On which day and date, a regular Meeting was held within the Masonic Hall 14 Maddiston
Road Brighton’s at 1930hrs
Present were the RWM Alex Muir, office bearers and Brethren as per the attendance register 32 brethren from lodge Polmont and 12 visitors giving a total of 44 brethren signing the tyle 8 visiting sister lodges were represented on the evening and apologies were received from 8 brethren.

Honorary Membership
The RWM instructed the D.O.C to carry out his special duties to which he introduced bro Jim
Barrie from the West to the RWM and assembled brethren to present him with honorary
membership into lodge Polmont and after a few exchanges of words the RWM asked bro
Alan Curr IPM to carry out the obligation.
Bro James Barrie was initiated into his mother lodge, lodge St Andrew No1587 Livingston
station on the 12 th of Feb 1999, passed on the 12 th of March 1999, raised on the 9 th of April
1999 and advanced on the 24 th of September 1999, after a short obligation Bro Jim Barrie
was invited to say a few words, Jim replied that it was an honour and a pleasure to be invited into lodge Polmont as an honorary member and that on his many visits to lodge Polmont he has always felt at home with the warmth and welcome the brethren always give him and after a few words of appreciation on receiving his honorary membership the RWM invited bro Jim Barrie to sit in the East on such a special occasion.

1st Degree exemplification
Due to work commitments the candidate was unavailable for his introduction into freemasonry and Bro. Ian Wood volunteered. The degree was carried out in a most solemn and dignified manner at the conclusion of which the RWM thanked Bro. Wood and charged the brethern present to give him a very hearty vote of thanks.

Rwm Bro Les Langham replied on behalf of the visiting brethren for the warmth and cordiality on entering the lodge this evening and for the excellent work done by the RWM and the office bearers of lodge Polmont and in his absence welcoming bro Ian Wood on becoming lodge Polmont’s newest entered apprentice for the 2 nd time also thanking bro John Galloway for his musical accompaniment, Congratulating Bro Jim Barrie on receiving honorary membership RWM Les Langhan then concluded by bringing warm and fraternal greetings from all the visiting sister lodges but more in particular his own mother lodge, lodge St John Falkirk No 16. Intimations
The RWM made the following intimation, the next regular meeting would be on Wednesday the 27th of March tyling at 7.30pm and would be a 3 rd degree to be conferred by the Past masters of lodge Polmont with PM bro Jim Bennie Almoner taking to the chair.