597965 bindex_2.qxd 2/24/06 10:25 AM Page 355 Index American Federation of apprentices • Numerics • Human Rights, 20, 114 Ancient Charges, 339 “2B1, ASK1” phrase, 275 American Revolution, 38, 40 Entered Apprentice degree, 3 (symbolism of), 133–134 ample form, 107 14, 119–120, 125–127, 286 24-inch gauge (ruler), 151 anchor symbol, 140–141 aprons, 17, 29, 109, 141 32nd-degree Masons, 130, 213 Ancient Accepted Scottish architecture, 23–24, 30 33rd-degree Masons, 130, Rite. See Scottish Rite arctic explorers, 291 213, 217, 301 Ancient and Mystical Order Arizona lodges, 343, 348 47th Problem of Euclid, 140 Rosae Crucis ark symbol, 140–141 (AMORC), 169 Arkansas lodges, 343, 348 Ancient and Primitive Rite of Armenia, 266 • A • Memphis-Misraïm, 114 Armistead, Brigadeer Ancient Arabic Order of the General Lewis Abiff, Hiram (legendary Nobles of the Mystic (military leader), 293 Grand Architect of the Shrine. See Shriners Armstrong, Louis Temple), 122, 128 Ancient Charges, 32–33, (musician), 292 acacia, 149–150 337–342 artists, 291–292 accepted Masons, 28 Ancient Craft Masonry, 16, 70 ashlars, 148 admitted Masons, 28 Ancient Egyptian Order of Ashmole, Elias (Royal Society advertising campaigns SCIOTS, 252 member), 30, 166 for new members, Ancient Order of Foresters, 47 Astor, John Jacob 52–53, 270 Anderson, Dr. James (Book of (businessman), 294 African American Masonry, Constitutions), 32–33, atheism, 157 39–40 146, 337–342 Athelston (first King of African Lodge, 39–40 Andrae, Johann Valentin England), 22 age (Master Mason (Lutheran minister), 166 athletes, 292 degree), 128 androgynous groups, 180 Ausar Auset Society, 170 Age of Enlightenment, 36 Angels & Demons authors, 295–296 Age of Reason, 28 (Brown), 267 Azerbaijan, 266 Ahimon Rezon: or A Help to a animal lodges, 182–183 Brother (Dermott), 34 annual dues, 181, 270–271, 283 Al Malaikah Shrine COPYRIGHTEDThe Anti-Christ and the MATERIALOrigin • B • Auditorium, 235 of Masonry (Taxil), 298 Alabama lodges, 343, 348 background checks, 283 Antient Grand Lodge, 34 Alaska lodges, 343, 348 balloting process for new Antients and the Moderns, alcohol ban, 46, 273 members, 284–285 34, 37, 43 Aldrin, Edwin “Buzz” (space ban on alcohol, 46, 273 anti-Masonic movement, explorer), 291 Baphomet, 158–160, 207 45–47, 154 All-Degree Day, 130 Barruel, Augustin (Memoirs Apollonian Society for the Allied Masonic Degrees, Illustrating the History of Lovers of Music and 209–210 Jacobinism), 299 Architecture, 121 All-Seeing Eye symbol, Basie, William “Count” appendant bodies, 19, 155–156 (musician), 292 176–177 Amaranth, 19, 244–246 beehive symbol, 143 597965 bindex_2.qxd 2/24/06 10:25 AM Page 356 356 Freemasons For Dummies behavior of Masons, 340–342 Brown, Dan Byrd, Robert (U.S. Senator beliefs Angels & Demons, 267 from Virginia), 294 Brotherly love, 56–57, 264 The DaVinci Code, endurance of, 55 267, 311–312 Golden Rule, 56–57 The Solomon Key, 267 • C • mystic tie, 62 Brown, Willie (Mayor of cable-tow, 125 policy positions, 56 San Francisco), 295 California lodges, 343, 349 relief, 57, 264 Buchanan, James (U.S. called meetings, 128 truth, 57–58, 265–266 president), 290 Campbell, Eddie (From Belize, 349 buildings Hell), 303 benefits of membership, Al Malaikah Shrine Canada, 178, 352–354 276–277 Auditorium, 235 Canonbury Masonic Benevolent and Protective Freemason Hall (London), Research Centre, 255 Order of Elks, 47, 182 309–310 Carson, Christopher Bilderberg Group, 301 Freemason’s Hall “Kit” (American blackballing, 284 (Philadelphia), 310 frontiersman), 290 Blanc, Mel (entertainer), 292 George Washington Casanova, Giovanni (writer Blue Lodge, 16, 133 Masonic Memorial, 310 and adventurer), 296 blue (symbolism of), 133 Grand Lodge of the State of cast for degree cere- bogus Grand Lodges, 115 New York, 311 monies, 129 Bonaparte, Empress Grand Orient de France, 312 catechism, 130 Josephine (wife of Grande Loge Nationale Catholic Church’s views on Napoleon Bonaparte), Française, 312 Masonry, 65–72, 267 42, 293 House of the Temple, 310 Catholic Knights of Bonaparte, Napoleon (French List of Lodges — Masonic Columbus, 47–48, 186 emperor), 42, 293 (Pantagraph Central America, 349 Bond, Julian (NAACP Printing), 309 ceremonials (Scottish Rite), member), 295 Masonic Temple 215–216 Book of Constitutions (Detroit), 311 ceremonies (Anderson), 32–33, 146, Rosslyn Chapel, 312 cipher books, 123 337–342 Scottish Rite Cathedral, cornerstone ceremony, Borgnine, Ernest (actor), 292 48, 312 16–17 Born in Blood (Robinson), Shrine temples, 234 degree ceremonies, 14–15, 29–30 Templar Church, 311 117, 119–121, 125–130, Boston Tea Party, 38 Templar Preceptory, 312 269–270, 285–286 Bowie, Jim (American Bulgaria, 266 funeral services, 17, 279 frontiersman), 290 Burns, Robert (poet), 62, 296 public ceremonies, 16–17 Bowling Alone (Putnam), 261 Burr, Aaron (Revolutionary Chaplain, 104 Boy Scouts, 248 War colonel and Chapter of the Rose-Croix boys groups, 19 adventurer), 290 (Scottish Rite), 216 Bradley, General Omar Bush, George W., (U.S. charity work (military leader), 293 president), 41 beliefs about, 57, 59, Bradley, Thomas (Mayor of Bush, Vannevar (computer 264, 276 Los Angeles), 295 pioneer), 291 Knights of St. Andrew, 227 branches of membership and business leaders, 294 Scottish Rite, 227–228 study, 16 business meetings, 14, 96 Shriners Hospital program, Brant, Joseph (Freemason Byrd, Admiral Richard E. 57, 232–233 hero), 87–88 (arctic explorer), 291 York Rite, 211 Brotherly love, 56–57, 264 597965 bindex_2.qxd 2/24/06 10:25 AM Page 357 Index 357 chart of appendant co-Masonry, 20, 113–114 Cryptic Rite (York Rite), bodies, 176 commemorative badges, 19, 178, 194, 198–200 charters (for new lodges), 107 ribbons, and medals, 109 The Cult of the Great Architect Chesapeake (U.S. frigate), 88 common gavel (hammer), 151 (Taxil), 298 children’s hospitals communication of lodges, 106 Shriners Hospital program, compass and square symbol, 57, 232–233 11–12, 138–139 • D • Texas Scottish Rite Hospital composers, 295 Daughters of the Nile, 235 for Children, 228 Conacher, Charlie The DaVinci Code (Brown), chisel symbol, 151 (athlete), 292 267, 311–312 Chivalric Masonry (York concordant bodies Davis, James J. (transformer Rite), 194–195 degrees, 16, 177 of the Loyal Order Chivalric Orders of Christian Scottish Rite, 19, 178–179 of Moose), 182 Knighthood (York York Rite, 19, 178 Deacon, 97, 100–101 Rite), 178 Connecticut lodges, 343, 349 declining membership Christians, 72–73 Consistory (Scottish Rite), 217 advertising campaigns, Chrysler, Walter P. (business- convocation of lodges, 106 52–53, 270 man), 294 Cooper, Gordon (space impact on the future of Churchill, Sir Winston (Prime explorer), 291 Masonry, 268–269 Minister of England), 294 Co-Operative Club, 184 one-day classes, cipher books, 123 cornerstone ceremony, 16–17 269–270, 286 cipher rituals, 124 Cornwell, Patricia (Jack the reasons for, 260–264 circumambulating, 127 Ripper: Portrait of a degree ceremonies Citroen, Andre (business- Killer — Case Closed), 302 All-Degree Day, 130 man), 294 costs for membership, cast, 129 civil rights leaders, 295 181, 270–271, 283 catechism, 130 Clark, William (American Council of Kadosh (Scottish Entered Apprentice, frontiersman), 291 Rite), 217 119–120, 125–127 Clinton, Bill (U.S. presi- Council on Foreign Relations, Fellow Craft, 120–121, dent), 290 300–301 127–128 closing lodges, 107 Council Princes of Jerusalem Master Mason, 121, 128, 130 clothing (Scottish Rite), 216 one-day classes, Entered Apprentice cowans, 104 269–270, 286 ceremony, 125–126 Craft, 16 proficiency, 15, 130, 285–286 Fellow Craft ceremony, 127 craft lodge, 16 Q & A lecture, 130 Knights of St. Andrew, 227 criminal background rituals, 14–15, 117 Shriners, 231–232 check, 283 scheduling, 285–286 Cody, William “Buffalo Bill” criminal justice system, waiting periods, 129 (American frontiers- 164, 308 writings about, 121 man), 291 Crocker, Hannah Mather degrees coffin, 149 (female Mason), 20 32nd degree, 130, 213 Coil’s Masonic Encyclo- Crockett, Davy (American 33rd degree, 130, 213, pedia, 132 frontiersman), 290 217, 301 College for the Promoting of Cross, Jeremy (The True appendant bodies, 16, 175 Physico-Mathematicall Masonic Chart and Hiero- concordant bodies, 16, 177 Experimentall Learn- glyphic Monitor), 139 Entered Apprentice, 14, ing, 28 Crowley, Aleister (mystic), 119–120, 125–127, 286 college scholarships, 211, 276 187, 305–306 Fellow Craft, 14, 120–121, Colorado lodges, 343, 349 127–128, 286 597965 bindex_2.qxd 2/24/06 10:25 AM Page 358 358 Freemasons For Dummies degrees (continued) DuBois, W. E. B. (American Florence, Billy (founder of Master Mason, 14, 121, 128, sociologist), 295 the Shriners), 231 130, 286 dues, 181, 270–271, 283 Florida lodges, 344, 349 obligations, 15 food (festive boards), proficiency in, 15, 130, 14, 96, 272 285–286 • E • Ford, Gerald R. (U.S. presi- progression, 15 Eastern Europe, 266 dent), 290 Scottish Rite, 19, 34, Eastern Star, 19–20, 47, Ford, Henry (business- 178–179, 213, 215–216, 113, 240–244 man), 294 223–227 education, 59 47th Problem of Euclid, 140 symbolism, 62 elitism, 263 founding fathers, 38, 289–290 York Rite, 178, 192 Elks Lodge, 182 “Four-Way Test” of ethics, 183 Deism, 37 Elway, John (athlete), 292 Franklin, Benjamin (American Delaware lodges, 343, 349 Empire State Twin Towers statesman), 36, 38, DeMille, Cecil B. (film Grand Lodge, 189 156, 289 director), 292 English Civil War, 27–28, 66 Fraternal Order of Eagles, DeMolay International (for English kings, 294 182–183 boys), 19, 181, 249 Entered Apprentice degree. fraternal organizations,