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I am really excited to announce the

beginning of an amazing thing that I

am not going to write. I will say nice

things about it and tell everyone about

it. It will probably say too many nice

things about Gila Valley Lodge No. 9

because they are the best Lodge we

have here in the state. I wish that all

Lodges were more like Gila Valley.

Florence is a town that I want to live in just so that I could

attend Gila Valley Lodge on a more regular basis. I say this

on June 23, 2016—MWB Bob Bradfield

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Most Worshipful Bro. Robert Bradfield Grand Master of the

Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons in Arizona pre-

senting Bro. Dave MacCollum with a well deserved 70 year

commemorative pin, saturday July 23rd, 2016. In attendance,

Bro. MacCollum's family and brothers, photos provided by

Gene Bull.

This picture was recently discovered and purchased on

ebay. Arizona #2 Under Construction - and an unidenti-

fied man leaning on the cornerstone! Circa 1925

Arizona 2016 Order of the Purple Cross Recipients

Congratulations to Arizona's recipients of the York Right Sovereign College of North America's highest

honor, the Order of the Purple Cross of York. It was awarded to them today at the orginazation's 59th

General Assembly held in Victoria, BC, Canada

Pictured from Left to Right:

VEDB Joseph Zito, Deputy Grand Governor (AZ)

DB David Miller, Associate Regent (AZ)

MPDB James Patton, Governor General

DB Russel Sayer, Recipient

DB Robert Hicks, Recipient

DB Clayton Howard, Recipient

REDB Sidney Leluan III, Grand Governor (AZ)

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CELESTIAL LODGE

Donald W. Monson

December 10, 1934 – June 5, 2016

The Reverend Donald W. Monson, a retired priest of the Episcopal

Diocese of Arizona passed from this world to be with his Lord on June

5, 2016. Don was born in Alhambra, CA raised in Tucson, served in the

US Army and earned a Masters in Divinity in 1965 from General Theo-

logical Seminary in New York. Don served on many different councils

and committees of the Episcopal Church and worked 30+ years in full

time ministry, most in Arizona where he built two Episcopal Churches,

St. Michael’s in Coolidge and St. Michaels and All Angels in Phoenix. After retiring from full time minis-

try in 1995, he continued to serve part time at All Saints Episcopal Church until 2012.

Worshipful Brother Don was extremely active in the Masonic Fraternity in Arizona, serving as Grand

Master of Free and Accepted Masons in Arizona 1999/2000, Initiated – October 29, 1959, Passed – No-

vember 19, 1959 and Raised – December 10, 1959 at Pima Lodge No. 39 which consolidated with Gila

Valley #9. W.B. Monson held many offices in both the Scottish Rite and York Rite as a 33° Mason in-

cluding, Past Grand High Priest of the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of Arizona (2000), Past

Grand Illustrious Master of the Grand Council of Cryptic Masons of Arizona (1986), Past Grand Com-

mander of the Grand Commandery of Knights Templar of Arizona (1997), Past Grand Governor of the

York Rite Sovereign College of Arizona (2004-2006), Past Chief Adept of the Arizona College, Societas

Rosicruciana in Civitatibus Foederatis, Past Puissant Sovereign Master of the Red Cross of Constantine

(1992). He served on many councils and held major leadership and chair positions in Arizona and Na-

tionally. Don was known for his quick wit, knowledge of Holy Scripture, and his deep spiritual care for

and life of service to his fellow man. He is survived by many cousins and longstanding friends. His Me-

morial Mass Services were held on Saturday morning, 10:00 am, June 18, 2016 at All Saints Episcopal

Church 6300 N. Central Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85012. His internment was in All Saint’s Close Memorial

Garden.In lieu of flowers please send donations to All Saints Episcopal Church (above) or to the Arizona

Masonic Library Fund: Checks made out to: “Roskruge-Casey Memorial Library” 14801 N. 15th Ave

Phoenix, AZ 85023.

For further details please visit Azmasons.org

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ARIZONA MASONIC CHARITIES BEING

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AT AMAZON.COM Brethren, Friends, and Family,

This year the Masonic Charities of Arizona approved 18 grants totaling $30,000 to organizations

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munities. Those services include assistance to our Veterans at the three VA Hospitals in Arizona, Do-

mestic abuse shelters, child learning disabilities, training and assistance for people with special needs,

support for soldiers abroad, Adult literacy programs and Personal hygiene kits for the working poor

and homeless. We are able to award these Grants from the income of our investment fund, Lodge and

Personal donations and support from Grand Lodge. In order to keep up with the desire to expand our

Grant distribution to more organizations and communities around the State we ask for your help. We

have registered with the Amazon Smile Foundation. Amazon Smile will donate 0.5% of the purchase

price of eligible products to the charitable organization selected by their customers. For Amazon cus-

tomers to select the Masonic Charities of Arizona to receive these donations go to http://

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and you will be prompted to select a charity. Now you are ready to shop and support the Masonic

Charities of Arizona. The Board of Directors of the Masonic Charities of Arizona extends our

appreciation to all of you for your support.

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Masonic Temple Association of

Phoenix

Commemorative Brick Fundraising Project

On July 5th, 1921 a building fund was established to

purchase land and build a Masonic Temple in down-

town Phoenix. Less than 2 years later, the land at the

SE corner of Monroe and 4th street was purchased and

on December 29th, 1925 the cornerstone for the cur-

rent Phoenix Masonic Temple was laid. Phoenix

Lodge No. 2 thinks that the Masonic Temple is the

crown jewel of Masonry in Phoenix and it is time to

celebrate that jewel in all it’s glory and triumph. Help

them improve the quality of this building an preserve

for yourself a lasting memory of your involvement in

Masonry. Arizona No. 2 is selling commemorative

bricks that will be placed in front of the Lodge Build-

ing on Monroe St. Proceeds will be paid directly to

the Masonic Temple Association and will be used to

fund improvements on the building and it’s fixtures.

<<CLICK HERE TO BUY A BRICK>>

Globe Chapter No. 7 R.A.M.

Globe Chapter No.7 R.A.M, charter in 1899 in

Globe, Arizona lost many member due to the

closing of the copper mines and economic con-

ditions and combined with Pinaleno Chapter

No.16 in 1977. With the new interest in Mason-

ry and Royal Arch Masons, Globe Chapter was

re-chartered in September 2011 and to cele-

brate, the Chapter created a GOLD sheckle as a

collectible coin and fund raiser at a cost of

$10.00. (Not real gold for those that will ask!)

If you are interested in purchasing one or more,

please contact

Paul Dore

928-425-2891 or

pauldoresr@cox.net

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ORIENTAL LODGE NO. 20

The Arizona Father/Son Degree team debuted at Oriental

Lodge No. 20 and conferred the first degree of masonry on a

father/son pair of candidates. The father/son degree team con-

sists of 5 father/son duos from the following lodges:

The Beffels (Scottsdale No. 43)

The Enloes (Hunter's Paradise No. 85)

The Hollands (Apache No. 69 and Gila Valley No. 9)

The Lindquists (Oriental No. 20 and Prometheus No. 87)

The Maggliozis (Oriental No. 20 and Prometheus No. 87)

ARIZONA LODGE NO. 2

We had a great visitation to King Solomon Lodge #14 this past

Thursday for a Fellowcraft degree. 10 brothers from Arizona #2 as

well as brothers from other lodges were in attendance. Thank you to

brother Noble John Burnett f or the photos and thank you to all the

brothers from King Solomon Lodge for their hospitality!

GILA VALLEY LODGE NO. 9

Congratulations to Gila Valley No. 9 F & AM Masonic

Lodge's newest member! Thank you all that came out to sup-

port the Fraternity's newest member!

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GLENDALE LODGE NO. 23

Welcome Brothers Marvin Daily and Matthew Gilliam-Baker,

our newest EA's.

PROMETHEUS LODGE NO. 87

Congratulations to Brother Jason for being past to the

degree of Fellowcraft.

AZTLAN LODGE NO. 1

Arizona's Military Degree, thank you for your conferral on

Brother Ryan Guedel.

WINSLOW MASONIC LODGE NO. 13

Back wall of the Masonic Lodge in Winslow has been removed so that the expan-

sion to the west can be constructed. Backfilling the interior is underway in prepara-

tion to put in the concrete slab floor.

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The “Big Hook” incident. A work of Masonic Fiction.

The northeast plateau and the little Colorado river valley of Arizona is subject to some unusual winter

weather at times. The winter of 1935-36 will be long remembered for nearly 30 days of dense gray fog and

hoar frost that was held in place by a tenacious temperature inversion. There was however, an eerie beauty

present as ice crystals glistened from the trees and plants of the usually drab high desert landscape. The fog

was so thick at times that the Santa Fe Railroad trains were under slow orders around the Fallbrook area

due to safety concerns. Entire trains vanished in the fog at distances of a football field, and signals, at times,

were completely invisible from even a short distance. On January 23, 1936, the number 289 freight from

Albuquerque was running two hours late. Locomotive number 765 was experiencing problems with the

feed water system in addition to the problems with poor visibility in the dense fog. The crew, consisting of

engineer Jim Nelson, fireman Frank Rosselli, conductor Otto Braumiester, and brakeman Charles Mur-

phy, were disgruntled to say the least. They were all members of Gethsemane Commandery #8, nights

Templar, in Winfield and had hoped to make in on time to attend their monthly Commandery Conclave.

“That engine is jinxed!” Spouted off Jim Nelson to the rest of the crew. “I know, Jim. Last week it was an

overheated bearing” Said Otto the conductor. “It’s too late to go to Commandery and we’ve all missed din-

ner by now,” Chimed in Charles. “I have it!” blurted Frank,

who was picking ice crystals from his mustache, “Let’s go

have dinner over at the Footloose Café.” The four “Sir

Knights” were soon warming themselves by the woodstove in

the knotty pin dining room of Winfield’s favorite café.

“Green chili stew with tortillas all the way around!” ex-

claimed Otto. The unusually jolly Otto added, “everything’s

on me tonight!” This pleased the other men to no end, and

the cares of a less than pleasant day were soon beginning to

disappear. Conversation became minimal as the hungry men devoured their savory meal. Frank’s eyes lift-

ed as he noticed a familiar figure entering the café. It was Father Flaherty from St. Catherine’s Catholic

Church in nearby Fallbrook.

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“Come join us, Father” said engineer Jim. Another bowl of chili for the good Father!” boomed Otto. The

men were soon all standing and exchanging pleasantries. Frank noticed that Father Flaherty seemed to be a

bit down. “What’s troubling you, Father?” inquired Jim Nelson. “Well, boys, as you know, we’ve just add-

ed a beautiful bell tower to our church in Fallbrook. Everything has been going well, despite the bad weath-

er, until the last couple days. It’s that bell! That damn bell. It’s been delivered, but we need a crane and a

good crane operator to hoist in into the tower. A good crane

man could get the job done in an hour, but I can’t find one in

this part of Arizona. To make things worse, the Monsignor is

coming from Gallup next week to check on the progress of our

building project. I really wanted to ring our new bell in his hon-

or, but it just doesn’t seem like that’s in the cards.” “I know you

boys are Masons,” continued Father Flaherty, “I don’t suppose

you have any contacts that could help me out of this predicament?” The men looked at each other with

perplexed expressions. “I can’t think of anything offhand,” replied Otto, “but I’ll ask around and see what I

can do.” “God be with you, boys,” Replied the priest in parting. A sharp cold blast was felt as Father Fla-

hery opened the door of the small café and disappeared into the murky night. Frank, the fireman, looked

at Jim with the devil in his eye. “I hope you’re not thinking what I think you’re thinking,” exclaimed Jim

with a tone of exasperation in his voice. “Just hear me out,” pleaded the determined fireman. “The church

in Fallbrook is very close to a siding. We could fire up the steam crane in the Windfield yard and hitch it

to one of those old steam locomotives in the roundhouse. Next we could get some of the Brothers that are

railroad men in Fallbrook to lay some temporary track from the siding over to the church. We could take

off about 10:00 pm from Winfield. When we get to Fallbrook, we’ll back into the siding with the crane and

hoist the new bell into the mounting in the bell tower. After that we’ll turn the train around at the wye at the

old sawmill and beat it back to the yard in Windfield before daybreak. We’ll be almost invisible in the pea

soup fog, to boot.” Otto, who was the senior man of the group, looked doubtful as he postulated, “What

about old man Jaeger?” Otto was referring to the yard master of Winfield Railroad yard, Edmund Jaeger.

Ed was also a Brother and Sir Knight, but he was a “no nonsense” type of guy. Brother Jaeger is home sick

recovering from having a couple teeth pulled. I don’t think he’ll ever find

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out. If he did, he’d have our hide!” responded Frank.Jim shut his eyes for a moment in deep thought. He

then spoke, “This is the craziest damn stunt I’ve ever heard. But somehow I think God has put it on our

hearts to help out the good father over in Fallbrook. One thing, if we do this crazy stunt, we’ll go right by

Old Man Jaeger’s house at the crossing by East Winfield. We’ll have to turn off the headlamp and keep

the bell and whistle quiet and hope the fog is extra thick that night.” Charles Murphy, who had been sitting

silently, finally jumped in the conversation: “we’ll be like the real Sir Knights of old on a quest to do a good

deed. I wouldn’t miss this for anything!” “Or we’ll all be on a quest for a new job,” Replied a somewhat

skeptical Otto. As the sun set at 5:47 on January 24th, the weather gods were in complete cooperation with

the quartet’s outlandish plan. The fog looked as it would be even thicker as Frank began to kindle a fire in

the steam crane, parked on a remote siding of the Winfield yard. Old locomotive number 2356 was also

building up steam as Jim Nelson shoveled coal into the firebox. This old engine was a consolidation built

by Alco in 1902 and was now only sued for switching cars around the yard. However, the venerable loco-

motive steamed well and was a favorite of the old-time railroad men. The conspirators had all synchro-

nized their watches and planned to couple the engine to the crane at 9:45. They would then grab a few

tools and leave at 10:00 for Fallbrook. The moon would not rise until 11:48 pm which made their escape

from the Winfield yard even more apt to be successful. Jim and Frank took their places in the cab of old

2356 at 9:25. There was plenty of water and coal for the relatively short distance of 34 miles to Fallbrook.

Jim and Frank compared watches; it was 9:45, time to back up to the siding. Jim instinctively grabbed the

whistle cord. “Hey knock it off!” said Frank in a quiet but very excited voice. The old locomotive soon

came to life as they backed into the siding to pick up the crane and an old wooden box car used for tool

storage. Otto jumped into the cab with the others and Charles decided to ride in the box car and keep an

eye on things in the rear of the train. Charles jumped off as the little train approached the main line. He

threw a switch and the unauthorized work train was soon creeping down the Santa Fe “high iron” with no

whistle, no bell, and no headlamp. The fog was increasingly thick as the veteran engineer attempted to

keep the little train as quiet as possible. Jim explained to the other two, “We’ll keep her as low key as pos-

sible until we go by Jaeger’s place. Then we’ll pick up some speed and turn on the light. Meanwhile, the

ailing yardmaster, Edmund Jaeger sat in his easy chair listening to the radio and nursing a glass of cheap

bourbon. At 10:13 he noticed that the bourbon in his glass was shifting ever so slightly from side to side.

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“if I didn’t know better, I’d say a train is going by, but I don’t hear her whistlin’ for the crossing. How can

that be?” said Jaeger in a disgruntled tone. “It’s the booze playin’ with your mind.” Replied Mrs. Jaeger.

“Maybe you’re right,” said the old railroader, as he topped off his glass from the nearby bottle. The trip to

Fallbrook took about an hour. Otto knew the schedule well. There was ample time to get to Fallbrook be-

fore the next freight train would pass by. The old engine chugged in a pleasant rhythm as the headlamp

illuminated a sea of gray clouds. The train slowed down as they approached the Fallbrook crossing.

Charles the brakeman jumped off and threw the switch for the siding. He could see that the Fallbrook

Brothers had built a nice little temporary track that extended into

the church yard. The plan was working. The train backed up and

creaked as it crept ever so slowly towards the temporary track.

Then it happened a loud thud as the track separated and one

wheel of the crane was now off the track. A derailment, not a good

thing, but something the crew should be able to handle. Charles

was an “old pro” and soon the re-railing frog mounted on the side

of the locomotive tender was dragged over to the problem wheel.

Jim, with his right hand deftly on the throttle, coaxed the old engine

forward just about a foot. The crane was not back on the rails.

They were lucky they got it on the first try. It was not nearly mid-

night and there was not time to waste. The separated rail as re-

paired and the work train was soon in position to life the bell into

the tower of St. Catherine’s. Steam was soon up in the crane and

the “Big Hook” was attached around the handle of the great church

bell. At this point, the men stared as a shadowy figure with a glowing coal of a cigar in his mouth stepped

out of the dense go. It was a fellow railroad man and Brother Mason, “Steam Crane” Bill Smith. “I heard

what you boys were tryin to do and though you might need some help,” said the approaching friend in his

usual gruff voice. Bill was the best crane man on the western division of the Santa Fe and his presence was

a godsend since none of the other men had much experience operating this often unpredictable piece of

machinery. Bill took the controls of the crane in his hand and the bell soon vanished in the fog as the ca-

ble lifted it skyward.

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Frank, the wiriest of the bunch, had situated himself in the highest point of the bell tower and gave Bill a

two finger whistle as the heavy bell was guided into place. The mission of the little band was now accom-

plished, but they still had to beat it back to the Winfield yard before anybody figured out what had hap-

pened. Meanwhile, the “track crew” showed up to remove the temporary siding before daylight. The time

was 1:13 am as the train backed down the main line to the wye at the saw mill where they would turn

around the train. Ottos’ heart began to sink as he checked his key ring. He had forgotten the key to switch

the log at the wye. They would have to go back to the Winfield in the reverse. This would take much long-

er at slow reverse speed, but they had made pretty good time thus far even with the slight mishap of the de-

railment. Still, there was little time to lose. The plucky brakeman, Charles Murphy, lit a kerosene lantern

and assumed his position on the platform of the crane at the rear of the train. From this vantage point he

would be able to signal the engineer in case of an emergency as they proceeded in reverse back to Win-

field. The little train would have to make a water stop in three miles at the Fallbrook unction. Otherwise, it

should be smooth sailing back to the yard. It was 3:38 am on engineer Jim Nelson’s watch as the stalwart

locomotive chugged into the Winfield yard. By this time poor Charles was covered from head to toe in ice

crystals from standing outside in the inclement weather. Conductor Otto handed the poor chap a silver

flask from an inside pocket of his coat with the words, “May God strike me dead!”. Meanwhile, the phone

rang at the home of the yardmaster Edmund Jaeger. It was a call from chief telegrapher, Gerald Fainer.

“Sorry to wake you, Ed. This is Gerry. We got us a big problem, I just received word that the 218 freight

has derailed 3 miles west of Winfield, seven cars in the ditch. The engine and tender are o.k. We got

about five hours to get the mess cleaned up before the Express is due.” The groggy yardmaster replied,

“Gerry, we’re up the creek, it’ll take a couple house to get steam up in that damn crane.” “Hold on, there

Ed,” interjected the telegrapher. “It’s hard to make it out in the fog, but I think that I see some of the boys

putting together a work train. They’re already in position to back down to the derailment.” Ed responded

with great relief, ‘I don’t know how they knew, but this is manna from heaven. Tell them to get the hell

down to the wreck and clean things up. I’m goin’ back to bed.” The already exhausted crew back in the

work train, with crane in the lead, to the site of the derailment. The seven cars that were blocking traffic

were all moved off the track within a span of four hours. The Express blazed by on time at 65 miles per

hour as if nothing had happened. Jim, Frank, Otto, and

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Charles were all heroes of the day and received commendations from the President of the railroad for

their alertness and attention to duty. Back in Fallbrook, Father Flaherty was elated to have his beautiful

church bell installed for the Monsignor’s visit. He noticed the markings that the temporary rail spur had

left in the church yard and figured out what had happened. He lit a special candle and said a prayer for the

unselfish acts of the brave, if not a little loony, band that saved the day. As to the conspirator’s, let it be said

that each one maintained a discreet Masonic silence in regard to the strange events of that foggy night.

However, the story is still mentioned in whispers and quiet chuckles as the Sir Knights of Gethsemane

Commandery gather after their meeting for a beer or two at the Roundhouse Tap.

WB Peter H. Johnson, Jr. is Past Master of Chalcedony Lodge No. 6 in

Holbrook, Arizona and past presiding officer of all the Winslow York Rite Bod-

ies in Winslow, Arizona. He is currently serving as the Grand High Priest of the

Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of Arizona. He is Past Grand Command-

er of Knights Templar, and Past Most Illustrious Grand Master of Cryptic Ma-

sons as well as the Junior Past Grand Governor of York Right Sovereign College.

He belongs to the Scottish Rite, Red Cross of Constantine, HRAKTP, AMD,

KNIGHT MASONS, KYCH, The Royal Order of Scotland, and the Philaetes

Society. He has received the York Rite Order of the Purple Cross and Knight

Commander of the Temple. He is a retired public school music teacher and has been a steam railroad en-

thusiast since childhood. He lived in Holbrook with his wife, Anne, who supports his Masonic activities

and his love of trains.

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Antient Union Lodge 13 are the proud possessors of an old brass square that was found under the foundations of Baal's

Bridge. This Square dated 1507 is reputed to be one of the earliest Masonic items in the world.

The inscription on side 1 is "I will strive to live with love & care"

and on side 2 "upon the level by the square"

Photograph of Baal's Bridge SquareThe old brass square, known as the Baal’s Bridge Square, was recovered from the foun-

dations of Baal’s Bridge in Limerick when the bridge was being rebuilt in 1830. It is inscribed “I will strive to live with Love

and Care Upon the Level By the Square” and bears the date, 1507.

This ancient Square, carefully treasured by Lodge 13 is recorded as being presented to Brother Michael Furnell, Provincial

Grand Master, by Brother James Pain, (referred to as the Provincial Grand Architect). In 1871, after Brother Furnell's death,

his widow presented the Square to Lodge 13 in a beautifully decorated frame along with a drawing of the original bridge. In-

cluded in that drawing is a small red square showing the location of the original Square in the foundations of the north-east

corner of the bridge. The drawing and the frame in which the Square was presented are now on display in the Centre's Mu-

seum. The frame in which the original Square was presented now contains a replica made from a mould taken from the orig-

inal. (See below) In the Freemasons' Quarterly Review, 1842, p. 288, Bro. Furnell, un-

der the date of 27th. August, 1842, printed a short note on this relic of antiquity, accom-

panying which is a facsimile sketch. He says that Bro. Pain, in 1830, had been contractor

for re-building Baal's Bridge in Limerick, and on taking down the old structure, he dis-

covered under the foundation stone at the English town side, this old brass square,

much eaten away. In the facsimile sketch, Bro, Furnell puts the date as 1517, which is a

mistake, as the square bears the date 1507. A heart appears in each angle. In the book

by H. F. Berry, Assistant Keeper of the Irish Records, “The Mariencourt Cup and An-

cient Square.” dated 1905, Bro. Berry records that “Ball's (or Baal's) Bridge is a beautiful structure, of a single arch, built in

1831, to replace an ancient bridge of the same name, which consisted of four arches, with a range of houses on its west side.

The date of the erection of this ancient structure has not been ascertained, but possibly the old square, dated 1507, may have

been placed, under the foundation stone in that year. In any case, Bro. Furnell informs us that the old bridge is mentioned in

records of 1558.

In a most interesting and valuable paper on a " Diary of the Siege of Limerick Castle, 1642," Journal, R.S.A.I., 1904, p. 163,

Mr. M. J. McEnery, M.R.I.A., reproduces a facsimile of a Map of Limerick, taken from Speed's Map of Munster, 1610,

which shows the old bridge, called in the reference the Thye bridge; also portion of the city of Limerick, cir. 1590, from Mr.

T. J. Westropp's copy of a map of Limerick in the Library, Trinity College, Dublin, wherein the same bridge is shown, and

called, in the reference, the Tide bridge.

James Pain, a distinguished architect, was born at Isleworth in 1779. He and his brother, George R, Pain, entered into part-

nership, subsequently settling in Ireland, where James resided in Limerick and George in Cork. They designed and built a

number of churches and glebe houses. Mitchelstown Castle, the magnificent seat of the Earls of Kingston, was the largest and

best of their designs. They were also architects of Cork Court-house and the County Gaol, both very striking erections, and

of Dromoland Castle, the seat of Lord Inchiquin. James Pain died in Limerick 13th. December, 1877, in his 98th year, and

was buried in the cathedral church of St. Mary in that city.

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Lux Libertas Lodge got its dispensation to begin operation on June 21. The Closing Charge was given in a circle around the

Old Well after the ceremonies in Dialectic Hall on the old campus. The new

lodge is an affinity lodge for supporters of the University of North Carolina at

Chapel Hill. If you look at the old well from the sky, you'll notice that it is

flanked on each side by dorms know as Old East and Old West. You'll also see

that directly across the street is the South Building and nothing in the north all

the way to Franklin St. Amazing, right?

There are twenty-two Shriners Hospitals for Children spanning North America. These not-for-profit hospitals have provided

free orthopedic, burn, and spinal injury treatment to numberless children for eighty years without regard to religion, race, or

financial ability. Known as “The World’s Greatest Philanthropy”, the members of the Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles

of the Mystic Shrine are often referred to as the partying or clowning

side of Masonry. Whenever there is a festive parade, Shrine clowns on

mini-motorcycles or in garish clown-cars can be found bringing smiles

to young and old alike. The Shrine clowns regularly visit local hospi-

tals, bringing joy and moments of frivolity to an otherwise sterile hospi-

tal setting and curing coulrophobia (fear of clowns). The annual

Shrine Circus travels the country from Spring through Fall raising

monies to support Shriners Children’s Hospitals. Many world-famous

clowns and circus entertainers have performed with the Shrine Circus.

What few people realize is the historic connection between “circus

folk” and Freemasonry.

We all know the significance George Washington has on the craft in the United States. There are a few Lodges to commem-

orate the era by doing era correct themed degrees. Arizona Lodge Oriental Lodge

20 F&AM has been doing a Colonial Degree for years and it is something not to be

missed! Hastings Lodge #50 in Hasting Nebraska, has an annual George Washing-

ton Birthday Degree where the officers are garbed in colonial attire and powdered

wigs (actually, white wigs without the powder).

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Invitation

Companions and Sir Knights:

Most Excellent Companion Peter H. Johnson, Jr., Grand High Priest, Most Illustrous Companion William

R. Greenen, Grand Master and Sir Knight Joseph F. Zito, Right Eminent Grand Commander, extend a cor-

dial invitation to you and your lady to attend the 2016 Arizona Grand Seesions being held from August 11-

13, 2016. We gather again to conduct the business of the Arizona Grand York Rite Bodies and enjoy the

fellowship of Companions and Sir Knights and their ladies from Arizona and visiting jurisdictions. Our ven-

ue for this year will be the Hilton Phoenix - Mesa Hotel in Mesa, AZ.

The 2016 sessions will be scheduled as follows:

Grand Commandery of Knights Templar of Arizona — Thursday, August 11.

Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of Arizona — Friday, August 12.

Grand Council of Cryptic Masons of Arizona — Saturday, August 13.

Installations will be held on the corresponding afternoons at 3:30 PM.

Annual Meetings of the Order of High Priesthood and the Past Commanders Association will be on the

morning corresponding to the appropriate Grand body.

The Holy Land Pilgrimage Dinner will be held Thursday evening at the New Life Assembly of God Church,

at 314 W University Dr, Mesa, Ari zona. The net proceeds generated goes directly to help send ministers

from Arizona on a trip of a lifetime to the Holy Land. Appropriate dress for the Holy Land Pilgrimage Din-

ner is business casual. We will also have a Holy Land program at the dinner.

Our Grand York Rite Banquet and Awards Ceremony will be held on Friday evening and the desired dress is Dark Suit, Tuxedo, Chapter or

Council coat and tie or Class A uniform.

Please be sure to register and make your selections for meals on the Registration form. The deadline for registration is August 1, 2016. If you

have any questions please feel free to contact any of us. We hope that you will enjoy your attendance at our Grand Sessions and look forward

to seeing you here in Mesa!!

Sincerely and Fraternally,

Peter H. Johnson, Jr. Sir Knight Joseph F. Zito

Most Excellent Grand High Priest Right Eminent Grand Commander

Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of Arizona Grand Commandery of Knights Templar of Arizona

William R. Greenen

Most Illustrious Grand Master

Grand Council of Cryptic Masters of Arizona

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Arizona DeMolay's movie ad is out in theatres!! Go check it out today and

help us promote DeMolay!!

News from the NEW Cochise Chapter

Another new member and the first one of the 2016-2017 Term!!! Go Cochise

Chapter!!!

Also congratulations to Dad Brian Strecker, named "Chapter Dad," of the fast

moving Cochise Chapter. Many, many "thanks" to Dad Phillip Shulsky who's

dream of a DeMolay Chapter has been realized in Sierra Vista.

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