Thank you notes and letters arrived from all parts of the state- expressions of gratitude to the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania for its sponsorship of a summer youth program during July at the Patton School in Elizabethtown. "I want to thank you for being interested in me," wrote a young lady from Clearfield who then registered what seemed to be a common complaint, "but the food was too good and I gained five pounds." "The Masonic Homes, the hospital and the farm are fantastic," wrote another, adding, "I think I understand now why my dad is so proud of being a Mason." A total of 546 girls, 414 members of the International Order of Rainbow for Girls and 132 members of the International Order of Job's Daughters, participated in the activities directed by the Grand Lodge Committee on Youth Programs. The committee is chaired by Bro. Hiram P. Ball, R. W. Past Grand Master. Bro. Ralph R. Hunt is program coordinator. Scheduled activities in each of the six four-day sessions included tours of the Masonic Homes and services in Sell Memorial Chapel. Each busy day began with calisthenics. Softball games and the archery range proved popular. Everyone took advantage of the Homes facilities for swimming. The girls and their leaders held practice sessions to prepare for future
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events, created skits for talent nights, and rated the square dances as a favorite activity.
Participants in the youth program are selected by their leaders through an incentive program tied to the activity "Jf individual units. The competition increases as new
members of both organizations seek to wi11 the right to make their first trip to Elizabethtown while others hope to return.
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The Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, recognizing its responsibility to youth, is already planning for the program to be conducted in the summer of 1978.
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Celebrates 80 Years In Masonry Bro. Floyd M. Cain, life member of Monongahela Lodge No. 269, Pittsburgh, recently celebrated his 80th year as a Mason. He was entered on October 15, 1897. Residing in the Park Superior Healthcare Center, Newport Beach, California, Bro. Cain is now looking forward to celebrating his 103rd birthday. He was born on January 4, 1875, in Pittsburgh.
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.iect and sent to California where he has remained since his retirement in 1945. We salute Bro. Cain as one of the oldest Freemasons in the nation and extend fraternal greetings from the Craft in Pennsylvania.
Dedication, Enthusiasm,, Activity Highlight Grand Master s Term
Centenarian Loves Everyone
g "1 G d Master diminishes unh The time allotted to a_ ra~on will reach that point, I there is no more. (\s my tune s m sincere gratitude for the take this opportumty to exp~h: cZnfidence bestowed in me me,ded bY the Craft during the Mahonortheconferred _upon cooperatiOn exten and
Bro. Louis Kendrick of Ossea Lodge No. 317, Wellsboro, recently joined the Active for many years as a certified ever-increasing but exclusive group of Public accountant. Bro. Cain has been Brethren blessed with long life. On Suninvolved in several business ventures of day, September 18, 1977, Bro. Kendrick his own. During World War II, while was visited by a host of relatives, working for the Treasury Department, friends and brethren who just happened he was assigned to the Manhattan Pro- to stop by his residence in Stony Fork, Tioga County, to help him celebrate his 1OOth birthday. Born on September 17, 1877, Bro. Your Correet Address Kendrick was made a Mason in 1915 Is Always Needed! and says he has been wearing his Grand Lodge fifty year service emblem proudly Wl:en you change your mailing address, please since 1965. take the time to notify your lodge Secretary. He will then be a ble to notify us so we can A butcher and cattle dealer for most keep your name and address in our genera l of his 100 years, Bro. Kendrick has mailing list for ma iling your copies to "The been active in his Symbolic Lodge, The Pennsylvania Freemason." THANK YOU. Stony Fork Grand and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows for more than fifty years. For his many years of outstanding service to the Craft and his community, he Second Class was coroneted a thirty-third degree MaPOSTAGE son in 1975. Asked to what he attributPAID AT ed his long life, Bro. Lou replied: "I've Elinbethtown never smoked, never drank, never Pennsylvania chewed tobacco, and I love everyone."
Mason of the Year Recipient Bro. John S. McCans, Past Master of Donora Lodge No. 626, Donora, Washington County, a business executive in the Donora area for many years and long active in several Masonic bodies, was honored at a testimonial banquet attended by over 200 at the Masonic Temple in Donora on Saturday, September 10, 1977, as the recipient of the Mason of the Year Award. Bro. MeCans is also a member of the Grand Lodge Committee on Finance. POSTMASTER: Please Include Complete Imprint of Address on Your Postal Return Clipping.
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Bro. William A. Carpenter R. W. Grand Secretary
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By Bro. John L. McCain Ri ht Worshipful Grand Master
sonic years 1976 and 1977. ed theme of "Masonic 1 am pleased th~t myhth~ee-pron~ Masonic Activity," is years.
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. deed 'da .banner FreeThe Bicentenary 1976year that for we spon. p 1 was, nia lh It was urmg masonry lh ennsy va .f S ·at Dedication Days; we sored and enjoyed those o'!r pect dedicate new Lodge held eight Special Commumcattons to . e "t'nvaded" C tone ceremomes; w . Rooms and conduct. orner~ 1700 Masons and their famtLondon, England with near Y "· we had 13 Lodge . "f m whence we came , b hes .to see_ .r~O Official Visitations were made Y your Anmversanes, r Grand Lodges; five Grand Grand Lodge Officers to othe S ecial Meetings in the Lodges visited with _us and . h~ld PAnnual Conference of Masonic Temple, Phdadelphta: the held in Philadelphia; Grand Masters of N~~c~~:~~~~d~~s a Special Meeting of your Grand Lodge h ld . n Congress Hall when 26 Rising Star Lodge ~od t~ hon~r a~d privilege of receiving your Grand Master a e d ther Masonic dignataries of Gr~nd Mas,telrsMa~ni~ exhibits from Grand Lodges over 60 North Amertca; specta a (Continued on Page 2)
Oil portrait of Grand Master by artist Henry Cooper
$65,000 distributed
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. The Grand Lodge of Penn,ylvama has distributed more than $65.'000 those members of the fraternity an their families who suffered losses as lt of the flood that 'wept throug. area in the wuthwe,tern part of the Mate on july 19-20. as • t of the emergency • The maJOr par f sistance was required by members o in the Johnstown area, centhe Lodges ter of the flood disaster·
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Under that phase one ~e~ief part of of thethe planflood provldmg
t~ pr~~~~te relief in the form of o_utri~ht Im to $500 total distnbuhon th~ ~~~~~t~d to $15,100. f
Pha'< two of the relief plan call' 0' low inter<" loans of up to $5,000. Total a"iMance to date in that category stan d s at $45 ' 600 · ca11 s The third phase of the for cash gifts to those orgamzattons that
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distressed commumttes. .b t d To date $4,150 has been dis_tn u e and the Grand Lodge Commi_ttee on Flood Relief is currently studymg seve'al addHional requ"'"· C Two M"'on,, both memben; o am1 bria Lodge No. 278 in 1 ofA ros. Stoner oa so thel·Selders r· li"ves. and The Char wives L. es · were killed in the flood. 1
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