Itinerary of Grand Lodge Officers for Next Five Months Homes, Elizabethtown. on Mason ic Homes Meeti ng, Maso ni c The schedule for the Grand Lodge Homes, Elizabethtown. June 26, 1982 - Patriotic Pilgrimage to Officers includes: Gettysburg, celebrating the 250th Anni- _ ay 29, 1982Grand Master will attend M April 3, 1982 -Grand Master will attend versary of the birth of George Washington the 95th Anniversary of Ash la r Lodge the 125th Anniversary of Wi lliamson and the 300th Anniversary of the foundNo. 570, Lykens. Lodge No. 307, Womelsdorf. ing of the Commonwealth. June 2, 1982 - Grand Lodge Quarterly April 3, 1982- Sectional Meeting, School July 9, 1982 - Council of Deliberation, Communication , Harrisburg. of Instru cti on, New Castle. Scranton. June 12,1982- Grand Master will attend April 12, 1982- Grand Master will make Ju ly 14-15, 1982 - Grand Master will the 100th Anniversary, Eldred Lodge an informal visitation to a Stated Meeting attend the opening session of the Gra nd No. 560, Eldred. of Fayette Lodge No. 228, Uniontown. Assembly, International 0 rder of the April 17, 1982 - Grand Master will June 12, 1982- Sectional Meeting, School Rainbow for Girls at Penn State. of Instruction, Philad el phia. attend the 100th Annive rsary of Shiloh July 23, 1982- Grand Lodge Comm ittee June 14,1982- Grand Master will attend Lodge No. 558, Lansdale. on Masonic Homes Meeting, Maso nic the annual session, Sup reme Tem ple, April 17, 1982 - Sectional Meeting, Homes, El izabethtown. Daughters of the Nile, in Pittsbu rgh. School of Instruction , Scranton. August 14, 1982 - Grand Master wil l June 17, 1982 -Grand Master will make April 19, 1982 - Grand Master will attend the 1OOth Anniversary of Marion an informa l visitation to a Special Meeting make an informal visitation to a Stated Lodge No . 562, Scottdale. of Penn-Justice Lo dge No. 766, Penn Meeting of Homewood-Fort Pitt Lodge August 27, 1982 - Grand Lodge ComHi lls Township. No. 635, Pittsburgh. mittee on Masonic Homes Meeting, June 25,1982- Grand Lodge Committee April 23, 1982- Grand Lodge Committee Masonic Homes, Elizabethtown. on Masonic Homes Meeting , Masonic on Masoni c Homes Meeting, Masonic Homes, Elizabethtown. April 24, 1982 - Gran d Master will 'Pilgrimage' Gift to Assist Handicapped attend the Sp ring Reunion of Lancaster Lodge of Perfection , Lancaste r. burg on Saturday, June 26. Grand Lodge has entered into a conApril 24, 1982 - Sectional Meeting, A special ceremony will be held in the tract with the Baltimore Elevator and Schoo l of Instru ction, Kane. stadium area on the campus of Gettysb urg Du mbwaiter Co., Inc. to purchase and May 1, 1982 - Grand Master to attend Col lege at 4:30p.m. instal l a wheelchair lift in the Cyclorama the 175th Anniversary of Union Lodge The electric wheelchair lift will travel Bu ilding at Gettysbu rg National Military No. 108, Towan da. along eight risers of a stairway to an over· Park. May 1, 1982 -Sectional Meeting, School look area. Th e wheelchai r lift wil l be presented of Instruction , Oil City. It will serve many thousands of handito a representative of the United States May 7, 1982 - Senior Grand Warden, capped visitors to the center in the future. Department of the Inte rior as a gift from rep resenting the Grand Master will make The contribution will be recognized the mason s of Pennsy lvania during the an informal visitation to a Stated Meeting by a bronze plaq ue. Patriotic Pilgrimage celeb ration in Gettysof Bethel Lodge No. 76 1, Bethel Park. May 8, 1982 - Gra nd Master wi ll attend Second Class THE PENNSYLVAN IA FREEMASON the 75th Anniversary of Crafton Lodge POSTAGE Distribution Office No. 653, Crafton . PA ID AT MASON IC HOMES May 8, 1982- Sectional Meeting, Schoo l Eli zabethtown Eli zabethtown, Pa. 17022 of Instruction, Williamsport. Pennsylvania (Se nd FORM 3579 to Above Address) May 13, 1982 -Grand Master will make an informal visitation to Leechburg Lodge No. 577, Leechbu rg. May 15, 1982 - Grand Master wi ll visit Val ley of New Castle. May 15, 1982- Sectional Meeting, School of Instruction , Somerset. May 22, 1982- Cornerstone Placing and Dedication of Lodge Room, Elk Lo dge No. 379, Ridgway, Special Commun ication of Grand Lodge. May 22, 1982- Sectional Meeting, School of Instruction, Mt. Uni on. POSTMASTER : Please include complete imprint of address on your postal return cl ipping. May 28, 1982 - Grand Lodge Committee
AN OFFICIAl PUBLICATION OF THE RIGHT WORSHIPFUl GRAND lODGE OF FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS OF PE NNS YLVA NIA
VOLUME XXIX
MAY • 1982
NUMBER 2
Parade to Highlight June 26 Activity
Masons and Families Urged to Attend Patriotic Pilgrimage Excitement is bu ild ing toward Saturday, June 26 when it is expected thousands of maso ns, their fami lies and friends wi II travel to Gettysburg to take part in a PATRIOTIC PILGR IMAGE sponsored by the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania. Th e unabashed exhibition of love for count ry will mark two important anniversary dates fo r masons and Americans everywhere - the 250th anniversary of the birth of Bro. George Washington, and the 300th anniversary of the founding of the Commonwealth.
LATE BULLETIN Bro. Samuel C. Williamson, R.W. Grand Master of Masons in Pennsylvania, has been elected chairman of the Conference of Grand Masters of Masons in North America for 1982. The conference, designed as a forum for the exchange of infor· mation and ideas, is comprised of the Grand lodges in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Puerto Rico. Grand lodges in Europe and the East are informally represented. Bro. Williamson was elected chairman during the conference held on February 22-24 at the Shore ham Hotel in Washington, D.C. He will preside over the business of the conference until it next meets in 1983 at Dallas, Texas. The last time the Grand lodge of Pennsylvania was so honored was in 1968 when then Grand Master John K. Young was elected chairman.
A number of events are being planned with the idea the entire masonic family will participate. The Grand Master has urged every masonic body and masonic organization to get involved. The one activity that promises to attract the greatest deal of attention is a masonic parade through the streets of the Borough of Gettysburg that is scheduled to begin at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. The last issue of The Pennsylvania Freemason (February 1982) contained a color-coded map of the 1.9-mile parade
route including staging areas for the four parade divisions. A report of the division setup is pub lished on page seven. Another impo rtant event has been ad ded to the schedu le for those who will arrive a day early on Friday, Jun e 25. It has become a custom to begin important Grand Lodge celebrations with a Vesper service as the means of asking God's bl essing on the undertaking . To that end, a Vesper service has been scheduled for 5:30p.m. on Friday, Ju ne 25 in (Continued on Page 11)
'An Investment in Tomorrow'
Youth Foundation Fund Drive Begins "The Pennsylvania Youth Foundation can provide to us as masons two impo rtant services. " It can provide the means through which we will support ou r young peop le in recogn ition they are ou r future ... and it can provide the means for all of us to un ite as a family; pulling togethe r as one for an idea that requires the support of all masonic bod ies and organizations." Grand Master Sam uel C. Williamson Chairman, Pennsylva nia Youth Found ati on Th e opening lines of the fund raiser for the Pennsylvania Yo uth Foundation that was mailed two weeks ago to all Pennsylvan ia masons sets the standard by which the Grand Master hopes to raise $500,000 this year so that the organiza· tion might become self-sufficient as soon as possible. This first year of operation is being subsid ized by a $60,000 grant app roved
by the masons of Pennsylvania in the 1982 Grand Lodge budget. The purpose of the nonprofit, charitab le corporation is to provide gu idance to the youth of Pennsylvania in their mental, physical and religious or spiritual develop · ment through programs in the fi elds of physical education, sportsmansh ip , c1t1· zenship , moral ity, public speaking and the arts. Headquartered at the Patton School campus adjacent to the gro unds of the Masonic Hom es at Elizabethtown, the foun dation will support the varied programs al ready being conducted each summer by the Rainbow for Girls, Job's Daughters and the Order of DeMolay. The Pennsylvania Youth Foundation is governed by a seven-member board of directors that is assisted by a 21-member advisory board. Virtually every masonic body and organization is represented. A number of innovative programs have (Continued on Page 7)