Bro As h by B Pa ul , R.W.P .G.S. h as di ed a t th e ageof93 Bro. P au l had se r ve d
t h is G ra nd Lo d ge i n t h e capac it y of R. W. G ra nd Secre ta r y for fift ee n years from h is appo imme n t to t h at office b y
Br o Sa nford M C hilco te , R .W.P G.M in 1958 un ti l 1973. He s u cceed ed Bro. George A. Avery, R. W.P G S , a nd was succeeded b y Bro. W illiam A. Ca r pen ter, R.W.P.G.M., R W.P.G.S. Born a nd ed ucated in P hil ade l p h ia, Bro. Pa ul was gradua t ed f rom th e Univers i ty of Pe nnsy lva ni a wit h a degree in C i vi l E ng i neer i ng.
A ve teran of t he F irst Wor ld War, Bro. Pau l h ad attended th e F i rst O ffi cers
Tra i n ing Ca m p a t Fo rt N iagara. Fro m
More than 130 Years of Freemasonry
t h ere he was sen t overseas w ith t h e 23rd Engi n eers. Fo ll ow ing th e Arm is tice, Bro. Pa ul rema ined in Fra nce to ass is t i n t h e re b u ild ing of th e war-to rn roa d ways. H is edu ca tio n h av in g bee n i nte r r u pted b y th e Grea t War, Bro. Pa ul re turn ed to his s t udi es a n d fo ll ow i ng hi s g radua ti o n , was emp loyed by t h e Bell Telep ho n e Compa n y for near l y fort y yea r s when h e r eti red to become R. W. Gra n d Sec retary. As a R egiste red Civ i l E n g i neer, h e h ad belonged to many engineer ing organiza ti o n s, as we ll as m any c i vic groups i n bo th Ph ilade l p hi a a n d in Harrisb u rg. Bro. 'As h as h e was a ffectio n ate l y know n to many, was made a Mason in P r eseve r a n ce Lodge No. 2 1 in t h e late 1920's. He served hi s L odge as Mas ter i n 1940, and fo llow i ng t ha t, as Trustee of t h e L odge for man y yea rs. Bro. Pa u l was a l so a Pas t Dis t r i ct Dep ut y G r a nd Mas t er, h av i ng served the Second Masonic Dis tri ct fo r fi ve years. As a forme r me m ber o f t h e o ld Gra n d Lodge Co m mittee on Ma so nic C ultu re , Bro. Pau l contr i b u ted ex te n s i ve l y to thi s magazine from its i ncep tion.
I n t h e ot h e r Ma so n ic bodies, he was a member o f t h e York Ri te, a nd the Sco tti s h Rite Va ll ey of Harr i s burg ,
Pennsylvania Mason Made Supreme Tall Cedar
where h e had se rved as Comm a nder- i nChi ef i n t he la te 19'10 's a n d early 1950's. Bro. Pau l was a lso ins t rume n ta l in t he erect ion o f th e Sco ttis h Rite Ca th ed ra l and Masonic Temp le in Ha rri s b urg.
Bro. Pau l rece i ve d t h e hig h est honor o f Sco t tis h R ite Freemasonry, the T h irtyt h ird Degree i n 1946.
He was a lso a member of t he Ta ll Cedars of L ebano n a nd th e Shri n e w here h e was a n A ide to seve ra l Potentates i n Zemba Temp le.
At his d ea t h on December 2 1, 1989, Bro. Pau l was l iv in g in Be t h lehem, Pe nn sy l van ia wit h h is w ife of a l most seve nty years, Alice Squire Pau l. He is also s urv i ved by two daug h te rs, fi ve grandc hil dren a n d e ight great-gra n dc hil dre n.
Bro. 'As h was a d ed icated Gra nd L odge Off ice r on a cla y to d ay bas is, a n act i ve a nd vita l member of t h e C ra ft for a lmos t s i x ty years and a d edicated Maso n witha l. H is genui n e su·aightfonNardness, su·ong p er so nal d iscip lin e a n d u nh es i tati n g co rd ia li ty m ade hi m a we ll qua lifi ed Grand L odge O ffi cer, one whose in fl ue n ce wi ll be lo n g felt, a n d whose pass in g is cau se fo r grea t so rrow w it h i n t his F ra terni ty.
PHILADELPHIA
My Bre th re n:
" I do not think you know my husband can't walk for six years. I am 8 I years old and take care of him and also teach music for food money. He is very lonesome, couldn't you send someone to talk to him?"
" I am sorry but my husband is in a nursing home with Alz heimer 's D isease since 1987. H e never got as much as a card from any of his fri en ds in your organ ization. "
"My husband has been in a nursing home f or nineteen months, he cannot
wa l k It is very hard for me to keep a smile P lease send him a. card. I t may make him feel good "
"My father has been in a nursing home since I987. As a member of all bmnches of the Masons [listed], 1 am · both sorry and sad to info rm )IOU tha t my father has been totally forgotten. Not one card has h e received. H e was in the clown unit and donated generously. Now isn't it a shame a 25-cent postage s t amp can't be used to make his day a bit nicer?"
My Bre thre n , t h ese are exce r pts fro m le tt ers r ecei ved b y o ur R . W. Gra n d Mas ter in respo n se to o ur ch ari ta ble appea l. I sn t it sad ? P erha p s it sp ell s o ut
cl ea rl y w h y we h ave diffi cu l ty to d ay in a ttrac tin g n ew me mb e rs. P erh a p s it is a d e lin ea tin g facto r w hi ch se p ara tes us fro m F r ee m aso nry of the p as t. W e re we to ana l yze ou r res p o n s i b ilit y to our Bre thr e n as exe mplifi ed in th e p as t versus to d ay, i t m ig ht be a ll we wo uld n eed to de fin e o u r problems and o b tain our a n swers.
"M y former employer pays me a small p ension. My spouse rec eives no· pension. A sma ll Soc ial Security payment is her
only income Circumstances and fu t u re do esn't look promising. My wife requires expensive medications. Enclosed is $50 to he l p in operat ing the hospit al and H omes We !mow you need he l p."
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F ro m left t o right: Bros H a ro ld A. Bu rke t
Secr et ary; Joseph N. Maddocks, r ecipient; W illis R. Edeva n e, Master; Jo h n G Tate, Jr., recip e nt; Spen cer W. Haue n stein, D.D.G.M.
Two Altoo n a F reemaso n s h ave received ce rtificates from th e Gra n d Lodge in recogn i tion of t he ir m a ny years of me m bershi p i n Loga n Lod ge No 490. Bro. J o hn G. Tate, J r. rece ived h is certi ficate for s i xty- five years of se r vice, and Bro . J oseph N. Maddocks rece i ved his fo r si x ty-seve n years of work.
Bro. Ha ro ld A. Gross o f York Lod ge No. 266 has bee n ins ta lled S u pre m e Ta ll Cedar of the Ta ll Cedars of Lebanon of North Am e ri ca Bro Gross, is a m e m b er o f Yo r k Forest No. 40, Ta ll Ceda r s of Leba n o n He j o i ned i n 1946 , four yea rs a fte r h e was made a Mason, and is a lso a m e m b er of t h e Va ll ey of Harris burg He has se r ved in n u merous Fo rest o ffices, in ad d ition to hav in g bee n t he ma n ager o f t h e Cedar Chips m agaz ine. Bro. Gross has a lso been ex tensi vely in vo l ved in no n- Mason ic you th groups, i ncl u d i ng th e orga ni zation of loca l gro up s of th e Boy Sco ut s a n d Girl Scouts. Bro. Gross is a l s o ac t i ve i n t h e P.T.A. a nd the American Legion.
The Sturgeon Family of Freemasonry
O n J a nu a r y 25, 1990, Bro W il son L. Sturgeon , J r. r ece ived h is Th i rd D eg ree i n Oakdale L odge No. 669. H is F i rs t Deg ree was confe r red by his fathe r , Bro. W il son L. S t u r geo n , S r. , P.M. Hi s Seco nd Deg ree was confe rr ed b y h is un cl e, Bro . \ 1\la llace L. St ur geo n , J r. , P.M. His Th ird D egree was co n fer red b y hi s ot h e r uncle , B ro T h o m as K
S t urgeo n , D .D.G.M. of the 47t h Dis tr ic t.
A ll o f th e Degr ee wo rk wa s w i t nessed b y th e fat h er of t he t hr ee con ferrin g o ffi cers, Bro. Wa ll ace L. Sturgeo n , Sr., g randfat her o f th e n ew l y raised Brother.
Bro T hom as W. J ackso n , R. W G rand Seue tary
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Chapel Available for Private Use
Did yo u know th at th e Wi llia m A.
Carpe nt er C h ape l at the Maso ni c Co nference Cemer - Patton Campus is ava il ab le for private re li gio u s ce r emoni es?
T h e foll ow ing a re eli g ible to us e th e Chapel, any Master Maso n or his immediate fami l y, a present or former member of a Mason ic -re lated yo uth group, a C hildren's Hom e o r Patton Schoo l A lum nus or immed iate fa mil y m em ber, or prese nt emp loyee of the Grand Lodge, Maso ni c Homes or Pe nn sy lva ni a Youth Founda ti on.
Weddings, baptisms, co nfirm at ions or a n y s imilar ce remony may be h eld, as long as it is sup ervised by a M ini s ter, R a bbi or o t her spiri tu a l lea der For furthe r information, co nta c t th e Executive D i r ec to r of the Pennsylvan ia Yo uth Founda ti o n.
Boundless App reciation
Our you n g people a n d th e ir ad ul t leaders are gra te ful for th e opportunity to u se th e Maso ni c Co nfere n ce Ce m e rPatto n Camp u s in E li zabe thtow n. A
r ece nt sa m p lin g o f le u e rs r ece iv ed fo llow s:
From a You th:
" The accommodat i ons were incredible and the food delicious. The girls cou l d not believe the Mason s were being so kind to them. Th ey were most impressed with the generosity of the Masons. Thanks again for a grea t weekend."
From an Adult:
" I am certainly impressed every time I visi t the fa ci lities at Patton, but more than be ing impressed , I am proud to be a Pennsylvania Ma son, where we do take time t o help, aid and ass i st our you th. T hank you aga in."
Homes Resident Provides Jewel
Through th e hard wo rk and ge ne rosity
o f Bro. Wi llia m R igh tm eyer, a re s iden t
o f th e Masonic Homes, th e Sta te Mas ter Co unci lo r o f th e Order of DeMo lay ha s a
n ew j ewe l of o ffi ce. Broth er Ri g ht meyer 14
co ntributed a s ub sta nti a l amount o f mon ey w hi ch h e ea rn ed and saved from his cra ft work at th e Masonic Homes. The j ewe l is a se ri es o f three 10 K go ld drops w hi c h depict the em ble m of the Order of DeMola y, th e sea l of th e Com m onwealth of Pennsy l van ia , and th e gave l o f au th o ri ty. The jewe l has bee n attach ed to a co ll a r of keys ton es hape d link s p r eviously g ive n to the Sta te Associa tion b y th e 36 t h Maso nic D istr ic t in honor o f Broth er William A. Carpente r , R.W.P.G.M. The n ew jewe l was n eeded when th e position of Deputy State Master Cou ncil o r was c r ea ted, addi n g t h e n eed for a s i xt h co ll a r an d jewe l. In the p h o tograph, Brot h er Rightm eyer presents the co ll ar and j ewel to DeMo lay State Mas ter Co un c il or David C. Santini , of Ca li forn ia, Pennsyl va nia.
program to them The n ear est Job 's Daugh ter Bethel is over 60 mil es away. Attending were M iss Anna Wolgamut h , Miss J ob's Daughters o f Pennsylva ni a, a nd Miss J enn i fer Gardner, Gra nd Bethe l Honored Q ueen, a long w ith gi rl s from Bethel No 14, Quarryville; Be th e l No. 7, Col u mbia; Bethe l No. I , York; Bethe l No 19, Camp Hi ll ; Be th el No 17 , Hershey; and Beth el No. 3, Greensb urg. In the pho to gra ph , Worshipfu l Mas ter Larry Conrad a nd hi s office rs ga th e r fo r a picture wi th the Daughters.
Sea ed: Will am Rightmeyer, Masonic Homes Resid e nt; s tand i ng: Davi d C. Santini, State Mas ter Cou ncilor.
Lodge No. 22 Learns About Job's Daughters
Lodge No. 22, Sunbu r y, rece n tl y invited th e Job's Daugh ter s of Pennsy lva ni a to exe m p li fy so me o f th e ir ceremon ies fo llowing a S ta ted Meeting. The Daughters a nd Maso n s sha red th e fe llows hi p o f a roast beef dinn er , an d the Daug hters perform ed th eir " Tribute to Ma ster Masons " a nd "The L iving Cross " T h e bret h ren as ked question s about J o b 's D a u g ht ers, as thi s was a n ew
Lodge No 22, Sunbury, invited Job's Daughters to a meeting to exemplify. Le ft o righ t: Ka thy Brown, Ho nored Queen Be th el No.7, Columbia, Geo rge Pautsch, Secre tar y, Da le Duval, Sen ior Warden , Larry c;onra d , Worshipful Mas te r, Rob ert Dorman, Junior Warden, Lamar Schreffler, T reasurer, David Diehl, Trustee, and Jennifer C lark, Honor ed Queen, Bethel No. 17, Hers h ey, a o ng with other Job's Daugh ters from across the s tate.
Syria Shrine Fami l y Picnic
Sy ri a S hrine Temple's Fami l y Pic ni c to be h eld on Aug u s t 3, 1990, w ill once aga in includ e a ll Mason ic a nd Yout h gro up s in western Pennsy l vania. Held at Kennywood Park in Wes t Mifflin, the program w ill start a t n oon a nd en d at II :00 p.m. T h e day wi ll be fill ed w ith fun , rid es, food and e nt ertainment. Maso n s and yo uth gro up s a r e encou raged to brin g t he ir friends, to show th em w h a t fra tern a l fe llows hi p is a ll a bo u t! Disp lay boo th s wi ll be manned ex pl a in in g t h e Youth Groups, t h e P e nn sy lva ni a You th Fo und a t ion, t h e Grand Lodge Mason ic Awareness Progra m and th e Shri ne Hosp i ta ls. All-da y r ide ti cke ts cost .$ 10.00. Gene ra l admi ss ion cos ts $ 1. 5 0, if ordered in a dvance. For fu rther i nfo rmati o n , co ntact Bill McC racken, a t (4 12) 653 -9400.
Masonic Awareness Progran1
Spreads Across Pennsylvania
Afte r m onths of p r epara t ion, t h e Gra n d Lodg e's sta te -w i de Mason i c Awa r eness Program h as m oved into act ion. "This is a major und e rtaking for bo th the Gra nd Lodge a n d all o ur Su bordi n a te Lodges," states R. W. Grand Mas ter W. ScoLL S to n er, w ho fir s t an n ounced th e prog ram at h is in sta llatio n o n D ece mb er 27. "O ur goa l is to le t the p eo pl e of Pe n nsy l vania k n ow w h o we are a nd wha t Maso nr y s ta nds for. "
" T ak in g as its them e, "Masons: Keeping the Promise of America," th e Pennsy l va ni a Masonic Awaren ess Prog ram in vo l ves bo t h G ra nd Lod ge-wide activ i ties a nd grass roots i nvol ve ment b y the 527 Subord ina te Lodges. " Our a bilit y to in crease th e vis ibility of o ur Fratern i t y t h ro u g h out the s ta te depends on the active, e n t h us iastic s up po rt of th e Lodges," commen ts the Gra nd Master. The firs t segme nt of th e s ta te-w ide p rog ram took p la ce t hi s p ast Marc h in news papers ac ro ss P e nn sy l va ni a. T he cam pai g n a lso included rad io a nd te levisio n spots. "Coverin g t h e entire s tate wit h a l imited bud ge t is diffi c ult," reports th e Gra nd Ma s ter, w ho in dica tes th at the r esu l ts are n ow being eva luated in preparation for a seco nd p hase in October.
Keeping The Promise OfAmerica
In order to in vo l ve the Su bordinate Lo d ges, u ain in g sess io n s have bee n h e ld for th e Dis u- ict Deput y Gran d Mas ters, th e Subordinate Lodge o ffice rs and the Maso ni c E du cation c h a i r m an in Elizabeth tow n , A ltoo n a, A lle nt ow n a nd Newcastle. A to ta l of 397 Lodges were represented w ith a to ta l a tte n dance of over 1900. "The ent h usias tic parti cipation b y so man y of o ur Lodges and th e ir leade rs hi p indi cates to me that Maso ni c awareness is a top priority w ith Mason s in Pennsylvania ," co m ments the Grand Mas ter.
" Our goa l is to pro vide a ll th e h elp possible so th at o ur Lodges ca n d evelo p appropria te local plans a nd ac ti viti es in Mason ic awa reness," a dd s t he G r a n d Mas ter. "1 h o p e bo th i ndividual a n d gro up s o f Lodges will take it u pon th emse l ves to a ir the rad io spots a n d "s ponsor ads in th e ir a rea n ews p ape r s." By combinin g th e sta te-w ide a n d loca l Mason ic
Everyone requesting a dditional info rmation about th e Masonic F raternit y is sen t a specia l brochure, which are a lso ava ilab le for dist ribution by the Subordina te Lodges.
awareness ac u vil!es, th e progra m w ill m ake a s ign ifi ca nt im pact.
Both th e D i s tri c t Dep ut y Gra nd Ma s te r s a nd th e L odge O ffi cers pla y key ro les i n r es pond i ng to i nquiri es fro m th ose who wa nt to know more a bo ut Maso nry. Eve ry p e rson ask ing for in form a ti o n r ece i ves a perso n a l le tt er from th e G ra n d Mas ter a nd a copy of t he " We Sta nd wit h You " Bro chure In ad dition , news s to ri es are bein g developed, includ in g· r ad io a nd te levisio n interv iews with th e Grand Mas te r.
Three a d s ra n in newspapers across the s ta te duri ng th e mo nth of Marc h. Eac h one s tre ssed the commu ni ca tion of Masonic va lues to the public.
A 12- minute aud i o-v is ual pre se ntat ion , " Men of Promise," is ava il ab le for use b y th e S ub ord in a te Lodges through t h e Di s t r ict Depu t y G ra n d Mas ter s. T he production , which is d es ig ned for n o nMasons, as we ll as m embers, is in bot h s li de/ tap e a n d video fo rmats "O ur goa l is to take o ur Maso ni c m essage to· as m a n y peop le as po ss ib le, includin g service clubs, civic gro up s, a nd c hurc h orga n izations ," s tates t he Gra nd Ma s ter. "He lpin g th e publi c be tt er our Fra ternit y wi ll ta ke tim e," s umm ar i zes R. W. G rand Mas ter S toner. "O ur goa ls are no t goi n g to be ac hi eved qu ickl y or eas il y. Bu t we a re moving forwa rd. We a re taki ng th e r ig ht s tepsa n d t ha t 's vvhat 's i mpo rta nt. "
