Braden’s Junior Warden takes the East for the first time as Worshipful Maser in the Fellowcraft Degree.  Brother Van Wagner assembled one of the most satisfying Fellowcraft degrees that has been done for some time.

WM Alex DeMarco opened on the Entered Apprentice degree and conducted minimum regular business and the New entered Apprentices proved proficient upon being examined by our Chaplain.  Whereupon the Lodge was called from Labor to Refreshment  by the Worshipful Master.  Junior Warden Anthony Van Wagner then took the East for the first time  and called the Lodge from Refreshment to Labor on the 2nd Degree.

The Cast For the Fellow Craft was as follows:

Fellow Craft 1st section

WM....................... Anthony Van Wagoner.
SW .......................John Stitely
JW....................... Jim Appenzeller.
SD....................... Jesse Williams
JD .......................Russell Lane
SS....................... Paul Magee
JS ........................Ethan Williams
Chpln...................Scott Stenwick
Sec.......................Gerald Shleppi
Treas....................Harvey Ramlow
Tyler .....................Mark Stieger

2nd Section

WM....................... Jim Appenzeller.
SW .......................John Stitely
JW....................... Steve Leinen
SD....................... Jesse Williams
JD .......................Russel Lane
SS....................... Paul Magee
JS ........................Ethan Williams
Chpln...................Scott Stenwick
Sec.......................Gerald Shleppi
Treas.....................Harvey Ramlow
Tyler .....................Mark Stieger

 Staircase Lecture:

Jesse Williams    (3)
Scott Stenwick    (5)
Anthony Van Wagoner.      (7)

Final Lecture:

Otto Christensen.
John Stitely


The Lodge was closed, after some business regarding the officer’s attendance to Grand Lodge.   After which the Brethren retired to the Dinning Room For refreshment and Fellowship.

The staircase lecture presented by three separate Brothers represents a creative  spirit.  By having three Brothers learn parts of this difficult lecture it allows new brothers to build and practice until each can accomplish the whole  lecture, thus deepening the  performance skills of the lodge.  Additionally the lecture is sufficiently long that  the change of voice between major sections is not an unwelcome moment as a matter of performance. Thus the variation in staging accomplished a nice presentation for the initiates, and  something to breathe new life into ritual that some of our brothers have heard many times. This demonstrates once again that Masonry is a living and vital Craft.  Bros Anthony is to be commended for his  willingness to experiment for the good of the Fraternity.

 (If the pictures turn out, there will be photos of this event in our Gallery in a few days.)