A big day for Scottish Rite Masonry in the Rose City of Warwick. Despite a number of last minute changes due to absences, Leslie Sovereign Chapter welcomed Ex. & Perf. Comp. Kelvin Hutchinson to their ranks. Kelvin had the privilege to be perfected in the presence of six current and former Deputies of Supreme Council for Scotland plus the Administrator for the Province of South Queensland Darling Downs, V. Ill. Bro. Noel Mapes 33°, and despite the last minute changes, received an excellent ceremony.

Following the closing of the Leslie meeting, a special Provincial Meeting was convened for the purpose of inducting V. Ill. Bro. Noel Richard Mapes 33° as Deputy for the Province of South Queensland Darling Downs. The induction was conducted by V. Ill. Bro. Percy Vesta Cutmore 33° Past Deputy for the Province of South Queensland Darling Downs, assisted by V. Ill. Bro. Edward Ruska 33° Deputy for the Province of South Queensland North Coast and Central and members of the 31st and 32nd Degrees of the Rite in South Queensland Darling Downs.

It was also the end of an era in South Queensland Darling Downs, with V. Ill. Bro. Ron Bryant 33° standing down as Provincial Grand Secretary after a combined tenure of 24 years, a period broken only by his time as the Deputy for the Province. We are looking forward to the next chapter in our history which will start with our next Rose Croix meeting in November with another new member to be perfected.

(l-r) Ex&Perf. Comp. Tim Johnson, V. Ill. Bro. Noel Mapes 33° Administrator for the Province of South Queensland Darling Downs, Ill. Bro Richard Coventry 30° Most Wise Sovereign, Ex&Perf. Comp. Kelvin Hutchinson, Ex&Perf. Comp. Stephen Bullow, Ex&Perf. Comp. Kurtis Bullow.

(l-r) V. Ill. Bro. Cliff Isted 33° Deputy for the Province of South Queensland Metropolitan, V. Ill. Bro. Noel Mapes 33° Deputy for the Province of South Queensland Darling Downs, V. Ill. Bro. Edward Ruska 33° Deputy for the Province of South Queensland North Coast and Central.

(l-r) V. Ill. Bro. Keith McElligott 33° Past Deputy for the Province of South Queensland Metropolitan, V. Ill. Bro. Cliff Isted 33° Deputy for the Province of South Queensland Metropolitan, V. Ill. Bro. Paul Kennedy 33° Past Deputy for the Province of South Queensland Darling Downs, V. Ill. Bro. Noel Mapes 33° Deputy for the Province of South Queensland Darling Downs, V. Ill. Bro. Percy Cutmore 33° Past Deputy for the Province of South Queensland Darling Downs, V. Ill. Bro. Ronald Bryant 33° Past Deputy for the Province of South Queensland Darling Downs, V. Ill. Bro. Edward Ruska 33° Deputy for the Province of South Queensland North Coast and Central.