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Scotland.
amongst—them , with full masonic honours . After a very feeling reply from their old companion the Chairman , who mentioned the number of years he had been among them , and those he had seen fill those chairs in years gone by , and the constant and oft-repeated marks of fraternal kindness that he had received from them , the meeting broke up at high twelve , all the companions having but one opinion of that night ' s entertainment , as being the most pleasant they had been at for years .
GRAND LODGE BUSINESS , Nov . 5 . —1 . Proxy commissions . —2 . Bro . C . Morison ' s masonic library , presented by his widow to the Grand Lodge , and proceedings of Grand Committee in reference thereto , & c . —3 . Nomination of office-bearers . —4 . Appointment of Grand Stewards and Assistant Grand Stewards . —5 . Appointment of Provincial Grand Master for Lanarkshire ( upper ward ) . —6 . Presentation—by Bro . Auguste Bredenberg , of Stockholm—being elegant lithograph portraits of his
Majesty the King of Sweden and Norway , Grand Master ; H . R . H . the Crown Prince Carl ; and their Serene Highnesses the Princes Gustave and Oscar , members of the Grand Lodge of Sweden . —7 . Presentation —by Bro . J . Van Lennep , of Lodge William Frederick of the Netherlands , to the Grand Lodge . —8 . Report , & c , as to " the Lodge of Glasgow , St . John . "—9 . Motion by Bro . Donaldson , " No brother in arrear of his contribution to the Fund of Benevolence , shall be eligible to be a
member or office-bearer of the Grand Lodge . "—10 . Motion by Bro . Leon , " That all Past Masters of lodges holding of the Grand Lodge of Scotland , shall be members for life of the Grand Lodge of Scotland , upon payment of an annual subscription to the Fund of Benevolence of five shillings each , to be paid within one month after St . John ' s day , in December ; and that such right shall cease by the non-payment of such contributionbut may be renewed on ing the ' s subscription
, pay up year in full , when they wish again to be a member . Brethren , Past Masters from the colonies , or other parts abroad , to be entitled to their right of membership at any time during the year , upon reporting themselves to the Grand Secretary , and paying up the full contributions for that year . " •—11 . Annual festival on 30 th instant , and price of ticket . —12 . Fund of Benevolence—annual subscriptions due 30 th instant .
GRAND LODGE , Nov . 30 . —The annual election of office-bearers of the Grand Lodge took place on the anniversary of the festival of St . Andrew . The following are the office-bearers for the current year : — Grand Master Mason , His Grace the Duke of Athol ; Past Grand Master , Right Hon . Lord Frederick Fitzclarence , G . C . H . ; Depute Grand Master , John Whyte Melville , of Bennochy , & c . ; Substitute Grand Master , Colonel Kinloch , of Kilrie , K . F . S . ; Senior Grand
Warden , Sir AVilliam Miller , Bart ., of Glenlee ; Junior Grand Warden , Colonel Murray Belshes , of Invermay ; Grand Treasurer , Samuel Hay , Esq . ; Grand Secretary , W . A . Lawrie , Esq ., W . S ., & c . In the evening , about one hundred of the brethren dined in the Waterloo Hotel , and celebrated the festival of St . Andrew . The Right Worshipful Depute Grand Master , Brother Whyte Melville , ably filled the chairsupported on the riht by Sir David DundasBartRevJ
, g , , . . P . Alley , W . A . Lawrie , Esq ., J . L . Woodman , Esq ; , Lieutenant P . Deuchar , Sir James Walker Drummond , Bart ., and on the left by Sir John Dick Lauder , Bart ., Dr . Walter Arnott , Captain Macqueen , R . Gilfillan , Esq ., and Major Fraser , Madras army . Sir William Miller , Bart ., Senior Grand Warden , was present , and acted in that capacity ;
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Scotland.
amongst—them , with full masonic honours . After a very feeling reply from their old companion the Chairman , who mentioned the number of years he had been among them , and those he had seen fill those chairs in years gone by , and the constant and oft-repeated marks of fraternal kindness that he had received from them , the meeting broke up at high twelve , all the companions having but one opinion of that night ' s entertainment , as being the most pleasant they had been at for years .
GRAND LODGE BUSINESS , Nov . 5 . —1 . Proxy commissions . —2 . Bro . C . Morison ' s masonic library , presented by his widow to the Grand Lodge , and proceedings of Grand Committee in reference thereto , & c . —3 . Nomination of office-bearers . —4 . Appointment of Grand Stewards and Assistant Grand Stewards . —5 . Appointment of Provincial Grand Master for Lanarkshire ( upper ward ) . —6 . Presentation—by Bro . Auguste Bredenberg , of Stockholm—being elegant lithograph portraits of his
Majesty the King of Sweden and Norway , Grand Master ; H . R . H . the Crown Prince Carl ; and their Serene Highnesses the Princes Gustave and Oscar , members of the Grand Lodge of Sweden . —7 . Presentation —by Bro . J . Van Lennep , of Lodge William Frederick of the Netherlands , to the Grand Lodge . —8 . Report , & c , as to " the Lodge of Glasgow , St . John . "—9 . Motion by Bro . Donaldson , " No brother in arrear of his contribution to the Fund of Benevolence , shall be eligible to be a
member or office-bearer of the Grand Lodge . "—10 . Motion by Bro . Leon , " That all Past Masters of lodges holding of the Grand Lodge of Scotland , shall be members for life of the Grand Lodge of Scotland , upon payment of an annual subscription to the Fund of Benevolence of five shillings each , to be paid within one month after St . John ' s day , in December ; and that such right shall cease by the non-payment of such contributionbut may be renewed on ing the ' s subscription
, pay up year in full , when they wish again to be a member . Brethren , Past Masters from the colonies , or other parts abroad , to be entitled to their right of membership at any time during the year , upon reporting themselves to the Grand Secretary , and paying up the full contributions for that year . " •—11 . Annual festival on 30 th instant , and price of ticket . —12 . Fund of Benevolence—annual subscriptions due 30 th instant .
GRAND LODGE , Nov . 30 . —The annual election of office-bearers of the Grand Lodge took place on the anniversary of the festival of St . Andrew . The following are the office-bearers for the current year : — Grand Master Mason , His Grace the Duke of Athol ; Past Grand Master , Right Hon . Lord Frederick Fitzclarence , G . C . H . ; Depute Grand Master , John Whyte Melville , of Bennochy , & c . ; Substitute Grand Master , Colonel Kinloch , of Kilrie , K . F . S . ; Senior Grand
Warden , Sir AVilliam Miller , Bart ., of Glenlee ; Junior Grand Warden , Colonel Murray Belshes , of Invermay ; Grand Treasurer , Samuel Hay , Esq . ; Grand Secretary , W . A . Lawrie , Esq ., W . S ., & c . In the evening , about one hundred of the brethren dined in the Waterloo Hotel , and celebrated the festival of St . Andrew . The Right Worshipful Depute Grand Master , Brother Whyte Melville , ably filled the chairsupported on the riht by Sir David DundasBartRevJ
, g , , . . P . Alley , W . A . Lawrie , Esq ., J . L . Woodman , Esq ; , Lieutenant P . Deuchar , Sir James Walker Drummond , Bart ., and on the left by Sir John Dick Lauder , Bart ., Dr . Walter Arnott , Captain Macqueen , R . Gilfillan , Esq ., and Major Fraser , Madras army . Sir William Miller , Bart ., Senior Grand Warden , was present , and acted in that capacity ;