FROM THE JANUARY REGULAR STATED MEETING TO THE DISTRICT AMARANTHINE EDUCATION SESSION

As the current Amaranthine year winds down into its last three months, three petitions for membership and 2 petitions for affiliation were acted upon by the Court on its regular stated meeting for January 2017.

Of course, the Royal Patron who is the month's lone birthday celebrant was also feted. 

Immediately after the meeting, members of the Court rushed to the Eduardo L. Joson Memorial Lodge No. 326 for the District Amaranthine Education session where they exemplified on the Order's balloting procedure and draping ceremony. 

And so it was that under the tutelage of Grand Lecturer that subordinate Court of District V further honed their knowledge on Amaranthine Education and proficiency in the Order's rituals.

A SIR KNIGHT ASSUMES THE ORIENTAL CHAIR

On this day, SK Fitzgerald Hierco who is the Court's incumbent and incoming Treasurer was duly installed as the 10th Master of Model Lodge No. 373.

He follows on the footsteps of SKs Anacleto Fernandez (2nd Master), Marionito Guerrero (4th Master and the acknowledged Father of Model Court), Sergio Francisco (PRP and 5th Master), Aquilino Valino, Jr. (6th Master), Shubert Ciencia (RP and 7th Master), Nathaniel Elegado (8th Master), and Jojit Floro (PRP and 9th Master) who presided from the Lodge's Oriental Chair, as he will also be followed by two other member so the Court, SKs Angelito Dela Cruz and Virgilio Santos who were also installed as Senior and Junior Wardens, respectively.

Installed with them are SKs Rafael Perez as Treasurer, Monico Delgado (PRP) as Assistant Treasurer, Shubert Ciencia as Secretary, Reynald Martin as Assistant Secretary, Arnel Landingin as Auditor, Elpidio Dizon as Organist, and Jojit Floro (PRP) as Tyler.

Model Court is all hands on deck for the pre-installation preparations and during the rites, keeping the Brethren of Model Lodge company as it always have been, through thick and thin.

After all, the Lodge and the Court are one big happy family and that was further emphasized when the Court's incumbent Royal Matron and all its Past Royal Matrons were duly received and seated in the East during the reception for dignitaries.

GIVING MORE IN 2017

Model Court ushered 2017 and the "Year of the Fire Rooster" with a donation of used clothes and toys to a Seventh Day Adventist charity project in Pozzorubio, Pangasinan.

The donation was turned over by the Royal Matron and Patron in behalf of the Court, and was made possible through the generous contributions of its members.