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Title: The Cabletow
Issue Date: Volume XLII (No. 1) January 1966
Year: 1966
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extracted text: Stye (Dublrtmti VOL. XIII (Uabkinui Published monthly by lhe Cabletow, Inc. in the interest of the Grand Lodge of the Philippines at 1440 San Marcelno, Manila. Re-entered as second class mail matter at the Manila Post Office on June 16, 1962. Subscription Rate - P3.00 a year BOARD OF EDITORS, THE CABLETOW M.V SERAFIN I. TEVES Ld.torial Consultant RW RAYMOND E. WILMARTH Ed tor WB NESTORIO B MELOCOTON OFFICERS, THE CABLETOW, INC. RAYMOND E. WILMARTH MACARIO C. NAVIA OSCAR L. FUNG Secretary ALFREDO ORTIZ STAFF members WB OSCAR I. FUNG WB JUAN C. NABONG. JR. WB ALFREDO ORTIZ VWB MACARIO C. NAVIA WB JOSE E. RACELA DIRECTORS: JOSE E. RACELA NESTORIO B MELOCOTON JUAN C. NABONG, JR. IN THIS ISSUE GRAND MASTER S MESSAGE EDITORIALS MASONIC HEROES A MASON AS PHILANTHROPIST THE MYSTERIES AND FRETMASONRY 9 CAUSES OF WANING INTEREST THE ACACIA MUTUAL AID SOCIETY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRAND LODGE COMMITTEES 18 2D BETWEEN LAW AND LAWLESSNESS NEIGHBORHOOD SURVEY RENEWAL AND REAVOWAL Brother Alfred Tennyson once wrote, "The old order changeth, yielding place to the new." Without in the least trying to offset Bro. Tennyson's1 idea, as in fact we agree with him in many phases of it, we must say that not all things old need yield to the new. Many old ideas have remained unchanged through the centuries and the world has remained better for them. In our Ancient Craft, we are counselled never to change the ancient Land marks. This, we have followed faithfully and Masonry is the better for it. In all the years we have hewed close to the language, form and substance of our rituals and they have grown more ennobling in their beauty and intel lectual strength with each passing presentation. As it is with Masonry, so it is with life; for Masonry is life and life is Masonry. Regardless of creed, color or race, we are heirs to customs and mores which have been handed down to us from generation to generation. Each nation has its own set of customs and mores which, amalgamated through the years, form its culture and civilization; in some cases, similar to, and in many, different from, those of other nations. These similar and dissimilar customs and mores, cultures and civilizations, constitute the warp and woof of universal culture. Those of us who have gone beyond the confines of our country have seen them. These make travel interesting, educational and a profitable experience. Membered as our Grand Lodge is, of Filipinos, Americans, Chinese, Japa nese, Okinawans, Guamanians and other nationalities, we have quite a unique ness not familiar in other Grand Lodges. And yet, found in our cultures are those basic customs and mores which are common to all our peoples. Take the matter of family solidarity. Or the matter of courtesy. And further, the matter of love of country and its traditions. These make our countries and peoples great in their own ways. Taken as a whole, Masons and Masonry find greatness in filial piety, courtesy and patriotism. These age-old traditions need not yield to the new, whatever that connotes. They are not to be replaced for the sake of change. Old traditions, customs and mores, when kept ablaze in our minds and hearts, contribute a lot to the progress of nations and their citizens. What we need is a renewal of our vows to inspired living, plain living and high thinking that is, that we may the better be able to anchor progress on those time-tested virtues. SERAFIN L. TEVES Grand Master January, 1966 HIGHLY RESOLVED Here we stand highly resolved. After Christmas, after the New Year, both stock-taking events. We have pondered hard times gone; we may be anticipating difficult times ahead. We think we are cursed with: man's' in humanity to man; man's inhumanity to himself, his country, his people, his government, even his God! But all is not lost. We stand highly res-olved. To make of our failures, foot-stones to future successes. We are human, capable of humaneness, too. We can live and let live. Every person, place, or thing, must have life for as long as the Creator allows it. That is in His hands; all we should do is help Him give it to him. Masonry still frowns upon religious or political discussions, confrontations. However, it does enjoin its votaries "to be exemplary in the discharge of your civil duties, by never proposing or countenancing any act which may have a tendency to subvert the peace and good order of society; by paying due obedience to the laws under whose protection you live; and by never losing sight of the allegiance due to your country." That is the bounden duty of each citizen. That we Masons in the Philippines realize we have a government still short of efficiency and responsiveness to the needs of our citizens, is a bright sign that we have a citizenry that knows the good from the bad. We have condemned and still do: tax-evasion, smuggling, corruption, graft and the other evils which have sapped the financial resources of this government and the moral fiber of its functionaries, be they in the executive, legislative and judicial echelons. We can be proud that in our senate, we have three Masons and a Past Matron of the Order of Eastern Star; in the house, half a dozen congressmen and an Eastern star; in the Supreme Court, an associate justice and host of Masons in the Courts of First Instance and Municipal courts’; and not less than a hundred governors, mayors and other officials in our local governments, and top and lower officials in the executive departments, bureaus' and commis sions. And, thousands of plain citizens in agriculture, business and industry. But, unless they and we put our Masonry in the forefront as the guiding light in the performance of our duties as officials and citizens, there is less hope for this country to be what any respectable group of citizens would want it to be. Here we stand highly resolved to do our part, whatever our stations may be, that this nation, under God, will be one we can be proud to call our own. NBM YOU AND YOUR CABLETOW In 1966 your Cabletow marks a milestone in its existence since 1923. It is now published by the Cabletow, Inc. in the interest of the Grand Lodge of the Philippines. There is no change in its program of disseminating knowl edge and information on our fraternity. There is no change in its being an Turn to paga 26 The Cabletow Not born, but self-made: 'Mtad.ojtce 'r^e'toea By RWB RAYMOND E. WILMARTH Deputy Grand Master [Address by Rt. Wor. Bro. Dr. Raymond E. IVilmarth, D.G.M., at the 33rd Convention of Cavite .Masonic Lodges, Tagaytay City, Nov. 30, 1965] It is our privilege on this occasion to honor a great Filipino hero — Andres Bonifacio. Among us who are Freemasons, Andres Bonifacio was more than a national hero, he was a Masonic National hero. It is, there fore, fitting on this occasion of the Convention of the Cavite Masonic Lodges composing District No. 10, that we who are Freemasons do hom age not only to this great Filipino Masonic hero, Bro. Andres Bonifacio, but to all of the National Masonic heroes of the Philippines who have, during their respective lifetimes, held the welfare of their country, their fellowmen, and their Masonic tenets above all else. Masonic heroes are not strangers to the history of our world. Since earliest times our Craft first provided within its lodges a convenient place for the gathering of dedicated men. interested not only in the material welfare of themselves and their im mediate families, but also the welfare of all men. No man can become a Mason who does not acknowledge his belief in God and a future life. To the Freemason, God is the Great Architect of the Universe by whose hand the design of the universe has been accom plished and through whose will and January, 1966 pleasure- His plans are manifested. Among us the Great Architect of the Universe is the father of all men, hence all men arc brothers. Masonry, there fore, is a Brotherhood of Men under the Fatherhood of God. In practically every nation on earth, there have been freedom fighters who have sought to free the oppressed from the tyranny of their oppressors. In ancient times it was the oppression of the serfs by the overlords. After the abolition of feudalism, various forms of political tyranny have existed and whenever the occasion demanded, free dom fighters arose to shake off the shackles of oppression. In civiliza tion’s struggle for the emancipation of the oppressed, there have been iden tified with these freedom fighters of all ages, Masonic leaders from every part of the world. Nearly all who signed the Declara tion of Independence of the United States of America on July 4, 1776, were Masons. General George Wash ington who led the Revolutionary Armj' of the United States to victory was an ardent Mason all his life. Many of the generals who assisted him were Masons, including among which was that great French leader, Marquis de Lafayette. Although later branded a traitor to the United States, the in famous Benedict Arnold was also a member of our Craft. Simon Bolivar, after whom his country, Bolivia, was named, was born Turn to next p«0O 3 in Caracas on July 23, 1783. After studying law in Madrid and traveling throughout Europe and the United States, he entered Masonry. Having experienced the feeling of liberty, equality, and fraternity that existed in Europe and United States, he re turned to his South America and de dicated his life to the liberation of the oppressed people. The liberator of Italy who contri buted greatly to the creation of the Kingdom of Italy was Most Worship ful Brother Giuseppe Garibaldi. He was born on July 4, 1807 in Nice. In 1834 he was forced to leave his native land because he had been condemned for his revolutionary activities. Leav ing Italy he went to Marseille where lie first joined our Ancient Craft. Finding among Freemasons the dom inant spirit of equality, liberty and fraternity, he gained greater inspira tion and in its darkest moments re turned to Italy to fulfill bis destiny in the unification of that disrupted land. After the unification of his homeland, he was elected Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Italy. In Cuba there was a great national hero, named Jose Marti. In fact, his life was nearly identical of that of our great Brother, Jose Rizal, as he too was executed by the Spaniards in 1895 for having been a Masonic freedom fighter in Cuba. But his execution did not extinguish the torch of liberty. It burned brighter among the Cubans and the nation’s independence was largely due to the inspiration gained from the sacrifice he had made. I mentioned earlier that Lafayette was a general that fought by the side of George Washington in the Revolu tionary War and that he was a Mason who had traveled from France across the Atlantic Ocean to help the colonies in their effort to free themselves from the oppression of the English. It was because of the great friendship that developed between General George Washington and General Lafayette that in 1876, one hundred years after the Revolutionary War, the French people gave to the people of United States a Statue of Liberty that stands at the entrance to the harbor of New York City, to greet all visitors from every corner of the world. What is not known, however, is that a Masonic Lodge in Paris under the name of Alsace-Lorraine suggested the idea that the French Nation should donate to the American people the Statue of Liberty. The sculptor of that statue was Brother Bartolome, a member of the Lodge of Alsace-Lorraine. In recent years there have been many outstanding officers in the Amer ican government who were and still are, Masons. Foremost of these being Most Worshipful Brother Harry Truman, Past Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Missouri and former Pres ident of the United States. Masonry docs not claim that all leaders of the world were Masons, but it does claim that among the leaders of the world, many of the most famous were Masons. So. it is true in the Philippines, as well as throughout the world. Tn the days of national dis tress. when the need for freedom fighters and leaders in thought as well as in action was great, Freemasonry was not found wanting, and leaders emerged from its folds to become the Masonic Heroes of Philippine Historv. Before Masonry became openly practiced in the Philippines, a number of Filipinos had been initiated in Paris and London, while other outstanding Filipinos such as Rizal, Del Pilar, Lopez Jaena, Mariano Ponce, Antonio Luna. Moises Salvador and others had taken their Masonic obligation in Snain. Among the great names of Filipinos initiated in Spain are those The Cabletow of Vergel de Dios, Felix Pardo de Tavera, Ventura, Abarquez, Juan Luna and Exmundo Evangelista. Dr. Jose P. Rizal and Marcelo H. del Pilar planned the organization of Philippine Masonry. This was indeed a fortunate idea both for our Craft and for the Philippines. From the efforts of these great Masonic patriots, leaders arose from the Masonic ranks to champion the cause of the oppressed Filipinos and eventually to bring about the freedom which Filipinos every where enjoy today. If the role of early initiates in the Nilad Lodge were to be read to you today, you will recognize the names of the most outstanding Filipinos of the day. But, as in most cases where many great men are associated into a singel body, disharmony developed, a thing which is forbidden among Brothers in Freemasonry. When such division of thinking arose in Nilad Lodge, an other famous Filipino patriot arose to give his views. Apolinario Mabini, an acknowledged intellectual leader stated, “Where there is no unity, life becomes imposible. Sever the links of union between the different parts of a machine and you will have nothing but a pile of junk. Destroy the har mony that exists among the different members of the human body and it soon falls prey to disease and death.” Our purpose today is not to trace the organization of Freemasonry in the Philippines nor to repeat merely the names of the many famous Filipinos who were a part of that great move ment in its earliest days. Our purpose today is the mention only the names of those outstanding heroes of the Phil ippines who were members of the Masonic Craft and identify them with the Masonic influence which inspired them in their hour of greatness. Marcelo H. Del Pilar died on July 4, 1896. His death was a great loss to the Filipino people and a greater loss to Philippine Masonry. Having joined Masonry in Spain, he brought Masonry to the Philippines and has been known from that time as the Father of Masonry in the Philippines. During those tragic years he wrote under the pen name of Plaridel. The Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons in the Philippines today is located in the Plaridel Masonic Temple, so named in honor of this great hero. It was together with Jose P. Rizal that Marcelo H. del Pilar brought Masonry to the Philippines. The greatest of Filipino heroes and a most eminent Freemason, Brother Jose P. Rizal is honored by his statue in Masonic regalia, which graces the entrance to our Plaridel Masonic Temple. In speaking of the great Masonicheroes of the Philippines, Mauro Baradi in his book “Freemasons and Freemasonry” classified Rizal, Del Pilar, Bonifacio, and Mabini as among the greatest Masons of their time as follows: “THE HONOR ROLL OF FIL IPINO IMMORTALS is not com plete without Rizal, del Pilar, Bonifa cio, and Mabini. These four of our greatest Filipino heroes were all Masons who took their obligation on the altar of Freemasonry. “President Ramon Magsaysay of the Philippines in his inaugural speech at the Luneta on Rizal Day, December 30, 1953, in paying an eloquent tribute to these Brethren of our Venerable Fraternity, referred to them as the ex emplars in our common task of nation building, the President said: ‘All too often, however, we speak of Rizal — and of Del Pilar, Boni facio, Mabini, and our best heroes — as if their work were done, as if today their spirit had ceased to have any meaning or value to our people. Turn to page 27 January, 1966 Portrait of. . . ?4 fflaiw By Bro. JAINAL D. RASUL Asst. Prov. Fiscal of Sulu How often do we hear of Jolo as a community of outlaws, juramentados and bandits. Perhaps this could have been due to irresponsible reporting of some newspapermen. What is dis heartening is that we don’t hear of Jolo as a producer of generals, ambas sadors and philanthropists. A long list of our Philippine generals have been, at one time or another, assigned in Jolo, trained in actual combat, in real “war”. General Mamarinta Lao, a member of the Craft, is the latest Jolo product of a long array of gen erals from General Arellano and Campo. Ambassadors Abubakar and Arpa, from Sulu, head a list of our country’s representatives abroad. In deed, we have a number of philanthro pists like Bro. Romeo Teng Ban, Bro. Garama Abubakar, Bro. Manuel Liin and others. We are interested in this article to mention one of Jolo’s philanthropists — Manuel H. Lim. a brother Mason, a native of Jolo and a father of profes sionals. I heard much of this man since the Japanese occupation in Sulu, and what he has done for Jolo and its people makes me feel sincerely obliged to relay this significant information to all brethren, the better to enable us to profit by his example. It was one sunny day in 1963 when I went to the Sulu Hospital to see my brother Dr. Darwin Rasul, a resident physician. One Mahmud Kipli, a poverty-striken patient suffering from advanced tuberculosis, was given by the doctors fifty per cent chance to live. 6 The hospital was not sufficiently fi nanced by the government and could not therefore give enough medicine free of charge to the patient. Bro. Manuel Lim was then approached for one hundred pesos cash to buy medi cine. Bro. Lim rushed to the hospital and upon seeing the patient, he prom ised to help, not with just one hun dred pesos, but with injectable medi cines and nutritious food sufficient for six months. Mahmud Kipli, after six months, recovered and is presently alive and healthy, and grateful to Bro. Manuel Lim. To satisfy Bro. Lim. Kipli wanted to repay and offered his services free of charge in Bro. Lim's big coconut and fruit plantation. Kipli’s offer was politely rejected because Bro. Lim believed that there could be no better satisfaction than the thought of having helped save one’s life. That alone, according to Bro. Lim, was sat isfactory to him. Bro. Lim has been doing this charity to Sulu people for many years. There are many “Kiplis” that have been saved by Bro. Lim un der similar circumstances. The phy sicians of the Sulu Hospital that at tend to more than 400.000 inhabitants of Sulu recognize the kindness of Bro. Lim who gave the ceiling fans, hospi1tai concrete gate and several donations now enjoyed by the people of Sulu. Perhaps, influenced by his Chinese ancestors. Bro. Lim believes, that to achieve immortality, one has to forget sometimes oneself in favor of human ity — in the fields of educational, spi ritual and civic advancement of the The.Cabletow JOLO PLAZA TULAY BANDSTAND Donated by Bro. Manuel Lim. from L to It — The author, Bro. Lim, Bro. Suyhan Tan (SD), and Bro. Rudy Lee (SS). people. Bro. Lim contributed gate iron-fence and concrete panels to the Central School in Jolo, the Jolo con crete Evangelical Church, flagpole of the Sulu Red Cross building, electric fans and other aids to DXSM, the only radio station in Sulu. The recent com munity donation he gave to Jolo is the concrete plaza Tulay Bandstand in Jolo worth almost P20,00.00 (see picture). It has been said that if Bro. Lim has not done anything for Sulu except this concrete bandstand where community, political, religious and civic rallies arc held for hundreds of thousands of cultural minorities in Sulu, this alone would entitle him and his family to the respect of the Suluanos. Bro. Manuel Lim was born in Jolo, Sulu. Bro. Lim’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ramon H. Yson Lim were not more than the average or conserva tive family. That could have been the reason why Bro. Manuel Lim reached only the fourth grade in 1915. A deeply religious man, Bro. Manuel Lim, belonging to the protestant sect, sympathizes with the poor. Being humble and sensitive to human suffer ing, lie resents juvenile delinquency and considers it as due to parental faults. He has a deep sense of under standing of human nature. Once, he was approached for the hand in mar riage of his daughter, Kattie, a doc tor of Optometry now taking a master’s course in Indiana University. He an swered that if the man sincerely loved his daughter, that was good enough for him. He is a Mason who does not discriminate except with regards to the forces of evil against a sense of good ness under the Fatherhood of God. His other children are Bcatriz, a mas ter in Music now in Los Angeles, California: Nattie, B.S. Commerce now in Cebu City; Lcttv, B.S. Phar macy now in Jolo; Hattie, B.S. Edu Turn to next page January, 1966 cation in Music, now teaching in Cebu City; Samuel, Physician-Surgeon, now in San Francisco, California; Jimmie and Gemmuel, taking Agricul ture and Architecture respectively in the University of the Philippines. With Bro. Lim’s children almost all professionals, serving humanity in the different spheres of their influences, he could easily be the “Father of the Year” medalist of Sulu. Brother Manuel II. Lim was initiated as an entered apprentice Ma son on March 10, 1954, passed to the degree of fellowcraft on November 25, 1954 and raised to the sublime degree of Master Mason on December 2, 1954. He was conferred the 32 degree on March 8, 1956. As a Mason, he never fails to attend Lodge Meetings or res pond to the call of a brother in distress. He is a Mason in deed. There was one occasion which prompted me to ask personal ques tions to Bro. Lim. We were just through from Labor in the Lodge. While we were about to take a pedi cab, he asked the driver: “How much?” “Twenty centavos," answered the driver. Bro Lim refused to pay. He said it should only be fifteen cen tavos since his house was very near the Temple. Because to me five centavos would not make any difference con sidering Bro. Lim’s affluence, I asked Bro. Lim why? I thought he would answer me that he had no small change. But surprisingly, he gave me an ex planation that was almost philosophical and satisfying. Bro. Lim said to me: “In this temporal world, everybody is in need—in need financially, spirit ually, socially, and educationally. We must study the needs of a person. A rich man may not need money or a healthy man may not need medicine or a priest may not need spiritual guid ance or advice. Don’t give them what they don't need. But there arc always needs of man that you are called upon to give or a gap to fill in every person. The driver you saw,” Bro. Lim con tinued, “was robust and healthy. He was not in real need. He wore good clothes. If I kept five centavos when I should not give it for the sake of giving, in fifty times a month, I would be able to help needy persons like a sick man, a hungry person or a wor ried accused from immediate disaster or catastrophe. That is the difference between thrift and extravagance; bet ween foolishness and wisdom ; between foresight and selfishness.” Then Bro. Lim left me. I was astounded as if I had just heard a pagoda view! Jolo and its people are indeed for tunate to have Bro. Lim in their midst, as a man. as a Mason, as a fa ther and as a law-abiding citizen of our Republic. The Sulu Masons are proud of Bro. Manuel H. Lim. A AAA For better service and special prices SHOP & SAVE at LOYAL TRADING & DEPARTMENT STORE 553 Pizal Avenue, Manila - between Raon & Ronquillo Sts. Tel. 3-34-21 Contact Bro. Hotchand N. Murjani, Proprietor The Cabletow A comparison of. . . Itty&tenteA cmd By WB MATEO D. CIPRIANO, PM Dalisay Lodge No. 14 Freemasonry partakes of the na ture of the Mysteries of the olden times which flourished and attracted large followers in Greece during the era of the celebrated philosophers Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle, and then, afterwards, in the Roman em pire. Although the secret of their origin and real aim has not as yet been fully unraveled, yet judging from the elaborate ceremonies fol lowed in the initiation of candidates — which all tended to purify the lat ter from the impurities of life — we have reason to conclude that the Mys teries, in the same way as Freema sonry, had for high objective the bringing of man nearer his Creator. In Greece the known Mysteries were the Orphic, the Eleusinian, and the Samothracian or Cabiric, but the Eleusinian were seemingly the most important and caught the fancy of the people. The ceremonies of the Eleu sinian Mysteries consisted of four states: preliminary purification ; com munication of mystic knowledge; re velation of the holy things; and crowning or garlanding of the mystic. In Freemasonry, particularly in the Scottish Rite, these states are also obtaining although not as clearly and in the same order. In the Scottish Rite, for example, the preparation of the candidate is made by means of purification by fire and water, and once all the ceremonial requirements shall have been complied with, the masonic obligation, the sacred word, and other secret work arc revealed and communicated to the candidate. The writer, for one, believes that the masonic obligation and the sacred word and secret work stand for the “mystic knowledge” and the "holy things.” As to the “crowning or garlanding” of the mystic in ancient times, the clothing of the initiate in the habiliments of a Mason and his proclamation later on as a true and perfect Masonic Brother may be con sidered as its equivalent. There are other similarities be tween Freemasonry and the Myste ries. The ceremonies of initiation in the Mysteries used to be conducted in secret by the so-called hierophants, the revealers of the holy things, or at least under their guidance. In these our days the masonic degree work is also held in secret and Lodge Mas ters are called upon to conduct the ceremonies. These Lodge Masters, as may be readily surmised, stand in the place of the hierophants, and be cause, strictly speaking, they are sup posed to be conversant with the in tricacies of the ritual and secret work, it is also safe to presume that they are in Freemasonry the “revealers of holy things” in the Mysteries. Even in the admission of candi dates, there is a pronounced paral lelism between the Mysteries and Freemasonry. It was the require ment in the Mysteries that the can didate should be free, not a slave, of intelligible speech, pure of hand and also pure of soul. A sinner in the ancient times could never be admitted in the Mysteries; in our days a man Turn to next paga January, 1966 with a non-too-good reputation, much less an "ex-con,” cannot be made a Mason. But once admitted or initiated, the nevy Mystic was deemed to be a "privileged person” and the new Ma son becomes a “better man.” There is difference though between the two, in that Mysteries were a. kind of religion while Freemasonry is but a fraternity — brotherhood of hiiuf under the fatherhood of God. Also, it took in the Mysteries many d&ys' to hold the ceremonies of ini tiation. According to Isis Unveiled, ih sdrrie initiatory ceremonies the can didate was laid buried in the sarco phagus existing in the innermost part df the Pyramid of Cheops, in Giza, near Cairo. Egypt, for some days. In Freemasonry initiation .ceremonies are more simple and take not so long a time. Although Freemasonry is not a re ligion yet, due to the sublimity of its purpose, it is sponsored by great saints — in by-gone times by the Compte or St. Germain and at pre sent, according to the York Rite, it is dedicated to the Holy Saints John. It is said in The Hidden Life in Free masonry that whenever a Lodge meets, and immediately after the usual opening prayer is said, great in telligences in the form of angels come down attracted by the invocation and hover over the gathering members inspiring them in their work or deli beration. As part of the Lodge's community projects for this year, Dagupan City Lodge No. 1.18, F & AM constructed and donated to the City, on the urgent request of the City government, a police outpost near the entrance to the Lodge's Temple grounds. The outpost was turned over to the City through City Mayor Libcrato LI. Reyna (center, holding turn-over documents) by fforshipful Master Victorino C. Daroya (center, in coat and tie) in tho presence of officials of the City government, Council and Police Department, and members of the Lodge. The'outpost, costing more than P5.000.00 is situated at the western entrance to Dagupan City, and, together with, the outpost at the southern entrance and ,<fne.being built by another organization at, the eastern entrance, will make it difficult for criminal elements to enter or escape from the City. 10 The Cabletow Low pressure area. . . By WB LORENZO TALATALA, PM If we are to conduct a study along the lines of membership and attend ance of every individual Masonic Lodge in this jurisdiction, we shall find that both can be represented by a very irregular graph, at times going up, at times going down. When con ditions are favorable and attractive, membership and attendance tend to rise and when conditions are unfavor able, the opposite occurs. There arc Lodges which some years ago were teeming in attendance, but today they can hardly meet for lack of quorum. On the other hand, a few years ago, there were Lodges which could hardly meet due to poor attendance, but today they are very active and may be said to be the pride of the Fraternity. But will this be permanent? Experience has taught us that they are temporary and “seasonal”. Many reasons for these may be cited. For the present, I propose to dwell on the negative side of the issue by enumerating a few reasons why interest in Masonry is declining among many members of the Craft, all of which, however, can still be remedied if only the brethren will govern themselves accordingly — as they should. No amount of effort from the brethren, no amount of power (except Divine power) can solve the problem of waning interest in Masonry among the brethren, un less they themselves come to realize their shortcomings, remember their OBs towards their Lodges and towards their brethren. Some of the outstand ing reasons why a considerable num ber of brethren became inactive, lost interest in attending Lodge meetings and risked suspension for non-payment of dues may be cited, thus: 1. Some members of the Craft, when they grow up in stature in public life or in public offiae, become unap proachable, particularly to ordinary members. In more appropriate terms, they cease to be on the level. This, to a great extent, causes disappoint ment among sensitive members, who come to believe that in Masonry, al though a universal institution and founded under the theory of the brotherhood of man under the Father hood of God, class distinctions exist which separate the elite from the non elite. The non-elite feel that they are only remembered when a crowd is needed, when a count is to be made and when their support is needed for certain objectives to glorify the elite members in their quest for more glories and personal edification and self-ag grandizement. 2. Moral cowardice among some members who fear persecution by church leaders. This is exempli fied by a few politicians, who are af raid to lose votes because of religious ire and persecution. Some are even afraid of the very thought of the refusal of the local Parish Priest to bury them in the Catholic cemetery when they die, and thus be separated from the rempins of the members of their families. As a consequence, they sacrifice and give up their Masonic beliefs and convictions, for the peace of mind of the members of their fam ilies and of their own. Casual ob servations made in the homes of the brethren show, that less than fifty per cent of the members of the Craft, hang their Masonic Diplomas in con spicuous places of their homes. They Turn to next peso 11 are either still rolled and kept inside their lockers or displayed only in their private rooms where no visitors will take notice of them. The reason is obvious, to hide them from the view of people who may ridicule and criti cize his being a member of the Masonic Fraternity. Is this not moral coward ice, hiding their identities instead of being proud of it, ready to be counted, and above all to defend it against its enemies. While there is yet time, it will be for the benefit of the Order and of these types of members them selves, that they should at once choose the way they want to travel — stick with us or stray from us for good. After all, the Craft needs only mem bers with sincere Masonic feelings in their hearts and a firm belief in their convictions, not those who easily bend to pressure and harassment by evil forces tending to undermine our insti tution. 3. Lack of positive and effective leadership among some Lodge officers: They only meet with the brethren- in side the tyled Lodge and nowhere else. They should go out of their way and far, to eftect fraternal contact with the brethren outside the Lodge. They should be the cohesive force to bind and unite the brethren. The brethren look upon their officers for proper guidance as well as for brotherly love all the time. When the officers neg lect these, it becomes difficult to main tain harmony, unity and zeal in the Fraternity. The brethren expect of their officers extra efforts, extra sacri fices, if only to produce results that will promote the best interest of the Order. 4. Lack of sincerity among many brethren in joining the Fraternity: Some join for curiosity, while some for convenience, and still some for mer cenary motives. This can be traced since the early days of Masonry in the Philippines. When the late Pres ident Manuel L. Quezon was very active in Masonry during his days, many influential men joined the Fra ternity to court his favor for good positions in the government. When he died many Masons faded away from the Fraternity. Look for a govern ment office today whose head is an active Mason. Sooner or later you will see many of his subordinates join Masonry. Then when the same head of the office comes down from his chair, many of his subordinates who joined the Fraternity because of his being in a high position, become in active one after the other. Some peo ple only join the Fraternity because they are planning to travel or study abroad, in order to enjoy the care and protection of all Mason withersoever dispersed. When they return home after enjoying their travels, they do not even make it a point to report to the Lodge or to attend its meetings. Such is the motive of some of our members, although fortunately, they are but few in number. For a fact, they are merely members of the Lodge, but not Masons in the strict defini tion of the word, in their hearts or in their spirits. 5. Majority of the brethren find the Lodge too monotonous for them when not given assignments and have nothing to do inside the Lodge. They feel that they are not important when they do not participate in the floor work. Some brethren are in the habit of monopo lizing the work to the neglect of others. What is more disconcerting is the fact that some brethren think fiat they are the only ones in sole possession of the knowledge of Masonry and the rituals. The habit of correcting others during ceremonies, causes embarrassment and confusion on the part of the corrected brother. While it is necessary that a brother be helped when he needs it, in the course of the ritual, it should only be given when he asks for it and should be in whispers inaudible to the candidate. Everybody should be en 12 The Cabletow couraged to study and participate in Lodge work, if interest in the Frater nity is to be preserved and maintained and attendance improved. 6. Lack of punctuality : Many mem bers become impatient and disgusted when the Lodge cannot meet on time due to late comers and poor attendance. We should realize and consider the fact that most of the members of the Craft are busy people and time is very val uable to them. By the irregularity of some in coming to the Lodge, the en tire Lodge suffers, some members lose their zeal and interest in utter dis gust. This can be corrected, easily, if the brethren will only remember that punctuality is not only a virtue, but also a Masonic duty towards his brethren and to the Lodge of which he is a member. 7. Un-Masonic conduct of sonic brethren outside the Lodge: The fra ternity is replete with records of unMasonic conduct committed by some brethren. Immorality of some mem bers, even among those whom the OB specifically forbids, arc committed ma ny a time. Some have been accused of un-Masonic conduct, some are just tolerated, some are just forgotten and written on the four winds of heaven. The effect to the Fraternity is fatal and the damage incalculable. Drun kenness, excessive gambling and abuse of fraternal confidence are common Masonic oltenses — all leading towards the derogation of this ancient and honorable Fraternity. If we do not guard against these un-Masonic actua tions by some members of the Craft, we will some day, and soon perhaps, find ourselves not onlv dwindling in number, but also ridiculed by the public. 8. Lack of proper decorum among some brethren inside the Lodge: They make the Lodge a place to practice their oratorical prowess, like politic ians, to the annoyance of the more sensible and seasoned members. The Lodge should not be the place for bom bastic speeches and grandstand play. Some even make it a place to chat and make jokes, even when the Lodge is at labor. They forget the fact that solemnity which is one of the ancient customs and usages of the Craft, should be observed and maintained in all our ceremonies. 9. Many members, when they reach the higher degrees and become affiliat ed with appendant bodies, lose in terest in the Blue Lodge, to devote most of their time to the higher bo dies. This should not be the case, because the moment the foundation of an edifice is shaken the entire struc ture will collapse. 10. Some members expect too much from both the Lodge and the brethren in the way of material assistance, and failing to obtain what they want, lose interest and fade away. Thus, a bro ther trying to have his child admitted in our Masonic Hospital, but failed because of a contagious illness with which the child is afflicted, got disap pointed and lost interest in Masonry. brother who failed to obtain a pro motion under his Chief, who is also a brother, got disappointed and lost faith in the sincerity of many brethren. A contractor brother, who failed to have his voucher passed in audit by the Auditor who is also a brother, because of some auditing requirements which must first be complied with, blamed Masonry for not getting what he wanted. Of course the above-cited cases arc unreasonable, bordering on un-Masonic conduct. We should al ways bear in mind that our critics do not distinguish between founded and unfounded innuendoes — all they are interested in is the downfall of Freemasonry. Brethren, let us face the facts squarely. Let us all combine our forces to promote interest in the Fraternity. A January, 1966 13 rfcaeta, Utateat /tid Society... To: All Lodges and Brethren: At the grand annual communication of the Grand Lodge held on April 29, 1964, a resolution was passed to the effect that every Mason in good standing of this jurisdiction (who is re siding in the Philippines or in the case of an overseas Lodge in its territory) shall automatically become a partici pant in the Acacia Group Death Benefit Plan. Though said resolution has the good and noble purpose of providing financial assistance to the family of every Mason upon his pre mature death, some lodges have failed to join the plan because of certain dif ficulties. However, because of the sincere and urgent desire of the Board of Trustees that all Lodges be partici pants in the Group Death Benefit Plan in order that as many brothers as pos sible may be benefited thereby, the Board at its meeting on August 26, 1965, reduced the required membership of 90% to 60%, and adopted the attached “RULES re-ACACIA GROUP DEATH BENEFIT PLAN". Therefore, every brother is urged to join the Group Death Benefit Plan of the Acacia. Every one will admit that sooner or later he will surely die. It will be an evidence of his wisdom and of his love for his wjfe and chil dren that in case of his premature death there will be some money to help pay for his own funeral expenses and, if possible, to prevent his loved ones from suffering unnecessarily misery and hardships. For P6 a year (or 50 centavos a month) the death benefit is P250 during the first year; P375 during the second year; and P500 after the second year. To ac cumulate P500 by depositing 1 * 6 every year (or P0.50 every month), it will take about 35 years if the in terest rate is 4>Z% per year, com pounded annually, and 83 years if there is no interest. Nobody can say that he will surely live 35 years more, especially if he is over 40 years old. Hence, nobody can lose financially by joining the Acacia. He has every thing to gain. It is not troublesome at all to join the Acacia. One does not have to pay 1 * 6 every year. If he wants to, he can pay in one lump for 10 years or P60; for 20 years or 1 * 120. Really, what is Pl20 for 20 years to a rich brother? In case of death at any time, the un earned annual contribution of P6 each will be refunded to the beneficiary with interest yet. If he were heavily in sured already by some private life in surance, what is P0.50 every month since he is rich? Joining the Acacia will be a demonstration of his ‘esprit de corps’, of his brotherly cooperation, of his willingness to help and enable his less fortunate brothers to partici pate in the Group Death Benefit Plan. The attached “RULES re-ACACIA GROUP DEATH BENEFIT PLAN" is hereby promulgated and made effective immediately for the guidance and compliance of all Lodges and Brothers. Particular attention is invited to rules nos. 5, 13 & 14. Brothers, let us have Masonry in Action. Let us provide for the wel fare of our fraternity and our loved ones. (Sgd.) L.R. SALVOSA, 32° KCCH President & Actuary 14 The Cabletow te, rfeacuz * Deat&, Swefit 'Pte * 1— The Acacia Group Death Bene fit Plan is a group one-year term insurance designed to alle viate the financial stress on a Lodge or a family because of the death of a brother. 2— It is required of every Mason under the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of the Philippines, except of one who is not in good standing or not residing in the Philippines or in the territory of an overseas Lodge to which he belongs. However, he may join the plan subject to the approval of the Acacia. 3— A dual member may join onlyone Lodge, either his mother lodge or the lodge of which he is a dual member. 4— Brothers who are in arrears in their dues but are not SNPD are eligible for membership in the group death benefit plan. 5— The contributions are paid an nually in advance. They are uniform for all the members of a Lodge, and range from P6 to 1 * 12 per year for each member. The Lodge shall decide the amount of the annual rate of contribution. In the case of overseas Lodges, the annual con tribution is $6. a— Every member is required to pay to his Lodge the an nual contribution and give his name, age, address, and the names of his beneficia ries with their relationships. The Secretary of his Lodge shall remit to the Acacia all the contributions received with a list of the members. b— The group death benefit plan of every Lodge or brother will be effective as of the first day of the calen dar month following the month the contributions are received by the Acacia from the Lodge or from a mem ber. 6— The anniversary date of the group death benefit plan shall be January 1; the period from its effective date to December 31, inclusive, of the year of issue is herein called preliminary period, a— Any Lodge which has paid to the Acacia contributions beyond December 31 will be credited with excess amount and required to pay only the difference to satisfy the an nual contribution for the following year. b— A newly raised Mason who joins his lodge group plan within three months from the date he was raised or the date his lodge joined the group plan, whichever is the later, will not be required to submit evidence of insurabil ity. His initial contribution will be for the preliminary period or one-twelfth of his annual contribution times the number of months from the effective date of his cer tificate to December 31, in clusive, of the year of issue; the subsequent contributions will be each equal to the an nual contribution from Jan uary' 1 to December 31, in Turn to next pnpo January, 1966 15 elusive, of each succeeding year. 7— A brother who joins his lodge group plan after three months from the date such plan became effective shall be required to submit evidence of insurability satisfactory to the Acacia before he is admitted to the group plan. 8— The death benefit or face amount insurance is Pl,000 per Pl2, or in the case of overseas Lodges $500 per $6, of annual contribu tion. Provided, however, that if death occurs during the pre liminary period and the first certificate year of a brother’s certificate, the death benefit shall be fifty (50) [>er centum of the face amount of insurance; seven ty-five (75) per centum if death occurs within the second certif icate year; and the full face amount if death occurs after the second certificate year. (The first certificate year of a certificate is defined herein as the first calen dar year following immediately the calendar year of issue; the second certificate year is the second calendar year, etc.). 9— Each lodge that becomes a mem ber of this plan will be issued an nually a General Certificate of Membership containing the names of the members in the group while its insured members, an individual certificate. 10— Any surplus savings which the Acacia may derive from the group death benefit plan at the end of each year will be placed in the reserves to meet unex pectedly large number of death claims. 11— If a member of the group plan is suspended for non-payment of his lodge dues after his group coverage becomes effective, his certificate if in force will con tinue to be so till the end of the year. 12— If a member of the group death benefit plan becomes SNPD, he will not be allowed to renew his membership in the group. 13— A Lodge will be allowed to par ticipate in the group death ben efit plan on two conditions: a— at least 60% of its members join the plan, and li— pay through their Secretary the contributions to the Acacia. These members are those who are in good standing and resid ing in the Philippines or in case of an overseas lodge, residing in their lodge’s territory. H— A lodge’s participation in the group death benefit plan will be considered automatically renewed or continued for the next follow ing year, if: a— at least 50% of the contribu tions required of the mem bers must have been paid to the Acacia on or before January 5 of the said year and the balance before March 1, and b— 70% of its members con tinue or join the plan if the death losses during the preceding period or year are less than 50% of the total contributions paid to the Acacia for that period: S0% of its members if the death losses are 50% or more but do not exceed the total contributions paid; or 90% of its members if the death losses exceed the total contributions paid. A The Cabletow GRAVEL AND SAND WB OSCAR L FUNG (7) PM. gm rfeUeitte * From: The Mencius Lodge No. 93 Newsletter: "The election of Brother Te Liong Bio to the Oriental Chair is. to say the least, an endorse ment of his continuing and consciencious Masonic services. It is not generally known that this modest Craftsman in whatever valley he has sojourned, has taken active part in the Masonic labors of our Fraternity. While in Davao, he served as Treasurer of Sarangani Lodge No. 50, where he affiliated as a dual member, and elected Sr. Warden three times. In his own stalling Master and Master of Ceremonies re spectively. Featured was the Hiram Lodge Choir. — A — R;. Wor. Raymond E. Wilmarth, Deputy Grand Master, was installed Rt. Wor. Master of Lodge Perla del Oriente No. 1034, S. C. last December 18, 1965. A big group of brethren turned out Mencius Lodge, where re retained his member ship, he was twice elected to the same position in the West. To his credit too, is his being a Charter Member of Davao Lodge No. 149. So, our worthy brother is not only an old hand but a proficient ritualist and we are certain that well-trained Special Teams will soon make their Lodges in the Visayas region comprising Masonic Districts Nos. 14, 15, & 16 held a con vention on January 8, 1966 in Dumaguete City. RW Raymond E. Wilmarth gave the keynote address. appearance sans the reading of Monitors during which is in contravention to the Edict No. 46. These teams we Biak-Na-Bato Lodge No. 7 has agreed to be the host Lodge for the convention of Lodges under Masonic District No. 1 (Manila). The con vention will be held some time in March and hope will give added prestige to Mencius Lodge which has so well been established by our out-going Master, Wor. Eugene K. Lim." — A — plans are now underway to ensure of the convention. ---- oOo----the success Hiram Lodge No. 88 held their annual in stallation of officers last January 7, 1965 at the Plaridel Masonic Temple. VW Marcelino P. Dysangco and Wor. Bonifacio Araullo were in VFB Doroteo M. Joson, District Deputy Grand Master of District No. 6, a Life Member of Cabanatuan Lodge No. 53 was granted a similar honor by Nueva Ecija Lodge No. 73, of a dual member. Congratulations! which he Lr/t panel: Brethren bidding WB Eugene. Stransky happy landing at the Manila International Airport before WB Stransky’s and Sister Stransky’8 departure for Vienna where they will permanently reside. From left to right: WB Irving Cryde, Austrian Consul; WB Emilio Asistores; WB Eugene Stransky; WB Gre gorio Vicente; MWB Esteban Munarriz; and Bro. Plcto. Right panel: WB & Miss Stransky surrounded by interns and doctors of PGH, former students of WB Stransky in Pediatrics. WB AURELIO L. CORCUERA (4) PM 114. Why is one who has received the First Degree in Masonry called an Entered Apprentice? The term seems to have been borrowed by the English Speculative Masons from the Scottish Operative Masons. "The beginner in the builders’ art was called an Apprentice; after he had served as such a sufficient time to give evi dence of his fitness, his name was entered in the Lodge’s books, after which he was called an Entered Apprentice. (The Lodge System of Masonic Education, 1961, p. 9, The Grand Lodge of Georgia)”. The Entered Apprentice in Masonry has taken the first step in understanding the history, philosophy, and symbolism of Freemasonry. 115. What is the significance of the term Fellow Craft, applied to one who has received the Second Degree in Masonry? “At the end of his apprenticeship he was examined in Lodge. If his record was good, if he could prove his proficiency under test, and the members voted in his favor, he was made a full member of the Craft with the same duties, rights, and privileges as the others. _ He was called a ‘Fellow of the Craft.’ In the sense that he had mastered the art, and no longer needed a teacher, he was called a ‘Master Mason.’ As far as his grade (in the Operative Craft) was concerned, however, these two terms meant the same things.” (The Fellow Craft, p. 4, The Grand Lodge of Scotland). English Speculative Masonry shortened the term to Fellow Craft, and in 1738 edition of the Book of Constitutions the terms Fellow Craft and Master ceased to be synonymous and became distinct, thus giving rise to the three degrees of Speculative Masonry. 116. To what Lodge or Lodges did the martyred Justice Jose Abad Santos and General Vicente Lim belong? They both belonged to Bagumbayan Lodge No. 4. Justice Jose Abad Santos was Master of the Lodge in 1937. He was elected Grand Master in 1938. 117. In the ritual, what is the correct reading of the last word in “T re @ hv a prt in t rts”? The word is RITES, and the preposition is IN not OF. 118. What is the Masonic significance of the word rite? The word rite is derived from the French rite, which in turn is derived from the Latin ritus, signifying an approved usage or custom, or an external observance. In Masonry the word rite is used in two senses: (1) when followed by a prepositional phrase, as rite of discalceation, rite of investitute, etc., it denotes an esoteric ceremony; and (2) when preceded by a proper adjective, as in Scottish Rite, York Rite, etc., it designates a series of degrees arranged in a definite sequence, general with a central theme running through the series, authorized and controlled by a central authority — Grand Lodge, Grand Chapter, Supreme Council, etc. 18 The Cabletow WITH OUR YOUNG ONES Edited by PABLO MATATQUIN, JR. DEMOLAY RAINBOW JOB'S DAUGHTERS Yesterday and today will be made into a singlo day sometime in mid-March. This is not an astronomical phenomenon, though there will bo an actual confluence of the two. Such will occur when the old and new brothers of Loyalty Chapter, Order of DeMolay meet for their an nual reunion. Master Councilor Rogelio S. Crudo has started sounding the fraternal horn to summon a|l Loyalty DeMolays, and, of course, their Dad Adv’sers. A reunion program more impressive than last year's will mark the hours of that single day when yesterday and today become January 2 saw the making of the pioneer Representative DeMolays of Loyalty Chapter, Order of DcMolay. In an inspiring public cer emony, DeMolay Wayne G. Quasha and Senior DeMolay Lysander E. Canlas, Chevalier, received from the Advisory Council of the Loyalty Chapter the R. D. Award: the tesfmonial to highest DeMolayship of the International Supremo Council of the Order of DeMolay. The Representative DeMolay Award is the highcsT distinction of self-achievement, charac ter training and improvement an active or senior DeMolay can earn from the Order. Bethel No. 2, Manila, of the International Order of Job's Daughters held its fourteenth Heart and Cross Ceremony to install its officers for the 1966 first term. With the theme, "Fol low After Righteousness, Godliness, Faith, Love Patience, Meekness." Jobie Cynthia Domingo was installed Honored Queen of the second Bethel of "the fairest in the land" in the Phil ippines. Others donned with the royal purple Grecian Robe of office were Prosperidad Sevilleno. Senior Princess; Lilia Melocoton, Junior Princess; Josephine Pedralvez, Guide; and Nympha Edralin, Marshal. On hand to witness the affair were Jobie sisters from other bethels, Rainbow sisters from Perla Assembly No. 1, O.R.G., and DeMolay brothers from Loyalty, Jose Abad Santos, and guards and standard bearer. DeMolay Atienza, Senior Councilor of Jose Abad Santos Chapter, was chosen Jobie .Beau. Guest speaker for the event was Dad Antonio Gonzales, Jr. Insp:red by its success in presenting last year world-renowned violinist Gilopez Kabayao, the Jose Abad Santos Chapter, Order of DeMolay will present another musical fare: The West Side Story. Curtains will rise up on February 16, 6:30 p.m. at the U. P. Theater in Diliman, Quezon City, and spotlights will focus attention on some human drama espied on the seamy side of New York expressed in comtemporary songs and dances. The theatrical fare promises top-rate enter tainment. Talents on stage are from the Santa Isabel College who will unfold under the mu sical direction of Dr. Eliseo Pajaro the story ith dances choreographed by Al Quir Again, the Jose Abad Santos Chapter, as in its preceding musical offering, will serve a noble roposed memorial clinic to honor the 'late Dr. Gumersindo Garcia, Sr. is still far from spade-work. The Jose Abad Santos De Molays are working that the memorial stands not in memory alone. One of these days a DeMolay boy might approach you to sell tickets to the “West Side Story." There is no thing more gratifying to him than a favorable consideration of his efforts. Surely, the ticket you buy will help a lot to build the memorial to our be loved Brother, Dr. Gumersindo Gar cia, Sr. Thank you. Turn to pago 30 January, 1966 19 Grand Lodge Committees For 1965-66 COMMITTEE ON JURISPRUDENCE Mott Wor. Cenon S. Cervantes (56) Chairman Rt. Wor. Mariano Q. Tinio ... (167) Member Wor. Bro. Noli Ma. Cortes .... (77) Member COMMITTEE ON CORRESPONDENCE t FRATERNAL RELATIONS Wor. Bro. Jose Racela ......... (12) Chairman Wor. Bro. Aurelio L. Corcuera .. (12) Member Wor. Bro. Sinforoso Padilla ... (4) Member Wor. Bro. William P. Schwager (142) Member COMMITTEE ON ADMINISTRATION OF LODGES Rt. Wor. Mariano Q. Tinio ... (167) Chairman VW Hermogenes P. Oliveros .. (82) Member Rt. Wor. Joseph E. Schon .... (91) Member Wor. Bro. Andrew H. Bulkley .. (142) Member COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND PUBLIC SERVICE Wor. Bro. Domingo C. Bascara (82) Chairman COMMITTEE ON GRIEVANCES Most Wor. Emilio P. Virata ... j(17) Chairman Rt. Wor. Mariano Q. Tinio .... (167) Member Very Wor. Cecilio M. Bituin . . (26) Member Wor. Bro. Noli Ma. Cortes .... (77) Member COMMITTEE ON FINANCE Wor. Bro. Leandro F. Cruz . .. (16) Chairman Wor. Bro. Avelino Gregorio ... (59 Member Wor. Bro. Luis E. San Juan ... (13) Member COMMITTEE ON REVISION OF CONSTITUTION Most Wor. William H. Quasha Most Wor. Cenon S. Cervantes Most Wor. Macario M. Ofilada (60) Chairman (56) Member (12) Member Wor. Bro. Jessie J. Cotter .... (172) Member COMMITTEE ON CHARITY Wor. Bro. Adeeb Hamra ....... (80) Chairman VW Hermogenes P. Oliveros . . (82) Member Wor. Bro. Albino Z. Zyc:p .... (1) Member Wor. Bro. Herbert Adamson ... (118) Member COMMITTEE ON YOUTH Wor. Bro. Manuel M. Crudo . . Wor. Bro. Damaso C. Tris .... Wor. Bro. Domingo C. Bascara . Wor. Bro. Nestorio B. Melocoton ( 4) Chairman ( 4) Member (82) Member (29) Member Wor. Bro. Kenneth A. Rotness . (118) Member COMMITTEE ON NECROLOGY Wor. Bro. Mariano C. Evangelista (35) Chairman Wor. Bro. Leon A. Vidallon .. (18) Member Wor. Bro. Jesus Alvarez ....... (82) Member Wor. Bro. Robert P. O'Brien .. (142) Member COMMITTEE ON CREDENTIALS Very Wor. Marcelino P. Dysangco (48) Chairman Wor. Bro. Oscar L. Fung .... (7) Member Wor. Bro. Juan Panadero ....... (81) Member COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC RELATIONS Rt. Wor. Mariano Q. Tinio .. (167) Chairman Rt. Wor. Raymond E. Wilmarth ( 7) Member Rt. Wor. Joseph E. Schon ....... (91) Member Wor. Bro. Domingo C. Bascara . .(82) Member Wor. Bro. Murray V. Harlan. Jr. (172) Member Wor. Bro Dominador R. Escosa (82) Secretary Most Wor. Conrado Benitez .. (4) Member Most Wor. William H. Quasha . (80) Member Most Wor. Luther B. Bewley .. (3) Member Rt. Wor. Raymond E. Wilmarth ( 7) Member Rt. Wor. Macario C. Navia (88) Member Wor. Bro. Sinforoso Padilla (4) Member Wor. Bro. Federico Piedad .... (64) Member Rt. Wor. Mariano Q. Tinio ... (167) Member Most Wor. Emilio P. Virota .. (17) Member COMMITTEE ON HOME, SCHOOL A DORMITORY FUND Most Wor. Emilio P. Virata .. (17) Chairman Most Wor. Macario M. Ofilada (12) Member Most Wor. Serafin L. Teves .... (91) Member Rt. Wor. Mariano Q. Tinio ... (167) Member Wor. Bro. Manuel M. Crudo .. (4) Member COMMITTEE ON ACCOUNTS Wor. Bro. Mateo D. Cipriano .. (14) Chairman Wor. Bro. Alejandrlno Eusebio . ( 7) Member Wor. Bro. Juan Panadero ....... (81) Member COMMITTEE ON RETURNS Wor. Bro. Abundio C. del Rosario (95) Chairman Wor. Bro. Aleiandrino Eusebio . ( 7) Member Wor. Bro. Ernest L. Albert' ... (142) Member COMMITTEE ON CABLETOW Rt. Wor. Raymond E. Wilmarth ( 7) Chairman Wor. Bro. Juan Nabong, Jr. .. (88) Secretary Rt. Wor. Mariano Q. Tinio ... (167) Member Rt. Wor. Macario C. Navia ... (88) Member Very Wor. Will K. Prestidge, Jr. (118) Member Wor. Bro. Oscar L. Fung ......... (7) Member Wor. Bro. Alfredo Ortiz ......... (82) Member Wor. Bro. Timoteo Oracion ... (91) Member Wor. Bro. Nestorio B. Melocoton (147) Member Wor. Bro. Jose C. Racela .... (12) Member COMMITTEE ON ATHLETICS Wor. Bro. Patricio E. Gonzales (12) Chairman Very Wor. Antonio Gonzalez, Jr. (22) Member Wor. Bro. Ramon Gonzalez ... (12) Member Wor. Bro. Mariano Gonzalez ... (12) Member Wor. Bro. Jose J. de Guzman . ( 7) Member Turn to page 30 2d The Cabletow Sublime, beautiful 7>ke .Meaning, of gratitude VWB JOSE MA. CAJUCOM, PM Master, Nilad Lodge No. 12 One of the characteristics, the most sublime and beautiful, of human beings is to be grateful. We are grateful to the Grand Architect of the Universe for He has created us, has given us life, has provided us with the neces sary means we need, and has assigned us a country which we have learned to love with all our heart and soul. We are grateful also to our fellow men for the help they are extending us to make our life bearable, for the wonderful fellowship and camaraderie we have created for ourselves for our own protection, happiness, tranquility and contentment. Likewise, we are grateful to Mother Nature who supplies us with every thing we are in need of that we may live, move, work, and exist according to our degree of cvolvement. But tonight, I am especially grate ful to the members of Nilad Lodge No. 12 for their having elected me to this highest position of Worshipful Master. Nilad No. 12 is my mother Lodge. I saw the first masonic light in it some thirty years ago; there I learned the first rudiments of Free masonry, among them, the brother hood of men under the fatherhood of God; there I was taught that the first duty of man is to serve God, his coun try and his fellow men. There I learned much more, particularly dur ing the times of the Kalaws, Guidos, Carmonas, Garcias, Ofiladas and many others. For let it be said that Nilad in those times was one of the biggest and greatest lodges in the country. In gratitude for all the benefits in the form of teachings I have received from this Lodge, I have never re linquished my loyalty but remained always faithfcl to her for the last thirty years. Your election, therefore, of my humble self as Worshipful Master comes as a crowning glory of my masonic life. As your Master I will promise noth ing; but with your help and support, and paraphrasing the words of our new President, let us endeavor to make Nilad Lodge No. 12 a great Lodge again. Thank you all. FILIPINAS SAVING A LOAN ASSN. Since Cabletow readers may want to know what happened to the Pilipi nas Savings & Loan Assn., they will be interested to know that it is alive and kicking and raring to start opera tion as soon as office space is finished. The reason nothing has been written in the Cabletow since July 1965 is that monthly newsletters have been sent to the stock subscribers since that time. For those who may want to know further, the stock subscribers now number 351. Of these, 139 have fullv paid for their subscriptions and 134 have paid in part on theirs. Of those who have fully paid, 25 have added and paid on their additional subscrip tions. As of Jan. 13. 1966, P220, 800.00 has been subscribed and P86, 059.12 collected. January, 1966 21 What can we do about it? awl This Short Talk Bulletin is an ad dress delivered at the 154th Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge of Louisiana on February 1, 1965, by Past Grand Master Morris Sharpiro, who has graciously consented to its publication as a Short Talk. For those who are concerned about Free masonry’s influence, it emphasizes that the Fraternity’s "image’’ de pends on every Mason’s demonstra tion of the maxim that “morality must be our most important product.’ We are aware of the quotation, “Blessed is the man that endureth temptation, for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life.” How many of the citizens of this country successfully endure temptation? And of greater importance to the question: how many Masons successfully resist temptation? This question is of vital importance, because the strength of our Fraternity depends upon the degree of morality practiced by its members. In a large city where officials take payoffs for awarding contracts, a cer tain resident of the community said, “They all do it.” Ilis cynicism could just as well have been directed at con gressional influence peddlers, big busi ness price fixers, gamblers, dealers in narcotics, or whatever type of corrup tion that appears in the daily newspa pers. His next comment was, “So what ?”, the implication being that this is accepted standard behavior and there is nothing anyone can do to change or relieve the situation. Like millions of his fellow men this individual was probably a decent hu man being: he had never stolen any thing broken any laws wilfully, or de liberately injured another. Somewhere a knowledge of what was right had kept him from committing what was clearly wrong. But that knowledge had not kept a thin grey line that se parates the two from becoming daily dimmer and thinner, to the point, al most, of impcrceptibility. On one side of this line are "they”: the bribers, the cheaters, the chiselers, the swindlers. On the other side arc "we”, both partners and victims. They and we are now so perilously close that the only distinguishing mark is that in many instances they get- caught and we do not. The same citizen who expresses out rage at police corruption will slip the traffic cop on his beat a present in the belief that this automobile will not be ticketed for traffic violations. The son of the nice woman who lives next door has a habit of stealing money from her purse. Students admit cheating at exams because in too many instances it has become a common occurrence. Without this connivance of moral passivity, the cancer which is demo ralizing our society could not be spreading as swiftly as it is. Slowly but surely, the resistance to and im punity against wrong that a healthy society buikls up by ethics and law and by the dictates of conscience have bro ken down. And instead of the proper indignation of a citizenry outraged by those who prey upon them, we hear only the usual admission of impotence, “They all do it.” 22 The Cabletow ; Failure-to uphold the law is no less corrupt than violation of the law. The increasing shame of this country is the growing number of Americans who fail to uphold and assist enforcement of the law simply out of fear. Fear of involvement, fear of reprisal, fear of trouble. A city official is aware of a colleagues’s bribe but does not report it. A pedestrian observes an automo bile strike a citizen but leaves the scene of the accident to avoid an appearance in court. Such instances occur each day. What is the cause of such behavior ? What started this blurring of what was once a thick black line between the lawful and the lawless? We have be come conditioned to headline expo sures of massive corruption in private endeavors and in governmental affairs. Whatever capacity for indignation still exists ought surely be aroused by the picture of competitive sports corrupted by bribetaking and the involvement with criminal elements. Yet, when it is all exposed, only the bribers and the fixers are condemned. The athletes who took the bribes are first deplored and then pitied. Statements, such as "He's a nice boy. It’s a shame,” are commonly uttered. Let us consider the activities of such young people, the core and the reason for the fading of the thin grey line between right and wrong. How did they sink to such a level? You may find that the young individual attended Sunday School and his teachers gave him lessons in basic morality. Afore than likely, mo rality and righteous sentiment against criminal elements were expressed by his parents. But then, we consider a most important question, ‘‘What was his father like?” Ilis father crosses the thin grey line himself day in and day out. Maybe lie pads his. expense account as a mat ter of coiirse. - When his son failed his driver’s test, he gave him a cash gift to slip to the inspector on his next test. The son knows that his dad is like most other fathers. He says, “They all do it.” The young people of today seldom believe in heroes. To be a hero you have to stand out, to excel, to take risks, and above all. not only make a choice between right and wrong, but defend the right and oppose the wrong. This involves responsibil ity, and who needs responsibility? Today, few people want to assume any responsibility. The psychiatrists, the sociologists, and others have adopted a procedure for avoiding re sponsibility. Nobody is really to blame for what he does. It’s society. It’s environment. It may be a broken home or an underprivileged area. But it is hardly ever the fault of the in dividual. In several large cities major police corruption has been exposed. Such corruption was exposed in the City of New Orleans some time ago. In Chicago, a newspaper reported that a judge granted probation to two policemen who admitted looting an ap pliance store. He said that he did not think policemen made enough money to properly support their families. The judge also said that the policemen were engaged in free enterprise because they were off duty when the theft occurred. If a high officer of our legal system finds such extenuating circumstances in a case of admitted thievery, surely it is natural to assume that a less cri tical multitude condoned the leniency of the judge. Now we have an arsenal of excuses to absolve the individual from respon sibility for bis actions. A person com mits a crime because he is basically in secure. A boy takes a bribe because it is said bis mother did not love him or his brother was a bully. A policeTurn to noxt p * S e January, 1966 33 man loots a store because his salary is not sufficient. A city official accepts a bribe gecause it is the customary thing to do. Members of minority groups, racial or otherwise, commit crimes because they are socially es tranged or economically underprivi leged. The words, right and wrong, are foreign to such language. So is the definition of ethics as a moral philosophy or responsibility. So is conscience as an inward monitor of our actions. In today’s type of behavior conscience is outmoded or archaic. This indifference to morality is a very serious matter. It concerns the welfare and future of our nation. It involves all of those previously men tioned, the examination cheater, the expense account padder, the underco ver lobbyist, the delinquent who steals, the seller of pornography, and many others. They may be a minority. But when the majority of our citizens exempt themselves from responsibility by accepting graft and corruption as something natural to society, our na tion is bordering on chaos. If the line between right and wrong is finally obliterated, there can be no defense against the anarchy of evil. Before this occurs, it might be well for the schools of our nation to require a daily lesson in ethics and responsibil ity that would fortify the conscience of our children. It is essential that every Master Mason advocate the prin ciples of our Order in every daily en deavor. We must realize that corrupis not something to be read about in the papers and left to the courts of our land. Every citizen is a defendant. The usual definition of a “hypocrite” is a person who pretends to be better than he really is. But there is another kind: persons who are better than they pretend to be. They are people who dislike to be observed with their vir tues showing. As a consequence, they pretend to agree with the thinking of those with whom they associate. They let themselves be influenced, instead of attempting to do some influencing themselves. It has been truthfully said that men are more often bribed by their loyalties and ambitions than by money. To show your true colors, it is not necessary to be unkind or to create dissension. But we find that there is tremendous strength in decency, fair ness and honesty. It sometimes re quires backbone and tact to take ad vantage of this strength, but people who recognize and utilize this power can truly be themselves. They can look their consciences and fellow citi zens in the face without lowering their lids. What makes you a Master Mason? What did you obligate yourself to do? We are the agents of Freemasonry. Our Order can show true strength and influence only in proportion to the ef forts we exert to practice morality. Our greatest challenge is to actually practice Freemasonry. Morality is our most important business. A. \7 V V THE RULE THREE FOR MASONRY Three things to govern: Temper, tongue, conduct. Three things to love; Courage, affection, gentleness. Three things to hate: Cruelty, ingratitude, intolerance. Three things to wish for: Health, friends, a cheerful spirit. Three things to fight for: Honor, home, country. — H. G. Paterson, Jr. 24 The Cabletow Community Assistance — Neighborhood <Su,rueg lor Metter cAdudt Education By WB TOMAS L. SANTOS, PM More than three years ago, the Marikina Lodge No. 119, F. & A.M. started planning out, how the said Lodge may contribute on any felt pub lic service it could render to the com munity. A Committee on Public Serv ice and Education then was created by the Lodge for the purpose. After some consultations with the members of the Committee by the Chairman and with the all-out sup port of the Lodge, a simple program on Adult and Community Education with stress on Functional Literacy was approved to be launched. Parang, Marikina, Rizal was select ed as a starting barrio for the project and with the intention to involve all other barrios in the town where the said project was leltly needed. At present, some achievements as found in the 1964 Annual Report of the Adult and Community Education Coordinating Council (ACECC) * were enumerated as published. * ACECC was organized by the Lodge. One very significant discovery in the said project was resorted to by a barrio councilman in charge of a section in Parang. In his effort to enroll more from his zone in func tional literacy class under the process of organization then, he introduced what he called “confidential neigh borhood survey”. After such survey was completed a few selected “strong men” in the district under the leader ship of the barrio councilman, con centrated their campaign for enroll ment to those illiterates revealed in the survey. Confidential neighborhood survey when generalized helped a great deal Parang in achieving the following results: a. Five classes in functional lit eracy were organized and gradu ated, one after the other, in the barrio; and b. Shyness on the part of the adults to attend classes was over come. In this functional literacy project to date, 1965, the following barrios are also involved besides Parang: a. In Sto. Nino a class was gra duated; b. Nangka, another barrio, a class also completed the course; and c. In Concepcion, formerly Bayanbayanan, and in San Roque, two classes were organized and graduated in functional literacy. In this project the organization of local efforts or “Bayanihan” scheme was employed. Some local school personnel commented that the prog ress after three years was quite slow. It could had been faster had the prop er educational machinery functioned accordingly. A January, 1966 25 EDITORIAL.. . (From pogo 2) instrument of the Grand Lodge of the Philippines, Inc. for the purpose stated before. The change is in the Cabletow, Inc. being a non-stock, non-profit cor poration operating as such corporation. Every Master Mason in the roll of the Grand Lodge is a member of the new corporation and as such member, is entitled to the rights, duties and privileges of membership therein. Like the Masonic Hospital for Crippled Children, Inc., the Cabletow, Inc. has a corporate existence and personality of its own. We do want the Cabletow to be of better service to its member-sub scribers. It is our plan to make it a magazine every Mason can be proud of. It is our pride that other Masonic magazines abroad have seen it fit to quote from its pages from time to time. Still, we aim to improve it as time goes on. But those in the present staff cannot do this alone. We need the help of every brother who can write to help us. We can not always guarantee that every article we receive will be printed in the magazine. We will try our best to see that every worthy article is printed for the edification of the readers. Much as we desire to put out a bigger magazine, we cannot always do so as we have to abide by the budget. We call on the assistance of Lodge Secretaries to keep the Cabletow in their mailing lists for their newsletters. These provide excellent sources of news. We shall be glad to receive from them any news items they will write us about between issues of their newsletters. We are trying to have the Cabletow out to the subscribers by the 20th of each month. This means that the deadline for manuscripts or typescripts will have to be on the 10th of each month to enable us to put each issue to bed by the 15th. Please be guided accordingly. From time to time, Brethren from other Grand Lodges are assigned to work in the Philippines in military or civilian capacities. We want them to feel that they have lodges here where they can feel at home in during their sojourn in our Grand Jurisdiction. Please share your Cabletow with them. Or, upon your advice, we shall be glad to send them complimentary copies for as long as they are here. Send us their names and addresses, if you wish. In all these, let us help one another. NBM A A A Hearing Aids • Plastic Eyes • R/x Glasses DRS. ANACLETO & DEL MUNDO Optometrists 414 & 600 Rizal Avenue, Manila 2B The Cabletow MASONIC HEROES. . . (From p.0. 5) Wc need it to complete the work which they began.’ ‘We need men of integrity and faith like Rizal and Del Pilar; men of action like Bonifacio; men of in flexible patriotism like Mabini. We need their zeal, their self-reliance, their capacity for work, their devo tion to service, their ability to lose themselves in the common cause of building a nation.’ “These pillars of Philippine freedom — Masons all — were firm believers in the three principal tenets of Free masonry : Brotherly love, Relief, and Truth; they bravely fought and gladly died that their native land might — as it does now — survive. We who are the recipients of their labors, re gardless of color or creed must not forget their considered views and words of counsel, their great courage and heroic sacrifices. Andres Bonifacio, founder of the Katipunan and a Freemason, was called the “Great Plebeian". Among his writings are these statements of his Masonic ideals: "Love God with all thy heart. “Always bear in mind that the true love of God is the love of thy country, and that this love is also the true love for thy fellow man. “Engrave in thy heart that the height of honor and happiness is to die in order to serve one’s country. “Calmness, constancy, reason, and faith in all work and actions crown every good desire with success. “Let the acts of each, in good gov ernment and the performance of his duties, be such as to serve as an example to his neighbor. “In so far as it is within thy power, share thy means with every indigent or unfortunate person. “Diligence in the effort to earn means of substance is the genuine love for one’s self, wife, son, daugh ter, brother, sister, and compatriot.” The Katipunan had two aims: to join the Filipino people into one nation and to secure Philippine independence by revolt against Spanish oppression. This was in contrast to Bro. Jose P. Rizal's desire for a peaceful campaign. Initiation into the Katipunan fol lowed the generally accepted principles of Freemasonry and when its member ship failed to increase by means of the "triangle system," Bro. Bonifacio did not hesitate to reorganize its structure even more closely along Masonic lines by adopting three degrees: 1 st Degree— Katipun (associate) — Candidates and members wore a black hood with a white ribbon triangle on the forehead. 2nd Degree — Kawal (soldier) — A green hood with green sash was worn and a jewel suspend from the neck with a green ribbon. 3rd Degree— Bavani (patriot) — A red hood and sash, both bordered with green was worn. Red sym bolized WAR and green. HOPE. The password of the 3rd degree was RIZAL. Tims, Bro. Bonifacio wove Masonry into his daily life and manifested to the world the inspiration that Masonry had given him to act bolclly for his fellowmen in their hour of need. Equally important among the’great Masonic National Heroes of the Phil ippines is Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo. It was on January 1. 1S95 that Brother Emilio Aguinaldo first knelt before the altar of Freemasonry in Ibarra Lodge No. 31 of Free and .Accepted Masons and sixty years later, on Saturday Januarv 1. 1955 he again knelt before the same altar of Freemasonry in his Lodge. Ibarra Lodge No. 31. to renew his vows and rededicate himself to Freemasonry anew, although he was then 85 years old. It was on this ocTurn to next page January, 1966 27 casion when Brother Aguinaldo was called upon to speak that he remained silent for a moment as if recollecting the past, the colorful, the tragic and demanding years wherein he was a leading participant. And then words seem to come slowly, but in a firm voice, he expressed his gratitude to his Brothers in Freemasonry for the op portunity Freemasonry had given him to serve the Craft and to help strengthen “the frontier of liberty, fraternity and equality in our land.” Bro. Aguinaldo then continued, “I have frequently wondered why so many of my associates were Freema sons during those days in which we fought for the independence of the Philippines during the last decades of Spanish sovereignty, and I always reached the same conclusion as our Bro. George Washington probably did during the Revolutionary War in America; all these men, at the time of being initiated in Masonry, had been submitted to a minute investigation, and their obligations, taken before the altar of Freemasonry, were a guarantee of the trust to be put in them. It was very seldom in those days that our judgment as to the mettle of those men was wrong. The list of honor of our leaders at that time of relentless strug gle is equivalent to a list of the pro minent Brethren in Freemasonry. They were Filipinos of whom even then we were already proud, and who became immortals. There is not a child in our schools who does not feel elated on hearing the names of those patriot Masons — Brothers Rizal, Del Pilar, Lopez Jaena, Mabini, Bonifacio, Can dido Tirona, the Thirteen Martyrs of Cavite, and many others who offered their lives for the independence of their country.” Since the beginning of history, Ma sonic leaders such as these mentioned today have emerged from our Craft to guide their people out of darkness and suffering. What was considered radical a century or two before its time became conservative a century or two later. What is often overlooked is the struggle between men that took place during the three or four centuries when the concept was passing from radical to conservative in the views of the people. Men fought bravely and lost their lives, either fighting for or defending ideas. Men today are con tinuing to fight bravely and are losing their lives fighting for and defending the concept of democracy. Today there is a need for someone to emerge and lead all mankind away from the path of destruction, distrust, hate, and darkness toward the light of understanding, unifying all men in harmonious achievement for the wel fare of each without sacrificing the welfare of others. As science sweeps away the super stitions and mysteries of ancient beliefs, it does not mean that man loses faith in God. Since science is truth and God is all truth, therefore, there can be no other ultimate end except that science must find God. And as Ma sonry is truth, it helps men to find God giving them the strength and courage to do God’s will. Today, we need Masonic leaders to emerge and rally men to the cause of their fellowmcn just as these great Masonic heroes in Philippine History have done in the past. Just as our great Masonic hero Andres Bonifacio did in his lifetime and for which we are privileged to honor him today. There among you, my Brethren, may stand a Alasonic hero of tomor row. These DeMolay boys are the Masons of tomorrow. From their ranks and yours, and those of millions of Masons yet unborn will come the future leaders of the world. When we look into the mirror and see ourselves 28 The Cabletow clearly, can we say truly, “I am a Mason?" or must we say “I am a Mason in name only?” This is our personal challenge. Our personal problem to solve. We arc the Masonic examples for these De Molays and our Brother Masons to follow. Arc we qualified to set an example for others to follow so that our Craft can continue to furnish the world its heroic leaders in the years to come? Only you and I can answer that question. I hope we can all an swer it very well. DeMolays Lysander E. Canlas, Chev. (/) and Wayne G. Quasha of Loyalty Chapter, O.D. were presented recently the Representative DeMolay Award. The latter is the son of MW William Quasha, PGM. A A A Delegates to the 8th Annual District Convention of District No. 12, held on October 9, 1965. from Rizal Lodge No. 20, Kalilayan Lodge No. 37 and Jose Abad Santos Lodge No. 43, and members and officers or the host Balintawak Lodge No. 28 pose for a pic ture after a floral offering at the Rizal monument m Gumaca, Quezon. Among the officers of Balintawak Lodge shown are WB Dionisio A. Barrios, Worshipful Master; WB Victor A. Mendoza, PM, Senior Warden; Bro. Serapion Dapilos, Junior Warden; and WB Vicente Q. Tan, PM, Grand Lodge Inspector of Rizal Lodge. January, 1966 29 GRAND LODGE COMMITTEES. . . (From p«b» 20) COMMITTEE ON MUSIC AND LITERARY PROGRAM Very Wor. Joie L. Aranete .... (45) Chairman Very Wor. Augusto P. Santos .. (30) Member Wor. Bro. Daniel L. Kolipano .. (79) Member Wor. Bro. Jesus P. Manlapaz .. (89) Member COMMITTEE ON ANNUAL COMMUNICATION Rt. Wor. Raymond E. Wilmarth ( 7) Chairman Rt. Wor. Mariano Q. Tinio .... (167) Member Rt. Wor. Joseph E. Schon .... (91) Member COMMITTEE ON CEMETERY VW Hermogenes P. Oliveros .. (82) Chairman Wor. Bro. Mateo D. Cipriano .. (14) Member Wor. Bro. Primo de Guzman .. (77) Member RECEPTION COMMITTEE VW Hermogenes P. Oliveros . . (82) Chairman Very Wor. Jose Ma. Cajucom .. (95) Member Wor. Bro. Pablo C. Mariano . . (77) Member COMMITTEE ON CUSTODIAN OF THE WORK Most Wor. Cenon S. Cervantes Wor. Bro. Mariano Gonzalez . . VW Hermogenes P. Oliveros .. Wor. Bro. Aurelio Corcucra ... (56) Chairman (12) Member (82) Member (12) Member Wor. Bro. Robert M. Hattori (118) Member COMMITTEE ON MASONIC TEMPLES Most Wor. Vicente Y. Orosa .. (53) Chairman Wor. Bro. Benjamin Gotamco .. (93) Member Wo'. Bro. Elias L. Ruiz ...... (7) Member COMMITTEE ON GROUNDS AND BUILDING VW Hermogenes P. Oliveros .. (82) Member Very Wor. Jose Ma. Cajucom .. (95) Member Very Wor. Ricardo Rubin ....... (11) Member COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS Rt. Wor. Mariano Q. Tinio .. (167) Chairman Most Wor. Emilio P. Virata ... (17) Member Very Wor. Jose Ma. Cajucom .. (95) Member Wor. Bro. Manuel M. Crudo .. (4) Member Rt. Wor. Raymond E. Wilmarth . ( 7) Member Wor. Bro. Noli Ma. Cories ... (77) Member COMMITTEE ON MASONIC EDUCATION RW Raymond E. Wilmarth ... (7) Chairman MW Emilio P. Virata ............. (17) Member WB Aurelio L. Corcuera ......... (4) Member COMMITTEE ON ADMINISTRATION METHODS AND PROCEDURE RW Raymond E. Wilmarth ... (7) Chairman RW Macario Q. Tinio .... (167) Vice-Chairman WB Jesus H. Alvarez ........... (02) Secretary VWB Apolonio Pis:g .............. (2) Memebr WB Benjamin Gotamco ........... (93) Member Bro. Guillermo Ramos ............. (18) Member Bro. Antonio Ravelo .............. (82) Member WITH OUR. . (From page 19) A day this coming summer vacation will be D-Day (DeMolay Day) for Camp John Hay in Baguio City. Preparations for lhe assault are being initialed by the Far East Chapter. Order of DeMolay. CAFB, Pampanga — the chapter-host for the first conclave of DeMolays in the jurisdiction of tho Philippines, Guam, and Okinawa. De Molay Donald Ray Thompson, of Far East Chap ter, overall coordinator of the conclave, has been busy since last year to muster all DeMolays in the Far East for this historic DeMolay event. Brotherly competition in ritualistic proficiency, athletic prowess, organizational skill, and social activity will mark the proposed 3-5 day affair. It is believed that nothing display of DeMolayship will phere of the pine city during the conclave. Definite announcements are still in process. Those who want details about the coming con clave, contact DeMolay Donald Ray Thompson, Far East Chapter, and DeMolay, Rogelio S. Crudo, Master Courclor, Loyalty Chapter, 1828 Taft Avenue, Manila. Pretty girls in colorful filipina dress will again grace the Scott'sh Rite Temple on January 29 at 4:30 in the afternoon. Tre reason: Perla Assembly No. 1 of the Order of the Rainbow for Girls will hold its first 1966 public in stallation of officers-elect. Elected from the ranks of these aspiring young women to carry their assembly through the first three months of the year are: Ermelinda Velasco, Worthy Advisor; Eleanor Gardner, Worthy Associate Advisor; Felicdad Catli, Charity; Mutya Fonacier, Hope; Marylou Buenafe, Faith; Susan Malahay, Recorder; and Minerva Domingo, Treasurer. Bethel No. 2, Manila, of the International Order of Job's Daughters says thank you to the Loyalty Chapter, OD, for the help it ex tended in the January installation of the Loyalty Chapter, OD has this to say: "You and Welcome... and, just call on us and we'll 30 The Cabletow THE CABLETOW INCORPORATED Dear Brother: Now that your Cabletow has been incorporated, it is essential that our office have complete records for each subscriber. Therefore, we hereby notify each Brother and each Lodge under the jurisdiction of the M. W. Grand Lodge of F. & A. M. in the Philippines that the subscription blank below and the Personal Data Form on the reverse side be accomplished and forwarded without delay to: The Cabletow Incorporated P. O. Box 990 Manila, Philippines We shall continue mailing the Cabletow for January, February, and March 1966 according to our previous records. HOWEVER, BEGINNING WITH THE APRIL 1966 ISSUE NEW ADDRESS PLATES WILL BE MADE AND THE CABLETOW FOR APRIL 1966 AND THEREAFTER WILL BE MAILED ONLY TO THOSE WHO HAVE SUBMITTED UP TO DATE PESONNEL DATA FORMS. Please cut out this whole sheet, fill out the blanks below and the data forms on the reverse side and mail it at once so you will not be inconvenienced by having your delivery of the Cabletow interrupted. Fraternally, N. B. MELOCOTON Managing Editor AAA Date--------------------------The Cabletow, Inc. P. O. Box 990, Manila I wish to receive The Cabletow for the rest of the year. I am a member in good standing of Lodge---------------------------------------No.-------, F. & A. M. Please send it to me at the following address: Signed: January, 1966 31 NAME ........................................................................................T.......... (LAST) (FIRST) (MIbDLE) Home address .................................................................... 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Location .................................................. 32 The Cabletow GRAND LODGE OFFICERS 1965-1966 id Master .................................... uty Grand Master ...................... or Grand Warden .................. or Grand Warden ........................ id Treasurer ................................ id Secretary .................... .......... id Chaplain .................. ............ id Orator .....................................■ id Marshal .............. ................ id Standard Bearer ...................... id Sword Bearer .......................... id Bible Bearer .. . •.................... or Grand Lecturer ...................... or Grand Lecturer . . •................ or Grand Deacon ...................... or Grand Deacon ........................ or Grand Steward . . •.................. ft Grand Steward ...................... d Pursuivant ........•..................... id Organist ................................... • id Tyler .......................................• Serafin L. Teves (91) Raymond E. Wilmarth (7) Mariano Q. Tinio (53-167) Joseph E. Schon (91) Macario M. Ofilada (12) Esteban Munarriz (14-136) Enrique C. Sobrepena (4) Jose M. Cajucom (12-95) Manuel T. Paz (4) Candido Perez (59) Francisco Song Heng (11) Antonio Gonzalez, Jr. (22) Hermogenes P. Oliveros (82-26) Marcelino P. Dysangco (48-148) Eulogio Sta. Maria (73) Homer L. Willes (123) Amable Aguiluz (79) Ricardo Rubin (11-64) Jose L. Araneta (45) Angel Montes (27) Victorino Hernandez (17) BOARD FOR GENERAL PURPOSES tENON S. CERVANTES, (56) PGM, PRESIDENT; MW MACARIO M. OFILADA; (1) PGM, VICE DENT; WB MANUEL M. CRUDO (4), SECRETARY; RW RAYMOND E. WILMARTH (7), DGM; kARIANO Q. TINIO (53), SGW; RW JOSEPH E. SCHON (91), JGW; MW ESTEBAN MUNARRIZ PGM, G. SEC.; MW VICENTE OROSA (53), PGM; MW WILLIAM H. QUASHA (80), PGM; fMILIO P. VIRATA (17), PGM; WB AURELIO L. CORCUERA (4), PM. REGIONAL GRAND LODGE OF THE RYUKYU ISLANDS mal Grand Master ............ ity Regional Grand Master mal Senior Grand Warden mal Junior Grand Warden mal Grand Treasurer ........ mal Grand Secretary ........ Will K. Prestidgc, Jr. (118) William P. Schwager (142) Kenneth A. Botncss (118) Glen A. Strong (175) Andrew I I. Bucklev (142) Wallace II. Morris (118) DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND MASTERS No. 1 Raymond E. Wilmarth (7) No. 2 Julio Laceda (39) No. 3 Epifanio Q. Quijano (68) No. 4 Teodorico D. Ayson (164) No 5 Jack E. Gessner (67) No. 6 Dorotco M. Joson (53) No. 7 Jimmie P<effcr (105) No. 8 Purisimo Ramos (34) No. 9 Amando D. Ylagan (122) No. 10 Apolonio Pisig (2) No. 11 Cccilio M. Bituin (26) Distr Ct No. 12 District No. 13 District No. 14 District No. 15 District No. 16 District No. 17 District No. 18 District .No. 19 District No. 20 Distr ct No. 22 Severo Oliveros (37 72) Eustaquo de Guzman .107) Rcmigio Abello (64) Fidel Fernandez (47) Augusto P. Santos (30) Eduardo C. Ralloma (130) Ruben Feliciano (50) Angel Mendoza (45) Hugh C. Donaldson (123) Walter Doerr, Jr. (143) A MASON'S DUTY TO HIS BROTHER A Mason is bound to consult the happiness and to promote the inter ests of his brother; to avoid every thing offensive to his feelings: to abstain prom reproach, censure, or un just suspicion; to warn him of the machinations of his enemies; to advise him of his errors; to advance his repu tation and the welfare of his family; to protect the chastity of his house; to defend his life, property, and that which is dear to a man of honor; his character against tin just attacks; to relieve his wants and distress; to in still into his mind proper ideas of conduct in the department of life which he is called to fill; and, let me add, to foster his schemes of interest and promotion, if compatible with the paramount duties a man oives to his community. — DeWitt Clinton