The PENNSYLVANIA Grand Master's Day At the Masonic Homes
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AN OFFICIAL PUB LICATION OF TH E RIGHT WORSHIPFUL GRAND LODG E OF FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS OF PENNSYLV i\Nii\
VOLUME XLII
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Friend to Friend ''Do a Friend a Favor- Use it!''
August 26, 1995 ... Mark Your Calendars Now! The fun andfestivities begin a/10:00 a.m. and continue unti/5:00 p.m. This is your day to spend visiting the residents, louring the grounds, and taking in all of the numerous activities offered . .. bands, display booths, face painters for the children, and tours of service areas. Plus, all the food you can eat!
Th e Master Mason and his Bl ue Lodge are the key ~~~ stone of Freemasonry-the cente rpie ce in making it all come toget her fo r Friend to Friend to " turn th e t ide" in Membership Development.
This is a lime for each ofyou (and most especially those who have never visited the Masonic Homes) to come and see how we are preparing for the next cenllll)' and where your conh·ibution dollars are being used.
If you and your family are planning to a/lend, please lake a moment right now to complete the coupon on this page and send it to the Masonic Homes. 11 should be noted that/he Masonic Homes will not be able to provide wheelchairs. Please bring your own if needed. Handicapped parking will be available; howeve1; you must advise the Maso nic Hom es on yo ur coupon (at bollom of page) if handicapped parking is required so that a special ticket can be forwarded to you prior to Grand Master~ Day.
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Masonic Homes Development & Public Relations One Masonic Drive Elizabethtown, PA 17022-2199
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0 Driving Own Car 0 Passenger in Another Car 0 Charter Bus 0 Require Handicapped Parking* 0 Arriving by Train " If " Handicapped Parking " is required, please enclose a stamped, self-addressed envelope with this coupon. We will send a special parking permit which you must bring with you. MAIL TO: G rand Master' s Day Masonic Homes One Masonic Drive · Elizabethtown, PA 17022-2199
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Five Masons met Friend to Friend o n e eve ning late in March in the home of Bro. Robert L. Co rle, Worsh i pful Master of Bedford Lodge N o. 320, to talk on the Leve l a b out Freemason ry and the Friend to Friend Program. With him were two Brethren fro m his Lodge: Bro. Tom L. Livingston, a long -time Member of the Craft, and Bro. Steve n D. Mi ller, who was Raised ju st m onths ago. Th e o th e r two we re Bro. George H. Hohensh ildt, R.W. Grand Mast er, and Bro. Ken n eth R. House. Distri ct Dep uty Grand Master of the 34th Mason ic District. It was an evening of on-the-Level d i scuss ion among Brethren that st a rted in the living room then ca rri ed ove r to th e dinner table. The Breth ren began ta lki ng about who Masons are, what Masons do and what they beli eve. T hen they co nside red public awa re ness and educatio n . Friend to Friend t o pp e d off the conversation e mph as i zin g t h e va l ue a n d importan ce of th ose act ivities NOW.
Early in the dialogue, when Bro. Miller exp lain ed why he had wanted to join the Fraternity, the ot her Brethre n recognized the im pact that the Friend to Friend message is bound to have upon
camaraderie ... Now, I f ind myself being more involved. " T he G r and Master observed , " Steve, you wouldn't be a Masonyou wouldn't have j oined , if you hadn't had, as you te rmed it , a favorab le opinion. T hat op i n i on had to be d erived from people you know or heard abou t (who are Masons) . .. and obviously t h at attract ed you to th is Fraternity. "
" Tha t 's really w h at Friend to Friend is about - an educationa l tool we can use wit h non-Masons • • •-......~t o l et them kno w who we are , • w hat we do and what we believe ... Maybe non-Masons wi ll ........ do as you have done and find a favorable opinion o f us and become a Member of our Frate rnity."
good men in the community. A n entrepreneur with a young family and owner of two businesses, Bro. Miller explained: " I joined to see what I could do for somebody else . .. I felt that I could join and my share of my commitment would be r epr esentative of the ways it (Freemasonry) helps others. Once I became a Mason, though , I re ali zed that what I was th inking was just t he t ip of the icebe r g-there is a lot mo r e t o it. I mean, t h e brotherhood , t he
Bro. Livingston, w ho heads the sales operations fo r a la rge da i ry, h as been ac ti v e in Bedfo rd Lodge, serving in a num ber of ways over the years. He is as enthusiastic i n talki ng about Masonry as he is in his successfu l sa les work. He said: " I' m very grateful that Maso nry . . . is saying that we' re a proud organization , we' re doing a lot of wonderfu l things and there are lots of good people who ought to be a part of it !" " When you meet a good ma n and you know he is a good manFriend to Friend , give him a brochure." Friend to Friend continued on page 2