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Spring 2012 - The Worshipful Company of Horners
Spring 2012 - The Worshipful Company of Horners
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On 2 nd February 2012, for the first time in the<br />
history of the Company, stretching back more<br />
than three quarters of a millennium, the <strong>Horn</strong>ers<br />
elected a lady Master.<br />
At a Court Meeting in the morning, Mrs Georgina<br />
Rowland Scott was elected Master for the year<br />
2012/2013.<br />
Georgina comes with an excellent Livery pedigree.<br />
Her father, Sir Wentworth Rowland was Master in<br />
1964 and her grandfather, Sir Frederick Rowland<br />
was Master in 1935 as well as Lord Mayor in 1949.<br />
Before installing his successor, the outgoing<br />
Master, David Williams, oversaw the following<br />
Admissions:<br />
As Honorary Chaplain:<br />
The Venerable Brian LUCAS CB<br />
As an Associate of the Company:<br />
Jonathon Oakley PAYNE<br />
To the Freedom of the Company:<br />
Professor Averil Mary MacDONALD<br />
Jonathan Charles MEAD<br />
To the Livery of the Company:<br />
Graham James PORCAS<br />
Anthony Garrett MASH<br />
Many <strong>Horn</strong>ers will remember Averil MacDonald<br />
who gave the superb Ralph Anderson lecture on<br />
Fantastic Plastic in 2010. She also created the<br />
very interesting and interactive website of the<br />
same name.<br />
David Williams congratulates the new Honorary<br />
Chaplain, Brian Lucas<br />
After this, David Williams installed Georgina as<br />
Master, who duly thanked David for all his hard<br />
work as Master in the past year and presented<br />
him with his regalia. She thanked Colin Richards<br />
for his help as Deputy Master presenting him with<br />
his Past Master’s badge. David Williams was then<br />
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installed as Deputy Master, with Keith Pinker as<br />
Upper Warden and Jack Bunyer as Renter Warden.<br />
The Master congratulates the Upper Warden,<br />
Keith Pinker<br />
The Master congratulates the Renter Warden,<br />
Jack Bunyer<br />
In her speech to the Court, the Master expressed<br />
her gratitude for the honour bestowed on her.<br />
She had forged new ways, being appointed as the<br />
first lady Court Assistant in 1977 and being<br />
elevated as the first lady in each subsequent<br />
category in recent years. She warned us that her<br />
title would be “Master”.<br />
Once the Installation finished, <strong>Horn</strong>ers and guests<br />
braved the cold and walked to the Livery church,<br />
St James Garlickhythe, for the traditional<br />
Candlemas service of thanksgiving. After the<br />
opening prayers, lead by the Priest-in-Charge The<br />
Reverend Guy Treweek , our new Honorary<br />
Chaplain took the service, preaching a fine sermon<br />
on the origins of Candlemas celebrations as well<br />
as the place of the Company in the modern world.<br />
The choir, conducted by Honorary Freeman<br />
Richard Glasspoole, were in good voice, singing an