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aedifico42| Past Patron - Adventures in “Skirt Masonry”

Posted at: 12:14 am

It’s over.

My time in the East as Worthy Patron ended this evening. The whole thing was very nice and made me believe that, although I am still a bit of a “blue nose” when it comes to Freemasonry, I think there certainly is a place for the Eastern Star and other appendant bodies for women (and men).

Many of you will not understand the vernacular here. Let me explain for a moment. “Skirt Masonry” is not Freemasonry for women…that would be clandestine and bad. We don’t do that sort of thing. Skirt Masonry is the kind of organization that exists because the wives of some Masons want to actually be a part of their husband’s lives, and the husbands are ok with it. So, the White Shrine, Order of the Eastern Star, Amaranth and others fall into that group of organizations by the name you see here.

Some hold these organizations in very low regard. They may even have wives who are members, but they are “Blue Nose” Masons who see no real reason for the existence of Skirt Masonry. Blue Nose Masons have no humility and are usually in bad marriages with nasty wives. Of course, I am painting with a broad brush. I don’t think there are any nasty Masonic wives out there at all. But you get the idea.

Anyway, my year in the OES East is done. I am a Past Patron and will always have the right to attend any other Chapter I want and insist that they delay their business for just a minute or two while I get introduced. It will be fun!

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