In the middle of the 1970's candidates for
freemasonry were coming forward in good numbers in
Benoni, and in addition there were a number of
unattached brethren seeking a masonic home. However,
it was felt that any new lodge should have a
distinctive character, so the founders of Lodge of
Emulation decided that - in addition to the emphasis
on good ritual implicit in the name - the lodge
should be a dining lodge, meeting at about 5.30pm at
the masonic hall in Benoni and holding its festive
board at the Benoni Country Club.
With twenty founders the lodge was off to a good
start, and it did not baulk at quite considerable
financial commitments, which included furnishing a
room at the Masonic Haven, contributing its quota to
the Heritage Fund, and shortly after consecration
facing a commitment to contribute R9000 to the
Benoni Masonic Centre Building Fund.
The Charter Master, W Bro Albert Spencer, earned
promotion to the rank of Assistant District Grand
Master in 1986, subsequently attained Grand Rank,
and in 1994 RW Bro Fotinakis appointed him his
Deputy for several years.
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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