The Bangalore And Mysore Lodges Of Southern Indla (E.C.)

The Bangalore and Mysore Lodges of Southern Indla ( E . C . )

HpHE Bangalore Lodge , No . 1 043 , was founded in 186 3 , Y for the welfare of the craft among the large civil and military population of Bangalore , so well known as the "Garden of India" on account of its salubrious and English-like climate . The building was secured at a nominal

cost some thirty years ago by a few prominent and esteemed members of the Craft , and considerably improved by the erection of a suitable temple and banqueting hall so well adapted as to be called the finest in the Madras Presidency .

The improvements were carried out twelve years ago , and are mainly due to the interest and energies of the late Bro . Richmond , and Bros . F . Hayes , C . Mergler , B . Westrap , and R . E . Foregard , the last-named of whom was selected to represent the Rille Volunteers , as a member of the Indian

contingent to London , at the Coronation of His Imperial Majesty King Edward the VII ., Emperor of India . The Mysore Lodge , No . 1841 , was founded in the city of Mysore , the capital of the Maharajah of the Mysore state ( the highest honoured native state in India ) , in 1870 , when the country was administered by the British

Government . The present temple was built by its members at a cost of Rs . 20 , 000 , and stands prominently in the centre of Curzon Park , with a commanding view from the Rajah's palace ; its lower Iloor and upstair south transept are made use of as an institute and billiard saloon , and as an association

for graduates . The interests of the lodge are heartily supported , and chiefly due to the Present and Past Masters and the energetic Secretary , Bros . V . N . Narasinwiengar , Controller of the Mysore Palace ; P . S . Achyuta Row , Civil Surgeon of the District ; and W . C . Rangiengar , L . L . B ., the

leading Advocate of the city . On the occasion of the installation of His Highness the young Maharajah to the Mysore Throne , on the 8 th August , by His Excellency Lord Curzon , Viceroy and Governor-General of India , a deputation of Freemasons , composed of the above-named lodges , waited

on His Highness and presented an address , in which His Highness was congratulated on the assumption of the direct administration of that ancient and historical kingdom , and further expressed a live !) ' gratitude for the benefits derived from the Mysore Throne by the Fraternity , and by the Mysore Lodge in particular .

The Blackall Lodge, No. 2207, Blackall, Queensland.

The Blackall Lodge , No . 2207 , Blackall , Queensland .

THE annual meeting of the above lodge took place recently at Blackall , a small town in the centre of Western Queensland , on the Barcoo River , and about 400 miles from the coast . The nearest railway is seventy-five miles distant and is that connecting the west

with Rockhampton . Blackall is the centre of a large pastoral and wool-growing district . The photograph speaks plainly for the prosperity of Freemasonry in the far west , and when , owing to the large area of the stations and the extensive district surrounding

the town , members have to travel from twently-iive to one hundred miles to attend a lodge meeting , one can readily understand the flourishing state of the art in the country . Journeys like these made by buggy or on horseback and

accomplished under very great difficulty and inconvenience , consequent upon the prevailing drought , which has been raging for the last live years , unmistakably point to the keen interest taken in Freemasonry by our Australian brethren . There are forty-six brethren on the roll who justly pride

themselves on the completeness and prosperity of the lodge The ceremony of installing Bro . William Stephenson was impressively conducted by Bro . Reuben Wicker , assisted by Bros . W . Atkinson and J . J . Kahl . The officers for the ensuing year having been appointed

and the other business concluded , a banquet was held and the usual toasts honoured . The Worshipful Master , in his reply , made special reference to His Majesty the King , who was at that time very seriously ill .

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