The Magpie Mason

The Magpie Mason is an obscure journalist in the Craft who writes, with occasional flashes of superficial cleverness, about Freemasonry’s current events and history; literature and art; philosophy and pipe smoking. He is Worshipful Master of The American Lodge of Research in New York; is a Past Master of New Jersey Lodge of Masonic Research and Education 1786; and also is at labor in Virginia’s Civil War Lodge of Research 1865. He is a past president of the lamented Masonic Society as well.

Friday, October 29, 2021

‘You think you know something’

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     Not having been inside the French Doric Room of Masonic Hall in a long time, I had forgotten its subdued colors and classical charms. T...
Thursday, October 28, 2021

‘Sad Tidings: Marilyn Braatz’

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     “That you should know no further sorrow.” Very sorry to share the sad news of the passing on Monday night of Mrs. Marilyn Braatz, wife ...
Sunday, October 24, 2021

‘GLNY honors Scott Wolter’

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     Grand Master Bill Sardone presents Grand Lodge’s Medal for Distinguished Achievement to Bro. Scott Wolter. (Hiram’s Highlights photo) A...
Saturday, October 23, 2021

‘Sunday will never be the same’

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     (With apologies to Spanky and Our Gang.) One item among all the proposed legislation today at Grand Lodge’s Annual Communication had th...
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‘New New York leadership’

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    The 239th Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge of New York will conclude in minutes, with new elected leaders to install later today....
Tuesday, October 19, 2021

‘Tylers Toast Gin’

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     The cold weather is easing into the Northern Hemisphere, which can mean only one thing: It is time to transition from the clear spirits...
Saturday, October 16, 2021

‘Upcoming at The ALR’

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     It really isn’t enough to say The American Lodge of Research is back. We are—we’ll meet again on Thursday the 28th—but with a determine...
Friday, October 15, 2021

‘Viddy well, brothers, viddy well’

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     The Magpie Mason has alluded to A Clockwork Orange , both the novel and the film, several times over the years, so it gives me more th...
Wednesday, October 13, 2021

‘Academy speakers announced’

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    Sorry for the late notice here. I checked the Academy’s website recently to see what’s planned for this month, but the closed-for-COVID ...
Tuesday, October 12, 2021

‘The great object of pursuit in Masonry’

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    The Craftsman’s Apron The great object of pursuit in Masonry—the scope and tendency of all its investigations—is TRUTH. This is the goal...
Sunday, October 10, 2021

‘Ancient Craft Masonry’s completion’

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      It is taught The Word may be imparted only when the three Grand Masters are present, and we had that yesterday—kind of. It was the ver...
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Friday, October 8, 2021

‘Join the Corporation’

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      A long time ago I failed to renew membership in Quatuor Coronati Correspondence Circle, but at last corrected that mistake a few days ...

‘New Grotto for Long Island’

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      I regret not having a credit for this one. They say Long Island isn’t an island at all but is a peninsula. Nevertheless, a Grotto is a...
Tuesday, October 5, 2021

‘Masonic Values art winners’

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    GL of Pennsylvania ‘First Pancake Breakfast,’ by Jon DeHart, 3-D media.   The winners of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania’s 2021 Embodyin...

‘We part upon the Square’

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      We part upon the Square, for the world must have its due, There’s a world where all are equal; we are hurrying to it fast, We shall me...
Friday, October 1, 2021

‘Freemasonry is a meme’

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      Being a middle-aged crank, I am alternately revolted and dismayed by the emergence of a vocabulary that eludes me.  From the jargon bo...
Wednesday, September 29, 2021

‘TONIGHT: Michael Poll via Zoom’

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     Tonight! Michael Poll will be the guest speaker, via Zoom, of Ecclesia Lodge 1189. The particulars are below. Ecclesia, in Webster—way ...
Tuesday, September 28, 2021

‘Philly Temple in the news again’

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     Courtesy Masonic Temple In the archives, Mike Laskowski displays antique aprons. The Masonic Temple in Philadelphia, headquarters of th...
Monday, September 27, 2021

‘Two talks from Maryland’

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     A pair of historical talks from Maryland are coming this week via Zoom. On Wednesday, Maryland Masonic Lodge of Research 239 will prese...
Friday, September 24, 2021

‘Streaming a Rosicrucian salon’

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     The Metropolitan Study Group of Societas Rosicruciana in Anglia will host a “ Salon of the Arts ” next month—and it will be streamed on...
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