The Pennsylvania Freemason

Issued Every Three Months By

The Right Worshipful Grand lodge of The Most Ancient and Honorable Frate rnity of Free and Accepted Masons of Pennsylvania and Masonic Jurisdiction Thereunto

Be longing, through its

COMMITTEE ON MASONIC CULTURE - William E. Yeager, Past Grand Master, Chairman; William E. Montgomery, G. Edward Elwell, Jr , Frank R. Leech, William A. Carpente r, Charle s A. Young and Ashby B Paul

APPRO VED AND AUTHORIZED TO BE PRINTED BY SANFORD M CHILCOTE

Right Worshipful Grand Master

Mailing Address:

P.O. BOX 688, WARREN, PA.

WILLIAM A. CARPENTER, Editor

Change of Address: Notify above addr e ss your odge numb er must b e in cluded.

Vol. V May, 1958 No 2

Our Real Secrets

Th e real secre t s of Freemasonr y can be re a li zed only in a Member's own heart , and perfect reali zat ion of Freemasonry is governed by his own con du c t and habits o f mind.

The Freemason who keeps th e sacred fir es of educ atio n burning on the altar of hi s heart will be inevitably dra wn neare r to his God a nd will definitely learn and appre ciate th e real m ean ings of t h is life

Merely rece iving the Degrees in Freemaso nr y does not make a man a Freemason.

The var ious Deg rees do, h owever, point and dir ect the way and provide that way and means by which we can sec ure th e mo s t nobl e and va luable secrets of the Craft. In realit y, the Symbolic Degrees are th e keys to th e do or and the Member must determine for himself wheth er or not he wi ll p urs u e th e ways that open up th ose vast s tores of wisdom preserved for those desirous, diligent and determined.

- W.A.C .

Broth e r Hiram P. Ball

Appointed Vice-Chairman of Committ ee on Finan ce

On May 2, 1958 Brother Sanford M Chilcote appointed Brother Hiram P. Ball of Pittsburgh, to serve a s Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Finance of The Right Wo rs hipfu l Grand Lodge of Pen n sylva ni a.

Brother Ball is a Pas t Master of Harmony Lodge, No. 429 and prese ntl y a Member of Corint hia n Lodg e, No 573. A m emb er of the Scottish Rit e Bodies of th e Valle y of Pittsburgh , he is also Immediat e Past P otentate of Syria Templ e , a member of Mt. Moriah Counci l , No. 2, Zerubba bel Royal Arch Chapter, No. 162 and Pittsb urgh Comma nd ery, No. 1, Knights Templar. Brother Ball i s Secretary a nd Treas u rer of

the Ball Chemical Company, a graduate of Franklin a nd Mars hall College an d Har var d Graduate School of Business Administration.

A Tru s t ee of Franklin and Marshall College and a Pas t President of the Fran klin and Marshall Al umni Association, he is presently serving as President of the Middlesex To wnship School Authority

It i s of ge n eral opinion that Brother Ball's app ointment wi ll be o f great benefit to Freemasonr y in Penns ylvania in general and to th e Committee on Finance in particular.

Committee on Landmarks

Contin ued from page 3) in g "Notices of Lectures t o be g iven by those approved by th e Committee o n Lec ture Corps" and inser ting in place thereof ''Matte rs r e lating to the act ivities of the Committee on Maso ni c Culture."

A discussion regarding th e r ecog nition of tho se Bodies wh ic h r e quire Symbol ic Lod ge

Memb ers hip as a p rerequ isi te indicated that no record as to th e r ecog nition o f any of t he m by our Grand Lodge co uld be found. Brot he r Chilcote, R. W. Grand Master, s uggested that th e matter be deferred to a later mee ting a nd asked Brother Sco tt S. Leiby, R W. P as t Grand Master, to p r epare a list of th ose Bodie s wh ich in his opinion s h o uld be r ecognized

Some lively di scu ss ions were had over several ot her s ubjects whic h we re held over for a future m eeting when more Past Grand Mas t er s m ight be p rese nt.

Tho se present at th e March 29th m eet ing inclu ded : Brothers Sanford M. Chilco te, R W. Grand Ma s ter; Max F Balcom, R. W. Dep uty Grand Mas t er; W. LeRoy McK inley, R. W Senior Gra nd Warde n; Earl F. Herold , R W. Juni or Grand Warden, and John A. Lathwood, Sco tt S. Leiby, W illi am E. Yeager, Ralph M. Lehr and Charles H. Nitsch , R. W. Past Grand Masters.

YOUR NAME, NEW ADDRESS AND LODGE NUMBER IS MOST IMPORTANT, IF AND WHEN YOU MOVE

If, at any time, you r pre sent mailing address i s changed, please r e member that, in a ddition to your ne w address, your Lodge Number MUST be indi cated if you wish to co ntinue receiving " The Pennsylvania F reema so n ." In mailing in a "Change of Address Card," it is vitally important to process one card only a nd to b e certain that yo ur Na m e, New Addre ss a nd Lodge Number a r e so no ed

Highlight s of March Communication

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Broth e r Ha ro ld S. McGear, Deputy Grand Secretary reported th e following s tatis ti cal r eport coverin g a ten tati ve s ummar y of the Members h ip for 1957:

Number of Lodges December 27, 1956

N umbe r of Lodges Const itu ted in 1957.

T ot al number of Lodge s, December 27, 1957

Membership De cember 27, 1 956

Admitted during 1957 687 Initiated dur ing 1957 7,909

Suspend ed du rin g 1957

R esig n ed during 1957

D eceased during 1957 •.....

Ne In crease fo r 1957

Membersh ip December 27, 1 957 8,596 1,020

A beautiful In Memoriam to o ur l a te R W. Grand Sec retar y, Brother George A. Avery, prepare d by Brother Albert T. Eyler, R. W. Past Grand Mas ter, was read by Brother Ri cha rd A. Kern, R. W. P ast Grand Mas ter. It was reported that For bes Trail Lo dge, No. 783, constituted in th e Mas on T em ple , Pittsburgh, P a ., on Thursday, January 16, 1958, h ad 115 Warrant Members, coming from fo r ty-five L odges, including one from Ohio and one fro m Texas. The Lodge is due to move into its ne w h o me la te this fall in Export, Pa.

Brother Max F. Balcom, R. W. D ep uty Grand Mas t er, reporting on the George Was hin gt on Mason ic Na tio na l Memorial Association, s tat ed that t his magnifice nt s tru cture, loca ted nea r Alexa nd ria Virginia, was nea ring comple tion A ch ec k o f the annua l contribution made by our Grand Lodge t o this grea t memorial, ho wever, indi cat ed t h at many of o ur Lodges have not been remitting the one d ollar to be collected from each Initi ate It i s f elt th at each new ly mad e Mason wou ld more than welcome this "once only" op po r tunit y and honor to s ha re in t h e complet ion and maintenance of this great u ndertaki ng.

Grand Lodge of State of Isra e l to Commemorate Fifth Anniversary

An el aborate and m os t in spiring and festive Masonic program has been d esig ned and arranged by Th e Grand Lodge of The S t ate of I sra el t o commemorat e the fifth a n n iversary of th e erectio n o f that Grand Lo dge. This celebration will be he ld in Jeru sale m and will cover a pe ri od of ten days b eginning July 1, 1958, and sho uld be a rich, memorable and rewarding experience . Full details covering th e many phases of th e ten -day program are availa ble t o any Mas t er Masons interes ted an d may be obtained b y writing The Grand Secret ary of The Grand Lodge of The Sta te of I srael , P. 0. B. 2080, Tel-Aviv, Is rael.

FREEMASON

A Message from Our Grand Master

DUAL AND PLURAL MEMBERSHIP

At the Conference of Grand Masters of Masons in N o rth America I was a sked to speak on the question as to whether Grand Lodge s s hould grant their me mb er s the privilege of dual and possibly plural membership. Brother William 0. Ware, Most Wors hipful Grand Master of Masons in Kentucky, s poke on the positive phase of this question and I responded to the negati ve of the proposition This qu estion is one whi ch freq uently arises but in our Gra nd Jurisdi ction from th e ea rly d ays of our history th e rul e h as always been prohibitive of su ch member s hip. As far back as the yea r 1804 when th e ques tion was raised, the decision was against dual members hip a nd in th e year 1893 it was dec ided, without equivocation, that " no Brot h er can be a member of two Lodges a t one and th e same tim e " In the year 1889, in a disc u ssion of this rule, it was decided tha t it app lied to dual membership "either in this Jurisdi cti on, or in this and another Ju risdi cti on."

By dual an d plural membership is embraced the proposi tion that a Mason may belo ng to tw o or more Lodges at one and th e same tim e. The wo rd "dual" pertains t o two This s ugges t s members hip i n two Lodges at th e same time A numbe r of the Grand Lodges over t he world permit such m emb ership. On the other h a nd, plural m embership compreh ends membership in mor e th an two Lo dges at one an d th e same time.

There may be good basic r easo n for t h ese rul es . A Mason for se ntimental reasons may desire to belong to more th an one Lodge. If his mother Lodge is in P ennsylvani a and he finds himsel f perman entl y locat e d in another Grand Jurisdiction, there are pers uasive reasons which could we ll engender within him the sincere de sire to belong also to the Lodge in the community in wh ich he h as become a permanent res ide nt and a t th e same time m aintain his original membership in th e Lodge in which he was m ade a Mason. If per ch a nce unkn own factors result in his being trans ferr ed from th e area in whi ch he has thus created a dual membership to an area ot her than the one in wh ich h e firs t took up residence, h e may desire to become a m ember of a third Lodge Of co urse, it is entirely possible th at a Mason living in the Jurisdi ction in which h e has been made a Maso n

would have certain reasons also to like to become a member of another Lodge in the same Jurisdicti on. There are, of course, a great many circums tances which might well result in a desire to be a member of more than one Lodge at one and the same time

Referring to dual or plural membership involving a Lodge in a Foreign country, our Conference of Grand Mas ters of Maso ns in North Ame ri ca thr o ugh its Committee On Re cognition has d one an excellent job in sifting down a nd dis tilli ng the truth with regard to th e practi ce of true Masonic prin ciple s in Foreign Grand Lodges. This informa tion h as enabled the Grand Lodges in th e United States t o decide with reference to r ecognit io n of the Fore ig n Gra nd Lodges. Almos t all of our Grand Lodges do re cog nize other pr ope rl y constituted Lodges locat e d outside of the United States an d Canada. It is, therefore, m ost difficult for me to conceive of the necessi ty or advis ability of plural members hip b y a Brother living in a Fore ign co untry. He is fr ee to visit s uch Lodges as are re cogni zed b y his Grand Lodge and wh ere ver he may travel throughout the world, and e spec iall y wh erever h e may t rave l within the Grand Jurisdictions of North America, his Brethren in any Lodge will be mos t cordial in receiving him as a visitor. Wherever he may be l oca ted by reason of removal from the location of his mother Lodge, he may, if he so desires, resign hi s mem bers hip in his mother Lodge and petition the Lodge in n ew home l ocation. In many circumstances this is a dvisa ble b e6a use h e will then feel free to work in his new Lodge a nd make his contribution to Maso nr y the r e On t h e other hand if fo r sent iment a l re aso n s h e desires to retain his m ember s hip in his original Lodge th ere is little doubt but that he will form fri endships in the Lodge in the area to which he has rem oved himse lf as there are in every Lo dge ac tivities in which h e can participate with freedom and enthusias m although not a member of that Lodge If h e is e mbarrasse d in the thought that he is receiving a certain "something for n o thin g," I am quite s ur e that th e Lodge would b e pleased if h e made a contribution to its financial s uppor t fr o m time to t ime

It is tru e that membership in a Lodge invo lves a co rresponding obligation. Each Mason s hould make s uch c ontributi on to hi s own Lodge as is reasonably possi ble in his particular circums tan ces If at (Continued on page 2)

A

Message from Our Grand Master

(Contin u ed from pa&e 1)

all possible h e should attend the Lodge to which he belongs and participate in its activ ities. He s h ould exercise hi s right of franchise. If h e belo ngs to hvo or three or more Lodges he will find himself in a m os t difficult position in the cou r se of service t o the Lodge. It i s mo st diffi cult for any of us t o work for hvo or more masters and do a good job. This is especially true where th ose whom we serve are supreme in their particular Lodge and over them we find the Grand L odge Th e problem, th erefore, of visit ing more than one Lodge of which one happens t o be a member regularl y and of participa ti ng in the activities of each of these several Lodges, the payment of the r eq uired and necessary due s in each of these two or more Lodges presents difficulties. Th ere are undoubtedly many Masons who co uld afford the economi c phase of such membership but there are many others who wou ld be ju s t as desirous of such membership who find th em sel ves in an eco n omic situation inconsis t ent with such member. ship There is the possibi lity that h e may be suspended in one of the Lodges to which h e belongs, wh ich ma y re s ult in a problem which conceivably could involve more than one Grand Lodge.

He may encounter some difficulty by dual membersh ip ou tside hi s original Jurisdiction if he s hould beco me n eedy and require the fin an cial assistance of not only his second Lodge or his third Lodge,

Freemasonry in Ire l and

By R. W. W ARD K. Sr. Cr.Arn Chairman of

Museum and Library Committee

R W. Grand Lodge of New York

In Ireland th e three Craft Degrees of Entered Apprentice, Fellow Craft and Master Maso n are controlled by the Grand Lodge of Free and Accep ted Maso n s of Ireland. There is an installatio n ceremony for the Master elect known as that of In stalled Master.

I reland is divided into Provinces for Ma so ni c Purposes. Each Province is governe d b y a Provincial Grand Lodge h ea ded by a Provincial Grand Master Th e Colonies an d dependencies of the Briti s h Crown are di vid ed into Dis tri ct s with a Di stri ct Grand Lodge for each There is a Di strict Grand Master at the h ead of each . The Lodges in Dublin ar e formed into a special district kn own a s th e Metropolitan Dis tri ct. This Dis trict is adminis tra ted by the Grand Lodge

Ind ividual Lodges are known as Subordinat e Lodges A person may belong t o as many s uch Lodges as h e desi res. He canno t be Master or Warden of more than one Lodge a t a time except by special di spensati on To be Master, a Mason must h ave se rved as a Warden. A Secretary mus t be a Past Mas ter. T here is an office of Immedi ate Past Master and this officer takes p receden ce next to the Master. Th ere is a Lodge known as Grand Master's Lodge of whi ch the Grand Mas ter o r Deputy Grand Master is the Master This Lodge takes prece dence ove r o ther Lodges in t h at th e m embers of this Lodge h ave their n ames en-

but possibly of th e Grand Lodge of a J urisd iction other than that in which he maintains his origin a l membership. This conceivab ly could cause so me embarrassment with more than one Grand Lodge. Another problem which arises wi th dual and plural members hip becomes ev ident wi th reference to the esote ri c work whi ch in some Jurisdicti ons is written and in others memo ri zed and handed down from mouth to ear. The du al member in these circumstances may encounter severe problems if he r emembe rs well hi s obligation in the Ju risdicti o n prohibiting a n y wr it ten di ssemination of the esoteric wor k. There are man y other matters whi ch could beco me ac ute if the policy of dual and plural membership be a dop ted b y a ll o f the Grand Lodges of every Jurisdic t ion.

It is my th ought that when one is made a Mason in his Lodge tha t his membership should, if at all possible, be re taine d the re. If he feels that he should by reason of a geographical change, re fe rr ing to his h ome, become a member of another Lodge, I fee l qui te certain that such worthy Brother will have no difficult y in res ign ing membership in his original Lodge and being most cordiall y r eceived in the Lodge in th e geographical area in which he find s himself. It is clear that he will have the p ri vi leges of visitation and fraternalism in th e event he de cid es he does not desi re to relinquish h is original

m embersh ip

tered in th e Grand Lodge register ahead of those of any o th er Lodge. I n the absence of the Grand Mast er or Deputy Grand Mas ter an Acting Master is elected t o govern th e Lodge. Members of the Lodge wear aprons fringed and bound with gold similar to those worn by Grand Officers but d is tinguished b y the letters "G M L. " embroidered in gold th e reon. The work of th e Lodge is cond uc t ed o n the Entered Apprentice degree. To h old office a m ember must be a Mas ter Maso n. There is a standard ritual o r mode o f work pre scribed by Grand Lodge an d all Lodges are req uir ed to co nform to it. T here is no authorized prin ted vers i on. The work i s taught b y means of Lodges of Ins tru c ti on. The firs t o r third degree ca n be co nfer r ed o n only one candidate at a tim e and not m ore than thre e of these degrees m ay be confer red a t any one commu nication. Th e ritual u sed b y the Grand Lodge of Ireland has many similarit ies with th at u sed by the Grand Lodge o f P en nsylvani a Grand Lodge provides for the chartering of Militar y Lodges, wh ich are associa ted with a definite Regime nt or Garrison. Such a Lodge can n ot initiate any civili an in any part of the British Domin i on if there is a l awfull y constituted Lodge exis t ing within t e n miles of the place the civil ian resid es or where the Military Lo dge mee ts Also no Civilian Lo dge can initiate any enli s t ed member of the military if th ere is a charte red Lodge in the Regim en t o r Garrison to wh ch the man i s assig ned. The Gra nd L odge of Ireland prohibits membership by it s m embers in Irela nd in a body or socie ty purporting to be Maso nic unless such

District Deputy Grand Masters Recently Appointed

The f ollowing have been appointed District Deputy Grand Masters by Brother Sanford M. Chilcote, Right Worshipful Grand Master:

Distr ict G-BROTHER W. ALBERT SANDERS, Lodge No. 131. Born October 19, 1905 in Philad el phia; m arried two children; Lawyer, 901-04 Philadelphia Trust Building, Philadelphia 7, Pennsylvania Member Philad elphia Bar Association, Pennsylvania Bar Associati on American Bar Association, Lawyers Club of Philadelphia, Presbyte ri an Social Union of Philadelphia (1956-57), Glading Mem orial Presb yterian Church, American Leg ion; in United States Naval Reserve 194345 NSD Oran Algeria 1944--45 ; Member I ndustry Lodge No 131, Grand Lodge Committee on By -laws, Masonic Veterans of P ennsylvania, Benj amin Franklin Consistory, Lu Lu Temple A.A O. N.M S. Shrine Club of Philadelphia, Northeast Shrine Club, Montgomery Shrine Club, R oyal Order of Jesters

member, Union Chapter, No. 161, Royal Arch Masons, Towanda; member, Northern Commandery, No 16, Knights Templar, Towanda; membe r and active participant in degree work, Scottish Rite Bodies in Valley of Towanda; member of Willi amsport Consistory, A.A.S.R. , Williamsport ; married; member and Trustee LeRaysville Congregational Church.

Distri c t 17-BROTHER ROBERT E. TAYNTON, SR . Lodge No . 317, born May 25, 1911, Wellsboro, P enn sylvania; graduate Wellsboro High School; married; five children ; Treasurer, H. W. Tayn ton Company Member and Past Mas ter, Ossea Lodge, No. 3 17, Wellsboro; Principal I nstructor, 17th Masonic District School of Instruction; member, Scottish Rite Bodies in the Valley of Williamsport; member, lrem Temple, A.A.O.N.M.S. , WilkesBarre; has been most active in many civic enterprises for years, especially St. Paul's Episcopal Church, which he has served as a Vestryman, J unior Warde n and Senior Warden.

Ph.D., Civil Engineering, Cornell Unive r sity; served in both World Wars and assisted in the establishment of the American University in England; at present serving as the Dean of the Department of Civil Engineering, Bucknell University; an active member of the American Society of Civil Engineers and the American Society for Engineering Education; member and Past Master Charity Lodge No 144, Lewisburg; member and P ast High Priest Milton Chapter No. 298, R oyal Arch Ma sons; member, Scottish Rite Bodies in Valley of Williamsport; member, Williamsport Conclave No 20, Red Cross of Constantine; active for man y years in the 18th Masoni c Distric t School of Instruction; marr ied; one daugh t er ; a devote d and loy al member Beaver Memorial Meth od is t Church which he has served in many capacities

D ist rict

SANFORD M. CHILCOTE, R W. Grand Master

bod y is sanc tioned by Grand Lo dge Those gro u ps which are sanctioned by Grand Lodge as be ing Masonic are publis hed annu all y in the Calenda r issued b y the Grand Lodge. The bodies recogni zed as Masonic include th e Grand Ro yal Arch Chapter, the Great P r ior y of Kni ghts T emp lar , the Grand Chapter of Prince Masons (Rose Croix), the Supreme Council, 33rd Degree, Ancient and Accepted Rite and the Grand Council of Kn ight Masons.

B rother William E . Yeage r , R.W.P.G. M. Heads Masonic

R eli ef Association

We were pleased, ind eed, to r e ce ive a letter from Brother Howard A. Clar k, Editor of "The Bull etin," offic ial publicati on of T he Mason ic Rel ief Association of th e United States and Canada, notify ing us that Bro th er William E. Yeager, R. W. Past Grand Master, is no w their d ul y el ected president and chairman of the executive board.

In addition to serving on th e Committee on Maso nic Homes, and as Chairman of the Children' s Service Comm ittee, Brother Yeager is also chairma n of The Commi ttee on Masonic Cul ture o f our Grand Lodge and most influen ti al in the planning a nd des igning of "The P ennsylvania Freemason."

O ur bes t wishes are extende d to our dynamic c hairman as he assumes an other Mason ic responsibi l ity t o add to t he many worthwhile a nd honorab le serv ices in which he is already e ngaged

District H-BROTHER CHARLES A. KA U FFMAN, born March 24, 1902, Philadelphia ; Education, Central High Scho ol, Philad elphia; Owner of pl umb ing, heating and air co nditi oning firm; a ctive in Church, Civic and Fraterna l Associations ; P ast President of the Philade lphia Pl umb i ng & Heating Assoc iat ion; Past Pr esident American So ciety of Sanitary Engineers of Pennsylvania; P ast P resident of P ennsylvan ia Plumbing & Heating Contractors Association; Past National Dire ct or for P ennsyl vania in the National Asso c iati on of Plumbing & Hea ting Engineers; Member and P ast Master of Mitchell Lodge No. 296; Germantown Chapter No 208; Germantown Commandery No. 182; Germantown Council No . 53; Germantown School of Ins tru cti on and Lu Lu Temple.

District 6-BROTHER GERALD H. WOERNER, born May 26, 1910, Philadelphia; g raduat e Franklin High School, Philad elphia ; P en n sylva nia State Univers ity ; M.A. Teach er s College, Columbia University ; Director of Vocal Music, Lower Merion Senior High School, Ardm ore, Pe nns ylvania; l Oth Army Headquarters Okinawa Campaign; D ir ector of Education, P e nnsylvani a State University; m ember The Music Educators National Conference; Phi Delta Ka ppa; Pennsylvania S t ate Educators Association; member and Past Master Cassia Lodge No . 273; member of the Scottish Ri te Bodies of the Valley of Pittsburgh; Lu Lu Temple; married ; member Beverly Hills United P resbyterian Church, Upper Darby, Pennsylvania.

District 16-BROTHER HAROLD E RACHT, born November 25, 1909, H onesdale, Pennsylvania; Education, Honesdale High School; served in the United States Army in the Eu r opean T h eatr e 1942 to 1945; engaged in the con s tru ction business; member and Past Mast er LeRay Lodge, N o 471, LeRaysville;

District 27-BROTHER HARRY F SMITH, member and P ast Master of Butler Lodge, No 272, Butler P a. Born June 17, 1907 in Butler County. Attended Butler p ubli c schools and Grove City College. A graduate of American School of Chiropra ctic of New York City. Member of St. Mark's Lutheran Church, Butler, P a., where he serves as a Deacon and is presently a member of church council. Teaches in Church Sunday School. Is married, no children. Past High Priest and Trustee of Butler Royal Arch Chapter, No 273 P ast Thrice Illustrious Master of Butle r Council, No. 61, R oyal and Select Masters. Past Commander of Lorraine Commandery, No 8 7, Kni gh ts Templar. Member of Scottish R ite Bodies in the Valley of P ittsburgh. Member of Syria Temple, Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mys ti c Shrine .

Dist rict 46-BROTHER DALZ E L L M. GRIFFITH, born May 17, 1899, Johnstown, Pennsylvania; graduate Bucknell Universit y;

56-BROTHER ARTHUR C VAN N ORT, Member and Past Master Acacia Lodge, No. 633, Ma r ienville; Ass istant Pri ncipal, 56th Masonic District School of Instruction; member, Jefferson Chapter, No. 225, Royal Arch Masons; Bradford Council, No. 43, Royal and Select Masters; Scottish Rite Bodies in the Valley of Coud ersport; graduated from Cooperstown High School ; attended Cornell and Columbia Un iversities; graduate, Sy racuse University ; in the Uni te d States Forestry Service since 193 0; member, Society American Foresters ; Past P resident Rotary Club of Marienv ille; married; a member of the First Me th odist Chur ch, Warren, P enns yl vania.

Distr ict

58-BROTHER R USSELL G YOST, born December 15, 1902, Shamokin; education, Shamokin H igh Sch ool; Chief Linesman, P ennsylvania Powe r and Light Company; very active in Trinity Uni ted Evangelical Church-President of Offic ial Board and Secretary-Treasurer of both the Corporation and the Stewards; member and Past Mas ter, Shamokin Lodge, No 255, Shamokin; instructor, 58th Masonic District Schoo l of I nstruction, Mt Carmel; member, Shamokin Chapter Royal Arch Masons, No. 264; member of th e Scottish Rite Bodies in the Valley of Williamsport; married and has a daughter who is a registered nurse.

The of Our March

Quarterly Communication

The March Quarterly Communication of Grand Lodge was held Wednesday evening, March 5, 1958, in Corinthian Hall, Masonic Temple, Broad and Filbert Streets, Philadelphia, Pa. The r e were 261 Lodges represented, numbering over 600 members and visitors.

On the previous evening, Tuesday, March 4, 1958, the three Sy mbolic Degrees were beautifully exemplified in the presence of Brother Sanford M. Chilcote, R . W. Grand Master, in the au dit orium of Town Hall, Broa d and Rac e Streets, Philadelphia , Pa. T hese exemplificatians were under the directi on of Bro ther Andrew J. Schroeder , Instructor of the Ritualistic Work. Members of the Do ylestown School of Instruction exemplified the Entered Apprentice Mason's Degree; the Germantown School of I nstruction exemplified the Fellow Craft Mason's Degree, an d the Temple School of I nstruction exempl ified the Mas ter Mason's Degree During the evening of the Quarterly Communication, Wednesday, March 5,. 1958 , (Continued on pas• 6 )