Rose and Thistle Installation |
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9th April 2014 |
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| George Frances Fletcher was installed as the new Master of Rose and Thistle Mark Lodge No 158 at Pemberton Masonic Hall. George is a hardworking Mason and richly deserves this appointment. He is the treasurer of Pemberton Masonic Club Management Committee and was partly responsible for the production of the development plan for the Masonic Hall and can often be seen helping out in the bar along with other jobs he always seems to find to do. | |
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George Fletcher and outgoing Master Matthew Frayne |
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| He was installed by his predecessor W Bro. Matthew Frayne and the ceremony was overseen by DC Alan Lloyd. Alan was not well on the occasion but steadily persevered throughout the evening, ably assisted by W Bro. Alec Humphreys as his assistant, to bring a positive conclusion to the proceedings. | |
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| David Lea, Alex Sharpe, George Fletcher, Peter Hegarty, Matthew Frayne, | |
| Special Representative Ken Alker and Dennis Houghton |
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| Rose and Thistle, as the name implies has both English and Scottish origins and its Mother Lodge is St. John’s lodge TI of Bolton from the time when there was lodges of both constitutions present in Lancashire. The Lodge celebrated its centenary in 1972 | |
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The newly Installed Master with Peter Hegarty and Installing Master Matthew Frayne |
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| Peter Hegarty, Provincial Grand Junior Warden, represented the Provincial Grand Master and thanked the Installing Master for a very good ceremony. He was presented with a cheque for £250 to West Lancashire Mark Charities and a further cheque for £750 towards the Pemberton Masonic Hall Development Fund. | |
| Story and Pictures Courtesy of Fred Lomax |
