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A Window for Freemasonry Vol. 38 No. 3 AUGUST 2007

Sousa comes marching home THE A Window for Freemasonry

AUGUST 2007 Volume 38 No. 3

Features 4 Driving Force 4 by Alan E. Foulds, 32° One man’s quest to honor John Philip Sousa.

8 What Makes A Mason

by Robert M. Wolfarth, 32° Examples of Masonic acts that make a man a Mason. 8 16 The Ripple Effect 10 By the Way by Gina Cooke Reflections of a first year. by Aimee E. Newell Encountering Masonic signs along the road. Columns 10 3 Sovereign Grand Commander 18 Notes from the Scottish Rite Journal 19 Brothers on the Net 20 Scottish Rite Charities 21 The Stamp Act 22 Also: Book Nook 24 HealthWise 26 5 7 13 Views from the Past Bro. Force and His Band • The March King • Builder’s Council: New 14 14 28 Members – 2007 • How Are We Doing? • Walks for Children with Today’s Family 14 15 17 Dyslexia • Learning Centers in Operation • The Heritage Shop • 30 25 27 30 Readers Respond Masonic Word Math • Masonic Compact • Quick Quotes • Hiram 30 32 31 • On the Lighter Side • Scottish Rite Charities Et cetera, et cetera, etc.

SUPREME COUNCIL, 33° EDITOR Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite Mailing Address: Alan E. Foulds, 32° Northern Masonic Jurisdiction, U.S.A. PO Box 519, Lexington, MA 02420-0519 SOVEREIGN GRAND COMMANDER PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS John Wm. McNaughton, 33° Sonja B. Faiola Editorial Office: Beth E. McSweeney THE NORTHERN LIGHT (ISSN 1088-4416) is published quarterly in February, May, 33 Marrett Road (Route 2A) MEDIA ADVISORY COMMITTEE August, and November by the Supreme Council, 33°, Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, Lexington, Massachusetts 02421 Stephen E. Carpenter, 33°, chairman Northern Masonic Jurisdiction, U.S.A., as the official publication. Printed in U.S.A. 781-862-4410 Periodicals postage paid at Boston, MA, and at additional mailing offices. Fax: 781-863-1833 Richard V.Travis, 33° e-mail: William Fox Jr., 33° POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Northern Light, PO Box 519, Lexington, [email protected] William L. McCarrier, 33° MA 02420-0519. Eric Ginette, 33° Copyright © 2007 by Trustees of the Supreme Council of the Ancient Accepted Internet: Scottish Rite of Freemasonry for the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction, U.S.A. www.supremecouncil.org

2 THE NORTHERN LIGHT / AUGUST 2007 “Future generations will ‘discover’ this document and marvel at the high standards set for the members.” — John Wm. McNaughton, 33º

Another Regius Manuscript

Masonic historians tend to agree that the first Valley of Rochester that I discovered another im- recorded document related to Freemasonry is pressive document. the Regius manuscript. This one is dated 2006. When M.W. Neal I. Also referred to as “A Poem of Moral Duties,” Bidnick was installed last year as Grand Master the document was believed to have been of the Grand Lodge of New York, he appointed penned around 1390. a committee to develop a “Masonic Compact.” Yet it took more than four centuries to realize At the Rochester meeting, the Grand Master its importance to the fraternity. explained the significance of the document and The manuscript changed hands many times what the words should mean to us as Masons. before it was eventually sold to Charles II for the The Compact is reprinted on page 25 of this Royal Library in the late 1600s. issue. I encourage you to read the document. I It remained there until 1757, when George II also urge you to analyze each paragraph care- offered it to the British Museum. fully, realizing that — as the Compact states — Little was known of the document that was “these values and aspirations are guideposts for hidden in the museum until James Halliwell, a (our) progress through life.” non-Mason, discovered its Masonic significance It occurred to me that this document will in 1838. stand the test of time. It is a well-written defini- Among a list of 15 articles for the Master tion of Freemasonry and an excellent guide for Mason was an admonition that he must be all Freemasons to follow. “stedefast, trusty and trewe,” and that he Perhaps centuries from now, future genera- should do nothing that “wolde turne the craft tions will “discover” this document and marvel to schame.” at the high standards that were established by Considering the fact that it was written in the an organization that demanded so much from 14th century, the Regius poem is indeed a re- its members. markable piece of work. It was not until I attended a March meeting of the College of Freemasonry sponsored by the Sovereign Grand Commander

AUGUST 2007 / THE NORTHERN LIGHT 3 By ALAN E. FOULDS, 32° Driving One man’s quest to honor Force John Philip Sousa

ohn Philip Sousa seems like a logi- cal candidate to be immortalized in bronze. After all, his name is still a household word 75 years after his death.J Such marches as “Stars and Stripes Forever,” “El Capitan,” “The Washington Post March,” and “Semper Fidelis” are as famous now as when they were written. Every Fourth of July Sousa’s works are at the center of the Independence Day celebration. Erecting a permanent monument, therefore, seems like a “no- brainer.” “Not so,” says Ken Force, who worked tirelessly over the past several years for the creation of a memorial to the “March King.” He says, “Sousa was like mom and apple pie. Never a hint of a scandal, and remembered still as a pa- triot, yet it took a long time to build a fit- ting tribute to him.” Sousa’s statue is lowered to its pedestal in front of the new Marine Captain Kenneth Force is director of barracks in Washington, DC. the Merchant Marine Academy Band in King’s Point, NY. His interest in Sousa comes jointly from his own music back- after Sousa’s death. “General John J. of Queens was named in her honor. ground as well as his lodge, St. Cecile’s Pershing, leader of the American Expe- His group, called “The Friends of No. 568 in New York City, where he ditionary Forces during the First World Queen Catherine,” said that they would served as Master. War, was appointed chairman of a com- most likely support the Sousa statue Many notable musicians and actors mittee charged with commissioning a after their own project was completed. — including several from Sousa’s Band suitable monument to John Philip Subsequent political squabbles put — were also members there. Sousa. the queen’s statue in doubt. “Catherine Bro. Force has worked tirelessly for “The plan called for the statue to be was apparently a slave owner and many years to gain suitable recognition placed in Port Washington, NY. Sousa many residents felt it was not appro- for one of America’s most notable mu- had been a resident there and was a pa- priate to memorialize her,” said Force. sicians. tron of the Sands Point Bath and Rac- With a change in borough leadership His efforts finally came to fruition quet Club in town. Due, in part, to Per- the project faded away. two years ago when Sousa’s likeness shing’s ill health, the plan never got off Bro. Force then turned his attention was unveiled at the Marine barracks in the ground.” downtown. Although Sousa received Washington, DC. Skipping ahead, Ken Force’s in- inspiration for perhaps his most famous When asked how long it has been in volvement took root in the late 1960s. work, “Stars and Stripes Forever,” while the works he said, “Oh, about 30 years, Emmanuel Sousa (no relation to John on a voyage from Europe, he wrote the but movements toward that end have Philip) was hoping to erect a statue of score at the Madison Square Hotel in been ongoing since 1932.” Queen Catherine of Braganza in New Manhattan. He went on to explain that the first at- York City. Catherine was the wife of Ken Force felt that siting the statue at tempt at a statue was planned shortly King Charles II and the city’s borough that location was appropriate. Through

4 THE NORTHERN LIGHT / AUGUST 2007 a project at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy he had met well-respected sculptor Terry Jones of Philadelphia. Force and Jones developed a memorial honoring the wartime service of graduates of the college. Among his works Jones created “Mo- ment of Mercy” for the National Civil War Museum in Harrisburg, PA; a statue of Ernest Hemingway in Key West, FL; the Korean War Memorial in Los Angeles, and the 21-foot Mariner’s Monument at the U.S. Merchant Ma- rine Academy in King’s Point, NY. Jones created a “maquette,” or clay model, for a proposed Sousa memorial. In the original version of the model Sousa donned his civilian “Sousa Band” uniform, from his days in private life following his tenure with the Marine band. Force thought that Sousa might be so honored, but the city was not interested. Bro. Kenneth R. Force and John Philip Sousa IV, at the unveiling of the In March 2003 the next attempt was Sousa mounument at the U.S. Marine Band’s, “The President’s Own,” made. Bro. Force joined with Master a new band facility at the Marine barracks, Nov. 6, 2005. Gunnery Sergeant Michael Ressler, chief librarian of the United States Ma- rine Band. own. Together they approached Col. Marine band uniform. John Philip Sousa was perhaps the Timothy W. Foley, then director of the With the change made Ken Force’s most well-known director of “The Pres- United State Marine Band. dream was on the road to reality. The ident’s Own” United States Marine Foley thought the idea of a statue was John Philip Sousa Foundation and the Band. It would be appropriate, they felt, a good one but he asked that Sousa be Marine Corps Heritage Foundation® for the Marines to honor one of their depicted in the artwork wearing his came on board.

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When Captain Kenneth Force was appointed as According to its written history, after the war the music director for the U.S. Merchant Marine Acad- professional band was replaced by one made up of emy Band in 1971, he already had an impressive members of the academy. musical resume. In 1971, a full-time director of music was ap- Among other positions, he played trumpet for the pointed and the band was placed in its own com- Radio City Music Hall Orchestra and was involved pany. with several Broadway musicals. Because of the schedule at the academy the Bro. Force also worked for a time with the Rin- band’s membership effectively changes each spring gling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus Or- and fall. chestra. Today, in addition to his duties conducting Twice a year new midshipmen replace the previ- the band, he is also an arranger and composer. ous season’s musicians. Because of the rotation The United States Merchant Marine Academy there is a new sound to the organization on a regu- Band had its beginnings during the Second World lar basis. War. In 1999, Captain Force and the band played major A band, consisting of New York professionals, was roles in saving the residence of the legendary com- formed, and played for the recruits during their poser, Bro. George M. Cohan in Great Neck, NY. wartime training. In gratitude, Cohan’s grandchildren bestowed They would also perform weekend concerts and upon the musical organization, the nickname, play at dances. “George M. Cohan’s Own.”

AUGUST 2007 / THE NORTHERN LIGHT 5 ® The project dove-tailed nicely with the Sousa Sesquicentennial celebration, marking the 150th anniversary of his birth and the construction of the new Marine barracks in Washington, DC. The clock was running, however, and all pieces had to come together quickly. The new plan was to have the statue in place at the new barracks building during the 12-month celebration. The Marine barracks building, located one block west and south of the historic barracks in Washington, was dedicated on Nov. 6, 2004 — Sousa’s 150th birthday. The occasion marked the beginning of a one-year celebration of Sousa and his works. As part of the opening ceremony the model of the statue was presented to the assembled crowd. Simultaneously, the new music facility was dedicated as the “John Philip Sousa Band Hall.” Events continued throughout the year, including special commemorative concerts, wreath-laying ceremonies, and art exhibitions. Meanwhile, progress on the statue continued. Jones began work on the final sculp- ture a month later and work was com- plete by Aug. 15. Then the foundry process began. Statue of Sousa in place at the Marine barracks. By Oct. 5, all pieces were cast and were delivered to the barracks Nov. 3. There they were assembled on a gran- — the monument to John Philip Sousa Jones, as well as John Philip Sousa IV, ite pedestal. was unveiled. great-grandson of the composer. Two days later on Nov. 5 — the last Several dignitaries took part in the Opening remarks were made by day of the sesquicentennial celebration ceremony including sculptor, Terry Lieutenant Colonel Michael J. Colburn, the 27th director of the United States The statue of John Philip Sousa peers out over the United States Marine Band. Marine Band at the dedication ceremony. In part he said,” Sousa was a native son of this city, a boy who grew up on the Navy Yard and who played in the very neighborhood upon which his statue gazes. The strains [of his music] excite patriotism no less today than the day they were written. “Sousa’s marches have become em- blematic for all Americans, and they are works that represent the best charac- teristics of our country. “When we consider how deeply and permanently John Philip Sousa is con- nected to the Marine Band, to Wash- ington DC, and most importantly, to our identity as Americans, it seems especially appropriate that his statue find its home at the home of “The Presi- dent’s Own.” Sousa was born about a block from where the statue now sits. After 30 years of effort Bro. Ken Force had helped bring America’s “March King” home.

6 THE NORTHERN LIGHT / AUGUST 2007 The March King

John Philip Sousa once said “A march should make a man with a wooden leg step out.” Throughout his Clay model, career he strived to write music that would do just or maquette of that. the Sousa statue. Born in Washington, DC, just a block from the Marine band headquarters, he was never very far from the Marines or music. His father, Antonio, was a musician in the U.S. Ma- rine Band while young Sousa learned piano and most orchestral instruments. His favorite was the violin. At the age of 13 he considered joining a circus band but instead his father enrolled him as an ap- prentice musician with the Marine band. For the most part he remained with the band until he reached 20. After his discharge he toured with traveling orches- tras, finally landing in Philadelphia where he began a career as a composer. In 1880 he received a telegram offering him the leadership position of the Marine band. Neither the band nor Sousa would be the same again. In short order he replaced most of the band’s musical library with symphonic transcriptions and, where necessary, he changed the instrumentation to suit the new style. He was known as a strict conductor but transformed the organization into the nation’s premier military band. as the “Liberty Bell March” and “Old Ironsides March.” In 1895 he tried his hand at comic opera, With the Marines he wrote two of his most famous penning the music for “El Capitan.” pieces: “Semper Fidelis,” known also as the “Marine March,” was Sousa’s personal favorite. Still later came The Sousa Band has often been called America’s the “Washington Post March,” once the most popu- first superstar band. It was the first to go on a world lar tune in America. tour and was the first music act to log more than a million miles. It was also first to perform before a mil- Stepping into a new era, under Sousa’s tutelage lion listeners. the band made it first recordings. The Columbia Phonograph Company released 60 recording cylinders On one of the European tours a British journalist in 1890. wrote that “since Johann Strauss Jr. was called ‘The Waltz King’ Sousa should be called ‘The March King’” During his Marine years Sousa also became heavily and the name stuck. involved in Freemasonry. He joined Hiram Lodge No. 10, the Knights Templar Commandery No. 2 and Sousa continued to tour with his band until his Almas Shrine Temple, all of Washington. death in 1932. Shortly before his passing he performed one last time with the Marine band. At the In 1892 he retired as director. During a farewell Carabao Wallow, a black-tie social event attended by concert on the lawn of the White House Sousa was members of the military and government, Sousa was presented with an engraved baton. an honored guest while the Marine band provided The baton is now traditionally passed to the new the entertainment. director of the Marine Band upon assumption of the At one point in the show the director, Captain Tay- duties. lor Branson left the podium and handed the baton to His music making did not end there, however. He Sousa to conduct one song. Appropriately, that piece formed his own group known as the Sousa Band. In of music was Sousa’s masterpiece, “Stars and Stripes the earliest days he wrote stirring patriotic pieces such Forever.”

AUGUST 2007 / THE NORTHERN LIGHT 7 What By ROBERT M. WOLFARTH, 32° Makes Examples of Masonic acts A Mason that make a man a Mason

have read a lot of lofty language by well-meaning Internet writers at- tempting to describe what makes a Mason. While no one owns this defini- Ition, many have thoughts on it. Yet the rhetoric I’ve read is often far too general. Where are the specifics? I’m not going to write about soaring eagles, laughing grandchildren, or Old Glory waving over a corn field. We all love apple pie. But associating these im- ages with Freemasonry doesn’t delin- eate us from the profane, and it smacks of American exclusivity. In humility, I submit for your consideration some concrete examples of how I feel a Mason should act. • Recognize your fellow Mason as your brother. Ponder what that really means. But go one step further: treat every man as your brother, and every woman as your sister. Respect all. When you cross paths with strangers, do not regard them with suspicion, fear, or judgment. Assume instead that they are sure who has the right-of-way, yield. have obtained wealth, but when you worthy of respect, consideration, and Put a Masonic emblem on your rear are a good man accomplishing good tolerance. bumper. You’ll be amazed by how ac- deeds. countable it holds you for your actions • Smile at people. • When you judge someone’s words behind the wheel. or actions, consider the intent more • Fix the sink before your wife asks. • Show no preference of friendliness prominently than the effect. People are Then bring her flowers for no reason at toward one person over another. Be as easier to forgive when it is clear that all. Be more industrious than people ex- likely to greet a local celebrity or a they meant no harm. pect of you. Never give anyone reason pretty lady as a trash collector. • Always use your turn signal, even to consider you lazy. • When you are overcharged, raise changing lanes or in a parking lot. Don’t • Volunteer at your house of wor- the issue — politely. Similarly, when drive aggressively. Yield to everyone ship. At least a couple of hours. They you are undercharged, go back and pay who has the right-of-way. If you are un- could use the help. what you owe. The ethics are the same either way. For goods and services, you • Take up no more than one seat in a must pay the agreed upon price — no crowded, public waiting area. A typical more, no less. man sets his bag in the empty seat next to him, ready to move it when someone • Consider yourself a success not asks to sit there. Set your bag under when you are established in society or your seat. Take up only the room you need. No more. Don’t make people ROBERT M. WOLFARTH, 32°, MPS, is a member of Wasatch Lodge No. 1 in Salt Lake City, Utah, with a strong interest in have to ask you to free up a seat. If ethics which led him into our fraternity. you’re an able-bodied man, be the first

8 THE NORTHERN LIGHT / AUGUST 2007 to arise when someone who needs a seat is looking for one. Again, don’t wait to be asked. PICTURETHIS: • Donate to charity. Anonymously. In cash. Remove praise and the tax deduction incentive as motivations. Do it because it’s the right thing to do. We live in a wealthy society by any meas- An entire lodge of Masons who follow this ure. If more people gave — even a small percentage — then there would be philosophy. Better yet, picture a whole Grand plenty to go around. Do not fail to give Lodge that adopts it, continually pushing to generously. • Remove your hat when you go in- improve. doors or when you are introduced to someone. Yes, this includes your baseball cap. ing the light on is wasteful, and there- should you consider what is profitable, • In business, marital discussions, fore inherently wrong. expedient, face-saving, or expected of legal activity, and other such negotia- you. tions, don’t seek maximum benefit for • Befriend someone at least 20 years If you adopt this consideration as a yourself. Instead, seek justice — which different from you in age. Befriend matter of course, you may be surprised may call upon you to relinquish some- someone with a drastically different po- to learn that very soon, considering thing you desire. Openly let others litical and religious perspective. Learn what is right, will become what is ex- know that justice is what you seek. Such from them. People like to talk about pected of you by other people. a premise, if responded in kind, gener- their areas of passion. Glean from their You might become the office ethicist, ally results in more equitable solutions. philosophies, not their knowledge of a moral authority of sorts in your home, cars. Learn to tolerate — nay, celebrate • Pick up your neighbor’s newspa- or a person whose perspective is — their differences, and remain friends. per off the sidewalk and toss it onto his revered among your friends. porch to save him a few steps. Never • Pick up trash on the street as you If you are asked why you made a mention to him that you do it. walk by. If there’s no trash can nearby, choice, don’t hesitate to reply, “Because carry the trash with you, even in your it was the right thing to do.” • When you sense that someone is car, until you find one. Why look the Surround yourself with people who following you as you enter a building or other way from an injustice when you understand this statement, not with a room, open the door and let them pass have the power to rectify it? those who look at you with puzzlement first, even if it is several people. Greet and try to equate right with profit or them as they pass. • Most religions teach us to do good ease. deeds, that we may be rewarded. But I • Once a month or so, send a “thanks Keep pushing yourself forward say do good deeds because it is inher- for all you do” card or e-mail to some- morally. If you look in the mirror this ently holy to do them. Give with no one. evening and honestly believe that you thought of receiving. Seek no reward see a good man, then you are probably • Do not let self gain be your pri- for benevolent actions. Be selfless in right. mary motivation to act or not act. I your gifts to the world — as selfless as But don’t accept that as victory. Take sometimes find myself wasting re- you are able. the next step. Become a great man. sources if I can tell myself that I’m not Many of these suggestions come Focus not on being better than others, paying for it. I am now fighting to train down to this: Every time you are placed but on being better to others. Remember myself that the reason I turn off the light in a situation in which you must make always that you are an ambassador of is not just to save money (although a decision, consider first what is the Freemasonry to all those around you. that’s a nice benefit), but because leav- right thing to do. Only secondarily Now, having read all of these thoughts, picture this: An entire lodge of Masons who follow such a philosophy. Better yet, picture a whole Grand Lodge that adopts it, continually pushing to improve, noted by the local papers as a group of men dedicated to noble deeds — selfless deeds. Better still, envision Freemasons the BECOMEAGREATMAN. world over who aren’t simply nice Focus not on being better than others, guys, quietly attending lodge and send- ing a check to charity now and then, but on being better to others. but who collectively stand out as an example to the world of what men are capable of being. This is what we can be. AUGUST 2007 / THE NORTHERN LIGHT 9 By AIMEE E. NEWELL By the Encountering Masonic signs Way along the road

sn’t it amazing how Masonic signs along the roadways jump out at you? Once you understand the significance of the square and compasses, Iyou start to see them everywhere — along your town’s roads and on lodge buildings themselves. These signs fulfill their function re- markably well. At a glance, they alert the passers-by to the existence of a New England lodge in the town, provide the name of tavern sign from the lodge, and signify the location of a 1819, made of lodge’s meeting place — all in the blink chestnut and of an eye while going 30 miles per hour. maple. Today’s signs are neon or electric or painted on metal, all extremely weather-resistant, but they are merely National the modern version of a Masonic sign Heritage tradition. Museum Looking back to the 1700s and 1800s, collection. Masonic signs were painted on wood and could often be found outside the local tavern. Virtually every town had a tavern in the 1700s and 1800s. They started out simply as providers of accommodations for travelers but evolved into important community institutions providing food and drink, beds, stables and meeting space. As places that served strong drink and lodged strangers, taverns were highly regulated beginning in the 1600s. Part of those regulations focused specifically on the tavern’s sign. Starting in 1647 in Massachusetts, the law mandated that every tavern “shall have some inoffensive sign, obvious, for the direction of strangers” posted Based on laws like this one, a conser- Often the same sign was repainted within three months of its licensing. vative estimate suggests that over over the years as needed. A sign from 50,000 tavern signs were in use between 1824, now in the collection of Old Stur- 1750 and 1850. Anumber of antique tav- bridge Village, has not only a visible ern signs now in museum collections square and compasses motif, but also include square and compasses or other shows traces of previous compasses Masonic symbols on their face. and a heart. One side also has an up- dated year at the bottom, “1882.” During the 1700s, few buildings were AIMEE E. NEWELL, is the Curator of Collections, National Heritage devoted exclusively to lodge meetings Museum at Supreme Council headquarters in Lexington, MA. and activities. Many American Masons

10 THE NORTHERN LIGHT / AUGUST 2007 met in coffee houses or taverns, which were conveniently located in town centers near major roadways. It is tempting to assume that a Ma- sonic symbol on a tavern sign means that a lodge met in that building; however, research has shown that this was not the case. The signs illustrated here represent a mix of taverns — some that did host Masonic meetings and some that did not. For Massachusetts Masons, one of the best-known taverns (and Masonic meeting places) is the Bunch of Grapes, originally located on King (now State) Street in Boston. Established as a tavern as early as 1712, the building hosted the birth of the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts. Here, Henry Price constituted the first Ma- Cast iron symbol that hung in sonic bodies in the colony on July 30, front of the Green Dragon Tavern. 1733, making it the third oldest Grand Lodge in the world, after England and From the collection of the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts. Ireland. The Bunch of Grapes Tavern continued to play host to lodge meetings for several decades. be understood by a large and diverse Atavern sign now in the collection of In addition, George Washington was audience. the National Heritage Museum shows entertained at the tavern at least once; Most tavern signs include a painted the common style of the 1800s. Lafayette visited in 1784, and it was the or carved figure of an animal, a person The dark-colored oval sign has gold site of many discussions and covert or an object. They generally present the decoration with a prominent square meetings concerning American inde- name of the tavernkeeper and perhaps and compasses symbol in the center. pendence. the date he opened for business. Around the symbol, lettering reads, Hanging outside the entrance was By the late 1700s, named signs were “Entertainment by J. Healy 1819.” Jesse the tavern’s sign — a gilded bunch of mandated by law and a tavernkeeper Healy’s (1769-1853) tavern was located grapes, leaving no doubt as to the tav- who did not include his name on his in the Trapshire, NH, area. ern’s name. Then, as now, signs exist to sign would be fined. Healy was raised a Master Mason on May 7, 1800, in Hiram Lodge No. 9, of The Green Dragon Tavern by John Johnston, in 1773, meeting place of the Claremont, NH. Lodge of St. Andrew. Courtesy, American Antiquarian Society. When Faithful Lodge No. 12, was chartered in Charlestown, NH, the next month, Healy was appointed Senior Warden. He continued his service in that lodge, serving as Worshipful Master from 1802-03, as Chaplain from 1812-14, and as Senior Warden in 1815. Although Healy’s tavern sign includes a Masonic symbol, in this case it does not mean that the tavern hosted Masonic meetings. Sometimes using a Masonic symbol on a tavern sign was merely a way to in- dicate the owner’s membership. During the early 1800s, Masonic in- volvement was understood as a sign of prestige. Travelers would see the symbol and know that the owner was a Mason who could be relied upon to provide good service at an honest price. Additionally,the use of Masonic symbols in such a visible way allowed® lodges and members to generate

AUGUST 2007 / THE NORTHERN LIGHT 11 ® interest in the lodge within dragon sign in 1855 on the their community. building that was then In a sense, these signs of- standing on the original site fered publicity, allowing the of the Green Dragon Tavern. fraternity to continue to grow The dragon sign is cur- and prosper. rently part of the collection Signs with Masonic sym- of the Grand Lodge of Ma- bols are only a subset of tavern sons in Massachusetts. Made signs. Taken together, these from dark-colored cast iron signs were part of an effort to with a slightly greenish make the new nation a unified tinge, this is also a repro- country. duction and may or may not Sometimes tavern signs have been used at the site of combined different types of the original Green Dragon symbols on the same side, or a Tavern. different arrangement of mo- The 1855 committee report tifs on each side. suggests that the original This provided a way to ap- tavern sign was made of peal to distinct subgroups copper, “as far as the mem- within the region while signi- ory of those who retained fying participation in the new any knowledge of it could society. point out.” Taken a step further, the de- In addition, they used sign of tavern signs may have memories of some lodge been part of a struggle about members to assist the artist who was able to speak for the in sculpting their reproduc- new nation, or to identify who, tion. or what, was considered Where memory failed, the “American.” artist “supplied the defect One Boston institution from a very beautiful and firmly linked with the birth of costly work of art, repre- the American nation is the senting the patron saint of Green Dragon Tavern. England, St. George, and his In the opinion of one writer usual accompaniment, the in 1917, “The Green Dragon J. Brooks Tavern sign from 1824 featuring dragon.” will probably outlive all its the square and compasses. For the Lodge of St. An- contemporaries in the popu- drew, a sign was more than a lar estimation.” Courtesy, Old Sturbridge Village. sign. By reproducing the fan- Indeed, the history that oc- ciful dragon-shaped sign of curred under the Green the Green Dragon Tavern, Dragon’s eyes during the late The story of the tavern’s sign demon- they were able to honor the 1700s will forever be remembered. strates how powerful these symbols memory of those who had gone before The sign for the tavern was a metal could be for local residents. while adding something tangible to the dragon that extended out above the The published proceedings of the landscape signifying the achievements door. A drawing of the tavern by John centennial ceremonies for the Lodge of of their lodge. Johnston (1753-1818) in 1773 shows the Saint Andrew, which took place in 1856, As the committee’s report concludes, dragon-shaped sign. include a report by the committee the sign “marks a spot which should The Green Dragon was located in charged with locating the original never be forgotten as one of the early Boston’s North End and was purchased dragon sign, or if unable to find it, with meeting places of St. Andrew’s Lodge, by the Lodge of St. Andrew in 1764. procuring a reproduction of the sign. and as memorable for its connection Members of the lodge included Paul The committee spent 18 months ask- with many of the events of the Ameri- Revere and Joseph Warren. Several of ing everyone they could think of who can Revolution.” those Masons were also members of the might know where the sign was lo- While the material and form of Ma- Sons of Liberty and met at the tavern to cated. sonic signs have changed in the 21st conduct business for each group. They also “made very diligent search century, their functions have not. Ma- According to the inscription on the in all places where it might be supposed sonic symbols are visible on signs and drawing, this is where the famed Boston to be laid away or concealed.” buildings in almost every American Tea Party was hatched. It says, “Where Unfortunately, they had no luck and town. we met to Plan the Consignment of a instead “prepared a model which they As a spokesman for St. John’s Lodge few Shiploads of Tea Dec. 16 1773.” have caused to be carved in a truly artis- explained about the original Bunch of In 1798, the building was valued at tic and workmanlike manner . . . by a Grapes sign, “This emblem is, indeed, a $3000 for tax purposes and was de- skillful person in the employ of Mr. treasure to possess, in itself but a rudely scribed as a three-story brick building Thomas J. Bailey, of this city [Boston].” carved and ornamented symbol; but with 39 windows and a stable. The lodge then mounted the new American citizens, and more especially 12 THE NORTHERN LIGHT / AUGUST 2007 every member of this time-honored Ma- sonic lodge, will value it as worth more than its weight in the precious metal it so rudely counterfeits.” The National Heritage Museum col- lects antique and modern Masonic and fraternal signs. Visitors to the Museum’s popular exhibition, “To Build and Sustain: Freema- sons in American Community,” will remember the eye-catching neon sign for Moose Lodge No. 1369. This sign was made around 1940 and called attention to that lodge, which was located in Robinson, IL. The museum collection also includes three Odd Fellows signs from the early 1900s, one sign for the Junior Order of American Mechanics dating to about 1851, and one 1946 Masonic sign with the square, compasses and “G.” We are interested in adding to our collection of American Masonic or fraternal electrified and neon signs. If you can help us continue to tell this Sign for the Bunch of Grapes Tavern, curently hanging in the story and have a sign that you would Grand Lodge of Massachusetts building in Boston. like to donate, please feel free to contact Aimee Newell at 781-457-4144 or by email at [email protected]. Builder’s Council New Members – 2007

R. Perrin Baker Frank R.and Betty Jane Koller Robert H. and Lynda Parker John and Claire Bertucci James M. Koscinski W. Bruce and Betsy A. Renner Mike Brannon Kenneth L. Larsen Rodney L. and Norma St. Clair Duckworth Family Charles R. and Frances Lefever Richard R. and Nancy Salsbury Joseph W. and Marian B. Fennick Robert D. Lindner Dale E. and Beverly Seiders Lloyd C. Freedman Jack Maloney Pat Shaw G. Gilbert Steffe Council of Eric M. and Nancy S. Marshall David J. Smith Sr. Princes of Jerusalem John L. McCain Samuel W. Spanos Judd F. Garrison Joseph T. Mezzina Virginia R. Stadtler Hiram’s Riders of Valley of William F. Milam David S. and Elizabeth Stewart Pittsburgh Jack and Carol Miller Mark A. and Rita Weir Infinity Lodge No. 546 Russell W. Nadeau David B. and Edie Weisman Charlotte Jackson Jack and Joy Nicklas David and Kathryn Winters William E. and Julie M. Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Roger G. Nitzsche Edward W. Zeh Byron D. Olson

AUGUST 2007 / THE NORTHERN LIGHT 13 32° Masonic Learning Centers for Children, Inc.

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knew each other. Some had previously For more than a decade we have marveled at the worked together; others attended the same church. transforming effects that the learning centers The small world in which I was living and working grew smaller. have on the lives of individual children and As we made our way through training into the fall, I began to see that this families. What about the impact of our tutor small world was really, more than anything, a close world. training program? How does the training aspect Everyone knows each other because people here really invest in each other. of our mission touch our tutors, our trainees, and They exhibit the basic, wholesome values that we associate with the heart the educational community at large? of America: dedication to God and family, a solid work ethic, and civic en- gagement. Of course, I had experienced won- little over a year ago, I found enthusiastically supported our growth. derful people and meaningful relation- myself transplanted in central I had anticipated that the learning ships in the Chicago area, too, but this I l l i n o i s . center wouldn’t be a solo project — after small town experience has been differ- After four years as director of the Val- all, I’d had tremendous support in ent. Aley of Chicago Learning Center, I had Chicago from our board, staff and fam- Within this small, close world of Peo- volunteered to uproot my family and ilies. ria, the educational community has al- relocate to open a new center in Peoria. But what I didn’t anticipate was how ready felt the ripple effect of the learn- Once there, I had hard work ahead to quickly our program’s reputation ing center’s work. get the new center up and running. Un- would grow. Our second group of trainees is now like many of my fellow center directors, Unlike Chicago, Peoria is really just a nearing certification. They’ve blos- I didn’t have a local professional net- large small town (even though it’s the somed — as trainees always do — in work to tap into. fifth largest city in Illinois). It some- their knowledge and understanding of I had no teaching colleagues in the times seems that everyone knows each language education. Peoria area and couldn’t find much other. They’ve taken the Masons’ gift of local expertise in dyslexia or the Orton- After more than a year here, it’s still knowledge and shared it with parents Gillingham approach. rare that a week goes by without learn- and colleagues, including teachers, I was starting from absolute scratch, ing about another “small world” con- speech and occupational therapists, from the ground up. We started in July nection. Word travels fast in a place psychologists and administrators. 2006 with just two trainees and three like this. Take a look at what they’ve done out- children. In September 2006, I began training side of their work at the center: Fortunately,our parents, our trainees, my second group with seven highly our board of governors and our Valley qualified trainees. • Convinced principals to provide Four came from a newspaper article, access to high-quality professional de- and the remaining three found us velopment for teachers, focusing on through various word-of-mouth paths. sound scientifically-researched princi- On our first day of training, I discov- pals of initial reading instruction. ered that several of our trainees already • Taught classrooms full of children about sounds, letters, spelling rules and patterns in order to help them become GINA COOKE, is the director of the Peoria, Illinois, learning center. more proficient readers and writers.

16 THE NORTHERN LIGHT / AUGUST 2007 They do it out of a deep desire to better themselves and the children and communities they serve. All of our centers have stories similar to ours. Besides commending our tutor trainees, however, it’s also important to recognize the broader educational community for opening themselves to our new organization and to new information. Out of respect for their colleagues and dedication to children, Peoria area ed- ucators have listened and learned. They have paid attention, and they have been willing to reconsider long- held, well-intended, but misguided beliefs about teaching children how language works. In this small, close world of central Illinois, the seeds of change have taken root quickly and deeply. • Demystified common misappre- ready distinguished themselves in their Most centers serve populations hensions about the existence, nomen- careers. smaller than Chicago; surely Peoria is clature and diagnosis of dyslexia They are respected by their peers. not the only one to have experienced among educational professionals. They have many paths open to them. the currents of change. They don’t have to take part in our But witnessing such quick changes • Provided parents with access to ap- training program but they choose to do has been so eye-opening and so grati- propriate reading and spelling support so. fying that it was worth committing for dyslexic children, both within and It takes courage and humility to them to paper. outside of the school setting. tackle the rigorous, year-long commit- In the words of one of our trainees, ment. “What an experience this has been!” • Referred parents and colleagues to the center for tutoring and training services. Tutor trainees are grateful for the training opportunity. As one trainee MASONIC explained, “In 30 years of teaching, no one has ever been able to tell us the exact things to do to teach reading. WORD MATH “We are left to our own resources to How to solve: Start with the first word. Add to it the figure it out. But with this training, I can letters of the second word. Then add or subtract understand what I am supposed to do and why it is better. We are lucky to the letters of the following words. Total the remain- have learned from this.” ing letters and unscramble them to find a word Another veteran teacher expressed associated with Masonry. her appreciation for the mentoring aspect of training. “The supervision is so (STRESSFUL) + (PREAMBLE) – helpful. Not all of this can be learned from a book, that's for sure!” (BEAST) + (CAPTIVATE) – (PRESUME) The repercussions of our training are + (CONTEMPT) – (LIVE) – (START) + equally profound when they take place early in a teaching career. (PERSON) – (PEOPLE) – (CANNOT) + One trainee, Mary, shared her grow- ing knowledge with her student (LITERATE) – (FILM) – (TART) teacher, an education major at a rep- utable central Illinois university over = the past year. The student teacher has been grateful for the new insights and information. Clue for this puzzle appears on page 8. “We didn’t get any of this in my college Answer from previous issue: COMMUNITY reading courses,” she has said. Our tutors and trainees are well educated before they find us; many have al- AUGUST 2007 / THE NORTHERN LIGHT 17 NOTESFROMTHE

Beloved Liberty by Paul Nadeau, 32° Loge Liberté chérie was a Masonic lodge The ceremonies and ritual were simple, founded in 1943 by seven brothers in- but they were still able to initiate, pass, side Hut 6 of Emslandlager VII in Bel- and raise Bro. Fernand Erauw. Once they Liberté chérie gium. The name of the lodge was taken had raised Bro. Erauw, , like from the Marseillaise, the French Na- most lodges, set different programs for Beloved tional Anthem, and translates to each meeting, such as discussing the sym- Liberty . The hut that these brethren were bol of the Great Architect, the position of kept in is notable because it was reserved women in Freemasonry,and the future of for political prisoners and resistance Belgium. The lodge began its work in 1943 leaders, essentially anyone who was and ended it in 1944, and only Bros. Erauw deemed in need of “re-education” and and Luc Somerhausen survived the war. whose only real crime was standing in The rest did not live to see liberation. opposition to the Nazi party. Under those conditions it is amazing that anyone could do anything beyond the mere essentials of survival, but at the Liberté chérie Ritual Monitor & same time, the members of Guide Available knew that real survival goes beyond simple subsistence living. In a small but profound way these brethren in Hut 6 fought The Supreme Council, 33°, S.J. has back by founding a Masonic lodge. They just published a comprehensive began with only seven members, all guidebook to the Revised Standard Freemasons from Belgium, who met in Pike Ritual, the official ritual of the Photo: http://en.wikipedia.org Hut 6 surrounding a table that they used Supreme Council, by Arturo de The memorial for the Masonic Lodge to sort cartridges during the day. To pro- Hoyos, 33°, Grand Archivist and Liberté chérie at the Nazi concentration tect their secrecy, a Catholic priest volun- Grand Historian. It is the first Scot- camp Esterwegen. teered to help watch the door. tish Rite monitor published in the U.S. since 1878. Subjects include: • Introductory material for new mem- Fort Worth Valley Visited by a Beefeater bers; • Albert Pike’s views on the nature and purposes of Freemasonry The Fort Worth Scottish Rite Valley ior non-commissioned officers of the and the Scottish Rite in particular; • had a special visit from a London British Armed Forces who have at least the Scottish Rite’s origins and its rit- “Beefeater” at their March 15, 2007, 22 years of service and hold the Long ual development; • Members’ and stated meeting. Worshipful Brother Service and Good Conduct medals. officers’ regalia, rings, jewels, caps, Richard Sands, a yeoman warder of (The first woman yeoman warder has etc.; • Scottish Rite symbols, de- Her Majesty’s royal palace and fortress, been selected and will begin service in picted and described degree by de- the Tower of London, presented a spe- September 2007.) The origin of the term gree; • a chapter devoted to each of cial program to the more than 150 “beefeater” is uncertain, but some think the rituals of all 29 degrees (4° members and guests about his life as a it originates from the fact that early through 32°), plus the Knight Com- beefeater. Bro. Sands has worked at the warders were paid a daily ration of mander of the Court of Honour; • a tower for over 18 years after retiring beef. Brother Sands and his wife Eliza- transcription of Frederick Dalcho’s from the British Army as a sergeant beth live at the tower with the other ritual for the 4°; and much more. The major. yeomen warders and raised two book has 952 pages and costs $65 Brother Sands kept the audience daughters there. plus shipping and handling. It can spellbound with his tales of the history Brother Sands is a Past Master of be ordered from of the tower and what it was like to be one of the oldest lodges in London. His one of only 36 yeomen warders. wife Elizabeth also works at the tower www.scottishritestore.org or by call- Dan Gilbert ing 1–866-445-9196. Warders are selected from retired sen- in the armory. —

18 THE NORTHERN LIGHT / AUGUST 2007 Oh, how we love Pierre Charles It was a singular moment. What L’Enfant’s magnificent Federal City. struck me most was the subtle yet There was just no way Norma and I forceful challenge Glenn laid down. could pass up the opportunity to see He talked about the relatively few it again by attending this year’s things that can and often do divide Supreme Council annual session in people and the many things that Washington, D.C. should unite. For instance, people are As it turned out, it was not united by a faith in the same God, L’Enfant’s city that made the impres- but are divided by the method in sion. Yes, Washington was as mag- which to express that faith. Those di- nificent as ever, but what left the visions are responsible for countless greatest impression on me was our wars and other acts of violence, all, fraternity. I left Washington with a ironically, committed in the name of renewed sense of optimism for the God. Glenn, at least to my mind, left future of Freemasonry and a renewed no doubt that Freemasons can lead sense of commitment to it. the way in eliminating this and other Perhaps you think of Supreme divisions by focusing on that which Council sessions in terms of arcane unites. I think Franklin would have ceremonies, gala dinners and lots of been pleased. Again, this bodes well socializing. In reality, it is for our future. a massive recommitment I again thought of to Freemasonry, most es- Franklin and that French pecially Symbolic Freema- lodge one evening while sonry. Not an accomplishment; sharing in conversation Freemasonry doesn’t with a number of men. begin in Lexington, One of those men was Mass., or Washington, rather, a commitment John B. Van Hollen. J.B., D.C. It begins in lodges in places like Virginia, Ill.; Wester- as most people call him, was among those who received ville, Ohio; Milwaukee, Wis., and Hershey, Penn. the 33rd Degree. No one understands this better than those who attended J.B. is a young man, just 41 years of age. He is the cur- the Supreme Council session, especially the 177 men of our rent grand master of Masons in Wisconsin. Oh, one more Northern Masonic Jurisdiction who this year received the thing, he just happens to be the attorney general for the 33rd Degree. Of this honor, Sovereign Grand Commander state of Wisconsin. John McNaughton said, “Please do not accept your new Like every other 33rd Degree recipient I met, J.B. was role as an accomplishment, but as a commitment for con- quite humbled by the honor. Like the others, at the end of tinued service to our fraternity.” the session he was returning home reinvigorated and determined to do all in his power to strengthen and improve Not an accomplishment. Rather, a commitment for Freemasonry. And I believe he – and the others – will do continued service. just that. Another reason for optimism. Those men I met took Commander McNaughton’s words Before we left, Norma and I visited the House of the to heart. Men like Frank Mayer, Ralph Behlke, Jim Verkest Temple. This is the headquarters of the Southern Masonic and Wayne Johnson were not basking in the glow of the Jurisdiction. honor they received, but were focused on strengthening From the two sphinxes that guard the building’s entrance and improving Freemasonry from the ground up. to the Pillars of Charity, this building will take your breathe As I listened to these and other men talk, I thought away. about the Lodge of the Nine Sisters. This French lodge at- However, the most lasting impression was made by a few tracted such men as Voltaire (Francois Marie Arouet), Jean- objects in the Executive Chamber, the room in which the Antoine Houdon and John Paul Jones. Benjamin Franklin Supreme Council of the Southern Masonic Jurisdiction served as its master at a most critical time. meets. In the center of the room is the altar. Upon the altar Desiring to go beyond ritual and socializing, Franklin is an open Bible. To its right is the Tenach, the Jewish Bible. formed a philosophical group within the lodge. It was Above it is the Qu’ran, the sacred book of Islam. called the Société Apollonienne. Without so much as one word, this simple display speaks We had nothing so formal in Washington as the Société volumes about Freemasonry and Freemasons. As Masons, Apollonienne, but its spirit was alive and well in the lively we celebrate diversity while focusing on that which unites. debate and serious thought of our brothers in Washington. Men of every faith and station in life united in a single pur- This bodes well for our future. pose. This is Freemasonry. I again thought of Franklin and his Pick up a newspaper or turn on the evening news. Can lodge when Illustrious John Glenn spoke there be any doubt that the time is now for Freemasonry? at the annual banquet. We’ll get back to the Internet, computers and such next time. In the meantime, I hope each of you will rededicate works in corporate yourselves to Freemasonry. Leigh E. Morris, 33°, communications for a major utility As always, please send you questions and comments to company. He is a member of the Valleys of me ([email protected]). Milwaukee and Springfield, IL.

AUGUST 2007 / THE NORTHERN LIGHT 19 Promoting Knowledge and Learning

Ah, Summertime

his is undoubtedly my favorite time of the leading up to the history-changing battle was led year. The days are longer and the weather is by generous Masons; chiefly Ill. Carl Lindner, 33°, Twarm. The morning commute is not as (Valley of Cincinnati, OH) and Ill. Forrest McKerley, fraught with gridlock as usual. 33°, (Valley of Concord, NH). But along with frater- It is a time to sit on the porch in the evening with nal generosity, a committed team of Lexington resi- lemonade and appreciate all the good things life dents, ably led by Mrs. Elsa O. Sullivan, raised sub- brings us. stantial funds from their neighbors to make that ex- Summer also marks the end of the fiscal year for hibition a reality. Scottish Rite Charities. Thus, it is a perfect time to Not only is the National Heritage Museum a val- look back at some of the people who have really ued Masonic center, it is also an important part of made this year special. Let me share some of these our shared historical past. warm thoughts: Now I find myself running out of space but still July reminds me of the first time I met Ill. Vic full of wonderful thoughts — like Bro. Earl Goetz’s Frederick, 33°, of the Valley of Reading. In 2003 he bequest which helps the Columbus learning center launched a largely solo circuit on his Harley David- become endowed. son to visit every learning center as a fundraising And the generous annuity established by Bro. event. Frank and Betty Koller for the Milwaukee center. His effort sparked the Hiram Riders, which has And the donation of 108 laptop computers by grown steadily in Pennsylvania; having fun and fel- Monster.com and facilitated by Bro. J. Graeme lowship, while raising funds for the learning center Noseworthy, 32°. programs throughout the Keystone State. And Ill. Joseph Carter’s determination to fully This April the Pittsburgh chapter’s president Bro. endow the Worcester learning center. Mark Bliler, 32°, presented Sovereign Grand Com- And Ill. Larry Smerglia’s team whose success in mander John Wm. McNaughton, 33°, a check for getting grants is remarkable in Canton, OH. $25,000 to support its learning center. What an And the Illinois Masonic Health Foundation amazing and exciting program has grown from a whose $150,000 grant to the learning center proj- humble dream. ects in Chicago and Danville add to their steadfast Elsewhere in Pennsylvania, I think of Ill. Dave commitment which has totaled $575,000. Smith, 33°, and his board in New Castle. I met And the dogged way Ill. Jim Owen, 33°, and Bro. with Dave in February and was impressed with his Dick Duckworth, 32°, are finding major donors in commitment and enthusiasm. “We are going to Rhode Island and Florida. endow our learning center!” he declared. And every donor and volunteer whose generosity Dave and his team have been resolute. This year of spirit demonstrates daily the Masonic ideal of they recruited four new Builders Council members charity. and are becoming one of the most successful And Ill. Verdon Skipper, 33°, and Ill. Malcolm fundraising teams in the jurisdiction. Wernick, 33°, whose passion for the learning cen- April marked the opening of the wonderful ters in New Jersey is so strong that they have in- “Sowing the Seeds of Liberty” exhibition at the Na- spired fellow Masons and others to provide several tional Heritage Museum. hundred thousand dollars in assistance to those Raising the funds to install this centers. important historical exhibition So many good memories and so much for which about the people and causes to be thankful. Knowing how much good your work and generosity is doing for boys, girls and families throughout our Jurisdiction is the best gift of all. Steve Pekock, 32° Director of Development Thank you.

20 THE NORTHERN LIGHT / AUGUST 2007 his younger siblings. with Heritage Lodge No. Upon the attack on Pearl 764 also of North Holly- Harbor in December 1941, wood. He became a Scot- he rushed to enlist. Being tish Rite Mason and only 5’5” tall weighing 110 Shriner in Dallas, TX, in pounds he was turned 1957. He often participated away by the Marines and in Shriner parades both in the Army Paratroopers — Texas and California. He he finally enlisted as an in- has been pictured on many fantryman in the Regular stamps around the world. Army. The one shown here was released by the USPS on Gustav Al- May 3, 2000, to note distin- deathbert Lortzing of Bro. . He was ini- guished soldiers. tiated Sept. 3, 1826, in the lodge “Zur Bestandigkeit Gasparo Luigi Paci- und Eintract” in Aachen, ficoBro. Spontini Germany. In 1834 he affili- , born at Ma- ated with the lodge “Bald- jolati, Italy in 1774 has been win zur Linde” in Leipzig. He received his baptism honored twice on stamps Matthew Stanley Quay Bro. Lortzing was born under fire as he landed in released by the Italian Sicily in July 1943 and his postal authorities — in was born Sept. 30, 1833, in Oct. 23, 1801, in Berlin. He drive and determination re- 1937 and Dillsburg, PA, the son of a traveled throughout Ger- sulted in his promotion to 1975. The Presbyterian minister. Edu- many with his parents (as corporal. After two bouts stamp shown cated at Jefferson College, his father was an actor) with malaria and some was issued he started practicing law in while he also performed fierce fighting, he was of- on Oct. 25, 1854. He was commis- and studied composition. fered a battlefield commis- 1937. He was sioned in the Union Army, He completed his first sion to second lieutenant a member of rising to the rank of opera in 1825 and followed which he refused. the lodge colonel. In December 1862, it with 19 more. His war-time perform- “L’Age d’Or” he took part in the charge His works were inven- ance is legendary and is in Paragia, on the heights, at the battle tive and popular and many the subject of a book and a Italy. of Fredericksburg, an ac- remain permanent parts of movie. In 1944 he was dis- Educated at the Conser- tion which earned him the the characteristic German charged as a sergeant and vatio de Turchini at Congressional Medal of repertoire. He served as then commissioned as a Naples, he produced suc- Honor. Following the war Kapellmeister in 1844-45 in second lieutenant cessful operas at Rome, he served in several elected Leipzig and later accepted He completed his serv- Florence, Naples and Paler- positions including U.S. a position in Vienna until ice as the most decorated mo and then settled in Senator from 1887 to his the revolutions of 1848. He U.S. combat soldier of Paris. While there he estab- death in 1904. He also returned to Berlin and died World War II — 33 awards lished the style called owned and edited a news- there in poverty on Jan. 21, and decorations including “Grand Opera” and several paper in Beaver, PA, and 1851. the Medal of Honor and of his works were pro- was described as a great five decorations from duced from 1804-14 while classical scholar by Bro. France and Belgium. he was director of the Ital- Rudyard Kipling who vis- Following the war, ian Opera there. He then ited with him in Beaver under the prodding of settled in Berlin by invita- several times. James Cagney, Murphy be- tion of Frederick William II Bro. Quay was a mem- came a Hollywood actor and supervised all music ber of St. James Lodge No. and appeared in 44 feature performed at the Prussian 457 in Beaver, PA. He is films. He died on May 28, court. He retired to his pictured on a stamp issued 1971, when a private plane birthplace in 1850 and be- by the Isle of Man on May Audie Murphy in which he was flying was born queathed all his belongings 23, 2006, to celebrate the crashed near Roanoke, VA. June 20, 1924, near to the poor when he died Manx Links with Washing- Bro. Murphy became in- Kingston, TX, the seventh the following year. ton, DC. terested in Freemasonry in of 12 children of poor 1955 and joined North Hol- sharecroppers. He picked lywood Lodge No. 542 that Berlin, Germany (during cotton and became skilled year. The following year he the post-war period when with a rifle to hunt small became a dual member they ran a postal service) is- game. His father left the sued a stamp on Apr. 22, family in 1940 and his Robert A. Domingue is secretary for 1951, to commemorate the mother died the following St. Matthew’s Lodge, Andover, MA, and 100th anniversary of the year leaving him to care for editor of The Philatelic Freemason.

AUGUST 2007 / THE NORTHERN LIGHT 21 that was destined to become the pattern for so many other nations. Indeed, this is one of the better books that I have seen that credits Freemasonry where credit is due, while debunking many of the more common claims made by both Freemasons who wish to see Freema- sonry’s positive influence everywhere, and by our en- emies who use it to reveal Freemasonry’s insidious attempt at world domination. He has revealed the humanism of those early Freemasons who exerted their idealism, perhaps discovered in a Masonic lodge, showing that they were neither godlike in stature nor the precursors to the fallibility of present-day government leaders. The author, who is also the author of Freemasons for Dummies, has written an interesting, intriguing and easily readable book and has performed commend- ably in presenting the influence of Freemasons and Masonic philosophy in the physical structure of Reviewed by Thomas W. Jackson, 33° Washington, DC, as well as the system of government without laying claim to more than we deserve. He defines this book as “the story of that brief moment in time when Freemasonry, the Enlightenment, revolution and fate came together to build . . .,” while pointing out that during the American Revolution the influence of Freemasonry played a vital role while it was driven underground during the French Revolu- tion. The book is divided into 12 chapters that define effectively the origins and structure of Freemasonry, in- Solomon’s Builders Freemasons, cluding pre-Masonic utopian ideals, through its ideal- Founding Fathers and the ism of purpose; its impact upon the development of Secrets of Washington, D.C. America; the prominent Freemasons involved with by Chistopher Hodapp.. Published in 2007 by Ulysses this impact, and the differ- Press, P.O. Box 3440, Berkeley, CA $14.95. ences in the ideologies of the early Americans including Masonic broth- When I first saw the title referring to the secrets of ers. Washington, DC, I had an immediate concern. It goes extensively I was afraid that it would be a book claiming credit into the development of for Freemasonry not only for being greatly responsi- the city of Washington, ble for the idealism of the founding of the nation — DC, covering where that I do agree with — but also in the reflection of Masonic influence can Masonic symbolism in the physical layout of the city be justifiably credited itself. but also into the There are far too many members of our craft with a myths and legends tendency to make relatively unsubstantiated claims that have been ap- regarding the layout of the city and I find it difficult plied unjustifiably to agree with them. to Masonic influence. I did not have to read far into the book until my One chapter is committed to dis- concern was reinforced. On page six the author cussing Masonic sites and buildings to be found in stated, “The building of a new capital, Washington, our nation’s capital, including photographs of those DC, would give the Masons a unique opportunity to structures. combine the modern with the ancient styles of The final chapter is devoted to the final days, Freemasonry — the new speculative Freemasonry death, and entombment of Bro. George Washington. would now have a chance to actually work in stone, I thoroughly appreciated some of his analysis and erecting its own city from the ground up.” expressions involving Freemasonry, such as, I was very pleasantly relieved, however, when I “Freemasonry was the firstborn son of the Enlighten- found that this reference was not to infusing Masonic ment and it was a greater single influence on our symbols into the physical layout of the city but rather Founding Fathers than any other.” to the injection of Masonic and Enlightenment think- Also, had I gained nothing else from reading the ing into the physical as well as the idealistic structure book, I learned of the man “who invented America.”

22 THE NORTHERN LIGHT / AUGUST 2007 On the front cover is a statement, “discover the his- played a part in the foundation of Freemasonry in tory behind the Da Vinci code sequel.” If this be the Scotland. purpose of the book, it is the best that I have seen writ- They were the “guardians of the divinely inspired ten, riding on the coattails of The Da Vinci Code. gnosis that was the true treasure of the Knights Tem- I trust my review will stimulate you to read this plar and this heritage was preserved and coded within book. It is worth reading and having in your library. It the carvings of Rosslyn Chapel.” would also be a good book to recommend to non-Ma- Also revealed in the carvings were Earl William St. sons who seek a better understanding of the craft. Clair’s plans for the future in creating an organization (There was an observation made on page 24 that “that would treasure and guard these secrets, and pass confuses me. When you read it, see if you know to them on to future generations throughout the world — what I refer.) the craft of Freemasonry.” It is the author’s contention that members of the Ma- sonic guilds were brought together and under the guidance of the St. Clairs of Roslin transformed into Custodians of Truth: the modern speculative craft. The Continuance of Rex Deus Accordingly, Freemasonry is, therefore, a creation, or rather a transformation into an organization with a by Tim Wallis-Murphy and Marilyn Hopkins. Published in purpose for the Rex Deus bloodline. 2005 by Red Wheel/Weiser, LLC, York Beach, ME. $22.95. Recognizing that I risk criticism when I recommend reading a book of this far-reaching speculation and realizing the ani- The authors of this text have also authored Rosslyn: mosity that it will cre- Guardian of the Secrets of the Holy Grail, Templars in ate in some readers, I America and Rex Deus. still think the book is This book is written to expand upon a proposition worth reading, not that Jesus was married and had children and whose because I believe it to bloodline continues through the Rex Deus family. be factual — but be- Freemasonry comes into play due to their (not new) cause it is interesting proposition that the craft is the present-day custodian and thought-provoking. of the secrets passed through Rex Deus. There is certainly According to Tim Wallis-Murphy, he was ap- nothing derogatory to proached by a man revealing esoteric symbolism of Freemasonry contained secret traditions that his family preserved for over in it. 2000 years. Indeed, if even a small He also revealed and proved, according to the au- fraction of the attributes thor that he was a direct descendent of the first that he credits to the craft Grand Master of the Knights Templar. were true it would signifi- The family to which this man referred is the blood- cantly elevate our signifi- line of Rex Deus who had their genealogies inscribed cance. on the walls of rooms under the Temple at Jerusalem. Reading the book caused me to develop a greater According to the authors, Jesus was a pupil of John understanding of some of the early history relating to the Baptist and that it is “a tradition that has been kept the development of both Judaism and Christianity. alive for 2000 years among the hidden streams of spiri- In addition, it caused me to also understand more tuality preserved by the descendents of the ma’madot, fully some of the ritual of the Holy Royal Arch Chap- namely the Rex Deus families and their spiritual heirs, ter. the Knights Templars (who according to the author There are some glaring mistakes made that would be was created by them) along with the Freemasons.” quite evident to the knowledgeable Freemason today. The book contains 19 chapters running through top- In addition I could find no proof offered for the claims ics ranging from the origins of Egyptian Gnosis; devel- made relative to the existence of the Rex Deus blood- opment and tribulations of the Jews; the founding of line. Christianity; the dark ages; the rise of Rex Deus; the It is interesting, however, simply to speculate on the Knights Templar, the Inquisition with the fall of the feasibility of the accuracy of some of what is written. Templars, the Sinclairs and the building of Rosslyn There is little doubt that the structure of present-day Chapel and its significance, concluding with a spiri- Christian faith is a result of dominance of the religious tual awakening in the 21st century. hierarchy of the time that it was formulated. What in- Much of what is written in the book is not new but it deed, if it were not true. Interesting speculation. expands upon and supports some of the more far- reaching speculations that have found their way into print in recent years. THOMAS W. JACKSON, 33°, was formerly Grand Secretary According to the author the St. Clairs of Scotland, for the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania. He is Executive Secretary along with representatives of the eleven other families for the World Conference of Masonic Grand Lodges linked by marriage, supported the Templars and and the book reviewer for The Northern Light.

AUGUST 2007 / THE NORTHERN LIGHT 23 New treatment for crease a person’s risk of stomach ul- COPD cers and stomach cancer. Researchers at the University Hos- Until now, only smoking cessation pital of Valme, Spain, say more stud- and oxygen therapy were known to ies are needed. Still, it’s another good improve survival rates for chronic ob- reason for including olive oil in your structive pulmonary disease (COPD), diet. which includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis. Recently, a two-drug combination Germs in purses, (salmeterol and fluticasone propi- wallets onate) has been found to reduce deaths from COPD by a significant A survey at the University of Arizona 17.5 percent. shows that purses can harbor thou- The study was presented to the “Gee, mom, none of the other kids sands of germs. The same may be true American College of Chest Physi- are wearing their childproof caps.” of wallets. The worst types of hand- cians. bags were made of leather and plastic. Researchers say we have a natural resistance to many organisms we Climate increases gout Oral health/pancreatic come in contact with. But the leather risk cancer and plastic, particularly at the bottom of a purse, can be cleaned with a dis- High temperatures and high humidity A Harvard study of 51,000 male doc- infecting wipe. both increase the risk of experiencing tors showed that the men with a his- a recurrent gout attack, according to tory of gum disease were at 64 percent the American College of Rheumatol- greater risk for pancreatic cancer com- Use a tape measure to ogy. pared with those who had healthy track heart attack risk Temperatures from 87 to 105 de- gums. grees increased risk. A similar magni- The study is the test in a series of re- If you always thought the body mass tude of increased risk was found ports showing that the health of your index (BMI) wasn't the best indicator when the humidity increased from 64 mouth, teeth, and gums may have a of your personal health, doctors at to 77 percent. powerful impact on your health. Gum Kaiser Permanente of Northern Cali- disease is also linked to heart disease, fornia agree. They have a better idea. stroke, diabetes, and pregnancy prob- They find that the size of the sagittal Leg muscles and the lems. abdominal diameter (SAD) is a better knee indicator. (That's the size of the belly.) Olive oil may reduce Measure half way between your back Strengthening the muscle in front of and your upper abdomen, midway the upper leg (quadriceps) that’s used ulcer risk between the top of the pelvis and the to straighten the leg at the knee can ribs. Measure standing up. protect against the loss of cartilage be- Olive oil has anti-coagulant effects in After a 12-year study, researchers hind the kneecap (patella), say doctors the bloodstream that lower the risk of determined that men with the biggest at the American College of Rheuma- heart attack and stroke. bellies have a 42 percent greater risk tology. Now, there’s evidence that it may of coronary heart disease. For women, If you have knee arthritis, check also help to prevent stomach ulcers. It the risk was 44 percent greater than with your doctor to see what exercises seems that the phenols in virgin olive women with the smallest bellies. are best for you. Walking is also bene- oil kill eight strains of H. pylori in test Walking helps to reduce the size of ficial. tubes. H. pylori bacterial infections in- the sagittal abdominal diameter.

24 THE NORTHERN LIGHT / AUGUST 2007 The Masonic Compact was developed by the Grand Lodge of New York and distributed by Grand Master Neal I. Bidnick. He states that it “is a way to re-state our agreement to bring the best we have to offer to the craft, and to trust that our lodges and our Grand Lodge will stand and work alongside us to become the best they can be.”

Masonic Compact

Because I am a Freemason . . .

freedom of religion tolerance . . . I believe that is an inalienable human right and an indispensable trait of human character; therefore, I will stand in my Lodge with Brothers of all faiths, and respect their beliefs as they respect mine, and I will demonstrate the spirit of Brotherhood in all aspects of my life. education . . . I know that and the rational use of the mind are the keys to facing the problems of humanity; therefore, I will bring my questions and my ideas to my Lodge, and strive to advance the growth of my mind alongside my Brothers. tradition of Freemasonry Ritual . . . I know that the rich and its framework of are important platforms for growth and learning; therefore, I vow to stand upon these platforms to improve myself as a human being, and I vow to help in the mission of the Craft to provide tools, atmosphere, challenges and motivation to help each Brother do the same. charity personal community service . . . I know that is the distinguishing human virtue, and that is the best demonstration of one's commitment to humanity; I acknowledge that words without deeds are meaningless, and I vow to work with my Lodge to provide service to the community, and to promote charity, friendship, morality, harmony, integrity, fidelity and love. . . . I know that my obligation to community extends beyond my local sphere and is partly fulfilled in patriotism my : love of my country, obedience to its laws and celebration of the freedoms and opportunities it symbolizes. leadership commitment to serving others . . . I know that is best demonstrated by ; I will therefore participate in, and help work at improving individual leadership skills, and serve the Brothers of my Lodge to the best of my ability. friendship, fidelity and family . . . I know that are the foundations of a well-lived life; I therefore vow to be a faithful friend to my Brothers, as I expect my Lodge to respect my personal obligations, and to treat my family as though my family were their own. the value of personal integrity and the sanctity . . . I know that the last great lesson of Freemasonry — of one's word — is a lesson for all people in all times; I therefore vow to be a man of my word. Masonry's power is best exercised when its Light is shared . . . I know that with the world at large; I therefore vow to bring the best of myself to my Lodge, in order that my growth might be fostered and nurtured, and to present myself to the world as a working Freemason, on the path to building a more perfect temple. Because I am a Freemason,

these values and aspirations are guideposts for my progress through life.

AUGUST 2007 / THE NORTHERN LIGHT 25 SCOTTISH RITE PHILOSOPHY

One of the first things that a Scot- and secure the blessings of liberty to tish Rite Mason must learn is obedi- ourselves and our posterity, do or- ence to the law of God or nature. dain and establish this Constitution Every Mason is bound to obey the for the United States of America.” laws of his country providing they It was the same Masonic spirit that do not interfere with his individual unanimously selected and elected a rights and privileges, free thought, Master Mason as the first President freedom of speech, and free con- of these United States. science. I do not refer in any way to And they who elected him man-made laws, outside those that founded the Union upon the same have been written for the better gov- Masonic principles of equity, justice ernment of the people and for the and right “for the preservation and safeguard of human happiness, and perpetuation of individual human human progress. Especially is this so liberty.” Ancient Freemasonry where the laws are based on equity, They also founded the union upon justice, right. the same basis as Masonry. For in- and Present Day Whenever a nation, people or sect stance, the federal government rep- endeavors to take away from man resents the Grand Lodge. The vari- Problems his right to believe according to the ous states the constituent bodies dictates of his own conscience, (lodges) over which the federal gov- According to the views of many whenever any man or body of men ernment rules by the consent of the profound observers, there is but one tries to rob him of those rights and states and peoples of those various fundamental problem in the world to privileges, it is then his bounden constituent bodies. which all other problems are auxiliary duty to rebel and not to obey. Every Scottish Rite Mason is or incidental. This basic problem is This fact was thoroughly compre- taught that it is his bounden duty to the conflict between ignorance and hended by our forefathers who af- obey the law of God or nature. He is education; the warfare of science fixed their names to the following also strictly enjoined to obey the against superstition, of truth against profoundly truthful and ever living laws of his country providing that the twin falsehoods of prejudice and Masonic sentiment: those laws do not conflict with his intolerance. “We hold these truths to be self- unalienable rights and privileges as It may readily be seen, after due re- evident that all men are created expressed in our Declaration of Inde- flection, how all the other social, po- equal; that they are endowed by pendence and in the Preamble of our litical, commercial and religious prob- their Creator with certain unalien- national Constitution. lems of our times might be regarded able rights; that among these are life, It is also firmly impressed upon all as phases of this basic problem of the liberty and the pursuit of happiness. those who enter the portals of Scot- progress of scientific discovery and That to secure these rights govern- tish Rite Masonry that every individ- the more popular diffusion of scien- ments are instituted among men, de- ual man “is a law unto himself.” tific knowledge and understanding. riving their just powers from the Every initiate will realize the fact Probably, there never has been a more consent of the governed; that, when- that man is the master of his own excellent statement of the benefits to ever any form of government be- destiny; that all men have the work- be derived from the solution of this comes destructive of these ends, it is ing tools of the intelligent soul to ful- basis problem than the maxim of the the right of the people to alter, or fill the law, consciousness and will. — N. F. de Clifford, M.D., Master Teacher — “Ye shall know the abolish it, and to institute a new gov- The Tyler-Keystone, Aug. 5, 1910 truth and the truth shall make you ernment, laying its foundation on free.” such principles, and organizing its Surely, the founders of Freema- powers in such form as to them shall sonry and the authors and revisers of seem most likely to effect their safety our ritual must have given due regard and happiness.” to this basic problem of life when they It was the same Masonic spirit that designed the ceremonies whereby injected the above into our Declara- candidates are inducted into our craft. tion of Independence, that formu- Certainly, the central theme of all our lated these profoundly significant rituals is the leading of those blinded words, constituting the Preamble of by the darkness of ignorance and our National Constitution: “We the bound by the cords of superstition People of the United States, in order out into the uplifting light of truth to form a more perfect union, estab- and knowledge. lish justice, ensure domestic tran- — Herbert Hungerford, 32°, quility, provide for the common de- The Builder, March 1929 fense, promote the general welfare,

26 THE NORTHERN LIGHT / AUGUST 2007 The Scottish Rite Degrees QuickQuick Quotes Quotes In order to fully appreciate and cause we are constantly aware that absorb the lessons of the various de- all that we have learned so far has grees, it is necessary for us to slip merely undergirded what was still into the mood of what is transpiring waiting to be unfolded. — to give full play to our emotional It takes light to illuminate any- reflexes. thing. It takes light to make things Confidence is preparation. Every- Our enjoyment of the Scottish attractive — to make them shine thing else is beyond your control. Rite degrees depends upon the par- and sparkle. — Richard Kline ticular angle from which we illumi- We have received light, and more nate the material. light. Let us therefore pray that the The way we communicate with others Masonry, like a diamond, is a pupils of our mental eyes may al- ultimately determines the quality of jewel of many facets. We, individu- ways be dilated widely. our lives. ally, receive from it benefits predi- Then, if we have absorbed and — Anthony Robbins cated upon the light with which we practiced what we have learned at You have to expect great things of approach it. the altar of Freemasonry, we may be yourself before you can do them. Having indicated our desire for sure that we shall have no need to — Michael Jordan enlightenment when we first were tremble when our souls stand for initiated into its mysteries, it is quite judgment before the Grand Archi- Fight for your opinions, but do not be- natural to expect that that quest will tect of the Universe. lieve that they contain the whole truth persist unabatedly. — Curt A. Mundstock, 33°, Chicago or the only truth. Not because we have been disap- Scottish Rite Magazine, — Charles Dana pointed or unsatisfied; rather be- Nov. 1952 A true friend never gets in the way THE MOST PERFECT ESTABLISHMENT unless you happen to be going down. — Arnold Glasgow

Respecting the origin and early age; on her roll, he reads the names Some people think it is holding on history of Masonry, men differ and of illustrious men whose lives have that makes one strong. Sometimes it probably will continue to differ. left an unfading halo around their is letting go. While some date its birth with the memory; and on the pages of her — Sylvia Robinson creation of the world, others trace it history he beholds the record of her back to an age enveloped by the beneficent deeds, dating back to the Your chances of success in any under- mist of time. obscure past. taking can always be measured by “The erection of Solomon’s Tem- More than this, if he rightly com- your belief in yourself. ple,” said Bro. De Witt Clinton, “the prehends the institution and its de- — Robert Collier retreats of the Druids, and the Cru- sign, he regards it as the most per- sades to the holy land, have been, at fect establishment ever conceived Build for your team a feeling of one- different times, specially assigned and erected by man. He respects it ness, of dependence on one another, as sources of its existence. for its antiquity, but he reveres it for and of strength derived by unity. “The order, harmony and won- its purity and its intrinsic worth. It — Vince Lombardi ders of creation, the principles of is not to him a moldy relic of a bar- mathematical science, and the pro- barous age unsuited to the present Unless I accept my faults, I will most ductions of architectural skill, have wants of mankind ; it is not a soci- certainly doubt my virtues. been confounded with Freema- ety which has accomplished its mis- — Edward Thomas sonry. sion, and is fit only to be buried “Wherever a great philosopher with decent ceremonies. A well-developed sense of humor is has enlightened the ancient world, It is a system perfect in itself; no the pole that adds balance to your he has been resolved, by a species of age can improve it, and yet it is steps as you walk the tightrope of life. moral metempsychosis, or intellec- adapted to every age and every — William Arthur Ward tual chemistry, into a Freemason; people; and it is as young and vig- Adversity is another way to measure and in all the secret institutions of orous now as it was centuries ago the greatness of individuals. I never antiquity, the footsteps of lodges and as capable of producing results had a crisis that didn’t make me have been traced by credulity.” beneficial to the human race. Such stronger. Various as are the opinions rela- we believe to be the opinion of Ma- — Lou Holtz tive to the infancy of Masonry, no sons who value our time-honored one the least acquainted with his- order and desire to promote its in- Know well what leads you forward tory can fail to trace her through terests. and what holds you back, and choose centuries to a remote period. the path that leads to wisdom. Her principles and virtues he rec- — Allyn Weston, — Buddha ognizes among the good of every The Ashlar, Oct. 1857

AUGUST 2007 / THE NORTHERN LIGHT 27 According to TSA, the dogs project a forceful image that reassures travel- TV:Where do we watch? ers. They convey the message that se- According to an April 2007 television curity is happening. And they look study, one-third of television watchers good. watch broadcasts outside their home. TSA wants to make canine teams so The Arbitron Inc., study confirms that prevalent in transit hubs that suicide television viewing habits are changing bombers would believe they’d be but television is still a social medium. caught before they could strike. Of those who said they watched TV away from home, more watched TV in someone else’s home, at 25 percent. About eleven percent said they New rules on children’s watched TV at a restaurant or bar and passports seven percent watched at work. The Homeland Security Department has announced that children will not need passports to come into the U.S. Less-expensive by land or sea. Children who are 15 or younger who are U.S. or Canadian cit- adventures izens and have parental consent will It may cost an arm and a leg to take be able to enter the U.S. (when new the family to one of the big amuse- passport rules take effect in January of ment parks, but there are a lot of other 2008) with just a birth certificate. excursions that are fun, educational, Those who come by air, however, still and reasonably priced. need a passport. • Steam railroads. There are more Children age 16 to 18 will be al- than 40 19th century railroads in the lowed to cross with birth certificates if U.S. and Canada on which you can they are part of a school, religious, take a short ride for a reasonable athletic, or cultural group. price. To find one near you, Google The new rule was designed to make “tourist trains.” Travel bargain: State it less expensive for families to travel. • Berry and fruit picking at farms. Check the phone book or search the Parks Internet for “pick our own fruit (state Many of today’s state parks will bring name).” you closer to nature, and you won’t A second shot for • Hands-on science museums. Chil- have to sleep in a tent to appreciate it. chicken pox dren can learn about everything from They have rustic lodges and cabins oceanography to the human body. priced from $29 to $80 a night. Most The Centers for Disease Control and Check the phone book or search for have good restaurants and great Prevention now recommends that “hands-on science museums.” children get a second shot of chicken • Corn mazes. They are 3-D puzzles Newsweekviews. Those highlighted recently in include: pox vaccine between the ages of four you can walk through and have be- Blackwater Falls State Park, WV; and six. come very popular. Check cornfield- Brown County State Park, IN; Burr Outbreaks of chicken pox tend to maze.com or call the chamber of com- Oak State Park and Resort, OH; Cum- start with unvaccinated children. A merce to find one. berland Falls State Resort, KY; Degray second shot offers more protection. Lake Resort, AR; Douthat State Park, VA, Fort Stevens State Park, OR; and How IDs are stolen Kodachrome Basin State Park, UT. While consumers are more vigilant about sharing personal information, some of the oldest causes of identity More dogs at rail theft are taking the highest toll. Ac- stations cording to Javelin Strategy and Re- search, 38 percent were caused by a In airports, dogs sniff cargo, luggage, lost or stolen wallet, checkbook, or and passengers. In subway and rail credit card. Friends were responsible stations, they focus on passengers and for 15 percent of ID thefts. their bags. The Transport Security Ad- Retail and telephone purchases ministration (TSA) plans to add more were responsible for 15 percent; stolen highly trained dogs, primarily Ger- paper mail for nine percent; computer man shepherds, Belgian malinois and viruses, spyware, hackers, and phish- vizslas, that are experts at sniffing out ing, 12 percent. Online transactions, bombs. only four percent.

28 THE NORTHERN LIGHT / AUGUST 2007 More than Just Books ... Van Gorden-Williams Library at the National Heritage Museum

Mystery surrounds extraordinary book

Map of the British Colonies in America. Of all the extraordinary books in the Van Gorden-Williams Library at the Additionally, we also know that National Heritage Museum, one of the Evans bought books from Franklin. most extraordinary is the first Ma- Some of Franklin’s account ledgers sonic book published in the United are still in existence and show that States, a book printed by Benjamin Evans purchased particular books Franklin in 1734. from Franklin in the 1730s and 1740s. Franklin’s book is a reprint of James (Unfortunately, there is not, as far as I The Constitutions of the Anderson’s know, evidence in Franklin’s ledger Free-Masons, books that specifically shows Evans which was the very first The Constitutions of the purchasing the printed book of Masonic constitu- Free-Masons from Franklin.) tions, published by William Hunter in A few intriguing questions remain. London in 1723. First, why did Lewis Evans purchase Franklin’s book is a reprint — both Franklin’s reprint of the Constitu- in content and in design layout — of tions? I have not yet found evidence the 1723 Constitutions. The layout of that Evans was a Freemason. each page is, in most cases, an exact That being said, there may be more Also, why did Evans purchase this copy of what one sees in the 1723 edi- copies of the book in private hands. in 1741, as he presumably did, seven tion, leading one to conclude that For example, the Van Gorden- years after the book was published? Franklin must have had a copy of the Williams copy was purchased at an Franklin most likely printed the 1723 Constitutions open in his print estate auction in 1988. This copy was Constitutions with the hope that shop (or at least nearby) as he set the not noted in the first two censuses, al- members of various colonial Masonic though it was counted in the 2003 cen- lodges would buy up the edition. typeFranklin’s for his reprintConstitutions edition. was pub- sus. The Van Gorden-Williams Li- However, as late as 1750, Franklin lished in June 1734, shortly before he brary’s copy of Franklin’s Constitu- was still advertising remaindered became Grand Master of Pennsylva- tions becomes even more interesting copies for sale, an indication that they nia. Interestingly, Franklin did not the more closely one looks at it. did not sell as well as Franklin might give himself credit anywhere within We notice, for example, the auto- have hoped. the book for being the publisher. How graph signature of a former owner of Did Evans buy his copy out of cu- then do we know that Franklin the book, Lewis Evans, as well as the riosity about the fraternity? Because printed this item? year 1741 written on page 30 of the he was a business associate of One way is that scholars have at- book. Lewis Evans was an important Franklin, did Evans obtain the book at tributed this book to Franklin’s press early cartographer, draftsman, and ge- a reduced cost or possibly even free, on the evidence of the type used — a ographer. A little research reveals that since Franklin was clearly not having sort of typographical forensics. There Evans and Franklin knew each other an easy time selling out the edition he is also further, secondary evidence, and that their personal connection printed? These are questions that do such as the series of advertisements was both close and long-lasting. not yet have answers, although, with for Franklin’s Constitutions which Evans was born in Wales around further research, more may possibly 1700, was living in Philadelphia by come to light. first appearedPennsylvania in Franklin’s Gazette newspaper, the in May 1736, and as early as 1744 was work- The Van Gorden-Williams Library & 1734, all explicitly stating that the ing with Franklin.An Account The of illustrations the New In- in Archives is open to the public Mon- Franklin’s bookFranklin’s is “Reprinted Constitutions by B. Franklin.” vented Pennsylvanian Fire-Places, day-Saturday, 10-5. Reference assis- is an exceed- pub- tance is available. ingly rare book. Three fairly recent lished in 1744, were drawn by Evans. You may contact us bibliographic censuses have been In 1755, a year before Evans’sA General death, at 781-457-4109 or done for this book — in 1971, 1974, Franklin published Evans’s [email protected]. and 2003 — each of which counted less than 20 existing copies in the world. JEFFREY CROTEAU, is the Public Services Librarian at the Van Gorden-Williams Library at the National Heritage Museum.

AUGUST 2007 / THE NORTHERN LIGHT 29 Dr. Robinson’s Son On the Lighter Side Remembers of 4- and 5-year olds:

• Melanie, 5, asked her Granny Your recollections of Lynnfield are re- how old she was. Granny replied markably similar to my own with the she was so old she didn’t remem- exception that my memories go back ber. Melanie said, “Just look in about nine years further than yours the back of your pants. Mine say (Etcetera, etcetera, etc., Feb. 2007). 5 to 6.” The center of town was the location of George Roundy’s general store. • Brittany, 4, had an earache and The post office was a small building wanted a pain killer. She tried in owned by the Postmistress, Anne vain to take the lid off the bottle. Cox, who had a small gift and card Her mother explained it was a shop on one end of the building. I re- child-proof cap. Eyes wide with member the daily passenger train be- wonder, the little girl asked: tween Boston and Lynnfield Centre “How does it know it’s me?” on which my Grandfather commuted • Susan, 4, was drinking juice to Boston daily. I can recall my origi- when she got the hiccups. “Please UnMasonic Meeting nal telephone number, LC 27, and the don’t give me this juice again,” fact that whenever I was trying to she said, “It makes my teeth find Dad all that was required was to cough.” In response to the Grand Comman- lift the receiver and ask the operator der’s article ‘UnMasonic Meeting’, it where he was. She nearly always • Marc, 5, was in bed and looking is a home run (Commander’s Mes- knew and could connect me. The craft worried. When his Mom asked sage, Feb. 2007). There is a reason my was such a large part of his life, be- what was troubling him, he grandmother used to tell me “Keep it ginning with his First Degree in 1923 replied, “I don’t know what’ll short and sweet.” The sage wisdom and continuing with the final visit to happen with this bed when I get of the past is good for the present and his lodge last January. married. How will my wife fit the future. The year that I became in?” George S. Robinson Jr., 32° Master was the same year I became a Chester Springs, PA • James, 4, was listening to a Bible new father of twin boys. My time was story. His dad read: “The man at a premium and so was the time of named Lot was warned to take my young suite of officers. I practiced his wife and flee out of the city, what the previous masters of my We welcome letters from but his wife looked back and was lodge had before me, being prudent our readers in response turned to salt.” Concerned, James with the members’ and officers’ time. asked: “What happened to the This type of enlightenment should to articles appearing in flea?” be mandatory for all officers entering The Northern Light and the line. We need to run our lodges will reprint them as space • Sunday prayer: “Dear Lord,” the like we do our businesses, keeping permits. Letters must be minister said, with arms ex- aware that time is our most precious tended toward heaven, “Without commodity. signed, should be brief, you, we are but dust.” The little and are subject to editing. girl turned to her dad and asked William T. Moreau, 32° in her shrill 4-year-old voice, Pawtucket, RI “Dad, what is butt dust?”

HIRAM™ By WALLY MILLER

30 THE NORTHERN LIGHT / AUGUST 2007 All-seeing eye mentioned. Under the heading “Femi- Keep in mind that any successor to It is amazing how omnipresent this nine Overtures” The Square correspon- “Hiram” must have a professional fraternity can seem. It sometimes ap- dent says, “Apparently the Grand Ori- look, must relate to the Scottish Rite pears to reach across time and space. ent of Italy has been asked to approve and Freemasonry, and the artist needs In late May I took a short vacation the Constitution of two women’s to have a sense of humor. from the Supreme Council office and lodges and will do so.” All non-returnable samples should participated in the Cabot Trail Relay The article ends by saying “We don’t be sent to The Northern Light, 33 Mar- — a 185-mile footrace tracing the think the American committee for rett Rd., Lexington, MA 02421. famed Cabot Trail on Cape Breton Is- recognition will take kindly to this Who knows? We may discover the land in Nova Scotia. odd behavior.” next Wally Miller. Headquarters for the race was in the It should be noted that The Northern quaint little village of Baddeck on the Light includes these writings from shores of Bras d’Or Lake. As the last of long ago, not as news items, but rather Tree dedication the timing equipment for the 27-hour as vignettes of our fraternity’s history. competition was packed away at the The good news from this incident is In June the late Sovereign Grand finish line in front of the courthouse that we know people are reading Commander Walter E. Webber was downtown, another event was taking them. memorialized with a tree dedication. place nearby. The ceremony was held at Pounder Just a block north the Baddeck Ma- Hall, near the Central New York 32˚ sonic Hall, home to St. Mark’s Lodge, See you in the Masonic Learning Center in Oriskany, was celebrating its 109th anniversary NY. Scottish Rite members from the and was designated as an historic site. funny papers? Valleys of Utica, Syracuse, Schenec- tady, and Buffalo attended. Walter Interestingly, funding for the structure, Longtime readers of The Northern Light Webber passed away in April 2006. back in 1898, came through a loan have enjoyed the comic strip, from Mabel Bell, wife of Alexander “Hiram,” by Wally Miller since the Graham Bell. The well-know inventor early 1990s. and his spouse made Baddeck their The light-hearted and Masonically Relay on hold home from the 1880s to the early themed installments regularly appear The Valleys of Bloomsburg, Allen- 1920s. on page 30 of the magazine. town, and Reading — all of Pennsyl- Unfortunately the artist passed away vania — had planned an ambitious in October 2005. Before he died, fundraising event to benefit the learn- Blast from the past though, he supplied many issues ing centers in their area. worth of Hiram’s adventures and The Apparently The Northern Light’s “Views A 180-mile circle, beginning at the Northern Light has been publishing From the Past” column has stirred in- Bloomsburg Fairgrounds was to have them since that time. terest around the globe. As its name traversed 37 townships. No decision has been made yet on suggests, the feature highlights views Race organizers, however, an- an eventual replacement. The page and opinions that were printed in Ma- nounced a postponement. Due to may take another form alto- sonic publications through the years. concerns and restrictions of the Penn- gether. In the February 2007 issue a story sylvania Department of Transporta- We are, however, consider- originally printed in The Brotherhood tion all details of the race could not ing the possibility of a new in July 1915 was highlighted. be worked out on time. cartoon. If you are artistically The 92-year-old article commented The Valleys hope to revive the talented, we invite you to on a request to the Grand Orient of plan and host the inaugural submit samples of your Italy, asking for approval of the forma- event in 2008. work. tion of two women’s lodges — one in Florence and the other in Turin. The Northern Light has been in- formed that in a recent edition of The Square, published in England, parts of the story were reprinted, but the original publication date of 1915 was not ALAN E. FOULDS, 32°, editor

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