On 30 June 2019 our Temple Lodge No. 33 Historian did a tour of some Masonic graves in Ross Bay Cemetery, Victoria, as a fund raiser for the Old Cemeteries Society.
For those wanting more information about the graves included on the tour, and the occupants of those graves, here are links to more information about them. Continue reading Deceased Brethren On The Ross Bay Cemetery Tour – 30 June 2019
Our Temple Lodge No. 33 Historian, W.B. Mark Anderson, will be doing a walking tour of Ross Bay Cemetery, Victoria, for the Old Cemeteries Society of Victoria. on 30 June 2019, at 2:00 p.m.
The topic will be some of the Masonic graves in Ross Bay Cemetery, of which there are many. See our page on Ross Bay Cemetery.
These tours are a fund raiser for the Old Cemeteries Society, which uses the funds in its work in historical research and maintaining grave stones and monuments in cemeteries in and around Victoria. Temple Lodge No. 33 has participated in these fund raising tours in the past and is is very pleased to have been asked to participate in the 2019 Old Cemeteries Society tours. The cost for OCS members is $2.00/person, non-members $5.00/person.
One of the graves which will be on the 30 June 2019 tour is Robert Patterson Rithet, a prominent figure in Victoria business during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
The Old Cemeteries Society tours meet in front of Oregano’s, Fairfield Plaza, 1516 Fairfield Road, Victoria and walk across Fairfield Road to Ross Bay Cemetery at 2:00 p.m.
All Masons are very welcome to come out to this Ross Bay Cemetery tour to learn something about Vancouver Island Masonic History and to support the Old Cemeteries Society of Victoria, a worthwhile organization which we have supported in the past and will continue to support in future.
Here is a map showing the location of Oregano’s, Fairfield Plaza, 1516 Fairfield Road, Victoria:
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The Regular Meeting of Temple Lodge No. 33 for June 2019 will be held at the Duncan Masonic Temple, 163 Canada Avenue, Duncan, B.C. on Tuesday, 11 June 2019 at 7:30 p.m.
Please note that this is our annual Casual Night with a Steak BBQ before the meeting. Social time will start at 5 p.m.
Dinner will be served at 6:00 p.m. Cost for the meal is $20.00
All Visiting Brethren are very welcome to attend.
Temple Lodge No. 33 will be hosting the annual District 27 Masonic Education Day at the Duncan Masonic Temple on Saturday, 1 June 2019, 9:30 a.m. to 12 noon. There will be lunch afterwards.
The theme of the 2019 District 27 Masonic Education Day will be technology and its use in the Craft. The presenters will be as follows:
The District 27 Masonic Education Day is open to all Freemasons and their guests. There is no charge for this event.
It will be held at the Duncan Masonic Temple. We hope to see you there.
There will be a Temple Association Meeting on Wednesday, 8 May 2019 at 7:30 p.m. at the Duncan Masonic Temple, 163 Canada Avenue, Duncan, B.C.
All members of Temple Lodge No. 33 are encouraged to attend.
Please note the following additional upcoming meetings of Temple Lodge No. 33:
Temple Lodge No. 33 will be conducting a Fellow Craft Degree on 7 May 2019 at 7:30 p.m. at the Duncan Masonic Temple, 163 Canada Avenue, Duncan, B.C.
All Visiting Brethren are very welcome to attend.
Please note the following additional upcoming meetings of Temple Lodge No. 33:
The Regular Meeting of Temple Lodge No. 33 for May 2019 will be held at the Duncan Masonic Temple, 163 Canada Avenue, Duncan, B.C. on Tuesday, 14 May 2019 at 7:30 p.m.
All Visiting Brethren are very welcome to attend.
Please note the following additional upcoming meetings of Temple Lodge No. 33:
While doing some research our Temple Lodge No. 33 Historian came across this 1927 advertisement for Raybestos Brake Linings, which lists the Vancouver Island Raybestos dealers in 1927.
We know that three of the Raybestos dealers names listed were Freemasons: Thomas Pitt, Duncan (Temple Lodge No. 33), Ira Lowe, Ladysmith (St, John’s Lodge No. 21) and Thomas Plimley, Victoria (Britannia Lodge No. 73). It is possible that other names listed were also Freemasons but we will need to do more research on that.
Thomas Pitt built 231 Government Street for his automobile dealership and garage, Thomas Pitt Ltd., in 1929. We think he operated in a previous building on this site in 1927 but we are working to confirm that.
Ira Lowe operated his Lowe’s Garage in Ladysmith at 341 1st Avenue in downtown Ladysmith. The building is still standing.
Thomas Plimley operated his automotive business at two Victoria locations in 1927: 727 Johnson Street (still standing) and in a now demolished building at the corner of Broughton Street and Broad Street in downtown Victoria.
Temple Lodge No. 33 will be conducting an Entered Apprentice Degree to Initiate two Candidates on 26 March 2019 at 7:30 p.m. at the Duncan Masonic Temple, 163 Canada Avenue, Duncan, B.C.
All Visiting Brethren are very welcome to attend.
Please note the following additional upcoming meetings of Temple Lodge No. 33:
The Annual Installation of Officers of Temple Lodge No. 33 for 2019-2020 will be held at the Duncan Masonic Temple, 163 Canada Avenue, Duncan, B.C. on Saturday, 6 April 2019 at 1:00 p.m.
Temple Lodge will be opened at 11:00 a.m.
Lunch will be at 12 noon.
Temple Lodge No. 33 will be tyled at 1:00 p.m.
All Visiting Brethren are very welcome to attend.
Please note the following additional upcoming meetings of Temple Lodge No. 33: