THE PENNSYLVANIA FREEMASON Issued Every Three Months By The Right Worshipful Grand l odge of The Most Ancient a nd Honorable Fraternity of Free a nd Accepted Masons of Pennsylvania and Maso nic Jurisdiction Thereunto Belonging, through its COMMITTEE O N MASO NIC CULTURE- W illiam E. Yeager, Pa st Grand Master, Cha irman; W illiam E. Montgomery, G. Edward Elwe ll, Jr., Frank R. l eech, W illiam A. Carpenter, Cha rles A. Young a nd As hby B. Paul, G rand Secre tary.
Twenty-three Masonic Districts Have Reached Their Quota in Support of ~~Pennsylvania Plan" Twenty-three Masonic Districts have 100 per cent of their Lodges complete in the " PENNSYLVANIA P LAN" in support of The George Washington Masonic National Memorial, as of October 24. Many other Districts are nearing completion
and w"ill probably reach the 100 per cent mark before the end of the Masonic Year. The 457 Lodges completing their quota, based on the checks received by the Grand Secretary as of October 24., are listed as follows :
APPROVED AND AUTHO RIZED TO BE PRINTED BY
MAX F. BALCOM District
Right W orshipful Grand Ma ster
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Mailing Address : MASON IC TEMPLE BROAD AND FILBERT STRE ETS, PHILADELPHIA 7 , PENNA.
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D WILLIAM A. CARPENTER, Editor
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Vol. VII
November, 1960
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L evittown L odge No. 788 Constituted Levittown Lodge No. 788 was consti tuted on September 10 in Masonic Temple, Philadelphia, by Bro ther Max F. Balcom, R. W. Grand Master and other Grand Lodge Officers. This marks the third Masonic Lodge that Brother Charles S. Reyner, District Deputy Grand Master, has initiated in the Eighth Masonic District. The other two are: Fai rless Hills Lodge No. 776 and Penn-Morris Lodge No. 778. The 45 Warran t Members of Levittown Lodge are residents of the vicinity of Levittown, a new comm unity that has developed since World War II. Levittown Lodge will hold its stated meetings at Bristol Masonic Temple, Bristol, on the first Wed nesday of th e month. The Office rs Elect of the Levittown Lodge are: Brother Paul C. Franks, Worshipful Master; Brother C. Gran t Brittingham, Senior Warden; Brother Ronald McMillan, Sr., Junior Warden ; Brother Norman Abel, Treasmer , and Brother Max Karl, Secretary. The Trustees include Brothers R. Rober t Landy, Fred W. Leese, Henry Schneider, David Jacobs and Henry Shields. The appoin ted Officers include: Brothers Henry Craven Runner, Senior Deacon; Morton Irving Rad is, Junior Deacon; Francis L. Rementer, Jr., Senior Master of Ceremonies ; William H. Morgan, Ju nior Master of Ceremonies; Philli p H. McCallum, Pursuivant; Pau l Weinbla tt, Chaplain ; Adam Wanner, Past Master of Perkins Lodge No. 402, Tyler; and Charles Raymond Bill and R. Robert Landy, Stewards.
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(10) 51, 295, 646, 493, 609, 636, 187 (10) 748,402, 723, 114,654, 543, 450, 745, 529 (9) . . . . . 703, 135, 67, 3 (ll) 292, 380, 715, 782, 81, 130, 52, 591 (9) 125, 419, 19, 211, 359, 491 (10) 368,369,728,686,230, 134, 441, 500,481,519 . 2, 72,436,718,131 (10) . 506,296,9, 717 (9) (9) .528, 432, 607, 610, 384 (10) . . . . . . . 631, 724 (12) 286, 398, 587, 665, 551, 417, 43 496, 764, LH6, 156, 682 (14) 464,486,681,704,756,781,570, 629, 364, 21, 698, 775, 666, 226 (8) 260,262,302,361,443,315,197, 143 . 336,348, 423,465,586 (5) . 569, 343, 34.0, 383, 564 (8) (10) . . . . . .558, 777,719 (11) 307,367,435,660,406,62,479, 227, 740,377,549 (10) 245,308,410,25,596,427,776, 778,400,512,788 .563,283,567, 733,637,648 (8) . 326,689,469,284,673 (9) (10) 138,216, 222,409,426,285,730, 238,270 (15) 763,770,332,474,468,499,61, 541,354,233,442 .504,523,466, 345,579,588 (15) .305,344,330,218, 752,542 (6) (ll) 328,338,445,472,507,438,248, 360, 439,240,341 . 306, 70, 108, 163, 418, 618 (8) (7) 350,317,351,477, 247,421,373 .335, 755,232,106,707,299 (9) (7) . 203,376,458,319,324 . 281,490,616,282,539 (7) (8) .391, 515,480,700,268,574 (7) . 566,627,560,749,388 . 316, 363, 710, 552, '183 (5) (12) 304, 455, 362, 416, 399, 425, 366, 392
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If, at any t im e, your m a iling add •·ess c h anges, p le a se not ify T h e A id e to t h e G •·a n d Lodge Committee on M asonic C ultu•·e app ointe d w i t h in yo m · Lod ge. H e is e qui ppe d w it h a spe· c ia l "Ch a n ge o f Add1·ess Ca1·d " t hat he wi ll p ro cess i mmed iate l y and there by ass u r e you o f each n e w issu e of " T h e Pennsylvania F r eemason. " Fa ihu·e t o k eep you r corr e c t m a ili n g a dd1·ess ca n only res ul t in u nnecessary hand ling of your m a il a n d the possibil ity tha t your cop y o f TH E P ENNSYLVANI A F REEMASON will e ithe r be r e t urned fo r la ck o f the pro p e r a d dress or t h e c h a n ce t h a t i t may get in to t h e b a nds o f the w r o n g person. You r coo p e1·atio n in making c erta i n that yo u r name a n d address is a lways co n e c t on o u r mailin g lis t is g r eatly app•·eciate d . YOUR CORRECT MAILING ADDRESS IS MOST IMPORTANT
FREE MAS ON A Message from Our Grand Master We are approaching the Holiday Season-the time t o count our blessi ngs and pray for continued success and happiness in the New Year. I wish you all a Happy Holiday. May the blessings of God be with you an d yo urs always. In life, we often take too many things for granted. We must be t hankful for many things. We thank God for a country of abundance to live in- for full oppor t u nity t o achieve-for full opportunity to work and dream-and for full oppor tunity to worship as we ch oose. Our principle of independence has made America a land of plenty-and a free opp ortunity to associate with Freemasonry and its teachings- the Brotherh ood of Man. Although we have these freedoms today, they must be guarded continually if th e future is to bring greater progress and increasing strength. This also is true in Freemasonry. W e must protect our glorious history and strive to even nobler heights in the coming year. The year 1960 will show continued progress in Freemasonry in Pennsylvania. It will show that the Brethren h ave maintained their spirit and determination. Freemasonry is a close-to-home example of what the principle of independence can accomplish. Perhaps t he true barometer is the numerical growth of ~reemasonry . I am ver y happy to report that approved petitions m cr eased approximately nine per cent during th e first te n m onths this year compared to the same period last year. This is a very enco uraging sign. However, we can' t afford to r elax. In fact, we must look on this as a good start- and cont inue our efforts and Masonic teachings. One of the most important projects being conducted by Grand Lodge is the Endowment Program fo r the George Washington Masonic Nat ional Memorial at Alexandria, Virginia. This program means that every Lodge must raise a sum equal to at leas t $1 a Member and $10 from the Lodge itself. This is a one-time r equest. I am sure Pennsylvania Masons want to do their share to keep this wonderful Memorial operating at a level to bri ng credit to Freemasonry everywhe re. As of October 24·, 1960- 457 Lodges in P ennsylvania have completed t he pr oject. I feel sure the remaining 138 Lodges will r each the 100 per cent participation goal before the end of the year. Gr and Lodge's t wo films-"Masonic Homes at Elizabeth t own" and "Yo uth P rogram" - have been well received. They
have been shown in 319 Masonic Lodges to an audience of approximately 20,000 Masons. The following are examples of comments Lodges have made about the films : " Excellent films! They were enjoyed very much . It was most pleasing to hear many of the men remarkthey feel so much m ore pride in their membersh ip after seeing the great work being done by them through the Grand Lodge of P ennsylvania." "Everyone enjoyed the entire pictures. Some of our Members who had never seen the Homes could hardly believe their eyes." "Films were well received-and the great impression could n ot help but evoke a feeling of greater pride." On behalf of the Guests at the Homes, I express my sincere appreciation for the continued response for t he Christmas and Entertainment and Recreation Fund for Guests at the Masonic Homes. If you have lost your return envelope, please send your Christmas gift t o the Masonic Homes, Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania. Your gift is used through the year. It not only provides a Happy Christmas fo r the Guests, but entertainment t he entire year, man y small personal items and "pocket money" each month. Inciden tally, all gifts to the Homes are deduc tible for income tax pu'rposes. When I became Grand Master of Masons in P ennsylvania on December 28, 1959, I urged an all-out program to assure the continued growth of Freemasonry. I am pleased to report this program is showing resu lts. Many Mason ic Lodges have refurbished their meeting rooms - others have started building programs- and many are contemplating new structures. A greater interest is being shown in the Order of DeMolay. Several new Chapters have been started under the sponsorship of Masonic Lodges. Several others a re in the formation stage. Levi ttown Lodge No. 788 was Cons tituted on November 10 in Masonic Tem ple, Ph iladelphia. Levittown is a new community created since World War II. A second Lodge, Be thel Lodge No . 789, will be Constit uted at Lower Burrel City on December 17. This is a comm unity tha t has expanded into a Third Class Ci ty. (Coutinuedon rmge2)