CHAPTER 50th CELEBRATION For Excellent Companion ALEC BROWN

26th November 2009

Ex Comp Alec, was advanced into Henry Cook Chapter, No.1021 on the 26th October 1959. Alec celebrated his Jubilee in the Craft in 2008, and has spent the greater part of his domestic life in the Barrow area, having attending local schools including the Technical School where he studied Naval Architecture and Ship Detail calculation. In consequence when it came to the compulsory National Service, he was taken by the Royal Navy in 1945. Serving initially at Chatham, with trips to the far east, namely Ceylon, Hong Kong and Japan.

Alec indulged his passion for Rugby, playing both codes, and had, shortly before being called up, signed on for Rochdale Hornets.

Demobbed in 1947 Alec returned home to Barrow and married Elsie. They have one daughter, Pauline but very sadly Elsie died in 1963. Pauline married and Alec is now the proud grandfather of a grandson and a grand-daughter.

After demob Alec started work with the Orient Line, which was having its great passenger liner Orcades built in Barrow. This was followed by work on the Oronsay, the Orsova and the Oriana.

Turning to Alec’s Masonic career, he was initiated into Hartington Lodge in 1958 and exalted into Royal Arch Masonry in Henry Cook Chapter on the 26 November 1959. He served the several progressive offices until he gained the first chair of the Chapter in March 1976. Alec later served the Chapter as D. C. In the Craft he holds the high rank of PPrJGW and in the Royal Arch that of PPrPGSoj, which was accorded to him in 1985.

Alec has also enjoyed Mark Masonry, being long standing member of Furness Mark Lodge No.36, which he joined in 1964. Master in 1979, Alec was appointed to Past Provincial rank as PPrGJD in May 1984 in that degree, and now holds the rank of PPrGSW, which was awarded in May 2000.

A commemorative scroll was read by Group Chairman, Ex Comp Rowly Saunders and formally presented by Ex Comp Alan Dunn.