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and from thence to this lodge room , where the brethren of the other lodges having drawn up in two ranks or rows , let the Saint Mungo Lodge pass thro' into their room , and afterwards proceeded to their respective lodge rooms . "

Then follow the office-bearer's names , after which it says , " with a great number of very respectable brethren , who behaved with such decorum as perhaps has never been seen before in such a numerous assemblage , and the evening was

concluded with the greatest harmony . Lodge shut about half-past twelve , and most of the members retired to their respective places of abode . " " Glasgow , May , 1792 . Convened in the house of Bro . Pollock , Trongate , the Right Worshipful

Master , Senior and Junior Wardens , the other office-bearers , and a very respectable number of the brethren . This being the clay fixed for the procession at laying the foundation stone of the Glasgow Royal Infirmary , the meeting adjourned

and walked in Masonic procession to ^ St . Andrew ' s Church , about eleven o'clock forenoon , to hear the sermon prepared for the occasion . After Divine service the following bodies walked in procession , three in a rank along the Saltmarket-street and High-street in the following order : —

" 1 st . The Lord Provost Magistrates and Council , preceded by their proper officers . " 2 nd . The Principal and professors of the University , iu their gowns , and with their mace carried before them .

" 3 rd . The _ Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons . " 4 th . The Dean of Guild and Council of the Merchants' House . " 5 th . The Deacon Convener and Trades House . "Next the lodges in this order , as appointed by the Rt . Worshipful . Mr . of this lodge as seur . presiding lodge : —

" 1 st . The Glasgow Journeymen Operatives . " 2 nd . The Glasgow St . Patrick . " 3 rd . .. St . David ' s , " 4 th . „ Union and Crown . " 5 th . „ Argyle .

" 6 th . „ Saint Mungo . " 7 tb . „ St . John Freemen Operafcives . " Immediately after Divine service the Magistrates and Council rose first , and the other bodies

in the foregoing order , and proceeded accordingly three in a rank along the Saltmarket-street and High-street , the band of music playing the King ' s

anthem . When the procession approached the castle , it moved in the street to the right towards the entry to the church and along the side of the wall to the east end of the ground prepared for the foundation of the building . When the

procession arrived at the castle , the band of music played 'Come let us prepare , ' & c When the Lorcl Provost and Magistrates arrived at the spot where the stone was to be laid , the whole procession stopped and preserved their ranks , and then

the Lord Provost , assisted by the Masters and Wardens of the several lodges , who had left their places for that purpose' —ihe rest of the procession keeping their stations—together with James Adams , Esq ., architect , proceeded to place the inscriptions , coins , writings , & c , in the stone , according to the ceremonies of Masonry . When

this was finished , the Masters and Wardens of the several lodges returned to their places , and the band of music struck up ' ' On , on , my dear brethren . ' Then the Lord Provost and the different bodies passed along the ground prepared for the

foundations to the street on the west , and the procession returned down the High-street , the whole orders having passed by the foundation stone . In descending the street the several bodies retired from the procession to such places as they found

convenient , and the lodges adjourned to their respective lodge rooms , where they dined and spent the evening with the utmost mirth and conviviality . N . B . The procession preserved the most regular order , ancl it was remarkable that

every person , present was uniformly dressed in black clothes , which gave an air of solemnit y suitable to the occasion . "

" ( Signed ) James Fife , Mr . " "Glasgow , 25 th June , 1792 . In consequence of a previous agreement among the different lodges in this city , the anniversary of the tutelar Saint John Baptist , which happened on

yesterday , being Sunday , the 24 th , was celebrated this evening in the Bridgegate Hall , " a number of lodges were present , and " N . B . The transparencies of the lodges present were lighted up in the windows of the hall , and had a grand effect from the street . "

On 2 nd October , 1792 , a meeting is held in the Master ' s house , when and where two candidates are initiated . This again done on 8 th Nov ., and again on 22 nd Nov . On 2 nd Feb ., 1794 , "The Tyler of this lodge should be allowed for the ensuing year one pound