Trying to find out what the symbol stands for in the middle of a
silver pate dish I just bought. The symbol is in a half circle shape
and accross the top has the letters B F C L  or possibley B F O L, but
i really thing the first is correct. The whole thing is inlaided with
red white blue in a arch shap the inside the half circle are the
colors red,dark yellow lite yellow green like blue then dark blue. at
the very bottom of the half cirlce is the Letter  R in a triangle
black letter on a white inlay. at the very bottom of the half circle
are two hands extended together in a hand shake.
Thanks 
Respectfull
Gene Murphy

Dear freenow,

The symbol on the platter is the official emblem of the "International
Order of the Rainbow for Girls", a Masonic youth organization founded
in 1922, with Assemblies in currently 46 US States and 8 other
countries of the world.

Please follow these links to learn more about the Order and its background:

Supreme Assembly of the International Order of the Rainbow for Girls
http://www.iorg.org/geninfo.htm

California Freemasonry: The International Order of Rainbow for Girls
http://www.freemason.org/youth/rnbow.htm

The meaning of the acronym "BFCL" is not clear and might have
something to do with the Order's ritual or another, superordinate
Masonic organization. On none of the Masonic websites I searched the
acronym was explained. However, since neither the Freemasons nor the
International Order of the Rainbow for Girls are secret organizations
at all, you will surely get information on this should you need it. In
that case, you might want to contact the Masonic Information Center of
the Masonic Service Association of North America and request
information on what BFCL exactly stands for:

The Masonic Service Association of North America
Masonic Information Center
8120 Fenton Street
Silver Spring. MD 20910-4785
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Phone: (301) 588-4010
Fax: (301) 608-3457
E-Mail: msana@ix.netcom.com
Website: http://www.msana.com/



Additional source used:
World Exonumia: Complete List of Fraternal Organizations, A-L
http://www.exonumia.com/art/society.htm

Search terms used:
bfcl silver
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"rainbow for girls"
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bfcl "order of the rainbow"
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"Masonic Information Center "
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"order of rainbow" oklahoma 1922
http://www.alltheweb.com/search?avkw=fogg&cat=web&cs=utf-8&q=%22order+of+rainbow%22+oklahoma+1922&_sb_lang=any

Hope this is helpful!
Best regards,
Scriptor