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1 The Sideliner Master Andrew T. Groff Secretary Paul F. Bailey Wadsworth Lodge No. 417, F. & A.M. INSTITUTED Corning Place, Albany, NY Stated Communications 2 nd & 4 th Wednesdays, 7:30 p.m. Editor Paul F. Bailey Publisher James Fuller Under the Master s Hat Worshipful Master My Brothers, as you were previously instructed: During your leisure, that you may improve in Masonic knowledge, you are to converse with well-informed Brethren, who will always be as ready to give as you will be to receive, instruction. Wherever you fall within that statement, I encourage you to seek the ear of your Brother, so that you ll both get the most out of the this upcoming year s Trestle Board. This year s officers of the Lodge are inviting all of our Brothers who live within the Capital Region to join us at least once a month for Masonic education and fellowship. There is much to be shared! If you need a ride, please call/ myself or Bro. Secretary and we will coordinate a ride for you. Andrew Groff: , agroff55@yahoo.com Paul Bailey: , paul_bailey@verizon.net Looking forward to seeing you on September 12th!! Table of Contents Page 1 Under the Master s Hat Page 2 Trestle Board for Communications Page 3 Sickness and Distress & Glad Tiding Page 4 District News Page 5 Poet s Corner Page 7 Tales of the Ring and Summer Events Page 8 Summer Events Continue Page 9 Greetings from Camp Turk &Parting Shots PAGE 1

2 Wadsworth Lodge Trestle Board September 5, 2018 September 12, 2018 September 26, 2018* October 10, 2018 October 13, 2018 October 24, 2018 November 14, 2018* November 28, 2018 December 12, 2018 December 15, 2018 December 26, 2018 January January 23, 2019 February 13, 2019 February 27, 2019* March 13, 2019 March 27, 2019 April 10, 2019* April 24, 2019 May 8, 2019 May 22, 2019* Practice Opening and Closing Lodge Reopens for the Fall - Masonic Trivia DDGM Apron Presentation Business meeting - NPD s Read and Committees assigned Table Lodge Guest Speaker Years of Service Awards Brother Bring a Friend Night - Program Pending Brief meeting to ballot on NPD s Holiday Gathering Lodge Dark Assign Parts for 1st Degree and Educational Program TBA Annual Pool Tournament and Brother Bring a Friend night Annual Reports First Degree and assign parts for 2nd degree Brother Bring a Friend Night - Program Pending Move Up Night Second Degree District Deputy Grand Master Visit Reports on Grand Lodge, Election and Installation of Officers Back-up date for 2nd Degree * Indicated Tuxedos to be worn!! (Practice Nights on Wednesdays before Degree at 7:00p.m.) * Tuxedos for these events all others Business Attire. PAGE 2

3 Sickness and Distress:! Louis and Robert Emory lost their father. He passed away early on Sunday morning.!! Vic Stewart was admitted to St. Peter s to treat a urinary tract infection. But now it has expanded into a serious blood infection.! For many of you with this is old news. Nick Jacobia was admitted to Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston on August 14. He underwent various tests in preparation for open heart surgery to repair or replace two or three valves. Meanwhile, his wife Chris was staying at the Best Western in Concord, since it was only going to be a few days.! However the test revealed an excess of fluid, which could lead to complications with his liver. They did a liver biopsy, drained some fluid and put him on diuretics to reduce the fluid. Surgery scheduled for the 17th was postponed until the Monday the 20th.! Chris came home over the weekend and then moved to a hotel near the hospital with a special rate, breakfast and shuttle.! Through all of this Nick s spirits have remained high. Monday arrived and the team was still not pleased with his condition and moved the date to Wednesday. Finally, 5:30 AM, Wednesday morning he went for preparation for a 7:00 AM start. The surgery would take between 6-8 hours. Once he was in recovery there was still some bleeding so he was returned to the OR to find the source. He came back about 11:00 PM and everything looked good. He would be under observation for 1 or 2 days.! Thursday afternoon they put him back on the heart-lung machine to help the right side of his heart and drain some lactate from his system. He was stable, but critical. Friday he lapsed into a coma and his liver enzymes were not where they should be.! Tuesday morning we receive the news that Nick passed away. Glad Tidings: Congratulations to Ken White who has been appointed our Deputy District Grand Master for this term. If you are able, please join us for his apron presentation on September 26th. In addition he has also been elected to receive the 33rd Degree at the 2019 Annual Session of the AASR NMJ. In the middle of June, Bernie Maskell fell and hurt his back. It has been a slow recovery, still a little ache, but it is feeling better. From Lou Emory, We closed on our new home on June 25th in Troy. The pregnancy is going well Thank God. Baby is doing fine. She said "Yes" when I got down on one knee and asked her on August 5th. We are planning a Tuscan wedding in Oct IN MEMORIAM Bro. Nicholas C. Jacobia Became a Mason October 23, 2013 Passed to the Degree of Fellowcraft on November 13, 2013 Raised to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason on January 11, 2014 Raised to the Supreme Lodge on High August 28, 2018 Please communicate sickness and distress and/or glad tidings. Brothers, we will never have knowledge to give support to our Brothers, their Widows or Orphans unless we communicate. Harmony is the support of all institutions, especially this of Our Great Masonic Lodge, Wadsworth #417. PAGE 3

4 Around the District: District Deputy Grand Master Visits Day Date Lodge Day Date Lodge Tuesday 10/9/18 Victor Lodge #680 Thursday 1/31/19 Clinton Lodge #140 Monday 10/15/18 Mount Vernon Lodge #3 Monday 2/4/19 Mt Zion Lodge #311 Tuesday 10/23/18 Beukendaal #915 Thursday 2/28/19 Van Rensselaer Lodge #87 Thursday 11/1/18 Berne Lodge #684 Wednesday 3/6/19 Schenectady Lodge #1174 Monday 11/26/18 Masters Lodge #5 Thursday 3/21/19 Apollo-King Solomon s Lodge #13 Tuesday 12/4/18 Ancient Temple #14 Tuesday 4/9/19 Noah Lodge #754 Thursday 1/10/19 St. George s Lodge #6 Thursday 4/4/19 Guttenberg Lodge #737 Tuesday 1/15/19 Bethlehem Lodge #85 Wednesday 4/24/19 Wadsworth Lodge #417 Tuesday 1/22/19 Evening Star Lodge #75 September 24, 2018 October 29, 2018 November 26, 2018 January 28, 2019 Masters and Officers Association Schedule February 25, 2019 March 25, 2019 April 29, 2019 Meetings are at Evening Star Lodge or the Albany Temple District Web Page The District Webpage is Old 17th.org Grand Lecturers Convention! The Grand Lecturer s Convention will be on Friday 12 October at the Rotterdam Temple. October 29, the date on the District Calendar, was taken by another district. It is being hosted by St. George s #6 and Schenectady #1174. Social hour will be at 6 and dinner from 6:30 to 7:30. The Convention begins at 7:30. Arrangements are being taken care of by both Masters, worhsipfulmaster@stgeorgeslodge.org or 1mikemroz@gmail.com. Subject matter will be the Hiramic! Drama changes and Raising the Bar from the AGL training book. Let Terry Quintin, tquintin@nycap.rr.com, know if you have any questions. Ongoing Programs Every Tuesday 9-12 Coffee and Fellowship, Evening Star, 260 Old Loudon Road, Latham Every Tuesday 9-12 Coffee Fellowship, Troy Masonic Community Center, 30 Brunswick Road, Troy. 3rd. & 5th Sunday of Month 7:30-11am Pancake Breakfast, Victor Lodge, 1535 Route 67, Schaghticoke PAGE 4

5 Poet s Corner: The Beach We walk along a quiet beach in early morning haze When the tide is at its lowest, its quiet, calmest phase. It seems the beach goes on for miles as far as you can see, There has to be an end some place, wherever it may be. You marvel as you gaze along the disappearing strand, How land and sea are parted by this fragile strip of sand. The gently lapping water and the sound of distant gulls, The salty spray that wets your face, a place that never dulls. The early morning quiet, and the glow of coming light, Is a time of quiet beauty, like the setting sun at night. The weather beaten dwelling long deserted on the shore, Hearkens back to days gone by, to lives that are no more. The beach brings many memories of the days of long ago, When we walked along as lovers in the early morning glow. Far off days are brought to mind, while walking hand in hand, When we two walked together, leaving footprints in the sand. The footprints that we left behind while walking in this place, Were only fleeting traces that the tide would soon erase. But our feelings for each other will go on forever more, And can never be erased by the tides that wash the shore. William E. Ogren July, 1995 PAGE 5

6 Tales of the Ring HURRICANE KATRINA My wife, my three month old son and, myself had evacuated from Gautier, Mississippi to the Dallas Area to escape Hurricane Katrina. Upon my arrival, I ed some of the surrounding lodges to look for some fellowship. All three lodges responded and welcomed me to their lodge as though I was a member of their lodge. I was invited to several floor schools to show me how "Texas does it" and to help me with my proficiency. They received me with open arms and made me feel as though I was among my home lodge in Mississippi. When my wife wanted to gather aid items to take back to Mississippi, the lodges immediately rose to the occasion. Those three lodges provided so much stuff that I had to take a trailer load to the Salvation Army Hurricane Relief Collection Center so the excess could be used to help the evacuees from New Orleans in the Dallas area. My thanks goes out to the Estelle Lodge No. 582 A.F.& A.M., Grapevine Lodge No. 288 A.F.& A.M. and, Hurst Lodge No A.F.& A.M. who truly taught this, then newly passed, Fellowcraft what relief, charity and brotherly love really means. It just goes to show you that, no matter where you are, you are among welcoming and helpful Brothers. William "Jeff" Lucas (FC) Singing River Lodge No. 633 Gautier, Mississippi, USA Summer Events Wadsworth Lodge has not been idle over the Summer. The Master lined up several events. Some went well others not so much. We started with a Valley Cats game, which was well supported. We had proposed an Arena Football game, but there was very little interest. He, also, proposed two nights attending the Play in the Park productions of Damn Yankees and How to Succeed in Business, Without Really Trying. These garnered a meager attendance despite being free on the lawn. Paul Baum organized a mid-summer get together to meet some of the prospective candidates. As always this was well attended. No doubt a tribute to his culinary talents. The Annual Picnic was on a rainy Sunday, what were the odds this Summer. There was a good turn out. We only had three quarters of a Pavillion, they were repairing the roof. Some felt we should have received a rebate. The highlight of the afternoon was a visit from the Rensselaer County Search and Rescue Squad. They demonstrated of some of the work that they perform. Finally, Ken White has instituted something he has long envisioned. The Old 17th Cup Golf Tournament. PAGE 6

7 Valley Cats Game Candidate Gathering PAGE 7

8 Picnic Rose, Justine and Kevin From Rensselaer County Search and Rescue Old 17th Cup Golf Tournament There were 20 golfers that participate - five foursomes that came out for fun competition, brotherhood and charity. The top four teams earned the right to pick their charity. First place - Hybrid team with one each from Wadsworth/Masters/Gutenberg/Schenectady- Wadsterbergtady? Steve King represented Wadsworth on that team. Their charity was The Livingston Library Second place - Van Rensselaer 1 - Masonic Research Institute. Third place - St George s - Masonic Care Facility Fourth place -Van Rensselaer 2 - Grand Master s Greenhouse Project Fifth place- Wadsworth- the Sportmanship Award Our team was Andy, Donovan, Ron and Dave Noll. PAGE 8

9 Greetings from Camp Turk From Rayann Hunt (Ray Gaul s grand daughter) Thank you so much for allowing me to go camp! I had so much fun and hope I can go next year. Camp Turk is by far the best summer camp I ve been to. Thank you for giving me money for the candy shop. From Joslyn Hunt: Thank you for helping me go to Camp Turk. I had so much fun! I liked swimming, but it was very cold! My favorite food was chicken nuggets. The lodge sponsored four campers this year. Here are some of their comments: Parting Shots: Brothers with Birthdays in July and August Kenneth T. Brown August 19, 1969 Douglas C. Hays July 13, 1947 Victor K. Caldwell August 22, 1955 Geoffrey T. Hoderath August 2, 1957 Michael S. Drooker July 20, 1942 Stephen S. King August 30, 1950 Robert E. Emory August 22, 1984 Timothy M. Martin July 2, 1947 Alan C. Garrison August 14, 1954 Paul Rosenblatt Sr. August 25, 1946 Stephen J. Garry August 23, 1962 John W. Scott July 16, 1955 Raymond H. Gaul August 1, 1949 Matthew W. Scott August 13, 1987 Frederick Gillespie July 10, 1928 Leroy P. Stevens August 18, 1950 R. Victor Stewart August 20, 1941 If your birthday does not appear in the list we apologize, but it is because we do not have the information in our records. Please contact Paul with your birth date. PAGE 9