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“Th ey nursed and obtained medical care for the sick.
Th ey soothed the dying and wrote letters to the nearest Montana Masonic Foundation
of kin. Th ey buried their dead in decent places with At Work In Our Public Schools
suitable honors and dignity… Th is is certain: no sick,
destitute, and suff ering brother has been permitted
to suff er or die in their midst, uncared for,” Whitsell
continued. “Th e noble generosity and disinterestedness
with which a few Masons in one of our new cities have
contributed so largely to the wants of the brethren
coming upon them from all parts of the civilized
world, has aff orded a brilliant illustration to the world
of the excellence and strength of our principles, and
has been most eff ective in commending our order to
the respect of those who are not of us.”

Montana Masonic Foundation
Presents Grant to
Augusta School

Permission to reprint the article "Quarantine, Disease,
and Masonic Relief - 170 Years Ago", Ian A. Stewart, from
the California Freemason magaxine, May/Jun 2020 Issue,
granted from the California Freemason. Grand Lodge of
F&AM of California.

Representing the Montana Masonic Foundation, Great
Falls District Offi cer Tracy Bratcher (L) presented the
MMF Grant Check at Augusta Schools. In the photo
on the (R) is Megan Genther (librarian) and in the
Center is Jody Brown (a teacher and Mason). Th e MMF
grant provided money for new Library Shelves and a
Telescope.

Montana Freemason Page 11 March/April 2021 Volume 97 No. 2