Francisco is DeMolay Honoree
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- Francisco is DeMolay Honoree
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- English
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- 1967
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- EMON LODGE OFFICERS FOR 1967. Officer* el Emon Lodge No. 179, Kwajalein, Marshall Islands, pose fur a picture. Standing, left to right: Myron Nakata, SS; A. L. Bird, SD; Karl Koehler, Chap.; •Villiam M. Johnson, Marshal; Tee* Rveaa. Jt>l Henry Birscher, Tyler. Seated: Frank McMurphy Sec ; William MacDonald, SW; Frank Sanielei>*,WM; Robert Baker, JW and Stewart Watts, Trees WB Pedro R. Francisco, PM, High Twelve Lodge No. 82, on May 27, 1967, was awarded the DeMolay Honorary Legion of Honor in im pressive ceremonies conducted by RW Manuel Crudo, Senior Grand War den, and member and executive offi cer for the Philippines, Guam and Okinawa of the Supreme Council of DeMolay. RW Crudo was assisted by members of the advisory council and officers of the Jose Abad Santos Chapter of DeMolay. WB Francisco was chosen for the honor for his active participation as a former member of the advisory coun cil of the Jose Abad Santos Chapter and for his work on community im provement in Pateros, Rizal. It is re called that in 1960 he donated a piece of land to the town of his birth. Since that time and more so after his re tirement from the Luzon Brokerage Co., he spent his time and money in building facilities on the lot. Among them: a school building, a commu nity and health center, a home eco nomics building and a shop building for the school children and indigent families of the municipality. Besides putting in his own savings, he worked hard to solicit contributions in money and kind to make his project possi ble. He had donated books to the school library, medicines for the health center, and with WB Ciriaco del Mun do of Anacleto & Del Mundo Optical, gave, free eyeglasses to children of defective sight. WB Francisco said that he ven tured on this project a year after he became a Mason in 1949. He felt that for his Masonry to be effective, he had to put it into his daily life by giving of his money and of him self for the welfare of the people with a felt need. A 22 The Cabletow