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Quanerly Communication of Grand Lodge, Corinthian H all, Masonic T emple, Philadelphia Mid-Atlantic Slu·ine Association, Virginia Beach Lodge No. 700, State College Rededication Program, Masonic Center, Reading Annual Meeting of the Supreme Counci l, A.A.S.R., Grand Rapids
OCTOBER 1988 Special Communication of the Grand Lodge for ~he purpose of Dedicating the Lodge Room, Lodge 276, Brookville 8 Special Communication of the Grand Lodge for the purpose of laying the Cornerstone and Dedicating the Lodge Room, Lodge No. 378, Mount Carmel 11 Lodge No. 278, Johnstown
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Tall Cedars of Lebanon, Zembo Mosque, Harrisburg 21 Committee on Masonic Homes, Elizabethtown 22 Au tumn Days, Masonic Homes, Elizabethtown 28 Seminar on Masonic Education, Patton Campus, Elizabethtown 29 Masonic Dinner, Zem Zem Temple, Erie NOVEMBER 1988 4-6
Eastern Regional Assembly of the Grand Imperial Council, Knights of the Red Cross of Constantine, Hershey Pocono Resort. 11 Tall Cedars of Lebanon, York Forest No. 30, 75th Anniversary, York 12 Royal Order of J esters, Court No. 2, Oakland 15 Lodge No. 433, New Castle 19 Jaffa Temple, Ceremonial, Altoona
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AN OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE RIGHT WORSHIPFUL ~ GRAND LODGE OF FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS OF PENNSYLVANIA
VOLUME XXXV
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AUGUST • 1988
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Grand Lodge Approves Independent Living Community
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\'ol. XX-X\' AUGUST 1988 No.3 Pubhcat.ion No. USPS 426-140 Issued Quarterly Febntat) , ;\lay, August a nd Novembct at the i\lasonic Temple, Philadelphia, Pcnnsyl\'ania, by The Right Wor; hipful Grand Lodgt of the Most Ancient a nd Honorable Fratetnit} of Free and Accepted Masons of Penm} h ·a nia and Masonic Juri sdiction TI1creumo Belonging. GRAND LODGE OFFICERS Arthur J. Kurtz, R. IV. Grand Master \\'.Scott Stoner, R. II'. Deput)' Grand Masin Edward H. Fowler, Jr., It II'. Senior Grand 11'a1den George H. Hohenshildt, R. W. j unior Grand Wmden Arthur R. Diamond, R. W. Grand Treasure1 Thomas W. Jackson, R. II'. Grand SecrelaT)'
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Artist Sketch of Proposed Independent Living Community.
On May 27, 1988, the Committee on Masonic Homes approved the master plans for an Independent Living Community to be erected on the grounds of the Masonic Homes at Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania. Subsequently, at the Quarterly Communication o f Grand Lodge on June 1, 1988, the Committee on Masonic Homes recommendation was approved for the construction of Phase I. This community, which will be developed on the north side of the Masonic Homes grounds, will be developed in three phases. Groundbreaking ceremonies for Phase I will take place in Spring of 1989. Phase I will include the construction of the clubhouse, eight cottages, sixty-five apartments, and the courtyard. The clubhouse will contain activity areas, dining rooms, a library, con venience store, mail room, lounge, wellness center, and administrative offices. The dining area will overlook a meticulous! y landscaped courtyard and meals will be served in a fine dining atmosphere from a varied menu. Residents will have a choice of selecting from a variety of available living accommodations which will include one conti11ued on page 2
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