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Barry J. Lipson Barry J. Lipson Barry J. Lipson Barry J. Lipson
Worshipful Master Worshipful Master Worshipful Master Worshipful Master
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A new Lodge Notice cover was designed by the Worshipful Master
incorporating the new recognition flower of Germania Lodge, the
Forget-Me-Not, Masonic Light casting its brilliance on the
working tools and work of this Master Masons Lodge (note the
shadows), and the open Masonic Bible:
















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Welcome to the NEW Germania! Welcome to the NEW Germania! Welcome to the NEW Germania! Welcome to the NEW Germania!

Good Programs! Good Food! Good Gifts! Good Fellowship! These are what we offer
you and your Masonic friends from all Lodges, during Germanias 2001 true millennium
year. To prove the truth of these offers, our first program, on Tuesday January 16, 2001,
will be a lie detector test, Beat the Polygraph, If You Can!, by Bro. Morris Ragus.
This will be an unbeatable program, to which your ladies are welcome. See the
enclosed Schedule for the rest of this years extra-special Germantic programs, and
mark them all on you calendar right now, before you forget!

Good Food! Bro. Mike Boyd, PM, to whom cooking is an art, will be our Chief Chef for
2001. His first offering will be Beef Rigatoni a la Boyd. All of you who remember
Mike and his wifes cooking from the last millennium will not want to miss any of their
meals this year. Dinner is on us and will be served at 6:30 pm, with dessert to follow after
the meeting.

Good Gifts! In addition to a Masonic Birthday Gift for each member attending the
Stated Meeting in his Masonic Birthday month (see list for January, 2001), the first 100
brothers attending from any Lodge will receive a Forget-Me-Not Pin at the first
Germania Stated Meeting they attend in 2001.

Good Fellowship! YOU supply this by attending, and the more you attend the greater
the fellowship!

Barry J. Lipson Barry J. Lipson Barry J. Lipson Barry J. Lipson
Worshipful Master
January 2001
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During During During During 2001 over over over over 100 different Brothers attended Germania Stated different Brothers attended Germania Stated different Brothers attended Germania Stated different Brothers attended Germania Stated
Meetings and signed this Log Meetings and signed this Log Meetings and signed this Log Meetings and signed this Log upon being presented with their own upon being presented with their own upon being presented with their own upon being presented with their own
personal Forget personal Forget personal Forget personal Forget- -- -Me Me Me Me- -- -Not Pins, which represented the Forget Not Pins, which represented the Forget Not Pins, which represented the Forget Not Pins, which represented the Forget- -- -Me Me Me Me- -- -Not Not Not Not
Flowers worn by Masons in Nazi Germany to secretively identify them to Flowers worn by Masons in Nazi Germany to secretively identify them to Flowers worn by Masons in Nazi Germany to secretively identify them to Flowers worn by Masons in Nazi Germany to secretively identify them to
their Brother Masons. Germania Lodge was founded by German speaking their Brother Masons. Germania Lodge was founded by German speaking their Brother Masons. Germania Lodge was founded by German speaking their Brother Masons. Germania Lodge was founded by German speaking
Masons and meetings were originally conducted in Pittsburgh, Masons and meetings were originally conducted in Pittsburgh, Masons and meetings were originally conducted in Pittsburgh, Masons and meetings were originally conducted in Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania in the German Language Pennsylvania in the German Language Pennsylvania in the German Language Pennsylvania in the German Language. .. .

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Welcome to th Welcome to th Welcome to th Welcome to the NEW Germania e NEW Germania e NEW Germania e NEW Germania Month Two! Month Two! Month Two! Month Two!

Special Historic Event! At our Extra Meeting on Saturday, March 10, 2001, the newly
formed Scottish Rite Blue Lodge Degree Team will confer all three degrees on my two sons,
Steven J. Lipson and David J. Lipson (dispensation pending), at the Greater Pittsburgh
Masonic Center, starting at 9 AM. Please consider this my personal invitation to each of you
to honor us with your attendance. I invite you in both my capacity as your Worshipful Master
and as Sovereign Prince, Princes of Jerusalem, Scottish Rite Valley of Pittsburgh.

Good Fellowship was the key word for our January 2001 meeting. We were honored by the
presence of seven of our Past Masters, visitors from four Lodges in three states (Pennsylvania,
Louisiana and Ohio), five members celebrating their Masonic Birthdays, all of our elected officers
and our faithful brethren. YOU, indeed, supplied the fellowship!

Good Programs! In truth, the Beat the Polygraph, If You Can! program, by Bro. Morris Ragus,
was unbeatable. The brethren stayed spell bound, and could not be beaten off with a stick. Our
next, Germantic program on February 20, 2001, will be a two-parter, Freemasonry in Nazi
Germany by Bro. William C. Nolder, and Exemplification of a Masonic Funeral Service by Bro.
Craig F. Kern, PM. The first part will explain the Forget-Me-Not Pin awarded to you at the first
Germania Stated Meeting you attend in 2001. See the enclosed Schedule for the rest of this years
extra-special Germantic programs, and mark them all on you calendar right now, before you forget!

Good Food! Bro. Mike Boyd, PM, our Chief Chef for 2001 wowed the brothers with clairs and
cream puffs, many of which were taken home as prizes to Masonic widows. His next offering is
Zesty 509 Chili with Southern-style Cornbread. Desert will again be a mouth-watering surprise.
Dinner is on us and will be served at 6:30 pm, with dessert to follow after the meeting.

Good Gifts! Do not miss out on your Masonic Birthday Gift or on sharing your Masonic experience
with us. Five were given out in January. To qualify you must attend the Stated Meeting in your
Masonic Birthday month (see list for February, 2001). In addition, the first 100 brothers attending
from any Lodge will be awarded a Forget-Me-Not Pin at the first Germania Stated Meeting they
attend in 2001. Do not delay! Supplies are dwindling! Attend this month!

Barry J. Lipson Barry J. Lipson Barry J. Lipson Barry J. Lipson
Worshipful Master
February 2001



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MAKE MASONIC HISTORY
At the Extra Meeting of Germania Lodge No. 509, F. & A. M., held on Saturday, March 10, 2001, at
the Greater Pittsburgh Masonic Center, the newly formed Scottish Rite Blue Lodge Degree Team
conferred all three Blue Lodge degrees on Steven J. Lipson (age 23) and David J. Lipson (age 21), the
two sons of Barry J. Lipson 32, Worshipful Master of Germania Lodge, and Sovereign Prince, Princes of
Jerusalem, Scottish Rite Valley of Pittsburgh. Special dispensation for this historic event had been
granted by Grand Master Robert L. Dluge 33.

Director of Work Jack Copeland 33, had wanted to start a Scottish Rite Valley of Pittsburgh Blue
Lodge Degree Team, but needed a request from a Worshipful Master to get this project off the ground. As
fortune would have it, Barry Lipson, had the honor of becoming Master of Germania Lodge, while
serving as Sovereign Prince of the Valley of Pittsburgh. Having two sons, one a senior at the College of
William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, and the other on assignment, as a Research Assistant at the
American Institute of Research in Washington, D.C., both of whom were ready to join our Fraternity, he
was able to and did make this request.
Accordingly, on that Saturday, the Scottish Rite Blue Lodge Degree Team, after enjoying a Caffeine
& Sugar Munch, made their Dbut Appearance, conferring the Entered Apprentice Degree in high
style. Without, breaking stride they then conferred the Fellowcraft Degree. At this point, the craft was
called from labor to refreshment, and everyone adjourned to the dining area for our new Brother
Brothers favorite lunch of Pizza, Pizza and more Pizza, followed by brownies and other of their Moms
special baked goods.
After a most impressive Scottish Rite Backstage Tour, where our new brothers were able to observe
some of what awaits them in the Scottish Rite, the now seasoned Scottish Rite Blue Lodge Degree
Team, most inspirationally, individually conferred Master Mason Degrees on them. But their Masonic
education was just beginning. Right after Rite News Editor Bill Roberts 33 completed photographing
this historic Rite event (making sure to preserve for posterity their right side in the right place in the
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District Director for Masonic Education, James C. Fox, Jr.32, PM, jumped right in,
took them to the right side of the Lodge, and spent over an hour acquainting them with the right way to be
Freemasons and enjoy Freemasonry and, perhaps, how some day they could become Right Worshipful
Grand Masters. They have the right stuff!

What made this special day especially special was the wide participation by the brotherhood. In all,
fifteen Blue Lodges were represented (seventeen if you count duel memberships), including
representatives of all of the Scottish Rite Bodies, the elected Valley-wide officers, four Past Sovereign
Princes, and a brother from State of Maine Orono Lodge No. 66. Brother Brothers Steve and Dave are
both planning to become Scottish Rite and Shrine Masons while their Dad is still Sovereign Prince, as
part of the May 19, 2001 Scottish Rite Valley of Pittsburgh Class and Syria Shrine Class in New Castle,
Pennsylvania.

The Rite News April 2001

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Welcome to the NEW Germania Welcome to the NEW Germania Welcome to the NEW Germania Welcome to the NEW Germania Month Three! Month Three! Month Three! Month Three!

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If You Take Prescription Drugs you will not want to miss our Tuesday, March 20,
2001 meeting. Bro. Dr. Charles C. Collins will tell you all you want to know (and should
know) about the prescription drugs you take or may take in the future, and will do so in a
most provocative fashion. Bring your prescriptions!!! Also see the enclosed Schedule
for the rest of this years extra-special Germantic programs, and mark them all on you
calendar right now, before you forget!

Good Fellowship was again the key word for our February 2001 meeting. We were
honored by the presence of visiting brethren from three other Lodges, including five from
Whitehall Lodge No. 794. We were treated to descriptions of the Old Germania on the
Southside with its special door to the neighboring building. Bro. Craig F. Kern, PM,
made his Exemplification of a Masonic Funeral Service a truly living experience, while
Bro. William C. Nolder enthralled us with his explanations of how only 5000 out of the
85,000 Masons in Nazi Germany were able to survive, and what the five petals on the
Forget-Me-Not Pin really signify.

Good Gifts! Remember, the first 100 brothers attending from any Lodge will be
awarded a Forget-Me-Not Pin at the first Germania Stated Meeting they attend in
2001. Do not delay! Supplies are dwindling! Attend this month! In addition, do not miss
out on your Masonic Birthday Gift or on sharing your Masonic experience with us.
Another gift was given out in February. To qualify you must attend the Stated Meeting in
your Masonic Birthday month (see list for March, 2001 birthdays else where in this
Bulletin).

Good Food! Enjoy this months offering of Sausage Primavera, with appropriate Tastee
accompaniments, as only our Chief Chef, the new Bro. Mike Boyd, PM, can prepare this
traditional Franco-Italian country dish. Desert will again be a mouth-watering surprise.
Dinner is on us and will be served at 6:30 pm, with dessert to follow after the meeting.

Barry J. Lipson Barry J. Lipson Barry J. Lipson Barry J. Lipson
Worshipful Master
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Your Future Home? Ladies Night! Your Future Home? Ladies Night! Your Future Home? Ladies Night! Your Future Home? Ladies Night!

Without YOU it wont Work!

Sewickley Masonic Homes. A representative direct from Elizabethtown is coming
especially to Germania to tell us all about the new Masonic Homes right here in Western
Pennsylvania. A lovely place to retire. A place for you if you need a helping hand. You
owe it to yourself and your loved ones to check it out. Also see the enclosed Schedule for
the rest of this years extra-special Germantic programs, and mark them all on you
calendar right now, before you forget!

Good Fellowship was had at the March 10, 2001 Extra Meeting where representatives
from 15 Blue Lodges joined us in the conferral of all three degrees on our newest
members, the Brother brothers Steve and Dave Lipson,














and at our March Stated Meeting where we learned all about preserving our bodies, while
eating delightful caloric desserts.

Good Gifts! Dont delay, its not yet too late to be awarded a Forget-Me-Not Pin for
attending your first Germania Stated Meeting in 2001. In addition, do not miss out on
receiving your Masonic Birthday Gift for attending the Stated Meeting in your Masonic
Birthday month (see April birthdays list elsewhere in this Bulletin).

Reservations a Must for Good Food! Enjoy this months offering of Imported
Carrick Chicken & Fries, with Ice Cream Sundae Night to follow after a short formal meeting.
Dinner is at 6:30 pm and is on us as usual, but reservations are requested. RSVP to Chief
Chef Mike Boyd, at home (412/822-3610) or work (412/350-2214).

Barry J. Lipson Barry J. Lipson Barry J. Lipson Barry J. Lipson
Worshipful Master
April 2001
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Have You Ever Experienced a:
Masonic Table Lodge?
Tues, May 15, 2001 at 7 PM
(No One Admitted Late Grand Lodge Rules)

Also Toast Our Past Masters on Their Night!

Let us help re-kindle the flame of Old Germania at our first tiled Table Lodge in
collective memory. This is a unique event that must be experienced first hand. All
Masonic Brethren of ALL DEGREES are welcome. We will eat and toast in fellowship,
together with our Past Masters. Good spirits and friendship will abound. In addition to the
time honored and newly crafted toasts, Bro. Ernie Schindehette, Jr., PM, will share with
us the glories of Old Germania from his extensive investigation of our history.

Reservations a Must for Grand Feast & PM Carnations! Our Table will
abound with Grand Lodge fare of roast beef, smashed potatoes, Yorkshire pudding and
delightful caloric desserts. Table Lodge and Dinner are at 7 PM (no one admitted late
per Grand Lodge rules), and is complimentary as usual, but reservations are a most for
our Grand Feast and for PM Carnations. RSVP promptly to Bro. & Chief Chef Mike
Boyd, PM, Chair, at home (412/822-3610) or work (412/350-2214).

Good Fellowship, as represented by a full parking lot and an abundance of members
and ladies, was had at our April 17, 2001 Sewickley Masonic Homes Stated Meeting,
where representatives from 7 Blue Lodges joined us to learn about this lovely place to
retire. Also see the enclosed Schedule for the rest of this years extra-special
Germantic programs, and mark them all on you calendar right now, before you forget!

Good Gifts! Dont delay, its not yet too late to be awarded a Forget-Me-Not Pin for
attending your first Germania Stated Meeting in 2001. In addition, do not miss out on
receiving your Masonic Birthday Gift for attending the Stated Meeting in your Masonic
Birthday month (see May birthdays list elsewhere in this Bulletin).

Without YOU it wont Work!

Barry J. Lipson
Worshipful Master
May 2001
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FUN FUN FUN FUN FUN FUN FUN FUN FUN FUN FUN FUN

for You and Your Lady

Tall Cedars Boom Ba Band Boom Ba Band Boom Ba Band Boom Ba Band & Old Fashioned Deli and Strawberry Night! Clap, Sing and Dance to
the happy, snappy Springtime sounds of the Al-O-Mon Boom Ba Band at our Good Bye For A
While Singalong, following our last Stated Meeting before the summer break, on Tuesday, June
19, 2001. Reservations are a must for this evening of Fun, Frolic and Food. Starting at 6:30 PM,
we will dine on delectable Old Fashioned Deli Treats, and after the meeting, with our music, on
succulent Strawberries. This Bombastic Band, comprised exclusively of Brothers and their Ladies,
plays the Boom Ba, a unique Old German composite instrument.

















After experiencing how much fun you and the Band are having, you may even want to join! RSVP
now to Bro. Mike Boyd, PM, at home (412/822-3610) or work (412/350-2214).

Good Fellowship, as represented by a full Banquet Hall, was had at our May 15, 2001 Table
Lodge, where Brothers from nine Blue Lodges, including Ohio, joined eight of our Past Masters
and our newest Brother, David J. Lipson, to toast Grand Lodge, the original George W (Bro. G.
Washington), Masonry Around the Globe, the Glories of Germania, and our Living and Deceased
Past Masters. Then, on Saturday, May 19, 2001, our newest brothers, the Brother Brothers Steve
and Dave Lipson, were the exemplifiers for the Scottish Rite 32 degree in New Castle, and Class
Spokesmen. (See the enclosed Schedule for the rest of this years extra-special Germantic
programs.)

Good Gifts! Dont delay, you can still be awarded the Forget-Me-Not Pin for attending your
first 2001 Germania Stated Meeting. Also, do not miss out on receiving your Masonic Birthday
Gift for attending the Stated Meeting in your Masonic Birthday month (see June list elsewhere in
this Bulletin).
Barry J. Lipson Barry J. Lipson Barry J. Lipson Barry J. Lipson
Worshipful Master
June 2001
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This Month Only This Month Only This Month Only This Month Only Stated Meeting is Stated Meeting is Stated Meeting is Stated Meeting is
Fourth Tuesday Fourth Tuesday Fourth Tuesday Fourth Tuesday --- --- --- --- Sept. 25, 2001 Sept. 25, 2001 Sept. 25, 2001 Sept. 25, 2001

Welcome Back Rusty Masons! Welcome Back Rusty Masons! Welcome Back Rusty Masons! Welcome Back Rusty Masons! Ever wonder what to
do with your hands when the Lodge is at prayer? Do you
know when (and when not) to throw a sign to the
Worshipful Master? Are the differences
in work from one Masonic jurisdiction to
another owing to the difference between
Scottish and York Rite Masonry? Hear the
answers to these and other Masonic tidbits that
enquiring minds want to know at Rusty Mason's Night,
the program at our September Stated Meeting! Bro.
Robert T. Addleman, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master
& Thespian & Thespian & Thespian & Thespian, and the Worshipful Masters and Officers of
the 57th Masonic District, will be with us in their Official Official Official Official
Visitation Visitation Visitation Visitation to share Masonic knowledge and field the
tough ones. Bro. Addleman guarantees something of
interest and utility to all, regardless of how much (or how
little) rust may have accumulated on your Square and
Compasses over the Summer and over the Years. Visiting
a Lodge will also be included. A Diner of Rusty City
Delicacies Will be Served at 6:30 PM.

Good Fellowship. Good Fellowship. Good Fellowship. Good Fellowship. In June we Clapped, Sang and
Danced to the happy, snappy sounds of the Al-O-Mon
Boom Ba Band at our Good Bye For A While
Singalong. If you missed this Good Fellowship, you
missed a Germantic Good Time! See the enclosed
Schedule for the remaining extra-special Germantic
programs.

Good Gifts! Good Gifts! Good Gifts! Good Gifts! Dont delay, you may still be able to be
awarded the Forget Forget Forget Forget- -- -Me Me Me Me- -- -Not Pin Not Pin Not Pin Not Pin for attending your first
2001 Germania Stated Meeting. Also, do not pass up
receiving your Masonic Birthday Gift Masonic Birthday Gift Masonic Birthday Gift Masonic Birthday Gift for attending the
Stated Meeting in your Masonic Birthday month (see
September Birthday list elsewhere in this Bulletin).

Barry J. Lipson,
Worshipful Master
September 2001
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Come join us in our
Exploring Masonic Pittsburgh
with the
Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania

&
Our Not Your Ordinary
OKTOBERFEST OKTOBERFEST OKTOBERFEST OKTOBERFEST
Expect the Wurst !!!!!

This is what is in store for you at Germanias stated meeting on
Tuesday, October 16, 2001. Join us for this evening of Food, Frolic
and Knowledge. First, at 6:30 PM our WurstEver Octoberfest,
with Brother John A. Bogacik on the Squeeze Box.















Then, our Exploring Masonic Pittsburgh with the Historical
Society of Western Pennsylvania will follow our short stated
meeting.

Good Fellowship, was had by all at our Rusty Masons Night. Join us
to see if we are now a well-oiled Masonic Machine. (Also see the
enclosed Broadside for our extra-special November Germantic
program.)

Good Gifts! Dont delay any further. Only a very few Forget-Me-
Not Pins are left for awarding to you for attending your first 2001
Germania Stated Meeting. Also, do not miss out on receiving your
Masonic Birthday Gift for attending the Stated Meeting in your
Masonic Birthday month (see October list elsewhere in this Bulletin).

Barry J. Lipson
Worshipful Master
October 2001
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Thanks For The Opportunity!
In January, during Germanias 2001 true millennium year we promised:
Good Programs! Good Food! Good Gifts! Good Fellowship!
A home run was hit in all categories!!!!
Good Fellowship! During 2001 well over 100 different Brothers, from over thirty Blue
Lodges, located in four States, passed through the doors of Germania Lodge on Tuesday
night. In addition, over fifteen Blue Lodges were represented at our Extra Meeting held at the
Greater Masonic Center for the conferral of all three degrees on my two sons Steve and Dave
Lipson. This conferral, which introduced the new Scottish Rite Valley of Pittsburgh Blue
Lodge Degree Team, was the subject of an article in its award-winning Rite News.
Good Programs! Germanias full season of nine programs, two with music, was the talk
of the fraternity, with the Sewickley Masonic Homes program and the Table Lodge being
sell outs. And as no one could Beat the Polygraph (our first program), this must be the
truth.
Good Food! Our stated meetings were preceded by complementary tasty dinners and
followed by tempting desserts, with hardy roast beef at our Table Lodge and the Wurst (3
kinds) at our Oktoberfest. No one left hungry! And then theres our Pizza Party on
December 18, 2001
Good Gifts! All one hundred of the Forget-Me-Not pins have been awarded at our
Stated Meetings, together with a number of Masonic Birthday Gifts, which you can still
receive for attending the Installation Meeting on Tuesday, December 18, 2001, if your name
appears on the December Birthday List elsewhere in this Bulletin.
YOU!!!! However, for this to continue your Lodge needs YOU participating
in its Stated Meetings and programs! Thank you again for permitting me to serve.

Barry J. Lipson
Worshipful Master
December 2001