I WAS TOLD AS A YOUNG CHILD THAT MY GRANDFATHER (OSCAR JAMES MATTHEWS SR) WHO IS NOW DECESED WAS A MASON. THROUGH RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND OUT HIS ONLY BROTHER (HARRY MATTHEWS SR) I BASICALLY WANT TO KNOW IF THIS IS JUST A FAMILY MYTH OR IS THERE SOME TRUTH TO THE RUMORS. MY FATHER TOLD ME SOME OF HIS MASONIC BROTHERS ATTENDED MY GRANDFATHER'S FUNERAL IN THE EARLY EIGHTIES. (I WAS THERE TOO BUT I WAS VERY YOUNG) MY INQUIRY COMES FROM THE DESIRE TO BE AN EASTERN STAR. MY GRANDFATHER WAS BORN IN GEORGIA BUT RELOCATED TO LOS ANGELES CALIFORNIA WHERE HE SPENT THE REMAINDER OF HIS LIFE UNTIL HIS DEATH. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY INFORMTATION YOU ARE ABLE TO UNCOVER. THANK YOU