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Masonic Intelligence.
give the M . W ., the G . M ., all tho power , which he now had vested' iu him whilst presiding in the Grand Loclge . After considerable discussion in ivhich Bros . John Savage , Scarborough , ancl Philipe , took part , the amendment of Bro . Dobie was finally put and carried . Bro . ' Scarborough rose to complain that the authorised Report of the
last Quarterly Communication had not yet been delivered to the Brethren , and urged the necessity of the publication of these documents at as early a period as possible after the meeting of the Grand Lodge . The R . W . the D . G . M ., assured the worthy Bro . that he would himself communicate the matter to the R . W ., the G . M ., and he had no doubt all cause of further complaint would be removed .
The R . W . the D . G . M . then intimated that the next business ivould be the consideration , of the proposed p lan for the Establishment of a Fund for the Granting of Annuities to Widows ; upon which Bro . John Savage rose to order , —ancl requested that the Report of the Board of Benevolence , should take precedence ; after a few observations from the Grand Secretary and the Grand Register , who advocated the priority of the claims of Charity , the report of the Board of
Benevolence was taken into consideration , ancl a grant of 50 / . was voted to the widow of Bro . Thomas Long , of Leicester , which hacl heen recommended hy the Board for the consideration of the Grand Loclge . Bro . Rowland Gardiner Alston , then rose to propose the adoption of the scheme recommended by the Board of General Purposes , for the Establishment of Annuities to Widows of Freemasons ; the rules of
which , he said , he should propose seriatim , and take the sense of the Grand Lodge on each in their respective order : — Upon these rules several amendments were proposed and seconded ; they passed , however , in the following order .
1 . That a separate Fund be established , to be called the FREEMASONS ' WIDOWS' FOND , to consist of the sum of 100 / . per annum granted by Grand Lodge , together with such subscriptions of Private Lodges , Chapters , and individual Brethren as may be given in augmentation of the above grant , for the purpose of granting Annuities to the Widows of Freemasons . That , with a view of providing for the permanence of the Institution , until the funded property- amount to 4 , 000 ^ ., all Bequests aud Life Donations and one-third of the Annual Subscriptions shall be invested in the public funds
in the names of the Trustees . 2 . That the abovenameel Fund be under the government of the Committee of Management of the Eoyal Masonic Benevolent Annuity Fund . 3 . That the following be the scale of the ages by which , after each election ,, the Annuities shall be granted , viz .:
—Of the age of 00 to 05 years , not exceeding . . . £ 15 05 to TO „ .... 20 70 and upwards „ ... 23 The amount of the Annuity to be regulated by the age of the Candidate when elected , and to be settled by the Committee of Management according to the circumstances of the ease , and not to be subsequently increased . 4 . That no Widow be eligible under the age of 00 years , nor unless her late husband has been a subscribing Member to a Lodge for at least ten years , and has continued so till within five years of his Jeath , nor unless she had been married to him for at least ten years .
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Masonic Intelligence.
give the M . W ., the G . M ., all tho power , which he now had vested' iu him whilst presiding in the Grand Loclge . After considerable discussion in ivhich Bros . John Savage , Scarborough , ancl Philipe , took part , the amendment of Bro . Dobie was finally put and carried . Bro . ' Scarborough rose to complain that the authorised Report of the
last Quarterly Communication had not yet been delivered to the Brethren , and urged the necessity of the publication of these documents at as early a period as possible after the meeting of the Grand Lodge . The R . W . the D . G . M ., assured the worthy Bro . that he would himself communicate the matter to the R . W ., the G . M ., and he had no doubt all cause of further complaint would be removed .
The R . W . the D . G . M . then intimated that the next business ivould be the consideration , of the proposed p lan for the Establishment of a Fund for the Granting of Annuities to Widows ; upon which Bro . John Savage rose to order , —ancl requested that the Report of the Board of Benevolence , should take precedence ; after a few observations from the Grand Secretary and the Grand Register , who advocated the priority of the claims of Charity , the report of the Board of
Benevolence was taken into consideration , ancl a grant of 50 / . was voted to the widow of Bro . Thomas Long , of Leicester , which hacl heen recommended hy the Board for the consideration of the Grand Loclge . Bro . Rowland Gardiner Alston , then rose to propose the adoption of the scheme recommended by the Board of General Purposes , for the Establishment of Annuities to Widows of Freemasons ; the rules of
which , he said , he should propose seriatim , and take the sense of the Grand Lodge on each in their respective order : — Upon these rules several amendments were proposed and seconded ; they passed , however , in the following order .
1 . That a separate Fund be established , to be called the FREEMASONS ' WIDOWS' FOND , to consist of the sum of 100 / . per annum granted by Grand Lodge , together with such subscriptions of Private Lodges , Chapters , and individual Brethren as may be given in augmentation of the above grant , for the purpose of granting Annuities to the Widows of Freemasons . That , with a view of providing for the permanence of the Institution , until the funded property- amount to 4 , 000 ^ ., all Bequests aud Life Donations and one-third of the Annual Subscriptions shall be invested in the public funds
in the names of the Trustees . 2 . That the abovenameel Fund be under the government of the Committee of Management of the Eoyal Masonic Benevolent Annuity Fund . 3 . That the following be the scale of the ages by which , after each election ,, the Annuities shall be granted , viz .:
—Of the age of 00 to 05 years , not exceeding . . . £ 15 05 to TO „ .... 20 70 and upwards „ ... 23 The amount of the Annuity to be regulated by the age of the Candidate when elected , and to be settled by the Committee of Management according to the circumstances of the ease , and not to be subsequently increased . 4 . That no Widow be eligible under the age of 00 years , nor unless her late husband has been a subscribing Member to a Lodge for at least ten years , and has continued so till within five years of his Jeath , nor unless she had been married to him for at least ten years .