G ran d Lodge, Corinth ia n H a ll , Masonic T e mple , Philade lphi a
8- 10 M id-Atlanti c Slu ine Associa ti on, Virginia Beach
13 Lodge No. 700, S tate Co ll ege
17 Reded ica tion Program , Masonic Cen ter, Reading
23-29 Annual Mee ting of the Supreme Counci l , A.A.S.R., Grand Rapids
OCTOBER 1988
Specia l Communication of th e
G ran d Lodge for purpose o f Dedi ca ting the Lodge Room, Lodge 276, Brookvi lle
8 Specia l Communication of th e Grand Lodge for the purpose of lay ing the Cornerstone and Dedicating the Lodge Room, Lodge No 378, Mount Carme l
11 Lodge No 278, Johnstown
Masonic Temple
One North Broad Street
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15 Ta ll Cedar s of Lebanon, Zembo Mosqu e, Harrisburg
2 1 Committee on M aso ni c Hom es, E lizabethtown
22 Au tumn Days, Maso ni c Hom es, Elizabethtown
28 Seminar on Masonic Education, Patton Campus, E li zabe thtown
29 Masonic Dinner, Zem Zem Temp le, Erie
NOVEMBER 1988
4-6 Eastern Regiona l Assembly of th e G rand Imperial Counci l, Knights of th e Red Cross of Constantine , Hershey Poco no R eso rt.
11 Tall Cedars of Lebanon , York Forest No. 30, 75th Anniversary, York
12 Royal Order of J esters, Court No. 2, Oakland
15 Lodge No. 433, New Cas tle
19 Jaffa Temple, Ceremonial, Altoona
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Grand Lodge Approves Independent Living Community
On May 27, 1988, the Committee on Masonic Homes approved th e master plans for an Independent Living Community to be erected on the grounds of the Masonic Homes at E li zabe thtown, P e nnsylvania Subsequently, at the Quarterly Commun ica tion o f Grand Lodge o n June 1, 1988, the Committee on Masonic Homes recommendation was approved for the construction of Phase I.
This community, which will b e dev e lop ed on th e north side of the Masonic Homes grounds, will b e deve loped in three phases. Groundbreaking cere monies for Ph ase I will tak e place in Spring of 1989. Phase I wi ll include th e construction of the clubhouse, eight co ttages, sixty-five apartments, and the co urtya rd.
The clubhouse will contain activity areas, dining rooms, a library, co n ve nie n ce store, mail room, lounge, wellness ce nter, and a dministrative offices. The dining area will overl ook a meticulous! y l a ndscaped co urty ard and m ea ls will be served in a fin e dining atmosphere from a varied menu.
Residents will have a choice of selecting from a variety of ava ilabl e living accommodations which will include
Artist Sketch of Proposed Independent Living Community.
Stuart M. Hartzel Recognized for 75 Years of Service
On Marc h 27, Bro. S tu art M. Hartze l o f Doy l estow n Lo d ge No. 245 was h o n ored fo r 75 years o f Masonic serv ice. District D ep ut y Grand Mas t er
Claren ce E. Heffendrager (D isu- ict 8) a nd Raymond B. Greer, Worshipful Mas ter , presented Brother Hartze l wi th a special Service Award from the Grand Lodge. Bro. Har tze l petiti o ned Doy les tow n
L odge o n October 10, 191 3. He was ente red on November 7, 1913, passed on Januar y 30, 19 14 a nd raised on March 13 , 1914. In persona l remarks, Bro. Hartzel spoke war ml y of h is Mason ic aff ili ation. He m entioned th e joy he derived from his mem bership. A faithful a tten der of Lodge meetings for num e ro u s years, he expressed regret he is "no longer ab le to s it in Lodge." Addressing the assemb led Brethren , Bro. Hartze l asked if anyone e lse was a 75-year member. No n e presen t cou ld cla im a simila r distinction.
An opportu n it y to celebrate 75 years of Masonic service wi th a Brother do es not occur very often. Twe nty-four members of Doylestown Lodge joined toge th er at hi s residence to h onor Bro. Hartzel an d s h are in his ac hi evement. In an expression of their respect, 14 past Mas ters were on ha nd for th e prese ntation.
I n addit ion to the Service Award, Bro. Hartze l was presented w ith other items, including a Lodge a pron.
Five Brothers Made Masons
O n Sa t urday, May 8, 1982 a t a n ex tra meetin g of Waymart Lodge No. 542, five bloo d brothers were ra ised to the subl im e degree of Master Mason. T h ey are W il bert E., John M., Reyno ld E., Edward ]., Russe ll H ., and EarlS. Vinton T heir father , Wilber t J. Vi nton, ac ted as the ir Gu ide. D.D.G.M. John D. W il so n a nd
P.D.D.G.M. Les ter O'De ll a long w it h a la r ge numb er o f members a nd visi tin g Bre thren we re present.
T h e Lodge ope n ed at 10 a m in
Grand Lodge, continued bedroom, two bedrooms, and two bedroom d el uxe apartm ent units. These apartmen ts wi ll be spacious, rang in g from 800 sq. ft. to 1300 sq . ft. Also opt ional covered parking w ill be provided in th e lower leve l of each apa rtm ent building at a one- tim e addi ti ona l fee . O n e a n d t wo bedroom co ttages wi ll be avai lab le, ran gi ng from 1400 sq. ft. to 1700 sq . ft. which wi ll include a 300 s q. ft. attach ed garage.
Each unit in th e Independent L i ving Comm u nit y wi ll be eq ui pped with fl. was h er, dryer, r efrigerator, a nd range. Also a ll t wo bedroom units wi ll be designed wi th t wo ba thro o m s. All units w ill h ave emergency call systems to assure the sa fe t y a nd we ll -b eing of resid ents.
Admiss ion into th e comm unit y w ill be open to ind i vid u a ls present ly e li g i b le to e nter the Masonic Ho m es. All residents wi ll need to provide full financia l disclos ure in ord er to show ev id en ce of their a b il it y to afford the entrance to th e commun i ty The entrance fee wi ll be amoritzed ove r e ig ht years, so th at if indi viduals wou ld d ecide to leave, t h ey wi ll recei ve th eir entra nce fee back less th e amort ized a mount for the number o f month s th ey resided in th e community Serv ices provided in th e monthl y fee wi ll include one mea l per day , bi- weekl y housekeeping, sn ow and tras h remov a l, m a in tenance of app li ances, wa ter, sewage, elec tri c, rea l es tate taxes, sec urity , h ousekeep ing o f co mmon areas, and gro und mainte nan ce
Res idents of th e Independent Li vin g Comm uni ty w ill h ave access to o utpat ien t serv ices and h eal th care in our 482 b ed h ea lth care ce nter , on a fee- forserv ice basis. However, eve r y effort w ill be made to enabl e res idents to maintain th ei r inde pe nden ce and remain in th e commun it y.
June Quarterly Review
T h e R. W G r a n d Lodge o f Free a nd Accepted Maso n s met in Q u a rterly Co mmunicatio n o n J u n e I , 1988. Over four hundred Brethr en were in atten dance.
Th ree mergers were a nn ounced a fter th e reading of the minutes of both the l ast Qua rt erly an d seve ral Spec ia l Com muni cations of the Grand Lodge, and after the r e ferr a l of severa l Lodges' Fu ll Code By-Laws and Amend m ents to severa l Lodges' By-Law s. Fo ll ow in g t h is, Bro. Char l es R. Eshleman, a m ember of Mount O li vet Lodge No. 704 was escor ted to the Eas t. The Grand Master, Bro Ar thur J. Ku rtz, then presented Bro. E h s le m an w ith a ce rtifi ca te fro m the Mason i c Service Assoc ia ti o n for ten year s se r vice as a F ield Agent to th e Lebanon V. A Medical Center.
In add i tion to th is, the fo ll ow ing Comm i t t ees made th eir report s : By-Laws; Fi n a n ce; Maso ni c Educatio n ; Mason ic H omes, a nd Masonic Temples, Ha lls and Lodge Room s A r eport o n Proj ec t SO L OMON II was a lso read . The Gra n d Mas ter , ass is ted by Bro. Drew W. Was h abau, Director o f Projec t SOLOMON II , th e n pres e nt ed th e SOLOMON II T h roat Meda lli o n to Bros. Jam es T. You n g; T h omas R. Sansom; M ichael \1\1 Ma n de r ; W illiam E. Park, J r.; J aco b S te in ; Charles E. Radcliffe and Ray L. Bie ber. Thi s awa rd is g iven to those Bre th re n w h o h ave
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ancie nt form; rai sed t wo Brothers; closed a t 12: 15 for lunch; reopened at 1:15; then ra ised the re mainin g four brothe rs after closing for th e da y A d in ner was held at the Lodge celebrating the proceedings. At th e December 1987 mee tin g, t hree of th e Bre th ren we r e e lected to offices. Earl S. Vin ton as Worshipfu l Master, Edward J. Vinton as Sen ior Warden , Jo hn M. Vinton as Junior Warden, w ith a fo u rth brother, . Ru sse ll H. Vinto n , as Junior Deaco n
We are antic ipat i ng h aving reside nt cont racts and fin a l fees ava il ab le by Septem ber 15 , 1988. At tha t tim e inte rested individua ls w ill h ave th e oppo rt unit y to make a depo sit in order to rese r ve th e uni t o f th eir c hoice.
W e invi te all interes ted in d i viduals to v is it the Mason ic Homes for a personal presentation and ex planation of thi s new and exciting co n cep t o f li vi ng.
b rought t we lve or more m e n into ou r Fratern ity. It was in deed a wonde rftll sig ht to see seve n me n receive th e ju s t kudos o f th e membership. T h ese seven members represe nt a t .l eas t e ighty- fo ur new Maso n s.
Following thi s, Bro. Thomas W. J ackson, R W. Grand Secre tary read th e Resolution for th e crea ti on of the Pen n sy l va ni a Franklin Meda l , w i t h th e a d di ti on th at th e ribbon w hi ch suspe nds t he go ld med a l h as bee n c hanged to the co lor p u rp le, from blue, in keeping wit h th e colors o f th e G rand Lodge. Bro. Carl W. S ten berg, R. W. Past Grand Maste r was th en ca lled up on to receive thi s, the high es t honor awarded b y the Grand Lodge o f P e nn sy lva ni a, for hi s se r vice to the Gra n d Lodge and for hi s work in creat in g the Pennsy l va ni a Foundation for th e P reve ntio n o f Drug an d Alco h o l
Abuse A m o n g Chi ldre n.
Bro . J oh n K. You n g, R. W. Past Gra nd Mas ter and Ge n eral Co un sel for Gra n d L odge p r esented t h ree Resolutions to am end t h e Ahiman R ezon.
The first o f th ese three Re so luti on s co ncern ed th e elimina ti o n of th e Comm ittee o n Pr int i n g and Pub li s hing, w h ose duti es are n ow performed t h roug h th e
Off ice of th e G r a nd Sec r e tar y. The seco nd and third Re so luti o n s co n cern ed th e p la nn ed crea ti on of th e Gra nd Lodge
Co mmittee on Librar y a nd M u se um In accorda n ce w ith Ar ticl e 25. 01 of th e
A hi man R ezon, o f t hese th ree R eso-
lu t ions wi ll be acte d u p o n at t h e D ece mb er Q uart e rl y Co mmuni ca ti on.
Also read were t wo o th er Resolutions concernin g the new Adm iss ion po lic y for the Maso ni c Ho m es at E li zabet htown.
The Grand Master then in structed th e G r and Secre tar y to read th e deaths reported in Gra nd Lodge. Bro. Albert R. Eis e nh auer of Lodge No. 283, P.D.D.G.M . of th e 8 th Mason ic Dis tr ict , d ied o n J a nu ary I , 1988, a nd Bro. Frank W. Bobb of Lodge No. 69 0, L ibraria n a nd Curator Eme rit us a nd m e mb er of th e Grand Lodge Com mittee on Correspondence, died on March 24, 1988
The Grand Mas te r th e n re ce iv ed severa l co ntribu tions to o u r va riou s founda ti ons and programs from the ir co n tri bu to rs Fo ll ow i ng this , th e Gra nd Mas ter asked for the ten Bre thre n w h o were represe ntin g th e ir Lodges to rece ive th e P ennsy lva ni a You th Foundation Awa rd. Then nin e o th e r Bre thre n representing th e ir L odges recei ved the P e nn sy lva ni a Fo und at ion for th e P revent ion of Dru g a nd Alco h o l Ab u se A m ong Chi ldren Award.
A fte r th e Awa rd s were g i ve n out a nn o un ce m e nt was made of t h e u pcoming Q u a rterl y Com muni ca ti o n 01a t w ill be h e ld in th e Ma so ni c Temp le, P hilad el phia o n Wednesday , Sep tember 7, l 988a t 7:00 p .m . a nd th e G r a nd Lod ge was closed in H ar m o n y at 9:1 2p. m.
Bro. James T. Young, D.D.G.M. Earns a Medallion
Bro . J ames T. Young, D D.G.M. of th e 5th Maso ni c Di stri ct of Penn syl va ni a, R egio n A-2, is sh own in th e pi ctu re in s talling Bro. Harry E. Hackman, Wors hip fu l Ma s ter o f T h omso n Lodge No. 34 0. Bro. Dav id W. Anderso n on th e far r ig h t of th e p hotograph was ins ta ll ed as Junior Warden of Thomson Lodge No. 340.
Bro. James T. Young , D.D. G .M. te ll s us Bro. Hackma n was th e fir s t Ca ndid a te he recommended fo r Free masonry und er th e SOLOMON II Program. Bro. Anderson was t he si x th Cand idate Bro. You n g reco mmended. Seven of th e men that Bro. You n g r eco mm e nd ed fo r
Initiation and Member s hip a re 8eep l y in vo lve d in Maso nry a t T h omso n Lodge No. 340. T he twe lfth Cand ida te reco mmended b y Bro. You n g was En ter ed o n J a nu ary 13, 1988 and th e thirteenth Ca ndid ate has rece i ve d a favora bl e ballot.
We app la ud th e efforts of Bro. You n g i n bui ldin g our Fra ternit y. As he brings m e n of integrit y into Freemasonry, hi s sup po rt a nd influ en ce wi ll li ve as long as eac h of hi s Candidates sha ll li ve. Bro.
Yo un g says, ''I' m co n v in ced th at SOLOMON II w ill work if g i ve n the oppo rtuni ty."
Bro. Young, D.D.G.M., Bro. Hackman, W.M., Bro. And erson, Jr Warde n
Columbia Lodge Donates ''The Constitution Bowl''
Columbia Lodge No. 91 gra cious l y donated a large lead- cr ys tal bo w l and stand to th e Mu seum of the Gra nd Lodge o f Penn sy l va nia. The piece, " The Con stitu tion Bow l," w hi c h was produ ced by J. E. Caldwell J ewe lers , is g i ven in loving memor y of Bro. Irving J. Fi sc h er, P.M. ( 195 1), and was formall y prese nt ed to th e Museum on April 25, 1988 . The bow l s tands 8 inch es ta ll on its ebonized wo od stand an d mea s ures II in ch es in diameter. The exterior is embellis hed w ith th e sea l of the United States a nd tho se of the 13 s tat es ratifying the Co n s titution in 1787. Th e etched designs are r estra ined and a ttra c tiv e, a nd provide the number s of se n ators, representati ves and the population for eac h state at the time. P e nn sy lvania had two se nators, as do all s ta tes, and 8 r epresentatives for th e 360,000 peop le in th e Common wea lth, making it th e seco nd mos t populou s sta te in the U nion. The w hol e of the United State s boa s ted 2,89 7,444 c iti ze n s, or rough ly thre e-fifth s of th e popula ti on of th e Phila d elphia metro area today. This beautiful bow l h as b een p laced on di spla y in the Muse um, a n d is an elega nt reminder of th e Con stitution 's Bicentennial.
Our Museum, co11 tinu cd paid $368 on J a nu a ry 19 , 18 13 "for his Account for SeLLees & C h a i rs for the Lodge Room s." Whether thi s c h a ir was o n e of the se ts ordered is uncl ear, esp ec ia ll y considering Burden 's thirty-four · yea r s in the bus in ess. Nevertheless, the minute books for th e Com mittee o n Furni s hing, and th e utilitar ian s tylis ti cs of th e chair suggest a fa irl y conclusive argument for datin g this piece to c. 18 10.
Theotherthreechairs[M. l9 88. 12:1-3] are a matc h ed set of painted fancy ch a irs In the earl y nin etee nth century the " fa n cy ch a ir " was a very fa shi o n a bl e piece o f furniture wi th hi g hl y decora ted , p a inted d es ig n s of fl owe r s, eag les, h o u ses, sy mb o ls, etc. Th ey o ft e n ca m e in m a tch ed suites, as are th ese thr ee w ith th e excep ti o n o f th e design s across th e cres t rails: a p l umb, a level , a nd "C 197 S". This identified th e se t as h av in g be-
Items From Our Museum: From a Forgotten Comer
Do you r e member rooting throu g h Gra ndmo th er 's attic? All old houses have wonderful treas ures s ta sh ed in th e r a fter s, a nd the G r a nd Lodge of Pennsyl va nia is no differ ent. F ro m a fo r gotten co rn er o f a tti c a t th e Maso nic Temp le in Philade lphi a fo ur ch a irs e merged coa ted in a bla nket of du st. A goo d clea nin g revealed four important pieces in the his tory of the Gra nd Lodge
T h e firs t ch a ir is a spear- head ed rodb ack Windsor , s ta in ed br ow n , with s imple turn ed legs a nd s tr e tch ers (M. 1988.11 ) T he woods are typical o f Delaware Va lley c hairs, w ith a cres t r a il of what is prob ably hicko ry, th e legs a nd stre tchers are most likel y m apl e, a nd th e sea t is poplar. U nd er the sea t is a m a ker 's stam p , "J. BURDEN, PHILAD A" and th e scr a tched initia ls, "AB". W h ereas th e initia ls ha ve n o m ea nin g for us yet, th e 4
s tamp identifies the work of Bro . J osep h
Burden w ho was in business from 179 3 to 1827. H e e ntered into a par tn er shi p in 1896 w ith one of Philade lphia's most famous Windso r chairm akers, Francis Trumble, and th ey kep t a n estab lis hment a t T hird a nd Pine Streets. From 1809 to 181 3 th e G rand L od ge of Pennsy lva ni a was busy erec tin g a n ew Masonic H a ll on C hes tnut Street. The Co mmi t tee on Furnishing m e t o n Dece mb er 28, 1809 a nd "Reso l ved that One Dozen good strong Windsor C h a irs be purchased of Bro. Jo se ph Burden for th e Committee Room in th e New Ha ll
"A year a n d a ha lf la ter on Sep tember 24, 18 11 th e minutes r ecord th at " Josep h Burden m et the Co mmittee a nd took measure fo r so m e Settees wh ich h e was reques ted to m ake for th e s m a ll Lod ge Room. " For a ll thi s, Bro. Burde n was c ontinu ed on page 5
lon ged to C umb erl a nd Star Lodge No. 197 in C ar li sle. Th e c h a irs, th en , were obvious ly th e Senio r Warden 's, Junior Warden's, and a ch a ir wi th less sp ec ifi c des ig nation. Th e deco ration follow s a s impl e, ye t elegant pattern; fa u x graining to r ese mbl e m a h oga n y cove r s th e plainer woo d s of m ap le, hickor y a nd popl ar. De tails fro m th e turn ed eleme nts on th e legs are picked o ut in g ree n p a int, a nd fin e strin g ing is likewise painted in gree n Ornam ental motifs in add iti on to th ose on th e cres t rail s include s mall circles and shi e lds th a t run do wn th e flat surfaces o f th e rod-back spindl es. Docum e nta tion for th ese c h a irs h as fa iled to come to li g ht. Sty li s ti ca ll y, the chairs are typica l in s hape a nd decoration fo r th e 18 20s, and they refl ec t a n a i ve ty that would be found in a more ru ra l a r ea in th e P e nn sy l va ni a inte ri o r. Inte res tingl y, Cumberland Star L odge co ns tituted in 1825 wou ld fit p erfec tl y as a date for th e chairs. There is r ea so nabl e room to dedu ce that th e chairs were in th e lodge room in 1825 b y rea din g the minutes for Cumberlan d Star in th e Archives o f the Grand Lod ge. Unfo rtun a te ly, th e records from 1825 do not exis t, but s tart w ith 1826, a nd they ind ica te that th e lodge room was a lrea d y fitted up, a nd th e on l y ex p e n ses in 18 26 were for incide nta l s m a ll purchases a nd for a clea nin g wo m a n.
T oget h er, th e fou r chairs asse mbl e to
I Want to Know
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Due to th e d ea th o f Bro. Frank W Bo bb , Librar ian and C ura tor Emeritus, th e co lumn " I Wa nt to Kno w " which h ad appeare d in thi s publication s ince 1987 , w ill co ntinu e to ru n u nd e r t h e n ew ti tl e o f "No tes a n d Que r ies , " a n d w ill be au th ored by th e L ibraria n a n d C urato r , Bro Jo hn H. P la t t.
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form a picture of part of th e his tory of Freemaso nr y in P e nnsy lva nia. We see a utilitarian Windsor being ordered for the new Masonic Hall , and the fa ithful patronage of a Brother for that order. And in th e wes tern areas we see the Bre thren in a new Blue Lodge proud of th e i r s u rro undin gs, and s o order fas hi o n a ble painted furniture w hi ch was a ll th e rage in th e big m e tr opo lita n areas su ch as Phil ad e lphia. These fou r ch ai r s are c urrentl y o n ex hibit in th e Muse um of the Grand Lodge. .•
Horse Sense
Th is p oem th a t fo ll ow s is a n excer pt fro m Bro Stewar t M. L. P o llard 's la tes t co ll ect i o n of Maso ni c hu mor, w i t , thou g hts and poe try entitl ed At Refreshment. T his 1987 publicati o n follow s Bro Pollar d 's vo lum e Th e Ligh t er Side of Mason ry.
A horse ca n ' t pull w hil e kick in g, Th is fac t I m e rel y m e nti o n . And he ca n ' t kick w hil e pu lli ng, Wh ic h is my ch ief con te nti o n.
Let's imita te the good o ld horse and lead a life th a t's fitting Ju s t pull a n hon est load a nd th en T h ere' ll be no ti me for k ick in g.
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Rededication Planned in West Reading
The " Ma s oni c Famil y" in Be rk s Count y will join Grand Mas te r , Bro. Ar th ur J. Ku rt z, and Gra nd Lodge Officers in rededi catin g Wes t Reading s Masonic T e mple.
The two-d ay o cca sion on September 17 and 18 wi ll mark the 25th Anniv ersary of the Reading Ma so ni c Center in w hi ch the T empl e is located. In rededi ca ting th e T empl e, Grand Lodge officer s w ill la y the date s ton e of th e m emoria l a t l :30 p.m. on th e 17th An Open Hou se , incl uding refreshm e nts , is sch eduled from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Bro. Earl G. H ase nauer, D.D.G.M , ch a irma n of the red edi cation comm ittee, sa id that th e ten Lodges meeting in Berk s Count y h a ve been inv i ted to parti cipate. Seven o f thes e Lodges meet in the Wes t Rea din g location. All visitors w ill ha ve an oppo rtunity to meet the other " Family" members . The Rajah T emple Shrine Band a nd the Sco ttis h Rite Choir wi ll pro vid e mu sic for th e rededication services wh il e member s of the Blue L odges , Ro ya l Arch , Counci l, Knig h ts T emp lar, Rainbo w for Gir ls and Order of DeMol a y w ill be
Masons Honor Three Generations
Three ge n eration s of th e Cecil C. Walker fami ly we re rece ntl y h o n o r ed at ce r em o n ies a t th e Ossea Masonic T e mple in We ll sboro Sho wn abo ve ar e (fr o m left , front) Cec il C. Wa l ker , Arthur J. Kurtz, o f H arri sburg, th e R ig ht Wors hipful G rand Ma s ter of Pennsy l vania and James W a l ker; (back ) J a m es Sch o tt, Dis tri ct Deput y Grand Ma ster and S teven Walk er , c urre nt Wors hipful Mas ter. Th e eld er W a lk er, Ceci l , se r ve d as Wors hipful Mas ter in 1948 wh en th e lodg e burned th e mortga ge for its or ig inal building . H i s son , J a m es, se rv ed as W o r s hipful Mas ter in 1978 w h en th e corner s ton e was la id and a new m as oni c temp le dedi cated. The lo dge is o bservin g its ! 30th anniversa r y thi s year. Accordi n g to Kurtz, th e ceremon y was th e fir st tim e thr ee ge n era tions o f one famil y ha ve bee n recog ni zed.
Union Lodge No. 324,
M emb er s of Union Lodge No. 324, Mi fflin to w n , a ttended th e swearin g-in cerem o n y of the Co unt y Co mmissio n er s of Juni a ta County held on Janu a r y 4, 1988. Th ey are Ri c h a rd Kers te u er , elec ted to a third 4-year term; Ron ald C. Sh ee r er , e lected to a fourth 4-year te rm ; and J o hn P He nry, Jr. , elec ted to a seco nd 4-year ter m Broth er J o hn P H enry, Jr. is a lso a
h o s ting th e affair, dispen s ing refres hments and s haring informa tion abo ut th ei r orga n izations
Sunday , September 18 , from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. wi ll be devoted exclu si vel y to Open Hous e ac ti v iti es Th e Wh ite Shrine, Amara nth and Eastern Star w ill join the a fore m entioned groups whil e Rajah Shr in e T e mp le w ill s hare its Strin g Band , C hanters and C lo w n s for entertainment.
Bro. Hase nauer emphas ized: "This is an excell ent opportu ni ty for th e Brethren to introduce famil y and fri e nds to Masonr y. Th ey and the public are most we lcome "
William Zacharellis Appointed to Committee on Masonic Homes
R.\1\I.G.M Arth ur J. Kurtz a p pointed Bro Wi lli am Zac h a re lli s to th e Committ ee on Ma so ni c Hom es . Br o . Za charelli s is a prom inen t a ttorne y in Scranto n. H e is a P as t Ma s ter o f H yd e Park Lodge N o. 339 and wa s th e N o rtheas te rn Ritu a li s tic In s tru c lOr for th e Grand L o d ge from 1960 to O c tob e r 1982. H e is p as t Mos t Wi se Ma s te r of th e C h a p t e r o f Ro se C roi x, Va lle y of Scramon ; form er Direc tor o f Work ; Deg ree Mas ter for sev era l Deg re es; form er C h a irman of the Ritua li s ti c Co mmittee; form er T ru s tee for th e Masonic Temple Scotti s h Rite Ca th edra l Asso ciation a n d was corone ted an Honorar y Memb er of Supreme Coun c il, Thirty Th ird Degree on Se pte mber 26 , 1968. Bro. Ri ch a rd M. Wi lson , a m ember o f L ew isv i ll e Lodge N o 556, r es ig ned from th e Grand L o dge Committee o n Mas onic Homes after ser v ing I 0 ye ars He wa s
appointed Augu s t 23, 1978 by th e la te
Gra nd Ma ster , Bro Wa l ter P. We ll s
Bro. Wi lson is a member of C ouderspo rt C hapt er N o. 26 3 , Ro ya l Arch Mason s; Potter Comman der y N o. 69 , Kni g hts T empl a r , Couder sport and Irem Temple Shrin e o f Wilkes-Barre
A m emb er o f Couder s port Consistory he wa s m a de an honorar y m embe r of th e Suprem e Counc il , 33 rd deg ree of the Scoui s h Rite for the N o rt h ern Ma son ic ] urisdi c tion in 1972.
Bro Wi lson and his wife, Loi s, li ve in Man sfi e ld .
Mifflintown
P.D.D G M. of th e 19th Ma so nic Dis tric t, havin g se rved that position fo r ll years Uni o n Lodge No. 324 is proud of these Bre th re n a s we ll a s th e p eop le o f Juniata County. Thi s is a " first " in Juniata County and p ossibl y in P enn syl van ia. All three o f th e Brethre n are member s of U ni o n Lodge No 324.
" Snuffy th e C lo w n, " Mich ae l R. Wise , fro m Rajah S hrin e Te mpl e in R eadin g, Penn sy lvania, ge ts th e pic ture as m e mbers o f th e Ma son ic fami l y m a ke pre p arati o n s for Septe mb er 17. G r a nd Mas ter, Bro. Arthur J. Kurtz, will bring th e fami l y toge ther as h e lays th e dates ton e fo r the r ed ed i ca ti o n of th e Ma s o ni c T e mpl e in W es t Readin g Bro Ea rl G Hase nau er, D.D.G.M ., center , is chairm a n of th e co mmittee . R epresentin g Kni ght s T e mp l ar i s P e nn sy lva ni a's n ew ly ins ta ll ed R. E Grand C omm a nd er , J o hn L. Winklem a n
50 Year Award, New Mason
Spans Three Generations in Family Affair in St. John's Lodge in Reading
It wa s a famil y affa ir in S t. John' s
L od ge No 435 in Readin g on Ma y 6.
One event featured a 5 0 year awa rd w h ile
th e Wors hi p ful Mas ter ra ised his son
The Wo r ship Mas ter, Brother De nnis
R. R a hn , P.M. , ass is ted Broth er Earl G.
H ase n a u e r, Di s tri c t D e p u ty G r a nd
Mas ter for th e Seventh Ma so nic D i strict, in presenting a 5 0 Yea r E mb le m of G o ld to hi s fath er , Broth er Wi ll iam H R a hn
At th e sa me m ee tin g, Broth er De nni s R.
R a hn , P.M ., Wo r shipful Mas ter , rai sed his son , Bro th er Mi ch ael De nn is R a hn
Di st ri c t D e put y G r a nd M as t e r
H ase nau e r n o te d th e trad it ion in
M aso nr y in thi s fa mil y repr ese ntin g
m o re th a n I 00 years of Ma so ni c se r vice .
"Broth e r Mi c h ae l De nni s R a hn , th e n ew l y ra i sed Maso n , ca n loo k fo rward to car rying o n a ri ch h e ri tage in St. J o hn 's
L o dge," H ase n a u er sa id .
The 50 ye ar r ecipi ent, W i ll iam H
R a hn , was entered Ma y 6, 193 8; Wi lli am
J. Rahn wa s entered Jun e 5, 195 3, and Worshipful Ma ster Dennis R. Rahn w as e nter ed January 2, 1970. Brother De nni s R. Ra hn a lso wa s Wors hi pf ul Ma s te r i n 1975.
ft to
Left to Ri g ht: R ichard Kerstetter, Ronald C. Sheerer and John P Henr y, Jr
William Za charellis
Richard M W ilson
Hasenauer,
YOU AND SOLOMON ll:
Good Neu;s Stories of Pennsylvania Freemasons
Project SOLOMON II District Directors' Conference
The seco nd con ference for District Direc tors o f Proj ect SO L OMON II was held a t th e P a tt on Camp u s, Eli zabe thtown, Pe nn syl van ia o n June 3rd and 4t h , 1988. A Regio n a l Directors' m eeti ng was h eld on the 3rd. Af ter th e meet in g an info rm al exchange sess ion was h eld w it h the District Directors.
T he second works h o p day began with a c hu rc h service in W ill iam A. Carpenter Chape l. T h e remarks of Bro. a n d Rev. C h a rl es H. Lacquement se t the to n e for th e day.
Following th e re l ig ious se r vice, th e conference convened in the Masonic Co nf e ren ce Ce nt er. B ro. Drew Was h abau, P.M., Direc tor, pres ided at th e co nf er e n ce Bro. S tew art M. L. Pollard , formerl y Executive Directo r of th e Maso ni c Serv ice Assoc ia ti on, prese nt ed a cha ll enging and time l y ta l k e nti tled "S h oo t, Move and Comm uni -
cate. " Bro. Po ll ard en couraged Maso n s to con tinu e building Freemaso nry in P e nnsy l vania by carry ing out th e goa ls and acti vities o f Project SOLOMON II. The activ ities o f Masons s hou ld be mad e a matter of reco rd , for then the vita l process o f co mmunication wi ll be enh a nced.
A packet of information and acti viti es titled "Tak in g Masonry to the Wo r ld," developed by Bro. and Dr. Elvin G. Warfe l , cons ult a nt to Projec t SO L OMON II , was presemed to th e Distri ct Di r ec tors. Dr. Warfel emphasized that th e material represented ways th e Blue Lodge coul d fo ll ow th e lead of th e R.W. G r a nd Ma s ter Arth ur]. Kurtz of taking Masonry to the world. Conc urren t regional workshops were held to disc u ss th e goa ls and new direct io n s of Project SOLOMON II , exa min e th e new packet , di sc u ss the March
Do You Recognize this Lodge Hall?
Acco rdin g to a n h is tori cal m a r ker placed in ft·ont of this L odge Ha ll by th e Pennsyl va ni a His torical and M u se um Comm iss ion: "The Masonic Temp le was built in 1823-24. Oldest Pennsylva ni a building erected solely fo r Maso n ic use a nd now u sed exclu si vel y for th a t purpose. Spared w h en the Co nfedera tes burned the to w n o n Jul y 30, 1864 "
T h e informa tion o n th e s ign tells u s thi s bu ild ing is th e h ome of George Wash in gto n Lodg e No. 14 3 in Chambersburg, Pennsy l van i a. The hi s to ry of thi s L o dge goes back to 18 15 w h en th e Gra nd Lodge of Penn sy lva nia issued a Warrant to constit ute George Wash in gto n Lodge.
Land to b uild th is hi stor ic building was p urchased in 1823 A co ntrac t for $2,500 was g i ve n to Silas Harry, a br idge builder, to erect th e temple. Bro Harry was paid $5 to draw th e plan s fo r th e building.
T he lo t on w hi ch the Temple was bu ilt was n ot paid for so on Novembe r 16, 1829 Bros. Harry, Hey se r and Crawford paid for th e lot a nd took con tro l of
1988 program "Ma kin g a More Know ledgea ble Mason" and ways to impro ve project function s.
Bros. Robert Batto , P.D.D.G.M. a nd Walte r Sykes, P.D.D.G.M. , gave th e Directo rs a prev iew o f a sli de a n d vi deo program titl ed "Takin g Masonry to the World ."
During th e concluding session , r ecorder s from each regio n a l workshop s umm ar ized th e discussion for each gro u p. Bro Terry Bentze l , D.D .G.M., hi g hli g hted com ing Proj ec t SOLOMON II activ iti es a t Ge tt ys burg, t he Wes t Point Picnic and Au t um n Day s. D irec tor Washabau , concluded the da y a t 3:35 p .m. by r emindin g th e Masons assemb led o f their commi tm ent t o Projec t SOLOMON II , the working tools th ey were g iven an d the co ntinuin g work of Project SOLOMON II.
Gettysburg Lodge Welcomes Visitors
The Erie Earn-It Program
th e Temple From referen ces i n the Lodge Min utes th ere is ev idence a la r ge par t o f th e su bscr i p t ion to pay fo r th e building was not coll ec ted. Membersh i p in the Lodge dropped to thir ty m e n in 1830. The c harter was r e turn ed to Gra n d Lodge in 1831.
In 1845 George Was hin g ton L o d ge was re -cons tituted T h e o ld Temp le beca me avai la ble to th e L odge in 1860 for a cost o f $2, 000. During th e tim e th e Temp le was n ot the proper ty of th e Lodge, it was u sed as a c hurc h printing h o u se.
Pr ior to th e Ba ttl e of Get tys burg, Ge n era l Jabal Early of the Con federate forces , marched into C h ambersburg and de m anded a ran som o f $ 100,000 in go ld or h e would have th e town burn ed T h e ra n som was not pa id and the town was burn ed, resulting in a lmost $2 m illion dam age. The buildin gs in the half b loc k where the Temp le s ta n ds were not b urn ed.
T h e s tor y is to ld of a Confederate
Offi cer seein g th e Temple a nd the Mason ic Square a nd Compass d isp layed th en a s ked if th e T e m p le was a Ma so ni c mee ting place . The nam e of th e O ffi cer is
not know n , but the building stands today as a testimony of th e force o f Freemasonry in the h eart s of me n
T h e George Wash ing ton L odge is an ac tive Lod ge today wi th 750 m e mb ers. Bro. Roge r L. Warren is th e Wors hi pfu l Mas ter. Information a bo ut th e Te mpl e was ta ke n from m ater ia l prepared by Bro. Carl Flohr, P.M. The s tory a nd photograph were su bmitted by Bro Donald Wagaman.
A large billboard a t the Visi to rs' Cen ter o f the Na tion a l Park - the Ge ttys burg Battlefield- sho ws the Good Sa maritan L od ge, No 336 seeks the Masonic vis i tor who visits Gettysb urg. An exa min at ion o f th e Tyler 's records w ill sh mv a stead y stream of visi tors. The Lodge O ffi cers must p erform exam in a tion s a t eac h sta ted meeting in order to accommoda te vis ito rs.
T h e photographs s h ow th e s ign th e Good Samari tan Lodge h as p laced a t the Vis itors' Center. The firs t photo show s th e sign. I n the seco nd photo yo u see the Lodge Officer s, from left to ri g h t, Bro. Mi ch ae l H. Gotsha ll , Senior Warden; B r o. Rob e rt L. Rohrb aug h , Sr., Wor s hi pf ul Mas ter; th e sig n, Bro. Edward B. McCa rtney, P.M.; Trustee a nd SOLOMON II Lodge Direc tor and Bro. Marv in Hoke, Se ni or Warden. Bro. Terry D. Ben tze l, D.D.G.M. and Ass is tant Direc tor of Proj ec t SOLOMON II provided th e materia l for this story.
Th e sto r y of Er ie's Ea rn -It Program is a n exc i ting s uc cess s to r y that was s ubmitted by Bro. H. John Loyer of P err y Lodge No. 392. Each Maso n in Pe nn sy lvania s h ou ld take nOLice of this fine progra m w hi ch seeks to so l ve a m ajor pro blem of socie ty. The Er ie Earn-It Program h as begun a n important a nd effective process in w hi ch the ju ve nil es a re bei n g h eld acco unt ab le for their delinquent beha vio r by perfor min g co mmunit y service h ours a nd pay in g r es titution. In 1986, th e Advisor y Board, Bro. H. John Loyer, President, d ecided to in co r po rate a nd become a separa te, non-profit cor p orat ion.
T h rough th e office o f th e Cou nt y Executi ve, Judy Lynch, a contract for j an itorial se r vices to cl ean th e Co urt House co mpl ex, the Hea lth Department Bu ildin g and Children s Services was successfull y n ego tiated.
The ju veni les referred to th e Earn-It J a n i torial Service undergo an orienta tion progra m tha t s u·esses proper work habits, profess iona l courtes y a n d j ob au itu de.
Tra inin g ta kes p lace w ith th e program s taff w h o teac h operation of mach in ery a nd th e proper u se of ch emi ca ls and o th er cleanin g solve nts
T h e Erie Earn -It P r o j ect h as expos ed th e juvenil e to th e pos iti ve aspec t o f m a in ta inin g e mpl oymen t and ultimately becoming a producti ve p art of to morro w s work force. Bu sin esses in th e area s u c h as Gary Mill er C hr ys le r / Pl ym o uth / Dodge, L incoln Metal s, T h e Brown D erb y, L a ke r a nd Wendy 's
Resta ura nt, are p a rtic ipat in g in th e progra m . Ju dge Fred P . A nth o n y, Ju ve nil e J udge, Si xt h Ju dicia l Dis trict , s tates
Masonic
Handyman's Day
Bro. Brian B. Moyer is the Wors hip fu l
Ma ste r o f P hil a nth ropy Lodge Phila nth ropy L odge No. 225, G r ee n sb urg, Pen n sy l van ia sc h ed ul ed a ha nd yma n 's day fo r th e members o f th e Lodge on Jun e II , 1988 Instructions to the Brethre n s ta te: "We w ill be h e lpin g a widow of o n e of our m em bers a nd doing the thin gs you do arou n d yo ur h ouse. Brin g your favor ite p a int bru sh , pa int sc rape r or a n y othe r favori te tool. "
"T h e Erie Earn-It Program c rea tes a partn ers hi p in this com munit y be twee n the bu sin ess co mmunit y, th e Probation Depart m e nt a nd th e Co urt. The peo pl e a r e wo rkin g together in a commo n goa l for r estor in g to th e indiv idua l his loss and a t th e sa me time re h ab ilitat in g th e you th of th e comm unit y."
Bro. Loyer h as bee n a m e mb er o f th e Adv iso r y Board and its Pres ident s ince its incep ti on. His wife, Paula , se r ves as Secretary of th e Adv isory Board. Ea rl y in 1986 t h e Erie Earn-ll Prog ram was awa rded a s p ec ia l me ri t awa rd by th e Na tion a l Assoc iation of Co unti es In the sa m e yea r , th e Na tion a l Cou n c il o f Family and Ju ve nil e Co urt Judges recogni zed the E ri e program as th e m os t innovative a nd uniqu e p rogram in th e U nit ed S tates. On Octobe r 23, 1987, th e Ju ve nil e Co u rt Judges Comm iss ion awarded th e Er ie Ea rn-I t Janitorial Se rvices, I n c. th e program o f th e yea r award for court opera ted programs. Bro. H. John Loyer served as Junior Deaco n o f Perry Lodge No. 392 in 1987. H e se r ved as Mos t Excell en t Hi g h Pries t o f Te m p le C h ap ter No. 2 15, Illu s triou s Mas ter o f Jerusalem Co u nci l No 33, a nd Pas t Chapte r Advi so r of DeMolay. O n Novem b er 5, 19 87, h e was in sta ll ed as Gran d Pu r sui va nt of th e G rand Holy Roya l Arch Chapter of Pennsy l va nia. Bro. L oye r to ld u s that 120 ju ve nil es comp le ted th eir proba tio n through the Earn -It ProgTam in 1987. "To date ove r $200,000 h as bee n earned by th e kids a nd r e turn ed to th e vic tim s of ju ve nil e cri me." We commend Bro Loyer a nd his w ife fo r thei r important wo rk to mak e our wo rld a more j ust place.
Keep the Good News Flowing
What h as h ap p e n ed to th e good n ews stor ies about Mas<?ns and th e ir Lod ges? S in ce th e l oca ti o n f or You and SOLOMON II ha s been ch a n ged to The Pennsy lvania Fre emason, th e numb er of s tor ies h as diminish ed. N o n ews h as r eached m e in th e past three weeks. Send yo ur m ater ia l to: El vin G. Warfel Box 224
GOOD SAMARITAN LODGE No 336 F. A.M
COLN SQUARE GETTYSBURG
Pennsylvania Masonic Foundation for the Prevention of Drug and Alcohol Abuse Among Children
Reported
b y Bro.
Carl W. Stenberg, Jr. , R. W. P
as t Grand Ma ster june Quarterly C ommunication, June 1, 1988
As a m a tter o f info rm a ti o n , we h ave
a rr a n ge d to co n t inu e di s pl ay in g th e
"Mas ons Car e Abo u t C hild ren " bill -
b oa rd s program as free sp ace is ava ila ble .
If a n y Broth er h as co nn ec tion s for th e u se of billboards as a co m m unit y se r vice, pl ease o btain th e n ecessa r y info rm at io n a nd fo n va rd it to th e P e nnsy l va nia Fo undati o n fo r th e Preventi o n o f Drug a n d
Alcoho l Abu se Am o n g C hildre n , c/o
M aso ni c H o m es, Eli zabet h tow n , P e nnsy l va n ia 17022-0 703.
Now I have a pleasa nt su r p r ise for yo u
We a ll kn ow the va lue of cr edit card s in
Am erica n society to day. As you w ill r eca ll in Sep tem b er 1986, w ith t h e a ppro va l of G rand L od ge, we entered int o a n agree m e nt w ith M a r y l a nd
Na ti o nal Ba nk , N.A to pro vid e su ch a progra m fo r P enn sy l va ni a Maso n s a nd n a m ed th e Fo und a tio n as th e ben eficia r y thr o u g h 199 1. In 1987 we rece i ve d royalties a m o untin g to $27, 01 9.07 a n d
for th e firs t qu a rter o f 1988 we h ave r ece i ve d th e s um o f $ 16,2 90 .4 0, th ere by p rov idi n g a to ta l o f $43,3 09 .4 7 to d a te, thu s p rov ing this p rogr a m to be a n excell e nt m ea n s of r a isin g fu n ds for s uc h a nobl e cau se for o ur c hildren . Then so m e o f o u r m emb ers i n th e so uth eas tern p a rt of P e nnsyl va ni a exec u ted U nited Way Don o r O p tion Ca r ds.
T hi s p rocedure ge ner a ted a n un ex p ec ted
$ 1, 19 6.28. We h ave d iscussed this m e th o d of gi ving wi th r e prese n ta ti ves o f seve r a l age n cies of th e U nited W ay a n d we are
ass ured th a t we h a ve q u a lifi ed to partici -
p a te in suc h a progra m . If you sh o uld so d es ire to u se this o ptio n to m a ke a g if t to th e D r u g a nd A lco h o l F ou nd a tion , pl ea se o bta in a U nite d W ay D o nor
O pti o n Ca r d fro m your em pl oyer. If th er e a r e a n y qu est io n s, o r i f we mu st fil e ad diti o n a l pape r s w ith ot h er offi ces o f
th e U nited Way, we w ill be g lad to do so.
I h av e sa id o n m a n y occas io n s th at we
St. Francis Medical C enter
Honors Foundation
D r. L ore tta P Finnega n repor ted on a r a r e but sp ecia l eve nt a t th e St. Fr a n c is
M ed ica l Ce nte r in P itts bur g h. Th e
Pe nn sy l va ni a Fo und a ti o n A ga in s t
Alco h o l a n d O th er D r ug Use in In fa nts
a nd Yo ut h was pai d sp ec ia l tribu te.
At its Si x th Ann ua l Al u mni Ba n q u et for th e g r ad uates a nd fa mili es o f its
Ado lesce nt C h emica l Dep e nde n cy P ro -
gra m , St. Fra n cis h a lted th e recognition
o f ad o lesce nt we ll ness a nd fa mil y r e-
cove r y to th a n k th e Gra nd L odge o f
P e nn sy l va ni a for i ts leade r shi p a n d sus-
tai n ed ded ica ti o n i n co m ba tin g yout hfu l
c h em i ca l depe n de n cy th roug h ou t
Pe nn sy lva ni a In s p ec ifica ll y n o tin g th e
b road a nd mag n a nim o u s e ffor ts o f th e
Pen n sy lva ni a Fo un da ti o n , Mr. M ichae l
F la h erty, D irec tor o f th e S t. Fra ncis p r o-
g r a m , ca lled th e g r a ti tude of th e over 300
in a tt enda n ce to th e " in sp i ra ti o n a l
leaders hi p a nd comm it me nt o f th e Fo un -
mu s t n ever lose s ig ht o f th e fina l o bj ecti ve of o ur effo rts to " h e lp c hildre n " .
Th e p ubli c ex p os ure, h oweve r , w hi ch
P e nn sy l va ni a Free m aso nr y h as ex -
per ie nced s in ce th e for m a ti o n o f th e
Founda tion h as been a n un a nti c ipa ted s ide ben efi t o uts ide th e initia l purpose o f
its o ri g in. It is not pred ic ta bl e as to w h a t
las tin g effec t th e su ccess o f th e Na tion a l
Fo un dat io n m ay h ave o n th e hi sto r y of
Free m aso nr y.
We ca n , h oweve r , say w ith littl e r ese r-
va ti o n in r egard to a n o th er g r eat fo u n-
d at io n , th at th e Shrin e di d not ma k e th e
C ri p pl e d C hildr e n s H os pit a l ; th e
C ri pp led C h ild ren s H ospita l m ade th e
Shrine. P erhap s o n e o f th e grea t n eed s o f
t h e Maso ni c Fr a te rni ty h as bee n a
n a ti o n a l cau se to unite our e ff or ts
So m eday i t m ay be sa id th a t F ree m aso nr y d id no t m a ke th e Na ti o n a l Fo un dati o n but th e Na ti o n a l F o un dat ion m a d e
F reemasonry.
From the Grand Secretary's D esk...
My Brethren:
As yo u h ave p ro b a bl y n o ted in th e last iss u e o f T he Pennsy lvania Freemason, I h ave b ee n g i ve n th e o pportunity to prese n t a n ar ticl e for pu blicat io n in each iss u e. I intend to u se this o ppo rtuni ty as a fo rum to di sse min a te info rm a tion w hi c h I feel may be of Maso ni c interes t to yo u a nd , p er h aps a t tim es, to re fl ec t u p o n th e phil oso phi ca l pr in c i p l es of F r eem aso n ry.
From ti me to tim e I recei ve re qu es ts fr o m va ri o u s in d i v idua l s o r o r ga niza ti o n s as kin g me to re lay infor m a ti o n to Me mber s o f o ur Jurisd.i ction , a nd I w ill a lso u se th is column to fulfill th eir r equ es t if p r act ica l. T h e co l u mn in this iss u e w ill bas icall y dea l sp ecifi call y wi th two o f th ese r eq u es ts
org ani za tion s w hi ch upon th e surface seem to be self- ce nter ed wh en subj ec t to scrutin y di vul ge th e p rinc iple of g i vin g .
On e requ es t I recei ved was to ex p ose
o ur m e mber s to th e N C. T. Thi s yea r is m y 26 th year as a Free m aso n , a nd I h ave
spe nt co n sider ab ly more year s enj oy ing
campin g Ye t it was o nl y severa l year s ago th at I became awa r e o f a ca mpin g assoc ia ti on co mp osed o f Freemaso n s.
Thi s o r ga ni zat ion i s th e "N atio n a l
Camping T ra ve ler s, In c." club It was orga ni ze d in 19 66 in Ge tt ys bur g, P e nn syl va ni a w ith th e o bj ec t of bring ing
toge th er Maso n s and the ir fa mili es w ho
u se tents, tra iler s, cam p e rs a nd o th e r
r ec rea tion a l vehicles to " promo te good fellows hip , m a ke fri e n ds a nd ge t more o ut of li fe."
Affili a ti o n r equir es Mason ic me mb er -
ship in goo d sta nding in a Lod ge w h ose
G ra nd Lodge is recog ni zed by oth er
Gra nd Lodges o f th e United S ta tes,
Ca n a d a a nd Mex ico. At th e prese nt tim e, m e mb e r s h ip n a ti o n a ll y includ es approx ima tel y 7,000 m ember s . Th er e is
a n offic ia l "News to Camp er s" p u bl i-
ca ti o n a lo n g wi th loca l ch a p ter p ub li -
ca ti o n s pro vided pro m oting dis tri c t, sta te
a n d n a ti o na l r a llies.
Fo r N C T m e mb ers w ith min or
c hild.re n , th ere is a lso a N .C.T. und er t h e d i rec ti on of th e Na ti o n a l
Yo uth Direc tor.
Fo r a n y furth er info r ma ti o n co ntac t
e ither Bro th er Ge ra ld J. Hun s inge r , 56 Begoni a La n e, L evittow n, Pe nn sy l va n ia
inter es t in th e proj ec t of Broth er G race. If you have a tta in ed th e r a nk o f Eag le, we wo uld reques t th a t yo u ass is t Broth er G race in com pilin g his d a ta. Th e info rm a ti o n w hi ch h e is r equ es tin g is th e yea r a nd s ta te in whi ch yo u a tta in ed th e ra nk o f Eag le a nd,
datio n in leadi n g our S tate a nd Na tio n to
h o p e a nd m a n y soun d so l u tion s fo r th e
th rea t o f d.r ugs in our soc ie ty "
Hira m P . Ba ll , R. W .P .G.M., acce pted
th e fi rs t p laq u e ever prese nt ed by St.
F ra n cis, o n be h a lf o f th e Fo und atio n.
St. Fra n c is is o ne o f Am erica's larges t a nd m os t comp r eh e n sive p rog r ams for th e u ea tme nt o f ch em i ca l depe n de n cy.
T h e Fou nd at ion h as acti ve l y su ppo rte d p r og r a m s f o r M a t ern a l Add i c ti o n , Ado lescen t C h emi ca l Depen den cy a nd th e C hildre n o f Alco h o lics a t thi s fi n e
Med.i ca l Ce nter.
To mos t Member s o f th e Maso ni c Fraternity, kn ow ledge o f Freemaso nry is limit ed t o p e rh a p s a h a lf d oze n Maso ni call y-affiliate d o r ga ni za tion s in a dd itio n to th e ir Bl ue L o d ge, o r ga niza ti o n s su ch as th e Yo rk R ite, th e Sco tti sh Rite, th e Shrine, th e Ta ll Cedars a nd p e rh a p s a few ot h er s T h er e ar e, h owever , num erou s o rga niz a tions whi c h r equir e M aso ni c a ffili a tion as a p rer equis ite to mem ber ship. Witho u t co nsi d er in g m e mb e r s hip s in Resea r c h L odges, so m e o f o ur Bro th ers h ave a ffili a tion with m o re than 30 d.iff ere nt Masonicall y-rela ted bod ies. Eac h o f th ese bo dies h ave so m e th i n g sp ecific to o ffer to F reem aso nry in pa rti cu lar a nd , in m a n y cases, to socie ty in ge n er a l th ro u g h th ei r adop ted c harita ble p urp ose I n eve r cease to b e a m azed a t th e w illin g n ess of Members o f th e Maso ni c Fr aterni ty to co ntr ibute to th e we lfa re of o th ers. Eve n th ose
19054 or N .C. T. Na ti o n a l Secr e ta r y, P. O . Box 1419 4, Norfo lk , Virg inia 235 18. I n th e May iss u e of " Em essay N otes"
o f th e M aso ni c Ser vice Assoc ia ti o n , a n a rti cle was in cl ud ed r ecog ni zin g th e co ntri butio n o f Bro th er a n d L ord Bade nPowe ll , Fo under of th e Boy Scout m ovem ent. Th e ar ti cle indi cated th at i Pl m a n y
pa rts o f th e wor ld th ere are L od ges n amed for Bade n -Powell o ut of res p ec t for hi s contributio n s.
Bro th er Ke nn e th H Grace, M ars h a l o f
th e Sou th ern Ca lifo rni a Research L o dge, is a ttemptin g to co m p il e da ta o n ho w m a n y Me mbers o f t he Craft h ave a tta ined th e cove ted r a n k o f Eagle Sco ut in th e United Sta tes or Kin g Sco ut in Ca n a d a
I h ave a grea t dea l o f res p ec t fo r the Boy Scout orga ni za ti o n a nd w ill a l ways ac kn ow ledge a debt o f gra titud e for th e ir influe n ce o n m y life. I was fortu n ate to h ave been award ed th e ra n k o f Eagle i n 1952 and for tha t r easo n feel a p er so n a l
Slatington Lodge No. 440
Holds a Project SOLOMON II Reunion
Jr. , Richard F. Ye n se r, Mar vin C. Olew in e and John C. McCammon. Bro. Robert S Swoyer , D .D G M., prese nt ed the p ins to th e Bre thren.
Bro. Paul F . Kunkel , P .D.D.G.M. a nd Re g iona l D irec tor of A-I for Project SOLOMON II gave a brie f his tor y o f th e Gra nd Lodge Proj ec t. It was conce i ve d as a pl a n to rebu ild m emb er ship w it hin ea ch L odge by cr ea tin g inte res t a nd enth u siasm fo r Free ma so nry
Bro. Charles E. Radcl iffe, P .M. of L e hig h Lodge and Disu-ic t 10 C h a irm a n for Project SO LOM ON II was introduced. H e sp oke a bout SOLOMON II activities in th e dis tri c t.
On October 1, 19 87 at a r eg ul ar sta ted
m ee tin g, th e S latington Lodge No 440 h eld a Project SOLOMON II r eunion
Bro. Lero y K. Rei ch en bach , P.M . a nd SOLOMON II T as k Force C hairm an provided information about th e m ee tin g
One purpose of th e mee tin g was to
h o nor eleve n Brothers w h o h ad co m -
p le ted fift y year s a n d twenty-fi ve year s of m emb er ship. Bro Ca rl W. Kege l, P.M. , Bro. Syl ves ter C. T urnb ach a nd Br o.
Paul T. Serfass were g i ven awards for fift y yea r s o f m emb ers hip Rece i vin g
awa rd s fo r twe nty- fi ve years o f ser vice
we re: Bros. Sh er wood D. Ye n se r , P.M ., J oseph W. Gow er , Ru sse ll F Fe ller , M ilto n D. Me tzger, Wi ll iam L. Ki stl er ,
Bro. L ero y K. R eich en bac h prese nted a deta iled report of Proj ec t SOLOMON II in th e S la tin g ton Lod ge No. 440 He reporte d ben eficia l res ults in th e Lodge si n ce the down w ard tr e nd i n m emb ership h as bee n re ve r sed and th e Lodge h as ex p erienced a net gain in membership. Attenda n ce at regular and s p ecia l m ee tin gs h as in cr eased. T he co ntent and qu a li ty o f progra m s h a ve sh ow n great impro ve m ent.
Bro. Gera ld C. Ber ge r , Wors h ip ful Ma ster, pres ided ove r this importa n t m ee tin g. We co n gn tul a te Wors hipful Mas te r Ber ger and a ll p r ogr a m p art icipants for buil ding toward th e future of Freemasonr y i n the Blu e L odge.
H. Robert Richards,
Master Mason
The L o dge has jus t o pen ed As the Ma s ter looked aro und th e lo dge roo m , h e noti ced a Bro th er o n th e bac k ro w i n th e so uth wes t corn er w h o was wea ring a h at. Not wa ntin g to emb a rrass th e Bro th er, th e Master ca ll ed o n th e Seni o r Deaco n to qu ietl y asce r ta in why th e Brother was wear ing a h a t. After a wh is pe r ed co nve r sa ti o n with th e offendin g Bro ther , the Se ni o r Deaco n reported back to the Mas ter. He said that th e Bro th er was overjoyed to be as ked. It see m s th at it was th e th ird tim e h e h a d a tte nd ed that L o d ge and th is was th e firs t tim e anyo n e h ad spoke n to him
Bro. T hom as Cousins, o f Ki tta nnin g, P ennsy l va ni a, and a m emb er of Se neca Lod ge No 805 ha s bee n us ing hi s ta lents as a m as ter car ve r for fifty-fi ve years H e h as car ved p eo pl e, a nim a ls su ch as h orses, clogs a nd ducks and Masonic gave l s, p laq ue s a nd doub le eag les.
During th a t ti m e h e h as ca r ved ite m s for Ill. F ra n cis G. Paul , Sover eig n G ra n d
Co m m an der , Ill. Ch a rl es F. G r eevy, Ac ti ve Member for P enn sy l vania, Ill. Ro be rt T. Jo nes, Active Member for Penn sy l va ni a, a nd Bro. W i lliam A. Carpe nt er, Pa s t G ra nd Maste r of Pe nn sy lva m a.
Presen tl y, Bro. T h o m as Co u s ins is
According to Bro. Richard W. Packer, Secretar y of St. J ames L odge No. 457, Beav er , Pennsy l va n ia, Br o. H. Ro bert Richards, P.M. , is an o uts ta ndin g Maso n of hi s Lodge. He h as se rv ed tw ice as Wors hipful Ma ster o f St. J a m es L odge.
H e served fir s t in this ca p acity in 1977 a nd fo r a seco nd time in 1985.
Bro. R ich a rd s ha s been th e Lod ge In str uc tor since th e earl y 1970s He h as b ee n a n In s tructor in th e Scho o l of In s u·u c t io n o f th e 37 th Ma so ni c Di s u·ict.
H e ha s bee n a n In stru cto r of th e Sc h oo l
o f M aso ni c Educa ti o n s in ce it s beg inni ng Bro Rich a rd s h as con ferred a reco rd numb er of 140 d egr ees.
T h e Secr e ta r y o f hi s Lodge , Bro. Parker s ta ted , " H e is a ttun ed tho ro u g hl y to Freema so nry He is h appiest w hen h e is workin g fo r his Lod ge or a n o th er Lodge." We j oi n th e me n of St. J a m es Lodge in h onor i n g Broth er H. R o bert
R ich a rd s, P M a s a Mas ter Maso n in th e true se nse
Autumn Day at the Masonic Homes
forma ti ve s lid e prese n tatio n o f our
b eautiful Masoni c Ho m es in a ll its sp lendor, it w ill be s h own conti nu o u sl y
in the Asse mbl y Room in Grand Lodge
Ha ll. T h e n ewes t addi ti o n s to G ra nd
Lodge Hall, n a mel y th e Mu seum a nd Ice
C r ea m Parlor, w i ll be ope n for yo ur
p leas ure.
Many o f o ur r es idents w ill be o pe ning
the i r room s fo r you to vis it w ith th em
an d a ll ow you to view th e exce lle nt
li vi n g acco mmoda t ion s provided a t th e
Ho m es
In add itio n , we w ill h ave full sca le
mod e ls avai lab le o f the apart m ents a nd
P l a n s are b e in g completed fo r "A utu mn Da y" at th e Masonic Homes whi ch is sc heduled for Sa t urda y, October 22ncl. The d ay will b eg in a t 10:00 a. m. wit h act ivities contin uing until 4: 00 p m Food w ill be prov ided from 10:00 a.m. unti l 3: 00 p.m. a t various locations.
T h ere w ill be a new ite m added to th e m e nu thi s year . In a ddition to th e " Homes-made" sa u sage and sa u erkra ut , hot dogs, app le b utte r, ice cream coo kies a nd soft ice cream w hi ch h a ve bee n e nj o yed in the pas t, "Ho m es-made " bea n so u p has bee n add ed. Beverages w ill a lso be prov ided. These items w i ll b e free of c ha r ge to yo u a nd yo ur fam il y
T h ere w ill be Masonic Hom es app les, c ider , pump kin s, e tc. a nd cra ft ite m s m a d e by our res iden ts for yo u to purc h a se. T h ese ite m s h ave bee n ver y pop ul a r in pas t years
Mus ic w ill fi ll th e a ir thro u g h o ut the gro und s w ith ro ving mu s ic ian s, a N icke lodeo n , an d w ith co n cert s in th e Village G r ee n , a lo n g w i th m e rriment provided by th e Zembo Shrine clowns fo r yo un g a n d o ld a like .
F or th ose w h o ha ve n o t see n "A
co ttages w hic h will be o ffered in o ur n ew ly deve loped Independe n t Living
in forma ti o n on our n ew a dmi ssio n s policy, C hildren 's Home, yo uth gro up s, SOLOMON II, a first aiel a nd b lo od p ress ure
servi ng as C hap la i n of hi s L o dge . H e is r e tired from hi s j o b as a s up er viso r o f Sc he n ley Dis ti llery. T h e i nform a ti o n an d ph o tog rap h fo r this s to r y we re provi ded by Bro. H ar vey McNaab, o f Ki tta nni ng Lodge No. 244.
M iss io n o f Lo ve," w hi ch is a very in-
Co mmunit y. Additi o nal information on the comm unit y w ill be avai la b le a t th a t
time. We a re very excited abou t this ne w con ce pt in li v in g a nd wi ll be a n x ious to s hare it w it h you a nd for yo u to view these mode ls d ur i ng yo ur vis it.
A map indica ting th e loca ti o n of th e eve nts wi ll be provided upo n yo ur arr i val at the Ho m es. Maso ni c Homes pe rso nn e l
w i ll be a va il ab le to ass is t you wit h p arkin g a nd to pro vide yo u w ith a n y info rm a ti o n yo u ma y requ i re throu g h o ut th e day. Info rmat ion bo o ths w ill be
s tat io ned at va ri o u s loca t io n s o n th e g r o und s. T here w ill a lso be boo ths wi th
DAY AT THE HOMES
Saturday, October 22, 1988 10:00 a.m .-4:00 p.m . R
