A 1 NEWS BULLETIN ISSUED BY AUTHORITY OF THE SUPREME COUNCIL, 33°, SOUTHERN JURISDICTION, U. S. A. 1735 SIXTEENTH STREET, NORTHWEST, WASHINGTON 13, D. C.

The sentiments expressed herein do not necessarily carry the endorsement of the Supreme Council.

No. 98 October 21, 1946

MEETING IN PARIS MONTANA AND SCHOOL TAXES Grand Commanders of several Su­ preme Councils of Continental Europe [Editor’s N ote: A short time ago the try, wdiich is . . . between $2,700 and recently held a conference at Paris. It publication called Montana Education printed $2,800. is well known that some of the Supreme a bulletin from the Montana Education As­ If you are a parent . . . if you are a sociation Public Relations Office of which Councils are still dormant. Attending Del Rayburn is Director. After deploring forward-looking citizen with a belief however, were Dr. L. J. J. Caron of the the teacher shortage, he wrote the follow­ in Montana’s future and the future of Netherlands, Fernand Leveque of Bel­ ing paragraphs under the subhead “ The America as a whole . . . if you want Remedy.” ] gium, Col. Paul Collet of Switzerland, Montana’s children trained to equal and Rene Raymond of France, each EFORE World War I we devoted and excel the best thinking that they Grand Commander in his respective B more than 25 per cent of all tax will have to compete with from Russia country. collections to the support of public or England or any other country in the A letter was read from Dr. Karl elementary and secondary schools. world of tomorrow . . . please read with Doppler of Austria who was not able In 1940, before our entry into World thoughtful consideration the following to attend. His Supreme Council is not War II, we used 3 per cent of our total propositions, offered in solution of our as yet functioning fully. At the con­ income for schools. preseiTt low school standards. ference were received Augusto Barcia, Today we are using not more than 5 1. Provide more state aid. former Grand Commander of the Su­ per cent of our total tax collections for 2. Make such state aid automatic— preme Council of Spain and Jean Pan- the support of our public schools. eliminating the necessity of appealing gal, a former Grand Commander of the Today we are using less than l 1/? per to the Legislature every two years. Supreme Council of Rumania, and they cent of our total income for school [Etc.] ______gave information about the Freema­ purposes. sonry in their countries. However, the OF ILLINOIS Montana leads the states of the former has been in Mexico and the Ar­ Union in consumption of alcoholic bev­ The Grand Lodge of Illinois held its an­ nual session in Chicago beginning with Grand gentine since the beginning of the War erages, per capita. . . . Master William Tinsley’s dinner and recep­ and the latter has been in Portugal and Between 1939 and 1942 the American tion October 7th. Next morning the Grand France most of the time since Rumania people increased their expenditures for Master opened the Grand Lodge in the was overrun, but they probably have alcoholic beverages from 3.4 billion presence of a great attendance of Illinois Ma­ some connections in their countries at sons seated in the auditorium of the Medinah dollars to 5.2 billion dollars; their to­ Shrine Temple. Visitors were received by present who can furnish them with in­ bacco bill jumped from 1.8 billion to the Grand Lodge one by one. The number formation which they feel satisfied is 2.4; and beauty treatments and cos­ of Grand Masters, Deputy Grand Masters, accurate. metics went from 1 billion to IV2 bil­ Grand Secretaries and Grand Treasurers pres­ The situation in Italy was discussed ent perhaps exceeds the number in attend­ lion. Each year since ’42 has seen the ance at any other Grand Lodge meeting in and a communication was received from rate of expenditure for such luxuries any state. one group in Italy called the United climb higher. The Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Supreme Council of the Piazza del Surely people with so much money Ontario, Canada, Charles S. Hamilton, 33°, Gesu and Palazzo Giustiniani, through who is Grand Treasurer General of the Su­ for pleasure can afford to invest more preme Council of Canada, was among visitors. Giovanni Mori of Rome, Lieutenant in the educational future of their chil­ Also present was a Past Grand Master of Grand Commander of this group of dren. What kind of odds are we giving the Philippines and Past Grand Master of which Tito Signorelli is Grand Com­ education . . . if civilization is “a race Kentucky, John H. Cowles. Grand Secretary mander. The report was that this group between catastrophe and education” ? Richard C. Davenport, 33°, reported that seventeen Grand Secretaries were present. is now near to realizing unity with If Montana’s children are to have Each visitor was individually greeted by the other Grand Powers in Italy, but con­ educations comparable to those of the Grand Master with a word or two. ditions there are still so confused that children of our neighboring states . . . Immediately after this greeting, the tribute no recommendation was made. if Montana’s children are to be prop­ to departed members was given, with music, Those at the Paris conference dis­ and then the officers’ reports were made, erly fitted to hold their own and make which were most satisfactory and they were cussed the next International Confer­ capable citizens in the atomic world of well received. Committee reports followed ence of Supreme Councils and the senti­ tomorrow . . . this school problem must and business was finished promptly at noon, ment seemed to be that it should be be recognized and solved by the parents including election of Grand Lodge Officers. held on this side of the Atlantic, but All of them had served so faithfully and effi­ and forward-looking citizens of today. ciently that one by one they were unani­ no mention was made of a date or As the first step in that direction . . . mously reelected to office, except the Grand place. our salary schedules must be raised Treasurer, who had passed away. The va­ immediately so that we can offer at cancy was filled by the election of Arthur I. Peters. ______CAMP FOR BOYS IN INDIANA least $2,250 starting pay for a B.A. de­ For a number of years the Knights Tem­ gree, reach $4,000 for an M.A. with ten By ignoring principles and the lessons of plar Commanderies of Indiana have spon­ or more years’ experience, and at least history and accepting the theories of men sored annual outings for boys at Camp and political expedience for our guidance, we Crosley on Lake Tippecanoe. This year 201 equal the average federal salary, or have made vassals of our states and depend­ boys were the guests of 50 of the 60 Com­ skilled and semi-skilled wage in inclus- ents of our people.—Hatton W. Sumners. manderies one week in the summer.

Digitized for FRASER http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis NORTHERN SUPREME COUNCIL PEOPLE OF WISCONSIN ALERTED The 134th annual session of the Su­ X NOVEMBER 5th the people of posed amendment be submitted to a preme Council, 33°, Ancient Accepted O Wisconsin will vote on the adop­ vote of the people at the general elec­ Scottish Rite for the Northern Masonic tion or rejection of the following tion in November, 1946, and if a ma­ Jurisdiction, was held at Pittsburgh, amendment to an Article in the State jority of the voters- voting thereon Pa., September 20-26. Pennsylvania Constitution: shall approve this amendment it shall has the largest number of Scottish Rite “ Article X, Section 3. The legisla­ become a part of the constitution of Masons of any state in the United ture shall provide by law for the estab­ this state. Be it further States or in any country, there being lishment of district schools, which shall “ Resolved, That the question of the 71,235 32nd Degree Masons in Pennsyl­ be as nearly uniform as practicable; ratification of this amendment shall be vania; and Pittsburgh has the largest and such schools shall be free and with­ stated on the ballot as follows: membership in that Orient, 17,235. out charge for tuition to all children be­ “ Shall section 3 of article X of the A religious service was held at the tween the ages of four and twenty constitution be amended so as to au­ First Presbyterian Church on Sunday years; and no sectarian instruction thorize the legislature to provide for the under the direction of the Rev. A. Gor­ shall be allowed therein, except that transportation of children to and from don MacLennan, the sermon being such prohibition shall not bar the legis­ any parochial or private school or insti­ preached by the Rt. Rev. Austin lature from providing for the transpor­ tution of learning?” Pardue, 32°, Episcopal Bishop of the tation of children to and from any Thus here is another attempt to in­ Diocese of Pittsburgh. After the open­ school or institution of learning.” vade the field of the.public schools and ing of the session on Tuesday morning The Joint Resolution No. 78 of the to their disadvantage. If this amend­ Grand Commander Melvin M. Johnson Legislature in 1945 relative to this ment passes, then no doubt soon there read his Allocution, mentioning the amendment stated: will be another one proposed, providing success of the research work in the cure ‘'Therefore, be it for the state to erect school buildings for dementia praecox, the plans for "Resolved by the Senate, the Assem­ or to pay salaries of teachers in private, Rituals, the assistance given foreign bly concurring, That the foregoing parochial and other sectarian schools. Masonic Grand Powers and the visit amendment to the constitution is here­ In other words back of this is the at­ he made to the Supreme Council of by agreed to by this legislature. Be it tempt of the Roman Catholic Ghurch England and Wales. He told of the further to destroy the public school system of Negro question at some "Resolved, that the foregoing pro­ the country. length. Visitors from foreign Jurisdictions in­ cluded: Dr. Douglas G. Mellwraith, PROTESTANT FILM COMMISSION MICROFILM OF LODGE RECORDS Grand Commander, and Stuart Har­ PRAISES SISTER KENNY PICTURE TO LIBRARY OF CONGRESS man Lees, Grand Secretary General, The moving picture “ Sister Kenny,” in Microfilm of the records of the Lodge of of the Supreme Council for the Do­ which Rosalind Russell is star has received St. Andrew at Boston, Mass., has been sent minion of Canada; Dr. H. H. Lopez- praise from the Protestant Film Commission, to the Library of Congress by E. Sohier Penha, Grand Commander, and Lucas Inc., and the Protestant Motion Picture Welch of Boston, through the kindness of Guerra Torres, Lieutenant Grand Com­ Council has rated it “ Picture of the Month.” William A. Jackson. The historic Lodge was This film is the portrayal of the life of the chartered by the in mander, of the Supreme Council for the Protestant Australian graduate nurse, Sister 1756 and is possibly the oldest Masonic Dominican Republic; Grand Master of Elizabeth Kenny, and is based upon the book Lodge in continuous existence in the United Ceremonies Luis F. Reinhardt of the And They Shall Walk, by Martha Ostenso of States. Gen. and Paul Revere Supreme Council of Cuba. Other Minnesota, where Sister Kenny has received were members and Masters thereof. Lodge much cooperation. members were the instigators and perpetra­ prominent visitors were Gov. Edward One thing that the film clears up for the tors of the Boston Tea Party as is noted in Martin, 33°, of Pennsylvania, former general public is the matter of Sister Kenny’s records of December 16, 1773, where it is Gov. John W. Bricker of Ohio, 33°, religious affiliation. The misconception that stated that the meeting adjourned; below Active Member, and Will H. Hays, her appellation often carries in this country this statement is a series of capital T ’s! 33°, a former Cabinet Member and is set at rights. She is not a Roman Cath­ olic nun, but a Protestant, and the word once the “ Czar” of the Motion Picture “ Sister” is a title of rank given a nurse serv­ FREDERICKSBURG LODGE NO. 4 Industry. ing with the Australian Army. The Scottish Grand Master T. Penn Coleman of the Among appropriations made were Rite Hospital for Crippled Children in Dal­ on November 4th $150,000 for War Veterans, $50,000 for las, Texas, has trained its staff in the Kenny will pay an official visit to Fredericksburg method of treatment for poliomyelitis, and Lodge No. 4 of Virginia, the Lodge in which research work in a cure for dementia also helped many graduate nurses to learn received his Blue Lodge praecox, and $5,000 each to the Library the Kenny system. Degrees. The Lodge is doing its utmost and of the Supreme Council and to the no doubt will be successful in making its George Washington Masonic National BROTHERS ARE 50-YEAR MASONS contribution to the Holmes C. Turner Memo­ Memorial Association, Alexandria, Va. rial Chapel to be erected at the Virginia Ma­ Four brothers of the Hipke family of Wis­ sonic Home near Richmond. This old Lodge The 33rd Degree Honorary was con­ consin are 50-year Masons and all were guests was first chartered in 1758 by the Grand ferred on about 200, elected to receive of honor in New Holstein Lodge No. 172 Lodge of Scotland and its first extant record not long ago when one of them, A. T. Hipke, this honor the previous year, among of a meeting is that of September 1, 1752. received his 50-year certificate, presented by them being Gen. Mark Wayne Clark, Grand Master William E. Schubert. The It received a Charter from the. Grand Lodge of Virginia in 1787. The present Master is Gen. Robert S. Beightler, Gov. Charles other three brothers are G. A. Hipke of Mil­ Edwin L. Hansen and the Secretary is Edward M. Dale of New Hampshire and Roy waukee, Dr. William Hipke of Marshfield H. Cann. and A. S. Hipke of Chilton. W. Howard of the Scripps-Howard Newspapers. GRANDFATHER AND GRANDSON SECRETARY OF G.W.M.N.M.A. At a rpeeting of Tracy Lodge No. 155, Secretary-Treasurer Frederick F. Schon- Tracy, Minn., on September 11th, W. A. dau, 32°, of George Washington Masonic VETERAN MASON, 94, DIES National Memorial Association at Alexan­ Kelley, Past Master, conferred the Master Fred C. Wright, last surviving charter Mason Degree upon his grandson, W. R. dria, Va., has announced that beginning No­ member of Henry S. Baird Lodge No. 211 of Kelley. The candidate’s uncle, F. E. Kelley, vember 1st all communications should be ad­ acted as Junior Warden and his father. P. G. dressed to the Association at Alexandria, Va. Sturgeon Bay, Wis., passed away May 13, Kelley, as Junior Steward. George H. Doble. His office has been located at the Masonic 1946, at the age of 94. He had been a Mason 32°, is Master of Tracy Lodge. Temple in Washington, D. C., until recently. 70 years. 2

Digitized for FRASER http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis ATTENTION, SECRETARIES! INFORMATION BAN At the last session of the Supreme M ark Sullivan Council a resolution was adopted to [Editor’s Note: The following column was heads may be relatively understand­ the effect that the Supreme Council published in the New York Herald Tribune able ; it may be they did not wish their at its own expense should present to on August 28, 1946.] people to know the country’s military each Scottish Rite Mason in the South­ ROM the , Yugoslavia weakness. But that would be merely a ern Jurisdiction who has been a mem­ F has received some 200 million dol­ part of a broader motive. They may ber for 50 years or more, successively, lars worth of food, clothing and farm have been reluctant to let their people a cap indicative of that fact. implements. From us came 80 per cent know the industrial and economic The cap is of light blue silk with a of all the supplies Yugoslavia has re­ weakness of communism after 25 years golden silk cord across the top and two ceived from all the countries contribut­ of practice of it. During those years, golden silk braids around the cap. In ing to UNRRA. the Russian government had been tell­ the center in front is a laurel wreath, These facts, former President Hoover ing its people that the Western coun­ emblem of victory, enclosing the figures points out, are unknown to the Yugo­ tries, practicing private ownership of “ 50” in gold. Each Mason’s name will slav people: “ It is a communist state, industry, were weak, that the capitalist be stitch-embroidered inside the cap. with a completely controlled press.” system everywhere was at the point of The Secretaries of the Scottish Rite The distribution of the food and other collapse, and the government may have Bodies will secure names of the 50-year members and the head-size for each supplies we give the Yugoslav people is been reluctant to admit that those and will order the caps from the Petti- the hands of communist officials. By countries were strong. The govern­ bone Brothers Manufacturing Com­ this control the communist regime in­ ment had been telling its people that pany, Masonic Dept., 628 Sycamore creases its power over the people, who the Western countries practicing capi­ Street, Cincinnati 2, Ohio. The caps will are not permitted to know the source talism were their enemies and may be sent directly to the Secretaries and, of the supplies. Further Mr. Hoover have been reluctant to call attention to when they receive the bills, they will points out: “ Tito has an army of 750,- the friendship those countries were now forward same to the Supreme Council 000 men out of a population of 14 mil­ practicing as allies. for payment. lions. These men should have been Denial of information to their own It is suggested that the Sovereign home farming and rehabilitating the peoples is a defensive strategy of com­ munist heads everywhere. What is at Grand Inspector General or Deputy in nation. Instead, directly or indirectly, each Orient might arrange a particular UNRRA was supporting Tito’s army.” the bottom of the world’s present tur­ moil is a conflict between the commu­ time and occasion at which the caps Here are involved two conditions will be presented to the recipients. This basic in our relations with communist nist ideology and system and the one practiced by us. It is a contest for al­ will no doubt be very pleasing to those governments, the satellite ones such as wrho have been our members for 50 Yugoslavia and the head one in Russia. legiance of the minds of men every­ where to one system or the other. years or more. There may not be so The first is, distinction between govern­ very many of them, but it is believed ments and peoples— between peoples Men can only take their stands intel­ ligently and in accord with their na­ they will appreciate this recognition with whom we would like to be friendly of their services. and could be, and governments which ture if they have access to information. are not friendly themselves, and deny Most obviously the communist heads us the opportunity of friendliness with fear that if men have such access they SEATTLE LODGE CELEBRATES and from their peoples. The second will prefer our system. We, ourselves, St. John’s Lodge No. 9 of Seattle, Wash., condition is, freedom of information. have such confidence in our system that celebrated its 86th anniversary with a ban­ we permit completely free access to in­ quet early in September. Past Grand Master It can be taken for granted as most Matthew W. Hill, 33°, a Past Master of St. unlikely that the Yugoslav people, as. formation about it, even to those who, John’s, was master of ceremonies. The prin­ people, wrould have shot down Ameri­ in transmission through the iron cur­ cipal speaker was Past Grand Master Ford can airmen. It is more likely that the tain to their peoples, practice suppres­ Q. Elvidge, 33°, Deputy in Washington of sion or distortion. the Supreme Council. Attending was Laban Yugoslav people would have felt friend­ H. Wheeler, the oldest living Past Master in liness toward the country that helped Of all the proposals for peace and the Seattle Masonic area and the oldest liv­ them in war and peace and camara­ friendship among nations, current in the ing Past Master of St. John’s. He was Mas­ derie toward its soldiers. organizing of the United Nations and ter in 1892. Denial of access by their peoples to elsewhere, the most unqualified promise information about help received from of helpfulness lies in the proposal for GENERAL HERVEY HONORED the United States is a cardinal policy world-wide freedom of information. It The son of Sovereign Grand Inspector is delicate to propose, and if adopted General Judge William Rhodes Hervey, 33°, of communist governments. It is a of California, Brig. Gen. Harcourt Hervey, main reason for the iron curtain which would be difficult to impose. For it in­ 32°, has been appointed to reorganize the the Russian government maintains to cludes not merely freedom of one nation Fortieth Infantry Division of the American separate the rest of the world from its to get information about another, but Army as part of the California National freedom of the people within one na­ Guard. The General commanded this Divi­ people and the peoples of the neighbor­ sion during its last operations on Panav ing countries upon which it has imposed tion to get information about all others. and Negros in the Philippines. He has its regime. This brings it technically within the been awarded the Silver Star and an Air The practice is followed in war and category of prescribing a domestic con­ Medal. in peace. During the war, the Russian dition within a nation. ‘ people were not aware of the vast mili­ Copyright, 1946, New York Tribune, AMERICAN AMBASSADOR TO tary supplies we were sending to that Inc. YUGOSLAVIA IS CRAFT MEMBER country until a forthright American Richard C. Patterson, Jr., native of Omaha. ambassador in Moscow', in wrhat was ACTORS CONFER DEGREE Nebr., the American Ambassador to Yugo­ Henry Platt and his Square Club of actors presumably a calculated diplomatic in­ slavia, is a member of the Masonic Frater­ visited Magnolia Lodge No. 242, Santa Bar­ nity and a Methodist. He and his wife, a discretion, publicly called attention to bara, Calif., on September 7th. where they former Bowling Green, Ky., girl, and their the condition, and the Russian govern­ conferred the Master Mason Degree in full daughter have a home on Long Island, but ment let information reach its people. form. ------Mrs. Patterson is with the Ambassador in Part of the motive of the Russian Control thyself.—Cicero. Belgrade. 3

Digitized for FRASER http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis WORLD LANGUAGE NOW POSSIBLE tional campaign was carried on in Rus­ GRAND LODGE OF T HAS long been a dream of scholars sia, going from the kindergarten to the The opened its elementary and high schools, thence to 125th annual communication on September I and diplomats that if. the world 23rd at St. Louis. The report of Grand Mas­ could have one language for the human the universities and the technological ter Willis J. Bray was happily received. He race there would follow an opportunity laboratories and to the factories deal­ called attention to the consolidation of small for mutual understanding of the va­ ing with technological matters. “ What Lodges in districts where the roads are good has taken place in Russia,” Senator and automobiles plentiful, and he thought rious racial groups, a big factor in the consolidation would be of no injury and abolishing war. In fact, since wTork Owen points out, “ has removed the probably of benefit. This is a question that was stopped on the Tower of Babel be­ deadly blight of illiteracy in Russia.” deserves careful consideration. The Sym­ cause of the conflict of tongues, men From the literacy of 9 per cent, they bolic Lodges in England, as a rule, are small, have wanted to understand each other. have now developed a literacy of over and this might be claimed as the reason that, 90 per cent. during the five worst years of the depression. So long as distances were great and the 1932-37, the Grand Lodge of England added means of transportation and communi­ This Global Alphabet of Senator ninety odd new Lodges to its rolls and some cation difficult it wras not such a serious Owen’s does not eliminate the learning 50,000 new members, while the Grand Lodges matter that these various racial groups in the libraries or the laboratories; but in the United States suffered great losses. makes it accessible. The Lodges in England outside of London should not come to know each other rarely run over fifty or sixty members. and to understand each other. The Russians are teaching the Eng­ The Grand Master also urged that con­ The radio and the airplane have lish language now as fast as they can, sideration be given to the establishment of a by publications of the Russian Gov­ Masonic periodical under the control of the changed all that. Now there must be a Grand Lodge. He touched upon Negro Free­ common denominator — one language ernment. masonry, the work among the war veterans common to all, in addition to the in­ The full details of Senator Owen’s in camps, and work of the Masonic Home. dividual’s native language. The uni­ Global Alphabet cannot be given within The Jurisprudence Committee offered some versal language must be English and the brief compass of tins article. The resolutions, one of which is as follows: pamphlet entitled Global Alphabet “ At the 1944 session of the Grand Lodge, this for many reasons. For one thing a resolution was referred to your Committee 200,000,000 people, or roughly one contains 81 pages and merits the study relative to Grand Lodge Sovereignty. Your tenth of the world’s population, al­ of thoughtful, peace-loving citizens. A Committee feels that the constitution of the ready speak it. Previous attempts to copy of it may be obtained from Rob­ Grand Lodge adopted many years ago de­ ert L. Owen, President, World Lan­ clares the absolute sovereignty of the Grand have artificial languages adopted have Lodge. We, therefore, recommend that the not succeeded. Such attempts included guage Foundation, 2400 Sixteenth resolution be stricken from the record and not the following: Volapuk (1879), then Street, N. W., Washington 9, D. C., or be considered further.” Esperanto (1887), then Interlingua, from the United States Government Freedom Lodge at Mehlville was granted Printing Office, Washington, D. C. The a charter. Universala, Kosmos, Novilatin, Ro, President Truman, a Past Grand Master Ido, Occidental, and Basic English. full title is: “ Global Alphabet, Hearing of the Grand Lodge, wired his regrets at not Now at long last, thanks to the genius before the Committee on Foreign Rela­ being able to attend. Among the distin­ of Robert L. Owen, former U. S. Sen­ tions, United States Senate, 79th Con­ guished guests present were Grand Masters gress, First Session, on Making English Fied H. Nolte of Iowa and Benjamin F. Eyre ator from Oklahoma, there has been of Nebraska, Past Grand Master Dwight L. worked out by him a Global Alphabet. a World Language, November 7, 1945. Smith of Indiana, and Grand Secretary Carl This is a phonetic stenographic alpha­ Printed for the use of the Committee R. Greisen of Nebraska. Also present were bet of 33 letters, using letters having on Foreign Relations.” S. W. Grand Master Walter Niestrath of the Grand Council. R.& S.M .; Grand High Priest Sher­ one immutable primary sound of the man Smith of the Grand Chapter, R.A.M .; human voice, with no silent letter, and O. E. S. TRIENNIAL SET Grand Commander James DeW itt of the the forms simplified to the last degree Grand Commandery. K.T.; Sovereign Grand The General Grand Chapter of the Order humanly possible for perfect legibility Inspector General \\ illiam B. Massey of the of the Eastern Star will hold its 25th trien­ Scottish Rite—all of Missouri. A very unfor­ and speed with writing with a pen. nial assembly in Tampa, Fla., November 10th tunate accident happened: Grand Com­ With this alphabet, the people of any to 15th, with Mrs. Mamie Lander, Most mander DeW itt fell and broke his ankle. language in the world can write their Worthy Grand Matron, Orlando, Fla., and Solon Cameron of St. Louis was elected Harold T. Landeryou, Most Worthy Grand own language and print it steno- Grand Master, and Dr. Harold L. Reader Patron, Omaha, Xebr., presiding. was reelected Grand Secretary. graphicallv. Only 1,200 words and their The hotel headquarters will be at the derivatives are necessary for day to Floridian Hotel but all business sessions will day conversation. be held at the Tampa Municipal Auditorium, NEW INDIANAPOLIS PUBLK.A1ION except the informal opening at the Coliseum The difficulty with the alphabets The first number of The Double Eagle, on Davis Island. There will be rehearsals organ of the Scottish Rite Bodies at Indian­ which exist is their conflict with each under the direction of Mrs. Clara Christian, apolis. Ind., was issued in September, 1946. other. They use the same letters with Grand Marshal; and Mrs. Bertha Cook. Past It will be published quarterly at 650 North different meanings. The number of let­ Grand Marshal, will be chairman for group Meridian Street, Indianapolis 4. with Claude gatherings. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs­ ters employed in the languages of the Rich as Editor and F. Elmer Raschig, 33°, day will be given over to business and on as Advisor, and will contain news of the Rite fifty United Nations will average less Thursday a motor tour of the city has been throughout the Valley, including items about than 33 letters. The number of letters planned. the Scottish Rite Clubs. The Editor has which Moses used to write Genesis was pointed out that “ America needs a stronger 23 consonants and 10 diacritical marks, Scottish Rite army today to impress on NURNBERG TRIAL IN 8 VOLUMES earnest men its lofty philosophy of practical by which vowrels might be inserted if The eight volumes revealing Nazi con­ brotherhood.” the writer wished, or left out if he spiracy and aggression which are being pre­ wished. pared by lawyers on the staff of Justice RAISES SON AND SON-IN-LAW In this record you will find that Rus­ Robert H. Jackson, chief prosecutor for the Immediate Past Grand Master Rilie R. sia uses 33 letters only. Russia has United States at the Nurnberg war crimes trial, will soon be'available according to an­ Morgan, 32°, of the Grand Lodge of North made the most tremendous advance in nouncement from the Superintendent of Dakota, just a few weeks before his term of overcoming illiteracy since the Rev­ Documents, United States Government Print­ office ended, had the pleasure of initiating olution in 1917. That Revolution, ex­ ing Office, Washington 25, D. C. The price his son. John D. Morgan, and his son-in-law. Donald O. Numedahl, both being returned plains Senator Owen, resulted in the is S18. Besides documents primarily con­ cerned with the guilt of the Reich leaders, servicemen; and later he headed the cast adoption of a 33 letter alphabet which the volumes contain much general informa­ which conferred upon these two the Master any Russian could learn to read in one tion illuminating many dark corners of re­ Mason Degree in Crescent Lodge No. 11 at day and by which an intensive educa­ cent history. Grafton, hometown of the Grand Master. 4

Digitized for FRASER http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis KANSAS MASONIC HOME THREE FAMOUS TEMPLES The Club of ninety-year-old residents of the Kansas Masonic Home at Wichita now ESPITE all that has been written precious stones. has five members, F. M. Spencer, William L. about King Solomon and Solomon’s Following Solomon’s death in the Aaron, A. J. Sanderson, George B. Bainter, D all 90, and J. B. Cooksey, 93. The oldest Temple, how many persons off hand year 930 B.C., Israel began to disin­ woman resident of the Home is Mrs. can tell how Solomon’s Temple came to tegrate. Some 400 years after Solo­ Rosanna P. Daily, whose age is 94. be built? Or, how long it stood after mon’s death the Temple was completely A plaque to the memory of Col. Thomas his death? Or whether there were any destroyed, 586 B.C., by the Chaldeans Geyer Fitch hangs on the wall of the Ad­ ministration Building. He was elected a di­ Temples to follow it? under Nebuchadnezzar. rector of the Home in February, 1897, and The Rev. Dr. Harry K. Eversull, 33°, Zerubbabel, Prince of Judah, who led served as its board secretary and treasurer former President of Marietta College, the Jews back from Babylon to Judah, until his death in 1938. He had a colorful Marietta, Ohio, and recent Associate a lineal descendant of David, was the career in the cause of Masonry. He was made a Master Mason in 1890, and that same Secretary of the Cincinnati Council of leader in the rebuilding of the Temple. year he received the Scottish Rite, Capitular Churches, who was installed on June Cyrus, one of the far seeing and kind- and Cryptic Degrees and was made a Knight 5th as Pastor of the Walnut Hills Pres­ hearted statesman of his day, and, like Templar, and a member of Isis Temple of byterian Church, Cincinnati, completed the Medes and the Persians, a disciple the Mystic Shrine at Salina, Kans. He served in the highest offices of the in in the June issue of the Rite-Recorder, of Zoroaster, the great prophet of Per­ Wichita and in the state. In 1897 he became official publication of the Scottish Rite sia, also had a deep regard for the a 33rd Degree Mason and in 1917 was made Bodies of Cincinnati, a series of articles Jewish faith. After liberating all the Sovereign Grand Inspector General in Kan­ on Solomon’s Temple. The series began exiles, he directed that the sacred ves­ sas of the Supreme Council, 33°, Southern Jurisdiction, which office he held until his in the September, 1945, issue and it will sels taken from Solomon’s Temple by death. In 1904 he was elected Grand Mas­ soon be published in book form, at $1.50 Nebuchadnezzar be restored. Further­ ter of the Grand Lodge. Having become a per copy, and may be ordered from more, he ordered that the Temple in charter member of Midian Shrine Temple at R. L. Compton, 33°, Secretary of the Jerusalem be rebuilt at his expense. Wichita in 1909, he - became its Potentate in 1913. Scottish Rite Bodies of Cincinnati. The Temple of Zerubbabel stood for There were three Temples. Solomon five centuries. Following the rise of was born about 990 B.C., the son of Alexander the Great to world dominion, UTILITY’S OFFICIAL RAISED David and Bathsheba. He was not the the two great forces that have shaped The Master Mason Degree was conferred oldest son, but David had promised our modern civilization came together: on August 22nd in Quapaw Lodge No. 730, Pine Bluff, Ark., on William Henry Overby, Bathsheba that her son would ascend the philosophy, science, literature and Jr., an official of the Arkansas Power and the throne after him. In 970 B. C. art of the Greeks and the law and reli­ Light Company. His fellow associates in the Solomon became King. He was only gion and faith of the Jews.. In 168 B.C., company occupied all stations in the Lodge. twenty years of age when this hap­ Antiochus of Epiphanes sent an army Allen C. Clift, 33°, Grand Senior Deacon of the Grand Lodge of Arkansas, acted as Mas­ pened. Four years late he began the to Jerusalem and again the Temple was ter. Most of the others were Past Masters. construction of the Temple which was desecrated but not totally destroyed. Two vice presidents of the company were forever to be associated with his name. The Herod family had molested the masters of ceremonies. Solomon was a great administrator Jews for five centuries. They were The climax of the occasion was the pres­ entation to the cadidate of a Masonic Bible and ruled for forty years, making Idumaeans, formerly called Edomites. containing a hand-embossed dedication page Israel the greatest of all nations of his Simon was a beneficent Jewish ruler autographed by the degree team. J. Miles time. He made friends with Hiram, who conducted the affairs of state from Roberts. 33°, Grand Master of the Grand King of Tyre. The Phoenicians were 141 B.C. to 135 B.C. He was succeeded Lodge of Arkansas and Past Master of Qua­ paw Lodge, was an honored guest, as were artisans and traders. The Israelites by his son, John Hyrcanus, who was as also Past Grand Master Ray Boyle, 32°, were agriculturists. Solomon entered ruthless as his father had been kind. K.C.C.H., of Malvern and Senior Grand into a deal with Hiram whereby he He forced the Edomites to accept Deacon Clift, who were elected honorary would give Hiram of Tyre 220,000 Judaism. The Herod family did not members of Quapaw Lodge. A large num­ ber of those present are Scottish Rite Ma­ bushels of grain per year and 180,000 forget this. Ultimately, Octavius Caesar sons. A dinner was served prior to the gallons of oil. In return, the King of and Anthony appointed Herod King of Lodge meeting by the ladies of the Eastern Tyre was to furnish the overseers and the Jews. He reigned from 37 B.C. to Star. the skilled workmen and also a general 4 B.C. He rebuilt and enlarged the Prior to his death, Harvey C. Couch, 33°, founder of the Arkansas Power and Light superintendent and architect for the Temple of Zerubbabel to placate the Company presented a Scottish Rite ring to designing and construction of the pro­ Jews, but the good effects which this each employee who became a 32nd Degree posed Temple. act would otherwise have had were lost Mason. This custom the company has con­ King Hiram assigned , when, in order to curry favor with tinued as a memorial to Mr. Couch. also referred to as Huram Abi, and Rome, he placed the Roman eagle over again as Hiram the Builder, to be the the Great Gate. GRAND LODGE OF WYOM ING architect and general superintendent of It was in the year 70 A.D. that Titus, The Grand Lodge of Wyoming held its building operations. The Temple stood the Roman General, and his soldiers, 72nd annual communication at Rawlins in August. In early days Wyoming had the on Mt. Moriah which was 2,440 feet after a long siege, entered Jerusalem largest percentage of Scottish Rite Masons above sea level. More than 180,000 and destroyed the city and its famous in proportion to membership in Symbolic men were employed in building the Herod’s Temple, but in conquering Lodges of any jurisdiction under the Supreme Temple and the various palaces sur­ Judaea they were, nevertheless, not able Council, Southern Jurisdiction. At the Au­ gust session Frank J. Meyers, 32°, of Rawlins rounding it. The operation took seven to destroy Judaism. S. W. was elected Grand Master and Irving E. years for the Temple and thirteen years Clark, 32°, was reelected Grand Secretary. for the other structures. The inside Twenty-five living Past Masters of Lafay­ His address is . Casper. The ette Lodge of Perfection, Kansas City, Kans.. measure of the Temple was 104 feet 73rd session will be held at Casper in August, were among the 400 who attended the din­ 1947. ______long, 35 feet wide and 52 feet high. The ner recently given by Caswell Consistory, walls were 10 feet thick at the base. the occasion being termed Past Venerable I believe in the sacredness of promise, that All kinds of materials were used in its Masters Night. R. Carter Tucker of Kansas a man’s word should be as good as his bond; City, Mo., Past Wise Master of Areiopagus that character—not wealth, or power or po­ construction: marble, stone, cypress, Chapter, Rose Croix, was the principal sition—is of supreme worth.—Edwin Mark­ cedar, gold, silver, brass, iron, onyx and speaker. ham. 5

Digitized for FRASER http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis STATE OF THE NATION SOMETHING DEMOLAY ACTIVITIES SHIFTLESSNESS TO THINK ABOUT The George Washington Masonic National SURVEY of state institutions to Memorial statue fund of the Order of De- Anyone who conducts a business Molay is now over $14,000. The statue of A take care of the helpless and successfully in the face of the growing George Washington will be placed in the semi-helpless shows that in„about two- mountain of government controls must Memorial, Alexandria, Va. thirds of them there is no distinction have a corps of lawyers at his elbow. The Grand Council of the Order has abol­ drawn as to race or creed. A further ished the 21-year age limit so that any one An individual with a good idea and the can remain a member after that age. A de­ fact develops, and admittedly an un­ willingness to risk his savings to back gree of Knighthood has been established for pleasant one, that most of the inmates his idea is not enough. He cannot go members who have reached the age of 18; were shiftless and improvident from ahead except by the grace of count­ A very substantial gain in membership was youth up. made all over the country in 1945 and indi­ Of course not all inmates are there less bureaus and agencies staffed with cations for 1946 are promising for a still hopelessly confused little bureaucrats. larger increase. Over a million youths have because of such reasons. Some have Every move he makes must be paved received the obligations in approximately one been overtaken by adversities beyond with priorities, allocations, certificates, thousand Chapters since the Order was in­ their control— sickness, or financial re­ corporated in 1919. verses for which they were not alto­ and directives. If he does manage to Activities of the Order have been extended run the gauntlet and come out with recently to Mexico. The first members gether to blame which occurred too an article the public needs and wants, elected from that country to active mem­ late in their careers to allow of rehabil­ bership in the Grand Council were Valentin itation. These latter ones merit our he cannot sell it unless the price is Rincon, Past Grand Master of the Grand approved by a government agent act­ sympathy and not our censure. But Lodge Valle de Mexico, Eliud Trevino, those who are perennially shiftless and ing under the authority of an unintel­ Mariano Marin and Walter Turnpaugh. lazy present a problem which society ligible formula. In the meantime, the The general social and religious basis upon government continues to print tons of which the Initiatory Degree of the Order of has not yet solved. One thing that DeMolay is built and which represent the held back for years the cure for hook­ hopeful advice to aspiring small busi­ principles of every DeM olay’s life are the worm was the fact that whenever any following cardinal virtues: Love of Parents, ness. one suggested that “ laziness” might Such is the state of the nation. Patriotism, Courtesy, Reverence, Cleanliness, have its roots in a physical cause, Paradoxically, larger industries able to Comradeship, Fidelity. The code of a DeMolay is rich in prac­ people tittered and even guffawed out­ hire lawyers, and survive the present tical ideality. He serves G od; honors all right. Then it was discovered that crazy system, if anyone can, are the womanhood; loves and honors his parents; hook-worm sapped people’s vitality. most vociferous in their condemnation is honest; practices honest toil; is loyal to ideals and friends; his word is as good as John D. Rockefeller, Sr., gave $1,000,- of the situation. They realize that his bond; he is courteous; is at all times a 000 to bring about the hook-worm cure they were once small and they want to gentleman; is a patriot in peace as well as and the economic value of that cure has preserve the kind of a country which war; is clean in mind as well as b od y ; stands run into many millions of dollars in keeps alive the hope of a beginner. unswervingly for the public schools; always bears the reputation of a good law-abiding restored vitality. Maybe in time science They realize, too, that if a crop of citizen, and by precept and example must will find a cure for shiftlessness in all healthy small business is not develop­ preserve the high standards to which he has its forms. But until that time arrives, ing continually, big business and big pledged himself. those afflicted with it will continue to government will gradually destroy op­ There was never a period in our history when there was so great a need to strengthen bear the opprobrium that goes with portunities and freedom for the indi­ the whole social and moral fabric of our ris­ such a condition and state institutions vidual.—Worcester Democrat, Poco- ing generation than now by inculcating it will be called upon to take care of moke, Md. with those virtues which the human race has them. S. W. developed and found so essential to practice for its general well being. VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS COMACINE MASONS The Veterans of Foreign Wars organization TEXAS LODGE 100 YEARS OLD has purchased the 12-story Porter Building The Comacine Masons were those of a Palestine Lodge No. 31, Palestine, Texas, guild or craft composed of men given to in Kansas City, Mo., which has been its celebrated its 100th anniversary on May 17th building churches, cathedrals, temples and headquarters for the past 16 years. A fire­ and also dedicated its new Temple, where a other great structures and, of course, these proof structure of brick, stone, terracotta, banquet was served by the ladies of the were real operative Masons. There are many steel and concrete, the building has a front­ Eastern Star, assisted by Rainbow Girls and who believe that modern Freemasonry is age of 50 feet on Broadway and 150 feet on members of the DeMolay. The principal West 34th Street. It was sought by others partly evolved from Comacine Masonry al­ speaker was Bruce Brannon. Deputy Grand though the transition is somewhat difficult to and the V.F.W. was confronted with the Master of the . Forty- problem of either buying it or very likely trace. In the latter part of medieval times five Lodges, were represented by visiting Ma­ Comacine Masons were greatly in favor and seeking other quarters. The deal was con- sons. Four life members of Palestine Lodge were recognized by the Popes with favors. sumated by Commander-in-Chief Joseph M. who have been Masons for over 50 years Stack and Quartermaster Gen. R. B. Handy, It is said that Pope Nicholas III, about 1270, were present, as well as one visitor who has recognized the special privileges and protec­ Jr. been a Mason for over 60 years. The new tion they claimed, and these were always Temple will accommodate all the Masonic confirmed by the succeeding Popes up to Bodies of the city as well as the Eastern Benedict XII in the early 14th Century. SHRINE GIVES TO D. C. HOSPITAL Stars, DeMolays and Rainbow Girls. For­ There is a book in the Bodleian Library The Almas Temple of the Mystic Shrine merly it was the First Congregational Church. called the Natural Historie of Wiltshire, in at Washington. D. C.. has given a check of which the following appears: SI,000 to Children’s Hospital in the capital CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS “About Henry Ill’s time the Pope gave a city, from the proceeds of the Shrine’s second Bull, or Diploma, to a company of Italian annual Horse Show at Meadowbrook Saddle The U. S. Civil Service Commission has announced the following examination, appli­ architects to travell up and down over All Club recently. This hospital is making a Europe to build Churches. From these are building fund drive with a goal of SI.300.000. cations to be received until the needs of the service have been met: derived the Fraternity of Freemasons; it Stenographer, Typist, CAF 2. $1,954 a year. continues to this day. They have severall In all ages, he who violates his plighted Until November 7th, applications will be Lodges in severall counties for their recep­ word has been held unspeakably base. The received for: tion; and when any of them fall into decay, word of a Mason like the word of a knight Coal Mine Inspector, $3,397 to $5,905 a the brotherhood is to relieve him. . . .” in times of chivalry, once given, must be year. Gradually these Comacine Masons lost the sacred; and the judgment of his brothers, . Additional information and applications favor of the papal authorities and were sus­ upon whom he violates his pledge, should be may be obtained from the U. S. Civil Service pected of being a secret society. Four hun­ stern as the judgments of the Roman Cen­ Commission. Washington 25, D. C.. or any dred years later Pope Clement X II issued his sors against him who violated his oath.— first or second class post office or Civil Service infamous Bull against Freemasons—that was . 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The Supreme Council Favors

1. The American public school, non-partisan, non-sec­ tarian, efficient, democratic, for all of the children of all the people.

2. The inculcation of patriotism, respect for law and order, and undying loyalty to the Constitution of the United States of America.

3. The compulsory use of English as the language of instruction in the grammar grades of our public schools.

4. Adequate provision in the American public schools for the education of the alien populations in the principles of American institutions and ideals of citizenship.

5. The entire separation of Church and State, and oppo­ sition to every attempt to appropriate public moneys— federal, state or local— directly or indirectly, for the support of sec­ tarian or private institutions.

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