Three-Month Itinerary of GRAND LODGE OFFICERS G and Lodge Offices have a busy schedule for 1968, w ith the exception of July and August. The schedule for the next three months includes:
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J une 1- Grand Master, meeting with 53rd Masonic District Officers, Masonic Temple, J amestown, Mercer County. June 1- Grand Master, 100t h Anniversary, Adelphic Lodge No. 424, J amestown. June 4-Grand Lodge Officers, Committee on Landmarks and Committee on Finance, Masonic Temple, Scranton. June 5-Grand Lodge O fficers, meeting of District D eputy Grand Masters and Quart erly Communication, Mason ic Temple, Scranton.
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June 15-Grand Master, a t tend the Sectional Meeting of the School of Instruction , Masonic Temple, A llentown. June 22-Grand Master, meeting w ith 56th Masonic District Officers, Masonic T emple, Tidioute, Warren County. June 22-Grand Master, 100t h Anniversary, T emple L od ge No. 412 , Tidioute. June 24-Grand Master, 175th Anniversary, Washington L odge No. 59, Philadelphia. June 28- Grand Lodge Officers, meeting, Committee on Masoni c Homes, E lizabethtown. June 2 9- Grand Master, m eeting with 42nd Masonic District Officers, Masonic H omes, Elizabethtown. July 12-Grand Master, Council of Deliberat ion, Scottish Rite, Erie. July 26- Grand Lodge Officers, meeting, Committee on Masonic Homes, Elizab e thtown. A ugust 15-Junior Grand Warden, Rainbow Girls Assembly, Pennsylvania State College, State College, Pa. August 23- G rand L odge Officers, meeting, Committee on Masonic Homes, E lizabethtown.
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R. W. Grand Master of Penna. Elected Scranton Set for June Quarterly Chairman~ Grand Masters' Conference
June 8-Grand Master, meeting with 60th Masonic District Officers, Masonic Temple, Pine Grove. June 8-Grand Master, 100th Anniversary, Pine Grove Lodge No. 409, Pine Grove. June 8 -Deputy Grand Master, Masonic N ight, J affa S hrine, Altoona. June 11- Grand Master, 100th Anniversary, William B . Schnider L odge No. 41 9, P hiladelp hia .
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R obert P. Casey, First Vice President o f Pennsylvania's Constitutional Convention, is shown greeting James Weiss (center) and Ronald Hubert (right) both Patton Masonic School students, as they arrived to ser ve as honorary pages during a week of the Convention.
Bro. John R. Rouse Over 800 Attend Four Appointed D.D.G.M. Sectional Meetings of Of 24th Masonic Dist. School of Instruction Bro. John K. Young, R. W. Grand Master, has appointed Bro. John R. Rouse, P ast Master of Eureka L odge, No. 366, Union City, as District D eputy Grand Master for the 24th Masonic District. T he Grand Master, accompanied by several of h is Elected and Appointed Officers, officially presented Bro. Rouse to the Lodges of his District a t a Special Meeting of Eureka Lodge, No. 366, held in the North East High Sch ool, on Satur day, May 11th.
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The attendance a nd efforts h ave been excellen t at the four Sectional Meetings of the School of I nstuction held thus fa r this year. The Sectional M eeting held at New Castle on March loth, had a registered attendance of 181, representing 53 L odges of the 11 Masonic D istricts involved. The Sectional Meeting h eld at Uniontown on March 23rd was attended by 187 of the Brethren representing 53 Lodges of the 11 Masonic Districts covered. The Section al M eeting h eld at Harrisburg on M arch 30th, for an area covering 15 Masonic Districts, attracted 304 of the Brethren representing 76 Lodges. On April 6 at Ever ett, 192 of the Brethren wer.e registered and representing 48 Lodges in the six Masonic Districts of t h at area. A Sectional Meeting will be held at Allentown on June 15th for the several Masonic Districts in the n ortheastern section. The R. W. Grand Master has scheduled a visit to this particular Sectional Meeting to review the Work. A sixth Sectional Meeting h as been scheduled for Meadville on September 2 1st for the northwestern area. The date for a Sectional Meeting in the Philad elphia a r ea is still pending.
Bro. John K. Young, Grand Master of Masons in Pennsylvania, was unanimously elected Chairman of t he Conference of Gran d Masters of Masons in North America at its annual meeting, held February 19 and 20 in Washington, D.C. As Conference Ch airman, B ro. Young presided at all Conference meetings, including t h e Grand Masters' Banquet, which was attended by approximately 800 Masonic and political leader s. Problems of the large city Lodges. At the opening of the Conference, How does the individual Mason Bro. El'gene S. Hopp, Grand Master live daily? of California, delivered the keynote address. From the above five topics, many He pointed out that the very exis- varied a nd conflicting opinions were tence of Freemasonry depends upon presented. the preservation of freedom of all peoIf a conclusion was reach ed, it was ple, adding : generally a greed that a Lodge is just "Freedom is in danger today, but about as good as its leadership. The Gra n d Master, however, stated less from those who are actively undermining it than from the many that such conferences are valuable in millions of sile nt citizens who fail to t h at Grand Lodge Officers h ave an opportunity to meet and discuss probact on behalf of truth and freedom." He pointed out that Masons, al- lems with leaders from oth er Jurisdicthough comparatively few in number, tions. could provide a sound sense of values to mark the path for others. He concluded with: "And I said to the man who stood at the gate of the years, 'Give me a L ight, that I may tread safely into the unknown,' and h e replied, 'Go out into the darkness a nd put your hand into the hand of God. That shall be to you better than light and safer than a know n way.'" The Conference of Gr and Master s reach es no conclusion s or recommendations since each Jurisdiction in North America is autonomous unto itself and operated by its own rules and regulations. The following topics were discussed:
What are a Mason's responsibilities to his Fraternity and to Mankind? What are the values of Grand Lodge publications among Masons and non-Masons? Irregular Bodies
The June Qu arterly Communication will be held in the Masonic Temple a nd Scottish Rite Cathedral, Scranton, Pa., at 7 p.m., Wednesday, June 5, 1968. This will be the first time a Q uarterly Communication of Grand Lodge has ever been held in the northeast section of the state. Bro. John K. Young, R. W. Grand Master, urges as many Masons as possible to make a special effort to attend the June Quarterly. He pointed out tha t it is not necessary to be a Lodge Officer or a Past Master to attend a Quarterly Communication. All Master Masons are inv ited. Scranton has ample hotels a nd motels for those planning to stay overnight. The Masonic Temple is located in the center of the city, 420 North Washington A venue.
The Masonic Temple and Scottish Rite Cathedral, Scranton, Pa., where the J une Quarterly Communication of Grand Lodge will be held Wednesday evening, June 5, 1968. Opened for use in 1930, this spacious building is the meeting place for six Symbolic Lodges, one Royal Arch Chapter, one Council of Royal and Select Masters, one Commandery and four Scottish Rite Bodies of the Valley of Scranton.