PGM Clark S. Brown

Past Grand Master Clark S. Brown

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The 30th District Website is dedicated to the memory of PGM Clark S. Brown, who served the North Carolina Jurisdiction faithfully as Grand Master for an unprecedented and innovative 15 years (from 1959 to 1974).

During his administration the Jurisdiction enjoyed its most healthy and progressive era of advancement. His achievements speak for themselves.

These are just a few of his many accomplishments:

Increase in financial holdings of the Grand Lodge from two hundred thousand dollars to over a half million dollars
Increase in membership from nine thousand to nineteen thousand with a total membership of the Masonic Family in North Carolina including the Order of the Eastern Star exceeding thirty four thousand is well documented
Instituted the Annual Fellowship Banquet as a regular feature of the Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge
Started the first official newsletter (The Masonic Journal), which was proclaimed as one of the best Prince Hall Masonic publications in the country
Organized the first Masonic Lodge outside the boundaries of North Carolina (St. John's Lodge #822 in the Virgin Islands)
Began the Fellowship Sessions with the Sisters of the Order of the Eastern Star as a special feature of the Annual Communications
Inaugurated Prince Hall Americanism Day in North Carolina
During his administration over one hundred twenty five thousand dollars contributed to the Central Children's Home in Oxford, NC
Established the Worshipful Master's Breakfast as a special feature of the Annual Communication
Initiated the Knights of Pythagoras for boys age 10 to 18 in North Carolina
Revised the Ritual Book to bring the ritualistic work in line with modern Masonic procedures
Increased the Benevolent Benefit without increasing dues
Instituted the first complete audit by a Certified Public Accountant
Set in motion a Student Scholarship Fund
Started a jurisdiction-wide campaign on vital matters of registration and voting
Inaugurated a jurisdiction-wide building program with some seventy five new and remodeled, modernly appointed Lodge Halls in various sections across the state of North Carolina
Lowered the required age of admission into North Carolina Prince Hall Lodges from twenty-one years old to eighteen years old

Grand Master Brown was a Businessman and Community Leader with integrity, vision and dedication:

Owner and operator of one of the state's leading mortuary establishments
A successful Realtor
A prominent businessman
Widely recognized civic and political leader
Member of the Winston Salem Chamber of Commerce
Member of the Forsyth County Democratic Committee
Delegate to the National Democratic Convention in 1964 and 1968
Secretary to the Board of Trustees of Winston Salem State University
Member of the North Carolina State Board of Higher Education
Member of the Board of Directors of the American Red Cross
Member of the Board of Directors of the Urban League
Member of Salem Lodge #139, Prince Hall Masons
Member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.

In an address to the Craft PGM Brown stated, "We as Prince Hall Masons must continue to break down the barriers of poverty, prejudice, and ignorance for all the people. In the next one hundred years, we must see to it that no one need fear the economic consequences of unemployment, lack of educational opportunity, and the problem of being in ill health. With all of the resources in hand, and those yet to be discovered, we must wrestle with the problem of our times, so that our lives and the lives of those after us will be fuller, and more completely free. Otherwise, where can we profit by man reaching the moon, and not solving the problems within the pull of King Solomon Lodge #1, Giblem Lodge #2, Eureka Lodge #3, Widow's Son Lodge #4 and all who have followed them, we open the windows of our hearts to a new day of brotherhood with love, peace and harmony for all mankind."

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