In orde r for the publi c to be m ade more aware of Free m asonry, its charities, its hi stor y and to di sp el th e ne ga ti ve co n ce pt a nd ig nora n ce of the Craft, th e Grand Lodge o f P ennsy l va nia has produced a s lid e and video progra m T h e prog ram is in tended to be u sed in n o nMaso ni c gro up s s uch as chu rch gro up s, fir emen 's serv ice clubs, wo men 's clubs, and s oon w ill be ava il able t o th e Pennsylvania Lodges. The program is a bout ten minutes in len g th and is ava ilable on video cassette, 35 mm on e proj ec tor carou sel a nd 35 mm t wo proj ec tor ca rou se ls. Also, a la rge portable di spla y (see photo ) is ava il a ble for us e in mall s, fairs a nd o th er p ubli c p laces ent.itled " Who Are The Free maso n s?," toge th er w ith phot og r a ph s and titl es d ep i ct in g P enn sy l va ni a Ma so ni c chariti es The portab le di sp lay unit is ea s il y p acke d int o seve r a l co nt a in e r s t h a t m ay b e shipped throughout the sta te Arrangements for t h e u se and sho wing of b o th the s lide progra m and th e p ortable disp lay ma y b e mad e b y contacti ng th e Office o f the Gra nd Mas ter.
continued from page 4
Brother Saves Life of Mason
Sco ttd a le , P e nn s yl va ni a e l ect ro c uted him se lf w hil e u s ing a powe r drill o n his da u g hter's pa ti o. Bro. Maholt z cr ied out a nd fe ll uncon scious . Br o Po ll ock ran ove r a nd a ttempted to di s lo d ge th e power to o l fro m Bro. Ma h o lt z's fi s t w ith a boa rd. The dri ll wo uld n o t mo ve, so h e ra n into th e a pa rt men t to un p l ug it.
Af te r ca llin g 9 11 , Bro Poll oc k return ed to Bro. Ma h o lt z w ho was bl ue, h a d n o pul se a nd had s topp ed brea th ing. He ad mini stered CPR and s ucceed ed in restoring Bro Ma holtz's pul se a nd brea thin g. E m e rge ncy h e lp arr ive d and Look
Bro M a holtz to th e h osp ita l w h er e h e reco vered full y.
Bro. Pollock s ta tes th a t he s u ong l y fee ls th a t empl oyers sh o uld tea ch CPR to th eir emplo yees. Fu rth er , he fee ls th a t CPR ca n be u sed in t he workp lace as we ll as a t hom e LO sav e th e life of a co-worker , fa mil y m ember o r fri end. In t his ins ta n ce, th e life o f a Broth er o f th e M ys ti c T ie h as bee n saved.
Egyptian Hall In Philadelphia Marks Centennial Of Its Completion
On January 2, 1889, non-Maso ni c ceremonies were held to commemorate the com pl e ti on of th e interior deco ration of Eg yptian H a ll of th e Mason i c Te mpl e in P hil ade l phia , Pennsylvania. From th e dedi ca tion o f th e Templ e in 1873 , th e building remained undecora ted until 1887 when th e An Association was c harged with th e embe lli shm ent of th e various h a lls w ith paintings and s ta tu ary.
Eg yptian Hall was th e firs t ro o m des ig n a ted for d ecorat io n . The fund s fo r thi s project were first sought from th e m e mber s of the Associa tion, as we ll as o th er interested parties . H owever, th e e nt i re cos t of th e decora ti ve work in Egypti an Ha ll was $42 00 , and was und erwritte n b y Bro Willi a m]. Kell y, Grand Master from 1897 unt il l 898, a n d m ember o f Washin gton Lodge N o . 59 . Bro. Kell y m ean t for thi s work to stand as a m e moria l to
@ The Grand Master Speaks
21, 24, 39, 48 , 56, 59 and 60, have a l ready or w ill be presented and comm iss ioned
T h e retiring Dis t r ic t Deputies upon be ing crea ted a Past Dis t rict D ep ut y, for t h e fi rst ti me in Gra nd Lodge hi sto r y, w ill be recognized and awa rd ed a Pas t Distr ict Deputy Grand Mas ter's J ewe ! of gold Each Deputy e lig ibl e for this j ewel, mu st have served a t l east fiv e years in that capacity
Bro. Ar thur J. Kurtz, R. W. G r a nd Master
Brethren The n ew year of N in eteen Hundred Eigh ty-nine is up on us and as our Fratern i ty begins its o ffi c ia ll y recogni zed 272nd year of ex istence (a sta teme m th a t cou ld be co nt roversia l ), many events of co n sidera bl e in te r es t a r e be in g planned an d sc h edul ed fo r your Grand Lodge o f Pennsy l vania Twe l ve n ew Dis tri c t Depu t y G ra nd Mas ters for t h e D is tri cts o f C, H, 2, 12, 13,
O ur In depende nt Living Commu nit y pl a nn ed for construc t ion on t he campus o f o u r Masonic Homes, is com in g a long extreme l y wel l. At this wri tin gJanuary l st - and just t wo months si nce our model s a t t h e Mason ic Homes were opened for in sp ec tion , fo rty- nin e units h ave bee n reserved wit h a $2, 000 do wn payment. Actua l ground breaki ng h as been sc h eduled f or early spri n g Brochures on all mod e ls, pri ces and particu l a r s are ava il able from Bro. Raymond E. T i erney, Ad mini strator, c/ o Maso ni c H o m es, Elizab e tht own, Pen nsy l va ni a 17022. Our Grand Lodge official vis i tation to the Grand Lodge of Ire la n d is sc h ed ul ed
Grand Lodge Officers Elected for 1989
fo r t h e d ates o f May 24 thru Jun e 3, 1989
Th is ex u·aordinary and first-time meetin g of these two G r an d Lodges in Du blin , Ireland w ill b e preceded by an o u ts ta ndin g nine day tour of So u t h ern Ire land . A lready 120 Bre th re n a nd th e i r ladies h ave s igned up fo r th e tou r. A few l as t mi nu te vacancies a re sti ll ava ilab l e.
Our Irish Bret hren, I've been a d vised, a r e r:i l a nni ng a most unu s ual and interesting co n voca ti on.
And finall y, m y Bret hren, I' ve bee n to ld th at your res ponse to the recenL 1988 char it y appeal for t he Maso ni c Hom es, You th Foundation, Dr u g & Alcohol Abuse Program an d other Gra n d Lodge Cha riti es, has exceeded severa l past yea rs. T h a n k yo u , Bre thren, and ma y God bless you a nd yours in t he n ew yea r.
Sincerely ant! fraternally , Grand Master
Grand Master Authorizes A Past District Deputy Grand Master JeweI
Grand Master's Itinerary
February, March, April 1989
FEBRUARY 1989
3 Presentation of new Disu ic t Deputy Gra nd Master for the 60th Maso ni c District, Mo unt Olivet Lodge No. 704, Le bano n
4 6 L odge No. 3, 225 th A nni versary, Ph il ade l phia Presenta ti o n of new District Depu t y G rand Ma ste r for th e 48t h Mason ic Di s u ic l, Co rimhian Lodge No 573, Mi ll va le
8 Prese nta ti on of n ew Di strict Depu t y Gra nd Maste r s for the 12th, 13 th and 59th Mason ic Distri c ts, Scottish Rite Ca th edr a l, Scr a nt o n
Lod ge No. 226, L e ba non I6
18- 2 I Co nfere n ce o f G ra nd Mas te rs of Masons in No nh A m eri ca, Arlin g to n , Virginia
25 Lod ge No. 287, Pitts burg h
MARCH 1989
Q u a rterly Co mmuni ca tion o( G rand Lod ge, Co rinthian Hall , Ma so ni c
T empl e, Philade lphi a
2 T a ll Cedars of L eb a non, Coa tesv ill e
4 Lodge No. 677, 75th Anniversary, Lan sford
11 Lodge No. 345, ! 25 th An ni versary , So-a nton
14 Lodge No. 7 06 , Yo r k
15 T a ll Cedar s of Leba non , Sunbury
18 Rainbow Ho nor D ay for th e Gra nd Mas ter , A.A.S.R ., Phi lade lp hia
24 Co mmittee on Maso ni c Homes, El iza be th tow n
APRIL
1989
4-5 H ealth Fair, Penn S ta te Campu s, H a rri sb urg
8 Job 's D a u g h ters Pa gea nt a nd S hrin e C irc u s, H a rri sburg
15 Masonic Co n g ress Co m mittee , Masonic H omes, E li za bethtow n
17 Lod ge No. 216 , Pottsvill e
20 Lod ge No. 464 , H a rrisburg
22 Lodge No. 578, tOOth Ann ive r sary, Pros pect Park
23-25 Annual G rand Assemb l y o f th e Gra nd Coun c il o f Ro ya l a nd Se lect Mast er s, L a n cas ter , Pennsy l vania
28 Co mmittee o n Maso ni c Hom es, E li za be thtow n
29 L odge No. 346, ! 25 t h Anni versary, Con nell sville
Masonic Education Month
Gra n d Master procla im s Marc h 1989
A ll Di s u·i ct Deputy G r an d Mas ter s w h o ha ve served fi ve or more years wi ll be entitl ed to the P.D.D.G.M. Jew el upon re tirin g
Masonic Ed uca ti o n Mon th. A spec ia l program developed b y the Pub li c Relat i ons Co mmittee and e ntitled "Free m asonry- Searc hin g for Answe r s" is to be u se d for th e Marc h S ta ted Mee ting
OPENINGS AVAILABLE FOR IRELAND TRIP
Mas ter Maso n s interes ted in accompa n y in g th e G r a nd Mas ter o n a len clay trip to Ire la nd , includin g a v is it to th e G rand Lodge o f Ire l a nd , from May 24 to Jun e 3, 1989 m ay ge l d e ta il s b y co nta c tin g the Gra nd Mas t er's Of fi ce, 2 15/ 988 - 19 20.
Each year, on th e founh Su nda y in Octobe r , Maso ni c Dis tri c t " D" honors a fe w Brothers from the Di st r i ct for th e ir Mason i c chari t y and se rvi ce to Maso ni c c h a rities This p ast O ctob er th ey were r ecog niz ed b y th e C hap e l o f Four C h a plain s w ith th e Legion o f Honor award. It was on Sunday, October 23 , 19 88, th a t Bro. Art hur]. Kurtz , R. W. Gra nd Master , re ce i ved th e Bron ze Med a llion , th e hi g h es t awa rd th e C h a p e l o f Fo ur C h a p l a in s pr esen t s . O th er recipients of th e awa rd h ave b ee n Ge n e ral Carl Vuono, C hief o f S ta ff o f th e U.S. Ar m y; U.S. Senator C laude P e pper a nd form er Pres id e nt o f th e U nit ed S ta tes, R o nald R eaga n. ·' T h e C h apel o f Four C hapl a in s was fo und ed as a m e mori a l to four chaplain s w h o were aboard th e troopsh ip , Dorchester, when th e s hi p sa nk in th e icy wa te r s off th e coas t o f G ree n l a n d in 1943.
A Ca th ol ic priest, John P W as hin g ton ; a J ew ish rabbi , A l exa nd er D Goo d e a nd t wo Protestant mini s ters , Geo rge L. Fo x and C lark V. Po ling, gave th e i r life jacke ts to fo ur you n g p eop le T h e fo u r c haplain s, w ith a rm s link ed toge th er , sto od in a c ircl e and pra ye d as th e shi p sa nk.
T h e c h ape l is d edi ca ted to no o n e r eli g io n , b ut encourages a nd recog ni zes t h e sp irit of vo lunteer se r v i ce w ith a v ital fa ith a nd co mmitment to Go d and m ank ind as was exe mplifi ed b y th e Four C h ap la in s
A t fo ur o'clock eac h S und ay, th e re is a m em o ri a l se r v ice du ri ng w hi ch the s tory is reto ld, and th e a ltar ro tat ed u nt i l a ll thr ee a lt a r s, Cat h o li c, Jew is h a nd P r otes ta nt, a re v i ewed.
2 Left o right: Bro. Thomas W Ja ckson, R. W Gra nd Secret a r y; Br o. Georg e H. Ho henshildt , R. W. Junior Grand Warden; Bro. Ar thu r J. K urtz, R. W G rand Mas te r; Bro. W. Scott Sto n er, R. W. Deput y Grand Master; Bro. Edward H. Fow er, Jr., R. W. Senior Grand Warden; Bro. Ar thur R. Dia m ond, R. W. Gra nd Treasu rer
Bros. John Hun , D.D.G.M., Arthur J. Kurtz, R. W Grand Master and Re v James E Pierce
Items From Our Library and Museum:
· Bro. john Wanamaker's JT Patent
Th e Grand Lodge Archives has acquired still m o re a rtifacts a nd books that once be lon ged to Bro. Wanamaker, as his fa mou s s tore con tinu es comp ressing its operations into the lower five fl oors of th e building in Center City Philadelphia. In a ddition to mor e books for th e Library and three immen se wooden bookcases, Bro. Wan a maker 's Thirt y-seco nd Degree Patent s urfaced and th e Store gracious ly offe red it to the Grand Lodge Archives.
The elaborate l y engra ve d ce rtifi ca te records that Bro. Wanamaker was e nrolled in the Philadelphia Consistory of the Grand Army of Princes of th e Ro yal Secret, the Thirty- seco nd Degree of the
Anc i e nt Accepted Scottis h Rite, Northern Masonic Juri s di c tion on Janu ar y 17, 19 13. Later t hat yea r in September Wanamaker, w ho was made a M aso n-at-Sight in 1898, was crowned a n In s p ec tor General of the Supreme Council , Thirty- third Deg ree.
The certificate is attractive ly framed in a g ilt cove- molded fram e with the convex s paces painted in a n antique blue. It makes a striking s urrounding for the dignified bl ack, grey and w hite o f the copper-plate engrave d docume nt. It is now on display with the Wanamaker books a t the Masonic Templ e in Philadelphia.
A New York Brother Saves Life of a Pennsylvania Mason
1988 marked th e 205 th ann i versar y of th e first printing of the Ahirnan R ezon for a n Am erican Masonic Jurisd iction . It was in that year th a t the Provincia l G r a nd L odge o f P enn sy l va ni a, un der th e Pro vin cial Grand Master , Bro. Wil li am Adcock, ordered a ve r sion o f th e A hirnan R ezon better s uit ed for us e in the United S ta tes to be publi s hed It was to be base d partially on Th e Constitutions of the Fre emasons, th e very first Masonic book printed in Amer ica, published by Bro. Be nj a min Franklin in 1734, the same yea r he was n amed Provin cia l Gra n d
Mas t e r. T h e we ll -respected and Masonica ll y know l edgeab l e Bro. R eve r end Wi lli am Smith , D.D. (17271803), Provost of th e Universi t y o f Penn sy lva nia , was chosen to edit the wo rk. H e was Grand Sec retary in 1783, the yea r that this new A himan R ezon was co mpl eted a nd printed by the Phi lade lph ia firm o f H a ll and Se ll er s. P erh aps in return for th e editori a l wo rk , Bro S mith was permitted to a ppen d th e sermo n he h ad g ive n o n St. J o hn the Eva n ge li s t's Da y 1778
Twelve New District Deputy Grand Masters
Bro. Arthur J. Kurtz, R. W. Grand Mas ter, has appointed twelve new District
MASONIC DISTRICT C
Richard Dennis Miller
Richmond Lodge No. 230 133 T emtce Avenue
Upper Darby, PA 19082
For Lod ges Nos. 67, 91, 135,230,27 1, 27 •1, .<;43 and 728
MASONIC DISTRICT H
Wa lte r E. Me hl , Jr.
Hiram Gothic Lo dge No. 8 1
5720 Ri s ing S un Ave nue
Philadelp hia P A 19120
For Lodges Nos. 81, 13 1,296, 38•1, 385,624 and 690
2ND MASONIC DISTRICT
Delvin L. Ze iders
Robert Burns L odge No. 464 3 121 C h es mut Stree t Cam p Hill , P A 17011
For Lodges Nos. 21 364,464,486.629,68 1,698,756.775,781 a n d 798
12TH MASONIC DISTRICT
Richard H. Di sque II
George M. Dalla s Lodge No. 53 1
23 Windsor Dri ve
Da ll as, PA 18612
For Lodges Nos. 61,332,395 •1'12, 474,53 1, 5•11 , 655,721 and 763
13TH MASONIC DISTRICT
Benjamin H Lee
King Solomon Lodge No. 584
10 18 Wh eeler Avenue
Scranton, PA 185 10
For Lod ges Nos. 29 1,323,339 3<1.<;, 523, o;84 , 588 and 597
H o m e (7 17 ) 342-6127
Office (717) 961 -3801
2 1ST MASONI C DI STR ICT
Clifford E. R eed, S r
O sceola Lodge No. 5 15
R. D . #1, Box 348-A
Wood la nd , PA 16881
For Lodges Nos 268,3 14,39 1,480,5 15, 537 and 700
Bro. M ic ha el E. Pollock of PhoeniciaWaverly Lod ge No. 527, D e t roit, Michigan r ecei ved th e American R ed Cross Ce rtifi ca te o f Meri t las t Nove mb er. This awa rd , th e hi g h es t awarded by the Amer ica n R ed C ross, is g i ve n to a n indi vi dual who u ses a R ed Cross-lea rn ed sk ill to save so m eo ne 's life. In this case, th e s kill e mplo yed was ca rdi opu lm onary res uscitation (C PR ).
In August 1987, Bro. Pollock was a t hi s h o m e in Brighton , New York whe n hi s n eig hbor 's fa ther , Br o J osep h Maho ltz, 68, of Ma rion L odge No. 562 in
con t inu ed on pa ge 16
y Grand Masters as follows:
24TH MASONIC DISTRICT
]. Roben Ta y o r
Lake E ri e Lod ge No. 347 8270 West Lake Road Fair v ew, PA 16415
For Lodges Nos 347, 362, 366, 392, 399, 4 16, 425,455,695 a n d 708
39TH MASONIC DISTRIC T Frederick T. H em phill Williamson Lodge No. 431 P.O. Box 47 Clarksburg, PA 17525
For Lodges Nos. 3 13, 355, 43 1, 437, 534, 617 and 753
48TH MASONIC DIST RICT
J o hn G. Ho lm es
Corint hi a n Lod ge No 573 116 Mi ld red Lane Gl ensh aw, PA 15116
For Lodges Nos. 231, 390, 148. 573, 576. 676.
56TH
59TH
468. 199 504, 579 a nd 664
60TH MASONIC DISTRICT Wi llia m S Arnold, Sr. • Mount Oli vet Lodge No. 701 507 Weaveno wn Road Myerstown, PA 17067 For Lodges Nos. 226, 307,409,570,666.682, 704 a n d 802
Twelve Created Past District Deputy Grand Masters
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The following were created Pa s t Dis tri ct Deputy Grand Masters after serving fi ve or more years:
Bro. Fra nk W. Podreb arac, Mason ic Di s trict "C," a member of Keystone Lo dge No . 27 1, Phil ade lphia;
Bro. William E. Riley, M as onic District "H," a member o f O live t-Orienta l Lodge No. 385, Philadelphia;
Bro. Rob ert H. Maso n , 2nd Maso nic Di s tri c t, a m emb er of Perseverance Lodge No. 21, Harrisburg;
Bro. Milan Mihoch, 12th Masonic Di stri ct, a member of Pl ym ou th Lodge No. 332, Pl ymouth;
Bro. Pau l A. Lucas, Jr. , 13th Maso ni c Di stri ct, a m e mber of Orie ntal Star Lodge No. 588, P ec kville ;
Bro. Ralph F. Spearl y, 21st Masonic Di strict, Sta te Co llege Lodge No. 700, State Coll ege;
Bro. Robert K. Parrish , 24th Maso nic Dis tri c t, a m emb er of Commonwealth Lodge No. 695, Erie;
Bro. William C. Mumaw, 39th Masonic Di s tric t, a member of Apo llo Lodge No. 437 , Apollo;
Bro. Robert 0. Fin ley, 48th Masonic Dist rict, a member of Co rinthian Lodge No. 573, Mi ll va le;
Bro. Paul 0. Walker , 56th Masonic Di strict, a member o f North Star Lodge No. 241, Warren;
Bro. C linto n E. Shrive, 59th Maso ni c District, a m ember o f Moosic Lodge No . 664, Moosic
Bro. Marvin G. Speich e r , 60th Masoni c Di s tric t, a member of William so n Lodge No. 307, Wome lsdorf.
Bro. Wanamaker's Scottish Rite Patent
Bros. Pollock and Ma h o ltz
eNotes and Queries
Bro. John H. Platt, Jr., Librarian an d Cura tor
It has been brought to our atten tion that some years ago a metal coin bank, designed in the form of the Masoni c Temple Philadelphia, was produced and sold. The Library and Museum staff have searched through the collections, but have not been able to locate one of these banks in our holdings If anyone has one of these in h is possession or knows the location of one, please con ta ct the L i brar ian and Curator with your information.
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A Brother has raised a q uestion concerning the fact that th e R. W. Gran d Lodge o f Pennsylvania does no t recognize th e "M. W. P rince Hall Grand L odge of Pen nsy lvani a," but does mention that th ere are references to this Grand L odge in rela t ionship to the Masonic Homes in E liza bethto wn.
It s h o uld be m ade quit e cl ea r th a t th e reaso n th a t th e G r an d Lodge o f
Pen n sy l van ia does not "Off ic ia ll y" r ecogn i ze th e " Prin ce Hall Gra nd Lodge," h as a bso lute ly nothin g to do w ith the fact th a t thi s is a " Bl ack Grand Lodge." The s i mple an d clear fact is th a t no Gra nd L o dge w ill recog nize more th a n o ne Grand Lodge w ithin one geogra phi ca l a rea. An examp Je i n poin t is; th e G r and Lod ge of Pennsylva ni a r ecog ni zes the "Sta te" Gra n d Lod ges in Br az il , but does n o t re cognize th e "U nited Grand Lodge o f Braz il " beca u se this Gran d Lodge h as "B lue Lodges w ithin th e a r eas as the separ a te "S tate" Gra nd Lodges. Th er efo re, s ince we h ol d Juri sd iction ove r th e Co mmon wea lth of Penn syv l a ni a, we canno t recog ni ze a n ot h er "G rand Lodge" w hi c h ope ra tes w ithin th e sa m e area . As to th e mention o f th e "M. W. Pr ince H a ll G rand Lodge" in r ela tion to the Masonic Homes a t Elizabethtown; t h e Gra nd Lod ge of P en n sy l va nia h as for some yea r s includ ed m emb ers o f " Prince Hall Gra nd L odge" as res ide nts a nd app li cants to th e H omes und er t h e same requireme nts as our J,Tie mb ers.
A Br other who is a member of a Blue L odge in this j urisdiction has raised the following question : "As a member of a Pennsylvan ia L odge, can I become an affdiate memb e r in a Lodge in Co lorad o?"
Th e fo ll ow ing two cita ti o n s, th e fi rs t tak en from Th e Ahiman R ezon a nd th e seco nd from the D ig est of Decisions,
m ake clear t h e positi o n o f T he G r a nd Lodge o f Pe nnsy lvan ia: " 19.0 9. No m e mb er of a Lodge in this Jurisd ict io n s h all be per mitted to be, a t th e sa m e t im e, a m e mbe r of a noth er Lodge, either in thi s, or in any ot he r Jurisd ic ti on; but me mb ers o f S ubord ina te Lodges in this Juri sdiction , m ay accept H o nor a r y Me mb er ship from a n y Grand Lodge w ith wh ich this Gran d Lodge is in Frate rn a l corres pondence "67. 1. It is not p ermi ss ibl e fo r a Broth er to be a m em ber of t wo Lodges at th e sa m e tim e, e i t h er in this Jurisdi cti o n , or in t his a nd ano th er Ju r isdiction. Dual m e mbers hip was proh ibi ted as long ago as th e yea r 1804. Gra nd Lodge, 1895."
One of our Brothers from Pennsylvania has raised the following question: "While I am aware that members of the Craft were very much a part of the ceremonies at the laying of th e Cornerstone of the Capitol Bu i ld ing in Washing to n, D.C. , were th ere any members involved in the Cornerston e la ying of Th e Wh ite Ho use?"
Ind eed, Freemasons were an impo rt a nt part o f th e lay in g of th e Cornerstone of The White Ho u se. In a pa mphle t e ntitl ed; Th e L aying of the Corner Stone of The Wh ite House, A R e port
Prepared for th e L odge by R Baker, Pa st M aster, we find th e fo llowi n g noted on page two and was o ri g ina ll y publis hed in th e C ity Gaze tte, o f C h a rl es ton , So uth Caro lina: continued on page II
Masonic Education Seminar Held at Patton Campus
T h e Third A nnual District Ed u cation Sem in ar was h eld th e las t wee k end in October 1988, a t th e Masonic Co nference Center a t Eliza bethtow n , P e nnsy l va ni a . Bro. Arthur J. Kurtz , R. W. Gra nd Mas ter, welcomed th e more th a n seventy co nf erees; af ter w hi c h the Bret h re n wa tc h ed a n ew vid eo tape u se d in Eng land to ill ustrate th e goo d t hat Freem aso n ry d oes t here . A r a th er hum oro us si d e lig ht occurred w h en it was fo un d t hat man y Bre thren n eed ed soa p. O n e o f th e Brothers we nt to th e grocer y s tore a nd b ought thirty bars: Two n ig hts
before "m isch ief ni gh t." The loo k s th a t thi s drew from th e woma n at the checko ut co unter will not soon be forgotten. Sa turd ays' eve nts in cl uded a we llr ece i ve d presen ta ti on b y Bro. Ear l H ase n a u er , D.D. G M . on t ea mbuildin g and gro up d eci sion makin g, a nd Bro. Ro bert Ba tto , P.D.D.G.M. prese nted a n ew trave ling ex hibit. More inform a tion on this disp lay ca n be fo und e lsew he re in this iss u e Inten si ve area ed u ca ti o n me etin gs th e n follo wed.
con tinued o n p age 7
Masonic Education Seminar
co 11ti11ued from fJage 6
D u ring t h e eve nin g sess ion , th e var io u s comments a nd criti c is m t h a t were di scussed at th e af ternoon sess io n were rev iewed. The n ew ly proposed Ma so ni c E du catio n Manua l was th e n p rese nted to th e Brethren in its for m T h e n ext m orning, Bro. Jo hn H. P latt, Librarian a nd C urator delive red a s p eec h on Maso ni c libr a ri es a nd m u se um s Bro. Geor ge 1-1. Ho h e n s hild t, R.W.]r.G.W. and Cha ir man o f th e Co mmittee o n Maso ni c Ed u ca tion th en s umm ar ized th e weeken d sessio n s . A so le mn wo r ship ser vice concl uded th e wee ke nd 's activ ities. Bro. George H. Ho hen shildt, R. W. Jr. G. W.
cation conf ers
Freemasonry and Organized Religions
Today, critics of Free m asonry jus tify th eir opposition b y say ing that Freem aso n ry is ju st a re ligio u s organ iza tion , w hi ch brin gs abo ut much mis und ersta ndin g con cernin g our fraternity. It is t rue that Freemasonr y h as b ee n teachin g for centuries a co mpreh en s i ve pla n a nd p at tern for hum a n life based upon th e fundamen ta l b elie f of th e Fath erhood o f G od, th e Brotherhood of Ma n , the sup reme worth o f th e individu a l ove r th e m a terial thin gs of crea tion, a n d th e capa bility o f man to reac h a hi g h er leve l of perfec ti o n through educa tion a nd t rai nin g in d u s tri o u s l y applied in h onorable la bor.
Free maso n ry teach es th a t man owes his fi rst duty to his Creator. In fac t, Freem asonry is m ade up o f m e n keen ly aware of t h e ir indi vidua l a nd co ll ec ti ve r es pon sibili ty to God Therefore, no a th e is t ca n be a Maso n . Howeve r , Free m aso nry is n o t a r elig ion, it is a phil osop h y.
make man th e mas ter o f his ow n des tin y, to s how him th a t there a lso is a n i mmortalit y o n earth brought by h is actions ; th a t he can, throu gh his own e fforts, end ea r him se lf to hi s fe ll owme n a nd se t a b lueprint o f mora l rec titude fo r th ose w h o fo ll ow him. Freemasom1' teac h es man to insc ribe hi s name in th e " Book of Life " as one w h o h as li ved a nd left hi s wo rld a liLLie beuer t h a n when h e was born i n thi s "va le o f tear s " Freemasonry teac h es th a t to m a ke honor a nd dut y the s teady beaco n -lig ht that s h a ll g uid e yo ur life-vessel ove r th e s torm y seas o f life; to do th a t w hi ch is r ig ht to do, n o t beca use it wi ll ins ure you success or bring w ith i t a r ewa rd, or ga in th e app lause o f me n , or be "th e bes t poli cy," but beca u se it is r ig ht and th erefore o u g ht to be don e; to war incessa ntl y aga in s t error , intolerance, ig no rance, vice, a n d ye t to pit y t h ose who err , to be to lerant eve n o f into leran ce.
of
Bro John H. P a tt, Libra rian and C urator and Secret a r y to the C ommittee, speaks a t the Maso ni c Ed u ca ti on Se min ar at Eli za be tht own
First of a ll , Freemasonry is n e ither a church nor a su bs titute for a c hurch. It does embrace severa l grea t be liefs , but it is n o t a d og m a, it is a philo sop h y. It is a fell ows hi p , but not a n eccles i as ti ca l sys te m. It is r i t u a li stic but n ot sacram en ta l. Freemaso m1' h as a lways bee n a bul wa rk for relig ious libe rt y It is a s uppo rter o f a ll reli g ions Freemasonry is n o t a permit fo r a Maso n to replace h is c hurc h, b ut to enfo r ce it. It d oes not su pplant but supp lem e n ts It d oes n o t s ub vert, b u t s upports.
T h e phi losop h y of Freem asonry is to
Free m aso l111' teac h es we are to labor to improve the socia l o rd er b y enli g htening m en's minds, warm i ng th eir h ea rts wi th love o f t he good, inspirin g th em wi t h th e grea t princ ipl es o f hum a n fraternit y.
Freemaso m1' r ea li zes th a t re li g io n may be rigid a n d dog m a ti c, w hile p hilosop h y is p lia bl e a n d a d apta bl e We ca nnot expect a ll m en a t th e prese nt s tage of wor ld prog r ess to s ub sc rib e t o one re li g io n , but we ca n fraternize in ph il o sophy w hi c h is fun dame nta ll y th e sa m e in a ll sects a nd creeds. All m a j or m o ra l relig io n s share aspira tional ob li -
gations o f a ll men of good w ill w ho seek perfection o f bod y an d so ul. No ins tituti o n t ea c h es more plainl y th e fund ame nta ls of good citizenship th a n Freem asonry. The virtu es wh ich c h a racteri ze a good citi ze n a re in its o bliga ti o n s a nd charges , w hil e its cere m o ni es Maso n s o f th e du ti es th ey owe co n s tituted a uth ori t y Wh e r e does Fre em aso nr y ge t it s amazi n g vita lit y? It is beca u se its fo undation is la id on t he great truths frpm wh ich comes th e grea t m o ral lesso ns it inculcates. Behind the two g r ea t truth s, th e Fa th erhood o f God and t he Broth erhood of Man , is th e c hi ef Mason ic virtue, C ha rit y o r bro th erl y lo ve Maso n s a re ta u g ht to prac ti ce thi s virtue a t a ll tim es a nd to ass imilate it i nto th eir very bei ng. I t is this virtue that leads Masons to d o th eir duti es, to s tre tc h fo rth a h e lping hand to a fall e n brothe r; to h o ld hi s rep uta ti o n equa ll y w ith th e ir own; to whis p er good co un se l i n hi s ear, a nd in th e mos t fri en d ly m a nner, endeavor to b ring about th e bes t person th e i r broth er ca n be.
Free masonr y is felt to day as one o f th e m os t poten t s ocia l force s , em brac ing seve ra l grea t bel iefs, but it is not a dogma, it is a ph il osop h y - a bul wark for re lig io u s libert y.
C harl es H . L acquem en t , D.D. Grand Chaplain
Happenings at the Masonic Homes at Elizabethtown
The Ten Thousandth Resident Admitted to the Masonic Homes
The Masonic Hom es a t E lizab ethtown , Pennsy l vania, admitted their ten th ousandth re sident. Mrs. Jean M. Joy ce was admitted on O ctober I 0, 19 88, as th e wido w o f Bro. J oh n J. Jo yce, Jr. , late member of Fritz Lodge No. 420, Sixth Ma so nic Di s tri ct, Conshohocken, Penn sy l vania. Mrs. Jo yce was born in Co n shoho cken, and ca me to the Maso ni c Hom es from Do w ningtown , P ennsylva ma.
The Masonic Homes ' fir s t resident was admi tted in 1910, and the Masonic Home s ha s b ee n providing care to Masons of Pennsy l vania and certai n m e mb er s of their families ever since. T h e primary mission of the Masonic Homes is to provide serv ice to thos e w ho have a social, medical or fin anc ial need. Severa l residents a t th e Masonic Homes were as k ed to share th eir views about th e Masoni c Homes and h ow th'eir ne ed was met. T h e foll owing are some o f the ir comme nts:
"I made up my mind to m ake th e Ma so ni c Homes m y n ew h o m e
Members Elected to
a nd it h as been. I a m proud of m y n ew home a nd enjo y e ntert a i ning my famil y and friends h ere. "
"Coming to th e Ma sonic Homes is the be st de cis ion I ever made My husband n eeded nursing care tha t I could no longer pro vide to him."
" There is no fine r p lace th a n the Masonic Homes If I were n o t li ving h ere I wou ld be a lone. I outlived a ll famil y a nd most of m y fri e nds. Now I h ave the co mpanions hip of new friends."
" I c h ec ked into man y faci lities before I ca me to th e M as onic Homes a nd found no o th er place I'd rather be."
The many se rvices provided by the Masonic Homes are g rea tly appreciated b y th ese res idents and o thers. Need s have been m et since 1910 with the continued finan cia l s upport of Ma so n s, th ei r fa mi lies and friends. All Penn syl va nia Freemason s should be jus tl y proud of the ir Masonic Ho m es.
Committee on Masonic Homes
T h e elected m emb ers of th e Gra nd L o dge Co mmittee on Maso ni c Homes for 1989 were re-el ec ted a t the December Quarterly Communication h eld in Philade l p hi a o n December 7, 1988.
Bro ./Dr. Kenneth E. Thompson o f New Wi lmington, a member of Wi l ming to n Lodge No. 804 was aga in elected chairman of th e Homes' co mmittee for 1989 durin g th e meeting of the Committee on Maso nic Homes he ld a t Elizabethto wn ;
Bro P. Thomas Feeser o f Sc hu ylkill H ave n, a member o f P age L o dge No. 270, Schuylki ll Haven;
Bro. Guy E. Walker of Som erset, a m em ber of Somerset Lodge No. 358;
Bro. John T. Taylor of Fairvi ew, a m e mber o f Lake Eri e Lodge No. 347, Girard ; Bro. Sa mue l C. Wi'lliamson , R W. Pas t Grand Mas ter , a m emb er of Tyrian Lodge No. 6 12, Level Gree n;
Bro. Wa lter L. Sykes, of Canonsburg, a m ember of C h artiers L odge No. 297, Canonsburg;
Bro. William Zacharellis, of Scranto n , a member of H yde P a rk L odge No. 33 9 in Scranton.
The Grand L o dge line officer s and the Gra n d Treas urer and Grand Secreta ry are a lso m emb er s o f th e Grand L odge Co mmittee on M aso ni c H o m es as di c tated by th e A himan R ezon.
Montgomery County Special Olympics
The Independent Living Community at the Masonic Homes Takes to the Road
Throughout the w inter months , th e Indep e ndent Li ving Commun it y staff w ill b e v i s itin g seve ral lo cations throughout th e Com monw ea lth of Penn sy lva nia introducing m emb er s to the n ewes t concept of li ving at the Masonic Hom es These inform a l prese ntations will provide the opportunit y for memb er s to travel to a location wi thin th e ir District to learn more about the Indep endent Living Community w hich is sc h eduled to begin construction in the Spring of 1989. Members wi ll a lso be ab l e to vie w the p l ans and ask question s regarding this project. T h ese sessions will be held during the months of March, Apri l , and May. If you are interested in a ttendin g a specia l presenta tion in yo ur ar ea, p lease call th e Office of th e Indep ende nt Living Community a t the Ma so nic Homes at 717367-1121 (ex ten s ion 3 13 o r 3 14) for additional information on th e locations, dates a nd times
Director of Development and Public Relations
Needed
The Masonic Homes a t Elizabe tht ow n, Penn sy l vania, i s see kin g a deve lo pment professiona l to coordinate exis ting a nnu a l giving programs and in s titute current d eve lopmen t prac ti ces to meet th e requirements of today's donor and chan g ing tax law s Candida tes for thi s pos ition mu st ha ve prior experie n ce. Indi vidu a ls interes ted s h o uld se nd th eir resume to :
Personne l Office Ma son ic Hom es Elizabethtown , P e nnsy l va nia 17022
Bro. W illiam E. Riley, Past District Deputy Grand Master o£ Masonic District "H," Free and Accepted Masons o£ Pe nn sylvania, representing the members o£ the Lodges in Dis tr ict "H," presen ts a check in the amount o£ $900 to Ann Marie Tracy, Treasurer o£ the Montgomery County Special O ympics, and Darlene Anderson, Sport and Compe tition Coordinator £or the Montgomery Coun ty Special Olympics. Watch in g the presentation £rom left to right Frank Ni no, Past Master o£ Lodge No. 384, George Nino, Bill Dev lin, Dr. Jay Berke, Director o£ Support Services £or Montgomery County Basketball To urnament Special O lympics, Jerry Reme, and Steve Prendergast, Games Director/ Coach.
Northeastern Regional Instructor Appointed December 27, 1988
Bro. W a l ter F. Lindemuth of Tay lo r, P e nnsy lvania, is th e new Northeas tern R e giona l In s tru c tor, rep la cin g Bro. Benjam in H L ee Bro. Lindemuth is a Past Mas ter of Acacia Lodge No. 579, a n d a former Principal In s tructor for th e 13th a nd 59th Di s trict S c h oo ls of In s tru ction.
Schools of Instruction 1989
Sectiona l mee tings for th e follow i ng d a tes w ill b egin at 9:00 a .m. s h a rp. Sch e dule s and in s tructions w ill b e mailed out prior to eac h m ee ting
Marc h 4 II 18 Pitts burgh , Oal<land N ew Cast le Washing ton
December Quarterly Review
The R. W. G r a nd Lodge of Free a nd Accepted Masons m e t i n Quarterly Commun ication on W e dn es d ay, Dece mb er 7, 1988, a t 10:00 o cl oc k, a .m., a t th e Maso ni c T e mple in Philade lphi a. More th a n 850 Bre thren a tte nded. After th e u s ua l ope nin g ce r em o nies a nd th e r ecep ti on of a h os t of di stinguish ed guests, favora bl e act ion was h a d on am endm ents to th e Ah iman R ezon Nos. I a nd 4; wh ile no action was take n o n R esolutio n s Nos. 2 a nd 3.
Bro. Arthur J. Kurtz, R. W. Grand M as ter , th en in stru c ted th e Brethren in th e proper form of b a ll oting for th e line o ffi cers a nd for the Committee on M aso ni c H o m es to se rv e th e G r a nd Lodge for th e en s uin g Masonic yea r. These individu a ls were un a nimousl y el ec ted. T h e minutes of both th e las t
March Quarterly Will Be Held At Masonic Temple
T he R W. Grand Lodge of Free and Accep ted Maso n s of Penn sy lvania wi ll m ee t in Quarterly Co mmuni ca ti on on March I , 1989, at th e Maso ni c Temple loca ted at One North Broad Stree t, Philade lph ia. Th e Co mmuni ca tion begin s promptl y a t 7:00p.m.
As a lways, th e Communica ti on is open to a ll Master Masons; one n eed not be a member of Grand Lodge to attend. Dinn er is free and will b e se rv ed at 5:00 p.m. that day.
Qua rterl y and Spec ia l Communica tion s were then read by th e Grand Secre tary. Following thi s, th e G r a nd Secretary re p o rted that the Full Code By-Laws of se venteen Lodges, and t he Amendments to th e By-La ws of tli.irteen Lodges h ad bee n recei ved . T h ese were referred to th e Grand Lodge C o mmittee on By- La ws. In a dditi o n to this, o ur found a tion s and th e severa l Grand Lodge Committees mad e the ir r eports
The G ra nd Mas ter th en prese nted the SOLOMON II Throat Meda ll io n to Bros Samue l F. Sei ber t and R ay mond E. Schaeffer. This awa rd is given to tho se Bre thre n w h o h ave brought twe l ve or mor e m en into th e Fra ternity. Th ese two members re prese nt a t lea st twenty-four new Maso ns.
O th er hig hli g hts o f this Q uarter l y
Apri l I Harri sburg 8 St. Ma ry s 22 Johns town 29 Williamsport Ma y 6 Re yno ld sv ill e 13 C learfie ld 20 Philade lphia June 3 Alle ntown ·' included th e presentation of th e Resoluti o n s for th e a ll oca ti o n of excess funds ge n era ted by our vario u s fund s, programs a nd foundation s during 1988. A Resolu tion for the fundin g to repl ace the e leva tors at the Masoni c T emp le was a lso prese nte d Approva l of our var i ous funds, progra m s a nd founda ti ons for 1989 were th en read . After the read in gs o f th e deaths tha t h ave been reported to Grand Lodge, th e n ew Dis trict De puty Gra n d Maste r a ppointm e nt s were announced.
After th e Grand Mas ter r ece ive d th e co ntribution s from m e mber s, Lodges a nd Dis tri cts, a nnoun ce ment was m ad e of the upcoming Quarterl y Communicat ion of th e Grand Lodge to be hel d in th e Maso nic T e mple , Phi lad el phia on Wedn esday , March I , 1989 a t 7:00p.m .
My Brethren :
In 19 85, a cha ng e in o ur Ritual wa s issued pro viding for the rem o va l of th e
P e n a lti es from th e Obliga tion and th eir r e l oca tion w ithin th e Ritu a l. Thi s chan ge proba bly cr eat ed a grea ter exp ression of opinion , bo th pro a nd con , than a n y o ther chan ge in P enn sy lva ni a Freemason ry
I u se thi s co lumn not to ex p ress m y opinio n but r a th er to ex press so m e o f th e
ra ti o nal e of prominent Ma so ni c p erso n ages r egardin g th e Pe nalti es, a nd th eir sig nifi ca n ce to our Fr a ternit y.
In 1969, the Gra nd L o d ge o f P e nn sy 1va nia reduced th e s ig nifi ca nce of th e P enalti es by qualifyin g the ir sy mb o li c prese n ce in the O bliga ti o n s. So m e m emb er s felt th a t th e re mo val fro m th e Obliga ti o n of th e P en a lti es was du e to o u ts ide influ e n ces ra th e r th a n t o r at i o n a l th o ug ht. T h er e was, h oweve r , m u c h intern a l di sse n s io n vo iced within tl\e F ra ternity lo n g befor e o utside opinio n s were a ddressed. O th er s looked a t th e ch a nge as a di ve r ge n ce fro m th e Landm arks Th e Ritual , ho weve r , is n o t a
La ndm ark and n ever h as bee n r ega rd ed as s uch
In 1964, th e U nited G ra nd L od ge o f
E n g la nd in s tituted w hat m a n y m emb er s
felt was a n "u n sa tis fa cto r y co mpromi se" f o ll ow in g an eva lu a ti o n a t th e ir
Q u arterl y by Bro Bis hop H erbert. T h e M W G ra nd Mas ter a t a Q uarterl y
C ommuni ca ti o n stated " In suc h a
se riou s m a tt er as a n obliga ti o n it mu s t be co n s i de r ed w h e th er th e p en a lti es in-
cluded a r e r ea ll y m ea nt o r n o t. C learl y th ey co ul d n o t be, a n d n ever co uld have bee n , ac tu a ll y e nforced eve n 25 0 years 10
ago. If, th erefore, the pena lti es in th e obli ga ti o n s ar e n o t rea ll y m ea nt, thi s
mu s t th row d o ub t o n w h eth er th e obl i-
ga ti o n is bindi n g so far as th e o th er, m o re
i m p ortant, m at te r s it conta in s a r e concern ed ."
T h e m os t logi ca l re but ta l to cr i ti cs oppos in g th e c h a n ge is th a t we we r e req ui ri n g o ur m ember s to o bligate th e msel ves o n the Volu me o f th e Sacred L aw to P e nalti es w hi ch viol a ted som e o f o ur ve r y prin cipl es. A ft e r qu a li fy in g th e
Pe n a lties as sy mb o lic, we th en o bli ga ted the m to a m eanin g less series of wo rd s. Th e expla n a tion o f th e signs n ow li es o uts id e of th e Obliga ti on, and th ey are no t de creed as m ea nin g less, but ra ther a s a n integra l p a rt o f our his tory
At an o th e r Q u ar terl y Com muni catio n of th e U nited Gra nd Lod ge of E n g la nd ,
V. W. Bro. Maj -Ge n. D eni s A Bec ke tt ex pressed w h a t ma y we ll be the fore mos t l ogical thinkin g for co n sidera ti o n o f th e ch a nge w he n h e s tated " Bret h re n , F r eemaso n ry does n ot ex ist in a vac uum; it is wove n into th e fa bri c o f th e soc ie ty in w hi ch we li ve a nd h ave o u r being. If it is to continue to exe r cise its ben eficia l influe n ce a nd to co ntinu e to a ttrac t ca ndid a tes a bl e a nd w illing to serve its idea ls it
m us t be se n siti ve to th e ch a n ges ta kin g pl ace in socie ty whil s t s tandin g firm on th e G r a nd Princi p les o n w hi ch it is fo und ed. What was acce ptab le in d ays go ne by is n o t a l ways acce pta bl e today a nd m ay be eve n less so tomorrow ."
No ch a n ge is ever going to sa ti sfy a ll m e mbers o f a n y o rga ni za ti o n , b ut i t is n ecessa r y in th e evo luti o n o f a n organiza tion to r es i s t s t ag n a ti o n . Wh e n res ista nce re qui res c hange, i t is th en th e r espo n s ibilit y o f th e lead er ship to m ake th e ch a n ge.
I aga in e m p h as ize th a t I a m n o t n ecessa ril y exp r ess in g m y o pini on .
H owever, a c ha n ge h as bee n in stitu ted. C h a n ge for th e sa ke o f cha n ge w ill n eve r ser ve a via b le p urp ose, b ut re fu sa l to m a ke a ch ange w h en deemed necessa r y is doo min g a n y orga ni za ti o n to ex tin c ti o n
T his decisio n was based upon ana l ys is o f so m e of th e grea tes t mind s in Freem asonr y
Indi vid u a ll y, we m ay n o t a l ways agree o n ch anges th at take p lace w i thin o ur
F r a ternit y . It is, h oweve r , im po rta nt fo r u s to recog ni ze tha t w h e n ch anges do ta ke p lace ou r acceptance a nd support is n ecessary to m a inta in our su·e n g th. Freem aso nr y h as always bee n and w ill a l ways b e grea ter th an any o f its co m ponent pa rts Ind iv id u a ls h ave come a nd gone, a nd w ill co ntinu e to co m e an d go, a n d m y o pinio n , o r th e o pi n io n of a n y oth er i n di vid ua l , w ill h ave n o grea t lasti n g effec t on it.
THE PENNSYLVANIA FREEMASON
VO L. XXXVI FEBRUARY 1989 NO. I
Publication No. USPS 426-140 issued Quarterly
February, May, August a nd November at th e Masonic Temple, Philadelphia , P e nns ylva nia , b y The Right Worshipful Grand Lodge of the Most Ancient and Honorable Fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons of Pennsylvania and Masonic J wisdiction Thereunto Be longing.
GRAND LODGE OFFICERS
Arthur J. Kurtz, R 111• Grand /lla.ster
W. Scott Stoner
R. 11'. Deputy Grand /II aster
Edward H. Fowler, Jr.
R. II'. Senior Grand Warden
George H. Hohenshildt
R. I'V j unior Grand IVarden
Arthur R Diamond
R. 11'. Grand Treasu rer
Thomas W. Jackson
R. Jll. Grand Secretary
• EDITORIAL BOARD
Robert A. Pote, Editor
• ASSOCIATE EDITORS
John H. Platt L ibrarian and Curator
Jonathan Schau, Assistant Librarian
• Distribution Office- Mailing Address
l\1ASONIC TEMPLE
One onh Broad Srreet Philadelphia, Pen nsy lvani a 19107-2598
Postmaster:
Se nd a ddrt>ss changes to abo\'e
Second Class Pos tage Paid at Lancas ter, Pe nnsy l vd nia
Hobah Lodge Lays Cornerstone
A Speci a l Co mmun icat io n o f th e
Gra n d Lodge o f Pe nn sy l va ni a was h e ld o n Octo ber 1, 1988 in o rder to lay th e co rn ers to n e o f a n d to Ded ica te th e ne w
Maso ni c T e mpl e o f Ho ba h L o d ge No.
276 in Broo kvill e, Pe nn sy l va ni a T h e eve nt bega n w ith a di nn er a t no o n fo r
Br o Ar thu r J. Kurt z, R W. G r a nd
Mas te r , m a n y o f th e G r a nd Lod ge
o ffi cer s, mo st o f th e loca l Lod ge o ffi cers, th e T empl e Boa rd m embers a nd th e ir
W I VeS
After dinn er , th e J a ffa T em p le Shrin e
AT C U nit , ass is ted b y l oca l p o li ce , fo rm ed a m o to rca de to ta ke th e Gra nd
Mas ter a nd h is off icers to th e n ew
Te mpl e. Th e G ra nd Maste r , w ith th e
h elp of th e G ra nd Lodge Office r s, th en
la id th e C o rner sto n e according to a n cient
c u s to m Fo ll ow in g th e i r la bo r s, t h e
Bro th er s m oved ins ide fo r th e Dedica tio n of th e n ew L odge ro o m. At th e con-
el u s io n o f th e Dedica ti o n , Bro. D w ig ht
Ki n g was ca ll ed to the Eas t by th e G r a n d
Mas ter to r ecei ve hi s F ift y Yea r Pin.
After clo si ng the Com m u ni ca ti o n , th e
m e n we nt d ow n sta irs fo r lig ht refres h -
m e nts. T h ere th ey j o ined th e ir la dies
w ho h a d bee n e ntertain ed d ur ing the Dedica tion cere mon y
C larence J. Rohrer Honored
Bro. C la ren ce J. R o hrer h as fa ithfull y a nd dili gentl y ser ved Wes tern Star Lodge N o 30 4 in a ll of his a ppointed ca p ac iti es for fo rty- fi ve yea r s. He was dul y hon o red a t th e Marc h 1988 S ta ted Mee tin g o f his L o d ge, b y being P asse d to th e C h a ir b y Di s p e n sa tion. Bro C l yd e D Shi c k , W M. , o ffi ciated. The Wo r shipful Master wa s ass is ted in h o norin g Bro. R ohrer b y Bro . Dio M . Yost, D.D. G.M of th e 25th Maso n ic Di s tri c t a nd B r o W. J ac k Yat es P.D . D. G.M .; as we ll as the M as ter s, Warde n s a nd office rs of th e 25 th M aso ni c Di stri ct.
Left to r ight: Bros. Richard L. Denniso n
D.D. G.M. ; Arthur J. Ku rtz, R. W Gra n d Master a nd Ra n d all Ald erton, Wo rshipfu l Master
Masons Care About Our Vets
Seve ra l months a go , Bro J ack L ee Strick la nd, C hi ef o f Volunteer Serv ices a t th e Wilkes- Ba r re Ve ter a n s' Administra tion Medi cal Center , saw a ve r y serious need a t the Ce nter fo r a b u s to tra n s port pa tie nts to va ri o u s ac ti vities. " L ee ," as h e i s kn ow n amo n g hi s co - wo rk e r s , ga th ered a dedi ca ted gro up of vo luntee r s, a nd initiated a pl a n of ac ti o n. Mr. Ed Ka mins ki , a volunteer, was elected as th e C h a i r m a n o f th e " Bus Proj ect," a nd th e proj ec t was o ff a n d runnin g . O ve r $ 18 0,000 was co llec ted ove r th e s p a n o f th e las t eighteen month s T hi s e na bl ed th ese m e n to s u ccess full y co mp lete th ei r goa l si x mo n th s b efo re th e two year tim e limit th a t th ey h a d se t fo r th em se l ves. To d a te, m ore th a n te n thousa n d h o urs of tim e h ave bee n vo lunteered . T rave ling thro u g h ou t a fift y mil e rad iu s of th e Wilk es-Ba rr e a rea , th e Com mittee h as co nt ac t ed va ri o u s Ve tera n s' o rga ni zati o n s, se ni or c iti ze n s' clubs a nd key clubs. They h ave a lso co nt ac ted R o ta r y an d Ki wa nis, as we ll as th e var io u s Maso ni c bo di es, a nd m a n y m o re orga ni za ti o ns. A tota l o f 100 ,000 h a nd w rit te n e n ve lo p es we r e se nt o ut. T o defr ay ex p en ses, twe nt y-fi ve coffee ca n s, to co llec t do n atio n s, we re dis tribut ed a m o n g the va ri o u s cl u bs a n d bu s inesses,
ra ffl es we re run a nd ni g htl y coll ec ti o n s we re m a de a t bo wlin g all eys. The r es ults spea k fo r the m sel ves . Bro. S trickla nd , a m e mb er of C h a rit y
L o dge No. 144 in L ew is burg, .Pennsy lva ni a, h as pra ised th e C o mmittee fo r a j o b _we ll do n e T h e bu s, w hi ch accommod a tes twe l ve w h eelchai r pa ti e nts, a nd nin etee n a mbul a tor y pa ti e nt s, was d e li vere d in Nove mb er of 19 88.
Bros. Dio M. Yo s t, D D.G. M.; Clarence J. Rohrer; C l yd e D Shick , W M. a nd W. J a ck Yates, P .D D .G .M con t inued f rom page 6
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4. T he differe nt a rti c ife rs, a nd .. ." Anyone wishing to read the en t ire pam p h let ma)l do so at T he Grand L odge L ibrary and M useum.
ll s h ou ld be no ted t hat a major exhibitio n is being p lanned by t he Curat oria l staff of The White Ho use f or the B icentennia l Celebration o f th e Co rn erstone in 1992
Thomas W. Ja c kson , R. W G rand Secre tar y
Left to ri g ht: Edmund Kaminski, C ommittee
hairman; Bro. J ac k Lee S t ri ckland , C hi ef o f
Youth Foundation
Walt Disney Class
The m emo r y of Senior DeMolay WalLer E. Di sney was honored w h e n P e nn sy l van ia DeMolay h e ld a n ini tiatio n o n December 10 , 1988 at the Masonic Co nfere n ce Center - Patlan Campus in Elizabethtown. Di s n ey, th e r eno wne d enterta in er and creator o f hundr eds o f an im ated ch arac te r s, was a very act i ve member of the Mothe r C h ap ter , Order of DeMo lay, in Kansas C it y, Misso uri.
Thi s was a very s u ccess ful sta tew id e class, involving twe n ty-f ive c h apte r s and the co nf errin g of th e Degrees o n s ix ty-s i x ca ndidates More th an 275 Masons a nd DeMolays w itn essed th e ceremonies w hi c h included th e Ini tiatory Degree, DeMolay Degree , Ceremony of Lig ht a nd Flower Talk.
I n a ttendance we r e Bro. W. Sco tt Stoner, R.W.D.G.M. , Bro. Edward H. Fowler , R.W.Sr.G.W. , Bro. Ca rl W. S te nbe r g, Jr. , R.W.P.G.M. a nd Bro.
Samue l C. W illi amso n , R.W.P.G.M. and Exec uti ve Officer for DeMo lay in Penn sy lvan ia.
Of s pecial in terest to Bro. Fow ler was th e exe mpl ar for the class, hi s grandso n , Geary Lee O'Neil, w h o was initi a ted as a member of Fay - West Ch apter in Sco ttd ale.
with his grandson, Geary Lee O'Neil
Programs Available
T he P en n sy l va ni a You th Foundation can provide films , s lide prese ntation s, spea ker s a n d programs for Lodge mee ti ngs and pub li c gatherin gs, o n a va riety of s ubjects, includ ing th e yo uth groups, the Pu b lic Speaking Program and Freemasonry's comm itment to youth . For information abo ut the Masonic-re lated you th gro up s, the Masonic Co nfere n ce Ce nter, or programs ava il ab le, contac t Bro. T h omas R Labagh, Exec uti ve Director, Penns yl va nia Yo uth F oundati o n , 1244 Bainbridge Ro ad , Eli zabet htown, Pennsyl va ni a 17022
P.Y.F. Representatives
Each year the Worshipful Master appo ints a Lodge R epresentat ive to the Pennsylvania You th Foundation , w ho is responsible fo r keeping th e L odge info rmed a bout the Masonic-related yo uth gro u ps s u pported b y the Gra nd Lodge o f P e nnsy l van ia. Yo ur P.Y.F. Representat i ve ca n do mu c h to ra ise th e leve l o f vis ibilit y of th e M ason ic- related you th groups in th e continued on page 13
Drug and Alcohol Foundation Gives Money
The Penn sy l van ia Masonic Foundation for th e Preve nti o n o f Drug and Alcohol Abuse amo n g children has, a t its recen.t Advisory Board meeting, a pproved a gra nt of $50 ,000 to th e Family Ce nter of T h omas J efferso n U ni vers it y Hospital, Philadelphia. Thi s gra nt is to provide fund s for a Cha ir in Perinatal Addiction w ithin th e De partment of Pediatrics o f Jeff erso n Med ica l Co llege o f T h omas J efferso n U ni vers ity. T he perso n selected by th e foundation to be the recipient of th e fundin g w ill be L ore tta P. Finnegan, M.D., Professor of Pediatrics, Psy c hi atry a nd H um an Behavior , Fo und e r a nd Dir ec tor of Family Ce nter. T he fund s w ill be utili zed to e nh a n ce th e se rvices th a t Dr. Finnega n initiated fo r wome n a n d c hildren. H er pioneer work in the fi eld has bee n we ll
published a nd deserves so me descrip ti o n fo r our readers.
The ep id emi c of drug a nd a lco ho l ab u se h as increased over th e past d ecade, b r in gi n g w ith it a ho st of comp lex pro bl em s. In the preg n a nt wo m a n , dr u g and alco h o l dep e nd e nce i s ove rw h elming, not o nl y to her ow n physica l co nditi o n , bu t a lso to th at of the fetus and eve ntu a ll y th e n ewborn in fant.
Maternal add ic ti o n presents a s ig nifi can t h ea lth pro bl em beca us e of th e hi g h inc idence of prematurity a n d infa nts who are s m a ll for ges tationa l age. T h e majority of death s amo n g newborn infa nts are associated w ith low birth we igh t.
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Lodge. He sh ou ld make regul a r repons to th e Brethren a t Stated Mee tings, s ubmit short bulletins abo ut yo uth for pub li ca ti on in the Lodge notice, a nd a rrange for yo uth program s fo r th e Lodge m emb ers at th e close o f m eeti ngs. By esta blishin g a d ia log u e w ith the ad ult leaders of the loca l yo uth groups h e ca n ke ep th e Bre thre n in fo rm ed a bo ut their n eed s.
If th ere are no loca l Mason ic-re lated yout h groups, h e ca n bring inform at io n o n w h a t it takes to spo n sor a Mason icrelated yo uth gro up , a nd ca n make report s on commu n i ty yo uth organ iza ti o n s to th e Bre thr en P .Y.F. Repre-
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Drug and Alcohol Foundation
senta ti ves recei ve various m a ilin gs from the Penns ylva ni a Yo uth Foundat io n to assist them in performing th eir duties.
Masonic Conference CenterPatton Campus
T he Masonic Co nfere n ce Ce nterP a tton Ca mpu s in E li zabe thtow n continu es to be the focal point o f ou r yo uth su ppo r t program , w ith nearly 2500 young people fro m Rainb ow, DeMolay a nd Job's Da ught ers participating in educat i o n a l ac ti v iti es w hile a t th e facility.
The Co nfere n ce Ce n ter is used by others as we ll. Nearly 1400 teac h e r s
participated in the drug and alco ho l tra inin g programs of the Depa nm ent of Ed u ca ti on, and over one th o u sa nd Masons p anicipa ted in var ious oth er se minars. In a ll , more th a n s ix th o u sa nd people utili zed the ca mpus, o n more th a n two hundr ed days of sc h ed ul ed acti vity.
T he 19 89 sc hedu le is fillin g up, a nd fifty-three different ac ti vit ies are a lready planned. Th e fac ilit y is available for u se by Lodges and other Masonic organ izations fo r sem in a r s, fa mil y ac ti vit ies and ou tings to the Masonic Homes. For detail s, co ntac t the Pennsylvania Youth Foundation offices.
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Bro. Thomas R anke n Patton , a member o f Un ion Lodge No. 12 1 a nd founder of the Patton Scho ol for Boys a t Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania.
Family Center, a compre h e n s ive outpatient treatment prog r am for drugdependent wome n in Philad e lphia, recognizes th e s p ecia l n eed s a nd goa ls of th e pregna nt, drug-de p en de nt wo m a n T h e prog ram provides pa ti ents a n d th eir c hil dre n wi th m ed ica l, ps ychiatric, a nd soc ia l se r vices as we ll as a var ie ty of clinica l assessments. Compre h e nsiv e cont inued on page 13
Medical comp li ca tion s and birth we ig ht in infa nts bo rn to drug-de p e ndent wom en hav e bee n found to be influ en ced by th e ina deq u acy of p r ena ta l care, the pres e n ce o f maternal obstetrical or medi ca l co mpli cation s a nd th e a bu se of multiple dru gs by th e mot h er. The problem of infa n t morbidi ty becomes particularly appare nt w h en one co ns id ers t h a t th e majorit y o f dru gdep e nd e nt wo m en n eg lec t ge n e ra l h ea lth care a nd pre n ata l care a nd tend to abuse more th a n one dr ug.
ps yc hi a tric and psychosocial serv ices include eva lu a tions; cons ulta ti o n ; referral; c ri s is inter ve nti o n ; week ly groups; a nd individual , co u p les, and fa mil y co un se lin g Voca ti ona l se r v ices, nut r iti o n a l cou n seling, and parenting classes are a lso included in the trea tment regimen. As a re sult of th e cl inica l practices and fo ll ow -up resea rc h of Fam il y Ce nter ove r th e pa st sever a l yea rs, a great dea l ha s b ee n learn ed about th e char ac ter istics a n d n eeds of dru g-dependent women and a bou t th e m edica l and deve lopm ental o utcome o f childre n. T hese findings h ave bee n used to impro ve trea tment d eli very to preg nant, drug-dep endent wo m en , to treat m ost eff icacious ly th e infan ts undergo ing n eo n a ta l a bstin ence, and to make predicti ve sta teme nts rega rdin g the medi ca l and dev e lopmenta l ou tco m e o f c hildren born to drugdepe n dent wo m en.
If th e p h ysica l, psychological , a nd sociolog ical issues of preg n ant opia ted epe nd ent women a nd their chil d r en are approp ri a te l y addressed , th e po te nti a l phys i ca l a nd b e h av i ora l e ff ec t s o f psychoac ti ve drug s on th e moth er , th e fetu s, the n ew born, a nd th e child m ay be marked l y red uced. The task for cl ini c ians is e n or m ous w he n con te mpl a tin g th e r eh a bilita ti on of s u ch popu la ti o n s, but i t mu st be addressed if we a re to decrease th e intergen era ti ona l tra n s mi ss io n of th e ma n y prob lem s s urrou nding dru g ab u se 111 pregnancy.
Drug Abuse In fec ted Fetus
STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP
(Act of Oct. 23, 1962: Section 4369
Title 39, United States Code)
February I. 1989. The Pe nn sylva n ia Freem aso n : p u bli s h ed qu a rt e rl y at Ma so ni c
T e mpl e, On e No rth Broad" S tree t. Philad elph ia, P A 19 107 Publ is h er: TI1e Ri g ht
Wors h iprul Gran d Lod ge o r the i\los t An cie nt
a nd H o n ora bl e F ra ernity o r Free a nd Accepted o r Pe n nsy lva ni a. Edito r Ro bert A
Po te. O w n er TI1e Rig ht Wo rshiprul G ra nd
Lodge o r th e Mos t An cient and Hon ora ble
Fra ternit y o r Free a n d Acce pted i\ laso ns o r
Pe nn sylva ni a. Kn ow n bo nd -h o ld ers, n o n e. No
a d ve rti s in g h a ndled Free d istribution a \•erdges
195,000 eac h qua rter I ce rt i ry th a t th e s ta te-
men ts by m e a re correct a n d compl ete:
Robert A Po te. Edito r
Several d es ign propo sa ls were s u bmitted to th e Associa ti on, but t hose o f Bro. George Herzog of L o dge No. 5 1 (n ow Un i ve r sit y Lodge No. 5 1) a w ide ly accla im ed pa inter from Bavaria, were c h osen. Egyp ti an Hall is painted in acc urate sce n es o f Eg yp ti a n life a n d death from the ma n y temples and ton; bs of Egyp t 's N ile Va ll ey. In addi ti on to his work in Egyp ti a n Hall , Bro. He r zog a lso pai nted mos t of th e o th er roo m s in the Masonic T e mpl e In th e agreemen t betwee n the Art Associa ti o n a nd the ar ti st, Bro. H erzog agreed to perform a ll o f the deco rati ve embe lli shm ent of Egyptian H a ll wit hin fo ur months; wh ich h e did. Lodges th a t n orma ll y m e l in the Hall agreed to m ee t in o th er Hall s until the wo rk was completed.
During th e o n e hundred yea r s s ince th e co mpl e ti on of Egypti a n Ha ll , lite rally hun dreds of th ousa nds o f p eo ple have visi ted and e nj oyed its bea uty. One of th e most s ig nifi ca nt groups in recen t yea r s to tour th e H a ll was th e forty professiona ls wh o atten ded th e "Interiors Conference for Hi s t o ri c Buildings, " w hi c h was h e ld in P hil ade lphi a in December o f 1988 This nationally importan l Con fe rence was s pon sor ed by th e United Sta tes Depart m e nt o f th e Interior.
Autumn Day at the Masonic Homes and the Opening Ceremony for the Independent Living Community Model Units
Many wee ks of carefu l planning and prepara ti o n we nt into the festiv it ies for this yea r 's A utumn Day at the Masonic Hom es. Advance Li cke t reques ts indicate d that at l eas t nin e thou sa nd Pennsy lva nia Masons a nd th eir famil y members co uld be expec ted for a fun da y of fell ows hip and good food.
As the da y bega n Grand Lodge repr ese nta ti ves and Maso ni c Homes sta ff were slightl y di sm ayed to see overcas t skies , w her e the s un s hould hav e bee n sh in ing. Optimi sm pre va il ed a n d outdoor fes ti v ities proceeded a s schedu l e d ; an occasional drizzl e did not d a mpen anyone's spirit. It was anticipated that th e visitors expected at the Masoni c Homes wo uld be drasticall y reduced b y th e inclement we ather, but v isitors kept com in g as the day wen t on.
The hi gh li ght o f Au tu mn Day was th e open in g ce r emon y fo r the Ind ependent Li vin g Co mmunit y Mode l Units. Th e ribbon was cut b y Bro. Arthur ]. Kurtz , R. W. Grand Master, w ho was j oined b y the Committee on Maso ni c Homes The units co n sis t of a full sca le mod e l o f a n a partm ent, a nd a co tta ge. Af ter the cere mon y, the Gra n d Mas ter personall y esco rted th e indi vidual s w ho h ad placed depos its o n th e units of th e ir choice throu g h th e mod e l unit s Throughout th e day , escorted tou r s were g i ve n b y Maso nic H o mes s taff o f th ese attract i ve l y d ecora ted units.
We wo uld like to say a spec ia l "thank you " to a ll th e h ea rt y indi v iduals w h o wea th ered th e col d and we t co ndition s to s tand in line for up to one h o ur to tak e a t o ur through th e mod e l units. We received man y posit..i ve co mm ents from th e ove r o n e thou sa nd indi vi dual s w h o had an opportunity to take the tour.
A ll th e famili a r sights, so und s, and aroma s of ou td oor food were prese nt; sausage, sauerkrau t, hot dog s, ice cream, soda, coffee, a nd something n ew thi s yea r: Masonic Homes' own bea n soup, whic h cou ldn 't be served fa s t e n ough.
. Appl e butter on a bun had to be sa mpled too.
The mus i c groups, a t time s h ad to be mo ved indoors, but w h er eve r th ey p erformed the y were warmly app reciated. Those ·gro u ps performing for eve r yone's enjoyment we re th e Zembo S hrine Hi g hland er s, Hot Hou se J azz Band, Ba inbridge Ba nd , Ze mb o Shr ine Orien tal Band and the Carou se l Organ.
A mim e, ju gg l er and th e Zembo C lowns a lso e nte rt ai ned m a n y vis itors w hil e wa lkin g throu g h Gra nd Lodge Hall , th e Vi ll age Green and te nt areas.
A lso l ocated in these areas we r e ten ts fill ed w ith c raft s a nd g ifts for purch ase th at were made b y ourresidentsas we ll as fre s h p r o du ce it e m s grow n a t th e Masonic H omes.
Another importa nt eve nt o n Autumn Da y was th e varie t y s ho w prese nted b y
th e res ide nts o f th e Masonic Homes. T hi s a ttra cted a crowd o f spec tators for th e per f or man ce filling th e D e ik e
A uditorium to its capac it y o f over f ive hundred seats. Severa l of ou r r es id ents part..icipa ted in this eve nt , s h ar in g th e i r talents w hi ch ranged from s i nging, r ead in g th eir own poetry , sta nd-up comed y, and pla y in g musical in st ruments
R es idents in th e co ngrega te li v in g area of t h e Masonic Hom es wo re a fl ower and name tag and se r ved as h osts and hos tesses for th e da y. Man y individua l s visited w ith our r es id e nt s during the R es id e nt Rooms Op e n Hou se. Durin g thi s tim e man y fri e ndships were es tabli shed , and old fri endships we r e r ek indl ed as ou r res idents sha r ed th eir h o m es w ith many inte res ted v is i tors.
As late af te rno o n approach ed , Masons a nd th e ir fam ili es w ho h a d b een a part o f Au tu mn Da y 1988, b ega n to m a ke their w a y to th eir cars and to ur buses for th e trip home. For man y, it was th eir firs t v isit to th e Masonic Homes, fo r oth er s a h ea rtfe l t reuni o n as they w alked th e familiar g round s.
Many favo ra bl e com m e nts were r ece i ved a nd th ere we re qu es tion s a bo ut a n Autumn Day for 1989 Pl a n s a re a lread y und e r way f o r thi s event w hi c h 1s sc h ed ul ed for October 2 1, 1989.
Independent Living Community at the Masonic Homes
T he model units for th e Ind ep end e nt
Li v in g Co mmunit y a t th e Ma so ni c Hom es, w hi ch co n sis t of a fu ll sca l e mode l o f an a partme nt a nd a co ttage, are now ope n Monday th ro u gh Fr id ay from 8: 00 a .m. to 4: 00 p.m . fo r a n yo ne inter es ted in mak ing an a ppo intme nt to discuss th is n ew co n cep t o f li ving a t th e Mason i c Hom es a nd to in spect th e a ttractive l y d ecora ted units. For anyone v isiting th e Ma so ni c Hom es o n Sat urd ay
or Sund ay, o ur resid ents w ill se r ve as yo ur hos t o r hostess between th e h o urs of I :00 p.m . a nd 4:00 p.m.
T he follo w ing special "ope n h o u ses" h ave b ee n sc h edu led for the mod e l units.:
Saturda y a nd Sunday March 18 and 19, 1989 bet wee n th e hours o f 1:00 p .m. and 5: 00 p. m
Autumn Days at Masonic Temple
Sa turd ay and Su nd ay May 20 and 2 1, 1989 b et wee n the hours o f I :00 p.m. a nd 5:00 p.m.
There w ill be repr ese nta t..iv es avai lab le at th e "open houses" to a n swe r you r qu es ti on s
Participants of the va ri e ty show presented by our residents.
"Open House" of the Model Units for the
Ribbon Cutting Ce rem ony performed by Gra nd Master Arthur J. Ku r tz
