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To Correspondents.

To Correspondents .

OUR PORTRAIT GALLERY OF WORSHIPFUL MASTERS . In future numbers of the Freemason we purpose giving a series of portraits of Worshipful Masters who have been recently installed . Recognising the fact that no greater honour can be bestowed on 3 brother than to be elected the Master of his lodge , w «

desire to do our part tosvards creating a permanent record of such event in his Masonic history by placing his portrait before our readers . We shall be pleased to furnish Secretaries of lodges and others who may take an interest in our project svhatever information may be desired as to our proposed method of procedure . Several communications unavoidably stand over .

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Masonic Notes.

Masonic Notes .

It must be gratifying to the Craft of West Yorkshire that their much beloved Prov . Grand Master , W . Bro . Thomas W . Tesv , has so far recovered as to be enabled to be present at the Prov . Grand Chapter , held on the 15 th inst ., and to invest the officers for the ensuing year . Although his partial restoration is a matter for sincere

congratulation , it is not , we regret to say , sufficient to induce him to reconsider his determination to retire from the Chieftainship of the Craft , but he svill , we are pleased to say , retain the office of Grand Superintendent . * * *

Comp . Henry Smith , who for 22 years has discharged Ihe responsible duties of Grand Scribe E ., has at length retired from that position , and has been appointed Grand H . of the province , ln that capacity he will , sve know , continue to render that loyal service to his chief , svhich has been such a distinguishing feature of his occupancy of the office as Deputy Grand Master .

* » * We reported , a fesv weeks since , the consecration of the King Solomon Chapter , and inserted a correction the following sveek , having reference to the rank of Comp . . E . Macbean , one of the petitioners , in the

Masonic Notes.

Grand Chapter of Scotland , which may appear to be somesvhat misleading . It might be inferred that Comp . Macbean had no claim to the rank of Grand Chancellor of Scotland , whereas he had filled that office up to March last , the only mistake being that although he was Grand Chancellor when he signed the petition , he svas not actually in office when he was so described .

* * * To avoid disappointment we are requested to state that all petitions for the October election of the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls must be lodged at the office not later than Thursday , Sth June . * * *

We offer our congratulations to Bros . Sir Frederick Abel and Sir Somers Vine on the honours conferred on them by her Majesty in connection with the opening of the Imperial Institute , the former receiving a baronetcy , and the latter the distinction of Commander of the Order of St . Michael and St . George .

Correspondence.

Correspondence .

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

ROYAL MASONIC BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION . ELECTION OF ANNUITANTS , MAY 19 th , 1893 . Ladies and Gentlemen , — I am glad to have the opportunity of returning you my best and warmest thanks for electing me an

annuitant of the above Institution , and for the proud position I occupied on the poll , that of being second , with upsvards of 5000 votes . I feel it to be my duty to tender you my heartfelt thanks and to all members of lodges and chapters who so kindly gave me their support . I feel also greatly indebted to my friends in tbe Mark Degree , and not

least to those Degrees belonging to the High Grades . ' of Freemasonry who also rendered me great and valuable assistance in achieving such a result . I assure you it is with the sincerest gratitude that I now offer you my best , and I hope , lasting thanks . — Yours very faithfully , J . G . MARSH , P . M . 28 and 192 ,

P . P . G . P . Middx . 26 , Trossachs-road , East Dulwich , S . E ., May 25 th . i

CAMBRIAN LODGE OF AUSTRALIA , No . 656 ( E . G . ) , AND ARTICLE 219 . To the Editor of the "Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , On page 421 of Official Report of Grand

Lodge Proceedings of the 2 nd December , 18 91 , V . W . Grand Registrar is reported to have said : " . . . . the question [ applicability of Article 219 ] was raised about three years ago .... Shortly afterwards , however , a minority of the members of one English Iodge there—the Cambrian , No . 656—wrote home . .

. . as to whether or not a minority could retain the ' svarrant , & c . "

As great misapprehension has been caused by this , statement of V . W . Grand Registrar , permit me in justice to our lodge to say that it was before the recog . nition of the local Grand Lodge , viz ., in November , iSSS , that sve wrote home and asked for " advice and assistance in securing our Constitutional rights , " and solicited "the United Grand Lodge of England to

graciously grant us a duplicate svarrant or assist us to obtain our own , of which we have been wrongfully de . prived . " I might further add that this letter of November actually reached England about in days after the local Grand Lodge had received recognition with certain limitations . Thanking you in anticipation , yours faithfully , GEO . ROBINSON , 656 ( E . C . ) Sydney , Sth April .

Masonic Notes And Queries.

Masonic Notes and Queries .

1030 ] — THE OLDEST REFERENCE TO THE CRAFT IN IRELAND . I think your correspondent , who signs himself " 8 91 —A . Q . C . " in your last issue , is in error when he states that the Master Mason ' s Ballad , which appears in the poetical svorks of the Rev . James Sterling , printed in

1734 , contains the oldest reference to the Craft in Ireland ( save the Constitutions of 1730 ) , inasmuch as on page 603 of " Bro . Kenning's Cyclopajdia of Freemasonry , " under the : heading of " Square , " is the tollowing : — " Upon the very early metal square found in Ireland , near Limerick , these words , of date 1517 , are inscribed : —

I will strive to live with ease and care , Upon the level , bv the square . CHAS . F . FORSHAW , LL . D .. [ We fail to see in this any reference to Freemasonry as at present constituted . —ED . FMA