Bro. William J. Ke ll of Zereda lh a Lodge No 45 1 in York, a well-known co in cutt er and med a l desi g n e r h as created a coi n in appreciation of th e ca marad erie h e ha s found in Masonry.
The coin was prese nted to th e Grand Lodge of Penn sy lvan ia throug h Bro. Terry D. Bentze l, D.D.G.M. The coin , depicting the Working Tool s, was prese nted at a mee t i n g o f Bro. Ke ll 's Lodge in J a nu ary He was initi ated in Zeredatha L odge in April of la st year a nd was ra ised
to the Sublime Degree in Septe mber of 1989.
Bro. Ke ll 's o·aft in volves th e extrem el y diffi c ult work of cutti n g away th e back-
PAl D Philadel ph ia, P e nn sy l va n ia and Addirional Offi ces
g round from a co in , leavin g a vi vid e nh a n cement of th e raise d work o f th e piece wh ich te n ds to loo k as though it we re fl oa tin g in mid -a ir. T hi s "ho bb y" h as ea rn ed him a nati o na l rep uta ti o n as one of th e finest cut te rs in th e bus in ess Hi s works ca n be found at th e Fra nklin Mint in Phil a d e lphia, as we ll as in seve ral mu se um s. H e has recei ve d " Th e C i tat i on of th e Commonwealth of P en n sy lva nia " and a simil a r award from th e State Sen a te, a nd has a lso received a lette r of appreciation from form er Pres id ent Ri c h ard M . Nixon for hi s cut tin g of a m e tal pape r we igh t w i th th e Presiden t's li keness th ereo n.
He h as design ed spec ia l medal s for th e York Rite Coll ege; th e Boy Scouts o f America (o n di s p la y at the National Scouting Museum ); for Gi lro y Roberts, know n as !.h e dea n of metal sc ulptors and for Charl es Segal , founde r of th e Frank lin Mint. In addition to the co in prese nted to th e G rand Lodge, he is in the process of d es igning a s p ecia l coin for !.he l25th a nniversary of his Lodge in 1994
Bro. Ke ll 's spec ia l collec ti o n o f coins and medal s i s believed to be th e largest private ly ow ned co ll ec ti o n of th is kind of excep tiona l operative work of a Sp eculative Bro th er.
A close- up of Bro. Kell's work.
The coin being prese nted b y Bro Terry D Bentzel, D.D.G M.; Bro. Jam es E. Geesey, Master and Bro. William J. Ke ll.
AN OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE RI GHT WORSHIPF U L GRAN D LODGE OF FREE AND ACCE PT ED MASONS OF PE NNSYLVAN I
Tbe Gral)d Ma5ter Speak, ...
Bre thren :
It h as bee n on e of th e g r ea tes t pri vileges of m y life to se r ve a s yo u r one hundred th G rand M as ter. I n ever realized
h ow qui c kl y si x m o nth s co uld pa ss, but it h as in d eed bee n a h a lf year s in ce I to ok office and I h ave m a n y good thin gs to re port.
I a m pl eased to a nn o un ce th a t th e
n e wl y d eveloped S ubordin a te Lodge Ac-
cou ntin g Prog r am h as b ee n impl e-
m e nt ed. T hi s s ys te m w ill grea tl y be n e fit
th e L odges a nd w ill a id th e Secr eta r ies i n
th e timel y p erfo r mance of th eir duti es
T h e prog ram w ill en a bl e th e L o dges to
k ee p a n acc ur a te a cco unt o f th e ir
fin a nces, a nd w ill cre ate a trul y fi sca ll y
res ponsibl e Cra ft w it h very littl e e ffo rt.
S p ecia l th a nks go to Bro. M arv in G .
S p eich er , R W G rand T rea surer a nd to th e Data P ro cessing Department at th e
M as oni c Tem pl e fo r th e ir e ff o rt i n
d evelo pin g thi s p rogra m.
As man y of you kn ow, the G ra nd
Mas ter h as his o w n fl ag . I ha ve lo n g
co n sider ed h av in g a flag d es ig n ed for th e
Blu e L o dges . This h as bee n don e, a nd
th e n ew Offic ia l P ennsy l vania Maso ni c
F la g was p r ese nted a t o ur las t Qua rter l y
A fuller d escription o f it ca n be found elsew h er e in this issu e . The fl ag w ill be a bl e to be d isp la yed in th e L o d ge R o o m itse lf a nd aro und the co mmunit y N ot
A New Masonic Fla g is Ad opted
Shown her e with the n e w Ma sonic fl a g a r e (left to rig h t) Bros. T h om as C Li br a n d i Aide to t he Grand Mas te r an a John W His i ro, Gr a n d Stewa r d.
onl y w ill this in sp i re fra tern a l p a t r io ti sm a m o n g t h e Bret hre n , but i t wi ll serve as ye t an oth er to ol o f Maso ni c awa re n ess
W h er ever I trave l I se n se th e d ee p enthus iasm t h e Brethren hav e for t h e
Maso ni c Awar eness Prog ram Ge ttin g th e Mas o ni c m essage across is not a l wa ys easy, a n d everyo n e from th e De p u ties to th e L o d ges a nd Bre thre n have p erfor m ed re m ar ka bl y we ll. O n e impo rtant a r ea in w hi ch th e s u ccess o f th e P rogra m is m a nifes tin g itself is th e par ti cipa tio n of th e Lodges a nd Bre thre n in co mmunity p roj ects . I ca nn o t emph as i ze e n o u g h how im port a n t thi s grass roo ts in vo lve-
me nt is for a ll co n cern ed
Furth er, th e Maso ni c Awa r en ess Prog ram h as p rov ided th e opp ort un ity for Maso n s to disc u ss Free ma sonry w ith n o n-m emb er s in n ew , e ffecti ve a nd v ita l
ways A n infor m ed public is our goa l.
Communi ca ti o n is o ur to o l. The se vera l r ad io a nd televisio n inter views t h a t I
h ave had o ver th e p as t six m o nth s h ave
d o n e th ei r jo b of di s p ellin g m a n y mi scontin u ed o n p age 3
------Grand Master's Itinerary---- --
AU G U ST 1990
11 Masonic Co n gress Meeting, P a tt on Campus
24 Comm i uee on i\ l asonic Homes, E lizabe thtown
25 Donegal i\1asonic Hall Association, Dedication of Lodge Room and Cornerstone Laying, Mount Joy
SEPTEMBER 1990
5 September Quarterly Communication, Philadelphia, Masonic Temple
8 Lodge No. 580
l OOth Anniversary, Austin 15 Lodge No. 682
75th Anniversa.T), Elizabethtown
22 Lodge No. 357 !25th Anni\'ersaJ)' , Mahanoy City
20 Independent Living Community , Datestone Ceremony , Elizabethtown
27 Pennsylvania Youth Foundation Meeting, Elizabethtown
NOVEMBER 1990
3 Lodge No. 584
lOOth Anniversary Dumore
10 Zem-Zem Shrine Temple E1ie
16-17 Fall Reunion, Valley of Scranton, A.A.S.R., Scranton
Grand Master, continued Seventy Years a Mason
conc ep tion s a n d , m ore im portan tl y, m u ch o f th e n ega ti ve feelin g to w ard o ur
F ra tern it y W hen I res po nd to some o f
t h e criti cs of Free maso nr y, I a m co n -
L odges, w hi c h is a bit differ ent th a n th e
o n e presented in G r a nd L o d g e , w ill
co n si s t of the Sq u are a nd Co m passes in w h ite in th e ce nt er o f a blu e fi e ld w ith a w hite border. A n in sc ri p ti o n " Free a nd Acce pted Masons of P ennsyl va nia" in w hite le tt er s w ill s urro u nd th e Sq u ar e a nd Com p a s ses mak ing i t acce pta bl e to a ll Masonic bod ies . It is o f a ll- wea ther m a te ri a l and is i n ten d ed to be d isp laye d w ithi n th e Lod ge Ro o m as we ll as
o uts ide a n d aroun d th e co m m unity, s uc h
a s in pa rades A co m p le te kit, t h a t includes t h e fl ag, a n oa k s taf f a n d ha r dware, a Sq u are a nd C o m pa ss fini a l wi th ta ssel a nd a fl a g s ta n d , wi ll b e a va ilable to Blu e L o d ges a nd appenda nt bodi es for a bo u t $ 700 eac h. T h ose inter es ted in p u rch a sin g a fl ag ki t sh ould co ntac t th e Offi ce of th e G r a nd Ma
s ta nt l y r e m i nd e d o f t h e C h a r ge at
I ni t ia ti o n wh ich co unsels u s n eve r to in vo lve our se lves " in q u a rr els w i t h t h ose
w ho t h ro u g h i g nor a n ce ma y sp eak e vi ll y
o r d es p i te f u ll y " o f F r ee m aso nr y
Masonic a w a r e n ess an d ed u ca ti o n o f t he
pub li c is a j ob we m u s t ne ve r leave to o u r
crit ics
M aso n ic awa r en ess amon g th e g ene r a l
p ubl ic a lso m ea n s th at th e p ubli c w ill
wa nt to k n ow w h a t we a s Mas o n s do. W e
ca n , a n d m u s t tell th em. T hi s is a ne w
ex peri en ce for ma n y o f u s W e h av e lo n g
bee n t he q ui e t F r a te rnit y; but we mu s t
se ize th e oppo rtunit y to co m m uni ca te
w h i le a lways re m e mber in g to su ppo rt
th e n am e we h a ve a l wa ys bo rn e, o f be ing
a r es p ec ta bl e , r eg ul ar a nd unifor m
Fr a ternit y
F r o n t ro w, left to rig h t: Bros. F r ede rick T He mphill, D.D.G M ; G. Webber Sm ith P.M an d
Jerom e A. S ciull o, Mas te r . Beh ind them a r e th e mem b ers of t h e loca l DeMol ay C h ap te r th at wa s o n h a n d to aid i n ho n oring Bro. Smith
Bro G . W eb ber S mith , P.M was h o n ored a t th e Ma rch m ee tin g o f Kisk i-
T h e G r a n d Lod g e o f P enn sy l vania h as a do pted a n o ffi c ia l fl a g fo r th e u se o f a ll Maso ni c bo di es with in th e j uri s-
di c ti o n
firs t h a n d m a d e fl ag a s a g i ft fro m Bro.
T h o m a s C. L i bra n di, Aid e to th e G ra n d Ma s ter a t th e r ece nt Jun e Q u ar terl y Co m mu ni ca ti o n
T h e fl ag to be u se d by t h e Bl ue
S i ncere ly and Fra terna lly , R W G ra n d Ma s t er
mi n etas Lod g e No. 61 7. H e ha s bee n a
me m b er for th e p as t se ven ty yea rs, a nd a
Pa s t Mas ter for fift y o f th o se yea r s Bro
S mith , w h o se r ve d hi s L odg e as Mas ter
in 1939, is a lso a m e m ber o f th e Sco tt ish
Rite , a s we ll a s be ing a S h r ine r. T ru e to
h is M aso nr y, h e has bee n a n a c ti ve m emb er o f hi s c hurc h th ro u g h o ut hi s life, a nd h as se r ved his co mmunit y a s a me m ber o f seve r a l boa rd s a n d co mmittees I n a dditi o n to this, h e is a r eci p ient o f th e S il ver Beaver Award , a d i s ti ngu i s h e d h o n o r c o nf e r r e d in Sco utin g
By Bro. Frederick T. I:Iemphill, D . D. G . M.
Itell)5 froll) Our Library al)d Mu5eull)
Another View of the Square and Compasses
There mu s t be an infinite numb er of varia tions upon all the myriad Symbo ls in Freemasonry. We hi g hlight h ere som e ite ms in our Muse u m which prominently feature the familiar Squ are and Compasses. T h ey range from German
The facsimile Gavel of F r ederick the Grea t
order and harmon y in the Lodge. The Gave l p i ct ured here is Ge rman , supposed l y a facsimile of that u sed by Bro. Frederick II o f Prussia ( the G rea t) It was made a t the beginning of this cent u ry, of ebony with go ld orname ntatio n, and depic ts the Square and Compasses.
The Past Em i nen t Comman d er's Je we l of Mary Commandery No. 36, Knights Temp lar belonged to Sir John L. Young. The large cross is of go ld , and a ll the symbols, including th e Sq uare a nd Compasses are go ld or enameled
a nd the Squar e a nd Co mpasses on th e reverse It was str u ck b y John W. Kline of Ph il ade l phia, a n d is of a silver a lloy. A bo x, or coffret, made i n France of woo d and dated 1820, features the Squ a re and Co mpa sses in the Fellow Cra ft
I Ma5ol)ic Educatiol)
Greetings from the Committee on Mason ic Education for the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania:
n
Gavels through ta ble wa r e and meda ll ions to the piece de resistance, the Masonic Apron made by Mme. de Lafayette for Bro. George Washington and presented to him by Bro. th e Marquis de Lafayette.
T h e Gave l , u sed wherever mee tin gs are h e ld a nd th erefore w h ere order mus t be kept, has long bee n the sy mbol of a l.\thority in a ll aspec ts of life as a polite refine m ent of the a uth orit y g ranted to him w ho h ad th e lo u dest voice or th e b iggest h ands a nd used th e m to sh o ut o r clap for atte n t ion in anc ien t tim es. T h e Master o f a Bl ue Lodge uses it to keep 4
The Washington Apron
onto go ld; the crown h as a row of diamonds a nd the sma ll L a tin cross is encr u s ted wi th rubies . On the reverse is a o n e a nd a h a lf inch d ia meter p ict u re fram e ( for th e S ir Knig ht's lad y) in th e center, a nd the a rm s o f th e cross are closely engraved with n a m es a nd dates perta inin g to th e Co mmandery a nd its Committee.
A coi n s truck in hono r o f th e ded ica ti o n of th e "New Masonic Temple" (o ur Grand Lodge's present h o me ) i n 1873, bears a li keness of th e Temp le o n th e obverse and th e date, September 26 , A D 1873, A.L. 5873 , the All-Seeing E ye
T h e Past E min e nt Commander's Jewel
Educa tion: A maj or key to s u ccess. This co n ce p t is being ta l ked about through out all our society. It is ra1·e w h en yo u pick up the newspaper or magazine a nd do not see somew h er e in that publication an article or comment regarding ed ucation, pro or co n Many, many people work ve r y, very ha r d in the educational process, a nd in the impro vem ent th ereof. T hey fully recog ni ze the va lu e of a n ed uca tion to the individua l, to our co untry a n d to our way o f life. They a lso we ll recognize t hat the bes t education program i s an ever-cha n g ing program, and as society's need s a nd des i res c h ange, so does th e e ntire ed ucat i o n a l process. We are extre mel y fortunate, in th e United States, that th e founder s of o ur cou nu·y recognized th e va l ue of a n education and m ade a public sd10ol education a n a bsol ute m ini mum r eq uire m ent for everyo n e Education in Freemasonry is a lso a m ajor key to Freemasonry's succ ess. The Grand Lodge Com mittee on Maso ni c Education is most excited about the renewa l , ch a n ge and grow th th a t h as
been tak ing place for th e pas t two and a half years in th e Masonic Education Program o f o ur G ran d Lodge. It is mos t ap p a r ent that m a n y, many Masons, be lieve in th e va l ue o f ou r Masonic Ed u ca tion process a nd are eager to help, and s h are, in its futur e. This is very evident in th e numb er of Masons and Lodges th at have take n an ac ti ve part in the promo tion of the Apri l 1990 Lodge Program Compe titi on. The act ual response was exce ll en t, and the fina l judgi ng is underway, w ith a ll resu lts to be pub li s h e d i n the ne x t iss u e of The Pen nsy lvania Freemason.
C h a n ges ha ve take n place both in our Mason ic Educa ti on Progra m as we ll as in our Masonic E duca tion Committee. You wi ll no te, a t th e end of this ar ticl e, th at a n ew C h a irman of th e Committee, two new Area Chairme n and a Cons ultant to th e Commi ttee h ave been appoi n ted by th e R. W. G r and Master. The future be lo n gs to those who prepare for i t, a nd yo ur Gra nd Lodge is preparing co n s ta ntl y fo r th e future
Service to our Cra ft i s a privilege in wh ich a ll of us ca n , in so m e ma'nner, be participa nts. The fe llowsh i p a nd leadership exemp li fied by those who are active
Bro. Edward 0. Weisser, R.W.J.G.W. Is Appointed Masonic Education Chairman
position a long with a Gave l an d Trowe l. T he bes t known ite m in th e Gra nd L odge co ll ec tion w ith a var ian t of the Sq u are and Co mpasses is, o f course, th e ri c hl y e mbroidered Apron made by Mme. de Lafaye tte a n d presen ted to Bro George Washing ton by Bro. L a fayette in 1784. Bro. Wash ing ton wore it w h e n h e la id th e Cornerstone of th e Cap itol in Was hin g ton, D C. o n September 18, 1793. Afte r his death , the Apron was presented by Was hin gto n 's lega tees to the Wash in gto n Benevo lent Soc ie ty, who s u b sequentl y prese nted it to o ur G rand Lodge.
Bro. Edward 0. We isser, R.W.J.G.W. has bee n appointed Chairman o f th e Grand L od ge Committee on Masonic Educa ti on, v i ce Br o. George H Hohen s hildt , R.W.S.G.W. w ho h as taken on fu ll r es pon s ibiliti es at th e Independe nt Living Commun i ty a fter serving the Masonic Ed u ca tion Committee two and a half yea r s He w ill con tin ue to se r ve in a adv i sory capacity w ith th e Educa ti on Comm ittee. Bro Weisser has served on th e Committee sin ce 1989, a nd h e brings to th e Co mmittee a n ex te ns ive ed u cation a l ba ckgro und , h av ing been awarded th e Degree o f Mas ter of Education from Temple University in 1966, as we ll as h av ing b ee n emplo yed as a teac h er in th e Nesha min y Sc hool Distric t for e leven
in the Masonic Educat ion Program can, and sh ou ld, be inspi ri ng to a ll of us, as those w ho are in vo l ved g ive unh es ita tingl y of their va luab le time a nd ta len t to the perpetuation of the Masonic "\Vay of L ife."
Chairman of the Committee
Bro. Edward 0. Weisser, R.W.J.G.W.
Area A-1
Bro. Edwa rd E. To urj e, P.D.D.G.M.
Area A-2
Bro. Thomas R. Ey non , P.M.
Area B-1
Bro. W illi am L. Carey, P.M.
Area B-2
Bro . Terry D . Bentzel , D.D.G.M.
Area C-1
Bro. G lenn W. O lse n, P.M.
Area C-2
Bro. Albert G. Lebedd a, P.D.D.G.M.
Consul tant to t he Committee E l vin G . Warfe l, Ed.D.
Secretary to the Committee Bro. Jona th an D Schau
years. H e a lso has run man y educational se minar s in co nj unct i o n wi th hi s busi n ess, and i s a Ch ur c h Teacher a t L a n g horne U nited Me t11odist
C hurch
In Freemasonry, Bro. Weisser is a m em ber a nd Pas t Master of New to w n L od ge No. 427 in Wood side, and is a lso a m e mber o f th e P hil a le th es Socie ty. He se rve d as Distr ic t Dep ut y Grand Master of th e 8th Masonic Dist ri c t for ten years, and as Regiona l Direc tor of Project SOLOMON II fr o m 1985 u ntil 1989 from w hi ch h e br in gs a n ex te n s i ve k now ledge to the Com mittee.
A lso joi ni ng th e Committee a re Bro. E l vin G. Warfe l, Ed.D. ; Bro. T h omas R. Ey n o n , P.M. and Bro. Al be rt G. L ebedda , P.D D G.M Bro Warfe l wi ll serve as
Co n su lta nt to th e Com mittee, h e h av i ng served in th e same capac it y on Project SOLOMON II. Bro. Warfe l, a m emb er of New tow n L odge N o. 427 , is a full professor a t L ehi g h U niv er sit y w h ere he teac h es Education at th e gradua te leve l. Bro Eynon wi ll b e rep lac ing B r o. Weisser as C h a irm en of Area A-2, an rl is a Past MasterofW. K. Bray Lodge No 4 10 in Hatboro Bro. Eynon brings to th e Co mmittee a broad know led ge o f th e hi s tor y of our Fraternity. Bro. L ebedda, a P as t Di st ri ct Deput y o f th e 49th Dis tri c t , has both a B.S. and a Master's Degree i n Educa ti o n a n d h as taug ht in the Bethel Park School Dis tr ict for m ore th an thirty years. He wi ll be rep lacing Bro. Evere tt J. E lliott, P.D.D.G.M. deceased, for Area C -2.
The Dedication Commemorative Coi
The French Masonic Coffret
Ridge Road
Route 24 1 o
Bainbridge Road
• Congregate Living Area
• Independent Li v ng Commun ty
• Mason ic Hea lth Care Cente r
Parking
• Hand icapped Park ng
Bus Rou t e for Tou rs
Children's Day
By Virginia Migrala, Lead Houseparent
Eli zabet htow n Area Sch oo l Adrninisu·ati o n Repr ese nt a tiv es, th e Maso ni c C hildre n 's Ser v ices s ta ff, th e childre n , and th eir fa mili es.
The Ma soni c C hildre n 's Home ce lebrated th ei r 67t h Annual C hildre n 's Da y Awa rd s Banquet on Friday, Ma y 25, a t the P enn sy l va nia Yo uth Fou ndati o n Memoria l Hall. Atte ndin g th e eve n t incl uded : Bro. W. Sco tt Stoner, Gra nd Lodge Off icers a nd members o f th e Co mmittee o n Maso n ic H omes , Bro. Josep h E. Mu rph y, the Exec utiv e Direc tor o f the Mas onic Ho m es, a nd ot h er Masonic Homes Adrnini s u·ati ve S ta ff,
Re v Cha rl es H La cqu ement, th e Direc to r o f S piritua l and Re sident Servi ces, gave th e in voca tion. D e l ma Vin ce nt , a resid e nt o f th e Mason ic Ho mes, was th e o r ga ni s t a nd Bro. Ric h ard Wh i tman , a n empl oyee of th e Penn sy lvan ia Yo uth Foundation , was th e photog r a ph er. Cr a ig Eaton , a reside nt o f the C hildre n 's Hom e, des ig n ed th e program cove r. Afte r a love ly mea l, Bro. C. Do n a ld Barbush, the Di rec tor of Children 's Se r vices, led t h e prog r am assis ted by Ge rard MigTa la, th e Ass is tant Children's Serv ices Director. Th e Ri g h t Wors hi pfu l G r a nd Mas ter Bro. W. Scott S toner ad dre ssed th e g roup a nd gave inspir ing r emarks to th e c hildren Linda Burger, a chi ld ca r e worker , prese nted a to u chin g s lide presen ta tion of acti vities a t th e C hil dren's Horne
T he chi ldr en recei ve d awa rd s fo r th eir ac hi eveme nts in academ ics, c iti ze n sh i p , creativ ity, voca tion , a nd ath le ti cs. A ll 30 children were recogn ized for th e ir pa rti c ipation a nd accompli shm e n ts in vario u s ac ti vit ies in clud i ng sc h oo l ac ti v iti es, s p o rts, Maso ni c o rga ni za tions , c hurch yo uth groups and vo l unteer wo rk Andy H owarth and Alle n Eaton , the two gTadu a tin g se niors, we re presented Bibl es from R ev Theodore E. Bowe rs, M.Di v., t h e Ass i s t ant Direc tor of Sp iritual a nd R esident Ser vices. They al so rece i ved g r aduation ce rtificates a nd a sch o la r ship toward th e iT hi g her educa ti o n ex p en ses And y pl a n s to atte nd Mi ll ersvi lle U ni vers i ty to st udy biology. Allen wa n ts to enroll in MTA to pu rs u e a career i n di ese l m ec ha ni cs. After th e award s ce r em o n y, th e se ni ors pla nted u·ees be hind th e Smith Ann ex Bu il di n g to co mm em o r a te th e occasion a nd leave a li vin g sym bol o f th e ir ti es Lo th e
C hildren 's Horne.
Scholarships Awarded
At th e J une Quarte rl y Co mmun ica tion o f th e G ran d Lo dge, Bro. W. Sco tt Sto ner, R . W. Gra nd Master a nd C h a irm an of the Board of Directors of th e Penns y l va nia Yo uth F o und a ti o n , a nn o un ced th e w inners of the 1990 Scho la r s hip s fr om the Ed u ca ti ona l E nd ow ment Fund.
This fund , es ta blis h ed in 1989, m a de its fir s t fou r awards last yea r. T his yea r, fi ve general sc h o lar ship s were awarded by the Schol ars hip Co mmittee, ch a ired b y Bro. Edward H . Fo w l e r , Jr. , R.W.D.G.M. Eli gi bl e fo r th e awa r ds wer e children , g randc hil dren and dep en dents o f Maso n s, a nd m e mb ers of th e Maso nic-related you th gro u ps.
$1000 SCHOLARSHIPS
E ri c R. Egan, o f Nort h Huntingdon, Pe nn sy l va ni a, w h o w ill be a tte ndin g Pe nnsy lvani a Sta te U ni vers ity to stu d y civ il engineering.
Laurie Sue E tlin g, o f Co nn e ll sv i ll e, P enn sy l va ni a, w ho w ill be a ttendin g C a li fornia U ni versity of Pennsy lva nia, to s tudy profession a l w ritin g an d journa lism.
R. Bruce Morgan, o f Emp o rium , P enn sy l va ni a, who wi ll be attend ing Corn e ll Un iver s ity, It ha ca, New York, to s tud y mathema ti cs.
Danette-Lea Tay lor , o f B igl e r v ille, Pennsylvania , w ho wi ll atte nd Gettysb urg College to st ud y Englis h.
Annette M. Weaver, o f Wi llia m sp or t, Penns y l va nia , w h o w ill a tt e nd J un iata College for pre- m ed s tudi es .
Add itiona ll y, a $6000 do n a tion was r ece i ve d w ith th e dire c tion th at s i x sc ho lars hips were to be awarded in hon o r
o f Bro Arthur R. Diamond , R. W Grand
T reasure r , Emeritus, to yo un g p eople in Phi lade l p hi a or co nti g uous co unti es .
$1 000 SCHOLARSHIPS
(Awarded in H onor o f Bro D iamond)
Karen E. Boyer, of As to n , P ennsyl va ni a, who wi ll atte nd Millersville Un ive rs ity to s tud y ma r ine biology
Erie R. Cui, o f L a n sdow n e, Pennsy lvan ia, wh o w ill a ttend Drexe l U nivers ity to s tu dy bus iness ad mini stra tion .
Meagan L. Fetterolf, of Hat fi e ld , Pe nnsyl va ni a, w h o w ill a ttend the U ni ve r s it y of De l awa r e to s tud y en vironme nta l scie n ces.
MaryBe th Gorbey, o f Wo o d l yn, Pennsylvani a, who will attend Ca brini Coll ege to study bu sin ess ad minis u·ation.
Geoffrey M Strunk, o f Media, Pe nnsy lva nia, who w ill b e atten ding Pe nnsy lva ni a S ta te Universit y fo r prela w s tudies.
Robert J. Strunk, Jr., o f Media Pe nnsy lva ni a, w ho wi ll attend Wes t C h es ter University to stud y criminal jus tice Nea rl y three hundred app li ca ti o n s were rece i ve d a nd proce sse d b y the Sch o lars hip Com mittee this year. App lica tions fo r th e 199 1 award s w ill be ava il a bl e in September fr o m th e P ennsy l va nia Youth Foundation, 1244 Bainbrid g e Roa d , Eli zabethtown, Pennsyl va nia 1702 2 I (7 17) 367 -1536. The Youth Foundation a nnuall y publi shes a Masonic Sch o lars hip Resource G uid e w hi c h s umm a ri zes a ll o f th e sc h o la r s hip a nd loa n opportunities ava il a bl e from Maso nic orga nizations for s tudents . The 1990- 1991 edition o f this g uid e w ill a lso be ava il a bl e in Se ptemb er.
Masonic Homes at E lizabethtown
Saturday, October 20, 1990 • 10:00 a.m.-4:00p.m. Registration Coupon
Grand Master Appoints Subcommittee Members for Masonic Homes
Bro. W. Scott Ston er , G rand Mas ter, is pl eas ed to a ppoint the f o ll ow in g
Brethren as s ubcommittee m e mb ers fo r th e Maso ni c H omes to s h are th eir professiona l ex p ertis e
Building and Grounds
Subcommittee
Bro. Carl R. Flohr
George Was hin gto n Lodge No. 143
Bro. Joseph I. G r ee nberger
So lomon -Oa k la nd-Fra ternit y Lodge No 23 1
Bro. John E Hoffm an Jo hn H. La ed le in Lodge No 707
Financial Subcommittee
Bro. George P. Benne tt, Jr.
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Masoni c Homes • One Maso ni c D1;ve • E li zabethto wn, P ennsy lvania 17022-2199
Human R esources Subcommittee
Bro Russell W Por ter , J r.
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DeMolay Convention Held at Masonic Temple
T h e Annual Sessio n o f th e Intern a tional Supreme Co un c il o f th e O rd er o £ DeM o lay was h e ld at the Maso ni c One No rth Broad S tree t, from Ap ril 25 through 29, 1990. T his an nu a l gathe rin g of th e n a ti o n a l a dult a nd yo uth leader s o f the Order of DeMola y b ro u g ht over fi ve hundred people to th e
C ity of Bro th erl y Love for m ee tin gs of b u s in ess, enterta inment and ins piration
Sever a l hi g hli g h ts of th e progra m w ill lin g er in th e mem o ri es of th e pa rti ci-
p a nts for a lo n g time. O n Thursd ay eve nin g , R. W. G r an d Mas ter , Bro. W.
Sco tt S to n er , h os ted a Di s tin g ui s h ed
G u est Dinner in th e Linco ln R oo m of th e U ni o n L eag u e, h o norin g t h e
n a ti o n a l Maso nic leader s p rese nt. Bro
Ston er a lso inv ited th e 100 DeMo lay
De l ega tes t o atte nd th e dinner as di stin g uish ed g uests . A secon d hi g hli g ht of th e progra m w as th e Op enin g Sess ion h eld o n T hursday eve ning in Corinthia n H a ll. Over 75 0 p eo p le pack ed th e larges t Lodge
Roo m in the M aso nic Temp le for this openin g ce r emo n y in which th e S ta te
Mas ter Co un cilor of Pe nnsy l vania , Bro.
D av id C. Sa ntini, and his o ffi ce r s pres ided a nd received a ll of th e n a ti o n a l
Maso ni c lea d ers, th e R W Gra nd M as ter, and t h e G r and Ma s t er of
DeMo lay, Bro. Jo e R. Ma nnin g , Jr. A s urprise visit from " Ben Fra n k lin " (po rt raye d by Ra lph A r c hb o ld ) a dd ed a m essage of th e p urpose of brotherh ood in a demo cracy, as o nl y Be n Frank lin cou ld te ll it.
Severa l eve nts o n F rid ay were co nsidered hi g hli g hts for var io u s participants T h e ladies and c hild re n o f the S uprem e Co un c il member s were treated to a trip to E li za be thtow n, a to ur a nd lun cheo n a t th e M a sonic Ho m es, and a vi s it to Hers hey's C h o co late World. T h e d elega tes to th e Internation a l De Mo la y Congress a lso trave lled to E lizabe thtow n, to sp end an afternoo n of re laxa tion u sing the faci lities a t th e Masonic Co nfe re n ce Ce nter in Elizabethto w n . A h y pnotis t pro vided a hil a ri o u s break fro m the int ens iv e co mmitt ee m ee tin gs a nd form a l sess ion s that crow d e d th e ir sch edul e whil e in Phi la d e lphia. continued on page 16
Eight Miles to Lodge and Sixty-six Years Later
By Bro. William R. Gatehouse
Bro. Clair M. Daniels of Hobah Lodge No. 276 in Brookville, Pennsylvania, who ha s turned 90 years old and has dedicated sixt y-s ix of those years to Freemasonry.
In 1922, Bro. Daniel s walked eight miles from hi s hom e n ea r Sigel, Pennsylvania to th e L odge to receive his Enter ed Apprentice Degree. H e was so weakened from missing his evening meal a nd the lon g wa lk , that h e collapsed at th e Altar during hi s Obligation. The
DeMolay, continued
On F rid ay eveni n g a dinner at the Hershey Hotel introdu ced the visitors from aro und th e country , and throu ghout the wo rld , to th e Phil ade l p hi a Mummers, represented b y the Greater Kensington String Band, a nd a n enthu sias tic performance by R. W. Junio r Grand Warden, Bro. Edward 0. Weisser. Later th a t eveni n g th e Master Masons in th e group filled Io ni c Hall to w itn ess a fl aw l ess performance of th e Master Mason's D egree by membe r s of th e Eighth Masonic Dis u ict School of Ins tru ction. Many of the Masons prese nt had n eve r sat in a Lod ge together, and the experi ence of s harin g Maso ni c fellowship was enhanced by witnessing th e unique Pennsylvania Ritual. Saturday broug ht th e In sta llation of the new Interna tional Master Councilor a nd th e n ew Grand M aster of DeMolay, in Corint hi an Hall. On Sunday m o rning, a pra ye r brea kfa s t co ndu cted by Bro. Jam es Eri c Pierce, Seni or C h ap la in at 16
School of Instruction A wards
The following Scho o ls of Jnsu uction we re award ed trophi es for ex hibitin g s p ecial proficiency in the Ritualistic Work during the sever a l Section a l me e tin gs of the School s of Instruction just comple ted for 1990.
We h ave su essed th a t a lth oug h these schools were speci a ll y recognized as winners of the u·ophies, that there were no lo ser s and that any brolher w ho learns th e ritu a listic work and works to confer Lhe degrees in his Lodge o r in the sc h oo l, is a w inner.
These u·ophies were awarded for the ex tra effo rt wh ich was mad e by the schoo l s in th e ir preparation for exemplifica ti on.
D egree work could not be completed until he was revived and given food. Bro. Daniels served hi s Lodge as Master in 1935. H e has been a regular at Lodge meetings through the years.
At th e presentation of a plaque commemorating his service, Bro. Daniel s commented th a t his one desire of fate was to live lon g enough to see H o bah Lodge move into its newly completed Temple, w hi ch it did in October of 1988.
29th District School at Washington, PA Western R egion
South Hills and North Side Schools at Pittsburgh
Western R egion
53rd Disu·ict School at Mercer
Western R egion
lst and 3rd District Schools
Eastern R egion
34th District School at Mt. U nion
Central R egion
the Chapel of Four Chaplains, co ncluded the program.
DeMolay Executive Officer , Bro. Samuel C. Williamson , R.W.P.G.M., expressed his gra titud e to the many volunteers who helped to coordin a te th e program, including the sta ff of th e Masonic Temple, th e Philadelphia Law Enforcement Square Club, Syria Shrine Temple, Somerton DeMo lay Chapter, the New J ersey D eMola y Alumni Association , and th e Pennsylvania Youth Foundation staff.
This was the firs t time the Internatio nal S upre m e Co uncil h as eve r m et in Phil adelph ia, and only th e second time in fift y years it h as met in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. An ex hibit of his torica l DeMo lay mem orabili a , from th e Internation a l DeMolay h ea dquarters, was on display in the Museum a nd Library in co njun c ti on w ith th e Annu a l Session.
Someone is Missing: ''You Are!" By
Something n ew and exciting is h appening at you r Masonic Temple in Philadelphia. The Library and Museum has a new namel As of Apr il 6th, 1990, th e Grand Lodge L ibrary a nd Museum has been incorpora ted and is now known as THE MASONIC LIBRARY AND MUSEUM OF PENNSYLVANIA.
For so m e time, th e Officers of the Gra nd Lodge have been aware that in order to mainta in the hi gh standards se t by those w h o helped found the Library and Museum , s u c h as Bro. John Wanamaker, first Chairman of the original Com mittee on Library, and Bro. Julius Sachse, the first Librarian, that certain changes we re n eeded to obtain he lp in several areas. One quite obvious area is that of seeki n g add itiona l funds. One avenue of reach ing this goa l is th a t of sec uring the sta tu s of a 50 1(c) 3 in-
Bro. John H. Platt, Jr.
stitution ; this process has now begun. Once this approval ha s been obtained, many avenues will hopefully be opened to us. This will help in the area of funding (e.g. matching funds from vario u s bu si nesses). However, there is also another impo rtant area and that is: Volunteers. When we say someone is missing, and we say "You Are," we mean in this importa nt program of th e Library and Museum.
We n eed help: assistants to the tour gu ides of the Masonic Temple , people to sell items in our gift shop , people to be on duty in the Library and Museum, to allow our professional s taff the time to work in other places like our Archives in the sub-basement, indi vidual s to arrange and sort collections, to assist in researc h projects , and to assist with sorting a nd se lec tion of materials for ex h ibits. These
Eighth District School Wins Award
41st District School at Johnstown Central Region
33rd District School at Kane
Northwestern Reg ion
24th and 25th District Schools
Northwestern R egion
17th District School
Northeast ern Region
50th District School
Northeastern Region
5th and 8th District Schools
Philad elphia R egion
Congratulations a nd thank s to a ll who participated in th e S ec tional Meetings.
Bro. James K. Thompson
Instructor of R itualistic Work
T he Degree Team of the 8th Masonic District Scho o l of Instruction was awarded the Trophy for Perfection and Ritualistic Proficiency at the Sectional Meeting of Schools on June 2, 1990.
Shown left to right, front row are: Bro. Abner A. Rissler, P.M., Principal, Lodge No. 776; Bro. Clarence Heffendrager, D D.G.M.; Bro Michael Imperial, Master, Lodge No. 410; Bro. Ralph Wagner, Senior Instructor and C hairman of Degrees, Lodge No. 245 and Bro. Wolfgang Hauke, S.W., Lodge No. 25.
Middle row: Bro. Carl Laughlin, J.D., Lodge No. 778; Bro. Barry Blyler, J. W., Lodge No. 427; Bro. John Reed, Guide, Lodge No. 776; Bro. Alfred Kraut, J.M .C . Lodge No. 596 a nd Bro. Richard Fleming, Ca ndidate, Lodge No. 25.
Back r ow: Bro. Emil Gatone, Pursuivant, Lodge No. 596; Bro. Donald Sacks , S.D., Lodge No. 410 and Bro John David, S.M .C., Lodge No. 410.
Not s hown are Bro. S teven Osborne, Secretary, Lodge No. 427; Bro. Jo seph Smi go, Chapl a in, Lodge No. 245 and Bro Joseph Bozzuto, Alte rnate, Lodge No 245
are but a fe w of the interes ting things that "You" can do to help in this adventure. Ca n we say that "You Are" involved in any of th ese areas of th e Masonic Library an d Museum of Pennsylvania? We hope so. When the question is asked, " Is someone missing?" we will not have to say "You Are."
For furth er information yo u can reach me b y phoning the Masonic Temple in Philadelphia at (215 ) 988-1934 or by u si ng our toll-free number (800) 4620430. Thank yo u for saying YES so that thi s va luab le "Working Tool," you r Library and Museum, ma y be u sed to th e fulles t, both by our Brethren and thos e whom we h ope will beco me "Aware" of thi s, our outstanding Fraternity, the Freemasons of Pennsylvania.
Looking For a Few Good Brothers
The Grand Lodge Committee on Temple is currently accepting applications for Security and Maintenance Men
Those interested should contact Bro. Daniel J. Hinds Superintendent at his office (215) 988-1916 or at (215) 988-1917
Left to right: Bros. J. Shobert, Jr.W.; D. Miller, Master; Clair M. Daniels, P.M. and R. Olson, Sr.W.
------Masonic Awareness Program------
In The Beginning
As th e Maso ni c Aware n ess Progra m co ntinu es to m ake progress across Pennsylvania , we con tin ue to be en co urage d b y t h e ca ll s a nd correspondence we r eceive fro m me n , wome n a nd yo ung p eop le alike ask ing a bo ut Freemasonry in ge n er al, a n d our Lodges in particul ar. Br eth r en , we are bring ing Lig h t to
the letter "G" begins to take o n m ean in g for him as i t is one o f th e fam ili ar sym bol s in our Degrees a nd sh o uld a l ways r emind him o f God and hi s faith in Him.
The mea nin g give n to eac h Ma so ni c sy mb o l i s b eyo nd t he unders ta n d ing of t h e perso n w h o do es not be lo n g to th e m any citizens who know very little about our Fraternity
Members of our Fra tern ity ha ve lear n ed th a t the square and compasses, along with th e o t her symbo l s that were exp lained w h en we received our Degrees are important to o ur understa nding of Freemasonry
When a man i s first brought to Light at t h e altar of Freemasonry , he knows little about th e s ignificance o f Freemasonry. He sees t h e sq uare and co mpasses on t he open Bible w hen
Masonic Fra ternit y. The logo or s ig n w hi ch symbo li zes G ra nd Maste r Ston er's Pub lic Awaren ess Progra m does not include th e let ter "G ," for the Program is intended to in form t he genera l pu bli c, th ose who would not know th e sig nifica n ce o f th e letter " G" or any o th e r Masonic sym bo l.
We encourage th e Brethren to consi d er the sy m bols p laced on o ld Lodge bui ldings, as well as th e one on the east e nd of the G ran d Lodge building in Phi lah e r eceives the Ente r ed Apprentice Degree. Certainly he recognizes th e Bible as the Great L ight in Freemasonry, but n o letter "G" is present at th is point in hi s Masonic Ed u cation
As a Mason advances to th e next Degree, he en cou nters n ew symbo ls i n th e exe mplifica tion of th e Fell ow Craft Degree. T he plumb, level a n d squa re a long w it h the leLLer "G" are brou g ht to hi s a tte nti on. At this point in hi s Mason ic enlightenm ent,
d elphia, vv hi ch does not include the sy mbol o f our Di vine Creator. Nei ther t h ose Masons of t he pas t , nor ou r present Masons want to diminish our respect for the Supr eme Architect of th e U ni verse. So, we as k th e m embers of t h e Fra ternit y to j o in hands a n d suppo rt th e the m e of our G r a nd Ma s ter 's Prog ra m , "Keep ing th e Promi se o f Ame r ica" th ro u g h o u r Publ ic Awareness Program .
Fall Campaign Set for Masonic Awareness Program
The seco nd phase of the Grand Mas te r 's Mason ic Awareness Progr am mo ves into hi g h -gear t hi s fal l. A s u o n g emphasis will be p laced on the important role of th e Subord i na te Lodges in t h e overa ll effort to increase Freemason ry 's vis ibili ty across th e Co m mo n wea lth. " Our 530 Lodges are th e key to our s u ccess in lett ing peop le kn ow wha t Freemasonry i s a ll abo ut," stated R W Gra nd Master W. Sco tt Stone r, w ho w ill k ick -off the fa ll seg m ent of th e Mason ic Awareness Progra m w ith a series o f three Su bordin ate Lod ge Tra inin g Sess io n s in late Sep temb er jus t prior to th e la un c h o f the sta te-w ide newspape r , radio a nd televisio n adve rtising ca mpaign.
A prim ary foc u s o f the t raining w ill include ways to ta lk about Freem aso nry w ith n o n- Maso n s. " I t i s clear th a t we m ust h el p o ur member s beco m e better equipped to di sc uss our Frate rn it y w ith
those w h o want to kn ow abou t w h o we a re a nd w h a t we do," co m me n ted th e Gra nd Master. Another problem enco unt er ed by many Subord inate Lodges is communicati n g Maso ni c ac ti vi ties throu g h the press a t t h e local leve l. "Over an d ove r our Lodge o ffi ce rs repon t hat they a r e h av ing di ffi c ult y working wi th th e med ia," a dd ed th e G r a nd Mas ter. "O n e of ou r goa ls is to provide ass is ta n ce in lea rnin g how to wo rk w ith th e press " T h e Subordi n ate Lodges a l ready h av e a va il ab le, through th e Di strict Deputy G ra nd Mas ter s, th e ten-m in u te a udi o-
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visual program "Keeping th e Promise " for u se w ith Lodges a nd com munit y groups .
"Throughout al l o ur p ubli c co mmun ication , we wi ll be mak in g peopl e aware o f th e 24- h our to ll -free telep h one numb er so they ca n inquire abo ut Freemasonry," the Gra nd Mas ter repo n ed. "A lth o u g h we have received s ig n ed Pet iti o n s as a res ult of o ur initia l campa ig n thi s pa s t spring, our primary goa l is t o l e t p eop l e know a b o ut F r eem asonry." Ove r th e lon g r un , th e Gra nd Mas ter believes thi s is w h at will b e o f grea te s t benefit to th e Fra te rnit y in Pennsy Iva ni a.
"Wha t p leases m e m os t," h e sa id, " is w hat I see h appe nin g w ith so m a n y of our Subordin ate L odges. T h ey are findin g ways to mak e t h em se l ves ac ti ve a nd vis ibl e. Thi s is w h at Maso ni c awa re ness is a ll a bou t. "
ran d Lodge Elected Officers (left to right): Bro Thomas W. Jackson, R.W.G.S., E dward 0 Weisser, R.W J. G.W ; Edward H. Fowler, Jr., R.W.D.G.M.; W. Scott Stoner, R.W.G.M.; Ge orge H. Hohen shildt, R.W.S.G.W.; and Ma r vi n G Speicher, R.W.G.T.
Ralph C.
Larry
Michael D. Smoker.
1990 Grand Lodge O fficers (le ft to right) sea ted: Bros. T hom as W Jackson, R. W . Grand Secr etary; E d ward 0. Weisser, R. W. Junio r G rand Wa rden; E dward H . Fowler, J r. , R. W. Deputy G r and Mas ter; W. Scot! S to ner, R. W. Gra n d Mas ter; George H Hohenshi ldt, R. W. Senior Grand Warden; a nd Marvin G Spei che r, R. W. Grand Treas urer S t and ing: Bros Jay V. Smi th, Grand Sword Bea r er; Ralph C R ickard, Grand Steward; Larry Emigh, Grand Pursuivant; Da vid R. Smeltz, S r. , Sen io r Grand Deacon; John W . Hisiro, Grand S t eward; George N.
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Appo inted Grand Lodge Officers (left to right): Bros. George N. Ho lmes, Roy A. McCullough, Thomas C Librandi, Jay V Smith,
Rickard,
Emigh, W. Scott Stoner, R. W G ra nd Mas ter David R Smeltz, S r. , John W. Hisiro, Ralph Rodgers, Daniel K. M illi n g ton, and
Holmes, G r a nd Marshall; and Ralph Rogers, Gran d Ty ler.
Grand C haplains (left to right): Bros. Ma r tin W. Hopkins, C h a rle s H. Lacquem e nt, James A. Gaiser, W. Scott S ton er, R. W. Grand Master, Robert M Vow ler, Raymond L. F e tter, Richard L. Mo rle dge.
Aides to the Grand Master (left to ri g h t): Bros. Roy A M cC ullou g h, T homas C Librandi, W. Scott Stoner, R. W. Grand Master, Daniel K. Millington, and Michael D Smoker.
