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Title: The Cabletow
Issue Date: Volume XLIII (Issue No. 4) April 1967
Year: 1967
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extracted text: VOL XLIII No. 4 (tfabktnui APRIL 1967 Publiihed monthly by tho Cablelow, Inc. in the inloroit of the Grind Lodge of the Phil ippines at 1440 San Marcelino, Manila. Re-entered as second class mail matter at the Manila Post Office on June 16, 1962. Subscription Rates — P3.00 a year In tho Philippines. Foreign: US $1.30 a year. P.3S a copy in the Philippines. Foreign: US $0.15 a copy. STAFF, THE CABLETOW MAGAZINE MW RAYMOND E. WILMARTH Editor WB NESTORIO B. MELOCOTON Managing Editor WB OSCAR L. FUNG Advertising & Circulation Manager CONTRIBUTORS: WB JUAN Q NABONG, JR. WB ALFREDO ORTIZ VWB MACARIO G NAVIA WB JOSE E_ RACELA OFFICERS, THE CABLETOW, INC. RAYMOND E. WILMARTH Chairman MACARIO G NAVIA Vice-Chairman JUAN C. NABONG, JR. Secretary ALFREDO ORTIZ NESTORIO B. MELOCOTON Business Manager DIRECTORS: JOSE E. RACELA OSCAR L FUNG IN THIS ISSUE GRAND MASTERS MESSAGE ... EDITORIAL STRENGTHENING OUR UNION ......... FREEMASONS IN NATION BUILDING GRAND LODGE COMMUNICATION AGENDA MW Mauro Birad, PGM 5 CHILDREN OF ONE GOD ............................................................ A VISION OF MASONIC SERVICE ........................................ SENATOR RODRIGO ON ECUMENISM GRAVEL AND SAND ...................................................................... ALL ABOUT ECUMENISM 2 SYMBOLIC LODGE OFFICERS ................................................................................................... 16 WITH OUR YOUNG ONES ............................................................. Antoricto Meneses, MC 27 MORE QUESTION AND ANSWERS ........................................... WB Aurelio L. Corcuera, PM 29 SINCERITY OF PURPOSE In my Message last month I stated that: "The first responsibility of a Mason is to make sure that he is a responsible Mason." I was most pleased to have several Brothers show their personal interest by asking how they could make sure they were responsible Masons. My answer was that although there are many details constituting the whole, briefly these details may be summarized into a single principle: Sincerity of Purpose. Men as individuals are motivated to act in anticipation of reward and recognition. But when men of their own free will and accord assume the obligations of Freemasosry, they become individual Brothers in the vast Fraternity of Brothers dedicated to the enhancement of our Craft and the main tenance of our ancient tenets. By their Masonic obligation they voluntarily renounce the natural concept of individual reward and recognition for their individual Masonic acts and undertake to perform their respective duties in accordance with our basic principle "of who best can work and best agree." Because of the competitive aspect of life, it is natural for men to seek office and aspire to a position of power and influence in business, in the com munity, and in politics. It is a modern carry-over of the pre-civilization tribal principle of "survival of the fittest." The very nature of Freemasonry, how ever, makes it unnatural for a Brother to seek office and aspire to a position of power and influence in Freemasonry. There must be no competition among Masons. The principle of "survival of the fittest" is foreign to our Craft. There must be only brotherly love and harmony. The success of the individual Mason is dependent upon the success of Masonry. The individual Mason must subordinate his personal image to the image of Masonry. The individual Mason must apply the compasses to his personal passions and desires so that his acts will project a personal image to the world that will enhance the image of Masonry. Unfortunately Masons are human beings and suffer from the same human frailties as you and I. It is, therefore, natural from time to time that our weaker Brothers may tend to fall by the side of the way. It is then that those who may be made of stronger stuff are called upon to attend their fallen Brothers. We must not condemn summarily those who have fallen because Turn to pogo 11 APRIL, 1967 £<Ut0ilait. We Who Choose And They Who Are Chosen Towards the last week of this month our Grand Lodge will meet in annual communication. At least two important things will occupy the minds of the officers of the Grand Lodge and the delegates to the communication: 1) We will evaluate our work and accomplishment in the year about to pass and forthwith make plans for the year ahead, and 2) We will select the officers who we know will impel action, the better for our Grand Lodge to continue moving on the highway of progress, not impair what we have already achieved in the last fifty-five years. In a democracy it is axiomatic that not all its adherents can occupy the top positions; only a few must lead and the great many must follow. Every year twelve thousand Masons in the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of the Philippines elect, through their delegated representatives, six officers to lead the Grand Lodge for a year. Since the choice is not too wide, every delegate should feel the heavy responsibility of choice. The choice, we hope, will be anchored on cold, sober thought, not flighty feeling. It is not what one feels that counts; it is what one knows because he thinks. We in the Grand Lodge of the Philippines are only 12,000 of the 6,000,000 Masons the world over, but we do count, strategically situated as we are in developing Southeast Asia. What we do to select our officers will tell on us in the 1967-68 term. If our delegates do well in their choice, there will be a crop of officers on whom we can place our trust and con fidence; it will be a crop of officers who will continue to elevate our reputa tion as a Grand Lodge in the eyes of the rest of the Masonic world. After all, the kind of officers selected is an extension of the kind of voters who selected them. The Cabletow does not have any interest in electing any of the brethren to any office. Once we stated that the Cabletow is attached to the Grand Lodge for duty, but not for rations. Our duty is to tell the Masonic world about our Grand Lodge of the Philippines. Grand Lodge officers, like Lodge officers, come and go; but we believe that the Grand Lodge of the Philip pines will go on forever. All we hope is that in this and every Annual Communication the proper brethren get elected to the proper positions. We assure everyone that whoever get elected to the offices of the Grand Lodge will have our continued goodwill and best wishes for the collective good of our Grand Lodge. There is so much to do for the Grand Lodge, we would rather not spend time in partisanship. Like every other member of the Grand Lodge, we will be happy to see elected the brethren who will, as officers, conserve and augment the dignity and good name of the Grand Lodge and its members. A The Cabletow The Senator from La Union: • • Strengthening our Union MW Camilo Osias, PGM (Address at the I'ud Daho Lodge No. 102, F. & A.M. Public Installation, Masonic Year 1967-C8 at the Notre Dame Gymnasium, Jolo, Sulu.) Republic of the Philippines Senate Manila Mr. President: I shall occupy the floor only for a few minutes to insert in our records my address on Strent/lhening Our I'nioH delivered last Saturday at the Bud Daho Lodge 102, F. & A. M. public installation. Masonic Year 1967-1968 at the Notre Dame Gym nasium, Jolo, Sulu. It is significant that this Masonic program was held at the Notre Dame Gymnasium which belongs to a Catholic institution, and which bespeaks of a new spirit of tolerance and unity among different elements, more or less separated in the past through lack of proper un derstanding. I have in my hand the printed pro gram for the occasion which includes a message to the Masons of Jolo by the Catholic Bishop for Jolo, Monsig nor Francis J. McSorley, OMI. Al though I have spoken on many simi lar occasions, this was a rare and unique one because it was an assem blage of Masons and Non-Masons, Christians and Muslims, officers and meml.-ers of the Knights of Colum bus and the members of the Masonic Lodge of that region. A Catholic priest sat with the dignitaries of the Masonic Lodge during the ceremo nies. I make these brief remarks because I think the event spells a new day in the true spirit of ecumenicity advo cated by the hierarchy of the Masonic fraternity and at least by two Popes in Rome. I reiterate my request that my speech be inserted in the records. STRENGTHENING OUR UNION It is a great satisfaction to me to address Masons and non-Masons, Christians and Muslims in this public meeting. Let no one be surprised, in fact every one should be pleased, that I from Northern Luzon should have accepted an invitation in the ex treme south of our country even on these days when Senators and Rep resentatives are busily occupied on the opening days of the present ses sion of the Sixth Congress. Mv main reason is to strengthen union and solidarity among all elements of our nation. There should be neither North nor South, neither East nor West among Filipinos. Article I of the Constitution of the Philippines defines the national ter ritory. It is a definition of our com mon country. The z\rticle of one Section consists of one paragraph. Let me invite attention to two terms. One is “The Philippines” in the first part and the other is “the Philippine Islands” in the last part. Why? As a framer of the Constitution I can give you the underlying philosophy involved. Turn to next page APRIL, 1967 “The Philippine Islands" is the name of our country before the Con stitution became operative. “The Philippines” is the official name of our nation from the time our govern ment operated under the Constitution. “The Philippine Islands” is plural. It connotes division, dispersion, sepa ration. “The Philippines” is singular. It denotes oneness, solidarity, union. The achievement of nationhood is a massive fact in our history. We have been blessed to become one people, the Filipino people. We have one country, the Philippines, solid, com pact, united. The waters between the islands that comprise our archipelago are not bodies of water that separate. They are bridges that unite. The sky above us is a geographic element that further serves to unify our people. In this modern age of improved means of transportation, the air, the sea. and the land should be deemed contribu tory to our being one people living in one national territory. Historically there have been ef forts to divide our people. Under the colonial regime, Spain as a colonizing power was guided by the policy of divide and rule. Colonization was directed toward weakening the colo nists so that they may be more amen able to control and subjugation. The Spanish rulers brought with them their prejudice and hatred against their old enemies, the Moors. That is why the people of Mindanao and Sulu whom they could not turn into subservient subjects were called Mo ros to widen the separation of the Southerners and the inhabitants of the Visavas and Luzon. In fact there was a secret policy to exterminate the Moros. Much effort was exerted to foster the division of what the rulers called the “Moros” and the other despised "Indios.” They were guided by the policy of repulsion and divi sion, even to the extent of subjection and extermination. The policy of division was not en tirely absent in the minds of some ad ministrators when the government of these Islands was under the control and direction of Americans. That was so when the Philippine Commis sion was composed wholly or with a preponderant majority of Americans. Dr. Rafael Palma has left this valua ble information which is enlighten ing: “He, (Commissioner Frank Baranagan), was named Chairman of the Committee on Moro Prov inces. I made a trip with him as a member of the Committee to see the conditions of that region of the Archipelago. It was the first time that 1 »aw the dwellings of the Moros and pagans of Mindanao. The costumes and habits of the Moros impressed me greatly, so that every event of that trip is deeply engraved in my memory. I do not believe that the Amer icans were justified in separat ing the government of Mindanao from that of the rest of the Ar chipelago. The excuse given was that the Moros and non-Christian tribes understood only a military type of government. This was luuicrous reason to hide the real one. It seems however that a few American statesmen had the intention of separating Minda nao and Jolo from the rest of the Archipelago in case the Christian Filipinos were granted their in dependence at some future date. All indications sustained this idea.” (Palma, My Autobiography, pp. 87-88). The scheme to separate Mindanao and Sulu came into the open on the occasion of a visit to the Islands by a Congressman from New York, Mr. Bacon, whom Americans in the Phil ippine influenced to present a Bill to that effect in the United States Con gress. There were public demonstraTum to page 28 The Cabletow Honored Men... • Masons in Nation Building MW Mauro Baradi, PGM • (Remarks of Past Grand Master, MW Mauro Baradi, Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the Philippines, at the 56th Annual Convention of The George Washington Masonic Memorial Association, Alexandria, Virginia, February 22, 1966.) The Philippine Flag and the Association In 1954 or twelve years ago today, in my capacity as Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of the Philippines, I had the honor of addressing the George Washington Masonic Nation al Memorial Association at its 44th Annual Convention. On that occa sion I presented the Association with the flag of the Philippines — as con secrated and honored by the Filipino people — inspired by a Freemason, General Emilio Aguinaldo, leader of the Philippine Revolution and Pres ident of the first Philippine Repub lic which was inaugurated on June 12, 1898. This great man and ac tive Mason died in 1964 at the age of 95. Masonic Stone from the White House Also in 1951, the Grand Lodge of the Philippines was the recipient of a White House stone with Ma sonic marks, as a gift of President Harry S. Truman, Past Grand Mas ter of the Grand Lodge of Missouri; for this cherished memento, we from the Philippines reiterate our sincere thanks. The Grand Lodge of the Philippines To this, the 56th Annual Con vention of the Association, I have come in the name of our Grand Master, MW Brother Serafin L. Teves, as well as that of the Grand Lodge of the Philippines. Our pre sence here as in the past, is evidence of our whole-hearted support of the objectives of the Association. Any thing worthwhile in a Masonic or ganization is a credit to our Fra ternity as a whole. Nation-Builders Let me state here, that in the his tory of the Philippines, Masons have assisted effectively in the task of na tion-building. We may cite, among others, the following: (1) the Constitution of the Philippines adopted by the Phil ippine Constitutional Convention in 1935, was approved the same year by the President of the United States, Franklin D. Roosevelt, a Ma son; (2) the Commonwealth of the Philippines which was inaugurated on November 15, 1935, had as its first President, Manuel L. Quezon, a Mason; (3) the Philippines was liberated from the Japanese in 1944 by the American forces under Gen eral Douglas MacArthur, a Mason; tlyoughout the Japanese occupation, the Filipinos gallantly resisted the enemy through underground work and guerrilla warfare; (1)) the Re public of the Philippines which was inaugurated on July 4, 1916, had for its first President, Manuel A. Roxas, a Mason; and (5) the United States which redeemed its pledge to grant independence to the Filipinos, sent as its first Ambassador to the Phil ippines, Paul V. McNutt, a Mason. These acts, Masonic in nature, have Turn to pago 3S APRIL, 1967 Fifty-First Annual Communication... the Grand Lodge of the Philip pines come April 22. 1967. Registration of delegates start on that day although the of25. It ends on April 27 alter the installation of the newly elected officers. MW Esteban Mumrriz, Grand Secretary, made the request that delegates and observers register early so that the first session can stirt promptly with out any hitch. As in the past, all sessions start at 4:00 PM and are resumed at 7:00 PM after dinner. Only a limited number of delegates will be billeted free in the dormitory and two Lodge rooms in the temple. The rest of the delegates will have to get their own accommodations elsewhere. Coffee and soft drinks will be served free dur ing the sessions as are suppers on Tuesday and Wednesday and light refreshments on Thursday, but delegates will have to eat their other meals anywhere they like. MW Wilmarth will offer a dinner at the Scottish Rite Temple on Sunday. April 23. 1967 at 7:00 PM for Past Grand Masters, Past Grand Lodge officers, District Deputy Grand Masters, Grand Lodge Inspectors and overseas bra in between sessions of the Grand Lodge, the other Ma sonic corporations will have their annual general meetings and election of directors. Among them are: The Acacia Mutual Aid Society, Inc., The Cable tow, Inc. and the Capitol Ma sonic Temple Assn., Inc. AGENDA 1. Opening of the Grand Lodge by the Deputy Grand Master and other officers of the Grand Lodge. 2. Admission of Master Masons. 3. Reception of the MW Grand Master. 4. Reception of Past Grand Masters. 5. Flag Ceremony. 6. Invocation. 7. Roll call of Grand Lodge Officers, Past Grand Masters, and Past Grand Officers. 8. Report of the Committee on Credentials. 9. Roll call of lodges; report on quorum. 10. Recess for corporation meeting. 11. Messages. 12. Welcome address by the MW Grand Master. 13. Roll rail and reception of Grand Representa tives. 14. Presentation of the Grand Representatives to the Grand Master by the Grand Marshal. 15. Welcome address to the Grand Representatives. 1G. Response, one of the Grand Representatives. 17. Introduction of the Guest Speaker. 18. Address—Guest Speaker 19. Reading and approval of the Minutes of the 50th Communication, unless dispensed with. 20. Report of the Most Worshipful Grand Master. 21. Report of the Grand Treasurer. 22. Report of tae Grand Secretary. 23. Report of the Grand Lecturer. 24. Appointment of Regular Committees: Charter, By-Laws, Special Committee on reports. 25. Grand Oration. 26. Presentation of petitions, motions and resolu tions. 27. Report of Regular, Standing, and Special Com mittees. 28. Report of the President of the Masonic Hos pital for Crippled Children. 29. Report of the Chairman, Building Committee. 30. Report of the President, Acacia Mutual Aid Society. 31. Report of the Chairman on School Books. 32. Presentation of Accounts and Budget. 33. Miscellaneous business, if any. 34. Appointment of election tellers and clerks. 35. Election of Grand Lodge Officers, and mem bers of the Board for General Purposes. 3G. Announcement of Appointed Officers. 37. Resumption of the Grand Lodge business. 38. Recess for Corporation Meeting. 39. Installation of the Grand Lodge Officers. 40. Closing of the Grand Lodge. Tho Cabletow From a Cursillista... Mayor Pedro S. Tolentino Children of One God (Speech delivered by Hon. Pedro S. Tolentino, Mayor of Batangas, Batangas at the Installation of Officers of Batangas Lodge No. 35.) Worshipful Master, Dignitaries of the East, distinguished Masons and guests, ladies and gentlemen: The officers and members of the Batangas Lodge No. 35, Free and Accepted Masons, under the juris diction of the most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of tne Philippines, have done me a great honor in inviting me to speak lo you on the occasion ol this public installation of its offi cers lor the Masonic Year 1967. If I may be permitted to speak as Ma yor of Batangas, 1 shall, therefore, begin my short remarks by extend ing the greetings of welcome ol the people of Batangas to the distingguished guests and visitors, and also our waim congi alulalions to the newly elected of ficers. Personal ly, notwithstand ing my identifica tion with the Ro ni a n Catholic Church, my mem bership in tile Knights of Co lumbus, and as a Cursillista. I am now extending my ........................... in a spirit of bro therhood to all tb<- Masons of Batangas. and elsewhere in the world. 1 be lieve that we arc all children of one God. whatever our color, our race, our religion, our creed. One great orien tal philosopher (Kaliil Gilbran) said, “You are my brother, and I love you. I love you worshipping in your church, kneeling in your temple, and praying in your mosque. You and I and all are children of one God, and the varied paths of religion are but fingers of the lov ing hand of the Supreme Being, ex tended to all, offering completeness of spirit to all, anxious to receive all.” Two thousand years ago, the Prince of Peace preached the unity of the world and the brotherhood of man. As a result of the second world war, the United Nations was organized for international collabo ration, lor peace and world under standing. And yet today, there is no peace. The tranquility of the human family, more than ever be fore. is being threatened by a more disastrous calamity. There is the difficult war now raging in Viet Nam in South East /\sia, besides other dis turbances of peace in Africa, and elsewhere in the world. The souls of men shudder at the thought that the potentials for the greatest possi ble catastrophe continue unabated in other parts of the world — the mad race for nuclear weapons, the ex cessive ambitions for territorial ex pansion, the superiority — complexes of peoples and races, murders and injustices to the weak and the inno cent, just to mention a few of them. Ladies and gentlemen: Peace is the yearning of mankind — Peace in the hearts and souls of men. Peace in Turn to next page APRIL, 1967 our native land, peace in the lands of other peoples of the world. There seems to be no immediate solution in sight to the problems of peace, and the weak are losing faith, not withstanding the appeal of His Holi ness, Pope Paul VI, before the world representatives in the United Na tions Assembly, and also his famous encyclical, all for the cause of world peace. But let us call back to mind, let us renew and strengthen in our hearts and souls the validity of the gospel of love and broiherhood as preached two thousand years ago by the Prince of Peace. It is still the best hope of mankind — and it is an increasing hope — the substitution of reason, justice, love and brother hood for force, in the settlement of international differences. Therefore, let all men join their voices in one solemn prayer to God beseeching Him to teach mankind to live toge ther in peace and larger freedom, free from social wrongs and oppressions, regardless of color, race, or religion. Rizal, a great Mason, said, "God has never abandoned a man, a group of men, a whole nation, nay the world, who in the supreme moments of their lives have trusted in Him, and made Him the Judge of their causes.” If I may borrow the words of a writer, "Then the wicked shall repent and the wild shall be tamed, and then peace on earth shall reign at last, forever and forevermore." At this juncture, I feel it would not be out of place to inform you briefly in passing, that two years Turn to page 3* POCKETSIZEPOCKETSIZEPOCKETSIZEPOCKETSIZEPOCKETSIZE POCKET GOING PLACES? NOW ALLIED TRAVEL CORPORATION EXPERIENCED PERSON NEL . . . PERSONALIZED SERVICE ... AT YOUR DOORSTEPS - PLARIDEL MASONIC TEMPLE ARCADE. INITIALLY OFFERS YOU: HONGKONG INTERLUDE: ALL EXPENSES PAID** FIVE NIGHTS** FOUR DAYS** MEALS** HOTELS** TOURS** RT JET FARE .............. 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Very Worshipful Master of Cere monies, Bishop Evangelista, Very Worshipful Installing Officer, dis tinguished guests, brethren of the Lodge, ladies and gentlemen: The sense of undeservingness in me is matched, if it could be matched, by my heartfelt gratitude. By your gracious action, I have been accorded the singular honor of be ing elected to the highest position within the gift of this venerable Lodge of Master Masons. I do thank you for this honor, or I would, if I find words large enough in gra titude. Well, the penalty for your goodness to me is that you must listen to me today. The penalty for me is that I must pretend to a learn ing and experience in Masonry that I do not claim. My consolation at the moment is that if I provide you with little sequences of notes, which is all that I can give, you are Mo zarts who can promptly compose the true and proper music. So let me give you simple notes on ‘‘A Vision for Masonic Service.” Let me begin by sounding a rather unpleasant yet realistic note, name ly: that there is a manifest and de liberate secularization in orientation in almost all arenas of human en deavor in the world today. This means that the outlook is predomi nantly “this wordly”, materialistic and alarmingly atheistic. A few minutes given to the watching of television, hearing radio announce ments and reading of the dailies will likely mortify one’s mind and soul of the tragedy of our time and age. Without posing them as rationales, let me suggest two things that con tributed primarily to the present state of human affairs. First, the World War II which constituted a watershed of moral and spiritual scruples. The morality which is pre dicated on the philosophy, “to each his own," has crept into the public and private life of the Filipino peo ple, thus resurrecting the cave man’s law, "to the mighty goes the spoil,” in adherence to the political dictum, “what are we in power for?" Sec ond, is the fact that there is a dearth of leadership in our country. There is a curse of special privileges in public service, a curse which is es sentially a denial of Christian ethics, a perversion of democracy and a blight to human goodwill. Some body has aptly observed that there is a need to give a shot of decency and integrity in the arm of Philip pine leadership in order to free it self from the mania of colonial men tality which is a sure road to na tional shame and dishonor. Brethren and friends, a time and age such as ours is one of peril as well as opportunity. It is perilous for individuals and institutions which seek to conform to existing norms and mores; those who would blindly follow the old adage, "when in Rome do as the Romans do”, in stead is modifying it to, "when in Rome do as the Romans ought to Turn to naxt page APRIL, 1967 do". Conformity has no place in our contemporary social and political setting. Voltaire once said, “Con formity is treason,” and to my mind, this is applicable to our day and age. On the other hand, our age is also one that presents a golden oppor tunity to carve a name in the gra nite wall of Philippine history. It took the American Revolution to produce Nathan Hale, the Philip pine Revolution to produce Rizai, Bonifacio, Mabini, Burgos, Zamora and Gomez and the Second World War to produce Jose Abad Santos, Vinzons and others. Yes, it takes the Scythian darkness to fully ap preciate the radiance of the stars in the firmament. To put it in lilt words of Thomas Paine, “the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.” Let us thank God that we have been called unto Masonic service'ln these times of peril and opportuni ty. It is highly significant that it is barely a week ago that we cele brated the 70th anniversary of the death of our foremost Filipino hero, Dr. Jose Rizai, for it seems to me that if we are to cast our hopeful eyes unto the future of human so ciety in genera! and of Masonry in particular, it must be geared to the vision of one of the greatest Filipino Masons, Dr. Rizai, whose life and works had been manifestly under girded bv Masonic tenets and prin ciples. No amount of gorgery will and can ever drown out the fact that our greatest hero lived and died as a Mason and has beckoned us to a like of unsullied justice, honorable meekness and victorious nationhood. Side by side with the Christian Church, our venerable Lodge like all her sister Lodges arc committed not to be mere observers but parti cipants in the great drama of life that is being played within the four corners of the globe. Let us keep ourselves always reminded that a chain is as strong only as its weakest link. Each one of us therefore is called upon to strengthen the link that we each represent. That Masonry is one of the vital arms of human society in pursuing general human welfare needs no ar gumentation. It is best expressed impirically rather than conceptually. I am proud to be a member of a fraternity which is committed to create an atmosphere of justice, an aura of peace and a bond of fellow ship and love among all men. The Christian Mason alwavs bears in mind that this hope of being of service to God, country and people is a pro duct of faith. The central fact of life, faith in God, carries him through the vicissitudes of life. He is never possessed by a sense of com placency. Neither does he succumb to skepticism and despair. Through faith in God, the Mason stands in the stream of time, buffetted by the ill-winds of circumstances but his witness and life is effective and faithful, and he keeps a steady gaze upon the citadel of hope, erected through Masonic tools and imple ments of labor, and this prompts him all the more to act in the living pre sent, for it is here and now that he is called upon to serve. Let us go forward then, towards the building of loftier .and nobler vision, towards more aggressive mis sion to break the soil of ignorance among our people, towards a closer partnership with other institutions of society, vanquishing the old Adam of pride, disinterestedness and self ishness, towards being ‘sunshined’ bv God into greater courage and effec tiveness all over the world s Masonic Front. A 10 The Cabletow SENATOR RODRIGO ON ECUMENISM Speaking at the Scottish Rite luncheon on March 18, 1967, Senator Francisco Soc Rodrigo, past presi dent of the Catholic Action of the Philippines and leading Catholic lay man, told his audience how happy he was to have been invited as guest speaker and say something about ecumenism, the most dynamic move ment in the Catholic church today. lie informed his audience that when the matter of ecumenism was put to a vote in the Second Vatican Council last year, it received 2,137 votes in favor and 11 against among the votaries of cardinals, archbishops, priests and lay delegates in the coun cil. In telling about Pope John XXIII, the moving spirit behind the ecumen ical movement, the Senator informed his audience that Pope John XXIII was thought to be a hold-over Pope and one least likely to succeed, but he surprised everybody by his thought and action on a matter of transcen dental importance to the Christian world. And in consequence, his successor, Pope Paul VI, continues to imple ment the plans for Christian unity laid down in his own time. Senator Rodrigo stressed the fact that ecu menism stresses that which unites, not that which divides on the basis of the fact that Christ himself founded one church and that at the beginning there was unity among Christians, although now the Christians are di vided. Hence, more than ever, there is a great need for unity. During the question-and-answer period, Senator Rodrigo was asked if a Mason, who is asked to be a spon sor at a wedding or baptism in the Catholic church, may do so now. The senator prelimmed his answer with the fact that though he does not speak for the Church, he was of the opinion that established rules of the Church may in time be amended so as to al low such a thing. The senator also revealed that ranking Masonic and Catholic au thorities are now in dialogue about matters that will put Masonry and the Catholic church at a close distance. He is of the opinion that the dialogue will result in better understanding and tolerance. A GRAND MASTER'S MESSAGE. . . From P.Se 1 of their weakness for recognition, power, and prominence but rather de termine the sincerity of purpose manifesfed in each case. When a man speaks and acts only for himself, there is no sincerity of purpose in him and he is most certainly not a responsible Mason. But, when a Brother speaks and acts with courage and without reference to self solely for the enhancement of our Order, he is most certainly a responsible Mason. Within a few weeks we shall convene form all parts of this* Masonic Jurisdiction for the Fifty-first Annual Communication. In many was it ap pears that it may be the most important Communication in the history of this Grand Lodge. What we want to make certain is that it is the best Communication in the history of this Grand Lodge. Most certainly it will be if every delegate and Master Mason present will speak and act with sincerity of purpose. APRIL, 1967 11 HONORS FOR BARADI Past Grand Master & Ambassador Mauro Baradi left on March 16, 1967 for Tokyo to fill speaking en gagements there. He was guest speaker at the tenth annual Grand Lodge Communication of the Grand Lodge of Japan on March 17 & 18. He was main speaker at the plenary session on the 17th. and at the frater nal banquet at the Otani Hotel on the 18th. MW Baradi also spoke to mem bers of the Order of DeMolay and at the installation of the Grand Lodge officers. He extended the congratulations of MW Wilmarth and the Grand Lodge of the Philip pines to the new officers of the Grand Lodge of Japan, particularly MW Masaji Matsumoto, the new Grand Master. At the fraternal banquet MW Ba radi spoke on "Building Together an Unsinkable Ship—Friendship.” On the way home, he paid a visit to the Grand Lodge of China in Taipei on March 20 to extend the greetings of the Grand Lodge ol California as personal envoy of the Grand Master. On March 21 he spoke at the YMCA in Hong Kong at a luncheon meeting before board ing the plane for home. Ciriaco del Mundo REALTOR C. M. DEL MUNDO & ASSOCIATES Suit 401 Gonzaga Bldg., 414 Rizai Avenue. Manila (Infront of Ideal Theatre) Tel. 3-92-8S 600 Rizai Ave., cor. Kaon St., Sla. Cruz, Manila Tcls.: 3-79-56 & 3-24-31 Res. Tel.: 2-65 38 MW Baradi, after a few days’ rest in Manila, was to have flown to the United States where he has a stand ing invitation to speak at a Masonic assembly in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He is an Honorary Past Grand Mas ter of the Grand Lodge of Minnesota. Later in the year, he will make a trip to London in the province of Ontario, Canada to receive an hon orary Doctorale in Humanities from Philathea College there. A Drs. Anadeto & Del Mundo DR. P. DEL MUNDO-ADAMS CLINIC Hearing Aids * Contact lenses * RX. Glasses * Plastic Eyes COG & 414 Rizai Ave., Manila 1120 A. Mabini St., Ermita Naga City * Hotel Great Eastern, Manila DRS. ANACLETO & DEL MUNDO REPRESENTATIVES WANTED In Provincial Cities PART TIME or FULL TIME Send your name to: BRO. BOB JORDAN JORCO PRODUCTIONS LTD. 1166>C Pasong Tamo, Makati, Rizai 12 The Cabletow GRAVEL AND SAND WB OSCAR L. FUNG (7) PM z/ ** 'TftaAoHie rfcttoitiea Dagohoy Lodge No. 81, F. & A.M. passed a unanimous resolution ex pressing their thanks and gratitude to Wo. Bro. Alfonso Lecaros, one of the founders and a moving spirit in the construction of its lodge build ing which stands to this day; for his initiative and untiring efforts in accomplishing the two important events in Tagbilaran City years ago. Ihe cornerstone of the new Ba taan Lodge No. 101 Temple was laid in simple rites in Limay, Ba taan, recently. Bro. Joel C. Juco, Senior Warden of the Lodge, donated the 250 sqm. lot for the building. Other brethren of the Lodge pledged their donations of hollow blocks, G. I. sheets, lum ber, gravel, sand and cement. Others pledged their financial support to this worthy project. It won’t be too long now when Bataan Lodge No. 104, will move into its new home. Wor. Bro. Conrado Yuvienco of Mount Mainani Lodge No. 40, died recently after a lingering illness. Funeral rites were conducted on March 11, 1967 by a special team headed by VW Hertnogenes P. Oli veros, SGL. WB Hcrmogencs Sotto of F. D. Roosevelt Memorial Lodge No. 81 was laid to rest in Gen. Trias, Ca vite after funeral services held last March 5, 1967. WB Sotto died in the United States. He was a dual member of Bagong Haw Lodge No. 97 in Cavite. WB Marciano D. Sayoc of Pilar Lodge No. 15 and Wor. Bro. An tonio Rieta of Ibarra Lodge No. 31 of Imus and Kawit, Cavite respec tively, also laid down their working tools recently. Cavite lost four Masonic pillars in one month. Our sincere condolence to the families and friends of the above-named deceased brethren. The late Astronaut Virgil (Gus) Grissom, command pilot of the abor tive Apollo Moonshot last January 27 was a member of Mitchell Lodge No. 228, Mitchell, Indiana. He was raised by the Lodge on May 19, 1919. On September 14, 1963, he was the exemplar of the degrees when he be came a Knight Templar. A member of the back-up crew of the space flight, which will con tinue the work of Bro. Grissom and his men is Bro. Donn F. Eisele, of Luther B. Turner Lodge No. 732, Columbus, Ohio. The crew is Cap tained by Astronaut Waller Schirra, JrAt the dedication of the LodgcIIall of Mindoro Lodge No. 157 in San Jose, Occidental Mindoro, MW Mauro Baradi, PGM and Ambassa dor on duty with the United NaTum to page 15 APRIL, 1967 13 News and Views on the Ecumenical Movement. NBM Fraternal Brotherhood In Action In Connecticut The constant attacks being made to day on moral standards of America, call for the enlistment of the highminded strength of the great fraternal organizations of this nation to combat and overcome the forces whose de generative influence is becoming a crippling menace to the. American way of life. In view of the increasingly close ties of mutual understanding and support of ecumenism among all the fraternal organizations, it is important that..wc associate ourselves in a manner suited to our responsibilities towards our God, our country, and our civic duties. To reach this goal, organizations must educate their members to under stand and to act according to their individual ability in the fields of mo ral. civic and patriotic responsibility. It is the purpose of our future pro gramming to coordinate and promote activities of our organizations which will help our communities with the complex problems of today, but this development cannot occur unless in dividual men and their associations cultivate in themselves the moral and social virtues and promote them in society. This joint effort in Connecticut is our answer to the advocates of non-pat riot, loose morals, obscene lite rature, pornography and all those who through their actions have proven that they seek the moral decay of our great country. The participating organizations look upon this effort as a crusade believing confidently that the forces of good will overcome those of evil. On our side we have the 46,000 mem bers of Freemasonry, the 10,000 members of the B’nai B’rith, the 40. 000 members of the Knights of Co lumbus and the membership of all other God-fearing and patriotic organ izations who care to participate in this program which has as its basis the moral purposes of our American way of life and the object of our lov ing one another, our God, and our country. Fraternal organizations today face some hard decisions and failure to make these decisions means sure ob solescense. We must not merely state our positions in the Lodge rooms for all our members to hear — we must state them in public together and by every means of communica tion so that everyone will hear that our respective orders have shown steadfast devotion to American prin ciples and American ideal and oppose atheisitic communist doctrines which would destroy religion and under mine the ideals upon which our de mocratic form of government is founded. In our proposed radio and TV pro grams. we as fraternal organizations, 14 Tho Cabletow will demonstrate that we are not go ing to drift with the tide and be car ried away by the current but that we will try to anticipate the needs of our respective religions, our country, our youth and our fellow men and create a united fraternal crusade which will show that patriotism, decency, moral responsibility, parental guid ance and teacher responsibility can live, and must live, to combat the po pular unconcern regarding morals and patriotism that exists today in our modern society. A RELIGIOUS FREEDOM MARKED IN SPAIN Madrid, March 2 — (UPI) — Jews and Roman Catholics knelt toge ther in prayer Tuesday night for the first time in Spain's history to mark a new era of religious freedom. They joined in Psalm 126 — the song of exiled Jews returning to the land of God: "When the Lord turned against the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream.” They heard the leader of Madrid’s Jewish community, Max Mazin, praise the late Pope John XXIII as “a good, generous, inspired and pro vidential pontiff.” The service brought 700 Jews and Catholics together in the church of Santa Maria in downtown Madrid to mark the passing of a law giving non-Catholic denominations reli gious freedom in Spain. Between the Roman Catholic pray ers and Jewish psalms, the worship pers knelt together to praise their tommon God. "I felt I was hearing something going back through the ages, some thing buried in consciences, a heart moving appeal from the beginning of mankind,” one Catholic said. Manila Chronicle, March 3, 1!>67, page 3, cols. 2 & 3. GRAVEL & SAND. . . From page 12 lions, spoke for over two hours on Masonry in daily life, in national and international life. He had his large audience practically in the palm of his hand and they asked for more. The mayor of San Jose, who had spoken before him, asked to make a few remarks after MW Baradi’s address only to announce pub licly that he was applying for mem bership in the fraternity. • • • Our congratulations to WB Ceferino M. I’icache who was elected Rotary International District Gover nor nominee for the 1968-69 term. He was elected early last month at the annual convention of District No. 308 which was held in Baguio. District 308 comprises the Rotary Clubs in Luzon and Palawan. WB Picache is a Past President and one of the organizers of the Rotary Club of Quezon City. He is a Past Mas ter of Nilad Lodge No. 12. The Capitol Masonic Corporation, formerly the Capitol Masonic Tem ple Assn., Inc., has just received the building permit for the construction of the first unit of a series of com mercial buildings to be constructed on its lot behind the Quezon City Hall complex. The unit is a twostory building consisiting of eight store spaces on the first floor and eight offices on the second floor. It is estimated to cost 1*150,000.00. WB Elias Ruiz, corporation architect, is in charge of the bidding which will close on April 12, 1967. The Board of Directors, at its meeting on April 18, 1967 will decide on the lowest and most advantageous bid. Turn to page 26 APRIL, 1967 15 Of fleet* *f Syrnfaie £*d$e* fat 1967 Manila Lodge No. 1 Manila, District Cosmos Lodge No. 8 Master Warden Warden Eduardo L. Gonzales William C. Councell Treasurer Secretary Henry P. Merrifield Jost E. Bochnert, PM Dominador 1828 Taft R. Escosa, PM Ave, Manila Manila, District Master: Senior Warden: Junior Warden: Treasurer: Secretary: Santiago B. de los Reyes Robert H. Cathay Lorenzo E. Bernardez, Jr. Richard S. Hart, PM Robert P. Binkley, PM 1828 Taft Ave., Manila No. 2 Cavite Lodge Cavite City, District 2 Roman B. Perez Pacifico P. Padua Senior Warden St. John’s Lodge No. 9 Manila, District 1 Junior Warden Treasurer Dominador Secretary Address Jose V. Colina, PM Salvador C. Gonzales, PM 960 Cabuco St., Caridad, Cavite City Master Senior Warden Junior Warden Treasurer Secretary Collet E. Harrington Marwyn L. Gilmore Marvin 0. Rose Paul W. Hannaford Newland Baldwin P.O. Box 768, Manila Corrigidor-Southern Cross Lodge No. 3 Manila, District 1 Senior Warden Junior Warden Treasurer Frederick M. Coe Bruce IL Martin Pcrsley II. Shaw George J. Reid, PM Jack L. Schwartz, PM 1S28 Taft Ave., Manila Iloilo-Acacia Lodge No. 11 Iloilo City, District 14 Senior Warden Junior Warden Treasurer Secretary Address Manuel 0. Obligacion Abelardo B. Aguilar Romeo G. Hiponia Oliinpio Magat, PM Ponciano C. Leonidas, PM Bagumbayan Manila, Master junior Warden Lodge No. 4 1 Ro'cndo O. Subido 178 Mission Road, Jaro, Iloilo City Treasurer Arlcinio S. Bustamante Jose Oslrea Nilad Lodge No. 12 Manila, District 1 Secretary Address N.irciso C. Roque, PM Manuel T. Paz, PM Master Warden Jose D. Calderon Road, Cubao, Quezon Junior Warden Miguel Picache Treasurer Ponciano Island-Luz-Minerva Lodge No. 5 Manila, District Master Warden Basilio J. Enriquez Magdalo Hidalgo Treasurer Angel Salanga, Jr. Secretary Amado Pineda Jacinto Jose E. Raccla P.O. Box 1921, Manila Wala Na Lodge No. 13 Manila, District 1 Benigno de Pi»r(i.it> A. Romulo Warden Warden 443 Lt. Artiaga St., San Juan, Rizai Treasurer Secretary Address Ambrosio Lorenzo, Sr. Luisito R. Picache Armundo C. Pascual Ramon F. Samaniego Luis E. San Juan P.O. Box 2624, Manila Biak-Na Bato Manila, District Master: Senior Warden: Junior Warden: Treasurer: Lodge No. 7 Euloeio Galang, I’M Leonardo D. Salvador Antonio C. Militar, PM Alejandrino Eusebio, PM 564 C, Apt. 4, Protacio Pasay City St., Dalisay Lodge No. 14 Manila, District 1 Master Senior Warden Junior Warden Treasurer Miravite N.dal Bayani B. Ibarrola, PM Domingo C. Argente, PM 2400 Havana, Sta. Ana, Manila 16 The Cabletow Pilar Lodge No. 15 Imus, Cavite, District 10 Borneo B. Argota Luis Coinpana Eduardo Espejo Eugenio Villanueva Antoni<» Pagkaliwangan San Antonio, Cavite City Crispiniano M. Perez Abdun Manapat, PM Henry Ang-Hessing Gregorio Tan, PM GaJiino de Castro, PM 252N Tinda'o, Tondo, Manila Master: Senior Warden: Junior Warden: Treasurer: Secretary: Address: Senior Warden Junior Warden Treasurer Secretary Address Sinukuan Lodge No. 16 Manila, District Master: Senior Warden: Junior Warden: Treasurer: Address: Bagong Buhay Lodge No. 17 Cavite City, District 10 Salvador M. Jacinto Angel Rica-Alvarez Julian C. Medina, Jr. IIijujihIq R. Bautista, PM Jose T. Bernal, PM Cavite City A raw Lodge No. 18 Manila, District Master: Senior Warden: Treasurer: Secretary: Address: Cesar A. Moran Juan M. Mendoza Juanito S. Satana Jose N. Quedding, PM Pedro P. Aguda. PM 599 Dr. M.V. de los Satnpaloc, Manila Silanganan Lodge No. 19 Pasig, Kizal, District 9. Master: Senior Warden Junior Warden Treasurer Secretary Address Eliseo S. Zari Gualberlo R. San Pedro Felix V. Campomancs David Cruz Jose M. Santos 27-A, Dr. S. Antonio Ave., Rizai p Kizal Lodge Lopez, Quezon, Senior Warden Junior Warden Treasurer No. 20 District 12. Constancio Valena Gregorio Quincina Oscar G. Guimalda Victorio L. Jorvina Julian P. Capiral lxipcz, Quezon Dapitan Lodge No. 21 Manila, District 1. Master: Francisco Senior Warden: Gerardo S Junior Warden: Milo J. M Treasurer: Napoleon Secretary: Jose E. 1 Address: 1346 Unit Jose Rizai Lodge No. 22 Manila, District 1. Senior Warden Junior Warden Treasurer Address Mariano T. Pagarigan Obdulio Nicasio G. Co Pedro G. Balagot Jose M. Cortes c/o Office of the Insurance Commissioner, Manila Malinaw Lodge No. 25 San Pab’o City, Senior Warden: Junior Warden: Treasurer: Secretary: Address: Pinagsabitan Sta. Cruz, Laguna, District Senior Warden Junior Warden Treasurer Secretary Address Lauro II. Laygo Domingo Almario Benigno Gesinundo Pedro Esconde Narciso A. Villapando 9 Schelelig Ave., San Pablo City Lodge No. 26 Primo Empederado Dominador P. Labit Fernando 0. Manas Juan C. Ng Cha Amado Mabul, PM Santa, Cruz, Laguna Batong Buhay Lodge No. 27 Manila, District Master: Senior Warden: Junior Warden: Treasurer: Secretary: Address: Felix R. Gabat Jackson L. Lee Demetrio del Rosario Saw E. Sam Remedios E. Racela, PM 2144 Claro M. Recto, Manila, Phil. Balintawak Lodge No. 28 Gumaca, Quezon. — - • - Senior Warden: Junior Warden: Treasurer: Secretary: Address: District 12. Dionisio A. Barrios Roque T Olivera Rafael D. Acunin Co King Hong Romualdo Libranda Gumaca, Quezon Zapote Lodge No. 29 Mahila District Senior Warden Junior Warden Treasurer Secretary Address 1 Jose P. Buhay Filadelfo Tugade Alfredo R. Madriaga Calixtn B. Antonio, PM Filomeno S. Mariano, PM 4 Road 3, Project 6, Quezon City Maktan Lodge No. 30 Cebu City, District 16. Senior Warden Junior Warden Treasurer Roque V. Ancajas Teodoro Caneda Juan Eugenio Lo Manuel Gaviola 42 F. Rallos St., Pasil Cebu City Address APRIL, 1967 17 Aguinaldo Memorial Lodge No. 31 Kawit, Cavite, District 10. Master: Jose Mercado Senior Warden: William R. Shrader Junior Warden: Antonio Saqueton Treasurer: Valentin Saqueton, PM Secretary: Segundo S. Dayrit, PM Address: Tabon, Kawit, Cavite Iaarog Lodge No. 33 Naga City, District 13. Master: Naraindas T. Lalwani, l’M Senior Warden: Nicasio F. Villareal Junior Warden: Hertnenegildo D. Asor Treasurer: Felicisimo Capucao, Sr., PM Secretary: Ernesto del Mundo, Sr., PM Address: Padian St., Naga, City Lincoln Lodge No. 34 Olongapo, Zambales, District 8. Master: Vicente R. Francisco Senior Warden: Jose de Leon Junior Warden: Eduardo L. Elgincolin Treasurer: Marcial B. dela Cruz, PM Secretary: Desiderio Hebron, PM Address: 2214 Rizai Ave., Olongapo City Batangas Lodge No. 35 Batangas, Batangas, District 11. Master: Lazaro M. Mercado Senior Warden: Teodoro A. Alcantara Junior Warden: Condrado A. Suinanga Treasurer: Aurelio Beron, PM Secretary: Ernesto C. Pureza, PM Address: Batangas, Batangas Kalilayan Lodge No. 37 Lucena City, District 12. Master: Solomon E. Quila Senior Warden: Apolinario Villaverde Junior Warden: Arcadio Tolentino Treasurer: Vicente Alhambra Secretary: Felix Acuna Address: Quezon Ave., Lucena City Bulusan Lodge No. 38 Sorsogon, Sorsngon, District 13. Master: Senior Warden: Junior Warden: Treasurer: Secretary: Pedro Sta. Ana. PM Pedro F. Gomez Ircnco B. Escandor Estanislao Gabarda, PM Mabini Lodge No. 39 Aparri, Cagayan, District 2. Master: Julian Tan Senior Warden: Gabriel Arce Junior Warden: Andres Timbang Treasurer: Calixto Aquino Secretary: Bienvenido J. Jimenez, PM Address: Aparri, Cagayan Maguindanao Lodge No. 40 Cagayan de Oro City, District 17. Master: Florencio E. Gorgonia Senior Warden: Jose Ma. Rubrico Junior Warden: Renerio A. Fuentes Treasurer: Johnny Wilson Secretary: Primo R. Scmana Address: Cagayan de Oro City Jose Abad Santos Lodge No. 43 Tayabas, Quezon, District 12 Master: Ildclonso A. Echevarria Senior Warden: Mario 0. Sumilang Junior Warden: Gaudencio Zabella Treasurer: Jesus Naynes Secretary: Cerardo S. Rallama Address: Tayabas, Quezon Charleston Lodge No. 44 Agana, Guam, District 20. Master: John E. Homburg Senior Warden: Moses Bernard Junior Warden: George K. Aikala Treasurer: Robert W. Beard Secretary: Jose C. Laguana Address: P.O. Box 475, Agana. Guam Mt. Apo Lodge No. 45 Zamboanga City, District 19. Master: Esteban Marasigan, Ji. Senior Warden: Jose M. Valderrosa Junior Warden: Alfonso M. R. Mendoza Treasurer: Timuteo B. Almonte Secretary: Pablo Sebastian Address: Canelar, Zamboanga City Malolos Lodge No. 46 Malolos, Bulacan, District 7. Master: Trifon Adriano Senior Warden: Abraham G. Manahan Junior Warden: Filemon B. Zafra, Jr. Treasurer: Ricardo D. Diznn Secretary: Francisco C. Rendon Address: Malolos, Bulacan Makabugwas Lodge No. 47 Tacloban City, District 15. Master: Kishna L. Tanwani Senior Warden: Santiago L. Chua Junior Warden: Avelino Ramirez Treasurer: Federico V. Larraga Secretary: Celestino’ Elefano Address: City of Tacloban Pampanga Lodge No. 48 San Fernando, Pampanga, District 7. Master: Alejandro M. Diwa Senior Warden: Horacio S. Mendoza Junior Warden: Amado L. Sadsad Treasurer: Alejandro M. Barin, Sr., PM Secretary: Venancio G. Reyes, PM Address: Lubao, Pampanga 18 The Cabletow Luzon Lodge No. 57 Mount Mainam Lodge No. 49 Cavite City, District 10. Master Senior Warden Junior Warden Treasurer Secretary Address Juan R. Narvaez Tomas S. Molina Rayinundo Warden Pedro V. Poblete Paulino R. Anloague Estacion lbayo, Naic, Cavite Treasurer Secretary Address Bernardino C. Cabading Constantino L. Calica Eliseo A. Arandia Vicente P. Flecliero, PM 1440 San Marcelino, Ermila, Sarangani Lodge No. 50 Davao City, District IS. Master: Senior Warden: Junior Warden: Treasurer: Address: Primo L. Dalisay Rene Y. Te Genaro S. Ansaldo Teodoro R. Venus Samuel Pangan Bureau of Building & Real Properly Magallanes Management Street, Davao City Pintong Bato Bacoor, Cavite, Lodge No. 51 District 10. I.abong Lodge No. 59 Manila, District 1. Senior Warden Junior Warden Treasurer Secretary Domiciano Jose B. Gramaje Manuel Avelino G. Gregorio Vicente Quijano 163 C. Arellano St., Rizai Isabela Lodge No. 60 llagan, Isabela, District 2. Malabon, Senior Warden: Junior Warden: Treasurer: Address* Luis F. Santos Mariano S. Baquir Eduardo T. Malinis Melecio Alejandro Apolonio Barcega, PM Mabolo, Bacoor, Cavite Senior Warden Treasurer Secretary Eugenio O. Santos, PM Lino M. Respicio Erasto B. Cruz Cresencio V. Maramag, PM Sotero M. Derupe, PM Hagan, Isabela Pinatubo Lodge No. 52 San Narciso, Zambales, District Mayon Lodge No. 61 Legaspi City, District 13. Senior Warden Junior Warden Treasurer Secretary Antonio G. Durnlao Marciano A. Torres Benito de la Cruz Alfredo D. Garcia Pedro Aquino San Narciso, Zambales Treasurer Bayani C. Eontanilla, PM Fruto Ancheta Solomon Payno Agapito I.oretc Teodoro L. Jesalva, PM Legaspi City, Phil. Cabanatuan Lodge No. 53 Cabanatuan City, District 6. Angalo Lodge No. 63 Vigan, Ilocos Sur, District 4. Master Warden Junior Warden Treasurer Secretary Address Luis de Guzman Pantas V. Macapagal Ricardo J. Soto Primo E. Ferrer Doroteo M. Joson, PM Cabanatuan City Master Senior Warden Junior Warden Address Daniel Dtlen Antonio J. Seller Lcrenzo Arcalas Federico Lazo, PM Graciano P. Pada, Sr., PM Vigan, Ilocos Sur Pangasinan Lodge No. 56 Dagupan City, District 5. Kanlaon Lodge No. 64 Bacolod City, District 14. Treasurer Geronimo F. Macaracg Gavino U. Ferrer Godufrcdo Sayson Moises M. Garcia Senior Warden Junior Warden Faustino Oviedo, Burgos Extension, PM Treasurer Dagupan City Secretary Address Artemio Villanueva Vicente T. Rernitio Vivencio T. Ibrado Vicente Geroso Jose M. Estacion 89 Sebastian Street, Bacolod City APRIL, 1967 19 Tamaraw Lodge No. 65 Makiling Lodge No. 72 Los Banos, Laguna, District 11. Calapan, Oriental Mindoro, District 11. Master: Jose Agutaya, Jr. Senior Warden: Tomas T. G.zar Junior Warden: Emmanuel S. Panaligan Treasurer: Jreneo L. Seno Secretary: Buhay A. Medina, PM Address: Calapan, Or. Mindoro Master Senior Warden Junior Warden Treasurer Aquilino L. Carino, Sr. Clemente Juliano, Jr. Faustino C. Francia Gonzaga Lodge No. 66 Tuguegarao, C gayan. District 2. Senior Warden Junior Wardei Treasurer Address Oscar Y. Romero, PM M lanio Diego Eduardo Lasam Perfecto P. Lingan, PM Leon A. Banez, Jr. PM Tugucgarao, Cagayan Baguio Lodge No. 67 Baguio City, District 5. Senior Warden Junior Warden Treasurer Address Stanley J. Willimont, Eu'iquio C. Rulla William Keller Bernardo Diaz Arturo C. Plata, PM 31 Legarda Road Baguio City PM Magat Lodge No. 68 Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya District 3 Master: Pedro S. Reginalde, Jr. Senior Warden: Alfredo G. Domingo Junior Warden: Antonio C. Tukay Treasurer: Froilan B. Calata, PM Secretary: Teofilo G. Guillermo, PM Address: Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya Primera Luz Filipina Lodge No. 69 Binakayan, Kawit, Cavite, District 10. Senior Warden Warden Treasurer Secretary Fn'fanio R. Marquez Carlos Monson, Sr. Ramon Alviola Severino Gana Bernardo M. Pulido, PM Binakayan, Kawit, Cavite No. 70 Nueva Ecija Quezon, Nueva Master Warden Warden Treasurer Secretary Emino B. Capulong, Sr. Troadio G. Cuaresma College, Laguna Lodge No. 73 Ecija, District 6. Ponciano D. Rivera Arturo G. Villasan Ruperto D. Joson Quezon, Nueva Ecija Agno Lodge No. 75 Tayug, Pangasinan, District 5. Master Senior Warden Junior Warden Treasurer Felix M. Manienla, Jr. Leovigildo R. Aquino Manuel P. Pastor Teofilo Chiu Quintin Pedro Romasoc, PM Natividad, Pangasinan Kasilawan Lodge No. 77 Manila, District 1. Master: Senior Warden: Junior Warden: Treasurer: Address: Gerardo G. Arnionio Jesus Tidalgo Antonio Y, Yupitun R drieo B. Cheng, PM Delfin C. Medel, PM 65 Amado T. Reyes, Mandaluyong, Rizai Taga-Ilog Lodge No. 79 Manila, District 1. Union Lodge San Fernando, La Union, District 5. Higino B. Castronuevo Leonides B. Basconcillo Florantino C. Cariaso Dionisio R. Dumaguin Dorotco A. Parong, PM San Fernando, La Union Senior Warden Junior Warden Treasurer Secretary Address Senior Warden Junior Warden Treasurer Address Alfonso M. Austria Potenciano G. Cayetano Leopoldo F. Alvarado A'fonso A. Soriano, PM Gregorio G. Niduaza 715 Instruction St., Sampaloe Laoag Lodge No. 71 Mt. Lebanon Lodge No. 80 Manila, District 1. Laoag, Ilocos Norte, District 4. Master: Dominador Ericta Senior Warden: Juan F. Santos Junior Warden: Treasurer: Calalino Garduque Ruperto Francisco Address: Laoag City Domingo Master: Barton L. McElroy Senior Warden: Joseph V. Ackerman, PM Junior Warden: Maurice A. Rothman Treasurer: William Samara, PM Secretary: Irving S. Cryde, PM Address: 1828 Taft Avenue, Manila or P.O. Box 088. Manila 20 The Cabletow Memorial Lodge No. 90 Munoz, Nueva Ecija, District 6 Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial Lodge No. 81 Manila, District 1. Master: Senior Warden: Junior Warden: Treasurer: Address: Martin Adorador Santiago Tuangtuang Antonio David Juan Panadero Alberto Presa 454 Int. 23 B, Tayuman, Sta. Cruz, Manila Master: Senior Warden: Junior Warden: Treasurer: Secretary: Address: Onofre B. Padolina High-Twelve Lodge No. 82 Manila, District 1. Mount Kaladias Lodge No. 91 Dumagucte City, District 16. Master: Senior Warden: Junior Warden: Vicente de la Cruz Restitute F. Treasurer: Secretary: Address: Julian D. Lomboy Jose I.. Intal, PM Gregorio R. Carriaga, PM 2510 M. Natividad, Sta. Cruz, Manila Senior Warden Junior Warden Treasurer Secretary Address Hubert Reynolds, PM Tiinoteo S. Oracion Leon P. Lim Apolonio C. Mirafucntcs Vicente Furbeyrc No. 8 San Juan St., Duma ^uctc City Dagohoy Lodge No . Tagbilaran, Bohol, District 84 14. Mencius Lodge No. 93 Manila, District 1. Master: Senior Warden: Junior Warden: Treasurer: Address: Hilano E. Hermosa Andres Dallares Lorenzo Lopena Marcelino Q Calamba Catalino T. Castillo Tagbilaran, Bohol Senior Warden Junior Warden Treasurer Secretary Addros Benjamin C. Gotamco, PM 419 Tanduay St., Manila Abra Lodge Bangucd, Abra, No. 86 Service Lodge No. 95 Manila, District 1. Master: Warden: Junior Warden: Treasurer: Address: Ililarion Sabaot Alfredo Sotelo Nicasio Aznar Juan Bautista Gaspar Bosque Bangucd, Abra. Master Senior Warden Junior Warden David S. Jackson Ramon Aenlle Treasurer Address Wni. S. Buckler, Jr. Job Elizcs Constantino Rabaya, PM 104 M. H. del Pilar, SFDM Quezon City Iliram Lodge No. 88 Manila, District 1. Isagani Lodge No. 96 Tarlae, Tarlac, District 7. Junior Warden: Treasurer: Secretary: Address: Juanita U. Fernandez Ben G. Rainos S. Puno Eddie Sharuff 2435 Manlapaz Rodrigue/, Balut, Tondu Junior Warden Treasurer Secretary Address Ruben M. Ilagan Juanito Ma. Chua Inocencio Q. Castro, PM Lorenzo S. Bonifacio, PM Muog Lodge No. 89 Paranaquc, Rizai, Bagong Ilaw Lodge No. 97 Nuveleta, Cavite, District 10. Master: Advincula Dionida Senior Warden: Candido Soriano Junior Warden: Manuel T. Cruz Treasurer: Crispin G. Loya, PM Secretary: Bicnvcnido R. Burgos, PM Address: Dongalo, Paranaquc, Rizai Senior Warden Junior Warden Treasurer Address Ruben S. Auro Elpidio Valero Cesar S. Alix Ramon Zapanta, PM J se A. Alvarez, PM Gen. P. Alvarez St., Novelet a. APRIL, 1967 21 Mount Huraw Lodge No. 98 Kutang Bato Lodge No. 110 Catbalogan, S mar, District 15. Cotabato City, District 18. Master: Emmanuel R. Daguman Master Guinaid M. Guiani Senior Warden: Vicente Uy Edo Senior Warden : Patricio Calolot Junior Warden : German T. Candari Junior Warden Primitivo S. Bella, Jr. Treasurer: Lorenzo Laohoo, PM Treasurer: Francisco S. Go., PM Secretary: Teodorico Noble, PM : Jesus E. Vilo, Sr., PM Addres Catbalogan, Samar Address Vilo Subdivision, Cotabato ( Keystone Lodge No. 100 Maranaw Lodge No. Ill Manila, District 1. City of Iligan, District 17. Master Agustin V. Mateo Master Toribio Abucay Senior Warden : Hamon A. Lola Senior Warden Henry B. Inis Junior Warden : Carlos B. Manalo Junior Warden Fortunato Lopez Treasure : Macario Odiamar, PM Treasurer Alfonso Canete Cornelio M. Aguirre, PM Secretary Maximo P. Echivcrri, PM Address : P.O. Box 2228, Manila Address Iligan City Bud Daho Lodge No. 102 Indang Lodge No. 115 Jolo, Sulu, D strict 19. Indang, Cavite, District 10. Master Gambra D. Rasul Master: Gregorio Sangalang Senior Warden Ceferino C. Carrasco Senior Warden: Pedro R. Agapito Junior Warden Ahmad Bagis Junior Warden: Vicente Pinaso Treasurer Suy Han Tan Treasurer: Vicente de los Santos, PM Secretary Mussolini Izquierdo Secretary: Teofilo A. Costa, PM Address Jolo, Sulu Address: Indang, Cavite Zambales Lodge No. 103 Victory Lodge No. 116 tba, Zambales, District 8. Camiling, Tarlac, District 7. Master Fausto Datugan Master: Jaime Sialong Senior Warden Ramon S. Sevilla Senior Warden: Recto Tolentino Junior Warden Percival Rosete Junior Warden: Ernesto Zacarias Treasurer Huan Ku Hsi Treasurer: Rodrigo Felix, PM Secretary Juan R. Arbizo, PM Secretary: Nicolas G. Lim Address Iba, Zambales Address: Camiling, Tarlac Bataan Lodge No. 104 Okinawa Lodge No. 118 Balanga, Bataan; District 8. Naha, Okinawa,, Regional Grand Lodge Master: Santiago Blanco Master Edson W. Card Senior Warden: Joel C. Juco Senior Warden Iwao Kawahara Junior Warden Rfael Garrido Junior Warden Francis T. Cahoon Treasurer: Jose G. Santos Treasurer Larry A. Shimizu Secretary: Justo B. Canare Secretary Edgar A. Cole Address: Mabatang, Abucay, Bataan Addres. DOD, ODS, Zone 2. APO !> 8331 Leonard Wood Lodge No. 105 Clark Air Base, Pampanga, District 7. Marikina Lodge No. 119 Marikina. Rizai. District 9. Master Gene A. Wykle Master: Augusto C. San Diego Senior Warden Donald V Finney Senior Warden: Romeo R. Ursua Junior Warden Edgardo A. Ramos Junior Warden: Gil E. Fernando Treasurer Vicior F. Antoine, Jr. Rodolfo E. Concepcion, PM Robert A. Sanders, PM Secretary: Maka-Araw Cruz, PM Address Hq. SEAR, Box 47, Clark Air Base 72 A, Mabini St., Pasig, Riz Quezon City Lodge No. 122 Camarines Norte Lodge No. 107 Quezon City. Dlistrict 9. Daet, Camarines Norte, District 13. Master: Agerico V. Amagna. Jr. Master Cenon S. Dizon Senior Warden: Senior Warden Apolinar V. Moya Junior Warden: Oscar Emm. Cruz Junior Warden Cheang Ga Treasurer: Emiliano O. Ozaeta, PM Treasurer Herbert Manzana Secretary: Ernesto F. Baiba, PM Secretary Gregorio L. Mariano Address: 31 Negros St., Bago Bantay Address D.?ct, Camarines Norte Quezon City 22 The Cabletow Bontoc Lodge No. 140 Bontoc, Mt. Province, District 5. Milton C. Marvin Lodge No. 123 Again, Guam, District 20. Master: Senior Warden: Junior Warden: Treasurer: Address: William McAlister Robert H. Garrett James Long Frederick M. Poole Abrahmn P. Cansino P.O. Dox 643, Agana, Guam 96910 Senior Warden Treasurer Secretary Address Cebu Lodge No. 128 Cebu City, District 16. Master Senior Warden Junior Warden Treasurer Secretary Samson Yao Ong Philip T. Lim Jose Gesalem Valentin Uy Eliezer La. Casul, PM Macondray Cebu City Co., Sixto Lopez (Batulao) Lodge No. 129 Balayan. Batangas, District 11. Master: Ruperto Bautista Senior Warden: Pedro Palacio, Sr. Junior Warden: Eleno Adrias Treasurer: Secretary: Address: Fernando Celcrino C. Deguito, I’M Balayan, Batangas Mt. Malindang Lodge Ozamis City, Master Senior Warden Treasurer Secretary Address 17. No. 130 Hernando B. Castano Severe Banci, Sr. Wong Lop Sam Sergio Tan Olegario A. Neri City Cagayan Valley Lodge No. 133 Santiago, Isabela, District Master Warden Pedro F. Treasurer Secretary Address Cesar T. Venancio Li Chia Melegrito B. Fernaudo Dominador R. Corpus, Santiago, Isabela Teodoro M. Kalaw Lodge No. 130 San Juan, Rizai, District 9. Master: Senior Warden: Junior Warden: Treasurer: Secretary: Address: Roger Fajardo Felix Gomez Jose Ma. Hubilia, Jr. Domingo F. M. Domingo Francisco M. Rint 46 Langka, Proj. 3, Q.C. Juan S. Alano Memorial Lodge No.137 Basilan City , District 19. Senior Warden Junior Warden Treasurer Address Eduardo Alcantara Vicente Macule Jcrcmias Barinaga Reynaldo de Joya Luis M. Sirilan, PM City Celerino T. Ruiz, PM RuCino Chungalao Gaudencio de Vera Ernesto Mendoza Victorino N. Bontoc, Mt. Coral Lodge No. 142 Machinato, Okinawa, Senior Warden: Junior Warden: Treasurer: Address: Ringor, PM Province Regional Grand Lodge Eiic G. Christcrsson James R. Stone Charles E. Gunderman Mark A. Carr William P. Schwager Inv. Mgt. Div., 20 Log, Comd. APO, San Francisco 9624S Kanto Lodge No. 143 Tokyo, Japan, District 22. Master: Hubert H. Walls Senior Warden: Katsulo P. Fujinari Junior Warden: James W. Perkins Treasurer: Ivan A. Miller Secretary: Herbert F.S. Chock Address: 6100 Spt. Wg CMR Box 26( APO San Francisco 96323 Nueva Vizcaya Lodge No. 144 Solano, Nueva Vizcaya, District 3 Senior Warden Junior Warden Treasurer Secretary Salvador C. Aquino, PM Narciso P. Tomas Jose D. Sagadraca Francisco Marinay Paulino A. Coralcs, PM Solano, Nueva Vizcaya Rafael Palma Lodge No.I47 Quezon City, District 9. Warden Treasurer Secretary Address Virgilio C. Esguerra Francisco D. Ronquillo Mamerto Curios Antonio, PM Roman B. Ramos, PM 2423 Baldwin St., Sta. Manila Noli Me Tangere Lodge No. 148 Manila, District 1. Senior Warden Junior Warden Treasurer Secretary Leonidas Arriola Porfirio S. Rigor Fernando Castro Gcneroso R. Cortez Marcelino P. Dysangco 4131 Ponte Street, Makati, Rizai APRIL, 1967 23 Davao Lodge No. 149 Davao City, District 18. Master: Senior Warden: Junior Warden: Treasurer: Eduardo Q. Santos Cuyugan Abraham I. Albano Irineo D. Benavides 19 Magallanes St., Davao City Mt. Mnauan Lodge No. 155 Malaybalay, Bukidnon, District 17. Master: Jeremias Garcia Senior Warden: Florencio Frianeza Junior Warden: Ainante Cabolaje Treasurer: Secretary: Carlos Fernandez Address: Malaybalay, Bukidnon King Solomon Lodge No. 150 Manila, District 1. Master Senior Warden Junior Warden Address Mt. Matutum Lodge No. 156 Dadiangas, Gen. Santos, Cotabato, District 18. Master: Gregorio Daproza Senior Warden: Jesus Robleza Junior Warden: Elias de Castro Treasurer: Domingo Ferrer Secretary: Irineo L. Santiago, PM Address: Dadiangas, Gen. Santos, Cotabato Rising Sun Lodge No. 151 Camp Zama, Japan, District 22. Mindoro Lodge No. 157 San Jose. Occidental Mindoro, District 11 Chester S. Deplula Willord C. Hayden James R. Barnes Robert F. Anderson William G. Kunkle, PM Olc. ol the Comptroller, 1lq CSAR.I, APO 96313 Master Senior Warden Junior Warden Treasurer Manuel Roxas Lodge No. 152 Manila, District 1. Master: Antonio C. Causon Senior Warden: Arturo S. Guevarra Junior Warden: Roberto Ocampo Treasurer: Felix Recio, PM Romeo T. Pasco, PM Address: S B, Acuinaldo St., Project 4, Quezon City Dagupan Lodge No. 158 Dagupan City, District 6 Master: Filemon Floresca Address Domingo Chua Jacinto R. Abad Tapuac District, Dagupan Cit Anchor Lodge No. 159 I’agadian Lodre No. 153 Pagadian, Zamboanga del Sur, District 19. Master Senior Warden Junior Warden Maximo Tumala Daniel Vadil Alejandro Cahoy Paquilo Yu Silverio Dayyo Bureau ol Agricultural Paniqui, Tarlac, Master: Senior Warden: Junior Warden: Treasurer: Secretary: Address: District 7. Eduardo Pascual Jose Ma Salindong Rizai B. Perez Ramon Uycoco Jesus V. Evangelista Paniqui, Tarlac Agusan Valley Lodge No. 160 lluluan City, District 17. Master Senior Warden Junior Warden Pagadian, Zamboanga del Sur Oroquieta Lodge No. 154 Oroquieta, Misamis Occidental, District 16 Pio C. Catabay Abraham Alviola Pedro V. Calo Pedro 0. Torralba Melecio E. Lasain Parcja Subdivision, City Butuan Senior Warden Warden Treasurer Rulino G. Seril Teofilo Nunez Salvador Robles Gregorio O. Calit, PM P.O. Box 33, Oroquieta, Mir.amis, Occidental .Lingayen Lodge No. 161 Lingayen, Pangasinan, District 5. Master Senior Warden Ronald F. Rimorin Dionisio M. Parayno Bonifacio R. Quiralmar Demetrio Jimenez Lingayen, Pangasinan 24 The Cabletow Ilipolog Lodge No. 162 Dipolog, Zamboanga del Norte, District 19. Master: Jose Lagahit Senior Warden: Rogelio Benitez Junior Warden: Miguel Lubaton Treasurer: Cheng Tin Secretary: Rosellcr L. Barinaga Address: Dipolog, Zamboanga del Norte Salinas Lodge No. 163 Bambang, Nueva Master: Senior Warden: Junior Warden: Treasurer: Secretary: Vizcaya, District 3. Rodolfo O. Velasco Urbano Dominador Gamponia Gonzales G. Cordova NVSAT, Bambang, Nueva Vizcaya I.am-Ang Lodge No. 164 San Esteban. Ilocos Sur, District 4. Master: Mena S. Lardizabal Senior Warden: Salvador M. Valdez Treasurer: Secretary: Monico F. Ayson David T. Lara, PM Teodorico D. Ayson, PM Santa Maria, Ilocos Sur Tagaytay Lodge No. 165 Tagaytay City, District 10. Master: Senior Warden: Junior Warden: Treasurer: Secretary: Fortunato M. Ejercito, PM Dominador Kiamzon, Sr. Felix U. Gavino Apo Kahoy Lodge Feliciano Torres, PM Domingo M. Guerrero, PM 13 Garcia Street, Cavite City (•ingooe City, District No. 166 Juan Sumulong Memorial Lodge No, 169 'Jayta>, Rizai, District 9. Senior Warden: Treasurer: Eulogio S. Eusebio, PM Virgilio Tamayo Hairy Guthertz German Esguerra, Jr. Angelo S. Bayion, PM San Carlos Heights, Binangonan, Rizai Kidapawan Lodge No. 170 Kidapawan, Cotabato, District 13. Senior Warden: Junior Waiden: Secretary: Isagani S. Bella Gaudencio B. Ortiz Alfredo 0. Pagdilao Amando Austria Buenaventura Costelo Kidapawan, Cotabato Narra Lodge San Jose, Nueva Ecija, District Treasurer SecretaryAddress No. 171 Oscar O. Azarcon Jaime A. Patacsil Jesus P. Velasquez Basilio Horacio Ng Tian I. Martin Kee San Jose, Nueva Ecija Loo Choo I.odge No. 172 Keza, Okinawa Regional Grand Lodge Senior Warden: Junior Warden: Treasurer: Reynaldo L. Fernandez Ediibcrto L. Baol Temistoclcs L. Mercado Salvador L. Mercado Gingoog Gen. Manuel Tinio Lodge No. 167 Guimba, Nueva Senior Warden Junior Warden Secretary Address Amado R. Cruz, PM Caro A. Dar, PM 12-S7 Dansalan, Poblacion Guimba, Nueva Ecija Gen. Llanera Memorial Lodge No. 168 Gapan, Nueva Ecija, District 6. Master Senior Warden Junior Warden Treasurer Secretary Address Emilio J. de la Rosa, PM Dominador J. Cabrera Florencio Trinidad Luis P. Bolisav Mario A. Gotico Del (orro St., Gapan, Nueva Senior Warden: Junior Warden: Treasurer: Secretary: Beryl J. Sharp George S L. Mar Hubert G. Solomon Harry B. Braun Cleveland McConnell Hq. I’SARYIS (CPO) APO, San Francisco 96331 Micronesia Lodge No. 173 Marianas 20 Senior Warden Junior, Warden Treasurer SecretaryAddress Walter Fred Dupont, PM Elwyn B. AndrewJames A. Bell Juan C. Reyes Perry W. Stout P.O. Box 108, Branch, Saipan, Island 96950 Capitol llill Mariauas Capitol City Lodge No. 171 Quezon City, District 9. Warden Warden Treasurer Secretary Saturnino Bermudez Bienvenido G. Ongkiko Jose V. Cajipe Go Thian Tek Leonardo Padilla 16 A Roosevelt Ave., San Francisco del Monte, Quezon City APRIL, 1967 25 Clayton W. Roberta Lodge No. 175 Naha, Okinawa, Regional Grand Lodge Master Senior Warden Junior Warden Treasurer Secretary Glen A. Strong Sixto C. Baco Donald H. Wolf James D. Cooper Coleman L. Lantrip, Jr. US. Army Terminal Command, Harbormaster Div., APO, San Francisco 96248 Shurei Lodge No. 176 Naha, Okinawa, Regional Grand Lodge Master: Slioichi Shibuya Senior Warden: Ileilaro Taira Junior Warden: Seiyu Tamaki Treasurer: Matsuo Okamura Secretary: Wallace K. Yoshida Address: Ryukyu Electric Power Corp. CPO Box 344, Naha, Okinawa Siete Martires Lodge No. 177 Balaoan, La Union, District 5. Master Senior Warden Junior Warden Federico P. Concepcio Primitive Oriell Felix Gorospe Juan O. Concepcion Ruperto Ledda Balaoan, Ij Union Cordillera Lodge No. 178 Bagabag, Nueva Vizcaya, District 3. Senior Warden Junior Warden Treasurer Secretary Hugo T. Hoinbrebueno Benjamin G. Lodriguito Eladio A. Dumanay Paulino Estabillo Bienvenido G. Tecson Bagabag, Nueva Vizcaya Emon Lodge No. 179 Kwajalein, Marshalls Islands, District 21. Master: Frank I. Sanzalone Senior Warden: William A. McDonald Junior Warden: Robert A. Baker Treasurer: Stuart E. Watts Secretary: Frank S. McMurphy Addrnss: P.O. Box 1013, APO San Francisco 96555 GRAVEL AND SAND. . . From P.a. 15 WB Mariano Lucero, a director of the Isarog Building Assn., Inc., in formed us that the association has just been given its certificate of re gistration by the Securities and ex change Commission. The corpora tion owns a property on which its has a Masonic Temple for Isarog Lodge No. 35 and three apartment houses behind it in Naga City. The corporation will improve the Tem ple Hall on the second floor and two or three classrooms for rent on the first floor. Other directors of the corporation, besides WB Lucero are: WB’s Leopoldo Mendoza, Sr., Felicisimo Capucao, Sr., Emelio Melia, Naraindas T. Lalwani, Jose Diaz, Jesus Torre, and Nicasio Villareal. The members of The Cabletow, Inc., Master Masons who are sub scribers to The Cabletow magazine, are reminded of the annual general meeting of the corporation on Wed nesday, April 26, 1967 at 2:00 PM at the Jose Abad Santos Hall of Plaridel Temple. A new set of irustees will be elected by the mem bers. Other matters will also be laken up at the meeting. Sierra Marlre Lodge No. 181 District 11. Master Senior Warden Junior Warden Secretary Address Martin Aguilar Crispin Padilla Faustino Bagabaldc Godolredo Ciriaco Nicolas G Fadul Paete, Laguna Cauayan Lodge No. 180 Cauayan, Isabela, District 2. Treasurer Address Melecio Toledo Ruben Banez Eficenio Toledo Raymundo Corotan Abraham Ri. Foronda Cauayan, Isabela Rio Chico Lodge No. 182 Tabuk, Mt. Province, District 2. Senior Warden Junior Warden Treasurer Secretary Heraldo B. Daway Benjamin J. Guiang Pedro R. Falcon Faustino Eligado Felicisimo B. Munda Tabuk, Apayao-Kalinga 26 The Cabletow WITH OUR YOUNG ONES Antonielo Meneses, MC, Reporter DEMOLAY RAINBOW In an impressively solemn inood the be-robed members of the Em manuel Baja Chapter, ODeM, Ca vite City, offered a Memorial Cere mony at the tomb of their late bro ther Rosalio R. de Guzman at the local cemetery here in honor of his second death anniversary on Feb. 19, Sunday, at 3:00 p.m. Brother de Guzman, a Charter Member of the Chapter, died three years ago on the same date and time his DeMolay brothers offered the Memorial Ceremony. The ceremony was led by incum bent Master Councilor Emmanuel Bustamante with the wholehearted participation of all members and some Rainbows of Cavite Assembly No. 3. Herman and Rosanio, brothers of the departed Rosalio, who are also Dc.Molays, were pi esent to thank the thoughtfulness of their brothers in DeMolay. Von Voyage and Godspeed to X'illv \ illorcntc. Past Master Coun cilor and lile member of Emmanuel Baja Chapter, ODeM. Brother Villorente will be off soon for Nor folk, Virginia where he will be stay ing for live years. We still renumber him as the energetic and staunch Master Coun cilor who saved the Chapter from the unscrupulous elements of dis ruption and faction. DeMolays, Jobies, and Rainbows alike who know Brothers Emile Somera, Victor Nabrcs, Renato Paraan, and Victor Hugo were all glad to note their names among the many successful candidates who passed their board and bar examinations. Emile Somera, a Senior DeMolay of Jose Abad Santos Chapter, ODeM, and a member ol the PHILIPPINE PRIORY of the Order of Knight hood passed the recent board exam inations for Geodetic engineers. At present, lie is in Saudi Arabia. Also a Senior DeMolay of Jose Abad Sanios Chapter, Victor Nabres is now a Doctor of Dental Medicine, having passed the required examinaRenato I’aiaan, a Senior DeMolav and a member of the Order of Knighthood passed the board exam inations for Geologists. On the other hand, brother Victor Hugo, PMC, of Loyalty Chapter, successfully passed the bat exammaTo our successful brothers in De Molav we extend our heartfelt con gratulations!. It was nice of Mom Velma Joy Burnie, Supreme Guardian of the In Tom to p.S. 33 APRIL, 1967 27 STRENGTHENING OUR UNION... From pogo 4 tions on the part of Filipinos against what was known as the “Bacon Bill.” Shortly thereafter I was elected Resident Commissioner of the Phil ippines to Washington, D.C. Sent there to work for Philippine Inde pendence I sought to befriend Con gressman Bacon who impressed me from the start as an aristocratic gen tleman willing to discuss problems. I made known my mission to secure the independence of the entire Philippines and asked him to desist from the idea of segregating Mindanao and Sulu. He was attentive and asked me to meet him again and again. He was fair and reasonable. At one time I took with me the Philippine flag which had the same colors as the American flag — red, white, and blue. I directed his attention to the sun in the white triangle symbolic of Fili pino unity. I pointed to him three stars that stood for Luzon, VfSayas, and Mindanao. “I am glad to hear your explanation of the symbolism of your flag which is a beautiful flag," he said. “Thank you,” I answered, and I do not want to see you eternally remembered by my people as being responsible for taking away one of the stars and destroy the symmetry of our flag.” He seemed to have been impressed and let it be said to his credit that he never actively pushed for action on the segregation of the Southland from the Visayas and LuLet us learn and teach the young the value of the beautiful Filipino flag as a symbol of union. Our Ma sonic fraternity should cooperate with other entities and organizations ever and always to strengthen our national union. The flag ceremony is one of the essential parts of Masonic gather ings and I am glad there are so many here present to have witnessed it on this solemn installation of the elected and appointed officials of the Lodge for the ensuing Masonic year. Our long and checkered history has seen: Efforts of colonizing officials to foster tribal divisions. Acts to prevent our unity. Establishment of “a government of the Moro provinces.” Organization of a Bureau of Non Christian provinces. Attempts to segregate parts of the archipelago upon achieving in dependence. There are but a few steps of a gen eral character seeking to perpetuate division among our people for in di vision there is weakness. Many other points of the same purpose need not here be detailed. Historically in the early stages of our history when immigrants were just forming settlements in our coun try, peoples and communities were scattered and lack of means of trans portation accentuated their separation. The movements for the gradual de velopment of the spirit of union and cooperation was slow and met wish a great many obstacle. However, there was a gradual evolution toward union. The consequent broadening of social consciousness was a step in the right direction. Even the movements for reform and uprising were local in the beginning or at best regional. It was after a series of revolts and revolu tion that the Revolution of 1896 broke out on a national scale. The meeting of delegates to the Constitutional Con vention in Malolos resulting in the ap proval of a national constitution was a gigantic step in the direction of ce menting union. Leaders of vision of our race headed by Rizai deplored the lack of national consciousness and dreamed of a united country — Patria unida. The subsequent organization Turn to pig* 30 28 The Cabletow Wm did .■ WB AURELIO L CORCUERA (4) PM 178. What is the significance to Masons of the King Janies version of the Bible? In England since Anglo-Saxon times there have been versions of the Bible in the vernacular. Among the important versions may be mentioned those of John Wycliff (d. 1384) who had his name on two translations; William Tyndale (d. 1536) who made the first English translation of the New Testament (1525-26); Miles Coverdale (d. 1569) who issued the first Bible, the Great Bible, 1539 under the name of Henry VIII. The greatest of all English translations was the authorized (AV) or King James Version (1611), made by a committee of churchmen led by Lancelot Andres. This the version of the Bible placed at the altar in English-speaking Lodges throughout the world. 179. What is the Vulgate? The Vulgate is the Latin version of the Bible. This is the oldest existing version of the entire Bible. It is the official Bible of the Roman Catholic Church. The translation was made by St. Jerome (about 349-419) to replace the old Latin (Itala) version. The Old Testament is a translation of the Hebrews Masoretic text, the official Hebrew Scripture. The new Testament is a careful revision of the Old Latin Text. 180. Has the Vulgate been translated into English? Yes. The New Testament was published in 1582 at Rheims, France, and the Old Testament in 1610 at Douay, France. 181. What differences are there, if any, between the Protestant King James Version and the Catholic Douay Version? The main difference lies in t.ie Apocrypha, or books of doubtful authority. The Roman Catholic Church decided at the Council of Trent in 1546 that the Apocrypha are canonical, that is actually a part of the Holy Scriptures. The Protestants, on the other hand, do not regard them as canonical but merely valuable for information. The early editions of the King James Version in cluded the Apocrypha as an appendix to t.ie Old Testament. The two versions also differ in some of the titles of the various books, in the spelling of Hebrew names, and in the translation of passages in the Hebrew and Greek texts; but they substantially agree. 182. Why are Freemasons often called “sens of the widow?” According to Masonic traditions Hiram Abif, the architect of the Temple of Solomon, was a “widow’s son of the Tribe of Naphtali” (1 Kings 7:14). Mackey (Encyclopedia of Freemasonry, 1919, vol. II, p. 819) refers to a mythical story that the French Masons call themselves Sons of tlic Widow because the wife of Hiram remained a widow after Hiram’s death, and they consider themseives as descendants of Hiram. The reason according to Mackey is that in French Masonry the term Son of the Widow is synonimous with Mason. 183. Who was Josephus? Fluvius Josephus (A.D. 37-95?) was a Jewish soldier and historian. He was so thoughrougnly Romanized that he won the favor of Vespacian (A.D. 9-79), Roman Emperor (A.D. 69-79), whose son Titus (A.D. c. 40-81) ended the wars against the rebel Jews and destroyed the second Temple (Zerubbabel’s) at Jerusalem in A.D. 70. Josephus wrote The Jewish IVar; Antiquities of the Jews; Against A pion (defense of the Jews) and an autobiography. APRIL, 1967 29 STRENGTHENING OUR UNION. .. From page 28 of the Philippine Assembly consisting of elected delegates sharing with the old Philippine Commission the task of law making contributed mightily to ward broadening our horizon and de veloping a national spirit. Gradually but without ceasing there was a move ment of our people toward broadening our horizon and developing national spirit. Gradually but without ceasing there was a movement of our people toward broadening and strengthening our union as a people. Under the American regime we had a central government controlled chiefly by Americans but with increased voice and participation of Filipinos. This was superseded by the establishment of a government bv Filipinos assisted by Americans. Then upon the advent of independence and the establish ment of the Republic of the Philip pines we finally had a government of Filipinos, by Filipinos, and for**the residents of the entire country. This is of course a climactic outcome of the union of forces directed to the-achieve ment of national independence. The movement to strengthen the union was of many phases. It was not only political but it was economic, cultural, and spiritual. The organization of a national sys tem of education both public and pri vate has contributed mightily toward strengthening our union. Our becom ing independent gave validity to training the youth for Filipino citi zenship. I never liked the division of "Fili pinos and non-Christians.” This is a sinister phrase with a connotation ad verse to union because the word "non-Christians” is in contra-distinc tion of Filipino.” There should be Christian Filipinos and non-Christian Filipinos with emphasis on oneness. At present there is a healthy sign abroad in the name of ecumenicity. From the two Popes of Rome there had been a clear manifestation of more tolerance and unity among Christians, Muslims, and Masons. I never liked the division of towns into regular municipalities and muni cipal districts and I have submitted bills that became laws converting municipal districts into municipalities. I never liked the divisive organiza tions of regular provinces and spe cial provinces. Fortunately these are things of the past. In the field of education I bail something to do with implementing the principle involved in the follow ing provision of the law creating the "Bureau of Non-Christian Tribes” which stated: "It shall be the duty of the Bu reau of Non-Christian Tribes to continue the work for advnn'-'*ment and liberty in favor o' the regions inhabited by non-Chri-tian Filipinos, and foster by nil adequate means, and in a syste matic, rapid, and complete man ner, the moral, material, econom ic, social, and political develop ment of those regions, always hav ing in view the aim of rendering permanent the mutual intelligence between, and complete fusion of, the Christian and non-Christian elements populating the provinces or the Archipelago.” (Joint Le gislative Committee Report by the Joint Educational Committee of the Philippine Legislature, p. 72). Of course this policy was in direct opposition to that which had been followed in the earlier years of the Spanish regime which has not pub licly enunciated under the military regime. I publicly stated and placed on record my opinion that "the rightful policy is that of attraction and unification and not a policy of repulsion and division.” As a mem ber of the directorate of the former Bureau of Education now the Bureau of Public Schools when I was as30 The Cabletow signed to have charge of the educa tion of the so-called "non-Christian elements,” I formulated a policy in the form of specific suggestions to the administrative, supervisory, and teaching staffs of our school system which, among other things, included the following: “It is essential that those con nected with the work among the non-Christians be imbued with the idea that one prime objective of the whole governmental machin ery is to help bring about greater nationality. To tais end momb-rs of the administrative, super visory, and teaching staffs should be imbued with the idea that it is essential and necessary that they be in sympathy with the national ideals, interests, and aspirations of the people. Inasmuch as this is the objective, and grantine- that teachers do possess the point of view above indicated, the pupils should be taught to look unon the Philippine Islands as their com mon country, and the Filipino peo ple as their people. To this end we should do away with distinc tion of ‘Christian Filipinos’ and ‘Mohammedans,’ '■tressing rather the idea that the children are Christian Filipinos, Mohammedan Filipinos, and pagan Filipinos. The members of the teaching sta^f should seek to arouse in these chil dren of non-Christian schools a greater feeling of nationality, and a greater consciousness of homo geneity.” (Ibid, pp. 72-73). The different enactments creating our tri-partite system of government culminating in the enactment of the independence law were potent factors in effecting union among the Filipi nos. I speak of strengthening the union, that is my theme, it means that we have union but we need to keep it, strengthen it. Even the Con stitution of the United States speaks of people working for “a more per fect union.” It may be truthfully said that the Constitution which is the supreme law of the land is our greatest instru ment for perpetuating and strength ening such a union. We have long ago graduated from the tribal stage and have become a people. We no longer should speak or think of Ilocano Tribe, Tagalog Tribe, and Visayan Tribe. We are all now Filipi nos. Filipino is our common apcllido. The first three words of the pream ble, “The Filipino people,” are ex pressive of a historic and notable ad vance in our History. The idea is that we are one people resident in one country. This should become deeply rooted in the hearts, minds, and con science of our people. The idea of nationalism has been broadened among people who have embraced Islam and Christianity as our religion. It has also been deep ened by us who have embraced Ma sonry for it is a fraternal organiza tion, national and international. When I was inaugurated as a Grand Master of Masons I spoke on the thesis of “more Masonry among Ma sons, more men in Masonry.” The fundamental ideas of Masonry are comprised in the principle of the “Fatherhood of God and brotherhood of man” and also the ideals of liber ty, equality, and fraternity. We who subscribe to the principle of union and independence should prize the senti ment enunciated by Webster in this immortal phrase : “Liberty and union now and forever, one and inseparable.” I am glad to have accepted your in vitation and to have been able to be present in the South among our southern brethren and do. to Masons and non-Masons alike, this imperative duty and constant task of strength ening our union. Union that is functional in life must be rooted in spiritual kinship. Such kinship must be reinforced by an Turn to MMt APRIL, 1967 31 abiding faith in a common Father. Common Fatherhood carries with it a recognition of true brotherhood. There can really be no brotherhood without fatherhood; fraternity pre supposes paternity. An ideology that denies God as our Father cannot truly and sincerely teach brotherhood among men and brotherliness among nations. Our sense of paternity and fraternity enables Masons to contri bute to the cause of peace, freedom and union. There was on attempt to stress our alleged division by opponents when I was laboring for our independence in the United States. Our brothers of the South were pictured as being against independence. It is worth recording that when I was presiding over the First National Convention of the Collectivista Party, I asked Senator Haji Butu from your region to comment upon the campaign of those against independence if it is true that there were leaders,, of the Southland who were against it. His answer was terse and philosophic: “Can a mangosteen produce any fruit other than mangosteen?” He con veyed the idea that the Philippines could only produce Filipinos and if the people wanted independence no good Filipino could be against it. I leave this thought to my brethren of Jolo and its environs. The principle of union is enlarging and deepening in the world. Our planet has contracted through won derful advances in the means of transportation and communication. Science is helping to broaden man’s horizon. A gigantic step in the way of preventing irritants among nations is the recent signing of an outer space treaty by the United States, Great Britain, and Russia. This has been hailed as a historic document banning the use of outer space for military purposes. People and peoples are uniting to insure just and durable peace. We in the Philippines are af forded opportunity to think less of war that is divisive and more of unit ing our talents and coordinating our forces and resources for good and righteousness. I urge my Masonic brethren and their friends to value and implement the profound spiritual experience of belonging to a fraternity that is uni versal. There should be fostered a constructive feeling of belonging to gether. Our embracing this frater nity should make for a broader and deeper sense of kinship. Masons should not only feel that they are friends or fellow citizens but that they are real brothers and when we ex pand this sentiment we are in effect increasing and advancing our peo ple’s unity and greatness. A * * * MORE NEW MASTER MASONS Cavite Lodge No. 2 1. Benj.min C. Leano — 1217-68 2. Harold D. Arthur — 12-19-66 Charleston Lodge No. 44 1. Charles R. Simpson — 11-14-66 2. Charles D. Hale — 11-21-66 3 Robert J. Jones — 11-23-66 4. Adrian 1. Dotson — 11-28-66 5. Roger L. Shafer — 11-30-66 Pintong Bato Lodge No. 51 1. Heiminio N. France — 1-28-67 Kanto Lodge No. 143 1. Richard D. Barkin — 1-18-67 2. John Lee Corley — 1-25-67 3. James nussell Koch — 1-25-67 Loo Choo Lodge No. 172 1. Clcamon P. Faulkner — 2-2-67 G. O. SABAS Jeweller Maker of Masonic Emblems and Jewelry 75 Sibuyan St., Sta. Mesa Heights Quezon City Tel: 68998 The Cabletow WITH OUR YOUNG. .. From page 27 ternational Order of the Job’s Daughters, to give her informal "go” signal to our Bethels here in the Philippines particularly to Bethel No. 1, IOJD, Olongapo City, to use their gowns on promotional occa sions. This made the Jobies pon dering of float participations, or any thing best to present come next civic parade. Mom Burnie said that as long as the civic participation is promotion al and will be presented in a solemn manner, it will be all right. If it goes well the public will soon see and learn about our Jobies in their white attractive gowns. The Teodoro R. Yangco Chapter, ODeM, Olongapo City, was glad to see their Chapter Mothers Club go on an outing spree for a whole hec tic day on Feb. 26, Sunday. It was what they wanted to see their mothers do as a departure from the usual Sundays of continuous as sistance for the DeMolays’ refresh ments, food, etc. The excursion was held under the incumbent president Mom Loreto Arquero. ________ For the first time members of the Teodoro R. Yangco Chapter, ODeM, witnessed the marriage of one of their fraternal brothers. Ely Ramos, the son of Dad and Mom Jose Ramos, and the incum bent Senior Councilor was married on March 11, Saturday, at 4:00 p.m. The wedding ceremony took place at the local Philippine Independent Church here where some be-robed DeMolays acted as honor guards. The night’s affair was held at the groom’s residence where Masonic bodies and other visitors present con gratulated the newly-weds. It was like sort of a joint DeMolay-Rainbow party that took place on March 5, Sunday evening, among the DeMolays of Emmanuel Baja and Teodoro R. Yangco, and Rain bows of Cavite Assembly No. 3, Ca vite City, when they all met at the residence of Dad and Mom Amado Soriano, Sr. during his 50th birth day anniversary in Cavite City. Dad Soriano is dear to the Em manuel Baja DeMolays for his ever available service to the Chapter, es pecially during the preparation of their "DeMolay Week.” With the hectic days of March 12 to 19 all over some DeMolays would just think that it was another successful "International DeMolay Week” celebration. The celebration brought forth a dozen and one varied activities from torch parade to motorcade. The first day of celebration (March 12, Sunday) took the theme of Reverence and Filial Love. Two of their seven Cardinal Virtues. Under the Chairmanship of Gary Ricafrente and the assistance of Dad Amado Soriano the E. Baja DeMo lays went to the local Aglipayan church here for the morning mass. At about 11:00 a.m. they began what we call "mass recruitment" of new members. Under the chairmanship of Senior Councilor Che Lamangan they approached prospective teen aged boys and began selling DeMo lay. In the evening a Tea Party for DeMolay mothers, io show their affection took place. Rene Alonzo chairmaned this occasion. Cleanliness was the theme (March 18, Sat.) when Chairmen Hernando Permel and Romeo llano woke-up their brother DeMolays for the morning’s assignment. In their working clothes, and with soap and Turn Io page 36 APRIL, 1967 33 CHILDREN OF. . . From P«B« • ago, by authority of the President of the Philippines and of the Mu nicipal Council of Batangas, I was given an opportunity to attend an International seminar on local gov ernments in The Hague, Netherlands, the principal objective of which is the improvement of local govern ments in the developing countries of the world, so that they can be come active and dynamic partici pants in the solution of community problems. The participants to this seminar came from 15 nations ol the world mostly representatives of developing countries. The conference presented an interesting kaleidoscope of peoples, of cultural backgrounds, of structures and functions of gov ernments, as the delegates exchanged views on the problems of local gov ernments. It is important to note that the problems of local govern ments are international in character transcending the barriers of language and national boundaries. They can be found anywhere in the world, common to many peoples, to many countries. Their solutions may be found not only from our own think ing and practices. They may also be learned from the experiences and lessons of other peoples, who have made a success of the local govern ment system. Viewed from the wider context of international relations, consultations and meetings of this nature are also of potential values in influencing international under standing. In this particular confer ence in which I was a humble parti cipant, a spirit of mutual respect and cooperation prevailed, notwithstand ing diversities of nationalities, of cultures, of ideas and opinions. It seems that it is possible as yet to achieve world unity, even amidst diversities in the "Parliament of Man, the Federation of the World." With your permission, I would now advert to dynamic and militant Masonry in the Philippines as con ceived by your Grand Master, Dr. Raymond E. Wilmarth. In his ob servations at the convention of the 10th Masonic District in Cavite City on December 30, 1966, published in the Cabletow, Jan., 1967, he said, “That here in Cavite, the birthplace of many Philippine heroes was the real moving spirit of Masonry. I sensed a very Militant Masonry and I thought it would be most im portant that we should make our Masonry in the Philippines a Dyna mic Masonry. I was impressed by the address of our Brother Calixto Zaklivar of the Supreme Court re garding criminality in the Philip pines. Brother Zaklivar is correct in placing an important question before us: “What are we as Ma sons doing about criminality here in the Philippines?” He continued, “A few years ago I wrote an editorial in our Cabletow suggesting that our Symbolic Lodge form Anti-Crime committees to work together with local law enforcing agencies. Fur ther, I offered to tie these commit tees together through our Grand Lodge as a nation-wide network for reporting crimes to a National Head quarters. But most important is to educate the people in our commu nities to the need for courage, not only to report crimes, but to give testimony when called, to convict criminals. This is our most impor tant duty to our fellowmen in com bating crime, our willingness to stand up in a court of law and tes tify truthfully. If we do not have the courage to do our share, we must not expect others to do it for us. In the last analysis, we get the kind 34 The Cabletow of protection from others that we arc willing to give them. If we want the Philippines to be a better place in which to live, let us start doing our share as Masons today!” This is only one example of a community problem to which the teachings of militant and dynamic Masonry may be applied. In the past, to many people, the leachings of Masonry are something away from the domain of reality, envel oped as they are in strange rituals and symbols. And the Masons arc looked upon as another people coining from another world. Now adays, attitudes are changing. Dyna mic Masonry is welcome as practical, livable in the lives of the people, a potential force in involving the ci tizens in the solution of community problems. Under the idea of in volvement, once the people arc in volved in their problems, the peo ples' attitudes, their participation becomes more purposeful, more ac tive, more productive of good re sults. But Society as it is has many defects and idiosyncracics, because the activities of men are either good or evil. We need leadership based on moral righteousness. Men of light and leading are few in a com munity, but it is incumbent upon them to contribute their share of leadership, otherwise, society will fall and decay. The Masons steeped in the philosophies and virtues of Dynamic Masonry are potential leaders. Leadership to lead must be by the power of examples, musi con struct and build, not with stones and steel, but with men’s minds and hearts, so to speak, forged in the anvil of Jove and brotherhood. A FREEMASONS IN. . . From page 5 brought our two democratic coun tries and freedom-loving peoples closer to each other. And it is only through democracy that the objectives and teachings of Freemasonry can be realized. The Association and Its Great Work It is now twenty years since our second Republic was born. In re membrance of that historic event and on behalf of the Masons of the Philippines, I am happy to present to the Association for its Endowment Fund, a check for $20.00. May the Association continue its great work in keeping alive the mes sage derived from the life and labors of George Washington, Man and Mason. A The Masonic Press Club of the Philippines is in the process of organization. Membership is by invitation only once and is li mited to Master Masons who write for their Lodge newsletters, ma gazines, yearbooks, The Cabletow and other Masonic publications as well as for local and national publications of general interest. No invitations will be extended to non-writing writers. Junior members may be selected from DeMolays on application. The first bull session of the original group was held on March 31, 1967 and the first no-holdsbarred, off-the-record meeting will be held on April 27, 1967. Any Brother invited to join will be required to write a Masonic paper before he is given a mem bership card. One tradition they will establish is that their mem bers are those “whom the lust of office does not kill, whom the spoils of office cannot buy". WB Oscar L. Fung has been designated Secretary-Treasurer. APRIL, 1967 35 WITH OUR YOUNG... From pag* 33 scrubs, they went out cleaning pub lic places. In the evening at about 7:00 they assembled near Don Julian Felipe’s monument and went for a torch parade down to Samonte Park via the city’s main road. This pro motional activity was chairmanned by Che Lamangan, SC. The last day of celebration took the theme of Patriotism (March 19, Sunday). With the Chairmanship of Jun Resurrecion, Senior DeMolay and life member, the E. Baja De Molays supervised the morning flag raising ceremony at the City Hall. After which, they offerred flowers at the monuments of Dr. Jose Rizai, Don Julian Felipe, and to the XIII Martyrs of Cavite. To change the taste of activities, in the evening under the joint co operation of Brothers Manny Busta mante (MC), Rene Escobar (JC), and Che Lamangan (SC), the De Molays invited their sister Rainbows of Cavite Assembly No. 3, Cavite City, for the night’s social affair that was held at the city’s auditorium. Invi tations were extended to some Chap ters, Bethels, and Assemblies. A Department ol Public Works and Communications BUREAU OF POSTS Manila SWORN STATEMENT (Required by Act 2580) The undersigned, RAYMOND .E. WILMARTH, editor of Ths Cabletow, published monthly In English at 1440 San Marcelino, Manila, after having been duly sworn in accordance with law, hereby submits the following statement of ownership, management, circulation, etc., which is required by Act 2580, as amended by Commonwealth Act No. 201: Address Editor: RAYMOND E. WILMARTH Managing Editor: N. B. MELOCOTON Owner: THE CABLETOW, INC. Publisher: THE CABLETOW, INC. Printer: BOOKMAN PRINTING HOUSE OHice of Publication: 1440 San Marcelino, Manila 1440 San Marcelino, Manila 1440 San Marcelino, Manila 1440 San Marcelino, Manila 49 Quezon Blvd., Q.C. 1440 San Marcelino, Manila and circulated daily, total number of copies printed 1. Sent to paid subscribers ............................................................... 11,800 2 Sent to others than paid subscribers .......................................... 200 To t a 1 ...................................................................... 12,000 (Sgd.) RAYMOND E. WILMARTH Editor SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me this 1st day of April 1967, al Manila, the affiant exhibiting his Residence Certificate No. A 179949; issued al Manila, on January 11 1967. Doc. No. 491 Page 51 (Sgd.) NESTORIO B. MELOCOTON Book I NOTARY PUBLIC 1967 Until December 31, 1968 36 The Cabletow GRAND LODGE OFNCERS 1966-1967 Grand Master ........................................... Deputy Grand Master ............................. Senior Grand Warden ........................... Junior Grand Warden ........................... Grand Treasurer ...................................... Grand Secretary ...................................... Grand Chaplain ........................................ Grand Orator ............................................. Grand Marshal ........................................ Grand Standard Bearer ......................... Grand Sword Bearer ............................... Grand Bible Bearer ............................... Senior Grand Lecturer ........................... Junior Grand Lecturer ........................... Junior Grand Lecturer ...................... Junior Grand Lecturer ...................... Senior Grand Deacon ............................. Junior Grand Deacon ............................. Senior Grand Steward ........................... Junior Grand Steward ........................... Grand Pursuivant .................................... Grand Organist ........................................ Grand Tyler ............................................ , Raymond E. Wilmarth (7) Mariano Q. Tinio (53/167) Joseph E Schon (91) Manuel M. Credo (4/136) Cenon S. Cervantes, PGM (16/56) Esteban Munarriz, PGM (14/136) Charles Mosebrook, PGM (82) Edgar L. Shepley (3) Manuel T. Paz (4) Candido Perez (59) Antonio Gonzalez, Jr. (22) Jose Ma. Cajucom (12/95) Hermogenes P. Oliveros (26/82) Damaso C. Tria (4/147) Ramon Ponce de Leon (91) Onofre B. Padolina (90) Mamerto Buenafe (4) Buenaventura P. Eugenio (171) Ricardo Rubin (11/64) Benjamin Gotamco (93) Juan C. Nabong, Jr. (88) Angel S. Montes (27) Eulogio O. Nadal (14) BOARD OF GENERAL PURPOSES MW CENON S. CERVANTES, (56) PGM, PRESIDENT; MW VICENTE Y. OROSA, (63) PGM, VICE PRESIDENT; VW EDGAR SHEPLEY, (3), SECRETARY; RW MARIANO Q. TINIO, (63/167), DGM; RW JOSEPH SCIION, (93), SGW; RW MANGEL M. CRllDO. (4 /136), JGW ; MW ESTEBAN Ml NARRIZ, (14), I’C.M, GS; AURELIO L. CORCUERA, (4), PM; WB JOSE C. VELO, (4), PM; MW WILLIAM 11. QUAS1IA, (80), PGM; MW SERAFIN L. TEVES, (91), PGM. REGIONAL GRAND LODGE OF THE RYUKYU ISLANDS Regional Grand Master ........ Regional Deputy Grand Master Regional Senior Grand Warden Regional Junior Grand Warden Regional Grand Treasurer ... Regional Grand Secretary .. . Will K. Prestidge, Jr. (118) Andrew Bulkley (142) Kenrfeth A. Rotness (118) Glen A. Strong (175) Cleveland McConnell (172) Wallace H. Morris (118) DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND MASTERS District No. 1 . . . Maria.no Q. Tinio (53/167) District No. 12 . . Severe Oliveros (37) District No. 2 ... Jose M. Torres (66) District No. 13 ... Eustaquio de Gunn.rn (107 1 Districl1 No. 3 . . . Solero A. Torralb;i («8) District No. 14 ... Valerio Rovira (111) Di'triel1 No. 4 . . . Tc<»d<irico D Ayson (164) District No. 15 . . . Fidel Fernandes (47) Districi1 No. 6 . . . Acatc>n Umanos (70) District No. 16 . . . Augusto P. Santos (36) Dist rtriI No. «... Dormiro M. Joson (53/73) District No. 17 . . . Florentino Almacen (160) Dim ricit No. 7 . . . Fran.nsco Aniag (46) District No. 18 .. Ruben G. Feliciano (50) DiM.IirI No 8 . . . Dcahleno Hebron (34) District No. 19 ... Jo«e L Araneta (46) DiAtric(No. 9 . . . Am.tcio D. Ylagan (122) District No. 20 ... Hugh C. Donaldson (123) Dntrict No. 10 ,., Apokinio Pisig (2 District No. 21 ... Horace J. Leavitt (173) Distric t No 11 ... Cecilio M. Bituin (26) District No 22 ... Donald H. Laurila (143) I&e, Way 4 id I asked God for strength, that I might achieve — I was made weak, that I might learn humbly to obey. I asked for help that I might do greater things — I was given infirmity, that I might do better things. I asked for riches, that I might be happy — I was given poverty, that I might be wise. I asked for all things, that I might enjoy life — I was given life, that I might enjoy all things. I got nothing I asked for — but everything I had hoped for. Despite myself, my prayers were an swered. I am, among all men, most richly blessed! — Anon.