On Sund ay, Februar y 26th , Re v John H. We aver, Pastor of Trinit y To we r U nited Methodis t Church in Penn Hill s , ne a r Pitt s burgh , gracious l y in vi ted m ember s of th e Masonic Fraternity to attend church services. The affair was made possibl e throu gh p ermi ss ion from Bro . A la n T. Male, D.D.G.M. , w h o h as urged Lodges in the 54th Di s u·ict to look for ways to bring th e L ight of M asonry before the public.
Me mber s of the Fra ternit y were give n
ro ya l trea tment, and th e occasion proved to be a moving experience for both Mason a nd non-M aso n a like. Comments from the Brethren refl ec ted a feelin g of great satisfaction. " I t's good to se e
M aso n s in ta il s and w hite gloves at so mething other th an a Fun era l Service," r e marked o n e Brother. " We u sed to do thi s so rt of thin g a ll th e time, " sa id a noth er.
In this e ndeavor, th e L odge n o t o nl y h e l ped ex p ose th e public t o Fr ee -
June Quarterly will be Held in Harrisburg
The R \\' .Grand Lodge of Free a nd Accep ted Masons of P e nnsylvania will m ee t in Quarterly Communication on Jun e 14, 1989. at the Zemba Shrin e T emple, 2801 North Third Street, Harrisburg. The Co mmunication begins promptly a t 7:00 p.m .
As a lways. th e Commu ni ca tion is open to a ll Master Masons; o n e need n ot be a member of Grand Lodge to aue n d. Dinner is free and is open to all Mas te r Masons; and will be served at 5:00 p.m. that day in the Scottis h Rite Cath edra l which is located witl1in walking distance from the S hrin e T em ple.
m aso nr y, but it ga ined a n ew m e mb er.
Re v. Weaver's p e titio n was approved ju s t clays be fore thi s pi ctur e was taken , an d b y no w, we m ay reco g ni ze him a s a Broth er of th e C ra ft. It is o ur hope that o th er c hur ch m e mb er s wi ll foll ow R ev. Weaver 's example b y seek in g Ma so nic Light.
Breaks
On T hursda y, M a r ch 9th , Grand Mas ter Kurtz broke ground for the new Independe nt Living C ommunity which wi ll be loca ted at th e Masonic Homes in Elizab e thtown. Site clearin g wi ll beg in b y the end of March , with co nstruction sch edu led to b egin in Jun e Occ upa n cy o f P has e I is expected by the Fall of 1990.
At this tim e we are pl eased to inform yo u that we hav e fift y- one of th e ei g hty-two units planned for Pha se I rese rve d. Thi s type o f respon se r ea ffirm s o ur b e lie f th at we are deve loping a community whi c h i s both appealing to an d n eeded b y th e Maso ni c Fra terni ty and th e ir fa milies
Bro. Anhur J. Kurtz , R W. Gra nd Ma s e r
Breth re n It was most grat ifyin g to see th e except io n a ll y large att e nd ance a t th e rece nt Phi lade lphi a March Qu a rterl y Communica ti on. Additi o nal cha ir s h ad to be set up in Co rinthi a n H a ll and every sea t in th e house was fill ed It p resented a convincing p i c tur e o f s upport a nd inte r es t in yo ur Grand Lod ge Tha n k yo u , Breth re n . The Jun e Qua rte r ly w ill be he ld a t
Ze mb a Mos que , Th ird a nd Di v is ion
Stree ts, in Harri s bur g o n th e date of Wedn esday, June 14, 1989 at 7: 00p m.
Please note- because th e Gra nd L odge
Office rs and o the r Brethren a r e tou r ing
Sou th ern I re land a n d clima xi n g the to ur w ith a two-day offi c ia l vis itation to th e Grand L odge o f I re la nd , from th e dates of May 24 th ru Jun e 3rd , the Jun e Quarter l y h as bee n c hanged to We dn esday, Jun e 14.
All Bret hre n are cord ia ll y urged to attend th e Jun e Quarter l y in th e beautiful a nd s pacio u s auditor i um of Zemba Shri n e M osqu e . Dinner for th e Breth re n w ill be served a t 5: 00p.m . in th e H ar ri sburg Sco tti sh Rite Cat h edra l, ju st adjacent to th e Maso ni c Co m p lex p ark in g lot.
Bre thre n , the Gre a t Ar chitec t of th e Uni ve rs e has bee n mos t kind to your Gra nd Master and his lady J a n e, for a good long tim e and we ar e trul y gra teful.
H oweve r , thi s pas t m o nth of J a nu a r y, H E saw fit to ca ll h ome our oldes t g randso n Ri c hard , jus t 27 yea r s old.
Your respo n se to o ur loss was o ve r -
w h elmin g. It h elped immeas ura bl y to ease th e e mp tin ess and sorro w o f those few d ays . J a n e a n d I th ank yo u , Brothe r
Ma so n s, yo ur lad ies, m emb e rs of o ur Youth Groups a nd p erso na l fri ends, for
your man y, m a n y express io n s of sy mpath y, fl owe r s, p h o n e ca ll s, co mribu ti o n s, kin d t houg hts a nd prayers . We sh a l l neve r for ge t your love a n d compassion in o ur h o ur o f sad n ess. Tha nk yo u so much .
Pl a n s fo r t h e In d e p e nd e n t Living
Com muni t y at t h e Eli za b e tht ow n
Maso ni c H omes ar e prog ress ing ni cel y
A grou nd-b r ea ki n g cerem on y was p erformed o n Ma rch 9th , and pi c t ures o f
sa m e w il l be featured in thi s iss u e o f Th e P ennsylvania Freemason. Ground clea ring is sc hed ul ed fo r th e middle of March and ac tu al constru ct io n w ill beg in by Ap ril 20th. Our Bret hre n fr o m a ll parts o f the s tate ar e lo ok ing forw ard with great expectations to this n ewes t proj ect of th e G r and L odge of Penn sy l va ni ath e Independent Li vin g Community a t E li za be thto w n.
We in vite you to s h a r e i n our enth us ias m and interes t.
Sincere l y a nd fra tern a ll y, Gra n d Master
Grand Master's Itinerary
May, June, July and August 1989
MAY 1989
2-3 Grand Lodge of Maine
6 Lodge No. 348, !25th Anniversary, Hanover
II Harris burg Chapter, Sojourners, H an;sburg
12 Sp1;ng R e union , Val ley of Bloomsburg, A.A.S.R.
13 Lodge No. 577, lOOth Anniversary, Leechburg
15 -16-1 7 Grand Lodge of Indiana
19 Committee on Masonic Homes, Elizabethtown
20 Spring Reunion, Valley of New Castle, A.A.S.R.
24-6/ 3 Ten day trip to I re land, including a visit lO the Grand Lodge of Ireland
J UNE 1989
9- 10 Spring Reunion , Valley of Coudersport, A.A.S.R.
14 Quarterl y Communication of Grand Lodge, Harrisb u rg
16 International Order of Job's Daughters, Ban quet, Elizabethtown College
16- 18 Council of Deliberation, A.A.S.R. H e ld at the Sheraton , Valley Forge
2 1 Lodge No. 576, lOOth Anniversary , Millvale
23 Commiuee on Masonic Homes , E lizabetl1town
24 Special Communication of Grand Lodge for the purpose of Lay i ng the Cornersto n e and Dedication , Lodge No. 462, Benvick
J U L Y 1989
2-7 Imperia l Shrine of Nonh America, Canada
7-9 Grand Lodge of New Hamps hi re
22 Po tentate's Di nner, Irem Temple, Wi l kes Barre
25 Lodge No. 537, National Camping Travelers Ra ll y, Center Ha ll
28 Committee on Maso n ic H omes, Elizabethtown
29 Board of Direc tors Meeting, Pennsylvania Youth Foundation , E lizabethtown
AUGUST 1989
18 Commiuee o n Maso ni c Homes, E l izabethtow n 24-3 1 Supreme Cou ncil , A.A.S. R. , Pittsburgh
The Regional Instructor's Lament: The Long Drive Home
Th e laug hter wa s good
T h e fe llowshi p grea t
Hoped for s tu de n ts aplenty
There were o n l y eig ht.
A h, yes, th e ri t ua l
So few wa nt to lea rn i t
So few wa nt to hear it
W h y a m I do in g thi s?
T h e m id ni g ht h our
T h e b linding s n ow sh owe r.
Mind yo ur P s, so und yo ur Ds
Watc h yo ur " bu ts" i f you p lease.
Ah , yes, th e rit u a l
So few wa n t to lea rn it
So few wa nt to h ea r it
W h y am I doi n g th is?
T h e fl ap o f th e blad es,
T h e mounta in road g rades,
Did he say it in the p lu ra l?
My m emor y fa des.
Ah , yes , th e rit ua l
So few wa nt to learn it
So few wa nt to h ear i t
Why am I do i n g th is?
Is i t wh ich , is i t th a t
I s i t left, is it ri g ht?
Wa tc h o ut fo r th e d eer , They ' re o ut late a t n ig ht.
Ah , yes, th e riLU a l
So fe w wa nt to lea rn it
So few wa n t to h ea r it
W h y a m I doin g thi s?
Vill age lig hts i n the va ll ey indicate ac ti on.
Be careful o f stee rin g , pa y a ttenti o n to u ac ti o n.
What wo uld Lodge be w itho uf th e Past Master fac ti o n ?
A h , yes , th e ri t u a l
So few wa nt to lea rn it
So few wa nt to h ear it
W h y a m I do i ng thi s?
My eyes are ti rin g , T h e tru ck lig h ts g larin g, What' s t h e u se of even ca rin g,
T h e ins u u c tor before m e mu st 've as ked the same qu esti on.
L oo k ou t for th e tu rn h e for got to m ention !
Ah , yes , th e rit ua l
So few wa nt to lea rn i t
So fe w want to hea r it
W h y am I d oing thi s?
Re l ief in s ig ht; the driveway is bare
My w ife h ad it p low ed; sh e rea ll y does care
Did I te ll him " thi s"
did I te ll h im "th a t "
At wha t point did I say, "P ut o n yo ur h a t?"
Ah , yes, th e ritu a l
So fe w wa nt to lear n it
So few wa nt to h ear i't
W h y a m I d o in g thi s?
Bed fee ls good to these weary bo n es
S leep w ill s hut ou t th e ritu a l s ton es
If I ca n j us t keep ga in to he l p i t s u rv i ve,
T he n ext Brot her, too, w ill keep it a li ve.
U m p h! I g uess th a t 's w h y I'm do ing thi s !
Ah , yes , th e ri tu a I.
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The Apotheosis of Washington
The Forget-Me-Not and Hitler:
A Biographical Anecdote
s h owed them tho se co nt a ined in th e c h es t. The bo ys inferred from th e ir fath er 's qui et earnes tn ess, and the swee t! y sad loo k on h is face a s h e cove red th e ch es t , that th e Free mason s were unwelcome in the n ew scheme of thin gs
Thi s was a lso co nfirm ed b y th e fact that Father no lon ger was "bei der Loge" (or "a t L odge") eve r y fi rst Wednesday evening o f th e month.
m o nth s for free for so meone outs ide the famil y, a nd you ll be all se t for the U ni vers ity. " Hermann ha d to admit that this a ll m ad e sense.
H erm a nn Ob erholtze r , so n o f Bro.
Hans-Helmut Oberh o lt zer of Loge Zur F reun d schaft ( m eani n g "Fr i endd1i p Lodge") in Fo rs th e im n ea r Fra n k fu rt, Ger m a n y, was seve ntee n in 1933 H e and hi s friend s we r e sc h oo lboys w h en Hit le r a ss um ed po we r , a nd like a n yon e e lse n ot old enou g h to vo te, th ey gave littl e th oug ht to the ir n ew governme nt.
Wh en eve r yo n e o f sc h oo l age was automa ti ca ll y m ade a m emb er o f HitlerYouth , h e parti cipated h a ppil y; it was ve ry much like th e Ameri ca n Boy a nd G i r l Scou ts. Meanw hil e, Bro. Han sHe lmut also h a p pi l y, in hi s qui e t way, con tinu ed hi s lo ya l m em bers hip in hi s Mas onic Lodge.
Sudd e nl y one d ay, Bro. Han s- Helmut cam e h o m e dri vin g one of hi s compa n y s truck s. H e ca ll ed his son s to he lp him unl oad it. They car ri ed a b ea utiful woode n c h est embla zo n ed w ith car ved sy mb o ls to th e a tti c. Th e bo ys as ked w h a t th e sy mbol s re prese nted , a nd th e ir fa ther bri efl y, but clearly, ex plain ed th e wo rkin g tool s of th e Masonic Fra ternity, a nd
Wh e n a boy reac h ed his e ighteent h bi rt hd ay, h e r ece i ve d a form in th e mail , as automaticall y a s h e had beco me a member of th e Hitler- Youth. It was an app lica ti o n fo r, or rea ll y a co nfirm a ti on of, m e mbers hip in th e Naz i Party All of H er m a nn 's oth er fri e n ds, ha d recei ve d , sig n ed a n d re turn ed their a pplica ti o n s
The y a ll wo r e n ew ties wit h the eagleand- swas tika embl em Onl y H ermann s till had the o ld o n e, whi c h h ad only an eagle o n it. Fin a ll y, H erm a nn asked th e o ffic e named on th e app lica tion w h y h e ha d not been se nt one. " Your Fath e r is a
Free m aso n ," th ey to ld him . H erm a nn did not und ers tand: Hi s fath er h a d neve r d o ne a n yt hin g wro n g; in fact, from eve r yth ing h e co uld see, his fa th er a nd th e Lodge Brothers h ad al ways don e good things for th e citizen s and th e ir town of Fors th e im . Som et hin g told him to keep quiet , espec ia ll y since his fri end s re m a ined oth er wise un c han ged.
The boys, n ow you ng m en , pa ssed th e ir fina l exa m s, w hi ch a lso entitl ed th e m to further s tud y, but, beca u se of th e eco n o mi c s it ua ti o n , th ey e ith er wen t to wo rk or j oi ned th e a rm y. H erm a nn started to wo rk for hi s fa th er a t th e o ld er man 's in s is ten ce. " You ll ge t ex p eri en ce. You ' re yo un g ye t. L eave th e a rmy a lone. T h en yo u can wo rk that required s ix
Th e yea r is n ow 193 9. The wa r h as broke n o ut. H e rmann was work ing a t hi s s ix month 's "vo lunteer" job for a co ll eag ue a nd Lodge Brothe r o f hi s fat h er . H e had ju st tim e to fini s h. The next yea r , 1940, found H erma nn in th e a rm y. Bro. H a n s- Helmut, hi s father , h ad been right. Hermann h ad learn ed not o nl y th e basics of th e furniture bus iness, but had acquired secretari a l skill s a nd impro ved his Frenc h and Eng li sh , a ll on the j o b. A s u perior in the a rm y asked Private Hermann Ob erholtzer to de li ver a m essage to a n o th er offi ce r. H ermann , w ith out m u c h th o u g ht, had taken down the message in s h o rth a nd . T h e officer d i sco ve red this as h e tri ed to proofread th e m essage. H e rmann b eca m e secr etary to this o ffi cer a nd his s uperiors, w hi ch saved him from being se nt to th e Ru ss ia n Fron t until a lmost th e en d of th a t terribl e wi nter of 1942. Eve ntuall y se nt to th e Eas te rn Front, H erm a nn was wou nded, a nd in th erap y for a year. F ina ll y, h e r ece i ved a n h o nor a ble di sc h arge, a nd a pplied fora place in th e U ni versity. The war e nd ed. Hitl er was de a d. Members o f th e Naz i P a rty co uld not ge t j obs n or en te r aca demi c prog ra m s. " How do es it h appen th a t yo u were n eve r a member of the P a rty? " asked th e U ni vers ity admissions office r. " M y fat h er is a Freemason."
H erma nn s t ud ie d en g i ne e rin g, I S a live, we ll , and a t seve n ty- two , s till a co n sultin g c ivil en g in ee r.
Rece ntl y, a s urpri sing di scove r y was made in th e s ub-bas e ment Arc hi ves at th e Mason ic Tem pl e in Philad e l phia. Thi s discove r y is s ig ni ficant from two p ers p ec ti ves : T h e va lu e it holds for th e Masonic world, a nd th e va lue it hold s for th e non-Ma so ni c wo rld.
The item in ques ti o n is a pa inting w hi c h see m s to have a certain a ura o f s ig nif icance a bout it w h e n it was di scove red quite by acc ide nt. The du s t of th e ages h aving bee n cl ea ned off, th e item was recogni ze d as a very rare C hin ese reve rse-painting-on-gla ss, m ade for th e ex port ma rk et, known a s Th e Apotheosis o f Washi ngton . It was ta ken dire c tl y from a print publi s hed in Philadelphia by John Barrale t a nd Simon C haudron in 1802.
Th e p a inting dep ic ts an a n ge l a nd
Father Time bea rin g Wa shin g ton fro m hi s tom b h eave n ward, w hil e Faith , Hope a nd C harit y mourn. A s tylized Masonic P as t Mas ter's J ewe l is draped over the side of the sa r cop h agus.
R esea rc h so far h as s how n th a t thi s is one of on ly fo ur known ve rsio n s o f th e Apotheosis, (o r "a deifi ca ti on or exa lta tion o f a p er so n or thin g") a nd th a t it is in muc h be tter co ndi tio n than at leas t o n e of the ot h er s. T hese oth e r versio n s a re loca ted a t the Winte rthu r M use um in Delawa re, th e Marblehead Hi sto ri ca l Soc ie ty a nd th e Peabod y M u se um both in Massachu se tts. The Marb leh ead vers ion h as an a ssociated da te of 1813; th e P ea bod y piece was in th e coll ect ion by 182 1.
The G ra nd Lodge Mu se um' s ve rs ion of The Apotheosis of Wash ing t on is c urr e ntl y on displa y in th e Grand Banquet H a ll a nd form s a p art of a larger exhib ition celebrat in g th e Bi ce ntennial of th e In augurat ion of Bro. G eo r ge Wa s hin g t o n. Our ve r sio n o f the Apotheo sis h as an un sub sta ntiated date of 1824 This exciting discover y demons u·a tes the wo nd er ful pot e ntial , s till l a r ge l y untapp e d, of th e Mu se um Co ll ectio n .
New Exhibits At Your Grand Lodge
It is w ith pride th a t th e s taff of the G r an d Lodge Librar y a nd Mu se um an noun ces to th e Brethre n a nd the public that th ere are two n ew ex hibits in the Grand Ba nqu et Ha ll. T h ey ope n ed on Marc h 1 1989 a nd wi ll r em a in on view until the end of 19 89.
Egyptian Hall Centennial 1889-1989
One hundred yea rs a g o , on J an u ary 2, 1889, the co mple ted Egyptian Hall was d edi ca ted. Bro. George H er zog (1 85219 20), a m e mber o f L odge No. 5 1 (no w U ni ve rsi ty Lodge) was th e c hi ef art is t a nd decora tor of th e Hall. The ar c hitec ture a nd orname nta ti o n , cop ied fr o m th e templ es a t Ka rnak a nd Lu x or , a m ong ot h er places, we re so we ll executed th a t a rchitec ture stude nts come from a ll over to s tudy the s tunnin g res ult that is Egy ptian Hall.
The ex hibit includes photog raphs of Brethren w ho we re in s u um e nta l in h aving Egy ptian H a ll built a nd decora ted; so u ve nirs o f " Dedi catio n Day," J a nua r y 2, 1889; color a r chitect ural r e nd er ings; a n cie n t Egyp ti a n art i fact s; a nd d escri p ti ve accou nts p ub! is h ed b y the Gra nd L odge
George Washington ' s Inauguration
Bicentennial 1789-1989
Bro. Ge o r ge Washingto n was inau g urated on April 30 , 17 89 at th e Federal H a ll on Wall S tree t, in New Yor k , t h e
Cap ita l at th e tim e. This ex hibit co mmemora tes a nd celeb rates th at fact a nd th e life that s urround ed it.
T h e ex hibi t, of wh ich Bro. Was hin gton' s Apron g i ve n him by Bro. a nd Mrs
L a fayette a nd the "Was hin g to n Case" in the Muse um s h o uld be co n s ider ed apart, is a pictorial bi ograp h y of Bro. ton fro m th e time h e was elec ted to a nd re luc tantly accepted th e fir s t Presidenc y of the n ew U nited S ta tes until his death o n December 14, 1799 and burial a few da ys la ter . S ho w n a lso are th e r eac tion s of th e publi c to th ese eve n ts in Was hin gto n' s life as we ll a s seve ra l depictions of Bro. Was hin g to n a s a Free maso n. T h e
Bi ce nt ennial of th e ina u gura ti o n is ce lebra ted by rep rese ntati ve a rticl es from rece nt n ews p a p ers , a copy o f a n ew l y publi sh ed In a u gu ration Ca ntata feat urin g m elo dies w hi ch Was hin g ton kne w, a nd a rticl es fro m th e Cen tenni a l commemoration o f 1889
Seen in this picture are (left to right) Bros. Mich ael Ian S teinhardt, Worshipful Master of Shekinah Lodge No. 246; Abraham Awner, a lon g time member of that Lodge who presented this beautiful Altar Bible to the Lodge, in memory o f his parents; and Benjamin Rubin, D.D.G.M.
THE PENNSYLVANIA FREEMASON
VOL. XXXV I MAY 1989 NO.2
Publication No. US PS 426- 140 issued Quarterl y
Februar y, Ma y, Augu s t and November a t the Masonic Temp le, Philade lphi a , P e nnsylvania, b y The Ri gh t Wors hipful Grand Lodge of the Mos t Ancient and Honorabl e Fraternity of Free a nd Accepted Maso n s of Penn sy lvania and Maso nic Juri sdiction The reunto Be longing.
GRAND LODGE OFFICERS
Arthur J. Kurtz, R I V. Grand M aster W. Scott S roner R II'. Deput y Grand M aster Edward H. Fowler, Jr. R W Senior Grand I Va rde n George H. Hohenshild1 R Ill ju nior Grand IVa rd en Arthur R. Diamond R. W. Grand T reasu rer Thom as W. Ja ckso n R JJI. Grand Secretory
• EDITORIAL BOARD
Roben A. Pore, Edi or
• ASSOCIATE EDITORS
John H. Piau, Librarian and Cura tor Jonathan Schau, Assistant Libra rian
• Distribu tion Office- Moiling Address MASONIC TEMPLE On e North Broad Street Philadelphia, P ennsy lvania 19 107-2598
Post master: Sen d address d1anges 10 a bm •e. Secon d C ass Posrage P
1 Lancasler, Pennsy lva n ia
A quest ion has been raised conceming the guidelines and regulations which must be met for a Lodge to place a sign in the community, acknowledging the existence of aMasonic Lodge in that community. The fo ll ow in g is taken from th e Digest of Decis ions of the Grand Lo dge of Pennsylvania:
61.5 W ith th e approva l of the Grand Mas ter, the names of th e Lodges a nd t h eir p laces of mee ting may be made a part of tho se s i g n s posted along hi g h ways a n d su·eets at the entrance to comm un i ties to denote the existen ce of service clubs and o ther organizations.
T h e on ly masonic sy mb o l that m ay a ppea r on th e sign s is the sq u are and co m passes in a form approved b y t h e Gra nd Master. A copy of th e desi g n to be u sed ca n be ob ta ined from the o ffi ce of th e G r and Mas ter.
-Williamson, 1982
Cop ies o f o n e o f these approved design s are ava il ab le by wri ti ng to the O ffi ce of the Grand Master:
Masonic Temple One North Broad Su eet Philadelphia, Pennsy l van ia 19 107 -2598
A Brother from this jurisdiction has raised the following question: "Can you suggest appropriate music for Masonic meetings?"
In ou r recentl y revi se d editi on Grand Lodge of Penns y l vania Circulating Library· Catalogue of Books, page 9, you wi ll find several l ist ings o f works on a udio tap es wh i ch ma y be borrow ed by a n y Brother who is a m e mb er o f a Pennsy l van ia Blue Lodge. These tap es are a lso ava ilable to our Blue Lodges as we ll , and can be secured t hro ugh th e norm a l bo rrowin g procedures lis ted in the Catalogue.
Wh ile I h ave n o t ac t ua ll y see n or h ea rd it , there is a l imi ted amount o f Masonic sh ee t music a nd m arches ava ilable from:
Macoy Publishing and Masonic Supply Co., Inc. 30 11 O ld Dumbarton Road P.O. Box 9759 Richmond, Virginia 23228-0759
In honor o f th e Bi centennial of the Inauguration o f Brother and Pres ident Geor ge Washington, a n ew addition to Masonic mu s i c is th e I naugurat i on
Family of Freemasonry in Selinsgrove
L a fayette Lodge No . 194 in Se linsgrove had a "Fa mil y Affair" Day when it conferred the Master Mason Degree on th ree so n s and a brother-in -law o f Bro. Ne lso n L. Lockcu ff on J a n ua r y 28, 1989.
Bros. Ne lson L. Lockcuff, Jr. ; Robert L. Lockcuff; Edward L. Lockc uff a nd
George I. Hotten s tein were Raised to the Sub lim e D egree of Master Mason dur in g th e afte rnoon and eve nin g, wit h a dinn er se rved fo ll ow ing th e co nferra l o f t wo of th e Deg rees . A lso presen t on this si g nifica n t occasion was Bro. Bryan L. Berry, G
Cantata - 1789 by Capt. Kenne th R. Force, USMS, wh ich is ava il ab le from:
Savoy Music House
77 E l m Street
Schenec tady, New York 12304
I sin cerely wis h that th ere was more music ava i lable for use in our Lodges
A rather impo rtant query has recently reached th e desk of the Libraria n and Curator: "Why is it that some of the Brethren do not have Masonic Funeral or Memorial Services?"
The important thin g for t he Brethren to reme mb er is t hat neither th e Funera l n or the Me m o ri a l Service is don e automatically by th e deceased Brother' s Blue Lodge. Either the Funeral or the Memorial Service must be by a member of the immediate family; or, in th e case where there may be no surviving kin, the request must be made by a close fri end, or group of friends. This reque s t must be directed to t he c u rren t Wors hipfu l Mas ter or Secretary o f the Lodge, a record of wh i ch may be found on the last page of the Lod ge Not ice, at the member s dem ise.
T h e a bove in formation has been take n from a s pecia l card w hi ch was produced b y one of the D is u ict Dep uti es in our Jurisdiction, and i t is sugges ted th a t it be fi led w ith th e im portant p ape r s o f a n y Bro th e r w is hin g to hav e e ith e r t he Funera l o r t h e Memor ial Service performed for him w h e n h e dies.
Masonic Temple Receives Architecture
D.D .G .M. o f t h e 46 th Mason ic District. Bro. Ne lso n L. Lockcuf£ , Sr. was p r ese nted a g old SOLOMON II pin dur i n g th e eve nin g by Bro. David R Smeltz, Sr , Regiona l Director o f SO LOMO N II .
A we ek la ter th e sa m e L a fayette Lodge co n ferred th e Master Mason Degree on a fat h er a n d hi s son , Bros . Ca l vin E. Sprenkel a nd Benjamin E. Sprenke l.
According to Bro. Mull, th e Wo rs hi pful Master, two very de li g htful Satu rdays have bee n he ld in Se lin sgrove 's Lafa ye tte Lodge No 194
T h e Maso n ic T e mp le at One Nort h Broad in Phi ladel phia was awar d ed th e Phil ade l p hi a C h ap ter-Amer ica n In s titut e of Arc hitec ts' 1988 L andm ark B uilding Award at a s p ecia l l u n c h eon m ee tin g held on Februa r y 10 , 1989. The Phi lad e l p hi a C h a pte r recog nized th e hi st o r ica l , c ultur a l and a rchit ec tural uniq ueness of ou r G ra nd L odge b u ildm g
Des ig n ed in th e 186 0' s b y th e th en 27yea r -o ld Bro . Jam es H . W indrim , th e Ma so ni c T emp le i s o nl y the fou rth
bui lding to be so honored in recei vin g this award. Bro. Arthur J. Kur tz, R. W. Grand Master accep ted th e ce rtifi ca te from Fred Foote, 1988 President o f the Phi ladelph ia C hapte r a nd, a lo n g w ith Bro . Car l D. H oma n , Building Su perintendent a n d C h a irma n of th e Comm ittee o n Temp le, loo ked o n as t he bronze p laque was un ve iled in th e F ilbert S tree t entra n ce foyer.
Tours of th e Mason ic Temple are conduc ted Monday throug h Friday at 10:00 , ll :00, 1:00, 2:00 and 3: 00 , and on
Sa tu rday a t 10:00 a nd II :00 (closed Saturdays duri n g ] ul y a nd Au g u s t ). One n eed n o t be a Mason to to ur th e building . Adva nce noti ce is r equ es ted for g r otl p tours. No tours on Sundays a n d m a jor holidays. A spec ia l co lor brochure entitl ed "An In vita ti on to V isi t th e Masonic Te mple , Phil ade l ph ia" is ava il ab le to th ose inte ndin g to vis it th e buildin g for tours T his brochure is ava il a bl e b y ca ll i n g (2 15) 988 -1 933. For more information on tours call (2 15) 988- 19 17.
Current Opening At Masonic Homes of Elizabethtown
PHYSICAL THERAPIST- F.T.
Salary Negotiable Based on Experience
R el ocat ion Assista n ce Negotiabl e
New G rads a nd Ex p eri en ced T h erap is ts Welcome
A c ha ll e n g in g position awa its for th e phys ica l t h e rap is t w h o ha s a kee n des i re to wo rk w i t h t h e dy n amics o f long- term
care in o ur seve n hun dred plus bed fac ility
Located o n 1,7 30 ac r es in E li za be thtown, ju st twe nt y minu tes from Harrisburg, York a nd La ncas ter, th e Maso ni c Homes h as been pro viding exce ll ent care to its r es idents s ince 19 10 This pos ition w ill in vo l ve eva l uation a nd trea t ment of a diverse case load of pa ti ents i ncludi ng e mp loyee h ea lth. We emphai sze an inte rdi sc i p li n a ry tea m approach.
Exce llent benefits incl ude hea l t h and life ins ura n ce, den ta l plan, co ntinuin g educati o n , tuiti o n reimbur se m en t , pen s ion, h o li day pa y, vacat ion and s ick leave, p lus n o weekend o r h o liday work. For m o re i n fo rm a ti on and a co nfid e nti a l inte rview, ca ll:
Carol yn J. Bair
Personnel Director
Masonic Homes E li zabethtow n , P e nn sy lva ni a 17022 (7 17) 367 - 11 2 1, Ext. 223 EOE
Bro. John H. P iau, Jr., Librar a n and C urator
Front row, left to right: Bros. Ne lson L. Lock c uff Jr., D.D.G M , Bryan L. Berry; Nelson L. Lockcuff, Sr.; Murry N. Mull, Jr., Worshipful Maste r and Benjamin E Sprenkel. Ba ck row, left to rig ht: Bros Edward L. Lockcuff, George I. Hottens tein, Rober L. Lo ckcuff a nd Calvin E. Sprenkel.
Bro. Arthur J. Kurtz, R W. G rand Master a nd E liza beth Laws on, AlA 1989 President of the Philade lp hi a C h apter o f the American Ins titute o[ Arch itects un veil plaq ue.
New Rendering of the Independent Living Community
A new rendering of the Independent Living Community at th e Masonic Homes in Elizabethtown has bee n completed This new rendering displays the final design for the co mmunity. You will note the apartment buildings hav e been changed from a fi ve story building to a three story design. This change has proven beneficial in improving the aesthetics of the community, as well as allowing us to provide our residents with an additional option of a two-bedroom apartment with a balcony. Also, based on respo nse from future members of the community, we have added screened-in porches on all cottages.
Cottage and Apartment
This full scale model of the two-bedroom cottage and the U nit B, two-bedroom apartment, is located on th e grounds of the Masonic Homes. We invite everyone to visit these models Mond a y through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. a nd rece ive a personally guided tour by one of our Independent Living Community Staff, or call and sc hedul e an appointment to meet at yo ur convenience. The models are also open for inspection Saturday and Sunday from I p.m. to 4 p.m. at which time our re s idents serve as hosts and hostesses There is a special "Open House" sc heduled for Saturday and Sunday , Ma y 20 and 21, from I p.m. to 5 p.m. R epresen tatives will be ava ilabl e to answer yo ur questions.
Interior Design of Two- Bedroom Apartment----.
These photos were taken of the beautifully decorated Unit B, two-bedroom apartment, that is on display in our model unit located on the gt·ounds of the Masonic Homes.
Dining area with adjacent fully-equipped kitchen including refrigerator, self-cleaning range and garbage disposal.
Two-bedroom units feature walk-in showers, as as tub/ shower combinations.
Master bedroom fea tures walk-in closet.
Second bedroom feat ures ample closet space.
Bathroom adjacent to Master Bedroom features fullsized washer and dryer .
Children's Home Receives Special Gifts
Last s ummer, th e C h il d ren 's Hom e o n th e Masonic H omes ca m pus in E l izabethto w n received sp ecia l gift s from Bro. William E Ril ey, P D.D.G.M. o f District " H, " Bro. Frank W. P od r eba ra c, P.D.D.G.M. of Di stri ct "C," and Oli ve tOrie ntal Lodge No 385.
Th e members o f Oli ve t - Ori e nt a l Lodge dona ted a n Apple IIC compu ter , an App le liE computer a nd associa ted software. Bro. Rile y and Bro. P odrebarac each donated monitors , prin ters, di s k dr i ves and so ft wa re to accompa n y the computer equipme nt.
Thi s acq uisition has m ade thi s school year a bit easier, es p eciall y w h e n Eng li sh a nd scie n ce researc h papers are comp le ted on ti me w ith no exc u ses . The one co mputer sys tem en a bl ed fifteen yo un g men to produc e we ll -written composi ti o n s w ith a minimum of pape r , erasa bl e pens, and h eadach es.
In February of thi s year , through a ge nerous g ift from th e Dormo nt Lodge
No 684 , th e C h ildren 's H o me received a n App le JIGS computer includin g mo n ito r , ke y boa rd , d is k drive s, a nd Im agewr ite r II pri nt er. This was a ti mely dona ti o n because the yo un g m e n now h ave m a th com puter wor k in addit ion to the perenn ia l Eng lish essay.
Bes ides impr ess i ve acad e mi c improvement, th e yo ung men derive co ns iderable se lf-sa ti s faction from m as teri n g t h e computer a nd so ft ware a nd demo nst rat ing th is kno w ledge to ot h er s in sc ho o l, including their teac hers. The App le II GS o f£er s man y o th er possibi li ties in grap hi cs and sou nd. T he C hildr en 's H ome i s ant icipatin g addit ional so ft wa r e to furt h er increase vocat iona l a nd academ ic interes t in comp u ter tec hnolo gy.
The re siden ts of th e Chi ld r e n 's H ome are t ru l y g rateful for the ge n eros it y dem ons tra te d by th ese Masonic Broth er s. Our s in cere thanks to the m en wh o made this a ll possib le.
Nursing Scholarships Offered By Masonic Homes- Let Us Invest In Your Future
No doubt yo u ha ve h eard th at th er e is a shorta ge of nurses th roug h o ut the country at a tim e w h en the n eed for nu rs in g care is o n th e rise As more of th e popu lat io n becomes elderl y and ex hibi ts th e prob lem s com m o n to o lder Americans, this s h ortage is expec ted to wo r se n. J ust w h en the dem a nd for ca rin g profess ionals is a bo ut to s kyroc ke t it see m s that fewe r peop le a r e choos in g a career in nursi ng.
The Masonic H omes a t E li zabet hlOwn has for m a ny years recog n ized thi s growin g n eed for qualified nurs in g profess io n a ls w h o are dedica ted to mee t ing th e ne ed s of th e e lder ly. In fact , si n ce 19 10 we h ave be en providing nursin g ca re to our Mason ic fam il y. We a re p roud to ha ve lOp no tc h med ica l a nd nursin g sta ff serv in g our res idents an d mee tin g th e ch a lle n ges of long te rm care.
We are a lways o n th e look-o ut fo r high ca li ber individua ls wh o m ay be interested in joinin g our dedicated tea m. We are sea r chi ng for p eop le j ust like you who are equa ll y co ncerned w ith th e ph ysica l, emotiona l a nd sp i ritua l needs of our res ide nt s, a n d demand profess io n a l ex10
ce lle n ce from th emse l ves as we ll as from the p lace w her e they work
The Masonic Homes cu rre ntl y offers opp or tuniti es to pu r su e a ca reer in nursin g throu g h seve ral d iffer ent nursing sc ho l a r sh ip pro grams. The R. N. Scho larship Program o ffers tuition reimburse m e nt of $2,500 per academic yea r and th e L.P.N. Scho la r s hip P rogram offers fift y percent tuiti o n re i mbursem e nt. Both programs requ ire o nl y a n eig hteen month empl oyme nt com mitm ent follow ing graduation.
So if you are co n sideri n g a ca r eer in nursin g a nd wou ld e nj oy carin g fo r res idents a t th e Masonic H o m es, w h y n o t as k us about o ur sc h o lars hi p programs?
O r if you are a lread y a licen sed nurse, wh o m ay be interested i n join i ng o ur staff, why not g ive us a call?
Addi ti o nal i nfo rm a ti o n a nd applica ti o n for m s may be ob ta in ed by co ntac tin g the:
Maso ni c Homes P erso nn e l Office
Eli zabe th tow n , Pennsy lva ni a 170 22-0703
Phon e (7 17) 367 - 11 2 1,
at the
Masonic Homes
Now to Attend
R. W. Grand Master, Bro. Arthur J. Kurtz. has scheduled Autumn Day to be held at the Masonic Homes in Elizabethtown on Satwday, October 21 , 1989. Plan now to spend this fun-filled day of family atmosphere with good food, interesting displays, aafts, and Masonic fellowship It s the perfect time to enjoy your beautiful Masonic Homes and grounds
A full schedule will appear in the August issue of The Pennsylvania Freemason with events for this day along with information on how to obtain tickets
Scholarships Available
Educational Endowment Fund Scholarships
The Pennsy l vania Yo uth Foundation 's Educatio na l Endowmen t Fund Comm ittee has announced th at it wi ll be awardi ng at leas t four grants i n the amo unt of $ 1000 this year to kick off its new sc h o lars hip program.
To be eligib le to receive a sc h o larship from the Educatio n a l Endowment Fund of the Pennsyl va nia You th Fo und a tion, an app lica nt must be a c hild, grandch il d or dependent (IRS definition) of a Pen n sylvan ia Ma son in good standing (o r who was in good standing at the tim e o f hi s death), or a present or former member in good standing of o n e of th e Pennsylvan i a Masonic-re lated yo uth groups.
Appl ications were distributed to eac h Lodge in March and are d u e on Jun e I s t. If you need furth er information, co ntact
your Lodge Secretary or th e Yout h Fo undatio n offices.
Scholarship Program Available for All Lodges
The Educationa l Endowme nt Fund of th e Pennsylvania You th Foundation was created to provide sc h o la r s hip opportuni ti es to th e yo uth of our Fraternity. ll was a lso created to h el p Lodges, oth er Masonic bodies and indivi du a ls to estab lish restricted scholar ship programs, witho ut the h assles of adminis tering th e funds or gran tin g th e awards.
One Lodge has a lready taken advantage o f th i s uniqu e opportu nit y Ab r aham C. Treic hl er Lodge No 682 in E li zabethtow n h as made an initia l con tributi on into the Educationa l Endowment Fu n d, re su·icting the award of income from that a m ou nt to children
Summer Programs Taking Shape
as candy-str ipers at the Masonic Homes. The Job's Daugh ters Patton Camp us Week w ill be h eld Ju l y 16-22, 1989, a nd w ill i nclude ac ti viti es for a ll Job 's Daughters. High lights o f past programs include vis it ation wi th th e Mason ic Homes r es id e nt s, the Mrs. P a tton Campus P agea nt for the adul t leade r s, a Hawaiian Luau, an d a hike for c hlarity purposes
Plans for the summer programs o f the Masonic-relate d yo uth groups are bein g made to provide educa tion a l sess io n s a t the M aso nic Co nfer e nc e Ce nterPa tton Campus i n E li zabe thtown.
T he Ra inbow prog ram s w ill be co ndu c ted a t the Ca mpus fro m June 4-1 1. T hree sessions wi ll be h eld dur i ng th a t tim e to reward assemb li es s ho w in g growth in memb e rs hip, and to h e lp the Gran d Office rs prepare for their a nn ua l
G ra nd Assemb ly meeting in Jul y Included in the sc h edu le w ill be th e annua l Cappin g Cerem o n y for Rai nb ow G i rl s wh o h ave p erform ed exe mplary serv ice
and grandchi ldren of its members. The Lodge p la ns to contin u e to contribute lO that restricted fund so that more awards can be made over the years, withou t depleting the principa l.
Almost any kind of res tri ctio n may be p laced upon th e funds, so that on l y applicants w h o meet a Lodge's criteria w ill receive funds. Typica l resu·ictions mi g ht be appl ied to a geographical area, relationship lO a Lodge's membership, sc h o las ti c ab ility or program o f stud y. If yo u would like informa tion on ho w to es tab li sh a specia ll y restricted sc h o larship fund for your Lodge, please contact the Pe nn syl va ni a You th Foundation.
Pennsylvania Youth Foundation 1244 Bain bridge Road Elizabethtown, P A 17022 (717) 367-1536
P.Y.F. Representatives
Be s ure th a t your Lodge ' s You th Foundation Repre se ntative h as been registered wi th the P.Y.F. office to recei ve mailings a nd informat ion a bout the Masonic-re lated you th groups.
The Fo urth Annua l DeMolay Key Man Con fere n ce w ill be h e ld on August 13- 19, as a u a ining progr a m for DeMolay leaders. Th i s program ha s four ins tru c ti onal track s o cc urrin g s imultaneo u s l y fo r new m e mber s, C hapter Officers, State Off icer s a nd Advisors. It is one of th e most inte n s i ve training programs o f its kind in the co unuy, and includ es works h ops on s ubj ec ts su c h as time m a na ge ment, budge tin g, public spea kin g, r i tual performance , public relations, memb ership recrui tm e nt, prog r a m p l a nnin g and co mmit t ee mana ge ment.
Job's Daughters Grand Sessions
June 15-18, 1989 Elizabethwwn College
DeMolay Conclave
July 13-16, 1989 Muhlenburg College, Allemown
Rainbow Grand Assembly
July 19-22, 1989
Jaffa Shrine Mosque, Altoona
My Brethren:
I ha ve become awa re through numerou s inquiries s ince I hav e b ee n in th e Office of Grand Secretary th a t man y of our Members a re unaware th a t th ere is no national le ve l Masoni c o rganizatio n for Craft Freemaso nr y. Eac h State and the Di s tri c t of Columbia (with the exce ption of H awa ii whi ch opera tes und er th e Grand Lodge of Ca lifo rni a) ope ra te its own Grand Juri sdi c tion a nd a r e autono m ous in th eir ow n ri g ht. Thi s is a lso tru e o f the Provinces of Ca nada other th a n New foundl a nd.
There was a prop osal offered in 1779 th a t Bro. Geo rg e Wa shington be made Genera l Gra nd Mas ter of th e U nited States. (It is interes tin g to not e that the Grand Lodge of Pe nn sy lvan ia s upp orted thi s proposa l.) Th e proposal , ho wever, was n ever adop ted . There h as nev er been a Nationa l Gra nd Lodge of th e Uni ted Sta tes of Am eri ca . T h ere is, h owever, a number o f na tional Maso ni c orga nization s s uppo rt ed by th e Gra nd L odges w hi ch fun c tion for th e benefit of Freema so nr y in ge n e ra l. T wo with w hi c h
yo u are poss ibl y m os t famil ia r are th e George Wash in gton Mason ic National Me mor ia l Assoc iatio n a nd th e Maso ni c Service Asso c iat ion.
The George W as hington Maso n ic Na tion a l Memor ial Association is r es ponsibl e fo r th e m ai nt e n ance a nd operation of th e George Wa s hin g ton Mason ic National Memoria l, a n impos ing s tr u c ture w hi ch sits on Shoo ters Hill in Alexa ndria , V irg inia It is th e onl y nation a l Masoni c memorial in the United States , and was dedicated to th e m e m o ry o f Bro. G eorge Wa shington in th e yea r 1932. The a nnu a l maintenance a nd op er a tin g cos ts of thi s Me m o ri a l range between $ 700 ,000 a nd $ 1,000,000.
The Masonic Ser vice Assoc ia ti o n was organi zed in 1919 a nd has a mu l tifac eted fun ction. T h e Association serves as a n ed u cational and informational organization by publis hing a nd producing a va riet y of bull etin s, di ges ts, newsletters, stati stical informa ti o n , film s a nd audio tapes.
It a lso se rv es as a cl ear ing house of fa c tu a l information co n cern in g the Fra ternity. The Associatio n , in addition, i s r es pon s ibl e for in vestiga tin g a nd iss uin g a ppeal s to M aso ni c Bodies for the re lief o f hum an n eed s o f Maso ns a nd th e ir famili es r esu ltin g fro m di sas ter and ca tas trophies. The operating cost for this pha se of th e orga niz a ti o n is $25 0 000 a year which is s upp o rted by s ub scripti o n ra tes for publica ti ons su ch as th e Short Talk B u lle tin a nd contributions from our Members
T h e seco nd major function of th e Assoc ia ti o n is the ope r atio n of th e H os pit a l Vis it a tion Pr og ram. The
Hos pital Vis itation Prog ra m opera tes for th e purpose of prov idin g perso n a l se r vices in more th an 140 Vete r a n Adminis u·ation Medical Ce nte r s, Veterans Home s and Mi litar y Hos pital s T he budge t for this program in 1988 was $353, 000 and is so l e l y s upport ed b y co ntri butions fro m th e Ma so ni c Fraterni ty.
Thi s program dep ends not on l y u pon finan c ial s upport but a lso the conu·ibution of time of our Me mb e r s as Hos pita l Vis itation Field Age nts These Brethren contribute m ore th a n o n e -h alf million vo luntee r hours of se rvice eac h yea r. Penn sy l vania prese ntl y h as a n eed o f voluntee r s in three loca ti ons : th e Veterans Hospital in Coa tesv ill e; th e Vete r a n s Ad mini s tration M edical Cente r in Pitts burg h , Aspinwall Di vision , and th e Vetera n s Hospital in Philade lphia.
A n y Brother wi lling to pro vide this badl y needed se rvice, p lea se con tact my office.
Quarterly Communication
September 1989
To Be Eliminated
In a cco rd a n ce w i th Article 8 , Sec tion 8 .01 o f the A hi man R ez on , Broth e r Ar thur J. Kurtz, Ri g ht Wor s hipful Grand M as te r, he reb y directs th a t an Exu a Commun ica tion be h e ld in co nj un c ti o n with th e Dece mb er 6, 1989 Quarterl y Co mmun ication a nd that the September 6, 1989 Quarte rl y Comm unication be elimina ted.
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Pennsylvania Masons and the Commonwealth Student Assistance Program Receive National Recognition
Student Ass ista n ce Prog ram s ar e p erhaps the mos t success ful school-base d interventiory program eve r unde rtake n by th e Co mm o n wea lth o f P ennsylvania. Its s ucc ess ca n be observed not onl y in the s h ee r numb ers of s tud e nts serv iced, w hi ch in the 19 87-88 sc hool yea r a lo n e exceeded si x thou sa nd referrals , but al so in its unique public / private pa rtn ers hi p. The G rand L odge of Free a nd Acce pted Masons of P enn sy lva ni a underw rites th e room a nd boa rd fo r p a rti cipa n ts attending both the Patton Ca mpus and Linden Hall sites. The Departm ents of Welfare a nd Hea lth provide staff and funding for adolesce nt treatm e nt services a t the county level. In addition, th e De partme nt of Ed ucat ion provides tra ining tea m s, s taff and financial ass is tance to sc hool di su icts to a ss is t w ith prog ra m imple m entation.
A S tude nt Ass istance Prog ram is des ig n ed to: 1) Ide ntify at -ri sk s tude nts w ho a re h av in g sc hool probl e m s du e to a lcohol or dr u g u se, de pression , or oth er
Bro. Pau l J. Dodso n , P.M. o f Integrit y Lodge No. 187 and a building maintenance wo rk er a t the Masonic T e mpl e was honored recen tl y by be ing g i ve n the L egio n of Honor o f th e C hap el o f the Fo ur C hap lain s Award in Philade l ph ia.
Bro. Do dso n rece i ved thi s h o n o r for his ded ica ti o n a nd donation s to P hil ad e l phia Asse mbl y No. 47, Rainbow for
G irl s, in memory o f hi s Mother a nd Fa th er. Other Masons who have rece i ved thi s d istin g ui s h ed no n-M asoni c awa rd include seve ral Pa s t Grand Mas te r s, w hi ch proves how eve n th e non-Maso ni c wor ld looks upon Free m aso nry as being a n orga niz a ti o n t hat is tr u l y "on th e squ a re ."
m e ntal h ea lth probl em s; and 2) Inte rve n e a nd refer th ese s tud ents to a ppropriate co mmunity serv ices.
A S tud e nt Ass ista nce ProgTam utili zes a sys tematic process by which sc h ool personne l ca n deter mine w hi ch st udents are h av ing problems and refer them for h elp. T h e h eart of the program is a
S tudent Assistance Core Team , whid1 is a g roup of sc h ool p er sonne l w ho are specia ll y train ed to work w ith th ese students.
Each co re team is co mprised of a central office a dministrator, building a dminis trator, teachers, co un selors, a nd r eprese nta tives £rom the m ental h ea lth a nd drug and a lco hol se rvice providers in th e co unty There is no ot h er program sponsored by the Departm en t of Educa ti o n w hi ch requires a week- lo n g tra inin g co mmitment by s u c h a tea m. It is en co uraging to n ote th a t eve n w ith th ese
s tringe nt requirements, a wai tin g lis t of dis tri c ts exists
Alt hough di s tri c ts throu g hout th e
New Elevators to be Installed at Grand Lodge
Bro Carl D Ho man , C h a irm a n o f th e Co mmittee o n T empl e and Buildin g Supe rint e nd e nt r e port e d th a t th e Securit y Eleva tor Co wi ll be ins ta lling complete l y n ew elevators at th e Mas oni c T e mpl e in Philade l p hi a . The o ld e leva tors h ave , a dmittedl y, bee n less th a n effici ent, a nd th e ir o p eration h as had its ups a nd down s The de m o liti on of th e exi stin g e leva to r s s hould occ ur on or a bout June 15 of this yea r, a nd de li ver y of th e n ew equ ipme nt w ill be taken in Jul y. Th ose concerned w ith th e in sta lla tion have proj ec ted tha t th e n ew
Grand Lodge Committee on Masonic Education Has Three New Appointments
Th e G rand Lo dge Com mittee on Ma so ni c Ed u ca tion i s plea s ed to a nn ounce th a t th e R. W. Grand Master h as a ppo inted three n ew m e mb er s to this Com mi ttee, which n ow co mpletes a ll a ppo intments.
In line w ith these n ew appointments, we a re p leased to a nn o un ce th a t th e Commiuee h as ad opted th e s i x Maso ni c Areas n ow u sed by th e Di s tri c t De put y G r a nd Mas te rs th ro u g h o ut th e Jurisdicti o n o f P enn sy l va ni a. By u s in g th ese
Districts, we wi ll h ave uniform ity o f inter es t and eac h m e mb er of th e Co mmittee w ill h o ld res pons ibility for a pa rti cular Area. By u s ing th e 1989 Gold
B ook under eac h of th e Di s trict Deput y lis tin gs anyone m ay find th e locat ion o f his Lod ge w ithin hi s Area
The fo llo w ing a re th ose Broth e rs appointed to the G rand Lodge Comm ittee on Ma so ni c Educa tion w ith th e ir Areas o f respo n s ibilit y:
Co mmon wea l t h have been reporting s u ccess for years , th e program ha s most r ecently been re ce iving n a ti ona l recognition. Th e P enn sy l va ni a m odel was th e cover s tor y in the J anuary issue of the Nationa l Student A ss istance Program jo urnal. In February, Sandy R a kar was asked to prese nt th e model at three federa l drug se min ars in San Antonio, Was hington , D. C., a nd San Francisco. In ea ch pres entation, the Gra nd Lodge effor ts were hi gh lighted. Since th a t tim e , s h e has received seve ra l calls from s ta te age n c ies r e qu es tin g a dditional information on ho w th ey might work cooperativel y w ith th eir Grand L odge. In March , Preside nt Bus h visited th e Co n es to ga Vall ey School Di s tri c t (Lancaster Cou nty) to hi g hlight th eir drug and alco hol e ffort s. Cones toga Va lley was o n e o f th e m a n y di s tri cts tr ained a t Patton Ca mpus. -·
w hi c h are s ta te -o f- art in th e indu s try, s h ou ld be o p era bl e by Octob er I , 1989. Everyth ing poss ible w ill b e don e to see that this completio n date will be m et, a nd th a t an y in co n venience t o th e Bre thren and s ta ff w ill be kept to an a bso lute minimum
Area A-1
Bro. Jose ph Ge ntil e, P.D .D.G.M. Area A-2
Bro. Ed wa rd 0. We isser , P.D.D. G. M. Area B-1
Bro. John C. Cavender Area B-2
Bro. T erry D. Bentze l, D.D.G.M. Area C-1
Bro. Glenn W. Ol se n Area C-2
Bro. Evere tt J. E llio tt, P D D .G. M.
Thomas W. Jackson, R. W. Grand Secretary
The Johnstown Flood: Then, as Now, Masons Care
The City of Johnstown, Pennsy l va nia will observe a year-long com memorati o n of the 1OOth anniversary of the great Johns town F lood of May 30, 1889, a disaster considered to be one of the grea tes t the world has known.
The main eve nt in this celebration will occ ur on May 30, 1989 w h en there wi ll be a huge parade in t he city. John stown ha s p repar ed for visitors and tourists from a ll po ints of the compass. The program is not intended to ce lebrate a disaster, rather it commemorates the determination, endurance and indom itab le w ill of the citizens o f th e area to recover through th e years a nd to build a n ew after this, and severa l other d evas tatin g fl oods. Loss o f many lives and exte ns i ve property damage were s uffered in fl ood s in 1889, 1936, and again in 1977.
T he action of Fraterna l and other soc ie ti es in a iding the Johnstown sufferers was both speedy and co m mendab le. T he firs t organ iza ti on to reac h the i ll -fa ted d istrict af ter t h e fl ood were t h e Free a nd Accepted Masons of A ll eg h eny Co unt y. Imm edia tel y upon lea rning t h at J o hn s town had been swept away, Bro.
J a m es S . McKea n , D.D .G.M. for th e areas ca ll e d a m ee tin g of th e loca l Maso ni c Co m mittee, a nd a t fi ve o'clock
Sa tu r da y mo rnin g, June I , less t han t we lve h ou r s a fter th e fl ood , Bro. J ames I.
Buc h anan lef t for th e devas tated di s tri ct as th e Co mmittee's represen ta ti ve . At noon o n th e sa m e day th e rema in d er of t he Com mittee cons is tin g o f Bros J a m es S. McKea n , W. S. Brown , W. J. Ca rso n, W . D . H. Ca in and D. L. G ill espie started for John s tow n with m any pro visio n s They a rriv ed th er e a bo ut five o'clock that a ft ernoo n , and o n e h o u r later h ad esta bli sh ed a commissa r y n ea rby.
Nobod y, save th ose w h o were on th e sce n e a ft er th e 1889 di sas ter , w ill eve r thorough ly compre he nd th e nobl e wo rk done by th e va ri o u s re li ef commi ttees upon th e ir a rri va l at J o h ns tow n , or of th e h a rd s h i ps t h ey e ndu red in ge ttin g th ere O n the Sa turd ay fo ll owing t he fl ood, th e fi rs t re li ef corps fo und it imposs ibl e to ge t neare r th a n fou r mi les from J o hns tow n , a nd from th is poi nt th e lo a d s o f provi s i o n s, clo thin g and m ed ic in e were carr ied , ben ea th a bro ilin g s un, up o n th e backs o f men, many of 14
whom had n ever before been ca lled upon to pe r form a s in g le act of labor. At th e "stone br idge" a serio u s obstacle confronted the r esc ue rs. Everyth i ng except the sto n ework was was h ed away and there appa rent l y was no way to ge t goods into the city. A rope bridge was soon co n s t ructed, and at the imminent peril of the rescuers' li ves, the nobl e band from Pittsburgh ca rri ed th e provisions to the half-starved famili es and mu l titudes. Nor was th e d ifficulty they expe ri enced in reaching J o hn stown th e only unp leasan t t hing the rescuers faced: All a long th e route grim d eat h confronted them. Corpses by the score were strew n upon the roadways, while s t arv i ng families w h o h ad lost every thin g they possessed perched o n th e wet grass on the h ill s. Many men a nd women searc hin g for rel at i ves and friends we re encou n tered.
O n S und ay morning, a gene ra l meetin g of t h e officers of th e va riou s Masonic bod ies was h eld in Pittsburgh and i n a few minutes, $4,300 was subso i bed to a reli ef fun d The same day, Bro. C lifford P. MacCal la, R. W. Grand Master, te legraphed $500, a nd late r raised this to $5, 000 . Wit hin a few days, before th e Maso ni c commi ttee closed its fu nd, the var ious Masonic bodies t hrou g h ou t t he U nit ed States h a d donate d nearly $ 100,000.
Rea li zi n g t he im po rta nce of proper sa ni tat ion fo r th e area, th e Maso ns appoin ted a committee consistin g of Bros Jam es S. McKea n , T. J. H u dso n , C. W. Ba tc helor, a n d J ames I. Buchanan to consu lt w ith the Pres iden t of th e U ni ted S ta les rega rdi n g t he bes t me tho d o f procedure. The fo llow ing correspo n de n ce betw ee n th e comm ittee a nd th e C h ief
Execu tive took p lace:
Pittsburgh, June 3, 1889
Si t u a ti o n a t J o hns town appa llin g in ex tre m e; un less immed iate s tep s are taken to remove dead from water, eve r y ri ver affec ted b y waters of Co n e m aug h w ill ca rr y p es tilence in its course.
Ca n yo u no t se nd a government sanitar y Corps to th e sce n e wit hou t a m o m e nt' s d e lay? Every ho ur 's delay seri o us. Two members of thi s co mmittee have bee n o n th e sce n e
for two days. No words ca n d esc r ibe the terrib le s ituat ion and s uffer ing. Houses and w hol e fami l ies swep t away by flood and fire. Death and devastation inco mpreh ensible.
James S. McKean
T. J. Hudson
C. W Batche lor
J. I. Buchanan Masonic Committee
Then t h ere came this p o inted reply from th e Wh i te House:
EXECUTIVE MANSION
Washington, June 3, 1889
James S. McKean a nd Others, Masonic Co mmittee, Pittsburgh:
O ur on ly san itary corps co n sists of a few m ed ical officers. One, Dr. Ca rrin gto n, is sta ti o ned at Pittsburgh. You ha ve a State Board of Hea lt h, a nd unl ess the Governo r s h o u ld reques t i t, Su rgeo n- Ge n er a l Ham ilto n cou ld no t interfe re. We are a n x io u s to ex tend every poss ib le h el p, but w h a t you n eed is sys tematic work under proper a uth o rity
If t he Governo r and your State Boa rd o f Hea lth make any ca ll up o n m e in a n y ma tter in my di sc r eti on I w i ll g lad l y re spo n d an d w ill direct Dr. Ca rrin gto n to r eport to th e s itua tion a nd Dr. Hami lto n w ill co mmuni ca te a t o nce w i th you r State Boa rd of Hea l th
R es p ectfull y, Be nj Ha rri so n
Th en fo llowed thi s:
P it tsburgh, June 3, 1889
His Exce ll ency, Be nj. Harr ison, P r es ide n t, e tc, Was hin g to n: Yo ur ve r y sat is factory te legram rece i ved. W e t hought it prope r to co mm u ni ca te w ith you i n view of nati o n a l g overnme nt re la ti o n to water hi g h ways. We th a nk yo u. (s ig ned by the same co mm ittee as a bove)
Johnstown Flood, co ntinu ed
The wo rk of th e Maso ni c organ izat io n s was wo nde rfull y sys tem a tic a nd effecti ve. T wo p er manent Masonic re lief co mmittees we re orga ni ze d at J oh nstow n a nd Pitts b urg h. Th ose Maso n s i n vo l ved we re ea rl y on th e sce n e a nd la te to leave. Bro. McKea n ' s wo rk was pa rti cu la rl y effec tiv e, a nd t h e sa m e ma y be sa id o f Bro. Buc h a n a n .
R e li e f work s uch as that r end ered to th e inhab ita nts o f J oh n stow n is typica l of t h e mann er in w hich Maso n s ca r e; a n d th e n as n ow , Masons s till care, n o t o nl y fo r th eir fe ll ow Bre thren , but fo r a ll.
(Not e: Loca l Maso ni c Di s tri c ts, the 4 1s t Di su-ic t in pa rti c ular, will pa rti cipate in the pa rad e me nt io n ed in this a rticl e . The parade w ill be h eld o n Ma y 30th , 1989. )
A Member of the Family
Ou r Ri g ht Wors hi p f u l G ra n d Mas ter h as ch osen to emp h as ize d u r in g hi s term in off i ce , frat e rn a li s m a m o n g all Mason i c Bodi es. In this li g ht we ex te n d our co n g r a tul a ti o n s to a P e nn sy l va ni a Maso n , Bro. J acob R. Con.vell. Bro. e m-we ll in bein g elec ted as presid ing o ffi ce r o n a n a ti onal leve l was in sta ll ed as Suprem e T a ll Cedar o f th e Tall Ceda rs o f L ebanon of Nort h America a t th e Mid Winter Con fere n ce in J a nu a r y 1989. He is a Mem ber o f O rrstow n L o dge N o. 262 a nd h as bee n act i ve in ot h er Maso n ic Bodies .
H e has d evo ted a co n s id erabl e a m ou nt of his effort in Ta ll Cedar is m to th e M u scu la r D ystro ph y C h ar itab le O bj ec ti ve a nd se r ved as Di rec tor of th e Fou nd a ti on in 1981 a nd 1982 a nd as C h a irm a n from 19 83 throu g h 1986 . H e is t h e r ec i pie nt o f th e John S Bro ug hto n Awa rd , th e hi g hes t Award prese nted b y the S u preme Fores t.
Bro. Conve ll h as a lso b ee n e xtreme l y ac tive in comm unit y prog r a m s, espec ia ll y th ose r e la tin g to th e youth of th e a r ea. H e was elec ted to t he So uth Ce nt ra l P e nn sy l va n ia Sports H a ll o f Fame in 1983. W e co n g ra t u la te Bro Con.ve ll o n ac hi ev in g t hi s dis t i n g ui s h ed posi ti on.
An Update on The Emergency Help Network
Du e to a lack of r es ponse fr o m t h e Bre t hre n ,
bee n ca n ce ll ed
Bros. Robert A. Redd e n , Jr. ; Charles F. Korman; the Grand Master; D av id M. Howells, Sr. and David M. Howells, Jr.
Bro A rthur J. Kurtz , R. W . G r a nd
M aster, a t th e Ma rc h Qua rterl y Communi ca ti o n , pre se nted the SOLOMON
II Throat Meda llio n to Bros. R o bert A.
R edd e n , Jr. , C h a rl es F Kor m a n , Dav id
M. H owe ll s, Sr. a n d hi s son, Davi d M. H owe ll s, Jr. In th e pa s t fi ve yea rs, Bro . Da vid M. H owe ll s, S r. h as bee n re -
s p o n s ibl e fo r b r i ng in g in s i x t y-o n e
Raising A Family
Friday eve nin g, Nove mb er 18 , 1988, was a m emorab le even ing for both P e ter A. B Widen er L odge No. 67 1 a n d the Levi n so n Fa mil y. On th a t eve nin g a t th e
Ma so ni c Temp l e in Tacony, Ph il a -
d el p hi a, three ge n era ti o n s o f the Lev in -
so n fam il y we re Rai sed. The Ma s ter
pet ition s, a nd his so n has bro ught in t hirty peti tions. Thi s award is g iven to th o se Bre thren w ho h ave broug ht twe l ve o r m o re m e n in to th e Fra ternit y. Bro . M ic h ae l 0. Kordill a also rece i ved th e T hr oa t Med a llion. Th ese m e mb e r s represe nt m o re th an one h un dred n ew Masons in P enn sy l van ia. Mason 's Deg ree was co nferred up o n Bro. Abrah a m L ev in so n , th e g ra ndf a th e r , Bro. Ga r y D L ev inso n , th e fa th er a nd Bro . Cra i g A. Lev in so n , th e g ra ndso n. All three D egrees we r e co nfe rred b y Bro. J o hn J. Gi g li o tti , P.M.
Front Row (le ft to ri g ht ): All members of P e te r A. B. Widener Lodge No. 671: Bros . Ste wart P Jenigen Junior Ward e n Abr ah a m Levinson; G ary D. Levinson Daniel M Grady, Wors hipful Master; Craig A. L ev inson; Jeffrey W. Whittock, Senior Ward e n. In R ear: Bro. J o hn J Hunt, Dis tri c t D eput y G ra nd Mas te r, Maso
