3 Special Grand Lodge Communication , D edica tion of Lodge Room, Masonic Temple , Lodge No 483 , Rouseville
4 In sta lla tio n of Mrs. Joy Lee Samp ey as Grand G uardian International
O rd e r of Job's Daughters, Connellsville
4 Mini-Shrine-A-Rama, Veterans
H os p ital , Pittsburgh
10 Spring Re union, Lehigh Cons istory , A A .S. R ., Allentown
14 Lodge No. 751, Philadelph ia
17 Spring Reuni o n Harr isburg Consisto r y, A.A .S. R ., Harrisburg
18-2 0 Grand Lodge of Rhoade Isl an d
23 Committee on Maso ni c Homes, Elizabethtow n
24 Special G rand Lodge Com munication,
D edi catio n of Lodg e Room , Masonic Temple, Carnegie
Grand Master's Itinerary
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27-30 Tall Cedars of America Convent ion, Virginia Beac h , V irginia
31 133 rd Annu a l Conclave , Grand
Co mmand ery of Knig ht s Templar , Cha mp io n
4 7 15 16 21 27
Q uarterly Communication of Grand Lodg e, Corinthia n H a ll , Masoni c Temple, Phil ad elp hi a, 7: 00P.M. La dies Night Banquet Lodge No. 472, U ni ond al e Internati o nal Shrine H os pita l Da y and 60th Anni ve rsar y Celebration, Philadelphia Lod ge No 635, Pe nn Hills
Lo dg e No. 13 1, 175 th Anniversary, Ph il adelph ia
Committee on Maso ni c Homes Elizabethtown
28 29 thru July 6
G rand Assembly, Inte rnational Order of Rainb ow fo r Girls , Hersh e y
Imperial Shrine Sess io n , Imperial Shri ne of North Americ a, Los Angeles, California
10-11
Council of Delibe rati o n , Va lle y of Altoona , A A .S .R. Hershey
19 Potentates' Ball !rem Temple, Wilkes barre
2 5 Committee on Masonic H omes, Elizabethtown
26 Mee ting , Board of Directors, Pe nn sy lva nia Youth Foundation
District Deputy Grand Masters Attend Training Seminar
Continued from preceding page 12.
Project SOLOMON II, Bro. Melvin S. Mundie , Assis tant to th e G ra nd Master and Project Director.
Masonic Education-Bro. W a lter L. Sykes, Past District D e puty Grand Master. Masonic Homes at Elizabethtown, Home Assistance and the Childrens Home-Bro. Donald Reinen, Secre tary to t h e Committee o n Masonic Homes Pennsylvania Youth FoundationBro. Thom as R Labagh , Executive Director of the foundation.
Masonic Charities , Lodge Finances and
The Pennsylva nia Freemason Di stribution Office
Masonic Temple
One No rth Broad Street Phil adelphia , Pa . 1910 7- 2598
Lodge Funds-Bro . Arthur R. Diamond , R W Grand Treasu rer.
Schools of Instruction and Rituali stic Work-Bro James K. Tho mpso n , Inst ruct o r of the Ritualistic Work Lodge Audit Reports, General Return s, Procedures on Restoration to Membership and to Good Masonic Standing-Bro. Thomas W Jackson , R W. Grand Se cretary Lodge Bylaws, Amendments to Bylaws , Maso nic Charges and Trials and Merging Lodges-Bro . Henry G . Schaefer, Jr., Cha irma n of the Grand Lodge
Committee on Bylaws. Maso nic Halls, Temples and Lodge Rooms - Bro Joseph I. Greenberger, C hairman of the Grand Lodge Comm ittee on Masonic Temples, Halls and Lodge Rooms.
Petitions, Transfers, Healing Rejections and Courtesy Degrees- Bro Robert A. Pote , Past Dist rict D e puty Grand Master.
The R. W. Grand Mast er conducted a critique of each day 's sessions and perio d s for questio ns and answers.
Masons Join Fight Against Drug, Alcohol Abuse
Members of the Masonic f rat ernit y in the Un ited States , more th a n 3 million st rong have joined the battle against drug and alcoho l abu se as it affe cts the l ives of childr en
Top lead ers from every state in th e nation, meeting in Arlington, Virginia in m id-Fe bruary at th e Conference of Gr and Masters of Masons in North America, have agreed to form a Nationa l Foundation for the Preventi on of D rug and Alcoho l Abuse Among Children .
The Grand Lodge of Pennsy lvania becam e the first charte r memb er of the national foundation b y pledging $50 , 000 to the effort . Pennsylva n ia al so ag re ed to cover the legal costs involved in establishing th e foundation.
The G r a nd Lodge of Maryland becam e th e seco nd charter member by pl edgi n g a contribution of $37,500 and the Grand Lodge of Co nnecti cut is listed as the third charter m e mb er by virtue of a $30,000 pledge of fi n ancial su pport
Th e proposal for a n a tion al found a t io n was presented to the conference by Bro . Ca rl W. Stenbe rg, Jr. , R.W Grand Master of th e Grand Lod ge of Pennsyl van i a , and Bro C D av id Haac ke , M.W. Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Maryl a nd and chairman of the 1986 Co nference of Grand Mas ters.
In a formal prese ntation to th e conference , G rand Mas ter Stenberg detailed the efforrs over th e previou s two years, beginning with t he co nfere n ce held in Seattle , Washington in 1984, to convi n ce th e G rand Lodges to unite in creating aNational Foundation for th e Prevention of Drug and Alcoho l Abu se Among C h i ldren.
'Th e ab u se o f drugs an d alcohol by childre n is a p rob le m of epide m ic proportion, invo lving every l evel of soc iety in
BTo Raymon d H. Bachman Executive Sect"etary-TTeasurer of the Co nferen ce of Grand Masters of Mas ons in Nm·th America and a Past Gt·a nd Master of Illin ois, congratulates Bro Carl W S t e nberg, jt·., R W Grand Mast e r of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, on the acceptance by the conference of his proposal fm· a National Foun dation for the Preven tion of Drug a nd Alcohol Abuse Among Children Bro C. David Ha acke, M. W Grand Mast er of the Grand Lodge of Mary land and Ch a irman of the conf e re nce, looks on
every co rne r of th e nation , '' Grand Master Stenberg told th e conferen ce
"Subs tance abuse is a dise ase th at is de st roying the minds a nd bodies of ou r g reat es t reso u rce , o ur children ," h e said , adding , "We must a lert th em to the dan ge r and te ac h them ho w to avoid t h e traps . We must do everything in our power to end thi s tragic waste of li ves ."
The structu re of th e national foundation w ill be pattern ed after the Pe n nsyl vania Foundation f o r th e Preventio n of Dru g and Alcohol Abu se Among Children that was formally establ ish ed ea rli er th.is yea r as a cornerstone of Grand Master Stenberg's adminis trat ion
Th e P ennsyl va ni a foundation, operatin g as a p il ot program , has already esta b -
li shed a se rie s of programs in coo peration with the Pennsylvania Departme nt of Education and the Pennsylvania D e partment of Health wh erein sc ho o l teachers and administrato rs are trained to re cognize signs of drug a nd alcohol abuse among their s tudents.
The Pennsylvania foundation also funds a program that provides psych iat ric counseling for children who live in homes where one or b oth parents are alcoholics as we ll as in and out patient se rvice s for persons re co vering from bouts with drugs or a lcohol through agencies sc attered througho ut th e state
Like th e Pennsylvania foundation , the nationa l orga ni za tion expec ts to concern Con t inue d to page 3.
Judge Robert E. Woodside, Jr. Receives Pennsylvania Franklin Medal
The Honorable Robert E. Woodside, Jr., a Past Master of Susquehanna Lodge No. 364 in Millersburg, has been awarded the highest honor granted by the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, the gold Pennsylvania Franklin Medal.
The presentation was made at the Quarterly Communication held at the Masonic Temple in Philadelphia on March 3 by the R.W. Grand Master, Bro. Carl W. Stenberg, Jr. The Grand Master was assisted in the ceremony by the R. W. Deputy Grand Master, Bro. Arthur ]. Kurtz , and Bro. John K. Young, R.W. Past Grand Master.
Bro. Woodside, who holds the distinction of having served as a member of the Grand Lodge Committee on Masonic Homes for 36 years (1943- 1979), is a distinguished jurist who, at the age of 3 7 , began a 10-year term as a Judge of Dauphin County. He was Pennsylvania's Attorney General under Governor JohnS. Fine before serving for 11 years as a Superior Court Judge.
Judge Woodside is a graduate of the Di ckinson College School of Law and still maintains an active teaching posi.tio n. He re centl y auth o red a 630-page text on Con-
stitutional Law in Pennsylvania.
He has served five terms in the General Assembly and was twice considered for a gubernatorial nomination. He served as chairman of the Woodside Commission in promoting constitutional reform.
The Dauphin County Juvenile Detention facility in Swatara Township is named the Woodside center in his honor.
When called upon for remarks during the medal presentation, Bro. Woodside noted he served as a page boy for the legislature at the age of 17. "When a man starts young and grows old he lives long enough to receive many honors, but this is my greatest , '' he said.
He said he especially liked the fact the medal was named after Bro. Benjamin Franklin who was, in his humble opinion, the greatest man this country ever produced.
Judge Woodside also made reference to his tenure record as an elected member of the Committee on Masonic Homes , noting he served with one person who was a member of the original Homes committee .
"I accept this medal as a tribute , not just to me, but to so many people who
have served the Masonic Homes and the many who have liberally contributed their time and money," he said.
He also offered praise to the officers and members of Susquehanna Lodge No. 364 for their record of growth. ''I consider myself a symbol of their efforts; a symbol of so many who have worked hard to advance the cause ofFreemasonry , " Judge Woodside stated.
The Pennsylvania Franklin Medal was introduced in 1979 by the then Grand Master, the late Bro. Walter P. Wells. Bro. Wells, was a great admirer of Benjamin Franklin who twice served as Grand Master of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania. It is presented by consent of the four elected line officers to recognize those persons who give distinguished service to Freemasonry in general and to the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania in particular. It is made of 18K gold in the image of Franklin as created by the noted sculptor , Donald DeLue , and is suspended from the neck b y a royal blue ribbon to hang just below the knot of the tie.
Re cipients of the medal are also made honorary members of the grand Lod ge , but Bro. Woodside , by virtue of his status as a Past Master, i s already a full m e mber of the Grand Lodge.
THE PENNSYLVANIA FREEMASON
Publication No. USPS 4 26-1 40 Issu ed Qu arterl y February , May, August and N ovember at the Masonic Temple , Philadelphia , Pennsy lvania , b y The Right Worshipful Grand Lodge of The Most An cient and Honorable Fra t ernity of Free and Accepted Masons of Pennsylvania and Maso ni c J uri sd ction Thereunto Belonging.
Grand Lodge Officers
Carl W. Stenberg, Jr. R. JP: Grand Master
Arthur J. Kurtz, R. W Deputy Gra nd Master W. Scott Stone r, R W Senior Grand Warde n
Edward H. Fowler R. W jun ior Grand !V arden
Arthur R. Diamond, R W. Gran d Treasurer
Thomas W. Jackson , R. W Gran d Secretary
Editor
Melvin S. Mundie, Assis an to t he Gra11d Master
Distribution Office- Ma iling Address MASONIC TEMPLE
O n e No nh Broad St reet, Phil a., Pa 19 107
Pos tmas te r: Se nd add ress changes to above Seco nd Class Postage Paid at Philadel ph ia , Pe nnsylv a ni a Vo l. XXXIV May 198 6 N o. 2
Grand Lodge Task Force for Project SOLOMON II®
The Grand Lodge line officers have formed a Grand Lodge Task Force for Project SOLOMON II, the Rebuilding of Freemasonry in Pennsylvania. The Grand Lodge Task Force will serve as a model for the subordinate lodges and will give the line officers the means to con· stantly display their commitment to the success of the project.
The Grand Lodge Task Force is headed by the R.W. Grand Master, Bro. Carl W. Stenberg, Jr. It includes the R.W. Deputy Grand Master, Bro. Arthur]. Kurtz; the R W. Senior Grand Warden, Bro. W. Scott Stoner; the R.W. Junior Grand Warden, Bro. Edward H. Fowler, Jr., and the Director of Project Solomon II, Bro. Melvin S. Mundie, Assistant to the Grand Master.
The Deputy Grand Master and the Senior and Junior Grand Wardens have ac-
The following five people have qualified for the Project SOLOMON II® throat medallion by having brought at least 12 members to the Fraternity since th e beginning of the proje ct.
cepted the responsibility of monitoring SOLOMON II activity within an equal number of Masonic Districts.
The District Deputy Grand Masters under the Grand Lodge Task Force concept, will be expected to take a more active part in the conduct of SOLOMON II programs within the lodges in their districts. Traditional lines of authority have been established.
The Director of SOLOMON II will maintain responsibility for the overall conduct of the program and for communications and the supervision of staff support.
The Regional and Assistant Overseers in the seven regions throughout the state will continue to monitor reporting systems, provide leadership, and train members of lodge task forces.
Individual lodge task forces are being reorganized to a degree to reflect minor
changes in procedure called for by the experience gained over the past two years. The operations manual suggests the Worshipful Master establish a task force consisting of the lodge's Past Masters, but experience has taught us that the Past Masters are not necessarily the best group for support. Accordingly, the Masters are now being urged to use all interested Masons on task forces, regardless of how long they have been members of the fraternity. Newer Masons, in many instances, are the most active workers for Project SOLOMON II.
Special efforts are also being made to have the task forces report to the Computer Tracking Center promptly each month by using the addressed card designed for that purpose. A delay in reporting by one lodge delays reports for its district and creates communication backlogs.
Master Builder's Throat Medallion
BRO. MELVIN S. BINKLEY
Lodge No. 66)
Project SOLOMON II® Rally
October 16, 198)
BRO. RAYMOND E. GREENE
Lodge No. 3 26
Project SOLOMON II® Rally
October 16, 198)
BRO . HERBERT C. MILLER , JR.
Lodge No 254
Project SOLOMON ·II® Rally
October 16 , 1985
Masons Join Fight Against Drug, Alcohol Abuse
Co n tinu ed fro m p rec eding page 1.
itself with programs designed to prevent dru g and alcohol abuse , rather than treatment Primary emphasis will be o n educatiOn and the dis s emination of information.
The programs to be funded will not be conducted by Masons , but b y professional s with particular skill s in dealing wi t h problems of drug and alcohol abuse
The national foundation will be supported by contributions from the Grand Lo dge s as indicated earlier in thi s report a nd b y co ntributi o ns from indi vidu a l
Masons and Masonic groups It i s to beestablished as a non- stock , not-for-profit , charitable institution under regulations of the Internal Revenue Service so that contributions are tax deductible .
The National Masonic Foundation for th e Prevention of Drug and Alcohol Abuse Among C hildren will begin its work immediately , according to the Executive Secretary-Treasurer of the Conference of Grand Masters, Bro Raymond H Bachma n , a Past Grand Master of Illinois . The initial Boa rd of Direc tors has been
BRO. ROBERT B JONES
Lodge No . 65 7
Annual Grand Communication
December 27, 198)
BRO. PETER A. SACCO , JR. , P M
Lodge No. )84
Quarterly Communication of Grand Lodge March ) , 1986
seated and will begin revie wing proposals for funding from agencies throughout the country as they are received.
The legal work is being handled by Bro. Herbert L. Emanuelson, Jr. , now a Past Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Conne cticut , who was one of the earliest and most avid supporters of a national foundation
Corporate offices will be maintained at the George Washington Masonic memorial in Alexandri a, Virginia .
October 18 - Rededication Day at Masonic Homes
The completion of an eig h t-year ren ovation program ; the reded ica ti on of Grand Lodge Hall upon the occasion of its 75th anni ve rsary; an open house view of Grand Lodge H all and the residential buildings; all the color an d pagea ntr y of a parad e through the gro und s with every Shrine unit tha t is ava ila ble in the state; brig h t circ us tents, and free food and beverages for all who attend.
Saturd ay, October 18 has been named Rededication Day at t he Masonic H omes at Elizabethtown an d th e R.W. Grand Master , Bro Carl W. Stenberg , Jr., has exte nded an i n vitati on to all members of the fraternity , t heir families and fr iends.
It is expected that thousands w ill take advantage of th e offer. Special plans a re being m ade to control traffic , admission
to the Masonic H omes' grounds a nd parki ng. Th e experience gained from last year's Autumn D ay a t t he H om es on October 12 wi ll be put to good use.
More than 3,000 persons at tended the 1985 program an d the crowd t his year is expec t ed to be much la rge r.
Ac tivity is being scheduled between t he h ours of 10:00 a .m. and 4 :00 p.m The tentative schedul e calls fo r the special Rededi ca tion Service fo r Grand Lodge H all to be cond ucted at 11:00 a.m . The parade will start at t he entrance to th e Masonic H omes on Free m ason Drive promptly at 1 :30 p.m.
The fo od and beverages will be ava ilable cons tan tl y between t h e h ours of 10 :00 a.m . and 4:00 p.m . from servi ce areas t h at wi ll be manned by Homes' per-
sonnel. The menu will feature ho t dogs o n a bun, Masoni c Hom es' sa u sage sandwiches, sauerkraut and app le butter , and ice cream, soda and coffee.
The open h ouse for Grand Lodge Hall and th e other buildings that provide quarters for the reside nt ial gues t population wi ll begin at noon As indicated by t h e p hotographs accom panyi ng this arti cl e , the work o n Grand Lodge H all contin u es as scheduled and all will be ready for inspection o n October 18.
Of part icula r interest will be a museum and a g ue st service area tha t features a n ice cre am p arlor ambiance a t gro u nd le vel i n areas that had been used for sto rage. The ice cream parlor is be ing created i n space t ha t once served as a stage and theater.
Grand Lodge Hall was t he fi rst major building constructe d on th e grounds of the Maso nic Homes. The laying of i ts cornerstone was acco mpl is he d with d ue ceremony on Septe mb er 26, 1911 and it is t he 75th annive rsary of tha t event tha t wil l be com m emo rated on Rededicatio n Day. Renovat io n of the Grand O ld Lady of t he Maso ni c Homes ' comp lex will comp le te a progra m beg un by the Com mi ttee o n Masonic Homes i n 1979 that has resulted in the complete modernization of all res i dential guest bui lding s. It is somehow fitting that the first b uil d ing to be cons tructed is th e last to be renovated. Every effort has been made to retain the ori ginal form and sub stance of the buil ding. The facade of the bui lding wit h i ts Ho lmes b urg granite and Indiana limestone trim h as not bee n di st urbed
Special ca re h as been taken on the fi rst floor to maintain o ri ginal construc ti on.
The beauty of woodwork, p laster ceilin gs and appropriat e fixtures has been preserved. The Bl ue Room where gues ts gather for religious services and special programs, for example , wi ll look much the sa m e as 'it did in 1913 when the building was fi rst p ressed into serv ice.
The most noticeable ch anges are the installation of ele vators at bo t h ends of the build ing and the resulting change in stai rways and fire doors.
The seco nd and th ird floors we re gutted (except for the original Com m ittee Meet ing Room at t he top of the second flo o r stai rs t h at has been re tain ed wi t h i t s
carved , wood paneled wa lls and va ul ted, plaster ceil ing) an d rebuilt fro m the floors up. All mechanical systems , plumbi ng, h eati ng, wi ring , air cond it ioni ng , etc., are brand ne w.
The sani t ary sewer and water piping systems in t h e basement level have been replaced and the entire bui lding meets or exceeds all modern standards for safety of guests and staff
The October 18 open h ouse sch edule calls fo r Grand Lodge Hall to be viewed from noo n to 1:30 p.m. when the special rededi cat ion ceremony wi ll take p lace.
A turnou t of tho usan ds for Rededication Day on Saturday, October 18 wi ll require some controls if adequate arrangements are to be m ade for su ch t h ings as food a nd be ve rages and parking.
A registration cou pon accompanies t his article. You are in vi ted to co mplete i t and
sen d it to t h e Office of the Grand Master at the Masonic Temple, One North Broad Street , Phil adelphia , PA 19 107 Please include a sta mped , self-addressed enve l ope so that admission tickets can be sent to you as quickly and efficiently as possib le.
The number of t icket requests ?t ill be u sed to determine the amount of fre e foods and be ve ra ges that wi ll be needed.
Sin ce m os t of the food will be prepa red in adva nce so far as is poss i ble by Homes' perso nn el , an accurate count is an abso lute necess tt y.
The regist rat ion coupo n also contains a section to indicate how you will t rav el to the Masonic Homes so that the space needs for cars and buses is kno wn in advance.
Lodges and t he appendant Masonic o rganizations a re urged to use buse s w h e rever possib le. The Gra nd Mas ter has
authorized the u se of lo d ge funds to defray the costs of bus tr ansporta ti on to encourage th eir use. Please n ote that l odge funds ca n be used for bu s transportation of fami l y and frie nd s as we ll as Maso ns. Make your p lans now and send you r coupo n and stamped, self-addressed envelope as soon as possible Your admission t ickets wi ll be sent to you as soon as you r requ ests are received
REoEmcATioN
200th Anniversary (1786-1986) Celebration
1868 Cornerstone Items to be Redeposited at Special September Meeting
The lead box that was placed in the cor- the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania. Grand nerstone at the northeast corner of the Lodge records , including photographs of Masonic Temple at Broad and Filbert the elaborate ceremony that was conStreets in Philadelphia on June 24 , 18 68 ducted almost 118 years ago when the co rhas been recovered and its contents are nerstone was laid, gave no close up views now on disp la y i n the temple museum. of the cornerstone box or the cornerstone Many of the items wi ll be redeposited as itself. part of a Special Communication of the Written records were strangel y silent Grand Lodge on September 26 in celebra- about the details of the resting place of the tion of the 200th anniversary of our in- box or the stone that protected it. A list of dependence from the Grand Lodge of the contents of the box had been preservEngland. Details are reported at the end ed, but there were no reports of a cornerof t his story. stone or datestone and there were no The exact location of the cornerstone surfac e indications at the northeast corner box had long been a source of mystery to to mark where the box d eposited in 18 68
might be lo cated.
It was the construction of the commuter train tunnel in center city that finally provided the opportunity to locate the cornerstone and its box of Masonic treasures.
The foundation at the south side of the Masonic Temple was exposed completel y as the train tunnel was constructed and the street and side walks on the east side of the building we re torn up to la y ne w electri c, telephone , gas and water lin es
A hole some six to eight feet deep was dug at the northe ast corner exposing huge granite foundation stones we igh ing at least 10 ton s each, but st ill no obvious signs of a cornerstone or datesto n e.
It was not until the stone at the corne r , measuring five feet six inches in length and four feet nine inches in width , was xrayed that a mass near the ce nter of the stone was detected . Apparently a cavity had been cut into the sto ne that was plac-
ed at the northeast angle of the foundation due east and west.
A drill was used to cut four-inch co res out of the stone. On the initial cut the co re material contained a piece of white marble. One leg of a co mpas s had been carved into the m arb le and i t was quickly realized that the box was covered by a slab of ma rbl e tha t contained at the very least a carving of the universal Masonic sy mb ol , the sq u are and co mpasses.
As much ca re as was poss ible was exercised in cutting out the marble stone and in exposing th e cavi ty so that the box it contained cou ld be recovered.
The lead box that was r emoved from the cornerstone measured 18 inches long by 12 in ches wide and was 12 inches high. It showed no signs of deterioration and was tig htly sealed with a lead so lder. The cavity in wh ich it re sted for 118 years had apparently remained dry all that time
The box was opened on March 4 in the prese nce of the elected Grand Lodge officers and the Past Grand Masters. Members of the Masonic Temple maintenance staff were present to open the box. Staff members of the Masonic Temple library and museum documented and catalogued each item as it was removed by the R W G rand Master, Bro. Carl W. Sten berg , Jr .,
gold medals, one a circle, the other a keystone shape , we re also present as had been indicated on the original 1868 list.
Of interest is a copper medal struck to com memorate the election of the Prince of Wales as Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of England on November 24, 1790 and a sil ve r medal struck to mark th e administ ration of Peter Williamson as Grand Master of Masons in Pennsylvania for 1856 - 185 7,
from the box.
The entire recovery procedure was covered in d e tail by photographers.
When the top of the lead box, a single sheet of lead at least one -quarter inch thick, was peeled back and th e conte nts exposed, only one-third of the space in the box was filled.
The first item to be removed by the Gr and Master turned out to be a se t of silver working too ls and lod ge jewels in a deep blue velvet cove red box that was e ngraved wit h the name , H orstman n Bros. and Co. , Makers, a firm that manufactured Masonic uniforms and regal ia at the ume
Next came a small woo den box th at con tained a small fragment of a foundation sto ne from King Solom on ' s Temple with a note indi cating it was found 40 feet below th e O mar Mosque.
The box co ntained a num ber of United States coins from the period; a 179 1 Washington penny, and a Franklin penn y dated 1787. Two small , handm ade
A Holy Bible ; a copy of the Ahiman Rezon; a list of lodges for the jurisdiction; a copy of the 186 7 Proceedings , and a copy of the 1868 Masonic regi ste r were among the papers recovered from the box.
All the paper items were in excellent shape, showing discoloration only where some other item, suc h as a ribboned seal, had touched them.
Newspapers of the da y and ch ips of wood from cedar trees in Lebanon , along with va ri ous other art icles, rounded out the box contents . Most of the contents are now on display in alarmed cases in th e Masonic Temple museum The display wi ll be maintained in full form until Friday , September 26 when, at a Spec ial Com m u nication of the Grand Lodge to be convened at 3: 00 p.m., many of the 1868 items, along with current Masonic treasures and items of today, will be redeposited.
The ceremony , which will be open to the public, will be co ndu cted in t he Grand Foyer on the first floor of the Maso ni c Temple. The event will be te levised li ve to both Corinthian and Renais-
sance Halls so that as many as 2,000 persons will be able to view it
The seating in the Grand Foyer will be confined to the officers of the Grand Lodge and distinguished visitors from othe r jurisdictions who will take part in the processional.
Septembe r 26 marks the 200th anniversary of the declaration by this Grand Lodge on September 26 , 17 86 of its independence f ro m the Mother G rand Lodge, th e Grand Lodge of England. Another Special Co mmunication of'the Grand Lodge , in place of the u sual September Quarterly Communication, will convene at 7:00p.m. in Corinthian Hall. A dinner wi ll be served to Master Masons at 5:00p. m in the dining rooms on the lo wer level of the Masonic Temple. There is no charge for the meal , but because seati ng is limited to approxim ately 1, 000 persons , tickets will be issued on a first-request basis.
A coupo n for use in regis teri ng for the dinner is contained on page 11 of this issue. You are invited to send it to the Office of the Grand Master at the Masonic Temple, One North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107 along with a stamped , self- addressed envelope. Please rem ember that ticket reque sts will be honored on a first-request basis until all available seats are reserved. Late ticket requests will be returned as promptly as possible , but those who do not receive dinner tickets are still welcome at the Gra nd Lodge me e ting
Carl W. Stenberg, Jr. becomes
98th Grand Master of Masons in Pennsylvania
stone in 1902 to lessen the threat of fire from a furniture factory that stood next door-until it was demolished to make way for the Bulletin Building
He misses the huge compasses that extend from a line above the street entrance , and the square and compasses in a form representing one of the three degrees that is tucked below a peak.
Now more than ever one sees the contrast between the smooth stone on
one side of the building and the rough s tone on the other.
Still , the view is temporary until the city comes to grips with its stated desire to build a criminal justice center on the site along Filbert Street between Juniper a nd 13th Streets . The criminal justice center, if preliminary plans hold up , will be designed as a courthouse structure on the site of the former Bulletin Building and a detention center on the site of the old
Essex Hotel that stood on the corner of Filbert and 13th Streets.
Height is an important consideration a nd reports of the criminal justice center reaching heights of 10 stories, or 29 stories , even 40 stories , have been circulated
Ten stories or 40, you can be sure the eastern aspect of the Masonic Temple will soon be again lost in the shadows of something high, but not necessarily mighty.
Youth Prove Value of Public Speaking Program
Three you ng people , representing Rainbow for Girls, DeMolay and Job 's Daughters, deliv ered a joint address before 1,600 people at th e Grand Maste r' s Dinner Dance at the Hil ton Hotel Ballroom in Pittsburgh o n December 27.
They had re ceived just seven hours of instru ction , a crash course in the basic concepts t hat make up the public speak ing program developed as a leadership training program for the Pennsyl vania Youth Foundation. what to say and how to say it.
The youngsters spoke without notes and u sed a unique memory system devel oped by Dean E Vaughn, the nation 's foremost expert on applied memory concepts . Their performance was flawle ss and gave ere-
d ence to the promise of the training program-that people can learn to speak in publ ic withou t fear , without and with confi dence in their ability to know
The three representatives of the Masonically related youth groups, shown during their presentation are , (left to right) Kay Frey , daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Fre y of Newport and a member of Perry Assembly, Rainbow for Girls; Mike Hopple, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hoppel of Hummelstown and the Master Councilor of Hershey Chapter, Order of DeMolay ; and Karen Stoner, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W . Scott Stoner of Lancas ter and a member of Bethel No 7, Internatio nal Order ofJob 's Daughters Karen is the daughter of the R .W . Senior Grand Warden of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania
200th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION Dinner for Master Masons Only at the Masonic Temple
Send toOFFICE OF THE GRAND MASTER Maso nic Temple One NQrth Broad Street , PA 19107-2598
Please se nd me ___ tickets to the dinner for Master Masons to be held on the lower level of the Masonic Temple at 5 :00p.m on Friday, September 26, 1986.
My stamped, self-addressed envelope is enclosed .
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Elected Grand Lodge Officers
Officers gather in the Grand Lodge foyer . First row, left to right, R. W . Grand Master Carl W . Stenberg, jr. , and Arthur]. Kurtz, R. W Deputy Grand Master. Second row, W. Scott Stoner, R. W. Senior Grand Warden and Edward H. Fowler, Jr ., R. W. junior Warden. Top row, Thomas W. jackson, R. W Grand Secretary and Arthur R. Diamond, R. W. Grand Treasurer
Grand Masters Attend Training Seminar
in the mid-1970s that allows them to volunt ar ily ret ire as Past District Deputy G rand Masters anytime after five years.
T h e constant turnover in District D eputy Grand Masters requires a constant training program if they are to effectivel y carry out thei r respons ib ilities.
Bro. John K. You ng, when he served as R .W. Grand Master in 1968 a nd 1969, created a manual for the District Dep uty Grand Masters that has been in continual use. Because of changes in Masonic law and the effect of new decisions issue d by subsequent Grand Masters over the years, the manual needed to be u p dated.
The cu rrent R .W. Gran d Mas ter, Bro. Ca rl W. Stenberg, Jr. , assigned the task of revising the manual to th ree Past District Depu ty Grand Masters-Brothers
Robert A. Pore , Walter L. Sykes and Robert Barto. The three also p l a n ned the agenda for the January tra i n in g seminar.
Grand Master Stenbe rg wei -
corned the D istri ct Deputy G rand Masters and explained the need fo r them to be consistent and uniform in making decisions in their individual districts on questions of Masonic law and procedure
The District Deputy Grand Masters were divided into t hree smaller groups in order to gain a less formal atmosphere for the t rain i ng sessions. The y received i nstruction i n 16 specific a reas over the two day period.
The fo ll owing is a list of the subjects for each sec tio n and th e instructor: Duties and Re spo n sibilities of a Dist rict De put y Grand Mas ter- Bro. Art hu r ]. Kurtz , R . W. Deputy Grand Master.
Refere nce Materials-Bro. W. Scott Stoner , R.W. Senior Grand Warden. R epor t s and R ecord K eeping-Bro Robert A Pote, Past District Dep u ty Gran d Master.
Officia l Visits to Lodges and Grand Lodge Communica ti o ns-B ro Arthur Bu zzard, Past D istri ct Dep u ty G ra n d Master.
Mee t ings and Comm u nications w ith Officers and Lodges-Bro . Robert Batto , Past Dis t ri ct Deputy G ra nd Master.
Proficie n cy of Elective Lodge Officers and Proficie ncy of Candid at es and Newly R ais ed Masons- Bro. Edward H. Fowler , Jr., R.W.Junior Grand Warden.
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CLAUDE H. DEMMY FRANC IS MARUSKA Lodge No . 587 Lodge No. 312
JACK T. DUFFEY DEWAYNE McAN INCH Lodge No. 586 Lod ge No. 586
ALBERT C. DUNNING GEORGE R. McCULLO UGH Lodge No. 236 Lodge No. 669
GEORGE W . EBERSO LE RICHARD D MILLER Lo dge No. 629 Lodge No. 230
RICHARD]. ELLIOTT RICHARD E. MILLER Lodge No. 720 Lodge No. 322
GREGORY D. MOORE Lodge No. 317
ANDREW OLSHA VSKY Lodge No. 517
CHARLES M. RECARD Lodge No. 586
LEROY K REICHENBACH Lodge No 570
JOHN A. ROSE Lodge No. 595
WILLIAM C. RUHL Lodge No. 764
FREDERICK G. SEIZ Lodge No. 558
JAMES A. SHOOP Lodge No. 629
GORDON E. SI NCLAIR Lodge No. 663
ALLEN E. SMITH Lodge No . 21
PHILIP SOLTOFF Lodge No. 482
HENRY STOUT Lodge No. 33 0
TIMOTHY]. TOMSON Lodge No. 799
CLARENCE VANHORN Lodge No. 70
LEROY E. WAGNER Lodge No. 754
JAMES E. WEAVER Lodge No. 283
AL YIN WEINSTEIN Lodge No. 155
EDWARD 0. WEISSER Lodge No 427
THOMAS 0. WILSON Lodge No 663
DALE R . WOOMER Lodge No. 282
BRUCE P. YESLOW Lodge No. 19
AUSTIN F. YOCKEY Lodge No. 792
SALEM Y. YOUNES Lodge No. 673
NEV I N 0. YOUSE Lodge No. 254
Much of the success of Project SOLOMON II, the Rebuil ding of Freemasonry in Pennsylvania , can be traced to the efforts of individual Masons or groups of Masons who first faithfully fo ll owed the program as outlined in the operations manual.
Once they understood the basic parameters of the plan , however, the most successful individuals or task fo rce groups devised unique and innovative p lans to supplement the basic program.
This page in each subsequent issue of The Pennsylvania Freemason will be devoted to those individuals, lodges and
Masonic districts who are willing to sh are their ideas in the expectation that others wi ll benefit from t h eir experience. Each District Dupty Grand Master has been asked to seek out the success stories within his Masonic District and submit them to the editor. In dividual Masons are also invited to make submissions by writing t o the Editor, The Pennsylvania Freemason, at t h e Masonic Temple, One North Broad Street, Phi ladelph ia, PA 19107.
I t may not be possible to publish all submissions because of space requirements and editorial disc r etion, but all submissions will receive a response.
The first SOLOMON II success story comes from the 53rd Masonic District by way of Br. john Erb, District Deputy Grand Master. SOLOMON II is Working in Mercer
The date of February 22, 1986 will always be remembered with great pride by Bro ther Kenneth L. Moon , Sr., a member o f Hebron Lodge - 575. An extra meeting of the l odge was
held on this Saturday, when each of Bro. Moon's five sons we re rai sed to the sub lime deg ree of a Mas ter Mason . Pictu r ed, Brother Wi lliam L. Coll ins, Worshipful Master , is shown co ngratulating Bro. Kenneth Moon , Sr., for his efforts i n furthering the Sol omon II program. In the back row, from left to right are brothers Douglas, Donal d, John , K e nneth , Jr. , and Mark. . -
