MASONIC CEREMONY

Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 281, 27 November 1941, Page 4

MASONIC CEREMONY

GRAND MASTER INSTALLED

SENIOR OFFICERS APPOINTED

(P.A.) DUNEDIN, this day. According to ancient ceremonial, and with the added modern features of impressive and beautiful music, Mr. C. L. MacDiarmid, of Hamilton, was installed at the Town Hall last night for his second term of office as Grand Master of Freemasonry in New Zealand. This was the culminating point of the 52nd annual communication of the Grand Lodge, which meets in the four centres in rotation. Appointments of high officers who are to support the Grand Master during the coming year were also announced and their investiture constituted another feature of the proceedings.

There was a large gathering of officials of the Grand Lodge, sitting Masters and other delegates from the 305 lodges under New Zealand Masonic jurisdiction and local members of the craft.

After his installation the Grand Master announced the appointment under his prerogative powers of the following senior officers:—DeputyGrand Master, Mr. James McAllister (Stratford); Provincial Grand Masters, Messrs. C. S. Thompson (Canterbury Province), O. Nicholson (Auckland district), S. M. Stone (Wellington), J. G. Dykes (Otago), A. Bullock (Waikato), A. Noble (Southland), J. A. Nash (Ruapehu), A. W. Parkinson (Hawke's Bay), W. G. Rudd (Nelson and Marlborough), F. S. Boustridge (West Coast), J. c. Barclay (Taranaki); Senior Grand Warden, Mr. J. W. Hillary (Christchurch); Junior Grand SvV Mr -, S - T C - K - Smith GnverR Lecturers. Messrs. A., roker (Wellington), R. B. Cape-! ] n (Canterbury), w A I Waters (Ruapehu), A. Coleman ana S. Cannington (Nel son and Marlborough).