Masonic Presidents
This President was Master of his Lodge when he assumed the office of President.
MWB George Washington
He has separated his fast-food chain from the competitors by cultivating that family feeling. His self-depreciating commercials were vital in the turnaround of his fast-food chain, the hamburger chain he named after his youngest daughter.
Dave Thomas, owner of Wendy’s?
This Masonic Revolutionary General became a traitor.
Benedict Arnold
This problem states that the square erected on the hypotenuse of a right triangle is equal to the sum of the squares erected on the two legs.
the 47th Problem of Euclid? (or Pythagorean Theorem)
A quorum for a special communication of a Master Masons Lodge consists of this many members
7
He was a Freemason and U.S. President who established an important doctrine in 1823.
James Monroe
This Mason led the United States Marine Band in the 1880's.
John Phillip Sousa
Iowa city originally known as Shiboleth.
Mason City
Bro. Carl Claudy states that superstition in the middle ages maintained that a man's body must be buried while perfect, if his soul were to go to heaven. The destroyed, eaten flesh of a body prevented resurrection. Masonry has used this idea as a symbol of a penalty if we fail to stay true to our obligations.
What is the Beast of the Field and Bird of the Air
This committee reviews dispensations, rulings, edicts and decrees of the Grand Master and such recommendations as he may make, for conformance to the Ritual, Constitution, and Laws and Regulations of the Grand Lodge.
Jurisprudence
He became a U.S. President in 1828, at the height of the anti-Masonic period.
Andrew Jackson
This General and Freemason said, “Old soldiers never die, they just fade away.”
General Douglas MacArthur
The first Masonic library was founded in this state in 1844.
Iowa
This is a symbol of control of conduct, a standard of right living. Operative Masons used this to test a perfect square or "try a square."
the Point within a Circle
This is the penalty for discussing a vote on a petitioner.
(d) To discuss the character or the merits or demerits of a petitioner, either for degrees or membership, in a Lodge convened or, after rejection, to express regret at the action taken, or how he or anyone voted upon the ballot.
A violation of paragraph (d) shall require immediate charges filed with the Master and, if found guilty, the penalty shall be expulsion and no other.
This U.S. President and Freemason won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1906.
Theodore Roosevelt
He wore a pin depicting the Masonic square and compass when he flew to Paris in 1927.
Charles Lindbergh
These two rival Masonic groups joined together in 1813.
the Ancients and the Moderns
These Masons wore a “blue forget me not” pin in order to recognize each other.
German Masons during World War II
One of these officers MUST be present to confer a degree unless dispensation has been granted by the Grand Master.
In the absence of the Master and Wardens from a Stated Communication the Lodge may be opened by any Past Master thereof for the transaction of regular business, but no work shall be done except by dispensation of the Grand Master.
This U.S. President and Freemason died three hours after he was scheduled to give a speech to the Knights Templar in Hollywood California
Warren Harding
This Freemason coined the term “iron curtain”.
Sir Winston Churchill
The society formed in 1783, with George Washington as its president, to provide aid for widows and orphans of the Revolutionary War.
the Society of the Cincinnati? (It is still in existence)
A term applied to several raps of the gavel or clapping of the hands.
a battery
The correct procedure for changing a Lodge's By-Laws
(a) ....read to the Lodge a first time....majority vote
(b) ....Secretary will send it to the Grand Secretary ...[and he to the] Grand Master and one member of ... Jurisprudence for approval as to form only, or correction....
(c) [once approved by the] Grand Master....read...no action ....laid over until a subsequent Stated Communication.
(d) At least five (5) days ....notice by mail to every member at his last known address....., with a sufficient summary of the change ....
(e) At the Stated Communication ...proposed change is to be read a third time;....two-thirds (2/3) vote in favor by...members present, the change shall be declared adopted.
(f) Secretary will attach one (1) copy each of the original and the amended Article(s) and one (1) copy of the notice of proposed action sent to the members of the Lodge, and mail these to the Grand Secretary, together with a copy of Certifying By-Laws For Approval, as found in the Handbook For Forms And Petitions.