Issue Two April 2019 Andy Beaumont Last December I welcomed you to the first edition of our new Newsletter edited by our Provincial Communications Officer W.Bro. Bob Chalmers. I hope you enjoyed it and that you will also enjoy this edition as well. If you have any comments or suggestions please let us have your feedback - Bob and I really would like to receive them. At that time, I said that I hoped the new Newsletter would work in conjunction with the website to ensure that the Brethren are kept informed with what is going on and to help them increase their enjoyment of Mark and Royal Ark Masonry. I hope you think we are making progress towards this goal. W.Bro. Bob Chalmers has worked hard with the Secretaries and Scribe around the Province and is always pleased to receive articles. Please share your thoughts, successes and news so they can be appreciated by all whether about the Lodge, the Brethren, existing or new, or any social or fund-raising events. Photographs are always most welcome. Without you help in sending us the information nobody will know what a great time you are having in your Lodges. By now Christmas is but a distant memory and many of those well-intentioned New Year’s resolutions that we all made have gone the same way. The New Year period is a time when we start thinking afresh and make plans for the future and in the Province, it is that happy time of year when we consider, agree and then announce the new Provincial Officers to be invested at our Annual Provincial Meeting in June. The support that I and the other members of the Provincial Executive have received from the current Active Officers has been truly outstanding. I thank them all very much for giving up their time and for regularly turning out in such large numbers. To those Brethren who I will have the pleasure to invest in June, many congratulations. You have earned and deserve your appointment to Active Provincial Rank, or your promotion in Past Rank, by the hard work you have put in and the support you have already given. Another very rewarding task for me is consider the recommendations I make to the Grand Master regarding Mark Grand Ranks. This year W.Bro. Frank Fletcher will receive promotion to Past Grand Junior Overseer in September making him a V.W.Bro. and W.Bro. Roger Prince will receive a first appointment to Past Assistant Grand Director of Ceremonies. Both these Brethren can regularly be seen visiting Lodges around the Province and the honours they will receive are very well deserved. Our Annual Provincial Meeting, which is again being held at the Melksham Assembly Rooms, starts at 11 am on Thursday 20 th June 2019. It would be great to see as many people as possible there. All Brethren are most welcome, particularly new Advancees and Elevatees, and it would be good to see all Lodges in the Province well represented. If you want to attend and dine please return the reply slip by Monday 4 th June 2019. If you would like to attend but don’t want to dine; that is fine, as is just turning up to dine if, unfortunately for some reason, you can’t make the meeting in the morning. Finally, I would like to thank all the Brethren of the Province for the support they have given me again so far this year. It’s always a pleasure and privilege for me to visit the Lodges around the Province and experience all the fun and enjoyment the Brethren obtain from their meetings and ceremonies and the happy festive boards afterwards. I’m also pleased and encouraged by the quality of the ritual I’ve seen during my Lodge visits. Let’s look forward to continuing to work together in developing and enjoying the Mark and Royal Ark Mariners Degrees in Wiltshire.
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Issue Two April 2019
Andy Beaumont
Last December I welcomed you to the first edition of our new Newsletter edited by ourProvincial Communications Officer W.Bro. Bob Chalmers. I hope you enjoyed it and that youwill also enjoy this edition as well. If you have any comments or suggestions please let us haveyour feedback - Bob and I really would like to receive them.
At that time, I said that I hoped the new Newsletter would work in conjunction with the websiteto ensure that the Brethren are kept informed with what is going on and to help themincrease their enjoyment of Mark and Royal Ark Masonry. I hope you think we aremaking progress towards this goal.
W.Bro. Bob Chalmers has worked hard with the Secretaries and Scribe around theProvince and is always pleased to receive articles. Please share your thoughts, successesand news so they can be appreciated by all whether about the Lodge, the Brethren,existing or new, or any social or fund-raising events. Photographs are always mostwelcome. Without you help in sending us the information nobody will know what agreat time you are having in your Lodges.
By now Christmas is but a distant memory and many of those well-intentioned NewYear’s resolutions that we all made have gone the same way. The New Year period isa time when we start thinking afresh and make plans for the future and in theProvince, it is that happy time of year when we consider, agree and then announcethe new Provincial Officers to be invested at our Annual Provincial Meeting inJune. The support that I and the other members of the Provincial Executive havereceived from the current Active Officers has been truly outstanding. I thank themall very much for giving up their time and for regularly turning out in such largenumbers. To those Brethren who I will have the pleasure to invest in June, manycongratulations. You have earned and deserve your appointment to Active ProvincialRank, or your promotion in Past Rank, by the hard work you have put in and the supportyou have already given.
Another very rewarding task for me is consider the recommendations I make to theGrand Master regarding Mark Grand Ranks. This year W.Bro. Frank Fletcher willreceive promotion to Past Grand Junior Overseer in September making him a V.W.Bro. and W.Bro. Roger Prince willreceive a first appointment to Past Assistant Grand Director of Ceremonies. Both these Brethren can regularly be seenvisiting Lodges around the Province and the honours they will receive are very well deserved.
Our Annual Provincial Meeting, which is again being held at the Melksham Assembly Rooms, starts at 11 am on Thursday20th June 2019. It would be great to see as many people as possible there. All Brethren are most welcome, particularly newAdvancees and Elevatees, and it would be good to see all Lodges in the Province well represented. If you want to attendand dine please return the reply slip by Monday 4th June 2019. If you would like to attend but don’t want to dine; that isfine, as is just turning up to dine if, unfortunately for some reason, you can’t make the meeting in the morning.
Finally, I would like to thank all the Brethren of the Province for the support they have given me again so far this year. It’salways a pleasure and privilege for me to visit the Lodges around the Province and experience all the fun and enjoymentthe Brethren obtain from their meetings and ceremonies and the happy festive boards afterwards. I’m also pleased andencouraged by the quality of the ritual I’ve seen during my Lodge visits.
Let’s look forward to continuing to work together in developing and enjoying the Mark and Royal Ark Mariners Degreesin Wiltshire.
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Wiltshire Mark PGL Appointments for 2019-2020
Provincial Mark AppointmentsProvincial Grand Senior Warden B.F. Amos 599Provincial Grand Junior Warden R. Moore 853 1460Provincial Grand Master Overseer V.G. Roberts-Phare 1531Provincial Grand Senior Overseer P.G. Hibdige 443 1460Provincial Grand Junior Overseer D.J. Tadman 599Provincial Grand Chaplain Revd. J.W. Hughes 401Provincial Grand Treasurer T.N.P. Turner 443 1460Provincial Grand Registrar G.B. Harman 1143Provincial Grand Secretary I.D. Gibson 443 1460 1843Provincial Grand Director of Ceremonies S.C. Finn 971Provincial Grand Almoner N.D. Dalby 443Provincial Grand Charity Steward I. Dunbar 1035Provincial Grand Inspector of Works R.A.J. Chalmers 1110Provincial Grand Sword Bearer M.G. Reeves 1531Provincial Grand Deputy Chaplain P. Emmerson 443Provincial Grand Deputy Secretary S. Lee 1531 1460Provincial Grand Deputy Director of Ceremonies C.J. Robbins 1110 1460Provincial Grand Senior Deacon L.A. Young 1110Provincial Grand Junior Deacon P.D. Morgan 1599Provincial Assistant Grand Chaplain J.G. Jenkins 442Provincial Assistant Grand Director of Ceremonies C.P. Mitchell 443 1460Provincial Grand Organist M.I. Mace 1531 1460Provincial Grand Standard Bearer P.S. Brown 971Provincial Grand Inner Guard A.H. Ball 401Provincial Grand Steward S.W. Grove 1035Provincial Grand Steward N.M. Barry-Walsh 1143Provincial Grand Steward B.J.D. Flack 599Provincial Assistant Grand Standard Bearer A. Kerr 599Provincial Grand Tyler J.P. Day 178
Provincial Mark PromotionsPast Provincial Grand Senior Warden M.I. Mace 1531 1460
R. Haines 1035Past Provincial Grand Master Overseer M.W.A. Mitchell 401
R.L. Thomas 443 1460Past Provincial Grand Senior Overseer G.H. Grant 1843
D. Cottrell 971P.J. Still 853M.J. Finn 1035
Past Provincial Grand Junior Overseer K.A. Gardner 1143E.W. Brown 599W. Reid 1110 1843A.R. Sims 178
Past Provincial Grand Registrar I.P. White 443Past Provincial Grand Inspector of Works B.K. Rundle 853Past Provincial Grand Senior Deacon L.M. Baldry 1143 1460
K.P. Lowe 178
Provincial Royal Ark Mariner Grand Rank AppointmentsC.R. Watling 1035N.T. Riley 971 1460J.N. Merrett 178 1460R.P. Pipe 401 1460
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PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF MARK MASTER MASONS OF WILTSHIRE
Keystone Province150th Anniversary Keystone Province
RW Bro Andrew Phillip Beaumont
Provincial Grand Master
W Bro Robert Alan Blake PGSDDeputy Provincial Grand Master
Dear Sir and Brother April 2019
I am directed by the Provincial Grand Master, to inform you that the Annual Meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge ofMark Master Masons of Wiltshire will be held at the Assembly Hall, Melksham on Thursday 20th June 2019 at 11am underthe banners of Swindon Keystone Lodge No.401 and Radnor Lodge No.853. Brethren are requested to be seated by 10.40am.
All Officers of the Provincial Grand Lodge (present and past), Masters, Past Masters, Wardens and Overseers of Lodgesin the Province are hereby summoned to attend and all Mark Master Masons are cordially invited to be present.
By Command of the Provincial Grand Master
Yours sincerely and fraternally
Provincial Grand Secretary
Short Black Coat or Dark Lounge Suit, Full Dress Regalia, Masters, Wardens and Overseers to wear the Apron, Collar andJewel of their respective office. Installed Commanders and Brethren receiving Provincial Royal Ark Mariner Grand Rankto wear Royal Ark Mariner Regalia.
A rehearsal will be held under the direction of the Provincial Grand Director of Ceremonies at 09.30am when currentOfficers and new Wardens should attend.
Lunch will commence at 1.30 pm in the Assembly Hall, car parking is available. Wines to be ordered prior to lunch. Thebar will be open from 12.15 am.
For those wishing to attend the Luncheon please return the Reservation Slip NOT LATER THAN MONDAY 3rd June 2019.First Come, First Served. Guests will be more than welcome.
Order of Proceedings will be available at the Meeting
Booking form available at : http://www.mmmwilts.org.uk/index.html
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I hope to publish the next newsletter in late June after the ProvincialGrand Lodge Meeting so please keep your contributions for this andthe website coming in to [email protected]
Provincial Communications Officer
W.Bro Bob Chalmers
Many thanks to all of those who commented favourably on my first attempt at a newsletter and all of youwho have contributed items for this and the website. Alan & I can only keep things up to date with yourhelp.
To that end we would like to ask for your help with following if you can
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size please� Text should be single line spaced with a blank line between paragraphs please� Please show a brother’s status as one of the following:
Bro. W.Bro. V.W.Bro. R.W.Bro. M.W.Bro.� The format for Provincial and Grand Ranks are:
Provincial PAPrGStB (Past Assistant Provincial Grand Standard Bearer)Grand PAGDC (Past Assistant Grand Director of Ceremonies) the letters should be in Bold
� Photos if possible should be 400dpi or 4 x 6 in size and not embedded in the text.
We hope to embark on a review of the website and the newsletter shortly so any positive comments on either would be
helpful and if you are not sure where to find the website try http://www.mmmwilts.org.uk/
If you were not aware of the monthly calendar showing all Lodge events andwhich of the Executive will be attendingtry visiting at http://www.mmmwilts.org.uk/Meetings.htmlOnce you have found a Lodge to visit, if you are not sure of the location then theupdated version of the map showingall the Lodges in Wiltshire is just what you need and it is now available on thewebsite viahttp://www.mmmwilts.org.uk/Interactive%20Map.html By clicking on a MasonicVenue it will take you directly toGoogle Maps and show you the exact location of the Masonic Hall and nearby carparks etc.
Diary Dates
General Purposes Committee – Tuesday 21st May 2019
Will be held at the Masonic Hall, Trowbridge, commencing at 7.00 pm. More information will be available from theProvincial Grand Secretary nearer the time.
Provincial Grand Lodge – Thursday 20th June 2019
Will be held at Melksham Assembly Halls commencing at 11.00 am with lunch at 1.30 pm. More information will beavailable from the Provincial Grand Secretary nearer the time.
The Mark Benevolent Fund has carved out a reputation for disinterested and selfless concern for thewell-being of others, giving an average of over £206,000 each year for the last one hundred and fifty years toindividuals in need and worthy causes which benefit the wider community.
It is this outward looking aspect of the work of the Fund that we particularly paid homage to, at a specialmeeting of Mark Grand Lodge, with representatives in attendance from charitable organisations that havebenefited from grants to worthy causes in 2018.
We have been delighted to work closely with each of the charities represented by providing funding fortransport, medical equipment, buildings, furniture and many other items to complete or progress projects ina wide range of areas. The support provided to these organisations by the Mark Benevolent Fund has enabledeach of them to achieve their goals more quickly than might otherwise have been the case.
The partnerships we have forged with over fifty charitable organisations in 2018 will endure and underlinethe Mark Benevolent Fund’s commitment to practice charity in its broadest sense.
W.Bro. Darren Coleman-Heald, P.A.G.D.C.,Charities Manager,
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Deputy Provincial Secretary
W.Bro Steve Lee
From the Deputy Provincial Grand Secretary
(Since the 14th November 2018)
Welcome – New Members
The following have been advanced into the Mark Degree.
455 Elias de Derham Samuel Peter Ross Rudge 5th April 2019
599 Chaloner Mark Edward Wallace 5th Feb 2019
853 Radnor Andrew William Botha 14th Jan 2019
971 Geoffrey Short Mark John Duckett 27th Mar 2019
1035 Lansdowne Martin John Stringer 28th Jan 2019
1110 Warminster Gary Mackenzie Lawrence 12th Mar 2019
1531 St Aldhelm David Trevor Holman 5th Mar 2019
1599 The Kennet Franz Joseph Delaney 4th Apr 2019
The following have been elevated into the RAM Degree.
971 Concord Alan Kerr 14th Mar 2019
1035 Lansdowne Steve Cadby 1st Apr 2019
1110 Warminster Bob Chalmers 12th Feb 2019
1110 Warminster Liam Reid 9th Apr 2019
Congratulations - New Masters and Commanders
Mark
401 Swindon Keystone Anthony Ball (Second year) 13th Mar 2019
443 Elias De Derham Andrew Perry 7th Dec 2018
1843 Wiltshire Downs Bill Reid 20th Mar 2019
RAM
401 Goddard Steve Lee 23rd Nov 2018
1110 Warminster Anthony Wilcox 27th Nov 2018
1035 Lansdowne Chris Watling 12th Nov 2018
1843 Stuart Parry Paul Darlaston 6th Dec 2018
Obituary
Alastair David Stewart Lawrie 1110 Warminster, 1843 Wiltshire Downs 10th Dec 2018
Edward Jack Drewett 971 Geoffrey Short, 1460 Installed Masters 28th Dec 2018
David James Hendry 1531 St Aldhelm 31st Dec 2018
Membership Summary
Individual Mark membership currently stands at 348 and RAM membership at 155.
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Provincial Almoner
W.Bro Nigel Dalby
Dear Brethren,
It gives me great pleasure to contribute again to the new newsletter.
Since the previous edition of the newsletter we have sadly had several Brethren and Ladies pass to the GrandLodge above. I have attended a number of these funerals and celebrations of their lives and have met with theirfamilies and friends. I have been moved (but not surprised) by the numbers of Mark and RAM Brethrenattending these occasions and the warmth of the welcome and camaraderie.
I feel that the website and newsletter have both proved very successful in getting important information to theBrethren and would encourage you to keep contributing to both of them.
It is still my intention to visit more Mark and RAM Lodges to get around the Province and meet more Brethren.
Please contact me with any issues you have – my contact details are:Tel: 01722 332901 Mob: 07840370264 email: [email protected]
Nigel DalbyProvincial Almoner
Is your Lodge struggling for candidates ?
If so why not join some of the other Mark Lodges in the Provincewho have been successful in getting new candidates following the
Mark Awareness Presentation.
R.W Bro Andy Beaumont and W.Bro Bob Blake
are only too willing to help
If you need a poster to publicise it then I am happy to produce onefor you
If you are short of candidates why not contact your local Mark Lodges toarrange a presentation evening - the Provincial Team are ready to help asrequired
Around the LodgesWiltshire Keystone MMM Lodge 178 - Devizes
Swindon Keystone MMM Lodge 401 - Swindon
The meeting on the 8th February featured a demonstration Advancement carried out by the Worshipful Master and officersof the lodge. Congratulations were given to 2 member s of the Lodge on their promotions . W.Bro. J. Day is to be theProvincial Grand Tyler and Bro. Sims to Past Provincial Grand Junior Overseer.
A letter from the Loganberry Trust thanking the lodge for their donation of £163 and also the help from Bro. Les Wellingand other members of the lodge in organising the event in Devizes.
At our Regular Meeting on 13th March 2019, which was our 130th Installation, W.Bro. Anthony Huw Ball was Confirmedand Proclaimed as Worshipful Master for a second term. He then proceeded to Appoint and Invest all his Lodge Officers.
The Lodge was well attended by the Deputy Provincial Grand Master, W.Bro. Robert A Blake and his Provincial Teamwho were involved in the Installation Meeting. And the DepPrGM presented a Grand Lodge Certificate to our most recentAdvancee.
A successful ballot was held for a candidate for Advancement, the advancement will take place at our Regular LodgeMeeting in May. Our meeting was, in some ways, short but in others ways a very successful one.
Elias De Derham MMM Lodge 443 - SalisburyAt our December Installation meeting W.Bro. Andy Perry was Installed in a most enjoyable and sincere manner by W.Bro.Graham Jenkins. We were honoured to be presided over by the PGM R.W.Bro. Andy Beaumont.
Our February meeting was unfortunately a victim to the snow! We were however able to get 6 members to attend andmanage the Lodge business. W.Bro. Kevin Cardy made it in to Salisbury from Southampton and took on the role of WMfor the first time in many years!
The Lodge meeting on 5th April will be an Advancement – this will still leave us with 2 Candidates very keen to join uswhich we are working on to get in as soon as we can.
Our meeting on May 17th will be a white table where our ladies and other guests will be able to join us. This will also be acharity evening where we will be presenting £1000 to the Cystic Fibrosis Trust and also having a talk about the AlzheimersSociety.
Chaloner MMM Lodge 599 - MelkshamAt the December Meeting of Chaloner Mark R.W.Bro. Martin Brown presentthe lodge with two new Alms Bags. The original bags had become very wornand were small, as a small token of thanks to the members of the Lodge for alltheir support over the years in my various offices, He had the new bags madeby Warminster Masonics in the exact same style but larger."
"The original Alms Bags were given to the Lodge in 1918 by W.Bro. SholtoHare, when he was Worshipful Master, he also donated to the Province theceremonial sword in 1917.
The Provincial Chaplain gave a blessing for the bags, and the brethren alsoblessed them with a magnificent collection.
At our February meeting , we were delighted to Advance Brother Mark Wal-lace, a member of Chaloner Lodge No 2644 of Craft Freemasons into our Lodge of Mark Master Masons. Mark is alreadywell known to members due to his involvement in the running of the Bar etc. in the Masonic Hall.
The ceremony was conducted in an excellent manner by our W. Master ,W. Bro. John F Connelly, with fine contributionsby W. Bro. Jim Gooding (Secrets), W. Bro. Brian Amos (Working Tools) and W.Bro .Peter Sidnell(In conclusion).
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The whole evening was thoroughly enjoyed by all the brethren, especially the candidate, who admitted afterwards at theFestive Board that he “had a grin on my face the whole way through”, due to the “buck passing” aspect of the story!
We were also delighted that our WM’s good work was witnessed by several visitors and guests, including V.W.Bro. JohnBell (Past DPGM), V.W. Bro. Ray Guthrie (DDepPGM -Somerset) and W.Bro. Tony Guthrie (DepPGM designate-Somer-set) and W .Bro. Graham Howell (PrSwdB-Somerset).
All in all, a truly Good Masonic evening. Our next meeting, then last before our summer recess until our installationmeeting in October, is on April 2nd and will be the Lecture on the Degree of a Mark Master Mason, presented in acatechetical form by Senior brethren of the lodge.
Radnor MMM Lodge 853 - Salisbury
On 11th March Radnor Lodge hosted a visit by the Somerset Antient Mark Demonstration team, it was an excellent eveningwith a large contingent of Mark Masons from Wiltshire and Dorset being present at the meeting to watch a fascinatingceremony in period costume.
If you would like a chance to see the demonstration, the team will be at Warminster Mark Lodge on Tuesday 10thDecember 2019
The PGMs of Wiltshire and Dorset, following the ceremony by the Team.
Geoffrey Short Lodge 971 - Trowbridge
On Wednesday 27th March W.Bro Paul Brown conducted an excellent advancement ceremony for the Wiltshire MarkDegree’s newest member Brother Mark Duckett. The event was well supported by brethren including the Deputy PGMW.Bro Bob Blake.
Elections were also held to appoint the next Worshipful Master who is the present Senior Warden, Bro Steven Hiscox(farleft of photograph) he will be installed at our September meeting.
On Sunday 7th July are conduction a walking tour of Bradford on Avon followed by a lunch
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St Aldhelm MMM Lodge 1531 - Malmesbury
Warminster MMM Lodge 1110 Warminster
Bro.Gary Lawrence was advanced into Warminster Mark Lodge on Tuesday 12th March in an excellent ceremonyconducted by the Worshipful Master W.Bro. James Lowe, assisted by W.Bro. Bryan Little and W.Bro. Neil Evans. Gary’sfather in law and proposer Bro. Duncan Page presented the working tools. With an application for a joining member inhand and the prospect of another candidate the Lodge appears to be in good shape at present.
Plans are in hand for a combined Summer Dinner Dance with Wiltshire Downs and Warminster RAM on Friday 20thSeptember at The George Hotel, Longbridge Deverill.. The lodge will also be hosting it’s Inter Lodge Skittles Challengewith Salisbury & Trowbridge in late November
On behalf of the 14 visitors to St Aldhelm Mark Master Masons Lodge we would like to thank W.Bro. Peter Bint, theofficers and brethren of St Aldhelm for the excellent Advancement ceremony that was held on 5h March 2019. Followingthe meeting we were treated to a bountiful festive board. We wish the newest Mark member within the province all the bestfor the future and if time permits to be able to visit other Mark lodges.
Kennet MMM Lodge 1599 - Marlborough
At a recent Kennet Lodge of Mark Master Masons, meeting in Marlborough on 7th February, and attended by theProvincial Grand Master, the brethren were treated to an engaging, entertaining and enlightening talk by Bro. R Dixonfrom the St Aldhelm Lodge No1531.
Bro. Dixon provided anecdotes from his long and distinguished career with the RAF and concluded stating one of RonaldReagan’s quotes, “There is no limit to the amount of good you can do if you don’t care who gets the credit.”
During the regular April meeting of The Kennet lodge in Marlborough, Worshipful MasterMerv Johns in conjunction with officers of the lodge, Advanced Bro. Franz Delaney into MarkMasonry.
The lodge was honoured with 14 visiting brethren from within and without the Province, someof which acted in office during the evening. During the after proceesings a raffle raised £140 forthe North Wiltshire Motor Neurone Charity.
The Kennet lodge look forward to the coming Masonic year with a potential two furtherAdvancees in the pipeline.
Border MMM Lodge 1143 - Ludgershall
Brother Stephen J Smith writes, I had the privilege ofaccompanying W Bro David Hawkins (the Border MarkLodge Charity Steward) to a presentation of a cheque to theLeader and to the young Rainbows Guides at ShiptonBellinger.
The cheque was for £350 to cover the registration fees forthis newly formed troop, who had been struggling to makeends meet and to continue their good work with the young-sters.
Bro Paul Bilbao (Border Lodge No 3129) is the husband ofthe group leader (Emma) and he was aware from conversa-tions that I had had with Emma (I have, on behalf, of theLodge been supporting Emma in devising a 5 year businessplan and financial projection), that Border Mark were look-
ing at potential organisations that would benefit from a donation from our Charity Account.In discussion with Lodge elders it was felt that this was a very worthy cause and hence the donation.
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The Daylight Lodge Meeting in WarminsterOn Wednesday morning the the 20th March W.Bro. Bill Reid was installed as W.M.of the Wiltshire Downs Lodge.
The meeting was presided over by the DPGM W.Bro. Bob Blake accompanied bymany Active Provincial Officers.
W.Bro. Graham Greenhill was the Installing Master and the meeting was carried outin a very dignified manner.
The after proceedings was attended by 31 Brethren who dined on Ham egg and chips followed by Fruit and ice cream all atthe very reasonable price of £10 a head with a 30% reduction for the Provincial Team.
Good company, good food and plenty of banter in a delightful building, all this in a three hour period . This is MarkMasonry at its very best. Why no Join us at our May meeting when the Worshipful Master invites you to join us for a shortMeeting followed by a Buffet and entertainment with Ladies and none Masonic guests invited to dine. The date for yourdiary is Wednesday the 15th May at 11am and the cost will be £7 per head.Bill Platts, Secretary Tel 01985218358 or email [email protected]
More pictures http://www.mmmwilts.org.uk/provincial%20news.html#txt_935
Wiltshire Downs MMM Lodge 1843 - Warminster
On Thursday 14th March Alan Kerr was elevated into Concord RAM. and was treated to a magnificent ceremony buy themembers. He said “For me it was a very sincere meeting filled with brotherly love.It has been a long time since Concordhave had a candidate but you wouldn’t know as all officers performed perfectly.”
The W. Commander. W.Bro. Simon Finn has been in the chair for two years without a candidate, and is changing over atthe next meeting, I was so glad to have been elevated on his last meeting so he and his officers could put to good use thelong hours they have spent with the ritual.
A short spell without any candidates was brought to an end at Warminster RAM Lodge 1110 on Tuesday 12th Februarywhen the Mark Provincial Communications Officer W.Bro. Bob Chalmers was elevated into the Lodge.
An excellent ceremony, which was conducted by The Worshipful Commander, W.Bro Tony Wilcox ably assisted by hisofficers was witnessed by several visitors including the PGM R.W.Bro Andy Beaumont and the past PGM R.W.Bro MartinBrown, making it a bumper evening for the Lodge.
This will hopefully mark the start of a positive period for the Lodge as there are two more candidates in the queue already.
The first of which Bro. Liam Reid was elevated at the meeting of 9th April.
The next meeting will be the installation so the remaining candidate remains in hand for the following meeting.
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Geoffrey Short MMM Lodge 971
A Walking Tour of
Bradford on Avon
Followed by a Cold Meat Salad and Fresh Strawberry Eaton Mess
Friday 26th April Mark - Wilts. Inst. Masters No. 1460 Devizes 6.15 pm InstallationWednesday 8th May Mark - Swindon Keystone No. 401 Swindon 6.15 pm Team VisitFriday 10th May RAM - Goddard No. 401 Swindon 6.00 pmMonday 13th May Mark - Radnor No. 853 Salisbury 6.15 pm InstallationTuesday 14th May Mark - Warminster No. 1110 Warminster 6.30 pm Mark LectureWednesday 15th May Mark - Wiltshire Downs No. 1843 Warminster 11.00 amFriday 17th May Mark - Elias de Derham No. 443 Salisbury 6.30 pmTuesday 21st May Wiltshire General Purposes Trowbridge 7.00 pm Mark & RAMWednesday 22nd May RAM -Reginald W. Short No. 1460 Devizes 6.15 pm InstallationTuesday 4th June Mark - St. Aldhelm No. 1531 Malmesbury 6.30 pmThursday 6th June RAM - Stuart Parry No. 1843 Ludgershall 10.30 amTuesday 11th June Mark Grand Lodge – Active & 1st Appointments FMH 1.30 pm InvestitureThursday 20th June Wiltshire Provincial Grand Lodge Melksham 11.00 am Mark & RAM
For more information follow this link http://www.mmmwilts.org.uk/Meetings.html
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The Most Worshipful Grand Master has been pleased to appoint and promote the following Brethren from the Province ofWiltshire to Mark Grand Rank.
First Appointments
· W.Bro. Michael Roger Prince Past Assistant Grand Director of Ceremonies
Promotions
· W Bro. Frank John Fletcher Past Grand Junior Overseer
Many congratulations to both these Brethren for their very well-deserved First Appointments to, and Promotions in,Mark Grand Rank.
· W.Bro. Michael Roger Prince was Advanced into Swindon Keystone Lodge No 401 in 1999 and he became itsMaster in 2002. He was appointed APrGhap in 2005, PrGInspWks in 2008, PrGSO in 2012 and PrGJW in 2015.Roger is also a member of Wiltshire Installed Mark Masters No. 1460 and is a Founder of Trinity No. 1845.
He will be invested at the Mark Grand Lodge meeting to be held on Tuesday 11th June 2019.
· W.Bro. Frank Fletcher was Advanced into the Lansdowne Lodge No. 1035 in 1986 becoming its Master in 1993and again in 1997. He was appointed PrGStB in 1995 and PrGSec in 2008 an office that he held until 2012. He wasappointed to the Grand Rank of PAGDC in 2008 and GSD in 2013.
He will be invested at the Mark Grand Lodge meeting to be held on Tuesday 10th September 2019.
Both the Mark Grand Rank Investiture Meetings will be held at Freemasons Hall, Great Queen Street, London and arealways a very enjoyable days out and are well worth attending, especially if you have not attended a Mark Grand LodgeMeeting, or been to Freemasons’ Hall, before.
If you are intending to attend either of these days out in London please let the Provincial Grand Secretary, W.Bro. IanGibson, know who will try to co-ordinate transport.
Please do try to attend these meetings along with the Provincial Grand Master, R.W.Bro. Andy Beaumont, to support theseBrethren and make the days a very special time for them.
ARE YOU FREE DURING THE DAY ?
WHY NOT COME AND VISIT
WILTSHIRES ONLY
DAYTIME MARK LODGE
Wiltshire Downs Mark Lodge Meets on the 3rd Wednesdayin March, May & September at 1030am
at Warminster Masonic HallContact the Lodge Secretary W.Bro Bill Platts
The Worshipful Master invites you to join us for a short Meeting on May 15th at 11amwhich will be followed by a Buffet and Entertainment. Your Ladies and none Masonicguests invited to dine with us. The cost will be £7 per head.
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Jack M. Warner (1916–1995), Film producer, Raised: 30 November 1938, Mount Olive Lodge No. 506, California.
Samuel L. Warner, Film producer and co-founder of Warner Bros., Mount Olive Lodge No. 506, California
Sir Charles Warren, English archaeologist. Surveyor of Herod's Temple. Royal Lodge of Friendship No. 278, Gibraltar. Founding Master of Quatuor Coronati Lodge of Research.
George Washington, general, politician, and first President of the United States. Initiated in Fredericksburg VA, Past Master of Alexandria Lodge No. 22, Virginia.
James Watt, Scottish inventor and engineer, Royal Society. Initiated in a Scottish Lodge in 1763.
John Wayne, American actor, Marion McDaniel Lodge No. 56, Arizona
Samuel Wesley, English composer
Jimmy Wheeler, British comedian
Oscar Wilde, Irish playwright, novelist, and poet, Apollo University Lodge No. 357, Oxford (UGLE)
John Wilkes, English politician and journalist
William IV, King of Great Britain, UGLE
Donald Wolfit, English actor
Steve Wozniak, Co-founder Apple Computers, Charity Lodge No. 362, Campbell, California
Christopher Wren, English architect, Master of Lodge Original, No. 1, now the Lodge of Antiquity No. 2, "adopted" 18 May 1691
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Madame de Xaintrailles, Republican heroine of the French Revolution. While wearing the uniform of a major of cavalry, she presented an aide-de-camp's commission to the lodge of Les Freres Aristes. It was resolved that the first degree (not of Adoptive Masonry but of real Masonry) should be conferred on a lady who had displayed the courage and virtues of a man.
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Giuseppe Zanardelli (29 October 1826 – 26 December 1903), 16th Prime Minister of Italy. A Freemason, after his death the bishop of Brescia refused him a Christian burial, unless the floral offering on the coffin sent by the Italian Freemasons, was removed.
Darryl F. Zanuck (1902-1979), American film producer, Mount Olive Lodge No. 506, California.
