Emulation Silver Matchbox

	An Emulation Silver Matchbox is awarded to a Brother who works a Masonic Ceremony according to Emulation Ritual without prompt or correction. There have been 349 Silver Matchboxes awarded since 1897, and 120 Brethren and gone on to work all four Ceremonies without prompt or correction, thus gaining the distinction of a "Complete Record".
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Emulation Lodge of Improvement No.256

Meets every Friday October to June at 6.15pm Freemasons' Hall, Great Queen Street, London, WC2B 5AZ

Emulation Working takes its name from the Emulation Lodge of Improvement. It first met 2nd October 1823 and was formed specifically for Master Masons to provide instruction for those who wished to make themselves ready for office and succession to the Chair. At least eight lodges were represented at the inaugural meeting including two members from the Lodge of Unions.

The Emulation Lodge of Improvement was first sanctioned by the Lodge of Hope no. 7. In 1830 the number of members of the Lodge of Improvement from the Lodge of Hope had dropped to one and the the sanction was undertaken by the Lodge of Unions, which has remained the sponsor ever since.

The ritual forms for use in the United Grand Lodge of England were produced by the Lodge of Reconciliation and were approved and confirmed by Grand Lodge in June 1816. These have formed the basis of Emulation Working since its inception in 1823. It has been the policy of the committee of the Emulation Lodge of Improvement to preserve the ritual as nearly as possible in the form in which it was approved by Grand Lodge, allowing only those changes approved by Grand Lodge to become established practice.

Kirby Lodge of Instruction No.263

Premier Lodge of Instruction for the teaching of Emulation Ritual. Meets every Tuesday 6.45pm at Freemasons` Hall, Great Queen Street, London, WC2B 5AZ

Founded in 1890 and proudly sponsored by the Bank of England Lodge No.263

For details Email: Tony Henley

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Lodge of Unions No. 256

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