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THURSDAY , ^^^^^SEPT ; 27 , 1888 . Edited ?/?/ W . BRO . JAMES STEVENS , P . M ., P . Z ., & c , & c .

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THE ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTE FOR BOYS .

To the -Editor of IKE MASONIC STAR . DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , As the constitution of the Committee of Enquiry has been publicly announced and the date of the first meeting is rapidly approaching , it is desirable that the collation of evidence to be submitted shall be promptly proceeded with .

In this immediate neighbourhood a local Committee , consisting of one member from ten lodges , is taking the matter in hand , and a general meeting of the Staffordshire Masonic Charitable Association will be held cm . Wednesday next , the 26 th inst ., to consider the subject . If similar steps have been , or are about to be taken in other provinces , we shall be glad to hear from the brethren who have

charge thereof , so that united action may result ; or if individual brethren or old scholars have any information which may be laid before the Committee of Enquiry with advantage , it is to be hoped that they will communicate with us , or with brethren interested in the matter in their own province , so that the entire facts may be fully laid before the Committee of Enquiry from every point of

. Beyond a doubt there has for years past been much complaining in at least some of the provinces as to the management of the institution ; and as a channel has now been opened for submitting these comp laints to a competent and impartial tribunal , nothing should be wanting in order to enable that committee to present a

decisive and imperative report , which shall at once and for all sweep away what may be defective ( if anything ) , aud result in placing the institution on sruch a basis that the Craft generally may feel impelled in future to provide liberally and generously that support which the object it has in view so richly deserves . In the interest of the Institution we crave space for the insertion

of this letter in your next issue . Yours faithfully and fraternally , WM . TUNNICLIFF , W . M ., No . 418 , Menturia , E . V . GREATBATCH , Jasper Street , Hanley . 8 , Brook Street , Stoke-on-Trent 22 nd Sept ., 1888 . Chairman and Secretary , Local Committee

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To the Editor of THE MASONIC STAR . DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , I beg to offer you my hearty good wishes and congratulations . and wish you a prosperous career . A cheaper Masonic journal has long been desired by many brethren , and we hail the appearance of THE MASONIC STAR with satisfaction . May its light never wane ! Yours heartily . Leeds , Sept . 20 , 1888 . ' W . M . 2060 .

To the Editor of THE MASONIC STAR . DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , Is it wrong to wear a P . M . ' s jewel in Lodge if it has not been presented to the P . M ., but has been bought byliim . ' Yours fraternally ,

Sept . 1 st , 1888 . G . D . C , ESSEX . * * * The whole question of what may and loliat may not be worn as jewels in our Craft Lodges requires settlement . The tendency foi owe , and , not infrequentl y , unmerited decoration is greatly increasing . —Ed . M . S . '

To the Editor of THE MASONIC STAR . DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , In the case of a Lodge changing its . place of meeting in the same town or village , or district , the removal being approved by the W . M . and brethren , and the alteration duly notified to , and

registered by , Grand Lodge , is it necessary to procure a dispensation to authorise the said removal ; and would a Lodge otherwise bo acting illegally , and its transactions be masonically null and void ! I argue that a dispensation is not required . Kindly say if I am right or wrong . j . FARRINGTON , P . M . 1271 . Bradford-on-Avon , Sept . 24 . 1884 .

To the Editor «/ T HE MASONIC STAR . DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , Anything for the good of Freemasonry has always commended itself to me , and should , I think , command the support of every enthusiastic Freemason . I have to-day seen the first four issues of your journal , and am satisfied you have supplied a long-standing

want . I have been connected with the press many years , and have frequently written and sent reports to the Masonic journals , and many times suggested that threepence a copy was a big barrier to their otherwise really valuable usefulness . If your journal at one penny continues on the same lines I predict a big issue in the

provinces of East Lancashire , where I have often tried to encourage the sale of the Eire masons Chronicle , also the Freemason ; but again and again met with the response of price too much . That objection cannot longer exist , and your expectations have reasonable chances of being realised . Yours fraternally , Manchester , Sept . 10 . H . DARBYSHIRE .

Answers To Crrespondents.

Answers to Crrespondents .

M . S ., Masonic Charity v . Principle . —Far too personal for our columns . Ku'wn . ( _ .- -YON and the brethren of your Lodge are very good . 'We dare not . however , insert your flattering remarks in open Lodge as you wish . They might he misconstrued . . 1 . W .- "Wc have received your MS . of hymn , and you shall hear from us at earliest opportunity .

Masonic Exchange & Mart Column

Masonic Exchange & Mart Column

The expressed wishes of several brethren that we should open an Exchange and Mart Column in our pages have not been by any means forgotten ; but we require the assistance of the proposers to commence it . For ourselves , the only exchanges in which we are at present interested are : ARTICLES . TO BE EXCHANGD FOR

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Addresses of the following Lodges wanted . Notices have been returned through post . Studholme No . 1591 Northern Bar „ 1610 Eleanor ' .. „ 1707 Unity , Peace and Concord „ 31 ( 5 Argonaut „ 2243 Dagmar „ 2262