‘Past Grand Master becomes a mason’

    

Court of the Lord Lyon photo

Joseph J. Morrow, the Lord Lyon, passes the test to become a mason. He served as Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Scotland in 2004.

Here’s some fun news out of Scotland from yesterday: Bro. Joseph J. Morrow, who served as Grand Master there almost twenty years ago, passed the test Friday to become an operative—actual mallet-swinging—stone mason!

He has been having a busy year or so, first in a key ceremonial role following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, and then transporting the Stone of Scone from Edinburgh to London for the coronation four months ago of King Charles III. All that was in his capacity as the Lord Lyon, and you can read about that here.

On Friday, according to the Court of the Lord Lyon, he “successfully completed the ‘test’ to become a mason within the Three Trades of Dundee (united in 1761) under the supervision of the Clerk Allan Keillor. The test was to carve a groove into a piece of stone using a hammer and chisel.”

Gaun Yersel!