What is the proper Masonic dress for lodge officers?
The Masonic dress for lodge officers, with the exception of the Worshipful Master (or Acting Worshipful Master), can be tuxedo, black vest, black tie, black shoes, and white gloves. Shirts that are worn with Masonic dress must be white in color and may have a pleated bosom, but it is not to be ruffled either at the bosom or cuffs. The Worshipful Master (or Acting Worshipful Master) will wear the same as the lodge officers, but with the exception of wearing tails and a high black hat. (Source: Digest of Decisions, Art. 60, Grand Lodge of PA) Whose head is depicted in the center of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania seal? The head depicted in the Grand Lodge seal is that of Apollo in Greek mythology. He was not only a sun god, but also a god of pure streaming light, particularly of the light of heaven. This phase of his character was made more conspicuous by the fact of his mother’s name being Leto, “darkness,” strictly “goddess of the dark night.” Therefore, Apollo symbolizes light from da
