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United Grand Lodge. —December 1.
UNITED GRAND LODGE . —December 1 .
Present—The R . W . Marquis of Salisbury , D . G . M ., as G . M . I he various minutes were read and approved . His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex was nominated as Graud M aster . Addresses were unanimousl y voted to Her Majesty , Prince Albert , the Duchess of Kent , and the Duke of Sussex , on the birth of an heirapparent to the throne .
A report was read from the Board of General Purposes , containing forty-six ancl a lastly resolution , relating to tbe proposed Institution , to be called , " Ihe Royal Masonic Benevolent Annuity Fund . " The report has been circulated , ancl it appears by a letter from the Grand Secretary , that it is to be taken into consideration at the next Quarterl y Communication . These resolutions will be found in another part . Bro . Hall was announced as Grancl Registrar , vice Bro . Harrison ,
Supreme Royal Arch Chapter.
SUPREME ROYAL ARCH CHAPTER .
QUARTERLY CONVOCATION . —Nov . S . Present—E . Comps . John Ramsbottom , M . P ., R . Willet , B . B . Cabbell as Z . HI ., Hon H . Fitzroy T F . Savory , P . Thomson ,-Satterley , R . I . Crucefix , M . D ., W . H . White , A . Dobie , Ii . Lawrence , R . \ V Jennings , Isaac Walton , W . F . Bossy , C . Hobson , G . P . Philipe H . Prescott , J . C . M'Mullen , & c ; also many Present and Past Principals of subordinate Chapters . e
? 5 ™ l mtes of the last Grand Chapter were read and confirmed . 1 he following notice of motion , as given at the last Grand Chapter , ancl published by circular , was withdrawn , viz . — " That for the purpose of establishing a fund for charitable purposes , every subscribing member to a Chapter within the London district ( as fixed by the Grand Lodge ) , shall pay 4 s . per annum , and every subscribing member to a country Chapter 2 s . per annum , and each Chapter shall make a return yearly , or oftener , if necessary , of the names of all its subscribing members , and at the same time remit the amount of the contributions of its members .
A question having been asked , whether , if on a stringent emergency , a Chapter could proceed to elect a Companion J ., who ' hacl filled such chair for twelve months , to that of Z ., without passing through the intermediate chairs , a discussion took place ; it was ultimately elicited that a Chapter could act on such emergency , but subject only eventually to the approval of the Committee of General Purposes , should the Committee be constitutionall appealed to bopposing partiesbut in
y y ; any case the party elected should pro forma pass through the second chair . Itwas agreed that a minute , to be prepared by Bro . Dobie , expressive of the great loss sustained b y the death of Comp . Harrison , the late G . R ., be recorded on the books of the Grand Chapter . Adjourned . VOL . VIII . 3 N
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United Grand Lodge. —December 1.
UNITED GRAND LODGE . —December 1 .
Present—The R . W . Marquis of Salisbury , D . G . M ., as G . M . I he various minutes were read and approved . His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex was nominated as Graud M aster . Addresses were unanimousl y voted to Her Majesty , Prince Albert , the Duchess of Kent , and the Duke of Sussex , on the birth of an heirapparent to the throne .
A report was read from the Board of General Purposes , containing forty-six ancl a lastly resolution , relating to tbe proposed Institution , to be called , " Ihe Royal Masonic Benevolent Annuity Fund . " The report has been circulated , ancl it appears by a letter from the Grand Secretary , that it is to be taken into consideration at the next Quarterl y Communication . These resolutions will be found in another part . Bro . Hall was announced as Grancl Registrar , vice Bro . Harrison ,
Supreme Royal Arch Chapter.
SUPREME ROYAL ARCH CHAPTER .
QUARTERLY CONVOCATION . —Nov . S . Present—E . Comps . John Ramsbottom , M . P ., R . Willet , B . B . Cabbell as Z . HI ., Hon H . Fitzroy T F . Savory , P . Thomson ,-Satterley , R . I . Crucefix , M . D ., W . H . White , A . Dobie , Ii . Lawrence , R . \ V Jennings , Isaac Walton , W . F . Bossy , C . Hobson , G . P . Philipe H . Prescott , J . C . M'Mullen , & c ; also many Present and Past Principals of subordinate Chapters . e
? 5 ™ l mtes of the last Grand Chapter were read and confirmed . 1 he following notice of motion , as given at the last Grand Chapter , ancl published by circular , was withdrawn , viz . — " That for the purpose of establishing a fund for charitable purposes , every subscribing member to a Chapter within the London district ( as fixed by the Grand Lodge ) , shall pay 4 s . per annum , and every subscribing member to a country Chapter 2 s . per annum , and each Chapter shall make a return yearly , or oftener , if necessary , of the names of all its subscribing members , and at the same time remit the amount of the contributions of its members .
A question having been asked , whether , if on a stringent emergency , a Chapter could proceed to elect a Companion J ., who ' hacl filled such chair for twelve months , to that of Z ., without passing through the intermediate chairs , a discussion took place ; it was ultimately elicited that a Chapter could act on such emergency , but subject only eventually to the approval of the Committee of General Purposes , should the Committee be constitutionall appealed to bopposing partiesbut in
y y ; any case the party elected should pro forma pass through the second chair . Itwas agreed that a minute , to be prepared by Bro . Dobie , expressive of the great loss sustained b y the death of Comp . Harrison , the late G . R ., be recorded on the books of the Grand Chapter . Adjourned . VOL . VIII . 3 N