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Montana Freemason March 2016 Volume 92 Number 2
Past President Jerry Kopp, R. W. Brother Reid Gardiner, Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge of
Alberta presented the CGSNA Montana was elected and installed as President of the Conference of Grand
Gavel to the new President Reid
Gardiner, Grand Secretary- Secretaries in North America (CGSNA) on February 23rd in Madison,
Montana. Wisconsin. The Installation was conducted by Installing President Jerry
Kopp, Grand Secretary-Alberta/Past President; Installing Marshal Curtiss
Mundhal, Grand Secretary-North Dakota/Past President and Installing
Chaplain Douglas J. Campbell, Grand Secretary-Minnesota/Past President.
At the end of the installation ceremony the Grand Secretaries normally
close by forming a circle interlocking hands and singing Robbie Burns
Auld Lang Syne. However, for this closing President Reid Gardiner asked
MWGM Brian Murphy to sing “the Parting Glass” for the closing ceremony.
Others present from Montana included Lady Jennifer Murphy, and Jerry
Anderson, RWSGW. RW Brother Lewis Smith attended the Conference of
Grand Masters but needed to leave prior to the installation.
Twenty years ago R. W. Brother Dean Lindahl the immediate predecessor
of the current Grand Secretary was elected as President of the Grand
Secretaries Conference. Dean presided over the Conference held in Tulsa,
Oklahoma in 1997.
Conference of Grand Secretaries Officers 2016-2017
President: ~ Reid Gardiner, Montana
First Vice President ~ Terrance Shand, Canada (Ontario)
Second Vice President ~ Mark Haines, Pennsylvania
Executive Secretary/Trs ~ Michael DeWolf, Wisconsin
Assistant Secretary/Trs ~ Richard Elman, Indiana
Chaplain ~ Jerome Wasson, Alaska
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