Editor - Ralph A. Herbold

FRATERNAL REVIEW

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HAWAII - MINNESOTA - PUBLIC RELATIONS
From the 2nd Ouarter 1992 Cable-Tow of Hawaiian Lodge, Hawaii:

"On Saturday, May 23, 1992, the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of the
State of Hawaii conducted a Masonic Memorial Service at the Pearl
Harbor Memorial Fountain, at the invitation of Captain James E.
Taylor, Commanding officer of the Pearl Harbor Naval Station.

"The fountain memorializes the battleships Arizona, Utah, Oklahoma,
Nevada, California and West Virginia; the destroyers Shaw, Downes
and Cassin; the minelayer Oglala; the tug Sotoyomo; and Floating
Drydock No. 2. The memorial is circular in shape and contains
twelve five foot tall acrylic crystals extending vertically above
the waterline of the fountain. Each crystal has the vessel's name
in gold."

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"Should be added that the Freemasons of Hawaii made a $5,000 contribution toward
financing the Memorial Fountain.

The July/August 1992 Minnesota Mason tells us that a $5,000  contribution was
made by Minnesota Masonry, spearheaded by Virginia Lodge No. 264, to help the
Cook Hospital build a heliport in nothern Minnesota. As the goal of the
campaign was $12,000, Masonry played a large part in this project.

PRINCE HALL - CANADA
The Emessay Notes for July 1992 noted the addition of New Grunswick
and Quebec, Canada, to those Grand Lodges recognizing Prince Hall.

WASHINGTON, D. C. - LODGE - CORNERSTONE
From the Summer 1992 Voice of Freemasonry of the Grand Lodge of the District of
Columbia:

"For the second time in as many years, our Grand Lodge is instituting a new
full-function Lodge with an international membership. Sofourner Kilwinning
Lodge, U.D., will become Sojurner-Kilwinning Lodge No. 1798 with ceremonies
constitution set for July 25th. The charter officers of this lodge are
'international brother Masons' whose primary or mother lodge memherships are
uncler the Scottish, English or Irish Constitutions.

"It will open, close and confer degrees normally under D.C. ritual, but once
each quarter it may under its dispensation and charter hold a communication 'in
full conformance with the Masonic teachings promulgated under the Scottish
Constitutions. ' Thus the new lodge joins its international sister lodge, Mehr
No. 90, made up of Iranian brethren in exile, in working partly in our ritual
and partly in that of another jurisdiction."

And if you will be in Washington, D.C. October 13th, the Grand Lodge will play
a leading role in celebrating the bicentennial of the laying of the White House
Cornerstone.

POTPOURRI
Our member, Joe Bureski, tells us that their Masonic Fellowship Breakfast
International is still going strong with 40 to 50 Masons meeting every Friday
at 6:30 A.M. at the Showboat Hotel, 2800 Fremont St., Las Vegas. No formal
meeting, no dues, no collection and do bring friends, Masons or not.

One of our members, Ralph Hastings, 239 F. Arapahoe, Thermopolis WY 82443, is a
direct descendent of John Skene, said to be the first Mason to take up residence
in our country, arriving here in lfi82. The only information he has on his
Masonic background is in the 1670 roll of Aberdeen Lodge No. 1. Anything else?

Herman Herst, Jr., has published a booklet that reproduces a collection of
Masonic postmarks and covers, the finest ever formed, also featuring a list of
several hundred Masonic cancels together with a rating of their rarity.
Available from Bro. Herst, PO Box 1583, Boca Raton FL 33429.

At the Conference of Grand Masters held in Fehruary of 1992, a special Committee
was appointed to look into the possibility of having a U.S. Postal Stamp
commemorating the 275th Anniversary of Freemasonry.

PUBLIC RELATIONS - OKLAHOMA
Had to get this from the July-August 1992 North Carolina Mason:

"In an effort to get themselves involved in their community, Checotah 86 in
Checotah has joined their local Chamber of Commerce. They are a full,
participating member with two representatives in the Chamber."

Editor comment: As a Chamber of Commerce Past President, I like that.

MINNESOTA - PUBLIC  RELATIONS -CHARITY
From the Masonic Cancer Center News, Spring 1992, Report of the Masonic Cancer
Center Fund, Inc.:

"Once again I am happy to report that our financial status is in excellent
shape according to our Treasurer, Bob Haugan. our net worth is $3,859,209.00
and at this time our initial payment of $400,000.00 has heen paid to the
Minnesota Medical Foundation. Planning continues to move forward with
construction to begin in early 1993. What a thrill to know the name Masonic
Cancer Research Building will be etched in stone.

"As I reported earlier and as you have witnessed, we were delighted when the
Minnesota Medical Foundation Board would name a floor in our honor, namely the
Masonic Research Floor. After several meetings and proposals we were formally
asked to increase our commitment to $5 million. In recognition of this pledge,
the new entity would be named the 'Masonic Cancer Research Building.' Needless
to say we were delighted at the thought and it was once again back to the
drawing board for consideration. We found the funding a possibility and once
again our commitment was realized."

Editor comment: The 1992 List of Lodges Masonic tells us that the Grand Lodge
of Minnesota has 212 lodges with a membership of 34,015.



FOOTPRINTS

By James S. Peterson, Master, Texas Lodge of Research
(Should add: Member, Southern California Research Lodge)

Quoted from the January 1992 Occasional Bulletin of the Texas Lodge of Research.

[Ed. note: SCRL Fraternal Review No. 649 included most of the quotations
leaving the reader to contemplate the possibilities or situations where they
fit. But I could not discard it for it had so much common sense and then came
the realization that all of our members, not just those belonging to the two
Lodges, should have its benefits so here it is. While the premise of this
article is based on selecting leaders, it is all encompassing when discussing
Freemasonry.]

   You can always tell the pioneers. They're the ones Iying face down
   in the path ahead of you with an arrow in their back. - Don Estridge

Estridge knew what he was talking about when it comes to innovation. More than
any other individual in the last half of this century, he changed the way
America goes about its business. A decade ago you rarely saw a personal
computer on a desk in Corporate America. PCs existed back then, of course, but
to most business managers they were just expensive toys for hobbyists. Along
came Don Estridge and his team of pioneers. They didn't really invent anything
new. They just managed to convince the biggest name in computers to slap those
three magic letters on a box of second-hand parts, and suddenly the IBM name
made the personal computer respectable. Today it's hard to find an office where
the PC hasn't become an essential part of how folks get their jobs done, all
because one man had a vision.

    Whenever anything is being accomplished, it is being done, I have
    learned, by a monomaniac with a mission. - Peter Drucker

It is said that IBM will always tolerate a few wild ducks, so long as they fly
in formation, but the development of the IBM PC broke just ahout every rule in
the book. The PC team had to beg, borrow and steal to get the resources needed
to build a prototype. Even after production began and IBM was overwhelmed hy
the flood of orders, the PC group continued to function in an independent,
almost renegade fashion. They were accepted, though, because they produced
results.

    So much of what we call management consists in making it difficult
    for people to work. - Peter Drucker

In a couple of years, though, the pioneering style that brought the revolution
was no longer tolerated by the "blue suits." Estridge was relieved of his
managerial responsibilities and shuffled off to an advisory position. This
happens often enough at Big Blue that the IBM Jargon Dictionary has a name for
it - Taking A Walk In The Woods.
    The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable
    one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore
    all progress depends on the unreasonahle man. - George Bernard Shaw

The man who created the revolution did not live to see the real fruits of his
labors. While on a business trip from Florida to the West Coast, his flight had
a scheduled stopover in Dallas. On a stormy August afternoon, Delta Flight 191
was overcome by turbulence just north of its DFW runway and crashed in a twisted
heap, taking the life of the man who reshaped American business.

    Progress and growth are impossible if you always do things the way
    you've always done things. - Wayne Dyer

Our Masonic forefathers lived by the same standards that drove Don Estridge.
Before 1717 there was no such thing as a Grand Lodge - they invented it! Prior
to the mid- 1720s there were only two degrees - our Masonic forefathers invented
the third. Before the late 1700s you could confer all three degrees on a
candidate in under an hour - think of how much has been added to our ritual.

    He who walks in another's tracks leaves no footprints. - Joan Rrannon

Freemasonry was never intended to be a never-changing society. If it is to
survive into the next century, we must have leaders with vision, men who are
not afraid to take a risk, who seek out new challenges and meet them with
innovative approaches. How will the Masons of 2091 view the accomplishments of
today? What will we add to "the common stock of knowledge and understanding?"
Will the leaders of today leave any footprints for the Masons of the twenty-
first century to follow? Will they take bold new steps to ensure the future of
our fraternity? Or will they simply go through the motions, doing things the
way they've always been done, without really making their mark on history?

    It's not good enough that we do our best; sometimes we have to do
    what's required.      - Winston Churchill

With a new man passing through the chair each year, how can you, the voting
member, help shape the Freemasonry of tomorrow? On the local level, of course,
you can get to know the potential candidates and evaluate their leadership
ability first-hand. On the statewide level, though, you often face your
decision wlth incomplete information.

    It is the nature of a man as he grows older ... to protest change,
    particularly change for the better. - John Steinbeck

Things may change soon. The Grand Lodge of Texas passed a resolution last year
which for the first time allows candidates for Grand Lodge office to submit a
resume of their qualifications. These brief biographies will be published by
the Grand Secretary. Delegates and members of the Grand Lodge should have
received them by now. Take time to get to know the candidates. Do they
demonstrate a record of accepting challenges, or have they simply accumulated
titles? Sometimes, even with a comprehensive biography, it's hard to tell. You
might have to read between the lines. Has the candidate left any footprints, or
is he walking in someone else's tracks?

    The best leaders are apt to be found among those executives who have
    a strong component of unorthodoxy in their character. Instead of
    resisting innovation, they symbolize it. - David Ogilvy

The future of the Masonic fraternity will be in the hands of those you select
to lead it. Choose wisely.
