Santa Clara Valley Daylight Lodge No. 844 F. & A. M. Chartered on October 16, 1996 TRESTLEBOARD Thursday – March 26, 2015 Stated February Sessions Brunch at 10:30 a.m. Stated Meeting: 11:30 a.m. San Jose Masonic Center 2500 Masonic Drive San Jose, CA 95125 (408) 267-7121 Important Lodge Dates March 26, 2015 Grand Master Russ Charvonia visits Lodge 844 at 11: 30 a.m. 2015 Installed Officers Worshipful Master Mike Salazar 925-699-3129 Senior Warden Terry Peters 925-963-0622 Junior Warden Open Treasurer Durward Ayre PM 408-358-6970 Secretary Bill Mattson 408-771-1872 Chaplain George Allen PM 408-251-2326 Senior Deacon Donald Holmes PM 408-294-0698 Junior Deacon Open Marshal Open Officers Coach Open Senior Steward To be Announced Junior Steward To be Announced Tiler Eldred Le Heup PM 408-265-0259 Candidate Coach Eldred Le Heup PM 408-564-7045 Important LodgeDates (03/26/2015) Brunch 10:30 a.m. Lodge Meeting at 11:30 a.m. ................. April 11– Child ID Santa Clara County Fairgrounds ........................................ OAM on 04/12/2015 Dinner at 6:30 p.m. @ Los Altos Treasurers Report: 231st Masonic District Inspector: Walter (Joe) Campbell Phone: 408-234-5447 My Fellow Members, Here we are in March and there are one or two members who have not sent in their 2015 Dues to the Lodge Secretary. Please check your dues card to make sure it is for 2015. Some of the Officers have been informed that the San Jose Masonic Hall Association has increased our monthly rent by 10%. This causes a strain on our already poor budget. If you would like to help out add a donation to the Lodge. We would greatly appreciate it. In March we look Forward to on the 26th at 10:00 a.m. a Social Hour 10:30 a.m. Stated Brunch prepared by the revolving Chefs of Lodge 844 At the March Stated Meeting the Grand Master of California is coming to visit us and see how we are doing. So please come out and join your Lodge Brothers and welcome our Grand Master. Save money with an R.S.V.P.to the Secretary’s Office 48-hours previous (408) 771-1872 or (408) 289-9891 or [email protected] You may also Call the San Jose Masonic Center Office: (408) 267-7121 S Sincerely & Fraternally Tre Durward Ayre Lodge 844 Treasurer P.2 (Revised March26, 2015 Secretary’s Report) From the Desk of the Lodge 844 Secretary: Following this past December’s failed attempt to elect a new Secretary a certain Brother has been passing the word around that I am no longer capable of performing the duties of any lodge officer and that I must be replaced as secretary. My sole reason for letting Brother Salazar return as Master in December was to maintain an active Officers Line. Adding fuel to this scuttlebutt going around may have been my blurted out remarks at the February Stated Meeting, upon realizing I had absentmindedly left page two of the January Minutes at home, “We just may need a new secretary, because I have no clue as to where page two is.” The reality was that while preparing to place the minutes into the Minutes binder I received a call from home that my sister-in-law had passed away. I was at the time printing the minutes and without thinking things through I had stapled all the page one’s together I now turn to how I became involved with this Lodge in the first place, former San Jose Scottish Right Presiding Officer, Bob Johnson, encouraged me to join Daylight Lodge to help reorganize it, he having just read several position papers I had written for the VA. My course of action was what my Father had always stressed, he being a community organizer and city fireman, youth programs and Child I.D. by working with community leaders. Toward that end Brothers Peters and Salazar helped explain to San Jose District 4, Councilman Kansen Chu, what Masonry is about, how our youth programs can help and what Child I.D. is. The letter from the current District 4 Councilwoman Margie Matthews (p.7) explains quite clearly that goal was met. Additionally, quite recently we have found success with three new members and one additional application for Affiliated membership, yet more needs to occur prior to being able to show the community in which we live, the true spirit of California Free Masonry. Fraternally, Bill Mattson Lodge 844 Secretary p. 3 A Partnership to Keep Our Kids Fire Safe Through the Firefighters in Safety Education program, Masons will bring active firefighters into public schools to teach age-appropriate fire safety lessons, such as "Stop Drop and Roll," how to call 9-1-1, and how to escape from a fire in their home. Contribute! $9 $14 $27 $108 $165 $ Other $14 per month equals Anniversary Level Dear Brother Durward: As Public Schools Month approaches, I’m writing to share the story of a young man with a bright future – thanks to your gifts to the Annual Fund. Give now to change another young person’s future. Ramon Ortiz is many things: A big brother. The son of immigrants. A committed student. Perhaps most of all, he is a hard worker. When he leaves class at San Francisco State University, he heads to one of two part-time jobs. Then he hits the books again. He goes to college full time, and is set to graduate in 2017 with a major in economics and a minor in political science. Someday, he sees himself as an economic advisor to the president. This year, his goal is to win a grant to travel to the White House with other exceptional students to discuss economic policy. Make a gift to empower other students like Ramon. Ramon is the first in his family to go to college. He didn’t know how to apply for financial aid. He needed academic guidance. And he had no one to ask. Despite his potential, he says he would not be in college today if it weren’t for Investment in Success – a unique college success program created by the Masons of California. Thanks to the Masons of California, and people like you, this program helps make a remarkable impact on kids who need a little more than just financial aid to succeed in college. The program awarded him scholarship dollars, but more importantly, it helps him with everything from securing state financial aid to selecting college courses. Your Annual Fund gift of $45.00 makes it possible. Give now. You are part of the reason why, someday, Ramon may be seated among bright students at the White House, discussing economics with the president’s advisors. A few years from that, he may be back – this time, in the role of advisor. Your generosity helps young people reach their potential. Whether supporting public education or relief to our brethren through the Masonic Homes and Masonic Assistance, your tax-deductible Annual Fund gift makes a profound difference. Join me in supporting these programs. Please give today. Fraternally, Russell E. Charvonia Grand Master GRAND MASTER S PROCLAMATION MARCH IS YOUTH ORDERS MONTH: Repairing the World By Improving Ourselves We all recognize that our youth are our future. In order to make this future bright, we must make an investment in the next generation, by devoting our time, guidance, and financial resources to our young people. This year, the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of California reflects on the theme Repairing the World by Improving Ourselves. As we examine our commitment to improving the communities we serve by consistently demonstrating Masonic values, we must remember to include support for our Masonic youth orders as a central focus. DeMolay International, Job s Daughters International, and the International Order of Rainbow for Girls are built on the same fraternal values that frame our own lives. Just as Freemasonry inspires each of us to share knowledge and improve society, the three Masonic youth orders guide our young men and women building leadership skills and confidence; instilling respect, integrity, and compassion. It is imperative that we continue to support each young man and woman who finds a place within the family of Freemasonry. Strengthening Masonic youth orders is one of our 2010-15 strategic priorities because our youth are the future of society as well as our fraternity, and the ones who will continue to repair our world long after we are gone. I therefore PROCLAIM the month of MARCH 2015 to be YOUTH ORDERS MONTH and I hereby request that this Proclamation be read by the master at the March stated meeting and included in the lodge Trestleboard. During the month of March, I urge every lodge to plan a special program in support of our Masonic youth. Consider organizing a joint service project, offering mentorship opportunities, or organizing an essay contest. More information about supporting Masonic youth is available at Masons4Youth.org. Dated this 27th day of January, 2015. Sincerely and fraternally, Attest: Russell E. Charvonia Grand Master Allan L. Casalou Grand Secretary
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