A group of 40 people gathered at the Stratford and District Senior Citizens Hall recently to acknowledge the achievements of David Pretty.
David, who now lives in Woodville, was presented with a badge to mark 50 years involvement with Freemasonry.
Among those attending were members of David's family, old workmates and friends and members of various Freemason Lodges from around Taranaki.
The 50-year badge was presented by Bob Jagger, current Master of Lodge Whangamomona and pinned on by his daughter.
In his presentation Bob spoke of the many hours that David had put into Lodge-related activities and how that was appreciated by the people there to celebrate.