Progress RAM Installation |
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25th February 2015 |
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| Off on the road again this time got a lift from Ernest Gavan the Provincial Tyler, the venue was Saul Street Preston and the Lodge was Progress Lodge of Royal Arch Mariners it was their Lodge Installation we arrived in plenty of time and once again an hour before the meeting we have practice run for the Provincial Team and everything goes well as the team are getting used to what they have to do. | |
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Ian Nairn, Tony Farrar, Arthur Robinson and Keith Beardmore |
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| We have about 30 minutes to the meeting so we relax for a while and see that Brother K. Beardmore P.G.J.O. The Deputy Provincial Grand Master, Brother Ian Nairn P.G.J.D. The Assistant Provincial Grand Master, 3 of the Special Representatives Brothers John Forster G.Stwd. Paul Snape P.G.J.O. and Brother Ken Alker P.G.J.D. and the Provincial Secretary G. H. Lee. | |
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Ken Alker, Paul Snape and John Forster all Special Reps. |
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| The Provincial Assistant Secretary tells me that the Provincial Grand Master wants to speak with the Provincial Director of Ceremonies, Senior Warden, Junior Warden, Standard bearer and me the Deputy Sword Bearer, we go into the bar and the PGM tells the members that he dedicated the Lodge 4 years ago and would like tonight to carry on that by taking the chair again and opening Provincial Grand Lodge during the meeting so that he was able to strew salt on the Lodge and its members, and nobody had any idea what was going on. He told us what he wanted and we were able to do that for him. | |
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Paul Snape watches as Gordon, Installing Commander, congratulates Edward the new Commander |
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| The lodge was opened and the team were invited into the Lodge, the P.G.M. was offered the sceptre of the Lodge to which he kept and spoke to the Lodge and introduced the members of the Provincial Team, the Commander, Gordon Pilkington, was given the sceptre back and continued to Install the Commander Elect, Edward Adams, into the Chair. | |
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The PGM congratulates Edward on attaining the Chair of Progress RAM |
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| After the New Commander had installed his Officers of the Lodge the Provincial D.C. stood and asked if the Commander would offer back the Sceptre to the P.G.M. he had only just got into the chair and was now asked to give it up already. | |
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The PGM perambulates! |
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| So the Provincial Grand Master took the Commanders Chair again and the Provincial Standard Bearer and Sword Bearer took up position in front of the pedestal. To everybody’s delight the P.G.M. walked around the Lodge Room STREWING salt in continuation of 4 years ago. The Commander took the Chair back again and the Lodge Meeting continued and to the P.G.M. delight this time he was given a magnificent cheque of £200.00 |
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The mariners listen to the 'Boss' |
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| The festive board was full of good food and friendship. And time came to leave get home walk my dog and Bed after a really good night out in Preston. | |
Article and Photographs Courtesy of John Whitley ProvGDSwdB |
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