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The Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters of England and Wales and its Districts and Councils Overseas was formally constituted on 29 July 1873 by four Councils chartered just two years earlier by the Grand Council of New York.
Grand Master Presents Fifty Year Certificate at Craft Meeting
On Friday 22 March the Grand Master Most Illustrious Companion Kessick John Jones attended the meeting of the Old Kimboltonians' Lodge No 7204 at Kimbolton School in order to present a 50-year certificate to Right Illustrious Companion Alan Stewart.
Right Illustrious Companion Alan lives on the Isle of Man and only comes over to the mainland on odd occasions so it was proving to be difficult to present him with his certificate at a Council meeting within the District. Right Illustrious Companion Alan is a member of Charles Hebert Perram and Northampton Councils as well as being an Honorary member of Towcester and Leicester Councils.
Finding that Right Illustrious Companion Alan would be on the mainland when the March meeting of the Old Kimboltonians’ Lodge was to be held and the District Grand Master coincidentally being the Worshipful Master of the Lodge it was an ideal occasion to make the presentation. Permission was obtained from the Craft Provincial Grand Master, Right Worshipful Brother Max Bayes that the presentation could be made. The main work of the evening, a passing, having been undertaken and the Worshipful Master called off the Lodge and then announced why the Grand Master was present and invited him to take the floor and make the presentation.
After saying a few words about Right Illustrious Companion Alan’s journey in Cryptic Masonry the Grand Master invited the District Grand Master to join him and read out the certificate. Following the presentation of the certificate Right Illustrious Companion Alan Stewart admitted he was lost for words.
A very happy festive board followed the meeting with the Worshipful Master taking wine with Cryptic Masons present which to his surprise was almost half the room.
Pictured left to right are: Most Illustrious Companion Kessick J Jones, Grand Master; Illustrious Companion Alan Stewart; and Right Illustrious Companion Martin Wilson, District Grand Master and Worshipful Master.