Members of Temple Lodge, No. 33 have always been active in the local community and in community organizations.

Here are some of the local organizations that have benefited from the involvement of Temple Lodge, No.33 members, and, from our historical research, some of the Temple Lodge, No. 33 members who have been, or are, involved in those organizations.

Please note that other Temple Lodge, No.33 members are currently involved in local organizations but wish to keep their involvement private so as not to appear ostentatious. As Freemasons, we go about our charitable and civic activities quietly and do not advertise them or draw attention to ourselves for our involvement.

Canadian Cancer Society

George Allester, Douglas William Barker,

Canadian Legion, Duncan Branch

William H. Purver (founding member), John Ernest Stilwell (past President), Hugh George Savage, Kenneth Forrest Duncan, Herbert William Dickie; Robert Keddie Cairns, Neil Logan Gray, Douglas William Barker, Harold Wallace

 

City of Duncan – Mayors of Duncan

Kenneth Forrest Duncan, Ormond Towers Smythe, Thomas Pitt, J. Islay Mutter, Harold Fairfax Prevost, James Greig, George Henry Savage, Douglas William Barker

City of Duncan- Duncan City Council Members

Douglas William Barker, D.S.M., Gordon M. Berry, Robert Keddie Cairns, James McLeod Campbell, Wilfred Taylor Corbishley, Herbert William Dickie, James Grieg, Alexander Stuart Hadden, John Homer, Walter Maxwell Hudson, Joseph Kerrone, James Farley LeQuesne, Martin Kurtas Lukaitis, Charles William O’Neill, Thomas Pitt, Harold Fairfax Prevost, George Henry Savage, Ormond Towers Smythe

City of Duncan – Duncan Volunteer Fire Department

Andrew Hans Peterson (first chief), Kenneth F. Duncan (charter member);  Harry Smith; Herbert William Dickie; Claude Alfred John Green, Walter Maxwell Hudson, George Almon Harris

Cowichan Agricultural Society

James Islay Mutter, Kenneth F. Duncan; William Mourdant Dwyer, William Waldon, Edmund Coston Hawkins, William Henry Hawkins, Wilfred Taylor Corbishley, James Henry Whittome, Bob Crawford, Dan Ferguson

Cowichan Fish and Game Association

Thomas Pitt, Herbert William Dickie; Richard “Bucky” Kennett,

Cowichan Historical Society – Cowichan Valley Museum

Claude Alfred John Green, Frank Henry Price, Kenneth Forrest Duncan, William Mourdant Dwyer, Douglas Barker, Mark Anderson

Downtown Duncan Business Association

Douglas William Barker,

Duncan Chamber of Commerce

Thomas Anthony Wood (charter member), Roland Clayton Fawcett, James Islay Mutter, James Grieg, Andrew Hans Peterson, Ormond Towers Smythe, Donald Edward Kerr (president), Claude Alfred John Green, Wilfred Taylor Corbishley, Richard Nelson, Thomas Ethelbert Tombs, Herbert Naden Clague, Charles R.F. Piers

Duncan Rotary Club

Charles William O’Neill, William Bruce Powel (charter member), Andrew Hans Peterson, George Henry Savage, Hugh George Savage, Herbert William Dickie; Neil Logan Gray, Walter Maxwell Hudson, John Homer (President 1961-62), Douglas Barker (Past President), Charles R.F. Piers,

Duncan and Cowichan School Board

George Almon Harris, William Mourdant Dwyer, Ormond Towers Smythe, John George Somerville, Herbert Naden Clague, John Homer,

Elks (B.P.O.E.)

John Albert Kyle (charter member)

St. John’s Ambulance

Robert Keddie Cairns,

The above list is not complete and has been compiled largely from obituary records of our deceased members. Other Temple Lodge, No.33 members are currently involved in local organizations but wish to keep their involvement private so as not to appear ostentatious. As Freemasons, we go about our charitable and civic activities quietly and do not advertise them or draw attention to ourselves for our involvement.

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