Grand Lodge A.F. & A.M. of Canada in the Province of Ontario PROCEEDINGS 2000 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/grandlodge2000onta GRAND LODGE A.F. & A.M. OF CANADA in the Province of Ontario PROCEEDINGS ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-FIFTH ANNUAL COMMUNICATION HELD IN THE CITY OF TORONTO July 19th, A.D. 2000, A.L. 6000 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 ROBERT J. McKIBBON GRAND MASTER Biography M.W. Bro. Rotert J. McKitbon Grand Master Masonry, like stained glass windows, lets your inner light shine, so "Live Better Masonically!" Our Grand Master was born and educated in Windsor, Ontario. He is an electronic technologist and journeyman electrician, now retired from the faculty of Fanshawe College where he served as a professor in the electrical/electronic department. In 1961, he married Marjorie Milsom of Windsor. Their marriage is blessed with a son, Douglas, a psychologist, teaching at Lethbridge University, in Alberta, and his wife Anne Marie; and a daughter, Heather, an elementary teacher on leave with the Toronto District Board, raising, with her husband Brian, three grandsons, Cole, Evan and Luke, in Ajax, ON. In 1969, Bro. McKibbon was initiated into King Solomon's Lodge No. 378, and served as their centennial Master in 1979. He was elected District Deputy Grand Master (1983-84) for the London West District. In 1989, he was appointed, then elected in 1991, to the Grand Lodge Board of General Purposes, serving on the committees of Education, Blood Donors, Condition of Masonry, Management and Seminars and Workshops. In July, 1 997, he was elected Deputy Grand Master of the Grand Lodge A.F. & A.M. of Canada in the Province of Ontario. M.W. Bro. McKibbon is an involved member of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite, having served the London Lodge of Perfection and Rose Croix Chapter as production/property committee chairman and trustee from 1 977 to 1 987. In 1 984, he was coroneted an Honorary Inspector General 33° in Edmonton; and is a member of the Royal Order of Scotland. He is presently the Second Lieutenant Commander of Moore Sovereign Consistory, Hamilton. He is a charter member of London Daylight Lodge No. 735 and Millennium Lodge UD; an honorary Past First Principal of St. John's Chapter No. 3, Royal Arch Masons. A member of Mocha Temple Shrine, participating in the Oriental Band, Shrine Club and Alumni Units. Bro. McKibbon has served Richards Memorial United Church in various capacities, having been chairman of Church Worship; Property, Building, Personnel, Official Board and a past director of the Argyle Manor Corporation, a nonprofit Seniors Apartment attached to the Christian Education Complex. He is presently chairman of the Board of Trustees. M.W. Bro. McKibbon is the Grand Representative of the Grand Lodge of North Dakota. His hobbies are photography, camping and stained glass. GRAND LODGE A.F. & A.M. OF CANADA in the Province of Ontario At the One Hundred and Forty-fifth 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 19, A.D. 2000, A.L. 6000, Present were: THE GRAND MASTER M.W. Bro. Robert J. McKibbon THE DEPUTY GRAND MASTER R.W. Bro. Terence Shand R.W. Bro. Peter F. Irwin Grand Senior Warden R.W. Bro. J. Harry Seeley Grand Chaplain R.W. Bro. T. Richard Davies Grand Treasurer M.W. Bro. Robert E. Davies Grand Secretary R.W. Bro. David A. Fickling Grand Registrar R.W. Bro. Leroy E. Behms 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, D. C. Bradley, N. E. Byrne, C. E. Drew, D. I. Greenwood, W. T. Anderson. THE DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND MASTERS Algoma East Maurice F. Mann Ottawa 2 Glen H. Sage Brant T. Clayton Oliver Peterborough Brian T. Rumbles Bruce Carl R. Noble Prince Edward Frankland M. Wilson Chatham Douglas R. Reycraft St Lawrence Joseph C. Dove Eastern Allan F. Dunsmore Samia James R. Sercombe Erie William J. Krestel South Huron John G. M. Robb . Nanka-Bruce Frontenac John W. Trousdale Sud-Manitoulin . Richard H. M. Georgian North Robert R. Beckett Temiskaming Frank J. Robertson Georgian South Douglas A Conway Toronto 1 Leslie O. Dawley Grey Thomas M. Rielly Toronto 2 Douglas Swann Hamilton A John P. Mannisto Toronto 3 Robert A Robertson Hamilton B Norman G. McCarthy Toronto 4 Thomas P. Cook Hamilton C John L. MacPherson Toronto 5 James W. Pearson London East John R. MacLeod Toronto 6 Douglas H. Hotham London West Harold T. Walker Toronto 7 William J. Chatwell Musk-Parry Sound Hermann Waxl Victoria William H. Hobden '. William R. Lawrence Niagara A . R. Bruce McLennan Waterloo Niagara B G. Richard Shular Wellington Donald H. McCombe Nipissing East H. Frank Dell Western Jerry J. Ossachuk North Huron Deryck R. Weber Wilson North Richard A Hryniw Ontario Robert M. Kellar Wilson South John Hiley Frank Batal Ottawa 1 Paul E. Todd Windsor BOARD MEMBERS Runciman, D. H. N. Britton, R. K. Campbell, J. T. Cassie, S. H. Cohen, J. V. Lawer, T. A McLean, R. T. Stephen, H. Mumby, G. L. Atkinson, D. A Campbell, G. H. Hazlitt, A J. Petrisor, E. R. Habermehl, A P. C. Thompson, J. E. Anderson, A A Barker, J. H. Hough, D. G. Dowling, P. W. Hooper, R. G. Wands, W. Spence, J. D. B. E. Bond, S. R. Drummond, T. W. Hogeboom, A L. Morrow, B. K. Schweitzer, R. K. S. Whitmore, K. D. Jackson, T. E. Lewis, W. J. Matyczuk, C. M. Miller, G. A Monk, G. W. Nelson, R. GRAND LODGE OF CANADA ANNUAL COMMUNICATION GRAND REPRESENTATIVES Robert E. Davies England Raymond M. Gunsolus Wisconsin Howard O. Polk Ireland Keith J. Hay Argentina Eric W. Nancekivell Scotland W. David Stevens Austria Donald A Campbell Alberta J. Alex Clayton Belgium (Reg GL) Robert A Barnett British Columbia James Heffel Bahai A Paul Stephen Manitoba Lloyd Bittle Ceara Frederic R. Branscombe New Brunswick Gordon A Monk Para Wm T. Anderson Newfoundland'Lab Robert D. Summerville Paraiba Frank G. Dunn Nova Scotia C. John Woodburn Parana Thomas E. Lewis Prince Edward Island Lawrence Martin Rio de Janeiro N. Richard Richards Quebec Donald N. Campbell Sao Paulo Ronald E. Groshaw Saskatchewan H. James Johnson Chile Alan Simpson Alabama William C. Frank China Jack Moore Alaska A Edgar Dyer Bogota Allard B. Loopstra Arizona George W. Kerr Cartagena Robert S. Whitmore California George Turek Czech Republic Norman E. Byrne Connecticut Thomas P. Hansen Denmark W. Earl Rawson Delaware Melvyn J. Duke Ecuador J. Murray Wagg District of Columbia H. Neil Britton France, Nationale Eugene P. Finkbeiner Florida Peter Atsidakos Greece Terry A McLean Georgia Gary L. Atkinson Guatemala Ronald M. Watson Hawaii James A Hughes Iceland R. Cerwyn Davies Indiana Wallace E. McLeod India J. Murray Jolley Kansas Samuel H. Cohen Israel Leroy E. Behrns Kentucky Clifford G. Wonfor Japan Kenneth L. Whiting Louisiana Denis Langridge Luxembourg Leonard W. Westwell Maine Gerald E. MacDonaldd Nuevo Leon Paul W. J. McNeil Maryland William J. Dellar Tamaulipas David C. Bradley Massachusetts Ronald K. Campbell York James T. Cassie Minnesota Brian K. Schweitzer Netherlands John V. Lawer Missouri T. Richard Davies New South Wales Kenneth L. Schweitzer Montana Alan D. Hogg New Zealand Robert G. Wands Nebraska James D. Jackson Norway E. J. Burns Anderson Nevada Larry J. Hostine Panama D. Garry Dowling New Hampshire John I. Carrick Philippines Wayne E. Elgie New Jersey Malcolm D. Stienburg Portugal C. Edwin Drew New York Roderick J. Connor Puerto Rico Douglas F. Clark North Carolina Robert T. Runciman Queensland Robert J. McKibbon North Dakota George F. Inrig South Africa Durward I. Greenwood Ohio Brian E. Bond South Australia Terence Shand Oklahoma Robert S. Throop Spain Paul J. Mullen Oregon E. James Scarborough Sweden Donald H. Mumby Rhode Island J. William Lidstone Switzerland Keith D. Beggs South Carolina James R. Gilpin Tasmania George Morris South Dakota Charles A Houghton Turkey G. Carlton Phair Texas Leonard M. Fourney Venezuela Robert N. Wilson Utah Albert A Barker Victoria Alex W. Watson Washington John D. Atchison Western Australia The Most Worshipful the Grand Master, Robert J. McKibbon, distinguished guests and officers of Grand Lodge took their places in the Canadian Room of the Royal York Hotel at 8:41 a.m. in the forenoon, and Grand Lodge was opened forthwith. MASONS ADMITTED The Grand Master invited all Masons to enter. ANTHEM The brethren joined in singing O Canada followed by the Star Spangled Banner and God Save the Queen. TORONTO, ONTARIO, 2000 DELEGATES REGISTERED ALGOMA DISTRICT No. 287 M. Hrycyk, W. Matyczuk No. 618 NOT REPRESENTED No. 415 NOT REPRESENTED No. 636 NOT REPRESENTED No. 453 NOT REPRESENTED No. 656 J. Sperrino No. 499 D. Bradley No. 662 NOT REPRESENTED No. 511 G. Poulin No. 672 NOT REPRESENTED No. 584 D. Baxter, W. Meadows No. 709 M. Mosley ALGOMA EAST DISTRICT No. 412 S. Koivisto, D. Monaghan, No. 622 NOT REPRESENTED A. Burlein No. 625 K. Scriven, W. Sprague, D. Lillie, No. 442 R. Kletke, K. Beggs, N. Ingram, J. Bennett, G. Hallam, C. Meierhoff D. Greenwood No. 680 NOT REPRESENTED No. 469 N. Ortiz, E. Mersereau, G. Masters No. 698 M. Mann, K.