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MASONIC FUNCTIONS AT PERTH . VISIT FROM GRAND LODGE . INSTALLATION OF COLONEL CAMPBELL AND PRESENTATION TO LORD BREADALBANE .
There was a number of important Masonic functions in Perth on the 3 rd instant . These included visitation of the Prov . Grand Lodge of Perthshire East by an influential deputation from Grand Lodge , headed by Bro . Lord Saltoun , Grand Master Mason of Scotland ; the installation of Bro . Colonel Campbell , Governor of Her Majesty ' s General Prison , Perth , as
Prov . G . Master of Perthshire East , in succession to Bro . the Most Noble the Marquis of Breadalbane , who has retired after over 20 years' service ; the presentation of an illuminated address to Lord Breadalbane ; and a luncheon in the Station Hotel , given by the newly-installed Prov . G . Master to the deputation from Grand Lodge , the office bearers of the Prov . Grand Lodge of Perthshire East , and others .
Prov . Grand Lodge was opened at half-past 12 o clock . Bro . Lord Breadalbane occupied the throne , and there was a large turn-out of brethren . Among those present were Bros . W . Whitelaw , P . P . J . G . W . ; L . J . Holmes Morison , Prov . S . G . W . ; T . I . Miller , Prov . J . G . W . ; A . J . Stevenson , Prov . G . Sec . ; D . C . Smith , Prov . G . Treas . ; the Rev . J . M . Strachan , Prov . G . Chap . ; George Pople , Prov .
S . G . D . ; G . P . K . Young , Prov . J . G . D . ; J . W . Smart , Prov . G . Architect ; R . J . Macaulay , Prov . G . Jeweller ; R . Shaw , Prov . G . Bible Bearer ; A . M'Intyre , Prov . G . D . of C . ; W . M . Cadenhead , Prov . G . Bard ; P . M . Dewar , Prov . G . S . B . ; T . G . Smith , Prov . G . Director of Music ; W . W . Fyfe , Prov . G . Org . ; James Macleish , Prov . G . Marshal ; D . Mitchell , sen , Prov . G . Stwd . ; ] . Sime , Prov .
G . I . G . ; W . M'Gillvray , Prov . G . Tyler ; J . W . T . M'Callum , R . W . M . 3 ; T Chalmers , P . M . 74 ; J . Macpherson , 74 ; W . Wedderspoon , 3 ; A . D . Clyne P . M . 3 ; A . Laing , 122 ; A . B / Anderson , St . Albans , P . M . 490 and 710 , P . J . G . W India , and 3 ; R . A . Hay , 3 ; ' D . Constable , R . W . M . S 71 ; J . C . Laird , R . W . M 137 ; and John Mackenzie , P . M . 122 .
The lodge having been opened , Bro . Lord BREADALBANE said he could not leave the chair without acknowledging how pleasant a time he had enjoyed while presiding over Prov . Grand Lodge . He asked them to accept the present of a jewel and | collar of the Prov . G . Master —( applause ) —so that the Grand Master would be enabled to instal Bro . Campbell with it . On the motion of Bro . the Rev . S TRACHAN , seconded by Bro . W . WHITELAW , the thanks of the Prov . G . Lodge was accorded to his
lordship , who briefly acknowledged . The deputation from Grand Lodge consisted of Lord Saltoun , Grand Master Mason of Scotland ; Major F . W . Allan , Grand Senior Warden . ; D . Murray Lyon , Grand Secretary ; David Reid , Grand Treasurer ; Rev . Archibald Fleming , Grand Chaplain ; James Berry , Prov . Grand Master of Forfarshire ; John Macpherson Grant , yr . of Ballindalloch , Prov . Grand Master of Invernessshire ; George Christie , Prov . Grand
Master of Stirlingshire ; J . Dalrymple Duncan , Past Senior Grand Warden ; W . Munro Denholm , Junior Grand Warden ; John Carruthers , Grand Bible Bearer ; R . N . Johnston , President of Grand Stewards ; C . Carthew Vorstoun , G . B . Macpherson Grant , E . A . Chisholm , Chief Clerk Grand Lodge ; and David Laird , Grand Lodge Officer . The deputation from Grand Lodge was received with Masonic honours .
Lord SALTOUN having taken the chair , said it was a great pleasure for him to come there to fulfil the duties he had been asked to do . He would like to take that opportunity of returning thanks to Lord Breadalbane for the most excellent way he had governed the Provincial Grand Lodge of Perthshire East for the last 20 years . ( Applause . ) Personally he regretted ,
and the Grand Lodge of Scotland regretted , that Lord Breadalbane had seen fit to retire . That regret would last as long as any of them belonged to Grand Lodge . ( Hear , hear . ) The Provincial Grand Lodge had been inspected that morning and everything had been found most satisfactory . Since the appointment of the present Secretary ( Bro . Stevenson ) six years ago the work had been most excellently done .
Lord BREAIMIBANE , on behalf of the Provincial Grand Lodge , returned Lord Saltoun sincere thanks for the way he had spoken of himself and the office bearers . They had been most fortunate in the brethren * who had filled the office of Provincial Grand Secretary . Their present Secretary was a most excellent one , and his predecessors were nearly as good .
At this stage Bro . Col . Campbell was introduced and presented to Lord Saltoun as having been unanimously chosen to fill the office of Provincial Grand Master of Peithshire East . Having agreed to the various charges and taken the oath , Lord Saltoun invested him with the collar and jewel of of office . He expressed the hope that the new Master might have a good time in his oflice , the support cf the whole of the Provincial Grand Lodge , and that when he left he might leave the lodge in as fit a condition as it
was now . The G . M . then conducted Colonel Campbell to the chair and invested him with the mallet of office . Addressing the newly-installed Master , Lord SALTOUN said it was needless for him to make a long speech to point out the duties of his office . He bad been so long a Mason , and had so much experience both in Provincial and Grand Lodge , that he knew the duties he had been called upon to undertake so well and so thoroughly that
any lesson that he ( Lord Saltoun ) could give him would not teach him anything . He had , moreover , the confidence and the affection of the whole of the office-bearers and members of the Provincial Grand Lodge . ( Applause ) He had a great deal to be thankful for in succeeding to such a lodge . His predecessor brought it to a high state of efficiency as the books showed , and it remained with him and his subordinates to carry on the good work . ( Applause . )
Colonel CAMI ' . I . L , who was received with loud applause , said that he must , in the first place , thank thc Grand Master for the honour he had done the Provincial Grand Lodge in coming there as he had done all the way from London , and bringing with him such a magnificent deputation of the
Grand Lodge , and doing them the honour of seeing him installed as Provincial Grand Master of Perthshire F . ast . While he felt very proud of the honour , at the same time , he had a very great deal of diffidence in accepting oflice . He had accepted because every one of the lodges in the province were unanimous in selecting him . ( Applause . ) They all knew what
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a good Master his predecessor was , and the way he did his duty for the last 20 years . He should have a hard time in following in his footsteps . At the same time , he should do his utmost , and he felt sure with his Office-Bearers that he should succeed in carrying it on and keeping up the prestige the lodge had always had . ( Applause . ) He had to express their great regret at the loss which the lodge had sustained in the retirement of its Grand Master .
Bro . Col . CAMPBELL said his first duty was to ask the l . P . M . to accept of the Past Master ' s jewel . In investing Lord Breadalbane with the jewel , Col . Campbell said it was a matter of pleasure in a way , yet of inexpressible regret , for he felt in putting that jewel round his lordship ' s neck it was the commencement of a severance with the Provincial Grand Lodge . As his Depute , he could not express what the lodge was losing by Lord Bread
albane's retirement . It was unnscessary to explain the meaning of the symbols on the jewel to a Mason of his lordship ' s experience . He could only hope that , as Past Master , Lord Breadalbane might still come among them , and possibly at some future time might be in the position of handing him the Past Master ' s jewel . ( Applause . ) The brethren in parting with
Lord Breadalbane felt that they ought to give him some small return for all he had done for them . Accordingly , on their behalf , he had to offer him an illuminated address for his acceptance . It simply contained his own feelings and that of everymember of Provincial Grand Lodge . Col . Campbell then read the address .
The address is beautifully illuminated in the medixval style in gold and several colours . The left side border is broken up a little with escutcheons bearing the date 3 rd July , 1899 , others with the arms of Perth and Perthshire , Masonic emblems , kc . Just above the address proper , which is
written in the engrossing style , with the capitals , & c , in gold and colour , is a handsome view of Taymouth Castle , on the top of which is the Breadalbane arms , and on the left side the marquess' coronet , and on the right side the crest of the family , all in heraldic colours . The whole is framed in a handsomely gilt frame in the Florentine style .
Lord BREADALBANE , who was received with loud applause ; said that in giving him an illuminated address they could not have chosen anything he should have appreciated more . It was a very beautiful work of itself , but what he appreciated far more than the beauty of the address was the kind spirit which prompted Ihe brethren of the province to remember him when quitting the chair . ( Applause . ) He should always look back with very
great pleasure indeed on the 20 years he had the honour of presiding over the province , and to the aid which he had received , not only from the officebearers , but also from all the brethren of the daughter lodges throughout the province . Whenever any Masonic work had to be done , and he had to appeal to Masons throughout the province , they all responded with one accord , and really Perthshire East was one of the easiest provinces to work
that one could find throughout the length and breadth of Scotland . He did not think it would be possible to find another with more enthusiastic Masons in it than there were in Perthshire Past . _ He thanked them most heartily for their kindness , not only in presenting him with that address on retiring from the chair , but also for their kindness in the way in which they had
supported him throughout the 20 years that he occupied it . He also thanked them for appointing him Past Provincial Grand Master . In doing so , he said , they had given him an opportunity of keeping in touch with the lodge , and he assured them that would be a great source of pleasure to him , ( Loud applause . )
Colonel CAMPBELL then thanked th" brethren for the warm reception they had given him . It was the first time he appeared before them as Right Worshipful Master , but he could assure them that he should certainly strive to emulate what their late Provincial Grand Master had always done . He should strive to do all he could for every lodge in the province , and if he could render assistance to the Benevolent Fund he would be glad to do everything in his power . ( Applause . ) The Provincial Lodge was then closed in due and ancient form .
Later m the afternoon Lieut .-Col . Campbell , Prov . G . Master of Perthshire East , entertained the deputation from the Grand Lodgt of Scotland , Office-Bearers of the Prov . G . Lodge of Perthshire East , and others , to luncheon in the Station Hotel . Colonel Campbell presided , and the croupiers were Bros . Dr . Morrison and T . J . Miller .
Great Masonic Festival In Edinburgh.
GREAT MASONIC FESTIVAL IN EDINBURGH .
MESSAGES FROM THE PRINCE OF WALES .
On the 5 th inst . the members of the Lodge of Edinburgh ( Mary ' s Chapel ) , No . 1 , celebrated with a great Festival in the Music Hall the tercentenary of their lodge , or rather—as its origin is almost lost in the mists of antiquity—the tercentenary of the existing executive minutes of the lodge . The hall was very prettily decorated with ( lowers and flags , worked
into beautiful designs . There was a large assemblage of ladies in the gallery . Over 40 c brethren from all parts of Scotland and many places in England sat down to dinner shortly after 5 o ' clock , the Master of the lodge , Bro . P . L . Henderson , presiding , and Bro . W . Officer , S . S . C ., P . M ., and the leading Office-Bearers acting as croupiers .
The Chairman was supported by Bros . Sir Charles Dalrymple , Bart ., M . P ., l . P . G . Master ; Lord Haddington , Past G . Master ; Sir Lewis M'lver , M . P . ; the Hon . North Dalrymple Hamilton , Admiral Campbell , Rev . Archibald Fleming , Lovegrove , P . G . S . B . Eng . ; and Sheriff
Vary Campbell ; M'Crce , M . P . ; D . Murray Lyon , G . Sec ; Dr . Dickson , P . M . 1 ; Major Allan , J . Dalrymple Djncan , Lord Rosslyn , Colonel Ivison Macadam , lhe Very Rev . Dean Wilson , Biillie Pollard , D . Reid , G . Treas . ; Colonel Cranston , Colonel Meiuics , Baillie Soiley , ex-Provost Christie , and others .
After dinner , which was excellently served by Messrs . Aitchson and Sons , Limited , The Secretary ( liro . HAWKE ) , intimated apologies for absence by the Grand Masters of Kigland , Scotland , and Ireland , and prominent Masons in Scotland and all over the world , including Bulawayo , and read the following lntter from the DtiUe of Abercorn , Dalkeith House -.
" I a n desired by his Royal Highness the Prince of VVales to express his regret that his engagements to-day will prevent him froti being able to be present at the festival of Masons of Scotland , but it is impossible for him
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MASONIC FUNCTIONS AT PERTH . VISIT FROM GRAND LODGE . INSTALLATION OF COLONEL CAMPBELL AND PRESENTATION TO LORD BREADALBANE .
There was a number of important Masonic functions in Perth on the 3 rd instant . These included visitation of the Prov . Grand Lodge of Perthshire East by an influential deputation from Grand Lodge , headed by Bro . Lord Saltoun , Grand Master Mason of Scotland ; the installation of Bro . Colonel Campbell , Governor of Her Majesty ' s General Prison , Perth , as
Prov . G . Master of Perthshire East , in succession to Bro . the Most Noble the Marquis of Breadalbane , who has retired after over 20 years' service ; the presentation of an illuminated address to Lord Breadalbane ; and a luncheon in the Station Hotel , given by the newly-installed Prov . G . Master to the deputation from Grand Lodge , the office bearers of the Prov . Grand Lodge of Perthshire East , and others .
Prov . Grand Lodge was opened at half-past 12 o clock . Bro . Lord Breadalbane occupied the throne , and there was a large turn-out of brethren . Among those present were Bros . W . Whitelaw , P . P . J . G . W . ; L . J . Holmes Morison , Prov . S . G . W . ; T . I . Miller , Prov . J . G . W . ; A . J . Stevenson , Prov . G . Sec . ; D . C . Smith , Prov . G . Treas . ; the Rev . J . M . Strachan , Prov . G . Chap . ; George Pople , Prov .
S . G . D . ; G . P . K . Young , Prov . J . G . D . ; J . W . Smart , Prov . G . Architect ; R . J . Macaulay , Prov . G . Jeweller ; R . Shaw , Prov . G . Bible Bearer ; A . M'Intyre , Prov . G . D . of C . ; W . M . Cadenhead , Prov . G . Bard ; P . M . Dewar , Prov . G . S . B . ; T . G . Smith , Prov . G . Director of Music ; W . W . Fyfe , Prov . G . Org . ; James Macleish , Prov . G . Marshal ; D . Mitchell , sen , Prov . G . Stwd . ; ] . Sime , Prov .
G . I . G . ; W . M'Gillvray , Prov . G . Tyler ; J . W . T . M'Callum , R . W . M . 3 ; T Chalmers , P . M . 74 ; J . Macpherson , 74 ; W . Wedderspoon , 3 ; A . D . Clyne P . M . 3 ; A . Laing , 122 ; A . B / Anderson , St . Albans , P . M . 490 and 710 , P . J . G . W India , and 3 ; R . A . Hay , 3 ; ' D . Constable , R . W . M . S 71 ; J . C . Laird , R . W . M 137 ; and John Mackenzie , P . M . 122 .
The lodge having been opened , Bro . Lord BREADALBANE said he could not leave the chair without acknowledging how pleasant a time he had enjoyed while presiding over Prov . Grand Lodge . He asked them to accept the present of a jewel and | collar of the Prov . G . Master —( applause ) —so that the Grand Master would be enabled to instal Bro . Campbell with it . On the motion of Bro . the Rev . S TRACHAN , seconded by Bro . W . WHITELAW , the thanks of the Prov . G . Lodge was accorded to his
lordship , who briefly acknowledged . The deputation from Grand Lodge consisted of Lord Saltoun , Grand Master Mason of Scotland ; Major F . W . Allan , Grand Senior Warden . ; D . Murray Lyon , Grand Secretary ; David Reid , Grand Treasurer ; Rev . Archibald Fleming , Grand Chaplain ; James Berry , Prov . Grand Master of Forfarshire ; John Macpherson Grant , yr . of Ballindalloch , Prov . Grand Master of Invernessshire ; George Christie , Prov . Grand
Master of Stirlingshire ; J . Dalrymple Duncan , Past Senior Grand Warden ; W . Munro Denholm , Junior Grand Warden ; John Carruthers , Grand Bible Bearer ; R . N . Johnston , President of Grand Stewards ; C . Carthew Vorstoun , G . B . Macpherson Grant , E . A . Chisholm , Chief Clerk Grand Lodge ; and David Laird , Grand Lodge Officer . The deputation from Grand Lodge was received with Masonic honours .
Lord SALTOUN having taken the chair , said it was a great pleasure for him to come there to fulfil the duties he had been asked to do . He would like to take that opportunity of returning thanks to Lord Breadalbane for the most excellent way he had governed the Provincial Grand Lodge of Perthshire East for the last 20 years . ( Applause . ) Personally he regretted ,
and the Grand Lodge of Scotland regretted , that Lord Breadalbane had seen fit to retire . That regret would last as long as any of them belonged to Grand Lodge . ( Hear , hear . ) The Provincial Grand Lodge had been inspected that morning and everything had been found most satisfactory . Since the appointment of the present Secretary ( Bro . Stevenson ) six years ago the work had been most excellently done .
Lord BREAIMIBANE , on behalf of the Provincial Grand Lodge , returned Lord Saltoun sincere thanks for the way he had spoken of himself and the office bearers . They had been most fortunate in the brethren * who had filled the office of Provincial Grand Secretary . Their present Secretary was a most excellent one , and his predecessors were nearly as good .
At this stage Bro . Col . Campbell was introduced and presented to Lord Saltoun as having been unanimously chosen to fill the office of Provincial Grand Master of Peithshire East . Having agreed to the various charges and taken the oath , Lord Saltoun invested him with the collar and jewel of of office . He expressed the hope that the new Master might have a good time in his oflice , the support cf the whole of the Provincial Grand Lodge , and that when he left he might leave the lodge in as fit a condition as it
was now . The G . M . then conducted Colonel Campbell to the chair and invested him with the mallet of office . Addressing the newly-installed Master , Lord SALTOUN said it was needless for him to make a long speech to point out the duties of his office . He bad been so long a Mason , and had so much experience both in Provincial and Grand Lodge , that he knew the duties he had been called upon to undertake so well and so thoroughly that
any lesson that he ( Lord Saltoun ) could give him would not teach him anything . He had , moreover , the confidence and the affection of the whole of the office-bearers and members of the Provincial Grand Lodge . ( Applause ) He had a great deal to be thankful for in succeeding to such a lodge . His predecessor brought it to a high state of efficiency as the books showed , and it remained with him and his subordinates to carry on the good work . ( Applause . )
Colonel CAMI ' . I . L , who was received with loud applause , said that he must , in the first place , thank thc Grand Master for the honour he had done the Provincial Grand Lodge in coming there as he had done all the way from London , and bringing with him such a magnificent deputation of the
Grand Lodge , and doing them the honour of seeing him installed as Provincial Grand Master of Perthshire F . ast . While he felt very proud of the honour , at the same time , he had a very great deal of diffidence in accepting oflice . He had accepted because every one of the lodges in the province were unanimous in selecting him . ( Applause . ) They all knew what
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a good Master his predecessor was , and the way he did his duty for the last 20 years . He should have a hard time in following in his footsteps . At the same time , he should do his utmost , and he felt sure with his Office-Bearers that he should succeed in carrying it on and keeping up the prestige the lodge had always had . ( Applause . ) He had to express their great regret at the loss which the lodge had sustained in the retirement of its Grand Master .
Bro . Col . CAMPBELL said his first duty was to ask the l . P . M . to accept of the Past Master ' s jewel . In investing Lord Breadalbane with the jewel , Col . Campbell said it was a matter of pleasure in a way , yet of inexpressible regret , for he felt in putting that jewel round his lordship ' s neck it was the commencement of a severance with the Provincial Grand Lodge . As his Depute , he could not express what the lodge was losing by Lord Bread
albane's retirement . It was unnscessary to explain the meaning of the symbols on the jewel to a Mason of his lordship ' s experience . He could only hope that , as Past Master , Lord Breadalbane might still come among them , and possibly at some future time might be in the position of handing him the Past Master ' s jewel . ( Applause . ) The brethren in parting with
Lord Breadalbane felt that they ought to give him some small return for all he had done for them . Accordingly , on their behalf , he had to offer him an illuminated address for his acceptance . It simply contained his own feelings and that of everymember of Provincial Grand Lodge . Col . Campbell then read the address .
The address is beautifully illuminated in the medixval style in gold and several colours . The left side border is broken up a little with escutcheons bearing the date 3 rd July , 1899 , others with the arms of Perth and Perthshire , Masonic emblems , kc . Just above the address proper , which is
written in the engrossing style , with the capitals , & c , in gold and colour , is a handsome view of Taymouth Castle , on the top of which is the Breadalbane arms , and on the left side the marquess' coronet , and on the right side the crest of the family , all in heraldic colours . The whole is framed in a handsomely gilt frame in the Florentine style .
Lord BREADALBANE , who was received with loud applause ; said that in giving him an illuminated address they could not have chosen anything he should have appreciated more . It was a very beautiful work of itself , but what he appreciated far more than the beauty of the address was the kind spirit which prompted Ihe brethren of the province to remember him when quitting the chair . ( Applause . ) He should always look back with very
great pleasure indeed on the 20 years he had the honour of presiding over the province , and to the aid which he had received , not only from the officebearers , but also from all the brethren of the daughter lodges throughout the province . Whenever any Masonic work had to be done , and he had to appeal to Masons throughout the province , they all responded with one accord , and really Perthshire East was one of the easiest provinces to work
that one could find throughout the length and breadth of Scotland . He did not think it would be possible to find another with more enthusiastic Masons in it than there were in Perthshire Past . _ He thanked them most heartily for their kindness , not only in presenting him with that address on retiring from the chair , but also for their kindness in the way in which they had
supported him throughout the 20 years that he occupied it . He also thanked them for appointing him Past Provincial Grand Master . In doing so , he said , they had given him an opportunity of keeping in touch with the lodge , and he assured them that would be a great source of pleasure to him , ( Loud applause . )
Colonel CAMPBELL then thanked th" brethren for the warm reception they had given him . It was the first time he appeared before them as Right Worshipful Master , but he could assure them that he should certainly strive to emulate what their late Provincial Grand Master had always done . He should strive to do all he could for every lodge in the province , and if he could render assistance to the Benevolent Fund he would be glad to do everything in his power . ( Applause . ) The Provincial Lodge was then closed in due and ancient form .
Later m the afternoon Lieut .-Col . Campbell , Prov . G . Master of Perthshire East , entertained the deputation from the Grand Lodgt of Scotland , Office-Bearers of the Prov . G . Lodge of Perthshire East , and others , to luncheon in the Station Hotel . Colonel Campbell presided , and the croupiers were Bros . Dr . Morrison and T . J . Miller .
Great Masonic Festival In Edinburgh.
GREAT MASONIC FESTIVAL IN EDINBURGH .
MESSAGES FROM THE PRINCE OF WALES .
On the 5 th inst . the members of the Lodge of Edinburgh ( Mary ' s Chapel ) , No . 1 , celebrated with a great Festival in the Music Hall the tercentenary of their lodge , or rather—as its origin is almost lost in the mists of antiquity—the tercentenary of the existing executive minutes of the lodge . The hall was very prettily decorated with ( lowers and flags , worked
into beautiful designs . There was a large assemblage of ladies in the gallery . Over 40 c brethren from all parts of Scotland and many places in England sat down to dinner shortly after 5 o ' clock , the Master of the lodge , Bro . P . L . Henderson , presiding , and Bro . W . Officer , S . S . C ., P . M ., and the leading Office-Bearers acting as croupiers .
The Chairman was supported by Bros . Sir Charles Dalrymple , Bart ., M . P ., l . P . G . Master ; Lord Haddington , Past G . Master ; Sir Lewis M'lver , M . P . ; the Hon . North Dalrymple Hamilton , Admiral Campbell , Rev . Archibald Fleming , Lovegrove , P . G . S . B . Eng . ; and Sheriff
Vary Campbell ; M'Crce , M . P . ; D . Murray Lyon , G . Sec ; Dr . Dickson , P . M . 1 ; Major Allan , J . Dalrymple Djncan , Lord Rosslyn , Colonel Ivison Macadam , lhe Very Rev . Dean Wilson , Biillie Pollard , D . Reid , G . Treas . ; Colonel Cranston , Colonel Meiuics , Baillie Soiley , ex-Provost Christie , and others .
After dinner , which was excellently served by Messrs . Aitchson and Sons , Limited , The Secretary ( liro . HAWKE ) , intimated apologies for absence by the Grand Masters of Kigland , Scotland , and Ireland , and prominent Masons in Scotland and all over the world , including Bulawayo , and read the following lntter from the DtiUe of Abercorn , Dalkeith House -.
" I a n desired by his Royal Highness the Prince of VVales to express his regret that his engagements to-day will prevent him froti being able to be present at the festival of Masons of Scotland , but it is impossible for him