The Guest Fund at the Ma sonic Homes next year will need:
• $ 300,000 to create and eq uip facilities for 23 additional hospital bed s.
• $90,000 for Guest s' spending money. Each Guest at the Masonic Homes is given $10.00 a month to use as he or she des ires . This money provides small p leasures not necessarily provided by the Homes.
• $60,000 for recrea tion and occupational therapy programs, including in s tructors and materials to help Gue sts occupy their time with creative projects and entertainment, such as leather and metal crafts, painting, jewelry, pottery crafts and recreati o n such as movies and special bus trips.
• $55,000 for holiday gifts and activities, such as Christmas presents and Christmas programs , Easter treats, other holiday activities and holiday dances.
• $30,000 to maintain barber and beauty shops, including these services at the ho spital.
• $25,000 to Patton Ma so nic School to conduct athle tic programs, dances, school activities and to give special assistance to students.
• $40,000 to operate the Ma sonic Homes' special bus, to operate the Deike auditorium, the Masonic Temple, the Recreation Room beneath the Deike Audi-
torium, and for sp ecia l programs fo r Guests using the above facilities.
• $ 10,000 for Religious Services, to co mpen sa te visiting mini sters who conduct year-round re ligiou s se rvices, such as Sunda y service in the Sell Chapel, weekly pra ye r meetings , visits with those con fin ed to the hospital and burial serv ices
• $20,000 for Guests' persona l needs, such as h ea ring aids, glasses and dentures.
• $5,000 for vacation camps for boys and girls at the Masonic Homes.
• $50,000 for various capital expenditures, such as a new 16-passenger bus, air-conditioning for library, bedside lamp s, various o utdoor canop ies, draperies for many of the Guest buildings and an addit io n to the greenhouse.
It would not be possible to li s t all the expe nditures provi ded by the Guest Fund, but the need also includes:
• Additional transportation for Guests.
• Movi e projector for the hospital.
• Paintings and pictures for Guest Rooms.
• Gymna sium equipment for boy s' and girls' home.
• Special chairs for specific hospital Guests.
From Our Grand Secretary's Offic e
Quar te r ly Commun ication - June 3, 19 70
The a tte ndance of 935 Bret hr en in the m ag ni fice n t Scot ti s h Rite Au dito rium in W illi am sp ort w as o n e of th e la r ges t e ve r f o r a Tu ne Q u arte rl y Co mmunic a ti o n
It w a s tru ly a n awe- in sp ir ing sig h t to see so ma ny M aso n s p resen t. Comm ittee Reports
The Co m m it tee and Tru stees R e ports were p rec ise a nd illu m inatin g. Th e Co mmi t tee o n By-L aws h a d th oro u g hl y r ev ie we d th e Am e ndm e n ts s u b mi tted by 30 Lod ges a nd u po n the reco mm e n d a-
ti o n of t hi s Co mmit tee m ost we r e a pp r o ved by Gra nd Lod ge.
The Co mmit tee o n Fin a nce r epo r t for the secon d fi scal quar te r s ho wed R ece ipts o f $ 1, 14 1 ,916 68 an d Exp endit u r es of $ 1 ,4 38,754. 11. T h e R ece i p ts fo r the fi rs t fis c al qua rter u s u ally well exceed thos e of the secon d qua rter
Upo n th e r eco m m en d at ion of thi s Co mmit tee, as we ll as th e Comm itt ee o n Te m p le , im p r oveme nts to t h e Masonic
T e m p le in P h il adelphia a t a cost n ot to excee d $ 300 ,000 we re app r ov ed T he sa le of a p r op erty in All en town was a lso a pp rov ed
The Co mmi t tee o n M aso nic C ulture is plannin g to ce leb r a te the lOOt h Annive rsa r y of t he Libr a r y in the Mason ic T e mple in 197 1 and v a st impr ovem e nt s to the Libr a r y a nd Museu m a r e un de r way . A Sp e akers' Bu r ea u is b e ing esta blis he d, w h ic h sho uld be m ost he lp ful to th e L odges
Eff o r t s a r e b e in g m ade to o b ta in a
Physio-T herap ist an d Speec h T he r ap is t fo r th e Ma sonic H ome s a t E lizabethtow n. T he Gra n d Mas te r cong r atu la ted th e Br ethre n f o r th eir co ntrib ut io n s of ov e r $ 490, 0 00 to t h e 1969 Gues t F un d.
W it h the a ss is t ance o f the Com m it tee on M aso nic Tem p le s , H a ll s and Lodge Rooms, m a n y Lo dges thro u gh ou t the f ur isdi c t ion are im p r ov in g the ir Lod ge Roo m s an d qu a rters .
T e n boy s g r adua ted in Ju n e a t t h e Pa tton S chool f o r Boys, and i t is h oped the tota l e nr ollmen t f o r th e Fa ll cl a sse s w ill be close to 60.
T he Commi ttee o n Te m p le , wh ich is in c h arge o f th e m a n y impro ve m e n ts th at a r e e xp ec ted to be comple te d by Sep te mb e r 1, a lso anno un ced a Ca te r ing
fi r m h a s b ee n e ngage d to p r ov ide excl u sive f oo d services in th e Ma sonic
T e mp le
The 1976 Co mm itt ee is cont inu ing to d e ve lo p an in teres ti ng p r og r am f o r the 1976 Ce lebrat io n. ·
A mend me n ts to Ahiman Rezon
Two pro pose d A m e ndme n t s w e r e s u b mit te d wh ich w ill be ac te d upo n at the De c em ber Q uarte rl y Co mm u nic atio n. These Am e ndm ent s are ex p la in e d e lsewhe r e in this iss ue . ln tera me rica n Maso nic Confedera tion
Bro the r s R ich a rd A Ke rn a n d Jo h n K Yo un g, Pas t G ran d Ma s ters , atte nded the E ig h th Co nfe r e nce o f th is Con-
w e re Raise d in Carbondal e Lod ge , N o.
249 o n May 7, 1920 and both re ceived th e ir Fi fty Y ea r Embl e m s in th e ir L odge o n Ma y 6 , 1970.
Bro Charles L. St runk , a Memb er o f
fe de r at io n earl ie r thi s yea r in Sa nto D om in go , a nd Bro. Ke rn ga ve a m os t inte r es ti ng a nd illu m in at in g r e p o rt on the Confe re nce a s we ll as the purp oses o f t h is imp o rta nt M a so ni c o r gani zat ion.
G r an d Lo dge was sa dd ene d b y the r ece n t dea th of fo u r Pa s t Di s tri c t D eputy G r a nd Mas ters , Br o th ers Ed mund W ._
Tomb , Mot t J. R o b e rtson , Cec il F. Reese r an d S a mue l F Myer s
On e of t he m os t pleasing ex pe riences fo r a Br o ther is t he p rese nt at io n of hi s F if t y Year Emblem. Bro . H a rr y Forres t , Jr. , a Me mbe r of Youg hi og hen y L odge, No . 583, flew ba ck fr o m Florida to r ece ive hi s Embl em , w hile Bro C harle s P . McC an n , of Ch este r Lo dge, No. 23 6 , came a ll the w a y fr o m Califo rnia for th is purp ose Br o . E a rl W . Bar ton , of Mu nc y Lod ge, No 229, had a n in te resting e x pe r ien ce H e fl ew fr o m Lo n do n , Engla nd , to vis it hi s L odge n o t o nl y to r e c e ive h is E m b le m , w hi ch wa s presen te d by hi s son-in-law , Bro . Leon C. Mye rs, Jr. , P.M , bu t also to see h is gr an dso n , Br o . Ke ith B. Mye rs , Raised . Al so of interes t: Br os H obar t M T h o m a s a nd Sa mu el M. T h o m a s , w ho a r e tw ins ,
Ori e nt L od ge , No. 590, n o w lives in Florid a Bec a u se i t i s u s u all y so warm the r e , he seldom w e ars a coat. So that he co uld w e a r hi s Emble m , hi s w ife h a d hi s Emblem m a de into a ring. He sa id, " Now I ca n w e ar it , c oat o r n o c o at , and I am ve r y ple ased and pro ud of it. "
Br o Cli ffo rd E P epp erman, of Die tri c k L a m ad c Lod ge , No . 755 , who rece ived hi s Emblem r ecentl y, w a s the fi f th o f fi ve brothers to r e ce ive this h o n o r
Bro Jam es M. Hamm o nd w as made a
Ma son in Sa int Jo hnn' s Lo dge, No 11 5 in 191 9 . A re view of the L od ge r ec o rd s indi ca tes h e h as n o t mi ssed a s ingl e Stated Mee tin g sin ce the n. He h as also a t tend ed m os t E xt ra Mee tin gs, as well as L od ge fun e r a ls, r e hearsa ls and Inst ruc t io n M e et ings . H e is now 85.
Bro. W illi a m Klinge lh oeffer , of Mich ael A rnold L od ge , No. 636 , has atte nd ed 494 o f the 501 State d M ee tings o f hi s Lod ge in hi s 50 ye ars
Bro . and Dr. No rman Vincent Peale r ece ntl y said , " A Smile Cos ts No thing , But It 's a La s tin g Gift. " Fra te rn a lly, 4 pavJ_
- - - Js h by B. P a ul R. W G r a nd Sec r e tar y
Bro. Theodore K. Warner, Jr. , Appointed to Homes' Committee; New GrandLo dge Gen. Counsel Appointed
Bro . T heo do r e K Wa rn e r , Jr ., D is tric t
D epu t y Gran d Maste r f or Maso ni c Distri ct " J", P hila d e lphi a , h as bee n appo inted a me m ber of t he Co mmi tte e o n Ma son ic H o m es by the Gra nd Mas ter.
H e w ill r e pla ce Bro Jo hn K. You ng ,
R . W Pas t Gra nd M a ste r , who r esign ed w he n h is lega l fi r m , Pec k , Yo un g a nd
Va n Sa n t , wa s a ppo in ted G en e r a l Cou nse l f or Gr and Lo d ge Th e vacancy in the Offi ce of Ge n e ral
Co u nse l fo r G ran d Lo dge occu rre d
whe n the le ga l fir m of M cK inle y an d
Ant h o n y, h ea de d by Br o W. L e R o y
Mc Kin le y, R . W. P a s t G r a nd Ma s te r , re sig ne d a s lega l co unse l a fte r m a ny years of d ed ica te d se r v ice .
Br o. Hira m P Ball , R W. G rand Mas te r , ha s s ta ted th at he wo uld c re a te
Br o Wa rne r a P as t Dis tri c t D eput y
G r an d Ma ste r wh en he is replaced as a
Di str ict Deputy .
Bro . H e nr y G S ch ae fe r , Jr , a p art n e r in the fir m of P eck , Yo ung a nd Va nSa n t , r es ig ne d as a m e mb e r of th e Co m6
En larged
In Ahiman Rezo n Amendments
Two prop osed Ame ndme nt s to the Ahim a n Re zo n we re p r e se n ted a t the June Quarterly Communication at William sp or t a nd w ill lay ove r f o r final ac ti o n at the Decembe r Quarterly Article X XI , Sec tio n 8, n ow r equires, if a pe t iti o n f o r initi ation and m e mbe rship i s receiv ed b y a Lo dge w hi ch is n ot neares t the res idence of the p e t it io ne r , an Inquiry mu st be mad e to the nearest Lodge.
The propo sed Amendme nt w ould p e rmi t a Lodge to receive a petitio n fr o m a p e titione r whose resid e nce is an ywhere in the Co unty in w hich that Lodg e is located or in an y adj o inin g Co un ty whose border to u ch es the other at an y p o int , w ithou t making an Inquiry .
The proposed Amendment r e a d s a s follow s :
"Section 8 - A petition for initiation and membership may be filed with any Lodge where the place of meeting is in the same County as that in which the petitioner resides, or in any adjoining County, without inquiry being made of the ot her Lodges in said County or adjoining County. For the purposes of this Section an adjoining Cou n ty is one whose border touches the other at any point.
"I n a ll o ther cases, ho w ever, when a petition s received by a Lodge o ther than that which is neares t to the place of resid ence of a petition er , the Lodge receiving such petition for initia tion and members hip , s hall, under its seal, reques t a Lodge within th is Jurisdiction, nearest the place of residence of the p et itioner, to appoint a Committee of Inquiry , consisting of three Ma ster Ma sons, members of the Lodge. T he Committee s ha ll be appointed as soon as the reques t is r eceived The reques t need not be re a d in Lodge before the Committee s appointed . The notices for the meeting of the Lodge inquired of shall s tate 'A Committee of Inquiry has been a ppointed to determine t he s tanding and character of and his fitness to b e made a Mason in L od ge No an d shall give the age, occupa tion an d residence of the peti tioner.' If the inquiry is recei ved in sufficient time to print it in the notice for the next s tated meetin g it shall be pla ced in tha t notice.
re tary of the Lodge to certify unde r the seal of the Lodge to the Grand Secretar y the result of the inv estigation.'
Ar t icl e XX I , Sec ti o n 12 , would be r esc ind ed a nd Sec ti o n s 13 thr o ug h 17 wo uld b e re n u mbe r e d Sect io n s 12 t hrou g h 16, inclusive.
The othe r pro posal wo uld am end Article XIII , Sec tion 34, to p e rmit t he Gra nd Treas urer and Gra n d Sec re tar y to b ecom e m e mb ers of th e Commit tee on Masonic H o m e s Thi s propo sed Am end me nt r ea d s as f ollows:
" T he Committee on Masoni c Homes shall cons ist of the Grand Mas te r, the Deput y Grand Ma s ter, the Senior and Junior Grand Wardens the G rand Treasurer th e Grand Secretary, and seve n other members of the Grand Lodge w ho shall be chosen annuall y b y ballot at the Qua r terly Communication next preceding St. John the Evangelist 's Day, and shall se rve until their successors a re elected or as hereinafte r p rovided.
T he G rand Treas urer , the G rand Secreta ry and the se ven membe rs o f the Committee on Ma sonic Homes w ho are not G rand Offi cers shall se rve until th ei r successors a re elected , but no su ch member shall serve more than ten years o n th e Committee.
An y G rand Officer except the Grand T reasurer a nd the Gra n d Secre tary w h o s ubseque nt to hi s s er vice as s u ch , becomes one of the s even othe r membe r s of the Committee r efer red to a bove, s h all be elig ible to serve a f u ll en -yea r te rm , exclusive of the time serve d as a G r and Officer. The ten- year limitation s hall not a ppl y to those o f th e seven other member s r efe rred to above, who were se rv in g as s uch on December 2, 1969 .'
a G r a nd Lo dge Co mmu nica tion. All Ma s ter Ma son s are in v ite d . Bro. Edwa rd T Fu ll er , a Pa s t Di s t ri c t Dep u ty G r a nd Ma s te r an d Secr e tar y o f the Cou de rs po rt Sco tt is h Ri te Bo di e s , i s Ge n eral C h a irman of a rra n ge m e nts for t he Commun icatio n. M aso n s d e s ir ing to h av e d inn e r a t 5 : 00 p m. , Sep te m ber 2 , in Cou d ersp o rt , s hou ld m ake r e se r va tion s a s soo n a s
sib le by se ndi ng $ 3 .0 0 p
r pe rso n to Bro. Edwa r d T. F ull e r , Secreta r y , Co ude rs p o rt Scot ti s h R ite Bo di e s, Bo x 69, Co ude rsp o rt , P a. 169 15 Th e din ner w ill be h e ld in the s p ac io u s dinin g room o f the Scott is h R ite Cathedr al
Bro . T heodore K. Warner , Jr . mi t te e o n By-L aws w he n his firm wa s a p po in te d G e ne ra l Co u n sel. H e w ill c o n tin u e to serve t h e co mmittee a s a co ns ul ta n t.
" T he Committee appointed by the Worshipful Mas ter s hall pro mptl y make diligent a nd careful inquiry a s to the ch a racter and fitne ss of the petition er to be m a de a Mason a nd determine w hethe r a n y valid Masonic objection ex is ts aga in s t him. The report of the Committee to be favorable mu st be s igned by all membe r s of the Committe e If an y member of the Committee refus es or fails to act , the Master shall a ppoint anothe r memb er in his pl ace If on e member o f the Com· mittee reports unfa vora bly , the petitioner mu s t be considered as unworthy When the Committee has complete d its investigation , it shall s ubmit its r eport in writing to th e Wors hip ful Mas ter at the sta ted meeting the notice fo r which inform ed the memb er s of the app ointm en t of the Co mmittee o f I nquir y. The W orshipful Ma ster sh a ll th en direct the S ec-
