100th Birthday!
Bro. Wesley W. C h eeseman of Melita Lodge No. 295, Philadelphia , on May 16, 1990, ce lebrated his IOOth birthday . Bro. Cheeseman, 79 years a Ma so n, followed in the foo tste ps of his fa th e r , J o hn W. Cheese m an, who became a member of Me lita Lodge at the time Wes ley was born and who later was a P.M. of Melita Lodge for ove r 50 years, and Secretary of the Lodge for 35 years. Bro. Wesley Cheese man was a regular a ttendant at Melita until in hi s late 80's, and was a Trustee of the Permanent Charity Fund
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Bro. Wesley W. C he eseman (center) of Melita Lodge No. 295, Ph iladelphia, on May 16, 1990, his lOOth birthday, with Past Masters Bro. Robert A. Detweiler (left), th e Senior P.M. of Melita, and Bro. George S. Peck, P.M. (right).
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for many yea rs. A life m e mb er, h e regularl y m a kes a cono ibution to th e L odge eac h December. On hi s birthday, a pl a qu e was prese nt ed to him by the L odge. Bro. Cheeseman spent seve ra l hours chattin g and asking qu es ti ons about th e m e mbers o f the L odge a nd th e University o f P e nnsylvania a thlet es whom h e kn ew s ince his boyh ood in Wes t Philade lphia, beginning in the 1890s. He has a l w ays bee n a follower of the Penn teams.
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STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP
(Act of Oct. 23, 1962: Section 4369 Title 39, United States Code)
Fe bruar y 1: 1991. The P en n sy lvani a Freema so n: pub li s h ed qu a rt er l y a t Masoni c Temp e, One North Bro ad Street, Phil ad e lphia, PA 19107. Publisher : Th e Right Wo rs h ipful Grand Lodge o f the Mos t Anc ien and H o n ora b le Frate rnit y o f Free a nd Accep ted Mason s o f P e nn sy lva nia. Editor: R o bert A. P o te. Owner: The Right Wors hipful Grand Lodge of th e Most Ancient and H o n ora b e Fra te rn ity of Free a nd Accepted Masons of P e nn sy va nia Know n bond-h o lde rs, n o n e. No advertising h and led. Free distribution averages 180 000 eac h q uarte r I ce rtify th a t th e state.ments made by m e are correc a nd complete: R o ben A. Pote, Edito r
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A
Beginning and An End
T he year 1991
marks a d o uble Maso ni c
bi ce nt enni a l. On Apri l 23, 1791 a ba b y b egan hi s life a m o n g u s in a log cab in
n e ar Cove G ap , Frank lin Co unt y, P e nn sy l va nia ; a nd a man , thou g h s till yo un g, left thi s life, in Vi enn a, Aus tri a, on December 5 th o f th e sam e yea r. T h ey
we r e a ge n eration ap a rt in age a nd eac h
was a ch i ld of hi s tim e. Both were Freem aso n s T h ere, th e s imil a r it y ends The ba b y g rew up to be a so lid so n o f
nin e tee nth- ce mur y Am eri ca, to t he ex -
te nt th a t h e beca m e th e fift ee nth Pres i-
dent o f th e U nit e d S ta te s : J a m es
B u chanan ( 179 1-1 868), Di st r i ct Deput y G ra nd Ma s ter and m e mber o f L o d ge N o
43 in L an cas ter , P enn sy l vania. T h e
youn g m a n , an e i g htee nth- ce ntur y
E uropean co s m opolitan , left a legac y unm a tch ed in the world of music: W o lfga n g Am a d e u s M oza rt ( 17 5 6-1791 ),
good-n a t ur ed g eniu s, and m e mb er o f
(finall y and lon ges t) the Lod ge Zu r
N eu ge kronte n H o ffnun g 111 Vie nn a,
A us u ia.
To com m em o r a te th e li ves o f th ese
a b so lute l y d iffer e nt pe rso n a liti es, Th e
M aso ni c Libra r y and M u se u m h as mounted t wo s m a ll ex hi b it s i n th e
Mu se um o f th e G r a nd Lod ge Ja m es
Bu ch a n a n -Pres ident, F ree m ason has le tt ers si g ned b y Bro Bu ch a n a n o th er pho tog rap h s, po ru·a its and m e m o ra bili a co n ce rnin g him , Lod ge
No . 43 a nd o t h er Ma son s w ith w h o m h e was assoc ia ted Mo zar t - th e Man, th e
M usician , the Ma son a lso h as p o r tr a its, a b u s t , c omm e mor a tiv e pi e c es, and mu si ca l scores i llu s u·ati ve of Mo za rt 's
fasc in a tion w ith and l o ve for Freem aso nr y These two ex hibits, and t h e mu ch la r ge r The Mas ter Builders a t
1\!Iasonic Reading By Tape by Bro. John Platt, Jr.
It wa s ju s t one of tho se normall y bu sy cl ays a t Th e M aso ni c Libra r y a nd Mu se um of Pe nn sy l vania in th e Masoni c T emple , P hil ad e l p h ia, w h en m y te lep h one rang ye t aga in. The mos t pl ea sa nt vo i ce o n th e oth er e nd of the l in e inu oclucecl itse lf a s Bro. C. Ed w i n E ll m o re of C oatesv i ll e, P enn sy l vania. A m os t interes tin g and e nlightening co n versation ens u ed co n ce rnin g a proj ec t t ha t Bro. E llmore had und ert a ke n: that of puttin g so me of th e m o re i mp o rta nt Maso nic bo oks onto tape for th e u se of th ose p erson s w h o h ave prob le m s read ing th e normal tex ts. Th is g roup wou ld include tho se w ith p a rti a l vis ion prob lem s a nd tho se w ho h a ve l os t th eir sight entire l y
Wh o says th a t we cannot co nti n u e to edu ca te tho se in tere s ted in th e C ra ft and to continu e to lead tho se of our Bre thre n "to Masonic Ligh t "?
In furth er di sc u ssions , I found out th a t thi s proj ect would include sev era l o f the book s a uthored b y Brother A ll en E.
R o bert s, wh o o ve r th e yea rs ha s m a d e a n exci ti n g impac t on th e Cr a f t a nd in the fiel d o f Ma so ni c Educa ti o n p a rti c ul a rl y.
W a n ti n g to kn ow m o r e o f th e d e ta il s
Work, in th e Gra nd Ba n q u et Hall , w ill rema in until t h e end o f 199 1.
No te: If t h er e are a n y L o d ges w hi c h
ha ve s t r u ck co mm em o r a ti ve coins o r m ed a lli o n s, T h e Maso ni c Library a n d
Mu se u m wo u ld like to h ea r fro m th e m
It wo ul d be vvo nd erfu l to h ave a comp lete coll ec ti o n to s ha r e w ith a ll Ma son s P le ase d irec
Bro. J o hn H. Pla tt, Jr.
Libra ri
Programs Available
Th e P en n syl va ni a You th Fou nd a ti o n can provide s p eaker s , film s , s li d e progra m s, di sp la ys, workshops, adu lt lead er tra inin g a nd progr a m s for L o dg e m ee tin g s, ·wa rden s se m i n ar s a nd pub li c g a t h erin g s P rese ntatio n s a re av a i la bl e o n a var iety o f subj ects, includ ing th e yout h grou p s , the Education a l Endo wm e nt Fu nd , and Free maso nr y's comm itm enttoyouth. Aclditio n a ll y, arrangem ellls can b e made for exe mpli f ica ti o n o f r itu al work p erform ed b y th e youth g roup s. For infor m ation about th e Ma s oni c -relate d yo uth g roup s, the Ma soni c Con fe r e nce C e nte r , o r prog ra m s avai lab le, con tac t Br o . T h om as R. L a bag h , P.M. , E xec uti ve D irec to r.
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a bou t thi s proj ec t, I ca ll ed Bro. R oberts and learn ed that th e va r ious ta pes would be handl ed throu g h Th e Philalethes
Socie t y a nd th ei r Libraria n Bro. Ha ro l d L. Dav idso n. During our con ver sation , Bro. Rob erts and I di scu ssed th e po ss ibility of t h e M aso ni c Library a nd
Mu se um o f Pe nn sy l va ni a sec uring copi es fo r u se in o ur o wn Circulatin g L ib rary h e re in Phi la d el ph ia. H is response was a n en t hu sias t ic "Yes," this cou ld a nd wo uld be possibl e Ju s t as soon a s th e d e tai ls can be worked out, co p ies w ill b e secured a n d p la ced in our C ircul a tin g Libra r y fo r th ose w is hin g to u se these va lua ble " Wo r ki ng To o ls ."
Jus t a brief word to bring yo u up to d a te o n T h e Frien d s of th e Mason i c Libra r y and Muse u m of P enn sy l va nia:
We are p leased th a t interes t is beginning to gro w in thi s area We n ow ha ve over thirty person s w h o h a ve joined u s in on e of the three ca tegori es a va il ab le. T he Board of D ir ec tors a nd I sincerel y hope th at we wi ll be ab le to coun t m a ny o f yo u as p art of t h is i mpor ta nt g roup w it hin
T h e Maso ni c Libra r y and Mu seu m o f
P e nn syl va ni a.
Please enclose a s t amped, self-addressed
N ew Rainbow
Broch ure
A n ew full -color brochure prom o tin g th e O rder o f th e R a in bow fo r G i r ls has bee n p ro du ced b y th e Pe nn sy l va ni a Yo uth Fo undati o n. The broc hure hi g hlig hts the ac ti viti es of a ty pica l Ra inbow Asse mbl y, a nd i s desi g n ed to i nteres t a ll g irls in b ecomin g memb er s o f th e Ord er. It opens u p into a pos ter w h i ch ca n be di sp laye d to p rom o te th e Order. C opi es o f th e b roc hur e have bee n d is u·i buteclto a ll R a i nb ow asse mb li es in P ennsy l van ia fo r u se in m em bers hip rec ru i tm enl.
Adult Recruitment
P e nn s yl va ni a De Mo lay h a s r ecentl y a cquired a n ew videotape prog ram entitl ed , " \1\l h y Inve s t In D e Mo la y" w hich
is d es ig ned to in fo rm Ma so n s a bout th e
va lue o f wo rkin g with th e O r d e r. The 18-m in ute videotap e, avai labl e in VHS
format , is pa rt of a co mpl e te prese nta ti o n
to r ec ruit Maso n s a n d ad ult s to wo rk as
Ad viso r s to D e Mo la y C h ap te rs It is a lso
id ea l fo r use a s an edu ca ti o n a l program abou t th e Order o f DeMola y, to be shown
fo ll owing a Lodge mee tin g . T hi s vid eo-
tap e is ava il a bl e on loa n fr om th e
P e nn sy l van ia Youth Fou ndat ion off ice .
DeMolay
Summer Initiation
The O rd er o f D eMo lay w ill honor
G ra n d Ma s ter W. Scott S to n e r with a
s p ec ia l "O utdo o r Initi a ti o n " cl ass o n
A u g u s t 17 a t t h e Pa tto n in
E li za be thtow n. Bo t h d egrees o f th e Orde r w ill be conferr ed , w ith t h e dra m a ti c
tabl eau x o f t h e D eM o lay Deg ree p e r-
fo r m ed a t du sk. Preced ed b y a p icn ic dinn er , a n infor m a l , but uniform , dress code w ill m a ke th e eve n i ng co mforta b le for all.
O n th e fo ll o w ing d ay, th e DeMo la ys w ill h ave th e o p ti o n of part i cipa ti n g in " Mas oni c Youth Da y" a t H er sh eyPa rk and ZooAm erica w ith g roup di sco unt
ti c ke ts. T hi s exc itin g clay w ill be op en to a ll Mas ons and t heir fa m ilies .
T h e P e nn sy l va ni a You th Fou nd a ti o n h a s produced a Yo uth Re ferra l fl yer whi ch exp la in s eac h of th e Ma so ni cre lated you th g roups. It a lso provide s a n opport unit y for
cluJ t leaders of the appropriat e M as on i c -r e lat ed youth groups nea res t the h ome o f t h e prosp ec ti ve m emb ers T h ese fl ye rs a r e avai la bl e in la r ge qu a n ti ti es up o n reque s t from th e P enn sy l va n ia Yo ut h Fo und a ti on offi ce . '
The 19 90 A nn u a I R epo rt o f t h e Pe nn sy l va nia You t h Fo und a ti o n is no w ava ila bl e up o n requ es t fro m th e F ound a ti o n offi ce. Co pies we re m a il ed to ea ch L o d ge Represe nta ti ve to t h e PYF, a n d th ey should s h a re th e i r copies durin g a re port to the ir Lodge . Th e report s umm a ri zes the financial s tat e ments o f th e Fo undation a nd l is ts a ll co ntributors for 1990.
Annual Youth Conventions
Job's D au g hters Gra nd Sessions Jun e 20- 23 , 199 1 Eli zabe thto w n Coll ege D eMol ay C oncla ve Ju l y 18 -2 1, 199 1 Pe nn Sta te U ni ve rsit y, Alto o na Ca mp us
R ai n bow G ran d Asse m bly Jul y 17-2 1, 1991 J a ffa S hrin e Mosqu e, Af to ona
