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1. NAME
OF THE COMPETITION
"Grand Lodge of India Inter Region Ritual Working
Competition, 2004" (The title will be followed
by the year in which the competition will be held)
2. OBJECTIVES
OF THE COMPETITION
a. To promote the standards of Ritual-Working in general.
b. To ensure that every Region will have its own annual
competition in particular. .
c. To encourage Lodges to develop competitive spirit
in Ritual Working with camaraderie in all.
3. HOLDING
OF THE COMPETITION
The competition may be held one day before the Grand
Festival at the same place where the Grand Festival
will be held.
4. FREQUENCY
OF THE COMPETITION
The competition shall be held annually.
5. PARTICIPANTS
IN THE COMPETITION
One team from each region. In all four teams may be
allowed to participate.
The competition may be initially confined
to Craft Ritual only.
6. SELECTION
OF TEAMS TO REPRESENT REGIONS
Selection of team representing each Region will be at
the discretion of the respective Regional Grand Masters
and may be done in any of the following methods:
a. The Lodge that won the just concluded Ritual Working
Competition held in each Region may be permitted to
represent that Region.
b. The Regional Grand Master of the Region may nominate
a Lodge at his discretion as the tcam from the Region
to enter this competition.
c. The Regional Grand Master of the Repon may nominate
a Team of Officers selectcd from all ovcr thc Region.
NOTE: Unless thcy arc rcgular officers
of a Lodgc. no Past Master may be permitted to participate
except in capacity of IPM, Chaplain, Director of Cerernonies
or Tyler.
7. SUBJECT
FOR THE COMPETITION
The subject for the competition may be Initiation ceremony
for the first year including Opening and Closing of
the Lodge in the three degrecs.
In later years other subjects may be
thought over and prescribed.
8. JUDGING
OF COMPETITON
The competition will be judged by a panel of Judges
comprising five(5) Senior Brethren well versed in the
Craft Ritual.
Each Regional Grand Master may be requested
to nominate one judge. This will ensure involvement
of Regional Grand Masters and also balance in the panel.
The President shall be nominated by
M.WJae Grand Master himself.
Quorum for judging the competition
shall be three.
9. SUBSTITUTES
Substitutes not exceeding four may be nominated by Regional
Grand Master as the case may be. Past Masters cannot
be substitutes except for IPM and D of C.
10. PRIZES
Rolling Trophies for Winning Lodge as well as Runner
up Lodge are instituted.
Individual prizes may be given to brethren
for outstanding performances as the case may be.
Certificates of Merit may be given
to the young Brethren who render portions of the ritual
as an encouragement.
11. MARKS
SHEET
The preparation of marks sheet may be entrusted to the
President of panel of judges after decision is taken
on important facets of the competiton.
12. PUBLICITY
Grand Lodge of India may start intimation to Lodges
in the month of June and Regional Grand Lodges may start
intimation in the month of July.
13. Grand Lodge of India will not bear
expense of travel etc. of participating teams.
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