Drinking and Lodges - Page 2

OwenKL · 06-23-2008, 03:43 AM

I'm a non-drinker myself, but I'd like to see alcohol available at festive boards. US Lodges didn't ban alcohol with Prohibition. They did so with the Temperance movement which preceeded it, some as early as the late 1800s. If I recall correctly, UGLE and other GLs nearly withdrew recognition from the first few who went dry, so it was not a popular decision everywhere! But there were reasons for it, as you can see from this 1919 poster:1919 Prohibition poster.jpg (click on the thumbnail to see it full size).

**Ashlar521** · 06-23-2008, 07:04 AM

From the looks of those ladies , I'd drink just to keep from not having to kiss them . I don't think there is enough alchohol to make them pretty !

RoughAshlar · 06-24-2008, 06:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Ashlar521

From the looks of those ladies , I'd drink just to keep from not having to kiss them . I don't think there is enough alchohol to make them pretty !

Agreed!

They were probably just upset that they wern't invited to those kinds of parties! lol

**Ashlar521** · 06-24-2008, 07:02 AM

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Originally Posted by RoughAshlar

Agreed!

They were probably just upset that they wern't invited to those kinds of parties! lol

LOL , outstanding !

Matt Liotta · 06-25-2008, 06:47 PM

I like the "dry" rule, I also like the fact the our lodge doesn't allow smoking either. It's amazing the damage smoke had done to all the historic items in the lodge. The Paris lodge was organized in 1824 and has been in it's present building since 1924, so you can imagine the amount of smoke accumulated over the years. I'm not against drinking or smoking, I get my fill at the American Legion and the V.F.W.

**Ashlar521** · 06-26-2008, 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Matt Liotta

I like the "dry" rule, I also like the fact the our lodge doesn't allow smoking either. It's amazing the damage smoke had done to all the historic items in the lodge. The Paris lodge was organized in 1824 and has been in it's present building since 1924, so you can imagine the amount of smoke accumulated over the years. I'm not against drinking or smoking, I get my fill at the American Legion and the V.F.W.

I have to agree with you on the drinking Matt . There was another thread on here about this subject , but I'll reiterate what I stated in my post there . I see of know reason why there's a need for alchohol to fellowship with my brethren and have meaningful conversations . They want to drink then they can go home , to a bar or restaurant .

Chris From California · 06-27-2008, 09:51 AM

I just do not see the need to drink at the lodge. Many brothers can drink without an issue however there are some that can get a little carried away. It only takes one brother to make us look bad. One incident that will get carried on forever.

06-23-2008, 03:43 AM	#11 (permalink)
OwenKL Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Santa Fe, NM Posts: 9	I'm a non-drinker myself, but I'd like to see alcohol available at festive boards. US Lodges didn't ban alcohol with Prohibition. They did so with the Temperance movement which preceeded it, some as early as the late 1800s. If I recall correctly, UGLE and other GLs nearly withdrew recognition from the first few who went dry, so it was not a popular decision everywhere! But there were reasons for it, as you can see from this 1919 poster:1919 Prohibition poster.jpg (click on the thumbnail to see it full size). __________________ ~Owen in the City Different & Masonic Poets Society

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Ashlar521 Semper fidelis Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Kentucky Posts: 666 Blog Entries: 3	From the looks of those ladies , I'd drink just to keep from not having to kiss them . I don't think there is enough alchohol to make them pretty ! __________________ Freemasonry is "veiled in allegory and illustrated by symbols" because these are the surest way by which moral and ethical truths may be taught. It is not only with the brain and with the mind that the initiate must take Freemasonry but also with the heart. -C. H. Claudy

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Chris From California Proud Master Mason Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: California Posts: 50	I just do not see the need to drink at the lodge. Many brothers can drink without an issue however there are some that can get a little carried away. It only takes one brother to make us look bad. One incident that will get carried on forever. __________________ The secrets of this earth are not for all men to see, but only for those who will seek them... Freemasonry Forums

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06-25-2008, 06:47 PM	#15 (permalink)
Matt Liotta Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Paris, TN Posts: 32	I like the "dry" rule, I also like the fact the our lodge doesn't allow smoking either. It's amazing the damage smoke had done to all the historic items in the lodge. The Paris lodge was organized in 1824 and has been in it's present building since 1924, so you can imagine the amount of smoke accumulated over the years. I'm not against drinking or smoking, I get my fill at the American Legion and the V.F.W.