On Monday 2nd December 2019 a very large number of brethren attended Lodge Saint Patrick No 1309.Included in this number was a deputation from the Grand Lodge of Scotland headed by the Most Worshipful Grand Master Mason Bro W Ramsay McGhee and a deputation from the Provincial Grand Lodge of Dunbartonshire headed by the Provincial Grand Master Bro James Forrest.

The brethren all having been welcomed into the lodge by the Master Bro Richard Beattie the lodge director of ceremonies presented Bro Angus Neil MacInnes, a Past Master of the Lodge, Past Provincial Grand Master and Past Substitute Grand Master to the brethren after which Bro Beattie outlined the service given by Bro MacInnes over the past 70 years to the many orders and organisations of which he is a member.Thereafter the Most Worshipful Grand Master presented Bro MacInnes with a 70 year Diploma and then the Provincial Grand Master presented him with a 70 year jewel. Bro MacInnes made suitable reply and thereafter the brethren enjoyed an excellent harmony and meal interspersed by toasts and replies.