What Grotto Membership Means |
| The GROTTO is provided to the Master Mason as a
place where he might join with his brothers in letting human instincts for fun, pleasure
and amusement prevail. The GROTTO was not and is not a place for Masons to exercise practices that would not be tolerated in the Masonic bodies, or which are taboo among gentlemen. The GROTTO stands for all of Masonry and wholesomeness in life. It stands for letting in the sunshine on discouragement, grief and woe and it stands for substituting hope for despair at all times. Membership in the GROTTO gives a man the right to wear its emblem and to participate in its good work, as well as enjoy all its pleasures. An open sesame for fun and fuller life for the whole family, including enjoyment of beautiful ceremonials, installations, family events, pilgrimages to near and far places, sports and parades. Being a Grotto member enables you the opportunity of sharing in two great humanitarian projects - Cerebral Palsy Research and Dentistry for the Handicapped. Every Master Mason because he is eligible to become a member of the Grotto, can join in the humanitarian work, which the Grotto is so fervently sponsoring. It gives you the right the wear the Grotto Black Fez and Grotto Pin, identifying you as a member of the Mystic Order of Veiled Prophets of the Enchanted Realm. A welcome to any Grotto throughout the United States and Canada. The Grotto gives you the privilege of joining many units, clowns, bands, marching units, cast units, choral groups, motor patrols, drum and bugle corps and allows you to participate in events and parades both locally and nationally. |