The schedule for Grand Lodge Officers the nex t three months includes:
June 3 - Graduation Exercises, Patton Masonic School, Elizabethtown.
June 7 -Quarterly Communication, Scottish Rite Cathedral, Allentown.
June 8 - Deputy Grand Master, 50th Anniversary, Harry A. Houseman Lodge No. 717, Somerton
June 16- Grand Master, lOOth Anniversary, Braddo ck's Field Lodge No. 510, Braddock.
June 16 - Deputy Grand Master, Annual Conclave, Order of D eMolay King of Prussia.
June 17 - Grand Master, lOOth Anniversary, Germania Lodge No. 509, Pitts burgh.
June 23 - Grand Lodge Officers, meeting, Committee on Masonic Homes, Elizabethtown.
June 24- Grand Master, lOOth Anniversary, Dallas Lodge No. 508, Pittsburgh
July 14 - Grand Lodge Officers, Council of D eliberation, Phil adelphia
July 28 - Grand Lodge Officers, meeting, Committee on Masonic Homes, Elizabethtown
August 25 - Grand Lodge Officers, meeting, Committee on Masonic Homes, Elizabethtown.
Monroeton Church
Dedicated to Masonry
(Continued from Page 4) and comp letely painting the interior. A large dining area, adjoined by a modern kitchen, was completed
There were many proud Brethren when the work was fina lly finished, amo n g them Bro. Richard M Robinson of New Albany, District Deputy Grand Master of the 16th Masonic D istrict and a Past Master of Evergreen Lodge. Bro . Robinson made an official visitation t o his Lodge last September when it held it s first meeting in its n ew hom e. Evergreen Lod ge was constituted Aug. 12, 1819 in Towanda. In 1846 , the Lod ge moved to Monroeton.
Appointed Officers Keep a Date
The appointed Grand Lodge Officers kept an appointment with the photographer at the close of Grand Lodge at the March Quarterly Communication. Left to right front are Bros. George N. Holmes, Grand Marshal; Walter B. Wilson, Grand Pursuivant; William E. Yeager, Jr., Senior Grand Deacon; J. Reese Beyrent, Grand Sword Bearer, and Thomas H Burgess, Junior Grand Deacon. Left to right rear are Bros. Wilmer E. King, Grand Steward; Charles S. Reyner, Grand Tyler, and William L. Mullan, Grand Steward.
Programming Chief Concern
Culture Group Aids Lodge Planning
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Masonic Di stricts were not represented on the first lis tin g which was mailed in late 1971. Therefore, the cu lture committ ee is appealing to many District Deputy Grand Masters for the names and addresses of Brethren wh o would be competent speaker s for Lodge meetings and activities.
The staff of the Grand Lodge Library and Museum is busy serving the Craft
and the public. The card catalog i s being r ev ised and n ew books are being added to the collection. Many of the books are r elative to events , persons and Masonic subjects of specia l interest for the 1976 Bicentennial Celebration.
Lodges interested in s tarting their ow n libraries should app ly for a "starter set" through their District Deputy Grand Masters. The set cons ist s of six historical volumes on Freemasonry and is being made available by Grand Lodge. There will be no charge excep t shipping costs.
Bro. Alexander Named 'Engineer ol the Year'
Bro. Wallace H. Alexander , District Deputy Grand Master of the 2nd Maso nic District for more than seven yea rs, ha s b een n amed "Engineer of the Year."
Bro. Alexander was chosen for the high h onor this yea r by the Harrisburg Chapter , Pennsylvania Society of Professiona l Engineer s
Since 1963 Bro Alexander ha s been president of H. B. Alexander & Son
Fund Campaign Goes
Mason s of Pennsylvania hav e put the $ 1,000 ,000 "Guest and Building Fund" drive over the top. When the campaign closed in March , gifts totaling $1,280 ,073 h ad been contributed to the fund for the Masonic Homes at Elizabethtown.
A BREAKDOWN of the contributions showed $ 1,155 ,073 in cash donations and $ 125,000 in pledges to be paid over a three-year p eriod.
Two Pennsylvania Masons made l arge contributi ons to the "Gues t and Build-
ing Fund," assuring its success
Bro. R. George Dickel gave $219,000 in memory of his late wife, Flore nce M. Dickel. ·
Bro. Melvin G. Keller and his wife, Mary F. , gave $66,000 as a memorial.
MANY OTHER Brethren and Lodges also made major contribut ions to the fund. A complete list of these contributors and the rooms and furnishings to be d edicated as memorials in their honor will be printed in the August edition of "The Pe nnsylvania Freemason."
Happiness Is . .. Burning the Mortgage
Less than six years after buying a chu rch to renovate into their Masonic Temple the Brethren of Lodge No. 596 in Souderton gathered for the mortgage burning 'ceremony. T he b1g event took place at a dinner held last Feb. 14 in the Temple at Main and Happily putting the torch to mortgage are (left to right front) Bro. Harry B. Smtth, prestdent <;>f the MacCalla Masonic Hall Association and a trustee of the Lodge, and James E Smtth the Worshipful Master. Looking on behind as flames do job are (left to rtght) Bro Leon R. Cope, a Past Master of Lodge and also a trustee; Bro Charles S. Reyner,
Over Top
Commenting on the success of the fund , Bro. W. Orville Kimmel , R. W. Grand Master, sa id :
"Grand Lodge is sincerely and deeply appreciative of the Brethren who generously gave to benefit others.
"REACHING THE campaign goal assures us of continued advancement of our most important charity, the Masonic Home s at Elizabethtown.
"Your splendid support, and the dedication of the Brethren who made major (Continued on Page 4)
Harrisburg Educator To Address Grads At Patton Exercises
Bro. David H. Porter , s uperintendent of Harrisburg schools and a tru stee of Patton Masonic School at Elizabethtown , will be the principal speaker June 3 at Patton commencement exercises. T en sen iors will receive their dip lomas at the 11 a .m. exercises in the George H. Deike Auditorium of the Mason ic H o mes at Elizabethtown.
MEMBERS OF the graduating clas s and their sponsoring Lodges are: Robert L. Bachich, St. Alban-Swain Lodge No. 529, Philade lphia; Larry A. Boone , Lodge No. 62, Reading; Kim J. Cha lle nge r , Cressona Lodge No. 426, Cressona; Sam R. Dubs , Eureka Lodge No. 302, Mechanicsburg; Dale R . Kinkead , Orient Lodge No. 590, Wilkinsburg.
Stanley L. Mathna, Orrstown Lodge No. 262, Orrstown; Glenn W Miller, Victory Lodge No. 694, Butler; Donald D. Wal ton, Coatesville Lodge No 564, Coatesv ille; Charles E. Ward, Jr ., Frank lin Lod ge No. 221, P ittsburgh; and Dennis C. Wiggins, Washington Lodge No. 156 , Quarryville THE GRADUATES will be presented their dip lomas by Bro. Richard A . Rudi s ill, al so a Patton trus tee. Another highli ght o f the commence(Continued on Page 4)
AN OFFICIAL PUBLI CATION OF THE RIGHT WORSHIPFUL GRAND LODGE OF FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS OF PENNSYLVANIA
THE PENNSYLVANIA FREEMASON
ued Quarterly
February, May August and November at Masonic Homes, Eliub ethtown, Pennsylvania, by The Right Worshipf ul Grand Lodge of The Most Ancient and Honorable Fraternity of Free and Ac· cepted Masons of Pennsylvania and Masonic Juris· dictio n Thereonto Belonging.
Approved and Authorized To Be P inted By The Grand Ma
Allentown Hosts June Quarterly
The l une Quarterly Communication • of Grand Lodge w ill b e h e ld June 7 in · t h e Scottish Rite Cathe dral in Allentow n .
Although th e b egi nning of Freemasonry in Allentow n d a tes back as early as 18 17, this w ill be the fir st time the city hosts suc h a meeting.
HUNDREDS OF Masons are expected to attend th e Communication in the cathedra l, one of the most modern and magn ificent in the United States. It was dedicated Aug. 23, 1970.
The beautiful, air conditioned building is the f raternal home of more than 10 ,000 Scottish Rite Masons from the Lehigh and Delaware Valleys of Pennsylvania .
Highlights of the Communication w ill include afternoo n meetings of the Dist r ict Deputy Gra nd Masters and Grand Lodge's Committee on Finance.
Portable Exhibit Provides Lodges
A portable, trave ling exhibit o f Masonic articles is now ava ilabl e through Grand Lodge for u se by Symb oli c Lo dges throughout the Juri sdiction T he ex hib it, w hi ch i s arranged b y the Comm ittee on Masonic Culture, con sis ts of two dis play cases of ar ticles from the Grand Lodge Mu se um in the Maso nic Temple , Philadelphia. The mu se um has one o f th e fin est collections of Mason ic treasures in t h e wo rld.
EQUIPPED WITH ligh ti n g fixture s, th e folding cases m eas ure four by six feet when opened for sh owi ng T h e exhibi t a lso conta ins a framed facsim ile of Bro. Geo rge Was hin gton s Masonic apro n. T h e origin a l apron is cons id e r ed Gra nd Lodge's m ost priceles s possess io n . T h e apron was embroid ered b y Madame Lafa yette and h e r husband, Bro. Marq ui s de Lafayette, presented it to Bro. Wash ington in Augu st, 1784
For v iewing purposes, the di splay c ases m ay be place d on m e tal easel s w hi ch come w ith th e exh ibit. Lodge s which desire to u se the traveli ng exhibit should make the requ es t through th ei r Di strict Deputy Gra nd Master.
THE LODGE mu st arra n ge fo r transportation of the portable cases and assume respo ns ib il ity for their securi ty until they are returned to the Ma soni c Temple in Philadelphia
We igh t o f th e two di s play cases, metal ease ls, spe cial h ea vy canvas cove rs w ith caste rs and cu shi on ma ter ial is a bout 500 po unds .
Elected Officers Show Gratification
T h e faces of t he elected G rand Lodge Officers mirror their gratificat ion over the large tu rnout of Brethren a nd the highly successfu l progra m at the March Quarterly Communication. Pausing for a picture-taking session at the close of Grand Lodge are (1. to r. fron t) Bro John L. McCain, R. W Senior Gra nd Warden; Bro W. Orville Kimmel, R. W Grand Master, and Bro. Rochester B. Wood all , R W. Deputy Grand Master Left to right rear are Bro. Ashby B Paul, R. W. Gra nd Secretary, and Bro. Walter P Wells, R. W. Junior Grand Ward en. Bro. Arthur R. Diamond, R. W Grand Treasure r, was not present f or the photo because of a death in the family.
20 DeMolay Scholarships Grand Lodge Sends Boys to Camp
T he Gra nd Lodge of Pennsylvania i s provid ing 20 sch olarships to send qualified yo uth s to a DeMo lay L ea dership Camp in the state this summer Br o. W. Orville Kimme l, R. W G rand Master, sa id under th e progra m a sc ho larsh ip is available for each of the 20 DeMola y Di str icts in t he Jurisdicti on. Each scho larsh ip costs $75.
THIS IS THE fir s t time a Leadership Camp w ill be h eld in P enn sylv an ia, sa id a spo kesman for the Inte rnat io na l Suprem e Co un c il , Order of DeMo lay T he group w ill h o ld e igh t similar ca mp s t his summer in almost eve r y sec tion of the U ni te d Stat es. The Northea st Ca mp w ill b e h eld Jul y 23-29 in the Hilltop Lodge sec tion
of the Brandywine Valley YMCA at Dow ni ng town, abo ut 35 miles west of P hiladelphia.
T he YMCA activiti es take in more tha n 500 ac res of rolling hill s in the sceni c Brandywine Valley. T h ere is an Olympic-size sw immi ng pool , horseback rid ing, hiki ng trails, tennis , softball and volleyba ll.
BESIDES OFFERING fun and fellowship, the Lead e r ship Camp w ill provide all-rou nd training in DeMolay progra ms. There will b e discussio n an d insp iration al sessions in w hich each you th can share hi s ideas and problems with DeMolays from many ar eas of the country.
A banquet for Grand Lodge Officers and the District Deputy Grand Masters w ill b e held at 5: 15 p .m . in the basement of the Masonic Temple , which adjoins th e cathedra l. The dinner is b y invitation only
GRAND LODGE will open at 7 p.m. in the 850-seat auditorium of the cathedral. The auditorium features a large, modern stage with controlled lighting effects
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A ll Master Masons are invite d to attend Grand Lodge.
T h e cath ed ra l, which is in the 15 00 block of Hamilton Street, also has a s paciou s lobby, two lounges , confe rence a nd mee ting rooms and business offices
MSA Welcomes Kentucky as Newest Member
T he Masonic Service Association of the United Sta tes h as welcomed the Grand Lodge of Kentucky as it s n ewest me mbe r.
Bro. W. Orville Kimmel , R. W Gra nd Mas ter of Pennsylvania , had the privilege of presenting Bro. R. Cliff W ilder, Most Wor shipfu l G r a nd Master o f Kentucky, at th e association's 53rd annu a l mee ting la st Feb 2 1 in Washington, D.C.
Bro. Kimmel served as chairman of the association' s 197 1 M embership Committee.
FORTY-THREE Grand Lodges now h o ld memberships in the association. In r eviewing its 1971 ac tiviti es, the assoc iation repor ted a t the meeting tha t the Hos pital Visitation Program continue s to grow. New Field Agents were appo inted in Pennsylvania l ast year to begin visiting patients in the Ve teran s Hospi tal at Wilkes-Barre a nd in Valley Forge Ge nera l Hospital at Phoenixville.
Membership Drops to 239,722
As Deaths Offset Initiations
There were 239,722 Masons in 610 Symbolic Lodges in Pennsylvania as of l as t Dec. 27, the b eg inning of the new Masonic Year.
Bro. As hb y B. Paul, R W. Grand Secretary, reported that represent s a decrease in memb ersh ip of 2,667 Brethre n f or 1971.
HE PRESENTED the membership summ a r y at the March Quarte rly Communication in the Masonic Temple, Philad elphia. Bro. Paul emphasized the statistics were preliminary since a study of the gene ra l returns h ad not b een completed.
D u ri n g 197 1, Bro. Paul said, there were 4,683 Brethren initia ted into t h e Fraternity and 8 15 admitted. T h ese ga in s , h owever, were offset whe n death, suspe n sion s and res ignation s t ook 8, 165 Brethren off the membership roster.
Death calle d 5,980 me mbers l ast year, w hile 1 ,459 were su spended a n d 726 resigned, according to Bro. Paul.
One n ew Lodge was con stituted in 197 1, bringing th e number of Lodges to 6 11. However, t h e total r everted t o 610 with a Lodge me rger l ater in the year.
MEANWHILE, BRO. Pa ul reported 548 Brethren atte nde d the March Quarte rl y Communication. They r epresented 238 Lodges . Bro. W. Orville Kimmel, R W. Grand Mas ter, said su ch a fine turnout "s hows there is something good ab o ut Free masonry." T h e interest of so many Brethren, h e added, is really e ncouraging.
A proposed a me ndme nt to the Ahiman Rezon was submitted a t the March Quarterly Bro. Paul said the propo sal
would amend Article XII, Section 13 to permit a District Deputy Grand Master to retire from that office and be created a Past District Deputy Grand Ma ster after ser v ing five yea r s in office in stead of 10 years, as no w required. Action o n the proposed amendment w ill b e taken at the December Quarterly Communication.
Renowned Researcher Tours State, Talks On Craft Ritua I
Bro. Harry Carr of London, E n gl a nd, one of the f orem ost Masonic scholars and histori a n s in the world , was a guest s peaker thi s month a t Lodges in the Pitts burgh, Philadelphia a nd Harrisbu rg a reas
Bro. Carr is Secretary of Quatuor Coronati Lodge No. 2076 in London, whi ch is recognized unive r sally as the p r emier Lodge of Researc h in F reemaso nr y
DURING HIS visit t o Pennsylvania, he lectured on "600 Years of Craft Ritual. "
Bro. Carr addressed th e Brethren of Avalon Lodge No 657 in Bellevue, near Pitt sb urgh, on May 2. His travel s brought him May 4 to the Masonic T emple, Philadelphia, where h e spok e at a Stated Meeting of Oriental Lodge No. 385 in Co rinthi a n Hall. Bro. Carr conclud ed his Pennsylvania lecture tou r May 6 in Harrisburg. In the spacious ballroom of the Sco tti sh R ite Cathedral , h e add ressed a Table Lodge h e ld by Steelto n -Swatara Lodge No. 775 of Steelton .
Allentown's beautiful Scottish Rite Cathedral will be scene of Grand Lodge's June Quarterly Communication. T alle r structure in b ackground is the Masonic Temple.
Fund Campaign Goes Over Top
With Maior Gifts
(Continued from Page 1) gifts, gives Grand Lodge one of its brightest moments. We are justly proud of you."
WHEN IT WAS previously known as the Guest Fund with a goal of $500,000, the most ever contributed was $492,000.
The $1,000,000 goal was set this year, however, and the fund drive designated "Guest and Building Fund" because of two considerations.
They were ( 1) the need for $5 00,000 to provide necessi ties for Guests at the Homes and (2) the need for $50 0,000 to p ay toward the new 116-bed extended care facility under construction at the Homes.
The success of the campaign will enable Grand Lodge to earmark $600,000, or an additional $ 100,000 for the new building. The added money is needed for safety requirements such as smoke detectors and overhead sprinklers in the new building, as now required by state law.
IN GRATITUDE for Bro. Dickel's most generous gift , the large out-patient clinic which connect s the n ew building with the ho sp ital will be named the "Florence M. Dickel Clinic" in memory of his wife who died in 1968.
Bro. Dickel, who resides in Maplewood, N.J., is a member of Bristol Lodge No . 25 in Bristol, Pa. His late fath er also was a member of the Lodge and a late brother, Harry C. Dickel, was a Past Master of the Lodge.
In gratitude for Bro. and Mrs . Keller's generous gift, the recreation room and office and visitors' lounge on the first floor of the extended care building will be dedicated to "Mary F. and Melvin G. Keller." A plaque will be placed in the areas to designate the memorial.
BRO. KELLER is a memb er of North Star Lodge No. 241 in Warren.
In addition to the gift for the ex te nded care building, Bro. and Mrs. Keller also contributed $66 ,000 to the Thomas Ranken Patton Masonic Institution for Boys at Elizabethtown to assist Grand Lodge in the operation of the school.
Harrisburg Educator
Speaks at Patton
(Conti nu ed from Page 1) ment program will be the presentation of awards to outstanding me mbers of the cla ss. Each graduate al so will be presented a Bible emb ossed with hi s name in gold.
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When spring was ushered in back in March, all the structural steel had been placed for the $3.5 million, 116-bed extended care facility at the Masonic Homes at Elizabethtown. A spokesman for the general contractor said work on the three-story building is progressing "close to schedule." Ground was broken last July and target date for completion of the facility is the "s ummer of 1973."
Closed Church in Monroeton Stands Dedicated to Masonry
A church in northeastern Pennsylvania w hich serve d its flock for a century before closi ng its doors today stands as a Ma sonic Temple whose members also are dedicated to high principles.
The old Monro eton Pre sb yterian C hurch in Monroeton, Bradford County, i s the new home of Evergreen Lodge No. 163.
THE LODGE ROOM in the completel y r enovated church was dedicated April 29 at a Special Communication of Grand Lodge. Bro. W. Orville Kimmel, R W. Grand Master, officiated at the impress ive dedication ceremony. He was
accompanied by a corps of Grand Lodge officers.
A dinner for 150 guests was h eld in Monroeton Fire Hall after the ceremony, which marked an hi storical highlight for the 152-year-o ld Evergreen Lodge.
Another ca me las t Sept. 28 when the Lod ge held it s first meeting in the church it had b een given as a gift by the congrega tion and the Lackawanna Presbytery.
Before moving into its newly r e· modeled home, the 179-member Lodge had met the past 125 years in small, second-s tory quarters in a building on Monroeton's Main Street.
SO WHEN THE Brethren learned of the congr ega tion's d esi re to give them the spacious church w ith its b eautiful stained w indow s, they thankfully accepte d.
The con gregation , with the Presbytery's approva l, d ec ided to take the s tep afte r the membership had fallen off to the extent it b eca me financi ally imposs ible to keep the doors open.
The church was given to the Lodge because the parishioners, as well as the community, did not wan t to see a hou se of worsh ip b ecome a commercial est ablishme nt or remain vacant to deteriorate.
A wo rk force of about 30 Lodge members tac kled the ex te nsive job of remodeling the church. For months, eve r y spare hour we nt into the tremend ous effor t to ready the Masonic Temple
THE LABOR, ALL of which was donated, in clu ded putting in new partiti ons and removing others, plastering
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Culture Group Aids lodge Planning
A new "Bulletin" is being published b y Grand Lodge's Committee on Masonic Culture to assist Lodges in planning and conducting more interesting meetings and activities.
The "Bulletin" will emphasize Lodge programming , which is one of the principal co ncerns of the Grand Master.
THE CULTURE committee will publish the " Bulletin" from time to time as part of a renewed effort to broaden its Masonic education program. Each edition will contain suggestions, ideas, methods and general Masonic information which may be used by Lodge Officers in developing a nd conducting their programs .
The first "Bulletin" was distributed in March to all Worshipful Masters, Wardens and the chairmen of the Lodge Committees on Masonic Culture.
In other action Bro. Martin D. Rife, chairman of the seven-member Grand Lodge Committee on Masonic Culture, has appointed sub-committees within hi s gro up to handle special assignments. They are:
Library and Museum - Bro W. Frederick Warren, vice chairman of the cu lture committee, and Bro. John Lawso n , a Pa st District Deputy Grand Master; District Seminars - Bro. Herman A. Dotter, a Past District Deput y Grand
Master, and Bro. H oward 0. Stahl; Chairs '73 Committee
Publications -:- Bro. C. Harry Lefever, a Grand Lodge chaplain, and Bro. Kenneth W. Nebinger; Lodge Programming -Bros. Warren and Ne binger and Bro. William A. Carpenter, Director of Masonic Education.
MEANWHILE, MANY other activities are being stressed in the cultural program.
Lodges will b e sent up on request copies of the popular folder, "Fr eemasonry, A Way of Life"; the booklet, " The Making of a Mason"; the four candidate booklets; fold e r s on the five Ancient Charges; and the Circulating Library brochure which li sts books ava il able from the Grand Lodge Library.
Copi es of the booklet, "Facing the East," have been dis tributed to Senior Wardens to prepare them for their terms as Worshipful Master s.
The "Questions and Answers" b ooklet is being revised for its fourth printin g. The eight Masonic culture pamphlets are being completely revised. Serious consideration is being given to combi ning these pamp hlets into an eight or nine chapter working manual for the Lodge Committees on Masonic Culture .
THE SPEAKER'S Bureau listing is be ing increased and w ill be cir culated again to the Lodges Nearly h alf of the
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Bro. Kimmel Gets Conference Post
Bro. W. Orville Kimmel, Grand Master of Masons in Pennsylvania, has been elected chairman of the Conference Committee for the 1973 Conference of Gra nd Masters of Masons in North America.
The nine-memb er Confe rence Committee was elected at the annual Conference of Grand Mas ters h eld la st Feb. 22-23 in Washington, D C.
T HE COMMITTEE w ill be ;esponsible for the arrangements and programs for the 1973 conference '
Elected to se rve w ith Bro. Kimmel on the Conference Committee are:
Bro. William K. Bailey, Grand Maste r of the Grand Lodge of Canada in the P rov ince of Ontario.
Bro. Bill P . Horn, Deputy Grand Master of the Gra nd Lodge o f Washing ton.
Bro. Lloyd S. Coch ran, Deput y Grand Master of the Gra nd Lodge of New York.
Bro. Frank A. Kenyon, Deputy Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of the District of Columbia.
Bro. Howard f . Hunter , Deputy Grand Ma ster of th e Grand Lodge of 5
Nebraska.
Bro. Robert H. Dane/son, Deputy Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of New Hampshire.
Bro. Edwa rd B. Shearer, Senior Grand Warden of the Grand Lodge of Mississippi.
Bro. William B. Stans bu ry, Jr. , Past Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Maryland and executive secretary of the Conference of Grand Masters.
Fifty-nine Grand Masters attended the 1972 conference They represented 49 Grand Lodges of the United States, eight Grand Lodges of Canada, one Grand Lodge of Puerto Rico and one G rand Lodge-the York-of Mex ico.
A HIGHLIGHT OF the 1972 conference was the opening address by Bro. Kimmel in a g roup discussion sess ion. He spoke on " Rel at ion ship of Freema sonry to the Religious Community."
The other three group di scussion topics were "Th e Transient Mason" ; "How U niversa l Should Our Masonic Charity Be?" and "Is Nationalism and Masonry the Same?"
The topics developed mu ch interes t and a w ide range of op inions and ide as w e re exchan ged.
Old Presbyterian church in Monroeton serves as Masonic Temple 4
Planning cultural program activities is the Grand Lodge Committee on Masonic Culture, which met during the March Quarterly Communication in the Masonic T emple, Philadelphia. Left to right are Bros. C. Harry Lefever, also a Grand Chaplain; W. Frederick Warren, committee vice chairman; William A. Carpenter , Director of Masonic Educatio n and secretary to the committee; Martin D. Rife, committee chairman; Kenneth W. Nebinger; John Lawson, a Past District Deputy Grand Master; Frank W. Bobb, Librarian and Curator, and Howard 0 Stahl. Bro. Herman A. Dotter, a Past District Deputy Grand Master and also a committee member, was not available for the photo.
Johnstown Group Works to Make Better Brethren
Makin g Masons better indivi duals in their Lodges and in society is one of the purposes o f a n ew ly or gan ized group of Brethren in the John stown area
Known as the Johnstown Masonic Cult u re and S tud y Group, i ts members belong to the four Symbolic Lodges wh ich meet in the J oh ns tow n Masonic T emp le.
THE LODGES ARE Ca mbria Lodge No. 278, Johnstown Lo d ge No. 538, Co nemau gh Va lley L odge No 692 and Su nn ehanna Lod ge No. 742. They are in t h e 41st Masonic District , wit h Bro. Guy E. Walker as District Dep u ty G r and Master .
The c ul ture a nd stud y group di sc usses subjects of interest t o Maso ns a nd how membe r s of the Craft can best serve h umanit y. A major concern o f the group i s to make Masons, es pecially new ly initiat ed members, aware of the sto rehouse of knowledge w hich is avail ab le to those that seek it.
Anoth er project of the grou p is to enlarge a nd improve the lib ra r y in the Johnstown Masonic Temple The library is bei ng ca talogued a nd t he physica l facilities expanded.
T he group is urging more Masons to u se t he li bra r y and read Maso nic li terature. New books h ave been obtained from the Grand Lodge Library in Philadelphi a.
Serving in East
A Family Tradition
The Dunlap family of Ly comin g Cou nt y has its third son serv in g as Wors hi pful Ma ster of Muncy Lodge No. 299.
Bro. Ke nn e th J. Dunlap, of RD 1, Muncy, was elec ted last Dec. 2 to se r ve in the East of th e 1 15year-old Lodge.
Hi s fath e r , Bro. A. Ke nn eth D u n l ap, the secretary of the Scottish R ite Bodie s i n the Va lley o f William sport, was Wo rshipful Master o f th e Lod ge in 1948. He h ad followed in the foot s teps of his father , th e l ate John Dunlap, w h o se rved as Wors hip fu l Maste r in 1918. And the family is hoping Bro. Dunlap' s present term isn 't the end o f thi s wo nde rful trad it io n . For Bro. Dunlap, an acco u ntant, h as two son s, Stan ley and Gary, w ho are we ll aware of "Father's Lodge."
National Memorial to Be Completed
After nearly a half century of labor, American Freemasonry is goin g to achieve compl etion of the George Washington Masonic National Memorial at Alexandria , Va .
App roval ha s been given by the George Washington Masonic National Memorial Associa tion to sp en d $250,000 to complete the exterior granite work on the maje stic building.
THE ASSOCIATION, which repre· sents a ll the Grand Lodges in the United States, took the action l as t Feb 21 at its annual m eet ing in the Memorial.
Calendars Circled in Moscow For Lodge's Double Celebration
The Brethren of Moscow Lodge No. 504 in Mo scow, Lack awanna Coun ty, have had May 27 circled on th e ir cale nd ars for some time.
That day two of t h e mo st memorable even ts in the hi story of the Lo dge w ill be h eld - the dedication of it s new Lodge Room and o b servance of its lOO t h annive r sary.
The Lodge Room w ill be dedicated Lodge to be h eld at 4:30 p.m. in the new T emple on G r een Street.
Bro W. Orville Kimmel , R. W. G r and Ma ster, will dedicate th e Lodge Roo m. He w ill be accompanied b y a co r ps o f G r a n d Lod ge officers.
Foll owing the ceremon y, the Lodge w ill celebrate its lOOth anniversary w ith a banquet at 6:30 p.m in t h e Elm h urst Cou ntr y Clu b. About 200 memb er s and guests w ill at te nd .
T he 154-memb er Moscow Lodge was const ituted April 12, 1872. It is in the 59 th Mason ic District, w i th Bro. Clifford J. Man ns as Dist ri ct D eputy Grand Ma s ter.
THE CRAFTSMEN'S Associatio n of the Lod ge was founded i n 19 61 w ith two primary ob jectives - to acquire the l and and erect a n ew bu ildin g.
In September , 1965 th e L odge was mov ed to Dunmore and met there four years un til the n ew bu ilding was completed.
Fo urteen month s afte r moving to Dunm ore, the Craf tsmen's Association bought nearl y two acres of l and along G r een Street in Moscow for its n ew home When i t was comp le t ed October 1, 1969, the L odge r e turned to Moscow and five weeks lat er h eld its fi r st meetin g in t he n ew bu ilding.
Bro. W illi am A. D av is , Wo r shipful Master , sai d the new Templ e ha s he lped renew and create tremendou s e nthu s iasm for Freema sonry in the area.
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Bro. Townsend Recalls Striking Out 'Babe'
Baseball h olds m any memories for fan and playe r alike a nd Bro. W illia m M. Townse nd of Philipsburg, a Past D is trict Deputy G r a n d Ma st er, reca lls an espec ially fond one . As a yo un g lefth ande r 50 years ago, Bro. Townsend strolled out of the bullpe n and struck ou t th e fab le d Babe Ruth w ith th e bases ja mmed with Yankee s and two ou ts
The dramatic, seventh inning s trikeout came as the Yan kees faced New O rlea n s o f the Sou th ern Association in a spr in g exhibiti on game. Now a spry 74, Bro Tow nsend recalled th e moment:
"RIGHT AFTER I f anned him th e ump ir e - i t was Bill Klem, I b elieve - called me in . He h anded me the baseball a nd sa id, 'Here, kid , you migh t want to save t hi s.' "
And Bro. Townsen d s till has the baseba ll he use d to wh iff the ga me's grea tes t h ome run hi t t er .
During hi s diamo nd career, Bro. Tow nse nd also p l ayed aga inst such grea t s as the immortal Ty Cobb, Home Run Baker, Sa tch el Pa ige and Dazzy Vance.
Bro. Townsend i s a Past Mas ter and tru s tee of Moshann on Lodge No. 39 1 in Phi li psburg.
a mount apparently w ill not be adequ ate because of the cu rre nt inflationary tre nd.
IT WAS REPORTED that 109,000 persons vi sited the Memorial l as t yea r It is hoped there will be more visitors thi s yea r.
Another interesting statistic is that the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania leads all others in total contributions to th e Memorial Association. Over the yea rs, Pe nn sylva nia ha s contributed $928,363. New York is second with $9 10,80 2.
Miss USA's Kin
The associa tion approved a resolution to borrow the $25 0 ,000, at five per cent interest, from the Mem orial' s Endowment Fund. The m oney is t o be repaid w ithin five ye ars.
The cornerstone of the ma ssive Memorial was laid in 1923. The b eautiful structure , which cost $5,735,642 to build and e qui p, today has an appraised valu a tion of $1 4 million.
The association announced it plans a fund drive to help ra ise the $250,000 to repa y the Endowment Fund.
BRO JOHN H. HESSEY, Most Worsh ipful P ast Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Maryland and presi dent of the association , discussed some of the Memorial's pro jects and problems.
He pointed out it is necessary t o increase the operating b ud get because of staff sal a r y increases .
In the nea r future, he said, the association also h opes to complete the project of illumin a ting th e Memorial a t night. T h e li ghting a lready has cost $15,000.
Bro. He ssey said $ 19,263 h as been spen t on landscaping but it will cost anot h e r $ 10 ,000 t o complete this wo rk Periodically, h e reported, va n dals have bee n pulling up by root the trees a nd shru bs w hich h ave been newly planted.
PROBLEMS WITH the Memorial's h ea ting sys te m continu e t o face the association , h e added
Bro. Hessey and a ll t h e directors of the association were reel ected to new term s with the excep ti on of Bro. George B. Mize of California, w h o resigned. He was replaced by Bro. Edward H. Siems, Right Worshi p ful Grand Secretary of th e Grand Lodge of California . Duri ng the a nnu al meeting, the variou s Grand Lodges made contributions totalin g $77,000 to the associ atio n. Since its 1972 operating budget is a bout $ 177,000, the $ 100,000 deficit e ither must b e raised or received from the E n· dowment Fu nd to meet expenses.
At prese nt th e E nd owment Fund is valued at $3, 070 ,000. Several years ago it was believe d the Fund should h ave at lea st $4 milli on. However, th is
Oldest Mason Plans 104th Birthday
Next month his fellow Brethren are going to light 104 candles on the birthday cake of Bro. George L. Robe rts of Tunkhannock , the oldest Mason in years of membe r ship in Pennsylvania.
Bes ides ranking No. 1 in thi s Juri sdiction , Bro. Roberts is the fourth oldest Mason in point o f membership thro ugh o ut the United States and Canada.
Are Butler Masons
T h e f a ther, gr andfath er and uncle of one of America's top b ea ut y q u een s are members of the sam e Masonic Lodge in Pennsylvania.
Miss Michele McDonald of Butler, n ear Pittsburgh, has reigned as "Mi ss USA" since c r own ed la st May at Miami Beach She is a grad u ate of K noch High School in Saxonburg, Butler Coun ty.
Amo n g h er biggest boosters are h er f ather, Bro . Richard C . McDonald; h er grandfath er, Bro. Loyal C Walker, a nd uncle, Bro. Jo hn S. Brooks, Jr., a ll members of W illiam H. Miller Lodge No. 769 in Butler.
He has been a m emb e r of Temple L odge No . 24 8 in T unkhannock for more tha n 80 year s.
While Bro. Ro b er t s' 104th birthday w ill be June 16 , he'll b e honored by the Lodge 11 days earlier a t it s June 5 Stated Meeting.
Bro. Roberts is still keenly interested in Masonic activities and atte nd ed the Lodge's a nnual S t. John 's Day banquet la st Jan uar y
His Masonic life includes being a Royal Arch Mason 72 years, a Kni ght Templar 7 1 years and a Shriner 70 years.
Temple's Safekeeping in Good Hands
Moscow Lodge No. 504 will highlight its tOOth anniversary with a banquet and by dedicat· ing Lodge Room in its n ew Masonic
