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Death of Past District Master.
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On June 1915 it was announced that Immediate Past Master, Brother John Baxter, had been killed in action fighting
for his Country. Brother Baxter had been a Lance Corporal in the 2nd Battalion Seaforth Highlanders. He was wounded in France
on 24th May and died in Drumtochty Castle Hospital, Kincardineshire, on 9th June. The family burial plot and a Memorial Stone
presented by Airdrie District Lodge is located in Clarkston Churchyard.
Lodge No 6 have two burial layers in Clarkston Churchyard. The first dates back to 1864, and contains the remains of Brother
John Waddell, who was Deputy Master 1861 / 1862. The headstone was erected by his wife and bears the inscription ‘Drumgelloch
Bible & Crown Society Ground’ and is decorated with various Orange Emblems. .
| Headstone on original burial plot. |
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| Dates back to 1864. |
| L.O.L. No6's Memorial Headstone |
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The second is a Memorial Headstone to Past Masters and was erected by the lodge in 1925. The last brother
to be interred in this plot was Brother Hugh Moore, Honoury County Grand Master of the Amalgamated Districts of Lanarkshire.
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In 1919, which was the year after the First World War, the "Walk" was scheduled to go to Armadale, but because of transport
difficulties, this was cancelled. Airdrie District decided to hold their own parade and Greengairs was chosen as the venue.
The lodges left the Orange Hall at 11.00 am, with two bands in attendance. The bands chosen were Airdrie Old Union Brass Band,
and Airdrie Pipe Band. The route for the parade was, Hallcraig Street, Bank Street, Clark Street, Motherwell Street to Greengairs.
Coming home they left the field at 4.30 pm and on reaching New Monkland Toll turned off and proceeded to Glenmavis then to
Airdrie via Commonhead Street, Southbridge Street, Hallcraig Street to Baillies Lane.
During the Second World War the Orange Hall was taken over by the Military and lodges met in various halls in the town
such as the Painters Hall and The Shepherds Hall.
The hall was eventually returned to the District Lodge in November 1945.
Orangeism in Airdrie
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