The Pennsylvania Freemason

This was an article published in the May 2006 issue of The Pennsylvania Freemason, the official magazine of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania.

On Sept. 8, 2005, four Pennsylvania Masons traveled to Scarborough, Canada, to witness the installation of Bro. Ervin Aspiras to the chair of Worshipful Master of Coronati Lodge No. 520 A.F.&A.M. GRC. Bros. Charles S. Dudgeon, Edwin C. Farrington, Jr., Barry G. Minnicks, Sr., and Joseph Gray, all Past Masters of Duquesne-McKeesport Lodge No. 731, made the trip. Bro. Dudgeon was sent to the Philippines Islands in 1985 to help in the building of a rolling mill. It was there that he became friends with Bro. Aspiras, who is a Past Master and Past Member of the Grand Lodge of the Philippines. They have communicated ever since. Bro. Aspiras and his family are now citizens of Canada. The four Pennsylvania Masons agree that the Lodge meeting was very enlightening and enjoyable.

Left to right: Edwin C. Farrington, P.M.; Barry G. Minnicks, Sr., P.M.; Ervin Aspiras, W.M. of Coronati Lodge No. 520 in Canada; Charles S. Dudgeon, P.M.; and Joseph Gray, P.M.