At a Special Communication of the Gmnd Lodge on May 9 , 1987, the lodge room of No t-risto w n Lodge No . 620 was d edicated. The R. W G1·and Master Bro. Ca1·l W Stenbetg, ]1·. accompanied by a corps of Gmnd L o dge officers attended the ceremony. Bt·o. Nelson Baird is District Deputy Gmnd Master for the 6th Masonic District and Bro. R onald C. Brooks is Wot·shipful Mast e r of the Lodge.
Constitution and Presidents' Packets
T h e in forma ti o na l pac ke t o n th e l!nited States Co ns tituti o n , develo p ed by Projec t SO LOMO II , has been distribut e d t o District Directo rs a nd Lodge Directors for use in each Blu e Lodge in Pen nsy lvan ia. District Deputy G ra nd Mas te rs rece ived th e Co ns tituti o n Packe t at the Septe m be r Quarte rl y Co mm unica ti o n Cha irm en of th e Edu ca ti o n Co mmitt ees o f the Blu e Lodges rec e ived cop ies o f th e Co n s titution Packet in O c tobe r.
The Cons tituti on Packet in c lud ed s hort b iograph ica l s ke tches of the Signe rs o f the Cons ti tution who were Maso n s. A copy of th e Const ituti on was in c lud ed along with sugges ti ons fo r us ing t h e informat ion from t he
The Pennsylvania Freemason Distribu t ion Offi c e Masonic Temple
One No rth Broad St r e et P hil ad
, Pa 19 10 7-2598
Pac ket in a prog ram of th e Lo d ge.
Each Mas ter Mason s h oul d pa rti c ip ate in a ce re m o n y in hi s Lodge celeb rat ing the 200 th Anniversary o f th e Unit ed States Co n st it u ti on du rin g th e Fall of 198 7.
A seco nd pac ket devotecl to th e Maso ni c Presidents of the Un ited States is being p repa red by Pr o jec t SOLOMON II. This Packet w ill be re ad y for d istr ibu ti o n in january 1988 so th at a ll Pennsylvan ia Maso ns can ho nor the Masonic Pres idents in February 1988 I t vv ill also conta in b iog raphical ske tc hes and li kenesses (pho tog raphs and pa inti ngs) of the Maso ni c Presidents along with s uggest io n s for prog ra ms th at c an be gi ve n in each Lo dge.
Project SOLOMON II I s Working Suspensions Cut 50 %
The sta ti st ics from t h e Data Processin g Depa rtm ent of th e G rand Lodge of Pennsy lvan ia show promising results for Project SOLOMON II. Director Drew W. Washabau s ta ted in his Septem b e r Report to Grand Lodge the fo ll ow in g : 2356 Masons rem a in ed suspended on August 3 1 , 1986, and 1 I 80 Masons rema in ed suspended on Aug ust 3 1, 1987. The drop of 50% in the number o f suspe ns ions fo r th e non -p ay m e n t of d ues g ives clear ind ica ti o n t hat the m e m bers of the Lodges of Pennsylva nia and Project SOLOMON II have been working to bring men back to Freema son ry.
Second
The PENNSYLVANIA FREEMASON
R.W. Grand Master Carl W. Stenberg, Jr.: A Review
A G ra nd Maste r in t he jurisd icti on o f Pennsylvania has t wo years in which to put int o actio n goals that in ma n y instances ha ve been deve l op ing in hi s mind for some ti me . Many Grand Masters ac c o mplish more in t wo yea r s than do som e profess ionals engaged in co mpa ra b l e projects and chari ti es ove r seve r al years. R. W G r a nd Mast er Carl W. S tenberg, Jr. is n o e x ception. The ke ynote of his te r m of o ffic e has b een admi nistra ti on. Bro. Stenberg, a re t ir ed Vice P resident of Me ll on Bank 's Trus t Department , came to the East duly prepared w i th a strong managerial bac kground Whe n he assumed the of-
P ortrait of Carl W Stenbetg, ]r. , Grand Mast er 1986- 1987, Painted by B ro. H emy Cooper
Study also suggested that the Grand Lodge create a new position of Con t roller. In the final analysis, the Hay Sa lar y Study has contributed t o a more effective, efficient and more fairly paid Grand Lodge staff. Another area of concern for Bro. S t enberg has been the SOLOMON II Program. A re vitaliza t ion of the Fraternity was necessar y a nd through the appointment of Bro. Drew W . Washabau, a self employe d businessman , as its director , the SOLOMON II Program is undergoing a revival. This reo r ganization calls for our continued s uppo rt so that we can rebuild , and always be known as , a respectab le , regular and uniform Fraternity. fice of Grand Master on December 27 , 1985 , Bro Ste n b erg saw th e n eed for analys is a nd subsequent rest ru c turin g of the existing opera t io na l fr a m ework of the Grand Lodge. Among
the most important programs t h at Bro. Stenberg h as initiated occ urr ed at the Masonic Templ e. A salar y s tud y co nducted b y Hay Management Consultants, a fi rm spec iali zing in this field, was instrumental in providing th e grou nd work for n ecessary re organizat ion, including adj u ste d sala ries and better delineated job descript io n s. Among other recommendations, the Hay
Not only have programs themselves been revised, but also the manua ls governing them. For example ,
Bro. Stenberg has revised th e Manual for District Deputy Grand Masters, making it more comp rehensive , bringing it up to date, refining it in s u ch a way as to make it a c lea r, concise source of information . A training seminar for new District Deputy Grand Masters was also instituted by Bro. Stenberg. Tbe Digest of D ecisions has likewise been revised because continued on page 2
R. W. Grand Master Carl W. Stenberg, Jr.: A Review
o f ir s man y c ontradi c ti o n s to th e Abima n R ezon. Also changed w as th e Roman num e ral sys tem of numb e r ing the Diges t of De cisions, so that referen c e s to the Dige s t co uld be m ore r ead il y m ade. Ther e we r e als o ce rt ain dec isi o n s made by va ri o us Grand Masters ove r th e ye ars that had ne ve r fo und their way into thi s vo lum e; these ha ve now been added.
Th e H and b oo k for Lodge Offi ce r s has also been re v iewed and co rre c ted. Bro. Ste nberg brought th e in s tructions up to dat e a nd h as made it what it s hould be: a handbo o k for Lodge o fficers on ly; that is , the instructi o n s fo r Dis trict Deput ies we r e taken out and placed in a separate manual so that first tim e Lodge officers would not become co nfu sed wi t h what is n o t their concern.
Bro. Stenberg also saw a n eed for a totall y redesigned Fun eral Service booklet. This was imp o rtant because the ce rem o n y that w e as Maso n s pe rfo r m fo r our de ceased b r e thr e n is ofte ntim es th e on l y expos ure th ose o uts id e o f o ur Fratern i ty h ave of us It is therefore ve ry important th at this final a ct b e ca rr ied o ut wit h a ll th e so le mnit y a nd dignit y fo r wh ic h we are kn ow n The n ew Fun e ra l Serv ice is now in boo kl et for m t hat ca n be p r esented to th e famil y at th e co n c lusio n of th e service, makin g i t an exce ll e nt means o f reminding the bereaved o f o ur co nc e rn fo r t h e m.
Bro Ste n berg has also mad e poss ible the publi ca tion of Tbe Master Builde 1'S : A History of tb e Grand Lo dge of Free and Accep t ed Masons of Pennsylvania au th o r ed b y Dr. Way n e A. Hu ss. Suc h a vo l um e of Maso ni c h is t o r y as Tbe Maste1' Builde1's w ill beco m e a n exce ll e nt r e minder t o a ll P e nn sy lvani a Masons of Bro.
Sten b e r g 's co n ce rn fo r th e p as t and his desire to leave a lega cy for th e futur e.
Bro. Ste nb e rg had s t ruck two medallio n s. T h e first de pi c ted th e Prov incial Grand Lodge o f P e nnsy l vani a r e turning th e Warrant to th e Gra nd Lodge o f England i n I 7 86. The seco nd s h ows m e m be r s o f the Cons t ituti o nal Co nve nti o n co nte mplating t h e ir document in 1 78 7 . Bro. Ste n be rg ha s a lso iss u ed
tw o ti e hold e r s. T h e firs t was a s ilh o uette of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania co mm emo r ati ng the two hund r edt h ann iv ersar y o f the ind ep e nden ce o f th e Grand Lodge of Pennsylva nia. The s econd , like B ro . Stenberg s second medall ion , co mm e m o ra ted th e Consti t uti o nal Conven t io n . As part o f the ce lebration of th e two hundredth a nni versary of the Grand Lo dge of Penns y l va ni a , th e Masonic Te m ple at One North Broad Stree t , Philad e lphi a was declare d a National Historic Landmark by t h e U S. Department of the In terior.
On September 11 , 198 7 Bro Stenb erg made Lieutenant Gene r al Robert D. Spr inger , U.S.A. F. , an alumnu s o f th e Thomas Rank in Patton Sc h oo l for Boys, a Mason-at-Sight. It is ind eed an h o nor t o have such a distinguished m e mb er of our Armed F o r ces forged from a Maso nic bac kg r ound r etu rn from w hen ce he came Clea rl y, Bro . Sten be rg s g r ea t es t ach ievement ha s b ee n the Pennsy lva n ia Fo unda tion for th e P r eve nti o n of Drug a nd Alc o ho l Abu se Amon g
C hildre n . T h e r e co uld be no m o r e timel y a cause than th e pre ve nti o n o f s ubs tan ce ab u se among ou r children. Bro. Ste nberg ha s b ee n res p o n s i ble for th e in co rp o ra t io n o f t h e Fou nd a ti o n a nd ha s wo r k ed w ith sixteen d iffe r e nt organizati o n s including th e Penn sy lva ni a D epa rtm e nts of Health a nd Ed uc a t io n throu g h the Foundatio n. H e has in c lud ed th e Na t io nal Ce nt e r for Juvenile justic e in th e prog ram , and has a r r anged a b illboard ca mpaign a m o n g man y ot her progra m s to m ake thi s Fo undation th e s u ccess th a t it is.
Most i mportantl y, Bro. S te nb e r g , thr o u gh his laudable wo rk w ith th e Co nfe r e n ce of Gra nd Mas te r s of No rt h Am e ri ca, h as bee n i n s trumental in mak ing th e Pennsy l van ia Prog r am an exa mpl e fo r th e Na tion al Maso nic Foundat ion for the Prevent io n of Drug and Alco h o l Abuse Among Ch il d r e n. Bro. Ste nb erg h as secured fo r our Frat e rnit y an o n -go ing tradit io n th at Masons trul y c are a b o ut c hi ld r en. Administ r ati ve impro ve m e nt and an awa r e n ess that th e prese rvation o f o ur futur e c o m es throu g h a r ev iew of th e
pas t and through th e pro tec ti o n of o ur chi ldren h as mark ed the tenure of our Grand Mas ter Carl W. Stenb e rg , Jr. Bro. Stenberg has, through the Ha y Stud y at the Grand Lodge , insured a b e tt er ad v ised sta ff and greate r fisca l respons ibilit y; secure d a fu tur e fo r Penns y lv ania Free mas o nr y through th e r ev it a li zati o n o f the Solomon II Prog r am ; ass ur e d a bet ter m anaged Frate r nity thr o ugh th e r ev iew an d rewrit i ng of several Grand Lodge Manua ls; obtaineel an o bjective review o f our Fraternity 's pas t w i thin t he c o ntext o f the broader soc iet y that s urround s u s t hrough the publica t ion of Tbe Jl!Ia ste r Builders; and through th e Foundation for th e Pr e vention of Drug and Alcohol Abus e Among Children , Br o . Sten b erg has g uaranteed that Masons and nonMasons a like kn o w that alth o ugh we are o n e of the world 's olde s t Fraterniti es, we ad dr ess the vital qu e stions t h a t p la gue o ur yo uth to da y
THE PENNSYLVANIA
FREEMASON
Publication No. USPS 426- 140
Issued Quarterl y February , May, August and Nove mber at the Masonic Temple , Philadelphia , Pennsy lvania, by The Right Worshipful G rand Lodge of The Most Ancient and Honorable Fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons of Pennsylvania and Masonic Jurisdiction Thereunto Belonging.
G r and Lodge Officers
Carl W. Stenberg, Jr., R. W. Gra11d Master
Arthur J. Kurtz, R. W Deputy Grand Master
W Scott Stoner, R W. Senior Grand WardCIJ
Edward H. Fowler, R.l/7. Junior Grand 117arden
Arthur R. Diamond, R. W. Grand Treasurer
Thomas W. Jackson, R. W. Gran d Secretary
• Editor
Robert A. Pote, Assistant to the Grand A-faster
• Distributi o n Office-Mailing Address MASONI C TEMPLE One North Broad Street, Phila., Pa. 19107
Postmaster:
Grand Master Breaks Ground for the Waynesburg Masonic Temple
Bro Ca r l W. Stenberg , Jr , R.W. Grand Mas ter, in a ceremo n y he lcl August 1 , 1987 in Waynesb urg , P e nnsylva nia , broke ground for a n ew Masonic Temple for Waynesbu r g Lodge No. 15 3. Waynesburg is th e County seat of Gre ene Count y w hi c h is located in so uthw estern P ennsylvania
The new building will be th e f irs t temple to b e us e d by Wa y n esb ur g Lodge No. 153 , which pro u d ly ca lls itse lf the third ol d es t Lodge wes t of the Alleghenie s. The Lo dge was co n s tituted on jul y 1 7, 181 7. T h e building , which was desig n ed b y C.S. Chu r c h a n d Associate s of McMur r y , is being e r ec ted on a lot which was cl ona tecl b y He c k 's Corpora ti o n. The bui ld ing w ill feature a palladian ent r ance w hi c h w ill lead d irectly to t h e outer door a n d t h rough the ou ter rooms into the lodge rooms itself. A dining room and k it chen w ill be lo c ated in t he b asement le v el. It will have its own entrance a t th e r ear of the building. A large Masoni c emb lem , wh ic h w ill be lit a t n ight , w ill b e place d ove r the fr o nt e ntr a n ce way. T h e co nt ra c to r , Rob e rt Cowe ll and So n s, Inc. of Way ne sb urg , p la n s t o ha ve the b uild ing c o mple ted b y Fe bruary 1 988.
Acco rding to Lo dge Hi sto ri a n , Bro. j o hn E Baily , P.D.D.G M. , th e bu ilding has been in th e p lanning s tages fo r so m e ti me. I n fa c t i t was o n Jul y 18 , 182 5 that a co mmittee was firs t ap -
to right): Albert B. Morris, WM. Waynesburg Lodge No 153; R oy A. McCullougb , Aide to Grand Master; Tbomas E. Westfall, Sr , D D G.M. ; Walter L. Sykes, P.D.D.G M.;John E. Ba i ly , P.D.D.G.M.; Carl W S t enberg, J r., R W Grand Master; E ugene G. P ainter, P. D D G. M.; Edward H. Fowler, Jr ., R. W Juniot· Grand Warden
po in ted to loo k for a lo t o n whic h to e re ct a Maso ni c Ha ll. D uri ng i ts 1 7 0 yea r his to r y th e Lodge h as J;lad 119 b r o th e r s se r ve a s Mas te r w ith B r o.
Al bert B Morr is being the p r esen t Wo rs hi pful Mas t er. T h e Lo dge has 493 mem be r s.
For th e las t 100 ye a r s t he Lodge h as h e ld it s me e tings on the thir d fl o o r of th e o ld buildi n g kno w n as t h e Opera
H o u se - a building on w hi c h ther e is n o Mas o n ic emb le m. Seve r al li fe long m e m be r s o f th e com mun i ty w h o a r e m embe r s of th e Lodge did n o t eve n know w here t h e Lodge m e t until th ey r ece i ve d th e ir pet iti o n s. The Lodge n ow looks fo r wa rd to its ne x t 17 0 y ears w ith grea t opt imi s m : sec ur e in th e knowledg e that Maso nr y is ali ve and we ll in so uth w es te rn Pe nnsy lvani a.
Scottish Rite Masonic Picnic
O n August 15 , 1987 th e Sco ttis h Ri te Masons o f th e Va lley o f Ph il ad e lp hi a s ponsored a Maso ni c Fa mil y Pi c nic at t h e West P o int Amu se m e nt Park n ea r Lansda le. Th e Right Worshipfu l Gra nd Master Carl W Ste nb e rg , Jr. approv e d th e plan tO invi te a ll Ma s on s, th e ir fam ili es a n d friends to a day o f fellows hip and fun
The p ic ni c prov ided an o pportun it y fo r Maso ni c organizations tO make presentations to those in a t te nd a n ce . Th e Gra nd Lodge o f Pennsy l van ia prese nteel its Pro jec t SO LOMON II Progra m job's D aug hters, Ra inb ow fo r G irl s,
D e Mo la y fo r Boys, the Pennsytvania Yo uth Fo undati o n and the Pennsylvan ia Foundation for th e Preve nt io n o f Drug and Alc o h o l Abu se Among Ch ildr e n s h owed m a te ri a ls w it h an inte res t for yo ut h . Th e Lu Lu Shri ne T e mpl e, Th e Tall Cedars and the York Rite Boclies gave p r esenta ti ons o n t h e ir ac ti vities
The Gra nd Lo dg e Library an d Mu seum contri but ed to t he day t h rou g h th e s al e o f man y ite m s o f Maso nic int e rest. Among these item s were Mas oni c co ins, la pe l pin s, and books inclucling Tbe Master Builde rs and Tbe Exemplar. Many it ems, incl u din g seve r a l Grand Master ' s Me dalli o n s, t h a t we r e not be fo r e ava ilabl e were so ld . Right Wors hip ful Pa s t G r an d Ma s te r j ose ph E . T r at e ser ve d a s coordinato r of this Maso ni c famil y outing More than 2000 peop le a t tende e! West P o int Park to pi c ni c tog e ther a nd e nj oyed w h o leso me e nterta inm e nt o n th e 20 rid es an d attrac t io n s. The fa vo ra b le r eaction to th e picn ic s hould make Mas o n s r ecognize th e frate rnit y c an influence fa mi l y life.
The s u ccess of t he Ma so ni c p icn ic in d icates th e affai r w ill be he ld aga in in 1988.
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Alfred Prince Honored
Alfred Ra le ig h Thompson Pr ince , fo r m e rl y o f T owanda , a nd now a r es ident of the Lapo rt e United Me t hodis t Home , was honored Friday, July 10 b y
Senator Roger A. Madiga n Mr. Madigan gave Bro. Princ e a
b o und copy o f a docum e n t authori zed b y the Senate of Pennsylvania in r ecogni ti on of h is be ing a member of h is Masonic Lodge fo r seven t y y ears. P rince joined Un ion Lo dg e No. 108 in T o wanda in 191 7 jus t before leaving to enter the U.S . Navy , whe r e he served for eig h t years , reaching t he rank of Ensign.
During hi s profess ional career , h e
was a comm e r cial salesman , r e t urning in 1965 to reti r ement in his nat ive town o f T ow a nda H arriet , his wife , died in 1984.
Dur ing his lo ng career h e became affiliated with other Masonic bod ies, inc luding the Chapte r , Council , Knights Templ ar , Scottish Rit e, Shrine, Sojourners , and the Roya l O r d e r of Scot land , and , more recent ly w ith the n ew Northeas te rn York Ri te College in Towanda. Seve ra l of hi s Masonic b r o thers we r e wit h him in Lap ort e fo r the p rese ntatio n .
t ch, Governor of Northeas tern York Rite College; and Paul L. Hartman, Past Master of Union Lodge, To w anda .
Grand Master Stenberg
Presented the Henr y Price Me dal
G r a n d Maste r St e nb e r g was prese n t-
e d the H en r y Pri ce Me dal by Bro. Alb e rt Am es, Most Wo rshipful Gra n d Mas t e r o f Massachu se tt s, at th e Sep -
tember Q u arte rl y Co mmuni cat io n in Philad el phia .
At its Quarte rl y Communi ca tion in March 1888, th e Grand Lo d ge o f Massachusetts author ized a medal to be s tru c k w h ic h wo uld s u itably co mm e mo rat e th e se rv ices of t he " F o und er of Du ly Co n s titut ed Fr ee maso nr y in Ame r ica."
Rules r ega rdin g th e p r esen ta t ion of th e He nr y Price Medal were r ev ised in 19 16 and 19 18. In Se p tem b e r 1926, by adop tin g th e p r ese nt Sec t io n 8 11 o f th e Gr a nd Co n s t ituti o n s, th e G r an d Lodg e o f Massachuse tts e mphas ized s till further t h e distincti o n to b e conferred by th e awa rd of t h e Henr y Pri c e Meda l, thu s makin g this m edal t h e hi g h es t honor w hic h is in th e p owe r of t h e Gr a nd Lodge of Massac hu setts t o confe r.
Corn e rs tone Ceremo
Everett ]. Elliott P.D .D. G M. , 27th Masonic D istrict was appo i n t ed representative from tbe Grand Lodge of P e nnsy l v ania to tb e George Washington Mas o nic Nati o nal Memor·ial Association in Alexandria, Virginia .
Th e G r ace Un ited Methodi s t C hur c h o f Pun xs u tawn ey was o r igina ll y
n ew c h ur c h
• C o p y of t h e Pun xs uta \vney da il y pape r ·'T h e P u n xs u ta w n ey Sp irit,."
• Co p y of b ull e tin s for co ns ec ra t io n se r v ice a nd fir s t wo rship se r v ice
Se cr e tari es Night O n June 12, 1987 , a Di s tr ic t Ho n o rs Night was h e ld to h o n o r the pas t an d present Sec r etar ies in Maso ni c Dist r ic t " D " w h ic h over tw o hu n d r e d peop le attended. The Secretar ies p r ese nt r e prese nt e d a total o f 265 yea rs of se rvi ce as Lo d ge Sec retar y . At a d inn e r th a t eve n in g, each Wo rs h i pful Master prese nt e d h is Sec retary w it h a p laq u e and th a nke d h im o n behalf of t he Lo dge fo r h is se r v ice. Broth e r Da v id C. Adam s , Pas t Dep u ty G r an d Secretar y, a tten ded the f un c t io n and repre se n te d th e Ri ght Wo rs h i pful Gra n d Sec r et a ry
(from the left): D avid F. Fortney; Mr. Madigan ; B ro P rince; RobeTt M. Hockenberry, District D epu ty of the R oyal Arch Chapter; Phillip]. H a
I Want to Know.
by
Bro. Frank W. Bobb Libr ar ian and Curawr Emeritus
Question: Has the F ra terni ty lost interest in its shut-ins? E.H.D
Answe1·: Charity is a fundamental part of Freemasonry . Chari ty is love and ca ring , and ex te nds not only to Masons, but to th e ir families and o th ers as we ll.
Within th e Mason ic famil y a r e m a n y w h o are in hospitals and nursing homes , o r who are shut- ins at home. They need to know that we ca r e . Th e Lodge must f irs t b e infor med of those who n eed our co n ce rn. Members shou ld be encouraged to v isi t th e ill and the s hut -in , the guest in a home. Vis itati o n s shou ld be brief a nd chee rful. Even fo r those who ar e co nfu se d , a quiet vo ice a n d the t ouc h of a hand forms a spir itual bond of comfo rt a nd peace. Card s can brighten man y days Remembe ring is th e most important thing we can do for those who a r e no longer ab le to parti c ipa t e actively in ou r li ves. And those w ho are long-time ··patients·· ar e m os t in need o f being r emembered. Fo r m os t s hut-in s, life is lo nely. Remember someone today wit h a card o r a v is it Mas o n s d o ca r e.
Ques t ion: Can y ou identify the e mbl e m o n a r ing wh ich depicts a flame w ithin th e square an d co mpasses, s urmounted by the le ttersjr.O .U .A. J'vJ.?
A.G.W
Answer: Th e ring emblem b earing th e squa r e and co mpa sses in th e Fe ll ow Craft co nfi g ur at io n w ith a sy mb o li c flame in the cente r is o n e of a group of emb le ms of the juni o r Order of Uni ted Am e ri c an Me c han ics , des ignated by th e lette rs Jr.O. U.A .M.
Th e o r de r was founded in Philadelph ia in 18 53 as a fe e der g r oup for th e United American Mechanics. It beca m e indep ende nt in 1885. It was a sec r e t , nati ve American , pa trioti c, b e n efici al o r ga nization , one o f man y fraterna l b e neficial groups o f the tim e. Lik e many o f them , the st ru c ti.1r e of the junior Order o f United Ame ri can Mec h an ics was pa tt erned afte r the Maso ni c Fr ate rnit y.
Ques tion: Wh y is a jew allowed to belong to our Fra te rnit y? E. C.S.
Answer: The b e lief in a Supreme Be ing is th e cardinal tenet o f Fre em as o nr y
Any man b e lieving in a Supreme Be ing is elig ibl e to b eco m e a Mason. No atheist ca n be mad e a Mason. Thi s is the r eason why Freemaso nr y is a un ive rsa l bro th e rh ood .
The thre e degrees of Anc ie nt Craft Masonry , including the Ro yal Arch , are rooted in Old T estament, or jewish , history. Th e building o f So lomo n 's Temple is basic to Freemasonry. Where th e Sacred Book of th e Law is the Hol y Bible , it is open o n the a lta r of th e open Lodge to the Old Testament. W h y sho uld a jew not be a Mason ?
Question: What is the Masonic position on Masons being members of th e Ku Klux Klan ? R. E. K.
Answer: The dec is ion to ac cep t a member of the Ku Klux Kl an int o th e Fraternit y is one t hat the Lo dg e mu st make. Masonry ha s n o hold on th e th o ug hts o f man. One o f the fund amenta l be li efs of Freemason r y is the Broth e rh ood of Man under the F athe rh ood of God. It is up to the indi v id u al to reco ncil e thi s co ncept w ith memb e rs hip in the Klan .
Q uestion: Ar e th e r e an y Roman Cat ho li c Popes w h o were Masons ? CJM.
Answer: Some h ave c la im ed that there were Pop es w h o we re Masons , but th e r e is n o p r oo f fo r thes e cl a im s.
Question: My b r ot h er is inte r es te d in becoming a Mason. Ca n h e be m ade a Mason at Sig ht ? E. \ '(I .H.
Answ er: Making a Ma so n a t Sig ht is th e prerogative of th e Grand Maste r. Th e se le c tion of th e man to be made a Mason is his.
A man w h o wishes to beco m e a Maso n s h o ul d petit io n the Lodge he w ants to jo in. Age and physical conditi o n are not fact o rs in hi s p e ti tion.
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Items From Our Museum: The Washington Coffin Fragment
A Record?
The members of Sunset Lodge No. 623 in Washington , PA have what the y believe is the longest unbroken line of Past Masters in Masonry. Bro. Jam es G. Smith , who served the Lodge as Master in 1951 is still living and a ll w h o h ave served since that time are also st ill li v ing. No one has served more th an o nce as Master. Can any Lodge beat this reco rd ?
Grand Master's
Itinerary
NOVEMBE R and DECEMBER
NOVEMBER
5 200th Anniversary , Montgomery Lodge No 19, Philadelphia
7 Speci al Communication of Gran d Lodge , Laying the Datestone , Perry-Ioni c Lodge No. 796, Wex ford
10 Trin ity Lodge No. 736 , Pitt sbu rgh
14 Annual Fa ll Reunion , Va ll ey of Will iam sport, A.A.S R.
15-16 20lst Annu al Comm uni cat ion of th e Grand Lodge of Maryland
20 Fall Reunion , Cald we ll Co nsistor y, A.A.S R. , Va ll ey of Bloomsburg
21 Fall Re union , Pe nn sy lvan ia Co nsist ory, A.A .S .R. , Va lley of Pitt sburgh
DECEMBER
1 Meeting, Grand Lodge Comm itt ee on Fi nan ce
2 Quarter ly Communicat ion of Grand Lodge , Corinthian Hall , Masonic Temple, Philadelp hia
3 Grand Holy Royal Arc h Chapter of Pennsylvania, Mason ic Temple , Philade lphia
4 Co mmittee on Masonic Homes, El izab ethtow n
5 DeMolay Initiation Class, Patton Campus, Elizabethtow n
8 Informal Visita ti on, Whiteh all Lodge No 794
11 Fall Class, Va ll ey of Philad elphi a, A.A.S.R., Philadelphia
12 Cere moni al, Syr ia Temple , Pittsburgh
27-28 Annual Grand Co mmuni cat ion , Founder s Hall , Hers he y
In late 1986 Bro Robert Batt o, P.D.D.G.M. of the Grand Lodge Committee o n Masonic Education brought to the a ttention of Bro. John H. Platt , Grand Lodge Librarian and Curato r , the existence of w hat purported to be a fragment of the o riginal coffin of Bro . George Washington . The possibility of the Grand Lodge M useum s acquisit i on of the ob ject was discussed . B eca u se of the surety of th e fragment's authenticity and also b ec aus e the piece was originally given to Bro. John Struthers , a Philadelphia Free mason who made and presented the sa r cop h agu s w hich replaced the old co ffin , the o bject was purc h ased in early 1987 w ith fund s from the Bro. Maxwell Som m ervill e Beq u es t.
From mid D ecembe r 1799 until 1837 , Bro. Washington s body lay undisturbed in th e crypt at Mt. Ve rnon. I n 1836 Bro . John Struthe rs of Concordia Lodge No. 67 generousl y o ffer ed t o the WashingtOn family tO make and present a sa rcophagus made of Pennsylvania marble more s uitabl e for th e rem ains of Bro. WashingtOn. T h e sa r c ophagus was designed b y a c l ose friend of Bro. S tru thers, Bro. Will iam Strickland o f Col umbi a Lodge No. 91, designer of the o ld Masonic Hall on Chestnut Street in Philadelphia that was us e d b y the Grand Lodge . The corresp o ndence r elati n g to the design, building of the sarcop hagus and the p r eparations for its so und placem e nt in the Washington family va ult are a testament to the extrem e and exacting care that was taken b y our operati ve Bre thren in former times, and greatly helped prove the authe nti ci t y of th e fragment. The offer of the sa rcophagus was grea tl y appreciated and accepted by the WashingtO n famil y. Bro Strickland pr ese nted plans for the wo rk , the drawings were accepted and the work was begun.
W he n Bro. S tri ckland and Bro. St ruthers arrived a t Mt. Vernon th e v ault was opened on Oc t o ber 7, 1837. An ou te r lead case was o pened, r evea lin g Washington's mahogany coffin, which had g r e atly dete ri orated. One o f the larger pieces was retr ieved and pr ese nt e d to Bro. Struthe r s by M rs. Augustus Washington, w ife of a nephe w of Bro. Washington It is specul a ted that Bro . S truth e r s was g ive n th e frag
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The Children 's Home at the Masonic Homes
Elizabethtown, PA
The Masonic co n ce rn fo r h e lpi n g ot hers in n eed h as been ex pressed at th e Mason ic H omes for ove r 75 years. Almost fro m the begi nning , th e care of chi ldre n has been a part of t his conce rn I n the 1920 s separate fac il ities were establ ished for chi ldren and continue today as the Child ren ' s Home at the Masonic Homes. These facilities were co mpl e te ly r e m ode led during th e early 1980 ' s and provide a modern , att r active and well -equ ipped facili t y for the care o f children who need se r v ice.
Services a r e p r ovided to any child who is of schoo l age and w h o in the belief of the Comm ittee o n Masonic Ho mes has a need w hi ch ca n b e met at t h e Children's H o m e. O ur c h il d r e n come from many d iffe r ent s itua tions , but the most typical s ituati o n is the s ingle pa r ent fa mil y in w hich the s ingle pa r ent is no longer able to cope with the co mpl exit ies of child rearing o r w ith the problems posed by the child. Once adm itt ed , c hil dren normally stay thr ough their school years , but this is not a requi r ement. The Masonic Ho m es assumes full financ ia l r esponsibil i ty for the children. Medical , dent a l , educationa l, ph ys ica l and social needs a r e all provided for by the Committee o n Maso ni c Ho mes thro ugh high ly qu a lified and wel l-t r ained staff at the fa c ili ty. Th e pu r pose o f the h ome is to prepare c hi ld ren fo r independent li ving. No effort is made to replace the parents of the ch ildr e n , but the pa r ental role is fill ed by c hild ca re workers who provide the s upp or t , encouragement , tender lov ing ca re and gu idance that parents would provide if t hey were able . The goal is to crea te as normal an env i ronment for th e c hild as poss ib le.
Re s idential Child Care
In the Residential Chi ld Care Program, c hildre n li ve in the Lo ui s Eisen loh r or th e j oh n Sm i th Buildings. Typi cally ,
Sc h oo ls , programs conduc ted by Intermediate Unit 13 , o r the Lancaster County Vocat ional Schools. Reg ular st ud y is required and tutors are provided to assist those ch ildren who nee d ext ra he lp with school work.
Recreation
1chi ldr en have t h e ir own spac io u s and well-l ighted r oom. The rooms are comfortably and full y furn ished , but many child ren s upp lement the furnishings with personal items such as stereos , toys and games , a nd pictures and posters.
Children in Residentia l Child Ca r e are s up ervised by ch ild care workers w h o do what parents would do. This may be somet hing as si m ple as t ransp orting the ch ild t o an eve nt o r as complex as helpin g the ch ild solve an interpersona l problem. I t ma y mean a quiet talk in the eveni ng o r reading a story a t bedt im e . lt m ay mean a hug o r it may mean a sco ld i ng. It may mean playing a game w ith the c hild , assigning a cho r e , work ing on a projec t together , p lanni n g an ac t ivi ty , o r an y of t he many other things par ents and chi ldr en do togethe r . Independent Li v ing
In th e Independent Living Program, which is o p en only to residents of t h e Children s H o m e, c hildr e n a re p rov ided th e opportuni t y for increasing r esponsib ilit y for themselves leading to eve ntu al independence. There are fo ur levels in the program a nd th e amount and type of se rvi ce provided varies according to the level wh ich is determined by the chi ld s age , sc h ool placement , a nd readiness. C hildren i n Independent Living a r e h o u se d in rooms o r apa rtm e nts on grounds or in homes in th e commun it y. Education
Ch il d r e n at t he Masonic Homes attend th e Elizabeth town Area P ub li c
Many rec rea ti ona l opport uni ti es are provided on th e g r ou n ds of the C hildren ' s Home , but c hildren are encouraged to make maximum use o f t he commun it y for their recreationa l needs. On the grounds, the r e is a swimming pool, tenn is cou rts, indoor and ou td oor basketball courts , pool tables , Ping-Pong tables , video games , home compute rs , p layg r o und and many ot h er recreational op p o rtuni ties. In the com munit y , th e children take advantage of the opport unities prov ided by local cha pters o f DeMolay, job s Daughters , the Orde r of Rainbow fo r Girls, the Elizabe t htown Area Recreationa l Commission, Boy Scou ts, G irl Scouts a nd sc h ool programs s u ch as s p or ts and p lays.
When c hildren become old e nough, they a re a lso encou raged to find parttime wo r k in the co mmunit y so that they can begin to es ta blish a wo rk r ecord , learn to manage tim e and mone y and begin to feel r espons ibl e for t h emse l ves. Working and h aving o nes own money also e ng enders a spir i t of in dependence , of p r ide and of se lf worth.
Religion
Part icipation in r eligious life is expected of th e c hi ld r e n and the y ma y se lect to at tend the Se ll C h apel o n the gro u nds of th e Ho mes or to a tt e nd any of the many churches in th e Elizabe t htown area.
Admission Information
Although ch ildr en need not hav e any Masonic affiliati on to receive services , th ey must be sponsored by a lodge in order to be co n sidered for admission to the C hildren s Hom e. Lodge sponsorship does not en tail any additional financial responsibi lit y for th e care of the ch ild on the part of the lodge. More det ailed informat ion on admissions may be obtained by calling the Ch il d r en's Home office a t t h e
Masonic Hom es. Chi ldren may be considered for admission if they are of school age and have at least one year o f sc h oo l remaining or at a yo ung e r age if they a r e part of a s ib ling group which includes o ld e r chi ldre n who are be i ng co nsid e r ed fo r adm iss io n. Boys an d gir ls are conside red fo r admiss ion wi th out regard to race, co lor, nat ional origin, ancestry , religious c r eed or sex.
Placement is made b y the pa r ents, not courts or soc ial agencies, and parents retain c us tody of th e ir c hildren , but do agree not to interfere with the m anagement and trai n ing of their ch ildren
Funding
The C hildren ' s Home program is funded by the Masonic Homes which is ow n ed and opera t ed by th e Grand Lodge of Pennsy lvania. No c harg es are made to individuals , o r ganiza tions, or units of government for the se rvi ces p r ov id ed to th e children accep ted for ca r e at the Ch ildr e n 's H ome.
Funds to ope r ate t he Home have been provided over the yea r s thr ough the generous gifts, bequests , endowments and gene r o u s giving of Masons a nd their families. Every Mason has th e o ppo rtunit y to con tr ibu te specifically for the o perati on of the Children ' s Home each year, but co ntributi ons may b e made at any time. Many indi viduals, fami lies and lodges have found th a t a g ift to the Children's H o m e for a spec ific p u rpose makes a fi tting memor ia l fo r those they wish to have remembered.
Anyone i nterested in making a contr ibution of any s ize or for any purpose may ob tain furthe r information by calling th e Ch ildren ' s Home office a t t he Masonic Homes-7 17-367-1121. The Masonic Homes is re cognized as tax exempt under sect ion 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Reven ue Code. Anyone i nterested in making a gift o r r e membering th e Children's Home in th e ir will , shou ld consult with their attorney o r tax cons u ltant to ascertain the poss i b le favo r ab le tax consequences of such giv in g.
Father and Son Re united
What a joyous reunion! After a sepa r at ion of ove r 30 years , father and son we r e jo ined together again as th e resu l t of an article tha t was publi shed in the P ennys l vania Fr eemason.
It all began when Bro. Cheston "Chet' ' M. G ilda y, a membe r of Co mmunit y Lodge No. 744 in Broomall, PA , read an article that Bro. C. Weldy Williams had celebrated his 103rd birthda y and was honored at a special party held at the Masonic H omes in Elizabeth t own.
Bro. Gi lday immediately contacted his uncle , Bro. David W. Williams , in fo r mi ng him th at hi s father was a Gues t a t the Hom es.
Aft e r ve rification was made th ro ugh Grand Lodge, he made arrangeme n ts to t ravel to t he Masoni c Homes to b e reun it ed wi th his fathe r.
Unfo rtunatel y , Brother Da-v id W. Williams , upo n returning from Korea in 19 5 7 , had been informed that hi s father had passed away, so imag in e h is joy in receiving thi s message.
Many h appy hours were spent in the next several days renew ing their r elat ionship after their many years apa rt fro m each o ther.
Bro. C. We ldy Wil liam s was i niti ated into Maso nr y on Ma y 26,.
19 1 1 and rece ived a cert ificate fro m G r and Lodge ackn o w ledg ing h is 75 years in the Fra tern it y. He h as been a Gues t at the Masonic Homes since 1976. Bro. Wi lli ams enjoys good h ea l th an d st ill has a keen mind and a good sense o f humor. Bro David W. Williams has bee n a member of Triangle Lodge No. 708 in Albany , GA for over 30 years. He now r es id es in Sherman , TX.
Note: The Pennsylvania Freemason is very happ y to have been a part of this wonderful reuni o n of father and son
Welsh Choir En tertain s Gu es t s at Home s
On Monday, Sep tem ber 21 , 198 7 , the Guests a t the Masonic Homes were e ntertained by the Masonic Cho i r o f North Wales.
The Choi r , from Wales , U.K. , which for ce nturies has be e n known as th e Land of Song, consis ts of fif t y experienced singe r s f rom twenty-nine differe nt lodges in North Wa les. Th e ir sche dul e was limited to fi ve co ncerts wh ic h in clud ed appearan ces in Ma r yla nd , Pennsylvania and New York. During their stay , in addit ion to o ur Maso ni c Ho mes , the c h oir also sang for th e Masonic H o m es in Hunt Va lley, Maryland and Utica , New York. The c h o ir was g r eeted at the Masonic Homes by Bro. Carl W. Stenberg , Jr. , Righ t Wo r shipful G r and Master , other Grand Lo dge Office r s and Bro joseph E. Mu r phy, Exec uti ve Dir ec t or of th e Mason ic Homes.
Grand Master Presents Four Throat Medallion s
At the September 12 , 1987 Quarterly Commun cation of the Grand Lodge of Pennsy vania, the Right Wors hipful G rand Master Carl W. Stenberg, Jr. presented four Th roa t M edalli o ns. The Grand Master was ass i st ed b y Brother D r ew W Washabau P.M. , Director of Project Sol omon II and the District Deput y Grand Mast er f o r each Mason r eceiv ing a Throat Meda lli o n The four Masons who brought 48 petitions of candida t es for Freemaso nr y are: Bro ther Charles L. Yarle tt s, 228 Carol Drive , New Wilmington , Pennsy l v an a He is Senior Dea con in Lodge No. 804. He and h is w fe , Carol , ha ve tw o so ns, Chris and Charles , Jr. and a daughter, Carol Lynn. B o t h sons were
made Masons within th e past year and Br o Yarl etts served as th eir guide. Cha rles Yarl etts has been very active i n hi s comm unit y. H e s a member o f the Uni t ed Methodist Church and plays o n th e church softball team He manages a basketball ca mp f o r c hildr en fr om g r ades 1 to 6 in th e summer and does this on his ow n initiative Br o C harles has been a part- time mem be r o f the New W il mington Po lice Department for 22 yea r s, a m emb er of th e vo luntee r fir e departm e nt f o r 24 years, and a member of th e ambulance service fo r 6 years.
Richard]. Elli o tt , a m e mb er o f Lodge N o. 720, lives at 39 29 Chew St re et, Allentown, Pennsylvania. Bro. Elliott
joined the Fraternit y in 19 74 and has sign ed 2 3 p eti tions si n ce enter i ng Fr ee masonry H e is a build ng con tractor and rea estate manager in Whi t ehall, Penns ylva nia . Matthew D. Dupee of 718 Green Street, Lan sdal e, Pe nn sylva nia H e is the Juni or Warden n hi s lodge, Sh il o h Lodge No 558. His fa t her i s Past Mast er o f Shiloh Lodge Bro. Dupee is a lawye r , 26 y ears o f age, and ve r y acti ve in t he fr ate rn i t y. H e is a member o f the Phila l ettes Soc iety and th e Masonic Book Cl ub.
D avid Jac obs, 20 Ra i n L i l y Road, Lev i ttown, Pennsylvania, is se rving as Worshipfu Maste r o f the C. Grant Bri tt i ngham Lodge N o. 7 88 Bro Jacobs is a Warrant Memb er of th e C. Grant B r itting h am Lodge and se r ved as the chairman o f th e f o rm at i on commi tt ee . H e belo ngs to Ke ysrone Royal Arch C h apter No. 3 and is a Past High Priest, n ow se r ves as Secre tar y. H e is a member o f t he Valley of Trenton and Crescent Temp le. H e joined the Fraternity in 194 8 and ha s sign ed more th an 20 peti ti o ns in thi s time.
Bro. Jacobs , W.M. , was born in Lawr ence, Massachusetts. He was educated in Boston, Massachusetts. H e h olds a Bache lo r s D egre e in Chem ca l Engineer ing and a Mas ter's D eg ree in Mechan cal Enginee ri ng. At prese n t he has a consul ting business. He s, al so, a r et ir ed Army Co lo n el.
Project SOLOMON II ®Master Builders
BRO. LESTER ABRAMSON, Lodge No. 19
BRO. FRANK]. AITKEN, Lodge No. 456
BRO. RI CHARD R. ATEN , L odge No. 3 26
BRO. ANTHONY R. AZZATO , Lodge No. 639
BRO. GEORGE W BALTHASER , Lodge No. 307
BRO. RAYMOND]. BARRY , III , Lodge No. 704
BRO. EDWARD L BAUST , SR., L odge No. 697
BRO. LUTHER]. BLACK , Lodge No. 265
BRO. JO HN E. BRUNNER, Lodge No. 796
BRO. JAMES E CADUE , Lodge No 780
BRO. ROBERT E CA HILL, SR., Lodge No 788
BRO ELWOOD E DAVIDSON , Lodge No 780
BRO. EDWARD W DAVIS , Lodge No. 4 76
BRO ROBERT E. DAVIS , L odge No. 216
BRO. W ILLIAM F. DEESC H , Lodge No. 792
BRO. FRANKLIN C. DIEM, Lodge N o 405
BRO. CHARLES F. DOLPH, Lodge No. 567
BRO M. TH OMAS FANNIE, Lodge No. 644
BRO. W ILLIAM E. FAWC ETT , JR. , Lod ge N o. 76 7
BRO. V I C T OR M. FREDERICH, III , Lo d g e No 446
BRO JOHN FREDERI CKSON , Lodge No. 744
BRO. PAUL C. GARBER , Lodge No. 782
BRO KENNETH R GEIB, Lo dge No. 043
BRO WILLIAM B G ETZIK , Lodge No. 19
BRO . WI LLI AM L. GIPP LE, Lo dge No. 456
BRO JOSEPH V. GORKA, SR. , L odge No. 6 77
BRO. ELMER E. GRA EF F, Lodge No. 227
BRO. JACK L GRI MM , L o dge No. 662
BRO. JOHN T. HALL , Lodg e No. 446
BRO LEONARD J: HARTMANN, L odge N o. 448
BRO. RALPH]. HARTZELL , Lo dge No. 585
BRO. CU RTI S G HEPLER , Lo dge No. 5 07
BRO JAMES W. HINE S, SR., Lodge No. 346
BRO GERALD C. HOFFERT , Lodge No. 283
BRO. FOSTER]. H OOVER, Lodge No. 409
BRO.] KEITH HOWE , Lo dge No 308
BRO. HOMER JONES, Lodge No. 780
Bro . John H. Platt , Jr. Appointed Grand Lodge Librarian and Curator
On Fe b r uary 1, 1987 , Bro. John H. Plat t, Jr., previous y the Ass oc iate Librar ian and Curat or, was appo in ted Grand L odge Li b rari an and Curator by R .W. Grand Maste r Carl W. Stenberg , Jr. Bro. Platt succeeds Br o. Frank W. Bobb, Librarian and Curator since 1970 A member of Pilgrim Lodge No. 712 , Ke ystone Royal Arch Chapter No 3 and th e Scottish Rite Valley of Phila delphia, B ro Platt had held var ous positions at th e library of The Histo r ical Society of Pennsylvania for 25 yea rs in cluding H ead Librarian.
Fo rm er y active and a member on the membership commi ttee of the Museum Council of Philadelphia , he is also a member of the American Library Asso cia ti on, the Del aware Valley
Phil obib lon Club of Philade lphia , the Peale Club of the Pennsylvania Academ y of the Fine Arts, the Pen nsy lvania H istorical Association and the Historical Society of Penns ylvania.
Br o. Platt has been a member of the Board of D i rectors of the Genea log ical Society of Pennsylvania for several years and was recently elected its President.
Chapter of the A ssociati on of Am erican Co llege and Research Libraries, the
A Family Affair
Di strict No. 15 Dep uty Grand Mast er Edward E T o urj e s proud to r epo rt an unu sua l o cc u ran ce of F r ee an d Accep ted Masons at New Mil ford Lodge N o. 507, N ew Mi lford, Pennsy vania. Three brothers are cur r ently h oldi ng offi ce. From left to right is District Deputy Gran d Master Edward E. T ourje, Worsh i p ful Master, F. Dean Lew i s, Senior Warden , Dennis C. Lew is, and Ju nior Warden, David T.
Lewis. Dean, age 29, was initiated January 1983, and is a school bus owner operato r D ennis, age 27 , was initiated May 1983, also a school bus owner operator. Da vid, age 26, was initiate d January 1984, works at SingerLink All brothers are graduates of Blue Ridge School District. In add i tion, Denni s is currently Pr esident of the 15th District School of Inst ru c ti on, and a Junio r Instructor.
Married , with three sons , he has long been active in the Pres byter ian Church (U.S A.) where he is an Elder , Bro Pl att was a member of the Genera Council o f the Presbyte r y of Philadelphia. He currently serves as one of the 13 membe r s of the selec t General Assemb ly Committee of the B icentennial of the Firs t General Assembly that was held in Philade l phia in 1789
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From Our Mu se um continued from page 7.
ment in return for the sarcophagus
The face of Bro. Washington is sa id tO have been " as f re sh as the da y it was entombed 40 yea rs before-but that in fifteen minutes from the time i t was exp osed to the ai r it had crumbled to dust." This account is taken from a letter written by Robert H amill, to Rev ]. H. Mathers in 1891 that accompanied the fragment when the Grand Lodge Museum purchased it , further substantiating its authenticity.
Careful consideration was given to how a coffin fragmenr would be received by the public. A disp la y of such an article might be l ooked upon as being too V ictoria n and maudl n This is where appropriate museum display is imp ortant. The fragment had already been placed in a black box fitted with brass handles and covere d with a piece of glass throu gh which on e can view t he frag m ent; so i t was decided to p lace it on a p ain stand next to the Wash i ngton Apron. Here the Washington Coffin Fragment , a piece of Mason c history inseparably connected with Pennsylvania Freem asonry, takes its deserved place among th e co l lections of the Museum o f t he Grand Lodge of Pennsylvan ia
Left to right: B ro. Charles Ym·letts, Lodge No. 804; Bro. Da v id ja cobs, Lodge No. ?88; Grand Master, Bro. Richard]. Elliott, Lodge No 720; Bro. Matthew D. Dupee, Lo dge No. 558; Bro. Drew W Washabau , Director SO L OMON II.
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General Information Regarding the Special Organization Registration Plate
• Fee req uir e d w ith this appl ication is $20.00. Payment is to be made by check o r money order pa ya bl e to th e Comm onwea lth of Pe nnsylva nia. DO NO T SEND CAS H
• No s pe cial regist ration plates will be dupli ca ted , excep t when defa ced. In such c ases the defaced plate must be su rrendered to the bureau. Charge for rep lacement wi ll be S20.00.
• In add ition, so tha t th e ve hicle ma y be lega ll y ope rated p e nding receipt o f th e dup licated plate , application mu st b e made fo r reissue of a plat e from th e reg ul a r se ri es fo r which th e re w ill b e a c har ge of SS.OO.
• Requests for sp ec ia l reg is t ra tion p lat es are restr ict ed to veh icles other than moto rcycles an d trailers w ith a registered g ross we igh t o f not more than 9 ,000 lbs.
• No re fund of fe e will be issued when applicant cance ls reques t afte r o rd er is placed.
• This app lication , co mpl e ted in full, along w ith check o r m o n ey ord er sho uld b e mailed to the Sp ec ial Tag Unit , Burea u of Moto r Veh icles and Licensing , G-1 00 Transpo rtati o n & Safety Buildi n g, Harris burg , PA 1 7122.
• When the ap pli ca nt ceases t o be a member in th e a fo rem en t io ne d o rgani za tion th e re gistrati o n plate must b e re turn ed to th e department and a form MV -44 comp leted and s ubmitted w ith a fee of S5.00 fo r a regular reg is trati o n plate.
MV-904SO (9 -83)
• All telep hone numbers w ill be held in con fi dence and used on ly in th e event of a prob lem with yo ur app li ca ti o n. Spec ial o rganizat ion registra ti on p lates w ill be issued o n ly to membe rs in good s tanding o f qualifyi ng co mmun.it y & soc ial orga ni za tion s. Plat es wi ll be iss ued in t he c urrent standa r d plat e co lors being issu ed. The o rganiz a tion ' s insign ia w ill appea r to the le ft of th e plate and th e o r ganization 's actual nam e, or an accep t able ab brev iat io n th e reo f , w ill be pr inted across th e bottom
PENNSYLVANIA
mm o n wealth of Pennsylvania APPLICATION F OR De pa rtment of Transportation Bureau o f Motor Vehic es & L ice nsing ! SPECIAL
Annual Communication, Dinner-Dance : I Set for Hershey- December 28 i
The Annual Grand Comm unicati on of the Grand Lodge of Penns y lvania will be held at 10:00 a .m . on Mo nday, D ece mber 28 in the a udi torium of Founders Hall on the camp us o f the Milt on Hers he y Schoo l.
T h e comm uni cati on w ill m ark t h e end of t h e administration of Bro. Carl W. Stenberg, Jr. as R.W. G r and Mas te r , and th e b egi nn in g of the expected term of Bro. Arthur]. Kurt z as R.W. Grand Master. The communication of the Grand Lodge w ill begin promptl y a t 10 :00 a.m. to allow for the ins ta ll ation of th e Grand Master a t noon. All Mas ter Masons are welcome to attend .
Tickets for the Grand Master s dinner-dance in t h e Ch ocolate Ballroom of the Hershe y Lodge a n d
Co nvention Cen ter are availab le to the brethren and th ei r ladies at a cos t of $ 15 .00 per person and will be so ld on a first requ es t ba s is. Tables w ill accommoda t e 10 people , should you wis h to a ttend as a gro u p. Pl ease u se the co up o n included and enclose a se lf-addressed, sta mp e d e nvelope with yo ur reservation and yo u r tickets will b e mailed to you Dinner w ill be served promptly at 6:30p.m. a nd w ill be f o ll owed by e ntertainment and dancing schedu led to end a t midnight. The Master Builders A History of the Gmnd Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Pennsylvania
