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NOTICE . A SPECIAL EDITION -will be issued on SATTJftDAY MORNING containing a full Report of the Quarterly Court of tho R . M . I . for Boys , with the result of the Election .

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Il ^ S ^^^^ SATURDAY , APRIL IO , 18 97 .

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We understand that among the brethren , his Royal Highness , the ALW . G . Master , has been pleased to select for appointment to Grand Ofiice , at the Grand Festival , on Wednesday , the 2 S 1 I 1 instant , are Bros , the Earl of Portarlington and Lord Stanley , M . P ., who w'dl be the Grand Wardens ; Bro . the Very Rev . Dean ( Hole ) of Rochester , and the Rev . E . Venn

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Childe , as Grand Chaplains ; R . Horton Smith , Q . C , Deputy G . Registrar ; Sir Augustus Webster , Sir Francis Boileau , J . T . Firbank , M . P ., and S . B . Bancoft , Grand Deacons ; and Malcolm Morris ; and E . C . Mulvey , and Walter Martin , G . and Assist . G . Pursuivants , respectively .

* » * Thc Quarterly General Court of the Governors and Subscribers of the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls was held in the great hall of Freemasons' Tavern on Thursday , the Sth instant . The chair was taken precisely at the hour of noon by Bro . H . Smith , Treas .,

and as soon as the ordinary business was ended , a poll was opened for thc election of 20 from a list of 29 girls , reduced to 28 by the withdrawal of No . 20 , who has been nominated for admission under the " Sir Henry Edwards " Presentation . The result , so far as the successful candidates are concerned , will be found in our advertisement columns .

* * * It is evident from the brief report we published last week of the recent meeting of the Grand Chapter of Scotland that Royal Arch Masonry north of the Tweed has been making satisfactory progress during the past year . It was stated in the course of the

proceedings that the income showed an increase of £ 142 over that of the previous year , while there had been an increase in membership of upwards of 100 companions . Most of the credit connected with this progress seems to be due to the exertions of Comp . Major F . W . Allan , Past Depute G . First Principal ,

who was indefatigable in his efforts in behalf of Royal Arch Masonry , visiting chapters in most parts of Scotland as well as at the Cape , Gibraltar , and Aden . The new Grand First Principal is Comp . the Earl of Haddington , and his Depute Grand First Principal , Comp . C . C . Nisbet . * * *

The Canadian Craftsman for last month has published a portrait of R . W . Bro . William Jarvis , who in 1792 was appointed Prov . G . Master of Upper Canada , by the " Antient " or" Atholl " Grand Lodge . Between the year of his appointment and 1804 , Bro . Jarvis issued 20 warrants for the constitution of lodges in

different parts ot his jurisdiction . In 1797 the capital of the province was removed from Niagara to York ( Toronto ) , and Jarvis ' s refusal to summon his Prov . G . Lodge at Niagara , is said to have caused a considerable amount of dissatisfaction , with the result that a rival Prov . G . Lodge under Bro , George Forsyth , as Prov .

G . M ., was started at Niagara . In 1804 , Bro . Jarvis made complaint of this to the Grand Lodge in England , but does not appear to have made much by his motion . Bro . Jarvis held the post of Secretary to the Simcoe Government , and died in the year 1817 . * * *

The Liscard Lodge , No . 2657 , will be consecrated at the Manor Hal ) , Liscard , to-morrow ( Saturday ) afternoon , The ceremony will be performed by R . W . Bro . Lord Egerton of Tatton , Prov . G . Master , who will be assisted in his duty by Bro . Col . Dean , Prov . S . G . Warden , and other Provincial Grand Officers . The Worshipful Master designate will afterwards be

installed in the chair by Bro . Col . Dean , who is one of the founders of the lodge . The principal oflicers designate are Bros . W . O . Callow , P . M . 2335 , W . M . ; T . M . Stanbury , S . W . ; and E . Runill Taylor , J . W . The musical arrangements will be in charge of Bros . J . T . Hinde , Prov . G . Org ., and A . H . Baird , W . M .

2433-» * We also have much pleasure in announcing that the Newhouse Chapter , No . 2433 , so named after the popular Prov . Grand Scribe E . of Cheshire , will be consecrated by Comp . the Hon . Alan de Tatton Egerton , Grand Superintendent , assisted by his Prov . Grand Officers , at Birkenhead , on Easter Monday , the

19 th instant . The Principals designate are Comps . Richard Newhouse , Past G . Std . Br . England , Prov . G . Scribe E ., as M . E . Z . ; W . F . Robinson , P . Z ., H . ; and A . H . Baird , J . The list of founders is a very formidable one , a large proportion of them being Prov . G . Officers , so that there is every prospect of its having a long and successful career .

* * The 44 th Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge of Minnesota was held at St . Paul on the 13 th and 14 th January last , there being a very full attendance of Grand Officers and the representatives of

private lodges . According to the statistics furnished at the meeting , there are 206 lodges on the roll of this prosperous Grand Lodge , with an aggregate of subscribing members amounting to 15 , 422 . It is also financially in a sound condition , having 11 , 863 dollars

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in its treasury in respect of the General Fund and 18 , 239 dollars in respect of the Widows' and Orphans ' Fund . Bro . James F . Lawlers was elected M . W . G . Master for the ensuing year , while Bro . Thomas Montgomery remains at his post as Grand Secretary .

» There is no doubt that it marks " an era of Masonic interest and prosperity " in the United States when it is continually being announced that new and handsome buildings are being planned or erected for the use oi the Craft in different parts of thc country . Within a

brief period halls for thc use of the brethren have been erected at Hartford , Conn , and at Springfield , Gardner , and Newtonville , in Massachusetts , while at the present time the Masons of Providence and Pawtucket , in Rhode Island , are engaged in the erection of new premises , and those in Worcester and Northampton ,

in Massachusetts , are preparing to erect halls , which , in the former city , will . cost about 100 , 000 and in the latter some 60 , 000 dollars . Similar undertakings are being projected in other of the United States , while , as regards the splendid Masonic halls in Philadelphia and New York , we have all heard of them and of the

enormous cost incurred in their erection , while not a few English brethren have visited them and had the opportunity of judging for themselves of their splendour and the completeness and ampleness of the accommodation they afford for lodge and chapter meetings .

According to the Freemasons' Repository , the brethren in Worcester , Mass ., have already purchased for $ 30 , 000 a fine plot of land , in a central position , and plans have been prepared for the erection of a hall thereon , 126 feet by 80 feet , and six storeys high . The material will be granite , red brick , and Ohio sandstone , and to

judge from the views which have been prepared , it will beabeautiful and imposing structure , which will prove not only an ornament to the city , but likewise a credit to the ability and enterprise of those who are in charge of the arrangements , and the Craft which is so generously providing thc funds .

# # ? Occasionally very serious catastrophes befall these buildings , and a Masonic Hall , which has taken some two or three years to erect , is burned to thc ground in a few hours . But these costly accidents do not appear to have the effect of deterring our brethren in the

United States from indulging the love of halls of their own specially erected and planned for the accommodation of their Grand and private lodges and chapters . A very recent case in point is that of the Fraternity in Rhode Island . The Grand Lodge of that State had its quarters in Providence , and had for its hall a stately

pile , which was dedicated to the uses of Masonry on the 3 rd February , 18 S 6 , the first stone having been laid on the 7 th June , 1 S 84 . At an early hour ii the morning of thc 19 th March , 1896 , this hall was burnt down . Since then , however , the Freemasons' Hall

Company have been engaged in taking the necessary steps to erect a new Hall on the old site , and , according to the Repository , it will not be long before the walls of the new structure will be visible . This speaks well for the energy and liberality of the brethren in Providence ,

? * * Wc in England are not similarly furnished with halls . There are many scattered throughout the country , and in the Northern Provinces there is a great desire exhibited by the lodges to have premises

of their own . But , as a rule , we are content with having the necessary accommodation , nor is there any great difficulty in obtaining it at the hotels , assembl y rooms , % c , which are to be found in our provincial cities and towns . Yet there is little doubt as to the

prosperity of English Freemasonry . We need not , however , go very far in search of an explanation of this difference between the Freemasons in the two countries . In the United States lodges are numerically strong and in some jurisdictions there are those which have some hundreds of members .

Here the strong lodge with a hundred subscribing members and upwards is rarely to be met uith and the lodge membership averages for the most part from 40 to 60 brethren . Again , the accommodation to be had in our country hotels is not only excellent , but it has also this special advantage that we can enjoy

in the quarters we rent in them the most complete privacy . Aloreover , as we seldom meet without dining or supping after lodge is closed , we not only have the necessary facilities for obtaining our refreshments on the same premises but the charges for the use of rooms

for lodge work are never excessive . Our plan , therefore , if not in all cases as dignified as that of our brethren in the United States has advantages of its own , which are not to be thought of lightly , and which , at least , have the merit of meeting our particular requirements ..