i AN OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF TIIE GRAND LODGE, FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Volume VIII
Spring 1991
Number 1
Daswin A. Brock is 137th Grand Master of Masons in the District of Columbia
Grand Master's Gods for 1991 lmprove our ritualistic proficiency Promote membership enhancement Foster membership involvement lmprove Masonic relations, internal and external Support and promote our youth, Masonic and non-Masonic lmprove Masonic communications Perfect Lodge administrative practices Support Grand Lodge charrty programs Update the history of Grand Lodge Modify the Grand Visitation schedule Activate the Worshipful Masters Association Insure uniform and dignified Memorial Services
Upon installation at the St. John's Day Communication, MWB Darwin A. Brock became the 137th Grand Master to serve the Grand Lodge, F.A.A.M., of D.C. Heisa 50-year Mason in both the SymbolicLodge and the Scottish Rite and a retired career officer of the U.S. Army. Born in Kansas Cityon May7,1918, MWB Brock received hiselementary education in the public schools of Missouri and Oklahoma. He worked his way through the School of the Ozarks at Pt. Lookout, h4issouri, a four-year high school for aspiring students of limited means. Prior to enlisting the Regular Army's 17th Infantry Regiment in 1940, MWB Brock completed studies at colleges located in Oklahoma and Idaho. After World War I1 he earned and received a B.S. Degree in business administration from the University of Oklahoma (1948) and an LLB Degree from the Georgetown University Law School (1954). He is a member of the District of Columbia Bar. H e is also a graduate of numerous basic and advanced Army Officer courses, including the Command and General Staff College regular 12-month course. MWB Brock was made a Master Mason in h4t. Moriah Lodge No. 39 in Caldwell, Idaho, on April 22,1940. In that same year, on November 23, h e was invested with the 32' of the ASSR of Freemasonry in the Valley of Lewiston, Idaho. H e later demitted from these bodies to affiliate with Fort Dupont Lodge No. 52 and Albert Pike Consistory in Washington, D.C. In 1982 MWB Brock served as Worshipful Master of Dawson Lodge No. 16 and of Fort Dupont Lodge (now Lrlfayette-Dupont Lodge No. 19) in 1983. He was President of the 1982 Worshipful Masters Association. In appreciation for his interest and attention to matters Masonic he has been elected to honorary membership in several other D.C. Lodges. Other Masonic bodies to which MWB Brock holds membership include Anacostia-Lafayette Chapter No. 5, Royal Arch Masons; Adonirim Council No. 2, Cryptic Masons of D.C.; Washington Commandery No. 1, Knights Templar; St. SimeonStylites ConclaveNo. 5 1, Red Cross 0fConstantine;Almas Temple, AA0.N.M.S.; the Knights of Mecca (Almas); Capitol Forest No. 104, TCL; the Royal Order of Scotland; Maryland Council No. 9, Knight Masons; the Masonic Veteran's Association; and the Past Master's Association of D.C.; Bethesda Chapter 445, National Sojourners; and the Kallipolis Grotto of D.C. Prior to entering the U.S. Army as a private, MWB Brock completed the Army's Citizen Military Training Camp's basic, red, and white summer courses for infantry officer trainees at Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas. Some 28 years later, after successful completion of a variety of assignments at platoon, company, battallion, group, and field levels, he retired in the rank ofcolonel. Among his decorations are the Legion ofMerit; the Bronze Star with cluster; the Army Commendation Medal; and the Purple Heart. He also holds the combat infantryman and expert rifle and pistol badges. MWB Brock was married in 1948 to Miss Lois Marie Chamberlain of Curryville, Missouri. H e and Mrs. Brockare the proud parentsof two daughters: Dr. Marilyn J. Lernos, M.D., of Houston, Texas, and Mrs. Tracey L. Conaway, a language teacher in Salisbury, Maryland.
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Wednesday, June 19
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Thursday, September 26 .............................................................. Hiram-Takoma No. 10 Albert Pike No. 33 Naval No. 4 Thursday, October 3 ...................................................................................... St. John's No. 11 Washington Centennial No. 14 Tuesday, October 8 ................................Samuel Gompers-Benjamin Franklin No. 45 George C. Whiting No. 22 Thursday, October 10 ............................................................ Theodore Roosevelt No. 44 Semper Paratus No. 49 Monday, October 14 .................................................................................. Potomac No. 5 Pythagoras Lodge of Research Federal No. 1 Wednesday, October 16
...................................................... Benjamin B. French No. 15 Convass B. Dean Memorial Lodge Harmony No. 17
Saturday, October 19..........................................Solomon Harding Brightwood No. 43 Tuesday, October 29 .................................................................................... Mehr No. 90 Monday, November 4 .........................................................................
Petworth No. 47 Arminius No. 25 East Gate No. 34
VOICE OF FREEMASONRY A STATEMENT OF PURPOSE This publication is designed tobe an organ of information, instruction, and inspiration for all who hold allegiance to this Grand Jurisdiction. Please be aware that any mistakes in this publicationarethere fora purpose; wepublish somcthing for weryone and some people arealways 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) 686-1811 Editor Stewart W. Miner Editorial Board Hugh Y. Bernard, Jr. Milton Fields Nelson L. Fink Harold Grainger Harry Hofberg Vincent M. Mahoney Charles L. Sherzer, Jr. Grand Lodge Office Staff
Grand Lodge Officers Elected
Thursday, November 7 ............................William R. Singleton-Hope-Lebanon No. 7 Justice-Columbia No. 3 Temple-Noyes-Cathedral No. 32 Monday, November 11 ......................................................................... Anacostia No. 21 Joppa No. 35 Thursday, November 14 ........................................................................ Dawson No. 16 LaFayette-Dupont No. 19
Danvin k Brock ........................Grand Mastcr Jerold J. Samet ............ Deputy Grand Master George R. Adams ........ Senior Grand Warden William T. Jenkins ......Junior Grand Warden Stewart W. Miner, P.G.M. .... Grand Secretary Robert F. Sutphin, P.G.M ... Grand Treasurer Stafford Appel ........................ Grand Lecturcr J. Philip Smith ..............Senior Grand Deacon William E. Chaney ...... Junior Grand Deacon Vincent M. Mahoney ..Senior Grand Steward Robert F. Drechsler ....Junior Grand Steward Appointed
SIXTH ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT The Sixth Annual Golf Tournament, due to the diligence of Grant Berning, chairman, and his hard working committee, was a great success. Despite a pervasive overcast and some really heavy air, not a drop of rain fell. More than 90golferswereput to asevere test on a long and difficult course that was in excellent shape. All scored reasonably well in a day of fellowship that concluded with a tournament dinner and the presentation of prizes. This event, sponsored annually by the Grand Lodge, netted almost$1,700 over expenses. In consequence Chairman Berning has authorized the release of previous year profits, totaling S2,000.00, to the Masonic Founda~ionof D.C. for use in its charitable endeavors.
Eldon J. Brown ........................ Grand Marshal Eugene N. Richardson .......... Grand Chaplain Robert H. Starr ..............Grand Sword Bearer Paul E. Adams .................... Grand Pursuivant Lawrence S. Neudorfer .................... Assistant Grand Chaplain Marvin I. Rosenbloom .......... Assistant Grand Chaplain Carl R. W i n e ...................... Grand Historian Gerhard Meinzer ............................Grand Tiler Hugh Y. Bernard ...... Deputy Grand Lecturer Harold k Blood ...... Grand Lodge Physician Albert C. Allen .... Aide to the Grand Mastcr Milton E. Daniel .. Aide to the Grand Master Edward k Reed .. Aide to the Grand Master Bert L. Schrivener ........ Assistant Grand Tiler
Nation's Capital DeMolay celebrated its annual "Honors Day," o n Sunday, June 9,1991 by conferring the Degree of Chevalier, the Cross of Honor, and the Legion ofHonor o n a number of deserving candidates. Matthew W. McKay, Past Jurisdic-
tional Master Councilor and currently International Master Councilor of the Ordcr o f DeMolay, received the Degree o f Chevalier, the highest honor the International Supreme Council can bestow upon a n Active o r Senior DeMolay for outstanding service t o t h e order. The Cross of Honor, given in recognition of conspicuous and meritorious service rendered by advisors t o DeMolay Chapters, was awarded t o David E. Baer, Gary S. Davis, and Shawn H. Staples, Past Jurisdictional Master Councilor. T h e Legion of Honor, the highest honorwithin the provinceof the International Supreme Council t o bestow, was presented to twogroups of awardees for service to DeMolay, the Community, God, Country, and Humanity.
Distinguished Service Medal Awarded John Greenwood, Past Master of Osiris-Pentalpha Lodge No. 23, byvirt u e of a unanimous vote of the Grand Lodge, is the latest recipient of its coveted Distinguished Service Award. When presented, a t the St. John's Day Communication, Brother Greenwood made the following remarks: "I am deeply moved and I accept this recognition in a spirit of great humility. I look upon it as a mandate to improve myself in Masonry and as an obligation t o render additional services to my fellow men, thus paying the rent for thespace I occupy o n the face of the earth. God bless America where the impossible may become possible. "Having spent several years of my childhood under the Nazi regime in Germany, I am very much aware of and appreciative of the freedom which weenjoy in this great country,wherea knock on thedoor comes from a friendly neighbor rather than from a storm trooper. "Where else but in the USA would it be possible for an immigrant o n the Fourth ofJuly to participateon a float on behalfof the Scottish R i t e o f Freemasonry,to ridedown Constitution Avenue in the nation's capital and towave t o a n enthusiastic crowd of300,000 people? They applauded the floatwhose object was to honor the bicentennial of the Constitution of the United States. "Were it not for Freemasonry, would it be possible for a Past Grand Master of Missouri, Most Worshipful Harry S. Truman, to put his arm around me, setting off an electric impulse that traveled down my spine? Were it not for Freemasonry would I ever have been privileged to participate in a Bells Across America Effort o n the 200th anniversary of the signing of the U.S. Constitution, and then receive a certificate, signed by the Honorable Warren Berger, former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States? Would it have been possible to qualify for this award, had it not been for the cooperation and understandingofmy dearwife, and doesn't shedeserveat least 5 1 percent of it? She was looking forward to being here this evening, but she came down with the flu. "Once I was reminded by our beloved Dr. William E. Eccleston, Sovereign Grand Inspector Emeritus, that we were all strangers at o n e time. How true! Where else but in Freemasonrycan o n e build that bond of brotherhood, themystic tie, the fellowship and the friendships whichwe havedeveloped over the years? Thank you, my brethren, from the bottom of my heart; without your cooperation, this would not have been possible."
Those in the first or Honora~yGroup of recipients, comprised of men who were not members of DeMolay in thcir youth, included Darwin A Brock, Grand Master, Martin D. Carlin, Milton E. Daniels, Harold Grainger, Robert V. Hines, William T. Jenkins, and Monsour Hatefi. Those in the s a n d or Aaive Group, comprised of men who were active members of DeMolay in their youth, included Scott M. Appleby and Michael L. Dixon, Past Jurisdictional Master Councilor. T h e Voice of Freemasonry offers each of these awardees heartycongratulations for this recognition of long-term service to and concern for the welfare of o u r Masonic youth.
LaFayette-Dupont Lodge No. 19 Honors Grand Master T h e Masonic family of the District of Columbia, in a testimonial organized by LaFayette-Dupont Lodge No. 19, gathered at the Bolling Air Force Base o n May 29, 1991 to honor the Grand Master and his lady Lois. h4ore than 350 of the Grand Master's friends and colleagues were present to enjoy an evening replete withexcellent food and fellowship. T h e centerpiece of the program was a n address delivered by the Honorable David B. Sentelle, Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District ofColumbia. Judgesentelk, a nativeof North Carolina and an ardent Mason, extolled the Grand Master as a soldier and a Masonwho has been, throughout his life, a bearer of the true light. T h e gala was brought to a close with appropriate remarks being offered by MWB Marvin E. Fowler, senior Past Grand Master of the Grand Lodge and second senior Past Master of LaFayette-Dupont Lodge No. 19, and by Grand Master Brod; Both spoke of their great affection for Masonry, for Lafayette-Dupont Lodge, and for the State of Missouri, from which each of
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Nathan D. Golden
1 ax Beloff Honored Max Beloff, Fast Master of Samuel Gompers-Benjamin Franklin Lodge No. 45, is a recent recipient of an Masonic S e n i c e Association Distinguished Senice Certificate. In the presentation, MWB Richard E. Fletcher, PGM and Executive Secretary of MSA, noted that WB Max has completed five years of faithful service as the MSA representative to the V A Hospital Cenrer in Washington, D.C. Max visits the hospital wards and the nursing home daily, bringing comfort to o n e and all, and he plans and coordinates the volunteer services provided by D.C. Masons in support of the Sunday morning worship services in the hospital chapel.
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Honorary Past Grand Master Elected
Richard E. Fletcher, Past Grand Master of Vermont (1977-79) and the Executive Secretary of the Masonic Service Association of the United States since 1987, has been named a n honorary Past Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of D.C. This resolution was offered by PGM's Kahn, Lester, and Kenyon and approved by the Grand Lodgeat its May 15th Special Communication. Bro. Fletcher is a member of Hiram-Takoma Lodge No. 10, the local High Twelve Club, and anardent supporter of all things Masonic in the District of Columbia, including the Rites, the Shrine, the Tall Cedars, and the Order of DeMolay. H e maintains offices at 8120 Fenton Street, ,Silver Spring, MD. 20910-4785 (Phone: 301-588-4010)
Brother Nathan Golden (see photo at left) is living proof that all things are possible, given the prudent excrcisc, ovcr time, of patience and perseverance. When Nate was a young man, way back in the middle 20's, he wanted to be a Mason. 111 fact, he had secured and completed a petition from a local Lodge, just prior to entering Walter Reed Hospital. While there one of his legs was amputated above the knee, thereby ending, o r so hewas told, his dream of ever becoming a Mason. Sixty-seven years later, while conversing with a Masonic volunteer at the Nursing Home in the Veteran's Administration Hospital Center in Washington, D.C., h e learned that handicaps such as his d o not necessarily keep men out of Masonry any more. Amazed to learn of this development, which dates from the mid- 60's, he asked if it would be possible for him, now 95 years old, to become a Mason. The volunteer assured him that it was, and contacted the Grand Master. A few days later M W Darwin k Brock wrote Mr. Golden to indicate his intent to make hima Mason a t Sight on Saturday, March 2,1991, in an Occasional Lodge to be opened at the Takoma Masonic Hall, 115 Carroll Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. T h e degrees were conferred, as planned, with the Grand Lodge officers occupying the stations and places. W Stafford Appel, Grand Lecturer, RWB George R. Adams, Senior Grand Warden, and M W Darwin k Brock, Grand Master occupied the East respectively for the conferral of the Entered Apprentice, Fellowcraft, and Master Mason Degrees. Nathan Golden was for 38 years an employee of the Department of Commerce, which he entered in 1926 as Assistant Chief of the newly created Motion Picture Section of rhl: Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce. H e became chief of the Motion Picture Division in 1933, and in 1950 he was named the Director of the Motion Picture, Scientific and Photographic Products Division, National Production Authorityof theDcpartment of Commerce. At his retiremenr in 1963, h e was the Director, Scientific, Photographic and Business Equipment Division, Business and DefenseScrviccs Administration. In his early retirement years, from 1963 until 1980, he used his previous admission to the District of Columbia Bar and the Supreme Court of the United States to advantage by practicing law. H e continued t o travel widely, acting as a good will ambassador between the U.S. Government, foreign governments, and business, thereby fostering closer relationships and understanding between nations and people harboring diverse interests and values. Brother Golden, nowa member of Osiris-Pentalpha Lodge No. 23, holds many honors. H e is, for example, a Chevalier in the French Legion of Honor. H e has also received thc Order of Merit, First Class, from the Federal Republicof Germany; the Meritorious Service Award of the U.S. Department of Commerce; the Vermiel Medal by the Society for the Encouragement ofprogress in Paris; and a Certificate ofAppreciation from the Department of the Army (U.S.). Nevertheless, by his own profession, nothing in his long life has impressed him more profoundly than did his experience in becoming a Mason at Sight and, subsequently, his election to membership in Osiris-Pentalpha Lodge. Incidentally, Brother Golden will be % years old o n the 4th of July, 1991. Happy Birthday, Brother Nate!
Ritualistic Cipher Proposed
T h e 5 t h Annual Leadership Conference of the Grand Lodge will get under way o n Friday evening, September 20, 1991 at the 4 H Conference Center in Front Royal, Virginia. The program will extend through and conclude with lunch on Sunday morning, September 22. A full and interesting program, including workshops, seminars, special-issue presentations, personal instruction, ritual and code examinations, and an abundance of fellowship is planned. As usual, the Conference will be favored with a provocative keynote address, delivered o n Saturday morning by a distinguished Masonic guest. This year the conference will again provide a platform o n which the Officers of the Grand Lodge and the 1992 Masters, Wardens, Deacons, Treasurers, and Secretaries of the Constituent Lodges may meet and plan activities for next year. Attendance is by resenation only and restricted t o those invited by the Committee o n Masonic Education and Senice o r the Grand Master.
MEHR LODGE CHARTERED Grand Master Darwin A. Brock convened the Grand Lodge in Special Communication at Potomac Lodge Hall o n January 29, to consecrate, dedicate, and constitute Mehr Lodge No. 90. T h e ceremonies were performed in accord with Masonic custom and tradition by Most Worshipful Charles S. Iversen, who was Grand Master when the Lodge charter was approved. During the ceremony appropriate organ selections were provided by WB Robert W. Huseman, Worshipful Master of Samuel GompersBenjamin Franklin Lodge No. 45. Central in the festivities was the pouring of ceremonial corn, wine, and oil over a beautiful and symbolic replica of a Lodge, constructed by the Junior Grand Steward, Robert F. Drechsler (see photo a t right). Following the constitution of the Lodge the officers were installed by the Deputy Grand Master o f Iran, R W B Robert B. Hcyat, Deputy GrandMaster of the Grand Lodgeof Iran and also a member of George C. Whiting Lodge No. 22.
At the Special Communication o f t h e Grand Lodge o n May 15, 1 9 1 , a resolution toauthorize thepreparationand dissemination of a ritualistic cipherwas received by the GrandMaster for study.The endorsers of the resolution anticipate a full transcription of the entire ritual, with three-letter characters being used to depict all esoteric passages. Other passages, by this proposal, would b e rendered in clear text. A committee tostudytheresolution hasbeenappointed by the Grand Master, who has expressed his interest in it. Herecognizes that there are a number of jurisdictions (32 according to an 1987 study of MSA) which have authorized the issuance of ciphers. H e also recognizes that halfas many otherjurisdictions (i.e., 16) prohibited the production o r use of such a document as of the same date. In that MSAsurveyone Grand Lodge did not respondand another, Hawaii, was not then in existence. The arguments for permitting ciphers, according to the MSA study, "are that they result ingreater accuracyand uniformity, that they save time, and that they save the expenses of havingtraveling officers whose function is to maintain the standard of instruction. It is also said that the ritual in lodges is better as a result ofciphers, and that it then has a greater appeal to candidates." T h e M S A study also recognized the stand of cipher opponents who generally aver that ciphers "violate the Masonic obligation and jeopardize the secrecy of Masonry" ... and ... "reduce ritual learning to a mere mechanical act." Those of this persuasion are convinced that only in passing o n the work "from mouth to ear" is the digniiy anu the impressiveness of the riiual maintained. We may becertain that it is not theintent ofany Grand Lodge permitting the use of ciphers t o substitute the cipher for "mouth to ear" instruction. Ciphers, the leaders of these Grand Lodges declare, are only intended as an aid for poor memory, a remindcr of the correct sequenceofthought, and as a positive check to insure con~pletenessof action. W e may also be certain that the findings of the committee appointed by Grand Master Brock will be awaited with great anticipation and interest.
Aaron, Henry Abel, Jeffrey A. Adams, John T. Adams, Irving W. Ahrens, Howard F. Alexander, Arva S. Anstice, Harold Arble, Ralph E. Ashton, Alfred E. Ator, Henry A. Auerbach, Manuel Austin, Carroll W. Austin, Virgil L. Bailey, Herbert E. Bailey, Ira V. Bailey, Ira V. Baker, Abraham J. Ballew, Arthur R. Barbers, John G. Baris, Denis Barker, H a q E. Barnes, L. Barnes, Noble Barnett, Theodore C. Beck, Earl C. Beeton, Guy M. Bennett, Charlotte E. Bernard, Hugh Y. Bernot, Raymond Bernstein, Cyrus Bernstein, Howard B e q , Frank A. Bissett, Alvin T. Blood, Frank E. Boeglen, D.L. Bradfield, Willianl J. Breakiron, D.L. Brewer, Charles V. Brock, Darwin A. Brown, Forbcs Brown, James K. Browne, Gordon W. Brunson, Dalton V. Bundick, Frederick P. Burke, Kenneth M. Bush, Mary L. Call, Melvyn M. Camalier, Robert P. Camper, Thelma M. Carawan, Jr., Claud W. Carbaugh, John D. Carter, Ardelle M. Catling, Eric C.L. Chambers, James W. Chandler, John D. Chaney, William Chism, Walter L. Choporis, Christine Compton, Ruel A. Compton, Wilburn R. Cooper, Bernard D. Counts, Ruth R. Courtney, Virginia R. Craft, Marion A. Craun, Roy K Crigler, Charles G. Cruduo. Woods E. ~ruiks'hsnks,Benjamin C. Crum, George B.
Curtiss, Robert B. Dabney, Charles A. Davis, J. Earl Dawson, Alan B. Dean, Dan L. Deery, Charles E. Dick, George F. Dodge, Jr., Clarence Dow, Irving M. Dow, Thomas W. Dunham, Fay M. Dunham, W.F. Dunn, Jr., Frederick L. Dunnington, Jr., John W. Eckert, Roy S. Edens, Joseph R. Eisman, M J. Elgen, Thomas D. Ellenberger, Wm. J. Elliot, Frank M. Ellison, J.E. Gaither, Kenneth A. Gantz, R2hard F. Gill, Clayton Gill, Ralph A. Gillie, William C. Gist, John D. Glaser, Nathan L. Gorham, W. Abbort Goss, George L. Griest, Robert A. Grossberg, Louis & Celia Gruel, Jr., Maj. Carl F. Gunnels, A.A. Haddid, Said Hall, Joseph G. Harding, Wesley C J . Hamson. W.N. Hart, Innis 1-1. Hatchl, Quentin Hatchl, Quentin K. Hauser, Arlcigh Helwig. W.J. Henkel. James R. Henry, Homer Henry, Homer 1-1. Hile, Theodore R. Hoover, Oswald D. Hortman, Jr., William F. Inine, Norman M. Jackman, Edward S. Jacobsen, Hans 0. Jafle, George C. Jay, Vincent E. Jenkins, William T. Jones, Urbon V. Kennedy, Sylvia M. Kerley, James T. Kerr, Jr., John M. Kidwell, George R. Kistle, James I. Knapik, John P. Koeller, Harold L. Kolb, John G. Kolb, John George Kovacevich,Ari M. Kraseman. Thomas W. ~ a ~ r o sElroy s, Lane, Edward J.
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Lazer, S. George Lester, Edna M. Lewis, James A. Lewis, James B. Lewis, Lawrence S. Lisner, Edward Locke, Jr., Walston L. Lockwood, Jesse W. Loekle, 0 . Frank Long, Charles M. Lowe, Charles C. Lusk, Charles C. Markwalter, Ernest Marshall, Leo R. Martin, Jesse D. Maxwell, Lewis R. Mayhew, Milton F. McCabe, Francis W. McCreary, Lloyd J. McCullah, Col. H a q F. McIntire, Lloyal C. Meluzin, Julius Mende, Hans M. Mesmer, Louis Meyer, Charles W. Millard, Ray E. Miller, Carroll A. Miller, Jack R. Milligan, Edward S. Mills, Doyle Miner, Stewart W. Minnigh, Francis B. Mitchell, A. Stuart Moore, Paul Morgan, Jr., S. Lewis Moms, H.F. Moseley, John K. Mosely, Henry M. Mowry, Howard F. Muth, Raymond I-. Myers, Charles M. Myers, Leroy J. Neil, Donald E. Nelson, Alfred M. Nevin, John S. Nicholson, Philip C. Osner, Margaret H. Page, Virginia Lee Palmer, T. Ray Parker, H a q W. Parsley, Horace W. Pauley, Hubert E. Pavelko, Walter R. Perper, David Pen-ault, George J. Pescov, Irwin B. Poole, Jr., Jesse A. Post, Edward G. Post, Edward G. Proctor, Joseph L. Puerner, Jack 14. Putterman, Bernard Ray, Robert C. Rice, Wayne W. Richey, Margaret R. Riley, Charles W. Riley, Jr., Robert Rockweil, Randy R. Rosenthal, Jack
Rosenthal, William Roundabush, Martin M. Ruby, Charles 0 . Rush, Jr., Garrett C. Rutkoski, Ignatius Rutledge, Herbert W. Samsel, Everett S. Samuels, J.Kenneth Scarborough, Howard Schilling, Walter Schleter, John C. Schofer, Arthur J. Schumann, Frank Schwab, Charles M. Scott, Jr., William H. Shapiro, Maurice Shelton, Eugene B. Sheppard, W. Manly Shultz, Bernard E. Smith, Paul L. Snyder, Jr., Morman A. Solenberger, 11, Ned L. Soxman, R.C. Sparenberg, Harold Sprately, James B. Stein, Sr., Robert E. Stewart, Ralph Stone, Robert L. Stowers, Jr., Henry E. Stuart, James M. Summers, Carlton V. Sundstrom, John W. Sutphin, Robert F. Thompson, Q r u s F. Thomson, Ruth Marlow Tolley, Gird M. Trachtenberg, Stephen Joel Triplett, Eyvind R. Troutman, Frank L. Truly, Metro J. Tucker, George F. Veals, Anne L. Vechery, Frederic Villapando, Teddy V. Volkman, Charles H. Wagenheim, Joseph S. Waldron, Clifford J. Walkendifer, Vincent G. Walker, Ernest C. Walker, Richard A. Wallace, Reid Wannall, W. Raymond Ward, J. Emory Watkins, Kennedy C. Watson, Jr., George R. Whiting Lodge, Whitley, Richard A. Wigglesworth, Durwood R. Wilhoyt, Jr., Ellis Williamson, Clarence T. Williamson, Richard E. Willson, John R. Winn, John D. Wise, Emerson B. Wittenmyer, Howard I. Wood, H a q E. Wright, Stephen N. Zillig, George Zounek. Charles J.
MASONIC FOUNDATION OF D.C. Report of Fund Drive - FY 1990 Total Received ........................................................ $12109.70 Number of Contributors .................................................... 277 Percent of Members Participating ................................0.0038 Average Contribution .................................................... S43.72 Contributions by Allocation Categories: Unrestricted ................................................................ $7027.69 MESH .......................................................................... $2690.00 Scholarship Program ....................................................$472.01 Grand Lodge Library and Museum ............................$910.00 Other Personal Choice ............................................$1010.00 Total
McKay Elected as International Master Councilor
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The following students of D.C. High Schools have been selected by the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the District of Columbia, subject to graduation and acceptance into an accredited college or university, as recipients of 1991 Masonic Foundation Scholarships. Monique M. Antoine ........ Benjamin Banneker High School Tawana P. Brock ...................................... Dunbar High School Ronald P. Cunningham, Jr. ................Anacostia High School James E. Curtis ........................ Calvin Coolidge High School Benjamin R. Eaglin ................................ Wilson High School Angelique N. Ewe11 ................................ Wilson High School Lesett R. Heath ..........................................Ballou High School William E. Hendrick ........ Benjamin Banneker High School Leo J. Johnson ........................ Calvin Coolidge High School Ibrahim Kamara, Jr. ................................ Dunbar High School Nikki E. Mitchell ...................................... Ballou High School Nancy k Ridder ........................ Duke Ellington High School Melanie M. Routh .................................. Dunbar High School Bettina Y. Taylor ...................... H.D. Woodson High School Tedra N. Williams .................. Calvin Coolidge High School The Grand Lodge offers sincere congratulations. It is our hope that each of these students will, through academic excellence, bring further honor and distinction to the District of Columbia.
h%ASONRE?SORIGINS IN D.C. ASSESSED Prior to assuming his duties as Grand Master, MWB Brock completed a study of Masonry's beginnings in what is now the District of Columbia. His findings appeared in an article titled Earlv Craft Masonrv in the Federal District and published in the February 1991 issue of the Scottish Rite Journal. In this article MWB Brock reviews Washington's
APast Jurisdictional Master Councilor from Robert Le Bruce Chapter, Matthew W. McKay, was elected and installed as the 25th International Master Councilor of the Order of DeMolay at the InternationalDeMolay Congress in St. Louis, Missouri on Saturday, April 27, 1991. Matt has been actively involved with the Order of DeMolayever since his older brother, Mike, joined the fraternity, and as the "little brothern got to attend DeMolay Chapter events with Mike. He was initiated on August 14, 1986, just two months after turning 13. O n the Chapter level, Matt is active with two chapters, Maryland's Kensington Chapter and Robert Le Bruce Chapter in the District of Columbia. He is a Past Master Councilor and was awarded the Past Master Councilor's Meritorious Service Award for his outstanding term. He has earned many merit bars, the Founder's Membership Award and was awarded the Distinguished Service Award by the International Supreme Council for his many hours ofcommunity service. Matt was also named Montgomery County Volunteer of theyear last year, and wasso cited by the County Executive and Maryland's Governor Schaffer. At the recent International Supreme Council Session, Matt was unanimously elected to the highest honor given by the Supreme Council for outstanding service to the Order of DeMolay, the Degree of Chevalier. Matt is currently the Treasurer of Robert Le Bruce Chapter and Jurisdictional Historian of Nation's Capital DeMolay.
work in laying out of the Federal District, assesses the roles of local Masonic Lodges and local Masons in laying cornerstonesat the WhiteHousein 1792 and theCapitol in 1793, and traces the progressofearly Freemasonry in thearca up to and including the formation and establishment of the Grand Lodge, F . k k M . , of the District of Columbia in 1811. Copies of this study are available, upon request, from the author.
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Front Row: Stafford Appel, Grand Lecturer; William T. Jenkins, Junior Grand Warden; Jerold J. Samet, Deputy Grand Master; Darwin A. Brock, Grand Master; George R. Adams, Senior Grand Warden; Stewart W. Miner, P.G.M., Grand Secretary.
Middle Row: J. Philip Smith, Senior Grand Deacon; Robert F. Drechsler, Junior Grand Steward; William E. Chaney, Jr., Junior Grand Deacon: Vincent M. Mahoney, Senior Grandsteward; Eugene N. Richardson. Grand Chaplain; Carl R. LeVine, Grand Historisn; Gerhard Meinzer, Grand Tiler; Edward A. Reed, Aide to the Grand Master.
Back Row: Eldon J. Brown, Grand Marshal; Marvin I. Rosenbloom, Assistant Grand Chaplain: Albert C. Allen, Aide to the Grand Master; Bert L. Schrivener, Assistant GrandTiler; HughY. Bernard, Deputy Grand Lecturer; Robert H. Starr, Grand Sword Bearer; Lawrence S. Neudorfer, Assistant Grand Chaplain; Paul E. Adams, Grand Pursuivant.
The 1991 Worshipful Master's Association has selected this design, fashioned after the Grand Master's lapel pin, for a decal to be printed in four colors (shown here in black and white). The decals will be offered for sale a t $1.00 each for the benefit of the Masonic Foundation of the District of Columbia. To purchase your 1991 decal, contact your Worshipful Master.