Is there a specific color and styles for the Worshipful Masters hat.

[Scoops]

Scotland RWM's don't wear a hat. I don't think English do, either. In Sweden, everybody does. We're talking about a primarily American thing here.

Indeed, we don't wear a hat here south of the border.

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[MarkR]

I think you mean Denmark not Sweden.
In Denmark all MMs and up wear tophat while as a Swedish MM I dont.

Thanks for the correction.

 

[JanneProeliator]

Wait a minute!
I know I have only been in two lodge meetings so far but no one was wearing any hats...

 

[Bloke]

Wait a minute!
I know I have only been in two lodge meetings so far but no one was wearing any hats...

Customs vary from Jurisdiction to Jurisdiction..

 

[Warrior1256]

Customs vary from Jurisdiction to Jurisdiction..

Very true.

Wait a minute!
I know I have only been in two lodge meetings so far but no one was wearing any hats...

What jurisdiction are you in?

 

[Brother JC]

I wonder where the practice if WMasters wearing hats originated?

Yet another American innovation.

 

[oldjumpmaster]

Some jurisdictions require these things. Not the top hat on the GM, the other one.
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Does anyone know the name of this hat?

 

[Thomas Stright]

Wait a minute!
I know I have only been in two lodge meetings so far but no one was wearing any hats...

WM here always has a cowboy hat on.


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[JanneProeliator]

Very true.

What jurisdiction are you in?

Under Grand Lodge of Finland

 

[Elexir]

Intressting fact, the GL of Finland is F&AM and has its charter from New York.

 

[JanneProeliator]

Intressting fact, the GL of Finland is F&AM and has its charter from New York.

That is true. If I'm correct that is different in all the other Scandinavian countries.

 

[Elexir]

Yes, F&AM or anything else is not used at all but we use the term order of freemasons instead.

 

[Ripcord22A]

Intressting fact, the GL of Finland is F&AM and has its charter from New York.

How does a GL have a charter?

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[Bloke]

How does a GL have a charter?

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GLs can declare themselves or be chartered by another GL.

Even if the declare themselves they will still have Foundation Documents. Some have a declaration, we have Articles of Union.... maybe people also call these charters ?

 

[Matt L]

I wore a black Homburg while in the east.

 

[Brother JC]

Back in NM it was 90% cowboy hats, about 8% fedoras, and the random Homberg.
My lodge in Cali has had the same Master since I joined and he wears his grandfather's top hat.

 

[Bill Lins]

How does a GL have a charter?

Generally, US GLs hold corporate charters from the states in which they are located, often for tax purposes. Not the same as the charter (or warrant) issued to a subordinate Lodge by its Grand Lodge.

 

[Elexir]

How does a GL have a charter?

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Easy, its the charter they had to create lodges in the first place.

 

[Ripcord22A]

Easy, its the charter they had to create lodges in the first place.

My understanding is that a GL charters subordinate lodges...then if these lodges are in an area with no GL and there are at least 3 lodges in that area they can join together and form a GL and in doing so they then turn in the charters to the orig GL then issue charters to those 3 lodges, but the GL doesn't have a charter.

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[Elexir]

Thats was what the meaning behind what I said, sometimes I dont get my point across in english though. The GL of NY charterd the first lodges as well as giving the rituals.