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United Grand Lodge Of England.
COMMITTEE OF MASTERS . Aug . 30—Present—Bros . B . Lawrence , T . H . Hall , Savage , Crucefix , Rule , Adamthwaite , J . L . Evans . The Report of the Board of General Purposes disclosed that , in addition to its funded property , there remained in the hands of the Grand Treasurer £ 600 in Exchequer Billsand a floating balance of
, < £ 112 S . 0 * . Gd ; but that on the account of the Fund of Benevolence there was due to the Grand Treasurer the sum of £ 48 . 4 * . Gd . That the members of a Lodge , having been guilty of insubordination to their Master , bad been admonished , and advised to bury in oblivion all animosity ; they were informed that the Master , and he alone , was to have the custody of the warrant . Another Lodge , that bad reported informally respecting the Lodge
payments of a petitioner to the Board of Benevolence having explained , the payment was accepted . The Report of the Especial Committee appointed b y Grand Lodge to arrange the Masonic Testimonial to the memory of H . R . H . the Duke of Sussex , the late M . W . Grand Master , stated that the Committee respectfull y recommended that a statue of the late illustrious Grand Master be placed in the Hall , or in such other situation as Grand Lodge might direct ; and that the expense of such statue would be £ TS 00 .
NOTICES OF MOTION . BY THE GRAND REGISTRAR . —To alter an article in the laws of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Annuity Fund . Also , —That £ 800 additional be granted by Grand Lodge , to complete the sum named by the Special Committee as necessary for the proposed statue to the memory of the late Grand Master .
BY BRO . J . LEE STEVENS . —A renewal of the motion , That in future no Brother shall fill the office of Grand Master for a longer period than three years consecutively . Also , —That any Provincial Grand Master who shall fail to hold his Provincial Grand Lodge for an entire twelvemonths , shall be presumed to have vacated his office , and take rank as P . P . G . M . BY BRO . It . T . CRUCEFIX . —That the rule or regulation in the Book
of Constitutions , page 111 , respecting the quarterly contributions of members , shall be altered so as to increase the amount by sixpence per quarter , or two shillings per annum , and stand thus : Every member of each Lodge within the London district shall pay towards the Fund for Masonic Benevolence one shilling and sixpence \ quarter , or six shillings per annum ; and every member of each country and military Lodge , one shilling per quarter , or four shillings
per annum . That , as an additional contribution of two shillings per annum from each member will materially increase the General Fund of Masonic Benevolence , the sum of £ 200 per annum be paid out of the Fund of Masonic Benevolence to the Royal Masonic Benevolent Annuity Fund , in addition to the £ 400 per annum alread y voted by Grand Lodge . That the widow of any pensioner upon the Royal Masonic Benevolent Fund who shall have been married to such pensioner previously to his
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United Grand Lodge Of England.
COMMITTEE OF MASTERS . Aug . 30—Present—Bros . B . Lawrence , T . H . Hall , Savage , Crucefix , Rule , Adamthwaite , J . L . Evans . The Report of the Board of General Purposes disclosed that , in addition to its funded property , there remained in the hands of the Grand Treasurer £ 600 in Exchequer Billsand a floating balance of
, < £ 112 S . 0 * . Gd ; but that on the account of the Fund of Benevolence there was due to the Grand Treasurer the sum of £ 48 . 4 * . Gd . That the members of a Lodge , having been guilty of insubordination to their Master , bad been admonished , and advised to bury in oblivion all animosity ; they were informed that the Master , and he alone , was to have the custody of the warrant . Another Lodge , that bad reported informally respecting the Lodge
payments of a petitioner to the Board of Benevolence having explained , the payment was accepted . The Report of the Especial Committee appointed b y Grand Lodge to arrange the Masonic Testimonial to the memory of H . R . H . the Duke of Sussex , the late M . W . Grand Master , stated that the Committee respectfull y recommended that a statue of the late illustrious Grand Master be placed in the Hall , or in such other situation as Grand Lodge might direct ; and that the expense of such statue would be £ TS 00 .
NOTICES OF MOTION . BY THE GRAND REGISTRAR . —To alter an article in the laws of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Annuity Fund . Also , —That £ 800 additional be granted by Grand Lodge , to complete the sum named by the Special Committee as necessary for the proposed statue to the memory of the late Grand Master .
BY BRO . J . LEE STEVENS . —A renewal of the motion , That in future no Brother shall fill the office of Grand Master for a longer period than three years consecutively . Also , —That any Provincial Grand Master who shall fail to hold his Provincial Grand Lodge for an entire twelvemonths , shall be presumed to have vacated his office , and take rank as P . P . G . M . BY BRO . It . T . CRUCEFIX . —That the rule or regulation in the Book
of Constitutions , page 111 , respecting the quarterly contributions of members , shall be altered so as to increase the amount by sixpence per quarter , or two shillings per annum , and stand thus : Every member of each Lodge within the London district shall pay towards the Fund for Masonic Benevolence one shilling and sixpence \ quarter , or six shillings per annum ; and every member of each country and military Lodge , one shilling per quarter , or four shillings
per annum . That , as an additional contribution of two shillings per annum from each member will materially increase the General Fund of Masonic Benevolence , the sum of £ 200 per annum be paid out of the Fund of Masonic Benevolence to the Royal Masonic Benevolent Annuity Fund , in addition to the £ 400 per annum alread y voted by Grand Lodge . That the widow of any pensioner upon the Royal Masonic Benevolent Fund who shall have been married to such pensioner previously to his