The 452nd Special Meeting of Far East Lodge No. 1, F&AM, was held at the Masonic Temple No. 3 Bluff, Yamate-cho, Yokohama, Japan on the 13th day of January, 1973.
A Lodge of Master Masons was opened in due and ancient form at 12:30 hours with with Wor. Bro. Nishiyama (acting WM) in the East, Bro. Henderson (acting SW) in the West and Bro. Webb (acting JW) in the South. The Wor. Master announced that this Lodge of Master Masons had convened for the purpose of conducting the Installation Ceremonies for new officers of this Lodge for the ensuing Masonic year. He also announced that the entire ceremonies would be publicly conducted and called the Lodge to refreshment for this purpose, at 12:50 hours.
At 17:00 hours Most Wor. Bro. Nohea O. A. Peck, Installing Officer for Far East Lodge No. 1, called the Brethren to order and directed that the visitors and guests be invited to a seat in the Lodge, after which he announced to all that we would now receive visiting dignitaries as follows:
Right Worshipful Brother Gustav Robert Swanson
District Grand Junior Warden
District Grand Lodge of Scotland, Far East
Right Worshipful Brother Charles P. Weatherman
Deputy Grand Master, Grand Lodge of Japan
(representing the Most Worshipful Grand Master Frederick S. Kashiwagi)
and Grand Lodge Officers as follows:
Right Worshipful Brother Tsuneo Yamada
Senior Grand Warden, Grand Lodge of Japan
Very Worshipful Brother Leo N. Parlavecchio
Senior Grand Lecturer, Grand Lodge of Japan
Worshipful Brother Shigeru Nishiyama
Grand Sword Bearer, Grand Lodge of Japan
Worshipful Brother Richard F. Olmstead
Junior Grand Deacon, Grand Lodge of Japan
Worshipful Brother Floyd B. Jimerson
Grand Lodge Inspector, for Far East Lodge No. 1.
Worshipful Brother Hayao Onishi
Junior Grand Steward, Grand Lodge of Japan
The distinguished visitors were received with public grand honors and seated in the East, Also Worshipful Brother Watt was seated in the East.
Most Worshipful Brother Peck also recognized other visiting dignitaries as follows:
Worshipful Brother Miyoshi Morinaga
Worshipful Master, Tokyo Yuai Lodge No. 11
Brother Yukiya Wandas
Worshipful Master (elect), Tokyo Yuai Lodge No. 11
Worshipful Brother Gentaro Watanabe
Past Master, Tokyo Yuai Lodge No. 11
Worshipful Brother Hisateru Nakano
Past Master, Tokyo Yuai Lodge No. 11
Worshipful Brother Chester Ditto,
Past Master, Yokosuka Lodge No. 20
Wor. Bro. Harry Houston
Wor. Master Yokosuka Lodge No. 20
Miss Anetta Stump
Supreme Guardian, International Order of Job's Daughters
Mrs Loretta Carter
Past Grand Guardian, International Order of Job's Daughters
Mrs Gloria Haremb
Worthy Matron, Order of Eastern Star, Chapter No. 2
Brother Ted DeYoung
Worthy Patron, Order of Eastern Star, Chapter No. 2
Bro. H. B. Alvarez
Assoc. Bethel Guardian
Miss Betty Brown
Bethel Guardian, Intl. Order of Job's Daughters, Bethel No. 2, Tokyo.
Six Young Ladies, representing the Yokohama Bethel of the Intl. Order of Job's Daughters were then received with applause, and congratulated for assisting in the ceremonies this evening.
The installing officer, MW Bro. Peck then requested the Installing Marshal of Ceremonies to take his position and the following Brethren of Far East Lodge No. 1 were installed in their respective offices as indicated:
| Worshipful Master | Bro. Bruce A. Riffle |
| Senior Warden | Bro. Honorio B. Alvarez |
| Junior Warden | Bro. Francis M. Chun |
| Treasurer | Bro. Thomas H. Hodges |
| Secretary | W Bro. Robert L. Williams, PM |
| Chaplain | Bro. Thomas E. Bennett |
| Marshal | Bro. Walter L. Doerty (absent) |
| Senior Deacon | Bro. Clyde S. Henderson |
| Junior Deacon | Bro. Haruo Tayama |
| Senior Steward | Bro. Ord C. Smith |
| Junior Steward | Bro. Matthew Zalewski |
| Organist | Bro. Denis L. Philippe |
| Tiler | Bro. Martin H. Andersen |
Right Worshipful Brother Charles P. Weatherman gave the Charge to the Worshipful Master, and Worshipful Brother Shigeru Nishiyama, Installing Marshal of Ceremonies, made the proclamation. MW Bro. Peck. requested the Wives of the Wardens to present Lapel pins of their respective offices, which they did with some difficulty, and the Daughter of the Wor. Master presented him his pin, after which Wor. Bro. Riffle thanked the Installing Officers, the visiting dignitaries, Job's Daughters and many friends and guests and invited all to the Installation Banquet. RW Bro. Swanson gave appropriate remarks, and RWB Weatherman (representing GM) congratulated all. MW Bro. Peck, after excusing the guests, closed the Lodge in Due and adequate form at 18:40 hours, with Bro. Alvarez in the West and Bro. Chun in the South.
There were 79 present