South Africa Freemasons Amity Lodge
in the District of South Africa North
South Africa Freemasons Amity Lodge
Norkem Park
District Johannesburg
Consecrated: 1966
Meetings: 3rd Tuesday Feb, Mar, May, Jun, Jul, Aug,
Sep, Oct, Nov
Meeting place:Freemason's Hall 8 Park Lane, Parktown
Johannesburg
To quote from its brief 'history', Amity Lodge was
formed for a specific purpose 'by a group of Past
Masters from various lodges who had come together
and decided that they wished to meet as a dining
lodge. It was not intended that candidates should be
initiated, passed and raised but that the lodge
would consist of Past Masters who would be attracted
to the lodge by its spirit of friendship and
camaraderie. It was intended to hold the occasional
lecture but the principal function of the lodge
would be to meet, open and close and for the members
to repair to the festive board for an evening's
entertainment.
Hence, no doubt, the name of the lodge, but within
two years it was accepted that 'without initiates
and regular floor workings the lodge would die. So
the policy changed and the lodge began to draw
candidates from a wide variety of disciplines. It
has always met at Park Lane and it has had its ups
and downs, with a particularly bad period in the
middle seventies when consideration was given to
surrendering the Charter. However, an influx of new
young members saved the situation at that stage.
Exsequi Lodge meets at Park
Lane in Johannesburg, South Africa on the fourth Monday of
February (Election Meeting), April (Installation Meeting),
June, August, October and November. Exsequi is a Freemasons
Dining Lodge and masonic guests are most welcome.
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