Grand Lodge Of Scotland.

GRAND LODGE OF SCOTLAND .

rPHE Annual Communication of tho Grand Lodge of Scotland was J - held in the Freemnsous' Hall , on tho 30 th ultimo , the Grand Master Mason , Sir Michael R . Shaw-Stewart , Bart ., on the throne . Bro . Major Crombie acted as S . G . W . and Bro . Otlicer as J . (! . W . There was a large attendance of members of Grand Lodge , inclcding the most of tho office bearers elect . Tho Grand Master declare ' . ! all

tho elective offices vacant , and then moved that tho Earl of Mar and Kellio be elected Grand Master . This was agreed to with acclamation , and the Grand Master elect was" then introduced by tho Acting Wardens and by tho President and Vice-President of tho Grand Stewards . Thereafter the Grand Master administered the oath du fuleli to the Grand Master elect , invested him with his badge of

office , and congratulated him on his election . The now Grand Master then appointed the Depute Grand Master and tho Substitute Grand Master , and administered to thorn the oath of fidelity . Tho Grand Master then conducted tho election of the other Grand Officers , tho following being tho list : Right Hon . tho Earl of Mar and Kollie G . M . ; Sir M . R , Stewart of Greenock and Blackball , Bart ., I ' . G .

Master , Colonel Sir Archibald C . Campbell of Blythswood , Bart ., Deputo Grand Master , It . F . Shaw-Stewart Substitute Grand Master , Right Hon . the Earl of Haddington Senior Grand Warden , Right Hon . the Earl of Breadalbano Junior Grand Warden , D . Murray Lyon Grand Secretary , David Kinnear Grand Cashier , Rev . James Barclay , A . M ., and Rev . W . M . Tulloch , B . D ., Grand Chaplains , Major John

Crombie Senior Grand Deacon , the most Noble the Marquis of Tweeddale Junior Grand Deacon , Andrew Kerr Grand Architect , John S . Matheson Grand Jeweller , George Fisher Grand Bible Bearer , Major William Hills Grand Director of Ceremonies , Sir Molyneux H . Nepoan , Bart ., Grand Bard , James T . S . Elliot jun . of Wolfeleo Grand Sword-Bearer , Cnrl Drechsler Hamilton Grand Director of

Music , Robert Davidson Grand Organist , Captain Farqnhar Macgillivray Grand Marshal , James Turner President of Grand Stewards , and James Criebfcon Vice-President . Grand Lodgo ordered that charters should be issued to those new Lodges—Robert Burns , St Leonard's , New South Wales , and St . Andrew ' s Military , Hamilton . They accepted from Brother Captain

Charles Hunter a copy engraving of the Installation of the Prince of Wales as Grand Master Mason of England . Grand Lodge then adjourned to tho Great Hall , in order to celebrate the Festival of St . Andrew . There was a large attendance of members of Grand Lodge , and other members of the Order . Tho company numbered about 250 , and comprised deputations from the

following Lodges , headed by the under-mentioned brethren , hoing in most cases the Master of each : —Bros . Crighton , Mary ' s Chapel , No . 1 ; Bertie , Canongate Kilwinning , 2 ; Wm . M'Lean , St . John , Glasgow , 3 bis ; Matheson , Canongate and Leith L . and C , 5 ; Mackay , Hamilton , 7 ; Wilson , Journeymen , 8 ; Smith , Dalkeith Kilwinning , 10 ; Dobie , St . John , Dunkeld , 11 ; Caddio , St . John , Falkirk , 16 ; Baird ,

Ancient , Stirling , 30 ; Hogg , St . John Selkirk , 32 ; Christie , St . Thomas , Arbroath , 40 ; Cranston , St . Cnthbert ' s , Kirkcudbright , 41 ; Rolland , Holyrood House , 41 ; Geddes , St . Machar , Aberdeen , 54 ; Allicc , Alloa , 69 ; Johnson , St . Abb , Eyemouth , 70 ; Dakers , St . Nicholas , Aberdeen , 93 ; Craig , St . James , Edinburgh , 97 ; Elliot , Jedburg , 104 ; Shepherd , St . Andrew , Aberdeen , 110 ; Clark , St . Stephens , Edinburgh ,

145 ; Ronaldson , Edinburgh Defensive Band , lol ; Robertson , R . A ., Pollokshaws , 153 ; Falcouer , Roman Eagle , 160 ; Cameron , St . John , Greenock , 175 ; H . Maclean , St . John , Carmvath , 214 ; M'Lean , Lochart St . John , 248 ; Dr . Falconer , Celtic , Edinburgh , 291 ; Hogg , St . Clair , Edinburgh , 349 ; Cairns , Caledonian , Edinburgh , 392 ; Jas . Smith , Rifle Lodge , Edinburgh , 405 ; Laing , St . Kentigern , Penicuik ,

429 ; Pearson , St . Andrew , New Pitsligo , 518 ; Murray , St . Leonard , Loanhead , 580 ; Drysdale , N . B . Railway , 597 ; France , Rosslyn St . Clair , 606 ; Rev . W . W . Tulloch , The Princes , Glasgow , 607 . The chair was taken by the Grand Master , who was supported on the right by Bros . Sir Michael R . Shaw-Stewart , and Whyte-Melville , of Bennochy , Past G . Masters ; J . M . Martin of Auchindenuane ,

Rev . W . W , Tulloch , J . T . S . Elliot jun . of Wolfelee , and Dalrymple Duncan . On his left were Bros . Sir Archibald Campbell , R . F . Shaw-Stewart , Hector F . M'Lean of Camwath , W . Mann , Rev . J . Barclay , Captain Macgillivray , and other Grand Officers . Apologies were intimated from Bros , the Earl of Haddington Senior Grand Warden , Earl of Breadaldano Junior Grand Warden , tho Marquis of Tweeddale

Junior Grand Deacon , Earl of Dalhousie , Lord Balfour of Burleigh , R . W . Cochran-Patrick , M . P ., Provincial Grand Master of Ayrshire , Charles Dalrymple , M , P , Peter M'Lagan , M . P ., J . Clark Forrest , J . Wolfe Murray , William Pearce , Sir Molyneux Nepeau , Geo . Fisher , Captain G . Russell Colt of Gartsherrie , F . A . Barrow , Col . Macpherson 42 nd Highlanders , & c .

After dinner , which was served by Bro . Kay , several toasts were given from the chair . The Past Grand Master then proposed tho health of " The Grand Master . " It was , he said , a great pleasure to him to be the first one to propose the health of Brother the Earl of Mar and Kellio aa Grand Master , and it had been a great honour and satisfaction to

him that afternoon that ho had had the pleasure of installing him . He was confident that the new Grand Master would discharge the duties of his office to the best of his ability , and that he would do justice to tho Craft . They knew that he was an honourable , highminded man , and they felt that he would do what ho believed to be right , without fear and without favour . He trusted that during tho reign of the present Grand Master there would bo an inauguration or

extension of those matters of benevolence which it was their duty , as well as their creed , to devise and carry into execution . He hoped he might say that now , at tho end of those eight years during which he had held the office of Grand Master , ho handed down the ritnal which was handed down to him by his illustrious predecessors , and he hoped it would be transmitted in tho same way—unimpaired —to future years . lie said so , because ho was of opinion that the Grand Lodge should bo a model for all daughter Lodges , and that

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there should be uniformity throughout these Lodges * Sir Michael then asked a hearty support to the new Grand Master . He knew it was not always an easy matter to preside over the deliberations of tho Grand Lodge of Scotland . They had had a fow stormy evenings there . When Scotchmen entered into a subject which they had at heart , they always used tho fortitcr in re , and sometimes they were

not quite mindful of tho suaviter in modo . But he was suro they would accord tho now Grand Master tho samo support as they had kindly given him , and would drink to his happiness and success . The G rand Master , who was received with prolonged and enthusiastic cheering , thanked the brethren for the reception they had given him , and . referred to the responsibility of succeeding such a Mason as his

predecessor . However , ho would do his utmost to follow the ex . ample which was beforo him ; and he asked the brethren to strengthen his hands . Grand Lodgo was now in a satisfactory condition , but thoro was plenty of work to be done . For instance , he thought returns should bo obtaiued regularly from the Lodges in the Provinces , and that Provincial Grand Lodges would do well to act as tho Grand

Committee had . done in sending to inspect tho Lodges in tho Metro , politan district . There was some grumbling about that at first , but all had escaped scathless except one Lodge , but it had since come to the front again . Ho mentioned that the income of the Grand Lodge dur . ing the past year had been £ 4 , 390 , and its gross expenditure £ 2 , 986 , so that tho excess of income had been £ 1 , 400 . That was a satis .

factory state of affairs , and they would not bo long getting out of debt at that rate . The number of culrants had been 3 , 883 , and he hoped it wonld go on at the same rate . In concluding , he referred to the presence of Past Grand Master Whyte-Melvillo , who had worthily presided over the Grand Lodgo , and had since taken much interest in Freemasonry .

The Past Grand Master , in replying for the toast of the Past Masters , said that every Mason , old and young , must rejoice to see Past Grand Master Whyte-Melvillo again among them . He then stated that during the eight years he had held office , since 1873 , there had been 127 charters granted to new Lodges , and six old Lodge 3 had been reponed . The entrants had numbered 33 , 489 .

The debt of Grand Lodge in 1877 had been annually increasing . In March 1877 , it amounted to £ 11 , 000 ; at this moment it was £ 2 , 500 —so that £ 8 , 500 had been wiped off . Sir Michael thou reviewed the work of those eight years , and attributed much of what had been done to the care and energy of the Grand Officers , and to the committee and members of Grand Lodge . He had , he said , done what ho

could , and was now content to take his place among the dowagers . Past Master Whyte-Melvillo also replied . A variety of toasts fol . lowed ,. among which were— "The Foreign Grand Lodges , " "The Deputo Grand Master , " proposed by Past Grand Master Whyte . Melville ; " The Countess of Mar and Kellie , " bv Sir Archibald C . Campbell ; " The Substitute Grand Master , " by Bro . J . T . S . Eiliot ;

and " Lady Octavia Shaw-Stewart . " The deputations from daughter Lodges where then toasted , coupled with the names of tho brethren heading those , who replied , and congratulated the Grand Master on appointment to his high office , and assured him of their loyalt y aud support . The concluding toasts were— "The Grand Wardens , " " The Provincial and District Grand Lodges , " " The Grand Chaplains

and other Office-bearers of Grand Lodge , " proposed by the Past Grand Master—who paid a high compliment to the Grand Secretary for the manner in which he had discharged the duties of his officoand replied for by Brother the Rev . W . W . Tulloch ; and "The Board of Grand Stewards , " for which Brother James Turner replied . " The Memory of St . Clair of Rosslyn" having been drunk in solemn

silence , the Grand Lodge was closed in ample form , and the brethren separated . The programme was interspersed with songs by several of the brethren , and selections by the band . A panegyric in reference to the change of Grand Masters , composed by Brother Dobie , was also recited by that brother in the course of the proceedings .

Committee Meeting Of The Boys' School.

COMMITTEE MEETING OF THE BOYS' SCHOOL .

THE December meeting of the General Committee of the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys was held on Saturday last , at Freemasons' Hall , when there wero present Bros . William Roebuck ( in the chair ) , S . Rosenthal , Charles Sannders , Donald M . Dewar , C . F . Matier , W . H . Sannders , Arthur E . Gladwell , H . Massey , A . J . Duff-Filer , W . Maple , F . Ad lard , Raynham W . Stewart , aud F . Binckes ( Secretary ) . After tho reading and confirmation of tho minutes ,

one purchase candidate was ordered to bo admitted to the School in January , and authority was given to the Chairman to sign cheques for the cost of tho enlargement of the Gymnasium , and for the expenses of the Christmas Entertainment to the boys remaining in the School during the holidays , Bro . Binckes read a letter from Bro . Geo . Newton , of Barnsley , requesting that the hundred guineas given

by him last j ear towards the formation of a fund for establishing a Preparatory School might be transferred to the Preparatory School Fund . Authority was given for the transfer . It was resolved to invest £ 1 , 000 in Metropolitan Board of Works 3 £ per Cent . Stock . Fivo candidates were placed on tho list for election in April 1882 , aud outlits of £ 5 each were graQted to five former pupils of the Institution .

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