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Harry S. Truman’s Gavel

PGM Truman asked the people of Plainfield, Ill., to craft a gavel from the root from the “Van Buren Elm.” PGM Truman gave his gavel to the Grand Lodge in 1949.

Past Grand Master Harry S. Truman asked the people of Plainfield, Illinois, to craft a gavel from the root of the “Van Buren Elm.” PGM Truman gave his gavel to the Grand Lodge in 1949.