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Scotland.
G . Dir . of Cer . ; Andrew Murray , Prov . M ., No . 15 , G . Sword-Bearer ; Alexander Mackenzie , Prov . S . W ., No . 49 , G . Dir . of Music ; Alexander Menzies and James Watters , G . Marshals ; Wm . M . Bryce , G . Tyler . A sum of < £ 20 was voted for the relief of those Brethren who had suffered by the recent inundations in France .
The motion by Bro . Donaldson , seconded by Bro . W . H . A . FitzStrathern , P . M ., No . 182 : " That in future all Daughter Lodges holding of the Grand Lodge of Scotland cannot hold their ordinary meetings for business in any inn , tavern , or hotel , except they are fast and secure , and rented or held for Masonic purposes alone , "—owing to the indisposition of Bro . Donaldson , was postponed till next quarterly communication . ALLOA .
St . John ' s Lodge ( No . 69 ) . —At a meeting of this Lodge , held within their Lodge-room on the 8 th October , Bro . W . Downing Bruce , Barrister-at-law , and Consul for Monte Yideo , was unanimously elected to be Proxy Master , or representative in the Grand Lodge of Scotland . At a subsequent meeting of the Lodge held on the 26 th , when a large must est of the Brethren took place , after several initiations , Bro . W . Downing Bruce said he had appointed Bros . Captain Robert C . D . Bruce , 82 nd Regiment , and M . S . A . Walrond , of Calder Park ,
Lanarkshire , to be his Wardens ; both of these Brethren being present , they received the hearty approbation of the meeting . On the following Saturday , the Master of the Lodge here received a box containing a silver square and compasses as a present from Bro . Bruce to the Alloa Lodge , which was manufactured by Bro . Law , of South Hanover street , Edinburgh , who has great credit for the elegant style in which they are got up . The following inscription is engraved on the square : — " Presented to the ancient Lodge of Alloa , No . 69 , by William Downing
Bruce , Esq ., Barrister-atdaw , Proxy Master , July , 1856 . The reverse side bears the names of the Office-bearers , —Bros . S . N . Morison , R . W . M . ; W . M'Queen , S . W . ; and R . O . Arnot , J . W . ; the Masonic arms , and the arms of the burgh , are also neatly engraved . At a meeting held in the Lodge on the 4 th November , when a Danish captain and other two friends from the county town were duly entered , the jewels were on this occasion used for the first time in the Lodge . A vote of thanks was proposed and unanimously carried to Bro . Bruce for his kindness , and the Secretary was accordingly requested to write that gentleman to that effect .
On Tuesday , 11 th November , the regular monthly meeting of the above Lodge was held in the Lodge-room , Alloa , when there were two initiations , one a Norwegian . There were present a few visiting Brethren from the Ancient Lodge , Stirling , also the Proxy Master of the Alloa Lodge . The Brethren spent a very agreeable evening , with that mirth and unanimity so characteristic of the Brotherhood .
DALKEITH . Dalkeith Kilwinning Lodge ( No . 10 ) . —A meeting of this Lodge was held in the Lodge-room , Dalkeith , on Monday , November 24 th : present the R . W . Master , supported by his Office-bearers and numerous Brethren . A Brother was passed to the Degree of Fellow Craft , and raised to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason . On this occasion , the jewels and clothing furnished by Bro . John Law were worn by the Office-bearers for the first time .
EDINBURGH . Lodge Celtic of Edinburgh and Leith ( No . 291 ) . —This Lodge held a meeting of Emergency on the 17 th October , for the purpose of raising a Brother to the Sublime Degree of a Master Mason , and initiating a gentleman into the mysteries of the Order . It was proposed , seconded , and carried unanimously , that one of our visiting Brothers be affiliated an honorary member , viz ., A . W . Smith , captain and adjutant of the West Norfolk Militia , late of the Scots Fusileor Guards , of Lodge No . 225 , Forfar and Kincardine , Dundee . The ceremony of the Obligation being concluded , he returned thanks in a very kind and appropriate manner .
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Scotland.
G . Dir . of Cer . ; Andrew Murray , Prov . M ., No . 15 , G . Sword-Bearer ; Alexander Mackenzie , Prov . S . W ., No . 49 , G . Dir . of Music ; Alexander Menzies and James Watters , G . Marshals ; Wm . M . Bryce , G . Tyler . A sum of < £ 20 was voted for the relief of those Brethren who had suffered by the recent inundations in France .
The motion by Bro . Donaldson , seconded by Bro . W . H . A . FitzStrathern , P . M ., No . 182 : " That in future all Daughter Lodges holding of the Grand Lodge of Scotland cannot hold their ordinary meetings for business in any inn , tavern , or hotel , except they are fast and secure , and rented or held for Masonic purposes alone , "—owing to the indisposition of Bro . Donaldson , was postponed till next quarterly communication . ALLOA .
St . John ' s Lodge ( No . 69 ) . —At a meeting of this Lodge , held within their Lodge-room on the 8 th October , Bro . W . Downing Bruce , Barrister-at-law , and Consul for Monte Yideo , was unanimously elected to be Proxy Master , or representative in the Grand Lodge of Scotland . At a subsequent meeting of the Lodge held on the 26 th , when a large must est of the Brethren took place , after several initiations , Bro . W . Downing Bruce said he had appointed Bros . Captain Robert C . D . Bruce , 82 nd Regiment , and M . S . A . Walrond , of Calder Park ,
Lanarkshire , to be his Wardens ; both of these Brethren being present , they received the hearty approbation of the meeting . On the following Saturday , the Master of the Lodge here received a box containing a silver square and compasses as a present from Bro . Bruce to the Alloa Lodge , which was manufactured by Bro . Law , of South Hanover street , Edinburgh , who has great credit for the elegant style in which they are got up . The following inscription is engraved on the square : — " Presented to the ancient Lodge of Alloa , No . 69 , by William Downing
Bruce , Esq ., Barrister-atdaw , Proxy Master , July , 1856 . The reverse side bears the names of the Office-bearers , —Bros . S . N . Morison , R . W . M . ; W . M'Queen , S . W . ; and R . O . Arnot , J . W . ; the Masonic arms , and the arms of the burgh , are also neatly engraved . At a meeting held in the Lodge on the 4 th November , when a Danish captain and other two friends from the county town were duly entered , the jewels were on this occasion used for the first time in the Lodge . A vote of thanks was proposed and unanimously carried to Bro . Bruce for his kindness , and the Secretary was accordingly requested to write that gentleman to that effect .
On Tuesday , 11 th November , the regular monthly meeting of the above Lodge was held in the Lodge-room , Alloa , when there were two initiations , one a Norwegian . There were present a few visiting Brethren from the Ancient Lodge , Stirling , also the Proxy Master of the Alloa Lodge . The Brethren spent a very agreeable evening , with that mirth and unanimity so characteristic of the Brotherhood .
DALKEITH . Dalkeith Kilwinning Lodge ( No . 10 ) . —A meeting of this Lodge was held in the Lodge-room , Dalkeith , on Monday , November 24 th : present the R . W . Master , supported by his Office-bearers and numerous Brethren . A Brother was passed to the Degree of Fellow Craft , and raised to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason . On this occasion , the jewels and clothing furnished by Bro . John Law were worn by the Office-bearers for the first time .
EDINBURGH . Lodge Celtic of Edinburgh and Leith ( No . 291 ) . —This Lodge held a meeting of Emergency on the 17 th October , for the purpose of raising a Brother to the Sublime Degree of a Master Mason , and initiating a gentleman into the mysteries of the Order . It was proposed , seconded , and carried unanimously , that one of our visiting Brothers be affiliated an honorary member , viz ., A . W . Smith , captain and adjutant of the West Norfolk Militia , late of the Scots Fusileor Guards , of Lodge No . 225 , Forfar and Kincardine , Dundee . The ceremony of the Obligation being concluded , he returned thanks in a very kind and appropriate manner .