‘Craddock to present Truman Lecture’

    

When the Grand Lodge of Missouri meets next month, the local research lodge will host its customary Truman Lecture and Breakfast, and the speaker will be W. Patrick Craddock. If you are in the area and have not heard “Admit Him If Properly Clothed,” I recommend making the effort to attend. From the publicity:

Fall 2023 Truman Lecture:

Admit Him If Properly Clothed:

The Evolution

of the Masonic Apron

in America,

1740 to the Present

Tuesday, September 19

Tickets here

W. Bro. Patrick Craddock is a noted expert on Masonic aprons and regalia. He has earned a Master of Arts Degree and a Master of Philosophy in History Degree, and is a contributing author to Encyclopedia of Tennessee History. He is a past curator of exhibits at the Carter House Museum in Tennessee.

Craddock was Initiated, Passed, and Raised in O.D. Smith Lodge 33 in Mississippi, and is a Charter Member and Past Master of Conlegium Ritus Austeri 779 in Nashville. Additionally, he is the owner of The Craftsman’s Apron, manufacturer and provider of one of the highest quality Masonic regalia available today.

Bro. Craddock will address the brethren on the subject of the Masonic apron and how it has changed over the last 250 years. The presentation features many images of historic American aprons.