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McClef,

Yes - it was a bit presumptuous of the G.L. of Utah to call their tartan "Universal", and the G.L. of Scotland's response makes many good points.

I'm sure there was discussion about the designation of this tartan when it was first proposed... I like to think that it was designated 'universal' as a gesture of the universality of the fraternity. In absence of another tartan being officially adopted by my own lodge, district, or Grand Lodge I would wear it with pride.

If they had instead called it the 'Grand Lodge of Utah' tartan and designated it to be worn by Utah Masons only, it might have encouraged other jurisdictions to come up with their own. Ultimately, I suspect this is largely academic; I don't know how many people actually wear this tartan or pay the relatively expensive price for it, or any other hypothetical Grand Lodge tartan. (I've never seen it "in the wild".)