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Grand Lodge A.F. & A.M. of Canada In the Province of Ontario . PROCEEDINGS 1987 }&&& BROCK UNIVERSITY LIBRARY From the Masonic Library of J. Lawrence Runnalls St. Catharines August 1988 LIBRARY * L MOST WORSHIPFUL BROTHER WILLIAM R. PELLOW GRAND MASTER GRAND LODGE A.F. & A.M. OF CANADA In the Province of Ontario PROCEEDINGS ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SECOND ANNUAL COMMUNICATION HELD IN THE CITY OF TORONTO July 15th, A.D. 1987, A.L. 5987 The Property of and ordered to be read in all the 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/grandlodge1987onta A BRIEF BIOGRAPHY OF OUR GRAND MASTER William R. Pellow was born in 1930 at Chapleau, Ontario, where he received his early education. He attended Albert College in Belleville and received a B.A. degree from Queen's University. He completed his studies at the University of Toronto Faculty of Dentistry in 1964. He practises dentistry in London. Ontario and is President of Pellark Inc., a land and property development company. Dr. Pellow taught at both the University of Toronto and the University of Western Ontario Dental Faculties. He is a member of local, provincial and federal dental societies and has held offices in many dental bodies. Our Grand Master was initiated, passed and raised in Lome Lodge No. 622, Chapleau. He rose to the office of Junior Deacon, resigning his position to attend University. In 1966 he affiliated with Ionic Lodge No. 716, London, and became Worshipful Master in 1972. In 1976 he was elected District Deputy Grand Master of London East District. He was appointed to the Board of General Purposes in 1980 and was subsequently elected 1982-84. During this period he served with distinction on many committees, and was Chairman of the Committee on Masonic Education. In 1985 he was elected Deputy Grand Master. Bro. Pellow is a member of several concordant and appendant orders in both York and Scottish Rite. He is a member of Mocha Shrine, London, and was President of the Alumni Unit. At the Conference of Grand Masters of Masons in North America in 1987, our Grand Master was elected to the Committee of the Commission on Informa- tion for Recognition. In 1955 he married Leitha Robinson and the Pellows have two daughters, Kimberly Anne and Arden Linda, and a son, William Robin Jackson. The Pellow home has become the centre for annual lodge social events. Many public and private endeavours have benefited from our brother's enormous energy and dedication. MW Bro. Pellow's affiliation is with the United Church. Curling, cottaging in Chapleau, and tennis are among his pastimes. GRAND LODGE, A.F. & A.M. OF CANADA In the Province of Ontario At the One Hundred and Thirty-second Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge A.F. & A.M. of Canada, in the Province of Ontario, held in the City of Toronto, commencing Wednesday, July 15, A.D. 1987, A.L. 5987. Present were: THE GRAND MASTER M.W. Bro. A Lou Copeland THE DEPUTY GRAND MASTER R.W. Bro. William R. Pellow R.W. Bro. Colin A. W. Ball Grand Senior Warden R.W. Bro. Kenneth R. Brown Grand Junior Warden R.W. Bro. Robert T Flowers Grand Chaplain M.W. Bro. James N. Allan Grand Treasurer M.W. Bro. Robert E. Davies Grand Secretary R.W. Bro. Edward C. Parker Grand Registrar VW. Bro. James T Cassie Grand Director of Ceremonies PAST GRAND MASTERS M.W. Bros. J. A. Irvine, J. N. Allan. B. B. Foster. W. K Bailey. E. W Nancekivell. R. E. Davies. N. R Richards. H. O. Polk. R E. Groshaw. THE DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND MASTERS Algoma A N. Angus Peterborough D. J. Pearcy Algoma East G. A Marr Prince Edward W. J. Aylsworth Brant G. H. Gibson St. Lawrence D. R. Moore Bruce L. D. Davis St. Thomas R E. Standen Chatham H. Mavin Sarnia G. L. Atkinson Eastern W. A Robinson South Huron M. W Lee Frontenac D. R Thornton Sudbury-Manitoulin A Gray Georgian E. P. Finkbeiner Temiskaming A D. Mortson Grey D. B. Dobson Toronto 1 C. H. M. Reid Hamilton A J. A Muir Toronto 2 S. E. Caveney Hamilton B J. L. Webster Toronto 3 R. W Lewis Hamilton C N. S. Webb Toronto 4 G. E. MacLaren London East R. J. Morris Toronto 5 S. D. Hall London West M.J.May Toronto 6 W J. Leek Musk.-Parry Sound B. A Sinclair Toronto 7 G. Hinchliff Niagara A T. M. Thomas Victoria A R. Henderson Niagara B ;R M. Stokes Waterloo A G. A Kennedy Nipissing East G. C. Warren Wellington R C. Schieck North Huron A R Burgess Western C. W. Kacan Ontario J. G. Gregg Wilson S. W. Holden Ottawa 1 A B. B. Sewell Windsor J. A Rundle Ottawa 2 R. J. Kirkpatrick TORONTO. ONTARIO 1987 3 BOARD MEMBERS T. J. Arthur. T. R. Davies. J. W. Millar. W. L. Pacey. R. T. Runciman. C. A Sankey, D. C. Bradley. N. E. Byrne. D. I. Greenwood. C. E. Drew. J. Pos. W. M. Secord. J. A J. Hughes. E. C. Steen. F. J. Bruce. W. E. Elgie. C. J. Woodbum. R. C. Casselman. A. N. Newell. R. E. Jewell. W. N. Buckingham. W. J. Finlay. J. D. Jackson. E. M. Jones. G. E. MacDonald. J. C. Piper. F. J. Satterley. J. W. Auckland. A G Broomhead. S. H. Cohen. R. G. Cooper. W. C. Frank, W. E. Rawson, R. S. Throop. GRAND REPRESENTATIVES J. A Irvine Ireland C.J. Baxter Oregon J.N.Allan Scotland C. J. S. Nixon Rhode Island F.Scott Alberta H. O. Polk South Carolina C. A Sankey British Columbia H. Jowett South Dakota M. J. Damp Manitoba G. C. Phair Texas C. D. Mackenzie Nova Scotia C. A Reith Utah W. H. Mortlock Prince Edward Island W J. Carnegie Vermont N. R. Richards Quebec W. F Cockburn Virginia R. E. Groshaw Saskatchewan A M. Watson Washington W. E. McLeod India W. J. Anderson West Virginia J. W. Millar New South Wales R. M. Gunsolus Wisconsin J. A Turner New Zealand K. J. Hay Argentina R. T. Runciman Queensland W. D. Stevens Austria K. H. Redden South Australia J. A Clayton Belgium (Reg. G.L.) J. Meek. Tasmania E. C. Steen Goias C. W. Emmett Victoria G. H. Gilmer Paraiba J. D. Atchison Western Australia C. J. Woodburn Parana K. Hughes Alabama W E. Sills Sao Paulo E. W Nancekivell California H. A Cameron Bogota R C. Fuller Colorado W. M. Newell Cartagena N. E. Byrne Connecticut W. L. Pacey Costa Rica H. R. Banwell Delaware C. E. Drew Cuba H. V Bartlett Florida A M. George Ecuador F. J. Bruce Idaho A B. Finnie Germany U.G.L. W R. Pellow Illinois FL. Barrett Greece J. M. Jolley Kansas A L. Copeland Israel R. E. Davies Louisiana C. G. Wonfor Japan L. W. Westwell Maine J. C. Guy Luxembourg B. B. Foster Massachusetts J. D. Jackson Netherlands D. E. Wilson Michigan B. M. McCall Norway J. T. Cassie Minnesota G. H. Vogan Panama G. T. Rogers Mississippi H. H. Dymond Peru J. V Lawer Missouri J. I. Carrick Philippines R Colledge Montana R. J. Connor Puerto Rico K. N. Nesbitt Nebraska E. J. Langley Spain J. F. Heap Nevada E.J. Scarborough Sweden C. C. Lillico New Hampshire D. R. Shaw Switzerland H. I. Sparling New Jersey W E. Elgie Turkey H. C. Steele New York E. J. Brown Uruguay M. B. Dymond Ohio C. F. Grimwood York, Mexico R G. Loftus Oklahoma The M.W. the Grand Master, A. Lou Copeland, 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. 4 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA ANNUAL COMMUNICATION MASONS ADMITTED The Grand Master invited all Masons to enter and be seated. NATIONAL ANTHEM The brethren joined in singing the National Anthem followed by the Star Spangled Banner and God Save the Queen. DELEGATES REGISTERED — 1987 ALGOMA DISTRICT 287—W. A Lowe 618— B. J. Merritt. J. H. McMullin 415— D. Bergman. E. J. Layman 636—Not Represented 453— B. D. Keep 656—Not Represented 499— R S. Starling. W. E. Shaw 662— S. C. Gordon 511— R. M. Hookham 672— E. Shaw. G. A Law 584— R. B. Bauch. D. A Baxter 709—W. E. Shaw ALGOMA EAST DISTRICT 412-R. Hilderley. H. W. Walker. L. G. Shier. E. M. Ennis. J. M. Park, A G. Broomhead. G. L. Dawe. M. C. Bain. D. F. Donaghue J. Hong. R Mizuguchi. W. Guest. 442—N. R Ingram. K. D. Beggs, W. A Minion G. J. Coulter. W J. Noble 469— D. Heacock, J. G. Waldorf. G. Y. Masters. 625—R M. Villebrun G. A Marr. G. I. Smith. G. L. Whalen 680—G. Maclntyre. S. Turyk 487— L. Brisbois. A. Solomon 698— B. C. MacDermid 622— D. W. Collins. D. J. Broomhead. BRANT DISTRICT 35— D. Hannah. B. B. Foster 45—G. W. Reeve. H. Y. McClelland. G. Steedman. E. Sager. F. Johnson. L. W. Lawrence. W G. Wright K. Goodbrand. G. G. Davis. G. Westlake R. W Clarke 319— L. Warren. A. Sayer. R. Shoup. 82—W. Whitman. C. Oliver. C. Burton. W. Buckborough G. Gibson. E. Luke. A C. McCay. 329— O. Walker. E. Welt H. Reynolds H. OTJell.