The Right Worshipful Grand lodge of The Most Ancient and Honora ble Fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons of Pennsylvania and Masonic Jurisdiction Thereunto Belonging, 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. Carpenter, Charles A. Young and Ashby B. Paul, Grand Secretary.
1960 No .3
Getting Acquainted with Short Talk Bulletins
Is Rewarding Experience
The Secretary of every Lodge in Pennsylvania receiv es each month a copy of the newest SHORT TALK BuLLETIN of Th e Masonic Service Association of the United States, Washington, D. C.
The se Short Talks are pro vided by Grand Lodge , through its membership in the Ass oci ation, as supplem entar y materials for information and inspiration in the important work of the Grand Lodge Committee on Masoni c Culture. Thes e Bulletins are the property of the Lodge. Kept in th e Lodge librar y for interested read ers , they become a valuable tool for Ma sonic culture. The Worshipful Master, or the Aide to the Committe e on Masonic Culture, if th e Ma ster so designate s, can use the se materials for Lodge program s or ins tr uction.
The Bulletins deal with Ma sonic h istory, Masonic custom and law, sy mbolism and ritual, general Masonic informa tion, or inspi r ational ideas . Any Brother can present one of these Short Talks (approximatel y 20 minute s long) as a reading, or an address to the Lodge. More than 400 of th ese littl e Masoni c speeches ha ve been published by the Association in the pas t 40 years . There is a wealth of pr og ram material in the se booklets, all of which are kept in s to ck by the Ass ociation. Cata logs ar e free.
The Associ ation pr in ts an "Ou tlin e for a Short Talk" with most of the Bull etin s, so that an interested Broth er can give one of the se addresses in hi s own word s, by abstra cting the contents in shorter form.
Fourteen Masonic Districts
Have Reached Their Quota in Support of Plan"
All 68 Masonic Di str icts have at l east one Lodge 100 per cent in the " PENNSYLVANIA PLAN" in support of The George Washington Masonic National Memorial.
As of August l,GrandLodgehad received complete contributions from 367 Masonic Lodges, representing a t otal collection of $158,481.75.
Fourteen Masonic Districts are now 100 per cent- all Lodges in those Districts ha ving met their quo t a for the Memorial.
ass embl ed ca n enj oy a brief di scus sion period. Each Bulle tin becomes a va lu ab le addition to the Lodg e's " Little Masonic Librar y." As th e numb er of Bulletin s gro ws, a Lodge librarian can stimulate considerable Masonic r eading and s tud y by circ ulatin g the se pamphlets among th e Members
A Wor shipful Ma st er may ch oose to read excerpts, or a stimulating paragraph from one of th ese Bulletin s, to give his Brothers some "good and wholes ome instru ction for th eir labors." This ex perience will be more meanin gful if he follows there ading with though t -provokin g que s tions so that the Lodge Breth ern and probably will reach th e 100 per cent participation goal in September.
FREEMASON
A Message from Our Grand Master
Rarely doe s th e pass ing of tim e impress u s s o for cibl y as wh e n we look at th e earl y his t or y of the Grand L odge of th e M os t Ancient and Honorable Fra t e rnity of Free and Accepted Ma s on s of Penn sy lvania . On the roll s of the earl y Lodges ar e Bre thr e n who labored for the Craft and h e lp e d to mold the de s tin y of our new nation.
Thes e faded r os ter s whis p er of another time , a tim e of great beginnings of hones t toils and g rand dre a m s For in s tance , the occupations of man y Bre thr e n in the earl y d ays included s uch ta sk s as w heel wr ights , coppers mith s and carri agesmith s But th ese earl y y e a r s of Freemaso nr y in Penn sy l va ni a wer e brav e days, too , f or the spirit of th e t i m es was r es tl ess P e ople we re t a lking about new fronti e r s, India n wa r s and ind e p e nd e n ce.
W e d efeat e d th e Indi a n s, ga ined our indep e ndenc e and pus hed our bord e r s to th e P ac ific Ocean. The popu l ati on growth of thi s grea t nation k ep t p a ce.
Along with our fa ntas ti c growth ca me many chan ges . Lis t e n to th e occupa tion s on our present ro ster s : i on ospheric propagation, technici a n s, s t e r eop honi c e quipm e nt s al es m e n , indu strial p s ychologis ts a nd m a n y othe r s N on e of th ese occ u p ations w e re even wild l y imagine d when Freemas onr y wa s found e d i n Pennsyl vani a
But tod ay, th e carriages mith and th e rad a r t echni c ian aren t reall y differ e nt at heart. Th ey sh a r e a gr eat inte r es t in Sy mbolic Ma s onry This can b e ca lle d a " Kin s hip with Free mas onry "
You mig ht w onder if Fr eemaso nr y h as k e pt p a ce with th e progress thr ou gh th e yea r s . I believe it has .
You als o might wond e r if Fr ee m aso nry is differ e nt toda y . I don t con sid e r i t i s
The bas ic tea c hings and phil os ophies of Freemas onry h ave n ' t change d We h ave improve d our thinkin g, p e r h aps, to k eep p a ce with a changin g world , but t he bas i c co n ce pt of Broth erhood wi ll ne ve r c hang e
However , we mus t a l ways be r eminded t hat a fr ee p e ople ar e in a cris i s wh e n th ey b eco me s oft a nd concern thems e l ves onl y with selfis h inte re s ts and s elfi sh p l eas ure s .
T o e njoy t he freedom our Maso ni c Br e thr e n h e lp e d to mold , we mus t b e willing to m a k e the n ecessa r y sacrific es Freemas onr y can o nl y li v e and pro sp e r in a free nati o n a nd in a fre e ci v iliza tion. S o , tod ay, we n eed m or e th a n eve r b efor ein our h ome l ife , in our c hu rc h l ife a nd in our p oliti cal life- t o mak e ce rtain t h a t our B re thr e n under s tand our philos ophies and our i d eal s
W e a l so must m ake ce rtain th a t th e comin g ge n eration ob -
tains from u s and k ee p s th e philo s oph y upon wh ich Freemas onry was built.
We mus t l ea rn to ser ve our co mmunit y a nd o ur nation effectiv el y, and at the sa me time not l os e s ig ht of individuality, initiative , liberty and freed om , whi c h so lon g h ave b e en the c h eri shed po ss ess ion s of Mas on s even in the ca rri ages mith days.
W e mus t learn t o unders tand our o w n welfares and to subordin a t e our s e l fis h m oti ves for the gen e ral good of Freemas onry every where
W e mus t r ·ealize the re sp o n sibilitie s th a t a r e ours a nd e x ercise our franchi se w ith inte lli ge n ce
H e re, F r ee m as onry, b e ca u s e of its l ong-es tab lis h e d and recognize d s tandin g, has a n obliga t ion t o perform i n t h e community and in t h e n at ion throu g h the intelligent a nd effect ive u se of the pri v ileges which we en j oy H ow ca n we a s Mas ons do s omething about thi s ?
Firs t , I b elie ve it i s th e dut y of e v e r y M aso n and his fam ily to att e nd church and b e a c ti ve in ci v ic affairs
I als o belie ve that e v e r y Mas on and h i s famil y should regist e r , g o to the polls on e l ec ti on d a y and cas t th e ir ballots for the candid at e of their choice . I b e lieve e very Mas on s hould make a s pecial effort to attend at l east on e Blu e Lod ge m ee ting a month. Ev e r y Ma s on s hould t a ke more inte re s t in th e Rituali s tic and other Lodge Work. Fin a ll y, I b e lieve th a t Free mas onr y mus t b e ou t from under th e s o-calle d " bushel" a nd that it b e publically known that the fundamental t eaching of Free maso nr y is th e Br o therhood of Man.
A Mas on, i s w e ll de sc rib ed on a plaque in a for e ign country. It reads :
" A M as on i s a Man and a Br oth e r whose Trus t is in God He meets you on the Leve l a n d a c ts upon th e S quare. Trus t is his Compass, a nd h e is eve r Plumb. H e has a tru e Gr ip on a ll th at i s Rit e . " H e i s l oy a l to hi s Orde r and what eve r his D e gree, he is a M as t e r o f hims elf. In th e Lodge of Life h e wear s un s tained the White La mbs kin of Inno ce n ce. " From his Initi a ti o n as a n Entered Appr e ntic e he tr av els to wa rd the Light of Wis dom u ntil he r ecei v es th e fin a l- the Divine P assw ord th a t admits him in t o th e in e ffable p r e s ence of th e Eterna l S upr e m e Grand Ma s ter of th e Uni ve r se-God ." Cordiall y and frat e rnall y,
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Masons and 8 Organizations Have Become Life Members in the Memorial Association
Since February 22, 1958, 100 P ennsylvania Masons and Masonic organizations have contributed $100 or more each t o become Li fe Members in The George Washington Mas onic National Memorial Association.
They have r eceived " Roll of H onor" Life Membership Certificates from the Memorial Association.
The money will go to th e Endowment Fund of the Memorial. All th e names of Mas ons or organizations contributing $1 00 or more to the Asso ciation will be printed in THE PENNSYLVANIA FREEMASON.
The May issue of THE PENNSYLVANIA FREEMASON ca rried the names of 30 Life Members. The following names are additions as of August l, 1960 to the first list:
BRo. GEORGE E. ACKER, Lehighton Lodge, No 621, Lehighton
BRo. ANDREW B. ANDERSON, Fernwood Lodge, No. 543, Philadelphia
BRo. CuRTIS A. BA NNING, Tamaqua Lodge, No 238, Tamaqua.
BRo. LESTER L. BARTLETT, St u ckrath Lodge, No 430 Pittsburgh
BRo. J. KENNETH BLANK, Ellwood Lodge, No. 599, Ellwood City
BRo. D. ANDREW BowER S, Cre scen t Lodg e, No. 493, Phil adelphia
BRo. ORRIN E. BoYLE, Barge r Lodge, No. 333, Allentown
BRO. FLOYD A. BRAD ST REET, McCla y Lod ge, No. 632, Sunbury
BRo. RoBERT SNEATH CA IN , Lodge No. 45, Pitts burgh
BRo. R. RusSELL CoLEMAN, Mount Horeb Lodge, No. 528, Philadelphia
BRo. JAMES K. CoYNE, Un iversity Lodge, No. 610, Philadelphia
BRo. CYR IL B. CULMER, Aca cia Lodge, No 633, Mari onville.
BRO. LEON M. DECKER, Union Lod ge, No. 108, Towanda
BRo. GEORGE S . DERY, JR., Unity Lodge, No . 719, Ardmore
BRo. J. HAUSE DEWEES, Pi ckerin g Lodge, No. 446, Uppe r Uwch land
BRo. J. RoY DI CKIE John Marshall Lodge, No 734, Pitt sburg h
BRo. EARL S. DUN LAP, Eureka Lodge, No. 335, Mont ou rsville
BRo. HARRY ARISTARHOS E vANG ELIDES, Gothic Lodge, No. 5 19, Philadelp hia
BRO. JAMES W. FRY, University Lodge, No. 610, Philadelphia
BRo. GEORGE E. FURN IVAL, P otter Lod ge, No. 441, Philadelphia
BRo. THOMAS W. GIBB, Stuckrath Lodge, N o 430, Pitts burgh
BRo. WILLIAM GAUER, Concordia Lodge, No. 67, Philadelphia
BRo. RoBERT C. Goss, Landmark Lodge, N o. 442, W ilkes-Barre
BRo ALLEN M. GRAY, Easton Lodge, No. 152, Easton
BRo. CARL A H ARTMANN, Pittsburgh Lodge, No. 484, Pittsb urgh
BRo. JoHN L. HAUSER, Philadelphia Lodge, No. 72, Philadelphia
BRo. WILLIS B. HEIDINGER, Roxborough Lodge, No. 135, Philadelphia
BRo. EMIL C. HE NTSCHEL, Fernwood Lodge, No 543, Philadelphia
BRo. H. LOUIS KATZ, Columbia Lodge, No. 91, Philadelphia
BRO. HowARD C. KUNKLE, St. Paul's Lodge, No. 481, Philadelphia
BRo. HowARD G. KuNKLE, St Paul's Lodge, No. 481, Ph iladelph ia
BRo. VICTOR WALTER KALASKI, Union Lodge, No . 291, Scranton
BRo. LEON LASKARIS, Eureka Lodge, No. 366, U n ion City
BRo. LEoN F. LEONARD, Perseverance Lodge, No. 21, Harrisburg
BRO. BuRROWS T. LUNDY, Eureka Lod ge, No. 335, Montoursville
BRo. SHARP M. McELWAIN, Ambridge Lodge, No. 701, Ambridge
BRO. MARTI N MEINIG, Reading Lodge, No. 549, Readi ng
BRo. JoH N L. MENTZ, Kensington Lodge, No. 211, Philadelphia
BRo. H. H AROLD MEYER, No rth East Lodge, No. 399, Nor th East
BRO. J. SMITH MILLER, Dallas Lod ge, No. 508, Pittsburgh
BRO. HARRY L. NANCARROW, LaBelle Valley Lodge, No 232, Jersey Shore
BRo GEORGE D. NIC HOLSON, Excels ior Lodge, No. 491 , Philade lphia
BRo. AARON PRINCE, St ichter Lod ge, No. 254, Pottstown
BRo. HARRISO N W PROSSER, Hellertown Lodge, No. Hellertow n
BRo. JAMES QUIG LEY, Moz ar t Lodge, No. 436, Philadelphi a
BRo. ROB ERT F. RICH , LaFayette Lodge, No. 199, Lo ck Hav en
BRo. JAM ES M. RoBIN SON, Ri chmond Lodge, No . 230, Philadelp hi a
BRo. MARTIN L. RowE, Pittsburgh Lodge, No. 484, Pittsburgh
BRo. HARRY B. Ru sT, Olivet Lodge , No. 607, Philadelph ia
BRO . CA RL F. ScHATZ, Trinity Lodge, No. 736, P ittsburgh
BRo. SAMUEL ScHWARTZ, Col umbia Lodge, No 9 1 Philadelphia
BRo. GIRARD SE ITTER, Jeru salem Lodge, No. 506, Philadelphia
BRO FRANK C. S HEPPARD, W. K. Bray Lod ge, No. 410, Hatboro
BRo. WILLI AM F. SINGER, Monong a hela Lodge, No. 269 , Pittsb urgh
BRo. D AVID J. S IMPSON, Concordia Lodg e, No. 67, Philadelphia
BRo. THOMAS F. SMILEY, St John 's Lodge, No 219, Pit t sb urgh
BRo. T. DALE TAYLOR, Zeredatha Lodge, No. 45 1, Yo r k
BRo. AR NOLD WATSON, Stitchter Lodge, No. 254, Pottstown
BRo. IsAAC C. WEIDMA N, Lodge No. 43, Lan caster
BRo. RAYMO ND R. WELLS, Tyrian Lodge, No 362, Erie
BRo. JoH N D. WrTMYER, SR., Readi ng Lodge, No. 549, Reading
BRo. RocHESTER B. WooDALL, Fernwood Lodge, No. 543, Philadelp hi a
The following organizations contributed $ 100 or more for a Life Membership in the Memorial Association:
MELITA-COEUR DELION CoMMANDERY, No. 17, Knights Templar, Scranton ANCIENT Ac cEPTED ScoTTISH RITE, Valley of Altoona, N.M.J., U.S.A., Altoona ANCIENT Acc EPTED ScoTTISH RITE, Valley of New Castle, N.M.J., U.S.A., New Castle
ANCIENT AccEPTED ScoTTISH RITE, Valley of Allen t own, N.M.J., U.S.A., Allento wn SYRIA TEMPLE, A.A.O.N.M.S., Pittsburgh ZEM ZEM TEMPLE, A.A.O.N.M.S., Erie ZEMBO TEMPLE, A.A.O.N.M.S., Harrisburg D. A. AND J. A. EvANS MEMORIAL FouNDATION, INc., Ellwood City
Council of Deliberation Elects Officers at
Annual Meeting in Scranton
The Scottish Rit e Bodies in the Valley of Scranton were hosts to the unusually well attended Annual Meeting of the Pennsylvania Council of Deliberation on July 8 1960. Ideal weather, deli c ious meals and a delightful musical ente rtai nment a ided in making this a memorable occasion.
Ill. ScottS Leiby, 33°, D eputy for Pennsylvan a, and a R. W. Past Grand Master, presided and gave an interesting report on the stat e of the Rite in P ennsylvania. Ill. Max F. Balcom, 33 °, R. W. Grand Master, a nd Ill. J. Lawrence Pitt 33°, Secre tary for the Counc il of Deliberat ion for the Distri ct of New J ersey, both addre ssed the Me e ting.
The s tati s tics prepared by Ill. Ray H. Crane, 33°, Secretary, indicated a net gain in members hip of approximately 2100, or two per cent.
Ten of the twelve Consisto rie s in creas ed their membership.
The complete list of Officers for the next three years is as follows:
Illustrious Commander-in -Chief ILL. ScoTT S. LEIBY, 33°, Harrisburg
Fi rst Lieutenant Comma nder
ILL. RICHARD A. KERN, 33°, Philadelphia
Second Lieutenant Commander
ILL. WrLLARD G. CuT LER, 33°, Pitts burgh Minist er of State
ILL. WILLIAM E. YEAGER, 33°, Warren Chancello r
ILL. ORRI N E. BoYLE, 33°, Allentown
Prior
ILL. GEORGE R. BuNT ING, 33°, Philadelphia Trea surer
ILL. FRANK L. BowERS, 33°, Uniontow n Secretary
ILL. RAY H. CRANE , 33°, Harrisburg
Mast er of Ceremonies
ILL. RALPH C. GINGRICH, 33°, Williamsport Ho spi taler
ILL. EDWARD J. SHOUREK, 33°, Pittsburgh Seneschal
ILL. FRED G. MosER, 33°, New Cas tle Standard Bearer
ILL. HENR Y 0. WALKER, 33°, Co udersport Guard
ILL. DoME R J. BAILEY, 33°, Oil City Sentinel
ILL. CECIL F. REESER , 33°, Scranton
Opportunities Unlimited!!
By CoNNIE CoULSoN AND MARTI KuHN
These girls are Juniors in high scho ol and have been Guests of The Masonic Homes for more than a decade.
The Thirty-seventh Annual Childrens' Day, June 24, 1960, in the George H. Deike Auditorium, was a da y of excitement and happiness in lives of the children h e re at The Masonic Homes of Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania. It, like many other Childrens' Days in th e past, brought much happiness to the children and opened new doors for those who were l eaving their home for the great wide wo rld that la y before th em.
Having spent their childhood in the beautiful surroundings of this huge 1500-acre estate and in an atmosphere of endearment and amiability, they are read y to enter the wo rld to become mature individuals and the leaders of tomorrow.
The children are given many opportunities to explore fi elds of interest that might one day lead to a future vocation or life's wor k. Ample time is set aside for music lessons. Piano lessons seem to have captured the most participants. These students have recently been presented in their first piano recital in the new George H. Deike Auditorium. For nearly six years, a few of the indus triou s music st udent s have taken lessons on the pipe organ They take great pride in their achievements by taking turns pla y ing for the Sunday morning Chapel services held in the John S Sell Memorial Chapel. The Elizabethtown Area school system also has so m e of thes e children in its musical organizations. The opportunity in mu sic brings much satisfaction and a sense of accomplishment t o the boys and girls.
Others, not espec ia ll y talented in the cultural field, hold other intere s ts. One of the se is athletics. The man y facilities a The Masonic Homes help to deveiop good ph ys ical fitn ess. All the children are a part of thi s program Softball, tennis and just plain old-fashioned exercise are enjoyed by one and all In add ition, some of the high sc hool s tud ents are pe rmitted to participate in sports at th e lo cal school. These include football, track, baseba ll and girls' field ho c k ey This provides them with th e ability to procure new friendship s and l earn many new thin gs.
The greatest opportunity grant ed to the children b y the Freemasonry of Pennsylvania i s the pri vilege to further th eir education. Those children , ha vi ng no income of their own, are deeply thankful for the mon ey and gu idance that is at hand for them. Through this means, the dreams of man y boys and girls are fulfilled.
All the anxiety and anticipation comes to a clo se each year on Childrens ' Da y . At th s time, the chi ldren receive due rew a rd for their accomp li shments during th e preceding year.
For th e graduating se nior s, Childrens' Day is
a big step in their lives. I t is the climax of the many years of guidance and teach in g th ey have received. This day also opens the gates to opportunities unlimited!
This year, as e very yea r a t the Childrens Da y exercises, certificates and prizes were awarded to the bo ys and girls These prizes ar e worth mu c h more than their monetar y va lu e to th e recip ients for th ey represent many hours of hard work and of under s tanding human va lues.
These are j u s t a few of the opportunities granted us, the boys and girls of Th e Masonic Homes. We can indeed be thankful that they have been bestowed upon us.
Grand Master's Award (Co ntinued )
KINGSBURY LoDGE, No. 466, Olyphant LAUREL LoDG E, No 467, White Ha ve n WYOMING LODGE, No. 468, Wyoming SAUCON LoDGE, No. 469, Coopersburg CovENANT LoDGE, No. 473, Cambridge Springs
CoALVILLE LODGE , No. 474, Ashley LAMBERTON LoDGE, No. 476, L a ncaster WESTFIELD LoDGE, No. 477, Westfield
BEAVER VALLEY LoDG E, No. 478, Beaver Falls UNION LonGE, No. 479, Birdsboro
VALLEY LOD GE, No 613, Turtle Creek }AMES CocHRAN LoDGE, No. 614, Dawson MIDDLEBURG LODGE, No. 619, Middleburg LEHIGHTON LoDGE, No. 621, Lehighton WHITFIELD LoDGE, No 622, Nazareth CoNCORD LonGE, No 625, Con cord ville MouNTJEWETT LoD GE, No. 627, Mount Jewett HARRISBURG LoDGE, No 629, Harrisburg CoLON IAL Lo nGE, No. 63 1, Philadelphia MACLAY LODGE, No. 632, Sunbury AcAC IA LoDGE, No. 633, M a rienvi lle FoRT PriT LoDGE, No. 63 4, Pittsburgh
GEORGE E. WAGNER LoDGE, No. 639, St. Marys EAST BRAD Y LoD GE, No. 640, East Brady McKEESPORT LoDG E, No. 641, McKeesport NEw CASTLE LonGE, No. 642, New Castle BELLE VERNON LonGE, No. 643, Belle Vernon REo LIO N LonGE, No 649, Red Lion CHARLES M. SwAIN LoDGE, No. 654, Philadelphia PATTO N LonGE, No 658, Patton FRIENDSHIP LonGE, No. 663, Fawn Grove EPHRATA LODGE, No. 665, Ephrata
PANTHER VALLEY LonGE, No. 677, Lansford ABR. C. TR EICH LER LonGE, No. 682, Elizabethtown
WILKI NSB URG LoDG E, No. 683, Wilkinsburg AMITY LoDGE, No. 685, Homestead RoBERT R. BRINGHURST LonGE, No. 686, Philadelphia
AzALEA LOD GE, No. 687, Ha ze lton Eowr N G. MARTI N LoDGE, No. 689, Allentown SoJOURNERS LoDGE, No. 693, Pittsburgh LoYALTY LoDG E, No. 696, Pittsburgh EucLID LonGE, No. 698, Harri sburg STATE CoLLEGE LODGE, N o. 700, State College HERN DO N LoDGE, No. 702, Herndon WM. B. HAcKENB UR G LoDGE, No. 703, Philadelph ia
FRAT ERN ITY LonGE, No. 705, Pittsburgh OIL CITY LonGE , No . 710, Oil City LANSDOWNE LODGE, No. 711, L ansdowne SuNBURY LonG E, No. 71 3, Sunbury I NDEPENDENCE Lon GE, No 723, Philadelphia QuAK ER LonGE, No. 724, Philadelphia EAST LIBERTY LonGE, No. 725, Pittsburgh WESTMINSTER LoD GE, No 727, New Castle Po TTSVILLE LonGE No. 730, Pottsville Du QUESNE LonGE, No . 731 Duquesn e JoH N MARSHALL LonGE, No. 734, Pittsburgh J usTicE Lon GE, No. 735, Pittsbu rgh
TRINI TY LonGE No 736, Pittsburgh FRACKVILLE LoDG E, No. 737, Frackville P uRITAN LoD GE No 740, R eading BoYERT OWN Lo DG E, No 741, Boyertown SuNNEHANNA LonGE, No. 742, Johnsto w n MATAMORAS LoDG E, No . 752, M a tamora s DIETRICK LA MADE LonGE , No. 755, Williamsport WILLIAM D MciLRO Y LonGE, No. 758, Mt. Leban on WI LLI AM B. TIPTO N LoD GE, No. 760, Pittsburgh ANDREW H. HERSHEY LoDGE, No. 764, Lanca ster
EAs T McKEESPORT Lon GE, No. 765, East McKeesport PENN LonGE , No. 766, Pittsburgh HuGH THOMSON KERR LoD GE, No. 768, Pittsburgh T usc AN Lon GE, No 770, Wilkes-Barre FELLOWSHIP Lon GE, No. 771, Hazleton
The first Wednesday in June was an exceedingly active day in the Masonic Temple in Philadelphia.
The Grand Lodge Officers, all of whom were present, met with many of the Pas Grand Masters, Distric t Deputy Grand Mas ter s and Appointive Officers in an interesting and informati ve meeting that morning. Many important items were thoroug hl y dis c u sse d.
The results of th e appeal for contributions to the George Washington Masonic National Memorial Endowment Fund were re viewed by each Dis trict Deput y As of this meeting, 256 Lodges had reached their quota; all the Lodges in 10 Districts had met their goals. More information about this worthwhile project will be found elsewhere in this issue.
The formation of new Lodges in various parts of the Jurisdiction were mentioned. It now appears definite that two new Lodges will be cons tituted before the end of the year.
Interest continues high in DeMolay and new Chapters are being organized.
Many Lodges are planning new Lodge H alls or improvements to their present quarters.
Approved petitions in the fir s t five months have increased eight per ce nt over last year.
The Committee on Ma son ic Culture held its Quarterly Meeting that afternoon, while the Financ e Committee and the Committee on Landmarks had met on the pre vious day.
The Quarterly Communication opened at 7:00 P.M. with 178 Lodges represented. As usual, quite a few Communications were receive d from our Lodges Proposed amendments to By-Laws were su bmitted by 17 Lodges, which were referred to the Committee on By-Laws.
Lodge No. 229 requested Grand Lodge to remit the Grand Lodge due s of one of its Life Members n ow confined to a mental hospital , which was r efe rred to the Committee on Finance.
Lodge No. 158 requ es ted Grand Lodge to r e move the expulsion of one of its former members, which was referred to the Committee on Appeals.
The r eq uest of Lodge No. 397 for permission to receive a fifth petiti on for initiation and membership was approved.
A petition was recei ve d for a Warrant for a new Lodge to be held at Le vittown, Bucks County, to be called Le vittow n Lodge No. 788 It was recommended by Brother Charle s S. Re yner, District Deputy Grand Master, and by Bristol Lodge No. 2 5. This was referred to the Grand Lodge Officers for approval.
The Committee on Finance presented its report for the Quarter ending Ma y 15th , and Brother George H. Deike, Sr., P. G. M., Chairman, offered a Resolution authorizing the co nstruction of a one-story addition to the Allegheny County Memorial Building at The Masonic Homes at Elizabethtown at a cost not to exceed $75,000, including eq uipm ent , which was adopted.
Suspensions for NPD Can Be Avoided If Ule Make It Our Concern
Suspensions for Non-Payment of Du es ha ve been increasing at an alarmin g rate durin g r ecent years. In the last three years 3497 Brethren have b ee n dropped from m embe r s hip for this r ea s on.
In 1959 1196 were suspend ed. Add thi s figure to the 5260 deaths and the combined total was only slightl y less than the number of new initiate s. We ca nnot d o any thing about the deaths, but we should be able t o redu ce materiall y th e number of th ose s u spen ded.
The thr ee largest Lod ges in our Juri s di ction have a combined memb ersh ip of over 5450. It would not be s u r pris ing if th eir suspensions would be fairly high, but th a t was not the case, as the total s u spe n sio n s of those thr ee Lodges were only 12.
On the other hand some Lodges with a comparatively small membership saw fit to s uspend many of th eir m embers Three Lodges suspended a total of 90.
Th ere are some communities in our Juri sdiction in which unemplo ym e nt was co n siderably high e r than others, a nd above average s u spe n s ions migh t be anticipated. The record, h owever, does not bear out that supposit ion.
The present dining room space in the basement of the above building is unsatisfactory and the proposed addition will provide more suitable dining room facilities f or the Guests who re s ide in the Allegheny County Memorial Building. Accumulated income in the Allegheny County Memorial Fund is available to use for th e above project.
Upon th e recommendation of the Committee on By-Laws, th e proposed amendments to the By-Laws of 13 Lodges and th ose of two Lodges as amended were approved an d the proposed amendments of two other Lodges were rejected. The Committee on Temple prese nted its report for the Quarter ending May 15th indicating expenditures of $40,67 1.73.
The R. W. Grand Master, Brother Max F. Balcom, gave a compreh e nsi ve report on the status of the George Washington Maso nic National Memorial Endowment Fund, and urged that an active summer program be adopted b y those Lodges that have not as yet met their quota. He also commented on the progr ess being made on his Eight-PointProgram. Brother Balcom also announced that the new Levittown Lodge No. 788 would be constituted in the Masonic Temple in Philadelphia on September 10, 1960 at 3:30P.M. He urged a large attendance. Grand Lodge closed in harmony at 8:05P.M.
Sincerely and fraternally,
Grand Master's Award Earned by
367 Lodges for 100 per cent Participation in Plan"
The Grand Master 's Award has bee n earned by 367 Masonic Lodges in Pennsy lvania for 100 per cent participation in th e " PENNSYLVANIA PLAN" as of August 1, 1960, to endow The George Washington Masonic Na tional Memorial at Alexandria, Virginia.
These Lodg es have con tribut ed at least $1. 00 a member and $ 10.00 from the Lodge itself in the current program to endow the Memorial.
Broth e r Max F. Bal co m R. W. Grand Master, has urged ever y Masonic Lod ge in Pennsylvania to reach its quota b efo re the end of th e year. He said:
"I feel sure that e ver y Mason in Penn sylvania wants to see thi s Memorial operated in a manner
RuRAL AMITY LODGE, No. 70, Athens PHILADELPHIA LOD GE, No 72, Philadelphia
HIRAM LoDGE, No. 81, Philadelphia UNION LoDGE, No. 108, Towanda SoLOMON's LoD GE, No. 114, Philadelphia
PHOENIX Lo DGE, No. 130, Philadelphia
AsHBY B. PAUL, R W. Grand Secretary
Members wh os e mail has been returned un. claimed The Grand Secretary's Office ha s ass is t ed Secretaries in locating Members in other Juri sdictions
While one Lodg e with approximately 1000 Members s u spe nded over 25, another Lodge of the sam e s ize lo cated not too far away suspended only one Member.
Much of the responsibility for the collection of dues fall s upon th e Lodge Secretary, and certainly man y Sec r etar ie s have done an outs t anding job in this r es p ect.
Those who merely se n d their Members a statem en s howing their indebtedness and then follow up wi th a r outi ne su mmons cannot expect th e same results as those who u se a more personal app roach. A s hort note, letter , tel ephone call, etc., by many Secretarie s ha s greatly reduced th eir suspen sions
The Lodge Officers, especiall y the Worshipful Master, can greatly ass st b y personally contacting those M emb e r s abo ut to b e s uspended.
The Past Masters, in many Lodges, have al so been most h elpful in this endeavor.
Failure of Membe r s to keep their Secretary informed of their change of addr ess has resulted in quite a few s uspensions. Here agai n , a little extra effort on the part of the Secre tar y and Lodge Officers ca n lo cate many of tho se
All of us have a responsibility in reducing the large loss of Members throu gh suspe n s ions.
The Wo r shipful Master can help materially by making his meetings so inte re s tin g that Members will maintain a keener desire to continue their memb ership. The Members, th e m selves, by creating a more friendly atmosphere in the meetings can aid conside rabl y We can all show more interest in our fello w Members, in and out of the Lodge, and thus furnish another incentive fo r continuing th ei r membership in Freemasonry.
In tho se cases where loss of income or unu s ual financial burdens make it practically impossible to pay their dues, a thorough investiga tion will develop the advisability of Lodg e assistance for the mo st d ese rving cases. Now i s the time for the Officers of every Lodge t o stu dy this problem and establish a definite program to be fo ll owed in an effort to reduce th eir l osses as much as poss ible. Close to 100 Members have been sus pended thu s far thi s year; unl ess definite ac tion is taken, this number will be n eedl ess ly multiplied m a nyfold before the end of the year.
FRANKLIN LoDGE, No. 134, Philadelphia
RoxBOROUGH Lo DGE No . 135, Philadelphia GEORGE WASHINGTON LoDGE, No. 143, Chambersburg
WASHINGTON LODGE, No. 156, Quarryville
EvERGREEN LoD GE, No. 163, Monroeton
LA FAYETTE LODGE, No 194, S elingsg rove CUMBERLAND STAR LoDGE, No 197 Carlisle KENSINGTON LoDG E, No. 2 11 , Philadelphia Ho NESDALE LoDGE, No. 218 , Honesdale
ALLEGHENY LODGE, No. 223, Pittsburgh
CHA NDLER LODGE, No. 227, Reading
RI CHMO ND LoD GE, No. 230, Philadelphia
BEALLSVILLE Lo DGE No. 237 , Beallsville
TAMAQUA LoDGE , No. 238, Tamaqua
CARBON LoDGE, No. 242, Jim Thorpe
MAHONING LoDGE, No. 243, New Castle
KITTANNING LoDGE, No. 244, Kittanning
FRIENDSHIP LoDGE, No. 247, Mansfiela
TEMPLE LoD GE, No 248, Tunkhannock
GuMMERT LoDGE, No. 252, Fayette City
STICHT ER LoDGE, No. 254, Pottstown
SHAMOKI N LODGE, No. 255, Shamokin WASHINGTON LoDGE, No. 265, Bloomsburg
BELLEFONTE LoDGE No. 268, Bellefonte
PAGE LoDGE, No. 270, Schuylkill Haven
Ju NIATA LoDGE, No. 282, Hollidaysburg
CoLUMBIA LoD GE, No 286, Columbia MELITA LoDGE, No 295, Philadelphia
MITCHELL LO DGE, No. 296, Philadelphia
CHARTIERS LoDGE, No 297, Canonsburg
MouNT MoRIAH LoD GE, No. 300, Huntingdon
TROJA N LO DGE, No. 306, Troy
CuMBERLAND VAL LE Y LoDGE, No. 315 , Shippensburg
OssE A LoDGE, No. 317, Wellsboro
to refle ct credit upon Freemasonry eve r ywhere.
"Exp e rience has proved this point.
" I know that Pennsylvania Masons will be proud of their contributions to this outstanding Masonic s tru c ture for years to come."
All Maso ni c Lod ges in Pennsylvan ia th a t rea ch the 100 per ce nt participation goal will recei ve the Grand Master's Award.
All Lod ges that receive the Grand Master's Award w ill be r ecog n ized by THE PE NNSYL· VANIA FREEMASON.
The May issue of THE PENNSYLVANIA FREE· MASON listed 146 Masonic Lodges that earned the Grand Maste r' s Award. The additional221 Lodge s follow:
ADAMS LODGE, No. 319, New Bloomfield BEDFORD LoDGE, No. 320, Bedford UNION LoDGE No. 324, M ijflintown
LEHIGH LoDGE, No. 326, Trexlertown
HAZLE LoD GE, No. 327, Ha zleton
SALEM LoDGE, No. 330, H amlin
LIGONIER LoDGE, No. 331, Ligonier
PLYMOUTH LoDGE, No. 332, Ply mouth
EuREKA LoDGE No. 335, Montoursville
H ENRY M. PHILLIPS LoDGE, No. 337, Monongah ela
THOMSON LoDGE, No. 340, Green T ree
SKERETT LoDGE, No. 343, Cochranville
ScHILLER LoDGE, No 345, Scranton
KING SoLoMoN's LoDGE, No. 346, Connellsville
CATAWISSA LoDG E, No. 349, Catawissa
CowANESQUE LoDGE No. 35 1, Knoxville
OXFORD LoDGE, No. 353, Oxford
HuMB OLDT LoD GE, No. 359, Philadelphia
CANAWACTA LODGE, No. 360, Susquehanna
TYRIAN LoDGE, No. 362, Erie
SusQUEHANNA LoDG E, No 364, Millersburg
SPARTON LODGE, No. 372, Spartansburg
TIOGA LoDGE, No. 373, Tioga
DAVAGE LODG E, No. 374, Pittsburgh
HuGUENOT LoDGE, No. 377, Kutztown
MouNT CA RMEL LoDGE, No. 378, Mount Carmel
GoDDA RD LoDGE, No. 383, Coatesville
KEDRON LODGE, No. 389, West Middlesex
ASHARA LoDGE, No. 398, Marietta
FRIENDSHIP LoD GE, No. 400, Jenkintown
PERKINS LoDGE, No 402, Philadelphia
LoDGE No. 408, Meadville
MANOQUESY LoD GE , No. 413, Bath
OASIS LoDGE, No. 416, Edinboro
CHRISTIANA Lo DGE, No. 417 ,
WM. B. ScHNIDER Lo DGE, No. 419, Philadelphia
OscEO LA LoDGE, No. 42 1, Elkind
NEWTON LoDGE, No. 427, Newtown
STUCKRATH LoD GE, No 430, Pittsburgh
LODGE No. 432, Philadelphia
LAKE Lo DGE, No. 434, Sandy Lake
MozART LoDG E, No. 436, Philadelphia
NICHOLSON LoDGE, No. 438, Nicholson
FoREST CITY LoDGE, No. 439, Forest City
PoTTER LoDGE, No. 441, Phi ladelphia
MoUNT PICKERING LoD GE, No. 446, Upper Uwchlan
ZARADATHA LODGE, No. 448, Sharpsburg
ZEREDATHA LODG E, No 451, York
MoNoNGAHELA VA LLEY LoDGE, No. 461 , California
KNAPP LoDGE, No. 462, Berwick
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Annual Grand Assembly
Royal and Select Masters Meet and Elect at Erie
At the Annua l Grand Assembl y of the Grand Council of Ro yal and Select Masters of Pennsylvania , held in Erie on April 10, ll and 12, 1960, the foll owing office r s were elected: Grand Master
REGINALD E. WooDWARD, Reading Deputy Grand Master
ELM ER J EGGERT, Wilkes-Barre Grand Principal Conductor of Work HERB ERT C. SMITH, Pittsburgh Grand Treasurer W. LAWRENCE KoLMEYER , P.G.M. , Pittsburgh Grand Recorder
WILLIAM E. MoNTGOMERY, P.G.M., Harrisb urg Grand Trustees
CHARLES M. JoHNSTONE, P.G.M., Pittsbu rgh
PERRY L. LABARR, P itt sb urgh JAMES D. SMITH, Washington All Dis tri ct Deputies were re-appointed except in District No. 1 where Herman G. Wilson of Pittsburgh was selec ted to take the place of Herbert C. Smith who had been elected to the Gr and Line.-W.E.M.
Knights Templar of Pennsylvania Hold Annual Conclave at Altoona
At the Annual Conclave of Knights Templar of Penn sylvan ia which was h eld in Altoona on May 22, 23, 24 and 25, 1960, the following officers were elected: Grand Commander
HARR ISO N C. HARTLIN E, Erie Deputy Grand Commander
PERRY L. LABARR, Pi tt s burgh Grand Generalissimo JoH N B., CoTTRELL, JR., Ardmore Grand Captain-General
PAUL C. Ro DENHAUS ER, Co lumbia Grand Senior Warden F. PARSON KEPLER, S R., Sunbur y Grand Juni or Warden S. BLAIR SPONEYB ARGER JR., Altoona Grand Treasurer
RAYMOND F. HoF FMAN, P.G.C., Pittsburgh Grand R ecorder
JoHN W. LAIRD, Philadelphia Grand Trustees
CHARLES E. TuLL Philadelphia G. CALVIN DYSON, Philadel ph ia DA VID J. GoDSCHALL, La ns dale Ei ght ne w Div ision Commande r s were appointed as foll ows: Division No. 1
