Table of Contents Masonicare At Mystic .................. 19 Prince Hall Recognition ................ 20 Making A Difference Every Day .. 21 Volume - 12 Number - 8 York Rite ......................................... 22 Valley of New Haven ..................... 24 Publisher 10 Valley of Hartford .......................... 25 THE GRAND LODGE OF CONNECTICUT AF & AM Arseneau Pierpont Edwards ........ 26 Brother Chad Bromley .................. 3 Publications Committee Grand Master’s Message ............. 5 Theodore J. Nelson, Chairman Masonicare Experience ................ 7 Francis G. Way, Editor New Masons .................................. 8 Margaret Steeves, Masonicare Grand Historian’s Corner ............. 9 Jean P. Maheu, Marketing District News ................................. 10 Rev. Carl Anderson, Masonicare 13 Masonic Appreciation Night ........ 10 Robert Dorr Lights of Hope ............................... 10 Jeff S. Bartlett We Honor Veterans ....................... 26 Scouters Annual Banquet ............ 27 Design New Year New Opportunity ........ 28 Eric Lopkin Community Awareness ................ 29 Jean P. Maheu Donate Life .................................... 30 Ashlar Village Veteran .................. 30 Contributors Tree of Life ..................................... 31 John A. Amarilios Craft At Refreshment .................... 32 Brian Beals 18 Craft At Labor ................................ 33 David R. Blythe, Sr. Boosters ......................................... 34 Jack Braddock Donald M. Casey, Jr. Ladies Tea ...................................... 11 Breakfast With Santa .................... 35 Vincent Cowie Raising New Master Masons ....... 12 Kids’ Holiday Party ........................ 35 Richard F. Denno DeMolay ......................................... 13 90th Birthday Surprise ................. 35 Lawrence S. Elsner PDDA Announcement .................. 13 Robert Everest Fraize Pierpont Edwards .............. 14 Charles B. Fowler, Jr. The Desk Of Jon-Paul Venoit ....... 15 Steve Gorman Called To The Grand Architect ... 15 Ryan Howard Freemasons Lost Word ................ 16 Pat Kalinauskas Masonicare Board ......................... 17 Gary A. Littlefield ‘Tis The Season To Be Jolly .......... 18 20 Perne R. Maynard Garrett Post Shrine Cycle Unit ........................... 18 Adam Raider Roger B. Thorin Charles Tirrell Margaret Steeves Jon Paul Venoit Charles W. Yohe 2 CT Freemasons • January 2017 Brother Chad Bromley, aka Apathy, Inspires Through Hip-Hop by Ryan Howard music for a living. Photos by Andrew Henderson RH - Have you always lived in Connecticut? On the shores of the Long Island Sound CB - Pretty much. I lived resides a brother who in New York City and Los has inspired many men Angeles for short periods to take that first step that of time... but Connecticut all brothers have taken in has always been the place becoming a mason. He I gravitate back to. I need has done this through his to be by the ocean, and music and lifestyle. His I’m particularly obsessed name is Chad but in the with New England hip hop community he lifestyle. goes by Apathy. His lyrical supremacy had allowed RH - What is your him to travel the world, mother lodge, and how perfecting his craft and long have you been a working with countless member there? other well known artists and musicians. Brother from and what it is that you do for a living. CB - Wooster Lodge Chad was interviewed for CT Freemasons No. 10 in Colchester. I’ve been a Master by Brother Ryan Howard: CB - Chad Bromley, 37 years old, Mason for 4 years now. southeastern Connecticut and I rap, RH - Why don’t we start by telling the produce music and mix and master RH - Are you affiliated with any other readers your full name, age, where you’re Continued on next page CT Freemasons • January 2017 3 Brother Chad Bromley Continued from previous page there. It’s connected brothers around 1999 when it became from Spain, to Canada, to lucrative enough that I could Australia... literally all over quit my day job. the world. It gives brothers a view into all the awesome RH - What made you differences we have from choose the name Apathy to jurisdiction to jurisdiction... represent yourself for your Grand Lodge to Grand music? Lodge... country to country. Social media is such an CB - My father introduced amazing way to inspire young me to the word. I was curious men to join, or at least look about what it meant, so he lodges? Master Mason and shattering into the frat. I have almost told me to look it up. This my preconceived notions of 40,000 followers... and over was way before the word CB - Yes. Brainard Lodge what I thought Freemasons the years, from posting my was as popular as it is now. I No. 102 in Niantic, CT. were all about. I wanted pictures of Masonic jewels was profoundly impacted by a moral compass, and or in ornate lodges, I’ve the depth of the word, and RH - What drew you something to challenge me inspired quite a few men to it kinda bothered me. I took towards joining our fraternity? to “be a better man.” Those become great Masons. I take on the word to reflect what I words, literally. It blew my my time to communicate with saw in the world... and also so CB - I’ve been studying mind when I found out that it them and answer as many young people would ask me metaphysics, religion, was one of the slogans of the questions I can. That’s why I what it meant. philosophy, esoteric sciences fraternity. joined the Intergenerational and conspiracies since Communications and RH - What artists inspired about 1993. Freemasonry RH - I understand you Technology Committee. I you both in your youth and was always something are on the Committee also joined to bridge the gap currently? that kept coming up in For Masonic Education between the older brothers the books I read... and I and the Intergenerational who may not be as tech CB - Organized Konfusion, thought I had a firm grasp Communications and savvy, with a newer world of Wu Tang, Rakim, Ice Cube, on the idea of Freemasonry, Technology Committee for social media and technology. Public Enemy... and tons from the conspiracy theory the Grand Lodge. What was of other artists. Honestly there’s nothing really new perspective. In January of it that caused you to travel RH - How long have you that inspires me. Maybe Jay down that Masonic path? been making music and when 2012 I had severe pancreatitis Electronica. and almost died. My father did you realize it was what died of cancer two days - Because of my career, you were going to do for your CB RH - Some of your songs career? later. I was really looking I’m heavily involved in contain some pretty strong for something in my life, to social media. I have a large language, others seem to - I’ve been making explore the depth of the presence on the Instagram CB contain a lot of Masonic music, professionally, since emotions and thoughts I was app, which I’ve been on references – why is that 1997. But I started recording having. I met a guy in the since its inception... and and where do you get the music industry who surprised I’ve watched the Masonic demos in 1992 or 93. It me by telling me he was a community blossom on became my actual career Continued on page 6 Connecticut Freemasons is the official month prior to the next issue. 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It is brothers battle forces daily- me to travel throughout the state the sensing of this positive pressures at work, home and observe the rich diversity of the energy, knowing that finances and caregiving brethren in our nine districts. It is clearly such is the prerequisite responsibilities all of visible everywhere I have traveled, and the impetus to all which, on occasion, can that interlaced within that diversity regeneration, which be overwhelming. We all can be found that universal kinship assures me that great have experienced those and resolute conduct which cements things are ahead. days when the world we us into one sacred band or society of My reflection on this live in feels like an insane friends and brothers. Moreover, there is phenomenon should not be asylum. For some, an evening a particular energy resonating this year taken lightly. RWB Ted Nelson, at Lodge may be the respite they that I wish to make note of. It has been DGM, affectionately points out that, look forward to, to counterbalance a most inspiring to witness what seems given my age, I am among the few who difficult week. to be a “resurgence of positive lucidity” have seen the tide of sentiment ebb and Brothers ALL, let us each continue among the brethren; an awakening of flow since the days of President Calvin to do our part to make our Lodges sorts from a mundane awareness into Coolidge.