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Address of the Pro 1st Grand Principal,
the Marquess of Northampton
Companions, we have had a busy morning
so I will keep my remarks short. I am
sure you enjoyed the talk given by E Comp
the Rev Elkan Levy and it will have given
you much to think about. No-one can be
in any doubt that recruitment and retention
are the keys to the future prosperity of the
Holy Royal Arch.
I have decided therefore to set up
a working party under the chairmanship
of the 2nd Grand Principal to look at this
matter in some depth and report back
to me by the end of April.
The working party will consult as widely
as possible, look at the different ways
recruitment and retention is handled by
London and the Provinces, and produce
guidelines and recommendations based
on examples of best practice.
I am sure you also enjoyed the talk
with musical illustrations by E Comp
Andrew Pearmain to mark the 250th
anniversary of the birth of Bro Mozart.
I know that many of you come a long way
to attend the convocations of Supreme
Grand Chapter and I hope you have found
the trip worthwhile.
Because we do not meet again for
another five months I would like to take
this opportunity of wishing you and your
families a very happy festive season.
The Minutes of the Regular
Convocation held on 27 April 2006
were confirmed.
Committee meetings in 2007
The dates upon which the Committee
of General Purposes will meet in 2007 are:
27 March, 25 September and 4 December.
Centenary Charters
The Committee had received Memorials
from the following Chapters, praying for
Charters authorising the members to wear
the Centenary Jewel:
Friendship and Harmony No. 1270
(Bombay and Northern India), from
29 September 2006, retrospective;
Cathedral No. 2741 (London), 30 April
2007; Polytechnic No. 2847 (London),
30 May 2007; Quintinian No. 5416
(London), 3 March 2007. The prayers
were granted.
Bi-Centenary Charters
The Committee had received Memorials
from the following Chapters, praying for
Charters authorising the members to wear
the Bi-Centenary Bar on the ribbon of the
Centenary Jewel.
All Souls No. 170 (Dorset), from 7 May
2007; Chapter of Iris No. 255 (Middlesex),
7 May 2007; Chapter of Unity No. 298
(East Lancashire), 3 March 2007; Chapter
of Affability, No. 308 (Yorkshire,
West Riding), 7 May 2007. The prayers
were granted.
Transfer
The Committee had received a Memorial
from Chapter of Perpetual Light No. 8028
(London) praying that, following the
removal of Lodge of Perpetual Light No.
8028 from the register of Grand Lodge, it be
attached to Fiat Lux Perpetua Lodge No.
6144 (London), and that with the permission
of the ME The First Grand Principal it be
known as Chapter of Perpetual Light No.
6144. The ME The First Grand Principal
had acceded to the request.
Removal
The Committee had received a Memorial
from Earl Strafford Chapter No. 3500
praying that the Chapter be permitted
to be removed from Middlesex to the
Metropolitan Area of London. The Grand
Superintendents concerned having accorded
their assent, the prayer was granted.
Erasures
The Committee had received reports on
nine Chapters: Royal Rose No. 2565
(London), Old Masonians No. 2700
(London), Friendship No. 2963 (West
Lancashire), Whitehall No. 3020 (London),
Wimbledon No. 3160 (Surrey), Bon Accord
No. 3750 (London), Clapham Park No.
5446 (Middlesex), Retreat No. 7122
(Middlesex) and Gateway of Friendship
No. 8363 (London).
Over recent years, the Chapters have
found themselves no longer viable and
have surrendered their Charters. A
recommendation that the Chapters be
erased from the register of Grand Chapter
and the Charters cancelled was approved.
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