Spec i al Co mmun cation of Grand Lodge, Co rn er stone Lay i n g an d
D ed icati o n o f Lo dge Room , Lo dge No 23 8 , Tamaqua
T h rd Ann ual Mi n -Shrine-A-R am a,
Hig hl and D r i ve Veterans H o spi t al
Lo dge N o. 773, Ph il adelphia
Lo dge N o. 272, B u t l er
Sp ec ial Co mmunica ti o n o f Gran d
Lo dge, Co rne r stone Layi ng and Dedi cati o n o f Lodge Room,
Lo dge N o. 62 0, N o rristow n
Valley o f Reading, A.A.S. R , Annual Spring Reunio n
Grand Co mmandr y o f K nights
Tem p lar , I 34 th Annu al Co ncla ve , William sp o rt
Com m i tt ee o n Ma so n ic H o m es, Eliza be t h t ow n
Va ll ey o f Altoo na , A.A S R. , Annual Reu nio n
16l st Ann ua Co m municat i o n of th e Grand Lodge of Mich i gan
85t h An n ual Co nve nt io n of t h e T all Cedars o f Lebano n , Ocea n Cit y , Mar y l and
Q uarterl y Co mmun icat ion o f Grand Lo d ge, Soldi ers and
Sa il o r s Mem o r i al H all , Oaklan d Pi tts burgh , 7:30 p m ! 25 th Ann ve r sar y o f Skerrett
Lo d ge No. 3 43 be ing held i n Ox f o r d Lo dge No. 353, Oxfo r d
Cha rt i er s Lo dge N o. 297, Can o nsburg
32 nd Annua Ses s o n Gra nd Guardian Co un cil nternationa l
Ord er o f Jo b 's D aughters , Seven Sp ri ngs Reso rt Champ on
The Penn sylvania Freemason Distributi o n O ffi ce Masonic Temple
O n e No rth Br o ad Str ee t Ph il adelphi a, Pa 19 107 - 2598
J UNE
13 Reuni on, Vall ey o f Co uderspo rt , A A .S. R., Co ud er sp o rt
17 25 h Ann ver sar y, M il o rd Lo dge
N o. 344, Mil fo rd
20 I OO th Anni ve r sar y, Lo d ge No. 5 7 1, Wil co x
21 -2 4 Imper a Shrin e, Reno , Nevada
26 Co mmitt ee o n Mason i c H o m es
M ee t i ng , Elizabethtown
27 Sp ec a Co mmu n icati on of the Gr and Lo dge f o r th e p ur pos e of l aying th e co rner st o ne , Scottish Rit e Ca th edral , West Re ading
J ULY
11 Spec ia Co mm uni cat o n o f the Gr and Lo dge fo r th e purpose o f ay in g th e co rner sto ne Grace
Un i t ed Method i st Churc h , Pu n xs utawne y
13-1 4 Grand Lodge o f Ca n ada , Pro vin ce o f Ont ar i o
15 I nt ern ati o n al O rder o f Ra n b ow fo r G i r s, Grand Assemb l y
1 7 Ann ual No rth east Co nfere nce on Mason ic Edu cation and Librar ies, Rut l and , Verm o nt
19-20 N.E. Co nfer en ce o f Grand M asters, War w ck , Rh ode I sland
24 Co mmittee o n Maso ni c H o mes
Meet in g, Eli zab etht ow n
25 Pennsy v ania Yo u h Fou n d atio n, Board of Directo r 's Meeting
AUGUST
15 Maso n ic Pi cni c sp o nso red b y t he Va ll ey o f Ph il adelph a, A.A.S R.
21 Comm i ttee o n Masoni c H o mes Meet i ng, Eli zab ethtown
Seco n d Class POS TA G E PA ID Phi lad el phia Pennsylvania
The Masonic Homes at Elizabethtown
A d missions P olicy: Edi to r 's Note - The admission s policy of tbe Masonic Hom es at Elizabetbt own is publisbed in tbis issue of THE PENNSYLVANIA FREEMASON in compliance witb Title VI of tb e Civil Rigbts Act of 1964 and tbe Pennsylvania Hu m a n Rela ti ons Act.
Th e M a sonl c Homes at Elizabethtown , Pen nsy va n ia are ow n ed and operated bv th e Grand Lodge o f ree and Acce pted Masons or'Pe nnsylvan ia w h ose exis ence anteda es bot h the Com monwea th of Pe nn sy va n ia an d th e Un ted St ates o America.
T here ar e housed a the Maso nic Homes, memb ers, their w ves, widows, mothers, gra n d moth er s, daughters and si s ers of li v ng, as w ell as, dec eased membe r s of the 547 Lodges w hin h e Co m monwea th h aving a to t al membersh p of 190,361 as o December 27, 1986. These Lodges operate u nder the jurisd ction of h e Grand Lodge.
Nei her the Constitution of he Gra n d Lo dge nor the By-Laws of the Subordina e Lodges restrict membersh p by reason o race color, nat o n al origin ances t ry, religio u s c r eed , se x , age, or han d i cap , and there are many among our m em be rs w h o are nm of t he Caucasian race. No record is k ep of our membership o n a bas s of ace color, n at o n al origin, ancestry , religious creed, sex, age, o h an d icap The admiss on to h e Mason c H omes of L odge m embers, their wives, w dows , mot h er s, g r an dm o thers, daug h ters and sisters of livi n g, as well as, deceased mem bers is govern ed b y th e Com mit tee o n Masonic H omes, membe rs of w h ch ar e e ec te d b y the Gra n d Lodge. Th e Co mm n ee approves, o r disapproves, ap plications fo adm ission so e y o n he bas s of need and does not disc ri mi nate by re ason of th e r ace, co or, n at ional o ri g in ances ry, r el g ous c reed, sex, age, o r h and cap of h e appli cant App i catio n s f or adm ss o n 10 h e Mason ic H o m es by m e mbers of he Lodges of t h e Mos t Worshipfu Pr nce H all Gra n d Lodge r. & A. M of Pe nnsy van a he i r wives, widows, mo hers , grandmothe rs, dau ght ers and sis ers o f liv i ng, as we ll as , deceased m em b ers are, al so, received b y th e Commi tt ee on M asonic Homes and approved, or disapproved, on the same basis. The ad mission to he Masonic Homes of he approved app l icants of the Most Worshipful Prince H all Grand Lodge F. & A.M. of Pen n sylvania is governed by the Comm i ttee on Masonic Homes n the same mann er as is the admiss on of the approved applicants of the Grand Lodge F & A.M. o f Pennsylvania.
· No person sh all on the g r ou n ds of race, color, national origin, ancestr)', rel gious creed , sex, age, or hand cap be e x cluded from participatio n in be denied the benefi s of or other wi se be sub j ected 10 discriminat on n the provis o n of an y care o r ser vice a the Masonic Homes at ElizabethiOwn
Specifically t he above ncl u des, b u is n o t limi ed 10, the followi n g charac er st i cs: I npa ti ent and o utpa ent ca r e w ill b e prov ded on a non-d scrim natOry bas s; all pa tients w ill b e ad m tt ed and receive ca e w i thout r egard 10 r ace, co or, nat i onal or g in an ces t ry, religio u s creed, sex, age , or handicap.
2. All pa ti ents will be ass gned to rooms, floo r s, and sect ons withou regard 10 race, color, na ional origin, an ces ry re ligious creed, sex, age, or h andicap
3. Patients will not be asked if h ey are will ng or desire o sh are a room with a person of another race.
4. Employees will be assigned 10 pa t ient serv ces without regard tO th e ace, color, nationa origin, ancestry religious creed, sex, age o r h andicap of either the patient o empl oyee.
5. Sta ff privi leges w ll not be denied professionally quali fied personnel on the basis of race , color, national o rigin, ancestry, religious creed, sex, age, or handicap.
6. All facil ties of this ns t ut on will be util zed wit h o u t regard 10 race , color, n at onal origin, ances ry , religious creed, sex, age or h and icap.
7. Tra n sfe r of patients fro m the r oo ms ass gned and /o r se lec t ed will n o t b e made for rac al reasons ; however, an y patient may re q uest to upgrade the room ass gned and/o selec ed at an ) me for any re aso n prov ded that the roo m reques ed s readily available
joseph E Murp h y, N.H.A. Execu ti ve D rectOr
The PENNSYLVANIA FREEMASON
June Quarterly Communication to be Held in Pittsburgh
T he j u ne Quarterl y Comm u nica t ion of the Gra nd Lo dge o f Pennsylvania will be he ld a t 7:30 p. m. in So ldie rs and Sailors Me morial Hall , Fifth Avenue and Bigelow Bo ule vard in the Oak land section of Pittsb urgh, o n We d nes da y, june 3, 1987.
The R.W. Gra nd Mast er, Bro. Carl W. Stenberg, Jr., in bri nging the mid-year mee ting o f the Gra n d Lodge to his home area, ma int ain s a c ustom begun in 1977 by the n Grand Mas ter jo hn L. McCain and contin ue d in 198 3 b y th en Grand Master Sa mu e l C. Williamso n .
The communica tio n offers the Grand Mas ter the opportunity to thank the Masons of the Gr eater Pittsburgh Ar ea for their many acts of support during his administration of the Grand Lodge
Included in the fes tivities is a dinner for Masons and their ladies ; entertainment for the ladies while the Grand Lodge is in session, and entertai nment for Masons and their ladies immediately following the communication.
Tickets to the Grand Master's Dinner which is scheduled fo r two locations , the
dining rooms in bot h Syria Mosque and the Masonic Temple in Oakland, have already been distributed to the lodges through the District Deputy Grand Masters in the western part of the state. The cost of the dinner is Sl2.50 per person.
If you live in the western part of the state and have not yet purchased a ticket, please contact your Distric t Depu ty Grind Mas ter. For those in o ther parts of the sta te who may be in Pittsburgh for the meeting, a few tickets are being sold at the Office of the Con tinu ed on page 8
Freemasonry and the Constitution
b y Dr Way n e A Huss , author of Th e M a ster B u ilders, a Histo r y of t h e Gra nd L odge of P e nnsylvania
Two hun d r e d yea r s ago this month , fift y-fiv e men fro m all of t he states except Rh ode Is land began assembling in Phila d elp hi a to un d ertake the complicated process of r e fo rmin g the national gove rn m e nt . By t h e en d of the summ e r they h ad es tab li shed a new system b ased u p o n feder alist p r i n ciples. On Sep tembe r 17, 17 8 7, th irty-nine o f the r emai nin g fo rt y -tw o r e presentat i ves s ig n ed th e d oc ume n t out li ning this n ew gov ern m e n t- t h e Cons ti tut ion of th e Un i te d State s .
T h e d e le g a t e s t o the Constitut ional Co n vent io n rep r ese nted a very h igh level o f t a le n t a nd a bi li ty; th e y were among th e bes t that t h e new nation h ad to offe r. T h irty-one of them had go n e to co llege at a time when higher ed u cat io n was rare T hirt y-two were e it he r law ye r s or lawye r -farmers; t welve were s ucce s sful m e rchants or bu s i n ess m e n ; e ig ht were gent leman fa r m e rs wi th s ubstant ial land hold i ngs ; and t h r ee we r e ph ysicians Most had exte n s ive expe r ience in poli t ics. Th i rty
men had served i n the Revolutionar y War and eight had s igned t he Declaration of Independence Although ranging in age from 26 (Jona t han Da yton from New jerse y) to 81 (Benjamin Franklin from Pennsylvan ia), the framers o f the Constitution were a youthful group of m en, with an average age of 43.
A number of delegates also had something else in common-they were Masons . At least eleven men a r e known to have been members of the Fratern ity prior to the open i ng of the Convent ion; another two jo i ned afterwards
Fifteen others had possib le Mas Gnic connections, a lt hough their membersh i ps cannot be de fin i tel y confirmed. Altho u gh probably not a majo rit y at the Convent ion , the Masons nonetheless counted amo n g themselves two of the most promin e nt indi vid uals in the late e ighteenth century American polit ics-Geo r ge W a shington , the president of t he Co n ve n tion, and Ben jamin F r anklin, the el d er statesman Two other leading delegates- Alexander Hamilton , a staunch suppor t er of a strong federal government, and James Madison , t he so-called " Father of the Constitution" - m ay also have been Masons at some point in their careers. In certain important respects , Masonic ideals and princip les influenced , or at least were in accord w i th, the way business was handled at the Convention , as well as i ts r esu l ts. From th e beg in n ing , the delegates decided to conduc t their d iscussions in secret. They did this not because of a n anti-
Continued on page 10.
The Reverend Ruschhaupt
Made a Grand Chaplain
The Reve r e nd Wi lli am F. Rusc hhaupt, J r. o f 3 07 Mcadow Ro ad , Glens haw , Pen nsy l va ni a ha s b ee n a pp o i nteel a G r and C haplain o f th e Gra nd Lodge of Pe n nsy l va n ia.
The appo int ment was m ade by th e R.W . Grand Maste r Bro. Ca rl W. Ste nb e rg , Jr. an d beca m e e ffec ti ve o n Dece mbe r 27, 1986.
Bro. Ru sc hhaupt was orda ined a ministe r in th e P r esby te r ian C hur c h in 1939 aft e r graduating with h ono r s fr o m Mu sk in gu m College in New Concord , Ohi o in 1936 a nd th e Pitt s bu r gh
Theolog ica l Sem inar y in 1939.
H e was th e pasto r o f H a m pton Unit-
e d P r esby te ri an C hur c h fr o m 1939 unti l 1942 when h e b eca m e a C h a pl a in in th e U.S. Arm y ass ign ed to th e Corps o f Enginee rs, 3 rd Enginee r Special Brigade.
H e s p e nt t wo ye ars in th e co mbat zone of t he So u thwest P ac ifi c and a ttained the r a nk o f Ma jor. H e ea rn e d the r a n k o f Colone l in the U.S. Air Fo r ce
Reser ve se r v ing as a Chap la in . Bro. Ru sc hhaupt became t h e pasto r of Uni o n U nited P r esbyter ian C hur c h in 1946 where h e serv e d un til 1961 except fo r a r eca ll to the U.S. Air Forc e in Ja nu ary o f 1952 until June o f 1953. H e was called to th e s taff of th e Pittsbu rgh Pr esbyte r y o n Ma r c h 1 , 196 1 and was e lected t h e Exe c uti ve Presby ter in 1963. H e se r ved in t h at cap a c -
i ry un til reti r ement at t h e end of 1978.
T h e Revere nd Ru schhaup t is a founde r of C hrist ian Assoc iate s o f
So u thwestern Pennsylvan ia a nd was th e fir s t c hairm an (fo r two yea rs) o f its Co uncil of Bi s hops and Execu ti ves.
He was h o n o r ed by th e Sco tti s h Ri te
Bo di es o f th e Va ll ey o f P i tts burgh in 1986 w h e n h e was coro n e tecl an h o nory membe r of t he S upr eme Co un c il 33rd Degree. T he pastor is c urrentl y se r v in g th e Va ll ey as i ts H osp i ta le r.
B ro Ru sc hhaup t h as been m arr ied fo r the pa s t 44 yea rs t o the former Ma r y Elizabe t h Nort h co tt They are th e pa r ents o f two sons: W i lliam F III , a p h ys ic ia n o n th e s taff at t h e Clevela n d
C lin ic , and Tho m as H , w h o is e mp loye d b y th e Goodyea r T ir e and Rubber Co. on t h e wes t coast.
THE PENNSYLVANIA FREEMASON
Pu b li cation No. USPS 426- 140 Issued Qua rt e rl y Feb ru ary, May , August and November at th e Masonic Temple, Philadelphia , Pen nsy lvania , b y Th e Righ t Worshipful G rand Lodge of T he
Most An cie nt and Honora ble Fra ternity of Free and Accepted Masons of Pen nsylvania and Maso ni c Jurisdict ion There unt o Belong ing. Grand Lodg e Office r s
Ca rl W. S te nberg, Jr. R W. Grand Master
Arthur J. Kurt z, R. P. Deputy Grand Master
W. Scott Stone r , R W. Senior Grand Warden
Edward H. Fowle r , R W.JuniorGrnnd Warden
Arthur R. Diamo nd , R. W Grand Treasurer
Thomas W J ack so n, R. W. Grand Secretary
Ed it or Mel vin S. Munclie, Anistant to the Grand Master
Di st ri bution Office- Mailing Address MASON IC TEMPL E O ne No rt h Broad S tree t, Phila., Pa. 19 10 7
Post m aster: Send ad dress chan ges tO above. Second C ass Postage Paid a t Ph ila., Pe nna. Vol. XXXIV M ay 198 7 No.2
THE NEW MUSEUM AT THE MASONIC HOMES
A numher of inquiri es " e re recei, ed at the Temple in Philadelphia foiiO\Ying the pub li cation of artic les on the n e"· museum a t th e
Ho m es in Eli za b e th town in th e February i!lsue of Tb e Pennsyll ania Freemason .
Th ose inquiries w e r e forwarde d to th e H o mes and plans ha,·e heen mad e to recei\'e fu tur e inq uir ies directly
All int erested persom. a re in, ·ited to s ubmit ques tions and co mm e nt s dire c t ly by writing to:
H omes c / o Assistant Exec ut iYe Director. H omes. Eli zabe thtown . PA 1-0 22 - 0 ""' 03.
All co rr espo nd e n ce is welcome a nd each inquiry wi ll receh e a r espo nse .
Th e ca t ego ries o f it e ms th e
H omes is int e rested in disp lay in g in c l udes th ose relating to:
1 . Ho m es · Guests , th e C hil dre n s H o m e. a nd the re sid ent ia l bui l dings.
2. Homes· Fa rm s. Sen i ces and rela t ed item s a nd bui ldings.
3 Patton Sc h ool st ud e nt s actiYitie s and b uildin gs
-1 Youth program s and acth iti es i.e Rainbow fo r Gi rl s. j o b s
Daughters a nd
5 Abraham C. Treichler Lodge :'\o. 682
Th e mu s e um wi ll also co nside r displaying item s of ge n e r a l intere s t not directh· r elate d to the H o m es a t Eli zabet h to" n
Grand Master Appoints Floor Officers
The Grand Maste r , Br o. Ca rl \Y/. Stenbe rg, Jr., announ ced t he fo ll owi ng appo in tmen ts o f fl oo r offi cers for 1987:
Senior Gra n d Deacon- Br o. Er ic B Blew o f All e nt ow n , j o rd an Lodge No. 673
junior Grand Deacon - Bro. Arthur Lee Rankin of Saxt on, Eve rett Lodge No. 524
Grand Ste ward - B ro. W illi am F Wa l ton, Jr. o f Gl eno lde n , P rospect Lodge No 5 78 Gra n d Steward- Bro . R. Emmert
Ald i nger of El izabetht ow n , Abrah am C. Treich ler Lo dge No. 682
G ran d Marshal - Bro Ge o r ge N. Holmes o f Pitt sb ur g h . Lodge No .4 5
Grand Swo rd Beare r- Bro. Arthur
G. Fo rs te r , J r. of Pi ttsburgh, Whitehall Lodge No. 794
Grand Pursui uan t - Bro Ca rl W. Fe ic k , Jr. of Pittsburgh , H o mewood Fo rt Pitt Lodge No 635
Grand Tyler-B ro. Ralph Roge rs o f Phi la de l p hi a, Fernwo od Lodge No. 543
New Pricing Structure for Public Speaking Program
The Pennsy lva ni a Youth Foundat ion has anno un ced a ne w o pti o n to p art icipants o f th e P ubli c Spe aking P rogra m wh ich w ill mak e it p oss ib le to co mplete th e en tir e co urse for as littl e as $28, (p lu s $ 1 68 sale s tax). Now, th e e ig ht audi o-casse tt e lesso n s (o n four aud io t apes) m ay be e ithe r bo r rowed and returned , o r th ey ma y s till b e purc h ased as part of t he Pe rso na l Kit by those w h o prefe r th e co n ve ni e n ce of ow ne r s hi p. T he organi za t io n pu r c h as ing th e v ide o train ing sys te m w ill now r ece ive fo ur sets o f th e audio tapes t o be l oane d to course p art ic ipants w h o w is h to tak e advantage o f t hi s op ti o n . The only requ irem e nt t o impl e m e nt th e o pti on is th at th e o rganizati on r egis te r wi th u s th e nam e o f th e prog r am coordinator. It is esse ntia l tha t the prog ram coo rdinat o r acce pt th e r es p o nsibil i t y o f co ntrolling th e c ir c ulati o n of the aud io tap es. Additiona l se ts o f aud i o ta pe s are ava ilable at S22 e a c h (p lu s $ 1 .32 sa les tax), if n eeded. It is imp o rtant t h at a ll part i c i pant s co mpl ete t h e aud i o-cassette p o rti on of th e program . I t is des igned for se lfpaced learn ing after co m p le ti on o f the v ideo tra inin g and p r inted exe r cises
Fo ll o w in g are th e t wo o pti o n s n ow a va ilab le t o co urse part ic i pa nts:
Another Master Builder
Optio n " A "
Ow nersh ip of co mplete P e r so nal Kit
$28 Printed Mat e ria ls 22 4 Au d i o-casse tt es + 3 Sal es T a x
$53
Opt i o n " B "
Ownership of printed mate rials
Bor ro w and r et urn audio -cass ettes
$28.0 0 Print e d Ma te r ia ls + 1 .68 Sales Ta x - - -
$29.68
The onl y differe n ce betwee n optio n s " A" and " B" is th e price and co n ve ni e n ce of ow n ers hi p •
I mpot·tant: Tbe printed materials and audio-cassettes are designed to be used with the v ideo training sys tem
B ef ore ordering th ese materia ls, p lease be certain that th e video tra ini ng is available thmugh a Masonic Lodge or rela t ed youth group in yow· area.
Ques ti ons conce rning t h e Publi c
Spea kin g Program can be addressed to th e Pe nnsy lva nia You th Fo undation at 1244 Ba in b ri dge Road , Eli za b e th tow n , PA 1 7 02 2-9423 o r b y ca lling (7 1 7 ) 367-1536 (see rela ted art ic le o n page 9).
Br o. Harr y W. Nyce (se co nd fr o m left) , a member of Warren Lodge No. 3 10 in Co llegev ille, is the lates t Mason to earn a throa t medalli on for ha v ing brought 12 o r m ore m e mbers i nto th e fraternity thr oug h Pro jec t SO LOMON II, th e Rebu ilding o f Freemas o nr y in P e nnsylvania Als o s h ow n in th e p h o togra p h , left t o righ t , are Bro . Harr y T. Samwo rth , Wors hipful Mas t e r of Lodge No. 3 10; Bro. Ne lso n M. Baird , Jr ., D is tr ict D ep ut y Grand Mas t e r for the 6 th Masoni c Di s tri c t , and Bro . Mar.v in A Cun nin gham , a Pas t Mas te r o f the l o dge w ho also se r ves as the Di s tri ct 6 C h a irm an fo r SOLOMON II Bro. Nyce was p r e se nted the m ed alli o n a t th e Mar c h Qua rt er ly Co mmun ica tion.
Grand Master
Appoints Aides
Bro . Car l W. Stenberg, Jr ., R.W. Gra nd Ma s te r, has named th e following as Aides to the G r and Mas t e r for
198 7 :
• Bro Willia m D Spargo, a Past Mast er o f William D. Mcilroy , Lodge No 758.
• Bro . Roy A. McCu ll o ugh , a Past Maste r of Su n se t Lodge No 623.
• Bro. Danie l ]. Hinds, a Pas t Mas ter of Exce lsio r Lodge No. 491.
• Bro. H ar r y A. V into n , Jr. , a Pas t Maste r of Whiteha ll Lodge No 94.
• Bro. josep h M. S hanh o lt z, a Pas t Mas te r o f Ri s in g S tar Lodge No. 126.
81·0. Wi lliam F. Ruschhaupt, ]1-.
Project SOLOMON II ®Master Builders
BRO WILLIAM T. ARMBR US TER Lodge No. 186
BRO. RICHARD A. BALAS Lodge No. 483
BRO.CARLJ.BECKER Lodge No. 413
BRO. WILLIAM R. BELLAMY Lo dge No. 719
BRO. BARNEY P. BOLT , JR. Lodge No. 236
BRO. RONALD A. BO ND L odge No. 569
BRO. RUSSELL I. BOSLER
L odge No. 190
BRO. ANTHONY CASSANO L odge No. 786
BRO STANTON H CLAY L odge No. 307
BRO. RICHARDT CLEMSON L odge No. 238
BRO DEAN F. CLOTHIER L odge No. 758
BRO. THEODOR E H. COLCOMLU
L odge No. 699
BRO. BRADY R COUS I NS Lodge No. 244
BRO. GARY L. DILLAMA N L odge No. 408
BRO. MATTHEW D DUPEE L odge No 558
BRO. JAMES G. ERNST L odge No. 720
BRO. IRA E. FEINOUR L odge No. 326
BRO. HOWARD C. FINCH
Lo dge No. 526
BRO . WILLIAM B. FROELICH
Lodge No. 569
BR O. SAMUEL E. FR YE R Lodge No. 526
BRO. RALPH T G ARRIS , JR. Lodge No 569
BRO. JENN I NGS B. GRIMM, JR.
Lod ge No 706
BRO. MIT CHE LL H. GLASS
Lodge No. 502
BRO. STANLEY R. GOCHENOUR , SR
Lodge No. 336
BRO ROD NEY A. GRAMMES
Lodge No. 326
BRO PARKER W. GROW
Lodge No. 254
BRO. BARR Y GUSST
Lodge No. 246
BRO. RICHARD A . HARKS Lodge No. 400
BRO. ALBERT F. HAWK Lodge No. 531
BRO. FRANK B HESS Lodge No. 307
BRO. GEORGE D . HINKLE , JR . Lodge No. 775
BRO ROBERT H. HOFFMA N, III Lodge No. 561
BRO KE NNETH L. HO USE R Lodge No. 401
BRO . DAVID A. JAY Lodge No. 369
BRO ROBERT H JOHNSON Lodge No. 524
BRO. WES LEY M. KEELY Lo dge No. 135
BRO DANIEL M KNECHT Lodge No. 78 0
BRO. JAMES W. LAING, JR L odge No. 574
BRO. FRANK LERMA N Lodge No. 369
BRO. RON ALD E. L ES K O L o dge No. 652
BRO. KENNETH E. L OG AN Lodge No. 502
BRO. ROBERT A. LOTZ Lodge No. 612
BRO. FRANK X. MALLOY Lodge No. 743
BRO MICHAEL W. MANDER Lodge No. 186
BRO. WILLIAM D MARSTELLER Lodge No. 663
BRO. WILLIAM L. McCARRIER Lodge No. 272
BRO. JO HN 0. McCOLLUM L odge No. 7 5 1
BRO. RALPH E. McCULLOUGH L o dge No. 337
BRO.GEORGER.MOAD Lodge No. 464
BRO GARY C. OWENS
Lodge No. 423
BRO. JOHN F PANCARI L odge No. 219
BRO. DAVID H. PATTERSO N, JR Lodge No. 203
BRO. W. LESTER POOLER Lodge No. 700
BRO. GEORGE W. PROSSER Lodge No. 325
BRO . ALBERT H. R UF F L odge No. 448
BRO. J. BERNARD SCHELB Lodge No. 707
BRO ERNEST T. SHAW
Lodge No. 2 1
BRO. GERALD B . SHEPLER
Lodge No. 33 1
BRO. RI CHARD W SHEPLER L odge No. 33 1
BRO. ROSS P. SKILLERN Lodge No. 273
BRO. JA C K H. SPEECE Lodge No. 6 16
BRO. JOSEPH J. SZ AFRA N L odge No 186
BRO KENNETH E. THOMPSON Lodge No 804
BRO. WILLIAM H. VOGE L Lodge No. 333
BRO. HARO LD E. WALKER , JR. L odge No 554
BRO. HARRY E. WANNER Lodge No. 436
BRO. FRANK H . WHITTOCK Lo dge No. 67 1
BRO. JAM ES F. W ILLIAM S, JR Lo dge No 617
BR O RI CHARD A. WOLFORD Lodge No. 464
BRO . LE STE R R . WORTHINGTON Lodge No 436
BRO ALBERTS YAKSIC Lodge No. 684
BRO CARL E. YOUNG, JR Lodge No. 355
T h e R.W. Gr and Maste r , Bro. Carl W. Stenberg , Jr. , was hon o red on Saturday , February 7 during a joi n t meeting spons ored by t he Int ernat i o nal Order of Rainbow fo r Girls and t he Scott sh Ri t e Bod i es of t he Valley of Allentown.
Mrs. Bery l L. Hogue , Su pre m e Fidel it y and Supreme Inspecto r in Pennsylvania, Int ernational Or d er of Rainbow for Girl s, d irected t he m orn ing activities in w hi c h seve r al h und red Rainbow Gi rls from the easte rn p art o f the state rook part.
M r s. Hogue s shown at the rig h t in the bottom photograph in which she and Miss Kathryn Le e Fre y, Gran d Wo rt hy Adv i sor , presented to Gran d Mast er Ste n berg a f ramed portrait.
The afternoon portion o f t he program was co nducted in the Auditorium of th e Allentown Scottis h Rite Cathedral. Bro. Arthur). Kurtz, R.W. Deput y Grand Master and an Acti ve for t h e Ancient Accepted Scot ti sh Rite, Northern Maso ni c Jurisdiction , made t h e introductions on behalf of Bro. Char es F Greev y, Deputy for Pennsylvania.
The Seni or and Jun i or Wardens and t he men who had b een made Master Masons during 1986 from th e lodges in 12 Masonic Districts nearest Allentown were invited to attend with t heir l ad es
Remarks were presented b y the Co mm ander-in- Chi ef of Lehig h Co nsi sto ry, Bro. Phaon R Herb , who received a bronze medall ion fro m Grand Master Stenberg (see photos above ri g ht ) A limited nu mber of the medall i ons were struck to co mmemorat e the 200th An ni versa r y of t he signng of th e Con sti t ut o n and to mark Bro. Sten berg's t enure as R.W. Grand Mas t er.
T he Grand Master gave t h e tim e all o tt ed to hi m to repr ese ntati ves of t he t hree Masonic yo uth g r oups who de mons trat ed th e t rain ng they had received thro ugh a Publi c Speak in g Program sponsored by t he Pen nsy lvania Yout h Foundat i on in spea king abo u t t he dang ers o f drug and alcoho l ab use (Please see separate report o n p age 9.)
Bro Paul F. Kunkel , Past Di strict Depu t y Grand Master and Reg ona l D irector for Area A-1 , p re se nted an upd ate on Projec t SO LOMON II. (See photo m id d e right.)
The make -u p of actors w ho partici pat e in t he Sco tti sh Ri te deg r ee work was demonstra t ed by Bro. Merritt K. Freeman , w ho worked on the Secre t ary of t h e Valle y, Bro. Richard A. Cl auser. (P hotograph o n page 6 )
A su rpri se visitor at a n oon luncheo n was Bro Geo r ge Wash ngton, as po r traye d by Bro George W. Prosse r who p l ays a sig nifi cant Washingto n role in t h e 20 th Degree.
Th e l evel of sk ill of both actors , directo r s, stage c r ews and set d ecora t ors was demons tr ated during the presentation of scenes from a d r amati zation of TIJe Divine Tragedy of tiJ e CIJrist, a produc ti on in r ehearsal that was sched uled to be prese n ted publicl y at th e Lehigh Con si story Cat h edral from April 2- 5. A report on t h e pla y s pres ente d on page 6.
17daysl 14nights
A fu ll dress preview o f Th e D ivine
Trage dy of the Chr is t, a p lay in r eh ea r sa l for p r ese nta t io n by the Va lley o f All e ntow n , Anc ie n t Acce pte d Sco ttis h Ri te in ea r ly Ap ril , was fe atur e d durin g a prog ra m
sp o n so r ed b y th e va ll ey fo r th e J un io r and Se n io r War d e n s o f the Lo dg es s u r ro u nd ing All e nt ow n . Plays con ce rning th e Passion date to 19 2 8 in Alle ntow n , but this is t h e
fi rs t p ro du c ti o n t o b e p r ese nte d in 26 yea rs. It h as be e n rewri tten b y
Bro. C. D efo rr es t Tre x le r , P as t Dist ri c t D e p u t y G ra nd Mas te r , and is
d i rec t e d b y D r. ] ] B ren nan , P rofesso r o f Th ea tr e a t Eas t S t ro ud s-
bu rg U n ive rs it y.
P rofess io n a l s tage des ig n ers ha ve
b ee n e mp loye d in th e c r ea ti on of all
new scen e r y. Th e s t aging is d es ign-
ed t o e limin a t e th e clos ing of th e
c u r t ain fo r sce n e c h a ng e s a n d allo w s th e e nt i re p ro du c t io n t o run
w i t h o ut i nte rr up ti o n
Th e new sc r ipt e mp loys m o d e rn lang u age a nd th e in tr od u c ti o n of a
4 5-vo ice c h o ir ad d s n ew dime n s io n s to th e d ra m a . At the ti me this r epo r t was b e ing wri tt en, a li tt le m o r e tha n
a wee k b efore o p e nin g, Va ll ey o f
All e ntow n offi c ials we r e pre dicti n g a se ll o ut of a ll fo u r pe rfo rman ces.
Locating Hospitalized Mason Veterans
Fie ld age nts who conduct t he Hosp ita l Visita ti on Program for t he Maso nic Se rv ice Assoc iat io n of th e Un it ed States are see kin g th e hel p o f th e fra te rn ity in loca tin g a nd ide nti fy ing t h e Maso n s among th e p a ti e nts in Ve t era n
Ad minis tr a t io n Hosp itals an d O ld Sold ie rs Homes in the s ta te .
We ll -mean ing leg is la ti o n des ig ne d to pro tec t th e privacy of hosp italized veteran s also isolates th e m to a d e gree from o rgan iza ti ons p ledge d to he lping them
Hospital records do n o t ind icate Maso n ic affi liati o n and hosp ital pe rsonnel, incl u d ing voluntee rs such as th e MSA field age nts, a re n o t pe rmitt e d to ask.
W hile it is true t ha t MS A fiel d age nts pe rfo rm the ir vol u ntee r serv ices fo r a ll patients withou t regard to Maso ni c membe rs h ip , they d o li ke to kn ow w h e n th ey are helping a b rot h e r.
Th e office of th e Gr an d Maste r w ill be p lease d to ac t as a clea ring hou se fo r gat h e ri ng a n d di ssem ina t ing info r ma-
tion abou t hospi t alized Mason veterans . We w ill accept info rm atio n abo ut vete ran m e m be rs fro m lodge sec reta ries o r o t her interes ted an d k nowledgeab le Masons and tra n s fe r it to t he fie ld agent in p lace in each vete ra n fac ili ty.
Veterans are hospi ta li ze d in fac ilities located in Altoo na, Bu tl e r , Coa tesv ille , Er ie (two locatio ns), Le b an o n , Philade lp h ia (t wo loca ti o ns), Pitt s burg h (th ree locat io n s) and in Wi lk es- Ba rr e , Pe n nsy lvan ia.
PAPEETE , TAHITI • MELBOURNE & SYDNEY, A USTRALIA • ROTORUA, CHRISTCHURCH , Q UEEN STOWN & A UCKLAND, N EW ZEALAND
Choose from departures on Sunday, Decemb er 4, 19 8 7 or
Sunday, December 25, 198 7
$3 799 fr om L o s Angeles
$ 4089 fr o m Phila d e lph ia $4089 fr o m H a rrisburg & Pittsburgh
A ll-inclusive pricing p er p erson, based on dou ble occup ancy.
Vacation proceeds t o benefit 1be Pennsy l vani a Foundation for the Prevention of Drug and Alcohol Abuse Among Children
T HIS EXCITING VACATION I NC LUDES:
• Ro un d trip sc h ed ul ed jet tra nsp o r ta ti on via Qa n tas Air lin es (o r s imila r ).
• Ho tel accommo d atio n s fo r 14 nig h t s
• Airp o rt /h ote l trans fe rs and b aggage h a nd ling.
• Air transfers b e tw ee n c itie s
• American breakfas t d a il y
• We lcome arr iv a l Ge t-T o gethe rs a nd sigh tse e ing to urs in each ciry.
• Special Maso ni c banq u e t t o co mme morate v is it
• An d m u c h , mu c h mo re!
Family Day with the Pirates
The Pittsburgh PIRATES, and th e Grand Lodge of P ennsylvania in vi te you to pm·ficipate in Masonic Family Day Saturda y, June 13th , 198 7 Game Time: 7: 05PM
B1·ing Your Family and Fr iends/ See the Pittsburgh Pirates take on the World Chmnpion N. Y. Metsl
Pittsburgh Baseba ll Club c/o Masonic Family Day 600 Stadium Circle
Pittsburgh , PA 15212
a g ro up wam s to si r toge ther they m u st se nd al the o rde r s in one em-elope wi t h a lett e r requ es ting group se ating.
June
Quarterly Communication continuedfrompage 1.
Grand Mas ter at th e Mason ic Temple , One Nort h Broad Street , Philadelphia , PA 19 107. The dinner begins at 5:30 with co nt inuo us se rving until 7:00 p.m . By spread ing o u t th e di nin g pe ri od, it is hoped those who have to trave l grea ter d istances o r w ho leav e work at a later hour w ill be abl e to part ic ipate .
The Grand Master has also au thoriz ed th e lod ges to pay fo r bus transpo rta tio n to bring Masons and the ir ladies into the Oakland sect ion of Pi t tsburgh as o ne means of solving parking prob lems ne ar the Mason ic Te mple and Syria Mosqu e.
The processional fo r the Gran d Lodge meeti ng will begin fo rmi ng at about 6:45 p.m. The co mmunic ation w ill b eg in promptly at 7 :30p .m.
Th e lad ies' ente rt ainm e nt wi ll begin at 7:3 0p .m. in the fo urth flo o r Sco ttis h Rit e
Auditor ium in the Maso ni c Temple. The featured perfor mer is pop ul ar o rganis t , Larr y Fe rr ari. (See photo at left. )
La rr y Ferrari is we ll known to Maso nic audiences , havi ng pe rfo rm ed at man y fraternal fun cti ons thr oug hout the s tate. He is a po lishe d , accompl ished performer whose te levisio n program, The Larr y Ferrari Show, has been a reg ular part of th e b roa dcas t da y o n WP VI, Chann e l 6 in Phil adelphia for more than 30 yea rs .
The com bine d en tertai n me nt for Masons and their ladi es fo llow ing the co mmuni cation is sc hed ul e d for 9: 15 p .m. in the Syria Mosque Auditor ium Sea ti ng is rese r ved.
The fea tur ed pe r fo rm e rs at 9: 15 p .m. are Clay and Sa ll y Ha rt. Clay and Sally are known to milli o n s of Ame ri cans through their app ea rances for more th an six yea rs o n the La w r ence Welk Sh ow.
Clay filled the country music s lot vacate d by Lynn Anderso n and Sally, with her then si nging partne r , Sa nd i, wo n th e p lac e le ft vaca nt when the Len non Sis ters st ru ck ou t on th e ir ow n
Toge th e r , Clay and Sa ll y Hart ha ve blended their indi vidual talents into one o f the most energetic , c olorful and app ealing s hows in the co u ntry and conte mp o rar y fie lds
Th ey have perfo rmed wit h s uch stars as J im Nab o rs, Alan King, Jack Jo nes, Mel T ill is, Eddie Rabbitt , Red Ske lto n , Ray Stevens and Julie t Prowse
Masonic Youth Speak Out Against Drug and Alcohol Abuse
Three yo ung pe r so n s r e present ing e ac h of the thre e Maso ni c yo uth groups , Ra in bow for Girls , Job 's Daughte r s and De Mo lay, de m o n st ra ted th e value o f the n ew Pu b li c Spea kin g Program at the Hono r Day activities fo r the R. W Grand Master a t Allentown o n Feb ruar y 7. D eve lo p ed as a leadership training pro g r a m by th e Pe nn sy lva ni a Yo uth Foundation , the prog r am is being u s ed to train young p eople to s p eak publicly abo ut th e dangers of drug and alcoho l ab use i n suppo rt o f th e goals adop ted b y th e Pe n nsylva ni a Foundation fo r th e Pre ve nti o n of Drug a nd Alcoho l Abuse Am o ng Chil d r e n .
Th ose who partici pat e d in t he Februar y 7 speech prese nt at io ns were:
Miss Becky Holla nd, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cm·l A. Carbone ofElizabethtown. Becky is a Past Worth y Adv iso r o f Rainbow fo r Girl s , Patton Assem bl y No. 155 in Elizabe thto w n and is a se nior at Elizabethtown High Sc hool. Will ia m T H a m i lton, Jr., son of Bro. and Mrs. William T Hamilton, Sr., of Harrisburg. Bill is th e Mas t e r Co un c ilo r o f Pilgrim C hapte r , Order o f De Mo lay in Harris burg a nd is a so phom ore at Centra l D a uphin Eas t Se ni o r
Following th e Hart s' per fo rm ance, light re fr es hmen ts w ill be served in th e Lowe r Ballro o m o f Sy ri a Mos qu e and ther e w ill be d anc ing to the mu s ic of Jack Purce ll 's O rc hes tra until m idnight.
The R.W. J unior Gra n d Warden , Bro. Ed wa rd H. Fowler ,Jr. , is in charge of a large co mmittee o f Pitts b urg h area Maso ns w ho are wo rking hard to guarantee th e s uc cess of th e june Quarte rl y Comm u nica tion.
A la rge turnout is expec te d Several tho us and pe rso ns c an be acco mm odat ed a t the Grand Mas ter 's Dinner , the ac tual Quarte rly Communication , and at the e nterta inm ent It is imp o rtant fo r Maso ns to rea li ze that yo u do not have to be a member of the Gra n d Lodge to take part in th e fes tivi ties.
All Master Masons are welco me at co mm u nica ti o ns of the Grand Lo dge On ly a d ues card is requ ired fo r ad m iss io n
High Sc h oo l.
Miss Amy Petterson , daughter of Bro. and Mrs. Allen]. Petterson of Mechanicsburg. Amy is a member of job 's Daughters Be th e l No. 19 in Can1p Hill and is a sop hom ore at Cumberland Va lle y High Sc hool.
Th e three spe akers we re int rod u ced by th e R W. G r and Mas te r , Bro. Carl W Stenb erg, Jr., w h o n o te d thei r first public speec h es wo ul d b e b e fo r e several hundred pe rsons
" These are masonically trained yo ung p eop le wh o w ill speak tO o th er yo ung p eo ple, to th e ir fri e nds and p a r e nts , a nd to u s, ab o ut the d a nge rs of drug an d alcohol a bu se ," the Grand Maste r said
" The training co urse , H ow to Mas te r the Art of Public Sp ea king ,' '' h e co ntinued , " ha s all owe d th e m to beco m e excellent s p o k espe rso n s for th e
P en n sy l vania Fou ndati o n for th e
P reven tion o f Drug a n d Alcoho l Ab u se
Am o ng Childr en. ''
Eac h of th e thr ee s p e ake r s gave excelle nt presentations. Th e ir per fo r -
m a n ce w as a highlight o f a bus y da y a nd c au sed th e Gra nd Mas tet• tO la ter s a y, "Am y a nd Be c k y an d Bill wo uld
n o t ha ve been able to s ta nd befo re yo u to day w ith s u ch a de gree of confidence and ease had they not ha d the b e n e fit o f this uniqu e program They are the va ngu ard of hundreds , perhaps thousand s o f yo ung p eop le w h o wi ll be tr aine d to speak jus t as we ll on thi s s ubj ec t and m a n y ot h er s u bje cts "
Th e Grand Ma ste r th e n announced a se ri es of s p eec h co mpetitions with cash scho larsh ip awards was being d eveloped.
" T h e abilit y to speak we ll a nd to effec ti ve l y co mmunica te ide as to others is a sk ill th ese yo ungs t ers w ill u se to grea t advant age thr ou gh o ut th ei r lifetim es ," th e Grand Mas ter sa id , adding , " I urg e eve r y one out there to see that th e ir c hil d ren take advantage o f this impor tant o pp or tunit y. " Th e pub li c s p eaki ng prog r am is a lso available tO Masons to be used in training lo dg e officers and m embe rs w h o w ish to impro ve th e ir a bi li t y tO s peak I nformation co n cern ing th e publi c speaking progr am is ava ila b le thro ug h t h e Pen n syl va nia Yo uth Fo und a ti on a t 1244 Bainb r idge Ro a d , Elizabetht ow n , PA 17 022 -9432 o r by ca lling (71 7 ) 3 6 7 -1536.
