Philadelphia RAM host Provincial Grand RAM

18th September 2012
 

Philadelphia Royal Ark Mariners No 1646 met on Tuesday 18th September 2012. In the absence of the

Worshipful Commander, Brian Molyneux, Peter Coates IPC and Treasurer occupied the chair.
 
The business of the Lodge was to elect the Commander for the ensuing year. W. Bro Geoff Bury was duly
elected in their time honoured fashion. W.Bro. Peter Coates was re-elected as Treasurer.
 
The R. W. Provincial Grand Master, Peter Connolly, His Deputy, V.W. Bro. Keith Beardmore, Assistants
V.W.Bro. Michael Clarke and Ian Nairn entered the Lodge along with the Provincial Team.
 
A Provincial Assembly was opened and the R. W. Provincial Grand Master addressed the brethren before
appointing and investing the following brethren to Prov.RAMGR.
 
  Graham Taylor Bailey   394R Chorlton
  Kenneth Baxter   553R St. George's 
  William Joseph Cank   523R Wilbraham
  Frank Cooke   65R West Lancashire
  Melvyn Cross   1446R Prince Setanta
  Brian Davey   375R Furness
  Eric James Delamere   479R St. Austin's
  Howard Nicholas Emmett   296R Edmund Taylor
  Alan Gregory   716R Morecambe
  John Hammond   158R Mount Ararat
  Stanley Hill   296R Edmund Taylor
  Derek Alan Horrocks   553R St. George's 
  George Irving   1322R Leigh
  Ian Kennedy   1019R Ormskirk priory
  James Henry Kontzle   65R West Lancashire
  Brian Molyneux   473R Southport
 
            
 
The Brethren wait patiently
The New Holders of Provincial RAMGR with the PGM
 
 
The P.G.M. with his Director of Ceremonies

David Emerson along with the Acting Deputies, Deacons
and Sword Bearer
Ken Boon, John Jones, David Bell, Arthur Robinson,
Brian Gregson, Gordon Glover, Barry Fisher and RAM Banner Bearer ivan Millington
Standard Bearer W. Bro. Ivan Millington  
   Chaplain Graham Halsall and
Prov Grand Secretary Geoff Lee in the recession
Below PGM with W.Bro. Peter Schofield
   

Following the investiture the assembly were
treated to a paper entitled:
 
'Did Noah Ever Have an Ark?'
 
by W. Bro. Peter Schofield pictured above
 
W.Bro Tony Shaw and Peter Coates right
 
 
Photographs courtesy of Geoff Waters
and Peter Connolly