Tl)e Grai)d M.a!)ter Speak:> ...
Bro. W. Scott Stoner
R. W. Grand Master
While our Lodges h ave bee n d a rk for th e Summ e r , th e li g ht of Mas o ni c Aw a re n ess h as co ntinu ed to shin e. I would like to take this opport unity to co ngr a tulat e bo th th e Districts in · ge ne ra l, and the Lodges in particu lar fo r th eir co ntinu ed s upp ort of th e Maso ni c Awareness Program. Your enthus iasm and plain o ld h a rd wor k co ntinu e to m ake m y Progra m a nd yo ur Program th e s uccess th a t it h as bee n and co ntinues to be
I mu s t , howe ve r ta ke th e tim e to co mm e nt th a t th e Masonic Awa reness Program is n o t, und er a n y c irc um s tances,
an a ttempt at so lic ita tion or m ember ship ca mp a ign. T h e p rogra m h as been des ig n ed a nd is be in g execu ted as an inform at ion r eso urce. An ad ca mpaign it is not, a n informa ti o n ca mpaig n it is. A so lic itat ion for m emb e rs it is not, a so lic ita ti o n o f info rmatio n pure and simpl e, it is. No t everyo ne ca n be a Free m aso n , but eve r yo ne ca n a nd s hou ld kn ow who we a re, what we d o a nd ju st wh a t it is for w hic h we stand. An integra l face t o f le ttin g th e public k n ow we a re h er e and w h a t we do i s the support Ma so n s g i ve to ou r yo uth t h ro u g h edu ca tion. In 1990 thu s far, eleve n $ 1,000 sc holarships have been awarded T hese e leve n sc ho lars hi ps include s ix in hon o t ' of Bro. Ar thur R. Diamond, R W.P.G.T. a nd five awarded th rough th e P e nn sy lva ni a You th Foundation Ed u ca tion a l Endow m en t Fund. In add itio n to thi s, the Maso ni c Scholars hip R eso urce G uid e from the Youth Found a ti o n is go ing to press, even as we speak. Any Blue Lodge or individu a l Maso n w is hin g to es tablish a sc holars hi p ca n co nt act th e PYF for m ore informa ti on. More a bout a ll o f this in thi s issue of Th e Pennsy lvania Freemason in th e PYF a rticl e.
Faith, H o pe a nd C h a rity: As Freema son s, o ur Fa ith is in God, our Hope i s
in our yo uth a nd th e greatest of these, is C h a rit y. T h e Masonic C h ar iti es Appeal
Prog r am is well und e rw ay. The Grand Secretary's Office has se nt out forms that yo u w ill soo n find in yo ur L odge No ti ces; pl ease read thi s fill e r a nd cons id e r for a m o m e nt ho w impo rtant
Ma so ni c C h a rit y is to tho se w ho n eed it. W e r ea li ze th a t in today's economy , C harity ca n take a back sea t, but please re memb er tho se to w h om C h a rity is a l ways im portan t, regard less of th e eco n omy.
It was so ve r y goo d to see everyo n e a t Autumn D ay a t th e Mason ic H o mes I am a l ways str uck b y th e vi ta lit y o f th e
Fra ternity as I wa lk throu g h the grou nds o f th e Homes o n this day. T h ose who active l y participa te in th e vario u s boo th s, s hows a nd prog rams, as we ll as th e man y Masons, th e ir fam i l ies a nd fri ends mak e A utumn Day th e s uccess th a t it continues to be.
Aga in , let m e th a nk eve r yo n e for his exe mpl a r y perfor man ce so far in the ad va n ce m e nt o f Maso ni c Awareness, his suppo rt o f o ur yo uth a nd the day-to -cla y j o b of being Freemasons.
Sincerely and Fmtemally,
Grand Master's Itinerary------
who also partici pated in th e ce lebra tion 2
Grand Master's Dinner Dance to be Held in Philadelphia
A Gmnd Master's Dinner Dance willlx· held in the Ballroom of the Franklin Plaza Hotel, Two Franklin Plaza. Philadelphia. Pennsylon \\'ednesda), December 5, 1990 at 7:00 o 'clock p.m
Tickets are $20 each. and are available from the Office of the Grand 1\Jasonic Temple, One Broad Sueet. Philad e lphia, Penm)lvania 19107-2598. T e lephone (215) 988-1920. Please use the coupon included in this issue. and make yom check payable to ''The R. \\'. Grand Secretary.''
NOVEMBER 1990
Lodge No. 286 !36th Anniversaf), Columbia
3 Lodge No. 584
lOOth Anniversary. Dumore
10 Speaker. Zem Zem Temp le, All Masons Night, Erie
16 H anisburg ConsistOf)' , Fall Reunion l25Lh Anniversa11 , Harrisburg 16-17 Fall R eunion , \'alley of Scranton, A.A S R
DECEMBER 1990
1 Demolay, Grand Class
5 December Quartetl) Communication Philadelphia, Temp le
6 Grand Chapter. Grand Communication , Philadelphia
Bro. Jackson, c ontinue d
DECEMBER 1990, con tinued
7 Committee on Homes , Elizabethtown
14 Valle) of Philadelphia, A.A.S.R. R eunion, Grand 's C lass
15 Lodge No. 385
Installation of Officers, Masonic Temple. Philadelphia
JANUARY 1991
25 Committee o n Masonic Homes, Elizabethtown
26 P enns)lvania Youth Foundation Meeting Elizabethtown
FEBRUARY 1991
17-20 Conference of Grand Masters San Diego, Ca lifornia
In a ddition to t h e portra its and o th er I i ken esses of J ackso n a nd so m e m emb ers of hi s fam il y and c ontemporarie s , m emora bili a , maps, and p er so n a ll e u er s w ill a lso be o n di s pla y. But th e emp h asis wi ll be o n one of th e origin a l American se lf-ma d e men , " Old Hicko r y:" A military h e r o; a co n su mm a te politici a n hav ing both good a nd bad sides; a m a n o f a tre m e nd o u s p o pul arit y, in his tim e, seco nd to none (not even Bro George W as hington! ) a nd Freema so n.
1-800-545-1980
We regret that, in the las t iss u e o f Th e Pennsylv ania FTeemason, th e to ll -free telephone numb er for t h e Maso ni c Awareness Program was mis printed. The correc t numbe r is li sted abov e . We a pologize for o ur error.
Nearly Eighty Years-------------------a Mason
Bro. Fl oyd Hu g h E lliott is a 99 yea r o ld Maso n w h o h as bee n a m emb er o f Butl er L odge No. 272 for seve nt y-ei g ht yea r s. T he G rand Lod ge prepared a nd prese nted both a leuer and Certifi ca te o f Mer it und e r th e si g na ture of th e R . W . Gra nd Mas ter, Bro. W. Sco u S to n e r. T h e prese ntation was mad e on Sunday a ft ern oo n, Jul y 8, 1990 to Bro. E lli ott a t th e Hillcres t Nurs ing H ome in Grove Ci t y.
A t thi s brief ce remon y, th e Mas te r o f Butler Lodge, Bro. Jam es F. Dittm er, P.M. and B ro. L y nn C. Burtn er, D . D. G.M. o f th e 27 th Dist r ict , were j o in ed by fi ve oth er Ma so n s ( m e mbers a nd clo se friend s of Bro. E lli o tt 's fa mi l y) a lon g w ith th e ir wives a nd Bro. E lli o tt 's w ife. H e was very touched b y th e Grand Lodge's co nce rn.
S hown in this picture a re th e participants in the Cen ten ni a l Parade held to celebra te th e IOOth Anniversary of the Borough of C harleroi, Pennsylvania on Jul y II, 1990. Lert to n gh t: Bro. Joseph F Acton, D.D.G.M. of th e 31st District; Bro. Harry Holmes, D.D.G.M. District from the M. W. Prince Hall G ran d Lodge; Bro. Ed H. Fowle r, Jr., R.W.D.G.M.; Rtchard B. Lewis, D.D.G.M , 7th District from theM. W. Princ e Hall Grand Lodge; and Law rence Har ris , President of 7th District Co un cil, M. W. Prince Hall Gra nd Lodge. Not s hown is Bro. George H. Hou, Jr., P M. of C ha r le roi Lodge No. 61 5
Front row, left to right: Bro. John Elliott, Bro. Floyd Hugh Elliott and Bro. Lynn C Burtner, D.D G M.
Back row, lert to right: Bro. Jack E. Smith, Bro. Phillip J. Kelly , Bro. Philip N Ca rpenter
P M., Bro Mark E. Goebe and Bro. Jam es F. Dittmer, P.M , Mas ter
Masonic Education 1991 Scholarship Program
The Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania C ommittee on Masonic Education is sponsoring a 1991 Scholarship Program for Pennsylvania high school se niors in ke eping with the Grand Master's 199 1 Buchanan Program. T h e st udents who wish to be in vol ved mu s t write an essay of no more th an fiftee n hundred words on Bro. Jam es Buchanan, our fifteenth President of the U nited States and one of o ur ea rl y District Deputy Grand Ma s ters in celebration of th e 200th anniversary of his birth.
One $2,5 00 scho larship will be awarded to the state-wide winner of th e co ntest, and five $ 1,000 sc hol a r ships to five other finali s ts A n y high school senio r gra duating from a public, private or parochial hi g h sc ho o l in Pe nn sy lvania durin g th e Spring of 199 1 a r e eligible They must m ee t th e criteria li s ted in a le tte r th at h as been se nt to more than 1, 750 Pe nn sy l van ia hig h sc hoo ls. This criteria li s t and app licatio n to en ter th e program is avai la bl e from:
"You " ca n s ti II p lay a n important part in the restructuring o f our L ibrary a nd Museu m.
I am p leased to announce that th e Boa rd of Directors of th e Masonic Library a nd M u seu m of Pennsy l va ni a h as a uth o ri zed th e form atio n of a n ew gro up w ithin th e n ew s tructure: i t is to be T he Fri ends of T h e Mason ic L ibrary and Museum of Pennsy l van i a A new
As I men ti oned in m y column in th e August issue of The Pennsy lvania Freemason, there were n ew and excitin g thin gs happe n.in g This, indeed continues to be true. Our Vo luntee r P rog ram is under way a nd we h ave sec ured a vo l untee r, Mrs. David (Barba ra) Ja cobs, 4 to coordin ate th is prog ra m . In orde r that we be aware when we ca n expec t th ose vo luntee rin g to be avai la ble, we a re now sc h ed ulin g them for a three month period . Thi s w ill a llow our sta ff to manage better both th eir own wo rk sched ul e a nd th a t of th e vo l unteers . The Library a nd Mu se um sta ff is pleased to we lcome Mrs . J acobs to thi s imp orta nt position. While there are a number o f Vo lunteers already on board, we ca n st ill u se seve ra l o th er p erson s, w h e ther th ey be Broth ers, w i ves or s iste r s of Bro th er s.
brochure is in process, w hi ch w ill include a n invita tion to join T h e Friends, and w ill indica te th e ca tego ri es ava ila bl e for memb er s hip. It w ill a lso include inform a ti o n o n special programs which wi ll be mad e availa ble to T h e F riend s gro up , such as sp eake r s, behind -thesce nes to urs and priva te recep tion s a t th e Maso nic Te m p le in P hil a de lphia . Also included w ill be information o n how to make spec ific bequ es ts to T h e Maso ni c Library a nd Muse um, both in r elationship to one's W ill and to th e ava il ab ility of mat chin g f unds fro m m a n y emp loye r s.
O ur L ibrary and Museum has prospered ove r th e yea r s, but now we fa c e a n ew a nd exc i t in g c hall e n ge as we j ourney to the twe nt y- fir s t ce ntury. Wi ll "You " be a part o f thi s c h a ll enge; w ill "You" help s upp ort thi s im portant M aso ni c Ins titu ti on with yo ur tim e and yo u r co ntributi o n s?
At its last S ta ted Meeting, Lodge No. 40 8 h o n o r ed Bro. S tan l ey L Mc-
C ull o u g h, P.M. o n hi s 48t h Masonic birthday for his man y ye ars of un se lfis h d ed ica ti o n a n d se rvi ce to his Lodge . He has a lso spo n sored more n ew Masons in hi s Lod ge th a n any other member in hi s Diso-ic t.
Hi s ac hi eve ments include being Pas t Mas ter o f his Lodge , Past P r esid ing O ffi ce r in the three Yo rk R ite b odies, Secr e tar y of th e 25t h Maso ni c Di s tri c t Sch ool of In struc ti o n for fo rt y- two yea r s,
Pa st Mo narc h in th e Grotto and Past Mos t W ise Mas ter in his C h apter of Rose Cro ix in the Scotti sh Rite. In additi o n to this, he is a lso a m emb er of Tu n a Va lley York Rite Co ll ege, h as bee n adm itted to Yo rk Cross of Honor and th e Co un cil o f Ano inted Kin gs. He a lso h o ld s th'e E ri e Scottish Rite Mer ito riou s Service A'Ward, a nd was n a m ed Cr y pti c Ma so n o f the Year.
He is a lso very ac ti ve in Erie Sco ttis h R i te, h av ing ac ted th e lead in th e 16 th Degr ee fo r forty -two yea r s . He h as a lso se rved many yea r s as Secretary of Crawfor d Co unty Sh r ine C lub. Bro. S ta n a lso presently se r ves as Secre tary in two of hi s York Rite bodies. T h e Erie Sco tti s h Rite Bod ies and Ze m Zem S hrin e Temple h ave both nam ed cl asses for Bro. Mc Cull ough , h o n o rin g hi s Ritual is ti c a nd membersh i p achievements. H e will h er ea ft er be kno wn to hi s Bre thren as "The Gra n d O ld Ma n of th e C raft."
The Office of Masonic Education We u·ust that th e Masons o f Pennsy lvania who know of a Pen n sy lva ni a hi g h sc h ool se ni o r that might be interested in thi s program will info rm them of it.
Grand Master Appoints Subcommittee
Bro . W. Scott Ston er , Gra nd Master, is p l eased t o appo int th e f o ll ow in g Bre thre n a s subcommittee m e mb ers for th e Masoni c Homes to share thei r profess ion a l ex p ertise.
Development Subcommittee
Robert L. D lu ge, Jr.
Elysburg Lod ge No . 414 Financial Subcommittee
Rob ert M. Spicer, Jr.
Robert Burns Lodge No. 464 5
Bro. John H. Platt, Jr Librarian and Curator
September Quarterly Review
More th a n three hundred Brethren attended the G rand Lodge of Pen n sy lva ni a Quarte rl y Communicat io n o n September 5, 1990. Grand Lodge was ope n ed i n A mple Form a t 7:05 o'clock, p .m at the Temple in Phi ladelp hia Bro. Thomas W . J ackson, R. W. Gran d Secreta r y then r ead a letter from Bro. A lb erto Ma n s ur , Gra nd Mas ter o f t h e S upreme Co un ci l o f th e Orde r of DeMola y in Br azi l , t h a n k ing Bro. S to n er for t he ho sp itality he ex tended du ri n g th e International S u pre m e Co un c il
Session h e ld at t he Temp le in Phi ladelphia. As a to ke n of h is gra titud e, Bro. Ma n sur included a me d a llion a n d a certificate fro m th e Brazilian Supreme Co un ci l.
After th is, th e Gra nd Master introduced the spec ia l g uest s peaker, Bro Robert F Sch wi ch tenb erg, Pa s t Juni o r Grand Wa rden o f th e U nit ed Grand Lodges o f Germa n y. Bro. Sch wich tenberg told o f the unique a nd tim e l y deve lopme n ts within t h e Fraternity in ligh t of th e rece nt cha n ges in his co untr y
and in Eas tern E uro pe. Bro. J ames M Bri a n o f Man h e i m Lodge No. 587 was th en introduced b y t he Gran d Master. Bro. Brian is a prem ed s tudent a nd a Past Mas ter Counci lor in t h e O rder of DeMolay h aving se r ve d in L ancas ter C h a pter whi le t he Gra nd Mas ter ser ved a s t h a t C hap ter's Adv isor and Adv i sory Cou n c il C hai rma n . Follow in g th e closing remarks, Gra nd L odge was closed in Harmony.
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Milestones for a Grand Chaplain
" In the year s of m y pasto ra l serv ice, I wou ld not ch a n ge a thing. I h ave n ever had a bad hour," so sa id Bro Rev Carl C. Rasm u sse n , a Gra n d C h ap la in Emeritu s of th e G ran d L odge of Pennsyl vania . Bro Rasmussen, a fo rmer professo r of syste m a ti c th eo logy for t we nt y-thre e years, ce le brated hi s IOOth birthda y this past Sep temb er. Seve nty- five of th ose years have bee n spen t in th e serv i ce of his God as a L uth eran pastor. By 199 1, a no t he r seventy-five of th ose years wi ll have been spe nt w ith his wi fe, A l ma, a lso 100 years o ld.
The Rasm u sse ns were h onored recently i n May at S t. Peter Eva n ge l ica l L utheran C hurch in Lancaster. T h e event ce le bra ted the seve nt y-fifth ann iversary of Bro . Rasmusse n 's ordination as we ll as his birthday It was partl y p lanned b y th e Lu th eran Sem i nary at Ge ttys b urg where h e had earned degrees in 1915.
In 1930 , Bro Rasmussen set to wo rk rin g in g doorbe ll s. He h ad jus t acc ep ted th e pastorate o f a Lu th era n C hurch in
Was hi ngto n , D .C. , a chu rch that sa t eig ht hundred people, th oug h the c hurch h ad on l y 269 m e mb ers. Some o f th ese "members" were deceased , but th e ir na m es h a d never been removed from th e ro ll s . W h en he le ft in 1940, the c hurc h boasted 1,750 m e mb er s. " I was so e nco u rage d and so h a ppy in th e response I h ad at Luther P lace Chu rch th a t I had de finite l y made up my m ind that I wou ld rema in t he re for the res t of m y ac ti ve minis tr y," h e said. Bu t, as m a tter s go w h en one is in t h e se rvice of God, th a t was not to be. Soon th ereafter, the ad ministra ti on a t Get t ysb urg Se minary encouraged Bro. Rasm u sse n to join th e Sem ina ry, s tating that h e was we llqual ified to teach th e doc trin es of th e C hrist ian c hurc h and to address th e cr iti cisms th at o t h ers mak e o f those do c trines . A Free m ason for nea rl y seventy years, Bro. Rasmussen was appo inted Grand C h ap lain so m e ten years after j oining th e Gettysburg Se min ary.
PYF Scholarship Presented A Principal Emeritus
At the meeting of th e Si xt h Mason ic District Sch ool of Instr u ctio n, held on Wed n es d ay, Sep tem ber 20, 1989, Bro. Marv in A. C unni ng h am, Sr., D.D.G.M. for the 6th Mason ic Dis tri ct, presented Bro. Byron H. Hunsberger , P.M. of Shiloh Lodge No. 558 in La n sd a le w ith his appointme nt b y the th en Gra nd Mas ter Bro. A rthur]. Kurtz as Principal Eme ritu s of th e 6th D is tri ct School of Instr u ctio n Bro. Howard E. Va ugh an, Philadelphia Regional Instructor, a long with m any of the Brethren from the S ixth Maso ni c D is tri ct were present for the prese ntation.
Bro Byron was ver y sur prised and was at a loss for words for a moment. He is very a ppreciative of th e h onor th a t he deserves so much. S hil o h Lodge is very h a pp y in see in g one of its members hon ored by this appo intm e nt as P rin c ipa l Emerit u s.
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Awareness Program
T he Maso ni c Di s tri c ts and L odges wi th in th e 41 2 A rea Code, better kn ow n as so uthwestern Penns yl van ia, h ave deve loped their own Masonic Aware n ess ca mpa i g n. T hi s ca mpa i g n has n e tted dose toon e hundred in qu iries in t he f irst three da ys o f im ple m e n tatio n a lone. Coordi nated b y Bro. T h omas C. Seger, S. W. o f White hall L o d ge N o. 794 in the Plea sa n t H ills sec tion of P i tts burg h , t he progra m includ es both te lev ision an d rad io "spo ts," but no newspaper sp ace. Included in th e spo ts is the sa m e to ll-free tel ep hone n umbe r that is be in g used ac ro ss th e Com m onwea lth : 1- 800-5451980. Beca use of the unique ab ility o f broadca s t comm un ications to reach as man y people as it do es, th er e have been man y ou t of sta te i n qu i ries abou t Freemasonry fro m p laces like West Virgin ia a n d O hi o. When Freema so n s work hand-in-h a nd togeth er li ke t h is, su ccess indeed cro w n s their efforts.
A nn ette Weaver, daughter of Bro Paul Weaver o f John F. Laed lein Lod ge No. 707 in Wi lli a m s port , h as been awarded a $ 1, 000 sc h o larsh ip check from th e Pen n sy lva ni a You th Foundation. Las t fa ll , M iss Weaver took a tes t a t co ll ege a n d wo n a one month educ a ti o n a l trip to E u rope. She is very intent on her st ud ies
and h as elec ted to attend Juniat a Co ll ege becau se o f its sm a ll class sizes and lac k of d is trac ti ng fratern iti es, Freemasonry excluded. Bro. A ll e n J. Hen nin ger, D D G.M. o f th e 18 th D ist rict was o n h and to mak e th e presentat io n and had a lso s ub mitted t h e s tor y to the loca l newspaper w h o a lso ca rri ed th e story .
Two Brothers Recognized for Fifty Years of Masonic Membership
A t t he Apr il Sta ted Mee ti n g of Ada m s L o dge No. 3 19 in New Bloo mfi e ld , t wo bro t h e rs were recogni zed for th eir fift y yea r s of m embe r shi p in the Mason ic Fraterni ty Bro Dona ld Bo lze of Lan di sburg and his brothe r , Bro. Ar thur Bo l ze o f Ca rl is le, a m emb er of Cumbe rl a nd Star Lodge No. 197 in Ca rli s le , were introduced a nd prese nted w ith t heir F ifty Year Ser vice pins. Presiding ove r the presenta ti on of th e pins were Bro. Lester A. Kern and Bro. Jo se ph W. Rupe , Jr , Distr ict Deputy Gra nd Mas ters o f th e 3r d and 19th D is tricts, respec ti vely . Among th e Bret h re n and vi s iti ng Brethren present t h a t eve nin g, were seve r a l o t her m em be r s o f t h e Bo l ze fa mil y: Bro . Ja ck L. Zeig ler , Mas ter; Bros. Te rry C. a n d Mic h ae l R. Zeigle r, bo th m embers of St. John 's Lodge No. 260 in Carlisle; Bro Carl E. Bo lze of West Shore L odge No. 681 in Camp H ill a nd Bro. R icha rd L. Bo lze of Marysv ill e Lodge No. 458. These m embers o f th e Bo l ze fami l y, i nclud i ng Ar thur and
Do n ald, r e pre se n t thr ee co n sec utiv e ge neration s o f Masonic m e mb ersh ip w i t hin thi s fa m i l y Bros. Art hur an d Donald Bo lze were in it iated i n Ada m s Lodge No. 3 19 in June 1940, a nd it was d ee m ed on l y f itting
th a t th ey rece ive th ei r F ifty Year pins in the sa me manner as th ey bega n th eir Mason ic a ffili ation so many years ago: As brothers doin g things togeth er, si d e by side.
Miss Annette Weaver recei ves check from Bro Allen J. Henninger, D D G.M
Front row, leh to r igh t: Bro. Lester A. Kern, D.D. G.M.; Bros. Arthur and Donald Bolze and Bro Joseph W. Rupe, D D G.M. Back row, Ieh to r ig ht: Bros Carl and Richard Bolze; Bro. Jack L. Zeigler, Mas ter; Bros. Michael and Terry Zeigle r.
First Residents Arrive at the Independent Living Community
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Bro. a nd Mrs. Tho m as 0 . E n g lish
T he Independent Living Co mmunity
welcomed its firs t res id ents o n Au g u s t I ,
1990 Bro a nd M rs T h o m as 0 Eng li s h
we re th e fi rs t o f o ur res ide nts to move into th eir co t tage unit. Bro. a nd Mrs
Eng li sh p rev io u s ly res id ed in Stockton , Ca lifo rni a. Bro En g li sh is a member of L od ge N o 45 in Pittsburgh.
Durin g th e m o nth o f Augus t, neighbors bega n to ar ri ve. Othe r m emb ers of th e co m m unity are ( left to ri g ht ) Bro. a nd Mrs. G le nn V. Sowas h from Irwin, Pe nn sy l va ni a (S hidl e Lod ge N o 601 , Pius burg h ), Mr s. G la d ys S. S toke r fro m Ir w in , P enn sy lva ni a (S hidl e Lo d ge No. 601 , Pius burg h ), Bro . a nd Mrs. R a ymo nd H Ba rl ey fro m Ocean C ity, Maryla nd (Ch es ter Lodge No. 236, C hes ter ), Bro. a nd Mrs. George D . Pfahler fro m Eve re tt, P enn sy l va ni a (Cassia L odge No. 273, A rdm o re), a nd Bro. a nd Mrs Nevin V. Cool ey fr o m Be th esd a, M a r yland (Lodge No. 45, Piusburg h).
Oc to b er wa s a ve ry busy month at th e Indep ende nt L iv ing Community. Ma n y o th er res idents in Phase I m o ved into
During th e m o nth of August, neig hbors began to arrive. Oth er m e mbers o f the co mmunity a re (left to right) Bro. and Mrs Glenn V. So wash from Irwin, P ennsylva ni a (S hidle Lodg e No. 601 , Pitts burg h) Mrs. G ladys S Stoker from Irwin, P enn sy lva ni a (Shidl e L odge No 601 , Pittsburgh) Bro and Mrs. Raymond H. Barley from O cea n Cit y, Ma r yla n d (C hester L odge N o. 236, C h es ter), Bro. a nd Mrs George D. Pfahler fro m Eve rett, Pe nn syl va ni a (Cassia Lodge No 273, Ardmor e), a nd Bro. a nd Mrs. N e vin V. Cooley from Be thesda Ma r yla nd (L o dge No 45, Pittsburg h )
th eir uni ts a n d are ge ttin g rea d y to ce lebra te th e h o li day seaso n s in th e ir n ew h o m es. T he C lubho u se was o p e ned in fu ll splend o r to a ll res ide nts o n O c to ber 8 th wi th full se r vices.
We certa inl y we lcome e ve r yone to co m e a nd ta ke a to ur o f o ur b ea utiful n ew fac ility. We h ave h ad a ve ry p ositi ve res p o n se fr o m a ll wh o h a ve visited w ith
u s to d a te . If yo u h ave n o t as ye t had the oppo rtunit y to see fo r yourse lf all th a t we h ave to o ffe r , u·y to se t as ide a da y to vi sit. It is recom m en ded tha t if poss ible yo u
Nursing Assistants Certified
T h e Nurs in g H o m e R e fo rm Ac t of 1987 was o n e o f m a n y legis la ti ve effo rts
m a d e o n beh a lf o f th e e lderl y by th e la te
Se n aLOr C la ude P e ppe r , a s ta un ch a d vo -
ca te o f se ni o r c iti ze n s' r ig hts a nd benefits.
T h e inte nt o f th e la w is to im p rove th e
q u a lity o f care p ro vid ed to res idents in
lo n g-term ca r e fa cilities . A prov isio n o f thi s ac t requires th a t all
nursin g h o m e nurs ing ass ista nts sa ti sfy
ca ll for a n appo intme nt. T hi s w ill e n a bl e
u s to g i ve you pe rso n a l ti me i n o rd er to
a n swe r your spec ific q ues ti ons afte r to u r-
ing th e C lub h ouse and the a p artm e nts.
F o r ad di t io n a l in for m a ti on o r to
sc h ed ul e a n a p po intment co nta c t:
M rs. P atric ia L. G ibble
Ma r ke ti ng Ma n age r Maso ni c H o m es
Ind ep e nde n t L ivin g Co mmunity
E li za be tluow n , PA 1702 2 (71 7) 367- 11 2 1, Ex t. 3 14
Masonic Homes' Children's Home
Questions Arise ...
ra is ing childre n . TI1i s is espec ia ll y tru e wh en a lso haulin g a n env iro n -
m ent tha t is n o t co n d ucive to r a is in g
ch i ld re n.
Q : Mu s t th e famil y h ave Maso ni c a ffili a ti o n ?
A: No. T h e ch i ld mu s t s impl y be spo nsore d by a Maso ni c Lo d ge o f
P en n sy l va ni a.
Q: H ow do fa milies a ppl y?
Nest led hi g h o n to p o f a h i ll a t th e
Maso ni c H omes in Eli za b et ht ow n ,
P en n sy l va ni a, is th e Ma so ni c C hil dre n 's
Home The C hil dre n 's Home is comp r ised o f three m aj o r buildin gs; the J o hn
Sm i th Sr. Buildin g, th e J o hn Smith J r.
Buil d ing a nd th e Louis Eise nl o h r Buil din g. T he Smith Sr. Buil d ing is th e boys' building a nd currently h o u ses si x teen boys ra n g in g in age from 10 to 18 yea r s o ld. T he E ise nl o hr Building is th e gir ls buildi n g a nd cu rr entl y h o u ses twe l ve gir ls ages 9 to 15 yea r s o ld. The S mith Jr. Buil d ing is w h ere adm inis tr a ti ve o ff ices are located.
How mu c h d o we P e nn sy l va ni a Maso n s rea ll y k n ow a bo ut th e Maso ni c C hil dre n 's H ome? F o r your info r ma ti o n , I h ave a ttempted to answer some of th e mos t com m o n ques tion s.
Q: Wh a t type of ch i ld r en q ua li fy fo r th e prog ra m ?
A: Mos t o f th e childre n co m e fr o m s in g le p are nt fa mili es w h o fin d it di ff icu lt to cope w ith the pro bl e m s of
A: Us u a ll y a fa mil y wi ll co nt ac t th e
C h i ldr en's H o m e or a loca l Lodge. W he n the secr etary o f th e loca l Lodge is co n tac ted , a requ est is made for Lodge s po n sor ship. W h e n a req ues t fo r app lica tion is recei ved a t th e
C hildren 's H o me, th e Direc tor o f
C hild re n 's Servi ces th en beg in s a dmi ss io n procedures.
Q : I s there a n y fin a nc ia l o bliga ti o n to th e fa mil y o r th e spo n sor ing L od ge?
A: No. It is a ma tter of a ppl y in g a n d spo n so nn g.
Q: H ow lo n g do childre n rema in ?
A: Wh e n childre n co m e to the H o m e, i t is w ith th e intenti o n th ey will be her e until th ey g r a du a te from hi g h sch oo L
A c h ild may, of co u rse, w ith draw
(ro m o ur prog ra m a t a n y tim e th at th e fam il y agrees
Q : Is th e C hildre n 's H o me th e same as th e P a tto n Sch ool?
A: No. The P a tton Sch oo l was q tra de sc h oo l th a t ceased opera ti o n in 19 76.
Q : Wh a t h appe ns wh e n a c hil d g r ad u a tes?
A: As a child pro g re sses th ro u g h o ur p r og ra m , we m a ke ever y e ffo rt to p r ep are th e m for the " r ea l w o rld ." We prep a r e th e m fo r the j o b m arke t o r , if th ey go to a trade sch oo l, co ll ege, o r uni ve r s it y, we g i ve fin a n cia l ass is ta n ce as long as th ey m a inta i n a requir ed grad e poi nt aver age.
Q: Are th e c hild re n ju ve nil e delin quen ts?
A: No. No n e of o ur chil d r e n are a dj udica ted o r wa rds o f th e co u r t. T h ey a re h er e vo luntaril y and beca u se th ey fee l it is th e bes t pl ace a t this tim e T h ese a re jus t a few of th e ma n y q ues ti o n s yo u mi g ht h ave h a d a bo ut our faci l i ty. For th ose needin g mor e info rm a ti o n , co ntact th e Child re n 's H o m e a n d pe rh aps arr a n ge m ents co uld be m ade for a s ta ff m e mb e r o r ot h e r Mason ic o ffic ia l to vis it you r Loclge V is ita ti o n , o f cou r se, wo uld h ave to be based on tim e a nd u-aveL
If inte res ted co nta c t: C. Dona ld Barbus h D irecto r of Childre n' s Ser vices M aso nic Children 's H o m e One Mas onic Dri ve E li za be thtown, PA 1702 2 (7 17) 367 -1121 , E x t. 301
certa in req uireme n ts w ithin fo ur m o nths
o f th e i r da te o f hire. T h ese req u ire m en ts a r e:
• Rece i ve a mini m um of 75 h o urs o f tra ining, w hi c h i n cl ud es bo th classroo m a n d h a n ds-o n cl inica l s kill s p rac ti ce.
• Pass a n exa min at io n o f knowledge ga ined thro u g h tr a inin g
• P ass a n exa min a ti o n cove rin g clinica l
know led ge a nd skills n ecessary fo r co m pe tent perfo r ma n ce o n th e j o b
N ur s in g ass is ta nts w h o were e m-
p loyed by a fac ilit y pri or lO Jul y 1, 1989, were pe r mi u ed to be exe mpt fro m tes ting if th ey m e t ce rt a in crite ri a as se t forth by th e feder a l gove rnm e n t. The r equirem e nts th a t wo uld a llow a nursing ass is ta nt to beco m e g r a ndm o th er ed or dee m ed co m pe tent w itho ut tes tin g a re :
• Employme nt as a nurs i ng ass ista nt by th e sa m e fac ilit y fo r 24 co n sec u ti ve m o n th s be twee n Dece mbe r 19, 1986, a n d Dece mb er 19, 1989.
• Su ccess ful co mpl e ti o n o f a nu rsi n g ass is ta nt tra ining prog r a m prio r lO con tinued o n page 14
(L eft t o ri g ht): Mike Kingsb oro, Roxy Ye r ge r, a nd Martha W e s s , Dir ect o r of Nu rs ing.
Nursing Assistants
Certified, continued from page 9
Jul y I, 1989 , th a t was approved by the sta te. If the training was less than 75 hours but at leas t 60 hours in length, 15 hours of in -service education or supervised on-the-job training is r equired.
The Masonic Hom es h as had a Nursing Assistant Training Program in existence since 1974. On June 12, 1989, the 120 hour training program was ce rtifi ed by th e P e nn sy lvan ia Sta te Department of Educat ion.
In May of thi s year, th e Masonic Homes' Nursing Departm e nt assisted its nw-sing assis tants to complete the necessary app li ca tion s for ce rtifi ca tion b y
grandmothering or deeming and submilled th em to th e Pennsy l vania Departme nt o f Education for co n si deration.
To this d a te, 165 nursing ass is tants currently e mpl oyed by th e Ma so nic Homes ha ve recei ved th eir ce rtification. Each nurs ing assistant th a t received his/ h er ce rtifi ca tion noti ce was presented with a Maso ni c Homes Certified Nursi n g Assistantpin by Mrs. Ma rtha Wess, Director of Nu r sing, during a program held o n Septembe r 12, 1990 T h e nursing ass is tants rece iving pin s were con g ratulated by Mrs. '"'ess fo r tl1eir ach ievement a nd co ntinu ed dedication to the ca re of tl1 e res ide nts of the Masonic Homes.
Awareness Program, continued from page 13
ca u se of sc hizophre ni a and th e sponsorship a nd funding o f num erous scholarship programs.
We a lso wi ll be bringing our public messages mor e close to hom e - w h a t Masonry m ea n s to our memb ers at th e grass roots leve l.
Additionally , n ex t year's drawing board includ es sce nario s for a promotional program that wi ll enabl e us to keep Freemasonry in Pennsylvania in publi c view throughout an entire l2montl1 p er iod rath er than two shortterm , h eav ily co n cen trated packages. This approach wi ll e nable the Grand Lodge, our Distri c t De put y Gr a nd Masters and 53 0 Lodges to more effec tive l y plan, coord in ate a nd i mplement th e ir own respective, long term Aware n ess Program.
Whi le th e future of Masonr y and its
surviva l s till depend on strong leadership, s timulatin g programs, active involvement a nd int eres t of its m e mbers, and th e d eve lopment of youth prepared to fa ce th e respo n s ibiliti es of ad ul thood, now we a lso mu s t turn our atten ti on to other press in g iss ue s fa cing Free ma sonry today.
The Grand Mas te r asks the qu estion: "How ca n we ex p ec t m e n to be stim ula ted to inquire a bout Maso nry if th e Light o f Masonry cootinues to be hidden fr om th e very people that would be Ma so n s? H ow can we justifiabl y expect our m e mbers to be interes t e d in a Fra ternity th a t ha s no public prese nce, mu c h less publi c respec t a nd accepta nce? " If o ur Fraternity is mis understood and even occasiona ll y m a ligned, we have on ly o urselves to b lame. We have not done a n effective job of commun icating
Prince Hall Grand Lodge Honors Bro.
Samuel C. Williamson, R. W. Past Grand Master
Bro. Samuel C. Willia m so n , R. W. Past Grand Master, and Executive Officer for the Order of DeMola y in Penns ylvan ia, was honor ed on September 8, 1990 by the Most Worsh ipful Prince Hall G land Lodge of Pennsylvania w ith its Outstanding Citize n s hip Award "In Recognition of Exempla r y Service to the Benefit of All Mank ind ." The presentation was made a t the Co mm emo rativ e White Tie Ball he ld a t th e Philadelphia C ivi c Ce mer w h en over 1600 p eop le gathered to celebrate the 14
Mrs. Wess reported th a t the Maso ni c Hom es e mpl oys 225 nur si ng ass istant s. Sixty nurs in g ass is ta nt s wh o did not m ee t th e criter ia for certi fi ca tion without exa min at ion h ave a lready s u ccess full y co mpl e ted th e r equ ired lla ining program a nd will be sc h ed ul ed for in-facilit y tes tin g beginnin g so m e time thi s Fall. T es tin g wi ll includ e bo th the written and sk ill s exa minations Key subj ec ts o f imp o rtan ce and concern o n the examination s wil l be r es id ent s' rights, safety, infec ti on co ntrol, priva cy, comfort a nd courtesy, as we ll as competency in ba sic nurs m g care.
The Hailing Sign: A Review of a New Masonic Book
that is m e ntioned in the book (ca lled "The Brotherhood of th e Claft''), as well as th e man y c har ac ter isti cs o f that brotl1erhood , are clearly fictional adaptatio n s o f Freemasonry.
The main character, A lexander Mycroft, a former Vietnam P.O.W. a nd U.S. Intellige nc e agent and her o, is married to an Israeli linking him to th e Mossad ( Israe li Inte lligence).
After s uffe ring both m e ntal and phys ica l breakdowns , caused by ter rorist at tacks against his family , h e is ca lled upo n by the members of his lodge to renew th e obligation of the brother ho od:
I 75th Anniversary o f th e es tab lishme nt of Prince H a ll Freemaso nry in P enn sy lvama.
Bro. Williamson received hi s award from Herbert N. Gibbo n s, Sr., Most Wors hipful Grand Master of th e Prince Hall Gra n d Lodge. Other honorees were William H. Gmy, III, Majority Whip of the U.S. House of Representatives, and a member of Lodge No. 27; a nd Dr. Rulli Wright Hayre, a member of th e Philade lph ia Board o f Education.
th e message of Freemasonry to th e genera l public."
That is th e ch a ll en ge we fa ce and that is th e ch ange th a t mus t take p lace.
December
Quarterly Notice
The December Quarterly Communica tion o f Gmnd Lodge wi ll be held in C01inthian H a ll in the Masonic Temple, One Nortl1 Broad Su-eet, Philadelphia, on DecemberS, 1990at 10:00o clocka.m.
A luncheo n will be served following th e meeting at 12:3 0 o'clock, p.m . a t th e Temp le. As a l ways, all Master Maso n s are invited to a ttend.
Annual Report Available
Copies o f th e curre nt Annual R e port of th e Pennsylvania Youth Foundation are ava il ab le upon request. The r eport includes a summary of th e major ac tiviti es o f the Foundation, th e Masonicre lated youth g r oups, a nd th e Masonic Co nfere nce Ce nter in Elizabethtown. It a lso includes a summary o f th e fin a n c ial s ta teme nts of th e Foundation, and a li s tin g of a ll co ntributor s for 19 89. Cop ies were se nt to a ll Lodge Secre ta ri es and L odge R e pr ese ntative s t o th e Penn sy l vania Yo uth Founda ti on.
The Hailing Sign is a novel by Bro. Steven B. Fink of Ma cSa nde rs Brotherhood Lodge No. 773 in Ro x borough, Pennsy lvania. T h e book is not about Freemasonry per se, but th e fra tern it y
" I am you r friend; I am yow· guide. I am yo ur brother; I a m a Shepherd's Son," and rescue one of their own. Mycroft takes us from Israel to Phil adelp hi a, into the Sanctum Sanctorium, a nd receives the instructions to "b ring th e brot her home."
The new l y made brother h e is to resc ue, Lee Sinclair, a Corpora l in the U.S. Marines, now sits as a hostage in the U.S . Embassy in Te hra n , Iran, g u ar ded tw ent y- four hours a da y.
Arthur R. Diamond Scholarship Awarded
We, as th e reader, are take n deep into th e broth er hood , as well as into th e ritu a ls of the fraternity. We wa tc h as Mycroft is put to the test at every turn , girded with his d e ter mination to perform hi s ob li ga tion . He is mad e to en dure every for ce kn ow n to man by those he loves as well as by th ose who hate him. We actually watch Mycroft's mind at work. We become conv inced that we and Mycroft are one. We feel what it's like to be manipulated a nd stroked, tortured and u sed, and h a ted and loved . All this we s ubmit o ur se lv es to willingly, for it is o ur Obligation which Mycroft must carry o ut. For him to fail means we fail , and his success is ours also.
We find a renewed pride in our Fraternity throu g h Mycroft, one ili a t through the years may h ave dull ed, but thi s book s ha1·pens that blunted edge, a nd brin gs u s face to face w ith o ur Obligation, a nd asks us, ju st how far will we travel whe111 we see our Hailing Sign?
Making the presentation were (left to right) Bro James F. Loga n , Jr., Master, Bro. Marvin A. Cunnin g h a m Sr., D.D.G.M . Accepting th e Award, Miss Meagan F.
P.M., Secretary.
An Arthur R. Diamond Scho la rs hip in the amo unt of $ 1,000 from the Pennsylvania Youth Foundation was presented to Meagan L. Fetteroff, 1945 Bre men Road , Hatfield , Penn sy l vania. Representing th e R. W . Grand Master, Bro. W. Scott Ston er in making the pre se nt ation was Bro. Marvin A. Cunn in g ham, Sr., D.D.G.M. , 6t h Masonic District who was assisted by Bro. Jam es F. Logan, Jr., W.M., S hil o h Lodge No. 558, F.&A.M. in Lansda le,
Pennsy l vania and Bro. Donald P. Burkart, P.M. , Secretary of Shi loh Lodge.
Meagan is tl1e gmnddaughter of Bro. Donald L. Jolley, a Past District Deputy Gmnd Mas ter of The Grand Lodge of Penn sy l van ia. Meagan is now attending tl1e University of Delaware, s tudying Environmenta l Sciences. She graduated from No rth Penn High Sc ho o l thi s past year.
Fettero££, Bro. Donald P. Burkart,
