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Ma1e Leasomey
LEICESTERSHIRE
Leicester .- —ify ^ fe Lodge ( No . 1 % L . C . )—The first meeting of this new Lodge of Mark Masters were held at the Bell Hotel , Leicester , oh Thursday last . The officers nominated in the warrant are Bros . W . Kelly , Prov . G . M . of the Mark for Leicestershire , as W ; M . ; F . Goodyer , S . W . ; and Geo . Bankart , J . W . The charter of constitution having been read , and the W . M / duly obligated / fe taken for the following Brethren of the John of Gaunt Lodge of Craft Masons ( No . 766 ) , as candidates for the Mark , viz .: —Bros ; T . Cooper , P . M . ; J . J . Kinton , P . M . f E . Clephan , ^ W . M , ; W . B . Smith , P . M . ; W . Milliean , P . M . ; J . D . Paul , J . W . ;
T . Sheppard , Sec . ; W . Johnson , jtiii ^ S . D . ; R . Brewinguii ., S . D . ; T . Spooner ^ W . b . Bitterey , and George Hawkins as a serving brother by dispensation . Nine of these Brethren being in attendance , were duly advanced to the Mark Master degree by the W . M ., assisted by Bros . Underwood ( D . Prov . G . M . and W . M . No . 21 ) as P . M . ; Goodyer , S . W . ; Bankart , J . W . ; Yihdram ( J . W ., No . 21 ) , as Reg . ; Pettifor ( S . W ., No . 21 ) , as D . ; and Hardy , as LG . A code of by-laws having been proposed and ordered to be further considered at the next meeting , the Lodge Ms closed in due form .
, ITowe'LM 0 \ ffio ; 21 , )^ ¥ hx & new Lodge was then opened , Bro . Kelly , Prov . G . M ,, presiding , who , afterthecharterofconstitution had been read , proceeded to instal the W ; M ., Bro . Underwood , Mayor of Leicester , and D . Prov . G . M , of the Mark for Leicestershire , A dispensation for the advancement of a serving brother having been read , a ballot was taken for eleven members of St . John ' s Lodge of
Craft Masons ( No . 348 ) , as candidates , all of whom were duly elected , and the following Brethren being present , were severally advanced as Mark Masters , viz . : — Bros . H . Kinder , P . M . ; C . Morris , P . M . ; J . Holland , jun ., S . W . ; A . Cummings , J . W . ; W . Weare , H . E . Emberlin , and James Pennock ( Tyler ) . The proposed by-laws having been deferred for discussion until the next meeting , and some further routine business transacted , the Lodge was closed in clue form , and the Brethren adjourned to refreshment . It is proposed to establish a Lodge of Instruction for this degree , and for the Lodges to meet again shortly for the appointment of officers , and for the admission of a further number of candidates .
Both Lodges have every prospect of being strong in numbers and flourishing , and the revival of Mark Masonry in Leicestershire has certainly commenced under most favourable auspices . This degree , as well as the Knight Templar degree , was formerly worked in the old Athol Lodge at Plinckley ( now the Knights of Malta Lodge , No . 58 ); but both degrees have lain dormant for some years past . It is , however , probable that the Mark Masters' degree will be again worked in the Lodge * " ere long . We hear that is intended to hold a meeting of the Mark Provincial Grand Lodge in the course of the ensuing month , for the appointment of Provincial Grand Officers , & c .
[* We hope not ; as under the present constitutions , it will be decidedly illegal , and may not improbably lead to the withdrawal of the charter . If the Brethren wish to be Mark Masons , they can become so without interfering with the Craft Lodges . —En . ]
Scotland
SCOTLAND
GLASGOW
Taia Lodge Hhettleston St . John ' a , No . 128 , held a special meeting a few days wince , in their Lodge Boom , Kirk Hoitse , Shettleston , where the Lodge has met since 1771—the date of their constitution ; so that the Lodge has met in tho same room these eighty-Seven years . This was their first demonstration for twenty-live years . Present : —the R . W . M . Bro . Wilkie , office-bearers , and a number of the brethren
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Ma1e Leasomey
LEICESTERSHIRE
Leicester .- —ify ^ fe Lodge ( No . 1 % L . C . )—The first meeting of this new Lodge of Mark Masters were held at the Bell Hotel , Leicester , oh Thursday last . The officers nominated in the warrant are Bros . W . Kelly , Prov . G . M . of the Mark for Leicestershire , as W ; M . ; F . Goodyer , S . W . ; and Geo . Bankart , J . W . The charter of constitution having been read , and the W . M / duly obligated / fe taken for the following Brethren of the John of Gaunt Lodge of Craft Masons ( No . 766 ) , as candidates for the Mark , viz .: —Bros ; T . Cooper , P . M . ; J . J . Kinton , P . M . f E . Clephan , ^ W . M , ; W . B . Smith , P . M . ; W . Milliean , P . M . ; J . D . Paul , J . W . ;
T . Sheppard , Sec . ; W . Johnson , jtiii ^ S . D . ; R . Brewinguii ., S . D . ; T . Spooner ^ W . b . Bitterey , and George Hawkins as a serving brother by dispensation . Nine of these Brethren being in attendance , were duly advanced to the Mark Master degree by the W . M ., assisted by Bros . Underwood ( D . Prov . G . M . and W . M . No . 21 ) as P . M . ; Goodyer , S . W . ; Bankart , J . W . ; Yihdram ( J . W ., No . 21 ) , as Reg . ; Pettifor ( S . W ., No . 21 ) , as D . ; and Hardy , as LG . A code of by-laws having been proposed and ordered to be further considered at the next meeting , the Lodge Ms closed in due form .
, ITowe'LM 0 \ ffio ; 21 , )^ ¥ hx & new Lodge was then opened , Bro . Kelly , Prov . G . M ,, presiding , who , afterthecharterofconstitution had been read , proceeded to instal the W ; M ., Bro . Underwood , Mayor of Leicester , and D . Prov . G . M , of the Mark for Leicestershire , A dispensation for the advancement of a serving brother having been read , a ballot was taken for eleven members of St . John ' s Lodge of
Craft Masons ( No . 348 ) , as candidates , all of whom were duly elected , and the following Brethren being present , were severally advanced as Mark Masters , viz . : — Bros . H . Kinder , P . M . ; C . Morris , P . M . ; J . Holland , jun ., S . W . ; A . Cummings , J . W . ; W . Weare , H . E . Emberlin , and James Pennock ( Tyler ) . The proposed by-laws having been deferred for discussion until the next meeting , and some further routine business transacted , the Lodge was closed in clue form , and the Brethren adjourned to refreshment . It is proposed to establish a Lodge of Instruction for this degree , and for the Lodges to meet again shortly for the appointment of officers , and for the admission of a further number of candidates .
Both Lodges have every prospect of being strong in numbers and flourishing , and the revival of Mark Masonry in Leicestershire has certainly commenced under most favourable auspices . This degree , as well as the Knight Templar degree , was formerly worked in the old Athol Lodge at Plinckley ( now the Knights of Malta Lodge , No . 58 ); but both degrees have lain dormant for some years past . It is , however , probable that the Mark Masters' degree will be again worked in the Lodge * " ere long . We hear that is intended to hold a meeting of the Mark Provincial Grand Lodge in the course of the ensuing month , for the appointment of Provincial Grand Officers , & c .
[* We hope not ; as under the present constitutions , it will be decidedly illegal , and may not improbably lead to the withdrawal of the charter . If the Brethren wish to be Mark Masons , they can become so without interfering with the Craft Lodges . —En . ]
Scotland
SCOTLAND
GLASGOW
Taia Lodge Hhettleston St . John ' a , No . 128 , held a special meeting a few days wince , in their Lodge Boom , Kirk Hoitse , Shettleston , where the Lodge has met since 1771—the date of their constitution ; so that the Lodge has met in tho same room these eighty-Seven years . This was their first demonstration for twenty-live years . Present : —the R . W . M . Bro . Wilkie , office-bearers , and a number of the brethren