Note!! Chapman Lodge is planning fund raising dinners soon!! Chapman Lodge s busy spring and summer.

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1 Summer Edition 2013 District Three Lodge Meeting Times. Chapman Lodge No ½ Douglas Ave. Las Vegas, New Mexico 7:00 PM, 1st & 3rd Thursday. Union Lodge No Calhoun Street Wagon Mound, New Mexico 7:30 PM Tuesday on or before the Full Moon. Gate City Lodge No Fifth Street Raton, New Mexico 7:30 PM, 1st Thursday. Cimarron Lodge No W. 17 th Street Cimarron, New Mexico 7:30 PM, 2nd & 4th Tuesday Chapman Lodge s busy spring and summer. From left to right, Valentin Tenorio, Santana Ulibarri, and Dean Scoggin. Initiated on 16 February, Benjamin Johnson, center with white apron, initiated June 6, 2013 on Past Masters Night. Chapman Lodge s latest addition! The Chair Lift upgrade! Note!! Chapman Lodge is planning fund raising dinners soon!!

2 Initiated on July 18 was Garrett Waggoner, the tall one in the center with the "S" on his chest, and we also were honored to perform a "courtesy" degree for Honolulu Lodge on Manuel Romero who was elected to receive the degrees in Hawaii and is studying at New Mexico Highlands University. On Saturday we at Chapman Lodge had the honor to Raise 4, yes four Master Masons. Santana Ulibarri, Dean Scoggin, Valentin Tenorio and Ben Johnson. Dean Scoggin, passed to Fellowcraft on 20 June, 2013 Garret Waggoner was Passed to Fellowcraft on August 15 th. Springer Lodge #45 and Union Lodge #4 Consolidated MWGM William Childers conducted a brief ceremony on July 16 combining Springer Lodge #45 with Union Lodge #4. Santana Ulibarri and Benjamin Johnson, passed to Fellowcraft on 29 June, 2013 Chapman Lodge #2 will be running a float in the Homecoming Parade for Robertson High School Sept. 21! Homecoming for Chapman Lodge #2 will be October 12 th. Tickets $25/2 tickets, or $15/1 ticket! Valentin Tenorio, passed to Fellowcraft 8 July, 2013.

3 Outside the Lodge WM Clyde Turner is a Mason of Many Aprons, as he and Johnathan Silva prepare to grill burgers and hotdogs for the Children s Miracle Network this May. Chapman Lodge manned this endeavor for seven weekends in a row. Birthdays and Anniversaries Antonio Astorga, raised MM 3/23/1973, birthday 7/11/24 Stephen Astorga, birthday 5/21/50, initiated 3/27/86, passed 4/24/86, raised 5/22/86 Ben B. Boothe, birthday 7/3/48, passed 5/5/11, raised 8/20/11 Don Bovia, birthday 5/17/61, initiated 8/5/10, passed 9/16/10, raised 10/7/10 Harry Cambell, birthday 5/30/32, initiated 10/20/55 Dan Capaccio, birthday 8/11/47, initiated 6/21/11, passed 10/4/11, raised 11/1/12 Alexander W. Coull, birthday 4/19/29, initiated 6/8/50, passed 7/13/50, raised 8/10/50 Cary Culbertson, initiated 5/17/79, passed 6/21/79, raised 7/19/79, Past Master 1984, 1993, 1994, 2009 Frederick W. Erb, passed 6/20/68 Leslie Farrow, birthday 4/24/38, passed 3/17/60, raised 4/21/60 Howard D. Fletcher, raised 8/8/57 Charles A. Goddard, birthday 8/8/15, passed 3/2/50, raised 3/31/50 Gail S. Grantham, passed 3/15/56, raised 4/23/56 Jay G. Harris, birthday 6/25/44, initiated 6/18/70, passed 8/6/70, Past Master 1974, Past Grand Master 2008 Witt B. Harwell, initiated 4/29/50, passed 5/27/50, Past Master 1960, 1968 Robert J. Henry, birthday 8/18/51, initiated 3/20/75, passed 7/17/75 William A. Higgins, birthday 5/16/63, initiated 7/7/11, raised 3/31/12 Ebben E. Hold, initiated 8/7/75 Everett L. Jarry, passed 6/15/89, raised 8/19/89 (Five States) Ken F. Kelly, initiated 7/28/09 Kerry L. Kretz, birthday 6/11/55, initiated 4/19/84, passed 5/17/84, raised 7/5/84 Darryl P. Laumbach, born 8/4/88, Pass Master 2012 Peter J. Laumbach, passed 3/16/78, raised 4/19/78, Past Master 1982 Rudolph D. H. Laumbach, birthday 3/13/82, Past Master 2010 Rudolph E. Laumbach, birthday 6/16/31, initiated 8/6/53, Past Master 2006, 2007, 2008 Thomas M. Martinez, passed 3/3/90, raised 4/5/90 Luis A. Montoya, initiated 8/19/95, Past Master 2003, 2004, 2005 John A. Kance, initiated 5/6/93, passed 6/11/93 Lloyd L. Parham, birthday 5/31/28, initiated 3/22/51, passed 8/6/51 Gabriel Sandoval, birthday 7/21/71, raised 7/22/09 Lee N. Smith, raised 3/16/57, Past Master 1978, 1987, 1990, 1999 Roy D. Smith, birthday 6/9/53 Henry C. Turner, birthday 8/23/26, passed 4/18/57, raised 5/29/57, Past Master 1963, 1997 Robert C. Vandermeer, initiated 4/19/62 Ben L. Vasquez, initiated 7/1/82, passed 8/19/82 Edmundo Vasquez, birthday 5/14/32, initiated 6/21/53, passed 8/7/53, raised 8/13/53 James D. Weaver, birthday 6/25/22, initiated 7/1/44, passed 8/17/44 Mark R. Yortzy, initiated 4/14/99, passed 7/14/99, raised 8/14/99 Rendezvous July 20, 2013 RWB Rudy Laumbach DDGM 3 rd Masonic district gave opening welcome to all attendees. The meeting went to lunch. A delicious meal was served by our own caterer Tom Martinez, El Burro Catering. Three of the four founding lodges of the Grand Lodge were represented: Montezuma Lodge #1 WM Dan Esquibel gave a report on their activities in the Lodge and the Santa Fe community. Chapman Lodge #2 WM Henry C. Turner gave a report on Chapman Lodge activities. Union Lodge #4 MW Dan Irick gave reports on Union Lodge #4 activities. MW Bro. Dan Irick also gave a talk on historical masonry in NM.

4 Dr. Ken F. Kelly presented a fine discussion regarding the process of the origins of freemasonry,etc. An outline attached. foot causing damage. There were 27 people who attended the meeting. There were visitors from the local Hospital, Wagon mound, Hobbs, Santa Fe and surrounding area. A good time was had by all. Next year s rendezvous will be hosted by Union Lodge #4 in Wagon Mound. Do you know what this is? Answer in the next issue. Above: Mrs. and Mr. Jimmy Gifford receives check from Ben and Saneh Boothe, in front of damaged Masonic Lodge in West, Texas All around West, Texas we observed damage from the explosion. Houses with bricks blown off, roofs caved in, a nursing home was completely destroyed, local school damaged and will have to be torn down. It is a wonder more people were not killed. But as Saneh Boothe helped give the check for $800 from Centennial Eastern Star Chapter 74, she said: "This is what the love of Eastern Star is all about." The masons of West through Jimmy Gifford, Secretary said: "We will see that this money is used to help a person in need here in West, and we thank all the folks at Centennial Eastern Star in Las Vegas." DAMAGE IN WEST AT A GLANCE: NEWSLETTER FROM: CENTENNIAL Chapter 74, OES (EASTERN STAR, LAS VEGAS, NEW MEXICO REPORT ON CHARITABLE DONATION TO VICTIMS OF EXPLOSION, WEST, TEXAS Tuesday May 21, 2013, Ben and Saneh Boothe personally delivered a check for $800 to the Masonic Lodge, in West, Texas, to be used for the victims of the explosion there. Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Gifford, (he is secretary of the lodge there) met us at the lodge. While we were presenting the check, the lodge building was under repair and the blast actually moved the building a The Masonic Lodge building actually swayed 12" from the blast and then bounced back, but it was damaged and is being repaired. Many senior citizens and not so senior citizens were injured, put out of their homes, lost much of what they had, and our small contribution will give a little help and comfort to someone. We as Freemasons, and as members of the Eastern Star need to focus more on doing some good things for others! Saneh and Ben's message is that it gives meaning to our organizations to help folks with our organization's gifts. Our thanks to everyone!

5 This year s Five States Fellowship Meeting held in Liberal Kansas from Aug 16 th to the 17 th Next year s event will be hosted by Chapman Lodge in Las Vegas, NM. WM Dolly Crow and Treasurer Cary Culbertson present donation to the representative of Las Vegas Animal Shelter. Right to left are WM Clyde Turner, PM, RWB Rudy Laumbach, PM, and MWB Wm. Bill Childers, PM, with the Traveling Gavel on it s way to Chapman Lodge for the next Five States Event. Scholarships WB John E. McCord, PM (left) and WM Clyde Turner, PM at Five States. Brandon L. Gourd-Gallegos of West Las Vegas High School (pictured) was a recipient of the Robert J. Henry Masonic Memorial Scholarship along with Makayla Campbell of Robertson High School, and Alonzo Chaviz of Mora High School. WB Jack McCarty, PM, from Tucumcari Lodge #27, corepresenting New Mexico with WB John E. McCord, PM at this year s Five States. Las Vegas Shrine Club monthly meeting at Hillcrest Restaurant on Aug 13 th. Left to right are Clyde Turner, Rudy Laumbach, James Sampson and guest, Frances Speight, Cary Culbertson and Waitress, Tom Speight, Joe Lanphere and Guests, and Joan Lambach. WB Darryl Laumbach, JPM, Chapman Lodge #2 at Five States. Not pictured were RWB Peter J. Laumbach and his wife.