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VISCOUNT HOLMESDALE . In answer to the letter of a AVest Kent brother , I say that the invitation of the Sovereign to banquet , dinner , concert , ball , is by all loyal subjects rightly considered ( ivhat indeed , I believe its purposes to be ) a command , disobedience to which , unless for some

grave and extraordinary cause , would be altogether unpardonable . Had , therefore , Lord Holmesdale on the 12 th June last , instead of going to the Royal State Concert at Buckingham Palace , thought fit , as Provincial Grand Master for Kent , to preside at the annual festival held at Folkestone , it would have heen very unseemly violation of his duty to her Majesty . —C . P . COOPEE .

It is now one hundred and fiftv years since the Orrand Lodge of England was established upon its present modem basis , the four old lodges having held their celebrated meeting at the Appletree Tavern in 1717 . Surely some little commemmoration might take place amongst English lodges when the keenest

interest is felt in the event amongst our German and other Continental brethren ? Moreover but few of us can hope to be alive when the two hundredth anniversary rolls round . —MAGUS . THE EOSICEUCIAK" SOCIETY . In answer to certain enquiries it may be well to

state that the English branch of the Rosicrucians is now in full vigour , and every information can be obtained by Master Masons applying to Bro . II . G . Buss , the Treas . Gen ., or Bro . \ V . Turner , the Sec . Gen ., George Hotel , Aldermanbury , at which house the section " Kabbalisticus auditus " will be elucidated

early in October . VISITING LODGES . Your late correspondent , anent Lodge Charity , No . 270 , may gather the information he requires from the following fact : •—The Secretary of a lodge in one

province crosses a broad river and enters another province , he demands admission into a lodge , the officers of which well know that he was a Mason , but nevertheless refused him admission . Query . If the brother was morally unfit to visit a lodge , is he a fit person to be a Secretary ; and , if not , should he be permitted to remain in the Order . —P . M .

Correspondence.

CORRESPONDENCE .

The Editor is not responsible for the opinions expressed by Correspondents . TO THE EDITOR OF THE ' FREEMASOXS' MAGAZIXE ___{_} 3 TASOXIC iTIREOE . DEAE SIE AND BEOTHEE . —In your number of July Gth , your correspondent , W . S . L ., put forth several queries , ansAvered by you at some length , with the exception of the lastwhich was originally put

, on page 407 , May 25 th . The omission is probably OAving to the direct reference to myself and Bro . Hughan on the point . I did not reply in the first instance , though I remember noticing it at the time , because I was unwilling to intrude on your space unnecessariland I felt that some one else would be

y , sure to offer an answer ; moreover , the " Book of Constitutions " is explicit on the point . I hold that the only " proper voucher" that can be given is a Grand Lodge certificate , though under some peculiar circumstances one from a private lodge may temporarilv serve the nurnose , but it is often not asked for

from a visitor , as has been the case with me twice during the past week . Aware of the frequent omission , probably OAving to an inexcusable want of familiarity with the Constitutions among the majority of our members when I dreiv up the by-laws for Kb . 958 , 1 inserted an especial one to the effect that no

brother who was not personally vouched for should be admitted without shoAving his certificate , which was confirmed hy the lodge and sanctioned by the Prov . G . M ., thus making it the uniform custom to require a perusal of the certificate of every visitor before proceeding to examine him . This document

by itself does not afford sufficient proof , for I have understood that it is a practice among professional beggars to obtain certificates of deceased Masons , take out the signatures by a chemical process and substitute another , so that there may be no difficulty in case the applicant be required to write his name , with a view to identify the handivriting .