his fir s t circ u s whe n he wa s fo ur, a nd hi s
inte re st n eve r wa n ed. H e h as fo llo we d
th e " Big T o p " fo r his e ntire life , a nd h as
see n eve r y maj or circ u s a n d c i r c u s p e r-
for m e r in hi s l ife tim e
A s his inte res t in the c i rc u s g r e w ove r
th e years, Bro S tu gard r each ed th e p o int
w h e r e h e wa nted a circ u s o f his ow n , and h e b egan ca r v ing o n e o ut o f w o od. H e
ca r ved ever y p e rfo rmer, e ve r y a nim a l and
e v e r y w a go n , co mpl e tin g ove r on e
hundred el ep h a nts a nd wago n s fo r hi s di splay. Ea c h p iece h a s b ee n pa inted a nd
d eco r a ted to d upli ca te th e circ u s d es ig n s
ex actl y. Th ey a r e se t up in three rin gs und e r a bi g te nt; a s id es h ow co mple tes th e di splay Th e la y o u t i s c u r re ntl y o n
di sp la y a t a fri e nd 's priva te m u se um in
B e thlehe m, P e nn sy l va ni a, w h e r e
" c hildre n o f a ll ages " come to see hi s
inc redibl e wor k
Bro. Stu ga rd , w ho i s n ow e ig ht y-s i x yea rs old, h a s r es ided a t th e Masoni c
H o m es at E li za b e thtow n fo r th e p as t
t we lve years H e h as b ee n a m e mb e r o f
Mun cy L o d ge N o. 299 fo r th e p as t s i x t y
yea r s. H e a l so h o lds m e mb e r ship in th e
Sco tti sh Rite a nd in the S hrin e
In conn ec ti o n w ith his inte res t i n th e
c irc u s, Bro . S tu g a r d i s pro ud o f th e fac t that he h as h eld members hip s in th e
C irc u s F a n s ' A s so c i a ti o n , th e C ircus
M o d el Bu i ld e rs a nd th e C irc u s Hi s tor ical
Societ y
Bro. S tu g a rd k ee p s on e o f hi s ca r ve d
e l e ph a nts o n di spl ay in his roo m a t th e
M aso ni c H om es as a m e m e nto o f h i s
life lo n g lo ve a nd inte res t.
Masonic T e mple
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d a dd ress c hanges to a
th e Pre ve mi o n of Drug a n d A lco h o l
Abuse A m o n g C hildre n sy mb o l izes th e
ca re th a t w e, a s Free m a so n s, g i ve o ur
yo uth It was in sp ired b y a w indow at t h e
William A Ca rpe nte r C h a p el a t th e
Patto n Ca mp us
T h e e m b l e m o f th e Libra r y a nd
Mu seum of th e G rand Lodg e o f P e nnsy lva ni a h as b ee n used since th e ear l y p ar t o f thi s ce n t ury. It co ntain s th e e ver- burnin g l a mp o f kn ow ledge, w ithin t h e fa m i li a r
Sq u a re a nd Co mpass, s urrou nd ed b y a ga rt er w hi c h is s ymboli c of fa ith.
Construction Begins on Independent Living Community Models
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Ph ilade phia,
Pe nn sy lVi: n ia a n d Add itio na Off ices
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A HistoT)• of t h e Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Pennsyl vania
Enclosed is 111) c h eck 01 monc) order in th e amou nt o f S fm purchasing th e follo"·ing \olume(s) of the :\lA STER Bl'ILDERS:
i\ l a k e c h ec k p aya bl e to Gt a n d Sea e tar y \ 'o
icl es in T h e P ennsy lv an ia Free mason, seve r a l th o u sa nd M a so n s h a ve ex pressed a n i nte r es t in o ur n e w es t co n ce pt o f li vin g a t th e Ma so ni c H o m es a n d h a ve b ee n p rov id ed with th e p re limin a r y in fo rm a ti o n . A s ur vey w hi c h a cco mpa ni ed thi s info rm a ti o n h as b ee n r e turn ed b y hundr ed s o f th ose rece ivin g th e info rm a ti o n w is hin g to b e includ ed o n o ur p ri o rit y li s t. H yo u h a ve n o t recei ve d o ur n ew b roc hu re o n t h e Inde p e n d e nt Li v in g Co mmunit y, pl ea se co nta c t th e Ma so ni c H o m es a nd a cop y w ill b e se nt to yo u.
@ The Grand Master Speaks...
door, o r a neighbor down t he s tree t , ma y ever know.
I wou ld hope that every Brother wou ld be proud to wear t h e Square a nd Co mp ass, th e on l y rea ll y re cog ni zed Maso ni c sy mb o l to tho se ou ts ide th e Craft. I h ope that eve r y Lodge wo u ld pro udl y displ ay on th e ir we ll -kep t Lodge Build i ng, a la rge Sq uare and Co mp ass indi cating that her e is w h er e Masons teac h t h eir u uth s and mora lit y. Also, in m y trav els, I find ev id en ce of o ur Di s trict Deputy Gra n d Masters go ing the ex u a mile to bring Blue Lodges into h ar mon y w ith t h e Gra nd Lodge Eac h o f th ese Deputies represents me to you, in his Di stri ct and li kewise, yo u to m e, in G rand Lodge. I comp lim e nt the se Breth ren for th e ir exce llence an d efforts mad e thu s far t h is year on m y behalf. Truly, the Gra nd Mas te r do es, indeed , d e p e nd u pon his District Deput y Gra nd Masters
My Brethren:
Af ter ten months as yo ur G r a nd Mas te r , ha vi n g vis ited L odges a nd ot h er Mason ic bod ies throu g h o ut th e Jurisdiction , I am pleased to adv ise you, t h a t d es p ite th e g loo m yo u ma y h ave n o ti ced , Freemasonry is a li ve, a nd d o ing we ll in Pennsy l va ni a Our Maso nic image, th at of be in g good me n o f mora l and ch a ritab le end eavor, is o n ce again beco m i n g kno w n and ac know led ged in o ur co mmuniti es Mos t everyw her e I h ave tr ave led , I find e nthu sia s m a nd pride in our Lodges a nd in th e wo rk t h ey a r e doing. Loca l ce le b ra ti o n s, parades a nd even open -ho u ses h ave en co urage d th e ge n eral publi c to seek o ut and becom e aware of th e Ma so n s and o f t h e good that th ey do. O ur SOL OMON II program mu st be g i ven the credit for thi s ope ndoor po li cy, and I find a n ew spiri t a m o n g th e Bre th r e n o f want i n g to inform n o n -Maso n s o f who we are a nd w h a t we do.
However , m y Bre t hren , beco min g kn ow n in th e com mun it y p laces a yoke of res pon s ibilit y upon every m e mb er of th e Fra terni t y. We mu s t p rese nt a n im age tha t is in keep in g w ith o ur mor a l va lues
A l ways re m e mber , one never ge ts a seco nd c h a n ce to make a fir st impress ion. Yo u , m y Brot h er , may he the o nl y "Masoni c exa mpl e" a yo un g man n ext 2
w ith unanimity. I s in ce re l y and t r ul y intend to address many o f th ese ite m s in th e very n ear future
I am especia ll y exc ited abo ut our n ew ve ntu re at E l izabethto w n: Th e es-
tab li s hm e nt o f a n ew Ind epe nd en t Liv ing Com munit y T his new co n ce pt
a t o ur Masonic H o m es is a noth er service we a re offering our se n ior m e mber s an d
th e ir s pou ses . A new brochure, exp la ining the Indep end ent L i vin g Co m mu nity in d epth, is b e in g p repa r ed and w ill be ava il a bl e very sh ortly
A nd fina ll y, Bret h ren , a major re n ova ti on of th e Hospi ta l Comp le x at our Masonic Homes is bein g un der take n , w hid1 w ill res ul t in o n e o f t h e Ein est g eriatri c fac iliti es in th e enti re counu·y.
To finance th ese proj ec ts, o f co ur se, m y
Help to a Brother
Th e following s t ory was rela ted to us by Bro. Francis A Deordio , P.M. and Secretar y of Poco no L o dge No . 780 . -The Edi tors
A recentl y h e ld Ma so nic Congress cons istin g of a ll t h e Masonic bod ies with i n o ur Com m o n wea l th , reviewed co mm o n pro bl e m s, and s u gges te d poss ibl e so lutions wh i ch wou ld i mprove the Fratern it y in ge nera l. This was a p ri me exa mpl e of Masons g oing hand in h a nd
Grand Master's Itinerary
Br et h ren, we w ill n eed t he s upport of a ll our Lodges and our m emb er s May I ca ll yo ur a ttenti on to the rece nt Masonic Homes Charit i es Ap p eal se nt to a ll Pen n sy l va nia Masons; and I ask yo u to g i ve it se r ious conside r a ti o n T h a nk yo u.
November, December 1988, January 1989
NOVEMBER 1988
4-6 Eas tern Regiona l Assem bl y of th e G rand I m per ia l Co un c il , Knights o f the Red Cross o f Co n sta ntin e, Hershey Pocono Resort
11 Ta ll Cedars of L ebano n , York Forest No 30, 75th A nni ve r sary
12 Roya l O r der of Jes ters, Co urt No 2, Oak la nd
15 Lodge No. 433, New Castle
19 J a ffa Temp le, Ceremon ia l, Altoo n a
30 Mee ting, High Twe lve Club, Read in g
DECEMBER 1988
2-3 Sec tiona l Meetin g, Sco tti s h R ite, Union tow n
7 Q u a rterl y Com muni cat io n of G rand Lodge, Cor inth ian Hall , Maso ni c Tem pl e , Philade l p hi a
8 G rand Ho l y Roya l Arc h C h a pter o f Pennsy lva ni a , Mason ic Temple, P hiladelphia
9 Committee o n Maso nic Hom es, E l izabe thto w n
16 Fa ll C lass, Va ll ey of Phil ade l p hi a, A.A.S R., Ph il ade l p hi a
JANUARY 1989
27 Com mittee on Maso ni c H o m es, Eli zabe thtow n
28 Mee ting Board of Direc to rs, Penn sy l va ni a Yo u th Foun d
s ugges ted that Bro. Deo rdio go to th e hos pita l.
Ve r y r e lu c tantly h e agr eed , a nd a Ph ilade l phia p o li ce ca r arrived a nd too k hi m to th e e m er ge n cy room at Hahn emann Hosp ita l, accompa ni ed b y Bro. Jon es . An ambulance wa s not s uffi cie nt
d u e to th e fact tha t Bro. Deo rdi o was un ab le to lie clown. U pon a rri va l at the h o s pital, a team o f doctors proceeded to examine Bro. Deo rdio. The di agnos is was that Bro. Deordio h ad a n a bdomin a l aortic a n e u r ys m w hi c h r e quir ed im m ed iate s u rge r y
Jones kept in co n s ta nt to u ch w ith Mrs. Deord io w ith r ega rd s to h e r hu s band 's progress.
When h e was di sc h a rged fro m the hos pital te n days later , Bro. Jones arr i ve d w i th Mrs. Deordio, a nd drov e t hem home . Bro. Deo rdi o wa s overco m e w ith s u ch a di s pla y of Maso ni c fri ends hi p a nd brot h erl y love.
Ju st a bout a year ago, o n Saturd ay, Nove mb er 2 1, 1987, Bro F ran c is A. Deord io was attend in g th e Secre tar y's Sem in a r he ld a t the Masonic Templ e in P hi lad el ph ia. U nfort un ate l y, h e did not s ta y fo r th e e ntire Se minar du e to th e fo llo w in g inciden t. Shortly be fo re th e lunc h brea k, h e sta rt ed to h a ve sh a rp p a i n s in hi s back. H e fi g ured it was th e c h air in w hic h h e wa s s ittin g t ha t w a s cau s in g the pain , a n d th a t th e uncomfo rt a bl e cha ir was to in sure an a u en ti ve a udie n ce . H e was n ever more wro ng in hi s life He d ecided to s kip lun ch, a nd sear c h fo r a more co m fortab le c h a ir in w h ic h to s it to ease th e worsenin g pain. Whi le tr ying va ri o u s ch a irs a nd posi tio n s, num ero u s Temp le e mplo yees offered their ass is ta n ce, fo r w hi ch h e r eports he is very than kfu l. Bro
Deordio fin a ll y as k ed one o f th e e mp loyees to go to th e di n in g roo m an d ge t Bro. Homer Jon es, D D G M of th e 50 th Masonic Dis tri ct. Bro. J o n es r es ponded a lo n g w ith so me Te mpl e e m pl oyees, a nd
Three Times Three
W e oft en r eceive stories faT T h e
P enn sy l va nia Freema son about a father making his son a Ma son, or s evera l brothe rs being m ade Bmt he rs, but the f o ll owing st o ry is indeed a bit out of t h e oTdinary.
A t a sta ted m ee tin g of C r esso n a L odge N o. 426, three bro th ers, t ripl ets even , rece i ved t heir Twe nt y-fi ve Year Ser vice Embl e m Bros Brent, Bria n a n d Bruce Hoover were a ll Init ia ted o n April 4,
Bro . Jon es, a ft er co n sultin g w it h th e d octo rs abo ut t h e ope ration, took ch arge of Bro. Deordio ' s va luabl es, and r e turn ed to th e Maso ni c T empl e. Mea n w hil e, Bro . Deordi o w a s i mmediatel y ru s h ed into s ur gery. T h e patient was to ld by t h e surgeon at a pos t-operati ve vis it th at h e h ad bee n expe ri en cing interna l bl eed in g w h e n th e opera ti o n s tarted , and t h at h e wo uld h ave li ved o nl y abou t th ree minutes ha d th e op er a ti o n bee n d ela yed .
Mea n w hile , bac k a t t h e Te mpl e, Bro. Jon es arra n ged tran s p orta ti o n hom e for two o t her Secre ta r ies from t h e 50 th
D is tr ic t. Bro. George W. C la rk , t h e n J uni or Warde n o f Bro Deordio! s Lodge, Poco no Lod ge No. 780, a n d Bro. Jon es th e n procee d ed to m ake a rrangeme nts to h ave Bro. Deord io's w ife dri ve n b y three w i ves to P h i la d el p hi a, a journ ey o f over o ne h undred m iles. After man y p h o n e ca ll s, th ey fin a ll y m et th e t h ree wome n in All entow n and b ro ug ht Bro Deo rdio 's w ife to th e hospi ta l.
T h e n ex t d a y, Bro Jon es dr ove Mrs Deordi o to th e hos pital and s tayed w it h
h er un t i l t h eir so n , w h o is in th e Navy, arri ved fro m Sa n Di ego. Dur in g Bro Deo rdi o's s ta y at Ha hn emann ; Bro.
1963; Passed o n o n May 2, 1963 a nd were Ra ised on Ju n e 13, 196 3.
It was a t t he in s is te nce of Bro . Homer Jon es th at Bro. Dco rdio we nt to the hospital , an d Bro Deo r di o s tates t h at " I owe m y life to th at ins is ten ce ." H e wo ul d a lso lik e to point ou t tha t Bro s. M ichael J. Pe te rs, P.M., Modera to r o f th e Se m inar , and John H unt , D.D.G M o f Ma so ni c D is tr ic t "D," wer e a lso very mu ch in ter es ted in hi s we ll bein g, and vis ited h im in t h e h ospital.
Rules for Submissions to The Pennsylvania Freemason '\'\' h en making submi ssio n s for publi ca tion in Th e Penn sy lv ania Fr ee ma s on th e fo llowing rul es mu s t be o bser·ved :
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Bro. Ar thur J. K urtz, R. W. ?rand Master
Bros. Homer Jones, D.D.G.M. and Francis A. Dcordio, P.M.
$ Items from Our Museum: A Thumbnail Sketch Abaut Bro. Tam Thumb
m o n t h s. In th e a utumn o f 1842, at th e age
o f 4Y!, P. T. Barnum was in Bridgeport , Co nn ec ti cu t, a nd h ear d o f th e boy. He
arra n ged a m eeting w ith the fa mil y, a n d
agr eed to acce pt th e car e of t h e chil d . A
fr ien ds hip grew o ut of t hi s m ee tin g th a t las ted fo r th e res t o f the ir li ves. Ba rnum
ta u g ht the sh y bo y to d eve lop hi s good sen se o f hu mo r a nd s h ow m a n ship, a nd trans fo rm ed him in to a b r illia nt, pe rt a nd gracef u l en terta iner.
Apron of Bro. and Gen. T o m Thumb (hou se key fo r sca le) and wedding pic tur e of Bro. Thumb a nd Mrs Thumb.
Bro. C h a rl es S her wo o d Stra uon , mu ch beu er know n as Ge n eral T o m T humb , r eac h ed hi s tee n yea r s s till th e s ize o f a two yea r o ld to ddl er, sta ndin g t wo fee t o n e inch ta ll , a nd we ig hin g fiftee n p o unds . Wher eas h e did hit a g ro w th s purt, he onl y m a naged to clea r three fee t fo ur in c h es, a nd we ig h ed seve nt y p o und s w he n h e fini s hed grow ing . Desp ite th e h a ndi ca p o f his s ize, Bro S trauo n p roved a r eso ur c eful a nd cl eve r m an, w h o s ucceed ed in spite o f th e o dds H e is
h o n o red in th e G r a nd Lo d ge M u se u m w ith th e di splay o f hi s Ap ro n . Stra tto n , born o n Janu a r y 4, 1838, d idn't s tart life in a c ircu s. Bo rn to a n o ld colonia l Co nn ec ti cut fa mil y o f E n g lis h s toc k, h e fa il ed to grow a ft er th e age o f si x
S tra tton , w ith t h e h e lp o f Ba rnum , beca m e a n o ve rni g ht cele brit y in Am eri ca, and trave led to Eu rp oe w her e h e ac hi eved eve n grea ter s u ccess, p er fo rmin g befo r e th e ro ya l co urts o f E n g land, F ra n ce a nd Bel g ium . O ne o f his perfo rm a n ces that d e lig ht ed E u rope, including th e D u ke of W e lling ton a nd Kin g L o uis Phillipe, was his sa tire o n Nap o leo n. Stra tto n a nd Barnum re turn ed to Am er ica in 1847, a nd wo ul d ma ke repeated trips to E urope o ve r the next three d ecades, including a trip ar o und th e wo rld in 1872. Stra tto n 's s uccesses we r e enormou s, a nd h e beca m e ve r y wea lth y, li ving in a large villa -s tyle
ho u se, a nd d eveloped a tas te for expe n si ve c igars, eve n more expe n si ve horses, a nd p urch ased a yacht , w hi ch h e n a m ed the "Magg ie B."
While back in Bridge p o rt, Co nnec ti cut, S tra tto n m e t a no th er midge t, Lav inia
W ar re n , a nd h e p ro p osed marriage to h er at a wee ke nd h o use p art y a t Ba rn u m 's in 1862, a n d th ey were m a rri ed a t G race
E pisco p a l C h u r c h in New Yo r k o n Fe b r ua r y 10 , 186 3 A t a bout th e sa m e tim e, S t ra tt o n r ece i ve d th e E nt ered
Ap prenti ce Degree a t S t. J o hn' s L o d ge No. 3 o n O cto ber I , 1862 w ith a fe ll ow
Celebrates Two Anniversaries
Crom we ll L o d ge N o 5 72, Orb iso ni a, P enn sy l va ni a, ce leb ra ted t wo differ ent a nni ve r sa ri es o n Sa turday, Apri l 23, 1988, w h en th e Bre th re n o f th a t Lod ge o bse r ve d both th eir Lodge's O n e H un d redth Anniver sa r y, an d the prese ntation o f Bro
Edgar Wor km a n 's Fifty Yea r Pin R W
G ra nd Mas ter, Bro Arthur]. Kurtz; Bro F Ri c k Kn e pper , D D .G. M. o f th e 3 4th M as oni c Di s tri c t a n d Br o Edwa rd Gos horn we re o n h a nd to ce leb ra te thi s du a l a n n ive r sary.
4 Front row: Bro. A rthu r J. Kurtz, R W. G r a nd Ma s te r and Bro. Edgar Workman. Bac k ro w Bro F. Ri ck Kn epp e r, D D. G M a nd Bro. Ed wa rd Gos h o rn W.M
Ca ndid a te n a m ed T h eodo r e Col s ton , w ho s to od s ix fee t, three inch es a nd
we ig h ed 200 p o und s! Bro S t ra tto n was r a ised a Mas te r Maso n o n Octo ber 8, a nd
went o n to th e Roya l Arc h wo r k in
Je ru sa le m C h a pterN o.l 3 He a lso joined
J er usa lem Counc il No. 16. R oya l a nd
Se lect Maste r s a nd H a milto n Co m -
m an d er y N o . 5, Kn ig hts T e mplar, a ll in
Brid geporl, a nd a ll w ithin the m o nth o f
J ul y 1863 . Bro. S tratto n cl a imed to be the s m a ll es t Mason in th e wo rld, th o u g h
several h ave c h a llen ged th a t p os ition.
S t ratto n d ied o f a n apop lec ti c fit o n
Jul y 15, 1883. H e rece i ved a n en or m o us
fun era l a t S t. J o hn' s E pisco p a l Church ,
Brid geport , w h er e h e la y in s ta te a t th e
end o f a line o f K ni g hts Temp la r th ro u g h
w hi c h th e cro w ds passed to p ay t he ir las t
res p ec ts O n th e lid o f th e co ffin res ted a tin y C h apea u a nd te n inc h sword , a nd a t
each e nd of th e four foo t bo x stood a Sir Kni g ht with a swo rd a t reve rse. H u n dre d s
o f mo urn ers p acke d th e churc h , a nd
m a n y m o r e s tood o uts ide. Mass h ysteri a broke o ut beca u se o f th e la rge po rti o n o f
wo m en a n d ch ildren in atte nd a nce. A parade esco n of Masons a nd Kni g hts
Te mpl ar , thre e a breas t, led th e coffin to th e g raveyard .
Tod ay, Bro . S t ra tt on's dimin u ti ve la mbsk in Apro n is p ro ud l y d isp la ye d in th e Mu se um at the Maso ni c T e m p le, P hil a d elphia , a lo n g w ith a c ar le de visi l e p rint of th e p hot ograp h of his we ddin g to L av ini a. Meas urin g onl y abo ut 7Y! in c h es hi g h , th e Apro n co mme m ora tes th e s tre n g th of Bro S tra tto n 's a bility to m a ke a s u ccess o ut of w h a t h a d bee n dea lt him in life.
A T i m ely Item
Soo n, Scr a nton , Pe nn sy l va ni a's City
H a ll will be ce le bra tin g its o n e hun dred th a nni ve r sary T h e origin a l co rn er ston e was la id o n e hun dred yea rs ago by th e
th en May or of Scra nto n w h o was a lso a Free m aso n
To comme m ora te this fac t, a time caps u le co n ta inin g ma n y ite m s o f
Maso ni c interes t is be ing p laced in a va u l t
o uts id e C ity H a ll. It is co mpl e te w ith a pl a te co n ta ining a ll of t h e infor m at ion a bo ut th e caps ul e
T h e fo ll ow in g le tte r has a lso bee n p la ced into th e ca p s ul e: cont11w ed 011 fJn ge 14
Grand Lodge Circulating Library Brochure and New Video Tapes
N ow Available
T h e G ra n d L odge Library an n o un ces with p leas ure th e ir new C ircu lating Librar)' Cata logue o f B o o ks Thi s co mpl etel y up dated a n d rev ised pu b li ca ti o n h as bee n cross-referenced, a n d ma n y new titl es h ave b een a dd ed . New h eadin gs i n th e Cata l ogue incl u d e hum o r , p h i la te ly (Maso ni c s ta mp coll ecti n g) a nd Maso ni c resea rc h and resea r ch L o d ges.
T h e " Biograp h y" hea din g h as been bro ken dow n i nto th e s ub-h eadin gs "Was hin g to ni a n a" a n d "Fra nklinia n a;"
a n d a d ded to t h e " Hi s to r y" h ead in g is th e s ub-h ea din g "F r ee m aso n ry in Pe nn sy l va n ia ; " w hil e " F or t he New l y Mad e Maso n " a nd "Prepar ato r y Works for Lod ge O ffi cers" ar e add i tions to th e
o ld h eadin g "E n cycl o p edi as, Ha ndboo ks a nd Gu ides."
In a d d iti o n to these rev isio n s, bo th a udi o a n d vid eo casse tte tapes h ave n ow bee n m a d e ava il ab le. T h e video tapes
(V H S fo rm a t o nl y, no Be ta) inclu de : A
Defen se of Freemasonry b y Bro . Dav id
Sentell e, a Fed era l Jud ge w h ose co nfi r m at ion as a J u d ge was quest io n ed d ue to h is bei n g a Maso n , a n d a ta p e th a t expla in s w h a t Maso n s do i n E n g la n d.
No t onl y a re th ese videos s uit a bl e for
ho m e u se, bu t th ey a re eq u a ll y a p p ropr i-
ate for u se in L o d g e prog r a m s T h e
a udi o tapes include, a mon g o ther thin gs:
mu s ic b y Bros Moza rt a nd Sousa, a
lec t u r e b y Bro. Ca rl H a rr y C la u dy a nd
lec tu res o n var io u s aspects of F ree -
maso nr y produced b y Q u ato r Co ron a ti
Lod ge in Londo n .
T h e Ca t a l ogue is a lso a pa rt of t h e
Maso n ic Ed ucat ion Pac ke ts th a t a r e
g i ve n to t h e Ca n d ida tes up o n th e ir r e-
ce iving t h e ir var io u s Degr ees . S p ecifi -
ca ll y, t h e Ca t alogue w ill be fou n d i n th e
E nte red App re nti ce Pac ke t.
T h e G ra n d Lo d ge Librar y wo ul d like
to ta k e t hi s opport uni ty to re min d patro n s of th e lib ra r y th a t req uests for books may be ma d e by pos t ca rd, le tter o r
in pe r so n; w h a tever is m os t conve ni e nt, but th e initia l r eq uest must be m ade on th e form th a t is fo und in t h e Ca t a l ogue.
Yo ur f u ll name, address a nd th e name, number a n d location of you r Lodge mu s t a p pear o n th e initia l r equest for boo ks, a n d o n a ll subsequ ent requ es ts fo r boo ks. No d epos it is n ecessa r y n o r is
th er e a c h arge fo r t he u se o f th e ma te ri a l
Masonic Picnic is Held at West Point Park
O n Satu r day , A u g u st 20 , 1988 a Maso ni c Fa mil y P icn ic was hel d a t Wes t P o int Amuse m en t Park n ear L a n sd a le. T h e pi cnic prov ided a n oppo rtu nity for vari o u s Maso ni c o rga ni zatio n s to m ake prese nt a ti o n s t o t h ose w h o a tte nd ed Proj ect SOLOMON II , J ob ' s
Da u g hter s, Ra inbow fo r G i rls, DeMo lay fo r Boys, th e Pe nn sy l va n ia Yo u t h Founda ti o n , th e Pe nn sy l van ia Maso ni c
Fo un da ti o n fo r th e P reve nti o n of D ru g
a nd Alco h o l Ab u se A m o n g C hildre n a ll prese nted s lide sh ows, fi lm s a n d dist r ib uted pamp hl ets o n th e wo n de rfu l
work t ha t th ey p e rf o r m O th er appen d a n t bod i es a l so gave prese n -
ta ti o n s abou t th eir ro le in Free m asonry
A spec ia l p rese n tat io n was given b y
t h e Maso n ic Ho m es at Eli za bethtow n
A rc hitectura l draw ings o f th e n ew I n de-
pe n dent L i ving Co m m u n i ty t h at is bei n g
bui l t were on d isp lay, a n d lea fl ets co n -
b or ro we d . T h e pos tage r equir ed to re turn th e b oo k or boo ks , if m a il ed , w ill be your o nl y fin a n c ia l o bliga ti o n Additi o nal copi es of th e Ca t a lo gue fo r dis tributi o n a mon g th e Bre thre n m ay be o b ta in ed f ree o f charge b y teleph o ning 2 15-988- 1933, Mo nd ay throu g h F rid ay, 9: 00 a .m . until 5: 00p.m. , o r by w ritin g to:
Li b rari a n a nd C u ra tor Mason ic Te m p le O n e No rth Broa d Stree t P hila d elphia , Pe nn sy lva ni a 19 10 7-2598
We would li ke to re mind th e Bre thre n th at t h e Gra nd L od ge C irc ulatin g L ibra r y represents o nl y a s m a ll frac ti o n of th e a pprox imate ly seve nty th o u sa nd vo lumes in th e G ra nd L o d g e Library . We en co ur age th e Bre thre n to u se these o th er boo ks (w hi ch do n ot c ircu late) th a t co n ce rn a lmos t eve r y aspect o f Freem as onr y, a m o n g o th er thin gs, durin g t he fo ll ow i ng h o urs: Mo nd ay throu g h Fri d ay, fro m 9: 00 a .m. until 7: 00 p .m. , a nd o n Sa tur day, fro m 9 :00 a. m. un t il n oo n
Construction Begins, co nt i nu ed fr om p(!ge I
t a inin g inf o rm at i o n were m ade ava il a bl e.
T h e Gra n d L o d ge L ibr a r y a nd
M u se um was o n h a nd sellin g m a n y item s th at a r e a lways ava il a bl e in t he
L ib rary a t th e Te m p le in Phil ade) p hi a.
A m o n g th ese items we re lape l pin s , co i ns , m eda lli o n s of t h e Pas t G rand Mas ters an d books th at i ncl uded The Master Bui lders , Vo lumes I a nd II a nd The Exemp l ar.
Bro Carl D. Homa n , C h a irma n o f the Gran d Lodge C ommittee on Te m p le served as coordin a to r o f th e Maso ni c
fa mil y ou t i n g .
In s pite o f th e ra th er p oor wea th er, ove r fifteen hun dred p eop le a ttend ed , a nd enj oyed th e m o re th a n t we nt y rid es a nd at tract io n s. T his pic ni c is p roo f
p o siti ve th a t Maso nr y ca n be a "Fa mil y Affa ir."
A pplica ti o n s ar e n ow be i ng accep ted fo r enu a n ce in our In d epe nd en t L i vin g Co m m unit y At th e tim e o f appli ca ti o n , a $2, 000 d epos i t ch eck w ill secu re th e li ving acco mmoda ti o n of yo ur c h o ice. Mak e yo u r a p po intmen t n ow to di sc u ss yo u r p la n s, a nd to vis it th e m odel li ving acco mmoda ti o n by ca llin g o r writing to: Raymo n d E. T iern ey Adm inis tra tor or Pa tr icia L. G ib b le Ma rke ti ng Ma n ager Mason ic H omes E li za be thtown, PA 17022 (7 17)367- 11 2 1 T h e m o d e ls w ill a lso b e o p en for in spec ti o n o n Sa tu rday , Dece mb er 3, 1988, between th e h o urs of I 0 :0 0a .m . a n d 4: 0 0p.m. a nd o n S und ay, December 4 th , bet wee n th e h ou r s o f 12:0 0 n oo n a nd 4: 00 p.m. A t th a t ti me r ep r ese nt a ti ves w ill be ava il a ble to answe r yo ur ques t ion s
Cro mwell Lodge
Our Grand Lodge Seal
R ece ntl y, ques tion s h ave bee n rais ed as to th e me a ning a nd sy mbo li sm embodied in th e Seal o f th e G r a nd Lodge of Pennsy lva nia.
Th ese qu es tions h a ve ca u sed some co n ce rn a mon g th e Bre thre n. W e ass ume that th ese question s a bo ut th e Seal s te m fro m th e re ce nt " h a rd-lin e" at titude th at man y re li g ious groups are tak in g toward frat ern a l societies.
The primary mode of a ttac k u sed by th ese g r o ups is to " expose" thefac t that a g i ven fra ternit y utili zes sy mb o ls that ar e not r ead il y re cogn i za b l e b y nonm embers , or that pred a te th e C hri s ti a n era. Freemasonry is one o f th ese fr aternities under attack.
The rad iant fa ce on the Sea l of the Grand Lodge of P e nnsy lva ni a is of Apollo. It was adopted in 1825 and h as bee n in u se ever since . Th e Sea l was ch ose n a t a time w hen th e class ica l s tyle enjo yed w ide u se in art, architec ture, music and literature. Ea rl y nine teenthce ntury Americans, proud of th e ir new nati o n, so u g ht to evo ke th e s pirit of Gra eco -Roman d e mo cracy by e mu la tin g a n cient s tyles Exa mpl es of this ca n b e found in prac ti ca ll y any thin g from that pe ri od includin g clothin g fas hion s, furniture a nd a r chitec ture. No thin g was spa r ed th e cla ss ica l influe n ce, and co lumned te mpl e- like facad es adorned eve r ythin g from priva te h o uses to ba nk s, as we ll as Pro tes ta nt a nd Ca tholi c
A Family Affair in Canton
On Saturday , March 19, 1988, a fath e r
a nd his four son s b eca m e M as ter Maso n s in Ca nton Lodge No. 4 15. T hose R ai sed on thi s occasion were Bro. Homer L. Park er, Sr. , and his fo ur sons : Bros Hom er L. Parker, Jr. ; Sco tt A. P a rker; Cra ig D. P ar ker a nd Timot h y S. Parker. Sh a rin g in th e co nferra l of th e Mas ter
M as ons' degree on th e fi ve fa mil y m embers were Bros Rol an d E. Morga n, P .M., a nd Willi a m E. Harmon , P.M. Bro. F loy d D. Tay l o r is th e Worshipfu l Mas te r o f th e Lodge. Bro. Richard M. Robin so n , D.D .G.M. o f th e 16th
M aso ni c Dis trict, m a d e a n official visita ti o n to th e L o dge for thi s significant eve nt in its his to ry.
A Lod ge o f Master Mason s was open ed at 2: 00 p.m. Three o f th e degrees were 12
c hurc h es, a nd eve n sy nagog u es Because o f thi s th e Grand Lodge, be ing inf) ue n ced b y th e s tyle of the tim es, ch ose a d es ig n with w hi ch th ey wer e famil ia r.
T h e ac tual d epi cti on o f Apo ll o as u sed by th e Gra nd Lod ge, h as c h a n ged over th e yea rs becau se each a rti st w h o h as bee n co mmissio n ed to r end e r th e sea l a t differe nt times, has h a d a different conception o f how thi s face s h o uld look.
Apo ll o is a ma le and is u sed to sig nify th e e m a nat ion o f lig h t fro m dark n ess (th e Maso nic implication h er e is o bv ious), b y v irtue o f th e fa ct th a t a n cie nt Greeks
b eli eved Apo ll o drov e th e s un in hi s
c h ariot across th e sky eac h d ay a nd th at his mother was Le to, li tera ll y meanin g " da rkn ess."
T h e former Seals of th e G ra nd Lodge
o f P e nn sy l vania ac tu a ll y con tained mu c h more sy mb o li sm th a n th e prese nt
Sea l. T h e firs t Sea l (fi g ure I ) was the sa m e as that u sed by the Grand Lodge o f E n g la nd , with th e exce ption that th e wo rd "P hilad. " was s ubs tituted fo r " L o ndon." The seco nd Sea l, adopted in
1790, co nt a in ed even m o re sy mboli sm, a nd it a lso co nt a ined a r eprese nta tion of a fa ce s urrounded by a g lory s urmounting th e left-hand pi ll a r. T hi s particu lar sy mbo l was poss ibl y o n e of the in spiration s for th e prese nt Sea l (figure 2) W hil e th e ultimate or ig in o f Freem aso nry is unknown , m a n y o f the Fraternity' s sy mbol s ca n be trace d to th e remo tes t r eac h es of tim e . Ma n y of Freem as onry's symbo ls are pre-C hri sti a n; but th e fa ct that a symbol is pre-Christ ian does not make it pagan. M a n y anci ent sy mbol s sim ply presaged things in whi ch we now be lieve. Ma n y latter-day relig iou s h o lidays are remn a nts o f a nc ie nt fes tival s.
Ap o llo, as brin ger of li g ht, can sy mbo li ze th a t which govern s the day, th a t w hi c h e nlighten s a nd edu ca tes, and Him w h o gove rn s a s Grea t Archi tect o f th e U niv erse
From the Grand Secretary's Desk, conti111t cd from page II
In th e prepa ra ti on of th is a rti cl e, I acknowledge th e tremendous assis ta n ce Bro. Adam s has g iven m e for a lmos t nine year s. I still find m yself ca lling Dave o n ce in a w hil e fo r a n a n s wer to a probl e m. Of all th e assoc iates w ith w h o m I h ave wo rked over th e yea rs, I h ave n ever regarded a nyone approac hing th e position of being indis p e ns ible as mu c h as I h a ve Dave. With very few possibl e exce ptio n s, I h ave never m et anyone with more know led ge a bo ut Penn sy lvania Freem aso nry than Bro. Dave Adams. Whe n he d1 ose to re tire I fe l t as th oug h I had lost m y ri ght ar m, a nd P ennsy lvan ia h a d lo st one of its most qualified leaders
YOU and SOLOMON II
Masons Helping Masons: The Emergency Help Network
The Gra n d Lodge of P e nn sy l va ni a h as prepared a program for an Emergency H e lp Network for Pennsy l va ni a Freem aso n s a nd the ir fa milies. T hi s Netwo rk wo uld a llow a ny P enn sy lva ni a Mason to call 1-800 -MASON IC, from anywh er e in Penn sy l van ia w hen he has an em erge n cy that cannot be reso lved throug h norm a l, loca l c ha nn e ls T he E mergency H elp Ne twork wo uld provide for a P e nn sy lva ni a Free m ason come to th e a id o f th e Brother in n eed w ithin thirty minutes, identify th e exac t ne ed requi red a nd then obtain ass ista n ce for the Freem aso n Thi s Network wi ll become part o f yo ur
co nfe rred durin g th e af tern oon. Foll owin g a de lic iou s dinn er, th e rem a inin g tw o deg rees were co nferred. Bro. H o m er L. P arker , Sr., n ow re tired, a nd his so n s are busin ess pa rtn ers in th e P a rk er Mac hin e a nd Fabrica ti o n Co mp a n y, Inc. , located in Ca nton , P e nn sylva ni a.
Firs t Row ( ef to ri g ht ): Bros Rid1ard M. Robinson, D D.G.M.; Homer L. Parker Jr.; Homer L. Parker, Sr.; Scott A. Parker and Floyd D. Tay or, Worshipfu l Master of Ca nt on Lodge No. 4 15 Second R ow (l eft t o rig ht ): Bros. T imoth y S. Pa rk er a nd C raig D Pa rker.
Proj ect SOLOMON II T hroat M edallion was prese nt ed to Bro. Alvin H e im , Se ni o r Wa r de n o f S h amo kin Lodge No 255 , in his h ome L o d ge o n Sa turday , Jun e 4, 1988.
Pennsylvania Youth Founda tion, continued from page 7
DeMolay Wants Former Members
The Order o f DeMo lay is seekin g its form e r m embers to repl ace los t reco rd s a nd to crea te a co mplete direc tory of a ll its Se ni or Me mbers. If yo u we r e a m e mber of th e Order o f DeMolay, please se nd yo ur n a m e , c urr e nt a ddr ess, t e l e phone numb er, h o m e C h ap ter nam e and location , a nd Initi a tion date if av a il a ble, to th e P e nn sy l va ni a Youth Founda ti o n offices.
Educational Endowment Fund Created
The P ennsy lvania Youth Fo und a ti o n Board o f Direc to rs, und er the leade rs hip of C h a irm a n W . Scot t S t o n e r , R W.D .G.M. , h as crea ted a n Edu ca ti o n a l E ndo wme nt Fund to d eve lop s p ecia l oppo rtuniti es for our young peo ple to r eceive sc hol a rs hi ps for hi g her educa ti o n. The fund will include a ge n era l sc ho lars hip fund , w hi c h wi ll make g ra nts as funds beco m e ava il a ble . Mo re impo rtantl y, it w ill pro vide opportuniti es for individua ls, Lodges a nd o th er gro ups to c r eate spec ia l sc hol a rs hip prog r a m s, des ig n a tin g o r res tric tin g th e ir di s tribu ti o n w ithou t th e hass les in vo lved in a dmini s tra tin g th e ir ow n fund. Fo r more
m em bershi p as a Pennsy l va nia Maso n a t n o additi o n a l fee. The cos t o f outside profe ss io nal ass is tance , if r e quire d , wo uld be the res ponsibilit y of th e F ree-
m aso n in need.
A Typ ica l E m ergenc y could be a d ea th , a fire , a n acc ident, a me ch a ni ca l o r a
m edical e m ergen cy in your h o m e ar ea.
Ass ista n ce wo uld a lso be o btai n a bl e
w hil e u-ave ling in P ennsy l va ni a. Indeed, th ere is h e l p fo r the Widow 's Sqn.
We mu st h ave your s upp ort in order to impl em ent thi s prog ra m . P lease indicate
info rm a tion o n esta b li shin g a sp ec ial
sc hol a r s hip w ithin th e Edu ca ti o n a l
Endo w m e nt Fund , please co ntac t th e Foundati o n o ffi ces.
New Job's Daughter Brochure Produced
T he P ennsy lva ni a Youth Founda tion has produced a new fu ll-co lor broc hure promo tin g th e Internati o na l Order of J o b 's Da ug hte rs in P e nn sy lva ni a. The broc hure, wri tte n for young g irl s by a n a c ti ve m emb er o f th e Order, full y explain s th e J o b' s Da u g ht e rs p rog ra m
Copies o f th e brochure are ava il a b le upon requ es t from th e Founda ti o n offices.
DeMolays Meet with Knights of Pythagoras
For th e fifth con sec utiv e yea r, m embers of th e O rd er o f De Mo lay h e ld a Brothe rh ood Re trea t o n Aug u s t 26-28, 1988 a t the yo ur s uppo rt for thi s proposed progmm by plac ing a c h ec k m a rk (V") in th e appropri a te box:
l ( I. I would be interested in panici- 1 ! I pating in this program. 1 : ( ) 2. I cou ld lend the following talent l I 0 1 s kill : l I I -------------------------: : ( ) •>. \\' l1en tl1e · · 1 l 1 J program IS 1mp e- ' I mented, I be ,,·illing Lo i lend 111) assistance b} being a l 1 link in a T e lepho ne Chain . f
Figure I F igu re 2
Present Sea l
Throat Medallion Presented
Att ending the presentation is the Worshipfu l Mas ter, Bro. Marvin Long (left), Bro. Hcim and Bro. Robert L. Dluge, Jr., D.D.G.M. of the 58th Mas onic Di strict.
A Century of Living
When yo u ask the res ide nts at the Mason ic Homes in E li zabe thto wn to name so mething s p ec ia l a bou t th e co ngre ga te li ving area, often the y come up with th e same answer, " H e tti e." Mrs. H etti e Ma uger is a ve r y s pecial r es ident a t th e Masonic Homes. She is a lad y w h o enjoys ever y thin g ab o ut life, li ving eve r y clay to th e full es t. She loves p eop le a nd is w illing to do anyth in g to h elp others. H ett ie ha s m a intained this refreshing outlook on life as sh e beg in s h er seco nd century of living. On A u g u st 30, 1988 , sh e r each ed th e age of one h u ndred.
Hettie was born on August 30, 1888 . She li ved with h er parents until th ei r death. S he was marri ed to Robert Mauger in 19 31. U pon the d eath of H e tti e's parents, th e Mau ge r s sold t h e h o u se in
At the Sign of.
Fernwood Lodge Presents Inkstand
Read in g and moved into a s m a ll er h ome in th e a re a The y li ve d there until th eir ad miss io n to th e Mason ic Hom es in 19 79.
U p o n arri val at the Homes , the Maugers were we ll ad ju s ted Th ey we r e admitted to t he congrega te li vin g ar ea a nd enj oyed their lifesty le ver y mu ch. Bro. Ma u ge r passed away in 1986 a nd Hettie conti nued to stay act ive He r hobbies includ e draw in g and painting in wa tercolors. Th e r ea l love o f h er life is dancing. With a big famil y ce lebra tion o n A u gust 28th and a bi g Mason ic celebra tion on A ugus t 30th , Hettie now has man y more speci a l memori es to add to h er first o n e hundred years So me of these m emories include plaques, certifi ca tes,
and a perso nal lette r from th e Pres ident of the U nited States
Bro. Joseph Murphy, Director of the Masonic Homes, and Mrs. He ttie Ma uger
Beginning wit h thi s iss u e o f The Pennsylvania Freemas on, th e e mbl ems a n d sy mb o ls of t he vari ous ind i vid ua ls, departments, fo undati o n s a nd orga nizat ions that reg ul ar l y co nu·i bute articl es to thi s magazine wi ll be found at th e beginnin g o f eac h articl e. T his is being done so th at be tter ide ntifi cation o f each art icl e ma y be ma d e A s hort ex pl ana ti o n of eac h embl em is g i ve n her e:
The sea l of th e R. W. Gra nd Mas ter conta in s a bright s un w ithin a tr ia n g le It is sy mb o lic of the fac t th a t a ll L ig ht a l ways e m a n ates from th e East in Freem aso nr y, and that this Lig ht is t riu n e in i ts perfection.
Three Pennsylvania Masons, and Ten Thousand Hours of Service
m o rnin g. He proceeds to m a ke rounds at l oca l doughnut s h o p s, ga th e rin g "s in kers" a nd tak es th em to the h os pital. Here h e a nd th e C hapl a in s provide coffee and dou g hnuts for th e patients fo llo win g the Sunday r elig io u s services
A Timely Item, continue d from page I
Septem ber 20 , A.D. 1988 Septemb er 20, A.L. 5988
To the Free ma so n s of 2088 : G reeti n gs
Into th e year 1988, th e Gra nd
Lod ge of P enn sylva ni a ha s continu ed the SOLOMON II Program . Hopefull y in th e yea r 2088, we w ill h ave a n abundance of Freemasons.
mler, Joseph Susalla and Les lie E. Ca rl ys le, Sr.
Three Mason s were r ecen tl y ho n o r ed b y Reedes Hurt, th e ad mini stra tor of th e Highland Dri ve Veterans Adm ini strati o n Hosp ita l. The three Maso n s, Bro s H a rry G. Simler, J osep h S u sa ll a and Les li e E. Carlys le, S r. , were award ed c ita ti o n s in th e form of cer tifi ca tes for th eir te n thou sa nd h o urs o f t ime in servi n g th e h ospi ta li zed ve tera n s . Bro. Susa lla is empl oyed as a m ec h a ni c for th e Port Au th o rit y, a nd ye t, o n S unday s, hi s clay begin s a t 5:3 0 in th e
Bro . S i m ler is a lso s till r egu la rl y e mpl oyed Durin g th e week h e h as the ve r y respo n s ibl e j o b o f ass uring th a t sc h ool children are assig n ed to th eir correct buses. Ye t Bro. " Bud " finds tim e be t wee n hi s mornin g an d af terno on ass ig nm ents at th e sc h ool to go to th e hos pita l w h ere h e serves as an "escort " This entail s ta kin g w hee lch a ir-bound p a tients to the ir various m edical and th erap y appoin tm e nts
A lth oug h Bro. Ca rl ys le ha s been retired as a Pos tma s ter, he u ses his lifelong expe rt ise to h el p opera te a branch p os t offi ce at th e h osp ita l w hi ch prov id es almost eve r y po s tal service that ca n b e fo und at a n y m a j o r post o ffi ce.
The ho spital ad minis trator , Reed es Hurt, i s a lso a Maso n a nd a S hrin er. H e is a m ember in Kentucky , w h ere h e was ass i g n ed pr io r to hi s tr a n s fe rra l to Pitts burg h.
T h e Maso ni c Fraternity is very act i ve in th e Scra nto n area, and it is our h ope to pla y a n active ro le in ou r com munit y in th e yea r of 2088 a nd beyond.
The prese nt Gra nd Mas ter of Mason s in Pe nn sy l va ni a, is Brother Arthur J. Kurtz, of Harrisburg, P ennsy l va ni a.
Enclosed are items of Masonic interes t:
"Fr eemaso nry a Way o f L ife " "Fri end to Friend " "As Maso n s \IVe Care"
A L odge No ti ce, Hyde P a rk Lodge No 399
T he By-Law s o f H yde Park Lodge No 399
Fraternally,
Ri c hard A Hoffman , P.M Hyde Park Lod ge No . 399
Dis trict Directo r Proj ec t SOLOMON II
13 t h Maso ni c Dis t ri c t
T h e emb lem of the R. W Gra nd Secretary includes th e crossed quill s, or pens, a nd a n open led ger. It is sym bo lic o f th e G ra n d Secretary's job o f acc u ratel y reco rd in g a ll o f th e proceed ings a nd communication s of t he Grand Lodge in minute detail, a nd of co mmunica tin g w i th th e s ubo rdinate Lodges
The Inkstand presented b y Fernwood Lodge No 543
O n T hursday, Septem ber 8, 19 88, Fernwood Lo d ge No 5 43 presented th e G rand Lodge Museu m w ith a r eproduction o f th e Bro Philip Sy n g Inkstand to commemor a te th e Bice nte nni a l of the U.S. Co n stituti on last year. Th e inks tan d is a hi g hl y po lis h ed pewter reproduc tion which faithfu ll y co pies the s il ver inksta nd a t Ind e p e ndence Ha ll , Philadelph ia. In 17 52 the Pennsy l va nia Assemb l y co mmiss io ned Bro Syng to create a n ink s tand a nd tray. Th is gracefu l Geo rgia n piece was u sed for both th e s igning of th e Declaration of Indep e nd ence as we ll as th e Cons titutto n. Bro. Syng j o ined S t. Jo h n 's L o d ge, Phil a-
T h e P ennsylvania Yo uth Foundation 's emble m cons is ts o f a sunb urs t w hi ch is rem inisce nt o f th e Sea l o f th e Gra nd Lodge ll was adopted in 1981.
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delphia , in 1734, and h e served as G rand Mas ter of th e Prov in cia l G rand Lodge in 174 1.
The inkstan d adm irabl y completes th e M u se um 's co llec tion recei ved this year from th e Bro. John Wanamaker Museum of reprodu c ti o n pieces from Ind ep e nden ce Nat io n a l Historica l Park. This includes th e S ig ner's Desk, used as a C ler k 's d esk in th e 1790 Congress Hall, w h ere Congr ess und er th e new Co ns titution me t in P hilade lphi a before reloca ting to Washington, D.C. in 1800, and t he R isin g S un Chair, so n a m ed by Bro. Benjamin Franklin, a nd w hic h was m a d e by Bro . John Fo l we ll for th e O ld S tate Ho use (n ow ca lled Independence Ha ll ) in 1779, and u sed b y Bro. Geo rge Washington.
Cornerstone is Laid in Waynesburg
O n Augus t 6, 19 88, Bro. A rthu r J.
Kurtz, R. W. G r a nd Mas ter , w ith the ass is tance of a ll of t h e e lec ted G rand
Lodge o ffi cers , lai d t h e Cornersto n e of th e new Maso ni cTempl eof W ay nes burg
L o dge No . 153, in Waynesburg, Pe nn sy lva ni a. A lunch eo n was se r ved for th e
Bre th ren and th eir w ives b y th e Ladi es of th e Eas tern S tar a nd Ra inbow C ha p ter s pr ior to t he m e n calling o n to La bor.
G round h a d bee n broke n for th e n ew
Temp le in a cere m ony by th e n G r a nd
Mas ter , Bro Ca rl W Stenberg, Jr. in Au gus t o£ 1987. This n ew Te mpl e w ill be th e firs t b u ild in g to be u sed, so lel y for Maso ni c p urp oses, b y Way n es burg
Lodge. Way n es burg L odge h as th e
hon o r and di s tin c ti o n o f be in g able to call itse lf " the third o ldes t Lodge wes t of
th e A ll eg he ni es." T he Lod ge was Co n -
s ti tuted on Jul y 17, 18 17, a n d i t prese ntl y
h a s a m emb ers hip of 48 1.
Bros. Harry G Si
P rese nting the Inkstand are from left to right, Harry Hea therby , Ralph Rogers and Virgi D. Pe nn W.M., all of Fe rnwood Lodge No. 543. Recei ving are John H. Platt, L ibrarian and Cu rator a nd Steven Pa tric k , Assistant C urator.
