Holy Royal Arch Degree Ritual Furnishings
The veils, ensigns, triangular altars, and other furnishings of chapters in Illinois
Unlike chapters in some other countries, who make use of the ensigns or banners of all twelve tribes of Israel, North American chapters primarily use only those of the four tribes who were in charge of the coordinate camps around the Tabernacle: Dan, Reuben, Ephraim, and Judah. In the United States, the ensigns and their adjacent veils are colour-coded as shown below. You can support the Grand Veil Fund by ordering coffee mugs bearing all twelve tribes’ ensigns.
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The first two photographs show the chapter’s regalia at La Fayette Chapter No. 2’s current home, the Jefferson Park Masonic Temple, located at 5418 West Gale Street, in Chicago. La Fayette Chapter No. 2 relocated to the Jefferson Park Masonic Temple, in December 2006. La Fayette Chapter’s monthly convocations are held on the fourth Tuesday evening of each month. The other four photographs were taken 21 October 2006 at the final conferral of the supreme degree of Holy Royal Arch Mason by the chapter in the so-called small preceptory of the former Scottish Rite Cathedral, built and first occupied in 1905, and located at 923 North Dearborn Street. Click here to visit the chapter’s website. Please click here for our page featuring the small preceptory of the former Scottish Rite Cathedral. Please click here for more images and information about the former Scottish Rite Cathedral. |
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Located at 34 West Jefferson Avenue, Naperville’s Masonic Temple is home to Euclid Chapter No. 21 whose convocations are held on the second Tuesday evening of each month. Click here to visit the chapter’s website. The images to the left come to us through the courtesy of Companion Timothy Ory. Please click here for additional images of the hall. Please click here for images of the exterior of Naperville Masonic Temple. | |
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Located at 224 West Williams Street, Decatur’s Masonic Temple is the home of Macon Chapter No. 21 whose convocations are held on the third Thursday evening of each month. Click here to visit the chapter’s website. The images to the left come to us through the courtesy of Companion Robert H. Wright, REGS. Please click here for images of Macon Chapter’s primary hall in the Decatur Temple. Please click here for images of the exterior of Decatur Temple. |
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Located at 201 Washington Street, Bridgeport’s Masonic Temple is the home of Henry Godeke Chapter No. 38, whose monthly convocations are held on the 4th Monday of each month. Click here to visit the chapter’s website. This photograph was taken at Henry Godeke Chapter’s former home, Olney Temple. Please click here for images of the exterior of Olney Temple. |
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Located at the corner of Fairview Drive and South 4th Street, DeKalb’s Masonic Temple is the home of DeKalb Chapter No. 52 whose convocations are held on the fourth Thursday each month (dark in November & December). Click here to visit the chapter’s website. The images to the left come to us through the courtesy of Companion Dean Clark, EHP. |
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Located at 1409 North Galena Avenue, Dixon’s Masonic Temple is the home of Nachusa Chapter No. 56 whose convocations are held on the second Monday evening of each month. The image to the left comes to us through the courtesy of Companion Alan M. Hubble, EGRCotH. |
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Evanston Chapter No. 144 – Evanston
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Located at 1453 Maple Avenue, the Evanston Masonic Temple is home to Evanston Chapter No. 144 whose convocations are held on the first Monday evening of each month. Evanston Chapter uses Doric Hall on the temple’s ground floor, shown here. Please click here for more images Doric Hall. The 1928 temple was designed by world-famous architect, the late Companion John A. Holabird. Please click here for images of the exterior of Evanston Masonic Temple. |
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Hillsboro Chapter No. 197 – Hillsboro
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Located at 903 South Main Street, the Hillsboro Masonic Temple is home to Hillsboro Chapter No. 197 whose convocations are held on the first Monday evening of each month. The images to the left were taken during the conferral of degrees on 17 January 2009, and come to us through the courtesy of Companion Richard E. Yena, MEPGHP, REGSec. |
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