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A Masonic Tour.
A MASONIC TOUR .
( Continued from page 101 . ) Philadelphia is on the Delaware , which river falls into the Atlantic , -and has a great trade . Numerous steamers and ships trade to England and otherwise , & c . '"Washington Hotel , " comfortable , 2 A ( ios . ) per diem ; others " more and less
moderate . People kind ; plain , but not at all quakerish . White servants at many hotels ( women servants 3 dollars a week with board , & c ) . Left for Washington 19 th , passing Baltimore ( great trade and shipping port ) , Wilmington , and other large cities and towns—Susquehana , very
large river , & c . ; reached Washington 10 p . m ., 138 miles ; fare , 5 dollars ( about 2 d . a mile ) . The capital is large ; not populous ; no trade ; negroes appear to outnumber white population ; black servants everywhere . The streets are wide—fine buildings numerous . The Treasury ( Ionic ) , Post
Office ( Corinthian ) , Home Office ( Doric ) , President ' s , or " White House" ( Ionic ) , are very fine ; but the " Capitol" excells any I have ever seen . It is ( like the others ) of white marble , or limestone ( after the style of the Pantheon , Rome ) . The grand Corinthian columns , splendid ( senate ) halls ,
sculpture , paintings . & c , are amazingly grand . Length , 753 ; width , 324 ; height , 28 S . The building cost 24 , 33 , 844 dollars ; stands on 153 , 112 square feet , enclosed space being ii } i acres . All the public buildings arc open free to the public ; no guards ; no police to bar the way ; no
servants to pester or beg for fees as in our places of interest . The President ' s house is open ; no guards or fees asked for or expected by the attendants in waiting ; same remark applies to the opera , theatres , hotels , & c , in America . What a lesson for our people ! Well , to Masons again :
On 19 th I visited Chapter Lafayette , No . 5 ; very strict attention . There were about 100 companions present ; no particular wo * -k—being installation night . The hall and room where we met were , as also the fittings , & c , excellent . Ex . Comps . D . S . Jones , P . Z ., and J . E . Mason , Scribe E ., kind good
fellows . On 21 st I visited Lodge B . B . French , No , 15 ; W . M . was unwell ; there was no work . There were about 60 members present ; thc hall , furniture , fittings , organ , & c , all of the best , reflect great credit on the Masons of Washington : 26 lodges .
Had the pleasure of meeting Bros . Fitzki , Bell , Strachan , Warrick and others ; by all kindly treated . Met a coloured Bro . , belonging to Lodge Eurika , No * . 5 , which works under an English warrant ; several similar in U . S ., not recognised by the white brethren .
On Sunday ( 20 th ) attended divine service in Metropolitan Church , partly to see thc President . General Grant occupies a plain pew or bench ( No . 73 ) like any private person . No show ; no escort , & c ; comes and goes like any citizen . No dictinction for any one in U . S . The Rev Dr . Newmas
delivered a most eloquent and powerful sermon on " Peace . " His opening prayer and sermon were clearly , forcibly , and unmistakably a lesson to all present to make , keep , and preserve thc peace . The present European struggle- the late American war , with all its horrors—were alluded to with all
thc fire of language . This , with the remarks of many of the congregation then present—travellers and others , I since met with—all prove the bulk of Americans abhor of war , and will never draw the sword on England—or as they say here , " thc old country "—except in self-defence . Here and
elsewhere all wish for an amicable settlement of the Alabama question . May God grant it ; for in language , religion , old association' ; , & c , we are one and thc same people . There is a great love for the English and " the old country" as far as I have travelled .
At Philadelphia a man hearing me speak , excused himself , saying his " Father was English . He was proud of England , though he had never seen it . " Choking , and scarcely able to contain himself , he begged me to take a glass with him for old asssociation sake , when he drank prosperity to
England . A lady , Mrs . — , travelling with me in a steamboat , recently told mc she admired and loved old England . She said ' this feeling is largely shared in U . S . ; but here in the South very much so . I hope wc shall soon settle the Alabama claims , & c , and so keep friends with our kindred
here in tlie New World . I visited Mount Vernon , and saw lhe thc tomb of Washington , & c , an account of which may interest you . Left Washington 1 o o ' clock on the 20 th November , 1870 , nnd si earned down the Potomac , a fine wide , but
lowbanked , river ; touched at Alexandria , the city where Washington got hisfirst commission . Passed forts Foot and Washington , lhe latter , Maryland side of river , is a strong , heavily-armed place , with some immense 15-inch guns in position . ( To be continued . )
An Appeal To The Craft.
AN APPEAL TO THE CRAFT .
We have been requested to publish the following appeal : — The fust and Lawful Lodge Leopold sur Treue , Or . Carlsruhe , to all the Honourable f . A . L Lodges of Free and Accepted Masons on the face of the globe . Greeting : —
Carlsruhe , Dec . 1870 . Right Worshipful M ., Worshipful Officers , and honourable , dearly-beloved Brethren , —It is perhaps that a single lodge , relying upon the rapidity of modern communication , deeply impressed by the feelings of lively compassion and encouraged
by tbe firm and joyful trust in the helping hand of brotherly love , undertakes to call out to the whole Masonic fraternity ofthe globe : T . M . J . S . O . T . W . I What would be the meaning of that brotherly chain , which surrounds the globe ; what the sublime consciousness of human community , this
fundamental column of Masonry , if we could hesitate to call out the assistance of every brother in so great a misfortune . Only the combined help of all may be capable to re-establish the material existence of our unfortunate brethren . The neighbouring towns of Kehl and Strasburg
have undergone heavy damages during the scige and the defence of the forts of Strasburg , which took place in August and September of the present year . Whole streets , have been entirely changed into ruins by fire and balls , and among those poor inhabitants , who have been hardly struck by the
destruction of their houses and other property , there are about forty Freemasons , whose damages have been estimated at two and a quarter millions of francs . The gifts of love tendered by our great German country , liberally as they were given , have scarcely
been able to calm the misery of those poor creatures who have lost their homes and their daily bread . Thc lodges of Germany , though heavily taxed in every possible direction by the evils of the war , have already done their utmost for their unhappy brethren , and will not cease in their efforts , but
their means are too feeble for such enormous damages—their assistance is disappearing like a drop in thc ocean . Therefore , D . B ., wc beg you heartily to reach your helping hand to these unfortunate brothers of Strasburg who belong to the Lodge of the United
Brethren in the east of this town , and those of Kehl . wno form part of our sister lodge , " Allfather of the Free Thought , " in the East of Lahr , that they might be able to re-establish themselves , and that the truth may be confirmed again that thc great fraternal chain of Freemasonry allows no one of her worthy and innocently distressed members to sink
into ruin . The present occasion , sad as it is , presents us , notwithstanding the great saitsfaction to exchange our brotherly sanitations with you , D . B ., and to thank you cordially from the depth of our hearts for all you will have the kindness to do for our poor ,
intensely suffering brethren of Kehl and Strasburg . Besides this , we beg to mention that wc shall receive the most moderate gift with thanks , being a dear proof to us of your fraternal benevolence . You will receive this circular-letter through thc friendly meditation of your M . W . Grand Lodge ,
which wc have requested to collect your donations nnd to forward them to the subscribed Baronet Cornberg , Carlsruhe , Grand Duchy of Baden , Germany . If any lodge should wish to send her gift directly , she will please to do so by forwarding their
remittance to the above-named receiver . All editors of Masonic newspapers arc requested to kindly insert this circular in a prominent place , ancl permit us to publish receipt of all the moneys and the use we made thereof .
We again send you , greeting , beloved brother of all rites , zones , and landmarks , I . O . S . N ., And remain , in true brotherly love , yours , O . BAR . CORNUEKG , Master of thc Lodge .
Bro . RANSKORD , P . G . Organist , announces that his Annual Evening Concert will take place on Tuesday , tlie 28 th inst ., at St . James ' s Hall . Tic DOI . ORKUX , Neuralgia , Rheumatism , Lum hago , and all singular cninplniiils , cured hy Dr . Gee ' Anodyne ( enihrocaiion ) . I'rice , 2 s . oJ ., or sent for 3 s It has never yet failed . Read testimonials and judge fo yourselves . Agents . 'J * , Uarton and Co ., 260 , . Strand ,
VV . C [ Advt . ] BREAKFAST . — EITS ' S COCOA . — Grateful and Comforting . —The very a ^ reeaMe c-l ;; ir . 'icter of this preparation lias rend ' - 'red il a general favourite . Th ' .- Crvrl Scr-l' / c- Gazette remarks : - " IIv a thorough knowledge of cite natural laws which govern thc
operations of dlfcjcstion ancl nutrition , and hy a careful application of thc fine properties of well-selected cocoa . Mr . Kpps has provided our hreakfast tallies with a dcli''at' .-ly flavoured heverase which may save us many heavy doctors' hills . " Eacli packet is labelled —J AMI ' I ' . i'l's ASI ) Ci ) ., Ilom . eopatliic Chemists , London . Ats * -, makers of Epps ' s CacaoU'c , a very li 'Ut . thin ., eveniaL beverage . — [ Advt . ]
Scotland.
SCOTLAND .
ANNIVERSARY OF THE LODGE NEPTUNE KILWINNING , ARDROSSAN , NO . 442 . The seventh anniversary of this prosperous and most efficiently-conducted lodge was celebrated in the Town-hall , on the evening of Friday , the 10 th
inst ., under the presidency of its new Master , Bro . Francis Goodwin , and amid the hearty congratulations of the Past Prov . Grand Master and the representatives of several sister lodges . The festivities of the occasion were inaugurated by a torchlight procession—an ancient custom of the Craft
which has now nearly become obsolete , but which the sons of Neptune still enter into with considerable spirit . After the transaction of private business , a procession was formed in the lodge-room , whence the brethren , headed by a large instrumental band , and accompanied by a large
concourse of spectators , marched along the principal streets ef the town en route to the Assembly-rooms . Here the decorations by Mr . Thomas Phillips were of a chaste , yet most effective , style , Masonic banners and mystic emblems , interspersed with evergreens , being so arranged as to give the hall
quite an enchanting appearance—an effect which was heightened by the taste displayed by Mrs . Hugh Boyd in the service of fruits , & c , usual to the lodge on such occasions . On the lodge being opened , deputations were received from Mother Kilwinning , headed by Bro .
Robert Wylie ; St . John Kilwinning , Kilmarnock , No . 22 , Bro . Thomas Brown ; St . Andrew , Irvine , No . 149 , Bro . John Sloan ; Thistle and Rose , Stevenson , No . 16 9 , Bro . Thomas Lambie ; Blair , Dairy , No . 290 , Bro . Graham ; St . Clement , Riccarton , No . 202 , Bro . Alexander ; and Royal Arch ,
West Kilbride , No . 314 , Bro . George Robertson . A number of brethren of St . John Royal Arch , Saltcoats and Ardrossan , No . 320 , headed by Bro . Robert Boyd , were also present . In this his maiden effort to conduct the proceedings at the anniversary communication of Neptune Kilwinning , the R . W .
Bro . Goodwin had the most effective support that it was in the power of his constituents to render . Surrounding him on the dais were Bros . Robertson , Past Master ; John Barr , Provost of Ardrossan ; John Craig , Acting Depute Master ; Captain M'Dermaid , Acting Substitute Master ; Walter
Hooks , Treasurer ; Robert Anderson , Secretary ; David Goodwin , of the Ardrossan Foundry ; and William Wylie , Chaplain . Bro . William Reed upheld the dignity of the western potentate ; theG . M . ' s protege in the south was personified by Bro . William Marshall , * Bros . Caldwell Anderson and Edwin
Robertson were the deacons ; and Bros . Robert Guthrie , William Cowan , and William Ross were the steivards ( the wines and liquors being supplied by Bro . James White)—while the approaches to the sanctum were placed under the ever-vigilant guardianship of Bros . Hugh Hamilton and Henry Barr .
Unavoidable causes interposed to prevent the attendance of Bros . Hugh Boyd , Robert Fullarton , Councillor James Goodwin , andother leading members of the lodge . The R . W . M . having , in a few well-chosen prefatory remarks , reviewed the lodge ' s labours during
the year just ended , and given , a fraternal welcome to the visitors in their united capacity , proceeded to the discharge of the other duties of his office . Alter the deputations were severally toasted , the usual compliments were paid to the office-bearers of the presiding lodge .
The Past Provincial Grand Master ( Bro . R . Wylie ) gave " The Health of the Master , Bro . Goodwin , " whom he congratulated upon his advancement to the chief post in the lodge of which he was one of the originators , and for several years its highly efficient Treasurer ; and concluded with
a few words of congratulation and encouragement to the members generally upon the flourishing condition of their lodge . Thc " Past Master " was proposed by Bro . John Mackay , of Kilmarnock St . John ' s , who passed a high culogium upon Bro . James Robertson , whose
services to Neptune Kilwinning during his six years' Mastership were of a character that would justify his being regarded as being one of thc best Ayrshire Craftsmen . It is worthy of mention that Bro . Robertson's retirement from the chair proceeded from a conviction that the frequent
reelection of a Master shut out from that honourable office many brethren whose past services and Masonic qualifications richly entitled them to the highest honour thc lodge could bestow upon its members . The recent presentation ofa gold medal to Bro . Robertson , and his being entertained at supper by the lodge on the occasion of his declining
re-election to the chair , testify to the respect in which he is held by the brethren , and their gratitude to him for his signally successful career as their first R . W . M . His son , Bro . John Robertson , whose services in thc Secretaryship were recognised by thc lodge presenting him with a valuable set of Masonic jewels , lias also retired after a six
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A Masonic Tour.
A MASONIC TOUR .
( Continued from page 101 . ) Philadelphia is on the Delaware , which river falls into the Atlantic , -and has a great trade . Numerous steamers and ships trade to England and otherwise , & c . '"Washington Hotel , " comfortable , 2 A ( ios . ) per diem ; others " more and less
moderate . People kind ; plain , but not at all quakerish . White servants at many hotels ( women servants 3 dollars a week with board , & c ) . Left for Washington 19 th , passing Baltimore ( great trade and shipping port ) , Wilmington , and other large cities and towns—Susquehana , very
large river , & c . ; reached Washington 10 p . m ., 138 miles ; fare , 5 dollars ( about 2 d . a mile ) . The capital is large ; not populous ; no trade ; negroes appear to outnumber white population ; black servants everywhere . The streets are wide—fine buildings numerous . The Treasury ( Ionic ) , Post
Office ( Corinthian ) , Home Office ( Doric ) , President ' s , or " White House" ( Ionic ) , are very fine ; but the " Capitol" excells any I have ever seen . It is ( like the others ) of white marble , or limestone ( after the style of the Pantheon , Rome ) . The grand Corinthian columns , splendid ( senate ) halls ,
sculpture , paintings . & c , are amazingly grand . Length , 753 ; width , 324 ; height , 28 S . The building cost 24 , 33 , 844 dollars ; stands on 153 , 112 square feet , enclosed space being ii } i acres . All the public buildings arc open free to the public ; no guards ; no police to bar the way ; no
servants to pester or beg for fees as in our places of interest . The President ' s house is open ; no guards or fees asked for or expected by the attendants in waiting ; same remark applies to the opera , theatres , hotels , & c , in America . What a lesson for our people ! Well , to Masons again :
On 19 th I visited Chapter Lafayette , No . 5 ; very strict attention . There were about 100 companions present ; no particular wo * -k—being installation night . The hall and room where we met were , as also the fittings , & c , excellent . Ex . Comps . D . S . Jones , P . Z ., and J . E . Mason , Scribe E ., kind good
fellows . On 21 st I visited Lodge B . B . French , No , 15 ; W . M . was unwell ; there was no work . There were about 60 members present ; thc hall , furniture , fittings , organ , & c , all of the best , reflect great credit on the Masons of Washington : 26 lodges .
Had the pleasure of meeting Bros . Fitzki , Bell , Strachan , Warrick and others ; by all kindly treated . Met a coloured Bro . , belonging to Lodge Eurika , No * . 5 , which works under an English warrant ; several similar in U . S ., not recognised by the white brethren .
On Sunday ( 20 th ) attended divine service in Metropolitan Church , partly to see thc President . General Grant occupies a plain pew or bench ( No . 73 ) like any private person . No show ; no escort , & c ; comes and goes like any citizen . No dictinction for any one in U . S . The Rev Dr . Newmas
delivered a most eloquent and powerful sermon on " Peace . " His opening prayer and sermon were clearly , forcibly , and unmistakably a lesson to all present to make , keep , and preserve thc peace . The present European struggle- the late American war , with all its horrors—were alluded to with all
thc fire of language . This , with the remarks of many of the congregation then present—travellers and others , I since met with—all prove the bulk of Americans abhor of war , and will never draw the sword on England—or as they say here , " thc old country "—except in self-defence . Here and
elsewhere all wish for an amicable settlement of the Alabama question . May God grant it ; for in language , religion , old association' ; , & c , we are one and thc same people . There is a great love for the English and " the old country" as far as I have travelled .
At Philadelphia a man hearing me speak , excused himself , saying his " Father was English . He was proud of England , though he had never seen it . " Choking , and scarcely able to contain himself , he begged me to take a glass with him for old asssociation sake , when he drank prosperity to
England . A lady , Mrs . — , travelling with me in a steamboat , recently told mc she admired and loved old England . She said ' this feeling is largely shared in U . S . ; but here in the South very much so . I hope wc shall soon settle the Alabama claims , & c , and so keep friends with our kindred
here in tlie New World . I visited Mount Vernon , and saw lhe thc tomb of Washington , & c , an account of which may interest you . Left Washington 1 o o ' clock on the 20 th November , 1870 , nnd si earned down the Potomac , a fine wide , but
lowbanked , river ; touched at Alexandria , the city where Washington got hisfirst commission . Passed forts Foot and Washington , lhe latter , Maryland side of river , is a strong , heavily-armed place , with some immense 15-inch guns in position . ( To be continued . )
An Appeal To The Craft.
AN APPEAL TO THE CRAFT .
We have been requested to publish the following appeal : — The fust and Lawful Lodge Leopold sur Treue , Or . Carlsruhe , to all the Honourable f . A . L Lodges of Free and Accepted Masons on the face of the globe . Greeting : —
Carlsruhe , Dec . 1870 . Right Worshipful M ., Worshipful Officers , and honourable , dearly-beloved Brethren , —It is perhaps that a single lodge , relying upon the rapidity of modern communication , deeply impressed by the feelings of lively compassion and encouraged
by tbe firm and joyful trust in the helping hand of brotherly love , undertakes to call out to the whole Masonic fraternity ofthe globe : T . M . J . S . O . T . W . I What would be the meaning of that brotherly chain , which surrounds the globe ; what the sublime consciousness of human community , this
fundamental column of Masonry , if we could hesitate to call out the assistance of every brother in so great a misfortune . Only the combined help of all may be capable to re-establish the material existence of our unfortunate brethren . The neighbouring towns of Kehl and Strasburg
have undergone heavy damages during the scige and the defence of the forts of Strasburg , which took place in August and September of the present year . Whole streets , have been entirely changed into ruins by fire and balls , and among those poor inhabitants , who have been hardly struck by the
destruction of their houses and other property , there are about forty Freemasons , whose damages have been estimated at two and a quarter millions of francs . The gifts of love tendered by our great German country , liberally as they were given , have scarcely
been able to calm the misery of those poor creatures who have lost their homes and their daily bread . Thc lodges of Germany , though heavily taxed in every possible direction by the evils of the war , have already done their utmost for their unhappy brethren , and will not cease in their efforts , but
their means are too feeble for such enormous damages—their assistance is disappearing like a drop in thc ocean . Therefore , D . B ., wc beg you heartily to reach your helping hand to these unfortunate brothers of Strasburg who belong to the Lodge of the United
Brethren in the east of this town , and those of Kehl . wno form part of our sister lodge , " Allfather of the Free Thought , " in the East of Lahr , that they might be able to re-establish themselves , and that the truth may be confirmed again that thc great fraternal chain of Freemasonry allows no one of her worthy and innocently distressed members to sink
into ruin . The present occasion , sad as it is , presents us , notwithstanding the great saitsfaction to exchange our brotherly sanitations with you , D . B ., and to thank you cordially from the depth of our hearts for all you will have the kindness to do for our poor ,
intensely suffering brethren of Kehl and Strasburg . Besides this , we beg to mention that wc shall receive the most moderate gift with thanks , being a dear proof to us of your fraternal benevolence . You will receive this circular-letter through thc friendly meditation of your M . W . Grand Lodge ,
which wc have requested to collect your donations nnd to forward them to the subscribed Baronet Cornberg , Carlsruhe , Grand Duchy of Baden , Germany . If any lodge should wish to send her gift directly , she will please to do so by forwarding their
remittance to the above-named receiver . All editors of Masonic newspapers arc requested to kindly insert this circular in a prominent place , ancl permit us to publish receipt of all the moneys and the use we made thereof .
We again send you , greeting , beloved brother of all rites , zones , and landmarks , I . O . S . N ., And remain , in true brotherly love , yours , O . BAR . CORNUEKG , Master of thc Lodge .
Bro . RANSKORD , P . G . Organist , announces that his Annual Evening Concert will take place on Tuesday , tlie 28 th inst ., at St . James ' s Hall . Tic DOI . ORKUX , Neuralgia , Rheumatism , Lum hago , and all singular cninplniiils , cured hy Dr . Gee ' Anodyne ( enihrocaiion ) . I'rice , 2 s . oJ ., or sent for 3 s It has never yet failed . Read testimonials and judge fo yourselves . Agents . 'J * , Uarton and Co ., 260 , . Strand ,
VV . C [ Advt . ] BREAKFAST . — EITS ' S COCOA . — Grateful and Comforting . —The very a ^ reeaMe c-l ;; ir . 'icter of this preparation lias rend ' - 'red il a general favourite . Th ' .- Crvrl Scr-l' / c- Gazette remarks : - " IIv a thorough knowledge of cite natural laws which govern thc
operations of dlfcjcstion ancl nutrition , and hy a careful application of thc fine properties of well-selected cocoa . Mr . Kpps has provided our hreakfast tallies with a dcli''at' .-ly flavoured heverase which may save us many heavy doctors' hills . " Eacli packet is labelled —J AMI ' I ' . i'l's ASI ) Ci ) ., Ilom . eopatliic Chemists , London . Ats * -, makers of Epps ' s CacaoU'c , a very li 'Ut . thin ., eveniaL beverage . — [ Advt . ]
Scotland.
SCOTLAND .
ANNIVERSARY OF THE LODGE NEPTUNE KILWINNING , ARDROSSAN , NO . 442 . The seventh anniversary of this prosperous and most efficiently-conducted lodge was celebrated in the Town-hall , on the evening of Friday , the 10 th
inst ., under the presidency of its new Master , Bro . Francis Goodwin , and amid the hearty congratulations of the Past Prov . Grand Master and the representatives of several sister lodges . The festivities of the occasion were inaugurated by a torchlight procession—an ancient custom of the Craft
which has now nearly become obsolete , but which the sons of Neptune still enter into with considerable spirit . After the transaction of private business , a procession was formed in the lodge-room , whence the brethren , headed by a large instrumental band , and accompanied by a large
concourse of spectators , marched along the principal streets ef the town en route to the Assembly-rooms . Here the decorations by Mr . Thomas Phillips were of a chaste , yet most effective , style , Masonic banners and mystic emblems , interspersed with evergreens , being so arranged as to give the hall
quite an enchanting appearance—an effect which was heightened by the taste displayed by Mrs . Hugh Boyd in the service of fruits , & c , usual to the lodge on such occasions . On the lodge being opened , deputations were received from Mother Kilwinning , headed by Bro .
Robert Wylie ; St . John Kilwinning , Kilmarnock , No . 22 , Bro . Thomas Brown ; St . Andrew , Irvine , No . 149 , Bro . John Sloan ; Thistle and Rose , Stevenson , No . 16 9 , Bro . Thomas Lambie ; Blair , Dairy , No . 290 , Bro . Graham ; St . Clement , Riccarton , No . 202 , Bro . Alexander ; and Royal Arch ,
West Kilbride , No . 314 , Bro . George Robertson . A number of brethren of St . John Royal Arch , Saltcoats and Ardrossan , No . 320 , headed by Bro . Robert Boyd , were also present . In this his maiden effort to conduct the proceedings at the anniversary communication of Neptune Kilwinning , the R . W .
Bro . Goodwin had the most effective support that it was in the power of his constituents to render . Surrounding him on the dais were Bros . Robertson , Past Master ; John Barr , Provost of Ardrossan ; John Craig , Acting Depute Master ; Captain M'Dermaid , Acting Substitute Master ; Walter
Hooks , Treasurer ; Robert Anderson , Secretary ; David Goodwin , of the Ardrossan Foundry ; and William Wylie , Chaplain . Bro . William Reed upheld the dignity of the western potentate ; theG . M . ' s protege in the south was personified by Bro . William Marshall , * Bros . Caldwell Anderson and Edwin
Robertson were the deacons ; and Bros . Robert Guthrie , William Cowan , and William Ross were the steivards ( the wines and liquors being supplied by Bro . James White)—while the approaches to the sanctum were placed under the ever-vigilant guardianship of Bros . Hugh Hamilton and Henry Barr .
Unavoidable causes interposed to prevent the attendance of Bros . Hugh Boyd , Robert Fullarton , Councillor James Goodwin , andother leading members of the lodge . The R . W . M . having , in a few well-chosen prefatory remarks , reviewed the lodge ' s labours during
the year just ended , and given , a fraternal welcome to the visitors in their united capacity , proceeded to the discharge of the other duties of his office . Alter the deputations were severally toasted , the usual compliments were paid to the office-bearers of the presiding lodge .
The Past Provincial Grand Master ( Bro . R . Wylie ) gave " The Health of the Master , Bro . Goodwin , " whom he congratulated upon his advancement to the chief post in the lodge of which he was one of the originators , and for several years its highly efficient Treasurer ; and concluded with
a few words of congratulation and encouragement to the members generally upon the flourishing condition of their lodge . Thc " Past Master " was proposed by Bro . John Mackay , of Kilmarnock St . John ' s , who passed a high culogium upon Bro . James Robertson , whose
services to Neptune Kilwinning during his six years' Mastership were of a character that would justify his being regarded as being one of thc best Ayrshire Craftsmen . It is worthy of mention that Bro . Robertson's retirement from the chair proceeded from a conviction that the frequent
reelection of a Master shut out from that honourable office many brethren whose past services and Masonic qualifications richly entitled them to the highest honour thc lodge could bestow upon its members . The recent presentation ofa gold medal to Bro . Robertson , and his being entertained at supper by the lodge on the occasion of his declining
re-election to the chair , testify to the respect in which he is held by the brethren , and their gratitude to him for his signally successful career as their first R . W . M . His son , Bro . John Robertson , whose services in thc Secretaryship were recognised by thc lodge presenting him with a valuable set of Masonic jewels , lias also retired after a six