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1 P ^ ptf ^ TlTHB ^^ C , ' . " ~^| gj gflfepiiaso ^ SATURDAY , SEPTEMBER . 4 , 18 97 . 1

Masonic Notes.

Masonic Notes .

United Grand Lodge met in Quarterly Communication at Freemasons' Hall on Wednesdiy , when ths business presented was very quickly disposed of . Indeed , the meeting would have closed much earlier had not Bro . Thomson Lyon moved the non-confirmation of that part of thc minutes of the June regular

communication relating to the additions to and amendments of certain articles in the Book of Constitutions . Though the discussion hung lire at the outset , it became more interesting after a time when Bro . Eve took part in it , but signally failed in giving

any valid reason why Grand I odge should undo in September what it had done in June , and , on a division , the portion of the minutes concerning this mitter was confirmed . # * *

As for the other business on the Agenda , it was dealt with speedily . The letter from the Home Secretary acknowledging the Address voted at the

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assembly in the Royal Albert Hall on the 14 th June was read amid acclamations , and ordered to be entered or . the minutes . The vote of thanks to Bros . Sir Albert W . Woods , P . G . W ., G . D . C , and Thomas Fenn , P . G . W ., for the able services they had rendered at the said Special Meeting was adopted iicni . con ., and

very gracefully acknowledged by the latter brother : while the resolution , of which notice had been given by Bro . W . F . Lamonby , in reference to the most objectionable practice of touting for votes , fell through in the unavoidable absence of that brother . This we

very much regret . The resolution adopted by Grand Lodge last year in condemnation of this obnoxious practice does not seem to have had any effect , and we should like to see Grand Lodge adopt some more authoritative course for putting an end to this touting . # * *

As for the proposal of the M . W . G . M . to the effect that Article 8 7 , Book of Constitutions , be suspended in order to allow of Provincial and District Grand Masters conferring brevet rank as Past Prov . or District Grand Officers on eminent brethren in their

respective Provinces or Districts , we may be sure that no difficulty was experienced by Grand Lodge in accepting the suggestion , and accordingly Prov . and District Grand Masters will now be able to confer special honour on brethren under their charge who deserve to be honoured .

* The proceedings at the Quarterly Communication of the Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons , on Tuesday , the 31 st ult ., were of the briefest . The acknowledgment by the Home Secretary of the Address of Congratulation to the Queen on the completion of the

Goth year of her reign was read and directed to be entered on the minutes . The report of the Gen ral Board was read and accepted . Thc other business on the Agenda was dealt with , while in addition , Bro . Stevenson , as the representative of thc Province of Cheshire , requested Grand Lodge to accept a portrait

of Bro . the Earl of Egerton and Tatton , Past M . W . G Master , as a memorial of a distinguished brother , who had rendered most important services to Mark Masonry . Bro . C . Letch Mason , Prov . G . Master of West Yorkshire , who was in the chair of Grand Master , accepted the gift in a brief but graceful speech , and the proceedings shortly afterwards terminated .

» * The annual meeting of the Provinci : 1 Grand Lodge of Cornwall was held at Liskeard on Tuesday , the 31 st ult . There was a numerous attendance of brethren and the proceedings passed off satisfactorily , but thc

weather was most unpropitious and , as a matter of course , very materially lessened the comfort and convenience of the brethren . We hope to give a full account of the proceedings next week . * * *

It is with regret we announce the death of Bro . T . W . Whitmarsh , who was appointed Asst . G . Purst . in 1888 , and G . Purst . in 1 SS 9 , in Grand Lodge , and Asst . G . Dir . of Ceremonies in Supreme G . Chapter .

Bro . Whitmarsh , who was only 65 years of age , was a Mason of long experience and great ability , and took a great interest in our Institutions , of which he was a liberal supporter . We beg to offer our sincere sympathy to the relatives and friends who mourn his loss .

* * * The Grand Lodge of Canada ( Province of Ontario ) has sustained a great loss by the death on the 15 th ult ., of Bro . Daniel Spry , Past M . W . G . Master . The deceased was prevented by illness from attending the annual communication at Brantford , on the 2 tst

July , in consequence of severe illness brought on by too close attention to his public duties , and Bro . Gibson , M . W . G . M ., in referring to this , spoke in the highest terms of his great knowledge and experience of Masonic affairs , and expressed a hope that he might be speedily restored to health . This hope

we regret to say , has unfortunately not been realised , and our Canadian brethren have nothing left them to cherish but the memory of the many and great services which Bro . Spry had rendered to Masonry during a membership of our Society extending over close upon 40 years .

We published a full record of those services in our issue of last week , and from it will have been seen that Bro . Spry , as well as being a Past Grand Master of Canada , was I'ast Grand Z . of the Grand Chapter ,

and Past Grand Master of the Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters , while in Templar Masonry he was honorary Grand Mastcr , and a few years since was made a Knight G . Cross of the Order by H . R . H . the Prince of Wales . The sad duty now devolves upon

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us of tendering our respectful sympathy to the several Grand Bodies in Canada with which our deceased brother was connected ' , and likewise lo his family and numerous friends , both within and outside Freemasonry . The funeral took place at Bo . vrie , and , in

the unavoidable absence of the Grand Master , was attended by Bros . J . Ross Robertson and Hugh Murray , Past Grand Masters , and Bro . E . T . M done , Deputy Grand Master , as wjll as by a very large attendance of brethren from all parts of Canada .

It is no more than natural that the brethren in thc District of Madras should avail themselves of the opportunity offered by the honour recently conferred by her Majesty the Queen on the District G . Master to testify their respect for his Masonic services . Bro .

Col . G . M . J . —or as he now is , Col . Sir G . M . J . — Moore has presided over the fortunes of the Craft in Madras since 1891 , and during that time has exhibited the deepest interest in its welfare and taken a very active part in its proceedings . Giving to the

exigencies of military and civil service in India , our lodges in that far eastern possession of ours are exposed to far more than the usual vicissitudes of fortune that fall to the lot of lodges in more favoured regions . One day a lodge is strong in its

membership ; a little later and it has a difficulty in mustering the prescribed number of members for the transaction of business . Under the auspices of Col . Sir George

Moore , and 111 great measure owing to his zeal and energy , the Craft has fared well and the brethren he presides over have testified to this fact by paying him honour , to whom honour is so largely due .

Hence , when it became known , that their respected Dist . G . Master was among the recipients of Diamond Jubilee honours it was resolved to emphasise this fact in some especial manner , and after having well con sidered the matter , it was resolved to entertain Bio .

Col . Sir George Moore at " a complimentary and congratulatory banquet , " the day lix ? d for the meeting being Saturday , the 21 st ult ., after the close ot Dist . G . Lodge . By this arrangement it was anticipated that a large number ol brethren , especially from thc

up-country lodges might attend both Dist . G . Lodge and the banquet to the Dist . Grand Master . Wc trust it will not be long before we have an opportunity of recording at some length the proceedings at this unusual and most agreeable function .

* * * The Grand Lodge of Oregon held its 47 th annual Communication at Portland on the 16 th June last and following days . Bro . Philip Mctschan , M . W . G . M ., presided , and there was a very full attendance of G .

Officers and the representatives of lodges . The jurisdiction is by no means a formidable one , the number of its lodges being 103 , while the aggregate of its subscribing members is somewhat less than 5000 . Nor are its funds for general purposes on a very extensive

scale , but it has an Educational Fund , which is only fractionally short of 7 8 , 800 dollars , while , better than all , it does . not appear to be very much inclined towards the acceptance—or , at least , towards the encouragement—of those " fads " which are so highly thought of in some of the smaller American jurisdictions .

* » * There are sundry matters which we have decided to hold over till next week , the most prominent among them being the reports of the third annual coinmunication uf the Dist . G . Lodge of the Transvaal , which

was held in the Masonic Hall , Johannesburg , on Tuesday , thc 27 th of April last , under the presidency of the Dep . Dist . G . M ., Bro . Pistorius . Next , we have a letter from Bro . J . Ramsden Riley , re Acacia Lodge ,

No . 2321 , Bradford ; a letter on the subject of lodge consecration ; and a communication from " Lex Scripta , " on a recent decision of Supreme G . Chapter . We have , no doubt , we shall be able to find space for these various communications .

MAJ .. GEV . COSSET , CB ., Iwho has been ' approved by the Queen fot the command of the Dublin District from the 2 istinst ., succeeding Viscount Frankfort de Montmorency , is at the present time commanding a division of the forces mameuvring in Sussex under Sir William Butler . General Gosset joined the 13 th Foot ( now the 2 nd Dorsetshire ) 41 years ago , and at an early age saw service during the Mutiny , in Bengal and in Oude . From 1 S 7 . S to 1 S 81 he was

constantly in active work in South Africa , successively in the Kaffir , Zulu , and Transvaal campaigns , and took patt in the lighting at Ulundi . Again , in Burmi , in iSyi and 1 S 92 , he was with the Irrawaddy column . He has been an Instructor at the Royal Military College , Brizade Major at Aldershot , Aide-de-Camp to the General Commanding at the Cape , Assistant Adjutant-General in Egypt , and Brigadier-General at Madras .