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CPR/AED Class Certifies 20
On Jan. 9, 2010, members of Robert
Burns Lodge No. 464, Harrisburg, and the
Masonic Temple Association of Harrisburg
hosted a CPR-Heartsaver class at the
Scottish Rite Cathedral in Harrisburg.
The Masonic Temple Association covered
the cost for participants. Deb Goodhart,
a certified American Heart Association
instructor, and wife of Bro. Chip Goodhart,
Robert Burns Lodge, taught the class which
certified 16 brethren and four of their wives
in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
and taught them how to use an automated external defibrillator
(AED). Worshipful Master Bro. Michael McGinnis, Robert Burns
Lodge No. 464, pictured above, was among the brethren certified.
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100 Years Young
On Feb. 13, 2010, Bro. Elisha "Lash"
Joseph Field, Adelphic Lodge No. 424,
Jamestown, celebrated his 100th birthday.
Bro. Lash joined Adelphic Lodge in 1953 and
became Master in 1958. He rarely misses a
lodge meeting. Helping Lash celebrate were
R.W. Grand Master Thomas K. Sturgeon,
R.W. Grand Junior Grand Warden Raymond
T. Dietz, District Deputy Grand Master
Bernard D. Hanmore (District 25), Masons
throughout the area, and his family and
friends. Also in attendance were State
Rep. Michele Brooks and State Sen. and Bro. Robert Robbins who
presented Bro. Field with a citation from Pennsylvania Gov. and Bro.
Edward Rendell, as well as citations from their respective legislative
bodies. Bro. Field is a daily visitor to the Senior Center in Linesville
and remains active in his community and church.
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District 18 Banquet Features Meaningful Entertainment
The 20th Annual St. John's Day Banquet on Dec. 29, 2009, was attended by more
than 150 guests gathering to recognize Worshipful Masters, both in-coming and out-going
The guests enjoyed the sweet sounds of 7-year-old Isabella Cole, who was treated for a
very serious life-threatening disease by the Shriners Hospitals for Children®-Cincinnati.
She has decided to produce a music CD, the proceeds of which will be donated back to
the hospital as a token of appreciation for the services she received.
Cambria Lodge Hosts Visitors
At the Jan. 26 Extra
Meeting of Cambria Lodge
No. 278, Johnstown,
the lodge was honored
by visitors from Lodge
St. James No. 289 in
Dufftown, Scotland, and
Columbia Lodge No. 58,
Frederick, Md. The visitors
witnessed the conferral of
two Entered Apprentice
Mason Degrees, following which presentations were made by the
lodge to the visitors.
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Front row, left-right: Brothers Sandy Smart, R.W. Master, Lodge St.
James No. 289; James L. Beckwith, P.M., W.M., Cambria Lodge No.
278; William J. Huston, D.D.G.M., District 41; and Barry Bosley,
P.M., W.M., Columbia Lodge No. 58.
Back row, left-right: Brothers Barry G. Cameron, P.M., Cambria
Lodge No. 278 and Scott Cameron, P.M., Columbia Lodge No. 58.
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Ligonier Lodge Celebrates 150th Anniversary
(Our apologies to our Ligonier Lodge brothers for inadvertently
omitting their anniversary congratulations in the October 2009 issue)
Through the recommendation of Loyalhanna Lodge No. 275,
Latrobe, Ligonier Lodge No. 331 was constituted on May 13, 1859.
To celebrate their 150th Anniversary, the lodge held two events.
On April 4, 2009, the lodge held an open banquet attended by then-
R.W. Deputy Grand Master Thomas K. Sturgeon, along with other
Grand Lodge officers. The second event was held on April 10, 2009,
when then-R.W. Grand Master Stephen Gardner, accompanied by
other Grand Lodge Officers, made a visit to the lodge's Stated Meeting.
Enjoying the Anniversary Banquet were the officers of Ligonier Lodge,
along with (seated left-right): Rodney E. Boyce, D.D.G.M.; Samuel C.
Williamson, R.W.P.G.M.; Thomas K. Sturgeon, then-R.W.D.G.M.; James
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District D Shares Holiday Cheer
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In 2008, members of Frankford Lodge No. 292, Philadelphia,
rekindled an old lodge tradition of handing out candy to Masonic
Village residents during the holiday season. With the economic
downturn, lodge members faced the cancellation of the event in
2009 when several other lodges within District D stepped in to keep
the "new" tradition alive. Members from Jerusalem Lodge No. 506,
Lodge No. 2, Lodge No. 9 and Widener-Apollo-Kensington Lodge
No. 211, all of Philadelphia, volunteered as Santa's elves to deliver
candy to residents in Elizabethtown, Lafayette Hill and Warminster.
District Deputy Grand Master for District D David Tansey distributed
$40 K-Mart gift cards, purchased by Jerusalem Lodge No. 506, to
each of the Masonic Children's Home residents.
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