The Salesman.. He first saw the right of Freemasonry in Cosmos Lodge No.8 on July 18. 1928. He finally became Worshipful Master of his Lodge in 1948. In the same year he joined the Scottish Rite Bodies in Manila. He also served as Venerable Master, Wise Master and Master of Kadosh in the Manila Bodies. On February 11, 1956, he was elected Inspector General Honorary of the Supreme Council. Active in the Appendant and Allied Bodies, he was serving as Associate Patron of Mayon Chapter No. 1 and as a Royal Patron of Far East Court No.1, Order of the Amaranth, at the time he was elected Grand Master. As a Knight Templar and a Shriner, he was during his incumbency, Treasurer of the Masonic Hospital for Crippled Children. In his inaugural address, the 39th Grand Master declared: There is nothing in Freemasonry derogatory to the Christian faith, the Jewish faith, or any other faith that stands for a belief in a Supreme Being, or the spread of righteousness. The volume of the Sacred Law, which includes the New Testament, as well as the Old Testament, on the altar of a Masonic Lodge, is at least an abiding witness of the regard members of the Craft have for the illumination and teachings offered by the Sacred Law. Grand Master Clinton so silently inspired those around “to push plans and prosper” that, according to Past Grand Master Mauro Baradi, ” …his passion for anonymity will go a long way in greatly advancing the welfare of Freemasonry in our Grand Jurisdiction.” His secret is found in his philosophy, which he also articulated in his inaugural address: We are taught that we should not give one another political, business, or social assistance as our organisation is not a political or business organisation, but it is true that sometimes friendships formed in lodges are of assistance in a brother’s legitimate endeavours. But we must remember that we assist him as a friend and not because of anything in. Masonry that would teach us to discriminate in favor of Freemasons in the ordinary relationship of life. He whose philosophy was just enunciated was born on April 23, 1903 in Rice Lake, Wisconsin, U.S.A. He initially joined the United States Navy but later transferred to the United States Army. When he arrived in Manila on June 1, 1924, he was with the 31st Infantry, US Army. Two years later he was discharged, and returned to the Philippines to became sales manager for Milton E. Springer Company. When the firm closed, he joined the Pacific Commercial Company, where he remained until its dissolution. He then joined Theo. H. Davies, & Co., Far East Limited. At the outbreak of World War II, he was one of those Americans interned at the University of Santo Tomas. After liberation he returned to the United States. On January 17, 1946, he married the then Miss Gladys Neale. His forte, salesmanship, brought him to places and increased the number of his friends. It enabled him at the same time to sell wise ideas about the Craft. One such idea is as follows: “If men are attracted to Freemasonry because of ethical precepts, Masonry explicitly teaches that one mason must not wrong another, to say the least, and points to a broader brotherhood of mankind which requires that –‘You do unto others what you would have them do unto you.’ “