Knights Templar Fund Designed to Assist in Final Years at College The Knights Templar Educational Foundation enables qualified and industrious students who are residents of Pennsylvania, to complete an education which might otherwise be denied them for the lack of money. Loans are available for vocational, professional training, advanced degree or post graduate work during the junior or Senior years of a four year college course or the last two years of a six, seven or more year course of study. The loans shall be in an amount not exceeding $750.00 a year for the two years, or a total of $ 1500.00. Interest at the rate of five percent becomes effective on July 1st following graduation from college, or from such earlier date as course may be completed or withdrawal from college. The spacious and comfortable air-conditioned Scottish Rite Cathedral and Masonic Only affiliated Pennsylvania Knights Temple, Harrisburg, Pa., site of Ninety-fourth Convocation of Pennsylvania CounTemplar, or Master Masons, will be cil of Deliberation on Friday, July 9, 1965. The Special Communication of Grand accepted as the three home reference Lodge, June l , and the June Quarterly Communication of Grand Lodge, June 2, were also held h ere. recommenders required. For further information or requests for assistance for the final two years of a college course, kindly contact Bro. J a mes N. Deeter, Chairman of Knights T empl ar Educational Foundation, Division of P e nnsylvania, P. 0. Box 388, The Pennsylvania Council of De- Past Grand Master and Deputy of St. M a rys' Pa. 15857, being careful liberation, meeting in its Ninety-fourth Supreme Council for Pennsylvania. to mention the county of Pennsylvania Bro. Earl F. Herold, R. W. Grand Convocation at the Scottish Rite Cafrom which such request comes. thedral and Masonic Temple, Harris- Master, and his Grand Lodge Officers were officially received at the afterburg, Pa., on Friday, July 9, 1965, a tnoon session as were the three presid- M aster, said he was very appreciative tracted a record attendance. ing officers of the York Rite Gra nd of the way the Grand Lodge Officers Following a luncheon, served to Bodies of Pennsylvania who were ac- were received at the Council of Deover 1100 M embers and their ladies, companied by several of their respec- liberation. He praised Masons in the the Council's business session was tive Grand Officers. Harrisburg area for their complete Bro. Earl F. H erold, R. W . Grand cooperation and dedication to Freecalled to order by Bro. Scott S. L eiby, masonry. He also pointed out the wonderful facilities the Brethren have Second Class THE PENNSYLVANIA FREEMASON provided for meetings of Masonic POSTAGE Distribution Office Bodies. He added: PAID AT MASONIC HOMES Elizabethtown "Grand Lodge has been well reElizabethtown, Pa. 17022 Pennsylvania ceived in all its visitations to HarrisI Send FORM 3579 to Above Address) burg. The June Quarterly Communication and the Council of Deliberation are only two examples of the dedication to Freemasonry in this area." An evening banquet, attended by over 1100 M embers and their l adies, was followed by professional entertainment in the spacious and comfortable air-conditioned auditorium. A trip in buses to H ershey, Pa., and a tour of the Hershey Chocolate Plant, was arranged for over 400 ladies on F riday afternoon. POSTMASTER: Please include Complete Nome, Address and Ide ntification No. on Re turn clipping.
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AN OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE RIGHT WORSHIPFUL GRAND LODGE OF FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS OF PENNSYLVANIA
VOLUME XII
AUGUST
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1965
NUMBER 3
Grand Master Urges Unanimity Grand Master Places In Annual Appeal for 'Guest Fund' Two Cornerstones and Summer is nearly over and in a few weeks our Lodges will be back at Labor. I hope all of you have had a pleasant summer. I hope, now, that you will find time to think of your Masonic responsibilities and support your Lodge Officers by attending your Lodge meetings. During the summer months, it was my pleasure to attend Communications of the Grand Lodges of England and Montana. Each visit was unique in many ways. As a result, I have a broader concept of Freemasonry in operation throughout the world. Grand Lodges appear to differ from state to state, country to country. However, our basic philosophies, principles and rituals remain similar. . I hope you have had an opportunity to read my letter which was inserted m your September Lodge Notice. It concerned our annual appeal for the Guest Fund of the Masonic Homes at E lizabethtown. I repeat the second paragraph of that letter: "I am extremely a ppreciative of the $253,000 contributed last year. This represents a n average of $ 1.00 for every Mason in this Jurisdiction." You will note that I specifically said: "This represents a n average of $ 1.00 for every Mason in this Jurisdiction." I am sorry I couldn't have said, "$1.00 from every M ason in this Jurisdiction." The facts are, Brethren, that only 18 per cent of our M embers, or approxi~ately 46,000, took the time, or considered it necessary, to make a contribution. . ~n an effort to give you a factu al report, careful statistics were kept on our gtvmg record last year. It shows: Direct donations from Masonic Lodges in this Jurisdiction . . . . $ 24,253.69 Some of this money, I am sure, came from banquet collections. There is no way to estimate how many Brethren contributed this way. Direct contributions from 39,289 M asons who made use of the self-addressed envelope provided in the September Lodge N otices ...... ..... ................... $229,293.73 This makes a total contribution to the Guest Fund, last year . ... ·$253,547.42 Brethren, as I said. I am extremely appreciative of this record collection. It is a new record fo~ the Guest Fund. This year, I have t wo wishes. • First, that a greater percentage of the Brethren participat e. • Second, that the 18 percent who contributed last year continue to provide as they have in the past. As a suggestion, use the envelope provided for your contribution to the Guest Fund. In this way, you and your Lodge are given credit. If you h ave not received, or h ave mislaid, the self-addressed envelope, send (Continued on Pa ge 2)
Dedicates Lodge Rooms
Bro. Earl F. Herold, R. W. Grand Master, assisted by a large corps of Grand Lodge Officers, recently placed the cornerstone with impressive ceremonies and then dedicated the Lodge Room in two new Masonic Temples; On May 22, the Grand Master placed the cornerstone of the new Masonic Temple in Plum Borough and at the ensuing Special Communication of Grand Lodge dedicated the new Lodge Room in which Plum Creek Lodge, No. 799, now meets. A week later, on May 29, the cornerstone of the new East Hills Masonic Temple, in Penn Hills Townsh ip, was placed by t he Gra nd M aster and at the subsequent Special Communication dedicated the Lodge Room in which Homewood Lodge, No. 635, Delta Lodge, No. 699, and Penn Lodge, N o. 766, will meet. These two imposing buildings in pleasing surroundings, are impressive additions to the r apidly increasing list of new M asonic Temples.
Bro. Henry 0. Walker Has Been Appointed Acting Grand Marshal Bro. Earl F. H erold, R. W. Grand M aster, appointed Bro. H enry 0. Walker, Past Master of Joseph W a rren Lodge No. 726, Warren, as Acting Grand M arshal, to fill the term of Bro. R alph W. Temple, deceased. Bro. W alker served as Grand Sword Bearer in 1950 and Grand M arshal in 1951, when Bro. William E. Yeager was Grand Master. He was reappointed Grand Marshal by Bro. Albert T. Eyler for 1952 and 1953.