Three Challenges Face The Masonic Library and Museum of Pennsylvania
With th e incorporation o f T h e Maso ni c Library and Museum of P enn sy l va ni a, form erly known as The Gra nd Lodge Library and Museum, las t Ap ril 6th, 1990, m a n y new c ha ll e nges face th e Board of DirecLOrs a nd th e Staff.
O bv io u sl y, o ne rema ining chall en ge is th a t of sec urin g pe rso n s to com plemem th e ranks of th ose who h ave jo in ed ou r ve r y fai thful co re o f Vo lumee rs. We are p leased to say th at th ose w ho have co mmitted their time a nd ta le n ts to the Librar y and Mu se um have had a most fulfilling expe ri e nce working wit h our S taff. However, we s till co uld use Vo lunteers to cove r th e i mportant task of s u pplemem in g our two Tour Guides.
We rea ll y n eed to have people ava ilab le to h e lp o n Sa turdays, as we ll as during th e week.
T h e seco nd c h a lle n ge is th at of the es ta bli s hm em o f a new gro up within The Masonic L ibra r y and Mu se u m of Penn sy lvania to be known as the Friends of The Masonic L ibrary and Museum of Penns ylva nia. This group has been approved by the G rand Master a nd the Board of Directors, and wi ll consis t of
this important and outs tand i ng research in st itution. Those de si ring to become members m ay do so by cont ributing to th e Library a nd M u se um in one of the fo llo w in g three ca tego ries :
Members, w ho co mribu te thirty d o llars or more a nnu a ll y.
Fellows, w h o co nt r ibute o n e hundred do ll ar s or more an nu a ll y.
Benefactors, who con tribut e one th o usa nd do ll ars or more ann u a ll y.
A new broc hure , g iving full detail s, is in th e process of be ing distributed w h ich wi ll indicate how joining may be accomp li sh ed and w h at w ill be ava il ab le to Friends. It should be noted th at this gro u p is ope n to anyone who has a n interes t in th e Library and Muse um , not just members of th e Craft. We wou ld lik e to m e ntion that a ll of those becom in g a Friendduringtheca lendaryear 1991 wi ll be co n side red "Ch arter M em bers," and w ill rece ive a specia l ce rtifi cate w hi ch w ill be s uitabl e for fr am in g. The Board of Directors a nd th e Staff of the Library and Museum since re ly hope th at this program wi ll be a most successf ul onefor our Librar y and Museum. Please re-
m ember that m a ny compa ni es w ill dona te m a tchi ng a m o ums w hen their e mp loyees or retirees conu·ibute.
T h e third c ha ll enge is th a t of ed u ca tin g ou r B lue Lodges and other App end a nt Bod ies, as well as indi viduals , to th e need for fin a n c ia l support for thi s Library a nd Museum. S ince o u r in corporation, we h ave rece i ved our 501 (c)(3) approva l a nd a ll co nu ibutio n s to The Masonic Librar y and Muse um of Penn sy l vania are tax -deductib le under the federa l income, es tate, and gift tax laws. vVe wou ld s ince rely hope that thoughtful co n s idera tion be given to th e possibility of including thi s organ ization in th e Annua l C h ar itable Contri buti o n s of our Masonic Bodies, and to those o f li ke inte res t in including T he Masoni c Librar y a nd Museum in th e i r Wills. The Board and S taff look forward to th ese c h a ll e n ges in 199 1, but it w ill on l y be through th e ge neros ity , interest and s upport of eve ryone, bo th w ithin and without the C raf t, that th is Library and Museum wi ll he l p lO furt her assure th e preservation and growth of these outstanding Masonic and historica l collec ti o ns .
Some New Additions to the Circulating Library
T h er e h ave bee n some interesting additi ons to our C irc ul atin g Librar y s ince th e Catalogue of Books was reprinted in ea r l y 1990. Many of th ese are audio tapes (ind ica ted by "AT" be fore th e number) a nd video tap es (VHS forma t, whose numbers are prefixed by "AVT"). A p artia l list follows : Where H istory B egins: 250/h Anniversary of Free masonry in America (AT9 )- b y Bro Wi lli a m H Siegel, G.C.
See lwrs of Truth: The Story of the Philaleth es Society (200G)- by All e n E. Roberts.
B orn in Blood: Th e Lost Secre ts o f Freemasonry (59 B)- by j o hn]. R obinson.
Who are the Shriners? (AVT 13) - by th e Inter· n a tional Sh rine An ex cell e m exp la n at ion of Shriners' philanthropies.
Fa ith and Works! (AVT 16)- a sermon by Bro. R ev. Dr. Raymond L. Feuer, G.C., at the Matins Service, December 27 , 1989. i\lowrt ( 159A)- by Marcia Davenport. A reprim of th e fi rs t Ame ri ca n biograph y of Bro. M01.art. Th e Craft and l tsSymbols(6 1A ) - b y Bro. A ll en E. R obe rts. A class ic imroduction to the Fraternity.
A Family in R ecovery (AVT6)- by The P e nns ylva nia Mason ic Foundati o n for th e Pre ve mion o f Drug a n d Alcohol Abuse Among C h ildre n The C lergy and the Craf ( 130A)- by Bro. Fo rrest D. Haggard. Examines th e imp l icat ions of c h urch m e m bers hi p a nd Lodge mem be r shi p.
Worlunan Unasham e d: The Testimon y of a Ch risti an Fr eemason (5 7A ) - by Bro Ch r s topher Haffner. Exce ll e nt exp ana t io n s b y a n emhus ia s ti c Free mason and a be li eving Christian.
Th e Preside n cy of j ames Buchanan ( 13 1A)edi ted b y Eiben B. Smith. An accou nt, more detai led th a n t he u s ual biography of t his ph ase of Buchanan's career.
Nota Bene! We have add iti o n a l copies o f so m e popu la r works, an d for yo ur refere nce on ly (p lease come in!), we have a "Masonic Presidents S h e lf"
Estimated 8,500 Attend Autumn Day at Masonic Homes
The sun shone and the temperature was bri sk as would be expected for O c tober as Masons and the ir families ca m e from all over our state to attend th e Fifth A nnual Autumn Day at th e Masonic Homes.
The annua l celebration bega n with th e Laying of the Dates tone for th e Inde p e nde nt L iving Community b y R W. Grand Master, W. Scott Stoner, a nd the officers of the Grand Lodge of P e nns yl vania, numerou s Past Grand M as ters , the Committee on Masonic H o m es, re presentatives o f th e a r chitec tural firm which designed the Community , representatives of th e co nstruction firm, and m any loca l dignitar ies. Musi c was provided by the Maso ni c Youth C hoir and enjoyed by a ll.
Immedia te ly following the Dates tone L ay ing, R . W. Grand Master, Bro . W. Scott Stoner, Bro Arthur J. Kurtz, R.W.P.G M. , and memb e r s o f R o be rt Bums Lodge No. 464 unveiled th e n ew Masonic Tree of Life which was donated by R o be rt Burns Lodge No. 464 in honor of Bro. Arthur J. Kurtz, R W.P .G. M. The new Independent Li ving Communit y was th e n opened for tours for th e r emainder of the d ay Guests l ined severa l bl ocks long to walk th rough the n ew
Commun ity, viewing the country store, barber/ beau ty shop , librar y, H a mi l ton Ba nk Branch Office, the exe rc ise faci liti es, a dministrative offices, m a in dinin g r oom, private dining room , sam pl e apartment and cottages . As usua l , Aut umn Da y wo uld n ot be co mpl e te withou t M ason i c Hom es' h o m e -m a d e food s. How can a n yo n e r esist the sausages, sauerkra ut, hot dogs, bea n soup, apple butter on bread , plus ice c rea m and beverages. No one left hungry!
Tours we re a lso provided by bus of th e e ntire Mason i c Homes and Patton Campus grounds. The Muse um of the Maso ni c Homes was visited oy m a ny, a long w ith tours through severa l reside nt ro o ms. The Masonic Health Care Ce nter a lso offered an individua l "se lf walking tour" this year which was e njoyed by a ll a tte nding. Blood press ure chec ks were o ffe red by the Health Care Center sta ff ju s t as a good person a l physical ch ec k-up . A ll in a ll , o n e mi g ht say it was a wo nd erf ul day 'e njoying the Masonic H o m es gro unds , ex perien c ing the ac tiviti es, ea ting g reat food s, be ing entertain ed by num e ro u s Maso ni c ba nds, a nd jus t vis itin g with o ld fri ends a nd res ide nts, i"t was " j u s t what the doctor ordered."
Independent Living Community Datestone is Laid
members 62 years o f age and o lder, can m ainta in their independence a nd ins ure th eir hap piness through access to th e hea lth ca re serv ices, a s well as many oth er feat ur ed fa c ilities including both indoor and o utdoor sw immin g pool s, tennis co urts, a gy mn as i um a nd walking and biking paths.
Bro.
Richard S. Spering, P.M. Wins 1990 Lodge Program Competition masonry and the F a mil y," h e utili zed the word " Love" to i ll u s trate hi s profound feelin gs for hi s F raterni ty and hi s fami
The Procession
Hundreds of M aso ns a nd their familie s gathered at Autumn Day a t the Masonic Homes at E li za bethto wn in Oc tober for the dedication of th e n ew Independent Living Co mmunity, or ILC as it i s be ing ca lled Bro. W. ScottS toner, R.W Grand Master a nd the Officers of Gra nd Lodge performed th e Cere mon y of Lay ing of the Datestone. During the cere monies , Bro S toner espoused hi s Masonic philosophy sta ti ng that Freemasonry invol ves h e lp to our ag in g c itize ns, g uid a n ce of o ur youth and serv ice to the community. The Grand Master sa id th a t "T h e re is nothin g more impo rt a nt as famil y life, c h a rac ter , se lf-respect and a co mmitme nt to se rvice."
T h e Homes boas ts a n e ig ht y year
Admissions Policy
The Masonic Homes a t E li za be thtown , Pe nn sy l van ia, is owned a nd opera ted by th e G rand Lo dge of Free and Accepted M aso n s of P e nn sy l va ni a w hose existence anteda tes both th e Co mmonwealth o f P e nn sy l vania a nd the United Stales of America.
The a dmi ss ion to th e Masonic Homes of Lod ge members, th e ir wives a nd w idow s is gove rned by the Co mmittee o n Mas onic Hom es , m e mb ers o f w hi c h are e lec ted by th e Grand Lodge. T h e Com10
histor y, and th e ILC i s yet another project in the excellent co ntinuing care to o lder m emb ers a nd their fa milies. T h e three-phase construc tion of th e ILC w ill be com ple ted in th e Spring of 1991 , a nd is a fine exa mpl e o f the new co n cep t in geriatric fac ilities: A co ntinuin g care r e tir e ment co mmunit y When it is fini s h ed , th e $30,000,000 ILC will h ave 220 apart m e n ts, s i xteen cottages a nd a clubhouse, a nd will h ave increased th e Homes' p opul at io n to four hundred residents
T he ILC is a l rea d y quite popular: twenty-seve n units a re a lready occu pied a nd 110 uni ts h ave a lready been r eserved T h e co tta ges, si x ty-s i x a p ar tments and the comm unit y ce nte r h ave bee n co mp leted so far. Res idents o f th e ILC , those miuee approves o r disapproves app lications for admission sole l y on the bas is of n eed and d oes no t discriminate by reason o f the race, co lo r, n a tion a l o ri gi n , a n ces t ry, r eligious creed, sex, age, o r h a ndi ca p of th e a ppli ca nt. Ap pli ca ti o n s for ad mi ss ion to the Masoni c Homes b y m emb er s o f the Lodges o f the Mos t Worshipful Prince Ha ll G r a nd Lod g e F &A.M o f P e nnsyl va ni a , th eir w ives a nd widow s are a lso r ece i ved by th e co n t i nued on page I 4
The Comm unit y Center is th e fo ca l point o f th e new fac ility. It provid es serv ices s u ch as a main dining room , private dining faci lities, a co ffee s hop, a full service bra n c h of a bank, a cou ntr y sto re , a bea uty and barber s hop , a post o ffi ce, an exercise room, a library a nd a woo d working shop. Contractors from three separate cou nties have bee n invo lved in th e construction of th e co mmunity which is ow n ed and operated by the Grand Lod ge o n th e 1.730 acre campus of th e Masonic Homes in West Donegal Township. YES, Pm Very Interested In The Independent Living Community!
0 H ave a re prese n ta ti ve cal l m e to sche dul e a vi sit to th e Independe nt L i ving Community.
0 Se nd m e m o re info rm a ti o n o n the Indepe nd ent Living Co mmuni ty (wi th no o bliga t ion)
Na m e Address C ity/ Sta te/Zip Te eph o n e N um ber/ A rea Code--R ETURN TO: Independ ent Living Community Maso ni c H o m es O ne Maso ni c H omes Elizabe thtow n , PA 17022-2 199
Bro F. Pa trick McC luskey, III Dallas Lodge No. 396, 9th Di s tr ic t
April 1990 Lodge Program Competition Participants
ti o n than ks eve r y Mason w ho wrote , jud g ed and s upported th e Progra m s. We look forward to see in g th e programs o [ th e 1991 Co mp eti ti o n on Bro. Jam es Bu cha n an.
The res p o n se to th e Co mmit tee o n Ma so n ic Edu cation' s April Prog ra m Co mpet i tion wa s im m e n se, a n d w as indica ti ve of the int e res t th e m e mb e rs ha ve in p a rti cipa ting in Lodge Progra m s Be low is a p a rti a l li s t o [ participants in th e 1990 Compe Liti o n. Area s B-2, C- 1 an d C -2 w ill a p p ea r i n a s u bseq u e n t iss u e The Distric t w inn e r s are m a rk ed w i th an a s te ri sk("). We thank th ese pa rti cipan ts an d we lo o k for wa rd to seein g th e m pa rt icipate a lo n g w i th the o t h e r Bre thre n i n th e 199 1
Lodge Prog ram C o m p e titi o n on Bro Jam es Bu c h a nan:
• Area A- 1 Ge or ge F M ill e r•; Wi l liam D. J a mi so n , P. M ; Pau l H.
Es henaue r, P .M. ; H. H ors Hildeb r a nd P M ; Fra n k E. Da ni e ls P.M. ; R a p h
W Knobl a u ch P.M. Wi lli am H. L e n ge l, II P.M. ; Thom as C. Kee n , P.M.
Th o ma s G. Mc Na m a ra; R ussel R. Ma bry, W.M. ; C h r is to ph e r P. Mi ll e r
W .M ; Ca rl L. S wope,• W .M ; Ke vin O 'Ne ill , S.W ; Be n amin Lar ze le r e, P .M.;
J am es A. St u a rt; Ray mond W We ntz , W. M ; Thomas R Eyn o n , P. M.; Danie l
Mi ll e r; C ha r les Ke ll y; And r e w W. Babes h P .M.; Jam es Ste ig e r wa lt P.M.
Fra nk Ehre nfe ld, III, W.M ; E dwa rd E Wa so n P M. ; F ra nk F A de man,
P. M J osep h A William s; J e rr y J. H am il o n , J.W.; Robert T. H a hn , S .D .;
Ron a ld N o rc r oss , • P M .; Ke nn et h K. Zellne r, P M. ; W a lla ce H. Sm i th P M
C h es er A. F e dl e r P.M. J osep h ]. R yn o, P M .; Dani e l G. Hess, P. M.; J effr ey
C. Be r ger; Rob e rt Mit c h e ll , P.M ; C h a rl es S Ca nn in g, P M. ; Eric Ble w , P .M.;
Paul R Bre ite n s tein , P .M.; Ne lso n Ra benold R ich a r d C hri s ti n e, P.M .; Da v id
H owell s, Sr. , W.M. Josep h Da dd o na ; Jo h n D W i l so n P D.D.G .i\11-; Fra nk
G P e r ko sk i, P.M .; Walt e r H a rtm a n P M .; Da vid W. S till e r, P.M -*; Mi c h ael].
Kan e, W M. ; Willi a m B M ull e n , W. M.; R o bert]. S t ro h l P .M ; And r e w ].
Hud oc k , ].W ; Jose p h Luk as h un a s; Roga n Ha r Moore, S .D. ; Don a ld
L e idi ch P M. ; J ose ph G orka, P M.; G eorgeS Dav is, S W. ; Jose p h E. Ol exy, P. M Ha rold R. Dr u mm Arthur Kuli s h , P M. ; Ke nneth C. Br eis ch , W.M .; Will a rd B. Hock in , P M. •; Wa l ter C. Em e r y, P.M. ; J o hn Wood lin g , P M.
Ro dn e y W. Ap plegate Harr y E. P ec k, III , P.M. ; Carl]. Sh ook, P.M .; Ern es t S Fe hn e P.M. ; Th eodo re H. Ke l le r W M.; Fr an c i s A Mell and •; Fred e r ick
P e n ce k ; Wil so n C lark P. M Ma r ce llus Kunkl e m a n , P.M .; R o be rt R. Ma r cy
J.W. ; P e te r R ozd sk i P.M ; Willard A. S e p h en s, P M ; Earl Tr yga r P M. ;
W lliam D Seam a n; Robe rt C. Webb P.M
• Area A-2: Ve rn o n E Qua y; C h a r les R. Haze lw oo d ; ]. Ric ha rd Kiefe r, Jr. ;
E u ge ne Wall wonh •; Da wn Redea g le• ; Mark Bel as•; Bi ll House r ; Jam es
S mith ; Ron a ld S u ck y; J. Wa l e r P r ice, P.D.D.G.M. Dav id M. Handl e r•;
Ir v in I-I. H ell e r And rew L. Ta rte r; Jose p h S. So lo mo n ; Eu ge n e M Pol rer;
Alv in Be r g; No rman C. Fr ee m a n S teve n J. M ay o ve r; Ed ward Do n eson J e rr y
P o lin ; John I. Achuff
S r.; Da v id M. Bloc k Al v in Be r ge r ; M icha el Z. F isc h er ;
J a m es S Ma ssey, P.M ; R o be rt ]. G ro w, Sr., P.M. ; C u rti s C Gen semer , II ,
P. M Dav id S Ka t z, P .M ; Albe rt F T a pkin P. M ; Th o ma s Glidd e n• ;
W lli a m D. Hartm a n ; C h a r es A Fri cke, P.M. ; Ri ch a r d L. Von a; Wa lla ce Browe r P.M. ; J o hn M Ro u s h ey, P.M. Mered t h J o hn sto n ; J ose ph W . Capo n e•; J o hn C Ga be l , Jr. Eu ge n e H Ou Wi lliam R Yea ts; Andrew Yal e tsk o ; Da v id H. Ax n e r ; Da vid T. Sc hultz; John W Bu r lin ga m e, P M.;
H e nry A Siege l ; J ohn Anze n g r ub e r , W M. ; F r ankl in W J udd , P .M. ; S idney C hi o fs k y; M o n o n L e wi s,• P.M .; Don a ld G r ant, S .W ; L ee Weins te in J W.; C. Ba rcla y Hoopes Jr -*; W illiam 0 Ba rl ow ; Wa lLer C. Burkey; ose p h 0 Bell ; Gordon P r y; Mic h ae l Wea le r; Pau l Sw a n k; Jacob L. Es hl e m a n ; Car E. Buffing ton ; Jon
M. ; P e te Berkh o u se, P.M .; P a ul Duke, S W.; G l be rt Iro n s , P.M. ; Sec retar y; Mer le Zetl e r, T r eas u r e r; Don a ld T ra cy; Larr y F it zs i mmon s; Ron F it zs imm o ns Ca rl S hue y; L eo Dirtm a n , P.M .; Do nald Bu rrow s P.M. ; Te rr y Dani els on ; Orin K S mi h , W M ; Ke nn et h H Bart S. W.; El m
nd Bro. Spering.
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High Caliber Youth
124-t Bainbridge Road Elizabethtown, P e nnsylvania 17022 (717) 367-1536
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Drug and Alcohol Foundation Has New Brochure
Grand Worthy Advisor
L eading our Masonic-rela ted youth gro up s are three tal e nted young p eo ple State Master Councilor
William L. Reed of Troutv ille, is the son o f Bro. a nd Mrs. Edga r Reed. He i s a Pa s t Mas ter Co uncilor of G arfield C hapter in DuBoi s and received the Deg ree of C h evalier. He is a se nior a t Penn Sta te Univ e rsit y, m a j oring in chemica l engi n eering. He is a member of the Nittany Chem i ca l Societ y and th e American In s titute of Chemica l Engineers.
Jobies H.I.K.E.
Youth Protection Program
The Order o f DeM o lay has in stituted a new Youth Pro tec tion P rogram, d es ig ned to prepa re DeMol ay's adult leaders to deal w ith th e probl e m s of e motional a nd ph ys ica l child abuse , drug and a lcohol a buse, neglect, and molestation. It is an unfortunate si g n of the tim es th a t th ese
Terri-Lynn Castellan is a Past Worth y Advisor of Mars Asse mbl y No. 124 She is a so phomore a t George W as hington U ni ve rsity, majoring in international affa irs, and L- concentr a tin g on the Sovie t Un ion and Eastern Europe. S h e is a m ember of Phi Eta Sigma, a fres hman honors socie ty, and is active w ith th e Co lle ge Democrat s, Amnes t y Inte rnational and Habitat for Humanity. Pennsyl van ia's J o b 's Daug hters raised $ 1, 400 for th e Hear ing Imp a ired K ids Endowment, when 150 g irl s hik ed 5mil es at th e Masonic Homes in November. C h ery l S to n er o f Bethel No. 4, Lanca s ter , co ll ec ted th e mos t contribution s with over $270 in p led ges. Harmon y L o dg e No. 52, P hil adelphia, prese nted specia l H.I.K.E. t- shirts to a ll w h o p a rti c i pated. probl ems ca n r eac h into a lm os t any family , re ga rdle ss of soc ial o r eco nomi c sta ndin g. T he Youth Protec tion Program will he lp Adv iso rs to beco m e awa re of th e s ig n s of these var iou s form s of a buse, and w ill p rov ide th em with ac ti on p lans a nd reso urces for h e lp. The Order of DeMo la y
Committee on Masonic Homes to Serve in 1991
The e lec ted me mb e rs of th e Grand Lodge Com mittee on Ma so ni c Homes fo r 199 1 are a s follow s:
Bro. P. Thomas Feeser
Lodge No 270
Bro. Kenneth E. Thompson L odge No 804
Bro Guy E Walker L odge No 358
Bro John T Taylor • L odge No 347
Bro Samuel C Williamson, R. W. Past Gra nd Master Lodge No 612
Bro. Walte r L Sykes
Miss Job's Daughter
Christy E. Hubley, of Dover , i s a Past H o nored Queen of York Be the l No. 1. A 1990 gradua te of Dover Area High School , she was a secre tar y of the local National Honor Society. Currently a fres hman at Ithaca Co llege in New York , s h e is majorin g in co mmuni ca tions and b roa d cas t journalism. S he is active w ith IC B-TV as a re porter on a ca mpu s tel evis iOn prog ram.
Taking Control
DeMolay, Rainbow and J ob's Daughters no w ha ve a n ew video ava ila ble to h el p yo un g p eop le d ea l wi th p eer pressure.
"Ta kin g Co ntrol " fea t ures Dan C la rk speaking "one-on-o ne " to yo uth about be ing res pon s ibl e for th eir li ves T h e PY F h as prov i ded cop ies o f thi s ta p e to eac h g roup a nd copies a r e ava il able o n loa n from the P YF o ffi ce. sta nds firm in its comm itment to providing a sa fe en viro nm ent for you n g me n to mature and grow into a dulthoo d . T he Yo uth Protec ti o n Prog ram is o ne o f the mea ns by w hich De Mo lay can provide that en viro nm ent.
"T h e most recent survey ( 1989 ) a mong Penn sy l van ia s tudents revea ls that 14 p erce nt of the high school se niors and 7 p e r cent o f th e ninth- graders smoke marijuana a t lea st once a month.
"A lmost h a lf of the seniors drink alcohol a t least once a month , a nd one out o f four drink week l y or more; 75 perce nt o f tho se high sc ho o l s tudents get drunk at least once a month.
"Th e percentage of si x th, seve nth and e ighth graders w h o drink and smoke pot is eq u a ll y disturbing.
"More than h a lf a million high sc hool
s tudents use cocaine regularly. About one in five u ses a mph e tamines (upp ers) and bar bi tura tes (dow ners) w hich are prescription drugs.
"A nd, 62 percent- that's n earl y twothirds- of yo un g America n s admit th ey have tried so m e type of ill ega l drug before t hey le ft high school. "
T hose are the s h oc king fact s and that's w h y the chain of addiction mu st be broken. The y are facts reported in the newest bro c hur e produced b y the Penn sy l va nia Masonic Foundation for the Prevention of Drug and Alcohol
Ab u se Among C hildren. The brochure is distributed by s p eake rs , are avai la ble for Lodges and are provided to anyone seeking information about the Foundation' s programs. The brochure a lso provides a form for making a tax-free co nu ibution to the Pennsylvania Masonic FoundationDrug and Alcohol or requesting more information about its programs. A n yo ne wanting a copy of th e brochure or a suppl y for di stribution should wr ite to the Foundation at 1244 Bainbridge Road, Elizabe thtown , PA 17022 -9423.
District 7 Develops Anti-Drug Book Covers for Third-Graders
Lodges in the Seve nth Ma sonic Disu ict have produced a n attractive "Just Say No" a nti-dru g book cove r and are offering it free to a ll third grade s tudents in Be rk s Cou nty. E ac h third-grader in sc h oo ls that ch oose to participate is g ive n two book cove r s.
Di s u ic t Deputy Ea rl G. Hase nauer sa id th at the prog ram is o n e deve loped b y the ten lod ges in th e di strict. Earl y indica tions are that the program is being we ll rece ived a nd , after it is esta bli sh ed, the a rtw ork is to be made available to oth er di s tricts
To s tart th e program , th e dis trict plan s to provide book co ve r s for th e first three
years th e n evaluate the program and esta blis h future plans. The initi a l printing order was for 5,000 book covers.
The book cover features a Masonic cari cat ure d esigned coopera ti vel y by t wo 13 -yea r- o ld s, a boy and g irl. The ch aracter' s bod y is made of th e square a nd co mpa sses , th e ex tremities of which become th e h ead , arms a nd legs cpmplete wi th a cap a nd s neakers
The charac ter is la rge on the fr o nt of the book cove r g i vi n g the "Ju s t Say No" me ssage. On the back cover a re two sce nes: The upp er has the ch arac ter with a vision of drugs a nd the lowe r w ith th e
86 Volunteers in Drug and Alcohoi Foundation Speaker Team
Ei g ht y-si x volunteer Brethre n a re enro lled in the Speaker s Team for the Pe nn sy l va ni a Masonic Fo und a tion for th e Preve nti on of Drug and Alcohol
Ab u se Amo n g C hil dren. Speakers ar e ava ilable for Lod ge prog ram s a nd wi ll speak to commu nity groups , too .
Lod ge offi ce r s wa ntin g to sc h edule a s p ea k er s h ou ld co nta c t their Di s t r i c t
atte nd ed a h alf -da y briefing and tra ining sessi o n on Novembe r 3 in th e m ee tin g room of the William A. Ca rp e nter
C hap e l on th e P a tton Campus. During th e sess ion , the y recei ve d fa c ts , backg round and h e lpful informa tion o n dru g and a lcohol abuse, a script for a sa mple talk a nd a s uppl y o f brochure s.
character saying, "Drugs an d AlcoholReal Bad News." On the s pine of the book cover is the Drug and Alcohol Foundation's logo, th e Mason with two chi ldren.
D.D.G.M. Hasenauer sa id that th e Mason s developing th e book cover exp lain ed the program to a ll of the co unty s school disu i ct superintend ents at th eir meetin g a nd provided th em with order form s for the ir schools to p a rti c ipa te. The s uperintendents communicated itto the e le mentary schools a nd it beca m e the d ec i s ion o f each sc h oo l w heth er to participate .
STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP
(Ac t of Oct. 23, 1962: Section 4369 Title 39, U nited States Code)
Lodge No. 297.
Bro. William Zacharellis • Lodge No. 339 12
Th e Gra nd Lodge Line o ffi cers a nd th e Gran d T reas urer and Gra n d Secre-
ta r y a r e a lso m emb ers o f th e Grand Lodge Com mittee on Masonic Homes a nd Bro. W Sco tt Ston er, R. W. Grand Mas te r w ill serve as C h a irm a n of th e Homes' Com mittee as di c tate d by th e Ahiman Rezon
D e put y G ra nd Ma s ter. The Di s trict Deputies h ave bee n pro vided wit h the roste r of m emb er s a nd th eir addresses a nd te le phon e numb ers. The voluntee r spea kers a lso re port th e res ults of th e i r spea kin g e n gage m en ts to the ir Di s u i ct
Dep uti es
Forty -seve n of th e e nro ll ed spea kers
T here h ave been sp eaking e ngagem ents sc h edul ed, but few follow-up r eports were in b y th e deadline for The P ennsy lvan ia Freemason. Ho weve r , th e fir st r eport returned indica ted th a t the ho st Lod g e voted a contribution o f $375 to th e Ma so n Foundation - Drug and Alcoho l.
Februaq I , 1991. The Pennsyl\'ania Free· mason: published quarterly at ;\[asonic Temple, One Nonh Broad Street. Phi la· delphia. PA 19107. Pub l isher: The Right Worshipful Grand Lodge of th e Most Ancient and Hon orable Fraternity of Free and Accepted ;\[asons of Pennsyl\'ania. Editor: Robert A. Pote. Owner: The Right Worshipful Grand Lodge o f th e l\lost Ancient a nd Hon orable Fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons of Pennsyh-ania. Known bond-holders, none. No ad\eflising handled. Free distribution averages 180,000 each quarter. I certify that the state· ments made b} me are correct and complete: Robert A Pote. Editor
President James Buchanan, Freemason
J ames Buchanan was bo rn on Apr il 23, 179 1, th e seco nd c hild of J a mes Buchanan, Sr. a nd E li zabeth Speer , a t Stony Ba tt er ne ar Cove Gap, Fra nklin Count y , P e nn sy l va nia. Buchanan 's fath e r e migra ted from Ir e l and to Pennsy l vania, and later marr ied Elizabeth Spee r of Lan cas ter CounLy. Followin g the death of two of th e couple's ch ild re n, yo ung J ames was left as their only so n, and th erefo r e had much a tt en tion la vis h ed upon him.
E ntering Dicki nson College in Carlis le, P enn sy l va ni a, at 16, he pursued class ica l st udies and liberal arts leading to a Bac hel or of Art s degree in preparation for a ca reer in law. Although his moth er wanted him to become a Presbyter ian m ini s ter , his father knew that law was more pro fitable. While in co llege, his academ ic r ecord was exce llent, th o u g h he a lso enjoyed the company of hi s fellow st udents which included in vo l ve ment in row d y behavior and d rink in g For this h e was expe lled. The co ll ege re le nted , and Bucha n a n compl ete d hi s s enior year w i th highest ho n ors.
He we n t to Lancaster in 1809 to read law wit h one o f th e tow n ' s m ost distin g ui sh ed a tto rn eys, James H opkin s. Buch a n a n did very we ll , ex hibitin g a n ex tr ao rdin a ry a bility to assem bl e a ti g h t l y-rea so n ed argumen t. Buch a n a n was a master at p lea din g . W hil e h e wa s n either dramat ic no r dy n am ic , h e pl oddin g l y and m e th odica ll y de m o li s h ed hi s
opponents ' ar g u m ents. In 18 12, he wa s admiued to the L a ncaster Ba r along w ith . Bro. J asper S layma ker , who la ter became Master of Lodge No 43 in_ 1824. P o lit ically, Buchanan was an ardent Federalist, and often conaemned the governmem for its mismanagement of the War of 1812. When Baltimore was threate n ed by the British, he joined a local militia to serve his country .
Buchanan was m a de a Mason in Lodge No. 43 o n December l l, 1816, by Bro. John Reyn olds , Ma jor General John Fulton Reyno lds father. He was passed and raised by BTo. George Whitaker on Januar y 24, 181 7. On December 23, 1822 , Bro . Buchanan was elected Master of his Lodge. At the conclusion of his term in 1823, he was appointed the first District Deputy Grand for this District. He also was a member o[ Royal 1\1-c h Chapter No.43.
Bro. Buchanan was e lected to the Pennsylvania H ouse o[ Representatives 181-t -181 6 a nd su bsequently served there for ten years. Whi le in the 21st Congress, h e succeeded Daniel We bs ter as cha irm an of the House Judiciary Committee. At this time, Bro. Buchanan performed o n e of his mos t o utsta ndin g achievem e n ts in public service: He successfully, a nd again st ovenvhelmin g o ppos ition , defended the indepe nde nce o f th e Feder a l Judi cia ry by ca u s in g 'th e defeat of effo rt s to re pea l a portio n o f th e Judi c iary Act o f 1789. T h e Federa li st Part y ceased to be a n
ADMISSIONS POLICY, conlirwe dfrom page 10
Com mittee on Mason ic Ho m es a nd a pproved o r di sa pp roved o n th e sa me bas is. T h e ad miss ion to th e Maso ni c Homes of th e a pproved app l icants of th e Mos t
Worshipful Prince Hall Gra nd Lod ge F.&A.M. of Pe nn sy lva n ia is gove rn ed by th e Co mmittee on Mason ic Homes in th e sa m e manner as is th e admi ss io n of the approved app lica nts of th e Gra nd Lodge F.&A.M. of Pen n syl va ni a.
No p er so n sh a ll on the grounds of ra ce, co lor:, n a ti ona l ori g i n , a ncestry, re lig io u s creed, sex , age, o r h a ndi ca p be excluded fro m participation in , be denie d the benefi ts of o r otherw ise be subj ec ted to di sc rimination in the provi s ion o f an y ca re or se r vice at th e Masonic H o m es at El iza bethto w n.
ac ti ve politica l fo rce in t he 1820 's Bro. Buch ana n , like m a n y yo ung Feder a lists, then j o ined the Dem oc r atic Pa rty, b ecom in g a leader of its m ore conse r va ti ve fa c tion.
Bro. Buchanan was appointed to Ru ssia i n 1832, and was then elected to the U.S. Senate, be ing reelected in 1837 and 1843 , w h er e he wa s Chairman o f t he Fo r e ig n Re lation s Committee. In 1845, P res id ent a nd Bro. James K. Polk appointed him Sec re tar y of State.
From 1853 to 185 6 Bro. Buch a nan served as Ministe r to Great Br i ta in. In 1856 he was elec ted Presiden t of t he United States and se r ved o n e ter m. As Bro. Buchanan left office, the Un io n was falling apart. He re tired to h is Lanca s ter home, Wheatland, where h e d ied on June l, 1868. His fun eral was th e la rges t ever seen in La n cas ter. W h en th e religious ceremonies at Woodward H ill Cemetery ended, Bro. Buchan a n 's Lod ge conducted th e tradition a l Masoni c Service.
Bro. Buch a n an has no t fared we ll w ith most histor ia n s w h o r a te him as on e o f the na ti on 's poorest chi ef exec uti ves . The ir rea sons for that res t so le ly on his d evotion to th e U.S . Co n s titution a nd th e Leco mpt o n Compromi se. The Co ns ti tu ti o n was si lent o n th e q u es ti o n o f s lav ery prio r to th e C i vil War, so it was legal to own s la ves . Bro. Buch anan detes ted s la ve r y, but h e fe lt o bl iga ted to con in ued o n page 15
Masonic Temple Employees Confer Degrees
The Masonic Templ e Degree T eam
Several full-time sta ff people of th e Masonic Temple in Philadelphia rece ntl y banded together to confer th e Three Degree s in Freemasonry upon two of their fello w wor ker s beginning in th e la tter p a rt of 1990. Bro. Charles W. Dough erty, a m emb er of the ca terin g sta ff at the Temple and Bro. Harr y B. Rutter , Jr., Grand Lodge C hief Accountant, were entered, passed and raised in Cove nant Exce lsior Lodge N o . 456 by th e following Ma so nic Templ e s ta ff m e mbers from variou s Lodges: Bro. Thomas W. Jackson , R.W. G r a nd Secretary; Bro Daniel J. Hinds, P.M., Temp le
Long- Distance Dedication
S uperinte nd e nt a nd Bro. Rona ld P. Stucky, Maintenance Sta ff a nd Bro. Garfield G. Foster, Data Processing Ope rations, who acted as th e Elected Officers. The followin g Brethren acted as the vaTiou s A ppointed Officers: Bro. Robert A. Pate, P.D.D. G.M., Assistant to the Grand Mas ter, Secretary; Bro. Milton Kenin, Assistant Libraria n / Archival , Treasurer; Bro. Jonathan D. Schau, Secreta r y to the Committee on Masonic Education, Chap!.; Bro. Michae l J. Peters, P.M., Gra nd Lodge Controller, S.D.; Bro. Steven A . M o rri so n , Grand Secretary's S taff, J.D. ; Bro . Wi lliam G. Golding, Maintenance Staff, S.M.C.; Bro. Thomas Ba lli ngall, Jr. , Maintenance Staff , J.M. C.; Bro. David R Hain es, Accounting Assistant, Purs.; Bro. Ste ph en P. Dougherty, Caterer, G uid e (for his fa ther) ; Bro. Wil liam H. Michel, J r., P.M , Maintenance Sta ff, G uid e an d Bro. P a ul J. Dodso n , P.M., Maintenance Staff, T yler. The rehearsal was overseen b y Bro. Haro ld E. Va u g hn, Philade lphia Regional Instructor o f th e Ritualistic Work.
BUCHANAN,
I . I n pa ti en t a nd o u tpa ti ent ca r e will be prov id ed o n a n o n-di scr i mina to r y ba sis; a ll pa tie nts wi ll be admitted a n d r ece i ve care wit h ou t r ega rd to race, color, natio n a l origin , a n ces u·y, re lig io us creed, sex , age, or handicap.
2. All p a tie nts w ill be assigned to roo m s, floors, and sec ti ons w ith o ut r ega rd to race , colo r , n a ti o nal o ri g in, a nces tr y, re li g ious c reed , sex , age, or h a ndicap .
3. Pat ien ts w ill n ot be ask ed if th ey are wi llin g or desire to s har e a room w ith a person o f a n o th er r ace .
4. E mplo yees w ill be ass igned to patient se r vices w itho ut r ega rd to th e r ace, co lo r, n at io n a l o ri g in, a nces try, re-
Spec ifica ll y th e a bove includes, but is 14 not li m i ted to , th e fo ll owing ch a racteristics:
li gio us creed , sex, age , or handicap of e ither the patient or e mpl oyee .
5. Sta ff p ri vileges w ill n ot be den ied professiona ll y q u a lified p er so nn el on th e b as is of race , co lor , n at ion a l orig in , a n ces u·y, r e li g io u s creed, sex, age, or handicap.
6. A ll fa cilities o f this ins ti t u tion w ill be utilized w ith out r ega rd to r ace, co lor, n at iona l orig in , a n ces try, reli gious creed , sex, age, or h a n dica p.
7. Tra n sfer of patients from th e ro o m s ass ig ned ami/or sel ec ted wi ll n ot be made for racia l r easo n s; howeve r, a n y pa t ient ma y reque s t to upgrad e th e room ass igned ancllor se lec ted a t a n y ti m e for any rea so n prov ided that th e roo m r equ es ted is readi ly avai la bl e .
O n Oc tober 26, 1990 , Bro. Richard C hri sti a n se n of th e Gra nd Lodge o f Ca lifornia h ad th e pl eas ure to p rese nt a Seventy-fi ve Year Ce rtificate to Bro. John M. Linfo rth o f Co n co rdi a L odge No. 67 in Jenkintow n, Penn sy l van ia, w ho no w li ves in Atherton, Ca liforni a. Bro. Ch ri s ti a n se n says tl1 at Bro. Lin forth i s in great spi rits, th a t h e i s a n interes ting s peaker , a nd is u p to date o n c urre nt a ffai rs. H is on l y wi sh is th a t h e co uld ge t " a n ew se t of legs," as h i s te nd to tire
easil y a t age 96 . His wi fe o f so m e sixty years was a lso present for th e prese ntation , a long w ith o n e o f the ir daughters, a gra ndd a u g hte r, a nd two g rea t- grandd aug hters. Bro. C h ris ti anse n p asse d a long th e best wis hes from th e G rand Lodge of Pen n sy l va ni a , a nd those of our G r a nd Mas ter, as we ll as th e congra tula ti o n s o f th e Grand Mas ter o f Ca liforn ia. Bro. Lin for th wis hes to exte nd his thanks to Penn syl van ia i n ge nera l a n d to the Grand Lodge in partic ul ar.
or the Constitu ti on Towards the end of hi s term, Bro. Buchanan proposed th a t a Co n s titutional Con ve ntion be held to a m end th e Constitution to prohibit slavery, a proposa l tha t was ignored by his ene mies. His torians see m to prefer Presidents th a t active l y co nfro nt th e U .S. Con gress Bro. Bu c h a n a n b e lieved th e Exec uti ve, L egisla ti ve, a nd Judicia l bra n ch es of gove rnm en t were coequa l, and we re intended to balance eac h o th e r so th at o n e branc h co uld not dominate a n oth er. It was not in his p er son a lity to "bu lly" C ongress, nor is it like l y h e wo uld h ave bee n s uccessful had h e tried beca u se h is politica l p a rty (D emocratic Par ty) was divided into several fac tion s th a t s trugg led amo n g themsel ves a t th e sa m e tim e th e a nti-s lavery forces and th e Republicans we re ga ining s trength in Co n gress . Bro. Buc h a nan was Preside nt a t th e wro n g time in Ame rican histor y. Bro B u cha n an's support o f the L ecomp ton P la n is diffi c ult to d efe nd . He th o u g ht it wo uld de lay secessio n and war, bu t it was a poli ti ca l blunder. While it did not a ffect o ur his tory to a n y grea t exte nt, it m a de him look like h e had gone bac k o n his wo rd. He is re m em bered mor e fo r his lapse in e thi ca l judg m ent th a n fo r his life tim e of exce llent public service. T hroug hout his lo n g career Bro. Bu c h a n a n practiced those princ ipl es of Free m aso nry we hold to be of g r eates t im porta n ce. He s h o uld b e for g iven fo r n o t be ing p erfe ct.
