Upon completion of his college work he became a sport writer for two years and taught English for one year at St John’s University Senior High School. In 1918 He married with Miss Sieu-Ling Zung, after graduation from St Mary’s Hall, Shanghai in 1915 at the head of her class and devoting the intervening years to her major work, piano-forte. She later became piano-forte teacher at her alma mater and at the McTyire High School for Girls. They have one daughter, Delia Zung-Fung Wei, who is married to Dr. Y.C. Koo ()PhD Harvard and presently Professor of Economics at Michigan State University) and has given them 3 grand-daughters but who has not let the role of wife and mother deter her from pursuit of the active example set by her father and our Grand Master as witness her BA (cum laude) on 1941 from St John’s University, an NA and PhD in English philology from Radcliffe in 1946 and an MA in calculus from Michigan State University in 1955.

Gaining early recognition as an expert in the field of shipping and water transportation, GM Wei has been employed in high executive capacities by Chinese, American and British firms and associations for the last 40 years by those desiring to take advantage of the knowledge and experience of the foremost authority in China and Taiwan. He has served with : China Navigation Co Ltd in Hankow, China Merchants Steamship Navigation Co Ltd in Shanghai and Taiwan; William Hunt Corporation in HK, Min Sung Industrial Co Ltd in Shanghai, Chungking China Development and Finance Corp in Shanghai; United Maritime Trust Ltd in Taipei; Taiwan Navigation Co led, Taipei; China Marine Surveyor & Sworn Measurer Corp., Taipei, and the Taiwan Trading Corporation Fed. Inc., USA in Taipei. Honorary posts which he has held or still holds are even more numerous: Director and Secretary General of the National Shipping Administration in Nanking and Shanghai; Member of the Port Authority, the Port of Shanghai; Director and Secretary General of the National Shipping Readjustment Commission in Shanghai; Member, Liquid Fuel Commission, Shanghai; Chairman, Shipping Committee, Chinese Chamber of Commerce, Hankou; Board Chairman, China Merchants Steamship Navigation Co Ltd; Convenor, Tariff Commission (Water Transport), Ministry of Communications, Taiwan; Founder and Chairman, China Marine Surveyor & Sworn Measure’s Association & Corp; Executive Director and chapter Member, China Corp Register of Shipping (equivalent to British Lloyds or American Bureau of Shipping) in Taiwan; Honorary Director of the Chinese National Ship-owners’ Association in Taiwan; Chairman, Overseas Joint Shipping Service, Taiwan; Advisor, Ministry of National Defense; Chief Delegate to the International Convention.

As is apparent from these listing, the MW Grand Master has rendered some notable services to his country, e.g. co-sponsoring the first Chinese marine survey measurers and ship surveys for the benefit of business and Government in Free China, but some not so apparent are: his skillful handling of the transfer of over 400,000 DW tons of ships from the USA after WWII as part of the rehabilitation of Chinese shipping; he accomplishments in the WWII capital of Chungking where he handled difficult supplies and shipbuilding matters; he planning which prevented more than 350,000 tons of shipping from into Communist hands as well as his responsible role in the evacuation of large numbers of civilians, technicians and other personnel to Taiwan during the Communist onslaught on Mainland in 1949; his general assistance to Chinese shipping in general during the depressing months of 1949, 1950 and his restoration of shipping relations between Free China and Japan.

Grand Master Wei entered Masonry in Chungking in the Fortitude Lodge (UD) under the California Constitution in 1944, later affiliating with West Lake No 113 and Sun Lodge No 114, both under the Constitution of Philippines in Shanghai. He became a charter member of Liberty Lodge (UD) under the China Constitution when Masonry was formally established in Taiwan and when Amity Lodge No 1 was reactivated on Taiwan he became affiliated. Serving his apprenticeship in the form of appointive posts on other lodges, MW served full terms of JW, SW and Master of Amity and its generally recognized that he was primarily instrumental in laying the strong foundation for the present organization that is Amity No 1.

Subsequently, in the Grand Lodge of China, MW received what he has described as his richest Masonic experience to date. After serving as Junior Grand Deacon, Grand Treasurer and Junior Grand Warden, the premature and sudden passing of MW David W.K. Au (First Past Grand Master) resulted in MW Wei being drafted to act as Honorary Grand Secretary. As least all Master Masons can imagine, that is the most difficult and thankless job in Blue Lodge Masonry, when a normal tradition of personnel transpires,. Without detailing the many unusual aspects of this change, Taiwan Masonry owes our GM a large debt of gratitude for the cheerful and dogged manner in which he applied himself to the task and for the exemplary manner in which he established order at home and normal relations abroad, a debt only partially recognized by the Grand Lodge resolution commending his work during this period and the special memento presented to him.

Scottish Rite Freemasonry beckoned to our GM in 1955 when he join the Tokyo Bodies and he later became a charter of the Taipei Bodies A&ASR, SJ USA, serving in the various bodies as Orator, Marshall of Ceremonies and Master of Kadosh for 2 Consecutive years. He received the Knight Commander Court of Honor (KCCH) IN 1959 and he served as Assistant to the Personal Representative of the Sovereign Grand Commander, Supreme Council of A&ASR, SJ USA, for more than two years.

In Shrinedom, MW Wei is a member of Afifi and Islam Temple. As the President of the Alisan Oasis Shrine Club in Taipei, he introduced the measures to provide for the more direct and effective treatment of crippled children. A portable clinic under the direction of our experienced and eminently qualified Noble T.F. Chang, PM of Sun Lodge No 6 and the administrative head of the Center Clinic, was established so that since this innovation more than 100 crippled children have received care and treatment and the dedication pf the Shriners’ has been wonderfully demonstrated.

Our Grand Master is a charter member of Yangmingshan Chapter No 5 of the Order of the Eastern Star and should you need further proof of the variety of his activates and his amazing vitality you might note that between the ages of 35 and 40 he developed a high standard of horsemanship, becoming an accomplished polo player and a smart hunter.

MW is a devoted Christian who has served many terms as a member of the Vestry of the local Episcopal Church, who has rendered materials service in the building if St John’s Episcopal Church in Taipei and who is now a lay reader in the Church’s English service. He is, also, an appointed member of the Council of Advice of the Episcopal Church in Taiwan.

At his present age of 70 he continues to be a leader in all Masonic activates and spurs those of a much younger age to increased participation through the example he sets. As his present eminence in Masonry reveals his efforts have been recognized and so, too, have his community services been acknowledged for in the past 20 years he has received 4 separate decorations and citation from the Chinese Government.