Re: if i came to you lodge on a stated what would
1. We have a meal. For years this was just bulk baskets from KFC, or sandwiches with generic deli meat. This year our Senior Steward has taken it seriously and has made some excellent meals. We also did pot lucks at Thanksgiving and Christmas.
2. Texas is pretty casual in general, and we're pretty casual even for Texas. We're working on that, though. T-shirt and Jeans is fairly common in my lodge. Officers have been dressing up somewhat lately. Worshipful Master wears a suit, but he's a detective and comes straight from work. Sr Deacon also comes straight from work, wearing his blue collar shirt and worn out jeans. And that's fine with use because we're more concerned with what's inside a man than how he's dressed. I guess the short answer is we've got suits and work boots and everything in between.
3. We great them with a hearty hand shake, and give them a prime spot in the dinner line, right behind the wives and girlfriends. Good meal, great view.
4. We have a past masters night. Ours is coming up in March I believe. We don't really use the term "Worshipful" as much, but we do use "Right Worshipful" for our DDGM who sits in the South at our Lodge. Typically when we address the lodge, we leave out the "Right Worshipful, Worshipfuls" in the line of things you're technically supposed to say. We just use the abbrieviated "WM, W, & B". So, we have a Past Master Night, generally no use of the term "Worshipful" to denote a Past Master.
I will be giving my next lecture on Lodge Etiquette, so hopefully some of the brethren will start dressing a little nicer (if they have nicer things), and start being more respectful with the way they address our Past Masters.