Secret societies...what do you know about them???

[DARISC]

Originally Posted by scottmandue

But... without masons we would have no chimney's...

Someone think of the chimney's!

Damn the chimneys! Last time I dealt with one (it was a very cold night and I was trying light a fire) I was groping around in all the soot trying to find the damper and got the flue.

[porsche4life]

Originally Posted by on2wheels52

I've been a Mason for twenty years. The Shriners (you have to be a Mason to join that group but they aren't really connected) do most of the charity work. Our local lodge has about all it can do to keep its building repaired and the utilities on (I'm the treasurer).
A Mason owned business in town did some work for us, I didn't feel we received any break.
I think if I had joined in my 20's I would have been in a position to take advantage of having lodge brothers. By the time I joined I had things pretty well under control.
At present it's mostly a bunch of old guys meeting twice/month, I rarely attend. I'm sure the membership has been declining lately, supposedly when times are tough the membership increases. We shall see.
Jim

Ya my father doesnt attend much anymore either. He goes when his bro in law calls and says that there will be important shtuff goin on. I know that several of the local lodges will give matching funds to different organizations. My scout troop gets about 1k a year from the local lodge. I will probably join once I am out of college. Cant hurt when I am applying for jobs.