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FREDERICKSBURG LODGE No. 4, A.F. & A.M.
TRESTLE BOARD
FIRST RECORDED meeting - September 1, 1752
Scottish Charter - July 21, 1758
Virginia Charter -January 30, 1787
Mother Lodge of IllBro George Washington
803 Princess Anne St.
Initiated November 4, 1752 Stated Meeting
Fredericksburg, PASSED MARch 3, 1753 Second Fridays
VA 22401 RAISED August 4, 1753 (except Nov. 4)
Masoniclodge4.org Dinner 6:00 pm
‘A temple of living stones’ Meeting 7:30 pm
Degree Work
Wednesdays 7pm
sEPTEMBER 2021 (check calendar)
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
1 2 3 4
No Work Pancake
Breakfast 8-10am
FMMA – 9am
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
FC Degree Dinner 6pm Grand Lodge
7 pm Stated Meeting Reunion Norfolk
7:30 pm 12pm
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Table Lodge Kinsale Area
Practice - 7pm School (AM)
Table Lodge 6pm
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
FC Degree FMMA Golf Lodge Education
7pm Tournament 8am 8am
26 27 28 29 30
District School Ritual Practice/
7pm Degree – 7pm
Consult calendar on website for details and updates.
ANNIVERSARIES & MILESTONES
John Wesley Thomas, Jr 62 years Charles Leonard Trigger 55 years
Douglas Cowen Holbrook 48 years Joseph James Bansky 47 years
Michael Jerome McCray 47 years Henry Harris McCaslin, Jr 34 years
William Robert Brammer 31 years Alan Franklin Embrey 28 years
Richard Camell Knick II 19 years Ronald Allen Peacock 16 years
Robert Sterling Parsons 15 years Michael Charles Meisberger 15 years
Benjamin Bliss Bursae 12 years Michael Emmitt Dillard 12 years
Stephen Loyd Marshall 12 years Jeffrey Carl McClain 12 years
Lyndell Darrell Griffin, Jr 11 years Mark William Gilday 11 years
John Allen Gaby, Jr 10 years Walter Hugh Harrison 10 years
Frederic Northey Howe III 10 years Tom Ryan Van Blaricome 10 years
Kenneth Hudson McSpadden 8 years Shawn Ray Butterfield 8 years
Walt Daniel Callies 7 years James Milton Snyder 7 years
Roger Allen Smith III 7 years
MASTER’s CORNER Brethren, The life of the Lodge has slowly been returning to something approaching normalcy in the last few months. It’s hard to believe we’re already headed into the fall and there’s only a little more than three months left in the year. We have a busy fall ahead, as summarized in the last Trestle Board. This September, we will be having our annual chili cookoff at stated, which will also be our Past Masters’ night. The following day, September 11th, the Wardens and I are traveling to Norfolk Lodge No. 1 for the Grand Lodge Reunion Table Lodge…I would be remiss if I didn’t mention the 20th Anniversary of the terrorist attacks of that date, September 11, 2001, our brave troops who kept evil at bay for the past 20 years—among them many Brethren and members of our Lodge—and those left behind in Afghanistan. Today our world remains as dangerous as ever before, and we need the great teachings of our Fraternity more than ever before. September 18th will be a busy day. The Kinsale Area Ritual School is that day, and that evening at 6pm will be our Annual Table Lodge (see enclosed ad for details). The following day is the baseball game that has been organized by our own Rainbow Girls. Lastly, on Friday, September 24 th, will be the FMMA Golf Tournament at Meadows Farms Golf Courses in Locust Grove. Being owners of a historic Masonic Temple and Cemetery brings many funding challenges. We’re having to put significant work into the air conditioning system and are still evaluating the condition of the commercial roof. In addition to the Golf Tournament, we’re therefore going to hold a Sportsman’s Raffle this fall, with a drawing at the December stated. Looking ahead, we’re planning an evening out for our widows at Riverside Dinner Theatre in October or November, and we’re receiving the Grand Master at the annual meeting commemorating the initiation of Ill. Bro. George Washington on Monday, November 1st. Finally, the Lodge is planning to participate once again the Fredericksburg Christmas parade on December 4th. All bodies, particularly the youth, are invited to march alongside the Lodge. Please reach out to our Jr. Deacon, Bro. Mike Perry, who is coordinating. As you can see, we have a busy fall ahead. We had a great turnout for our pig roast on August 13th. Congratulations to the all-time champion of our Hawaiian shirt contest, Right Worshipful Bruce “Ziggy” Hollmann, on winning a Table Lodge ticket. The dues situation will be addressed in a separate correspondence. We plan to discuss this and a proposed resolution at the September stated meeting. As we move into the fall, I hope you will consider joining us for some of our upcoming meetings and events. The time has come to start putting this pandemic behind us and resume rebuilding our great Temple of Living Stones.
SECRETARY’s CORNER
Just a reminder to those who have not paid your dues….Did you know that without a current dues card
you can not sit in Lodge? If you are struggling to get your dues paid please let us know and
arrangements can be made.
FROM THE ARCHIVES
September 1, 1752, marked the date of the earliest known meeting of the Lodge at Fredericksburgh (note
original spelling). This has traditionally been described as ‘the first extant recorded meeting.’ Contrary
to certain views, there is nothing in the Minutes of that meeting to suggest the constitution of a new Lodge,
election of officers, or any other indication of being the date of its founding. How long it may have existed
prior to this date is a matter of speculation. It is noted that the pages were loose and only bound into their
current volume by Masons at the Government Printing Office in 1926. There are many theories of the
Lodge’s origin, and this remains an area of fertile research.
Shown above is the cover of the Old Minute Book, which is housed at the Lodge (at left) and the page on
which is recorded this earliest known meeting (at right). You will notice the record of Ill. Bro. Washington
being initiated and passed starting about halfway down the page.
COMMUNITY SERVICE
The Lodge hosted its first community meal in well over a year on August 31, 2021. This first meal was
done in tandem with Tabernacle United Methodist Church. Going forward, we look to welcome the meals
resuming on the second Tuesdays of the month when enough participating churches resume their in-person
meals. The Lodge itself will take on preparing the meals on months with a fifth Tuesday (next one will
be on November 30th). We are also still pursuing participating in a Habitat for Humanity project.
Reminder about the FMMA Golf Tournament for 2021, to be held on
Friday, September 24, 2021, at Meadows Farms. Registration is now
open at the website below.
Website: FMMA Annual Golf Tournament (perfectgolfevent.com)
Please consider sponsoring a hole, donating prizes, or registering a
foursome. The Lodge Building and Cemetery are both in need of repair,
so please consider helping out as
well as enjoying a great day of fun
and fellowship.
Initiation of our newest EA. Congrats to the Brethren who gave their EA returns!
Visit of Job’s Daughters Int’l
Supreme Session to Lodge
No. 4
The fate of the last Brother who didn’t practice
his Ritual (sort of kidding…)
2021 LODGE OFFICERS
Christopher S. Tripp, PM wm@masoniclodge4.org (540) 424-5767 Worshipful Master
Charles L Dirienzo chuckdirienzo@1976.usna.com (571) 524-9585 Senior Warden
Joseph Gilkerson gilkerson@hotmail.com (540) 907-7404 Junior Warden
Charles Cooper, PM ccooper627@cox.net (540) 371-5652 Treasurer
Chris Decker, PM secretarylodge4va@gmail.com (540) 424-1028 Secretary
James Snyder, PM jamie-snyder@usa.net Asst. Treasurer
Michael Spellman mspellman@sigmapest.com Asst. Secretary
Kevin Valentine vak242@yahoo.com Senior Deacon
Michael Perry mikeperry1965@hotmail.com Junior Deacon
Michael Spellman mspellman@sigmapest.com Senior Steward
Michael Shaner miwash6mm@gmail.com Junior Steward
Shawn Bryar asbryar@verizon.net Chaplain
Patrick McConnell patmccnnll@gmail.com Marshal
Shelby Chandler, PM schandler@epaladin.us Tiler
TRUSTEES
Dennis Berry, PM – 2021 Chris Decker, PM – 2022 Dan Goodwin, PM – 2023
Charles Cooper, PM – 2024 Dennis David - 2025
PROGRAM OFFICERS
Lodge Blood Coordinators Lodge Instructor of Work Lodge Education Officer
Jeff Mikulas/Frank Jones Charles L. Dirienzo Bob Melvin
Masonic Home Ambassador Lodge Catechism Chair Lodge Almoner
Ross Upchurch Huey Allen Richard Klehm, PM
LIVING PAST MASTERS
Wor Carter. G. Wells……………… 1963 Wor Jene G. Parrotte……………… 2004
Wor Rudolph E. Griffith…………... 1974 RW Steven W. Sanford………….. 2005
Wor Henry W. Baker……………… 1975 Wor Richard D. Dey………………. 2006
WorEdward L. Donalson………….. 1983 Wor Anthony L Rudder…………… 2007
WorDennis W. Berry……………… 1986 RW Jeffrey D. St. Onge…………. 2009
WorThomas C Shelton……………. 1988 Wor Shelton S. Mackey…………… 2010
WorWilliam J. White……………… 1989 Wor Shelby L. Chandler…………... 2011
WorJames R. Adams……………… 1992 Wor Christopher J. Decker………... 2012
WorRobert W. Benish…………….. 1993 Wor Christopher R. Wilson……….. 2013
WorMichael J. McCray…………… 1995 Wor Jeffrey L. Mitchell………….... 2014
WorSteven M. Gallahan…………... 1996 MW Jeffrey P. VanCuren……….. 2015
Wor Charles B. Pasto……………... 1998 Wor James L. Ragsdale………….... 2016
Wor J. Travis Walker……………... 2000 Wor Michael T. Moses……………. 2017
Wor Daniel W. Thompson………... 2001 Wor Daniel T. Goodwin…………... 2018
RW W. Robert Brammer………... 2002 Wor James M. Snyder…………….. 2019
Wor Sheridan G. Harrod…………... 2003 Wor Stanley R. Kennedy………….. 2020
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