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SATUEDAY , 27 TH NOVEMBER 1897 .

United Grand Lodge.

UNITED GRAND LODGE .

A QUARTERLY Communication of Grand Lodge will be held on Wednesday next , 1 st December , at Freemasons ' Hall , London , at six for seven o ' clock . The following is the Agenda of Business to be transacted : 1 . The Minutes of the Quarterly Communication of the 1 st September for confirmation .

2 . Nomination of a Grand Master for the ensuing year . 3 . Nomination of a Grand Treasurer for the ensuing year . 4 . Appointment and Investment of a President of the Board of Benevolence . 5 . Election of a Senior and Junior Vice-President of the Board of . Benevolence .

6 . Election of Twelve Past Masters to serve on the Board of Benevolence for the year ensuing . 7 . Eeport of the Board of Benevolence for the last quarter , in which are recommendations for the following Grants , viz .: — A Brother of the Eoyal Lebanon Lodge , No . 493 , Gloucester £ 50 0 0 A Brother of the Earl of Lathom Lodge , No . 1922 , London ... 50 0 0 A Brother of the Lechmere Volunteer Lodge , No . 1874 , Balsall

Heath ... ... ... ... ... ... 200 0 0 A Brother of the Wellington Lodge , No . 548 , London ... 75 0 0 A Brother of the Rose Lodge , No . 1622 , Camberwell ... ... 100 0 0 A Brother of the Lodge of Sincerity , No . 943 , Norwich ... 50 0 0 A Brother of the Sub-Urban Lodge , No . 1702 , Great Stanmore 50 0 0 And a Besolution of a vote of thanks to the President V . W . Bro . James H . Matthews , for the courteous manner in which he has , during the past year , presided over the Meetings of the Board .

8 . EEPORT OP THE BOARD OF GENERAL PURPOSES . . To the United Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of England . The Board have to report that the following Presentations have been made to the Library and Museum since the last Meeting of Grand Lodge , all of which have been accepted with thanks : —

Title or Object . . By whom Presented . . Centennial Medal of Grand Chapter of Maryland , and the Three Degrees of Freemasonry—Wm . Jas . Hughan P . G . D . Old Provincial Grand Master ' s Jewel—Robert Grey P . G . W .

United Grand Lodge.

Transactions of the Lodge of Eesearch , No . 2429 , and Annals of the Chapter of Fortitude , No . 279—J . T . Thorp P . P . S . G . W ., & c . Souvenir of Triennial Conclave of Knights Templar of the United States , and Eeport of tho Triennial . Committee , K . T ., and History of Freemasonry in Maryland , Vol . IV . —T . H . Emmons P . M ., & c , Boston ,

U . S . A . History , & c , of Grand Master's Lodge , No . 1—The Grand Master ' s Lodge , No . 1 . Map of London and 25 miles round , 1787—C . H . Webb P . M . No . 174 . Old Masonic Watch—J . Fitzroy Tower P . M . No . 2421 . Proceedings of Foundation of Grand Lodge of Greece—H . Kemp W . M . No . . 862 .

Twelve Medals—Rowland D . Longworth W . M . No . 1816 . Two Old Masonic Medals—George Kenning P . P . G . D ., & c . German Masonic Medal—C . Kupferschmidt A . G . S . G . C . A Canadian half-dollar Note , 1839—J . Boss Robertson P . G . M . Proceedings of Grand Lodge of Nebraska , four Volumes—The Grand Lodge of Nebraska .

Two curious Old Certificates—Lord Bolton P . G . W ., 4 sc . An Old Mark Masters Jewel—James Terry P . G . Sword Bearer . An old Firing Glass—C . H . Kohler P . M . No . 1381 . Physiognomy Illustrated—Dr . Joseph Simms , Author . An Old R . A . Jewel , 1808—Emanuel Lazarus No . 2313 . An Old Masonic Apron—John Chadwick P . G . Sword Bearer . Portraits of the Queen and Prince of Wales—Messrs . W . and D . Downey . Various Masonic Emblems—Emulation Lodge , No . 21 .

The Board have also to report that after a full consideration of the circumstances under which the present Grand Secretary was appointed nearly six years since , and of the services he has since rendered , the following resolution was passed at the Meeting of the Board on the 16 th

instant : " That it be recommended to Grand Lodge that the salary of the Grand Secretary ( Brother Edward Letchworth ) be raised to £ 1 , 250 per annum , with an annual increment after the first year , of £ 50 , up to tho maximum salary of £ 1 , 500 per annum . "

The Board also submit a Statement of the Grand Lodge Accounts at the last meeting of the Finance Committee , held on Friday , the 13 th day of November instant , showing a balance in the Bank of England ( Law Courts Branch ) of £ 7 , 74112 s 6 d , and in the hands of the Grand Secretary for petty Cash £ 100 , and for Servants' Wages £ 100 . ( Signed ) . EICHAED LOyELAND-LOVELAND , President . Freemasons' Hall , London , W . C , 17 th November 1897 .

9 . NOTICE OF MOTION . By Brother W . F . Lamonby P . M . No . 962 P . P . G . W . Cumberland and Westmorland : Addition to Book of Constitutions" 'Canvassing for any elective office , personally , ' by letter , by circular , or otherwise , is prohibited . Any Candidate who shall , on appeal , be proved to the satisfaction of the Board of General

Purposes , after due enquiry , to have canvassed for votes , or to have tacitly known of , or sanctioned , canvassing by Brethren or other agents on his behalf , shall be held incapable of entering upon the duties of the office to which he may have been elected , and such election shall , in consequence , be void and of no effect . The vacancy so caused shall be filled up in the manner provided by the Book of Constitutions . "

10 . APPEAL . By Brother Horley , of tho United Lodge , No . 1341 , Hong Kong , against a decision of tho District Board of General Purposes in reference to the description in the Lodge summons of certain Candidates for initiation . Names of Brethren nominated to the Offices of Senior and Junior Vice-President of the Board of Benevolence :

Bro . David Dixon Mercer P . G . P . as Senior Vice-President . Bro . Charles Cottebrune P . G . P . as Junior Vice-President . Names of Past Masters nominated to serve on the Board of Benevolence . Bro . Henry A . Tobias - - - 1502 Samuel Bayson ... U 91 Charles Pulman - - - 720

A George Graveley - - - 898 ' A George B . Chapman - , - - 27 A William Fisher - - - 834 A James Bunker - - - 1158 A Simon H . Goldschmidb - - 1329 A Robert A . Gowan - - - 2029

A :-Edward Nightingale - 87 A , William Kipps - - - 1275 John Ellinger - - - 2222 Charles Henry Stone - - 507 William Wills .... 1901 William H . Caton - - - 1365 Constantine Doresa ... 749

A Members of tho Board , 1896-7 . List of Lodges for which Warrants have been granted by the M . W . Grand Master since the last Quarterly Communication of Grand Lodge . No . 2678—The Monica Lodge , Umtal ' i , Rhodesia , South Africa . 2679—The Lodge of Hope , Patricroft , Lancashire .

2680— -The Lodge of Swinburne , Newcastle-on-Tyne . 2681—The Queen ' s Lodge , Eiverpopl . 2682—The Sancta Maria Lodge , London . 2683- —The Addington Lodge , Eton , Buckinghamshire . 2684—The St . Ivo Lodge , St . Ives , Huntingdonshire . 2685—The Concordia Lodge , Ermels , Transvaal .