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Essentially, all blue lodges in the U.S. are York Rite lodges as well. The exception is in Louisiana, where there are a very few lodges in the New Orleans area that were chartered under a Scottish Rite grand lodge back in 1856, The Scottish GL, organized by a fellow named James Foulhouze, who...

Used to be a regular, multi-gallon donor myself, but then they put in a new rule, since I served in US Army-Europe back in the late 70s and 80s, I'm no longer eligible since I might give somebody mad cow disease ;-)

The History Channel has come a long, long way when their primary programming is "Pawn Stars," "American Pickers," "Axe Men," and "Ice Road Truckers..." 'nuff said ;-)

I did that... My first gift to myself on being raised was one of the old-style 19th-century aprons with blue silk trim... But for the most part in lodge I've worn one of the deacons' apron, depending on which chair I was sent to, and several months ago I bought myself a nice white leather...

This mornig and afternoon I took the final plunge and became Arkansas's newest (and greenest) Sir Knight... Definitely some awesome cermonials, made even more so in that we were using the Asylum and neighboring lodge chambers in the Albert Pike Memorial Temple here in Little Rock. Even more...

Short answer.... yes, there's a proficiency lecture that you must turn in at some time after your master's degree. Time limits differ, Arkansas has no particular limit, but in Texas you must turn in within 90 days (or so), plus, you cannot petition any of the appendent bodies such as York or...

The "Laws of the Grand Lodge of Texas" is the place to look, specifically Articles 326, 503-507, and 510 cover the specific activities which would lead a brother to being expelled. Rather than the random nature of answers on an internet forum, I would strongly urge you to get a copy of this...

We're near Little Rock, Arkansas, so our structure will be a little different, but still similar to other suburban lodges: Lodge dues are $60 per year. Perpetual membership (what GLoTX terms "endowment") is indexed to lodge dues, 16 times the annual dues payment at the time you endow. We...

The Reunion fee typically covers the degrees, first year's due, and some swag like the 14th degree ring, cap, and a copy of "A Bridge to Light" or sometimes "Morals & Dogma." And putting on two days' worth of ritual isn't cheap by itself. We have the fall reunion for the Valley of Little Rock...

The Senior Deacon is primarily a ritualist, with significant parts in all three degrees. He guides the candidate through the first section of each degrees, and is the primary person to deliver the second sections of the EA and FC, and a sizable part in the second section of the Master's. In...

It depends on the diligence of the candidate... to advance from the EA degree, you must pass an oral proficiency exam on the lecture pertaining to the EA degree, typically by reciting in open lodge. You don't have to be word-perfect, but you shouldn't have to be prompted every fourth or fifth...

61 days... but then I got started quickly on my lectures and missed very few, if any, practice nights. I turned in my MM proficiency a month afer that.

20 years or so ago, i belonged to a German group that did periodic fish fries, and used a homemade beer batter... the recipe for which I had forgotten... This is pert near it, only they used a little different, and a little more spice. Many thanks!!

A great topic... Our lodge has gotten an excellent reputation over the past year for setting a fine table, and that has really boosted our attendance and participaation, as well as the number of visiting brothers from other lodges. They know that when they com e Adoniram, there will be no...

Scottish Rite fees here in Arkansas are $150 for initiation and the first year's dues. I have not petitioned yet, but probably will do so next spring or fall, if my cable tow permits. Like Bro. Stewart, I did join the York Rite, and have really liked about every bit of time I've put into...

Not intending to jump on you there... but some questions in Freemasonry are best answered by serching within your own heart... e.g., just what does your obligation(s) mean to _you_, personally? Based on the light you've received so far, what do you think about the issue? And some things...

The best guideline: refer to the ties in your obligations. What did you promise to do, or not do? (Note: something you ought to answer to yourself... not post back here!)

A perpetual membership (which is what we call it in Arkansas, it's an "endowed" membership in Texas) allows you to pay a one-time fee and thereafter be exempt from paying dues to the lodge for the rest of your life. The fee is held in an interest-bearing trust by the Grand Lodge, and once a...

It's the important one, of course... the one that almost all the various Scottish Rite valleys sponsor this time of year ;-) It's a Scottish Rite thing...

One more Antietam story for good measure... ============================ "TheCivil War in Song and Story" Collected and Arranged by Frank Moore New York, 1882: PETER FENELON COLLIER, PUBLISHER page 299. A Masonic Incident - "The day after the battle of Antietam(9/18/1862), the Fifth New...