In Freemasonry we have Lodge buildings which normally contain a bar, but we're never allowed to take our drinks into the Temple with us at any time.

You have a much more progressive Lodge than I do. Our local Temple Association won't let the local Shrine Club hold it's meetings in the building for fear that someone might open a beer....

Senrak

Originally posted by senrak
You have a much more progressive Lodge than I do. Our local Temple Association won't let the local Shrine Club hold it's meetings in the building for fear that someone might open a beer....

Senrak

Do you guys get together and eat dinner after your working? Or maybe you do, but you go somewhere else?
In the UK, 99% of our Lodges have a refectory. After we come out of the Temple, we all sit down and dine together. Obviously, there is wine or beer and normally this comes from an inbuilt bar. Some Lodges just have an area where they keep a few cans, but the vast majority have beer on tap

Like I said though - it's total tabboo to take any drink into the Temple. Even if it's not working, I wouldn't even dare take a Coke in there.

Do you guys get together and eat dinner after your working? Or maybe you do, but you go somewhere else?
In the UK, 99% of our Lodges have a refectory. After we come out of the Temple, we all sit down and dine together. Obviously, there is wine or beer and normally this comes from an inbuilt bar. Some Lodges just have an area where they keep a few cans, but the vast majority have beer on tap
Like I said though - it's total tabboo to take any drink into the Temple. Even if it's not working, I wouldn't even dare take a Coke in there.

My Lodge has a snack or something afterwards, but Grand Lodge rules prohibit alcoholic beverages. (A hold-over from the old days of Prohibition) Some Grand Lodges are starting to allow wine or beer with a meal in the Temple, but not all. Also some Grand Lodges in the U.S. are actually allowing "Table Lodges" (for those of you who aren't familiar with them, it's a Lodge meeting over dinner...sometimes held in the Lodge building, sometimes in a local restaurant) Wine or beer is allowed at these. ...so we're beginning to "lighten up" a bit over here on this side of the pond...but it's been slow progress.

Being female i cannot give much info but my grandfather was a chairman of the Last order of the Water Buffalos.
All descendants of that side of my family are female and can only give me a small amount of information.
He did work at Rolls Royces though during the 1930s to 50s as an armourer.I know that donations of properties were involved so that MALE family members could use these properties (lodges) .
I am under the belief that they were coastal accomodations.
I am u.k. also.

Originally posted by Leveller

Originally posted by senrak
They even allow alchohol in their buildings. ...but then again, so does Freemasonry outside the U.S.A.

Heh. I'm not talking about in the building. I'm talking about in the actual Temple (or whatever Buffs call it) whilst they're working.
In Freemasonry we have Lodge buildings which normally contain a bar, but we're never allowed to take our drinks into the Temple with us at any time.

Looks like I'm an officer in the wrong lodge, no bar in mine.

WHAAAT just how many secret society's is there. If they all banded together, i guess they could take over the world

Senrak...my lodge doesn't have a bar...does that vary based on state lodge rules?