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G E I RAND LODGE
The Ashlar R Vol. XIV Issue II
Facta Non Verba - From Regional Grand Master

Dear Brethren, being presented during the quarter. In Chapter 6 LTS
Jewels,7 LTS Jewels in Mark and 1 LTS in RAM. In all 36
We have began the July - September 2018 quarter with my LTS Jewels were presented to brethren who have given
visit to Nagpur. The vibrant Masonic Centre of Western
Region. We conducted Area Meeting with all Lodges of continuous service to Freemasonry. I am sure there are
Nagpur, Jabalpur, Amravati and Raipur participating. The many in your respective Lodges waiting for this honour,
visit was eventful, as I attended many charity project please see that the application is sent to Region for
processing so that they are duly recognized.
undertaken by the brethren of Nagpur.
Brethren, the team of Ashlars lead by V.W.Bro.Tarun
Brethren of Bhopal did a splendid job by organising the
Regional Grand Lodge of Western India Special Meeting Shrivastava has been making frequent appeal to file your
social service report for the
with perfection and satisfaction of
all the visiting brethren. I was publication in the magazine.. We
particularly present during Award find that many personal reminders
Function of Scholarship worth few and phone calls are still required
for by the editorial team. It's a
lakhs to students, i.e. the top 3 matter of pride and privilege for
students of 21 Government
schools in Bhopal in MP State your Lodge to report them in the
10th Board exams and gave them quarterly magazine, wherein your
a cash reward of Rs 1200 / 1000 / own brethren of our Region come
to know of the good work you
800 respectively & a trophy to
encourage continuance of the Lodge carries out throughout the
performance by the students year. We request some senior past
position in the Government masters to sit down and pen
history of your Lodges, so that they
Schools. It was note worthy that can be shared too.
Bhopal has been doing this
scholarship distribution through Freemasonry is a way of life, and
many years. This subject is close brethren, it should be our
to my heart and hence it was a endeavors to make it better by way
matter of personal satisfaction of practicing those virtues that are
too. taught in it. We must desist from
rumors, back biting and give us
Other Lodges which do give such constructive suggestions to
charity regularly are Lodge Tyrrell
Leith No.43, Vadodara, Lodge improve. What we find praise
Kathiawar No.59, Rajkot and I am worthy in others, we should in
sure many other Lodges will take ourselves imitate, and what in
them we find defective, we should in our self first amend.
up my call for providing helping hand to poor students.
Each one should strive to become better as rising to
We are fortunate that M.W.Bro.Harcharan Singh Ranuata, eminence by merit, you will live respected and die
OSM, graced the occasion and appreciated the efforts of regretted.
the brethren of Western Region. The Lodge Awards in Craft,
Chapter and Mark must have motivated other Lodges to By the time this magazine reaches you, we must have
strive further for the betterment of our fraternity. These already seen the change of guard at the Grand Lodge of
recognitions were for the last year. I must thank the staff of India level, with R.W.Bro.Rajeev R Khandelwal, OSM
installed as Grand Master of The Grand Lodge of Ancient
Regional Grand Lodge and Grand Lodge of India for
processing many Long Term Service Jewel request in a Free and Accepted Masons of India.
short time. Thus, we could see many 22 LTS Jewels in Craft

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