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The Gifts ofBro. Megerdichian

Winter and SpringQuarterlies

From the East of Grand Lodge

HARVEY JOHN WAUGH

“Let’s Make A Difference.”Brethren:

On the afternoon of March 11th at the Grand Lodge Quarterly, the temperature in Bostonreached a warm and pleasant 57°. Despite the piles of snow still on the ground from theunprecedented winter we had experienced, a feeling of spring was in the air. Whether it was the anticipation of Passover and Easter, the start of another Red Sox campaign, or thedaffodils, lilacs, and tulips soon appearing in our gardens; the hallmarks of the new seasonwere close, while the memories of February remained fresh on the minds of the Brethren.The sense that we had persevered—if not thrived—was palpable.

So it is with Freemasonry. The past can provide inspiration for the future. As we plan ourwork, and work our plans for the betterment of our institution, our Masonic forefathers whobuilt this great fraternity serve as the best example of what can be accomplished by workingtogether as Brothers.

A recent development of historic note that received nationwide media coverage was therevelation of the time capsule removed from the cornerstone of Massachusetts State House.Originally placed in 1795 by the officers of the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts during thetenure of M. Wor. Paul Revere, there was great interest in the contents of the time capsule.Fortunately, the records and archives of your Grand Lodge let us know exactly what wasinside. I look forward to continuing the tradition of laying the corner stone at the StateHouse when it is re-interred later this summer.

As you probably know, Brother Revere was a silversmith in his early professional life.Historians have speculated that he may have produced the engraved silver plaque that wasthe final item placed in the time capsule. We learn in the Second Degree that our ancientBrethren wrought in operative as well as speculative Masonry. Similarly, there are membersof the fraternity who are also craftsmen by trade or hobby. Recent issues of TROWEL pro-filed Brother William Wallace Dudley of the Dudley Masonic Watch, and our own KennethWestgard, who has made many of the jewels and jewelry our Brothers wear today. In thisissue, we learn of two more artisans: Brothers William Hogarth and Abraham Megerdichian.

The wealth of talent and creativity in our fraternity across many disciplines and professionsis one our great strengths. It is up to us to deploy our Brothers in a manner that satisfiestheir desires and provides every member the opportunity to help, “to make a difference,” onbehalf the Craft. In doing so, we are best able to confront any challenges and seize anyopportunities that ensure our order perseveres and thrives for many seasons to come.

Fraternally,

Harvey J. WaughGrand Master

Magazine of the Grand Lodge of Masons in Massachusetts

23 Lodge in FocusLogia America—The Spanish only Massachusetts lodge

10 Bro. Megerdichian Shines in MetalCurrently in museums in the area.

16 Donors to the Grand Master's Appeal 2014Many Masons have made light work.

12 Past Grand Masters – M.W. Henry EndicottA continuing series by the Grand Historian

Vol. 33, No. 1: Spring 2015

30 Our Naughty Bro. William HogarthThe hidden Masonic symbols in the print revealed.

29 The Ashlar CupThe first international game

Lodge & District News 3

Chaplain’s Column 4

Grand Lodge Quarterly Communication 5

The Young Tyler 8

Ask the Grand Lecturers 9

Living Freemasonry 14

The Prodigal Mason 15

News from Overlook 21

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Grand Master of Masons in MassachusettsMW Harvey J. Waugh

TROWEL Staff

Executive EditorLee H. Fenn

Design andProduction

David A. Libby

Consulting EditorRobert W. Williams III

Editorial StaffStephen C. Cohn

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Information OfficerElliot Chikofsky

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When I was raised, I first heard aboutmaking a Mason. I did not know thatwhen I was first called Brother, that Ihad been made a Mason, but when Iheard it I remembered the question Iasked at the open house I attendedwith my son, “What do you guys dohere?”

The answers are as many as there are lodges andMasons. I heard about meeting once a month. I saw broth-ers helping brothers by transporting them to lodge andother appointments. I later heard about some brothers vis-iting the VA. Others build ramps. Others cook. The broth-ers in Masonry do many things in and out of the Fraternity.

But what are we making?All of this begins with my getting what I pay for, by

attending lodge. In lodge, something amazing occurs;something is made beyond completing business or adegree.

In readying for lodge, there is often a moment when abrother helps another with his collar or bow tie. It is a littlemoment, the folding of a shirt collar, the straightening of ajewel, but it is that moment that makes the Mason better ina way that is not just presentation.

In lodge, whether on the sidelines in my own lodge or aseditor of TROWEL, I spend a great deal of time sitting andlistening. Lodge is where something happens, something ismade. When it will happen, I don’t know. What will hap-pen, I don’t know. The only part I do know is that afterlodge, I will be made better by it. When we make a Mason,work them through the degrees, something changes foreveryone.

The act of making is integral to my life as a Mason. I dothat in lodge, in my work, and in my home. Many brothersdo it in other ways. Wor. Charles Stockbridge made a signfor Satuit Lodge. Bro. William Hogarth made fun, and a bitnaughty, art. Bro. Abraham Megerdichian made miniaturemarvels in metal. And, of course, the New England Patriotswent past Grand Lodge to thank us for helping make themchampions. Well, maybe the team had something to dowith it, but I like to think our cheering made them better.

In Masonry, we make. We start by making good menbetter. We make our lodge, district, and community better.Masonry makes a lot of things, but it also makes everythingbetter. Fraternally, Lee H. Fenn

MAKING IN MASONRY FRATERNITY NEWS & EVENTScontinued on page 26

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D E A D L I N E S F O R N E X T I S S U EArticles: June 1

Lodge News: June 7

Hope Lodge Celebrates 150thAnniversary with Table Lodge

Ezekiel Bates Warms then Plunges

Cornerstone to be Re-Interred June 17thBro. and Senator Richard J. Ross with M. Wor. Harvey J. Waughat the Museum of Fine Arts at a private showing of the contentsof the State House time capsule interred by M. Wor. Paul Revereand to be re-interred June 17th. (See back cover.)

Nicole Nelson, Jennifer Simmons, Bro.William Swenson, andBro. Adam Perreault on the brink of 34 degree water for a PolarPlunge

On March 1st several members of Ezekiel Bates Lodgebraved the elements to fry up some Oreos for the AttleboroWinter Festival. Members also sold hot dogs and popcorn.

Just two weeks later, on March 14th 2015 members ofEzekiel Bates Lodge, Bristol Lodge and spouses participat-ed in the Massachusetts Special Olympics annual PolarPlunge. The lodges collected nearly two thousand dollarswhich will go to the group Heller’s Angels, a local Specialneeds program that provides sporting opportunities, such asbowling, to special needs families at no cost. The Water wasa balmy 34 degrees and fun was had by all!

— Bro. Bryan Simmons

On March 21, 2015 in the banquet hall of Hope Lodge inGardner, the Hope Lodge 150th anniversary Table Lodgetook place. In between each toast and course a speakertalked about the history of Hope Lodge’s 150 years of exis-tence.

We learned when a man wanted to become a Mason in thearea of Gardner 150 years ago, one had to travel two or morehours by horse and buggy one way. Dedicated Masons madethat journey; but they were not fools. Saving their time,backs, and horses was the motivation for the creation ofHope Lodge.

A local group of Masons in the area got together and peti-tioned Grand Lodge to start a lodge inGardner. It was signed by LeviHeywood, Henry C. Hill, Edward J.Sawyer, Charles Heywood, GeorgeWoodman, Nathaniel Holmes, HoraceWhitney, James Lakin, Andrew Moore,and George Nichols. All these men hadbeen made Masons in Fitchburg, Athol,and elsewhere; all they wanted was toform a lodge closer to home. TheFitchburg and Athol Lodges supportedthis petition as well.

A short time afterwards, a letterarrived; it was from Grand Master M.Wor. William Parkman, and he issued a

letter of dispensation on February 22, 1864, “authorizingand empowering the aforesaid brothers to form and open alodge after the manner of Ancient Free and AcceptedMasons, therein to admit and make Free Masons accordingto the ancient customs and not otherwise.” This dispensationcontinued until the next regular communication of GrandLodge in the month of March, 1865. On March 9, 1865

Hope Lodge was formally constitutedand received its official Charter.

Most of the petitioners were madeofficers of the newly formed lodge. Ofthe first three names, Wor. Levi Hey-wood was Master, then Bro. Henry C.Hill was S.W., and Bro. Edward J.Sawyer was J.W. (also they became thefirst three Past Masters as well).

The whole evening at Hope Lodgewas filled with history of Hope Lodge,with music played by Bro. Ivan (betterknown as Skip) Wood on his harmonica,and the food was great.

— Bro. Lee Wood

Wor. Daniel Madru, Master of HopeLodge, in front of the banner for his150th anniversary Table Lodge.

Cover graphic by Kevin J. Papierski.

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THE WINDING STAIRSby Rt. Rev. and Rt. Wor. Brian R. Marsh

Our Masonic ritual contains a great deal of infor-mation. Much of it is symbolic. But there is

also a great deal of practical and spiritual wisdomcontained in the concentrated, poetic language of thethree degrees of our ancient Craft.

One of the most vivid symbols in our Masonic rit-ual is that of the winding stairs. The phrase “windingstairs” is immediately recognized by all Masons. Forthose who had come to Masonry as new FellowCraftsmen, the phrase may bring back memories ofthat time when they first heard the words of thefamous Middle Chamber Lecture, a time when theywere invited to take a symbolic journey by climbinga particular flight of stairs. For those mature Free-masons who have served as Senior Deacons, theMiddle Chamber Lecture represented the first sub-stantial ritualistic work they were required to master.Both the new Mason and the committed lodge offi-cer thereby make their own separate journeys byflights of winding stairs.

An ascent by a flight of winding stairs or, perhaps,the climbing of a mountain symbolize the gaining ofwisdom. Many spiritual writers have employed thesesymbols. St. John of the Cross, one of the great mys-tics of the Western tradition, wrote a classic calledThe Ascent of Mount Carmel. In this masterpiece ofcontemplative literature, he described the soul in itsjourney upward toward God. But this symbol ofascent is employed within the spiritual writings ofevery religious tradition.

Within our Masonic tradition, the individualMason makes a symbolic—and indeed, physical—journey toward wisdom and understanding throughthe practice of the Craft. The journey through thevarious winding stairs we make in our Masoniccareers begins with discovery, the discovery of ajourney we are about to make. We learn of this par-ticular journey through our own symbolic progressin the lodge itself. And, throughout our Masoniclives, we continue this remarkable journey in manyforms; we climb the many winding stairs of our livesand careers.

Our ascent is often full of surprises. A windingstairway is like that. As we climb, we notice that the

world looks a little different with every step upward.We notice, as well, that each turn in the stairwayoffers us a view that we could never have seenbefore. Human lives are just not capable of seeingaround every corner or anticipating every eventuali-ty. We need able and trusted guides to ensure that westay on the correct path.

Like Freemasonry, most religions use some formof journey in their teachings. Buddhism employs thenoble “eightfold path.” Within the Judeo-Christiantradition, The Book of Proverbs expresses veryclearly the need to stay on the right path. Deviationfrom that path leads to spiritual danger. The writer ofthe book of Proverbs addresses all who begin a jour-ney toward wisdom, identifying those actions oneshould take, as well as those to avoid. The journeyall Masons take is one that, if fully embraced andinternally digested, will also lead to wisdom. Itrequires us to remember our duty to God and man, tokeep our passions within due bounds and seekalways to grow in knowledge and understanding.

It is no accident that the symbol of the windingstairs occurs during the Second Degree. This degree,sometimes regarded as a “transitional” degree, is fullof symbolic meaning. It symbolizes the transitionbetween youth and age, a time when temporal andspiritual skills are acquired. This important time inthe life of every man is filled with new insights.These insights are gained through a gradual, step-by-step acquisition of knowledge.

Finally, having arrived within the MiddleChamber, all that has gone before makes sense; it allcomes together in a landscape of perfect nicety. Ourlives are like that, too. We reach the fullness of ourbeing when we complete the flight of winding stairsthat is the practical realization of a certain symbolicjourney; a journey we undertook during a time in ourlives when we learned an important lesson inMasonic wisdom. And began our own unique adven-ture in the Craft. ■

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of Massachusetts; Sir KnightRichard W. Seychew, Rt. Eminent Grand Commander ofthe Grand Commandery, Knights Templar and theAppendant Orders of Massachusetts and Rhode Island; Ill.Donald M. Moran, 33°, Deputy, Ill. Peter R. Smith, 33°,Active, Ill. Donald G. Smith, Jr., 33°, Active, Ill. C.William Lakso, 33°, Active Emeritus, Ill. Ralph I Sewall,33°, Active Emeritus, for Massachusetts, Ancient AcceptedScottish Rite of Freemasonry for the Northern MasonicJurisdiction of the USA; Rt. Wor. Wilbur Evens, Sr., GrandMarshal Emeritus, Rt. Wor. Reuben Meade, Deputy GrandMaster, M. Wor. Nicholas Locker, Past Grand Master andGrand Representative to Grand Lodge of Massachusetts, ofThe Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge ofMassachusetts; M. Wor. Donald G. Hicks, Jr., President,George Washington National Masonic Memorial; Rt. Wor.and Dad Brian S. Noble, Executive Officer of DeMolay forMassachusetts and Active Member International SupremeCouncil; and Bro. MacLean B. Rankin, State MasterCouncilor, Massachusetts DeMolay (recently raisedMaster Mason, St. George Lodge of Brockton).

The December 2014 & March 2015Quarterly Communicationsof the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts

December 2014 Quarterly

Most Wor. Grand Master Harvey J. Waugh welcomedthe Color Guard, Bro. Matthew S. Gero, Jr. Warden,

Caleb Butler Lodge; Wor. Leo M. Kenen, Past Master,Frank W. Thompson Lodge; Bro. Mark P. Barrett, TheMassachusetts Lodge; and Wor. Jacob T. Yanovich, MasterRural Lodge before beginning the December 10, 2014Quarterly Communication of the Grand Lodge of Mass-achusetts.

The Grand Master called upon his marshal to escortPatty Latham and Lisa Hastings to honor Rt. Wor. LeonHalperin as Secretary of the Year. He is Secretary of bothof both Beth-horon Lodge (Needham) and Moses MichaelHays Lodge (Needham). Grand Lodge also wished a happybirthday to Lisa Hastings.

After opening Grand Lodge, the Grand Master wel-comed the following honored guests:

M. Excellent Charles R. Austin, Grand High Priest,Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Massachusetts; M. Ill.Robert C. Corr, M. Ill. Grand Master, M. Illustrious GrandMaster, Grand Council of Royal and Select Master Masons

by Wor. Lee H. Fenn

The Rt. Rev. and Rt. Wor. Brian R. Marsh, GrandChaplain, is a past District Deputy and a Bishop in theAnglican Church in America.

Left: The color guard in Dec: Bro. Matthew S. Gero, Jr. Warden, Caleb Butler Lodge; Wor. Leo M. Kenen, Past Master, Frank W.Thompson Lodge; Bro. Mark P. Barrett,The Massachusetts Lodge; Wor. Jacob T.Yanovich, Master Rural Lodge. Right: PatriciaLatham and Lisa Hastings (of the Grand Secretary’s office?) presented Rt. Wor. Leon Halperin as Secretary of the Year. He isSecretary of both Beth-horon Lodge (Needham) and Moses Michael Hays Lodge (Needham).

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The Grand Master pro-ceeded to open the floor forballoting on the office ofGrand Master. He turnedthe floor over to the DeputyGrand Master, Rt. Wor.Joseph C. DeNicola, andwas escorted from theroom. The completed bal-lots were then collected andcounted by a committee ofpast Grand Masters.

When the committee re-turned, they announced thatM. Wor. Bro. Waugh wasunanimously elected toserve a second year asGrand Master of Masons inMassachusetts.

The Grand Master returned to the East and opened theballoting for the office of Senior Grand Warden. The can-didates for that office were Rt. Wors. H. Robert Huke III(Rural Lodge, Quincy) and Thomas A. Rorrie (CelestialLodge, Westwood). During the balloting, several lodgespresented gifts to the Grand Master. A committee of pastSenior Grand Wardens counted the ballots that were cast.The result was a unanimous election of Rt. Wor. Bro. HukeIII for the office of Senior Grand Warden.

The Grand Master opened the balloting on the office ofJunior Grand Warden. The candidates were Rt. Wors.Richard Maggio (William Parkman Lodge, Woburn) andPaul A. Cataldo (Mount Holyoke Lodge, South Hadley). Acommittee of past Junior Grand Wardens reviewed the bal-lots that were submitted,and the result was a unanimous

election of Rt. Wor. Bro.Maggio to serve as the nextJunior Grand Warden.

Rt. Wor. Ernest A. Pearl-stein, was called to the Eastto receive recognition of hismore than seven years yearsas chairman of the ServiceCommittee. Rt. Wors.Frank Kautz and FrankGomes, the new chair of thecommittee, presented himwith a pocket-watch en-graved with the GrandLodge seal as a token ofappreciation for his service.

The Grand Master dis-cussed his special visit to

Freeport Lodge #23 in Maine for their 200th Anniversary.Freeport Lodge was chartered originally by the GrandLodge of Massachusetts in 1814. He also attended the150th Anniversary of Blue Hill Lodge (Canton), the merg-er of Delta and St. Paul’s-Algonquin Lodge (Braintree),and a DeMolay Legion of Honor ceremony in Boston forRt. Wor. Sen. Bruce Tarr, Grand Representative toVenezuela.

The Grand Master visited the Grand Lodges of Ohio,Virginia, and Maryland. He discussed his Listening Tourevents, which were held in Marlborough and Pittsfield. InMarch, the annual Grand Lodge trip to Florida to visit withour snowbird Brethren is slated for the third week inMarch. He announced a $2.00 per year increase in GrandLodge dues. The Grand Master closed Grand Lodge inample form. ■

Rt. Wor. Ernest A. Pearlstein was called to the East at theDecember Quarterly to receive recognition of his more thanseven years as chairman of the Service Committee. Rt. Wors.Frank Kautz and Frank Gomes, the new chair of the committee,presented him with a with a pocket-watch engraved with theGrand Lodge seal as a token of appreciation for his service.

past quarter, comprising around 500 years of Masonicexperience.

Two lodges, Bethany and Saggahew, petitioned for con-solidation. The new name for the consolidated lodge willbe Saggahew. The petition was accepted and the GrandMaster commented on consolidations. They make lodgesmore resolute in their direction and give them an opportu-nity to improve themselves, he said, and he told thebrethren of a new committee to address lodge preservationand is chaired by Rt. Wor. Joseph DiNicola.

M. Wor. Bro. Johnson announced a Request forDispensation to establish a new lodge, NortheasternUniversity Lodge. The Grand Master mentioned that this isa new academic lodge and brought the vote to the floor.Without dissention and withjoy, the Grand Master broughtdown the gavel in approvalsaying “It’s a vote.”

After careful review, a sus-pension for five years,imposed five years ago by M.Wor. Roger W. Pageau, waslifted and the Brother wasreinstated. Sadly, one brotherwas suspended indefinitelyand another was expelled:both for un-Masonic conduct.

The Grand Master present-ed the Grand Master’s awardto 22 lodges: Caleb Butler,Ayer, Dist. 14; Columbian,Boston, Dist. 1; Daniel Web-ster, Marshfield, Dist. 18;

March 2015 Quarterly

After the Grand Master and his suite entered the lodgeroom, Grand Lodge Medical Corps, Rt. Wors. Jerry

Bergeron, Kevin Hamel, Craig Erikson and Wor. MarkLindsay, were the color guard and presented the flags.

The Grand Master opened the Grand Lodge Spring quar-terly and welcomed the following honored guests: M.Excellent Charles R. Austin, Grand High Priest, GrandRoyal Arch Chapter of Massachusetts; M. Ill. Robert C.Corr, Most Illustrious Grand Master, Grand Council ofRoyal & Select Master Masons of Massachusetts; SirKnight Richard W. Seychew, Rt. Eminent Grand Com-mander of the Grand Commandery, Knights Templar, andthe Appendant Orders of Massachusetts and Rhode Island;Ill. Donald M. Moran, 33°, Deputy—Ill. Peter R. Smith,33°, Active—Ill. C William Lakso, 33°, Active Emeritus—Ill. Ralph I. Sewall, 33°, Active Emeritus all for Mass-achusetts, Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonryfor the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction of the USA; M. Wor.

Nicholas B. Locker, Past Grand Master, Prince Hall GrandLodge of Massachusetts, Bro. MacLean Rankin, StateMaster Councilor, Massachusetts DeMolay (member St.George Lodge; Bro. Joseph DeSisto, III, Worthy GrandPatron, Grand Chapter of Massachusetts, Order of theEastern Star, and Wor. Aristidis Baria, District GrandMarshal, District of Panama. The past Grand Masters inattendance were M. Wors. Albert Timothy Ames, ArthurEugene Johnson, Donald Gardner Hicks, Jr. (and Active forMassachusetts, Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite ofFreemasonry for the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction of theUSA), and Jeffrey Black Hodgdon.

M. Wor. Arthur E. Johnson read the Recognition ofProxies and Rt. Wor. Paul F. Gleason chronicled the actionsof the Charter and Bylaws Committee.

After both were accepted, Deputy Grand Master, Rt.Wor. Donald H. LaLiberte read the necrology.. Ten mem-bers of Grand Lodge passed to the Celestial Lodge in the

At the March Quarterly, the Grand Masterpresented the Grand Master’s award to 22lodges, recognizing their excellent workover the past year.

Essex, Salem, Dist. 9; Fellowship, Bridgewater, Dist. 17;Franklin, Grafton, Dist. 23; Independence, Melrose, Dist.4; Meridian, Natick, Dist. 15; Mount Holyoke, So. Hadley,Dist. 27; Mount Tom, Holyoke, Dist. 27; Mount Vernon-Galilean, Malden, Dist. 4; Norfolk, Needham, Dist. 5;Orient, Norwood, Dist. 6; Palestine, Everett, Dist. 4; PaulRevere, Brockton, Dist. 17; Phoenix, Hanover, Dist. 18;Satuit, Scituate, Dist. 18; Simon W. Robinson, Lexington,Dist. 14; Tahattawan, Littleton, Dist. 14; Thomas Talbot,Billerica, Dist. 12; William Sutton, Saugus, Dist. 4; andWyoming, Melrose, Dist. 4.

The Grand Master rose from the East to recall that at theFeast of St. John, the temperature was around 50° withalmost no snow. “I predicted a mild winter,” he recalled,

“My prediction was a littleoff, about eight feet off.”

Because of the snow,Grand Lodge committeemeetings were canceled aswere many lodge meetings.Much of his time was spentissuing dispensations. But,despite the weather thwartingour work and societal shiftslessoning our numbers, Free-masonry strives forward.

There is a new position,created by the Grand Master,in December. There was aDistrict Grand Master forPanama and Chile, Rt. Wor.Gerard Dowden. Now, he willhave a Deputy, answering to

The Grand Master welcomes and accepts a gift from Wor.Aristidis Baria, District Grand Marshal, District of Panama.

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In September 2014, the grande dame of the Samuel Crocker Lawrence Library, Ms.Cynthia Alcorn, retired after 22 years as librarian. During her term of duty, Cynthia

brought a significant level of professionalism and organization to one of the world’s greatMasonic libraries. To see her work, look at any shelf in the library, or consult the on-linecatalog. Her replacement, Rt. Wor. Walter Hunt, will carry on her efforts.

The Library is currently receiving attention in a number of areas. Papers and ephemeraare being catalogued; various items are being put on display on a rotating basis; andrecent books are being particularly highlighted for perusal. The Library is currentlyshowing more than 100 dispensations for new lodges, some dating to the 1850s. Rt. Wor.Bro. Hunt has also developed a set of one-page informative handouts on various subjects,available at the circulation desk. Visitors to the library are also asked to mark their homestate or country on maps, which show the variety and diversity of those who tour it.

The Samuel Crocker Lawrence Library is presently open Monday, Wednesday andFriday from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., or by appointment with the Librarian. Brethren andvisitors are welcome to peruse, study, or simply relax; the library is now equipped withwi-fi, and there are three workstations with Internet access.

“This library is available for the Craft and for the public,” Rt. Wor. Bro. Hunt says.“It’s a wonderful resource, and I’m honored to be able to work there. Please feel free tocall or email me with any questions.” ■

To reach the library, call Grand Lodge at 617-426-6020, or email Bro. Hunt at whunt@massfreemasonry.org

HUNT TAKES OVER FOR ALCORN AT GRAND LODGE LIBRARYby Wor. Lee H. Fenn

M. Wor. Edgar Darling getssome help from Rt. Wor. WalterHunt while Rt. Wor. PaulCataldo looks on.

As I write this, we have windchills in the single digits. Hope-fully as you read it that is notthe case.

Q Since this exemplifications areon the first degree is it OK to bringfirst and second degree candidatesto the Exemplifications?A No. It could cause awkward sit-

uations. It is almost impossible to confine the agenda toa specific degree. A significant part of the discussionsrevolve around how the wording varies from degree todegree. We do not wish to discourage interested candi-dates but in this case it is best all around that they wait ayear.

Q When doing Blue Lodge ritual should Grand LodgeOfficers wear their Grand Lodge aprons and regalia? If sohow should they be addressed?A The wearing of aprons and regalia by Grand LodgeOfficers doing degree work is appropriate. However theritual applies to everyone and they are addressed by thetitle of the office they are filling. For example, if a PastDistrict Deputy (or a Past Grand Master for that matter)

ASK THE GRAND LECTURERSby Rt. Wor. Robert F. Doherty, Chairman of the Grand Lecturers

is filling the station of Senior Deacon, he is to beaddressed as Brother Senior Deacon.

Q Why must Past Masters serving as officers attendExemplifications? Haven’t they have heard it all before?A As we said in the last issue, the fact we have heard itall before does not mean that we heard it correctly nordoes it mean we remember it all correctly. Perfection islimited to the Supreme Architect. The rest of us need con-tinuing education. Many professions require this and asMasons we need to be willing to do this with or withoutrequirements.

As important is that is, the example we as Past Mastersset is even more important. If we take the position that asPast Masters, the rules do not apply to us, our credibilitywith our newer Brethren is severely compromised. Weneed to show our Brothers what should be done not justtell them about it.

Q Where is it determined which parts the first section ofthe first degree are to be done on one candidate at a time?A Some of it is determined by the Grand Constitutionsand some by Grand Master’s Edict. Actually at one timeit was required to perform the entire first section for everysingle candidate alone. ■

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The Young Tylerby Wor. David Riley

The Young Tyler was talking with one of the lodge’snewest members as the Senior Steward walked past

with his arms filled with regalia.“Bro. Senior Steward, come listen to this,” the young

Tyler said quickly.“I’ll listen,” said the Senior Steward, “if you’ll help

me with set up.”“I should have seen that coming,” the young

Tyler said with a laugh. “But we might as well,”he said to the new member, “It’ll fulfill one ofthe requirements for your Master MasonRookie Award anyway.”

As they set up the lodge for the upcomingcommunication, the new member explainedhis membership in the Fraternity had just beendiscovered by one of his friends. His friendtold him that membership in the Fraternity wasinconsistent with their shared religion and thatFreemasonry was a religion itself. When the newmember had finished, the Senior Steward gave thelodge room a quick examination and nodded with satisfac-tion.

“Good job, gentleman. So, your friend is wrong,” headded with a smile. “I’m sure it isn’t the first time thatyou’ve had to tell someone that.”

The new member chuckled and said, “I did tell him that.But no matter what I said, he kept insisting that we worship

a god called the Grand Architect. Oh, and he said that wedon’t allow people to talk about religion in lodge becausewe don’t want anyone to be converted from Freemasonry.”

The Senior Steward chuckled. “I don’t preach my reli-gion at my kid’s Scout Troop meetings either. It would beunwelcome and inappropriate.” He shrugged and said, “Youtold him the truth and he didn’t choose to believe you. Hethinks he knows better.”

“He said I didn’t understand because I wasn’t a ‘highenough’ degree Mason,” the new member added, with aslightly hurt tone.

“And he is?” the young Tyler said quickly. “Look, youtold him the truth about Freemasonry and I don’t think

anything you say will change his mind. It isn’t alack of information or even a misunderstanding—

he just doesn’t want to know the truth.”The Senior Steward looked around the room

and said, “In the end, brother, I think you’llprobably just have to let your life serve as theevidence of the truth of what you have said.Perhaps, in time, your friend will come to seethat your membership in Freemasonry has

enriched your faith rather than supplanting it.”The young Tyler nodded and said, “You can

tell a man anything but what he sees for himself,he knows to be truth. That’s good advice.”Together, the three turned to greet the other brethren

as they began to come into the lodge room. As the youngTyler assumed his station, he took a moment to reflect onthe conversation. “In the end,” he thought to himself, “onlyGod and I know what’s in my heart. Maybe that’s anotherreason Masons don’t talk about religion in lodge; silencemay be the wisest commentary you can make on anotherman’s faith.” ■

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him and the Grand Master, to perform functions in Chile.The Grand Master appointed Wor. William Buston Fyfe tocover this important duty for our Chilean brothers.

The Grand Master recounted the one day class whichhad taken place the prior Saturday in East Longmeadowand Boston. At the suggestion of Rt. Wor. George Bibilos,the class accommodated current Entered Apprentices and

Fellow Crafts. The one day class “also became a ‘BusinessMan’ Class where good men could join the Craft andbecome Master Masons in a time frame” that suited theirneeds.

The Grand Master explained that “the business side ofMassachusetts Masonry is big” and expressed his appreci-ation for all the hard work of the Grand Lodge Board of

Left: Wor. PhilipPrivitera, Master ofMystic Valley Lodge,presents a gift to theGrand Master for theBrotherhood Fund.a

Right: Wor BasilPawlyk, of NorthReading Lodge, pre-sents the Grand Masterwith a gift for theBrotherhood Fund.

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Bro. MegerdichianShines in Metal

by Wor. Lee H. Fenn

They were presents for birthdays,Christmas, or any occasion in

the Abraham Megerdichian house-hold. And they were tiny. One wasan old style trash can, the type thatwas inserted in the ground—perfectin every detail. Another was a horsereined to a carriage. There was also apair of salt and pepper shakers. Acertain item was odd: a hockey stickwith two pucks attached, or so thefamily described it. All of them weremetal.

Sometimes silly, sometimes fun,sometimes useful, the miniaturemetal pieces of Bro. Megerdichianwere always made with love for fam-ily, friends and co-worders. The fam-ily played on a solid aluminumbackgammon set; the children sawtheir mother’s sled accurately recre-ated in a brass miniature. The smallscale metal work of Bro.Megerdichian filled their home withtestimonies to his love of them andjoy of life.

Bro. Megerdichian was born in1923 in Franklin, Massachusetts, toArmenian immigrants from Turkey.Soon thereafter the family moved toCambridge. Upon graduation fromRindge Technical High School heenlisted in the Navy, served in thePacific as ship’s cook and occasionalgunner, returned to Cambridge andgot employment as a machinist in afactory. The machine skills helearned at school and in the military

guided him as a machinist through-out his career.

Bro. Megerdichian married andraised three children, all of whomgraduated from public schools inCambridge. His son and daughterstill live in the city. He took hisMasonic degrees in Mount Olivet

Lodge, Apprentice and Fellow Craftin 1949 and Master Mason Degree in1950. He signed the bylaws of thelodge in 1950.

In the 1960’s Bro. Megerdichianbegan making utilitarian, metalobjects for use at home— pans,

knives, candle holders, and flowervases, and then more complicated,motorized woodworking and metal-working machines for sanding, saw-ing, and grinding. As he became amore skilled machinist he beganmilling from blocks of brass, alu-minum, copper and stainless steel

easily recognizable and often intri-cately detailed everyday objects.

Bro. Megerdichian’s creative out-put numbers scores of pieces. Ondisplay at the Attleboro Area Indu-strial Museum is a ring he milledfrom stainless steel. It features the

letter J and was made as a gift for hiswife Jenny. Also on display is a vio-lin, complete with case and bow.

Following Abraham’s passing in1983, the Megerdichian familydonated many of his machinist’stools to the Bray Mechanical Lab atTufts University. His legacy remainsfor mechanical engineering studentsat Tufts can use his tools to this day.

Each of Bro. Megerdichian’s metalminiatures is an original and one of akind. He created a set of tooth picksto be extraordinarily detailed swords.His backgammon set has ornamentalgrooves in a sunburst style.

Many of Bro. Megerdichian’spieces allude to Masonry. As Masonswe can see the symbols of our craft,but none more so than the hockeystick with two pucks attached, affec-tionately symbolized as a Two-ball-cane. This he made for himself anddrilled a hole in one end forunknown reasons. Any Mason wouldrecognize it from the one referenceto Tubalcain in the Bible, Genesis4:22. According to the King JamesVersion, “And Zillah, she also boreTubalcain, an instructor of every arti-ficer in brass and iron: and the sisterof Tubalcain was Naamah.”

Bro. Megerdichian’s son Roberthas said that “the miniatures made bymy father are a tribute to the skill ofa trained machinist combined withan artist’s eye and a generous man’sheart.” ■

“A certain item was odd:a hockey stick with two pucks attached,or so the family described it.”

The Megerdichian family’s backgammon set, made of brass and aluminum.

A gavel made from aluminum. A meat tenderizer made of solid brass weighingalmost four pounds.

The Mark: Most of Bro. Megerdichian’s metal minia-tures carry a date and his mark, AM.

The Two-ball-cane that was a mystery.

A pipe and holder made of brass and aluminum.When smoked, it was harsh and very very hot.

An extremely detailed in ground garbage can con-tainer with hinged cover made of brass and a preci-sion fit aluminum insert.

here, where we have listenedto their voices and felt ourhearts warm to them in friend-ship. . . He has gone from us,apparently in the full vigor ofmanhood touched by none ofthe weaknesses that usuallyaccompany advancing years,but able to enjoy the work, thefriendships, and the pleasuresof a rich, full life. It is given tofew men to see their life’sefforts crowned with a fullermeasure of success than was

the case with our friend and Brother.”In this address, as in the several others recorded in our

Proceedings, can we hear the eloquence and gracious man-ner of Bro. Endicott. At a corner-stone laying in the sum-mer of 1887 in Winchester, he noted that “The public cer-emonies which attend the laying of the corner-stone of anew building have come down to us hallowed by traditionand by custom . . . the world has come to believe that everybuilding may serve the purposes of God, by serving theneeds of his creatures, and should, in thought, if not bypublic service, be nobly begun.” At the dedication of theMasonic Hall in Georgetown later that year, he said: “IfFreemasonry existed for itself alone, and the claims on theindividual ceased as soon as he left the Lodge-room, itwould have but small excuse to seek to perpetuate itself;but it demands far more, and one cannot be a good Masonwithout at the same time being a good man, honoring theclaims of the family, the State and humanity.”

He exhorted the new Brethren of Winthrop Lodge inApril 1888 by giving them this thought: “Ideal Masonrysays that it is not enough for a man to be simply good, inthe sense of not being bad; he must be good for something.He must do his part towards making the world better thanhe found it; for in these days of action no man, nor institu-tion, has a right to hold back expecting others to do thework of the world. His Masonic principles must be shownby quick sympathies, thoughtful words and generousdeeds.” When constituting Golden Rule Lodge in January1889, he expanded upon that thought: “Apply the universalprinciples which it teaches to the performance of your dailytasks, and let its words be remembered not only in the calmof the Lodge room, but in the hours of business, in formingyour judgments of your fellow-men, in the courtesies ofhome, yes, in every relation of life. What does it profit aman to repeat here the words justice, fraternity, virtue, andyet forget that to be a good Mason his heart must echo themin sincerity and truth? Let the Constitution of this newLodge be a blessing to the homes from which you comeand to the community in which you live.”

These were the sentiments of another time, one thatslowly passed away as those figures that had preceded him

monious Brotherhood, repre-senting the exalted and exalt-ing tenets and truths ofAncient Craft Masonry,throughout this Common-wealth, another jewel, to beset in its crown, alreadyresplendent with honor, virtueand love.”

With those remarks, GrandMaster Abraham H. Howland,Jr. acknowledged the proudlineage of the new occupantof the Oriental Chair of theGrand Lodge. Endicott’s response was characteristicallyhumble: “. . . when I recall the honored names of those whohave presided over the deliberations of this Grand Lodge, Ifeel keenly my own inability to fulfil its obligations in thatcorrect and acceptable manner which has characterized mypredecessors . . . The future holds still more in store for us,if we press forward with united effort towards our commonend: the welfare of humanity.”

At his first Grand Feast, he proposed cordial and affec-tionate toasts to three of his esteemed predecessors: GrandMasters Howland, Welch, and Parkman. Whatever he stat-ed in public, he was not unprepared for the task.

Whether this was false humility or a true sense that hewas unprepared for the Grand Mastership is unclear—butwhatever the case, he was ready to get to work.

In 1887 there were about 28,000 Masons in Mass-achusetts, about 80 percent of the number we have in thisjurisdiction today. Freemasonry was growing: GrandMaster Endicott signed 1,445 diplomas in his first year andone charter: for Converse Lodge in Malden. He wouldgrant three others during his term: Winthrop, Golden Ruleof Wakefield, and Thomas Talbot of Billerica. Other thanthe lodge that claimed him as its “father,” these lodges allstill work today—and are among the most active and suc-cessful ones in our jurisdiction.

His contemporaries while serving as Grand Master weresuch luminaries as William Parkman, William SewallGardner, Sereno Nickerson, Charles A. Welch and SamuelC. Lawrence. This was a different era in MassachusettsMasonry: these men arrived shortly after the subsidence ofthe Anti-Masonic furor that swept the country. During histime, Baalis Sanford, Dana Flanders, and his immediatesuccessor, Samuel Wells, served in high office; Otis Weld,Edwin Holmes and Richard Briggs were all prominent inGrand Lodge circles during that time as well. Endicott wasparticularly fond of Briggs, whom he eulogized in 1893—which was, as it turned out, his last address to the GrandLodge:

“At no other time do the faces of those who have beenaccustomed to meet with us, but who have left us for theunknown world beyond, appear before us so vividly as

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Endicott Hall in CambridgeTemple, 1912Courtesy of Wor. Bro. Keith MacKinnon.

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In 1912, Winthrop Lodge celebrated its 25th anniversary,welcoming Grand Master Everett C. Benton with a

splendid reception as part of the commemoration of theevent. But there was one invited guest who could not bepresent that day: Most Worshipful Henry Endicott, the“Father of Winthrop Lodge.” The Senior Past GrandMaster sent a letter with his felicitations—and his regretsfor one of the four lodges to which he had granted a char-ter during his term in the East of Grand Lodge. His pres-ence was missed—but not unexpected: he had long beenconfined to his home, infirm, and rarely appearing in pub-lic. He had not attended Grand Lodge since 1906; he canbe seen in a group portrait taken at the corner-stone layingfor the new Masonic Temple in Boston, sitting stiffly witha walking-stick held in front of him, looking uncomfort-able due to the rheumatism that afflicted him during the lastfifteen years of his life.

By 1912, the year before his death, Henry Endicott wasa man who had outlived his time.

Henry Endicott came to Masonry in 1860, taking hisdegrees in Amicable Lodge in Cambridge at age 36. Hewas descended from the branch of the family that had set-tled in Wells, Maine and relocated in the middle eighteenthcentury to Canton, where he had been educated. He hadentered business in Boston and had come to Cambridge in1858, a successful manufacturer of engines and boilers. Heserved as Master of the lodge in 1864, 1865, and 1866, thenbecame the first Master of Mizpah Lodge under dispensa-tion. He progressed to the office of District Deputy GrandMaster, and at the end of 1872 he was elected Senior GrandWarden, serving with Most Worshipful Sereno DwightNickerson.

He was extremely active within all areas of Masonry,particularly in the Royal Arch (he served as Grand King in1864), and the Commandery in Boston. He took hisdegrees in the Scottish Rite and was crowned a SovereignGrand Inspector General in 1874. Away from the Craft,while he did not aspire to political office, his brothers hadbecome publically prominent in Massachusetts: Charleswas State Treasurer and State Auditor, and Augustus wassheriff of Norfolk County. The year after he served asSenior Grand Warden Bro. Endicott retired from his manu-facturing business, but he continued to participate in thepublic affairs of his adopted city: as his biographers noted,“He was known and revered for his sterling integrity andbusiness capacity, while his genial temperament made himthe friend of those with whom he had dealings and thekindness he showed to others reacted in respect and affec-tion for him.”

He was selected to be Grand Master of Masons inMassachusetts in December 1886. At his election, HenryEndicott’s predecessor said the following words to him:

“Right Worshipful Sir,—the honored name you bear—that of Endicott, eminent in civil and social life and histor-ically renowned, receives this day, from a united and har-

Grand Mastersof

Massachusettsby Rt. Wor. Walter Hunt

Most Wor.

Henry Endicott

1887–1889

The sixteenth installment in the continuing seriesfocused on our past

Massachusetts Grand Masters.

“Ideal Masonry says that it is not enoughfor a man to be simply good, in the sense of not

being bad; he must be good for something.He must do his part towards making the world

better than he found it; for in these days of actionno man, nor institution, has a right to hold back

expecting others to do the work of the world. —Henry Endicott,

at the constitution of Winthrop Lodge, April 1888

“A Man of His Time”

Meet an Active Massachusetts Mason

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It’s always beneficial for Lodges to beable to welcome new members. It is

more so when the new member is youngand eager to learn and contribute to theLodge’s successes. Such is the case with

“there is ritual in fraternities;” he got respect for it early.“College fraternity ritual is very similar to Masonic ritual,but Masonic ritual is way more detailed. . . . It really is thebest fraternity in the world, and was able to realize thateven more so when I joined Sig Ep,” he said.

He says his Lodge has benefitted from the Ben Franklinadvertising campaigns. He frequently hears questions suchas “What is a Mason” and “I see those commercials onTV!” He says the campaign definitely puts bugs in peo-ple’s ears. He says they always get activity during the openhouse events. It’s very rewarding to make a new personfeel welcome and see his eagerness to become a memberof the Lodge. It always brings them all together.

For Bro. Kara, Freemasonry is on the right track. Forhim it’s the ritual, the lessons, and views theritual has to offer that is important. He sayswe “have to try and better ourselves as menevery day, and hopefully the symbols andlessons of Freemasonry aren’t forgotten inthe process.”

The way his Masonic membership hasaffected him is the numerous connectionshe has made. These connections are “out-standingly huge, especially now that [he] isso close to graduating college.”

He is a younger member who is very pas-sionate about learning and understanding

the ritual that is a part of Masonry. He says “this is whatdefines our Fraternity from all others, especially havingthe experience of being a part of the college fraternity sys-tem, and seeing this statement hold true.”

One of the areas he says he’d like to see improved is theimpression that Freemasonry is religion-based, which isnot true. He says he feels that “Aside from having tobelieve in a higher being of power, there is nothing reli-gious about the Fraternity.”

Bro. Atilla Kara has certainly learned how to juggle!He’s always juggling his academic studies with Lodgeactivities and his extracurricular activities on campus. Heis looking forward to his graduation from college andbeing able to take a more active role in his Lodge onceagain. ■

Brother Atilla Kara of Mumford River Lodge in Douglas.Bro. Kara was no stranger to Freemasonry as his father,Wor. Atilla Kara, is a past master of that Lodge and hisgrandfather is Rt. Wor. Stu Glass, a PDDGM and pastmaster of Level Lodge in Shrewsbury. Additionally, one ofhis uncles is a past master of Level Lodge and many of hisfather’s friends were Masons. Growing up he alwayslooked up to his father and the many friends in the Lodgewho always encouraged him in his endeavors. Joining alodge was never a decision that was con-sciously made as he says he always knew hewanted to follow in his father’s and grand-father’s footsteps.

He took his Entered Apprentice degree amere 20 days after his 18th birthday inNovember, 2011. Since he is also a studentat Worcester Polytechnic Institute, he hasnot had the time to devote to serving hisLodge the way he would like. But he enjoysthe ritual and is attempting to learn it inbetween his studies in Management Engi-neering and Biomedical Engineering. Whilelearning the ritual of the first degree, he was proud to beable to recite it to a recent candidate. His next goal, hesays, is to learn the “Four Cardinal Virtues” and recitethem in his Lodge.

When he’s not studying in school, or playing on WPI’svarsity football team, Bro. Kara enjoys volunteering withthe district’s MyCHIP program every year during Doug-las’ Octoberfest as well as the routine fraternal eventswithin the Lodge. Throughout high school he always vol-unteered with the Lodge’s Fish Fries leading up to Lentand Easter every year. He has tried to do so while at WPIalthough time is much tighter.

At Worcester Tech, he is also a member of Sigma PhiEpsilon, and participates in whatever his “house” is doingat the time. He says that being a Mason taught him that

Living Freemasonry by Rt. Wor. Steve Cohn

Bro. Atilla Kara

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Richard Thompson is a past master of Wamesit and MerrimackValley Daylight Lodges.

The Prodigal Mason

I’m sure I’m not alone in this, butthere are times when my various

Masonic duties make me quite busy.By the way, “quite busy” is a niceway of saying, “bounce off thewalls.” Of course, this is caused bythe fact that I belong to more thanone lodge. I’m also a member of anumber of other Masonic bodies. Iknow I am not alone in this.

If I haven’t forgotten something, my memberships are:two lodges, four Scottish Rite bodies, two Eastern Starchapters and one Amaranth court. If you add on my startingpoint, one DeMolay chapter, I end up with 10 Masonic bod-ies.

I know the four Scottish Rite bodies normally count asone—as in one valley—but I actually count all four as indi-viduals. I’m Thrice Potent Master in Lodge of Perfectionand I work on the degrees for Council and Consistory. Theonly place I get to sit on the sidelines is in Rose Croix.

I went to the Internet to find out just how many Masonicgroups there are. Unfortunately I couldn’t get what I canaccept as a definitive answer. I found some 60 differentgroups Masons can join, but I’m sure that just scratches thesurface.

Over the years Masons have formed a large number ofgroups to appeal to a variety of needs and interests. Eachhas its own charity and each has its own dedicated mem-bership. And I’m sure there are countless numbers of rea-sons Masons join these groups.

My first venture outside my lodge was Scottish Rite.Frankly, I joined Scottish Rite because my friends from mylodge were joining. I also joined because my father wantedto join Scottish Rite so he could go on to the Shrine.

When I joined Scottish Rite, I realized my reason forjoining other Masonic groups was the camaraderie. I likethe idea of having friends and brothers across a large area.Since I’m an active Mason in New Hampshire as well asMassachusetts, I have a good chunk of New England cov-ered.

While I am active in these other bodies, I have remainedjust as active in my lodges. The only exception to being

active in any Masonic group is the time when my childrenwere young. Then my time was filled with hockey, softball,baseball, soccer, dance recitals, and music recitals. Whenthat time was done, it was back to the lodge.

As I said, I am active in both my lodges. In one I am sec-retary; in the other, chaplain. I can tell you that what yousee the secretary do is less than ten percent of his duties.Most chaplains prepare special prayers for meetings andother events, so half of his duties are done out of sight.When you think about it, what any of the officers do outsidethe lodge takes far more time and effort than what they doinside the lodge.

Knowing what officers go through and the effort it takesto put together a Masonic program, I get a bit discouragedwhen I see all those empty seats at lodge meetings. When Iwent through the chairs the first time (in the late 70s andearly 80s) lodge rooms were filled. Ladies nights had 200 to300 in attendance, and table lodges filled banquet halls.

Today, there are no ladies nights that I know of and if atable lodge has 50 attendees, masters count themselveslucky. I know our membership numbers are down, but weshould be able to fill the average lodge room.

I’m the secretary for Merrimack Valley Daylight Lodge.We are one of those lodges that can’t fill a lodge room. Ofcourse, our lodge room in North Andover has more seatsthan we have members. And if we are lucky, we may haveone candidate for degrees every four or five years. We are alodge of affiliates.

We have a first-time master: Wor. David LaPlante. He hasa tough job. With just a couple of exceptions, his officers allhave Wor. or Rt. Wor. in front of their names. Actually, it isan easygoing corps of officers who are all active in otherlodges. Camaraderie is the main attraction for attendingDaylight Lodge.

Wor. Bro. LaPlante is trying some things to spark atten-dance. He is trying to complete business as quickly as pos-sible and then have a program to entertain the members. Forhis first program he asked me to present the lodge withsome Masonic trivia. I’m not sure if he selected me to gofirst because he thought it would be a good start or becausehe thought everything after me would be an improvement.

In any case, I hope his idea works. I would really like tosee a full lodge room again. I would like to see more andmore brothers enjoy my favorite activity—Masonic cama-raderie. ■

by Richard Thompson

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Albert M. AdamsWilliam R. AineyLudwig AlbanWilliam D. AlexanderRichard W. Allen JrOtto W. AndersonRobert K. AndersonKarl J. AndersonRoy H. AndersonJohn A. AnezisLorrimer Armstrong JrHarry N. AtamianCharles R. AustinDavid J. AzanowStanley N. BakerRobert W. BamfordWilliam R. BarnettRonald K. BartRaymond BartonDonald A. BatesBryan R. BatesonLawrence A. Bearce

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John W. Alden JrAlbert T. AmesThomas R. Appleton IIStanton D. Barclay JrLawrence E. BethuneKenneth R. BlakeWilliam F. Bonk JrThomas W. CampbellAlfredo J.R. CanhotoJohn L. CarlsonPhilip A. Chritensen SrRobert C. Crocker SrVictor D. CruzStephen DiMarco

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Richard D. Marden Richard A. Phillips in memory of Henry R. and Rena C. PhillipsTheodore P. Theodores Harvey J. Waugh Kevin J. Willis

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The Grand Master’s Appeal is the foundation of the charitable and educational programs ofMassachusetts Freemasonry. Every year, your Grand Master sends a letter to every Massachusetts

Mason encouraging them to consider a tax-deductible donation to support programs such as theBrotherhood Fund, Grand Lodge Scholarships, DeMolay and Rainbow, and the Samuel Crocker Library.

Brothers and friends of Massachusetts Freemasonry gave more than 1800 gifts in 2014. To all thosewho contributed to the Grand Master’s Appeal—thank you very much for your support! Because of you,we are able to help others every single day.

Following is a list of those donors whose cumulative giving totaled $50 or more in 2014.I am very appreciative of the support we have received, but it does not diminish the continuing need

for the assistance we can provide. Whether you gave a gift last year or not, please consider a donationto the 2015 Grand Master’s Appeal. A convenient reply envelope has been inserted into Trowel for youruse.

Thank you for your time, your consideration, and all that you do for Massachusetts Freemasonry.Sincerely and fraternally,

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Scott B. HollisRobert C. HopkinsLarry E. HoustonH. Robert Huke IIIL. Bradley HutchinsonGordon T. IrwinM. Howard JacobsonJames J. JamrosLance C. JensenKevin T. JonesFranklin W. KelleyTimothy J. KellyRichard M. KennedyJames W. Killam IIIArthur M. KinneRobert E. KlineHoward M. KnightGeorge A. KoljianC. William LaksoRoger LandayRobert M. Lane JrNicki E. LaRocaRoger H. LarsenKenneth LaurenceDavid R. LeeRichard C. LeungDavid J. LibertyRobert A. LodiLaurence H. LoweRichard D. MacBurnieJohn R. MacDonaldRobert A. MacDougallJohn R. MacKenzieJohn L. MacKinnonAlan V. MalkasianHenry S. MarcWarren L. MarcyRalph H. Marks JrMatthew B. MarstonAllan J. MartinSherman D. McClaidSamuel R. McClure JrAllan T. McIntoshJohn Wm. McNaughtonPatrick W. McNerneyRobert W. MenyhertJohn W. MerrillGeorge Migridichian

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Buckets of Love Deliveredto the Overlook

by Cathy M. LaRocca

Love of Pool Flourishesby Sandy O’Shea

Valentine’s Day came a day early for the residents ofthe Overlook Masonic Health Center, delivered with

love from the Greater Charlton community. Heidi West andLisa Ballard, of local radio station Q90.1, wanted to en-courage their listeners to give back to the community andshare a message of love with others. But the high piles ofsnow and extreme cold were obstacles to having the listen-ing audience participate in any outdoor event. So the cre-ative D.J.s found a way to challenge their listeners tospread the love in their own way—they held a Valentinecampaign.

You can feel the excitement. The cues have beenchalked, the rack of 15 balls has been broken and

shots are called. With every ball pocketed, the crowd growsmore and more captivated. As the cue ball follows its finalpath to the 8-ball, Overlook resident Bro. Bruce Sandbergbreathes a sigh of relief as cheers erupt. “I have alwaysloved pool, but never really had a chance to practice or playuntil I moved to Overlook. When I saw the pool table, I setmy mind to working hard at the game and improving. I’mstill learning, but I’m getting there. There’s great com-radery and friendship among the guys that play plus it’s alot of fun and I’ve made wonderful friends. I love it!”Bruce is most proud of beating last year’s reigning cham-pion, knocking him out of this year’s tournament!

Pool or pocket billiards is an important aspect of recre-ational life at Overlook—almost sacred. Matches go on atall hours and all days of the week. Whenever a game is inplay, you can bet on there being a large audience gathered.Masons Jack Bennett and Charlie Lodge are some of theregulars who challenge Bruce.

Soon to be proudly celebrating 50 years as a Mason,Bruce was originally from Chelmsford and belonged toWilliam Sewell Gardner-Kilwinning Lodge in Lowell. Heand wife Nancy moved to Centerville for14 years of CapeCod living. After deciding to retire to Overlook in 2013,Bruce joined Rose of Sharon Lodge right on campus,where he remains active in Freemasonry. ■

Heidi and Lisa encouraged the listening audience to cre-ate valentines for residents in local Nursing Homes, andplanned to make personal deliveries. The pair contactedStephanie Nikopoulos, Overlook Director of Enrichment,and made arrangements to deliver the handmade cards onFriday, February 13. The two women greeted Stephaniewith two buckets of cards, posters, bookmarks and evenhand-crocheted stuffed hearts, all made for the residentswith love by families, home-schooled children, churchgroups, and other organizations. Then they personallydelivered these tributes to each resident.

Their gifts and delivery made a real impact on the resi-dents. As they approached the Memory Care Unit, resi-dents were seated in the community room, listening to theChaplain, Rev. James Benson. When he saw the valentines,he beamed. “I was just preaching about love”, he said witha huge smile. “The timing is perfect.” One of the residentspiped up, “The Lord brought the

Overlook resident Barbara Daltiero receives handmadevalentines from Lisa Ballard of the Q 90.1 radio station inWorcester.

NEWS FROMOVERLOOK

Rt. Wor. Wallace Jack Bennet looks on as Bro. BruceSandberg hones in on a shot in the Overlook game room.

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Howard R. McGlauflinWilliam B. McIlwaine JrRobert B. McKayRobert B. McKayWilliam A. McKibbenAlfred W. McKinstryThomas G. McLachlanNorman D. McLoon JrRobert J. McNaryAnthony J. MeliusRichard F. Merrill JrChris G. MetrosGary C. MillerH. Tracy Mitchell IIIJames A. MollerFrank J. Mooney IIINeil D. MoranFrancis A. MorganWilliam A. MorisonArthur A. MorneauJohn A. MosserRichard L. MunroeWilliam T. MurphyChristopher W. MurrayChristos NastopoulosLeonidas D. NikolouzosMark H. Norton JrKenneth D. NystromJairo G. OliveiraCalvin C. OverlockLowell D. PahlLawrence A. PanzeriTheodore PapadakisOscar PapanastasiouClive C. PapineauJohn S. PapleacosFranklin S. Parker JrJohn H. ParsonsRobert G. ParsonsJohn L. PattenWalter L. PattersonErnest A. PearlsteinRalph E. PendletonWalter E. PerkinsPhyllis R. PerkinsPeter M. PerrinLloyd M. PerryDonald L. PetersonRichard E. PetersonJames A. PetrieAlbert A. PetrulisCharles R. PhilbrickDonald F. PhillipsFrank A. PhinneyPhotios J. PhotiouJacob PilibosianDonald H. PlantWilbur J. PooleArthur H. Post JrRichard B. PrattNicholas PrestonRobert PriceA. Paul PriftiKenneth R. RamsayWilliam J. RandRobert S. Randall JrJohn L. Ravagno

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Katie’s Conversion to Caregiver Advocateby Jen Kulig

When you meet Katie Brandt, you see a bright, confi-dent, unassuming woman in her mid-thirties. When

you learn who Katie Brandt is—a doting mother to a sixyear-old boy, Noah; a widow; a caregiver for her father;and an advocate for those dealing with heartbreak andloss—you will feel compelled to join her in her mission “tohelp raise caregivers’ voices to the national level.”

In February 2009 at the age of 29, Katie’s husband Mikewas diagnosed with Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD), a

rare terminal disease that results in the progressive degen-eration of the temporal and frontallobes of the brain. These areas of thebrain are an integral part of someone’sability to make decisions, controlbehaviors, show emotion, and commu-nicate verbally. Four days after Mike’sdiagnosis, Katie’s mother unexpectedlydied of a massive heart attack at the ageof 58. Three weeks following her moth-er’s death, Katie’s father was diagnosedwith young onset Alzheimer’s at theage of 59. It was a life changing andtragic month of loss and mourning . . .and it was only the beginning.

“I went into survival mode andwould literally just try to get throughthe day. I was extremely overwhelmedand trying to do my best to hold myselftogether,” said Katie. She was swiftlythrust into the role of caregiver—as amother to a newborn baby and to herhusband and to her father. “I was buriedso deep in care giving, I didn’t knowwho I was.”

“I gave up my whole life to care formy family and that in and of itself isreally traumatic.” Katie left her job,moved herself and her son into herfather’s home to be his primary caregiver, and transitionedher husband into a skilled nursing facility when his erraticbehaviors became unsafe and too difficult to manage.

“With Mike, everything was a crisis but with dad, Ilearned to be proactive.” Katie handled all the care deci-sions for Mike independently of any outside support orguidance. “The whole process with Mike allowed me toadmit that I need help and gave me the validation I neededto say help was required.” Katie hired care managementservices from Overlook CARE to provide her withresources and recommendations that would ultimately helpher plan for how to handle his evolving care needs. “I had

to put trust in Overlook CARE because I literally didn’thave the time to do it myself.”

“Katie needed immediate respite from the many caregiv-ing expectations she was facing, so my first priority was tointroduce her to a professional caregiver who could relievesome of her day to day burden,” noted Jennifer Besarick,Katie’s care manager from Overlook CARE. “We neededto react to her needs immediately to ensure that we couldmake her situation more sustainable long term. Katie knewwhat she needed but didn’t know how to locate the specif-

ic resources; this became my role.”Katie’s story has given her an incred-

ible platform for caregiver advocacy.“I’m trying to help caregivers re-definesuccess. How can we all manage ourcaregiver responsibilities while stillkeeping our quality of life intact?”

For Katie, despite dementia’s loom-ing presence, she was able to figure outhow to re-define ‘family’ and still cre-ate moments and memories, even ifthey weren’t what they used to be. Sheand Noah visited Mike in the nursinghome regularly over the course of twoyears before his passing in 2012. Theywould find time to be a family, eventhough it wasn’t anything Katie everenvisioned ‘family’ to be.

Katie’s educational and awarenesscampaign, aptly titled “Love is OutThere,” is promoting the trifecta ofcare: the medical community (medicalteam providing the care), the diseasecommunity (finding support groups andothers who can relate to your experi-ence), and the informal community(neighbors, friends, and loved ones).“There is a cure for loneliness and iso-

lation, even though there isn’t a cure for FTD.” Katie plansto continue using her voice and sharing her message so thatall caregivers can have access to the support and resourcesthey desperately need.

“FTD thought it was going to have all this power overmy life, but I’m here to say I’m taking some of that powerback,” said Katie. “When life pushes you down, you don’thave to lie on the floor. You have to figure out how to keepliving.”

To learn more about Katie’s campaign or Overlook’scare management services, please call 781-837-7444 orvisit her website: http://katiebrandt.org/loveisoutthere/. ■

Katie, her husband Mike, and their sonNoah enjoying a day together. Below:Katie and Mike during his treatment.

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The Past Becomesthe Future by Sandy O’Shea

Overlook Woodworkers Never Have to Retire!

Bro. Gordon Pike of Oxford and Rose of Sharon Lodgesworking in the Overlook. wood shop.

Bro. Robert Grieve, a member of Reading’s Good SamaritanLodge, working on a project in the wood shop at Overlook.

Hard work is a way of life for Bro. Gordon Pike. A car-penter by trade, Navy Seabee in the Vietnam War and

from a family of lifelong Masons, Pike in retirement stillenjoys working for himself and others. He and his wifeMelinda live at the Overlook in Charlton. There he spendsmuch of his time building and repairing furniture in thecommunity’s expansive woodworking shop, often makingand fixing furniture for incoming residents.

“We have a beautiful 100 by 100 square-foot shop withall types of machinery and open seven days a week,” saidBro. Pike, 67, said Bro. Pike, who is a member of theOxford Masonic Lodge and also affiliated with the Rose ofSharon Masonic Lodge at Overlook. “We have all we needto provide for residents that are moving in, live here, or forthe community. There’s a tunnel to access the shop so wedon’t even have to go outside if we don’t want to, and withthis winter’s weather, the tunnel has come in very handy.”

The Pikes have lived at the Overlook since 2007 andmoved into their 1600-square-foot cottage last fall. Hismother resided there for more than 15 years. The 460-acrehilltop community provides independent living, skillednursing, dementia care and short-term rehabilitative ser-vice.

“We knew Overlook was the type of place we wanted tolive; the campus has everything,” who worked for CutlerAssociates contractors in Worcester. “The care here is greatand you can move into the appropriate levels of support asyou age. Very few places have one-resident-per-roomaccommodations in a nursing facility, so if you need to go

Bro. Robert “Bob” Grieve, a Mason since 1946 and res-ident of Overlook since 2006, has a passion for trans-

forming wood into lasting beauty. Bob, an avid and accom-plished woodworker, transformed a headboard into an heir-loom. When one of Bob’s Overlook neighbors was movingin, she wanted to bring a headboard but knew it was notgoing to fit in with her new décor. After learning the head-board had been built by her grandfather over 100 years ago,Bob knew he could help keep this sentimental piece in herpossession—albeit a smaller scale. Bob sketched a designto construct a Bible storage box using only the wood fromthe headboard. The clever box design allowed the Bible toremain stationary in the box for safekeeping yet allowed

A Work Ethic that KeepsWorking in Retirement

by Scott McCaskey

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Logia América comenzó hace más de 20 años conreuniones en un hotel de Cambridge, cerca del rio

Charles. Los hermanos que se reunieron eran Masonesprovenientes de otros países y estaban afiliados a logiasbajo la jurisdicción de la Grand Logia de Massachusetts.Pero había algo que faltaba. Ellos trabajaban en logias enlas que no se hablaba en su idioma común: el español.Deseaban que su trabajo fuera expresado en su idiomamaterno, teniendo ambos en su corazón, la Masonería y elidioma. Esta condición originó la idea de levantar colum-nas de una logia que fuera totalmente en español en sunuevo país, los Estados Unidos de América.

Pero había un problema: El ritual de Massachusetts esta-ba en inglés y no había traducción al español. Por lo que los

Logia en Foco: LOGIA AMERICApor Rt. Wor. Edgar R. de León

Rt. Wor. Edgar R. de León y Rt. Wor. Phil Nowlan con miem-bros de Logia América y miembros de otras logias en lacelebración del 20avo. aniversario.

Rt. Wor. Edgar R. de León and Past Masters of Logia América:(front) Wor. Master Sócrates Cárdenas, W.M. Bro. Richard Portal,W.M. Bro. Fernando Palomo, (back) W.M. Al Gómez, W.M. MarcoA. Vásquez and W.M. Arthur Beals.

Rt. Wor. Edgar R. de León y Past Masters of Logia América:(enfrente) Wor. Master Sócrates Cárdenas, W.M. Bro. RichardPortal, W.M. Bro. Fernando Palomo, (atrás) W.M. Al Gómez, W.M.Marco A. Vásquez y W.M. Arthur Beals.ogia América y miem-bros de otras logias en la celebración del 20avo. aniversario.

Past Masters / Ex-Venerables Maestrosde Logia América, A.F. & A. M.

WM Aljadith Gómez1993–1996 (4 años), 2001–2002 (1 año), 2013–2014 (1 año)

WM Marco A. Vásquez1996–1997 (1 año), 2002–2003 (1 año)

WM Fernando Palomo1997–1999 (2 años), 2003–2004 (1 año), 2010–2012 (2 años)

WM Arthur L. Beals 1999–2000 (1 año)

WM Richard Portal 2000–2001 (1 año)

WM Carlos A. F. Da Silva 2004–2006 (2 años)

WM Sócrates Cárdenas 2006–2007 (1 año)

WM Renato Orna 2007–2008 (1 año)

WM Alberto Delloca 2008–2009 (1 año)

RW Edgar R. de León 2009–2010 (1 año)

WM Gerardo Pinto 2012–2013 (1 año)

hermanos trabajaron muchas horas en la traducción quefuera aprobada por la Gran Logia. Esto finalmente se con-siguió. La última versión del ritual en español en claveaprobada por la Gran Logia esta por terminarse.

Se escogió el nombre de Logia América para represen-tar bajo un nombre a todos los países del continente deAmérica, lo que significa para nosotros los Masones la uni-versalidad de nuestra institución.

Así entonces, Logia América es la primera logia que tra-baja en el idioma español bajo la jurisdicción de la GranLogia de Masones de Massachusetts. Ésta fue organizaday autorizada el 27 de septiembre de 1993, y constituida enla Comunicación Especial de la Gran Logia el 17 denoviembre de 1995 por el Muy Respetable David W.Lovering, Gran Maestro de la Gran Logia de Massachu-setts.

Sus tenidas regulares se llevan a cabo en el EdificioMasónico de Cambridge el cuarto (4to) lunes de cada mes,excepto en julio y agosto.

Atendieron la primera reunión en las orillas del rioCharles, los QQHH Antonio Arcos, Juan Cubas, Edgar R.de León, Aljadith Gómez, Rubén Guzmán, César Mantilla,Daniel Montenegro, Fernando Palomo, Richard Portal,Marco. A. Vásquez y Julio Villaroel.

Este exitoso proyecto que ha estado trabajando por másde 20 años pudo llevarse a cabo por la dirección y el apoyodel Muy Respetable Hermano Lovering y otros GranOficiales de aquel tiempo. Logia

Logia America started just over 20 years ago with meet-ings in a hotel in Cambridge near the Charles River.

The brothers at that meeting were Masons mainly fromcountries outside of the United States. They had affiliatedwith lodges in the Massachusetts jurisdiction. But some-thing was missing. They were in lodges that did not speaktheir common language: Spanish. They wanted theirMasonic experience to be expressed in their Mothertongue, both being so close to their hearts. This pushedthem to conceive the idea of an all-Spanish speaking lodgein their new home country.

But there was one major problem: the Massachusetts rit-ual was all in English and there was no Spanish translation.The brothers spend hundreds of hours of the course of threeyears to translate the ritual to a form that Grand Lodgewould approve. This was accomplished. The latest versionof the Spanish Ritual in cipher is in the works, soon to beapproved and issued by the Grand Lodge.

The name, Logia America was chosen to represent underone name all the countries that belong to the American con-tinent (America in Spanish), signifying with it for usMasons the universality of our Institution.

Logia America became the first lodge that works in theSpanish language under the jurisdiction of the GrandLodge of Masons in Massachusetts. It was organized andchartered on September 27, 1993, and constituted in aGrand Lodge Special Communication on November 17,1995 by M. Wor. David W. Lovering, Grand Master of theGrand Lodge of Massachusetts. It meets regularly at theCambridge Masonic Building on the fourth Monday ofeach month except on July and August.

Attending the first meetings on the banks of the Charles,were Brothers, Antonio Arcos, Juan Cubas, Edgar R. deLeón, Aljadith Gómez, Rubén Guzmán, César Mantilla,Daniel Montenegro, Fernando Palomo, Richard Portal,Marco A. Vásquez and Julio Villarroel.

This successful project that is now working for morethan 20 years could be accomplished with the direction andsupport of M. Wor. Bro. Lovering and other Grand LodgeOfficers of that time. Logia America thanks profoundly toRt. Wor. Benson Brown, Wor. Keith MacKinnon, Rt. Wor.Ernest Pearlstein, and Wor. Arthur L. Beals and many oth-ers for their invaluable contribution to make this Lodge areality.

During the 20 years of Masonic life, the Brethren ofother lodges, especially the ones in the CambridgeMasonic Building, have been very supportive and helpedus to where we are today. Our fraternal bonds are continu-ously strengthened by sharing and practicing the tenets ofour Institution: Love for God, our country, family, neigh-bors, and the Order are present in every meeting and in ourdaily lives. Today we are a strong Lodge because of thededication of its members.

Our membership is and has been integrated by membersof many countries of the Americas and the world: memberscome from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia,Croatia, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Israel, Mexico,Perú, Portugal, Puerto Rico, United States, and Venezuela,making it a truly international lodge. Our quantity hasvaried from 60 to 85.

On April 8, 2008, M. Wor. Roger Pageau, Grand Master,presented to Logia America a “Certificate of Appreciation”which reads “in Recognition of your Dedication and loyal-ty to Freemasonry and your efforts of show others ‘the uni-versality of Freemasonry.’” ■

Lodge in Focus: LOGIA AMERICAby Rt. Wor. Edgar R. de León

Rt. Wor. Edgar R. de León and Rt. Wor. Phil Nowlan withmembers of Logia America and members of other lodgesat the celebration of their 20th anniversary.

Charter Members / Los Miembros Fundadoresde Logia América, A.F. & A. M.

Bro. Antonio Arcos Bro. Leandro B. GómezBro. Ricardo A. Molina Bro. César A. RuizWM Arthur L. Beals Bro. Rubén Guzmán*

Bro. Daniel A. Montenegro Bro. Herbert F. SilvaRW Benson Brown Bro. Daniel Hernández

Bro. Thomas A. Owensby WM Marco A. VásquezBro. Juan Cubas Bro. Francisco KarmelyWM Fernando Palomo Bro. Julio VillarroelRW Edgar R. de León Bro. Maurice Kipnis

RW Ernest Pearlstein Bro. Pedro C. De SouzaWM Keith C. MacKinnon WM Richard PortalWM Aljadith Gómez Bro. César A. Mantilla

Bro. Jorge A. Ramirez

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Workshops Works Floor WorkOn the morning of March 14, 2015, the Ritual Workshopstarted out like any other at Masonic Lodge, 1 Ionic Ave, inWorcester. Most Masons arrived around 8:00 a.m., signedinto their respective Districts and went to get coffee, juice,and a McMason sandwich (supplied by QuinsigamondLodge) served by the Rainbow girls for a donation of $5.00.

Around 9:00 a.m.. when class was about to start we heardsomething different from our District Grand Lectures, Wor.Gordon L. Forsberg Jr. and Wor. Walter Peterson Jr.; theysaid; “grab your books and pencils, we are going upstairs tothe Lodge room.” It was a surprise to all in attendance, fornormally we stay downstairs and read from our ritual books.

As all 97 Masons headed upstairs, you could hear a softspoken confused whispering going on until we made the jour-ney to the Lodge room.

We were all surprised to find out that this year’s formatincluded floor work and Mason participation. The modifica-tion to this class made an immense difference. This approach

You are Master. You planned to open your lodge, proceed todinner, and then, promptly at 8:00 pm, receive the DistrictDeputy Grand Master and suite. Then, a storm knocks out thepower to the building. What do you do? On the evening ofMarch 17th, Wor. Michael Visconti surveyed this situation inRabboni Lodge of the 6th Masonic District. The power to thearea was out, the daylight was fading, and the emergencylights were running out of power one by one. The dinner wasenjoyed by the brethren and guests by candle light, the suitein the ante room signed in by flashlight, and the meeting wasilluminated by two battery operated lanterns. The eveningwas reminiscent of how our brethren of yesteryear conductedtheir meetings, prior electric lights. To put all of this into per-spective, Rabboni Lodge has a precedence date of 1869which was ten years prior to Thomas Edison creating theincandescent lighting system in 1879 which finally madeindoor lighting practical, so this meeting in a way hearkenedback to those first days of Rabboni Lodge.

The meeting, while memorable for the lack of lighting, wasmade even more special with the signing of the bylaws of anew member and the presentation of a 50 year veteran’smedal. Bro. James MacDonald was raised as part of the oneday class on March 7, and signed the bylaws of RabboniLodge in the presence of his father Wor. John MacDonald and

Morning Star Lodge—Rt. Wor.Gregory L. Stahl presented Rt. Wor.Robert Johnson the DistinguishedService Award, Joseph Warren medaland certificate on March 3, 2015, at afraternal visit. Rt. Wor. Bro. Johnson isthe past DDGM for the 23rd Districtand member of Morning Star Lodge.His wife Linda was presented flowers.

—Rt. Wor. Gregory L. Stahl

23rd Supports Youth GroupsThe 23rd District’s Brethren support theyouth groups, DeMolay and Rainbow.After being to three Rainbow installa-tions of officers and one installation forDeMolay, it is apparent from the fullsidelines that the future leadership fromour youth is going to be great. I seemany brother Masons on the sidelinessupporting our youth.

—Rt. Wor. Gregory L. Stahl

Above: The Benjamin Franklin Chap-ter of DeMolay did the Ceremony ofLights at Rt. Wor. Gregory L. Stahl’sFraternal Visit to Franklin Lodge.

Seventy candidates participated in the Grand Lodge One Day Class, with 50 inBoston and 20 in East Longmeadow. In Boston the lodge with the most attendeeswas Joseph Webb with nine and in East Longmeadow it was a tie between TheMeadows Lodge and Wilbraham Masonic lodge with four each.

Most candidates took all three degrees that day. Some, however, only took the firsttwo and will be raised in their mother lodges, while others who had been unable tocomplete their degrees were able to do so in the One Day Class format.

Bro. Mitchell T. Happeney, a one day class candidate, said, “I really enjoyed theproceedings. I thought all of the Masons did a great job. I was especially impressedwith the coordination of the event. There were many players and they all workedwell together.”

The Grand Master, M. Wor. Harvey J. Waugh, started the day in East Long-meadow for the Entered Apprentice Degree before heading to Boston.

We received a lot of positive feedback from the lodges that they were not pres-sured to register candidates for the One Day Class and that the class should be useda tool to help their membership efforts. There seems to be general recognition thatOne Day Classes can be a part of the solution to deal with our membership chal-lenges, but it cannot be “the solution.”

Special thanks go to the committee of Rt. Wors. Scott Jareo, Ted Morang, MikeJarzabek, Alfredo Canhoto, Bill Yanakakis, Kevin Willis, Ken Pfeiffer, GeoffKromer and Elliott Chikofsky who made the day a success. Thanks also go to Rt.Wor. Bob Jolly, Bro. Chris Rooney, and Bro. Mike Worrall for their efforts support-ing the class. —Rt. Wor. George Bibilos

The candidates and their sponsors are seated for the One Day Class in Boston.

Wor. Gordon L. Forsberg Jr. in the lodge room explaining ritu-al work for Districts 22, 23, and 24.

Bro. James MacDonald, the newest member of Rabboni Lodge,being presented in the East to Wor. Michael Visconti and to theDistrict Deputy Grand Master Rt. Wor. Glenn Kubick, by hisgrandfather Rt. Wor. Jack MacDonald, and his father Wor. JohnMacDonald

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< Solve this Masonic MysteryIn the photo, you see two Commanderies: on the left is TrinityCommandery of Hudson (long gone, merged). There are twoMasonic Mysteries: what is the other Commandery, andwhere was this event held. The date would be around 1880 to1910ish. It looks like summer, so it probably was a St. John’strip and parade. Commanderies back then celebrated the June24 St. John’s day with either a meeting, or outing or dinner,and parade. Sometimes one Commandery would invite theother to join them, like Cambridge going to Haverhill orProvidence, Rhode Island. —Wor. Keith MacKinnon

to the class made the day more enjoyable plus, the hands onapproach makes it easier to understand what is going on, andyou’re not just following along with a book.

Talking with some Mason after this class they were all inagreement that this change made this class enjoyable to be inattendance. —Bro. Lee Wood

his grandfather Rt. Wor. Jack MacDonald. Bro. MacDonaldrepresents the fifth generation of his family to become aMaster Mason. Bro. Edward Nasson was presented with his50 year veteran’s medal in the presence of not only his fami-ly but also Wor. William Noun who introduced him to theFraternity. As part of the 50 year veterans medal presentation,the Rt. Wor. Bro. Stahl spoke about the year 1965, and point-ed out that a blackout had hit the Northeast and parts ofCanada, lasting up to 13 1⁄2 hours. The coincidence of theblackout of 1965, and the lack of power some 50 years laterin 2015, was not lost on those in attendance.

While this may not have been a typical Masonic meeting inthe year 2015, it will certainly be remembered by those for-tunate enough to have been in attendance. As talk about themeeting being held by the illumination of lanterns spreadthroughout the District, there were many brothers thatlamented that they were not in attendance to witness thisunusual event first hand. —Rt. Wor. Glenn Kubrick

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love in!” Heidi and Lisa delivered their gifts to each resi-dent on all three floors, saying to each one: “This Valentinewas made for you with love!”

The joy on each resident’s face was striking. “This is sounusual”, said Ms. Nikopoulos. “People are usually gener-ous, but they leave gifts with the activities staff to be dis-tributed. It makes such a difference to have the gifts deliv-ered personally. You can see how happy this made our res-idents.” The special gifts from the heart of a communitydefinitely put a thaw in the cold, snowy month of February.

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there, it’s very nice to know you’ll be well taken care of.The dining and food are exceptional, as well as the ameni-ties and services. The staff is very dedicated.”

The community supports many charities in the area andBro. Pike volunteers with the Chip-In program, which ben-efits Charlton residents in need.

“I do a lot of the revenue-generating activities for Chip-In,” he said. “We raised more than $2200 in two weeks forthe Christmas food baskets program.”

Bro. Pike’s work ethic and carpentry talents served himand the country well in Vietnam. As a combat veteran oftwo tours from 1968 to 1971, he not only used his skills inbattle, but helped repair and build infrastructure vital to thewar effort.

“The Seabees’ motto is ‘We Build, We Fight’ and we dida lot of both,” he said. “We were in the thick of the actionand repaired a lot of blown-out bridges, roads, and all typesof structures and facilities.”

When not woodworking, involved in Masonic activitiesor supporting charities at the Overlook, Bro. Pike and hiswife Melinda like to travel.

“I think we’ve taken about 22 cruises, mostly to warmdestinations,” he said. “We’re not going south this winter,but we’ll be fine here despite the record-breaking cold andsnow. We don’t have to worry about the Overlook freezingup. Maintenance is always on top of it. Everything stayswarm and plowed out.” ■

the Bible to be opened and flipped through without remov-ing it. Working in the well-equipped Overlook wood shop,Bob carefully dismantled the headboard and stripped allthe varnish from the wood, getting it ready for cutting.

Bob learned not only was the wood from the headboarda family heirloom, but so was the Bible. It had been passeddown through the generations even longer than the head-board, telling the family’s history in handwritten documen-tation on the inside front cover. It was fragile, valuable, andlarge; the box had to measure 15 inches long and 13 inch-es wide to house it. His mission of transforming the pre-cious pieces of wood required exact measurements andprecision cuts. Bob’s creativity, skill, and special care craft-ed a one of a kind “new” family treasure, one that will sure-ly last another 100 years and hold priceless memories forfuture generations.

Bob joined Nehoiden Lodge in Needham 68 years agoand is now a member of Good Samaritan Lodge inReading. In his free time, Bob spends mornings in theOverlook wood shop working on projects for friends, fam-ily and charity. From building boxes to bookshelves, hesays, “Living at the Overlook allows me to do things Ienjoy when I want. The wood shop has all the tools andpower equipment I ever need, I get to work with my handsplus I get to enjoy the camaraderie of other resident wood-workers. Sometimes we just sit in the wood shop and shootthe breeze over a cup of coffee. It’s a great place to be!” ■

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In Massachusetts the requirement is ajacket and tie for brothers and a tux andgloves for officers, unless you have adispensation from the Grand Lodge. AtMajor General HenryKnox Lodge, as a militarylodge can wear uniformsfrom our past or presentbranch of service.

It has been said that thepurpose of Freemasonry isthe pursuit of excellence.All of the teachings ofMasonry are directed toexcellence in performingour duties to God, ourcountry, our neighborsand ourselves. The contin-uing effort to improveoneself is the true mark ofa Mason.

What is expected of allMasons should beexplained during the ini-

tial interview, this includes properdress. After that, enforce the standard.New Masons will learn from the vets,and if our seasoned brothers aren’t

upholding the standard,why should the new guy?

We all have loyal broth-ers that in some cases mayhave financial issues. Noone is saying “comedressed properly or don’tcome.” If brothers needhelp we need to reach out.

Could we donate extrasuits, ties and sports coats,dress shoes that we have inour closets to our broth-ers? Could we set up aroom for some of theseitems like upscale restau-rants have, where a mem-ber can wear it for themeeting and then put inback?

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América agradece profundamente a R.W Benson Brown,R.W. Ernest Pearlstein, Ven. Maestro Keith MacKinnon,Ven. Maestro Arthur Beals y muchos otros más por su con-tribución invaluable para hacer esta Logia una realidad.

Durante estos 20 años de vida Masónica, los Hermanosde otras logias, especialmente con los que compartimos en

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Bro. William Maldonado inuniform dressed to attendthe Massachusetts MilitaryLodge, Major GeneralHenry Knox.

Face off near the goal during Canadian/Massachusetts hockey game played at BU rink.

el Edificio Masónico de Cambridge, nos han apoyado yayudado mucho para estar en donde estamos el día de hoy.Nuestros lazos fraternales se fortalecen continuamente alcompartir y practicar los principios de nuestra Institución:amor a Dios, nuestro país, familia, vecinos y a la Orden.Siempre tenemos estos principios en cada Tenida de lalogia y diariamente en nuestras vidas. Hoy somos unaLogia fuerte y sólida gracias a la dedicación de sus miem-bros.

Nuestra membrecía esta integrada por miembros demuchos países de América y el mundo (16), haciendo estauna verdadera Logia internacional y nuestro número demiembros ha variado entre 60 y 85: Argentina, Bolivia,Brasil, Chile, Colombia, Croacia, Cuba, El Salvador,Guatemala, Israel, México, Perú, Portugal, Puerto Rico,Estados Unidos, and Venezuela.

El 8 de abril de 2008, el Muy Respetable Roger Pageau,Gran Master, presentó a Logia América un “Certificado deApreciación” en el cuál se lee “en reconocimiento porvuestra Dedicación y Lealtad a la Masonería y vuestrosesfuerzos de enseñar a otros ‘la Universalidad de laMasonería.’” ■

First Annual AshlarCup Played at BU

The First Annual Ashlar Cup was playedon February 7, 2015 at (Brother) WalterBrown Arena, Boston University. Thegame, and the final score, were both onthe level, a 5-5 tie.

The match was the product of effortsby 1st District Ambassador Bro. JefferyE. Fowler of St. John’s Lodge—Bostonand Bro. Jay Johnson of Mount LebanonLodge along with Wor. James HowardIII, Master of Boston University Lodge.The ice time was donated by a memberof Mount Lebanon Lodge. Wor. LouCiano III, Master Mount Olivet Lodge,welcomed the Canadian team to a pre-game visit to his lodge. There were asimilarly large number of brothers andlodges working toward this game on theCanadian side, including, Wor. Mark-Anderson McGaw, Master of St.George’s Lodge A.F & A.M No 15G.R.C., in Catharines, Ontario.

On the Canadian side were: W. Bro.Richard L.E. Lick, Seymour No. 227;Bro. Jim Thwaites, St. George’s No. 15; W. Bro. Graeme McLoughin, St.Andrew’s No. 661; W. Bro. KevenHaner, Ivy No. 115 ; V.W. Bro. John Lee,Adanac No. 614; V.W. Bro. R. CameronMallabar, Seymour No. 227; R.W. Bro.Joseph Zoccoli, Seymour No. 227; Bro.

Scott deHaan, St. George’s No. 15; Bro.Scott Davis, St. Andrew’s No. 661; W.Bro. Mark-Anderson McGaw, St.George’s No. 15; Bro. Todd Harrington,Dufferin No. 338; Bro. Mike Travis,Coronation No. 502; W. Bro. DaveSmith, Coronation No. 502.

On the American side, the team wascomprised of: Rt. Wor. Allen Martin,Philanthropic Lodge; Wor. Brian Martin,Philanthropic Lodge; Bro. BrendanCrosbie, Quinsigamond Lodge; Bro.Nick DiCicco, Quinsigamond Lodge;Wor. Kerry Daigle, Corinthian Lodge;Bro. Daniel Duarte, Tahattawan Lodge;Bro. Craig Marley, Matthew JohnWhittall Lodge; Bro. Stephen Cadigan,Waltham Triad Lodge; Wor. John Bell,St. John’s Lodge—Newburyport; Bro.James Fergola, Saggahew Lodge; Wor.

Chris Ray, Joseph Warren-Soley Lodge;Bro. Damon Carlson, William ParkmanLodge; Wor. Buzz Polchinski, UnionLodge, Nantucket; Bro. DennisMagarian, Philanthropic Lodge; Bro. JayJohnson, Mount Lebanon Lodge; Bro.Donald Brickman Jr., Morning StarLodge, Goalie; Rt. Wor. Glenn VanOrman, Jr., Evening Star Lodge, Goalie;Wor. John Asadoorian, Waltham TriadLodge, Referee; Bro. James Barry,Thomas Talbot Lodge, Referee.

The Second Annual Ashlar Cup,which will be in Feb or March of 2016,may expand to include additional teamsand provide an opportunity for locallodges to sponsor a player or players.The American team has been invited toplay in Canada this Fall.

—Bro. Jay Johnson

Simple issue, just address it.Freemasons are held to a higher stan-

dard; we must continue what our forefa-thers set in place. Just because societythinks its okay to go out in pajamas, dowe adjust to meet them or should theyadjust to meet us? Proper dress is a mustfor meetings and public functions; it’spart of our history.

For some brothers, Freemasonrymight be the only place where they haveever been asked to hold themselves to ahigher standard, which is a benefit tothem, not a detriment. Do you think itmight help them at job interviews show-ing up properly dressed? I do. Maybethe wife or girlfriend is thrilled to seehim looking great for a change.

Too many places schools, businessesetc. lower their standards to accommo-date. We don’t lower the bar, we raise it.It’s not hard to put on a pressed suit orthrow on a tie and sports coat on theway out the door. By the way, shoe pol-ish is still being sold, really it’s true.

—Bro. William Maldonado

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plumb line widow’s son open coffinacaciamaul gloves compasses smooth ashlar

plumb square gauge rough ashlar lattice windowtrowels level

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was Deputy Grand Master in 1725. The doctor would havepresided over Bro. Hogarth’s raising, as in the early days allthird degrees were conferred by this newly formed GrandLodge.

I believe Bro. Hogarth used Henley to veil a Masonicjoke concerning part of the third degree ritual. We read inDuncan’s Monitor, 1866:

“In some parts of the country the second section of thelecture is continued as follows: ‘Masonic tradition informs

‘untimely death’ (an 18th century euphemism for such pre-mature events). The beauty spot makes the youngest look-ing prostitute shed a tear like the ‘weeping virgin,’ and sheis holding ‘a sprig of acacia’ in her right hand in the origi-nal painting (left hand in this reversed print). You canalmost hear Hogarth chuckle when the brethren noticed thefinal (naughty) visual allusion.

This image of Father Time and the Virgin, often seen atMasonic graves, is attributed to Jeremy Cross (1819), but it

was first suggested in Johnson, 1782. I believe Bro. Hogarthknew of this ritual 50 years earlier. This from Mackay’sEncyclopedia: ‘The Weeping Virgin symbol was not invent-ed in America . . . Cross may have found it in some oldFrench engravings which he took to be of English origin. Itsprominence in the Third Degree is not modern but old, isnot American but is British.”

us that there was erected to his memory a Masonic monu-ment, consisting of a beautiful virgin, weeping over a bro-ken column . . . in her right hand a sprig of acacia . . . behindher stands Father Time, unfolding and counting the ringletsof her hair.’”

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Iwould like to thank all the brethren who managed to findmany of the Masonic symbols hidden in Bro. William

Hogarth’s print. Congratulations to Wor. Dan Madore fromColumbian Lodge who found ten, including one that I hadnot noticed!

Bro. Hogarth painted ‘A Harlot’s Funeral’ in 1732, aspart of a series of six prints that became the most popularart of the time. I have been studying this print for manyyears now and have discovered several new Masonic linksto three of the characters in the foreground.

First, look at the male character standing on the right (1).He has been described as a ‘funeral director taking glovesoff a prostitute.’ However, when I compared his face to aself-portrait of the artist that hangs at the Yale Center forBritish Art, I discovered that this is actually a depiction ofBro. Hogarth himself (see below). This finding has beensubstantiated by many Hogarth experts, and I hope youagree that the likeness is uncanny. Rather than removingthese gloves, I think the brethren will be more interested inthe fact that the artist is participating in a Masonic traditionof ‘giving gloves.’

A French exposure of 1737, Reception d’un Frey-Maçon,The Early French Exposures, Harry Carr, ed., explains thetradition. The candidate “is given the apron of a Free-Mason, a pair of men’s Gloves for himself, and another pairof ladies’ gloves, for her whom he esteems the most.” Withhis classic mischief, Bro. Hogarth imagines himself pre-senting his favor to a common prostitute. The woman’s stateof undress and Bro. Hogarth’s loving look hint at a post-coital gift.

For the second character, some context is required. Bro.

Hogarth was raised a Master Mason in November of 1725,the exact same year that the newly written Third Degreewas introduced by the recently formed Premier Lodge ofLondon. This new ritual was created by Dr. JohnTheophilius Desaguliers, “the father of the fraternity.”

Our Brother mocks the founder of modern Freemasonryseveral times in his paintings, and here he includes the thirdGrand Master dressed as an old woman crying (2). Severalclues lead to his identity—the first being the bottle at hisfeet labeled ‘Nantes,’ a French town famous for its wine.

Nantes is 80 miles from La Rochelle, where Desagulierswas born. It is also famous for an edict that offered amnestyto French protestants. It was the revocation of this edict thatforced Desaguliers’ Huguenot family to London in the firstplace! The distinct upturned glass, “refusing the wine [ofNantes],” I believe hints at ‘The Revocation of Nantes.’Hogarth is famous for these word puzzles. Putting down anupturned glass is mentioned in the exposes as a Masonicsign of recognition, as is hanging a white handkerchief overyour shoulder as Desaguliers is doing in the print.

The bottle has a grinning face, further mocking a GrandMaster in drag! It may be laughing at the legend that hisfamily smuggled young Desaguliers out of France in a winebarrel! Desaguliers is also known to have suffered greatlyfrom the gout, which would explain the protruding footsqueezed into a small shoe. The doctor was indeed anAnglican clergyman—hence the praying stance—and heinvented an apparatus known as ‘Desagulier’s balance,’which is why our cheeky Bro. Hogarth might have shownhim falling off his chair! In a longer paper published on mywebsite, https://hogarth250.wordpress.com, I compare hisfacial features to other known portraits of the man to showa likeness.

On the site, I also give evidence of the likeness to knownportraits of the third Masonic character seated on the left ofthe print—’Orator Henley’ (3). Bro. Hogarth would paintthis famous clergyman three times and always placed himin some indecent pose. Notice his hand is up a prostitute’sskirts and the minister’s excited state, hinted at by thespilled glass, is a technique the artist used before.

The funeral scene is the second incidence in which Bro.Hogarth paints these two ministers together—they wereboth important characters from Grand Lodge. Henley waschosen for Grand Lodge Chaplain in 1733, and Desaguliers

Our Cheeky Brother: Artist William Hogarthby Bro. Jeremy Bell

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Directors, the Board of Trustees, administrative commit-tees, the Masonic Health System Board and associatedboards.

Over this quarter, the Grand Master has attended 17Grand Lodge related events including the Grand Masters’Conference in Vancouver, the George Washington Memor-ial celebration of Bro. George Washington’s birthday, and,just last night, a private viewing of the contents of the StateHouse time capsule, originally placed by M. Wor. PaulRevere. The State “did not know [the contents], but GrandLodge did.” In addition, the Grand Master attended thereceptions of Rt. Wor. Bro. LaLiberte, the Deputy GrandMaster, Rt. Wor. Robert Henry Huke, III, Senior GrandWarden, and Rt. Wor. Richard Maggio, Junior GrandWarden.

Several important “Listening Tours” were held in thisperiod and these tours were well attended. At those tours,the Grand Master fielded questions on membership, build-ing associations, grand lodge dues and other matters ofinterest. The Grand Master invited all Masons to attendthese events.

The Grand Master reminded the Brethren of the cautionneeded when posting on social media, the edict about the“Code of Conduct for Masons when engaging in SocialMedia” and that “If a statement is offensive, the best solu-tion is not to write it” or repost it. The Grand Master alsoreminded the brethren of the Masonic License plate appli-cations, which are still available. There are 700 applicantsin, but we need more.

After the standing ovation following his address, theGrand Master closed the Grand Lodge Quarterly. Afterclosing, two lodges, Mystic Valley and North Reading, pur-sued the Grand Master to present him with substantial giftsto the Brotherhood Fund. ■

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left the scene. Grand MasterHowland died very young dur-ing Endicott’s first year, Gardnerduring his second; Parkmanjoined the Celestial Lodge in1892, and Richard Briggs diedsuddenly and tragically sevenmonths after being elected. Bythe time he had been elevated tothe position of Senior PastGrand Master, Charles C. Dame was ten years in his grave,Sereno Nickerson three years gone, and General Lawrence,the previous Senior Past Grand Master, had been departedfor two.

The world was a very different place than it had been twodecades earlier: the Grand Lodge had greatly expanded itspresence in China, and a charter had been granted toSojourners’ Lodge in the Panama Canal Zone. New build-ings were being erected all over the jurisdiction.

When he, too, passed from the scene, he was memorial-ized as a revered figure, erudite and scholarly, yet gentleand kind. The eulogy delivered in Grand Lodge includedthe following words:

“. . . He was known and revered for his sterling integri-ty and business capacity, while his genial temperamentmade him the friend of those with whom he had dealingsand the kindness he showed to others reacted in respect andaffection for him. No truer word was ever spoken than bythe paper which chronicled his death when it named him thegrand old man of Cambridge and everybody’s friend.”

The qualities he demonstrated both inside and outside ofthe Craft are ones that are timeless, welcome in any age. Itis abundantly clear that he was admired during his lifetimeas well as after it, but it is also clear that he belonged to anearlier era, of which he was one of the last survivors. AsPast Grand Master Blake and the memorial committee

Henry Endicott’s pocket watch —Courtesy of John Hutchins.

wrote, “Upon his grave we have left the wreath of ivy, forhis memory will ever be green.”

A pocket-watch survives, passed to descendants, a sym-bolic representation of that time and the character of theman that wore it. We may not see such again. ■

Bro. Hogarth would have enjoyed watching fellowbrethren try to find all the symbols in the print. Well done,Wor. Bro. Madore. I don’t blame any of you for missing thelattice window, which is actually how Solomon’s floor pat-tern is drawn in Duncan’s Monitor. The object that plugs upthe moon-shaped hole in the window is originally how therough ashlar was depicted on tracing boards. The Brethrenwill notice there are seven rafters holding up the ceilingwhich might make you think of seven steps.

I do hope that Masons and scholars better versed than mewill help find more information concerning this fascinatingscene. You can download a large version of the print frommy website and get out the magnifying glass if you think Imissed something! ■

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