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To Correspondents.

To Correspondents .

We have received a letter for publication from a brother who signs himself "Mahomed Akbar Alii . " Certain pecularities of handwriting render it desirable to verify the communication before publishing . Should the result of enquiries be satisfactory , vve shall have no objection to publish the letter .

The following communications amongst others unavoidably stand over : CRAFT . —Lome Lodge , No . 1347 ; Tennant Lodge , No . 1991 ; Tilbury Lodge , No . 2006 ; St . Nicholas Lodge , No . 2259 ; Barnato Lodge , No . 226 5 ; and Acacia Lodge , No . ; $ ti . INSTRUCTION * —Fidelity Lodge , No 3 .

ROVAL ARCH . —Lion and Lamb Chapter , No . 1925 and Covent Garden Chapter , No . 614 . Provincial Grand Lodge of Dorsetshire . Provincial Grand Lodge of Wiltshire . Prov ncial Grand Chapter of Leicestershire and Rutland . Pr . ivinci I Grand Chant r of Lincolnshire .

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¦ | L ^^ W ¥ f ^^ v ^^ W ? W i ^^ SATURDAY , OCTOBER 22 , 1892 .

Masonic Notes.

Masonic Notes .

Bro . J . S . Cumberland ' s motion was carried to alter the day for the Council of the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys to hold its meetings from the first Saturday to the last Friday in every month , August being excepted , the hour fixed being 4 p . m ., instead of 5 p . m . as originally proposed . The change vvill be doubly beneficial . The meetings of the General Committee of the Girls' School and the Council —vvhich is the

General Committee under a new name—of the Boys ' School will be held on consecutive days , while , as we pointed out last week , the Secretary and his staff will be relieved of the necessity of remaining on duty for two or three hours after the time appointed for closing business .

* * * As regards the other business , Bro . Richard Eve , Past Grand Treasurer , and Chairman of the Board of Management , vvas elected Trustee , in place of the late Bro . W . Roebuck , P . G . S . B ., and Bro . S . J . Attenborough was appointed Honorary Solicitor to the Institution . The rank of Honorary Vice-President

with the ri ghts and privileges appertaining thereto , was conferred on Bro . Jabez Hogg , P . G . D ., Honorary Surgeon-Oculist , Bro . Wharton P . Hood , M . D ,, Honorary Surgeon ; and Bro . Raymond H . Thrupp , P . A . G . D . C ., D . P . G . M . Middlesex , for his gift of 130 guineas to found certain prizes in history . To these brethren , accordingly , we offer our hearty congratulations .

* The Grand Lodge of all Scottish Freemasonry in India appears to be prospering as greatly under its new Grand Master , Bro . J . W . Smith , as under the 'ate lamented Bro . Sir H . Morland . The regular Quarterly Communication vvas held at Freemasons '

Hall , Bombay , on the 23 rd July last , when from the report of Bro . Capt . C . D . Wise , Grand Secretary , it appeared that a new lodge , with the style and title of 'he Lodge of Charity , No . 783 , was consecrated by "iat officer on the 27 th April , Bro . John Harkness ,

' '• M . No . 389 , S . C , being installed first R . W . M . On he 30 th of the same month , Bro . Capt . C . D . Wise visited Nasirabad , and officially inspected Lodge Kindred Hope , No . 594 , S . C , and found it in a state of great efficiency , though it had only resumed work in J ' y , 18 91 , after a dormancy of about four years .

At the same Communication it was unanimously agreed that the joint Hall Committee , composed of f presentati ves of the English and Scotch Constitutions , " 1 the prosecution of their endeavours to obtain suitable premises for a hall , or a convenient site on which

0 erect a hall , should have power to enter into an a greement for such a purpose , the Grand Lodge Paging itself to accept the terms of such agreement , Provided it shall have been adopted by a majority both 0 the English and Scotch representatives on the said Committee .

Masonic Notes.

We are glad to find from the annual report to the 30 th April last , that the " Old Masonians " have prospered during the past 12 months . The accounts show that the year opened vvith a balance at bank and in hand and on deposit amounting to £ 6 $ , and , after defraying all expenses , that there remained a balance on deposit

of £ 100 , and at bank , & c , of £ 7 . Upwards of £ 42 vvas received in the shape of donations , including two gifts from Bro . Col . Lambert amounting together to £ 3615 s . while the profits from the Cinderellas and benevolent concerts was exactly £ 20 . Moreover , there has been

an addition of 31 to the roll of new members , so that the Association is becoming stronger numerically . The meetings were held monthly instead of fortnightly , and during the past year there were three smoking concerts , three concerts at vvhich ladies vvere present , and three Cinderella dances , all of which proved successful .

The meeting for the constitution of the newly-formed Provincial Grand Mark Lodge of Surrey , and the installation of Bro . Col . Noel Money is fixed for Saturday , the 29 th instant , at Croydon . At the same time and

place , the Crystal Palace Mark Lodge , No . 450 , vvill be consecrated . The latter has been founded under exceptionally favourable circumstances , and will , no doubt , materially help to strengthen and consolidate the youthful Province .

Bro . Lennox Browne is the subject of a sketch in this month ' s " Strand Magazine , " and in the illustrations he is depicted as a youth , and at various stages after , the last age given being 41 . The final portrait is judiciously silent as to age—it is simply Bro . Lennox Browne

" present age . " Seeing that photography has not revealed in this picture any marked advance towards old age , we may congratulate our distinguished brother on the prospect of many years of professional and Masonic usefulness .

* * The Indian Masonic Review considers the appoint , ment of Bro . H . J . Whymper to be District G . Master of the Punjab vice Bro . E . W . Parker resigned , will give general satisfaction throughout the Craft in India ,

both from the interest he is known to lake in Freemasonry and from " his thorough mastery of symbolical Masonry and ritual . " We have already expressed the great satisfaction we feel at Bro . Whympers' appointment .

We see from the report of the Committee of General Purposes of the Supreme Grand Chapter of New South Wales , as published in the Sydney Freemason , that that body has to a certain extent shared in the general depression which prevails among all classes in the colony . Many of the private chapters have

sustained losses by erasure of members for non-payment of dues and withdrawals , and the number of exaltations has very greatly diminished . One chapter , indeed , is referred to as having had its membership reduced during the past year trom 108 to 59 , while the number

of exaltees is one . Complaint is also made as to the delay by many chapters in making their returns . The chapters are likewise urged to make a vigorous erfort to reduce the amount due by Grand Chapter . In other respects , however , the committee feels itself justified in reporting favourable progress .

According to the same report it is stated that two Grand Chapter Officers had failed to pay their fees of honour on appointment , and all such officers are reminded generally that " the superb regalia worn by them has been furnished at the cost of the Supreme

Grand Chapter , and that whilst in corresponding grand bodies they would have to pay fees varying from two to five guineas and furnish their own regalia at a cost of from ten to 70 guineas each , the total expense in this Supreme Grand Chapter is the fees of honour ,

varying from ios . od . to £ 2 2 s ., excepting the three Grand Principals , who pay £ i , 4 s . and £$ 5 s . each respectively . " * * *

The Indian Masonic Review for September contains two well-written and most interesting articles—one , to be continued from the pen of its distinguished contributor , " H . J . W ., " on the " Scald Miserables and Westminster Journal , or the New Weekly Miscellany ,

May 8 , 1742 , " while the other , which is continued from a previous number , is entitled " How we got our Grand Lodge . " We can strongly commend both articles , which contain information that is not generally known , to the notice of our readers .

» * * The Grand Lodge of Oregon , which was organised on the 16 th August , 1851 , held its , 42 nd annual Communication in Portland , on the 15 th-17 th June last ,

Masonic Notes.

under the presidency of Bro . Brenham Van Duson M . W . G . M .. As many as 89 out of the 91 lodges were represented , and the proceedings appear to have passed off satisfactorily . The Grand Master , in mentioning that he had officially visited 3 8 lodges , stated that in several cases the lodge had held a social banquet in his

honour , and that at not a single one of these banquets vvas " wine or any other intoxicants introduced . " He added that he was pleased to find that " temperance" vvas " one of the cardinal virtues of Masonry in fact as well as in ; name , " and expressed his belief that " the end of Masonry is not ieasting and

excitement ; it has far higher and nobler aims ; its legitimate object is to bless mankind by setting the example ' of every moral and social virtue . ' " This is sheer bunkum . We cannot too often point out that it is outside the Province of Masonry altogether to take part in a so-called temperance or other crusade .

Temperance implies the moderate use of all God s gifts , and for that very reason is included among the Masonic Fraternity . Will Bro . Van Duson dare to say that the thousands of Masons who drink wine or other alcoholic liquors in moderation as a part ot" their daily diet are guilty of intemperance ?

* * * The same Grand Lodge has no objection to a Fraternal Congress being held in Chicago in 1893 , " but only for the interchange of fraternal sentiments , " and

the Grand Master has been authorised to "appoint seven Master Masons of the jurisdiction to represent the Grand Lodge in said Fraternal Congress . " But it is " irrevocably opposed to the establishing of any body even looking towards a General Grand Lodge . "

* * * It is with great pleasure we find ourselves in a position to announce that the centenary celebration of the Masonic Female Orphan School , Dublin , has resulted in a clear gain of £ 21 , 630 . The gross amount vvas

£ 25 , 254 , but the expenses , vvhich , but for the gratuitous services of a large proportion of the lodges and brethren who lenta helping hand , would have been far heaviervvere close on £ 3 624 , the net profit being the difference between these sums . We most heartily congratulate our Irish brethren on a result so magnificent .

* * * We announce with extreme regret the death of Bro . Major Penrice , P . G . D . England , and D . P . G . M . of Norfolk . The deceased was a very able and extremely popular member of the Fraternity in Norfolk , and his death vvill be a very great loss and very generall y lamented .

Correspondence.

Correspondence .

I We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed by our correspondents , but we wish in a spirit of fair play to all to permit—within certain necessary limits—free discussion . ]

MARJOR 1 E RUTH PAVEY . To the Editor of the "Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , May I ask you to add to your great kindness to me by inserting this letter in your paper , that I may express my sincere thanks and gratitude to all those

Masonic tnends who so generously helped in the election of my daughter—Marjorie Ruth Pavey—to the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls ' i It is impossible to write to all , as many are personall y unknown to me , but 1 shall always remember with

deepest gratitude the kindness and generous help so willingly given both in England and abroad . The interest and consideration shown to me on all sides have taken away the bitterness of having to appeal to strangers tor help . —I am , dear Sir , yours faithtully , RUTH J . PAVEY . Forestville , Colwyn Bay , October 19 th .

Masonic Notes And Queries.

Masonic Notes and Queries .

1010 ] WARDENS FIRST , RE W . M . The "Atholl " Grand Lodge on December 4 th , 1811 , resolved unanimously : " That from and alter St . John ' s Day next , no Brother shall be eligible to be elected Master of any lodge unless he shall have acted for twelve months , at least , as Warden in the said Lodge . " Also , " That no Brother shall be entitled to

the privileges of a Past Master , until he shall have served lull twelve months as Master in the Chair of his Lodge . " These two resolutions were lo take effect from the 27 th December , 1811 , and were duly printed and circulated accordingly , by Bro . Hubert Leslie , G . Sec . A copy has lately been secured by the R . VV . Bro . H . J . Whymper , CLE ., District Grand Master of the

Punjaub , and kindly sent by him to the Grand Lodge Library—one ot many such donations . Our zealous brother has also had the sheet reproduced . I should like to know when the Warden qualification was lirst introduced into the regular , or " Modern , " Grand Lodge , as I have no memo on the subject . W . J . HUGHAN .