- are
called lodges Local union, some
trade unions have
local organizations called lodges Grand Lodge of
fraternal organization Masonic Lodge, the basic...
- well-established
research lodges,
which usually meet less
frequently than blue
lodges and do not
confer degrees. In
Great Britain, a
lodge of
instruction (LOI)...
-
Lodge of
England (Premiere
Grand Lodge) and
formed African Lodge,
Number 459. When the two
English grand lodges united in 1813, all U.S.-based
Lodges...
- an
operative lodge) or "speculative" masons, and
finally the
evolution of
purely speculative lodges, and the
emergence of
Grand Lodges to
govern them...
- be a
federation of
Grand Lodges and
members would be free to
visit any of the "blue"
lodges, in any jurisdiction. All
lodge masters would be
elected and...
- many
predominantly white lodges. Most
predominantly white Grand Lodges in
North America refused to
recognize the
Prince Hall
Lodges and
Prince Hall Masons...
- Freemasonry). By 1889, the IOOF had
lodges in
every American state.
Compared to
Masonic lodges,
membership in the Odd
Fellows lodges tended to be more
common among...
- dams and
lodges using tree branches, vegetation,
rocks and mud; they chew down
trees for
building material. Dams
restrict water flow, and
lodges serve as...
-
established Provincial Grand Lodges as an
organizational layer between themselves and
member Lodges. In the
United States, a
Grand Lodge will
often divide its...
- 1979,
there were 2,200
lodges.
Lodges that are
incorporated are
required to be
governed by a
board of directors. Otherwise, the
Lodge Trustees are the governing...
