Mokanna Grotto shall be opened and closed with the opening and closing of each annual Supreme Council session. The elected officers of the Supreme Council will be the defacto officers of Mokanna Grotto. This Charter has monumental historical and sentimental value to all Grottoes and will be placed in the George Washington Masonic National Memorial. The “Mother Grotto” located in Hamilton, New York, has given custody of its Charter to the Supreme Council. But, if you check out the Supreme Council Code Book, you come across something very interesting. On page 60 of the Code Book you’ll find section 18.2 entitled “Mokanna Grotto.” It reads: This isn’t altogether an uncommon occurrence, as several local bodies have closed over the years. While looking like a basic Grotto fez, this hat gains its special meaning from the name of the Grotto it sports – Mokanna. If you were to try to look up Mokanna Grotto in the current list of Grottoes as provided by the Supreme Council, you’d find it missing. While this fez may not seem like anything special, that is far from the case. Obviously the original owner was part of the Greeters Unit at Yusef Khan and took his Grotto duties pretty seriously. Finally, it has a brim title which reads “Greeters” in rhinestones. It was then surrounded by rhinestones to bring more attention to the design. First, the central Mokanna figure is an embroidered patch. This piece does an excellent job of showing a couple of variations in design. Yusef Khan is one of the largest Grottoes in the country, with more than 300 members on the books. This piece hails from Yusef Khan Grotto, located in Akron, Ohio. This also means more variations to track down for the fez collector! Therefore, while all the fezzes maintain the standard, each person tends to find a way to make his a bit different from the next guy. These variations usually include embroidery, rhinestones, metallic pieces, bullion, and more. This would explain why a person has a choice more than a half dozen different versions of the basic Grotto fez. Just as every person is an individual, there has always been a struggle to retain that individuality with headgear. It seems that there can be countless variations for fezzes, especially amongst large national groups. The same was received with favor and by motion, regularly made and seconded and carried, it was unanimously decided to adopt and wear them on serious and other appropriate occasions.” In the minutes of October 29, 1903, it is recorded: “The Potent Monarch reported that the Fez worn by our members was, at the Annual Session of the Supreme Council help at Hamilton, New York on October 20, adopted as the official headgear for all Prophets of the Realm.” Lansing, Past Potent Monarch, after some preliminary remarks, descriptive thereto, presented to those present, a drawing in color of a headgear appropriate for the Order. The minutes of a Februstated meeting of Azim Grotto, Bronx, New York states: “Prophet Charles E. Word got around that the Mystic Order of Veiled Prophets were permitted to wear an emblem that set them apart from others and a black Fez head covering was selected with a Mokanna Head in the center, giving the name of the Grotto. Members are distinguished by a black fez with a red tassel and a Mokanna head in the middle.įor a few years the Mystic Order of Veiled Prophets of the Enchanted Realm had no official emblem to wear. It encourages renewed interest in the Blue Lodges, though it makes no claim to be a part of Symbolic Craft Masonry. It is a social organization for Master Masons, and as such, all Master Masons are welcome to join. Its purpose was to add in greater measure to the Masonic fraternal spirit the charm of radiant cheerfulness and to maintain within the fraternity an impetus of royal good fellowship. In response to requests, other groups were formed in other areas, and on Jthe former “Fairchild Deviltry Committee” duly established and formed the Supreme Council, Mystic Order of Veiled Prophets of the Enchanted Realm. The idea of the Order proved to be attractive, and many Masons joined. At their meeting on September 10, 1889, they decided to call the group the “Fairchild Deviltry Committee” and restrict membership to Master Masons in good standing. The Grotto was founded in the summer of 1889 by LeRoy Fairchild who, along with other members of Hamilton Lodge #120 in Hamilton, New York, met to organize and hold informal meetings for fun and good fellowship.
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