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The PENNSYLVANIA
FREE~ASON AN OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE RIGHT WORSHIPFUL GRAND LODGE OF FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS OF PENNSYLVANIA
VOLUME XXII
The Annual Grand Communication of Grand Lodge will be held in Syria Mosque, Pittsburgh, on Saturday, December 27. Master Masons are invited to attend.
Annual Communication Slated for Pittsburgh The Annual Grand Communication of Grand Lodge - to install a new R . W. Grand Master of Masons in Pennsylvania - will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, December 27, in Syria Mosque, Pittsburgh. The session is open to all Master Masons. You do not have to be a Lodge Officer or a Past Mas ter to attend. Luncheon will be served to all those attending at 1:30 p.m. in the banquet room. Following the luncheon at 3 p.m. , a Special Meeting of Milnor Lodge No. 287 will be held in Syria Mosque to receive the newly installed Grand Master. All Masons are also invited to this meeting. THE PENNSYLVANIA FREEMASON Distribution Office MASONIC HOMES Elizabethtown, Pa. 17022 (Se n d FORM 3579 to Above Address)
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Grand Master Thanks Brethren For Opportunity to Serve Masonry M asoni~ Temple_, across the street from Syria Mosque, in the Oakland Section of Pittsburgh, will be used for visiting Grand Lodge Officers during the Annual Grand.
Masonic Blood Donor Club
Masons Invited to Membership The Masonic Blood Donor Club of Southeastern Pennsylvania, with 1,970 members, is celebrating its Eighth Anniversary. During the eight years, the Club has donated 186 pin ts of blood to Guests at the Masonic Homes at Elizabethtown. Bro. Wayne W . Thompson is Chairman of the Club , and has served in that capacity since it started in 1967. He reported: "It is quite obvious that active promotion by Lodge Officers and Members does get results. "We would welcome an opportunity to meet with Lodges to tell the Blood Second Class POSTAGE PAID AT Elizabethtown Pennsylvania
Club story. "A member of the Club, his wife, and tax dependents are eligible for blood, as and when needed, without charge for the blood." If a member dies, his widow continues with privileges for one year. Then, if so elected, she can join on her own right. The requirements for membership are th at you must give or provide one pint of blood upon application. Then, if necessary, you will be required to give again in the same sequence of your membership number. Since the start of the Club, eight years ago. no member has been called to give blood a second time. Annual dues are $2.00. This is to meet operation expenses. Masons desiring membership can send $2.00 to Masonic Blood Donor Club, 1612 Pine Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 19103. Enclose a self-addressed stamped envelope. Those desiring additional information on the Club should write to Bro. Wayne W. Thompson , 620 Washington Lane, Jenkintown, Pa. 19046.
Masonic Law
POSTMASTER: Please Include Comple te Imprint of Address o n Your Postal Return Clipping.
The use or dispensing of intoxicating liquors at Masonic banquets or at any Masonic occasion in any room or place under control of a Lodge is prohibited. Decision XLVIII, Par. 1, Digest of Decisions.
By Rochester B. Woodall R. W. Grand Master At the Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge on December 27, 1973 you conferred upon me the honor to serve as your Grand Master- the highest honor that can be conferred in Freemasonry. I assure you that it has been the greatest challenge and experience of my en tire life. By the grace and mercy of the Supreme Grand Master of the Universe, my mental and physical powers have remained constant. For this , I give grateful thanks to the Lord. The goals which I hoped to accomplish are either nearing completion or have been completed . These will be enumerated in the Grand Master's Annual Report which will be printed in the 1975 Abstract of Proceedings of Grand Lodge. The service that I have been able to render has been a great pleasure to me. I sincerely realize and acknowledge that it was made possible only because of the support and dedication of the Masons of Pennsylvania.
I ·wish that I could have met each and every one of you personally because ... " How can you be a Brother to someone you don't even know ." By the use of this issue of the Pennsylvania Freemason, I extend my sincere and heartfelt thanks to all of you as my tenure of office as Grand Master approaches Saint John the Evangelist's Day on December 27, 1975 . May your future be bright, your troubles small, and your enthusiasm the greatest.
Oil painting of Bro. Rochester B. Woodall, R. W. Grand Master, will be displayed in Masonic Temple, Philadelphia.
Construction Has Started at Masonic Homes Construction started on October 24 for the new replacement building at the Masonic Health Care Center of the Masonic Homes at Elizabethtown.
T hey were assisted by other members of the Committee on Masonic H omes, Guests at the Homes, architects and representatives of the contractor.
Bro. Rochester B. Woodall, Grand Master and Chairman of the Committee on Masonic Homes, and Bro. Theodore K. Warner, Jr., Chairman of the Building Subcommittee headed the official ground breaking ceremony.
The building was designed by the archi tectural firm of Lawrie and Green of Harrisburg. Warfel Construction Company of Lancaster was awarded the contract for a low bid of $3,000,000.
This does not include architectural fees or furnishings. It is estimated that the project will cost a total of $4,000 ,000 when completed . The building became necessary to replace patien t beds lost by strict state and federal regulations for Adult Care Centers. In participating in the ceremony, the (Continued on Page 3)