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me in . . my . endeayour to discharge my duty to the best of my ability . " ( Loud applause . )
& EAND TREASUREE . Bro . Barratt proposed , and Bro . Roxburgh seconded , Bro . Tomkins as Grand Treasurer . That worthy Brother was duly elected , and proclaimed with great solemnity by Bro . Chapman . BOABD OF GENERAL PUEPOSES . The election of a memher of the Board of General Purposes , in the room of Bro . F . Burges , deceased , was the next business . The only nomination was Bro . ' Edward Roberts , W . Mv of Lodge No . 914 , New Swindon , who Was duly elected .
BOARD OF BENEVOLENCE . This report being brought up , recommending the grant of three sums of £ 50 , two of £ 30 , and one of £ 100 , to distressed Brethren or their widows , was considered and approved , with the exception of one of the votes of £ 50 being increased to £ 100 . The report concluded by stating that there was a balance in hand of £ 200 . It was ordered to be entered upon the minutes . THE KING- OE HANOVEE .
The Grand Master stated he had been officially informed of the initiation of the King of Hanover into the Order by a Worshipful Brother , whom he had directed to attend upon the occasion , as the representative of the Grand Lodge of England . He held in his hand a letter from that Worshipful Brother , giving an account of that initiation , which ought to be entered upon the minutes , he thought . ( Hear . ) In reply to Bro . Aria ,
The Grand Master said the letter contained no allusion whatever to the reported exclusion of the Jews from the Hanoverian Lodges . REPORT OF THE BOARD OF GENERAL PURPOSES . This report was then read . It was as follows : —
To the United Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of England . The Board of General Purposes beg , in accordance with the resolution of the Special Grand Lodge on the 19 th November , to recommend that the following alteration be made in the Law relating to the General Committee at page 20 of the " Book of Constitutions : " after the words shall meet , " instead of ie on the Wednesday immediately preceding each Quarterly Communication , " insert " on the last Wednesday in January , July , and October , and in April on the Thursday next after the last Wednesday . "
And also to order , " That in future , Reports , Communications , or Documents , approved or rejected at one meeting of Grand Lodge be not read in arlenso , with the minutes at the next Grand Lodge , excepting when called for by any Brother with a view of founding some motion thereon . " The Board beg to report , that a complaint was preferred by tho Lodge of Benevolence against the W . M . of the Eastern Star Lodge , "No . 112 , which had recommended the petition of Brother Charles Hamond , late a member thereof , for relief , which Brother attended at the meetings of the Lodge of Benevolence in
December and January ; but in consequence of the non-attendance of the W . M ., or any other member of the Lodge as required by the Laws , the case of the
petitioner could not be taken into consideration . The Worshipful Master attended the Board pursuant to summons , together with his Senior Warden , and stated that he was not Master at the time , but that the last Master , Bro . E . U . Gardner , who had signed the recommendation , did attend on the first occasion ; but in consequence of tho serious illness of his Brother , he was compelled to quit before the petition of Bro . Hamond was called on . Upon the second occasion some very urgent business prevented his leaving home . The present Master promised that due attention should bo paid to tho
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me in . . my . endeayour to discharge my duty to the best of my ability . " ( Loud applause . )
& EAND TREASUREE . Bro . Barratt proposed , and Bro . Roxburgh seconded , Bro . Tomkins as Grand Treasurer . That worthy Brother was duly elected , and proclaimed with great solemnity by Bro . Chapman . BOABD OF GENERAL PUEPOSES . The election of a memher of the Board of General Purposes , in the room of Bro . F . Burges , deceased , was the next business . The only nomination was Bro . ' Edward Roberts , W . Mv of Lodge No . 914 , New Swindon , who Was duly elected .
BOARD OF BENEVOLENCE . This report being brought up , recommending the grant of three sums of £ 50 , two of £ 30 , and one of £ 100 , to distressed Brethren or their widows , was considered and approved , with the exception of one of the votes of £ 50 being increased to £ 100 . The report concluded by stating that there was a balance in hand of £ 200 . It was ordered to be entered upon the minutes . THE KING- OE HANOVEE .
The Grand Master stated he had been officially informed of the initiation of the King of Hanover into the Order by a Worshipful Brother , whom he had directed to attend upon the occasion , as the representative of the Grand Lodge of England . He held in his hand a letter from that Worshipful Brother , giving an account of that initiation , which ought to be entered upon the minutes , he thought . ( Hear . ) In reply to Bro . Aria ,
The Grand Master said the letter contained no allusion whatever to the reported exclusion of the Jews from the Hanoverian Lodges . REPORT OF THE BOARD OF GENERAL PURPOSES . This report was then read . It was as follows : —
To the United Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of England . The Board of General Purposes beg , in accordance with the resolution of the Special Grand Lodge on the 19 th November , to recommend that the following alteration be made in the Law relating to the General Committee at page 20 of the " Book of Constitutions : " after the words shall meet , " instead of ie on the Wednesday immediately preceding each Quarterly Communication , " insert " on the last Wednesday in January , July , and October , and in April on the Thursday next after the last Wednesday . "
And also to order , " That in future , Reports , Communications , or Documents , approved or rejected at one meeting of Grand Lodge be not read in arlenso , with the minutes at the next Grand Lodge , excepting when called for by any Brother with a view of founding some motion thereon . " The Board beg to report , that a complaint was preferred by tho Lodge of Benevolence against the W . M . of the Eastern Star Lodge , "No . 112 , which had recommended the petition of Brother Charles Hamond , late a member thereof , for relief , which Brother attended at the meetings of the Lodge of Benevolence in
December and January ; but in consequence of the non-attendance of the W . M ., or any other member of the Lodge as required by the Laws , the case of the
petitioner could not be taken into consideration . The Worshipful Master attended the Board pursuant to summons , together with his Senior Warden , and stated that he was not Master at the time , but that the last Master , Bro . E . U . Gardner , who had signed the recommendation , did attend on the first occasion ; but in consequence of tho serious illness of his Brother , he was compelled to quit before the petition of Bro . Hamond was called on . Upon the second occasion some very urgent business prevented his leaving home . The present Master promised that due attention should bo paid to tho