Page 7 - Triangle Spring 2007 Issue 2

Royal Ark Consecration of Commanders

Mariner Portal RAM Lodge Installation dates for your diaries!
Visiting is one of the great pleasures of Freemasonry
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News September 20 2006 especially in the Mark and Mariner degrees. Make the
most of your year as Commander by trying to visit the
other 10 Royal Ark Mariner Lodges in the Province, you
can be sure of a warm welcome. To help you plan ahead
here is the list of Installation Meetings for the next twelve
months. Please book in with the Lodge Scribe.
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Irwin, Keynsham, Mon 19 March, 18.30
Fidelity & Unanimity, Taunton, Fri 13 April 18.30
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Cerdic, Chard, Thurs 6 September 18.15
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Thackeray, Clevedon Mon 1 October 19.00
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Nailsea, Wed 10 October 18.30
William Long, Burnham, Fri 26 October 19.00
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Bath, Wed 7 November 18.30
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Exmoor, Minehead, Fri 9 November 18.30
Installed Commanders, Including Provincial RAM
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Assembly. Nailsea 11.00 Saturday 23 February 2008.
The Travelling Ark
Herbert Fuller to visit Cerdic at Chard on Wed 23 May.
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Cerdic to visit Exmoor at Minehead on Fri 8 June.
The P.G.M David Nelson and Deputy PGM Ray Guthrie Exmoor to visit William Long at Burnham Fri 26 Oct.
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with the f rst Commander of the new Portal RAM William Long to visit Irwin at Keynsham on Mon 19 Nov.
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Lodge Trevor Burton. (centre) Irwin to visit Somerset Commanders on Sat 23 Feb 08.
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On Wednesday 20 September the Provincial Grand As many brethren as possible should accompany their
Master David Nelson and his Provincial team assembled Commander on these visits, a warm welcome awaits you
at the Frome Provincial Royal Ark
Masonic Hall Mariner Assembly
with a group of The Provincial Grand Master
Founders and presided over a Royal Ark Mariner
their guests to Assembly at the meeting of
consecrate the Somerset Installed Commanders
Portal Lodge of Lodge at Burnham on the 24
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Royal Ark Mariners February. During the meeting
No 155. After he appointed six brethren to
the ceremony Provincial Grand Rank. (LtoR)Tony
the Deputy PGM Snook, Les Armitage, Peter
Ray Guthrie Rowarth, Stephen Wheeler,Edgar
installed the f rst Mining and Bill Knight. (inset)
Commander,
Trevor Burton who
in turn appointed
his off cers. The
alms collected Clevedon Pier at sunset by Geoff
were divided Nash. If you have a favourite photo of a
equally between local scene, send it to the editor.
the PGM’s
endoscope appeal
and the Lodge Charity account.
The ninety or so Royal Ark Mariners present then
enjoyed an excellent festive board after which, to mark
this special occasion, the Lodge made presentations of
inscribed f ring glasses to the PGM his Deputy and the
two Wardens Michael Meade (PGM Wilts) and Stanley In Command again at 90!
Hopkins (Past PGM Somerset Craft).
I would like to thank the founder members for their At the same meeting of Somerset Installed Commanders
support throughout the last two years. Some have given Lodge Bill Shorey, who celebrates his 90th birthday this
very freely of their time others have been very generous month was installed as Commander of the Lodge. In his
in gifting the Lodge furniture and regalia. I am honoured distinguished Masonic career he has been Commander
to be your f rst Commander I look forward to seeing it of Exmoor RAM, Master of Exmoor Mark and Somerset
f ourish over the years “like an evergreen tree whose Installed Mark Masters and is currently Master of the St
leaves fade not” Trevor Burton Bernard Craft Lodge in Minehead, Phew!! 7