Each month Temple Lodge, No.33 features a deceased member of Temple Lodge, No.33 as a way of promoting Masonic history.
Our featured Deceased Brother for March 2016 is Claude Alfred John Green, who joined Temple Lodge, No.33 in 1927, served as Worshipful Master in 1941 and as Grand Master of B.C. & Yukon in 1957-58.
See our web page on M.W.B. Claude Green.
Percy Franklin Jaynes (1850-1920) was a member of Ymir Lodge, No.31.
Following his death in 1920, Temple Lodge, No.33 conducted his funeral and interment in St. Peter’s Quamichan Anglican cemetery.
Duncan resident Keith Price recently provided us with a photo of Percy Franklin Jaynes, circa 1900, taken near the site of the current E&N Railway Station (now the Cowichan Valley Museum) on Canada Avenue in downtown Duncan. Keith Price also provided us with photos of Temple Lodge, No.33 members Francis Henry Price (1866-1943) and Ernest Alfred Price (1868-1920).
We’ve noticed that our page on Hip Hop and Freemasonry has been getting a lot of page views lately so, given the apparent interest in this topic, we decided to put up this post about Vancouver musicians who are active Freemasons.
As part of our Music and Masons series, here is a page about Freemasonry among currently active musicians in Vancouver, B.C.
We are currently aware of the following Vancouver, B.C. based musicians who are active Freemasons and members of Masonic Lodges in Vancouver, B.C.
Here is a representative video from each Brother:
Chris Greenfield (Luki Fero), Slice of Vice (2015)
http://youtu.be/Iiv7mlkklrM
Matt Hoyles, Riverside Blues (2015)
If there are any other Vancouver musicians who are Freemasons, please Contact Us or leave a comment below and we can add your information to this page.
Duncan resident Keith Price recently gave Temple Lodge, No.33 copies of family photographs of Francis Henry Price and Ernest Alfred Price, who joined Temple Lodge, No. 33 in 1900 and 1901. Both these Deceased Brethren are buried in St. Peter’s Quamichan Anglican Cemetery.
We have updated the Temple Lodge, No.33 website pages on Francis Henry Price and Ernest Alfred Price to include these photographs. Here are the contents of our web pages on these two Deceased Brethren.
First, Ernest Alfred Price (1868-1920)
Ernest Alfred Price (1868-1920) was Initiated in Temple Lodge, No.33 in 1900. His brother Francis Henry Price was also a member of Temple Lodge, No.33.
Continue reading Frank Henry Price and Ernest Alfred Price, early hoteliers in Duncan, B.C.
Alfred Edward Green moved from England to the Cowichan Valley with his family in 1921. He affiliated with Temple Lodge, No.33 in 1921 and served as Worshipful Master of Temple Lodge, No.33 in 1927. His son, Claude Green, was Worshipful Master of Temple Lodge, No.33 in 1941 and became Grand Master of B.C. & Yukon in 1957.
Here is a brief biography of Wor. Brother Alfred Edward Green taken from Temple Lodge, No.33 records and from the local newspaper reports of his death and funeral: Continue reading Alfred Edward Green (1874-1968) – Worshipful Master of Temple Lodge, No.33 in 1927
Temple Lodge. No.33 is starting a new monthly feature on our website to promote awareness of our Lodge history and our Deceased Brethren. Each month we will feature a different deceased member of Temple Lodge, No.33.
Our featured Deceased Brother for February 2016 is M.W.B. Donald Edward Kerr, Grand Master of B.C. & Yukon in 1930-31.
Most Worshipful Brother Donald Edward Kerr (1862-1943) was born in Woodstock, Ontario in 1862. He was initiated, passed and raised in Corinthian Lodge, No. 27, Rossland, B.C., in 1898.
He moved to Duncan, B.C. where he practised as a dental surgeon. He affiliated with Temple Lodge, No. 33 in 1919 and remained a member until his death in 1943. He served as Grand Master of B.C. in 1930-31.
Here is a brief biographical sketch of Most Worshipful Brother Donald Edward Kerr, taken from various sources: Continue reading Featured Deceased Brother for February 2016 – Donald Edward Kerr (1862-1943)
Worshipful Brother Kenneth Forrest Duncan (1881-1952) was a member of the family for whom the City of Duncan is named. He was instrumental in establishing the City of Duncan in 1912. He served as the City of Duncan’s first Mayor in 1912-13. Kenneth Street in downtown Duncan is named for him.
Continue reading Kenneth Forrest Duncan, first Mayor of Duncan
The City of Duncan was created in 1912 on land that was formerly part of the Municipality of North Cowichan.
Before the incorporation of the City of Duncan, the following members of Temple Lodge, No.33 served as Reeve of North Cowichan (note: the title “Reeve” was changed to “Mayor” in 1970] and as members of North Cowichan Council. Also see our Mayors of Duncan page and our Reeves of North Cowichan page.
The following members of Temple Lodge, No.33 have been elected to North Cowichan Council:
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Since the City of Duncan was incorporated in 1912, there have been sixteen Mayors of Duncan. Ten of those sixteen Mayors have been Freemasons and eight of those ten have been members of Temple Lodge, No.33.
Here is a list of the Freemasons who have served as Mayor of Duncan, followed by a list of Freemasons who have served on Duncan City Council.
Freemasons Who Have Served On Duncan City Council
Douglas William Barker, Mayor of Duncan, (photo courtesy of City of Duncan)
Most Worshipful Brother Claude Alfred John Green (1904-2003) joined Temple Lodge, No. 33 in 1927. He served as Worshipful Master of Temple Lodge, No.33 in 1941 and Grand Master of B.C. & Yukon in 1957-58.
M.W.B. Green was Initiated, Passed and Raised in Temple Lodge, No. 33 in 1927. Claude Green’s father, Alfred Edward Green, was also a member of Temple Lodge, No.33 and was Worshipful Master of the Lodge in 1927, the year Claude Green joined Temple Lodge, No.33. W.Bro. Alfred E. Green is buried in Mountain View Cemetery, a short distance north of where M.W.B. Claude Green is interred in St. Mary’s Somenos Anglican Cemetery on Somenos Road.
Claude Green married Edna Castley in 1928 and they hired architect Douglas James to build them a house at 733 Wharncliffe Road. This house is still standing. In 1937, Claude and Edna Green moved from Wharncliffe Road into a new home they had built on Grieve Road in North Cowichan.
In the 1930s and 1940s, Claude Green operated a paint contracting business at 161 Kenneth Street in downtown Duncan. That building is still standing and Claude Green’s business sign, circa 1940, is still visible on an exterior wall.
In 1949, Claude Green built a new building at 145-149 Kenneth Street to house his paint contracting business. He quickly sold this building to a group of doctors who wanted it as an investment property. This building is now a landmark building in downtown Duncan and has been home to Volume One Books since 1972.
Here is a brief biographical sketch of Most Worshipful Brother Claude Alfred John Green, taken from various sources:
“GREEN – Claude Alfred John, died at Royal Jubilee Hospital, September 7 2003. Claude was born March 11, 1904, in Wealdstone, Middlesex, a northwestern suburb of Folkestone, on the coast of Kent, where he completed his schooling and participated in competitive rowing. In 1921 they emigrated to Canada and settled in Duncan. Claude started a painting and decorating business in 1925, which later evolved into a very successful painting contracting enterprise, primarily utilized by sawmills, pulp mills and logging camps up and down the B.C. coast. After retiring from contracting he became a driving Instructor for the next ten years, an occupation which gave him great enjoyment. In 1928 he married Edna Castely, a member of one of the pioneering families of the Cowichan Valley, and they built two homes – the first on Wharncliffe Road and, in 1937, a larger one on Grieve Road for their expanding family, a son, Rodney, and a daughter, Sylvia. Edna and Claude were married for 71 happy years. Claude was involved in many facets of local community life, including the Duncan Volunteer Fire Department; the Junior Chamber of Commerce; the Masonic Lodge (becoming Grand Master of British Columbia and Yukon in 1957-58); the Cowichan Cricket Club; the Cowichan Historical Society and Cowichan Valley Museum; Meals on Wheels; and the Cowichan District Hospital Association, of which he was chairman for ten years. During this time he was closely involved in the planning and construction of the Cowichan District Hospital, which opened in September 1967. He was chosen Duncan’s Citizen of the Year in 1967 in recognition of his contributions to the community while serving on the hospital board. Claude was predeceased by his wife, Edna; son, Rodney; daughter-in-law, Jean; grandson, Bruce Green; sister, Edna Swan and brother, Malcolm. He will be greatly missed by daughter, Sylvia (Glenn) Dyer, daughter-in-law Eileen and eight grandchildren, Lyn (Douglas) Bain, Laurie Green (Cyril), Ian (Dinaurea) Cheffins, Lyle (Yvonne) Green, Brian (Joanna) Cheffins, Karen (Jim) Dunn, Christine (Paul) Ringrose and Jonathan Cheffins (Kristianne). He is also survived by six great-granddaughters, six great-grandsons, and nieces and nephews in Canada, England and the United States. The family would like to thank Dr. Stephen Faulkner (Claude’s friend, physician and biographer) for his care and support and the marvelous staff at Wedgwood House, where Claude resided for the last three years, for their assistance and many kindnesses. A wonderful life well lived. In lieu of flowers donations may be made in Claude’s memory to the Duncan District Hospital Foundation, #4-466 Trans-Canada Highway, Duncan, B.C. V9L 3R6 or the Cowichan Valley Museum, Box 1014, Duncan, B.C. V9L 3Y2.
A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, September 20 at the Silver Bridge Inn Travelodge at 2:00 p.m.
First Memorial Funeral Services 250-748-2134”
(Source: Cowichan Leader 2003 – from Cowichan Valley Museum & Archives collections)
Claude and Edna Green are buried in St. Mary’s Somenos Anglican Cemetery on Somenos Road.
