2012-2013 Officer Installation June 30, 2012 11:00am2012-2013 Officer Installation June 30, 2012 11:00am

It is that time of year again, Lewisville Masonic Lodge No. 201 will install it’s 2012-2013 Officers on June 30, 2012 at 11:00am with a meal to follow at 12:00pm.

This Monday the 25th of June Lewisville Lodge # 201 will have an Installation practice for the 2012 – 2013 incoming officers @ 7:00PM. Also, our District 84 Instructor Brother Larry FitzPatrick will be certifying a few of us in the openings and closings of each Masonic Lodge. We may also have a couple of proficiencies ready to turn in too.

Lodge DonationsLodge Donations

This is a great fraternity and a great lodge! We have members that range in age from 18 to….. more experienced. Our older brethren know that this great lodge and fraternity is preserved by the generous donations of it’s members and the various fund raisers we hold throughout the year, in addition to the annual dues of it’s members. Many of our older brothers like to send donations to the lodge by check and these donations are graciously accepted and always will be.

This year we have added something new for those young whipper snappers that have never used a checkbook and want a fast and easy way to donate to the lodge using a debit/credit card or their Paypal account. You will notice the new “Donate” button in the sidebar at the right of the webpage and another at the bottom of this message.

We have setup a Paypal account for lodge donations on a trial basis. If you would like to see a Paypal payment option for more lodge services and events please show your support for this this type of payment option and, help your lodge in the process by making a donation of any amount. Your donations are genuinely appreciated and will help us trial the new Paypal account.





Isaiah P. Sublett WM 1863,1864,1870Isaiah P. Sublett WM 1863,1864,1870

The Sublett family (Soblet) was of French Huguenot origin, from Sedan, in the Ardennes region of Northern France. The family fled to London after Louis XIV revoked the Edict of Nantes, 1685, and from there came to Virginia. the family gradually diffused across the Appalachian Mountains to Kentucky and Tennessee where Isaiah P Sublett, son of William Scott and Ann (Robertson) Sublett was born, 23 December 1827. On 25 September 1847, he married Susan F. Cawthon (June 1, 1822 – June 30, 1893) in Wilson Co, TN (near Nashville).

By 1850, the Sublett family, Isaiah, his wife, Isaiah’s parents and siblings, removed, to Shelby County, in east central Texas, just north of San Augustine County, where William’s brother, Philip, had settled earlier. There Isaiah joined Newburn Lodge No. 97, petitioning on 29 October, 1854. He was initiated 25 November, passed 23 December of that year, and raised 27 January 1855. De demitted in July, 1855; the lodge to which he demitted (if any) has not yet been determined. The town of Newburn evidently no longer exists.

The Subletts came to Denton County soon thereafter, probably attracted by the possibilities of land grants from the Peters Colony. They settled in the “Chinn’s Chapel” area, and, in 1860 obtained 160 acres just south of where the Double Oak Town Hall is now located, by patent # 63. Brother Sublett bought and sold land, and he and Susan had five children who survived childhood, Frances (1849, born Tennessee), Sarah (1851, born Texas), Susan (1854) John (1861) and Mary (1863).

During the Civil War, Isaiah was a 2nd Lieutenant in Mounted Co. “C” 21st Brigade, Texas State Troops, servicing under Capt. Theodore J. Dorsett (first WP of Lewisville Lodge) and Brigadier General Wm. Hudson. The unit served briefly in Texas’ northwest frontier. He was described at 5′ 10″, fair complexion, 35 years of age and a stock raiser by trade. Since this unit was supposed to be active until Confederate troops took over, this latter event was not long in coming. Later, he farmed.

Brother Sublett was WM in 1862, 1863 and 1870. After his wife, Susan’s death, he remarried, to Mrs. M.E. V Prichard, 7 October, 1896. He died November 27, 1899 and he and his first wife are buired in the odd Fellows cemetery, Denton.

The Sublett surname is entwined with the history of the Republic of Texas. Isaiah was a first cousin once-removed to Philip Allen Sublett, who served in pre-Alamo battles, at Nacodoches (1832), was in the San Antonio area for the Grass Fight, the Battle of Concepcion and the siege of Bexar in which the Texians defeated the Mexican defenders and their commander, Santa Anna’s brother-in-law, Martin Perfecto de Cos. it has been claimed (by a reliable source) that Sublett’s troops from San Augustine committed some depredations (looting) in Gonzales on the way to San Antonio, certainly possible since the town’s men were already at San Antonio. Sublett fought bravely once he got there.

Philip A. Sublett had settled in San Augustine. By 1834 he was the municipality’s (second) judge. He  may have been the one who determined that Theodore Dorsett’s family (he was Lewisville Lodge’s first WM) were suitable persons to live there. Phillip Sublett served in a number of important positions during the Texas Revolution and afterwards. He nominated his law parter, Sam Houston, to be the first President of the Republic.

San Augustine has a rich Masonic history and is home of a very early Masonic Lodge charted in Texas (by the Louisiana Grand Lodge), McFarland, now Redlands Lodge No. 3. The Lodge’s founder, John Gillespie, was sentenced to death in Mexico, but was reprieved by the commander of the firing squad, a brother Mason, when he gave the Masonic sign of distress. As far as I have been able to determine, this is a true case of the use of the sign to save one’s life, unlike that for Santa Anna, now subject to question. “The Sublett House” built by his son Henery, in San Augustine, still exisits.

 

 

All You Can Eat Fish Fry Saturday 05/05/2012All You Can Eat Fish Fry Saturday 05/05/2012

What: Lewisville Masonic Lodge Annual Fish Fry

When: Saturday May 5th 2012 (4:30pm -7:00pm)

Where: Lewisville Masonic Lodge

How Much: $10.00 Adults, $5 Children

Please come join us for a great meal and fellowship.

Tickets can be purchased at the door, but if you know you will be attending and are unable to obtain a ticket in advance, please email LewisvilleLodge @gmail.com so we can anticipate how much fish we will need. We know you love our fish and we want everyone to have ALL YOU CAN EAT!

1st Annual Golf Scramble Wednesday 05/16/20121st Annual Golf Scramble Wednesday 05/16/2012

WHEN: 9:00 AM, May 16th, 2012 WHERE: Lake Park Golf Course, Lewisville TX

The 1st Annual Golf Scramble benefiting the Race for the Children

Golf Scramble Team Flyer

Golf Sponsorship Form

This golf scramble will help raise funds to conduct the 8th annual Race For the Children. We have various sponsorship packages to accommodate every budget. We would sincerely appreciate the assistance of the brethren in obtaining sponsors for the Scramble. Please promote the Platinum, Gold, and Hole sponsorships which all come with free teams in the scramble before you solicit teams to play in the tournament. We believe we can fill all the team slots reasonably easy, so it is important we attempt to raise as much money as possible for the race and our charities first.

We need 10-15 brothers to help put on the scramble. If you want to help us work the course on the day of the scramble please contact one of the Race Committee Members. (Bob Lenert, Kacy McCarroll, Jerry Pate, Fred Rister, or Dollar Logsdon) You can contact any of these brothers through the Race For The Children website.

We hope you will join us for some fun in the sun and make this year a great success for our charities.