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The Throne And Freemasonry.
THE THRONE AND FREEMASONRY .
. THE following- notices have been issued from the Secretary ' s Office of United Grand Lodge : MEMORANDUM . —As a Special Meeting of Grand Lodge
will shortly be held for the purpose of voting a loyal and dutiful address to His Majesty the King - , expressive of the profound sympathy of the entire Craft , on the lamented death of her late Most Gracious Majesty Queen Victoria ,
Private Lodges will not be expected to vote such addresses . There is , of course , no reason why a Private Lodge should not pass a resolution , to be recorded on its Minutes ,
expressive of its deep sorrow at the most melancholy event , but such resolutions should not be transmitted here for presentation to His Majesty .
( Signed ) E . LETCHWORTH , Grand Secretary Freemasons' Hall , 24 th January 1901 .
UPON the present melancholy occasion of the decease of Pier late Most Gracious Majesty Queen . Victoria , an event which has occasioned the most profound sorrow to every Member of the Craft , it is ordered that the Grand Lodge ,
and all Subordinate Lodges , be placed in Masonic Mourning for the space of three months from the 28 th day of January instant , the Mourning to be worn by Brethren individually to be as follows : —
Grand Officers , Present and Past—Three rosettes of black crape on the badge , and one at the point of the chain or collar , " immediately above the jewel .
Masters , Past Masters , and Master Masons—Three rosettes of black crape on badge , and one on collar where collar is worn .
Fellow Crafts and Entered Apprentices—Two rosettes of black crape at the lower part of the badge . White Gloves .
By Command , ( Signed ) E . LETCHWORTH , Grand Secretary . Freemasons' Hall , 25 th January 1901 . THE order of the Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons
of England and Wales and the Colonies and Dependencies of the British Crown is that Grand Lodge and all subordinate Lodges be placed in Masonic Mourning for the space of three months , from the 28 th January .
A SPECIAL meeting of the Grand Lodge of Ireland is arranged , for the purpose of expressing condolence with the Royal Family . THE Grand Master of Scotland the Hon . James Hozier ,
M . P ., on behalf of his Grand Lodge , gave orders for a wreath to be sent to Windsor for the Queen ' s funeral . The Grand Secretary of Scotland Bro . David Reid has been instructed by the Scottish Freemasons in the Transvaal to send a wreath on their behalf .
THE Worshipful Master of the Anglo-Saxon Lodge , in Paris , Bro . Fountain , has expressed the desire of the members to join in the promotion of any memorial to the late Queen which might be suggested there .
THE Grand Master of New Brunswick has cabled : " The Freemasons of New Brunswick desire to tender his Majesty King Edward VII . their profound sympathy on the death of
his Royal mother , our late beloved Queen , and assure him of their devoted loyalty to his Throne and person . —J Gordon Forbes Grand Master , "
The Throne And Freemasonry.
AT the January ; Communication of the Provincial Grand Lodge of North Munster , held on the 24 th ult ., Sir Charles Barrington , Bart , Prov . G . M . in the chair , the following resolution was adopted , and ordered to be telegraphed to His Majesty : — " To His Majesty the King , Marlborough House ,
London—We , the Provincial Grand Master , Provincial Dep . Grand Master , Wardens , and Brethren of the Provincial Grand Masonic Lodge of North Munster , respectfully express profound and most heartfelt sympathy with your Majesty in this great trouble , and we pray that the Most High may
bestow upon you courage and strength to bear it . We , pray Him to grant to your Majesty a'long , peaceful , and prosperous reign , and that you may worthily follow . in the footsteps of her whose loss we all must ever deeply deplore . " The Lodge immediately adjourned .
THE proclamation of the King , at Barnstaple , on the 28 th was attended by an unfortunate accident . Through the premature discharge of a cannon , Brother Thoma ' s Lee , a foreman of works , was shockingly injured in both eyes , and will never regain his sight . Bro . Lee is the Master of the local Lodge .
IT is fully understood in Masonic circles that the King will continue the Offices of Grand Master of Freemasons , Grand Z . of Royal Arch Freemasons , and Grand' Master oi Mark Masons , in the duties of which he showed so much interest as Prince of Wales . He was nominated for those
posts on 4 th and 5 th December , and will be re-electea on 5 th and 6 th March , in the ordinary course of things . — " Leicester Post . " . FOR many years during the late reign the Prince of Wales was Grand Master of Freemasons , and his influence
and interest enormously strengthened this organisation for the promotion of loyalty and benevolence . Following English precedents he would retire on accession to the Throne * but such a severance would , we are sure , be a great grief to Freemasons , and we have not to go further than Sweden to
find the reigning monarch Grand Master , and we believe it has been the same in Prussia . We venture to hazard the suggestion that his retention of the position would be most popular , and the only obstacle that we see is that the office is annually elective . However formal this proceeding may
be , it would probably be held that the Sovereign could not be submitted to a form of election at the hands of his subjects . If this is the only difficulty , it might be met by an alteration or addition to the rules providing that the present Grand Master should hold office during his pleasure . — " Bristol Mercury . "
The Devon Lodge , Newton Abbot , has decided to postpone , until further notice , their conversazione and dance announced for 14 th February . ,,,
The sixth annual Ladies Banquet and Dance under the auspices of the Wellington Lodge , No . 548 , arranged to be held at Cannon Street Hotel , on Wednesday , 6 th prox ., has been postponed indefinitely .
The installation meeting of the Duke of Connaught Lodge , No . 1524 was held on Thursday , at Anderton ' s Hotel , Bro . Albert Smith being installed as ruler for the year . As a mark of respect for the late Queen there was no banquet . A full report of the proceedings will appear in our next issue .
Bro . Enos Howes , Mayor of Finsbury , was recently entertained at dinner by the Clerkenwell Lod ge , at the Holborn Viaduct Hotel .
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The Throne And Freemasonry.
THE THRONE AND FREEMASONRY .
. THE following- notices have been issued from the Secretary ' s Office of United Grand Lodge : MEMORANDUM . —As a Special Meeting of Grand Lodge
will shortly be held for the purpose of voting a loyal and dutiful address to His Majesty the King - , expressive of the profound sympathy of the entire Craft , on the lamented death of her late Most Gracious Majesty Queen Victoria ,
Private Lodges will not be expected to vote such addresses . There is , of course , no reason why a Private Lodge should not pass a resolution , to be recorded on its Minutes ,
expressive of its deep sorrow at the most melancholy event , but such resolutions should not be transmitted here for presentation to His Majesty .
( Signed ) E . LETCHWORTH , Grand Secretary Freemasons' Hall , 24 th January 1901 .
UPON the present melancholy occasion of the decease of Pier late Most Gracious Majesty Queen . Victoria , an event which has occasioned the most profound sorrow to every Member of the Craft , it is ordered that the Grand Lodge ,
and all Subordinate Lodges , be placed in Masonic Mourning for the space of three months from the 28 th day of January instant , the Mourning to be worn by Brethren individually to be as follows : —
Grand Officers , Present and Past—Three rosettes of black crape on the badge , and one at the point of the chain or collar , " immediately above the jewel .
Masters , Past Masters , and Master Masons—Three rosettes of black crape on badge , and one on collar where collar is worn .
Fellow Crafts and Entered Apprentices—Two rosettes of black crape at the lower part of the badge . White Gloves .
By Command , ( Signed ) E . LETCHWORTH , Grand Secretary . Freemasons' Hall , 25 th January 1901 . THE order of the Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons
of England and Wales and the Colonies and Dependencies of the British Crown is that Grand Lodge and all subordinate Lodges be placed in Masonic Mourning for the space of three months , from the 28 th January .
A SPECIAL meeting of the Grand Lodge of Ireland is arranged , for the purpose of expressing condolence with the Royal Family . THE Grand Master of Scotland the Hon . James Hozier ,
M . P ., on behalf of his Grand Lodge , gave orders for a wreath to be sent to Windsor for the Queen ' s funeral . The Grand Secretary of Scotland Bro . David Reid has been instructed by the Scottish Freemasons in the Transvaal to send a wreath on their behalf .
THE Worshipful Master of the Anglo-Saxon Lodge , in Paris , Bro . Fountain , has expressed the desire of the members to join in the promotion of any memorial to the late Queen which might be suggested there .
THE Grand Master of New Brunswick has cabled : " The Freemasons of New Brunswick desire to tender his Majesty King Edward VII . their profound sympathy on the death of
his Royal mother , our late beloved Queen , and assure him of their devoted loyalty to his Throne and person . —J Gordon Forbes Grand Master , "
The Throne And Freemasonry.
AT the January ; Communication of the Provincial Grand Lodge of North Munster , held on the 24 th ult ., Sir Charles Barrington , Bart , Prov . G . M . in the chair , the following resolution was adopted , and ordered to be telegraphed to His Majesty : — " To His Majesty the King , Marlborough House ,
London—We , the Provincial Grand Master , Provincial Dep . Grand Master , Wardens , and Brethren of the Provincial Grand Masonic Lodge of North Munster , respectfully express profound and most heartfelt sympathy with your Majesty in this great trouble , and we pray that the Most High may
bestow upon you courage and strength to bear it . We , pray Him to grant to your Majesty a'long , peaceful , and prosperous reign , and that you may worthily follow . in the footsteps of her whose loss we all must ever deeply deplore . " The Lodge immediately adjourned .
THE proclamation of the King , at Barnstaple , on the 28 th was attended by an unfortunate accident . Through the premature discharge of a cannon , Brother Thoma ' s Lee , a foreman of works , was shockingly injured in both eyes , and will never regain his sight . Bro . Lee is the Master of the local Lodge .
IT is fully understood in Masonic circles that the King will continue the Offices of Grand Master of Freemasons , Grand Z . of Royal Arch Freemasons , and Grand' Master oi Mark Masons , in the duties of which he showed so much interest as Prince of Wales . He was nominated for those
posts on 4 th and 5 th December , and will be re-electea on 5 th and 6 th March , in the ordinary course of things . — " Leicester Post . " . FOR many years during the late reign the Prince of Wales was Grand Master of Freemasons , and his influence
and interest enormously strengthened this organisation for the promotion of loyalty and benevolence . Following English precedents he would retire on accession to the Throne * but such a severance would , we are sure , be a great grief to Freemasons , and we have not to go further than Sweden to
find the reigning monarch Grand Master , and we believe it has been the same in Prussia . We venture to hazard the suggestion that his retention of the position would be most popular , and the only obstacle that we see is that the office is annually elective . However formal this proceeding may
be , it would probably be held that the Sovereign could not be submitted to a form of election at the hands of his subjects . If this is the only difficulty , it might be met by an alteration or addition to the rules providing that the present Grand Master should hold office during his pleasure . — " Bristol Mercury . "
The Devon Lodge , Newton Abbot , has decided to postpone , until further notice , their conversazione and dance announced for 14 th February . ,,,
The sixth annual Ladies Banquet and Dance under the auspices of the Wellington Lodge , No . 548 , arranged to be held at Cannon Street Hotel , on Wednesday , 6 th prox ., has been postponed indefinitely .
The installation meeting of the Duke of Connaught Lodge , No . 1524 was held on Thursday , at Anderton ' s Hotel , Bro . Albert Smith being installed as ruler for the year . As a mark of respect for the late Queen there was no banquet . A full report of the proceedings will appear in our next issue .
Bro . Enos Howes , Mayor of Finsbury , was recently entertained at dinner by the Clerkenwell Lod ge , at the Holborn Viaduct Hotel .