‘Keystone researchers to meet’

    

The Pennsylvania Lodge of Research will meet next on December 14 for two presentations and the election and installation of its officers. This time they’ll be at the Scottish Rite Valley of Harrisburg. That’s a Saturday morning at ten o’clock.

Too far away for me, and it coincides with New Jersey research lodge’s own installation of officers, but my congratulations to Bro. Chris Rodkey on completing his term as Master, and best wishes to Bro. Jack Speece, Senior Warden, who I assume will ascend to the Solomonic Chair. (I envy these guys. They have two meetings per year, six months apart!)

The presentations for the day will be Bro. George Haynes on “Craft Freemasonry in England and the Appendant Orders” and Bro. Robert Burtt on “The Masonic Jurisprudence of Roscoe Pound.”

Luncheon fee is $18, payable at the meeting.

After all these years, I still haven’t visited this lodge—and I even own a necktie that kind of matches their regalia. Maybe some day it will meet in the eastern part of the Keystone State, but I’m told it is likely the 2025 meetings will be out west.

     

‘New team at Penna research lodge’

    

Myself and plenty of others at New Jersey’s research lodge would love to visit Pennsylvania Lodge of Research, but time and space prevent it. Their meetings often coincide with ours, and the commonwealth is so large that their meetings can be hundreds of miles away. That was the case yesterday; we held our meetings, and theirs was in Pittsburgh.

Their lodge reorganizes its officer line every December, and Bro. Seth Anthony, on Faceypage, reports:

“After several years of service, today was my last meeting as the secretary of the Pennsylvania Lodge of Research. I wish my successor, Mike Moran, all the best as he assumes the role. Also, congratulations to Richard Muth on a great year in the East, and best wishes to Christopher Rodkey on his upcoming year as Worshipful Master. You’re doing great work, Brothers!”

It’s extra notable news to me because Bro. Moran was the book reviews editor, and Bro. Rodkey was an assistant editor of The Journal of the Masonic Society for a number of years. They and Seth have been frequent writers in The Journal also. Congratulations, everybody!

(Coincidentally, Pennsylvania L of R Past Master Aaron R. White will be the guest speaker at Mariners Lodge 67 on Wednesday, presenting “The Tyranny of Memory.” I always say Mariners communications are not to be missed, although I myself never seem to get there, and this one will be no different. Great lodge. Great people. Great meal. And Aaron!)

Looking to the new year, Pennsylvania’s research lodge will meet June 15 at Williamsport; and December 14 at York. The former will not coincide with New Jersey’s meeting, but the latter will—and both are too far away. D’oh! I would join if they came east once in a while, but don’t let that stop you.