Diamond Jubilee Year 60, 1994 GLI: W. Bro. Taher Khanbhai Bagasrawala

The SIXTIETH (Dimond Jubilee) INSTALLATION MEETING of Lodge Reginal Spence No.109 GLI was held at Freemasons hall on November 16,1994. The officers were :

Office/Role	Name(s)
W.Master	W. Bro. Taher Khanbhai Bagasrawala
I.P.M.	W. Bro. Asger Fidaali Lakdawalla
S.W.	Bro. Shabbir Kaderbhoy Ebrahim
J.W.	Bro. Yusuf Kaderbhai Karachiwala
Chaplin	Bro. Mukund Vithal Bhatt
Treasurer	W. Bro. Firoz Naumannbahi Siamwala
Secretary	W. Bro. Madhawdas Gobindram Narang
D of C	W. Bro. Dr. Madhu Karunashankar Vyas
S.D.	Bro. Naresh Thawardas Nainani
J.D.	Bro. Abdullah Mohamedbhai Bismillah
Br. V.S.L.	Bro. Berham Rustom Rana; Bro. Fakhruddin Abdeali Ronak; Bro. Sunil Laxman Shetye; Bro. Abid Hassanali Lakhani; Bro. Jagdish Chunilal Sheth
Swd. Br.	Bro. Thawardas Jassanmal Gulrajani
Almoner	Bro. Sachin Narayan Pandit; Bro. Yogesh Arvind Thar; Bro. Hira Doulatram Relwani
Organist	Bro. Naval Doulatram Relwani
Asst. Secretary	Bro. Bipinchandra Ramanlal Jhaveri
Asst. D of C	W. Bro. Dr. Jaswantlal Gokuldas Mehta; Bro. Sunder Doulatram Relwani
Steward	Bro. Himatsingh Bhakshusing Advani; Bro. Mohamed Yahyabhoy Papar
Tyler	W. Bro. Keki Cooverji Pastakia

At the installation meeting W.Bro. Taher Khanbhai Bagasrawala was installed with solemnity by W.Bro.Dr. Madhu Vyas for a second time. R.W. the RGM, R.W.Bro. Prafulla Kumar Maheshwari accompanied by his deputation graced the occasion of our Diamond Jubilee. The address to the newly installed master was given by W.Bro.Dr. J.G. Mehta and to the wardens by V.W.Bro.Dr. Firoz Antia. There were 11 visitors and the charity disbursement was Rs. 7000/-.

Meeting dated January 17,1995. 1 visitor. Discussion with regard to celebration of the Diamond Jubilee. Meeting dated January 29,2995. Emergency meeting. Diamond Jubilee celebration discussion.

Meeting dated March 21,1995. 4 visitors. 2 raisings. Meeting dated April 18,1995. Regular meeting.

Meeting dated June 20,1995. 3 initiations. Meeting dated July 18,1995. Regular meeting.

Meeting dated August 12,1995 was the main function to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of the lodge. This meeting was held aboard a vessel berthed at the quai. The M.V.Rajendra was secured for this function by our worshipful master W.Bro. Bagasrawala. This function was graced by R.W. the RGM, R.W.Bro. Prafulla Kumar Maheshwari and the deputation from the RGLWI and M.W. the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of India, M.W.Bro. Kambam Lakshmana Reddi and his deputation. M.W. the Grand Master presented the 40 years Long Term Service Jewel to W.Bro. Ashok Kumar Girdharlal Fozdar and 25 years L T S Jewel to W.Bro. Firoz Naumannbhai Siamwala and Bro. Zoeb Gulamhusein Khatib. The charity collection was Rs. 3001/-. Letters of good wishes were received from from all the regions of India as well as from several brethren. It was a ladies nite and 150 masons and spouses attended. There were over 56 non masons and friends present. R.W. the RGM addressed a press conference extolling the virtues of Freemasonry.

Meeting dated September 19,1995. Election meeting. Information about the Regional Grand Festival to be held in Nagpur was conveyed to the brethren.

Initiation: Mr. Zoeb Husein Chitalwala, Mr. Kumel Kamruddin Chitalwala and Mr. Himatlal Dipchand Sheth all proposed by W.Bro. Bagasrawala and seconded by W.Bro. Narang on June 20,1995 (EM).

Passing: Bro. Himatlal Sheth was passed in Lodge Vishwanath No.111 GLI on August 9,1995. Raising: Bro. Kirit Doshi and Bro. Shashank Kapadia were raised in Lodge Freedom No.296 GLI.

Resignation: Bro. Berham Rana, Bro Hitesh Gajaria, Bro. Raghu Lankan Reddy. Bro. Mukesh Ghelani, W.Bro. Nanavati and Bro. Paul Macker on April 18,1995.

Rs. 1000/- were contributed to Joint Hall Committee for repairs of The Sandhurst Temple.

W.Bro. Neemuchwala was blessed with a grandson. Proposals for initiation were received from Mr. Aboozar Kalimee and Mr. Abdul Aziz Malkani.