Living Past Masters
Masonic Birthdays
January
Mark D Baker – 1/28/1987
Jeffery L Baldwin – 1/2/2013
Kevin R Boulware – 1/13/2015
Robert L Minner – 1/18/2017
Thomas L Clayton – 1/20/1988
Mark C Cole – 1/20/1988
Irwin N Duncan – 1/7/1948
James T Elliott – 1/7/1981
Alvin R Emory – 1/19/1989
Frank A Ferriola – 1/28/1970
birthdays continued...
Blair J Fink – 1/4/1978
Gary D Ford – 1/3/1979
Robert G Griffin – 1/3/1962
Michael Grunza – 1/14/1976
Wayne E Hamilton – 1/17/1968
Clayton W Hewes, PAGM – 1/12/1972
Jason C Hoard – 1/31/2015
Gary S Hopkins – 1/15/1975
Harvey L Janvier – 1/26/2000
William E Logan – 1/13/1995
William J Maxwell – 1/3/2007
Robert L Miller – 1/9/1974
Kenneth J Norris – 1/15/1975
David M Parker, PM – 1/26/2000
William W Phillips – 1/9/1974
Jason G Sakeley – 1/31/2015
G. R Shepheard – 1/19/1979
Eugene R Small, PDGS – 1/17/1970
George T Taylor – 1/23/2008
William E Thompson – 1/11/1997
Richard M Weist – 1/3/1979
Paul B Wolf – 1/25/1984
The Wall
There was a young woman who took great pride in the growth and care of the flowers in her flower garden. She had been raised by her
grandmother who taught her to love and care for flowers as she herself had done. So, like her grandmother, her flower garden was second
to none.
One day while looking through a flower catalogue she often ordered from, a picture of a plant immediately caught her eye. She had never
seen blooms on a flower like that before. "I have to have it," she said to herself, and she immediately ordered it.
When it arrived, she already had a place prepared to plant it. She planted it at the base of a stone wall at the back of her yard.
It grew vigorously, with beautiful green leaves all over it, but there were no blooms. Day after day she continued to cultivate it,
water it, feed it, and she even talked to it attempting to coax it to bloom. But, it was to no avail.
One morning weeks later, as she stood before the vine, she contemplated how disappointed she was that her plant had not bloomed.
She was giving considerable thought to cutting it down and planting something else in its place.
It was at this point that her invalid neighbor, whose lot joined hers, called over to her. "Thank you so much! You can't imagine how
much I have enjoyed the blooms of that vine you planted."
The young woman walked through the gate into her neighbor's yard, and sure
The Wall
enough, she saw that on the other side of the wall the vine was filled with blooms.
There were indeed the most beautiful blooms she had ever seen. The vine had crept through the crevices and it had not flowered on her
side of the fence, it had flowered luxuriantly on the other side.
Just because you cannot see the good result of your labour does not mean that it bore no fruit.
Have You Considered
Leaving A Legacy?
Have you considered leaving a Legacy to your lodge, St. John's Lodge No 2? If you have, please make sure that St. John's Lodge No 2 is included in your Wills and Trusts so that your legacy can continue to help promote Freemasonry in the State of Delaware long after you have left your brethren behind. Freemasonry in Delaware has just celebrated its 200th anniversary. With your help, maybe it can celebrate its 300th one day.
