FVNews Daily. 
No 17. Tuesday, May 5, 2020
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Beeac’s best: Rosebank Lodge

• Rosebank Lodge (Beeac) met by Zoom last night (Monday) with about three dozen in attendance. Grand Master-Elect Richard Elkingtonarrived, after attending a similar meeting at Baxter. Deputy Grand Master-Elect Anthony Bucca also attended. Guest speaker was Ash Long,Superintendent of Communication.

Chapter, Mark arrangements
• Wayne Smith advises: “The Grand Installations of Grand Mark and Supreme Grand Chapter that were scheduled for May 2020, and subsequently deferred to October 2020, have now been cancelled outright.  All Grand Officers in both Orders will continue to serve until 2021.  Arrangements have been made and the next Grand Installations will be held at the Pullman Hotel, Queens Road, Melbourne on April 16-18, 2021.” The full statement is HERE

Old Melburnians help
• Bruce Watson sends news of how Old Melburnians are using the COVID-19 State of Emergency to contact former/unaffiliated members, offering assistance with regular phone chats, shopping errands, and technical aid, especially for the elderly. 

Opportunity to support caterers
• Peter Reade tells of how Lodge Liberation is looking after its caterers during the pandemic, when they cannot meet: “My lodge has just received a huge thanks from our caterer for our gift to her. It was nice to be able to show our appreciation for the many years that she has been looking after us, just wish we could have given more … are there any other lodges looking after their caterers during these unusual times?”

What’s On: online meetings

• Tuesday, May 5. 7pm. Richmond Lodge. Weekly online meeting. EMAIL to receive an invitation
• Wednesday, May 6. 4am. Lodge, Hope of Kurrachee (Scotland). LINK
• Wednesday, May 6. 7.25pm for 7.30pm. Lodge of the Golden Rule. Open Meeting. Bro Bastian Simrajh will be talking about Parliament House, Canberra, where he works as an assistant to a Senator. EMAIL for invitation
• Wednesday, May 6. 7.30pm. Dimboola Lodge. May meeting. LINK
• Thursday, May 7. 7.30pm. Freemasons Victoria Central Highlands District. Lecture: ‘Illustrated by symbols. Why study symbols?” LINK to be advised.
• Thursday, May 7. 7.30pm. Ivanhoe Grammarians Lodge. Monthly meeting. Business and social. LINK
• Saturday, May 9. 7pm. Blue Lounge Social Club. Education Forum: The Eleusinan Mysteries. 

With thanks to www.masonsconnect.com
Please advise us of online meetings, so we can publicise in FVNews.

Answers to Brian’s questions
• Roy Alderton was first to answer Brian Austen’s question about the Pro. Grand Masters who stood in for Dallas Brookes, Grand Master, 1951-1963. (Thanks also to Geoffrey Davey who adds the names of Oliver Gillard, Roger Darvall, and Judge Harris).
1951-53: R.A. Rowe1953-55: T. Baillie1955-57: Dr. G.B. Bearham1957-59: A.J. Kennedy1959-61: Judge Nelson1961-63: Rev. C.T.F. Goy

Illustrated by symbols
• Simon Usher advises for the Illustrated by Symbols: Why study symbolism? talk being offered by the Central Highlands District 106 at 7.30pm-8.30pm on Thursday (May 7). You require a smart phone/tablet/computer with speakers, mic. and webcam. Link to be provided soon.

Personal Pars
• Messages of encouragement for FVNews Daily and the new Freemasons Victoria Chat page have arrived from Tony McDonall, Bob Johnstone, Eddie Manuel and Manny/Gab Marabeliotakis. Sincere thanks.

Masonic Trivia
• Some 403 Victorian members have joined in 48 hours to be a part of the Freemasons Victoria Chat page on Facebook. About four of them seek to argue with the admin. … the old 1-in-100 rule. We are sending out 1788 FVNews Daily emails each week. It is also seen on the WEB and social media. Interest in Freemasonry is alive and well.

Masonic Wisdom
• “Freemasonry is ‘veiled in allegory and illustrated by symbols’ because these are the surest way by which moral and ethical truths may be taught. It is not only with the brain and with the mind that the initiate must take Freemasonry but also with the heart.” – C.H. Claudy

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