Memories of December 1975

The following is an excerpt from the minutes of the regular meeting of the lodge held on Tuesday 23^rd December 1975 at 7:30pm

Present          Brother Peter Brown RWM presided supported by Bro’s R.McBride WSW D.Grimsley WJW – Ian C Milne S.D – Alan Stobo  J.D  A Gage I.G and R C Wenn acting Tyler.

Opening        Bro Peter Brown RWM extended a warm welcome to the Brethren of the lodge and expressed his pleasure at the attendance of the visiting Brethren.

Apologies      Were intimated on behalf of eleven Brethren

Accounts       The following account was passed for payment on the motion of the WSW seconded by the WJW   

Scottish & Universal newspapers £5:60 

Collection       The collection on behalf of the lodge General fund was uplifted and amounted to a sum of £ 10:70

Lodge       Bro Peter Brown RWM 242 then raised to the lodge to the Raised       3^rd or high sublime degree of a MM and thereafter The Master Mason degree was then conferred on the following fellow craft

     John Murphy – Kenneth Angus McDonald – Willi Max Hein 

MM       The obligation was then administered by Bro Peter Brown Degree   RWM who was  assisted in the ceremonial of the degree by the following Brethren, W T Murray – R McBride – J S Murray – I Cosgrove D Grimsley – A Stobo and William B Johnstone.

Vote of           Bro William Lennon PM proposed a vote of thanks to the Thanks          degree team asking the Brethren to pay wages for work very well done.

Visitors          Bro Peter Brown RWM then charged the visiting Brethren to take fraternal greetings back to their respective mother lodges and wished the assembled Brethren the compliments of the season.

Lodge      Bro Peter Brown RWM intimated that the next regular

Closed     meeting of the lodge would take place on Thursday 8^th January 1976 when the FC degree would be conferred by a deputation from lodge Captain Speirs № 791 – there being no further business the lodge was closed in the MM degree.