The first meeting of the Pennsylvania Lodge of Research will convene at 1 p.m., Saturday, June 9, in the Deike Auditorium of the new Freemasons Cultural Center on the campus of the Masonic Homes at Elizabethtown.

The Pennsylvania Lodge of Research was warranted by the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania effective St. John's Day, Dec. 27, 2000. Thomas W. Jackson, R.W.P.G.S., was named Warrant Master.

The new Research Lodge is open to all Master Masons belonging to a lodge in any jurisdiction recognized by the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania Masons under the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania will be regarded as full members and those from other jurisdictions will be associate members. Since a Lodge of Research is not a Craft Lodge, it does not interfere with, or count as, a dual membership. The initiation fee is $50, which includes a member's jewel. The annual dues are $25.

To join the Research Lodge, a Master Mason must request a petition by contacting Mrs. Joanne Ford in the Office of Masonic Education, Masonic Temple, One North Broad St., Philadelphia, PA 19107-2598, call (215) 988-1919, or email <<jmford@pagrandlodge.org>> .