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From the "EMESSAY NOTES" published by The Masonic Service Association

Assorted "Tid-Bits" and Masonic Trivia:

...  The Grand Lodges of Manitoba, North Dakota, and Minnesota have chartered
     a new Lodge to be located at the International Peace Garden on the
     US/Canadian border between Manitoba and North Dakota. (6-93)

...  When Texas was a Republic all four Presidents were Freemasons:
               David Burnet        1836
               Sam Houston         1836 - 1838 & 1841 - 1844
               Mirabeau B. Lamar   1838 - 1841
               Anson Jones         1844 - 1846
     Anson Jones was the first Grand Master of Texas. When he rode into the
     Battle of San Jacinto with Sam Houston he carried the Charter for
     Holland Lodge, #36, in his saddle bag. (6-93)

...  When members of Sol D. Bayless Lodge, #359, Ft. Wayne, Indiana
     celebrated it's 125th anniversary on October 10, 1992, the banquet menu
     could easily have been hamburgers from a Wendy's Restaurant.

     That's because the featured speaker for the event was David (Dave)
     Thomas, founder of Wendy's International and a member of the Lodge.

     He was one of several hundred persons who packed the ballroom of the
     Fort Wayne Masonic Temple to watch as Grand Master Max L. Carpenter and
     Grand Lodge Officers rededicated the Lodge. (5-93)

...  The Grande Loge Nationale Francaise has consecrated Harmonie Lodge,
     #698, in Moscow on January 14, 1992, is planning a Lodge in St.
     Petersburg in 1993, and a third Lodge at a later date. (3-93)

...  A new Grand Lodge has been formed in Romania. The Grand Master, Niculae
     Filip, addressing the Grand Master's Conference, proudly announced that
     the first Lodge chartered in Romania was named George Washington, #1.
     (3-93)

...  Royal Canadian Mounted Police Sergeant Henry Larson (1899-1964) was
     Commander of the St. Roch, the first vessel to sail through the North
     West Passage in both directions.

     There is a monument in Coppermine, North West Territory, bearing the
     inscription: "Here the first regular Masonic Lodge was held north of the
     Arctic Circle, August 30, 1938, by Ivanhoe Lodge No. 142 of Edmonton,
     Alberta, Canada. E. J. Walli of Eldorado Mines was initiated by
     dispensation of the Grand Lodge of Alberta." Bro. Larsen was the Senior
     Deacon during this ceremony. (3-93)

...  The Grande Loge National Francaise has announced that "La Frande Loge Du
     Senegal" was consecrated on January 16, 1993 in Dakar. (2-93)

...  Brother Dioniso Herrea was elected President of three countries. He
     served Honduras 1824 - 1827, Nicaragua 1829 - 1834, but declined to
     serve El Salvador although he was elected. (1-93)

...  The Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania has successfully registered the symbol
     of the Masonic "Square and Compasses" with the Commonwealth of
     Pennsylvania.

     This means that the "Square and Compasses" can only be used for Masonic
     purposes and CANNOT be used by a commercial firm on their product.

     We cannot protect the "Square and Compasses" nationally but rather state
     by state, so each Jurisdiction must act on it's own. (12-92)

...  From a new video called "Conscience and the Craft" Pastor Ted Lilley
     made the following statement about responses to attacks on our beloved
     Craft:

     "When things like this come up, it's very important that we are able to
     let our friends know that Masons have neither horns, tails, nor halos.
     We're just their friends and neighbors joined together in a fraternity
     which tries to help men become better people as it tries to help the
     world become a better place through it's charities. Freemasonry is a
     support group, so to speak, for men who are trying to practice ethics
     and morality in a world which does not always encourage those ideals."
     (12-92)

...  Roof of the World Lodge, No. 1094, regularly holds it's meetings at an
     altitude of 14,206 feet and claims the distiction of being the highest
     regular Masonic Lodge in the world.

      Fraternal greetings from SE Pennsylvania!!
          o  George S. Robinson, Jr., PM  o
         /^\    Mt. Pickering Lodge      /^\
       \/ G \/    No. 446 F & A M      \/ G \/
       / \./ \  G.L.of Pennsylvania    / \./ \
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