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Grand Lodge A.F. & A.M. of Canada in the Province of Ontario PROCEEDINGS 1994 GRAND LODGE A.F. & A.M. OF CANADA in the Province of Ontario PROCEEDINGS ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-NINTH ANNUAL COMMUNICATION HELD IN THE CITY OF TORONTO July 20th, A.D. 1994, A.L. 5994 The property of and ordered to be read in all die Lodges and preserved. Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2011 with funding from Heritage Lodge No. 730 G.R.C. & Grand Lodge A.F.& A.M. of Canada in the Province of Ontario http://www.archive.org/details/grandlodge1994onta A BRIEF BIOGRAPHY OF OUR GRAND MASTER Charles Edwin Drew was born and educated in England, and served with the Royal Naval Air Service before coming to Canada in 1951, where he was employed by the Avro Aircraft Company, in Malton, on the Avro Arrow project until 1959, when he began his career as a General Agent with the Allstate Insurance Company, in Markham. He is married to the former Ellen-Orr Patterson, and they are blessed with sons Mark and Wayne and daughter Laura; and grandchildren Andrew, Katelyn, Danielle and Coulton. His father, Bro. Charles Drew sponsored his application to Georgina Lodge No. 343, G.R.C., in 1955, where he was initiated, passed and raised, served as Worshipful Master in 1972, and as District Deputy Grand Master of Toronto District 3 from 1976 to 1977. Son Wayne, son-in-law James and brother Alan are also members of Georgina Lodge. He is also a charter member of Heritage Lodge No. 730, G.R.C., in Cambridge, serving as Worshipful Master in 1985, charter member of the Heritage Masonic Corporation, and Chairman of the Black Creek Pioneer Village Project. As a member of the Board of General Purposes of Grand Lodge since 1985, he has served as the Chairman of various committees, namely the Mentors Programme, Printing and Publications, Condition of Masonry, the Communications Committee and, in 1991, as the first Chairman of the Management Committee. In July, 1991, he was elected Deputy Grand Master, and at the One Hundred and Thirty-eighth Annual Communication, in 1993, was elected for a two-year term as the sixty-sixth Grand Master. He is a member of University Chapter No. 241, R.A.M., serving as First Principal in 1983 and Assistant Grand Director of Ceremonies in 1990. Bro. Drew is an active member of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite in Toronto, Hamilton and Barrie, and served as Most Wise Sovereign of the Toronto Sovereign Chapter of Rose Croix in 1985. In 1988 he was Coroneted Honourary Inspector General 33°, Supreme Council for Canada, in Vancouver, British Columbia. M.W. Bro. Drew is also a member of the Royal Order of Scotland; Holy Land Conclave No. 3, Red Cross of Constantine; Rameses Temple A.A.O.N.M.S.; The Philalethes Society; York Council No. 133, Allied Degrees; and the Quatuor Coronati Correspondence Circle. Our Grand Master is the Grand Representative of the Grand Lodge of New York, near this Grand Lodge. GRAND LODGE A.F. & A.M. OF CANADA in the Province of Ontario At the One Hundred and Thirty-ninth Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge A.F. & AM. of Canada, in the Province of Ontario, held in the City of Toronto, commencing Wednesday, July 20, A.D. 1994, A.L. 5994. Present were: THE GRAND MASTER M.W. Bro. C. Edwin Drew THE DEPUTY GRAND MASTER R.W. Bro. Durward I. Greenwood R.W. Bro. Albert A Barker Grand Senior Warden R.W. Bro. Allen Bell Grand Junior Warden R.W. Bro. T. Richard Davies Grand Treasurer M.W. Bro. Robert E. Davies Grand Secretary R.W. Bro. F. Keith Hyatt Grand Registrar V.W. Bro. Thomas P. Hansen Grand Director of Ceremonies PAST GRAND MASTERS M.W. Bros. E. W. Nancekivell, R. E. Davies, N. R. Richards, H. O. Polk, R. E. Groshaw, W. R. Pellow, D. C. Bradley, N. E. Byrne, T J. Arthur. THE DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND MASTERS Algoma Roy Teniuk Ottawa 2 David A. Fraser Algoma East Norman D. McComb Peterborough Glen Harris Brant R. Wm L. Clarke Prince Edward Gordon L. Lloyd Bruce Edward J. Hensler St Lawrence Roy A. Jones Chatham Daniel R. Cafe St Thomas John Muir Eastern David E. Hough Sarnia Peter R. W. Naylar Erie Charles R. O'Hara South Huron Michael J. Andersen Frontenac David Patterson Sudbury-Manitoulin Robert South Georgian North A. Rae Hutt Temiskaming Michael Rogozynski Georgian South James E. Anderson Toronto 1 Jack S. Leitch Grey Ross A. Clark Toronto 2 David M. Sheen Hamilton A Alan Wight Toronto 3 Murdo Maclean Hamilton B Ray C. Murphy Toronto 4 Everard Blackburn Hamilton C Walter I. Munn Toronto 5 Lachlan Hamilton London East P. John Scott Toronto 6 John W. Holder London West J. Scott McNair Toronto 7 Darwin G. Willoughby Muskoka-Parry Sound Ross A. Brunne Victoria Murray B. Bailey Niagara A Timothy R. Pedwell Waterloo Colin C Heap Niagara B George Rennie Wellington Robert E. Oliver Nipissing East William R. Burnes Western Arthur J. Gagnon North Huron Ronald G. Bingham Wilson North J. Carl Creamer Ontario Klaas Schoenmaker Wilson South Graydon H. T. Jones Ottawa 1 Ernest T. Vos Windsor Thomas A. Seal GRAND LODGE OF CANADA ANNUAL COMMUNICATION BOARD MEMBERS R. A. Barnett, J. T. Cassie, S. H. Cohen, W. E. McLeod, R. T. Runciman, W. E. Elgie, W. T. Anderson, R. J. McKibbon, R. Green, F. G. Dunn, A. R. Burgess, G. L. Atkinson, H. N. Britton, L. J. Hostine, R. D. Summetville, E. J. Scarborough, P. J. Mullen, R. C. Davies, H. G. Stanley, N. G. McCarthy, D. H. Mumby, D. R. Thornton, D. W. Townsend, C. J. Woodburn, R. K. Campbell, J. D. Jackson, G. W. Nelson, D. R. Moore, T. Shand, R. G. Wands, S. R. Whiteley, T. E. Lewis. GRAND REPRESENTATIVES R. E. Davies England J. A. Clayton Belgium (Reg GL) E. W. Nancekivell Scotland L. Bittle Ceara R. A. Barnett British Columbia W. S. McNeil Espirito Santo M. J. Damp Manitoba A. G. Broomhead Goias F. R. Branscombe New Brunswick G. H. Gilmer Paraiba N. R. Richards Quebec C. J. Woodburn Parana R. E. Groshaw Saskatchewan L. Martin Rio de Janeiro J. Moore Alaska W. E. Sills Sao Paulo A. B. Loopstra Arizona H. J. Johnson Chile R. S. Whitmore California W. C. Frank China E. Peters Colorado A. E. Dyer Bogota N. E. Byrne Connecticut W. M. Newell Cartagena W. E. Rawson Delaware W. L. Pacey Costa Rica J. M. Wagg District of Columbia D. McFadgen Cuba H. V. Bartlett Florida T. R. Davies Denmark R. Watson Hawaii R. C. Casselman Finland F. J. Bruce Idaho N. Britton France, Nationale W. R. Pellow Illinois A. B. Finnie Germany, U.G.L. R. C. Davies Indiana R. E. Jewell Honduras J. M. Jolley Kansas E. Gero Hungary E. C. Steen Kentucky J. A. Hughes Iceland K. L. Whiting Louisiana W. E. McLeod India L. W. Westwell Maine S. H. Cohen Israel D. C. Bradley Massachusetts C. G. Wonfor Japan D. E. Wilson Michigan G. E. MacDonald Nuevo Leon J. T. Cassie Minnesota W. J. Deller Tamaulipas J. V. Lawer Missouri J. D. Jackson Netherlands K. L. Schweitzer Montana A. D. Hogg New Zealand K. N. Nesbitt Nebraska B. M. McCall Norway W. E. Elgie New Jersey L. J. Hostine Panama C. E. Drew New York M. W. Ragin Peru D. I. Greenwood Ohio J. I. Carrick Philippines R. G. Loftus Oklahoma R. J. Connor Puerto Rico C. J. Baxter Oregon R. T. Runciman Queensland C. J. S. Nixon Rhode Island R. S. Throop Spain H. O. Polk South Carolina W. T. Anderson South Australia G. Morris South Dakota E. J. Scarborough Sweden G. C. Phair Texas D. R. Shaw Switzerland R. N. Wilson Utah J. R. Gilpin Tasmania A. W. Watson Washington C. A. Houghton Turkey T. J. Arthur West Virginia E. J. Brown Uruguay R. M. Gunsolus Wisconsin L. M. Fourney Venezuela K. J. Hay Argentina C. W. Emmett Victoria W. D. Stevens Austria J. D. Atchison Western Australia TORONTO, ONTARIO, 1994 5 The M.W. the Grand Master, C. Edwin Drew, distinguished guests and officers of Grand Lodge took their places in the Canadian Room of the Royal York Hotel at 8:45 a.m. in the forenoon, and Grand Lodge was opened forthwith. MASONS ADMITTED The Grand Master invited all Masons to enter and be seated. ANTHEMS The brethren joined in singing O Canada followed by the Star Spangled Banner and God Save the Queen. DELEGATES REGISTERED ALGOMA DISTRICT No. 287 P. G. Curran No. 618 G. E. Harris No. 415 J. Williams No. 636 NOT REPRESENTED No. 453 NOT REPRESENTED No. 656 NOT REPRESENTED No. 499 D. R. Edwards, C. Jankovic, R. F. No. 662 NOT REPRESENTED Manz, W. E. Shaw No. 672 NOT REPRESENTED No. 511 D. F. Eastcott No. 709 E. Shaw No. 584 NOT REPRESENTED ALGOMA EAST DISTRICT No. 412 G. L. Dawe, N. Swaffield, A. Burlein, No. 622 DJ.B. Broomhead, A. G. Broomhead, J. Wellwood, J. A. Richer, W. H. Anderson W. R. Pellow No. 442 R. T. Allen, R. D. Allen, K. D. Beggs, No. 625 J. A. Scott, K. J. MacKenzie, R. B. W. A. Minion Bizley, G. L. Hallam, E. A. Gulyas, R. P. No. 469 D. L. Jones, J. Rogers, G. A. Marr, K. Schroeder J. McCracken, G. Y. Masters, W. J. L. Weeks No. 680 NOT REPRESENTED No. 487 J. Ashdown, B. Olson, F. P. Astles, A. No. 698 N. McComb, A.