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Really !? It always amazed me how "standard practice" is not so standard ..
Do they send some sort of notice of a meeting ?
Of all the time I have been on the web, I've never even asked the question of any of my American Brothers..
I still got a lot to learn..
LOL.. nah.. just looking for guidance if I invest the considerable time to do so... but I love the function in youtube which allows you to watch at 1.25 or 1.5, 1.75 or x 2 speed.. I hardly ever watch a youtube on normal speed.. unless it is music - but even then, it often sounds better sped up !
I guess for many of us, it might be a bit early to answer this question... but we can take stock as at now..
Firstly, we have have a build up of applicants. One of my friends lodges here has 11 applications. We only get a few per year normally. Both my lodges have at least 4. Many have 4 to 8 -...
Things ebb and flow Brothers.. but one thing is always with us - necroposting !
I often don't mind it when it bumps interesting stuff, but an antient operational question with a simple answer... well, no so interesting..
Does that mean they have to mail all their summons by post ?
Not a very practical position - and through the COVID-19 pandemic - our lodges have been holding business meetings via ZOOM, at the encouragement of our GL (no signs).. and the main focus of many of them have been social "how are you...
Good.. pretty quiet. I went out for a pub crawl before Christmas - that's good. With our COVID lockdowns that was a great treat.
Christmas was with the folks, and NYE with friends at a friends house.
Then we had a COVID scare in New South Wales and Victoria closed it borders. Our goal here is 0...
It's a central (and probably universal) symbol in the Craft... but was it used instead of a G ?
Then the question is, how - in seals, in the middle of the S&Q, hanging in the centre of the lodge etc etc?
It's like the G itself - hanging here (in Victoria Australia) in the middle of every lodge...
So this is not Masonic, but that's important masonic information in itself.
I recognise the name of all sorts of Fraternities and side orders, Masonic and otherwise, but not heard of this one until I saw some images of Jewels on the web...
Straight from Wikipedia
Military Order of the Cootie...