New Grand Superintendent for Yorkshire NE Riding

Richard Anderson has been installed as Grand Superintendent for the Province of Yorkshire North and East Riding. He is also Provincial Grand Master for the Province in the Craft.
     The Installation, attended by more than 450 Companions, was conducted by Past Second Grand Principal Iain Ross Bryce at the Voltigeur Suite at York Racecourse. John Hale, Grand Superintendent for Cumberland and Westmoreland, acted as Second Grand Principal and John Clayton, Grand Superintendent of Yorkshire West Riding, was Third Grand Principal.

RA MASONIC BIOGRAPHY Richard John Anderson
1984	Exalted Huntcliff Chapter No. 4539
1993-7	Huntcliff Chapter Scribe E
1999	Huntcliff Chapter First Principal
2002	Past Provincial Grand Scribe N
2004	Past Assistant Grand Sojourner
2005	Deputy Grand Sword Bearer

60th Anniversary

The Rev. Canon Stanley Walker, former Provincial Grand Master for Cheshire, has celebrated 60 years as a Freemason. He is the last remaining founder of Kilmorey Lodge No. 7109 – of which his father was also a founder.
     The celebration was held at Chester Masonic Hall, with Provincial Grand Master, Timothy Richards in attendance.

Welsh Appointment

Ieuan Redvers Jones was installed as Provincial Grand Master for North Wales by the Deputy Grand Master Peter Geoffrey Lowndes, at the Arena of Venue Cymru, Llandudno. Grand Secretary Nigel Brown read the Patent of Appointment.

MASONIC BIOGRAPHY Ieuan Redvers Jones
1968	Initiated into Cefni Lodge No. 4086
1978	Worshipful Master, Cefni Lodge No. 7355
1978	Exalted into Cefni Chapter No. 4086
1984	Exalted Huntcliff Chapter No. 4539
1986	Past Provincial Grand Registrar
1994	Provincial Junior Grand Warden
1996	Provincial Grand Registrar
1996	Provincial Grand Sword Bearer
1997	Joined Pen-y-Ddraig Lodge No. 8163
1997	Past Assistant Grand Registrar
1998	Founder Beaumaris Chapter No. 5347
1998	Provincial Grand Steward
2003	First Principal, Beaumaris Chapter No. 5347
2003	Joined Kenyon Chapter of Installed First Principals No. 621
2003	Past Provincial Grand Scribe Nehemiah
2004	Deputy Provincial Grand Master, North Wales
2005	Past Grand Sword Bearer
2005	Second Provincial Grand Principal
2006	Deputy Grand Superintendent
2007	Provincial Grand Master for North Wales
2007	Past Grand Sword Bearer (RA)
2007	Grand Superintendent

Caravan Rally

The second National Masonic Caravan Rally will be held at Lickhill Manor Caravan Park, Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire from 22-25 August 2008. For further information contact secretary Bill Holden on email: bill.holden@btconnect.com or telephone: 01942 818770/813524.

Safety First Kids

It is safety first for these youngsters at Anglesey Community School, Burtonon-Trent in Staffordshire, seen wearing their high visibility jackets provided by Andresey Lodge No. 6408.
     As well as purchasing 75 of the safety jackets for the youngsters, the lodge – which meets at Burton – included five more for teachers to enable children to be taken out on school trips.
     Once again, masons are seen to be active in their local communities, in this case with high visibility!

Lodge Milestone

Palvinder Singh Chana was Master for the 150th anniversary of the consecration of Stoneleigh Lodge No. 725 held in Birmingham recently.
     Lord Leigh, the then Provincial Grand Master of Warwickshire and the first Master of Stoneleigh Lodge, led the consecration at the Kings Arms and Castle Hotel in Kenilworth in February 1858, followed by a huge banquet at Stoneleigh Abbey.
     Among the distinguished guests at the anniversary was Michael Price, Provincial Grand Master for Warwickshire.

On Guard!

Ray Sanders-Crook, the current Master of David Garrick Lodge No. 4243, which meets at Stratford-on-Avon in the Province of Warwickshire, served as a regular soldier for many years.
     On his retirement he became a member of The Queen's Body Guard of the Yeoman of the Guard – a Beefeater – and was stationed at the Tower of London. Although now retired from that historical office, he still sports those wonderful whiskers!

Initiate's Guide

An excellent 56-page guide to Freemasonry for Initiates has been produced by the Metropolitan Grand Lodge of London. Divided into five sections, it would also be useful to more experienced Masons as well.
     As is made clear in the document, the booklet is intended as a very brief introduction to Freemasonry, and to answer some of the questions which Initiates may have.
     After an introduction, there are sections dealing with history, useful things to know, next steps – such as visiting other lodges – and a handy reference section which includes an introduction to the Royal Arch.

Canonbury Masonic Research Centre
Canonbury Tower, Canonbury Place, London N1 2NQ

Diary Dates
Spring-Summer 2008 (7-9pm, Entry Fee £7)

April 16: The Esoteric Sources of Baconian Science and the Controversial Relationship Between Freemasonry and Rosicrucianism. James North, Editor Baconiana.

May 21: In Search of a Global Understanding of Religious Experience, Professor Paul Badham, Director, Alister Hardy Religious Experience Research Centre, University of Wales Lampeter.

June 18: Aleister Crowley, The Man Behind The Myth. Geraldine Beskin, Proprietor, Atlantis Bookshop.

Enquiries: Carole McGilvery 020 7226 6256. Please make cheques payable to Canonbury Masonic Research Centre and send to the above address. Email: mcgilvery@canonbury.ac.uk www.canonbury.ac.uk

CMRC Tenth International Conference

25-26 October 2008
     Freemasonry and the Sciences: Natural and Supernatural
     Papers are invited from scholars of all disciplines, whether Freemasons or not. Papers should contain original, hitherto unpublished research, and be fully documented and illustrated. They need not be narrowly focussed and may be wide-ranging as to the content, chronology and treatment of the overall theme of the conference.
     The aim of this conference is to examine the interplay of science and Freemasonry, and to address a broad spectrum of the issues that such an examination raises. Proposals for papers, historical, biographical, philosophical and speculative, relevant to this theme are welcomed.
     Deadline for papers is 30 April 2008 – synopsis approximately 300 words. Papers should be sent to the address above.

Cornerstone Society

The Cornerstone Society is finalising its programme for 2008. There are plans for a conference in London in November and full details will be released soon. Go to www.cornerstonesociety.com for more information.

Julian Rees will give the McCarthy Slatcher 2008 Memorial Lecture at Silver Jubilee Lodge No. 8811 on 18 April, entitled Freemasonry - A Spiritual Quest.
     It will take place at Lowestoft Masonic Centre, The Avenue, Lowestoft, Suffolk, starting at 6pm. Further details can be obtained from Mike Hall on 01493 751034 or mike@micro-tec.co.uk.

The Society has commissioned an exclusive lapel pin, enamel finish, bearing the Society’s distinctive logo on a white background, measuring 15mm x 20 mm. The cost, including postage and packing, is £7 UK, £7.35 Europe and £8.15 USA and the rest of the world.
     The pin can be purchased online or on the website or by writing to the secretary, enclosing the correct payment.

For further information, please email secretary@cornerstonesociety.com or write to The Secretary, The Cornerstone Society, ‘Bellfield’, 13 Victoria Road, Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, FY8 1LE.

Quatuor Coronati

The next meeting of Quatuor Coronati Lodge will take place on Thursday, 8 May, at Freemasons’ Hall, London at 5.15pm.
     The talk is The Fiftieth Anniversary of the Grand Lodge of Japan 1957-2007, presented by Pauline Chakmakjian, who lectures on Occidental and Oriental Freemasonry.
     She has a particular interest in eighteenth century British and European salon culture and contemporary Japanese Freemasonry in relation to Japanese ritual and religion.
     Other QC meetings are on 26 June, 11September and 13 November (Installation). Go to www.quatuorcoronati.com for further information.