United Grand Lodge.

An Old Past Grand Steward's Jewel . —R . Loveland Loveland , K . C . President of the Board of General Purposes . " The Masonic Record , " No . i ( printed on satin ) . —The Proprietor of " The Masonic Record . " An Old Masonic Apron and three Masonic Prints and The Tabernacle in the Wilderness . —C . T . Townsend P . P : S . G . W . Suffolk .

Constitutions , 1756 , and four Old Jewels . —Thos . E . Withington Prov . S . G . W . W . Lane . Hutchinson ' s Spirit of Masonry , 1843 . —Qr .-Mr .-Sergt . John Leaney P . P . G . Purs . Essex . Cross's Masonic Chart , 1820 . —J . C . Main P . M . and Sec . No . 157 . Photograph of an Old Masonic Plate . —Joseph Gray P . M . No . 508 .

The Masonic Veterans of Illinois , 15 th Report . —Gen . John C . Smith Past G . Master of Illinois . An Old Perfect Ashlar ( inlaid ) . —Edwin P . Luke W . M . No . 1853 . Four Old Masonic Prints ( the late T . G . Doughtey's ) . —F . Bascombe P . M . No . 239 6 . The Antiquity of Chester Masonry . —John Armstrong P . P . S . G . W . W . Lane .

The Constitution , Public Ceremonies , '"& c , of the Grand Lodge of Canada . —The Grand Secretary of Canada . Two Old Masonic Books . —Rev . F . M . Burton G . Chap . History of the Soc . Ros . in Anglia . —Dr . W . Wynn Westcott P . M . History of the Lodge of Justice , No . 147 . —Walter E . Dilley P . M . and Sec . Photograph of the Lambton Arms Inn . —Robert Hudson P . G . S . B . Prov . G . Sec . Durham .

History of Jerusalem Chapter , No . 8 , New York . —The Author , C . Victor Twiss P . M . Past High Priest , & c .

( Signed ) . RICHARD LOVELAND-LOVELAND , President . Freemasons' Hall , London , W . C . 19 th February rgoi .

The Grand Lodge Accounts at the last meeting of the Finance Committee , held on Friday , the 18 th instant , showed a balance in the Bank of England ( Law Courts Branch ) of . £ 9 , 125 5 s 6 d , and in the hands of the Grand Secretary for Petty Cash £ 100 , and for Servants' Wages £ 100 .

6 . NOTICE OF MOTION . By Brother W . F . Lamonby P . A . G . D . C . : Addition to Article 282 . "A Brother who is , or has been , a member of a subordinate Lodge in a British Colony , formerly holding allegiance to this Grand Lodge , . but now to a Colonial Grand Lodge ,

may , by permission of the Grand Master , if a member of this Grand Lodge , wear his Colonial Grand Lodge insignia in Grand Lodge , or in any subordinate Lodges ; provided that the permission of the Grand Master to wear such insignia shall not interfere with the order , of precedence set forth in Article 6 . " 7 . REPORT OF BROTHER JOHN SMITH , AUDITOR OF

THE GRAND LODGE ACCOUNTS , OF RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS DURING THE YEAR 1900 . List of Lodges for which' Warrants have been granted by the M . W . Grand Master since the last Quarterly Communication of Grand Lodge . No . 2838 . —The Needles Lodge , Freshwater , Isle of Wight . 28 39 . —The Defence Lodge , Calcutta .

2840 . —The White Rose of York Lodge , London . 2841 . —The Aldersbrook Lodge , London . 2842 . —The Asylums Board Lodge , London . 2843 . —The Middlesex Hospital Lodge , London . 2844 . —The Grey Lodge , Dharmsala , Punjab , India .

Mark Grand Lodge.

MARK GRAND LODGE .

THE Quarterly meeting of this Grand Lodge will be held on Tuesday next , 5 th inst , at Mark Masons' Hall , Great Queen Street , London , W . C , at 5 for 0 p . m . The following is the Agenda of Business :

1 . Read and , if approved , confirm Minutes of Quarterly Communication of 4 th December 1900 , and Special Grand Lodge of 19 th February 1901 . 2 . That the humble and grateful thanks of Grand Lodge be most respectfully offered to His Majesty the King , for his gracious intimation that he will be pleased to assume the position and title

of Patron of the Mark Degree . 3 . Election of the M . W . Grand Master for the ensuing year . 4 . Election of the Grand Treasurer for the ensuing year . 5 . Report of the General Board . 6 . A Motion will be made that the Report be taken as read . 7 . A Motion will be made that the Report be received and entered on the minutes .

8 . Recommendations arising out of the Report : — ( A . ) That a sum of fifty pounds be voted to the Widow of the late Bro . H . P . H ., No . 342 . ( B . ) That a sum of twenty pounds be voted to the Widow of the late Bro . F . J . S ., No . 342 . ( C . ) That a sum of twenty pounds be voted to the daughter of the late Bro . J , H . D ., No . 28 . ( D . ) That a sum of twenty poundsbe voted to the Widow of Bro . G . D ., Nos . 2 and 305 . f Motion will be proposed that the Report be adopted .

Masonic Refreshment.

MASONIC REFRESHMENT .

AS it is often intimated by those who have no taith in their profession that Masons frequently indulge in revelry by night , and their banquets and festivals are occasions for excess and intemperance , injurious to health and reputation ,

as well as wrong done to their families and friends , so all parties concerned , both inside and outside of Masonry , are reminded of the ancient charpe , which is still in force with all its binding authority , in these words , " you must also consult your health , by not continuing together too late , or

too long from home after Lodge hours are past ; and by avoiding g luttony or drunkenness , that your families be not neglected or injured , nor you be disabled from working . " This charge is repeated in substance in the lectures and

laws of Masonry until every Brother who has an attentive ear must know that , and violation of it is a Masonic offence , which tends to the scandal and disgrace of both the Masonic character and fraternity and of such offence no true Mason will be guilty .

As a speculative science , Masonry seeks its stimulus from a higher source than the cup that intoxicates , and its nourishment is designed to invigorate tne mental faculties and strengthen the moral qualities , rather than to satiate the physical appetite and gratif y any indulgence in eating

and drinking ; and though its banquet may be of the choicest viands , from mingling with which the intoxicating bowl is strictly prohibited , yet the main feature of the entertainment is the feast of reason and flow of wit . As Masonry

recognises that it is the mind that makes the man ; and as it regards the internal more than the external qualifications , so in accordance with this idea its refreshments are to be mental rather than physical .

By a close adherence to this idea the purposes of refreshment can never be converted into intemperance and excess , nor will any particinant be kept too long from home , neglect his family , or disable himself from duty . —Rev . Gilbert Small , in " Masonic Sun . "

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