Friend to Friend is Reaching Out! continuedfrom page 1 No sooner was a Friend to Friend brochure in the hands of Bro. Karl A. Hoffman of Frackville Lodge No. 737 in the 58th Masonic District, when he asked for two more copies. He said that he knew right away of three good men who would want to know more about the Masonic Fraternity. They are all in the family- his two sons-in-l aw and a grandson. When he asked for the Friend to Friend brochures, Bro. Hoffman wrote, "I am eighty-eight years old, a wheelchair resident of this nurs ing home (Mountain View Manor in Coal Town ship) , and proudly, a fifty-five year Master Mason."
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Freemasonry: Who we are, what w e stand for, what we do and how we give "Help to a Brother" and "Help to Mankind." Friend to Friend is "The hands of f riendship" passing the word to help good men - in our families, in our neighborhoods, at work, in our churches to know about and appreciate the values, principles and benefits of the world's oldest and most dynamic Fraternity. As the colorful Friend to Friend brochure dramatically depicts, "From Centuries Past . . . Through Centuries to Come" - from Bro. George Washington to Astronaut Bro. "Buzz" Aldrin - "Freemasonry embodies the moral fiber and purpose for the Fraternity to soar int o the Twenty-First Century and beyond."
A twelv e-Member Friend to Friend Executive Task Force, chaired by R.W. Grand Maser Hohenshildt, is responsible for the leadership, planning and administration of the all-Member involvement program. In the first four months of this year, there has been a high le vel of rec ognition generated for Friend to Friend.
Friend to Friend is an educational process: Brethren are able to let good men know about Freemasonry and then be available to answer the questions they surely will want to ask. Considerable awareness of the Fraternity and the Appendant and Affiliated Bodies was fostered when more than three million tabloids, Freemasonry in Pennsylvania .. . and Around the World were distributed to three-quarters of the homes in Pennsylvania in conjunction with the Installation of Bro. George H. Hohenshildt as R.W. Grand Master.
Friend to Friend is also featured on the reverse of the R.W. Grand Master's Medallion, wh ich has been reproduced in miniature on a bronze pocket coin that also is being distributed at Visitations, Meetings and special events.
Every Masonic Lodg e Hall, York Rite Meeting place, Scottish Rite Cath edral and Shrine Temple in Pennsylvania has been presented a three-by-two-foot gold-framed, full color reproduction of the magnificent Friend to Friend: From Centuries Past-Through Centur ies to Come watercolor. Grand Master
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With all schedules being met by April 1, each of the 503 Lodges in Pennsylvania would have a twelve-Member Friend to F riend Ta sk Force , made up of four Committees of t hree Brethren each. It is the assignment for each of these Task Force Members - numbering more than 6,000 across the Commonwealth - to spread themselves over a large extent of territory and, Friend to Friend, tell the story of Freemasonry to one good man a month.
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All of the elements are in place for a successful Friend to Friend program to be totally effective. "Friend to Friend is a program for every Mason," R.W . Grand Master Hohenshildt pointed out and asked, " Is there a Man who doesn't have a friend or a relative of good character who w o uld appreciate knowing about the Fraternity?" One month after his Installation, Grand Master Hohenshildt sent e v ery Pennsylvania Mason a letter detailing the importance of the Friend to Friend program and asking personal support. With each letter was a copy of the Friend to Friend brochure which the Mason was asked to give to a friend to help him appreciate the Fraternity and then respond positively to his questions when the friend returned the brochure. Friend to Friend continued on page 16
Bro. Karl A. Hoffman (right), eighty-eight and a Mason for more than fifty-five years, puts Friend to Friend into action by asking for additional brochures. He is shown reviewing the Freemasonry in Pennsylvania ... and Around the World tabloid and Friend to Friend brochure with Bro. Hugh A. Jones, 58th District Deputy Grand Master.