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SATUEDAY , 8 TH DECEMBEE 1900 .

Lord Roberts And The Craft.

LORD ROBERTS AND THE CRAFT .

AN emergency meeting of the Lodge of Edinburgh ( Mary ' s Chapel ) , No . 1 , was held in the Freemasons' Hall , Edinburgh , on the 29 th ult , for the purpose of conferringhonorary membership on Field Marshal Lord Roberts of

Kandahar , and Captain Hearn , of the South Staffordshire Regiment , Past Grand Sword Bearer of Scottish Freemasonry in India , and Past Grand Sword Bearer of England . There was a large attendance af Brethren .

Uti the motion or Bro . w . W . Robertson Worshipful Master , seconded by Dr . Dickson , honorary membership was unanimously conferred on Lord Roberts and Captain Hearn , and the latter took the customary obligation . The Secretary Bro . R . Wood Hawks read the following letter from Lord Roberts :

Army Headquarters , Pretoria , 21 st October 1900 . Dear Sir and Brother , —I am in receipt of your letter of 14 th September , and must apologise for being obliged , owing to press of work , to send you a dictated reply . I am much honoured by your request that I should become an honorary member of vour

ancient Lodge , and most gratefully accept . I shall hope to be able to visit Edinburgh before very long , and have an opportunity , when signing the roll , of thanking the members of your Lodge personally for the honour they have done me . Believe me , yours very truly ,

^ lgnedj K 013 ERTS . Captain Hearn ( who is a-candidate for the vacant office of Grand Secretary for Scotland ) afterwards delivered a lecture on " Freemasonry in Ladysmith during the Siege , and in Northern Natal . " The Captain was present at the

Battle of Talana Hill , and after the retreat from Dundee he was shut up in Ladysmith throughout the siege . He was Secretary of the Craft Lodge there , and Master of the Mark Lodge , which held their meetings regularly during that trying time . He narrated his experiences during the siege , and gave extracts from his diary and from the minutes of the Masonic

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meetings which were held . On one occasion , he said , eighty members were present at the Lodge meeting , and almost all wore Her Majesty ' s uniform . During the early period of the bombardment , fche Charter of the Lodge was left in charge of

one of the Office Bearers , Lieutenant A . C . M'Lachlan , of the 18 th Hussars , and the books were buried , but on a representation by many enthusiastic Masons , the books were disinterred , and meetings were held at stated times during the siege .

A cordial vote of thanks was passed to Captain Heam for his address . At the close of the lecture a collection was taken for the Grand Lodge Annuity Fund .

The Grand Secretaryship Of Scotland .

THE GRAND SECRETARYSHIP OF SCOTLAND .

npHE Special Committee appointed by the Grand Lodge JL of Scotland to consider the applications for the vacant office of Grand Secretary , in succession to Bro . D . Murray Lyon , agreed on the 30 th ult . to present the following leet of six , from sixteen candidates , to the Special Meeting of Grand Lodge called for Thursday , 13 th inst , to make the appointment : —Brothers J . M'Naught Campbell , Glasgow , Past Grand Bible Bearer and Provincial Grand Secretary

for Glasgow City ; Captain George Hearn , of the South Staffordshire Regiment , Past Grand Sword Bearer of Scottish Freemasonry in India and Past Grand Sword Bearer of England ; Allan Mackenzie , Edinburgh * Chairman of the

Finance Committee of Grand Lodge ; John M . Martin , Edinburgh , Past Prov . Grand Master of Dumbartonshire ; David Reid , Grand Treasurer and Past Provincial Grand Secretary of Glasgow City ; and D . Crauford Smith , Prov . Grand Secretary of Perthshire East .

Bro . Rev . T . Winckley was recently presented with a gold watch and a sovereign purse as a token of the respect and esteem of the members of the Buxton Lodge , No . 1688 , on his leaving Buxton . * *

We may remind our readers that the Fifteen Sections are to be worked on Tuesday evening next , nth inst , in the Yarborough Lodge of Instruction , to be held on this occasion at Bro . Butlin ' s Red Lion and Spread Eagle , 94 High Street , "Whitechapel , commencing at 7 o ' clock , and when we mention

that Bro . T . Cowell P . M . 2615 and 1816 will occupy the chair , supported by Bros . D . Moss P . D . G . S . B . Transvaal as I . P . M ., L . A . DaCosta as S . W ., and B . DaCoata as J . W ., it may be inferred that the ritual in tnis case will be expounded in a most perfect manner and afford much instruction to Visiting Brethren .

* * * Only let Masonic practice keep close step with Masonic principles and teachings , as we think it is now striving to

do , and none of us can tell what glorious achievements the future will see emblazoned on its triumphant banner of " peace and good will among men . "—Corrielius Hedges , Mont .

''A Sprig Of Acacia.''

''A SPRIG OF ACACIA . ''

rip HE remains of the late Bro . W . Edwards , A . R . C . O ., of JL Pall Mall , Hanley , were interred in Hanley cemetery on Saturday , 24 th ult . In the procession were representatives

of the Menturia Lodge ( Hanley ) , No . 418 ; and the Sutherland Lodge ( Newcastle ) , No . 460 ; and other Lodges of Freemasons , and of the Foresters' Society . A very large number of wreaths were sent from sympathising friends .

fTl HE proprietor of the Crown Hotel , Morecambe , Brother _ L John F . Willan , died on Thursday night of last week , at the early age of forty-four . Bro . Willan went from Windermere to Morecambe as station master at the old Poulton Lane Station , on the L . and N . W . Railway , but subsequently

became lessee of the refreshment bars on the Central Pier , and when the Company was reconstructed four years ago he was appointed a Director . He held that position up to . his death , being present at the annual meeting of shareholders

so recently as Saturday , 24 th ult . On the retirement of Mr , Duxbury from the Crown Hotel some years ago , Bro . Willan took over that hostelry . He was a prominent member of the local Lodge of Freemasons ,