Lodges Present:  10   Members:  46

Lodges Absent:  USA, 12; Canada, 1; UK, 5, Ireland, 1; S. Africa, 1; S. Australia, 1; New Zealand 1

GATHERING BUSINESS MEETING MINUTES

 

 

Minutes of the 56^th Annual Gathering, held in St. Albans, England, September 4^th thru 6^th, 2009

Held at the Quality Hotel, St. Albans, England. The Host Lodge was Romeland, Herts No.7080.

 

Friday, 4 September — Registration and reception.

 

Saturday, 5 September — The General Business Meeting convened at 09:40AM.  International Chairman R.W. Bro. John Clyburn welcomed everyone.

R.W. Bro. Ian Nichols delivered the invocation. The Minutes from our last Gathering in 2008 were adopted.  Floral Park has taken the year 2016 to Host the 63^rd Annual Gathering!

 

                                                                              ROLL CALL OF LODGES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TIME & PLACE

 

2010  Wick Lodge No. 481, Youngstown, Ohio, USA 

2011  St. Albans No. 28, Jackson, Louisiana, USA

2012  St. Alban No. 529, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

2013  Quinte St. Albans No.620, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 100^th Anniversary

2014  St. Alban Universal No. 233, Maryland, USA - Brother Ronald Block spoke.

2015  St. Alban No.150A, Hoya, Germany

2016  Floral Park, No. 56, New York, USA - Brother  Charles Scheu spoke.

DEATHS: Clare E. Beckman, (Ohio) Archavir Manoug, (Montreal) Dan Walters, (Michigan) John Dethlefsen, (New York)

REGRETS: E. Roy Harrison, Pierre G. "Pete" Normand, Jr., Glen Clary, Jerry Piepiora, Ron Block, Ben Dyer, John Tait, Ivan Steer, Bill Stephens

E. Roy Harrison hopes all will continue to support our tie and pin program as we begin to accumulate new funds for the care of St. Alban’s crypt.  Bob Stauffer is our Webmaster. All requests for post on our site go to him. Secty529@aol.com

TREASURER’S REPORT: On hand $1,723.56. Treasurer received $300 from registration.  New balance will be $2,023.56, USD.

R.W. Bro. Ian Nichols gave the closing prayer.  Meeting adjourned at 10:15AM.

Lodge opened at 11:00 am, closed 1:35 pm.  The 3rd Degree was conferred.  Luncheon at the Temple.  Our Ladies toured Waddesdon Manor and were treated to a luncheon.  Dinner Banquet was held at the Hotel, 79 present.

 

Sunday, 6 September — After Sunday breakfast held at the Hotel, guests were treated to services at the Cathedral, when our Chairman R.W. Bro. John Clyburn presented a check in the amount of £800.  W. Bro. Russell Combs from Philadelphia also presented a lithographic rendering of St. Alban.

 

So Attests the Secretary,

 

Joseph A. Fletcher, Jr.

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