Fund Closing Nears, Gifts Urged Every Pennsylvania Mason is urged to send his contribution - no matter how small - to the Guest and Building Fund for the Masonic Homes at Elizabethtown. The closing date of the fund drive is March 15 and Bro. W. Orville Kimmel, R. W. Grand Master, is hoping an outpouring of donations puts the collection over the top. THE GUEST AND Building Fund goal of $1,000,000 is twice the amount ever requested. The goal was determined by taking into consideration ( 1) the needs of the Guests at the Homes and (2) the need for the new 116-bed extended care building under construction at the Homes. Bro. Kimmel pointed out that contributions to the fund are deductible for income tax purposes. Checks or money orders should be made payable to the "Masonic Homes Guest and Building Fund." They should be mailed to the Executive Director, Masonic Homes, Elizabethtown, Pa. 17022.
All 396 Members Give $1 Donations The 396 members of WilliamS. Snyder Lodge No. 756, F.&A.M., in Harrisburg are particularly proud of an achievement they accomplished in December. Bro. John R. Thompson, then Worshipful Master, reported each member of the Lodge individually gave a $1 donation to the Guest and Building Fund for the Masonic Homes. The $1 contributions - 396 of them - were gratefully acknowledged for they will benefit the Guests at the Homes in many ways.
THE PENNSYLVANIA FREEMASON Distribution Office MASONIC HOMES Elizabethtown, Pa. 17022 (Send FORM 3579 t o Above Address)
FREEni.I:A.SO~ AN OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE RIGHT WORSHIPFUL GRAND LODGE OF FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS OF PENNSYLVANIA
VOLUME XIX
FEBRUARY
e
1972
NUMBER 1
Bro. Kimmel Takes Office As State's Grand Master Bro. W. Orville Kimmel, a prominent Harrisburg funeral director civic and church leader, has been installed as R. W. Grand Master of Masods in Pennsylvania. The ancient ceremony which marked his installation took place Dec. 27 1971 at the Annual Grand Communication of the Grand Lodge held in Harri~burg's Zembo Mosque.
Deputies Assemble in Zembo Mosque Shortly before Grand Lodge convened in Harrisburg's Zembo Mosque at the Annual Grand Communication, a group of District Deputy Grand Masters of Pennsylvania gets prepared to enter the auditorium. Grand Lodge was attended by a record turnout of 1,080 Brethren who represented 242 Lodges.
BRO. KIMMEL succeeded Bro. Hiram P. Ball, a Pittsburgh industrialist, in being elected to the highest office in Freemasonry in Pennsylvania. Bro. Kimmel will head more than 242,000 Masons in 610 Masonic Lodges throughout the state. He was elected to R. W. Junior Grand Warden of the Grand Lodge on Dec. 27, 1965. He is chairman of the Building Committee for the new t 16-bed extended care facility which Grand Lodge is building at the Masonic Homes at Elizabethtown. For the past six years, he has served Grand Lodge as a member of both the Committee on Masonic Homes and the Committee on Finance.
Bro. Rife Chairman
7 Named to Culture Committee Seven Past Masters, two of whom are also Past District Deputy Grand Masters, have been appointed to the Committee on Masonic Culture by Bro. W. Orville Kimmel, R. W. Grand Master. They are: Bro. Martin D. Rife, of William S. Snyder Lodge No. 756, Harrisburg, chairman. Bro. W. Frederick Warren, of Thomson Lodge No. 340, Paoli, vice chairman. Second Class POSTAGE PAID AT Elizabethtown Pennsylvania
Bro. Herman A. Dotter, of Azalea Lodge No. 687, Hazleton, Past District Deputy Grand Master for the 45th Masonic District. Bro. fohn Lawson, of Eureka Lodge No. 302, Mechanicsburg, Past District Deputy Grand Master for the 3rd Masonic District. Bro. C. Harry Lefever, Grand Chaplain and also of Lodge No. 302. Bro. Kenneth W. Nebinger, of Steelton-Swatara Lodge No. 775, Steelton. Bro. Howard 0. Stahl, of Peter Williamson Lodge No. 323, Scranton. After appointing the committee, Bro. Kimmel stressed that Lodge programming will be one of its biggest concerns. Through Masonic culture, he said, "our Lodge programming must be improved."
Bro. Carpenter Gets Education Post
POSTMASTER: Please Include Complete Imprint of Address on Your Postal Return Clipping.
Bro. William A. Carpenter, Past Master of Chester Lodge No. 236, Chester, has been appointed Director of Masonic Education by Bro. W. Orville Kimmel, R. W. Grand Master. In the new post, he will work under the direction of the Committee on Masonic Culture.
BRO. W. ORVILLE KIMMEL Right Worshipful Grand Master
Activities Planned For March Quarterly The March Quarterly Communication of Grand Lodge will be held March 1 in the Masonic Temple in Philadelphia. The day's activities will open at 10: 30 a.m. with a Committee on Finance meeting. At 1:30 p.m. the District Deputy Grand Masters' meetina will be held. o Grand Lodge will convene at 7 p.m. in Corinthian Hall. Following Grand Lodge, refreshments will be served about 9 p.m. in the Grand Banquet Hall.
BRO. KIMMEL is a Past Master and member of Robert Burns Lodge No. 464. F. & A. M., Harrisburg. For his years of Masonic WQrk, he was honored in 1950 when he was coroneted an honorary Thirty-third Degree Scottish Rite Mason. In 1966 the Supreme Council, the Scottish Rite's governing body, crowned Bro. Kimmel an Active Member for Pennsylvania. Only four other men presently hold this distinction in the state. In the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction, Bro. Kimmel is chairman of the Scottish Rite's Committee on the 1976 Bicentennial Celebration of the Signing of the Declaration of Independence. BRO. KIMMEL is a member of the Scottish Rite Bodies, Valley of Harrisburg, and served as commander-in-chief of the Harrisburg Consistory from May, 1958 to May, 1961. (Continued on Page 6)
Officers Installed, Members Elected To Homes Committee Grand Lodge Officers installed besides the Grand Master at the Annual Grand Communication Dec. 27 included: Bro. Rochester B. Woodall, a retired Philadelphia businessman, R. W. Deputy Grand Master. Bro. fohn L. McCain, personal investments, Pittsburgh, R. W. Senior Grand Warden. Bro. Walter P. Wells of Coudersport, president judge of the 55th Judicial District in Pennsylvania, R. W. Junior Grand Warden. Bro. Arthur R. Diamond, a Phila(Continued on Page 7)
Bro. Kopp to Retire At Patton School Bro. John W. Kopp will retire July 1 as superintendent of the Thomas Ranken Patton Masonic School for Boys at Elizabethtown. He was appointed to the post six years ago. Bro. Kopp has worked 43 years in education at public and private schools and with the Pennsylvania State Department of Public Instruction. He received his doctorate at Penn State University in 1951. Bro. Kopp is a member of Ashlar Lodge No. 570, Lykens; the Scottish Rite Bodies, Valley of Harrisburg; and Zembo Temple, Harrisburg.