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Grand Officers’ Mess - Grand Officers’ Mess - Grand Officers’ Mess

The third Grand Officers’ Mess was held at
Clevedon Masonic Hall on Tuesday 13
th
October 2009. On arrival all were welcomed
by our Provincial Grand Master David
Nelson together with his Deputy Ray Guthrie.
This is an important occasion in the Masonic
Calendar and it was good to see the room full
of chatting and laughing brethren.
As usual, the random seating plan invited
diners to select a numbered ticket and find the
same numbered seat amongst the round tables set
out in the dining room. The lunch was to the usual
very high standard we have all become accustomed
to at Clevedon, and much appreciation was shown
to Zena, Neil Hurcum and their team for the super
meal.
Near the end of the lunch, David Nelson rose,
welcomed the brethren present and proposed the Loyal
Toast. He then invited topics for discussion and soon
many voices were raised with questions asked and hopefully
answered. One of the main items discussed was the new Somerset Mark web-site, (http://www.
somersetmarkmason.co.uk). This site is up-dated weekly with news, photographs, forthcoming
events and a section for Secretaries and Scribes to down-load the many forms and information
required throughout the Masonic year. The date for the next Grand Officers Mess will appear on
the future events page.

Fifty Years for Pat Twenty Five Years for Langdale

Last October at St Keyna On the 15th December Langdale Lodge
Lodge, 1833 Peter Layzell our 1615 celebrated their 25th anniversary
Craft Deputy PGM presented and were honoured with a visit by
a 50 Year Veterans’ Certificate the Provincial Grand Master and his
to Alan Patrick Parker. Pat team. They performed the ceremony of
was born in 1929, attended Advancement to perfection, a ceremony
the Bristol Grammar School, that neither the Advancee Richard Norris
eventually leaving to take up nor the rest of the brethren will forget. At
employment in the paper trade. He spent 25 years with the the festive board 92 brethren - the most
company before moving on to the Thompson Organisation anybody can ever remember attending a
and retired as a divisional controller at the age of 57. Pat has Langdale meeting - sat down to a six course meal identical to the one
been happily married for 50 years and has three children eaten at the Consecration; there was also a cake to commemorate the
and six grandchildren. He has attended St Martins Church, occasion.
Knowle, Bristol as a Sunday School Teacher, a server for 50 A memorable
years and Church Warden. Pat was initiated into St. Keyna evening to Mark
Lodge, 1833 in 1959, becoming Master in 1970. He was a an important
member of the Board of Directors of Keynsham Masonic milestone.
Hall and was Treasurer for 17 years. The picture shows
Pat holds Grand Rank in Mark and Royal Ark Mariner our PGM David
Degrees where he was Dep.PGM for five years. Those Nelson with
of us who have enjoyed our Masonry in the company of Lodge Master
this remarkable and nice man can vouch for his dedication Ben Legg
and even today he will pick-up the smallest mistake in the and the cake!
Ceremonies and have a quiet word with you afterwards! …Peter Penfold
In Craft, Pat was promoted ProvAstGReg. in 1976 and
PPrJG.Warden in 1992. He has Grand Rank in Holy Royal The Somerset Triangle Newsletter is produced for
Arch, 30 Degrees in Rose Croix, PPrReg. in KT and is a
member of the Royal Order of Scotland…Jim Ivory. the Provincial Grand Lodge
of Mark Master Masons of Somerset.
The editor Pat Morrisey would be pleased to receive articles, news and photographs for possible publication,
please send to:- “Ashcombe Lodge”, 3 Milton Road, Weston-super-Mare, N. Somerset BS23 2SA.