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The important thing to remember about being a Kentucky Colonel is that the Governor's name on the commission is larger than the recipient's.

Welcome. Which Province?

In Utah, white aprons are worn. In England, we have no Masonic funeral ritual

No, I really don't think it is and it may be less. Go to the phone book (they still have those, you know :)) for Chicago or New York, and you will find the most fantastic names for a plethora of grand lodges. Both CGMNA and World Conference of Regular Masonic GL's deal with this issue...

Yup. I read the GL of UT GM address, C. 1874 (yes, eighteen). His lament? Only 10% of members attended lodge. That said, my mother lodge had miserable attendance in the last year, in part because many of us had duties which took us elsewhere. A simple phone tree at the beginning of this...

They require Shrine membership as a prerequisite and, consequently, Masonic membership as well in all but Arkansas. They are no longer advertised as part of Shrine Imperial sessions, subseqent to their illegal acts, including patronizing prostitutes, in some areas. I demitted from the...

Brand spankin' new, too. Quick, we can all get in on the ground floor!

Oh, gosh, I've been addressed / introduced with about every conceivable permutation and combination of the title (and that doesn't even include the less than dignified terms some might mutter to themselves :))

Or a member of my church, but that wasn't the scenario, was it? The question was about addressing a letter to the GM, not a personal approach using the term "brother.". Based on your experience you think the GM would be confused being addressed as GM. Based on my experience, I think otherwise...

Expect such? No. Be confused (which was your original point)? No as well. I quite regularly am addressed by my military rank and Masonic rank by civilians. In don't expect it, but it causes no confusion either.

If in a small town, I can see that. But in a metropolitan area where we have eight lodges, it would be difficult to attend multiple funerals of people not known.

Oh, you might give a grandmaster a bit more credit than that.

If that were to be used, it would be Most Worshipful.

Sometimes the external represents the internal. In Utah, not only was the seductive pose considered, but the vulgar portion of the website entitled "MILF." Additionally, the proposed bylaws required members to wear their colors to funerals. Aside from the question of whether such attire is...

Love the damage control

Rule 172: Four weeks. Rule 90: lodges abroad, one week with dispensation. I do not know the reasoning. I do know that Senior GL Members REALLY do not like the practice of US GLs which do accelerated classes. I do not know the current rule in Scotland. At one time it was two weeks, except in...

I agree as to the conclusion, but not so sure of the premise. Why then do people believe that this memorization is "better" when the Home Grand Lodges do not?

The time taken to perform a degree is different than the the time between degrees. However, as we know, the two degrees were conferred in Scotland in the same day. And, degrees do only take about an hour in UGLE We don't perform the Hiramic play. I don't accept that men understand what they...

The assumption seems to be that waiting a month or so between degrees is some significant achievement and men gain great knowledge in 30 days. You can tell I don't accept that premise. Remember, this emphasis on candidate memorization is largely a phenomenon of the newer US GLs. I'm old...

I don't think anyone disagrees that effort brings reward. The question is whether accelerated degrees as have been done for centuries (old school) frustrates that reward. I've seen many candidates. I've not seen any difference in their diligence as Freemasons based on how they took degrees.