Grand Master Receives Award
From Chapel of Four Chaplains
On October 25 , 199 2, Bro. Edward H. Fowle r , Jr., R.W. Grand Master , was a wa rd e d t he Bron ze M e dallion by The Cha p e l of Four Ch a pl a in s It i s gran te d for outs tanding co ntribu t i ons t o th e w ell b e ing of othe r s a t t h e national or wor ld l evel , to world peace, or to in te r fa it h and in te r ethnic unde r standing, in keep ing wi t h the s piri t of t h e s acr ifi ce of t h e four Ch a pl a in s .
The C h a p e l of Four C h a pla in s w as foun de d as a m emori a l to four Ch a pl a in s who w e re a bo a rd t h e t roo p s hip , DORC HESTER , whe n th e s hip s ank in t h e icy waters off the coa s t of Gre enl a nd in 1943. A Catho lic pr ie s t , J ohn P. Was hington ; a J ew i s h rabbi , A l exa nd e r D. G o ode; a nd t w o Pr otes t a n t m ini s t e r s, George L F ox, a n d Cl ar k V. P olin g gave t h ei r life jacke t s to four yo un g peop l e. Th e f o ur C h a pl ains, wit h ar ms lin ked, stood in a circle a nd prayed as t h e s h ip sank. T he C hapel is d edicated t o n o on e r e ligi on, bu t e ncourages a nd re cognizes t h e s piri t of volun tee r se rvi ce with a vi tal fa i t h and commit m e n t to God and m a nkind as was exem plifie d by th e fo u r Ch a pl a ins .
The g r a ntin g of t his awa rd includ es m em bers hip on the C h a p e l 's L e gion of Hono r R o ll
Bro Edward H. Fowler, Jr. , R. W. Grand Maste r , pre sente d with the Bron ze M e dallion by Th e C h a plain R e v. Archie T. Roberts ofThe Chapel of Fou r C haplains.
Phillies Vs. Pirates in Second Annual Masons' Night at Vet, May 10
The entire Masonic Family is i n vited to attend the Second Annual Southeastern Pennsylvania Mason's N ight at the Ph ill ies in Veterans Stad ium on Monday, May 10. The game will be a cross-state rival ry between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Pittsburgh Pirates. I n pre-game ceremonies promptly at 7 p.m., R. W. Grand Master Edward H. Fowler, Jr. will r ecognize former Phillies pitcher and present staff member, Dickie Noles, for his community services in prevention of drug and alcohol abuse. For tickets at $10 each contact Kathy Killian, Manage r , Group Sales Office. Veterans Stadium, P.O. Box 7575, Philadelphia, PA 19 101. (Phone 2 15-463-5000)
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AN OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE RIGHT WORSHIPFUL GRAND LODGE OF FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS OF PENNSYLVANIA
V OLUME XL MAY 1993 NUMBER2
Ceremony, Parade, Dinner August 21 in Gettysburg Pennsylvania Freemasons to Dedicate Historic Friend To Friend Masonic Memorial Monument '?z..
FRIEND TO FRIEND- BRO THER HOOD UND IVIDE D: Mo r t ally wounded Con f ederate Brigadie r Ge n e ral a nd Broth er L ew i s A A rm istead pa sses h is p e rs o nal e ffect s to Union Capta in and Broth e r H e nry Bing ham t o give to h is long -time fri e n d Uni o n Major Ge n e r a l and Brothe r Winfie l d S Hanc ock in t hi s sll etc
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A Monumental Idea
Grand Lodge Shapes Dream into Tribute to Brotherhood and Service to Mankind
Adapted from C h ro nology B y Bro. Dean E. Va ughn, P.M "Wh at had begun as an idea in the mind of a single Mason .. . three years ea r lie r, now seemed destined to touch the lives of millions of individuals who would soon appreciate this historic memorial."
C r eating a mo num ent at Gettysb urg to commemorate the virtues of Free m asonry a nd the eternal bon d s of Bro t h er h oo d a s exemplified by events in t h e C iv il W ar was the idea
of Bro. Shel don A. Munn of Camp H ilL He was inspired by a civic club speech by his friend and Masonic Brother John F Schwartz, J unior
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In a historic and nationally significant dedication A ugust 21 of the Fri end to Friend Mason ic Memorial Monument being erected by the Grand Lodge of P ennsylvania in Gettysburg, F reemasons will commemorate the virtues of f r iendship and brotherhood dramatically exemplified during the Civil War and honor all Brethren who fought in all wars of the nation.
Right Worshipful Grand Master Edward H. Fowler, Jr., said, "The Memoria l is designed no t only to honor the estimated 18,000 Freemasons who fought on both sides in the Battle of Gettysburg, but also to recognize symbolically the many historical acts of love and compassion that occurred in battle despite the political an d emotional stra i ns brought on by the Civil War. The inscription ' Friend to Frien d - Brotherhood Undivided' on the mo nument base relates the story portrayed by the expressive statue of a Brother helping a Brother despite t hei r opposing political views."
P l acing the Fr i end to Friend Masonic Memorial Monument at Gettysburg is of national significance and impo r tance in the history of Freemasonry Th is i s t h e firs t time that a p r iva te organ ization ha s b ee n p e rmi tte d to e r ect a m o nu ment in a Nat ional H istori c Park . After the D ed i cation and th e Capstone ceremon y in the morn ing of August 21, ther e will be a multidivision afternoon parade of Pennsylvania Freemasons and Masons fr om other Jurisdictions, t h e Fami ly of Freemasonry, and mi lita ry and veteran groups p lus bands and ma r ching units. Grand Lodges from all J urisdictio ns i n North
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Bro. Edward H. Fowler, Jr.
R. W. Grand Master
Brethren:
I'll abb r eviate an a dm on i ti on by Thomas Carlyle and say that "Our business is what l ies cl early at hand." what is cl early at h a nd i s for F reemasons to speak outto let the val u es, the deeds and i n t egrity of the Fraternity be known . By now, you s ho uld be aware tha t the Southern Baptist Confer ence has been engaged in a yea r -l ong an t i-Masonic st udy that is to culmin ate in a move at its Jun e convention to denounce the Fraternity and ban its members f rom the Craft Freemasons tradition a ll y do not engage in a rgumen ts with th ose who , through ignoran ce or vendetta, may have sp oke n evilly or spit efull y of the Fraternity. That doesn't prevent us from making it clear what we stand for, w h o we a r e, and what we do!
The record of the Family of Freemasonry is superb. We know of the Fraternity's high values and principles of the benefits a nd help for the individual, the family, the community, those in n eed - young and ol d - and it s esteem for religious freedom in the Fatherhood of God a nd the Brotherh ood of Man.
What lies clearly at h and for Freemasons today, i s to b e sure that the record speaks for itse lf. Overall, it is the ongoing need for pu blic awareness about the Fraternity; but, in the case of the Southern Baptists' f action, it is t h e need to defend Freemasonry again st untruths . (See article on Page 4, "How You Can Defend Freemasonry.")
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America have been invited to participate as have t h e Appendant Bodies and Affiliated Organizations of Freemasonry.
The extensive monum en t and Cemetery Annex enhancement project focu ses on the expressive Fri e nd to Friend Masonic Memorial Monument, but includes b eautif ic at i on and improvements to the entire Gettysburg National Cemetery Annex. A gran ite wall arcing two hundred seven ty degrees w ill display the names of the twent ynine states involved in the Civil War will fo cus attention on the monument in th e center of a brick viewing plaza. The Grand Lodge project a l so provides the Ce m etery Annex with a new e n try plaza with a lig h ted flagpol e, paved roadways, a parking lot with handicappe d access, perman e nt perim e t er fe n cing, ways i de exhibits, and improved l and scaping
Park Superintendent Jose A. Cisneros, who worked clo sely with the Grand Lodge on the project, said t h at the new facilities and improvements are e nh ancemen ts to the Cemetery Annex's setting that t h e National Park Service h ad desired for year s, bu t never received t h e funding to con s truct.
During the s i x teen months that I ha ve b ee n G r and Master, I have traveled extensively and seen Freemason ry in action throughout Pennsylvan ia a nd a round t h e world - from the 275th Ann i versary of Freemasonry i n th e
Gran d Lodge of England, visits in France and m ost recently in Spain . I have m et and learned from Masonic leaders worldwide and I realize more than ever h ow much Freemasonry and its value system is needed in t h e Free World.
Th er ef ore, it seems a paradox to me t ha t we find it necessary to consider defending Freemaso nry h ere a t h om e, when worldwide t h ose w h o previous ly denied the privileges of a Fraterni ty are doing everythin g t h ey can to h ave and practi ce Freemasonry. As an example , s ince t h e removal of the Iron Curtain , a t hi rd Lodge may be Wa r ran t e d in what was Kiev i n R u ssia . The first two are in Moscow . It is now conceivable that a Grand Lodge could be Constituted in Russ i a.
In our own Alaska , just as in som e areas of European countries , Masons travel many miles - u s u a lly rugged miles - to go to Lodge. They cherish t h e op portunity for Fraternal Broth erh ood a nd ce rtainly th ey show th eir ded ication by atten din g Lodge.
Being kno wledgeable abou t yo ur Fraternity, living an d demonstrating Freemasonry and settin g t h e record straight for the public i s clearly the bus i ness of every Freem ason right now.
I tr u s t that eac h of our Members w ill take every opportunity t o talk posi tively a b out w ha t our Fraternity means to each of u s Let us a ll take pride i n the privilege of wearing the Square and Compasses w i th the Letter "G" and join hands to Build for the Future Today!
Fraternall y,
Edwar
d H.
Fowler, Jr., R.W. Grand Master
The Memorial w ill center on a h i s torical m onument t hat will have two sculpted bronze figures a top a granite base. The figures, by noted Sculptor Ron Tu ni so n of Cairo, NY, will portray a h istori cally verified encounter between Confederate Brigadier General Lewis A. Armistead and Captain Henry Bingham, an Aide to Un i on Major General Winfield S. Hancock , on Cemetery R idge on July 3, 1863.
Arm i stead and Hancock had been friends and fellow officers who chose to figh t on opposing sides when war broke ou t in 1861. During Pickett's Charge, bo th officers were wounded within a few hu ndred yard s of each oth er. Armis t ead's cries for help were h eard by several Broth ers in th e Union ranks who offered to assist t h e Confederate officer
As he was b eing carried to medical a id , Arm istead, b y chance, encountered Captain Bin g ham. Learning of his re l ationship to Ha n cock, Arm i ste ad asked B ing h a m to relay a message of regret to h is ol d fr ien d and e ntrus t ed his personal effects to the Captain. Armistead die d two day s later at the Spangl e r Fa r m w i t ho ut see i ng Ha n -
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Dedication, continu ed f rom page 2 cock. All the principl e characters in this true s t or y were Members of the Mas onic Fraternity.
The Memorial Monument was conce ived three years ago by Penn syl vania Mason, Bro. Sheldon A. Munn of Camp Hill , t hrough the i nspiration of his f riend a nd Ma s onic Brother John F. Sc h wa rtz of Gettysburg. A noth e r friend a nd Brother , Dean Vaug hn , relayed the s u ggestion to no w R. W. Deputy Grand Mas ter George Hohens hild t who pre s ented it to th e Grand Lodge Officers. The t hen-G rand Mast er W. Scott Stoner appointed th e C ommi t tee to Erect a Masonic Memor ial at Gettysbur g, n a min g Bro s . Ho hen s hildt , Vaughn , Munn a nd Lee N . Wh i take r as Co-Chairmen. From t he time he wa s In stalle d Grand Maste r , Fowler has b een de e pl y involved in the project and co mmi ssio ned Sculptor Tunison to create the statue.
THE CLAY MODEL OF THE FIGURES FOR THE FRIEND TO FRIEND MASONIC MEMORIAL MONUMENT is shown by noted sculptor Ro n Tunison (front) to Bro. Edward H. F owler, Jr. , (right) of Belle Vernon , the Grand M aster of Freemasons in Pennsylvania, and ( from l eft) : Bro . George H . Hohe n shildt, Camp Hill, Deputy Grand Master and CoChairman of the Memorial Monument Committee; Bro. Robert G . Boone, P.D D .G.M. Chalfont, Executive Director of Grand Lodge Operations, and Officer s a nd M embers of the Mason i c Fraternity i n Pennsylvan ia, joined by re pr ese nta t iv es of t he D e p artm e nt of Interior , National Park Bro. Dean Vaughn, P.M., Hershey, Co-Chairman of the Commit t ee. Service , broke gro und March 25 ( photo be l ow) in th e Civil War Event A Tribute To Love Gettys burg National Cemetery Annex for the Frie nd t o Frie nd Mas onic M e moria l Monument. of Country, Brotherhood of Man
The l ocat i on a nd de s i g n of the Fri e nd to Fri e nd Fre emasons h ave made valuable and lasting contribuMason ic Memorial were approved after exte n s ive n ego - tions throughout the history of th e United State s of tiation s b etween the National Park Service, Grand Mas - America -from the days of th e Revolution and th roughter Fow l e r and other O ffi cer s of the Gra nd Lodge of out th e d evelop ment of this cou ntry and th e preservation Free a nd Accepte d Mas ons of Pennsylvan i a. The Memo - of its freedom- Paraphrase of Bro. S h e ldon Munn 's rearial is fully con s i s t e nt w ith the Park's a pproved monu- so n for in sp iring t h e creation a nd placing of a Monum e nt policy. m e nt a t Ge ttys burg.
Th e Friend to Friend Masonic Memorial will stand as a tribute t o th e Love of Cou ntry and th e Brotherhood of Man demonstrated by all who fough t and di ed for their country in all Wars.-Vision of the Memorial's l as tin g impac t a s r e l ated by R.W. Deputy Grand Mas ter George Ho h e n s hildt , C h a irm an of the "Committe e to Ere ct a M as onic Monume nt at Ge ttysburg."
The Grand Lodge of Penn sylvania al s o will prov ide a $25, 000 endowme nt for the p erpetual m aintena nce of the Frie nd to Friend M as onic M emoria l. Initially, the Frat ernity is deve l oping a program to offer a limite d quantity of numbered models of the m emorial m onume nts to be a vail ab le for des ignate d l evel s of contributions When t h e Civ il War b egan , the Fraternity of Free and Accepted Ma s on s had an e s timate d M e mb e r s hip of 500 , 000 a nd ma n y f a mous Ame rican military le aders of t h at era belonged to loca l Lodg es throu g h o ut the Uni te d S tates . At Ge ttys burg, they i n cl uded Jos hua C h a mb e rlain , John Geary, A l f r ed P l eas anton , Ca rl Schurz , W ill iam Ba rk s d a l e, H e n ry H e th , Ge orge P i ckett a n d m a ny othe r s
When the Frie nd to Frie nd Mas onic m e m orial Monument i s in place a nd d e dicate d in A u gust , more than two years' work by a t en-man S p ec ial C ommittee will h ave reach e d fruition. Th ey worked dilige ntly at proposing, creatin g , deve loping, a nd admini sterin g the complex proj ect to erect a dram a tic statue in the National Cemetery Annex. W h e n co mpl ete d , it w ill portray a n e motional event that contrasts the ri g ors of war with a Brotherl y conce rn for a f e llow man durin g Pickett's C h arge in the Battle of Ge tty sb urg.
The two Ge n erals in that event were Freemason s w ith Pennsy lv ania r el a tio nsh ips. Gen e ral Hancock was a Penns y l va nia Ma s on a nd Ge n e ral Armistead was a V irg inia Ma s on w ho acqui red his degrees unde r a d is pen sation gran te d at the time b y t h e Grand Lodge of Penn sylvania. " Thoug h the s cene re l ates to a C i v il War in cident , that i s far from the whole s tory," D e puty Grand Maste r Ho h e n s hild t expl a ined "Th at dr a mati c in cid e nt i s on ly a symb ol of t h e real m essage for m ankind - the fa ith , h op e and good will of "A F ri e nd to Fri e nd ," h e s a id. 3
ASSEMBLY AREA
DISPERSAL AREA
Grand Master's Itinerary
May 1993
1 Lodge No. 410, 125th Anniversary, Hatboro 3-4 Annual Communication, Grand Lodge of New York
8 Lodge No. 423, 125th Anniversary, Shrewsbury
To Ra m ada '"" /
PARADERS TO MARCH FROM SEMINARY PAST MONUMENT SITE.
Th e Friend to Fr end Masonic Memor a Ded cation Parade of nearly two miles will begin at 1:30
p m. fromthe sta ging area a West Confed erate and Springs Aves at the Lutheran Theological Seminary in West Ge«ysburg The ro ute of the parade will be Eastward on Springs Ave to Reynolds St.; right on Reynolds St for one block to Middle St.; left on Middle St to the old courthouse at Baltimore St. in the center of Gettysburg; right (South) on Baltimore St. to the fork at Steinwehr Ave.; bear right onto Steinwehr Ave. past the Cemetery Annex where the Monumen Is located and where the Dedication Parade Revi ewing Stand will be located; continue one block to Queen St.; then right on Queen St. to the Gettysburg Recreation Park where the parade will disband.
Parade part ic pant s will assemble at he Lutheran Theological Seminary where they w ll receive a box lunch Bro. George Holm es, th e Grand Marshal and h s s aff will direc he s aging.
PARADE LENGTH IS 1.8 MILES.
H ow You Can Help Defend Freemasonry
E ve r y F r eemas on n ee d s to h e lp d ef e nd Freema s onry and turn b a ck
t h e m ost v icious a tta ck a g ains t t h e
Fra t e rnity in a century -t h e f a ll aciou s a ll eg ation s in boo ks by Dr.
J am es Holly a nd P a t R ob e rtson a nd t h e biase d anti-M asonic r eco mmend ation s to come b e f or e t he South e rn
B a p tist C onve ntion in J un e .
A P i lg ri m's Pa th , s ubtitle d One M an's Road t o the Ma s on i c Temple, a new boo k by Jo hn J. R obin son, no w a Free m ason, i s must r eadin g f or every M e m ber of t h e Craft a n d h is f a mil y. For the l as t t h ree year s, Bro. Ro b i n son h as t rave l e d over 15 0 ,000 mil es a nd spok e n t o t ho us ands of M aso n s a nd m i ll ions of the
To Order
8 Lodge No. 412, 125th Anniversary, Tidioute 12 Valley of Coudersport Reunion, A.A.S.R.
17 Formal Opening Grand Session, International Order of Job's Daughters, Gettysburg
10 Trustees Consolidation Fund & Pension Trust Meeting, Philadelphia 18 Committee on Masonic Homes Meeting, Elizabethtown 19 Lodge No. 597, 100th Anniversary, Scranton
10 Freemasons Night at Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia
11 Lodge No. 59, 200th Anniversary, Philadelphia 14-15 204th Annual Communication, Grand Lodge of New Hampshire 16-17 202nd Annual Communication, Grand Lodge of Rhode Island
22 Valley of Scranton Reunion 24-26 167th Annual Communication, Grand Lodge of Michigan
28 Children's Day, Masonic Homes, Elizabethtown
28 Committee on Masonic Homes , Elizabethtown
29 Special Communication of Grand Lodge, for the purpose of Dedicating Lodge Room and Cornerstone Laying, Charles M. Howell Lodge No. 496, Millersville
June 1993
1 Executive Staff Meeting, Masonic Temple, Philadelphia
1 Line Officers Staff Meeting, Philadelphia
2 Quarterly Communication, Philadelphia
2 Finance Committee Meeting, Philadelphia
2 District Deputy Grand Master's Meeting, Philadelphia
5 Lodge No. 420, 125th Anniversary, Conshohocken
20-21 Grand Chapter Order of the Eastern Star, Mt Airy
26 Lodge No. 417, 125th Anniversary, Christiana
27 Masonic Fun Run -Drug & Alcohol Foundation, Philadelphia
July 1993
3-8 Imperial Shrine of North America, San Antonio, TX 9-10 Pennsylvania DeMolay Conclave, King of Prussia 16-17 Annual Grand Assembly, Order of Rainbow for Girls- Altoona, PA 18-19 Northeast Conference of Grand Masters, Mt Laurel 20-22 Grand Lodge of Canada, Province of Ontario - Toronto 23-24 Council of Deliberation, Seven Springs
26 Board of Directors Drug and Alcohol Foundation, Patton Campus
26 Line Officer's Staff Meeting, Patton Campus
30 Lodge No. 416, 125th Anniversary, Edinboro
31 Board of Directors, Pennsylvania Youth Foundation Meeting
31 Special Communication of Grand Lodge, for the purpose of Dedicating Lodge Room and Cornerstone Laying, Carlisle Masonic Temple, Carlisle
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THE PENNSYLVANIA FREEMASON VOL. XL MAY 1993 NO. 2 Publication No. USPS 426-140 Issued Quarterly
Spring issue of 1993 at the Masonic
public a bout the C r aft. He has di scus se d , d e bate d , a nd g on e h e ad- toh ea d w ith a nti -Mas on s in mor e tha n on e h u ndre d r a dio a nd t e lev is ion a pp ea r a n ces . In thi s book, h e re counts hi s M as onic adventur es a n d r e fut es th e two a nti -Ma so nic a u th or s ' book s and a n s w e r s the ir a llegation s point b y poin t.
A Cen t e r f or M as onic Informa -
t i o n ha s b ee n set up w i t hin th e Mas onic Se r v i ce O r ga ni z a t ion. It h as b een answering a nd w ill co ntinue to a n swe r t h e attack s on M ason s by t h e a n t i -M as on i c S ou t h ern Bap -
t i s t f act i on a nd oth e r s. F ive t housa nd co p ies of The Scott i sh Rit e J o urnal, f ull of f act u a l M ason i c
inform a tion and po s i t i ve v iew s, have b e en s ent to S outhe rn Baptis t l eaders a n d thirty t h ou sand copi es w e re s ent t o every B lu e Lodg e in Americ a Prior to the m ee tin g of the S outh ern B a pti s t C on ve ntion , th e C e n te r will t e ll t h e M as oni c story on radio a nd tel ev i s ion a nd in t h e ne wspap e r s A P ilgrim's Path is availa bl e a t a co s t o f $ 11. 9 5 , i nclu di ng po s t age and h a ndlin g . B y s p ecial a r rangem e nt w i t h th e p ubli s h e r , a cas h contributi on of $ 5 .0 0 w ill be m ade to the Ce nte r fo r M asonic Inform atio n 's e ffort f r om the sa l e of each bo ok p u rch ase d.
Bro. David C Adam s, P as t Deputy Gr a nd S e cre tary, die d Febru a r y 26 , 1993. Wi t h hi s p ass in g, th e G r a nd Lodge of P e nn s ylv a ni a has l os t on e of i t s mos t kno w ledgeable M e mb e r s , a nd the Juris diction of P e nn sy l vania one of i ts mo s t d e dic a t e d. Withou t dou b t , h is pas s in g i s our lo ss . Bro. D a v e was w e ll known t o many P e nn sy lv a nia Freemas on s b e cause of th e y e ars h e s p e nt workin g in t he Office of th e Grand S ecretary.
He was R a i s ed a M as t e r M as o n in 195 2 in D a llas Lod ge No. 396 and se r ve d as Wor s hipful Ma s t e r in 1960. H e s ubs e que ntl y re s ig n e d to become a W a rr a nt M e mb e r of Ge ne ral Marqui s de Lafay e tte Lod ge N o. 7 95 wh e re he al s o se rved as Wor s hipful Ma s t e r in 1967. Hi s Mas onic career s ince 1952 has b een an admir a bl e on e.
H e s erv ed as Pr es idin g Offi ce r in num e rou s Ma s onic Bodi es and w as hono r ed fo r hi s contribu t ion s a nd dedication by b e ing C oronet e d a n Honorary M e mber of the S upr e me C oun c il , N M J , 33°, in
1 98 1 a nd a l s o mad e a M e mb e r of th e K ni g ht s of th e York C ro ss of Honour.
Hi s g r ea t es t di st i nction was hi s s ervice to th e Gra nd Lodg e of P e nnsy lvania. H e se rv e d a s Di s trict
D e puty Grand Ma s t e r for t wo yea r s wh e n he re s igned to accept a pos it ion with the Gr a nd Lod ge. He s erved for a s hort t i m e in t he Office of th e G r a nd Ma s ter and th e n e nte r e d the Office of the Grand Secr e t a r y in 19 7 0 a s Office Man ager.
H e was m a de a D e pu ty Grand S e cr e tary in 19 8 0 and se r v ed in that cap a city until his r e t i r e m e nt on
D e ce mb e r 2 7 , 1985 Upon h i s retirem e nt , h e was Cr ea t e d a Pa s t
D e puty G ra nd Secretary , a po s ition
cre a t e d e s p e c i a ll y to r e cog ni ze hi s y ears of continued s e rvice. He continue d to serve the Gr a nd Lodg e a s a M e mber of th e Committ ee on
B y l aws un t il hi s d e a t h.
Bro. Adam s was one w ho qu i etly m a d e h i s contribution t o th e Mas onic Fra t e rnity a nd m a de it we ll! W e n ee d more lik e him. Hi s d ea th crea t es a v acu u m n ot eas ily fill e d
Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania and The Right Worshipful Grand Lodge of the Most Ancient and Honorable Fraternity of Free and A ccepted Masons of Penn sy
Fred D. Rissinger
