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Chapter 7 - Rituals
The meeting room of the DeMolays is called Chapter Room. The floor plan
depicted in the ritual and reproduced here is merely a suggestion and allows
variations of the arrangement. The highest officer in the East is called Master
Councilor 1510 . The other officers are the Senior and the Junior Councilor, the
Senior and the Junior Deacon, the Senior and the Junior Steward, the Scribe, the
Treasurer, the Chaplain, the Orator, the Almoner, the Standard Bearer, the 1 st -
7 th Preceptors, and the Sentinel.
The paraphernalia are to be noted. On the altar, there are placed a Bible,
schoolbooks and flowers. The schoolbooks prove that this boys' order
emphasizes the importance of the education of its members. As to the ritualistic
clothing, the uniform robe for the initiatory Degree is a black cape robe lined
with red, bearing the DeMolay emblem on the right breast. In this degree, also a
crown with seven detachable jewels is used. The Marshal has the option to carry
a baton in his left hand.
The ceremonies consist of two degrees, the Initiatory Degree and the
DeMolay Degree, the latter being comprised of four sections. The general
instructions of the ritual state that a Chapter must be opened on both degrees to
1510 Please note that in contrast to the floor plans of all the other orders discussed, this one shows the
East at the bottom of the diagram and not at the top.