Hi Sherman Many thanks for your reply. I discovered after looking at the UK Buffaloes Web site that they still have active lodges here and all over the world. My researches also show they are still considered by many to be part of the Masonic community. Several years ago while I was in Canada I got to know someone who was a Mason. He told me the North American and Canadian masons tend to have a more open and progressive outlook than their British counterparts. ...........................................David