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THE PENNSYLVANIA FREEMASON

54 Masonic Districts Have Reached 100% Record in Support of ~~Pennsylvania Plan"

Issued Every Three Months By

The Right Worshipful G rand l odge 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., Fronk R. leech, William A. Carpenter, Charles A. You ng and Ashby B. Paul, Grand Secretary. APPROVED AND AUTHORIZED TO BE PRINTE D BY

MAX F. BALCOM

Fifty.four Masonic Districts have 100 per cent of their Lodges complete in the " PENNSYLVANIA PLAN" in s upport of The George Washington Masonic National Memorial. The other 15 Masonic Districts are nearing completion. There remain only 19 Masonic Lodges 1n

Right Worshipful Grand Master

District Moiling Address: MASONIC TEMPLE

Lodges in District

(10) 51, 295, 646, 493, 609, 636, 187,

BROAD AND FILBERT STREETS, PHILADELPHIA 7, PENNA.

WILLIAM A. CARPENTER, Editor

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Change of Address: Notify above address. Your lodge number must be included.

Vol. VIII

May, 1961

LODGES

No.2 F

Restriction on Use of Films Soon To Be Lifted The restriction on the ftlms, " Mason ic Homes at Elizabethtown" and " Youth Program, " will end on July 1, Brother Max F. Balcom, R. W. Grand Master, announced. Unti l that date, the films will continue to be restricted to Mason ic Lodges. The Grand Master urged Masons to schedule showings for church and social groups, civic organizations and similar groups. For reservations, write to the Grand Master's Office, Broad and Filbert Streets, Philadelphia 7, Pa. When writing, give the name of th e group, the date the films are desired and the name of the individual to whom they are to be sent. Upon a receipt of a request, a confirming letter will be sent at once to allow ample time to plan the program. Films will be sent well in advance of the showing to assure delivery. The films are provided free and only require return postage.

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YOUR CORRECT MAILING ADDRESS IS MOST IMPORTANT

If, at any time, your •nailing addr ess changes, please notify The Aide to the Grand Lodge Committee on Masoni c C ultur·e appointed within y otu Lodge. H e is equipped wi th a special "Change of Address Card" that he will process imm ediatel y and thereby a ssur·e you of each new issue of The P e nnsy lvania Freemason. Failur e to keep your c onect mailing addr·ess can o nly result in unnecessary handling of your mail and the possibility that your copy of The Pennsylvania Freemason will either be •·eturned for lack of the proper addr ess or the chance that it may get into the hands of the wrong pe•·son. Your cooperation in n1al<ing certain that your name a nd address is always correct on out· mailing list is grea t1y a pprccia t ed .

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(9) 125, 419, 19, 211, 359, 491, 527, 126 (10) 368,369,728, 686, 230,134,441, 500,481,519 (10) 2, 72,436, 718,131,121,751,449 (9) 506, 296, 9, 717, 186, 385, 456, 690,600 (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, 4·86, 681,704,756, 781, 570, 629,364,21,698,775,666,226 (8) 260,262,302,361,443,315,197, 143, 336, 348, 4·23, 465, 586 (8) 569,343,340,383,564,309,322, 405 (10) 558, 777, 719, 273, 581, 420, 190, 744,620 307, 367, 435, 660, 406, 62, 479, (11) 227,740,377,549 (10) 245, 303, 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, 4·26, 285,730, 238, 270 (8) 770,474,499,61,233,442,655, 721 (15) 504, 523,466,345,579, 588,464, 291,323,584,339,597,301 . 305,344,330,218, 752,542 (6) 328,338,445,472,507, 438,248, (11) 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 (7) 281, 490, 616, 282, 539, 494, 220 (8) 391,515,480,700, 268,574,537, 314 (7) 566,627,560,749,388,555,334 . 316,363,710, 552, 483 (5)

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Pennsylvania that have not completed the quota. The majority of the uncompleted Lodges has made substantial contributions toward the quota. The 579 Lodges completing their quota, based on the checks received by the Grand Secretary as of May 1, are listed as follows : District

Lodges in District

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LODGES

(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, 429 (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, 657 (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 (9) 478,485, 672,662, 701, 229, 457, 791 (7) 590,683, 746, 647,656, 757, 510 (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 (6) . 266, 503, 706,451,649,663 (7) .615, 337,461,643, 638,626 (6) .580,505,602,598, 342,556 (8) 242,327,467, 611,621,677,687, 771 (10) 144, 404, 702, 22, 713, 194, 632, 619,370, 256 (8) 269,509,608,652,684,743,761, 544 (10) 699,783, 787,766, 546, 725, 634, 635, 321,739 (11) 375,526, 582,714,786,583,73 1, 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, 276,277 (9) 250, 290,424, 517, 575,603,668, 389,434 (10) 548,612,644, 613,448,502,573, 784, 789, 729 (8) 253, 697, 508, 734·, 760, 221, 576 (6) . 24·1, 412, 726, 633, 557, 547 (8) 758,674,513,669, 653,759, 630 (8) 357,378, 255, 737, 414, 294,670 (7) 763, 332, 468, 541, 354, 531, 395

FREEMASON AN OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE RIGHT WORSHIPFUL GRAND LODGE OF FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS OF PENNSYLVANIA

VOLUME VIII

NUMBER 2

MAY • 1961

A Message from Our Grand Master I express my sincere appreciation to the Masons in P enns ylvania for their outs tanding cooperation in the endowment program for The George Washington Masonic National Memorial at Alexandria, Va. You made it possible for me to present three checks, totaling $272,811, to the Memorial Association at its annual meeting on February 22, 1961. Brethren, it was a great opportunity for me to s tand before Grand Lodge representatives from all parts of the country and proudly announce for you: " Pennsylvania Masons have completed what they started out to do. They have completed the 'Penns ylvania Plan' to help endow the Memorial. " The fir st check was for $5,9 70, represen ti ng $10 from ever y Masonic Lodge in Pennsylvania. The second check was for $6,841, representing $1 for each initiate in 1960. The third check was for $260,000, representing $1 fo r every Mason in Pennsylvania, as of February 22. There was a couple of thousand dollars extra in the third check for the members we wished we had. I assured the Memorial Association that every penny contributed represented gifts from Masons and Masonic Bodies in P ennsylvania. Not one penny was taken from the treas ury of the Grand Lodge. The fo llowing are facts on the pr ogram for the Memorial in P ennsylvania : • Every Masonic Lodge in Pennsylvania contributed toward the fund. • The Scottish Rit e, York Rite and other Masonic Bodies gave financial assis tan ce. • 579 Masonic Lodges have participated in the program 100 per cent. The remaining 19 Lodges have made s ubstantial progress. • 204 Masons and Masonic organizati ons in Pennsylvania purchased $100 Life Memberships in the Memorial Association. Brethren, I expect the 19 Masonic Lodges tha t have not completed the program to do so as soon as possible. Then, and only then, can we say that all Masonic Lodges in Pennsylvania are 100 per cent. When the program to endow the Memorial started in P ennsylvania, I assured you tha t it was a one-time effort with one exception. I made it clear the $1 fo r each initiate would be continued as lo ng as necessary. In announcing the start of the endowment program in March , 1960, I said: " The only exception is the $1 contribution required for each initiate. This will be continued . It gives the new Masonic Member a personal share in the Memorial. " The Grand Master's Office will keep complete records on the program for $1 an initiate. Every Maso nic Lod9e s hould keep current and not wait until the end of the year to catch up. The Watres Memorial Library in The George Washington Masonic National Memorial is dedicated to Brother Louis A. Watres, R. W. P ast Grand Mas ter of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania. He served as Grand Master in 1916 and 1917. He became president of the Memorial Association in 1918 and served in that capacity for twenty years .

I have asked Brother Charles H. Nitsch , R. W. Pas t Grand Master, to undertake the assignment of opening the Library. I am very happy that he has agreed to do so. It involves a great deal of work and Masonic unders tanding. The Library Room on the sixth floor of the Memorial was installed at a cost of approximately $100,000. It has never been open to the Brethren. The Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania has assumed the responsibility to make this Library Room a Library- a room that P ennsylvania Masons can be proud of. Brethren , I appreciate your con tinued.~eneros ity to the Christmas and Entertainment Fund of the Masonic Homes at Elizabethtown, Pa. This money not only provides a wonderful Chris tmas for our less fo rtunate, but entertainment and pocket money for the Guests througho ut the year. I can assure you this Fund is very important t o the operation of the Masonic Homes . I am not advocating another fund-raising campaign. I am merely pointing out t hat every Mason in Pennsylvania s hould make a Chris t. mas contribution to our Guests, regardless of the amount. The fi lms on the Maso nic Homes, " Masonic Homes at Elizabeth· town" and " Youth Program," have been shown in nearly 500 Masonic Lodges in P ennsylvania. However, only approximately 40,000 Masons have seen them. This is only 15 per cen t of the membership. Therefore, starting July 1, the Masonic Lodge restriction on the movies will be removed. They will be available to other Masonic Bodi e~, church groups, civic and service clubs and others . Showing dates can be obtained from t he Grand Mas ter's Office. I hope everything possible is done to keep these movies in circulation. This is an excellent opportunity to show our o uts tanding Masonic Homes to th~ general public. To furth e ~; he lp in the program to have more Masons become acquainted with the Masonic Homes, I. UJ'I~.e- as !llany. Masonic Lod.ges as possible to arrange to have Spec1al lVleetmgs Ill the beautiful Masonic Temple at the Homes . The contribution has been reduced fro m $100 t o $50 by the Committee on Masonic Homes in order that more Masonic Lodges will be encouraged to use these facilities. Your contribu tion is used to defray expenses, such as heat, light and cleaning. You are always welcome to v isit t he Homes. Gu ides are available for yo ur convenience. I am sure that we all have a great p ride in what we are doing for our less fortunate. Cordially and fraternally,

MAX F. BALCOM, R. W . Grand Master