In Tribute to Brotherhood: Two Made Masons-At-Sight in Harrisburg Sept. 24
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New Painting for Cornerstone Bicentennial AN OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE RIGHT WORSHIPFUL GRAND LODGE OF FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS OF PENNSYLVANIA VOLUME XL NOVEMBER 1993 NUMBER4 Two Made Masons-At-Sight In Harrisburg Sept. 24 ,-...SJ~urj~ "WttJfitn91', huyitt9 tfi~ Gorttl'f·t(£tn~ of ~~- u •• t"f StQtu Capitof, ·5•rt. ld, 1793 To commemorate the 200th anniversary of the cornerstone laying at the U.S. Capitol, the Supreme Entered Apprentice Mason's Degree Team from the Council for the Southern Jurisdiction has commissioned a painting by artist John D. Melius, 32°. Prints Eastern Region shown with Edward H. Fowler, Jr., R. W. of the 22" x 33" painting are available on quality acid-free paper by making a donation of $100 to the Grand Master and the two candidates. "Scottish Rite Foundation, SJ, USA." Orders should be sent to Supreme Council, SJ, 1733 16th Street NW, Washington, DC 20009. Proceeds from the sale ofthe prints will benefit the Southern Jurisdiction's childhood language disorders program. On September 18, R. W. Grand Master Edward H. Fowler, Jr. participated in the reenactment of the Laying ofthe Cornerstone that occurred two hundred years ago. THE GRAND LODGE F.&A.M. OF PENNSYLVANIA ORDER FORM Masonic Homes Second Class U.S. CAPITOL BOOK Development & Public Relations POSTAGE One Masonic Drive PAID Contribution Premium Shipping Elizabethtown, PA 17022-2199 Lancaster , Request In Tribute to Brotherhood: PA 17022-2199 and Additional Thousands At Dedication Offices Name Address Seventeen Grand Masters among Distinguished Guests for Historic Fellow Craft Mason's Degree Team from the Northeast City Dedication Events ern Region shown with Edward H. Fowler, Jr., R. W. The Dedication of the Friend to Friend Masonic Grand Master and the two candidates. State/Zip Memorial Monument, Plaza, and enhanced National Military Cemetery at Gettysburg was a historic occasion Lodge No. I Phone No. for Freemasonry and the people of the United States. The striking, larger-than-life statue of Union Captain Amount of contribution is $50.00 and Brother Henry Bingham coming to the aid of ($5.00 tax-deductible) Confederate General and Brother Lewis Armistead dur Please make your check payable to: ing Pickett's Charge at the Battle of Gettysburg now The Masonic Library stands as a lasting tribute to the bonds of Brotherhood and Museum of Pennsylvania that transcends political differences and the emotions of and mail to: war. Commissioned and placed by The Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, the Monument honors all Freemasons The Masonic Library and who fought in all the wars and conflicts of the country. Museum of Pennsylvania Seventeen Most Worshipful Grand Masters were POSTMASTER: Send address changes to above. Masonic Temple Please include complete imprint of address on your postal return clipping. among the sixty-one Fraternal dignitaries from across Master Mason's Degree Team from the Philadelphia One North Broad Street the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico who were in Region shown with Edward H. Fowler, Jr., R. W. Grand 20 Philadelphia, PA 19107-2520 Gettysburg to participate in the Dedication of the Friend Master and the two candidates. Story on page 10 Continued on page 3 Grand Master's Itinerary November 1993 12 District Deputy Grand Master Meeting, Regions 4 T~e Gral)d .Ma,ter Speak, ... and 5 1 Trustees of Consolidated Fund Meeting and 14 Grand Master's Executive Advisory Committee Administrators of Pension Plan Meeting, Meeting, Philadelphia Brethren, Appendant and Affiliated Bodies Philadelphia 6 Lodge No. 426, 125th Anniversary, Cressona 14 The Pennsylvania Masonic Foundation for Leader The Dedication of the Friend are subscribing. ship & Management, Inc. Meeting, Philadelphia 7-9 Grand Lodge of Nevada t o Friend Masonic Memor ial The HIRAM I Leadership and 14 The Pennsylvania Masonic Foundation for the Monument in Get tysburg was 12-13 District Deputy Grand Master Training, Harrisburg Management Program has been 13 Lodge No. 600, lOOth Anniversary, Philadelphia Prevention of Drug and Alcohol Abuse Among history in the making - and developed and is well established 14-16 Grand Lodge of Maryland Children Meeting, Philadelphia mor e - for our nation and for t o ch allenge the leaders of our 20 Valley of New Castle Reunion, A.A.S.R., New 14 The Masonic Library and Museum of Pennsylvania Meeting, Philadelphia Freemasonry. Lodges to face the opportunities Castle It was "Brotherhood Undivid of the times . to manage 30 Committee on Finance Meeting, Philadelphia 15 Masonic Congress, Elizabethtown ed." It was the Fraternity work change . to think of ways to 19 District Deputy Grand Master Meeting, Regions 6 ing wit h unanimity . of December 1993 and 7 make things happen and then 21-23 Mid-Winter Conference, Tall Cedars, Inner Harbor, Brethren stepping out together t o make them happen . Facilitators 1 Quarterly Communication, Philadelphia Baltimore, MD let the Light of Freemasonry are systematically tr ained and 2 Grand Chapter Communication, Philadelphia 27 Presentation ofR.W. Junior Grand Warden, shine forth. It exemplified a extending the philosophy of lead 3 Committee on Masonic Homes Meeting, Elysburg Lodge No. 414 Fr aternity Buildi ng for the ership across the state. Elizabethtown 28 Committee on Masonic Homes Meeting, Future . Today! Grand Lodge oper ations have 14-16 Grand Lodge of District of Columbia Elizabethtown What generally would have been improved for greater effi 26-27 Annual Grand Communication, Harrisburg 28 The Pennsylvania Youth Foundation Meeting, taken sever al years to create and ciency and cost-effectiveness. Masonic Conference Center, Elizabethtown J anuary 1994 complete was accomplished in a Direct ors, managers, and admin 29 The Pennsylvania Youth Foundation Advisory year at Gettysburg. It was istrators with defined responsi 5 District Deputy Grand Master Meeting, Regions 1, Meeting, Masonic Conference Center, Elizabethtown achieved because men of vision bilities are administering the 2, and 3 8 13th Annual Retiring Master's Banquet for the 49th 29 Zemba Shrine Potentate Reception, Zemba Temple, and dedication saw the need to complex Grand Lodge operations Harrisburg immort alize the message of and our F oundations. J ust a few Masonic District Brotherhood that has been so changes remain to complete that dramat ically exemplified in the effort. Two Are Made Masons-At-Sight In Harrisburg on September 24, continued tram page 1 Civil War scene of Union Captain The Fraternal organization Henry Bingham coming to the Portrait of Bro. Edward H. Fowler, Jr. R. W. Grand Master has been realigned across the In the presence of the Right Worshipful Grand Gettysburg; Junior Master of Ceremonies- Bro. Victor J. aid of Confederate Gener al Lewis by Bro. Henry Cooper state into seven Regions and Master, two men were made Masons-at-Sight when the Reale, W.M., Good Samaritan Lodge No. 336, Armistead. It h appened because restructured Districts for more three Degrees wer e Conferred during a Special Gettysburg; Pursuivant -Bro. Dennis K. Fogle, S.W., of the many Masons who accepted vania, we will have been "Building effective operations and closer com for the Future . .. Today!" - every Communication of Grand Lodge in Zembo Temple, White Rose Lodge No. 706, York; Chaplain - Bro. H. the challenge, t ook the leadership, munications. Vernon Tyson , Chaplain, Red Lion Lodge No. 649; day for 730 days. Harrisburg, Friday, September 24. The Degrees were managed a plan, and worked togeth From Grand Lodge ceremonies in Conferred upon: Guides - Bro. Raymond E. Hess, P.M., Zeredatha Lodge er for the benefit of the Fraternity, It takes planning, leadership, Valley F orge, Perryopolis, and management, and unanimity of pur Bro. Ernest W. Preate, Jr., t he Attorney General of No. 451, York, and Bro. Nevin L. Senft, P.M., Zeredatha the community, and the country. Gettysburg to grassroots activities Lodge No. 451, York, and Principal - Bro. Paul W. pose t o build for t he future. As the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Ther e's a st rong, encouraging in cities and towns across the state, Sterner , P.M., York Lodge No. 266. message for Penn sylvania Fr ee Masons, we know that you Enter Lodges and the Family of Free Bro. Geary O'Neil, son of the Right Worshipful Grand masonry in the dynamic story of the your Designs upon the Trestleboard, masonry are more visible and more Master. The Degree Team for the Fellow Craft Mason's creation of the Friend to Friend Craft the components, and Raise the involved in their communities. The Degrees were Conferred in an exemplary manner Degrees comprised: Worshipful Master- Bro. Jeffrey A. Masonic Memorial Monument - of structure. During these two years, As each today has become a yes by three Degree Teams organized for the occasion under Winerth, Acacia Lodge No. 579, Taylor; Senior Warden deftly crafting a vision into r eality we have followed that course: We terday during these two years, the direction of the Instructor of Ritualistic Work, Bro. Bro. Martin C. Snyder, St. John's Lodge No. 233, West symbolizing our heritage and our have placed key Cornerstones and together, we have been adding one J ames K. Thompson; Eastern Region Instructor Bro. Pittston; Junior Warden - Bro. Richard L. Colwell, St. promise for tomorrow. That accom laid some firm foundations for the block after another to the building of Roderick W. Albright; Philadelphia Region Instructor John's Lodge No. 233, West Pittston; Treasurer - Bro. plishment is the lat est achievement future of Freemasonry in our Fraternity's future. J ust as the Bro. Howard E. Vaughn, and Central Region Instructor George Paolucci, Oriental Star Lodge No. 588, Peckville; as we continue to reach for the goals Pennsylvania . unanimity of Brotherhood working Bro. R. Dean Jobe. The Entered Apprentice Mason's Secretary- Bro. Charles Wirth, Waverly Lodge No.