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Royal Arch.
ROYAL ARCH .
SUPBEME GBAND CHAPTER . A quarterly convocation of Grand Chapter was held , in the Temple attached to Freemasons' Hall , on Wednesday , Feb . 3 , Comps . Dobie officiating as M . E . G . Z . ; Ravyson , as H j Patterson , as J . ; Crohn , P . S . ; Scott and Potter , Assist . Soj . ; White , N . ; W . G . Clarke , E . There were also present Comps . Henderson , G . Reg . ; Havers , John Hervey , T . White , Le Veau , Gole , Walrnsley , Matthews , Farnfield , Blake , and others .
The Chapter having been duly opened , the C Scribe E . ( Comp . Clarke ) read a statement of accounts , from which . it-appeared that the stock of Grand Chapter amounted to £ 2 , 000 , and that there was a balance in the Treasurer ' s hands of £ 125 . 0 s .. l 0 d : The General Committee reported that , having considered the question referred to them relative to the eiothing of Officers inProv . G , Chapters , they recommended that such Officers should be permitted to wear similar collars to those worn by the Officers of the Supreme Grand Chapter ; with this difference , that they should not exceed two inches in width [ purplecrimsonand pale blue ,
, , the-width , adopted in the Supreme Grand Chapter being about three inches , the regulations or constitutions using the indefinite term " broad collars " ] . Petitions had been received for charters , from South Shields , for a Chapter to be attached to the St . Hilda ' s Lodge , No . 292 , to be called the St . Hilda ' s Chapter / with Comps . R . B . Ridley as Z . ; W . E . Franklin , H . ; A . D . Davis , J . ; such Chapter to be holden at the Golden Lion , South Shields , on the third Wednesday in January , April , July , and October . From Flowery Field , Newton , Cheshire , for a Chapter to be attached to the Lodge of Fidelity , No . 623 to be holden on the
, first Saturday in January , April , July , and October ; with Comp . J . Yarker as first Z . ; E . Bell , H . ; and Adolphus Eicholz , J . From Melbourne , for a Chapter to be attached to the Meridian Lodge , No . 1 , 031 , to be held under the same name , at Tattersall ' s Hotel , Melbourne , on the second Tuesday in alternate months , the following Comps . being nominated as first Principals : —Comps . H . Lowry , Z . ; W . P . Wilson , H . ; and F . Adames , J . All these charters the Committee recommended should be granted , the applications being perfectly regular . There was also
an application from Sandhurst , Victoria , for a Chapter to be attached to the Golden Lodge of Bendigo , No . 924 , to be called the Royal Golden Chapter of Bendigo , and meet on the first Thursday in January , April , July , and October . The first Principals were nominated as follows : —Comps . H . Downie , Z . ; D . Heckocher , H . ; and H . Fisher , J . This petition was recommended by the Supreme Grand Chapter of Tasmania ; and the Committee , therefore , recommended that the charter should be granted , although the names of some of the petitioning Convps . did not appear on the books of the Supreme Grand Chapter .
The report having been received , Comp . Patterson moved and Comp . Barker ( P . Z . No . 24 ) seconded the adoption of that portion of it relative to Provincial Grand clothing . Comp . Havers objected to the wording of the recommendation of the Committee * that Provincial Grand Chapters be " pcnnittcd" to wear a distinctive collar , and ; suggested that the word " directed " be substituted , as it was not desirable to have
permissive Jaws ; but all Officers of Provincial Grand Chapters should be directed to wear such clothing as might be laid down by the Supreme Grand Chapter . Comp . Savage concurred with Comp . Havers , and believed that if they adopted a motion making an alteration in the clothing , it ought to bo directed , and not merely permitted to be worn . Comp . Patterson had no objection to the proposed amendment to the
resolution . Comp . Blake was connected with a province in which a Grand Chapter did not exist , and therefore had no particular interest in the matter . He however had
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Royal Arch.
ROYAL ARCH .
SUPBEME GBAND CHAPTER . A quarterly convocation of Grand Chapter was held , in the Temple attached to Freemasons' Hall , on Wednesday , Feb . 3 , Comps . Dobie officiating as M . E . G . Z . ; Ravyson , as H j Patterson , as J . ; Crohn , P . S . ; Scott and Potter , Assist . Soj . ; White , N . ; W . G . Clarke , E . There were also present Comps . Henderson , G . Reg . ; Havers , John Hervey , T . White , Le Veau , Gole , Walrnsley , Matthews , Farnfield , Blake , and others .
The Chapter having been duly opened , the C Scribe E . ( Comp . Clarke ) read a statement of accounts , from which . it-appeared that the stock of Grand Chapter amounted to £ 2 , 000 , and that there was a balance in the Treasurer ' s hands of £ 125 . 0 s .. l 0 d : The General Committee reported that , having considered the question referred to them relative to the eiothing of Officers inProv . G , Chapters , they recommended that such Officers should be permitted to wear similar collars to those worn by the Officers of the Supreme Grand Chapter ; with this difference , that they should not exceed two inches in width [ purplecrimsonand pale blue ,
, , the-width , adopted in the Supreme Grand Chapter being about three inches , the regulations or constitutions using the indefinite term " broad collars " ] . Petitions had been received for charters , from South Shields , for a Chapter to be attached to the St . Hilda ' s Lodge , No . 292 , to be called the St . Hilda ' s Chapter / with Comps . R . B . Ridley as Z . ; W . E . Franklin , H . ; A . D . Davis , J . ; such Chapter to be holden at the Golden Lion , South Shields , on the third Wednesday in January , April , July , and October . From Flowery Field , Newton , Cheshire , for a Chapter to be attached to the Lodge of Fidelity , No . 623 to be holden on the
, first Saturday in January , April , July , and October ; with Comp . J . Yarker as first Z . ; E . Bell , H . ; and Adolphus Eicholz , J . From Melbourne , for a Chapter to be attached to the Meridian Lodge , No . 1 , 031 , to be held under the same name , at Tattersall ' s Hotel , Melbourne , on the second Tuesday in alternate months , the following Comps . being nominated as first Principals : —Comps . H . Lowry , Z . ; W . P . Wilson , H . ; and F . Adames , J . All these charters the Committee recommended should be granted , the applications being perfectly regular . There was also
an application from Sandhurst , Victoria , for a Chapter to be attached to the Golden Lodge of Bendigo , No . 924 , to be called the Royal Golden Chapter of Bendigo , and meet on the first Thursday in January , April , July , and October . The first Principals were nominated as follows : —Comps . H . Downie , Z . ; D . Heckocher , H . ; and H . Fisher , J . This petition was recommended by the Supreme Grand Chapter of Tasmania ; and the Committee , therefore , recommended that the charter should be granted , although the names of some of the petitioning Convps . did not appear on the books of the Supreme Grand Chapter .
The report having been received , Comp . Patterson moved and Comp . Barker ( P . Z . No . 24 ) seconded the adoption of that portion of it relative to Provincial Grand clothing . Comp . Havers objected to the wording of the recommendation of the Committee * that Provincial Grand Chapters be " pcnnittcd" to wear a distinctive collar , and ; suggested that the word " directed " be substituted , as it was not desirable to have
permissive Jaws ; but all Officers of Provincial Grand Chapters should be directed to wear such clothing as might be laid down by the Supreme Grand Chapter . Comp . Savage concurred with Comp . Havers , and believed that if they adopted a motion making an alteration in the clothing , it ought to bo directed , and not merely permitted to be worn . Comp . Patterson had no objection to the proposed amendment to the
resolution . Comp . Blake was connected with a province in which a Grand Chapter did not exist , and therefore had no particular interest in the matter . He however had