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Shipman Lodge #212...


20th WESTERN DISTRICT
223 Front Street
P.O.BOX 34
Shipman, Illinois 62685



John D.Wilson Jr.
Secretary
Shipman 212
104 Anna St.
Brighton, Illinois 62012

(618)372-8237

E-MAIL bwilson@mtsinet.com


 
CONGRATULATIONS!

ROBERT T. IMHOFF, OF BLUEVILLE #647 & SHIPMAN #212.
HE IS THE FIRST GRAND MASTER'S FESTIVAL CANDIDATE TO BECOME A GRAND LECTURER.
AND ONLY IN 3 YEARS!
ATABOY BOB AND CONGRATULATION FROM ALL OF US WHO HAVE BEEN AROUND YOU AND SEEN YOUR WORK.
GREAT JOB!


CONGRATULATIONS TO PAUL M. LONG AND TO ROBERT "GOLDIE" GOLDTRAP WHO ARE NOW CLI'S, AND THEY DO GREAT WORK WHEREVER THEY GO!



RWB JAMES O. SHRUM
 WESTERN A.D.G.M. 2001

FAIRVIEW LODGE #350 and also an HONORARY MEMBER of SHIPMAN LODGE #212





RWB LARRY E. NAYLOR OUR NEW D.D.G.M.
Walshville #475 and Shipman #212



RWB. HOMER R. HERINK
PAST WESTERN A.D.G.M.
2000
AND
AN HONORARY MEMBER OF SHIPMAN #212
AND HE WILL GET HIS 50 YEAR PIN AND CARD THIS SEPTEMBER 2001 AT CUBA LODGE.


BY THE GRAND MASTER MWB JAMES E. DURBIN


RWB JAMES D. WOOD P.D.D.G.M. OF THE 20th WESTERN DISTRICT.



WB JEFF L. LASSWELL  INTERNET MAN FOR THE WESTERN AREA HONORARY MEMBER OF SHIPMAN LODGE #212.



F. RICHARD CARLSON A.A.D.G.M. RIVERTON-LAVELY #786 & DIVERNON #1158 AN HONORARY MEMBER OF SHIPMAN LODGE #212.





RWB. JAMES DALE WOOD....THE FIRST PLURAL MEMBER TO BECOME A MASTER OF SHIPMAN LODGE.  Past Master of LAPEL IND. #625, BUNKER HILL #151(IL.) P.D.D.G.M. OF THE 20th WESTERN AREA 2001.

618-278-4215 should you ever want to call him.




SECOND MONDAY AT 7:30 PM .Specials at 7:00 PM.



NOTE



Fieldon Lodge is open, (MAY 14, 2001). AS PER WILLIAM GETTINGS, SECRETARY.











LET US KEEP IN OUR PRAYERS, OUR BROTHERS THAT ARE IN THE HOSPITAL AND AT HOME.

 


RWB, JOHN W. CLAYTON IN A CAR WRECK JUNE 20th. AT HOME. GIVE HIM A CALL AT HOME.

 


WB. BRENT FARNSWORTH IN THE HOSPITAL, FROM A CAR WRECK JUNE 20th, IN HOSPITAL, NEED'S CARDS.

 

F. JAMES THOMPSON GOING IN THE HOSPITAL, D.D.G.M. OF THE SECOND SOUTHERN.

 


KEEP RWB HOMER R. HERINK IN OUR PRAYERS

 



FLOYD "BUD" LEONARD, HE IS AT HOME NOW, OUR PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU BROTHER BUD






GEORGE KRAUSE, PAST MASTER OF SHIPMAN IS IN NEED OF PRAYERS.

 


RAY C. BLANFORD HE'S HOME NOW, STILL CAB SEND HIM A CARD OR A PHONE CALL.



F. RICHARD CARLSON A.A.D.G.M. WESTERN AREA. NEEDS CARDS AND PRAYER.

 

BROTHER Don Thomasson from King Solomon Lodge #197 at Kane. is home, not doing well.

 

BROTHER EVERTT J. WATSON PASSED AWAY JUNE 20th, A MEMBER OF FRANKLIN AND FULL MOON LODGES.

 

JOHN MULLIKINS OF FRANKLIN LODGE #25 PASSED AWAY APRIL 12, 2001

 

WB.HOWARD LEE WHITE (JUDGE) OF JERSEYVILLE LODGE 394 PASSED AWAY APRIL 12, 2001....MASTER 1961.

 

W.B. DAVE CLAYTON BLASA
MASTER OF FIELDON LODGE
PASSED AWAY SUNDAY MARCH 11,2001. SERVICE MARCH 13, AT CRAWFORD FUNERAL HOME JERSEYVILLE, IL. 7:00 PM

 


W.BROTHER HUBERT MOURNING
OF KING SOLOMAN LODGE #197 (KANE)
PASSED AWAY DECEMBER 16th ST. LOUIS HOSPITAL
 AT 9:20 AM. MASONIC SERVICE AT 4:30 PM MONDAY
AT GUBSER FUNERAL HOME IN JERSEYVILLE.



BROTHER VINCE HUDDLESON OF HOPE LODGE #162. HE NEED OUR PRAYERS.



MERL E. BOTTRELL OF KEDRON LODGE #340, PASSED AWAY APRIL 4, 2001. GOD'S SPEED DEAR BROTHER MERL.



T.J. LEATHERBY AND HIS WIFE JENNY, NEEDS OUR PRAYERS. FROM WALSHVILLE LODGE AND A PLURAL MEMBER OF SHIPMAN LODGE...HE IS Home Now.








BOB L. CUNNINGHAM
SUPER MASON
...HE PASSED AWAY DECEMBER 10, 2000 AT 5:30 PM.
MASONIC SERVICE WERE.. WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 13th AT 7:00 PM AT THE CRAWFORD FUNERAL HOME.
FUNERAL SERVICE WERE THURSDAY DECEMBER 14th AT 11:00 AM AT CRAWFORD'S.
CRAWFORD FUNERAL HOME IS AT 712 COUNTY ROAD
JERSEYVILLE
BROTHER BOB, YOU WILL BE MISSED, HE WAS A HONORARY MEMBER OF 41 LODGES...ALL OVER ILLINOIS....GOD'S SPEED DEAR BROTHER....UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN.......FAREWELL!

 


W.BROTHER BEAUFORD D. BLAIR PASSED AWAY
WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 13, 2000
PAST MASTER OF HIBBARD LODGE #249 IN BRIGHTON
MASONIC SERVICE WILL BE AT TARGHETTA FUNERAL HOME.
SUNDAY AT 7:00 PM. FUNERAL SERVICE MONDAY AT 11:00 AM.





THIS PAGE, IS NOT THE OFFICAL GRAND LODGE OF ILLINOIS PAGE, IT'S JOHNNJOYCE'S WEB PAGE, AND FOR YOUR INFO. AND MAYBE ENJOYMENT,well it could be.







IF YOU WANT SQUARE WORK, YOU CANT CUT CORNERS..... from WOR. BROTHER Fred Zacher PM (1986) of DeWitt LODGE #84, CLINTON.



TOILET PAPER IS LIKE LIFE, THE CLOSER TO THE END YOU GET, THE FASTER IT GOES.
AS/PER RWB RAYMOND G. CHANEY







The Date I last fooled around with this page was...JULY 16, 2001


 
SOME TIMES A GRUFF EXTERIOR HIDES A TENDER HEART!

(sometimes)



Boy has this year gone by fast!




AT 20 years of age the will reigns, at 30 years the wit, at 40 years the judgment.




A modest man never, talk about himself.




You will make many changes before settling satisfactorily.




Now that HB 3169 has passed both houses, we need to write/e-mail and/or call on Governor Ryan, To sign into law...Please Do not use Masons or Brother, just do it for your self...AND HE AS GOVERNOR....THANK YOU.. JUST A NOTE TO ASK THAT HE VOTE FOR IT...THANKS TO ALL OF YOU WHO WROTE AND CALLED, SEE WHAT WE CAN DO..IT, The Bill WILL KICK IN IN THE YEAR 2001... 85 % OFF YOUR LODGE TAXES..THATS LIKE HAVING SOMEONE GIVE MONEY TO THE LODGE, or a dinner with out all the planning... BUT YOU MUST FILE BEFORE DECEMBER 31th 2001. Any time after January, they should have the forms to fill out. AT YOUR COURT HOUSE. IF YOU HAVE ANY PROBLEMS, CALL RWB BOB KALB, HE CAN MAKE A CALL DOWNTOWN SPRINGFIELD ONLY COOK COUNTY got to file this December 31, 2000.THE REST OF THE STATE TO DO SO BY THE YEAR 2001, AND BEFORE DECEMBER, TO GET THE BREAK IN 2002..AND IF YOU SHOULD RUN INTO TROUBLE AT YOUR COURT HOUSE CONTACT RWB ROBERT KALB, THE GRAND SECRETARY.........HE CAN AND WILL MAKE A PHONE CALL TO HELP YOU.......










THE LAST FRIDAY OF EACH MONTH THE 17th Western District, will meet at the Brass Door at 5:30 pm, eat at 6:00 (sharp) bring your wife and eat a lot, because it's good AND GOOD FRIENDS TOO!











NOTE


LITTLE EGYPT GRAND LECTURER'S CLUB
MEETING ON THE LAST WEDNESDAY OF EACH MONTH
AT MT. VERNON GL SCHOOL.
NEXT MEETING: MT.VERNON 7-9 PM.

JULY 25,...................
PLACE: MT.VERNON LODGE #31
WHERE: 124 N. 10th STREET
NEXT MEETING WILL BE. JULY 25th.

WORK ON RECEPTION OF THE DISTRICT DEPUTY AND GRAND MASTER, ALSO WORK ON THE FIRST DEGREE. .
SO IF YOU WANT TO LEARN TO DO THE WORK.. COME ON OUT. AND LEARN TO DO IT RIGHT.....
IT'S OPEN TO ALL MASTER MASONS, WHO WANT TO LEARN TO DO IT RIGHT.....
TIME 7 - 9 PM.
RWB. Kenny Webster,D.D.G.M. 6th S. Pres. 618-775-6141
WB. Robert M.Drennan,C.L.I. Vice. Pres.618-244-9705
RWB. Robert E. Ford, P.G.M. Srcy. 618-547-7231




MAY 29th IN THE 6th SOUTHERN SCHOOL
CENTRALIA, IL.  7 - 9 P.M.


ON JULY 5, 2001
WB. RAY C. BLANFORD, CURTIS G. SAUZEK AND JOHN D. WILSON WENT TO A STATED MEETING AT VERMONT, IL. TO VERMONT LODGE #116. WB. JEFF L. LASSWELL THE MASTER LET EACH OF US SET IN THE EAST AS MASTER. SO NOW WE OF THE 20th WEASTERN CAN SAY THAT WE SAT IN THE EAST AS MASTER OF VERMONT LODGE #116 IN THE 9th WESTEWRN. GREAT FUN, AND A SPECIAL THANK YOU WB. LASSWELL, FOR THE HONOR.
P.S. WE WERE ALMOST LATE, AS WE HAD TO STOP FOR A COAL TRAIN SOUTH OF TOWN, BUT A GREAT TIME WAS HAD BY ALL, THANK YOU ALL AT VERMONT LODGE #116.






" THE BRAIN CAN ABSORB ONLY THAT WHICH THE SEAT CAN ENDURE"
(as per H.R.Herink A.D.G.M. (2000) of the WESTERN AREA)



WHAT ARE YOU DOING FOR YOUR LODGE.....ANYTHING?




HAVE YOU TAKEN A BROTHER TO LODGE, OR GONE TO ANOTHER LODGE IN YOUR AREA?












WE HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT GOV. RYAN HAS SIGNED HB 3169 ON THURSDAY JUNE 15th, 2000. SEE WHAT WE CAN DO WHEN WE WORK TOGETHER......THIS WILL BECOME EFFECTIVE JAN. 1, 2001 ON ASSESSMENTS MADE ON THE YEAR 2000.....SO LETS GET OUT TO THEM COURT HOUSES..SHOULD YOU HAVE TROUBLE AT ANY COURT HOUSE, JUST CALL THE GRAND SECRETARY, ROBERT KALB, AND HE CAN HELP YOU GET THE JOB DONE..........................NOW DONT FOR GET TO GET THIS DONE. DO IT NOW.









ON JULY 4, Robert T. Imhoff's daughter, Bethany Anne turned 1 year old. Is she a "ham" or what?






SHIPMAN LODGE
GAVE OUT THREE SCHOLARSHIPS
THIS YEAR.
NOT BAD FOR OUR FIRST TRY.
HOPE TO DO BETTER NEXT YEAR
OR
AT LEAST AS GOOD.
AND THANKS TO ALL WHO HELPED US.
WE GAVE THREE, C. BOWKER, D. ALWARD AND K. ALWARD.....AND WE HOPE TO DO BETTER NEXT YEAR.







e-mail RWB LARRY E.NAYLOR AT.....Naylor1@aol.com or Phone 618-377-9298




CONTACT A BROTHER AND GO TO LODGE.......ASK HIM.


LOTS GOING ON THIS WEEK, SO LET'S GET OUT AND GO.


ENJOY THE SUMMER WEATHER, GRASS TO CUT, WEED TO PULL.


THE GRAND LODGE DUES HAS GONE UP 50 CENTS.




TRY TO GET OUT TO YOUR STATED AND TAKE IN ANOTHER LODGE, YOU KNOW GET OUT OF THE HOUSE,  MAKE YOUR WIFE HAPPY






WE MUST ALL TRY TO GET OUT AND GO TO OTHER LODGES.......THIS IS A MUST.......AND TAKE A BROTHER WITH YOU...IT WILL BE FUN..







Dates & places to go!




AT THE THIRD DEGREE (JULY 10.) AT FRANKLIN LODGE #25 A BROTHER YUNEL, FROM ANKARA, TURKEY




JULY 19, ARK & ANCHOR LODGE #354 WILL HAVE (2) THIRDS, SO COME ON OUT AND HELP OUT. TIME 6:30 PM.

 

July 21, at 7:00 PM Franklin Lodge will install.

 


JULY 23, ARTHUR LODGE #825 WILL HAVE A SECOND DEGREE AT 7:00 PM

 


JULY 24, FRANKLIN LODGE WILL HAVE A THIRD DEGREE AT 7:00 PM SO COME ON OUT AND HELP OUT.

 


JULY 24, ARK & ANCHOR LODGE #354 WILL HAVE (3) FIRST DEGREES. TIME 7:00 PM COME ON OUT AND HELP OUT.

JULY 25, THE LODGE AT FREEBURG #418, WILL HAVE A SCHOOL. 7 UNTIL 9 PM. WANT TO LEARN....COME ON OUT...

 


JULY 26, LODGE 504 WILL HAVE A SECOND DEGREE AT 7:00 PM

 

JULY 27, GREENVILLE LOSGE #245 WILL HAVE A FIRST DEGREE AT 7:00 PM

 

AUGUST 2001

 

JULY 7, I HAVE IT THAT WOODSON LODGE #1011, WILL HAVE THREE, FIRST DEGREES. AT 7:00 PM ???

 


AUGUST 10th & 11th BRIGHTON O.E.S. WILL HAVE HOME MADE ICE CREAM AGAIN AT THE BRIGHTON PICNIC
SO COME ON OUT AND HELP US EAT IT UP.

 



AUGUST 11, A BLUE LIGHTNING AT MT. NEBO LODGE #76. CARLINVILLE.....8:00 AM (??) MORE ON THIS LATER.

 

AUG. 6,VERMONT LODGE WILL HAVE A FISH FRY 6:00 PM. how did I get this in July ??

 


JULY 23, ARTHUR LODGE #651 WILL HAVE A SECOND DEGREE


JULY 24,
AINAD TEMPLE ANNUAL
GOLF TOURNAMENT
AT CLINTON HILLS COUNTRY CLUB
12:30 PM SHOTGUN START
4-MAN SCRAMBLE
LIMITED TO 100 GOLFERS
COST - $65.00 PER GOLFER
THIS INCLUDES
18 HOLES OF GOLF WITH RIDING CART,
FOOD AND REFRESHMENTS
CALL
538-7329 OR 233-2726 OR 233-5438

 


JULY 27, GREENVILLE LODGE WILL HAVE A FIRST DEGREE...7:00 PM ??


I HAVE IT, THAT ROCHESTER LODGE #635, WILL HAVE A BLUE LIGHTNING DEGREE SATURDAY JULY 28, FIRST DEGREE AT 9:00 AM (ALL THREE DEGREES IN ONE DAY)


ARK & ANCHOR LODGE #354 WILL HAVE 3@ FIRST DEGREES, START AT 7:00 PM AS/PER AL.


JULY 28, EMETH LODGE #1030 WILL HAVE A SCHOOL. 7-9 PM.

 


AUGUST 4, Carlock #904
(MECHANICSBURG)will have degrees at 9:30 am (THIS IS ALL I HAVE ON THIS.


AUGUST 4,
ALL-U-CAN EAT
FISH FRY
WHERE: FILLMORE MASONIC LODGE AND FILLMORE SPORTSMAN CLUB
SATURDAY AUG. 4, 2001
COST: ADULTS $6.00 AND KIDS UNDER 12, $3.00
COME ONE COME ALL, GREAT FOOD AND FRIENDS



AUGUST 7, AT 7:00 PM, WOODSON LODGE #1011 WILL HAVE A FIRST DEGREE AND A STATED MEETING.


AS WADLEY LODGE #616 AT FRANKLIN HAS SOLD THE LODGE THEY WILL MEET AT WOODSON LODGE HALL.


AUGUST 7, WOODSON LODGE WILL HAVE A FIRST DEGREE AT 7:00 ??


AUGUST 31, A THIRD DEGREE ON THE BECKY THACHER RIVER BOAT. IT WILL COST $35.00 PER PERSON TO COVER THE COST OF THE BOAT. CONTACT 504 LODGE TO GET TICKETS. HAVE TO BOARD THE BOAT BY 6:15 PM. BIG MEAL BEFORE THE DEGREE.
THIS WILL BE SOMETHING NEW...SO COME ON OUT AND SEE IT.

 



SEPTEMBER 2001

 


SEPTEMBER 30, 2001 WILL END OUR MASONIC YEAR AND OCTOBER 1, 2001 WILL START THE NEW YEAR.....

 




OCTOBER 2001

 

GRAND LODGE OCTOBER 5 & 6.
NOW DONT FORGET!

 


OCTOBER 8. 2001. Oct.7, 1856
SHIPMAN LODGE #212
WILL BE 145 YEARS OLD
SUNDAY OCT. 7, 2001 we will have a potluck
AND, MAYBE,
 R.W.B. JAMES O. SHRUM A.D.G.M.
AND HONORARY MEMBER OF SHIPMAN LODGE.
AND HIS WIFE. (MAYBE) HOW ABOUT IT RWB JIM?




OCT. 13, WALSHVILLE LODGE #475 HAS PLANS FOR A THIRD DEGREE OUT SIDE...TIME: NOON, A COST OF $5.00 WILL BE ASKED FOR THE COST OF THE FOOD.



OCT.13th or the14th, FIELDON LODGE WILL HAVE THE GRAND MASTER DOWN ON A SATURDAY OR SUNDAY. AT 11:00 AM. OR 1:00 PM. I'LL GET BACK TO YOU ON THIS ONE.




WE AT SHIPMAN WILL TRY TO DO OUR PUMPKIN ESCAPADE AGAIN THIS OCTOBER, WE HAD THREE FROM SOUTHWESTERN HIGH SCHOOL GET  SCHOLARDSHIPS FROM OUR LODGE. WE HOPE TO DO MORE THIS FALL, COME HELP US OUT AND BUY A PUMPKIN.





 

DECEMBER 2001

 

my birthday again, geeeee they sure come fast any more...
let's see is it 60 or 39?

THE YEARS FLY BY SO FAST WHEN YOU GET OLDER..........I GET UP SUNDAY AND BY NOON IT'S FRIDAY ALREADY................


Robert P. Wadlow Chair
Help enhance the Robert Wadlow Statue site
The Upper Alton Association Inc.
is raising money to place an actual size bronze replica of Robert Wadlow's Chair, that is in the Wadlow Room at Franklin Masonic Lodge. AT 1315 WASHINGTON AVE. ALTON, IL.
Visitors will be able to experience sitting in Robert's chair

YOU CAN BE A PART OF THIS EXCITING PROJECT BY PURCHASING A COMMEMORATIVE BRICK OR A GRANITE BLOCK
$50.00 PER BRICK AND $500.00 PER GRANITE BLOCK (12"X12")

MAKE YOUR CHECK OUT TO UPPER ALTON ASSOCIATION INC.
P.O. BOX 1382
ALTON, IL. 62002



SO LET'S GET YOUR LODGE A BRICK, OR YOUR FAMILY NAME, AND HAVE IT WITH YOUR LODGE NAME AND NUMBER PLACED AROUND THE WADLOW CHAIR.
DO THIS FOR YOUR LODGE

This site is on Washington Ave. in Upper Alton, Where Brother wadlow's statue is at.
So if ever your in Alton,
Please stop by and take a look on Washington Ave.


OUR OWN WB. W.O. KAHL WAS AT BROTHER WADLOW'S THIRD DEGREE...













IF YOU WANT YOUR LODGE LISTED, OR DEGREE WORK. LET ME KNOW.... E-MAIL ME AT bwilson@mtsinet.com, CALL 618-372-8237,OR TELL SOMEONE.

PLEASE ATTEND YOUR NEXT STATED MEETING.





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