Brethren I send greetings to all of the members of The Regency lodge No 233. The July meeting was a memorable occasion when a Father and Son were initiated Brothers I.M. and S.M., a long time since we had the privilege to witness a similar event. In fact in all my years as a Freemason I have never initiated a father and son. To them both we extend a hearty welcome and we trust that they derive much enjoyment from their associations with Freemasons. I assure you there is much to gain but it depends on how much you are prepared to put into your Freemasonry. This was a great ceremony.
Due to illness we had to find another member to fill the important office of Junior Deacon and G.J. carried out his tasks impeccably, and my grateful thanks to G.J.
Our Director A.S. still a young man and he holds a position many take for granted, but he has helped me during the year and most of the ceremonies flow smoothly due to his interest in the Lodge, bear in mind he has responsibilities at home and has a daytime employment and studies to further his knowledge, and his ritual in the lodge room is great, thank you A.S.
A lodge often has to rely on Past Masters to fill vacancies as they happen Wpl Bro. W.C. occupied the Senior Deacons place due to the absence of Wpl. Bro. SW. Often W.C. can be seen filling in places in other lodges and he gets great enjoyment from the experience.
G.H. I initiated him in the Way Room in 2002 will be seen doing ritual work in the lodge room in future and will take office in November, I am overjoyed that he has decided to extend his interest in Freemasonry. Believe me young minds can grasp the ritual quicker than we oldies.
Let us consider now that we are entering the phase of the lodge running to Installation in November the Second Tuesday the Installing Master will be the Deputy Grand Master R.Wpl. Bro. R.P. Those of us who have parts to play make sure you know your work for the Installation, earlier the better. Should you need help then don’t be shy ask a qualified person. I am not done yet even though there are but three meetings to go and there are plans to have something quite different for the October meeting.
Those who are sick I trust you can make a speedy recovery, our thoughts are with you.
I conclude this brief resume by offering my thanks to all who have made it possible to enjoy each other’s company and ceremonies to remember.
Visits.
Prince Alfred 30th July at the College 6pm
August 5th Perfect Cube, Regency Road, Lodge of Remembrance
August 9th The Regency Lodge
August 12th Concordia
August 15th Ardrossan
August 18th Enfield 1st Degree two candidates
August 16th Adelaide No 2, Port Adelaide
August 22nd Tea Tree Gully Ridgehaven
Brethren I have curtailed my visits due to my wife’s health as I need to see she has company whilst away and that is not always easy to achieve.
Fraternal Regards to all
R.F. Master of The Regency Lodge No 233.
