"Dad" Williamson and the State Officers are pictured with the newest members of Pennsylvania DeMolay.

The members of the Order of DeMolay in Pennsylvania recently learned that Mickey Mouse and his friends were members of Barnyard Chapter. Their "DeMolay experience" was chronicled in a series of comic strips developed by Walt Disney for the Order of DeMolay's national publication, at the request of "Dad" Frank S. Land, Founder of the Order and Disney's own Chapter Advisor in his youth.

Walt Disney's legacy to DeMolay, and to children around the world, was commemorated by a statewide initiation class held at the Masonic Conference Center on Saturday, Dec. 4, 1999. Thirty-two candidates received the degrees of the Order of DeMolay. The Initiatory Degree Team consisted of State Officers and all-star ritualists from several Chapters, and the DeMolay Degree was performed by the championship ritual team of Reading Chapter. Bro. Russell W. Baker, D.D.G.M. of the 5th Masonic District, provided wigs, beards, and make-up for the dramatic portion of the DeMolay Degree.

Bro. Louis Grow, State Master Councilor, presided over the program, under the direction of "Dad" Samuel C. Williamson, R.W.P.G.M. and Executive Officer of DeMolay in Pennsylvania.