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3Jn ~emortam Work-Saving Methods Now
BRO. WILLARD G. CUTLER
Bro. Willard G. Cutler, Senior Grand
D eacon of the Grand Lodge of Free
and Accepted Masons of P ennsylvania,
died January 16 in Allegheny General
H ospital, Pittsburgh.
Bro. Cutler was Past Master of
Forbes Trail Lodge No. 783, Export.
He also was Grand Treasurer General
and Active Member for Pennsylvania
of the Supreme Council, 33rd Degree,
Scottish Rite, for the Northern Masonic
Jurisdiction of t he United States.
His other Masonic affiliations in-
cluded: Pittsburgh Commandery No.
1, Mt. Moriah Council No. 2, Zerub-
babel Roya l Arch Chapter No. 162, and
the Scottish Rite Bodies in the Valley
of Pittsburgh.
He was Potentate of Syria T emple,
Pittsburgh, in 1956.
Surviving are his wife, Alice William-
son Michie Cutler, two sons, and four
grandchildren.
CORRECT ADDRESS
MOST IMPORTANT
It costs ten cents each time you
forward to us your change of
address through the Post Office
D epartment.
One at a time, these changes do
not seem much, but multiplied by
thousands they make a large sum.
You can save us the expense by
notifying your Lodge Secretary
immediately when you change
your address.
By so doing, you will assure
yourself of future copies of The
Pennsylvania Freemason.
THE PENNSYLVANIA FREEMASON
Distribution Office
MASONIC HOMES
Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania
(Send FORM 3579 to Above Address!
POSTMASTER : Please include Name, Address and Key on Return clipping.
Optional for Lodge Secretaries
The Grand M aster has approved a plan to eliminate many outmoded prac-
tices required of all Lodge Secretaries.
In making this announcement, Bro. W. LeRoy McKinley, Grand Master, said:
"It is my desire to reduce as much
as possible the a mount of work now cal order, and then stamp, or write in
required to be done by Lodge Secre- ink, t he date of the meeting on the
taries." cards of those members who are
Visitors' Register present. AN OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE RIGHT WORSHIPFUL GRAND LODGE OF FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS OF PENNSYLVANIA
T he Lodge may select someone other
To accomplish his objective, the than the Tyler to record the date. VOLUME X APRIL • 1963 NUMBER 2
Grand Master first authorized the use These cards must be retained as a
of a permanent, bound Visitors' Regis- permanent Lodge record.
ter. The visitor must write his name, The above methods eliminate the
the name, number and location of his necessity of writing the names in the
Lodge and the date. Minute Book, but the old system can
In addition, each visitor will be re- be continued if the Lodge desires.
quired to fill in the usual visitor's ticket The Secretary must continue to re-
or slip and present it to the Tyler be- cord in the Minutes the separ ate num-
fore being admitted into the Lodge ber of Members and Visitors present
Room. at each meeting.
If a Lodge desires to use a loose-leaf
Visitors' Register, it must be submitted
to the Grand Master for his approval New Minute Book
prior to its use. The Grand Master also authorized
With the use of the Visitors' Regis- the use of a suitable, loose-leaf Minute
ter, the Secretary will not be required Book for those Lodges which desire to
to write the names of visitors in the have their Minutes t yped rather than
Minute Book. written.
The Minute Book must have a sub-
stantial, hard cover with flexible posts
Members' Attendance and a mechanical locking device which
A permanent card system for record- can be permanently locked when the
ing the attendance of Lodge M embers Minute Book is filled.
is now authorized. This method con-
sists of a separate 4" x 6" or 5" x 8"
Auditing Committee Reports
card for each m ember of the Lodge,
arranged in alphabetical order in a The Grand Master said it is only
suitable, portable file. necessary to copy the Receipts and
E ach member will fill in the usual Expenditures from the Report of the
member's ticket or slip and present it Auditing Committee in the Minute
to the Tyler prior to entering the Lodge B ook, provided a copy of the complete
Room. After the Lodge has been R eport for each year is filed in a hard-
opened, the T yler can arrange t he cover binder, with substantial metal The Colonial designed Masonic Hall has 100 permanent seats in Lodge Room.
member s' tickets or slips in alphabeti- posts, and retained as a permanent Detailed Plans Available
L odge record.
For further details on this program
to lighten the work load of Secretaries, '
Second Class
POSTAGE contact the Grand Secretary, Masonic Grand Lodge Suggests Four Basic Designs for New Lodge Halls
PAI D AT Temple, Philadelphia 7, Pa.
Elizabethtown
Pennsylvania Gr and Lodg e has four complete and Filbert Streets, Philadelphia 7, P a.
plans for basic M asonic L odge Build- Detailed plans and specifications will In This Issue
ings. The plans were developed in an be made available to Lodges interested This issue of T he Pennsylvania
Schedule of Tours effort to save money and to spur new in constructing a new building. Freemason is largely devoted to
construction. Scale models of the buildings, as list-
For Masonic Temple The plans and designs are a result ed in this paper, are on display in the
suggested plans for new Masonic
Halls as prepared for Grand
Guided tours are conducted through of studies made by the Committee on Library of Grand L odge, Masonic Lodge's Committee on Masonic
the Masonic Temple, Philadelphia, on Masonic Temples, H alls and Lodge Temple, Philadelphia. Permission to Temples, Halls and Lodge Roo ms.
weekdays at 10:00 a .m., 11:00 a.m., Rooms. display the models outside of Masonic
1: 00 p.m., 2: 00 p.m., and 3:00 p .m. On Lodges interested in obtaining fur- Temple can be obtained by contacting For the first time, Lodges can
Saturdays there are tours at 10 :00 a.m. t her informatio n on Masonic Halls as the office of the R.W. G rand Master. now select suitable plans and de-
and 11 : 00 a .m. The Temple is closed listed in The Pennsylvania Freemason Bro. Earl F. H erold, R.W. D eputy termine the construction costs be-
on legal holidays and on Saturdays can contact the office of the R.W. Grand Master, is chairman of the Com- fore entering into any contracts.
during July and August. Grand M aster, M asonic Temple, Broad ( Continued on Pages 4- 5)
THE PENNSYLVANIA FREEMASON
Issued Quarterly
January, April, July and October at
Masonic Homes, Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, by
The Right Worshipful Grand Lodge of The Most
Ancient and Honorable Fraternity of Free and Ac-
cepted Masons of Pennsylvania and Masonic Juris-
diction Thereunto Belonging, through its
COMMITTEE ON MASONIC CULTURE-Charles H.
Nitsch, P. G. M., Chairman, William E. Montgomery,
Vice-Chairman, Charles S. Reyner, Minor M. Dain,
Russell Davis, W. Frederick Warren, George Wall-
roth, J. Warren McKinley.
Approved and Authorized Ta Be Printed by
W. LeROY McKINLEY
Right Worshipful Grand Master
CHARLES H. NITSCH, P. G. M., Editor
Mailing Address:
MASONIC TEMPLE
Broad and Filbert Streets, Philadelphia 7, Penna.
Send FORM 3 579 to Distribution Office
Masoni~ Homes, Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania
Second Class Postage Paid at
Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania
Vol. X April, 1963 No.2
Two New Deputies
And Chaplains Added
The Grand M aster has appointed
two new Grand Ch a plain s a nd t wo
a dditional District Deputy Grand
Masters.
There are now 15 Gra nd Chaplains
in the Grand Lodge.
Bro. Aaron B. Ilson, a member of
Oakland Lodge No. 535, Pittsburgh,
spiritual leader of T emple Sina i, a nd
Bro. Pinchos J. Chazin, a member of
Shekinah Lodge No. 246, Philadelphia,
spiritual leader of T emple Shalom, are
the new Chaplains.
Bro. Edward A. H agel, of L odge N o.
343, was appointed District D eput y
Grand Master for the 5th M asonic
District, vice Bro. Andrew 0. Fried r ich.
Bro. Paul Thomas F eeser, of L odge
No. 270, was appointed District D eputy
Grand Master for the 11th M ason ic
District, vice B ro. Virgil C. Scott.
Bro. Ilson, a Pittsburgh community
leader, has been very active in mental
health work and ser ves as Chaplain of
the P sychiatric I nstitute of Pittsburgh.
Bro. Chazin, also very active in com-
munity projects in the Philadelphia
area, served as a chaplain in the United
States Air F orce during W orld W ar II.
Freemasonry is a peculiar system of
morality veiled in allegory and illus-
trated by sym bois.
District Chairmen
Ahiman Rezon Now Permits Appointed to Assist
Transfer and Protects Standing Culture Committee·
Grand L odge approved a new system for t ransfer of m embership within this The G ra nd M aster is appointing
Jurisdiction at the Quarterly Communication on D ecember 5, 1962. District Cha irmen to assist the Grand
Under the new plan, a m ember is not required to actually resign his m ember- L odge Committee on Masonic Culture.
ship in a P ennsylvania Lodge u ntil after h e has b ee n accepted by another L odge In a nnouncing the new plan, Bro.
in this Jurisdiction to which he seeks mem bership. W. L eR oy M cKinley, G rand Master,
T o accomplish this, Gra nd Lodge t he issua nce of the Tra nsfer Ce rtificate. pointed out:
h ad to approve a change to Section 2 "W hen a Brother p etitions for m em- "The Committee on M asonic Cul-
of Article XX of The Ahima n R ezon, bership only, h e m ust present a L odge ture h as increased the emphasis being
which reads as follows : Certificate under the seal of the L od ge placed on our e xcellent Masonic Cul-
"Section 2. When a B rother pe- of which he was last a member, a ture program.
titions for membership only, he must Transfer Certificate as herein provid ed, "I also know that it is not practical
present a Lodge Certificate under the or furnish other satisfactory evidence to burden District D eputy Grand Mas-
seal of the L odge of which h e was last that he is in good M asonic standing ters with additional duties.
a m e mber, or furnish other sat isfactory and, except when a Transfer Certificate "H owever, if we can accelerate the
evidence that he is in good M asonic is submitted, that he is not a member emph asis of the Culture program, the
result will be better M asonic education The Committee on Masonic Culture h as thousands of pieces of litera ture to dis-
standing, and that h e is not a member of any L odge." tribute to District Chairmen on Masonic Culture when the appointments are
of a ny Lodge." Those seeking fu rther information for candidates of our L odges." completed. Members of the staff of the Grand Lodge Library and Museum are
The above was amended to read: on the new Transfer Certifica te should H e said the sole duty of the D istrict shown preparing information packets. Left to right are: Bro. William A.
Chairmen will be to promote and co- Carpe nter, Librarian and Curator; Bro. Harold M. Shoemaker, and Bro. Charles
"Section 2. When a Brother M aster contact the O ffice of the Grand Secre- S. Baker, Jr.
M ason desires to change his member- tary. ordina te the programs of the Commit-
ship from one L od ge to a nother within tee on M asonic Culture in D istrict
Lodges.
this Jurisdiction, he sh all present a
notice of his desire a nd a conditional
Our Work 'Sublime Although the District C hairmen will Stipulations for Grand Lodge
be under the supervision of D istrict
r esignation in writing to the Secretary From Its Simplicity'
of his Lodge, setting forth therein the
Lodge in which h e d esir es to become a Albert G. M ack ey, in his Encyclo-
D eputy Gra nd Masters, they actually
will b e serving under the direction of Committee on Masonic Culture
member and his resignation from his p edia of Freemasonry, has seen it fit- the Co mmittee on M ason ic Culture,
headed by Bro. Charles H . Nitsch, T he duties of the Grand Lodge Com- galia, jewelry, emblems and
present Lodge con ditioned upon his ting and proper to use the very words mittee on Masonic Culture as stipu- other items of whatever char-
acceptance in the Lodge of his choice. of a P ast Grand M aster of Pennsyl- R. W . P ast Gra nd Master.
Bro. Nitsch and his committee will lated in Article XIII, Section 33, of acter, relating to Freemasonry.
"If presented at a Stated M eeting vania, Brother Richard V a ux, as per- T he Ahiman R ezon are as follows:
it shall be read in open Lodge at that taining to the Ritualistic and L odge provide the training and materials for (c) To engage in Masonic research
the D istrict Chairmen.
meeting, and, if presented between W or k of Lodges in P ennsylvania. (a) T o maintain a L ibrary for t h e and to publish, from t ime to
meetings, at the n ext Stated Meeting Brother V aux, who ser ved as Grand T he Committee on Masonic Culture use of F reemasons, consisting time, treatises illustrative of
has a three-p art program that has been
whereupon, if his dues a re paid for at M aster in 1868 a nd 1869, speaks of of the books, pamphlets, manu- F reemasonry in general.
least six months in advance, ~nd there the M asonic Work of his Jurisdiction des i gne d to creat e well-informed scripts, prints and related ma-
Masons.
a re no _charges p ending against him, with pardonable, if not impa rtial, com- terial illustrative of the history, (d) T o disseminate M asonic Cul-
ture through lectures, exhibits,
there shall b e issued to him, under seal m endations: Plan One involves a series of four t he work, the nature and the
of the Lodge, a Tra nsfer Certificate, in "The Pennsylvania R itualistic and booklets to b e given to the candidate, objectives of F reemasonry. forums and other means.
form provided. L odge W ork is sublime from its sim- with the first being presented before
"This Tra nsfer Certificat e sh all be plicity. That it is the Ancient Work (b) T o establish and maintain a (e) T o make an annual report to
the can didate receives his Entered Ap- Museum for the display of re- the Grand L odge at its Quar -
deposited with his petition in the L odge is best shown conclusively, h owever; prentice D egree, and one of the others
which he desires to join and shall b e from this single fact, it is so simple, so terly Communication in De-
after each degree. cember.
regarded as the necessary documentary free from those displays of modern in- The second step involves a series of Culture and the L odge Committees.
evidence to accompany a Petition for ventions to attract the attention, with- eight pamphle ts de veloped for the T he above steps are only exa m>ples of
M embership. out enlightening, improving or culti- L odge Committee on Masonic Culture. t he type of activities in which th~; chair-
"If elected, the Secretary of the pe- vating the mind. In this Work every The material in these booklets is to be men will be involved.
titioned Lodge sh all im mediately notify word has its significance. Its t ypes a nd given to the cand idate orally, prior to T hese cha ir men will work with
the L odge of which the petitioner is a symbols are but t he language in which his initi a ti o n and as he progresses L odges to promote t he use of the Circu-
Q & A Booklet Popular
member a nd his r esignation shall be- truth is conveyed. These are to b e t hrou gh the three degrees. lating L ibrary of Grand L odge and The 36-page pocket size Ques-
come effective and his member ship studied to b e understood. I n the The third step is geared to the man many other educational programs. tions and Answers booklet is still
the rein sh all cease as of the date of spoken language no synonyms are per- that is "F acing t he E ast." This · booklet It will be the duty of the District available for purchase.
said election. mitted. In t he ceremonial no innova- is sent to a ll Senior W a rde ns months Chairmen to assist the L odge Commit- T his booklet, containing 124
"If at the expiration of six mont hs tions are tolerat ed. I n the Ritual no before they a re elected to the E ast. tee on M asonic Culture to be sur e that answers to questions fr equently
from the d ate of issuance of the T rans- modern verbiage is allowed." This booklet gives the prospective every candidate in L odges in this J uris- asked about F reemasonry, may
fer Certificate the P etitioner has n ot W orshipful M aster suggestions on how diction are fully informed on the basic be purchased in single copies or
been elected into m emb ership in the The Gra nd L odge of P e nnsylvania to do a good job, including suggestions principles of Freemasonry. in quantity at ten cents each b y
petitioned L odge, the T ransfer Certifi- extend ed fra ternal recognition to the on leadership and planning. Upon the completion of the appoint- writing to Librarian and Curator,
cate shall become null a n d void a nd t he Grand L odges of Belgium, Honduras, The D istrict Chairmen will actually ments by the G rand Master, the M a- Masonic T emple, B road and F il-
P etitio ner shall remain a member of India, Nuevo Leon (M exico) and South serve as liaison officers between the bert Streets, Philadelphia 7, P a.
sonic Culture Committee will provide
his original Lodge with no interruption Africa at the Annual Gra nd Communi- Grand L odge Committee on M asonic
working tools for the D istrict Chairmen.
in his membership r ecord by reason of cation on D ece mber 27, 1962.
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The Traditional designed Masonic Hall has 100 permanent scats. The Modified Colonial designed Ma sonic Hall has 72 permanent scats. The Suburban designed Masonic Hall has 150 permanent seats.

Scale Models Displayed at Grand Lodge

(Continued from Page 1)
a secretary's room, lounge, social room,
mittee on Masonic Temples, Halls and kitchen, storage room and heater room.
Lodge Rooms. His committee will give Estimated basic cost is $45,000 to
Lodges all the as- $50,000.
sistance possible. Colonial: Designed for Lodges with
This committee approximately 200 to 350 members.
also has copies of The Lodge Room is designed to con-
suggested charters tain 100 perma nent seats. It has the
and by-laws for a same general floor plan as t h e Modified
Masonic Hall Asso- Colonial unit except that all rooms are
ciation. They also larger. The estimated cost is $65,000
can be obtained by to $75,000.
c o n t a c t i n g the Suburban: Designed for Lodges with
Grand Master's approximately 500 to 600 members.
Office. The Lodge Hall is designed to contain
The above is the rear view of the Traditional design, The four basic 150 permanent seats. The plan is sim- The above is the rear view of the Suburban design.
plans for new ilar to the Modified Colonial and Co-
Lodge rooms in- lonial units except that all rooms are
clude f o u r con- Bro. Herold
larger. The estimated cost is $85,000
trasting eleva- to $100,000.
tions - Modified Colonial, Colonial, Traditional: Designed on two floor
Suburban and Traditional. Any one levels, one over the other, for Lodges
of the four elevations can be adapted with approximately 200 to 350 mem-
to any one of the four different size bers. The estimated cost is $ 100,000.
Lodge Halls.
In all cases, the Lodge Hall is de-
signed as a minimum r equirement. The Lodges interested in obtaining
size of the various structures varies to further information on the new
suit the n eeds of the Lodge member- Masonic Hall plans, as listed in
ship. this paper, can obtain a complete
brochure by writing to the Grand
Modified Colonial: De sig n e d for
M aster's Office.
Lodges with approximately 150 mem-
bers. It is considered the smallest basic It is suggested that Lodges ob-
type desirable for the Masonic work to tain the brochure, then determine
be p erformed properly. All facilities the desired size of the building
are on the main floor, with the Lodge need, before requesting copies of
Room seating 72 members in perma- detailed plans and specifications.
The above is the rear view of the Modified Colonial design. The above is the rear view of the Colonial design as shown on Page I.
n ent seats. Included in the design are

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Bro. Louis Bacharach, left, R. W . Grand Treasurer, and Bro. Albert A. Bauer,
District Deputy Grand Master for Masonic District D, m ak e presentation of g ifts
to Bro. W. LeRoy McKinley, R. W . Grand i\Iaster, for Gu ests at the Ma sonic Homes.
Gifts for Guests
Accepted at Masonic Homes
The G rand M aster received gifts of
a wheel ch air a nd J ewish Prayer B ooks
and Shawls for Guests at the M asonic
H omes durin g a Special Communica-
tion of Grand L odge at the Homes on
J a nuary 26.
The P rayer B ooks a nd Shawls were
presented by Bro. Louis B ach arach,
R. W. Gra nd Treasurer, on b ehalf of
Bro. L ewis N. Kieff, Past Maste r of
Equity L od ge N o . 591.
The wh eel chair was presented by
Bro. Alb ert A. Bauer, District D eputy
Grand M aster of M asonic District D ,
on beh alf of the H alf Century Squ are
Club.
The H alf Century Squa re Club is a
grou p of approximately 50 Brethren
in Philadelphia who have dedicated
t heir efforts to ch aritable purposes.
P resentation of the gifts was made to
B ro. B acharach and Bro. B auer during
the group's annu al Brotherh ood Night.
The Special Communic ati on was
h eld at t he H omes to present new Dis-
trict D eputy Gra nd M asters to t he
officers o f their resp ective L odges.
In accepting the gifts on behalf of
the M asonic H om es, Bro. M cKinley
pointed out that all such presenta tions
a re deeply a ppreciated by the n early
750 Guests.
Homes Films Now
Available to Groups
The colored movies on the "Masonic
H omes at Elizabethtown" and "Y outh
Program" a r e now a v a i 1a b 1e for all
functions, including church groups, fr a-
ternal organizations a nd service clubs.
The movies a re in sound and were
professionaly produced. P ersons inter-
ested in obtai n i ng the films should
write to the Grand M aster's O ffice, M a-
sonic T e mple, Philad elphia 7, P a .
State the date on which you desire
to sh ow the films a nd to wh om they
should be sent. Showing time is ap-
proximately 45 minutes.
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Five Instructional
Sessions Scheduled
On Ritualistic Work
T he Instructor of R itualistic W ork
h as a rranged for five section al meet-
ings of the Schools of Instruction in
an effort to make available the a uthor-
ized work to M asons in all sections of
the Jurisdiction.
Bro. Raymond H. Grimm, I nst ructor
of Ritualistic W ork, said the pla n met
with outstanding success last year. H e
pointed out:
"These sectional meetings are open
to all M asons, not just the officers of
the various Symbolic L odges."
The schedule for 1963 follows:
April 5 and 6: Pittsburgh Mason ic
T emple, 4227 F ifth Avenue, Oakland,
Pittsburgh.
April 19 and 2 0: Johnstown M asonic
T emple, V alley Pike a nd Linton St reet,
J ohnstown .
M ay 24 a nd 25: Scr anton M ason ic
T emple, 420 N. W ashington Avenue,
Scranton.
September 27 and 28: H arrisburg
Scottish Rite Cathedral a nd M asonic
T emple, 270 1 N. Third Street, H a rris-
burg.
Oct ober 25 and 26: M asonic Tem-
ple, Broad a nd Filbe rt Streets, Phil-
ad elphia.
I n all cases, the Friday evening ses-
sion s, starting at 7: 3 0 p.m., are for the
principals, senior instructors and other
instru ctors in the Schools. The p ur-
pose of t hese meetings is to clear up
a ny inconsistencies in the E soteric
W ork.
The Saturday sessions will start a t
8 :30 a .m. and continue until 12 noon,
and then from 1: 00 p.m. to 3: 3 0 p.m .
T he Saturday sessions are for the
r eh earsal of the E soteric W ork. Any
M aste r M ason is invited to b e present.
The Lodge officers in the various a r eas
a re urged to be p resent.
T h e R egional Instructors will be in
charge of the various phases of t h e
r ehear sals .
Library and Museum
Rooms Open 9 to 9
T he L ibrary and Museu m R ooms,
located on the First Floor of the M a-
sonic T emple, Philadelphia, are open
on weekdays from 9 to 9 with the ex-
ception of Saturdays, wh en t h ey a re
closed at n oon, closed all d ay on legal
holidays a nd all day Saturday during
July and August.
T h e 66 Warrant Members of Paxton Lodge No. 798, Harris- Junior Warden; Bro. J acob E . McColly, Worshipful Master;
burg, attend the Constitution of the Lodge, dressed in tuxedos. Bro. S . La wren ce Koplovitz, Senior Warden ; and Bro. Samu el
The officer s of the n ew Lodge are in the front row, left to C. Yoffcc, Treasurer.
r ight: Bro. Kurt Moses, Secr etary; Bro . Gilbert E. Otto,
Petition Procedures
Paxton Lodge 798
Recently Constituted 2nd-3rd-4th Petitions Possible
In State Capital At or a fter the expiration of six months from the date of his final rejection
on the first petition, the rejected petitioner may present a second petition for
T he W arrant Members of P axton initia t ion a nd membership in the L odge that rejected him.
L odge N o. 798 h ave voted to make Such petition shall be subject to t he If the ballot is unanimous, the pe-
t heir L odge a "tuxedo L odge." same proceedings by the Lodge as in titioner may present a third petition,
In other words, t he members of the the case of the first petit ion, except
L odge will attend St ated M eet ings that it cannot be withdrawn until a
subject to the same R ules and R egu-
lations governing the proceedings in
dressed in tuxed os. ballot has been taken and the petitioner cases of the first a nd second petitions
approved. A second ballot cannot be for initiation and membership. If the
The Constitution of the L odge, the t a ken on a seco nd or subsequent petitioner is again rejected, this re-
605th M asonic Lodge in this J urisdic- petition. jection ends all action by the L od ge in
tion, was h eld on J anu ary 19 in Ze mbo At or after t he expiration of one the case.
Shrine M osque, H a r risburg. Following year from t he rejection on a second T he Ahiman R ezon makes no pro-
the Con stitution, a b anquet was held petition, the petitioner may apply in visions for the presentation of fourth
in Zembo M osque. writin g to the same L odge t hat rejected petitions for in itiation and mem ber ship.
The Lodge was C onst i tuted by him to permit him to present a third R equ ests for permission to receive such
G rand Lodge Officers, headed by Bro. petition for initiation and membership. petitions must be made of the Gr and
W . L eRoy M cKinley, R. W . Grand On r eceipt of t his application,. the L odge by resolution of the L odge.
M aster. L odge shall order same to lie over for T his request is to be accompanied
one month, a nd notice shall be given by letters, setting forth the facts, and
Bro. C. Lester M athias, D ist ri ct to all mem bers that at the next Stated
giving good a nd sufficient reasons and
D eputy G rand M aster for the 2nd M a- M eeting the L odge will act on said asurances why it is believed that the
sonic D istrict, was responsible for the application.
Constitution of the new L odge. At the next Stated M eeting the W or-
objection does not now exist. Without
such explanation the Grand Master
The n a me P axton was selected as shipful M aster shall direct the Secre- will not permit the request to go b e-
the n a me for the L odge beca use of its t ary to read t he a pplication, a nd when fore the G rand L odge.
historic significa nce in the H arrisburg t he same is read the W orshipfu l Master Whe n a petition for initiation and
a rea. T he historic P axton R aiders shall direct a ballot to be taken thereon. membership is received by a Lodge
originated in the H a rrisburg a rea. If t h e ballot is not u nanimous, it ends from one who has been rejected in this
all act ion by the L odge in the case for Jurisdiction at least ten years prior to
The W arr ant mem bers included 27 o ne year, after which the petitioner the presentation of such p etition, all
from P ennsylvania L odges and 13 from m ay again apply, when the applica- action upon the same shall be subject
other Jurisdictions, the most distant of t ion shall be subject to the same pro- to the direction of the Grand M aster.
wh ich were Okinawa and J apan. ceedings.
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