Provincial Grand Lodge of Ayrshire

Ayrshire Travelling Mallet

Rules of Engagement and “Capture”

1.    The “Open Season” is from 1st February until the following 31st January.

2.    The mallet can only be “captured” by Daughter Lodges in the Province of Ayrshire

3.    To “capture” the Mallet a Visiting Lodge must take a Deputation of at least 5 members (Honorary Members are excluded) into any Regular or Special Meeting of the Lodge holding the Mallet The Visiting Lodge can only “count” its members actually forming the Deputation which enters the Lodge holding the mallet. Members of the Visiting Lodge sitting in the “holding” Lodge before the Deputation enters, non-members in the Deputation and latecomers after the Deputation enter don’t “count”

4.        Each member of the Visiting Deputation must contribute at least £1 to the “Travelling Mallet Kitty” before the Visiting Lodge can claim the Mallet and the Brother Heading the Deputation must claim the Mallet before the close of the meeting of the Lodge being visited,

5.        In the event of two or more Visiting Deputations, each with at least 5 Brethren, visiting the “holding” Lodge, the Lodge with the larger Deputation will have first claim on the Mallet subject to payment into the “Kitty” If there are two or more Lodges each with the same size of Deputation then each Deputation will be required to contribute to the “Kitty” and thereafter the Lodge entitled to “capture” the Mallet will be decided in such a manner as the Master of the “Holding” Lodge may determine on the evening.

6.        On the “capture” of the Mallet the successful Lodge should immediately notify the Provincial Grand Secretary on 01292 478205 so that the location of the Mallet can be recorded for information of Lodges interested in attempting its “capture”

7.        The “Kitty” will travel with the Mallet and the Master of the Lodge holding the Mallet at any time will be responsible for the safe custody of the “Kitty”

8.        The Lodge holding the Mallet at the 31st January shall determine the Charity — whether Masonic or Non-Masonic — to which the ‘Kitty” is to be donated and the “Kitty” shall be made over to the nominate charity as soon as is practicable after 31st January

9.        The “Ayrshire Travelling Mallet” is intended to promote good-hearted rivalry among the 44 daughter Lodges within the Province and as a “bonus” to raise donations hr Charities The “capture” of the Mallet is therefore warmly commended as cheerful fraternal fun and fund generating activity within the Province of Ayrshire.

R. Little. Sub. PGM

October 2003.