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October 2013
Trestle Board
St. John’s Lodge No. 1
Portsmouth, NH
The Master’s Message
Greetings Brethren!
Weird Masonic Facts
Brother Rudyard Kipling needed dispensation to become a Free-
mason. He was too young, but his Lodge made a case that he might be a
good secretary. He was entered by a Hindu, passed by a Muslim, and
raised by an Englishman.
In 1860, Scottish Explorer John McDouall Stuart was leading his fourth
Australian expedition to the center of the continent. On encountering an
aboriginal hunting party, the eldest native gave some signs. Stuart recog-
nized one of the signs as Masonic and returned it. The natives all gave it
back in unison and the encounter became noticeably friendlier.
There is some reasonable speculation where the word Tyler
comes from, but the oddest one is proposed in Robinson’s Born in Blood.
He theorizes it might be a throwback all the way to the Peasants’ Revolt of
1381; memorializing the hero of that event, Wat (Walter) Tyler. When he
brought his terms to King Richard the II, he reportedly insulted him by his
rogue behavior. His throat was slashed and received a fatal stab wound to
the gut. He rode his horse 30 yards before being overtaken by the public
where he was decapitated and his head displayed on London Bridge.
In 1813, a merchant ship, captained by a Freemason, was cap-
tured and boarded by pirates. In desperation, the captain rendered the
Grand Hailing Sign of Distress of a Master Mason. The pirate captain ap-
parently recognized the secret sign and allowed the merchant ship to pro-
ceed unharmed.
William F. Cody was active in the concordant bodies of
Freemasonry, becoming a Knight Templar in 1889 and receiving his 32nd
degree in 1894. He received a Masonic funeral on June 3, 1917
complete with eight pallbearers dressed in their Knights Templar
uniforms. He was more widely known as “Buffalo Bill.”
Wor. Jonathan Neithart
Lodge of Instruction Brethren:
The District Lodges of Instruction of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of
New Hampshire will be held for the year 2013as follows:
Master, SW, JW, Sect, and New MM are required to attend from each lodge
in the District.
October 4, Friday 6:30 PM—7:30 PM, District 1—Portsmouth
October 5, Saturday 12:00 PM—1:00 PM, District 3—Claremont
*All newly raised MM since last LOI Aug of 2012 are required to attend, the
Lodge will pay for you meal so attend supper.
Visitations October 10—Star in the East Lodge No. 59
October 22—Tucker Lodge No. 99
November 5—Gideon Lodge No. 84
November 20—Strafford Lodge No. 29
November 26—Rising Star Lodge No. 47
Jonathan Neihart
Worshipful Master
(603) 3009093
Gib Palmer
Secretary
(603) 601-2294
Contact
Information:
I am Freemasonry by Ray V. Denslow
I was born in antiquity, in the ancient days when men first dreamed of
God. I have been tried through the ages, and found true. The crossroads of
the world bear the imprint of my feet, and the cathedrals of all nations
mark the skill of my hands. I strive for beauty and for symmetry. In my
heart is wisdom and strength and courage for those who ask. Upon my
altars is the Book of Holy Writ, and my prayers are to the One Omnipotent
God. My sons work and pray together, without rank or discord, in the pub-
lic mart and in the inner chamber. By signs and symbols I teach the les-
sons of life and of death and the relationship of man with God and of man
with man. My arms are widespread to receive those of lawful age and
good report who seek me of their own free will. I accept them and teach
them to use my tools in the building of men, and thereafter, find direction
in their own quest for perfection so much desired and so difficult to attain.
I lift up the fallen and shelter the sick. I hark to the orphan′s cry, the
widow′s tears, the pain of the old and destitute. I am not church, nor party,
nor school, yet my sons bear a full share of responsibility to God, to coun-
try, to neighbor and themselves. They are freemen, tenacious of their liber-
ties and alert to lurking danger. At the end I commit them as each one un-
dertakes the journey beyond the vale into the glory of everlasting life. I
ponder the sand within the glass and think how small is a single life in the
eternal universe. Always have I taught immortality, and even as I raise
Happy Birthday Brothers!
Join us for the Stated Communication during your birthday month
and the dinner is on the Master and Wardens.
Stated Communication—Open in MM
Wednesday, October 2, 2013
Dinner—Chinese Food
(Dinner 6:00, Open 7:00)
MM History
Officer dress— White Tie & Tails
Collation to follow
District #1—LOI
Friday October 4, 2013
(Supper 6:30 PM GL Opens 7:30 PM)
Baked Haddock $10.00
Officers Dress Business Attire with Jewels
New MM are required to attend
St. John’s Masonic Association
Monday, October 7, 2013—5:00PM
Special Communication—EA Degree
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
Dinner—Seafood Chower
(Dinner 6:00, Open 7:00)
Officer dress— White tie and tails
October 31, 2013 Halloween
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19OPEN
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30 31Hallowe Open house
on 19th
October
St. John’s Lodge Historical Sketch
Marston Seavey Fenwick
To play off the J.M. Smucker Company’s slogan, with a name like Marston, he
has to be good!
Marston Seavey Fenwick was born in Portsmouth on October 16, 1914, the
son of Jack and Elisabeth Fenwick. He attended Portsmouth schools, includ-
ing the old Whipple School on State Street, and he graduated from Portsmouth
Senior High School (the old Farragut School building) with the Class of 1932.
He went on to study zoology and geology at the University of New Hampshire
and was awarded degrees in both with the Class of 1936.
At the outbreak of World War II, Marston enlisted in the U.S. Army and
served as an aircraft mechanic. Following the war, he joined the workforce at
the Portsmouth Navy Yard and was employed in the Design Division. In the
late 1950’s following the establishment of the naval nuclear propulsion pro-
gram, he worked in the Nuclear Power Division at the Shipyard and retired as
an expert in Control Engineering in 1980 with 37 years of service.
Marston was a talented artist and professional musician. He played clarinet
and saxophone in the Portsmouth High School Band, and later in several bands
and orchestras across the country. He was a long time member of Local 376 of
the American Federation of Musicians, and served that organization as its sec-
retary and treasurer for 20 years. During the 1950’s and ‘60’s, he was a mem-
ber of the musical group – “The Hungry Five.”
Marston enjoyed painting and was an accomplished ballroom dancer and Ha-
waiian dance performer. He particularly loved to entertain children as a volun-
teer clown and participated in many parades and circus events. He was an
active member and parishioner of St. John's Episcopal Church and in later
years adopted the Baha’i faith, becoming a dedicated member of the Green
Acre Baha'i community of Eliot, Maine.
Marston was married three times; first to Natalie, then to Maxine, and lastly to
Alice; and he had five children: Joan, Mark, Jonathan, Anne and Alison. For
many years, he lived at 576 Sagamore Avenue in Portsmouth, and following
his retirement, he relocated to Arizona. In retirement he continued to play his
instruments in the Phoenix City Band and the Tower Point Band, and he en-
joyed traveling around the country and the world.
Marston was uniquely talented in so many ways. He was also exceptionally
kind and gentle, and above all, humble. In a loving tribute to his father, his
son Mark, a local sculptor and artist, hand crafted a pine box for his Dad. On
March 25, 2008, at the age of 93, Marston succumbed to throat cancer and
passed away in Mesa, Arizona. His body was laid to rest in that pine box and
he is buried in the Center Cemetery in North Hampton.
Yes; Marston was a good man, and if you guessed that he was a Freemason,
then you are correct. In fact, Brother Marston was a member of St. John’s
Lodge, No. 1 in Portsmouth, having been Raised a Master Mason in our
Lodge on June 9, 1937.
Alan Robinson
Historian
From the Secretary’s Desk
Brethren:
The notice that I sent out helped in getting some of the overdue dues in that
were needed to get us on the way to being in good shape. However I did
have to send out six 90-day notices for brothers that owe more than one
year’s dues. We also still have quite a few brothers that still owe this year’s
dues.
Are you aware that we do have a life membership program so that you could
make one payment to cover the dues for the rest of your life?
Dues bills will be mailed out later this month, please note the change. This
years dues is now $100.00. This is not due to an increase in St John’s annual
dues it is an increase in the per capita of the Grand Lodge.
This year’s budgets will be presented for the Lodge at the Stated in Oct. and
the budget of the Association will be presented at the Annual meeting of the
Asssociation in Nov. Neither are looking at increases.
Sincerely yours,
RW Robert L. Sutherland Jr. PM A.Sect.
