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Issue Date: Volume XLIV (Issue No. 11) November 1968
Year: 1968
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extracted text: VOL. XLIV No. 11 ffiabktnm November 1968 Published monthly by the Cabletow, Inc. in the interest of the Grand Lodge of the Phil ippines Office of Publication: 1440 San Marcelino, Manila D-406. Re-entered as second class mail matter at the Manila Post Office on June 16, 1962. Subscription - P3.00 a year in the Philippines Foreign: US $1 30 a year — P .35 a copy in the Philippines. Foreign: US $0.15 a copy. STAFF, THE CABLETOW MAGAZINE OFFICERS, THE CABLETOW, INC. MW RAYMOND E. WILMARTH, PGM Editor WB NESTORIO B. MELOCOTON, PM Managing Editor WB JOSE EDRALIN RACFLA, PM Advertising & Circulation Manager CONTRIBUTORS: RW MANUEL M. CRUDO VW AURELIO I. CORCUERA VW LORENZO N. TALATALA WB CALIXTO B. ANTONIO WB AGUSTIN I. GALANG WB EUGENIO PADUA BRO. PROSPERO PAJARIllAG# RAYMOND E. WILMARTH Chairman MACARIO C. NAVIA Vice-Chairman JUAN C. NABONG, JR. Secretary OSCAR I. FUNG NESTORIO B. MELOCOTON DIRECTORS: MANUEL M. CRUDO JOSE E. RACELA TDGAR L. SHEPLEY WILLIAM C. COUNCELL DAMASO C. TRIA PEDRO R. FRANCISCO IN THIS ISSUE GRAND MASTER'S MESSAGE EDITORIAL .............. AN ADVENTURE IN GIVING . . NILE TEMPLE IN MANILA VISIT GRAND MASTER TO SHRINERS . PHILOSOPHY IN MASONRY . . . ON DWINDLING ATTENDANCE THE ALTAR ............ GRAVEL & SAND . A LIVE SUBJECT ............................... ALL ABOUT ECUMENISM .......... A MAJORITY IN THE MINORITY JO-DE RAS SECTION PICTORIAL ... .................................... LODGE MEETINGS, LOCATIONS BY DISTRICTS PITAK PILIPINO ................................ ........................................................... NBM 11 WB Aguslin L. Galang, PM 26 THE ACACIA MUTUAL AID SOCIETY, INC. It ivas the concept of the originators, and it is the con cept of the present Directors, and it has been the concept of all interim Directors and Administrators that the Acacia Mu tual Aid Society, Inc., has, in its primary role as a Masonic Insurance agency, the duty to absorb the financial shocks of death, by relieving the bereaved family of the immediate fi nancial pressure that is almost always the companion of a sudden demise. This message, going to all the Brethren of all our Lodges, can be considered as a plea to protect yozir families and loved ones from the added financial shock resulting from death. Yozir passing away, is in itself more than they urill be able to bear without your adding to their load through thought lessness, negligence or lack of consideration. I sincerely hope that all our Lodges will take full advan tage of the Group Insurance Plan, our Masonic Association offers, not only insofar as the required S0c,'o of membership to qualify in the Plan, but to the extent of a full 100'/, of their membership, beginning with the year 1969. JOSEPH E. SCHON Grand Master NOVEMBER, 1968 Sdiloilat PEACE AND FREEDOM BEGIN AT HOME Everywhere in the world people complain about the lack of peace and order, or at least, the deterioration or watering down of moral values, thus giving impetus to abuses in local and national governments. We now see the need for retrain! in conduct and wish for passionate involvement in reforming the ways in which governments are run. Let us try seeing the fact that as the home goes, so goes the govern* meni. In homes where parents allow unbriddled freedom of children to do what they please without the needed guidance, such homes are the breeding places of anarchy. Such homes become, imperceptively, the pur veyors of rebellion without causes on the part of the children. There is no such thing as instant goodness or instant good manners and right conduct. They have to be taught and practiced incessantly in the home through the growing years of the children. Where children are neg lected because the parents are too busy making money to keep up with the Joneses, such a home is contributing to lawlessness in the community in which it is situated. As the community is, so is the country. A GRAND LODGE NEWS At the convention of District No. 7 in Paniqui, Tarlac, of which VW Jesus Evangelista is District Deputy Grand Master, one of the activities of the clay was the conference of Grand Lodge officers with the local officials. MW Schon met with the mayor and councilors of the munici pality of Paniqui and among the topics discussed were youth problems, law and order, citizen participation in government, etc. Mayor Eliodoro C. Castro was lavish in his praise of the interest Masons have in local af fairs and thanked them for it. lie is confident that the interest and assist ance of Masons will be a great boost to town officials in the performance of their duties. At the convention proper, among the topics discussed were dwindling attendance in Lodge meetings, cold ness of the brethren towards Lodge projects and activities, construction and repair of Lodge temples, the im plementation of more men in Masonry and more Masonry in men, etc. MW Camilo Osias, PGM, spoke impres sively and convincingly to the hun dreds of Masons and their families at the social hour after the official convention on his favorite topic. “Divine Economy.” It was well-re ceived and MW Osias received the plaudits of his audience. l-’or the first time since he became Grand Master. MW Joseph E. Schon made an official visitation to his Lodge, Mt. Kaladias No. 91, in Dumaguete City on Ocotber 28, 1968. MW Esteban Munarriz, PGM, Grand Turn to pipe 16 The Cabletow An adventure. . WB E. L. Gonzales, PM (1) • IN GIVING Worshipful Master; the Charity Committe has no new case to report at this Stated Meeting. With your permission, however, I would like to summarize tonight — for the informa tion of the Most Worshipful Grand Master, the members of his party and other visiting brethren — the activi ties and accomplishments of the Char ity Committee from 1961 up to the present time. But first, permit me to give a brief background on our Charity Committee. Article XII of our by-laws provides that the master and wardens shall be a charity committee and shall have the power to draw upon the treasurer any sum, not exceeding 40 pesos, at any one time, for the relief of a dis tressed worthy brother, his wife, wi dow or orphans. This provision has remained in our by-laws since 1901 when the lodge was established. In 1961, however, the lodge made a second sober look* at Article XII and found that while its scope and pur pose have remained praiseworthy to this day, the lodge has done little by way of assistance to handicapped children. And so. in the Stated Meeting of March 1961, the lodge, in the exer cise of its general powers, voted to expand the Charity Committee. With out directly amending the provisions of Article X1I, the lodge simply agreed to enlarge the membership of the com mittee and to broaden its sphere of activity. Membership was no longer limited to the master and wardens but may be selected from the rank and file of the entire membership, at the discretion of the Worshipful Master. An adequate but separate Charity Fund was created and a current ac count opened with the First National City Bank. In creating a separate Charity Fund, the purpose was to provide, but not limited to, plastic sur gery relief to deserving children. This laudable project was funded by ap proval of the members of the lodge on the basis of 4,000 pesos per year, un less circumstances dictated a change. This, in essence, is the background of the present Charity Committee, which is reallv a continuation of that created in 196 1. What has the Charity Committee achieved during the intervening years? Succinctly stated, the records show that from 1961 up to this time, the Charitj' Committee has successfully concluded 80 charity cases which in volved 37 boys and 43 girls. For all these cases, the Committee spent a total of P8.592.20 which cover ed the period of six years and ten months. The average expense, there fore, ran to a little less than 1200 pesos per year. This average is in deed far below 4,000 pesos originally contemplated and appropriated for the project each year. The expense per charity case aver aged about 110 pesos. You perhaps wonder why the average expense per case is ridiculously low. The ex planation is that — except for the first three plastic surgery cases han dled in 1961 — the Committee spent only for medical and surgical supplies. The hospitals in the majority of cases did not charge for room anti board of the patients as they were kept and maintained in free ward*;. The sur geons who participated in the project Turn to page 28 NOVEMBER, 1968 3 Hite ‘7t*tfrte i* HtdKiU 1/teit This year’s seven-man Divan from Nile Temple in Seatie, Washington, accompanied by a large tour group of Shriners and their ladies from the state, arrived in Manila on October 17, 1968 for a five-day stay in the city, primarily to initiate new mem bers in the Philippines into the An cient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, AAONMS. The Divan was composed of Ver non Bell, Chief Rabban; Walter M. Woodburn, Asst. Rabban; Glenn Car ter, PP, Recorder; Louis J. Dowell, PP, Treasurer; Kenneth T. Grimes, Oriental Guide; and Victor W. Has kell, High Priest & Prophet. Head of the Divan was C. Noel Caldwell, PoShrine Neophytes herded for the works People say there can never be financial security without world peace. Well the fact is, there will never be world peace without financial security. No wars between nations, and no riots within nations, were ever started by happy, prosperous people. People, and nations, turn to violence and wars when they don’t have any other way to achieve a decent standard of living. Is it naive to think it’s possible to help develop more happy prosperous nations? We don’t think bo. We believe the answer to world peace lies in giving people an opportunity to gain material well-being, to achieve a greater sense of personal dignity. —I. O. S., Ltd. (S.A.), Panama. The Cabkfow Watte* t* S&*i*e*t; The Shrine Ceremonial for the year 1968, having been conducted so expertly, solemnly, and so impressive ly by Ill. Noble C. Noel Caldwell and his Super-Divan of the Nile Temple of Seatie, Washington, and now being concluded amidst the traditional glit ter and pomp, always a part of Shrine activities, has been a successful re affirmation of the indisputable fact that Masonry wherever it is in action on this planet, can and does stir the soul and the spirit to greater and greater heights in its avowed purpose to improve the lot of man, morally primarily, and in the case here of Shrinedom, also physically through its celebrated program of crippled and burned childrens’ cure, rehabilitation and reorientation. I must state here, however, that no matter how brilliantly the jewels on the hundreds of fezzes displayed here tonight may shine, they are but a mere glimmer when compared to the beaut}- and ethereal luminescence pervading this hall through the very presence of our ladies, whom we love and revere, and to whom we freely attribute the inspiration that drives us relentlessly to greater achievements. We have good reason to believe that our Jurisdiction, that of the Grand Lodge of the Philippines, is rapidly showing the signs of awaken ing, very like the first stirring of a sleeping giant. For quite a number of years our Masonic position has re mained stable, not sliding by any means, but not gaining, perceptively, in number. But these static years were put to gainful use in that, through the foresight of successive Grand Masters of this period, a stronger foundation has been built, better legislation promulgated, and in some cases necessary restrictions imMIV Schon receivinff Potentate Noel Caldwell, Nile Temple, and Divan, who were in Manila recently. posed on our Master Masons to con stantly and permanently improve the quality of the Masons of our Juris diction. 1 feel that we have made significant strides in this direction, and the greater our success here, the finer the resultant product when ac cepted into the sphere of Scottish and finally into the '.calm of the Shrine. I am serenely confident that in short order, the Philippines will stand out before the Masonic world as an enviable beacon, taking the lead in solving modern-day problems which are the bane of many Masonic Juris dictions. We feel today that Masonry here is only beginning, champing at the bit, as it were; and when our ener gies arc properly channelled and final ly released and their impact felt — and this in the very near future — we will know that we will have suc ceeded in the basic virile development of a better and stronger society. Mav I take this opportunity now to congratulate our newly-made Nobles and urge them to always re member that dignity goes hand-inhand with nobility I know they will Turn to pogo 32 NOVEMBER. 1968 5 WB Eugenio Padua, PM (51) At his “passing” from EA to FC, the seeker is taught a very beautiful philosophy of life: To examine his every action by “the square of moral ity” and to see that no presumption shall cause him to transcend “the level" of propriety, and no vicious propensity shall swerve him from “the plumb line of rectitude.” The ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle defined a happy life as one of self-control guided by the principle of the “Golden Mean.” The Golden Mean means modera tion, harmonious satisfaction, a sense of proportion, a guide to virtue, a road to excellence in our daily con duct. It is the middle course of two ex tremes. . . If, for instance, danger ap proaches us, we can meet it in one of three ways: (1) the extreme way of impetuous recklessness or bravado; (2) the extreme way of dastardly fear or cowardice; (3) the middle way of calm determined courage of a man who is so clear and firm in his grasp of some worthy cause or end that he will take his chances on life or death if taking such chances is the best way to serve that cause or end. The Golden Mean between waste ful extravagance and miserly stingi ness is “judicious liberality;” be tween insolent arrogance or pride and servile humility, “dignified modesty or self-respect;” between moroseness and buffoonery, "good humor.” The Golden Mean must be "neither too much nor too little” for a given person in a given situation in rela tion to a given thing. It is not like the absolute or mathe matical mean, which is an exact aver age of two precisely calculable ex tremes... The collateral circum stances of each situation must be con sidered. Guided by a sense of proportion, we must always seek the “relative mean” — the Golden Mean. On the wall of the temple of Apollo at Delphi, there was engraved the motto “Meden Agan” (Nothing in Excess)—in an attempt of the Greeks to check violence and impulsiveness. Aristotle’s ideal man “does not ex pose himself needlessly to danger” but he is “willing, in great crises, to give even his life.” An ideal man is, or should be, "of a disposition to do service to others” though not expecting to have a ser vice done to himself by others... “To confer a kindness is a mark of super iority ; to receive one is a mark of subordination.” “An ideal man," Aristotle said, “bears the accidents of life with dig nity and grace, making the best of his circumstances, like a skillful general who marshals his limited forces with all the strategy of war.” Aristotle believed that happiness is the highest good and that it is attain ed only through good works, wisdom, moral virtue, moderation... Well being comes from well-doing, he said. Unhappiness is the result of bad conduct which is the result of ignor ance... Happiness is the result of good conduct which is the result of knowledge... The completelj' happy man is the Turn to page 24 The Cablefow Bro. Prospero B. Pajarillaga Secretary (160) If there is anything pathetic to see inside a Lodge, it is when two or three or a handful of dedicated members gathered together seemingly waiting in vain for other members to come to warant a quorum and start their la bors. This situation seems to be a perennial and peristcnt problem in many Lodges. Why must this hap pen? If there is an effect there must be a cause, or, if there is smoke there must be fire, so to speak. In short, there must be several reasons why this sad and lamentable situation of poor and dwindling attendance happens now and then. Let us try to analyze the situation. Causes Oj Poor Attendance 1. It is possible that a member must have been induced to join Masonry for some selfish or ulterior motives and as such, right at the beginning there is no genuine and sincere interest on his part in the varied activities of the Lodge, hence, his continuous absence from Lodge meetings. 2. The ceremonies and rituals dur ing initiation must have been done un impressively that a candidate’s feel ings and thinking may not have been touched or impressed at all, and so, there is no appreciation of the rites and rituals. 3. Some members do not find any thing different or any improvement in what they used to do or witness every' meeting time. 4. Some members due to their ina bility to participate in ceremonies or rituals for fear of being assigned to take part in Lodge activities, avoid coming to escape embarrassment or humiliation if and when corrected. 5. Other brethren avoid lavish ex penses on food and drinks due to limit ed financial resources at their com mand. To avoid embarrassment they prefer to be absent. 6. Businessmen especially, and other professionals cannot leave their jobs, customers, clients, or patients for fear of losing them which simply means that love of money is foremost in their minds and Masonry just secondary. 7. Others might have some kind of a misunderstanding with some bre thren sometime in the past and would want to avoid such fellows inside the Lodge. 8. There are those who believe that since there is no suspension anyway for non-attendance provided all fees arc paid, they can afford not to come. 9. Others do not feel any close fraternal relation or brotherhood with other members or even the officers themselves. They are only' remem bered when there is something to be collected. 10. Sometimes thc-re are domestic problems at home where a member of a family might be sick or might have met an accident; or maybe some wed ding, birthday' celebration, death an niversary, wedding anniversary or the like, and the brother might be per forming an important role, hence, could not physically be present in the Lodge meeting. 11. Often times the distance of the L.odge from the residence of a brother plus the extreme inconvenience of get ting a ride sometimes discourages a member to proceed to the Lodge to attend the meeting, not to mention the risk of losing his own life while traveling at night. Turn to noxl pig* NOVEMBER, 1968 I am quite sure, brethren, that there are many more causes, alibis or justi fications for being absent that can be theorized but for the meantime, these are what I consider to be the principal or common ones. With all these seem ingly difficult and unending causes of poor and dwindling attendance before us, how should we attempt to minimize these if not entirely eliminate them? Here are some possible remedies for all concerned: Proposed Solutions 1. Master Masons must be sincere, honest and true to their fraternity by observing the rules and regulations; by not sponsoring anyone to our privileges unless they have a strong reason to believe that the applicant or the candidate will contribute honor to their ancient and honorable frater nity. 2. Every Lodge must have a spe cially trained team and enough substi tutes where each member of that team must be a master of his part so that during ceremonies, degree or floor work, these are done in the most im pressive way. When the ritual or de gree work are impressively perform ed, some candidates cannot hold back their tears, a token of their serious ness of purpose and sincerity of in tentions. Impressive ceremonies leave a lasting imprint on the minds of the candidates and once a candidate is impressed from the beginning, he will be inspired to seek for further truth and light in Masonry, and hence, will always look forward for opportunities to attend a tiled Lodge meeting. 3. The Master must schedule the activities of the Lodge in such a way that members attending meetings will learn something new and different every stated meeting. Every member’s capacity to perforin some role in the different activities of the Lodge should be challenged. The Master of a Lodge must be in a position to know each individual’s capacity or ability and these members must always be given opportunities to prove their abilities. Turn to page 23 ’'-Pci&to de ^Jan-^atut INTERNATIONAL FLAG HOUSE Flag Makers Government Contractor Since 1921 BWAPA-Awardee 1952 * NARCAC-Awardee 1962 1059 Rizal Avenue Tel. 3-75-14 P. 0. Box 3539 Manila The Cabletow For offerings and supplications. . THE ALTAR VW Lorenzo N. Talatala, DDGM • The altar of today, as used in var ious churches, is as old as man's be lief in God. as the Masonic altar of obligation is as old as Masonry it self. As man began to acknowledge the existence of the Supreme Being, he also began to improvise his altar, that he may conveniently kneel on his knees before it, to adore Him and ofter sacrifice to His Holy Name. The first altar, as recorded in the Book of the Law, was built by Joshua on Mount Ebal out of rough and unhewn stones without the use of any tool of iron, where "they offered holo causts and peace offerings to the Lord.” As man progressed and his skill dev eloped, he began to hew cubical stones lor his altar. Later, beautiful designs were intricately laid out and carefully carved, in true manifestation of love and care for this divine symbol. As faith became deeper and the idea of sacrifice grew in meaning, lavish jewels and priceless gifts were show ered upon the altar to adorn the place of prayer. Nothing was regarded too expensive for the purpose. Temples and cathedrals began to be built, at times ancient caves were utilized in stead, and for purposes of adoring 1 lim, two altars were contrived —■ one inside the temple called the altar of incense or adoration and the other in front of the temple, called the altar of sacrifice, where man burned slain beasts and the products of the soil, to offer up his thanks to Him, for the bountiful graces which I le had surrounded men on the surface of this plane:. The altar of adoration which is placed <lue East of the temple is held sacred by everyone, that during the ancient times, it was conveniently used as the peaceful sanctuary of the hunt ed criminals, fugitives, slaves and the forlorn, for it was then regarded as an act of sacrilege to forcibly drag them out of that sacred place because they were, while there, deemed under the protection of God. Farther be hind the altar, is the Holy Place, wherein only the High Priest may enter. Man is generally known to be the only being on earth that prays — either alone or together. How im pressive, indeed, it is to see a group of human beings gathered together in the most orderly and meek manner, their beads bowed with reverence to wards the altar, united in prayer. Still more pathetic and rather compassion ate is the parting desire of criminals condemned to die, in their last will, to ask to be allowed to have a last supplication with God through a Priest or any other Minister of the church, to invoke His blessings, during their last moments of desperation. There is no doubt that among God-believers, even the hardened criminal, the brute, the cruel and tyrannical, and even the sa distic, in their enlightened moments, remember God and pray for His aid and support in times of distress, dan ger. persecution, suffering, terror or tragedy. 'Hie altar, inside the house of God, used for religious worship, plays a great beneficent influence in shaping the life of a man. Before it. all the various holy sacraments are administ ered from the time a child is baptized Turn to next page NOVEMBER, 1968 till the time lie receives the last sac rament in death at old age. During tmcient times, even covenants and treaties between nations were often times signed before it, invoking the presence of God as a witness in the transactions. Up to this day, vows are being taken before the altar sanc tioned by our customs and traditions and are binding to the honor and con science of the individual. And, above all these, the place is held so sacred, that in front of it, while in deep me ditation and prayer, one acquires the unusual feeling of the presence of the Great Creator blessing His creatures and can visualize the winged angels hovering tenderly and graciously over the heads of the devotees. Coming out of the door of the temple one reels spiritually refreshed as a new and bet ter man, because of his communion with God. lie returns to his home with a heart teeming with joy and a self-assured outlook in life. On the other hand, there. ^ad been cases of wanton desecration of the sacred altar, by being tainted with the sinners’ blood and their mis deeds. Cases of double suicide by pairs of frustrated lovers, suicides by spurned lovers and others who were desperate in their lives and had lost faith in society, have been committed before the altar. A Judge had been shot and killed while taking communion before the altar. Altars have been robbed of priceless ornaments and countless valuables by malefactors. Churches were used as prison bar racks and dungeons of death of war prisoners during the war. All these, despicable as they appear to be, tend to show contempt for the symbol of the throne of God. and are visible signs <>f moral degeneration among men in this modern ago — only to return to the folds of Godliness later, when confronted with danger, when in dis tress, while suffering or agonizing in pain and when the shadow of death is visibly reflected upon the walls around their lonely places of abode. The Masonic altar, on the other hand, is significantly different from the religious altar. While the religious altar is situated due East of the tem ple in conformity with the rising of the sun, the Masonic altar is situated at the center of the Lodge. While religious altars are dedicated along sectarian lines and are as varied as there are differences in religious sects, in Masonry there is only one common altar, where differences in religious beliefs are cast aside and people are unified in one common prayer accept able to all, in adoring the Great Crea tor of the Universe. The Lodge is said to be a petit re presentation of the universe canopied by the star-decked heaven with the journeying sun providing light to the other heavenly bodies revolving around it. The altar, therefore, situated in the center of the Lodge, is similar to the sun that diffuses light to all the acti vities of the Lodge. It is not meant to be just a piece of furniture to sup port the Great Lights, or its position in the center of the Lodge merely ac cidental. It has a far deeper meaning, in that it has a religious significance, although Masonry is not a religion. Masonry, by its very nature, is inter woven with religion as to require its initiates to pay homage to the Deity, but not to the extent of being involved in sectarian conflicts or the interpre tation of religious beliefs. Truly trans lated, the Masonic altar is an altar of freedom — “freedom of faith, not freedom from faith.’’ All Masons throughout the world, if they be true Masons, have knelt before a common altar, to be obligated and to receive light from the Master of the Lodge, regardless of creed, racial differences and stations in life. Tum to pigo 24 10 GRAVEL AND SAND rfeUvitte* NBM WB and Former Secretary of Agri culture Juan de G. Rodriguez, was the guest speaker al the Loyalty Day celebration of the College of Agricul ture, U.P., in Los Banos, Laguna on October 10, 1968. It is recalled that on that same date fifty years ago, a large group of students, employees and factulty members of the College of Agriculture in Los Banos volunteered to fight overseas with the Allies in World War 1. They enlisted with the Philippine National Guard under the U.S. Army. WB Rodriguez held the rank of Sergeant in the outfit that was in intensive training preparatory to being shipped to Europe for battle. For tunately or unfortunately for the hun dreds of Filipino volunteers, the Phil ippine National Guard could not be shipped out as the Armistice was sign ed on November 11. 1918 and the Philippine National Guard was dis banded soon after. Our congratulations to Bros. Drs John K. Lim and Dee Bing Lim, mem bers of Rafael Palma Lodge No. 1-17, who successfully passed the medical examinations given in June 1968. The results of the examinations were released in early October. Both doc tors are senior members of the Jose Abad Santos Chapter, Order of DeMolay. Their father, VW Joseph Lim So, is a 33° Mason and a Past District Deputy Grand Master of the Southern Mindanao district. Dr. John K. Lim is a resident physician at the Brockcnshire Memorial Hospi tal in Davao City and Dr. Dee Bing Lim is a resident physician at the Philippine General Hospital in Mani la. Being a pen-pusher for The Cable tow can be rewarding in the satisfac tion of being able to write the news that’s fit to print in our magazine, but it can be discouraging when some thing worthwhile is missed because no one told ns beforehand. If brothers and sisters and the young ones call us up or leave notes on our desk, we will be glad to fol low up. write the story and even take pictures. Some Lodge Secretaries send us newsletters and souvenir programs regularly. They are good source materials and oftentimes we use some, if not all of what we cull from these sources. Two news maga zines. The Job’s Daughters Echo, published bv Bethel No. 1, Olongapo City, and 'I'lie Bamboo News, publish ed by T. R. Yangco Chapter, Order of DeMolav, Olongapo City, have coipe into our hands. We thank those young ones for sending them. It almost floored us to know two months late that the Supreme Royal Matron and the Supreme Royal Pat ron of the Order of .Amaranth, heads of an International organization ap pendant to Masonry, visited the Manila Court. We are not of the Or der. but the visit was news and we could have written the story when it happened and it would have been in The Cabletow earlier. Turn to noat papo NOVEMBER, 1968 11 If news tips and leads cannot be relayed direct to us at Room 14, Plaridel Temple .Annex, Tel. 59-71-85, those may be left with the Grand Sec retary, Grand Lodge Offices, Plaridel Temple, 1440 San Marcelino, Manila, Tel. 59-35-36, and he will be glad to relay the information to us. Two daughters of Masons, who made names in the music world as singers abroad, are still on the way up in New York as in Europe. Eleanor Calbes, daughter of Bro. Diego Calbes of Mabini Lodge No. 38, Aparri, Cagayan, is busy on the stage, TV and radio in New York and Canada. She even appeared as a model for a cigaret ad. Eleanor is married to a Canadian. They were here for a visit last year when she gave concerts at the Phil-Am Audi torium and Abelardo Hall on the U.P. Campus. Evelyn Mandac, daughter of Bro. & Gen. Manuel Mandac of Bagumbayan Lodge No. 4, and Maguindanao Lodge No. 40, made a name in Paris where as a student she won voice contests. Evelyn is now in New York appear ing on the stage, TV and radio. She is married to a Frenchman and they make their home in New York City. A ^.ectcczetd. a* .dectevie Iwi ITINERARY OF GRAND LECTURES TO CONDUCT LODGES OF INSTRUCTION IN DISTRICT NO. 13 ** November 2-14, 1968 Saturday, November 2 — 1 :00 p.m. — Leave for £)aet PAL FLT 261 3:00 p.m. — Camarines Norte Lodge No. 107 Lodge of In struction Sunday, November 3 — 4:00 p.m. — Masonic Symbolism Monday, November 4 — 7:00 a.m. — Leave for Naga 2:00 p.m. — lsarog Lodge No. 33 Lodge of Instruction and Sym bolism Tuesday, November 5 — 7:00 a.m. — Leave for Legaspi 3:00 p.m. — Mayon Lodge No. 61 Lodge of Instruction and Sym bolism Wednesday, November 6 — 7:00 a.m. — Leave for Sorsogon 3 :00 p.m. — Lulusan Lodge No. 38 Lodge of Instruction and Sym bolism Thursday, November 7 —■ Return home 7:45 a.m. — To Manila — PAL FLT 276 Saturday, November 9 — Attend District No. 5 Convention in San Fernando, La Union or District No. 1, in Manila Monday, November 11 — Mindoro Lodge No. 157 Lodge of Instruction Thursday, November 14 — 5:30 p.m. — Manila — Plaridel Masonic Temple Lodge of Instruction for Grand Lodge Inspectors for District No. 1 and 9 Saturday, November 16 — Leave for Aparri via PAL FLT TIME LEAVE 222 10:25 a.m. Manila ARRIVE TIME Aparri 12:45 p.m. 2:00 p.m. — Mabini Lodge No. 39 Lodge of Instruction and Symposillin Turn Io pigo 25 12 The Cabletaw A Live Subject. . . • WB Maximo P. Echiverri, PM , Secretary of Maranaw Lodge No. Ill WHAT IS FREEMASONRY? In one of the regular stated meet ings of our Lodge recently, WB Esmeraldo B. Roque came out in the open and propounded the question, “What is Freemasonry ?’’ Everybody got alerted, stood one after the other and boldly endeavored to give his answer as best he could. All went well and this generated in the lodge a note of progress in Masonic moral science. Why? Because since then, this same question has become a by word of the members of the lodge. In the unhidden meaning and sen sitive concept of Freemasonry, come these fraternal greetings: What came we here to do? To learn to subdue our passions and im prove ourselves in Masonry. What have we been and are we, presently, doing to improve ourselves in Ma sonry? IIow much reading and study ing have we done since we were raised to the sublime degree of Master Ma son? Are we getting everything out of Freemasonry that we expected and hoped for? What is this art known as Freemasonry and why do we have to study, investigate and explore to find its true meaning and concept ? Freemasonry is not a religion, vet it is religious in nature and in all its aspects. Religion', because before we embark on any great and important undertakings, we first invoke the blessings of GOD. So we kneel for the benefit of prayer. Upon comple tion, we again offer our praters of THANKSGIVING. But what is most vital and important is that, as a fraternity, we are not to usurp the functions of the Church. We are not to declare war on them as an organ ized group. Rather, we are to aid and steadily assist in the untiring pursuit of a sacred mission. Thus Freemason ry undertakes a teamwork with the Church in the spiritual development of the individuals. And it is this co operative team effort that should make Masons feel proud as members of this most ancient and honorable organiza tion in pushing through the religious beliefs and practices to even greater heights in future years. A social organization, Freemasonry is not. Although the Masons are high ly sociable and they belong to an ele vated bracket of society. Freemasonry is a way of life so that social attain ments. social affairs and social inter course are essential parts of life and a means to an end and not an end in itself. Society, therefore, is in itself, Freemasonry. Secret? No! Never! Freemasonry is not a secret Order. There is noth ing secret in Freemasonry. The con stitution and by laws of the organiza tion is free for every body to read, and even to own and possess. There are. ol course, some ways and means of recognizing and identifving a Masod from one who is not. in the dark as well as in the light. There are also some pass words and rituals which must necessarily be kept from the non masons. The reason for this is verv clear and simple. If a non-mason knows how to identify a Mason, he can pretend to be himself a Mason, and enjoy the rare privilege; and rights of a genuine Mason among bre thren in any valley he may happen to roam. It should be borne in mind Turn to next p*0O NOVEMBER, 1968 13 that it is very painful and most dif ficult to become a Mason, but it is, indeed, a joy and an honor to be one. For beneficial purposes, Freemason ry is not either. This organization is not a Beneficial Order. But our char ities are highly beneficial to mankind. We have the Crippled Children’s Hos pital, the Research in Mental Health, The Templar Eye Foundation and many other minor undertakings that serve as monumental manifestations in our firm belief in the Fatherhood of GOD and Brotherhood of MAN. To Masons and much more to those who are not, Freemasonry is, indeed, a very precious luxury founded on the divine belief that it is more blessed to give than to receive. This is conceived and promised on the principles and prac tice of give and no take. This is Charity. “Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels and have not charity, I am become as sound ing brass or a tinkling cymbal. Though I have the gift of prophecy and understand all mysteries and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove moun tains, and have not charity, I am noth ing. And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor and though I give my body to be burned and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing. Charity suffereth long, and is kind; Charity envieth not; and charity vaunteth not itself. And now abideth faith, hope and charity — these three; but the greatest of these is CHAR ITY.” Freemasonry is neither a political organization. As citizens, of course, we are privileged to take active par ticipation in the affairs of the com munity, the state and the nation. In the lodge, however, we should temper our discussions with cool, fraternal emotions and sound judgment as we are duty bound to respect our broth ers* political beliefs and inclinations. If we do these, we refrain from mak ing the lodge sick of political fever during election years. Thus, harmony is maintained which is the strength and support of all societies specially this of ours. Let us now picture Freemasonry clearly. In the Entered Apprentice degree, we have been told that it is an institution designed for three pur poses, namely: (a) to enlighten the intellect. (b) to improve the moral nature and (c) to raise up humanity the world In a democratic society, we hear much of freedom. We have the free dom from poverty, for example, free dom from immorality in high places and from restraint. These are the three freedoms in connection with the great design of Freemasonry promul gated by our Masonic forefathers and so needed in our national fibre today. Freedom from intellectual poverty (meaning enlighten the intellect); 1-reedom from Moral Decay, (mean ing improve the moral nature) and Freedom from self, (meaning raise up distressed humanity). Freedom from Intellectual Poverty in our craft would raise the level of Turn to page 18 Dealer in Genuine Leather Goods VILLANUEVA LEATHER GOODS 1446 San Marcelino, Manila A Iso Available; Tear Gas Revolvers & Pistols Teai* Gas Ball Pens Tear Gas Ammunitions 14 The Cabletow News and Views on the Ecumenical Movement NBM Last month we made mention of ecumenism being divided into eccle siastical and fraternal. Ecclesiastical, we sub-divided into three: ecumenism among Christians, ecumenism within a church and ecumenism among all religions. We did not sub-divide fra ternal ecumenism. This time, we are going to sub-divide fraternal ecumen ism. There must be two sub-divisions in fraternal ecumenism: ecumenism be tween Freemasons and Knights of Co lumbus and fraternal ecumenism with in the fraternities. Sad to say this, but the obstacle to fraternal ecumen ism is race. And both fraternities, in some areas of their world-wide ex panse, are guilty of this. For example, in Freemasonry, there is that oft-repeated phrase: “inspite of race, creed or color,” purportedly the basis for taking in members. However, in some countries or states, they try to keep the fraternities ex clusive or segregated as to race or even creed. Freemasonry in the Philippines is no longer guilty of race or creed selection. Since 1917, membership in this grand jurisdiction has been fully integrated as to race or creed. We have white, black', grown, yellow and Caucasian, Catholic, Protestant. Muslem, Buddhist. Hebrew and Gnostics in our membership. We are proud of this, too. There is real fraternal ecu menism in the Grand Lodge of the Philippines. On the ecumenism in religion front, we note that in Tassajara, high on the hills of Big Sur, 160 miles from San Francisco, California, they have a Zen Buddhist Monastery, the first and only one in the United States. It is run by Richard Baker, a Berkeley graduate with major in Oriental stu dies. He is assisted by Shunryu Su zuki, a roshi or Zen master. At present they have 60 novices composed of college students, univer sity professors, a psychiatrist, an im porter, a bookshop owner, a former naval commander and a sprinkling of housewives. They are of various reli gious sects and after six months in the monastery they expect to return to their daily lives, spiritually rein forced bv exposure to the serene wis dom of Buddha. The monastery community takes in week-end paying guests at Tassajara and use the income to operate and re furbish the monastery. For the novices, the day begins at 4:40 AM and at 5:00 AM, they move into the Zendo or mediation hall. After meditation, they have a 20minute Zen service. From 6:00 to 7:15 AM, they have a period of study followed by an austere breakfast of rice, eggs and vegetables. All the meals are eaten in silence. The day’s routine continues with work in the monastery gardens or facilities, more meditation and services, and a lecture and counselling by the roshi until bed time at 10 :00 PM. A NOVEMBER, 1968 15 GRAND LODGE NEWS fr— P... 2 Secretary, accompanied the Grand Master in this strip. Incidentally, that day was the birthday of MW Serafin Teves, PGM, and also a member of Mt. Kaladias. After the official visitation at the new Masonic Temple. MW Teves had the brethren and ladies of Kaladias No. 91 for dinner at Ills home, where on the spacious lawn everybody that is anybody in Dumaguetc City and Negros Oriental met their friends regardless of creed, color or race. MW Teves proudly told this reporter how proud and happy he and Mrs. Teves are that by their eleven living children they have, up to that day, 44 grandchildren! ♦ * * After their visitation to Mt. Kala dias Lodge No. 91 in Dumaguetc City on October 28. MW Joseph E. Schon, Grand Master, and MW Esteban Munarriz. Grand Secretary, flew to Cebu City where they made a visita tion to Maktan Lodge No. 30 and Cebu Lodge No. 128 in a joint meet ing held at the Cebu Masonic Temple. October 29. The Managing Editor, who was left behind in Dumaguetc City, on Novem ber 1, addressed the Boy and Cub Scouts of the city who laid wreaths on the tombs of fellow I3oy Scout Jojo Magbanua and Cub Scout Boboy Escarda, who lie buried in the Masonic Memorial Lawn there. On November 2. 1968. Grand Master Schon. Grand Secretary Mu narriz, Junior Grand Warden Tria and others went to Lucena City to attend the District Convention of Quezon Lodges. The convention was well-attended bv brethren in the dis trict. VW Luis Makayan is District Deputy Grand Master there. U o o B O o B o Two district conventions were held on November 9. District No. 1, un der RW Manuel Crudo, Deputy Grand Master, held its convention in Plaridel Masonic Temple. MW Schon stayed in Manila to be present at the convention. RW Damaso C. Tria, Junior Grand Warden, MW Munarriz. Grand Sec retary, VW Jose Ma. Cajucom, Sr. and WB Jose Ma. Cajucom, Jr. went to San Fernando, La Union, to be present at the District Con vention of District No. 5, which is composed of Lodges in La Union. VW Agaton Umanos is District Deputy Grand Master of the area. * * ♦ * WB Mehmet Masirli, reigning mas ter of Realum Lodge No. 31, F. &■ A.M.. Istanbul, Turkey, paid a fra ternal visit to the Grand Lodge of the Philipines on October 12, 1968. WB Masirli was received by RW Crudo. Deputy Grand Master, in the absence of MW Schon, who was in Quezon. Turn Io pogo 18 GOING PLACES? Contact: Bro. Ernesto Z. Gonzales Sister Perla B. Gonzales, O.E.S. 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Bonifacio, the Plebeian, led the Cry of Balintawak that successfully thwarted the imposi tion of an oppressive burden to the Filipino people. The out-numbered Filipino and American soldiers in Ba taan erected an unequalled monument of valor for having held the enemy at bay, as ordered over a very signifi cant period of time. This enumeration of facts mani fested the force of men's quality and have proved that it cannot be trampled on by the strength of quantity. Men with strong determination and will power to accomplish outstanding feats serve as an inspiration to others. They are in the minority, yet they are being emulated because they have the strength and power of the majority. We are the majority in the minor ity. We mav be few in number com pared to our population, but we are the champions in the task of advanc ing the welfare and promoting the happiness of men. We are in the mi nority. but we arc emitting more power and energy than the force being discharged by the majoritv. We have that courage to lead the fight against crookedness and evil, whatever the consequence. Wc have that trust and belief in the Supreme Architect of the Universe who guides us and gives us strength and hope, even in the “valley of death.” We have that love and readiness to “aid and assist a distressed worthy brother master ma son, his widow and orphans” and be ing used to participate in this under taking, we extend our helping hand to others in need. But, we are not fond of propagating our achievements for we know that “what is done by the right hand should not be known by the left.” We are not easily provoked for wc have that shield of tolerance. We do not prejudge anyone because justice is embedded in our minds. All these traits make our Fraternity a shining armor and guiding light, amid darkness, ready to parry the thrust of evil and to set an example of how life should be spent. We are few because we only accept men with “in ternal qualifications" whose concep tion of virtue is not conventional, men who are determined to live bv the truth, and men whose sense of responsibility is of the highest degree. When we are raised to the sublime degree, we are obligated upon the Holy Bible. Square and Compasses to translate into acts and deeds the teachings and tenets of Masonry. We feel that we are born again. We go dill to the world and perform the du ties of a Mason, devoid of malice or of any consideration. We ar<* proficient because we arc Masons at heart, in mind and con science and as such we meet our obli gations on time. We are striving hard to be “better men” because the institu tion we represent requires us to glisten in the dark, and to exert our utmost effort to prove that we belong to the majoritv in the minority — the Free and Accepted Masons. ’ A NOVEMBER, 1968 17 A LIVE SUBJECT ... From p.B. 14 our understanding and consideration to the point that wherever we live as Masons, the uninitiated as well as the profane would see our good works Freedom from Moral Decay is one of the most compelling requirements in our society today. When Freema sonry raised its head on the scene of history in the 13th, 14th and 15th cen turies, morality was at a low ebb in England and all throughout the con tinent. The Church had miserably fail ed in its mission to improve morality, and so with the state. But through conspicuous examples displayed by members of the Fraternity, morality got improved in a fortnight and it is this glorious achievement that is worthy of credit which brought Free masonry in human society today. Our selfishness as individuals and as nations for centuries has been great ly responsible for most of the evils in this world today. I should like to bring you to the two great Command ments which we are admonished to strictly and constantly observe. “Thou shalt love the LORD. Thy GOD” and "Shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.” This embraces all the laws and is dramatically illustrated in the upsearch and outreach of Freemasonry. If after digesting these two command ments and we forget ourselves for sometimes, then we shall come to hap piness in reality and be able to truly enjoy life and say, “Behold how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity. It is like the precious ointment upon the head that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron’s beard, that ran down to the skirts of his garments. As the dew of Hermon and as the dew that des cended upon he mountains of Zion. For there, the LORD commanded the blessings, even life forever more.” A HAVE YOU EVER TRAVELED? 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A The wise men of antiquity, when they wished to make the whole world peaceful and happy, first put their own states in proper order. —Confucius. 18 The Cabletow THE JO-DE-RAS SECTION DEMOLAY RAINBOW The Supreme Session of the Inter national Order of Job’s Daughters was held in Topeka, Kansas, on Aug ust 14-18, 1968. It was reported that the Session was successful and the delegates to the convention had a wonderful time in the corn state. Mrs. Velina E. Wilson, the Supreme Guar dian in whose term the Session was held and presided thereat, is a native Kansan. She visited Bethels in Mani la, Olongapo and Dumaguetc cities last March and April. It will interest Jobies in the Phil ippines that the headquarters of the Order is now located at the Masonic Temple in Omaha. Nebraska and that Mrs. Doris Benson, Past Supreme Guardian, is Supreme Secretary. It will be recalled that Mrs. Benson, dur ing her term as Supreme Guardian, visited Bethels of the Order in Olon gapo, Manila and Dumaguetc in 1965. Out in Cagayan Province, Gov. Teresa Dupaya is enthusiastic about the new twist allowed by Pres. Mar cos in that young boys are hired to work as laborers in public works pro jects. Gov. Dupaya says that boys and girls who are treated bv their parents as senoritos and senoritas in their homes are finding themselves as men and women, responsible, indus trious and honest. They acquire pride, through their employment, in the work they are doing for the promotion of progress in their localities. In Dumaguetc City, projects for helping cultural minorities in the mountains of Negros Oriental have been referred to the Action Commit tee for implementation. The projects have the support of the Commission on National Integration and the Presi dential Assistant on Cultural Minori ties. To work in the projects, they need voting men and women who are willing to live in the mountain com munities to teach the mountaineers how to plant crops, cook wholesome meals, build homes, acquire good health habits, to read and write, or otherwise make them good citizens who will stay put in their communities, develop themselves and their communities, in stead of wandering about. WB Timotco Oracion, Worshipful Master of Mt. Kaladias Lodge No. 91. in Dumaguete. is over-all coordinator of the projects. 'This is a local story of how the other half lives. The other half we refer to are the wives and children of Masons who are drawn to member ship in the Eastern Star, the Ama ranth. DeMolav, Rainbow and Job’s Daughters, or not at all. for lack of Turn to next page NOVEMBER, 1968 19 the facilities in their localities. The first half, or better half, of course, are the Masons. Where Masons and the other half of their families work together for the good of Masonry and the Concordant Orders, there is bound to be peace and harmony in the families concern ed. Gone are the days, we hope, when the Masons, the heads of their fami lies, were loved and hated by them: loved as being the husbands and fath ers, and hated for being Masons. Youth organizations adhered to Ma sonry need Mothers’ Clubs. The mothers of the DeMolays of T. R. Yangco Chapter, in Olongapo City, have formed themselves into a DcMolay Mothers’ Club. When the De Molays are in meeting at the Masonic Temple, or working outside on sonic community-improvement projects, their mothers are there too. They prepare refreshments for the boys. They help raise funds for the projects of their DeMolays. They give sound adviec. when sought by the boys. After doing something for the boys, the mothers feel proud of themselves and of their boys. If all DeMolav chapters, Rainbow assemblies and Job’s Daughters be thels have mothers’ clubs, and also lathers' clubs, our Masonic young people will have ideals to live for and live up to. Sis. Jcsusa Liulan. Honored Queen. Bethel No. 2, Manila, and Sis Zenv Alvarado, also of Bethel 2. are to be congratulated for their good on-thespot decision when at 1:00 PM. Octo ber 26, 1968, just as the chairs and food were to be unloaded on the lawn of some Dad and Mom to prepare it for the fund-raising party at 6:00 PM. they were told that the)- could not hold the party there. They and their other sisters hustled and looked around town for another place to hold the party that night. They final ly got the permission of Dad D. F. M. Domingo and Mom Virgie Domingo to hold the party on their lawn and home in Blue Ridge, Quezon City. By 9:00 o’clock the Jobies, with the help of DeMolav brothers and Rain bow sisters, had the party going on the new site. It was a highly success ful affair, enjoyed by all of the Dads & Moms present, let alone the presence and participation of so many DeMolays. Rainbows and Jo bies and their guests. They are thankful to Dad &• Mom Domingo for being so kind and help ful in the solution of a pressing pro blem. They also thank Sis. Minnie Domingo, Past Worthy Advisor of Perla Assembly. Order of Rainbow, who helped them in fixing the place and in managing the kitchen chores. Dad Eugenio Padua, Associate Bethel Guardian of the Manila Bethel, donated the services of the Red Fox combo, composed of his two grand sons and their friends. Some twenty-six DeMolav brothers of Leon Kilat Chapter in Dumaguetc City travelled to Iloilo City on Fri day, November 15, 1968 to initiate over twenty boys in Iloilo City into the Order of DeMolav preparatory to the institution of a DeMolav chapter in Iloilo on November 16, The new est DeMolav chapter is sponsored by 1 loilo-Acacia Lodge No. 11, Kalantiaw Lodge No. 1S7 and the Panav Bodies, AASR. The Dumaguetc DeMolays were accompanied by Dad Sammv Malayang, Chapter Advisor, and other members of the Advisory Board. Ex penses for travel, lodging and meals of the Dumaguetc DeMolays were borne by the Iloilo and Dumaguetc Masonic groups. A 20 The Cabletow Eastern Stars sit. at dinner table 'hiring Friendship Night of Mayou Chapter No. 1, OKS, recently. Masons and tonwspeople of Paniqui Tarlae, gather on town plaza to hear .WVV Schon give an address in front of Bonifacio Monument. Dedication of the Temple of Nuev-i Ecija Lodge No. 7 J in Quezon, Sueni Ecija. New Temple of Nwra Ecija Lodge No. 7.1 in Quezon, N. E. Dedication ceremonies at dedication of the Temple of Maranaw Lodge .Vo. Ill in lligan City. MW Schon u-ith Mayor of Paniqui, Tarlae. Left, to Right. VIE Jose Ma. Cajucom, RW Edgar Shcpley, Mayor Castro and MW Schon. Behind them is VH- William C. Councell, Grand NOVEMBER, 1968 21 POCKET REMINDER OF STATED MEETINGS OF ALL SUBORDINATE LODGES IN ALL MASONIC DISTRICTS UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE GRAND LODGE OF THE PHILIPPINES, F.&A.M., AS OF OCT. 31, 1968 NAME OF LODGE LOCATION STATED MEETING DISTRICT No. 1 — MANILA Bagumbayan 4 ................................. Island-Luz-Minerva 5 ................... Biak-Na-Bato 7 ............................... Nil ad 12 ....................................... Walana 13 ............................... Dalisay 14 ............................... Sinukuan 1G ..................................... A raw 18 ....................................... Dapitan 21 ..................................... Jose Rizal 22 ................................. Batong Buaav 27 ........................... 2 a p o t e 29 ................................. Luzon 57 ..................................... L a b o n g 59 ................................. Kasilawan 77 ................................... Taga-Ilog 79 ................................... F. D. Roosevelt 81 ......................... High Twelve 82 ............................. Hiram 88 ................................... S er v i c e 95 ................................. Keystone 100 ................................... Noli Me Tangere 148 ................... King Solomon 150 ......................... Manuel Roxas 152 ......................... Manila 1 ................................... Corregidor-Southern Cross 3 .. Cosmos 8 ................................... St. John's 9 ..................................... Mt. Lebanon 80 ............................ Mencius 93 ............................... Wednesday Saturday Tuesday Saturday Wednesday Tuesday Friday Saturday Monday Friday Tuesday Saturday Tuesday Saturday Tuesday Saturday Saturday Saturday Friday Tuesday Saturday Wednesday Monday Monday Tuesday Thursday Monday Friday Thursday Wednesday Plaridel Masonic Temple — 2nd Plaridel Masonic Temple — 3rd Plaridel Masonic Temple — 2nd Plaridel Masonic Temple — 1st Plaridel Masonic Temple — 3rd Plaridel Masonic Temple — 1st Plaridel Masonic Temple — 2nd Plaridel Masonic Temple — 2nd Plaridel Masonic Temple — 3rd Plaridel Masonic Temple — 4th Pluridel Masonic Temple — 2nd Plaridel Masonic Temple — 3rd Plaridel Masonic Temple — 1st Plaridel Masonic Temple — 1st Plaridel Masonic Temple — 1st Plaridel Masonic Temple — 4th Plaridel Masonic Temple — 3rd Plaridel Masonic Temple — 2nd Plaridel Masonic Temple — 1st Plaridel Masonic Temple — 4th Plaridel Masonic Temple — 2nd Plaridel Masonic Temple — 1st Plaridel Masonic Temple — 2nd Plaridel Masonic Temple — 2nd ‘‘Scottish Rite Temple — 1st Scottish Rite Temple — 2nd Scottish Rite Temple — 2nd Scottish Rite Temple — 2nd Scottish Rite Temple — 1st Scottish Rite Temple — 1st DISTRICT NO. 2 — APAYAO-CAGAYAN Mabini 39 ................................... Aparri, Cagayan — 2nd Saturd Gonzaga 66 ............................... Tugucgarao, Cagayan — 3rd Saturday Rio Chico 182 ................................... Apayao — 3rd Saturd DISTRICT NO. 3 — NUEVA VIZCAYA Magat 68 ................................... Bayombong, N. Vizcayu — 1st Saturday Nueva Vizcaya 144 ....................... Solano, N. Vizcaya — 1st Saturda Salinas 1G3 ............................... Bambang, N. Vizcaya — 3rd Saturday Cordillera 178 ................................. Bagabag, N. Vizcaya — 4th Saturday DISTRICT NO. J, — ADRA-ILOCOS NORTE-ILOCOS SUR A n g a 1 o 63 ................................... Vigan, Ilocos Sur — 3rd Saturda Laoag 71 ................................... Laoag City, I. Norte — 1st Saturday A bra 8G ....................................... Banpued, Abra — 2nd Saturda Lam-Ang 164 ................................... San Esteban, I. Sur — 1st Saturda DISTRICT NO. 5 — LA UNION-MT. PROVINCE Baguio 67 ................................... Baguio City — 1st Tuesday Union 70 ..................................... San Fernando, La Union — 1st Saturday Bon toe 140 ............................... Bontoc, Mt. Province — 1st Saturday Siete Martires 177 ......................... Balaoan, La Union — 3rd Saturday Turn to pogo 29 22 The Cabletow ON DWINDLING . . . From page • This practice might give encourage ment to members to attend Lodge meetings regularly. 4. There should be group teaching and constant discussions about the ceremonies and reading of the monitor so that everybody will be familiar with all portions of the degree work in cluding the lectures for the three de grees. A member who is proficient in reading the monitor should assist the less capable brethren. When one is well acquainted with any ritual, cere mony or degree work, then, there should be no reason at all why he should be afraid to be assigned any part or be intentionally absent from Lodge meetings. 5. We must avoid lavish and un necessary spending for food and drinks. Incidentally and unfortunately, not all members of the craft have the same paying capacity or ability. While others are blessed with good earnings from some business or the practice of some professions, others do not have the same blessings or abilities. When one's pocketbook is affected very much at every stated meeting, that partic ular member concerned will always have a negative instead of a positive attitude towards stated meetings. 6. It should be an ideal practice to mark immediately in our calendars in the home or in the office our stated meetings for the whole year to remind us in advance about our engagements in our lodges. Let us also be remind ed that we have only one stated meet ing every month and so we should schedule other activities in such a way that the)- will not be in confict with Lodge activities. 7. Hatred towards a brother should not be a sufficient ground for not attending Lodge meetings. In the first place, hatred should not find room in our hearts or minds, because if we entertain this, we become hypo crites of the highest degree. Misun derstanding with any brother should not be allowed to last long. This problem should immediately be settled bv the Worshipful Master of the Lodge or some elders to the satisfaction of both parties. 8. It is a wrong attitude that be cause there is no suspension for nonattendance in Lodge meetings that one should not attend Lodge meetings any more. This attitude should be changed, lest, there will be no progress in our membership in Freemasonry. Pay ment of dues is not enough but the physical presence of every member in all Lodge meetings is equally import ant. While the ordinary holo will remain sharp only by constant sharp ening on a grindstone, so will a mem ber of the craft remain proficient only by a constant and continuous partic ipation in all Lodge activities. The moment a member ceases to attend Lodge meetings, he is likely to forget the signs, the passwords and other things he is expected to know. 9. The Worshipful Master as well as the other members present should exhibit the usual eagerness in welcom ing the other members by offering their warm and friendly greetings and handshaks. When a brother feels that his brethren had been missing him in Lodge meetings, that shows that his brethren not only care for hint but that they are miserably missing him in the Lodge and their various activi ties. Naturally, the brother missed in Lodge meetings will endeavor to be always present as he is equally im portant and dear to every brother. 10. Every brother must always be on the alert regarding any misfortune Turn Io next page NOVEMBER, 1968 23 that may coinc to another brother or any member of his family. If some accident befell a brother or a member of his family, gets sick seriously or dies, the brethren should be the first group of jieople to come and share with the sorrow and to offer financial help automatically, because this is a part of our sworn obligation before the Altar. When every Master Mason does his sworn obligation to all con cerned. more especially to a brother, we encourage everybody to be active in the Lodge and be conscious of their duties. 11. A well-to-do or much- betteroff brother having a car, a pick-up or a jeep, should go out of his way to find out if some brethren are ready to go to Lodge meeting and can be ac commodated in his vehicle. This, inPHILOSOPHY IN . . F,em p>(p 6 complete gentleman. . . And the complete gentleman is the man pas sionately devoted to friendliness... When you see two friends, you sec two bodies with a single soul. The 13th century philosopher and theologian Saint Thomas Aquinas maintained with "pagan” Aristotle (4th c. B.C.) that “every man has within him the form, or the urge, to turn himself into an angel, just as every accorn has within it the form, or the urge, to turn itself into an oak tree.” THE ALTAR From page 10 To both Religion and Masonry, therefore, the altar is indispensable, it being the pivotal point and source of divine light for all the activities in both. It symbolizes the throne of the Supreme Being, whereu|wn He pre sides over and oversees all the labors taking place around Him. Finally, deed, is an ideal which we might call real Masonry in action and a fine ges ture of brotherly affection and love existing only among individuals with such a close fraternal relations. No doubt this system will improve and promote attendance in Lodge meetings. Brethren, how about giving a try of these solutions to poor attendance enumerated above? Is it not inspiring to hear and to note that in some Lodges, attendance is "overflowing" so to speak, and that if some brethren happen to be a little late in coming, seats and spaces become a problem? If it can be done in other Lodges, why can it not be done right in our own Lodges, too? Brethren, here is a real challenge for you and me. As for me, I accept the challenge. Do you? A • Saint Thomas played a central role in the assimilation of Aristotelianism in Christianity. There was a time when Church officials warned against the teaching of the Aristotelian treat ises — probably because of the Mo hammedan route bv which it had come. Eventually, they decided that the thing to do was not to outlaw Aristotle or to burn his books but to study him with all due care. Thus, Christianity has been enriched with his philosophy since the thirteenth or fourteenth century. A it will undoubtedly be for the best interest of the Order, if only the bre thren, especially those whose interest in Masonry arc waning, will come to recall what they pledged before the altar of obligation, that they may once more fully realize the important du ties they owe to God, country, the Lodge, the brethren and mankind. A 24 The Cabletow GRAND LECTURERS ... From p.g. 12 Sunday, November 17 — 8:00 a.m. — Leave for Tuguegarao 5:00 p.m. — Gonzaga Lodge No. 66 Masonic Symposium Monday, November 18 — 5:00 a.m. — Leave for Tabuk District Deputy Grand Master, Masonic District No. 3 will arrange our transportation to and from Tabuk. 2:00 p.m. — Rio Chico Lodge No. 182 Lodge of Instruction and Sym posimn Tuesday, November 19 — 5:00 a.m. — Return to Tuguegarao 4:00 p.m. — Gonzaga Lodge No. 66 Lodge of Instruction Wednesday, November 20 — 8:10 a.m. — Leave for Canavan via PAL FLT 213 Proceed to llagan 2:00 p.m. — Lodge oj Instruction Symposium Isabela LodOc No. 60 Cauayan Lodge No. 180 Mallig Plains, U.l). Thursday, November 21 — 7:00 a.m. — Leave for Santiago 2:00 p.m. — Cagayan Galiev Lodge No. 133 Lodge of Instruction and Svm posium Friday, November 22 — 7:00 a.m. — I .eave for Bayombong 2:00 p.m. — Lodge of Instruction Symposium Magat Lodge No. 6S Salinas Lodge No. 163 Nueva 1 'izeaya Lodge No. 1-14 Cordillera Lodge No. 178 Sunday, November 24 — Return to Manila Saturday, November 30 — 2:00 p.m. — Pinagsabilun Ldoge No. 26 & NILE SHRINERS . . . From pogo 4 tentate of Nile Temple. The Divan and Tour Group arrived from Taipch at 3:55 PM, October 17, 1968 and were met at the Manila In ternational Airport by Philippine shriners. They were quartered at the Manila Sheraton. The evening of their arrival, they were feted at a Hospitality Night Reception nt the b'lks Club in Makati. Friday morning, October IS, 1968. they were treated to a sight-seeing trip while the official divan paid their respects to MW Schon, Grand Mas ter, at the Grand Lodge offices. At noon, Grand Master Schon tendered a luncheon at the /\rmy & Navy Club for the divan. Cocktails were served lor the divan in the evening. Shrine ceremonials filled Saturday. October 19. The morning session was held at the Scottish Rite Temple and the afternoon session was held at Plaridel Temple. The Potentate’s ball for the new shriners was held at the Manila Hilton at eight in the evening. It was a happy and hilarious afiair. well-attended and glittered. While the divan worked on the can didates. taking their lunch at the Scot tish Rite Temple, the ladies of the visiting shriners were luncheon guests of the ladies of Philippine shriners at'the Elks Club. Sunday. October 20, the shriners had a business meeting at the Shera ton in the morning and later took a tour of Corregidor for the rest of the day. The Washington shriners de parted for Singapore at 2:45 PM, Monday, October 21. Philippine shriners are organized into oases in different parts of the country. They have oases at Clark Field, l’ampanga, Manila. Olongapo. Cavite, Dumaguetc and Saigon. A NOVEMBER, 1968 25 Ni Kep. Agustin L Galang, NIG (17) ALITUNTUNIN NG DAKILANG MANGGAGAWA Sa mga sandali ng akirtg mataimtim na pagniumunimuni, ngayong ako’y nasa dapit-hapon na ng Buhay, ay ngayon ko latnang napagwawari, na ako ay naninirahan sa isang Tcinplo na Hindi ginawa ng mga kamay, ang katawang nilikha ng katangitanging I SIP na makapangyarihan sa lahat. Ang isip av siyang pinakamahalagang biyaya ng Diyos sa tao. Ang wagas na isip ang tagapagtaguyod ng tao sa kaunlaran at kaligayahan. Kapag ito ay naglaho, ay mawawala na rin ang katalinuhan at buhay na walang hanggan. Ang Dakilang Manggagawa ay itinatag ang kanyang mga Templo (<mg mga tao sa Sandaigdig) sa tugatog ng mga buhay na bato, kalakip ang Banal 11a Pag-ibig at lava ng kaisipan. Gayon ma’y marami pang maliliit na bagay (details) na iniwan upang bigyan ng pagkakataon ang tao sa pagbalangkas at pagsasakatuparan ng mga ito sangayon sa kanilang mithiin at pangangailangan. Aug Manlilikha ay pinagkalooban din ang tao ng hustong kasangkapang kinakailangan sa pagyari ng Banal niyang Templo. Nasasa kanyang talino’t katapatan sa wastong paggamit ng mga ito, sa maikling panahong ilalagi niya sa Mundo. Dito masusubok kung siya’y karapat-dapat sa Matang Nakikita ang Lahat. Upang maging ganap (perfect) ang Templong tinitirhang kong ito, bayaan ninyong buong ingat kong balakin, ng maging siguring kalakip ang puspos na kaligayahan, di lamang pa ra sa sarili, kundi para sa lahat ng doo’y magaganyak na puniasok, dahil sa huwaran kong pamumuhay 11a ipinakikita sa wika’t sa gawa. Ipagpaumanhin ninyong itayo ko ang bantayog kong ito, alinsunod sa larawangguhit ng Dakilang Guro, na ang Busilak Niyang Liwanag, kailan ina’y hindi. mangungulimlim sa kanyang Dambana, ang Liwanag ng Katalinuhan at inspirasion sa lahat ng doo’y dadalangin at magtitika. Bayaan inyong: sangkapan ko ito ng katapatan at katotohanan, upang maging matatag at matibay, sa gayo’y mapapawi ang alinlangan at paguupasalaan; tanglawan ito ng pagtitiwala at katarungan upang ang magsisipagkanlong doon ay tiwasay at panatag ang kalooban; palabukan ito ng kagandahang-loob, kawanggawa’t maka-Diyos 11a I’agibig sa lahat ng buhay na kaluluwa, ng lubos nilang matalos na C. DEL MUNDO REALTY Member; Manila Board of Realtors Philippine Association of Real Estate Boards. Specialists in. Sales, Service, Brokerage, Sub Divisions, Low-Cost Housing, etc. Send inquiries to: C. Del Mundo Realty 600 Rizal Ave., Manila — Tel. 3-24-31 1120 A. 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The afflictions or ailments of these 80 boys and girls are grouped into these categories: 73 had harelip and cleft palates; 4 had ailments involving the eyes; 1 required surgery in the neck; 1 suffered from severe burns of the body, arms and legs, face and neck; and 1 had a hole in voice box which was remedied by surgery. The predominance of harelip and cleft palate cases was due to the fact that in 1963 the Charity Committee confined and limited assistance to this type of deformity. The Charity Committee had also occasion to participate now and then in small but significant charitable work. In December 1961, for instance, the Charity Committee spread Christ mas cheer to its beneficiaries by giv ing to each one of them a case of evaporated milk, coloring pencils, water colors, candies and local sweets and other food typical of the Christ mas season. In July 1964- after typhoon Dading wrought widespread destruction in the country, the Charity Committee im mediately donated 200 pesos to the typhoon victims. The donation was made through the Salvation Army as this organization had first hand in formation of the individual needy fami lies. I would like to mention that most of the harelip and cleft palate cases handled by the Charity Commit tee today were referred by the Salva tion Army. The Salvation Army looks for the cases and we pay the bills after treatment. This arrangement was made in the second half of 1962 be cause it was recognized that the Sal vation Army is in close contact with the grass roots section of the coun try and it had more opportunity, in the course of its crusade to see and meet children with congenital deform ity of this nature. I would like also to add, for the record, that when the Charity Com mittee was started in 1961 it had es tablished contacts ith Miss Virginia Hebbert, Director, Medical Social Service of St. Luke’s Hospital in Que zon City and also with Kirs. Muriel Jay, wife of a Shell Company official. Mrs. Jay had a project for handicap ped children and before she left the Philippines she made arrangements with the Charity Committee and the Salvation Army to work together on the project. And here is another work which we are proud to recall. In November 1967 the lodge appropriated 1500 pesos from the Sack of Fraternal Assistance and immediately authorized the Charity Committee to disburse the whole amount for the relief of a dis tressed worthy brother whose employ ment in the country was abruptly ter minated. He had to return to the United States with his family, unable as he was to get other jobs in the country. He had transportation tickets reluctantly provided by his employer (this brother was originally hired here in the Philippines, not in the United States) but he had no funds to take care of small local bills. He needed also a little pocket money to cover incidental expenses of his chil dren while en route to his mid-western state. The response of the lodge mem bers in this particular situation was swift and unanimous to the last man. The distressed worthy brother got the 1500 pesos which was really small in terms of dollars and cents but he was deeply grateful for the fraternal financial assistance. In December last year — I was the master at the time — the lodge author ized the Charity Committee to spend not more than 500 pesos for candies 28 The Cabletow and other small Christmas items for the underprivileged children in the various wards of Manila hospitals. For this purpose, Wor. Bro. Johnson was appointed to buy the candies and distribute the same, with the assist ance of Bro. Virgilio Balagot and Bro. Alfredo R. Embrador who were then members of the Charity Committee. Wor. Bro. Johnson got the candies and the distribution was made. But up to this time, Wor. Bro. Johnson has never asked for a reimbursement of the expenses he incurred. I never knew the reason why. But when I was preparing the notes for this report, I found out that Wor. Bro. Johnson was the master in 1961. It was he who advocated stronglv for a more expanded activities of the Charity Committee, '['he record shows that he implemented with vigor and enthusiasm the activities of the Char ity Committee. At the time I ap pointed him to buy the candies and to distribute the same, it escaped my attention that be owns the Chocolate House, a manufacturer of candies and pastries. I hope I did not, by such appointment, unfairly extort from Wor. Bro. Johnson a generous dona tion of candies for the underprivileged children. Last Easter the lodge authorized the Charity Committee to provide Easter eggs, candies, jelly beans and chewing gum to about 400 boys and girls at the Children’s Garden in Taytay, Rizal. The amount of 500 pesos was earmarked for this project. After pro curing all the items needed and after placing them in dainty baskets, com plete with excelsior, the Charity Com mittee had spent only about 360 pesos. This small project made 400 boys and girls happy and for the first time in their lives, enjoyed a truly good East er. Based on the success of this first Easter project, it seems that the present thinking of the lodge members is to make the Easter eggs project an an nual affair of the lodge. Worshipful Master, this concludes this special report. A From pogo 22 DISTRICT NO. 6 — NUEVA ECIJA Cabanatuan 53 ................................ Nueva Ecija 73 .............................. Memorial 90 ..................................... Gen. Manuel Tinio 167 ................ Gen. Llanera Mem. 168 .............. Narra 171 ................................... Cabanatuan City Quezon, N. Ecija Munoz, N. Ecija Guimba, N. Ecija Gapan, N. Ecija San Jose, 'N. Ecija — 1st Saturday — 2nd Saturday — 2nd Saturday — 1st Saturday —. 4th Saturday — 1st Saturday DISTRICT NO. 7 — RULACAN-PAMPANGA-TARLAC Malolos 4G ....................................... Malolos, Bulacan — 2nd Saturday Pampanga 48 ................................ San Fernando, Pampanga — 2nd Saturday Isagani 96 ....................................... Tarlae, Tarlae — 1st Saturday Leonard Wood 105 ........................ Clark Air Force Base — 1st Tuesday Victory 116 .................................. Caniiling, Tarlae — 3rd Saturday Anchor 159 ..................................... Paniqui, Tarlae —■ 2nd Saturday DISTRICT NO. x — RAT AAN-Z AMR ALES Lincoln 34 ....................................... Olongapo City — 1st Wednesday Pinatubo 62 ................................... San Narciso, Zambales — 2nd Saturday Zambales 103 ................................ lba, Zambales — 1st Saturday Bntaan 104 ..................................... Lamao, Limay, Bataan — 3rd Saturday Turn Io next pogo NOVEMBER, 1968 29 DISTRICT NO. 0 — QUEZON C1TY-RIZAL Silanganan 19 ................................. M u o r 89 ..................................... Marikina 119 ................................... Quezon City 122 ............................. Tcodoro M. Kalaw Mem. 136 .. Rafael Palma 147 ......................... Juan Sumulong Mem. 169 ........... Capitol City 174 ............................. Laong Laan 185 ............................. Bagong Ilog, Pasig, I Paranaque, Rizal Marikina, Rizal P. Florentino cor. lba Quezon City San Juan, Rizal Quezon City Taytay, Rizal Quezon City Quezon City — 2nd Saturday — 3rd Saturday — 1st Saturday — 2nd Saturday — 2nd Monday — 1st Saturday — 3rd Saturday — 1st Saturday — 1st Saturday DISTRICT NO. 10 — CAVITE C a vi t e 2 ..................................... Pilar 15 ....................................... Bagong Buhay 17 ........................... Aguinaldo Memorial 31 ............... Mount Mainam 49 ......................... Pintong Bato 51 ............................. Primera Luz Filipina 69.............. Bagong Ilaw 97............................... Indang 115 ............................... Tagaytay 165 ................................... Cavite City Imus, Cavite Cavite City Kawit, Cavite Naic, Cavite Bacoor, Cavite Binakayan, Kawit, Noveleta, Cavite Indang, Cavite Tagaytay City — 1st Friday — 1st Saturday — 2nd Friday — 2nd Saturday — 2nd Saturday — 2nd Saturday vite — 1st Saturday — 1st Saturday — 2nd Saturday — 3rd Saturday DISTRICT NO. 11 — BATANGAS-LAGUNA-MINDORO Malinaw 25 ..................................... Pinagsa’oitan 26 ............................. Batangas 35 ..................................... Tamaraw 65 ..................................... Makiling 72 ..................................... Sixto Lopez (Batulao) 169 ........ Mindoro 157 ............................,... Sierra Madrc 181 ........................... San Pablo City Sta. Cruz, Laguna Batangas, Batangas Calapan, Or. Mindoro Los Banos High School Balayan, Batangas San Jose, Occ. Mindoro Paete, Laguna — 2nd Saturday — 1st Saturday — 3rd Saturday — 2nd Saturday — 4th Saturday — 2nd Tuesday — 1st Saturday — 2nd Saturday DISTRICT NO. 12 — QUEZON Rizal 20 ................. Balintawak 28 .......... Kalilayan 37 .............. Jose Abad Santos 43 Lopez, Quezon Gumaca, Quezon Lucena City Tayabas, Quezon — 1st Saturday -- 2nd Saturday — 1st Saturday — 3rd Saturday DISTRICT NO. 1.1 — ALBAY-CAMARINES NORTE & SORSOGON Isarog 33 ................................... Naga City, Camarines Sur — 2nd Saturday Bulusan 38 ....................................... Sorsogon. Sorsogon — 3rd Saturday Mayon 61 ................................... Legaspi City, Albay — 1st Saturqdy Camarines Norte 107 ..................... Duet, Camarines Norte — 2nd Saturday DISTRICT NO. 1J, — CAPIZ-ILOILO-NEGROS OCCIDENTAL-ANTIQUE Iloilo-Acacia 11 ............................... Iloilo City — 1st Saturday Makawiwili 55 ............................... Roxas City, Capiz — 4th Saturday Kanlaon 64 ....................................... Bacolod City — 2nd Saturday San Carlos 186 ............................... San Carlos City — 4th Saturday Kalantiao 187 ................................. Iloilo City — 3rd Saturday Hamtik Lodge 73 ........................... San Jose, Antique — 2nd Saturday 30 The Cabletow DISTRICT NO. 15 — LEYTE-SAMAR Makabugwas 47 .............................. Tacloban, Leyte — 1st Saturady Mt. Huraw 98 ............................... Catbalogan, Samar — 1st Friday DISTRICT NO. 16 — BOHOL-CEBU-ORIENTAL NEGROS Maktan 30 ....................................... Cebu City — 2nd Friday Dagohoy 84 ..................................... Tagbilaran, Bohol — 2nd Tuesday Mt. Kaladias 91 ............................ Dumaguetc City — 2nd Tuesday Cebu 128 ........................................... Cebu City - - 2nd Tuesday DISTRICT NO. 17 — BUKIDNON-M1SAMIS ORIENTAL Maguindanao 40 ............................ Cagayan de Oro City —- 1st Saturday Mount Musuan 155 ...................... Malavbalav, Bukidnon —■ 2nd Saturday Agusan Valley 1G0 ...................... Butu.an City — 3rd Saturday Apo K-.ihoy 1(>6 .............................. Gingoog City —■ 3rd Saturday Macajalar 181 ................................ Cagayan de Oro City 1st Friday DISTRICT NO. IS — COTABATO-DAVAO Sarangani 50 .................................. Davao City - 2nd Saturday Kutang Bato 110 .......................... Davao City — 1st SaturdayDavao 149 ...................................... Cotabato City — 4th Saturday Mt. Matutum 15G .......................... Dadiangas, Gen. Santos — 4th Saturday Kidapawan 170 .............................. 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Aguna, Guam — 1st Monday Milton C. Marvin 125 ..................... Agana, Guam — 4th Saturday DISTRICT NO. 21 — MARIANAS-MARSHALL ISLANDS Micronesia 173 ............................... Saipan, Marianas Is. — 1st Thursday Emon 170 ................................... Kwajalein, Marshall Is. — 3rd Monday DISTRICT NO. 22 — JAPAN-KOREA Kanto 143 ......................................... Tokyo, Japan — 1st Wednesday Rising Sun 151 ............................... Camp Zama, Japan — 1st Thursday MacArthur 183 ............................... Seoul, Korea — 1st Friday Morning Calm U.D......................... Taegu, Korea — 1st Tuesday Saigon U.D........................................ Saigon, Viet Nam — 1st Wednesday DISTRICT NO. 23 — ISABELA Isabela 60 ......................................... Ilagan, Isabela — 1st Saturday Cagayan Valley 133 ........................ Santiago, Isabela — 2nd Saturday Cauayan 180 ................................ Cauayan, Isabela — 3rd Saturday Mallig Plains U.D............................ Roxas, Isabela — 2nd Friday DISTRICT NO. 2.', — PANGASINAN Pangasinan 5G .................. Agno 75 ........................... Dagupan City 158 ............ Lingayen 1G1 ....................... Don Daniel Maramba U.D. ■Dagupan City Tayug, Pangasinan Tupac Dist., Dagupan Lingayen, Pangasinan Villasis, Pangasinan — 2nd .Saturday — 3rd Saturday — 1st Wednesday — 1st Saturday — 1st Saturday DISTRICT NO. 25 — LANAO-MISAMIS OCCIDENTAL-ZAMBOANGA Maranaw 111 ................................... Mt. Malindang 130 ....................... Don Juan S. Alano Memo. 163 .. Oroquieta 154 ................................. Dipolog 1G2 ..................................... Iligan City — 2nd Saturday Ozamis City — 1st Saturday Pagadian, Zamboanga del Sur — 4th Saturday Oroquieta, Misamis Occ. — 4th Saturday Dipolog, Zamboanga del Norte — 3rd Saturday GRAND MASTERS TO SHRINERS From pogo S lend their enormous strength to build our buildings more securely and put the temples they build to the ennob ling purposes in which they were con ceived. May I say Godspeed to the III. Potentate, bis Divan and their ladies, and sincerely hope that, in their short sojourn with us, they may have found some measure of inspiration that may lead them to greater achievements. And to our visitors from overseas, may the spirit of the Philippines al ways remain in your hearts. JOSEPH E. SCHON Grand Master A 32 The Cabletow GRAND LODGE OFFICERS Grand Master ....................................................... Deputy Grand Master ................................... . Senior Grand Warden ....................................... Junior Grand Warden ....................................... Grand Treasurer ................................................. Grand Secretary ................................................. Assistant 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 ....................................... Junior Grand Lecturer ....................................... Senior Grand Deacon ......................................... Junior Grand Deacon ........................................ Senior Grand Steward ..................................... Junior Grand Steward ....................................... Grand Pursuivant ........................................... Grand Organist ................................................... Grand Tyler ......................................................... Joseph E. Schon Manuel M. Crudo Edgar L. Shepley Damaso C. Tria Cenon S. Cei-vantes Esteban Munarriz Mateo D. Cipriano Ruperto Demonteverde William C. Councell Eliseo P. David James L. Norris George J. Reid Jose Ma. Cajucom Hermogenes P. Oliveros Ramon Ponce de Leon Juan Causing Benjamin Gotamco Santiago M. Ferrer Teotimo G. Juan Antonio C. S. Ching Dominador G. Ericta Gil F. Octaviano Bayani B. Ibarrola Angel S. Montes Eulogio 0. Nadal BOARD FOR GENERAL PURPOSES Cenon S. Cervantes, PGM, President Vicente Y. Orosa, PGM, Vice Pres. Edgar L. Shepley, SGW, Secretary Manuel M. Crudo, DGM Damaso C. Tria, JGW Esteban Munarriz, PGM, G S 7. Jose C. Velo, PM 8. William H. Quusha, PGM 9. Charles Mosebrook, PGM 10. Mauario Navia, HDGM 11. Raymond E. Wilmarth, PGM 12. Munano Q. Tinio, PGM REGIONAL GRAND LODGE OF THE RYUKYU ISLANDS Wallace H. Morris, Regional Grand Master Glen A. Strong, Regional Deputy Grand Master Kenneth A. Rotness, Regional Senior Grand Warden Murray V. Harlou, Jr., Regional Junior Grand Warden Cleveland McConnell, Regional’Grund Treamrrr Andrew H. Bulkley, PRGM, Regional Grand Secretary DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND MASTERS: Manuel M. Crudo Perfecto B. Lingan Sotcro A. Toralba Alfredo V. Sotelo Agaton M. Umanos Doroteo M. Joson Jesus V. Evangelista Desiderio Hebron Lorenzo N. Talatala Apolonio V. Pisig Ricardo Buenafe District No. 13 District No. 14 District No. 15 District No. 16 District No. 17 District No. 18 District No. 19 District No. 20 District No. 21 District No. 22 District No. 23 District No. 24 Aniceto Belisaric Eustaqulo de Guzman Valerio Rovlra Fidel Fernandez Augusto P. Santos Florentino Almacen Ruben G. Feliciano Jamal D. Rasul Frederick M. Poole George B. Archibald James B. King Rufino S. Roque Victorino C. Daroya ^//zzzzzz'zzzzzzzzzzzvj 2 s s I 1 i. I I I I I Jj DARE WE BE MASONS Freemasonry must be a force to be used, and not a form to be served. The importance of this is seen when we realize that this is one of the most difficult and treacherous days in all history. It is difficult berause it is impossible to estimate, or control the forces that hold the world in their grip. !t is treacherous because of the plausible half truths that are thrust into the minds of men as new-found theories. Values are no longer mutually exclusive. All we have are contrasting points of view — contrasting ideologies. Things are no longer right or wrong, true or false, good or evil; but ^are profitable or unprofita ble, convenient or inconvenient, popular or un popular, expedient or inexpedient. We may use any set of contrasting adjectives as long as we do not suggest moral values. The result is that ideals are mocked as the vestigial remains of childhood taboos, and principles are ridiculed as an euphemism for prejudices. Life is no longer a series of choices between right and wrong, but a series of rationalizations in which funda mental moral values are eliminated through our refusal to acknowledge any standards as hav ing inherent validity or absolute authority. Freemasonry must meet this with the force of its insistence that there is a truth that must be believed; there is a law that must be obeyed; there is a moral sovereignty to which we must submit, and which we deny, or defy at our peril. Thomas S. 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