While surfing the net, I found the following article in the Irish
Grand Lodge News March 2006 Edition:


A Visit to True
Craftsman’s
Lodge No. 651
On a recent holiday to New York, I
had the pleasure and privilege of
meeting R.W.Bro. John “Bud” Prout, -
Past Grand Treasurer of the Grand
Lodge of New York – who facilitated
my request to attend a meeting of a
Lodge. In due course I attended True
Craftsman’s Lodge No. 651 and it
was fascinating to experience the
workings of that Lodge and the
differences and similarities between
the Irish and American rituals.
I also took the opportunity of touring
the Grand Lodge building which is
located at 71st West 23rd Street,
which is 19 storeys high, cost $16
million to construct, contains 13
Lodge rooms, the largest of which
can accommodate 1,200 Brethren.
The library is by no means small –
containing over 60,000 books –
which can also be accessed via the
Internet at the following URL:
www.nymasoniclibrary.org
Bro. John Lawson,
Ensor Masonic Lodge No. 625