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CONTENTS . PAGE LHADBRSThe Port Elizabeth Educational Scheme ... ... ... ... C 31 History of the Lodge of Edinburgh ( Mary ' s Chapel , No . 1 ) ... ... 6 31 Masonic Jurisprudence ... ••• ••• ••• •••

. . Province of West Yorkshire and its Masonic Library ... ... ... 6 33 Provincial Grand Lodge of Cornwall ... ... — ... ( 134 Provincial Grand Mark Lodge of Hants and the Isle of . Wight ... ... 6 35 Provincial Grand Lodge of Somerset ... ... ... ... (" 135 Supreme Grand Chapter of England ( Agenda Paper ) ... ... ... 6 35

M ASONIC N OTESDeath of Prince Christian Victor of Schleswig-Holstein ... ... 6 37 Welcome to the City Imperial Volunteers ... ... ... ... 6 37 Consecration of the Seymour Lodge , No . 2 S 04 ... ... ... 6 37 Agenda Paper of Supreme Grand Chapter ... ... ... 6 37 Annual Meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Cornwall ... ... ( 13 7 Installation Meeting of the Quatuor Coronati Lodge , No . 2076 ... G 37

Correspondence ... ¦¦• ••¦ ¦•• ••• ... 03 S Old Freemasonry ... ... ... ... ¦¦• ... G 3 S Craft Masonry ... ... ... ¦•• ... ... ( S 3 S Knights Templar ... ... ... ... ... O 40 Science , Art , and the Drama ... ... ... ... ... C 41 Royal Arch ... ... — •• •¦ : ... C 42 Instruction .. ... ¦•¦ ••• ••• ••• ••• G 42 Obituary ... ... - - - •¦• ( 42 Masonic and General Tidings ... ... ... ... ... Cqs

The Port Elizabeth Educational Scheme

THE PORT ELIZABETH EDUCATIONAL SCHEME

It is gratifying to know that , notwithstanding the difficulties caused by the War in South Africa and the demands to which it has led on the pockets of the brethren , the Port Elizabeth Masonic Educational Scheme has gone successfully through the

past year . The annual general meeting of its supporters was held on the 17 th August , when the Managing Committee presented their report . It is not surprising to gather from this that " the Financial Statement shows a considerable falling off in the

amount received as ' Subscriptions and Donations , ' " but on the other hand , we are given to understand that " the expenditure for School Fees has been less . " The result is that " the total assets have increased to a very pleasing extent , " while the

number of Grey Institute Scholarships has been increased to four by the addition of the Eraser Scholarship . Two plans had , it seems , been proposed by which it was hoped that a substantial increase would have been made to the funds at the

disposal of the Scheme . One of these was for a Festival to be held this year and the other was a reported promise on the part of Bro . W . W . RlDER to deliver another lecture in its aid , but both plans have had to be abandoned " owing to the War and

the consequent many calls " upon the brethren . However , 16 children were benefited during the year and the number is , undoubtedly , creditable to the supporters , considering how comparatively few they must-be , even if every subscribing Mason in

Port Elizabeth were enrolled as a contributor . It is also worthy of note and may be looked upon as some compensation for the unavoidable abandonment of the proposals for increasing the funds just mentioned that in acknowledging the vote

of thanks unanimously passed to the executive for their services during the year , Bro . A . WALSH , after remarking that a good many calls had latterly been made on the friends of the Charity , and expressing his belief there would be a good nianv

more in the coming year " after the war trouble , proposed that with a view to strengthening the Scheme by bringing in an additional income of about , £ 100 a year , and so " placing them in a position to meet all demands without anxiety , " a " Special

I ' uncl" should be started by Life Governorship Donations . This proposal was so favourably received that seven such donations were given before the meeting separated , while several

subscriptions were also handed in or promised . A response like this speaks volumes for the benevolence of this small Masonic community ,

The Port Elizabeth Educational Scheme

1 he Statement of Account shows a total on the right side , including a balance brought forward from the previous year , amounting to £ 199 iSs . gd . Of this £ 151 5 s . was actually received , the principal item being £ 55 10 s . —interest on a loan

of £ 550 to one of the lodges . The total would have been still higher , but a donation of £ 26 5 s ., voted by No . 711 , had not been paid over on the 30 th June , when the financial year comes to an end . The expenditure reached £ 166 19 s . 6 d ., of which

£ 63 14 s . was paid for School Fees , and ^ 3 5 s . 6 d . for Printing and Bank charges , while £ 100 was paid to the P . O . Savings Bank to the credit of the Scheme , the balance remaining to be carried forward to the next account being a few pence short of

£ 33 . The Assets amounted to close on £ 1035 , of which over £ 425 is lodged in the Savings Bank and £ 550 is on loan to one of the lodges , together with the lodge donation voted but not yet

received , and the cash at bank . In addition , there are the four Perpetual Scholarships at the Grey Institute , of the estimated value of /^ Soo .

The figures we have been dealing with arc on a small scale , but we have purposely gone into greater detail in treating of this Educational Scheme , because the Masonic bod y b y which it has been established and is maintained is necessarily small . There

are only two lodges in the town—the Lodge of Good Will , No . 711 , and the Lodge of Good Hope , No . 863—to the former of which is attached tin ; Port Elizabeth Royal Arch Chapter . In addition to these are the Spes Bona Mark Lodge , No . 253 ; the St .

Croix Chapter of Rose Croix , No . 81 ; and the Vasco dc Gama Knight Templar Preceptory , No . 151 . But here , as elsewhere , it is the Craft Masons we must reckon in estimating the numerical strength of a Masonic community . It is to these that the chapters ,

Mark lodges , and other bodies look for the raw . material of their membership . Hence it is that we have laid such stress on the excellent work that is being done by our Port Elizabeth brethren through the medium of their " Masonic Educational

Scheme . During the year ending 30 th June , 1 9 , they provided free education for 16 children out of its income , and since its foundation , in 1 SS 4 , have accumulated a capital which , if we

include the value of the Grey Institute Scholarships , exceeds / , i 8 oo . We consider the English Masons in this rising town are worthy of the highest praise lor exercising their benevolence to such good purpose .

History Of The Lodge Of Edinburgh (Mary's Chapel), No. 1.*

HISTORY OF THE LODGE OF EDINBURGH ( MARY'S CHAPEL ) , No . 1 . *

One of the most interesting sections of the Volume contains brief biographical accounts of the gentlemen who were admitted into the lodge in the 17 U 1 century , the earliest cases being those of Lord Alexander , his brother Sir Anthony

Alexanderin relerence to whose appointment as General-Warden and Master of Work to the King was written Charles l . ' s letter to the Scottish Exchequer , which we quoted in our article of last week—and Sir Alexander Strachan , who were admitted as

fellows of Craft on the 5 th July , 1634 , or some 12 years previous to the date when Elias Ashmole and Col . Mainwaring were made at Warrington in 16 4 6—these being the earliest instances on record of gentlemen Masons in England . Among the most