2017 Scholarships Available
<The period for application submission has now expired. Scholarship Recipients will be notified on May 8th via email.> The Doylestown Masonic Lodge annually awards scholarships …
The Importance of Ritual
As we all know ritual is an important aspect of Freemasonry, what we may not pay attention to is the importance it also has on …
About the Master’s Medal 2017
The 2017 Medal commemorates 167 Years of Doylestown Lodge. Embossed in the center is a representation of the rough and perfect Ashlar. The Ashlar is a …
The Bohemian Club
The Bohemian Club is a private gentlemen’s club located in San Francisco, California. Founded in 1872 from a regular meeting of local journalists, artists, and …
The Eisenhower Method
Thanksgiving is the busiest time of the year for travel. Before things get too hectic over the holidays, now is the time to make the …
Royal Order of the Red Branch of Eri
Legend says that the Royal Order of the Red Branch of Eri was founded in 1697 BC by the King of Ireland, back in a …
The Sword of State
The “Sword of State” is a large ceremonial sword carried before the Most Worshipful Grand Master at meetings of the United Grand Lodge of England …
“The Grand Kibosh”
While we’re on the subject of clubs, we’re also going to look at the Independent International Order of Owls (no relation to the more popular …
Euclid’s 47th Problem
Also known as the Pythagorean Theorem, this equation (a2 + b2 = c2) is the building block of most mathematical problem solving. In basic form, …
Special Event
The 166th Anniversary Annual Banquet will be held on Wednesday, October 26, 2016 at the Doylestown Country Club. Social Hour – Hors D’oeuvres – Cash Bar …
Batman: Freemason
He wears a belt full of working tools, is a master of secrecy and owns a tuxedo – but let’s be honest, that evidence is …
1st Degree Tracing Board
The First Degree Tracing Board is the most extravagant of the three in allegory, and is thus explained; the form of a Lodge is a parallelepipedon in length from East to West, in …
Summer Reading
“The Man Who Would Be King” (1888) is a novella by Rudyard Kipling about two British Freemason adventurers in British India who traveled to Kafiristan …
Origins of the Topper
There has never been a more sophisticated and dominating hat in fashion than the top hat. The topper’s dominance as the gentleman’s headwear for formal …
Tools of the Trade – 2nd Degree Tracing Board
The most prominent symbol on the Second Degree Tracing Board is the winding staircase of the Temple. Seven is a sacred number, and the seven …
The Hive Allegory
Several brothers have asked about the honeybee symbol on the 2016 Master Medal, and with the next presentation also revolving around bees, now seems like …
Masonic Research – Mozart
Our own Bro. Peterson is graduating from Temple University. As part of his senior thesis, he has written an extensive paper on Mozart and the …
Tools of the Trade – 3rd Degree Tracing Board
Tracing boards are painted or printed illustrations depicting the various emblems and symbols of Freemasonry. They were commonly used as teaching aids during the lectures …
Secrecy & Dispatch – Flip Rings
The Masonic ring is a common sight here in the States, but in Europe it is nowhere near as prevalent. Even though modern masonry was …