Sackville Lodge raise £900 for East Grinstead Tadpoles Swimming for the Disabled
Sackville Lodge held a very successful Race Night last night at Copthorne Golf Club Raising a total of £900 for East Grinstead Tadpoles
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Yateley Lodge No. 9107 make donation to Action Bladder Cancer Charity
Yateley Lodge No. 9107 have recently been able to provide a valuable donation to the Action Bladder Cancer Charity. W.Bro. Steve Saunders during his year as Worshipful Master of the Lodge was committed to providing assistance to this important charity.
New Member for The Fairways Lodge
James Andrew Griffin was Advanced a member of the Fairways Lodge on Thursday 14th July at the regular lodge meeting held at Coventry Masonic Centre, following a good days golf at Hearsall Golf Club. Jame’s is a Director of the Masonic Centre at Coventry so it was very much a home fixture for him.
Freemasons Honor Longest Serving Mason in Massachusetts
Freemasons Honor Longest Serving Mason in Massachusetts
Freemasons Donation for Combat Warriors
Combat Warriors provides hunting and fishing excursions for military service members who have been in combat. Combat Warriors has served hundreds of service members since its inception six years ago.
Air Ambulance Lifted by £16,000 Donation from Freemasons
The Kent, Surrey & Sussex Air Ambulance (KSSA) has received a vital cash boost with a donation of £16,000 from the Freemasons’ Grand Charity. Freemasons from Kent, Surrey & Sussex recently visited the Air Ambulance at its headquarters in Marden to make the donation. Whilst there, they had the opportunity to look around one of the two helicopters and meet the crew and support staff who keep it flying.
Porthkerry Freemasons Lodge donate £763 to Goshin and Kudo Academy.
Porthkerry Lodge have, for a second year running, helped to raise funds for a local group, Goshin and Kudo Academy.
They hosted a ‘cheap as chips’ night at the Barry Masonic Temple, where around 80 guests enjoyed a chip supper, had a flutter on a series of horse races and were royally entertained by local musician, and lodge member, Tony Hill and his band.
Dedication Ceremony of The Masonic Peace Memorial on 19th July 1933.
Arthur, Duke of Connaught ( Youngest Son of Queen Victoria ) Grand Master of The United Grand Lodge of England 1901 -1939, spent some time on how Freemasonry should commemorate, those of its membership who were killed, or declared missing in The Great War. On the 27th June 1919, he organised a conference in The Albert Hall, and invited representatives from Ireland, Scotland and other Grand Lodges throughout the Commonwealth to attend in London and consider how best to commemorate those, of their membership, who died for King and Country. All those in attendance were presented with a Peace Medal, to commemorate their individual contributions, to the discussions of the day.
Why President William McKinley Became a Freemason
When General Horatio King asked William McKinley how he happened to become a Mason, he explained,” After the Battle of Opequam, I went with our surgeon of our Ohio regiment to the field where there were about 5,000 Confederate prisoners under guard. Almost as soon as we passed the guard, I noticed the doctor shook hands with a number of Confederate prisoners. He also took from his pockets a roll of bills and distributed all he had among them. Boy-like, I looked on in wonderment; I didn’t know what it all meant. On the way back from camp I asked him: