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At the second Regular meeting of the Lodge the Provincial Junior Grand Warden W Bro W
Shaw, on behalf of Grand Lodge presented the Warrant of the Lodge to the WM.

On the first anniversary of the first Regular meeting (the second Installation meeting) the PGM
led the Provincial team and presented each of the Founders with a Founder’s jewel. These
were a gift from Bro C B Yates who was the Founding Inner Guard.

ALSO IN THE FIRST YEAR…..

At the first Regular Meeting the Master and Wardens of Perseverance Lodge took their
respective offices to close the Lodge. A gesture that was repeated in January 1952. There is
a reference that the PGL Annual Meeting that was at the Winter Gardens, Malvern on 29
September 1951. In October the Master reported that the new Grand Master had chosen 6
November 1951 for his Installation. The new Grand Master was Roger Lumley, 11th Earl
of Scarbrough. His predecessor, Edward Cavendish, 10th Duke of Devonshire had died on 26
November 1950. At the time of the Lodge’s Consecration Grand Lodge was in the hands of
the Rt Hon the Earl of Derby, MC.

In January 1952 it was reported that the Grand Master had requested all Grand Officers
should wear white gloves in GL from 1 January 1952 and that masters of Lodges have
permission to order the wearing of white gloves in their Lodges. The Summons for this
meeting (and all previous Summonses) stated “Dress: Dark Clothing and Black Tie”.
Summonses from 21 February 1952 added “and White Gloves”. If a Lodge wore gloves it
was said to be a matter of courtesy to include this on the Summons for the benefit of visitors.

In February 1952 Grand Lodge issued instructions as to mourning for King George VI. The
Lodge Summons had to be edged in black. Officers of private lodges were told to wear one
black rosette at the point of their collars.

Processing was still a thing of the future. Attached to the Minutes of the 3rd meeting held on
18 October 1951 is a handwritten note referring to the Grand Lodge Circular of June 1951
“Secretaries should only use 'permanent ink' for Minutes. Ball point pens not suitable.”!!

No accounts were ever presented for the first year.

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