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Cannon lodge no. 104

Of free & accepted

Masons

January 20, 2015

Blue Lodge

Regular Communication

Celebrating our 145th year Constituted 26 February 1870

Meets on the third Tuesday

of each month

370 Main Street, South Seaville, N.J. 609-478-2103

www.cannonlodge.net

Cannon Lodge Officers 2015

Worshipful Master Emmitt Herron 1 Jenny Drive

Cape May CH, NJ 08210 (609) 602-5139

EmmittHerronEBH@hotmail.com

Senior Warden Paul N. Loveland III, PM

2315 Main Street Tuckahoe, NJ 08250

(609) 628-2084 langleyloveland@verizon.net

Junior Warden Robert L. Lane, PM

207 91st Street Sea Isle City, NJ 08243

(856) 229-3399 rllsic10@gmail.com

Treasurer Anthony J. Stelacio II

106 East Jackson Avenue Villas, NJ 08251 (609) 513-2771

ajstelacio2@gmail.com

Secretary David P. Buckwalter Jr, PM

297 Petersburg Rd. Woodbine, NJ 08270

(609) 861-2475 secretary@cannonlodge.net

Senior Deacon: Anthony P. Stelacio

Junior Deacon: Grant Hofferica

Sr. M of Ceremony: Larry L. Gossin, PM

Jr. M of Ceremony: Edward F. Leith jr., PM

Senior Steward: Steven H. Kahny, PGC

Junior Steward: John R. Reardon Jr., PM

Chaplin: Royce E. Robinson, PDDGM

Marshall: Charles G. Bitting Sr.

Tyler: Albert F. Donahue, PM

Ritual Director: Royce E. Robinson, PDDGM

Historian: John C. Leith, PM

Proxy to Grand Lodge: Robert A. Grace, PJGD

Lodge Trustee 1 Year: John R. Reardon Jr., PM

Lodge Trustee 2 Year: Steven H. Kahny, PGC

Lodge Trustee 3 Year: Anthony P. Stelacio

Temple Association 1 Year: Albert F. Donahue, PM

Temple Association 2 Year: Edward F. Leith Jr., PM

Temple Association 3 Year: Charles G. Bitting Sr.

Honorary Members

M.W. Francis R. Mitchell, PGM R.W. Byron T. Mercer, PDDGM

R.W. Walter H. Early, PGC Bro. Robert F. Garrett, III

C. Hildreth Reeves 1958

William Rocap 1959

Thomas Whittington 1959○

Sherman D. Scull 1959●, 71●

William J. Brown 1960, 80

W. Milton Dale 1960 ●

Melvin H. Hays 1960●

Elmer Cox Jr., PGC 1961, 62

Paul R. Camp 1961●

Paul J. Gossin Jr. 1962●

Otis N. McKaig Jr. 1963

Otto Greisman, PGC 1964-66, 71, 73

Calvin Back 1964●

Garwood H. Payne 1967, 76

William R. Kiser 1967●

Thomas G. Spatol 1968

David G. Whittington 1969

Charles T. Camp 1970, 88, 89

Richard E. Seymour 1970●

Robert V. Lane, PGC 1971●, 86●,

98●, 2003●

Peter Gudelunas 1972, 74

Edwin F. Stites Jr., PGC 1973●, 88●,

89●

Morris A. Reeves 1975

Harry P. Muller 1975●,93●,

94●, 95●

Charles W. Lord 1975●, 77●,

99●

Ronald J. Cain 1976●

C. Dean Ewen 1977

Robert O. Clayton Jr. 1977●

John C. Bordihn 1977●

Jeffery L. Pierson 1978, 79

Otto T. Schumann 1978●, 79●

Frank Van Artsdalen Jr. 1979●

Royce E. Robinson,

PDDGM 1980●, 83●, 2001, 12, 13

David J. Lord 1980●

Steven B. Hopkins 1981

Eugene Dogliotti 1981●

Ernest Utsch III,

PDDGM 1981●

Eugene F. Guion 1982

David H. Freese Jr. 1983, 91

Harry P. Higbee 1984

Richard A. Affa 1984●

David Katz, PGC 1985, 86

Edward R. Devlin 1985●, 92●

John Schofield 1987

Howard C. Woolley Jr. 1987●

Robert S. Bruce 1989●

John C. Leith 1990

Robert A. Lewis 1990●, 91●

Donald E. Tweed 1991●, 95●

Charles V. Shropshire 1991●

Ray G. Snyder 1992

Howard J. Young, PGC 1992●

B. C. Lippincott 1870

J. Milton Townsend 1871, 72

George H. Dare 1873

Michael Swing 1874-77, 80, 82-88, 95, 98

I. S. Townsend 1878, 79

Bennington Corson 1881-89

Charles Way 1890-93, 96,

97, 1900, 01

Harry S. Douglas 1894

John M. Sparks 1899

Ralph T. Peterson 1902, 03, 10, 1939

C. E. W. Ellenberger 1904

Francis Ludlam 1905

John C. Shreve 1906

Thomas Holmes 1907

Edward B. Arnett 1908

Charles M. Preston 1909

Walter A. Smith 1911, 19, 20

Samuel Morton 1912

Benjamin R. Little 1913

Albert Way 1914

Wayne M. Struthers 1915

Harry T. Pierson 1916

Irving Fitch 1917, 18, 22

Clarence W. Way 1921

Harold D. Collins 1923

Effinger J. Rubright 1924, 30

Harry C. Whiting,

PDDGM 1925

Henry A. Foster 1926

Claude H. Rice 1927

Harry S. Muller 1928

George K. Cain 1929

Melvin F. Wills 1931, 32

Virgil W. Pierson 1933

Clarence W. Hartman 1934

James Eldridge 1935

Albert Ringler 1936, 37

Joseph H. Shipley 1938, 41, 43

Elmer Cox Jr. 1940, 42

Charles E. Foster Jr. 1944, 45

R. V. Anderson 1946

Arthur D. Perreten 1947

Bailey B. Abrams 1948

Paul W. Stevens 1949

Otis McKaig 1950

Lewis M. Simpkins 1951

Morris A. Reeves 1952

E. Kenneth Simpkins 1953

Leslie O. McElwee 1954

James Lindsay 1955

Leon H. Schuck 1956

D. G. Everingham 1957

Robert A. Grace, PJGD 1993, 99,

2000, 06

Edward F. Leith Jr. 1994

George Robinson, PGC 1994●

Harry L. Wyatt Jr. 1994○

Jack C. Nichol 1995, 96

Bruce L. Young 1996●, 97●

98●

Gino Marrone 1997

William J. Stoop 1998

Richard J. Higman 1999●

Albert F. Donahue 2002

David P. Buckwalter Jr. 2003

Steven H. Kahny, PGC 2004, 08

Robert L. Lane 2004●, 05●

John R. Reardon Jr. 2005, 09

Paul L. Gossin 2007, 14

Greg R. Young 2010

Charles J. Mears 2011

Emmitt Herron 2015

●Affiliated ○ Unaffiliated

Past Masters

Masonic Birthdays for January

Bernard Becker 1998 Jules Rosenfeld 1956

Douglas Davison 1966 Peter Smith 1998

James English 1998 Layton Wilson 1957

David Freese Jr. 1965 Donald Yoder 1971

Dale Gentek 1998 Louis Zucca Jr. 1963

Wilson Rea 1949

GRAND MASTER OF MASONS OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY MW Gerald J. Sharpe, 100 Barrack Street, Trenton, NJ 08608-2008

609-703-1456 gsharpe17@comcast.net

DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND MASTER 24th MASONIC DISTRICT RW Bruce S. Graham, 310 So. Delsea Dr., Cape May Ct. House, NJ 08210

609-425-1180 brucesgraham@comcast.net

DISTRICT RITUAL INSTRUCTOR 24th MASONIC DISTRICT RW William H. Marsden, 921 Main Street, Cape May, NJ 08204

609-780-7781 whsm@comcast.net

GRAND CHAPLIN 24th MASONIC DISTRICT RW Ronald N. Menear, 789 Cox Lane, Cape May, NJ 08204

609-408-1161 ronmenear@gmail.com

SENIOR GRAND DEACON RW Randy L. Whitt, 23 Cormorant Way, Cape May, NJ 08204

609-780-4688 randy23@comcast.net

The 24th Masonic District

CANNON #104 3rd Tuesday

CAPE ISLAND #30 2nd & 4th Tuesday STAR #65 1st Wednesday OCEAN CITY #171 1st Thursday

Petitions: Bro. James E. Bailey (restoration of membership) Steven R. Steinmetz (membership by initiation)

Candidates in Waiting:

Entered Apprentice: Bro. Robert Bosisio Bro. Conor J. Cormican

Fellowcraft

Master Mason

From the East Brethren, Thank you for electing me as Worshipful Mas-ter for 2015. It is my great honor and privilege to serve Cannon Lodge. I truly appreciate all the help and kind support I received along the way as I ascended to the East. I am optimistic that with the help of the lodge offi-cers and brethren we can continue our work to improve our lodge and build our fraternity. As we enter a new year it is a good time to make resolutions and set goals. As Masons we are charged to work on improving ourselves and work on turning our "rough Ashler into a perfect Ashler” achieved by virtuous education, our own endeavors, and the blessing of deity. To endeavor to erect our spiri-tual building in accordance with designs laid down by the Supreme Architect of the Universe in the Great Book Of Life. Brethren the more we work towards these goals the greater the benefit to ourselves and those around us. Fellowship, encouragement, and support of Brethren at the Lodge help strengthen us and our Masonic Broth-erhood. Come out and participate. If you are not moving forward you are probably slipping back. Nothing stays the same. There will be no program for the January meet-ing. In addition to our normal business and balloting, we will discuss plans for the new year. I intend to form sev-eral committees in an attempt to involve more brothers and improve the effectiveness of the lodge. I would like to form committees for; maintaining and improving the Lodge building; health and welfare of the brethren and families; Lodge social events and charity work; and membership and communication. I will be asking for volunteers to serve on these committees which will be asked to report each meeting. This is your opportunity to participate and help improve your Lodge.

Fraternally, WM Emmitt Herron

In case of sickness or distress, please contact the Worshipful Master, Wardens or Secretary.

Please notify the Secretary of any change of address.

Regular Communication Tuesday, January 20, 2015

Dinner 6:30 PM Donation $8 Program 7:30 PM

Ballot for restoration of membership (James E. Bailey) Ballot for membership by initiation (Stephen R. Steinmetz)

24th District and Other Masonic Events Rehearsals Every Monday at 7:00 PM except

holidays. All Brethern are invited and all officers are required to attend.

Jan 14 District 24 Lodge of Instruction.

Cannon Lodge 104, 7:30 PM Jan 17 Beef & Beer, 1:00 to 4:00 PM

Charlie's Bar & Restaurant 800 Shore Rd, Somers Point Benefits OC Lodge 171 & OES

Jan 31 2015 Winter Officer’s Seminar

Trenton Masonic Temple, 8:30 AM $10 at door, lunch included.

Feb 20 Valentine’s Day Dinner

Tuckahoe Inn, 6:00 PM

This publication is available by email: Any member can subscribe by sending a blank email to:

members-subscribe@cannonlodge.net

2015 Lodge Dues $80.25

Fun Fact: Edwin E. (Buzz) Aldrin, Jr., a member of Clear Lake

Lodge # 1417 in Texas, when he stepped onto the sur-face of the moon, carried a special deputation from his Grand Master to claim the moon as being in the territo-rial jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of Texas. If you ever

go to the moon take your blue card and expect to be examined.

2015 Winter Officers Seminar

To the Officers and Members of New Jersey Lodges:

I am pleased to announce the 2015 Winter Officers Seminar

will be held this year on Saturday January 31st at the Tren-

ton Masonic Temple, 100 Barrack Street, Trenton.

All 2015 Lodge Officers are highly encouraged to attend and

registration is now open online by visiting the Grand Lodge

Website and clicking the “Register Now” button.

Place: Trenton Masonic Temple, 100 Barrack Street, Trenton

Date: Saturday, January 31, 2015

Registration: 8:30 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.

Introductions: 9:15 a.m.

Presentations: 9:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Ticket Price: $10 per person, Cash Only at the Door

Lunch will be provided

Attire: Polo Shirt and Slacks

Register Online: www.NewJerseyGrandLodge.org

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact

the Grand Lodge Masonic Education Committee Chairman:

RW Roy G. Simpadian, EDU@NJMAONSIC.ORG,

201.639.4611

Thank you in advance for your help and assistance in mak-

ing this a successful evening.

Sincerely and Fraternally,

MW Gerald J. Sharpe, Grand Master

Winter 2015 New Jersey Freemason

Cannon and Star Lodge benefit for Christina Ruggia.

May 24, 2014