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The Problem Of Grand Lodge.

a solution of the problem when the time comes . It must be continuous , in the interests of business ; it must be representative , in the interests of the rank and file , and in fact is required to be so by the landmarks ; and it must be made up of men of experience and knOAvledge , in the interests of the

dignity of the Order . We feel sure none of these postulates will be denied , and Ave may go on to claim that the present Constitution fulfils none of them , because it is in the power of any brother with a fad AVIIO can carry 500 brethren with him , to commit

Grand Lodge to any course of procedure he wishes , notwithstanding that all the intelligence and wisdom and experience of Grand Lodge may be opposed to it . Possible it may be said , but not probable . That may be so , but the High Court of the Order ought to be , like its principles ,

founded upon an immoveable basis . We shall in a future article discuss one or two possible solutions of the present problem arising out of these considerations .

At The Sign Of The Perfect Ashlar.

At the Sign of the Perfect Ashlar .

Upon the Lord Mayor , Bro . Alderman Walter Yaughan Morgan , his Majesty has conferred a baronetcy of the United Kingdom . His lordship was born in 1 S 31 , in Glasbury , Brecon . He gained his earliest insight into business as clerk in the National Provincial Bank of England , which he left

in 1855 to join his live brothers , who together founded the linn of Morgan Brothers in Cannon Street , as well as the Morgan Crucible Company in Battersea . He is a prominent Freemason and Treasurer of Christ's Hospital . Of his Masonic career our readers will have been fully informed in

previous issues . The great City has had many chief rulers Avho have been ardent Freemasons , but none has devoted more time and attention to its duties than the present occupant of the civic chair .

<> <_> The Provincial Grand Lodge of Bucks held its annual meeting for the first time in London on June 28 th , when 250 brethren of the province assembled in the Grand Temple < it the Freemasons' Hall . Lord Addington , Prov . G . M .,

presided , and among the visitors was R . W . Bro . John Thornhill Morland , Prov . G . M . of Berkshire . A sum of fifty guineas Avas voted in support of the Deputy Grand Master ' s chairmanship of the Benevolent Institution next year . The dinner was held at the Holborn Restaurant

in the evening , when the gathering included Lord Addington , Prov . G . M . ( in the chair ) , supported by his Deputy , Bro . John Evan Bowen , Dep . G . M ., and other Provincial Grand Ollicers . Bro . Morland proposed " The Health of Lord Addington , " Bro . Burnett Brown , G . Supt .

of Wks ., responded for the guests , and Bro . James Stephens , P . D . G . D . C , gave the toast of "The Provincial Officers . " The gathering was a great success , and it is intended to make London the central annual meeting place for the

province . < 0 > < S > * A meeting of the Empire Lodge was held on Tuesday evening , June 26 th , at the Criterion Restaurant , when the Sultan of Zanzibar was initiated into Freemasonry by Bro .

Orlando F . W . Hill , W . M ., assisted by Bros . Maurice Jenks , I . P . M . ; B . Lazarus , acting S . W . ; G . E . Gill , J . W . ; Capt . Warden Dennis , D . C . ; Sydney Rothschild , S . D . ; H . A . Saunders , J . D . ; and R . Conrad Rickhaus , I . G . Bros . Sir

Arthur Trendell , Treasurer , and Robert Greening , Secretarywere also present . Among the Grand Officers present were Bros , the Lord Mayor , Robert Grey , Loveland Loveland , K . C , the Hon . Alban Gibbs , Canon Ingram , G . Grenier , and Col . W . J . Bosworth . At the dinner following the

meeting of the lodge the customary Masonic toasts Avere drunk . The Sultan of Zanzibar , in response to the toast of " The Initiate , " said that his dear friend , Sir Arthur Trendell , knew that he had been looking forward for a long time to the privilege of belonging to the Craftof which the chiefs of

, so many Royal Houses Avere members . He would ahvays be proud of the day of his initiation into Freemasonry and of his " mother lodge . " He Avould look forward with pleasurable anticipations to his next visit to England , in order that he might be able to take his other degrees . It

would interest the company to know that a short time ago a lodge had been consecrated in Zanzibar , and he hoped he might be able to foster and protect it . He had been greatly impressed with the ceremony of his initiation , and Avith its dignity . and significance .

The annual meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Norfolk was held on Friday , July 6 th , at the Masonic Club , Norwich , and was attended by brethren from all parts of the count )' , all the nineteen lodges in the province being represented . Illness prevented the attendance of the Prov . G . M ., Bro . Hamon Le Strange , and sincere regret Avas expressed

thereat . Bro . G . W . G . Barnard , Avas in the chair , Bro . H . J . Sparks acting in the capacity of Deput \ r Prov . G . MMost of the officers , appointed at Lynn , in June last , Avere in their respective situations . The acting Prow G . M . then appointed the officers for the ensuing year . The

D . P . G . M . in the chair announced that the Provincial Grand Lodge would be held at Fakenham next year . At four o'clock a special service was held in the Cathedral , the members of the Craft attending in their Masonic clothing and insignia .

The surpliced clergy present were Bros . Dean Lefroy , Canon De Chair , Minor Canon Koblich , the Rev . H . M . Elliott Drake-Briscoe , Canon Robinson and Precentor Moss . Canon De Chair read the lessons , and the sermon was preached by the Prov . G . Chaplain , Bro . the Rev . H . M . Elliott Drake-Briscoe . The Dean announced that the collection

would be handed over to the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys , instead of the Cathedral reparation fund . A banquet was held in the evening , under the presidency of the D . P . G . M ., Bro . G . W . G . Barnard , who was supported by Bros . H . J . Sparks , J . W . Lancaster , Col . Sturgeon , Col . Back ,

W . P . Eversley , and a representative company of city and county Masons . The gathering took place at the Masonic Club in St . Giles Street . A number of toasts were proposed and duly honoured .

"C _ £ ; . £ > . The centenary of Unity Lodge , Crewe , of the Province of Cheshire , was commemorated by a visit of the Provincial Grand Master ( Bro . Alan de Tatton Egerton ) and the holding of a festival . The W . M . of Unity in 1806 was Bro . John

Lowe . The Prov . Grand Master presided , and the W . M . ( Bro . Wilmot Eardley ) presented the old charter of the lodge and the centenary warrant to him , together with a list of the members at its centenary , a statement of its affairs , and the votes of its members upon the Royal Masonic Institution

and the various Cheshire benevolent associations . Bro . Eardley gave an interesting epitome of the history of the lodge from its consecration . The Prov . Grand Master congratulated the lodge on its position , its distinguished history , and its centenary . He Avas then presented by the

W . M . Avith the iirst centenary jewel , and the Prov . Grand Master presented the second centenary jewel to the W . M ., and invested the other brethren with their jewels . The W . M . afterwards installed the Prov . Grand Master as W . M . of the lodge for the ensuing year , and the new W . M . invested his officers . W . Bro . John Lee , Prov . G . D . C , assisted in the installation ceremony .

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Installation of Lord Plunket as Grand Master of New Zealand. Article 2
Provincial Grand Lodge of Essex. Article 4
Annual Excursion of the Quatuor Coronati Lodge. Article 5
Provincial Grand Lodge of Devon. Article 6
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The Problem of Grand Lodge. Article 10
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Manica Lodge, No. 2678. Article 13
New Masonic Temple Article 14
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Province of Bristol. Article 15
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The Problem Of Grand Lodge.

a solution of the problem when the time comes . It must be continuous , in the interests of business ; it must be representative , in the interests of the rank and file , and in fact is required to be so by the landmarks ; and it must be made up of men of experience and knOAvledge , in the interests of the

dignity of the Order . We feel sure none of these postulates will be denied , and Ave may go on to claim that the present Constitution fulfils none of them , because it is in the power of any brother with a fad AVIIO can carry 500 brethren with him , to commit

Grand Lodge to any course of procedure he wishes , notwithstanding that all the intelligence and wisdom and experience of Grand Lodge may be opposed to it . Possible it may be said , but not probable . That may be so , but the High Court of the Order ought to be , like its principles ,

founded upon an immoveable basis . We shall in a future article discuss one or two possible solutions of the present problem arising out of these considerations .

At The Sign Of The Perfect Ashlar.

At the Sign of the Perfect Ashlar .

Upon the Lord Mayor , Bro . Alderman Walter Yaughan Morgan , his Majesty has conferred a baronetcy of the United Kingdom . His lordship was born in 1 S 31 , in Glasbury , Brecon . He gained his earliest insight into business as clerk in the National Provincial Bank of England , which he left

in 1855 to join his live brothers , who together founded the linn of Morgan Brothers in Cannon Street , as well as the Morgan Crucible Company in Battersea . He is a prominent Freemason and Treasurer of Christ's Hospital . Of his Masonic career our readers will have been fully informed in

previous issues . The great City has had many chief rulers Avho have been ardent Freemasons , but none has devoted more time and attention to its duties than the present occupant of the civic chair .

<> <_> The Provincial Grand Lodge of Bucks held its annual meeting for the first time in London on June 28 th , when 250 brethren of the province assembled in the Grand Temple < it the Freemasons' Hall . Lord Addington , Prov . G . M .,

presided , and among the visitors was R . W . Bro . John Thornhill Morland , Prov . G . M . of Berkshire . A sum of fifty guineas Avas voted in support of the Deputy Grand Master ' s chairmanship of the Benevolent Institution next year . The dinner was held at the Holborn Restaurant

in the evening , when the gathering included Lord Addington , Prov . G . M . ( in the chair ) , supported by his Deputy , Bro . John Evan Bowen , Dep . G . M ., and other Provincial Grand Ollicers . Bro . Morland proposed " The Health of Lord Addington , " Bro . Burnett Brown , G . Supt .

of Wks ., responded for the guests , and Bro . James Stephens , P . D . G . D . C , gave the toast of "The Provincial Officers . " The gathering was a great success , and it is intended to make London the central annual meeting place for the

province . < 0 > < S > * A meeting of the Empire Lodge was held on Tuesday evening , June 26 th , at the Criterion Restaurant , when the Sultan of Zanzibar was initiated into Freemasonry by Bro .

Orlando F . W . Hill , W . M ., assisted by Bros . Maurice Jenks , I . P . M . ; B . Lazarus , acting S . W . ; G . E . Gill , J . W . ; Capt . Warden Dennis , D . C . ; Sydney Rothschild , S . D . ; H . A . Saunders , J . D . ; and R . Conrad Rickhaus , I . G . Bros . Sir

Arthur Trendell , Treasurer , and Robert Greening , Secretarywere also present . Among the Grand Officers present were Bros , the Lord Mayor , Robert Grey , Loveland Loveland , K . C , the Hon . Alban Gibbs , Canon Ingram , G . Grenier , and Col . W . J . Bosworth . At the dinner following the

meeting of the lodge the customary Masonic toasts Avere drunk . The Sultan of Zanzibar , in response to the toast of " The Initiate , " said that his dear friend , Sir Arthur Trendell , knew that he had been looking forward for a long time to the privilege of belonging to the Craftof which the chiefs of

, so many Royal Houses Avere members . He would ahvays be proud of the day of his initiation into Freemasonry and of his " mother lodge . " He Avould look forward with pleasurable anticipations to his next visit to England , in order that he might be able to take his other degrees . It

would interest the company to know that a short time ago a lodge had been consecrated in Zanzibar , and he hoped he might be able to foster and protect it . He had been greatly impressed with the ceremony of his initiation , and Avith its dignity . and significance .

The annual meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Norfolk was held on Friday , July 6 th , at the Masonic Club , Norwich , and was attended by brethren from all parts of the count )' , all the nineteen lodges in the province being represented . Illness prevented the attendance of the Prov . G . M ., Bro . Hamon Le Strange , and sincere regret Avas expressed

thereat . Bro . G . W . G . Barnard , Avas in the chair , Bro . H . J . Sparks acting in the capacity of Deput \ r Prov . G . MMost of the officers , appointed at Lynn , in June last , Avere in their respective situations . The acting Prow G . M . then appointed the officers for the ensuing year . The

D . P . G . M . in the chair announced that the Provincial Grand Lodge would be held at Fakenham next year . At four o'clock a special service was held in the Cathedral , the members of the Craft attending in their Masonic clothing and insignia .

The surpliced clergy present were Bros . Dean Lefroy , Canon De Chair , Minor Canon Koblich , the Rev . H . M . Elliott Drake-Briscoe , Canon Robinson and Precentor Moss . Canon De Chair read the lessons , and the sermon was preached by the Prov . G . Chaplain , Bro . the Rev . H . M . Elliott Drake-Briscoe . The Dean announced that the collection

would be handed over to the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys , instead of the Cathedral reparation fund . A banquet was held in the evening , under the presidency of the D . P . G . M ., Bro . G . W . G . Barnard , who was supported by Bros . H . J . Sparks , J . W . Lancaster , Col . Sturgeon , Col . Back ,

W . P . Eversley , and a representative company of city and county Masons . The gathering took place at the Masonic Club in St . Giles Street . A number of toasts were proposed and duly honoured .

"C _ £ ; . £ > . The centenary of Unity Lodge , Crewe , of the Province of Cheshire , was commemorated by a visit of the Provincial Grand Master ( Bro . Alan de Tatton Egerton ) and the holding of a festival . The W . M . of Unity in 1806 was Bro . John

Lowe . The Prov . Grand Master presided , and the W . M . ( Bro . Wilmot Eardley ) presented the old charter of the lodge and the centenary warrant to him , together with a list of the members at its centenary , a statement of its affairs , and the votes of its members upon the Royal Masonic Institution

and the various Cheshire benevolent associations . Bro . Eardley gave an interesting epitome of the history of the lodge from its consecration . The Prov . Grand Master congratulated the lodge on its position , its distinguished history , and its centenary . He Avas then presented by the

W . M . Avith the iirst centenary jewel , and the Prov . Grand Master presented the second centenary jewel to the W . M ., and invested the other brethren with their jewels . The W . M . afterwards installed the Prov . Grand Master as W . M . of the lodge for the ensuing year , and the new W . M . invested his officers . W . Bro . John Lee , Prov . G . D . C , assisted in the installation ceremony .

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