On Tuesday 14th February 2017 I Visited St Andrew of Glasgow No 69 where the office bearers carried out an exemplification of the Royal Arch Degree a practice for their visitation in April to St Vincent Plantation No 259 to Confer the Royal Arch Degree on 3 Candidates. It was a good degree and I did not stay after the meeting but a good night
St john Whiteinch No 683
On Friday 10th February 2017 I attended St John whiteinch No 683 where it was the provincial visitation. The lodge was opened and after the business we received a large deputation from the Western Districts Lodges Association and then a deputation from Provincial Grand Lodge who gave the lodge a clear minute. After the meeting we had a good harmony and all the usual raffles
Good Night all round
St Vincent Plantation No 259
On the 24th January I attended My adopted chapter where I am First Principal and my mother chapter was visiting to confer the affiliation to the mark and the excellent masters degree on 2 candidates a father and son from Lodge st. John Whiteinch No.683. I welcomed in the companions from St. John R.A.C No257 and after handing control of the chapter over to St. John I joined the Degree team. I acted as the Installed Mark master and opened the Mark Lodge and Affiliated the candidates and closed the lodge. We then conferred the Excellent Masters where I did the First and second Veil and the veil Lecture at the end. The Degree was up to St. Johns usual high standard and the members of St Vincent Plantation were pleased with the work performed by the degree team.
We had a good harmony with speeches to the new candidates and a suitable response from them.
St John Whiteinch No 683
On Friday 13th January 2017 I attended St John Whiteinch No 683 for the first meeting of the year it was just a business meeting with some of the office bearers absent at the installation being installed by the installing master. it was a good harmony and i got a lift home just after 11pm
St John No 257
on Thursday 15th December 2016 I attended My mother Chapter St John No 257. It was a quiet meeting with the usual members and Visitors. We practiced the affiliation to the Mark for our upcoming Visit to St Vincent Plantation in January with Me conferring the Obligation. We had a Good harmony and I never won ant raffles
St. Andrew of Glasgow No 69
on 13th December 2016 I attended St Andrew of Glasgow where St Vincent
Plantation No 259 was conferring the Excellent Masters Degree. As the First Principal of St Vincent
Plantation I led the deputation and chaired the Degree I also gave the obligation and did the readings. It went well and the companions were please with our work. I was a good harmony and again no Raffles for me
St John Whiteinch No 683
On 9th December 2017 I attended St. John Whiteinch for the Annual Installation where Past Master Adam Provan was reinstalled into the chair of R.W.M. the installing Master also installed all the office Bearers. The installation was performed Excellently. Afterwards it was a fantastic harmony I was sitting at the wardens table where the conversion was good I was also roped into selling the raffle tickets. I also took photographs of the R.W.M and Provincial and Installing Master then photos of the harmony Great night but no office for me this year
Lanarkshire Middle ward Provincial Convocation
On Wednesday 30th November 2016 along with other members of Provincial attended the Convocation for the Middle ward of Lanarkshire. I have said in the past that I would attend various meetings within Middle Ward of Lanarkshire but have never actually made it to any until now the installation of office bearers was carried out by the Grand superintendent IT was poorly attended but was well done to the highest standards Good night did Get lost on the way there and home due to road works and the sat nav
Provincial Committee and Convocation
On Monday 28th November 2016 I attended the Provincial Committee and Convocation where I was installed as 3rd Sojourner it was a reasonably quick meeting and I did not stay for harmony which was held up due to food so I was home early for a change
Cathedral Lodge & Council No 67
on 25th November 2016 I attended My Lodge & Council Cathedral No 67 for the annual installation. I as treasurer was also to have my books inspected which was done and accepted by the members. the installation was not well attended but it was done to the usual standard by P.W.C.N Daniel Laing who was actually ill and I have the highest admiration for his dedication as well as his knowledge. It was a quiet harmony which i actually left very early on but a good night