United Grand Lodge.

UNITED GRAND LODGE .

The following is the business to be transacted on Wednesday next , the eth instant ' . i The minutes of the Quarterly Communication of the 6 th June for confirm 31 ' " * . . 2 . The Grand Master in the chair will move a resolution offering the Most Worship ful Grand Master , his Royal Hig hness the Prince of Wales , the respectful and fraternal sympathy of Grand Lodge , on the loss he has ustained by the death of his Royal Highness the Duke of

Saxe-Coburg--j . ' Report of the Board of Benevolence for the months ending June , i uly and August , in which are recommendations for the following grants , The widow of a brother of the St . Oswald Lodge , No . 1124 , Oswestry ... ... ... ... £ lS ° ° The widow of a brother of the Halsey Lodge , No . 1479 , St . Albans ... ... ... ... 5 ° ° ° The widow of a brother of the Union Lodge , No . 3 S ,

Chichester ... ... ... ... 5 ° ° ° The widow of a brother of the Kingswood Lodge , No . 227 S , Broxbourne ... ... ... ... 50 o ^ o A brother of the Liberty of Havering Lodge , No . 1437 , *" Romford ... ... ... ... 50 o o A brother of the Barnato Lodge , No . 2265 , London ... 75 o o

A REPORT OF THE BOARD OF GENERAL PURPOSES . To the United Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of Eng land . The Board begs to report that the subscriptions to the South African Masonic Relief Fund received by the Grand Secretary pursuant to the resolution of Grand Lodee and announced from time to time in the Freemason newspaper , amount to

/ 0002 2 s . 3 d ., of which the sum of £ 4000 has already been transmitted to South Africa , where it is in course of distribution by R . W . Bro . George Richards , Dist . Grand Master of the Transvaal , the Very Reverend the Dean of Cape Town , and the District Grand Master of South Africa ( E . D . ) , assisted by the other District Grand Masters of the several districts in South Africa . The Board has the pleasure to announce that the additions to the Freemasons' Hall , carried out by

Messrs . Cubittt and Co ., in accordance with plans prepared by the Grand Superintendent of Works , are now completed . During the progress of the work it became apparent to the Board that certain modifications of , and additions to , the original design were desirable , and it accordingly authorised the execution of the work . The cost of these modifications and additions amount to , £ 464 , the payment of which the Board asks Grand Lodge formally to sanction . The Board

further asks Grand Lodge to sanction the expenditure of a sum not exceeding £ 2500 ; the cost of necessary fittings and furniture up to the present being , £ 2241 , but it is thought that a further addition to this sum will be required , which Grand Lodge is asked to sanction . The substantial fittings , such as book cases , show cases , lockers , & c , have been supplied by Messrs . Cubitt , and by Messrs . Drew , of High Holborn , the cost amounting to £ 1145 Ss- 8 d ., while the furniture of the

new rooms has been supplied by Messrs . Maple and Co ., at a cost up to the present of . £ 675 is . 3 d . The accounts for the installation of the electric light and fittings amount 10 / 42193 . 8 d The Board have also to state that they have ordered policies ot insurance to be taken out with regard to the new premises in the sums of £ 10 , 000 on the buildings and £ 2000 on the furniture . The Board have had under their consideration the question of the delay and difficulty experienced by brethren in signing the books on entering Grand Lodge ,

and it hopes that some better arrangement will be suggested by the Grand Secretary and the Grand Director of Ceremonies , in whose hands the Board have placed the matter . In acknowledging the following presentations , thc Board again takes the opportunity to report that the capacious and handsome room for the reception of the library and curiosities belonging to Grand Lodge , is now completed , and the Board will be most happy to receive any additions thereto , which the generosity of members of the Craft may place at its disposal .

TITLE OR OBJECT . BY WHOM PRESENTED . MS . Notes , & c , Relating to Lane ' s "Masonic ) , Hu ( rV ) an p . G . D . Records ' ... ... ... ... ) * ' Old R . A . Certificate , Irish ... ... ... Courtenay M . Gray , P . P . G . Org . History of Zur Hoffnung Lod ^ e , Berne , Switzerland Charles Besson , G . Rep . K . / fiSSMKiof •Liter's ::: ::: } *¦*•*«** - * ..

History of Lodge Perseverance , Bombay ... I . M . Shields , D . D . G . M . Constitution and Statutes of G . L . of Montana ... The G . Sec . of Montana . Constitution and Ceremonials of G . L . of Manitoba ... The G . Sec . of Manitoba . Old Royal Arch Medal ... ... ... Francis Fazenby , P . M . 6 94 . Addresses of the G . Master of New York ... The G . Librarian of New York . Rules and Regulations of the Boys' School , 1 S 0 S ... Robert Hudson , P . G . S . B . An Old Masonic Medal ... ... ... Perceval A . Nairne , P . G . D . Consecration Programme of St . Bride Lodge , 7 r , „ . .,, ., „ _ _ r 0 amme Lod jC . J . DrummondWM 87

No . 2 S , 7 T . ^ , .. ,,. Catalogue of the Library of Sup . Council , 33 ° ... Supreme Council , 33 . I he Board also submit a Statement of the Grand Lodge Accounts at the last meeting of the Finance Committee , held on Friday , the 17 th day of August , 1900 , snowing a balance in the Bank of England ( Law Courts Branch ) of £ 10 , 020 us . 2 d ., and in the hands of the Grand Secretary for petty cash Jt ' i 00 , and for servants' wages £ 100 . ( Signed ) RICHARD LOVELAND-LOVELAND , President .

reemasons' Hall , London , W . C , August 2 ist , 1900 . 5- NOTICE OF MOTION . B y W . Bro . GEORGE W . SPETH , P . A . G . D . C .: " That the brethren attending Grand Lodge be furnished with printed copies of the Minutes of any previous Quarterly Communication when due for CDnlirmation . "

•V APPEAL . By Bro . H . W . COXEN , of the Hopeful Lodge , No . 2634 , against a ruling of the R . W . District Grand Master of Queensland , concerning Bro . •-oxon s election and installation . C ! i n /? ' ° dges for which warrants have been granted by the M . W . wand Master since the last Quarterly Communication of Grand Lodge r No . 2817 , The St . Bride LodgeLondon .

, 2818 , The Kirby Lodge , London . 2819 , The Widnes Lodge , Widnes , Lancashire . 2 S 20 , The Perseverance Lodge , Mount Morgan , Queensland , Australia . ~ 2 ° ? ' > . Th Whitley Lodge , Whitley , Northumberland . 2022 , T he Horistic Lodge , London .

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No . 2823 , The William Rogers Lodge , London . 2824 , The Grove Park Kent Lodge , London . 2825 , The St . John Lodge , Blackpool , Lancashire . 2826 , The Birkenhead Lodge , Birkenhead , Cheshire . 2827 , The Lord Roberts Lodge , London . 2 S 28 , The Evening Star Lodge , Burgersdorp , Cape Colony , South Africa . 2829 , The Carribbee Lodge , St . John , Antigua , West Indies . '

Mark Grand Lodge.

MARK GRAND LODGE .

The following is the business to be transacted on Tuesday , the 4 th instant : 1 . Read and , if approved , confirm Minutes of Quarterly Communication of 5 th June , 1900 . 2 . Report of the General Board . 3 . A motion will be made that the Report be taken as read .

4 . A motion will be made that the Report be received and entered on the Minutes . 5 . Recommendations arising' out of the Report : ( a ) "Addition to Article 121 Book of Constitutions : 'And if in any lodge it should become impossible to hold the regular meeting upon the day ramed in the bye-laws for that purpose , the Grand Master ,

and in provinces or districts the Provincial or District Grand Master , may grant a dispensation for the . holding of such meeting , upon a day not more than seven days before or after that fixed by the bye-laws , which day shall for all purposes be deemed the regular day of meeting . '"

( b ) Grants recommend : £ 25 to the widow of a brother of Lodge Hawton , No . 100 , and Portal , No . 150 . _ £ zo to the widow of a brother of Fitzwilliam Lodge ,-No . 277 . 6 . A motion will be proposed that the Report be adopted . 7 . Presentation of Charity jewels to the Stewards of the last Benevolent Fund Festival .

Provincial Grand Lodge Of Isle Of Man.

PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF ISLE OF MAN .

INSTALLATION OF LORD HENNIKER AS PROV . G . M

After a long interval , the Freemasons of the Isle of Man were called together some time since for the purpose of witnessing the installation of Lord Henniker as Provincial Grand Master . Freemasons in isolated places , such as the " Little Man Island , " and , say , London , are called upon by the authorities ( headed by his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales ) to band themselves together and to constitute themselves a province . This order

was dutifully obeyed by our Insular brethren in the succession to the late Bro . Sir John Goldie Taubman , Speaker of the House of Keys , who was appointed the first , R . W . Grand Master of the province in 1886 . Since his death , the Deputy Provincial Grand Master has been in charge , but last year , the Most Worshipful Grand Master , the Prince of Wales , selected for

office Lord Henniker , Lieut .-Governor of the Isle Man , who was already Prov . G . M . of Suffolk . The appointment was hailed with satisfaction , and the much-delayed ceremony of his installation ( caused solely by illness and the calls of duty ) took place at the Masonic Hall , Douglas , late in the month of June .

The function was well attended , enthusiastic , and thorough . A distinguished Mason , Bro . the Rev . C . J . Martyn ( Past Grand Chaplain , Deputy Grand Master of Suffolk , and one of the Queen ' s private chaplains ) , was the Installing Master , appointed by the Prince of Wales , and he performed the elaborate ceremony with grace and precision , and , at the same

time , the brethren lost none of the beauty of the ritual . Bro . J . A . Brown , Dep . P . G . M ., presided at the opening of the lodge , and amongst the hundreds of brethren present were his Honour the Clerk of the Rolls , Sir James Gell , and the Speaker of the House of Keys , Bro . A . W . Moore .

Among the others who attended Prov . Grand Lodge were—Bros . John A . Brown , Dep . Prov . G . Master ; Walter J . Brown , Prov . J . G . W . Robert B . Baron , Prov . G . Chap . ; F . C . Poulter , Prov . G . Sec . ; F . W . Watson , Prov . Asst . G . Sec ; G . Harrington Quayle , Prov . G . Reg . ; John Craine , Prov . S . G . D . ; Thomas Whiteside , Prov . J . G . D . ; W . J . Kelly , Prov . A . G . D . of C . W . H . Dowson , Prov . G . Org . ; Thomas S . Atkinson , Prov . G . Std . Br . ; J . M .

Gell , Prov . G . Std . Br . ; K . Rowlands , Prov . G . Stwd . ( representing Spencer Walpole Lodge ) ; James Gorry , Prov . G . Tyler ; Lord Henniker , Prov . Grand Master of Suffolk , Past S . G . W . Eng . ( now Prov . G . Master Isle of Man ) ; Charles J . Martyn , Past G . Chap . Eng ., Dep . Prov . G . Master Suffolk ( Installing Master ); N . Tracey , Past G . Std . Br . Eng ., Prov . G . Sec . of Suffolk ; A . W .

Moore , Past S . G . D . Isle of Man , Speaker of the House of Keys ; John W . Turner , Past Prov . G . D . West Yorks ; J . M . Cruickshank , Past Prov . J . G . D . Isle of Man ; Samuel Webb ( Mayor of Douglas ) , Past Prov . S . G . W . ; G . A . Thomason , Past Prov . Assist . G . Std . Br . Warwick ; George Watterson , Past Prov . G . Purst . ; together with the representatives of the lodges in the island .

The DEP . PROV . GRAND MASTER , after the opening ceremony , said : We have for a long time been practically without a Masonic head , but we have met to-day to join in the installation of a distinguished brother , in the person of Bro . Lord Henniker , who will take that position . I am sure we all wish him and the province prosperity , and trust he will live long , and continue to be an ornament to the Order . ( Applause ) . I will now ask the Installing Master , Bro . the Rev . C . J . Martvn , to take the chair .

The Installing Master , who is Dep . P . G . Master of Suffolk , of which province Lord Henniker is Prov . G . Master , then took the chair , and was formally saluted by the lodge . Seven Past Masters were then appointed to introduce the newlyappointed Prov . G . M . of the Isle of Man . They were Bros . S . Webb , T . Whiteside , J . M . Cruickshank , R . B . Baron , J . Craine , G . H . Quayle , and J . M . Gell .

The " patent" of appointment by his Royal Highness having been read , The INSTALLING MASTER said that , as Lord Henniker had been for over 14 years a Provincial Grand Master , he need not instruct him as to his duties . He was sure , however , that during his tenure of office , which he