Abbreviations & Codes
These Abbreviations & Codes are primarily for the secretary's portal, but you may find some of them useful.
PRIMARY LODGE SECTION
Members are listed under their primary Lodges. Following each name is a career networking code (in italics).
CAREER NETWORKING SECTION
Members are listed under their careers which appear in alphabetical order.
CAREER NETWORKING CODES
Refer to the following career networking codes (and their translations) used in the Primary Lodge Section:
1 Accountant, Auditor or Financial Officer
2 Administrative Support Occupation
3 Architect
4 Carpenter
5 Computer Related Field
6 Construction Trades
7 Engineers
8 Entertainer or Musician
9 Executive, Administrative or Manager
10 Fire, Police and Protective Services
11 Food Services
12 Health Related Field/Medicine
13 Investment Services
14 Lawyer and Judge
15 Librarian/ Archivist/Curator
16 Machinist
17 Mathematician/Statistician
18 Mechanic and Repairer
19 Publicist
20 Sales and Sales Related Field
21 Social Scientist and Urban Planner
22 Social, Recreation and Religion Workers
23 Teacher: College and University
24 Teacher: Other
25 Technician
26 Textiles and Apparel
27 Writers and Authors
29 Advertising/Marketing
28 BLANK
30 Arts: Fine, Design, Creative
31 Business: Entrepreneur/Owner
32 Environmental Science/Energy Science
33 Non-Profit / Volunteerism / Fundraising
34 Human Resources/Personnel
35 Agriculture/ Animal Science/Veterinary
36 Aviation/ Aerospace
37 Banking
38 Communications
39 Funeral Services
40 Government
41 Insurance
42 Manufacturing
43 Military
44 Real Estate
45 Transportation
46 Science/Research/Development
HIGHEST MASONIC HONOR RECEIVED CODES
Refer to the following highest Masonic honor received codes (and their translations) used in the Biographical Section:
GW George Washington Award
HON Honorary Member
JB John Blair Award
KYCH Knights of the York Cross of Honour
LGH Legion of Honor, DeMolay
LMIP Life Member in Perpetuity
PERF Perfect Ashlar Award
RJS Reid James Simmons Award, Ritualistic Excellence
VET Masonic Veteran
HIGHEST MASONIC LODGE OFFICE HELD CODES
Refer to the following highest Masonic Lodge office held codes (and their translations) used in the Biographical Section:
CHAP Chaplain
COM Commander
DD District Deputy Grand Master
DGM Deputy Grand Master
DGSEC Deputy Grand Secretary
GC Grand Commander
GCHAP Grand Chaplain
GHP Grand High Priest
GJD Grand Junior Deacon
GJS Grand Junior Steward
GJW Grand Junior Warden
GM Grand Master
GMAR Grand Marshal
GORG Grand Organist
GPHY Grand Physician
GPUR Grand Pursuivant
GPUV Grand Purveyor
GSD Grand Senior Deacon
GSEC Grand Secretary
GSS Grand Senior Steward
GSW Grand Senior Warden
GTIL Grand Tiler
GTREAS Grand Treasurer
HP High Priest
JD Junior Deacon
JS Junior Steward
JW Junior Warden
MAR Marshal
POTE Potentate
SEC Secretary
SM Sovereign Master
SS Senior Steward
SW Senior Warden
TIL Tiler
TREAS Treasurer
VM Venerable Master
WM Worshipful Master
MASONIC AFFILIATION CODES
Refer to the following Masonic affiliation codes (and their translations) used in the Biographical Section:
32 Thirty-Second Degree
321 KCCH
33 Thirty-Third Degree
KT Knights Templar
NOB Shriner
OAM Order of Amaranth
OES Order of Eastern Star
RAM Royal Arch
LODGE NUMBERS
Refer to the following Lodge numbers (and their translations) used in the Biographical Section:
0001 Norfolk
0002 Atlantic
0003 Blandford
0004 Fredericksburg
0005 St. Tammany
0006 Williamsburg
0007 Botetourt
0008 Hoge
0009 Temple
0010 Richmond
0011 Metropolitan
0012 York
0013 Staunton
0014 Manchester
0015 Petersburg
0016 Acacia
0017 Sandy Valley
0018 Smithfield Union
0019 Richmond Randolph
0020 Oriental
0021 Winchester Hiram
0022 Alexandria-Washington
0023 Taylor (Salem)
0024 Pittsylvania
0025 Princess Anne
0027 Rockingham Union
0028 Millboro
0029 Isaacs
0030 Suffolk
0031 Marion
0032 George
0033 Fincastle
Here's the table currently being used:
Occupation / Description
Accountant, Auditor or Financial Officer
Administrative Support Occupation
Architect
Carpenter
Computer Related Field
Construction Trades
Engineers
Entertainer or Musician
Executive, Administrative or Manager
Fire, Police and Protective Services
Food Services
Health Related Field
Investment Services
Lawyer and Judge
Librarian, Archivist, Curator
Machinist
Mathematician/Statistician
Mechanic and Repairer
Publicist
Sales and Sales related field
Social Scientist and Urban Planner
Social, Recreation and Religion Workers
Teacher: College and University
Teacher: Other
Technician
Textiles and Apparel
Writers and Authors
Other
Agriculture
Aviation/Aerospace
Banking
Communications
Funeral Services
Government
Insurance
Manufacturing
Military
Real Estate
Transportation