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July - Sept’2019 The Ashlar ; Vol. XV Issue II

Dear Brethren, Facta Non Verba - From Regional Grand Master 2
We are now into the second issue for this year. Consecration and Installation of Lodge Vidarbha No. 470 3-5
At the outset I congratulate you for celebrating
Oration at the Consecration of Lodge Vidarbha No 470 7-9
Universal Brotherhood Day – 24th June all
over the Region with great gusto and Masonic Landmark of our Fraternity 9
enthusiasm. The Ritual is not a Joke 10-14
The Area Meeting held at Bhopal along with Report on RGLWI Area Meeting, Bhopal 15-17
Indore, Gwalior and Khandwa was well
attended and reported in this quarter. Similarly Association of Masonic Ladies 17
Area meeting held at Nagpur was well The Degree of RAM 19-23
attended. The Area Meeting held at Pune was In Memoriam 23
attended by brethren from Mumbai, Kolhapur I Sat in Lodge with You - Poem 25
and Miraz. The Regional Grand Master used
this occasion to honour members with Long Term Service Jewel 27
Plaques and Certificates. Long Term Service Regional Grand Masters Visit to Pune 29-31
Jewels were also presented to many
recipients. Social Service/Activity Report of RGLWI 33-44
This was a new experiment to have Area Initiation during April-June'2019 45
Meeting instead of Special Half Yearly
Meeting. They All Came Just for me - Poem- 47
This issue covers some good articles written
by our own brethren on RAM, Rituals and an
excellent Oration given by R. W. Bro. T. N.
Manoharan on the occasion of Consecratoin Glimpses of Lodge Activities
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of New Lodge Vidarbha.
The brethren of Nagpur have ventured into a Glimpses of Lodge Activities
new Lodge Vidarbha No.470 in order to Back Cover
spread freemasonry in near by vicinity. This
new venture at Butibori which is a happening
Industrial Area, I am sure will bear the required
result. The Nagpur fraternity has grown by Editor : V.W.Bro.Tarun Shrivastava

Smt. Urmila S. Shrivastava Marg, 'Laughter House',
leaps and bounds, and its a imperative that H.No. 214, New Colony, Nagpur-440001
Chapter be created to accommodate many Correspondent Email : tarunssa@gmail.com
new brethren to enjoy the Holy Royal Arch Mumbai : V.W.Bro. Mehernosh M Patel
Chapter. Thus, Chapter Vidarbha No.167, Pune : R.W.Bro.Vijay Awadhani
was consecrated at Nagpur. Indore & Bhopal : W.Bro.Girish Wagh
We welcome these two new masonic bodies Gujarat : R.W.Bro. Rajiv Sethi
: R.W.Bro.M.S.Federal, RGM
Advisory
into our Region and wish them all success. R.W.Bro.Ardeshir S Vakil, OSM,PRGM
Brethren, our reporting to the Ashlar by some R.W.Bro.Zawareh H Wadia, OSM, PRGM &
lodges is not on time. We exhort you and M.W.Bro. Rajeev R Khandelwal, OSM
request all ARGM's to take interest to keep the Printing & Layout : Mr. Motilal Abhiman Ukare
Lodges posted about the last date of sending Published by V.W.Bro. Mehernosh M Patel RGS, RGLWI and Printed at
articles / reports as well as pursue them to Namita Art, Near Datta Mandir,Shubhash Road, Ganeshpeth Nagpur-18
sincerely comply.
Published material does not necessarily reflect the views of the editor or of the institutional leadership,
nor the editor takes responsibility for errors of fact that may be made by the writers. Reprint are
Rest in next. Till then Keep Smiling, permitted, provided they are in context, mentioned the source and a published copy sent to the editor.
Regional Grand Lodge of Western India
Freemason's Hall, Damodardas Sukhadwala Marg, Fort, Mumbai-400 001.
V.W.Bro.Tarun Shrivastava, Dip.M.Ed. Telephone: 022-22071120/Fax: 022-22074875
Email:rglowi@gmail.com, rglowi@hotmail.com Website : www.masonindiawest.org

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