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G E I AND LODGE
The Ashlar R Vol. XVI Issue III
Masonic Anecdotes

Lodge St Andrew's, Originally at Lodge St Andre's said: “Nagpur is
Kamptee, later shifted to Nagpur within the territories of the Madras
Presidency; but since it became
In 1835 three Irish Masons, two Capital of Central Province, it has been
Scottish, two English and one other administered from Calcutta. It is
Mason petitioned the Deputy D G M of garrisoned by Madras but reports to
the Provincial G M of the coast of Calcutta. All its military appointments
Coromandel E C, for a warrant for a from Madras, Civil appointments from
Lodge in Kamptee near Nagpur. It was Bengal and all its postal appointments
supported by Lodge St John No 13 f r o m B o m b a y. U n d e r t h e s e
(now No 343) E C, Secunderabad. A circumstances it is hard to determine to
dispensation was granted in October which of these, it owes allegiance ”?
1835 to Lodge St Andrew's No 7 but the
Lodge had started working three Today, this Lodge is under Grand
months earlier..! The warrant from G L Lodge of India, named Lodge
No 734 was received much later and St.Andrews No.6, Nagpur. It has the
the Lodge held its first meeting under distinction of being the first Lodge
this warrant in 1848. In 1863 the Lodge under Western Region to have joined
No was changed to 500. In 1898 the as Foundation Lodge.
Lodge came under the jurisdiction of
the District of Bombay and fifty years
shifted to Nagpur from Kamptee.

In year 1861, in a reply to a query from
the D G L Madras, the W Master of

W.Bro. Suresh M. Nayudu Lodge Golden Orange No.304 4th October 2020
W.Bro. Behram P. Mistry Lodge Sir Lawrence Jenkins No. 70 5th October 2020
W.Bro. Shyam Bora Lodge Sanchi No. 247 23rd October 2020
Lodge Vindyachal No. 305
Bro. Dr. Sundeep Bedi Lodge Jennings No. 102 1st November 2020
Bro. Lokesh Kawade Lodge Benevolence No. 117 9th November 2020
R.W.Bro. Hoshang N.Wania Lodge Chartered Accountant No.131 16th December 2020

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