Several Openings In All the Classes At Patton School Patton Masonic School at Elizabethtown has 15 openings for orphaned young men, in the freshman class, starting in September, 1968. Dr. John W. Kopp, superintendent, has urged Masonic Lodges to start immediately to recommend qualified students to the Trustees. He reported also that there are several openings in the sophomore, junior and senior classes. Patton Masonic School, operated by the Grand Lodge, is a privately endowed, secondary boarding school for boys who have lost either one or both parents through death. The entrance requirements are: •
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• Must be between 14 and 18 years old and have completed the eighth grade. • Must be of good character and mentally and physically capable of participating in the academic and vocational courses.
Those desiring further information should contact Dr. John W. Kopp at Patton Masonic School, Elizabethtown, Pa. 17022. A second printing of the brochure on Patton School is now off the press. Those desiring copies should write to Dr. Kopp. The musical instruments donated to
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Bro. John K. Young is Installed Grand Lodge Officers Elected and Installed In addition to the Grand Master, Grand Master of Masons in Penna. other Grand Lodge Officers installed at
Sons of Master Mason·s receive first consideration.
• Must be sponsored by a Masonic Lodge recognized by the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Pennsylvania.
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Photo showing the recently installed outdoor illumination for the Masonic Temple, Philadelphia. This photo was taken on the evening of Thursday, December 21, 1967, following ceremonies attended by Grand Lodge Officers, city officials and Members of Lodges of the Philadelphia area. The Temple, now illuminated every evening on the Broad Street and Filbert Street sides, lends its beauty and distinction to the several other prominent buildings in the Center City that are equipped with outdoor illumination,
Patton School and the young people at the Masonic Homes at Elizabethtown have been used to great advantage. Additional instruments could be used if made available.
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Special Loan Exhibit Featured in Museum At Masonic Memoria I Twenty-four articles from the collection in the Library and Museum Rooms of the M asonic Temple, Philadelphia, and eight articles from the collection of The Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Thirteenth and Locust Streets, Philadelphia, all relating to Bro. George Washington, are part of a special loan exhibit being featured in the new Museum Room of The George Washington Masonic National Memorial, located at Alexandria, Va. This special loan exhibit will remain at the George Washington Masonic National Memoria l for a period of several months supplementing the many rare items of the permanent exhibit in the new Museum Room opened to visitors just two years ago.
the Annual Grand Communication on December 27, 1967, include: Bro. Hiram P. Ball, a Pittsburgh industrialist, :R. W. .Deputy Grand Master. Bro. W . Orville Kimmel, a Harrisburg funeral director, R. W. Senior Grand Warden. Bro. Rochester B. Woodall, a Philadelphia businessman, R. W. Junior Grand Warden. Bro. Arthur R. Diamond, a Philadelphia engineer, was appointed and installed as R. W. Grand Treasurer. Bro. Ashby B . Paul, of Harrisburg, R. W. Grand Secretary. Elected to the Committee on Masonic Homes, to operate the Masonic Homes at Elizabethtown: Bro. William E . Yeager, R. W. Past Grand Master, of Warren; Bro. Scott C. Rea, of Sunbury; Bro. Robert E. Woodside, Jr., of Harrisburg; Bro. Ellis E. Stern, of Coatesville; Bro. Willis R. Michael, of York; Bro. Walter P. Wells, of Coudersport; and Bro. Milton Fritsche, of Douglassville.
Bro. John K. Young, a Philadelphia attorney, was installed as R. W. Grand Master of Masons in Pennsylvania on December 27, 1967. The ancient installation ceremony was held at the Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Pennsylvania in Masonic Temple, Philadelphia. Bro. Young succeeded Bro. Robert E. Deyoe, of Oil City, a retired florist and businessman. As Grand Master, Bro. Young heads approximately 251,000 Masons in 610 Masonic Lodges throughout the state. Bro. Young is a Past Master of Melita Lodge No. 295, Philadelphia. He served as District Deputy Grand Master of Masonic District "A" from 1952 until elected Junior Grand Warden of Grand Lodge on December 27, 1961. In York Rite Masonry, Bro. Young is a member of Melita Royal Arch Chapter No. 284, Joppa Council No. 46 and Mary Commandery No. 36. In Scottish Rite Masonry, Bro. Young is a member of the Philadelphia Lodge of Perfection, De J oinville Council of Princes of Jerusalem, a Past Most Wise Master of Kilwinning Chapter of Ro~ e Croix and Benjamin Franklin Consistory, all in the Valley of Philadelphia. For his years of Masonic work, he was coroneted an Honorary Thirtythird Degree Scottish Rite Mason in 1960. Born in Philadelphia on December 28, 1911, Bro. Young received his education in the public schools of Philadelphia, the Wharton School and the Law School of the University of Pennsylvania . The senior partner of the Philadelphia law firm, Peck, Young and Van Sant, Bro. Young is a mem-
March 15 is Closing Date for Current 'Guest Fund' Appeal Bro. John K. Young Right Worshipful Grand Master
ber of the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Long active in the services of the Presbyterian Church, he served as an Elder and President of the Board of Cedar Park Presbyterian Church and an E lder of the First Presbyterian Church of Ambler, Pa. Bro. and Mrs. Young live in Broad Axe, Montgomery County, Pa. They have three daughters: Mrs. Edwin Winner, Jr., Mrs. William J. Lobley and Miss Ann E. Young.
March 15 is the closing date for the 1967 Guest Fund collection for the Masonic Homes at Elizabethtown. It was hoped the fund would reach $300,000. In general, collections have been running $4,000 ahead of last year. If this does not improve before March 15, the fund will be approximately $282,000-$18,000 short of the goal. Contributions to this current Guest Fund should be made payable to the Guest Fund and may be mailed to Superintendent, Masonic Homes, Elizabethtown, Pa. 17022. All such gifts are tax deductible.