What is the Grand Lodge?
The governing body of Freemasonry within a certain territory in the United States, the governing body of Masonry in each State in the Union and in the District of Columbia. It is composed of it’s officers and it’s “permanent members” usually past officers, and the Masters, or Masters and Wardens, or Masters, Wardens and Past Masters, of the several Lodges. Some Grand Lodges authorize also a special lodge representative. Grand Lodges usually meet once a year, a few meet twice a year, one has three meetings each year and two, five meetings each year. The Grand Lodge has as its presiding officer the Grand Master and the legislation of the Grand Lodge is binding upon all Masons within its territory and upon all Lodges under its jurisdiction.
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