Answer: It was the Constitution of the Ancient Grand Lodge of England and first published in 1754 as compiled by Bro. Laurence Dermott, Grand Secre-
The name is Hebraic in origin and IS su ppose d to mean "A Help to a Brother." It is the name of the Constitution of the Grand Lodge F. & A.M. of Pen nsy lvania, p ublished in book form.
Question: Although I have ne ve r seen a close-up of the Past Grand Master's Jewel of P.ennsylvania, I have always bee n fascma ted by its design and bea ut y. Will you describe or explain it?
Ans wer: The lower portion is the Compasse s and Square united, w ith the irSun, in the center, setting behmd clouds, and wit h the Gavel pendent between the l egs of the ComP?sses. The Jewel is gold, set wit h a and suspended by a p urple nbbon. By coincidence, you can observe the beauty of thi s rare and coveted Jewel shown on the oil portrait of Bro. Jos eph E. Trate, Right Worshipfu l Gr.and Mas ter, appearing on Page 1 of this e dition of "T he Pennsylvania Fr eemas on."
Questio n : While vis iting Lodges recently I have noticed a new or different pr ocedure used in the ceremony for opening and closing the Holy Bible. When was the change made and why?
Answer: The ceremon y u s ed for opening and closing the Holy Bible has been taught and used for many, man y years. Recent directives to th e Ritua li sti c Instructors to bring uni formity th roughout the Jur isdiction, relative to proper procedures in a ll Ritualistic and Lodge Work, has resu lt ed in many ar eas in what appears as "something new." It isn't. It is really the way it s h o uld have been done all the time.
Question : I have now attended a Quarterly Communica ti on a n d a Special Commun ication of our Grand Lodge and I am curious about th e additional purple and gold fl ag. What is it and what is on it?
Answer: Place d in th e East , opposite to the American Flag, it is the S tanda rd or Bann er, adopted by Grand Lodge on December 6, 1939 . More frequently known as the Grand Master's Flag, the s pecifi ed size is four and one-half feet by five and one-half feet. The adop ted Seal of Grand Lodge, w ith the omissio n of the name, Grand Lodge of
BRO BEN IS NOW PART OF "A LEGACY OF LOVE"- Recently erected in front of the latest a ddition to our Masonic Health Care Center that bears his name is shown the actual and original handiwork of Mr Joseph Brown, scu lptor of the 14-foot bronze statue of Benjamin - now located directly across North Broad from the Temple, Philadelphia , and presented by the Masons of to the C1ty of Philadelphia in commemoration of 250 years of Freemasonry m the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on June 27, 1981. This work of th e used by the in the bronze statue , has been trea ted to pro tect It from. the weather and will be giVen whatever treatment is necessary to maintain its lo ngevity. Stop and see Bro. Ben when you visit the Homes .
Pennsylvania, is embroidered in the center in gold colored silk on government flag s ilk , purple in co lor. Th e La tin motto, "VIRTUTE SILENTIO AMORE," al so embroidered in gold color silk, beneath the Seal, read s
THE PENNSYLVANIA FREEMASON
Distribution Office
MASONIC HOMES
Elizabethtown, Pa 17022
(Send FORM 3579 to Above Address )
Virtue, Silen ce and Love. Gold colore d s ilk fring e is applied on th ree sides and two long gold color ed s ilk cords , each with a large ta ssel, hang from the top of th e s lee ve used to insert the staff.
Second Class POSTAGE PAID AT Elizabeth town Pennsylvania
Long Needed and Vital Concerns of Craft Have Been Priority Items in Grand Master's Program
My Brethre n:
This i s the la st time that we will have the privil ege, as your Right Worshipful Grand Master, of addressing yo u from these pages. We take this opportunity, therefore, to express to y ou , the Freemasons of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, our ete rn a l gratitude for th e honor and pleasure of serv in g you as your Grand Master in 1980 and 1981. It has been, for us, an extreme l y valuab l e a nd most enjoyab l e experience, the reality of which seemed, at tim es, difficult to comprehend as reality because of the extraordinary excitem e nt and exh il aration produced by th e many Masonic functions and events w hi ch occurred in those two years.
The most valu able exper i ence and that wh i ch gave u s the greatest enjoyment, my Brethren, was in meeting , personally, with so many of yo u in almost every nook and cranny of this great Juri sd i c tion of ours. By the end of this Masoni c Year (the end of our two-year term) we w ill have been in well over 100 cities, towns and lo calities in Pennsy lvan i a, trave l ed more than 100,000 miles in the process and greeted, personally, be tw een 20,000 an d 25,000 of yo u , our Pennsylvania Brethren.
We canno t help but recall, as we write this, the words of a good friend and distinguished Mason, our late Brother and Right Worshipful Past Grand Master , Rochester B. Woodall, as h e asked: "How can y ou be a Brother to someone yo u don't even know?"
Brethren, our only regret is th at we co uld not meet and greet all of you and, further, that each of yo u cannot m eet and know every other Pennsylvania Freemason. There is something t o be said, however, for the jo y of an ti cipa tion of meeting and making new friends amongst our Brethren, a joy we have b ee n experi encing for some time in the District Vis itation program.
The District Visitations a l so provided us wi th the knowledge that Pennsylvania Freemasons are en th usiastic about their Masonry and concerned with the things th at the Masonic Fraternity must endure in thi s da y and age We found a thirst for know l edge
A four- col o r photograph of the large oil portrait by Artist, Henry Cooper, which will take its r ightful place after December 28 , 1981, on a wall in the Benjamin F r anklin Room, Masonic Temple, Philadelphia , with the portraits of the living Right Worshipful Pa st Grand Masters.
about Fre e m as onry in general and about th e Grand Lodge in p a rticu l ar . Great concern was expressed for th e phys ical probl e ms b e setting the Masonic Temple in Philad e lphia whi ch we reported. Following our many pro gr ess r e po rt s , th e concerns se e m to be dimini s hing .
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Bro. Joseph E Trate Right Worshipful Grand Master
THE PENNSYLVANIA FREEMASON
Publication No. 426-140
Issued Qua r terly
February-March , May- June , August·
September and Novem ber-Decem ber a t
Masonic Homes, Eli z abethtown Pennsylvania, by
The Right Worshipful Grand Lodge of The Mos Ancient and Honorable Fra ternit y of Free and Accepted Masons of Pennsylvania and Maso ni c Jurisdiction Thereunto Belonging.
Approved and Au thorized To Be Printed By The Right Worshipful Grand Master
Grand Lodge Officers
Joseph E. Tra e, R. W. Gra nd Mas ter
Samuel C. W illi amson, R. W. Deputy Grand Master W illiam A. Ca rp enter. R. W. Senior Gra nd Warde n
Carl W. S enbe r g, Jr. R. W. Junior Gran d Warden
Arthur R. Diamond, R. W. Gra nd Treasurer
Thomas W Jackson, R. W. Gra nd Secr etary
Mail ing Address
MASONIC TEMPLE
One No rth Broad Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 19107
Send Form 3579 to Distribution Office
Masonic Homes Elizabethtown, Pa. 1 702 2
Second C ass Postage Paid at Eliza bet ht ow n. Pennsylvania
Vol XXVIII November-December 1981 No.4
Beatitudes of Masonry
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Blessed i s the Maso n w h o cast s aside doubt and fear and puts his trust in God; for his faith w ill bring joy to his sou l.
Blessed is he whose cheery s mile and hearty handcla sp at hi s Lodge Room door radiates s incere welcome; for grac i ous hospitality is a t est of Brotherly Love.
Blessed is the Mason who is ever ready to extend a h e lpin g h and in relief; for the greatest of these is charity.
Blessed is he whose se rvice to the Craft i s a lab or of lo ve; for his is a heart that is happy and ag lo w with melody.
Bles se d is the Mason whose morality is on the Square, cond u ct ed by the Plumb, and who meets all men on the Level ; for his is a fr i ends hip that i s more va lu e d than go ld.
Blessed i s he who preserves the beauty of our Ritua l ; for hi s i s a s acred tru st that crowns him with dignit y.
Blessed is the Mason whose numberless v isits bring co mfort to the s i ck and to the weary; for hi s Cable Tow is trul y imbued with l ove for his Brothers.
Blessed is he who b e li evet h in th e Fatherhood of God, rejoiceth in the Bro th erhood of Man, and who trave l s on th e Go ld e n Ru le; for within hi s breast li es the d ee p es t mini s t ry of F ree m aso nr y.
A Broad Definition of Freemasonry
Our Declaration of Principles
Adopted b y th e Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Maso n s of P e nn sy l vania at the Quarterl y Communication , held Marc h 1st , A. D. 1939 , A. L. 5939
FREEMASONRY is a char itable, benevolent, educatio nal and religio u s society . Its principles are proclaimed as wide l y as men will hear. Its only secret s are in it s methods of recognition and of symbo li c instruction.
It is charitab le in that it is not organized for profit and none of its income inures to the ben efit of an y individual, but a ll is devoted to the promotion of the welfare and happiness of mankind.
It i s bene vo lent in that it teaches and exemplifies altruism as a duty.
It is educational in that it teaches by prescribed cere monials a sys tem of morality and Brotherhood based upon the Sacred Law.
It i s religious in that i t teaches monotheism, the Holy Bible i s op e n upon its Altars whenever a Lodge is in sess i on, reverence for God i s ever present in it s ceremonial s, and to it s Brethren are constant l y addressed l essons of morality; yet it is not sectar ian or theological.
It is a social organization only so far as it furnishes additio nal indu cement that men may f org ather in number s , thereby providing more material for its primary work of educatio n , of worship, and of c harit y.
Through the improvement and s t rengthening of the character of the individ ual man, Freemasonry seeks to improve the community. Thus it impresses upon its Member s the pri nci p le s of personal righteousness and perso nal re s pons ibility, enlighte n s them as to those things which make for human welfa r e, and inspires them with that feeling of charity, or good w ill, toward a ll mankind w hich wi ll move them to tr ansl ate principle and conv i c tion into act i on. 2
To that en d , it teaches an d stand s for the wo r sh ip of God; truth and justice ; fraternity and philanthropy ; enlightenmen t and orderl y liberty, civil, religio u s and intellectual. It charges each of its Members to be true and loyal to the government of the country to which he owes allegiance and to be obedient to the l aw of any state in wh ich he may be.
It b e li eves that the attainment of these objectives is best accomplished by l aying a broad basis of principl e up on which men of every race , country, sec t and opinion may unite rather th an by sett ing up a restricted platform upon which only those of certain races , creeds and opinions can assemble.
Believing these things, this Grand Lodge affirms it s continu ed adherence to that ancie nt and approved rule of Freemasonry which forbids the discussio n in Masonic Meetings, of creeds , politics, or other topics lik e l y to exci te personal animosities.
It further affirms its co n v iction that it is not on l y co ntrary to th e fundam en tal prin c iples of Freemasonr y , but dan ge rou s to its unity, s tr e ngth, u se fulness and welfare , for Masonic Bodies to take action or a ttempt to exercise pres s ur e or influ ence for or against any l eg islation, or in an y way to attempt to procure the elec ti on or appointment of governme nt a l official s, or to influence them, whether or not members of the Fratern i ty, in the performance of their offi c ial dutie s . The true Fre e mason wi ll act in c i v il life according to hi s individual judgm e nt and the dictates of hi s consc i ence.
The philosophi es of Freemaso nry, when discovered, then accepted, and then practiced, provide that simpl e bu t profound so lution to the problems of human relation sh ips
Vital Concerns of Freemasonry
Has Been Theme of Grand Master
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Foremost in th e minds of most of the Brethren that we met , however , was concern for the well-being of the ir Blu e Lodges. It i s our concern, too, and th e main reason for our program to vis it each of the 70 Masonic Districts during our term of office. Many of our actions and Decis ions over th e past two years were generated b y the questions and commen ts w hich we received during our District Vi s itations. Each of those acti ons and Decisions were de s igned to help the Blue Lodges to develop programs to increase att endance, to attra ct new Mem ber s, to prov i de for the training of leaders, to improve finances, to promote a better understanding of Freemasonr y and to enrich the Mason i c know ledge of not only new Members but a ll Members, w hatever their number of ye ars of service.
We s h a ll be e ternally grateful to t he Di st ri ct De put y Grand Masters and th e Worsh i pfu l Masters and other Officers of the Blu e Lodges, esp ec i ally th ose which host ed the Dist r ic t Vis itation s, for the obvious amount of time an d effort they exp e nd e d to ensure the s uccess of the m eetings . We r e m e mbe r the Lodge Rooms filled, wall- to-wall , wi th Maso n s who , in so me cases, came by th e busloads. We recall the many beautiful Lodge Room s in which we met , som e built a l mo s t entir e ly by th e h ands of the Members. We shall not forget the ge n er ous, financial co ntributions for th e Masonic Homes and for th e 14-foot bronze s tatue , "Benjamin Frank linCrafts man ," that we re ce ived during o ur vi s its. Our appreciation for those gifts c annot be su fficientl y expressed by mere words. Las t, but far from l east , th e s upport given to us by Officers of the Grand Lodge , s ome of whom attended many more than one o r two of our v i si tation s, was exc epti o nal and will a lways be remembere d with h eartfe lt gratitude. My Brethren , as of the e nd of this Masonic Year of 1981 , we wi ll have ser ve d yo u in one Grand Lodge Offi ce or another for 19 years. Over that period of time and, especially during th e last two yea rs, we have been p l ease d to be a part of the thin gs that
have been done in the name of Freemaso nry in Penns y lvania. At Elizabethtown there has been a conti nu ous program of improvement and modernization of the facilities of yo ur Masonic Homes that has contributed much to the care , comfort and securit y of our Gue sts there. The campus of the Thoma s Rankin Patton Masoni c Ins tit ution for Bo ys, closed since 1978, is being used for the Gra nd Lodge Special Youth Program. Over 1 ,000 young men and wome n annu ally attend conferences and seminar s held by the DeMolay, Rainbow for Girls and Job' s Daught ers using the buildings and grounds on the Campus
The Mason ic Temp l e in Philade lphia has ne ver looked better, in spite of th e vast amount of con stru ction work being done in the area around it. We never re ce i ve anything but comp lim ents for our Masonic Temple wherever we go. You shou ld be proud of the fact tha t one of the greatest and most authentic Masonic buildings in the world is y o urs.
The ce l ebr ation of the 25 oth Anniversary of Freema sonry in Pennsylvan i a this past summer was the peak of our Masonic experience. What a b ea utiful sight to see the Masons of thi s great Juri sdiction and their Di stinguished Guests march through the streets of Philadelphia announcing to th e world by thei r pr ese nc e th a t Freemasonry is a li ve and well in this great Commonw ea lth, a fact that was recognize d in the proclamation s i gn ed by Governor Thornburgh establishing th e w eek of Ju ne 21 st through the 27th, 1981 , as Freemas onr y Week. The capst one , of the ce l ebrati on was the un ve iling and dedication of the l arge bronze statue of "Benjamin Frank lin-Craftsman," a mark of t h e Masonic Craft that should recall for all of its viewers th e origin of our Ancient and H o norable Fraternity in Penns y lvania. The working model of that s tatue has b een erected at the Masonic Homes n ear the Benjamin Franklin Building of the Masonic Health Care Cent er for our Guests and visitors to the Homes to e njo y.
In closing th ese remarks, my Brethren, we report to yo u that we have tried our very best t o liv e up to the grea t tradition s of our Craft and 3
to t he examples set for us by o u r predecesso rs in thi s hi g h offi ce. By appointing Brethren fr o m ever y part of the Commonwea lth to Grand Lodge Offices , we ha ve endeavored to avoid the snare of sec ti onalism. It ha s been our firm be lie f t h a t we were elected and in s talled as Grand Master to serve all Penns y lvani a Freemasons. To that end we ha ve been in each of the 70 Masonic Di str i cts at le ast once. We have v i s ited 100 Blue Lodges, presided at 16 Grand Lodge Communications and chaired 22 mee ti ngs of the Grand Lodge Committee on Masonic H omes. In addition we attended appr ox im ate ly, 80 meetin gs of other commit t ees and wit h individuals , and when we were not engaged in Masonic Meetings and other fun c tion s, our time was s p e nt on Masonic business in o ur offi ce in th e Masonic T empl e, Philadelphia or at the Home s We we re very fortuna t e to be able to a ttend 11 Sec tion al Meeti n gs of th e Schools of Instruction and to observe th e exce ll en ce of th e Ritualisti c Work. The Officers an d Members of the Schools of Ins truction throughout the Juri sdiction are to be co mm e nd e d for their d e di cation and e x pertise, as are the Ins t ructor of the Rituali s ti c Work and his s i x Re gional Instructors.
It i s our hope that w e have improved th e line s of communicati on between our Grand Lodge and i ts 582 Blue Lodges and , in th e proc ess , strength e n e d th e la tter. We b eliev e tha t we have gi ve n the Freemas ons of Penn sy lv an i a an in-d e pth knowledge of the Grand Lodge and its acti ons, and a better und erstan din g of Freemaso nr y
We, aga in , urge each and eve ry one of you to live your Freemasonry ; don't just "wear" it. Spread the wo rd! There are man y good thin gs yo u ca n tell those who are not Masons a bout our Fraternity. Remember that they not only listen to what yo u sa y; th ey also observ e what you do. You might be the only "book" on Fr eem aso nry that the y w ill ever "read." Make sure that it i s so good, they won't be ab l e to "p ut y ou d own."
Thank yo u , my Brethren , for giving u s so many exce ll ent and las ting m emories.
Ever fraternal, Joseph E. Trate, Grand Ma s t e r
A Most Important Undertaking
Our Responsibilities as Recommenders
The res pon si bilities of Reco mmenders are man y.
When a Membe r s ign s a p eti tion , he becomes , in a large m eas ure , responsi bl e to th e Fratern i ty for the Petiti o n er. One of the two Recommenders , signing the petition, must h ave kno w n t h e Pe tition er for at le a s t one yea r. Recomm e nders shou ld h ave a kn ow ledge of the Petition e r 's character. The y s hou l d be reaso nabl y sure that the P e titioner is worthy of consideration and, if accepted, will bring honor to th e Fraternity.
Recommending a man for the Degrees of Freemasonry is a serious matter. The Recommenders are staking their own reputation on the character of t h e Petitioner. Hence, it isn't w ise, nor can a Member afford, to be so careless as to sign a petition just to accommodate a fr iend or another Me mb er.
Reco mmend e rs should be familiar with the variou s sections i n The Ahiman Rezon and Digest of Dec isions as pertain to Re co mmenders and Petiti on ers. You r Lod ge has copies of th ese two books for your r efer e nce.
Re co mmender s s hould hav e a knowl e dge of ce rtain basic fa c ts and requir em ents re lat i ve to the processing of a petition. Th ese fa ct s and require m ents ca n a lwa ys b e obtained from the Lodge Secretar y when th e b l ank form of petition is requ e sted. Fa c ts pertaining to the corre c t and proper process ing of the p etition s hould be shared w ith the Pe titioner to avoid any d e la y, once the p e tition is turn e d in.
Th e P e titioner s hould be informed of the initiation and membership fee of the Lodge and a lso the annual dues fee. The proper fee shou ld accompany th e petition when it is presented.
Recommenders should inform the Petitioner that the Masonic Fraternity is not a beneficial or insurance -type society and th at there is no provision for sickness or death benefits.
Recommenders s hould assure them selves that the Petitioner co me s of hi s own fr ee will and accord and that he can financially afford this s tep without jeopardy to himself or famil y.
Recommenders should be
certa in that the Petitione r co mes of good report and is physically, m e ntally and morally qualified. Any questionable physical qualifi cation, however s light, must be referred to th e District Deputy Grand Master b y the Lodge after the Petition has been presented.
Both Recommenders s h ould be i n attendance at Lodge w h en the petition is presented and when the petition is ac t ed upon.
When the Petitioner has been approved, the Reco mmenders s h ould be avai l ab le to advise and extend every courtesy as proud and faithfu l Recom menders.
Recommenders shou ld fee l free to advise the Cand id a t e a l ong lines of proper dress and cleanlin ess so as to avo i d any emb arrass m en t to the Candidat e when he is no tifi ed to appear at the Lodge Meeting.
Recommenders shou l d accompany their Candidate when he appears for eac h Degree a nd take every opportu nit y t o introdu ce their Candidate to the various Brethren. It is when. .that Recommenders stay w ith thei r Cand i date at a ll times u ntil the Guide takes him for pre parati on.
The Candidate should be cautioned by his Recommenders before he receives his Degree that every word spoken, every s tep that is taken during the ceremonies has a definite significa nce which will become clearer to him as he progres ses.
T he Candidate should be ass ured also that there is no frivolity, either by word or act , during the conferring of Degrees. He should be reminded that he must put aside all doubt and fe ar in order that he may observe every detail with reverent attention.
Recommenders should not on ly sat isfy the m se lves that their Cand idate is receiving a ll the instruction possib le but they s ho uld follow through after each Degr ee h as b een co nferred b y acquaintin g h i m wit h ways and means whe r eby he can obtain further Mason ic knowledge. Recommenders are dut y bound to assist the Candidat e in acqu iring an understanding of the real meaning of Free masonry. Th is is why a Recom-
An American's Creed
I believe i n th e United State s of Ameri ca as a Go v ernment of the pe ople , by the people, for th e people; whose just powers are d e ri ved from th e consent of the go ve rn e d; a d emocracy in a r ep ublic; a sovereign Nati on of man y sovere ign States; a perfect union, one and inseparab l e; establi shed upon those princi p l es of fr eedom, equality, justice an d humanity for wh i ch American patriots sacrificed th eir live s and for tune s . I therefore believe it is m y duty to my country to lo ve it; to support its Constitution; to obey its laws ; to respect its flag , and to defend it a gainst a ll enemies. -William T y l er Page
mender should always be i n Lo dge whenever his Candidate i s r ece i ving a Degree. In a sense, th e Candidate is under your protection and care. It is i mportant th at you show your Candidate that you really care abou t him
Be ever read y to congratulate him as h e comp letes another step in his pro gre ss through the Degr ees. You have acquired another Bro th er to add to your equity in Freema so nry. Govern you rs elf accordingl y. In due time, you will note that your Petition er a n d Candidate is not only appreciative of all you are doing for him but it will soo n appear that he is "leaning " on you. He welcomes someone close. As he progresses throu gh the Degrees, he is full of wonderment , unanswered questions and many perplexities. Because everyone else seems to know what is going on and every body seems so sure of him· self, your Candidate ma y hesitate to ask questions of other Members. Here is a point where his inte r est in Masonic knowledge can be stimulated when someone like a Recommender is close a t hand and ever willing and r ead y to encourage him to ask questions and continue his curiosity a n d interest in Freema sonry. Both Recommenders should accompany their Candidate to hi s first Stated Meeting. When Recomme n ders co n si d er it a sincere Masonic duty to properl y process a Peti tioner and th en personally see their Candidate through th e Degrees, both a w holesom e effect an d a l asting impression will res ult in the life of any newl y mad e Mason.
Proud Worshipful Master Shares Great Experiences
Bro. Jack W. Fritsche, Wo rshipful Master of William son Lodge, No. 369, he l d at Phila delphia, wr ites to tell u s h ow t h e pro gram h e adopted for hi s Lodge in this year se t aside to co mmemorate 250 years of Freemasonry in o u r Commonwea lth , w as high light ed b y emphasis o n the Maso nic Homes at Eliza b e th town, Pa . Williamson Lodge, dedicated to support i ng our Legacy of Love at Elizabetht ow n, presented a check in the amount of $1,500.00 to b e used to refurbi s h a Guest r oom in the re novation program n ow underway on th e in teriors of the res idential buildings at the Homes .
Bro. Fritsc he als o arranged for a visit to t h e Mas o n i c Homes of appro ximate ly 80 on Sep temb er 27 , 1981 , which incl uded Officers and Membe rs o f his Lodge w ith their fam i l i es and even Brethren and their fam ili es from other Lodges
Br o. Fritsche s t ates that the visit to the Hom es was, ind eed, a mountaintop experience for each a nd everyon e who made the tr ip . He highly recommends that other Lodges govern th em se lv es accord ing ly _
ACCLAIMED AS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL LODGE ROOM - A photograph of Corinthian Hall, used by the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania when its Communic at ions are h eld i n Philadelphia , and several of the larger Symbolic Lodges h el d in Philade lphia, is acclaimed by Masonic scholars as the most beautiful Lodge Room in the world. The features of th is magnificent Lodge Room are in strict conformity with the principles of Grecian classical architecture an d the best exam pl es of the Greek Corinthian Orde r . The Hall will accom mod a te nearl y 6 00 persons. It is 106 -feet l ong ; 53fee t wide and 52-feet high . T h e Hall is replete with Masonic emblems and r epresentative of Freemaso nry in every part. A picture does not show the rea l beauty of t his Lodge Room You must see it in person.
We Welcome Another Masonic Centenarian
Bro. E. Fred Anderson , a Member of Penns ylvania Lodge , No 380, held in Philadelph i a, has been a Member for 70 -years , having been Entered in September 1911 Bro. Williams w il l be 100-years -o ld on December 29, 1981. He lives alone in a first floor apar t ment , receives his meals from a l ocal service and has excellent neighbo rs w h o keep an eye on him da il y.
Bro Otto A. Schoenly , a Member of Warren Lodge, No . 310, and a neighbor, v isits with Bro Williams and tells us that Bro. Williams is in good health a n d has a wonderful memor y For many years, Bro. Willia m s was self-emplo yed as a master mechanic . He r etired in 1955 .
A MOST IMPRESSIVE ROOM- Renaissanc e Hall one of the more spaciou s of th e seven Lod ge Rooms in the Masonic Temple, Philadelphia , is decorated in the Italian Renaissanc e and is also used by th e Grand Hol y Royal Arch Chapt er of Pennsylvania and subordinate Ch apte rs Brilliant scarlet, the symbolic c olor of the Chapter, prevails throughout the decorations The e mblems of Royal Arch Masonry are disp layed on t h e walls and ceiling of the Ha ll , which was dedicated to Capit ular Maso n ry on September 29, 18 73. A st ri king feat ur e of the H a ll is six beautiful paintings on the walls. They are of Moses ; King Solomon ; Joshua, th e High Priest ; S t. John the Evangelist; Hiram, Kin g of Tyre, and Hiram Abi ff.
Br o. Schoe n ly tells u s that during the ba seball season, Bro. Williams has a habit of stay ing up until the game is over on his TV. We welcome Bro. Williams to our ever increas ing group of Mason i c Centenar ians .
SITE OF ANNUAL GRAND-Th e Masonic Temp le, located at 422 7 Fifth Avenue, Oakland Area Pittsburgh, Pa., where the Annual Grand Communication of Grand Lodge will be he ld on Monday, Dece mber 28, 1981. All Master Masons are in vited to atten d. The Communi cation will begin at 10:00 o'clock A.M., in G othic Hall, whe n Distinguished Gues ts will be receive d , Grand Lodge bu siness w ill be conducted and installation of Grand Lodge Officers w ill begin at Noon
Three Brothers Now Fifty-Year Members
Word comes from Bro. Ri chard W. Wood, Di str ict Deputy Grand Master for t h e 3rd Masonic Di stri ct, th at t h ree bl oo d Bro th ers, a ll Me mbers of Cumb erland Va ll ey Lodge, No. 31 5, Ship pensburg , are no w the proud r ec i pients of the Grand Lodge Fi ft y Year Masonic Se rv i ce Emblem Bro. Woo d h e l d a rendezvous wit h th e thr ee Brothers at t h e bedside of Bro. Carroll F. H ocke r sm it h , a resident of th e Le ader N urs i ng Home in Ch ambersburg, w hile Bro. Jame s B. Hoc kersm i th and Bro. R. Le e H ockersm i t h jo in ed t h em. Bro. Wo od then present ed th e coveted gold em bl em a nd wa ll et card to Bro R. Lee Hock er s mith , a resident of Shi ppensburg and a retir ed heating cont ractor and rur a l mail carri er Bro. Carro ll F. Hock er sm ith , age 86 , is a re tir ed Postmaster and Pennsy lva ni a Game Commi ss i on er. Bro. Jam es B. Hockersmith , age 80, of Shipp e n s burg, is t h e r eti red pre s ident of the First National Bank and prese ntl y a direct or of Co mm onwea lth Nationa l Bank. He is a P ast Ma st er of his Lo d ge
This i s quite an ac c ompli s hm ent for three d e dicat ed Ma s ons and we w i s h th em m a n y more years of Maso ni c fe ll ows hip and ser v i ce.
All that is nece ssary for the forces of evil to win in the world i s for enough good men to do nothing.
LOOKING TO THE GRAND EAST-A photograph taken in Gothic Hall, one of the spacious and attrac tive Lodge Rooms in the Masonic Temple , Pittsburgh, where the new Right Worshipful Grand Master will be installed at Noon on December 28, 19 81 followed by the installation of other Elected Grand Lodge Officers. A Special Meeting ofTyrian Lodge, No 612, will be h e ld a t 3: 00 o 'clock, P.M. in Egyptia n Hall, to receive the new Right Worshipful Grand Mas ter.
DO YOU KNOW ME?
It amu ses m e to think th at yo ur o rgani za tion spends so mu ch time looki ng for new Mem ber s - w h en I w as there all th e time. Do you reme mbe r me ?
I'm th e fe llo w w h o pe ti tioned and was acc ep ted. I paid m y dues an d then I was as ke d to be a lo yal and faithful Memb er
I'm the fe llo w who ca me to every meeting, but nobod y paid a n y attention to me . I tried severa l times t o be friend l y, but everyone se emed to ha ve hi s own fri end s to talk and s it with. I sat down among som e unf amiliar faces severa l times, but th ey didn ' t pay mu ch attenti on to me.
COULD WE SAY: " ONE OF A KIN D?"- Bro. Forrest L. Kinl ey , Past Ma ster of Elk Lodge, No. 379, held a t Ridgeway, Elk County, prides himself as a Freemason but few of us could begin to match the active life h e has enjoyed for over 83 years. A colorful military life, followed b y years of executive s tatus in the Public School System, caused him to w ithhold his unusual Masonic activity until he retired in 1963. Bro. Kinley has the di st inction of having rec e ive d all three of the Symbolic Degrees at one session of the Lodge. Community s ervice, Church work, Boy Scouting, American Legion, and then the full and co mplete scope of Masonic Bodies, resulti ng in him becoming quite a Masonic scholar. He is one of the most knowledgeable Members on th e fac ts and figures surrounding the William Morgan episode, h av ing kno w n descendants of some of the Brethren invo lve d. We wish Bro. Kinley many more years of Masonic experience and r oma nce in one of th e most sceni c regions of our Grand Juris di c tion.
I h oped some b o d y wo uld ask me to join o n e of the committ ees or to somehow pa rticipate and contribute - but no on e did.
Finally, becau se of ill ness, missed a meeting. The ne x t month no one as k e d m e w h er e I h ad be en, I guess it didn't matter ver y m uch w h eth er I was there or n ot. On th e n ext m ee tin g date I d ec id ed to stay home and watc h a go od te l evi sio n program. Wh en I attended th e n ext meeting no one as k ed me w h ere I was the month b efor e.
You mi ght say that I'm a good gu y , a good fa mil y m an , th a t I h ol d a respo n s ibl e job and l ove my communit y.
You know w h o e lse I am? I'm the Member who neve r came b ack to Lodge
GRAND MASTER VISITS VETERANS HOSPITAL-Bro. Joseph E. Tra te, R. W Grand Master , (seated left) visited th e Coates ville V.A. Medical Center on August 3rd. The Grand Mas te r tour ed the facility with Dr. J L. G. Parsons , II, (seated right) the hospital ' s Medical Dire ctor, and (st anding left to right) Bro. Thomas R. Dougherty, Director of Hospita l Visitatio.n of the vice Association ; Bro. Edward J. Klink , a V.F.W. volunteer ; James R. Harns, the hospitals Chwf of Staff; Bro. Paul Stewart , Field Agent at the Philadelphia V.A. Medical Center , and R. J Adams, the ho sp ital ' s Chi ef of Vol untary Services.
Pennsylvania Masons Urged to Support Hospital Visitation Program of M.S.A.
In a r ece nt "S hort T a lk Bulletin" , publi s h e d by th e Maso ni c Serv ic e Asso ci a ti on of th e U nite d States , the followin g fa ct s w er e r evea led : "The Masoni c Frate rnit y i s trul y charitabl e. Las t yea r o ve r one half billion dollars were spe nt in var iou s c ha ritab l e end eavo rs b y t h e Masons in the Unit ed States. " A quick brea kd own of tha t fi gur e tells us we contribute d m ore than o n e million four hundred thou s and dollar s a da y for the assistance of those less fortunat e than ourse lves.
You have to agr ee thi s is a n impress i ve record a nd on e of whi c h we s hould a ll be proud H owever , w h en yo u brea k it down a li tt l e fur th e r you find th a t it a mounts to ju s t abo ut the price o f a c u p of coffee p er Mas on p e r d ay. Is n t it amaz i ng w hat can be ac co mpli s h e d w h e n m an y hand s pi tc h in and help ? Unfortunat e ly, a ll h ands d o not p itch in. Ju st t hink what we co uld acco mpli s h if everyone did hi s fair s h are !
Of c o u rse, th e S h r in e H osp ita l s fo r crippl e d chi l dr e n , the Burn s In stitute , the Scotti s h Rite Sc hi zop hre nia Resea r c h Pr ogra m, Knigh ts T empl ar Eye F oundation , th e Tall Cedars proje c t for M u scu lar Dyst roph y
Pennsylvania Field Agents
Needed
The Gra nd Lodge of P ennsy lv a nia is sponsoring the M.S.A. Hospital Visitation Program in nine hospitals throughout ou r Jurisdiction. For several months we have b een operating without a Field Agent in the hospital at Butler, Pa ., and also t h e hospita l at Coatesville, Pa Each of these hospitals should b e covered by a Field Agent to enabl e us to carry out this great charitable endeavor.
among all the ot h e r w ort h w hile Mas oni c s ponsore d c h ariti es ar e we ll known. '
Ye t, th er e i s one p ro gra m th a t i s s pon s or e d by 39 of the Gran d Lodges across our Nation tha t i s comparativel y unknown amon g th e members hip of almo st three and on e-hal f million Masons; tha t i s, the H osp i ta l Vis itation Progra m of th e Mason ic Service Assoc i ation
Sometime s we take for gran te d t he simple chor e of t y ing our s h oes , dre ss ing ourse l ves , or performing the every da y rout in e of s im P, le littl e thin gs we do and don t eve n thin k about it. How ever, there are man y m en and women in H osp ital s that are un a bl e to d o th ese thin gs for th em se lves. T h at is w her e t he Mas onic Field A ge n t a nd hi s volunteers come upo n the scen e . La s t year 71 ,000 Ma soni c v i s it s were mad e b y Masons and th e ir vo lunte ers , and co ntribute d o n e -h a lf million hours of SER VICE doin g little thin gs for pati e nts s u c h as me ntion ed abov e. The y a l so w r ite le tt e rs, go s hopping, r ead th e Bib le , p e rfor m escort se r vi ce to a nd from re li gio us service s, and befri e nd a l o n e ly p erso n ju st b y v is iti ng an d talking to
him and sh o w ing th a t someo ne care s. The se vo l unteers a l so serve in Therap y, Librarie s, Adm i ss ion Offices , Labora to ries an d ju s t a bout every d e p artment in the Hosp ital. We ge t letters from the Dire c tors o f the Hospital s te lling u s how mu ch the y appreciate the wo rk that i s being don e b y our Field Age nts and volunt ee r s for th e we lfare o f the confin ed patients and a s ass istance to th e Ho s pita l S ta ff. The M.S.A . h as rece ive d Nat i o n a l Recogn it i o n fr o m Pr es id en ts for th e Great Serv i ce that Ma so n s ha ve don e in thi s c haritab le wor k th at so few m emb e rs of th e Frat ernit y eve n kno w exis t.
A ll o f t hi s po ss ibl e because o f the contribu ti on s of Gran d Lod ges ,·ln div id ual Lodges , concordan t b odies and from th e m e mbers of th e Fra t e rnit y There is a to ta l o f 172 V A. Hospita l s in ever y State in th e co u nt r y At th e pre s en t tim e, we h ave Fi e ld Age nt s a nd Re p resen ta t i ves in 105 Centers Th e o nl y reason we are not rep r ese n ted in all 1 72 Cent ers is because of the l a c k of fund s that it t ak es to s u pport t h e progra m. It i s the onl y Nationa l Mason ic P rog r a m that is spo n sor ed b y the combined e ffo r t s o f th e Grand Lodges i n th e United S tates thr o u gh th e M S.A
We ne e d addit io n a l Vo l u nt eers and F i e ld Age nt s in every a rea of th e co untr y. If yo u w ou l d like to be a part of thi s c ha r itab le ca u se th at h as b ee n in ex iste n c e s in ce 1919 jus t drop us a lin e, we w ill do th e r es t. It Work s Bec au se Ma so n s Care! Co n t rib u ti o n s to the M.S. A. Ho s pita l Vis ita tion Pr ogr am ar e tax d edu c tible and may b e ma il e d thro u g h yo u r R. W. Gr a nd S e cr eta r y
Student Loan Repayments
Needed to Keep Program
The Hi gher Education Loan Program (H.E.L.P.) i s a program that ha s been ongoing in the Grand Lodge of P ennsy l van ia for a period of 52years. During that period of time, m any young men a n d women have be en help ed to c omplete their advanced education. The tota l impact upon hu manity this aid has prov i ded can never be told , but we shou l d take pride in both th eir accomplishment s and our influence upon their li ves
Unfortunately, we ar e finding that th e attitude regarding repayment of th ese loans is becoming s imilar to the attitude of repayment of government loan programs. It i s a contin uing time cons uming operation within th e office of th e Grand Secretary who administers the lo ans for the Committee on Youth Services to en force repayment. Also the rate of loan requests has increas ed markedly in recent years.
A resu lt has been a dras ti c decrease in the funds available to supp ort the program w hi ch necessitated a dec i s i on b y the Grand Ma s t er to e li minate post -graduat e le ve l s tud ents from be ing e li gible to rece i ve loan s.
Every on ce in a whil e, a spark of encourag ement arises to re-enforce our faith in th e program when it is n eeded the mo st. S u ch an example is th e fo ll owing l etter rece i ved from a memb e r in regard to hi s son, to whom the program granted a lo a n of $2,000.00 in 19 80 and in which no repayment was due unti l 198 2:
"Dear Brother Ja c k so n: Gary has be e n able to work a little since he has been at West Chester S tat e Co ll ege. Becau se of this we can return $1,200.00 at this tim e.
Ma ybe someone else can us e this money. H e' ll re turn th e $80 0.00 balan ce as soon a s poss ible. He's doing very well in school. He ha s a grade average of 95 so far.
We'll never be able to thank you enoug h for th e l oan of this mon ey Sho uld Gary ne e d more money at a lat er date, he'll conta c t you.
Than k yo u again."
The Committe e on Youth Services , un d er th e Ch a ir manship of Brother William A. Carp enter, R. W. Senior Grand Warden, r espo n s ibl e for
EVEN THE WALLS ARE CARPETED-Another be a utiful room in the Masonic Tem· ple, Philadelphia , is th e new Computer Room, well secure d and beautifully appointed with ultra m od ern equipment. Shown a bo ve are Bro. Albert T. Morrison of Lodge No. 340, Manager (standing) and Bro. Har r y E. Parker of Lodge No. 292, an assistant, both blessed with th e knowledge to make the "software and hardw a re" work.
Software, Hardware, Input, Output, Diskettes, Bytes, Memory, Etc.
Computer Room in Masonic Temple
Becoming Real "Control Center"
Althou gh we do not fee l adequate to write abou t and de scr ibe the sophisticated furni s h i ngs w ithin th e new Com puter Room at the Masonic Temple, Ph ilad e lphia , we can att est to the fact that it is n ot on l y an unusual room bu t it is a beautiful room with p l easing green wall-to-wa ll carpeting and four wa ll s covered with bei ge floor -to-cei li ng carpe tin g. Yes, the room has a tendency to want to " hu g" you when you enter.
The photograph above s hows a portable Di s k Storage System back in th e corner. This equipment holds two re mov ab le Disk Packs, each with 53-million Bytes of storage capability. The Packs can b e removed and s tored in case of disasters.
The Term in a l s, one on the l eft and the other where Bro. Parker is seated, are used for data entry, fi l e inquiries, development and debugg in g of programs, and creation and maintegranting the lo ans, hopes that readin g this letter w ill serve as an incentiv e to tho se in our membershi p whose name appea r s as a r ecommender for the l oan recipient, to ass um e a grea t e r responsibility in assuring th e proper repayment w ill be for th c oming when due.
nance of fi l es. They are of displa y in g an d entering up to 1,920 characters of inform a tion at one tim e.
The Rack Enclo sure, where Bro. Morrison is s tanding , co ntains the Main Memory, th e Input /Output Expansion Unit, th e Diskette Magaz ine, and thr ee fixed Disk Drives. T h e Di ske tte Magazine hold s 23 Di skettes, each capable of s toring 1 ,136,640 Bytes of Data . Th e three fi xe d Disk Driv es afford 53 -m illion Bytes eac h for storage.
To th e right of th e Rack Enclosur e i s th e Lin e Printer, u se d to print report s, checks and labe ls. Thi s dev i ce prints up to 950 lin es of informat ion per minute with up to 1 32 c h aracters per line and is u sed whenever a h ard copy of data i s requ ir ed.
Whew!!
Fifty Years of Membership Needed for Service Emblem
A Member of a Symbo lic Lodge in Pennsylvania who ha s been a Mason in good stand ing for fifty years, is e ligi bl e to receive the Grand Lodge Fifty Year Masoni c Service Emblem and an engrave d Wall et Card.
Generous Contribution by 19th Masonic District
Wh e n Bro. Josep h E. Tra t e, Ri ght
Worshipful Grand Master, schedul e d one of his 70 District Meet ings for the 19th Masonic Di stri ct at Lewistown , Pa., th e Officers and Members of the Lodges in the 19th Masonic District decided they would do some thing special.
Bro and Rabbi Gerald I. Wolpe
Bro Jo s eph E. Trate , Right Wors hip ful Grand Master, h as recent l y app ointed Bro. and Senior Rabbi Gerald I. Wolpe of Har Zion Temp l e, Penn Va ll ey, Pa., a Grand Lodge Chaplain.
Bro. Wolpe, a Member of Wi l liam B. Hackenburg Lod ge, No. 703, h e l d at Philadelphia , h as served as a Chap lain in th e Second Marine Divisio n in 195 3 to 1955; served the Emanu El Synagogue, Char l eston, South Caro li na, in 195 5 through 1 958 ; the Temple Bet h El , Harrisburg, Pa., from 1958 through 1969, w hen he became associa t ed with Har Zion Temp le.
Wide ly known for h i s co mmunity ac ti viti es, he has he ld numerous t eaching positions and has a lr ea dy been th e author of many publications. A gr adua t e of New York University, th e Jewish Theologica l Sem i nary, h e is a PhD Cand id ate at th e University of Pennsy l vania. Bro. Wo l pe is currently serv ing as President of t h e Board of Rabbis of Greater Philade l phia.
WE NEED YOUR CORRECT ADDRESS
Copies of the "Pennsylvania Freemanson" returned by the Post Offices, due to ir1correct or wrong addresses, cost 25 cents each
You can help save us this ex· p en se by notifying your Lodge Secretary immediately when you change your addr ess. Don't forget your ZIP Code. Thank you.
P lans were made to publish a 1 6page suppleme nt to be carried in the various newspapers in th e threeco unt y of Miffl in , Juni ata, a nd Perry Counties. T h e sup plement contained a brief history of each of the seven Lodges i n the Masonic District and a lso a s ummary of the earl y history of Freemasonry in Pennsy lvan i a. The District fe lt it would make the 19th Masonic Di st r ic t Meeting a memorable one for th e R. W. Grand Master and a lso s hare wit h the genera l pub li c the h eritage we have enjoyed , bo th in th e Jurisd i ction of Pennsyl vania an d th e th reeco unty area for severa l yea rs. The cost of the printed s uppl ement was und erwritten b y man y of the Mason i c bus in essme n of the 19th Masonic District and by donations to the patrons' page b y many of the Members of the Craft.
To re late the success of th e un dertaking , on the evening of the 19th Masonic District Meeting, tw o
checks were presented t o the R. W. Grand Master, o n e in the amount of $8 1 2.76 to assist in the cost of the la r ge bronze statue of Benjamin Franklin - Craft sman, dedi c ated on June 27, 1981, in Philadelphia as a highlight of the 250 th Anniversary Ce l ebration of Freemasonry in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and a sec ond chec k in th e a mount of $9, 000 .00 for t h e Mason i c Homes. Quite often the Ri ght Worshipful Grand Master ha s been pl ease d to rece i ve ge n erous co ntributions from Di str i ct s and Lodges in support of the Masonic Hom es at Eli zabet hto wn wh il e conducting his District Meetings. P enns y lvania Masons h ave every r eason to feel proud as they continue to support our "Greatest Charity, the Masonic Homes."
HELP NEEDED AT
MASONIC TEMPLE PHILADELPHIA
Due to retirements and other personnel changes, there is a n eed for Security Guards and Maintenance men to work at the Masonic Temple, Philadelphia. Any Brethren interested in this type of employmen t may call the Building Superintendent, Bro. William Vogt at 215-988·1916.
THREE GENERATIONS OF MASON8-Again , we are proud to introduce to the Craft_a nother three-generati on com bi na tion from one of our Symbolic Lodges. Shown a bove (left to nght) a re Bro. Dennis Leroy G les sner, the cu rre nt Junior Warden of Cumberland Valley Lod ge, No. 315, held at Shippensburg, Pa. ; then , we have Bro. Gl en Leroy Glessner, Pas t Master and serving as Secretary ofthe Lodge. And, on the right we have Bro. Irvin Jay the Member of th e tr i o w h o is, of course, mi ghty proud of his son and his gra nd s on m th1s Maso mc family.
A Very Proud and Happy Mason Takes Time to Express Himself
Bro . Thomas L. Moore, a n ew l y Ra ised Mas t er Mason in John Mars hall Lo d ge, No . 734, jus t couldn t refr a in from express ing himself , now that h e h as been th e recipient of the thr ee Sy mbolic Deg r ees of Freemasonry. T he following was deli ve r ed in hi s Lodge aft er h e was Rai sed:
"I feel a deep sense of humility and gratitude upon becoming a Master Mason, thereby attaining th e threshold of service to Freemasonry, as well as the good co uncil and fellowship of this mo s t worthy Lodge.
"My only regret is that I did not seek to enter the Masonic life many years ago , but it has only been in recent years that I began to search for some knowledge of what was "missing " in my life. My search ended at these doors and I have thu s embarked upon the search for knowledge of secrets and mysteries of Freemasonry.
"My grati tude goes out, not only to you who are gathered here, and thos e who have h elped me to this most memorabl e moment in my spiritual life, but to another Master Mason whose name I never learned. Many years ago, that stranger stepped forward unselfishly to help a s mall boy crippled by Cerebral Palsy. Through this Mason's effort, the young boy was admitted to the Shrin er's Hospital in Philadelphia where he underwent some nine operations in a six-month period. He returned home in a waist-to-toes cast for an additional six-months. The boy is now a young man , my son , Michael. He is a student at Gateway Tech in Pitts· burgh. He drives his own car and walks without the aid of braces. He is a Past Master Counselor of the Potomac Valley Chapter, Order of DeMolay in West Virginia and aspires to one day become a Master Mason.
"In August 1981 Michael won three gold medals and a silver one at the National Cerebral Palsy Olympics held at Kingston , Rhode Island. He will repres ent the Unite d States at the World Cerebral Palsy Games in Copenhagen, Denmark next July. Michael is an in s pi· ration to his father and his many friends.
"We cou ld never repay, in material ways, all the help and concern that the "stranger, " the Doctors, the festers and so many others have given. Michael dispatche s his debt through his services to th e DeMolay and his fellow man . I now begin to repay my debt through ,r atitude and service to Freemasonry un d my fellow Mas ons."
Guest and Building Fund for the Homes
Remember It Always
It is always in order to contribute to the Guest and Building Fund of the Masonic H omes at Elizab e thtow n, Pa.
Your co ntributi ons enab l e the Gra nd Lodge Committee on Masonic H omes to provide a real hom e for th e more t h an 700 Guests spending the su n set yea rs of th e ir lives at the H om es.
Make your c h ecks payable to:
Masoni c Homes, Elizabethtown , Pa.
An Active Year for Ritualistic Program
The year 1981 pro ved to be a banner year for the Rit ualistic Sect i ona l Meetings hel d through tout the Jurisdi c tion Neve r , s i nce th e inception o f the Sectional Mee tings, have the meetings been so well at t end e d by o ur Grand Lodge Offi cers.
BROTHERLY LOVE AND AFFECTION-Bro
Harry F. Leonard, Past Master of John Marshall Lodge , No. 734, held a t Pleasant Hills , Pittsburgh (on the left) who, at age 85 and a Mason fo r 61 years is shown giving a rea l Masonic greeting to Bro. Thomas L. Moore whom he had Raised to the Sublime Degr ee of a Maste r Mason , bac k in June of this yea r. Bro. Leonard was Worshipful Master of the Lodge in 1932. Bro. Leonard president of the Cinosam Club of Mt. Washington, was assisted by other Members of the Cinosam Clu b who oc cupied the other F loor Offices for the Degree. Cinosam , incidently, is Masonic spelled backwards. Read the a djoining article, written by Bro. Moore after he re ce ived his Master Mason's Degree.
3J n Jmemoriam
We are sa ddened to re port the death o f fo ur Mem bers of the Grand Lodge s in ce the previous ed ition of " The Pennsy lvania Freema so n."
BRO. EDWARD K. WILLIAMS JR
Lodge No. 500
Member of Committee o n Templ e
Died October 1 5, 1981
BRO. WALTER L. MOORE
Lodge No. 578
P ast Dist ri ct D eputy Grand Master
Died O ctober 20, 1981
BRO. HERBERT S. MULLER
Lod ge No. 126
Past Di strict Deputy Grand Master
Died November 16, 1981
BRO. ARCHIBALD W. NORMAN
Lodge No. 295
For m er Member and Chairman of Gra nd Lodge Committee on Finance
Died November 29, 1981
Bro. Nor m an celebrated his 104th Bi rth day in F eb ru ary th i s year
Mail to the Execu ti ve Dire ctor, Masonic Homes, Elizabethtown, Pa. 17022 or to Offi ce of Grand Mas t er , Masoni c Temp l e, One North Broad Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 1910 7.
Give 'til You Feel Real Good.
About Current Guest and Building Fund for Homes
Contributions to t h e Gues t and Building Fun d of the Masonic Hom es at Elizabethtown through the firs t week of September amount to a littl e m or e than $709,000
On the surface, it appears th e l eve l of giving in 19 8 1 is com par a bl e t o that of l ast y ear when a total of m ore th an $745,00 0 was recei ved. In realit y, however, more than $410,000 of the cu rr e nt year-to-date to ta l has be en ge n erated by two indi vidua l gifts.
One i s the $ 1 25, 00 0 contribut ed by the Members of Lod ge No. 9 in presenting to the Masoni c Homes at Eli za beth to w n th e Hyperbaric Chambe r that i s now being u sed for the medical b enefi t of our Homes' Guests i n the Masonic Health Care Center. The gift was made by Lo dge No. 9 as part of ce lebration of its 200th anniversary and i n honor of Bro. Jo se ph E. Trate, R.W. Grand Master.
Th e o th e r i s a bequest in the amount of $285,528.75 from the estate of Lucille Z. Johns t on.
Mrs. John s t on , w h o di e d in February of 1980, left a w ill in w hi ch s h e bequeathe d the residue of h er estate to th e Masonic H omes at Elizabethtown in m emor y of her late husband, Bro . David A. Johnston, a Past Master of Concord Lod ge No. 625, and herself.
This turned out to be a two -way ro a d of appreciation , for it not only gave th e Pri ncipa l s, Instructors, Officers and M em bers of the Schools an op po rt u nit y to meet and perform befo re the Grand Master, but it also prov i ded him and his Officers the time to mee t w ith them and see the dedica ted effort pu t forth by them and the Regiona l Instructors to maintain the p u rity of th e Ri tualistic Work. The fact that Bro. Joseph E. Trate, our Right Worshipful Grand Mas te r, fou nd time to attend the m ee tings in every r egi on of the Juri sdiction makes it all the more wort h wh il e.
The final meeting of the ye ar was held i n Philade l phia on Saturday, October 3rd, w it h a registered att endan ce of 392 . The tota l attendence at all of the Sectiona l Meetings for the yea r was approxim ately 2,500.
Although the attendance at th e Sectional Meetings ha s been good, th e attendance at some of the Schools is not what it shoul d be. This in itself is no t a good situatio n for i t indi ca tes th at some of the Officers and Members are not particularl y int erested in do i ng the Ritualisti c Work as well as it can be done.
That is why the Schools are in exi sten ce, to offer all Lodge Offi cers and Members t h e instru c ti on nece sa r y to d o the Work proper ly . T h ey are, therefore, urged to take advantage of this opportunity.
Following are t h e dates and locations of the Sect io na l Meetings to be h e ld in 1982:
March 13-Pittsburgh
March 20-M cKees port
March 27-Harrisburg
April 3-New Castle
April 17-Scranton
April 24-Kane
May 1-0il City
May 8--Williamsport
May 15-Somerset
May 22-Mt. U nion
June 12-Philadelphia
My Master Mason's Card
In my walle t is a little scrap of paper, 2 1/z by 3% inches in size. It is of no intrinsic value n ot a bond, no t a check or receipt for values, ye t it is my most priceless possession It is my Membership Card in a Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons
It tells me that I have entered into a s p iritual and material k i nship with Broth er Master Masons to practice charity in the word and deed; to forgive and forget the fau lts of my Brethren; to hush the tongues of scanda l and insinuation; to care for the crippled , the hungry and the s i ck, and to be r ighteous to all mankind.
It tells me that no matter where I travel in the world, I am welcome to vis it a place w here good fe llowship prevails among Broth ers and friends .
It tells me that my loved ones, my home , and my household, are under the protection of every Member of this great Fraternity, who h ave sworn to protect and defend m in e, as I have sworn to protect and defend the irs .
It tells me that should I ever be overtaken by adversity o r misfortune, the hands of every Freemason on the face of the earth will be stretched forth to assist me in m y necessit ie s.
And finally, it tells me that whe n my final exit from the stage of life has been made, th ere will be gath-
ered in m y Lodge friends and Brothers, who will recall to mind my virtues, though they ma y be few , and will forgive and fo rget my fa u lts, th ough they may b e man y It te ll s me a ll t h is and much more, this littl e scrap of paper, about 21/z b y 3% inches in size.
MASONIC DRESS CLARIFIED
The Masonic Decision covering Masonic Dres s sta tes the following: " The Masonic Dress of Lodge Of· fleers, with the exception of the Worshipful Muster (or Acting Wo rshipful Muster), can be tuxedo c oat, black vest, black ti e, black shoes and white gloves; or it can b e tail coat, black vest, bla ck tie, black shoes and white gloves. The dr ess of Grund Lodge Elected Officers, Past Grund Musters, Grund Lodge Appointed Officers (other than Grund Chaplains), Di strict Deputy Grund Musters, Pa st District D epu· ty Grund Musters and Wo r shipful Musters (or Acting Worshipful Mas · ters), will be tail c oat, bla ck vest, black ti e , black sho es and white gloves Shirts which ar e to be worn with Masonic dres s mu st b e white in color and may ha ve a pleated bosom, but it is not to be ruffled ei · ther at bosom or cuffs. Th e Grund Must e r and Worship fu l Muste r s (or Acting Worshipful Musters) will wear the high black silk hut (o p era huts not p ermitte d) wh en uppropri· ate. "
