After the Lodge had been Opened the Worshipful Master,
W.Bro. Gerald Butterworth, rose to deliver a Eulogy for the late W.Bro. Tom Jones who had eventually succumbed to the injuries he received when on his second Tour of Duty with the Welsh Guards in Afghanistan.
This being our Remembrance Meeting the Brethren rose and stood in silence remembering Bro. Tom and all those who had made the ultimate sacrifice, following which W.Bro. Chalky White gave the exhortation engraved on the Memorial at Kohima.
Mr. Jonathan James Hook was announced as an applicant for Initiation – proposed by his father also Bro. Jonathan Hook. Some future fun with two members of the same name was anticipated !
W.Bro. Chris Webster – a guest from the Lodge of Good Fellowship No. 8388 (Wilts) – then gave a history of mankind’s “communal dining” and “Toasting” practices and related them to our Festive Boards. Very interesting and expertly presented.
There sure is never a dull moment in Strawberry Hill!
Strawberry Hill Lodge No.946 