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Seeking new opportunities, Jesse Owens moved his wife, Ruth, and their daughters from Detroit to Chicago in 1948. It is here where he established his own public relations company, became a highly sought after motivational speaker, worked with numerous youth development programs, hosted his own radio program and where he eventually became a Master Mason. Even without the burdens of celebrity and international…

Over thirty years ago I commented to my Lodge brothers that an updating of Macoy’s The Worshipful Master’s Assistant was badly needed as the prosaic language was a hard slog and the “ideal” lodge of the booklet simply did not exist. Finally, thanks to the skillful editing of Michael Halleran we have a readily accessible and truly informative modern book for lodge Master’s and…

On April 1, 2016, WWII veteran and Springfield Masonic Community resident, Wayne Hause was awarded with a plaque recognizing the commencement of his dream project, the Wayne Hause Tree Farm. The meeting was opened with a prayer by Brother Hause (Lancaster Lodge No. 57) and although it had been some years since he had led a business meeting, he was…

One of my favorite people, the late Reverend Edward A. Puff of Dayton, often quoted Proverbs 29:18 when he said, “Where there is no vision, the people perish.” A little over five years ago, I was a member of a three-person committee to seek out and hire a Chief Executive Officer of the Ohio Masonic Home. We received resumes…