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Civil War Lodge of Research #1865 AF&AMA Stated Communication of the Civil War Lodge of Research #1865 was held at the Masonic Temple at Fredericksburg Lodge #4 at 803 Princess Anne Street, Fredericksburg, Virginia on Saturday, December 5th A.D. 2009, A.L. 6009, at 10:00 AM. All of the Officers were present except the Treasurer and Marshall. There were no Pro Tems. Master Wayne Price Senior Warden M. Phillip Brown ______________ Junior Warden Raymond M. Moats ______________ Senior Deacon Gary Laing ______________ Junior Deacon Mike Achhammer ______________ Chaplain John Shroeder ______________ Treasurer Lauris Eek Absent Secretary Rich Radi ______________ Tiler Reed Cole ______________ Marshall Melvin Mason Absent Sr. Steward Robert Schindler ______________ Jr. Steward Joel Ratliff ______________
VISITORS: As written in Visitors Guestbook (If you are not in the Guestbook, then you were not here!)
A Masonic Lodge was opened in Due and Ancient Form and after Pledging Allegiance to the Flag of our Country. The Secretary read the Dispensation from the Grand Lodge of Virginia allowing this Lodge to hold its Communication at the above noted location and time.
A summary of the minutes of the last Stated Communication was * [X] read * [ ]dispensed with, for information only.
The Secretary cleared his desk and any bills were ordered paid as read. Phil Brown reimbursement for the Reid Simmons Academy. $260.00 There was a solicitation from Masonic Services Ass’n regarding the Hospital Visitation Program. Joe Bongiovi made a motion that we donate $50 towards this program. Brother Radi asked for approval to pay Paul Bessel for the 2010 expenses involved in the website. $150.00 It was approved to reimburse Joe Bongiovi for whatever expenses he might incur in the catering of lunch and whatever was entailed with the Slaughter Pen excursion. MW Cole advised us that our contributions to MAHOVA stands @ $1,065.44 as of September 30th. There were ‘regrets’ from Rich Burkman, Wieland Johnson and 3 brothers - John Riley, Nick Walters and Peter Fearon of the UK who were unable to attend the meeting. PETITONS & BALLOTING: 5 Kenneth Morris, Jr – Pickens SC * Thomas Fletcher – Lewiston, PA Homer Ray – Boighton, TN * David Kuklewicz – Turners Falls, MA John Howard – Pasadena, MD The vote was unanimous. LMIP: Welcome to the ranks of LMIP – John T. Dubbs III – Elizabethtown PA Brian Keith Lewis – Baltimore MD Brother Brian was escorted to the East by the Senior Deacon where Worshipful Wayne presented him with his Certificate, Dues card & Pin. Welcome Brothers! LMIP David Burkus demitted & transferred his membership to Peyton Randolph Lodge #1774. We have a total of 71 LMIP’s. Nineteen of which I have processed this year. TREASURER REPORT: It is reported that we have $20,478.33 In the Treasury. INTRODUCTIONS: Everyone introduced themselves around the room except R.W. Ron Kieper, Sr. – our new DDGM who was presented @ the altar by a Committee of RW Ray Steele & W Sherrell Hurley. He then proceeded to the East where he was welcomed by Worshipful Wayne and rendered Grand Honors. There were 5 Past Masters of the CWLR in attendance. They all were introduced and welcomed by the Worshipful Master. 1996 - Keith Hinerman 2000 – Bob Schindler 2003 – John Shroeder 2005 – Gary Laing 2008 – Sherrell Hurley COMMITTEE REPORTS: SICKNESS & DISTRESS – There were reports on George Cronin and Lloyd Laing. Give them a ‘holler’ when you can! SPECIAL – An Audit Committee consisting of the Senior & Junior Wardens reported books were not yet audited a/c the absence of the Treasurer and that W. Phil Brown will follow up on this. OLD BUSINESS: Our Minutes are still lost. The previous Secretary promised to look for them but nothing has surfaced yet. We have a supply of Medals AND Lapel Pins @ a cost of $5 each. If I have to mail them, there is an additional charge of $2 for EACH order. NEW BUSINESS: The customary donation of $100 was made to Fredericksburg Lodge #4 for the use of their hall and their hospitality.. W. Jeff St.Onge accepted this and thanked us for coming. ELECTION OF OFFICERS: Worshipful Wayne Price made the first nomination to W. Phillip Brown. Following is the slate of officers for 2010. WM - W. Phillip Brown SW - Mickey Moats JW – Gary Laing SEC – Rich Radi SD – Mike Achhammer JD – Bruce Beck CHAPLAIN –John Shroeder SR STEWARD - Robert Shindler JR STEWARD – Joe Bongiovi MARSHALL - open ANNOUNCEMENTS: The April meeting will be held on April 10th @ 10 AM @ Mt. Hermon Lodge #118, 80 Broadway, Asheville, NC.. JULY – Harpers Ferry (Tentative) OCT – NYC (Tentative) PROGRAM: Following the closing of Lodge, there will be an Open Installation. After which Joe Bongiovi will give us an overview of his plans for the “Slaughter Pen” (Pierson Farm) No further business appearing, the minutes were read and approved and the Lodge was closed in Ancient Form and Harmony at 11:40 A.M.. Respectfully submitted, Richard C. Radi, Secretary W. Phillip Brown, Worshipful Master AFTER THE LODGE CLOSED; OPEN INSTALLATION: The Installing team was Wayne Price - Installing Officer, Rich Radi - Installing Marshall, Ray Steele - Installing Secretary. The following were installed - WM - W. Phillip Brown SW - Mickey Moats JW – Gary Laing SEC – Rich Radi – Sherrell Hurley PT SD – Mike Achhammer JD – Bruce Beck – Jim Herendeen PT CHAPLAIN –John Shroeder SR STEWARD - Robert Shindler JR STEWARD – Joe Bongiovi Marshall Radi made the Proclamation to complete the ceremony. After the Installation, Joe Bongiovi gave us a talk on Masonry and what his plans were for the afternoon. A Park Service Officer will accompany the group. (For you Brothers who are reading this – what you don’t know is that it is snowing like the blazes out! Fredericksburg has turned white, there is 3’’ of snow in the Valley. And we are planning a walking tour of the Pierson Farm!) Well, all that I can tell you is that we stored up on vittles at the Lodge and us Valley Boys skedaddled back to the mountains. Joe and the remnants of his group did have a great time at the Pierson Farm! God Bless ! – rr The answer to the quiz is – Before he was mortally wounded, Brother General Bee said - “There stands Jackson like a stone wall – rally around the Virginians!” ( 1st Battle of Manassas - July 1861) ( Bull Run for you Yankees.)
The CWLR is an official Lodge of Research under the Grand Lodge AF&AM of Virginia. It is open to affiliation by any Mason in a lodge recognized by Virginia, and we heartily welcome involvement by any Mason who is interested in the role of Masons during the Civil War. Officers of the Civil War Lodge of Research Petition to Affiliate with the Civil War Lodge of Research Civil War Lodge of Research history Information about the role of Masons at the Battle of Gettysburg Masonic Friend to Friend Monument at Gettysburg Cemetery Links to other web sites of interest Please contact any of our officers for further information about our Lodge's activities, or if you would like information on petitioning to join our Lodge by affiliation.
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