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Mwbro the Honourable Thomas Gordon Towers Grand Master 1966-1967 Mwbro Gordon Towers Was Born on the Family Homestead Has Become Common Knowledge Vol. 64, No. 7 Editor: MWBro Robert E. Juthner September 1999 MWBro The Honourable Thomas Gordon Towers Grand Master 1966-1967 MWBro Gordon Towers was born on the family homestead has become common knowledge. in the Willowdale District near Red Deer on July 5th, 1919. He Brother Towers was initiated, passed and raised in Red had operated the family farm until Deer Lodge No. 12 in 1944 and 1972 when he was elected Member was Worshipful Master of that of Parliament for Red Deer, which Lodge in 1953. He became District constituency he served in this ca- Deputy Grand Master in 1960, and pacity for sixteen years. At that was elected Junior Grand Warden time he had occasion to impress in 1964, rising to the office of Grand the House with his sense of hu- Master of our jurisdiction for the mour; he had learned that parlia- 1966-67 term. During this, Cana- mentary rules forbade simply ris- da’s Centennial Year, it was his ing to state an opinion, so he quoted idea to stage a Centennial pag- the (fictitious) “Bard of Dromore” eant, called “The Craft Hour,” (his own ad hoc poetry). The first which was presented at the Jubi- such poem was delivered June 18, lee Auditorium with successful 1980, aimed at NDP icon (and fel- results. His thoughts on the theme low Freemason) Tommy Douglas, “The True Mason Thinks” are to soon after Douglas had become a this day preserved in our Grand director of Husky Oil: “The work- Lodge Publication No. 382. Prior ing class can damn my brass, but to his death, MWBro Towers was I’ve got the job with Husky Gas,” is the senior living Past Grand Mas- how it went. Such was his subtle ter. humour, but his serious side was Our Brother died in Red Deer also very much in evidence, and he Regional Hospital on June 8, 1999, is remembered for his impeccable in the presence of his wife Doris integrity. As Queen Elizabeth II’s and his three sons and two daugh- representative in Alberta, he served ters. His oldest son, Tom, said, “He as Lieutenant-Governor from 1991 was conscious right to the end, to 1996. Despite this role being es- and he knew we were all there. His sentially a symbolic one, he did not treat the signing of mind was good right to the end… He was ready, he was at government bills as just a rubber-stamp exercise, as Stockwell peace, and his time had come.” Day, minister in the present government, attested. Former More than 600 mourners attended the funeral service at Lieutenant-Governor Helen Hunley praised him as “a dedi- Knox Presbyterian Church in Red Deer on June 11th, among cated Canadian, an honourable man and a good friend” and them the Grand Master, nine Past Grand Masters, the Deputy Premier Ralph Klein called him a distinguished Albertan and Grand Master, the Grand Secretary and many other members referred to his intelligence, grace, quick wit and long commu- of the Craft which he had loved so dearly. nity service. Above all, his exemplary devotion to his family REJ Conference of Grand Secretaries in North America The second in a series of reports by RWBro G.T. Webber, begun in the June issue of this Bulletin. One Day Classes • There is only one Grand Master in a Jurisdiction. Bro Gary Henningsen, of the Grand Lodge of New York, •Needed: a better selection process to toughen up on initiates. addressed the Conference and then piloted a lively discus- •Freemasons are the leaders in the community, and if they sion. The highlights were as follows: are to be the premier group of men, they should look act and • The Grand Lodge of New York is not a proponent of One dress like it. Day Classes. • New York believes that the recognition of Prince Hall • One Day Classes bring in members, not Freemasons. Grand Lodges leads to a division of races. • New York demands participation from the men joining • The statement was made that in the near future 60 per cent Freemasonry and will not yield to the pressures of Concord- of the population of the United States will be black or from ant Bodies and the Shrine to satisfy their search for members. See One Day Classes, page 2. September 1999 Grand Lodge Bulletin page 2 Grand Lodge Bulletin Introducing the Grand Secretary Published each month except July and August by After nine successful years in the office of Grand Secretary The Grand Lodge of Alberta, A. F. & A. M. of our jurisdiction, RWBro Gerry Webber has exchanged the 330 – 12 Avenue SW, Calgary, Alberta T2R 0H2 403-262-1140 — Fax 403-290-0671 Crossed Pens for the Square and Compasses of the Deputy www.freemasons.ab.ca Grand Master. It is now, with great pleasure, that we introduce Annual subscription rate for non-members of the GLA is C$10.00 his successor, plus mailing costs. Republication rights are granted to other Masonic RWBro John Procter Knox Jurisdictions, but acknowledgement of the source is requested. a Past Master of Kelvingrove Grand Master MWBro J. Art Jones Lodge No. 187 who had been Deputy Grand Master RWBro Gerald T. Webber chosen by the Search Com- Senior Grand Warden RWBro Douglas N. Troock mittee (appointed by the Junior Grand Warden RWBroTerry A. Drolet Grand Secretary RWBro John P. Knox Board of General Purposes) from a list of 18 well quali- Editorial Committee Editor: MWBro Robert E. Juthner, 780-483-5124, Fax 780-486-4512 fied contenders, and pre- 14103 Buena Vista Road, Edmonton, Alberta T5R 5S2 sented to the Board for ap- WBro S. Garth Cochran; WBro Loren Kline; Bro Trevor Morris pointment. He was invested The Editor reserves the right, due to limitations of space, to accept, reject and re-write material submitted for publication. as Grand Secretary in Red Deadline for copy is the 1st day of the month, two months prior to the month of issue. Deer on June 5, 1999. The office of Grand Sec- Editorial retary is onerous and of great responsibility, requiring not It’s Grand only administrative skills The Annual Grand Lodge Communication in June, in Red and the ability of keeping our books out of the red, but also Deer, was indeed “grand,” not only in the sense of bringing tact, the exercise of the best in human interaction, personality, together (or at least trying to do that) the grand total of our and service to the Brotherhood. We wish him well. Lodges, but also because it included a well organized and well run business session, accompanied by enjoyable social Fiat Lux Lodge of Research functions, and, above all, because of the perfect harmony The next quarterly meeting of Fiat among us all. Maybe this was because there were not earth- GE OF OD R L E Lux Lodge of Research No. 1980 will S shaking issues to debate, but even this reason is not important X E be held at the Masonic Hall in Drayton U A L — the “harmony” per se is! R T Valley on Saturday, October 2, 1999 C A H The Brethren welcomed the newly elected Junior Grand I Warden, RWBro Terry Drolet (Wetaskiwin Lodge No. 15) and at 1:30 PM. It will feature the Instal- F lation of the WM-elect, RWBro Tren N all other elected and appointed officers and board and com- . o A . Cole and a Masonic Research program. 1 mittee members, including our new Grand Secretary, RWBro 9 .R 80 . G John Knox. All Master Masons, from near or far, are A.F.&A.M What was not all that “grand” was the representation of cordially invited to attend. our Lodges — of 135, 96 (71%) were and 39 (29%) were not there: 76 (56%) of the Worshipful Masters were in attendance, One Day Classes, from page 1. 59 (44%) were absent, although some of these were duly other races. represented by one or both of their Wardens. Those close to Other Observations: assuming the Master’s Chair showed even less commitment: • In United States Jurisdictions there are more Masonic 32.5 per cent of the Senior Wardens and 21.5 per cent of the Trials than in previous years, indicating a poor selection of Junior Wardens. This is not to say that in those cases there was candidates. a total absence of members of these Lodges, such as Past • California has abandoned the traditional way and has Masters and others, in fact, if they could be counted in as adopted One Day Classes as a means of inducting men into representing their Lodges (which they cannot), the picture Freemasonry. would change dramatically, namely, to 127 out of 135, and that • Oklahoma statistics reveal that only one out of nine candi- is a welcome 94 per cent. “Brotherly love and relief” forbid us dates returned to the Lodge after having received his three to identify the eight Lodges that were devoid of any Brethren degrees in Masonry. in attendance, but the “truth” will still be recorded in the 1999 • Oklahoma believes that every man must experience a Grand Lodge Proceedings. realistic orientation and strict entrance into Freemasonry. For all these reasons, it behooves us to pay tribute to the 10 • New Hampshire believes that ritual is less important. Lodges represented by their three Principal Officers. In conclusion, however, the majority of Grand Secretaries A tip of the hat goes to: Mountain View Lodge No. 16; supported the One Day Class concept. Strathcona Lodge No. 77; Norwood Lodge No.
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