{"id":111,"date":"2021-08-23T01:20:23","date_gmt":"2021-08-23T01:20:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/unitedmasterslodge.co.nz\/?page_id=111"},"modified":"2023-07-24T01:27:46","modified_gmt":"2023-07-24T01:27:46","slug":"the-past-masters-jewel-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/unitedmasterslodge.co.nz\/?page_id=111","title":{"rendered":"The Past Master&#8217;s Jewel"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"85\" height=\"229\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/unitedmasterslodge.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ThePastMastersJewel.gif?resize=85%2C229&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"ThePastMastersJewel.gif\" class=\"wp-image-397\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-small-font-size\">The first mention of it is in the minutes of the Installation of the second Master when the first Master W.Bro George Gribbin was presented with a Past Master&#8217;s jewel.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-small-font-size\">The minute said the jewel was &#8216;subscribed for by the members of the Lodge.&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-small-font-size\">The top bar is deeper than is normally found in the usual Past Master&#8217;s jewel. It has &#8216;United Masters&#8217; on the upper line, with &#8216;Lodge No. 167&#8217; below that.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-small-font-size\">The ribbon has the standard Past Master\u2019s emblem upon it, the square with the diagram of Euclid\u2019s 47th proposition suspended below it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-small-font-size\">The pendant has the \u2018a Bouche\u2019 shield surrounded by a circle, but not a garter as on the Lodge badge, on which are the three words, \u2018Audi Vide Tace\u2019.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-small-font-size\">The circle is surmounted by a crown in the style of a brick wall. Above this is the arm with the hand-held axe.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-small-font-size\">The curly bits below the crown are similar to the standard heraldic \u2018wreath\u2019 of twisted cloth used in medieval times by the wearer to support the crest and hide the join between the crest and the helm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first mention of it is in the minutes of the Installation of the second Master when the first Master W.Bro George<\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a class=\"myButt \" href=\"https:\/\/unitedmasterslodge.co.nz\/?page_id=111\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/unitedmasterslodge.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/111"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/unitedmasterslodge.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/unitedmasterslodge.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unitedmasterslodge.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unitedmasterslodge.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=111"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/unitedmasterslodge.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/111\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":832,"href":"https:\/\/unitedmasterslodge.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/111\/revisions\/832"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/unitedmasterslodge.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=111"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}