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Vol. 2008 Issue 1 20 March 2008

“Only that day dawns to which we are awake. The sun is but a rising star and these may be An Hesperian Paradise—A stylized speculation but the Spring years in the history of the human race.” H.D. THOREAU

Inside this issue: The 145th Installation of Officers at Hesperia 411 Lodge Installing Senior Deacon, Bro. Alberto Ramirez (far right) leads our new officers before the altar: Bro. Charles Renslow, PM (Chaplain), Masonic Charity 2 Bro. Christos Sakkos (Marshall), Bro. Shiloh Madsen (Junior Steward), Bro. Alejandro Tribin (Senior Steward), Bro. James Voss (Junior Deacon), Bro. James Stephens (Senior Deacon), Bro. Ronald Ehemann, PM (Secretary), Bro. Roger Frazier, PM (Treasurer), Masonic Humor 2 Bro. Marino Pallotta (Junior Warden), Bro. Robert Harvey (Senior Warden), and Bro. John Sarabia (Worshipful Master). Academic Bowl 2 Veteran’s Outreach 2 WORSHIPFUL M ASTER ’S A DDRESS - 2008 Masonic Education 3 Today’s Journey 4 Vision for the coming year Yesterday’s Journey 5 I was informed last year at the seminar for Wardens that new membership was a pressing issue. I agree. I was more interested in the other pressing issue which arose at the seminar: new member attendance. To that end, I hope to create an atmosphere where, not only can we initiate many new Meeting at: Masons this year, but also interest them in both regularly attending and participating in our meet- Jefferson Masonic Temple ings, charities and activities afterwards. 5418 West Gale Street , 60630 As you know, Hesperia has been fortunate in having made many new Masons and Chuck has per- sonally done a wonderful job in increasing our membership. I would like to add to his success by www.hesperia411.org creating an environment of friendship as well as fun. Meetings should address both our responsi- 2nd and 4th Thursday bilities as a lodge and our duty to increase interest in continuing attendance among newer brothers. 2nd only in July, Aug., Any suggestions by my fellow brethren regarding the advancement of this goal are most welcome. Nov., & Dec. I hope that in the coming year we create excitement in the lodge while continuing to adhere to the Publisher: Bro. C. Renslow ancient and beautiful rituals that make Masonry so important to all men who join us. Please submit your articles, Sincerely, postcards, images or events for future issues. John Sarabia, WM

GRACELAND - A S PECULATIVE “Great men are those who realize that the MASONIC J OURNEY - O CT . 2008 spiritual is greater When in ancient times , Nature, that steady hand of the A Sphinx graces and guards the entrance to the than any material Schoenhofen Pyramid as the sun approaches the force, that thoughts Supreme Architect of the Universe, presided over the retreat of closing of the day in the West. rule the world.” the icy glaciers of America, El Merica to some, that ancient, mythical, pristine, western or hesperian paradise, a valley they the time of this flood, on a distant Ralph Waldo Emerson had carved was filled with perfectly clean, fresh, clear glacial side of the globe, a great, ancient melt-water. Soon, perhaps with little warning, the lobate ridges and lush forest lay in what we now “Life teaches us to be containing it burst at their southwestern extremity, at a place know as the eastern Sahara, most less harsh with our- we now know as Willow Springs, blasting a narrow canyon in ancient Egypt, perhaps silently selves and others.” the vast glacial dam of clay and stone, exposing there the nearly anticipating a new and future dawn half-billion year old Niagaran Dolomite strata below. These more of man. That age was about 14,000 Bro. Johann von Göethe ancient stones bear the record of a time fully 1-40th the age of years ago. The place of this catas- the Universe itself and are also found at Niagara Falls . (1) At trophic flood we (continued p. 6-8) P a ge 2 Vol. 2008 Issue 1

Hesperia - Dedicated to the Practice of Charity

“God is very good to us. Let us ... show our sense of His goodness to us by continuing to do good to our fellow creatures.” Bro. Benjamin Franklin Night Ministries: On two occasions these last few months, brethren joined the Night Ministries in both the Uptown and Lakeview neighborhoods in Chicago. In each case several dozen homeless, including a large number of homeless youth, were served sandwiches or hot soups provided by Bro. Renslow and Bro. Sakkos (10 gal donated by Artimis of Mt. Prospect). Vital Bridges: Led by Bro. Harvey (SW), Bros. Elia (PM), McDermott, Sakkos, and Caisson periodically assist with the distri- Lori Cannon, Bros. Elia, Harvey and McDermott bution of groceries to needy HIV+ persons. Patrons receive 4 bags per month.

Hesperian Humor In the year 2008, the Lord came unto Noah, now living in the US, and said: 'Once again, the Earth has become wicked and over-populated, and I see the end of all flesh before me. Build another Ark and save two of every living thing. You have 6 months.' Six months later, the Lord noticed Noah weeping in his yard - but no Ark. 'Noah!' He roared, 'I'm about to send the rains; where is the Ark ?' 'Forgive me, Lord' begged Noah, 'but things have changed. I needed a building permit & they say I need a sprinkler system. My neighbors claim that I've violated zoning laws. The Dept. of Transportation demanded a bond be posted for costs related to moving power lines. There's a ban on cutting local trees in order to save the spotted owl. An animal rights group sued me. The trades unions say I can't use my sons and the IRS seized all my assets, claiming I'm trying to leave the country illegally with endangered species. The EPA requires an environmental impact study on your proposed flood. So, forgive me, Lord, but it would require at least 10 years.' Suddenly the skies cleared, the sun began to shine, and a rainbow appeared. Noah looked up in wonder and asked, 'You mean you're not going to destroy the world?' 'No,' said the Lord: 'your government beat me to it.' From the mind of Bro. Ray Masterson - a slightly abbreviated

Academic Bowl - The Latin School “Tis the mind that maketh the body rich.” Shakespeare On 16 February Fred and I finally got into nated them from the championship the first year for their coach and the team of the famous New Trier High, attended by round. However, they were still in conten- seven, who had only three returning com- such luminaries as Charlton Heston and tion for second place with one more oppo- petitors. Fred and I thoroughly enjoyed Donald Rumsfeld. The contest was a dou- nent to meet, Maine South. The competi- ourselves and were very impressed by the ble-elimination series of rounds. In the first tion was very tight with each team trading maturity of all the teens in the competition. round the Latin School of Chicago faced questions with each question. No team was There were sixteen teams in this regional Loyola Academy . Latin won 340 to 190. I ever more than ten points apart. Now the competition and Latin finished was awed. They seemed like the Latin questions were much more difficult and this fourth. New Trier was the champion and, School of old. The next opponent was Pala- became their longest game and their hottest along with Stevenson and Maine South, tine which Latin also beat handily 275-155. competition of the day. With one question travels to Glenwood High School in Chat- Following the break, our Latin team faced left, the teams tied at 240 each, Latin did ham , south of Springfield , on March 1 st for Adlai Stevenson School and faltered. Latin not answer a question fully and Maine was the state championship. We met five other had every answer but was a bit slow at the given the opportunity to correct the answer Masons in attendance. We had a pleasant buzzer while Stevenson had two kids that and did so, winning the competition 245- conversation with them after the competi- were absolute whizzes and had answers be- 240. tion. This was a first time for most of them fore many questions were finished. Sadly Latin finished in fourth place but was justi- and they all want to return next year. Latin lost that round 245-150, which elimi- fiably proud of their achievement. This was Ray Masterson, PM FINIS Art donated by Bro. Moshen Modaressi, PM, 33° - MSA, Masonic Service Assoc. - State Coordinator - Veterans

Both Bro. Modaressi as well as Hesperia contrib- of thanks and of the beautiful art he is once again uted to the funding of eye glasses for veterans in able to create. Right: Sketch by Greg Ramierez need. In at least one instance a veteran, unable to “The best general is the one who makes the best read medicine bottle labels, had found himself in use of the troops he has at hand.” Seneca, c. 0040 an emergency room as a result of a dosage error. It is only noble to be good." Bro. Johann von Another grateful recipient, moved by the concern Göethe, c. 1780 of strangers, now able to see properly, in tears, donated the drawing at right to the lodge as a sign “Live simply, God is among us.” Karl Linnaeus Vol. 2008 Issue 1 P a ge 3

Masonic Education: Brilliant Light of the Past Illuminating Present & Future The following adaptation of a soliloquy written just after the birth into this world has exiled me. I have found no man who can original ‘War to End all Wars,’ in 1922 by the great playwright, do my day’s deeds or dream my night’s dreams. I look up at the George Bernard Shaw, strikes me as an appropriately Masonic stars and am dazzled, look down upon the Earth and am darkened, sentiment reflecting a feeling, often difficult to express or define, but you – you look out, out of this world to that place from which felt deeply I suspect, by many men, young and old, in centuries we have strayed. These cities are a madman’s dream but you are my past, now and surely in centuries to come, who have been blessed reality. You and I are strangers to this world, are no strangers to one with the honor to be made Masons: “I have traveled through another. Your starry lamps I have seen from afar signaling great many distant lands in search of those lost places from which my secrets to some eternal sentinel below, and here you are at last Ma- sons, their sentinel, silent, full of thoughts, alone in the desert of human life, awash in the eternity of the divine sea.” Depicted here as intellectual appetizers are examples of that great mathematical mystery known as the ‘golden ratio.’ Other delightful examples are found in Leonardo da Vinci’s ‘Vitruvian Man,’ the DNA helix and seashells. May we with this example, in the words of Bro. Sir Francis Bacon, ‘excite your [Masonic] cogitations to explore the most excellent treasures of your own mind’ ever remembering that ‘all knowledge is but remembrance and the mind of man by nature knowest all things … it is by the strangeness and darkness of this tabernacle of the body by which they are sequestered, once again to be revived and restored.’ FINIS.

Masonic History - The Arrest of Jacques DeMolay, Friday the 13th, Oct. 1307

A recent historic anniversary tish Kingdom of Robert the oppression of the body and the passed this last October 13th Bruce, in more remote Ireland, mind will vanish like evil spirits without a great deal of mention; or within the Kingdom of Ed- at the dawn of the day.” On that it’s the origin of our notion of ward II in England, we may very anniversary, the Vatican ‘Friday the 13th.’ But, as those never know. But, no doubt this Library released images and who do not know history are case may be numbered among translations of official docu- said to be condemned to repeat the many historic lessons from ments associated with accounts it, some mention should surely which men of goodwill every- of the trial. Martin’s ‘The Knights be made. Whether Freemasonry where may learn to embrace the Templar’ or Robinson’s ‘Born in may trace its roots in part to essential principle of religious Blood’ provide factual history as some of those noble Templar tolerance. As our own Thomas well as interesting though not Knights who appear to have Jefferson opined. “Enlighten the entirely verifiable Templar hy- sought refuge within the Scot- people generally and tyranny and potheses and theories. FINIS.

Pillars of Wisdom - “It is due to justice that we are as God to one another and not wolves.” Bro. Francis Bacon, c. 1600 “Wisdom has built her house; She has hewn out its seven pil- “The almighty lecturer, by displaying the principles of science in lars ... and she calls from the highest point in the city, 'Let all the structure of the Universe, has invited us to study and to imita- who are simple come in here! Walk in the way of understand- tion. It is as if God had said to the inhabitants of this globe that we ing ... Rebuke a wise man and he will love you. Instruct a wise call ours, 'I have made an Earth for you to dwell upon and I have man and he will be wiser still. Teach a righteous man and he rendered the starry Heavens visible to teach you science and the will add to his learning.” King Solomon, c. 900 BCE Arts. You can now provide for your own comfort and learn from my munificence to all to be kind to each other.” “The government of the United States, which gives to bigotry Thomas Paine - The Age of Reason, c. 1770 no sanction. to persecution no assistance, requires only that those who live under its protection should demean themselves Let us raise the standard to which the honest and the honorable can repair." Bro. George Washington, c. 1796 as good citizens in giving it on all occasions their perpetual support.” Bro. George Washington - Inscribed on a monument Welcome those men made Masons in February: Gerrald Benton, at Wacker and Rush Streets in Chicago , c. 1796 Raymond Burkhardt, Robert Harney and Jeffrey Trower. P a ge 4 Vol. 2008 Issue 1

Today’s Masonic Journey “To travel hopefully is better than to arrive.” Sir James Jeans

“And the sun leapt up into the Heavens from the splendid East to give light to the immortals,

and to men and women who plow the Earth, sail the seas and love one another.” Adapted from Homer, c. 1000 BCE

“God himself culminates in the present moment and will never be more divine in the lapse of all the Ages ... The oldest Egyptian or Hindu philosopher raised a corner of the veil from the statue of the divinity; and still the trembling robe remains raised, and I gaze upon as fresh a glory as he did, since it was I in him that was then so bold and it is he in me that now reviews the vision. No dust has settled on that robe; no time has elapsed since that divinity was revealed.” Henry David Thoreau - Walden Pond

Above: Bro. Amos Wood at age 92 in 1912. Upper right: Bro. Ehemann and son strategize at the billiards table. Right: Bro. Tzanov, son & future Mason, Bros. Sakkos, Caisson, and Harvey sharing and wife. Upper left: Bro. thoughts concerning the incorporation of Masonic Masterson , PM + Bro. Madsen tenets and lyrics in to modern and classic music. “That it will never come again is what makes life so sweet.” Emily Dickinson Left: Bro. Alberto The gracious ladies in our kitchen. Mr. Ramirez, Install- Patrick Herlihy has volunteered for those unavailable. ing Sr. Deacon. SICKNESS & DISTRESS Bro. R. Tamen. Bro. Al Mechnig (far right) is recuperating from a PM, CLI and stroke at: Alden-Northmoor: 5831 W. Northwest Hwy, Install. Marshall Chicago, IL. Julie Mechnig (right) has fallen and bro- ken an arm. Betty Modaressi has suffered a stroke. Note: School W.M. John Sarabia obligated by RW Russ Johnson, DDGM, Margaret Garagosian (lower left ) has been admitted of Instruction: Hesperia Lodge officially received Bro. Johnson as Right to Norridge Healthcare: 7001 W. Cullom Ave., Nor- 2nd+4th Mon. Worshipful District Deputy Grand Master - 28 Feb. 2008. ridge, IL. Visitors and prayers are always welcome. Vol. 2008 Issue 1 P a ge 5

Yesterday’s Masonic Journey “They have gone to join the choir eternal whose music is the joy of the world.” (6)

Left: Hesperia Lodge in Oct. 1902 at (?) Halsted & Chicago Ave. Below - right: 50th Anniversary Dinner: Oct. 1914 Famous Masons

“We loved them so we drew these tides of men into our hands and wrote their wills across the sky in stars to earn their freedom, that seven pillared worthy house. By day we labor in the hot sun and at night we are stained by dew and shamed into pettiness by the innu- merable silences of stars.” Adapted from TE Lawrence CHAS. RAN GEL

JOHN GLENN

“I am with you, you men and women of a generation or ever so many generations hence. Just as you look upon the lake then between us? What is the count of and the sky, so I did. I too was the scores or hundreds of years between one among a living crowd, I us. It avails not, time nor place. … Here GERALD FORD too watched the seagulls high is humankind tallied. We realize here in the air, … and the brilliant what we have within us, the past, the track of beams round my head future, majesty, love.” Walt Whitman in the sunlit water ... What is Leaves of Grass P a ge 6 Vol. 2008 Issue 1

“A light shines in the darkness and the Graceland Cemetery - A Speculative Masonic Journey darkness will not overcome it.” St. John now refer to as Chicago. Right: monuments or instruments, panded along this ridge and its Former Gov. Altgeld holds forth on culminating in those we know trail, on the flat lake-bed of the the eternal value of justice. as the Great Pyramids on the former embayment to the west, As the centuries passed and Plateau at Giza. On our corner and even eventually by other a new lake settled in at its new- of the globe, these sandy ridges names on the concentric glacial found level toward the center became the home of silent oak ridges beyond the plain. And it of the ancient Michigan Valley, forests, interwoven grasslands, came to pass that upon this ancient storms formed sandy and wild garlic and onion ancient sandy ridge, the old spits or peninsula north and within the shallow river valleys. Indian path was widened to south of the axis of that catas- Eventually men arrived and a become and Ridge trophic break in the glacial man-made trail formed over Road. One portion of its an- ridge. The waters receded fur- these centuries along the crest cient wooded slopes was set ther. This time was about 5000 of one ridge. Much later, al- aside as a beautiful garden and years ago, and in ancient most yesterday if we reckon a place of peaceful rest for the Egypt, operative masons were time by Earth’s ancient clock remains, or mortal coils, of engaged in the construction of let alone by the even more those souls now departed from a series of ever-more perfect ancient divine clock, men built their labors in this world, and a city called Chicago. It ex- for silent contemplation for

those now living. Among those birth. If then we the living look So, we few willing to bear “That it will never come again is remains are a number of men upon each stone and monu- what makes life so sweet.” the brisk late morning whose lives were no doubt ment dedicated to these people gloom and chill went forth Emily Dickinson governed to a degree, with the of the past in this context and clothed by the glorious beauty assistance of their brethren, by perspective, we are bound to “The human soul is a tender and of another newborn day, at- delicate bloom and yet we do not those tenets of the Brother- consider that the soul and life treat it thus.” tired with the brilliant warm hood of Ancient, Free and of each man, checkered as they colors of the Fall, and framed Henry David Thoreau Accepted Masons, brotherly may be, can truly be known by the gray skies of late Octo- love, relief, and truth. and weighed only if read and ber. We walked placidly among Accordingly , a few months carefully considered with such the elegant stones of Grace- ago , a handful of modern precision as a great book is land, oblivious to the noise and speculative Masons, Hesperi- written, read, loved and treas- haste outside its walls. Those ans by name, and friends came ured. Only then, as America’s who have not yet visited this together as brethren to visit Walt Whitman wrote is hu- unique place should know that this past and pay respect to it mankind precisely tallied and of the many magnificent works by virtue of that spark of divin- only then do “we realize here of art that grace these grounds, ity and torch of life which was what we have within us, the many among these are surely passed on to each of us in past, the future, majesty, love.” worthy of a place in the grand

museums of the world. This ever-changing canopy of the truth is certainly born out in Heavens, the divine temple of the heart of the observer, if he the open starry skies, is in a can but put aside that humility way, Chicago’s Westminster. As which in this New World often glorious as the great arched causes one to assign the banner and vaulted ceilings of the tem- of the mundane, or the profane ples of the Old World may be, imitator to its riches and all what can compare to that that is or seems new. Art surely glimpse of the divine heavenly does imitate and reflect life, vault above this New World and most art or architecture with which we are daily and must be linked in some degree nightly blessed? As the ancients to those noble imitations of the built their monuments to the past, with ever-changing and divine, Stonehenge, the Pyramids, unique attributions of the pre- the Parthenon, all uncovered sent and future. It may perhaps underneath the original vaulted even be said that this place, heavenly temple, so the seem- The majestic Shoenhofen pyramid stands behind a large Masonic monument. under the divinely adorned and ingly mundane stands here, Vol. 2008 Issue 1 P a ge 7

Graceland - A Speculative Masonic Journey “Transform the grief that contemplates the grave by showing it the grief that looks up to the stars.” V. Hugo slumbering in the open cold ing the name of our great ar- air, wearing upon its smiling chitect, , lies a earthly face, a dream of the hundred feet northeast of the dawn and of the rebirth of nearby neo-classical Kimball Spring. (2) (Piano) monument and the That Heaven lies below our monument recalling the words feet as well as above our of Illinois Governor Altgeld, heads is clear here.(3) And reflecting his reverence for that among the most treasured noblest Masonic tenet, ‘Justice,’ works of art at Graceland is the lies perhaps 200 feet further to sphinx depicted on the cover the north. Just a few hundred page, resting beside the impos- feet to the northwest, Justice ing entrance to one of the sev- presides over a garden and eral pyramid monuments reflecting pool at the final rest- marking the tomb of the Prus- ing place of Chicago’s beloved sian immigrant and ultimately . Across a small successful brew master, Peter lake, the final resting place of Schoenhofen. A marker bear- Lambert Tree and his wife, patron of the arts in Chicago, cago’s artists was respected. and daughter of Marshall Field Above: Bro. Howell Browne, Bro. may be found. Many Chica- Hal Johnson, Mr. Leszek Kordyl- goans and Masons, since the ewski, Bro. Ron Ehemann and Bro. 1880s, have passed the stony Jim McDermott prior to the tour. effigies of the Trees’ faces carved in the stones above the Great artistic contrast may south entrance of Tree Studios , be observed among other that building situated just west monuments. The tomb of real of Chicago’s Medinah Temple . estate and hotel tycoon Potter The temple itself, in fact, rests Palmer is partially protected upon the site of the former from the vicissitudes of our Tree mansion, one of the first weather by the most magnifi- structures erected after the cent white marble Greco- Chicago fire of 1871. Prior to Roman canopy supported by the recent renovations, Mrs. “Above all things, truth beareth away the victory,” enormous Corinthian columns. Likewise, nearby, the tomb of Tree’s wish with regard to the is the inscription borne on the monument depicted above, perhaps reminis- the piano tycoon, William studio’s perpetual use as an cent of the famous reference in Dr. Faustus, inexpensive haven for Chi- Kimball, offers a similarly clas- “VI VERI UNIVERSUM VEVUS VICI,” meaning, “It is by the power of truth, that I while living, have conquered the Uni- sic architecture, reflected as verse.” The knight here carries his sword and shield. The man buried seemingly obscure little planet. well in the single enormous here, Peter Lawson, publisher of the old ‘Chicago Daily News,’ employed Truly, “tis the mind that maketh Corinthian column marking the printed word as sword and shield to protect the common man from the the body rich.” (5) Therefore, let the final resting place of Bro. occasional error of power. the mind feast upon these George Pullman, inventor and fields of the universe! fairest harmony.' (4) or with this geometry in gen- railcar manufacturer. Standing eral, such qualities may exist Of course, many modern Many monuments are unfin- only a few tens of feet to the here. In general, we may attach Freemasons accept this and ished pyramids, perhaps meant south of these, two massive meaning to our symbols, func- many other ancient Egyp- to represent that life as we incarnations of the pyramids of tional or not, as we wish. In tian symbols as Masonic know it on Earth is merely a ancient Egypt present a star- that context, the original pyra- emblems and some trace the beginning, and embryonic tling contrast, at once seeming mids seem to have been in- origins of Freemasonry to an- stage for that divine spark relatively new, though so much tended as vehicles meant to cient Egypt and beyond. It which is the human soul. One more ancient, the Rhyerson assist the human soul in its should also be noted, that, may suppose objectively that, and Schoenhofen monuments. quest for divinity and eternity, aside from their use in Ma- to the degree that esoteric mys- Of this, an opinion of ancient thus lending some more sub- sonry, Egyptian symbols and terious qualities may be associ- Greece offers this observation: lime and splendid meaning to art became widely popular after ated with the Pyramids at Giza 'Disparate elements make for the our relatively short lives on our French scientists and archeolo- Graceland Cemetery - A Speculative Masonic Journey “Noble be man, merciful and good.” Göethe gists published drawings commissioned by and central regions of the cemetery sug- filiations during their brief time on Earth, I Napoleon Bonaparte after his invasion of gests that many Masonic monuments may suspect Bro. Benjamin Franklin’s answer Egypt in the early 1800s. be found in loose clusters, some associated may perhaps shed more light and harmony The remains of several famous architects lie by extended family, and perhaps by lodge than darkness or disputation on the subject: rather humbly among the great barons of or other Masonic affiliations. But many are He spoke of the philosophy of one sect the Industrial Revolution. Among these are widely scattered. One might be tempted to which, having no dogma, was unique among Louis Sullivan and L. Mies van der Rohe. estimate that perhaps 5 to 15 percent of the all mankind: “Every other sect supposing Mr. Sullivan’s remains are marked by a tiny monuments are either clearly labeled with itself in possession of the truth, and that stone behind a somewhat larger newer the Square and Compasses or incorporate those who differ are so far in the wrong. monument; his creative independence and some Masonically-inspired symbol. Again, Like a man traveling in foggy weather who subsequent ostracism, an inspiration to his one must be cautious in this regard, since sees those at a distance on the road before famous student, Frank Lloyd Wright, may an Egyptian architectural, artistic and per- him wrapped up in a fog, as well as those perhaps have contributed to his death in haps spiritual revival of sorts seems to have behind him, and also those in the fields on th poverty. Interestingly, the clean and simple graced the 19 century in both Europe and either side; but near him, all appears clear, flat black stone marking the remains of America. But we may balance this reserve though in truth we are all equally wrapped Mies Van der Rohe, reflects the simple knowing that, in the United States, with so up in the fog.” In the light of such a fog, many Masons among our Founding Fa- beauty of his buildings, one of which affiliations seem moot. FINIS . McDermott stands near the former site of the Palmer thers, Masonry itself was immensely more popular than it has been in the post-WWII +Graceland: www.gracelandcemetery.org mansion along Lake Shore Drive and an- +Graphics: www.mckim.nescotland.co.uk other at the intersection of Diversey and era. And it may be so again. Sheridan beside the statue of Bro. Johann One of several interesting questions which UPCOMING EVENTS (Ron has details) : von Göethe. We see the signs of German, arose during our visit was that of the reli- +Night Ministries Charity - 3/17 + 4/1 + Nordic and other European immigrants gious affiliations of the inhabitants of the +Scottish Rite Reunion, New Orleans - 4/3 who once dominated this area in Chicago, cemetery. Of course, that of the remains +Masters Dinner - April 11 no doubt inspired by famous Masons such interred there is ‘none’ and, it seems to me, +Prince Hall 10th Anniversary Dinner 4/12 as King Oscar II, Göethe and Shiller. An that of their souls could be safely and Ma- +Blood Drive: 4/29 +ILCHIP: Not set. informal and marginally methodical partial sonically said to be ‘none.’ But, since the +Masonic Community Days - June 14-15 survey of the southwestern, north central question was meant to illuminate their af- +Retreat: Baraboe, WI - 8/22 -Sign up asap

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