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Title: The Cabletow
Issue Date: Volume I New Series (Issue No.4) April 1959
Year: 1959
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extracted text: UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES LIBRARY “ALL THAT IS NECESSARY FOR THE FORCES OF EVIL TOWIN IN THIS WORLD IS FOR ENOUGH GOOD MEN TO DO NOTHING.” VOL. I New Series) No. 4 April, 1959 HOWARD R. HICK MAUAHIO M. OFILADA. LUTHEIl B. DEWLEY, JUAN 8. ALANO, MICHAEL GOLDENBERG. ESTEBAN MUNARRIZ. MATEO D. CIPRIANO. JSAlAS GARCIA. VIRGIL MURRAY. MACARIO C. NAVIA t. n. MELOCOTON JOSE DOMINGO GREGORIO R. CARIAQA ELECTED GHANI) LODGE OFFICERS In this issue.... •POINTED GRAND LODGE OFFICERS 8««r*tar7 DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND MASTERS (District No. 1) (District No. 3) Waalers Central Ixieon (District No. 3) (District Vt*7M (District No. 0) Mindanao (DislriA No. 7) Macario M. Ofllada . . Rlaal, Qaaaon 01B, MaaUa (District No. 8) GRAND MASTER’S BRFBMENTATTVW The Filipino Struggle for Intellectual Freedom ...................... p. 115 By Prof. Leopoldo Tubes History of Maguindanaw Lodge No. 40, F & AM........................ p. 121 By IVor. Bro. A. T. Cosin The International Order of Job’s Daughters . . p. 125 Our Grand Junior Warden ........................ p. 127 Honor is Duty ............... p. 128 By Wor. Bro. C. M. Picache Philippine-American Relations ...................... p. 137 A "Who is this Brother?" feature Masonic Hospital for Crippled Children . . . p. 140 By Wor. Bro. M. D. Cipriano Announcements ............. p. 143 Worshipful Masters Speaking ...................... p. 146 The Annual Grand Lodge Communication is fast approaching and soon I shall be called upon to render an account of my official acts. In April 1958, I assured you that with your help I would de dicate myself to the cause of Philippine Masonry. I presented to you a program with many objectives and like most goals or horizons, I feel that not all of my objectives have been attained. I think I can say with sincerity that we have made progress and that the past has been a successful one. But because I have fallen short of some goals, I intend to remain equally active and dedicated and offer my services to the incoming officers, as well as all the bre thren of our Grand Jurisdiction. The past year has been one of the happiest years of my life. My work as Grand Master has been a source of inspiration and joy as well as an opportunity to serve my brethren. It has given me the opportunity to learn, as well as serve and in this respect I feel that I cannot drop my interest in Philippine Freemasonry, because I am about to become a Past Grand Master. This then is my farewell message for the Cable Tow. To my suc cessor, I wish every joy and happiness as well as the fine support and cooperation I have received this past year. And as I return to the ranks with a spirit of appreciation and gratitude for the honors and joy it has been my good fortune to receive, it will be my desire in the years to come to continue to show my appreciation by continued service to our fraternity and particularly to our Grand Lodge. God Bless you all! Fraternally, Grand Master 113 EDITORIAL COMMENT STRANGE “Who is the man who will pick up a stone and hit his own head with it?” This classic saying of Filipinos has passed into a pro verb. Surprisingly, many of our broth er Masons do exactly that. We have in mind an incident re lated by a ranking Brother that happened during one of his visits to the south. He was house guest of a Worshipful Master. As he and the family sat down to supper, the father noted the absence of his eldest daughter. Upon being sent for, the girl came out of her room to announce firmly that she would not sit at table with Ma sons. We can understand the parents’ chagrin, but we are wondering how the father felt to discover that his presence in his own house had be come an imposition on his daught er. Like all doting fathers, the W. M. no doubt wanted class and dis tinction for his daughter. He sent her to an expensive school with that in view. Of course, he must have known also that the school was run by a religious sect which has elected itself to be an implac able enemy of Masonry. And as expected, the school fed his daught er’s mind with ideas about Masons and the Craft so monstrous that the young one piously believed no breach of decorum was bad enough in dealing with Masons however embarrassing and humiliating it may be to her parents. It is sad to note that in many cases it is only vanity — the desire to be different or to show afflu ence, real or assumed, that makes parents send their children to expensive sectarian institutions when there are public schools which give as good if not better instruction. The unhappy W. M. has many counterparts among his Brother Masons. They make great sacrifices to keep their children in these sectarian schools where they know for a certainty that their children will be taught to abhor the Masonic Fraternity. In other words, these Brethren deliberately pick the heaviest stone they can find, and with it bash their own heads. MCN NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF THE MOST WORSHIP FUL GRAND LODGE OF FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS OF THE PHILIPPINES Notice is hereby given that the Annual Meeting of the mem bers of the Grand Lodge of F & AM of the Philippines, a cor poration, will be held at the Plaridel Masonic Temple, 1440 San Marcelino, Manila, on Tuesday, April 28, 1959, at 4:00 o'clock P.M. for the election of Directors for the ensuing year and for the transaction of such other business as may properly come be fore said meeting. ESTEBAN MUNARRIZ Grand Secretary 114 THE CABLE TOW April, 1859 The Filipino Struggle For Intellectual Freedom Leopolda yabcs This article bn Prof. Leopoldo Yabes, Asst. Head. English Dept., U.P., is presented with pride. Though not a Brother, Prof. Ya bes is deeply interested in the pre servation of freedom for all, the same interest 'hat we Masons The Filipino struggle for freedom of the intellect has been long and arduous. It has been attended with setbacks and defeats and with some periodic successes. As of today the struggle enters a criti cal stage and the light ahead appears to be more arduous than ever because of the cunning and insiduousness ol the enemies of Irccdom. If the strug gle is not waged with the dedication and wisdom that it needs, we may vet lose again, maybe lor a long period of lime, our freedom to think and act for As this piece is intended for people ••dccjuatelv informed on their own his tory, it should not be necessary to go back to the distant past except to state that the Muslim and Medieval Chris tian religious systems, which have ruled large portions of the country for about half a millennium, were not noted for any libertarian tradition or intentions. So it was necessary lor those yvho be lieved in freedom ol the mind to work lor that freedom under conditions of indifference and even hostility. During the Spanish occupation, ecclesiastical or military censorship was ever on the alert to clamp doyy n on thinking believed to be suversive of the regime. Interestingly enough, among the first to protest against the enslavement ol the intellect yvere some members of the clergy, notablv Pedro Pelaez and Jose Burgos. Of course these men lought for emancipation of the mind not as clergymen but as Filipinos. It was as much for this freedom of the intellect as for the assertion of Filipino nation ality that Gregorio Aglipav and Isabelo de los Reyes founded the Philippine In dependent church at the turn ol the century. Foremost among the Filipinos yvho led the intellectual light against en slavement of the mind during the pre revolutionary period yvere Jose Rizal, M. II. del Pilar, and Graciano Lopez Jaena. It is interesting to note that these yvere all Masons. Masonry then, it may’ be said, led in the fight lor the emancipation ol the Filipino mind dur ing the closing decades of the nine teenth century. After these men died, outstanding intclectuals like Apolinario Alabini,_T. II. Pardo de Tavera, Anto nio Luna, Cccilio Apostol, Fernando Guerrero, 1 omas G. del Rosario, and Felipe Calderon took over and led the fight.* Of course, this light would not have met much success if the Revolu tion led by Andres Bonifacio and Emi lio Aguinaldo—more men ol action than of the intellect—had not come and made the atmosphere more conducive to free and independent thinking. The provision in the Malolos Consti tution which makes Church and State separate and which recognizes the Iree115 dom and equality of religious worship —basic tenets in the American con cept of democracy—was very significant because it was adopted by a Congress whose membership was composed al most completely of Catholics. Although the approval was onlv bv a majority of one vote, it was a bold new step, a com plete turning back against tradition. The Philippine Bill of 1902, the Jones Law of 1916, the Hare-Hawes-Cutting Act of 1933, the Tvdings-MeDuffee Act of 1934. and the Constitution of 1935 onlv affirmed what had been decided in Malolos in 1899. The principle of separation of Church and State is fundamental to freedom of the mind. The intellectual histories of states with official religions reveal that whatever great thinkers such states may have produced, were made possible because thev fought against the crippling influence of the church. Throughout the Spanish re gime here the Philippines was not able to produce any great thinker with the possible exception of Rizal, who was a Mason. The case of T. II. Pardo de Tavcra may also be cited, but this man began producing his courageous articles cnlv after Spanish rule had been thrown out. Other thinkers like Ra fael Palma and Epifanio de los Santos, both born in the 1870's, began to ma ture only after the opening of the pre sent century. And of course such men as Teodoro M. Kalaw, Vicente Sotto, Fernando Maramag, Ignacio Manlapaz, and Claro M. Recto could not have thrived except under a regime where Church and State are separate and where freedom of religious worship is recognized. An enumeration of civil Tights, first introduced in the Biacnabato and Ma lolos Constitutions, was expanded into a Bill of Rights in the Autonomy Act of 1902 and in the Jones Law of 1916, was reiterated in the Independence Bills of 1933 and 1934, and was con secrated in the Philippine Constitution. Even the Constitution of the Japanesesponsored Republic, promulgated un der a totalitarian regime, recognized certain freedoms of the individual. These civil liberties guaranteed to the individual citizen by the Constitution and laws of the land make possible the development of an atmosphere where the individual can cultivate his facul ties to the utmost. They provide the opportunity for the full flowering of the human spirit. It is onlv in an at mosphere where the fundamental civil liberties arc recognized and protected that one may find the fullest opportu nity for self-development. Of course it is to be expected that certain persons and institutions which have never believed in freedom will al ways try to render innocuous or sup press altogether such civil liberties. They use a variety of devices, strategems, and tactics to achieve their aims. When they iind the going rough, they may abandon their project tcmporarilv to resume it again when the times arc more auspicious. That’s what they ac tually did during the American regime. No matter how much thev disliked the American concept of civil liberties, they found it futile to fight that concept frontally. Besides, this concept seemed to be acceptable to the people, as they observed it in actual practice. With the exception of the abuses the Amer ican military perpetrated on portions of the civilian population during the Fili pino-American war at the turn of the century and on the dissidents during the early years of the American civil rule, it can be said that on the whole 116 THE CABLE TOW April, 1959 the American rule respected and pro tected the civil rights of the people. Even the Republican Party, which was opposed to Philippine independence at an early date, could not publicly deny to the Filipinos the very freedoms the Americans were enjoying. In fact it should be stated that while they doubt ed our capacity for political indepen dence, they affirmed our right to the civil liberties. It should be said there fore that were it not for the American rule, our struggle for the preservation of our civil liberties could have been lost earlier. As it was, the enemies of these freedoms, realizing the futility of any frontal attack on these freedoms then, chose to lie low to wait for some more opportune time. The time came during the Constitu tional Convention and after the estab lishment of the Commonwealth. The last overt attempt to nullify the prin ciple of separation of Church and State occurred with the presentation, by a prominent member of the Convention, of.a proposal to the Chairman of the Committee on Bill of Rights, to the ef fect "that in all public schools there shall be prescribed a course in moral ethics or the religion of the parents of the school children, at the option of the parents," for inclusion in the Bill of Rights. The Committee, however, did rot include this in its draft on the Bill of Rights. Not to he daunted, the ene mies of the separation of Church and State, when the draft of the Constitu tion was presented for discussion on the floor of the Convention containing the present clause on religious instruction, presented an amendment, as follows: "En todos las clases publicas se incluija entre kis asignaturas la moral o instruccion rcligiosa a opcion de los pa dres o cncargados de los discipulos." When reminded by other delegates that there was already a law permitting re ligious instruction in public schools un der certain conditions, the delegate who presented the amendment said, "That is precisely what I am opposing, the present provisions of the law.”1 The amendment failed of passage. But this defeat did not dishearten the opponents of freedom of thought. With the support of the ecclesiastical autho rities of the majority sect, a bill was passed by the First National Assembly in 1938, “to carry out more effectively the provisions contained in Section 928 of Act numbered 2711, known as the Administrative Code, and in Section 5, Article XIII, of the Constitution, re garding optional religious instruction.” When President Quezon vetoed the bill as unconstitutional and contrary to the principle of separation of Church and State, the authorities of the ecclesiasti cal province of Cebu issued a pastoral letter urging the reenactment of the ve toed bill. This enraged Quezon, who issued a statement in which he said in part:2 I am amazed at the boldness of the metropolitan archbishop and suflragan bishops of the ecclesiastical province of Cebu in taking up at an episcopal conference a matter con cerning the constitutional duties and prerogatives of the officials and branches of the Government of the Commonwealth. I had so far ignored charges made to the effect that the hierarchy of the Catholic Church in the Philippines had instigated and was behind the morevement for the enactment of the bill regarding religious instruc117 lion in the Philippines. But the pas toral letter signed by the metropoli tan archbishop and suffragan bi shops of that ecclesiastical province is an incontrovertible evidence that we did face at the last session of the Assemble, and we do face now, one of the most menacing evils that can confront the government and people of the Philippines, namely, the in terference of the church in the af fairs of the state. It seems that the archbishop and the bishops who have written this pastoral letter are blind to the lessons of history, including our own during the Spanish regime. Being a Catholic myself, I am less interested in preserving the inde pendence of the church from the state than I am in preserving the in dependence of the government from the church. It should not be necessary to re mind the ecclesiastical authorities in the Philippines that the separation of the church and state in this couli tre is a reality and not a mere theory, and that as far as our people are con cerned, it is forever settled that this separation shall be maintained as one of the cardinal tenets of our Government. The ecclesiastical au thorities should realize, therefore, that anv attempt on their part to in terfere with matters that are within the province of the Government will not be tolerated.” Quezon challenged the opponents of separation of Church and State to bring the question to the people as an elec tion issue, but they did not accept the challenge. They remained silent, bid ing their time. Then the war and enemy occupation came. Still thev remained silent. It seems thev were cowed bv a stronger evil force. When the enemy regime de creed the liberalization of divorce, no vocal opposition came from their direc tion. Buc, strangely enough, when the war ended and the regime of freedom was restored once more, these people were again busy sabotaging the -very freedoms for which we had fought the war. The old demand for a more ef fective implementation of the Consti tutional provision regarding optional re ligious instruction in the public schools was again revived. Quezon, their po werful cnemv, was dead. The use of Roman Ozaeta’s English translation of Palma's biography of Rizal in the pub lic schools was violently opposed and some education officials were accused as Masons. The publication, by the na tional government, of T. A. Agoncillo’s llrvolt of the Masses, prize-winning en try in a Republic-sponsored contest on toe life of Andres Bonifacio, was de layed many times and finally given up because of protests from certain secta rian agencies. Another fight between the liberal and the reactionary forces was over the Rizal bill. The authors of the bill wanted to imbue our people, especially our youth, with our libertarian traditinn, of which Rizal was one of the foremost exponents. The enemies of that tradition fought the bill with all their resources. Happily' the Filipino people knew who their real cnemv was, and the bill was enacted into law. In the University of the Philippines a sectarian agency proposed the estab lishment of a department of religion, and the president of the University, taking the cue, formalized the proposal in a speech on what he called his phi losophy of education, made in Decem ber 1954 in connection, paradoxically enough, with the bicentennial celcbra118 THE CABLE TOW April, 1959 tion of Columbia University the theme of which was, “Man’s right to know ledge and the free use thereof.”1 In that speech and in some other speeches and messages, instead of coming out in defense of academic freedom, he tried to discredit it. When the Dean of the College of Liberal Arts decided to publ.sh Agoncillo’s Revolt of the Masses after the failure of the national govern ment to publish it, sectarian opposition was again voiced over the radio and in the press. Complaints were made with the President of the University and with the President of the Republic. Happily so far the complaints have not been entertained. For if outside agen cies can succeed in interfering with the academic freedom of the University, then the University is completely lost as a center of learning and becomes a mere propaganda agency for certain vested interests. At regards the Rizal bill, the Univer sity community seems to have been a a little more enlightened than other communities. The opposition here was not as strong as it was elsewhere and it was more circumspect. Even some of those who were expected to oppose it violently, remained outwardly non committal? Those who opposed the bill, curiously enough, made use of the right of freedom of conscience as their main argument against the bill, a right, hv the way, which thev don’t believe The attack on intellectual freedom is not always direct. Sometimes it as sumes subtle and therefore more insi dious forms. Sometimes an influential man with liberal ideas but not well cir cumstanced financially, is brought out by the offer of a lucrative job. Maybe without knowing it, he soon finds it harder and harder to be assertive on the very freedoms that are the basis of a democratic society, and in the end he will not find it hard to walk the path marked out for him bv his benefactor. So one more independent mind is si lenced. Sometimes the attack is made as an offer of preferences or arrange ments advantageous socially, political ly, or economically. The unwarv arc quite likely to fall for such attrac tive arrangements. As a matter of fact a considerable number of such people have flourished under such arrange ments, but have ceased being respected lor their courageous and independent thinking. Some are now with the nonvcaitx riches, some are on the higher echelons of government, some are in industrial and business management, and some arc in the highly profitable business called the higher learning. In such fields it is more safe and advan tageous to hold no views or hold onlv views that are harmless. Such people therefore constitute so manv more souls lost to the cause of intellectual freedom. As we said in the beginning, our struggle for intellectual freedom, des pite some successes in the past, has not been won. As it is now, it is still an uphill fight. The ]X)wer and endur ance of the enemies of freedom, on the right as well as on the left, are not to be underestimated. Those on the right are perhaps as dangerous as those on the left, if not more so, because they arc more socially and intellectually in fluential and so can be more cunning and insidious. So we should guard against both. This is no time to despair, though, 119 in spite of the not very bright outlook. We can depend on the innate intelli gence and sound judgment of the Fili pino people. Some of them may now and then be deceived by people who don’t believe in freedom. But in due time thev will join with the libertarian tradition of intellectual leaders like Ri yal, del Pilar, Lopcz-Jaena, Mabini, Par do de Tavcra, Palma, Jose Abad San tos, T. Al. Kalaw, and Recto; of reli gious leaders like Burgos, Aglipay, and de los Revcs; of statesmen like Quezon, Osmena, and Juan Sumulong; of poli tico-military leaders like Bonifacio, Aguinaldo, Luna, Alejandrino, and Vinzons; and of educationists like Fran cisco Benitez, B. M. Gonzalez, Camilo Osias, Vicente G. Sinco, Esteban Abada, and Florentino Cayco. That tradi tion is bound to prevail over the nihi list and obscurantist traditions. But we should do our utmost to make it prevail soon. That is our sacred duty to our selves, to our posteritv, to our country, and to the cause of democracv. AAA DISTRICT GRAND LODGE CONVENTIONS The officers and brethren of the nine lodges composing the First Masonic District under the leadership of Verv Wor. Bro. Mariano G. Almeda met in convention on Feb. 21, 1959 at San tiago, Isabela with Cagayan Valley Lodge No. 133 of that town as host lodge. A number or Grand Lodge of ficers led by the Grand Master mo tored to Santiago to be present at the convention and to give the main adA week after, the Grand Lodge of ficers flew to the south in Cagavan tie Oro City to attend the convention of the Seventh Masonic District un der Very Wor. Bro. Jose L. Araneta, cn February 27 & 28, 1959. MEDINA IS COMMISSIONER AND TECHNOLOGIST FOR PAEC Wor. Bro. Florencio Medina, PM, Quezon City Lodge No. 122 and a full colonel in the Armed Forces of the Philippines, has been appointed a member and technologist of the Phil ippine Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC). Shortly after he took his oath of office, Wor. Bro. Medina made a hurried trip to Washington on orders of President Garcia to confer with Washington officials re final arrange ments for the immediate construction of an atomic reactor plant in Diliman, Quezon Citv on the edge of the Uni versity of the Philippines campus. While in Washington, Bro. Medina worked hard and far into the night with Washington authorities of the U.S. Ato mic Energy Commission on plans for the plant. It will be recalled that for sometime there was doubt as to the construction of the plant in the Philip pines, it having been tentatively decid ed to be built in some other country in Asia. It is now definitely known that the construction of the plant in Quezon City will commence early in June this year. Machineries for the plant are expected to arrive shortly. Before his appointment to the PAEC, Bro. Medina was chief of the Research Division of the Armed Forces and parttime professor in the University of the Philippines and other universities in Manila. He is an honor graduate in Chemical Engineering of the State Uni versity and has travelled extensively in Europe and the United States for con ferences, studv and observation on ato mic reactor plants and the production of atomic energy for peaceful uses. 120 THE CABLE TOW April, 1959 History of Maguindanaw Lodge No. 40, F. A. M. 'Wot. ^to. oAntonio (Josin, <rP. eftt. The man who had the initiative and chief responsibility for the founding of Maguindanaw Lodge No. 40 was Fulgencio F. Pangan, then a member of Nilad Lodge No. 14-1. He was employed with the U.S. Geodetic Survey in Manila with a sa lary of P200.00 a month. Unfortunate ly, he was desperately addicted to gam bling which was rampant there. With the nope that he might rid himself of the evil, he sought transfer to Cagayan as clerk of the court of first instance; knowing beforehand that the salary at tached to this office was only Pl 50.00. However, this self-imposed reduction of P50.00 in salary was a sacrifice he was willing and glad to make, if only to attain his desire for a change of atmos phere. On his first trip to Cagayan in De cember 1910, we were fellow passen gers on the “S.S. Robert Poizat” and we happened to occupy the same cabin. This was how he came to ex plain to me his predicament and, also, his plan to found a masonic lodge here. Soon after his arrival, he discov ered that there were three master masons residing in Cagayan; namely, Nicolas Capistrano, Isidro Vamenta, and Emilio Pineda, all of Nilad Lodge. Armed with the necessary authority, he organized a so-called “Triangulo” and started initiating, passing and rais ing applicants. Bv July 14, 1911, in cidentally a date coinciding with the fall of the Bastille, an event so mo mentous in the cause of liberty, a lodge under dispensation held its first formal meeting. Present were: F.F. Pangan, Emilio Pineda, Isidro Vamen ta, and Nicolas Capistrano, master masons; Apolinar Velez, Uldarico Akut and J. Roa Valdcconcha, fellow crafts; Ricardo Reyes and Celedonio Abellanosa, apprentices. A third ap prentice, Nemesio Chavez failed to at tend due to illness. The need to establish a masonic lodge in Cagayan was discussed at this meeting. Let us listen to Brother Isidro Vamenta speak on the propo sition in his florid Spanish: “Yo creo que hasta es inutil que se pregunte todavia a los queridos hermanos aqui presentes, porque supongo que todos estan muy dispuestos a llevar al terreno de la realidad tan hermosa idea; I believe that it is even unnecessary to ask yet the beloved brethren here present, for I presume that all are de termined that such a brilliant idea be brought into concrete form.” The proposal was approved. The name of the proposed lodge was taken up next. Pineda proposed "Niduban” the name of a native non conformist of Butuan; Vamenta pro posed “Minda”, seconded by Apoli nar Velez; Roa Valdcconcha suggested that instead of Minda it be Minda nao; and Capistrano pro]»sed “Bitoon”. Except for one, all voted that the name be "Maguindanao". (Note: At a meeting held on August 17, it was decided that the name be written as "Maguindanaw"). 121 At the meeting of July 16, the fol lowing were elected as the first of ficers of the lodge under dispensa tion : Fulgencio F. Pangan, Master; Jsidro Vamenta, Senior Warden; Emi lio Pineda, Junior Warden; Nicolas Capistrano, Orator; J. Roa Valdeconcha, Secretary; Ncmesio Chavez, Trea surer; Uldarico Akut, “Expert", Ricar do Reyes, Almoner; Apolinar Velez, Master of Ceremonies, and Celcdonio Abellanosa, Tyler. They were in stalled on the following day. Fulgencio Pangan was a perfect gentleman and a thorough mason who believed and practiced the principles of masonry', whom it was a privilege to know. Because of his kindly, am iable disposition, he was made to or der for the task he had set his heart to accomplish. It is thus pathetic in the extreme to note in this trun cated narrative that he did not live to see the lodge which he had so fondlv and zealously striven to found char tered. He would indeed be a very happy man had he lived to know that the lodge of his creation branched out from Cagavan to Lanao and thence to Misamis Occidental, and that the in stitution so dear to his heart has taken root firmly throughout Mindanao, down to Basilan and Sulu. He pre sided for the last time at the lodge meet ing held on March 26, 1912, and af ter that Apolinar Velez took over as acting master. But fully one vear had elapsed before another meeting was held on March 26, 1913. At this meeting, three important steps towards the constitution of the lodge were definitely taken. Agree ably to instructions from the Regional Grand Lodge, 1) Brothers Nemesio Chavez and Mariano Velez were raised to the degree of master mason; 2) Brother Apolinar Velez was elected Worshipful Master; and the newly raised brothers, Nemesio Chavez and Mariano A. Velez, Senior and Junior Wardens; and 3) the lodge was law fully installed by Ramon Vanta, Ma nuel Villavicencio and Simon Arlante, all of Sinukuan Lodge No. 272, who had been duly commissioned for the purpose, and was subsequently granted a charter as ‘‘Maguindanaw Lodge No. 334”. After the Grand Lodge of the Philippines was con stituted, following the fusion of the Philippine Lodges under the Grand Orient of Spain and the American Lodges here under the Grand Lodge of California, it was granted a new char ter on February 13, 1917, to be known as Maguindanaw Lodge No. 40. It continued to work in the ritual of the Scottish Rite used by the Gran Orient of Spain until 1922 when the Grand Lodge sent Brother Francisco Gumila Carag, Grand Lodge Instructor, to in struct us in the York Rite, (“Cal”) which it had previously adopted for use by the subordinate lodges. From the time F. F. Pangan and the ‘Triangulo” started initiating, passing and raising affiliates in 1911 to the institution of the lodge on March 26, 1913, its membership was composed of the following; F. F. Pax.gan who presided at every meeting and was worshipful master of the lodge under dispensation, former employee of the LI. S. Geodetic Survey and then clerk of the court of First Instance; Nicolas Ca pistrano, lawyer, founder and professor of the short-] ived Colegio Cagayano, military governor and general of the revolution, assemblyman, senator, judge of first instance and land owner; Isidro Vamenta, lawyer, assistant fiscal province of Cebu, assemblyman, and secretary of the defunct Department of Mindanao and Sulu; Emilio Pineda, 122 THE CABLE TOW April, 1959 lawyer, governor of the Province of /Xgusan, ancl land owner; r\polinar Velez, major in the Revolution, pro vincial secretary, twice provincial gov ernor, and clerk of the court of first instance; Ricardo Reyes, provincial governor and land owner; Uldarico Akut, notary public, presidente muni cipal of Cagayan; C. T. Abellanosa, deputy. Office of the Provincial Trea surer, deputy governor, and fanner; Juan Roa Valdcconcha, lieutenant in the revolution, justice of the peace, member of the provincial board and provincial governor; Nemesio Chavez, prominent businessman and land own er; Manuel A. Roa, first and only pensonado from Misamis to the U. S., supervising teacher and acclaimed pro fessor of mathematics in the College of Agriculture, U.P.; Cayetano Pacana, capitan municipal of Cagavan, major in the revolution, prominent businessman and land owner; Tirso Neri, biggest merchant in Cagayan, municipal president and liberal sup porter of the revolution; Euticjuio Daomilas, notary public and member of the provincial board; Victori no Chavez, businessman and land owner; Neme sio Yamomo, municipal treasurer, Ca gavan, and Isabelo de Silva, provincial treasurer of Misamis and Pampanga provinces. AAA We are grateful to Wor. Bro. Eduardo L. Claudio for furnishing the materials for “Masons in the Constitutional Convention", Jan uary 1959, pp. 90 & 91. Wor. Bro. Claudio was Worshipful Mas ter of Batangas Lodge No. 35 when the Constitutional Conven tion met. Through his initiative, the brethren in the Convention gathered for a fraternal banquet. —Editor WORTH KNOWING In President Eisenhower’s Cabinet are five Masonic brothers: Charles E. Wilson, Secretary of Defense; Wilbur Brucker, Secretary of the Army; Arthur Summerfield, Postmaster General; Fred Wheaton, Secretary of the Interior; and Sinclair Weeks, Secretary of Com merce. In the Supreme Court are Earl Warren, PGM; Chief Justice Tom Clark; and Harold Burton. In Con gress, there are 96 senators, 54 of whom are Masons. In the House of Repres entatives are 212 Masons compared to 223 who are not. In the various States, 33, of the 50 governors are Masons. In I louse of Representatives of the State cf Connecticut, Mrs. Ruth A. Jones is a Past Most Worthy Grand Matron of the General Grand Chapter of the Or der of Eastern Star. The year is 1717... the Mother Grand Lodge was formed in Eng land. . . Anderson’s Constitutions—first Masonic Book—was published six years later. . . I Ienrv Price received authority as Provincial GM of Massachusetts in 1733... Catholic objections to our Fraternity began with a Papal Bull in i 738. . . Germany had its first Grand Lodge in 1741... Washington took his first degree in 1752. . . an Irish Giand Lodge certificate first used the words “Sublime Degree of Master Ma sonin 1754... Mozart, who became Mason, composer of the Masonic Ope ra "The Magic Flute” was born in 1756. . . up in the highlands of Scot land, Robert Burns, a Mason, the poet who immortalized “The Mystic Tie” was born in 1759... Boston brethren recessed from lodge and put on the fa mous “Tea Party” in 1772. . . Paul Re vere rode in 1775.... America got her independence on July 4, 1776. 123 Officers of I’INTONG BATO LODGE No. 51 F * AM of Ituenor, Cnvlle for the year 1050. BAL1NTAWAK LODGE NO. 28, F A AM, GCMACA, 0LEZON er; Wor. Bro. Greeorio Defeo, Junior Grant] Steward; Bro. Bro. Pio Sartin, Marshal; Wor. Bro. Teofllo Olivera, Chaplain: 124 THE CABLE TOW April, 1959 The International Order of Job s Daughters For teen-age girls between twelve and twenty years, the International Or der of Job’s Daughters gives varied opportunities in character-building through its cooperative activities, its ritualistic work and lectures. The greater portion of its ritualistic work is based on the book of Job in the Bible, indicating that through life from early childhood to old age, people encounter trials and tribulations which must be met and overcome. The purpose of the Order is to band together girls of Masonic relationship for moral and spiritual development by teaching them greater reverence for God and the Holy Book, love of coun try, and deeper respect for parents and elders. They gain training in work ing together through their meetings in the bethel, in work projects, in chaJtv work, and in funa-raising for sttcL charity work. They also gain experience in social contacts through their enter tainments which arc in keeping with the high ideals of the Order. All their activities are supervised bv adult mem bers who compose the Bethel Guar dian Council. The Order was founded by Mis. Ethel T. Wead Mick in Omaha Neb raska on October 20, 1920 by authority of Mrs. Anna J. Davis, Grand Matron, and Mr. J. E. Bednar, Grand Patron, cf the Order of the Eastern Star in the Slate of Nebraska. Mr. J. B. Fradenburg, Grand Master of Masons of Neb raska, also authorized the organization of the Order. Mr. T. L. Coombs and Mr. B. F. Thomas, both 33° Masons of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, Southern Jurisdic tion, U.S.A., helped greatly in the founding of the Order. The basic organizational unit cl the Order is the Bethel, which at present as in Biblical times means "holy place”. A bethel is composed of daughter-mem bers and adults which belong to the guardian council. Membership in a bethel is limited to girls with Masonic relationships: sisters, daughters, grand daughters, great-grand-daughters, nie ces, and grand-nieces, of Master Ma sons. At the time a girl applies for membership in the order, the Master Mason on whom the relationship is based must be in good standing; or, if gone to his reward, must have been in good standing when he went ahead. There are other higher or bigger or ganizational units of the Order. The Grand Bethel which roughly corres ponds to a Grand Lodge, is composed of ten or more bethels which decide to organize a grand bethel in a start.*, ter ritory or country. The highest body of the Order is the Supreme Guard'an Council which is composed of grand bethels and bethels not vet under grand bethel jurisdiction. At this writ ing, Supreme Guardian of the Order is Mrs. Sylvia K. Benedict. PI IQ, and the Supreme Secretary is Mrs. Sharlot Aven’ Swem, PHQ, PSG. I Ieadquarters of the Order is in Berwyn, llliPossiblv the youngest bethel of the Order is Bethel LI. D., Manila, which was instituted at Plaridcl Temple on February 15, 1959 with Mrs. Benedict, Supreme Guardian, as the instituting and installing officer. The voungesC grand bethel is the one in Australia 125 MASONIC TEMPLES; CORNER STONES LAID, DEDICATED The Grand Lodge Year, 1958-59, saw the Grand Master pleased with the building program he prescribed when he was installed in April 1958. Two Lodge temples were dedicated; Baguio Lodge No. 67 in Baguio City in Sep tember 1958 and Mayon Lodge No. 61 in Legaspi, Al bay on January 30, 1959. Inspite of pressing business in the Grand Lodge, the Grand Master took time to go to these places to help in the dedications. Two lodges in Okinawa, No. 118 and Coral No. 142, decided to build an appropriate lodge hall for the two lodges and the Grand Master flew to the island to lay the cornerstone or as he put it, “to slip the cornerstone in a building that is half-finished” on Jan uary 10, 1959, and in a few weeks it will be ready for dedication at least before the Annual Grand Lodge com munication this month. Grand Master Hick also flew to Naga City to lay the cornerstone of the lodge hall of Mount Isarog Lodge No. 33 on Jan uary 22, 1959. A A •which was instituted in Brisbane in March 1959, also with Mrs. Benedict as instituting and installing officer. Since the Order was founded some thirtv-nine years ago, thousands upon thousands of women have been in its rolls and presently they hold positions of importance in their communities or country, to sav nothing of the wonder ful work of the Order among its pres ent members. There are now twentysix grand bethels in the United States, three in Canada, and one in Australia. In addition, there are bethels under supreme bethel jurisdiction. There are fourteen in the United States, ten in Canada, two in Hawaii, and two in the Philippines. A BIRTHDAY FOR TWO It happens once in a great big while. The birthday of the Grand Master and the Deputy Grand Master, ten inches shorter but ten years older, was celebrated on March 8, 1959, in the Jose Abad Santos Hall of Plaridcl Temple with a literary-musical program. A big crowd of Masons and their families at tended the affair and representatives of blue lodges and related Masonic organ izations gave greetings to Most Wor. Bro. Howard R. Hick and Rt. Wor. Bro. Macario Ofilada, who shared the honors and thanked the greeters and participants in the program. Among those who participated arc: the Welfarcvillc All-Girl Sring Band, DeMolav Quartet, the Masonic Glee Club, Wor. Bro. Dcmctrio Quintana, Mr. Lucio Pineda, Bro. Jose Luis Arch ilia (Chino Santos) and his Band, Miss Sonva Ortiz, Mrs. Celcrina Cavabyab, Mr. Mario Cabreza, Mrs. Andrea Ofilada Vcncracion, Wor. Bro. Alvaro Martinez, Wor. Bro. Pedro Francisco, Sister Pilar R. Gonzalez, Wor. Bro. Thomas Loft, the Quintana Sisters, Most Wor. BroAntonio Gonzalez, Miss Dolores A. Laconico, II and others. 126 THE CABLE TOW April, 1959 Our Grand Junior Warden Rt. Wor. Bro. Juan S. Alano, our Grand Junior Warden, is a man and Mason of many accomplishments, the attainment of which is ascribed to dili gent and painstaking work. He is a farmer, businessman, lawyer, and states man. But best of all, he is a philantrophist. Rt. Wor. Bro. J tian S. Alano Rt. Wor. Bro. Alano was born on February 8, 1891 in Malolos, Bulacan, but counts himself a Ba si leno or Zamboangueno, for it is there where he set up his family, his extensive farms, and varied businesses since 1914. He is the holder of a commerce deg ree from Atcnco de Manila, an A. B. degree from the University of Santo Tomas, and is a member of the Phil ippine Bar without having to earn a law degree. He passed the Bar Exam inations in 1914 after a few years of clerkship in a government office where knowledge of the law was required; hence a law degree was not required of him to take the examinations. After admission to the Bar, he was appointed assistant attorney in the De partment of Mindanao and Sulu. In 1916, he resigned his government posi tion and engaged in private practice un til 1935 when he entered politics. He was a member of Congress from 1935 to 1949 when he left it for good to devote his entire time to his farms and business enterprises. He heads the Juan S. Alano, Inc. which has interests in shipping, copra, electric and ice serv ices, rubber, and timber. One enter prise which gives him the most enjoy ment is his Basilan General Hospital which losses money but saves lives and gives health to the people of the island city of Basilan. In addition, he is a trustee of Brent Hospital in Zam boanga City. He holds a citation from the Red Cross and Rotary club for outsanding services in community work. Bro. Alano was made a Mason in Mount Apo Lodge No. 45, F & A M in 1919 and served bis lodge as Wor shipful Master in 1924 and again in 1934. In 1953 he organized Basilan Lodge No. 137 in Basilan City and served as its first Worshipful Master. As a Scottish Rite Mason, he is a member of Philippine Bodies, attaining the 32° in 1948. In 1954 he received the rank and decoration of Knight Commander of the Court of Honor; one year later he was coronctcd 33°, Inspector General Honorary, and in 1956 was crowned Sovereign Grand Inspector General. 127 c&tonor is "Duty TcJor. ®to. (?• ^Picache, ePflaster of Nilad Lodge No. 12, CT cAefrC My message tonight is addressed both to my brethren and to our friends now assembled in this Lodge Hall. To my brethren: 1 am very much overwhelmed by high honor which you have just conferred upon me. It has summoned my sentiment of grati tude, and stimulated my sense of hum ility. For the East of the Lodge, as wc all know, is the place of Light—Light :«s contradistinguished from Darkness, God—and none but he who appreciates the fact that the realization of one’s ignorance is the first step to one’s wis dom may fittingly and properly seek it. Conscious of my limitations, but con fident of your support and assistance, I shall make such searching for Light my continual aim and obsession. Yes, my brethren, I propose to do just this—not solely that I may become a better Mason and a better man, but that, through such self-development and self-discipline, I may help others to achieve the same end. Of course, 1 know that, by our human differences or intrinsic natures, we each have our conception of Light. What in it may attract one, mav not attract the others; what may draw ohers to it may not draw us. But certainly there arc certain facets to it in which there is, or there should be, unanimity of view or agreement of belief—such as, for instance, the truth that only as we dedicate ourselves to the tasks at hand can we accomplish grander things in the days to come. Indeed, all too often we look afar for opportunities for activity and achieve ment when rgiht in our midst are tasks that demand our earnest attention. Of ten at so much expense of time wc draft long-range plans when the imme diate projects that we have started arc still halfway, if not a long wav, to real ization. Frequently we disperse our ef forts, as it were, across so many do mains, over so many directions, and muster only the minimum of our ta lents. Of course, there is nothing wrong with hitching our wagons to tne stars. Especially during these davs of tremen dous progress in science and technology, in business and industry, in labor and management, man finds himself ushered into tne age of automation and it will not be to nis credit to fail to aim high and shape up his drcams to the eternal wonders. But man must be sure that he has the time, the talent and the training, the desire, the disposition and the determination, for such an act. A few words to our friends. "Freemasonry builds its temple in the hearts of men and among nations." Its beliefs, its teachings and philosophy, were sources of inspiration even to the framers of constitutions of the civilized nations of the world, so that not infre quently we find incorporated in them: (1) the belief in a Supreme Being, (2) the freedom of thought and con science, (3) the freedom of religion and worship, (4) freedom of the press (5) of democracy and equality and (.6) of the universal brotherhood of No person can become a member of this venerable and ancient Fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons unless 128 THE CABLE TOW April, 1959 first and foremost, he believes in God. As Freemasons we seek Divine guidance and assistance when opening a lodge and invoke the blessings of God on closing. But Masonry is not a religion contrary to what many people think. I repeat: Masonry is not a religion. It is a religious fraternity. For "every candidate who knocks at the outer door must profess a belief in God. At the threshold of the lodge he must kneel to that God. He is charged never to speak His holy name except with that reverence due from the creature to his Creator. No Masonic assembly is ever opened or closed without prayer.An open Bible is always upon its altar. It draws inspiration from it. The can didate says his obligation bv and ovci it. Passages from the scripture are cither read or sung during the confer rals. The whole Fraternity is predicated upon the Fatherhood of God and the brotherhood of man, and its command is to love the Lord with all our hearts and our neighbors as ourselves. No reasonable person who under stands the Masonic fraternitv will be lieve for one moment that it has ever tried to supplant the church. But this greatest human brotherhood the world has ever known, has gone ahead mind ing its own business and accomplishing its mission. Again and again we sav that Free masonry' is a religious society. It is not a religion. But if a great many peo ple think it is, let us in the fraternitv rejoice that thev find in Freemasonry a religion that they might never find in a church. The members of this Fraternitv be lieve in, and practice democracy in all its aspects, and “Masonry has brought about equality for all men, of all creeds and of all colors. Our fraternity reveres our flag and the country for which it stands. You must have witnessed the flag ceremony at the public opening of this Lodge. You will see it again at closing when the Flag of our country is restored to its original place in the hall. We be lieve in that great Filipino patriot, Apolinario Mabini, the Sublime Paralytic, when he aptly said: "Love thy country next to thy God, and thv honor more than thyself, for it is the only paradise that God hath giv en thee in this life, the only patrimony of thy race, the only inheritance from thy ancestors, and the only legacy for thy descendants; because of it thou has life, love, interest, happiness, honor, and God." “The real Freemason is distinguished from the rest of mankind by the uni form unrestrained rectitude of his con duct. Other men are honest in the fear of punishment which the law may inflict; they are religious in ex pectation of being rewarded, or in dreac of the devil in the next world. A Free mason would be good and just if there were no laws, human or divine, excep which arc written in his heart by the finger of his Creator. In every climate under every system of religion, he i the same. He kneels before the uni versa! throne of God in gratitude for the blessings he has received, and in humble solicitation for his protection. He venerates the good men of any and all ‘kinds of religion, he disturbs not the religion of others. He restrains his passions, because they can not be in dulged in without injuring his neigh bor or himself. He gives no offense, because he docs not choose to be of fended. He contracts no debts which he is not certain to discharge, because he is honest upon principle.” He be lieves in charity. By the tenets of Free masonry, he seeks relicF, not only to 129 the family of a distressed worthv brother, but to every man, woman and child. My brethren and friends, if I have said all this, it is not to take unto my* self the role of a preacher, nor of that of a reformer, hut simply to indicate the probable position of the possible Light —or at least, a ray of it—that the East of the Lodge can provide everv single one of us. We have joined Masonrv that we mav become better men, and we can become better men onlv as we recognize the truth that, whether in affairs of our personal business or in the business of our fraternal lodge, there occurs to us, at one time or anoth er, “the opportunitv to effect a great good,” ana it will be worse than follv to let that opportunity pass by. And now' brethren, in the next twelve months, there will come to Nilad Lodge No. 12, Free and Accepted Masons of the Philippines, many such an oppor tunity, and I shall fail in mv position as your Worshipful Master—nay, I shall miss the confidence and trust that you have so generously reposed in me—if I do not call attention to all those oppor tunities— w’hethcr big or small, whether creative or prosaic, whether far-reaching or immediate—and accordingly plead lor vour cooperation. And I know that, when the hour or occasion comes, you will extend that cooperation. You will do so because as Masons you know as much as I do that worthwhile results are most ordina rily produced by an aggregate of many contributions and many exertions. In true brotherhood, therefore, we shall plan together and w'ork together, we shall draw' upon our collective resources for the inspiration and energy to per form the tasks at hand for the credit of our Lodge and the glory of our Frat ernity, and to the extent of our means and capacity, do even more and this is, by continuance, by persistence, by a steady and uniform habit of work, en deavor to advance the enlightenment and welfare of our country and of the world we live in. AAA O BROTHER MAN, FOLD TO THY HEART THY BROTHER O brother man, fold to thy heart thy brother; Where pity dwells, the peace of God is there; To worship rightly is to love each other, Each smile a hymn, each kindly deed a prayer. For he whom Jesus loved has indy spoken: The holier worship which He deigns to bless Restores the lost, and binds the spirit broken, And feeds the widows and the fatherless. Follow with reverent steps the great example Of Him whose holy work was doing good; So shall the wide earth seem our Father's temple, Each loving life a psalm of gratitude. —John Greenleaf Whittier 130 THE CABLE TOW April, 1959 WITH GRAND LODGE OFFICERS As usual the month of January has been a most busv month for the Grand Master, Deputy Grand Master, Grand Secretary, and some of our Past Grand Masters. There were installations to at tend, visitations to make, and laying of cornerstones and dedication of temples to be present at. Alone or in company with the Grand Secretarv, Grand Master Hick was present at the installation of Pinagsabitan Lodge No. 26 in Santa Cruz, Laguna on January 3, 1959; visited Sarangani Lodge No. 50 and Davao Lodge No. 149 in Davao Citv, on Januarv 6; T. M. Kalaw Lodge No. 136 in San Juan, Rizal on January 13; Camarincs Norte Lodge No. 107 in Dact, Cam. Norte on January 14; and in companv with Most Wor. Bro. Sidney M. Aus tin, PGM, visited and installed the of ficers of Baguio Lodge No. 67 in Ba guio City on January 16 and Bontoc Lodge No. 140 in Bontoc on Januarv 17; then Mt. Kaladias Lodge No. 91 in Dumagucte City on January 19; Dagohoy Lodge No. 84 in Tagbilaran, Bonol on Januarv 20; a joint visitation in Cebu Citv to Mactan Lodge No. 30 and Cebu Lodge No. 128 on Jan uary 21. Rt. Wor. Bro. Macario M. Ofilada. Deputy Grand Master, journeyed to Pintong Bato Lodge No. 51 in Bacoor, Cavite on Januarv 3; Biak Na Bato Lodge No. 7 in Plaridel Temple on January 8; Quezon City Lodge No. 122 in Quezon Citv on Januarv 9; Union Lodge No. 70 in San Fernando, La Union'on Januarv 10; Marikina Lodge No. 119 in Marikina, Rizal on Januarv 16; Ta ma raw Lodge No. 65 in Calapan, Mindoro on Januarv 17; Dapitan Lodge No. 21 in Manila on Januarv 19; Iloilo Acacia Lodge No. OLDEST MASON IN THE PHILIPPINES Prideful is the Grand Lodge of the Philippines that in Bro. James Jardine Wilson, it has one of the oldest Masons in the Orient. Ninety-two year-old "JJ”, as his intimates call him, has been sixty-nine years a Mason, paving dues inspite of the honor of a Life-Member ship awarded to him hv his Lodge, Mt. Apo No. 45, some two years ago. Bro. Wilson was raised to the sub lime degree on January 27, 1890 at St. John Lodge No. 16 in his native Fal kirk, Scotland. Years later, when he emigrated to the United States, he joined Pentalpha Lodge No. 316 in Los Angeles, California. At the turn ol the century’, Bro. Wilson joined the Armv of the United States and was ‘ent to the Philippines. In Zamboangawhere he was stationed for sometime, lie joined Mt. Apo Lodge No. 45 in 1918 as a character member and has been a member of that Lodge ever since. Still young enough to travel, Bro. Wilson set sail for the Llnitcd States and Scotland early last year to visit with his folks, or what is left of them, in those countries. He is expected back in Zamboanga shortly. »1 in Iloilo City on January 24. Grand Secretary Munarriz, whenever possible, accompanied the Grand Master or the Deputy Grand Master; but where it was impossible for cither officers to be present due to previous engagements, our Grand Secretarv went alone or in companv with other Grand Lodge Of ficers. Most Wor. Bro. Munarriz went io Mong Lodge No. 89 in Paranaquc, Rizal on January 10; Batangas Lodge No. 35 in Batangas on Januarv 17; and Kutang Bato Lodge No. 110 in Cotabalo on January 22. 131 £abit Qayon? Noong ikaw’y tumutuktok sa pinto ng kapatiran, May apoy ka ng sigasig at sidhi ng kalooban; Bakit ngayong matanggap ka’t ang diwa mo’u mailaivan, Saka ka pa nanlalamig at madalas na magkulang? Bakit baga tila waring sa puso mo'y napaparamdam Ang sikhay ng iyong nais na ang iba’y bahaginan, Ng matayog na kuro mong sa gawai’y pamatnubay At gayon din, di na nais na ikaw ma'y madulutan? Kung sa araw na natakdang tayo'y dapat na magkita Ay sikapin nating lahat na matupad ang panata, Di malayong sa palitan ng kuro ng isa’t isa'y Matamo ang kaganapan ng lunggati’t gintong pita; Maging yaong suliraning sa puso ay bumabakla, Kung maraming magtutulong na lumutas at magdala, Mabigat ma’y gagaan din at madaling mokikita Ang lunas na magdudulot ng liwanag at ginhawa. Di ba’t tayo ay nagkusang dumulog at nakisapi Sa layuning makiisa sa gawaing natatangi; Nanumba nang buong puso na tayo ay magbibirihi Ng aral sa madlang tao upang luminis ang budhiK At gayon din ang kapatid sa ginhawa’y ihahati, Tutulungan ang salantang sa hirap ay nalugami; Pa’nong yao’y magagawa kung liliban ka ngang lagi At ang tawag ng tungkulin ay pansinin mo na di[i? Kahapon ay nakita kong ikaw nama’y nakinabang Sa tulong ng natanggap mong sikap nitong kapatiran; Saka ngayong dumakila tila yata babayaan Ang nagpala at nagdulot ng taglay mong karangalan^ Bakit waring nalimot na ang sumpa mong binitiwan Noong ikaw'y knmakapa sa laot ng kadiliman? Balikan mo ng gunita — nang kamtan mo yaong Haw May panatang binigkas kang tutuparin habang buhay? F1L0MEN0 R. CARPIO MaW.0% Lodge No. 46 132 THE CABLE TOW April, On April 27, 1958, at 48, not the youngest, but certainly the tallest, 6' 6", Most Wor. Bro. Howard R. Hick, was installed Grand Master of Masons of the Philippines, lhe world's biggest Grand Lodge. His managerial acumen as President and Gen eral Manager of Peter Paul Phil ippines, Inc. served him well in directing the business of the Grand Lodge for 1958-'59. Tackled his jt like a footb. star, which I was, NYU, ar bore ihrour with success. E couraged cult ral outlets hidden talents Masons, Easle Stars, DeMolai Rainbows, J bies ... th presented d mas, musica national danc< Inspired organ ization of more youth groups af filiated Io Ma sonry. Was hon orary host ar in stitution of a new Bethel of Job's Daughters on Feb. 15, 1959 at Plaridel Tem ple; firmly be lieves in lhe potentialities for good of the young; in res ponsibilities of the adulls to the youth. His term saw 1 h e building, decorating, re pairing, refur bishing of lodge temples. Offi ciated at the cor ner-stone laying for three new temples; dedic tated two. In [Plaridel Temple, Facilities were augmented, ser vices improved. Gave impetus to "more-men-in-Masonry-and-more-Masonry-in-men" ideal. Constituted ihree lodges; gave dispensation to one; saw the re-organizalion of Mt. Makiling Lodge in Bro. Rizal's homelown of Calamba, Laguna. Found great joy in attending District Grand Lodge Conventions, eight of them; visited lodge meetings; gave stirring, punchy talks to brethren in Masonic gatherings, installations. In prior planning that prevents poor performance, his help-meet, Jean, inspires. When pradicable he has flown outside lhe coun try to be pres ent at other Grand Lodge communications. Visited wilh bre thren (above) in Japan; has warm spot in his heart for the four Jap an lodges which chose to remain with the Grand Lodge of the Philippines. And yet, finds time t o fellowship with Eastern Stars (right) in meetings or so cials. 'Who is this ^Brother? Philippine-American Relations For one who lives in the Philippines of the Filipinos, there is hardly any justification for writing on a broad and delicate subject, especially at the mo ment when the situation is charged, irritating, and irritable. Even my hav ing been to several United States in the Philippines and my having lived in the Philippines of the United States do not mitigate my indiscretion. I do not wish to be an irritant on the subject, but i* I happen to scratch open an old wound, it is onlv on mv sincere desire to dig in so that the cyst may be removed. Tme or no Thue, visa or no visa, omnibus claim or no omnibus claim, military bases or no military bases, Philippine-American relations is not salu tary at the moment; there is need for the Americans and Filipinos to examine the causes of the rift at the grass-roots. It is conceded that anytime the Filipi nos can recite a littanv of sins of com mission and omission of the Americans against them; in like manner, the Amer icans can have a long list of what the Filipinos have done against them or failed to do for them. These tales of woe will 'be long and wcarv and bcfor each group is half-done, they will have been worn out. No need of go ing into that. It is more important for the two peoples, lovers of their coun tries that thev arc, to be nationalistic enough to correct the errors of their We have prided ourselves in the "lasting” friendship of our two peoples; but that prideful assertion might as Well be gone for even now there arc not a few who glory in the estrange ment. Like boxing fans, ready and more than willing to root for their favorite contenders. There is nothing better than for the two peoples to sit together, friend to friend, and talk things over to thresh out the irritations and forthwith evolve solutions of permanent and far-reaching effects. There is no need to wait for our respective governments to settle the differences on the conference ta bles. Diplomats can lie to each other with utmost courtesy; but nearly al ways, their agreements are affected and adulterated. We, the people, in flesh and blood, are the ones who can be honest and sincere; our motives can be above bias, our conversations, without affectations. A storv is told that in the golden wed ding anniversary celebration of a lead ing and highlv respected couple, a ladv guest sidled up to the wife, want ing to know how they have stayed married so long. The wife in all candor said: “You know, there were times when I wanted to shoot mv husband; hut wc talked things over, sometimes coollv, sometimes heatcdlv; and each time we finished, we came out loving each other all the more.” Filipinos and Americans of goodwill should show a better way among our peoples here in the Philippines and in the United States. This is an industry that is not taxed; an export that is not controlled; an import that needs no dollar allocation. But, for this adventure in friend ship to succeed, it should be without dissimulation; without ulterior motives; without any thought oE business deals, commodity loan agreements and the like. In other words, the project to refurbish friendship and goodwill in and among our two peoples must be onlv friendship and goodwill, period. That the discussions may be frank, sincere, and forthright, thev should be based on understanding. Bv under standing each other's point of view, we can be tolerant. More than ever, we need tolerance from both sides. For instance, the Filipinos still feel verv much the "underdog”. Our country has been a colonv of no less than four countries in over 426 years and inde pendent onlv 13 years. The United States has been a colonv some 280 years, but independent for 183 years. We Filipinos arc adjusting ourselves and our economy to the demands of this new freedom; we arc making mis takes; they arc embarrassing; but, we would that no one treat us with con descension or patronage. Another basis for the discussions might as well be equality. As Shakes peare has so aptly put it, "there is something bad in the best of us, and something good in the worst of us." No nation should really put on airs for the complex of superiority in one engenders hatred and envy on the part of the one who has the complex of in feriority. In fine, let us start with the assumption that both our nations are essentially equal regardless of creed, co lor, social attainment, or wordly pos sessions. It is nice to be important, but icallv, it is important to be nice. With understanding and equality, we can be free. We will have no in hibitions. no mental reservations, no secret evasions, and we can be forth right and sincere. The net results will be mutual trust, mutual respect. The proposition is: we start dis cussion and study groups on this vex ing situation of Philippine-American relation. Dig into the why’s and where fores of the impasse, and when we come up with solutions, tell the world. Set the light on a hill. Who knows but that other clubs, chapters, and ag gregations, on seeing the goodwill and understanding engendered bv our ef forts, will go and do likewise. Borrowing a statement of President Sinco: “The time has come when we . . . must know each other bet ter and must understand that our na tional interests, whether economic, poli tical, educational, or social, arc closely interwoven.” This desire to know each other better is at once local, national, and ultimately worldwide; no nation is an island unto itself. This adventure in goodwill and friendship may be met with chagrin by cynics; but the respon sibility is still there. This friendship and goodwill must be made manifest, real, and unswerving in the lives of our two peoples if we are to show to the world that the democratic way, even with its faults and weaknesses, is still the best way of life for all peoples withthersoever dispersed; communist pro paganda notwithstanding. AAA When a young assistant asked Dr. Charles Mayo why he hadn't dressed down a patient who had spoken insultingly to him, Dr. Ma yo answered: '‘One darn fool in the room was bad enough; there was no sense, in having two in there." —Dr. Walter Alvarez, Live at Peace With Yoitr Nerve::. 138 THE CABLE TOW April, 1959 CAPITOL MASONIC TEMPLE ASSOCIATION, INC. MOVES FURTHER ONWARD The Capitol Masonic Temple Asso ciation, Inc. which has been thought of and planned for since the incum bency of Most Wor. Bro. Werner Schetelig, the Grand Master at the lime, became a reality on May 22, 1958 when the corporation was registered with the Securities and Exchange Com mission with an authorized capital of P135,000.00 divided into 2,700 shares at P50.00 per share. At the time of registration, 72 mem bers subscribed P29.600.00 and paid P8,990.00 on their subscriptions. About the same time, the corporation paid the sum of P7.839.21 to the People's Home site Housing Corporation as down pay ment on a lot of 4,611.3 sq. m. on the block behind the proposed Quezon Ciiv Hall. The total cost of the lot is P78,392.1O payable in ten years. Wor. Bro. Angelo Bayion, Secretary of the coqx>ration, has high hopes that in time many more brethren will buv shares to enable the corporation to keep the payments on the lot and begin building the Masonic Temple in the capital city of the Philippines. The building when completed will largely be for the use of Masonic lodges and allied fraternal organizations such as: shrine clubs, Eastern Star chapters, DeMolay chapters, Rainbow assemblies, Job’s Daughters bethels, Amaranth’s, etc. FREEDOM FIGHTER, FREEMASON Prof. Janos Horvath of the faculty of Business Administration, University ot the Philippines, has recently been raised to the sublime degree in Rafael Palma Lodge No. 147. Bro. Horvath, before coming to the Philippines, lived in New York where he was active in looking after the interest and welfare of Hungarian patriots who sought re fuge in the United States after the short-lived revolution of 1956. Bro. Horvath is himself one of the revolutionary leaders in Hungary when Hitler's hordes held his homeland and also when Stalin’s satellites overran his country. He was a member of parlia ment and of the executive committee of the short-lived Hungarian republics after Hitler and in 1956. Currently, Bro. Horvath is a Profes sor of Economics and Cooperatives in the U.P., under contract with the Asia Foundation. He still keeps in touch with other Hungarian patriots in Eng land and the United States and hopes that in the future a permanent democra tic government will take over Hungary. It will be recalled that a Hungarian patriot, three score vears ago, in the person of Bro. Louis Kossuth, was made a Mason in the United States. The present generation of Hungarian pat riots arc inspired bv the free ideas of Bro. Kossuth and have established the Louis Kossuth Foundation in England and America to train leaders for de mocratic government. Bro. Horvath is Executive Vice-President of the Foun dation. AAA The real purpose of books is to trap the mind into doing its own thinking. —Christopher Morley 139 MASONIC HOSPITAL It will be difficult for anyone not far.iiliar with the workings of the Hospi tal to realize the magnitude and subli mity of the project if he does not ac tually see with his own eyes the meta morphosis wrought on the crippled chil dren after a long treatment interspersed with surgical operations. These children usually arrive at our two wards (one at the Mary Johnston Hospital, Tondo, Manila, and another a" De los Santos Clinic in Quezon City), carried by their parents in their arms, pitifully deformed and helpless, having their lower ex tremities, particularly of those who have suffered the dreadful poliom yelitis, markedly thin, atrophied, inert, devoid of muscular motion. By build ing up their health through the use of vitamins and their physical bodies by means of massage, physiotherapy and operations, these children slowly be come robust, reacquire the lost motion and learn to stand up and finally, after many days of practice and with the aid of braces and crutches, to walk alone. In the case of other diseases, such as congenital deformity, burns, Pott’s, frac ture of bones and others, there is of 140 THE CABLE TOW April, 1959 course variation in the treatment, but just the same, surgical operations, and sometimes transplantings of skin, are resorted to. With the exception of very few, these patients belong to indigent fa milies residing in the different parts of the Archipelago, and all their expenses for hospitalization, operation, medi cines, etc., are borne by the Hospital. The work, therefore, of the Hospital is not only charitable but eminently humanitarian and altruistic as well That work is the visible manifestation and the quintessence of the Mason’s love for his fellow man. Human be ings who would otherwise have been condemned for the rest of their lives to utter uselessness and to be a burden to societv, arc converted into useful citi zens ready to perform their duties as such in their respective communities, thanks to the loving care of Masons put into practice by their effective ins trumentality — the Masonic Hospital lor Crippled Children. Number of Patients Treated During the year under review, fortvtwo patients were admitted in our two wards for hospitalization — twentv-two in the Mary Johnston Hospital and twenty in De los Santos Clinic. In addition, we had thirteen out-patients - eight at De los Santos Clinic and five at the Mary Johnston Hospital. Thev arc called outpatients because their conditions do not require hospitaliza tion and they come periodically for treatment. Out of the above-mentioned lortv-two patients, nine still remain in the Mary Johnston Hospital and eight in De los Santos Clinic for further hos pitalization and operation, the other twenty-five having been sent home greatly improved physically and men tally, if not altogether returned to nor malcy. Needless to say, the families of these children feel deeply indebted to the Hospital for the good done unto them. Wor. Bro. Pio C. Castro, Past Master of Dagohoy Lodge No. 84 wrote us on May 8, 1958, expressing his and Mrs. Castro’s sincere thanks and gratitude for the help being given to their son Estolano, and stating the following: “He (Estolano) has improved phy sically and mentally during his stay at the Mary Johnston Hospital and I can say without reservation that this branch of service we are extend ing to our crippled ones is both com mendable and worthy of praise. I have seen the little ones romping and jumping around in their little beds and to be able to be in such ideal and beautiful environment is a pri vilege. I should not wonder if many of them would not want to go home. This is one time I feel proud to be a member of the Fraternity . . . Mrs. Castro and I have decided to give regular donation to this worthy en terprise beside my membership in Wor. Bro. Castro remitted through a son of his the sum of P100.00. Wor. Bro. Pedro Romasoc, P. M., Secretarv of Agno Loldgc No. 75 in forms us in his letter dated May 20, 1958, that — “Brother Libcrio G. Bcrnarte came tn me yesterday to tell me that his nephew (Master Vintigan) left our Masonic Hospital for Crippled Chil dren on May 17, 1958 . . . The im proved physical condition of Master Vintigan gave pride to his parents in particular and to the neighborhood and community in general. Our Hospital made a good name in Tayug . . . when he came home healthy and improved of his deformity ...” Membership The membership of the Hospital dur ing the year is as follows: Regular Members.......... 78 Life Member ................ 43 Sustaining Member .... 9 Total ...................... 130 If it would be taken into account that the number of active Masons in this jurisdiction is approximatelv 9,700 strong, the present membership of the Hospital would appear to be glaringlv out of proportion. A campaign for membership, therefore, seems now to be in order. MATEO D. CIPRIANO Secretary This Masonic project is not receiv ing the support that it should. It is regrettable that in a Jurisdiction of some nine thousand members, we have only 130 brethren belonging to the Ma sonic Hospital for Crippled Children. Any brother interested in this project beyond their yearly assessment collect ed through his lodge, and desires to be a member of the Association will please contact the Secretary of the Ma sonic Hospital for Crippled Children, Inc., W. Bro. Mateo Cipriano, at the Plaridel Masonic Temple, 1440 San Marcelino, Manila. -IIRH AAA GRAND LODGE OF JAPAN IN COMMUNICATION Our Grand Master, Howard R. Hick, made a trip to Japan to be a guest of the Grand Lodge of Japan in tneir sec ond annual communication on March 14 & 15, 1959 held in Tokyo. In a letter received from him, the communication was carried on with dis patch and great enthusiasm. The grandest news was the election of Ja panese nationals to the three most im portant positions: those of Grand Mas ter, Deputy Grand Master, and Grand Senior Warden. The installation ce remonies were most impressive. Our Grand Master presented, in behalf of the Grand Lodge of the Philippines, a beautiful Bible with gold engraving; and on his own, a set of embroidered markers. In turn, the Grand Lodge of Japan presented to the Grand Lodge of the Philippnes a silver tray with three vessels for corn, wine, and oil in a beautiful case. Grand Master Hick was the guest speaker at the commu nication and at the fraternal banquet offer the installation. The officers of the Grand Lodge of Japan for 1959-60 are: Grand Master, George S. Horiuchi; Deputy Grand Master, Kivoshi Togasaki; Grand Sen ior Warden, Carl T. Nakamura; Grand Junior Warden, William J. Eichorn; Grand Treasurer, Nohea Peck; Grand Secretary, George Morgulis; Grand Chaplain, Preston W. Long; Grand Orator, Takashi Komatsu; Grand Mar shal, Leroy Allen; Grand Standard bearer, Charles Bischofberger; Grand Sword Bearer, John Cox; Grand Bible Bearer, David Meth; Grand Senior Lecturer, William Connors; Grand Junior Lecturer, George Booth; Grand Senior Deacon, Kiyoshi Takano; Grand Junior Deacon, Fred Alexander; Grand Senior Steward, Richard Isono; Grand Junior Steward, John A. Alford; Grand Pursuivant, T. Ishihara; Grand Organ ist, Hiroji Matsuzaki; and Grand Tyler, Stanley Greenberg. 142 THE CABLE TOW April, 1959 OFFICIAL SECTION Announcement The Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge of the Philippines begins Tuesday, April 28 and closes after Installation of officers Thurs day, April 30th. This is indeed the climax of our Annual Masonic activities and should be well attended. It is the big opportunity for our brethren to meet one another to fraternize and enjoy fellowship. Your Grand Lodge officers have endeavored to prepare a pro gram for the entertainment of our brethren and to stimulate fellow ship. Also they have been working on the Grand Lodge Agenda streamlining matters to make the official business run smoothly. The Committee on Credentials will start work Saturday, April 25th, and will receive all delegates who will register immediately. Registration will take place on Saturday morning at 9:00 A.M. and continue daily until 3:30 P.M. on Tuesday, April 28th. In order to make the work of the Committee members as easy as possible, please register immediately on arrival at the Plaridel Masonic Temple. Registration is divided into two categories. The first includes members of the Grand Lodge, all Past Masters, present Masters, and Wardens. Only these brothers are entitled to vote, in accordance with Article VI, Section 3, Page 22 of the Masonic Law Book — “Each Lodge represented shall be entitled to three votes and the Past Mas ters of each Lodge shall collectively be entitled to one vote.” The second category comprises “all other Master Masons,” for it is the desire of the Grand Lodge to have as many Master Masons as possible attend, to enjoy the fellowship and receive instructions from the business and discussions which take place in our Annual Com munications. We shall not call the roll of Lodges this year. This will be pre pared in advance from the report of the Committee on Credentials and will be read by the Grand Secretary. Inasmuch as we are interested in good attendance, we will give an Altar BiLie to the Provincial Lodge which has the greatest fellow ship miles. (Manila, Quezon City, Cavite and Rizal Lodges are not allowed in this contest. Fellowship miles will be determined by the number of regular Master Masons in good standing (not Honorary Members) who are registered and present on the opening day, Tuesday, April 28, mul tiplied by the number, of miles from Manila to their Lodge. So brothers from Cebu, Mindanao, Jolo and Aparri, come and get the Bible. The following is the program: 143 Monday, April 27, 1959 Evening—Grand Master’s Banquet for all Grand Lodge Officers in honor of the District Deputy Grand Masters and Inspectors who will attend. Invitations will be tendered to all deputies and inspectors when registering with the Committee on Creden tials. Tuesday morning, April 28th — Bowling Tournament—Plaridel Masonic Temple Bowling Alleys Golf—Wack Wack Country Club Tuesday afternoon, April 28th 1:30 P.M.—Rainbow Giris (initiation) 3:15 P.M.—Pilgrimage to Luneta to lay a wreath of flowers at the monu ment of our Brother Jose Rizal 4:00 P.M.—Opening of Grand Lodge Wednesday morning, April 29th Bowling Tournament—Plaridel Masonic Temple Bowling Alleys Golf—Manila Golf Club Wednesday afternoon, April 29th 2:00 P.M.—De Molay (Initiation) 4:00 P.M.—Resume Session Thursday morning, April 80 th Bowling Tournament—Plaridel Masonic Temple Bowling Alleys Thursday Luncheon—York Rite-Scottish Rite banquet. Presentation of bowling and golf trophies and a special number to be an nounced later. Lunch will cost P3.00 and reservations must be made dur ing the communications. Thursday afternoon, April 30th 2:00 P.M.—Job’s Daughters (Initiation) 4:00 P.M.—Resume Session. The highlight of the special events will be the Scottish-York Rite golf tournament. A magnificent trophy will be awarded to the cham pion, and a number of medals and other prizes will also be given to the other winners. It will be a 36-hole contest, 18 holes at the Wack Wack and 18 holes at the Manila Golf Club. Let us make this a big fellowship tournament, ending with the Thursday luncheon. All you need to do is pay the fee for the green. There will be a bus available each morning at the Plaridel Masonic Temple from 9:00 A.M. to noon to take visiting brothers on sightseeing trips in and around Manila. Everything will be done to make your stay with us as comfortable and enjoyable as possible. Tuesday and Wednesday evening, dinner is free at the Plaridel Masonic Temple. The other meals are at your expense. The Grand Lodge canteen will serve all other meals at mod erate cost. Cots, beds and bunks at the Grand Lodge dormitory are available free, but are limited in number as they are on first-come first-served basis. We all hope that this will be the biggest and the best Annual Com munication of our Grand Lodge. Fraternally yoirs, (Sgd.) ESTEBAN MUNARRIZ, P.G.M. Grand Secretary 144 THE CABLE TOW April, 1969 OFFICERS OF I'KIMERA LUZ FILll’INA LODGE NO. FOR MASONIC YEAR A.IL 1050 OFFICERS LEONARD WOOD LODGE Woriltip[ul J/la&teri Speaking... Wor. Bro. D. F. DOMINGO T. M. Kalaw Lodge No. 136 Freemasonry does not claim that it has the monopoly of all that is good; nor does it claim that a Freemason is better than a non-Frecmason; nor does it claim that when one becomes a Free mason he achieves a superiority over his former friends. On the other hand, it expects anv one who joins the frater nity to study the tenets of Freemason ry and “practice out of the lodge those great moral virtues inculcated in it.” It requires that he gives the allegiance due his country. It suggests that he submits himself to a well-regulated course of study and self-discipline that mav best preserve his corporeal and mental faculties to enable him to exert ’-.is talents with which God has blessed him, for the uplift and welfare of his less fortunate fellowmen. And, finally, it hopes that when at last his weary feet shall have come to the end of their toilsome journey on earth and he shall have turned in for the last time the working tools of life, his practice of the pure principles of Freemasonry and l.is exemplary conduct to society shall have made the world better because he had lived in it. Wor. Bro. RAMON ABARQUEZ Ragumbavan Lodge No. 4 It is often said that the best way for a government to maintain stability and a high purchasing value for its money, is for its people to live within their means, or spend onlv as much as they can earn. If this policv is consciously followed both in internal financing and outside purchases, then there will be no permanent budgetary and balance of payments deficits in the govemWor. Bro. ALFREDO L. ORTIZ High Twelve Lodge No. 82 In our country today, we see around us a vast desert of graft, corruption, and immorality. Masonry is a ray of hope for our people. We Masons, pledge to maintain the oasis of righteousness in cur respective areas of work, residence and influence. We will always walk uprightly in all our several stations in life before God and man. By our ac tions and deeds, we will make our light so shine that men, on seeing it, may be inspired and induced to exercise the tenets of brotherly love, relief, and truth, and practise temperance, forti tude, prudence and justice, so that from this oasis, righteousness may spread and morality may be re-established all over our country. To our forebears in Masonrv, we largely owe these intangibles. At the price of their tears, sweat and blood, we inerited them. By them we thrive; Ly them we grow; by them we bloom. We Masons of the present generation have in turn the obligation and res ponsibility to transmit unimpaired these tenets and virtues to our posterity. These are the tasks to which we should dedicate our energies and devote our lives. These intangibles shall not perish but shall always flourish in our hearts. Wor. Bro. TIMOTEO L. PAGUIA Kasilawan Lodge No. 77 After I became a Master Mason, I was so impressed by the dignity and splendor of the oriental chair. In all frankness and humility, I have since nurtured a drcam of occupying it some day. Little did I think, however, that mv dream would come sooner than I ex pected. As a drcam, it was beautiful 146 THE CABLE TOW April, 1959 and enchanting. As a reality it has suddenly dawned upon me that the position carries with it tremendous responsibilities. Conscious of my limita tions, all I can pledge to you tonight, my brethren, is my willingness to work and my undying loyalty to Ma sonry and to Kasilawan. I am fully aware of the great tasks and difficulties ahead. However, I find inspiration in the fine achievements of my predeces sors who have discharged their duties faithfully and with utmost zeal and de votion. Their rich experience will be niv guide. Their wise counsel will be my light. Due to lack of space, we regret that we cannot print all the inau gural addresses submitted or re quested by us for publication. The addresses contain so many fine ideas that we cannot help glean ing from all of them. Hence, these excerpts of great pith and moment. STRANSKY TO CANADA AND UNITED STATES Bro. Eugene Stranskv, a member of Mt. Lebanon Lodge No. 80 and Ra fael Palma Lodge No. 147, is sche duled to go to tne United Slates and Canada early in June to attend the International Academy of Pediatrics conference which is set for July 19-25, 1959 in Montreal, Canada. Prior to the convention of world authorities in children's diseases, Bro. Stranskv is scheduled to give lectures in St. Louis, Missouri and in Dallas, Texas, in rcs]X>nsc to imitations from medical men in those cities. Bro. Stranskv is one of the founders and first president of the Philippine Society of Pediatrics and is presently Editor-in-Chief of the Philippine Jour nal of Pedrialrics. OBITUARIES . . . The Grand Lodge lost two of its siaunch Masons within ten days when Wor. Bro. Ramon Abarquez passed away on March 17 and Wor. Bro. Genaro Pestaha followed him on March 26. RAMON F. ABARQUEZ At the time of his demise, Wor. Bro. Abarquez was Worshipful Master of Bagumbavan Lodge No. 4 and Dean ol the College of Mining Engineering of Mapua Institute ol Technology. Two years previous, he had retired from the Bureau of Mines. Wor. Bro. Abarquez was a Phar macy alumnus of the State University, graduating some 33 years ago. I Ie later took up mining engineering in the United States and on his return, served the government in the mines bureau until his retirement. He is survived by his wife. Guada lupe; sons Ramon, Jr. and Julio; daught ers Alicia, Belen, Fe, Lucia, and Lu|X’; a brother and two sisters. Both his sons arc former DeMolavs and later, Masons; and three of his daughters arc Eastern Stars while the voungest is still a Rainbow. GENARC) PESTANA Wor. Bro. Pestaha died at 65 years; Past Master ol High Twelve Lodge No. 82, and a Past Patron of Rosario Villaruel Chapter No. 2, OES. I Ie had retired from the Philippine Refining Co. -and was subsequently connected with Provident Life Insurance Co. Wor. Bro. Pestaha left a wife, Ru'ina, who this# war’s Worthy Matron of Rosario Villaruel Chapter No. 2, OES; a daughter, Jovita. an Eastern Star; four sons, Felix, a Major in the Philip pine Air Force and a member of HHli Twelve Lodge: Enrico, Nicasio, and Se verino, lhe voungest, who is with the U.S. Nav\. 147 1959 OFFICERS OF APPENDANT ORGANIZATIONS ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR MAYON CHAPTER NO. 1 Alice Bellis ............................. Worthy Matron Edward Bellis ......................... Worthy Patron Jimmie Louel Carnes ............. Associate Herbert Reynolds .................. Associate Agaes Schoening, PM Elizabeth Budd ......... Katherine Nigel ....... Victoria Dib ............. A. Robson Smith ... .................. Secretary .................. Treasurer ............. Conductress Associate Conductress .................. Chaplain ........................ Adah . ......................... Ruth ...................... Martha ........................ Electa .................... Warder . ................... Sentinel ROSARIO VILLARUEL CHAPTER NO. 2 RuFina T. Pestana .... TeoFilo A. Abejo .... Cristela L. S. Alvarez Pilar R. Gonzales. PM Vctorina A. Uson . . . Conchita O. Hagan .. Josefina S. Esguerra . V. Vallejo ........... G. Villanueva. PM Rosario R. Gonzales ......... Maria V. Villamante ....... Mary C. Spuler ............... Elizabeth Piopongco ....... Fannie H. Austin ........... Dolores de Rama ............ ......... Worthy Matron .........Worthy Patron . ... Associate Matron .... Associate Patron .................. Secretary . .................. Treasurer ............. Conductress Associate Conductress .................. Chaplain .................. Marshal .................. Organist ........................ Adah .................... Martha .................... Warder .................. Sentinel SAMPAGUITA CHAPTER NO. 3 EpiFania Curameng .................. Worthy Matron Policarpo Aromim ........................Worthy Patron Fe S. Deocales ...................... Associate Matron RuFino Tolentino .................... Associate Patron Felicldad Mendoza ............................. Secretary Victorina Silvestre ............................. Treasurer Visiracion Crudo ........................... Conductress Honoraia Asistores ....... Associate Conductress TelesFora C. Lolarga ........................... Marshal Vivencia M. Curameng ........................ Organist Teresita Deocales .... Lulu Villanueva ......... Angelita Cervantes Lydia Salcedo ........... Amadeo Quintos .... Castor Silvestre ....... .. Adah ... Ruth Martha . Electa Warder Sentinel T. M. KALAW CHAPTER NO. 9 Victorina B. Abejo .................. Worthy Matron Cristefa Santiago .................. Associate Malron Vicente del Carmen .............. Associate Patron Eva E. Kalaw, PM ............................. Secretary Lourdes de Guzman ......................... Treasurer Virginia T. Domingo .................... Conductress Luz B. Sese .................. Associate Conductress Porfirio Aquino ................................. Chaplain Concejo S. Seller, PM ........................ Marshal Elizabeth C. Rivera ........................... Organist Conchita Aquino ................................... Adah Aurea J. del Carmen ............................... Ruth Purita E. Donor ...................................... Esther Guadalupe Q. Martinez ........................ Martha Soledad C. Rivera ................................. Electa Miguela Yutuc ...................................... Warder Francisco J. Olizon ....... Sentinel MOUNT ARAYAT CHAPTER NO. 11 ............. Worthy Matron ......... Worthy Patron ......... Associate Matron ......... Associate Patron ...................... Secretary ...................... Treasurer ................ Conductress . Associate Conductress ...................... Chaplain ........................ Marshal ...................... Organist ........................... Adah .......................... Esther ........................ Martha ......................... Electa ........................ Warder ...................... Sentinel Ursula Teague ............. Sylvester Carl NeuField Marion O. Sutton ....... Merton Van Curen .... Pearl M. Hale. PM .... Bessie Baldwin ........... Helen Van Curen ....... Mila BundenthaJ ......... Ann Casey, PM ........... Gloria Stockdale ......... Perri Murray ............... Alice Smith ................ Georgia Davis ............. Joyce Adrian ............... Albert R. Nichter ....... We regret that we are able to print only the names of officers that came to our hands at press time. 148 THE CABLE TOW April, 1959 ORDER OF JOB'S DAUGHTERS BETHEL NO. 1, OLONGAPO, ZAMBALES . Honored Queen ... Senior Princess ............... Marshal ............. Chaplain ............. Recorder ............. Musician .. First Messenger Second Messenger . Third Messenger . Junior Custodian ....... Inner Guard Resurrecion Gregorio Carmen de la Cruz . Esperanza Bada .... Diane Blackwell ... . Milrie Mackey ....... Sylvia de Leon ....... Doris Hyland ......... Lollie Cash ............. Nancy Gregorio .... Evelyn Hyland ....... Nida Sanios ............ Liberty Arce ....... Lilian Ela .............. . Salvacion Gregorio . Linda Ramos ........... BETHEL U. D., MANILA Dolores A. Laconico, II ......... Honored Queen Elolsa San Luts ....................... Senior Princess Joretta Ferrer ......................... Junior Princess Suzelte Remetio .................................... Guide Melinda Soller .................................... Marshal Gloria Florendo ................................. Chaplain Merced Jimenez ................................. Recorder Inocencia Ascalon ............................. Treasurer Emelie Sison .................................... Librarian Cynthia Redriguez ............................. Musician Lea Llamas ............................. First Messenger Fe Eloise Curameng ........... Second Messenger Minda Sayoc ......................... Third Messenger Delia Ponce ......................... Fourth Messenger Evelyn Soller........................... Fifth Messenger Patrocinio Advincula ........... Senior Custodian Leticia A. Laconico ................ Junior Custodian Miriam Melegrifo ....................... Inner Guard ORDER OF RAINBOW FOR GIRLS 1, MANILA Worthy Advisor .................... Recorder .................... Chaplain ...................... Religion ....................... Nature PERLA ASSEMBLY NO. Alejandra Patino . . Jacqueline Araneta Susana Mimay .. . Patricia Tria, PWA Eva Cruz, PWA . . Delia Navia ......... Myrna Salcedo Leddy Villaion .... Ophelia Quintana . Dalisay Capucion Eunice Gamiao .. Katherine Araneta Thelma Magno .. Lilia Calderon ... Elizabeth Santos . Elvira Santos .... Gloria Rosete ... .................... Fidelity ................. Patriotism Confidential Observer ....... Outer Observer .................. Musician ......... Choir Director ORDER OF DEMOLAY FOR BOYS JOSE ABAD SANTOS CHAPTER NO. 1, MANILA Federico I. Agnir .................. Senior Pio Caccam ........................... Junior Daniel Quiaoil ......... Manuel Sanchez .... Samuel Alapan ....... Benjamin del Carmen Eliezer Santiago .... Arturo Castro ......... Manuel Oteyza ....... Jose Justiniani ......... Edwin Robinos ......... Alfredo Nebres, Jr. . Councilor Treasurer . Senior Deacon Senior Steward ......... Chaplain ........... Sentinel .. 1st Preceptor . 2nd Preceptor . 3rd Preceptor . 4th Preceptor .. 5th Preceptor .. 6th Preceptor . 7th Preceptor LOYALTY CHAPTER NO. 2, MANILA Master Councilor Senior Councilor Junior Councilor ......... Treasurer or Deacon Ramon Laconico, Jr. . Ruben T. Robles .... Rustico Domingo, Jr. Manuel Magno, Jr. .. Ruben Apostol ....... Mario de Leon ....... George Dikit ........... Reynaldo de la Paz . Teodoro P. Domingo Pepito Dacquel ....... Rafael O. Romero . . Rodolfo Ancayan ... Silverio Santiago . .. . Jueior Deacon Senior ......... Chaplain ......... Almoner ............ Marshal .. 1st Preceptor . 2nd Preceptor . 3rd Preceptor .. 4th Preceptor . . 5th Preceptor . . 6th Preceptor 149 1959 OFFICERS OF LODGES MANILA LODGE No. 1 Wor. Master—Herschel Swiryn S. Warden —Henry A. Schacht, Jr. J. Warden —William F. Henry Treasurer —George A. Clegg Secretary —Henry Gilhouser P. 0. Box 2646, Manila CAVITE LODGE No. 2 Wor. Master—Dominador Crisostomo S. Warden —Petronilo Espineli J. Warden —Homero B. Alberto Treasurer —Jose V. Colina Secretary —Salvador C. Gonzales 960 Cabuco st., Cavite City CORREGIDOR-SOUTHERN CROSS LODGE No. 3 Wor. Master—Maurice D. Nigel S. Warden —George J. Reid J. Warden —Albert E. Parsons Treasurer —David G. Gunnell Secretary —Jack L. Schwartz % Phil. Indent Co., 108 Nueva, Manila BAGUMBAYAN LODGE No. 4 Wor. Master—Ramon Abarquez, Sr. S. Warden —Numeriano D. Carreon J. Warden —Manuel T. Paz Treasurer —Rufino B. Macalinao Secretary —Luis Meneses 1120 Constancia, Manila ISLAND LUZ MINERVA LODGE No. 5 Wor. Master—Porfirio A. Romulo S. Warden —Benigno de Leon J. Warden —Arturo R. Villasenor Treasurer —Jose M. Cortes Secretary —Graciano N. Villamantc 533-A Legarda, Manila BIAK-NA-BATO LODGE No. 7 Wor. Master—Amor Fonacier S. Warden —Oscar L. Fung J. Warden —Juan C. Alabastro Treasurer —Antonio C. Militar Secretary —Emilio M. Asistores 329 P. Guevarra Ave., San Juan Rizal COSMOS LODGE No. 8 Wor. Master—Winston T. Gallaway S. Warden —Samuel Q. Casel J. Warden —Richard S. Hart Treasurer —George A. Mayhew Secretary —Richard L. Page 20 Russell, Pasay City ST. JOHN’S LODGE No. 9 Wor. Master—Gene G. Hughs S.. Warden —Charles H. Clark J. Warden —Harold D. Carl Treasurer —James L. Hendryx Secretary —Paul W. Hanaford P. 0. Box 626, Manila ILOILO-ACACIA LODGE No. 11 Wor. Master—Teofilo Marte S. Warden —Francisco Song Heng J. Warden —Alfredo P. Catedral Treasurer —Tung Ah Wing Secretary —Ponciano Leonidas 178 Mission Road, Jaro, Iloilo City NILAD LODGE No. 12 Wor. Master—Ceferino M. Picache S. Warden —C. L. Tan J. Warden —Felix J. Torres Treasurer —Amado Pineda Secretary —Gregorio A. Vicente P. 0. Box 98, Manila W ALAN A LODGE No. 13 Wor. Master—Deogracias Meneses S. Warden —Petronilo Quinones J. Warden —Godofredo Calub Treasurer —Roman Samaniego Secretary —Luis San Juan P. 0. Box 2624, Manila DALIS AY LODGE No. 14 Wor. Master—Bayani B. Ibarrola S. Warden —Pablo Aluquin J. Warden —Jesus S. Castillo Treasurer —Diosdado Reyes Secretary —Jose L. Domingo 323 Valencia, Sampaloc, PILAR LODGE No. 15 Wor. Master—Miguel del Rosario S. Warden —Honorio P. Malonzo J. Warden —Eugenio Villanueva Treasurer —Jose N. Topacio Secretary —Marciano Sayoc R-409 Roman Santos Bldg., Manila SINUKUAN LODGE No. 16 Wor. Master—Francisco R. Floro S. Warden —Severino M. Navarro J. Warden —Hilario G- Esguerra Treasurer —Leandro F. Cruz Secretary —Gabino de Castro 2528 Tindalo, Tondo, Manila 150 THE CABLE TOW April, 1959 BAGONG BI.'HAY LODGE No. 17 Wor. Master—Cecilio S. Villanueva S. Warden —Jim Boo Chan J. Warden —Oscar A. Reyes Treasurer —Arturo A. Reyes Secretary —Gregorio P. Cataulin 152 Reymundo Samonte, San Roque, Cavite City LODGE No. 18 Wor. Master—Bayani G. Salcedo S. Warden —Guillermo Madridejos J. Warden —Florencio D. R. Ponce Treasurer —Jose N. Quedding Secretary —Pedro P. Aguda 598 Alejandro VI, Samp. Manila SILANGANAN LODGE No. 10 Wor. Master—Eulogio S. Eusebio S. Warden —Jose Pagtakhan J. Warden —Emilio Melendres Treasurer —Elpidio L. Cruz Secretary —Teodoro V. Santos Pasig, Rizal RIZAL LODGE No. 20 Wor. Master—Cesario V. Villareal S. Warden —Diego M, Manza J. Warden —Jose Angeles Treasurer —Gregorio Quincina Secretary —Julian Capiral Lopsz, Quezon DAP1TAN LODGE No. 21 Wor. Master—Maximo Abano S. Warden —Teodoro U. Batoyon J. Warden —Basilio L. Sarmiento Treasurer —Temistocles Elvina Secretary —Benjamin T. Araniego 3rd Floor, Capitol Theatre Bldg. 239 Escolta, Manila JOSE RIZAL LODGE No. 22 Wor. Master—Harry Rindler S. Warden —Antonio Gonzalez, Jr. J. Warden —Gene Benson Schimpff Treasurer —Philip A. Bradfield Secretarv —Jose E. Racela P. 0. Box 1921, Manilu MAL/.VAW’ LODGE No. 25 Wor. Master—Narciso Villapando S. Warden —Florencio Robles J. Warden —Santos Z. Torres Treasurer —Sabas Cabrera Secretary —Felipe Urtola San Pablo City PINAGSABITAN LODGE No. 26 Wor. Master—Jose T. Kamatoy S. Warden —Felicisimo San Luis J. Warden —Ricardo C. Buenafe Treasurer —Vicente C. Reventar, Sr. Secretary —Isidoro Corpus Santa Cruz, Laguna BATONG BUHAY LODGE No. 27 Wor. Master—Ysabelo M. Guico S. Warden —Francisco C. Hizon J. Warden —Samuel T. C. Lim Treasurer —Julian H. C. Kap Secretary —Arturo G. Cayetano R-204 Garcia Bldg., Manila BAL1NTAWAK LODGE No. 28 Wor. Master—Vicente Tan S. Warden —Romualdo Libranda J. Warden —Victor Mendoza Treasurer —Eustacio Villafuerte Secretary —Victoriano Tanafranca Gumaca, Quezon ZAPOTE LODGE No. 2f> Wor. Master—Silvestre B. Moscnso S. Warden —Nicanor Espineli J. Warden —Allredo Nibut Treasurer —Ysidro Trias Secretary —Filomeno Mariano Block-655, Lot 4, Project 6. O.C. MA KT AN LODGE No. .10 Wor. Master—Lecncio Geronilla S. Warden —Augusto P. Santos J. Warden —Manuel Gaviola Treasurer —Primo Y. Arriola Secretary —Inocente Abella 100 B. Aranas St., Cebu City IBARRA LODGE No. .11 Wor. Master—Venancio H. Aquino S. Warden —Rodolfo G. Jimenez J. Warden —Mateo Pallera Treasurer —Andres H. Polintan Secretary —Eliseo David Llamado St., Caridad, Cavite City IS A ROG LODGE No. .1.1 Wor. Master—Melecio Palma S. Warden —leopoldo G. Mendoza J. Warden —Ignacio Meliton Treasurer — Felicisimo Capucao Secretary —Pedro E. Dy-Liaco 714 Biaknabato St., Naga City 151 LINCOLN LODGE No. 34 Wor. Master—Eufrecino M. Abad S. Warden —Ricardo P. Cruz J. Warden —Foo Ying Yin Treasurer —Marcial de la Cruz Secretary —Purisimo Ramos P. 0. Box 19, Olongapo, Zambales BATANGAS LODGE No. 35 Wor. Master—Angel C. Magallanes S. Warden —Brent Icard Clapp J. Warden —Ernesto V. Perez Treasurer —Mariano B. Cantos Secretary —Ernesto C. Pureza Batangas, Batangas KALILAYAN LODGE No. 37 Wor. Master—Amado V. Orbeta S. Warden —Eusebio Cuevas J. Warden —Melecio R. Magsino Treasurer —Pedro Ramos Secretary —Felix Acuna Lucena, Quezon BULUSAN LODGE No. 38 Wor. Master—Estanislao Gabarda S. Warden —Sotero Escandor J. Warden —Jose Laguna Treasurer —Emiliano Vida Secretary —Maximo Berina Sorsogon, Sorsogon MAB1NI LODGE No. 3.9 Wor. Master—Leonor de la Cruz S. Warden —Conrado Cabauatan J. Warden —Manuel Molina Treasurer —Enrique Go Secretary —Julio Laceda Aparri, Cagayan MAGUINDANAW LODGE No. 40 Wor. Master—Wadih Saab S. Warden —Melquiades P. Varias J. Warden —Waduh Dharamdas Treasurer —Pio F. Roa Secretary —Marcial V. Saberola Cagayan de Oro City JOSE ABAD SANTOS LODGE No. 43 Wor. Master—Mario 0. Sumilang S. Warden —Gerardo Rallama J. Warden —Jose Palentinos Treasurer —Lim Tua Koy Secretary —Udefonso A. Echevarria Tayabas, Quezon CHARLESTON LODGE No. 44 Wor. Master—Robert A. Jordon S. Warden —Sergio Galvez J. Warden —George B. Archibald Treasurer —Manuel A. Manalisay Secretary —Joaqin F. Sablan P. 0. Box 47G, Agana MT. APO LODGE No. 45 Wor. Master—Emiliano A. Valdez S. Warden —Angel N. Mendoza J. Warden —Daniel B. Mallari Treasurer —Juanito Chan Secretary —Pablo Sebastian Zamboanga City MALOLOS LODGE No. 46 Wor. Master—Isidro Wenceslao S. Warden —Juan Fernando J. Warden —Isaias Maclang Treasurer —Francisco Aniag Secretary —Francisco C. Rendon Malolos, Bulacan MAKABUGWAS LODGE No. 47 Wor. Manter—Jose M. Laraya J. Warden —Salvador S. Santiago Treasurer —Susano J. Cormero, Sr. Secretary —Celestino Elefaiio Tacloban City PAMPANGA LODGE No. 48 Wor. Master—Conrado Ongbueco S. Warden —Julian B. Mendoza J. Warden —Chas. B. Shelledy Treasurer —Alejandro M. Barin Secretary —Eusebio Ronquillo Lubao, Pampanga MOUNT MAINAM LODGE No. 49 Wor. Master—Conrado N. Yuvienco S. Warden —Antonio Manalo J. Warden —Venancio Almario Treasurer —Salvador Sarangay Secretary —Ernesto C. Mangahis General Trias, Cavite SARANGANl LODGE No. 50 Wor. Master—Bartolome Q- Espino S. Warden —Frank N. Liu J. Warden —Jose Buensuceso Treasurer —Robert Yu Secretary —Alfred W- Roberts 111 Magallanes, Davao City 152 THE CABLE TOW April, 1969 P1NATUB0 LODGE No. 52 Wor. Master—Ciriaco F. Villanueva S. Warden —Manuel C. Villanueva J. Warden —lose L. Dumlao Treasurer —Apolonio Academia Secretary —Alfredo D. Garcia San Narciso, Zambales CABANATUAN LODGE No. 53 Wor. Master—Mariano Llanera S. Warden —Joaquin D. Alas J. Warden —Jose L. Vergara Treasurer —Primo E. Ferrer Secretary —Doroteo M. Joson Cananatuan City PANGASINAN LODGE No. 56 Wor. Master—Evaristo S. Quila S. Warden —Pablo C. Torio J. Warden —Lee Sin Treasurer —Benito Tan Secretary —Ramon L. Labo Dagupan City LUZON LODGE No. 57 Wor. Master—Clemente L. Treyes S. Warden —Enrique Lim J. Warden —Arcadio P. Seguiran Treasurer —Co Tuan Secretary —Vicente P. Flechero 1440 San Marcelino, Malate, Mia. LABONG LODGE No. 59 Wor. Master—Avelino G. Gregorio S. Warden —Jose C. de Guzman J. Warden —Policarpio G. Paredes, Jr. Treasurer —Teodoro E. de Jesus Secretary —Vicente Quijano 165 C. Arellano, Malabon, Rizal ISABELA LODGE No. 60 Wor. Master—Ildefonso Bonoan S. Warden —Froilan B. Calata J. Warden —Crescendo V. Maramag Treasurer —Leonides S. Melendres Secretary —Tranquilino B. Balmaceda Ilagan, Isabela JMl'O.V LODGE No. 61 Wor. Master—Jacinto Galang S. Warden —Teodoro Jesalva J. Warden —Ruperto Mayuga Treasurer —Agapito L. Loreto Secretary —Victor D. Pineda Daraga, Albav VIGAN LODGE No. 63 Wor. Master—Antonio J. Sollei’ S. Warden —Jose Tacal, Sr. J. Warden —Filomeno Aurellado Treasurer —Federico Lazo Secretary —Graciano P. Pada Vigan, Ilocos Sur KANLAON LODGE No. 64 Wor. Master—Caesar A. Navarro S. Warden —Enrique P. Maravilla J. Warden —Manuel Abello, PM Treasurer —Vicente Bailon Secretary —Benito Salazar B.M.M. Co. Bacolod City TAMARAW LODGE No. 65 Wor. Master—Juan Martinez S. Warden —Ruperto Perez J. Warden —Pedro Panaligan Treasurer —Geronimo Malaluan Secretary —Buhay Medina Calapan, Oriental Min doro GONZAGA LODGE No. 66 Wor. Master—Hilario de Yro S. Warden —Policarpio Manuel J. Warden —Teofilo Calimag Treasurer —Paulino Natividad Secretary —Bonifacio Mequi, Sr. Tuguegarao, Cagayan BAGUIO LODGE No. 67 Wor. Master—Anastacio B. Quernnit S. Warden —Jack E. Gesner J. Warden —Protacio R. Ritumalta Treasurer —Tomas Galgala Secretary —Esteban Bangaan P. 0. Box No. GO, Baguio City MAGAT LODGE No. 68 Wor. Master—Esteban C. Tito S. Warden —Jose P. Dizon J. Warden —Joselito Bautista Treasurer —Norberto S. Falguera Secretary —Teofilo G. Guillermo Bayombong, Nueva VizPRIMERA LUZ FILIPINA LODGE No. 69 Wor. Master—Pablo C. Marquez S. Warden —Mamerto Salac J. Warden —Feliciano Torres Treasurer —Florentino S. Bautista Secretary —Francisco C. Ferre Binakayan, Kawit, Cavite MOUNT LEBANON LODGE No. 80 UNION LODGE No. 70 Wor. Master—Marcelino T. Viduya S. Warden —Saturnino R. Mina J. Warden —Severo Viloria Treasurer —Juan 0. Concepcion Secretary —Andres B. Rivera San Fernando, La Union LAOAG LODGE No. 71 Wor. Master—Leon Q. Verano S. Warden —Rizal G. de Peralta J. Warden —Luis Ros Treasurer —Lucio Chiu Secretary —Alberto Suguitan Laoag, Ilocos Norte MAKILING LODGE No. 72 Wor. Master—Nicanor G. Teodoro S. Warden —Severo Oliveros J. Warden —Teodoro C. Delizo Treasurer —Felix Javier Secretary —Clemente M. Juliano College, Laguna NUEVA ECIJA LODGE No. 73 Wor. Master—Jose A. S. Gohu S. Warden —Isidro Medina J. Warden —Amando de Guzman Treasurer —Amado Cruz Secretary —Joselito Coloma Guimba, Nueva Ecija AGNO LODGE No. 75 Wor. Master—Felix M. Mamenta S. Warden —Francisco V. Arzadon J. Warden —Patricio P. Cabrera Treasurer —Liborio G. Bernardo Secretary —Pedro Romasoc Natividad, Pangasinan KASILAWAN LODGE No. 77 Wor. Master—Timoteo L. Paguia S. Warden —Eliseo C. Belen J. Warden —Fidel F. Corcuera Treasurer —Pacifico C. Marin Secretary —Delfin C. Medel 55 Jocson, Mandaluyong Rizal TAGA-ILOG LODGE No. 79 Wor. Master—Zosimo R. Suarez S. Warden —Basilio M. Cruz, Sr. J. Warden —Pedro Valderrama Treasurer —Modesto Fernandez Secretary —Gregorio G. Niduaza 715 Instruccion, Sampaloc, Mia. Wor. Master—Stanley D. Philips S. Warden —William Samara J. Warden —Clifford A. Roche Treasurer —William H. Quasha Secretary —Edward F. Stewart P. 0. Box 458, Manila F. D. ROOSEVELT MEMORIAL LODGE No. 81 Wor. Master—Andres Aguada S. Warden —Urbano Bello J. Warden —Gregorio Leyba Treasurer —Juan Panadero Secretary —Gregorio del Rosario 33 Arellano Ave., Makati, Rizal HIGH-TWELVE LODGE No. 82 Wor. Master—Alfredo L. Ortiz S. Warden —Celestino Sabalo J. Warden —Vicente P. Aragones Treasurer —Jose L. Intal Secretary —Gregorio R. Cariaga 2510 M. Natividad, Sta. Cruz, Manila DAG0H0Y LODGE No. 81> Wor. Master—Claudio Butalid S. Warden —S'mplicio Doron J. Warden —Marcelino Calamba Treasurer —Pacifico Fortich Secretary —Gaudioso T. Cainglet Tagbilaran, Bohol ABRA LODGE No. 86 Wor. Master—Mariano Agosto S. Warden —Leocadio Asencio J. Warden —Otilio P. Damasen Treasurer —Alfredo V. Sotelo Secretary —Hilarion V. Sabaot Villaviciosa, Abra HIRAM LODGE No. 88 Wor. Master—Cirilo Dimzon S. Warden —Lorenzo A. Hernandez J. Warden —Gustavo Garcia Treasurer —Macario Navia Secretary —Mauro L. Abad P. 0. Box 934, Manila MUOG LODGE No. 89 Wor. Master—Francisco C. Hernandez S. Warden —Armando H. de Lara J. Warden —Aristides F. Lara Treasurer —Pedro Lombos Secretary —Mauricio B. Jaberina Tambo, Paranaque, Rizal 154 THE CABLE TOW April, 1959 MEMORIAL LODGE No. 90 Wor. Master—Onofre B. Padolina S. Warden —Victorio Lingas J. Warden —Cendon Deli2o Treasurer —Feliciano Sagnip Secretary —Agustin Pelmoka Munoz, Nueva Ecija MOUNT KALADIAS LODGE No. 91 Wor. Master— Manuel B. Utzurrum S. Warden —Juanito T. Magbanua J. Warden —Jose S. Garcia Treasurer —Jose G. Koppin Secretary — Demetrio R. Navarro Silliman University, Dumaguete City MENCIUS LODGE No. 9.? Wor. Master—William Pay S. Warden —Benjamin Gotamco J. Warden —Angeles Lim Guat Treasurer —William Ning Secretary —Richard Khoo P. 0. Box 2183, Manila SERVICE LODGE No. .95 Wor. Master—Ramon Aenlle S. Warden —Job Elizes J. Warden —Severino Roldan Treasurer —Jose Ma Cajucom, Sr. Secretary —A. C. del Rosario 150 Labo, La Loma, Q.C. 1SAGANI LODGE No. 96 Wor. Master—Mateo Caparas S. Warden —Sabino Bocobo J. Warden —Victor C. Guillermo Treasurer —Felix S. Flaminiano Secretary —Jesus V. Evnngelista Paniqui, Tarlac BAGONGILAW LODGE No. 97 Wor. Master—Quirino Ricafrente S. Wurdcn — Adelaido Nepomuceno J. Warden —Donato P. Tejada Treasurer —Ramon Zapanta Secretary —Jose A. Alvarez Gen. P. Alvarez St., N<veleta, Cavite MOUNT Hl'RAW LODGE No. 9* Wor. Master—Jesus A. Deduque S. Warden —Pablo P. Aragon J. Warden —Leo Hianui Treasurer —Tan Liong Kee Secretary —Toodorico Noble < 'ntbnlogan, Samar KEYSTONE LODGE No. 100 Wor. Master—Ernesto C. Basa S. Warden —Jose T. Samonte J. Warden —Jose Paguio Treasurer —Macario Odinmar Secretary —Cornelio M. Aguirre 16 Sanciangco St., Q.C. BUD DAHO LODGE No. 102 Wor. Master—Arthur Chia S. Warden —Charles Bengtu Tan J. Warden —Ching Han Shia Treasurer —Angel Lu Secretary —Tuchay Tan Jolo, Sulu ZAMBALES LODGE No. 103 Wor. Master—Jesus T. Amon S. Warden —Mauricio Aragoncs J. Warden —Lorenzo del Fierro Treasurer —Agerico Miranda Secretary —Placido Farin ilia, Zambales 2MTAA.V LODGE No. 104 Wor. Master—Marcos Jorge S. Warden —Jose E. Heras J. Warden —Sabino Baluyot Treasurer —Federico S. Magat Secretary —Eliodoro S. Baluyot Mabatang, Abucay Bataan LEONARD WOOD LODGE No. 105 Wor. Master—Sylvester G. Neufeld S. Warden —Merton H. Van Curen J. Warden —Samuel S. Wright Treasurer —Frank A. Murray Secretary —Kenneth W. Moyer Hq. 13th Air Force Base APO 74 CAMARINES NORTE LODGE NO. 107 Wor. Master—Onofre C. Concordia S. Warden —Ong Chiao Seng J. Warden —Gregorio L. Mariano Treasurer —Martino Ragub Secretary Arsenio C. Camino Daet, Camarines Norte KUTA NG BATO LODGE No. 110 Wor. Master—Solomon V. Torrado S. Warden —Francisco S. Go .J. Warden —Ruperto Demonterverde Treasurer —Juan J. Ty Secretary —Francisco C. Tizon (.'otabato, Cotabato 155 J/AftANAW LODGE No. Ill Wor. Master—Rnsuman F. Macalandong S. Warden —Manuel V. Pangilinan J. Warden —Jose F. Yanez Treasurer —Dy Chu Tee Secretary —Benito Ong Iligan City INDANG LODGE No. JL> Wor. Master—Vicente de los Santos S, Warden —Nicanor del Rosario J. Warden —Ildefonso Escalante Treasurer —Marcelo Gonzales Secretary —Teofilo Costa Indang, Cavite VICTORY LODGE No. lid Wor. Master—Vivencio Balaoing S. Warden —Inocencio G. Lactaocn J. Warden —Moses S. Clemente Treasurer —Mauro S. Yadao Secretary —Francisco C. Domingo Cainiling, Tarlac O/f/.VAHA LODGE No. US Wor. Master—Herbort Adamson S. Warden —Alfred E. Voyce J. Warden —Kenneth A. Rotness Treasurer —Leo A. Hatten Secretary —Neil H. Watkins 3rd US ASA FS, APO 331 MARIKINA LODGE No. 119 (No Report) YOKOSUKA NAVAL MASONIC LODGE No. 120 Wor. Master—Norman W. Karschner S. Warden —Chester 0. Nielsen J. Warden —Paul D. Lang Treasurer —James E. Grimes, Jr. Secretary —Hannon R. Jackson Bex 1321, CPO, Tokyo QUEZON CITY LODGE No. 122 Wor. Master—Tacifico Pinili S. Warden —Leovigildo Bito J. Warden —Felino M. Landicbo Treasurer —Joaquin Pleno Secretary —Pablo V. Ilagan 80 Morato, San Francisco del Monte, Quezon City MILTON C. MARVIN LODGE No. 123 Wor. Master—John Thomas Powers S. Warden —Antone Kozumplik J. Warden —Milton W. Burmeister Treasurer —Lloyd Oscar Haig Secretary —Thomas Rolland Morrison P.O. Box 643. Agana, Guam Wor. Mastcj S. Warden J. Warden Treasurer Secretary SIXTO LO. Wor. Mastci S. Warden J. Warden Treasurer Secretary MT. MALi Wor. Master S. Warden J. Warden Treasurer Secretary CAGA} 'AN Wor. S. Warden J. Warden Treasurer Secretary TE( Wor. Master S. Warden J. Warden Treasurer Secretary Wor. Master S. Warden J. Warden Treasurer Secretary' Wor. Master S. Warden J. Warden Treasurer Secretary 'JU LODGE No. 123 r—Panfilo V. Abary — Bartolome Carrillo, Jr. —John K. Lim —Jesus Lim Cheng Yian — Lim Kaychun P.O. Box 14, Cebu City !’EZ (IIATULAO) LODGE No. 129 ■—Casiano T. Calalang —Pedro Palacio — Benjamin Garcia-Ascue —Pedro do Castro —Ceferino C. Deguito Balayan, Botangas 'NDANG LODGE No. ISO ■—Eduardo C. Ralloma — Panfilo E. Figueras — Leon Markines — Lucas Cang Cuesta — Hernando B. Castano Sinacaban, Misamis Occi dental VALLEY LODGE No. 133 ■—Pacifico R. de Jesus — Bartolome Ramat — Felipe L. Padua —Lino C. Barrera —Rufino S. Roque, Sr. Santiago, Isabela 9 KALAW MEMORIAL \ODGE No. 136 —Domingo F. M. Domingo —Aquilino de Guzman —Ananias M. Falcon —Daniel Santiago —Jose B. Perez P.O. Box 1442, Manila ,A.V LODGE No. 137 —Luis M. Sirilan — Arcadio S. Flores —Juan Estrada — Rufino Gadayan —Abundio Villanueva Office of the City Auditor, Basilan City, Isabela )RI LODGE No. 139 —Walter T. Matanabe —Jack M. Tomita —Harold G. Bowman —Edward N. Frenz —Russell H. Bchner 6139th Air Base Group, APO 919 156 THE CABLE TOW April, 1959 BONTOC LODGE No. 140 Wor. Master—Dimas Trinidad S. Warden —Severo Pimentcj J. Warden —Victorino N. Ringor Treasurer —Antonio Camarillo Secretary —Honesto C. Belen Bontoc, Mt. Province SAN MARCELINO LODGE No. 141 Wor. Master—Alfonso R. Colorado S. Warden —Mariano Renojo J. Warden —David G. Jccson Treasurer —Pelagio Battad Secretary —Macario S. Arbolente San Marcelino, Zambales CORAL LODGE No. 142 Wor. Master—Richard Rose S. Warden — Jessie J. Cotter J. Warden —Andrew H. Bulkley Treasurer —Glen A. Strong Secretaiy —William P. Schwager Box 1, Ginowan, Okinawa KANTO LODGE No. 143 Wor. Master—Katsuo Yainaki S. Warden —Donald H. Laurila J. Warden —Stanley Sagara Treasurer —John T. Cox Secretary —Mathado Uyeda 22 Higa9hi-maehi, Azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo, NUEVA VIZCAYA LODGE No. 144 Wor. Master—Santiago G. Bayaua S. Warden —Paulino S. Corales J. Warden —Jovito S. Tottoc Treasurer —Santiago Simbala Secretary —Francisco T. Cabanag Bayombong, N. Viz. JULIAN OCAMPO MEMORIAL LODGE No. 148 (No Report) RAFAEL PALMA LODGE No. 147 Wor. Master—Roman B. Ramos S. Warden —Carlos Antonio J. Warden —Fernando M. Mangubat Treasurer —Benito M. Reyes Secretary —Vicente S. Garcia Security Office, U.P., Q.C. NOLI ME TANGERE LODGE No. 148 Wor. Master—Amadeo L. Bautista S. Warden —Francisco de los Santos J. Warden —Cesar B. Aguilar Treasurer —Marcelino P. Dysangco Secretary —Delfin C. Simbra 857 San Andres, Manila DAVAO LODGE No. 149 Wor. Master—Ruben D. Hilario S. Warden —Filomeno C. Adi J. Warden —Conrado 0. Aguila Treasurer —Marcelino M. Velasco Secretary —Jose J. Carballo Davao City KING SOLOMON LODGE No. 150 Wor. Master—Remedies E. Racela S. Warden —Eusebio G. Santos J. Warden —Mauro C. Salem Treasurer —Teopisto C. Batungbakal Secretary —Hraulio M. Epino 233 Pagkakaisa, Makati, RISING SUN LODGE No. 151 Wor. Master—Charles I,. Jones S. Warden —Walter J. Bickston J. Warden —Clarence C. Byard Secretary —Morris Kushner Treasurer —Edwin H. Pearson Co B USAGDJ, APO 343, PAGADIAN LODGE U. D. Wor. Master—Aurelio M. Mendoza S. Warden —Wong Lop Sam J. Warden —Severo E. Bance Secretary —Jose G. Hofilena Pagadian, Zamboanga del Sur MANUEL ROXAS LODGE U. D. Wor. Master—Marcelo G. Santiago S. Warden —Felix Recio J. Warden —Clemente C. Balan Secretary —Sol H. Gwekoh, PM Makati, Rizal A A ACADEMIC FREEDOM Nature and life have secrets yielding to those With patience to unravel their. wondrous lore, Hidden beneath the strata of the rock Or flung in outer space or left with knock Intuition taps upon a poet's door — Laden with marvel to each one who knows. So, let the scientist discover ways In atoms or nebulae where our thoughts may go, And let technicians build that the'human race May rest from labors like proud Hercules; And let the scholars gather knowledge — for these loo Express our love for life for its truth and grace. Here in these halls of learning, we now pause To dedicate ourselves —to what? To liberty bred of enlightenment; To duly that we labor without stint Till the henchmen of the dark be put io rout And ignorance be banished with alt lines. Refuge of tyrants, whether in Church or Stale None need unquestioning, accept authority, For the youths shall learn to discriminate Between the light and dark and shades of gray, And none shall force them, "This is so," the way Leading to Buchenwald and Cavalry. Train them to keep faith with their mind, Hence, with themselves, for only these can be True free-men. Man dependent make the slaves Who grovel from the cradle to the grave, The hewers of a mighty destiny Must first stand free — all else is false or blind. If there be martyrs—as there must be — Let them be martyrs in the urge to find The remedies to draggled poverty, Martyrs to art, to music, poverty, And to all that may be used to feed men or bind Men’s wounds and glorify humanity. Thus, on this planet men may fulfill a trust; To live in fullness, as the floivers do That bloom and ask not for eternity, A life freed from cramped fear and vanity But which may yet be dazzling in its hue And wafting perfume before it droops to dust. — Ricarcdo Dcmctillo