The 200th "Birthday" celebration of US Capitol [sic] on September 18, 1993 on a Satur(n)day.
Obviously, this is not how a real Masonic lodge meeting takes place, since these guys are not inside their own lodge.
They speak rather eloquently, but mumble through the phrase "Worshipful Master." It sounds more like they are saying "worship-pull master." They
also mumble through the word "capitol," and pronounce the word "officers" like "off-sirs."
The master of ceremonies George Adams (then Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of the District of Columbia) refers to George Washington as "grand master
of Freemasons." During this ceremony George Adams plays the role of George Washington.
He says that Bill Clinton was sworn in on a Masonic bible.
It makes me laugh every time I heard yet another bull# interpretation of the symbols from this guy. Even the guys in the audience cough or turn to
each other.
He says that in "ancient times they [corn, wine and oil] constituted the wealth of the people," which is false. They represent the increased wages
of a Fellowcraft Mason. He slips up, saying "wine is the symbols of free-uh-refreshment."
The stone was "laid with Masonic honors"
Why does the American Foundation for Irish Heritage present the commemorative plate ????!
Just before a black guy goes up, the grand master says, "I should say 'Brother Senator'," with tongue in cheek.
The grand master refers to Masonry as "the royal art" ...
Towards the end, the grand master talks about a Mason's duty to "confer benefits onto mankind" in a way that sounded condescending.
The participants had to be fed their lines throughout the ceremony, and one of the participants didn't even wear a lambskin. They suck
Lots of politicians and religions leaders are shown in this ceremony. There was even a reverend to lead a prayer.
After they were done splattering all kinds of gunk onto the stone, it looked more like they ran a train on it than "laid" it
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