Your Correct Address Is Most Important If you are desirous of receiving each issue of The Pennsylvania Freemason it is imperative that you notify you; Lodge Secretary immediately when you change your address.
New postal regulations, now being strictly enforced, will cause your copy of The Pennsylvania Freemason to be returned to our Distribution Office at The Homes and at a penalty cost of 10 cents for each copy returned for lack of correct address. Architect's sketch of one of four designs for Masonic Halls be ing prepared for Grand Lodge. Lodges interested in building a new Masonic Hall should c ontact the Committee on Masonic Temples, Halls and Lodge Rooms through the Grand Master's Office.
Grand Lodge Has Plans for Four Basic Masonic Lodge Hall Buildings Grand Lodge has commissioned an architect to design four basic Masonic Lodge buildings as a service to Subordinate Lodges. The plans and speCifications will be minimum requirements for Lodge buildings in this Jurisdiction. The size of the structures will vary to m eet the needs of Lodge membership. They will be designed as economical buildings. Three basic exterior treatments will be presented-Colonial, mod e rn and suburban. Three of the designs will be one-floor structures, without basement. The fourth design will have the social room in the basement. Plan one will have 72 permanent seats, plan two, 107 seats, plan three, 155 seats, and plan four, 107 seats. Each plan can be erected with the exterior treatment selected. In all plans, ample space has been provided for Lodge work, normal social functions, kitchen facilities, washrooms, storage, heater and air-conditioning, and tool storage.
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Plans Guide pu-er.:r-e The plans are to serve as a guide. They can be a lt e red, modified or changed to meet a specific need. However, all changes must have the approval of the Committee on Masonic Temples, Halls and Lodge Rooms. It is hoped that all four plans will
be available by September. Lodges interested in obtaining the plans should contact the Grand Master's Office. The services of a local architect or engineer will be needed to adapt the plans to a lot and to obtain building permits. Bro. Earl F. Herold, Deputy Grand Master and chairman of the Committee on Masonic Temples, Halls and Lodge Rooms, said the plans are only suggestions and are not mandatory upon Lodges wishing to build new M asonic H alls. When the plans are completed, Lodges will be able to determine the
THE PENNSYLVANIA FREEMASON Distribution Office MASONIC HOMES Eli:rabe thtown, Pennsylvania
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Blue Lodges Invited To Hold Meetings in 'Home' of Grand Lodge
Our only recourse is to destroy your address plate thus eliminating you from receiving any future issues of The Pennsylvania Freemason-unless, of course, we do receive your new address from your Lodge Secretary. Each Lodge Secretary has been supplied with a quantity of special forms for reporting quarterly to the Committee on Masonic Culture information needed to maintain an accurate and current mailing list of the more than 258,000 P ennsylvania Masons.
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You can help, aid and assist in t his great undertaking by notifying your Lodge S ecre t ary immediately when you change your address.
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approximate cost of the various structures in their locality before committing the Lodge or H all Association to unnecessary expenditures.
Application to Mail at Second Class Postage Rate is Pending at Eli:rabethtown, Pennsylvania
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Architecture 'Speaks' in the Language of Freemasonry
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T he M asonic T emple in Philadelia- the "home" of Grand Lodgeone of the outstanding M a sonic emples in the world. It is one of the most prominent ructures in Philadelphia and is loted at Broad and Filbert Streets,
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Masonic Lodges in this Jurisdiction can hold Special or Extra Meetings in the beautiful Lodge Rooms of Masonic Temple, Philadelphia, on Saturdaysfree of charge. In making the announcement, Bro. W . LeRoy McKinley, Grand Master, said: "The Grand Lodge of P ennsylvania is very fortunate to have such a beautiful M asonic T emple for its 'home.' "Therefore, I believe every Mason in this Jurisdiction should have an opportunity to attend a m eeting of his own Lodge in this T emple.'' In addition, Bro. McKinley announced that ladies could be included in the Temple visitation and take part in a lunch or dinner that h as been pre-arr anged by the Lodge. While the Brethren are attending their Lodge meeting, the ladies could arra nge a sightseeing trip, shopping trip or theater party. Lodges interested in taking advantage of this opportunity must r eser ve a date by writing to Bro. William J. (Continued on P age 6)
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facing the P arkway, adj acent to City Hall Plaza. From the p avement to the turret, and all through its halls, the Temple "speaks" in the language of Masonic architecture. One rar ely sees so m any interesting
interiors brought together in one building. The designs in Lodge Rooms are suggested from Egyptian, G e rm a n , French, Italian, Scottish and English masters. The site for the M asonic Temple (Continued on Page 3 )