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alexaNdria,VirgiNia· Volume20· Number1· 2014

of the George Washington Masonic National Memorial

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Celebrating Washington’s 282nd Birthday

OnFebruary22,arecordnumberofattendeesgatheredattheGeorgeWashingtonMasonicNationalMemorialtocelebratethebirthdayofAmericanhistory’smost

esteemedFreemason.Thefestivitiesbeganontheeveningprior,whenAlexandria-Wash-ingtonLodgeNo- 22heldaspecialcommunicationinhonoroftheirCharterMaster.Thismeetingwasmadeespeciallymemorablebythelargenumberofvisitorswhocamefromgreatdistances,includingadelegationofover40MasonsandfamilymembersfromtheGrandLodgeofAlaska.Continuingalongstandingtradition,Alexandria-WashingtonLodgeandMemorial

Associationofficersandstaffparticipatedintheannualwreath-layingceremonyonthemorningofthe22ndatWashington’stombatMountVernon.TheGeorgeWashingtonMasonicNationalMemorialAssociation’swreathwaslaidbyMemorialAssociationPres-identDonaldG.Hicks,Jr.ThissolemnactofremembrancedemonstratestheenduringrespectthatMasonseverywherefeelfortheFatherofourCountry.Intheearlyafternoon,activitiesbeganattheMemorialitself,withtheannualGeorge

WashingtonSymposiumconveningintheTheater.Ourthreeguestscholarsofferedfasci-natinglecturesonWashington’slifeandlegacy.(Seepage3formoreinformation.)Soonafter,anunprecedentednumberofguestsgatheredattheMemorialforourGala

inhonorofWashington’sBirthday.ThefirsteventwasaspecialreceptionformembersoftheGeorgeWashingtonMemorialSocietyandtheirguests,heldintheGeorgeWashing-tonMuseumonthefourthfloor(learnabouttheSocietyonp.9). | CONTINUED ON PAGE 2

PresideNt’smessageRich Heritage, Lasting Legacyby Donald G. Hicks, Jr.

On February 22,Masons

andguestscamefromaroundthecountryandevenoverseastogather

attheGeorgeWashingtonMasonicNationalMemorialincelebrationofWashington’sBirthday.Thisevent,re-institutedseveralyearsago,isoneofthefinesteventsoftheMasonicyear.AsPresidentoftheGeorge

WashingtonMasonicNationalMemorialAssociation,itpleasesmetonotethatthisyearwasthelarg-estsofarintermsofattendance,thanksinlargeparttothelargedel-egationofAlaskanbrethrenwho,withmanyoftheirladies,traveledtoournation’scapitalregiontohonorthelifeofBrotherGeorgeWashington,America’sforemostFreemason.SpecialthanksgotoourpastBoardofDirectorsmem-ber,JohnR.“Bo”ClineandGrandMasterDaveWorel,forinspiringsomanytomakethejourney.Youcanreadmoredetailsabout

ourmostrecentobservanceofWashington’s Birthday in this issue ofLIGHT,andIwanttoencourageeachofyoutostronglyconsiderattendingthe2015celebration.Itistrulyanoutstandingandmem-

The rising sun greets the Memorial at dawn on George Washington’s Birthday, February 22, 2014. CONTINUED ON PAGE 2

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orableevent,onethathasbeenimprovingyearbyyear.Itremindsusofthelastingvalueoftheheritagethatwemaintain,andstrengthensourresolvetosupporttheMemorialanditsmissiontoinspirehumanitythroughthevirtuesofWashington.ThemottooftheMemorialAsso-

ciation,displayedonourbeautifulcrest,isIn Memoriam Perpetuam,“InPerpetualRemembrance.”Rec-ognizingtheimportanceofthatwork,itisimportanttosupportitineverywaywecan.ThatiswhyIamdelightedtoannouncetheMemo-rialAssociation’snewPerpetualRemembranceprogram.Wearesogratefultothosewho,

throughouttheyears,haveleftsig-nificantgiftstotheMemorial.Now,wewanttomakethatprocesseasier.DesignedforthosewhomaywishtorememberTheGeorgeWash-ingtonMasonicNationalMemorialAssociationintheirwill,revocablelivingtrust,orotherdocuments,thePerpetualRemembranceprogramprovidessupportformakingtheneededarrangementsforaplannedgift.YourbequesttotheMemorialwillhelpuspromoteournation’sMasonicheritageandinspirefuturegenerationswithourpositivemes-sageaboutGeorgeWashington,theMan,theMason,andtheFatherofourCountry.So,ifyouwouldliketofindouthowtoestablishsuchaleg-acy,pleasereadmoreaboutthisnewprogramonpage4.

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE, CONTINUED

ourmissioNTo inspire humanity through edu-

cation 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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Then,at6p.m.,theGalaReceptionbeganinMemorialHall.Guestsenjoyedrefresh-mentsandfellowshipwhilelivemusicwasperformedbyclassicalguitaristRichBarry.Asinrecentyears,therarely-seenMt.NeboLodgeApron,recentlyauthenticatedasbelong-ingtoWashington,wasondisplaynearthestatueofWashington.Afterward,ourguestsenteredtheMemorial’sTheaterfortheGalaConcert,givenby

theWashingtonMetropolitanPhilharmonicAssociation,directedbyUlyssesS.James.ThePhilharmonicperformedanumberofmagnificentworks,includingtheworldpre-miereofanoriginalcompositionbytrumpeterStanleyCurtis,theoverturetoMozart’sMasonicopera,The Magic Flute (seepage10),andBrotherJohnPhilipSousa’spatrioticfavorite,“StarsandStripesForever.”Then,inGrandMasonicHall,attendeesgatheredfortheformalGalaBanquet.TheGeorgeWashingtonMemorialAwardwaspresentedtoscholarEdwardG. Lengel,authorofGeneral George Washington: A Military Life,andThis Glorious Struggle: George Washington’s Revolutionary War Letters.Dr.Lengelgaveanaddress

onGeorgeWashington’sroleinhistory,inspiringthosepresentbythecharacterandvirtuesofourMemorial’snamesake.Theeveningconcludedwithtoaststo

Freemasonry,theUnitedStatesofAmer-ica,andGeorgeWashington.Asalways,theMemorialisproudtoexemplifyandencourageFreemasonry’sprominentroleinthisimportantnationalobservance.Wearehappytoreportthatour

Washington’sBirthdayCelebrationwascompletelysoldoutthisyear.Ifyouwishtojoinusfor2015,beginplanningnow.

At the George Washington Memorial Society reception, President Donald G. Hicks, Jr. (left) and his wife, Nancy (right), presented James Manninen (center) with a certificate declaring that a tree was dedicated to him on the Memorial’s grounds.

President Donald G. Hicks, Jr. presents the George Washington Memorial Award to Dr. Edward G. Lengel .

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messagefromalexaNdriaThe Father of Our Country, the Father of Freedom

by George D. Seghers

Freemasonryisajourneyonwhichweworkforconstantimprovementwhile

maintainingtheprinciplesuponwhichourCraftwasfounded.TheMemorialAssoci-ationisfollowingthesamepattern.WeareconstantlyimprovingtheMemorialwhile

maintainingthevisionandmissionoftheMemorialAssocia-tion,whichis:To 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.TheMemorialwasconceived,financedandconstructed

asajointprojectbyalltheFreemasonsoftheUnitedStates.TheCharterofTheGeorgeWashingtonMasonicNationalMemorialAssociationboldlystatesitspurpose,“To erect and maintain . . . a suitable Memorial Temple to George Washington, the Mason; which express in durability and beauty the undying esteem of the Freemasons of the United States for him in whose memory it shall stand throughout the coming years.”Itstands,withoutquestion,asoneofthemostimpressiveaccomplishmentsofourFraternity.TheGeorgeWashingtonMasonicNationalMemorial

istrulyaremarkablestructure.Itwascreatedtohonorthememoryofatrulyincomparableman.Inthecourseofhislife,GeorgeWashington’sfatebecameinseparablefromthedestinyofournation.Bythetimeofhisdeath,hewasidentifiedintheeyesoftheworldwithAmericaaswellaswiththecauseoflib-ertyforwhichAmericastood.HisgreatnesswasatestamenttoAmerica’spromiseoffreedomandjustice.Inhislifetime,theentireworld—notjustAmerica—recognizedthatwhathe

hadaccomplishedappliedbeyondourborders,benefitingallofhumanity.Here,hewasknownasthe“The Father of our Coun-try.”BrotherLafayette,theFrenchgeneralwhofoughtwithWashingtonduringtheRevolution,calledhim“the Father of Freedom,”andsohewaswidelyknowninEurope.Hiscourageandhismoralconvictionresultedinthecre-

ationofthefirsttrulyfreesocietywhichnotonlyallowedbutencouragedadvancement,improvementandsecurity.GeorgeWashingtonrepresentsintegrity,humility,courageandstrictmoralconviction.Hewasunique,notonlyinthehistoryofthefoundingofournation,butinthehistoryoftheworld.Americaisthegreatnationitisowingtotheeffortsand

sacrificeofBrotherWashingtonandourFoundingFathers.ItisfittingandproperthattheFreemasonsoftheUnitedStateserectedaNationalMasonicMemorialtothisincredibleManandMason.Symbolically,BrotherWashingtonhasbeenoftencomparedtothePerfectAshlar,asthetrueexemplarofthejust,honorable,honest,forthrightmanthatallMasonsshouldaspiretobe.ThisMemorialtoGeorgeWashingtoniscertainlyafittingtributetothemanwhosaid.“A good moral character is the first essential in a man. It is, therefore, highly important to endeavor not only to be learned but to be virtuous.”AttheGeorgeWashingtonMasonicNationalMemorial,

weareworkingtopresentthepositiveandimportantrolethatGeorgeWashingtonandFreemasonryplayedandarestillplay-inginthiscountry.Ourpurposeistoperpetuatethememory,respectandhonorofourFirstCommanderinChief,ourFirstPresident,theFatherofourCountryandourForemostFree-mason:General,PresidentandBrotherGeorgeWashington.OnbehalfoftheOfficersandtheBoardofDirectors,

I extendoursincerethanksandappreciationforyourcontinu-ingsupport.PleasecomeandvisityourMemorial.

ScholarsSpeakatSymposium

Thisyear’sGeorgeWashingtonSymposium—heldannuallyattheMemorialaspartofourobservationofWashington’s

Birthday—exploredthetheme,“FirstintheImaginationofHisCountrymen:UnderstandingGeorgeWashingtonthroughPopularCultureandPromotionalImages.”Dr.ScottE.Casper,ProfessorofHistoryandDeanoftheCol-

legeofArts,HumanitiesandSocialSciencesattheUniversityofMaryland,BaltimoreCounty,presented“Re-CreatingtheHero,CreatingtheNation:ACenturyofWashingtonImages.”Dr.LydiaMatticeBrandt,AssistantProfessorintheDepart-

mentofArtattheUniversityofSouthCarolina,inColumbia,SouthCarolina,presentedherfascinatingstudytitled,“MountVernonMakestheMan:TheMemoryofWashington’sHome.”

Then,Dr.EdwardG.Lengel,theEditor-In-ChiefofThe Papers of George WashingtonattheUniversityofVirginia,offeredhisperspectiveon“UnderstandingGeorgeWashingtonintheTwenty-FirstCentury.”InrecognitionofhiscontributionstoourunderstandingofBrotherWashington,Dr.LengelwaspresentedwiththeGeorgeWashingtonMemorialAwardattheWashing-ton’sBirthdayGalalaterthatevening.TheGeorgeWashingtonSymposiumisheldannuallyon

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

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OnJuly9,1799,GeorgeWashingtonsignedhislastwillandtestament,auniquedocumentinwhichhenotedthathe

had“occupiedmanyofmyleisurehourstodigestit…intoitspres-entform…havingendeavoredtobeplainandexplicitinallthedevises.”Hehadcraftedsomefifteenpageswhichprovidedforhislegacytohisfamily,hisheartfeltgiftstohisfriends,thecareandeducationofwardsinhischarge,thepreservationofrelicsoftheRevolutionaryWar,andthefoundingandfundingofeducationalinstitutions.PresidentWashingtondescribedhisfinaldesireswithsuchprofounddirectnessandsuchsincereeloquence,thatsev-eralpatrioticorganizationshavesincepublishedanddistributedpamphletscontainingtranscriptsofthedocument,sothatothersmightbenefitfromaknowledgeofitscontents.Althoughhewasafoundingfatherwhosenamewascertainto

livebeyondthegravewithnofurthereffortonhispart,thisgreatmanspentmanyofhisfinalhoursdevotedtothecarefulplanninganddirectionofhislastinglegacy.Wecansurmisethathisatten-tiontosuchdetailwasinsomepartinspiredbyhisbeingaMason,forourfraternityteachesthenecessityofpassingonwisdomtothenextgenerationsandinculcatesthequalitiesofmanhoodthatenablethememoryofourlifetosurvivebeyondthegrave.Forthosewhowishtoemulatetheexampleofthisillustrious

patriot,tocontinuetopreservehismemory,andtoleavealastinglegacyoftheirown,theGeorgeWashingtonMasonicNationalMemorialispleasedtoannounceitsPerpetualRemembranceprogram.MemberswishingtoparticipateinthisprogramcanprovideabequesttotheMemorialintheirlastwillandtestament,

revocablelivingtrust,orothertrustdocument,whichwillenabletheMemorialtocontinueitsmissiontohonorthememoryofGeorgeWashington.MemberswhoparticipateinthePerpetualRemembrancepro-

gramwillreceiveacertificateofparticipation,alapelpin,andwillbehonoredassuchatfutureeventsattheMemorial.Toberec-ognizedasacontributingmember,pleasemailacopyofthecoverpage,signaturepage,andanypagesofyourestateplanningdoc-umentreferencingyourbequesttothePerpetualRemembranceProgram,101CallahanDrive,Alexandria,Virginia22301.FormoreinformationonplannedgivingtotheMemorial,

contacttheMemorial’sDirectorofCommunications,ShawnEyer,byemailatseyer@gwmemorial.org,ordial703-400-4950.Yoursup-portnow,oryourlegacygiftinthefuture,willhelptheMemorialsustainitsvitalwork.

shiNiNglightsWhat the Memorial Means to Me

Itwas1957,andmyfather—thenanewMasterMason—tookourfamilyforits

firstvisittotheGeorgeWashingtonMa-sonicNationalMemorial.Wespentmostofthedaythere,visitingeachandeveryfloor.Eventhoughsomeroomswerestill

beingcompleted,theMemorialcommunicatedtheMasonicstoryandGeorgeWashington’sMasoniccareerthroughthemanyartifactsofAlexandria-WashingtonLodge.Thisvisitwasjustthefirstofmany.Wereturnedatleast

onceayear.Theviewfromthetopwasalwaysspectacular,andwefeltgreatprideintheOrderofDeMolay’scontri-butionofthebronzestatueofWashingtoninMemorialHall.WealsoknewthatourdadbelongedtoalmosteveryMasonicorganizationthatwasrepresentedintheMemorial.

Asoverhalfacenturyhaspassedsincethatfirstvisit,theMemorialhasevolved.Forvisitors,itnowprovidesdeeperandricherinsightintothelifeofGeorgeWashingtonandthecontributionofFreemasonryinhelpingtoshapethecharacterofthemanknownas“TheFatherofourCountry.”ImustconfessthatIfollowedDad’sleadandhavecontinuedtovisit

thismonumenttoWashingtontheManandMasonwithmyownfamily.TheMemorialistrulyaworthysymbolofGeorgeWashing-ton:tall,proud,andbeautifullydignified.Itisopentovisitorseveryday,eagertotelltheMasonicstoryofWashington.TheMemorialis,asitwasbeforemyfirstvisit,everyyearthereafter,

andintheyearstocome,atributethatisworthyofeveryAmericanFreemason’senthusiasticsupport.

StephenJ.Ponzillo,iiiCharter Member, The George Washington Memorial SocietyPast Grand Master of Maryland

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Firstcalledtolaborin1910,theTheGeorgeWashingtonMasonicNationalMemorialAssociationformallyorganized

onWashington’s178thBirthdayin1911.Inthesucceedingsixyears,PresidentThomasShryockandLocalCommitteeSecre-taryCharlesCallahanhadmadeimpressivestridesinplanningtheconstructionofthegreatMasonicMemorialthatweknowtoday.Twoeventsduringthattime,however,broughtsignificantchallengestobearontheAssocia-tion’smission.Thefirstwasglobalandthesecondlocal.OnApril6,1917,CongressdeclaredwarontheCentralPowersandjoinedtheAlliesintheFirstWorldWar.Initsfirsttwoyears,thefightinghadalreadycostmillionsoflives.Now,withthecommitmentofAmericanforces,theGreatWarwouldrightlydemandthenation’smaterialandmanpower.Thesecondhardshipcamejust

twenty-fourdaysbeforetheMemo-rialAssociation’sannualmeetingof1918:onFebruary3,MostWor-shipfulBrotherShryockdiedofpneumoniaathisBaltimorehome.HehadservedasGrandMasterofMarylandforover30years,wasanesteemedbusinessandcivicleader.[See the detailed features on Brother Shryock in LIGHT, Vol. 18, No. 2 & Vol. 19, No. 1.—Ed.] In three short weeks,theMemorialAssocia-tionwouldneedtoelectaworthysuccessor.FirstVicePresidentJamesJohnson(1962–1944),PastGrand

MasterofSouthCarolina,becametheActingPresidentduringthosecrucialdays.HewasacoalmerchantinCharleston,analdermanandactiveineveryleveloftheFraternity.Hisfirstactionwastoconsultwithhisfellowofficers.SecondVicePresidentJamesDillon(1859–1927),GrandMas-

terofMichiganin1911,wasapharmacistinEastTawas.HewaswidelyrespectedwithintheFraternity.In1912,LodgeNo-466inMessick,Michigan,wasnamedinhishonor.In1914,heinspiredhisMichiganbrotherstomakethefirstsignificantcontributionof$5,000totheAssociation.

ThirdVicePresidentGeorgeSchoonover(1880–1961)wasanIowabanker.InstalledasGrandMasterinJune1918,hehelpedestablishtheNationalMasonicResearchSocietyandassistedinpublishingThe Builder,oneofthebestMasonicmagazineseverpublished.InNovember1918,hewouldgoontoassistintheformationoftheMasonicServiceAssociation(msa)atCedarRapids,Iowa.

Last,butneverleast,wasFourthVicePresidentMelvinM. Johnson(1871–1957),GrandMasterofMassachusettsfrom1914to1916,DeanofBostonUni-versityLawSchool,andarguablythemostinfluentialFreemasonofthetwentiethcentury.HeplayedsignificantrolesintheMemo-rialAssociation,themsa,andtheOrderofDeMolay.HewouldlaterserveasSovereignGrandCommanderoftheScottishRiteNorthernMasonicJurisdictionfrom1933untilhisdeath.Supportingthesemenwere

SecretaryLawrenceLee(1867–1938),PastGrandMasterofAlabama,andTreasurerJohnCowles(1863–1954),PastGrandMasterofKentucky.BrotherLeewasanattorney,staterepresen-tativeandtheReporteroftheAlabamaStateSupremeCourt.BrotherCowleswasasuccessfulbusinessmanandSpanish-Ameri-canWarveteranwhowouldlater

serveforthirty-fiveyearsasSovereignGrandCommanderoftheScottishRiteintheSouthernJurisdiction.ThereweremanygreatFreemasonsamongthesebrethren.

TheirtasknowwastoselectanewPresident,amanwiththeabilitytoguidetheassociationthroughtimesofglobalwar,yetpossesstheenergy,skillsandwisdomofBrotherShryock.

A New LeaderBytheopeningoftheeighthannualmeetingoftheAssociation,thechoicehadbeenmade.ActingPresidentJohnsonnominatedaPastGrandMasterofPennsylvania,RightWorshipfulBrother

“Organize,Organize,Organize”:TheMemorialAssociation,1918–1919 byMarkA.Tabbert

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thisAssociationineveryGrandJurisdictionofthiscountryandifwedothatitwilltakenoseertoseewhatwillfollowasaresult.

A Modern AgendaWatres’firstactionwastosuspendallfundraisingeffortsforthenexttwelvemonths.ThiswouldgivehimtimetoadjusthislifeandassesstheAssociation.ItwouldalsoencourageindividualMasonstoperformnationalservice.Second,herecommendedorganizingthefiftyGrandLodges

undertenadministrativedivisions.Asamiddlelevelofmanage-menttheywouldstrengthencoordinationbetweentheExecutiveCommitteeandGrandLodges.TheywouldalsofosterfriendlycompetitionamongGrandLodgesanddivisions.Inthisway,WatressethimselfapartfromhispredecessorShryock.Althoughalsobornin1851,Watreswasnotanineteenth-centuryGrandMaster,butatwentieth-centuryindustrialist.HeboldlyinspiredtheMemorialAssociationtosolicitneededsupportfromtheGrandLodgesoftheUnitedStates.Throughout1918,asWatresreorganizedhisaffairsandcon-

sultedhisdirectors,theGreatWarreacheditscrescendo.WithmorethanfourmillionAmericansunderarms,thegreatbat-tlesfoughtalongtheSomme,LysandMarneRiverscausedover40,000deathsand100,000casualties.Training,supplyingandtransportingthisvastarmytransformedtheAmerican“homefront.”Finally,afterfouryearsofunprecedentedconflict,victorycamewiththeArmisticeonNovember11,1918.InSeptember,whilethewarraged,Watresheldameetingathis

estate,Pen-y-Bryn,overlookingthecityofScranton.TheAsso-ciation’sofficersandtheWaysandMeansCommitteemembersattended.Afterdiscussingandperfectingthenewdelocalizingtendivisionplan,theyagreedtoestablishanAdvisoryCommitteeconsistingofprominentFreemasons.BrotherJohnWanamaker(1838–1922)agreedtochairthecommittee.OneofthegreatAmericanmerchants,WanamakerbuiltfamousdepartmentstoresinPhiladelphiaandservedasPostMasterGeneralunderU.S.PresidentBenjaminHarrison.

A Renewed EnergyOnFebruary21,1919,theAssociationagainassembledintheAlexandria-WashingtonNo-22lodgeroom.Whereinthepreviousyeartherehadbeenwaranduncertainty,nowtherewaspeaceandconfidence.Inhisaddress,PresidentWatresoutlinedhisneworgani-

zationalplanandsetavisionforthefuture.HeaffirmedtheAssociation’scommitmenttobuildamemorialfornotlessthan$500,000,withanendowmentofatleast$250,000.TheAssociationapprovedallofWatres’initiatives.Therewere

tendivisions:NewEngland,NorthAtlantic,SouthAtlantic,

LouisA.Watres(1851–1938).BrotherWatreshadnotyetheldanyofficeorcommitteeappointmentintheAssociation,yettheassembledbrethrenunanimouslyelectedhimPresident.Hisbiog-raphyhelpsusunderstandwhy.LouisArthurWatreswasbornnearScranton,Pennsylvania,

in1851.Heleftschoolatagetenandworkedasacoal-picker.HemarriedEffieHawleyin1874,andtogethertheyhadfoursons,includingU.S.CongressmanL.H.Watres(1882–1964).Self-ed-ucated,hereadlawinajudge’sofficeandwasadmittedtotheLackawannaBarin1878.Hewasanextraordinarilyenergeticmanwhopursuedinterestsinbusiness,military,politics,philanthropy,andFreemasonrywithgreatsuccess.AfterfoundingScranton’strolleylines,Watresfounded

theSpringBrookWaterCompany,whicheventuallyhadfor-ty-foursubsidiaries.Hebecamepresidentofanumberofsmallerconcerns,includingbanks,trusts,coal,lumberandrailroadcom-paniesaswellaspublishingtwolocalnewspapers.HeservedasJudgeAdvocateofthePennsylvaniaNational

Guardandlaterascolonelofthe13thInfantryRegiment.ARepublican,heservedinavarietyoflocal,countyandstateoffices,includingStateSenator(1883-1891)andLieutenantGover-nor(1882-1890).Watres’equallyextensivecharityworkincludedfoundinga

juniorcollege,financingaSouthAmericanresearchexpedition,anddonatinglandforthecreationofcityparks.HeservedontheboardforScranton’sHomeoftheFriendless,SalvationArmy,BoyScouts,YmCa,andsymphonyorchestra.HewasinitiatedintoFreemasonryinPeterWilliamsonLodge

No-323in1872,andservedasitsMasterin1877.HeservedastheGrandMasteroftheGrandLodgeofPennsylvaniain1916and1917andwasamemberoftheMasonicHomeCommittee,1908–1917and1920–21.Somemaywellaskwhyasixty-sixyearoldman,evenwithsuch

accomplishmentsonhisrecord,wouldundertakethedauntingtaskofleadingtheMemorialAssociationduringsuchadiffi-culttime.Afterall,itbecamehisdutytoaskovertwomillionAmericanFreemasonstobuildastatelyMemorialtoGeorgeWashingtonduringaworldwarandamidgreatsocialupheaval.PresidentWatresacknowledgedthesechallengesand

respondedwithsolutionsandacalltoaction:

Ifwehadnotbegunit[theMemorial],thatwouldbeonething,bewehavebegunit,andMasonryhavingputitshandtotheplowneverlooksbackward.IbelievethatnowisthetimetoraisemoneyandputupthisMemorial....Ibelievewhenthiswarshallhaveended,ourbuildingshouldhavebeenwellbegun.IaminclinedtothinkthatthereneverwasabettertimetoappealtotheMasonicspiritthannow.Weoughtnottowaittoorganize.Organize,organize,organize

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I amafirmbelieverinDivineProvidence.Ibelieveweareinparticularplacesatparticulartimesforreasonsbeyondourimmediatecomprehension.IthoughtIwasgoingtoPuertoRicotothanktheBrethrenfortheirsupportoftheMemorial.InowbelieveIwastheretoseefirsthandwhatPgmandPastBoardofDirectorsMemberRafaelAcostaRosarioandtheBrethrenofPuertoRicoaredoingforthechildrenofPuertoRicoandindeedtheCaribbean.Fourtimeseachyear,afreeclinicisheldattheSanJuanVet-

eransAffairsHospitalforthechildrenofPuertoRicoandthesurroundingislands.Itwasaverymovingexperiencetoseethehallwaysfilledwithchildreninwheelchairs,oncrutchesandoftencarriedbytheirparents.Thefreeclinicisorganized,sponsoredandmanagedbythe

localShrineTemplewithsupportandstaffingfromthePhila-delphiaandBostonShrineHospitals.NobleFrancisco(Tato)Carreroandhislady,Elba,providemuchoftheteamworkthatmakestheclinicsosuccessful.TatohasbeentheClinicDirectorforthepastthreeyears,andElbaisoutstandinginrunningtheclinicssmoothlyandefficiently.ItisthedreamandthegoalofthePuertoRicoMasonsto

buildaShrineHospitalforChildreninSanJuantoprovide treatmentforthehundredsandperhapsthousandsofchildrenintheCaribbeanthatdonothaveaccesstocareandtreatment.Thisexperiencehasenabledmetounderstandthestrongand

passionatesupporttheShrinershavetheirhospitals.WewishRafiandourPuertoRicanBrotherssuccessinthismostcom-mendableandworthyeffort.

Gulf,Central,GreatLakes,CornBelt,Southwestern,North-ernPacific,andSouthPacific.Andaneleventhwasadded:a“FlyingSquadron”ofAssociationofficerswouldtraveltoanygrandjurisdictioncommunicationtobolstersupport.WatresappointedthevicepresidentsandotherMasonicleaderstoheadthedivisionsandmadethemmembersoftheWaysandMeansCommittee.TheAdvisoryBoardchairedbyJohnWanamakerwasfilled

byU.S.VicePresidentThomasR.Marshall(1854–1925),SpeakeroftheHouseofRepresentativesChampClark(1850–1921),U.S.SenatorsGeorgeE.Chamberlain(1854–1928)ofOregon,ThomasS.Martin(1847–1919)ofVirginia,andFran-cisE.Warren(1844–1929)ofWyoming.ArmyGeneralandMedalofHonorrecipientNelsonA.Miles(1839–1925)along

withNavyAdmiralGeorgeW.Baird(1843–1930)finishedtheappointments.Intwelvemonths,WatrestransformedtheMemorialAsso-

ciationfromacollectionofsupportiveMasonicleadersintoamodernenterpriseofnationalscope.DirectedbythePresident,throughVicePresidents,divisionchairsandstatechairmen,withanAdvisoryCommitteeofhighlyrespectedMasonicleaders,theAssociationwaspoisedforaneweraofpost-warprosperity.Watres’geniussensedthisagedawning,andwiselyorganizedtomeettherisingsun.ThenextarticlewillexaminetheAssocia-tion’slaborsandrewardsinthe1920s.

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

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Children awaiting treatment at the Shrine’s free clinic in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

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Contributors Charter Members, The George Washington Memorial Society L.ToddEastham KYRidgelyH.Gilmour UTJackD.Anderson MTGaleH.Kenney WAPhilipG.Buchholz WYJ.F.“Jeff”Webb LADonaldG.Hicks,Jr. MAJamesT.Feezell DCAkramR.Elias DCFrederickE.Kaiser,Jr. MILouisCastle NVRandalSlinkard TXPaulM.Carroll MAJamesM.Scearce,Jr. VAJohnR.“Bo”Cline AKKerryD.Kirk VADavidB.“Ben”Browning VAMiriamF.Browning VAJamesA.Manninen MAGrahamA.Long MAClarkB.Loth MAHansS.Pawlisch MDSteveWittberger UKChristopherWade VARobertP.Conley MIBarryA.Rickman SCRogerA.Simmons ALLoydDavis VAVolodyaA.Lozanov BulgariaEmilM.Harsev BulgariaMichaelL.Caprio,Jr. NJDonaldSmith DCToddSmith TXAnnaE.Clark NJChesterH.Clark NJOscarLopezMiranda TXJamesA.Schad MIDeanR.Baker PALawrenceE.Bethune MAShawnE.Eyer VAGeorgeD.Seghers VASethA.Hunter MAGeorgeO.Braatz MDLarryChristenson PAThomasW.Jackson PAAndrewHuttner VAO.McNeilMarple VAMichaelR.Aulcino VACharlesW.McElwee MDDeanS.Clatterbuck VASandraClatterbuck VAJosephG.Funcasta MAThomasA.Spencer TXDavidNarkunas NHRobertN.Stutz NJLeoF.“Lee”Snidersich MIEdgarN.Peppler NJLonW.Kvasager NDDanielToole MIWilliamR.Currier MAPrinceD.SelvarajOntarioPaulRicciardi MAAustinRyan MARichardJ.Stewart MAJefferyDerocher MIKarlBuschhaus WI

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tunitytobecomeaCharterMemberoftheGeorgeWashingtonMemorialSociety.TheSocietycomprisesaselectgroupofmem-bersdedicatedtosupportingtheMemorialanditsmission.Chartermembersarethosewhodonate$1,000ormoreto

theMemorialwiththeiroriginalmembershipapplication,and$250ormoreperyearthereafter.CharterMemberswillreceiveauniquepatentsignifyingtheirmembershipintheSocietyandahigh-qualitymedalandlapelpin.CharterMemberswillbenamedonapermanentplaqueintheMemorialanddisplayedonourwebsite.CharterMemberswillalsobeinvitedtoareceptionatthegalacelebrationofGeorgeWashington’sBirthdayattheMemorialeachyear.AlistoftheCharterMemberstodatemaybefoundonpage8ofthiseditionoflight.regularmembersarethosewhomakeaninitialdonation

of$500ormoretotheMemorialwiththeirmembershipapplicationanddonate$250ormoreperyearthereafter.RegularMemberswillreceiveapat-entsignifyingtheirmembershipintheSociety,plusaspeciallyproducedlapelpin.Membershipisforindividualsonly.

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MozartattheMemorial

A rareMasonicengravingof1755depictsaTilerguarding theportalofaMasonictemple,abovewhicharewrittentheLatinwordsPulsanti Aperietur,“Knockanditshallbeopened.”I thoughtofthisimagewhentheWashingtonMetropolitanPhil-harmonicAssociation,performedatourGalaConcertinhonorofWashington’sBirthdayonFebruary22.Withthreemeasuredanddistinctpulses,sonorousnotes

separatedbypensivesilence,signaledthebeginningofthePhil-harmonic’srenditionoftheoverturefromBrotherWolfgangAmadeusMozart’sDie Zauberflöte.Firstperformedin1791,The Magic FluteisconsideredoneofBrother Mozart’sgreatestachievements,composedduringacreativesurgethatcameduringthelastmonthsofhistoo-shortlife.Infact,Mozartwrotetheentireoperawhileillwiththedisease

thatwouldsoonovercomehim.Theoverture,whichtheWash-ingtonPhilharmonicperformedforus,waswritteninasingleday:September28,1791,justtwodaysbeforethepremiere.ThosethreedistinctpulsesthatBrotherMozartusedtobegin

hisovertureare,ofcourse,amusicalrenditionofthethreedis-tinctknocksthatsymbolizetoeveryFreemasonthepassagefromdarknesstoLight.AndthatisexactlythestoryofThe Magic Flute.Itwasfirstintendedonlytobepopularentertainmentthatwoulddazzlepatronswithexoticcostumesandfantasticsets.ButBrotherMozartandhislibrettist,BrotherEmanuelSchikan-eder,deliveredfarmorethanthat.ThewordsandmusicofthisoperaareladenwiththesymbolismofFreemasonry.Attimes,thisisheavilydisguised.Butoften,theborrowingisquitedirect.Forexample,whenitissuggestedthatprotagonistTaminomaynothavethefortitudeforinitiation,beingaprince,theMasterresponds,“He’smorethanthat—heisaman!”ThiswasatrulyMasonicandrevolutionaryidea,onewhosetimehadcome.

MusicwriterDavidFoilpointsoutthatinsteadofcreatingonlyan“escapisttrifle,”Mozart“transcendedtheactionofmereplottoplumbthedepthsandreachtheheightsofhumanlongingandnobility.”ThatiswhythestoryofThe Magic Flute is outlandish andcomical,yetstrikesussimultaneouslyasseriousandpro-found—especiallyinhistoricalcontext.Whenthecurtainsfirstwentuponthisspectacularproduction,theworldwaschanginginwaysthathadneverbeenwitnessedbefore.ThesuccessfulAmer-icanRevolutionwasinspiringnewdreamsoffreedomaroundtheworld.ThinkingmeneverywhereweredebatingtheideasofThomasPaine’s,Rights of Man,hotoffthepress.TheUnitedStateswasintheprocessofaddingtheBillofRightstotheCon-stitution,securinguntoldlibertiesforitscitizens.AndBrother GeorgeWashingtonwasengagedinplanningthenewAmericancapitalcityandthedistrictthatwouldcontainit.Theworldwaswatching,andmanyrealizedthatwhereverthesegreatchangeswerehappening,theMasonicBrotherhoodthrived.Theopera’sfinalactculminatesinthevictoryofthetemple

initiatesovertheQueenofNight,asachorusjoyouslyintonesthe final,Masonically-inspired,wordsofthelibretto:

Strength has triumphed, and grants as due wagesTo Beauty and Wisdom its perpetual crown!

HearingaselectionfromthisamazingMasonicmasterpieceintheTheaterofourbeautifulMemorial—erectedinWisdom,StrengthandBeautytoinspirehumanitywiththevirtuesoftheFatherofourCountry—wasamovingexperienceIcannotforget.

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

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Association OfficersElected February 22, 2014DonaldG.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

*MemberofExecutiveCommittee

FrankR.Dunaway,Jr.,Board Member Emeritus DonaldM.Robey,Exec. Sec.-Treas. Emeritus

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1920s,thelocalMemorialCommitteeofAlexandriaemphasizedtherelationshipoftheMemorial’sdesigntoclassicalidealism:“The Memorial to Washington, in its colossal form would typify the power and strength of Masonry. The graceful outlying and proportions would symbolize the beautiful tenets of the institution and would express the unfeigned loyalty and devo-tion of the American Mason to the ideals of Washington.”Accordingly,theMemorialAssociation’scharterstatesthatourpurposeis“To erect and

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