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Consecration Of The Thistle Lodge, S.C.
CONSECRATION OF THE THISTLE LODGE , S . C .
EXTRACT FROM THE "WAIRARAI > DAILY , " OV SEPT . 5 , 1879 . AN event of considerable importance as regards the practico of Freo and Accepted Masonry in these parts took plaoo in Masterton ou tho evening of Tuesday last . For somo considerable time past it waa felt that the cause of Masonry in tho Wairarapa stood greatly in need of additional impetus , or otherwise it was felt that
tho interests of the Craft was in imrainont danger of dying out altogether . In this dilemma two or three of tho more energetic local raombors of tho Order took tho matt-jr in hand , and having overcome some slight opposition , together with a very considerable amount of indifforenco ou the part of thoso who might have been expected to have known bettor , the cousecration of the Thistle Lodgo , tho
installation of its first Master aud iuvestituro of his Othcer 3 ou Tuesday evening was the outcome of these endeavours . Wo are requested on bohalf of the Lodge to state that the members of tho Grand Lodge , Scotch Constitution—tho Constitution under which the Thistle Lodgo ha 3 boon established—as also the members of tho various Lodges established iu Wellington under that particular department of the
Order , gave every possiblo assistance aud encouragement to their Masterton brethren in furtherance of their endeavours . That fact was moro conspicuous in tho number of Grand Lodge Officers and other Wellington brethren who came up to Masterton on Tuesday for tho special purposo of boiug present at tho coromony . Without being in the slightest degree invidious , wo aro permitted to oxplaiu that
until sufficient Past Masters wero made iu the district , Masters oloct of the local Lodge were compellod to go to Wellington to obtain the rights conferred on the Master elect of tha Thistle Lodge on Tuesday . Tho sequence of that proceeding was as follows : —Bro . E . T . Gillon Acting D . P . G . M . and his Officers having ap p roved of the apartment selected for Lodge purposes , Grand Lodgo was formally opened and
constituted in accordance with ancient usage . The consecration service was thon proceeded with . Bro . Carver , who was ably assisted by a well-trained choir belonging to the Lodge iu Wellington , presided at tho harmonium , and the various chauts , odes , and anthems appropriate to the proceedings wero rendered iu a style hitherto uuknown to Masonic celebrations in the Wairarapa . The prayers ,
exhortations , and addresses peculiar to the occasion wore rendered ably and improssively by Bro . Gillon aud his Grand Lodgo Officers . Indeed , nothing could have exceeded the ability and good taste displayed iu the matter . The symbolical sprinklings , as also tho proclamations in tho east , west , and south were all parts of tho ceremony performed in a maimer which showed how beautiful aud
impressive the service really became when properly rendered . This was moro particularly the opinion of those who had on one or two occasions of late years witnessed similar ceremonies in the Wairarapa . A board of Installing Masters was then formed , and Bro . A . D . Cowan formally installed into tho duties aud responsibilities of the first Mastership . According to the Masonic practice , Bio . Cowan
was saluted with Masonic honors on the proclamation of his installation being made . The officers named in tho D . G . L . dispensation were then called up , and formally invested with the insignia of their respective offices . This being clone Bio . Gillon addressed tho novvlyelected Master , his officers and the brethren . Having instructed them respecting their several duties aud tho observance of their scvoral
obligations , ho proceeded to trace the history and progress oi Craft Masonry as a system . He dwelt at great length upon iu autiqnity , and furnished interesting data of its preservation aud promulgation as a traditionary system . Eeferring to its more recent history , ho mentioned the fact of iis rapid spread throughout every part of tho civilised world , and defended the tenets of the Craft against
imputations made against ifc by a misdirected ecclesiastical zeal . Alluding to the imputation made against it that ifc was a secret society , ho made an eloquent appeal to the fact that all Nature , in working out the graud design of the universe worked out its operations in secret and surrounded by profound mystery . Before concluding the speaker alluded to the defection of the Grand Orient of France , and express *!
a hope that the voice of Masonry throughout tho world would uoatinuo to support the various Grand Louges in tho c jtirse they had taken with respect to that defection . In reply , —tho newly elected Worshipful Master delivered the following oration : —Eight Worshipful Masters , Past Masters , and worthy brethren—I consider it meet I should address you as a Mason raised by you to the proud position
of Master of one of the few Scotch Lodges iu this Provincial district . However , as we have a great deal of work still before us , I must limn myself to a few remarks . As a Mason initiated , passed , and raised in an English Lodge , I shall , I trust , always retain special feelings of gratitude and veneration for my mother Lodge ; at tha same time , as a Scotchman , it has always been my earnest desire to becotuj n
member of the constitution ii . I ling under tic country winch yaw nn birth—a country which pro luce I a Bi \ ic-, a W . ohioe , iiii l a Biir . if , whose muse was altvay * ue > o uil i <> p . iiieoand oniio lj tne Ur . ut <•< whichhewasaworthy . Uas . tr . lo ad uoj .-iug sa . u on some ot 11 ' principles of the Order I trust , ymi ui . l bo . ir with me , n- •!¦ ileum o presumptuous in so yni £ . i mini to eninie . au ; hii -Masonic 011 . 10011
to those who are mui-n 10 .-. S-UIIK 1 1 . 1 il . u Ciait . Lot my upu . ogy OL thafc since my admission uni . t ., ; you I imvo uLv . tys viinies . iy i ; ., dci .-Voied to pro / it by tin-.-ult i , e IIIM i . \/; e / K-i . ctj ol my 11 un .-, wiij to educate myself in the tm . ii'i . 'Lb ami piim-inles ot ilu unlcr . In deserting operative lor s-p . culaiao : W , i » , j ! ii-i , I i-anuoi tint iinv . U t \ e have benefitted consul , ra . iy hy tin ; cl . iiiiuo . The s ., b t-uui . u ., 1 ' a research into the . inv . ter . o .-. ot Mature and ftcienco t ' . < r a iiie . e
mechanical pursuit , has u > cesser 1 . ) ennobled the ( . ) . ¦ aud lai . ii . iie foundation of the gte . iteat institution iu ilw woiau —an intuition based on the most p . ileet sy .-ii .-ui of m . ralir . y , mul n h en hus existul aud llourished from iho timo of King ! 3 > . h » iik ; ii ' s Temple , ano will so continue to do so long as any inemoers of ihu human race iii >' p , ;>\ an interest in the pr . ne pie .- ) oi unu-ul until and virtue and trie acquisition of knowledge . A ^ ain , Ukiug ilia question IVom 11 t . itulo ^ un . point of view , to bs truly iiaduhic M iu bj truly rtl giuus , whumtr a
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man be . Tow or Christian . A-s regards the Jews , tho Temple of Solomm was over famed in all its ordinances for virtue and holiness ; and ho who in his religion as a Ma 3 on honors not his calling b- > l nigs neither to Solomon nor to Hiram . As Christians , tha pillars of your temple are Faith , Hopo , and Charity , and to which I shall tike tho liberty of adding , with au inspired Apostle , " tho greatest of thoso
is Charity . " Masouic charity is charity iu the heart : he thinks no evil of his brothor , he cherishes no designs again 3 t him . It is charity npon the tongue also : ho speaks no evil , bears no false wifcnes 3 , defames no character , blasts no reputation . Ho knows that to fciko away a good name is to commit au evil , the damage of which no wealth can repay , as it is of moro value than groat riohos—rubies ,
cannot repurchase it , tho gold of Ophir cannot rogild ifc to its pris . tine beauty . It is charity in tho hand also : ha anticipates his poorer brothor ' s wants , nor puts him to the humiliation of solicitation . He visits the abode of poverty and the houso of affliction , and , like a ministering angel sent from above , finds the naked whom ho ought to clothe , tha famishing to bo fed , tho wounded to heal , tho sickne 33 to
be alleviated , and perhaps also the very mind , struggling in doubt and darkness , which requires his instruction and preparation before it can be fitted to take thafc last and awful journey to that bonrno which rests on the brink of obscurity . Suffer not , thon , this , your Grand Masonic principle to b : > lightly spoken of by ribald tongues , but use your utmost endeavours to make it 3 beauties
kuown aud seen by all men . Tlu 3 I contend to ho one of tho leading features of the Order , and it is our duty as well as our privilege to propagate the exercise of this great and noble virtue in these , its threefold operations , and ho who does it nob is destitute of the truo Masonio heart , which is the heart of benevolence , charity , and love . And now , my Worshipful Masters and brethren , ifc only romains for
me to tender you my sincere tbauks for tha honour yon have dono me and the privileges you have conferred upon mo . Ifc will be ray earnest endeavour to discharge the duties of Master of this Lodge with fervency and zeal ; and I can assure you that in accepting the position I sha'l consider myself in the light of a High Priest of tho best and noblest system of morality the world has over produced ,
and not tho mere Prosideub of a social order . Brethren , my best thanks aro due to you for tho trust and confidence you have reposed in me . We have certain mutual duties and responsibilities towards each othor , and from my knowledge of yon I am certain they will bo well aud worthily carried out . In conclusion , permit me to hopa that God , tho G . A . of the Universe , will continue to cement and adorn
our Ordor with all the moral , social , and intellectual virtues , an I endow ns with such a competency of wisdom as will enable ns to carry out tho trust reposed in us in such a manner as will redound to His glory and tho credit of our Order . The ordinary business of the Lodgo was then proceeded with , wlieu a numbJf of the old members of tho Craft residing in the district were formally admitted joining
members . A largo number of candidates wero initiitod , after which tho Lodge closed in due form . Bro . Carver has baen elected Organist , and steps havo boon taken with the view of organising a L > dgo choir . In the evening forty of the brethren sab dovvn to a banquet in the club-room of tho Empire Hotel . Both as regards elegance and supply , the provisions mado for the creature comforts was on a sca ' o
surpassing anything of the kind which has yet taken placo in the Wairarapa . The seat in the East was occupied b / tin nevly-elected R . W . M ., in the West by the S . W ., and the South by the J . W . The Acting D . P . G . M . and his Officers supported cho 11 . . V . M . mi th- * right and left . The nsnal Masonic toast 3 ware propos 11 in I r >< p > n . le I to with Masouic honours and enthusiasm . Iu rep - > u lio , ' t > ; h i tint
of the Thistlo Lod ^ e , the R . W . M . said that it wn 1 . -v -ii-k 1 I-. V-I i ' nut that opposition had been shown to the establish 11 11 it' a fj . Ig in Masterton holding under the S . C , that opposition 1 * I . kai it ' irn ho deeply deplored . It placed him iu an awkward p > Siu . m . I . -v n tho younger members of the Lodge , the uewiy initiated wh J weiv the most liable to bo embarrassed by that sort of feeling . Hi CM Id un-y
counsel those brethren th fc it was necessary to exercise givat for . iie ; nance and t < avoid by all means antagonism against tnose by whom they have been thus used . Ifc was only by the ex-rcise of this forbearance that a proper state of Masonic feeling would b-j brought about in iho district . Allusion was likewise mado to the constitution of the Lodge . The E . W . M . said that although not the founder of
Scotch Masonry in the Wairarapa , Bro . Hubert Carrick was undoubtedly one of its fathers , aud although a non-resident in the district , he had done valuable service iu getting tho Lodge established . The proceedings of the evening were agreeably diversified by song and sentiment , the meeting breaking up at midnight , with tbafc good old Scotch benediction " Auld lang syne , " which was joined in by all present with true Masonic enthusiasm .
Ancient Ebor Preceptory Of Knights Templars.
ANCIENT EBOR PRECEPTORY OF KNIGHTS TEMPLARS .
\ T tho regular meeting of this body , held at tho Masonic Hall , i-i . Y \> k , . u Tnesday , 9 th inst , the E . P . Sir Knight J . S . Cumberland pre-i I d , supported by Sir Knights William Lawton P . E . P . as l-. mtii ., G . Simpson Marshal , T . B . Whytehead P . E . P . Eegistrar and Treasurer , T . W . Wilson , M . Mifliugton , A . T . B . Turner , L . Murphy i Iviiana Preceptory ) , and others . Compauion Major T . B .
Shawlli-lli" r , lth Dragoon Guards , was received and installed a Knight of the Order . Scrolls were thcu taken for E . P . and Treasurer , and pim e-i unanimous in each case , Sir Knight the Hon . W . T . Orde-Powlett >> big eh ..-on Preceptor , and E . Sir Knight T . B . Whytehead P . E . P . freiis'ii er . On the proposition of Sir Knight T . B . Whytehead ,
< codded by Sir Kuight Lawton , and supported by the E . P ., E . Sir Ai : ij ; ht A . M . Broadley P . E . P . Melita Preceptory , Malta , and Prov , I . Prelate of the Mediterranean , was elected an honorary member of the Preceptory . The alms having beeu collected , tho Preceptory vvas then olosed , and the members adjourned to supper at the Queen ' s-Hotel , where the usual toasts were duly honoured .
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Consecration Of The Thistle Lodge, S.C.
CONSECRATION OF THE THISTLE LODGE , S . C .
EXTRACT FROM THE "WAIRARAI > DAILY , " OV SEPT . 5 , 1879 . AN event of considerable importance as regards the practico of Freo and Accepted Masonry in these parts took plaoo in Masterton ou tho evening of Tuesday last . For somo considerable time past it waa felt that the cause of Masonry in tho Wairarapa stood greatly in need of additional impetus , or otherwise it was felt that
tho interests of the Craft was in imrainont danger of dying out altogether . In this dilemma two or three of tho more energetic local raombors of tho Order took tho matt-jr in hand , and having overcome some slight opposition , together with a very considerable amount of indifforenco ou the part of thoso who might have been expected to have known bettor , the cousecration of the Thistle Lodgo , tho
installation of its first Master aud iuvestituro of his Othcer 3 ou Tuesday evening was the outcome of these endeavours . Wo are requested on bohalf of the Lodge to state that the members of tho Grand Lodge , Scotch Constitution—tho Constitution under which the Thistle Lodgo ha 3 boon established—as also the members of tho various Lodges established iu Wellington under that particular department of the
Order , gave every possiblo assistance aud encouragement to their Masterton brethren in furtherance of their endeavours . That fact was moro conspicuous in tho number of Grand Lodge Officers and other Wellington brethren who came up to Masterton on Tuesday for tho special purposo of boiug present at tho coromony . Without being in the slightest degree invidious , wo aro permitted to oxplaiu that
until sufficient Past Masters wero made iu the district , Masters oloct of the local Lodge were compellod to go to Wellington to obtain the rights conferred on the Master elect of tha Thistle Lodge on Tuesday . Tho sequence of that proceeding was as follows : —Bro . E . T . Gillon Acting D . P . G . M . and his Officers having ap p roved of the apartment selected for Lodge purposes , Grand Lodgo was formally opened and
constituted in accordance with ancient usage . The consecration service was thon proceeded with . Bro . Carver , who was ably assisted by a well-trained choir belonging to the Lodge iu Wellington , presided at tho harmonium , and the various chauts , odes , and anthems appropriate to the proceedings wero rendered iu a style hitherto uuknown to Masonic celebrations in the Wairarapa . The prayers ,
exhortations , and addresses peculiar to the occasion wore rendered ably and improssively by Bro . Gillon aud his Grand Lodgo Officers . Indeed , nothing could have exceeded the ability and good taste displayed iu the matter . The symbolical sprinklings , as also tho proclamations in tho east , west , and south were all parts of tho ceremony performed in a maimer which showed how beautiful aud
impressive the service really became when properly rendered . This was moro particularly the opinion of those who had on one or two occasions of late years witnessed similar ceremonies in the Wairarapa . A board of Installing Masters was then formed , and Bro . A . D . Cowan formally installed into tho duties aud responsibilities of the first Mastership . According to the Masonic practice , Bio . Cowan
was saluted with Masonic honors on the proclamation of his installation being made . The officers named in tho D . G . L . dispensation were then called up , and formally invested with the insignia of their respective offices . This being clone Bio . Gillon addressed tho novvlyelected Master , his officers and the brethren . Having instructed them respecting their several duties aud tho observance of their scvoral
obligations , ho proceeded to trace the history and progress oi Craft Masonry as a system . He dwelt at great length upon iu autiqnity , and furnished interesting data of its preservation aud promulgation as a traditionary system . Eeferring to its more recent history , ho mentioned the fact of iis rapid spread throughout every part of tho civilised world , and defended the tenets of the Craft against
imputations made against ifc by a misdirected ecclesiastical zeal . Alluding to the imputation made against it that ifc was a secret society , ho made an eloquent appeal to the fact that all Nature , in working out the graud design of the universe worked out its operations in secret and surrounded by profound mystery . Before concluding the speaker alluded to the defection of the Grand Orient of France , and express *!
a hope that the voice of Masonry throughout tho world would uoatinuo to support the various Grand Louges in tho c jtirse they had taken with respect to that defection . In reply , —tho newly elected Worshipful Master delivered the following oration : —Eight Worshipful Masters , Past Masters , and worthy brethren—I consider it meet I should address you as a Mason raised by you to the proud position
of Master of one of the few Scotch Lodges iu this Provincial district . However , as we have a great deal of work still before us , I must limn myself to a few remarks . As a Mason initiated , passed , and raised in an English Lodge , I shall , I trust , always retain special feelings of gratitude and veneration for my mother Lodge ; at tha same time , as a Scotchman , it has always been my earnest desire to becotuj n
member of the constitution ii . I ling under tic country winch yaw nn birth—a country which pro luce I a Bi \ ic-, a W . ohioe , iiii l a Biir . if , whose muse was altvay * ue > o uil i <> p . iiieoand oniio lj tne Ur . ut <•< whichhewasaworthy . Uas . tr . lo ad uoj .-iug sa . u on some ot 11 ' principles of the Order I trust , ymi ui . l bo . ir with me , n- •!¦ ileum o presumptuous in so yni £ . i mini to eninie . au ; hii -Masonic 011 . 10011
to those who are mui-n 10 .-. S-UIIK 1 1 . 1 il . u Ciait . Lot my upu . ogy OL thafc since my admission uni . t ., ; you I imvo uLv . tys viinies . iy i ; ., dci .-Voied to pro / it by tin-.-ult i , e IIIM i . \/; e / K-i . ctj ol my 11 un .-, wiij to educate myself in the tm . ii'i . 'Lb ami piim-inles ot ilu unlcr . In deserting operative lor s-p . culaiao : W , i » , j ! ii-i , I i-anuoi tint iinv . U t \ e have benefitted consul , ra . iy hy tin ; cl . iiiiuo . The s ., b t-uui . u ., 1 ' a research into the . inv . ter . o .-. ot Mature and ftcienco t ' . < r a iiie . e
mechanical pursuit , has u > cesser 1 . ) ennobled the ( . ) . ¦ aud lai . ii . iie foundation of the gte . iteat institution iu ilw woiau —an intuition based on the most p . ileet sy .-ii .-ui of m . ralir . y , mul n h en hus existul aud llourished from iho timo of King ! 3 > . h » iik ; ii ' s Temple , ano will so continue to do so long as any inemoers of ihu human race iii >' p , ;>\ an interest in the pr . ne pie .- ) oi unu-ul until and virtue and trie acquisition of knowledge . A ^ ain , Ukiug ilia question IVom 11 t . itulo ^ un . point of view , to bs truly iiaduhic M iu bj truly rtl giuus , whumtr a
Consecration Of The Thistle Lodge, S.C.
man be . Tow or Christian . A-s regards the Jews , tho Temple of Solomm was over famed in all its ordinances for virtue and holiness ; and ho who in his religion as a Ma 3 on honors not his calling b- > l nigs neither to Solomon nor to Hiram . As Christians , tha pillars of your temple are Faith , Hopo , and Charity , and to which I shall tike tho liberty of adding , with au inspired Apostle , " tho greatest of thoso
is Charity . " Masouic charity is charity iu the heart : he thinks no evil of his brothor , he cherishes no designs again 3 t him . It is charity npon the tongue also : ho speaks no evil , bears no false wifcnes 3 , defames no character , blasts no reputation . Ho knows that to fciko away a good name is to commit au evil , the damage of which no wealth can repay , as it is of moro value than groat riohos—rubies ,
cannot repurchase it , tho gold of Ophir cannot rogild ifc to its pris . tine beauty . It is charity in tho hand also : ha anticipates his poorer brothor ' s wants , nor puts him to the humiliation of solicitation . He visits the abode of poverty and the houso of affliction , and , like a ministering angel sent from above , finds the naked whom ho ought to clothe , tha famishing to bo fed , tho wounded to heal , tho sickne 33 to
be alleviated , and perhaps also the very mind , struggling in doubt and darkness , which requires his instruction and preparation before it can be fitted to take thafc last and awful journey to that bonrno which rests on the brink of obscurity . Suffer not , thon , this , your Grand Masonic principle to b : > lightly spoken of by ribald tongues , but use your utmost endeavours to make it 3 beauties
kuown aud seen by all men . Tlu 3 I contend to ho one of tho leading features of the Order , and it is our duty as well as our privilege to propagate the exercise of this great and noble virtue in these , its threefold operations , and ho who does it nob is destitute of the truo Masonio heart , which is the heart of benevolence , charity , and love . And now , my Worshipful Masters and brethren , ifc only romains for
me to tender you my sincere tbauks for tha honour yon have dono me and the privileges you have conferred upon mo . Ifc will be ray earnest endeavour to discharge the duties of Master of this Lodge with fervency and zeal ; and I can assure you that in accepting the position I sha'l consider myself in the light of a High Priest of tho best and noblest system of morality the world has over produced ,
and not tho mere Prosideub of a social order . Brethren , my best thanks aro due to you for tho trust and confidence you have reposed in me . We have certain mutual duties and responsibilities towards each othor , and from my knowledge of yon I am certain they will bo well aud worthily carried out . In conclusion , permit me to hopa that God , tho G . A . of the Universe , will continue to cement and adorn
our Ordor with all the moral , social , and intellectual virtues , an I endow ns with such a competency of wisdom as will enable ns to carry out tho trust reposed in us in such a manner as will redound to His glory and tho credit of our Order . The ordinary business of the Lodgo was then proceeded with , wlieu a numbJf of the old members of tho Craft residing in the district were formally admitted joining
members . A largo number of candidates wero initiitod , after which tho Lodge closed in due form . Bro . Carver has baen elected Organist , and steps havo boon taken with the view of organising a L > dgo choir . In the evening forty of the brethren sab dovvn to a banquet in the club-room of tho Empire Hotel . Both as regards elegance and supply , the provisions mado for the creature comforts was on a sca ' o
surpassing anything of the kind which has yet taken placo in the Wairarapa . The seat in the East was occupied b / tin nevly-elected R . W . M ., in the West by the S . W ., and the South by the J . W . The Acting D . P . G . M . and his Officers supported cho 11 . . V . M . mi th- * right and left . The nsnal Masonic toast 3 ware propos 11 in I r >< p > n . le I to with Masouic honours and enthusiasm . Iu rep - > u lio , ' t > ; h i tint
of the Thistlo Lod ^ e , the R . W . M . said that it wn 1 . -v -ii-k 1 I-. V-I i ' nut that opposition had been shown to the establish 11 11 it' a fj . Ig in Masterton holding under the S . C , that opposition 1 * I . kai it ' irn ho deeply deplored . It placed him iu an awkward p > Siu . m . I . -v n tho younger members of the Lodge , the uewiy initiated wh J weiv the most liable to bo embarrassed by that sort of feeling . Hi CM Id un-y
counsel those brethren th fc it was necessary to exercise givat for . iie ; nance and t < avoid by all means antagonism against tnose by whom they have been thus used . Ifc was only by the ex-rcise of this forbearance that a proper state of Masonic feeling would b-j brought about in iho district . Allusion was likewise mado to the constitution of the Lodge . The E . W . M . said that although not the founder of
Scotch Masonry in the Wairarapa , Bro . Hubert Carrick was undoubtedly one of its fathers , aud although a non-resident in the district , he had done valuable service iu getting tho Lodge established . The proceedings of the evening were agreeably diversified by song and sentiment , the meeting breaking up at midnight , with tbafc good old Scotch benediction " Auld lang syne , " which was joined in by all present with true Masonic enthusiasm .
Ancient Ebor Preceptory Of Knights Templars.
ANCIENT EBOR PRECEPTORY OF KNIGHTS TEMPLARS .
\ T tho regular meeting of this body , held at tho Masonic Hall , i-i . Y \> k , . u Tnesday , 9 th inst , the E . P . Sir Knight J . S . Cumberland pre-i I d , supported by Sir Knights William Lawton P . E . P . as l-. mtii ., G . Simpson Marshal , T . B . Whytehead P . E . P . Eegistrar and Treasurer , T . W . Wilson , M . Mifliugton , A . T . B . Turner , L . Murphy i Iviiana Preceptory ) , and others . Compauion Major T . B .
Shawlli-lli" r , lth Dragoon Guards , was received and installed a Knight of the Order . Scrolls were thcu taken for E . P . and Treasurer , and pim e-i unanimous in each case , Sir Knight the Hon . W . T . Orde-Powlett >> big eh ..-on Preceptor , and E . Sir Knight T . B . Whytehead P . E . P . freiis'ii er . On the proposition of Sir Knight T . B . Whytehead ,
< codded by Sir Kuight Lawton , and supported by the E . P ., E . Sir Ai : ij ; ht A . M . Broadley P . E . P . Melita Preceptory , Malta , and Prov , I . Prelate of the Mediterranean , was elected an honorary member of the Preceptory . The alms having beeu collected , tho Preceptory vvas then olosed , and the members adjourned to supper at the Queen ' s-Hotel , where the usual toasts were duly honoured .