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08-27-2010, 06:37 AM

The tubes are a storage method to keep the apron "tidy". Since Lambskin yellows with age, the tubes are used to try to prevent this. The rest of the questions regarding the apron I'll leave alone for the moment.

If the Grand Lodge of NY has an issue with their website, you could always call or write them. Tell them your location and ask about lodges in your area. They will point you in the right direction.

Have you tried Googling your town or city and "Masonic Lodge"? That's how I'd go about it...

Once you find a Lodge in your area, call the secretary or visit their lodge website. Let them know you are interested. They will arrange to meet with you, etc.

Ashlar2006 · 08-27-2010, 02:48 PM

You may check to see if you may opt out of getting your Grand Lodge's news letter to be mailed to you and read it on line as we can here in Ky . They may have that option they may not . Our Grand Lodge is trying to save money and they have given us a choice , I have chosen to read mine on line .

Many take their Aprons out of the tubes and store them in the bottom of a drawer , under some clothes , so they will lay flat on their coffin or their bodies without curling up .

asgard · 08-31-2010, 07:27 AM

Hey Ashlar521! Semper Fi Devil Dog!
Thank you for the Masonic information. I am now definitely searching for a good Lodge, and whatever my parents think, is fine. They'll find out one day ayway, and besides, my uncle who is Scottish Rite 18 can probably help.

Ashlar2006 · 08-31-2010, 09:47 AM

Semper Fi , Jarhead !

You are more than welcome . Shop around and try to find a lodge that will be a good fit for you . If you can find the times and days of the week the lodge(s) in your area meet , go meet up with them before they head upstairs for their meeting . Talk to them , get to know them and allow them to get to know you in turn . Most all lodges will (and should) be more than happy to welcome you to set down and break bread with them and answer any and all your questions you may have .

I say "find a lodge that is a good fit for you " because not all lodges are the same . Take my lodge , it is filled with farmers/country boys , another lodge I attend regularly is in the city and they are a little more up tight (they are great guys though) . Each lodge has it's own flavor so take your time .

asgard · 08-31-2010, 02:46 PM

Oorah Teuffel Hund.
Yes, I 've been told that the Lodges are very different. I actually googled John Wayne's Lodge in Arizona, Marion McDaniel Lodge, and I was surprised to see how relaxed they were then, and are now. No tuxedos, or suits. That's fine by me, although I have nothing against a formal lodge either.

08-27-2010, 02:48 PM	#12
Ashlar2006 Masonic Mafia Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Ky Posts: 4,163 Lodge: Blog Entries: 3	You may check to see if you may opt out of getting your Grand Lodge's news letter to be mailed to you and read it on line as we can here in Ky . They may have that option they may not . Our Grand Lodge is trying to save money and they have given us a choice , I have chosen to read mine on line . Many take their Aprons out of the tubes and store them in the bottom of a drawer , under some clothes , so they will lay flat on their coffin or their bodies without curling up . __________________ It is such a beautiful day , now watch some idiot screw it up !!!

08-31-2010, 09:47 AM	#14
Ashlar2006 Masonic Mafia Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Ky Posts: 4,163 Lodge: Blog Entries: 3	Semper Fi , Jarhead ! You are more than welcome . Shop around and try to find a lodge that will be a good fit for you . If you can find the times and days of the week the lodge(s) in your area meet , go meet up with them before they head upstairs for their meeting . Talk to them , get to know them and allow them to get to know you in turn . Most all lodges will (and should) be more than happy to welcome you to set down and break bread with them and answer any and all your questions you may have . I say "find a lodge that is a good fit for you " because not all lodges are the same . Take my lodge , it is filled with farmers/country boys , another lodge I attend regularly is in the city and they are a little more up tight (they are great guys though) . Each lodge has it's own flavor so take your time . __________________ It is such a beautiful day , now watch some idiot screw it up !!!

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08-27-2010, 06:37 AM	#11
Gary Guest Posts: n/a Lodge:	The tubes are a storage method to keep the apron "tidy". Since Lambskin yellows with age, the tubes are used to try to prevent this. The rest of the questions regarding the apron I'll leave alone for the moment. If the Grand Lodge of NY has an issue with their website, you could always call or write them. Tell them your location and ask about lodges in your area. They will point you in the right direction. Have you tried Googling your town or city and "Masonic Lodge"? That's how I'd go about it... Once you find a Lodge in your area, call the secretary or visit their lodge website. Let them know you are interested. They will arrange to meet with you, etc.

08-31-2010, 07:27 AM	#13
asgard Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Brooklyn NY Posts: 13 Lodge: n/a	Hey Ashlar521! Semper Fi Devil Dog! Thank you for the Masonic information. I am now definitely searching for a good Lodge, and whatever my parents think, is fine. They'll find out one day ayway, and besides, my uncle who is Scottish Rite 18 can probably help.

08-31-2010, 02:46 PM	#15
asgard Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Brooklyn NY Posts: 13 Lodge: n/a	Oorah Teuffel Hund. Yes, I 've been told that the Lodges are very different. I actually googled John Wayne's Lodge in Arizona, Marion McDaniel Lodge, and I was surprised to see how relaxed they were then, and are now. No tuxedos, or suits. That's fine by me, although I have nothing against a formal lodge either.