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NAVAL LODGE No. 87 VISION STATEMENT
Naval Lodge attracts and brings together good men of diverse generational,
racial, religious, and cultural backgrounds for self improvement,friendship, and service;
Because, We provide an authentic initiatory experience and engaging educationprograms based on a tradition of living and animate speech to effect a
personal transformation that inspires each man to a principle driven wayof life based on brotherly love, relief and truth.
The Vallejo Masonic News Issue: March 2017 Volume 4, Issue 3
Published Monthly (except July) By Naval Lodge No. 87
Free and Accepted Masons of California
Publisher: Worshipful. Armand Ballesil e-mail: [email protected]
Editor: Bro. Colin D. Amato Telephone: (707) 655-6975
e-mail: [email protected]
Vallejo Masonic NewsFriend to Friend, Brother to Brother
March 2017
MASTER Armand B. Ballesil
SENIOR WARDEN Rollie Q. Caabay(Sophie)
JUNIOR WARDEN
Manuel “Sam” C. Sarmiento(Mariyln)707-421-2687
TREASURER Virgilio ‘Billy’ M. Lintag (Leticia)
707-557-7463 [email protected]
SECRETARY
Barry Hughes PM (Judy) 707-333-7866
SENIOR DEACON Guadalupe Thomas(Anita)
JUNIOR DEACON Mervyn B. Nicholas(Vera)
SENIOR STEWARDGuy Benjamin(Heidi)
JUNIOR STEWARD Mike Nesmith 707-554-4937
MARSHALL Troy Ruiz(Ludmilla)
707-342-6644Troy1073yahoo.com
CHAPLAIN Colin Amato 707-655-6975
ORGANIST Charles Bailhache
707-644-1560 [email protected]
TILER Dennis A. Timmons(Lolita)
OFFICER’S COACH
Albert Lawson PM (Belinda) 510-921-4629
INSPECTOR OF THE 131st MASONIC DISTRICT
John L. Wasson PM (Pat) 707-552-2869
Officers of Naval Lodge No. 87
NAVAL LODGE 872016 COMMITTEES
AUDIT LODGE ALBERT LAWSON, PM (CHAIRMAN), MICHAEL WOODRUFF PM,
ROLLIE CAABAY
SMTAPresident-Dennis Timmons, Vice President- Mervyn Nicholas,
Secretary-John Snell PM, CFO-KEITH Wattles PM
AUDIT SMTA V. THOMAS LANGFORD PM (CHAIRMAN), MIKE NESMITH, ALBERT LUNA
MEMBERSHIP RETENTION ARMAND BALLESIL (CHAIRMAN), ROLANDO CAABAY, MANUEL SARMIENTO
CANDIDATE COACHINGRollie Caabay
CHARITYARMAND BALLESIL (CHAIRMAN), ROLANDO CAABAY, MANUEL SARMIENTO
ENTERTAINMENT PREME MONTA (CHAIRMAN),
ENRICO CARAMANZANA, GUY BENJAMIN
FINANCEWILLIAM HEMS III (CHAIRMAN), FABIAN GIATTI , MANUEL SARMEINTO
FUNERALGUADALUPE THOMAS, BARRY HUGHES PM, V. THOMAS LANGFORD PM, JOHN WASSON PM,
KEITH WATTLES PM, MANUEL SARMIENTO, SALVATORE PETERSEN
LIBRARYCOLIN AMATO
MASONIC FORMATIONKEITH WATTLES PM
MASONIC HOMES ENDOWMENTWILLIAM HEMS III (CHAIRMAN), JOSE FERRER, FABIAN GIATTI
PHONE TREEBARRY HUGHES PM, ARMAND BALLESIL
NAVAL LODGE 872016 COMMITTEES
(Continued)
PUBLIC SCHOOLS GERALD BETTMAN PM (CHAIRMAN), CHARLES BAILHACHE,
RICK LAZIERE, PM
SCHOLARSHIPGERALD BETTMAN PM (CHAIRMAN), RICK LAZIERE PM
SMEF (ELECTED) ALBERT LAWSON (PRESIDENT), GLENN MUNKERS, JIM JAEGER,
ROLLIR CAABAY, JOSE FERRER
TRESTLE BOARD Armand Ballesil(Publisher) & Colin Amato(Editor)
TRUSTEES (ELECTED)Glenn Munkers, PM (CHAIRMAN), GUY BENJAMIN, SALVATORE PETERSEN
WEBMASTERWor. Glenn Munkers, PM & Wor. Keith Wattles, PM
YOUTH ORDERS JIM JAEGER (CHAIRMAN), WILLIAMS HEMS III,
GERALD BETTMAN, SETH THOMAS
SUNSHINE ROLLIE CAABAY (CHAIRMAN), ALBERT LAWSON PM,
HENRY BUDDING PM, PREME MONTA,
LODGE HISTORIANCOLIN AMATO
MEMBERSHIP PARTICIPATION AMBASSADORSBILL HEMS (CHAIRMAN)
MIKE NESMITHNATHAN WALKER
MARIO CRUZ
PROPERTY COMMITTEEMIKE NESMITH (CHAIRMAN)
TROJAN RUIZMARIO CRUZ
From the Master in the East Worshipful Armand Ballesil
FROM THE EAST
Brothers, We are almost over with the frst quarter of this year and to recap our actvites the previous month, We havereceived one applicaton for degree in Masonry and if everything goes well, we are going to vote upon him this month.On our Superbowl party, we sold 65 tckets with 37 atendees and our President Day degree, there were 37 tckets soldbut due probably to the weather, many were not able to atend, of course it's a holiday, many traveled away fromtheir place of abode with their families, taking advantage of the short vacaton to meet other families afar. Sellingtckets is really a very arduous task. Some brothers raised an inquiry why do we have to sell tckets for every event?One brother said, that he is not reaping the benefts due to him in joining Naval Lodge. Some of the Ofcers also feltthat way. I am sad to say this has been made into an alibi. Brothers, I will review again my alloted budget for 2017 andif I can fnd a "major donor" maybe it will be all free the next tme.
There are two major events that we will be having for the second quarter of this year. The Hiram Award Night and theWidow's Luncheon. I have a high hope that if we will make this two event free, many will join us in the celebratons. Iwill now give this as a challenge to the Ofcers to apply their prowess in convincing the brothers to join us, visit ourLodge and enjoy the rights and benefts aforded by our insttuton.
The month of March is full of Holidays, Celebratons and Events. The Potato Chip Day, St. Patrick's Day, InternatonalWomen's Day, Human Rights Day, Submarine Day etc.,the phrase "Beware of the Ides of March" which was a warninggiven to Julius Caesar before he was assassinated and of course Fathers Day for Italians, Ash Wednesday for theRoman Catholics and the Daylight Saving Time begins.
But this month of March, we in the Naval Lodge family will not be celebratng those and instead a reprieved fromour busy Masonic life. No big event, I'm only looking forward for two conferrals: l a frst and a second Degree. If thereare changes you want to add or omit please fell free to contact me.
Remember my Brothers, as your Worshipful Master, I'm only the fgure head, you my Brothers decides the fate ofour Lodge. You can make it lively, you can make it fop. But remember the day when you were kneeling at the altar andswore, hope that you keep that promise.
Armand BallesilWorshipful MasterNaval Lodge No.87
From the Senior in the West From the Junior in the SouthAs the Sun at Meridian Height
There will be no article from your Junior Wardenfor the month of March.-Colin Amato(Editor)
Fraternally,Manuel “Sam” SarmientoJunior Warden
The Sun in the West
I would like to express my sincere gratitude toall the officers, members, families and friends of NavalLodge No. 87 who showed their unconditional supportat our SuperBowl Party last February 5th. Thehighlights and the exciting part of the game didn’t showuntil towards the end. Congratulations to the NewEngland “Patriots” and sorry for the fans of Atlanta“Falcons”.
On February 20th, we observed this day tohonor one of the founding fathers of this great nation,our Brother George Washington by participating in atraditional double “daylight degree conferral” with otherlodges within our district. Naval Lodge No.87, hostedthis event and it was well attended by brethren fromdifferent lodges in the Bay Area. This gave us theopportunity to sharpen our Masonic rituals and simplyenjoy each other’s company and fellowship. On this20th day we passed Brothers Joaquin Loayza andBryan Shields our candidates for the Fellow craftdegree. Congratulations to you both brothers for yourcontinuous accomplishment. I continue to encourageyou to work with your individual candidate coaches andmentors for your advancement. It is also important forthe coaches to engage and educate our newly initiatedand passed brothers. Their journey to the SublimeDegree and becoming a Master Mason depends onyour coaching and mentoring. Please let me know ifthere is any additional assistance that I could provideyou.
I will be out of the country for maybe fewweeks and be back by mid of March. Just to take caresome property own by our family. Hope we canachieve some of the necessary process to makeeveryone happy and fully satisfied. Your prayers andmoral support are greatly appreciated. Thanksbrethren . . . . . . .
Fraternally,Rollie Q. CaabaySenior Warden
Twenty-four Inch GaugeThe following brethren have been reported to be incapacitated.
Please let them know that you are thinking of them.
Peter Axtman James Crane
Brad Larson Russell Parker-Taft
Stan Talbot
March Anniversaries Brother
Carlisle 2Doherty 57Fowler 56Freeman 58Hammack 45Hanson 51Hughes 36Lintag 2Loyd 46Mathews 64Tool 47Vidal 46
William A. PrattGus QuezonRey Santiago
Horia TanasescuFabian Giatti
March Birthdays Brother
Schofield 03Morton 05Hull 07Budding 08Foss 13Stout 13Patterson 14Benjamin 15Kelley 15Tanasescu 16Zarco 20Hammack 21Vera 24Nesmith 27Marquez 30
Double 2nd Degree
Notes From the Editor
Dear Brethren,
Recently Worshipful Thomas, PM asked me as our lodge's historian to investigate how long NavalLodge No. 87 has been conducting Daylight Degrees. As you all know, we just conducted a double2nd Degree this past President's Day, following the tradition of the Daylight Degree. I must confessmy brothers, I have not had the time to investigate this question in detail. Having said that, if anybrother knows the answer, please let me know and I will include it in next month's Trestleboard. Iplan on doing some digging in our archives and library to see if I can find the answer.
Speaking of the Daylight Degree, I want to congratulate brother's Layoza and Shields on theirconferral. I wish I could have been there my brothers, but I am so glad to know that you have hadthe experience of being passed to the degree of Fellowcraft. May your journey though Masonrycontinue to be an enlightening one.
In thinking about the Daylight Degree, I found myself wondering about the symbolism in our Craftregarding light and darkness. These are motifs that occur in your Ritual work and in our Masonicsymbolism. As we go through the winter months and enter into Spring time, perhaps we can allreflect on the symbol of light and dark, and how these are important to us as Masons. More will besaid next month.
I will end my note my brothers, with asking for requests. If any brother feels inspired to write anarticle for our Trestleboard, please email it to me for consideration. The Master and I are alwayslooking for ways to enhance the content of our monthly issues.
Fraternally,
Colin Amato Editor
March Events
March 2-7:30PM- StatedMeeting
• March 6- 7:00PM- Second DegreeRehearsal
• March 9- 7:30PM- Second DegreeConferral
• March 10- 7:00PM- SOI (CarquinezLodge)
• March 16- 7:00PM- Masonic FormationClass
• March 21-7:00PM- SMTA Meeting
• March 23- 7:00PM- Inspector LodgeBook Examination
• March 27-7:00PM- Second DegreeRehearsal
• March 30-7:00PM- Double SecondDegree