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Presentation To The Grand Secretary.
Presentation to the Grand Secretary .
THE brethren of [ the Province of Devon were among the first to offer their congratulations to Bro . Sir Edward Letchworth on his marriage last year , but the nature of the gift to accompany their congratulations necessitated some delay in its presentation . It consisted of a mug and
TUB MUG AND CUPS PRESENTED TO 1 ) 110 . Silt KD \ VABD LETCHWORTH .
Bro . J . R . Wilson , who made the presentation , and who had taken a leading part in organising the local committee of Devonshire brethren , made a special journey to
HRO . J , R . WILSON .
cups of original and graceful design in Royal Doulton ware , bearing on one side the arms of Grand Lodge , and on the other that of Grand Chapter in appropriate colours , the whole being enclosed in a beautifully finished mahogany cabinet .
London , accompanied by Bro . T . B . Westlake , for that purpose . We have much pleasure in presenting a portrait of Bro . Wilson , who is a Freemason of over thirty years ' standing , having been initiated in the early seventies in St . Aubyn Lodge , No . 954 , Devonport . He has also
attached himself to many other Masonic Orders and Degrees , in each of which he has distinguished himself as an active and enthusiastic worker , rendering also valuable services in other ways to the various lodges , chapters , and preceptories of which he is a member ; and the estimation
in which he is held by the provincial authorities has been shown by his appointment as Provincial Grand Warden . In Royal Arch Masonry he was exalted in St . John ' s Chapter , No . 70 , has filled the chair of First Principal , and is a Past Grand Scribe N . of the province .
Bro . Wilson ' s activities embrace most of the other Degrees and Orders in Masonry . In the Mark Degree he is a Past Master and Past Grand Warden of Devon , a Knights Templar of many years' standing , having on more than one occasion tilled the chair of Eminent Preceptor , as well as the office of Provincial Grand Constable and Provincial Grand Treasurer
of that Order , while in the Ancient and Accepted Rite he is a Past Most Wise Sovereign of the Huyshe Chapter and of the St . Aubyn Chapter , Devonport , and about three years since the 31 ° was deservedly conferred upon him . His interest in Freemasonry has not , however , been confined to the various systems to which we have referred . Bro . Wilson
is a Vice-President oi each of the three great Masonic Charities and has served some twenty Stewardships in their behalf . He is , too , a Patron and Vice-Chairman of the Devon Aged Widows' Fund , Patron of the Fortescue Annuity Fund , Chairman of the Western District Masonic Charities ' Association , and Vice-President of the Western District Masonic Association .
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Presentation To The Grand Secretary.
Presentation to the Grand Secretary .
THE brethren of [ the Province of Devon were among the first to offer their congratulations to Bro . Sir Edward Letchworth on his marriage last year , but the nature of the gift to accompany their congratulations necessitated some delay in its presentation . It consisted of a mug and
TUB MUG AND CUPS PRESENTED TO 1 ) 110 . Silt KD \ VABD LETCHWORTH .
Bro . J . R . Wilson , who made the presentation , and who had taken a leading part in organising the local committee of Devonshire brethren , made a special journey to
HRO . J , R . WILSON .
cups of original and graceful design in Royal Doulton ware , bearing on one side the arms of Grand Lodge , and on the other that of Grand Chapter in appropriate colours , the whole being enclosed in a beautifully finished mahogany cabinet .
London , accompanied by Bro . T . B . Westlake , for that purpose . We have much pleasure in presenting a portrait of Bro . Wilson , who is a Freemason of over thirty years ' standing , having been initiated in the early seventies in St . Aubyn Lodge , No . 954 , Devonport . He has also
attached himself to many other Masonic Orders and Degrees , in each of which he has distinguished himself as an active and enthusiastic worker , rendering also valuable services in other ways to the various lodges , chapters , and preceptories of which he is a member ; and the estimation
in which he is held by the provincial authorities has been shown by his appointment as Provincial Grand Warden . In Royal Arch Masonry he was exalted in St . John ' s Chapter , No . 70 , has filled the chair of First Principal , and is a Past Grand Scribe N . of the province .
Bro . Wilson ' s activities embrace most of the other Degrees and Orders in Masonry . In the Mark Degree he is a Past Master and Past Grand Warden of Devon , a Knights Templar of many years' standing , having on more than one occasion tilled the chair of Eminent Preceptor , as well as the office of Provincial Grand Constable and Provincial Grand Treasurer
of that Order , while in the Ancient and Accepted Rite he is a Past Most Wise Sovereign of the Huyshe Chapter and of the St . Aubyn Chapter , Devonport , and about three years since the 31 ° was deservedly conferred upon him . His interest in Freemasonry has not , however , been confined to the various systems to which we have referred . Bro . Wilson
is a Vice-President oi each of the three great Masonic Charities and has served some twenty Stewardships in their behalf . He is , too , a Patron and Vice-Chairman of the Devon Aged Widows' Fund , Patron of the Fortescue Annuity Fund , Chairman of the Western District Masonic Charities ' Association , and Vice-President of the Western District Masonic Association .