N.Z. MASONIC GRAND LODGE.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18239, 25 November 1924, Page 8

N.Z. MASONIC GRAND LODGE.

■ MR' MASSEY THE' NEW GRAX|f rf MASTER. ' fi - :,P __ ' _ (3PXCUX* TO "TOR PWCSS.") „ |t J AUCKLAND, November 31* jt The Grand Master Designate of fltjl n' N.Z. Mafionic Grand Lodge is the Hon. W. F. Massey, and there W&ff ' no other nomination, ho will be isalriNV ed on Wednesday evening in ths» Tfcw®": - Hall.

The retiring Gcand Master t& 1(8*4 Jellicoe. A previous Gcffernor-GefflHsi —Lord Plunket —filled the aarae <sS&© for four years. A former Prime Jffialk ter, the Rt. Hon. R. J. Seddem, w*w4 a term as Grand Master, and the J**sent Leader of the Legislative CosseS (the Hon. Sir Francis Bell) facid tRf „ office 30 years ago. Mr Massey commenced his MsamWl, career in Lodge Manukau (One&&&dps before the New Zealand Lodge" cw»»' into existence, and then) held tee d&» of Senior W&rdan. ParHameaMf, duties interrupted his progress vaft4< few years ago, when he resooed membership in Lodge Renown ton), of which h© became Vonnpl;, Master. ,2" * The Grand .Lodge of New _Zea&oWs was constituted in 1890, and it _eswN; lished §. New Zealand ConstiiwtHMS w ; the vast Order. To-day it centred Mr fewer than 277 lodges, one of wfckfcil-j located in Samoa, and tho total ~ bersliip at September 30th Jast was 21,285. ■, Headquarters of the Grand "W travels round the four centres. wSB located in each for a tc*m a£ . yeaiv;. Fcr the two years w been located i-> C aristchmxi, as# the current tcnu it will b© in Aa**land.