The North Hill 210 "Red Bow Tie" came into being some 35 years ago (1965-67) and was started by VW Brother E. Walter Palm, Past Master of North Hill Lodge No. 210, F. & A. M. Brother Walt enjoyed visiting various Lodges both near and far.

Walt was a small businessman, Welder and Ironworker by trade. His business was located on the corner of Francis Avenue and Cincinnati Street in Spokane, Washington.

Almost every morning, at his business, Brother Walt would sit down with a cup of coffee to study his ritual or tutor a brother mason in the ritualistic parts of Free Masonry. If someone came into the shop to have coffee with him he would tell the Brother that he was tutoring to go off into another part of the shop by himself and study what they had just covered. As the morning passed there would be several brothers stopping by his shop for a cup of coffee.

Most of the Brothers were very avid Masons who loved to visit other Lodges in the area, to observe their work and to invite them to return the visit. The conversation came up that they needed some method of identifying the members of North Hill 210 when they visited other Lodges. Over the months this conversation came up many times always ending as to what the form the recognition would be, it went from red socks, to red handkerchiefs to red ties. In what order these suggestions came about no one can be sure however, suffice to say they did come up and we now wear RED BOW Ties when visiting other Lodges.

One tie is a smaller one and is somewhat lighter in color and is called the North Hill 210 visitation (or traveling tie). Another is larger and of a velvet material and is thought of as the North Hill 210 Officers tie. (It is believed that the tradition of the North Hill Officers wearing Red Bow Ties was started in 1978, before that the Officers wore a black bow tie with had Masonic red "Square and Compasses" on the bows.)

All new Brothers of North Hill Lodge No. 210 are presented a "Traveling Red Bow Tie" immediately upon receiving their First Degree. Also Brothers that Affiliate with North Hill 210 are presented with a Red Bow Tie.

The North Hill 210 Red Bow Tie has somewhat of an International flavor. Records show that VW Brother E. Walter Palm visited Villastigen Lodge No. 4, at Kiruna, Sweden (in his Red Bow Tie) and was received by WM Harry Hallstensson on September 19, 1994. (Worshipful Brother Harry visited North Hill 210 in May and June of 1969).

The North Hill 210 "RED BOW TIE: is widely recognized in Lodges throughout the Northwest and Canada.