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Scotland.
SCOTLAND .
GRAND LODGE OF SCOTLAND . —On Monday , the 1 st Dec , the annual meeting of the Grand Lodge of Scotland was held in the Waterloo Rooms , Edinburgh , for the election of office-bearers , when the following appointments were made : —His Grace the Duke of Atholl , G . M . ; John AVhyte Melville , of Bumochy , D . G . M . ; C . Craigie Hackett Inglis , of Cramond , Substitute G . M . ; Sir John Dick Lauder , Bart ., S . G . W . ; Sir J . AV . DrummondBart . J . G . AV . ; S . HayG . T . ;
, , , AV . Alex . Laurie , G . S . ; J . L . AVoodman , C . S ., G . C . ; Rev . D . Arnot , D . D ., G . Chap . ; Lord James C . P . Murray , S . G . Deacon ; Sir R . Menzies , Bart ., J . G . Deacon ; D . Bryce , Architect ; C . Mackay , G . Jeweller ; J . Deuchar , of Morningside , Bible Bearer ; Lieut . P . Deuchar , G . D . of Cer . ; R . AV . Jameson , Interim G . B . ; Andrew Murray , G Sword Bearer ; AV . R . Montignani , G . D . of Music ; Alex . Menzies and John Tinslay , G . Marshalls ; Donald Ross and AV . Bryce ;
G . Tylers . In the evening upwards of 200 Brethren assembled in the AVaterloo Rooms , to celebrate the festival of St . Andrew . His Grace the G . M . presided , supported by Bros . Lord Langford , Sir AV . Miller , Bait ., Sir J . W . Drummond , Bart . ; Capt . Barber ( 6 th Dragoons ) , the G . Sec , the G . Clerk , Bro . Somerville , representing the G . Lodge of Ireland , Bro . T . Graingar , R . AV . M . Lodge No . 85 , & c . The band of the
Inniskilling Dragoons attended in the gallery , and enlivened the meeting by the performance of many beautiful airs . Deputations from no less than sixteen Lodges were present , to do honour to the Grand Lodge at its anniversary festival , being that of the patron saint of Scotland .
ABERDEEN . —The Masonic Brethren in this ancient city have been very much pleased and gratified by a Masonic demonstration , which took place on the 12 th of December , on the occasion of the Quarterly Meeting of the city Provincial Grand Lodge . At the meeting , three months ago , it was proposed to have a social gathering of the whole of the Lodges of the Province , to cement more firmly the Fraternal ties . A Committee was appointed to carry the proposition into effect ; and it was proposed
to invite the M . W . the Grantl Master of Scotland to be present . This invitation he most courteously accepted . To carry out the details a subcommittee of Stewards were appointed , wdio performed their work in a most satisfactory manner , reflecting great credit on themselves and on the Masons of Aberdeen , as there was hardly anything left undone , which had a tendency to conduce to the comfort and convenience of the large number of Brethren assembled , for the first time , on such an
occasion . The M . AV . G . M . having intimated his intention of visiting the Province with a deputation from the Grand Lotlge , the utmost anxiety was manifested by the Brethren to give them such a reception as would at once be creditable to the Craft in the Province , and at the same time gratifying to the distinguished visitors . The result has exceeded the expectations of the most sanguine Brethren , and islikely to be the means of cementing more closely the bonds of union which unite the Craft ; and , as the Grand Master is well known to be anxious that the Lodges should carry
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Scotland.
SCOTLAND .
GRAND LODGE OF SCOTLAND . —On Monday , the 1 st Dec , the annual meeting of the Grand Lodge of Scotland was held in the Waterloo Rooms , Edinburgh , for the election of office-bearers , when the following appointments were made : —His Grace the Duke of Atholl , G . M . ; John AVhyte Melville , of Bumochy , D . G . M . ; C . Craigie Hackett Inglis , of Cramond , Substitute G . M . ; Sir John Dick Lauder , Bart ., S . G . W . ; Sir J . AV . DrummondBart . J . G . AV . ; S . HayG . T . ;
, , , AV . Alex . Laurie , G . S . ; J . L . AVoodman , C . S ., G . C . ; Rev . D . Arnot , D . D ., G . Chap . ; Lord James C . P . Murray , S . G . Deacon ; Sir R . Menzies , Bart ., J . G . Deacon ; D . Bryce , Architect ; C . Mackay , G . Jeweller ; J . Deuchar , of Morningside , Bible Bearer ; Lieut . P . Deuchar , G . D . of Cer . ; R . AV . Jameson , Interim G . B . ; Andrew Murray , G Sword Bearer ; AV . R . Montignani , G . D . of Music ; Alex . Menzies and John Tinslay , G . Marshalls ; Donald Ross and AV . Bryce ;
G . Tylers . In the evening upwards of 200 Brethren assembled in the AVaterloo Rooms , to celebrate the festival of St . Andrew . His Grace the G . M . presided , supported by Bros . Lord Langford , Sir AV . Miller , Bait ., Sir J . W . Drummond , Bart . ; Capt . Barber ( 6 th Dragoons ) , the G . Sec , the G . Clerk , Bro . Somerville , representing the G . Lodge of Ireland , Bro . T . Graingar , R . AV . M . Lodge No . 85 , & c . The band of the
Inniskilling Dragoons attended in the gallery , and enlivened the meeting by the performance of many beautiful airs . Deputations from no less than sixteen Lodges were present , to do honour to the Grand Lodge at its anniversary festival , being that of the patron saint of Scotland .
ABERDEEN . —The Masonic Brethren in this ancient city have been very much pleased and gratified by a Masonic demonstration , which took place on the 12 th of December , on the occasion of the Quarterly Meeting of the city Provincial Grand Lodge . At the meeting , three months ago , it was proposed to have a social gathering of the whole of the Lodges of the Province , to cement more firmly the Fraternal ties . A Committee was appointed to carry the proposition into effect ; and it was proposed
to invite the M . W . the Grantl Master of Scotland to be present . This invitation he most courteously accepted . To carry out the details a subcommittee of Stewards were appointed , wdio performed their work in a most satisfactory manner , reflecting great credit on themselves and on the Masons of Aberdeen , as there was hardly anything left undone , which had a tendency to conduce to the comfort and convenience of the large number of Brethren assembled , for the first time , on such an
occasion . The M . AV . G . M . having intimated his intention of visiting the Province with a deputation from the Grand Lotlge , the utmost anxiety was manifested by the Brethren to give them such a reception as would at once be creditable to the Craft in the Province , and at the same time gratifying to the distinguished visitors . The result has exceeded the expectations of the most sanguine Brethren , and islikely to be the means of cementing more closely the bonds of union which unite the Craft ; and , as the Grand Master is well known to be anxious that the Lodges should carry