Progress Declares |
| The installation meeting of Progress Mark Lodge No 898 at Preston Masonic Hall witnessed Alan Whittle being declared to continue as Worshipful Master for another twelve months. |
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Alan Whittle with lodge grandee Glyn Jackson Davies P Asst.PGM. |
| The representative of the PGM Keith Beardmore was Dave Sear, yes my faithful reader it was your northern correspondent. It was my maiden outing as a representative of the PGM. |
| With the WM and most officers being re-appointed there was only one address that being to the Brethren which I managed to muddle through under the watchful gaze of my fellow special representative David Robinson. |
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Members of the lodge with special representative David Robinson to the right of the WM |
| I did not even have the onus of forwarding the cheque to Provincial Charity Steward John Sarti as he is a member of the lodge and I simply had to cross the floor to deliver it. On the evening John was presented with a collarette to signify he is now a grand patron of the Mark Benevolent Fund. |
| It was a short but very pleasant meeting with the festive board being a very amicable affair enjoyed by all and typifying the camaraderie associated with the Magic of the Mark. |
| Words and pictures by Dave Sear |
