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PresideNt’smessageOur Member Lodges by Donald G. Hicks, Jr.

One of the most strik-

ing aspects in the rich history of the George Wash-ington Masonic National Memorial

isthat,throughoutitsconceptual-ization,itsearlyconstruction,itscompletion,anditsmaintenance,American Freemasons have been the sourceofitssupport.Thatcontin-uestoday.Twenty-sixofourGrandLodgesareparticipatinginour$1PerMemberPerYearcampaign.AndmanyofyougivepersonallyasFriendsoftheMemorial.Forthissupport,wearetrulygrateful.Betweentheindividualandthe

GrandLodge,thereisanotheroptionforsupport:thelodgeitself.Thesymboliclodgeisthefounda-tionoftheCraft.Recognizingthis,werecentlycreatedtheSocietyofWashingtonLodges.TheSocietyisdesignedforindividuallodgestojoin,allowinganopportunityforanyregularCraftlodgetosupporttheMemorialfinanciallywhilecel-ebratingtheenduringconnectionbetweentheMemorial’sgreatmis-sionandtheCraftitself.EachLodgethatbecomesamem-

beroftheSocietyofWashingtonLodgeswillreceiveahigh-quality

The Memorial at sunset, as seen from the Woodrow Wilson Bridge that spans the Potomac.CONTINUED ON PAGE 2

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BoardofDirectorsHoldsSemi-AnnualMeeting

OnAugust1–2,2014,TheGeorgeWashingtonMasonicNationalMemorialAsso-ciation’sBoardofDirectorsmetinAlexandriaforaSemi-AnnualMeeting.Asthe

AnnualMeetingoftheBoardconvenesattheConferenceofGrandMastersofNorthAmerica,meetingmidyearattheMemorialallowstheBoardmembersanopportunitytovisittheMemorialpersonally.ThisalsoallowstheBoard’smemberstoobservetheworkbeingperformeddailytoeducateandinspirethepublicthroughgreaterunderstandingofourforemostFreemason,BrotherGeorgeWashington.TheBoardconsideredprogressreportsonmanyactivitiesattheMemorial,including

buildingrepairsandrestorationwork,facilitiesutilization,exhibits,events,communi-cationsandfundraisingwork.TheBoarddiscussedtheMemorial’soperatingfundandinvestmentportfolio,andtheneedtogeneratemoreincometocompleteneededprojectsinalignmentwithourstrategicplan.AbreakoutsessionabouttheMemorial’sworkwasplannedforthe2015ConferenceofGrandMasters.Inaddition,theMemorial’smanybenefitstotheCraftweredetailed,includingprovidingafraternalconnectiontoGeorgeWashington,offeringaccurateinformationaboutFreemasonry,highlightingaGrandLodgeoftheMonth,servingasaresearchcenter,andprovidingpubliceducationthroughtours,exhibits,thewebsiteandsocialmedia.

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printofourCentennialPortraitofGeorgeWashington.Printedoncanvas,theseportraitsareperfectforframing.WebelievethateveryAmericanMasoniclodgeshouldfea-turearepresentationofournation’sforemostFreemason.Memberlodgeswillalsoreceive

aspecialPatent,hand-printedandfinishedwiththeMemorialAsso-ciation’sseal,equallysuitableforframingandprouddisplay.Inaddi-tion,thebrethrenofparticipatinglodgesareeligibletowearauniquepinavailableonlytothem.Finally,thenameofeachoftheselodgesisdisplayedonaplaqueneartheentrance of the Memorial for all whovisittosee.TheSocietyofWashington

Lodgeshasexperienceda33%growthinthelastyear.Willyourlodgebethenexttobecomeamem-ber?AsPresidentoftheGeorgeWashington Masonic National MemorialAssociation,Iinviteyoutoconsiderit.Learnmoreaboutthisimportantprogramonpage15inthisissueofLIGHT.Iamveryproudoftheworkthat

isbeingdoneattheMemorialeverydaytofurtherourgreatmissiontoinspiretheworldthroughthevir-tuesofWashington.Weareverygratefulforyourongoingsupportandparticipationinmakingthatvisionareality.

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE, CONTINUED

TheAssociationWelcomesNewBoardMembers

AtourAnnualMeetinginBaltimoreearlierthisyear,sevenmemberswereelectedtotheAssociation’sBoardofDirectors.Sixofthemarenewmembers.Thesedistin-

guishedBrethrenwillserveuntilFebruary22,2017.

Jarrod D. AdkissonPast Grand MasterArkansas

RidgelyH.Gilmour, re-electedPast Grand Master, Utah

Charles H. “Chuck” GilsonPast Grand MasterSouth Dakota

Dale I. GoehrigPast Grand Master Florida

SimonR.LaPlacePast Grand Master Connecticut

TracyL.BloomPast Grand MasterKansas

ourmissioNTo inspire humanity through

education to emulate and promote the virtues,

character and vision of George Washington, the Man, the Mason

and Father of our Country.

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TheMemorialgratefullyacknowledgesthegenerous

supportofSirJamesE.Winzen-reid,ProvincialGrandMasteroftheProvincialGrandLodgeoftheRoyalOrderofScotland,usa,forsponsoringthisissueofLightandforhiscontinuingsup-portoftheMemorial.TheRoyalOrderofScotlandisaninvitationalMasonicOrderthatpreservesandconferstwobeautifuldegrees.Tolearnmore,visittheirwebsite at http://www.yorkrite.com/roos/.

ThankYoutotheRoyal OrderofScotland

KennethG.Nagel Past Grand MasterCalifornia


messagefromalexaNdriaWe are Builders and Restorers

by George D. Seghers

FromtheObservationDecktothenine-steppedpyramidaboveit,thetopofthe

Memorialhasbeenencasedinscaffoldingfornearlyfourmonths.Ican’thelpbutthinkthatthisisthewaytheMemoriallookedinthelate1920sandearly1930swhenthe

workmenweredoingtheirbesttocompletetheMemorialpriortoWashington’sBicentennialBirthdayin1932.TheimmensescaleofthepyramidatthetopoftheMemorialisnotfullyev-identuntilcomparedtothemendoingtherestorationwork.Eachgraniteblockistallerthanamanandonthelowertierssometwentyfeetlong.Settingthesestoneswasatrulyhercule-antaskaswastheconstructionoftheentireMemorial.JustastheOperativeStonemasonswhobuiltthismagnif-

icentMemorialarebuilders,placingstoneontopofstonetoreacheverhigherandfinallyreachthepinnacleoftheMemo-rial,Freemasonsarebuilders,buildersofcharacter,enablingourmemberstostrengthenandsupporttheirfamiliesandtheircommunitiesandtorisetotheirhighestpotential.TheMemo-rialwasconceivedandconstructedasaphysicalrepresentationoftheadmirationandrespectthatFreemasonsholdforthemaninwhosehonorandmemoryitwaserected,ourFirstPresidentandsurelyourForemostFreemason,BrotherGeorgeWashington.Washington’slifewasajourneyofnotonlyselfimprovement,butalsoajourneyofimprovingandupliftingthelivesofthecitizensofournewlyformedcountry,theUnited

StatesofAmerica.ItisfittingandproperthatourMasonicForefatherscreatedthismagnificentMemorial.NowitisuptoustorestoretheMemorialtoitsoriginalsplendorandbeauty.AstheworkofrestoringthisTemplegoeson,itisacontinuingreminderformetoworkonmyTemple,tokeepinmindandadheretotheteachingsofFreemasonry,tostrivetoimprovemyselfdailyandtolivebythetenantsofourCraft.TherestorationofthisMemorialTempletoGeorgeWash-

ingtonbeganwiththecommissioningofacompleteassessmentoftheentirestructurein2009.Theresultingreportenlight-enedtheBoardofDirectors,notonlyofthemanyyearsofdelayedmaintenance,butalsoofthefactthatseveralaspectsandproceduresoftheoriginalplanswerenevercompletedtoadequatelyandproperlyprotectandindeedtocompletethestructure.Since2009theBoardofDirectorshasauthorizedtheexpenditureofnearly4milliondollarsinrepairs,restorationandupgradestotheMemorial.Someofthemostexpensiveandintenserestorationhasbeencompleted,butwehaveatleastthreemoreyearsofwork,tonotonlyrestoretheMemorialtoitsoriginalgrandeur,butalsotofullycompleteitaccordingtotheoriginaldesignsandplans.WehavebeentrulyblessedtohaveMemorialAssociationOfficersandBoardMemberswiththevision,thestrengthandthecouragetoundertaketheimmensetaskofrestoringtheMemorialandthegroundstotheiroriginalsplendor.WehavealsobeenblessedtohavethesupportoftheFreemasonsoftheUnitedStatesandtheFriendsoftheMemorial,withouttheirsupportnoneoftheworkwerearedoingwouldbepossible.ThankyouforyourcontinuingsupportandrememberthatthisMemorialbelongstoyou.PleasecomeandvisityourMemorial.

Workers on the scaffolding at the Memorial’s Pyramid level installed a new LED-based lighting system, re-mortared all of the joints between the stones, and installed a weather-cap to preserve the new mortar. They also cleaned the surface of the granite, restoring it to its original appearance.


Eachyear,Freemasons,theirfriendsandfamiliesgatherattheGeorge Washington Masonic National Memorial to honor

thelifeofBrotherWashingtonontheanniversaryofhisbirth.Theprogramforthe2015celebrationisasfollows:

Saturday, February 21 • Called Communication Honoring Brother George Washington,

Alexandria-WashingtonLodgeNo- 22,7:30p.m.

Sunday, February 22 • Wreath Laying at the Tomb of Brother Washington,

Alexandria-WashingtonLodgeNo-22atMountVernon, 8:00a.m.

• George Washington Symposium—NorthLodgeRoom, 1:00p.m.(seestorybelowfordetails)

• Reception—MemorialHall,6:00p.m. • Concert—MemorialTheater,7:00p.m. • Banquet—GrandMasonicHall,7:45p.m. • Presentation of the George Washington Memorial Award —

GrandMasonicHall,9:00p.m.

TicketsfortheSundayeveningblack-tieeventsare$125,andmaybepurchasedonourwebsite,http://gwmemorial.org.Limitedseatingisavailable.Formoreinformation,contactShawnEyer,DirectorofCommunications,[email protected].

CelebrateGeorgeWashington’s 283rdBirthdayattheMemorialin2015

Eachyear,leadingscholarsofthelifeanderaofGeorgeWash-ingtonareinvitedtotheMemorialtosharetheirinsights.

Thethemeofnextyear’sGeorgeWashingtonSymposiumis “Liberty’sAlliance:Washington,LafayetteandEuropeans’ SupportofAmericanIndependence.”Threespeakersarescheduledforthe2015Symposium.StuartLeibigerisprofessorandchairoftheHistoryDepart-

mentatLaSalleUniversityinPhiladelphia.HereceivedhisB.A.fromtheUniversityofVirginiaandhisM.A.andPh.D.fromtheUniversityofNorthCarolinaatChapelHill.Hisbook,Founding Friendship: George Washington, James Madison and the Creation of the American Republic,waspublishedbytheUniversityofVirginiaPressin1999.HehaswrittennumerousarticlesontheFoundersforhistoricalmagazinesandjournals,andhasbeenahistoricalconsultantfortelevisiondocumentariesandmuseums.HehasworkedontheeditorialstaffsofthePapers of George Washington andthePapers of Thomas Jefferson.Hewillpresent“WashingtonandLafayette:FatherandSonoftheRevolution.”

BenjaminHugginsreceivedhisdoctorateinHistoryfromGeorgeMasonUniversityin2008.HeisanAssistantProfessorandAssistantEditoratthePapersofGeorgeWashingtonproj-ectattheUniversityofVirginia,Charlottesville.Hehaswrittenseveral articles for the online Journal of the American Revolution.Hewillspeakon“GeneralGeorgeWashingtonandtheFrenchCommanders.”JuliaOsmanearnedherdoctorateinEarly-ModernFrench

History,attheUniversityofNorthCarolina,ChapelHill,in2010.SheisanAssistantProfessorofHistoryatMississippiStateUni-versity.Shespecializesintheseventeenthandeighteenth-centuryFrencharmy.Herpresentationistitled“SoldiersofLibertyandGlory:EuropeanOfficersintheContinentalArmy.”TheGeorgeWashingtonSymposiumisheldannuallyon

Washington’sBirthdaytoprovidethepublicwithenlighteningcontemporaryresearchonthelifeofGeorgeWashington.MarkA.Tabbert,theMemorial’sDirectorofCollections,servesastheSymposium’sMasterofCeremonies.Admissionisfree.

The2015GeorgeWashingtonSymposium:Liberty’s Alliance: Washington, Lafayette and Europeans’ Support of American Independence


AfterthesuddendeathofThomasShryockinFebruary1918,theMemorialAssociationelectedPastGrandMasterof

PennsylvaniaLouisWatresasitsnewPresident.Althoughbornin1851,thesameyearasShryock,Watreshadthevisionandenergyofthenewcentury.WhileShryockhadbeenGrandMasterofMarylandforoverthirtyyearsandheldnearlyeverystate-levelMasonicoffice,WatreshadabroaderknowledgeofAmericanindustry.Watrespossessedanacuteskilltoorganizemen,moneyandresourcesintogreatenterprises.Inthefirstyearofhistenure,

WatrestransformedtheMemorialAssociation.Hesuspendedallfund-raisingactivities.HeestablishedaWaysandMeansCommitteetocoordinateallAssociationinfor-mationandresources.Next,heproposeddividingthenationintotenregionstocommunicateinformationandsupportwithinaregion’sgrandjurisdictions.Addedtothetenwasaneleventh“flyingsquadron”ofPastGrandMasterswhowouldsupporttheMemorialAssociationatanyUSGrandLodgemeeting.Callinguponmanyaffluentand

influentialbrethrenintheCraft,heestablishedanAdvisoryBoard.ChairedbyJohnWanamaker,itincludedtheVicePresidentoftheUnitedStates,SenatorsandCon-gressmen,anArmygeneralandaNavyadmiral.Presidingathisfirstannualmeetingin1919,Watres’welcoming

addressincludedareviewtheAssociation’spastaccomplishmentsandtheproposedreorganization.Butheclosedhisremarkswitheyesonthegreatervision:

“Were our Memorial to him [Washington] as enduring as the pyra-mids, it could not exceed the esteem in which we hold him in our hearts as one whose name has glorified our land for all time.”

The1919meetingwasagreatsuccess,yetGrandMastersfromseveralGrandLodgeshadnotattended.Toremedythis—andto

affirmthattheMemorial’smissionspannedthewholenation—Watreswentwest.InAugust,heandmostoftheofficersheldameetinginDenver.TheseveralGrandLodgerepresentativesapprovedthedistributionofbrochuresandbookletstolodgesasthefirststeptowardsecuringtheminimumdonationof$1percapita.Laterthatyear,some15,000bookletsweresenttoeveryAmericanlodge.Actingas“ChiefofStaff”forthisoperation

wasPastGrandMasterofIowa,GeorgeSchoonover.AsWatrestransformedthe

Association,Americansocietywasalsoevolving.AnewagebeganonNovember11,1918,withthearmi-sticeofFirstWorldWar.In1919,ascivilwarsandrevolutionsrav-agedmanynationsinEuropeandelsewhere,Americansteelwork-ersandcoalminersheldnationalstrikes.Chicagosufferedmajorraceriots,theU.S.ArmyinvadedMexicoinpursuitofPanchoVilla,andFederalagentsarrestedthousandsofallegedcommunistsandanarchistsasthe“RedScare”grippedAmerica.Toppingitoff,onJanuary17,1920,prohibitionofalcoholbecamethelawoftheland.

American Freemasonry felt the impactofthisnewage.Between1917and1920membershipincreasedbymorethan500,000,orover25%,andsurpassed2.4million.Whileencouragingtothe

Memorial’sprospects,theseyoungFreemasonspresentedagreatchallenge.TheAssociationhadtoattracttheirsupportfortheplannedMemorial.Atitstenthannualmeeting,theAssociationreceivedprogress

reportsfromtheseveralnewcoordinatingandregionalcommit-tees.Whileeachreportedsuccessfulrecruitmentandpromotion,totalcontributionswerejust$34,410.Watresremindedthebreth-renthat$123,955wasfarshyofthe$500,000requiredtobreakground.Hethenfocusedonlocalissues.TheAssociationreviseditsconstitutionsandcreatedafive-manBoardofTrustees,threeofwhomwouldbemembersofAlexandria-WashingtonLodge

SecuringtheMenandMaterials:PresidentLouisWatresatLabor,1918–1921 byMarkA.Tabbert


played“inperpetuity,”theLodgewouldhavetherighttoruna“souvenirstand,”andshouldtheLodgeevergodarkorleavetheMemorial,itsartifactswouldremainintheMemorialondisplay.TheAssociationnextapprovedthepurchaseofanadditional22

acresonShutersHill.Atacostof$8,500,allthelandneededforthegreatMemorialwassecured.Next,newly-appointedSecretary-TreasurerClaudeKeiper,a

PastGrandMasteroftheDistrictofColumbia,madehisreport.TotalreceiptsbetweenFebruary22,1920,andFebruary16,1921,equaled$124,496.73—anamountgreaterthanallfundsraisedinthepriortenyearscombined.ThefivelargestcontributorsweretheGrandLodgesofMichigan($21,881),Illinois($21,600),Penn-sylvania($20,519),Oklahoma($15,181),andKentucky($14,825).Adjustedforinflation,todaythetotal1920contributionswouldequalnearly$1.5million.Finally,theAssociationagreedtooverhaulitsconstitutionand

bylaws.ItlimitedmembershiptoU.S.GrandLodges.Itcreatedafive-memberBoardofTrusteestoadministerthelandandfunds,andanine-memberBoardofDirectorstooverseetheentiremis-sion.GrandLodgeMemberselectedtheTrustees,theDirectorsandtheAssociation’sofficers.ThreeofthefiveTrusteeshadtobeAlexandria-WashingtonLodgeNo- 22members,whileonlythePresidentwasamemberoftheBoardofDirectors.Withtheelectioncompleted,PresidentWatresestablishedtheExecutiveCommittee,comprisingalltheofficers,torunnon-constructionactivities,whiletheWaysandMeansCommitteefocusedontheMemorial’sconstruction.

A Transformed AssociationThreeyearsafterassumingoffice,Watreshadalltheworkingtoolsheneeded.Fromtoptobottom,asPresident,heledtheExecutiveCommittee,theWaysandMeansCommittee,thetenregionaldivisions,thestatechairmenandGrandLodgerepre-sentativeswhocouldreachover14,000lodgesand2.4millionFreemasons.TheAssociationhadanequitableagreementwithAlexandria-WashingtonLodge,morethanenoughlandonwhichtobuild,andhadmorethandoubleditsassetswithinasingleyear.At3:10p.m.–anhourafterclosingthe1921annualmeeting—

WatresgaveledopenthefirstBoardofDirectorsmeeting.ItsfirstactionwastoelecttheExecutiveCommitteeandauthorizeitsmemberstoconsulttheSchoolsofArchitectureatHarvard,Penn,CornellandNewYorkUniversity.RecommendationswouldbesubmittedtoWatresnolaterthanMay1,1921.CharlesCallahanandThomasShryockhadthewisdomtocon-

ceiveagreatmemorialtoGeorgeWashington.LouisWatreshadprovidedthestrengthtosupportit.Now,atlonglast,thetimehadcometocallthemasterbuilder.

Mark A. Tabbert is the Director of Library & Museum Collections of the George Washington Masonic National Memorial Association.

No- 22,toholdthetitletotheland.ItalsoestablishedacommitteetodefineAssociationmembership.Lastly,theAssociationapprovedaresolutionto“secureten-

tativeplansfortheconstructionofaMemorialatacostofnotlessthanonemilliondollars.”Theplansweretobesubmittedin1921andmustbe“inkeepingwiththecharacterofandachieve-mentsofGeorgeWashington.”TheywerealsotoprovidequartersforAlexandria-WashingtonLodgeNo- 22,afireproofrepositoryfortheWashingtonrelics,“suitablequartersforagreatMasoniclibrary,”anauditoriumtoseat1,500personsandadministrativeofficesfortheAssociation.1920broughtmorechanges.Americanvoters—including

womenforthefirsttime—electedWarrenG. HardingasPres-identoftheUnitedStates.AnOhiobrotherofMarionLodgeNo- 70,President-electHardingpromisedthecountry“areturntonormalcy.”TheyearalsowitnessedthefirstprofitsofWatres’reorganization.TheMemorialAssociation’s1921meetingwasalmostsingular

initsaccomplishments.ItmarkedthemomentwhenCallahan’sdreambecamereality.TheWaysandMeanscommitteepre-sented,withoutcost,atentativeplanfortheMemorial.ThemeetingalsosealedaformaltrustbetweentheMemorial

AssociationandAlexandria-WashingtonLodgeNo- 22.Amongthemostnotableofitsfourteenpointswere:theMemorialwouldprovideroomsfortheLodgefreeofcharge,theLodgewouldmaintaina“replicalodgeroom”whereitsrelicswouldbedis-

Most Worshipful Brother George L. Schoonover (1880 –1961), Grand Master of Iowa in 1918–1919, led the Memorial Association’s outreach to Masonic lodges.


TheDedicatoryTreeProgram,establishedin2003,isoneoftheGeorgeWashingtonMasonicNationalMemorial’smost

favoredoptionsfordonors.Bymakingamodestcontribution,adonormayhaveatreeontheMemorial’sgroundsdedicatedtoanindividualororganization.Eachtreeismarkedwithagran-itestoneindicatingthehonoreeandthedonor.Andeverytreeismaintainedinperpetuity.Ourtreeserviceprunesthetreesperiodically,andunhealthytreesaretreatedorreplacedwithoutadditionalcosttothedonor.EvenbeforeIcametoworkattheMemorial,Iwasawareof

thetreeprogramthroughthepromotionaleffortsofMrs.KathyNagel,wifeofMostWorshipfulBrotherKennethG.Nagel,California’sGrandMasterin2010andcurrentmemberoftheMemorialAssociation’sBoardofDirectors.Together,theysuc-cessfullyencourageddozensofCalifornialodgesandbrethrentosponsortrees,raisingover$50,000andsignificantlyraisingaware-ness of the George Washington Masonic National Memorial in theGoldenState.Whilehighlyeffectiveasawaytopromoteawarenessofthe

Memorialanditswork,thetreeprogramhasmanyadditional

TreeProgramRevitalizedwithNewWebsitebyShawnEyer

benefitstonote.Formanyyears,ShutersHill—thesiteoftheMemorial—wasrelativelybare.Butinthedrawingsthatwerepreparedinthe1920sbytheoriginalarchitectsoftheMemorial,thismajestichillwasdepictedwithalargenumberoftrees.It wasvisualizedasaverdantgardenthatwouldpreparethestagefortheMemorialitself,framingitsgrandiosearchitecturewithinanaturalsettingofimpressivebeauty.DuetounexpectedeconomicpressuressuchastheGreatDepressionandtheSecondWorldWar,theportionofthelandscapedesigndealingwithvegetationwasnotacteduponduringtheoriginalbuildingera.Today,itisanopportunityforustorestoreandfulfilltheoriginalvisionofthosegreatFreemasonswhoplannedanddesignedourMemorial.Anotherbenefitisenvironmental.Treesarenotonlybeautiful,

buttheyproduceoxygen.Morethanthat,studieshaveshownthattheyarephysicallyhelpfulbecausetheyremovepollutantsfromtheairandpsychologicallytherapeuticbecausetheirpresenceisstress-relieving.Masonically,weknowthatbeautymustadornanythingtrulygreat.OurtreeprogramfulfillsthatfortheMemo-rial’sgrounds,justasthearchitecturalgrandeuroftheMemorialfulfillsthatforthetempleitself.


Rolling Up Our SleevesWhiletheDedicatoryTreeProgramhasbeensuccessful“ontheground,”itneededmorepublicity.So,workingwithfeedbackfromourdonorsfromExecutiveDirectorGeorgeD. Seghers,Idesignedaplanforawebsiteapplicationthatwouldmakethetreeprogrammoreinteractiveandbettercommunicateitsvalue.Thefirststepintheprocesswastotakeacomprehensive

inventoryofeverytreealreadyonthegrounds,recordingitsgPs coordinates,andphotographingitandthededicationstoneasso-ciatedwithit.Ibeganthisworktodetermineworkflow,andthenenlistedthehelpofRickyGomez,oneofourtourguides,andAmandaMurphy,astudentworker(seepage9).Amanda’shelpwasparticularlyessential.SheperformedacomprehensivegPs surveyofall600dedicatorytreesontheMemorial’sgrounds,pho-tographingeachtreeanddedicationstone.Meanwhile,Iwaswritingthecomputerprogramthatwouldbe

theheartofthenewtreewebsite.WhileAmandaranhercollecteddatathroughqualityassurance,Iwasfinishinganddebuggingtheapplicationcode.Finally,thedataandtheapplicationwerecon-nected,andthenewsitewaslaunchedinAugust.Thenewsystemgenerates a unique web pageforeverydedicatory

tree.Thepagecontainsthededicationinformation,recentphotosofeverytree,aphotoofthestonemarker,aplain-textdescriptionofthetree’slocationandapreciseGPS-basedmapthatpinpointsthetreeonanaerialphotooftheMemorial’sgrounds.Thisallowsanyone—thehonoree,thedonor,theirlovedonesandassoci-ates—toeasilyfindthetreewhenvisitingus.Also,socialmediasharebuttonsallowinstantaneouspromotionofaspecifictreethroughFacebookandTwitterfeeds.Ifyouhavealreadysponsoredadedicatorytree,pleasevisitthe

websiteandlookupyourdedication.Sharethelinkwithyourlodgeandyourlovedones.Andletusknowwhatyouthinkofthenewwebsite.Ifreadingaboutthishasinspiredyoutoconsidersponsor-

ingatree,wewouldwelcomeyourparticipationintheprogram.Yourgenerouscontributionof$750willallowustoplantatreeandmaintainitinperpetuityontheMemorial’sgrounds.Thedonationistaxdeductibletotheextentpermittedbylaw,andyouwillreceiveacertificatedocumentingyourgift.Together,wecanrestoretheMemorialtotheinspiredplanofitsoriginalarchitects.Weareverygratefultoallwhoparticipateinthisprogramthat

beautifiestheMemorial’sgroundswhileithonorssomanyworthyindividualsandgroups.Asyoucanseefromthephotographatthetopofpage7,ourDedicatoryTreeProgramrepresentsastrikingcontributiontotheprofoundvisualimpressionofourMemorialtoGeorgeWashington.Asalways,thankyouforyoursupport.

Shawn Eyer is the Director of Communications of the George Washington Masonic National Memorial Association.


StudentWorkersSupportKeyMemorial Projects

D uringthesummermonths,twostudentworkersjoinedusattheMemorial.TylerVanice(top right)isasenioratDaemenCollegeinAmherst,NewYork,majoringinHistory.Work-ingunderExecutiveDirectorGeorgeD. Seghers,andDirectorofCollectionsMarkTabbert,TylerdigitizedtheGrandLodgeofConnecticut’sproceedings,inventoriedtheMasonicServiceAssociationcollection,accessionednewartifactsintothecollec-tion,accessionedmanyobjectsthathavebeeninbacklogintothecollection,performeddataentrytobringthecollection’sdatabaseuptodate,completedaninventoryofallobjectsintheMemorial’scollection,andre-organizedtheMemorial’sfileroom.ThiswasTyler’ssecondsummerworkingattheMemorial.AmandaMurphy(bottom right),aComputerSciencemajor

atCanisiusCollege,joinedusforthesummerasanInformationTechnologyAssistant.WorkingunderDirectorofCommuni-cationsShawnEyer,AmandaassistedwithimprovementsbeingmadetotheDedicatoryTreeProgram(seepages7& 8).TheMemorialstaffaregratefultotheseexcellentsummer

workersfortheirworkinsupportofourmanyprojects.

TheGardenClubofVirginia SponsorsResearchFellowship

Earlierthisyear,theGardenClubofVirginiaawardedits2014WilliamD.RieleyFellowshiptoMr.JamesCarroll,aMaster

ofLandscapeArchitecturecandidateattheCityCollegeofNewYork.JamesgraduatedfromtheStateUniversityofNewYorkwithaBachelor’sDegreeinFineArtsandholdsaCertificateinSustainableLandscapeDesign&MaintenancefromtheQueensBotanicalGarden/LaGuardiaCommunityCollege.Jamesspentnearlythreemonthsconductingthemostexten-

sivestudythathaseverbeendoneonthelandscapeoftheGeorgeWashingtonMasonicNationalMemorial.DirectorofCommu-nicationsShawnEyerservedastheMemorialAssociation’spointofcontactfortheresearch.Duringhisresearch,JamesvisitedthearchivesoftheOlmsteadBrothersarchitecturalfirminBrookline,Massachusetts,andconsultednearly1,500piecesofprojectcorre-spondence,dated1921-1950,housedattheLibraryofCongressinWashington,D.C.HealsomadeextensiveuseoftheMemorial’sownarchivesandfiles.Attheconclusionofhisresearch,Jamesgaveapublicpresenta-

tionabouthisfindingsintheMemorial’sconferenceroom,withoverfortyinattendance.HisresearchhasgreatlyenhancedourunderstandingoftheMemorial’slandscapingandwillinformfutureactivityoftheDedicatoryTreeProgram.

TheGardenClubofVirginia’smissionistocelebratethebeautyoftheland,toconservethegiftsofnatureandtochallengefuturegenerationstobuildonthisheritage.TheMemorialAsso-ciationisgratefultotheGardenClubofVirginiaforsponsoringthisvaluableresearch.

William D. Rieley, the landscape architect for the Garden Club of Virginia (left), 2014 Rieley Fellow James Carroll (center), and Mary Ann Johnson, Chairman of the GCV Research Fellowship Committee (right), visiting the Memorial’s grounds for the final presentation of the summer’s research, August 18, 2014.


MasonicDigitalArchivesUpgraded

Forseveralyears,ourMasonicDigitalArchivesprojecthasbeengrowing,andrecentlyaneedtomakeimprovementsinthe

waythesystemworksinspiredamajorupgradetothesoftwareunderlyingthesystem.ShawnEyer,ourDirectorofCommuni-cations,reviewedavailableoptionsandselectedLunaImagingasournewserviceprovider.In2013and2014,allcollectionswereportedtothenewsystem.Thenewinterfacehasseveralbenefits.First,itissignificantly

fasterintermsofpageandobjectdisplay.Italsoallowsforamorenatural,two-page“bookview,”whichmakesonlinebooksmucheasiertoperuse.Italsoincludesapowerfulandfastsearchfeature,whichhighlightssearchresultsoneachpage(top right).UsersmayaccessthenewsystemdirectlyfromourhomepagebyselectingtheDigitalArchiveslink.TheconceptbehindtheMasonicDigitalArchivesprojectisto

makethefactsandfigures,reportsandactivitiesfoundinthepro-ceedingsofMasonicGrandLodgesandaffiliatedorganizationsavailableinasearchabledatabase.Members,researchers,andedu-catorswillbeabletosearcheverypageandwordofourhistorybackto1733.Asmoreinformationentersthesystem,theresultswillbeallthemorecomprehensive.TheGeorgeWashingtonMasonicNationalMemorialisdigi-

tizingtheproceedingsofparticipatinggrandlodgestomakethemavailableonline.Othermediatypes,suchasphotographs,maps,

andephemera,maybeincludedaswelltoturnyouruniquehis-toricalcollectionsintofullysearchableonlineresources,availablefromanyWebbrowser.IfyouwouldliketojointheArchives,pleasecontactGeorge

Seghers,ExecutiveDirectoratGeorgeWashingtonMasonicNationalMemorial.Hecanprovideapriceestimateandotherdetails.ToscheduleapresentationontheMasonicDigitalArchives,contactMarkTabbert,ourDirectorofCollections,[email protected].

A highlighted keyword search result screen in the Memorial’s new and improved Masonic Digital Archives project.

MichiganMasonsHostSecondAnnualFestiveBoardinHonor of George Washington

MichiganMasonsheldafestiveboardinhonorofGeorgeWashingtononSeptember13,2014,inDoigChapelonthe

MasonicPathwaysCampusinAlma,Michigan.ProceedsfromtheeventwerededicatedtosupportingtheGeorgeWashingtonMasonicNationalMemorial.TheMasterofCeremonieswasMichiganPastGrandMaster

DavidR. Bedwell.TheMemorialAssociation’sExecutiveDirec-tor,GeorgeD. Seghers,wasthefeaturedspeakeroftheevening.“It’safactthattheimportantparticipationthatMichigan’sMasonshavehadinthecreationandmaintenanceoftheGeorgeWashingtonMasonicNationalMemorialhasbeenessentialtoourorigins,”BrotherSegherssaid.“Itisjustasimportanttoourworkinthefuture.”SpecialthankstotheGrandLodgeofMichigananditsGeorge

WashingtonMasonicNationalMemorialCommitteemembers:WilliamFinkel(SeniorGrandWarden),NormanGidcumb,EugeneAbbaticchio,LymanRobertson,andMartyLevine. George D. Seghers, Executive Director of the George Washington Masonic National

Memorial Association, addresses the brethren at the festive board.


The George Washington Masonic National Memorial Asso-ciation(gWmNma),theMasonicServiceAssociation

(msa),andtheConferenceofGrandMastersofNorthAmerica(CgmNa)arethreenotableMasonicorganizationsfoundedearlyinthetwentiethcentury.Theywereallestablishedataroundthesametime,withsomeofthesameindividualsinvolvedinallthreeorganizations.WhilethegWmNma,themsa,andtheCgmNa are andhavealwaysbeenconsideredseparateorganizations,couldtheyoriginallyhavebeenconnectedinsomeway?Thisarticleexplorestheirhistoryinordertoanswerthatquestion.thegeorgeWashiNgtoNmasoNiCNatioNalmemo-

rialassoCiatioN.FreemasonsfromaroundthecountrygatheredinAlexandria,Virginia,onFebruary22,1910,todis-cussplansfororganizinganAssociationwhosepurposewouldbetoconstructamemorialtemple.Bro. ThomasJ.Shryock,GrandMasterofMaryland,waselectedPresidentofthenewgWmNma.Bro. CharlesCallahanorganizedthefirstmeetingofthe gWmNmain1910,andthetwoofthem,workingtogether,madethebuildingoftheMemorialpossible.ThefirststepwasthepurchaseofShutersHillinAlexandria,thepropertyonwhichtheMemorialwaslaterbuilt.Today,thegWmNmacontinuestosup-porttheMemorialandguideitsvitalwork.theCoNfereNCeofgraNdmastersofNorthamer-

iCa.TheConferenceofGrandMastershelditsfirstconferenceinPhiladelphiain1909.Generally,thepurposeoftheCgmNa is open.ItenablesGrandMasterstobecomeacquaintedwitheachotherandtounderstandandtoappreciatethesortofsituationsandcomplexitieswithwhichGrandLodgesdeal,suchasissuesofrecognition.AttimestheyhaveindicatedinterestinMasonicedu-cationandleadership.ItmustbestressedthattheGrandMastersdonotvoteintheirconference,exceptforelectingcertainofficesortoestablishinternalrules.EachGrandLodgeissovereigninitsownJurisdiction,andtheconferenceofGrandMastersdoesnotundertaketochangethat.NoproposalthatlimitsordirectstheactivitiesofanyGrandJurisdictionisconsideredbytheCgmNa.themasoNiCserViCeassoCiatioN.TheResolutionfor

theMasonicServiceAssociation’sfoundationcameintobeingin1918attheConferenceofGrandMastersinCedarRapids,Iowa.TheProceedingsfromthisConferencearefascinating.Theyexplainthat,fromthetimeofAmerica’sentryintotheFirstWorldWar,MasonicorganizationsintheUnitedStatesdesiredtoprovideassistancetomilitarypersonnelinEurope.MasonswhohadseentheEuropeansituationfirsthandmadeastrongcaseinfavoroftheneedfororganizedassistanceandrelief.Forvariousreasons—includingGeneralPershing’sunwillingnesstodealwith

largenumbersofcivilianorganizationsingeneral—theFed-eralGovernmentdecidedthatitcouldnotdealwith49separateGrandLodgesperformingthesametaskswithsoldiers.Inlightofthegreatneed,andaftersignificantdebateanddis-

cussion,theConferenceresolvedtoorganizethemsa,for“theServiceofMankindthrougheducation,enlightenment,finan-cialreliefandMasonicvisitation,particularlyintimesofdisasteranddistress.”TheConferenceestablishedanExecutiveCommis-sionoftheMasonicServiceAssociationtobechairedbyGrandMasterGeorgeSchoonoverfromIowa,withsixothermembers:R. Kenworthy,N.Y.;H. McPherson,Michigan;A. Wherry,Utah;C. Homer,Maryland;E. Gross,R.I.;andW. Stockwell,N.D.Althoughtheoriginalimpetusforthemsawastohelpservicemenoverseas,itquicklytookonotherchallenges:toprovidereliefafternaturaldisastersandtoprovideMasoniceducation.thequestioNofaCoNNeCtioN.Were these three

organizationsconnectedinsomeway?Thereisnoobviousorga-nizationalinterconnection.However,ofthesevenmembersofthemsa’sExecutiveCommissionlistedabove,four—Schoonover,Kenworthy,HomerandStockwell—wereBoardMembersofthe gWmNma.Theywereseniormembersoftwoorganizationsandinfluentialinthefoundingofthethird,aswerefiveothermembersofthe1918CgmNa:C. Clark,W. Farmer,G. Lusk,T. ScudderandL. Watres.Inaddition,examinationofthemin-utesofmsameetingsindicatedthepresenceofanumberofotherswhowereboardmembersofthegWmNma:W. Daniels,N.J.;M. Johnson,Mass.;A.Randell,Texas,andO.D. Street,Ala-bama.Andin1930,themsadecidedtomeetonedayeitherbeforeorafterthegWmNma–presumablytoaccommodatethetravelarrangementsofthosewhoweremembersofbothorganizations.Betweenthe1930sandthe1980s,outofconvenienceand

overlappingmembership,allthreeorganizationsgatheredeachFebruaryinWashington,D.C.,andconvenedintheauditoriumGeorgeWashingtonMasonicNationalMemorial.Thesemeet-ingsinspiredtheAlliedMasonicDegreesandotherMasonicbodiestoholdtheirannualmeetingsinWashingtonjustpriortothe“bigthree.”Thiscreatedtheso-called“MasonicWeek.”In1980,theCgmNabeganregularlymeetinginvariousGrandLodgeswithintheUnitedStatesandCanada.ThegWmNmaandthe msafollowedsuitandcontinuetodoso.Inconclusion,whilesincethe1930sthegWmNma,theCgmNa

andthemsahaveusuallymeetinthesameplaceandonthesamedayeachyear,theyeachhaveseparateanduniquemissions.Whileformedwithinafewyearsofeachother,andoftenbythesamemen,theyareseparateMasonicorganizations.

ThreeGreatMasonicOrganizations:TheQuestionofaConnection by W.KirkMacNulty


Atthe2013annualmeetingoftheMemorialAssociation,theBoardofDirectorsvotedtoapproveextendingtheopportunitytobecomeaCharterMemberoftheGeorge

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theMemorial,andlistedonourwebsite.Membersarespeciallyinvitedtoaprivaterecep-tionatthegalacelebrationofGeorgeWashington’sBirthdayattheMemorialeachyear.AlistoftheCharterMemberstodatemaybefoundonpage14ofthiseditionofLight.Membershipisforindividualsonly.Applicationsformembershipareavailableonthe

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United States who are committed to supporting the Memorial and who make a one-time donation of $2,500.00.TheMemberLodgesoftheSocietywillbelistedontheMemorial’swebsiteandonaplaqueoutsidetheReplicaLodgeRoomattheMemorial.EachmemberlodgewillalsoreceiveabeautifulcanvasprintofourCentennialPortraitofGeorgeWashington.Areyouinterestedinjoiningthem?Applicationsareavailable

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Association OfficersElected February 22, 2013DonaldG.Hicks,Jr.,PresidentRidgelyH.Gilmour,First Vice PresidentRobertP.Conley,Second Vice PresidentJ.F.“Jeff”Webb,Third Vice PresidentGeorgeD.Seghers,*Executive Director

Board of DirectorsTerm Expires February 22, 2015RichardW.Aydelotte,DelawareD.BrookCunningham,ArizonaCraigL.Davis,IowaBennyL.Grisham,IllinoisDonaldG.Hicks,Jr.,*MassachusettsLonW.Kvasager,North DakotaGregoryA.Riley,Sr.,West VirginiaJ.F.“Jeff”Webb,*Louisiana

Term Expires February 22, 2016RobertP.Conley,*MichiganJohnV.Egan,iii,ColoradoAndrewU.Hammer,*A-W Lodge No. 22StephenJ.Ponzillo,iii,MarylandGailS.Turner,MissouriClaireV.Tusch,*Maine

Term Expires February 22, 2017JarrodD.Adkisson,ArkansasTracyL.Bloom,KansasCharlesH.“Chuck”Gilson,South DakotaRidgelyH.Gilmour,*UtahDaleI.Goehrig,FloridaSimonR.LaPlace,ConnecticutKenneth G. Nagel, California

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