
The Annual Assembly-Feast-Forum
of The Philalethes Society will feature
several firsts. You won't want to miss it.

The date: Friday, February 22, 1991

The time: 6:00 p.m., sharp.
The 1991 Philalethes Society Lecturer:
Howard L. Woods
The investment: $24 for prior
registration; $29 thereafter.

Registrations will be accepted at S24
each until February 14, 1991. Checks
should be made payable to The Phila-
lethes Society and mailed to: Executive
Secretary, PO Box 70, Highland Springs,
VA 23075. Tickets will be mailed to the
investor.

Howard L. Woods

About the Lecturer:

Howard L. Woods has been the Grand
Master of the Grand Lodge of Arkansas,
Prince Hall Affiliation, since 1982. By
profession he is a purchasing agent for a
real estate company and associate pas-
tor of St. Paul United Methodist Church
in Little Rock. He is married to Tollye
Gyne, has six daughters, two sons and
thirteen grandchildren.

He has served as the presiding officer
of all the Masonic bodies of which he is
a member. He is an honorary member of
several Grand Lodges and bodies, and
an honorary citizen of several states. He
is a member of many of the organiza-
tions affiliated with the black communi-
ty. He has constantly used as his theme:
"Growth Through Education."

A continuing search for truth:

The Philalethes Society has been
dedicated to the inexhaustible search
for truth since its inception. The pages
of The Philalethes are committed to this
quest. The Editor and the Executive
Board do not agree with everything con-
tained in the articles printed. There are
as many points of view as there are
writers and readers. Truth, however,
cannot be determined un'ess there is an
open forum for the thinking of all seg-
ments of our society. About the only
Masonic publication in the world where
opinions pro and con can be found is
The Philalethes.

So it should be with the Annual As-
sembly of The Philalethes Society. Each
Iecturer has brought the truths as he
has seen them to the society's forum.
The open discussions that have followed
have added to these truths.  Because this
Assembly is an open function the give
and take has been invaluable

Black Freemasonry in the form exem-
plified by Prince Hall Freemasonry is
older than our country. The history of
this organization has been fraught with
myths, distortions, lies and half-truths
by all sides. Truth has been buried. And
there are no guilty or innocent partici-
pants. Prejudices and biases, which Free-
masons of all colors should abhor, con-
tinue to be found on all sides. The Exe-
cutive Board is aware of this. In an at-
tempt to counteract this, and to contin-
ue the search for truth, a top-notch
speaker from Prince Hall Freemasonry
was invited to be the Lecturer for 1991.
Fortunately Howard L. Woods agreed
to be that Lecturer. Don't miss him.

