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[Brother JC]

Do ur fcs wear their aprons in any special way? Here in the us theyndo and those rosettes wouldnt be seen

All of their aprons are worn flat, JD, it's the rosettes (or lack of) that tell the degree.

 

[dfreybur]

Do ur fcs wear their aprons in any special way?

I am a member in 3 US jurisdictions. Each has its own different way for FCs to wear their aprons. However your jurisdiction instructs FCs to wear their aprons my guess is a ton of jurisdiction teach something else. This is one of the widest divergence points I know about.

 

[Warrior1256]

I am a member in 3 US jurisdictions. Each has its own different way for FCs to wear their aprons. However your jurisdiction instructs FCs to wear their aprons my guess is a ton of jurisdiction teach something else. This is one of the widest divergence points I know about.

I didn't know this. Thanks for sharing this info brother.

 

[acjohnson53]

Lambskin, until you were raised...

 

[Bloke]

Do ur fcs wear their aprons in any special way? Here in the us theyndo and those rosettes wouldnt be seen

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Nope, no folding aprons here - the apron is worn over your dinner suit (standard dress in lodges here as directed by GL in the Const) and the rosettes are clearly visible .

 

[CLewey44]

Nope, no folding aprons here - the apron is worn over your dinner suit (standard dress in lodges here as directed by GL in the Const) and the rosettes are clearly visible .

I understand the symbolism of wearing them the way we do here as FCs but I really like the European style aprons. I've seen them on websites where each degree had its own apron. Also, some lodges wear their aprons in conjunction with which degree the lodge is open on. So if you bought an EA, FC and MM apron, you'd use it even after you were raised.

 

[Bloke]

...Also, some lodges wear their aprons in conjunction with which degree the lodge is open on. So if you bought an EA, FC and MM apron, you'd use it even after you were raised.

There is an expectation here you wear the appropriate apron to your "rank", regardless if a lower degree is being worked,. That said, we were away last weekend and passed a bro. A MM did not have his apron, so he wore a spare FC, but as we were only opening in the 2nd, it was fine. When opening lodge the apron is used to check ranks and eject any bro who has not yet obtained the degree in which the lodge is opened.

The only exception is when a PM is being installed as a WM - then, he tends to wear a MM apron so we can cloth him in the badge of his office (being a WM/PM apron).