Uniforms or Dress Code

littlecat123 · 07-07-2007, 04:18 PM

Do the masons have a uniform or robe they wear when they attend their meetings or is it informal?

lancaster505 · 07-07-2007, 10:47 PM

In Pennsylvania we require all members to wear a jacket & tie. The lodge provies aprons for the members to wear.

Officers wear tuxedos with tails and white gloves, aprons & collars that depict their station or office. The master of the lodge wears a top hat.

Squash Cop · 07-08-2007, 10:52 AM

There isn't a uniform exactly, but there are the aprons and badges of office. Dress during lodge is formal.

SageMother · 07-08-2007, 11:16 AM

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Originally Posted by littlecat123

Do the masons have a uniform or robe they wear when they attend their meetings or is it informal?

I know that for some ceremonies they wear the apron and that El Jebel, Arabic for "the mountain", has their fez.

**Jason** · 07-08-2007, 02:51 PM

Officers in our lodge are pretty much the same as lancaster505's. Dress for members is casual. A lodge nearby requires a cumber bunto be worn. One of the members in my lodge said his original lodge in Texas, they wore cowboy hats. Each lodge has its own custom.

ninikins · 07-08-2007, 04:42 PM

Do you think that the dress code adds anything to the lodge meetings?

SageMother · 07-10-2007, 12:32 AM

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Originally Posted by ninikins

Do you think that the dress code adds anything to the lodge meetings?

Dress codes tend to set the tone for an event or function by reminding the participants that they have stepped out of their regular world and need to alter their behavior accordingly.

I don' t know if that is the conscious intent in all situations though.

Squash Cop · 07-10-2007, 03:54 PM

I would say so, I think people are more likely to take something more seriously if the setting is more formal.

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littlecat123 Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 25	Uniforms or Dress Code Do the masons have a uniform or robe they wear when they attend their meetings or is it informal?

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07-07-2007, 10:47 PM	#2 (permalink)
lancaster505 Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 2	In Pennsylvania we require all members to wear a jacket & tie. The lodge provies aprons for the members to wear. Officers wear tuxedos with tails and white gloves, aprons & collars that depict their station or office. The master of the lodge wears a top hat.

07-08-2007, 10:52 AM	#3 (permalink)
Squash Cop Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Western Massachusetts Posts: 17	There isn't a uniform exactly, but there are the aprons and badges of office. Dress during lodge is formal.

07-08-2007, 02:51 PM	#5 (permalink)
Jason ex oriente lux Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 573	Officers in our lodge are pretty much the same as lancaster505's. Dress for members is casual. A lodge nearby requires a cumber bunto be worn. One of the members in my lodge said his original lodge in Texas, they wore cowboy hats. Each lodge has its own custom.

07-08-2007, 04:42 PM	#6 (permalink)
ninikins Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 24	Do you think that the dress code adds anything to the lodge meetings?

07-10-2007, 03:54 PM	#8 (permalink)
Squash Cop Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Western Massachusetts Posts: 17	I would say so, I think people are more likely to take something more seriously if the setting is more formal.