plz check this out !! http://www.dalhousielodge.org/foldingflag.htm
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This wasn't ANYTHING about masons/ just found it & thought it may be of intrest.
Snopes is WRONG. It's not an urban legend. This is from a Masonic ceremony. A "Lodge of Military Tribute".
http://www.masonic.benemerito.net/lmt/lmt.pdf
Had Snopes not been so lazy and irresponsible, they could have found the true meaning of what was posted.
unfortuately I can't just run out and jump in and assist.
This is something they at least gave us a clue on in school. I assume they don't even hint around it anymore.
I don't know if they're still doing it this way, but when I worked on Beacon Hill I frequently used to arrive before the flags were raised and leave after they were lowered. The way the state did it back then was that some facilities guy would come out with a grocery cart with the US flag wadded up inside, and the Commonwealth flag in similar condition underneath it. He'd attach the eyes of the US flag to the line and pull it up enough to get it out of the cart, not caring the least if it ended up dragging on the ground. He'd then attach the Commonwealth flag and run them both up. Lowering them consisted of lowering the Commonwealth flag until he could easily detach the eyes, stuffing it into the cart along the way, then repeating the process with the US flag. Somtimes the same guy would have to put up or take down (terms such as "raising" or "lowering" being too dignified to describe the process) more than one flag, in which case they'd all be tossed together into the cart. Also, straight up to, and straight down from half-staff when required.
Ken