Each month Temple Lodge No. 33 features one of our Deceased Brethren as a way of highlighting Masonic heritage and the contributions our members have made to Duncan and the Cowichan Valley.
Our Featured Deceased Member of Temple Lodge No. 33 for August 2017 is Alexander Chalmers Aitken (1868-1923), a farmer who served several terms as Reeve of North Cowichan. Alex Aitken Elementary School is named for him.
Each month Temple Lodge No. 33 features one of our Deceased Brethren as a way of highlighting the contributions our members have made to Duncan and the Cowichan Valley.
Our Featured Deceased Brother for July 2017 is George Henry Savage (1887-1959), who was Worshipful Master of Temple Lodge No. 33 in 1923 and served as Mayor of Duncan between 1943-1946.
Each month we feature a deceased member of Temple Lodge No. 33 as a way of highlighting Masonic history in the Cowichan Valley.
Our Featured Deceased Member of Temple Lodge No. 33 for June 2017 is James Grieg (1865-1954), a Past Master of Temple Lodge No. 33 who also served as Mayor of Duncan.
James Grieg is buried in St. Peter’s Quamichan Anglican Cemetery.
Each month Temple Lodge No. 33 featured a Deceased Brother as a way remembering our Deceased Brethren while highlighting the contributions Temple Lodge No. 33 members have made to Duncan and the Cowichan Valley.
The Featured Deceased member of Temple Lodge No. 33 for May 2017 is Ormond Towers Smythe (1882-1948), one of the ten Freemasons who have served as Mayor of Duncan.
Each month we feature a Deceased Member of Temple Lodge No. 33 as a way of remembering our Deceased Brethren and highlighting the contributions Freemasons have made to Duncan and the Cowichan Valley.
Our Featured Deceased Member for March 2017 is Douglas Barker, D.S.M. (1919-2003), who served as Mayor of Duncan. See our webpage on Douglas William Barker.
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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.
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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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.
James Grieg (28 July 1865 – 10 August 1954) was a Past Master of Temple Lodge, No.33. He served as Mayor of Duncan from 1936-1939 and had a long career in local public service. He is buried in St. Peter’s Quamichan Anglican Cemetery.
For more information on James Grieg, see our webpage about him on this site.
Each month, Temple Lodge No.33 features one of our Deceased Brethren as a way of illustrating the contribution our members have made to the Cowichan Valley.
Our featured Deceased Member for June 2016 is Harold Fairfax Prevost (1878-1941)
Harold Fairfax Prevost was a local businessman; he ran a stationers business for which he built the building that is now Just Jake’s Restaurant at 45 Craig Street. Continue reading Featured Deceased Member For June 2016 – Harold Fairfax Prevost (1878-1941)