Tonight was a special night as it was the night that St Andrew's would be forming the team that would lead them into 2016-2017, but it was also the last time I would be in my Mother Lodge as a sitting DDGM. I had the privilege of sitting beside MW Bro Don Mumby and of course that night my introduction of the Past Grand Lodge Officers wasn't as stellar as it could have been.
The night went well and was highlighted with the presentation of a 60 year a Mason pin to W Bro Kieth Bisset. This was personally very rewarding to me as Kieth has been and remains an inspiration to me and it seemed fitting that a DDGM from Kieth's Mother Lodge be involved in the presentation. Visitors came from as far as Galveston Tx and Gary had a special visitor RWB Robert McLeod, DDGM of District 3 in the Grand Jurisdiction of New Brunswick. RWB McLeod is also a Past Master of Temple Lodge here in District 1
W Bro Gary MacLean was placed in the Chair of King Solomon and after pictures, the Lodge retired to the banquet room for a meal of roast chicken.
A good night all round. Congratulations to W Bro MacLean and his Officer line up (of which I am one...historian).
The Brethren Assembled
Worshipful Master Gary MacLean
Grand Lodge Officers Assembled
Masters of 2016-2017
RWB Angus Gillis, WB Gary MacLean, MWB Don Mumby, RWB Bob Tate
We had a wonderful time in Carp tonight at the installation of WM Bro Jace Baart and the investiture of his officers. It was well attended and as the last installation of the season, it was my last official duty before hosting the district Meeting at the Chateau Royal York in July.
Tonight we saw W Bro Bart Seaton installed into the Chair of King Solomon for the 2nd consecutive year. This will be the third time W Bro Bart Seaton has been a Master of the Lodge. The Ceremony of Installation was an abbreviated version and as a result the evening was short and sweet. The work of the evening was done well and Hazeldean Lodge should be proud of themselves. It was very nice to sit in Lodge with RW Bro Brian Koivu again, who was in town from Sudbury, to see Bro Al Lamentine invested as Senior Warden.
It was very fortunate for me that St. John's 63 had to postpone the Installation of there Master Elect Bro Joe Teschek by one month. The original date conflicted with another installation that I was attending and it would have been unfortunate for me to miss this; as W Bro Echlin is a good friend and former traveling companion of my Masters year 2012-2013.
It was a jam packed and highly impressive group of Masons from all over the province to witness RWB Barry Burchill install his son, Bro Ken Burchill into the Chair of King Solomon. The was so little floor space that it made it very challenging for the members to move about much less perambulate. In attendance was our Grand Master MWB John C Green, 2 PGMs; MWB Gary Atkinson and MWB Don Mumby, the DGM RWB Paul E Todd, the DDGM from District 2 RWB Richard Loomes, the GSW Robert Ledingham, myself and half the Board of General Purposes. The evening went very well with all 3 MWs as well as the DGM taking part in the ceremony.
Tonight was a special night as it was the night that St Andrew's would be forming the team that would lead them into 2016-2017, but it was also the last time I would be in my Mother Lodge as a sitting DDGM. I had the privilege of sitting beside MW Bro Don Mumby and of course that night my introduction of the Past Grand Lodge Officers wasn't as stellar as it could have been.
Tonight I had a rare privilege of sitting with the Grand master MWB John C Green at the installation of officers in Almonte. The room was packed with brethren from around the district as well as the Senior Officers of Grand Lodge as they finished up the eastern leg of their Grand Lodge tour.
