This meeting was special as we initiated a new member to our Lodge and to the Fraternity, Mr Martin (now Brother) Omond enjoyed an excellent ceremony and was welcomed by friends new and old to our Lodge. It was great to see another new member take his first step in Freemasonry, may he enjoy a long and happy time as a Mason!
At the Festive Board we were treated to the usual high quality Tickton Grange meal and we express our thanks to the Whymant family for their continued hospitality.
Bro Chris Wall gave the toast of the evening to our candidate Bro Martin Omond, which gave us all some good insight into our newly made brother’s life and character and validated the selection we had made.
The Entered Apprentice’s song was ‘sung’ in varying degrees of competence by those present, but always with gusto, at the final verse a Masonic Chain was formed and the explanation of it was given by W Bro Kevin Shilcock. The final verse was sung with meaning and verve. Well done all, a proper welcome to our newly made Brother!
Brother Martin responded to the toast with an excellent and heart felt response, which was just right.
W Bro Tim Haley the Senior Warden proposed the toast to the Sister Lodges and the visiting brethren.
W Bro David Waddington the Worshipful Master of our Mother Lodge the Old Hymerian Lodge, responded on behalf of the visitors and congratulated Bro Martin on his initiation, and said what an enjoyable evening it had been for all the visitors, and he hoped to see Bro Martin visiting the Old Hymerian Lodge when he could. W Bro Alan Todd extended a personal invitation to the Humber Lodge’s meeting in July where they would be conducting an initiation ceremony of their own.
The Worshipful Master gave a few ‘parish notices’, focusing particularly on our planned 25th Anniversary celebrations in November, where we plan to hold a daylight Lodge meeting on the 23rd November, to be followed by a celebratory dinner dance on the evening, with photographs, table magic, a lady singer, the Skylarks band playing us around the dance floor and a big old raffle, all for £45 per head. Both parts of the day will be excellent and reflect the day of the Consecration where we followed the same pattern.
So we we all departed home feeling fully satisfied with our evening, celebrating our newly made brother and with belly full of delicious food. So that’s what it is definitely what its all about…