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The Masonic Mirror.
THE MASONIC MIRROR .
- —« MASONIC MEMS . IT is a singular fact that a new warrant , No . 10 ( 57 , has been granted for a Lodge to bo hold in an ancient tavern in Berniondsey , which was originally occupied by the ancient and extinct fraternity of the Grcgorians , and is still named the
Gregorian Arms . LOUD CASTLEMAIXE has offered to give a site , and also to contribute towards the erection of a Masonic Hall iu Athlonc , Ireland . Bro . Ellis , a member of the Athlone Lodge , has promised to advance the funds necessary when a suitable site has been obtained .
THE GRAND LODGE PROPERTY . The following eommtmication has just been addressed to the Masters of the various Lodges throughout the , kingdom : — " BOARD OI ? GENERAL PURPOSES , FREEMASONS' HALL "January 101859
, , . ' ' TV . SIR AND BROTHER , — -At the meeting of the Grand Lodgo , on the first of December last , the following resolutions , which had been submitted by the Board of General Purposes , were agreed to , viz .: — " 1 st . —That it is desirable that the freehold property , now belonging to the Society , or such part thereof as may ho necessary , shall be devoted exclusively to Masonic purposes . ' 2 nd . —That the subject bo referred back to the Board with directions to
report thoroon to tho Grand Lodge , and to lay before it such a scheme as may appear to bo practicable for the carrying out of the foregoing resolution , unci to authorize the Board to expend a sum not exceeding . £ 100 for that purpose , and if they see fit , to submit the subject to the public competition of the whole Masonic body , and to offer a sum not exceeding 150 guineas in premiums for the best design . " That in the scheme which they will have to considerit will he desirable to
, proceed only with the view of providing fitting aud appropriate accommodation , to bo devoted solely and exclusively to Masonic purposes . " Carrying out tho intention expressed in the' concluding portion of their last Report , the Board of General Purposes desire now to put their Brethren in possession of all the facts bearing on tho case , in order that each-Lodge and each Brother may have the fairest opportunity of forming a correct judgment on a matter so important to their interests as the disposal of their chief property .
i no . present ; possessions of tho society consist of- fer Annum . ' 1 .---The building known as Freemasons' Tavern and Hall , lot at ... . £ 800 0 0 " 2 . —No . 00 , Great Queen-street , lately added to Tavern „ ... 30 0 0 " 3 . —No , 59 , ,, „ held by Mr . Solomon „ ... 70 0 0
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Masonic Mirror.
THE MASONIC MIRROR .
- —« MASONIC MEMS . IT is a singular fact that a new warrant , No . 10 ( 57 , has been granted for a Lodge to bo hold in an ancient tavern in Berniondsey , which was originally occupied by the ancient and extinct fraternity of the Grcgorians , and is still named the
Gregorian Arms . LOUD CASTLEMAIXE has offered to give a site , and also to contribute towards the erection of a Masonic Hall iu Athlonc , Ireland . Bro . Ellis , a member of the Athlone Lodge , has promised to advance the funds necessary when a suitable site has been obtained .
THE GRAND LODGE PROPERTY . The following eommtmication has just been addressed to the Masters of the various Lodges throughout the , kingdom : — " BOARD OI ? GENERAL PURPOSES , FREEMASONS' HALL "January 101859
, , . ' ' TV . SIR AND BROTHER , — -At the meeting of the Grand Lodgo , on the first of December last , the following resolutions , which had been submitted by the Board of General Purposes , were agreed to , viz .: — " 1 st . —That it is desirable that the freehold property , now belonging to the Society , or such part thereof as may ho necessary , shall be devoted exclusively to Masonic purposes . ' 2 nd . —That the subject bo referred back to the Board with directions to
report thoroon to tho Grand Lodge , and to lay before it such a scheme as may appear to bo practicable for the carrying out of the foregoing resolution , unci to authorize the Board to expend a sum not exceeding . £ 100 for that purpose , and if they see fit , to submit the subject to the public competition of the whole Masonic body , and to offer a sum not exceeding 150 guineas in premiums for the best design . " That in the scheme which they will have to considerit will he desirable to
, proceed only with the view of providing fitting aud appropriate accommodation , to bo devoted solely and exclusively to Masonic purposes . " Carrying out tho intention expressed in the' concluding portion of their last Report , the Board of General Purposes desire now to put their Brethren in possession of all the facts bearing on tho case , in order that each-Lodge and each Brother may have the fairest opportunity of forming a correct judgment on a matter so important to their interests as the disposal of their chief property .
i no . present ; possessions of tho society consist of- fer Annum . ' 1 .---The building known as Freemasons' Tavern and Hall , lot at ... . £ 800 0 0 " 2 . —No . 00 , Great Queen-street , lately added to Tavern „ ... 30 0 0 " 3 . —No , 59 , ,, „ held by Mr . Solomon „ ... 70 0 0