Masonic Charity Foundation of Oklahoma

In honor of Military Appreciation Month, we are highlighting influential veteran Masons. Douglas MacArthur became a Freemason while serving as field marshal in the capacity of military advisor to the commonwealth government of the Philippines. He did not join the Craft in the conventional way by petitioning a Lodge for the degrees of Masonry. For that matter, either by design or by fate MacArthur did very few things during his lifetime in the conventional manner. For the s...econd time in the history of the Grand Lodge of the Philippines, Most Worshipful Samuel Hawthorne exercised his prerogative to make a Mason at sight on January 17, 1936, in the presence of over six hundred Master Masons who watched in breathless silence in a crowded hall, Samuel Hawthorne, Grand Master of Masons in the Philippines made General Douglas MacArthur a Mason at sight. MacArthur was visibly moved throughout the ceremony. The Entered Apprentice Degree was given with P.G.M. Frederick H. Stevens presiding. Immediately following, P.G.M. Francisco A. Delagado conferred the Fellowcraft Degree on MacArthur. When it was concluded, M.W. Samuel Hawthorne raised General MacArthur to the sublime degree of Master Mason. See more

Thank you Tyler Hayman of Akdar Masonic Lodge #555 for your gorgeous submission to our annual photo contest.

In honor of Military Appreciation Month, we are proud to support the Oklahoma City VA Health Care System in their continued care of our service men and women. Thank you for all that you do.

May is Military Appreciation Month. All month long we will be highlighting Masons and our commitment to veterans with our most sincere thanks for their service.

The Dean McGee Eye Institute has received a grant of $260,000 from the Masonic Charity Foundation of Oklahoma to endow DMEI’s Distinguished Lecture Series. This series brings nationally and internationally prominent ophthalmologists to Oklahoma City for two days to make formal presentations to clinicians and researchers at DMEI. Students, physicians, and faculty from across campus are invited to attend the lectures, and physicians from around the state and across the country are able to join remotely. The visiting lecturer also spends additional time with DMEI’s residents and fellows in the University of Oklahoma Department of Ophthalmology. Congratulations to Dean McGee Eye Institute and thank you for your continued dedication to improving the vision of Oklahomans.