Frank S. Land, known as "Dad" by the thousands of boys he worked with and millions whom he never met, was an inspiring individual whose story is worth telling. From a struggling high school drop-out trying to support his family, to successful businessman and, eventually, a member of the Kansas City Board of Education; from a Scottish Rite social worker with a dream of helping young men to the founder of an international youth fraternity; from a timid young art student to a man of national Masonic prominence who counted among his personal friends the Presidents, Congressmen, Judges, and military leaders of the United States; Frank Land's idealism and concern for youth touched the lives of millions of Masons and young men.

There are others whose stories involved the Order of DeMolay:

LOUIS G. LOWER, the first DeMolay, provided the spark within Land to organize a boys club and later develop it into a fraternity of international proportions. His tragic death was a deep loss to DeMolay and to Frank Land, who had regarded him as a son.

FRANK MARSHALL, author of the Ritual, gave poetic life to the visions of Frank Land in the creation of two beautiful degrees of initiation that, to this day, teach timeless lessons of virtue and morality.

ALEXANDER G. COCHRAN, the first Grand Master of DeMolay, spear-headed the formation of the Grand Council to provide a central authority for the rapidly expanding organization.

NELL, the wife of Frank Land, gave quiet support to her husband, even though the dream he followed took him across the country and away from home for many weeks at a time. Her tragic estrangement from the activities of the Order made her the least understood of all those who gave of themselves to DeMolay.

Hundreds of other devoted workers aided in the creation and extension of this unique organization, but all looked to one man for guidance. Frank Land was the charismatic leader of the Order, and it is his life that provides the loom upon which Reverend Duncan weaves the history of DeMolay.

Duncan's narrative style and intimate personal knowledge of his subject provides interesting reading for all ages, and he is at his best when recounting anecdotes that characterize Dad Land's concern and gentle caring for his boys and his friends.

This book is for all those who are interested in the origins of the wonderful Order of DeMolay and those who have ever heard the cry, or issued the call, "Hi, Dad!".