BILL BOARD

HALF YEARLY MEETING OF THE DISTRICT GRAND LODGE OF MADRAS

WILL BE HELD AT OOTACAMUND ON AUGUST 13, 2005

UNDER THE BANNER OF LODGE OF FAITH, HOPE AND CHARITY, No. 1285 EC

FORTHCOMING EVENTS

CHAPTER MINCHIN AND SIVAGNANAM LODGE OF MARK MASTER MASONS COMPLETE 75 YEARS OF UNINTERRUPTED SERVICE IN 2005

AWAIT PROGRAMME OF PLATINUM JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS

LODGE MINCHIN

W. Bro. Shaji Jacob

W. Master

NEXT MEETING ON April 2, 2005

Draft AGENDA

1. To Open the Lodge

2. To read the summons convening the meeting

3. To read for confirmation the minutes of the regular (installation) meeting held on 5th March 2005

4.To receive the treasurer's statement of account for March 2005

5. To consider the recommendations of the Permanent Committee

6. To invest Bro. K. Suresh as Treasurer

7. To present Grand Lodge Certificate No. 7670 to Bro. Sam Nilamel

8. To Pass bro. N.S. Pratapachandran initiated on 4-12-2004

9. To honour Charity Box

10.To transact any other business regularly brought forward

11.To close the Lodge

The following brethren of the lodge have not collected the jewel pins recognizing their completing 25 years service in the craft as they could not be present at the meeting on 5th February 2005 or the subsequent ones. They may contact the Secretary.

1 Bro. M.S. Madhusoodanan 6 Bro. P.J. George

2 W. Bro. T. Jacob 7 Bro. P. Bharathan Pillai

3 W. Bro. K.P.P. Pillai 8 Bro. K. Govindan Nair

4 Bro. Dr. P. Sukumaran 9 Bro. S. Thiruvarian

5 W. Bro. D.G. Nayar 10 Bro. Babu Mathew

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TRIVANDRUM CONCLAVE :

Wy. Bro. R. Sushilraj

Wy. Supreme Ruler

Regular Convocationx

SATURDAY, April 4, 2005, 6.00 pm

AGENDA

1.	To open the Conclave
2.	To read the dispensation to convene the meeting
3.	To read the summons convening the meeting
4.	To read and confirm the minutes of the Golden Jubilee Meeting on 29-11-04, regular meeting on 4-12-04 and emergency meetings on 7-3-05 and 10-3-05
5	To call the Muster Roll and receive reports of the Visiting Deacons
6.	To read the Treasurer's statement of accounts for the quarter ending 28-2-05
7.	To adopt the annual report and audited statement of accounts for the year ended 28-02-05
8.	To consider recommendations of the Standing Committee
9.	To ballot for induction the following brethren : G. Unnikrishnan, K.S. Dileep Kumar and A.S. Ben Roy
10.	To receive R.Wy. Bro. Gopaladesikachari Rangachari, the R.Wy. District Grand Supreme Ruler of the District Grand Conclave of Southern India or his representative
11.	To install Bro. a. Devadas as Supreme Ruler of the Conclave for the year 2005-06
12.	To appoint and invest officers for the year 2005-06
13.	To present PSR Jewel to Wy. Bro. R. Sushil Raj
14.	To elect two members to the Standing Committee
15.	To transact any other business
16.	To honour the Charity Box
17.	To close the conclave

SIDE DEGREES

CHAPTER MINCHIN

E.Comp. S. Unnikrishnan Nair

M.E. Z

E. Comp. B.T. Pillai, H

E.Comp. M.S. Chellappa, J

Regular Convocation

SATURDAY, May 6, 2005

at 5.30 pM

Draft agenda

1. To open the Chapter

2. To read the summons convening the Convocation

3. To read and confirm the minutes of the regular convocation held on 5th February 2005

4.To read the accounts for the quarter ending 30th April, 2005

5. <Await>

6. To honour the Charity box

7. To consider the recommendations of the Permanent Committee

8. To transact any other business regularly brought forward

9. To close the Chapter

RAM LODGE SIVAGNANAM

W. Bro. N. Vijayakrishnan Nair

W. COMMANDER

Regular Meeting

SATURDAY, April 2, 2005, 5.30 pm

Agenda

1. To open the Lodge

2. To read the summons convening the meeting

3. To read and confirm the minutes of the regular meeting held on 29th January 2005

4. To read the statement of accountsfor the quarter ending 31st March 2005

5. To allot for elevation the following Mark Master Masons: Brn. S. Keshavan NAir, G. Rajasekharan, Sulaiman Sait, and Hussein Sait

6. To consider the recommendations of the Lodge Committee

7. To honour the Charity box

8. To transact any other business regularly brought forward

9. To close the Lodge

MMM LODGE SIVAGNANAM

W.Bro. S. Unnikrishnan Nair

W. Master

Regular Meeting

SATURDAY, April 2, 2005, 6:00 pm

Agenda

1. To open the Lodge

2. To read the summons convening the meeting

3. To read and confirm the minutes of the regular meeting held on 1st January 2005

4. To read the accounts for the quarter ending 31st March 2005

5. To elect the Worshipful Master for the year 2005-06

6. To elect the Treasurer for the year 2005-06

7. To elect the Tyler for the year 2005-06

8. To consider, discuss and pass the resolution to enhance the fees as per bylaw no. 8 proposed by W. Bro. N. Jayakrishnan Nair and seconded by W. Bro. G. Kumaran Nair in open Lodge at the regular meeting on 1st January, 2005 as follows :

FEES :

For advancement Rs. 2,000

For joining from a Lodge under English Constitution Rs. 1,700

For re-joining Rs. 1,500

For joining from a Lodge under a recognized constitution Rs. 2,000

9. To ballot for advancement the following Master Masons of Lodge Minchin No. 2710 EC who were proposed by W. Bro. N. Jayakrishnan Nair and seconded by W. Bro. G. Kumaran Nair in the open Lodge at the regular meeting on 1st January 2005:

i. Bro. N. Neelakantan Nair

ii. Bro. S. Satheesh Kumar

iii. Bro. K.S. Dileep Kumar

iv. Bro. K. Ramachandran

10. To honour the Charity box

11. To consider the recommendations of the Lodge Committee

12. To transact any other business regularly brought forward

13. To close the Lodge

CHITTY CONCLAVE OF PAST SUPREME RULERS

August 12, 2005, at Ootacamund

DISTRICT GRAND LODGE OF MADRAS

DISTRICT GRAND CHAPTER OF MADRAS

DISTRICT GRAND LODGE OF MARK MASTER MASONS OF MADRAS

DISTRICT GRAND CONCLAVE OF SOUTHERN INDIA

HALF YEARLY MEETINGS

ON 12 and 13 AUGUST 2005 AT OOTACAMUND

BEING HOSTED BY

LODGE FAITH, HOPE AND CHARITY No. 1285