The Trestle board
"To see the light by which Masons Work"
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| FROM THE EAST Aloha Brethren, I congratulate our newly raised Master Mason, Brother Josh Stueber. Kilauea and Kona lodge joined ranks to put on his degree. It was quite an event and as always a nice time to catch up with the brethren. I thank all the officers who participated for all your hard work and dedication; it reflects why I feel very fortunate to be a member of the greatest fraternity the world has ever seen. I extend my concerns on everyone’s well- being with passing of hurricane Lane. I hope that none of you have suffered any type of damages or losses. If you have; please contact either of our lodges respectively. I will be out of town for the September Stated meeting so please extend your support to our Senior Warden, Troy Gibson, as he will be sitting in the East. I extend a warm invitation to all brethren, traveling brethren and their families to come and join us for dinner on our stated dinner & meeting held on September 5 at 6pm. Fraternally Yours, Chris Domino Master FROM THE WEST Aloha brethren, I want to first thank each and every brother from Kilauea and Kona Lodge that participated in the joint third degree on the 15th. The journey for Brother Stueber has just begun and you all did a great job in making that a memorable experience. It was a honor to work with all of you and I personally was proud to see the lodges work together. We will continue to move forward as a Island and support each other as needed in whatever way possible. As we move to the later portion of the Masonic year, there is a lot of work that needs to be done and I know each and everyone of you is up to the task. I would again ask all of you to invite any brother we haven’t seen in a while to come and visit the lodge. Many new faces are around and it’s a great opportunity to socialize with your Masonic family. I purposefully chose the word family because that’s truly what I feel we have. Our bond is threefold and I truly appreciate all the different personalities and perspectives each of you bring just like in a family. Our growth would stagnant if we all were the same. It’s our differences that set us apart and it just that, which I appreciate the most of all. I personally know I’m a better man from our bond. As always it’s is my honor and duty to serve the will and pleasure of the lodge and its master and will continue to do so as long as you see fit.
Senior Warden Aloha brethren, this month has been a special month for the Kona lodge. Together with the Hilo lodge, we raised our newest brother to the sublime degree of Master Mason. What an honor for Kona Lodge to be part of Brother Josh Stueber’s future. There is work to be completed for the advanced stations. I can’t stress the importance of each future officer to do his due diligence to know his work. I thank all the brethren for their support and guidance. Let’s all make an effort to attend September’s stated meeting.
Junior Warden SEPTEMBER BIRTHDAYS
9/03 James Little 9/05 Barrow Hutchison 9/05 Eduardo Sariol 9/14 Robert Self, PM 9/17 Richard Marshall MASONIC ANNIVERSARIES
9/14/74 Harold Hall 9/14/14 Scott Whipple 9/23/09 Cesar Felix 9/28/68 Peter Wikeen 9/28/13 Jaron Goodspeed SEPTEMBER CALENDAR
09 12 – 6PM 1st degree practice 09 19 – 6PM 1st degree practice (FYI) The Origin of the Mortarboard Hat, a Symbol of Graduation We participate in many customs without knowing their original purpose. Millions of students have the mortarboard hat at graduation is a case in point. Research convinces me that the centuries- old tradition of wearing these funny-looking hats at graduation originated in the Middle Age stonemason apprenticeship schools of Europe. This tradition may have occurred when the stonemason apprentice graduated to the degree level of “Master Mason.” A stonemason’s mortarboard is a flat piece of wood measuring about twenty four inches square. It is usually placed on a stand on the scaffolding near the wall being built. The mortarboard held the wet mortar until the stone-setter applies it to the stone with the trowel. The setter then placed the mortared stone into the wall. After the mortar dried around the stone, a strong solid wall was formed. A skull cap was a brimless cloth cap typically worn in the ancient stonemason’s day. Taken together the mortarboard and skull cap look exactly like a modern graduation cap. Today’s graduation caps are even called “mortarboard hats". (Taken from Brother Russell Herner of Bellevue, Ohio’s article in the June 2018 Short Talk Bulletin.) |
| DESIGNS UPON THE TRESTLE BOARD SEPTEMBER 2018 |
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