An Artist’s View of St. Joseph In 1858 Lookin HEROES and PATRIOTS REMEMBERED The dispensation for the first M Lodge in Buchanan County, was issue 11 th 1841 by R.W.B. Joseph Foster, D Grand Master, Grand Lodge of Mi U.S.A. The name given was Katzell L Chartered members were Eli Hubbel John Browning, Senior Warden; Simeo St. Joseph Lodge No.7 Submitted by the Secretary As new members of the fraternity come to a meal and sit in fellow greeting each other with open hand friendship. A new member may not k anyone else in the Lodge except may relative or close friend. As we gro Freemasonry we also become friends long time members many who contributed greatly to the fabric of neighborhoods, communities and cou With this article I am writing about such person who is known as a true f within the fraternity. His name is Ru Patterson. Lodge records show Worsh Brother Patterson, Initiated as Freemason September 3rd 1957, Pa to the degree of Fellow Craft Novem 5th of the same year, Raised to sublime degree of Master M February 4th 1958 and served Worshipful Master 1975. WB. Patte received his 50 year certificate Febr 4th 2008. W.B. Patterson served in 2nd World War, landing on Omaha B in July 1944 in the Normandy Invasion witnessed the liberation of Germ during Nazi occupation in 1945. It always been a great honor and plea to sit in Lodge with Rupert. Words ca express the thanks I feel when in presence. A local newspaper reporte the time that, "Later in April 1945, a allied forces pushed into Germany young infantrymen using small arms and two heavy mortars including Patterson, from the 320th Regimen the 35th "Yoo-Hoo" Santa-Fe Divi broke up a determined Ger counterattack at Trabitz, near the river. Having set up a defensive positi the edge of town, shortly after d Patterson, saw an outnumbering for ng Toward Wyeth Hill, the Missouri river and future Cou Masonic ed May Deputy issouri Lodge. W.M.; on 78 Chartered October 14 th Kemper, Junior Warden; R. Treasurer; Frederick Waymore S and J. Selsil Tiler. Simeon Kemp James Highly were also charter m A Charter was issued October 8 th name changed to Sparta Lodge Fifteen years earlier there was a y we wship, ds of know ybe a ow in s with have f our untry. t one friend upert hipful s a assed mber o the Mason d as erson ruary n the Beach n and many t has asure annot n his ed at as the y, 18 s fire Pfc. nt of ision, rman Elbe ion at dawn rce of Germans approaching and imm radioed a forward machine gun to confirm the advancing enemy had been overrun. Waiting u Germans were about 450 yards fro position, the 18 infantrymen tremendous fire power with the automatic weapons and morta enemy continued to advance slow the heavy fire, but after several shells were laid in on them, wit casualties and fatalities on both si remaining Germans withdrew. The 35th Infantry Division was a on December 23rd 1940, as the N Guard Division from Kansas, Misso Nebraska and departed for Eur May 12th 1944. After receiving training, the division landed on Beachhead, Normandy, early Ju and entered combat on July 17th in the Normandy hedgerows N Saint-Lo. The Division beat off 12 counterat Emelie before entering Saint-Lo 18 th , 1944 located about 30 miles S Normandy beachhead, then conti taking part in the offensive Southwest of Saint-Lo pushing t Germans across the Vire river on 2 nd , breaking out of the Co Peninsula reroute to the M Avranches corridor. The 35 th Division helped rescue the 30 th Div urt House. The Carpenter’s The (From preceding page) In Dualism the manifest and u realities of life are only refl each other. We can realize seeing a reflection of ourselves a pool of water or in a mirror. W self but it is only a reflection Self is the underlying caus reflection. Both are separate b reality. A conscious understanding relationship between that wh Cause and its' reflection is nee is to transcend the material rea and integrate the two in Therefore, when we become as a component of the "C become aware that we are a p have a relationship with all t Cause and there is "Unity In D what Pythagoras would c Harmony Of The Spheres". More studies in the transcend taught in the symbols and te Freemasonry as well as news a at St. Joseph Lodge No.78 can at our website: http://www.stjo h 1846 Post along the Missouri riv mouth of Blacksnake Cree Blacksnake Hills, owned and op Joseph Robidoux who traded Native Americans. Mr. Robidou plats made of the site on proposed to build a town. He two rival surveyors both me Sparta Lodge. Bro. Frederick named his plat St. Joseph, Simeon Kemper named his Rob Smith's plat was selected recorded at St. Louis July 26, population at that time was abo 1845 a dispensation was crea new Lodge to be located in recommend through Savann No.71 located to the North i County. Its name was DeWitt 1846 the County Seat was reloc Sparta to St. Joseph and a Ch also granted for St. Joseph L October 14th 1846 with Sinclai Worshipful Master; Simeon Senior Warden and James High Warden. Within the first year Love was elected Secretar Robidoux’s son Felix, was member. There were a to members in the Lodge by Oct. 2 Duncan, Secretary per and members. 1845 its e No.46. a Trading "Lost Battalion" in Augu After successfully overcoming t across France through Orleans the 35th Division attacked a Mosseile. September 13th captured Nancy and by Octobe Chambray driving the Nazi Ge their border. After some rehabilitation , the 35th Divisi to Arlon in Belgium and in Dece 26th took part in the fighting Bastone by eliminating four divisions. By early 1945 after su engaging in many more battle South from Belgium, reached at Wesel, and smashed across Canal, reaching the Ruhr rive April and was ordered to cross W.B. Rupert Patterson return with a Bronze Star for heroic va mediately position my but it until the om their created eir rifles, ars. The wly under l mortar th many ides, the activated National ouri and rope on g further Omaha uly 1944 h fighting North of ttacks at by July South of inued by action the Nazi n August ontentin Mortain- Infantry vision’s eorem unmanifest lections of this when s looking at We see our n. Our real se of the but still one g in the hich is the eded if one ality of life daily life. Self-aware Cause" we part of and that is the Duality", or call, "The dent reality eachings of and events n be found oe78.com/ ver at the ek named perated by d with the ux had two which he employed embers of W. Smith and Bro. bidoux. Bro and was 1843. The out 200. In ated for a St. Joseph nah Lodge in Andrew t Lodge. In cated from harter was Lodge #78 ir K. Miller, n Kemper, hley, Junior Samuel E. ry. Joseph a charter otal of 22 2 nd 1847. ust 1944. the enemy s and Sens, across the - 15th er secured ermans to rest and ion moved ember 25 - to relieve r German uccessfully es traveling the Rhine the Herne er in early s the Elbe. ned home alor.