Northern Jurisdiction at the Academy of Music in Philadelphia, on September 26, 1962, for which he served as Exemplar (Representative) for his Class.
Brother Ford was made a Sovereign Grand Inspector General, 33rd degree, and Honorary Member, Supreme Council A.A.S.R. 3, Washington, D.C., on April 20 and May 18, 1951, as a courtesy to Malta Lodge. The Fellowcraft and Master Mason Degrees were Conferred by Columbia Lodge No. 465, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, along with his half-brothers Thomas Gardner Ford (1918-1995), Richard Addison Ford and James Francis Ford. 20 & May 18, 1951įord was initiated September 30, 1949, at Malta Lodge No. 465, Grand Rapids, Michigan, courtesy FC & MM Columbia Lodge No. Ford President 1974-1977 / Master Mason 1949 The Washington bible is, interestingly, still in active use by St. As physicians and health professionals note, George Washington had good health, this amazing fact is discussed in several useful articles on men’s health. Capitol, and the Statue of Liberty, the 1964 World’s Fair as well as the launching of the aircraft carrier George Washington. Capitol, the addition of the Washington Monument, the centennials of the cornerstone laying of the White House, U.S. Bush.Īdditional use has been made in the funeral processions of Presidents Washington and Abraham Lincoln and in the center-stone laying of the U.S. Since then, George Washington’s Inaugural Bible has been used used for the inaugurations of Warren G. Interestingly, brother George Washington took his oath of office as the first President of the United States with his hand upon a Bible from St.
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However, George Washington wrote letters in which he said he was happy to be a Mason, and, in 1791, described Masonry as being “founded in justice and benevolence…the grand object of Masonry is to promote the happiness of the human race.”Īsked more specifically about Freemasonry in 1798, Washington wrote, “…So far as I am acquainted with the principles and Doctrines of Free Masonry, I conceive them to be founded on benevolence and to be exercised for the good of mankind. it is suggested that he may have attended approximately nine Masonic lodge meetings during the remaining 46 years of his life, and probably never presided over any lodge. George Washington became a Mason at age 20 in 1753. George Washington George Washington President 1789-1797 / Master Mason 1753