West Wales Mason
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nine years as Provincial Prior for the United Orders of the Temple and St. John of Jerusalem, Palestine, Rhodes and Malta, in the Province of Monmouth and South Wales. He is a member of most of the Masonic Orders operating throughout the three Craft Provinces of West Wales, South Wales and Monmouthshire and is also presently the Senior Passed Master and Deputy Grand Master Mason of the Worshipful Society of Freemasons (Operatives), for Western Counties and South Wales, encompassing six Assemblages covering a widespread geographical area that includes Wiltshire, Somerset, Gloucestershire, Bristol and South Wales. The Red Cross of Constantine has twelve Conclaves in the Division of South Wales and Monmouthshire, two of which operate in Cardigan (Aberteifi Conclave) and Carmarthen (Maurice Conclave). Admission to the Order is open to all Royal Arch Companions who profess the conventional Trinitarian Christian belief. Candidates are first admitted and Installed as a Knight of the Red Cross of Constantine and on a later occasion they receive the Appendant Orders of St. John of Jerusalem and the Holy Sepulchre, which completes their membership. Regalia consist of an embroidered sash worn over the right shoulder and two breast jewels, some officers also wear swords suspended from the sash.
The month of September heralds the start of a New Masonic season and September 2010 also brought a New Grand Superintendent for Wales District 34 in the Order of Holy Wisdom or The Holy Royal Arch Knight Templar Priest. On a bright and sunny Wednesday of September 8th 2010 the Most Illustrious Grand High Priest Ernest Peter Donnison, KGC (Hon Causa) GCA declared an Especial Assembly of Grand College to be held at the Masonic Hall, Coychurch Road, Bridgend at 1700hrs for the purpose of investing Illustrious Knight Priest David John ELSLEY as Right Eminent Grand Superintendent of Wales, District No 34. The investiture was conducted by the Most Illustrious Grand High Priest Peter Donnison, with M.Em. Kt Pt Christopher Gavin Maiden Deputy Grand High Priest as the Presiding Officer, together with officers of Grand College at the St Crallo Tabernacle No 164 meeting. The festive board after the Investiture was well attended by 82 Knight Priest and the newly installed Grand Superintendent Illustrious Knight Priest David John Elsley expressed his appreciation for all those Knight Priests who attended his investiture and thereby contributed by their presence to a most memorable evening. He also told the Knights that the Grand High Priests and his executive team of officers had thoroughly enjoyed themselves. He was also particularly pleased that the Provincial Grand Master of the Province of South Wales The Right Worshipful Bro Captain Sir Norman Lloyd Edwards and the Provincial Grand Master of The Province of West Wales Right Worshipful Bro. Eric G S Mock, were able to attend the Festive Board.