Walter Cary Wilcox, “The Mason’s Boy”

The Masons Boy

In October, 1878 Walter Cary Wilcox was about 4 ½ years old, alone and orphaned. His mother was dead by yellow fever, and his father had died a few years earlier when Walter was five months old

Edwardian silver sash Masonic badge

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Masonic, an Edwardian silver sash badge decorated with foliate motifs within punched and stippled borders, the raised oval centre having a floral rim enclosing an agate centre. Hallmarked Joseph Davis

Millennial Masons in England

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Well, our brethren across the Atlantic are confronting this same situation in England, and the similarities and differences between our two societies are interesting to compare.