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Master - From The East
The theme for this month is the George Washington Bi-Centennial!
In celebration of the memory of this great man, Mason, and First President of the United States of America. This year, on Dec. 14, marks the 200th anniversary of his death. A short biography of this great man is given on page 5. A more complete biography can be found on the internet at:
http://www.mountvernon.org/education/biography/.
An apron given by General Lafayette to George Washington is displayed in our Tiler's area, near the Preparation Room door.
A very interesting and informative story, taken from the US Congressional archives, about George Washington is reprinted on pages 7-1 1. This story is reported to be factual and true. The Lodge has joined the international "George Washington Bi-Centenial Celebration" to inform people about this great man, and a certificate honoring our contribution from this organization will be presented to the Lodge at our next Stated Meeting.
Our next Stated Meeting will be on Dec. 6, preceded by a Traditional Scandinavian Holiday Dinner and Party at 6:30pm, including Gloegg Wine, Pork Roast with Trimmings, and "Find the Almond Dessert". Please bring a gift-wrapped toy for admission, for "Toys for Tots" (do not bring used clothes or stuffed animals). The after dinner program will include the informative video-tapes: "George Washington, Founding Father," "America's Godly Heritage," "Benjamin F "Franklin," and "From Sea to Shining Sea."
These all include references to the Founding Fathers of the United States of America, and to the principles that formed this great nation.
At our next Stated Meeting, a large, signed, and framed print of "150 Years of Freemasonry" is planned to be presented from the Officers of 1999.
Our Nov. Stated Meeting was the longest this year, and all business items were completed. Congratulations to Earl Gault who was elected as an affiliated member to our Lodge! Also, our organist astounded the lodge members by playing his prerecorded music on our new electronic organ in multi-instruments mode: indeed "we did not do it that way last year," and it is quite fantastic this year - Come to Lodge and hear this! Lodge Address Books (dated Oct. 19, 1999) were presented, and have been mailed out with computer data correction forms to all members and widows. The Lodge computer has been upgraded, and now has an internal Zip Drive. The two key rings and the rules for conducting Social Events were also discussed: if you want to run a social event at the Lodge, just first obtain formal Lodge approval, and then get the keys from the Building Manager. A letter from Ed Fentum, PM, was read in full, and discussed. The Proposed Bylaws Change was amended from "$1,000" to read" $200" (changed from $25) and passed. Officer Elections were also held for next year. Congratulations are extended to Robert-Martin, PM, and his team of officers (see page 13) who were all unanimously elected for 2000! Also, two members were elected to the Temple Board: Luis Orozco was reelected for a three year term, and Hal Bain was elected to serve a three year term. In addition, two Trustees were elected: Gunner Galsgaard was re-elected to a three year term, and Bruce Pruitt was elected to complete the remaining year of Robert Martin's term; while Hal Bain is serving his first year of his three year term.
Also, our Nov. "Receiving More Light 'function was very informative as Ed Clark, Don Muller (a visitor from Illinois), and Rick Atwick (a visitor from Pleasanton) read the articles on "Who are the Masons?" and "Masonic Secrecy" from the June issue of Focus from the Masonic Service Association. These members did receive "More Light," in the form of masonic flashlights attached t a key chain! Looking for "more light" will be repeated on Dec. 6!
We are sad to report that Sterling Bailey, Treasurer and PM, suffered a heart attack late at night on Nov. 1, and a triple-bypass operation was performed on Nov. 5. He is now recovering well, and is now at home, or on one of his usual field trips. Our Lodge Visitation to California Lodge No. 1 on Nov. 2 was very successful. Several of our past and current officers were able to extend our formal greetings to Cal. No. 1, and also to see David Banastre (our Senior Deacon a few years ago) be elected as Master of Cal. No. 1 for the year 2000! Another interesting note is that Cal No. 1 currently has about 485 members, compared to our 200, and that at the meeting they approved their audited Nov. budget expenses that were just a few dollars less than my entire 1999 budget!
A list of the accomplishments that our officers have performed this year is presented on page 12. I personally thank all of our Officers and Members who have assisted in accomplishing these goals this year!
Our last 1999 Saturday Social Events are listed on the next page, and they include a special tour of the Grand Lodge Library and a do-it-your-self Holiday shopping spree in San Francisco on Sat., Dec. 4, before our next Stated Meeting. I do need to know how many are coming on this special Grand Lodge Library tour. Call me ASAP, otherwise this may be cancelled!
Our Lodge Installation for the Officer's of 2000 will be held at 7:30 PM on Wed., Dec. 29. A practice will be held on the preceding Tues. at 7:30 PM. All officers to be installed are expected to attend.
Happy Holidays and a safe Y2K! Although it is not yet the start of a new millennium (that's 12/31/00 it is the start of the new century, and the effects of the "00" bug will be interesting to watch and experience. Be careful!
I shall look forward to seeing in Lodge early next year!
Fraternally,
Patrick Bailey
Master
Senior Warden - The Westerly Wind
Happy Holidays!
Last month was an exciting one for the Martin family. First, on Thur. Oct. 21st Brother Jason Martin (age 19.97 years old at that time) had his first meeting as Sr. Councilor for Campbell Chapter DeMolay. Oct. 25th was Los Altos Lodge hosting the Santa Clara Valley OAM. 'Men on Oct. 27th Jeanne and I attended Miramonte chapter OES's Halloween costume party, and saw a magician perform wonders, including getting Sister Barbara Moore, Secretary and Past Matron to wear a dunce hat. Then on Fri. Oct29thCampbellChapterDeMolayhad a joint dance with Redwood City Rainbow Assembly. On Oct. 31st the twins, Jason and Justin had their 20th birthday, and celebrated Halloween at the same time. The next day was our stated meeting, where we elected our officers and Trustees for next year. (More later about that.) The next day, Tues. Nov. 2nd, I was unable to attend our Lodge's visitation to Cal. Lodge No. 1, because I was in Reno to attend the wedding of my son Justin to his fianc6e of 2 years. (Welcome to our family, Tricia !) And on Thurs. I celebrated the 247th anniversary of the Initiation of Brother George Washington, which also happened to be my birthday. Finally, to complete the two weeks, Jeanne and I went to Morgan Hill on Nov 5th for the Installation of Officers at Manzanita Chapter OES.
I'm getting out of breath just writing it all down. But I can assure you, it has been exciting and lots of fun. The lodge voted me to be the Master for next year, although we tried three separate times to get another nomination! Although I had the opportunity and pleasure to serve as Master of Charity-Jarman Lodge No. 362 twelve years ago, I am very excited and pleased to serve Los Altos Lodge as Master for the year 2000, which just happens to be the sesquicentennial (150th anniversary) of the Grand Lodge of California. I am busily setting up the last details of the installation, which will have the Grand Master of California, the Most Worshipful Alvin J. Weis as our Installing Officer.
The officers to be installed, at Los Altos Lodge on Dec. 29 at 7:30 PM,
Master: Robert W. Martin, PM
Sr. Warden: William J. Malmstrom, PM
Junior Warden: Robert G. Lake, Jr.
Treasurer: Herbert Sterling Bailey, PM,HA
Secretary: Richard L. Rosenberg, PM
Chaplain: James Kermit Williams, PM, HA
Marshall: C. Eugene McMahon
Senior Deacon: Richard G. Weyers
Junior Deacon: Harold C. Bain
Senior Steward: Michael D. Sadler
Junior Steward: Jason A. Martin
Tiler: M. David Kimball III
Organist: Luis J. Orozco II, HA
Your officers for 2000 are a dedicated group of men, and I can say with certainty the we all look forward to a fine year. One of our highest priorities is to get more candidates. As you may be aware, we have not Raised a Brother in Los Altos Lodge for over a year, the last third degree being that where Christian Martin was Raised in September, 1998. We will be putting some time at our meetings discussing what we plan to do about this, for it is very important to the future of our lodge to have new members. We also will be talking about how we can overcome some of our reluctance to talk about our fraternity, and learn new ways to speak with non-Masons about the benefits of being a Mason.
There are quite a few Installations being scheduled in Dec. for neighboring lodges. Here are the ones I know about now.
Fri. l2/3/99 -San Jose Lodge No. 10
Sat 12/4/99 2:00 PM - Mtn. View Lodge No. 194
Sat 12/4/99 6:30 PM - Palo Alto Lodge No. 346
Sun.12/5/99 2:00 PM - Morgan Hill Lodge No. 463
Tues. 12/7/99 6:30 PM - San Carlos Lodge No. 690
Wed 12/8/99 7:30 PM - Willow Glen Lodge No. 676
Thurs. 12/9/99 6:30 (?) PM - Redwood City Lodge No. 168
Sat 12/1l/99 2:00 PM - Friendship Lodge No. 210
Sat 12/11/99 7:30 PM - Los Gatos-G. E. T. Lodge No. 292
Tues 12/14/99 6:30 PM -California Lodge No. 1
Wed. 12/15/99 - Fraternity Lodge No. 399
Thurs. 12/l6/99 11:00 AM - Daylight Lodge No. 844
Sat 12/18/99 12:00 PM - DeAnza Lodge No. 511 Mtn. View
Monday l2/27/99 7:30 PM - El Camino Research Lodge at Los Altos Temple (Bro. Lou Orozco is being installed as Master)
Wed. 12/29/99 7:30 PM -Los Altos Lodge No. 712
Finally, if you receive this trestleboard in time, you may want to attend the 50 year pin presentation to Ross Fuller, PM on Mon. Nov. 29, 1999 at the Oddfellows' Hall in downtown Campbell. Worshipful Ross was Master in 1957 of Charity Lodge, served as the third Master of El Camino Research Lodge, served for many years as an Inspector, and has served as the Master of Ceremonies for at least thirty-five (35) Lodge installations. He will be serving as the Master of Ceremonies for our installation this year, also. This will be the last meeting Charity-Jarman Lodge No. 362 Will have at that location in Campbell, after 95 years of meeting there.
The next day Tuesday November 30,1999 at 6:30 p.m. 50 year pin presentations will be made seven or eight brothers from De Anza Lodge and Mountain View Lodge at the Mtn. View Temple. For dinner reservations please call Steve Hill, Master of Mountain View Lodge, at [snip].
Fraternally,
Robert W. Martin, P.M.
Senior Warden
A Short Biography of George Washington
George Washington was born at ten o'clock in the morning on February 22, 1732, in Westmoreland County, Virginia. He grew up near Fredericksburg, Virginia, with a younger sister and three younger brothers, and also had two older half-brothers who were sent to England to go to school. He was initiated as an Entered Apprentice Mason on Nov. 4, 1752. During the French and Indian War, he served as an aide to the British General Edward Braddock, and in a fearful battle, George Washington escaped injury many times: four bullets ripped through his coat, and two horses were shot from under him. Surviving such great battles earned him special recognition among the American Indians, who later came from far away to honor him in Washington DC. About this time, Colonel Washington met a young woman named Martha Custis. Her husband had died, leaving her with two small children, Jacky, three years old, and Patsy, one year old. George Washington and Martha Custis were married on January 6, 1759, and lived at Mt. Vernon, which they later inherited from one of Washington's brothers. Colonel Washington was elected to the House of Burgesses and often went to its meetings in the Virginia capital of Williamsburg. He was quiet and thoughtful during the meetings. One person described him as "straight as an Indian,...more than six feet two inches...about 175 pounds." His hair was reddish brown and his eyes were blue. During the First Contential Congress, George Washington was named the Commander in Chief of the Continental Army. The Revolutionary War was long and difficult. General Washington demanded hard work and discipline from his men, and decided not to attack the British directly. Instead he would move his troops quickly and then strike by surprise. The years of fighting finally ended in Yorktown, Virginia, in 1781, when the British General Cornwallis surrendered. After the war, each of the 13 states sent delegates to a Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia to solve their own problems. General Washington went and was asked to preside over the Convention. After weeks of long debates and many votes, the delegates worked out their differences. They wrote a new constitution for the nation with a democratic government. When the time came to elect a leader for the new government, George Washington was the unanimous choice, and was elected as the first President of the United States. As President, he created departments within the government, each with a different job. He made sure that federal laws were obeyed everywhere. He had the government issue money that was good in all the states. President Washington also helped plan a new capital for the nation that was named "Washington" in his honor. Many of his decisions became precedents that later presidents would follow. After his second term as President, his peaceful life lasted less than three years. After riding through a bad winter storm, General Washington caught a cold. His throat became infected making it difficult to breathe. On December 14, 1799, at the age of 67, George Washington died from this infection called quinsy. As he wished, he was buried at Mount Vernon. People everywhere mourned. Henry Lee, who had been with Washington in the Revolutionary War, wrote that Washington was "...first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen." General Lee read this eulogy in Congress. Everyone shared his feelings.
Patrick Bailey
Master
"George Washington's Prayer For His Country"
Adapted from Washington's "Circular to the Sates", written from his headquarters as commander in chief at Newburgh, New York, on June 8, 1783. This circular was directed to the Governors and States of the new nation; his reference to them has been replaced by the words "the United States"; otherwise, the words and spelling are those of General Washington.
" I now make it my earnest prayer, that God would have the United States in his holy protection, that he would incline the hearts of the Citizens to cultivate a spirit of subordination and obedience to Government, to entertain a brotherly affection and love for one another, for their fellow Citizens of the United States at large, and particularly for their brethren who have served in the Fields, and finally, that he would most graciously be pleased to dispose us all, to do Justice, to love mercy, and to demean ourselves with that Charity, humility and pacific temper of mind, which were the Characteristics of the Divine Author of our blessed Religion, and without an humble imitation of whose example in these things, we can never hope to be a happy Nation." Amen.
Patrick Bailey
Master
[I found this in a text book of a patriotic organization, and as it supports the ideals of the Fathers of this country, I thought it would be appropriate to share with you. PB, WM.]
"I believe in the United States of America as a God Government of the people, by the people, for the people, whose just powers are derived from the consent of the governed; a Democracy in a Republic, a Sovereign Nation of many Sovereign states; a Perfect Union, one and inseparable; established upon those Principles of Freedom, Equality, Justice, and Humanity, for which American Patriots sacrificed their lives and fortunes. I therefore believe it is my duty to my country to love It, to support Its Constitution, to obey Its Laws, to respect Its Flag, and to defend It against all enemies, everywhere forever!"
Patrick Bailey
Master
"The Legend of the Wissahickon"
The Legend of the Wissahickon
Library of Congress,
Washington, D.C.
Near Philadelphia, on the banks of the lovely Wissahickon River, there was once a Protestant monastery where lived a brotherhood of noble men who had left Europe and sought a home in the wilderness where they might worship God in their own way, far from the courts of kings. They were known as fanatics.
About one mile from the old monastery, there lived a man who was of the brotherhood in belief, but not with them because he had brought with him to the new world his young son and baby daughter. He was a nobleman of wealth and position, whose religious beliefs were tolerated neither by Protestants nor Catholics. He had lived patiently and quietly in the Old World doing his best and faithfully serving his king, until his beloved wife died. Then be had given up his castle, his lands, his title, and most of his great possessions, and fled across the sea with his young son and baby daughter, to make a home in an oldtime blockhouse of the Wissahickon wilderness. There he lived and studied the book of Revelations for seventeen years. Meantime his little son became a noble youth who shared in his father's every hope and conviction; his baby daughter became a fair maiden, lovely beyond words, with gold hair which fell not in ringlets nor curls, but in soft, wavy profusion to her shoulders.
We are told that when the shadows were beginning to lengthen on the last day of 1773, the little family might have been seen walking arm in arm along the banks of the Wissahickon, beneath trees bending under their weight of snow. The father, who was then known and loved far and near as the Priest of the Wissahickon,
wore a velvet cloak with a silver cross suspended by a cord around his neck. The girl, with a look of adoration upon her face, listened without questioning to the conversation between father and brother - in whose eyes shone the light of immortality. For seventeen years the old man had studied Revelations, and again he repeated what he had affirmed so many times before, as the result of these years of study.
"The Old World," said he, "is sunk in all manner of crime, as was the Antediluvian world; the New World is given to man as a refuge, even as the ark was given to Noah and his children.
"The New World is the last altar of human freedom left on the surface of the globe. Never shall the footsteps of kings pollute its soil. It is the last hope of man. God has spoken and it is so. Amen."
It was the girl who urged a return to the house, and it was she who sought its warmth and shelter for the sake of her loved ones, and drew the curtains at the windows of the living room to shut out the gloomy forest and coming night. It was the girl who tried to bring cheer to the little group and to lighten the sadness of her father and brother, to distract them from their somber thought and study. That night she tried in vain; she knew that passing hunters again would hear the voice of prayer late into the night, and see the chapel lights streaming across the snow until the dawn.
The hour of separation came when father and son bade the maiden good night and together sought the chapel, where two tall
candles were already burning on the white altar. It was a circular chamber with oak panels. Between the candles on the altar was a slender silver flagon, a wreath of laurel-fresh gathered from the Wissahickon hills, and a velvet-bound Bible with clasps of gold. Behind the altar was an iron cross. The Priest of the Wissahickon was the first to break the silence.
Said he: "At the third hour after midnight, the Deliverer will come!"
Then as the young man stood pondering, the father repeated, "Tonight he will come. At the third hour after midnight he will come through yonder door and take upon himself his great mission to free the New World from the yoke of the tyrants. All is ready for his coming. Behold the crown, the flagon of anointing oil, the Bible, and the Cross!"
Hours passed. The lad knelt in prayer; but the father paced up and down the chapel waiting until the clock of the great hall struck twelve and the New Year dawned. Then the lad arose and gently tried to prepare his father for disappointment. Perhaps they were mistaken; perhaps they were not right in believing that the time for the Deliverer was at hand. "At the third hour after midnight the Deliverer will come!" was the father's answer.
The lad returned to his prayers and the Priest of the Wissahickon continued his lonely watch while the clock struck one, two, three. Then there came footsteps in the hall, and a tall stranger of commanding presence entered the door of the chapel and spoke these words: "Friends, I have lost my way in the forest. Can you direct me to the right way?"
Answered the Priest of the Wissahickon, "Thou hast found the way to usefulness and immortal renown!"
Wondering, the stranger came a step nearer to see if he was being mocked; but the Priest of the Wissahickon rapidly questioned him. Did he come from the city? Yes. What was the burden upon his Heart; was it not his country's welfare? Yes. Was he not troubled about the right of a subject to raise his hand against his King? Yes! Then said the priest of the Wissahickon to the amazed stranger: "Thou art called to a great work. Kneel before this altar and here, in the silence of the night, amid the depths of these wild woods, will I anoint Thee, Deliverer of this great land!" Immediately this peerless stranger before whom ten thousand might bow their heads, knelt before the white altar in the old blockhouse and placed his hands on the Bible.
Then, says the legend, these words fell from the lips of the Priest of the Wissahickon:
"Thou art called to the great work of a Champion and Deliverer! Soon thou wilt ride to the battle at the head of legions; soon thou wilt lead a people on to Freedom; soon thy sword will gleam like a meteor over the ranks of war!"
The candlelight cast weird shadows on the wall; the silver cross of the Priest shone; the white altar cloth waved in the wind from the open outer door; the trees moaned Outside, while the Priest, so the story goes, continued thus:
"Dost thou promise that when the appointed time arrives, thou wilt be found ready, sword in hand, to fight for thy country and thy God?"
Solemnly came the answer, "I do!"
"Dost thou promise in the hour of thy glory, when a nation shall bow before thee - as in the fierce moment thou shalt behold thy soldiers starving for want of bread - to remember the great truth written in these words, 'I am but the minister of God in this great work of a nation's freedom'?"
Clearly, firmly, came the answer, "I do promise!"
"Then in His Name who gave the New World to millions of the human race as the last altar of their rights, I do consecrate thee its Deliverer!"
The Priest of the Wissahickon dipped his fingers in the anointing oil and described the outlines of a cross upon the stranger's forehead, and was about to place the laurel wreath upon his head after saying: "When the time comes, go forth to victory. On thy brow no conqueror's blood-red wreath, but this crown of fadeless laurel" - when the girl appeared, took the wreath and crowned the stranger.
Unable to sleep, she had hastily donned a white robe, and putting a dark cloak around her, had gone down to the chapel and had witnessed the scene unnoticed until she had seized the laurel crown from her father's hands. Fearing she had been presumptuous, the girl bowed her head; but her father smiled.
"It is well," said he, "from whom should the Deliverer of a nation receive his crown of laurel, but from the hands of a stainless woman."
Then spoke the lad: "Rise, the Champion Leader of a people. Rise, sir, and take this hand which never yet was given to man. I know not thy name, yet on this Book I swear to be faithful to thee even to the death." Then Paul, for that was his name, buckled a sword to the stranger's side.
When the ceremony was over, the stranger stood in the chapel in towering strength and majesty and said these final words: "From you, old man, I take the vow. From you, fair girl, the laurel. From you, brave friend, the sword. On this Book I swear to be faithful unto all!"
A moment later the stranger vanished into the outer wilderness of the Wissahickon and the sound of his retreating footsteps mingled with the moaning of the wind. That was New Year's Night of the year 1774.
In the darkest hour of the American Revolution, the blockhouse was burned; and while smoke still rose from the ruined home, three were sleeping in their graves by the Wissahickon. One was an aged nobleman; one was a fearless lad; and the other, a fair girl with a wealth of golden hair.
Years later, when America was a nation and George Washington was Her President, again came the stranger of noble presence to the banks of the Wissahickon, seeking the blockhouse and the three who sent him on his mission that New Year's Eve of 1774. He found the ruined blockhouse and the graves. That night, at a party in the bright city of Philadelphia, there were many who wondered why, at a time when a nation bowed before him, the Father of our Country was sad and thoughtful, and bowed his head as if in memory of grief when a fair maid, with a wealth of golden hair, sang a song of the Wissahickon.
Patrick Bailey
Master
Both George and Martha Washington carried out their religious convictions through frequent acts of charity, such as caring for those less fortunate than themselves by giving money and food to the poor. One of Martha Washington's grandchildren wrote, "...Many were annually fed and clothed from his and Grandmama's hands, besides the charity almost daily bestowed on wayfaring persons. But it was their aim to conceal from the left hand, what the right performed, and accident only discovered their good deeds." Washington also contributed money for the altarpiece in Truro Parish and throughout his lifetime made donations to the poor or to assist in building and operating schools. In their wills, the Washingtons made bequests to several charitable concerns; his will contained a gift of bank shares to support "a Free school" in Alexandria for the education of "Orphan children, or the children of such other poor and indigent persons as are unable to accomplish it with their own means...."
Patrick Bailey
Master
George Washington: On Religious Tolerance
From "Reach the Congregation" by the George Washington Bicentennial Planners Group:
"Toleration of differing religious traditions was something George Washington idealistically viewed, and heartily approved of, as a unique and basic quality of American life. He believed religious toleration was a natural right of all men, a right the new country would protect. Toleration for other practices and beliefs was such an integral part of his own value system and was a cornerstone of his aspirations for the country as a whole; thus he simply could not understand the issue of religious prejudice and would not allow the outward expression of such prejudice." - In remarks to the Hebrew congregations of Philadelphia, New York, Charleston, and Richmond: "The liberal sentiment towards each other which marks every political and religious denomination of men in this country stands unrivalled in the history of nations...." G.W., Dec. 1790. - To the religious society called Quakers: "...The liberty enjoyed by the people of these States of worshipping Almighty God agreeable to their consciences is not only among the choicest of their blessings but also of their rights." G.W. Sept. 28, 1789.
Patrick Bailey
Master
Lodge Accomplishments During 1999
Established Our Line Officer's Motto: "Who's Afraid of Y2K!"
Had a Complete Line of Officer's and all Officer's Pictures in the Tiler's Room.
Had our Installation Photo and announcement in the Los Altos newspaper.
Completed a new complete Update of All Lodge Members And Widows Address Data.
Established Blanket Email Lists for the Lodge and the Officers.
Produced and Distributed a New and Expanded Address Book.
Installed a New Computer, Monitor, Zip Drive, and OS Software.
Updated and Expanded the Lodge Website.
Produced perhaps the Best Trestleboards in the State.
Installed a Quiet AC timer switch, and Eliminated Noise In The Lodge Room.
Had a delicious formal dinner before each and every Stated Meeting.
Had a "Ladies and Guests" program after each formal dinner.
Had a Great Superbowl Party!
Had an Outstanding Crab Feed!
Presented a $1,000.00 scholarship to a Senior at Los Altos High School.
Participated in the Los Altos Art and Wine Fair, and supported activities of the Los Altos Village Association.
Had the California Grand Lodge KIDS ID Program at the Fair, and provided more than 300 ID's to local kids!
Had a Great Turnout for the BBQ and Hiram Award Presentation to Bruce Pruitt, PM!
Had public notification and good attendance for our Information Night.
Had the Heroes of '76 Present "Building the Flag" at our Constitutional Observance Night.
Had the Master and most all of our Officers at all of the SCV OAMs.
Had a Wonderful Dinner and great turn-out (68) at our own OAM.
Officially Visited California Number 1 Lodge.
Provided 8 additional social events during the year.
Never called in that "bribe" from my Installation to Dan McDaniel, PM.
Updated both Master's picture galleries in the Tiler's room.
Moved the Tiler's Closet to across from the Preparation Room.
Found, Resurrected, Rewrote, Complied, and Booked All Past Minutes from June 1996 to the Present, which were All Missing.
Audited past dues records and sent out dues notices in November!
Established a new Charity Committee Bylaws Resolution of $200.
Established Social Event Directors Rules and two sets of SED Keys.
Installed a new electronic multi-trembral organ with digital record and pre-recorded disk play capabilities.
Received a certificate for participation in the "George Washington Bi-Centennial Celebration".
Presented the Lodge with a large, signed, and framed print of "150 Years of Freemasonry" from the Officers of 1999.
Arranged with the incoming Master to have the next installation during 1999, so now really: "Who's Afraid of Y2K!"
Patrick Bailey
Master
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