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We are far from a secret underground movement

“The two things are very separate and I do not let them cross over. No mason has ever approached me and asked me to push things through for them. I wouldn’t be very happy if they did.

“The Freemasons is a charitable organisation and one which I get a lot of pleasure from being a member of. If however I was working as a councillor and was involved in any form of decision making on either a fellow mason, or the lodge, I would declare an interest and leave the room.

“Over the last ten years the Freemasons have become far more open. We are far from a secret underground movement.”

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Pfeiffer of Dracut Installed as District Deputy Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Masons in Massachusetts

BOSTON — Kenneth W. Pfeiffer of Dracut was installed a District Deputy Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Masons in Massachusetts at the fraternity’s Boston headquarters and will preside over eight lodges in the 14th Masonic District for the year.

The 38,000 Freemasons and 232 lodges in the commonwealth are organized into 32 districts, each led by a district deputy grand master. Read more

Arrowtown Freemasons Find 124 Year Old Treasure

Arrowtown Freemasons are set to reveal to the public restored historic emblems discovered in their 124-year-old lodge.

Arrowtown Freemasons worshipful master Graeme Wilson said the 110-year-old emblems and symbols were uncovered four years ago when pinex board laid in the early 1950s was lifted. Read more

Secrets of Freemasonry Revealed

Editor’s note: The veil of secrecy surrounding Masonic lodges, their activities and the meaning of their square and compass logo was lifted recently for Times Staff Writer Ken Kosky. The Dunes Lodge in Portage was made available for a tour and the lodge’s outgoing Worshipful Master Erik Burkhart answered questions along with other Freemasons. Read more