Please welcome on board our new Secretary, Wor. Charles P. Morton; He and Roy have been working hard for a smooth transition after 38 years of devoted service to the Lodge by the man, who to me will always  be Wor. Bro. Secretary Roy.

 My thanks go to the many brothers who helped with the all projects since June – Bro. Vernon Porter for the Sunset Cruise, Bro. Charles Fields for the photography that day, Wor. Rex McKinsey and Bro. John Lundborn for the two Full Moon fundraisers, and Bro. Peter Denault for his continued financial support of the Lodge’s charities.

 In September, we will open on the First Degree, the exemplification degree for this year, and then change to the Third Degree after the Business Meeting, This year the Business Meeting  will follow a more traditional Masonic format. Now that we have a newly roofed, freshly power washed and repainted lodge building, we will be coming inside and working our way from the first floor foyer to the upper outer apartment. We will be presenting a slightly more austere budget as we rebuild reserves in anticipation of redoing the kitchen and dinner room (NOT this year!) in time for our 2100th Regular Communication—May 2011, only 33 months away! We are looking for brothers to work with a reorganized Building Association, we hope to have in place as soon as possible. After the Business Meeting we will change up to the Third Degree to revive an old Masonic tradition of exemplification of the Third Degree by Bro. Jim Lyman, plus an number of memorials and presentations.

 Just in!!!! Check out the centerfold of the current Trowel!

 I am please to write to you for the first time from the Secretary’s desk. It is that time of year again so please watch for your 2008-2009 dues notice, if it isn’t already there. Let’s have a 100% year!

 Please keep former KHL Warden Wor. Bob Dalpe in your thoughts and prayers, as well as Bro. Steve Garran’s son Nathan who is mending for recent surgery. Best wishes for good health also go out to Bro. Clifford Banks, father of Bro. Greg Banks, JS and to Wor. Clifford E. Brautigam and family in CT.   Good luck with your eyes  go to Grace  Atkins, wife of Wor. Roy, who just had a visit from  their son, our Brother Philip Atkins.  We were pleased to see both Wor. Chic Pollock and Wor. Jim Theriault  here in Provincetown for Carnival.

"The sweet remembrance of the just

Shall florish when they rest in dust"

YARMOUTHPORT —  Peter J. D'Attilio, formerly of Westwood, died Dec. 6, 2007.

He was the beloved son of John A. D'Attilio of Westwood and the late Hilda (Piccirilli) D'Attilio; brother of Susan Hourihan of Norwood and Anthony D'Attilio of North Attleboro; and dear friend of Dr. Philip Lieb of Yarmouthport. He is also survived by one niece and three nephews.

Funeral will be from the George F. Doherty & Sons Wilson-Cannon Funeral Home, 456 High St., Dedham,
Wednesday, Dec. 12, at 9 a.m.. Funeral Mass will be in St. Denis Church, Westwood, at 10 a.m.

Relatives and friends are kindly invited. Visiting hours are Monday, from 6 to 8 p.m., and Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Interment is in Fairview Cemetery, Hyde Park.

A memorial week will be observed at  Dr. Philip Lieb's home, 164 Marstons Lane, Yarmouthport, from 1 to 6 p.m.

Brother D'Attilio was the late Junior Warden of Mt Horeb Lodge, Dennis; Bro Dr. Phil Lieb is a Brother of King Hiram's Lodge. All the Officers and members  mourn the loss of such a fine Mason and  kind human being as Bro Peter.

 The Sweet Remembrance of the Just

Shall flourish when they rest in dust

Born: 26 March 1955  Raised: 1 April 1985  Passed: 30 Aug 2007

WELLFLEET - Jonathan D. Grout, 52, died unexpectedly Thursday, Aug. 30, 2007 at the Exeter Hospital In Exeter, N.H.

Born at Cape Cod Hospital, he had lived his whole life In Wellfleet. He was the husband of O J. (Alien) Grout, to whom he had been married for more than 20 years. Jonathan was the son of the late Channing and Beulah (Downs) Grout. He was employed as an oil burner technician for The Oil Express.

Jonathan had joined King Hiram's Lodge, A. F. & A. M. in Provincetown in 1985 and affiliated Adams Lodge in Wellfleet in 1986 where he served as Senior Warden for a time.

He was also a former member of the Lions Club. Throughout his life, he was interested in the welfare and rescue of dogs. He also enjoyed boating and had a great interest in cars. A very outgoing man, he appreciated good conversation and was known for his willingness share unusual anecdotes or obscure facts.

Besides his wife. Donna, he is survived by his sister, Suzanne (Grout) Thomas and her husband Frank J. Thomas Jr.; his mother-in-law, Joyce Allen, of Monson, Maine; his three brothers-in and their spouses, Kennard and Gayle, Dwain and Janet, and Rodney and Elaine Allen, his many nephews and nieces including: Alex and Sam Widrow and Megan, Daina, Tom, Ken, Kirk, Di  Faith and James Allen and his 3 golden "kids" Madison, Gabriel and Benson.

A funeral service was  held at 11 a.m. Monday Sept 3rd in the First Wellfleet Congregational Church located at 200 Main St. in Wellfleet with the Rev. Ken Roscoe officiating. A Masonic Service in his honor was performed during the funeral service with Wor. Rex McKinsey and R. W. James A. Gilrein II officiating. Visiting hours were held in the Gately-McHoul Funeral Home, 94 Harry Kemp Way at Howland Provincetown under the direction of Bro. Bill Gately.

If desired, memorial donations in honor of Jonathan made to Yankee Golden Retriever Res P.O. Box 808, Hudson, MA 01749 or to Wellfleet Rescue Squad c/o Wellfleet Fireman's Rescue Squad Association, P.O. Box 602 Wellfleet, MA 02667 would be appreciated.

Bro. Jonathan Downs Grout