St. John’s Lodge #34 Chartered November 8, 1802 Merged December 1, 2006 Upcoming Events For 2014 December 4th 2014 Annual election of officers December 7th, 2014 Centre Lodge #108 Chartered May 9, 1859 Merged November 5, 2002 Past Masters Breakfast Meeting 9:30 AM Ionic Lodge Reisterstown Md Also Dec 7th at 11:30 am Cassia Lodge #45 Chartered May 6, 1811 Merged March 1, 2001 Planning meeting for 2015 Ionic Lodge Reisterstown Md Join us with your ideas for events and meeting topics for 2015 All are welcome December 18th 2014 Masonic Memorial Service Honoring our departed Brethren Family and friends welcome Visit our new website http://www.marylandfreemason.com. November 6th & 20th , 2014 Thursdays Email [email protected] Or call 410-375-4555 Address correction requested Reservations are Required for Dinner Paul I. Adler, P.M., Secretary 1356 Sudvale Road Baltimore, MD 21208 January 8th 2015 Annual Installation of Officers Open Installation Grand Lodge Room 7:30 P.M. Dinner served 6:30 pm Grand Lodge Ballroom Family and friends are welcome Regular Communications 2015 From the East Brethren, At our first meeting this month, on November 6, in honor of Veterans Day, we will welcome Mr. David Ginsburg as a guest speaker. He is the National Senior Vice Commander of the 29th Division Association and Post Commander of Larkspur Post No. 110, a unit of the 29th based in Pikesville. The 29th Division - a division with a long Maryland heritage - was among the first wave of American troops landing on Omaha Beach on June 6, 1944. Mr. Ginsburg will speak on the 29th's role at D-Day and in the subsequent campaign to defeat Hitler's Germany, a role of which all Marylanders can be proud. We will also be visited on November 6 by our Grand Inspector, WB David Rabe, who will take up the Grand Masonic Word for the final time this year. On November 20, our most recent class of Master Masons will stand examination in the catechism of that degree. And we will be greatly honored that evening by a visit from members of Mt. Lebanon Lodge No. 22 of the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Maryland. It will be a night of good fellowship and new friendships. Be sure to be there. Sincerely and fraternally, Rex S. Gordon P.M. Worshipful Master A Note About Keys If any one has a key to our display cases please let Paul or Bob know as we seem to have lost ours. Also if any past officer still has a set of keys to our lockers, please return them so they can be re-distributed to current officers Thanks Amicable ~ St. John’s Lodge No. 25Patrons Morton J. Abrams James C. Anagnos John C. Angelos Paul M. Apostolo William L. Appel Leonard J. Attman Alex N. Barenblitt P.M. Sheldon G. Baylin P.M. Arthur H. Beasman Stuart A. Becker Gary O. Berman Ryan A. Berman Jonathan M. Binstock PM Jerald P. Blumenthal Wallace E. Boston Jr. Jack I. Brown Robert C. Chance 5th Julius S. Cherry Matko L. Chullin III Leonard E. Cohen P.M. Joseph A. Cooper Allan Dale Arnold Dansicker Jonathan S. Dansicker Kenneth C. Dansicker Samuel I. Dansicker Stanley Dansicker William R. Dardick Gilbert P. Davis P.M. Joel Davis P.M. Mark S. DeMario John A. Demetriades Paul Derman P.M. Joseph Dobb Peter V. Elmo Frederic L. Federoff William B. Fine Melvin Fink Alvin P. Freedman Jack H. Freedman Stephen J. Gandel Randy L. Gartner Stephen M. Glushakow Rex S. Gordon P.M. Frank John P. Goris Val Gorodisky Morris S. Green Mark Grebow Michael N. Grossblatt Eugene H. Gumenick Frederick S. Harris Robert W. Hartman Howard M. Heneson Ronald J. Jacobson P.M. Howard Kaidanow Jerome S. Kolodkin Harry C. Koukides Harold M. Kushner John Lallas Michael S. Lester Murray K. Lilley P.M. Gregory J. Lorch Mervyn Margolies Jerald D. Mazer Millard W. McCleary Jr. Jonathan A. Melnick Charles C. Miller Brian B. Misler Melvin Morganstern Matthew C. Nelson Philip Nochumowitz P.M. Bob Nusinov Keith A. Nusinov Sam Nusinov Peter G. Papadopoulos Andrew A. Papaminas Mark E. Pearlstein P.M. Bennett E. Politzer P.M. Aristides Polychronis Barry Potemken Henry Rackl Jr. Timothy H. Reilly Jr Theodore A. Richman Leonard Roberts Leonard Robinson P.M. Paul R. Rochlin Sheldon R. Roth Harold T. Rubin Leonard Rubin Gilbert A. Ruddie Israel M. Ruddie P.M. Gordon J. Salganik James S. Salkin P.M. I. Morton. Schindler William D. Schmidt Marvin W. Schnitzer P.M. Ron Schwartz P.M. Saul S. Seltzer Joel L. Sereboff Michael B. Serio Michael E. Shavitz Louis D. Simmons Jr. Ronald M. Smullian Albert Snyder Frederick A. Spicer P.M. Albert Stein Herbert Sweren Avrum Tamres P.M. Getnet H. Tiku Stanley I. Tilkin Bernard Trieber Gordon M. Uchenick Andrew L. Vineberg Ray N. Weinstein Irvin M. Willen Robert M. Williar Gerald A. Yamin Martin Zuckerman Masonic Creed I as a Free Mason believe in the Fatherhood of GOD and the Brotherhood of man. I will do unto others as I would have them do unto me. I pledge my loyalty to the government of the United States of America, a government of the people, by the people, and for the people and will not countenance disloyalty on the part of others. Free Masonry is founded upon these principles and I will use my utmost effort to preserve them for posterity. So Mote it be. My View From The West Apathy No matter how large and strong and mighty a tree may be, if it gets root rot it surely will eventually wither and die. Apathy in a fraternity such as ours is the same thing as root rot is to a tree. My Brothers, I am very troubled by the lack of support which caused us to have to cancel both our Dinner Dance in September and our trip to the GW Masonic Memorial and Old Town Alexandria, VA in October. There are approximately five hundred members of our Lodge, yet we got only slightly more than 20 people for both of these special events. This lack of support gives me concern when thinking about planning events for next year. For years we have heard from the Brethren that you want us to plan more social events. More events that you can bring your wives, friends and families to; yet when presented with two of these events, we got responses from so very few of you. We intentionally scheduled these events after the kids had gone back to school to avoid vacation conflicts. Neither event was exceptionally expensive and they were both something different to do. So why the indifference? My intention here is not to scold but to find out what went wrong so we can improve and move forward and offer events in the future that you will enjoy and want to attend. Please, when you see me at a meeting, pull me aside and give me your input and suggestions. Additionally, we will be holding a planning meeting for next year on Sunday, December 7th at the Ionic Lodge building in Reisterstown immediately following our annual Past Master’s meeting. Please attend that meeting so we can give you the events that you want. Like we always say: “You only get out of Masonry what you put into it.” My Brothers, we have a very active and thriving line of Officers. For the first time since anyone can remember, not one chair is officially filled by a Past Master. We are set to have a new Worshipful Master every year for at least the next 7 years. But this line, no matter how vibrant and this Lodge cannot exist without your support. Let’s not allow the root rot of apathy to bring down the beautiful tree which is Amicable-St. John’s Lodge. Join us and support us my Brothers, in doing so you are really supporting yourselves. Sincerely and Fraternally, Bob Rascovar Senior Warden Oﬃcers for 2014 W. Bro. Rex Gordon P.M. Worshipful Master 300 N. Charles St apt 503……………...………..Baltimore, MD 21201 443-992-8146 .....................................................rgordon928@gmail.com Bro. Bob Rascovar .......................................................... Senior Warden 105 W. Chestnut Hill Lane………….…………Reisterstown,MD21136 410-913-7210 .......................................................... [email protected] Bro. Matthaios Roussos .................................................. Junior Warden 6728 Bonnie Ridge Dr apt 201……………….…...Baltimore Md 21209 410-979-1551 ............................................ [email protected] Bro. Paul I. Adler, P.M............................................................ Secretary 1356 Sudvale Road ................................................ Pikesville, MD 21208 (410) 375-4555 .............................................. [email protected] Bro. Henry Godfrey. ................................................................Treasurer 2001 Stockton Road ..................................................... Joppa, MD 21085 410-459-4993 ...........................................................hcgodgrey@aol.com Bro. Michael N. Grossblatt ........................................... Senior Deacon Bro. William R. Dardick . .............................................. Junior Deacon Bro. Adam E. Oliner .............................................................. .Senior Steward Bro. Frank Hampton ..................................................... .Junior Steward Bro. Rob Hartman………..………………..………. Assistant Steward Bro. Michael L. DeVeau ……………...…………… Assistant Steward Bro Harvey M. Davidoff P.M. ................................................. Marshal Bro. Fred Tepper…………………….410-229-8709 ...Senior Chaplain Bro. Robert C. Chance, 5th … .…443-996-2768……...…….Chaplain Bro. Dore’ Glazer........................................................................... Tyler Bro. Brion K. Weintzweig …………...Assistant Tyler, Preparation Room Bro. Ken Taylor P.M. ........................................Deputy Grand Lecturer Howard Lodge #101 ........................................................ 410-365-0214 Bro. David W Rabe P.M............................................... Grand Inspector Howard Lodge. #101………………………..…….….....410-379-6138 november Trestleboard First Stated Communication for November Thursday November 6th 2014 7:30 P.M Ballot on Petitions for Initiation of Mr. Joshua J Crockett Age 22 Occupation Teacher Mr Robert H Satterfield Age 27 Occupation Security Guest Speaker Mr. David Ginsburg Light Refreshments Served Second Stated Communication for November Thursday November 20th 2014 7:30 P.M Cathechism Of Master Mason Degree Visitation of Mt. Lebanon Lodge No. 22 of the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Maryland. Refreshments served after Meeting Regarding Dues By now you should have received your dues bill for 2015. As of this mailing over 60 men have not paid their 2014 dues and are facing suspension. This is a troubling number as it is over 10% of our membership. Please understand,dues are due in advance of the year and if not paid by the end of the year Grand Lodge Constitution requires that you be suspended. A suspension will prevent you from receiving a service award on time and could prevent you from being eligible to receive care in Bonnie Blink, our outstanding facility, should you require it. Dues are our sole source of revenue. Most of you pay your dues promptly and I thank you for that.I try to process dues sent in as quickly as possible and ask your patience if it takes a little time as it is a big job. As always if you feel that your dues bill is incorrect in any way, call me. Paul Adler PM Secretary Amicable ~ St. John’s Lodge No. 25Masonic Anniversaries For November Irwin B. Farber Ira M. Farber Morton D. Goldstein Howard M. Sager P.M. Arnold R. Schunick Burton R. Sirkis Frank Weitzman Joy Pachino Mark Grebow Joseph A. Cooper Harry Fox Stanley Dansicker Paul Frankle Melvin Fink Mende M. Lerner Melvin A. Steinberg Jordon L. Max Jerome I. Schnitzer Theodore A. Richman Richard Rynd Donald H. Scheihing Peter G. Vailas Alvin Akman Sam Nusinov David P. Thaman Malcolm C. Berman Stephen J. Gandel Joel L. Sereboff Howard L. Cardin P.M. Irvin M. Willen Harmon B. Miller Walter M. Miller Sheldon G. Baylin P.M. Benjamin L. Cardin Julius S. Cherry William S. Braverman Robert Newton Alan R. Sachs Benjamin H. Saltzman Mark I. Weil P.M. Dennis S. Josephson Frank A. Dermer 70 64 64 63 63 62 62 61 60 59 59 58 58 57 57 57 56 56 55 55 55 55 54 54 54 53 53 53 52 52 51 51 50 49 49 48 48 48 48 48 46 42 Harry C. Koukides Fred M. Needel Michael B. Serio Sonny B. Spector Carl Baylin Dennis L. Hartenstine Mark L. Silver George Roros Robert W. Sarsitis John A. Demetriades Robert C. Ritter Sr. Carroll S. Phillips Dennis D. Bell P.M. Alan M. Blank Ronald D. Winer P.M. David N. Greenfeld Paul I. Adler P.M. Jay I. Block P.M. Edward J. Jacobson Harold M. Kushner Bruce I. Goodman Jeffrey L. Debois P.M. Aristides Polychronis Kenneth L. Cohen Jonathan P. Van Hoven Christopher R. Lambros Frank John P. Goris Ian W. Carmichael Simon Cherkasski Todd A. Dardick William C. Josey Bradley S. Kressman Gregory S. Pearlstein Jacob E. Singer Getnet H. Tiku 42 42 42 42 40 40 40 39 39 36 36 33 32 31 30 28 25 25 25 25 24 23 23 22 21 17 16 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2