master

2016 Officers for Chetek Lodge No. 277. Front row (from left): Grand Tiler Robert K.Lund, Secretary and Installing Marshal; Gene Buffington, Treasurer; Jim Meacham, Tiler;Dr. Jim Esswein, Counselor and Trustee; Jim Sells, Proxy for Chaplain Mike Peterson;and Grand Master Franklin J. Struble, Past Master and Installing Master. Back row: ClintMiller, Senior Steward; Jim Olson, Senior Deacon; Darryl Dahl, Junior Warden; ChasHarrison, Master; Burt Hamm Senior Warden; Tom Nicolaides, Junior Deacon, SeanHarrison Junior Steward (grandson of Master Chas Harrison).

Submitted by Senior Grand Steward Gary L. Stang

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Kegonsa Lodge No. 73 Officers for 2016. Front row (from left): Dwight Redders, InstallingMarshal; Past Grand Master John W. Wilke, Installing Master; Joe Mitchell, Master; BobBarnett, Junior Warden; Don Diers, Chaplain; and Irv Barker, Junior Deacon. Secondrow: Jim Miller, Tiler; Bob Markham, Senior Warden; Mike Heitke, Secretary/Treasurer;Area Administrator Noah Schultz, Installing Chaplain; Brandon Elmer and Tony Walls.

Submitted by Bro. Bob Barnett

Waupun Lodge No. 48

Landmark Lodge No. 244

The officers of Waupun Lodge No. 48 were installed at an open installation on Dec. 1.Front row (from left): Richard Peters, Tiler; Junior Grand Deacon Kenneth C. Gorgen,Installing Master; Dylan L. Weber, Master; District 10 Deputy Grand Master Kyle A.Grahn, Installing Marshal; and David Travis, Chaplain. Back row: Mitch Rohr, Secretary;Jesse Dolgner, Senior Deacon; Eric Stein, Junior Warden; and Darrell Schultz, SeniorWarden.

Submitted by Bro. Dylan Weber

Collins-Spring Valley Lodge No. 192Collins-Spring Valley Lodge No. 192, Baldwin, installed their 2016 Officers at an openinstallation on Dec. 12. Front row (from left): Senior Grand Steward Gary L. Stang, In-stalling Master; Terry Blaedorn, Treasurer; Jeremy Fussy, Senior Warden; Roger KellerMaster; Bob Hering proxy for Earl Gunderson, Junior Warden; Harold Christensen, In-stalling Chaplain; and Dale Brathol, Installing Marshal. 2nd row: Steve Peavey, Tiler;Ralph Thompson, Counselor; Stan Kolakowski, Junior Deacon; Tyler Behr, Senior Dea-con; Daniel James, Junior Steward; Larry Wiegand, Chaplain; and Tim Jewell, SeniorSteward.

Submitted by Bro. Larry Wiegand

Phillips Lodge No. 225 Officers for 2016 were installed at an open installation on Dec.14. Front row (from left): Grand Tiler Robert K. Lund, Installing Marshal; Jesse Tihlarik,Senior Deacon; Grand Master Franklin J. Struble, Installing Master; Don Meetz, Tiler;Leon Handschke, Master; Glenn Seitz, Trustee; and District 3 Deputy Grand Master MarkW. Steckel. Back row: James Cummings, Junior Warden; Tony Budaj, Senior Warden;Jerry Smart, Junior Steward; Sam Opresik, Installing Chaplain; Frank Dennee, JuniorDeacon; and David Dryer, Secretary.

Submitted by Bro. David Dryer

The 2016 Officers of Landmark Lodge No. 244, Frederic, were installed on Dec. 13.Front row (from left): Spencer Smith, Senior Deacon; Gary Ehrich, Treasurer; Pete Berk-lund, Senior Warden; Hank Java Master; Adrian Davis, Junior Warden; Past Grand MasterWilliam Beetcher, Secretary; and Senior Grand Steward Gary L. Stang. Back Row: DistrictLecturer Larry Ganske; Greg Heine, Senior Steward; Josh Kelch, Chaplain; AaronSteiger, Junior Steward; and Lowell McFetridge, Tiler.

Submitted by Past Grand Master William Beetcher

Waterloo Lodge No. 63The officers of Waterloo Lodge No. 63 were installed on Dec. 17, by Past Grand MasterDaniel L. Slavik, Installing Master; District Lecturer Richard Moen, Installing Marshal; andDistrict 7 Deputy Grand Master Craig J. Froelich, Installing Chaplain. Front row (fromleft): Past Grand Master Daniel L. Slavik; Parker Dow, Master; Harry Overly, Junior War-den; George Socha, Chaplain; Richard Petarius, Junior Steward; and Dennis Miles, Tiler.Second row: Rick Stokes, Senior Warden; District Lecturer Richard Moen; Jim Rumisek,Senior Deacon and John Haight, Secretary.

Submitted by Bro. Parker Dow/Photo by Eric Pantano

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Prairie View Lodge Brothers ring bellsBro. Kevan Nault, Prairie View Lodge No. 95, rings the bell for theSalvation Army Red Kettle Campaign on Dec. 12. Other Lodge Broth-ers participating were: Rick Coles, Jon Van Abel, Wes O'Laire andLarry Malchow. Each Brother took a two hour shift.

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Landmark Lodge time capsuleBro. Steve Kelch is holding the cover that he designed and created forLandmark Lodge No. 244’s time capsule. Items were placed in the timecapsule included copies of the Wisconsin Masonic Journal, pins, coins,pictures, articles, the local newspaper, phone book and personal itemsfrom the Lodge Brothers. The Capsule will be opened in 2065, atLandmark Lodge’s 150th Anniversary. On left is Master Hank Javaand Past Master Pete Berklund is on the right.


Bro. Kenneth F. Olson (right), a 55 year member of Hiram Lodge No.50, was recognized at their stated communication on Dec. 7. Bro.Olson was raised on June 25, 1960. Bro. Mark Jenks, Master of theLodge, made the presentation. Bro. Olson worked for the late Bro. B.Lee Jenks who was Bro. Mark’s father.

Submitted by Bro. Lyle Christian, Secretary

Bro. Ken Olson is 55 year Mason

By Rich RyghBro. Scott Graham newly in-

stalled Master of Social Lodge No.245, Cambridge, received a spe-cial gift on behalf of the Lodge attheir open installation on Dec. 8.A perfect ashlar and a rough ash-lar were presented by his brother,Junior Deacon Phil Graham, inhonor of his installation as Masterof the Lodge. The ashlars weremade from stone from the stepsthat lead up to the State Capitolin Madison. The stones were re-moved to make way for a handi-cap accessible ramp. Permissionwas given to the company whereBro. Phil Graham works to re-move and repurpose them. Bro.Scott Graham said, “It is a greathonor to house these very rareand with out question unique ex-amples of Freemasonry.”

The officers of Social Lodgewere installed by Grand MasterFranklin J. Struble assisted by Dis-trict 7 Deputy Grand Master CraigJ. Froelich as Grand Marshal.Master Scott Graham’s wifePaula, mother Pat, and brotherBrian were also in attendance.The Grand Master installed the

officers in due form and turnedthe gavel over to Master Scott

Graham who introduced his fam-ily. He also presented a Past Mas-ters Plaque and Certificate to Bro.Stephen Dake in recognition ofhis serving the Lodge as Master in2014 and 2015.

Bro. Graham received a Ma-

Social Lodge Officers Installed; Lodge Receives Gift of Ashlars

sonic watch from his wife Paulaand a very special large gavel fromBro. Parker Dow and Bro. MikeRoering. The gavel included theGraham Family Crest and theGrand Master’s Pin.See photos on page 16.

The La Crosse Masonic Centerhas a lodge lunch the 1st and 3rdFriday of every month.

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Santa and Mrs. Claus Visit VA Hospital in MadisonSanta and Mrs. Claus,Bro. John and DeniseMest, Warren Lodge No.4, Potosi, visited theWilliam S. Middleton Vet-erans Hospital in Madisonon Dec. 10 to bring cheerto the Veterans. They ex-pressed their appreciationto the veterans for theirservice and wished them aMerry Christmas. Santaand Mrs. Claus alsopassed out treats to thehospital staff in apprecia-tion for the great carethey provide.

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Bro. Frank Chesen honoredRichard Olenoski, recently honored Bro. Frank Chesen (left) with theHome Town Hero Award on behalf of Modern Woodman Chapter369. Bro. Chesen, age 95, has served as the Activities Co-Coordinatorfor the past 11 Years. He is a 69 year Mason and currently servingGeneva Lodge No. 44, Lake Geneva, as Junior Warden.

Submitted by Bro. Bob Grohall, Senior Deacon

Landmark LodgeHosts Baby Shower

Following the installation of the officers of Landmark Lodge No.244, Brethren, families and friends came together for a very spe-cial event. A baby shower was given for Lorelei Hougdahl andJunior Warden Adrian Davis as they are expecting twins, a boyand a girl. Three “elves” (daughters of Lodge Chaplain JoshKelch) helped with handling the baby gifts.


Christmas tree fundraiser at Keystone and Shell Lake-SpoonerOn December 3, Keystone Lodge No. 263, Hayward, and Shell Lake-Spooner Lodge No. 221, Shell Lake,picked up 150 fresh cut Christmas trees to sell. This is an annual fundraiser for Keystone Lodge and a firsttime fundraiser for Shell Lake-Spooner. They loaded four pickup trucks and trailers. It was a brisk morning,the number of Brothers who came to help made short work of the job. Fifty trees went to Shell Lake andthe rest to Hayward. It was a successful fundraiser for both Lodges.

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Grand Master Franklin J. Struble’sListening Sessions

This year Grand Master Franklin J. Struble will be traveling around the stateattending a number of listening sessions. These will be in a "town hall for-mat". You bring the topics of concern, ideas, or goals and they will be dis-cussed in a group.

Jan. 5 – 7 p.m.Neosho-Mayville-Horicon Lodge No.108 Hosting315 E. Anthony St., HustisfordHartford Lodge No. 120West Bend Lodge No. 138

Jan. 6 – 5:30 p.m.Freemasons Lodge No. 363 Hosting790 N. Van Buren St., MilwaukeeJames M. Hays Lodge No. 331Lafayette Lodge No. 265Nathan Hale Lodge No. 350

Jan. 7 – 7:30 p.m.McKinley Lodge No. 307 Hosting4550 N. Pilgrim Rd., BrookfieldElmbrook Lodge No. 354Myron Reed Lodge No. 297Lincoln Lodge No. 183Ashlar Lodge No. 193

Jan. 8 – 7:30 p.m.Henry L. Palmer Lodge No. 301Hosting4315 N. 92nd St., WauwatosaIndependence Lodge No. 80Milwaukee-Harmony Lodge No. 261Wisconsin Lodge No. 13Aurora Lodge No. 30George Washington 1776 Lodge No. 337

Jan. 20 – 7 p.m.Collins-Spring Valley Lodge No. 192Hosting790 Main St., BaldwinSt. Croix Lodge No. 56Northwestern Lodge No. 105River Falls Lodge No. 109North Star Lodge No. 187Hancock Lodge No. 229Clear Lake Lodge No. 230

March 1 – 8 p.m.Evening Star Lodge No. 64 Hosting433 Wells St., DarlingtonOlive Branch Lodge No. 6Amicitia Lodge No. 25Smith Lodge No. 31Arygle Lodge No. 178

March 17 – 7:30 p.m.Dells Lodge No. 124 Hosting815 Oak St., Wisconsin DellsFort Winnebago Lodge No. 33Baraboo Lodge No. 34Quincy Lodge No. 71Reedsburg Lodge No. 79Montello Lodge No. 141

March 23 – 7:30 p.m.Geneva Lodge No. 44 Hosting335 S. Lakeshore Dr., Lake GenevaSouthern Lakes Lodge No. 12Burlington Lodge No. 28Wilmot Lodge No. 241

April 4 – 7 p.m.Oconto Falls Lodge No. 293 Hosting170 N. Washington, Oconto FallsShawano Lodge No. 170Marinette Lodge No. 182Pine Lodge No. 188Clintonville Lodge No. 197Tri-County Daylite Lodge No. 218Mason Woods Lodge No. 368

April 5 – 6:30 p.m.Theodore Roosevelt No. 322 Hosting525 N. Taylor St., Green BayWashington Lodge No. 21Des Peres Lodge No. 85Henry S. Baird Lodge No. 174N.E.W. Daylite Lodge No. 360

April 11 – 7 p.m.Columbus Lodge No. 75 Hosting318 N. Ludington St., ColumbusWaupun Lodge No. 48Waterloo Lodge No. 63Dodge County Lodge No. 72Sun Prairie Lodge No. 143Poynette Lodge No. 173

April 12 – 7 p.m.Kenosha Lodge No. 47 Hosting4320 Washington Rd., KenoshaRacine-Belle City Lodge No. 18Washburn Lodge No. 145Union Grove Lodge No. 288Sunrise Lodge No. 359Unity Lodge No. 367

Any Lodge or Brother is welcome to attend any session.

Membership MinuteAnother idea from your Membership committee –The text below is a Facebook post which was written by a newlyelected Master, Mike Burnham of Freemasons Lodge. The vastmajority of people receiving this post are currently not part of ourMasonic family. What a great way to share feelings and introducea large group of people to our wonderful Fraternity! Almost alllodges throughout the state just elected or installed new officers.Are you on Facebook? Why not share your thoughts with your re-lationships via technology? Enjoy!!!

"Friends... One week from today, I will have the honor of beinginstalled as the Master of one of Wisconsin's largest and most-pros-perous Masonic Lodges. This is a public ceremony wherein all ourofficers are installed for the ensuing year. I share this event withsome of the finest men I have ever met.

Why am I a Freemason? Imagine a group of men that havepledged to be a better person. Imagine a group of people that be-lieve in honoring their country and honoring their Deity, howeverthey personally define each of those duties. Now, take those menand disallow the lodge discussion of their SPECIFIC politics andthe DETAILS of their personal religion, while at the same time en-couraging their active participation in both topics. Think of the ar-guments that disappear.

Now give these men the shared goal of charity and the support oftheir Brothers and watch what happens. It's amazing. This is whythe organization has survived for centuries.

The expression "on the level" comes from this organization. Itmeans that despite our station in life, despite our financial re-sources or the lack thereof, we are equal in this brotherhood.

That's pretty darn cool in my eyes.

The link below has the details of this event. I'd love to see youthere."

That’s pretty cool in our eyes as well! FYI, Mike understands thatimitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Feel free to use his text!

And Finally . . . We thought we’d publish one of the best “elevatorspeeches” which is spoken consistently by Mike.• Prospective member asked you: Why are you a Mason?

• Mike’s response: Before I became a Mason, I only knewtwo guys that I would trust with my life. My best friendsthat I knew would always put my best interest first.Now that I’ve been a Mason for 5 years, I could name 20.Wouldn’t you like to learn more?

This is a great Fraternity! Share your pride, act like a Mason and,we promise you others will seek to join you as a Brother.

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Janesville-Western Star Lodge Past Masters’ and Reconsecreation Night

By Larry PrestonJanesville-Western Star Lodge

No. 55 held the Past Masters’night banquet and reconsecrationnight on November 9, 2015. Thisalso was to honor the laying of thecorner stone of the present lodgebuilding on November 9, 1965.The building was dedicated Octo-ber 1, 1966.

Two lodges form the currentJanesville-Western Star lodge No.55. Western Star lodge No. 14held its first meeting in June 1847and was chartered on January 18,

1848. Janesville Lodge No. 55held its first meeting on October3, 1854 and was chartered onJune 13, 1855. The lodgesformed a joint venture with KnightTemplar #2 and Royal Arch Ma-sons #5 and bought the buildingon the North West corner ofSouth Main and East Court streetsin Janesville from the Methodistchurch in 1905. The remodeledLodge building was dedicated onDecember 27, 1906. That build-ing was sold when the currentbuilding known as the JanesvilleMasonic Center was constructedin 1965. Western Star mergedwith Janesville Lodge in 1996 tobecome Janesville-Western StarLodge No. 55.

Junior Grand Steward Paul T. Tourville and Senior Grand Steward Gary L. Stang uncover theLodge for the reconsecreation ceremony. Seated from left: Grand Orator Patrick D. Cholka,Grand Master Franklin J. Struble, Master Jeff Lichtfuss, Deputy Grand Master Donald W. Hen-siak and Junior Grand Warden Scott E. Pedley.

Deputy Grand Master DonaldW. Hensiak pours the oil.

Grand Marshal H. Scott Paul-son explains the jewels of theofficers.

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Grand Master Installs Officers of Social Lodge No. 245

Grand Master Franklin J. Struble turns the gavel over toMaster Scott Graham following the installation ceremony.

See story on page 12

Photos by Rich RyghMaster Scott Graham and Junior Deacon Phil Graham display the rough andperfect ashlars Bro. Phil presented to the Lodge.

Paula Graham presents her husband, Master Scott Gra-ham, his hat to be worn as Master of the Lodge.

Master Scott Graham takes his oath as Master of the Lodge as his wife Paulaphotographs the proud moment.

District 7 Deputy Grand Master Craig J. Froelich presents Deacons Phil Graham andWill Lesnjak for installation. Bro. Graham’s sister-in-law Paula Graham, mother Pat Gra-ham and brother Brian Graham are seated at right.

Master Scott Graham receives a speciallymade gavel from Bro. Mike Roering.

Master Scott Graham presents Bro. Stephen Dake aPast Master’s Plaque.


Mason Woods Lodge No. 368

Oconto Falls Lodge No. 293 Shawano Lodge No. 170

Manawa Lodge No. 82

Clintonville Lodge No. 197From left: District 4 Deputy Grand Master Jason L. Richardson; DanfordJesse, Treasurer; Owen Nielson, Counselor; Mark Zachow, Senior Warden;Paul VanLaarhoven, Master; Grand Master Franklin J. Struble; District 6Deputy Grand Master A. Christopher Gans; and Joe Urban, Junior Warden.

From left: District 6 Deputy Grand Master A. Christopher Gans; District 4Deputy Grand Master Jason L. Richardson; Tom Squires, Treasurer; FredZaug, Master; Grand Master Franklin J. Struble; Chris Mollica, Secretary;Dave Forsythe, Chaplain; and Glen Haroldson, Senior Warden.

From left: Hugo Petters, Chaplain; District 4 Deputy Grand Master Jason L.Richardson; William Krueger, Secretary; Carl Loving Sr., Master; Grand Mas-ter Franklin J. Struble; District 6 Deputy Grand Master A. Christopher Gans;and Peter Nygaard, Senior Warden.

From left: Chris Young, Junior Steward; District 4 Deputy Grand MasterJason L. Richardson, Master; Mike Angus, Treasurer; Ryan Verhagen, JuniorWarden; Grand Master Franklin J. Struble; Area Administrator Jim Van DeHey, Senior Warden; and District 6 Deputy Grand Master A. ChristopherGans.

Front row (from left): District 4 Deputy Grand Master Jason L. Richardson;Martin Kosowski, Tiler; James Herman, Master; and Grand Master FranklinJ. Struble. Back row: Karl Simonson, Junior Warden; James Campbell, Sec-retary; Brandon Nygaard, Senior Warden; Jr. Steward Jim Wallace, JuniorSteward; Vince Grignon, Junior Deacon; Timothy Tainter, Trustee and Dis-trict 6 Deputy Grand Master A. Christopher Gans.

Five Lodges Installed at Shawano Masonic CenterBy Bro. George TincherA nice crowd of friends and Ladies were on hand December 5,

as Shawano Lodge No. 170 and Clintonville Lodge No. 197hosted Oconto Falls Lodge No. 293, Manawa Lodge No. 82 andMason Woods Lodge No. 368 at an open installation of 2016 of-ficers at the Masonic Center in Shawano.

Installing officers were Grand Master Franklin J. Struble, In-stalling Grand Master; District 6 Deputy Grand Master A. Christo-pher Gans, Senior Warden; District 4 Deputy Grand Master JasonL. Richardson, Installing Marshal; Area Administrator Jim Van DeHey, Junior Warden; and Bro. James Campbell, Installing Chap-lain. At the conclusion of the installation the Grand Master gave an

inspiring message about having ladies and family members in-volved as a way of making our lodges stronger. Grand Master Struble presented a Past Master’s Apron to Clin-

tonville Past Master Paul VanLaarhoven. Chaplain Jim Campbellgave a beautiful Bible presentation to Clintonville Brothers PaulVanLaarhoven and Mark Zachow.

Chaplain James Campbell presents bibles to Bros. Paul Van-Laarhoven and Mark Zachow. Seated is Master James Herman.

Masters take their oath of office. Worshipful Brothers from left: Paul Van-Laarhoven, Carl Loving Sr., James Herman, Fred Zaug and District 4 DeputyGrand Master Jason L. Richardson.

Photos by Bro. George Tincher


Joint Installation at Argyle

2016 Officers by Lodge number: Front row (from left): Gene Baker, Senior Steward, 31;Fred J. Jaggi, Junior Warden, 31; Orville Boeck, Senior Warden, 178, Grant Ritchie, SeniorDeacon, 64; Ron Ingwell, Senior Deacon, 178; and Past Grand Master Davey L. White Jr.,Installing Master Second row: District 8 Deputy Grand Master David R. Ritchie,Secretary/Treasurer, 64, Installing Chaplain; Dusty Thompson, Junior Warden, 64; NickBaker, Master, 31; Karl Gant, Secretary, 178; Scott Feldt, Secretary/Treasurer, 31; MarvEngelke, Master, 178; and Junior Grand Warden Scott E. Pedley, Installing Marshal. Backrow: Stu Soper, Senior Warden, 64; and Scott Soper, Master, 64.

Officers promise to faithfully perform the duties of the office for which theyhave been selected.

Masters at the altar for installation from left: Scott Soper, Evening Star Lodge; NickBaker, Smith Lodge and Marv Engelke, Argyle Lodge.

Senior Warden Orville Boeck secures the Holy Bible,Square and Compasses at the closing of the Lodge.

Masters give their closing remarks. From left: Scott Soper,Nick Baker and Marv Engelke.

Bro. Scott Feldt, Secretary/Treasurer of Smith Lodge, re-ceives the jewel of his office from Junior Grand WardenScott E. Pedley.

Past Grand Master Davey L. White Jr. installed the officers of Argyle Lodge No. 178; Smith Lodge No. 31, Monroe; and Evening Star Lodge No.64, Darlington, at a joint installation at the Argyle Masonic Center on Dec. 16. Junior Grand Warden Scott E. Pedley served as Installing Marshaland District 8 Deputy Grand Master David R. Ritchie served as Installing Chaplain.Past Grand Master White thanked the Lodges for the opportunity to install the officers. District 8 Deputy Grand Master Ritchie, on behalf of the

Valley of Madison Scottish Rite, congratulated the officers and reminded the Brethren that they could always call on the Scottish Rite for speakersor programing.

Photos by Rich Rygh


Reedsburg Lodge Hosts Annual Senior Citizens’ Thanksgiving Dinner

Line of Masonic family members on right serving the dinner, from left: Andrew George-son, Tommy Mittlesteadt, Samantha Mittlesteadt, Alysa Walter, Annette Walter andAdam Walter. Geri Nikula serves the pie.

Edna Anderson helps with a carryout. Bro. Darrell Smith of Dells Lodge No.124, helps with the coffee.

Andrew Georgeson (left) assists Gwen Kellner with her tray as Bro. Bob Anderson servesthe turkey.

Past Master Doug Bentley takes a few photos.

Bros. Greg Georgeson and Ken Walter welcomeeveryone to the dinner.

See story on page 8

Photos by Rich Rygh


New Master MasonsNew Master Masons

Lodge ExcellenceAward

Applications must be received by your District DeputyGrand Master by February 15.

The application canbe downloaded from

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Email your submissions to [email protected].

Traveling GavelDistrict 1

Keystone Lodge No. 236 District 2

River Falls Lodge No. 109District 3

Virginia Falls Lodge No. 226District 4

Theodore Roosevelt No. 322District 5

La Crosse Masonic Lodge No. 190District 6

Wautoma Lodge No. 148

District 7 Social Lodge No. 245

District 8Reedsburg Lodge No. 79

District 9Dousman Lodge No. 315

District 10Omro Lodge No. 168

District 11Union Grove Lodge No. 288

District 12Wauwatosa Lodge No. 267

Please check with the Master of the lodge listed before scheduling a trip toclaim the Traveling Gavel. It may already have been claimed by or deliveredto another lodge.

Three new Master Masons at South Shore LodgeSouth Shore Lodge No. 3, Franklin, has three new Master Masons, Bros. Robert Jungbauer, and RobertJacquet, raised in October and Bro. David Reed raised earlier in the year.

Submitted by Bro. Jim Goodman

South Shore Lodge Participates in Old Fashioned Christmas

South Shore Lodge No.3 assists the City of South Milwaukee andthe Lions Club during the Annual Old Fashion Christmas by takingand printing pictures for the families that bring their children tosee Santa Clause. South Shore Lodge has been part of this eventfor over five years and the event keeps growing each year. Bro.Byron Borck was the driving force behind the Lodge getting in-volved in the Old Fashion Christmas with more of the Brethrenparticipating each year to help make a happy experience for all.Top photo: Santa, Lodge Chaplain Bro. Alan Edlebeck ready forthe kids to arrive. Bottom photo: Brothers set up for the photosession.

Submitted by Bro. Jim Goodman

Bro. James Blank was raised a Master Mason on December 12 in Milton Lodge No. 161. He is the sonof Junior Deacon Jim Blank. Brothers from several area lodges helped with the degrees. Front row (fromleft): Brian Kachlic, Bob Bradley, Jim Blank, James Blank, Master LeRoy Huber and John Meek. Secondrow: Miles Bradley, Dwight Redders, Counselor Al Huber, District 9 Lecturer Brian Duoss, Jerry Thompsonand Area Administrator Noah Schultz. Third row: Pat Garvin, John Bauer, Ben Carroll and Bill Kayser.

Submitted by Bro. Pat Garvin

Bro. Jim Blank is new member of Milton Lodge

Bro. John Reinkey honoredHancock Lodge No. 229 held a special Lodge meeting to honor ofBro. John Reinkey at the Heritage Home in Elmwood on December3. He is a 54 year Mason and served Spring Valley Lodge No. 262 asMaster. From left: Bro. John Reinkey, Master Frank During and Coun-selor Milt Helmer.

Photo by Bro. Jerry Bristol

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Stated Communicationsfor the Mason Traveling in Wisconsin

AntigoAntigo Lodge No. 231

645 7th Ave. • 715-275-3228Meet 2nd Monday, 7 p.m.

Dark July & August

AlbanyAlbany Lodge No. 36

205 N. Water St. • 608-778-0802Meet 3rd Wed., 7:00 p.m.

Dark July & August

AppletonWaverly Lodge No. 51

315 S. Bluemound Dr. • 920-738-9220Meet 1st & 3rd Tuesdays, 7 p.m.

Meets All Year

ArgyleArgyle Lodge No. 178

104 E. Milwaukee St. • 608-523-4714 Meet 2nd Thursday, 7:30 p.m.

Meets All Year

BaldwinCollins-Spring Valley Lodge 192790 Main St. • 715-928-0001 (Sec)Meet 1st & 3rd Wednesdays, 7 p.m.

Dark June, July & August

BarabooBaraboo Lodge No. 34

108 Second Ave. • 608-434-7720Meet 1st & 3rd Wednesdays, 7:30 p.m.

Dark July & August

BarneveldBarneveld Lodge No. 319

108 S. Jones St. • 608-445-0445 (Sec)Meet 2nd Tuesday, 7:30 p.m.

Meets All Year

BayfieldBayfield Washburn No. 21527 2nd Street • 715-747-6965 Meet 1st Tuesday, 6:30 p.m.

Meets All Year

Beaver DamDodge County Lodge No. 721212 DeClark St • 920-885-2628Meet 1st Thurs. 7 p.m. & 3rd Mon.

6 p.m. Meets All Year

BeloitMorning Star Lodge No. 10229 W. Grand Ave. • 608-362-0422Meet 1st & 3rd Wednesdays, 7:30 p.m.

Meets All Year

Black EarthCrescent Valley Lodge No. 971020 Mills St. • 608-795-4484 (Sec)

Meet 1st Thursday, 7:00 p.m.Dark July & August

Black River FallsBlack River Lodge No. 74314 Main Street • 715-896-0329

Meet 2nd & 4th Thursdays, 7:30 p.m.Dark July & August

BloomerBloomer Lodge No. 281

1516 Larson St. • 715-828-7940Meet 1st & 3rd Wednesdays, 7 p.m.

Dark January & February

BristolWashburn Lodge No. 145

8102 - 199th Ave.• 262-631-9616Meet 2nd & 4th Thursdays, 7:30 p.m.

2nd Thurs. only Jan. & Feb.

BrodheadBicknell Lodge No. 94

301 1st Center Ave. • 608-897-8069Meets 2nd Monday, 7:30 p.m.

Dark July & August

BrookfieldMcKinley Lodge No. 307

4550 N. Pilgrim Rd. • 262-784-4176Meet 1st & 3rd Thursdays, 7:30 p.m.

Dark July & August

BrookfieldMyron Reed No. 297

4550 N Pilgrim Rd. • 262-780-0176Meet 2nd & 4th Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m.

Dark July and August

BurlingtonBurlington Lodge No. 28

325 N. Kane St. • 262-210-9510Meet 1st & 3rd Thursdays, 7:30 p.m.

Dark July & August

CambridgeSocial Lodge No. 245

105 S. Spring St. • 608-423-7081 Meet 2nd & 4th Tuesdays, 7 p.m.www.social245.org • Meets All Year

Camp DouglasCamp Douglas Lodge No. 272211 Main St. • 608-372-5110 or608-387-1412, Meet 1st & 3rd

Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m. Meets All Year

CecilMason-Woods Lodge No. 368

N6446 Emery Ansorge Rd608-648-3692 (Sec) • 1st Tues., 10 a.m.

Meets All Year

ChetekChetek Lodge No. 277

216 Morrison St.Meet 2nd & 4th Thursdays, 7 p.m.


Chippewa Falls Chippewa Falls Lodge No. 176650 Bridgewater Ave. • 715-723-6341 PO Box 171, Meet 1st & 3rd Tuesdays,

7:30 p.m. Dark July & August

ColumbusColumbus Lodge No. 75

318 N. Ludington St. • 920-623-3524 (Sec) • Meet 2nd Mon., 7 p.m.

Meets All Year

CrandonCrandon Lodge No. 287

118 S. Lake Ave. • 715-616-2394 (Sec) Meet 2nd Tues. Apr.-June & Sept.-Dec. Meets 4th Tues. Mar.-May & July-Oct

CrivitzTri-County Daylite Lodge No. 218918 Louisa St. • 715-854-2199Meet 2nd Wednesday 10:00 a.m.

Meets All Year

DarlingtonEvening Star Lodge No. 64

433 Wells St. • 608-776-4213 (Sec)Meet 1st & 3rd Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m.

Meets All Year

DelavanSouthern Lakes Lodge No. 12

1007 S. 2nd St., 7 p.m. • 262-728-1630Meet 2nd & 4th Mon. Jan.-May & Aug.-Nov.; 4th Mon. June-July; 2nd Mon. Dec.

Dodgeville Dodgeville Lodge No. 119

200 W. Chapel St. • 608-553-0853 Meet 1st & 3rd Thurs., 6 p.m. lunch,7:30 p.m. Meeting, Meets All Year

DousmanDousman Lodge No. 315214 N. Main St. • 414-429-5981

Meet 1st & 3rd Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m.3rd Tuesday only July & August

DousmanGlenn L. Humphrey Lodge No. 364375 State Rd. 67 • 262-965-7360

Meet 2nd Tuesday, 9:30 a.m.Meets All Year

Eagle RiverEagle River Lodge No. 248610 E. Division • 715-891-3116

Meet 2nd Tuesday, 7 p.m.Meets All Year

Eau ClaireEau Claire Lodge No. 112

616 Graham Ave. • 715-299-3001 2nd & 4th Tues., 6 p.m. fellowship, 7p.m., Meeting. Dark July & Aug.

Eau ClaireGeorge B. Wheeler Lodge No. 351616 Graham Ave. • 715-559-2721Meet 2nd & 4th Wednesdays, 7 p.m.

Dark July & August

Eau ClaireSanctuary Lodge No. 347

616 Graham Ave. • 715-318-1214Meet 1st & 3rd Thursdays, 7:00 p.m.Dark Maundy Thurs., July & August

EdgertonFulton Lodge No. 69

312 W. Fulton St.• 608-884-4250Meets 1st Wednesday, 7p.m.

Dark July & August

EllsworthHancock Lodge No. 229

400 High Point Dr. • 715-273-4339Meet 2nd & 4th Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m.

Dark July & August

FlorenceHiram D. Fisher Lodge No. 222

5143 N. Montgomery Lake Rd.. 906-282-2625, Meet 2nd Wed.,

6:30 p.m. Meets All Year

Fond du Lac Fond du Lac Lodge No. 26

500 W. Arndt St. • 920-922-5800Meet 1st & 3rd Thursdays, 7 p.m.

Dark July and August

FranklinSouth Shore Lodge No. 3

9023 S. 27th St. • 414-761-6474 Meet 2nd & 4th Mondays, 7:30 pm

Dark July & August

FredericLandmark Lodge No. 244

109 United Way • 414-559-3491Meet 2nd Tuesdays, 7 p.m.

Meets All Year

Friendship Quincy Lodge No. 71

210 Main St. • 715-342-2089 (Sec)Meet 1st & 3rd Tuesdays, 7 p.m.

Dark July & August

GalesvilleDecora Lodge No. 177

231 S. Main St. • 608-539-5230Meets 1st & 3rd Mondays, 7:30 p.m.Dark July & Aug. & 1st Mon. Sept. & June

Green BayDes Peres Lodge No. 85

525 N. Taylor • 920-865-7637Meet 2nd & 4th Wednesdays, 7:00 p.m.

Dark July & August

Green Bay N.E.W. Daylite Lodge No. 360 525 N. Taylor St. • 920-371-8441

Meet 2nd Thursday, 10 a.m. Dark July & August

Green BayTheodore Roosevelt Lodge 322525 N. Taylor St. • 920-508-0606Meet 1st & 3rd Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m.Dark July & Aug., www.roosevelt322.com

Green BayWashington Lodge No. 21

525 N. Taylor St.• 920-499-7265Meet 1st & 3rd Thursdays, 7 p.m.

Dark July & August

HartfordHartford Lodge No. 120

147 N. Rural St. • 262-408-8564Meet 2nd & 4th Mondays, 7 p.m.

Meets All Year

HaywardKeystone Lodge No. 263

10629 Main St. • 715-634-8735 (Sec)Meet 2nd & 4th Thursdays, 7 p.m.

Dark July & August

HustisfordNeosho-Mayville-Horicon No. 108128 E. Anthony St., Hustisford

414-975-0516 • 1st & 3rd Tues. 7:00Dark July & August

HudsonSt. Croix Lodge No. 56

209 Locust Street • 651-210-7697Meet 1st & 3rd Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m.

Dark July & August

Iron RiverAncient Landmark No. 210

7575 West Mill St. • 715-685-44261st Wed., 7 p.m., Meets All Year

[email protected]

Iron RiverBarnes Lodge No. 365

7575 West Mill St. • 715-372-5425 Meet 2nd Tues. 7:00 p.m. Dark January & February

JanesvilleJanesville-Western Star No. 552322 E. Milwaukee St. • 608-752-3098Meet 2nd & 4th Mondays, 7:30 p.m.

Meets All Year

JeffersonJefferson County Lodge No. 9617 Masonic Blvd. • 920-674-6715Meet 1st & 3rd Mondays, 7:00 p.m.

Meets All Year

KenoshaKenosha Lodge No. 47

115 56th St. • 262-960-4588Meet 2nd & 4th Tuesdays, 7 p.m.

Meets All Year

Kenosha Sunrise Lodge No. 359

4320 Washington Rd. • 262-694-7817Meet 2nd & 4th Mondays, 9:30 a.m.

Dark July & August

KenoshaUnity Lodge No. 367

4320 Washington Rd. • 262-657-5575Meet 1st & 3rd Thursdays, 7 p.m.Dark 3rd Thurs., July & August

La CrosseLa Crosse Masonic Lodge No. 190118 8th Street So. • 608-782-1616Meet 1st & 3rd Wednesdays, 7 p.m.

Meets All Year

La CrosseFrontier-Badger Lodge No. 45

118 S. 8th St. • 608-782-1616Meet 2nd & 4th Thurs., Dinner, 6 pm,Meeting 7 p.m. Dark July & August

LadysmithMystic Tie Lodge No. 280

705 E. 3rd St. N. • 715-532-7696 (Sec)Meets 1st & 3rd Tuesdays, 7 p.m.

Meets All Year

Lake GenevaGeneva Lodge No. 44

335 S. Lake Shore Dr. • 262-497-63222nd Tue., eat 6 p.m., meet 7 p.m. 4thTues. social 6 p.m. Dark July & Aug.

LindenLinden Lodge No. 206

618 Main St. • 608-623-2143 (Sec)Meet 2nd & 4th Tuesdays, 8 p.m.

Meets All Year

LodiLodi Valley Lodge No 99114 First St. • 608-477-7102

Meet 1st & 3rd Mondays, 7:00 p.m.Dark July & August

Lone RockFranklin Lodge No. 16

227 S. Oak St. • 608-583-4303 (Sec)Meet 2nd & 4th Wednesdays, 8 p.m.

Meets All Year

MadisonCommonwealth Lodge No. 325301 Wis. Ave. • 608-271-5574 (Sec.)

3rd Wednesday, 7:00 p.m. Meets All Year

MadisonDoric Lodge No. 356

85 S. Stoughton Rd. • 608-241-4751(Sec), Meet 1st & 3rd Tues., 7 p.m.

Meets All Year

Madison Hiram Lodge No. 50

301 Wisconsin Ave. • 608-209-4312Meet 1st & 3rd Mondays, 7:30 p.mDark 1st Mondays, July thru Sept.

MadisonMadison Lodge No. 5

301 Wisconsin Ave. • 608-322-7028Meet 1st & 3rd Thursdays, 7:30 p.m.Dark 1st Thursday July & August

ManawaManawa Lodge No. 82

520 N. Bridge St. • 920-596-2476Meet 2nd & 4th Mon., Dinner 6 p.m.

Meeting 7 p.m., Meets All Year

ManitowocManitowoc Lodge No. 65

810 Chicago St. • 920-553-7144 (Sec)Meet 1st & 3rd Thursdays, 7:00 p.m.

Meets All Year

MarinetteMarinette Lodge No. 182

1610 Main St. • 715-923-9397Meet 1st Thursday, 7:30 p.m.

Dark July & August

MarshfieldMarshfield Lodge No. 224

402 W. 4th St. • 715-384-8646Meet 1st & 3rd Wednesdays, 7 p.m.

Meets All Year

MedfordMedford Lodge No. 217

150 S. Seventh St. • 715-748-6909 Meet 2nd Thursdays, 7:30 p.m.


Menomonee FallsLincoln Lodge No. 183

N86 W16856 Appleton Ave.• 414-640-6569, Meet 2nd Tues., 7 p.m.

Meets All Year

MenomonieMenomonie Lodge No. 164

N5729 - 410th St. • 715-505-0733Meet 2nd & 4th Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m.Dark 4th Tuesday in December

MercerHurley Lodge No. 237

5189 N. Harper • 715-904-0400Meet 2nd & 4th Thurs., 7:30 p.m.

Dark December thru March

MerrillVirginia Falls Lodge No. 226

916½ E. Main St. • 715-536-0020 (Sec.)Meet 2nd Tuesdays, 7:00 p.m.

Meets All Year

MerrillanMerrillan Lodge No. 279

105 S. Main Street • 715-333-5643 (Sec)Meet 1st & 3rd Mondays, 7 p.m.Dark January, February & March

MiddletonFour Lakes Daylite Lodge No. 3627409 Franklin Ave. • 608-831-8947

Meets 1st Mon. - 2nd Mon. if 1st is holidayweekend., 10 a.m. Meets All Year

MiddletonMiddleton-Ionic Lodge No. 1807409 Franklin Ave. • www.middle

tonionic.org 1st & 3rd Tues., 7:30 p.m.608-444-0102, Dark July & August

MiltonMilton Lodge No. 161

508 Vernal Avenue • 608-931-4656Meets 4th Tuesday, 7:30 p.m.

Meets All Year

MilwaukeeDamascus Lodge No. 290

1235 E. Howard Ave. DL290.orgMeet 2nd Tues., 4 th Tues. Social, RSVP 6p.m. dinner - 7 p.m. meet. Meets All Year

MilwaukeeFreemasons Lodge No. 363

790 N. Van Buren St. • 414-659-52051st Wed., 5:30 p.m. Degrees 4th Wed.,

5:30 p.m. Meets All Year

MilwaukeeLake Lodge No. 189

1235 E. Howard Ave. • 414-744-4609Meet 2nd & 4th Thursdays, 7 p.m.

Dark on Holidays

MilwaukeeMilwaukee-Harmony No. 2614315 N. 92nd St. • 414-961-1133

1st & 3rd Tues. 7:30 p.m. Dark July & August

MilwaukeeNathan Hale Lodge No. 350

3000 W. Wis. Ave. • 262-522-9872Meet 1st & 3rd Thursday, 7 p.m.

Meets All Year

Mineral Point Mineral Point Lodge No. 1304 High St.• 608-220-3408

3rd Mon., Jan.-March, July-Sept. & Dec.,1st & 3rd Mon., Apr.,-June, Oct.,-Dec.

MinocquaIsland City Lodge No. 330

7529 Hwy 51 South • 715-892-2392Meet 1st Wed., 10 a.m., 3rd Wed., 7 p.m.

Meets All Year

MondoviBuffalo River Lodge No. 252

245 S. Franklin • 715-797-3261 (Sec)Meet 2nd & 4th Mondays, 7:00 p.m.

Dark July & August

MonroeSmith Lodge No. 31

1613-1/2 Tenth St. • 608-329-4641 Meet 1st & 3rd Thursdays, 6:30 p.m.Dark 3rd Thurs. June & July & August

MosineeMosinee Lodge No. 318

607 13th St. • 715-693-2007Meet 1st & 3rd Thursdays, 7 p.m.

Dark July & August

MukwonagoLaflin-St. James Lodge No. 247206 S. Main St. • 262-642-8717Meet 2nd & 4th Tuesdays, 7:00 p.m.

Dark July & August

NeenahAppleton Lodge No. 349

241 E. Wisconsin Ave. • 920-725-4896Meet 2nd & 4th Wednesdays, 7 p.m.

Dark July & August

Neenah/MenashaTwin Cities Lodge No. 61

241 E. Wisconsin Ave. • 920-722-3611Meets 1st & 3rd Mondays, 7 p.m.

Dark June - Aug. Open after Labor Day

New DiggingsOlive Branch Lodge No. 6

26750 Cty. Rd. W • 608-965-3122 Meet 1st & 3rd Wednesdays, 7:30 p.m.

Meets All Year

New GlarusNew Glarus Lodge No. 310

207 6th Avenue • 608-527-2583 (Sec)Meet 1st & 3rd Thursdays, 7:30 p.m.


New RichmondNew Richmond Lodge No. 195119 E. 2nd St. • 15-246-2144Meet 2nd & 4th Tuesdays, 7 p.m.


OconomowocOconomowoc-Hartland Lodge 42375 State Rd. 67, Dousman • 262-367-2390, Meet 1st & 3rd Wed., 7:30 p.m.

3rd Wed., July & August

Oconto Pine Lodge No. 188

513 Superior Ave. • 920-835-3366Meet 2nd Wednesday, 7:30 p.m.

Dark December & January

Oconto Falls Oconto Falls Lodge No. 293

170 N. Washington St. • 920-373-5747Meet 1st Mon., Sept. 2nd Mon., 7 p.m.

Meets All Year

OmroOmro Lodge No. 168

160 E. Main Street • 920-685-2798Meet 2nd Monday, 7:00 p.m.

Meets All Year

OnalaskaOnalaska Lodge No. 214

330 Main Street • 608-386-8230 (Sec) Meet 2nd & 4th Thursdays, 7:30 p.m.2nd Thursday only, July & August

OregonOregon Lodge No. 151

201 Park St. • 608-444-0074 (Sec)Meet 2nd & 4th Thursdays, 7:30 p.m.

Dark July & August

OshkoshOshkosh Lodge No. 27

204 Washington Ave. • 920-385-1034Meet 2nd & 4th Tuesdays, 7 p.m.

Dark July & August

OwenOwen Lodge No. 317

713 W. Third St. • 715-937-0938 (Sec.)Meets 1st Monday at 7:30 p.m. & 3rdMon. at 11 a.m. • Dark July & August

PhillipsPhillips Lodge No. 225

137 N. Lake Ave.•715-762-4043, 7:30 p.m. 1st Mon., Dec- Feb..; 1st & 3rd Mon. Mar.-May, Oct. & Nov.; 3rd Mon., June-Sept.

Platteville Melody Lodge No. 2

783 Enterprise Drive • 608-732-8625Meet 1st Tuesday, 7:00 p.m.

Meets All Year

PlymouthCassia Lodge No. 167

441 Smith St. • 920-892-6336Meet 1st & 3rd Mondays, 7:00 p.m.

Dark July & August

PortageFort Winnebago Lodge No. 33

111 W. Conant Street • 608-334-6681Meet 2nd & 4th Tuesdays 7:30 p.m.


Port WashingtonOzaukee Lodge No. 17

504 W. Grand Ave. • 262-284-6515Meet 1st & 3rd Mondays, 7:30 p.m.

1st Monday in September

PotosiWarren Lodge No. 4

112 S. Main St. • 608-763-2221 (Sec)Meets 1st Thursday, 7:30 p.m.

Meets All Year

Prairie du ChienPrairie du Chien Lodge No. 8

107 E. Blackhawk Avenue 608-326-4640 (Sec) • Meet 1st & 3rdWed., 7:30 p.m. • Meets All Year

PrescottNorthwestern Lodge No. 105

132 N. Court St. • 651-210-4408 (Sec)Meet 1st & 3rd Wednesdays, 7 p.m.

Dark July & August

RacineRacine-Belle City Lodge No. 181012 Main St. • 262-633-6658

Meets 1st Tuesday, 7 p.m.Meets All Year

ReedsburgReedsburg Lodge No. 79

213 E. Main St. • 608-524-1390Meet 1st & 3rd Thursdays, 7:30 p.m.

Meets All Year

RhinelanderRhinelander Lodge No. 242

23 E. Davenport St. • 715-362-3080 Meet 1st & 3rd Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m.


Rice LakeBlue Hills Lodge No. 234

225 W. South St. • 715-296-0485 Meet 2nd & 4th Mondays, 7:00 p.m.

Meets All Year

Lodge Listings are continued on page 22

Stated Communication(continued from page 21)

Richland CenterRichland Lodge No. 66

290 W. Union St. • 608-604-7797 (Sec)Meet 1st & 3rd Wednesdays, 7 p.m.

Meets All Year

RiponPrairie View Lodge No. 95

W14188 County Rd. KK. • 920-291-8800Meet 2nd & 4th Tuesdays, 7:00 p.m.

Dark 4th Tues. Nov. & Dec.

River FallsRiver Falls Lodge No. 109

122 E. Walnut St. • 715-338-8281 (Sec.)Meet 1st and 3rd Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m.

Dark July & August

SheboyganSheboygan Lodge No. 11

411 St. Clair Ave. • 952-250-3154 (Sec.)Meet 1st and 3rd Tuesdays, 6:00 p.m.

Meets All Year

Shell LakeShell Lake /Spooner Lodge No. 221

28 Doboy Drive • 715-296-3638 Meet 1st & 3rd Tuesdays, 7:00 p.m.

Meets All Year

SpartaValley Lodge No. 60

603 N. Court St. • 608-269-2616Meet 1st & 3rd Wednesday, 7 p.m.

Dark July & August

Star PrairieNorth Star Lodge No. 187207 Bridge St. • 715-246-6258

Meet 1st & 3rd Thursdays, 7:00 p.m.Dark June, July & August

Stevens PointEvergreen Lodge No. 93

1756 Dixon St. • 715-344-7539,715-572-3981, Meet 1st & 3rd Tues.,

7 p.m., Meets All Year

StoughtonKegonsa Lodge No. 73

125 S. 5th St.,. • 608-279-4299,Meet 1st Tues., 7:30 p.m.

Dark July & August

Sturgeon Bay Henry S. Baird Lodge No. 17431 S. 3rd Ave. • 920-493-3727

Meet 2nd & 4th Thurs., Supper 5:30 p.m.Lodge 6:30 p.m., Dark July & August

Sun PrairieSun Prairie Lodge No. 143152 N. Bird St. • 608-320-9582Meet 1st & 3rd Tuesdays, 7 p.m.

Dark July & August

Superior Acacia-Itasca Lodge No. 329

3117 N. 21 St .• 218-590-2754 (Sec.)Meet 1st & 3rd Mondays, 7:00 p.m.

Dark July & August

Superior Superior Lodge No. 236

1503 Belknap St .• 218-590-0537 Meet 2nd & 4th Wednesdays, 7 p.m.

Meets All Year

TomahTomah Lodge No. 132

520 E. Saratoga Street • 608-372-5507Meet 1st & 3rd Thursdays, 7 p.m.

Dark July & August

Union GroveUnion Grove Lodge No. 288

1021 – 11th Ave. • 262-878-1494 Meet 3rd Saturday, 8:30 a.m.

Meets All Year

WaukeshaWaukesha Lodge No. 37

317 South Street • 262-701-7037Meet 1st & 3rd Thursdays, 7:30 p.m.

Dark July & August

WaupacaWaupaca Lodge No. 123

105½ N. Main Street • 715-258-6198 Meet 2nd & 4th Tuesdays, 7 p.m.


WaupunWaupun Lodge No. 48

16 S. Madison St. • 920-324-3141Meets 1st Tuesday, 7:30 p.m.

Dark July & August

Wausau Forest Lodge No. 130

130 First Street • 715-845-5198Meet 1st & 3rd Wednesdays, 7 p.m.


WautomaWautoma Lodge No. 148

203 S. Scott St. • 920-787-1614 (Sec.)Meet 2nd & 4th Mondays, 7:00 p.m.Dark 4th Mon. Dec., All Jan. and Feb.

Wauwatosa Henry L. Palmer Lodge No. 301 4315 N. 92nd St. • 262-424-6993

4th Fri., Jan.– Oct.; 3rd Fri., Nov. & Dec., 7p.m., 6 p.m. fellowship – Dark July & August

Wauwatosa James M. Hayes Lodg No. 331 4315 N. 92nd St. • 414-454-9898

1st Monday, 6:30 p.m.Dark July & August

Wauwatosa Wisconsin Lodge No. 13

4315 N. 92nd St. • 414-463-8390 (Sec)Meet 1st & 3rd Thursdays, 7:30 p.m.

Dark June & July

West AllisDay-lite Lodge No. 358

7515 W. National Ave. • 414-257-9450 Meet1st & 3rd MondaysDark July & August

West AllisWauwatosa Lodge No. 267

7515 W. National Ave. • 262-662-9934Meet 2nd & 4th Mondays, 7 p.m.

Dark July & August

West BendWest Bend Lodge No. 138

301 N. University Dr. • 262-323-6532Meet 2nd & 4th Thursdays, 7 p.m.

Meets All Year

West SalemSalem Lodge No. 125

101 W. Hamilton St. • 608-786-0930 (Sec)Meets 4th Wednesday, 7:00 p.m.

Dark July & August

Whitefish Bay Aurora Lodge No. 30

517 E. Beaumont Ave. • 414-422-0669 Meet 2nd & 4th Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m.

Dark July & August

Whitefish BayGeo. Washington 1776 Lodge No. 337517 E. Beaumont Ave. • 414-979-1776Meet 1st & 3rd Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m.

Dark July & August

WhitewaterSt. John’s Lodge No. 57

226 W. Main Street • 262-510-1049Meet 1st & 3rd Mondays, 7:30 p.m.

Dark July & August

Wilmot Wilmot Lodge No. 241

30702 113th St. • 262-812-6570Meet 2nd & 4th Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m.Dark 4th Tuesday July & August

WinneconneWinneconne Lodge No. 186

100 N. 1st Street • 920-379-4744 (Sec) Meet 2nd & 4th Tues., 7 p.m.

Dark July & August

Wisconsin DellsDells Lodge No. 124

815 Oak St. • 608-254-7012 Meet 1st & 3rd Thursdays, 7:30 p.m.


Wisconsin Rapids Wisconsin Rapids Lodge No. 1282321 2nd Ave. So. • 715-421-9669

Meet 1st & 3rd Wed., 6 p.m. meal, 7 p.m.meeting, Dark July & August

Silas H. Shepherd Lodge of Research No. 1843 Oconomowoc • 262-391-5716

2nd Saturday • March, June, Sept., Dec. Call for meeting location


The Making of a Master Mason

Bro. Matthew A. Yardley (right), a newly made Master Masonof Geneva Lodge No. 44, is congratulated by Senior Wardenand Mentor John Wozniak.

Submitted by Bro. Bob Grohall, Senior Deacon

Editors note: Bro. Matthew Yardley isa member of Geneva Lodge No. 44.His Master Mason Degree along withthree others was conferred by Freema-sons Lodge on Dec. 12 at the TripoliShrine Temple in Milwaukee.

By Bro. Matthew A. Yardley

Dec. 12, 2015 marked thecompletion of a goal I set for my-self a few years ago when I firstfound out that my grandfatherBro. Thomas Yardley is a MasterMason. Although it is not the endof my journey, it marks the begin-ning on a road to self discovery,personal improvement throughmoral discipline, unbreakablebrotherly bonds and ties, and aconnection to some of the great-est Americans our county has everknown. The fact that I now amconsidered a Brother to ourfounding fathers is still surreal inan almost intoxicating manner.

We met at the Tripoli ShrineTemple located in downtown Mil-waukee around 8 a.m., not beingfrom the Milwaukee area I reallyhad no idea of what to expect. Iinstantly fell in love with thebeauty of this building, in manyways it pulsates with history andtradition. The craftsmanship thatwent into this building is over-whelming. Words can't expressmy gratitude for our Brothers al-lowing me to be raised within thewalls of this wonderful building.

There were four of us to beraised that Saturday, which tookthe edge off a little bit, but also al-lowed me to watch the raising ofanother Brother. Knowing thatthis will be the only time in my lifewhen I will be raised I made apoint to enjoy and savor the entireprocess. I have always appreci-ated the work that goes into a de-gree, but the work that ourBrothers did truly made this some-thing I will never forget. The waythey executed their parts wasnothing short of amazing, and itin essence makes me want to be

a part of degree presentations inthe future.The day culminated for me

when Bro. John Wozniak who ismy mentor and teacher through-out my journey so far, placed mygrandfather's Masonic ring on myfinger. My grandfather, andBrother Mason, Thomas Yardleygave me his ring when I firststarted my Masonic journey, butuntil that day all I could do waslook at it, knowing that I had toearn the right to wear it. The Brotherly Love of Masonry

has been demonstrated to me. Ayear and a half ago I was in a hor-rific accident that I have still nothealed from. Throughout thishealing process my Brothers at

Geneva Lodge have kept theireyes on me. They were alwaysthere offering help and support,and through these actions I wasshown what Masonry is all about.To feel this bond and witness itfirst hand helped me pushthrough and force myself to studywhile I could of just as easily quitbecause of pain. I would havenever worn my grandfather's ring.Thank you for showing me what

being a Mason is about. Thankyou to all of the Masons that haveparticipated in my raising and alsomy first two degrees as well. Aspecial thank you to the membersof the Shrine and FreemasonsLodge who allowed me to beraised in such a special place.





Master’s WagesBy Donald M. Severson

The author is a Past Grand Mas-ter of the Grand Lodge of Min-nesota, serving in 1978-79. Heis a Past Master of ArcanaLodge, and a dual member ofPhoenix Daylight Lodge. Hecontinues his service as LodgeEducation Officer, in which rolehe wrote this article in responseto a question from his SeniorWarden.--EditorIn most jurisdictions the Senior

Warden, during meetings, repeatsthe phrase, “In order that I mightreceived Master's wages." Suchwages help a Mason to "be betterenabled to support myself andfamily, and contribute to the reliefof poor distressed Masters Ma-sons, their widows and orphans."But what, really, are Master’swages? If, as a candidate for the degrees

of Masonry, you were looking fora material or financial reward orgain, then your time and treasurewere surely wasted. At the time ofyour first entrance into the Lodgeit may not have been easily dis-cernible, but you were being of-fered an opportunity for spiritual

and personal growth -- Master’sWages.The wages of a Master Mason

could be divided into three cate-gories: Spiritual, Temporal, andPersonal.Spiritual Wages

Do you recall the first wordsspoken by you in a MasonicLodge? Those two words were acrucial insight into the very per-sonal and spiritual part of yourmake up. Because it was a spon-taneous and honest response, itwas a significant examination ofself, and verified and confirmedyour sincere belief and trust inGod -- Master’s Wages in theirmost unalloyed form.Do you also recall at the time of

your 'raising' when you were in-formed by the Master that“heretofore, you have had aBrother to pray for you, now youmust pray for yourself?” Do youremember the spiritual aura andthe almost mystical, somewhatfrightening feeling of being alonewith your creator as you knelt andprayed? Did it leave you with aprofound feeling of belief and trustin your personal Deity? If so, onceagain, you received Master's

Wages.Temporal WagesThere is a very dedicated group

of members in one Lodge I know,who have spent many hours onmuch needed repairs and clean upwork on the Lodge building. Mostof these Brothers are recent addi-tions to the membership of theLodge. These members did notspend time away from their fami-lies and other commitments forpersonal gain. They did it for thegood of the Lodge, its membersand Masonry in general.What was it that prompted these

good Brothers to give of their timeand talent, and what was their re-ward? Master's Wages. It was Mas-ter’s Wages, earned through thesatisfaction and pride in a job welldone, and done for a good andbeneficent purpose. And Broth-ers, these temporal wages are inno way limited to the work ofthe Lodge. Youth groups such asthe Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts, GirlScouts. Church groups, and manyother civic organizations, all offeropportunities for earning Master'sWages.Personal WagesMaster Masons, during their per-

sonal journeys through a lifetimeof Masonic labors, have receivedMaster wages in many ways -- anappointment to the Lodge line, anexciting and energizing event; orelection and installation as theLodge Master, an even more ex-citing and awesome event, with allthe apprehension and hope for asuccessful year.How about the appointment to

a Grand Lodge office, and thepossible election and installationas Grand Master? Among themany other events are 25-yearmembership or 50-year member-ship recognition or other Masonicservice awards.

There is the gratification feltwhen you are complimented ongood ritual work or a well thoughtout presentation.All of the foregoing are accom-

panied by the payment of Mas-ter’s Wages.

But the most important aspectof personal Master's Wages, arethe warm and altruistic feelingsyou get when you have been in-strumental in helping anotherhuman being feel better aboutthemselves, by encouraging andhelping them in time of spiritualor physical need, thus makin theworld a better place for them andothers.Another and important form of

personal Master's Wages areearned when new friendships aremade and old ones renewed at themany traditional Lodge functions.Past Master’s Night, Old timersnight, father's and son's banquets,installations of officers, Lodge pic-nics, and inter-Lodge visits. Mostof these functions take place at aless formal venue than Stated orSpecial Communications - but alloffering opportunities for the gar-nering of Master's Wages.

There is a commonly quotedsaying that you get out of Ma-sonry what you put into it. Not so.The rewards far exceed what thesum total of your efforts in Ma-sonry may have been, or will be.My Masonic life has been blessedwith Master's Wages of manykinds, far beyond any time or ef-fort I have put into it.

But there is so much more,Brothers -- much, much more.Master’s Wages -- the veryessence of Masonry that becomesa part of our lives, and changes usin many ways - isan ineffable, abstract, unexplain-able spiritual reward that pervadesthe human soul and cannot be ex-pressed in words alone, but canonly be felt at the deepest andmost transcendent level.Master's Wages: a metaphor for

a way of life.The Short BulletinMasonic Service

Association of North America


H. S. Baird Lodge Hosts Christmas Party for Coast Guard

Henry S. Baird Lodge No. 174 and Honor Chapter #1 OES, Sturgeon Bay, hosted aChristmas party for the Coast Guard and their families on Dec. 17. The evening in-cluded a chicken dinner, entertainment from the Sevastopol Choir, a Christmas readingand a visit from Santa. The Sturgeon Bay Masonic family sponsored this event to saythank you to the area Coast Guard for keeping us safe and for all they do for our econ-omy.

Submitted by Bro. Ed Klein

Photos by Bro. Tom Pinney


Did you know:• Over 14 million people in the

United States are Living withHeart Disease

• Cardiovascular Disease is the num-ber one killer of women in theUnited States

• 82% of Coronary Artery Diseasedeaths occur in people aged 65 orolder and the leading cause of premature and permanent disabilityfrom work

• 1.5 million people have a heart attack every year in the UnitedStates

While at the same time, the Masonic Medical Research Laboratory-Cardiac Research Institute:

• Is one of the top genetic screening centers in the world dedicated tohelping patients with cardiac disease

• Discovered numerous mutations responsible for Long QT syndrome, a life-threatening cardiac arrhythmia syndrome that firstaffects children in their teenage years

• Collaborates with leading pharmaceutical and biotechnology com-panies such as Gilead Sciences, AstraZeneca and Merck to iden-tify drugs that may pose a danger to society and to facilitate FDAapproval of new and effective drugs to treat heart disease.

• Discovered many of the mechanisms responsible for abnormalrhythms of the heart which lead to sudden cardiac deaths

All of this, and more are reasons that the Cardiac Research Center, apart of the Masonic Medical Research Laboratory needs our support.Federal support for basic science research is diminishing, and the needto continue the groundbreaking efforts of the Center are great.

Please consider making a contribution from your Lodge to fund thisimportant research. You could be assisting in saving the life of a fam-ily member, friend, stranger or member of the Masonic Family.

Every dollar (up to $5000) will be matched by the Wisconsin MasonicFoundation’s Medical Fund, working towards our goal of contributing$10,000 annually for the next three years. Consider a fund raiser forthis event. Promotional materials are available by calling Erika in theDevelopment Office at: 262-965-2200, ext. 831.

Help the Wisconsin Masonic Foundation Medical Fund extend itsmission to this important program.

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OES Club MeetingsSoutheast Area Club Coffee at 8:30 a.m., Meeting at 9 a.m.Chapters: Bristol, Burlington, Kenosha, Racine and Union GroveFeb. 13, 2016-Racine ChapterMarch 12, 2016-Union Grove ChapterApr. 9, 2016-Burlington Chapter –Pot Luck

Northwest Area Club Coffee at 10:30 a.m., Meeting at 11 a.m.,potluck to follow.Chapters: Chippewa, Northwest, Ellsworth, Frederic, Ladysmith, Willow River and KinnickinnicMarch 12, 2016-River FallsApr. 9, 2016-New Richmond

Triwaukee Area Club Meeting at 7 p.m.Chapters: Acadia, Wauwatosa, Electa, Vega, Mukwonago,Oconomowoc-Hartland, Port Washington, Colgate, Golden Rule andWest AllisFeb. 12, 2016-Electa Chapter hosting at ColgateMarch 11, 2016-West Allis Chapter hosting at ColgateApr. 8, 2016-LaBelle Chapter, Mukwonago

Madison Area Tycopera Club Meeting at 7 p.m.Chapters: Beloit, Evansville, Janesville, Jefferson, Lodi, Middleton,Oregon, Reedsburg, Sun Prairie and Wisconsin DellsFeb. 19, 2016-Janesville Chapter, JanesvilleMarch 18, 2016-Martha Chapter, JeffersonApr. 17, 2016-Kilbourn Chapter, Wisconsin Dells

Western Stars Club Times listed below – All meetings at SpartaChapters: La Crosse, Mauston, Sparta, Viroqua, and Wisconsin RapidsApr. 27, 2016-Sparta Chapter 7 p.m.

Sou’Westers Club 6 p.m. Potluck Prior to Host Chapter MeetingChapters: Argyle, Dodgeville, Linden, Platteville and ShullsburgJanuary 2016 No Meeting – Social Gathering TBDMon., March 14, 2016-Shullsburg Chapter, Shullsburg – 7:30 p.m.

Star Cruisers Service ClubChapters: Appleton, Trillium, Fond du Lac, Green bay, Plymouth,Sheboygan, Shawano and Sturgeon BayMarch 12, 2016 Mason Woods – 11a.m. – Potluck

Photos by Bro. Tom Pinney

Ringing Bellsin Sturgeon Bay

The Sturgeon Bay Masonic Family took the entire day on Dec. 12, nine hours of Bell Ringingfor the Salvation Army at Tadych's Econofoods in Sturgeon Bay. This is an annual event forHenry S. Baird Lodge No. 174 and Honor Chapter #1 OES.

Submitted by Bro. Ed Klein

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