HIRAM LODGE NO. 88, F  &  AM

1440 San Marcelino St., Manila

Chartered: January 23, 1924

Constitution & Installation of

Officers: March 14, 1924

JULITO  G. SIOSON

Worshipful Master

“From Ancient times, no Master or Fellow could be absent from his Lodge, especially when warned to appear at it, without incurring a severe censure, unless it appeared to the Master and the Wardens that pure necessity hindered him.”

Dear Sir and Brother,

                You are hereby summoned to attend the Stated Meeting of the above Lodge, to be held at the Scottish Rite Temple at 1440 San Marcelino St., Ermita, Manila, 1000   on April  9, 2010 at 5:00 PM. 

                                      By the command of the WM,

                                      Yours Sincerely and Fraternally,

                                VW Jullio M. Cabali, PM, PDDGM

                                                     Secretary

Attire:  Barong Tagalog (White) Dark Pants or Dark Suit.   

  The Brethren will dine together after the Stated Meeting.

Date of Stated Meeting

Every First Friday of the Month

GLP BLDG, Stafford Hall at 6:00 PM

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AGENDA: APRIL 9, 2010 SM

1.        Opening of the Lodge at Exactly 5:00PM.

2.        Reception of the DDGM and Party if he comes to visit our Lodge.

3.        Flag Ceremony.

4.        Singing of the National Anthem.

5.        Singing of the GL March.

6.        Welcome Brethren in attendance, recognized HL-88 PMs and visiting brethren.

7.        Reading of the Minutes of  March 5th SM.

8.        Financial Reports:

A.      Secretary’s Financial Report.

B.       Treasurer’s Disbursement

C.       Treasurers Financial Report

D.      Auditor’s Report

9.        Correspondence.

10.     Committee Report.

11.     Masonic Education.

12.     Circulars and Edicts.

13.     Petitions.

14.     Balloting:  None for Balloting

15.     Birthday Celebrants.

16.     Almoners’ Duty.

17.     Examination:  If anyone wishes to take proficiency.

18.     Lodge work: 1st Degree for Jason M. Saldua.

19.     WM Additional Announcement.

20.     WI, DGL, DDGM Speaks.

21.     Closing of the Lodge.

                      1°, APRIL 9, 2010 SM WORKING

The Incumbent Officers must perform the duties of               their Stations in 1st Section. The Brethren assisting are the following:

1. WTools---Bro.  Charleso Tiu Tan/Randell I. Reyes

2 SD – Ricardo Z. Lumbre, Jr./Frederick R. Chiong

3. Apron Lecture: Joseph Dator/Michael Vincent See

5.  Charge: WB-Julio M. Cabali, PM/WB Amando L.

                        Amisola.  

BIRTHDAY CELEBRANTS

Venancio Abando-4/1/37; Julio M. Cabali, PDDGM-4/12/37; Ronald A. Devera-4/13/71; Michael P. Elbinias-4/6/58; Michael B. Masangkay-4/18/77; 

OFFICE BEARERS   MY-2010

Worshipful Master           Julito G. Sioson

Senior Warden                Jonathan T. Galang

Junior Warden             Plutarco B. Bawagan, Jr.

Treasurer                    Rolando FYL Chan, PM

Secretary                      Julio M. Cabali, PM

Auditor                           Ramon G. Nuñez, PM

Chaplain                       Dexter Co Que

Marshal                        Esteban L. Dalican

Senior Deacon              Jose D. Ramos

Junior Deacon                 Frederick R. Chiong.

Lecturer                        Eugenio L. Dalican

Cust. Of the Work          Delfin G. Torres, Jr.

Almoner                       Jose Paolo G. A. Calma

Orator                          Michael P. Elbinias

Senior Steward             Ricardo Z. Lumbre, Jr.

Junior Steward           George Andy Pantanosas

Organist                        Anthony P. Morales

Tyler                             Renato B. Sinoy, PM

Brethren are requested to convey their apologies and reasons for inability to attend meetings, to the VW Secretary.  Officers are expected to give maximum Possible notice of such inability. Please inform the VW Secretary of any change of address, Tel. No. or CP No.

            If any Brother knows of a Member who are ill or in need of Assistance, kindly brings this to the attention of WM or Almoner.

CONTACT DETAILS:

Worshipful Master         0917-866-0800

Senior Warden              0916-284-5809

Junior Warden               0920-900-6919

Treasurer                      0917-352-5288

Secretary                      0919-840-7909

Almoner                       0917-891-3729

ON THE TRESTLE BOARD

Petitioners

Primitivo M. Corpuz, Jr., Fortunato G. Sioson

CANDIDATE

Jason M. Saldua

ENTERED APPRENTICES

 Rodolfo D. Panganiban, II.

FELLOW CRAFTS

Anthony  Chua Chua, Joseph Jeremias C. Dator, Michael Vincent Lim See

SECRETARY’S APRIL 2010 MESSAGE

          Its April month now Hiramites! The birth month of strong and powerful people. Hitler, Queen Elizabeth, Churchill, Erap, & GMA; meron pa si JMC! He he. Anyway the end month of the first quarter  of the year is already in our midst. Our WM is super–ready in our HL-88 activities this year. The announcement of activities and our preparation will be very soon, but first of all, be ready for our Lodge Summer Outing on May 16th. That will be in Pililla,  Rizal, at the home ground of our WM.

            To go with it is the Awarding of Plaques and Appreciation to Hirmites Siblings’ Honorees and Graduates. Be ready to inform the HL 88 Secretariat if you have son or daughter in this category with the exception of the Kinder Garden.

THE HIRAMITES LADIES PART:  Year in and year out the Hiramites Ladies played an important part in the social function of Hiram Lodge and always headed by the First Lady of Hiramites. This year Sister Sioson will head the HL Ladies in the preparation, arrangement, games of children, and assigning to other HL Ladies whatever is/are applicable to the social function of Hiram Lodge No. 88. Ladies, we recognized your works, your cooperation, and management of your groups. Thank you.

The HL-88 RAFFLE: The HL-88 Fund Raising this year is to Raffle Prizes.  1st Prize-a good brand of 125 cc Motorcycle; 2nd- a HD TV; 3rd a desk Computer plus ten (10) consolation prizes. Price of tickets will be P250/ticket. Every Hiramite will be given a prescribe number of booklets to sell. Let us assist this project for the proceeds of this will be going to a worthy cause. That is to support the expenses to our “HIRAM LODGE 88 OFFICE”.  The tickets you will receive will be considered traveling to that undiscovered country of whose bourn no travelers return. Yes, ONLY the equivalent amount should return to the Lodge. That way each of us can lay a claim of our personal part’ assistance to this office that will be considered “THE LEGACY OF THE PRESENT GENERATION AND THE PRIDE OF THE FUTURE GENERATION OF HIRAMITES”.   

HIRAM LODGE NO. 88 OFFICE:  Yes Hiramites and Brethren: for the first time in years our dream of having our own office is realized. We worked for it and stand-by in the GL day by day for the whole week to win the place by way of assisting the MW GLP in renovating and improving the very dirty and dilapidated 3rd floor fronting the Gen. Luna St. side of the GLP Bldg., that portion of the 3rd floor and its mezzanine by resurfacing, fixing the damaged flooring, repainting completely its walls and ceiling, changing tiles & toilet bowls of the two comfort rooms, putting mirrors, providing lights and fixtures throughout, cleaning and renovating, and fully repainting  the former GLP Dormitory. This cost HL-88 P315, 000 to the contractor alone    and still on a brotherly price; and to add the Aircon, office equipment, tables and other accessories for purchase to complete it as a descent office will cost HL-88 more or less a total of P400,000.00.  In return to this HL-88 Assistance to the MW GLP; GLP assigned to HL-88 the use of one office room that was renovated. Yes, it is a very good office indeed, the future pride of HL-88 over all Lodges meeting in the GLP Building.

            HL-88 will be given a letter for its secured tenure of usage of this room to be honored by the GM’s office onwards, but HL-88 will pay a rent of P40/square meter with a grace period of one (1) year from the time of its occupancy. Our area may cost 1 grand to 1.2 grand per month plus the cost of our own power usage to be recorded by a HL-88 sub-meter.  We’ll have a ribbon cutting to start with and have it Christened in due time prior to our official occupancy.  

            Brethren 4 or 5 years ago, we wrote a check of 700 Grand to have the same size of office room without toilet in that new GLP Bldg in front; but this check was returned to us when the bldg plan was changed from a Four Storey Bldg to only Two Storey. Now this office room we got has its own private toilet for our office only.

            Brethren, the four Hiramites who worked silently and honestly persisted exerting undiminished efforts to make this project possible were WMs Raymond W. Lee, Julio M. Cabali, Julito G. Sioson, and Reynato D. Puno, Jr.  We also sincerely thank WB Enrique Y. Co, PM our best effective and very powerful emissary, and WB Roy S. Tan, PM our Honorary Member, who took charge not only of the planning but also of completely advancing the total cost of renovation. The combined personal efforts of these brethren made the big difference to our advantage. Bingo!

OUR LODGE’S WORKINGS: We will have a first degree initiation for Mr. Jason M. Saldua on April 9th SM. For those brethren with assignment in this working, please check your name in the Work Portion of this NL. Please memorize your part and perform your floor work correctly. Visitors are looking in you and whatever you do will be retold in other lodges how our working was done.  So do it good, thanks.

HL-88 IMAGE NOW AND ONWARDS:  HL-88 SM Demeanor, our more than a decade GENCOM MEETING – the working horse and the cabinet director of our lodge procedures and workings, the HL-88 Masonic way of education, how we held our SMs, our handling of refreshments and treating our visitors, all these made news for HL-88 that are being known to other Lodges without us advertising it, especially our handling of Petitioners and Candidates. These we will continue to do in parallel to our good and respectable office, to maintain HL-88 IMAGE STANDARD that is professional and on the level.  We have to continue educating Hiramites’ MMs especially the newly raised to deal with our Members, and to all our Petitioners professionally as these applicants are professionals. Hiramites, let’s do it, we had already made the first steps, let us just keep it up and we will make the difference!

NEXT STATED MEETING:  As the 1st Friday of April is a Good Friday, we move backward our SM to April 9, 2010 at the Bonifacio Hall.  Officers, Members and Visiting Brethren must be seated in the lodge properly cloth by 5PM. Please mark these change of date in your calendars. We’ll ask dispensation from the Dist. NCR-D DDGM, VW Larry Reyes.

WB JULIO M. CABALI, PM

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