The Mops-Orden (Order of the Pug) was founded in Germany around 1740 when Freemasonry was banned. Some say that it was mock-Masonry, others say that it was actually Adoption Masonry (as women could join as well), yet others say it was simply created to avoid the ban. Be that as it may, the emblem was a pug dog which took the middle of the tracing board.
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