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gratiiying position which Eree it ^ ad not been in b ^ pugh had remarkedy the Lodge Jourrieyman , oyer which he had the honour to r ^ resnie * had parta a year upwards of sixty entertained ^ a most confident hope that ere long a still greater stimulus # oulcT be giyeh to the cause of Freemasonry in Scotlanq ^ ^ ^ ^ were well
awrarp that , at the last Quarter ^ 3 & o . Fink ^ he ^ iiad himself seconded ^ and whii 6 h had been carried byacclamation , That steps should immediately be talteh to prpyide suitable accommodation for the Grand Ledge ; " A ? conveher of the cbnm to sa ^ tha % all their A most eligible site had been p l ^
present huildmg s atid the adjacent grounds had heen carefully examined and measured ; arid the ;& plans and probableestimates for erecting an elpgaht hall , wiffi onices > and effecting ^ teralaphs on the estimates would be eonipieted ^ h a few days ^ when they would bei laid before . & 20 M of the Grand Lodge , or , at ^ alt events ^ hefbre the
Quarte ^ l ^ Cbnftmuhicatibn ^ He did not anticipate that any serious obstacle wiuld he thrown in the way of this design , so he was confidently looking forward to a day not far distant y ^ he summohed 1 ^ assist ^ in laying the foundation-stone of a noble aiid spacious ediftee fo ^ { Gireat elieering . ) Bro ^ Sunter sat down amid ^ epeated bursts of lap plause .
R . W . Brp . Drybrough returned thanks for the Canongate Kilwinning Lodge in a speech rep ^ the ^ firethreh , not only of his own Lodge , but of all the sister Lodges in Edinburgh . Ill speaking of the prosperity pf the Lodge over which he had the hohour to tnresid ^
into the Craft fifty-nine Brethren , and he confidently hoped that during the ensuing season he would nearly double that number . He took this opportunity of thanking those Brethren who had filled the various offices of the Lodge with sp much zeal and ability * and trusted that those who had only been appointed Office-bearers that day would fulfil their duties with equal credit to themselves arid honour to their mother Lodge . v
The Office-bearers for the ensuing year are ,- —Bros . Th ^ 30 th Degree ^ R . W . M ; ; Captain Fraser , P . M . ; Dr . Henry Macritie , S . P . R . S , 32 nd Degree , D . M . ; Dr . James Stewart / R . ^ S-M . ; Michael Dodd , K . H ; . 30 th Degree , S . W . ; J . Fred . Ziervogel , K . H . 30 th Degree , J . W . ; F . A . Turton , K . H . & 0 th Degree , S . D . ; Thomas Alexander Hill , B . C . A .,. J . D . ; Stewart Watson , Sec . ; William Hickman , Treas . ; Charles Mackinnon , I . G . ; Robert Stewart , Tyler . ¦ ¦ , ¦ ¦ ¦ ' " ;
St . Luhe s Lodge , formerly Holyrood ( No . 44 ) , —This Lodge held a special meeting in their Lodge-room , Qrelich's Hotel , on Friday , the 5 th June , for the purpose of passing Bro . Frederic H . Swinfen , of the 5 th Dragoon Guards . The ceremony was beautifully gone through by Bro . James Francis Skene , RiW . M , S . P . R . S ., assisted by Bro . Capt . Bamsay , acting S . W ., and Bro . Charles
Stewart Law , acting J , W . Among the visitors to this the Military Lodge of Edinburgh , we observed Col . Hunter , Major Jordan , Capt . ' Eraser , P . M . No . 2 ; R . W . Bro , Francis Ma cowan Bro . Alexander James Stewart , Grand Clerk ; and Brp ; W . Downing Bruce , P . M . Lodge of Alloa , No . 69 . After business , the Brethren adjourned to a banquet , furnished in Bro . Dejay ' s usual style , where the hilarity was kept up until the last toast of the evening informed them , that , though sorry to part , they would be happy to meet again .
Lodge St . Clair ( No . 349 ) ,- —The monthly meeting of this Lodge was held in their Lodge-room , St , John ' s Chapel , on Monday , June 1 ; Bro . H . F . Crichton ,, VOB . ILL 4 i S"
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gratiiying position which Eree it ^ ad not been in b ^ pugh had remarkedy the Lodge Jourrieyman , oyer which he had the honour to r ^ resnie * had parta a year upwards of sixty entertained ^ a most confident hope that ere long a still greater stimulus # oulcT be giyeh to the cause of Freemasonry in Scotlanq ^ ^ ^ ^ were well
awrarp that , at the last Quarter ^ 3 & o . Fink ^ he ^ iiad himself seconded ^ and whii 6 h had been carried byacclamation , That steps should immediately be talteh to prpyide suitable accommodation for the Grand Ledge ; " A ? conveher of the cbnm to sa ^ tha % all their A most eligible site had been p l ^
present huildmg s atid the adjacent grounds had heen carefully examined and measured ; arid the ;& plans and probableestimates for erecting an elpgaht hall , wiffi onices > and effecting ^ teralaphs on the estimates would be eonipieted ^ h a few days ^ when they would bei laid before . & 20 M of the Grand Lodge , or , at ^ alt events ^ hefbre the
Quarte ^ l ^ Cbnftmuhicatibn ^ He did not anticipate that any serious obstacle wiuld he thrown in the way of this design , so he was confidently looking forward to a day not far distant y ^ he summohed 1 ^ assist ^ in laying the foundation-stone of a noble aiid spacious ediftee fo ^ { Gireat elieering . ) Bro ^ Sunter sat down amid ^ epeated bursts of lap plause .
R . W . Brp . Drybrough returned thanks for the Canongate Kilwinning Lodge in a speech rep ^ the ^ firethreh , not only of his own Lodge , but of all the sister Lodges in Edinburgh . Ill speaking of the prosperity pf the Lodge over which he had the hohour to tnresid ^
into the Craft fifty-nine Brethren , and he confidently hoped that during the ensuing season he would nearly double that number . He took this opportunity of thanking those Brethren who had filled the various offices of the Lodge with sp much zeal and ability * and trusted that those who had only been appointed Office-bearers that day would fulfil their duties with equal credit to themselves arid honour to their mother Lodge . v
The Office-bearers for the ensuing year are ,- —Bros . Th ^ 30 th Degree ^ R . W . M ; ; Captain Fraser , P . M . ; Dr . Henry Macritie , S . P . R . S , 32 nd Degree , D . M . ; Dr . James Stewart / R . ^ S-M . ; Michael Dodd , K . H ; . 30 th Degree , S . W . ; J . Fred . Ziervogel , K . H . 30 th Degree , J . W . ; F . A . Turton , K . H . & 0 th Degree , S . D . ; Thomas Alexander Hill , B . C . A .,. J . D . ; Stewart Watson , Sec . ; William Hickman , Treas . ; Charles Mackinnon , I . G . ; Robert Stewart , Tyler . ¦ ¦ , ¦ ¦ ¦ ' " ;
St . Luhe s Lodge , formerly Holyrood ( No . 44 ) , —This Lodge held a special meeting in their Lodge-room , Qrelich's Hotel , on Friday , the 5 th June , for the purpose of passing Bro . Frederic H . Swinfen , of the 5 th Dragoon Guards . The ceremony was beautifully gone through by Bro . James Francis Skene , RiW . M , S . P . R . S ., assisted by Bro . Capt . Bamsay , acting S . W ., and Bro . Charles
Stewart Law , acting J , W . Among the visitors to this the Military Lodge of Edinburgh , we observed Col . Hunter , Major Jordan , Capt . ' Eraser , P . M . No . 2 ; R . W . Bro , Francis Ma cowan Bro . Alexander James Stewart , Grand Clerk ; and Brp ; W . Downing Bruce , P . M . Lodge of Alloa , No . 69 . After business , the Brethren adjourned to a banquet , furnished in Bro . Dejay ' s usual style , where the hilarity was kept up until the last toast of the evening informed them , that , though sorry to part , they would be happy to meet again .
Lodge St . Clair ( No . 349 ) ,- —The monthly meeting of this Lodge was held in their Lodge-room , St , John ' s Chapel , on Monday , June 1 ; Bro . H . F . Crichton ,, VOB . ILL 4 i S"