27-30 Imp e rial S hrin e of No rth An1erica Sess ion, N ew Orlea n s
J U LY 1988
7-8 Co uncil of D e l ib e r a tion , A.A.S.R. , H er she y
10 -1 1 North ea s t Conferen ce of Gra nd Ma ster s, Deputy Grand Mas ter s and Grand Secre ta ri es, Ma ine
12-1 3 Grand Assembl y of th e Intern a tional Order of R a inbo w for G irl s, Alto o n a
14-1 5 Annu a l De M o lay Co ncl a ve, G ro ve Cit y
16 Lodge No. 575, lOOth Anniver sary, Mercer
Second C la ss POSTAGE
P A I D P hi la de ph ia Pennsylva ni a a nd Additi o nal O ff ices
MAY THROUGH AUGUST 1988
22 Commi ttee o n Mason ic Ho m es, Elizabethto w n
23 Tall Ced a rs o f Leba non N o 43, Harrisburg
AUGUST 1988
20 Va ll e y of Ph il ade lph ia , A.A.S.R. , Ma s o ni c F a mi l y P icnic, West Point Park
26 Co mm ittee on Masonic Homes, E li za bethtow n
27 Masonic Co n gress C ommi ttee, Ma so ni c Ho m es, Elizab e thtow n
The Family of Freemasonry
Arthur J. Kurtz, R. W. Grand Master has caused to be s truck a bronze m ed a llio n depicting the "Fam il y of Freemasonry": The well known symbols of the York Rite, the several appendant bodies; th at Freemasonry is not on l y a brotherhood
The Master Builders
A History of the G ran d Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Pennsy lv a nia
Enclosed is m y c h eck or mone y order in purchasing the fo ll owin g vo l um e(s) of the MASTER BUILDERS :
M ake c he ck pa yable to Grand Secretary.
Vo l um e I ® $22.95 S ___
Vo l um e II __ @ $22.95 S _ _ Vo l ume Ill __
Ship
Th e above p t; ces include taxes, postage and h an dlin g costs. Mail to:
T h e Library & Muse um
The Maso nic Temple
One orth Broad Srreet Phil ade l phia, PA 19107-25.98
Ta ll Cedars of Lebanon, the Blue Lodge , the Ancient Arabic Order No bl es of the Mystic Shrin e and the Ancient Acce pt ed Scottish Rite, eman ating from the rays of Apo llo , th e god of light.
The idea behind this unique w ork of ar t is to illumine and improve the fraternal bo nd th at ex ists between th e Symbolic Lodges a nd the
The Masonic Homes at Elizabethtown
that includes the immediate members who belong to it, but that it is also a family that must extend itself to include many others who m i ght not be members, but who ca n benefit from our light.
Production of these m edallions is very limited . Bro. Kurtz is presenting the m eda llion at his v is itati ons to th e Blue Lodges a nd the various a ppendan t bodies
It i s not for sale.
Implements Changes to Better Serve the Masonic Fraternity
Assignment of All Assets No Longer Required
After 78 continu a l year s of requir ing th e turnin g o ver of a ll a sse ts to th e Maso nic Hom es upon a dm itta nce, a ne w adm ission policy h as bee n initia ted by th e Committee on Masoni c Homes and w ill become effec tive June 6, 1988
The Comm i ttee o n Mas on ic Ho m es a ppro ved this ch a nge a t their Dece mber 4, 1987 m ee ting whi ch wa s r ecomm end ed by a sp ecia l s ub -co mmittee co n sis tin g of the fo llow ing m e mber s: W. Scott Sto ner, R.W.D.G.M. , c h a irman ; Edward H. Fow ler, Jr. , R.W.S. G W. ; S amu e l C.
Wi lli a m s on , R W P .G M .; J o hn K
Yo un g , R.W P .G M a nd L ega l Co un sel;
a n d Jo se p h E. Murphy , E xe cuti ve Director.
This ch a nge was approved after car eful co n sideratio n of a ll factors in vo lved, w ith sp ec ific con sider a ti o n o n what would bes t ser ve the res ident s, as well as th e Masoni c H o m es.
Th e n ew policy w ill p ermit app licants to control a n d r eta in th eir assets a fter ce rtain thr ee-y e a r r equir e m e nts for Homes care h ave bee n fu lfill ed. U tili zing a tru s t arra n ge m e nt, ind ividu a ll y sup ervised a nd m o nit o r ed by a Trus t Offi ce r fr o m an outs ide ba nk , eac h r es id ent wo u ld be currentl y ad vised by a monthl y s tate m ent a s to a ll c h a rges, income and ba la nce o f the accou nt.
All res ide nts w ill s till h ave to m a inta in
th e ir eli g ibility for Medicaid and Med icare in th e event it wou ld eve r be needed a nd eac h residen t wou ld be requ ired to s ubm it a finan c ia l report of their a sse ts and exec ute a will of th e ir c hoi ce up on a dmi ss ion
Th is n ew p o licy wi ll h e lp th ose m e mber s o r re la tives who n eed or want to a pply to the Maso ni c Homes a nd are rel ucta nt to turn o ve r a ll th eir a sse ts. Th e n ew po licy do es not in a n y w a y c h a n ge th e pr im ar y mi ss ion of th e Maso nic Hom es w hi ch is to p rov ide se rvice to tho se wh o h ave a socia l, m ed ica l or finan c ia l n eed. The q u a lity o f care a t the Maso ni c Homes h as n eve r a n d w ill not in th e fu t ure , de pe nd on a n incon t i nued on page I 4
Annual Grand Communication is Held in Hershey
Brethren and their lad ies from throug hout P e nns yl va nia as well as o th er Maso nic jurisdi c ti o n s began to arr ive in Hers h ey for the Ann u al Grand Communi ca tion in the early afternoon of Sunday , Dece mber 27, 1987 for the two day affair.
Shuttle buses then took the invi ted Bretlrre n a nd th eir w i ves to Fo unders Hall of the M ilton S. Hershey Scho o l wh ere Bro Arthur J. Kurtz h os ted a Vesper Service. T h e so lem n re lig io u s se r vi ce includ e d s in g in g led by the Harrisburg Consistory Choir, responsive readin gs and a scripture lesson condu cted by The Rev. Mar rj n Hopkins, D.D. , one of th e mini sters from Bro. Kurtz's c hurch.
Another mini ster from Bro. Kurtz's church , The Rev. Rob ert M. Vowler, delivered th e sermon , "U nderac h ievers Al l. " A recep tion follo we d in th e marbl ed rotunda of Founders Ha ll.
That eve nin g, th e Grand Master's Dinner, hosted by Bro. Ca rl W. Stenberg, Jr., was h eld in the Ca m elo t Room o f Founder s H a ll. Aft er dinner , th e promine nt Bret hren and th eir ladi es were introduced. T h ese M aso nic notables included most of our Pas t Gra nd Masters, other Brethren from Pennsy lva ni a a nd d is tin g ui s hed g u es ts from s i x tee n o th er jurisdicti o n s as far aw a y as Washington s tate Gues ts from twe l ve o th er Ma so nic bodies represented th e York Ri te of Free -
ma sonry, the Nor thern Masonic Jurisdi c tion A.A.S.R. , the Co nference of Grand Mas ter s of North America, Th e M aso nic Service Associa ti o n , The George Wa s hin g ton Ma so ni c Na t ional M em orial Association , Ancient Arabic Order No bl es of th e M ys tic Shrine, Ta ll Cedars of Leba n o n a nd th e yo uth groups. Bro. Geor ge Holmes, Gra nd Ma rsh a l, said a few words a bout Bro. Stenber g's te nure as G r a nd Master a n d the n prese nted him w ith a photograph i c Book of Remembrance and a rin g in scribed with the j ewel of a P as t Gra nd Master, a g ift from his appointed officers. Following th e dinner, th e eve ning concluded w ith a recep tion in the rotunda wh er e a b ea utiful, deco rated C hris tma s tree stood su rrounded by the g u es ts dan cing whil e mu sic fi lled th e marbl ed rotunda. Monda y bega n with a buffe t brea kfas t a t the Hershey Lodge after whi ch seven hundred Brethren attended th e Annual Gra nd Co mmuni ca tion in the auditorium of Founders H a ll. G rand Lodge was opened and Bro Stenberg gree ted d is tin g ui s hed guests. Man y o f th e Grand Lodge minutes a nd u sua l reports were di spe n sed w ith , excep tin g of th os e mos t imp ortant. Bro Stenberg gave a sh o rt farewell address, a fter w hich th e Gra nd Lodge O ffi cers were in sta lled in a nci ent for m a t h i g h twe l ve. G rand Master Kur tz th en delivered his Inau g ura l
Address w hi ch was publi shed in the February issu e of this publica tion. After th e bu siness porti o n of the meetin g, Bro. Kurtz was presented with a ga vel made fr om a tree at th e Masonic Homes. Presenting th e gave l were Bros Abra ham C. Bucher, P.M. of William S S n yder Lodge No. 756 and Stanl ey Kay lor of Abraham C. T re ic hler L o d ge No. 682 After a few remar ks, the G rand L odge was closed in Harmony a t 1: 30 p.m.
Whi le the Brethren a tte n ded G r an d Lodge, th eir ladies atte nd ed a Iun cheo n at th e Hershe y L odge. Julia C ummings, w h o hold s a PhD. in Speech, di scussed communica tion a nd th e im portance o f la u g hter. Mrs. S ten berg introdu ced Mrs. Kurtz and turn ed th e a fternoon over to h er.
Meanwhile, the Brethren were enterta ined at a luncheon h eld in the Came lo t Room fo ll ow ing th e closing of Grand Lodge.
Foll owing thi s, a t 3: 00 p.m. a Specia l Meeting of Bro. Kurtz 's L o d ge, Robert Burns Lodge No. 46 4, was h e ld towelco m e th e n ewl y insta lled Grand Mas ter. Dressed in traditional Scottish a ttire a nd pl ay ing the bagpipe, Bro. C har les Anderson of Rob ert Burns Lod ge, led th e Grand Lodge Procession. Bro. Kurtz gave a s hort ta lk on his ex p eri e n ces in th e Cra ft
conti nu ed on pa ge 19
"Thank you, Bro. Stenberg "
J.,a d ies' Luncheon
Grand Mas ter Kurtz and C h ar les Ande rso n Piper.
Freemasonry: A F a mily Affair: Bro. Ar thu r J. Kurtz Grand Mas ter an d F am il y.
Items from Our Museum: The New Wanamaker Collection
John Wanamaker, w ho was born on J uly II , 1838, makin g this the 15 0th an ni ver sary of hi s b irth , ro se fr o m a very poor backgrou nd. His fir s t j o b was as a n errand boy mak in g $ 1. 25 a wee k in 1852
He opened his firs t s tore in 186 1, a nd quick l y became one of the richest a n d m os t p owerf ul men in the U nited S ta tes . His fa m e, however, was made in h is extraordinar y public life fou nded on hi s phi la nthrop y. Bro. Wanamaker was a lso known for hi s wo rk w ith th e Presbyterian C h u rch, the Y.M.C.A., a n d education. He founded a n institute for poor yo u th s, h el ped found the Pres byteria n H ospita l, a nd se nt m ercy ships to the starving du ri ng Wor ld War I. For his grea t wor ks, Wanamaker was made a Mason-at-Sight in 1898, a nd affi li ated wi th Frie nds hi p Lodge No 400 in J enkin tow n in 1900, whe r e h e was Mas te r in 1905. T h e Ca pitul ar Degrees were confer r ed upon h im in Abington R. A. C h a pter No 245 in 1900, a nd he j o ined Mary Co mm a ndery No. 36 in 190 1. H e was a lso a member of the Scottish Rit e Bodies of Philade l phia On Se ptember 16, 1913 he was cro wned a n In specto r G e n era l of the Thirty- third Degree
tution s: The Hi s tori cal Soc i e t y of Pennsy l va nia, the Atwater Kent Museum, th e Pres b yteria n Histo ri ca l Society a nd th e Library and Museum o f the G ran d Lodge.
Ju st a fter the n ew yea r , th e Temple received over two hundr ed b ooks, principa ll y con cerned w ith sp iritua lit y, Christianity and American his tory. T he books, a lo n g with a bus t of Brother Wanamaker, were assembled in a n enormou s mahogan y bookcase w ith glass do ors removed from t h e Wanamaker Museum whid1 a lso di splays objects fro m the Grand Lodge Museum w hic h had b ee n don a ted b y Bro. Wanamaker. T his may be viewed at th e lower level o f the rear staircase . In th e M u se um , curre ntl y disp layed are two large pieces from th e Wanamaker Museum: A replica of th e Signer's Desk which se r ved the earl y Federal Government w hen th ey met in Philadel phia from 1790 to 1800, a nd a rep lica of th e Rising Sun C h a ir. T h e
To th e Library and Museum of th e G rand Lodge, Bro Wa n a m a ker is most important beca u se h e was appo inted th e C hairm a n of the Co mmittee o n Library of the Grand Lodge on December 27, 19 06, a nd h e ld th at position until his death on December 12, 1922. U nd er his gu idance, the Muse um was created in October 1908, co m p leted wi th carved m a hogany cases do n a ted by him , a nd are s t ill in u se tod ay As th e o bitu ary in the G r and L odge Proceedi n gs for 1922 s tated , " He gave to the work of th e Co mmittee on L ibra r y mu c h of his time a nd it is large ly due to his untirin g energy and excellen t judgment th at we today possess a lib ary a nd muse um uniqu e, va luab le, a nd w ithout a rival."
With th e recent d eve lopments in th e John Wan a m a ker Departme nt Stor e resultin g fro m th e sale of the s tore chain to Wo odward a nd L ot hrop 's of Washington, D.C. a nd th e sa le o f the Ce nter C it y P hil ad e lphia stor e buildin g to Califo rni a devel ope r John Ku smi er sky, the Muse um o n the eig hth fl oo r o f the store closed a t th e end o f 1987. Fortunately, the collection from the Museum was made avai la bl e to four P hil ade l p h ia in sti-
The Pennsylvania Newspaper Project Comes to the Grand Lodge Library
O n J a nuary 5 th a nd 6th, 1988, Barbara Kurimchak of the P enn sy l va ni a Newsp a p er Proj ect ca me to the G ra nd Lodge Library to ca ta logue th e n ewsp ape r s in our collec ti on as part of th e Pennsylvania News pa per Proj ect. This Proj ect, fund ed as p a rt o f th e U nited States News p aper Project by the Na ti o nal Endowment fo r th e Humanities, h as as its objectives, to find, catalogue, a nd microfi l m every n ewspape r eve r publis h ed within the Co mm o n wea lth o f P ennsyl va nia . T h e G rand Lodge Librar y is of specia l va lue to this Proj ec t because of its rather unique coll ec tion Fifty-one separate titles h ave bee n cata log u ed in the Grand Lodge Library thus far.
Some o f th e n ewsp apers a r e represe nted by only one iss ue, but oth ers h ave substa nti a l runs. Ma n y of th ose si n g le iss u es co n ta in th e story o f th e la yi n g of the Co rnersto ne of the Temple in 1868, and of th e Temple's Dedica tion in 1873. So far, the Newspaper Project ha s bee n a bl e to de term in e th a t th e Grand L odge Library has three titl es, th e exi s ten ce of whi ch was previous ly unknow n : Th e Expositor and Genera l Advertiser, Th e P ennsy lvanian and A nti-Masonic I nvestigator, a nd Th e Philadelph ia an d
Southern Trad e ] atlTna l. Eac h is rep rese nted by only one iss ue.
In additi o n to this, th e Grand Lodge Libra r y h as two o th er titl es that had bee n kno wn to exis t, but unti l thi s time had n o t bee n see n by Projec t p er so nn e l, o r by a n y one e lse for that matter: The AntiMas onic Examiner and Chester County Reco rder and Th e j uniata H erald and Ant imasonic Democrat.
Of the Mason ic n ewspa p er Th e Keystone, the Temple holds a n earl y complete run , 1867-1905. T h ere are iss ues of m a n y ne wspa p ers published durin g th e 1820 's and 183 0' s, when the Anti-Masonic Pa rty was very ac ti ve, so th at both si des of the story are represented. As work on our va luable collec ti o n continues, the Library and Museum s taff find m ore n ews p a p er s tu cked away, so that Ms. Kurimchak w ill be in vi ted back.
Since each s ta te h as its own project und e r th e United S tat es Newspa per Project, no non-Penn syl va ni a papers are bein g proces sed. In order to mak e this co lossa l in ve nto ry a nd cata l ogu in g proj ec t a s u ccess, it is h oped tha t eve ntua ll y a n exc h a n ge of informa tio n , a nd per h aps a n exc h a n ge of n ews p a p ers th em sel ves w ill occur. T h e w h o le project
h as bee n coordina ted b y the Sta te L ibrar y in H arri sburg.
It should be mentioned that the Grand Lodge's own Librarian and C urato r , Bro. John H. Platt, was one o f th e small group of p eople who had th e o riginal idea for this project. It to ok th e Commonwea l th of Pennsyl vania and th e n the Fed era l Government sever a l years to und ers tand th a t thi s was no t ju s t a librar ian's a muse m ent, but that newspapers, by their very nature as dai ly o r wee kl y pub lica tio n s, do not last lon g, th e mo st important single reason be ing th a t especially after 18 60, the y were printed o n ver y cheap paper w hi ch disintegrates rap idl y Therefore, wi thout this Project, a ll of the va lua ble firs t- and seco nd -hand inform a tion wou ld ha ve bee n lost forever. If anyone reading this a rticl e kno ws of any priva te coll ec tion s no matter w h ere in th e sta te th ey m ay be located, p lease co ntac t the Pennsylvania Newspap er Proj ec t, c/ o Library Ser vices Di vision, S ta te Librar y of Pennsylvania, Box 1601, Harr is burg, Pe nn sy l va ni a 17105. T h e Proj ect h as its own definition of w h at a n ewspaper is, so even if you are n ot s ure wh eth er yo ur item is a n ewspap er or not, let th e Proj ect know a bout it. ,
The Drug and Alcohol Abuse Program Presents
Some Good Figures
T h e followin g was reported at the Marc h Q u ar terl y Com munica ti on o f th e G r a n d Lodge, by Bro. Carl W. Stenberg, Jr. , R.W.P.G.M. , C h a irma n o f t he Foundation:
The Pennsy l va nia Foundation for th e Preve nti on o f Dru g a n d Alcohol A bu se Among C hildr en h as s tarted its third year
origina l o f the ch air was made by Bro. John Fo lwe ll in 1779, and was Bro. George Washington 's ch a i r a t th e Constituti o n a l Co n ven ti o n i n 1787, a bout w hi c h Bro. Be nj a min Fra nklin comm ented that th e Masonic symbo l on the cres t rail was a " ri s in g" and n ot a " setting" s un
as it h el ps c hil dre n fi g h t this dread ed disease that i s sp reading across o ur co untr y lik e a p lague
Since its in ception , the Fo und ation h as made forty -o n e g rant s tota lin g $4 11 ,846
As a matter o f interes t, th e an nu a l g ifts
we re:
1986
1987
1988 14gra n ts 15
T h e Gra nd Lodge Officers a nd Board of Directo rs of the Foundation who were ava ilab le, me t w ith the Advisor y Committee o n J a nu ary 19, 1988 a nd aga in o n March 18, 1988 a t th e Ma so ni c Temple, P hil a del phia
The Adv isory Co mmittee consi s ts of L o r etta P. Finnegan, M.D. (Director o f Fam il y Ce n ter, T homa s J e fferson U nive r sit y Hospita l, Phil ade lphi a), Ch a irwoma n ; Karo le Kaltenbach , M.D. (Assis ta nt to Dr. Finnega n ); Michae l T.
F l a h e rty, Direc tor of th e Chem i ca l
De p end e n cy Program a t St. Franci s Medical Ce nter, Pi tts burgh ; J ea nnin e
P ete r so n , Deput y Sec r e t a r y of th e Dep art ment of H ea lth for Drug a nd Alco h o l Pro g ram s; Sa ndr a Morg a n ,
Director of Student Ass istance, Department of Education; Bro. Hiram P . Ba ll , R.W.P.G.M. a nd Rob ert P. Kinney , Jr., Secretary
T he Ad visory Committee will provide proper ass is ta n ce fo r th e Board of Directors in he lpin g th em to adm iniste r future gra n ts T h e ir co ntributi o n to this grea t project wi ll be to review ap pl ica ti o n s, p erf o rm ance r e ports a nd to reco mm end to th e Board s u c h inc reases, deo,eases o r d isco ntinu a n ce o f gTa nts th a t d o not meet with the pu rpose o f th e Foundation.
Th e Na ti o n a l Maso ni c Fo unda ti o n for th e of Dru g and Alcohol Abuse Amo ng C hildre n met o n Fe bruar y continued on page 6
Freemasonry: A Family Affair
U nity Lodge No. 719 in Ardmore, Penn sy lvania is a famil y aHair: Fifty eigh t p er cent of th e Lodge officers are
David L. Bellamy , Junior Deacon , cousin . Jo se ph L. B e ll amy, Jr. , Trea surer, un cle. Nel son M . Baird , Jr. D.D.G.M., 6th Masonic Distric t. William R. Bellamy, Worshipful Master, son George C. Bellamy , Senior Warden ,
relat ed to th e Wor s hipful M as t e r. Pictured lef t to right:
Drug and Alcohol,
continued 22, 1988 at the Conference of Grand Mas ters h eld in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The Foundation participated in th e Co nference by hav ing Dr. F innega n prese nt a prog ram on pre- and post-nata l a ddiction o f mother s and th eir children.
Public Speaking Program is Available
"How to Master the Art of Public Speaking," i s a pr ogra m th a t was developed for exclusi ve u se b y members of the Masonic-related yo uth groups and the Mason ic Fraternity.
fath er. Robert A. DiFrancesco, Pursuivant, fath er-i n- la w Robert M. DiFr;mcesco , Senior Mas ter of Ceremonies, brother- in -law. Ronald M. DiFrancesco , Member, brother-in-law.
March Quarterly Review
The R. W. Grand Lod g e of Fre e and Accepted M aso n s m et in Qu a rte rl y Commun ica ti o n o n March 2, 1988 More than fi ve hundred Brethren attended.
Thi s was th e fir st Quarterly Communica tion f o r t h e ne w l y e l ec ted a nd a ppointed G r a nd Lod ge Office r s Alon g w ith the u su a l bu sin ess, it was a nnoun ced that J efferson Lodge No. 288, held in Pitts burg h is to m erge into Co rinthian Lodge No. 573, Millva le Bo th ar e in the 48th Maso ni c Di s trict. In addition to this, th e fo ll ow ing Com mittee s mad e th e i r report s :
B y-La ws; Financ e; Ma so ni c Hom es; M aso ni c T e mpl es, Hall s a nd L odge Room s and the Committee on Temple A report on Proj ect SOLOMON II was a lso r ead
It was resolved th a t Article 19. 01 of th e
A hi man R ezon be am ended This Article concern s th e s u sp en sio n date fo r non -
p ay m e nt of due s Consideration o f thi s R eso luti on w ill take pl ace at th e Dece mber , 1988 Quarterly Commun ica tion . The death s of Bro. Willi a m H. Gosse r of Lodge No . 52, Bursar of th e Thoma s R. Patton Me m o rial C harity Fund a nd of Bro . Ri ch ar d L. Rudis ill, L odge No. 802,
Pas t Di str ict Depu ty Gra nd Mas ter of th e 60th Masonic Dis trict wer e announced.
The n ewl y a ppo inted Grand L od ge F loor Offi ce r s wer e the n a nnoun ced: Bro. Sh erwo o d F. Wa tts, Lodge No. 464, Sen ior G ra nd Deaco n ; Bro. J . Frankl yn Runkle , Jr. , Lod ge N o. 629 , Junior G rand Deacon; Bro. R. Emm ert Aldinger, Lodge No. 682, Gra nd S tewa rd ; Bro. Ralph C. Ri ckard , Lodge No. 43 , Grand Steward ; Bro. George N. H o lmes, Lodge No. 45, G rand Marsha l; Bro. A. Ma xwe ll Page t, Lod ge No. 464, G ra nd Sword Bearer; Bro Dav id L. Kem p fer, Lodge N o. 2 1, Grand Pursui va nt a nd Bro. R a lph Rogers , L odge No. 543, Grand Tyler.
T h e G r a nd Mas ter th en asked fo r th ose Bre thren who were to be given th e P e nn syl vania Fo und a tion for th e Prevention of Drug a nd Alcohol Abuse
A mon g C hildren Awards to s tep before th e Altar.
After th e Awards were g i ven o ut r em ar ks were made by th e P as t Grand Mas ter s and th e Gra nd L o d ge El ec ted Office r s, a ft er which th e var iou s Specia l Com muni ca tion s o f th e G rand Lodge wer e a nnounced.
con t inue d on page 17
A young la d y, aged nin e tee n , who is c urr e ntl y attending Elizab e thto wn Co llege, was a lso prese nt. Sh e spoke on her expe rien ces as on e who was add ic ted to dru gs and alcohol. She h as n ow overco m e h er probl em s and her s tor y wa s ver y interesting. H er moth er also sp oke briefl y a bout th e grea t problem s w hi ch were s uffe r ed b y th e famil y due to th e ir daughte r 's addictio n. Th ey ar e quite h a pp y n ow that sh e has overcome h er a ddiction a nd th ey a re w illing to s pea k a bo ut their ex p eri ences. Also prese nted a t th e Confere nce of Gra nd Masters was a s tud ent assistance program deli vered by L inda T. Ro ebuck , the Gove rnor of Maryland 's Coordina tor for Student Ass is tan ce Prognm s. This assistance program h as bee n prese nted to Scott D. Thompson, Executive Direc tor o f th e N a tional Association of Seco nd ary Sch oo l Prin cipa ls In addition to thi s, Mr. Th o mpson h as e ndor sed th e Student Ass ista n ce Programs prese ntl y bein g u sed by P ennsy lva nia and Mar yland. The program th at th e Grand L odge of Mar yla nd is no w u sing, was ins pired by the Pennsy lva ni a progTa m a nd h as bee n ta ilored to th e ir needs. The Gra nd Lodge of Pennsylvania has a lso agreed to tra in s tudent a ssista nce personn el for otl1er Juri sdi ctio n s
In additi o n to thi s, the progra m has recei ved a letter from Gov. Robert P . Casey, in which h e expresses his ap precia tion to the Grand Lodge o f Penns ylvania for its ou ts tandin g leade rs hip in the field of dru g a nd a lcoho l a bu se preve ntion Gov. Casey has menti o n ed th a t th e P e nn sy l va nia Students As sis ta n ce
Progra m h as tra ined ove r tlwee thousand t eac her s, schoo l admin i s tr a t ors, counselors and others w h o, o n a da il y basis , he lp s tudents confront th e risk of drug and alcohol abuse. It is obvious th a t o ur Fraternit y a t lar ge ca n be very proud of what th e G ra nd Lodge of P e nn sy l va ni a is doin g fo r our young people a nd it is h oped th a t this ve r y necessar y progra m w ill co ntinu e to h ave th e s upport of eac h a nd eve ry o n e o f yo u
It was created by Bro. Dean Vaughn, a leader in th e research and d evelopment of app lied lear nin g sys tems for education a nd bu s iness . This uniq ue pro g ram a pplies the science of m emory to m e ar t of public s peak ing. It w ill provide our yo un g p eo ple with a vita l skill wh i ch th ey wil l u se aca d e mic a lly , profes siona ll y, and sociall y: A skill th ey will u se for the res t of th e ir lives. The program is eq uall y e ffec tive for adu lts.
The program uses tw elve h o urs of videotape in s truction to tea c h basic techniques of improved m e mor y sk ills , and app lies these ski lls to public sp ea king. The course teac hes vital information about th e types of speeches , what to do w hen preparin g a speech , what not to do when de livering a s peech , and methods to evaluate one's p erformance as a public spea ker.
This progra m provides you th a nd ad ult a like w ith s kill s th at are essenti a l to s u ccess in today'ssoc ie ty. The indi vidual will acqu ire confiden ce by be ing a ble to speak to large audiences without th e fea r of for ge tting wh a t you wa nted to say This confiden ce, a nd th e sp ecia l s kill s taught, w ill h elp m e indi vidua l in schoolwork, ritual work, publi c presentations, job inter views and man y o th er o pportuniti es in w hi c h o n e mu st prese nt himse lf to m e publi c.
To us e th e course, a g ro up mus t fir s t purc h ase th e Group T r a ining Progra m , whi c h is th e main instr u cti on compo n en t, a nd co n s is ts of ei g ht (8 ) video cassettes, four (4) se ts o f four audiocassettes, a nd a n ins tructor 's g uid e T hi s ins tru ction kit cos ts $595 . Witl1 thi s program on h a nd, m ember s ca n th en r egi s ter to participate by purchas ing th e Persona l Kit w hich includes the L ea rnin g Gu idebooks, a speec h p la nnin g book, an d a reading tex t. This kit costs $28. 00, plus $ 1. 68 for P en n sy lvania s tate sal es tax A n optional p erso n a l kit includes one se t o f th e fo ur (4) audio casse ttes, w hic h are very u se ful for prac tice a nd rev ie w. T his P e rsona l Kit costs $50, plu s $3 P enn sy l va ni a s tate sa les tax, per indi vidual.
Because of the inter-active n a ture of m e video-casse ttes a nd th e personal kit components, it is im portant that each participant own his own perso nal kit.
R egis tra ti o n for th e progra m g ives each indi vidual th e rig ht to partic ipate in th e trainin g program , and to enter p eriodic you th competi tions held at a · loca l, regional a nd s ta te-w ide level , in which indi v idual s will co mp e te for recogni ti on, awards and sc hol a r ship prizes.
Initia ll y, th e cos t for th e program m ay see m hi g h , but w h en compared 'to the cos t of co llege credits, priva te in s tru c ti o n a nd today's tex tbooks, it beco m es quite r easonabl e. This is tru l y a professional trai nin g program u sing the most a dva n ce d edu ca ti o n a l tec hniqu es and m a terial s avai la ble today
This is not a fund-rai sing venture for th e P e nns ylva nia Yo uth Foundation
Our so le a i m is to prov ide th e ve r y bes t publi c s peaking progra m fo r th e benefit of th e Fra ternity we serve.
The program ca n b e u sed to train a ll present members a nd leader s of eac h organiza tion, as we ll as n ew m emb ers, year a fter year. Once th e Group Tra ining
Pro g r a m h as bee n purchased , individua ls on ly n eed to r e gis ter for th e program a nd purch ase their Persona l Kits. This progra m can be conducted for groups, big or s m a ll , or co mpl e ted by an individual in his very own home. "How to Master the Art of Public Speaking" can beco m e a ve ry effective m embership recruitm e nt tool fo r th e yo uth gro ups. By learnin g to speak we ll in public, m emb er s w ill be a ble to te ll th e ir p eers m a t they acq uired this great a bili ty by b e lo n gi n g to th e ir Ma so ni crelated youth gro up a nd participa tin g in th e Public Spea king Program. This is an opportunity that is not offer ed in a n y other youth o r ga nization , a nd our yo un g p eo ple can ben efit by the exclu sive ri g hts acquired by the P e nn sy lvania You th Foundation.
For fur th er information abou t th e Publi c Speaking Program, or for o rd er form s, p lease w rit e or ca ll th e Foundation o ffi ces, a t:
Penns ylva ni a Youth Fo und a tion
1244 Bainbrid ge Road Eli za be thtown , P enn sy l vania 170 22 (7 17) 367 -1 536
Youth Groups Prepare for Annual Meetings
The hi g hlig ht of a n y youth p rogra m is th e a nnu a l m ee tin g wh en m e mber s fro m
acro ss th e Co mm o n wea l th of P e nn sylvan ia ga th er in a co n ve nti o n- s t y l e
a tm os pher e to s h are in meeti n gs, wo rk-
sh o p s, co mpe titions a nd awar ds ceremo ni es.
Job's Dau ghters
Thi s yea r th e G rand Se ss i o n s o f P ennsy l va ni a Job 's Da ug hter s w ill b e h eld on Jun e 16- 19 , 1988 at the Sh era ton Inn, Ge ttys burg. The prog ra m w ill incl ude a Carniva l , a trip to the M i n iat ure
H o rse Farm , a formal ba n q u et, th e Installa ti o n of Grand Be thel a nd G rand Council o fficer s, arts and cr a ft s, ch o i r and speec h com pe titi o n s, prese nt at ion of awards a nd sch o larships, and bu siness meetings . Each year the G rand Lod ge presen ts M as oni c Se r vice Hours Awa rd s a nd Co mmunity Servi ce H o ur s Awards Th e
Pe nn sy lva nia Yo uth F o undation al so p rese nts a $ 1000 Ser vice Schol ars hip to Miss J o b' s Dau g hter of P enn syl va ni a.
DeMolay
T h e A nnu a l Co n clave o f Penn sy l va nia DeMo lay w ill be h e ld a t Grove C ity
Lodge No. 347
Installation
Collegeo nJul y 14-1 7, 1988. T h e schedul e includes elec tion of n ew S ta te O fficers, a thle ti c a nd r itua l co mpe titi o n s, wo rkshops on public s pea kin g a nd a d viso r training, awards banqu et and the crow ning o f the new DeMolay Sta te Sweeth eart. Eac h year the G ra nd Lodge prese nts trophies for the top thr ee fi ni sh ers in th e O u tsta ndin g C hapter Co mpetitio n. In additi o n , the P en nsy l va ni a Youth Founda ti o n prese n ts a $ 1000 Service Sch o lars hip to t h e re tirin g Sta t e Mas t e r Coun cilor.
Rainbow
T he 19 88 Gra n d Asse mbl y for R ai nb ow in Pennsyl va nia will be h e ld in Altoona o n July 13-1 7, 1988 T h is p rog ram includes the elec ti o n o f th e n ew G rand Officer s, th e Inves titu re of th e Gra nd Cross of Colo r , Drill Tea m co mp e titi o n , initi a tion and insta ll a ti o n , a nd the Co ron a tion p ro g ram fo r th e n ew G r a nd Worth y Ad viso r. Each year th e G rand L o d ge prese n ts s il ve r bow ls to th e winners o f th e follo wing compe titi o n s: R it ua lis tic P erfec tion , Pe titi o n s, Ser vice, Visita tion s, a nd 100% Dues Co llec tion. Additi o nall y, a $ 1000 Ser vice Scho lars hip w ill be p resen ted to the re tiring G r a nd Worth y Ad visor.
A t T h e Annu a l Ins tall a tio n of Offi ce r s o n December 2, 1987, L a ke Erie Lod ge No. 347 in G irar d , P enn syl va ni a swo r e in its lOOth Wo r shipful M as ter. Bro. Ri ch a rd A. Killi a n, Jr. rece ived th e wo rd of the c ha ir fro m his gra ndfa th er , Bro. Ro be rt S. Kee p. A Past Mas ter in 1939 , Bro . Keep a lso co nferred all three Degrees on his g ra ndso n it"\ 1982
N o nagen arian, Assisted by Septuag enarian, Confer Entered Apprentice Degree on Septuagenarian.
Bro . Ch ar les R . Con rad P .M ., age 9 0, o f Loga n L odge No 490, Al too na , fulfill ed a dream tha t h e h as h ad fo r a lmos t fort y year s by co nfe rrin g th e E nter ed
A ppr e nti ce D egree o n hi s n ep h ew, R u ssell H Co nrad , age 74 o n Febru ary 2, 1988. Bro . Do n a ld C. Dav is, J r., P . M . was pro u d to se r ve as Fri en d a nd Gu ide for the Ca ndida te. Bro. Harold J. Kra ft , Ch apla in , h a d p rese nted Bro Ru sse ll Co n rad w ith th e broc h u re "Friend to Frien d" a n d thi s was eno u g h to pro mp t hi m to p urs u e m em bersh i p. Bro. Conrad th e n as ked
Bro K r af t a n d hi s u n cle to b e hi s reco mm en ders.
W h en asked wh y h e wa ited un til so la te
in life to j o in , Bro Co n rad sa id , "Nobody ever aske d m e l" Af te r r eadin g the "Fr iend to F ri end " bro chu re h e di scove rd th a t "Nobo d y ever wo ul d !," that h e had to do th e as kin g. He fu rth er s tated th a t h e h as kn ow n a nd h as wor ked with Maso n s -a ll hi s li fe, m em bers of his fa mil y were Maso n s a n d h e still di d n ot k n ow h ow to become a Maso n . W h en Bro. Kraft gave him th e brochure to read, he was p leased a n d s u rprised, his first reac tio n be i ng, " I want to do it. He l p m e !" T hey di d, a n d h e is n ow a Maso n
T he Pas t Mas ter s o f Loga n Lod ge, SOLOMON II Di s trict Direc to r M . Da le Va n Ho rne, P M., SOLOMO N II Lod ge
YOU AND SOLOMON ll:
Good News Stories of Pennsylvania Freemasons
You and SOLOMON H takes a New Location
In a n a ttempt to prov ide a reg ul a r p lace for Y ou and SO L OMON II a nd a s in g le m ea n s o f d is tributi o n , th e G ra nd Mas ter , Bro A rthur J. K urtz, h as s u ggested that The Pennsylvania Freemason become o ur h o m e. We we lco m e this in vita tion fo r it s hows th e s uppor t Project SOLOMON II is ge ttin g fro m o ur G ra nd Mas ter.
We a re ce r ta in th a t her e you will find
m a n y sto ri es a bo ut Maso ns a n d Maso nry
th a t w ill be o f grea t inter es t to yo u . T h e fo rm at h as g ive n u s a n opportunit y to i n clude m o r e "good n ews" s tori es W ith thi s ar ti cle, we are begi n ning a n ew feature o n Lod ge Ha ll s.
As we go fo r war d toge th er, to m a in ta in a nd build Free m aso n ry in P enn sy l van ia, we th a n k yo u fo r yo ur s u ppor t.
Do You Recognize this Lodge Hall?
Begin n ing w ith this arti cle, we h o n o r a Blue L o d ge a nd th e building w h ere i t
m ee ts. T he L od ge pic tu red h as entered its ! 36th year o f opera tio n . A cele bratio n of i ts O ne H undred th A nni versa r y was h eld
o n May 6, 1952 .
Acco rd in g to th e L o d ge Notice o f December 3 1, 1987, th e m embe r shi p o f th e L o d ge on December 27 , 1983 was 253. T h e P roj ect SO L OMON II Report i n th e same Tres tl e- board i n d ica ted a prese nt m e m be rship o f 309 Mas ter Mason s. T h is growt h o f 56 me mbers in five years sp ea ks we ll o f th e Lodge as a d yna mi c a nd grow ing body
H ave you di scove red th e na m e of th e Lodge we a re h ig hlig htin g? The p h otogTa ph a n d th e info r mat io n spea k o f Or r stow n L odge No. 262 in Orrstow n , Fra n k lin Co unty, Pe nn sy l va n ia. Bro. E l mer L. W in ge rt is se r vi n g as Wo rs hipfu l Mas ter. Bro. Lar r y H ill is Lodge Secre ta r y a n d Treas ure r is C lifford W. Swa rt z, Sr. P ro j ect SO L OMON II
Ch a irma n Ri ch a rd E. Shimer , P.M. a n d
Dis tric t Dep u ty Gra n d Mas ter Spe n ce r W. Ha u e n ste in h o n ored Pas t M as ter Conrad by be ing prese nt fo r thi s eve nt.
T h e e lder Bro C onrad was initi a ted into Loga n L o d ge No . 490 o n Jun e 4, 1929, and served as Worshipful Ma s ter in 194 0. He served as Treas u rer o f th e L odge fro m 1953 th ro u g h 1984.
T his was the fir st Degree wo rk pe rfo r med by Bro. Conrad s ince h e con fer r ed the Degrees o n his so n , C. James Co nrad in 1950 H is so n J a m es was prese nt fo r hi s co u s in Russe ll 's i nit ia ti o n in to Freem aso n ry.
Ch a ir m a n for Orrs tow n L odge is Bro Ke nt D. Ga rm a n. Bro. Da le F. Coon s p rov ided th e in fo r ma tio n a nd th e p h o tograph fo r this s to r y. O rrstow n Lod ge w ill soon be pl a nnin g its Sesqu icen tenni al Ce le bra ti o n
Masons Do Service fo r Others
Bro. J ames L. Goo d, a Life Me mber for 42 years, o f Wes t C h este r Lodge No. 322, se nt us the "good news" tha t he was g i ve n th e S il ver Beaver Awa rd by th e Ches ter Co unt y Co un cil o f th e Boy Sco uts of Amer ica. At a recent a nnu a l recog niti o n ni g h t, Bro Good was ver y s ur p ri sed to h ear hi s n ame read a n d rece ived th e hi g h es t recog niti o n th e Co un c il ca n g ive . H e h as g ive n mu c h ti me to th e loca l Troop, es peciall y o n ca m p ing trips. A n o t h e r m e mb er of W es t Cheste r
AMason Coaches in the Olympics
Bro. Mackrid es
B r o . G r egory P . Mac k r id es of Ha milto n Lod ge No. 274, Phila d e l p hi a, w ill go to Seoul, Korea fo r th e 1988
O l y mpi cs h av in g bee n n a m ed th e st r e n gt h coac h o f th e U n i te d S ta tes O l ym p ic Tea m.
Bro . Mac k r ides was prese nt ed th e Maso ni c Bro nze Medallio n for h eroism by Bro . Samu e l C. W illia m so n , R. W. G rand M a s t e r , a t th e Sep t e mb e r Q u a rterl y Co m m uni ca tio n h e ld in Phil ad el p hia in 1982. S in ce th at tim e, Bro Mac kr ides h as been hi s L o dge 's re prese nt a ti ve to th e Pe n nsy l va ni a Yo uth Founda ti o n
Lodge No 322, Bro . J ose p h Boyd , a lso r ece i ve d the S il ver Beaver Award th at ni g ht. Bro. Boyd is P reside nt o f th e C h ester Co unty Cou n c il.
We ar e pl eased to h ave th is "good n ews" story se nt by Bro. G o od. W h en a Bro ther h as earned recog niti o n for lo n g serv ice, h e sh o ul d be pro ud to sh are hi s hon o r. We be li eve more a tte nti o n a n d p ublic it y s ho uld be g ive n to the pos i tive co ntribu tio n s o f peo ple , in genera l, a n d this Fratern i ty, in pa rti cul a r.
Five a n d o n e- h a lf yea r s ago, Bro. G reg los t a s p ot o n th e U.S. O l ympi c We ig ht L iftin g Team after a n ear- fata l bea tin g h e rece ive d . A 14 year o ld boy r a n into the gy m o f hi s forme r sp o rt s cl inic in Northeast Phi la del p hi a p leadin g with Bro. G r eg to hide h im fro m two assa il a nts w h o were c h as ing him H e hi d th e bo y an d fo u g ht o ff th e m e n bu t th e beat in g a n d sta bbing Bro. G reg r ecei ved le ft h im w ith a sh atte r ed lef t s h o ulder , pe rm a n e nt ne r ve damage to th e ri g ht eye a nd a frac tured sk ull. He says, "Th e h a r des t thin g fo r m e was th e doc tors te llin g m e in th e h ospita l th a t I'd n eve r lift weights aga in ." He was bac k in tra inin g s i x weeks a fter th e a ttac k His assa ila nts we r e se nten ced to priso n ter m s. In 1984, h e ope n ed a large r wo rk o ut fac ilit y, th e Sports Cl ini c, in May fa ir . H e h as wor ke d with the Villa n ova foo tba ll tea m a nd is th e m e n 's a n d wo m e n 's streng th an d co nd itio nin g coac h a t th e U ni ve r s ity. He has a lso trai n ed three O l ym pic wres tl e r s i n 1984. O n e o f th ese m en , Bruce Ba u mgartn er , wo n th e Go ld Me d a l in th e F rees ty le H eavywe ig ht Di vision.
T h e F r ate rni ty i s pro u d o f B r o.
G r ego ry Mackrides for hi s ta le nts, his co urage a nd his ten ac ity in overco min g h is adver s ity. His k n ow led ge a nd sk ill a s a coach w ill aid ma n y U ni ted Sta tes a thl e tes i n fulf ill i ng th eir drea m s.
The Ralph Slider Masonic Family
Bro. Ralph H. Slider, Sr., P.M. is a man who takes hi s Masonry serious ly. On Novem ber 30, 1987, Bro. S li der raised both hi s so n, Ralph, Jr. and his son -inlaw, Bro. Daniel Wittm an in Green leaf Lodge No. 56 1 w hi ch meets in Allentown. T he elder Bro. Slider also instruc ted , entered and crafted hi s two candidates. Bro. Slider takes co nsid erable fatherly pride in that two of his family m e mb e r s are worthy of Masonic membership.
The e lder Bro. Sl ider is a Past Mas ter of Green leaf Lodge, and h e cu rrentl y serves as Lodge Director for Project SOLOMON II. He is a lso Vice Prin c ipa l of the School of Instruction for the I Oth Masonic District, C hairman of the Profi c iency Commi tt ee o f his Lodge a nd he also conducted the first course on public speaki n g held a t Greenleaf Lodge.
Bro. Slider is active in Le hi gh Va ll ey Co n s is tory, Shrin e and Boy Scouts of America. One might we ll ask whether or not Bro S li der has a job. As a matter of fact, he is th e Deputy Fire Chief and Fire Prevention Officer for the C it y of All entown . He is a board member of th e Burn Fo und a tion a nd President o f th e Lehigh County F ire Chiefs Assoc iation. One might a lso ask how Bro Slider
"Good News"
P.D D.G.M.; Bro. Paul F. Kunkel, P.D.D.G M. and Regional Director, Project SOLOMON II and Bro. Myron P. Wehr, P.D.D.G.M.
Bro. William Vogt Retires as Masonic Temple Superintendent
Reflections,
continued
"Re fl ecti ons in a Museum Case" runs from ea rly April to the end of November, 19 88, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday throug h Friday, and 9 a .m to 12 n oon on Saturdays.
Bro. Kenneth E. Thompson Elected Chairman of the Committee on Masonic Homes
Bro. Kennet h E. Thompson, P.D.D.G.M. ofthe26th Maso ni c District, h as be en el ected chairman of th e Committee on Masonic Homes for 1988. This i s to correct a mistake in th e February issue of The Pennsylvania Freemason whic h nam ed Bro. W. Scott S t oner, R. W. Deputy Gra nd Master as C h airman.
finds tim e to spe nd with his famil y They, too, ha ve strong Masonic connections. His wife, Rita, was recently the Worth y Matron of th e New Temp le C ha pter No. 209, Order of Ea s tern Star. His daugh ters , Kathleen and Keny Marie, have completed their res p ec ti ve years a s Worthy Adv isors of All entow n Assembl y No. 40, Order o f R a inbow for G irl s . His son, Ra l ph, Jr. , was a m embe r o f DeMo lay .
Spreads Across the Country
Bro. C h arles E. Reedy, P.M., of Milton Lodge No. 256, Mi l ton, responded to a req u es t for "good news " published i n The Pennsylvania Freem ason by s ubmitting the fo llow ing story.
For the past seven years, Bro. Re edy ha s p layed Maso n ic Postal C hess w ith m any member s o f the Craf t throu ghout the U nited Sta tes . He s tated: "Na turall y one gets to know hi s opponent from remarks n o ted on eac h move excha n ge d. " Recent ly Bro. Reedy played wi th Bro. Jack B. He lm s, P.M. of Or i nda, Californ ia . Bro . Helms was Wors hipful Master of Orinda-Plymouth Lodge No. 52 1 in 1967 , 1985 and 1987. Bro. Ja ck as ked for in for m ation abou t the Lodge ac ti vities in Pen nsy l va ni a. T o this, Bro. Reedy responded with n ew s about Projec t SO L OMO:\' II an d se nt a copy of Friend to Friend.-
From this beginning th e excha nges conti nu ed wi th Bro. Jack Helms s ta tin g: ''I'd like to ge t our Gra nd Lodge to print a pamph let s i mi lar to Friend to Friend. Everyone w h o has seen it li ked it. I took it to o u r Mason ic Serv ice Bureau (sta te) to day."
On March 27, 1987, Bro. He lm s wrote: ''I' m mai ling o ff m y rough dra ft of Freem asonry for a Friend to the prin ter. I wi ll se nd yo u a copy as soon as poss ible . I think yo u w ill see a stro ng resemb lance to your (Pennsy l va ni a) publication . " We are p leased to prese nt this s tor y for it s h ows in a very dramat ic way h ow one Mason with worki ng to o ls lik e Friend to Friend can ex te nd hi s influence for goo d across th e n a ti o n. Masons need to support eac h o th er. We know fro m thi s s tory that Project SOLOMON II is working in a pos i tive m a nn e r
As Bro. Robert H Hoffman, III, w h o reported this art icle sa id of Bro. S lider , "Con gratu lations, Bro. S lider. Your a id a nd ass is tan ce is greatl y appreciated by both your Fraternity i n ge nera l, and your Lodge in part icula r. "
Keep the "Good News" Stories Coming
What a pleasure it h as been for me to recei ve the man y s tories yo u find in this i ssue of You and SO L OMON II. Certainl y yo u wi ll agree there is mu ch good n ews to s hare . We n eed to celeb r ate th e lon g hours of se r vice a nd devotio n so m any Master Masons g i ve to th ei r Fraternity.
H as your Lodge bee n fea t ured in You and SOLOMON II? Do you have a good news s tory tha t s h ou ld be s hared? Since we h ave bee n give n a new form a t, th er e is space ava ila le to con tinu e o u r wo rk. We are gra teful to R. W. G ra nd Maste r Arthur]. Kurtz for his co minuin gop portunit y to support our Fraternity.
I w ill exp ec t to h ear from yo u in the near future. Send yo ur s tory and a g lossy black and white p ho tograph to: Dr. El vin G. Warfe l Box 224 Cha lfo nt, PA 189 14
Bro. Wi lli a m Vogt, Superintendent of th e Masonic Temple a t One No rth Broad Street, Philadelphia, re tired October 30 , 19 87 after ha ving served in this capacity sin ce Fe bruary 1, 1969. Bro. Vog t h ad previously spent twenty-five years in the P hil adelphia Po lice Department having en ded hi s career as a Sergean t a fter a disting uis h ed career.
In addition to Bro. Vogt's daily supervision of a sta ff of fifteen to twe nty persons in building maintenance , building securi ty a n d regu lar tou rs, h e a lso s up ervised exte n s i ve a l tera ti ons a nd re n ova ti o n s in var ious a r eas of th e Mason ic Temp le, including th e reloca tion of the Library and Muse u m. fie a lso superv ised the finding of additio n al and m ore functiona l o ffi ce s pace for the Gra n d Ma ste r 's O ffi ce a nd his s taff and the Grand Secretary's Office and h is staff. The Assem bl y Room was initia ll y converted into an office for ma il di s tribution a nd sta ti o n ery suppli es, Bro. Vogt later supe r vised thi s same area being converted into a data p r ocessing ce nter. He hand led
Bro. Paul S. Krasley Retires from Committee on Appeals
Bro . Pau l S. Kra sley, a fift y year m e mber o f Royers ford Lod ge No . 585 has
a ll contracts w ith Ca tering Services for exclusi ve ca te ring to be furni s h ed to a ll Mason ic Bodi es meeting in the Temple. Expe n se be ing a co n stant fac tor, Bro. Vog t was instru menta l in the installation of many cos t- saving sys tem s, th e Energy Man age m ent Syste m , monit'Ored by compu ter, established an efficient contro l o f th e b uildin g h eat and air conditi o n ing.
Bro. Vogt was a Charter member of the Law En forcemen t Square Clu b a nd fro m th is group of la w enforcement members he formed detai ls to supp l y sec urity' for many Gra nd Lodge functions Toward the end of his career as Buildin g Superinte ndent, Bro. Vogt was insu umenta l in locating th e cornerstone of th e Mason ic Temple and in hav ing it in a per m a n e nt pos ition in the Grand Foyer, where his name w ill be forever "etched in stone" as Sup erintende nt of the bui lding. Bro. Vog t wi ll be m issed by Grand Lodge for his fa ithful and dedicated se rvice to th e m ain tenance and securi-ty of t h e Grand Lodge h eadquarters and magn ifice nt Maso ni c Templ e.
retired from the Co mmittee on Appea ls , a posi ti on h e had held s ince 1978. Bro. Ric h a rd B. Wickersham, a former Judge of The Superior Co urt ot Penns yl vania h as assum ed th e vacancy . Bro. Wickersham is a Pas t Master of Robert Burn s Lodge No. 464
Masonic Family Day will be Held at West Point Park
T h e Seco nd Annua l Masonic Fami l y Day wi ll b e h eld a t West Po int Park, an a mu se ment park in West Point, Penn sy lva ni a on Sa turday, August 20, 1988. Cost o f the ti cke ts is $6. 00 per person, tl]ree years of age a nd o lder. For ti ckets an d informa ti on, p l ease contact the G r and Master's Office a t the Masonic Temp le, Phi lade l p hi a, (2 15) 988- 1920. Ava il able a t West Point Park are fre e parking, includin g h and icapped parking , a so ftb a ll diamond , s heltered pa villion s wit h picnic tabl es, refreshment pavi ll ions ( includin g cateri n g servi ce) wit h various a musements for th e c hildren, both yo un g and o ld . R ides wi ll open from noon to 7:00 p.m. a n d unlimited u se is included in th e price of ad mission . The ga te w ill open a t lOa.m. If yo u decide to come as a gro u p (5 0 minimum ) you may contact the park dir ec tl y to arra n ge for ca ter ed buffets, cos ts a nd menus a t (2 15) 699-4329. You r n on-Maso ni c famili es and fri ends are a lso in vited s ince this is a fami ly affair.
T h e park is easi ly accessib le from th e Lansdale exit of t he Nort h east Extension of th e Penns y lv an ia T urn p ik e. T h e p i cni c wi ll take place -r a in or s hin e !
Front row, left to right: Bro. Daniel Wittman; Bro. Slider, Sr.; Bro. Ralph Slider, Jr Second row, left to right: Bro. C. DeForrest Trex ler,
Bro. Thomas W Jackson, R W. Grand Secretar y; Bro Carl Homan, Chairman, Committee on Tem ple; Mrs. Vogt; Bro. Vogt; Linda Herbert, Secretary; Bro Arthur R. Diamond, R. W. Grand Treasurer.
In Memoriam:
I Want
To Know
L ibrarian and Curator
E meritus
QUESTION: Severa l in quir ies have protested the possib le m emb er ship of a Ku Klu x Klan sman in a Maso ni c Lodge
ANSWER: The o rigin a l inqui ry, which was broad l y a n swe r ed in th e No vember P ennsy lvania Freemason, res ulted fro m the vis i tation of a Pennsy l va ni a Mason to a so uthern Lod ge. I h ave n o knowled ge o f Kl a n sm en in P enn sy l va ni a Lodges. T he pro cedures for making a Mason are fa mili ar: th e petition, th e recomm e nder s, th e Co mmittee of Inqu i r y, the publica tion i n the Lodge n o tice, sen t to a ll m embers, o f th e ca ndidate's n ame, r esid en ce, age a nd occupa tion , a nd the ba ll o ting, whi ch is secr et. One b lac k ba ll rejec ts. lL is the sole prerogati ve o f each individu a l Lodge to decide o n its members. Should th ere be a Maso ni c obj ec ti o n a fter a m ember o f th e Kla n is m a d e a m e m ber, M aso ni c c h a r ges may b e bro u g ht by a m emb er of the Lod ge.
QUESTION: Is it tru e that Bro th er R udyard Kip lin g w as initi a ted by a Hindu, pas sed by a Moslem , a nd ra i sed by a Christi a n ?
M.O.K.
ANSWER: R udyard Kip ling, a noted Briti sh a uth o r , w h o se w orks h ave m a n y Maso nic refere n ces, as, fo r examp le, Th e M an Who Would B e K ing, was born in India in 1865 a nd di ed i n L o nd o n in 1936
He joined Hope and Persevera nce Lodge No. 782, Lahore, India , in 1886, by sp ecia l dispensa ti o n as he was onl y twenty a nd a h a lf years o ld. In March , 192 4, h e wro te: " I was secre tar y for so m e years of Hope a nd Persevera nce Lodge No. 782 , La hore, whi ch incl ud ed Brethren of a t leas t fo ur creed s I was ente red by a m emb er o f Brahmo Somaj , a Hindu ; passed b y a Mo h ammedan, an d rai sed b y a n Eng li sh man Our Tyler was a n India n Je w." Broth er Kiplin g was m ad e a Mark Mason in 1887, a nd was ac ti ve in oth er Maso ni c bodies throu g hout hi s life.
QUESTION: I wo ul d like to kno w the backgro und of th e grave in Fa irfax , Virg inia, whi ch bears th e foll ow in g i nscr iption: "Th e Grave of Mon tfo rt: T his sw ings o nl y by o rder o f th e Wors h ipful Mas ter of Roya l W h ite Hart Lodge to adm it a pilgrim Maso n. "
ANSWER: T hi s ques tion is a puzzle
Jo se ph Montfor t was bo rn in En g la nd in 1724 a nd di ed in North Caro lina in 1776. H e was a col o n el o f co lon ia l u·oops, se r ve d in vari o u s local a nd prov incial offices, a nd was a n ac ti ve m emb er o f
Roya l White Hart Lodge in H a lifax, No rth C aro lina In 177 1, Mo ntfort was a ppo inted Pro vincia l Grand Mas ter of Am erica by the G rand Lodge of Engl a nd, an a ppointment th a t has cau sed mu c h co nfu sio n beca u se there we re Prov in cia l Grand Mas ter s i n other colo ni es at th e tim e. P erh aps an inquiry to R oyal W hite Har t L odge No. 2 in Ha li fax, No rth Carolina, or to H enry Lodge N o 57 in Fa irfax, Vi rg inia, m ay pro vide a n exp la n a tion fo r th e g rave m a rker The expla n a ti o n wo ul d m a ke a go od follo wup in this col umn.
QUESTION: H ow should th e co m passes on a Masonic r ing p oin t?
W. C. H.
ANSWER: T h ere is no rul e presc ri bi n g ho w a Maso n sh o uld wear a r in g bearin g th e squar e a nd compasses. The po ints of the compasses ma y p o int eith er toward or away fro m th e wearer. The o nl y requirem ent is tha t th e rin g be wo rn with d ig nity a nd pride .
Bro. Frank W. Bobb
Fr a nk W. Bob b , Lib rar i a n and C ura to r E m eritu s of th e Gra nd Lod ge Librar y a nd M u se um di ed at the age of 76, o n T hursday, Marc h 24, 1988 Bro Bobb wa s appointed Libra ri a n a nd C urator in 1969, b y then R. W. G rand Mas ter John K. Yo un g. H e was m a d e Emeri tu s in June of 19 87, by th en R W. Gra nd Mas ter Carl W. Sten b er g, Jr. A full er s tory o n Bro. Bobb's a ccompli shments w ill a ppea r in th e A u gus t iss u e of Th e Penn sylvan ia Fre emason.
In Bro. Bo bb 's memor y, a n e nd owment f und ha s b een estab li s h e d in acco rda n ce to th e w ish es of his wi dow , L o is G i ve n Bo bb. T h e inter es t fr o m th is fund w ill be u sed by the Lib r a r y a nd Muse um fo r a m yriad of proj ec ts Ma n y Bret hr e n w ho wer e acqu a in ted w ith Bro. Bo bb kn ow th a t Maso ni c researc h in ge n era l a nd the Grand Lodge Library a nd Mu se um in p a rti c ul ar, we re Bro Bobb 's life It is h o p ed th a t a ll w ill agree that th is will be a fitting m emoria l to th is
Maso ni c sch o lar w h o la bored lo n g a nd we ll for th e ca u se o f Freem aso nr y in Penn sy lva ni a .
C ontribut io n s to th e Fr ank W. Bo bb
E n dow m ent Fund m ay be m a d e by se n ding a c h eck m ade p aya bl e to th e G r a nd
Lod ge o f Pen n sy l va ni a w ith a n ote
s p ecif yin g that th e co ntributi on is for this Fu nd Send th e ch eck to:
Office of t h e L i bra ria n and Cura t or Masonic Temple
On e Nor th Broad S treet
P hil ade l p hi a , Pe nn sy lva ni a 19 107-25 98
We Hope Santa,
continued
Maso ni c Hom es, to find o u t th e n a m es o f gues ts leas t likely to r ecei ve visitors d u rin g the h o lidays, th en "Sa nta" visits th e m.
T hank yo u , Bro. Tom , for this fine s tory a nd kind words a bout Bro. J. Wa lter Pri ce, P.D.D.G.M. a nd we a lso tha n k th e Lodges of Di str ict "G" for th eir s uppo rt. We w ish Bro Price and his w ife good tra ve lin g bu t we h o p e h e ret urn s in time to· be Sa nta C la u s aga in. After a ll , Santa never retires.
From the Grand Secretary's Desk...
d i rected in h er labo rs and good gove rnm ent.
" Amo n g th e ma n y h o nor a ble positio n s I h ave bee n fa vo red w ith in public life , I regard this o n e as a mon g th e leas t m erited, but th e m os t exa lted in my his tor y. From m y ine x peri en ce in th e importa nt la bors I am ca lled to p erfo r m a s Mas ter , I wo ul d be vio la ting m y feeli ngs, did I not g i ve u ttera n ce in thi s conn ec tion , to m y fear s in n ot full y reali zing your ex p ectatio n s.
My Bre thren:
O n February 17, 1825 Si lentia Lodge No. 198 was Co n s tituted in Shippensburg, P enn sy l va nia bu t we nt out of existence on February 6, 1837
On February 18, 1858 Cu mb erl and Va lley Lodge No. 3 15 was Con stituted in Shippen sb urg Th e Warrant Ma s ter a t th a t tim e was Bro th er H e nr y Ruby, Sr. a n d his re m a rk s w h en a ss um ing th e d uties as Worshipful Mas ter o f th e Lodge are we ll wo rth y of note:
" In ass uming the h on o rab le a nd e leva ted pos i t ion a s Worshipfu l M as ter o f thi s L odge, I ca nnot forbear th a nking yo u for th e part ta ken in h av ing me in ves ted with the Co n stit utio n a l A uth o rity of th e Ri g ht Worshipful Gra nd L odge by w hi c h th is Lod ge i s to be
"But in cas ting eyes aro und m e a nd see ing m yse lf e n c ircled with bret h ren good a nd tru e, I take courage in go in g for war d in th e di sch ar ge o f th e duti es o f m y office, a nd in doing so , I s ha ll s trive to pe rform them to th e bes t of m y a bility. " Wit h th e view of acco mplis hin g success full y the wo rk before u s as a Lodge in acco rdance wi th th e anc ient la ndm a rk s of th e craft, I shall look to you m y bret hren in off ice in th e West, and in th e So uth- on m y ri g ht and on m y lef t , fo r co un se l a nd aid.
"T hu s united in our e ffort, I feel ass ured we w ill be ab le to prove ourse l ves worth y o f th e co n fide n ce th a t th e R igh t
W o r s hi p ful Gra nd Lo d ge h as been p leased to commit into o ur h a nds An d , m y bre thren , whe n don e w ith car rying
o ut the des ig n s draw n by th e Sovere ig n Ar c hit ec t of th e Univ erse, "o n o ur s piritu a l tres tl e boa rd of o u r ear thl y ex is ten ce, m ay we a ll b e we ll pre p a r ed to e nter t he door o f mercy of our Grea t Divine Mas ter into tho se m a n s io n s beyo nd th e s ki es, w h ere love and p ea ce, a n d j o y forever r eig n ."
June Quarterly will be Held at Masonic Temple
T h e R. W. Gra nd Lod ge of Free a n d Acce pted Maso n s o f Penn sy l va ni a w ill m ee t in Qua rterl y Co mmuni ca tion o n Jun e I , 1988 a t th e Maso nic T empl e loca t ed a t One N o r t h Bro a d S tr eet,
Cheaper by the Dozen
The Gra n d L od ge Co mmittee o n Maso ni c Educa tion a nd th e Grand Lod ge Lib rar y h ave m a d e av a il a bl e Th e
Exemplar: A Guide to a Mas on's A ctions by William A. Carp enter, R.W.P. G .M. a t a sp ecia l purc h ase p ri ce: Soft bou nd, $84 p er d ozen
H ar d bound, $ 120 p e r dozen
Vo lume II of The Master Bu i ld ers, th e m u c h ap pr ec i ate d hi s to r y o f Freemaso nr y i n Pennsylvania , is no w ava ila ble for sa le Cove ring th e m ode rn peri od, this vo lume is th e seco nd part of th e Ma son ic trilogy bein g wri tte n by Dr. Wayn e A. H u ss, his torian. T h e concluding vo lume , dea ling w it h G rand Master biographies, w ill be publis h ed in th e sp ring o f 1989.
Ph ilade lphia. As a lways, th e Commun ica ti o n is o p en to a ll Ma ste r Mas ons
D inn er is fr ee a n d will be served a t 5:00 p.m. th a t evenin g. The Co mmunica ti on w ill fo llow at 7: 00p.m.
Beca u se o f th e book 's specia l appea l to Masons a nd b eca u se o nl y a limite d number of copies h ave bee n printed, t h e Gra n d Lodge His tory Comm ittee h as d ecided to o ffer Volume II to th e m e mbers o f th e Fra terni ty firs t, g i ving them a full opportuni ty to purc h ase it before making it avai lab le to th e pub lic a t large. Sales a re ex p ec ted to b e brisk since the fir s t vo lume of The Master B uilders h as been r eviewed favora bl y in both Masonic a nd n o n -Masonic publication s, wh ic h h ave co m p lem e nted its co mpre h e n si ven ess, schol a rly approach a nd readab le s ty le. T o quote o n e review: " ... th e boo k is a we lcom e a dditi on " Pen n sy l va ni a Masons ar e en couraged to ob ta in their copies soo n Attrac ti ve fea tures o f Vo lume II o f Th e Ma s t er Bu i l ders include d esc ript ions of th e interior d ecoratio n o f the Maso nic Te mple, appreciation of the Fratern it y by non-Mason s, th e ri se and fa ll o f m e mbers hip , pa trio tic re ac tion s o f P enn sy l va ni a Maso n s in tim e o f wa r a nd th e ex p a n s ion of Maso ni c e du ca ti o n a nd M as on ic c h a r it y. T h e tex t is a u g m e nted by cha rts a nd ta bles, as we ll a s b y a numb er of co nte m po rary pho tograp h s an d a co mpre h ens ive index to bo th volumes.
March Quarterly, con tinued
T hi s h as been done so th a t th e Lodges can present co pies of this exce ll ent informat ive work o n Maso ni c sy mb o lis m to i ts m e mbers u po n s ig nifi ca nt occasion s, to speakers o r to th e n ew ly made Maso n as presenta ti o n copies on ly These vo l umes mus t not be re- sold.
A nnounce m e nt was th en mad e o f th e u pcom in g Qua rterl y Commu ni catio n t h at wi ll be h e ld a t th e Ma soni c T e mpl e, Ph ila delph ia o n Wednesda y, Jun e I , 1988 a t 7: 00p.m.
In accordan ce w ith the Grand Maste r 's prom ise that h e would fin is h th e bus iness of th e Qu a rterl y in under two hour s, Gra nd Lodge was closed in H a rm o n y a t 8:49p .m.
Bro. Fra n k W. Bobb
Bro. Thomas W Jackson R. W. Grand SeC1'etary
Master Builders for May 1988
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Richard A Bartholome w 709 Howard C. Montross 248 Forres t]. W. Spohn 689
C ha rl es Bell 560 Murray N . Mu ll 194 F loyd S. Star liper 443
Gary L. Burk 297 George Na kon etschn y 806 Mel vin F. S taudt 2 16
Ro bert K. Byers 297 H aro ld E. Nation, Sr. 652 J acob S tein 591
Raymo nd E L. Ca mburn 186 C h ester H . Ne umeis ter 596 Lave re G. Stiles 442
Timo th y E. Cam pbell 544 Russe ll E. O tt 436 Josep h F. S ulli va n , Jr. 446
J oseph J. Co rn ag lia 591 W illiam F Paes 496 T h o mas H. Su lli van 782
Lou is M. Ciccare lli 766 Earl T. Palmiter, Jr. 290 J o hn H. Takas h 668
Perry L. Cis n ey 300 Thomas H P arker 67 1 John E. T arr 29 7
Wi llia m T. Clark 502 Earl C. Parki n so n 727 C lifford D. T homp so n 502
Barry L. Co n way 297 Robert M. Porter 59 1 E. David To uch et 769
Fr ed erick Cors ino 186 Robert C. Potts 426 ]. H arr ison T umer 135
Harry N . Creig hto n 506 Steven R. Po we ll 664 Frank L. T yas 67 1
Harold E. Cummin gs 299 Thomas E . Prager 502 Ch arles D. Uh ler 62 1
J a m es J. Curran 9 Eu ge n e W. Rand 236 C har les A. Van Winkl e 365
Jam es S. Da u g h enbaugh 494 Do n a ld F. Ress ler 662 Harry E Wa l ker 278
Charles E. Davis 9 R obe rt C. Rex 467 James H. Walp 62 1
Gary Davis 782 Ric h ard A . Reynolds 656 Wi llia m D. Warfe l 475
Edgar ]. Deal 776 John G. Rhodes 70 J a mes E Warni ck 225
Robert T. Fa rrell 61 Donald W Ri chards 462 Wa lter W. We ber 2 16
T h eodore F. Fichtner 72 1 Ellis F. Riebell 628 Ronald C. Weitze l 660
Donald R. F ischer 379 Paul R. Riffle 660 Everett C. We ller 396
L o ui s B. Fogli a 11 4 Robert ]. Robe l 255 Robert D. Weya nt 320
Armand Francart , Jr. 545 David P . Rudis 61 Rob ert F. White 3 08
Russe ll R. Gehr is 596 Ma lvin L. Sa karoff 59 1 JeHrey W. Whittock 67 1
L in wood H. Gensz ler 596 Edward T. Sa nders 460 J ames A. Wiela nd 45
Kenneth C. Hackne y 164 J a m es ]. Scar ber ry 623 Harry T. W illia m s 772
Ne il N. Hamo vi tz 23 1 Alexa nd er T. Sco tt 7 14 Steph en I. Wins ton 155
Irvin H. H eller 59 1 Ro bert L. Seager 376 Ge ne E Winters 286
Arthur L. Hep ler 307 Wa lter L. Sh arre r 564 Howard D. Wolfso n 777
David M . Jaynes 337 Dona ld A. Sh eaffer 405 Ala n Woodin 59 1
Thomas W. Karschner 299 Geo rge A. Shope 262 Frank P. Wood ley 254
Wi llia m L. Kasc h ube 334 Rona ld A. Shu cos k y 442 J esse C. Woo drin g 623
She ldon J. Kessler 254 Ra lp h H. Sli der 561 Howard A. Ye pso n 249
C h arles F. Korman , Sr. 502 Rob ert B. S mith 325 Aziz Youse££ 673
T imo th y A. Kuhns 502 W illo ur A. Sm ith 622 Ho ward H. lea rn er 286
Robert E. Lane 335 Amos D. Sn yde r 320 G Ri ch ard Zi mmerman 623
Ed ward A. MacConne ll 9 Pau l H. Snyder 673 Terry L. Zimmerm a n 409
Martin L. Mi ll er 786 Dona ld ]. Spohn 689
"Reflections in a Museum Case"
Grand Lodge Museum joins with Library in Celebration
On Oc t ober 2 , 1908 , B r o. J ohn
Wa nama ker , as th e Ch a ir ma n o f th e Comm ittee on Librar y, led th e ope ning celebratio n o f th e n ew Museum o f th e Grand Lo d ge of Pennsy l van ia T h e Library, in exis tence s ince th e e nd of th e eig ht ee nth ce ntur y, had r ece i ved numero u s Maso ni c a rtifacts ove r th e years, a nd th e li br ar ia n s were eage r to disp lay th ese acqu is iti o n s. Two eve nts
pre c i pi t ate d th e founding o f th e Muse um : T he Geor ge Washin g ton Loan
Ex hi bitio n o f 1902, a nd the Benj am in
Fra n k lin Loan Exh i bitio n of 1906. P la n s for a muse um were approved in 1907, a nd the mahogany cases were in p lace by th e Fa ll of 1908. Eig ht y years la ter, th e Mu se um pro ud! y celebr ates its hi sto r y of Masonic coll ec tin g W i th the h e lp o f the Librar y a n d th e Arc hi ves, th e exh i bit " Reflect ions in a Museum Case: E ig ht Decades of Masonic Coll ec tin g , 1908 -1 988, " opened in ear l y Apri l , ex hibitin g some o f th e fi nes t obj ects, books and g raphi cs i n the co llecti o n. In a n ew man e u ver for th e
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a nd the n presented hi s n ew l y str uck medallion that depicts th e vario u s ot her bodi es in F reemasonry w hich Bro. Kurtz has te rm ed, "The Fami l y of Freemasonry. " The Grand Ma ster was prese nted a ch ec k to be do n a ted to a c h ari ty of Bro . Kurtz's choos ing a nd a m oun ted copy of the Sund ay supp leme nt of the Sunday Patriot-News in w hi ch appeare d an article o n th e da y' s proceedings a lo n g w ith exp l ana ti ons of th e d iffe r e nt Mason ic bodi es th a t m ake up th e " Fam ily of Freemasomy" After closing r emarks, the Lodge was closed in H armo n y. Twel ve hundred Brethren a nd their ladi es a tten ded th e seco nd eve nin g's Gra nd Mas ter's Dinner-Dance in the Choco la te Ba ll roo m o f the H er shey Lodge a nd Conve nti on Center. After d inner a nd introduc tory remarks, Bro. Kurtz introduced Miss Mandi Jo C lay-
pool , G r and Worth y Adviso r for Ra inbow for G irl s; M iss Karen Stoner, Mi ss Job 's Daugh ter for Pennsy l va ni a a n d Brent Richards, Sta te Master Co u ncilor of the Order of DeMo lay. Each s poke of th e wor k tha t th eir respec ti ve yo uth orga nizations are doing an d eac h prese nted checks for vario u s ca u ses to the G rand Master. No bl e Donald Dentler, Illu s trious Po te nta te of Zemba Temple, A.A.O .N . M.S. , then prese nted Bro. Kurtz w ith a pocke t tape recorder af ter whi ch Bro Darwi n C hilco te, Worsh i pful Master o f Bro. Ku rtz 's Lod ge, prese nted him w ith a ch eck to be used for th e ne w retir em ent commun i ty being plan n ed for the Masonic Homes at Elizabethtow n. Entertainment fo llowed dinner, after wh ich th e Brethren a nd th eir ladi es danced to the m u sic of the Joe Marti n Orches tra unti l midn ig h t.
Reserve October 22nd to be at the Masonic Homes in Elizabethtown to Enjoy
Autumn Day!
Library and Muse um , e ig ht new display cases in th e Gra nd Ba n que t Ha ll car r y a large par t of the show, as we ll as so me o f th e orig in a l 1908 cases i n the Museum. F urth er m o re, the show is running in co n junction w it h a maj or ex hibiti o n throu g h o ut th e g r ea ter Phil ade lph ia area call ed " L egacies of Ge nius." Spo n sored by th e P h ilade l phia Area Co n sor ti um o f Spec ia l Coll ec ti o n L ib rar ies, the co mbined e ffo rt o f Phi lade l p h ia li braries cele brates th e impor ta nt book co ll ections in the area
R. W. Gra nd Mas te r Arth ur J. Kur tz h as sch edul ed A utumn Day 1988 for October 22 nd a t th e Mason ic Homes. Ma n y of th e Brethre n and th eir fa mili es have enj oyed previous Aut umn Days a t t h e Ma so ni c H omes. For th ose w h o h ave n o t, this will b e a fun -fill ed day o f fam il y a tm osp here w ith good food, interes t i n g
displays, cra fts a n d Ma son ic fe ll ows hip It' s th e p erfec t time to enj oy yo ur bea utifu l Mason ic H o m es a nd gro un ds A fu ll sc h edu le w ill a ppear in t h e A u g u s t Free m aso n . P la n now to sp end Oc to ber 22 nd wi th yo ur Maso ni c fa mi ly a t E lizabethtow
