United Grand Lodge.

UNITED GRAND LODGE .

THE Quarterly Communication of United Grand Lodge will be held on Wednesday next , 7 th inst ., at Freemasons' Hall , Great Queen Street , London , at 6 for 7 p . m . The following is the Agenda of Business : 1 . The Minutes of the Quarterly Communication of the 5 th December for confirmation . 2 . To consider the following message from His Royal Highness the Most Worshipful Grand Master : —

" The Grand Master , feeling that one effect of the present serious war in South Africa must be to throw upon the local Masonic Funds a pressure which they cannot possibly bear , ventures to appeal to the Craft under the Grand Lodge of England to come to the assistance of the sorely tried loyal Brethren in that distant part of the world .

" The Grand Master is aware of the noble response which the Order has already made in favour of the general Patriotic and Refugee . Funds , and is loth to make any further call upon its generosity . But while the Civil duty has been so excellently fulfilled , there yet remains unsatisfied that peculiar claim which tho principals of Freemasonry inspire its members to have regard to . The Grand Master therefore desires that the sense of Grand Lodge shall be taken upon the following resolutions : —

1 st Resolution . "That a Fund be raised from which the several District Grand Lodges under the English Constitution in South Africa may be assisted to relieve the distresses of their loyal members occasioned directly by the war in that quarter . 2 nd Resolution . "That the appointment and general management of such Fund be entrusted to the Board of General Purposes of Grand Lodge .

3 rd Resolution . " That a sum of money be granted from the funds of the Grand Lodge towards the said Fund . 4 th Resolution . " That each Provincial and District Grand Lodge , and each private Lodge within the jurisdiction of this Grand Lodge , be invited to subscribe to the Fund ; subscriptions to be sent to the Grand Secretary .

5 th Resolution . " That it is earnestly hoped that subscriptions to the Fund will not be allowed to interfere with intended contributions or donations to the established Scholastic and Benevolent Institutions of the Order . 6 th Resolution . " That a copy of the Most Worshipful Grand Master's

Message , and the foregoing Resolutions , be sent to the several Provincial Grand , District Grand , and Private Lodges , with a request that the Message and Resolutions may be read and acted upon at the first meeting after their receipt . " 3 . Motions from , the Chair thereon .

4 . Motion from the Chair : — " That the sum of One thousand guineas be voted from the funds of Grand Lodge to the ' South African Masonic Relief Fund , ' In accordance with the foregoing message of His Royal Highness the Most Worshipful Grand Master . " 5 . Announcement from the Chair : — " That the Most Worshipful Grand

Master has been graciously pleased to confer the rank and dignity of Past Grand Warden ( Junior ) , on the Most Worshipful Brother the Hon . 0 . E . Davies , Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Tasmania , and on the Most Worshipful Brother his Excellency Idris Bey Ragheb , Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Egypt . "

6 . Election of M . W . Grand Master . 7 . Election of Grand Treasurer . W . Bro . Harry Manfield P . M . of Lodges 1764 and 1911 , Northampton , the only Candidate . 8 . Report of the Board of Benevolence for the last quarter , in which are recommendations for the following Grants , viz . : — A Brother of the Henry Muggeridge Lodge , No . 167 f , London £ 50 0 0 A Brother of the Newall Lodge , No . 1134 , Manchester 75 0 0 The V \ idow of a Brother of the St . David ' s Lodge , No . 366 ,

Milford 50 0 0 A Brother of the Lodge of Agriculture , No . 1199 , Yatton 50 0 0 A Brother of the New Concord Lodge , No . 813 , London 50 0 0 The Widow of a Brother of the Mersey Lodge , No . 477 , Birkenhead 50 0 0 The Widow of a Brother of the New Cross Lodge , No . 1559 ,

London 50 0 0 A Brother of the Finsbury Park Lodge , No . 1288 , London 100 0 0 A Brother of the St . James ' s Lodge , No . 1579 , Enfield 50 0 0 The Widow of a Brother of the Southern Star Lodge , No . 1158 , London 100 0 0 A Brother of the St . John the Baptist Lodge , No . 39 , Exeter 50 0 0

REPORT OF BROTHER JOHN SMITH , AUDITOR OF THE GRAND LODGE ACCOUNTS , OF RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS DURING THE YEAR 1899 . 10 . Motion from the Chair : — " That this Grand Lodge recognises and acknowledges the Grand Lodge of Western Australia , recently formed by Lodges under the District Grand Lodge . "

11 . The Grand Registrar will move : — " That the application from an irregular body styling itself the Grand Lodge of Western Australia , requesting recognition as sole and supreme Masonic Authority in the Colony , be refused . "

APPEALS . ( 1 ) Appeal by Bro . William Henderson P . M . of Franklin Lodge , No . 2486 , Windsorton , South Africa , against a decision of the Deputy District Grand Master and Board of General Purposes of Central Division ; South Africa . ( Postponed from last Quarterly Communication ) .

( 2 ) Appeal by W . Bro . Lt .-Col . E . P . Frenchman ( I . M . S ) ., P . M . D . G . S . W ., and by Lodge Palm , No . 2645 , Bassein , against rulings of the District Grand Master of Burma , as to an installation in the said Lodge .

United Grand Lodge.

List of Lodges for which Warrants have been granted by the M . W . Grand Master since the last Quarterly Communication of Grand Lodge . No . 2794 . —The Alston Lodge , Alston , Cumberland . 2795 . —Tho Commercial Travellers Lodge , London . 2796 . — L'Entente Cordiale Lodge , London . 2797 . —The Lathom Lodge , Perth , Western Australia .

2798 . —The Rokill Lodge , Freetown , Sierra Leone . 2799 . —The John Brunner Lodge , Over Wensford , Cheshire . 2800 . —The Rajputana Lodge , Rajputana , Bombay . 2801 . —The Lodge Australia , Perth , Western Australia . 2802 . —The John Hutt Lodge , Guildford , Western Australia . 2803 . —The Toodyay Lodge , Newcastle , Western Australia .

Mark Grand Lodge.

MARK GRAND LODGE .

r riHE Quarterly meeting of this Grand Lodge will be held _ L on Tuesday next , 6 th inst ., at Mark Masons' Hall , Great Queen Street , London , W . C , 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 December 1899 .

2 . Election of the M . W . Grand Master for the ensuing year . 3 . Election of the Grand Treasurer for the ensuing year . 4 . Report of the General Board . 5 . A motion will be made that the Report be taken as read . 6 . A motion will be made that the Report be received and entered on the minutes .

7 . That the sum of £ 25 be voted to Mrs . G ., widow of a Brother of Lodges 43 and 107 . 8 . A motion will be proposed that the Report be adopted .

The Theatres, &C.

The Theatres , & c .

Avenue . —8 , An Old Admirer . 8-45 , A Message from Mars . Matinee , Wednesday and Saturday , 3 . Covent Garden . —Friday 9 th March , Grand Fancy Dress Ball . Criterion . —8 * 10 , Dr . Johnson . 9 , His Excellency the Governor . Matinee , Wednesday and Saturday , 3 . Daly ' s . —8-15 , San Toy . Matinee , Saturday , 2-30 . Drury Lane . —7 30 , Jack and the Beanstalk . Matinee , Wednesday and

Saturday , 1-30 . Duke of York ' s . —8 , A Bad Penny . 8-30 , Miss Hobbs . Matinee , Wednesday and Saturday , 2 30 . Gaiety . —8 , The Messenger Boy . Matinee , Saturday , 2 . Haymarket . —8 , The Bugle Call . 8 - 50 , She Stoops to Conquer . Matinee , Wednesday and Saturday , 2-15 . Her Majesty's . —8 , A Midsummer Night ' s Dream . Matinee , Wednesday

and Saturday , 2 . Lyceum . -8 , The Rivals , and Hamlet alternately . Lyric—8 , Florod ira . Matinee , Saturday , 2-30 . Prince of Wales ' s . —8 , Don Juan ' s Last Wager . Matinee , Saturday 2 . Princess's . —8 , Dink . Royalty . —8-15 , Mrs . Jordan . 9 , Magda . Matinee , Wednesday and Saturday , 2-30 . Savoy . —8-15 , The Rose of Persia . Matinee , Saturday , 2-30 .

St . James ' s . —8-30 , Rupert of Hentzau . Wednesday and Saturday , 2 * 30 , The Prisoner of Zenda . Strand . —8-15 , The Lady Bookie . 9 , Facing the Music . Matinee , Wednesday and Saturday , 3 . Vaudeville . —8-30 , A Queen's Messenger . 9 , The Bishop ' s Eye . Wyndham's . —8-30 , Dandy Dick . Matinee , Wednesday and Saturday , 2-30 . Alexandra . —Next week , The sign of the Gross . Opera House , Crouch End . —Next week , 8 , Why Smith left home .

Alhambra . —7-45 , Variety Entertainment . Napoli , & c . Aquarium . —The World's great Show . Varied Performances , daily . Empire . —7 * 50 , Variety Entertainment . Round the Town Again , & o . London Pavilion . —8 , Variety Entertainment . Oxford . —7-30 , Variety Entertainment , & c . Saturday , 2-15 also .

Palace . —7 - 45 , Variety Entertainment . New American Biograph , & c . Saturday , 2 also . Royal . —7 - 30 , Variety Company . Saturday , 2-30 also . Tivoli . —7-30 , Variety Entertainment . La Belle SifBeuse , & c . Saturday , 2-15 also .

Agricultural Hall . —8 , Mohawk Minstrels . Crystal Palace . —Varied attractions daily . Egyptian Hall . —3 and 8 , Mr . J . N . Maskelyne's entertainment . London Hippodrome . —2 and 7-45 , Giddy Ostend , & c Madame Tussaud's ( Baker Street Station ) . —Open daily . Portrait models of modern celebrities , & c . Moore and Burgess Minstrels ( St . James ' s Hall ) . —Every evening at 8 , Monday , Wednesday , and Saturday at 3 and 8 . Polytechnic . —3 , Our Navy , & c . Saturdays , 3 and 8 .

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