(CBS News) The Square and Compasses are among the traditional ... Welcome to the world of Freemasonry. True or false? The Masons are a secret society. "No. That's false," said UCLA history ...

Mrs. Baynes continued with emphasis, "Even I know, from the mention that you have made of it, that the emblem for the Masonic fraternity is the square-and-compass; not the arc-and-compass." ...

worn "because of the supposed evolution of freemasonry from stonemasons", and symbols depicting masonry tools, such as the square, the compass, as well as the famous all-seeing Eye of Providence.

Members will provide tours of their buildings, talk about Freemasonry’s history, discuss its rituals, signs and symbols and explain what they do. “Square & Compasses Day is a great opportunity ...