Issued Every Three Months By The Right Worshipful G rand odge of The Most Ancient and Hono rab le Fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons of Pennsylvania and Masonic Jurisdicti on The reunto Belon ging, through its
COMMITTEE ON MASON IC CULTURE-William E. Montgomery, Chairman, G. Ed ward Elwell, Jr. Fronk R. leech, William A. Carpenter, Charles A. You ng and Ashby B. Paul, Grand Secretary.
APPROVED AND AUTHORIZED TO BE PRINTED BY MAX F. BALCOM Right
Moiling Address: MASONIC TEMPLE BROAD AND FILBERT STREETS, PHILADELPHIA 7, PENNA.
WILLIAM A. CARPENTER, Editor
Change of Address: Not ify above address. Your lodge nu mber must be included.
Vol. VIII May, 1961 No.2
Restriction on Use of Films
Soon To Be Lifted
The res tr icti on on the ftlms, " Mason ic H omes at Elizabet htown" and " Youth Pro gra m, " wi ll end on July 1, Brother Max F Bal com, R. W. Grand Master , announced.
Unti l that date the films will continue to be rest ri ct ed to Mason ic Lodges . The Grand Mas ter ur ged Mas ons to sc hedule showi ngs for churc h an d social gr oups, civic orga niza ti on s a nd sim la r gr oups F or res ervations , write t o the Gra nd Ma s ter 's Offi ce, Broad and F ilbert S treets P hilade phia 7 Pa. Wh en wr tin g, give the name of th e gr oup, th e d at e th e film s are desired a nd th e n ame of the individu al to whom t hey are to be s en t. Upon a r ece ipt o f a re q ues t, a co nfirmin g le tt er will be se nt a once to a ll ow ampl e ti me t o plan the program. Films wil l be s ent we ll in ad va nce of the sh ow in g to ass u re deli ve r y Th e film s are provid ed free an d only req ui re return pos ta ge
YOUR CORRECT MAILING
ADDRESS IS MOST IMPORTANT
If, at any time, yo ur •nailing add r ess changes , please notify The Aide to the Grand Lodge Committee on Masoni c C ultur·e appointed within y otu Lodge. H e is equipped wi th a specia "Chan ge of Address Card" that he will process imm ediatel y and thereby a ssur·e you of each ne w i ss ue of The P e nnsy lvania Freemaso n. Failur e to keep yo ur c onect mailing addr·ess can o nl y result in unnecessary handling of your mail and the possibility that you r copy of The Pennsylvania Freemason will e ither be •·eturned for lack of the proper addr ess or the chance that it ma y get into the hands of the wrong pe•·son. Your c ooperation in n1al<ing certain that your name a nd address is always correct on out· mailing li st is grea t1y a pprccia t ed
54 Masonic Districts Have Reached 100% Record in Support of Plan"
Fifty.four Mas onic Di str icts ha ve 100 per cent of their Lodges comple e in the " PENNSYLVANIA PLAN " in s upp ort of Th e George Washington Masonic National Memoria l. Th e other 15 Mason ic Di s tricts are n earing completion.
The re remain only 19 Mas onic Lodges 1n Lodges in District District
Pennsylvania that have n ot comp le t e d th e quo ta. The m ajori ty of the uncomple t ed Lodge s ha s m a de su b sta ntia l contributions toward the quota.
The 579 Lodges co mpleting their quota, based on th e che cks r ece ved by the Grand Secretary a s of May 1, are l isted a s f ollows
22 * (7) 23 * (5) 314 566,627,560,749,388,5 55 ,334 316,363,710 , 552 , 483 --/:( Indicates Di s trict is 100 %
FREEMASON
A Message from Our Grand Master
I express m y s incere appreciation t o th e Maso n s in P e nns ylvania for the ir ou ts tanding cooperation in the e ndowm e nt program for The George Washingto n Masonic National Me m o rial a t A lexa ndri a, Va
You made it poss ible for me t o present three c h e cks, totaling $272,811, to the Memo ri al A ssociation a t its annu al m ee tin g on February 22, 1961.
Brethren, it was a great opportun i ty for me to s tand before Grand Lodge repr esen tatives from all parts of th e country and proudl y announce for yo u:
" Pennsy van ia Masons ha ve completed what th ey sta rt e d out to do. Th ey ha ve complete d the Penns yl va ni a Plan t o h e lp e ndo w the Memoria l. "
The fir s t chec k was for $5,9 70, represe n ti ng $ 10 from eve r y M aso nic Lodge in Pennsylv a ni a.
The second check was for $ 6 ,84 1, representi ng $ 1 for each initiate in 1960.
The third c h eck wa s f or $260, 000 r e prese nting $ 1 fo r eve r y Maso n in P e nnsyl vania, as of Febru a ry 22 . There was a c oupl e of thousa nd dollars ex tra in th e thi rd c heck for the m e mber s we wis h ed we had.
I assured the Me m o rial Ass o ciati on tha t e ver y penn y contribute d repre se nted gift s from Maso n s and Mas onic Bodies in P ennsylvania.
Not on e penny was t ake n from the treas ury of th e Gra nd Lodge.
The fo llo wi n g are fact s on th e pr ogram for the M e morial i n P e nnsylvan ia
• Every Mas onic L odge in Penn sy lvania contribute d t owa rd th e fund.
• The Scottish Ri t e, York Rit e and other Masonic Bodies gave financia l a ss s ta n ce.
• 5 79 Mas oni c Lodges h ave participated in th e pr og r am 100 per cent.
The r e m a ining 19 Lodges h ave m a de s ub s t an ti a l pr og r ess
• 204 Ma so n s and Maso ni c orga niza ti ons in Penn syl va ni a pu r c ha sed $100 Life M e mber s hips in th e Memor ia l A sso ciati on.
Brethre n , I e x pe c t th e 19 Masonic L odges th a t h ave not comp le t e d the program to do so a s s oon as po ss ible The n , a nd only then, ca n we s a y tha t a ll Maso nic L odges in P e nn syl va ni a a r e 100 pe r cent. When th e program to endow th e Memorial s ta rted in P e nnsy l vania, I a ss ur e d you h a t it was a on e - time effort wi th one exc eptio n.
I made it clear th e $ 1 fo r eac h initiate would be co ntinued as l o ng as necessa ry In announcing th e s ta rt of th e endo wme nt program in Mar ch , 1960, I s aid:
I have as ked B rother Charles H. Nitsch , R. W. Pa s t Grand Master, to under take the a ssig nment of op e nin g th e L i brar y I am ve ry happy that he h as agreed to d o s o. It in volves a great dea l of work and Mas onic unders tanding.
The Librar y R oom on the s ix th floor o f th e Memoria l was installed at a cos t of appro xima te ly $ 100,000 It has ne ve r b e en o pen t o th e Brethre n.
Th e Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania has a ssumed the responsibility to ma ke this Li b rar y Room a Librar y- a room that P e nnsyl vania Mas on s ca n be pr o ud of.
Brethr e n , I a ppreci ate your to he Chris tmas and Entertainment Fund of the Mas on ic H om es a t El izab e thtown , Pa. Thi s mon ey not only provides a wond e rful Chri s tm as for our less fo r tunate but ente rtainment and poc ket mone y fo r the Gues t s thr ougho ut the ye ar.
I c an as s ure y ou thi s Fund is v e r y i m portant t o the operation of th e Maso nic Hom es
I am n ot a d voca tin g anoth e r fund- ra is ng campaign. I a m merely p ointing out hat every Mas on in P e nn sylvania s hould make a Chris t ma s c ontribut on to our Gue s s, r ega rdl ess of th e a mount. The fi lm s on th e Maso nic H omes , " Maso nic H omes a El iza beth· own" an d " Yo uth Program," have b e en s ho wn in n e arl y 500 Mas onic Lodges in P e nnsyl va ni a Howe ve r , o nl y approxima t e ly 4 0 ,000 Mas ons h ave seen hem. Th is is onl y 15 per cen t of th e m e mb ers hip. Therefore, s tarting Jul y 1, th e Maso n ic L odge re s tri c tion on the movies will be r emove d. Th ey will be a va ilabl e o other Ma s onic c hur c h groups, c i v c a nd s e r vice clubs and oth e rs S h owing da tes ca n be ob tain ed fr om t he G rand Mas te r 's Office. I hop e everything poss ible is done to ke e p these mo vies in c irc ulation. Thi s is an e xcell e nt opport un it y to s h o w our o uts tanding Maso nic Homes to ge nera l publ ic.
To h e lp in th e program to ha ve more Maso n s become a cquainte d with th e Maso nic H o m es, I as !llany. M as onic Lod.ges a s po ssibl e to arr a nge to ha ve Spec 1a l lVleetmgs Ill th e be a utif ul Mas oni c Temple a t th e Homes
The c ont r ibuti on has been redu ced fro m $ 100 t o $50 by th e Committee on Mas oni c H omes in order tha t more Masonic L odges will be e n co uraged t o us e thes e faci lities
" The onl y exception is th e $ 1 co ntri bu tion requir e d for each initiate. This wi ll be co ntinu ed It gives the n e w Mas onic Memb e r a per so n al s hare in th e M e mori a l. "
The Gra nd Mas ter's Offi ce will kee p c omple te r eco rd s on the program for $ 1 an initiate. Ever y Maso ni c Lod9e s hould kee p current a nd not wait until th e e nd of th e year to catc h up.
The W a tr es M emorial Library in Th e Ge orge Was hin g ton Maso ni c Nation a Memorial is de di ca t e d t o Br othe r L o uis A. Watres, R. W. P as t Gra nd Mas ter of th e Gran d L odge of Penn syl va ni a . H e ser ved as Grand Mas t e r in 19 16 an d 1917 He b eca me pre s ide nt of t h e M em orial Association in 1918 a nd served i n that capacity for tw ent y years
Your co ntribu tio n is u sed to de fra y ex pe n ses, s u c h as h eat, light and cleaning
You a re always we lco m e t o v is it t h e Homes. Gu d es are avai labl e for yo ur c onvenience . I a m s ur e tha t we all ha ve a great p ri de in what we are doin g for our less fortunate.
Cordia ll y a nd fraternally, MAX F
R.
Worshipful Grand Maste
First M asonic Co ngress
Attende d by Ov er 300
Leaders of the Craft
M ore than 300 Maso n c leaders from va ri o u s M ason ic organ iza ti ons a tt e nd ed he fi r s Ma-
son ic Co n gress eve r h eld in P e nnsy l va n ia o n
Satu r day, A p r il 29, a t the Masonic H omes at Eli zabethtown, P a.
Br other M ax F. B a l co m R. W . Gra n d Maste r o f M a sons in P e nnsylvania, ca lled the M aso n ic Co n gress.
The p u rpose of th e Co n gress was to discuss Symb o li c Ma s o nr y and i ts constru ctive g rowth
In th e P a n e l Di scuss on, many pe r ti n e n q ues tio ns we r e b rough t u p T he fo ll owing is an ex a m ple :
"S h o uld Masons be p r oh i bi te d from joining organ zatio n s r eq u r ing t he Bl u e L o dge a s a p re r e q u isite o f mem bership u nti one year af er be i ng R ais e d ?"
Man y M as o nic lead ers fe l tha so m e pe ri od should be m posed
For exa m p le, Brothe r R c ha r d A. Kern, R. W P ast Grand l\1 aste r , an d Active for P e nnsylvania a nd Gra n d Min is ter o f State, Ancien t A ccep ted Sco ttish R ite of Freemaso nry f or th e No rth ern Masonic J urisdic ti o n , made t h e fo llo wing s uggestion:
T hat a o n e -mo nth wai ti ng peri od be i mposed fo r t h e n ex t yea r , two months the followi ng yea r , a n d con ti n u e un t il s ix ye a r s from n ow when the wa ti ng p e r iod wou ld be s i x m o n t h s
I n h is ope n n g addr ess, B rother Ba lcom sa id : " Th e prog ram a l so will po i nt out the phi lanthrop i es of Freemas onry a o n g with th ose of othe r M as on ic Bod e s
" And be fore the d ay is concl ude d , I' m s ur e yo u wil a ll a g ree that th e Grand L odge of Pennsyl vania s n t as ri c h as ma n y see m t o t hi nk-and th at its obliga ti on to prov ide a H ome for the l ess fortuna t e is a s tagg eri n g liabi l i t y."
H e as ked the Mas o n ic ead e r s to un i te forces i n the ir e lforts for Freemaso nr y H owe ver , he poi n te d ou t :
"Wh en one Bo d y re fl ects un- Ma so nic t hin king, th e n a ll Ma so ni c B od e s s uffer. O n th e other hand the good d eed s o f all Maso n ic B odies h e lp Sy mbolic Maso nr y.
"Con t inue to t al k abou t Symbolic M as onry a n d I can a ss ure you t hat a ll Bod ie s r eq u iring the B l u e L odge as a p rerequisi te will s hare th e be n efi ts."
Rep r ese n ta t ives f r om he fo llow i ng M a s o n c organization s att e n de d th e Cong r ess:
T he R igh W o rs hipfu l Gra nd Lod£e of he Mo s t Ancie n t and Hono rable Fratern i t y of Free a n d Accepted JV!aso ns of P enn s ylvan ia and Mas oni c Ju r isdi ct o n there u n to Belonging
Th e Grand Hol y Royal Ar ch Chapter of Penn sy vania
Gra nd Co un cil of R oya a n d Select Mas t ers of P e n n sylva ni a The Grand Commande ry o f Kn ghts T em plar of P ennsy l van a Re d Cro ss of Cons t anti ne
Ancie n t Acce pted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, No r thern Mas o n ic J uris diction, U.S.A
Anc ent Arab ic O rde r Nobles of the Mys ti c Shri ne
T all Cedars of Lebanon
Mystic O rder of Vei ed Pro p he ts o f the E nc h a n ted R ea lm Order o f D eMo ay
In additi on to th e G r a n d Mas te r the s peakers ncl ude d :
Bro th e r Sa n fo r d M. Chi l c o te, R. W P ast
Gran d Mas ter; Br o the r ScottS. Lei b y, R W.
P a s t Gr an dM a ster; Br other W ill iam J. Wa ll ace,
C h ai rma n of t he T r u s tees, T h omas R a n ken
P atto n M aso ni c In s ti u tio n fo r Boy s ; B rother
Hiram P. Ball , Vice Chair m an , G r and Lodge
Commi tt ee o n Fina n ce.
B rothe r Maur ce T W hite , M E Gra n d
H ig h P ri es t , Gra nd H o ly R oyal A r ch Chapter ; Brothe r El mer J. Egge rt M. P Gra n d Mas ter
G r and Co un c il of R o ya l a n d S e lect Ma s t ers;
Br ot he r R ich ard A Ke rn , R W P a s t Gra n d
M a ster B rot h er 0 Ca rl y le B r ock, I mperial High Pr ies t and Pr o p he An c ien A r a bic O rder
Nob les of t he M ys ti c Sh r in e ; Br o th er Pa ul D.
B o d we ll , Jr. , Su p re me T al l Ced a r , Tall Cedars of L ebanon; and R al p h W A xt he l m Grand Stand ard B earer, M ys ti c Orde r of Ve i led
Prop h ets o f th e Enc ha n te d R e alm.
B rother W. LeR oy McKinley, R. W De pu ty Grand Mas ter, was t he P ane l D isc uss ion modera o r , a n d gave t h e summa tio n add r ess
B r o th er G . M ason Co c hran, Gran d Chaplain , d e li ve re d th e ban q ue a dd r e ss Othe r Grand C hapla n s t akin g par t in the p r ogram
n cluded: Br o th e r Alfred N. S a y res, B r ot h e r
J osep h E. L aw, B ro th e r D o n a ld Baldwin a n d Bro th er Arthur Murra y
One of the h g hl ig hts of th e Cong r ess was a fo rt y -five mi n ute bus tour of the 1 , 500 ac r es of the Masoni c Homes G uests a t the H o mes serve d as G u id es
You th from th e Child r e n 's H o m e played the organ before the Co n g r ess s ta r ted in the m o ming and afte rn oon . T h e Yo ut h Cho ru s f r om th e Ma so n ic H omes sang " A me ri ca " at th e start o f the Cong ress .
A s t ud e nt f r om the Tho m a s R anke n P a tto n
Mas o n c In s tituti o n fo r Bo ys le d i n th e P le d ge o f A ll egiance. The P a tt o n Schoo l c h oru s e n terai n e d at t he B anque t.
Yo uth fr om th e Masonic H om es a n d Pa t to n
Sc hool se rved a s us h e rs aided re g is t ra ti o n a nd as s is ted with t he parki n g
In a pe r s onal e tt e r to a ll those attendi n g the Cong ress, Br other B a l com said:
" Wh e n yo u re t urn home, I ur ge y o u to s po n so r Ma so n ic Confe r ences o n l ocal leve s I n this wa y, all M asonic B o di es i n Penns y lvan ia wo uld wo r k towa r d o n e goa l- th e co nstruc t i ve g rowth o f Freemaso nry "Th is grow th wi ll a ffo r d a ll B o dies r equi ri ng
B l u e Lodge membersh i p as a pre r e qui s ite a g rea e r opportunity fo r se r vice and expansion."
I n s um mari zing the fina n c ia l probl ems of Gra n d Lodge, B ro th er B all said:
203 " Roll of Honor" Certificates Have Been Purchased by Pennsylvanians
S inc e F eb ru a r y 22, 1958, 2 0 3 Pe n n syl va ni a M aso n s an d Mason i c organ iza t io n s have contribute d $ 100 o r more to become L ife Me m bers in T he Geo rge W as h n gton M aso ni c N a tio n al Memorial Associ a ti o n.
All But 19 Lodges Have Full Participation in rrPenns y lvania Plan "
Th e r e a r e o nl y 19 M aso n ic Lodges i n P en n sylva nia tha t h ave not ea rn e d t he Gra n d Maste r 's
Awa rd fo r f ull pa rtici pa ti on in T he George
Wash ing ton M a so n ic National Me m oria l a s o f
May 2, 196 1.
He sai d th a t i n the past Grand Lodge re -inves te d in co me from endow ment funds , but to d ay the i n co me is used in the o pera t ion o f th e Maso ni c Homes at El iza bet h town.
In c los in g, Bro t he r Ball re mi nde d : " Chari t y is one of h e Ba s ic T enet s an d Pu rposes of Free masonry Th e wel fa re of our fellowma n is one of th e responsibi l ities of a good Mason.
"J\I!ason ic Bodi es and attendan t organiza ti o ns hav e led the wa y for every Mason t o parti c ipa te in chari ti es a n d phi an th ro pi es of h is parti c u ar choosing."
B ro t her B alco m sai d h e was v e r y p leased wit h t he C o ngre ss and hoped tha t m an y Mason ic Cong resses wo ul d be h el d n l oca c ommun ities n he months a h ea d
A nnual Grand Assem,bly
Roy al and S elec t M asters
M eet and El e ct at Reading
At t h e Annual Grand Assembl y of t he Gra nd Co u nc il of R oyal a nd Sel ect Ma s te r s o f P e nnsyl va n ia, h e ld i n R ea d i n g o n T u esday, Ap ri l2 5, 1961 , the fo l lowing officers were e le cted
Grand M as ter
ELMER J. EGG ERT, Forty Fo r t
D eputy Gmnd Master
H ERBER T c. Gree ns burg
Grand Princip al Conducto r of Wo rk
SYDN EY SouTI IBY, Media
Grand T reasu rer
W P .G.M , P i tts bu rgh
Grand R eco rder
E. P .G.M., 1900 Cooper Circl e, Ca m p H ill, Pa
Grand Trustees
CHARL ES M. J oHNSTONE, P. G.M., P u s burgh
PER RY L. LABAHR, Pitts bu rg h JAM ES D SMIT H Wash i n g ton
All of the prese nt Di s tric t D eputies we r e reappoi n ted except B. E ve rett L o r d , Ki ngsto n w h o res ig n e d and Syd n ey Sou th b y, M e d ia, w h o was e l e cted as a Thro ne O fficer. T he y were re p a c ed by H uds on L. Sherma n , Tu nkhannock an d J o hn A. Ro th Chelte nh am
Lodge s Urged to Hol d Sp ec ial
M ee ting s at th e H o m es
Maso n i c Lo d ges ha ve been urge d o h old S pecial Meeti n gs i n th e bea u ti ful Maso n i c T e m ple at the Maso ni c Homes at El izabethtown, Pa
To enco u rage this p ro g ram t he Comm ttee on Ma so ni c H omes c u h e co n tr i bu ti on re q u re ment from 8 100 t o SSO
Th e SSO dona t ion wi ll he p t o de fray over h ead expe nses , suc h as h eat, ight and clean ing
" Ma n y of our B reth ren conside r Grand Lo dge to be a ver y wealthy I ns titutio n , free f rom fina ncia wor r y. W it hou ques tio n Grand Lodge is in very goo d , so und fi nancia l CO IHli t io n a mi ope rat i ng in th e bla c k " Howeve r Gra nd Lodge is beset with the sam e problems as a n y business o r i n d i vid ua l. Costs are r is in g, a nd nflat io n is in c reas in g ly taking i ts to ll ." I n po i nti n g o u t t hat the ex pen di tu re s o f Gra nd Lo d ge are very closely bu dge ted , Br other Ba ll said "The mo s t serious long- range p rob em a ffecti ng th e n co me of Grand Lodge is the co n tinua ti o n of i nco me f rom Gifts, Wi ll s a n d Beques ts I n th e past, large s u ms o f money have come f rom the be nevo le nc e of ou r members a n d frien d s "
The y ha ve rece ved th e " R o ll of Ho no r " Life Mem bersh ip Cer t i fi c a tes f rom t he M em oria Asso c ia ti o n.
The foll owing a re ad d iti o n s a s of M ay 2, 1961:
BRo. DURWAR D J. BALL, Cassia Lo dge, N o. 2 7 3, Ard m ore
B Ro . R oBERT N . BoERNER, Acaci a Lo d ge, No. 586 Waynes boro
BRo RE ES E R DEH AVEN, I van hoe Lod ge No. 449, Ph iladelph ia
BRO. SQUIR E T. MAI R P.M. , J oh n E. Ma ir Lo dge, No 729, Mars
BRO J os EPH Mc CHESNEY, D.D G .M , Cr esce n t Lodge No. 576, Pi t tsb ur gh
BRo . JACK PA LKO VITZ, Oakl a nd Lodge, No 535, Pitt sbu rgh
BRo LEW IS D RICHA RDS, Wa ve rl y Lodge, N o 3 01 , Clarks Sum mi t
BR o. GILB ERT M. Sc oFI ELD, I va n hoe Lo dge, No 449, P hi ade lph ia
BRo. P AU L G. WAG ONE R K i n g Sol omon's Lodge, No 346 Connell sv ill e
ALGERINE H UNTI NG CLU B I Nc Compl im e n ts of a Member, Lod ge No. 238, F. & A.M., Tamaq ua
YoR K CouNTY SH RINE CLU B, Yor k I sLAM GROTTO, P i tts bu rg h
HARR ISBURG F oREST, No . 43, Ta ll Cedars o f Lebano n
T o c ompl e t e t h e p r oje c t , L o d ges m u s t co n -
tribu te a t east $ 1. 00 a Member a n d $ 10 00 from th e L o d ge tself Lod ges co mpleting t he pr ojec a re p rese nted with t h e G rand M a ster 's Awa rd.
T h e f o ll ow i ng 18 L o d ges co m pleted th e p ro j -
ec si n ce h e l as t i ss u e of TH E FnEE MASON:
BRA DDOCK'S FI ELD Lo DGE, No. 5 10, B raddock
K INGSTON Lo nG E, No. 395, Kingst on H oWELL LonGE, No 40 5, H oney B rook Po RTAGE Lo DGE, No. 220, H o llidaysburg AvA LO N Lo DGE, No. 657, Bellevue
GREEN R IDGE Lo DG E, No. 597, Scrant on PLEASANT H ILLS LoDG E, No. 759, K noxville, P itts burgh
H ARMONY LoDG E, No. 429, Zelienop le AHC HIE K. H ENDERSON LODG E, No 739, Pittsburgh
CLA RION Lo n GE, No 277, Cla rion
Jo HN E. MAIR LooG E, No . 729, Ma rs
Mo NACA -CENT ER LoDGE, No. 79 1, Rochester
MI LTO N Lo DGE, No. 25 6 Milton
TA CONY Lo DGE, No. 600, Tacony, Philadelphia D oRIC Lo DGE, No 63 0 Sewickley
I v ANHOE LooGE, No. 4.4 9, Philadelphia
CRESCENT LoDGE, No. 576, P ittsbu rgh WAVERLY LODGE, No 301 , Cla rks S ummit
Lo d ge, No 7 9 1 a n d E mma u s Lodge No 7 92 by th e R. W G r a nd M a ste r B r other M ax F
Balco m h as n c r eased th e n um ber o f L o d ges wo rkin g u nd e r t h e Ju risd ic io n of the Gr an d
Lo d ge of P en n sy va nia to 599
M o n aca-C en te r L odge No . 7 9 1 was co n s titute d at a S pecial Commu nicat o n of Gra n d L o d ge in Beaver Fall s on Ma r ch ll , 1961, wi th 59 Warran t M embers, wo of who m were fo rme rl y Me m be r s i n L o uis i ana a n d T exa s.
This n ew Lodge wi ll m ee t tempo ra r ily in h e
M as onic Tem ple i n R oc h este r , wi th i ts S t a ted M eeting o n th e T hi r d T ue s d ay.
The e l ected W a r r a n t Officers a r e:
FRANK A. LYNC H Worshipfu l M aste r
GEORGE W. Ro wsE Senior
CALVIN M. SwiNK .Junior Warden
J o HN J. STU EHLI NG Treasurer
FRED A AIKEN, J R Secreta ry
F RANK BISKUP Trustee
G EORGE E. M c K EEL Trustee
R. ERIC S IMONS T rustee
Emma u s Lo d ge, No 7 9 2 was co n s ti t uted o n Apri l 8, 196 1 at a Spec ia l Co mmu nica ti on of Grand L o d ge i n Emmaus w i h 157 Wa rrant
Dr . William ] . Paterson , 33°
Dean of Librarians, Retires
A fter Disting uished Career
On hi s r eti r e m ent a s Li b ra r ian a nd Curator o f th e G ran d Lo d ge F. & A.M of P e nn sylva nia as of A p ri l 30, 1961 , D r W illi a m J. Pate r son t erm ina t
Long r ecogn zed as th e D ean of M as oni c L ibrarian s i n No r th A merica and a n
M em be r s, i n cl u d ing Breth r e n w h o we r e form erly Me m bers o f L odges i n Mar y lan d , Verm ont, Co nnect c ut New York, North Carolina
Ill n o i s, New J ersey, Vi rg ini a, Di s tric t of Colum b i a Oh io, Geo r g ia , I ndiana a n d M assachusett s. Thi s newes t Lodge w ill e m p o ra r i ly m ee in St. J ohn s U n ited Ch ur c h of Chris t Chu r c h in Emmau s I ts Stated Meeting wi ll al s o b e o n th e Th rd Tues d a y
T he el ected Warra nt Officers are 1
P AUL C. E. BHAUC H Worshipful Master
}AM ES M. MI NN ICH Senior Warden
CLAYTON C. 0 LEWINE . .. Junior Warden
RoBE RT S. STONE BACK ....... Treasurer
R oBERT L. GUINT HER Secretary
H ARRY M P HILLIPS Trust ee
W ILMER R ScHULTZ T rustee
J osEF S WEND LING Trustee
F RED s. SHA FFE R R epresen tative in Grand Lo dge
Brother J onas Co r d ing ley , D is tr ic t D epu t y
G ra nd Mas ter of th e 37th D is tri ct, was ac ti ve n th e for ma tion and constitut io n o f Mo n aca-
Ce nter L odge wh il e Bro th er M y ro n P Weh r ,
D istr ct D ep ut y Gra n d M as t er of the lOth D istr ic t , was i ns tru me ntal i n t he f ormation a n d co n s t it u tion of E mma us L odge
y to all , Broth e r " B i ll y" P a t erson (a s h e i s k n own to a h os t of Mas o ns a n d f ri e n ds ) w ill forever comm a nd th e r es pect and l ove of thos e w h o h ave v is ite d or co m m u n i ca te d w i t h th e Lib ra r y and M use um in th e M as oni c Temp e, Ph i lade lphia P a. B es t wi s h es were ex pres sed in be hal f o f th e C raft in genera l a t a dinn er atte nd e d b y the Gra n d L o d ge Officers and ma ny of Br oth e r Paterso n 's a ssociates o n Th u r s d ay, April 27, 196 1.
B r oth er W ill ia m A Ca r pe nter, P as t M as ter o f Ch e s t e r L o d ge No 236 an d E di tor o f TH E P ENNSYLVANIA FREEMASON has been ap po in ted to s u c ceed Br oth e r Pa te r son
Brother H erman A . Dotter
Appointed New District D eputy Broth e r Max F. Ba com R. W Gr a n d Mas ter, rece n tly an n ou n ced the a pp o i n t me n t of Broth e r H erma n A Do tter as Di s t ri c t D epu t y Gra nd Mas ter of t h e 45 th Mason ic D istr ict. H e s u cceeds Brother H a r ry W. Lewis, who resig ne d after h aving served as D is tr i c t Depu t y for th e past el even ye ars.
From Our Grand Secretary's Office
Exemp lification of Three Deg t·ees
Intense in t eres t in all phases of our Rituali stic Work was manifes ted by a large number of Membe rs from all a r eas of our J urisdic ti on on
th e da y prior to th e Ma rch Quarterl y Star tin g earl y in th e morn ing, Brother Ra ymo nd H. Grimm, Ins tructor of Rituali stic Work and hi s Regi ona l Ins tructors, r eviewed all facets of th is most important s ubje c t.
Then in the even ing, as is custo mar y, the three degrees were s ple nd idl y exem plified in Corinthian H all in the presence of the R. W. Grand Ma s t er, Brother Max F. Bal com, and the other Grand Lodge Officers
The following Brethren occupied the East:
Op ening and closing- BROTHER J osEPH MEDINA, Lodge No. 626
E. A. Degree- BROTHER RoY HANCOCK, Lodge No 337
F. C. Degree-BR OTHER CARL E. WAGNER, Lodge No. 203
M. M. Degree- BRoniER MAYNARD GoRDON, Lodge No. 774
Similar Rituali stic Meetings are being held in var ious sec tions of our Juri sdiction by Brother Grimm and his ass istants.
On Wednesday morn in g, the Grand Maste r Grand L odge Officer s and Past Grand Masters held a highly info rm ative and interes ti ng mee ting with the Di s tri c t Deputy Gra nd Maste r s. Onl y a very few D ep uties we r e unabl e t o be present.
The meeting of the George Was hin g on Masonic National Memorial As sociati on on Washington's Birthda y in Was hin gto n was thoroughly di sc u sse d b y the R. W Grand Mas ter. This i s r ev iewed elsewhe r e in this is s u e
Broth er William E. Montgome r y new Chairman of th e Committee on Mason ic Culture, s uggeste d tha t the Di st ri c t D ep uti es make s ur e each Lodge has an Aide, a nd a Comm i ttee o n Culture; al s o that each Lodge is us ing the many booklets that ha ve bee n made avai la bl e Improved Lodge attendance and more interesting m eet ings we re reviewe d by Brother Earl F. Her old , the R. W. Se nior Grand Warden. Definite ad va nce planning is esse ntial to the s u ccess o f this program, and t h e Lodge No t ices s hould be u sed to inform the Memb e r s o f the programs.
The Membership s tatistics for 1960 were ou tlined by the Grand Sec r eta r y who al s o comm e nted on the high number of s us pen s ions for non-pa ymen t of dues a nd abnormal rej ectio n s in so me L odges More prompt forwarding o f Annual and M on th ly Return s , Audi tin g Comm ittee Repor ts and 50- Year Mason ic Service Emblem data was r eq ue sted.
The Committee on Finance and the Committee on Masonic Culture he ld th eir usual quarte rl y mee tin gs Man y ot her c onferences had been arran ged with the Grand M as ter a nd t h e o th er Offi cer s
March Qua t·tedy Communication
The Marc h Quarte rl y Commun ica ti on on March 1st, was attended by 525 Members represe nting 242 Lod ges .
Among th e communications from o th e r Grand L odges were requ ests fo r fraternal r ecog nition from the Grand Lodge of Finland and the Grand Lodge of Luxemburg, which we re referred to the Co mmittee on Correspondence, as was furth er information relative to s imilar pre vious req u ests from the Grand Lodge of Belgium and the United Grand Lodges of Germany.
Th e Committee on Finan ce outl ine d th e R ece pts and Expenditures fo r th e quarte r ending Februar y 15 1961.
Propose d amendments t o the B y-Laws of eight Lodges were re ce ived and refe rr ed to the Committee on By- Laws. The R esolut ion s submittedby this Committee were adopted whereby the p r oposed am e ndments of s ix Lodges were approved w h ile th ose o f four Lodge s were not approved
Quite a few Lodges are holding extra meetings in th e beautiful Maso nic Temple at the Maso nic H om es at Elizabethtown. Th e R W. Grand Ma s ter announced that th e co ntributi on from the Lodges holding such meetings has now been reduced from $ 100 to SSO.
Th e R. W. Grand Mas ter also announced that th e ve r y popular and interest ing color m ovies on the "Mas onic H omes at El izabe thtown " and th e " Youth Prog r a m," wh ich are no w s h ow n only in our Lodges will be avai lab le to oth er groups after n ext Jul y l. Any gr oup desirin g th ese films s hou ld contact Br other Arthur T. Moore in the Grand Master's Offi ce in Phila delphia.
The Committee on T emple which is in c h a rge of th e magnifice n Mas onic T emp le in Philadelphia, reported expenditu r es of s lig htl y ove r $3 1 ,000 for the fir s t quarter.
Annua l Grand !VIaste.-s' Co nfe .- e n ce
The Co nfere n ce of Grand Maste r s of Masons in North America was held in Was hin g ton on February 20 a nd 21. I t was ve r y well attended b y Grand Ma s ters from ot her countries as we ll a s our own , along with many Di sti nguis hed Vis itors.
Broth er W. LeRoy McKinley, R. W. D ep ut y Grand Mas ter, in hi s com prehens i ve report, p ointed ou t that each Grand Lodge in the United S tates s a sove r eign bod y, su preme unto its e lf.
Many problem s confr o nting Mason r y were di s c ussed by the Grand Mas te r s . P a pers were presented on the fo ll owi ng thr ee subjects :
l. Has a Grand Lodge now in am i ty wit h a Grand Lodge withi n a nationa l s overeignty th e ri ght t o recognize ano th e r Gra nd Lodge within th a same co untr y with wh ich the Gran d Lodge a lready recog n izeu is n o t in am it y?
2. Sho ul d this Confere n ce endeavor to organize an In t ernational Maso n ic Confere nce?
3 Sho ul d Lodges of Research be encouraged in our Grand Lodges?
The Grand Mas te r s commented on the above s ubje c t s, but no vo ting indi ca t i ve of the feeling of the ind ividual Grand Masters was t aken.
Brother McKinle y, who is P rogram Chai rman for next February ' s Conferen ce, remarked that two mos important probl e ms continue to be:
l. How can we interes t more young men in Freema so nr y?
2 How ca n we increase atte nd a nce at Lodge Meetings?
Recent lVIe mbership Statistics
A su mmar y of the preliminary Membership statis ti cs is as follows:
Members hip, D ecember 27, 1959 25 7 ,711
Adm i tted durin g 1960. 603
Initiated during 1960 6,84-1
7,444
Suspended during 1960 1 023
R esig ned during 1960. 632*
D eceased durin g 1960 5,565
7,220
In crease (net) for 1960. 224 M e mbers hi p, D ecember 27,1960 257,935
*Includes 112 Res ignatio ns of Warra n t Me mbers of New Lodges to be co ns ituted early in 1961.
T wo new L odges (Le vi tt own Lodge No. 788 and Bethel Lodge No 789 ) were constituted dur in g 1960, increas i ng th e to tal to 596 as of th e end of 1960. Whi le th e preliminary figures ndicate 6 ,84 1 were initiated in 1960, the net ga in for the year was on ly 224-.
The George Was hin gt on Mason ic Nationa A ssoc iatio n Meeting h el d in Washington on February 22 , 1961 was discussed a t length by the R. W. Grand Mas ter.
The Grand Mas te r announced tha t Brother Herman Andrew Dotte r , of Lodge No. 687, ha s been appo in ted Di st rict D ep ut y Grand Mas er of Di str ict 4 5 to succeed Br other Harry W. Lew is , who becomes a Past Di s tri c t D eputy Grand Mas te r.
A fitt in g " In Memoriam " prepared by Bro th er C. Leste r .Math ias , Distr ict D e puty Gra nd Maste r was read by Brother Charles H. Ni tsch , R. W Pas t Gr an d Master, both of whom h ad been close associa tes of Br other Leh r , who di ed s udd enly on F ebr ua r y 6, 1961.
The Grand Master gave an up -to-th e-minute report on the progress of hi s Eight Point Pr ogram be fo r e Grand Lodge clo sed a t 8:55 P.M.
Sincerely a nd fraternally, As HBY B. P AUL, R W. Grand Secreta ry
Philadelphia Freemasons' Memorial Hospital Now Recognized as Geriatric Unit
By C. H owARD WITMER, Chairman of the H ospital Committee, Committee on Masonic Hom es
We feel that 1961 will be cons idered a new milestone f or Freemasonry at th e Masonic Homes at Elizabethtown, Pa.
The American H osp ital As s ociation has lis ted the Phi ladelp hia Freemas ons' Memorial Hospital as a ge ri at ri c unit, and rightfull y so
The hospital care constitutes a fo ur-ph ase method of treating and handling geriatri c cases. They are:
l. Observation Admitting Floor
2. Defi n itive Acute Treatment
3 Prolonged Con valescent Care
4. Permanen 24-hour Custodial Care (T otal available beds-300) 15 beds 105 beds 90 beds 90 beds
The fir s t s tage in admitting Guests to th e Hosp ta is performed on the ob servation floor, to take care of illnesses for app r oximately three-day periods.
I f a Guest has an illness that e xtends b eyond this point, he or s he will be transferred to the central defin itive a r ea where all the cases of acute, subacute and chronic illnesses, together with surgical cases, are cared for and maintained.
The enti re consulting staff of 100 vis i ting physicians utilizes and spends professiona e ffort s to reconstitute the ir illnesses, and or recomm end su rge ry to be p e rform ed by three cooperating in s tituti ons-the Lancaste r General H ospi tal , H a rri sb urg Hospit al and the Pol ycl inic Hos pita l of H arrisburg.
The Dis pensary D e partm e nt ta kes care of all ambulatory Gue s t s a nd new adm ission s, a s o in cluding den tal care, chiropody and physiotherapy.
Why Not Take Time for Some Reading
To busy Mas ons w ho have n ot t he time to read man y books, th e Committee on Maso nic Cu l ture recommends th e f ollowing:
TH E BUILD ERS .Joseph For Newton
I NT RODU CTIO N TO FREEMASONRY Car[ H. Claudy THE NEW LY MADE MASON H. L. H aywood
SYMBOLISM OF THE THREE DEGllEES Oliver Day Street
FREEMASONRY IN THE THIRTEE N COLONIES ]. Hugo Tatsch
FAMO US MASONS AND MASON IC PRESID ENTS
H. L. H aywood
SHORT TALKS ON MASONRY .. Joseph Fort Ne wton
Any of these books may be borrowed for a period of thr ee wee k s at no expense exce pt for return postage upon application to:
WILLIAM A. CARP ENTE R, Librarian a nd Curator
Maso nic Temple, Br oad and Filbe rt S tr ee ts Philadelphia 7, P e nnsylvania
New Gues ts adm i tte d t o th e Homes are fir s t sent to the H ospital and perm itted t o s ta y until l abora t ory, X-ray and cardiology st udies a r e completed. A married co upl e coming to the Homes u s ually receives a double room, or adjoining room s, until th ey a r e properl y s urve yed
New Guests are d isc ha rged t o th e cottages b est s uited to them th e Alleg hen y Res t H ome if needed, or made permanent in the H ospita l if the ph ys ical condition so warrants.
Th e a ve rage age o f th e H osp i tal Guest is 82 plus Prese ntl y, we have th ree Guests th at have r eached 99 years of age. The hos pital maintain s an average dail y census of 270.
The ambulan ce and dispen s ar y ha ve re ce ntl y been equipped with emergency r esusci tators called Pneophores wh ich are manufactured by Mine Safety App liances Co.
A De partm e nt o f Chiropody was establis h ed when the n eed became r ecognized as a part of the f ull geriatric ca re required.
Our Hospi tal is proud of the medical ca re our Guests re ce ive With the u se of the pul s ating mattress, s heep sk in s , and lanolin the rapy, we can truthfully s a y that we maintain th e l owes t per centage of bed sores and bed u lcer cases of any hosp ita l ser ving ge ri atric Gue sts The Laboratory is n ow full y equipped and is capable of doing all required la boratory procedures exce pt tiss ue p a th ology.
R ece ntly , a wa lk ing blood ba nk was organized so th a t t ransfu sio n s can be given directly to the Guests. The do nors incl ude the Homes and Hosp ital emplo yes
Brother Ha rry P. Shawkey
••The Man With the Cane"
Given the Rush Award
Brother Ha rr y P . Sh a wkey of Nor th Star Lod ge, No . 24 1, Warren, Pa., lon g know n as " The Man W ith t he Cane," was ho n ored rece n tly as recipient of Th e Benja min Ru s h Award. Th js annual award is given by the P en nsy lvan ia Medi cal Soc iety to some non -professio n al indi vidu al who has made an ou ts tand ing contribut ion to the medical fie ld.
Brother Shaw key, who wi ll be 87 in Oc tobe r has be en mos t gene ro us and lo ng dedi ca ted t o the financial s u ppo rt o f Zem Zem Cr pp led Children's Hos pital in Er ie, P a.
His firs t efforts for c rippl ed ch ild ren started in 1915 when he began co lle ct ing t in foi l which he s o ld , turnin g the funds over La th e Sh rin e H ospi tals. He later began a h obby of co ll ec ti ng odd-s haped s tic ks , branc hes a nd roo ts for fashionin g canes a nd wa lkin g st icks for his friend s
This hobby of whittling canes ha s resu lted in a n e nterpri se tha t has netted over Sl5,000.00 for Zem Zem Hospita l. He as ks a minimum of 85.00 for eac h ca ne bu is freque n tly given mu ch more His canes ha ve been mai led to many distant parts of the world
Circulation
Transferred to Philadelphia
The first edition o f TI-lE PENNSYLVANIA FREE· MASON pro vided two gre at su rprises for the Committee on Mason ic Culture. Instead of app r ox imately twent y to twenty-five thousand s ubscrib e rs we re ce i ved over sevent y thousand and following the second issue we had s everal th ousand return s for c han ge of address. No t ha v ing an ti c ipated either so gr ea t a number of s ubscr ibers or r e turns we had not provided the Librar y Staff, in the Maso nic T e mple in Phi ladelphia, with s u fficient help to dea l with th ese cond itions. I n order that a s tud y could be made and an efficient system of car ing for th ese problems d evel oped, the circu lat ion department was moved t o Warren. The handling of th ese matters has now b een systematized. The ke y to the s ituation la y in the appoin tment of an Aide to the Committee on Mas o ni c Culture, who with the co-operation o f the Secretary, forwa rd s t o th e Committee all new s ubsc riptions, change of addresses and withdrawa s. Procedure s having been developed whic h in the future will enab le th e s t aff in the Li brary in Phil adelphia to care fo r this p hase of publi s hing THE PE NNSYLVAN IA FREE· MASON the department was transferred on J anuary 1 , 1961.
Aides to th e Committee and Secre taries of Lodges are r eq ues t ed h e reafter t o address a ll co mmunication s pertain ing to THE PE NNS YL· VAN IA FRE EMASON to:
THE PE NNSYLVA NIA FREEMASON Library, Masoni c Temple Broad and Fi l be r t Stree ts Philade l phia 7, Penn sy va n ia
During 1960 th ere were 6,904- n ew s ubscr i bers, 10 ,754 changes of addr esses and 3,234 names of s u bscribers withdrawn The numbe r of s ub scribers now totals approxima t ely 107 ,000.
Informati ve Pamphlets Now Available to iVIembersh ip
The e igh i pamphle ts pu blished by the Committee on Masonic Culture a re now a vailab le and can be purc hased by the members -The se interes ti ng pa mp h le ts inclu de impor ant ph ases of Freemason ry no t covered by the ri tua l and wi ll be in s tructive to members as we ll as i n it iates. Their titles are :
l. Fraternal ism Through th e .(\.ges
2. The Old Charges
3. F r om an Operative Art to a Speculat i ve Sci e n ce
4 Symboli sm-Pa rt I
5. Ea rl y F •·eem aso nr y in Pennsylvania
6. Major B e nevol e n ces of the Grand Lodge of Pennsy l vania
7. Sym boli s m-Part II
8. The on Masonic C ulture
These pamphl e ts ca n be purchased for $1.00 by wr it ng to:
WIL LI AM A. CARPENTER L ibra rian and Curator Mas oni c T em pl e, Broad and Filbert Sts., Philade lphia 7, Pa.
