Grand Lodge Officers Dedicate Lodge Room At East McKeesport A Special Communication of Grand L odge was held on November 1 to dedicate the Lodge Room of E ast McKeesport L odge, No. 765, in North Versailles Township. L odge No. 765 purch ased a school buildin g from North Versailles T ownship school officials and completely r emodeled the structure for a Masonic Temple. Following the dedication, a banquet was held in the Park Terrace High School.
HAVE YOU PAID YOUR DUES? Your Lodge Dues for 1969 should be paid on or before the Annual Meeting of your Lodge. Why not forward your check to your Lodge Secretary and preserve your good Masonic standing? If your 1968 Dues are still unpaid, avoid suspension by prompt payment. We do not want to Jose YOU! Freemasonry needs the support of all of us!
Bro. Lorimer H. Brown Appointed D.D.G.M. of 14th Masonic District Bro. Lorimer H , Brown, Past Master of Salem L odge, No. 330, Hamlin, was appointed District D eputy Grand Master for the 14th Masonic District, v ice Bro. Clarence C. Reineke, deceased. Bro. John K. Young, R. W. Grand Master, presented Bro. Brown to the Officers in t h e 14t h Masonic District at a Special M eeting of L odge No. 330 in Masonic H a ll, Honesda le, on November 11. Bro. Brown resides in Newfoundland, Pa.
Bro. Alvin A. Gasser, Sr., Past Master of Richmond L odge No. 230, Philadelphia, was appointed District Deputy Grand Master for Masonic District "F", vice B ro . E. Robert W. Whitesel, Sr., who resigned because of health. Bro. John K. Young, R. W. Grand Master, presented Bro. Gasser to the officers in Masonic District "F" at a Stated Meeting of L odge No. 23 0 in M asonic T emple, Philadelphia, on September 16. Bro. Gasser resides at 1104 Bloomdale Road, Philadelphia.
Three-month Itinerary of
GRAND LODGE OFFICERS Grand Lodge Officers have a busy schedule for the n ext three months, including:
A few prize-winning a pples picked from the orchard at the Homes. The "king-size" apple on the scale actually weighed 2 pounds. This happened to be a large apple year, due to th2 heavy rains. Some varieties bad fewer apples on the trees, but they were big ones.
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November 29 - Grand Master: Visitation, Williamsport Scottish Rite Body. December 3 Grand Lodge Officers: December Quarterly Communication, Philadelphia. December 5 - Grand Lodge Officers: Meeting, Committee on Masonic H omes, Elizabethtown. December 17 Grand L odge Officers: Grand Visitation; Grand M aster's last Visitation, Melita Lodge, No. 295, Philadelphia. December 2 7 - Grand Lodge Officers: Annual Communication, Syria Mosque, Pittsbur gh. December 27 - Grand L odge Offices, Visitation; Special Meeting, Col. H enry Bouquet L odge, No. 787, at 3 p.m., Syria M osque, Pittsburgh. January 9 Grand Master : Visitation, Corinthian L odge, No. 573, Millvale. J anuary 10 G rand Master: 100th Anniversary, Covenant L odge, No. 456, Philad elphia. J anuary 14 G rand M aster: Visitation, Glenshaw L odge, No. 793, Glenshaw. January 17 Grand Master: M asonic Night, sponsored by L u Lu Temple, A.A.O.N.M.S. , Masonic Temple, Philadelphia. January 22 Grand Lodge Officers: Reception for Guests, Masonic H omes, El izabethtown. January 23 - Grand L odge Officers: Meeting, Committee on Masonic Homes, E lizabethtown. J anuary 24 Grand Master: lOOth Anniversary, R ichard Vaux Lodge, No. 454, Burgettstown. J anuary 31 Grand Master: lOOth Anniversary, Oriental Lodge, No. 460, Orangeville. February 14 - Grand Master: Masters and Secretaries N ight, sponsored by Syria Temple, A.A.O.N.M.S., Syria Mosque, Pittsburgh. February 17 - Senior Grand Warden: 75th Anniversary, E. Coppee Mitchell Lodge, No. 605, Phiadelphia. F ebruary 23-26 G ra nd L odge Officers: Conference of Grand Masters, W ashington, D.C. F ebruary 27 - Grand Lodge Officers : Committee on Masonic Homes, Elizabethtown.
AN OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE RIGHT WORSHIPFUL GRAND LODGE OF FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS OF PENNSYLVANIA
VOLUME XVI
NOVEMBER
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1969
NUMBER 4
Grand Master Pleased With 'State of Craft'Highlights Teamwork Dear Brethren: With this final comment as your Grand Master, I express a feeling of personal pride and encouragement in the "State of the Craft" in our Jurisdiction. Every Grand M aster looks forward to his term in office with hopes a nd desires of ad vancing the cause of Freemasonry. As I look back over the past two year s, I am p leased with the accomplishments a nd activities made possible by the cooperation and dedication of so many M asons. A more deta iled listing of the activ ities of my term as Grand Master will be covered in the Abstract of the Proceedings. Highlighting the many accomplishm e nts of the past two years was the display of teamwork evidenced in the fulfillment of most, if not all, of my objectives, both large and small. I have been inspired with the determin ation of so many "to get the job done." . Without this t eamwork, your Grand Master could not have carried out his program. With great pride a n d satisfaction, I can now refer to the wisdom a nd efforts of many dedicated M asons in bringing about a more efficient administration of the Masonic Homes; the Thomas R anken P atton Masonic Institution for Boys; and to the extensive renovations of the M asonic Temple, Philad elphia, the headqua rters of our Grand Lodge.
Aerial view of the "Golden Triangle," P ittsburgh, where the Allegheny River (left) and the Monongahela River (right) come together to form the Ohio River. The Pittsburgh Hilton Hotel site of the Grand Master's Banquet on St. John the Evangelist's Day, December 27, is Iocat~d in the center at the apex of the triangle. The new 68-lloor United States Steel Building, still under construction, is near the top of this unusual complex of construction.
"Masonic Day in Pittsburgh"
Annual Grand Communication to be Held in Pittsburgh for the First Time The Annual Grand Commugication of the Grand Lodge will be h eld in Pittsburgh on Saturday, D ecember 2 7 - "Masonic Day in Pittsburgh." This will mark the first tim~ in history for the Annual Grand Communication to be held in Pittsburgh and t h e second time it will be h eld outside of Philadelphia. The first time, Bro. Sanford M. My n umerous travels and v isits Chilcote was installed as R. W. Grand throughout our Jurisdiction, not only for the many Special Meetings a nd Other information concerning Ceremonies but during the thirty-six the Annual Grand Communication District M eetings, have afforded me at Pittsburgh, D ecember 27th , inthe rare opportunity of meeting and cluding coupon for reservations to Grand Masters Banquet, appear mingling with the Officers a nd m a ny on Pages 6 and 7. of the M ember s of all of our Symbolic Lodges. I n this experience, alone, I h ave observed an enthusiasm for Freemasonry that is most encouraging. I h ave good reason to believe that these
Master on D ecember 27, 1958, in the M asonic T emple at the Masonic Homes at E lizabethtown. The Annual Grand this year will be
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