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SATURDAY , MAY 9 , 18 9 6 .

Masonic Notes.

Masonic Notes .

The Quarterly Convocation of Supreme Grand Chapter was held at Freemasons' Hall , on Wednesday evening , when the Grand Oflicers for the ensuing year were appointed and invested . A reference to our report of the meeting will show that the majority of

them were appointed to office in Grand Lodge last week , but there were a few among them , such as Comp . Lord Skelmersdale , who were Craft Grand Oflicers in former years , while one—Comp . George Graveleyholds no rank in Grand Lodge .

* * * There were also appointed , in commemoration of the 21 st anniversary of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales's installation as G . Z ., 21 companions to brevet rank as Past Grand Officers , among them being 14 of

those on whom was conferred brevet rank in Grand Lodge at the Grand Festival , and who received rank in Grand Chapter corresponding with thut which they had already received in the Craft . But the remaining seven were not eligible , and , therefore , seven companions of

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distinction were elected to fill their places , the seven being Comps . Gordon Miller , Ensor Drury , W- H , Cowper , E . L . Marshall , James Stephens , J . J . Thomas , and William Vincent . We shall furnish particulars of the services rendered to Freemasonry by these companions in our issue of next week . » * *

We regret exceedingly that in our record last week of Bro . W . A . Scurrah ' s services , we should unintentionally have described the office to which he was appointed as that of Dep . G . Sword Bearer , instead of G . Standard Bearer . Our readers , no doubt , will have noticed the error , as Bro . Scurrah is returned in his

proper place in the list of G . Officers under the head of " G . Standard Bearers . " We also omitted to mention that it was the St . Pancras Lodge , No . 2271 , of which he was a founder , and had filled the office of Secretary from the day of its consecration in August , iSSS , until October of last year , when he was appointed S . W .

We publish elsewhere a letter from a correspondent who signs himself " Past District Grand Officer , " in which he points out that no District Grand Officer , Present or Past , is to be found among the brethren upon whom last week the M . W . G . Master was pleased to confer ofiice in Grand Lodge , or even brevet rank

as Past Grand Officers . We take no exception to his complaint about the absence of District Grand Officers from the latter list , because we are aware that there are many besides our correspondent who think that such appointments should occasionally be made , as many indeed were made at the Masonic commemoration of her Majesty ' s Jubilee in 18 S 7 . But we fail to see how

any Colonial brethren , however distinguished , could be appointed to Grand Office , considering that , except under thc very rarest circumstances , it would not be in their power to attend and be in their places in Grand Lodge . It is to be regretted that our Colonial brethren should be thus unfortunately circumstanced , but we do not sec any way out of the difficulty . # * *

What , however , we do object to is thc slighting manner in which our correspondent speaks of the feelings which , in his opinion , the M . W . Grand Master and his advisers entertain towards Colonial Masons . It is only a short while since that two newly-appointed Colonial Governors , who happened to be Masons , had

the brevet rank of 1 ast G . Wardens conferred upon them as a compliment to the brethren in the Colonies —in one case organised as an independent G . Lodge—¦ of which Her Majesty had been pleased to appoint them Governors . Lords Carrington and Jersey and the Earl of Kintore were distinguished English or Scottish Masons before they were elected—in the case

of the two former—G . Masters of New South Wales , and in that of Lord Kintore , G . Master of S . Australia . Moreover , these G . Lodges and the G . Lodges ol Victoria and Tasmania were promptly recognised by our G . Lodge on their formation , and H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , M . W . G . M . of England , is Patron of three out of the four . * * *

In fact , we demur in tola to our correspondent ' s suggestion that our Grand Lodge authorities arc actuated by any but by the kindest feelings towards Colonial Masons . Their aspirations to become selfgoverning Masonic Communities are quite natural , quite as natural as those the Colonies had previously exhibited to become self-governing political

communities . We call those lodges which prefer to remain in allegiance to their parent Grand Lodges in the United Kingdom " loyal , " because we do not well see what else wc can call them ; but it is absurd to suggest , after the prompt recognition accorded to these Colonial Grand Lodges and our Grand Master ' s patronage of such bodies , that our Grand Lodge looks down upon Colonial Masonry .

* » It will be seen , from a circular which appears in another patt of our columns , and is addressed to individual brethren generally , that it is proposed to raise a " purse " or testimonial to Miss Davis , and present it

to her on her retirement , after 35 years' services , from the post of Head Governess of the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls . The proposal has our very warmest approval , and we sincerely trust it will meet with the success it deserves . Miss Davis has devoted

the best years of her life to the training of the children in our senior School , many hundreds of whom must have been under her charge and benefited by her instruction . The success with which she has discharged her responsible duties is undoubted , and it is only fitting that at the close of her career as Governess she should receive from the Craft generally some mark of their kindly appreciation ,