The Annual Meeting of the Provincial Grand Senatus of Surrey was held at the Surbiton Masonic Hall on Thursday 19th July 2018
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The visiting Right Distinguished Companions entered the Temple in Procession following which the Right Distinguished Provincial Grand Summus, R.Dist. Comp Louis Maurice Keats, entered the Temple in procession accompanied by the Provincial Grand Officers of the Year.
Provincial Grand Senatus was opened in due form and the Provincial Grand Summus was saluted with seven under direction of the Provincial Grand Director of Ceremonies.
Right Distinguished Companion, Howard S Markham, Assistant Grand Summus, was received and welcomed by the Provincial Grand Summus. The R.Dist. Assistant Grand Summus was then saluted with nine under the direction of the Grand Director of Ceremonies.
The Provincial Grand Summus welcomed honoured guests of the Province and other Distinguished Companions. Other Right Distinguished Companions were saluted with seven under the direction of the Provincial Grand Director of Ceremonies.
The Minutes of last year's meeting of Provincial Grand Senatus held on 20th July 2017 were confirmed by the Companions. The Roll of Provincial Grand Officers was called following which the Roll of Consistories in the Province was called and the members of each Consistory rose and indicated their presence with a court bow to the East.
The Provincial Grand Summus welcomed Companions who had been admitted to the Order since the last Annual Meeting. The Companions were presented to the Provincial Grand Summus who warmly welcomed them into the Order and the Province.
The Accounts were then adopted. The Provincial Grand Summus thanked the Treasurer and Account Auditors for their endeavours. The Provincial Grand Summus announced that he had received only one nomination for the post of Provincial Grand Treasurer, Dist. Comp. David Willmott, who was declared elected Provincial Grand Treasurer for the ensuing year.
Charitable donations to GUTS (Guildford Undetected Tumour Screening) and the Surrey Craft 2019 Festival were proposed and approved by the Companions.
The Provincial Grand Summus was pleased to announce the re-appointment of Dist. Comp. Ian Trevor Dudley Smith, PGHer as Deputy Provincial Grand Summus. The Deputy Provincial Grand Summus was saluted with five under the direction of the Provincial Grand Director of Ceremonies. Dist Comp Ian thanked the Companions for their salutation.
The Provincial Grand Summus was pleased to announce that he was appointing V.Dist. Comp. Arnold Long, PGLect, as Assistant Provincial Grand Summus.
The Assistant Provincial Grand Summus Designate entered in procession, took his Obligation, and was invested by the Provincial Grand Summus. The Assistant Provincial Grand Summus was proclaimed by the Provincial Grand Director of Ceremonies and saluted with five. V.Dist. Comp Arnold thanked the Companions for their salutation.
A total of 26 appointments and promotions to Provincial Grand Rank were made.
The R Dist Provincial Grand Summus was pleased to appoint the Captain, Deputy Captain and Members of the Tzaddikim and then he inspected his personal Tzaddikim. The Provincial Grand Summus then addressed Provincial Grand Senatus.
Provincial Grand Senatus was closed in due form and the Right Distinguished Provincial Grand Summus retired in procession accompanied by the Deputy and Assistant Provincial Grand Summus, Right Distinguished Companions, and Honoured Guests Following a pre-lunch drinks reception the Companions of the Provincial Grand Senatus of Surrey and their many guests enjoyed an excellent and convivial Festive Board in the Elizabethan Suite where they were joined by W.Bro. Nick Gras, Assistant Provincial Grand Master of the Craft Province of Surrey. The Provincial Grand Summus was pleased to present W.Bro. Nick with a cheque towards the Surrey Craft 2019 Festival, which was gratefully received.
Article by Chris Eley and photos by Bob Tuthill
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