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A Busy Week.
A BUSY WEEK .
IP HE period which will commence this morning * promises to be one of the most exciting and most interesting known in connection with the Craft for
many years past , and it is not too much to say it will long stand out as a special epoch in the history of the English Brotherhood .
The round of celebrations will commence to-day , when H . R . H . the Duke of Connaught Past Grand Master will lay the Foundation Stone of the new buildings for the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys ,
at Bushey ; and will- be followed by an inteiesting annual event , on Monday—the Stewards' visit and distribution of prizes at the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls , at Clapham Junction . On Wednesday the
112 th Anniversary Festival of the latter Institution will be celebrated at Freemasons' Tavern , London , under the presidency ^ of the Earl of Dartmouth Prov . G . M . Staffordshire ; and on Friday the annual meeting of
the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution , and election of Annuitants , will take place at the same establishment ( not on Friday of this week as announced in our last issue ) .
It is probably fair to say that the first of these gatherings will prove to be the great Masonic event of the year , one that will be looked back upon , long after those who take the lead on the occasion or who witness
the ceremony , have passed away ; and from what we gather the Anniversary Festival to be held on Wednesday next is also likely to create a record , or nearly so , in the ordinary Festivals—apart from the Centenary Celebration—of the Girls School .
The proceedings at the Institution at Clapham Junction , on Monday , will open at four o ' clock , when singing , calisthenics and marching by the Pupils will doubtless prove as attractive an entertainment as
usual ; the prizes will be distributed by the Countess of Dartmouth ; and an opportunity will be afforded for an inspection of the Institution ; the whole programme concluding with another selection of music , pianoforte and vocal .
The business of the annual meeting of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution , on Friday , will begin at 12 o ' clock , and the ballot for the election of the Annuitants will close at 3 . We trust the most
deserving among the aged candidates will , by that time , have been made happy and independent for their closing days—a most fitting conclusion to the very busy week before us in the cause of Masonic Benevolence .
At the installation festival of the John Hervey Lodge , No . 1260 , a few days ago , Bro . E . T . Pearce was installed as W . M . by Captain John Barlow the outgoing W . M ., to whom a jewel was presented for his services in the chair for the past two years . Our Bro . Barlow , as known to our readers , will be a candidate for the Office of Grand Treasurer at the next election .
Grand Lodge Of Scotland.
GRAND LODGE OF SCOTLAND .
rpiHE quarterly communication ^ was held Freemasons ' _ 1 _ Hall , Edinburgh , on Thursday , 3 rd inst ., the Hon . John Hozier , M . P ., Grand Master presiding . The Grand Master asked that the standing orders be suspended whilst he moved that Grand Lodge present a dutiful address to H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , the Patron
of Scottish Freemasonry , expressive of their abhorrence at the dastardly attack made upon him and their thankfulness to Almighty God for his providential escape . He felt that he was entitled to report that the motion had been unanimously and enthusiastically agreed to .
The Grand Master drew attention to the loss of two very old Masons—Brother William Barton , aged 86 , Proxy Master of Scoon and Perth , No . 3 , and Brother Thomas Halket , aged 81 , a Past Grand Bible Bearer , a Past Master of Lodge St . Mark , Glasgow , and for many years Treasurer of the Benevolent Fund connected with the Provincial
Grand Lodge of Glasgow . Amongst those present was Brother Robert Baikie District Grand Master Depute of the Transvaal , who spoke of the advances which Scottish Freemasonry had made in the Transvaal , and expressed the hope that as soon as affairs
were settled in South Africa a deputation would visit them . The Grand Master , in expressing the interest of the Brethren in the statement made , mentioned that there was already a distinguished member ol the Grand Lodge present in Pretoria —Brother Lord Rosslyn .
Brother Caldwell , Paisley , moved , that in order to provide greater facilities for qualified Brethren being elected to Offices in Grand Lodge than has been found practicable ¦ under the present system , No . 12 of the Constitution and Rules be repealed , and one substituted for it to the effect that
no elective Grand Office-bearer ( the Grand Master and paid Officers excepted ) shall hold Office longer than two years consecutively , and that no member who has held Office for such two years be eligible for any Office until he shall have
been at least one year out of Office . An amendment was proposed , simply that no elective Grand Officer ( the Grand Master and paid Officers excepted ) shall hold the same Office longer than one year . The amendment was carried 03 ' 148 against 73 for the motion .
The ninth annual dinner of the West Middlesex Lodge of Instruction was held at the Feathers Hotel , Ealing , on Monday evening , 30 th ult ., when a good array of Brethren sat down to an excellent repast , provided by Bro . Bird . Bro . Geo . H . Gabb P . M . 1612 and Secretary 2662 Preceptor
of the Lodge presided ,- and he was supported in the vicechairs by Bro . J . Whittle S . W . 2662 S . D . 2157 , and Bro . Leo H . Walker W . M . 2157 and 2662 , and a number of distinguished local and visiting Brethren . After the usual Loyal and Masonic toasts had been responded to , the
Chairman proposed the toast of the evening , the West Middlesex Lodge of Instruction , and said the Lodge served a very useful purpose in the district , by enabling young Masons to perfect themselves in the ritual , and he was glad to see it so well supported .
The Provincial Grand Mark , Lodge of North and East Yorkshire will be held , under the presidency of the Rt . Hon . Lord Bolton Prov . G . M . M ., at the Masonic Hall , Whitby , on
Tuesday next , 15 th inst . The Lodge of the Three Pillars was consecrated on Tuesday , at Cockington . Our report is crowded out until next week .
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A Busy Week.
A BUSY WEEK .
IP HE period which will commence this morning * promises to be one of the most exciting and most interesting known in connection with the Craft for
many years past , and it is not too much to say it will long stand out as a special epoch in the history of the English Brotherhood .
The round of celebrations will commence to-day , when H . R . H . the Duke of Connaught Past Grand Master will lay the Foundation Stone of the new buildings for the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys ,
at Bushey ; and will- be followed by an inteiesting annual event , on Monday—the Stewards' visit and distribution of prizes at the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls , at Clapham Junction . On Wednesday the
112 th Anniversary Festival of the latter Institution will be celebrated at Freemasons' Tavern , London , under the presidency ^ of the Earl of Dartmouth Prov . G . M . Staffordshire ; and on Friday the annual meeting of
the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution , and election of Annuitants , will take place at the same establishment ( not on Friday of this week as announced in our last issue ) .
It is probably fair to say that the first of these gatherings will prove to be the great Masonic event of the year , one that will be looked back upon , long after those who take the lead on the occasion or who witness
the ceremony , have passed away ; and from what we gather the Anniversary Festival to be held on Wednesday next is also likely to create a record , or nearly so , in the ordinary Festivals—apart from the Centenary Celebration—of the Girls School .
The proceedings at the Institution at Clapham Junction , on Monday , will open at four o ' clock , when singing , calisthenics and marching by the Pupils will doubtless prove as attractive an entertainment as
usual ; the prizes will be distributed by the Countess of Dartmouth ; and an opportunity will be afforded for an inspection of the Institution ; the whole programme concluding with another selection of music , pianoforte and vocal .
The business of the annual meeting of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution , on Friday , will begin at 12 o ' clock , and the ballot for the election of the Annuitants will close at 3 . We trust the most
deserving among the aged candidates will , by that time , have been made happy and independent for their closing days—a most fitting conclusion to the very busy week before us in the cause of Masonic Benevolence .
At the installation festival of the John Hervey Lodge , No . 1260 , a few days ago , Bro . E . T . Pearce was installed as W . M . by Captain John Barlow the outgoing W . M ., to whom a jewel was presented for his services in the chair for the past two years . Our Bro . Barlow , as known to our readers , will be a candidate for the Office of Grand Treasurer at the next election .
Grand Lodge Of Scotland.
GRAND LODGE OF SCOTLAND .
rpiHE quarterly communication ^ was held Freemasons ' _ 1 _ Hall , Edinburgh , on Thursday , 3 rd inst ., the Hon . John Hozier , M . P ., Grand Master presiding . The Grand Master asked that the standing orders be suspended whilst he moved that Grand Lodge present a dutiful address to H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , the Patron
of Scottish Freemasonry , expressive of their abhorrence at the dastardly attack made upon him and their thankfulness to Almighty God for his providential escape . He felt that he was entitled to report that the motion had been unanimously and enthusiastically agreed to .
The Grand Master drew attention to the loss of two very old Masons—Brother William Barton , aged 86 , Proxy Master of Scoon and Perth , No . 3 , and Brother Thomas Halket , aged 81 , a Past Grand Bible Bearer , a Past Master of Lodge St . Mark , Glasgow , and for many years Treasurer of the Benevolent Fund connected with the Provincial
Grand Lodge of Glasgow . Amongst those present was Brother Robert Baikie District Grand Master Depute of the Transvaal , who spoke of the advances which Scottish Freemasonry had made in the Transvaal , and expressed the hope that as soon as affairs
were settled in South Africa a deputation would visit them . The Grand Master , in expressing the interest of the Brethren in the statement made , mentioned that there was already a distinguished member ol the Grand Lodge present in Pretoria —Brother Lord Rosslyn .
Brother Caldwell , Paisley , moved , that in order to provide greater facilities for qualified Brethren being elected to Offices in Grand Lodge than has been found practicable ¦ under the present system , No . 12 of the Constitution and Rules be repealed , and one substituted for it to the effect that
no elective Grand Office-bearer ( the Grand Master and paid Officers excepted ) shall hold Office longer than two years consecutively , and that no member who has held Office for such two years be eligible for any Office until he shall have
been at least one year out of Office . An amendment was proposed , simply that no elective Grand Officer ( the Grand Master and paid Officers excepted ) shall hold the same Office longer than one year . The amendment was carried 03 ' 148 against 73 for the motion .
The ninth annual dinner of the West Middlesex Lodge of Instruction was held at the Feathers Hotel , Ealing , on Monday evening , 30 th ult ., when a good array of Brethren sat down to an excellent repast , provided by Bro . Bird . Bro . Geo . H . Gabb P . M . 1612 and Secretary 2662 Preceptor
of the Lodge presided ,- and he was supported in the vicechairs by Bro . J . Whittle S . W . 2662 S . D . 2157 , and Bro . Leo H . Walker W . M . 2157 and 2662 , and a number of distinguished local and visiting Brethren . After the usual Loyal and Masonic toasts had been responded to , the
Chairman proposed the toast of the evening , the West Middlesex Lodge of Instruction , and said the Lodge served a very useful purpose in the district , by enabling young Masons to perfect themselves in the ritual , and he was glad to see it so well supported .
The Provincial Grand Mark , Lodge of North and East Yorkshire will be held , under the presidency of the Rt . Hon . Lord Bolton Prov . G . M . M ., at the Masonic Hall , Whitby , on
Tuesday next , 15 th inst . The Lodge of the Three Pillars was consecrated on Tuesday , at Cockington . Our report is crowded out until next week .