Arlington Chapter No. 35
Royal Arch Masons
Arlington, Virginia

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Chartered October 26, 1921

FRATERNAL GREETINGS
and WELCOME
to our Official Home Page
 

John W. Pearson
High Priest

Stated Convocation at 7:30 PM
2nd Wednesday Every Month
All Convocations are held in the
Cherrydale Masonic Temple
Lee Highway and N. Oakland Street
Arlington, Virginia
Tel. (703) 524-4664

 

From the Chamber of the High Priest

 

Companions,

It is my sad duty to tell you that Companion Paul H. Shelton passed away. Please keep his family in your prayers. Since we did not have a convocation in February due to the weather, our stated this month will be the DDGHP, RE Terry Duvall’s official visit. We also will have important committee reports on the Royal Arch Widows Degree & a new token for D.C. Night in Virginia (remember, this year will be the first time we call the event the George D. “Kingfish” Steven’s Memorial D.C. Night in Virginia.)

 It is my intention to nominate a respected Royal Arch Mason to Honorary Membership at Arlington #35 as a new item of business.  We will vote on the issue in April and publicly announce the results at a later date.

Mark your calendars now for 14 April, which is Virginia Night in DC at Columbia RAC No. 1, Naval Masonic lodge. Let’s have a great turnout. More details coming next month. The Grand Royal Arch Chapter in Virginia will celebrate its 200th birthday this May 16th & 17th in Williamsburg. The highlight will be a supper Saturday night featuring Brother Roy Clark. Tickets are limited. See www.yorkrite.org and select Royal Arch, then VA for details or contact your Chapter officers.

    

S&F

 

John

 

 

 “200 Years of Royal Arch Excellence”

 

Fifty Year Members

John P. Funkhouser

      1949

David H. Graham

 1950

Elgin B. Kirby

         1950

Henry J. Bausili

        1952

Oscar L. Buchanan

1945

Robert A. Kelly

1949

Elwood S. Nichols

1949

William T. Guise

1950

James W. Brown, Jr.

1951

Robert L. Connor

1951

John E. Wise

1952

John G. Dudley Jr.

1953

 Walter W. Cosby Jr.

1955

Wilbert Kahoun

1954

Cleveland F. Oliver

1955

James W. Smith

1956

 
Trestle board

Remember, we serve refreshments at 6:30 before every meeting.

12 March Stated.

17 March Annandale Chapter.

14 April Virginia Night in DC

 

Did You Know:

Easter this year is:  Sunday March 23, 2008

      As you may know, Easter is always the 1st Sunday after the 1st full moon after the Spring Equinox (which this year is March 20). This dating of Easter is based on the lunar calendar that Hebrew people used to identify Passover, and is why it moves around on our Roman calendar. Here are a couple of things you might be interested in!   

      Based on the above, Easter can actually be one day earlier (March 22) but that is pretty rare.

      This year is the earliest Easter any of us will ever see the rest of our lives! Only those 95 years old or older have ever seen it this early. And none of us have ever, or will ever, see it a day earlier! Here are the facts:

       The next time Easter will be this early (March 23) will be the year 2228. The last time it was this early was 1913

      The next time it will be a day earlier, March 22, will be in the year 2285. The last time it was on March 22 was 1818.  So, no one alive today has or will ever see it any earlier than this year!

 

Capitular Birthdays 

 

 

 

 


 

MARCH

 

Robert A. Kelley

1949

John W. Spink

1963

Willaim T. Spencer

1974

Larry A. Rich

1977

James R. Sanderson

1977

William G. Sizemore

1979

Jesse Villarreal

1981

Frederick M. Pedrotti

1987

Frederick M. Crabtree Jr

1993

Dean B. Beacham

1995

Elmer E. Luther

1995

Frank C. Marcey Jr

1995

Robert B. Rench Jr.

1995

Philip N. Rhodes

1995

Larry L. Anderson

1997

David L. Schlechty

1997

Sean Callahan

2005

Christopher Humphreys

2005

 

Laugh of the month:

Words to Live By

Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and laxative on the same night.

For every action, there is an equal and opposite government program.

No man has ever been shot while doing the dishes.

A balanced diet is a cookie in each hand.

There is always one more imbecile than you counted on.

If you had to identify, in one word, the reason the human race has not achieved, and never will achieve, its full potential, that word would be "meetings."

Never lick a steak knife.

Thought for the day: Remember that a small family of amateurs built the Ark. A large group of professionals built the Titanic.

 

From the Editor:

            1. Companions, our High Priest announced last month that his wife was to undergo serious treatment in Baltimore at Johns Hopkins hospital. I am very pleased to report that the procedure went extremely well, and she has returned home. She and the High Priest are very appreciative of your prayers, cards and well wishes. Let’s continue to keep them in our prayers and thoughts.

 

      2. Companions for the past few years I have been able to print and fold the monthly trestleboard for five cents a copy. This compares for seven cents for copying only at a commercial business. However, my access to this great deal will end this autumn, and I expect costs will raise to at least 8 or 9 cents. We mail about 1500 trestleboards a year, so the estimated total expense will increase by $60.00. Of course the increase in postage will also increase costs. If you would like to receive the newsletter by e-mail, send your address to me at:

     Wmsharon32706@aol.com

Use as a Subject: RAC 35 TB

 

           

John Bullach, PHP

Tresleboard  Editor

703-534-3109

    

 

 

Other District 1 Chapters

 

Mt. Vernon # 14, First Tuesday

George Washington Masonic National Memorial, Alexandria.

 

Annandale # 77, Third Wednesday

Elmer Timberman Masonic Temple, Annandale.

 

Mt. Ex. Paul Stephen Newhall
Grand High Priest, Royal Arch Masons in Va.
 
District Deputy Grand High Priest 
Rt. Ex. George R. Bierman
Lecturer District 1

 

DISTRICT 1 High Priests for 2007-2008

 

 

            Mount Vernon # 14

 

 

            Annandale #77

 

  

Chapter Officers for 2007 – 2008

 

High Priest John W. Pearson 
 
King Ralph T. Woodrow 
           
Scribe Romulo  Capuno
 
Treasurer A. Raymond Wise Jr.
 
Secretary Philip Edwin Graves
 
Captain of the Host John C. Steinberger
 
Principal Sojourner  Robert B. Rench Jr.
 
            Royal Arch Captain John W. Bullach Jr.
 
            Grand Master Third Veil Terry L. Bledsoe
 
            Grand Master Second Veil Bernard Rice 
 
Grand Master First Veil Hamilton E. Pape
 
            Chaplain James W. Smith, PGHP
 
            Tiler Melvin L. Crane
 
            Editor John W. Bullach Jr.
 


Living Past High Priests

William T. Guise 1956
James W. Smith ** 1965 & 1974
George D. Stevens ** 1968
Stewart W. Miner ** 1975
William A. Beverly 1978
William U. Mac Brayne * 1981
Herbert M. Koehne * 1982
Orval J. Smith * 1983
Lawrence Bates, Jr. 1986
Wm. Gene Sizemore 1988
John G. Dudley, Jr. 1990, 1994, & 2001
Carl L. Sandidge 1991
John C. Steinberger * 1992 & 2000
Charles R. Rambo 1995
Robert E. Duggar(Demit) 1996 &1999
Daniel C. Duvall 2003
John W. Bullach Jr. 2003, &2004
Daniel C. Duvall 2005
John W. Pearson 2006

 
NOTES:* PDDGHP ~ ** PGHP 
 
 
 

Honorary Members

David H. Grahm
Stewart W. Miner
James W. Smith
George D. Stevens
 
 
 
                                               
Visitors since April 8, 2004

 

This Site is Maintained by:
Ex. Jeffrey Holbrook E-mail: WebMaster@VaYorkRite.org
and Rt. Ex. John W. Bullach Jr. Jwbullach@aol.com

 

Updated 03/09/2008 jsh