His inspiration came from his readings, in his youth, about the role the Freemasons of America and France had played in the founding of their Democratic countries. The impression he had received from a somewhat fictitious description of a Masonic Initiation written by Alexander Dumas and the confluence of discovering that one of his best friends, Worshipful Brother Doctor David Kiang, CNAC’s Company Physician, was a Free-mason further inspired him to seek and ask the right question; “I should like to be a Mason, how do I join?”

Our Most Worshipful Brother Way first saw Light of Masonry on July 13th, 1945 in Fortitude Lodge, under dispensation from the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of California. Two months after his Initiation, he was passed and was Raised to the Sublime Degree of a Master Mason on October 26th of the same year. It is interesting to note that, including Most Worshipful Brother Way, six members of Fortitude Lodge were later to be elected Grand Masters of the Grand Lodge of China. At the end of World War II and the ensuing Peace, former Lodges of other Constitutions were reopened. The Dispensation for Fortitude was therefore withdrawn by the Grand Lodge of California and all of it’s members were given regular Dimits and instructed to affiliate with the Lodges that had resumed their work.

Most Worshipful Brother Way returned to Shanghai, the city of his early education. There he chose to affiliate with Amity Lodge No. 106, then under the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of the Philippines, a daughter Grand Lodge of California. No sooner had he affiliated he was elected it’s Secretary both in 1947 and 1948.

As a result of his untiring work as Secretary of Amity Lodge, Most Worshipful Brother David W. K. Au ap-pointed Brother Way as a member of the Preparatory Committee that was to usher in the establishment of the Grand Lodge of China. Most Worshipful Brother Way was responsible for the preparation and distribution of the letters inviting all the Lodges in China to send dele-gates to a Convention of Lodges, the first of it’s kind in China that was held at Shanghai on January 15th, 1949. He was also a member of the Committee which drafted the Constitution of our Grand Lodge. The formation of the Grand Lodge of China was officially ratified by the participant lodges at the convention leading to its consecration on March 18, 1949. It can be said that our Most Worshipful Brother Way was involved in our Grand Lodge from the very beginning.

With the occupation of the China Mainland by communist, Most Worshipful Brother Way joined the Electrical Testing Laboratories Inc. of New York as the Supervising Engineer of their Electrical Department. In 1960 he became Chief Standards Engineer of the C.P. Claire Transistor Company, also of New York. In 1962 he became the Director of Quality Control of the Italian Subsidiary of the Raytheon Company. In the U.S.A. and Europe, he kept up his correspondence with his Masonic friends here where Masonry again was in full bloom, especially with Most Worshipful Brother David Au, whom he regarded as his Masonic Mentor. At long last his professional life granted him the opportunity to return to China (Taiwan). In 1965 he assumed the duties of the Far East Manager of Raytheon Company, and concurrently Vice President of Raytheon Overseas Ltd. In a month he was deep in the workings of China Freemasonry after a separation of seventeen years.

Since 1965 Most Worshipful Brother has been Master of Amity Lodge No. 1. of his original and continuous affiliation. Also twice Master of Szechwan Lodge No. 4,and more recently served as first Master of Han Lodge No. 8, which is the only Lodge in China to con-duct their business and rituals in the Chinese language. Prior to being elected as the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of China he had been elected in progressive order, Junior Grand Warden, Senior Grand Warden, and of course, the Deputy Grand Master. Paralleling his Ma-sonic History with the Grand Lodge of China,and those of California and the Philippines, Most Worshipful Brother Way became a 32° Mason in the Shanghai Bodies of the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry at Shanghai in 1948. Later he transferred his membership when he returned to China (Taiwan) in 1965 to the Taipei Bodies. He served four terms as Master of different bodies of Taipei Scottish Rite Bodies, was invested with the Rank and Decoration of Knight Commander of the Court of Honor in 1967 and coronated in 1971 a 33° Inspector General Honorary of the Supreme Council of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, Southern Jurisdiction, U.S.A.

Most Worshipful Brother Way is also a York Rite Mason and was exalted a Royal Arch Mason in 1949 in the Royal Sussex Royal Arch Chapter No. 501, of the English Constitution. He is presently a member of the Luzon Royal Arch Chapter No. 1; Oriental Council of Royal and Selected Masters No. 1; and Far East Commandary No. 1, Knight Templars. He was elected a member of Asoka Conclave of the Red Cross of Constantine. He is also a member of the High Twelve Lodge No. 82, and an Honorary member of Kasilwan Lodge No.77, of the Philippine Constitution. All these York Rite Bodies are located in Manila, Philippines. In America, he is a member of the Missouri Lodge of Research under the M. W. Grand Lodge A. F. & A. M. of Missouri.

Most Worshipful Brother Way was instrumental in the establishment of the Taipei Chapter of the Order of Demolay and the Yangmingshan Assembly No. 8, Inter-national Order of Rainbow for Girls. He has received the appointments of Deputy of the International Supreme Council and Executive Officer for China and Thailand of the Order of Demolay. In addition to being a member of the Grand Executive Committee for Japan and China of the International Order of the Rainbow for Girls, he is the recipient of the Grand Cross of Color of that International Order.

Most Worshipful Brother Way has also served two terms as the Worthy Patron of the Yangmingshan Chapter No.5, Order of Eastern Star(Taipei).

In addition to all above; Most Worshipful Brother Way is a Member of the Royal Order of Scotland, Provincial Grand Lodge, United States of America; the Afifi Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine; and the Taipei Chapter No. 428 of the National Sojourners.

In his professional life, Most Worshipful Brother Way is a member of the American Society of Military Engineers, and of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers of the USA. He also holds membership in the Taipei American Chamber of Commerce, the Taipei International Businessmen’s Club, and the Rotary Club of Taipei.

Most Worshipful Brother is married to Shirley Liang and is the father of three children. His eldest son is a Senior Demolay and his eldest daughter a Worthy Ad-visor in the Rainbow for Girls. Mrs. Way not to be out done by her busy Masonic family is a Past Worthy Matron of the Yangmingshan Chapter No. 5 Order of Eastern Star (Taipei) and has been serving as a member of the Advisory Board of the Rainbow Assembly since 1971.