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Master , and called upon to undertake duties of ; i most delicate and most difficult nature . He was the servant of Grand Lodge because he was its adviser . Every appeal that came from Provincial or District Grand Lod ge or private lodges came before him . He had to read the papersand advise

, thereon and move a motion . He had to deal with all questions coming from the Colonies and other places—India , Australia , Queensland . He was a member of the Board of General Purposes , and had to attend regularl y . He ( Mr . Justice Bucknill ) could tell them that he had not spoken to

Bro . Strachan on this matter , that he had not communicated with him , directly or indirectly , and that day had refused to see or speak to him , and that he obtained no advice except from one dear friend . He had brought forward this motion alter much thought and some knowledge of the subject ,

thinking it a proper matter to bring forward . If he failed he should fail as he had failed before ; but he should knowthat he had done something which , in his heart of hearts he

felt should be done . Although he believed in the principle that offices in Grand Lodge should not be paid , it was the exception that proved the rule . He should like to ask those brethren who had indicated their opinions as being hostile to this motion whether they really would like to devote all the

time the Grand Registrar did in the performance of his dutv , and at the same time do their duty in their own respective professions ? He believed , as he had said before , that brethren would always be found ready to come forward to occupy positions without reward but they mi ght have

, brethren ready to accept the work and not to do it with the utmost enthusiasm . Looking back , he could say he lvmembered an occasion when Grand Registrars had not been so industrious , or so energetic and so indomitable in their workas the Grand Registrar of to-day . It might be said he did

too much . It was not easy to find a man doing too much for nothing nowadays . The Book of Constitutions was silent on the subject , and from that he thought they might infer it was intended to leave Grand Lodge a free hand and do what it thought right . There was no reference in the Book of

Constitutions for the payment of a Grand Officer but one . He now came to a much more delicate reason—the personal . If they would kindl y remember what he had said at having had no communication with the Grand Registrar , he felt what he said must be said with extreme care . Brotherly love and generosity had been spoken of as keynotes of their

Fraternity . He wondered what Grand Lodge would think , if his opinion was near the mark that it was possible that their Grand Registrar might have done harm to himself and his position by the time he had put in for their service ? He had a feeling of disappointment that so eminent a man as the Grand Registrar had not followed in the footsteps of his

predecessor and . obtained elevation . If it should happen to be true that this brother had injured himself in his profession , as to which the other branch of the profession was sometimes a little fickle . If they thought that this brother had reall y suffered professionally through services given to them

for nothing , he thought that such a retainer , if offered , might utdo a little of that harm so caused . They liked to boast of their being generous , if they could be just . This motion only referred to the present Grand Office , and asked them to make some offer in recognition , not for services rendered , but for services to be rendered so long as he held the

position ; and if he might prophesy , which they had been told was dangerous , he thought he could say 1 . 0 brother there would ever regret it . ¦ It was not that Grand Lodge could not afford it , or wished to be " stingy , '' or lay down a nile that it should be done in the future . Certainly not . He hoped they would be good enough and generous enough

to say Unit he was not doing wrong in bringing this motion before them , but that they would give it their careful attention . He had done it without counsel or permission . He knew that if the (' rand Registrar had wished the motion not to be moved he would have written . He should go home happy if he knew he had brought home to them this case .

Bro . Frigout moved , as an amendment , "'I hat the proposition now before Grand Lodge is one which , if carried , will create a most undesirable precedent ; and such being s <> , Grand Lodge recommends the proposition shall not be further proceeded with . "

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This was seconded b y Bro . J . F . W . Morns , P . M . 1050 . On a division 288 voted for the resolution , and 244 for the amendment . Bro . C . E . Kevser , P . G . D ., said that in view of the very narrow majoritv , he believed Bro . Strachan would not like to accept the motion as it stood . Knowing the great services

the Grand Registrar had most undoubtedly rendered , and the immense amount of work lie had clone , he begged to move that , instead of an -annual retainer , a sum of l . - . o guineas be voted . He thought in that wav thev would be doing a proper and just action . He was sure they would like to see Bro . Strachan duly rewarded , and , therefore , he thought that

this amendment would meet the views of all . Bro . G . S . Elliott , P . A . G . D . C ., seconded the amendment , which : was unanimously agreed to . An appeal from Bro . W . C . Coventry , P . AT . of Lodge Zetland in the East , Xo . 508 , Singapore , was dismissed , and another from Bro . A . Johnson and three other members of

. St . George ' s Lodge , Xo . 2506 , Freetown , Sierra Leone , was sustained , the conduct of the W . M . of the hitter lodge being referred to the Board of General Purposes . Grand Lodge was closed in ample form . The result of the election for the Board of General Purposes was as follows : —Bros . Stanley Fitch , James W . Afathews , William R . Bennett . Alex . C . A . Higerty , John BrigL ' s , Edwin Stvles .

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The New Grand Officers .

Gl'AXb ClIAI'I . AIX . The Rev . Arthur J . Ingram , Prebendary of St . Paul ' s , was initiated in the London School Board Lodge , Xo . 2611 , in 18 9 6 . He joined the Cathedral Lodge , Xo . 26 41 , in 1 899 , t ' Alma Mtiter Lodge , Xo . 1402 , in 1903 , and the Sanctuary Lodge ,

Xo . 305 1 , in 1 904 , of which latter he was a Founder . ' In 1 904 he filled the Master ' s chair in the London School Board Lodge , and in the same year he was appointed Provincial Grand Chaplain for Cambridge and was continued in the office in 1 905 .

GRAND TRI * * . Bro . Louis Slade Winsloe , whose recent candidature and election as Grand Treasurer has caused his name to be

widely known amongst the Craft , both at home and abroad , was initiated in the St . George ' s Lodge of Harmony , Xo . 32 , in 1885 , and was installed as W . Master in 18 95 . He is also a member of the West Lancashire Lodge , Xo . 3085 , which he assisted in founding in 1905 . In 1902 he was appointed

Prov . S . G . Warden of West Lancashire . In Royal Arch Alasonry Bro . Winsloe was exalted in Jerusalem Chapter Xo . 32 , in 188 7 , becoming First Principal in 18 9 8 . He is also a Past Prov . Grand H . of West Lancashire . Bro . Winsloe is a Vice-Patron of each of the Charities and has served twelve Stewardships .

ASSISTANT GRAND RICGISTRAR . Bro . Arthur Ernest Ebblewhite , Barrister-at-Law , was initiated in the Benevolent Lodge , Xo . 44 6 , in 18 92 , and joined the Mount Aloriah Lodge , Xo . 34 , in 1 : 8 94 , " > c Crouch End Lodge , Xo . 25 80 , of which he was founder , in 18 93

and the Shakespear Lodge , Xo . 99 , in 1900 , becoming Master of the Crouch End Lodge in 1902 , and of the Shakespear Lodge in 1904 . He represented the Shakespear Lodge on the Board of Grand Stewards in 1903 , and was elected as Chairman . As a Royal Arch Mason he was exalted in the Inns of Court Chapter Xo . 1610 , attached to the Northern

Bar Lodge in 1905 . He is a life Governor of each of the three Institutions , and has served three Stewardships .. Bro . Ebblewhite is a Member of the Correspondence Circle of