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Masonic Notes.
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SATURDAY , AUGUST 6 , 18 9 8 .
The news that is published from time to time as to the progress made by his Royal Highness the M . W . Grand Master towards recovery from his recent acci-. Jls of a h ' ghiy gratifying character , but more par'cularl y that the Prince bore the journey well on
Saturday last from Marlborough House to the Royal ¦ > acht Osborne off Cotves . Every precaution had a " . * y been taken to avoid mishap of any kind , " h ' ° yal Hi ghness was conveyed on board his * both expeditiousl y and comfortably . There later
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in the day he was visited by the Queen , his mother , and there he has had the opportunity of enjoying the sea air , and witnessing the yacht racing which takes place during the first week of the present month . We have no doubt the change will conduce materially to his Royal Highness ' s further recovery .
* * * We must all sympathise with the Princess of Wales in the news that reached her on Tuesday on board the yacht Osborne and which has necessitated her Royal Highness ' s immediate departure for Copenhagen . We allude , of course , to the announcement that her mother ,
the Queen of Denmark , had been taken seriously ill . It was but the other day that we read the announcement that later in the season the Princess would join the King and Queen of Denmark at their Castle of Bern .-storff , in order to join in the congratulations to her
venerable mother on the occasion of her Sist birthday . We hope her Majesty will recover from her present attack and that it ' will still _ be possible for her Royal Highness to join with the other members of the Danish Royal Family in celebrating that auspicious anniversary . * * *
The Quarterly Convocation of Supreme Grand Chapter was held at Freemasons' Hall on Wednesday , the 3 rd instant . There was , as usual at this time of the year , a somewhat sparse attendance of members , nor was there any other than the usual formal business
to transact , save that of dealing with the recommendation of the Committee of General Purposes to vote the sum of 100 guineas from the funds of Grand Chapter to the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys on the occasion of its Centenary Festival . It is unnecessary to say more than that the proposal was carried ncm . con .
We have much pleasure in announcing that No . 4 of Bro . S . T . Klein ' s " Hidden Mysteries " will appear in our next week's issue , the MS . having reached us too late for publication in this number . The subject of the paper is " Light . " The last of the series will be read before Lodge Quatuor Coronati , No . 2076 , at its meeting on Friday , the 7 th October .
* * * The regular Quarterly Communication of the District Grand Lodge of Canterbury ( N . Z . ) was held in the St . Augustine Masonic Hall , Christchurch , on Thursday , the 21 st April last , under the presidency of Bro . R . Dunn Thomas , Dist . G . Master . In the
course of the proceedings a cablegram was sent to the Grand Secretary to learn if the proposed recognition of the Grand Lodge of New Zealand was complete and a prompt reply received to the effect that the terms had been arranged and that the brethren of the two Constitutions might henceforth meet fraternally .
Accordingly the Dist . G . Master announced his intention of attending the meeting of the Grand Lodge of New Zealand on the occasion of the installation of Bro . the Right Hon . R . J . Seddon , P . C ., LL . D . —who is the Premier of the Colony—as M . W . Grand Master for the ensuing year . Our readers will have gathered from an article which appeared in our columns
some weeks since that R . W . Bro . R . Dunn Thomas carried out his intention , and was not only present both in Grand Lodge and at the banquet table , but also , in replying to the toast of « the Sister Grand Lodges , expressed the pleasure it gave him to know that the Masons of the different Constitutions established in the Colony were once again united in the bonds of friendship . #
* * The other business of importance at the Quarterly Communication was the consideration and adoption of the annual balance-sheet of District Grand Lodge for the year , including the 31 st December , 18 97 . From the statements appended to the report of the proceedings ,
it appears that , in the case of the Fund of General Purposes , the cash balance in bank at the close of the year ' s account was over , £ " 68 , as compared with one of £ 31 los at Hie close of the year 1 S 96 , and that the assets exceeded the liabilities by about , £ 380 10 s ., of which some ^ 218 10 s . was in bank and on fixed deposit .
and £ 25 on loan to one of the lodges . As for the Fund of Benevolence , the balance at close of the year was over ^ 354 , as compared with one of , £ 318 at the close of 18 9 6 . There are eight lodges in the District , so that the two Funds of District Grand Lodge are in a healthy condition . * ? *
There is one entry in the Minutes of Proceedings which , though we presume it was necessary in order to render them a complete and accurate record of what took place , had reference to a silly question which , in our opinion , ought never to have been seriously asked . At the previous Quarterly meeting a brother submitted
the following query : " Is it , in your opinion , right at a Masonic banquet , installation or otherwise , at which are present persons who are not members of the Craft , for the usual Masonic toasts to be { riven and the honours attached to those toasts also full y given ? " To this it is recorded that " the R . W . D . G . Master said
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he had no hesitation in saying it was not proper . Masonic toasts and what was commonly- known as Masonic Fire should not be given when none but Masons were present . " We trust the District Grand Master ' s dictum will be carefully observed . There is far too much laxity in these matters nowadays and things are often said in the presence of non-Masons which should be mentioned only in that of brethren .
* * * It is worthy of mention that in response to an invitation from Bro . W . F . Lamonby , District Grand Lodge , on the recommendation of the Board of General Purposes , unanimously voted a donation of £ 3 3 s . towards the Centenary Festival of the Royal
Masonic Institution for Boys , and that , in the course of the meeting , the District Asst . Grand Secretary announced donations to the same Institution from the District Grand Master , the W . M . of Lodge No . 2627 , and four other lodges amounting to . £ S 8 s . » # #
We seem , in the course of our Masonic reading , to have met with the definition before , but where we know not . At all events it will , perhaps , be new to many of our readers to learn that Freemasonry has been—of course , most irreverently—defined as being a " beautiful system of eating and drinking veiled by the
table cloth and illustrated by knives and forks . " The definition will be found in The Neva Zealand Craftsman as quoted from The Masonic Sun in a paragraph headed "The Knife and Fork Degree . " This expression was applied by Dermott to the " Moderns" on the
ground that " some of the young and older brethren made it appear that a good knife and fork in the hands of a dexterous brother over proper materials , would give greater satisfaction and add more to the rotundity and popularity of the lodge than the best scale and compass ever known . "
* » * We most heartily congratulate our respected contemporary , the Keystone , of Philadelphia , U . S . A ., on the completion of its 31 st Volume . Its first issue was dated the 6 th July , 186 7 , and on the 2 nd July , 1898 , it entered upon the 32 nd volume . During the whole of
this period it has earnestly—and we have much pleasure in adding successfully—striven to uphold the ancient usages , customs , and landmarks of the Fraternity . It has set its face against innovation of every kind , and lias strictly adhered to the principles which it laid down for its guidance in its opening number . Moreover , it has done much to spread a knowledge of , and
promote a love for Masonic history in the jurisdiction of Pennsylvania generally , and there is no Masonic periodical in whose judgment upon difficult questions , or in whose zeal for the well-being of Masonry we have greater confidence than the Philadelphia Keystone We trust it may have before it a long future of equal , or even greater success . It deserves it thoroughly .
* * * The permanent Committee of the Lodge of Perfect Unanimity , No . 150 , Madras , in their report for the year to the 31 st December , 18 97 , announce a total membership of 61 , as compared with 65 during the previous year . It further declares the financial posi
tion of the lodge to be thoroughly sound . On the ist January , 18 97 , there was a Cash Balance in hand of 2086 Rupees—of which , however , about 900 Rupees was due to the contractor for the boundary walls , < fcc —• yet on the 31 st December last the amount remaining in the hands of the Treasurer , after defraying the year ' s
expenses , was 868 Rupees , to which must be added Soo Rupees on fixed deposit at 4 I per cent , with the Commercial Bank of India . But the point on which the Committee justly lay the greatest stress is that " the books have been closed with absolutely no
arrears oV any kind , the whole of the dues of all kinds having been recovered from the brethren , " while " all returns and dues for Grand Lodge and District Grand Lodge have been regularly transmitted and paid . " This is a most creditable report .
The first stone of the new Masonic Hall about to be erected in Boston , Massachusetts , was laid with full Masonic ceremonial by M . W . Grand Master Hutchinson , on the 8 th June last . There was a very large attendance of brethren at the ceremony , and in the course of his address the Grand Master referred to the most
notable of the many similar ceremonies that had taken place in the past , but more especially to that of laying the corner-stone of the national capital at Washington by Bro . General Geo . Washington , on the 4 th July , 1793 ; that of laying the stone of the Massachusetts Court
House by Governor S . Adams , assisted by Bro . Paul Revere , on the 4 th July , 18 75 ; that of the Bunker Hill Monument by Bro . John Abbott , M . W . G . M ., on the 17 th June , 1825 ; and those of the Masonic Temples in Boston on the 30 th October , 1830 , and 14 th October , 1864 , respectively .
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COLLEGE SCHOOL , BALDOCK , HERTS . ESTABLISHBD MOKE THAN FlFTY YEARS . PRINCIPAL - - - Bro . W . J . ASLETT . Through Preparation for the Oxford and Cambridge Local , Preliminary , Legal and Medical College of Preceptors , Science and Art Department . This being chiefly a Commercial School , the course of instruction is specially designed to qualify youths for active business life . Terms moderate and inclusive . The Principal will be pleased to board and educate the sons of deceased Masons for the amount allowed by the Institution .
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Masonic Notes.
Masonic Notes .
SATURDAY , AUGUST 6 , 18 9 8 .
The news that is published from time to time as to the progress made by his Royal Highness the M . W . Grand Master towards recovery from his recent acci-. Jls of a h ' ghiy gratifying character , but more par'cularl y that the Prince bore the journey well on
Saturday last from Marlborough House to the Royal ¦ > acht Osborne off Cotves . Every precaution had a " . * y been taken to avoid mishap of any kind , " h ' ° yal Hi ghness was conveyed on board his * both expeditiousl y and comfortably . There later
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in the day he was visited by the Queen , his mother , and there he has had the opportunity of enjoying the sea air , and witnessing the yacht racing which takes place during the first week of the present month . We have no doubt the change will conduce materially to his Royal Highness ' s further recovery .
* * * We must all sympathise with the Princess of Wales in the news that reached her on Tuesday on board the yacht Osborne and which has necessitated her Royal Highness ' s immediate departure for Copenhagen . We allude , of course , to the announcement that her mother ,
the Queen of Denmark , had been taken seriously ill . It was but the other day that we read the announcement that later in the season the Princess would join the King and Queen of Denmark at their Castle of Bern .-storff , in order to join in the congratulations to her
venerable mother on the occasion of her Sist birthday . We hope her Majesty will recover from her present attack and that it ' will still _ be possible for her Royal Highness to join with the other members of the Danish Royal Family in celebrating that auspicious anniversary . * * *
The Quarterly Convocation of Supreme Grand Chapter was held at Freemasons' Hall on Wednesday , the 3 rd instant . There was , as usual at this time of the year , a somewhat sparse attendance of members , nor was there any other than the usual formal business
to transact , save that of dealing with the recommendation of the Committee of General Purposes to vote the sum of 100 guineas from the funds of Grand Chapter to the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys on the occasion of its Centenary Festival . It is unnecessary to say more than that the proposal was carried ncm . con .
We have much pleasure in announcing that No . 4 of Bro . S . T . Klein ' s " Hidden Mysteries " will appear in our next week's issue , the MS . having reached us too late for publication in this number . The subject of the paper is " Light . " The last of the series will be read before Lodge Quatuor Coronati , No . 2076 , at its meeting on Friday , the 7 th October .
* * * The regular Quarterly Communication of the District Grand Lodge of Canterbury ( N . Z . ) was held in the St . Augustine Masonic Hall , Christchurch , on Thursday , the 21 st April last , under the presidency of Bro . R . Dunn Thomas , Dist . G . Master . In the
course of the proceedings a cablegram was sent to the Grand Secretary to learn if the proposed recognition of the Grand Lodge of New Zealand was complete and a prompt reply received to the effect that the terms had been arranged and that the brethren of the two Constitutions might henceforth meet fraternally .
Accordingly the Dist . G . Master announced his intention of attending the meeting of the Grand Lodge of New Zealand on the occasion of the installation of Bro . the Right Hon . R . J . Seddon , P . C ., LL . D . —who is the Premier of the Colony—as M . W . Grand Master for the ensuing year . Our readers will have gathered from an article which appeared in our columns
some weeks since that R . W . Bro . R . Dunn Thomas carried out his intention , and was not only present both in Grand Lodge and at the banquet table , but also , in replying to the toast of « the Sister Grand Lodges , expressed the pleasure it gave him to know that the Masons of the different Constitutions established in the Colony were once again united in the bonds of friendship . #
* * The other business of importance at the Quarterly Communication was the consideration and adoption of the annual balance-sheet of District Grand Lodge for the year , including the 31 st December , 18 97 . From the statements appended to the report of the proceedings ,
it appears that , in the case of the Fund of General Purposes , the cash balance in bank at the close of the year ' s account was over , £ " 68 , as compared with one of £ 31 los at Hie close of the year 1 S 96 , and that the assets exceeded the liabilities by about , £ 380 10 s ., of which some ^ 218 10 s . was in bank and on fixed deposit .
and £ 25 on loan to one of the lodges . As for the Fund of Benevolence , the balance at close of the year was over ^ 354 , as compared with one of , £ 318 at the close of 18 9 6 . There are eight lodges in the District , so that the two Funds of District Grand Lodge are in a healthy condition . * ? *
There is one entry in the Minutes of Proceedings which , though we presume it was necessary in order to render them a complete and accurate record of what took place , had reference to a silly question which , in our opinion , ought never to have been seriously asked . At the previous Quarterly meeting a brother submitted
the following query : " Is it , in your opinion , right at a Masonic banquet , installation or otherwise , at which are present persons who are not members of the Craft , for the usual Masonic toasts to be { riven and the honours attached to those toasts also full y given ? " To this it is recorded that " the R . W . D . G . Master said
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he had no hesitation in saying it was not proper . Masonic toasts and what was commonly- known as Masonic Fire should not be given when none but Masons were present . " We trust the District Grand Master ' s dictum will be carefully observed . There is far too much laxity in these matters nowadays and things are often said in the presence of non-Masons which should be mentioned only in that of brethren .
* * * It is worthy of mention that in response to an invitation from Bro . W . F . Lamonby , District Grand Lodge , on the recommendation of the Board of General Purposes , unanimously voted a donation of £ 3 3 s . towards the Centenary Festival of the Royal
Masonic Institution for Boys , and that , in the course of the meeting , the District Asst . Grand Secretary announced donations to the same Institution from the District Grand Master , the W . M . of Lodge No . 2627 , and four other lodges amounting to . £ S 8 s . » # #
We seem , in the course of our Masonic reading , to have met with the definition before , but where we know not . At all events it will , perhaps , be new to many of our readers to learn that Freemasonry has been—of course , most irreverently—defined as being a " beautiful system of eating and drinking veiled by the
table cloth and illustrated by knives and forks . " The definition will be found in The Neva Zealand Craftsman as quoted from The Masonic Sun in a paragraph headed "The Knife and Fork Degree . " This expression was applied by Dermott to the " Moderns" on the
ground that " some of the young and older brethren made it appear that a good knife and fork in the hands of a dexterous brother over proper materials , would give greater satisfaction and add more to the rotundity and popularity of the lodge than the best scale and compass ever known . "
* » * We most heartily congratulate our respected contemporary , the Keystone , of Philadelphia , U . S . A ., on the completion of its 31 st Volume . Its first issue was dated the 6 th July , 186 7 , and on the 2 nd July , 1898 , it entered upon the 32 nd volume . During the whole of
this period it has earnestly—and we have much pleasure in adding successfully—striven to uphold the ancient usages , customs , and landmarks of the Fraternity . It has set its face against innovation of every kind , and lias strictly adhered to the principles which it laid down for its guidance in its opening number . Moreover , it has done much to spread a knowledge of , and
promote a love for Masonic history in the jurisdiction of Pennsylvania generally , and there is no Masonic periodical in whose judgment upon difficult questions , or in whose zeal for the well-being of Masonry we have greater confidence than the Philadelphia Keystone We trust it may have before it a long future of equal , or even greater success . It deserves it thoroughly .
* * * The permanent Committee of the Lodge of Perfect Unanimity , No . 150 , Madras , in their report for the year to the 31 st December , 18 97 , announce a total membership of 61 , as compared with 65 during the previous year . It further declares the financial posi
tion of the lodge to be thoroughly sound . On the ist January , 18 97 , there was a Cash Balance in hand of 2086 Rupees—of which , however , about 900 Rupees was due to the contractor for the boundary walls , < fcc —• yet on the 31 st December last the amount remaining in the hands of the Treasurer , after defraying the year ' s
expenses , was 868 Rupees , to which must be added Soo Rupees on fixed deposit at 4 I per cent , with the Commercial Bank of India . But the point on which the Committee justly lay the greatest stress is that " the books have been closed with absolutely no
arrears oV any kind , the whole of the dues of all kinds having been recovered from the brethren , " while " all returns and dues for Grand Lodge and District Grand Lodge have been regularly transmitted and paid . " This is a most creditable report .
The first stone of the new Masonic Hall about to be erected in Boston , Massachusetts , was laid with full Masonic ceremonial by M . W . Grand Master Hutchinson , on the 8 th June last . There was a very large attendance of brethren at the ceremony , and in the course of his address the Grand Master referred to the most
notable of the many similar ceremonies that had taken place in the past , but more especially to that of laying the corner-stone of the national capital at Washington by Bro . General Geo . Washington , on the 4 th July , 1793 ; that of laying the stone of the Massachusetts Court
House by Governor S . Adams , assisted by Bro . Paul Revere , on the 4 th July , 18 75 ; that of the Bunker Hill Monument by Bro . John Abbott , M . W . G . M ., on the 17 th June , 1825 ; and those of the Masonic Temples in Boston on the 30 th October , 1830 , and 14 th October , 1864 , respectively .