Work-Saving Methods Now BRO. WILLARD G. CUTLER Optional for Lodge Secretaries Bro. Willard G. Cutler, Senior Grand .3Jn ~emortam
D eacon of the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of P ennsylvania, died January 16 in Allegheny General H ospital, Pittsburgh. Bro. Cutler was Past Master of Forbes Trail Lodge No. 783, Export. He also was Grand Treasurer General and Active Member for Pennsylvania of the Supreme Council, 33rd Degree, Scottish Rite, for the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction of t he United States. His other Masonic affiliations included: Pittsburgh Commandery No. 1, Mt. Moriah Council No. 2, Zerubbabel Roya l Arch Chapter No. 162, and the Scottish Rite Bodies in the Valley of Pittsburgh. He was Potentate of Syria T emple, Pittsburgh, in 1956. Surviving are his wife, Alice Williamson Michie Cutler, two sons, and four grandchildren.
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The Grand M aster has approved a plan to eliminate many outmoded practices required of all Lodge Secretaries. In making this announcement, Bro. W. LeRoy McKinley, Grand Master, said: "It is my desire to reduce as much as possible the a mount of work now cal order, and then stamp, or write in required to be done by Lodge Secre- ink, t he date of the meeting on the cards of those members who are taries." present. Visitors' Register T he Lodge may select someone other To accomplish his objective, the than the Tyler to record the date. Grand Master first authorized the use These cards must be retained as a of a permanent, bound Visitors' Regis- permanent Lodge record. ter. The visitor must write his name, The above methods eliminate the the name, number and location of his necessity of writing the names in the Lodge and the date. Minute Book, but the old system can In addition, each visitor will be re- be continued if the Lodge desires. quired to fill in the usual visitor's ticket The Secretary must continue to reor slip and present it to the Tyler be- cord in the Minutes the separ ate numfore being admitted into the Lodge ber of Members and Visitors present Room. at each meeting. If a Lodge desires to use a loose-leaf Visitors' Register, it must be submitted New Minute Book to the Grand Master for his approval The Grand Master also authorized prior to its use. With the use of the Visitors' Regis- the use of a suitable, loose-leaf Minute ter, the Secretary will not be required Book for those Lodges which desire to to write the names of visitors in the have their Minutes t yped rather than written. Minute Book. The Minute Book must have a substantial, hard cover with flexible posts Members' Attendance and a mechanical locking device which A permanent card system for record- can be permanently locked when the ing the attendance of Lodge M embers Minute Book is filled. is now authorized. This method consists of a separate 4" x 6" or 5" x 8" Auditing Committee Reports card for each m ember of the Lodge, The Grand Master said it is only arranged in alphabetical order in a necessary to copy the Receipts and suitable, portable file. E ach member will fill in the usual Expenditures from the Report of the member's ticket or slip and present it Auditing Committee in the Minute to the Tyler prior to entering the Lodge B ook, provided a copy of the complete Room. After the Lodge has been R eport for each year is filed in a hardopened, the T yler can arrange t he cover binder, with substantial metal member s' tickets or slips in alphabeti- posts, and retained as a permanent L odge record. For further details on this program to lighten the work load of Secretaries, Second Class contact the Grand Secretary, Masonic POSTAGE PAI D AT Temple, Philadelphia 7, Pa. Elizabethtown Pennsylvania
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NUMBER 2
The Colonial designed Masonic Hall has 100 permanent seats in Lodge Room.
Detailed Plans Available
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Grand Lodge Suggests Four Basic Designs for New Lodge Halls Gr and Lodg e has four complete plans for basic M asonic L odge Buildings. The plans were developed in an effort to save money and to spur new construction. The plans and designs are a result of studies made by the Committee on Masonic Temples, H alls and Lodge Rooms. Lodges interested in obtaining furt her informatio n on Masonic Halls as listed in The Pennsylvania Freemason can contact the office of the R.W. Grand M aster, M asonic Temple, Broad
and Filbert Streets, Philadelphia 7, P a. Detailed plans and specifications will be made available to Lodges interested in constructing a new building. Scale models of the buildings, as listed in this paper, are on display in the Library of Grand L odge, Masonic Temple, Philadelphia. Permission to display the models outside of Masonic Temple can be obtained by contacting the office of the R.W. G rand Master. Bro. Earl F. H erold, R.W. D eputy Grand Master, is chairman of the Com( Continued on Pages 4- 5)
In This Issue This issue of T he Pennsylvania Freemason is largely devoted to suggested plans for new Masonic Halls as prepared for Grand Lodge's Committee on Masonic Temples, Halls and Lodge Roo ms. For the first time, Lodges can now select suitable plans and determine the construction costs before entering into any contracts.