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Proceedings: Grand Lodge of A.F. & A.M. of Canada, 2004 Grand Lodge A.F. & A.M. of Canada in the Province of Ontario PROCEEDINGS 2004 GRAND LODGE A.F. & A.M. OF CANADA in the Province of Ontario PROCEEDINGS ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-NINTH ANNUAL COMMUNICATION HELD IN THE CITY OF TORONTO July 21st, A.D. 2004, A.L. 6004 The property of and ordered to be read in all the Lodges and preserved. The Proceedings should always be available for use by all members of the lodge. MOST WORSHIPFUL BROTHER DONALD H. MUMBY GRAND MASTER BIOGRAPHY M.W. Bro. Donald H. Mumby Grand Master Donald Mumby was born in Lethbridge, Alberta, on November 17, 1939. He received his primary, elementary and high school education in Cross- field, Alberta; later, graduated from Carleton University, in Ottawa, with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science (With Distinction); a graduate ofthe National Defence College in Kingston, and the Canadian Police College (Executive Development) in Ottawa. On April 28, 1958, he enlisted in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Calgary, Alberta, and served for thirty-five consecutive years, retiring in May, 1993, with the rank of Chief Superintendent. Holds membership in the Ottawa Division of the R.C.M.P. Veterans' Association. He is the recipient of the R.C.M.P. Long Service and Good Conduct Medal with Gold Clasp and Stars, and the Canada 125 Medal which was awarded for community service and volunteer activity. Our Grand Master was initiated, passed and raised in Dalhousie Lodge No. 52, Ottawa, and served as Master of that lodge in 1984/85. A Charter Member and Charter Senior Deacon of Luxor Daylight Lodge No.741, Ottawa, serving as Master in 1994/95. Charter Member of Millennium Lodge No. 743, and an Honorary Life Member of several lodges in Ontario. Appointed a Grand Steward in 1987; elected District Deputy Grand Master of Ottawa District 2 in 1989; appointed to the Board of General Purposes in 1993, and elected to the Board in 1995, 1997 and 1999. Elected Deputy Grand Master in July, 2001. Installed as Grand Master July 17, 2003. He has served on several committees, including Management, Masonic Education, Condition of Masonry, Communications, Blood Donors, Friend to Friend and Mentors. M.W. Bro. Mumby is the Grand Representative to the Grand Lodge of the State of Rhode Island and the Providence Plantations. He is a member of the Ottawa Lodge of Perfection, Murray Chapter of Rose Croix and Past Commander in Chief of the Ottawa Consistory. Honorary Past First Principal, Carleton Chapter No. 16, Royal Arch Masons, Ottawa. Member of Tunis Shrine, Ottawa, and an Honorary Life Member of Rameses Shrine, Toronto. Our Grand Master was inducted into the Royal Order of Scotland in April, 2003. Donald Mumby is a member of Orleans United Church. He has served as a volunteer with the United Way of Ottawa-Carleton, the Canadian Cancer Society, the Kidney Foundation ofOttawa and the Victims Services Unit of the Cumberland Detachment of the O.P.P. Married to Marion (Anderson), of Powassan, Ontario, they have two children, Ruth Ann Sullivan, a Certified Management Accountant, and Dale, a Sargeant with the Peel Regional Police; and four grandchildren, Mark and Kathleen Sullivan and Tyanna and Donald Mumby. GRAND LODGE A.F. & A.M. OF CANADA in the Province of Ontario At the One Hundred and Forty-ninth Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge AF. & AM. of Canada, in the Province of Ontario, held in the City of Toronto, commencing Wednesday, July 21, AD. 2004, AL. 6004, Present were: THE GRAND MASTER M.W. Bro. Donald H. Mumby THE DEPUTY GRAND MASTER R.W. Bro. Gary L. Atkinson R.W. Bro. Douglas A West Grand Senior Warden R.W. Bro. Frederick J. Collins Grand Junior Warden R.W. Bro. M. John Moor Grand Chaplain R.W. Bro. T. Richard Davies Grand Treasurer M.W. Bro. Terence Shand Interim Grand Secretary R.W. Bro. Hassan Mohamdee Grand Registrar R.W. Bro. Dale Olm Grand Director of Ceremonies PAST GRAND MASTERS M.W. Bros. R. E. Davies, R. E. Groshaw, W. R. Pellow, D. C. Bradley, N. E. Byrne, C. E. Drew, D. I. Greenwood, T Shand. THE DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND MASTERS Algoma Waino M. Jacobson St Lawrence Giles O. Loshaw Algoma East William J. Vair St Thomas Robert J. Cresswell Brant Dan C. Dawson Sarnia James D. McBean Bruce Kenneth G. Baldwin South Huron Douglas B. Miners Eastern S. Weston Libbey Sudbury-Manitoulin John W. Hodder Frontenac George E. Snowden Temiskaming Thomas J. Henderson Georgian North Glen S. Webb Toronto 1 Kenneth B. Bice Georgian South John A. Milne Toronto 2 Ian McColl Grey Ronald M. Murdock Toronto 3 Desmond M. Tutin Hamilton A Malcolm Murray Toronto 4 Louie J. Lombardi London East Laverne R. Leffler Toronto 5 Bruce W. Dickson London West Donald W. Slater Toronto 6 Gordon J. Forbes Muskoka-Parry Sound . James F. Kirk-White Toronto 7 Murray D. Lampert Niagara A Allister S. MacDonald Victoria William A. Elliott Niagara B E. Norton Garrow Waterloo Roy Chadwick Nipissing East Andrew G. Grant Wellington Donald R. Clyde North Huron Richard B. Holder Western M. Jack Devins Ontario Barry M. Pedwell Wilson North Murray L. Coulter Ottawa 1 Robert D. Bouchard Wilson South Alain St. Jacques Ottawa 2 Derek McEwen Windsor Douglas J. Smith Peterborough Russell G. Pollock BOARD MEMBERS R. K. Campbell, F. Halpern, T. V. Horner, D. E. Jacklin, R. T. Runciman, W. E. Shields, H. E. Standish, R. S. J. Daniels, A J. Petrisor, T W. Hogeboom, S. R. Drummond, M. L. Shea, G. H. Hazlitt, B. K. Schweitzer, D. G. Dowling, P. W. Hooper, D. M. Sheen, W. C. Thompson, T. A McLean, J. H. Hough, C. M. Miller, B. E. Bond, D. A Campbell, D. A Conway, J. C. Green, G. E. Hinds, C. Reid, P. E. Todd, D. R. Dainard, B. J. Hutton, T. E. Lewis, W. J. Matyczuk, G. A Napper, G. W. Nelson, R. S. Whitmore. GRAND LODGE OF CANADA ANNUAL COMMUNICATION GRAND REPRESENTATIVES R. E. Davies England S. R. Drummond West Virginia R. E. Groshaw Scotland R. M. Gunsolus Wisconsin D. A. Campbell Alberta K. J. Hay Argentina R. A. Barnett British Columbia J. A. Clayton Belgium (Reg GL) A. P. Stephen Manitoba J. H. Hough Burkina Faso T. Shand Newfoundland/Labrador J. Heffel Bahai F. G. Dunn Nova Scotia D. W. Dixon Brasilia T. E. Lewis . Prince Edward Island L. Bittle Ceara T. D. Pachal Saskatchewan R. S. J. Daniels Maranhao Alan Simpson Alabama D. E. Swann Mato Grosso T. W. Hogeboom Alaska G. H. Hazlitt Mato Grosso do Sul A. B. Loopstra Arizona R. D. Summerville Paraiba R. S. Whitmore California C. J. Woodburn Parana C. M. Miller Colorado L. Martin Rio de Janeiro N. E. Byrne Connecticut W. C. Thompson Santa Catarina G. E. Hinds Delaware D. N. Campbell Sao Paulo J. M. Wagg District of Columbia H. J. Johnson Chile T. A. McLean Georgia W. C. Frank China J. P. McLaughlin Hawaii G. W. Kerr Cartagena W. R. Pellow Illinois L. W. Pacey Costa Rica J. M. Jolley Kansas P. G. Farrell Croatia L. E. Behrns Kentucky D. J. McFadgen Cuba K. L. Whiting Louisiana G. Turek Czech Republic J. D. Angus Maryland T. P. Hansen Denmark D. C. Bradley Massachusetts N. Britton France, Nationale T. V. Horner Michigan J. W. Reid Germany, U.G.L. J. T. Cassie Minnesota P. Atsidakos Greece J. V. Lawer Missouri G. L. Atkinson Guatemala K. L. Schweitzer Montana J. A. Hughes Iceland R. G. Wands Nebraska W. E. McLeod India D. G. Dowling New Hampshire G. W. Nelson Iran W. E. Elgie New Jersey S. H. Cohen Israel C. E. Drew New York A. J. Petrisor Japan D. F. Clark North Carolina D. Langridge Luxembourg P. E. Todd North Dakota N. G. Stacey Madagascar D. I. Greenwood Ohio R. K. Campbell York M. J. Thompson Oklahoma B. K. Schweitzer Netherlands P. J. Mullen Oregon T. R. Davies New South Wales D. H. Mumby Rhode Island C. R. Alexander Peru K. D. Beggs South Carolina P. W. Hooper Puerto Rico D. N. Sheen Tennessee R. T. Runciman Queensland G. C. Phair Texas B. E. Bond South Australia W. J. Matyczuk Utah E. J. Scarborough Sweden W. J. Anderson Vermont J. W. Lidstone Switzerland A. W. Watson Washington J. R. Gilpin Tasmania The Most Worshipful the Grand Master, Donald H. Mumby, distinguished guests and officers of Grand Lodge took their places in the Canadian Room of the Royal York Hotel at 8:32 a.m. in the forenoon, and Grand Lodge was opened forthwith. MASONS ADMITTED The Grand Master invited all Masons to enter. TORONTO, ONTARIO, 2004 ANTHEM The brethren joined in singing O Canada followed by the Star Spangled Banner and God Save the Queen. DELEGATES REGISTERED ALGOMA DISTRICT No. 287 L. Larsen, J. Kingston, W. No. 618 NOT REPRESENTED Matyczuk, L. Wayrynen, K Whiting No. 636 NOT REPRESENTED No. 415 NOT REPRESENTED No. 656 M. Stephenson, J. Sperrino No. 499 D. Keep, D. Bradley, W. Jacobson No. 662 NOT REPRESENTED J. Shannon No. 672 L. Wayrynen No. 511 P. Breitsprecher, R. Seeley No. 709 NOT REPRESENTED No. 584 D. Baxter, W. Jacobson ALGOMA EAST DISTRICT No. 412 J. Richer No. 622 W. Pellow No. 442 M. Stewart, K Beggs, D. Greenwood No. 625 P. Lillie, W. Hall, G. Lappage, No. 469 K McCracken Jr. C. Brown, D. Jones, D. Lillie, I. MacKenzie, K MacKenzie, G. Masters, K McCracken, W. Vair, C. Meierhoff W. Weeks No. 680 NOT REPRESENTED No. 487 T Peregrine, A. Pitre, A. Solomon No. 698 K Pierce BRANT DISTRICT No.
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