Paul Friend PM, Angola Lodge #236 - Editor (260-402-6122)

JULY 2021

ANGOLA JULY 4^TH PARADE

Its’ time for Masons in northeast Indiana to assemble in Angola for the traditional July 4th parade. Each year Angola Lodge #236 brings its’ large Masonic banner to lead the group parade that shows the emblems of the Blue Lodge, York Rite, Scottish Rite, Shrine and Eastern Star.

The parade is on Sunday, July 4th STARTING AT 1:00 PM (not the traditional 11:00 AM). They ask that everyone assemble by 11:30 AM (HAVE THE PONTOON IN PLACE). If you are walking in the parade, 12:30 PM would be a suggested arrival time. You cannot park in the staging area, so come a little bit early to get a decent place to park. If you come early enough you can park in the area near the Furth Center.

The Masonic Grouping is in Section 3, as the 5th unit in that section. This means we start on University Avenue south of 20 and the Furth Building – SAME PLACE WE HAVE STARTED FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS.

Angola Masonic Lodge #236 is participating. If members of other local Lodges want to be in the parade, feel welcome to join in. We will have two members who are going to be the lead off, carrying the Masonic banner.

Also attending will be Angola York Rite honor guard, carrying the United States flag and the Pokagon Shrine Club with their pontoon boat. If you want to be in the parade and don’t believe you can walk the route, please bring a lawn chair and you are welcome to ride on the pontoon and wave at the people as you drink your lemonade.

NORTHEAST INDIANA MASONIC NEWS AND EVENTS

ANGOLA LODGE #236 – No Stated meeting until September 7….BUT THERE WILL BE CALLED MEETINGS FOR PURPOSES OF DEGREE WORK.

Angola Lodge #236 had a called meeting on June 29 and did the EA degree for new candidate, John Dermott. Pictured (front l to r). Paul Friend, PM; candidate Dermott, Jay Minick, Secretary; Ian Mountfield, Chaplain, Dave Dobson, Jr. Steward; Alex Dobson, Senior Steward. Back row l to r); Tim Billows, Senior Deacon; Brant Moore, Treasurer; Mason Gipson, Jr Deacon; and Nate Fultz, Junior Warden.

The tentative date for the Fellowcraft degree is Tuesday, July 13 in Butler and the two Lodges will each have a candidate. Time is not known for sure. We will inform you.

Gary Hensley honored for being a 50 year member

On June 29, Gary Hensley received his award of Gold. He is pictured with Barret Sanborn, Worshipful Master of Angola Lodge #236.

ANOTHER SUMMER PARADE (ORLAND)

Besides the Angola July 4th the Vermont Settlement Days (Orland) parade will be on Saturday July 24). There will be a group of Masons in this parade. You are invited to participate. The parade starts at 11:00 AM. Participants are to assemble by 10:30 AM by 10:30 AM on the southeast corner of Orland.

NORTHEASTERN LODGE #210 (Fremont)

The Lodge continues its’ Monday morning coffee and donuts at the Fremont Lodge. They will continue to meet throughout the summer. Meet around 8:00 AM for fellowship and leave when necessary.

STAR LODGE #225 (Orland)

The Officers of Star Lodge invites Masons to attend a function at their Lodge to see the new carpet and new officer and sideline wooden seats that were received from the Odd Fellows Lodge There is a new “look” in their Lodge room.

Star Lodge is having a raffle. 1st Prize is either: Glock .45 ACP Gen 4 Pistol; or Glock 9 mm Gen 5 Pistol: or $500 cash. 2nd prize is a $200 gift certificate to Mr. Bratz, Orland. They are selling 750 total tickets, so find a Star Lodge member to purchase before they sell out!

FOREST LODGE #239 (Butler)

Angola Lodge #236 will join Forest Lodge #239 for a Fellowcraft Degree. Currently set for Tuesday, July 13. Both Lodges have a candidate for the work.

ANGOLA PAST MASTERS PICTURES – HELP NEEDED

We are currently taking a break in locating Past Masters pictures. If you are a fan on Ancestry.com on the computer and are willing to search out those we still need please contact Paul Friend 402-6122.

NORTHEAST INDIANA SOUJOURNER’S DESIRES TO CHARTER A NEW CHAPTER OF MASONIC VETERANS

Masonic Brethren in Ft. Wayne and Warsaw are looking into starting a National Sojourner’s Chapter for Northeast Indiana. This group does not have to assign a Lodge as its sponsor. The plans are to organize a group in our part of the State, with the location of meetings/activities rotating to various sites. The planned events will be held at a restaurant, Masonic Lodges, VFW, American Legion Posts, etc.

The minimum number to charter a new Chapter is 18 members. This is a Masonic Military Veterans Order in American. The contact person is Dathan Reed, WM of Warsaw Lodge #73. His email is dathanreed@hotmail.com. Contact him if you have an interest in being a Charter Member. Phone – 1-574-377-1236.

ANGOLA YORK RITE STATED MEETING

ANGOLA YORK RITE

The Angola York Rite next scheduled stated meeting is on Thursday, Sept 2.

For the next two months the Rite is dark, BUT they will continue to do degree work. The next York Rite degree work will be on Thursday July 15 at 6:30 PM. They will be doing the Royal Master and Select Master on two candidates.

Charles Chapman and Bob Vernon III have now taken their first four Chapter Degrees. If any current member wants to participate with a small part, please let us know.

Grand Commandery and Grand Chapter reception

Hold Saturday, July 31 for the reception of the 2021-2022 Right Eminent Grand Commander Edward E. Fodrea of Ft. Wayne and Most Excellent Grand High Priest Steven A. Maxwell of Huntington. Both presiding officers are from Northeast Indiana and were elected to serve a second year in their York Rite leadership position.

The reception will be at the Freemason Hall in Ft. Wayne, 216 East Washington Street. A social hour will start at 5:00 PM, with dinner at 6:00 PM. Reservations are a MUST and are due July 15, 2021. There is a cost for the meal and social hour.

Please go to the website: indianaknightstemplar.org to see more details and the registration form.

Jim Milleman will be receiving his KCT (Knight Cross of the Temple) award at the reception.

POKAGON COUNCIL #147 AMD

The last meeting/meal was held on Wednesday, June 30, 2021 in Ft. Wayne. Wednesday, September 29 will be the next meeting. We will keep you posted as to the location.

ANGOLA YEOMEN OF YORK PRECEPTORY #2

The next meeting will be the Angola Yeomen of York Annual Meeting, scheduled for Saturday, October 16 in the morning at the Angola Moose Lodge. At that meeting will be the election of Officers, induction of new members and initial planning for the 2022 York Rite Festival. Angola Commandery #45 will hold their Annual Inspection on the afternoon of October 16.

The Annual Meeting of the Indiana Grand Preceptory Yeomen of York was held on Saturday, June 16. The Officers for 2021-22 are (LtoR): Bobby Roberts, Grand Director General; Jack Sandler, Deputy Grand Director General; Mike Anderson, Grand Sec/Tres; Bruce Frazer, Grand Master of Ceremonies; Phil Whisner, Grand Chaplain; Lloyd Atterson, Grand Adjutant General; and Paul Friend, Grand Recorder. Pictured below.

Currently Mike Anderson and Paul Friend of Angola York Rite serve as Grand Line Officers as described above.

The 2021 presiding officers in the east for Angola York Rite are:

• High Priest of Angola Chapter #58 is Jay Minick.
• Illustrious Master of Angola Council #27 is Dan Ernsberger.
• Eminent Commander of Angola Commandery #45 is Brant Moore.
• The Secretary/Recorder for all three bodies is Jimmie Milleman.

NEXT STATED MEETINGS

The next stated meeting will be Tuesday, July 13 at Mizpah Shrine with a meal at 6:15 PM, followed by the 7:00 PM meeting.

CONSIDERING JOINING SCOTTISH RITE??

The Scottish Rite had a series of degree days for receiving the Scottish Rite degrees. They concluded with the 32nd degree in May.

To join Scottish Rite, one needs to take the first degree of Scottish Rite which is the 4th degree, then schedule yourself to observe three more degrees to make you eligible to receive the 32nd and final degree.

The cost for the initiation fee is $100. You need to petition and turn in your fee to start the process. Call Paul Friend for more details.

SILENT AUCTION/WINE TASTING DATE SET FOR OCTOBER 9

Keep October 9 open for this annual event – more details later.

FT WAYNE VALLEY WANTS TO START UP A STEUBEN COUNTY SCOTTISH RITE CLUB

This is usually a noon meal/meeting, with all county Scottish Rite members invited to attend. The time and location will depend on the organizers. The Steuben County Club disbanded about 5 years ago.

Usually a couple Valley Officers would attend to update those attending. To make this happen we need two or three local members to help coordinate. Who is interested in starting up the County Club?

SOVEREIGN GRAND COMMANDER OF NORTHERN MASONIC

JURISDICTION, David A. Glattly, will be visiting Indiana during the first full week of October 2021.

He will be present as the Ft. Wayne Valley puts on the 20th Degree, Master ad Vitam, at the “OLD FORT” in Ft. Wayne on October 4, 2021. This is about George Washington and the treason of Benedict Arnold. It is a lesson on disloyalty. He will also be in Ft. Wayne on Saturday, October 9 for the annual wine tasting/silent auction. You will not want to miss this.

THE FT. WAYNE VALLEY SCOTTISH RITE WILL HAVE A REUNION (Class of

new candidates) ON NOVEMBER 6, 2021. This will be another opportunity for Master Masons to join Scottish Rite this fall.

POKAGAN SHRINE CLUB & MIZPAH SHRINE NEWS

NEED TO CALL THE MIZPAH SHRINE OFFICE??

The phone number is: 260-426-4543

The NEW EMAIL to use is: officeadmin@mizpahshrine.com QUICK NOTES FROM MIZPAH SHRINE OFFICE

• The newly elected Potentate is Tobin Bradley
• Chris Sanders, member of Northeastern Lodge #210 is Treasurer

MIZPAH SHRINE TO HOLD GUN RAFFLE ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2021 IN COLUMBIA CITY 100 GUNS INCLUDED IN RAFFLE –WOW!!!!

TICKETS ARE $20 EACH

THEY WILL BE DRAWING A NAME EVERY THREE MINUTES FOR FIVE HOURS.

Yes, the Sportsman Gun Raffle will be held in 2021. The raffle tickets are printed and are available for distribution to you if you wish to buy and/or sell tickets. If you are interested in purchasing or selling tickets, contact Paul Friend at 260-402-6122.

MIZPAH SHRINE HAS STARTED TO MEET AGAIN

The Pokagon Shrine Club did have a stated meeting on Wednesday, June 16 at Timbers in Angola. We had several members attend to enjoy a meal (ordered from menu). A lot of good fellowship and many stories were told.

The Club is looking to continue meeting on the third Wednesday of each month. When EXACT details are known, local members will be notified.

POKAGON SHRINE CLUB TO CONDUCT

$500 MEAT RAFFLE

Yes, Pokagon Shrine Club will have a $500 meat raffle for 2021. The tickets are printed and will be distributed for members to sell. Our Club was not able to be in a meat raffle last year. It is important for members to support this project as it is the way we raise money to support our local projects.

POKAGON SHRINE CLUB OFFICERS FOR 2021/2022 ARE:

Don Shively               - President

Jeff Stanford              - Vice President/Treasurer John Tchinski     - Secretary

MULTIPLE ACTIVITIES ON THE SHRINE SCHEDULE

Please put in your calendar

• Stated meetings will continue on the third Wednesday each month, at a location to be
• Pokagon Shrine Club plans to bring out the Princess (Pontoon) and participate in parades.
• Combination Mizpah Shrine Club gun raffle (100 guns in raffle) and Pokagon Shrine Club $500 meat raffle concludes September

Ashley Chapter #229

Meets on the 1^st and 3^rd Tuesday in Ashley Lodge .

The Annual Pizza Party is June 1 at 6:30 PM. RSVP to 260-687-1361

Spencerville Chapter #386

Meets on the 1^st Thursday in Spencerville. Dinner at 6:30 PM with meeting at 7:00 PM.

Masonic members and your ladies should inquire with Phyllis Gaff if you wish to join one of these Chapters.