The Annual Grand Communication of Grand Lodge - to install a new R W. Grand Ma ster of Masons in Pe nn sylvania - will be h eld at 10 a.m. Saturday, December 27, in Syria Mosque, Pittsburgh.
The session is open to all Maste r Masons. You do not have t o b e a Lodge Officer or a Past Mas ter to attend.
Luncheon w ill be served to all those attending at 1:30 p.m. in the banquet room.
Following the lu nch eon at 3 p.m. , a Spec ial Meeting of Milnor Lodge No. 287 w ill be h eld in Syria Mosqu e to receive the newly i nstalled Gra nd Ma ster.
All Masons are al so invited to thi s meeting.
PENNSYLVANIA FREEMASON
Masonic Blood Donor Club
Masons Invited to Membership
The Masonic Blood Donor Club of South eas tern Pennsylvania , w ith 1,970 memb ers, i s celebra tin g its E igh th Anniversary.
During the eight years, the Club h as donated 186 p in ts of blood to G u es ts at th e Ma sonic Home s at Elizabe thtow n.
Bro. Wayne W T hompson i s Ch airman of the Club , and h as served in that capacity since it star ted in 1967. He reported:
"It is quite obvious that active promotion by Lodge Officers and Members does ge t results.
"We would welcome an opportunity to meet with Lodges to tell the Blood
Secon d Class POSTAGE PA ID AT Elizabethtown Pennsylvania
Club story.
"A member of the Club, his wife, and tax dependents are eligible for blood, as and when needed, without charge for the blood ."
If a m emb er d ies, his w idow continues with privileges for one year. The n , if so elec ted, she can join o n h er own ri ght.
The requi rem ent s f or m embership are th at you mu s t give or p r ovide on e pint of blood upon application.
Then, if necessar y, you w ill b e requ ired to give again in th e sa me seq uence of you r memb ers hip number.
Since the start of the Club , eight years ago. no memb er h as been called t o give blood a secon d time.
Annual dues are $2.00. This is to meet operation expenses
Ma sons d esiring membership can send $2.00 to Masonic Blood Don or Club , 1612 Pine S treet, Philadelphia, Pa. 19103. Enclose a self-addressed stamped envelop e .
T hose des iring add itional information on th e Club should write to Bro. Wayne W. Thompso n , 62 0 Washin gton La ne, Jenkintown , Pa. 19046.
Masonic Law
The use or dispensing of intox icating liquors at Masonic banqu et s or at any Masoni c occasion in any room or p lace u n der control of a Lodge is p r ohib ited. Decision XLV II I, Par. 1, Digest of Decisions.
• The PENNSYLVANIA
Grand Master Thanks Brethren For Opportunity to Serve Masonry
By Rochester B. Woodall R. W. Grand Mas ter
At the Annual Com mu nication of the Grand Lod ge on D ecembe r 27 , 1973 you conferred up on me the honor to ser ve as your Grand Master- the h ighes t h onor that can be conferred in Freemaso nry
I assure you that it ha s been the greatest challenge and experience of my en tire life.
By the grace and mercy o f the Supreme Grand Master of the Universe, my menta l and physical power s have remained consta nt. For this , I give gra teful th anks to the Lord.
The goal s whi ch I hoped to accompli sh are eith e r nearing completion or have been comp leted . These will be e nume rated in the Grand Maste r 's Annu al Report which w ill b e prin ted in the 1975 Abstract of Proceedings of Grand Lodge.
The ser vice that I have been able to render has been a great pleasure to m e.
I sincer ely realiz e and acknowledge that it was made possible only beca use of the support and dedication of the Masons of Pen nsylvania.
I ·wish that I could have met each a nd every one of yo u personally b ecause " How can you be a Brother to someone you d on't even kno w ."
By th e use o f this i ssue of th e Pennsylvania F reemason , I extend my sin ce re and h eartfelt th anks to all of yo u as my te nure of office as Grand Master appr oaches Saint John t he Evangelist's Day on December 27, 1975 .
May your futur e be bright, yo ur troubl es sm all , and your enthusias m the greatest.
Construction Has Started at Masonic Homes
Constr uc tion started on O ctobe r 24 for the new replacement buil ding at the Maso nic H ealth Care Cente r of the Maso nic Homes at Eliz a be thtow n
Br o. Rocheste r B. Woodall , Gra nd Master and Chairma n of th e Committee on Masonic H omes, and Bro. Theodore K. Warner, Jr., Chairm an of the Building Subcommittee h eaded the officia l gro und breaking ceremony.
T hey were assisted b y o the r member s of the Comm ittee on Masonic H omes , Guests at the Home s, ar chitects and r epr ese n tatives of the contractor .
T he building was designed b y the arc hi tectural firm of Lawrie and Green of Harrisb u rg. Warfel Construct io n Company of Lancaster was awarded the contract for a low bid of $3,000,000.
Thi s does n ot include architectural fees or furn ish ings. It is estimated tha t th e p r ojec t w ill cost a to tal o f $4,000 ,000 w hen comp leted
The build ing became necessary to replace pat ien t beds los t b y strict state a nd federa l regulations for Adu l t Care Cen te r s.
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Grand Lodge will be held in Syria Mosque, Pittsbu rgh, on Saturday, December 27. Master Masons are invited to attend.
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O il painting of Bro. Rochester B. Woodall , R. W. Gran d Master, will be displayed in Masonic Temple, Philadelphia.
THE PENNSYLVANIA FREEMASON
Issued
Grand Lodge Officers'
Four-Month Itinerary
The schedule for Grand Lodge Officers for the next three m on ths includes:
December 3 - Quarterly Communication, Masonic Temple, Philadelphia.
December 5 - Grand Lodge Officers, meeting , Committee on Ma soni c Homes, Elizabethtown.
December 27-Annual Grand Lodge Communication, Syria Mosque, Pittsburgh .
December 27 - Grand Lod ge Officers, visitation to Speci al Mee tin g of Milnor Lodge No 287 , 3 p.m. , Syria Mosque, Pitts burgh.
January 10 - Grand Ma s ter , Lu Lu Temple's Ma sters' Night, Philad elphia.
January 17 - Grand Master tOOth Anniversary, Cente nnial Lodge No. 544, Carnegie.
23 -:- Grand Lo dge Officers, meetmg, Commtttee on M aso nic Homes. Elizabethtown.
February 13 - Grand Master visitation to Lodge No 3 , Philadelphia.
February 15, 16, 17, 18 - Conference of Grand Masters in North America , Philadelphia.
February 27 - Gra nd Lodge Officers , meeting, Committee on Ma soni c Homes, Elizab ethtown.
March 3 - Quarterl y Communicnti on , Ma so ni c Temple , Philad elphia.
March 6- Grand M aster, 125th Anniversary, Milton Lodge No. 256, M ilton.
March 13 - Grand Mas ter, Syria Ma ste r s Night , Syria Mosq u e, Ptttsburgh.
1976 Masonic Emblem
Available to All Masons After January 2
The Pennsylvania 1976 Masonic Emblem will go on general sa le on Janu ary 2, 1976
Up to th at time, it could only be purchased b y Brethren attending the Sta ted Meeting of their own Lodge in Octo ber.
Therefore , wearing the E mblem in 1975 ha s been restricted to those who attended the Octob e r "Rededication" meeting of their own Lodge .
Two New District Deputies Appointed by Grand Master
Two new District Deputy Gran d Masters have been appointed b y th e Grand Ma ster.
Bro. Alb e rt E. Turn er III, Attorn ey and supe r in tende nt of claims for an insu rance company, wa s named District D eputy Gr and Master for th e 12th Maso nic District , Wilkes-Barre area. He is a memb er of Lo dge No. 61, Wilkes -Barre.
Bro. Leo nid as Galanos, a ce rtifi ed public accountant , was nam ed Dis trict
Dep utv Gr and Ma s ter for Masonic Di strict "F" Phil a delphia.
He is a member of G o thic Lodge No. 519.
Admission Policy
Those who could not attend the October Stated Meeting of the ir Lo d ge can obtai n an emblem b y sen din g $ 2.25 to the Committee on Maso nic Culture, One N. Broa d St ree t , Phil adelphi a, P a. 19107. The price covers , taxes and pos tage costs.
No Emblems w ill b e mailed until J anu ary 2, 1976 . You can se nd money now to ass ure a prom pt delivery after the fir st of th e year
Bre th re n desiring t o visit th e Museum in Masonic Temple. Phil ad eloh ia, can ou r ch ase the Em blem for $2.00 plu s tax after Jan uary 2, 1976.
Wear a 1976 Masoni c Emblem in 1976.
Thi s is the year for Rededication to Country a nd the Ma sonic Fraterni ty.
- ATTEND YOUR LODGE"How can you be a Brother to someone you don't even know?"
Masonic Homes Policy Listed for Regulations
The following is inserte d to complv with Ti tle VI of the Civil Righ ts Act of 1964 and the Pennsylvani a Human R elation s Act:
Admi ss ion s Policy, Ma soni c Homes. Elizabethtown , Penns ylvan ia :
T_he Masonic H omes at Elizabethtown, Pennsyl · vanra are owned and operated by the Grand Lodge o f Free and Accepted Masons of Pennsylvania whose ex istence antedates both the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and he United States of America. There are housed at the Masonic Homes members the ir wives widows and mothers of deceased of the six hundred Lod ges with n the Commonwea lth hav· ing a tota l membership of 237,404 as of December 27. 1972. These Lodges operate under the )u r isdic· lion of the Grand Lodge.
Neither the Constitution of the Grand Lodge nor the By-Laws of the Subordinate Lodges restricts membership by reason of race, colo r· or creed and there are many among our members who are not of th e race no recor·d is kept of our membershrp on a bnsrs of r a ce, color or creed
The admission of our members, or their wives or mothers of deceased members, to Masoruc H omes Is governed by an e lected Committee n!l Masonic Homes. This Committee approves or drsapproves applica ti ons for the admission of mem· bcrs, their relati ves referred to above and c h ildren sponsored by ou r Lodges, solely on th e basi s of n eed and the Committee does not discrimina e by r eason of th e r_ace, creed, national origin, a ge or sex o f th e applicant.
By virtue of the forego ing, the Masonic H omes s 2
in compli ance with Title VI of the Civil Ri ghts Act of 1964 and agrees to comply with the provisions o f that Act and a ll requirements Imposed pursuant thereto to the end that no person shall on the grounds of race, color or nationa origin be excluded from parti cipa ti on in, be denied the benefi ts of or be subjected to disc ri mination in the pro· v rsron of any ca re o r servrce at the Masonic Homes at El izabethtown.
Specifically the above includes, but is not limited to, the follow ing characteristics:
I Inpa tient and ou tpatient care w ill be provided on a nondiscrim inatory basis; all patients will be admitted and receive care without regard to r ace, co o r, or national or gi n.
2. All pati en s will be assigned to rooms fl oors and sections withou regard to race color or na tiona orig n.
3. Patients will not be asked if the y are w ill ing or desire to share a room with a person o an· other race.
4. Er;nployees will be assigned to patient services re11ard to the race, color, or na ti onal orrgm of e rther the patient or employee.
5. Staff p ri v ileges will not be denied professionally qualified personnel on the basis of race color or nat iona o rig in.
6. A!l facilities of this institution will be utilized wrthout regard to race, color, or national origin.
7. Transfer o f patients from the rooms assigned and / or selected will not be made for r acia reasons; however, any patien t may request to upgra.de the room assigned and /or selected at any tr me fo r any reason provided that the room requested Is readily available.
MASON IC HOMES.
ELIABETHTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
The first spade of earth signalled the start of construction for t he new replacement buildin g a t the Masonic Health Care Center at t he Masonic Homes at Elizab ethtown. Left t o right are: Bro. Roch ester B. Woodall, Grand Master; Mrs. Mae Fernback, direc tor of nursing, and Theodore K. Warner, Jr., Chairman of the Building Subcommittee. Holding th e first shovel of earth is Mrs. Sarah Hill, a Homes Gue st, who was 100 years old on No v. 1. Completio n is scheduled for 1977.
Construction started on the new replacemen t building at the
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Grand M aster poin te d out that Pennsylvania Ma sons want their G uests to live in buildin gs tha t are safe from fire hazards.
Th e new building is being constructed in front of the Philadelphia Freemasons Memorial and will become the main entrance to th e Mason ic Health Care Center.
Plans call for the Cornerstone Ceremony to be held on Satur day, July 24, 1776, as p art of Gra nd Lodge's Bicentennial program.
The building will not be completed u nt il th e Spring or Su mmer of 1977
When completed , the building will be "E" shap ed in ord er that it can be p roperly connected with the existing b uil din gs.
Other inform ation on t he proposed new buildin g includes :
• It will be 268 fee t long and 72 feet wide.
• It will have 4 stories in front and three stories in rear
• It will have two main corridor s, creating a central core for service areas. Guest rooms will be around the outside of the corri dors.
• Each main floor will contain 24 double rooms and 8 single rooms, or a bed capacity of 56 a floor
• Each room will have separate wash room facilities .
• Two main floors will be initially completed, creating 112 beds . The third or top floor will remain a shell to afford futu re expansions.
• Each main floor , in addition to Guest rooms, will include dining
areas, solariums, reading rooms, nurses stations, utility rooms , bath rooms, supply areas and treatment rooms.
• The entire building will be air condi tioned.
• The first floor or ground floor, w ill have a half floor space and will include a reception area, general office rooms, chap lain's office and medita tion r oom.
• Modern elevators w ill service the new facility from the ground floor Arrangements will be included to service the third floor when it is completed at a later d ate
• Construction is of stee l , w ith precast concrete and brick, to match the recentl y completed Mason s Care Building.
Volunteer Help Is
For Many Services at Homes
Volunteers - girls, ladies, young men and Master Masons - are needed at the Mason ic Homes at Elizabethtown.
Those interested should contact Bro. Robert W. Westcott. E xecut ive Dire ctor. Masonic H omes, Elizabethtown, P a 17022.
There are many types of service needed. from pu shing wheel chairs to entertaining and visiting with elderl y Guests You can hire employee s but you can't purc:hase compassion . T here are many ways to serve F reemasonry. This is one that will give you great pleasure and sat isfaction.
Memorials Available
Memorial s are available in the $4 ,000,000 replacement building t hat will be erected at the Masonic Health Care Center at the Masonic Homes a t Elizabethtow n.
Bro nze plaques will be placed at rooms and areas to i ndicate the donor, similar to those in th e Masons C are Building.
Suggested gifts and memorial allocations f or in dividuals , Lodges and Masonic D istricts, include :
Send Contributions to Homes
If you have misplaced, or have not r eceived , a self-addressed envelope for your annual contribution to t he Gues t and Building Fu nd for the Masonic Homes at Elizabethtown, send your check direct to: Masonic Homes, Elizabethtown, Pa. 17022 . Please indicate your name, address and Lodge number. Your assistance is needed and deeply appreciated.
Masonic Care Center followin g ground-breaking ceremonies on Oct. 24. Holding an artist rendering of t he new building at the groundbreak in g ceremonies are : left to right: J Robe r t Shaffer, partner, Lawrie and Green, Architects; K. W Whitney, pres ident of Warfel Construction Co.; Bro Rochester B. Woodall, Grand Master; a nd Bro. Theodore K. Warner, Jr. Chairm a n of t he Building Subcommittee.
Pennsylvania Masons Helped "Build" A Nation
This is the third and last article on "Giants" Among Men - Pennsylvania Masons who played important roles in Colonial Days to "build" a new Nation. Pennsylvania Masons honor their Brethren.
Bro. Jonathan Bayard Smith
Bro. Jonathan Bayard Smith, born in Philadelphia, February 21, 1742, was a prominent Philadelphia merchant and a Member of Lodge No. 3, Philadelphia. He served as Worshipful Master of Lodge No. 3 in 1785 . Bro. Smith was the second R. W. Grand Master of the independent Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, serving in 1789-1794, and again in 1798-1802 . He was one of the forceful merchants who protested against the suppressive mercantile measures of England. Active as a member of the Provincial conventions or congresses of 177 5 and 177 6, he helped to engineer the overthrow of the old provincial government of Pennsylvania.
Bro. Smith was elected to the Continental Congress on February 5, 1775, but resigned in September to assist in the defense of the city when the British were appoaching Philadelphia.
His military career started in 1775 when he was made li eutenant colonel of a battalion of Associators in Philadelphia commanded by his brother-inlaw, Col. John Bayard. He later served with distinction in the 1777 Brandywin<l campaign.
He was a member of the Council of Safety and the Board of War, and was a s taunch supporter of the Articles of Confederation which became effective in 1781. He served as prothonotary of the court of common pleas of Philadelphia from 1777 to 178 8 , and became auditor general of Pennsylvania in 1794.
Bro. Smith was a t rustee of the University of Pennsylvania and a member of the American Philosophica l Society. He died June 16 , 1812
The Minutes of the Grand Lodge show that his family reques ted burial "in Masonic form" in the graveyard of the Second Presbyterian Church of Philadelphia. Some 600 Brethren from the Grand Lodge and sub ordinate Lodge s participated in the funeral procession and services.
Bro. Edward Hand
Bro. Edward Hand , a native of Irel a nd , was born Decembe r 31, 1744. H e studi ed medi cine a t Trinity College,
Dublin, and in 1767 came to Philadelphia as surgeon's mate in the 18th Royal Irish Regiment.
As an ensign, he went with his regiment to Fort Pitt in 1772, returning to Philadelphia two years later.
After resigning his commission, Bro. Hand practiced medicine in Lancaster, Pa. At the outbreak of the Revolution, he joined Co lonel Thompson's Pennsylvania battalion of riflemen on June 25, 1775, as a lieutenant colonel and took part in the siege of Boston. ·
He gave outstanding service against Cornwallis and Howe in the battles of Long Island, White Plains, Trenton and Princeton.
He also participated in Sullivan's campaign against the Indi an s in 1779. Bro Hand was a daring officer, skilled in log istic s. He became adjutant genera l of the Continental Army in 1781 , and in 1783 was brevetted major general.
After the war Bro. Hand returned to his practice of medicine and became active in political affa irs. He was a member of Congress , 1784-75; in the Pennsylvania Assembly, 1785-86; a presidential elector , 1789; a member of the Pennsylvania constitutional convention, 1789-90.
He was an intimate friend of Gen. and Bro. Washin gton during and after the Re volution. A fraternal as well as military associate of Col. and Bro . Thomas Proctor and Col. and Bro. Isaac Craig, he joined th em as one of the Worshipful Masters of Military Lodge No. 19 (now Montgomery Lodge No. 19)
He di ed at Rockford, Lanca ste r Co. , Pa. on September 3, 1802.
Bro. Thomas Cadwalader
Bro. Thomas Cadwalader, physician of Philadelphia, a Revolutionary surgeon , was born in 1707.
As a doctor, Bro. Cadwalader is noted for his use of inoculation against smallpox In 1750 he d elivered the first series of medical lectures in Philadelphia
In civic affairs, he was associated with Bro. Benjamin Franklin in founding the Library Company of Philadelphia in 1731.
H e was one of the original physicians of the Pennsylvania Hospital a nd one of the first members of the American Philosophical Society. In politics, h e served as a m ember of the Philadelphia Common Council, 1751-1774, and the Provincial Council from 1755 until that body was dissolved at the beginning of the Revolution
In 1765 , he signed Philadelphia's non-imp ortation agreement and participated in a mass meeting at the State House protesting the Stamp Act.
In July 1776, the Comm ittee of Safety appointed Bro. Cadwalader one of several doctors on a committee to examine all cand idates applying for the position of surgeon in the na vy. During th e Revolution h e was frequently requested by American authorities to exami ne prisoners of war in Philadelphia.
On one su ch occasion, he examined General Prescott of the British army. The General was so appreciative of this servi ce that he secured the release of Bro. Cadwalader's son, Lamb e rt, a pri so n er of the British fo llowing the disastrou s battle of Fort Wa shington.
Lambert Cadwalader served as captain of a company known as the "Greens." His brother, John, served as Captain of a city troop known as the "Silk Stocking Company." (A sketch of John Cadwalader appeared in the last issue of the Pennsylvania Freemason.)
Bro. Cadwalader was a member of St. John's Lodge, or "First" Philadelphia, and in June 1738 was chosen Senior Grand Warden. He died at Trenton, New Jersey, November 14, 1779, and was buried in the Friends' burying ground there.
Two Muhlenberg Brothers
The name Muhlenberg is well known in the early history of our cou ntry. Bro. John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg, born at Trappe, Pa., October 1, 1746, was a member of Lodge No. 3, Philadelphia.
He was a Lutheran minister, son of Henry M. Muhlenberg, virtual found er of the Lutheran Church in America.
In 1771 he accepted a ca ll to the German Lutheran Congregation at Woodstock, Va. Before accepting the call, however, he went to England and in 1772 was ordained a priest in the Anglican Church by the bishop of London. Later that year he took charge of his Woodstock congregation.
Bro. Muhlenberg became actively involved in politics. He was elected to the Virgini a House of Burgesses in 1774 and became chairman of one of th e cou nty committees on public safety.
In January 1776 he preach ed hi s farewell sermon, and at the clo se of the ser v ice threw off his clerical gown, r evealing beneath it his militia officer's uniform
He raised a nd commanded th e 8th Virginia Regiment.
In 1777 he was commissioned brigadier general in the Continental Army and was ordered to Morristown, N.J. He fought at Brandywine and Germantown , and spen t the winter with Bro. Washington at Valley Forge. In December 1780 Bro. Muhlenberg became a ge neral and Bro. Von Steuben's secondin-command. At the close of the war, in 1783 he was made a brevet maj or general.
In 1783 Bro. Muhlenberg re turn ed to Philadelphia. He entered into politics a nd was elected to the Supr eme Executive Council of Pennsylvania in 1784; vice-president of Pennsylvania under Bro. Benjamin Franklin , 1785-88; and was a member of the First, Third and Sixth Congresses of the United States.
In 1790 he served in the Penn sylvania Constitutional Convention. and from 1802 until his death was collector of c ustoms for Philadelphia. Bro. Muhlenberg died at his suburban hom e at Grays Ferry, Philadelphia, on October 1, 1807. He was buried beside His father at the Augustus Church at Trappe .
Bro. Frederick Augustu s Conrad Muhlenberg was born January 1, 17 50 at Trappe. Pa. He also was a memb e r of Lodge No.3 , Philadelphia.
He also was a L uth eran mini ster, bein g orda ined at R ea ding , Pa. , October 25, 1770, by th e Ministerium of Pennsylva nia.
In 1775 , h e rebuked hi s brother, Peter. for mixing revolutionary activities w ith his religious ca lling. He was in sympath y w ith the revolutionary cause.
On March 2 , 1779, he was elected to fill the unexpired term of Edward Biddle in th e Continental Co ngress.
In Augu st of '79 h e la id aside hi s pastoral dut ies and e mbarked upon a
political career.
Bro. Muhlenberg was a member of the General Assembly of Pennsylvania and its Speaker from 1780 to 1783. He was commissioned justice of the peace on March 9, 1784, and later that year became register of wills and recorder of deeds in Montgomery County, Pa. In 1788 he was elected t o the First Congress as a Federalist , representing th e Philadelphia district. He was elected the first Speaker o f the United States House of Representatives and was re-el ected to the Second, Third a nd Fourth Cong resses
On January 8, 1800, Gov. Thomas Mifflin appointed him receiver-genera l of the P e nn svlvania Land Office. Bro. Muhienberg died Tune 4, 1801 and was buried in th e Luth era n churdiya rd at Lancaste r, Pa.
Descendants of Masons Can Obtain Scholarship Aid
T h e University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, has received a generous gift from a benefactor , providing scholarship aid to descendants of Masons w ho attend the University.
T h e fund , known as the George E. Nitzsch e and W illiam D. Harkins Fund, is an endowment fund with only the income available.
T o be eli gible, st ud ents must be admitted to the University of Pennsylvania and must demonstrate need as r equired by the sch ool's stud ent aid policy.
Those interested should write or contac t the Direc tor , Student Financial Aid, Loga n Hall , Univer sit y of Pennsylvania , Phil adelphia, Pa. 19174.
