On Saturday, 6 December, 71 Brethren were present at the reinstallation of RW Bro Warren Turton. RW Bro Paul Fletcher, Deputy Grand Master, led a delegation of 19 Grand Lodge Officers including 5 PAGMs, the DGIW of District 104 and many local Grand Lodge Officers.

There were 29 visitors. The WMs of Lodge Concord Technology and Lodge of Truth, Braidwood, led fraternals. The WMs of Lodges Gowrie of Canberra, Queanbeyan St Andrew, Jerrabomberra Daylight, Canberra and Ethos, each attended and were accompanied by members of their lodges. There were also brethren from Lodge Cooma Monaro and Lodge St Lucius in Denmark.

The ritual was good. W Bro Graeme Moller did a great job as Installing Master. The Board of Installed Masters knew their stuff. The Working Tools were well presented, with the very experienced RW Bro Clarrie Alexander, the WM of Lodge Concord Technology, presenting the Third and two of our newer members, Bro Ciaran Bird and Bro Alex Slater, doing a great job with the presentation of the Second and First Working Tools respectively; Alex also acted as Inner Guard.

The investiture of the officers went well and the addresses were well received. The Deputy Grand Master had those masons of more than 50 years duration presented to him, followed by those who had been masons for less than 5 years and/or 2020 masons. Our friends from Denmark made a number of presentations.

Before the Grand Delegation retired, the DGM summarised some of our history and commended Canberra for rebuilding the Canberra Masonic centre a couple of times on the same site. As he was staying at the Kurrajong Hotel, he was able to see the status of this site.

Deputy Grand Master, RW Bro. Paul Fletcher, presents RW Bro. Warren Turton
with his reinstallation certificate

During the Installation ceremony we were honoured with the visit by two Danish brethren, Bro. Torben Maxsoe and Bro Niels-Jørgen Nielsen. They conveyed greetings from the members of their Mother Lodges, and presented RW Bro Warren Turton with a written message from the WM of their St Andrew’s Lodge, W Bro Thjelle Ehrenskjöld. There was also a message of greeting from the Sovereign Grand Master of the Danish Order of Freemasons - Grand Lodge of Denmark, Grand Master Hans Martin Jepsen. 

Danish Brethren convey greetings and gifts at the Reinstallation
(L-R) RW Bro. Warren Turton, Bro. Torben Maxsoe and Bro Niels-Jørgen Nielsen

The complete article may be found in December's Commonwealth Calling located in the Library section of the site.