R\W\Richard Torrey
District Deputy Grand Master
Onondaga District
We
all
know
that
April
showers
bring
May
flowers,
well
to
put
it
into
Masonic
terms
it
also
brought
us
new
leadership
in
our
Lodges,
our
District
and
in
our
Grand
Lodge.
Congratulations
go
out
to
all
the
newly
elected
and
appointed
Officers
in
our
Lodges
in
the
district.
At
the
229th
Annual
Grand
Lodge
Communication
we
also
elected
our
new
Grand
Lodge
Officers
for
the
State
of
New
York.
Congratulations
and
Grand
Honors
go
out
to
our
new
Grand
Master
of
Masons
for
The
State
of
New
York;
The
M\W\
Vincent
Libone.
Our
new
Grand
Line
is
as
follows:
Deputy
Grand
Master
The
R\W\
James
Sullivan,
Senior
Grand
Warden
The
R\W\
Thomas
McMullin,
Junior
Grand
Warden
The
R\W\
Charles
P.
Uhle,
Grand
Treasurer
The
R\W\
William
Thomas
and
Grand
Secretary,
The
R\W\
Gilbert
Savitsky.
Although
we
look
forward
to
our
Fraternities
future
we
still
need
to
remember
and
acknowledge
our
past.
With
that
said,
I
would
like
to
wish
our
Past
Grand
Master
MW
Edward
G.
Gilbert
the
very
best
of
health
in
the
years
to
come,
and
he
and
his
wife
best
wishes
in
all
their
future
endeavors.
We
as
a
Fraternity
are
very
grateful
for
your
leadership
and
dedication
to
our
beloved
craft.
In
our
very
own
District
we
have
had
two
very
hard
working
and
dedicated
Brothers
lead
our
District
over
the
past
two
years.
R\W\
Kevin
J.
Parker
and
R\W\
Roger
Novak,
you’ve
displayed
what
it
takes
to
be
good
leaders
and
I
sincerely
wish
you
both
the
very
best
as
well,
thank
you.
To
this
years
newly
invested
Worshipful
Masters,
you
will
soon
be
installed
in
your
Station
in
the
East
and
your
Brethren
in
your
lodge
will
look
to
you
for
your
leadership
to
make
your
lodge
grow
and
thrive
during
your
term.
The
Grand
Lodge
Committee
on
Leadership
and
Education
Services
has
developed
a
terrific
tool
to
help
you
succeed
as
Master
of
your
Lodge.
This
new
education
class
is
called
“THE
MASTERS
CHAIR”.
R\W\
Jim
McNeal
will
be
conducting
this
class
on
Saturday,
June
12th
at
9am
at
Crossroads
Lodge
#520.
All
new
Masters
in
the
district
are
required
to
attend
this
training
class.
On
that
same
day,
I
will
be
having
my
district
meeting
with
all
the
Masters
as
well.
This
program
is
very
informative
and
a
helpful
tool
for
you
to
be
a
good
leader
in
your
Lodge.
This
is
not
just
for
new
Masters;
we
are
encouraging
all
the
Masters
elect
to
attend
in
the
district.
We
can
learn
from
each
and
every
Master
at
this
class.
Look
for
more
information
in
Jim’s
article.
I
am
looking
forward
to
meeting
all
of
you
on
that
day.
St.
John’s
Day
weekend
will
be
on
June
25th
&
26th
on
the
campus
of
the
Masonic
Care
Community
on
Bleeker
St.
in
Utica.
I’m
hoping
that
a
lot
of
brothers
and
their
families
from
around
the
district
come
on
Saturday
to
enjoy
all
the
festivities
and
witness
the
Public
Installation
of
the
Grand
Line
Officers
and
your
District
Officers.
The
Onondaga
District
will
be
hosting
the
Grand
Lodge
Scholarship
Awards
on
Sunday,
July
25th
at
the
Masonic
Memorial
Center
in
North
Syracuse.
The
Onondaga
District
Apron
Presentation
Dinner
will
be
held
on
Sunday,
August
22nd
at
5pm
at
Wysocki’s
Lakeside
Manor
in
Cicero,
NY.
Please
contact
R\W\
Kevin
Parker
@
458-9098
for
your
reservations.
We
will
again
be
at
the
New
York
State
Fair
with
the
Safety
ID.
Your
new
Safety
ID
Chairmen
are
W
David
Bailey
form
Morning
Star
#524
and
Bro.
Ralph
Haney
Jr.
from
Liverpool/Syracuse
#501.
The
State
Fair
will
run
from
August
26th-Sept
6th.
Your
Chairman
will
be
getting
in
touch
with
each
Lodge
to
ask
for
your
assistance
in
staffing
this
important
event.
Please
help
out
when
called
upon,
thank
you.
The
Grand
Lecturer
R\W\
Charles
Toombs
has
scheduled
our
Districts
Grand
Lecturer’s
Convention.
It
will
be
held
at
Memorial
Lodge
#648.
A
delicious
Turkey
dinner
will
be
served
at
6:30pm.
Reservations
will
need
to
be
given
to
R\W\
Ron
Waterbury
@
635-9196
or
V\W\
Ed
Sinay
Jr.
@
699-4769
by
September
1st.
I
am
looking
forward
to
a
good
turnout.
In
Closing,
I
am
very
excited
about
serving
the
Onondaga
District
as
DDGM
for
the
next
two
years.
I
believe
our
leadership
in
the
District
is
strong
and
I’ve
put
together
a
strong
core
of
Brothers
from
around
the
District
to
be
on
the
Official
Family.
So,
the
Official
Family
and
I
are
excited
to
begin
our
new
term
and
serve
the
Onondaga
District
to
the
best
of
our
abilities.
Have
a
safe
and
enjoyable
summer
and
I
will
see
you
at
the
Grand
Lecturer’s
on
Friday,
September
10th.
Richard
M.
Torrey