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9 th September 1998:- The Brethren of King Hiram Lodge No 21 presented the
―Chinook Hot Potato‖ to Carstairs Lodge No 20. W. Bro de Rosemond (WM) presents
Chinook Hot Potato to W. Bro. Calvin Rowat (WM), while Bro Alex Palin (SW) looks
on.
It is called the Chinook Hot Potato, because it must be presented to another Lodge
within thirty (30) days. It is a 40mm Boffin Casing and was used on Canadian War
Ships and on Land as Anti-Aircraft weaponry. It is enclosed in a frame and case made
from Oak and Birch. The ―Chinook Hot Potato‖ was started in 1997 by R.W.Bro Lorne
Vaughan. The aim of the Chinook Hot Potato is to promote visiting and increase the
Higher Education Bursary Fund. Some form of Masonic Research & Education must
accompany the Chinook Hot Potato when presented to another Lodge. Donations of
twenty-five dollars ($25.00) (minimum), or a ―Looney‖ from each brother present, are
to be sent to the Bursary Fund, plus some form of Masonic Education. While in the
possession of Carstairs Lodge No 20, the Chinook Hot Potato had a plaque made for it
(art work by Mosaic Lodge No 176) stating rules etc and attached. A plastic cover was
made by W.Bro Jack Hildebrandt for protection. It will be delivered to Cascade Lodge
No 5 at their next meeting.
15 th October 1998:- Carstairs Lodge No 20 travelled to Cascade Lodge No 5, Banff,
Alberta and presented the ―Chinook Hot Potato‖. This was a special night as the sixteen
brethren from Oban Commercial Lodge No 180 GR Scotland were present as were eight
(8) other Lodges. A collection of One Hundred and Twenty Eight dollars and sixty-one
cents ($128.61) was collected and presented to the DDGM to pass on to the Higher
Education Fund.
Washington State Travelling Gavel