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• W. Bro K S Sreekanth, not only excelled inside the lodge during his period of office last year, has proved his Masonic abilities outside the Lodge as well - he has been awarded the first prize for the essay competition conducted by the Grand Lodge of India. Not to be left behind, W Bro. R. Dwaraknath has been awarded a Certificate of Merit for the essay competition conducted by the Grand Lodge of India. Both these Brothers will receive their respective prizes at the Grand Festival to be held at Bangalore on the 24th November. • The next regular meeting to be held on 01st December 2001 is going to be record of sorts. W. Bro. K S Sreekanth is going to Initiate his father Mr. K.S. Sudarsanam, who is only 89 years, alongwith with his nephew Mr. V.S. Badrinarayanan. This is the second time in the City of Chennai that the son is going to Initiate his father. It is quite likely that we would be creating world record of having the oldest Initiate in our Lodge. • At the Permanent Committee meeting held on 16th November, pursuant to a suggestion by W. Bro. R. Dwaraknath, it was decided that Mount Lodge brings our a Souvenir to be released during the Regional Grand Festival in February 2002, the monies collected will be predominantly used to contribute for the Masonic Foundation and also for our own charitable activities. Details about this initiative will follow. • It is proposed to have a New Year Get Together on the evening of Saturday 29th December 2001 at a palatial Guest House in Neelangarai, thanks to the courtesies of W Bro. V S Kylas. Only Brethren will be eligible to attend. We will meet on Saturday evening and depart after breakfast on 30th morning. Its going to be an evening & night of fun and frolic and Brethren are requested to mark these dates in advance and ensure that we have a large gathering. There will be a nominal subscription payable to defray the costs. Apart from this, such of those Brethren who wish to sponsor for this meeting in cash or kind may get in touch with the Secretary / W. Master. Details will follow by a separate communication. • W. Bro R. Dwaraknath is taking special efforts to launch a website for our Mount Lodge. The template for the home page has been approved and the other aspects of the web site are being attended to. The domain name www.themountlodge14.org has been duly registered. We are hopeful to launch the site shortly. • During the ensuing year we plan to pursue a number of programs - for the cause Charity and for our own Brethren & their families and it is requested that the Brethren of the Lodge rise to the occasion and ensure all our plans and dreams are translated to deed and action. • Brethren are requested to contribute liberally to the 'Dhanya Dhan' program. Donations of rice or pulses under this scheme may be intimated to the Secretary. • Brethren's attention is invited to the 'One Rupee a Day' contribution to the Grand Lodge of India. Under this scheme Brethren are required to contribute Rs.365 to the Grand Lodge of India. • The Grand Festival of the Grand Lodge of India is scheduled to be held at Bangalore on the 24th November. The Brethren are requested to attend this meeting in large numbers. For any clarifications please contact W. Bro. R.Dwaraknath. With warm fraternal greetings Ramachandran Krishnan Worshipful Master
Seasons Greetings & Best Wishes For a Happy and Prosperous New Year News Titbits · • The Grand Festival of the Grand Lodge of India was a gala affair at Bangalore with a record attendance of masons from all over the country. About 15 members from Mount Lodge attended the meeting. Further, for the Brethren of Mount Lodge it will go down in history as a momentous meeting on two counts: » We honoured our commitment, made by our Bro. B. Rajagopal, for contributing Rs. 5,00,000 to the Masonic Foundation. I had the honour of handing over the donation to the M W The Grand Master, R W Bro M M Udeshi. » W Bro K S Sreekanth and W Bro R Dwarakanath received their essay competition prizes, from the M W The Grand Master. • The first meeting of the Lodge held on 1st December, was akin to a mini installation where we had in attendance nearly 80 Brethren to witness the memorable and historic Initiation Ceremony conducted by W Bro K S Sreekanth, the Initiate(s) being his 89-year-old father, Bro K S Sudarsanam, and his nephew, Bro V S Badrinarayanan. Our new Initiate Bro Sudarsanam has already exhibited his enterprise and zeal for Freemasonry by attending the Installation of Lodge Chennai. • On December 14th, all roads led to 'Sea View Villa' at Neelangarai where we had organized an evening of Musical Extravaganza and Felicitation for our RGM Elect R W Bro Dr. B Biswakumar. The setting was perfect and the mood gala - the evening brought forth the unknown talents of our Brethren: W Bro Sankaran, Bro V S Badrinarayanan, Bro L Ramani, W Bro V S Kylas and not forget the 'Prubhu Deva' of the Lodge Bro. Dr. R Murugesan who danced (solo) effortlessly. A number of visiting Brethren came forth with their own favourite songs and in the lead were R W Bro Dr. B Biswakumar and W Bro Dr John Reginald. Our W Bro R Dwarakanath felicitated R W Bro Dr B Biswakumar and expressed hope that the RGM Elect would endeavour to build bridges between the English and the Indian Constitutions. W Bro Dr John Reginald our ARGM also offered his felicitations. More that 40 Brethren participated and the spirit of fellowship (fellow sip) carried on till midnight. Special thanks goes to W Bro V S Kylas, who gave us the venue at no cost and to Bro. N. Meenakshisundaram who stood at the Bar Counter the entire evening to ensure that all the Brethren had their fill. • The next regular meeting is also going to be unique - W Bro S S Prasad is going to Initiate his son (Lewis) Master Arjun Prasad on the 5th January 2002. The last meeting saw a son Initiate his father and this meeting will see a father initiating his son. Brethren are requested to attend this meeting (the first in the New Year) without fail. • An Emergency Meeting of the Lodge is scheduled to be held on 9th January 2002. The Second Degree working will be taken. Two candidates, Bro K S Sudarsanam along with another available Initiate, will be Passed to the Degree of Fellowcraft. This is going to be a joint meeting of our Lodge with Brethren of Lodge Accountants 194. The ruling master of Lodge Accountants W Bro Vijay Vasudevan alongwith his officers will do the Ceremony of Passing and the portions of the degree will be rendered by the Brethren of Mount Lodge. This meeting is to reciprocate our earlier joint meeting with Lodge Accountants. • Mount Lodge is bringing out a Souvenir to be released during the Regional Grand Festival in February 2002; the monies collected will be predominantly used to contribute for the Masonic Foundation and also for our own charitable activities. As part of this initiative to collect contributions, we are adopting a 3-pronged strategy: » A mailer to all masons in Chennai and to a select group of masons in rest of the region, with a request to contribute atleast Rs.1000. » Another to all the Lodges of India requesting either a half page or a full-page advertisement from the Lodge. The tariff being Rs. 2000 / 3000 respectively. » Yet another to all commercial establishments with a request for a half / full page advertisement. It is my humble request that each and every Brother of our Lodge raise to the occasion and market actively within your circle of contacts and ensure that you collect a sizable sum. Each Brother should endeavour to collect atleast Rs.20, 000 from your efforts, to ensure that we collect atleast our targeted figure of Rs. 5,00,000. Please get in touch with W Bro R Dwarakanath - Chairman Souvenir Committee, for any further information / clarifications that you may require (Phone 8279856) · • W Bro S S Prasad had the honour of Initiating his friend of over 20 years (now a Brother) Bro B M Jayakar at Lodge Sainik, Bangalore on 10th December. Bro Jayakar is expected to be amongst our midst on 5th January · • The Brethren of Mount Lodge came out with a spontaneous response to donate 16 during the Installation Meeting, the cost of each fan being Rs.1, 100. Such of those Brethren who are yet to send the cheque are requested to send the same to the Treasurer, W Bro P Madhusudhan. Cheques to be drawn in favour of 'The Mount Lodge Charitable Trust' • The website of our Lodge is expected to ready shortly. It our endeavour to announce the launch of the website on 29th December 2001, in the presence of the M W the Grand Master M W Bro M M Udeshi. • Brethren are requested to contribute liberally to the 'Dhanya Dhan' program. Donations of rice or pulses under this scheme may be intimated to the Bro. Secretary. • Brethren's attention is invited to the 'Grand Master's Rupee Club' that calls for contribution of Rs.1 every day to the Grand Lodge of India. Under this scheme Brethren are required to contribute Rs.365 to the Grand Lodge of India. • Brethren are also requested to inform Bro. Secretary of any of their achievements or public positions. This will enable us to disseminate the information to other Brethren during the regular meetings of the Lodge and also convey our fraternal greetings and good wishes. With warm fraternal greetings Ramachandran Krishnan Worshipful Master |
