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widow on her arrival in Edinburgh . It was , too , the only Scottish lodge in existence at that time in New South Wales . This pleasing reminiscence is noted in Laurie ' s History of Frtviiinsdiirv . The Lodge of St . Andrew further distinguished itself , in the person of one of its members , on the occasion of the

attempt to assassinate H . R . H . the Duke of Edinburgh , during his visit to Sydney in 1868 . The brother who rendered such signal service , and who , no doubt , saved the Prince ' s life , was William Vial , Provincial Senior Grand Warden , for he seized the would-be murderer , and was

considerabl y knocked about b y ( he mob backing up the miscreant . The only other allusion to be made to the St . Andrew Lodge , is the fact that in 1881 the Grand Lodge of Scotland authorised the lodge to have its jewels of gold in lieu of

silver , thus , as the Grand Committee reported , " placing this old and distinguished lodge on an equality with the Grand Lodge of Scotland itself . " Up to this the lodge ' s clothing was royal blue , with gold embroidery and silver emblems

and jewels—a decided incongruit y , it must be confessed However , as No . 7 of the United Grand Lodge of New South Wales , this is all changed , and the light blue and silver is now de rigucur . The collection of dues was always a cru . v with the Scotch lodges in New South Wales , and strong measures were

continually being taken at the provincial meetings to enforce compliance . Here is a striking minute on the subject : — " The members were requested to retire who had not conformed to the edict of this Provincial Grand

Lodge by paying arrears of fees . The S . W . of Lodge Sydney Tarbolton , declining to retire , the Provincial Grand Master ordered the Provincial Grand Marshal to see him outside of Provincial Grand Lodge , which order was punctuall y obeyed . "

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Rulers In The Craft

RULERS IN THE CRAFT

BRO . Thomas M . Woodbead , Worshipful Master of Victoria Lodge , No . 2 ( 5 ( 59 , Bradford , in the Province of West Yorks ., was initiated in the Harmony Lodge , No . ( 500 Bradford , in June , 1895 . He was exalted in the Royal Arch Degree in Sincerity Chapter , No . ( 500 , October , 189 ( 5 , and has qualified for one of the Principal ' s chairs . He was one of the founders of Victoria Lodge , No . 2 ( 5 ( 59 , and served as Secretary

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during the formation , and the four succeeding years . Tin ; lodge was consecrated by Bro . the Right Hon . \ Y . L . Jackson , M . P . ( now Lord AUerton ) , Provincial Grand Master of West Yorkshire , in the presence of R . W . Bro . his Grace the Duke of Devonshire , K . G ., etc ., and many other distinguished Masons , on August 30 th , 1897 . The programmes issued in connection with tin .

consecration were of an unusually elaborate kind , and w ( understand that Bro . Woodbead was responsible for the entire production of them . At the end of the first year , as Secretary ,

he wrote and published for private circulation , a report of the founding and consecration proceedings , and the work of the lodge for the year . He subsequently filled the offices of Junior and Senior Warden and was installed Worshipful Master on November Kith , 1903 , on which occasion there was an attendance of 142 of his friends , and for which he prepared an

elaborate programme , which we should say is very much valued by those who have been fortunate enough to have one presented to them . Bro . Woodbead is the last of the founders of the lodge to occupy the Worshipful Master ' s chair , and has quite recently installed as his successor , Bro . John Hodgson , who was the first candidate initiated in the lodge after its consecration . Bro . Woodbead is a member of the Correspondence Circle of the Quatuor Coronati Lodge , No . 207 ( 5 , London , and of the Lodge

of Research , No . 2429 , Leicester . During the present year Bro . Woodbead has subscribed to the three . Masonic Institutions , coming up to London for each festival accompanied by Mrs . Woodbead , who was also a Stewardess for each Institution . He has also presented recently , the valuable and remarkable "T . M . Woodbead Scroll " to the Province of West Yorkshire

Library , a full description of which was recently published in the " Ars Quatuor Coronatorum , " London , by Bro . W . J . Ilughan , who also wrote a paper on Bro . Woodhead's curious set of Tracing Boards , for the " MASONIC ILIA ' STRATHD , " January , 1903 . A handsome catalogue of his important Masonic library was edited and printed in 1903 , copies being

for presentation only . We hope to refer to this collection in a special article , ere long , as it is a compilation of considerable merit and requires exceptional treatment .

BRO . Major Duncan has the unique distinction of being the lirsl Worshipful Master of the first yeomanry lodge on the roll of the Grand Lodge of England . For several years it had been Bro . Duncan ' s ambition and desire to found a Middlesex Imperial Yeomanry Lodge , of which regiment he is second in command , and in due course a petition was

presented to the M . W . Grand Master . The prayer of the petition was readily granted , and the lodge was consecrated with great eclat bv the Grand Secretary , assisted by \ V . Bros . Clement Godson ' , M . D ., P . G . D . ; Col . ' sir Alfred Cooper , M . D ., P . G . I ) . ; V . W . Bro . Sir Borradaile Savory , Bart ., P . G . C ., and others at Freemasons' Hall in April last .

The lodge is open to the membership of the past and present members of the regiment , and all members attend the lodge meetings in uniform . The Master ' s first year of office