PGM DELIGHTED TO INSTALLW BRO D STUART CUMMINSAS NEW PROVINCIAL RULERTHERE was an air <strong>of</strong> expectancy inside a packed Temple at the<strong>Masonic</strong> Hall, Spring Bank Place when the R W Provincial GrandMaster, John K Clayton, accepted the gavel at a Regular meeting<strong>of</strong> the Lodge <strong>of</strong> Charity No 4105 on Friday 14 January 2011.The occasion was the Installation <strong>of</strong> W Bro Donald StuartCummins as Assistant Provincial Grand Master for Area 1, whichencompasses Bradford and surrounding districts, in successionto W Bro Stewart G Carley.R W Bro Clayton spoke with a great feeling <strong>of</strong> warmth when heoutlined highlights <strong>of</strong> W Bro Cummins’s <strong>Masonic</strong> career - acareer which had begun in January 1985 when he became athird generation Freemason and a Lewis; his father, Donald,having been Master <strong>of</strong> Charity in 1970 and his grandfather,Ernest, a Founder who was Master in 1925.W Bro Cummins receives the congratulations <strong>of</strong>the R W Provincial Grand MasterSpeakers Corner: W Bros Gledhill, Cummins and Rennison at the Festive BoardW Bro Stuart Cummins was Master in 1994 and severalProvincial Ranks followed before he was appointed Senior GrandWarden in 2007. United Grand Lodge honours as Past AssistantGrand Director <strong>of</strong> Ceremonies were conferred two years later.An active member <strong>of</strong> St Laurence Chapter No 2330 and anhonorary member <strong>of</strong> Lightcliffe Chapter No 3332, where he isorganist, W Bro Cummins is involved with his sons in the longestablished family business, Ernest Cummins, Colour andCommercial Printers and since August, 1997 has hadresponsibility for the printing and distribution <strong>of</strong> the ProvincialNewsletter.When W Bro Cummins entered the Lodge to take hisObligation he was Escorted by W Bros J P Tottle, M Woodward,K Grandison, M S Sch<strong>of</strong>ield, L Gledhill and A D Rennison andcushion bearer W Bro W Boyd, under the direction <strong>of</strong> ProvincialDirector <strong>of</strong> Ceremonies W Bro Robert W Bowhill.The Patent <strong>of</strong> Appointment was read by the Provincial GrandSecretary, W Bro John Rushworth and W Bro Cummins recitedhis Oath and Obligation before being invested with his Chain <strong>of</strong>Office and Patent with dignity and sincerity by the PGM.Some 120 Brethren attended a superb Festive Board at whichW Bro Cummins spoke <strong>of</strong> his delight in accepting his newposition as a Ruler, before expressing his thanks to all those whohad helped him so far in his <strong>Masonic</strong> career.He was replying to the toast to Provincial Grand Lodge,proposed by his long-standing friend W Bro A D (Tony)Rennison, <strong>of</strong> Lascelles Lodge No 4796. Bro J Paul Tottleproposed a toast to the Visitors which prompted a racy responsefrom White Rose editor W Bro John B Gledhill, <strong>of</strong> Thornhill LodgeNo 1514.BritanniaH. APPLEYARD & SONSDENBY WAY, HELLABY INDUSTRIAL EST.,ROTHERAM, YORKSHIREwww. britannia-appleyards-southyorkshire.comNo A028REMOVALSTHROUGHOUT EUROPEWORLDWIDE SHIPPINGSELF STORAGEARCHIVE STORAGE(DATA MANAGEMENT)ROTHERHAMTel: 01709 549718 Fax: 01709 7006494
PROVINCE CELEBRATES CAPITAL GAINSCREATING A BITMORE HISTORYTWO Brethren from our <strong>Province</strong> added alittle bit <strong>of</strong> history at April’s annualinvestiture <strong>of</strong> United Grand Lodge atGreat Queen Street, London.W Bro James H Newman wasappointed Acting Senior Grand Deaconand W Bro Gerald A J Brown ActingJunior Grand Deacon in recognition <strong>of</strong>their services with two <strong>of</strong> the centralcharities.This is the first occasion for over 20years that the <strong>Province</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Yorkshire</strong>, <strong>West</strong><strong>Riding</strong> has provided Acting Deacons inthe same year. And a further plus is thatwith W Bro Dr Simon Lindley, ZetlandLodge No 1311, being re-appointedGrand Organist, <strong>Province</strong> has three ActingOfficers to restore what was once acommon occurrence.For example, at the annual investiturein April 1925 the Rt Hon ViscountLascelles, KG, DSO was appointed andinvested as Senior Grand Warden and atthe same meeting the Rt Rev Bishop <strong>of</strong>Bradford, Arthur Perowne, DD, (PentalphaLodge No 974), was appointed GrandChaplain and W Bro Sir Bernard Sugden,<strong>of</strong> Zetland Lodge No 603, was appointedJunior Grand Deacon. Sir Bernard wenton to become vice president <strong>of</strong> the Board<strong>of</strong> General Purposes.W Bro Newman joined the Board <strong>of</strong>Trustees <strong>of</strong> the Royal <strong>Masonic</strong> BenevolentInstitution in December 2003 andbecame treasurer in April the followingyear. He held this position for seven yearsbefore becoming chairman <strong>of</strong> the Board<strong>of</strong> Trustees in October 2010.As treasurer, he successfully guided thecharity through some very challengingfinancial times including the infamous'credit crunch'. He was also chairman <strong>of</strong>the investment committee (a position hestill holds) and chairman <strong>of</strong> the AuditCommittee.Since joining the Board <strong>of</strong> Trustees, hehas also been a member <strong>of</strong> theSupervisory Board that meets on amonthly basis and takes all keyoperational decisions <strong>of</strong> the charity. Assuch, he has been intimately involved fornearly eight years.He was chairman <strong>of</strong> the CharityTreasurers' Group, which wrote theoriginal Cost Report in 2005,recommending and identifying the costsavings from moving the central charitiesinto Freemasons’ Hall and also preparedthe business plan for the Centre for<strong>Masonic</strong> Research at the University <strong>of</strong>Sheffield in 2001. He was also chairman<strong>of</strong> the Sheffield <strong>Masonic</strong> Hall Company forfive years to 2009.Before becoming treasurer <strong>of</strong> the RMBIin 2004, James was treasurer <strong>of</strong> theFriends <strong>of</strong> Connaught Court for five years.W Bro Newman said: “As the charity isthe only one <strong>of</strong> the four central charities,which is a real live working/operationalcharity, rather than just a grant-giving one,it suits my business background well. Theturnover <strong>of</strong> the Charity is £50million, it has18 care homes, 1,000 residents and itemploys over 1,000 people with assets <strong>of</strong>over £110m, a big organisation by anystandards. It is an honour and pleasure tobe able to contribute and enjoy doing soto such a worthy <strong>Masonic</strong> cause.”AT the Quarterly Communication <strong>of</strong> UnitedGrand Lodge in March, W Bro Newman hadthe honour <strong>of</strong> proposing the re-election <strong>of</strong>M W Bro HRH The Duke <strong>of</strong> Kent, KG, asGrand Master for the ensuing year.With a long family history inFreemasonry, James was Initiated intoHadassah Lodge No 4871, in 1974,becoming Master in 1992. ActingProvincial Rank followed in 1999 and in2002 he was appointed to Grand Lodgeas Acting AG St B. He was promoted toPAGDC in 2007.He was Exalted into Welcome ChapterNo3779 in 1992, becoming First Principalin 1997, with acting Provincial rank in 2002and was Provincial Grand.Registrar in2008 before being promoted to PPGSN in2009.James is also actively involved in other<strong>Masonic</strong> Orders.W Bro Newman, a Fellow <strong>of</strong> the InstituteHART SHAWCHARTERED ACCOUNTANTSWe <strong>of</strong>fer an extensive range <strong>of</strong> servicesIncludingFinancial Admin OutsourcingPersonal & Corporate InsolvencyBuying & Selling BusinessesAuditStrategic Business PlanningPension & Investment AdviceManagement AccountsEuropa Link, Sheffield Business Park, Sheffield, South <strong>Yorkshire</strong> S9 1XUFax: 0114 251 8851 Email: info@hartshaw.co.ukFOR A FREE INITIAL CONSULTATIONCall Andrew Maybery0114 251 8850<strong>of</strong> Chartered Accountants and a Member<strong>of</strong> the Association <strong>of</strong> CorporateTreasurers, holds an impressive portfolio<strong>of</strong> non-executive directorships and wasMaster Cutler in the Company <strong>of</strong> Cutlers inHallamshire last year.W BRO GERALD A J BROWN wasInitiated into Rectitude Lodge No <strong>43</strong>83 inNovember 1982 and became Master in1991.He was appointed Past ProvincialGrand Registrar in 1998 and promotedPPJGW in 2004 and PPSGW two yearslater.Appointment to Grand Rank asAssistant Grand Director <strong>of</strong> Ceremoniesfollowed in 2006 to precede his newaccolade <strong>of</strong> Acting Junior Grand Deacon.Gerald gains his latest recognitionfollowing extensive work with theSamaritan Fund, which he joined in 2005,as a member <strong>of</strong> the grants committee.A retired consultant surgeon, W BroBrown acts as a medical referee, regularlyassessing cases, but he says: “All thehard work is done by the caseadministrators, who are very skilful andincredibly caring.“We are constantly battling ignoranceabout the help available from MSF andare always looking for ways to increaseapplications.”In addition to serving the ProvincialCharity Committee, W Bro Brown findstime to be an active member <strong>of</strong> many<strong>Masonic</strong> Orders, including WakefieldChapter No 495 where he served as FirstPrincipal in 1998, the Ancient andAccepted Rite, Red Cross <strong>of</strong> Constantineand Knights Templar, in which he recentlyreceived Great Priory Rank.Full list <strong>of</strong> Appointments to Grand Rank - see Page 85
Change language