The Right Worship ful Grand lodge of The Most Ancient and Honorab le Fraternity o f Free and Ac cepted Masons of Pe nnsy vania and Masonic Jurisd iction There unto Belonging, th rough its COMMITIEE ON MASONIC CULTUR E - William E Yeager, Pa st Grand Master Cha irman; William E. Montgomery, G. Edward Elwe ll Jr., Fra nk R eech, William A. Carpenter, Charles A. Young and Ashby B Paul.
APPROVED AND AUTHOR IZED TO BE PRINTED BY SANFORD M. CHILCOTE
Right Worshipful Gran d Moster
Mailing Address P.O. BOX 688, WARR EN, PA.
WILLIAM A. CARPENTER Editor
Change of Addre
Vol. V November 1958 No 4
Your Ci rculating Library
By WILLIAM J. PAT ERSO N Grand Libra r ian and Curato r
Th e Circulating Li b r a r y of th e Grand Lodge of P en n sylvania consi s ts of interes ti ng books on Fr ee maso nr y an d new editions are constantl y being added to t h e collect io n. T wo pam ph lets, o ne containing a li s t of these books and the o ther the R u les and R egula ti ons will be se nt to a memb er u po n r eques t. After receiving these pamphl e ts please r e fer to th e last page of the Rul es and Reg ul a ti ons, and you will see a " Form of Application" which you fill out to becom e a me mber. When you r eques t a book of your c h oice be sure to se nd th e Librarian the name an d number of th e L odg e to wh ic h yo u be l on g.
T o know more abo ut Freemasonry from it s beginning up t o th e pr esen t time is essen tial to eve r y Master Ma son, whether h e be young or old , so why not tak e adva nt age o f thi s op· p ortunit y, and become e nlightened on the s u bject. The books are well -writte n by au th orized Ma so ni c scholars Th ere is no charge fo r b o rrow ing b ooks, and th ey wi ll be loaned to yo u for a period of three wee ks
It is imposs ible to li s t here all the ti tle s of the various Mas oni c books on hand, th e refo re we c an on ly mention a fe w, name ly :
I NTRODUCTION TO FR EE MASO NRY THE B UILDERS
T HE NEWLY-MADE MASONS
M O RE ABO UT M ASONRY
THE GREAT TE ACHINGS OF M ASONRY
SHORT TALKS ON M ASONRY
FAMo us MAsoNs AN D M ASON I C PRESIDENTS AND ITs HIDDE N MEANI NG
FRATERNAL SERMO NS AND ADDRESSES
A HI STORY OF FR EE MASONR Y
SYMBOLISM OF THE THR EE D EGREES
M ASON I C SPEECH M AKI NG
Education in Freem asonry wi ll deve lo p a nd culti va te yo ur mind whi c h wi ll g ve yo u th e prope r impress ion of its tea c hin gs Wh y not read one o r two book s on Freemaso nr y durin g your s par e time, and I kn ow yo u will be well rewarded
Did You Reme mber the Christmas and Entertainment F u nd for The Homes?
Th e Chris tmas and Ente rt a inme nt Fund for our Gues ts at The Maso ni c Homes, Elizabethtown, not only provi des for th e Ch ri s tmas and ot h e r Ho lida y en ter tainment but it also prov id es fo r chape l an d re ligious serv ices, mo tio n pic tur es, picnics and ot h e r social fun ctions an d s pending -mon ey from t ime to t ime Th is Fund has p r ove n invaluable in carr y ing ou t th e necessa r y ath le ti c and soc ia l prog rams f or our childre n at Th e H omes a nd o ur boys a t Th e Pa tton School, loca t ed dir ec tl y oppos ite The H omes.
As has bee n pro ven, time and time again th e Chris tmas and Ente rt a inment Fund is a mos t wort h y undertaking of the man y phases of Freemasonry in Pen nsy l vania and should we ll comman d th e s upp or t of eac h an d every Me mb er of our Gra nd J uri s di c tion.
If yo u haven't made ou t the pos ta ge-free envel ope, e n closed in your September Lodge notice an d addresse d to Bro ther Ar t hu r E . Mye rs, Su pe rint end en t , Th e Masonic Homes, E li zabe tht own, P e nnsy lva nia , please do so. Yo u r t hou ghtful ge n erosity will be richl y rewarde d by the grateful ap precia tion of t he ch ildre n and our aged Guests at Elizabethtow n. Your check or mon ey order should be mad e payab le to Arthur E. Mye rs, Superintenden t.
Officers of Hospital Extension Fund Cited for Their Efforts
" Dut y makes us do things well, B ut love makes us do them beautifully "
PHILLIPS BRO OKS
The above lines were part of t he Ci tatio ns recent l y given Brot h e rs William R Moone y, Wi ll iam H. Betz and Morr is Ruberg at the Vi c tory Celebration in connec ti o n with the s ucc ess ful campaign to ra ise fund s for the Ph il adelphi a Freemaso ns' Memo rial Hospital Extension.
La rge ly through the untirin g, valian t effo rts of these three Brethre n th e me mbers of the Ph iladelphia Lod ges ha ve raised over $560,000
•• YOUR NAME YOUR NEW ADDRESS AND LODGE NUMBER ARE MOST
IMPORTANT IF AND WHEN YOU MOVE
for th e much need ed and already full y occupied Hospital Extensio n at o u r Masoni c H omes at Elizabet h town.
Brother Wi lliam R. Mooney acted as Cha irman o f the T rus tees fo r the Fund , Brot h e r Will iam H. Be tz was th e Treasurer, while Broth er Morris R uberg was t he Secretary . If three Masons ever worked har d er on a Masonic ven ture to in sure i ts s u ccess, we have not heard of it.
More comp ete deta ils of this e ndeavor will be avai la ble later.
Masonic Reading and Research
One pecul ia ri t y about Freemasonr y is tha t i t wi ll le nd itself to inves t igatio n. T he deeper the resea rch , t h e mo r e extens ive the kn owledge of its hid den a r t and secre t m ysteries, the more hig hl y it is apprec iated and accepted. The man who mer ely takes t he degrees in a li stless, careless sort o f ma nn e r, and who remains a me re spectator at Lodge meetings, and then co ns iders the customa r y refr eshmen ts after Lodge is closed as the bes t part o f t he proceedi ngs, ma y well th in k t h a t Freemasonry differs very li ttl e f r om o th e r fraternit ies
On th e ot her han d, the Member who di ves dee ply in t o Mason ic l iterature, t ak es an inter · est in the Ritua l st ic an d Work of the Lodge, a tt em pts to lea rn t h e o ri gin and meaning and m oral bearing o f the symbo ls, cann o t poss ibl y fa ll in t o such an e rr or. To him F re ema so nr y has a refining a nd elevating influence n ot to be found in th e ordinary run of o rgan izati o n s o r socie t ies.
To b ring this ty pe o f i nfl uence to bear on every Membe r of the Craf t, and t o d rect th em to t he system a ti c study o f Free ma sonry, s hould be th e g rea t aim of every t rue Mas ter Mason who has the wel fare of the Frat erni ty a nd his Bre thr en at heart. -W.A.C.
"Aides" to Comm ittee on Masonic Culture (Continued/rom page 5) particula rl y " Th e P ennsyl vania Free maso n," it is u rged that each Secre tary make arran geme nts t o have thi s name p r inted on his Lodge notices beginning in 1959. I n this way eac h me m be r can r ead ly ge t in t o u ch with th e " Aid e" in his Lodge.
If, at any time, your present mailing address is changed please remembe r that in addition to your n ew address your Lodge N umber MUST b e indicated if you wis h to continue receivi ng "The Pennsylvania Freemason."
In mailing in a "Chan ge of Addr e ss Card," it is vitally important to process one card onl y and to b e ce rtain that you r Name, New Address and Lodge N umber are so noted.
FREEMASON
A Message from Our Grand Master
PRE SSING TOWARD THE MARK FOR THE PRIZE
(A Meditation for Freemasons)
The Apostle P au l, in the use of th ese words, was thin k ing of his past li fe an d of hi s resolutions for the future, in the terms of a race. His mi n d was harasse d by the afterglow of the past. T he challenge of the future lay ahead . A c hanged man, he was unde rta k ing a new life . He d id n o t comp rehe n d ever y thing i nvolve d but defini tel y concluded one thing-he wo u l d forget the past, look ahead to the fut ure and " press toward the mark fo r th e prize." Now he would run a ra ce with certainty. He would follow new rules. He would strain every muscle and s in ew as he p ressed forward.
P au turned his back t o the past because of the bitterness of its memori es. T he good a th let e prepares and steels himself to win the next race regard less of t he outcome of the last one. T he victories o r defeats expe ri e n ced by him are a part of the effort in the past which is really onl y a s tage in his d evel opmen t and equipment for future a ch ievements As we go through li fe all of us have from time to time e xper ienced the discou ragement and di sa ppoi n t ment so closely associated with liv ing T h ere have been bright days and dark da ys James R usse ll Lowell stated it so well in 'The Vis io n of Sir Launfal" where h e said:
"Not only around infancy
Doth Heaven w it h all its splen d ors li e; Daily, with sou l s tha c rin ge and plot; We Si nais climb and know it not."
Th e a rti st d oes not pa int his best picture on his first attempt. By cons t an t applica ti o n to his wo rk he will some da y produce his masterpiece. The au th or will thr ow away man y pages before he produces the final lines fo r pu b lication. I t is , therefo re, a good thing t o be able t o fo r get, as Paul resolved to do, and run the best ra ce t hat we can each day. Each day we live is a s tepping stone to the next and to all of the t omo rr ows o f life By the dail y application and practice of the true prin ciples of Freemasonry which we have learned, we have within ou r grasp the too ls wh ich we can use to run a successful race. Th e mo ra l and spiritual v i rt u es o f Freemasonry must be practiced outside of th e Lodge, be abso rb ed into and become a part of our daily advent u r ous living By p racticing Freemasonry we are able to climb the "Sina is" of everyday living and in the radiance of Masonic Light we courageous ly face the fu ture. The day which has become a part of t he pas t toge th er wi th all that entered in to the living of it, conditions us for tom orrow when th e race is renewed in our effort to reach the " ma rk" wh ic h has been set.
The idea of "pressi ng t owa rd the mark" is a cha llenge to all of us. In the busy bustle of mode rn living it sometimes becomes most difficult. The spi rit of competition which is in vo lved in an a thle tic contest of any type is also encountered by us from day t o da y as we run th e race of life. One of the secrets of success ma y be found in the idea of "pressing t owa rd the mark " Every man should have his "mark" and press for i t with all his energy T o successfully run the ra ce of life wh ich involves all of the phases of life' s act ivity ever y man must have his "mark" for each of these several phases. A business cannot operate successfully unless the challenges are met with well -planned programs. The same can be said with regard t o successful living. I t means competition and expenditure o f effort after careful training and wise planning. After all of this has been done, the race must still be run in the course of which the contestant will get "roughed up a l ittle." By following the rules , however, and keeping in mind the goal, he can and will be successful.
T he expe r ience of P aul on the Damascus R oad was a crisis or turning point in his life Suddenly there shone 'rou nd about h im a Light from which felled him to the ear th and bl inded him for several days Freemasonry a lso has its Damascus R oad All Maso ns ha ve experienced th e contrast between Dark ness and L ight. This lesson and th e part which it shou ld play in our ever yd a y life should be ever before us as we press forward in the race of living The lesson of th e difference between Darkness and Light affords all of us the oppo rt unity to set a p r ope r goa or mark It enables us to devel op a p urposeful life It enables us to reappraise l ife's values from day to da y Sometimes \ve may fi n d ourselves like "wrong way" Corrigan who became fam ous by reason of his Hight in the wrong direction, o r we may be like R oy Reige ls of R ose Bowl fame, who "took off" with the ball t oward t he goa l l ine of the opponen t s There can be no substitute for the establishment of true values which must be determined earl y and checked constantly to the end that a purposeful li fe results Sound values of correct living will result in renewed ene rg y rather than fatigue and complete exhaustion in the course of the race. E va lua tio ns and r e -evaluations must be made constantly . We must have due regard as Masons fo r our religious beliefs, and tolerance in co nnection with them , our civic and social resp o nsibi lity our professi ona l and business obligations and our duties as good citizens. Each of us should establish the highest possible standards for ourselves, r e membering our responsibilities as good citizens Good living involves steadfastness of purpose based on true values , honest moti ves, a high regard for our fellow man and a routine process of clea r think ing as we p r oceed to pr ess fo r the "mark."
What about the prize? T he mark and th e prize are two different
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Message from Our Grand Master
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t hings. The prize has to do with the r es ult obtain ed T o reach th e mark has to do with es tabl ishi ng va lu es a n d concentra tin g o n methods of achievement. If th e race of li fe is run accordi ng to the ru les we may be sure t h at by ap pli cation of due dili ge n ce a nd co urageous effor t we will reach the mark. W h en th e mark has been reached th e prize is a co unte rp art of th e successful running of the r ace. It is th e co n scio u s ness and sati sfaction of having been a participant to the fullest extent.
T he t r ue principle s of Free ma so nry whic h we are tau ght clearly outline for us those thin gs which s hould be borne in mind as we enaage in life's activi ti es. The real pu rp ose of F reemaso nr y is t o build b;tter men, men of good character , m e n of "goo d re por t. " Freemasonry teaches us the precept s of correct living together wi th o th ers. Its
Grand Lodge of California
Dedi cates a Magnificent Temple
High on th e top of Nob Hill , in one of San Francisco 's most beaut iful areas, overloo ki ng the magnificent Bay, s t and s Californ ia's ne w Masonic T emp le dedicated " T o Our Masonic Brethren W h o Died in the Cause of F reedom."
Ri sing majestically from its p r ou d loca ti on, the two s treet facades faced with pure wh ite Ve rm o nt Marble, are dominated by fou r hu ge fi gur es, each twe l ve feet hig h represe n ting th e branche s of o ur country's armed services. Adjo in ing these figure s is a frieze of fou r teen Ital ia n Marble fi gu res d epi ct ing a ti tanic tug of war in th e global stru ggle between the for ces of goo d and ev il.
T he impo sing Memor ial Temple is entered thr oug h a terrace, featuri ng five gr owing oli ve tr ees, emblematic of peace, an d a co lonnaded en trance porc h flanked by two m ass ive white m arble pillars Eac h pillar, t wenty-three fee t hi gh and we ighi ng more than fourteen t ons, is symbo lic of the pillars in the porch of King So lomon ' s Temple.
The entr an ce foyer is fin ished in beau t iful wh ite marbl e but its predom inant fea tur e is th e hug e e ndomo sai c window d ep icting the hi s tor y of Freemasonry in California Thi s imm ense win dow is an ent ire ly new co n cep t in th e use of colored glass and is co ns tru cted by the inge nious placem ent of thousa nds of sma ll pieces of colored g lass of va r y ing s hapes and sizes encased in Ia ye rs of plas tic.
The a udi to riu m, to the left of th e foyer, i s r eached throu gh a lum in um and bronze gri ll es, whose de co ra tive th eme is bronze wreat hs of vi ctory. T he aud i to rium seat s 2,000 on the ma in floor and 1,200 in the balcony. T he backgro und o f th e p la t form is a wa ll extendi ng fr om floor to ceiling of Rom an Traverti ne Marble s urro unded by a go ld lea f pane l. I n th e ce nt er of th is wall is a huge gold s u nb urst, in th e cente r of whi c h is a tran sparent, illuminated letter "G." I n bac k of the a udi to r ium
phil osophy i s designed to enab le u s t o liv e a fu ll and comp le te li feto run th e race of li fe s uccess full y and heroically. Injus ti ce, in to le ra n ce, ignorance, supersti tion , ingrat i tude a nd intem pe ran ce have no place i n F reemaso n ry As Masons it would be well for us to make a dail y check of th ese i tems as th e y affect our l iving to make s ure tha t have not cr ept in to our think ing and poss ibl y to some degree motivate our actions By following th e principles invo lved in the idea of Truth , Just ice and Tolera ti o n , with refe r ence t o which precepts Masons should be ski ll ed, we ma y be s ure that we will reach the "mark," and by ha ving don e so, obta i n the "prize"-the rea li zation that we h ave run the bes t possib le race as we jo urne y thr oug h life
George Washington Masonic National Memorial
B y MAx F. B ALC OM
R. W. Deputy Grand Master
This s plendid edifice, erected on Shooter's Hill ·i n Alexandria, Virginia , s tands out as a Memo ri al t o our first Preside nt and as a Beacon Light for Freemasonry around the world
The constructi on of this b eauti ful nines t ory Memorial was s t a rt ed in 1932 an d will be completed in all its parts in t he coming year. The c ost of the Memorial has bee n more than $6,500 ,000 of which P ennsyl van ia Masons have to date co ntribu te d $553, 000. This amount has been ra is ed b y th e prac ti ce of many years of having eac h n ew initiate co ntribute $1.00, as well as additional donations from th e Grand Lodge
3. That all Lodges give care ful consideration to a gif t from the Lodge itself, the amount of s uch gift to d epend up on the ability of th e Lodge fin ancia lly t o con t ribut e fro m its c urr en t fund s only.
P ennsylva ni a Masons have alread y g iven ge nerously t o the Memoria l , bu t your Grand Lodge officer s a re sure that all our Members will feel it a privilege to give aga in to war ds the completion of this Endowment Fund.
Man y of our Brethren ha ve h ad th e privilege of visiting th is Memorial and h ave been thrilled by i t and its m any Masonic treasures. Any of th e Brethren who are i n the vicinit y of Washington will feel ri chl y rewarded by m a king a t rip to Alexandria t o personally see this tribute to our fir st President an d our Masonic Fraternity.
Thus f ar 170 jud ges from ever y s tate in the Union as we ll as fr om Ha wa ii and the District of Columb ia ha ve journeyed t o Pitt sburgh to beco me Fellows of th e P ennsyl vania Mason Ju venile Court I nstitute; This, th e present undertakin g of the R. W. Grand Lodge of P en nsylvan ia, has caught th e imag ina tion and adm ira tion of thoughtful, civic-minded people eve r ywhe re and has emph as ized the national sig nifica nce of the Fra ternit y's service to God and Co un try. Th e Penn sylva ni a Maso n Ju ven ile Court Ins ti t ute is Brotherhood in Action
Annual Grand Communication
Being Held in New Masonic Temple at The Masonic Homes
is a series of air-conditioned committee ro oms and offices.
On the gro und fl oor is a mu l ti-purpose room, 17,000 square feet in a rea, wh ich can be used for exhibits or disp lays, or to provide d in ing capacity for 1,200. Adjoin i ng this room is a garage wi th a 500-car capacity.
Th e m ezzan ine floor provid es ac cess to th e au di tori um balcony and a lso space for a Masonic Mu seu m.
The third floo r houses the administrative offices of th e Grand Lodge, includi ng offices for the Gr a nd Master and the o t her Grand Lod ge officers. Openi ng off these offices is an open-air logg ia from which is v isible a swee ping pano r amic view of the San Fra nc isco Bay r eg ion.
P la nni ng for this im posing $6,000 ,000 ed ifice was s tarted in 1947; the architect was selec ted i n 1953; ground was bro ke n in the sp r ing of 19 56; the cornerston e was laid in September, 1956 and the magn ifice nt T emp le was dedicated on September 29, 1958, wi th many promine nt Maso ns p r esent from a ll corners of the world.
Th e insc ri p ti on above the decorati ve grill e leading into the audi t or ium exp resses the underlyi ng theme o f this majes ti c Temple"Californ ia Fre emasons honorin g the ir heroic war dead erect t h is Temple dedic a t ed to Freemasonr y, Virtue and Universa l Benevo lence, th at the ca u se of Freedo m for which they d ied shall ever be the r ei n the sacred tru s t o f their Brethre n and of Freemasons ye t unborn "
Going Places and Doing Things
J oh n J. K n ittweiss was graduated from E l izabethtown High School o n May 31, 19 57 while a g uest a t The Mason ic Homes at Elizabethtown, where he ha d re s ided since 1950. As a resul t of his sc h olastic a tt ainments and hi s coopera ti ve leade rs hip at T h e Homes, John was given t he Daniel R. Ro ss t on Award at the
Annual Children's Day Ex e rcise s a t The Mason ic H omes later tha t sp rin g.
After leaving The Masonic Ho mes s hortl y th er eafter , Joh n obtained a position and also attended Lincoln College Prepara t ory School in the evenings in Phil ade lphia wh ere he now resi d es. His di ligence at prep school qualified him fo r adm ission to Dre xe l Ins ti t ute of Tech· nolog y, he ha ving passed a ll the entran ce exam inations wi th high sco re s
I n the m eantime , Joh n was th e rec ipien t of th e Radio Sq uare Club Schola rs hip Award , whi c h will defra y h is tuit ion and o ther expenses at Drexe l I nsti tut e, wher e he is n ow e nr oll ed in th e Mechanical Eng ineering Co u rse
Br ot her Charles L. Jense n , Chairman, Sc h ola rship Comm ittee, Radi o Squa re Club, an organization of Masons who are e mp loyees of the Phil co Corpo rat ion, says, "We fee l th at Jo hn wi ll li ve up to o u r expec t ati o ns a nd bring cred it to him self as we ll as th e Radi o Square Club. "
Br other Ru ssell S. Trimmer, Counsellor of the b oys a t The Maso n ic H omes, was instrume ntal i n ha ving J o hn , one of his " boys," co nsidered for this important sc h olars hi p award.
On hi s rece nt visi t to Co l umbu s, Ohi o, to a t t e nd the 150th Ann iversa r y of th e Gran d Lodge of Ohio , yo ur Gra nd Sec retar y was approach ed during a Grand Lodge recess by a s t ur d y young m an who introduced him se lf as " Bill " Carpenter, and pro udl y stated that he was gradu a t ed from Thoma s Rankin P atto n Schoo l for Boys at Eliza be th town in 1949.
Subseq uently he moved t o Cin c inn a ti , where h e wa s mad e a Maso n in E xcel sior Lodge No. 369. And Brother Wi lliam R. Ca rp ent er is no w Wo rs hip f ul Mas te r of th a t Lodge. Brothe r Carpenter was high in his prai se of th e treatment and tra ining he obtained while at th e Thomas Ra n kin Patton Maso nic Institution. Another one of o ur " bo ys" has made good
In cidentally, Brother Ca rp e nt er, whil e a t P atton received the America n Legion Award for " Hono r , Courage, Leadership, Service and Sch olar s hip. "
In recent years we h ave been falling do wn on this program, f or at the Annu al Meeting held in Alexandria on Febr u ar y 22, 1958, R. W. Grand Mas t e r, Sanford M. Chilcote made the Grand Lodge's custom ar y payment of $5,000 and also a check of $3,504 r ep re se n ting the contributions from the members. Since P en nsylvania h a d 7,909 initiates durin g the past year, we only contributed about one-half the amount as planned for the Memorial program. Penn sylvan ia Masons have an added interest in th e Memorial, as our l at e brother, L ouis A. Watr es, R. W P as t Grand Mas ter, was President of th e Association for ma n y o f it s early years duri ng which time the work was ge tting well under way. Also, the P en n sylvania Masons h ave th e re s ponsibil ity fo r the " Library Ro om" on the Seventh Floor which is a mos t unique and beautiful room to hou se the man y Masonic books an d records ga thered under one roof from all parts of th e world
With the complet ion of the Memorial t he Directors are presented with a ne w p r oblem, that is of raising an Endowment Fund which will produce sufficient re venue t o pay th e operating costs · of the Memorial wh ich will probably reach the s um of $ 150,0 00 per year. The objective of this En dow ment Fund is $5, 000,000 of which the y ha ve $800 ,000 in hand at the p resen t tim e T his leaves a goa l of over $4,000,000 for th e Masons of this c ountry to r aise in order t o meet this objective
The Grand Master has r ecommended t h at P en nsylvania's program be rejuve nate d to its ea rl y enthusiasm and much of our past obligatio ns be pi cked up in this yea r a nd then carried on wi th the determi nati on wit h whi ch our Order is His recomme nd ation s specificall y are :
l. That th e Secretary of t h e Lodges secu re th e sum of $1. 00 from each newly made Mason as h e i s initiated . ·
2. That all members of the L odge make an a dditio nal contr ibut ion to the Endowment Fund o f the Memorial in such an amount as they reaso nably can (deductible f or income tax purposes)'. '
Sovereign Grand Commander
Addresses Eighth Session of The Pennsylvania Mason Juvenile Court Institute
B y J u n GE GusTAV L. ScHR AMM Director
In the wor ds of Ill. George E. Bu s hne ll , 33°, Sove reign Gran d Co mmande r , Supreme Counci l 33°, of th e No rth ern Masonic Jur isdiction : "You people in P ennsylvania are doing a magnificen t thi ng because yo u a re doing exactly wha t th e Masons a re tr ying to do in every ph ase of the ir ope rations, to live outside itself, to li ve be yond it self, to ser ve humanit y withou t regard t o race, color or creed. You have found it and you are th e only Mason ic gro u p I know of in the wo rl d who s t ackling thi s probl em" [of ju ve nile delinqu enc y].
The Sovere ign Grand Commander was the s peaker at th e dinner in t he Ma so ni c Temple Pitt sburgh P ennsyl van ia-a m os t m emorable occas io n-at the close of the eighth session, at which t we nt y judges from seventee n s tates received Ce rtificates f rom Brot h er Sanford M. Ch ilcote, R. W. Grand Mast er, as Fellows of th e Pennsyl van ia Mason Juven ile Court I ns ti tu t e. The Sovereig n Grand Cemmande r and Mrs Bushnell were accompan ipd by the Actives Pa s t Actives and Emeri ti of the S upr eme Council a nd the ir ladie s as g ues t s of the Institute. As at pre vious sessions, Brother Geor ge H. Deike, R. W. Past Grand Mas te r p resi ded; and Br other Wi lliam E. Yeager, R W. P ast Grand Ma s ter and Chairman of t he Chi ldren's Service Committee of Gra nd Lodge, acte d as Toastma s ter. Msg r. John O'Grady, Secret ary of th e National Conferen ce of Catholic Cha r ities, W ashington D. C., offered th e In voca ti on , and Rev. Dr. W. Ralph Ward, Jr., Grand Chap la in, pro nounced th e Bene dic tio n. The Banquet Hall of th e Masoni c T em ple was filled to overflowing a s distinguished citizen s both in th e Fratern ity and of t h e p rofane pai d ins piring tri bu te to the cause of childre n.
Th e Annual Grand Communication of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, Saturday, December 27, 1958 , will take place in th e new Masonic T e mpl e of The Masonic H omes at El izabethtow n , P ennsyl va ni a. In keeping with the us ua l custom , th e proceedings will begin a t 10 o'clock A.M., so t ha t t h e elected officer s of th e Grand Lodge may be ins talled by Noon or shortly th er eaf t er
This, in all prob ab il ity, will be the fi rs t time in the h ist ory of the Grand Lodge that the Ann ua l Grand Communication will be held outside of Ph ilade lp hi a.
Followin g a lunc heo n to be se r ve d in the dining room of Gra nd Lodge Hall at The Mason ic Homes, th e vis iting dignitar ie s will be taken on a t our of Th e Homes. Later in th e da y, s ome of o ur Grand Lodge officers, al ong with several of th e visiting dignitaries, will leave by train fr om Harrisbu rg for Boston, Massachusetts, where they wi ll attend the Annual Mee ting of th e Grand Lodge of Ma ssachu sett s th at convenes on Monday, De cem ber 29, due t o December 27, their Feas t of St. John , falling on Saturd ay t h is year
"Aides" to Committee on Masonic Culture Should Appear on Notices
Severa l yea rs ago the R. W. Grand Master a uth orized the appoin tm ent in each Lodge of an "Aide" to th e Committee on Masonic Culture. Initia ll y the duties of the " Aide " were p rim a ril y in co nne ction with the p ubl ication of "Th e P enn syl van ia Free mason " The duties a nd responsi bilities of the " Aides" a re continually increasing, and in the near f uture the y will un doubt edly take on addi ti o nal importan ce I n order th at th e mem bers would know the " Aide" in th ei r Lodge, the R. W. Grand Master , a year ago, authorized each Lodge t o s h ow th e na me of the "Aide" on page 4 or 6 of th e notice.
No t all o f the Lodges have included t his in their notice as yet, and in orde r to ass is t in th e promotion of the Educational Pr ogram an d (Continued on pace 6 )
SAN FO RD M. CHILCOTE, R. W. Grand Master
From Our Grand Secretary's Office
THE SEPTEMBER QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION
The September Quarterly Communication of Grand Lodge was comparativel y short, but a vast amount of work had been accomplished in the two days preceding the Communication.
The R W. Grand Mas ter, Brother Sanford M. Chilcote, and the other Grand Lodge offi. cers had sch eduled a ser ies of meetings for these two days, and many committees were in session. The Finance Committee he ld a length y meeting on Tuesday, while the Committee on Landmarks met that night.
The Dis trict Deputy Grand Masters met with the Grand Lodge officer s and Past Grand Mas te rs Wednesday m o rning and after lunch. eon the Committee on Maso nic Culture held a length y session Various o th er meetings were held throughout the two days
All the R. W. Grand Lodge officers attended
Plans Upon the Trestle Board
By WILLIAM E. YEAGER R W. Past Grand Master
What i s it that make s a good Lodge officer; one whose year as Master is looked back upon as one of the outstanding years in the Lodge? There are several co ntributing factors
While all Senior Warde ns are not endowed with the same talent for being a Mas ter of a Lodge, the one great fa cto r wh ic h will in s ure their success is not ta lent, but making plans in advance.
A successful business man puts plans upon his drawing board. He an ti c ipates problems before they arise and thinks out their solution. He uses every means at his command to gather together in formation and data which will perm it him to make a success of his busin ess. The same is true in the cond uct of the af. fairs of a Lodge. The Mas ter is an administ rator, and successful administra t ors are plan ners. They look ahead.
Senior Wardens should now be anticipating their election as Masters of their Lodge and before the y are installed should have a definite plan for their entire year-a plan which can be announced at the tim e of their installation. They should study the programs of Masters wh o have had out s tanding yea rs No one will criticise them for imitating that which is goo d in others. It probably will be found most ad visa ble to plan a program for each stated meeting, doing all degree work at the extra mee tings. If such a program can be announced at the time of installation , or at least months and months ahead it will ins ure its fruitionotherwise, because of the press of affairs, the anticipated plans may not materialize.
If a Master has a well-outlined program with the activities for his year definitely planned, his Lodge will become a live Lodge
the Communicati on, along with seven R. W. Past Grand Maste rs and forty-five District Deputies. One hundred and eighty-five Lodges were represented.
A Communication was re ce ived from the Grand Lodge of Colombia Occidental, Cali, r eques ting fraternal recognition, which was r eferred to the Committee on Correspondence, of which R. W. P ast Grand Master, Brother William E. Yeager, is Chairman.
A petition was presented requesting a Warrant for a new Lodge, to be held at McKeesport, Allegheny County, to be called Accord Lodge No. 785. Plans are also in progress for a new Fox Chapel Lodge and a new Monroevill e Lodge
The Committee report on Finance was prese nte d, showing th e receipts and expenditures for the past Quarter, end ing Augu st 15, 1958.
Amendments to the By-Laws of eight Lodges
and both his members and the Brethren r es iding in his community will give him their wholehearted support. Petitioners are much more likely to knock at th e preparing room door of that kind of Lodge.
If a Senior Warden is a good planner, he will become a good Master.
1758-1958
Lodge No. 2 Celebrates 200th Anniversary
Early in 1758-two hundred years ago -a small group of "Antient" Masons met in Philadelphia and drew up a petition requesting the Grand Lodge of England for a Wa rran t.
The request was granted and a War ra nt was issued bearing the dat e of June 7, 1758. With elaborate ceremonies, Lodge No. 2 in Ph iladelphia on October 18, 1958 celebrated th e 200th Anniversary of the granting of that Warrant. Realizing the importa n ce of the occasion, Brother Sanford M. Chilcote, R. W. Grand Master, and th e other Grand Lo dge officer s made a Grand Visi tation to Lodge No 2 in Ionic Hall in the Masoni c Temple in Philad elphia. This was the only Grand Visitation scheduled by the R W. Grand Master in 1958. Then followed a gala dinner in th e Grand Lodge Banquet Hall. Members of Lodge No 2 from as far away as Anchorage Al aska; Pasa. dena, California; Miami Beach, Florida; Richmond, Indiana; and many other states returned for this most important occasion Brother Frederick Anne , their oldest li ving Past Mas ter attended; the Grand Master of Maryland , the Grand Treasurer of New York, P ast Grand Masters from Virginia and DeJa. ware honored the Anniversary by their presence. The Bible upon which George Washing. ton took his oath of office as First President of
were approved and amendments to two others were approved as amended b y the Committee on By-Laws.
The Committee on Temple, in its report, indicated that work on re placing the el evators was ra pidly nearing completion; also that considerable interior repainting, an d other minor repairs, had been done during the summer.
Brother and Reverend James F Gross, Grand Chaplain of th e Grand Lodge of Ohio, who s now the pastor of the First Moravian Church at York, Penn sylvania, honored Grand Lodge by his presence and was intro duced by the Grand Master. Brother Gross resp onde d in a b ri ef but eloquent manner. Our Brethren in York will be happy to have s uch a fluent speak. er and distinguished Mason in their midst.
AsHBY B. PAUL, R. W. Grand Secretary
th e United States was brought over from New York by the Worshipful Master and members of St. John's Lodge No l. Worshipful Masters from St. John's Lodge No. 1, of New Jersey, Lodges No. 3, 9, 19 and 51 of Penns ylvania, and a Past Master from Alexa ndria-Washington Lodge No. 22 Al exandr ia, Virginia, were in at tendance, al ong with many other notable Masons
Brother Walter K. Zaute, Worshipful Master of Lodge No. 2, presided and t old of today's Lodge No.2; Brother James C R owan , P.M., Treasurer of the L odge, who was Chairman of th e Annive rsary Committee, spoke briefly of the former Anniversar ies of Lodge N o. 2; Mahlon Addis, P. M., a talented writer who p repa red th e mos t interesting and ins tr uct ive "Two Hundred Years of Masonic Hi story-Lodge No. 2 " -poin ted out only a few o f the real highlights of those 200 years; the whereabouts and actions of Brothe r George Washington in the yea r 1758 were disc usse d by Brother W. Albert Sanders, Dis trict Deputy Grand Master of Dis t rict "G"; the di stinguished vis itors from the other Juri sdictions added their congratulations with impressive r emarks.
The occasion was c limaxed b y a most forceful , although shortened , address by R . W. Grand Mas ter Sanford M. Chilcote.
Brot her Chilcote, in summing up, suggested that "We as Maso ns s h ou ld meet the cha]. l enges of today as our Brethren of 200 years ago did-Freedom was then, and is now, not free-it has had a price; it has it today and will tomorrow-we mu st perpetuate the Freedoms which were established 200 ye ars agowe must take an interest in today's problems, and then do something about them-by our actions in community, church, school-it behooves us as Masons to take our place in the various wal ks of life in a firm and stead. fa s t fashion."
The Promotion of Masonic Culture in Pennsylvania
By WILLIAM E. M oNTGOMERY
Wh en pro visi on was made for the creation of a Committee on Mas onic Culture by an amendment to th e Ahiman Rezon in 1954, in addition to the operation of the Librar y, the mainte na nce of the Museum and the pursuit of Maso n ic research, the Committee was spe· cifically charged " to dissemin ate Masonic Culture through lect ures, exhibits, forums and other means." The word "culture" has a number of s hades of meani ng, but the definition "development or impr ovement by education or trainin g" seems to d esc ri be most correctl y the scope o f the Committee 's functions in this re s pect. Most of our Grand Masters in re cen t yea rs have emphasized repeatedly the des irability of hav in g better-informed Masons . During the term of Bro th er William E. Yeager as R. W. Grand Master, "On the Threshold" and its three companion bo ok lets were issued for the purpose of affording candidates an opportunity of securing definite information concerning t he purposes, tea c hings and d octrine s of the Craft. These booklets have well served the mission for which they were intend ed , and the ir per usal by candidates has increased the e ffectivene ss of the ritualisti c work by supplying a su itable background of knowledge and info r mation with regard to the aims and ob ligat ions of Freemasonry. Almost all o f those who have given serious th ought to this matter, h owever, seem to agree that the p re sen t course of in structi on (excellent though it is, as far as it goes) could well be extended and supplemented. In compliance with thi s belief, the Committee on Masonic Culture for several years has been studying the ways and means used by various Jurisdi ctions in furthering and fost ering their edu ca ti o n a! programs Borrowing ideas from a vai lable so u rces, principall y the Grand Lodges o f I owa, Indiana and New York, the Committee has dev e loped what it believes to be a wor kable program for the further promotion of Ma son ic Culture in P e nnsy l va nia. I ts primary purpose is to amp li fy the in s truction contained in the present boo klets ("On th e Threshold" et al. ) by p resen t ing t o appro ved petitioners and newly-made Masons additional information in the fields of Masonic hist ory, symbolism, precepts and practices (in fact, almost all phases and facets of Freemasonry except th e Ritual itself).
The Working T ools of the project comprise a ser ies of eight s h ort pamp hlets Th e first of these (intended for th e instruction of Prein i t iates) (a) outl in e the course of fraternalism through coun tl ess ages formin g the backgr ound for the adven t of Masonr y and (b) describe in cons iderable detail The Old Charges from which our present-day Constitutions have been indirec tl y derived. The next two (for Entered Apprenti ces) (a) port ray the transition of Mas onry f rom an Operat ive Art to a Speculative Science and (b) interpret the esoteric symboli sm of the First Degree . For use in in-
structing Fellowcraft Masons , the Committee will provide pamphlets (a) on the early history of Freemasonry in Pennsyl vania and (b) telling of the majo r Benevolences of the Grand Lodge. The last two pamphlets will cover (a) the esoteric symbolism of the Second and Third Degrees and (b) the functions and activities of the Committee on Ma sonic Culture, with emphasis o n the manner in wh ich the newlymade Mason can utilize the se r vices of that Committee.
T he method by wh ich it is hoped to conduct this educational work, is relatively simple T he Committee feels that, wi th the memorization of the ritualistic work plus the study of "On the Threshold" and its companion booklets, the candidate will have suffic ient "ho mework" to occupy his attention. It is believed t herefore that oral instruction with a supplemental discussion perio d wo uld be more effe ctive in the further indo ct rination of the novitiate. Hen ce i t is proposed that in each Lo dge a Co mmittee on Masoni c Culture be appointed by the Worshipful Master. This Lodge Committee would then form a number of instructi o n teams, each composed of two or three qualified brothe rs (not necessarily members of the Committee) who would meet periodically with P re-init iates , Entered Apprentices, Fellowcrafts, and Mas te r Mas ons as th ey pass through the several degrees. Us ing the pamphlets enumerated above, these discussion teams would present the material verbally and then follow with a questionand-answer period. It is recommended that the instruction team for each class of novitiate be different (whereve r feasible) in orde r to divide the task among the largest possible number of qualified members.
The manner of prese nti ng the material will vary. Some instructors will doubtless wish to memorize the text in its entirety; others will familiarize themse lves thoroughly with the material and th en use their own phraseology; still others will want to confine themselves to a careful reading of the pamphlet. Certainly the Co mmittee makes no claim that the pamphlets are perfect in subjec t matter or in manner of presentation . H oweve r, the y have been prepared with great care in an attem pt to make them accurate, readable, and as as is consistent with the proper covering of the subject. It is hoped t herefo re that ins truc to rs will not diverge t oo far from the actua l text. Following the recital of the facts set forth in each of these pamphlets , the re should be a discussion of the matter involved, in an effort t o ascertain that the candidates h ave grasped the purpose and significance of what the y have heard, and also in an attempt to increase their desire to learn more of the basic facts about the great Fraternity wit h which they have just united. For the latte r purpos e, a number of additional pamph lets are under contempla ti on covering such topics as the philosophy of Freemasonry, the Grand L odge and i t s organi-
za ti on and act1v1t1es, famo us Masons, the George Washington Masoni c National Memorial, Masonic literature and other i tems which it is hoped will be of rea in terest. An effort will be made t o encourage the use of th e Cir · culating L ibrary by the Committees. I n these and other ways, the Comm ittee trusts that it may be able to contribute something to the much-needed effort being exerted toward mak ing Masons as well as making members.
Good Samaritan Lodge No 336, First To Meet in Masonic Temple at The Masonic Homes
Good Samaritan Lodge No 336, of Gett ysburg, ha d the distinct honor of being the first Lodge to receive a d ispensa tion to hold an extra meeting in the Masonic Tem ple of The Masonic Homes at Elizabeth to wn. Ap pr oximately llO Masons, including 3 5 Masonic guests at The Masonic H omes, attended th e meeting which was held on T uesday evening, October 14, 1958
The Mas ter Mason's degree was conferred by Br other Paul G P ensinger, D ist r ict Deput y Grand Master, who is a Pas t Master of th is Lodge. Br other Art hur E. Myers, Superintendent of The Mason ic Homes a nd a Past Master of Ashlar L odge No 570, attended and brought greeti ngs from the Grand L odge. Abraham C. Treichler Lodge No. 682, which formerly met in Elizabeth town, now holds its meet ings in this new Masonic Temple at The Masonic H omes.
Medical Consultants Hono red at Tenth Annual Testimonial Dinner Held at The H omes
Br others Sanford M. Chi lcote, R. W Grand Master, ScottS . Leiby , R. W. Pas t Grand Mast er and Chairman of the Exe cut ive Committee of T he Committee on Ma sonic H omes, and Dr. C Howard Wi tmer, member of t he Executive Committee and Chairman of the H ospital Committee of Th e Comm ittee o n Masonic H omes, combin ed in pay i ng tribute to the approximately one hundr ed Doctors a nd Dentists who recently attended the Tenth Annual Consultants Testim onial Dinner. These Doc t ors and Dentists comp r ise the Consultants Staff who g ive so freel y of their time and t alents to the Guests a t T he Maso ni c H omes, espe ci ally th ose in the Philadel phia Freemasons' Memorial H os p ital.
T he Testimonial Dinner on Octobe r 23 was held, as usual, in Grand Lodge Hall at The Masonic Homes and was attended by most of the Grand Lodge officers, members of The Committee on Masonic Ho mes and members of the F inance Commi ttee, the latte r having met there that same day
