Lodge Officer Duties

The Marshal or Director of Ceremonies’ Jewel is the Crossed Batons. The Marshal is the Lodge’s Conductor or Master of Ceremonies.

The Marshal of a Masonic Lodge is an appointed officer of the Lodge. The Marshal is in some jurisdictions the “Director of Ceremonies”.

The Marshal’s duties and principal role is the organization of processions and ensuring the correct precedence and etiquette in formal proceedings. It is his duty to formally conduct visitors to the lodge and introduce them to the members when the lodge is in session.

The Marshal’s position is similar to that of a Supervisor.