oic AN OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE GRAND LODGE, FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Volume VII
Fall 1990
Number 2
GRAND LODGE LAYS CORNERSTONE The Grand Master, M.W. Charles S. Iverson, and the officers of the Grand Lodge opened a Special Communication of the Grand Lodge on June 20,1990 for the purpose of laying the cornerstone of the new mosque of Almas Temple at 1315 K Street, N.W. In the presence of a large gathering of Masons and their guests, the cornerstone was set according to ancient custom. Of particular notewas thesymbolic employment by the Grand Master of the gavel and trowel used by George Washington to lay the cornerstone of the United States Capitol in 1793. Present for theceremonywas the Potentate, Illustrious Kenneth L. Wilson, and the entire Divan of Almas Temple, along with a number of officers of the Imperial Shrine of North America, including the Imperial Potentate, George Washington Powell. Brothers Wilson and Powell both brought appropriate messages to those assembled. In his closing remarks the Grand Master noted that exactly 200 years previously to the day, on June 20, 1790, the Congress of the United States determined that our Capital should be situated at a site on the Potomac River and not in the city of Philadelphia. Thereafter, he said, they chose this particular site, 10 miles square, in what was destined to become the District
GM Charles S. lversen uses the George Washington gavel to set the cornerstone of Almas Temple. r
Coming Events With the completion of the first phaseof the renovation of our property at 5428 MacArthur Boulevard, N.W., the Grand Secretary and his staff occupied their new offices on May 14th last. They are now comfortably situated, and after a period of re-adjustment and adaptation, the office is again fully operational. The first floor of the building contains a Masonic museum and library. The library, really a reading room, will be expanded in the second phase of the renovationeffort, starting with the terminationofthelast tenancyin thebuilding next summer. The offices of the Grand Lodge are situated on the second floor. There one finds spacious and well appointed accommodations for the Grand Master, as well as a large conference room for the use of the Grand Lodge officers and committees. The remainder of the second floor is allocated to the Grand Secretary and his staff. The building was dedicated by the Grand Lodge in an impressive ceremony on October 14,1990, following which the Grand Secretary and his staff hosted an open house and reception from 2:00 to 5:00 P.M. At this time an impressive brass plaque, mounted in the main entrance hall, was unveiled. All brethren and their families are encouraged to visit the new quarters and to meet the Grand Secretary and his staff. You will be greatly impressed by the beauty and functionability of the building.
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Grand Lodge Banquet Capital Hilton Hotel - 7:30 P.M.
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Annual Communication Scottish Rite Temple - 9:30 A.M.
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St. John's Day Communication Scottish Rite Temple - 7:00P.M.
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Grand Lodge Officers open Grand Lodge School Takoma Lodge Hall - 7:30 P.M.
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Jewel Dinner Bethesda Naval Officers' Club 7:45 P.M.
VOICE OF FREEMASONRY A STATEMENT OF PURPOSE This publication isdesigned to bean organ of information, instruction, and inspiration for all who hold allegiance to this Grand Jurisdiction. Please beaware that any mistakes in thispublication are there fora purpose; wepublishsomething for everyone and some people are always looking for errors. Comments and contributions should be directed to the attention of the editor, care of the Grand Secretary.
Voice of Freemasonry Grand Lodge Office 5428 MacArthur Blvd., N.W. Washington, D.C. 20016 (202) 686-181 1 Editor Stewart W. Miner Editorial Board Hugh Y. Bernard, Jr. Milton Fields Nelson L. Fink Harold Grainger H a n y Hofberg Vincent M. Mahoney Charles L. Sherzer, Jr. Grand Lodge Office Staff
Grand Master Charles S. lversen presents a check in the amount of $2,800.00to Mr. Timothy B. Williams, Director of the Medical Center, for the purchase of a piano.
MASONS PURC
SE PIANO FOR CHAPEL
Some months ago the need for a new piano for thechapel at the VAMedical Center became evident. This need was made known to several DC Lodges by Max Beloff, our MSA representative to the Medical Center, and the response was quick and generous. On May 17,1990, the Grand Master, Charles S. Iversen, was able to present Mr. Tomothy Williams, Director of the Medical Center, with a check in the amount of $2800.00 on behalf of the Masons of D.C. The piano has been purchased and it is now in place in thechapel, where patients of all faiths seek and find solace. It was appropriately dedicated on September 12th in the presence of the Grand Master; the Grand Lodge Officers and their wives; officials of the Masonic Service Association; and the Chaplains, volunteer services staff, and volunteers who regularly assist at the Sunday morning chapel services.
GRAND MASTER MAKES MASONS AT SIGHT On June 9,1990 the Grand Master, Charles S. Iversen, made Dr. Joel Trachtenberg, President of George Washington University, and Robert S. Carter, a public relations executive, Masons at Sight in the Scottish Rite Temple. Not since Most Worshipful William E. Eccleston made Admiral John S. McCain, Jr. a Mason at Sight in 1975 has such an event occurred in the District of Columbia. An Occasional Lodge was opened by the Grand Master at 2 0 0 P.M., with the Deputy Grand Master, Darwin k Brock, the Junior Grand Warden, GeorgeR. Adams, and the Grand Master occupying the East, respectively, for the conferral of the Entered Apprentice, Fellowcraft, and Master Mason degrees. All other stations and places were occupied by the officers of the Grand Lodge. At the conclusion of the ceremony the honorees were presented Bibles by the Grand Master, who was pleased to announce that Brothers Trachtenberg and Carter had presented applications for membership to Benjamin B. French Lodge No. 15. Those petitions were subsequentlyacted uponfavorablyand Brothers Carter andTrachtenberg are now enthusiastically participating in a number of ongoing Masonic activities.
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Grand Lodge Officers Elected Charles S. Iversen ......................Grand Master Darwin A. Brock ..........Deputy Grand Master Jerold J. Samet ............Senior Grand Warden George R. Adams ........Junior Grand Warden Stewart W. Miner, P.G.M. ....Grand Secretary Robert F. Sutphin, P.G.M ... Grand Treasurer Stafford Appel ........................ Grand Lecturer William T. Jenkins ......Senior Grand Deacon J. Philip Smith .............. Junior Grand Deacon William E. Chaney ......Senior Grand Steward Vincent M. Mahoney ..Junior Grand Steward Appointed Robert F. Drechsler ................Grand Marshal Grand Chaplain Eugene N. Richardson Milton E. Daniel ............ Grand Sword Bearer Robert R. Miller ................ Grand Pursuivant Jules S. Tepper .... Assistant Grand Chaplain Robert B. Riley, Jr. ................ Assistant Grand Chaplain Milton Fields ..........................Grand Historian Bernard Geffen ..............................Grand Tiler Lawrence J. Chisholm ............ Deputy Grand Lecturer Harold A Blood ...... Grand Lodge Physician Grant R. Berning .......................... Aide to the Grand Master Edward A. Reed ............................ Aide to the Grand Master Gerhard Meinzer .......... Assistant Grand Tiler
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E GARTER by Brooks C. Dodson, Jr. When initiated into Masonry, each candidate is presented with a lambskin o r white leather apron and told, among other things, that the apron is the Badge of a Mason and that it is more honorable than the Star and Garter or any other order that could be conferred upon him by King, Prince, Potentate or any other person except he be a Mason. The intent of thisstatement isveryclear, that is to impress upon the candidate the distinct honor of having been accepted as a member of the Masonic fraternity. Perhaps you have also wondered about the meaning of this specific reference to the Star and Garter as well as what might have caused our Masonic forefathers to choose this particular statement as a part of the Entered Apprentice degree when it was adopted. Searches through Masonic literature have resulted in little, if any, factual information which would tend to shed light upon this most intriguing question. However a careful review of the Most Noble Order of the Garter does uncover certain interesting factors which would lead one tological conclusions as to what our ancient brothers must have had in mind at the time. It is well to understand that there are numerous orders ofknighthood in England, but none higher than theMost Noble Order of the Garter. The heads of each of these orders is entitled to wear the "Star" of that particular order which is unique in its design and appearance. The reigning Sovereign presides as the head of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, which permits him to wear the Star ofthe order andentitles him to confer knighthood in that order. Clearly, the statement in theEntered Apprentice degree was chosen to imply that being initiated into Masonry was not only a higher honor than being knighted into the Most Noble Order of the Garter, it was also higher than the coveted honor of being the Sovereign Head of this, the highest order of English Knighthood, or of being Knighted into any other noble order by the King himself. The phrase was undoubtedly adopted for use in the Entered Apprentice degreesometime after August 1348,when King Edward I11 constituted the Most Noble Order of the Garter. It is interesting to note that this was the same century that operative and speculative Masonry began the process of merging into one so-called "accepted" body which was subsequently first chartered in England. The order consists of the Sovereign and twenty-four Knight Companions who are lineal descendants of King George I and have been accepted and knighted into that order. Other Sovereigns and Knights have on occasion been admitted, but only by special statutes after having performed outstanding services for the Sovereign. Sir Knight Winston Leonard Spence Chhurchill was one such person. Aside from other less relative paraphernalia of the Most Noble order of the Garter, the garter itself is made of blue velvet edged with gold. It bears the motto "Honi Qui Ma1 Pense," which is embroidered in gold about its circumference.
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Mehr Lodge, U.D. was organized on Tuesday, October 9, 1990 at 1212 Wisconsin Ave., N.W. in conformity to specifications established in a dispensation issued on August 27, 1990 by the Grand Master, Charles S. Iversen. In this. dispensation the Grand Master named Brother Mansour Hatefi, Worshipful Master, Christopher Sahakian as Senior Warden, and Fred Khoshnevissan as Junior Warden. A goodly number of Iranian Brothers, along with well wishers from the Grand Lodge and the Constituent Lodges in this jurisdiction, were on hand to witness an event that has not occurred in the District of Columbia in years. If theenthusiasm displayed at that time is any indication, Mehr Lodge, named for a Persian God of light and defender of truth, should enjoy great sums. Thus' far the Lodge has had three communications: the first to organize the Lodge and the second and third, respectively, to confer the Entered Apprentice and Fellowcraft degrees. Mehr Lodge, U.D. meets on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month at 7:30 P.M. in Georgetown. It is anticipated that the members of Mehr Lodge, U.D., will petition Grand Lodge, at the Annual Communication, for a charter. If granted, it will become the first Persian-speaking Lodge to operate under the jurisdiction of an American Grand Lodge.
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Give the gift of life! UNCLE DAN STILL NEEDS YOU! Dan L Frederick, Chairman of the Grand Lodge Blood Bank Committee, announces that the 1990 drive was crowned with success. "The overall Grand Lodge goal was significantly exceeded," he says, "and a record number of Lodges have reached 100% or more of their assigned quota." As of September 30, 1990, 1039 pints of blood, 134.9% of our goal, had been donated to the credit of our Constituent Lodges. Twenty-two Lodges exceeded 100 % of their assigned quota, and of those that did not, all contributed more than 70% of their quota. In the 1990effort the young men of DeMolay played a leading role by contributing more than one-fifth of all the blood recorded. Noting that we are now entering a new Blood Bank year, however, and recognizing that donations typically slow during the autumn, Brother Frederick invites us all to start the new year right. "Make the holiday season complete," he says, "by giving the gift of life. It only costs you a bit of time, and you are sure to be blessed."
CWARITABLE OUTREACH The Engleberg Korman Charity Fund of Samuel Gompers-Benjamin Franklin Lodge was established in memory of Norman Engleberg and Milton Korman, two Past Grand Masters of Masons of the District of Columbia. Donations are made to the Fund by those who want to commemorate happy events, to memorialize a loved one, or to support a worthy charity. In 1990 seven organizations were benefited by the Fund. The Scottish Rite Speech and Hearing Clinic, which operates in the Scottish Rite Temple and is run by Children's Hospital, received a Macintosh computer. to help hearing impaired and learning disabled children. It trains them to organize their thoughts and to communicate in a more logical manner. The Children's National Medical Center received a Brown Air Dermatone, which is used in the grafting of skin in the treatment of severe burns. The Hospital for Sick Children received a newly developed Veinlight which facilitates giving intravenous injections to sick children whose veins are not clearly defined. The National Children's Center, which accommodates retarded children, received a flag pole and flag to enable the Boy Scout Troop at the center to hold flag raising and retreat services each day. The Ronald McDonald House received enough laundry soap to last for the balance of 1990. McDonald House accommodates parents of critically ill children at Children's Hospital from neighboring geographical areas. The Hebrew Home received a portable T V and VCR to enable bedridden patients to enjoy movies and film cassettes of family functions. The Cystic Fibrosis Clinic of Children's National Medical Center received five commercial exercise bicycles from the proceeds of the Cantor Barry Mozart Concert. Truly, charity is Freemasonry in action.
Stewart W. Miner, Secretary of the Masonic Foundation of D.C., reports that the organization's 1990 fund drive is now underway. Initial returns, through November 30, indicate widespread interest in the philanthropicobjectives of theFoundation and demonstrate the generosity of the brethren in this jurisdiction. Those whose names have already been recorded on the Honor Roll of Donors include:
John T. Adams Henry A Ator Arthur R. Ballew L. Barnes Earl C. Beck Hugh Y. Bernard Raymond Bernot Cyrus Bernstein Frank k Berry Frank E. Blood D.L. Breakiron Darwin k Brock Forbes Brown Gordon W. Browne Mary L. Bush Woods E. Crudup John D. Carbauh Bernard D. Cooper Alan B. Dawson Dan L. Dean W.F. Dunham Roy S. Eckert Richard F. Gantz Clayton Gill W. Abbott Gorham Louis & Celia Grossberg A.A. Gunnels Said Haddid Wesley G. Harding Innis H. Hart Arleigh Hauser W.J. Helwig Theodore R. Hile Oswald D. Hoover Norman M. Irvine John George Kolb S. George Lazer Edna M. Lester James k Lewis Lawrence S. Lewis Edward Lisner Jesse D. Martin The Grand Master and the Officers of the Grand Lodge Milton F. Mayhew placed a wreath at the base of the statue of George Washington in the Washington Cathedral on Saturday, November 17, 1990.
Lloyd J. McCreary Col. Harry F. McCullah Carroll k Miller Jack R. Miller Doyle Mills Stewart W. Miner Francis B. Minnigh k Stuart Mitchell Howard F. Mowry Charles M. Myers Philip C. Nicholson Harry W. Parizer Irwin B. Pescov Edward G. Post Jack H. Puerner Robert C. Ray Robert B. Riley, Jr. William Rosenthal Ignatius Rutkoski Howard Scarborough Maurice Shapiro Bernard E. Shultz W. Manly Sheppard R.C. Soxman Robert E. Stein, Sr. Robert L. Stone Henry E. Stowers, Jr. James M. Stuart Robert F. Sutphin Cyrus F. Thompson Metro J. Truly George F. Tucker Clifford J. Waldron Vincent G. Walkendifer W. Raymond Wannall George R. Watson, Jr. Richard k Whitley Clarence T. Williamson John D. Winn Harry E. Wood Stephen N. Wright George Zillig
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This translates into modern language as "Woe Be Unto Him or Them Who Thinks Evil of Us." I am not certain what, if any, effect this has ever had upon Masonry. The garter is always worn on the left leg, just below the knee with white stockings and black velvet knee length trousers. The collar of the Most Noble Order of the Garter is of particular interest in that it closely resembles those worn by officers of many Lodges in various jurisdictions as well as Grand Lodge officers. There is a significant difference in value. The collar of the Most Noble Order of the Garter is made of pure gold and weighs exactly 30 troy ounces. It consists of twenty-four individual pieces, each ofwhich is in the shape of the garter. In the center of each garter is a Tudor rose. These twenty-four pieces are interconnected by four knots of gold located between two pieces. A pendant is suspended from the bottom front of the collar and depicts St. George on horseback engaging a ferocious dragon with a long spear. A Masonic officer's collar is constructed in the same fashion with the various pieces representing certain Masonic symbols. The two collars are worn in exactly the same way with the pendant representing St. George replaced by the jewel of the officer wearing the Masonic collar. Aside from the Blue Lodge use of the title "Most" to distinguish many of its Grand Masters, there are several other titles in the Most Noble Order ofthe Garter which appear in the constituent bodies of Masonry. These include "Noble," "Sir Knight," "Companion," and of course, "Sovereign,"which is a prestigious title in the Scottish Rite. As noted previously, these are all speculations which cannot be verified. However one cannot dispute the strong evidence relating to what our Masonic forefathers had in mind and what they intended for it to imply when they said "more honorable than the Star and Garter or anyother order that can be conferred by King, Prince, Potentate, or any other person except he be a aso on."
The Grand Lodge Committee on Masonic Education and Service conducted its Fourth Annual Leadership Conference at the 4H Conference Center in Front Royal, Virginia on September 21-23. Theweather was seasonably favorable, and 114 registrants were on hand to participate actively in the planned program. This year the noted Masonic scholar and writer, Allen E. Roberts, keynoted the conference and offered his views of some of the more critical issues now facing the fraternity. His observations, candid and to the point, provoked wide-ranging and spirited discussions by the attendees. Upon his departure from the conference site, Brother Roberts observed that theconference had been highly impressive and he stated his belief that theleadership of the D.C. Lodges had surely benefitted from the program. H e said that "the entire program should be shared with all other Grand Lodges, possibly via an M S A W Talk Bulletin. Congratulations to those who conceived and conducted this weekend's program. May such conferences long continue." The "those" towhomBrother Roberts refers are the members of the Grand Lodge Committee on Education and Service, co-chaired by L. Robert Baker, P.G.M., and Harold Grainger, P.M. Indeed, they, and those serving with them, are deserving of commendation for efforts that were well planned and executed.
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EXPERIENCE
On July23,1990, accompanied by 18 brethren of this jurisdiction and their ladies, the Grand Master and his wife, Eleanor, flew from Washington for a two-week odyssey in the Republics of Russian and the Ukraine. They were joined by 16 other couples, including our own Most Worshipful Marvin E. Fowler, who were traveling under the banner of the Royal Order of Scotland. The tour included visits to Moscow, Vladimir, Suzdal, Yalta, and Leningrad. Twenty of the group extended the trip by spending a night in Helsinki prior to cruising on a beautiful ship of the Silja Line across the Baltic Sea to Stockholm. In Moscow the group stayed at the Kosmos Hotel, a comfortable and very large facility operated by Intourist, and they visited the usual sights: the Kremlin, including several buildings located within the fortress; Red Square, which includes Lenin's Tomb, St. Basil's Cathedral; the GUM Department Store, situated just outsideand alongoneof the walls of the ancient fortress known as "The Kremlin;" and a spectacular circus and water show. They enjoyed a luncheon at a Pakistani restaurant; an elaboratedinner at a Georgian restaurant, where the ladies were presented with red roses by some Russian patrons; a shopping tour o r two; an hour on the Moscow Metro, built in the early years of this century; the Pushkin Museum of Art; and a splendid museum in which the displays included Greek architecture and statuary; clothing and artifacts of the Tsars, including Faberge eggs; armor and ancient carriages;and other items pertaining to the history and heritage of the Russian people. The D.C. travelers next droveon the Siberian Highway northeast out of Moscow to Vladimir, capital of Russia when Ivan the Terrible was Tsar, toured
a couple of old cathedrals and saw several brides readying themselves for weddings (Friday is the conventional day for marriages). They then continued on 120miles to the city of Suzdal, one of the oldest in Russia, where they spent two nights in a former monastery. Returning to M o m the group then flew in an Aeroflot converted bomber to Yalta on the Black Sea. Food there was plentiful and readily available in the markets (privately sold by farmers) but not in the government stores. They stayed three nights in the Hotel Yalta where they enjoyed fine meals and excellent accommodations. While in Yalta the group cruised west along the coast to visit the Swallow's Nest, a castle built atop a high cliff by a wealthy Count for his mistress. They also visited the home of Anton Chekoff, now a museum housing his works and possession; the building where the Yalta Conference was held between Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin, an Italian-style villa built as a summer palace by Tsar Nicholas I1 (Roosevelt was billeted here); and another impressive, castlelike building where Churchill was billeted. Some of us even had the opportunity to swim in the warm waters of the Black Sea. From Yalta the tour group flew to Leningrad, the last stop in the USSR on the tour, where they stayed four nights. One of the most beautiful cities in the world, it was built by Peter the Great in the early 18th Century and originally named St. Petersburg. It became the capital of Russia and the home of the Tsars. It is an architectural gem, with thousands of stone buildings lining the banks of the Neva River which bisects thecitv. More than 300 brideess~anthe river ind many canals branch off from it. Thecity is spotlessly clean, lawns are U
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neatly trimmed, and flowers abound in its many parks. A highlight of the Leningrad visit was a hydrofoil ride down the Neva River and into the Gulf to observe the summer home of the Tsars. Unfortunately the elaborate fountains for which the Summer Palace is known werenot in operation. The building was open, however, and the group was treated to an impressive tour, in the course of which they were serenaded by a military band. In theafternoonvisits werepaid to some other fine buildings and the group attended a fast-moving two-hour performance (singing, dancing, and instrumental specialties) presented by a Ukrainian troop. It was outstanding. On the third and last day in Leningrad, the D.C. travelers visited St. Isaac's Cathedral (downtown) in the morning, and followed that with a delectable luncheon in a cooperative restaurant (German-Russian). After lunch they visited the Hermitage, the former Winter Palace of the Tsars. The Hermitage is the largest art gallery in the world. Not only are the paintings, sculpture, and artifacts outstanding, but each room is an architectural gem and no two rooms are alike. After flying to Helsinki from Leningrad, part of the group met their plane for the return trip home. Others spent the night in Helsinki before sailing the next day for Stockholm. O n the basis of what he observed on this trip, the Grand Master stated that "the Russian people are well clothed, appear to be well fed, and they are courteous and hiendly. Everywhere they sought opportunities to speakwithus, to sell us their wares, and to exchange rubles for dollars." "Furthermore," he added, "their ice cream is excellent!"
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Grand Lodge Officers visit Veterans Administration Hospital. Left to right: Eugene N. Richardson, Grand Chaplain; Stafford Appel, Grand Lecturer; Stewart W. Miner, Grand Secretary;Fred Cox, Chief of Voluntary Services at the VA Hospital; Charles S. Iversen, Grand Master; and Leonard Golden, patient.