Steve Anthony Sherman, the 4^th initiate of the Emerald Lodge No 899, will be installed as Worshipful Master, on Saturday 24 January 1998 at 4:00 p.m., in the Masonic Building Barbados Avenue, New Kingston. He was initiated on 12 October 1990, and will be the Lodge's 10th Master.

The Emerald Lodge had another successful Wine & Cheese Parry last November. It the Terra Nova Hotel. Congratulations to the team led by Bros. Desmond Duval, Steve Sherman and Lloyd Chito. In attendance was Most Excellent and Supreme Deputy Grand King Charles Snipe. (See Malone Royal Arch Chapter 889)

Our beloved Pro Freddie is still in fighting spirit, despite his illness. He will be one of the resource persons to help train our 1998 administration. While not confined to a wheelchair, he is using one to help him move around at this time. We at the Emerald Lodge wish him a speedy recovery to full heath.

At the meeting of Lodge 899 in March 1997, what turned out to be University Lodge of the West Indies' loss, was Emeralds gain, as we had a surprise visit from R. W. Bro. S.G. Syd. Lewis, the District Deputy Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Saskatchewan and also S. D. of Dundurn/Hanley Lodge No 117.

 He visited Lodge 899 in error, as he had intended to visit with his brother-in-law, Bro. Melvin Carey of University Lodge. Since October 1997, Dundurn and Emerald have been exchanging Summons and Newsletters monthly. Their newsletter is available from the Secretary.

9^th: Wedding Anniversary - Desmond & Yvonne Duval

12^th: Natural Birthday -Lucien Tai-Ten-Quee

19^th: Wedding Anniversary - Whilston & Maureen Taylor

19^th: Natural Birthday - Harry Worton

We wish to remind Brethren that the Secretariat welcomes other congratulatory news, especially of National importance Accordingly we extend congratulations to newly made Master Mason Bro. Phillip Paulwell of Friendly Lodge No. 239, on his recent election to Parliament.

The installation of Bro. David Bell will be held on Friday 30^th January 1998 at 6:30 p.m., at Barbados Avenue.

Installation Meeting will take place on Tuesday 27 January 1998 at 6:00 p.m., at Davis Avenue, Montego Bay.

The December 1997 Christmas Party was very successful and well attended by the brethren, with the exception of, Emerald Brethren who may not have understood that the party was for all Irish Brethren.

 Brethren are reminded of St Patrick's Day Function in March at Aqueduct Farm.

 Bro. Miguel Acevado will be installed as Worshipful Master on Saturday, 28 February 1998 at 4:00 p.m. at Barbados Ave.

A Special meeting was convened on 12 December 1997 preceding the PGL meeting, to look at developmental issues.

True Craftsman's next meeting will be on Wed 4 Feb 98 at 7:00 p.m. to (a) initiate Mr Dennis Chung and (b) have Dr Anthony Vendryes address the Lodge on "Holistic Medicine." Installation of W Bro. Lloyd Moore as WM, will be on Wed 6 May 98.

The Malone Royal Arch Chapter No 899 was constituted on Wednesday 19 November 1997 at Freemasons' Hall, McGregor Square by the Most Excellent and Supreme Deputy Grand King, Charles Knipe from Ireland. The first function he attended on his arrival in Jamaica, was the Emerald Lodge's Wine and Cheese Party on 14 November at Terra Nova Hotel.

 The new Excellent King of the Malone Royal Arch Chapter is Excellent Companion Peter N Moss-Solomon.

A Brother was walking down the street at 1:00 a.m. in the morning looking very drunk. A policeman stops him and asked, "Where are you going in that condition?" The Duval replied, "I'm on my way to a lecture on Freemasonry." To which the police officer responded, "Where can you possibly get a lecture on Freemasonry at this time of night?" The Brother's answer was: "From my wife, when I get home." (Recycled from of the Internet)

In last year, the Liguanea Lodge conducted, as the labour, for one of its meetings, a discussion on Men's Health Issues. This "symposium" by six prominent members of that Lodge, who are all leading medical doctors, included such topics as (a) "Sexually Transmitted Diseases in Men"; (b) "Stoppage of Water - Genital Urinary Problems in Men" (c) "Risk Factors in Coronary Heart Disease" (d) "Male Sexual Disorders" and (e) "Problems Facing the Mature and Elderly Male in Jamaica". The presentations were excellent and informative and well worth repeating for the benefit of brethren who might have missed it. The team comprised Bros. Drs. Leonard Miller, Winston De La Haye, Audley Betton, Hafeezul Mohammed, Douglas McDonald and Frank Knight sitting in for Charles Thesiger.

The 200^th Anniversary Thanksgiving Service was held on Friday 12 December 1977 at the Jewish Synagogue and was well attended by Brethren. On Saturday 13 December 1997, Friendly had a Lodge meeting at Barbados Avenue to commemorate the 200th anniversary. Cocktails and a banquet, at the Jamaica Pegasus' "Le Meridian" followed this. It was well supported by brethren of all the Constitutions.

At the Provincial Grand Lodge meeting in December 1997, changes in the administration included:

1. W Bro. Alister Cooke took over as Provincial Grand Treasurer from W Bro. Peter Moss- Solomon.
2. V. W Bro. Peter Moss- Solomon took over as Provincial Senior Grand Warden from W Bro. Thomas Lyew.
3. V. W Bro. Thomas Lyew took over as Provincial Grand Director of Ceremonies from V. W Bro. Michael Belcher.

 We wish the new PGL Administration a successful year in office. Should however the new Provincial Grand Treasurer wish to increase dues, we remind him that the happy Emerald Lodge No 899 can also be a quarrelsome Lodge. This is not because it has three vociferous Attorneys in Bros. McKoy, Beswick, and Dunkley, but because the ancestors, way back in 1806, yes 1806, were quarrelsome, and this has been carried henceforth in our Masonic genes. RW Bro. Cochrane, of Ireland, sent us an extract from the meeting of Masonic Lodge No 899, held 21 March 1806. "Resolved that we believe these innovations and the new chimerical, complex and oppressive system of finance, originated in the love of exclusive power, and in a desire to create emoluments to the now no longer necessary office of` DG Treasurer, and that we consider them the cause of the dissections which have lately convulsed the GL, which we cannot behold without the deepest sorrow."

The Grand Lodge meeting in Ireland is 4 June 1998. The World Cup in France is 12 June to 14 July 1998. Now that our Reggae Boyz have qualified for France, maybe we could attend the Grand Lodge meeting in Ireland, mate a small stop in England to see Aunt Enid and Uncle Gussie, take in a little of Italy and Germany, and be in France to see Jamaica's first round games. Interested? Talk to Derrick McKoy, Peter Stuart, John Edwards or Ainsley Mitchell.

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