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you , entertain very little doubt as to what your decision •will be . You have heard the motion duly moved and seconded , "That His Royal Hig hness the Prince of Wales be our Most Worship ful Grand Master for the ensuing year . " All you who agree to that motion will signify their assent in the usual manner observed amrmg Masons .
, The motion was carried nem . con ., and the Earl of Carnarvon having so declared it , Sir Albert W . Woods ( Gaiter ) , G . D . C ., proclaimed the Prince of Wales Grand Master of the Order amidst loud cheers . Bro . Sampson Peirce , P . M . No . 2 , rose to propose the election of Grand Treasurer . He said : Most Worshipful Pro . G . M . and brethren , the next business on the paper
this evening is to propose a brother to fill the office of Grand Treasurer for the ensuing year ; and I do so duly impressed with the knowledge that this is one of the few —I may say the very few—opportunities that the brethren assembled in Grand Lodge have of expressing their opinions upon , " and recording their convictions as to , the fitness ' or otherwise of any particular brother to fill a
grand , a great , and important office . I now do so without any hesitation—on the contrary , with a great deal of confidence and pleasure . 1 propose to this Grand Lodge that our Worship ful Bro . Creaton be re-elected as Grand Treasurer . ( Applause . ) I am not unmindful of the eloquent terms , and with expressions of high compliment , that our Bro . Binckes just a twelvemonth ago proposed
that our Bro . Cieaton should fill that distinguished office . Nor am I forgetful of the way—of the very cordial wayin which the great bulk of the brethren then present acceded to that proposition . That the election , then , was a good and wise one I venture to saythat the manner in which our Bro . Creaton has discharged the duties of his office during the past year must have proved ; and it must alike
have been a source of pleasure to those brethren with whom from time to time his various duties have brought him into more immediate contact , as well as the subject of great gratification to all those brethren who suppoited him on the last occasion . ( Hear , hear . ) And although I do not propose to go over the whole of the ground traversed by our Bro . Binckes in March last , yet , fearing
lest there may be some brethren here in this Grand Lodge to-nig ht who were not here on the last occasion , I must be permitted to say , and draw their attention to this fact , with regard to Bro . Creaton . Any office to which Bro . Creaton may be elected has the opportunity of having brought to it with him large and valued services to the Craft in general , but more especially to that portion of
Masonry we watch with ever anxious care , our three great Charitable Institutions . It may be unnecessary to remind you here that he is a Trustee of all those three Institutions , that he has devoted , and continues to devote , a very great deal of time and attention in assisting to manage the affaiis of those Charities . We all of us know with what success those efforts have been
attended , and , I \ enture to say , that last , though not least , I think we may say here he is a Past Grand Officer of many years' standing , and , certainly , I make bold to say , held in hig h estimation among the brethren of the Craft . These , Most Worshipful Pro Grand Master , I think are ample reasons why I am here to make the proposition that I do . With these words , therefore , Most Worshipful
Sir , I fear most imperfectly rendered , lacking , as I feci they do , that fervour and force which were instilled into them on the last occasion , but still with no less sincerity , and with no less a desire to give the subject its fullest justice , I shall conclude by proposing that our . Worshipful Bro . Lieut .-Col . John Creaton be re-elected as Grand Treasurer for the ensuing year . ( Cheers . )
Bro . J . J . Cantle , P . M . 1642 : Most Worshipful Pro Grand Master , it is with a great deal of pleasure I rise to second the nomination of our esteemed Bro . Col . Creaton as Treasurer of Grand Lodge . I am sure there is no brother among the whole of this Grand Lodge that has commanded the esteem of the brethren throughout the Craft more than our esteemed Bro . Lieut .-Col . Creaton . The
zeal that he has always evinced for Freemasonry in every branch , more especially its Charities , 1 am sure commands the esteem and respect of every brother . No time has been too much for him to devote , and no trouble , however great , has been deemed by him of too serious consequence , provided he could do that which he considered necessary to fulfil properly the duties which he had undertaken . In
appointing him as Grand T reasurer to this Grand Lodge we have one whom we all look up to , and I am sure that there is not a member of this Grand Lodge but will feel that , in electing him to be Treasurer , we are only doing justice to one who has devoted himself and his time to the duties that have been imposed upon him as regards our Charities , and , in a ceitain sense , paying some few
returns by electing him to the only office that is in the hands of members of Grand Lodge to elect a brother to . With these few words , Most Worshipful Pro Grand Master and brethren , I beg to second the nomination of Bro . Lieut .-Col . John Creaton as Grand Treasurer . Bro . Binckes rose to propose Bro . William Winn , P . M . 657 , as Grand Treasuier . Referring to his proposal of
Col . Creaton last year , and repeating to the fullest extent his high encomiums of Col . Creaton on that occasion , he did not claim for that brother a monopol y ot the high qualifications for the office of Grand Treasurer . There was no policy more plainly then laid down , or more distinctly expressed , than that the Craft would year by year select some one individual for this distinguished position .
( No , no , from the dais . ) He could produce unequivocal evidence of that proposition being then thoroughly understood . It was on this principle he now proposed Bro . Winn , who had subscrihed £ iG 22 to the Girls' School , and had 449 votes ; £ 1687 to the Boys' School , and had 433 votes ; and £ 650 15 s . to the Benevolent Institution , and had 49 8 votes ; or a total sum of £ 4000 .
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Bro . James Terry , P . M . 228 , etc ., etc ., seconded the motion , which was also supported by Bro . J . M . Klenck , P . M . 1686 . Bro . Clabon , P . G . D ., objected to a change every year , because a brother would have just arrived at a full knowledge of his duties when a new one , perfectly unacquainted with them , would be put into office . On the principle
advocated were they to turn out the officers every year , the Grand Secretary , and the Secretaries of the Masonic Charities . ( Loud laughter and j : reat cheering . ) Bro . W . Sutton Gover , P . M . No . w , and Bro . James Mason , P . G . S . B ., expressed the same view . The two names were then put to Grand Lodge , and Col . Creaton was elected by an overwhelming majority , amidst loud cheers .
The Earl of Carnarvon then rose and said : Brethren , it is row my duty to propose to you a vote which , though large , I hope will command immediate and hearty assent . I am told that as far as the finances of Grand Lodge are concerned there need be no doubt or difficulty entertained as to the forthcoming of the money . The vote is " That this Grand
Lodge do contribute the sum of five hundred pounds , to he paid out of the Fund of General Purposes , towards the Duchess of Marlborough ' s Fund , for the relief of distress in Ireland , and that the same be at once paid to the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor , P . G . Steward , M . W . Grand Master ' s Lodge , No . 1 , for the purposes of the said fund . " Now , brethren , I need not remind you that this last year ,
which has closed but two months since , has been a year in this country of very great distress in many towns . Agriculture , trade , many branches of industry in turn have suffered . Incomes have been greatly curtailed , and a pinch has been felt no doubt in many households where formerl y there was comparative , if not complete affluence . The same state of things has prevailed in Ireland ; but there is
this difference between England and the sister island : that whilst here in England wc enjoy the accumulated capital of many generations and the results of a great and overflowing prosperity , in Ireland there has always been fai less in point of money to draw upon , far less resources to meet such an emergency at the present ; and consequently the distress has been far greater , and that distress has
been enhanced by a failure of crops , by a failure of fruits , by a failure of one of the products upon which a large part of the population depends . And , in addition to this , the strain on the Poor Law has , undoubtedly , become so great , that the misery—it is not too strong a word to use —has been excessive in many parts of Ireland . There was in the morning papers of to-day a statement which I
need not now repeat to you , but which , I have no doubt , a great many brethren read with some interest—a statement of the operations of this fund which has been raised by the Duchess of Marlborough . I think it was there said that about £ 72 , 000 bad been collected . Ol that £ 72 , 000 , £ 30 , 000 1 think has been spent already , and about £ 40 , 000 remains in hand . It is said , at the same time ,
that , even in spite of this fund and the assistance of the government , in spite of the charity of private individuals , the cistress is still very great , and doubts were entertained how far the distress might not even increase between this period and the period when the harvest would he gathered in . Brethren , I do not think 1 need say more to recommend this motion to your consideration , and which I
shall put with every hope that it will meet with a hearty response from all of you . I ha \ e , however , to call your attention to an informality which has crept in in the wording of this resolution , an informality which if I from this chair sanctioned might be made hereafier a precedent , and lead to very great evil . You will observe that it is said , " and that the same be at once paid to the Right Hon . the
Lord Mayor ; " but of course you will remember that every money vote passed by Grand Lodge must be confirmed at the next ensuing meeting , and , therefore , as it now stands this resolution should not be put from the chair . I shall , therefore , propose to leave out the words " at once , " and I doubt not then that the Grand Treasurer , who still speaks for ( he funds of Grand Lodge , though
the management of those funds had been altered as you well remember last year—Grand Treasurer , then , I doubt not , wiil rise up in his place , and will say he is perfectly prepared on his own responsibility to draw a cheque for that sum , and to ask an indemnity for it at the next Grand Lodge . That is the proper way of putting it under the circumstances . I hold it to be mest expedient that in our charity and in our acts of generosity we should always
adhere to the written law of our Constitutions ; and at the same time I doubt not there will always be found brethren in the position of the Grand Treasurer who will be willing to take such a responsibility on them . Brethren , I beg to move from the chair this resolution . Bro . W . W . Beach , M . P ., Provincial Grand Master for Hants and the Isle of Wight : Most Worshipful Pro Grand Master and brethren , I have great pleasure in seconding the resolution .
The resolution , as altered , was carried amidst great cheering . Col . Creaton , Grand Treasurer , who was received with loud applause , said : Most Worshipful Pro Grand Master , 1 shall have very great pleasure in following the hint your lordship has thrown out , and taking upon myself to pay the money at once . ( Hear , hear , and cheers . )
The Earl of Carnarvon : Brethren , 1 have to propose one other vote lo you , which is a vote of thanks to Bro . Charles Buchanan , of the Lion Lodge , No . 312 , Whitby , for the present which he has been good enough to make to Grand Lodge . That present is this parchment roll which I hold
in my hand . It is a roll which relates to the ancient charges of Freemasonry , and it will be deposited in the library of Grand Lodge . I can only say that I have no doubt it will be very much to the satisfaction of Grand Lodge if other members are found as generous as Bro .
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Buchanan . I therefore propose that we should giVc ,. vote of thanks . ""t Bro . Montague Guest , Prov G . M . for Dorset , s . the motion , which was put and carried . " Grand Secretary read the report of the Lod ge ol t volence for the list quarter . '' Bro . J . M . Clabon , P . G D ., President of the „
c Lodge of Benevolence , then said it was his duty to '' the confirmation of the several grants on the a „ * paper , and the number of the amounts might star ' good many ; but at last Grand Lodge there were neaA many of the same amount . They would , however ' given as deserved . Still he ftlt placed there wi , l duty to the Craft as well as to the Lodge of Bcncvoi "
which he owed , and he must tell them that the Lodi . Benevolence was spending more money than its ip . ^' Well , an end must come to that , for , they could not half-a-crown out of sixpence a day . Last year the an ' ' voted exceeded the receipts several hundreds of p 0 j " At the last meeting £ 900 was given away . If o » of the other eleven nights in the year the same
amwas given , the brethren would see that an incon ; . £ 7000 or £ 8000 a-year would not stand it . He ht they would never touch a penny of the principal e £ 50 , 000 already invested . Bro . Clabon and Bro . j respectively moved and seconded the confirmation ( , ; following recommendations : — The petition of a brother of the One and All Lodge , No . 330 , Bodmin , which was
referred hack by Grand . Lodge on the 3 rd December , 18 79 , was re-considered , and that brother was again recommended for a grant of £ : A brother of the Lodge of Fortitude , No . 131 , Truro i 00 t A brother of the Domatic Lodge , No . 177 , London
... ... ... . _ -n , * - " " ,, 0 t A brother of the Joppa Lodge , No . 1 S 8 , London ... . . . . . . . . . . . . ^ o ; The widow of a brother of the Neptune Lodge , No . 22 , London . 50 :
A brother of the Royal Gloucestershire Lodge , No . 8 39 , Gloucester ... ... 100 c A brother of the Lodge of Concord , No . 632 , Trowbridge ... ... ... ... - ^ ¦ A brother of the Lodge of Felicity , No . 5 8 , London ... ... ... ... . mn J ~ UUUUII 100 :
... ... ... ... ... A brother of the Phcenix Lodge , No . 257 , Portsmouth ... ... ... ... 7 ^ ; A brother of the Cambrian Lodge of Australia , No . 6 36 , Sydney , N . S . W . ... 50 ; A brother of the Union Lodge , No . 310 , Carlisle ... ... ... ... ... zo c The widow of a brother of the Skiddaw
Lodge , No , 1002 , Cockermouth 75 c The widow of a brother of the Royal Yorkshire Lodge , No . 2 O 5 , Ktighlcy c , o : A brother of the Lodge of the Three Graces , No . JC 8 , Haworth - ; : --- . . . . . . ... ... t .
,, ^ A brother of the Lodge of Prosperity , No . 65 , London ... ... ... .,, »^ ; Bio . Monckton moved that the following rcpoit t ! Boaid of General Purposes be taken as read : — To the United Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Arc ; Masons of England .
The Board of Genual I ' m posts report as follows ¦ - ( 1 . ) It having come to the knowledge of the Boaid : the freehold premises Nos . 57 and 58 , Great Quetii-. < : adjoining Frccmascns' Hall , were about to be suit auction , it was thought desirable to acqu ' uc the sa » a fair price , and it was referred to the Premises Coninv to take steps accordingly . In result the premises wcre f
chased for £ 3500 and £ 3000 respectively , and have i " been duly conveyed to the Trustees of Grand Lodge . ( 2 . ) The Board have by their Premises Committee gi very careful consideration to the requirements of thei : Masonic Benevolent Institutions for further office acr . mentation , and having acquired the necessary land in rear of the present offices have obtained from the Gr .
Superintendent of Works plans , which they learn acceptable to the Institutions , and estimates for czing out the same at a cost of £ 2500 , which , addt : the £ " 1 5 , the cost of the land , will enable the Boar : provide for the three offices space and accommodate about three times the amount now furnished , the re . * the same being re-arranged at something under that ; portion . The Board will also , if Grand Lodge appf '
have the opportunity of providing a spacious muiita room in the basement at a cost estimated by the Gr . Superintendent of Works at £ 450 , which will be av ;& at a icasonable rental to the various lodges mcetii'S Freemasons' Hall . ( 3 . ) The Board have also obtained an estimate the Grand Superintendent of Works for ( he nec ^ - wt rks to be done to render the library available « office for the Grand Secretary . The amount of tfe
£ ? s-( 4 . ) The period having fully arrived when painting " cleaning must be done to the whole interior of Frctnia *' Hall , the Board have given ibis their careful consi ^ tion , and by their direction the Grand Superintend * Works has considered the subject , not only with rift " tto the general reparation positively necessary , but als ' porting into it a moderate amount of appropriate ' "
tion , the cost of the whole of which he estimates at LJ ° although this sum may appear l arge the Beard f " ' fied that , looking at the extent ot the premises , i' "' be a reasonable outlay for very necessary work . ( 5 . ) The Board led it as much a duty as a p leas' !' draw the attention of Grand Lodge to the seivK ' dered by Bro . IT . G . Buss , the Assistant Grand S «^ during the illness and absence of the late Grand Se ' cret
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you , entertain very little doubt as to what your decision •will be . You have heard the motion duly moved and seconded , "That His Royal Hig hness the Prince of Wales be our Most Worship ful Grand Master for the ensuing year . " All you who agree to that motion will signify their assent in the usual manner observed amrmg Masons .
, The motion was carried nem . con ., and the Earl of Carnarvon having so declared it , Sir Albert W . Woods ( Gaiter ) , G . D . C ., proclaimed the Prince of Wales Grand Master of the Order amidst loud cheers . Bro . Sampson Peirce , P . M . No . 2 , rose to propose the election of Grand Treasurer . He said : Most Worshipful Pro . G . M . and brethren , the next business on the paper
this evening is to propose a brother to fill the office of Grand Treasurer for the ensuing year ; and I do so duly impressed with the knowledge that this is one of the few —I may say the very few—opportunities that the brethren assembled in Grand Lodge have of expressing their opinions upon , " and recording their convictions as to , the fitness ' or otherwise of any particular brother to fill a
grand , a great , and important office . I now do so without any hesitation—on the contrary , with a great deal of confidence and pleasure . 1 propose to this Grand Lodge that our Worship ful Bro . Creaton be re-elected as Grand Treasurer . ( Applause . ) I am not unmindful of the eloquent terms , and with expressions of high compliment , that our Bro . Binckes just a twelvemonth ago proposed
that our Bro . Cieaton should fill that distinguished office . Nor am I forgetful of the way—of the very cordial wayin which the great bulk of the brethren then present acceded to that proposition . That the election , then , was a good and wise one I venture to saythat the manner in which our Bro . Creaton has discharged the duties of his office during the past year must have proved ; and it must alike
have been a source of pleasure to those brethren with whom from time to time his various duties have brought him into more immediate contact , as well as the subject of great gratification to all those brethren who suppoited him on the last occasion . ( Hear , hear . ) And although I do not propose to go over the whole of the ground traversed by our Bro . Binckes in March last , yet , fearing
lest there may be some brethren here in this Grand Lodge to-nig ht who were not here on the last occasion , I must be permitted to say , and draw their attention to this fact , with regard to Bro . Creaton . Any office to which Bro . Creaton may be elected has the opportunity of having brought to it with him large and valued services to the Craft in general , but more especially to that portion of
Masonry we watch with ever anxious care , our three great Charitable Institutions . It may be unnecessary to remind you here that he is a Trustee of all those three Institutions , that he has devoted , and continues to devote , a very great deal of time and attention in assisting to manage the affaiis of those Charities . We all of us know with what success those efforts have been
attended , and , I \ enture to say , that last , though not least , I think we may say here he is a Past Grand Officer of many years' standing , and , certainly , I make bold to say , held in hig h estimation among the brethren of the Craft . These , Most Worshipful Pro Grand Master , I think are ample reasons why I am here to make the proposition that I do . With these words , therefore , Most Worshipful
Sir , I fear most imperfectly rendered , lacking , as I feci they do , that fervour and force which were instilled into them on the last occasion , but still with no less sincerity , and with no less a desire to give the subject its fullest justice , I shall conclude by proposing that our . Worshipful Bro . Lieut .-Col . John Creaton be re-elected as Grand Treasurer for the ensuing year . ( Cheers . )
Bro . J . J . Cantle , P . M . 1642 : Most Worshipful Pro Grand Master , it is with a great deal of pleasure I rise to second the nomination of our esteemed Bro . Col . Creaton as Treasurer of Grand Lodge . I am sure there is no brother among the whole of this Grand Lodge that has commanded the esteem of the brethren throughout the Craft more than our esteemed Bro . Lieut .-Col . Creaton . The
zeal that he has always evinced for Freemasonry in every branch , more especially its Charities , 1 am sure commands the esteem and respect of every brother . No time has been too much for him to devote , and no trouble , however great , has been deemed by him of too serious consequence , provided he could do that which he considered necessary to fulfil properly the duties which he had undertaken . In
appointing him as Grand T reasurer to this Grand Lodge we have one whom we all look up to , and I am sure that there is not a member of this Grand Lodge but will feel that , in electing him to be Treasurer , we are only doing justice to one who has devoted himself and his time to the duties that have been imposed upon him as regards our Charities , and , in a ceitain sense , paying some few
returns by electing him to the only office that is in the hands of members of Grand Lodge to elect a brother to . With these few words , Most Worshipful Pro Grand Master and brethren , I beg to second the nomination of Bro . Lieut .-Col . John Creaton as Grand Treasurer . Bro . Binckes rose to propose Bro . William Winn , P . M . 657 , as Grand Treasuier . Referring to his proposal of
Col . Creaton last year , and repeating to the fullest extent his high encomiums of Col . Creaton on that occasion , he did not claim for that brother a monopol y ot the high qualifications for the office of Grand Treasurer . There was no policy more plainly then laid down , or more distinctly expressed , than that the Craft would year by year select some one individual for this distinguished position .
( No , no , from the dais . ) He could produce unequivocal evidence of that proposition being then thoroughly understood . It was on this principle he now proposed Bro . Winn , who had subscrihed £ iG 22 to the Girls' School , and had 449 votes ; £ 1687 to the Boys' School , and had 433 votes ; and £ 650 15 s . to the Benevolent Institution , and had 49 8 votes ; or a total sum of £ 4000 .
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Bro . James Terry , P . M . 228 , etc ., etc ., seconded the motion , which was also supported by Bro . J . M . Klenck , P . M . 1686 . Bro . Clabon , P . G . D ., objected to a change every year , because a brother would have just arrived at a full knowledge of his duties when a new one , perfectly unacquainted with them , would be put into office . On the principle
advocated were they to turn out the officers every year , the Grand Secretary , and the Secretaries of the Masonic Charities . ( Loud laughter and j : reat cheering . ) Bro . W . Sutton Gover , P . M . No . w , and Bro . James Mason , P . G . S . B ., expressed the same view . The two names were then put to Grand Lodge , and Col . Creaton was elected by an overwhelming majority , amidst loud cheers .
The Earl of Carnarvon then rose and said : Brethren , it is row my duty to propose to you a vote which , though large , I hope will command immediate and hearty assent . I am told that as far as the finances of Grand Lodge are concerned there need be no doubt or difficulty entertained as to the forthcoming of the money . The vote is " That this Grand
Lodge do contribute the sum of five hundred pounds , to he paid out of the Fund of General Purposes , towards the Duchess of Marlborough ' s Fund , for the relief of distress in Ireland , and that the same be at once paid to the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor , P . G . Steward , M . W . Grand Master ' s Lodge , No . 1 , for the purposes of the said fund . " Now , brethren , I need not remind you that this last year ,
which has closed but two months since , has been a year in this country of very great distress in many towns . Agriculture , trade , many branches of industry in turn have suffered . Incomes have been greatly curtailed , and a pinch has been felt no doubt in many households where formerl y there was comparative , if not complete affluence . The same state of things has prevailed in Ireland ; but there is
this difference between England and the sister island : that whilst here in England wc enjoy the accumulated capital of many generations and the results of a great and overflowing prosperity , in Ireland there has always been fai less in point of money to draw upon , far less resources to meet such an emergency at the present ; and consequently the distress has been far greater , and that distress has
been enhanced by a failure of crops , by a failure of fruits , by a failure of one of the products upon which a large part of the population depends . And , in addition to this , the strain on the Poor Law has , undoubtedly , become so great , that the misery—it is not too strong a word to use —has been excessive in many parts of Ireland . There was in the morning papers of to-day a statement which I
need not now repeat to you , but which , I have no doubt , a great many brethren read with some interest—a statement of the operations of this fund which has been raised by the Duchess of Marlborough . I think it was there said that about £ 72 , 000 bad been collected . Ol that £ 72 , 000 , £ 30 , 000 1 think has been spent already , and about £ 40 , 000 remains in hand . It is said , at the same time ,
that , even in spite of this fund and the assistance of the government , in spite of the charity of private individuals , the cistress is still very great , and doubts were entertained how far the distress might not even increase between this period and the period when the harvest would he gathered in . Brethren , I do not think 1 need say more to recommend this motion to your consideration , and which I
shall put with every hope that it will meet with a hearty response from all of you . I ha \ e , however , to call your attention to an informality which has crept in in the wording of this resolution , an informality which if I from this chair sanctioned might be made hereafier a precedent , and lead to very great evil . You will observe that it is said , " and that the same be at once paid to the Right Hon . the
Lord Mayor ; " but of course you will remember that every money vote passed by Grand Lodge must be confirmed at the next ensuing meeting , and , therefore , as it now stands this resolution should not be put from the chair . I shall , therefore , propose to leave out the words " at once , " and I doubt not then that the Grand Treasurer , who still speaks for ( he funds of Grand Lodge , though
the management of those funds had been altered as you well remember last year—Grand Treasurer , then , I doubt not , wiil rise up in his place , and will say he is perfectly prepared on his own responsibility to draw a cheque for that sum , and to ask an indemnity for it at the next Grand Lodge . That is the proper way of putting it under the circumstances . I hold it to be mest expedient that in our charity and in our acts of generosity we should always
adhere to the written law of our Constitutions ; and at the same time I doubt not there will always be found brethren in the position of the Grand Treasurer who will be willing to take such a responsibility on them . Brethren , I beg to move from the chair this resolution . Bro . W . W . Beach , M . P ., Provincial Grand Master for Hants and the Isle of Wight : Most Worshipful Pro Grand Master and brethren , I have great pleasure in seconding the resolution .
The resolution , as altered , was carried amidst great cheering . Col . Creaton , Grand Treasurer , who was received with loud applause , said : Most Worshipful Pro Grand Master , 1 shall have very great pleasure in following the hint your lordship has thrown out , and taking upon myself to pay the money at once . ( Hear , hear , and cheers . )
The Earl of Carnarvon : Brethren , 1 have to propose one other vote lo you , which is a vote of thanks to Bro . Charles Buchanan , of the Lion Lodge , No . 312 , Whitby , for the present which he has been good enough to make to Grand Lodge . That present is this parchment roll which I hold
in my hand . It is a roll which relates to the ancient charges of Freemasonry , and it will be deposited in the library of Grand Lodge . I can only say that I have no doubt it will be very much to the satisfaction of Grand Lodge if other members are found as generous as Bro .
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Buchanan . I therefore propose that we should giVc ,. vote of thanks . ""t Bro . Montague Guest , Prov G . M . for Dorset , s . the motion , which was put and carried . " Grand Secretary read the report of the Lod ge ol t volence for the list quarter . '' Bro . J . M . Clabon , P . G D ., President of the „
c Lodge of Benevolence , then said it was his duty to '' the confirmation of the several grants on the a „ * paper , and the number of the amounts might star ' good many ; but at last Grand Lodge there were neaA many of the same amount . They would , however ' given as deserved . Still he ftlt placed there wi , l duty to the Craft as well as to the Lodge of Bcncvoi "
which he owed , and he must tell them that the Lodi . Benevolence was spending more money than its ip . ^' Well , an end must come to that , for , they could not half-a-crown out of sixpence a day . Last year the an ' ' voted exceeded the receipts several hundreds of p 0 j " At the last meeting £ 900 was given away . If o » of the other eleven nights in the year the same
amwas given , the brethren would see that an incon ; . £ 7000 or £ 8000 a-year would not stand it . He ht they would never touch a penny of the principal e £ 50 , 000 already invested . Bro . Clabon and Bro . j respectively moved and seconded the confirmation ( , ; following recommendations : — The petition of a brother of the One and All Lodge , No . 330 , Bodmin , which was
referred hack by Grand . Lodge on the 3 rd December , 18 79 , was re-considered , and that brother was again recommended for a grant of £ : A brother of the Lodge of Fortitude , No . 131 , Truro i 00 t A brother of the Domatic Lodge , No . 177 , London
... ... ... . _ -n , * - " " ,, 0 t A brother of the Joppa Lodge , No . 1 S 8 , London ... . . . . . . . . . . . . ^ o ; The widow of a brother of the Neptune Lodge , No . 22 , London . 50 :
A brother of the Royal Gloucestershire Lodge , No . 8 39 , Gloucester ... ... 100 c A brother of the Lodge of Concord , No . 632 , Trowbridge ... ... ... ... - ^ ¦ A brother of the Lodge of Felicity , No . 5 8 , London ... ... ... ... . mn J ~ UUUUII 100 :
... ... ... ... ... A brother of the Phcenix Lodge , No . 257 , Portsmouth ... ... ... ... 7 ^ ; A brother of the Cambrian Lodge of Australia , No . 6 36 , Sydney , N . S . W . ... 50 ; A brother of the Union Lodge , No . 310 , Carlisle ... ... ... ... ... zo c The widow of a brother of the Skiddaw
Lodge , No , 1002 , Cockermouth 75 c The widow of a brother of the Royal Yorkshire Lodge , No . 2 O 5 , Ktighlcy c , o : A brother of the Lodge of the Three Graces , No . JC 8 , Haworth - ; : --- . . . . . . ... ... t .
,, ^ A brother of the Lodge of Prosperity , No . 65 , London ... ... ... .,, »^ ; Bio . Monckton moved that the following rcpoit t ! Boaid of General Purposes be taken as read : — To the United Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Arc ; Masons of England .
The Board of Genual I ' m posts report as follows ¦ - ( 1 . ) It having come to the knowledge of the Boaid : the freehold premises Nos . 57 and 58 , Great Quetii-. < : adjoining Frccmascns' Hall , were about to be suit auction , it was thought desirable to acqu ' uc the sa » a fair price , and it was referred to the Premises Coninv to take steps accordingly . In result the premises wcre f
chased for £ 3500 and £ 3000 respectively , and have i " been duly conveyed to the Trustees of Grand Lodge . ( 2 . ) The Board have by their Premises Committee gi very careful consideration to the requirements of thei : Masonic Benevolent Institutions for further office acr . mentation , and having acquired the necessary land in rear of the present offices have obtained from the Gr .
Superintendent of Works plans , which they learn acceptable to the Institutions , and estimates for czing out the same at a cost of £ 2500 , which , addt : the £ " 1 5 , the cost of the land , will enable the Boar : provide for the three offices space and accommodate about three times the amount now furnished , the re . * the same being re-arranged at something under that ; portion . The Board will also , if Grand Lodge appf '
have the opportunity of providing a spacious muiita room in the basement at a cost estimated by the Gr . Superintendent of Works at £ 450 , which will be av ;& at a icasonable rental to the various lodges mcetii'S Freemasons' Hall . ( 3 . ) The Board have also obtained an estimate the Grand Superintendent of Works for ( he nec ^ - wt rks to be done to render the library available « office for the Grand Secretary . The amount of tfe
£ ? s-( 4 . ) The period having fully arrived when painting " cleaning must be done to the whole interior of Frctnia *' Hall , the Board have given ibis their careful consi ^ tion , and by their direction the Grand Superintend * Works has considered the subject , not only with rift " tto the general reparation positively necessary , but als ' porting into it a moderate amount of appropriate ' "
tion , the cost of the whole of which he estimates at LJ ° although this sum may appear l arge the Beard f " ' fied that , looking at the extent ot the premises , i' "' be a reasonable outlay for very necessary work . ( 5 . ) The Board led it as much a duty as a p leas' !' draw the attention of Grand Lodge to the seivK ' dered by Bro . IT . G . Buss , the Assistant Grand S «^ during the illness and absence of the late Grand Se ' cret