The President's Corner
by Royal C. Sco.field, FPS

The Future of Freemasonry rests on
Masonic Education and The Philalethes
Magazine can fill a good portion of this
need.

Our Society needs more members and
more Chapters to create additional in-
terst for our members. A suggestion has
been made to establish a new Chapter
in Northwestern Ohio. There is ample
membership in the area, which now
belongs to Western Reserve Chapter, to
create a new Chapter. I wonder how
many of our existing Chapters could
sponsor a new Chapter and thus help
the Society to grow and prosper. Such
Chapters can interest many Master
Masons to be a part of an International
Masonic Society with members in many
countries .

To illustrate, your President journeyed
to Ontario, Canada on July 5th to visit
two of our Chapters. On the morning of
July 6th the Brethren and Ladies of Lux
Quaro Chapter of London and of Dr.
George T. Kennedy Chapter of St.
Thomas gathered at the Ei-Ro Shrine
Club in St. Thomas for a breakfast
feast. There was a fine attendance of
Brethren and the food was excellent.
Everyone enjoyed the conviviality.

Following breakfast all present
gathered at the St. Thomas Old English
Church. It was built in 1822 - 1824 and
is in fine condition. Inside, the Church
is divided into small family pews which
remind me of the old Churches in Bos-
ton. Behind the Altar is a large three
section stained glass window. The sec-
tion of the left side shows an Altar with
Square and Compasses as an Entered
Apprentice. In the large center section
is a cup and under it a regular Square
and Compasses. On the right can be
seen the three, five and seven steps stairs
of the Fellowcraft. This window was a
gift to the Church in 1931 from St.
Thomas Lodge No. 44 GRC, St.
David's Lodge No. 302 GRC, and Tal-
bot Lodge No. 546 GRC, in memory of
the Church's many Masonic Members.

The Mayor of St. Thomas, Bro.
Stephen Peters BA., MPS, a member of
St. Thomas Chapter of The Philalethes,
greeted all present and welcomed us to
St. Thomas. Then I was called on to
bring greetings from The Philalethes
Society. I enjoyed telling them of several
trips I had made to Canada from the
time I was twelve until I was a teenager
on a bicycle.

It was a beautiful summer morning
and I was delighted to be with this
friendly group of Canadian Ladies and
Brethren. Such gatherings add pleasure
to the day and can increase lifelong
friendships. Prior arrangements for my
trip were made by Bro. Don Cosens of
St. David's Lodge No. 302 GRC, and
Dean Paddon of Talbot Lodge No. 546
GRC, both Lodges being in St.
Thomas. I sincerely hope we will see
some of our Canadian friends at our
Semiannual Meeting in October in
Minneapolis. Perhaps we will be able to
visit other Chapters during our term of
office.
