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Bro . Dr . R OBERTSON , R . W . M ., replied on behalf of St . David's , and accepted the very handsome gift presented to the lodge , which he stated would be much appreciated by all the members , and kept and treasured as a memento of the first visit which had ever been made by a Scottish metropolitan lodge to an English lodge . The members of the Provincial Grand Lodge , followed

by the visitors , then retired , and the business being ended , the lodge was closed , and the brethren proceeded to the Crown Hotel , where a most sumptuous repast was kindly provided by the St . Nicholas Lodge in honour of their Scottish brethren . The meeting there was enlivened by speeches and songs g iven by the members of both lodges , and much gratification was felt by all present at the

friendly and brotherly spirit which characterised the whole proceedings . The hospitality of St . Nicholas Lodge was not , however , exhausted . About io o ' clock the following morning the W . M . of St . Nicholas Lodge appeared at the hotel door with his officers and others connected with the lodge , and invited his Scottish visitors to a drive . He had provided brakes for the whole party for the drive along the

North road , then by Matthew ' s Bank , and , after admiring the very beautiful scenery about Jesmond Dene , they proceeded along Jesmond Bridge to Meadowfield House , the residence of Bro . W . Turnbull , where they were kindly supplied with refreshments . Thence they continued their drive through Heaton and Armstrong Parks to the Quayside , where they embarked on board two small steamers ,

the vessels having been placed at their disposal by the Tyne Commissioners , and proceeded to the Elswick Shipbuilding-yard . Having inspected the war-ships in course of construction , the party returned to the city , and having viewed the castle made their way to the Fire Brigade Depot in Westgate-road , where very full explanations were given by the Superintendent , Bro . Matthews , in regard to the

working of this branch of the public service , and to show the expeditious manner the brigade can turn out in the event of a fire , the men donned their working habiliments , yoked their horses , mounted their engine , and were driving along the road all in the space of 50 seconds . The whole party immediately afterwards went to the Crown Hotel and had dinner , and spent the time

remaining at their disposal very agreeably together . The Scottish visitors left Newcastle for Edinburgh shortly after five o ' clock on Thursday , amid the hearty cheers of their English brethren . It is to be hoped that the example of the Lodges St . Nicholas and St . David will be followed by other English

and Scottish lodges , for such fraternal gatherings are calculated to give an impetus to Freemasonry , and an inducement to those still outside its pale to join an Order which has for its object the dissemination of peace and goodwill among men . The address contains , besides the portraits , a photographic view of St . Nicholas Cathedral and the Hijrh Level and Swing Bridge .

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SCOTS LODGE , No . 2319 .

CELEBRATION OF ST . ANDREW'S DAY . The regular meeting of this lodge was held on the 27 th ult . at the Scottish Corporation Hall , Crane-court , Fleet-street , Bro . J . Whitehead ( J . Whitehead and Sons , Granite Works , Aberdeen ) , W . M ., presiding . The other officers present were Bros . John Page , S . W . ; T . Grant , S . D ., as J . W . ; W . F . Bertram , as S . D . ;

Joseph Whitehead , J . D . ; Dr . D . M . Forbes , I . G . ; Captain Fletcher Campbell , D . C . ; E . Johnston Gordon , A . D . C . ; Peter Greig , Stwd . ; D . R . Duncan , Org . ; James Thomson , P . M ., Sec ; and R . H . Goddard , Tyler . Bros . Gellion , J . W . ; George Shaw , Treas . ; and Mitchell were absent through illness , and Bro . C . F .

Matier was engaged at the installation at the Rose and Lily Rose Croix Chapter . Letters of apology for their inability to be present were read from Bros , the Earl of Euston , I . P . M ., Lord Saltoun , F . Faithfull Begg , George Henderson , and J . Dalgetty Henderson . Bro . Brindley , P . M . 1604 , acted as I . P . M .

The visitors present were Bros . Sir Patrick Colquhoun , Q . C , LL . D ., P . P . G . Reg . Surrey ; Louis Beck , P . P . G . ~ Org . Middx . ; Dr . A . D . Leith Napier , No . 75 ( Scotland ); D . Davidson , Rising Star Lodge , Rawalpindi , India ; W . Smallpeice , P . M . 969 ; W . Brindley , P . M . 1600 ; G . Basset , I . P . M . 9 6 9 ; H . Massey , P . M .

619 , 1928 ; E . G . Van Tromp , S . W ., and Dr . J . F . Woods , J . W . 969 ; J . Whitehead , J . D . 1446 ; Alfred Grant , 127 ; Henry Bond , S . D . 1656 ; W . F . Bertram , 1426 ; and W . Y . Carlin , 2310 . The lodge , which was consecrated in 1 S 89 , was intended for the convenience of Scotsmen living in

London , and the Scottish Corporation most readily gave the use of their grand hall for its meetings . The Scots Lodge is the trysting place of all Scotsmen in London who are Masons , and wish to meet , as it were , upon their native heath , tradition having stated that the Scottish Corporation Halls were built on Scotch

soil , and with bricks and mortar imported specially for the purpose . The interior of the walls being decorated with the tartans and arms of the clans , and ( he majestic piper ( Mr . John Mackenzie ) giving out the enchanting notes of his bagpipes , Scottish brethren , who are always heartily welcomed as visitors to the lodge , are

carried in their mind ' s eye to their beautiful country , so that the intellectual feast even surpasses the delicacies of the hospitable board . The Scots Lodge has the good will and support of the Scottish Corporation , and also of the Grand Lodge of Scotland , and the brethren are very anxious to be joined by all the Scots Freemasons in London , so that the lodge may be

thoroughly representative and national . After the lodge had been opened , the whole three ceremonies were admirably worked by the W . M . Bro . William Craig was raised to the Third Degree ; Bros , Pennachini , Stewart , and Home were passed to the Second Degree ; and Messrs . William Shaw Beaton and Thomas Drummond Duff were initiated . As Bros . Stewart and Home were about to sail for Australia

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the following day , the brethren were asked to be present to wish them God-speed and a safe return next year . The brethren were also invited by the summons to celebrate the Festival of St . Andrew at this meeting

In response to a circular from the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution asking for a Steward for the next Festival of that Institution from the Scots Lodge , the W . M . said he was afraid the funds of the lodge would not admit of a Steward going up this year .

When the lodge was closed the brethren went to banquet , marching in procession with the piper at their head . The bill of fare was a very artistic production , with the lodge arms impressed on it . The design , which Bro . D . Murray Lyon , the Grand Secretary of Scotland , describes as most artistic and appropriate ,

is a combination of the English and Scottish Masonic arms , with their mottoes intertwined , while the lodge jewel fills the gap between the two , and St . Andrew , the Patron Saint of Scotland , surmounts the pedestal above , and the Scottish Thistle gracefully embellishes

the design . The menu consisted of several pages , and contained quotations from Burns , Scott , Dean Ramsay , Dr . Jamieson , the Ettrick Shepherd , Border Minstrelsy , and other well-known Scottish authorities , with the addition of proverbial songs of the people .

Banquet over , the usual toasts followed . After the toasts of , ; The Queen and the Craft" and "The M . W . Grand Master" had been disposed of the W . M . in proposing "The R . W . Deputy Grand Master and the rest of the Grand Ofiicers , " said that all the brethren regretted the loss the Craft had sustained by

the death of the Earl of Carnarvon , M . W . Pro Grand Master . Lord Carnarvon was one who desired to promote Freemasonry in the best possible way . As to the other Grand Officers , all the brethren knew that they faithfully performed their duties , and exerted themselves to the utmost in the interest of the grand old Order .

Bro . BRINDLEV , P . M . 1604 , proposed "The Health of the W . M ., " and , in doing so , said it was a very pleasant duty indeed . He happened to have known the W . M . for a good many years , and he could assure the brethren that the longer they knew him the better they would like him . Bro . Whitehead was a thoroughly

good fellow , and as far as his duties in the chair were concerned they had had a specimen of them that night . Three ceremonies were performed by him , and that was no joke , as was well known to those who had passed the chair of a lodge . It was a very heavy duty , and all the brethren would agree that the W . M . performed those ceremonies in a most admirable manner ; it was

most creditable to himself , and most gratifying to those brethren who went through the ceremonies . The initiation ceremony made a deep impression on the initiates , and , though they were young in Masonry , he could tell them that the ceremony was splendidly performed . The toast was such a good one that it needed no recommendation from him .

THE WORSHIPFUL MASTER

in reply , said he felt very proud to have such a company around him considering that the lodge was so young . But he could assure the brethren that not only he , but all the members of the lodge had the interests of the lodge at heart . They were al ! concerned in the welfare

of the lodge . The WoRSiiii'FUL MASTER , in proposing the toast of " The Grand Lodge of Scotland and the Scottish Charities , " said he was sorry there was no representative of the Grand Lodge of Scotland present , but they

had present a brother who would have something to say on behalf of the Scotch Charities , and those Charities were busy in their desire to raise a Benevolent Fund . At present there was only one return which he was aware of that had been made , and that was from the city of Aberdeen , the list of which amounted to

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no less than . £ 1000 . He had no doubt that Edinburgh would fully sustain their character . Bro . Dr . FORBES , in replying to the toast , said that Scotchmen in London were a peculiar people , and had great pleasure in supporting their own poor . They liked to keep up that spirit of independence which had

been so grandly put forth by their national poet , " For a' that and a' that , a man ' s a man for a' that . " That spirit percolated through every Scotchman and Scotchwoman wherever they might be , in Scotland or over the face of the whole globe , and therefore those who were in better circumstances felt that there was a triple

bond that bound them to their countrymen in any country , and if any one fell in the battle of life or the race for life those who had succeeded like to bear a helping hand . In London it was notable that they had done so , and they had a Charity in whose halls they were now banqueting—the Scottish

Corporation , or , as it used to be called , the Scottish Hospital—where they dispensed over ^ 7000 in Charity each year . They had pensions from ^ 25 a year to £ 6 a year ; they had also the children of Scottish widows and the widows of Scotchmen ; the children of these they supported till they were of an age to do some

good for themselves . In annual reliefs they gave something like . £ 2300 a year to poor people who came up and said they were in distress from whatever cause . They gave also passages to Scotland . Dr . Johnson used to say that the best picture for a Scotchman was the " Road to London . " No doubt that was a very nice picture , which they mi ght all take advantage of ,

They had done so , they were strangers and were taken in , they treated them hospitably , and they found hospitality the predominant virtue of the Scotch nature . Wherever they met a Scotchman they would find , unless he was an awfully bad one , that he was a hospitable man and generally able to treat people in a hospitable manner . But there were some who were not so

well able to do it , and therefore those ^ who would like to go back to Scotland and had good friends in Scotland to assist them b y giving them a day's work or a half day ' s work , the Scottish Corporation helped to send them back , and gave them money to support them a week or two while they were there . He might tell Englishmen that this relieved them of a very large

expenditure , and therefore , while he appealed chiefly to Scotchmen , he would not exclude Englishmen from his appeal . Then they had a school fund , out of which they bore the expense incurred by mothers and fathers who were not able to pay the school fees of the children . They had another fund for Scotch soldiers and sailors who were wounded in defence of

their country . From that Corporation Hall they gave away annually almost an established amount of £ 1200 in that direction . Then they had in the Caledonian Asylum 200 children educated , clothed , and fed until they were able to go into their proper position in society . All this was conducted by a body of

gentlemen who would be found to be well known in the City of London as taking a special interest in these children , and if there was one child or a dozen children who showed an aptitude in a particular direction there were kindly gentlemen sitting around that board who would say " Send that boy to my office , or that girl down to my wife , and we will see that those children

are never lost si ght of . " He recommended those societies to the benevolent intention of all the brethren present , and recommended them to attend the St . Andrew ' s Festival on Saturday evening , which would be presided over by Lord Advocate Robertson . A collection was then made at the table for the Scottish Corporation , and the sum of 18 guineas was collected .

The WORSHIPFUL MASTER then proposed "The Initiates , " and trusted that what little those brethren had seen of Freemasonry that evening had already made them feel that they would appreciate it . He hoped they would go on and like it still better , that

they would take an interest in the Craft , and in the course of events occupy the position which he occupied as Master of the lodge . All- the brethren welcomed the in ' . tiates , for without them Masonry would not flourish as it did .

Bro . BEATON , after thanking the brethren for their kindness during the solemn ceremony , hoped that he and Bro . Duff would do their best to be good fellows of the Order . Bro . DUFE said he would supplement Bro . Beaton ' s remarks by saying he thought the initiates had fallen

into capital hands . He hoped they would be led onward from the first step of their childhood ' s voyage till they arrived at the manhood which was awaiting them . Possibl y he might be permitted as a baby to say that while he drew his blood from Scottish parents , he was not born in Scotland , he was born in Cape

Colony , Cape of Good Hope . He could remember being transported on a black man ' s back from Cape Town to the ship , and somewhat ostentatiously the steward began to count the family of his ( Bro . Duff ' s ) mother and another widow , and he might have been in the diamond fields lhat ni ght but for the unhappy cir .

cnmstance which terminated his father ' s life . The chief officer of the sailing ship began to count the children as they were handed up one after another , when the other widow , rather sharply , said " You need not count them , there are 11 altogether . " But where was the twelfth V He found him in him ( Bro . Beaton ) there

that night . He had waited 3 6 years to find him . Now that they were admitted to the mysteries of the ancient Craft , it behoved them to look in the future to their laurels , and to the laurels of the Craft , and looking over the matter he thought , from the impressive manner in which the W . M . put the duties of Freemasonry before