THE PENNSYLVANIA FREEMASON
42 Masonic Districts Have Reached 100%
Issued Every Three Months By The Right Worshipful Grand lodge of The Most Ancient and Honorable Fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons of Pennsylvania and Masonic Jurisdiction Thereunto Belonging, through its COMMITTEE ON MASONIC CULTURE- William E. Montgomery, Chairman, G. Edward Elwell, Jr., Frank R. leech, William A. Carpenter, Charles A. Young and Ashby B. Paul, Grand Secretory. APPROVED AND AUTHORIZED TO BE PRINTED BY
MAX F. BALCOM
Record in Support of ~~Pennsylvania Plan" Forty-two Masonic Districts have . 100 per cent of their Lodges complete in the " PENNSYLVANIA PLAN" in support of The George Washington Masonic National Memorial. The other 26 Masonic Districts are nearing completion. There remain only 36 Masonic Lodges m Lodges in
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Vol. VIII
February, 1961
No. 1
Lodge Anniversaries It has been the custom for many years for the Grand Lodge Officers to visit Lodges celebrating their Anniversaries on multiples of 25 years. During 1960, such visitations were made to one Lodge on the occasion of its 175th Anniversary, three Lodges celebrating 150th Anniversaries, five which had reached the century mark, and four which had been constituted 50 years ago. Many similar Anniversaries are planned for the present year. Last year's events were as follows: Location
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Lancaster Pittsburgh
! 75th 1960 Sept. 14, 1785 April 23 Dec. 27, 1785 Oct. 22
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Philadelphia Philadelphia Philadelphia
I 50th Feb. 19, 1810 Nov. 30, 1810 Jan. 25, 1811
Gettysburg Monongahela Green Tree Scranton Factoryville
lOOth Feb. 23, 1860 May 15, 1860 July 23, 1860 June 20, 1860 Aug. 6, 1860
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Moosic Fawn Grove Hershey Ephrata
Mar. 12, 1910 Mar. 19, 1910 Oct. 1, 1910 Sept. 9, 1910
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The age we live in threatens world-wide catastrophe, but it likewise holds forth unexpected hope and unexampled promise. The shadows that now fall across our path measure the height we have still to climb.-LEWIS MuMFORD
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District LODGES (10) 51, 295, 646, 493, 609, 636, 187, 59, 482 {{ (10) 748,402,723, 114,654,543,450, 745,529,605 (9) .703, 135,67,3,91, 271,274 {{ (ll) 292, 380, 715, 782, 81, 130, 52, 591, 158,661, 624 (9) 125, 419, 19, 211, 359, 491, 527, 126 {{ (10) 368, 369, 728, 686, 230, 134, 441, 500,481,519 (10) 2, 72, 436, 718, 131, 121, 751 (9) 506, 296, 9, 717, 186, 385, 456, 690 {{ (9) 528,432,607,610,384, 671,659, 246,606 (10) 631,724, 289,773,444,732, 115, 487 . {{ (12) 286, 398, 587, 665, 551, 417, 43, 496,764,476,156,682 {{ (14) 464,486,681,704,756,781,570, 629,364,21,698,775,666,226 {{ (8) 260,262,302, 361,443,315, 197, 143, {{ (5) . 336, 348, 423, 465, 586 (8) 569,343,340,383,564,309,322 (10) 558,777,719,273,581,420,190, 744,620 {{ (11) 307, 367, 435, 660, 406, 62, 479, 227,740,377,549 (10) 24·5, 308, 410, 25, 596, 427, 776, 778,400,512 (8) 563,283,567,733,637,648, 152, 396 (9) 326, 689,469,284,673,561,333, 440, 720 (10) 138,216,222,409,426,285,730, 238,270 (15) 763,770,332,474,468,499,61, 541, 354, 233, 442, 655, 531, 721 (15) 504, 523, 466,345,579,588,464, 291,323,584,339 .305,344, 330,218, 752,542 (6) (ll) 328, 338, 44·5, 472, 507, 438, 248, 360,439,240,341 (8) 306, 70, 108, 163, 418, 618, 263 (7) 350,317,351,477,247,421,373 (9) 335,755,232,106,707,299,401, 415,397 (7) 203,376,458,319,324,381,371 .281,490,616,282, 539,494 (7) 391,515,480,700,268,574,537, (8) 314 (7) 566,627,560,749,388,555,334
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Pen nsylvania that have not completed the quota. The majority of the uncompleted Lodges has made substantial contributions toward the quota. The 561 Lodges completing their quota, based on the checks received by the Grand Secretary as of January 25, are listed as follows:
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316,363,710,552,483 (5) (12) 304,455,362,416,399,425,366, 392,347,708,695,365 (8) 234,754,498,372,473,408,258, 790 (7) .433, 642,243,599, 727,411 (7) 239,272,540,694, 769,577,244 (9) 650,691,735,768,45,484,287, 680 . (8) 153, 164, 447,454,604,623,237, 297 (8) 225,275,750,601, 568,562,331, 518 (7) 228, 459, 651, 346, 614, 252, 60 (10) 374-,430,223,676,716, 530,318, 525, 288 (8) 379,382,532,639,571,495,675, 199 (7) 572,688,774,300,320,589,524 (7) 265,349,462,667,516,460,224 (13) 772,779,767, 625,353,711,236, 545,578,352,298,475,709 (8) 478,485, 672,662, 701,229,457 (7) .590,683, 746,647,656,757 (7) 313,355,431,437,534, 617,753 {{ (7) 595, 741, 553, 254, 585, 446, 75 (8) 538,742,658,554,278,312, 692, 358 .266,503, 706,451,649,663 (6) .615,337,461,643, 638,626 (7) .580,505,602,598,342,556 (6) (8) 242,327,467, 611,621,677,687, 771 (10) 144·, 404, 702, 22, 713, 194, 632, 619,370 (8) 269, 509,608,652,684,743,761, 544 (10) 699,783,787,766,546,725,634, 635,321 (ll) 375,526,582,714,786,583,731, 765,785,641,685 (8) 594,413,565,622,325,780,311, 628 (9) 231,678,762,696,705,693,736, 535,390 (9) 521,559,640,522,520,536, 550, 276 (9) 250,290,424,517,575,603,668, 389,434 (10) 548,612,644, 613,448,502,573, 784, 789 (8) 253, 697, 508, 734, 760, 221 (6) .241, 412, 726,633, 557, 54.7 (8) . 758, 674, 513, 669, 653 (8) 357,378,255,737,414,294,670
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FREEMASON AN OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE RIGHT WORSHIPFUL GRAND LODGE OF FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS OF PENNSYLVANIA
VOLUME VIII
FEBRUARY • 1 96 1
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A Message from Our Grand Master Brethren, I personally thank yo u for yo ur continued confidence. I shall devot e another year of my life, God willing, to the services of Freemasonry. Although the conditions of the world have not improved, we must hold fast to our Masonic principles and make them a vital part of our lives. We must not lose t heir significance. They must shine as a beacon in a world that needs light. Freemasonry in Pennsylvania continued t o make progress in 1960. Some of the results include: • Attendance at Lodge Stated meetings increased approximately six per cent due to Worshipful Masters planning th eir work in advance and presenting interesting Lodge programs. • The color movi es on " The Masonic Homes at Elizabethtown" and "Youth Program" were shown in 356 Masonic Lodges, resulting in a greater appreciation of th e benevolent projects of the Fraternity. • New enthusiasm to improve the physical condition of Masonic meeting rooms was generated. The res ult was maj or improvements in approximately 60 Masonic meeting rooms. • Twelve Masonic Lodges sponsored or assisted in forming Chapters of the Order of DeMolav . Other Masonic Lodges have expressed a desire to sponsor DeMolay Chapters. • The program to help endow The George Wash ington Masoni c National Memorial is n earing completion in Pennsylvan ia. The record sh ows that 561 Lodges have comple ted the project. I feel sure that 1961 will bring even greater results. Three new Masonic Lodges have been Constituted since I became Grand Master on December 28, 1959. Two more are scheduled. They include: Monaca-Center Lodge No. 791, at Monaca, on March l l and Emmaus Lodge No. 792, at Emmaus, on April 8. We must continue to Constitute Community Lodges. If we are to progress, Freemasonry must be r epresented in new and growing communities . Masonic Lodges planning new buildings, fo rming building corporations, or planning major changes in meeting facilities, must have the approval of th e Committee on Mason ic Temples, Masonic Halls and Masonic Lodge Rooms, and finally, of the Grand Mast er. All such building inquiries are directed to the Grand Mast er's Offi ce, Masoni c Temple, Broad and Filbert Streets, Phila. 7, Pa. The above Committee and the Grand Master's Office will give you all the assistance possible.
However, approval on any major building projects must be obtained to prevent Masonic Lodges from entering into agreements not financially sound, assuming responsibilities beyond the capabilities of the Lodge and to kee p Lodge Rooms as uniform as possible. In 1960, I felt it was desirable to revoke and amend several decisions in order t o liberalize Lodge activities and the ma· terials that may be included in Lodge Notices. These changes were t o stimula te more interes t and promote better attendance. As examples, such items as refreshments, mixed dinners sponsored by Lodges, Degree work and the names of Candidates on wh om Degrees will be conferred may be included in Lodge Notices. Now it becomes the duty of Worshipful Mast ers t o use these new " tools" in planning Masonic mee tings. Experience has shown that well-planned meetings stimula te attendance. I took pride in dedi cating thr ee Masonic Lodge Rooms in 1960: S tro udsb urg, Boyertown and Girard. In each instance the new meeting facilities were th e product of outstanding Masonic cooperation. The Brethren donated freely of their time and money. I am sure that the Maso nic spirit will increase in these three communities as a result of these new facili ties. It is good to know that the Grand Master is surrounded by Masons dedicated and willing to accept an y challenge. I thank all th e Brethre n who served Freemasonry in 1960 and urge you to continu~ this dedication in 1961. This is a' new year, but the challenges of tomorrow are still with us. Therefore, in 1961, I hope for the follo wing: • A continued effort to follow the Eight-Point Program to assure the growth of Freemasonry in Pennsylvania. • All Masonic Lodges in Pennsylvania complete their obligation to The George Washington Masonic National Memorial. • Investigate all possibilities t o Constitute n ew Masonic Lodges in new and growing communities in P ennsylvania. • Aides t o th e Committee on Masonic Culture continue to educate new initiat es in the teachings of the Craft. • Every Mason in Pennsylvania think of his less fo rtunate Brothers in The Masonic Homes at Elizabethtown , especially at Christmas. On Saturday, April 29, a Masonic Congress will be held at (Continued on pa&e 2)