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Supreme Grand Chapter Of Royal Arch Masons Of England.
SUPREME GRAND CHAPTER OF ROYAL ARCH MASONS OF ENGLAND .
[ The printed circular , containing details of the Grand Chapter , from 3 rd February , 1847 , to 3 rd May , 1848 , was published on the 1 st August . ] Having inadvertently omitted the report of the Quarterly Convocation held on the 3 rd May , we now supply the same . Present—The M . E . Comp . the lit . Hon . the Earl of Zetland , M . E . Z . " " Rowland Alston , as II . " " Alexander Dobieas J .
, Together with other Present and Past Grand Officers , and Principals and Past Principals of subordinate Chapters . The Grand Chapter was opened in ancient and solemn form . The minutes of the last Quarterly Convocation were read and confirmed . The M . E . Z . appointed tbe following new Grand Officers : — Comps . James Savage , P . S . ; Henry Vernon , and Arthur E .
Campbell , Assist . S . ; E . H . Patten , Sword Bearer ; J . Nelson , Standard Bearer ; James Gibbins , Director of Ceremonies . The report of the Committee of General Purposes as to finance was satisfactory , and contained a recommendation for the following addition to the salaries , in consequence of the great increase in the number of Chapters , that the said increase be 501 ., and thus apportioned : —¦ William Farnfield , First Clerk . . . 30 G . E . Elkington , Second Clerk . . . 15 Thomas Barton , Janitor .... 5
The recommendation was approved . £ 50 * The following Committee of General Purposes was then appointed for the year : —Comps . Dobie ( President ) , M'Mullen , J . C . Morris , Gibbins , Patten , John Savage , Parkinson , J . A . D . Cox , and W . Watson . The Grand Chapter was then adjourned . Comp . John Ellis has been appointed Grand Superintendent for the
province of Cornwall . Q UARTERLY CONVOCATION , August 2 , 1848 . Present— E . Comps . T . H . Hall , B . B . Cabbell , and Patten , as Z . H . and J ., several Present and Past Grand Officers , and Present and Past Principals of Chapters . The Grand Chapter having been opened , the minutes of the last
Convocation were read and confirmed . Charters were granted for Chapters to be attached to a lodge in Canada , also to the Atlantic Phoenix Lodge , No . 271 , Bermuda , Royal Sussex Lodge , 772 , Jersey , and Polish National Lodge , No . 778 ,
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Supreme Grand Chapter Of Royal Arch Masons Of England.
SUPREME GRAND CHAPTER OF ROYAL ARCH MASONS OF ENGLAND .
[ The printed circular , containing details of the Grand Chapter , from 3 rd February , 1847 , to 3 rd May , 1848 , was published on the 1 st August . ] Having inadvertently omitted the report of the Quarterly Convocation held on the 3 rd May , we now supply the same . Present—The M . E . Comp . the lit . Hon . the Earl of Zetland , M . E . Z . " " Rowland Alston , as II . " " Alexander Dobieas J .
, Together with other Present and Past Grand Officers , and Principals and Past Principals of subordinate Chapters . The Grand Chapter was opened in ancient and solemn form . The minutes of the last Quarterly Convocation were read and confirmed . The M . E . Z . appointed tbe following new Grand Officers : — Comps . James Savage , P . S . ; Henry Vernon , and Arthur E .
Campbell , Assist . S . ; E . H . Patten , Sword Bearer ; J . Nelson , Standard Bearer ; James Gibbins , Director of Ceremonies . The report of the Committee of General Purposes as to finance was satisfactory , and contained a recommendation for the following addition to the salaries , in consequence of the great increase in the number of Chapters , that the said increase be 501 ., and thus apportioned : —¦ William Farnfield , First Clerk . . . 30 G . E . Elkington , Second Clerk . . . 15 Thomas Barton , Janitor .... 5
The recommendation was approved . £ 50 * The following Committee of General Purposes was then appointed for the year : —Comps . Dobie ( President ) , M'Mullen , J . C . Morris , Gibbins , Patten , John Savage , Parkinson , J . A . D . Cox , and W . Watson . The Grand Chapter was then adjourned . Comp . John Ellis has been appointed Grand Superintendent for the
province of Cornwall . Q UARTERLY CONVOCATION , August 2 , 1848 . Present— E . Comps . T . H . Hall , B . B . Cabbell , and Patten , as Z . H . and J ., several Present and Past Grand Officers , and Present and Past Principals of Chapters . The Grand Chapter having been opened , the minutes of the last
Convocation were read and confirmed . Charters were granted for Chapters to be attached to a lodge in Canada , also to the Atlantic Phoenix Lodge , No . 271 , Bermuda , Royal Sussex Lodge , 772 , Jersey , and Polish National Lodge , No . 778 ,