Monday 22nd January 2013. |
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Leyland St Andrews No. 7392
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Incorporating Coppull Lodge No 4232 |
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Jim Thorpe P.Pr.S.G.W. Celebrates 60 years in the Craft |
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| On a cold winter nights, with snow and ice on the | ||
| ground the members of Leyland St Andrews Craft | ||
| Lodge No 7392 gathered with their many guests | ||
| to witness a ceremony which would celebrate a | ||
| magnificent sixty year in Craft masonry, of | ||
| W.Bro. James Irvine Thorpe. | ||
| The Assistant Grand Master for the Group, | ||
| Ray Martland took charge of the gavel and delivered | ||
| a heartfelt andsincere history from the point of Jim's | ||
| birth some 86 yrs ago. | ||
| Right: Asst Pr.G.M. Ray Martland with the celebrant | ||
W.Bro. James Irvine Thorpe, P.Pr.G.S.W. |
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Left: W.Bro. Peter Connolly, P.G.J.D. PGM in the Mark | |
again with Jim Thorpe |
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| No stone was left unturned, from sibling rivalry down | ||
| to Jim's extensive knowledge of machine tools. | ||
| So highly regarded is Jim in the Mark and RAM as | ||
| well as in the Craft and Royal Arch, that many high | ||
| ranking officers in those degrees attended to watch | ||
| the ceremony and congratulate jim on his | ||
| magnificent achievement. | ||
| During the ceremony W.Bro. Fred Jolly, WM, | ||
| presented Jim with a Crystal decanter suitably | ||
| inscribed and a lapel badge to mark the 60 years. | ||
| Following a delightful meal, W.Bro. Geoff Thomas PAGDC presented Jim with a bottle of Single Malt to | ||
| 'test the decanter'. | ||
| We will all be watching closely for other anniversaries which must be due very shortly Jim! | ||
| Article by Mike Beesley, Photographs courtesy of Peter Connolly | ||
