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The 150th The Royal Albert Hall was the venue for a great

Aniversary celebration that climaxed with the presentation

Meeting by the Mark Fund of Benevolence of £3 million to
October 26 2006 the National Osteoporosis Society
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What a sight it was, the Royal Albert Hall full to
capacity with Mark Master Masons, all in their
regalia, with their wives, all there to celebrate
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the 150 birthday of the Grand Lodge of Mark
Master Masons. It was a day of highlights.
It started with the entering in procession of
the heads of all the other Masonic Orders
and overseas representatives, each in
their own colourful regalia, this culminated
with the entry of HRH the Duke of Kent,
Grand Master of the United Grand Lodge
of England accompanied by his Pro
Grand Master, Deputy and Assistant
Grand Master. Finally the Grand Master
of The Grand Lodge of Mark Master
Masons, HRH Prince Michael of Kent
entered with his senior off cers and the
proceedings began in earnest. Angela Jordan, Chief Executive of NOS receives a
The Grand Master made his opening address, including
the welcoming of all the guests, particularly his brother founding
cheque for £3,000,000 from Keith Carmichael.
HRH the Duke of Kent. The Grand Chaplain then offered Lodges of Mark Grand Lodge.
an opening prayer that was followed by the singing of (See item Royal Cumberland Lodge opposite).
“Guide me oh thy Great Redeemer” This marvelous old The climax of the event was an announcement by the
hymn sung with great gusto by so many voices really Chairman of the General Board Keith Carmichael that the
brought a lump to my throat! Mark Benevolent fund would donate the sum of £3million
Jim Daniel, Past Grand Secretary of the Craft, stepped to the National Osteoporosis Society. The money was
up to the podium to give a very interesting and lively to be used to fund the purchase of mobile scanner units
talk on the founders and builders of Mark Grand Lodge, for the NOS. These units would make it much easier
commenting f rst that he had never witnessed such a for women in remote rural areas in particular and those
display of Masonic bling in his life!! There then followed who were not able to travel far to be checked for signs
a musical interlude including performances by the of this crippling disease. The cheque was received by
Royal Masonic School for Girls Choir and several solo the Chief Executive of NOS Angela Jordan, our front
performances. cover shows Angela addressing the meeting just after the
Next was the presentation and dedication of presentation. HRH The Duchess of Cornwall was also in
f ve new Lodge banners, one attendance in her capacity as President of the NOS.
each to the f ve See http://www.nos.org.uk for more details.
Meritorious Chaplain!
A Lodge secretaries life is full of suprises but the last
thing that Provincial Chaplain Les Downs was expecting
to hear when the PGM
visited Nailsea Lodge
was that Les was to
be the recipient of the
PGMs certif cate of
Merit for his services
to Somerset Mark
Masonry. David Nelson
commented that Les
had done a great job
in his seven years as
Provincial Chaplain and
Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall,
had continued to support
Presedent of NOS greets Angela Jordan Chief
Executive of NOS, Grand Secretary John Brackley Nailsea Mark Lodge as
secretary, a position he
and Deputy Grand Secretary Richard Gan.
has held since 1997.
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