Victoria-Columbia Lodge No.1 has put out a very good video on YouTube entitled Freemasonry: The Journey Begins!
Here it is:
We have added this video to our pages on Becoming A Mason and Education Videos.
Grand Master’s Official Visit To District 5 Is On 9 January 2017
OFFICIAL VISIT TO DISTRICT 5 OF THE GRAND MASTER
MOST WORSHIPFUL BROTHER IAN BOWMAN
DATE: MONDAY, 9 JANUARY 2017, 4:00 P.M.
VENUE: MORPETH MASONIC TEMPLE, 620 MORPETH AVE., NANAIMO, B.C.
BANQUET TO FOLLOW AT ST. PAUL’S ANGLICAN CHURCH HALL, 100 CHAPEL ST. NANAIMO, B.C.
COCKTAILS 5:30, TICKETS $30.00 per PERSON
TICKETS AVAILABLE THROUGH LODGE SECRETARIES OR R.W.B. NEIL WESTMACOTT, THE DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND MASTER OF DISTRICT 5
LADIES HOSTED SOCIAL EVENT DOWNSTAIRS AT MORPETH HALL DURING THE LODGE MEETING
HOST LODGE: NANAIMO LODGE, No. 110
Temple Lodge No.33 Board of General Purposes and Regular Meeting – 10 January 2017
The January 2017 Regular Meeting of Temple Lodge, No. 33 will be held on 10 January 2017, 7:30 p.m. at Duncan Masonic Temple.
All Visiting Brethren are very welcome to attend.
Please note that there will also be a Board of General Purposes at 6:45 p.m., 10 January 2017 prior to the January 2017 Regular Meeting, to discuss some Temple Lodge No.33 plans for 2017. A light dinner will be held at 6:00 p.m., before the Board of General Purposes.
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Christopher Dobson – Featured Deceased Member of Temple Lodge For December 2016
Each month Temple Lodge, No.33 features a deceased member as a way of highlighting our Lodge history and the role Lodge members have played in the history of Duncan and the Cowichan Valley.
The featured Deceased Member of Temple Lodge for December 2016 is Christopher Dobson (died 1937, aged 74), who was the first new member Initiated in Temple Lodge in 1900 after Temple Lodge was formed in December 1899.
Christopher Dobson came to Duncan in the 1890’s and built what is now 101 Station Street (currently occupied by Leaf and Petal florists) for his wheelwright and carriage repair business. It is one of the oldest existing buildings in Duncan.
Christopher Dobson’s house is still standing at 220 Beech Road in Duncan.
Christopher Dobson was an excellent carpenter. In 1927 and 1928 he built the altars which are still in use in Temple Lodge, No. 33 and in Ashlar Lodge, No. 3 in Nanaimo.
Christopher Dobson is buried in St. Peter’s Quamichan Anglican Cemetery.
The Next Regular Meeting of Temple Lodge Will Be On 13 December 2016
The next Regular Meeting of Temple Lodge, No.33 will be held on Tuesday, 13 December 2016 at 7:30 p.m. at the Duncan Masonic Temple, 163 Canada Avenue, Duncan, B.C.
Among other business, members of Temple Lodge, No.33 will be balloting on the Petition for Initiation of a new candidate.
All Visiting Brethren are very welcome to attend.
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Hugh George Egiote Savage – Featured Deceased Member of Temple Lodge for November 2016
Each month Temple Lodge, No.33 features a deceased member as a way of highlighting our Lodge history and the role Lodge members have played in the history of Duncan and the Cowichan Valley.
The featured Deceased Member of Temple Lodge for November 2016 is Hugh George Egiote Savage (1882-1957), who was the owner, editor and publisher of the Cowichan Leader newspaper from 1914 until 1956.
In 1929 Hugh George Savage commissioned local architect Douglas James to design and build what is now 151-155 Craig Street. Hugh Savage used the building as the office and printing facility for his Cowichan Leader newspaper.
Hugh George Savage is buried in St. Mary’s Somenos Anglican Cemetery on Somenos Road, North Cowichan.
For more information on Hugh George Savage, see our full webpage about him on this site.
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Cecil Bradshaw – Joined Temple Lodge In 1927
The Corner House Cafe in downtown Duncan hosted a meeting of local history buffs on the evening Saturday, 5 November 2016. Temple Lodge, No.33 historian Mark Anderson attended the meeting along with about thirty other people who are interested in the history of Duncan and the Cowichan Valley.
Several local collectors brought items from their collections to exhibit for the event.
Among the items displayed was a realtors’ lawn sign for Cecil Bradshaw & Co. – Insurance & Real Estate. We believe this sign dates from the 1930s.
Cecil Bradshaw was a member of Temple Lodge, No.33. He was Initiated, Passed and Raised in 1927, one of over 20 new members who joined Temple Lodge in that year.
We have not yet included a page for Cecil Bradshaw on our website but we will do some research this week and will put up a page on Cecil Bradshaw later this week.
Stay tuned….
Thanks to the Corner House Cafe for hosting this event.
Featured Deceased Member of Temple Lodge, No.33 For October 2016 – Henry Samuel Hollings (died 1918, aged 77)
Descendants of Temple Lodge, No.33 Charter Member Henry Samuel Hollings are researching their ancestry and have recently sent us several inquiries for information about Henry Samuel Hollings.
Because of these inquiries we have decided to make Brother Henry Samuel Hollings (died 1918, aged 77) our featured deceased member of Temple Lodge, No.33 for October 2016.
Brother Hollings was one of the fourteen Charter Members of Temple Lodge in December 1899. He was a prosperous farmer in Mill Bay.
Before becoming a Charter Member of Temple Lodge in December 1899, Brother Hollings had been a member of Chatham Lodge, No.47 in Ontario. Chatham Lodge 47 is no longer listed on the Register of the Grand Lodge of Canada in Ontario.
Unfortunately we do not know a lot about Brother Hollings apart from what is in our lodge records and what was in 1918 obituary in the local Cowichan Leader newspaper, operated by Temple Lodge member Hugh George Savage.
We have posted all the information we currently have on Brother Hollings on a separate page of our website.
Brother Henry Samuel Hollings is buried in St. John the Baptist Anglican Cemetery in Cobble Hill. Unfortunately we do not currently have a photo of brother Hollings but hHere is a photo of his grave. Un
If any our our readers have any additional information on Henry Samuel Hollings we would certainly appreciate having it. If you have any additional information, please contact us in the dialog box below.
The Next Regular Meeting of Temple Lodge Will Be 8 November 2016
Due to recent events, the October 2016 Regular Meeting of Temple Lodge has been cancelled.
The next regular Meeting of Temple Lodge, No.33 will be 8 November 2016, 7:30 p.m. at the Duncan Masonic Temple.
Fellow Craft Degree at St. John’s Lodge, No.21 – 29 September 2016
St. John’s Lodge, No.21 in Ladysmith will be holding a Fellow Craft Degree on 29 September 2016 at 7:30 p.m. at the St. John’s Masonic Temple on Gatacre Street, Ladysmith.
Along with members of St. John’s Lodge, No.21, a Brother of Temple Lodge, No.33 will also be Passed to the more honourable degree of a Fellow Craft at this ceremony.
All members of Temple Lodge, No.33 are invited and encouraged to attend this degree and support our Temple Lodge Brother at this Fellow Craft Degree.