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The Reporter.
place , during which it was argued— "Whether the Board was existent or non-existent ?—but Bro . White having assumed the chair , as by command , it was settled that the election must be a de novo affair . So the three Brethren above-named having been re-elected unanimously by show of hands , Bro AVhite vacated his brief authority ; and the Board of Stewards , having performed their official Masonic duties as Freemasons in Grand Lodgebecame fully authorised to conduct the Public
, Festival on the 26 th April . It appears , however , that the Board really feel their position partakes of a more Masonic character than is disposed to be granted them ; for at their ensuing meeting , on the 1 st of ft ] arch , ( the Quarterly Communication ) , they expressed a desire to communicate on the subject with the Board of General Purposes . *
BOARD OP GENERAL PURPOSES . —It is with much satisfaction that we can state , in reply to numerous inquiries , that all correspondence , of whatsoever nature , ( that appertaining to the Grand Master excepted ) , is now regularly placed before the Board , who can direct replies to be forwarded ; but we must also state our regret that , even at the present moment , there are occasional instances of the improper withholding of letters which have reached the Board ; who have only the power to
notify the fact , and retain the amount from the annuity of the offending party , who has been the occasion of very serious inconvenience . ROBERT BURNS' LODGE , NO 25 , Jan . 2 . —The Anniversary Festival of this Lodge was celebrated at the British Coffee-House , Cockspurstreet ; on which occasion Bro . Fox was installed as W . M . The proceedings of the Lodge were remarkable for their correctness ; and the installationwhich was performed by that talented Mason
, , Bro . AVatson , P . M ., was one of the best conducted ceremonies we have had the pleasure of witnessing . A very handsome Treasurer ' s jewel was presented to Bro . Tombleson , P . M ., for his services to the Lodge . Bro . TMIBLESON returned thanks in a very neat speech , and afterwards had the pleasure of receiving the congratulations of about sixty Brethren , in addition to the valuable decoration with which he had
been invested . Bro . Fox discharged his duties , in the chair , in a manner which gave proof that he had been an attentive pupil of his almost unrivalled predecessor . It was unanimously resolved , that a vote of thanks , accompanied by a Past Master ' s jewel , be presented to Bro . Watson , in testimony of his urbanity , zeal , and valuable services .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Reporter.
place , during which it was argued— "Whether the Board was existent or non-existent ?—but Bro . White having assumed the chair , as by command , it was settled that the election must be a de novo affair . So the three Brethren above-named having been re-elected unanimously by show of hands , Bro AVhite vacated his brief authority ; and the Board of Stewards , having performed their official Masonic duties as Freemasons in Grand Lodgebecame fully authorised to conduct the Public
, Festival on the 26 th April . It appears , however , that the Board really feel their position partakes of a more Masonic character than is disposed to be granted them ; for at their ensuing meeting , on the 1 st of ft ] arch , ( the Quarterly Communication ) , they expressed a desire to communicate on the subject with the Board of General Purposes . *
BOARD OP GENERAL PURPOSES . —It is with much satisfaction that we can state , in reply to numerous inquiries , that all correspondence , of whatsoever nature , ( that appertaining to the Grand Master excepted ) , is now regularly placed before the Board , who can direct replies to be forwarded ; but we must also state our regret that , even at the present moment , there are occasional instances of the improper withholding of letters which have reached the Board ; who have only the power to
notify the fact , and retain the amount from the annuity of the offending party , who has been the occasion of very serious inconvenience . ROBERT BURNS' LODGE , NO 25 , Jan . 2 . —The Anniversary Festival of this Lodge was celebrated at the British Coffee-House , Cockspurstreet ; on which occasion Bro . Fox was installed as W . M . The proceedings of the Lodge were remarkable for their correctness ; and the installationwhich was performed by that talented Mason
, , Bro . AVatson , P . M ., was one of the best conducted ceremonies we have had the pleasure of witnessing . A very handsome Treasurer ' s jewel was presented to Bro . Tombleson , P . M ., for his services to the Lodge . Bro . TMIBLESON returned thanks in a very neat speech , and afterwards had the pleasure of receiving the congratulations of about sixty Brethren , in addition to the valuable decoration with which he had
been invested . Bro . Fox discharged his duties , in the chair , in a manner which gave proof that he had been an attentive pupil of his almost unrivalled predecessor . It was unanimously resolved , that a vote of thanks , accompanied by a Past Master ' s jewel , be presented to Bro . Watson , in testimony of his urbanity , zeal , and valuable services .