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dfreybur

Premium Member
I am privileged to visit my brethren lodges of the MWGLofIL.

Back when we lived in Chicago metro I visited Pleiades one or twice so some of the Brothers are familiar. I worked with Tim for a while, the Brother second from the right bottom row.

Astronomy nerd stuff on Pleiades. The cluster is the seven sisters. In Japan the cluster is called the sisters of industry. The symbol that appears on Subaru cars is a depiction of the Pleiades. Subaru is not a company that was founded to manufacture cars. It was an alliance of seven existing industrial companies in Japan that came together to manufacture cars for the American market. US and EU companies have tried this strategy over the years. The Geo Metro was a "world car" made by a Subaru style alliance. I think the best known example is the Smart car which is made by an alliance of companies that existed before the Smart car line was designed. Subaru remains the most successful of the alliance style manufacturers.

Br JD reports two styles of Grand Honors. Illinois matches the style he describes for New Mexico - The same in private or public. California matches the style he describes for Oregon - Different versions for tiled or public.
 

Brother JC

Moderating Staff
Staff Member
NMPHA uses it as part of theirs but theres mire to it than just that.

Funny thing about Grand Honors...in NM they only have 1 GH and use it in public and pvt.
NM used to have two. I found them in an old Monitor in the tall locked cabinet in the library. No idea when they dropped the second one, though.
 

dfreybur

Premium Member
The public grand honors are 3x3

My mother lodge Pasadena 272 in GLofCA tends to do a battery of 3x3 as a part of member honors. Outgoing Master at installation, Mason of the Year award (named Hiram Award in California), 50 year pin, a group receiving a 25 year pin, being named to a GL post or retiring from that post, a Brother getting some big award at an appendent body.

You name it there we are all clapping like a drill team. It's pretty impressive when well practiced like that with 30-50 guys standing straight and clapping slowly and loudly watching the east for the cadence.
 

Matt S

Registered User
The 2nd degree duegard in illinois differs slightly than the way we do it in az in illinois they due it as though they are holding something in left hand
 

Matt S

Registered User
The 2nd degree duegard in illinois differs slightly than the way we do it in az in illinois they due it as though they are holding something in left hand
The above was a reply to brother Hanzobm in case my response seemed out of place
 
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