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SATURDAY , SEPTEMBER 30 , 1899 .

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Lord Stanley , M . P ., Provincial G . Master nominate of East Lancashire , whose installation is fixed for Friday , the 3 rd November , was initiated in the Studholme Lodge , No . 1591 , on tho 15 th June , 1891 , is a joini . - . g member of the Anchor and Hope Lodge , No .

37 , Bolton , which was warranted in 1732 , and , in 1 H 9 C , was one of the founders of the Household Brigade Lodfre , No . 2 G 14 , ot which the present Earl of Lathom , the newly-instilled Prov . G . Master of West Lancashire , was also a founder and the first Deputy Master . His lordship was appointed Junior

G . Warden of England in 1897 , and is Past S . G . Warden of the Mark Grand Lodge . The ceremony will take place at the Free Trade Hall , Manchester , and will probably be performed by Earl Amherst , Pro G . Master , Pro " . G . Master of Kent . It is not far short of 30 years since Lord Stanley ' s predecessor in office—the late lamented Bro . Col . Le Gendre N ,

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Starkie—was installed P . G . Master , so that the number of those among our East Lancashire brethren who were present on that occasion cannot be very large , and we may , therefore , anticipate that the muster in November next will be on an exceptionally grand scale , worthy in every way of so influential a Province .

* * * The Masonic offices in Lancashire rendered vacant by the death of the late Earl of Lathom have all of them been at length filled up , and in each case the father has been succeeded by the son and successor in the title and estates of the Earldom , the second Earl , who had

already been installed Prov . G . Master and G . Superintendent of West Lancashire , having on the 19 th instant been installed Prov . G . Mark Master of Lancashire . This is far and away the strongest Province under the Grand Mark Lodge of England , having as many as 37 lodges on its roll , with an aggregate membership of 1030 , or an average of some

28 per lodge . The next in order of numerical strength are , according to Bro . Kenning ' s "Cosmo . " for the current year , Devonshire , with 24 lodges , and Kent , with 20 lodges , the aggregate membership in each case being well on towards 600 . We trust that Lancashire under its new chief , as under his predecessor , will continue to prosper in the Craft , Royal Arch , and Mark Masonry .

* * * There can be little doubt that Royal Arch Masonry in the Province of Durham is proportionally stronger than in most of its sister Provinces . At the annual meeting of the Provincial Grand Chapter , vvhich was held at Stockton on the 16 th instant , it was announced

that the number of subscribing members in Durham had increased during the past year from 503 to 528 , and as , according to Grand Lodge Calendar , the number of chapters on the roll is only 13 , the average membership per chapter just exceeds 40 . The proportion of chapters to lodges is , roughly speaking , about one to three ,

while the membership is in the proportion of about one to six . There is still , therefore , room for the strengthening of the chapters , even though it may be considered undesirable to increase their numbers . But , as numbers go , Durham has every reason to be gratified with its position asa Royal Arch Province . * * *

The month of August appears to have been an exceedingly busy one in New Brunswick Masonry , the annual meetings of the Grand Lodge , Grand Chapter , and Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters having been held on consecutive days in the Masonic Hall , St . John , that of Grand Lodge , though not the

first in order in time , being the most important . It took place on Tuesday , the 22 nd instant , when Bro . Dr . Thomas Walker , M . W . Grand Master , who presided , was able to give a very gratifying account of the events of the past year . The monetary position of Grand Lodge was shown to be sound , there had

been a slight increase in the number of subscribing members , who now muster 1778 , while the lodges appear for the most part to have performed their duties satisfactorily . During the meeting a delegation from the Grand Lodge of Nova Scotia , consisting of M . W . Bro . W . F . McCoy , Past Grand Master , and

Bro . J . M . Owen , District Deputy Grand Master , were introduced , and both these brethren addressed Grand Lodge on the desirability of uniting the Grand Lodges of the three Provinces—those of New Brunswick , Nova Scotia , and Prince Edward Island . We cannot

say how far the opinion of the brethren of the three Constitutions is favourable to such a union , but the result would give us one Grand Lodge of considerable strength and influence , in place of three , which are necessarily neither so strong nor so influential . » ? *

But though the opinion of the general body of Masons in New Brunswick may not be very decided , at present , either in favour of or against the movement , and though Grand Master Dr . Walker—now

the I . P . G . Master—declared in Grand Lodge that he was " not prepared at present to support the scheme of a union of the Grand Lodges , " there appears to be a tendency on the part of the Grand Lodge in the direction of a union . The Board of General

Purposes stated in their report that letters had been received from the Grand Secretaries of the Grand Lodges ot Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island advising them of the appointment in each case of a

Committee of three members to meet with Committees from the other two Grand Lodges " to discuss the matter of the union of the Grand Lodges of the Maritime Provinces , " and recommended that such a Committee should be appointed ; and after hearing

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the appeal made by the delegates from Nova Scotia Grand Lodge decided that such a Committee shoul be formed , and consist of Bros . J . V . Ellis , Past G . M John A . Watson , and J . G . Forbes , the presen M . W . G . M . When the matter has been fully discussed , and in a friendly spirit , the chances are , we think , likely to be in favour of the scheme .

* * There is , indeed , already in existence a Supreme Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters for the Maritime Provinces , as shown by the report of the proceedings which took place in the Masonic Hall , St .

John , on the 21 st August . At this meeting it was resolved that such a body should be formed , and the constitutions , general regulations , & c , as previously formulated , were adopted . Bro . the Hon . Robert Marshall was elected and installed M . P . G . Master .

and there are Dep . G . Masters for New Brunswick , Nova Scotia , and Prince Edward Island . Thus , in the event of the new organisation in Cryptic Masonry proving a success , the joint Committee of the three Grand Lodges will no doubt be influenced in the recommendations they may see proper to make

Should a Grand Lodge be formed for the three Provinces , there will be on its register upwards of 100 private lodges , the Grand Lodge of Nova Scotia having over 60 on its roll , that of New Brunswick 32 , and that of Prince Edward Island 12 , with one under dispensation .

* * * It is evident the movement for a union is being earnestly and impartially discussed by all the bodies concerned . At the annual meeting of the Grand Lodge of Prince Edward Island—for particulars of

which , as well as of those from which we have derived our information in the preceding Notes , we are indebted to the Canadian Craftsman—Bro . the Hon . Robert Marshall , M . W . Past G . Master , was present and recommended that a Committee should be'

appointed to discuss the question jointly with Committees of the other two Grand Lodges , and Grand Lodge responded by at once appointing such a Committee , consisting of Bros . Geoge W . Wakeford , D . Darrach , Past G . M ., and Roderick MacNeill , Past

G . M . Thus far , then , the omens are favourable , but the matter is one that must not be decided hastily , and we shall probably have to wait till next year before we are made acquainted with the recommendations of the Joint Committee .

» » » Lodge Quatuor Coronati , No . 2076 , w ill resume it labours after the holidays on Friday , the 6 th prox ., when a stated meeting will be held for the purpose of electing a W . Master , Treasurer , and Tyler for the ensuing year . Subsequently Bro . W . Macbean will

deliver an address in memory of the Ia ' . e Bro . W . Simpson , P . M ., while the W . Master—Bro . C . Purdon Clarke , CLE . —will read a paper entitled " Vestigia Quatuor Coronatorum . " The brethren will dine together in the Gordon , Room of the Holborn Restaurant at seven p . m .

* » » The Grand Chapter of New Brunswick met in St . John on the 23 rd August under the presidency of M . E . Comp . John V . Ellis , G . H . P . There does not

appear to have been much business to transact , but the proceedings passed off harmoniously , and Comp . John A . Watson , the G . Secretary of last year , is now G . H . P ., while Comp . W . R . Wallace is G . Secretary .

# # ? A quarterly communication of the Grand Lodge of Philadelphia was held at the Masonic Hall , Phildadelphia , on Wednesday , the Sth instant , when among

the several reports presented was one from the Grand Secretary , showing that in December , 18 98 , there were 433 lodges , and an aggregate membership of upwards of 53 , 000 brethren .

• * The Keystone , of Philadelphia , of the 9 th instant ' publishes in full the original By-laws of Lodge No . 2 on the roll of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania , which was numbered 1 in the first instance , and was

warranted by the Earl of Blesinton , Grand Master of the " Ancient'' Grand Lodge ot England , on the 7 th June , 1758 , and ranked as No ! 6 9 on the register of that Grand Lodge . The By-laws are contained in the minute book of the lodge , which was recently

found by Bro . John A . Perry , Deputy Grand Secretary among a number of old records in the Grand Secretary ' s office at the Masonic Hall , Philadelphia . It was at once given into the custody of Bro , H . G . O . Ramborger , the Secretary of the lodge , who has since been busily engaged in reading the contents .