Bootle Mark Installation |
Monday 26th October 2015 saw the evenings beginning to get chilly and the clocks having gone back, but that never stopped the members of Bootle Mark lodge attending their installation. |
W.Bro Frank Cooke PGJD, representative of the PGM and Bro Ian Beckett- WM Bootle Mark lodge. |
The representative of the Rt Worshipful PGM on this occasion was W.Bro Frank Cooke PGJD. Whilst the installation was in real terms a proclamation that saw Bro I Beckett consent to continue in the chair of Adoniram, the proclamation was led in style by W.Bro B Hesketh. The address to the WM was given by W.Bro T Lovatt- promoted in May to PProvGJW, the wardens by W.Bro B Hesketh- a busy Secretary, the overseers by W.Bro P Brockbank- another recent promotion to the high rank of PProvGSW and finally but by no means least the address to the brethren by W.Bro F Cooke PGJD. |
W.Bro P Brockbank PProvGSW, W.Bro F Cooke PGJD representative of the PGM, |
Bro Ian Beckett WM Bootle Mark lodge and W.Bro T Lovatt PProvGJW. |
Special mention needs to be made of Bro Barry Jones, who having been invested as the lodge JW, gave and excellent keystone address acclaimed by all present ( a little Latin in a scouse accent is something to behold). |
The greetings of the Rt W PGM were extended to all by W.Bro Cooke, whilst the generosity of the lodge was upheld with donations of £250.00, which for such a small lodge is an outstanding amount. |
W.Bro I Gee PProvGJW (chairman of the Bootle Group), W.Bro F Cooke PGJD (Rep), |
Bro I Beckett (WM) and W.Bro P Ashbolt IPM. |
The festive board brought an additional surprise with the decision of W.Bro B Clarke to re-join the lodge. Hopefully their will also be some advances for the WM this year. |
Article and pictures by W.Bro Chris Walls ProvGIG. |