Cathedral L& C No 67

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On Friday 22nd January 2016 I attended My Lodge & Council Cathedral No 67 Where I  am the Treasurer and it was the annual Provincial visit to check our books and accounts. Which I am glad went well as we got a clear minute the meeting was not as well attended as usual, we did have a candidate and the office bearers conferred the Mariners Degree to a reasonable standard. the Harmony was the usual January meal of Haggis ,neeps and Potatoes with the usual speeches form WCN and head of Provincial Deputation as usual I did not win any Raffles but people  either side of me did

 

St john RAC No 257

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On Thursday 21st January 2016  I attended My Mother Chapter St John No 257 where i am Scribe Although we had a few apologies we had enough to open and after the usual business we received a Deputation From Partick RAC No 113 who conferred an exemplification of the Excellent Masters Degree with Erik acting as the substitute candidate the degree was excellent  as expected from Partick and I also learned something which I have never hear before. We had a good harmony and I never won anything  but we discussed who is going the burns supper next week in Rifle RAC No 513 in Edinburgh and as I am driving I will be picking up 4 other members of St john so we will be well represented by the chapter

Maryhill RAC No 296

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On Tuesday 19th January 2016 I attended Maryhill Royal Arch Chapter it was a quick meeting due to the amount of apologies and only just managing to open the meeting i acted as 3rd Principal after the usual business the chapter was closed and for the first time in my memory they did not have a harmony and was back in the house by 9:3pm a real early night but I am glad I went

Dennistoun L& C No 266

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On Monday 18th January 2016 I attended Dennistoun Lodge & Council No266  it was a quiet meeting with a few apologies it was a quick meeting with just the usual business but they were having an informal burns night ( haggis neeps & taties) which was good but no raffles again for me

 

St Andrew of Glasgow RAC No 69

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On Tuesday 12th January 2016 i attended St Andrew of Glasgow Royal Arch Chapter No 69 for their annual Burns Supper performed by Chapter Thistle No 867 from Stewarton in Ayrshire The team performing were excellent and certainly knew their business and Burns . It meeting was well attended by members and visitors

But unuasually i did win a raffle prize (for the Wife)

St John Whiteinch No 683

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On Friday 8th January 2016 i attended Lodge St John Whiteinch No 683 where the office bearers conferred the fellowcraft degree on a substitute candidate The degree was well performed by the newly installed office Bearers for their first time. It was a good harmony but again no Raffle prizes for me

St John R.A.C. No 257

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On Thursday 17th December 2015 I attended my mother chapter where I am scribe  it was an unusual poor attendance of members we used some of the visitors to open the meeting it was a good meeting with a few discussions about the correspondence and it was decided we would attend St Andrew of Glasgow RAC burns night and also Rifle RAC in Edinburgh on 31st January . we wished the First Principal and visitors a merry xmas and a good new year.

We had a good harmony and I did win a raffle which went back to the chapter but it was a reasonably early night

Maryhill R.A.C. No 296

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On Tuesday 15th November 2015 I attended Maryhill Royal Arch Chapter No296. It was sad occasion Due to the Death of M.E.C. james Tannock Senior after a short illness. His funeral was that day with a great turnout of both Masonic and members of the Speedway. M.E.C. Kenneth Naismith gave an eulogy and also conducted the service at the funeral. M.E.C Jim Tannock junior was not at the meeting which was expected due to the circumstances but he also became a Grand Father that day, keeping the james name alive  by using it as his middle name. M.E.C Marcel westerbeck flew over from Prague for the funeral and the meeting. It was quite well attended with a few latecomers myself included due to traffic on M8. It was a quite harmony and i did not win any raffles i droped off Marcel westerbeck off at his hotel at Glasgow Airport before heading home

St Andrew of Glasgow R.A.C no 69

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On Tuesday 9th November 2015 i attended St Andrew of Glasgow No 69. Where they conferred the Excellent Masters Degree where i was acting as Senior warden. There was 4 Reigning First principals present which was good We had a great harmony and i was the last of the 4 to win a raffle prizes and 2 of them drew their own tickets which was great

st Mungo Preceptory

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On Monday 7th November 2015 I attended My Preceptory where we conferred the Malta Grades on a candidate it went well and it was a really early night i left straight after the meeting due to the pain in my shoulder after my operation  so no raffles or chance of 1