APPEAL FOR RELIEF – FLORIDA September 14, 2017 Hurricane Irma hit Florida with the “longest-lasting powerful hurricane or typhoon ever recorded, worldwide,” according to National Public Radio. More than 60% of the state was without power. Widespread flooding, depleted grocery shelves, and damage from high winds have made life miserable for many. The Grand Lodge of Florida has requested this Disaster Appeal to […] Read more »
Appeal for Disaster Relief – Texas August 31, 2017 The Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania has forwarded the following information for those brethren and lodges who are interested in contributing to the relief effort. The entire Gulf Coast of Texas was deluged with high winds and rain from Hurricane Harvey, setting records for rainfall from any single storm anywhere in the continental United States. Extensive […] Read more »
2nd Annual District Cigar-B-Que Scheduled August 8, 2017 To Register for the event, please download and complete the order form below: Cigar-B-Que Ticket Order Form 2017 . Read more »
Summer School of Instruction Summer Programs Slated July 2, 2017 The School of Instruction Summer Programs will be held on the 2nd & 4th Tuesdays in July in the Frey Masonic Center located at the Masonic Village-Warminster, 850 Norristown Road, Warminster, PA starting at 7:30 pm.. On July 11th, Past District Deputies Robert Burns and David Tansey will present a program on Masonic Etiquette. On July […] Read more »
Presidential and Vice Presidential Trivia June 16, 2017 Franklin D. Roosevelt unexpectedly died April 12, 1945, and his Vice President, Harry S. Truman, succeeded him to the presidency. When Harry Truman took the Oath of Office three years later, on June 20, 1949, as the 33rd President of the United States, there was additional historical significance. At that inauguration, four of the members […] Read more »
Memorial Day May 21, 2017 The Indiana War Memorial in Indianapolis Logan Lodge No. 575 in Indianapolis was chartered in 1888, and is named after Major General John A. Logan, one of the most famous and popular Union Army generals of the Civil War. After the war, Logan became a fierce Republican, an Illinois senator, and presided over the impeachment […] Read more »
Happy Mother’s Day May 14, 2017 Today in Masonic History it is Mother’s Day (U.S.). Mother’s day was founded in the United States in the early part of the 20th century. As the day was adopted in other cultures around the world the date has varied, although generally it is in either March or May. The first mothers day was celebrated […] Read more »
Origin Of ‘Grand Sword Bearer’ Position April 22, 2017 The office of Grand Sword Bearer goes back to the earliest days of Masonry (it’s mentioned in the second edition of Anderson’s Constitutions) and is patterned after an office bearer in London (and other cities), who carries the Lord Mayor’s sword before him during processions. According to David J. Williamson, Grand Chaplain Emeritus of the […] Read more »
Masons Build Bridges Over Cultural Rifts April 2, 2017 The following article appeared in The Providence Journal, Rhode Island: Read more »
