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Brethren:
September was a ho-hum
Month, it seems that I
attempted to accomplish some
worthwhile doings and it all
seemed to sour. I did visit the
Ronald Regan Museum, in Simi
Valley and came away with good
memories of his Presidency.
We will continue to practice for
and complete our proficiencies
for the Incoming Officers of
2011, if I’m not available Joseph
Johnson, PM, will substitute for
me on the ensuing Thursdays.
Hopefully, we will be able toconfer a Third on Justin Myers
this Month, but we require help
for the Second Section.
rom the EastBro. Joseph Romero, Worshipful Master
We have partnered with the
Joshua Tree Elementary School
for their Advanced Students,
and they require an additional
small amount to be able to
complete their goals.
The Lodge will be having a
Pancake Breakfast on Saturday,
October 30, from 8-10 am
please attend this Event. The
donation is $2.00. Also, the
Eastern Star will be serving a
Pork Chop Dinner for our Stated
Meeting.
After reading the result of the
Grand Lodge Communications I
was disappointed to see that
the Resolution to permit EA and
FC attend Lodge stated
meetings did not pass. (In
opinion, Masons again hav
shot themselves in the fooAhem!).
I will be traveling to the G
State of Missouri, one of m
Favorite Presidents and
Masonic Brother Harry S.
Truman, from the Ninth to
Sixteenth of October.
Have a great October,
Fraternally,
Joseph Romero, WM, PM
A newsletter serving the Masonic and affiliated bodies of the high desert
Yucca Valley Lodge #802
Yucca Valley California
October 2010
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2011 Grand Lodge of California Officers
ELECTED OFFICERS William J. Bray III .............................. Grand Master
Frank Loui .............................Deputy Grand Master
John F. Lowe ....................... Senior Grand Warden
John L. Cooper III ..................Junior Grand Warden
Glenn D. Woody ........................... Grand Treasurer
Allan L. Casalou ……...................... Grand Secretary
Paul D. Hennig ................................Grand Lecturer
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“Perhaps, one day he will stand at the door, knock,and some man will say,“Who comes here?” as
generations before himhave done.”
Normally, I would be writing
about some aspect of Masonry
or my thoughts on the
happening in the Lodge, oreducation, or some other
specifically Masonic topic. This
month is a little different as my
mind is awhirl while my
daughter is experiencing
childbirth.
As I write this, my mind is filled
with knowing that a new little
man is entering the world and
entering our lives. Little Lucas
Moore arrived on September23rd after 30 hard hours of
labor. He is a little miracle
coming to our daughter, who is
38 this year and having her first
baby. So, your humble editor is
a grandfather!
Had he survived his heart
attack, my father, Bro. Robert
K. Dowden would have been 86
years old on October 29. He
was called from labor all toosoon in 2004 at the age of 79.
Sadly, he wasn’t there when I
took my degrees in the Blue
Lodge. Both my father and
grandfather were Masons, as is
my uncle, and they passed to
The Editor’s Corner Bro. T.C. Dowden
The Palm Springs Scottish Rite has
a great fund raiser for their
Learning Center (22 students). The
"International Masquerade andBrazilian Show" will take place on
Sat. October 30, 2010, 7 p.m. at the
Palm Springs Convention Center.
Tickets, including hors d’oeuvres,
are $50 per person. Best original
costume wins a free trip to Brazil!
We need full support from our
brethren to meet our goal to keep
me the desire to become a
Mason myself. I saw the
symbols, the rings, Grandma’s
EOS gavel, the bibles with thesquare, compasses and “G”,
and so forth. I used to ask
them what the “G” meant,
but they only said I may
someday learn. I never asked
them what caused them to
knock at the door, but they
did.
I think again about my
grandson. His father is a
good man. His mother (ourdaughter) is a wonderful,
intelligent woman. I have no
doubts that they will raise
him to be the same. But what
will I bring to this little man?
What can I do as a
grandfather? The men that
most influenced me lived
good, upstanding lives, lived
Masonically, and gave me a
good foundation for my own
“building not made of stone”,
my own inner temple. They
did it by displaying for me just
what a man should be.
My work is before me. I held
the future in my hands within
hours of his birth. Silent
I held Lucas close to my
breast, I whispered a pra
to the Great Architect of
Universe to look over him
and guide his parents, m
wife, and myself as he is
raised. I know I will be th
for him in whatever way
I can. I will tell him of th
great men who came befhim. I will continue to liv
my life as an example for
him. I too will share with
him the lessons that will
ultimately be his own
foundation.
And yes, he will see the
symbol on my ring, my fu
Scottish Rite hat, and on
day, my fez. He might as
me about the “G” and whit stands for. Perhaps, on
day he will stand at the d
knock, and some man wi
say, “Who comes here?”
generations before him h
done.
the Learning and Language
Center open.
Please, buy a ticket or, if youprefer, donate to support our
effort.
For reservations and more
information call Henry Kerce at
760 367-1368 or Bill Hawthorne
at 760 865-0918
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September was, for me at least
a busy month. I attended theannual outdoor degree in
Prescott Arizona, which was
the first time I witnessed
degree work done in another
jurisdiction. While the work is
very much the same as our
own, it is also very much
different. If you have never
visited a lodge outside this
jurisdiction, I encourage you to
do so, differences in the waythe work is performed and how
business is conducted makes it
a very interesting experience.
I attended the 161st Annual
Communication of the Grand
Lodge, F.& A.M. of California,
where I participated in voting
on 27 legislative items and
changes to our California
Masonic Code, I helped to
elect our new Grand Lodge
Officers, and witnessed their
installation as the final event of
the annual communication.
Over 1400 Master Masons
attended Grand Lodge this
year, including Grand Masters
from at least five other
jurisdictions, Past Grand
Masters, and nearly 1000
Officers of Lodges thru out
California, representing all but
about 40 Lodges in this state.The Annual Communication is
open to all Master Masons, and
if circumstances permit I
believe every mason should
attend whenever possible.
Finally I would like to address
something I see as a problem,
not internal to our lodge. I
recently received an email se
to everyone on the
Trestleboard e-mailing list of
that lodge, which concerned
perceived "problem" that
occurred within a tiled
meeting. Now, I receive a few
different e-mails about the
activities in other Lodges,
which is perfectly acceptable
but Lodge business or the
internal affairs of a lodge,
especially what has occurred
within a tiled meeting, should
not be publicly aired,regardless of the intent behin
the actions. It should be take
to the Master and Officers of
that Lodge so it can be dealt
with properly. Just a
thought.........
Bro. Joe DuPont
rom the WestBro. Joseph DuPont, Sr. Warden
The Greatest Trip by Bro. Harry Tanzer
Brothers,
The Greatest Gift Program for
CA WWII veterans really was
the Greatest Gift and the
Greatest Trip.
I just returned from
Washington DC and the WWII
Memorial. We saw the other
war memorials for Korea andVietnam as well.
I cannot adequately put into
words my gracious feelings
about the trip. In fact, I don’t
think Shakespeare himself
could do it! I cannot fully
express the wonderful feeling
we WWII vets had both during
and after the trip.
We saw all the memorials,
were well fed and well taken
care of each and every minute
of the day. Every cost was
completely covered for us, and
our guardians that
accompanied us watched uslike mother hens – while still
giving us complete freedom to
do as we pleased (this is NOT
very easy to do)!
There is not the slightest
question in my mind that this
trip really was “the Greatest
Gift” and I feel certain every
attendee feels the same way.
For many of us, this will be th
last and greatest gift we will
receive. We will be forever
grateful to all that made it
such a successful undertaking
Each and every person
involved deserves many,many, heartfelt thanks.
Sincerely,
Bro. Harry Tanzer
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Masonic Education: The Winding Staircase
The Winding Staircase is a
symbol of ascension. It is
described as consisting of
three, five, and seven steps.The number of steps has
changed over the years.
Sometimes there were only five
and at others seven. Preston
listed thirty-six, dividing them
into one, three, five, seven,
nine and eleven. The Hemming
lectures listed the number at
twenty-five. American
Masonry has kept to fifteen.
Note the connection betweenthis number and the number of
Fellowcrafts in the Third
Degree.
Much of the symbolism of the
Winding Staircase is explained
in the ritual itself. There are
some points to bring out that
may lead one to further
research and insight.
The significance of the number
three has already beenmentioned. We have the three
Degrees, the Three Great
Lights, the three Columns, the
three Officers, the Three Grand
Masters and the three Principle
Tenets of Freemasonry. What
we want to emphasize here is
the Three Theological Virtues:
Faith, Hope, and Charity. These
virtues were considered a
ladder to heaven, anothersymbol of ascent.
The Four Cardinal Virtues
presented in the First Degree
compliment these in the sense
that the Four are symbolically
horizontal (basically dealing
with our actions here on earth)
while the Three are
symbolically vertical (referring
to our method of ascent to
further Light). Our Aprons are
composite examples of theThree and the Four making
Seven.
The Five Steps are also
explained in some detail. A few
points for further consideration
concern the symbolism of the
number five. The geometrical
symbol of five is, of course, the
pentagram. The emblem of
Pythagoras’ fraternity was the
five-pointed star. At each pointof the star was a Greek letter
which all together spelled a
Greek word meaning “health”
(ugitha). The pentagram is a
symbol of the Microcosm that is
Man.
Another avenue to explore is
the ratio of the column height to
diameter. They are
approximately: Tuscan 1/7;
Doric 1/8; Ionic 1/9; Corinthianand Composite 1/10. The Doric,
Ionic and Corinthian were
designed by the Greeks; they
were the original orders of
architecture and differed from
each other. It is also worth
studying which order of
architecture was used to build a
particular type of temple. The
Parthenon on the Acropolis,
dedicated to Athena, is Doric, asis her temple at Delphi. The
Ephesian temple of Diana, a
moon goddess, is Ionic. The
importance of the compass to
the Ionic Order is also worthy of
study.
The Seven Steps symbolize the
Seven Liberal Arts and Sciences.
They are Grammar, Rhetoric,
Logic, Arithmetic, Geometry,
Music, and Astronomy. The
greatest of these is Geometry,Geometry is the first and
noblest of sciences and the
basis upon which the
superstructure of Freemasonry
is erected). These were
formulated as early as 330 CE.
The Christian scholars adopted
them soon afterwards and we
find their full flowering at the
Neo-platonic Cathedral School
of Chartres in 12th CenturyFrance. The interesting work
that came together here was
the union of the philosophies of
Neo-platonism and Christianity.
The study of the Seven Liberal
Arts was considered a means to
the knowledge of God. This
principle was actually
expressed in the construction
of the Gothic Cathedral of
Chartres. We even find for the
first time sculpted
representations of the Seven
Liberal Arts on the West Door
of the Cathedral.
The Masters of Chartres taught
that the proper study of the
Seven Liberal Arts guided the
intellect to approach the
hidden light behind the world.
The invisible underlying
structure of Reality, the Truth,
could be apprehended in this
way. As another matter of
interest, it was in the mid-
thirteenth century that the
humble mason who had
mastered the Seven Liberal Arts
was entitled to the designation
of architect.
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In 2004, The Grand Lodge of Utah sponsored
the design and production of a Tartan fabric
that would represent Freemasonry in Utah as
well as elsewhere. Scottish Tartan plaids havebeen used for centuries by Scottish clans as a
means of identifying and unifying families
across the country. This tartan was designed
with the family of Freemasonry in mind.
Anne Carroll Gilmour, an internationally known
weaver specializing in traditional Scottish
Tartan weaving, designed the pattern and
submitted it to the Scottish Tartans Authority
in Perthshire, Scotland for registration. The
pattern was deemed unique and the
Registration Certificate issued. A mill nearEdinburgh was then commissioned to weave
the cloth in bulk.
The colors in the cloth were carefully chosen
to represent the various Masonic family
organizations including but not limited to the
Blue Lodge, Scottish Rite, York Rite, Shrine of
North America, Job’s Daughters International,
DeMolay International, Order of the Eastern
Star, Daughters of the Nile and et cetera.
The main field of blue in a prominent pivotal
position represents the dome of the universeas in Blue Lodge Masonry. The dominance of
royal purple in the opposite pivotal field
represents Scottish Rite Masonry, York Rite
Masonry, Job’s Daughters International and
many other Masonic organizations. The
prominent red cross carries with it much
symbolism used throughout Masonry. You will
also see represented the colors of the five
points of the Eastern Star, red, white, blue,
green and gold/yellow as well as related colors
connected with the Social Order of theBeauceants, the White Shrine of Jerusalem,
the Daughter’s of the Nile and many others.
As a Scottish family’s unique tartan represents
that family throughout the world, so too does
the Freemason’s Universal Tartan represent
the family of Freemasonry and its goals to
make this world a better place to live in.
Are You A Man?W. R. Shields
I do not ask, my friend, if you
Were born a Gentile or a Jew,
A Buddhist, or Mohammedian:I only ask, are you a man?
It matters not, my friend, to me
If you are black as black can be,
Or colored red, or brown, or tan:
I ask but this, are you a man?
I care not, brother, whence you came,
Nor do I seek to know your name,
Your race, religion, creed or clan:
I want to know if you’re a man.
I care not if you’re homely quite,
Or handsome as an angle bright,
If you, throughout your little span,
Have only shown yourself a man.
I think that most men think like that:
They hate a weakling, loathe a rat;
They’ve always liked, since time began,
One who is first and last a man.
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Famous Mason: Arnold Palmer, Golfer, Entrepreneur, Freemason
Arnold Daniel Palmer (born
September 10, 1929) is an
American golfer who is generally
regarded as one of the greatest
players in the history of men's
professional golf. He has won
numerous events on both the
PGA Tour and Champions Tour,
dating back to 1955. Nicknamed
"The King," he is one of golf's
most popular stars and it’s most
important trailblazer because he
was the first star of the sport's
television age, which began in
the 1950s. He is part of "The Big
Three" in golf along with JackNicklaus and Gary Player who are
widely credited with popularizing
and commercializing the sport
around the world.
Palmer won the PGA Tour
Lifetime Achievement Award in
1998, and in 1974 was inducted
into the World Golf Hall of Fame.
In 2004, he competed in The
Masters for the last time,
marking his 50th consecutive
appearance in that event. After
missing the cut at the 2005 U.S.
Senior Open by twenty-one shots
he announced that he would not
enter any more senior majors.
Since 2007, Palmer has served as
the honorary starter for the
Masters. He retired from
tournament golf on October 13,
2006, when he withdrew from
the Champions Tours'
Administaff Small Business
Classic after four holes due to
dissatisfaction with his own play.
He played the remaining holes
but did not keep score.
Palmer's legacy was reaffirmed
by an electrifying moment during
the 2004 Bay Hill Invitational.
Standing over 200 yards from the
water-laden 18th green, Palmer,
who is known for his aggressive
play, lashed his second shot onto
the green with a driver. The shot
thrilled his loyal gallery and
energized the excitable Palmer.
He turned to his grandson and
caddie, Sam Saunders, and gave
him a prolonged shimmy andplayful jeering in celebration of
the moment.
As with every true Masonic
Brother, Relief is a principle
Brother Palmer holds as dear
as Brotherhood and Truth. H
served as Honorary NationalChairman of the March of Dim
Birth Defects Foundation for
years. In addition, he played
major role in fundraising for t
Arnold Palmer Hospital for
Children and Women in Orlan
Florida. Not forgetting his
hometown, he is a longtime
member of the Board of
Directors of the Latrobe Area
Hospital and established a maannual fundraising golf event
that institution in 1992. Brot
Arnold Palmer's humanitarian
awards are too numerous to
mention.
Brother Arnold Palmer was
raised in Loyalhanna Lodge N
275, Latrobe, PA in 1958. He
was honored in 1998 by bein
invested with the 33rd Degree
both the Northern and SouthJurisdictions of the Ancient &
Accepted Scottish Rite.
Dear Brothers,
The Lodge Investment Committee is
working to determine an appropriate
investment strategy for Lodge Funds, and
is seeking your preference in determining
how funds should be invested. These will
aide us in choosing the most suitable
investment vehicles to protect Lodge
assets as well as create growth for the
future.
Option 1: Play it Safe; protect Lodge
assets don't worry about growth.
Option 2: Be Conservative; protect Lodge
funds while seeking modest growth.
Option 3: Pursue Growth; use prudent
rules to invest seeking greatest
potential growth.
Please contact a member of the Lodge
Investment Committee or a LodgeOfficer and let them know your
preference.
The Lodge Investment Committee is
also seeking one additional member.
Professional investment experience
and a background in finance would be
beneficial.
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Yucca Valley Masonic Center
October 2010Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
Libra Scorpio28 29 30 1 2
Breakfast8-10 AMGalaxy Club 10 A
3 4Oasis of Mara
Stated Meeting29 Palms 7:30 pm
5Hall Association
Building BoardFinance BoardMtg. 6 PM
6 7 Stated Mtg 6 PM
Dinner 6:30Open Mtg 7:30
8 9Galaxy Club
Fashion Show &Salad Lunch11:30 $5.00
10 11 Columbus Day
12 13 142
ndDegree
Proficiency Work – 6:30 PM
15Shrine Club11:00 AMYucca ValleySizzler
16 Officer’s Schoo
of Instruction Yucca Valley
17 18 19 20 21MasonicEducationWorking GroupDinner 6:30 PM
22 23
24 25 263
rdDegree
for Bro. Myers
27
Scottish Rite inPalm Springs
282nd DegreeProficiency Work – 6:30 PM
29 30Int’l Masquerade
and Brazilian Sh
Benefit BreakfaFor Joshua TreeElementary Sch
8-10 AM
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YUCCA VALLEYMASONIC LODGEPO Box 686
Yucca Valle , CA 92286
Grand Master of the State of
CaliforniaMost Worshipful William J. Bray III
Worshipful Master Joe Romero, P.M. 228-2515Senior Warden Joseph DuPont 367-4373
Junior Warden Vacant
Treasurer Mark Clark 367-7246
Secretary Oscar Rodriguez 449-0147
Chaplain David Glenn 660-5736
Senior Deacon Joseph Johnson PM 365-5764
Junior Deacon Joseph Pennington 362-2785
Marshal Wayne J. Stuart 364-4586
Senior. Steward James N. Henley 366-2527
Junior Steward Brian L. Slack 365-6245
Tyler Vacant
Officer’s Coach Vacant
Inspector 830th Masonic Dist Mert Gayler 347-5555
Telephone Chair
Adriana C. (Tina) Bergamin 365-5523
Lod e Officers 2010
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