white_rose_newsletter_42-1 - Masonic Province of Yorkshire, West ...

KING EDWARD VIILODGECENTENARYCELEBRATIONSAROUND 100 Brethren attended thecentenary celebrations of King Edward VIILodge No 3442 at the Masonic Hall,Spring Bank Place on Wednesday, 29September this year.The R W Provincial Grand Master, JohnKendall Clayton, headed a Provincialdelegation which included Assistant PGMW Bro Stewart G Carley, the ProvincialGrand Chaplain, W Bro The Rev CanonKenneth J Phillips and Provincial GrandSecretary W Bro John Rushworth.W Bro Maurice Bendig, Past AssistantProvincial Grand Master, delivered a briefhistory of the Lodge in which he spoke ofBrethren of the Victoria Lodge No 2669being its sponsor.“The days of formation were thosefollowing the peaceful Victorian era and itwas only natural that the Brethren hailingfrom a Lodge named after his reveredmother should seek to obtain his consentfor the new Lodge. The Lodge not onlycommemorates his name but also is inpraise of his cherished aim for peace inits motto “Beati Sunt Pacifici!” – Blessedare the Peacemakers or The Lovers ofPeace.W Bro Bendig also referred to the rededicationof the Lodge in 2000 as aDaylight Lodge.W Bro Camfield, Master, is pictured with King Edward VII Brethren at the Lodge centenary meetingW Bro Rushworth read the centenaryWarrant, which was presented to theMaster, W Bro Graham B Camfield, by theR W Provincial Grand Master. R W BroClayton then presented centenary jewelsto W Bro Camfield and to the King EdwardBrethren and W Bro Camfield, in turn,presented a jewel to the PGM.In a delightful Oration, the Rev CanonPhillips first spoke of the last few years ofQueen Victoria’s reign as “rather sombrebut always respectful, while those ofEdward blossomed with a new, morejoyful era, before, sadly, his life was cutshort on 6 May 1910.”Canon Phillips recalled the 1930s when“in Bradford, wool was King,commercially, but many other industrieswere also there.“At Bristol University in the late 50s andearly 60s, one of my friends was HowardGill, son of one of the management atPatchets, a Bradford firm who madewooden buildings, while another friendwas Mike Cook, who became, like me atfirst, a Methodist Minister.“There followed a sea change in the lifeof Bradford, as the tide of immigrationchanged huge areas, bringing mosques,gurdwaras and hindu temples, like theone where we, last year, were so kindlyreceived for our Provincial service. Andalongside this, our buildings have beentorn down, rebuilt or are in the process ofbeing rebuilt.“But this city, this life, has been both thebackground, and to the fore, of this Lodgefor a century. Most, if not all of itsmembers have been important membersof the community. In 100 years this Lodgehas been involved in its life and in itswork.”W Bro Camfield was delighted topresent a charitable donation of £3,422which was gratefully accepted by R W BroClayton.At the Festive Board, the Brethren werepresented with an individually inscribedcentenary history.For Everything FordNaylor Wintersgill chartered accountantsSetting new standards in financial andtax advice to clients throughout thebusiness and not for profit communitiesCarlton HouseGrammer School StreetBradford HD1 4NSTele: +44 (0) 1274 733184 Fax: +44 (0) 1274 393702E-mail: accountants@naylorwintersgill.co.ukwww.naylorswintersgill.comNew & Used Vehicle Sales,Service, Parts, RapidfitOver 80 years with FORDBurgessFord – KeighleyTel: 01535 667711Fax: 01535 610355Dalton LaneKeighley BD21 4JHwww.burgessford.co.ukDORIC LODGE No. 4073. Meeting on the 4th Monday of each month except Aug. Masonic Hall, Charles Street, Bingley,West Yorks BD16 4LG IS PROUD TO SUPPORT THIS PAGE OF THE WHITE ROSE MASONIC NEWS6