‘New York Freemasonry’s new tartan’

    

The winner in the Grand Lodge of New York’s tartan design competition was crafted by RW Richard Powell.

Congratulations to RW Bro. Rick Powell on fashioning the winning plaid pattern in Grand Lodge’s tartan design competition!

If I’m not mistaken, there were fifteen entries in the contest, which was announced last summer. Balloting closed March 31, and the winner was revealed last week at Grand Lodge’s Annual Communication.

Of his brilliant design, Rick, on social media, says: “The colors in the tartan consist of blue and orange, the official colors of the State of New York. The shades of blue represent the Symbolic Lodge; vertical orange lines remind us that we are upright men and Masons; the horizontal orange lines that we are all on the level; and the three white lines represent our three degrees.”

This will be added to the Scottish Register of Tartans.

Now comes the work of having the fabric made, and that fabric turned into kilts. Maybe other garments too, like ties. I think this would make a handsome flat cap. A dinner jacket!