FREEMASONRY

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIII, Issue 20894, 25 November 1937, Page 5

FREEMASONRY

NEW ZEALAND GRAND LODGE ANNUAL COMMUNICATION By Telegraph—Press Association AUCKLAND, November 24. Hie annual communication of the Masonic Grand Lodge of New Zealand opened this morning at the Masonic Temple, Grand Master Viscount Galway presiding. Delegates were present from all parts of New Zealand. The Grand Lodge confirmed the unanimous choice by the craft of Viscount Galway as Grand Master for 1937-38. The installation and investiture of the Grand Master and the investiture of the other Grand Officers took place this evening at the Town Hall. The Past Grand rank was conferred on members of the Grand Lodge (Honoris Causa) as follow's: —R. W. Stiles (Nelson, Past-Deputy Grand Master); F. T. Hunn (Masterton, Past Provincial Grand Master); R. Hutcheson (Wellington, Past Grand Senior Warden); H. A. Lamb (Past Grand Senior Warden); A. H. Herbert (Eketahuna, Past Grand Junior Warden >; L. Wright (Ormondville, Past Junior Grand Warden); E. H. Harle (Past Junior Grand Warden); E. Lane (Oaniaru, Past Junior Grand Warden); C. M. Johnston (Seddonvllle, Past Grand Director of Caremonies); R. Baldwin (Christchurch, Past Grand Director of Ceremonies); T. S. Little (Ngapara, Past Grand Director of Ceremonies); W. McKlnlay (Dunedin, Past Assistant Provincial Grand Master); W. Cowin (Wakefield, Past Grand Deacon); A. Boyd (Kaikoura. Past Junior Grand Deacon); H. J. Richards (Otaki, Past Grand Standard Bearer).

Officers Elected The grand officers and boards for 1937-38 are: Grand Master, Viscount Galway; Pro.-Grand Master, W. Llshner (Dunedin); Deputy Grand Master, H. G. Teagle (Wellington); Provincial Grand Masters, C. Flavell (Canterbury), O. Nicholson (Auckland), J. H. Jerram (Wellington), J. A. Starrow (Otago), Campbell L. MacDiarmid (Waikato), Garnet J. Yule (Southland), Cornelius D. Fraser (Ruapehu), Robert J. B. Waugh (Hawke’s Bay), John L. Ching (Nelson and Marlborough), Herbert Campbell (West Coast), aid John C. Barclay (Taranaki); Senior Grand Warden, G. R. Harker (Greymouth); Junior Grand Warden, Alfred Bullock (Hamilton); Grand Chaplains, Canon Herbert O. T. Hanby (Christchurch) and Rev. John Paterson (Stratford); Grand Treasurer, Thomas G. Weir (Dunedin);; Grand Registrar, George T. Baylee (Dunedin); President of Board of General Purposes, James G. Dykes (Dunedin); Grand Secretary, Henry A. Lamb (Dunedin); President of Board of Benevolence. J. H. Moir (Dunedin); Senior Grand Deacons, Frank Klrton (Papakura) end F. R. Padget (Invercargill) ; Junior Grand Deacons, E. E. Hill (Brunnerton) and A. J. Jones (Christchurch); elected members of Board of General Purpose J. Quaile (Dunedin), J. R. Dreaver (Dunedin), W. Dobson (Dannevirke), G. E. Appleagarth (Bluff), T. M. J. Bedding (Paraparaumu), J. Bews (Dunedin), J. Burnip (Inglewood), L. Crow (Wellington) , G. S. Johnson (Picton), A. Nicol (Whakatane), R. Railley Cawenei, W. G. S. Romley (Ashhurst) , A. T. C. Sellars (Christchurch), T. A. Smith (Walmarie), J. C. H. Somerville (Dunedin), A. C. Symons (Whangarei), T. Tomkins (Green Island) , W. Tuck (Christchurch); elected members of Board of Benevolence, G. Waldie (Dunedin), J. D. King (Dunedin), A. J. Cannon (Dunedin), A. J. Jordan (Dunedin), A. H. Burgess (Rongotea), F. W. A. Clayton (Dunedin), J. R. Copland (Balclutha), A. R. Green (Motueka), W. T. Haig (Dunedin), J. Hewson (Opunake), C. E. Howell 'Lincoln), E. Lane (Oamaru), W. Mitchell (Reefton), T. G. Niven (Petone), E. C. Piric (Napier), A. RiUstone (Tuatapere). J. E. Trust (Pio Pio) and R. Ward (Auckland); chairman of Board of Management and Widows and Orphans and Aged Masons’ Fund and of special (war) Benevolent Fund, J. H. Moir.