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GRAND LODGE
of
ANTIENT, FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS OF IRELAND
ST. JOHN'S DAY
COMMUNICATION - 27th December 2001
at
FREEMASONS' HALL, DUBLIN
Present:
M.W. Grand Master
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Eric N. Waller,
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on the Throne
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R. W. Deputy Grand Master
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George Dunlop
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R.W. Assistant Grand Master
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William Mawhinney
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R.W. Senior Grand Warden
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Alan S. Watt
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R.W. Junior Grand Warden
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R. Stanley Johnston
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R.W. Grand Secretary
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Michael W. Walker
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R.W. Senior Grand Chaplain
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Ven. E. Brian Snow
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R.W. Junior Grand Chaplains
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Very Rev. Philip J. Knowles
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Rev. Canon George N. Little
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V.W. Senior Grand Deacon
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Harvey F.J. Heavener
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V.W. Junior Grand Deacon
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George B. Crooks
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V.W. Grand Superintendent of Works
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David T. Young
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V.W. Grand Director of Ceremonies
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Michael J. Ward
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V.W. Assistant Grand Treasurer
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Cecil Taylor
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V.W. Assistant Grand Secretary
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D. Barry Lyons
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V.W. Assistant Grand Secretary
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Michael R. McWilliam
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V.W. Ass. Grand Director of Ceremonies
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Cecil D. Burns
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V.W. Grand Steward
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Adam J. McKinley
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V.W. Grand Sword Bearer
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Norman Humes
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V.W. Grand Stewards of Charities
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Charles A. McCullough
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Samuel J. Patience
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Dennis R. Millen
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V.W. Grand Almoners
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John F. Kerr
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Victor Whyte
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V. W. Grand Organist
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John N. Rowden
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V.W. Grand Lodge Standard Bearer
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Richard H. Gray
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V.W. Grand Master's Standard Bearer
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Donald H. Finlay
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As V.W. Grand Inner Guard
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Robert G. Quigley
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V.W. Grand Secretary for Instruction
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Michael J. Ward
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V.W. Ass. Grand Secretary for Instruction
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Robert J. Armstrong
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There were also
present:- R.W. Brother R. Eric Fenelon, Past Deputy Grand Master; the
Provincial Grand Masters of Antrim, North Connaught, Down, Meath, Midland
Counties, North Munster, South Eastern, Tyrone & Fermanagh and Wicklow &
Wexford; the Provincial Deputy Grand Masters of Antrim, Armagh, North Connaught,
South Connaught, Down, Londonderry & Donegal, Meath, Midland Counties, North
Munster, Tyrone & Fermanagh and Wicklow & Wexford; R.W. Brother Daniel
B. Fincher, Past Senior Grand Warden; R.W. Brothers Rev. Charles McCurdy, Rev.
Canon Richard H. Bertram and the Rev. W. Warren Porter, Past Junior Grand
Chaplains; V.W. Brothers Albert Topping, Terence O. Read, William J. McElwaine,
Leslie V. Johnston, John McLean, John N. Millar, John R. Hadden, John S. Dunlop
and Charles R. Knipe, Past Grand Deacons; V.W. Brother Ralph B. McGuckin, Past
Grand Superintendent of Works; V.W. Brothers David McKee and Alan G. Megarry,
Past Grand Directors of Ceremonies; V.W. Brothers Arthur W. White, Stanley
Mcllroy, Trevor Monteith, J. Ardle Agnew, Samuel H. Boyle, William J. Johnston
and Richard J. Reid, Past Grand Stewards of Charities; V.W. Brothers Bernard V.A.
Woods and David A.R. Lovesy, Past Grand Almoners; V.W. Brothers Norman Jackson,
S. Gordon Leathern and Samuel A. Mackenzie, Past Grand Master's Standard
Bearers; and R.W. Brother Henry M. Robinson, Past Grand Representative.
SISTER
CONSTITUTIONS REPRESENTED
The following Grand Lodges
were represented:‑ Scotland, Canada in Ontario; Manitoba, Prince Edward
Island, Saskatchewan, Western Australia, New Zealand, Belgium, Croatia, France,
Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Norway, Spain, District of Columbia, Idaho, Indiana,
Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska,
Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia, Washington, West
Virginia, Wisconsin, Cuscatlan of El Salvador, Argentina, Grand Orient of
Brazil, Ecuador, Sao Paulo, Burkina Faso, the Ivory Coast, Mali, South Africa,
China, Japan, the Philippines and the Prince Hall Grand Lodges of Massachusetts
and Ohio.
APOLOGIES FOR
NON‑ATTENDANCE
Apologies for
non-attendance were received from M.W. Brother Lord Donegall, Past Grand
Master; R.W. Brother Rt. Rev. Samuel G. Poyntz, Past Senior Grand Chaplain; the
R.W. Grand Treasurer; the R.W. Grand Registrar; the V.W. Grand Inner Guard; the
Provincial Grand Masters of Armagh and South Connaught; R.W. Brothers Rev. Canon
Kenneth W. Cochrane and Rev. Walter Herron, Past Junior Grand Chaplains; R.W.
Brothers Robert J. Thompson, John Greer and Noel Bownes, Past Provincial Grand
Masters; V.W. Brother Arnold J. Cooke, Honorary Past Grand Deacon; V.W. Brother
Herbert A. Walsh, Past Grand Steward of Charities; V.W. Brother Cecil G. Oakes,
Past Grand Almoner; V.W. Brothers Thomas A.D. Martin and Robert Bashford, Past
Grand Master's Standard Bearers; the Representatives of the Grand Lodges of
Victoria, Portugal, Arkansas, Connecticut, Michigan, Ohio and Guinea; and R.W.
Brothers Douglas Wakefield and Harold Ross, Past Grand Representatives.
WELCOME BY THE
GRAND MASTER
The Grand Master welcomed the Brethren saying how
pleased he was to see so many present; and, in particular, he welcomed W.
Brother Peter Shortland, Past Provincial Grand Registrar of Surrey (EC), brother
of the Provincial Deputy Grand Master of South Connaught, R.W. Brother William
W.T. Shortland, who was saluted.
OBITUARY The Grand Master then referred to the
recent death of R.W. Brother Valentine R. McCormack, Past Grand Representative
of the Grand Lodge of the State of New York, whose memory was saluted in
accordance with ancient custom.
INSTALLATION OF
GRAND OFFICERS FOR 2002
The Grand Master, M.W. Brother
Eric N. Waller, was proclaimed and saluted.
The Deputy Master, R. W.
Brother George Dunlop, was proclaimed and saluted.
The Assistant Grand Master,
R.W. Brother William Mawhinney, was proclaimed and saluted.
The Grand Master then announced his appointment of
Provincial Grand Masters and Grand Inspectors Overseas as follows:
Munster
Alan J. Campbell
Antrim
Adam J. McKinley
North Munster
Geoffrey G. Ashton
Londonderry & Donegal
Robert G. Quigley
Down
John F. Kerr
Armagh
George Miskimmins
North Connaught
George F. Ginnelly
South Connaught
Hugh Milling
Meath
John F. Wood
Midland Counties
J. Kenneth Dunne
South Eastern
R. Arthur Keppel
Tyrone & Fermanagh
W. James Dukelow
Wicklow & Wexford
Harvey F.J. Heavener
New Zealand
Roland J. Whyte
South Africa, Northern
George W.G. Moir
Southern Cape
Wyndham G. Morgans
Zimbabwe
Peter A. Birkett
Natal
Petrus J. Marx
Ireland in India
Lahu C. Chogle
Nigeria
Alabo T.O. Graham‑Douglas
Ghana
Nana Herman A. Mould
Zambia
Hiralal J. Bodalia
Bermuda
Ralph D. Seligman
The Far East
Chamson Chan
Jamaica
James S. Moss‑Solomon
Chairman of the Metropolitan Board
Selwyn Davies
Grand Inspectors
South East Asia
Koh Thian Swee
Sri Lanka
Isaac N.S. Samson
Malta
Joseph Cordina
Sierra Leone
Kenneth A.B. Fergusson
Gibraltar
Joseph Chiara
The Grand Master announced that he would instal R.W.
Brother Alan J. Campbell as Provincial Grand Master of Munster when Grand Lodge
met in Cork on Saturday March 2"a° 2002. He also indicated his intention
to instal R.W. Brother Ralph D. Seligman as Provincial Grand Master of Bermuda
on the same date.
INVESTITURE OF SENIOR GRAND WARDEN The Grand Director of
Ceremonies formed a procession and presented R.W. Brother R. Stanley Johnston to
the Grand Master for investiture and installation as Senior Grand Warden. R.W.
Brother Johnston was conducted to his seat and was saluted.
INVESTITURE OF JUNIOR GRAND WARDEN
In like manner the Grand Master invested and installed
R.W. Brother James Kirk, Past Provincial Grand Master of Down, as Junior Grand
Warden. R. W. Brother Kirk was conducted to his seat and was saluted.
INVESTITURE OF GRAND OFFICERS The following Brethren were
then invested, or proclaimed, and saluted as the Grand Officers for 2002:
R.W. Grand Treasurer
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Charles W. Olden
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R.W. Grand Registrar
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Arthur D.S. Moran
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R.W. Grand Secretary
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Michael W. Walker
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R.W. Senior Grand Chaplain
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The Ven. E. Brian Snow
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R.W. Junior Grand Chaplains
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V. Rev. Philip J. Knowles
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Rev. Canon George N. Little
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V.W. Senior Grand Deacon
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Allen G. Megarry
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V. W. Junior Grand Deacon
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Norman Humes
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V.W. Grand Superintendent of Works
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David T. Young
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V.W. Grand Director of Ceremonies
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Cecil D. Burns
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V.W. Assistant Grand Treasurer
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Cecil Taylor
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V.W. Assistant Grand Secretaries
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D. Barry Lyons
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Michael R. McWilliam
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V.W. Ass. Grand Director of Ceremonies
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Marcus O. Steenson
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V.W. Grand Steward
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Richard H. Gray
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V.W. Grand Sword Bearer
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William G. Manning
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V.W. Grand Stewards of Charities
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Charles A. McCullough
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Samuel J. Patience
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Dennis R. Millen
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V.W. Grand Almoners
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Alan R.G.R. Patterson
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William M. Lee
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V.W. Grand Organist
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John N. Rowden
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V.W. Grand Lodge Standard Bearer
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Winston Patterson
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V.W. Grand Master's Standard Bearer
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William J. Dixon
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V.W. Grand Inner Guard
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Alan R. Crowe
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PRESENTATION OF PAST GRAND RANK CERTIFICATES The
following Brethren were then presented with their Certificates of Past Grand
Rank:
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R.W. Bro. Alan S. Watt
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Past Senior Grand Warden
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V. W. Bro. Harvey F.J. Heavener
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Past Senior Grand Deacon
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V. W. Bro. George B. Crooks
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Past Junior Grand Deacon
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V.W. Bro. Michael J. Ward
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Past Grand Director of Ceremonies
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V.W. Bro. Adam J. McKinley
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Past Grand Steward
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V.W. Bro. John F. Kerr
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Past Grand Almoner
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V.W. Bro. Victor Whyte
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Past Grand Almoner
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V.W. Bro. Donald H. Finlay
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Past Grand Master's Std. Bearer
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ANNUAL RETURNS
The Grand Secretary submitted the returns of Officers of
subordinate Lodges for approval, confirming that only one Annual Return was
outstanding and that the remainder had been checked and found to be correct.
Grand Lodge approved the returns of Officers and empowered the Grand Secretary
to issue Leave to Instal to the outstanding Lodge provided the Annual Return was
submitted, found to be correct, and that all dues and fees had been paid by the
end of January 2002.
WARRANTS RETURNED
The Grand Secretary reported, for noting by Grand Lodge,
the decision of the Brethren of Lodges Nos. 351, Monaghan; 412, Dublin; 526,
Belfast; and 797, Belfast, to return the warrants to Grand Lodge.
GRAND MASTER'S ANNUAL REPORT
The Grand Master then presented his annual report on the
progress of Irish Freemasonry during 2001. The Grand Master's address will be
printed in the Annual Report of Grand Lodge for the year 2001; and a copy is
attached to these Minutes.
CONFERRAL OF HONORARY GRAND RANK
The Grand Master, with the concurrence of Grand Lodge,
conferred the following Honorary Ranks:
Past Grand Director of Ceremonies
V.W. Bro. Andé Paul Kruger
- Past Master of Lodge No. 368, Cape Town.
Past Grand Steward
V.W. Bro. Samuel Scott - Past
Master of Lodge No. 725, Holywood.
V. W. Bro. Bomi R. Umrigar
- Past Master of Lodge No. 319, Bombay.
V.W. Bro. Parthasarathy Sampathkumar - Past Master of
Lodge No. 648, Bombay.
V. W. Bro. Sam H. Dotiwalla
- Past Master of Lodge No. 319, Bombay.
Past Grand Sword Bearer
V. W. Bro. George F. Van Tonder
- Past Master of Lodge No. 610, Cape Town.
V.W. Brother Scott being in attendance, the Grand
Director of Ceremonies formed a procession and presented him to the Grand Master
for presentation with his Certificate of Honorary Grand Rank. The Grand Master
thanked V.W. Brother Scott for his many years of service in acting as Assistant
Grand Steward at Installation Ceremonies etc. saying how pleased he was to be
able to recognize this contribution in this way.
CHARITY COLLECTION
The Grand Master announced that the Charity Collection
which amounted to £830 would be donated to the Samaritans.
GRAND MASTER'S 2000 APPEAL
The Grand Master asked that all Brethren make every
effort to ensure that monies held at Lodge level on behalf of the Grand Master's
2000 Appeal be sent in as soon as possible so that this Appeal could be
finalized and the monies disbursed to the beneficiaries.
GRAND LODGE CLOSED
Grand Lodge closed following which some 125 Brethren
lunched in Freemasons' Hall where the Deputy Grand Master proposed a toast to
the health of the Grand Master.

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