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No. 4 JUNE 20th, I921 Price 5 CenU

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F i r s t l e t u s s a y t h a t t h i s s u m m e r w e c a n s y m -

p a th i z e w i th t h o s e in t h e E a s t . W e a re h a v -

i n g a n u n u s u a l ly w a r m s p e l l a n d i t m a k e s u s

r e c a l l t h e h e a t o f t h e E a s t i n t h e s u m m e r t im e .

W e w e r e j u st m a k i n g u p o u r m i n d s t h a t a g r e a t

m a n y o f o u r E a s t e r n L o d g e s w o u l d c l o s e f o r

t h e s u m m e r m o n t h s w h e n w e r e c e i v e d s o m e

le t te r s ind ica t ing tha t no such th ing wVis con -

t e m p la t e d b e c a u s e o f t h e i n t e r e s t in t h e w o r k .

This i s encouraging news of course .

S p e a k in g o f t h e i n t e r e st in o u r w o r k w e h a v e

r e c e iv e d m o r e l e t t e r s o f p r a i s e a n d e n th u s i a s m

r e g a r d i n g t h e w o r k a n d t e a ch i n g s fr o m m e m -

b e r s i n t h e 9 th d e g r e e i n v a r io u s L o d g e s t h a n

w e h a v e r e c e i v e d f r o m a n y o t h e r d e g r e e h e r e -

t o f o r e — in o n e c i ty o n ly d o e s i t a p p e a r t h a t

t h e r e a r e s o m e tw o o r t h r e e m e m b e r s w h o th in k

tha t the n in th degree work i s of l i t t le in te res t

i n t h e i r p r e s e n t p r o g r e s s a n d w e f i n d t h a t t h e s e

m e m b e r s h a v e n o t g o n e f a r i n t o t h e n i n t h d e -

g r e e a n d a r e b a s in g t h e i r o p in io n u p o n s o m e

h e a r s a y e v i d e n c e p u r p o r t i n g t o c o m e f r o m

s o m e m e m b e r s i n a n e a s t e r n c i ty . T h e n in th

d e g r e e i s m o v in g v e r y s lo w ly b e c a u s e o f e l im -

ina t ions tha t seem tc b e inevi tab le , eve n in th is

h ig h d e g r e e , a n d w e f e a r t h a t t h o s e w h o l i s t e n

to t h e d i s c o u r a g in g r e p o r t s f r o m th o s e w h o s e

purpose i t i s to d iscourage o the r s wi l l e l imina te

th e m s e lv e s b y t h e a t t i t u d e t h e y t a k e . A s o n e

m e m b e r w h o is h i g h ' v a d v a n c e d i n a c a d e m i c

a n d s c i e n t i f i c s u b j e c t s w r o t e : “ T h e n in th d e -

g r e e c o n ta in s m a t t e r a n d h e lp a n d r e v e l a t i o n s

t h a t a r e f a r b e y o n d a n y t h i n g t h a t c o u l d b e a n -

t i c ip a t e d b y e v e n t h e m o s t h o p e f u l m e m b e r o f

o u r o r d e r , ” a n d t h i s m e m b e r a d d e d : “ I n s e v -

e r a l m o n th s I h a v e l e a r n e d m o r e o n t h e s u b j e c t

o f a n th r o p o lo g y th a n I l e a r n e d in a t h r e e y e a r

c o l l e g e c o u r s e . ” T w o w o r d s a r e g iv e n al l

n i n t h d e g r e e m e m b e r s a s g u i d e s t o t h e i r c o n -

d u c t. W e th i n k t h a t a t h i r d w o r d s h o ul d b e

a d d e d — p a ti en c e.W e h a v e s e v e ra l i m p o r t a n t n e w s i te m s to

r e p o r t t h i s m o n th a n d w e w i l l , b e g in w i th t h e

i n t e r e s t i n g n e w s o f a w e d d i n g c e r e m o n y c o n -

d u c t e d i n t h e G r a n d L o d g e o f Ma s s a c h u s e t t s o n

W e d n e s d a y e v e n in g , J u n e 1 s t. O n th is o c c a -

s io n S i s t e r Ma r y F r a n c i s D a n ie l l a n d B r o th e r

F r e d e r i c k C . P r u s s m a n s o l e m n iz e d t h e i r u n i ty

a c c o r d in g t o t h e R o s i c r u c i a n r i t e s a n d d u r in g

the ce remony of the uni t ing of the i r two souls ,

h e a r ts , a n d m in d s i n t h e b o n d s o f m a r r ia g e ,

t h e G r a n d M a s t e r p e r f o r m e d t h e s y m b o l i c a l

ac ts of ce lebra t ing the mar r iage in the sp i r i tua l

s e n se a n d th i s w a s f o l l o w e d b y t h e f o r m a l l eg a lc e r e m o n y p e r f o r m e d b y t h e C h a p l a i n o f t h e

L o d g e w h o i s a U n i t a r i a n c l e r g y m a n . T h e

T e m p l e w a s b e a u t i fu l l y d e c o r a te d , a n d w i t h

f lower g i r l s and r ing bea re r s , and th? of f ice r s

in t h e i r o r i e n t a l co s tu m e s , t h e c e r e m o n y w a s

im p r e s s ive a n d in s p i ri n g . W e f ee l s u r e t h a t

a l l o u r m e m b e r s w i l l s e n d to o u r B r o th e r a n d

S i s t e r i n Ma s s a c h u s e t t s i n o u r o w n w a y th o s e

th o u g h t s o f l o v e a n d jo y w h ic h w i l l a s s u re t h e m

o f t h e h a p p in e s s t h e y a n t i c ip a t e a n d w h ic hshould be the i r s .

O n J u n e 9 t h a s i m i l a r c e r e m o n y w a s p e r -

f o r m e d i n t h e R o s i cr u c ia n T e m p l e a t S a n F r a n -c isco . On th is occas ion S is te r Nev a Breeding ,

a m e m b e r o f t h e C a l i f o r n i a G r a n d L o d g e , ? n d

B r o t h e r W a l t e r C . P r i d d y , a m e m b e r o f th eN a t io n a l Lod g« *. w r » u n i t e d i n a c -

cord ing to our v ites . In th is case the Imper a tor

c o n d u c t e d , f i r s t t h e s y m b o l i c a l c e r e m o n y

w h e r e b y th e u n i t i n g o f t h e tw o s o u ls wtas s y m -

b o l i z e d a n d th e n w i th r e l a t i v e s p f t h e c o u p le

a s s e m b le d i n t h e c e n t e r o f t h e T e m p le t h e I m -

p e r a to r , a s a P r i e s t o f t h e P r i s t i n e C h u r c h o f

t h e R o s e C r o s s p e r f o r m e d th e f o r m a l l e g al

c e r e m o n y a c c o r d in g t o t h e r i t e s o f t h a t C h u r c h .T h e T e m p l e w as a p p r o p r i a t e l y d e c o r a t e d a n d

tw o l i t t l e g i r l s a n d a b o y d r o p p e d f l o w e r s i n

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p r e m e O f f i c e r s a s s i s t e d i n c o n d u c t in g t h e c e r e -

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E a s t w h o w e r e r e l a ti v e s o f t h e c o u p le a n d th e y

w e r e g r e a t l y im p r e s s e d w i th t h e p r o f u s io n a n d

b e a u ty o f t h e C a l i f o r n i a n a tu r a l f l o w er s u s ed

in d e c o r a t i n g t h e T e m p l e . T h e c e r e m o n y

w a s p e r f o r m e d l a t e i n t h e e v e n in g a t t h e h o u r

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Mas s ach u s e tt s G ran d L o d g e o n t he h r s t o f

J u n e . A f ew mi n u t e s p r i o r t o t h e w ed d i n g th e

Grand Mas ter , S i s t e r Mar ie Clemens , in wai t -

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Temple , th rough the care lessness o f someone

who was c lean ing the ha l l, a nd she severe ly in -

ju red her a rm and shou lder . Th e o f fi cers o f

t h e L o d g e w a i l ed u p o n h e r an d i n s i s t ed u p o n

s o meo n e e ls e co n d u c t i n g t h e ce r emo n y , b u t

s i n c e n o a r r a n g e m e n t s h a d b e e n m a d e b e f o r e -

hand for such a cont ingency, and s ince i t i s such

an h o n o r an d p l ea s u re t o co n d u c t s u ch a ce r e -

mo n y , t h e G ran d Ma s t e r ex p l a i n ed t h a t s h e

w o u l d d emo n s t r a t e t h e p r i n c i p l e s o f o u r t e ach -

ings and ma s ter the cond i t ions . Acc ord ing ly

s h e en t e r ed t h e T emp l e ag a i n an d w en t t h ro u g h

t h e l o n g an d t ed i o u s ce r emo n y w i t h o u t o n ce

i n d i ca t i n g t o t h e memb er s a s s emb l ed t h e r e t h a t

an y t h i n g h ad p a i n ed h e r o r p e r t u rb ed h e r i n

w 'ard ly o r phys ica l ly , and she d i sp layed su -

p r eme mas t e r s h i p t h ro u g h o u t h e r w o rk . Im -

med i a t e l y a f t e r t h e ce r emo n y , h o w ev e r , s he

was p laced in the care o f a phys ic ian and l a tert aken to the hosp i t a l , w here i t was found she

h ad f r ac t u r ed s ev e ra l b o n es an d w o u l d h av e t o

b e in a h o s p it a l f o r ma n y w ee k s o r mo n t h s , an d

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cap ac i t a t ed G ran d Mas t e r an d l d u c t i n g

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t o t h e G ran d M as t e r an d t h e Su p rem e j Uf fi ce rs ,

an d w e g r ea t ly ap p rec i a t e t h e l oy a l ty , | av e an d

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In Fl in t , Mich igan , the Grand Mas ter o f our

Lodg e there , S i s t er Ehrke , w as inv i t ed by the

l a rge Bu ick f ac t o ry t o ad d re s s t h e me n o n

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sess ion . Re por t s s t a t e tha t »bou t ; 1600 men

w ere p r e s en t an d t h e t o p i c r eq u es t ed b y t h e

co mm i t t ee w as t h e n a t u r e ,pf o u r o rd e r ’s w o rk .

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in the sub jec t , a nd inc iden ta l ly exha us ted the

en t i re supp ly o f a l l fo rma of l i t e ra tu re and read -

i n g ma t t e r t h a t t h e L o d g e i n F l i n t h ad accu mu -

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1>r i s will be the,te*4*t}Ushment of

a b ranch o f the Pr i s t ine Church o f the Rose

Cross.

We are p leased a t th i s t ime to announce tha t

t h e Su p reme Co l o m b e o f t h e O rd e r is t rav e l li n g

en tourage wi th her two Si s t ers as companions ,

v i s it ing a ll the Lod ges hav in g h igh degrees

wi th in a c i rc le tha t can be conven ien t ly reached

b y t h e a r r an g emen t s co v e r i n g t h e v a r i o u s co n -

nect ions o f the ra i l roads dur ing the vacat ion

p e r i o d . T h e t h r ee y o u n g w o men a r e o ff icer s

o f t h e Ca l i f o rn i a G ran d L o d g e an d i n t h e h i g h

degre es o f our work . Th ey l e f t San Franci sco

o n W ed n es d ay , J u n e 1 5 th , an d w il l ma k e s t o ps

at such ci t ies as Chicago, Niagara, Buffalo, New

York , Waterbury , Conn . , Pa t t e rson , N. J . ,

Ph i l adelph ia , Lancas ter , Bal t imore , Wash ing -

ton , P i t tsburgh , an d ad jo in ing towns , Ind ian -

apol is , St . Louis , El Paso, San Diego and Los

Angeles . Th ey wi ll re tu rn abou t the fi rs t o f

A u g u s t an d w i l l h av e g a t h e r ed mu ch i mp o r t an t

ma t t e r f o r t h e Imp e ra t o r i n co n n ec t i o n w i t h

t h e w o rk o f t h e mem b er s o f th e Su p rem e L o d g e

wh o are loca ted in these var ious ci ties. In

pract ic al ly each ci ty the y wil l be the guests of the officers of the. Lo dge s an d in som e ci t ies

L o d g es n ea rb y w i l l v i s i t t h e G ran d L o d g e t o

meet these official representat ives , as , for in -

s t ance , in W aterb ury , C onnect i cu t , the G ran d

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in Har t fo rd and ar ranged fo r the o f f i cers o f the

L o d g e i n H a r t fo rd t o v i s i t W a t e rb u ry , Co n n ec -t icu t, on Sunda y even ing , Jun e 26 th , fo r the

purpose .

We learn wi th cons iderab le in teres t tha t them u m m y o f Q u e e n T i, t h e m o t h e r o f o ur b e -

l o v e d A m e n h o t p I V, h a s be e n b r o u g h t t o

Amer ica and i s now in a museum in a sou thern

city. Wi th i t was b rou ght an ancien t t ab le t

which i s o f g rea t in teres t to our o rder and th i st ab le has no t been t rans la ted because o f i ts

m any secre t passages . A car lo ad o f p r i ce less

r eco rd s w e re a l s o b ro u g h t w i t h t h i s mu mmy b y

the sc ien t i s t who i s in teres ted in hav ing them

t rans la ted , in o rd er to reveal much l igh t con -

ce rn i n g t h e ch i l d h o o d o f t h e g r ea t l e ad e r o f

m e n a n d t o d e t e r m i n e h o w m u c h o f A m e n

ho tp’s t each ings came th rough t each ings o f h i s

mo ther and her re l ig ious be l ie fs . Th e coming

of th i s mummy to Amer ica , where i s a l so one

o f th e t o mb s b ro u g h t h e r e f ro m E g y p t an d an

o b e l i s k an d man y o t h e r i mp o r t an t w o rk s o f t h e

days o f o ld , inc lud ing tha t p r i ce less j ewel o f

s ac r ed h i s t o ry , a mu mmy o f t h e V es t a l V i rg i n

o f t h e T emp l e o f A men Ra , i n d i ca t e s t h e p r e -

d ic ted g radual t rans i t ion o f the hear t and sou l

o f E g y p t i an my s t e ry t o " T h e l an d w h e re t h eEagle sp reads i t s wings .”

T h e Pe n n s y l v ani a G ran d L o d g e r ep o r t s t h a t

they wi l l con t inue the i r work th rough the sum-

mer and are p repar ing fo r a f i r s t decree in i t i a -

t ion o f new membe r . , dur ing th~ w i rm weather ,

an d w e l ea rn f ro m t h e G ra n d L o d g e o f C l ev e -land that the officers rh<*re are accompanying

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courtesy , and for the pur pos e ol v is i ting. T his

i s a n e x c e l l e n t m e t h o d o f a c q u a i n t i n g m e m b e r s

o f o n e Lo d g e w i th t h os e o f a n o t h e r . P e n n -

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Colombe fo r the coming te rm o f o f f ice .

T h e G r a n d L o d g e of F l o r i d a r e p o r t s t h a tt h e y a r e m a k i n g p ro g re s s u n d e r t h e n e w o p -

e r a t i v e p l a n s a n d t h e y h a v e s e n t t o S u p re m e

H e a d q u a r t e r s a p e t i t i o n fo r a b r a n c h o f t h e

Pr i s t ine Church o f the Rose Cross in the i r c i ty .

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f ir st cop y o f the maga zine pub l i shed by the m

i n b e h a l f o f t h e O r d e r c a l l e d “ H e rm e s " a n dt h e m a g a z i n e h a s b e e n v e ry f a v o ra b l y r e c e i v e d

b y th o s e o f t h e S p a n i s h t o n g u e . R e p o r t s i n d i -

ca te tha t the work in Mex ico iu g rowing wi th

i n t e r e s t a n d b r a n c h Lo d g e s a r e b e i n g e s t a b -

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G ra n d Lo d g e i n P u e r t o R i c o h a s b e e n r a i s e d

b y P re s i d e n t H a rd i n g t o t h e r a n k o f Ma j o r o f

t h e Me d i c a l R e s e rv e C o rp s fo r h i s c o u n t ry .

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s o m e t h i n g a b o u t n o t j u d g i n g o t h e r s c i p a s s i n g j u d g m e n t u p o n o t h e r p e r s o n s ? I f y o u h a v e

you wi ll be in te res te d in a few sen ten ces wr i t -

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w r i t e w i t h s e e m i n g a u t h o r i t y o n m a t t e r s t h a t

per ta in to occu lt i sm, as thoug h unb iased , b u t

b e h i n d t h e v e i l o f s e e m i n g t o l e r a n c e l o o m s t h e

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i s t i c Ros icruc ian Order o f i so la ted ex i s tence

a n d i n d e p e n d e n t o p e r a t i o n , v a r i o us r e p r e s e n t a -

t ives o f wh ich have f rom t ime to t ime v i s i t ed

o u r Lo d g e s s o l i c i t i n g m e m b e r s fo r t h e i r o rg a n -

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t a t iv e s o r e v e n to a d m i t w h o i t s h e a d m a y b e o r

w h e re h e i s l o c a t e d ; a n d t h i s m y s t e r i o u s m o v e -

m e n t h a s n e v e r l e f t a n y s t o n e u n t u rn e d i n a t -

t a c k i n g o u r o rg a n i z a t i o n o r s i m i la r o rg a n i z a -

t ions wh ich reve l in the b r igh t sun l igh t o f open

p ro p a g a n d a a n d f a i r p u b l i c i t y .

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official f i les for valuable ieferenre in the near

fu t u r e w e f i n d o u r o rg a n i z a t i o n a n d o u r w o rk

re fer red to in such manner as th i s :

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t rap , hodg epo dge , wh i' h ou r good f r i end has

y o u w r i t e o f “ R o s a e c ru c i a n i s m , ” a n d t h e s p e l l -

ing shows p la in ly tha t you mus t a t some t ime

o r o t h e r h a v e b e e n i n f l u e n c e d b y t h a t a c c o m -

p l is h e d f a ls if ie r w h o s e “ P r i s ti n e C h u rc h " p r e -

sents every Sunday the beautiful speeta<;j

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b u t t h a t o u r t e a c h e r s o r m a s t e r s a r e n o )

c i e n t l y e d u c a t e d i n a c a d e m i c s t u d i e s t o b e a b l e

to give to seeker s the l ight o n thei pa th wh ich

they com e to ou r doors ask ing for . In thi s

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deserve the t i t le o f occul t i st , b u t I neve r knewo n e o f t h e m w h o m u rd e re d h i s m o t h e r t o n g u e ,

o r who was def ic ien t in in te l l ec tua l t ra in ing .”

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such as we are g iv in g to seek e i s car .no t be o f

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in t h i s c o u n t r y a n d in o th e r c o u n t r i e s t o p r e -

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tan t , fore ign , wa l led ga rd en , ac ross the pe ace -

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t h o s e w h o h a v e a t t e n d e d ju s t i f y u s i n s e e kin g

a l a r g e r p l a c e fo r o u r m e e t in g s . O n S u n d a y

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m o n th ly s a c r e d s y m b o l i c a l f e a s t i n t h e C h u r c h

af te r the regula r se rv ice a t which t ime those

d e s i ri n g m e m b e r s h ip in t h e C h u r c h w il l b e

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b r in g in g t o H e a d q u a r t e r s a p p l i c a n t s f o r r e g u la r

m e m b e r s h ip t o t h i s C h u r c h f r o m th o s e w h o

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e d g e t h a t t h e y h a v e g a in e d i n a f e w S u n d a y s

a t t h e P r is t i n e C h u r c h ; a n d to s a y t h a t

t h o s e w h o h a v e b e e n p a t i e n t l y w a i t i n g f o r

th e e s t a b l i s h m e n t o f t h i s C h u r c h a r e e n -

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v e r y m i ld s ta t e m e n t . F r o m e v e r y s o u rc e ,

e x p e c t e d a n d u n e x p e c t e d , a n d f r o m a l l

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h e lp i t .” Me m b e r s h ip i n t h e P r i s ti n e C h u r c h

d o e s n o t a f f e c t m e m b e r s h ip i n a n y o th e r

C h u r c h a n d w e w i s h t o l a y e s p e c i a l e m p h a s i s

upo n th is f ac t. Severa l c i tie s ha ve a l read y

w r i t t e n t o H e a d q u a r t e r s a s k in g f o r t h e e s t a b -

l i s h m e n t o f B r a n c h C h u r c h e s t h i s f a l l a n d w e

a d v i s e o u r m e m b e r s e v e r y w h e r e , w h e t h e r i n

la rge c i t ie s or smal l tow, . s to t ry and a r range

f o r a B r a n c h C h u r c h o f t h is B o d y . T h e ri t ua l

i s beaut i fu l , the fundamenta ls of the re l ig ious

t e a c h in g s a r e i n s p i r i n g , b a s e d u p o n o u r o w n

R o s i c r u ci a n t e a c h in g s a n d th e o p p o r tu n i ty

g iv e n to t h e p u b l i c to c o m e to g e th e r i n w o r s h ip

a n d s tu d y o r i l l u m in a tio n o n S u n d a y w i ll b eg r e a tl y a p p r e c i a t e d ev e r y w h e re . O u r S u p r e m e

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C h u r c h a n d o u r I m p e r a to r i s t h e e x e c u t iv e h e a d

o f t h e p h y s i c al o r g a n i z a t i o n o f t h e C h u r c h

w h e r e v e r i t m a y e xi st . I n s e e k in g i n f o r m a t io n

r e g a r d in g t h e C h u r c h o r i n a s k in g f o r p e r m i s -

s i o n t o e s t a b l i s h a B r a n c h o f t h e C h u r c h a d -

d r e s s y o u r c o m m u n ic a t i o n s t o Mr . R o y le

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Franc isco , Ca l i forn ia .

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T h o s e o f o u r m e m b e r s w h o a r e i n t e r e s t e d

in t h e in t e r n a t i o n a l l a n g u a g e a s p u b l i s h e d i n

N u m b e r A o f o u r C r o m a a t , a n d w h o w i s h to

im p r o v e t h e m s e lv e s i n t h e w r i t i n g o f t h a t s im -

p l e l a n g u a g e s h o u ld c o r r e s p o n d w i th B r o th e r

Ear l Way ne Sut ton , P O. Box 244, E lyr ia,

Ohio , who is ex t remely in te res ted in forming

a c lu b o f t h o s e w h o w i s h t o c o r r e s p o n d b y s o u -

veni r pos t ca rds or le t te r s in th is language . This

is an exce l len t oppor tuni ty to form a c lub of

m e m b e r s t h r o u g h o u t t h e v a r io u s s t a t e s f o r t h e

e x c h a n g e o f p o s t c a r d s a n d f o r c o r r e s p o n d e n c e

in a language which wi l l be of grea t he lp some

da y wh en v is i t ing fore ign lands or fore ign

lodges .

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