The Voice of Freemasonry | Vol. 9 No. 1

AN OFFICIAL PUBLICATION O F THE GRAND LODGE, FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS, O F THE DISTRICT O F COLUMBIA

Volume IX

Spring 1992

Number 1

Jerold J. Samet is 138th Grand Jerold J. Samet was born in Washington, D.C. on December 10,1944. He was educated in the public schools of Washington, D.C. and Montgomery County, Maryland and the University of Maryland.

On September 21,1966 he was raised to the sublime degree of Master Mason in Osiris Lodge No. 26, now Osiris-Pentalpha Lodge No. 23. In December of that year he was elected Junior Steward and advanced in the chairs to serve as Worshipful Master in 1973. He is also a member of Hiram-Takoma Lodge No. 10 in Washington, D.C., where he serves as Trustee; Cornerstone Lodge No. 224 in Kensington, Maryland; Marion Lodge No. 70 in Marion, Ohio, the Lodge of President Warren G. Harding; and Mehr Lodge No. 90, the Persian Lodge in Washington, D.C. He was made an Honorary Member of the Grand Lodge ofAlabama in November of 1990.

Jerry was initiated in Cornerstone Chapter of the Order of DeMolay in Maryland in 1962. He served as Master

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Councilor of that Chapter in 1963. He was appointed a Deputy of the International Supreme Council and Executive Officer in the District of Columbia on December 9, 1980. He was elected an Active Member of the International Supreme Council on May 7, 1984. He was elected the Grand Junior Councilor of the International Supreme Council, part of the progressive line, in April of 1989, and in April of 1991 was elected Deputy Grand Master. In April of 1992, in Detroit, Michigan, he will be installed as Grand Master of the International Supreme Council of the Order of DeMolay.

Jerry was appointed Chairman of the Grand Lodge Youth Committee in 1979 and served until 1988. He was appointed as the Grand Representative of the Grand Lodge of Saskatchewan near the Grand Lodge of the District of Columbia in 1982. In 1983,he was recognized by the Most Worshipful Grand Master with the Grand Master's Award of Recognition. On December 19,1984, the Grand Lodge of the District of Co-

lumbia elected Jerry as the Junior Grand Steward of the Grand Lodge in the progressive line, and he was installed on December 27, 1984. On Saturday, December 28, 1991 he was installed the Most Worshipful Grand Master of Masons of the District of Columbia. On October 17, 1989, he was appointed as the Grand Representative of the Grand Lodge of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations near the Grand Lodge of the

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Grand Lodge School Evening Sessions A part of the old wedding litany, "something old, something new" might be said to apply to the Grand Lodge School of Instruction for 1992. The "something old" is a return to evening sessions of the school, after a one-year experiment with Saturday morning sessions in 1991, an effort which produce mixed results in attendance and effectiveness. This year the school will convene at Takoma Lodge Hall at 7:30 p.m. on the second and fourth Saturdays of each month (omitting July, August, and

December). However, only on the second Saturday will the school demonstrate the formal opening and closing.

On the fourth Saturday, full and associate members of the Work and Lectures Committeewill be present to give ritual instruction to Lodge officers and interested Masons on an as-needed and as-requested basis.

On the second Saturday, dinner is served at 6:30 p.m. followed by the opening of the school promptly at 7:30. For-

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SAMET - continued from paqe 1 District of Columbia. In February of 1991, Jerry was elected Chairman of the Conference Committee of the Conference of Grand Masters of North America.

Jerry is a member of Mt. Pleasant Chapter No. 13, Royal Arch Masons, which he served as High Priest in 1982 and 1986 and as Treasurer from 1987-89. H e also served the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons as the Grand Royal Arch Captain in 1982, when hewas appointed the Grand Representativeofthe Grand Chapter of North Carolina near the Grand Chapter of the District of Columbia. In 1985 he was appointed the Grand Representative of the Grand Chapter of California near the Grand Chapter of the District ofcolumbia. In 1985 hewas presented with the Grand High Priest's Award of Recognition.

Jerry is a Life Member of the Scottish Rite, Valley of Washington; Fudda Nabi Grotto; Life Member of Almas Shrine Temple, where he serves as Ambassador to DeMolay; Director of Almas Temple Immediate Benefit Association; and a Director of the Almas Temple Sphinx Club. H e is a member of Adoniram Council No. 2 Royal and Select Masters; Capitol Forest of Tall Cedars of Lebanon; and on August 22,1990, he was made an Honorary Member of Acacia Shrine Temple in Louisiana. H e is a Charter Member and served as a Director of the D.C. High Twelve Club No. 576; member of the Past Masters Association of D.C.; a Life Member of the National Children's Center Men's Club; and a Charter Member of Dr. John Coats Memorial Lodge No. 1787 in Maryland. H e is also a member of the Anointed High Priests Association in D.C. and Maryland.

H e is a member of Naomi Chapter No. 3 of the Order of Eastern Star, which he served as Worthy Patron in 1983-84. H e was appointed the Grand Representative of theGrand Chapter ofUtah near theGrand ChapteroftheDistrict ofColumbia in 1984, and serves on the Masonic Youth Committee of the Grand Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star of the District of Columbia.

H e was elected Honorary Citizen of the City ofTakoma Park in 1973, and has been recognizedsince by many organizations for his community involvement. In Julyof 1990 hewas given the key to the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas, by the Mayor, Hubert Brodell, and made an Arkansas Traveler by Governer Bill Clinton. H e has been recognized by the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. H e is a member of the Bankers Club of Washington and the Washington Metropolitan Board of Trade. H e is also a member of Friendship Lodge No. 12, International Order of Odd Fellows, where he serves as a Trustee.

Jerry is the owner and President of M. Stein Sr Co., the oldest formal wear establishment in Washington.

Quincentennial Medallion Issued The President of the 1992 Association of Worshipful Masters, Worshipful Lee Ferguson, announces that a medallion struck by the Grand Lodge to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the voyage of Columbus to America, is now available. This attractive medallioncarries theimprint of the Pinta, Nina, and Santa Maria on oneside and the seal of the Grand Lodge on the other.

Ferguson states that these medallions are now available in bronze ($10.00) or silver ($200.00) through the Worshipful Masters and Secretaries of the Constituent Lodges. All profits realized from the distribution will be allocated by the Association of Worshipful Masters to the Masonic Foundation for use by that organization in support of the charitable programs of Grand Lodge.

Checks tendered for Quincentennial Medallions should be made payable to the 1992 Worshipful Masters Association and forwarded to the Association via the secretary of your Lodge. Act today for the supply of this unique medallion is truly limited.

VOICE OF FREENL4SONRY A STATEMENT OF PURPOSE This publication is designed to be an organ of information, instruction, and inspiration for all who hold allegiance to this Grand Jurisdiction.

Please be aware that any mistakes in this publication 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 Hugh Y. Bernard, Jr. Editorial Board Stewart W. Miner - Publisher C. Brian Schwartz Dan L Frederick Harold Grainger Lloyd C. Huff Brooks C. Dodson Howard J. Sweet

Grand Lodge Officers Elected Jerold J. Samet .......................... Grand Master George R. Adams ........ Deputy Grand Master William T. Jenkins ......Senior Grand Warden J. Philip Smith .............. Junior Grand Warden Stewart W. Miner, P.G.M. ....Grand Secretary Robert F. Sutphin, P.G.M. .. Grand Treasurer Stafford Appel ........................ Grand Lecturer William E. Chaney ...... Senior Grand Deacon Vacant ............................ Junior Grand Deacon Robert F. Drecl~sler....Senior Grand Steward Eldon J. Brown ............Junior Grand Steward

Lloyd C. Huff ............................Grand Marshal Eugene N. Richardson .......... Grand Chaplain Thomas E. Weir ...... Deputy Grand Chaplain Dennis D. Kirk ................ Grand Sword Bearer Grant R. Berning .............. Grand Pursuivant Mansour Hatefi .................................. Assistant Grand Chaplain Walter F. Simon .................... Assistant Grand Chaplain Carl R. LeVine ...................... Grand Historian Gerhard Meinzer ............................Grand Tiler George R. Kidwell .... Deputy Grand Lecturer Harold A. Blood ...... Grand Lodge Physician C. Douglas Hillrnuth Grand Standard Bearer Dan L Frederick .. Aide to the Grand Master David E. Baer ...... Aide to the Grand Master Harold Grainger .. Aide to the Grand Master David A. Freed ............ Assistant Grand Tiler Richard A. Fielder ..............G.L. School Tiler

1992 MASTERS ORGANIZE On Saturday, January 11, 1992, the Association of Worshipful Masters for this year was dulyformed at Takoma Lodge Hall in a session initially chaired by the 1991 Masters Association President William L. Hatch, who presided over an election of 1992 officers, as follows: President:

Gordon Lee Ferguson, W.M. Hiram Takoma No. 10

1st Vice-president:

Robert Haber, W.M. S.Gompers-B.Franklin No. 45

2nd Vice-president:

John Vergalla, W.M. Justice-Columbia No. 3

Secretary:

Robert J. Hughes, W.M. Naval No. 4

Treasurer:

Ramon M. Zeender, W.M. Potomac No. 5

Following the election President Ferguson added the following appointees: Chaplain:

Mansour Hatefi, W.M. George C. Whiting No. 22

Legal Advisor:

Carl R. LeVine, P.M. Hiram-Takoma No. 10

Eldon J. Brown is Elected as Junior Grand Steward Worshipful Brother Eldon Joseph "Brownie" Brown was born January 24,1930, in Washington, D.C. where he received his education in the Public Schools. H e attended Benjamin Franklin University and received BCS and MCS Degrees. H e served in theunited States Army in 1948 and 1949 and 15years thereafter in the Active Army Reserves.

H e married Joyce E. Johnson, also a native Washingtonian on September 16,1950, and they have oneson, Michael. Worshipful Brother Brown has been employed by the Washington Gas Light Company for the past 43 years.

Worshipful Brother Brown began his Masonic career when he became a member of William R. Singleton Lodge No. 30 (now Wm. R. Singleton-Hope-Lebanon Lodge No. 7) of the District of Columbia in Januaryof 1957, serving as its Worshipful Master in 1963. H e is currently serving his 29th year as Secretary. Heis a member of William R. Singleton Chapter No. 4, R.A.M.; the Scottish Rite; Almas Temple, A.A.O.N.M.S.; Past President of the D.C. Masonic Secretaries Association 1990; member of the Grand Lodge Masonic Education and Services Committee; Chairman, Lodge Secretaries Handbook Committee; and Past Patron (1964) of Friendship Chapter No. 17, Order of the Eastern Star.

Worshipful Brother Brown served as Grand Marshal in 1991.

Hewas elected as Junior Grand Steward at the Annual Communication and installed on December 28,1992.

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ma1 openings, at least through April, will be accomplished with either Grand Lodge Officers o r members of the 1992 Worshipful Masters Association in the stations and places.

It should be noted that some school sessions this year will bedistinguished by the conferral of actual degrees, rather than degree exemplifications.

Also to be noted is the fact that the Grand Lodge School Tiler is an appointed Grand Lodge Officer. First to hold this position is W.B. Richard A. Fielder, Past Master of George C. Whiting Lodge No. 22.

VINCENT MICHAEL MAHON

The Grand Lodge and Masonry in this jurisdiction sustained a great loss in the passing on December 29,1991, of Junior Grand Deacon Vincent Michael Mahoney, less than one day following his installation in that office at the St. John's Day Communication. Succumbing to a series of angina attacks, Brother Mahoney died at age 62, leaving a grieving family and a host of brother Masons and non-Masonic friends who mourn his passing. Rose Croix services, conducted by Evangelist Chapter of the local Scottish Rite Valley, were followed on December 31 by a memorial service conducted by LaFayette-Dupont Lodge No. 19, which he had s o ably served as Master in 1988; both services were held at the church to which he and his wife, Anne Brooks Mahoney, had devoted so much time and energy, Temple Hill Baptist Church in Bethesda, Maryland. A large assemblage in attendance also heard a fitting memorial eulogy presented by the church pastor.

A native of Lowell, Massachusetts, and reared in an Irish Roman Catholic home, our brother completed an honorable career in U. S. Army Intelligence, and after his retirement in 1968, h e had a second careerwith the management consulting firm of Booz-Allen and Hamilton in Bethesda. While serving in Germany, Brother Mahoney was raised a Master Mason in Lebanon Lodge No. 856 in Augsburg in 1967. Brother Mahoney, who was also an affiliate of Alexandria-Washington Lodge No. 22 in Alexandria, subsequently entered LaFayetteDupont Lodge by affiliation in 1985, and served as its Worshipful Master three years later.

Brother Mahoney's other Masonic activities were numerous, including service in 1991 as Venerable Master of Mithras Lodge of Perfection in the Scottish Rite (he was 32" K.C.C.H.); as a Trustee of Almas Shrine Temple; and as a member of the Shrine's Finance & Accounts Committee.

Interment took place at Sunset Hill Cemetery, Burkeville, Virginia, on January 2,1992.

In addition to his wife, Brother Mahoney is survived by a daughter, Helen Brooks Mahoney Blackwood; two grandchildren; and a brother and four sisters.

Those so inclined maydirect contributions to theBMHRestoration Fund, 9400 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, M D 20814, the site of the memorial serviceon December31 and thehome of thesmall church to which Vince and Brooks devoted s o much of their energies during recent years.

As a memorial to our departed Brother, the Grand Lodge set up the Vincent Mahoney Memorial Scholarship under the Masonic Foundation of the District of Columbia. Contributions to this Scholarship may be made by check payable to the Masonic Foundation and addressed to the Foundation at 5428 MacArthur Blvd., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20016.

Annual Meeting of York Rite The York Rite Bodies oftheDistrict of Columbia held theirannual meetings in the Hotel Washington o n March 20 and 21. Thesessions were well attended, and the joint banquet was a sell out. Included among the many guests were representatives of the General Grand Chapter, the General Grand Council, and the Grand Encampment.

M.E. Jack E. Baker, GHP, ably presided over the Grand Chapter which elected and installed Robert F. Sutphin

as Grand High Priest, Dan L Frederick as GrandKing, F. William Hershiser as Grand Scribe, and Emil Lowenthal as Grand Captain of the Host.

M. I. C. Macaulay Ward, GM, conducted thebusinessof the Grand Council with dispatch, following which he presided over the election and installation of Marshall C. Gardner as Grand Master, Sheldon Arpad as Deputy Grand Master, Scott M. Applebee as Grand Principal Conductor of the Work,

Grand Master Visits Grand Lodge of the State of Israel During the week of January 20,1992, our Grand Master, Most Worshipful Brother Jerold J. Samet, along with Worshipful Brother Dr. John Greenwood, traveled to Israel. During their stay they met with many ofthe headsof thecoordinate bodiesof Masonryalongwith theofficers of the Grand Lodge of the State of Israel. Theywere fortunate that during their stay they were able to attend the Entered Apprentice degree of the three sons of the Grand Master, Most Worshipful Brother Mordechai Blazer.

Following the degree our Grand Master made the Grand Master of Israel and his three sons honorary Redskin fans by presenting them Super Bowl sweatshirts.

The evening was concluded with a table lodge, which wives were invited to attend.

O u r Grand Master spoke highly of the ritual work of the Israeli Masons. O n this occasion it was given in Hebrew. Israel also has Lodges that speak Turkish, French, English, Spanish, Arabic, and German. Their Grand Lodge now has about 65 Lodges and approximately 3,000 members. They have also recently consecrated a new French Lodge.

Pictured above are (I-r) W.B. John Greenwood, G.M. Jerold J. Sarnet with the Grand Master of Israel Mordechai Blazer and his sons who received their Entered Apprentice Degree.

and Thomas E. Weir as Grand Captainof the Guard.

Caulder B. Morris, R.E. Grand Commander of the Grand Commandcry of Knights Templar of D.C., ended his successful term of office by supervising the election and installation of William T. Cox as Grand Commander, Walter H. Kitts as Deputy Grand Commander, Norman G. Williams as Grand Generalissimo, and Hugh A. Shawen as Grand Captain General.

Masonic Outreach In furtherance of its outreach program to the community at large in the District of Columbia, the Grand Lodge and the Association of Worshipful Masters of 1992areworking, o n behalfof the St. John's Development Center, to make the 1992 Hexagon theater production a success.

In its 37-year history, Hexagon, modeled after the Triangle Club of Princeton, has raised more than $1,750,000 for selected charities, which have included in the past the American Cancer Society, Childrens Hospital, the Hillcrest Children's Center, the Washington Heart Association, Second Genesis, the Florence Crittenden Home, S.O.M.E., the Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind, the Boy's and Girl's Clubs of Washington, and last year's beneficiary -- Martha's Table.

The St. John's Development Ccnter, a MacArthur Boulevard neighbor, has since 1868 provided help to those who suffer from the ravages of autism and/or mental retardation as well asother devclopmental disabilities. Fully worthyofinclusionamong thecaring charitiesofthe city, the Center has at long last been named as Hexagon's 1992 beneficiary.

T h e Masonic role in this effort is logistical; Masons and their ladies are assisting in the production by manning the box office at the Duke Ellington Theatre, where all performances will be given. Under the general supervision of WB Marvin Rosenbloom, Chairman of the Grand Lodge Committee o n Charity, they areworking in teams o n sixhour shifts, selling tickets and confirming reservations.

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We invite you to comewith us on an experience of a lifetime. Journey to the Cradle of Freemasonry.

Walk in the footsteps of Biblical heroes -- Abraham, David, Solomon and Jesus. Marvel at the contrast between the ancient and the modern. The golden city ofJerusalem will captivate youwith the Old City, Arab Bazaar, Church of the Holy Sepulcher, the Western Wall, the Via Dolorosa and the Dome of the Rock.

Delight in the bustle of Tel Aviv, Israel's busiest city, with its outdoor cafes, beach promenades, entertainment and nightlife. Enjoy a boat ride on the Sea of Galilee ...and much more.

Our Masonic guide will embellish our tour, highlighting the evidence of the skills of the earliest Masons. Say "YESt' to ten days of inspiring biblical and Masonic discovery and fun.

Your journey includes: * Roundtrip air l * 4 nights at deluxe hotel in on El A Jerusalem * 2 nights in a kibbutz * 2 nights at deluxe hotel in Tel Aviv * Full Israeli breakfast daily * 4 dinners plus farewell dinner with wine and music * 6112 days sightseeing by air conditioned private motorcoach * English speaking Masonic guide * Meetings with Israeli Masons * Premier Tours Professional Escort.

$1934.00 per person (double occupancy) from New York.

Add-on available from BWI.

Installing Grand Marshals Theodore M. Kahn (left) and William C. Miskovic present Jerold J. Samet for installation as Grand Master.

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and Marshals Wllliam C. Mlsko prepare the new Grand Lodge Officers' Collars for presentation.

For further information please call: Premier Tours ................................ 1-800-932-9213 Dr. John Greenwood .......................... 301-598-5552 William D. Boker ................................ 301-656-2362 For a brochure on this exciting venture write to the Grand Lodge, F.A.A.M., of the District of Columbia at 5428 MacArthur Blvd., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20016 or call (202) 686-1811.

Deputy Grand Master George R. Adams and his wife Charlie

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Grand Master Jerold J. Samet makes a toast.

G r a n d aster Crold J. Samet andhis mother Margaret.

Newly installed G.M. Samet pauses for a moment of prayer with Grand Chaplain Eugene N. Richardson and Bernard E. Shultz, P.M.

The "Past Grand Master Box" at the St. John's Day Communication Newly installed Deputy Grand Master George R. Adams and Most Worshipful Grand Master Jerold J. Samet assume their station.

Grand Masters John Robert Dean F A ) , Jerold J. Samet (DC), and John McWilliam Smith (MD) join in the ~ a l l ' ~ e d aofr s~ e b a n o nwreath-laying ceremony at the George Washington Masonic National Memorial.

Grand Secretary Stewart W. Miner (left) and Grand Master Jerold J. Samet welcome Cyril N. Batham (center), P.M. of Quator Coronati Lodge No. 2076

Dispensation Issued for Sojourner-Kilwinning Lodge

W.B. Horace W. Parsley (center) is presented the Grand Lodge Distinguished Service Award by James M. Burns, (left) P.G.M. and Chairman of the Grand Lodge Awards Committee.

Medals Awarded The GrandLodge,at thest. John's Day Communicationon December 28, 1991, conferred its highest award, the Distinguished ServiceMeda1,on WB Horace W. Parsley, 1981Master of Hiram-Takoma Lodge No. 10 and a tireless worker in the quarries of the local Craft for more than two generations.

Brother Parsley was cited for his generous support of his Lodge and his many Masonic benevolences, In response to a detailed citation accompanying the presentation, in which his modesty and selfless concern for others was duly recognized, Brother Parsley responded appropriately in just two words: "Thank you."

At the same Communication Valentine Reintzel Medals were presented to three Masons named by MWB Darwin A. Brock at the Annual Communication to receive them.

Recipients included WB George R. Kidwell, Carl R. LeVine, and FToyd E. Werle.

George Kidwell was the 1971 Master of Lodge No. 7 and is the newest recipient ofa major proficiency certificate. Carl R. LeVine, 1960 Master of Lodge No. 10, holder of the Distinguished Service Medal, is Grand Lecturer Emeritus and the current Grand Historian. Floyd E. Werle, 1964 Master of Lodge No. 14 is a Past Grand Lecturer and an outstanding composer and musician.

These presentations, made in the presence of the public, met with the unanimous approval of the members of Grand Lodge. All agreed that good men who had produced good work were d e s e ~ n of g such preferment.

Construction Continues at Grand Lodge The Grand Secretary announces that renovation of the first floor of the Grand Lodge Building including the library is now complete and that work on the basement, in what has been termed phase three of our renovation, is now well under way.

Necessary demolition in the basement was effected in Februa~y and architectural proposals are now being drawn up. When complete, that space will be converted into a function room with a complete kitchen, a suite for the Grand Master, library and milseilm stnracre- and snace for storinebuildineessentials.

Grand Master Samet has issued a dispensation to a group of Masons to form Sojourner-Kilwinning Lodge, U.D. The primary purposeof the Lodge, assfated in the dispensation, "is to bring together Masonswhose mother lodgesaresubordinate to or in amity with the Grand Lodges of Scotland, England, or Ireland.

This lodge is now meeting on the fourth Saturday of the month at 7:30 P.M. in the Hiram-Takoma Temple, 115 Carroll Street, N.W. The officers named in the dispensation are Brothers Edward Otis Pratt, P.M., Master; Ralph I. Romain, Senior Warden; and Merriman F. Parkinson, Junior Warden.

All Master Masons in good standing are invited to visit.

In his dispensation the Grand Master stated that it was his purpose to encourage the preservation of cherished Scottish traditions and practices, in so far as possible, in operations which will be conducted within parameters established by the Masonic Code of the Grand Lodge.

The Grand Master also explicitly authorized the officers andbrethren to adhere to Scottish customsand practicesduring the entrance and exit of officers, and in a departure from the norm, he gave the petitioners permission to once per quarter conduct a communication in full conformance with the Masonic teachings promulgated under theScottish Constitutions.

A progress report to the Grand Lodge will be presented at the Semi-Annual Communication, at which time it is expected that a formal petition foracharterwill besubmitted.

Ernie Higgins The Legion of Honor Preceptory of Nation's Capital DeMoIay, meeting for lunch at Wellington's in Silver Spring on March 15, honored WB Ernest Higgins, Past Master and Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt Lodge No. 44. In his afterlunch remarks, Ernie stated that on March 18,1992, he would celebrate the 70th anniversary of his initiation into the Order of DeMolay.

Ernie spoke freely of his life in the District of Columbia, where he has always lived and worked. Hc noted that as a young man, he worked for several months in a state of temporary blindness, the consequence of a gunpowder accident. Thankfully, he recovered, none the worse physically, but immensely wiser and fully appreciative of difficulties experienced by those who labor under a handicap.

The luncheon meetingwas brought to a closewith remarks by the Grand Master and the election of Preceptory officers for the coming year, in which James M. Burns and George F. Moyer were selected as Dean and Secretary, respectively.

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Masonic Employment Clearing House

7th Annual Golf Tournament

The following resolution was approved by the members of Grand Lodge at the Annual Communication on December 18, 1992: Resolved that the Grand Lodge, F.A.A.M., of the District ofColumbia establish an employment clearing house to assist District of Columbia Masons who seek employment. This clearing house shall be located in the Office of the Grand Secretary, who is authorized to receive, record, and disseminate information on those seeking employment, using the Voice of Freemasonry andsuch other instruments ofthe Grand Lodgeas may be appropriate to contact potential employers. Be it further resolved that all costs associated with this project be bourne by the Grand Lodge, F.A.A.M., of the District of Columbia.

You are invited to participate in the Seventh Annual Grand Lodge Golf Tournament to be held this year at the Poolesville Golf Course, Poolesville, Maryland on Monday, May 4,1992 The tournament will be a stag affair, open to Masons and their non-Masonic friends.

The Poolesville Golf Course is located at 16601 West Willard Road, Poolesville, Maryland. Sign-in and tee assignmentswill be made commencingat 8:00AM., with a shot-gun start scheduled for 9:00 A.M. A lunch will be served at the turn and an awards party will be held with hors \ / d'oeuvres and a c&h bar will follow the completion of the tournament at approximately 3:00 P.M. ~ndividualregistrations are available at $65.00 per person.

This type of registration entitles the participant to 18holes of golf and pays for green fees and cart, refreshments on the course, lunch, a golfer's package, registration for three closcstto-the pin contests, a hole-in-onecontest, and the awardspar@ Additional types of registrations are also available. For $350.00 you, your lodge, or your company can sponsor a tee.

Sponsorship of a tee includes registration for four golfersand a sign at the particular tee with the name of the sponsor. If you don't golf but would like to join the group for the lunch and party after the tournament, the costs for both will be $20.00.

Checks for the affair should be made payable to the Grand Lodge Special Activities Fund with proceeds going to the Masonic Foundation. This is a noble cause, my Brethren, and you are urged to support it fully. Remember, you don't have to play golf to sponsor a tee.

For moreinformation anda registration form, pleasecontact . last the Office of the Grand Secretary a t (202) ~ 1 8 1 1 The day for registration is April 29.

Ifyou arelooking for a job, write your free "advertisement" in approximately 60 words o r less and mail to Grand Secretary Stewart W. Miner, Grand Lodge of D.C., 5428 MacArthur Blvd., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20016. All information is kept confidential.

Ifyou wish to contact one of the applicants,write to Grand Secretary Miner at the above address or call him at (202) 6861811. H e will advise you how to get in touch with the specific persons you desire.

ARCHITECT Seeks position to utilize 10 years of U.S. architectural experience. Graduate of University of Liverpool (Bachelor of Architecture) and University of Rangoon (B.S.inCivilEngineering). Fellowof Instituteoâ‚ŹArchitects,Pakistan;Member Royal Institue of British Architects. Registered Architect in Burma and Pakistan; registration pending in D.C. References furnished on request. (Respond to J-9U)l)

FINANCIAL MANAGER Seeks position to utilize 2 years of experience in the development and administrationof financialservices foran international corporation undergoingsignificant technological, industrial, and market changes. Has working knowledge of Lotus 1-2-3,TSO, ISPF,IDMS, DB2, andHoneywellsystems. Fluent in French and Arabic;working knowledge of Spanish. Graduate of College D e La Salle, Cairo, Egypt (B.A. in AccountingIFinance). (Respond to J-9202)

MATHEMATICIAN1 COMPUTER SCIENTIST Seeks position utilizing 20 years of experience in applied science, engineering, and computer programs. Strong background in FORTRAN, COBOL, EXCEL, DBase 111, REXXand in UNIVAC Exec I1 and VIII, PDP, VAX, UNIX, IBM, and VMISP. Graduate of University of Maryland (B.S. in Mathematics and Physics) and American University (MS. in Operations Research and Management Information Systems). (Respond to J-9203)

PERSONNEL /RECRUITMENT MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST Seeks position to utilize 10 years experience in staff recruiting and placement, focusingon banking,financialservices,anddata processingfields. Hasextensive experience in client development, marketing, and personnel retention. Holds B.A. degree in political science from American University (1975). (Respond to J-9204)

Grand Master of DeMolay To Be Installed Our Grand Master, Jerold J. Samet, will be installed as Grand Master again on April 27, 1992. At that time he is scheduled to become Grand Master of the International Supreme Council of the Order of DeMolay.

With this installation he may set a record; certainly it is unusual, and perhaps even unprecedented, for a man to hold Grand Masterships in two organizations at the same time.

Nevertheless, having spent many years in preparation, Brother Samet readily accepts the challenge, and he invites you, if you are able, to be present when circumstance fortuitously links man and mission.

Further information about the Supreme Council Session may be obtained from the Executive Secretary of Nation's Capital DeMolay, Todd C. Duehring, 2114 Dexter Avenue, #201, Silver Spring, Md. 20902. Phone: (301) 681-8795.

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Visits to Veterans Hospital Few opportunities for service available to Masons produce more of a feeling of warmth inside, and a sense of a job well done, than the Hospital Visitation Program of the Masonic Service Association. As conductedin theDistrictof Columbia, this program consists of a Sunday Chapel Escort Service conducted by Lodgesand related Masonic bodies, who visit the Veterans Administration Medical Center, 50 Irving Street, N.W., in Washington. This is done on a schedule developed under the direction of M.W. Bro. Thomas R. Dougherty, P.G.M. of New Jersey and Honorary P.G.M. of D.C., working with the local Hospital Visitation Representative Max Beloff, P.M., of Samuel Gompers-Benjamin Franklin Lodge No. 45.

Masons visit the wards in the hospital and the nursing home, accompanying and assisting as needed, those patients who desire to attend the general Protestant chapel service. They also see that the patients are helped back to their rooms o r wards as required following the service. Often, from these seemingly brief encounters, lasting and helpful contacts with lonely veterans are made. When your Lodge is due tovisit the hospital, make it your business to be there.

Conference of Grand Masters and Grand Secretaries of North America Masons in the Metropolitan Washington area played leading roles in the 1992 Conferences of Grand Masters and Grand Secretaries of North America. M W John McWilliam Smith (MD) acted as Conference Chairman for the Conference of Grand Masters and presided over all of its sessions. In that conferenceMW Jerold J. Samet (DC) served as Chairman of the Conference Committee, in which capacity he was responsible for arranging the program; M W Stewart W. Miner (DC) served in a similar capacity in the Conference of Grand Secretaries.

At the 1992 sessions significant changes in leadership of the conferences wereeffected. Albert Ames, PGM of Massachusetts, was elected Secretarynreasurer of the Conference of Grand Masters to succeed David Dresser, PGM of Ohio, now serving his Grand Lodge as Grand Secretary. Stewart W. Miner, PGM and Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge of D.C., was elected Secretarymreasurer of the Conference of Grand Secretaries, vice Jim Shillingburg of Oregon, who chose not to seek re-election.

Among the many itemsofbusiness to come before the Conference of Grand Masters was a proposal, subsequently adopted, to authorize the Masonic Service Association to undertake an appeal on behalf of newly emerging Grand Lodges in Eastern Europe (specifically, Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, Hungary and Poland). Contributions to this cause may be marked "undesignated" o r earmarked for any one of these Grand Lodges. MSA will work with the American-Canadian Grand Lodge to determine areas of specific need.

Grand Lodge Blood Bank The Chairman of the Grand Lodge Blood Bank Committee, Dan LFrederick, announces that he and his colleagues, including new committee members Nick Dobelbower, Mike Greene, Tim Schilling, Hugh Shawen, and Karl Stadler, are already hard at work in pursuit of the 1992 Grand Lodge Blood Quota. H e also announces thequotas and the blood banknumbers for our constituent lodges as follows: BANK LODGE NUMBER QUOTA Federal #1 Justice-Columbia #3 Naval #44 Potomac #5 Singleton-Hope-Lebanon #7 Hiram-Takoma #10 St. John's #11 National-Stansbury #12 Washington Daylight #14 Benjamin B. French #15 Dawson #16 Harmony #17 LaFayette-Dupont #19 Anacostia #21 George C. Whiting #22 Osiris-Pentalpha #23 Arminius #25 Temple-Noyes-Cathedral #32 Albert Pike #33 East Gate #34 Joppa #35 Theodore Roosevelt #44 S. Gompers-B. Franklin #45 Petworth #47 Semper Paratus #49 Mehr #90

25 units 18 units 49 units 33 units 50 units 33 units 16 units 30 units 35 units 25 units 12 units 27 units 26 units 37 units 22 units 33 units 5 units 33 units 25 units 14 units 10 units 10 units 145 units 17 units 8 units 20 units

Total for Grand Lodge

760 units

Masonic Foundation Report Charles V. Brewer, President of the Masonic Foundation of the District of Columbia, reports Foundation receipt, during the fiscal year ending March 31,1992, of gifts totaling $21,099.38.Givers indicated that their contributions were to be used as follows: Unrestricted use MESH Scholarship Program Library and Museum Other

$14,731.00 2,463.37 1,745.00 150.01 2,010.00

All told 375 separate contributions, averaging $56.15 each, were received. Thanks are due all who answered the call andare thus entitled t o inclusion on the 1991 Honor Roll of Donors on the following page.

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Masonic Foundation - Honor Roll of Donors Adams, John T. Adams, I.W. Adams, George R. Ahrens, Howard F. Albert Pike Lodge #33 Almond, Charles C. Amos, Howard W. Anderson, Paul H. Anderson, Worth E. Anstice, Harold E. Armstrong, Howard P. Ashbrook, Paul R. Austin, Virgil L. Benjamin B. French #15 Bailey, Ira V. Baker, L. Robert Baptist Home Barker, Harry E. Barkley, Warren G. Barnes, Lawrence Barnes, Harry G. Barnes, Noble E. Barron, William C. Bartlett, Henry k Batson, Adin S. Beebe, John Beeton, Guy M. Belser, Dana C. Bennett, Timothy R. Bennett, Sr., William H. Berman, Samuel J. Bernard, Hugh Y. Berning, Grant R. Bernot, Raymond Bernstein, Cyrus Bernstein, Howard Bierach, James C. Blood, Frank E. BIood, Harold A Blumer, Frederick k Botsford, Jr., Norman L. Brafford, S. Grady Breakiron, D. L. Brewer, Charles V. Brock, Danvin A Brown, Cecil Brown, Eldon J. Brunsdon, Dalton V. Bundick, Frederick P. Bundy, David C. Campbell, J. W. Campbell, Howard D. Camper, Charles C. Carawan, Claud W. Carter, 11, Andrew F. Cayas, Anton Caywood, James A Chandler, John D. Chaney, William E. Cherpack, Arthur Chemck, Irwin L. Cherry, Duane E. Chism, Walter L. Clabaugh, Charles Clarke, Paul W. Connell, Peter W. Cooper, Eli Cornelius, Clarence 0.

Cortez, Davido T.

Courtney, John R. Cox, Clarence 0.

Craft, S. Stuart Crudup, Woods E. Cmm, George B. Curtis, Robert B. Dail, Ector A Davis, Lewis E. DeLacy, B. J. Dean, Dan L. Deery, Earl Dellinger, Warren F. Dodge, Jr., Clarence Dougherty, Thomas R. Dow, Irving M. Dow, Thomas W. Doyle, Gary E. Drechsler, Robert F. Drew, William B. Dunham, W. F. Dunham, William C. Dunn, Jr.,, Frederick L. Dunnington, Jr., John W. Eccleston, William E. Edens, Joseph R. Ellenberger, William J. Ellett, Jr., Edwin E. Evans, John H. Ferguson, W. McGordon Fletcher, Frank U. Fletcher, Richard E. Fontana, Emanuele Friend, Mary E. Fuentes, Ernesto T. Gabro, Jamil Gaines, William M. Gaither, Kenneth Gambell, Ernest L. Gardner, Marshall C. Gamer, Ernest W. Garrett, Marshall Gates, Jr., T. A Geibel, William J. George C. Whiting #22 Gibson, Irwin Gill, Clayton P. Gist, John D. Golf Committee Gompers-Franklin #45 Goninan, W. J. Goodman, Charles E. Gorham, W. Abbott Goss, George L. Graham, Daniel T. Grass, William H. Greene, Abram E. Greenwood, Dr. John Greer, T. LeRoy Griest, Robert A Grigsby, Edwin P. Gruel, Jr., Karl F. Gurewitz, Louis I. Haddad, Said Hall, James H. Hall, Charles Hall, John M. Hannon, Joseph E. Harding, Wesley G. Harner, Allen H.

Haniman, Harold E. Hart, Innis H. Hatchl, Quentin R. Hatefi, Mansour Hawkins, Joseph C. Hefner, Oren Henkle, Jr., James R. Henry, Homer H. Hewett, Isaac 0.

Hofer, Reiner G. Hongell, Carl B. Hunter, Milton S. Hurd, E. A Ingrick, John E. Justice-Columbia #3 Jackson, William D. Jackson, John W. Jaffe, George G. Jay, Vincent E. Jenkins, William T. Jobe, Jack Johns, Michael S. Johnson, E. Charles Johnson, k Edmund Jones, Herbert D. Judkins, Woodrow W. Kahn, Theodore M. Keagy, Lowell T. Kennedy, H. U. Kerr, Jr., John M. Keuroglian, Robert A Kidwell, George R. Kistle, James I. Knapik, John P. Koeller, Harold L. Kovacwich, Ari M. Kunz, Lucien Lacross, Elroy W. Lambert, Bruce E. Laroque, Jr., George A. Lazer, S. George LeVine, Carl R. Leach, Arthur R. Lebowitz, Samuel Lehman, Horace R. Leonard, John J. Lester, Perry k Leventhal, Abraham Levine, Julius Lewis, James E. Libersky, Frank Lincoln, Charles T. Lisner, Edward Locke, Jr., Walston L. Loekle, 0. Frank Lusk, Jr., Robert E. Lynn, Sol Mahoney, Vincent M. Mancuso, Louis J. Markowitz, Stanley Marshall, Leo R. Matthew, George T. Maxwell, Lewis R. Mayer, James L. Mayhew, Milton F. Maykrantz, George A McCreary, Lloyd J. Meese, N o m a n S. Mende, Hans M.

Menyman, Louis A Mesmer, Louis Meyer, Charles W. Miller, Ernest S. Miller, Carroll A. Miner, Stewart W. Minnigh, Allen L. Moore, Paul Morris, William C. Mowry, Howard F. Moyer, George F. Mt. Pleasant Chapter RAM Murphy, Jr., John M. Muth, R. F. Myers, LeRoy J. Nelson, Alfred M. Newwmb, Arthur R. Newkirk, Leroy Newman, Raymond A Nicholson, Philip C. Nida, Dow H. Norford, Andrew H. Olafson, Louis S. Oser, Bernard C. Osner, Charles R. Owen, Jr., Otis 0.

Parsley, Horace W. Pauley, Hubert E. Paulson, Aaron k Pavelko, Walter R. Payne, William D. Pelicano, Richard D. Peswv, Irwin B. Poland, Thomas W. Poole, Jr., Jesse A Postal, Samuel Preiffer, Albert R. Prowell, Clarence D. Puerner, Jack H. Putterman, Bernard Quantrille, H. B. Rapp, Eric Ray, Robert C. Redanz, Charles Reid, Raymond S. Reigert, T. Paul Relac, Richard R. Retholtz, Dr. George Rice, Wayne W. Richardson, Eugene N. Riley, Jr., Robert B. Robertson, John J. Robinson, Jr., Harold H. Roper, Lloyd R. Rosenthal, Isadore Rothstein, Irving M. Roys, Frank E. Sol.-Harding-Brightwd. #43 Singleton-Hope-Leb. #7 Smith, Thomas E.W. Sacks, J a m b Samet, Jerold J. Sandefur, Gordon F. Sandidge, Carl L. Saunders, Jr., Joseph W. Scarano, Gerard J. Scarborough, Howard F. Schafer, L. Arnold Schofer, Arthur J.

Schumann, Frank Schwab, Charles M. Shannon, Robert M. Shaw, William E. Sheppard, W. Manly Shewood, C. Wayne Shipp, Sr., Donald W. Shultz, Bernard E. Sibert, Jr., Boyd B. Smith, Paul L. Smith, Perry B. Smith, Jr., Hayden H. Smith, Jr., Lee J. Snyder, Jr., Norman A Spandenberg, Harold Spano, Cosmo J. Spates, Kenneth E. Spiker, Curtis W. Spitler, Robert H. Statler, Robert A. Steele, Jr., Howard M. Steiner, Maxwell L. Sterling, Carl L. Stem, Bernhard W. Stetler, Jr., Roy H. Stewart, G. Hollis Stewart, James E. Stewart, Ralph W. Stonesifer, Joseph N. Summers, Carlton V. Swygert, Eugene H. Tepper, Jules Thompson, M. L. Tindal, Donald R. Tolley, Gird M. Trachtenberg, Stephen Tripplett, Eyvind R. Truly, Metro J. Tucker, Jr., George F. Usher, William C. Vandenvende, George S. Vasco, Vincent Vechery, Frederic D. Vivian, John T. Walkendifer, Vincent G. Walker, Richard A. Walleigh, C. Leslie Walls, Sr., T. M. Wannell, W. Raymond Ward, J. Emory Washington Centennial #14 Weintraub, Leo M. Weir, Rev. Thomas Werle, Floyd E. Whetzel, George E. Wigglesworth, Durwood R. Wildman, Sr., John D. Wilhelm, Robert E. Williams, Robert E. Williams, Donna K. Wise, Emerson B. Wittenmyer, Howard I. Wohl, Frederick R. Wood, Harry E. Wood, Raymond C. Wright, Stephen N. Xidon, George J. Young, Edmund E. Zillig, George P.

1992 Grand Lodge

Front Row: Stafford Appel, Grand Lecturer; J. Philipsmith, Junior Grand Warden; George R. Adams, Deputy Grand Master; Jerold J. Samet, Grand Master; William T. Jenkins, Senior Grand Warden; Robert F. Sutphin, P.G.M., Grand Treasurer; Stewart W. Miner, P.G.M., Grand Secretary.

Middle Row: George R. Kidwell, Deputy Grand Lecturer; Lloyd C. Huff, Grand Marshal; Carl R. LeVine, Grand Historian; Robert F. Drechsler, Senior Grand Steward; William E. Chaney, Jr., Senior Grand Deacon; Vincent M. Mahoney, Junior Grand Deacon; Eldon J. Brown, Junior Grand Steward; Thomas E. Weir, Deputy Grand Chaplain; Eugene N. Richardson, Grand Chaplain.

Back Row: David A. Freed, Assistant Grand Tiler; Harold A. Blood, Grand Lodge Physician; Gerhard Meinzer, Grand Tiler; David E. Baer, Aide to the Grand Master; C. Douglas Hillmuth, Grand Standard Bearer; Dennis D. Kirk, Grand Sword Bearer; Mansour Hatefi, Assistant Grand Chaplain; Walter F. Simon, Assistant Grand Chaplain; Dan L Frederick. Aide to the Grand Master; Richard A. Fielder, Grand Lodge School Tiler; Grant R. Berning, Grand Pursuivant.

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eos Slowly but surely the Grand Lodge is accumulating a video-tape library. Recent acquisitions include "What It Means To Be AMason", "Focus on the Future", and a three-part Masonic education series, produced respectively by the Grand Lodges of Massachusetts, Missouri, and Connecticut.

All are suitable for Lodge programs and all are available on loan, as is the everpopular "Unseen Journey", which is also available for purchase if you would like a copy of your own. As copies are limited, reservations are recommended.