The lights shine at Brotherhood
It was one of those autumnal evenings; you know the sort, one that is rather dreary with a chill in the air and the constant threat of drizzle; not the…
banquet
Tim in at Hawkshead
Hawkshead Lodge No 4354 with 38 members is certainly not the largest lodge, nor is it the oldest or grandest. However, it can with confidence claim to be…
Fitting representative
In 1998 the master of Semper Sursum Lodge No.5622 was Peter Schofield and the masters of Hindpool Lodge No 1225 were Keran Stalker and Derek Forrest. Both…
Is the Official Date of Our Founding Wrong?
The joint Conference on the history of Freemasonry held by Quatuor Coronati Lodge No. 2076 and Queens’ College at the University of Cambridge in…
Successful heritage day
The Warrington Heritage Day saw the doors of the Museum of Freemasonry and the Masonic hall open to welcome the general public, to view the various displays of Masonic artefacts and memorabilia in the setting of the Masonic hall which was purpose built in 1933.
Rowly celebrates
A packed Ulverston Masonic Hall was the setting for the meeting of the Lodge of Furness No 995 which saw Rowly Saunders celebrate his 50th anniversary as…
Three Uses of Memory in Freemasonry by W.Bro. J. Scott Kenney
Why is memory so important to Freemasons? I’m sure to many of you, that will seem obvious. Yet, beyond memorizing material so that you can do things like prove up to a higher degree, perform your ritual part well, do the floorwork, deliver a charge or even deliver a tracing board, there is a great deal more to this topic than one might think at first glance. Thus, in this brief paper, I hope to sketch out three interrelated areas in which memory may – whether consciously or inadvertently – be of significance to Freemasons.
The Deputy PGM of London Mark Masons Writes, July 20th 2016
Author(s): Tom Quinn Brethren All, Now that our wonderful Annual Meeting is passed and we are on the brink of another successful London Mark season, the…
Vale Lodge celebrates ‘The Ladies’
Members of Vale Lodge No 5256 held a very successful evening at the Longlands Hotel, Tewitfield, near Carnforth to celebrate and honour ‘The Ladies’. The WM of the lodge Bill Byrne and the principal guest, his wife Ela, were delighted to welcome fellow Masons, family and friends to their special evening, which was orchestrated with precision and humour by the lodge director of ceremonies Norman Mitchell.
Kipling and the Craft
The need for this further essay was first made apparent to me when—in my capacity as Secretary of the Lodge and Editor of the Transactions—I began to receive inquiries from Brethren as far away as Vancouver and Singapore, asking for materials and information which might help them to complete their own papers on Kipling, and I found, to my surprise, that while our library contains a great deal of relevant material, there has never been a paper on Kipling in our Transactions.