Provincial Grand Lodge Of East Lancashire.

Provincial Grand Lodge of East Lancashire .

THERE was a large gathering of the brethren of East Lancashire at Todmorden on the 6 th May , at the annual meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge . It is nineteen years since a similar meeting was held at Todmorden . In the absence , owing to his Parliamentary duties ,

of Lord Stanley , M . P ., Provincial Grand Master , his Deputy , Captain C . R . N . Beswicke-Royds , presided . He was assisted by Bros . C . D . Cheetham , P . G . D . ( acting as Deputy Provincial Grand Master ) , A . Clegg , P . G . Std . B ., and J . B . Goulburn , P . G . Std . B . With one or two

exceptions the whole of the 119 lodges in the province were represented , and the returns showed the total number of subscribing members to be 5587 . A satisfactory balance sheet was presented . The Charity Committee reported that during the year

three children of members of the Order who had died had been elected to the Royal Masonic Schools . It was stated that Lorcl Stanley would preside at the next annual Festival of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution for Aged Masons and Widows , and lodges and individual Freemasons were

asked to raise a subscription list which should be worthy of the best traditions of East Lancashire in the cause of Masonic charity . Bro . J . A . Crossley , of Todmorden , was unanimously elected P . G . Treasurer for the year .

The Provincial Grand Officers were invested as follows : — A . Greenhalgh , S . W . ; A . J . Law , J . W . ; Rev . D . T . Rees and Rev . J . G . French , Chaplains ; J . A . Crossley , Treasurer ; G . S . Leresche , Registrar ; R . V . Clayton , Deputy Registrar ; J . Newton , Secretary ( re-appointed ); W . H . Bibby , T . Murph and JTurnerSenior Deacons EWebb J

y , . , ; . , . Holt , and J . H . Moorhouse , Junior Deacons ; J . W . Hallam , " Supt . of Works ; J . W . Clough , D . of C . ; W . Hall , Deputy D . of C . ; G . H . Russell , A . J . Bryce , and C . Crowther , Asst . D . of C . ; W . H . T . Peel , Swd . B . ; W . Crossley , Deputy Swd . B . ; I . Irlam and J . W . Cunningham , Std . Bs . ;

T . Herbert Yates , Organist ; J . W . Hartley , Asst . Sec . ; R . V . S . Houghton , Purst . ; J . W . Booth , Asst . Purst . ; J . Payne , S . Barnes , J . W . Greenwood , J . Hollingrake , J . . Bulcock , and J . N . Frith , Stewards ; E . Roberts , Tyler . Invitations to hold the next May meeting were received from Rochdale , Ashton , Salford , and Middleton , and will be submitted to Lord Stanley .

Grand Lodge Of Scotland.

Grand Lodge of Scotland .

THE quarterly meeting of the Grand Lodge of Scottish Freemasons was held in the Masonic Hall , Edinburgh , on May 5 th , Bro . J . D . G . Dalrymple , of Woodhead , Grand Master Depute , presiding . On the recommendation

of Grand Committee , Bro . Sir Thomas D . Gibson Carmichael , Bart ., of Skirling , was appointed Provincial Grand Master of Midlothian , in room of Bro . Colonel Gordon-Gilmour , of Craigmillar , resigned . Bro . Councillor Alfred A . Murray , Edinburgh , was appointed Provincial Grand Master of Kincardineshire , and Bro . the Rev . L . C . Kirkes ,

Wexahatchie , Texas , and Bro . Harry H . Watson , British Columbia , were appointed representatives from the Grand Lodge of Scotland to the Grand Lodges of Texas and British Columbia respectively . Grand Committee having remitted to the Appeal

Committee a petition from certain Scottish Freemasons resident in Berwick-on-Tweed , stating that they felt aggrieved " at their isolation and disenfranchisement from participating in the rights and privileges of ancient Freemasonry under the Grand Lodge of Scotland , " of which they were members ,

and craving Grand Lodge to charter a lodge for Scottish Freemasons in Berwick-on-Tweed , the Grand Secretary placed himself in communication on the subject with the Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge of England , and received a reply in which the Grand Lodge of England claimed exclusive jurisdiction over the town of

Berwick-on-Tweed , and disputed the accuracy of the petitioners' statements and conclusions as to the nationality of the burgh . The laws of England had for centuries regulated the affairs of the burgh and its inhabitants . The Grand Lodge of Scotland had never exercised jurisdiction in

Berwick-on-Tweed , while the Grand Lodge of England had done so from 1758 downwards without question . The Provincial Grand Lodge of Northumberland had for over 100 years exercised exclusive Masonic jurisdiction without question in the burgh . In these circumstances Grand Committee refused the prayer of the petition . The report was approved .

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