Grand Chapter Now Has Charitable Foundation The Grand H oly Royal Arch Chapter of Pennsylvania has established the Grand Chapter Charitable Foundation and has transferred to it some of -its capital assets received as legacies in prior years. The income from the foundation will be used to support the present charitable program of the Grand Chapter, as well as others which may be selected from time to time as the funds of the foundation grow in volume. Several sizeable gifts have already been received. The Officers of Grand Chapter hope to enlist the generous suport of all Royal Arch Masons as well as other interested donors. An application has been filed with the Internal Revenue Service for the registration of the foundation as a Charitable Foundation exempt from federal taxes under the Internal Revenue Code.
AN OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE RIGHT WORSHIPFUL GRAND LODGE OF FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS OF PENNSYLVAN IA
VOLUME XIV
All set for a nother day of "reading, riling 'n rithmetic" in their respective classes in the E lizabethtown Public Schools, are the Children, Guests at the Masonic Homes. Your contribution to the Guest Fund makes it possible to provide "that something extra" for these wonderful boys and girls of all ages.
Let Us Not Forget The 'GUEST FUND' H you have misplaced, or have not received, a seU-addrssed envelope for your annual contribution to the Guest Fund for the Masonic Homes at Elizabethtown, send your check direct to: Superintendent, Masonic Homes, Elizabethtown, Pa. 17022. Be sure to note your Lodge Number in order that your Lodge will be credited with your contribution. Shown above are the two custom-made cases of our Grand Lodge and Symbolic Lodge Jewels, a gift presented by Bro. Robert E. Deyoe, R. W. Grand Master, to T he United Grand Lodge of England on the occasion of its 250th Anniversary celebrated last June in London.
Bronze Meclallions Still Available THE PENNSYLVANIA FREEMASON Distribution Office MASONIC HOMES Eli:rabethtown, Pa. 17022 (Send FORM 3S79 to Above Address )
Second Class POSTAGE PAID AT Ell:robethtown Pennsylvania
POSTMASTER: Please Include Complete Imprint of Address on Your Postal Return Clipping.
1be speclal three-loeb broaze medaiiJon, strudl by tlae Graad Lodle to commemorate the dedication of tile Geoi'Jle WasiiJnatoa at Prayer Statue at Freedoms FoUDdation, II still available for diose Interested. A reprodudioa of the statue II shown on the obverse side and a reproduction of the Seal of Gnmd Loqe appears on the renrse side of the meclaUioa. These medaDioal may be purcbasetl for $5.00 eadl, ladudlag boxiq and maiiiag cbai'Jles. Make cbedl or money order payable to Dedication Committee and mall to Grand Master's Office, Masonic Temple, One North Broad Street, Pblladelphla, Pa. 19107.
NOVEMBER
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1967
NUMBER 4
Over 20,000 Attend Dedication Of Washington at Prayer Statue Presented to Freedoms Foundation M ore than 20,000 Masons and their families saw the Bro. George Washington at P rayer Statue dedicated in "ancient M asonic custom and tradition" at Freedoms F oundation at Valley Forge on September 9. It was one of the largest gatherings of Masons in the history of Grand Lodge. It was also one of the largest crowds ever to witness the unveiling and dedication of a statue in the United States. And the 1,800 persons who attended the banquet that followed the dedication made it one of the largest banquets ever sponsored by Grand Lodge. The massing of approximately 125 American Flags by fully uniformed Knights Templars and the thirteen flags of the original states by the young men of the DeMolay added the color to the pageantry. Music for t he dedication was provided by the Scottish Rite Choir of the Va lley of H arrisburg and Lu Lu Shrine Concert Band of Philadelphia. The procession preceding the dedication included Scottish R ite, York Rite, Shrine and other Masonic Bodies. The nearly 800 M asonic Lodge Officers from Symbolic Lodges throughout the Jurisdiction, all in Masonic d r ess, were viewed by Bro. R obert E. Deyoe, R. W. Grand M aster, as one of t he greatest gatherings of Masonic leaders he has ever witnessed. Buses started to arrive at Freedoms F oundation at 11 a .m. Before the activities started at 3 p.m., by actual count, 485 buses were parked in a farm near the dedication site. It was estimated that 2,500 automobiles were parked in special areas adjacent to Freedoms F oundation. Local and state police did a commendable job to keep traffic moving into the ar ea. And, after the ceremony was concluded, traffic moved without any undue delay. Many of the buses carried Masonic Lodge and M asonic District signs, such as, "H eading for Valley F orge," with the local identifications. When those in the nearly half a mile long procession arrived at their proper stat ions and places, Bro. Fred Pierce Corson, Grand Chaplain, gave an inspiring invocation, concluding; "Renew our faith in Thee, as our F ather believed in
A picture taken the moment of the unveiling of the large bronze statue of George Washington at Prayer, dedicated on Saturday, September 9, 1967, at Freedoms Foundation, Valley Forge. Shown with Bro. Robert E. Deyoe, R. W. Grand Master, is Mr. Donald De.Lue, sculptor of the statue, and on the left is Bro. Floyd W. Hughes, Grand Sword Bearer. In the background is just a portion of the twenty thousand that attended the dedication, held in "ancient Masonic custom and tradition."
faith and trsted it and proved Thee to be an ever-present help in the hour of trouble. "Send us forth to be witnesses in our lives and dealings, both public and private, to their Gospel and their faith and t heir way, and to Thee we shall give all the praise now and evermore." T he highlight of the ceremony came when the G r and Master and D onald D eLue, of Leonardo, N .J., the sculptor, paraded along a 100-yard elevated walkway, lined with American flags and Lodge Officers, from the outdoor stage to the site of the statue, to unveil the nine-foot, bronze George Washington at P rayer Statue. The statue was a gift to Freedoms F oundation of mor e than 250,000 Masons. It overlooks the Congressional Medal of Honor Grove, where the names of all Congressional Medal winners are listed on small monuments erected in individual state areas. After the unveiling, Bro. John K . Young, R.W. Deputy (Continued on Page 2)