West Lancashire Lodge No 65 Installation |
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The Installation of W.Bro. David M. Southward as | |
Master of the West Lancashire Lodge of M.M.M. | |
took place at the Masonic Hall, Hope Street, Liverpool | |
on Wednesday November 7th. | |
The lodge was honoured by the presence of | |
VWBro. G.Paul Snape PGJO who was the | |
representative of the R.W. Prov. Grand Master | |
Bro. Peter Connolly, who was also appointed and | |
invested as the Senior Deacon of the Lodge. | |
Some thirty two brethren and guests attended the | |
meeting, the ceremony being in the charge of the | |
outgoing Master W.Bro. C. Mills. | |
Above: W.Bro. G. Paul Snape PGJO, W.Bro. D.M. | |
Southward, W.M. W.Bro. C. Mills ProvAGSec IPM & | |
W.Bro. M.J. Winterbottom PAGDC | |
Accompanying W.Bro. Snape were two other of the | |
Prov Grand Masters Special Representatives W.Bros. | |
M.J. Winterbottom PAGDC and B.Molyneux PGSD | |
together with one Acting Grand Lodge officer W.Bro. | |
J.C. Bicknell G.Stw’d. DProv.GSec numerous Officers | |
of Grand Lodge holding a Past Rank. Two Acting | |
Provincial Grand Lodge Officers, W.Bros. N. Ward | |
Prov.GMO. and David Emmerson PAGDC. Prov.D.C. | |
together with numerous other officers of Provincial | |
Grand Lodge, Past Masters and brethren. So the | |
Installing Master was under no pressure!! | |
Above: Brethren and Guests following the Installation |
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After the Ceremony of Installation W.Bro. G.Paul | |
Snape presented Bro. Mark A. Lawrence with his | |
Grand Lodge Certificate, Mark was Advanced at the | |
meeting in September. | |
Following the Ceremony the Brethren and their guests | |
enjoyed a hearty Festive Board, unfortunately none of | |
the guests won any of the raffle prizes!! But they are | |
all more than welcome to visit us again, to try to | |
change this situation. | |
Left: “….and when our work is done, ……… a cheering | |
glass is not unduly won” | |
guests waiting for the bus back to Leyland. |
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Article and photographs courtesy of Colin Mills | |