MASONIC LODGE

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 53, 25 November 1937, Page 9

MASONIC LODGE

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Annual Communication at Auckland INVESTITURE TO-NIGHT

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AUCKLAND( Last Night. The annual communication of the Masonic ^rand Lodge of New Zealand. opened this mornmg in tho Masonic Temple, the Grand Master, Yiscount Galway, presiding. Delegates were present from all parts of New Zealand. The Grand Lodge confirmed the unanimous choice by the craft of Yiscount Galway as Grand Master for 1937-38. The installation and investiture of the Grand Master and the investiture of other Grand officers takes place this evening in the Town Hall. Past Grand rank was conferred on members of Grand Lodge (honoris causa) as follows: — Messrs. R. W. Stiles, of Nelson, Past Deputy-Grand Master; F. T. Hunt, of Masterton, Past Provincial Grand Master; R. Hutcheson, of Wellington, 'Past Grand Senior Warden; A. H. Herbert, of Eketahuna, Pust Grand dunior Warden; L. Wright, of Ormondville, Past Junior * Grand Warden; G. H, Harlo, Past Junior

[Grand Warden; E. Lane, of Oamaru, Past Junior Grand Warden; C. M. Johnston, of Seddonville, Past Grand Director of Ceremonies; R. Baldwin, of Christchurch, Past Grand Director of Ceremonies; T. S. Little, of Ngapara, Past Grand Director of Ceremonies; W. McKinlay, of Dunedin, Past Assistant Provincial Grand Master; W. Cowin, of Wakefield, Past Grand Deacon; A. Boyd, of Kaikoura, Past Junior Grand Deacon; H! J. Eicliards, Otaki, Past Grand Standard Bearer.