Refreshments at lodge
The position of the Junior Warden is to supervise the Craft, and ensure that none perverts the refreshment into intemperance or excess.
In the USA, most lodges are bone dry. If you research the history of masonry in the USA, this was not always the case. When Brother George Washington's lodge broke for refreshment, they passed the jug around. Alcohol has been in our lodges since the first organization of the Grand Lodge in London in 1717.
Most European lodges have alcohol, and a bar set up right there in the building. In Paris, France, they have a full bar with beer, wine, and liquor right there at the National Grand Lodge of France.
Alcohol was removed from our lodges during prohibition, which was ended in 1933, with the 22d amendment. In the USA, nearly all lodges remained dry.
I would love for Freemasonry, to return to our roots, when we served alcohol at our lodge meetings. The lodge hall was the center of activity in the community, and men spent their leisure time, there in conversation, and good fellowship.
There are many ideas, for moving forward into the future, while keeping an anchor on our past.
Please see:
knights of the north
and open "Laudable Pursuit"