50 Years and Counting - Bro Alexander Galbraith PM Lodge Greenock St John’s No 175 Substitute Master Lodge Greenock Kilwinning No XII

On Friday 23^rd September Bro Alex Galbraith, affiliate member of No XII and our Substitute Master, received his Golden Jubilee certificate in his Mother Lodge, Lodge Greenock St John’s No 175.  A couple of weeks before his contemporary, Bro Kenny Morrison, Alex was receiving his Diploma also 50 years to the day from when he was Initiated into Lodge Greenock St John’s No 175.  Like Kenny, Bro Alex’s Dad, also Bro Alex Galbraith, was a member of Lodge Crawfurdsburn Greenock No 1121, but Alex was drawn by his knowledge of, and admiration for, 175 Past Masters Bros John Wasson and Tommy Dorrance to West Stewart Street.  Many of us older brethren will remember these esteemed Past Masters and the quality of their work.  I certainly do.

Bro Alex’s honours in Freemasonry are very difficult to compute because they are so numerous.  Aside from being RW Master of his Mother Lodge on 2 occasions, he is a Past Master of The Anchor Lodge of Research No 1814, Past Provincial Grand Master of Renfrewshire West and a Past Substitute Grand Master .

No XII was well represented at the meeting and supper thereafter.  A Deputation from the Grand Lodge of Scotland, headed by Substitute Grand Master RW Bro George R Kelly was also in attendance as was a Deputation from the Provincial Grand Lodge of Renfrewshire West.



Whilst speaking of Bro Alex and his masonic honours, on Friday 7th October 2016 while attending other Masonic business in Bucharest Bro Alex was absolutely astonished when he was presented with  ‘The Order of the Grand Collar in Rank of Grand Officer’ of the National Grand Lodge of Romania. The presentation of the diploma and jewel was made by the Grand Master MW. Bro. Radu Balanescu