WINTER 2017 From the Grand East MW Jeffrey M. Williamson, Grand Master 212/337-6643 [email protected]
reetings, Brothers! Master Lawrence selected At the entrance of eight outstanding Masons Gthe Grand Master’s office who were tasked with on the 17th floor of the traveling the state to look Grand Lodge Building, for the perfect location. stand two imposing ten The group selected the feet high by five feet wide Utica Driving Park black tablets, inlaid with in 1889, because of gold lettering. These its central location incredible monuments equi-distant from all pay homage to a series of areas of the state. The historical events, which “Home” would become form the basis of this a shining example of article. Masonic benevolence, as I am pleased to thousands of souls have announce a very lived here and benefitted joyous occasion for our from the care provided. Utica Masonic Care Over the years the Community. This year look of the campus has we celebrate 125 years changed, the name has of service to our Brother changed to the Masonic Masons and their families. Care Community but For many generations the commitment to our our brethren have made Brothers remains the steadfast commitments to same. this jewel of Masonry and Grand Tiler Greenfield have allowed it to grow Pote set in motion a and flourish, while showing the true spirit of this Fraternity. commitment of our Fraternity to care for its Brothers and their In 1842 Grand Tiler Brother Greenfield Pote placed a dollar families. Grand Master Frank Lawrence, through his strength on the altar during the Grand Lodge Session in New York of character, made sure the Fraternity followed Brother City, asking that the Fraternity commit to building a home Pote’s lead and built this home. Throughout its 125 years for their Brother Masons, their wives, widows and orphans. of operation, our Masonic Care Community has continued A year later, when Grand Lodge reconvened on June 8, 1843, to move forward, upgrading its facilities and services while a memorial with one hundred signatures and three hundred creating a home that is welcoming and nurturing. dollars was presented. It asked for the Fraternity “to erect a Our Grand Lodge has the opportunity to meet with hall in the City of New York for the Grand Lodge and other Brothers on the Utica Campus each year during our St. John’s bodies” and “the founding of an asylum for worthy, decayed Day celebrations and I am proud to be in a line of Grand Masons, their widows and orphans.” Their request continued: Masters who have made a commitment to the preservation of “It is our desire, the Grand Lodge accept our offering, that this fraternal institution. During my tenure Carla and I chose the funds thus raised be carefully invested by the Trustees of to highlight Wiley Hall, the Adult Residential community, the Grand Lodge, and preserved for the special purposes set which allows our Brothers, their wives and widows who need forth.” a little extra help to live an independent and comfortable Progress was slow; the Grand Lodge building was built life on this beautiful campus. On behalf of our residents, we twenty-five years later. The American Civil War had also taken thank you for your generosity and support of Wiley Hall. Your its toll and there was a $700,000 deficit on the Masonic Hall efforts add so much value to the lives of our residents. in New York City. Grand Master Frank Lawrence, who served Finally, this winter edition of the Empire State Mason four years as Grand Master, inherited that debt when he took magazine is dedicated to the 125th Anniversary celebration the oath in 1885. By the time he left office, not only was the of the Masonic Care Community. We hope that you will debt eliminated, but there also was a $200,000 surplus. The learn much from the various featured articles. We fervently creation of the home could begin. hope you will join us in the several celebrations scheduled The challenge was where to put the home. In 1888 Grand throughout the year. 2 THE EMPIRE STATE MASON MAGAZINE “A Way of Life” WINTER 2017 TABLE OF CONTENTS Volume 67 / Number 4 / WINTER 2017
WINTER 2017 IN THIS ISSUE Featured Highlights: Masons & Families Dedication Service and Breakfast ...... 7 Grand Secretary’s 9th Golf Classic ...... 8 Heroes, Crack of a Bat and Masons 12
Officers and Committees: ESM dedicates this edition From the Grand East ...... 2 to Deputy Grand Master 4 Masonic Care Community 125th Anniversary Grand Secretary ...... 5 Senior Grand Warden 6 Grand Treasurer 6 Grand Lodge Educational Assistance Program (EAP) 14 Committee on Youth ...... 15 Masonic Care Community 16 Awards Committee ...... 22 Camp Turk ...... 23-25 Acacia Village ...... 26 Grand Chaplain’s Corner ...... 27 From the Webmaster ...... 28 Masonic Brotherhood Fund ...... 29 DeMolay ...... 32 Years of Service 33-37 Grand Lecturer ...... 38 Dates to Remember and Submission Guidelines 39
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Deputy Grand Master RW WILLIAM M. SARDONE, Deputy Grand Master 212/337-6640 [email protected]
Remembering our past while preparing for the future
our Grand Line has been busy traveling throughout our We started small, with the electronic selection returns Grand Jurisdiction celebrating numerous rededications for the District Deputy Grand Master and Staff Officer asY well as researching new processes to better serve you, our position. Additionally, we have taken steps to provide a better members. educational experience by moving the Regional Training from As we rededicated Lodges that have served their communities April 2018 to February 2018. This will provide our next team for 150 to 200 years, we heard the history of their beginnings a stronger base as they prepare for the larger meeting in March as well as some highlights throughout the years. The members 2018. of these Lodges probably had no idea that someone would I am encouraged by the overwhelmingly positive responses be talking about their accomplishments centuries later. Their I have received from various committees and staff as they hear dedicated passion for our Craft has given today’s members the the prospects of what is within reach. Working with our next foundation needed to continue to build while today’s members level of leadership is key to building on our success and I am are providing for the future. All this is accomplished by being looking forward to teaming with them during these sessions. good men and Masons. This issue will be reaching you during the holiday season. In looking towards the future, I have identified new There will still be difficult times for those who have lived opportunities that can augment our current process. As such I through the natural disasters and I thank all who have have formed a focus group of individuals with IT expertise to generously donated time, goods and money towards their review how we can implement and deploy technology so you relief. This season is like all seasons. A time to be thankful for are better served by your Grand Lodge. our way of life.
Grand Master Jeffrey M. Williamson And his wife Carla, The Elected and Appointed Grand Line and their Ladies Extend their very best Holiday Season Greetings To you and your Family.
4 THE EMPIRE STATE MASON MAGAZINE “A Way of Life” WINTER 2017 Grand Secretary RW PAUL M. ROSEN, Grand Secretary Masonic Hall 71 West 23rd Street New York, NY 10010 212/337-6644 [email protected]
ear Brethren: D We look forward to the opportunity to renew old Each year we look forward to maintaining our connection acquaintances and to meet new friends. Please mark your and relationship with those Masons and members of the Order calendar today for one of the following luncheons: of the Eastern Star who have taken advantage of the State of Wednesday, January 10, 2018 Florida’s climate and hospitality. The Masons and members Sarasota, Florida of the Eastern Star will continue the tradition of hosting luncheon meetings in Florida at three locations to break bread Thursday, January 11, 2018 and enjoy each other’s company. Please note that we have kept Tampa, Florida the nominal price for these luncheons at $5, as it has been for Saturday, January 13, 2018 the last decade. Palm Beach Gardens, Florida The last issue of The Empire State Mason magazine featured We extend our fraternal gratitude to the Trustees of the an article about the Florida Sojourners Luncheons scheduled Masonic Hall and Home, the Directors of the Masonic for January 10, 11 and 13, 2018. The dates and places are Medical Research Laboratory and to the Grand Chapter of more particularly described in that article. There was also a the State of New York, Order of the Eastern Star. Their help is form to fill out and mail to the Office of the Grand Secretary. vital to coordinating and sponsoring these important events. If you cannot locate your copy of the fall issue of the magazine with the form, please contact the Grand Secretary’s Office, at 212/337-6636 or send an email to GrandSecretaryNY@ RW Paul M. Rosen NYMasons.org to make your reservations. Grand Secretary Please note that we wish to honor those Brothers who are due to receive their fifty, fifty-five, sixty or seventy-year service awards. We would like to have them attend one of the luncheons so the Grand Master may honor them with an MW Karen Marshall-King appropriate presentation. When you make your reservation Grand Secretary please make sure that you provide us with the necessary information so that you may be properly honored. As strange as the plea may seem, please remember to mention which luncheon you plan to attend.
Birthday Celebration
ur Grand Secretary, RW Paul Rosen, celebrates his birthday in his office at the Grand Lodge Building in New York City. All Oof the Grand Secretary’s staff and Judge Advocate, Assistant Grand Secretary and Chairman of the Technology Committee joined in singing Happy Birthday to Paul and wished him all the very best for the coming year.
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Senior Grand Warden RW richard S. Morley, Senior Grand Warden 607/434-1404 [email protected]
’m sending holiday wishes from the Morley family to our At this holiday season I am asking that you seek out Brothers Masonic families. Traveling all year long I get to meet and and make sure they know others care. Send a card, give them a Igreet many Brothers of my Masonic family. Many of these call and make sure they have food and companionship. If you Brothers are alone for one reason or another. know someone who has some needs I will be very glad to help I also spend some time with my biological family, not as in any way I can. much as I want, and my family is not small. I had eleven Let’s keep the people of the world in our prayers. Try to brothers and sisters; now just four sisters and one brother and make this holiday memorable for our Masonic Brothers and 36,000 Masonic Brothers. It pulls at my heart that I have lost their families that are suffering. May your celebrations at this five brothers. My years in Masonry have taught me to show time of year be merry and may the new year be a prosperous others your feelings and to be there for each other. and healthy time for all.
Grand Treasurer RW PETER A. FLIHAN, III, Grand Treasurer 646/397-3839 [email protected]
f I were to ask you to name the greatest gift that our unique prevents me from going into this further, I am unaware of Fraternity could bestow what would your answer be? Some any other organization which has personal development as an Imight say the great medical and nursing care that we provide explicit goal and provides a time-tested framework for it. at the Masonic Care Community in Utica. To be sure, the care Finally, there are those who would point to the unique that we provide for our Brothers and their families is second families that our Fraternity builds and supports. Sometimes to none. The highlight of St. John’s Weekend for me is when I we are talking about simply having new Brothers in our family get to speak with some of the residents on Saturday morning. tree. Sometimes Lodge families are the crucial framework that For my six consecutive years as a Grand Line Officer there, towns and villages rely upon for their whole community. In it is always my pleasure to receive a heartfelt “Thank you!” either case, and in every case in between, we have a unique from more than a few residents. It is even more my pleasure family that we did not have before joining our Fraternity. to remind them that I merely represent the countless Brothers who are proud to care for them. No matter what aspect of our Fraternity has been the greatest gift to you, I hope that you can take time during the holiday Still others might say that the great personal development season to give thanks for those who came before us and made to be found in pursuit of the Craft is the most priceless jewel. sure it was here for you to appreciate. I hope that you can find To know that there is a body of men committed to helping some time to build on our special Fraternity, in whatever way you in your personal development, and equally counting on you can, and leave a gift for a Brother yet to come. Happy you to help in theirs, is both a great honor and an awesome holidays! responsibility. While the nature of a public magazine article
6 THE EMPIRE STATE MASON MAGAZINE “A Way of Life” WINTER 2017 Announcing the Seventy-Third Annual Metropolitan Region’s Masons & Families Dedication Service & Breakfast Sponsored by the Masonic Brotherhood Foundation, Inc. and The 2016-2018 Metropolitan Region District Deputy Grand Masters Association
Brother Clifton Truman Daniel It is our honor and privilege to introduce the Keynote Speaker, Brother Clifton Truman Daniel, the oldest grandson of the former United States President and Past Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Missouri, Harry S. Truman. Brother Daniel is the Honorary Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Harry S. Truman Library Institute in Independence, Missouri and the former Director of Public Relations for Truman College. Brother Daniel is the author of several books including Growing Up with My Grandfather: Memories of Harry S. Truman as well as a feature writer and editor of the Morning Star in Wilmington, North Carolina. SUNDAY MORNING • MARCH 4, 2018 MARINA DEL REY • ONE MARINA DRIVE • THROGS NECK • BRONX NY 10465 Seating is Limited. Seating will begin promptly in the morning at 8:15 AM, EST. The site offers easy access from major highways and VALET PARKING. The SERVICE OF ECUMENICAL WORSHIP will be led by our GRAND CHAPLAINS AT 9:00 AM, and immediately be followed by the Breakfast Program. Tickets are available from the Metropolitan District Deputy Grand Masters for $40.00 per person, payable to the Masonic Brotherhood Foundation. Tickets MUST be purchased in ADVANCE. NO TICKETS WILL BE SOLD AT THE DOOR.
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Enclosed is my check of $ ______for ______tickets (@ $40.00 each) made payable to the Masonic Brotherhood Foundation, Inc., to attend the 73rd Annual Masons & Families Dedication Service & Breakfast, being held at The Marina Del Rey, Throgs Neck, Bronx, NY on Sunday, March 4, 2018.
NAME: …………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ADDRESS: ……………………………………………………………………………………………….... …………………………………………………………………………………………………………...…. CITY / STATE / ZIP: ………………………………………………………………………………………. LODGE: …………………………………………………………………………………………………… DISTRICT: ………………………………………………………………………………………………… TICKETS MAY BE PURCHASED DIRECTLY FROM ANY MEMBER OF THE METROPOLITAN REGION DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND MASTERS ASSOCIATION. THE EMPIRE STATE MASON MAGAZINE WINTER 2017 7 9th Annual Grand Secretary’s Golf Classic
e returned to the private and beautiful Woodmere long drive contest. He may not play a lot of golf but he can hit WClub for the 9th Annual Grand Secretary’s Golf Classic, the ball a country mile. sponsored by the Grand Lodge Fellowship Committee. Over Grand Secretary RW Paul Rosen couldn’t join us but he was one hundred Masons and non-Masons teed it up for charity. remembered throughout the day. Deputy Grand Master RW The Grand Secretary’s Golf Classic is the premier golf outing William Sardone presented the Gil Savitzky Trophy to Brother for Masons in New York State, supported by the Fellowship Eric Fitje, who posted a gross score of sixty-nine. It was nice Committee and the Trustees of the Masonic Hall and Home. to have our Deputy Grand Master and his daughter Alyssa on Nearly $20,000 was raised for the Masonic Care hand to play golf with us, as well. Community, Livingston Library, the Second Kings Ruby After golf each group received a framed photo of the Kaplan Scholarship Fund and two non-Masonic charities. foursome, provided by The Golfing Magazine. The cocktail Caddy for a Cure helps veterans who suffer from both physical hour was a feast unto itself with an amazing raw bar of seafood and mental disabilities, such as PTSD. The Viscardi School, and delicious lamb chops and lollipop chicken. If that wasn’t located on Long Island, helps children who have physical and enough food, we then went into the main dining room for mental handicaps. Since its inception, the Grand Secretary’s dinner that included a customized pasta station, steaks cooked Golf Classic has raised over $140,000 for charity. to your liking and many different chafing dish options. Door prizes and raffle gifts provided by Brother Bernie Schwartz included a signed and framed drawing of Brother Arnold Palmer playing golf, a set of poker chips and a full set of golf clubs. There were also foursome passes to various top- tier country clubs in New York. The success of this or any golf outing depends upon the sponsors. Their generosity is the main way we raise funds. The Grand Lodge Fellowship Committee wants to thank the Trustees of the Masonic Hall and Home for their support year after year. This year they sponsored the golf carts and four of the Trustees and spouses joined us for dinner. Thanks go to Brother Joe Ruiz from Ridgewood Lodge 710, who once again sponsored our special hole-in-one prize of a 2017 Harley- Davidson Dyna Wide. We also thank RW Richard Giordano Each golfer entered the stately Woodmere Club clubhouse from Reliance Lodge 776, who drove around all day capturing and checked in with RW Marshal Shictman, Co-chair these photos. Downstate Golf Committee, and RW Angel Ruiz. Assisting Victoria Cataldo, from the Masonic Care Community, were the daughters of RW Walter J. Wasnieski, Kaitlin and joined us and she and RW Marshal thanked all the golfers Megan Fehling, and Brothers Ray Paris and Juan Blanco from for coming to help support the Masonic Care Community. LaFraternidad Lodge 387. Each player received a golf umbrella A special thank-you goes out to the vendors of Grand Lodge, imprinted with the Grand Lodge seal and a golf towel, especially Sato Construction, Centennial Elevator and G&G provided by W Mike Toron from Valley Stream Lodge 1143. Electric, who sponsored holes and brought golfers to play. Mike owns Minuteman Press in Hewlett, NY. Brother Alex Goldman donated over one hundred cigars for the event. The Fellowship Committee thanks all for the generous donations that helped make the outing the success it was. The day was sunny, but cool for June, the Woodmere Club was in fantastic shape with perfectly manicured fairways and fast greens. The scores varied but we did have some impressive scores. Damian Garrett won three awards: two closest-to-the- pin on the par 3s and the low net score using the Callaway Handicap Scoring system. Keeping winning in the family, his mother Neilla won low gross for the women. We will have to name a trophy after her, sooner or later. Claire Kaplan won closest to the line for the ladies and Fred Stein won closest to the line. Our Judge Advocate, RW Steven Rubin, won the
8 THE EMPIRE STATE MASON MAGAZINE “A Way of Life” WINTER 2017 Golf Classic on Monday, June 4, 2018 at Woodmere Country Club in Woodmere, Long Island. Watch for the flyer in upcoming issues of The Empire State Mason. Also, remember to get your Lodges and Districts involved by becoming a sponsor. A bad day of golf is better than a good day at work, especially when it’s all for charity.
We had an abundant supply of Masonic Lodges who were a sponsor or brought Brothers to play golf. We thank the Ridgewood Masonic Temple Guild for the banquet after golf and Reliance Lodge 776 for their generous donation, once again. The Masonic Yacht Club was there in force. RW Robert Stein and the Masonic Yacht Club help make the Grand Secretary’s Golf Classic a hit every year. I thank them for all the support and generous donations. The best and funniest sponsor sign belonged to our own Judge Advocate, RW Steven Rubin. I believe everyone had a good laugh. The Grand Lodge Fellowship Committee thanks the Trustees of the Masonic Hall and Home, our Past Grand Master MW James Sullivan and his entire team for coming to play in the outing and for all their help and support. Our Deputy Grand Master spoke about the fantastic day he and his daughter had and how he appreciates the hard work of the Downstate Golf Committee. We look forward to an even bigger turnout at next year’s outing. Save the date for the 10th Annual Grand Secretary’s
Second Westchester-Putnam BBQs for Vets
s Brothers from the First Westchester- Putnam came out to lend a hand, togetherA forty Brothers and ladies held a barbecue for over one hundred veterans. Many of our vets were in wheel chairs at the VA Hospital in Montrose, New York.
(l-r) Brother Mike Peters, Chairman Military Outreach; W Rich Bennet; Brother Rob Kretschman, President Second Westchester-Putnam; RW Mike Grenadier, DDGM Second Westchester-Putnam; W Bill Keindl. THE EMPIRE STATE MASON MAGAZINE WINTER 2017 9 Masonic Clambake Extravaganza
he Second Manhattan District and the Metropolitan The weather and brotherhood shone brightly as nearly 200 District Depurty Grand Masters Association held a Masons, family and friends enjoyed a feast prepared by Brother Tsold-out spectacular clambake on July 30 at Fort Tilden Alex Askew of Cornerstone Lodge 178. Brother Alex is the in Rockaway, New York. We were honored to have join in founder of BCA Global, a not-for-profit focused on advancing the Masonic fellowship the Grand Master, MW Jeffrey M. diversity and changing young lives through mentoring in the Williamson, and Deputy Grand Master, RW William Sardone. culinary industry. The Grand Master made a very generous Also in attendance were many members of the Grand Line. donation to Brother Alex.
GM receiving a 3.5 lb. lobster W Anthony Kofi Osei-Tutu, Mariners Lodge; RW Rich Huss, (l-r) DDGM of the Second Westchester Putnam, Mike Grenadier; DDGM Richmond; Judge Advocate RW Steven Rubin; and RW Edward Garcia, DDGM of the Bronx; RW David A. Deputy Grand Master RW William Sardone. Pearlmutter, DDGM of the Second Manhattan; Chef Brother Alex Askew, Cornerstone Lodge 178; Grand Master MW Jeffrey M. Williamson and RW Troy Darrell, DDGM of the First Kings District.
MW Jeffery M. Williamson; RW Scott Peat, Deputy Grand On behalf of Grand Master MW Jeffery M. Williamson, Standard Bearer; and RW Louis R. Rosenthal, Trustee Emeritus. RW David A. Pearlmutter, DDGM of the Second Manhattan and President of the Metro DDGM Association, presented a generous donation to Brother Alex Askew’s Not-for-Profit.
10 THE EMPIRE STATE MASON MAGAZINE “A Way of Life” WINTER 2017 Arthur Godfrey, Red Skelton, Hubert Humphry, to name a few
W Jeffrey M. Williamson, Grand Master; RW William M. Sardone, Deputy Grand Master; RW James Kintzel, MGrand Marshal; RW Edward Bartels, Deputy Grand Marshal; RW David Menegon, Junior Grand Deacon; RW John Haslam, Grand Tiler; RW Carl Klossner, District Deputy Grand Master; and RW Jon Server, Grand Steward had the honor of presenting Brother Robert Carmen his fifty-year apron, certificate and pin in Utica. You may remember reading about Brother Carmen in an ESM article a number of years ago. While working in the White House for many years, he met many Masons and asked them to sign his Bible. Brother Carmen donated that Bible for all to see for years to come. On this occasion, the Deputy Grand Master went to our Masonic Library for this Bible. After the fifty-year presentation we showed Brother Carmen his Bible. He opened it and passed It was a memory-lane walk that all enjoyed. Brother Carmen his hands over all the names of Masons he met and shared was truly appreciative to see this Bible again and was very stories for each one. As his fingers touched the names of John pleased that it is back in our Library for all to review. For Glenn, John Wayne and Gerald Ford, he found his dad’s name Brother Carmen, Masonry was truly a Way of Life. and time stood still.
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Heroes, the Crack of a Bat and Masons Masonic Hall of Famers by RW Cary Cohn and Brother Lee Roof n investigation of how Masonry has permeated the He pitched three shut-outs in the 1905 World Series. He game of baseball over time fills a Mason with both pride pitched four years with over 30 wins and thirteen seasons with andA pleasure. Living by the square, mental and physical over 20 wins. Christy was an NL active player from 1900- toughness and a modest nature helped many individuals to 1916 and inducted in 1936. Architect Lodge 519 (no longer be better baseball players, coaches, managers or executives. exists) NYC. These Brothers played as better teammates to those around Denton True “Cy” Young, “The Cyclone” or the “Grand them because of what they learned in the Lodge room. The Old Man of Baseball,” AL pitcher. He was the only pitcher old principles of living by the square, coupled with good in the first 100 years of organized ball to win 500 games fellowship, guided by the lessons we are taught in the Lodge (511). Over his career, he threw from three different pitching rooms, better prepared and contributed to the careers of forty- distances as baseball aged. In a twenty-two-year career that two Masons who have been inducted into the Baseball Hall of spanned five different teams, he pitched the most innings Fame. These Brothers learned to win in the game of life. pitched in baseball. His 7536 innings were 1300 more than Of the 317 members of the Baseball Hall of Fame, 220 his closest competitor in baseball history—in either league. are Major League ball players, thirty are baseball Executives, He was active from 1890-1911 and inducted in 1937. Mystic twenty-two are Managers, ten are Umpires, and thirty-five Tie 194, Uhrichsville, OH. are players from the Negro Leagues. This last group of men Tristram “Tris” Edgar Speaker, known either as “Spoke” or played before integration began with Jackie Robinson, which “The Gray Eagle,” AL outfielder. He had 11,995 at bats in a was instituted by a Mason, Branch Rickey, of Lucasville 46, total of 2789 games, producing 3514 hits and a .345 batting Lucasville, Ohio. average, life-time. He played for four teams in his twenty-one- Of the first five hard-ball players inducted into the Baseball year career. He had three hitting streaks of 20 or more games Hall of Fame, three were Masonic Brothers. The first in a single season (1912). He taught Will Rogers how to use induction class was held in 1936 and the men are known as a lariat. An active AL player between 1907 and1928, he was The Immortals. inducted in 1937. Hubbard City 530, Hubbard, TX. Fantasy baseball has been a large part of American culture William Howard Mays Jr., “The Say Hey Kid,” NL center for many years. Fantasy teams have been a mainstay involving field. He spent his twenty-two-season career playing for the many sports for participants of all ages. The following is a list New York Giants and San Francisco Giants before finishing of two fantasy teams, composed by League, in matching player with the Mets. Willie was a two-time MVP, with 660 home positions. They are Masons, all. runs and a .302 batting average. He played in 24 All-Star Tyrus “Ty” Raymond Cobb, “The Georgia Peach,” American games. He excelled in all phases of the game. He was the first League (AL) center fielder, Detroit, MI (his Fez is on display to top 300 homers and 300 steals. Inducted in 1979. Boyer at the Hall of Fame). He led the American League in batting Lodge 1, Prince Hall, New York. twelve times and created or equaled more Major League Lloyd James Waner and Paul Glee Waner, “Little Poison” records than any other player. As a center fielder in the AL, and “Big Poison,” NL outfielders. Truly Brother outfielders, in he had a career batting average of .367 after 11,434 at bats, the field at the same time, the brothers also had a vaudeville in a twenty-four-year stretch of 3033 games. He retired with act. Brother Lloyd played a saxophone. Lloyd led the league in 4101 hits. An AL active player between 1902 and1928, he was singles four years in a row. He was connected with six different inducted in 1936. Royston Lodge 52, Detroit, MI. Johannes Peter “Honus” Wagner, “The Flying Dutchman,” National League (NL) shortstop. He was made famous, among other things, by the rarity and beauty of his baseball card—the Holy Grail of baseball card collectors—the last one of which sold for over three million dollars in October 2016. He was considered to be the best shortstop in baseball history of his time. He scored more runs, made more hits, and stole more bases than any other player in the National League. NL active player from 1897-1917. Inducted in 1936. Centennial Lodge 544 (now Centennial-Lafayette ), Carnegie, PA. Christopher “Christy” Mathewson, “Big Six,” “The Christian Gentleman,” “Matty” or “The Gentleman’s Hurler,” NL pitcher. Our third Brother Immortal was known as the master of them all, tossing 373 wins vs. 188 losses. He was the greatest pitcher of the first quarter of the 20th century. He was the first to win 30 games or more for three successive seasons. 12 THE EMPIRE STATE MASON MAGAZINE “A Way of Life” WINTER 2017 teams in a period that spanned twenty-eight years as a player only to Ty Cobb in modern base stealing. In the year 1910 he and a scout. Paul, the violin player, was a four-time All-Star, not only had 188 hits in 583 at bats, but he also stole 81 bases who once hit four doubles in one game (May 20, 1932). He successfully. He is a member of the 3000 Hit Club, with 3313 carried a .380 batting average in 1927, with a career .333 in 2826 games. There are in total 30 members of this exclusive average. Lloyd, active 1927-1945 was inducted in 1967. Paul group in baseball today. An active player from 1906-1930; was an active player from 1926-1945 and was inducted in inducted in 1939. Soloman’s Lodge 196, Tarrytown, NY. 1952. Ada Lodge 119, Ada, OK. William Jennings Bryan Herman, “Billy,” NL 2nd base, was Edd J. Roush, NL right fielder, was a two-time National the master of the hit-and-run play. A ten-time All-Star, he Batting Champion and he used a 48-oz bat. He played holds the NL record of most put-outs by a second baseman. with seven different teams but is associated mostly with the He had 200 or more hits in a season three times and played Cincinatti Reds. In his time he held the record for the most in four World Series. In 1935, with a .341 batting average, outfield put-outs. He won the World Series in 1919. He he amassed 227 hits and 57 doubles. Starting play in 1931, claimed never to have broken a bat. Active from 1913-1931, he finally rose to Manager of the Boston Red Sox in 1964. he was inducted in 1962. Oakland City Lodge 467, Oakland, He was an active player 1931-1947 and inducted in 1975. IN. Perseverance Lodge 973, Chicago, IL. (This Lodge had eleven Earle Bryan Combs, “The Kentucky Colonel,” AL right active players in MLB, two of them Hall of Famers.) fielder. He was a lifetime New York Yankee. He led the league Joseph Wheeler Sewell, “Joe,” AL shortstop. Nobody in in hitting triples three times. He was the lead-off hitter on baseball history was tougher to strike out than Joe. In 7132 some of the most successful teams of the 1920s and 30s. With at-bats, he struck out only 114 times! That averages out to one a .356 batting average, he was a part of “Murderers Row” in sixty-three at-bats or roughly once in 17 games. He went that led to eleven pennant-winning teams and nine World the most consecutive games without a strikeout (115). His 40- Series Championships. Earle was active from 1924-1935 and oz. “Black Betsy” was the only bat he used during his career. inducted in 1970. Richmond Lodge 25, Richmond, KY. In 1930, after 353 at-bats he only went down three times. He James Emory Foxx, “Double XX,” “The Beast,” AL 1st had another three seasons with only four Ks per season. Active base. A first-baseman extraordinaire, he was noted for his from 1920-1935, he was inducted in 1977. Tuscaloosa Lodge batting, particularly as a homerun hitter from 1925-1945. He 785, Tuscaloosa, AL. appeared in 9 All-Star games and hit over 500 homeruns in John Franklin “Home-Run” Baker, AL 3rd base, was another his career. In the 1930s Jimmie was the AL’s homerun leader shining star of baseball’s dead-ball era. He was the best power four times, RBI leader three times and was three-time batting hitter of the time, 1908-1922, utilizing a 46-oz. bat. He was champion. He managed the All-American Girls Professional inducted thirty-two years after his last played game. He led the Baseball League, immortalized in the movie A League of Their AL in homeruns, thus his nickname. He played in six World Own. Active from 1925-1945; inducted in 1951. George W. Series. Over his thirteen-year Major League career he never Bartram Lodge 298 (no longer exists), Media, PA. played a single position other than third base. He was the James Leroy Bottomley, “Sunny Jim,” NL 1st base. Always in symbol of power at that time. Active 1908-1922; inducted in a good humor, thus “Sunny,” he set the all-time single game 1955. Coats Lodge 102, Easton, MD. record of 12 RBIs on September 16, 1924. This record stands William Boyd McKechnie, “Deacon,” NL 3rd base, played to this day. In 1929 he had seven homers in five days. Jim Major League ball for seven different teams from 1907-1920, was active between 1922 and1937. He was inducted in 1974. and then went on to manage five more teams. Player, coach and Nokomis Lodge 456, Nokomis, IL. manager, he was the first to win pennants with three different Edward Trowbridge Collins Sr., “Eddie,” “Cocky,” AL 2nd teams. He played every position in the infield except catcher. base. Famed as a second-baseman, base runner, batter and field He was the first manager to win a World Series with two captain, his career batting average was .333. He was second different teams. Active player from 1907-1920 and inducted 1962. Orient Lodge 590 (no longer exists), Wilkensburg, PA. Gordon Stanley “Mickey” Cochrane, “Black Mike,” AL catcher. He was considered to be the best catcher in fifty years in his time. His batting average was .357 in 1930. He was Connie Mack’s starting catcher and in his career he was player, coach and manager. He was a two-time All-Star, two-time AL MVP and three-time World Series Champion. He became the first Major League catcher to score 100 runs and produce 100 RBIs in the same season. He hit twice for the cycle during his career. On May 25, 1937 he was hit in the head by a pitch, which nearly killed him and resulted in his retirement as a player. In that year he was hitting .357. His all-time Managers record was 348 wins/250 losses. He was an active player from 1925-1937 and inducted in 1947. Fellowship Lodge (no longer exists), Bridgewater, MA. Raymond William Schalk, NL catcher, had the pleasure of Continues on page 14 THE EMPIRE STATE MASON MAGAZINE WINTER 2017 13
Grand Lodge Educational RW MICHAEL SHIPMAN, ssistance rogram Chairman A P 516/304-5882 [email protected]
2017 Program Completed student must: nce again, the children and grandchildren of • Be a child/grandchild/widow of a New York State Master Omembers of Lodges in the State of New York have Mason been given grants to help in their further education. This • Show academic or vocational achievement: minimum year’s recipients totaled over 420 students, and that brings GPA of 2.75 (80) the program total to nearly 12,500 students. Lodges from every District across the State sponsored these recipients. • Demonstrate financial need • Consideration will also be given to students who participate in community service, demonstrate leadership 2018 Program Announced with Online abilities or perform family duties Application Process • An essay on interests and accomplishments is required • Be a full time student: minimum of 12 credit hours per Applications for the 2018 Education Assistance Program semester, 9 for graduate level may be found at the Grand Lodge Website, under “Programs,” for the student to complete. This will be available to the To date, 12,500 students have been given assistance totaling student after the 1st of January 2018. nearly $12.5 million. The Trustees of the Masonic Hall and Home are thanked for their continued funding and support of Online Application available at: www.nymasons.org this outstanding program. or www.eapapplication.nymasons.org Does your Lodge offer college-level scholarship assistance? Students seeking assistance for the fall of 2018 school Many New York Lodges have some kind of scholarship year should complete the 2018 Application online. After program. While Grand Lodge provides one-half million completing the online application, they should mail the dollars in assistance annually, it can only go to children or appropriate documentation to the committee no later than grandchildren of New York Masons. Many new, young, April 1, 2018. At that time, all applications will be sent to an Brothers have joined our Craft and are not eligible for the independent firm for rating. Those selected to receive awards Grand Lodge program due to constraints placed upon these for the fall of 2018 will be notified during May 2018. Public funds. How can we help these Brothers who wish to continue presentations will be made across the State in June and July. their education or go for retraining? We encourage the Awards are given to students who are pursuing an Lodges of New York State to incorporate Education Assistance undergraduate/graduate degree, going to a trade school or for for Brothers into their Lodge charitable programs. Supporting those returning to school for retraining. To be eligible, the education is an investment that pays you back.
Continued from page 13 catching four no-hitters and one perfect game. He served as a of the National League. His Fez is on display at the Hall of player, coach and manager and scout. He had 177 career stolen Fame, also. A National League active player from 1915-1937; bases as a runner, a record that still stands. He is credited to be inducted in 1942. Beacon Lodge 3, Hazelwood, MO. the first catcher to back-up infield throws to first and outfield Obscured by the sands of time, the deeds of truly great throws to third in the evolution of how the game is played. baseball superstars and accomplished Freemasons may be An active player between 1912 and1929, he was inducted in forgotten. We however, must remember that Freemasonry 1955. Litchfield Lodge 236 (no longer exists), Litchfield, IL. is a way of life that can make each and every one of us a Rogers Hornsby, “The Rajah,” NL 2nd base, must be Superstar—maybe not as a great sportsman, but as a traveler mentioned here as both a shortstop and second baseman in the human race. of great renown. After playing for seven different teams, We pay tribute to these pioneer players of America’s favorite he was able to produce a .358 lifetime batting average in a pastime. I close with the following words attributed to Honus career spanning twenty-three years as a player. In 1924 his Wagner, “There ain’t much to being a ball-player, if you’re a average was .424, which is a standing Major League record ball-player.” of the 20th Century. He was a seven-time batting champion
14 THE EMPIRE STATE MASON MAGAZINE “A Way of Life” WINTER 2017 Committee on Youth RW Cary S. Cohn, Chairman 516/781-1157 [email protected]
The Frank M. Totton Essay Contest 2018
he Grand Lodge Committee on Youth is now accepting 4. Must have Secretary’s signature and Lodge seal on form. essays for the 2018 Frank M. Totton Essay Contest 5. Attach a copy of the form. Tsponsored by the Fifth Manhattan Masonic District 6. Must be postmarked no later than January 22, 2018. Endowment Fund, Inc. The deadline is January 22, 2018. Totton Essay Contest Prizes: First Prize - $1,500; Second Please do not wait until the last minute to submit your essay. - $1,000; Third - $750; Fourth - $500; Fifth - $350; Sixth - The topic for the essay this year: “Is teenagers’ behavior $250 and Seventh-Tenth - $100. shaped more by their peers than by their parents?” Forms may be obtained from your District Deputy Grand Please note that the contest is open to all high school seniors Master or Master of your Lodge. No entry will be considered who are sons, daughters, grandchildren or a member of the unless the form is complete with the Lodge’s seal and Secretary’s extended family of a Master Mason in the State of New York. signature affixed. This form must accompany the essay in the Entrants will anticipate entering an accredited college in the same envelope. Each essay is given a number in the order that fall of 2018. it is received. That number and only that number is affixed The rules are as follows: to the essay. The essays are then judged. Only the committee 1. At least 200 words, no more than 350 words. chairman knows which number corresponds to which essay. 2. No name may appear on the front of the essay. The winner is customarily asked to read the essay at the VIP 3. Double space on one sheet of white paper – typed Dinner preceding Grand Lodge in May. preferred
Rededication of Cazenovia Lodge
Logan Cary with the Grand Master The Grand Line and officers of Cazenovia Lodge 616, with Logan Cary in front. t the end of the day Logan was asked what the best part of the day was. His reply: “When I got to meet the Grand Master,A because you don’t get to do that every day.” THE EMPIRE STATE MASON MAGAZINE WINTER 2017 15
Masonic Care Community RW G. stephen getman, President Board of Trustees of the Masonic Hall and Home 315/894-5692 [email protected]
uring the coming year there will be much celebration of the 125 years during which our Fraternity has cared for Dpeople in Utica. We will be reminded of the fifty years it took from the time Brother Greenfield Pote placed that first dollar on the desk of the Grand Secretary in 1842 until the first building was completed on the Utica campus in 1892. As I reviewed the Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the State of New York from June, 1893, I was struck by how inspiring and prophetic were the words of Past Grand Master William Sherer, who addressed the crowds assembled at Utica on that cold and blustery fifth day of October, 1892. I have excerpted below some of the words delivered by Past Grand Master Sherer before the Administration Building was consecrated by Grand Master James Ten Eyck, After describing the wisdom of first building a Masonic Hall and paying off the indebtedness associated with that undertaking, Grand Master Sherer continued: mother’s knee, and workshops and schools in which they “Never in the history of the Craft did it occupy a higher may be taught to become useful men and women, fully plane, or approach so near its true position, than when it prepared to take their places in life fitted for its duties stood free from debt, with an assured income to carry out and responsibilities, and who going out from this place, the designs laid down upon the trestle board of brotherly will have the fondest recollections of their childhood’s love, by the faithful Craftsman of long years ago. Today home. When that bright day shall come, and come it will, we meet on this beautiful spot, which is henceforth to be if we are true to our duty, then may it be justly said that sacred to the cause of charity, to dedicate this Home to that organized Masonic charity is feasible and is a living force noble purpose…. As at the dedication of the Temple at for good in the community, and that those who fifty years Jerusalem…so should we in recognition of Divine mercy ago gave birth to the idea and those who have labored for and goodness at this time dedicate our hearts anew to a its success during all the intervening years ‘did not spend common cause, the care and protection of the helpless….” their strength for naught, nor labor in vain.’” “In the physical, mental, and moral care of the orphan From May 1, 1893 through the end of 2016 more than children we may have in our keeping, I hope to see much 18,000 men, women and children have called our campus better results than hitherto have been shown by the in Utica “home” for a part of their lives. What we now call Institutions devoted to their care. I trust we may never the Masonic Care Community provides a wide range of high see upon the faces of the little ones who shall be gathered quality services, which could not have been imagined when the here, that hopeless and forlorn expression so often seen process started 175 years ago. A walk along the main corridor upon the faces of those in public Institutions—the look of the Health Pavilion reminds us of some features which are that makes the heart ache, and brings the unbidden tear no longer with us. In 1969, the Trustees discontinued the to the eye of the strongest man….” operation of the 210-acre farm which supplied fresh vegetables, “It may be said that my views are largely Utopian dairy products and meat to those who lived at the Masonic and impossible of attainment with the means at our Home. That same year, the Soldiers and Sailors hospital was command, but we can try, and if those upon whom the converted to a skilled nursing center. The last child left thirty- government of the Home and School shall devolve will five years ago. devote themselves to the work, I am persuaded the Craft Successive Boards have responded to changes in our society will strengthen their hands and a way will be opened for a to find ways to meet those changing needs. In 1959 the success beyond our highest anticipations….” Trustees decided that individuals who were non-ambulatory “I have the greatest faith in this work, and although I may prior to admission would be allowed to become residents. not be permitted to see it, yet in the years to come there Acacia Village was built to provide independent living. will be seen on this broad and lovely site so wisely chosen, Certified and licensed home care agencies were purchased. A surrounded by yonder green hills, at whose feet runs the new Wiley Hall was built to provide eighty adult-living units. silver stream of the Mohawk, many happy homes…in which little ones will say their evening prayers as if at their continues on page 18 16 THE EMPIRE STATE MASON MAGAZINE “A Way of Life” WINTER 2017 Masonic Care Community RW Rob Raffle, Executive Director Masonic Care Community of New York 315/798-4882 [email protected]
s we celebrate the 125th Anniversary of the Masonic Care obtain a “B” average in school or they ended up in study hall, Community, I am reminded of the seven men who have which was located across the hallway from Wiley’s office in the hadA the privilege of serving as the chief operating officer of original Administration Building. Wiley purchased the Round this wonderful institution. The first Superintendent was Past Lake Camp from Mary Dallarmi in December 1923 so the Grand Master Jesse B. Home Kids would have a place to enjoy away from the city Anthony, who served during the summer. from February of 1893 Wiley was also a man who was admired by the residents until his death in 1905. of the City of Utica. In 1931 Wiley was named Utica’s Most Dow Beekman took over, Useful Citizen. In 1936 he was made an Honorary Grand but due to ill health, Master. Wiley had his “Home Kids” perform a concert in resigned after only one Utica and at Carnegie Hall in 1910, raising $5,000, which was year. Six other men have donated to the St. John’s Catholic Church orphanage in Utica. served as Superintendent, To this day, the legacy of “Pop” Wiley is serving Central New and then as Executive York Children through a gift he entrusted to the Community Director, all making their Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida County. mark on this campus. But the man who served the There is so much history connected with the 440 acres we longest and is credited now call the Masonic Care Community and thanks to the with making the most seven individuals who preceded me, we will be marking a profound change to the milestone in 2018. I am proud to be the Executive Director campus is William ”Pop” of the Masonic Care Community and work with a staff who William “Pop” Wiley Wiley. put our residents first. This is a team effort, and to many of us, a labor of love. Thank you for the honor to serve this great Wiley served our campus from 1906 until he retired in Fraternity. 1945. During that time, assisted by his wife and daughter, Wiley had the forethought to develop our resources and create services to aid our Brothers, their wives, widows and orphans. Under Wiley the following buildings were added to the campus: the Daniel D. Tompkins Chapel, the Knights Templar Building for girls, the Campus Residence, which was originally a dormitory for older girls, the Museum Building, which was the original “babies” building, Soldiers and Sailors Hospital, Wiley Hall for boys and Vrooman Hall. Vrooman marked a huge change in how seniors were cared for in community like ours. Vrooman had individual rooms, so seniors were no longer housed in wards. It had a dining room, sitting rooms, game rooms and even had its own post office. Wiley is credited for making the Masonic Home a home to hundreds of children. He mandated that they be educated in Utica City Schools and that all the kids, regardless of ability, play a musical instrument. All kids sang in the choir. All kids needed to
William “Pop” Wiley breaking ground for the Daniel D. Thompkins Chapel in 1910.
THE EMPIRE STATE MASON MAGAZINE WINTER 2017 17 continued from page 16 A 320-bed skilled nursing and rehabilitation facility was built around a household-centered model. A modern childcare center was built, which was recently recognized as “Best of the Best” in a Utica area community poll. As New York Masons, we should be proud of the work which has been carried out during the past 125 years. Yet, as our predecessors discovered, we cannot stand still. By the time you read this, the multi-year process of opening sixty assisted-living program apartments in Wiley Hall should be complete. Working with our Executive Director and professional staff at the Masonic Care Community, the Trustees are currently going through the process of updating the master plan for the Utica campus. The expectation is that significant construction of additional types of housing and a wellness center Row 2 (l-r) RW Joseph Saglimbene, RW Keith Heinrich, RW Michael Morris, RW Michael Siegel, RW Paul Reitz will soon follow. Working with our professional Row 1 (l-r) RW David Spencer, Secretary; RW G. Stephen Getman, President; staff both in Utica and New York City, the RW Kurt Ott, Vice President; RW Nathan D. Lipper, Treasurer Trustees have been meeting with other agencies to try to find ways to make services available in other areas of New York. This effort also includes actively looking at properties which might it is our goal to build upon the legacy of those who have gone before us so be suitable for building one or more regional that future generations of New York Masons can also look with pride on the Masonic Care Communities. In whatever we do service of New York Freemasonry to humankind.
Brothers honored at breakfast
Row 2 (l-r) Brothers Jon Bailey, Randy Kull, Jon Martin, Scot Gaffney, Don Park, Kent Carnell and Tim Harwood Row 1 (l-r) Brother Edmund Girtler; RW Carl Klossner, District Deputy, Oneida District; Carol Philo; Brother Ray Philo, white apron; Brother Ted Riehle, Senior Warden; Brothers Sherrill Burdick, Andy Getty and Bob Brussel.
rothers of North Woods Lodge 849 gathered at the presented to Brothers Jon Bailey and Jan Russell for five years Columbus Day Breakfast to present Brother Ray Philo his of membership and Brothers Don Park and Roger Parent for Bsixty-year pin and certificate. Certificates and pins were also ten years.
18 THE EMPIRE STATE MASON MAGAZINE “A Way of Life” WINTER 2017 Residents of MCC Enjoy Art Class
Holiday Gift Ideas onations to the Masonic Care Community have benefitted our “Expressions through Art” program. DOn Monday and Thursday you will see MCC Volunteer ooking for a perfect gift? The Masonic Care Community Elizabeth Herr assisting residents who paint with acrylics, Lhas several ideas that will benefit the residents. Purchase water color or use colored pencil or crayon to create amazing a set of MCC cufflinks. Or how about a holiday ornament works of art. This fall our residents held an art show that that showcases the beautiful windows of Faith, Hope and was attended by the community, residents, family members Charity in historic Tompkins Chapel? We also have a and staff. resident artwork calendar that is available and will make you smile to see the wonderful creativity of our seniors. Contact We have created a 2018 calendar featuring some of the the Development Marketing office at 315/798-4881 or artwork of our residents. It can be purchased by contacting email Kayla at [email protected]. Victoria Cataldo at [email protected] or by calling 315/798-4703. All proceeds from the calendar sale will directly benefit the “Expressions through Art” program.
Thank you 2nd Annual Dutchess District Wings and Wheels a Success!
pecial thanks go to Fred Grieves and the Dutchess ore than 100 cars turned out in August for the 2nd District for their 36th annual visit to the Masonic Care MAnnual Wings and Wheels Car show on the main SCommunity in October. Every year this group takes a day MCC Campus. The weather was great and hundreds of and comes to Utica to spend time with the residents of people from our Masonic Care Community and Central the Health Pavilion skilled nursing and Wiley Hall. They New York attended. Make plans to join us next year. Save bring gifts to each resident and spend the entire day on the the date for Saturday, August 18. campus.
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Masonic Care Community victoria cataldo, Director of Development Masonic Care Community 315/798-4703 [email protected] Celebrating 125 Years of Philanthropy
hree things will last forever: Faith, Hope and Charity. As have had on the Masonic Care Community and those we Twe begin to celebrate our 125th anniversary, I look back at serve. the history and philanthropic efforts that have allowed MCC We also introduced our annual fund, the 1893 Society. to continue the mission that has remained the same since Members of this society assist the residents and mission of 1893: MCC by contributing $500 or more on an annual basis. “To support, nurture, and educate those whose lives Without the generosity of supporters like Greenfield Pote, we touch by providing exceptional care and services with members of our Pote Legacy Society and 1893 Society, this compassion and pride guided by the Masonic Principles campus and the care we provide would be drastically different. of Brotherly Love, Truth, and Integrity.” The Masonic Care Community is one of the crown jewels of In 1842 Brother Greenfield Pote offered the first dollar Masonry because of your oath and commitment to serve its and began the process to build and maintain a home for mission. Masons, their wives, widows and orphans. Last year we I would encourage you all to consider becoming a member introduced a legacy society named in his honor. The Pote of the Pote Legacy Society or 1893 Society in recognition Legacy Society membership is comprised of those members of our 125 years of service. If you wish to learn more about of our philanthropic family who have contributed to the using your philanthropic efforts to ensure the future of the Masonic Care Community through planned giving, allowing Masonic Care Community for the next 125 years, contact me this commitment to continue for years to come. These at [email protected] or 315/798-4703. distinguished supporters are recognized in a way they find to be appropriate to acknowledge the tremendous impact they
he Masonic Care Community sincerely thanks the Peist, Jr. took a boat cruise on the East River to the Statue Goldenrule Clermont McKinley Lodge 486 for their of Liberty for their annual Charity Night and the MCC TMay donation. The group, led by Lodge Master William was the beneficiary.
onations to the Masonic Care Community are to try during St. John’s Day and our Snoozelen room, Dso important. Several items purchased with these which is helping seniors in the Health Care Center who contributions include the virtual rehabilitation equipment are suffering from Alzheimer’s and dementia. that Grand Master Jeff Williamson had the opportunity 20 THE EMPIRE STATE MASON MAGAZINE “A Way of Life” WINTER 2017 Masonic Care Community kathy contino-turner, Director of Communications and Marketing Masonic Care Community 315/798-4768 [email protected] Our History
ince arriving on campus in 2008 I have taken a special interest in the history of this beautiful Scampus. At first, there were hundreds of photos, lying in boxes, not well preserved. I met Don Kunego at my first St. John’s Day event and after talking about protecting these photos for the future, Don offered to take several boxes of them and create a digital file. Thanks to that original file, the Utica Lodge donated to have a number of photos printed, matted and framed. They were placed in our “history hallway” in the Health Pavilion to tell the story of our campus. Those pictures have been a source of great pride for many Masons, as well as an educational history for our guests and their families. As time has gone on, we have continued to collect a variety of memorabilia about the campus. In 2011 we celebrated the 100th Anniversary of the Daniel D. Tompkins Chapel, honoring a Mason who as Governor of New York mortgaged all his Drawing shows the property where the Masonic Home and School would soon property to defend New York Harbor during the stand. It was the site of several New York State Fairs during the mid 1800s. War of 1812. In 2012 the Masonic Home Kids were remembered with a special room in the Museum, thanks As you read in the fall edition of The Empire State Mason to former Home Kid and Acacia Village Resident Al Washburn. magazine, the clock started ticking on the 125th Anniversary on We marked the Anniversary of the Knights Templar Building October 5, as it was 125 years ago on that date that thousands in 2015 by hanging a variety of pictures and maps on the of Masons came to Utica from all over the state to dedicate the first floor and repurposing a showcase to highlight additional first Administration Building. On May 1 we will mark the day memorabilia. We have collected numerous newspapers, the first residents, James Borden, of Greenwich Lodge 467, magazines, photos and even a box of glass slides from the early and his wife Margaret entered the home. Some 969 children 1900s to preserve the history of this campus. and thousands of seniors would follow. We have some wonderful plans to celebrate in 2018. On February 7 Grand Master Jeffrey M. Williamson and Deputy Grand Master William M. Sardone will unveil our campus timeline, which will tell the story of this campus with graphics and photos. The timeline will be located in the History Hallway of the Health Pavilion, next to the Atrium, and will be available for all, Masons and non- Masons, to see what has been built by this Fraternity. We are working on several other events, including our St. John’s Day celebration, which will highlight the longevity and commitment of Masonry to this first Jewel of the Fraternity. You can keep up to date on these activities by going to our website at MCCNY.com, “Liking” our Facebook page or giving me a call at 315/798-4768.
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Awards Committee RW GEORGE R. WACOB, Chairman 613/838-7508 (C) [email protected]
Committee vets DSA nominations
s the new Masonic year heads into the holiday season, the on the Grand Lodge website: https://nymasons.org/site/ cutoff date for Dedicated Service Award recommendations committees-departments-programs/awards-committee/. This hasA passed. The committee is now in the process of determining page will give you information, requirements and forms for which recommendations will be approved or rejected. All the various awards. DSA recipients, the District Deputy Grand Masters and their I would like to publicly thank the Awards Committee team Lodges will be notified early in February 2018. for the time and efforts they have put into examining all of the The DSA Chest Medallion is part of the DSA Package recommendations and fairly determining who will receive the purchased through Lodge Services. The DSA Chest Medallion awards. Their service to the Craft should be acknowledged. is available for Past DSA recipients for the purchase price of Awards Committee: $20 plus tax and shipping. The medallion must be ordered Metropolitan Region: through the Lodge Secretary. RW Gregory Noulas, Vice-Chairman and RW Joseph T. Entler The Community Service Awards (DeWitt Clinton, Jacob Mid-State Region: Morton and Grand Lodge Certificate of Excellence in Service RW Thomas L. Jenison and RW Robert L. Hogan Jr. to the Community) have no cutoff date and will be processed Hudson-Champlain Region: as they are received. The Lodge and DDGM will be notified RW Charles E. Knapp Jr. and W Alfred W. Fergerson within a short period of time if the nominee has been approved Western Region: for one of the Community Service Awards. RW William H. Greene and RW Douglas D. Air Please take notice of the Awards Committee’s webpage
Bible Dedication
aimonides-Marshall Lodge 739, which dates back to 1873, dedicated Ma new Bible to our altar. RW Grand Chaplain Stenrick B. Adams and Master Subodh Ketkar officiated.
22 THE EMPIRE STATE MASON MAGAZINE “A Way of Life” WINTER 2017 Australia Boys Attend Camp Turk by David Winter
eturning to Camp Turk in Upstate New York after a seven-year hiatus has been a Rwonderful experience. After working here as an international counselor in 2009 and 2010, I returned home to Australia to pursue my career as a school teacher. It was a dream of mine to one day return and bring with me some of the underprivileged youths I work with. With the support of my Lodge (St John Sportsmen Lodge of Western Australia), fundraising events back in Perth Western Australia, and with the support of Camp Turk, we have been able to make that dream a reality. After arriving in New York City and catching the Amtrak up to Utica, we were greeted by the friendly and welcoming staff of Camp Turk. After taking in the amazing views and picturesque setting of the camp, the two boys were quickly engaged in camp life. It was David, Joshua, Mark and Dre fantastic to see how accepting the boys at the camp were to us as internationals, and the two boys quickly the motivation and inspiration to broaden their horizons made friends within the camp. and aspirations have been beneficial. Both boys have shown Both boys come from underprivileged backgrounds and significant personal growth over the duration of their time at the object of the trip was to provide significant learning Camp Turk and I strongly believe that the experience will have opportunities, both environmentally and personally, over the life-long benefits. course of the trip; to understand that there are many different I would like to thank Camp Turk and its staff for their opportunities available to them in life and that with hard ongoing support for this trip and for the role they have all work and persistence they can achieve the goals they set for played as a positive influence on the lives of these two young themselves in their journey. The recognition of the world men. This truly has been a life-changing experience for them. outside their normal lifestyle within a city in Australia, and
Need more ideas for Christmas?
Sponsor a child to attend summer camp at Camp Turk! For more information, call 315/392-2081
THE EMPIRE STATE MASON MAGAZINE WINTER 2017 23 Registration for the 2018 camp season begins January 1! Visit the website at www.campturk.org to register!
Financial Aid will be available on January 1. The deadline to apply is May 1. Call the Camp Turk office at 315/392-2081 to get an application.
2018 Camp Sessions Boys: July 1 to July 21 Girls: July 22 to August 11 One, two or three week sessions are available! Cost: $500 per week Ages 8 to 16!
LOOKING FOR A SUMMER JOB? CAMP TURK HAS OPENINGS FOR COUNSELORS, REGISTERED NURSES, WATERFRONT DIRECTOR, LIFEGUARDS, ETC. YOU MUST BE AT LEAST 19 YEARS OLD AND HAVE ONE YEAR OF COLLEGE. CALL MOLLIE FOR THE DETAILS AT 315/392-2081.
WORKING AT CAMP IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A MEANINGFUL SUMMER JOB THAT’S LOTS OF FUN!!!
24 THE EMPIRE STATE MASON MAGAZINE “A Way of Life” WINTER 2017 The Round Lake Camp will be available to Masons and their families to rent from August 20th through October 1st. Please note that facilities are already booked for the Masonic Home Kids Alumni Association Reunion Friday, August 31st through Monday, September 3rd
Cabin Rentals Shelly’s Chalet: $150 per night - 3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, full kitchen with full-size refrigerator, stove/oven, microwave, coffeemaker, living room and outdoor grill Tripple Cottage: $150 per night - 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, full size refrigerator, microwave, coffeemaker, living roon and out door grill. Cook’s Cabin: $75.00 per night - 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom, mini-fridge, microwave, coffeemaker, living room, and outdoor grill. East and West Wing: $50.00 per night - 1 bedroom with shared bathroom facilities at the end of each hall. RV Space is available at $20.00 per night. Water is available for fill ups but there are no electric or sewer facilities. Outdoor grills are available at the waterfront for the guests of the East and West Wing and RVs. Fire pits are also available at the waterfront. There is a 2 night minimum on all reservations. For more details go to www.mccny.com/round-lake-camp .
THE EMPIRE STATE MASON MAGAZINE WINTER 2017 25 Acacia Village linda rae avolio, Senior Living Community Relations Acacia Village 315/798-4775 [email protected] A Little Dot Makes a Big Difference
he Amazon Echo Dot is a hands-free, voice-controlled device that uses a command word—“Alexa”—to play Tmusic, control smart home devices, provide information, read the news, set alarms and more. I use it at my home to update myself on the news, play my favorite radio stations and give me an accurate weather forecast. My husband loves to use it to find recent sports scores and to look up phone numbers with ease. The first couple of days we used it, I heard him shouting at the Dot because he was calling it “Alexis” instead of “Alexa” and couldn’t understand why she wasn’t giving him the latest Yankees score. Needless to say, I roared with laughter after someone told me to watch a very funny skit from Saturday Night Live that parodies the device, called Echo Silver for seniors. All kidding aside, after seeing that I thought this could have some great applications for the residents of Acacia Village. I told Acacia Village-resident Dick about it and he thought he might like to buy one. I suggested that he use mine and take Echo Dot for a trial run. We now have Wi-Fi throughout Acacia Village so I was able to set it up for Dick and his wife Linda to try. Dick was so excited when he discovered that he could tune in to radio stations from Cleveland and hear the latest news about his beloved Cleveland Indians. Then as he started experimenting with the Echo Dot, he found that it’s actually a great virtual assistant for them. For example, they can look at the Acacia Village weekly calendar and pick out the activities that they would like to participate in and Alexa Dick Thomas delivers packages to his neighbors at Acacia Village. will happily remind them before an activity is going to begin. During the holiday season that’s a big job! I’m sure there will be a Dick is visually impaired, so rather than referring to a calendar few more Echo Dots under the tree this year. on the refrigerator, for instance, having an audio reminder is very helpful. thank you!’ and she said ‘No sweat, that’s what I’m here for!’” Dick and Linda keep busy and participate in many We talked about the ability to order pizza and grocery items activities. Dick volunteers to deliver packages to his Acacia by using the Dot and he said, “Oh no, that’s not for me. I want Village neighbors most mornings, while his wife Linda is off to go to the store with my coupons and get the very best deal to an exercise class or a card game. Most Wednesdays they possible.” Me, too! enjoy trivia, Thursday afternoons are reserved for Bingo and It’s fun to discover new things and it’s great to see our Acacia on Fridays they like to shoot pool during Happy Hour. They Village residents embracing technology. The Amazon Echo also like taking the bus for church services on Sunday and Dot is constantly evolving and new features are being added all enjoy going on day trips with other residents. the time. If you’d like more information about Acacia Village, After a few days of experimenting with the Dot, it came as Like us on Facebook, visit us online at www.acaciavillageny. no surprise to me that Dick and Linda purchased their own org or better yet, get in touch with us the old-fashioned way: Echo Dot. Dick laughed when he told me, “I said, ‘Alexa, pick up the phone and call 315/798-4775.
26 THE EMPIRE STATE MASON MAGAZINE “A Way of Life” WINTER 2017 Grand Chaplain’s Corner RW & Rev. Charles M. Roberts, Grand Chaplain Emeritus 585/259-3796 [email protected]
“Light” is a Key Word of Masonry
ight is an important word in the Masonic system. It is priorities in order, I submit that it can still, even in the hectic, a powerful symbol. It is in fact the first of all symbols frenzied pace of the 21st Century, fulfill its rightful purpose Lpresented to the initiate, and continues to be presented to as an aid to us, its members, in our search for Light, but it him in various modes throughout all his future progress in his cannot substitute for the Light. Only we can permit it to Masonic journey. become a hindrance rather than an aid in our search for that What does it mean to seek more light in Masonry? This is Light, through our own actions, poor choices and misplaced a question that every Master Mason is faced with when he is priorities. asked to take an obligation before God and man. The answer As we approach the holidays again we are aware that the to it is simple: he is to be enlightened of God, he is to be days are becoming shorter and the natural light of the day is a person of good character, defend the weak and protect the diminishing. The holidays at this time of year all use candles poor and always seek the truth no matter what the outcome. or some type of illumination as symbols to illustrate the deeper Truth, honor, pride, family, country and God are not words meaning between what light is: adoration of God, truth, without meaning in Freemasonry. As men of good moral goodness, pleasure, life and knowledge—and what darkness character we have promised to help those who need help, live is: human selfishness, untruth, evil, pain, death and ignorance. our life as good citizens and search for more light to improve We humans are trying to address the tension between these ourselves at all times. two dominions of existence. If we are honest with ourselves, If one were asked to state the summum bonum (the highest not one of us really enjoys living in total chaos (Darkness); good) of Masonry in a word, the only word equal to the task we would rather live in order (Light). Our living out of the is Light. From its first lesson to its last lecture, in every Degree upcoming holidays of Hanukkah, Christmas and Kwanzaa are and every symbol, the mission of Masonry is to bring the light a way we humans try to express the celebration of God’s activity of God into the life of man. It has no other aim, knowing that in the world. Through miracles, through the Christ-child or when the light shines forth the truth will be revealed. A Lodge through culture and origin each relies upon Faith. Faith in the of Masons is to be a House of Light. The Volume of Sacred God of Light, who gives direction, life and illumination to a Law on our altars teaches from its first page to its last that world spiraling even now into chaos and darkness once again. when the City of God is built it will have no need of the sun Masonry, our gentle Craft, by seeking to bring men to light, or the moon or the stars; for God is the Light of it. Indeed, not symbolically but morally and spiritually, is the finest and God is Light and the work of Masonry is to open the windows fittest working tool to lift the shadow of evil, ignorance and of the mind of man, letting the dim spark within us meet and injustice off the life of humankind. blend with the light of God, the Alpha and Omega, the first Freemasonry teaches us that character is the secret and and the last, in whom there is no darkness. source of insight. What this destructive world needs, what Masonry exists to aid us in our search for light, to give us each of us needs, is more Light, more love, more clarity of guidance and direction as to where we may find the light, mind and more charity of heart. This in abundant measure not to be or substitute for the light and not to demand that is what Freemasonry gives us, only if we let the Light of love we devote every waking hour to purely Masonic pursuits. As enter the dark recesses of our hearts. So mote it be! long as we keep it in its proper perspective and keep our own
Omission from the last edition
A misprint was found after the last edition (Fall 2017) “Dedicated to the American people as a shrine of Patriotism, was printed and mailed. This pertains to the end of the an altar of Citizenship and a Memorial to George Washington, a great Mason, a great American. May 1, 1932.” article “Robert R Livingston Masonic Library” page 15
THE EMPIRE STATE MASON MAGAZINE WINTER 2017 27 From the Webmaster Brother KENNETH JP STUCZYNSKI, Webmaster NYMasons.org 716/868-1329 [email protected]
e are a society of ideas. Every business, every club, every we assign committees and vote on motions as if it is the real Wcharity or group gives lip service to looking to the future purpose of our work. and wanting fresh blood and new ideas. However, accepting I could make this about technology but it’s deeper than that. new ideas is easier said than done. Gaining new employees or We don’t question traditions or ritual but question every tiny members is more about numbers than revitalization. The idea change to it. For even the most “proficient” Lodges, Degree of catching up with the times is a vague platitude. It can be work is sometimes akin to just moving stones around. We keep delegated to younger people, hoping for magical results, but busy—making committees, assigning a webmaster, looking those in charge don’t want to know details. Those assigned into new ways to communicate or appeal to newer generations can fix it so long as they don’t impose any change to the way and keep them interested. But how often do good intentions the rest of us have to do or see things. You can imagine the result in finished work we can judge to be good and true? frustration and result. We take for granted the strength of our institution, our Many organizations hire other companies or people to do Lodges and our ideals. We stopped guarding the door to habit these things. They let themselves go for so long they don’t and complacency. We say we want things to be better but we know how to promote themselves or conduct business in a don’t want them to be different. We can’t have it both ways. modern world. What has always worked for them doesn’t cut We want new Brothers to bring freshness to a dusty institution. it for everyone else, but they may not see it or just don’t care. Or are they little more than dues payments and manpower to Others sense something is wrong and want it fixed—so long continue doing things the way we always have? as they don’t have to learn any new tricks. Not everyone can do every kind of work, especially with Surely Freemasonry is another story. We are a Fraternity of technology. But as the Master is responsible for all that occurs ideals. in the Lodge, each of us has a responsibility to not be ignorant There is no doubt in my mind about our ideals. But how or resistant to efforts to modernize. It can’t be the new guy’s consistently are higher thoughts coupled with nobler deeds? pet project. As we should strive to do more than move stones The Craft’s allegories for a productive life point to physical around or memorize ritual, know that all our work will be labor. But whereas our operative forefathers didn’t merely judged for its result—and how it adapts to here and now. draw plans and order their apprentices to move stones around,
Expressions Through Art
he Masonic Care Community “Expressions Through Art” program allows residents of Tthe Health Pavilion to express their creative side. If you visit on Monday or Thursday you will see a number of our seniors painting, coloring and creating. In October, close to 100 pieces of art were on display in the Atrium of the Health Pavilion. The art show attracted members of the community, resident family members and staff and residents. MCC has plans in the coming months to create an art gallery where resident works can be displayed for all to enjoy.
28 THE EMPIRE STATE MASON MAGAZINE “A Way of Life” WINTER 2017 Masonic Brotherhood Fund RW Bruce Testut, Chairman 718/461-5400 917/376-5782 (C) [email protected] masonic brotherhood [email protected]
am amazed at where the year has gone and how soon the and statues is definitely a sight to behold, and then you realize holiday bells will be ringing. I am also aware that our Grand members of this Fraternity are the ones who made it happen. IMaster has sent out messages about Disaster Relief and letting I was fortunate enough to have my wedding there and it was everyone know that there are no percentages taken out for memorable. bookkeeping. All the money raised goes to the areas in need. As a District Deputy I first visited Camp Turk. In later years The Grand Master’s Appeal letter has also gone out with my grandson spent three consecutive boys sessions there and the new orange donation insert. On it is written instruction made friendships that will last a lifetime (he still talks with to throw out all old campaign forms (greeting cards and them on the Internet). reminders are not included). The reason is the old inserts have Of course, there are members who have never visited Grand categories that no longer exist and it creates more work when Lodge on 23rd Street in Manhattan, who have never been in we have to reassign money from an obsolete account to an the Grand Lodge room or the Library or taken a tour that active one. costs nothing but your time. The acoustics of the Grand Lodge I am surprised that many Brothers and their families have room are amazing and the tour guides are very well informed. not visited the Masonic Campus. The Medical Research I live on Long Island and I took my Brother there for a tour Facility, Museum in Utica, Wiley Hall and the Medical Care and was surprised at how much I did not know. Center are amazing. I can remember as a Senior Warden in I would like to see our donations increase to a larger my Lodge going to Utica as a sort of pilgrimage before I was amount. If you visit either the Masonic Care Community or Master and going on the tour of the facility. I can tell you that Grand Lodge, and realize that Brothers of the Fraternity made if you visit just once it would open your heart and give you it happen, it will give you a sense of pride as you have never a better perspective of the great work being carried out there. felt before. The personal care of the staff, and just meeting and talking with the residents, not only brightens their day but will also I look forward to meeting and seeing you around the State. enlighten yours, as well. On behalf of the Brotherhood Fund staff, I wish everyone a wonderful holiday season. Tompkins Chapel with its beautiful stained glass windows
The Joy of Fishing
estchester Household resident Ed Deserre and MCC volunteer George Pavese admire aW lovely bass from Round Lake. The fish was released to swim another day. Ed and George traveled with other MCC residents to Round Lake in late August to enjoy a day of fishing.
THE EMPIRE STATE MASON MAGAZINE WINTER 2017 29 From the West Traveling East Brad Koffler
ast night (Wednesday, October 18) we had a surprise grandfather, his uncle and his stepfather, too. Some of their special guest at Tompkins Lodge 471. The gentleman at pictures hang on our south wall. He told us what the building Lthe center of the attached photo in the blue shirt, a soon-to-be and rooms used to look like, he loved how the Lodge room fifty-four-year member of Tompkins Lodge, is Brother Craig looks in its newly renovated state, and he spent quite some A. Valentine. Members of our District may not know who time re-exploring the building and checking out the historical Brother Craig is; many Brothers of Tompkins may not even items we have on display in the cases and in our historical know who he is. In fact, no Brother in the room had ever room. physically met him before yesterday but his visit last night was Brother Craig didn’t call anyone to say he was coming. He amazing for many reasons. wasn’t coming for a pin or apron or anything. He simply knew Brother Craig was Raised a Tompkins Brother in June of we had a meeting and he just showed up. Every Brother who 1964. A few years later he moved to Anchorage, Alaska, where has worked on our Lodge communications over the years had he has lived for over forty-five years. For those forty-five years the same reaction: “The Alaska Brother is here? Awesome!” he was just an envelope we put a communication in and Mailing and emailing 150 Brothers in New York every month mailed to Alaska; he paid his dues every year and even recently is one thing, but mailing to Alaska you notice over and over. opted to receive our new email communications. All the Brothers in attendance yesterday were truly treated to Brother Craig hadn’t been back to Staten Island or Tompkins a special night. It was an honor to meet and speak to one our Lodge for over forty-five years. This week he was here for his longest-tenured living Brothers. 60-year high school reunion and he took the time in his limited This is a lesson to all Brothers: Just because a Brother hasn’t vacation to come home to Tompkins and see his Brothers. been to Lodge for any period of time and for whatever reason, “How could I not?” he told us. “This is the first time I’ve even if no one knows him or is thinking about him, it doesn’t been to Staten Island in over forty-five years and it may very mean that he isn’t thinking about you and your Lodge. The well be the last time.” One by one, as the Brothers arrived next time you are preparing communications or notices to for the meeting they were introduced to Brother Craig. There be sent out, please keep this Brother and this story in mind. were many different reactions, the most common being “Oh Despite being away from Staten Island for over forty-five years wow, the Alaska guy!” he still considered Tompkins his home and had to come to visit us during his limited time here—a true Brother and a Brother Craig spoke about his history and association true member of our Tompkins family. with Tompkins Lodge. His father was a Brother here, his
30 THE EMPIRE STATE MASON MAGAZINE “A Way of Life” WINTER 2017 The Wee Folks at Home By Susan B. Richards
The New York Masonic Outlook December 1927 15 Cents very Brother is part of a collective “Santa Claus” that makes Attempting to avoid any rigid program, we try to plan the Efor the tiny members of our Utica Home family, not only a day efficiently, kindergarten session, lunch time, rest hour Merry Christmas but a happy every day possible. At this season, and out-of-door play. Evening finds them circled before the so dear to the children, it seemed that a picture of the little people fireplace for prayer time, story hour and music from their in the kindergarten at Utica would make a particular appeal to radio—a tired, happy little group. every OUTLOOK reader, therefore we have asked Miss Richards, The wee people have their own little garden, which supplies in charge of the kindergarten kiddies of the Home, to tell about their house with flowers, and a centerpiece for Mama Wiley’s them.—The Editor table and a posey for “Papa Wiley’s” coat or his desk. The Editor of the OUTLOOK has asked me to tell its Birthdays and holidays are duly observed with real parties. readers something of the Home life of the little tots who The youngest baby at the Home is just celebrating its third form the kindergarten part of this great institution of which birthday. The flower-decked table, lighted cake, gifts, and Masons of New York State can feel so justly proud. And let me playmates gathering around in dainty, individual clothes, with say in starting off that the old institutional idea of exacting well brushed curls—here is a scene that you would find in any routine—one large dormitory for sleeping and so on—plays real home upon so momentous an occasion as this. no part in the lives of our babies at the Utica Home. Home life at its very best forms the keynote of the care which we When summer comes two whole months are lived in the endeavor to give them. woods at Round Lake, with a complete change afforded by camp life. Here practically the entire life of the kiddies is Splendidly situated, with spacious lawns, and trees and spent out of doors, with plenty of sand beach for wading and shrubbery all about, the building which houses the little folks bathing, all contributing so much to their well-being and was designed in the Colonial style of architecture, and given happiness. ten real homey rooms, including kindergarten class-room and sun-porch for rainy days. It is an ideal home for this little For several years the babies of the Home Camp were cared family, numbering seventeen children—nine little girls and for in Headquarters and slept in the attic, or roof, floor. True, eight little boys, ranging in age from three to seven years. The they were happy and thrived under the influence of the Camp building was the generous gift of the Scottish rite bodies of life, but again came the dream of a building for their very own New York, who may have the assurance that the kiddies find selves, the result being the present splendid quarters for the here the nearest approach to a home that could be found. babies and their teachers. The day starts at about seven o’clock, when the occupant of Because of the slope of the land toward the lake, this each little white crib throws back its bed-covering to air, and building, like the Recreation Hall, stands out above all others a wide-awake, merry crowd is presently scrambling for tooth- and provides a commanding view of the entire Camp, lake brushes, wash-up turn and morning drinks. Then comes a and woods. The rear of the building is on a level with mother nutritious breakfast in their own cosey little dining room. earth, but its front and porch are at least twenty-five feet above the ground and many more above the level of the lake. The Naturally, the small children upon leaving the nursery stage interior is most unique. In the dormitories for little boys and must be trained to take their place in the older groups, so that girls cribs are seemingly everywhere, beautifully clean and at a certain time each day—in fact, until about nine, when tidy. The atmosphere of a cozy home has been brought to kindergarten opens—each tiny tot is taught to make its own the building. With its light, heat, fresh air and comforts this crib, hang up nighty and bathrobe, and place its night slippers, building is fit for any babies the world over, making for good thus giving each a small share in putting its home in order for health and happiness. the day.
Happy Holidays from the Trustees of the Masonic Hall and Home and the MCC staff
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hile DeMolay has been in New York for close to 100 years, Dad Sardone was Executive Officer for ten years and is now Wit was fifty years ago that all the internal Jurisdictions the Deputy Grand Master of the New York Grand Lodge. combined to be one united state. This convention saw Brother As a Senior DeMolay and a Past Executive Officer, Dad Peter Stokke Jr. assume the position of State Master Councilor Hazard brings years of passion, dedication, and expertise to as dozens of Past State Master Councilors and Past Sweethearts this important role. Dad Hazard was universally approved for converged for this milestone event. this leadership position and we wish him well on his journey. It was also at this time that the Gavel of Executive Officer was passed from RW William Sardone to RW Bruce Hazard.
32 THE EMPIRE STATE MASON MAGAZINE “A Way of Life” WINTER 2017 Years of Service
78 Years 77 years 76 years 75 years
0648 Memorial 0096 Phoenix 0487 Normal 0615 Stissing 0242 Port Royal Earl S. Butterfield Horace H. Scott William C. Adler Carlyle Lown Jesse R. Glazier 0796 Dolgeville 0276 Mohawk Valley 0543 Triluminar Karl H. Wurzbacher Jr Howard E. Turner Frank W. Gillette 74 years 73 years
0047 Utica 0398 Home 0111 St. Lawrence 0513 Massena 0838 Connetquot Clifford J. Young Norman Abrahams Earl N. Wight Alton E. Arnold Frederick W. Herold 0110 Scipio 0482 Richfield Springs 0178 Cornerstone 0552 Hancock 0992 Manetto Brook Hollis R Allen Shotwell Irving L. Vanvalkenburg Melford S. Jablin James E. Mills Henry C. Brengel Jr 0241 Harmony 0589 Naurashank 0810 Urania Eugene J. Pritz Ernest V. Rodgers George E. Schenk
72 years
0005 Union 0246 Arcana 0561 Delaware 0750 Shakespeare 0806 Matinecock Wood D. Beeghly Louis D. Srybnik Warren K. Miller Jerome Berman Robert W. Whaley 0163 ERAC 0299 Keshequa 0565 Guiding Star-Angle 0776 Reliance 0822 Lynbrook-Massapequa Alvin E. Boss Elmore D. Blair William N. Frostick John Jacob Woodruff James B. Wallace 0168 Corning Painted Post 0463 Lamoka 0664 Amicable 0778 Livonia Wayne C. Templer Lauren Wood Samuel R. Tiffany Rowland E. Smith
71 years 70 years
0047 Utica 0238 Orient 0725 Southern Light 0008 Holland 0538 Webster Donald C. Fague Gerald T. Shannon William F. Wilson Clarence F. Michalis Grant J. Kothiringer 0049 Watertown Anton 0265 0738 Mizpah 0163 ERAC 0650 Amboy-Republican Milain Smith Speedsville-Newark Valley Frederick W. Fecher Thomas H. McKnight Robert W. Harter 0063 Wantagh Morton Raymond C. Wurtenberg 0849 North Woods 0178 Cornerstone 0664 Amicable James C. Fletcher 0462 Knapp Robert E. Harwood Arthur Fingerhut Raymond Haggas Jr 0083 Saint Andrew’s George J. Knorr 0867 Damascus 0200 Garoga-Sincerity 0673 Avoca George Robert Leavitt 0513 Massena Alexander E. Deeb John M. Record Christopher P. McAllister 0084 Amsterdam Sebouh Bogosian 0890 Joshua 0217 Gouverneur 0713 Social E Norman McGrattan 0550 Hannibal Lt Col Sidney Blum William M. Scozzafava Donald M. Beaney 0095 Union-Cooley Charles A. Sabin Jr 0902 Mount Masada-Galaxy 0241 Harmony 0739 Maimonides-Marshall Jack Leroy Good 0599 Kennyetto Howard A. Herman Bertram Eckert George H. Parker 0109 Valley-Simes Cecil N. Daggett 0934 Joseph Warren-Gothic 0246 Arcana 0745 Bayse Newcomb Carl J. Este 0647 Leonard Tauber Albert Buchbinder Sidney Packer Aurora Grata-Day Star 0160 Seneca River 0968 Philo-Mount Sinai 0351 Springville 0750 Shakespeare Charles C. Vredenburg Joseph Walter Watson Irving J. Newman William H. Lowe Richard Feiman 0648 Memorial 0172 Chaumont 0981 Amherst 0434 Pleasantville Hiawatha 0776 Reliance Kent A. Wiley Stewart F. Lee Harold C. Bechmann John W. Etsch Robert Leslie Weldon Jr 0653 John Jay 0219 Summit 1009 Service City Geba Kenneth R. Meiselbach 0813 Hebron James L. Johnson Jr Milton S. Brynin Bernard Starkman 0463 Lamoka Frederick J. Kratzer 0710 Ridgewood 0224 Oriental-Faxton Jack Wood 0822 Lynbrook-Massapequa John W. Steinhorst Louis W. Frommling 0487 Normal Will R. Weston 0717 Riverview 0230 Wellsville William F. Nehmzow 0876 Loyalty Richard W. Bellows Walter Berberian 0508 Herschel-Argyle Jack Canarick Francis Miner 0934 Joseph Warren-Gothic Robert C. Nathan THE EMPIRE STATE MASON MAGAZINE WINTER 2017 33
70 years continues
0946 0969 Craftsman Robertson 1000 Publicity 1057 Springfield Gardens 1066 Harry S Truman Forest Hills-Community Robert W. Waldeck Ormond A. Gigli James F. Niehoff Jerome Garf George Bally Jr 0970 Johnson City Unity 1018 Lynbrook 1063 Valorous 1174 Schenectady 0962 Leland D. Lewis William R. Lockwood Gerald S. Wank Arthur W. Brown Jr Suburban-Queens Village Douglas F. Rudolph
65 years
0005 Masters 0127 Lake City 0302 Norwich 0552 Hancock 0892 Queensboro William H. Newton Charles R. Bales James A. Haynes Jr George H. Elwood Armand T. Terpening 0007 Hudson 0145 Mount Moriah 0309 Hudson River 0563 Cornucopia 0917 IMA Robert Edward Naegeli Donald W. Ahlstrom George R. Kohler John Charles Boehm Stanley Josephson 0009 Unity Gail R. Gustafson 0375 Niagara 0615 Stissing 0923 Tadmor Douglas Allen Hatch 0157 Trumansburg Robert H. Snell Donald E. Webster Wilhelm Feldmann 0046 Huguenot Richard C. Stevenson 0397 Ivy 0637 Rising Light 0969 Craftsman Robertson A John Gironda 0168 Corning Painted Post Robert G. Chapman Byron W. Parsons Eugene T. White 0055 Colonial-Kane Homer Lee Stamp 0412 Hoffman 0672 Amenia 0975 Bethpage Alexandre G. Castet 0195 Franklin Gordon W. Piper Harry J. Jenkins Nelson R. Bolton Jr 0063 Wantagh Morton Anthony James Ellis 0417 Wadsworth 0710 Ridgewood 0981 Amherst Edwin Jacob Becker 0200 Garoga-Sincerity Roy E. Gilbert Robert H. Feickert James D. Collins Ralph Formica Frederick L. Gifford 0423 Herkimer 0718 Adonai 0985 Mineola 0081 Hiram 0219 Summit Maynard H. Brown Jr William Henry Laman Richard D. Frame George P. Sullivant Charles Earl Moulton 0473 White Plains 0737 Guttenberg 1017 Dunton 0082 Phoebus 0237 Champlain William A. Grosso Alfred W. Schermerhorn George W. Campbell Donald Lee Haight Henry G. Kehlenbeck John N. Porteous 0751 La Universal 1041 Brotherhood Donald Skimer 0250 Willard Sylvan Grove 0476 Fairport-Flower City Justo Yglesias Neil Sznitken 0083 Newark Christopher Milonas Ronald C. Hamman 0788 Fortune 1057 Springfield Gardens Harry J. Lewis 0252 Enchanted Mountains 0481 Cambridge-Salem Leon J. Dolce Robert A. Borchert 0085 Bethlehem Robert L. Norton Harold P. Ehrenfreund 0819 Composite 1091 Rufus King Frederick H. Crounse Jr 0266 Poughkeepsie 0486 Goldenrule Milton J. Bornstein Marvin Blumenfeld 0087 Van Rensselaer Clermont McKinley David B. Wiese 0843 Star Of The East 1112 Wantagh David E. Knight Jr 0268 Hermann Harry Colter Bruce Collins Ernest C. Olsen 0109 Valley-Simes 0524 Morning Star Lionel H. Kuhner 0867 Damascus 1179 Millennium Harvey G Stiles 0294 Canandaigua Robert Junior Chisholm Gabriel D. Golam Donald G. Pirson 0111 St. Lawrence Philip E. Thomas Jr Frank A. Howlett Robert T. Mulvaugh Gilbert Herbert Lovell Jr
60 years
0020 Mount Moriah 01-P St. Johns 0150 Sauquoit 0203 Munn 0255 Living Stone Otto Fuchs Raymond P. Alvarez Ronald E. Jones Alvin H. Glick William C. McGee 0063 Wantagh Morton 0112 Steuben 0167 Bainbridge-Afton 0204 Perfect Square 0264 Baron Steuben Henry M. Gerdes Grant Simons Fred D. Wakeman Martin H. Rogers Thomas G. Belcher Donald A. Woolnough 0124 Auburn 0168 Corning Painted Post 0205 Acanthus Hyatt 0268 Hermann 0079 Hamilton Wesley C. Bogart Kenneth P. Bruielly Gus Vellios Thomas W. Hart Bruce A. Van Evera James R. Hollabaugh 0178 Cornerstone 0219 Summit 0273 Gavel Washington 0082 Phoebus Harold C. Parker Joseph Kessler Harold S. Hyde Richard F. Haines 0138 Otsego Donald Skimer 0181 Fraternity and Fuller 0233 Pacific 0276 Mohawk Valley 0090 Franklin Howard C. Michaels Stephen W. Zeh Leonard Rosendorf Harvey A. Smith 0142 Morning Sun Donald L. Perkins 0201 Genesis 0241 Harmony 0298 Fish House 0095 Union-Cooley Willard Anderson Glenn R. Cropsey William C. Ritter Thomas A. Perkins Richard E. Batterson Jr
34 THE EMPIRE STATE MASON MAGAZINE “A Way of Life” WINTER 2017 60 years continues
0309 Hudson River 0447 Franklin 0664 Amicable 0826 Sutherland 0962 Robert A. Howell Harvey L. Lerner Robert Mccullough Myers Deloss H. Edwards Suburban-Queens Village 0311 Mount Zion 0471 Tompkins 0671 Wappingers Frank E. Messore Warren Olsen Elliott F. Marinstein John H. Ritchie Hugh W. Goss 0827 Harlem Valley 0992 Manetto Brook Hollis 0315 Wawayanda 0476 Fairport-Flower City 0673 Avoca Kenneth H. Mallen Robert E. Aull Stuart Bobry Walter L. Schaffer 0835 Highland-Ely Parker Eugene H. Ebersberger Gary James Arthur Harris 0328 Port Jervis 0477 Wildwood 0678 Seawanhaka Lee Hilton Kenneth D March James A. Rider Joseph G. Schulz 0843 Star Of The East 0994 King David Richard G. Weed Frederick A. Notel 0481 Cambridge-Salem 0704 Tuscan Marvin Moskowitz Philip F. Wells James C. Tomasi Jerome Bernstein 0846 Buffalo-Lakeland 1009 Service City Geba 0336 Medina James R. Loomis Sr 0494 Jephtha 0718 Adonai Jason Weiner Paul K. Beatenbough Walter L. Benning David S. Lent 0862 Charles W Mead 1041 Brotherhood 0342 Wyoming Alfred J. Schadow 0517 Frontier 0720 Pisgah Daniel R. Wainick William T. Allcot III James H. Sweet Leon K. Canell 0867 Damascus 1066 Harry S Truman 0342 Lily Malak G. Karkenny 0534 Tioga 0729 Anchor-Astoria Mark S. Inselberg Frank Schick Fredrick L. Hill Jr Ernest 50A H y earsMackinnon 0890 Joshua 1101 Parthenon 0369 Callimachus Ira J. Budoff 0546 Jamaica 0735 Uhland Nicholas M. Grigoraki Robert F. Coulter George A. Luchauer Edmund L. Scherer 0892 Queensboro 1118 0371 Heritage Charles A. Dittmar 0551 Ransomville 0738 Mizpah Lodge Of The United Services Dominic J. Santoro Robert Lee Tipton Herbert E. Lessmann 0908 Old Town Stanley Moore 0392 Sodus Thomas E. Timothy Albert Pagac 0565 Guiding Star-Angle 1122 Fallsburg Bruce D. Mcnett Julius Vitarius III 0739 Maimonides-Marshall 0922 Amos-Fort Greene Alfred Gerstman 0402 Compact Alfred B. Silverman Alfred Arnold 0595 Socrates 1126 Victor Kulmala Paul H. Griemsmann 0750 Shakespeare 0923 Tadmor South Shore-Long Beach 0417 Wadsworth 0602 Galeton Edmund M. Berkowitz Wilfred Vollmerding Joseph W. Lehr Armando A. Paolelli Richard Mcinroy 0799 Oriskany 0934 Joseph Warren-Gothic 1132 Kenmore 0437 Wamponamon 0625 Fraternal Richard D. Ellis Jack Bernstein Robert Charles Rath Clother H. Vaughn III George M. Pierce 0820 On Da Wa 0956 Spartan 1141 Steppingstone 0439 Delhi 0627 Wallkill Robert Allan Offenbacker Sterling G. Mace Franklin O L Steinberg Guy F. Snyder Clifford E. Eriksen 0822 Lynbrook-Massapequa 0958 Moriah 1175 Fellowship Bruce M. Wilson 0639 Somerset Ernest R. Roll George H. Siegel Donald C. Reed 0442 Windsor Richard C. Southard David J. Park 55 years
0005 Masters 0063 Wantagh Morton 0124 Auburn 0182 Knickerbocker 0224 Oriental-Faxton Peter Rustam Kermani Sherman D. Greenlee Edward K. Wills Robert Paston Norman Pearl 0005 Mt. Kinley Joseph Sebring Hull Jr 0132 Niagara Frontier 0193 Ulster 0240 Washington Gerald D. Roberson 0079 Hamilton Wilbur K. Swick Harry E. Vickery Douglas C. Specht Sr 0010 Kingston James Fred Oeser 0137 Anglo-Saxon 0195 Franklin 0241 Harmony William Chas Brascher 0082 Phoebus James Robert Irving Clifford S. Johnson Robert Cohen 0013 Apollo-King Solomon’s Donald Lee Higgins 0154 Wakan-Hubbard 0196 Richmond Robert M. Javeline George Ovigian 0083 Newark Leon Hayton Geil Jan A. Kem 0248 Palmyra 0019 Midwood Fortitude Clarence R. Boyd Frederick Warren Hand 0196 Solomon’s Warren H. Riles Norman Abraham 0087 Van Rensselaer 0160 Seneca River Dennis Mathieson 0259 Sisco 0051 Masada Peter D. Tacy Gilbert M. Cloyes 0200 Garoga-Sincerity Kenneth W. Carter Richard S. Bizar 0095 Union-Cooley 0175 Oxford William C. Goodman 0262 Phoenix 0062 King David’s Robert D. Cornwell Norman W. Preston 0201 Genesis Edward P. Campbell Jr James A. Walker 0112 Steuben 0178 Cornerstone Robert C. Spahn 0264 Baron Steuben Archie W. Sprague Marvin S. Garelick 0205 Phoenix Richard D. Martin Franklyn D. Gardner THE EMPIRE STATE MASON MAGAZINE WINTER 2017 35
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0268 Salvador 0445 Cassia 0611 St. Johnsville 0820 Mar Vista 0990 Frank L Simes Nelson E. Lesmo Alfred F. Cypes John C. Lull Dewitt Elson Frasier William G. Locke 0273 Francis Lewis George Lewin 0619 Eagle 0826 Sutherland 1009 Service City Geba Ronald C. Kurtz 0455 Newport Harold A. Hayward David Dawson Hall Arthur Jocknowitz 0276 Mohawk Valley Melvin Gross 0625 Fraternal Earl Charles Huckins 1025 Manetto Kenneth W. Palmer 0458 Shekomeko Francis C. Focht 0837 Hesperus Charles B. Halley Altman W. Lampe Norbert F. Meyer Roger W. Sackett William R. Rusch 0287 Continental Peter Stevanoff William V. Blake 0468 Catskill 0846 Buffalo-Lakeland 1057 Springfield Gardens William A. Darling 0627 Wallkill Kempton David E. Barth Martin Lerner 0297 Alexandria Ralph Smith Kenneth Lemoine Brinker Stanley E. Ward 0473 White Plains 1068 Harry M. Gardner #3 0645 Riverhead 0853 Civic James W. Husted-Fiat Lux 0301 Dunkirk-Irondequoit 0474 Belmont Gerald E. Lum Stanley H. Friedman Gerald Sperling John William Whitehead Jr Wesley Lee Cline 0646 Red Jacket 0878 Norsemen 1071 Potunk 0342 Wyoming Gerald L. Mayo John T. Benton Allen Otto Larsen Clayton R. Huey John T. Palladino 0484 Columbian 0651 Acacia 0887 Lackawanna 1088 Charlotte-corinthian 0347 Clinton-Hampton Jerard Arnold Schacher Paul K. Chapman John J. Byrne Charles Richard Frear Dale Kenneth Cook 0486 Goldenrule 0671 Wappingers James H. Womeldorf 1091 Rufus King Francis Allen King Jr Clermont McKinley Lovell Craft 0892 Queensboro Stuart B. Herman 0347 Hampton Marc V. Schnur 0695 Alcyone Arthur A. Klein Jr 1101 Parthenon Gerald Robert Matteson 0501 Liverpool Syracuse Phillip R. Helder 0911 Master Builder Charles Kirkiles 0364 Horseheads Old Oak Lee I. Fetterly Franklin D. Otten Robert C. Huddleston Andreas E. Markakis Warren Ray Eno 0514 Zion 0711 Cornerstone 0922 Amos-Fort Greene 1111 West Seneca 0365 Goshen Fenton B. Sparrow William Brosi III Albert Horowitz Richard E. Dehlinger Lester Taylor Lain 0538 Webster David H. Feest 0934 Joseph Warren-Gothic 1118 0377 Rushville Eugene Vanvoorhis 0716 Hobasco Morton A. Frankfurt Lodge Of The United Services Wade Robert Button 0545 Copernicus Noel Desch 0936 Kilwinning-Sunset John W. Maxwell William M. Yellin 0396 Deposit Henry Jakob Behrens 0727 Bunting-Charity George Alan Aram Ferdinand Frank Schambach Henry George Boesch Peter A. Lewis Wilbur David Spearin 1122 Fallsburg Morton Diamond Walter Koch 0740 Allemania 0948 Perseverance-Suburban 0399 Maine Robert H Muentener Jr Jack Zelanko Robert H. Albert Werner Dietrich Jacob Yellen 0548 Laurens 1124 Pan-american Frederick W. Doolittle 0759 O-At-Ka 0956 Spartan Harold L. Aldrich Edmundo Correa 0400 Van Rensselaer Star Dennis A. Livingstone Robert D. Kainen Gerald A. Rose 1163 Cheektowaga Roderick H. Owens 0795 Point Of Light 0968 Philo-Mount Sinai 0551 Ransomville Harry Paston Raymond H. Seth 0417 Wadsworth Paul A. Marsh Harold D. Truesdell 1176 Cornerstone Jack Brodie 0796 Dolgeville 0969 Craftsman Robertson 0563 Cornucopia Ronald O. Barrett Edwin W. Engelhardt Donald M. Bond James Roger Locklin Russell F. Horn 1180 Drumlin Square 0420 New London Vienna 0797 Frank R Lawrence 0977 Amityville 0589 Naurashank Oliver T. Amesbury Wayne Wood Albert F. Downs Charles J. Junz Lewis M. Silverman 1909 Turbol No. 9 Robert J. Zeller 0797 Seneca Ronald R. Ouwerkerk 0599 Kennyetto 0978 Prospect-Sheepshead Bay Simon Sami Garabetian 0433 Fort Plain Jack Allan Maltby William Paul Strack Bruce J. Bauder 0808 Guiding Light-Olympia Myron C. Rosenstein 0608 Lessing 0981 Amherst 0438 Marathon Jerome M. Pollack Heinrich W. Reich Gary A. Keller Sr Richard L. Pendell Richard P. Thomas 50 years 0001 St. John’s 0019 Midwood Fortitude 0033 Ark 0041 Sylvan 0073 Lockport Carl W Bussow Joseph J. Waldron Charles R. Jenkins Ronald Nesbitt Darryl P. May 0001 Norfolk 0020 Mount Moriah Edwin F. Watling 0045 Union 0095 Union-Cooley Charles R. Knarr Abraham I. Hedaya 0034 Courtland Kenneth E. Buckland Carl A. Raatz 0006 St. George’s 0023 Phillip Bardua 0047 Utica 0124 Auburn Marvin E. Rodgers Jr Hancock-Dirigo-Adelphi 0039 Saint Andrews William G. Galle Jr Robert W. Shaffer 0007 Union Irwin H. Markowitz D.D.S. Stephen Raymond 0065 Morning Star Bernard J. Bialecki Sr Whittaker George E. Brasted 36 THE EMPIRE STATE MASON MAGAZINE “A Way of Life” WINTER 2017 50 years continues
0136 Mexico 0320 Union Star 0524 Morning Star 0694 Blazing Star 0922 Amos-Fort Greene George A. Rood John Pete Yendell Frank C. Adelsperger Richard G. Mann Richard Abbott Edward A. Warren 0333 Westbrook 0534 Tioga 0701 Beacon Light Martin Schatzman 0142 Morning Sun James E. Bower Lawrence S. Brink Robert M. Clark 0923 Tadmor Raymond F. Drake 0352 Homer 0544 Warwick 0711 Cornerstone Charles G. Rumpf 0147 Warren Thomas E. Coffin Ronald W. Mann Douglas Mackenzie 0925 Tyrian David A. Knolls 0358 0546 Jamaica Queens Village 0712 Pelham Robert L M Zolczer 0159 Pultneyville Queen City-Christopher G. Fox William P J Dilgard Dennis L. Fowler 0944 University George H. Strickland Charles O. Hancock 0550 Hannibal Stanley M. Klingsberg Frank E. Smith Ruric L. Strickland 0369 Callimachus Dwayne R. Adsitt 0715 Iroquois Ward E. Votava 0160 Seneca River Richard P. Gunsalus 0551 Ransomville Kenneth L. Stafford 0948 Perseverance-Suburban Richard A. Walsh 0371 Heritage Jon R. Schweitzer 0722 Fame Arthur Schwartz 0163 ERAC Donald Robert MacKay 0552 Hancock John W. Laymac 0956 Spartan Carl D. Beckwith 0377 Rushville Edward A. Thiele 0740 Allemania Paul J. Walting Frank Kelsey George W. Wecklein Frederick C. Frankish 0558 Andover Eugene Heiter Charles W. Treat 0965 Geneva Robert B. Meyer Roger L. Snyder 0751 La Universal 0165 Boonville-Uriel Bruce D. Huie 0383 Northern Aurora 0565 Guiding Star-Angle Manuel Rios George O. Roberts Daryl N. Smith Gerald A. Race William Creen 0779 Clio 0168 Corning Painted Post 0970 Johnson City Unity 0393 Waddington 0575 Olive James S. Cochran Kenneth A. Burket Albert J. Hedeen William A. Dailey Claude Elliott Dougherty Harry J. Dehollander 0172 Chaumont 0975 Bethpage David R. Nichols Arden Brent Downey 0782 Triune-Obed Leslie D. Daye 0397 Ivy James Clifford Munnell Harold D. Flanagan George J. Marshall Sr Robert W. Messler Jr 0175 Oxford Harry Welch 0584 Ashlar Raymond A. Joyce Jr 0979 Council John N. Dexheimer 0399 Maine James D. McClay 0785 Niagara River Lodge David L. Bobrow 0178 Cornerstone Lawrence R. McKeon 0589 Naurashank Gordon E. Johnston 0985 Mineola Ronald J. Cummings 0412 Hoffman Robert S. Clark 0788 Fortune Daniel Perry 0201 Genesis Roy B. Hopkins 0608 Lessing Robert Earl Switzer 1016 Floral Park Michael K. Holstein 0423 Herkimer Walter G. Vought 0796 Dolgeville John A. Newark 0224 Oriental-Faxton Walter Kalynycz 0616 Cazenovia Robert C. Bills Ronald W. Rebehn Ronald G. Hirst 0435 Vestal-Otseningo Henry I. Douglas 0797 Seneca 1037 Victoria Sea Gate 0230 Wellsville Darwyn L. Tiley William O. Evans Charles B. Daly II Leonard Tashman Frederick D. Gibson 0441 Lodge Paul F. Paffendorf Fred R. Ditirro Joel P. Wiesen 0232 Of The Ancient Landmarks 0631 Warrensburg 0826 Sutherland 1043 Bay Shore King Solomon-Beethoven Glenn W. Losel Donald Carl Moss Duane E. Carll Edgar R. Hackett John Whitlock Kessler James E. Patterson 0645 Riverhead 0842 Transportation John P. Praides 0252 Enchanted Mountains 0442 Windsor Allen M. Smith Robert D. Kessler 1053 Balder William T. Bailey Jr Gerald A. Williams 0647 Aurora Grata-Day Star 0863 Dunwoodie Roger A. Magnussen 0255 Living Stone 0459 Urbana Michael Gialourakis Jay P. Hochstaine 1101 Parthenon Larry E. Sharp Leroy C. Turner 0648 Memorial 0877 West Point Anthony Gegelys 0273 Francis Lewis 0468 Catskill Ronald H. Leclair Dwight E. Beach Jr 1129 Hellenic - Plato Kenneth Wiedemann Henry L. Coons 0653 John Jay 0886 Pleasantville Paul P. Hatzikyriakos 0285 George Washington 0475 Batavia Bruce E. Cunningham Sr Geoffery Douglas Yorke Marinos A. Petratos Joseph Gayol Jerold A. Brade George B. Merritt 0887 Lackawanna 1134 Dongan Patent 0290 Spencer Kenneth Draycott 0659 Otselic Valley Lee B. Woodard Christopher Steele Esq 0486 Goldenrule George G. Bowen Fred M. S. Downs 0892 Queensboro Carl S. Uehlinger Clermont McKinley 0306 Trojan 0671 Wappingers Robert W. Froehlich Martin A. Danoff 1137 Nocturnal John P. Case Russell D. Williams 0896 Tully Ned T. Elliott 0501 Liverpool Syracuse 0308 Seneca Lake 0691 Meridian David R. Alsip John Geis Jr 1175 Fellowship David F. Heusler William H. Cook 0913 Heights Richard A. Martin Dennis P. Goergen Ronald A. Ledgerwood 0692 De Ruyter Delbert D. Edkin 0521 Liberty 0315 Wawayanda Robert James Bedell 0915 Beukendaal G. Rockwell Hill Robert J. Kolb Don Bekkering Frederick E. Brooks THE EMPIRE STATE MASON MAGAZINE WINTER 2017 37
From the Grand Lecturer RW richard j. kessler, Grand Lecturer 716/698-9324 (C) [email protected]
t the 236th Annual Communication held on May 1 and Q: Also during the ritual when the Masters of Ceremony are 2, 2017 an amendment to allow Lodges to open and close dressing the lines do they walk in front of or behind the onA any of our three Degrees was passed on its first reading. As lines that form the walls of the Temple? The reason I ask many of you are aware, an amendment needs to be approved is because I have been told both ways by many different twice in Grand Lodge before it becomes law. In anticipation Brothers, and in all honesty it kind of makes me wonder of this amendment being passed next year, our Grand Master if I am doing it right or wrong when I walk in front. has given his approval for Lodges to experiment on opening A: You are to walk in front. Those Brothers will be forming on the various Degrees immediately. walls to the Temple. You are inside the Temple. Lodges that have trouble opening and closing in our present system should not feel threatened, but rather encouraged to Q: In which hand should the Marshal carry his baton? I had expand their ritual horizons. As stated in my previous article, carried it in my left, but have seen others carry it in their Lodges still have the option not to open in a Degree other right. than Master Mason. It is important to note that this is not A: new ritual. It was part of your Masonic catechism before being The left hand is proper. This leaves your right arm and Passed and Raised. hand available for Sign of Fidelity and to escort dignitaries. th The Guarding the West Gate Program will improve the At the 236 Annual Communication the ability to open quality of our future Brothers. The NorthStar Program will and close in any of the three Degrees was passed on the slow down the new Brother’s Masonic journey and improve the first vote. The following questions have been asked depth and breadth of his understanding of our Fraternity. This relating to that issue. will result in a more informed membership, more qualified leadership and guarantee our future. Q. Can a Lodge open and close on any of the three Degrees now or do they have to wait for the proposal to pass at the The opening of a Masonic Lodge is a spiritual, almost 237th Annual Communication? magical experience. It is the consecration and purification of a space set aside for sacred work. The opening creates a A. The Grand Master has given his permission for any Lodge space separated from the profane world so that we can prepare to open on any of our three Degrees. ourselves to do Masonic work. While many Brothers feel that a Brother should wait to become a Master Mason to witness Q. If a Lodge opens on one Degree do they have to close on this magical moment, with the institution of the NorthStar the same Degree? Program the new Brother will be deprived of this experience A. No. There is no Constitutional legislation that would for a much longer period. Exposing him to opening and cause that action. closing ritual may encourage him even more to become a Master Mason. Q. My Lodge is having trouble opening and closing on Q: I’m currently JMC for my Lodge. I have a couple of the Master Mason Degree. Would these new options questions pertaining to the ritual. During Degree work complicate the ritualistic performance of my Lodge? when the WM calls on the JMC and SMC, are the MCs A. No. If your Lodge is having trouble complying with the supposed to stand and address the WM first or grab their Grand Master’s edict, I encourage you to establish ritual staff and then address the WM? workshops in your Lodge, set up rehearsals and work A: When called on both Masters of Ceremony should rise with your District Assistant Grand Lecturer. I would and come to the Sign of Fidelity, respond in unison also suggest that you schedule a program that exposes “Worshipful Master” and continue to hold Sign of Fidelity. your members to opening and closing on the Entered When the WM asks his question, the SMC responds Apprentice or Fellowcraft Degree. according to the Degree to be conferred. Then when the WM gives his order, each grabs his staff, advances to the altar, gives proper due guard and sign, and leaves through the inner door.
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