Far East Lodge No. 1 News

Stated Meeting

The Special Meeting scheduled for January 29, 2011 had to be cancelled at the last moment because both WB Inomata, WM, and Bro Sagara, SW, were called away on business and there was not enough time to rearrange the work assignments. News of the cancellation was circulated to the Brethren by email, and the two candidates for initiation were informed separately.

The Lodge was opened at 13:00 hrs, with WB Inomata in the East, Bro Sagara, SW in the West, and Bro Tsuji, JW in the South.

It took only 30 minutes for all items of routine business to be transacted.

With WB Inomata as Installing Officer and MWB Watanabe as Installing Marshal, the two Brethren who had been unable to attend our Annual Installation Ceremony on January 8, 2011 were duly obligated and installed. Bro Sagara continued in office as Senior Warden and Bro Taniuchi was installed as Senior Deacon. After the conclusion of the Installations, WB Inomata called the Lodge free from restraint for the purpose of congratulating Bros Sagara and Taniuchi, and to give the Brethren a short break.

Labor was resumed at 13:45 hrs and WB Inomata proposed the creation of three ad-hoc committees: Education, Refreshment, and Cleaning. After full discussion among the Brethren, the following appointments were moved, seconded, and approved:

Masonic Education: WB Buda (Chairman), MWB Watanabe

Refreshment: Bro Tsuji (Chairman), Bro Anderson, Bro Jordan

Cleaning: Bro Sagara (Chairman), Bro Ishibashi, Bro Suzuki Yutaro

WB Inomata then outlined his tentative schedule for Lodge activities in 2011, the first being the conferral of the First Degree of Masonry on Mr Hoshi and Mr Suzuki Shunji, postponed from January 29, 2011. The conferral would be held at a Special Meeting on Saturday, February 26, and the following work assignments were made:

Five visitors joined our Meeting: