PC freemasonry
Sir: One can understand a journalist such as Alasdair Palmer regarding the craftsman's apron, worn for centuries by manual work- ers, as something akin to the clothing of Widow Twanky. But he cannot get away with the snide insinuations implicit in his first paragraph (`Swearing allegiance to Widow Twanky', 14 May). How can freemasons have ever been suspected of anti-Semitism or racism when thousands of blacks, Asians and Jews are members of the craft? Freemasonry is truly multiracial, as proper study of the organisation, as opposed to a quick tour of Grand Lodge, would have shown.
As regards the exclusion of women, freemasonry is a society for men, just as the Womens' Institute is a society for women. Even the Equal Opportunities laws allow such segregation, which is, of course, con- fined merely to the ceremonies; many widows and daughters of freemasons have reason to be grateful for the help and counselling they receive from members of the craft.
L.E. Snellgrove
Kitty Hawk, 13 Captains Walk, Saundersfoot, Dyfed
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