Bro. Carpenter Begins Second Year As Grand Master
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Grand Master's Itinerary FEBRUARY THROUGH JUNE FEBRUARY 26 Lodge Nos. 164, 237, 447 and 623, 6 Lodge No. 409, Pine Grove 15-21 Conference of Grand Masters in Washington 7 Lodge No. 487, Philadelphia North America, Myrtle Beach, 27 Lodge No. 628, Stroudsburg 8 Lodge No. 242, Jim Thorpe South Carolina 28 Lodge No. 457, Beaver 9 Lodge No. 336, Gettysburg 23 RitualiStic Seminar, State College 29 Lodge Nos. 318, 288 and 430, 10 Lodge No. 45, 200th Anniversaty, Pittsburgh 25 Lodge No. 786, Monroeville Pittsburgh AN OFFICIAL PUHLICi\TION OF THE KIGHT WORSHIPFUL GRAND LODGE OF FREE AND ACCEPTED 1'1ASONS OF PENNSYLVANIJ\ 26 Lodge No. 729, Mars 30 Lodge No. 405, Honey Brook 11 Special Communication of Grand Lodge, Dedication of a Lodge 27 Penn Forest No. 21, T.C. L., APRIL VOLUME XXXII FEBRUARY • 1985 NUMBER1 Grand Lodge Night Program, Building, Lodge No. 304, Albion Chester 1 Lodge No. 302, Mechanicsburg 13 Lodge No. 239, Freeport 28 Lodge No. 479, Birdsboro 2 Lodge No. 710, Oil City 14 Lodge No. 197, Carlisle 3 Lodge No. 462, Berwicl~ 15 Lodge No. 633, Marienville Bro. Carpenter 4 Lodge No. 771, Hazleton 16 Lodge No. 561, Allentown MARCll 8 Lodge Nos. 674, 669 and 630, 19 Annual Masonic Breakfast, Grand 1 Lodge No. 291, Scranton Coraopolis Lodge of New York, Buffalo, N.Y. Begins Second Year As Grand Master 2 Lodge No. 236, Annual Banquet, 9 Lodge No. 436, Philadelphia 19-21 Annual Conclave, Grand ) Chester 10 Lodge Nos. 388, 555 and 560, Commandery, Knights Templar The Right Worshipful Grand Master, was e lected in 1973 as the R.W. Grand 3 Dauphin County Bicentennial Smethport of Pennsylvania, Erie Bro. William A. Carpenter, has begun his Secretary. Opening ceremonies, open 11 Lodge No. 543, Ph iladelphia 22 Lodge No. 773, Philadelphia second year as Grand Master of Masons His years of experience as the first house, Cour t House, Harrisburg 12 Lodge Nos. 516 and 224, Danville 24 Committee on Masonic Homes in Pennsylvania with the same d egree of editor of The Pennsylvania Freemason 28 Lodge Nos. 477,351 and 421, 4 Lodge No. 575, Mercer 15 Lodge No. 503, Wrightsville energy and enthusiasm that carried him and as a member of numerous Grand 5 Lodge Nos. 749 and 334, Bradford 16 Lodge No. 230, Carpenter's Hall, Westfield to more than 400 meetings and into 253 Lodge committees, most notably the 6 Grand Lodge Quarterly Philadelphia 29 Lodge Nos. 281, 490 and 616, Communication, Philadelphia 17 Lodge No. 386, Philadelphia Altoona of the state's 566 lodges during 1984. Committee on Masonic Homes and the 7 Lodge No. 364, Millersburg 18 Lodge Nos. 369 and 491, 30 Lodge No. 3, Philadelphia His 1985 schedule requires an even Committee on Finance, have served him .8 Lodge Nos. 653, 513 and 747, Philadelphia 31 Lodge Nos. 70,418 and 471, greater effort as he continues an unprec well since his e lection to the Grand Lodge Crafton 19 Valley of Philadelphia, AA.S.R. Athens edented program of visitations that will line as'Junior Grand Warden in 1979. 9 Masonic Temple, Oakland, 20 Valley of Pittsburgh, AA.S.R. cause him to travel more miles, and allow In his inaugural address on Decem 21-22 Grand Assembly of Royal and JUIYE Rainbow Honor Day for the him to greet more Masons, than any ber 27, 1983, Grand Master Carpenter Grand Master, Pittsburgh Select Masters, Philadelphia 1 Annual Convention of the Tall Grand Master in the historyofthisjuris listed 1 2 goals he hoped to accomplish 9 Syria Shrine Temple, Masters' Night, 23 Lodge No. 135, Ph iladelphia Cedars of Lebanon, Ocean City, Pittsburgh 24 Lodge No. 260, Annual Banquet, Maryland d iction. during 1 984. 11 Lodge No. 115, Philadelphia Carlisle 4-5 Grand Lodge Quarterly, Bro. Carpenter was again el ected He sought to improve the dress of 12 Lodge No. 59, Philadelphia 25 Lodge Nos. 325, 311 and 594, Communication, State College Gra nd Master during the December Quar those attending the lodges and to encour 13 Lodge Nos. 342 and 602, Stroudsburg 6 Lodge No. 502, Tarentum terly Communication of the Grand Lodge age the wearing of masonic emblems. He 26 Committee on Masonic Homes Coudersport 7 Lodge No. 312, Ebensburg held in the Grand Ballroom of the Phila suggested the members of the fraternity 14 Lodge No. 598, Sh inglehouse 27 Lodge No. 43, 200th Anniversary, 8 Special Communication of Grand de lphia Centre Hote l on December 5. take advantage of the r ich heritage of 15 Lodge No. 348, Hanover Lancaster Lodge, Cornerstone laying and 18 Lodge No. 806, Hatboro 29 Lodge Nos. 277 and 550, Clarion dedication, Lodge No. 294, By taking advantage of legislative educational materials, and urged them 19 Lodge No. 231, Pittsburgh 30 Lodge No. 326, Trexlertown Frackville changes that simplify the balloting and to protect and preserve our unique rCtua l. 20 Lodge No. 789, Lower Burrell 10 Lodge No. 557, Tionesta installation procedures, the Grand Master The Grand Master promised to erect MAY 21 Lodge Nos. 712 and 13 1, 11 Lodge No. 243, New Castle and other elected Grand Lodge officials signs identifying the Masonic Temple in Phi ladelphia 1 Annual Maxwell Sommerville 1 2 Lodge No. 511, Shenandoah retained their respective stations through Philadelphia, to pro mote The Pennsylva- 22 Committee on Masonic Homes, Banquet, Lodge No. 121, 13 Lodge Nos. 296 and 624, a vote by acclamation. Right Worshipful Grand Master Elizabethtown-Chartering of the Philadelphia Jenkintown Continued to page 1.3. Bro. Carl W. Stenberg, Jr., was reelec Bro. William A. Carp enter Masonic Homes High Twelve 2 Lodge No. 629, Harrisburg 14 Lodge No. 331, Ligonier Club at the Masonic Homes at 3 Lodge Nos. 466 and 249, Olyphant 15 Lodge No. 339, Scranton ted R.W. DeputyGrand Master; Bro. Arthur Elizabethtown 4 Special Communication of Grand 16 International Shrine Hospital Day, J. Kurtz, R.W. Senior Grand Warden, and 23 Lodge No. 437, Apollo Lodge, Dedication of a Lodge Philadelphia Bro. W. Scott Stoner, R.W. Junior Grand 25 Lodge Nos. 494 and 658, Tyrone Room, Lodge No. 618, Wyalusing 18 Lodge No. 762, Pittsburgh Warden. Grand Lodge of Maryland Bro. Arthur R. Diamond was elected Adopts P~oject SOLOMON II the R.W. Grand Treasurer for the 18th The Pennsylvania Freemason consecutive year, and Bro. Thomas W. The Gra nd Lodge of Pennsylvania has right have been m et and the entire pro Distribution Office Jackson was retained as R.W. Grand Sec entered into an agreement to share Pro cedure documented so that other Grand Second Class Masonic Temple POSTAGE retary for the fifth time. ject SOLOMON fl ®, its membership re Lodges will benefit from the experience. One North Broad Street PAI D Bro. Carpenter's reelection as Grand building program, with the Masons of The number of o the r jurisdictions Philadelphia. Pa. 19107 Philadelphia Pennsylvania Master m a rl~ s the begin ning of what will Maryland. have evidenced serious interest in Pro be his 25th consecutiveyearofdirectser Membership loss is a n a lmost univer j ect SOLOMON II a nd s teps are be ing vice to the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania. sal problem among the Grand Lodges in taken to accommodate them as time and A Past Master and long-time Secretary the nation, and the Grand Lodge of Mary circumstances permit. of Ch ester Lodge No. 236, he joined the land is the first jurisdiction to look fo r Membership patterns in Maryla nd are Grand Lodge family as Librarian a nd a solution in the program developed by strikingly similar to those experienced in Curator in 1 961 and served in that capac Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania, except for the size o f the ity through 1 969 when he became a part All printed and audio-visual materia ls numbers. of the Grand Master's staff. for SOLOMON II have been revised to re While Pennsylvania enjoyed 18 con Bro. Carpenter was serving as the flect conditions as they exist in Marylan d. secutive years of growth beg inning in Director o f Maso nic Educatio n whe n he The provisio ns of Pennsylvania's copy- POSTMASTER: Send address changes to above. Continued to p age 1 9. Please include complete imprint of address on your postal return clipping. 20 March Quarterly to be Held in Philadelphia Centre Hotel 'lJirectfy from tfze (jrand Master The March Quarterly and be seated in a reserved section Reservations will be accepted at Back-to-Basics of Freemasonry, and then . Communication of the Grand for a special ceremony when the the Office of the Grand Master at Lodge of Pennsylvania will be held new Deputies will be presented. the Masonic Temple, One North at 7:00 p.m. in the Grand Ballroom Ordinarily, new District Deputy Broad Street, Philadelphia, A PURSUIT · Of EXCELLENCE of the Philadelphia Centre Hotel on Grand Masters are presented PA 19107 until Monday, March 4. Wednesday, March 6. individually in their home lodges, Please include a stamped, Masons?" To encourage this challenge, I underlying structure. The hotel ballroom was success but the Grand Master's schedule of addressed envelope with your ticket have made informal visits to more than When we get down to the word, " basic," fully used as the site for the informal visitations to the lodges request in order to speed the 250 "Blue Lodges" within ourjurisdiction. we find the adjective defined:"... of or at December Quarterly Communi during 1985 is completely filled. mailing process. Your ticket will be mailed to you as soon as the We did manage to get our great renewal the base; forming a base or basis; funda cation (see article on page 9) and There are nine District Deputies and revival program for Pennsylvania mental; essential." request is received.