In an email from a Brother, the question was
raised, should the spelling of this very important office be Tyler or Tiler?
Well, here is the definition from Wikipedia:
"Tyler is
an English (old English) word which means door keeper of an inn. It is
also thought to be a derived occupational name derived from “tiler”, one who
makes tiles.
So, I visited the websites of all the U.S. Grand
Lodges
and the District of Columbia and this is what I found:
States that use: Tyler (27):
Washington
Oregon
Utah
Nevada
Arizona
New Mexico
Idaho
Montana
Wyoming
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Minnesota
North Dakota
South Dakota
Iowa
Louisiana
Illinois
Indiana
Georgia
North Carolina
Ohio
Massachusetts
Vermont
New Hampshire
Maine
Alaska
States that use: Tiler (18):
Virginia
West Virginia
California
Colorado
Texas
Wisconsin
Missouri
Mississippi
Tennessee
Michigan
Kentucky
Alabama
South Carolina
Washington D.C.
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Delaware
Hawaii
Site that did not work or could not be viewed:
Arkansas
Appointed Officers not listed:
Florida
Pennsylvania
Maryland
New Jersey
New York
So,
tell me, what spelling do you think should be used?
Email me:
masonic574@irfutures.com
|