Grand Lodge A.F. & A.M. of Canada in the Province of Ontario PROCEEDINGS 1998 GRAND LODGE A.F. & A.M. OF CANADA in the Province of Ontario PROCEEDINGS ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-THIRD ANNUAL COMMUNICATION HELD IN THE CITY OF TORONTO July 15th, A.D. 1998, A.L. 5998 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. 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/grandlodge1998onta MOST WORSHIPFUL BROTHER WILLIAM T. ANDERSON GRAND MASTER A BRIEF BIOGRAPHY OF OUR GRAND MASTER M.W. Bro. William Thompson Anderson was born m Adjala Township in the County County of Dufferin, where he of Simcoe, and raised in the Township of Mono, in the . attended public school. Upon graduation from Orangeville District High School, he went to work with the then Department of Lands and Forests, becoming involved in Municipal Assessment through the Provmcial Land Tax Programme. Bro. Anderson then transferred to the Department of Municipal Affairs, Municipal Assessment Division, and enrolled in the Queen's University Extension School Municipal Assess- ment Accreditation Programme, leadmg to the designation M.I.M.A. (Member of the Institute of Municipal Assessors). When the provmce of Ontario assumed all responsi- bility for municipal assessment, he was transferred to Barne as Valuation Manager, where he served until his retirement in 1 990. Bro. Anderson married Betty Bush, of Coldwater, in 1 959, and they have two children; Craig, who lives in Barrie, in the employ of a video rental company, and Heather, who is serving in the Canadian Navy. He has been a member of the choir and served on several committees of the Barrie Central United Church, including Chairman of Finance, Chairman of Stewards and Recording Secretary of the official Board. He is also a past Chairman of the Board of the Umted Church's Cedar Glen Conference Centre, at Bolton. He is a past president of the Coldwater Junior Chamber of Commerce, a past president and life member of the Institute of Municipal Assessors of Ontario, past chairman of the Canadian Directors of Assessment, Advisory Committee, past chairman of the Canadian Chapter of the International Association of Assessing Officers. Bro. Anderson became a member of Kamak Lodge No. 492, Coldwater, April 5, 1 962, and served as Master in 1967. He is a charter member of Innisfil Lodge No. 737, in Stroud. He served as District Deputy Grand Master of Georgian District in 1 987 - 1 988, was elected to the Board of General Purposes of Grand Lodge m 1 989, where he served on several committees, including Masomc Education, Condition of Masonry, Seminars and Workshops, Communications, Membership and Management, chairing the latter four committees. He was elected as Deputy Grand Master in July, 1995. M.W. Bro. Anderson is a Past Thrice Puissant Grand Master of the Barrie Lodge of Perfection, Past Most Wise Sovereign, Spry Chapter Rose Croix, Past Commander-in- Chief, Barrie Consistory. In 1988, he was coroneted Honorary Inspector General 33 °, Supreme Council for Canada in Vancouver, British Columbia, and is a member of the Royal Order of Scotland. He is an Honorary Past First Principal of Signet Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of Barne, and is a Past Patron of Bayview Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star. M.W. Bro. Anderson is also the Grand Representative of the Grand Lodge of South Australia. GRAND LODGE A.F. & A.M. OF CANADA in the Province of Ontario At the One Hundred and Forty-third Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge AF. & AM. of Canada, in the Province of Ontario, held in the City of Toronto, commencing Wednesday, July 15, AD. 1998, AL. 5998, Present were: THE GRAND MASTER M.W. Bro. William T. Anderson THE DEPUTY GRAND MASTER R.W. Bro. Robert J. McKibbon R. W. Bro. Ray Walsh Grand Senior Warden R.W. Bro. Barry J. Gyton Grand Junior Warden R.W. Bro. Michael F. Wellwood Grand Chaplain R.W. Bro. T. Richard Davies Grand Treasurer M.W. Bro. Robert E. Davies Grand Secretary R.W. Bro. Victor V. Cormack Grand Registrar V.W. Bro. J. William Lidstone 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, C. E. Drew, D. I. Greenwood, T. J. Arthur. THE DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND MASTERS Algoma John R. Williams Ottawa 2 Darwin M. Lacelle Algoma East F. Paul Astles Peterborough Hugh D. Rose Bruce Aired L. Morrow Prince Edward Thomas H. Henry Chatham David J. Aitken St Lawrence Ronald C. Watson Eastern Douglas Shaver St Thomas Hugh F. Mills Erie Lome B. Weaver Sarnia Gordon T. Grieve Frontenac Thomas W. Hogeboom South Huron John T. Wise Georgian North Robert M. McArthur Sudbury-Manitoulin Ronald C. Eveson Georgian South Glenn H. Gilpin Temiskaming Peter J. Matijek Grey C. Robert McKee Toronto 1 John Hartzema Hamilton A Brian W. King Toronto 2 Robert E. Collins Hamilton B Bev C.W. Alexander Toronto 3 Aubrey E. Smaller Hamilton C Paul A. James Toronto 5 Paul G. Farrell London East Robert G. Lancaster Toronto 6 Walter Mitchell London West H. Leonard Lock Toronto 7 Erich Bessler Muskoka-Parry Sound M. Lee Shea Waterloo Wilbert J. Fries Niagara A Henryk Krajewski Wellington Richard J.R. Roberts Niagara B Daniel Russell Western Hans Wettstein Nipissing East : Charles R. Alexander Wilson North James A. Fisher North Huron J. Norman White Wilson South Kenneth R. Guiler Ontario George E. Robbins Windsor Raymond J. Leese Ottawa 1 George W. McKiy BOARD MEMBERS R. A Barnett, H. N. Britton, R. K. Campbell, J. T. Cassie, S. H. Cohen, R. T. Runciman, D. H. Mumby, W. E. Elgie, G. L. Atkinson, B. K. Schweitzer, G. H. Hazlitt, D. A Campbell, A. P. Stephen, T. Shand, A. A. Barker, P. J. Mullen, E. J. Scarborough, R. D. Summerville, R. G. Wands, B. E. Bond, L. M. Fourney, E. R. Habermehl, T A. McLean, A. J. Petrisor, R. K. Spence, M. D. Stienburg, P. W. Hooper, J. H. Hough, J. D. Jackson, T. E. Lewis, W. J. Matyczuk, C. M. Miller, G. W. Nelson, D. G. Dowling. GRAND LODGE OF CANADA ANNUAL COMMUNICATION GRAND REPRESENTATIVES R. E. Davies England W. D. Stevens Austria H. O. Polk Ireland J. A. Clayton Belgium (Reg GL) E. W. Nancekivell Scotland L. Bittle Ceara R. A. Barnett British Columbia W. S. McNeil Espirito Santo F. R. Branscombe New Brunswick A. G. Broomhead Goias F. G. Dunn Nova Scotia C. J. Woodburn Parana T. E. Lewis Prince Edward Island L. Martin Rio de Janeiro N. R. Richards Quebec D. N. Campbell Sao Paulo R. E. Groshaw Saskatchewan H. J. Johnson Chile Alan Simpson Alabama W. C. Frank China J. Moore Alaska A. E. Dyer Bogota A. B. Loopstra Arizona G. W. Kerr Cartagena R. S. Whitmore California W. L. Pacey Costa Rica N. E. Byrne Connecticut D. McFadgen Cuba W. E. Rawson Delaware T. P. Hansen Denmark J. M. Wagg District of Columbia R. Green Ecuador E. P. Finkbeiner Florida N. Britton France, Nationale T. A. McLean Georgia J. A. Hughes Iceland R. M. Watson Hawaii W. E. McLeod India W. R. Pellow Illinois S. H. Cohen Israel R. C. Davies Indiana C. G. Wonfor Japan J. M. Jolley Kansas D. Langridge Luxembourg L. W. Westwell Maine W. J. Dellar Tamaulipas D. C. Bradley Massachusetts R. K. Campbell York J. T. Cassie Minnesota J. D. Jackson Netherlands K. L. Schweitzer Montana T. R. Davies New South Wales R. G. Wands Nebraska A. D. Hogg New Zealand W. E. Elgie New Jersey L. J. Hostine Panama C. E. Drew New York J. I. Carrick Philippines D. F. Clark North Carolina R. J. Connor Puerto Rico R. J. McKibbon North Dakota R. T. Runciman Queensland D. I. Greenwood Ohio G. F. Inrig South Africa T. Shand Oklahoma W. T. Anderson South Australia P. J. Mullen Oregon R. S. Throop Spain D. H. Mumby Rhode Island E. J. Scarborough Sweden K. D. Beggs South Carolina D. R. Shaw Switzerland G. Morris South Dakota J. R. Gilpin Tasmania G. C. Phair Texas C. A. Houghton Turkey R. N. Wilson Utah E. J. Brown Uruguay A. W. Watson Washington L. M. Fourney Venezuela T. J. Arthur West Virginia C. W. Emmett Victoria R. M. Gunsolus Wisconsin J. D. Atchison Western Australia K. J. Hay Argentina The M.W. the Grand Master, William T. Anderson, 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. ANTHEM The brethren joined in singing O Canada followed by the Star Spangled Banner and God Save the Queen. TORONTO. ONTARIO, 1998 DELEGATES REGISTERED ALGOMA DISTRICT No. 287 D. Tuck, B. Bogensberger. A. Harding, W. No. 636 M. Latoski, L. Smith Matyczuk. M. Salmi. L. Wayrynen No. 656 P. Gilbert. D. Dupuis, E. Beyer, J. Harding, No. 415 E. Beyer, J. Williams J. Sperrino No. 453 R. Slusar. J. Wells No. 662 M. Watson. E. Vos, C. Baillie. T. O'Neil, No. 499 W. Kuzminski, R. Abbott D. Bradley K Scott, R. Teniuk, R. Wood No. 511 J. Sanderson, A. Moffat. W.