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THE ORDER OF THE SECRET MONITOR (Known as The Friendly Order of David and Jonathan) GOLD COAST CONCLAVE No 10
In the late 1960’s Ernie Cairns, who later became the Grand Supreme Ruler of Qld, and Sep Newberry who had retired to the Gold Coast from Sydney, with the aim of establishing a Conclave on the Gold Coast, assembled a group of local brethren who joined the Stephens Conclave of Secret Monitors. At this time the Stephens Conclave met in a small high set building situated in the Brisbane suburb of Yeronga. The meeting room was upstairs and the Festive Board was in a rather fresh open area downstairs. Having gathered sufficient numbers to submit a successful petition, the Gold Coast Conclave of the Order of the Secret Monitor was consecrated in the Coolangatta Masonic Centre on 15 August 1970 by the Most Worthy Grand Supreme Ruler, Most Worthy Bro Frank Roberts; the foundation Supreme Ruler of the Gold Coast Conclave being Worthy Bro Sep Newberry. Two foundation members John Laing and Ross Spark, both residing in the Ipswich area, are still members in 2007. Another early member was C H (Harry) Green, who also remains a member and is a long serving member of the Burleigh Lodge. Harry provided the background information for this potted history. In the 1970’s, the Coolangatta Centre consisted of two former army huts situated halfway up the hill in Lanham St. This building was sold in about 1974 and the Coolangatta Lodge moved into the Tweed Heads centre, using some of the money from the Coolangatta sale to refurbish and extend that building. Naturally the Gold Coast Conclave also moved to Tweed Heads where it met until 1976, when it was required to move back into Queensland. As a result of that edict, the Gold Coast Conclave then moved to Burleigh Heads and began meeting on the third Friday of each month; this being the alternate month to Stephens Conclave meetings. Most of the Gold Coast members having remained members of Stephens Conclave, the two Conclaves attended each others meetings at Burleigh and Stephens, which retains the third Friday as it’s meeting night but now meets at Stones Corner. In the late 1980’s due to diminishing attendance numbers, the Gold Coast Conclave changed it’s regular meetings to become a Daylight Conclave, meeting on the fourth Wednesday of alternate months at 10.00am. Like many other Orders the numbers have fluctuated, but the decision to change to daylight meetings ensured that the Conclave remains active and continues to attract members who wish to extend their Masonic knowledge into other areas.
Officers of the Conclave for 2007 – 2008 are:
Supreme Ruler Wthy Bro D P Dezentje I.P.S.R V Wthy Bro R J Lane Counsellor Bro N S Duncan Guide Bro W N Lodge Chaplain Wthy Bro A W Maitland Treasurer T B A Recorder Wthy Bro M M EyresDirector of Ceremonies V Wthy Bro R L Barfoot Assistant Director of.Ceremonies R.Wthy Bro J D Laing 1st Visiting Deacon Wthy Bro A E Smaller 2 nd Visiting Deacon Bro A J Walker 3 rd Visiting Deacon Bro D E McEachran 4 th Visiting Deacon Bro J McCance Guarder Bro A D Evans Stewards Rt Wthy Bro C H Green & Wthy Bro R Spark Sentinel Wthy Bro I P Carter Auditor Wthy Bro N D W Langley
The Visiting Deacons have the duty to keep in touch with an allotted number of members, to enquire about their health and that of their immediate families. If anyone is need of assistance, this is reported to the Conclave and measures taken to provide help as required.
Further information is available from the Grand Conclave website
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