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THE MASONIC AND MILITARY ORDERS OF KNIGHTS OF ROME AND OF THE RED CROSS OF CONSTANTINE , K . H . S ., AND ST . JOHN THE EVANGELIST . Colonel Sir FRANCIS BURDETT , Bart ., M . IU . Grsuid Sovereign and Grand Commander of St . John . Right Hon . the EARL OP EtJSTON , M . Eminont Grand Viceroy and Deputy Grand Commander of St . John . THB ANNUAL ASSEMBLY of the GBAND IMPERIAL CONCLAVE will bo Itolden at Mark Masons' Hall , Great Queen Street , W . C , on Monday , 7 th March 1892 , at Five o'Clock in the Afternoon . At the conclusion of the business of tho Grand Imperial Council , a ^ Commandervof St . John the Evangelist will bo held and the Orders ofX . H . S . Sid St John , will be conferred on all eligible Candidates who may notify their intention to the Registrar-General , not later than the 2 nd of March . ; Fee , One Guinea . A Banquet will be provided at Seven o'Clock . Tickets , One Guinea each ; and it is requested that every Knight Companion intending to dine will forward his name to the Grand Recorder with as little delay as possible . Knights will not be admitted unless they appear in tho insignia of their rank m the Order , Knights of St . John in White Sashes . CHARLES FITZGERALD MATIER , Grand Recorder and Registrar-General . Mark MaBons * Hall , W . C .

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SATURDAY , 20 TH FEBRUARY 1892 .

Grand Lodge Of Scotland

GRAND LODGE OF SCOTLAND

A QUARTERLY Communication of the Grand Lodge of Scotland was held in Edinburgh on the 4 th inst . The Lodge was crowded , there being present about 400 brethren . The throne was occupied by the Grand Master Mason the Earl of Haddington , and Brother J . Dalrymple Duncan Senior Grand Warden and Brother

Colonel Campbell ( Perth ) Junior Grand Warden were in their respective places , Amongst others present were Brothers Sir Charles Dalrymple , M . P ., Grand Master

Depute , Robert F . Shaw Stewart Past Substitute Grand Master , D . Murray Lyon Grand Secretary , David Reid Grand Treasurer , the Rev . John Murray Grand Chaplain , the Rev . Robert Henderson Past Grand Chaplain , & c .

The minutes of Grand Committee contained an excerpt from the accounts of the grand Masonic Bazaar held in December 1890 . The following is a statement of the amount remaining at credit of each of the stalls , after deducting payments made on their account by the Hon .

Treasurer : —Grand Lodge , including the Lodges in the Metropolitan District , £ 2268 5 s Id ; East and West Renfrewshires and Argyle and the Isles , £ 2063 10 s 7 d ; Fife and Kinros 3-shires , £ 392 4 s 3 d ; Ayrshire , £ 1178 13 s ; Glasgow City , £ 1119 17 a 7 d ; Haddington and

Berwickshires and Roxburgh and Selkirkshires , £ 395 13 s 9 d ; Lanarkshire Middle Ward , £ 1029 2 s 3 d ; Lanarkshire Upper Ward , £ 144 0 s 2 d ; Stirling and Dnmbartonshires , £ 1405 0 s 7 d ; Perthshire East , £ 579 16 s 3 d ; Perthshire West , £ 391 18 s 9 d ; Dumfries and Wis ^ ownshires

, £ 344 13 s 6 d ; Forfar and Kincardineshires , £ 549 7 s 4 d ; Linlithgowshire , £ 534 9 s 5 d ; Indian and Colonial , £ 270 12 s lid ; game , £ 86 4 s . 9 d ; refreshment , £ 53 12 s ; tea and coffee , £ 158 17 s ; parcels , 10 s 2 d . The sum contributed to the funds through entertainments amounted to £ 431 2 s 3 d . Total amount £ 13397 lis 7 d .

, , The minutes of Grand Committee also contained the

report of the auditor , Mr . Francis A . Briugloe , C . A . on the accounts of Grand Lodge for the year ending 26 th November last . Mr . Brin ' oe reported that the funds and estate

belonging to and unter the control of Grand Lodge amounted at 26 th November 1891 to £ 31 , 609 18 s 6 d . CAT Fancl of Scottian Masonic Benevolence at 26 th ot November 1891 amounted to £ 6891 0 s 3 d . There

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was also appended an abstract account of the Annuity Branch of tho Fund of Scottish Masonic Benevolence , shown * " that , after meeting the annuities sanctioned b y Grand Committee , and , in terras of the constitution , crediting the fund with one-half of the free income of Grand Lode-e to 27 th November 1890 , the fund at 26 th

November 1891 amounted to £ 19 , 820 13 s 4 d , whereof tho sum of £ 19 , 383 4 s is capital and £ 437 9 s 4 d income . The capital of this fund was augmented during the year by the net proceeds of the grand Masonic Bazaar held in

December 1890 , amounting to £ 14 , 449 10 s lOd . The accounts of Grand Lodge for the year ending 26 th November 1 S 91 exhibit a further sum of £ 1500 12 s lOd as duo to this fund at that date , and which amount will

appear in next account . The Grand Master spoke of the late Duke of Clarence , who had , in the inscrutable ways of Providence , been cut off , to the great grief of the Royal Family and every true and loyal heart in the kingdom . He was a Freemason , and

took a lively and intelligent interest in Freemasonry . A telegram had been sent to the Prince and Princess of Wales , and that had been most graciously received . Ho thought every one would agree with him that it waa their dnty and privilege to show how deeply they sympathised

with Her Majesty and their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales , and that addresses of condolence should be prepared and forwarded . On the motion of the Grand Master Depute , Sir Charles Dalrymple , M . P ., Grand Lodge remitted to the Grand Master and the Grand Secretary to prepare these addresses .

A charter was granted to the new Lodge of Ben Clench , Tillicoultry . Brother the Hon . Hew Dalrymple was appointed Provincial Grand Master of Wigtown and Kirkcudbrightshires . Grand Lodge then proceeded to the election of brethren

to fill the vacancies in Grand Committee . There were thirteen nominations ( one having withdrawn ) for twelve vacancies , and the following were elected with votes stated : —Brothers John Graham of Broadstone 333 , Lieut . - Colonel J . Campbell , Perth 317 , Dr . James Middleton ,

Stow 313 , George C . H . M'Naught , Glasgow 292 , David Hume , Dysart 284 , Sir James Buchanan of Dnmbugh , Bart ., Milngavie 281 , Robert Kennedy , Glasgow 249 , Major W . Ivison Macdonald , Portobello 249 , James

Caldwell , Paisley 244 , Robert Ferguson , Hamilton 237 , John Maclachlan of Maclachlan 229 , William Officer S . S . C ., Edinburgh 221 . Brothers Sir James Buchanan , R . Ferguson , Major Macadam , and J . Maclachlan are new members .

On the motion of Bro . George Christie , Stirling , seconded by Bro . James Crichton , Grand Lodge remitted to Grand Committee to consider and report as to the desirableness of establishing a Provincial Grand Lodge for

the Counties of Mid-Lothian aud Peebles . Bro . Macallam withdrew a resolution of which he had given notice , to the effect that the time had now come when Grand Lodge should appoint a Provincial Grand Master for the Metropolitan district .

On the motion of Bro . Dr . Middleton , seconded by Brother Colonel Stirling ( who withdrew a motion of which he had g iven notice ) , it was resolved that the resolution adopted by Grand Lodge on 7 th May 1885 be rescinded , and that rule 132 of the Constitution and Laws of Grand

Lodge shall apply to the commissions held by all Provincial Grand Masters . The next business was the consideration of a resolution of which Bro . Caldwell had given notice , seconded by Brother W . R . Mann , to recall the ruling of February 1851 , prohibiting any unauthorised Masonic body

or individual issuing circulars regarding Masonic affairs to any of the Lodges in Scotland or elsewhere , under pain of suspension from Masonic privileges or expulsion from the Order . So as to give more time for consideration , the

Grand Master Depute moved , and Bro . Stirling seconded the previous question , but the original motion was carried by 158 acainsb 44 . It was explained from the throne that Brother Middleton's resolution would not affect the

commissions of Provincial Grand Masters until they have been five years in office from this date . Grand Lodge was then closed .

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