J. Edgar Hoover

  • Public Law 98–184
    • To amend the Act of March 3, 1869, incorporating the H.R. 2479 - Masonic Relief Association of the District of Columbia now known as Acacia Mutual Life Insurance Company. (Approved November 30, 1983).

govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GPO-CDOC-109hdoc153/pdf/GPO-CDOC-109hdoc153-4-1.pdf

  • Like the ancient Egyptians and Israelites, the sprig of acacia primarily symbolizes the immortality of the soul when it is presented to a Master Mason.
  • The evergreen quality of the tree reflects the human spirit, the immortal part of us which can never die.