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United Grand Lodge.
UNITED GRAND LODGE .
THE Quarterly Communication of United Grand Lodge . will be held on Wednesday next , 5 th inst , at Freemasons' Hall , Great Queen Street , London , at , 5 for 6 p . m . The following is the Agenda of Business : 1 . The Minutes of the Quarterly Communication of the 6 th June for confirmation .
2 . The Grand Master in the chair will move a resolution offering to the Most Worshipful Grand Master His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales the respectful and fraternal sympathy of Grand Lodge , on the loss he had sustained by the death of His Royal Highness the Duke of Saxe-Coburg Gotha .
3 . Report of the Board of Benevolence for the months ending June , July , and August , in which are recommendations for the following grants , viz : The Widow of a Brother of the St . Oswald Lodge , No . 1124 , Oswestry £ 7 $ o o The Widow of a Brother of the Halsey Lodge , No .
1479 , St . Albans ... 50 o o The Widow of a Brother of the Union Lodge , No . 3 8 , Chichester 50 o o The Widow of a Brother of the Kingswood Lodge , No . No . 2278 , Broxbourne ... 50 o o A Brother of the Liberty of Havering Lodge , No . 1437 , Romford ... ... ... ... ... 50 o o A Brother of the Barnato Lodge , No . 2265 , London ... 75 o o
4 . REPORT OF THE BOARD OF GENERAL PURPOSES .
To the United Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of England . The Board begs to report that the subscriptions to the South African Masonic Relief Fund received by the Grand Secretary pursuant to the resolution of Grand Lodge , and announced from time to time in the " Freemason " newspaper , amount to £ 0 , 002 2 s 3 d ,
of which the sum of , £ 4 , 000 has already been transmitted to South Africa , where it is in course of distribution by R . W . Brother George Richards District Grand Master of the Transvaal , the Very Reverend the Dean of Cape Town , and the District Grand Master of South Africa ( E . D . ) , assisted by . the other District Grand Masters of the several Districts in South Africa .
The Board has the pleasure to announce that the additions to the Freemasons' Hall , carried out by Messrs . Cubitt and Co ., in accordance with plans prepared by the Grand Superintendent of Works , are now completed .
During the progress of the work , it became apparent to the Board that certain modifications of , and additions to , the original design were desirable , and it accordingly authorised the execution of the work . The cost of these modifications and additions amounts to , £ 464 , the payment of which the Board asks Grand Lodge formally to sanction .
The Board further asks Grand Lodge to sanction the expenditure of a sum not exceeding , £ 2 , 500 ; the cost of necessary fittings and furniture up to the present being ^ 2 , 241 , but it is thought that a further addition to this sum will be required , which Grand Lodge is asked to sanction .
The substantial fittings , such as book cases , show cases , lockers , & c , have been supplied by Messrs . Cubitt , and by Messrs . Drew , oi High Holborn , the cost amounting to ; £ 1 , 145 5 s 8 d , while the furniture of the new rooms has been supplied by Messrs . Maple and Co ., at a cost up to the present of , £ 675 is 3 d . The accounts for the installation of the electric light and httings amount to i . 421 os 8 d .
The Board have also to state that they have ordered Policies of Insurance to be taken out with regard to the new premises in the sums of ^ io jooo on the buildings , and , £ 2 , 000 on the furniture . The Board have had under their consideration the question of
the delay and difficulty experienced by Brethren in signing the books on entering Grand Lodge , and it hojjes that some better arrangement will be suggested by the Grand Secretary , and the Grand Director of Ceremonies , in whose hands the Board have placed the matter .
In acknowledging the following presentations , the Board again takes the opportunity to report that the capacious and handsome room for the reception of the Library and curiosities belonging to Grand Lodge , is now completed , and the Board will be most happy to receive any additions thereto , which the generosity of members of the Craft may place at its disposal .
Title or Object . By whom presented , M . S . Notes , & c , relating to Lane ' s "Masonic Records "—W . Jas . Hughanj P . G . D .
United Grand Lodge.
Old R . A . Certificate , Irish—Courtenay M . Gray P . P . G . Org . History of "Zur Hoffnung" Lodge , Berne , Switzerland—Charles Besson , G . Rep . Old Masonic Collar Jewel and R . A . Apron , the late Duke of Leinster ' s—George Kenning and Son .
History of Lodge Perseverance , Bombay—I . M . Shields , D . D . G . M . Constitution and Statutes of G . L . of Montana—The G . Sec . of Montana . Constitution and Ceremonials of G . L . of Manitob »~ The G . Sec . of Manitoba .
Old Royal Arch Medal—Francis Lazenby , P . M . No . 694 . Addresses of the G . Master of New York—The G . Librarian of New York . Rules and Regulations of the Boys' School , 180 S—Pvbert Hudson , P . G . S . B .
An Old Masonic Medal—Perceval A . Nairne , P . G . D . Consecration Programme of St . Bride Lodge , No . 2817- - C . J . Drummond , W . M . No . 2817 . Catalogue of the Library of Sup . Council , 33 rd degree—Supreme Council .
The Board also submit a Statement of the Grand Lodge Accounts at the last meeting of the Finance Committee , held on Friday , the 17 th day of August 1900 , showing a balance in the Bank of England ( Law Courts Branch ) of , £ 10 , 020 Os 2 d , and in the hands of the Grand Secretary for Petty . Cash £ 100 , and for Servants' Wages . £ 100 .
( Signed ) RICHARD LOVELAND-LOVELAND , President . FREEMASONS' HALL , LONDON , W . C ., 21 st August 1900 .
5 . NOTICE OF MOTION . By W . Brother George W . Speth , P . A . G . D . C .: — " That the Brethren attending Grand Lodge be furnished with printed copies of the Minutes of any previous Quarterly Communication when due for Confirmation . " 6 . APPEAL .
By Brother H . W . Coxon , of the Hopeful Lodge , No . 2634 , against a ruling of the R . W . District Grand Master of Queensland , concerning Brother Coxon's Election and Installation . List of Lodges for which Warrants have been granted by the M . W . Grand Master since the last Quarterly Communication of Grand
Lodge . No . 2817 . —The St . Bride Lodge , London . 2818 . —The Kirby Lodge , London . 2819 . —The Widnes Lodge , Widnes , Lancashire . 2820 . —The Perseverance Lodge , Mount Morgan , Queensland , Australia .
2821 . —The Whitley Lodge , Whitley , Northumberland . 2822 . —The Horistic Lodge , London . 2823 . —The William Rogers Lodge , London . 2824 . —The Grove Park Kent Lodge , London . 2 S 25 . —The St . John Lodge , Blackpool , Lancashire .
2826 . —The Birkenhead Lodge , Birkenhead , Cheshire . 2827 . —The Lord Roberts Lodge , London . 2 S 28 . —The Evening Star Lodge , Burgersdorp , Cape Colony , South Africa . 2829 . —The Caribbee Lodge , St . John , Antigua , West Indies .
Mark Grand Lodge.
MARK GRAND LODGE .
TTl HE Quarterly meeting of this Grand Lodge will be held i on Tuesday next , 4 th inst ., at Mark Masons' Hall , Great Queen Street , London , at 5 for 6 p . m . The following is the Agenda of Business : 1 . Read and , if approved , confirm Minutes of Quarterly Communication of 5 th June 1900 .
2 . REPORT OF GENERAL BOARD . During the three months ending 30 th June 1900 , there have been issued;—Mark Certificates , 292 5 total registered , 41 , 775 . Since the last report two Warrants for mew Lodges have been granted , viz .: —No . 541 , Staffordshire Knot , Stafford ; and No . 542 . Davoren , Wellington , Madras .
Royal Ark Mariner Certificates , 98 ; number registered 6 , 303 . Warrant for one Royal Ark Mariner Lodge , viz . : Leopold , attached to the Leopold Lodge , No . 235 , Reading . His Royal Highness the Most Worshipful Grand Master has been graciously pleased to re-appoint for a further term of three years ;
R . W . Bro . the Rev . Canon Tristram , D . D ., as Provincial Grand Master for Northumberland and Durham . R . W . Bro . the Hon . Alan de Tatton Egerton , M . P ., as Provincial Grand Master for Cheshire . R . W . Bro . Richard Vassar Vassar-Smith , as Provincial Grand Master for Gloucestershire and . Herefordshire .
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Ar00703
r ^ r ^ Trrrmi- Qci / nrnmr ¦ mcrr , a ^^^^^^^^ g SATUEDAY , 1 ST SEPTEMBBE 1900 .
United Grand Lodge.
UNITED GRAND LODGE .
THE Quarterly Communication of United Grand Lodge . will be held on Wednesday next , 5 th inst , at Freemasons' Hall , Great Queen Street , London , at , 5 for 6 p . m . The following is the Agenda of Business : 1 . The Minutes of the Quarterly Communication of the 6 th June for confirmation .
2 . The Grand Master in the chair will move a resolution offering to the Most Worshipful Grand Master His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales the respectful and fraternal sympathy of Grand Lodge , on the loss he had sustained by the death of His Royal Highness the Duke of Saxe-Coburg Gotha .
3 . Report of the Board of Benevolence for the months ending June , July , and August , in which are recommendations for the following grants , viz : The Widow of a Brother of the St . Oswald Lodge , No . 1124 , Oswestry £ 7 $ o o The Widow of a Brother of the Halsey Lodge , No .
1479 , St . Albans ... 50 o o The Widow of a Brother of the Union Lodge , No . 3 8 , Chichester 50 o o The Widow of a Brother of the Kingswood Lodge , No . No . 2278 , Broxbourne ... 50 o o A Brother of the Liberty of Havering Lodge , No . 1437 , Romford ... ... ... ... ... 50 o o A Brother of the Barnato Lodge , No . 2265 , London ... 75 o o
4 . REPORT OF THE BOARD OF GENERAL PURPOSES .
To the United Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of England . The Board begs to report that the subscriptions to the South African Masonic Relief Fund received by the Grand Secretary pursuant to the resolution of Grand Lodge , and announced from time to time in the " Freemason " newspaper , amount to £ 0 , 002 2 s 3 d ,
of which the sum of , £ 4 , 000 has already been transmitted to South Africa , where it is in course of distribution by R . W . Brother George Richards District Grand Master of the Transvaal , the Very Reverend the Dean of Cape Town , and the District Grand Master of South Africa ( E . D . ) , assisted by . the other District Grand Masters of the several Districts in South Africa .
The Board has the pleasure to announce that the additions to the Freemasons' Hall , carried out by Messrs . Cubitt and Co ., in accordance with plans prepared by the Grand Superintendent of Works , are now completed .
During the progress of the work , it became apparent to the Board that certain modifications of , and additions to , the original design were desirable , and it accordingly authorised the execution of the work . The cost of these modifications and additions amounts to , £ 464 , the payment of which the Board asks Grand Lodge formally to sanction .
The Board further asks Grand Lodge to sanction the expenditure of a sum not exceeding , £ 2 , 500 ; the cost of necessary fittings and furniture up to the present being ^ 2 , 241 , but it is thought that a further addition to this sum will be required , which Grand Lodge is asked to sanction .
The substantial fittings , such as book cases , show cases , lockers , & c , have been supplied by Messrs . Cubitt , and by Messrs . Drew , oi High Holborn , the cost amounting to ; £ 1 , 145 5 s 8 d , while the furniture of the new rooms has been supplied by Messrs . Maple and Co ., at a cost up to the present of , £ 675 is 3 d . The accounts for the installation of the electric light and httings amount to i . 421 os 8 d .
The Board have also to state that they have ordered Policies of Insurance to be taken out with regard to the new premises in the sums of ^ io jooo on the buildings , and , £ 2 , 000 on the furniture . The Board have had under their consideration the question of
the delay and difficulty experienced by Brethren in signing the books on entering Grand Lodge , and it hojjes that some better arrangement will be suggested by the Grand Secretary , and the Grand Director of Ceremonies , in whose hands the Board have placed the matter .
In acknowledging the following presentations , the Board again takes the opportunity to report that the capacious and handsome room for the reception of the Library and curiosities belonging to Grand Lodge , is now completed , and the Board will be most happy to receive any additions thereto , which the generosity of members of the Craft may place at its disposal .
Title or Object . By whom presented , M . S . Notes , & c , relating to Lane ' s "Masonic Records "—W . Jas . Hughanj P . G . D .
United Grand Lodge.
Old R . A . Certificate , Irish—Courtenay M . Gray P . P . G . Org . History of "Zur Hoffnung" Lodge , Berne , Switzerland—Charles Besson , G . Rep . Old Masonic Collar Jewel and R . A . Apron , the late Duke of Leinster ' s—George Kenning and Son .
History of Lodge Perseverance , Bombay—I . M . Shields , D . D . G . M . Constitution and Statutes of G . L . of Montana—The G . Sec . of Montana . Constitution and Ceremonials of G . L . of Manitob »~ The G . Sec . of Manitoba .
Old Royal Arch Medal—Francis Lazenby , P . M . No . 694 . Addresses of the G . Master of New York—The G . Librarian of New York . Rules and Regulations of the Boys' School , 180 S—Pvbert Hudson , P . G . S . B .
An Old Masonic Medal—Perceval A . Nairne , P . G . D . Consecration Programme of St . Bride Lodge , No . 2817- - C . J . Drummond , W . M . No . 2817 . Catalogue of the Library of Sup . Council , 33 rd degree—Supreme Council .
The Board also submit a Statement of the Grand Lodge Accounts at the last meeting of the Finance Committee , held on Friday , the 17 th day of August 1900 , showing a balance in the Bank of England ( Law Courts Branch ) of , £ 10 , 020 Os 2 d , and in the hands of the Grand Secretary for Petty . Cash £ 100 , and for Servants' Wages . £ 100 .
( Signed ) RICHARD LOVELAND-LOVELAND , President . FREEMASONS' HALL , LONDON , W . C ., 21 st August 1900 .
5 . NOTICE OF MOTION . By W . Brother George W . Speth , P . A . G . D . C .: — " That the Brethren attending Grand Lodge be furnished with printed copies of the Minutes of any previous Quarterly Communication when due for Confirmation . " 6 . APPEAL .
By Brother H . W . Coxon , of the Hopeful Lodge , No . 2634 , against a ruling of the R . W . District Grand Master of Queensland , concerning Brother Coxon's Election and Installation . List of Lodges for which Warrants have been granted by the M . W . Grand Master since the last Quarterly Communication of Grand
Lodge . No . 2817 . —The St . Bride Lodge , London . 2818 . —The Kirby Lodge , London . 2819 . —The Widnes Lodge , Widnes , Lancashire . 2820 . —The Perseverance Lodge , Mount Morgan , Queensland , Australia .
2821 . —The Whitley Lodge , Whitley , Northumberland . 2822 . —The Horistic Lodge , London . 2823 . —The William Rogers Lodge , London . 2824 . —The Grove Park Kent Lodge , London . 2 S 25 . —The St . John Lodge , Blackpool , Lancashire .
2826 . —The Birkenhead Lodge , Birkenhead , Cheshire . 2827 . —The Lord Roberts Lodge , London . 2 S 28 . —The Evening Star Lodge , Burgersdorp , Cape Colony , South Africa . 2829 . —The Caribbee Lodge , St . John , Antigua , West Indies .
Mark Grand Lodge.
MARK GRAND LODGE .
TTl HE Quarterly meeting of this Grand Lodge will be held i on Tuesday next , 4 th inst ., at Mark Masons' Hall , Great Queen Street , London , at 5 for 6 p . m . The following is the Agenda of Business : 1 . Read and , if approved , confirm Minutes of Quarterly Communication of 5 th June 1900 .
2 . REPORT OF GENERAL BOARD . During the three months ending 30 th June 1900 , there have been issued;—Mark Certificates , 292 5 total registered , 41 , 775 . Since the last report two Warrants for mew Lodges have been granted , viz .: —No . 541 , Staffordshire Knot , Stafford ; and No . 542 . Davoren , Wellington , Madras .
Royal Ark Mariner Certificates , 98 ; number registered 6 , 303 . Warrant for one Royal Ark Mariner Lodge , viz . : Leopold , attached to the Leopold Lodge , No . 235 , Reading . His Royal Highness the Most Worshipful Grand Master has been graciously pleased to re-appoint for a further term of three years ;
R . W . Bro . the Rev . Canon Tristram , D . D ., as Provincial Grand Master for Northumberland and Durham . R . W . Bro . the Hon . Alan de Tatton Egerton , M . P ., as Provincial Grand Master for Cheshire . R . W . Bro . Richard Vassar Vassar-Smith , as Provincial Grand Master for Gloucestershire and . Herefordshire .