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The Revised Book Of Constitutions.
The Committee of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution held their monthly meeting on Thursday , when Colonel Creaton occupied the chair . The following brethren were also present—Bros . James Willing jnn ., C . G . Dilley , J . Culmer , C . A . Cottebrune , George Snow , James
Brett , James Kencb , F . J . Murlis , W . H . Goodall , William Stephens , J . A . Farnfield , J . Newton , J . M Case , Raynham W . Stewart , W . Hilton , L . R . Gallant , G . L . Moore , J . J . Berry , 0 . H . Webb , Julius Quitmann , Jabez Hogg , Thomas Cubitt , E . C . Massey . The death of one annuitant was
reported to have taken place since last meeting . Tho deceased had received from the Institution , in the aggregate , a sum of £ 295 . The Warden ' s Report was presented , from which it appeared that Messrs . Chatto and Windus , publishers , had forwarded to the Institution a parcel of books .
The Chairman was authorised to sign cheques for several small sums , including one for £ 20 towards the expenses of the annual entertainment given to the inmates of the Institution on New Year ' s Day . The widow of the abovementioned deceased anuuitant applied for a grant of
onehalf of her late husband ' s annuity , and the papers being in order , the application was granted . The Secretary reported that two Festival Stewards—1881 and 1882 respectively—had not paid over the money they had collected , with the exception of a small sum , and the
Committee decided that unless the money was paid within fourteen days , the matter should be reported to the Lodge of General Purposes . Bro . Dilly , who had given notice that he would at this meeting move for the grant of a gratuity of £ 10 to the widow who was at a previous
meeting fonnd ineligible , according to the Bye-laws , to receive the grant of half her late husband ' s annuity , for which she had applied , on rising to speak to his motion , said his attention had been that evening called to some remarks made upon the subject in the Evening News ,
m which the reporter had pointed out that the Institution was the dispenser of Annuity Funds , and was not a Board of Benevolence , which he ( Bro . Dilly ) considered was dictating to them in a manner in which no reporter had a right to dictate to that Board . Bro . Dilly said that since
giving his notice—and quite uninfluenced by the paragraph in question—he had upon reflection felt he had no right to allow his pity to make him do that which he felt was wrong , and had therefore intended to withdraw his motion ; but as this liberty had been taken with the
Board , he would move that the £ 10 be paid . Bro . Dr . Jabez Hogg thought it was a pity that the subject had been brought forward in such a spirit . He did not think there was anything wrong in the paragraph from the Evening
News which Bro . Dilly had read , and as the motion was in order , it could be discussed upon its merits . A reporter was perfectly at liberty to offer a comment , pointing out that the case was a little out of the way , and required more consideration on that account . After the remarks
that were made in Grand Lodge , he thought that the caution recommended in the paragraph was required , as the Board did need to act with a good deal more caution than they had previously done . He rather thought the remarks were not out of place , and that the Board
was fairly open to them . The motion to grant the sum of £ 20 was put and carried . There were fourteen petitions , of which thirteen were approved . The other stood over for a medical examination , and report , which Dr . Hogg kindly offered to make .
The Committees of the Schools have requested ns to state that Bro . Michael Mullen , of Bradford , the celebrated elocutionist , vocalist and humourist , has kindly consented to give his clever and pleasing Two Hours' Entertainment of Mirth , Music , and Mimicry , at the respective
Institutions , on Monday and Tuesday Evenings , as a treat to the Pupils before the Christmas Vacation , when they cordially invite friends and supporters of the Institutions to attend . The entertainment on Monday Evening , 18 th inst ., will be given at the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls , St . John ' s
Hill , Battersea Rise , S . W ., where Miss Malora F . Goodridge will be the Pianist . On Tuesday evening Brother Mailer will endeavour to amuse " Our Boys " and their friends , at the School at Wood Green , where Miss Agnes
Edith Binckes has kindly consented to preside at the pianoforte . Bro . Michael Muller is unquestionably a most versatile artist , and doubtless on both of these occasions he will be greeted most cordially . The entertainment on each evening will commence at 6 " 30 .
The Revised Book Of Constitutions.
We have received a communication from n brother , whom , if it were possible , wo should be very glad to oblige , in respect of the recent appeal of Bro . John James , P . M . of the Lodge of Fortitude , No . 105 , Plymouth , against
a certain decision of the Provincial Grand Master of Devon in August last . We regret , in common with every one else , that there should have arisen any difference between members of the same Province , but we fail to see how the
prolongation of the difference will in any wise make matters smoother . Wo greatly deprecate the public discussion of squabbles between brethren , especially when such public
discussion is calculated to involve the Fraternity in ridicule . We are of the old school , and prefer that as little dirty linen—especially Masonic dirty linen—as possible should be washed in public .
Our worthy brother the present Lord Mayor has had his time ' pretty well occupied since his accession to office on the 9 th ult . Leaving minor matters out of the question , Ave note that on the 4 th inst . he took a prominent part in
the opening of the Royal Courts of Justice . On the 12 th inst . he had an even more conspicuous role to play , when the City of London School was formally opened by the
Prince ot Wales , and the day following he attended in state , Avith the Lady Mayoress , at the inauguration of the International Electric and Gas Exhibition at the Crystal Palace .
Thursday was the twenty-first anniversary of the death of the Prince Consort , and the fourth of his beloved daughter the Princess Alice . The solemn occasion Avas celebrated , as usual by the Queen and the members of her family by a memorial service in the Royal Mausoleum at Frogmore . The ladies and gentlemen of the Court were also present .
The Evening News states that G . Lodge Royal York of Friendship of Berlin is about to inaugurate next month a new hall , in which it will hold its meetings . It is a magnificent building , especially erected for that Lodge , which is the mother of forty-nine daughter Lodges in other
parts of Germany . The outer front in the Dorotheenstrasse is a most imposing piece of architecture , although its general appearance , the more so in consequence of the garden in front of it , is that of a grand country mansion . There are on the ground-flour three large principal halls ,
namely , the large social hall , the arched temple or working hall , and the dining hall . The edifice has two entrances , one at its western corner leading to the offices , especially to the kitchen , and one at the eastern corner , namely , the principal entrance to the Lodge . Through the latter is an
entrance into an ante-room , a kind of entrance hall , and thence to the vestibule , the arched roof of which is supported by four high pillars of coloured marble , the capital on which are corinthians bronzed in gold . To the left of this hall is the social hall , and the moment the curtain is
removed is observed in front of the western wall the grand and mighty oil painting , representing the German Emperor life-size in General's uniform ; not as Emperor , but as Prince of Prussia , in which capacity he assumed , on the 22 ud of May 1840 , after the Conference of the Association of Grand
Masters in the Grand Lodge of Royal York , the protectorate of the Masonic Lodges in Prussia . The floor of the hall is parquetted , and the walls are divided into coloured panels . At the northern side of this hall a portal supported by marble pillars leads opposite an orchestra into the
Lodge , the working hall , which is a most beautiful piece of architecture in the Alhambresque style , and its roof is formed of a cupola with a skylight . A grand organ is here erected . The dining hall is a very fine apartment , and its ceiling is richly ornamented in stucco .
A pleasant meeting of the West Middlesex Lodge , No . 1612 , took place on Saturday last . Report shall appear next week .
Lodge St . John , No . / 0 , will hold its installation meeting at the Huyshe Masonic Temple , Plymouth , on the day of St . John the Evangelist , 27 th December . The brethren will afterwards dine at Bro . Watt ' s , Globe Hotel .
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The Revised Book Of Constitutions.
The Committee of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution held their monthly meeting on Thursday , when Colonel Creaton occupied the chair . The following brethren were also present—Bros . James Willing jnn ., C . G . Dilley , J . Culmer , C . A . Cottebrune , George Snow , James
Brett , James Kencb , F . J . Murlis , W . H . Goodall , William Stephens , J . A . Farnfield , J . Newton , J . M Case , Raynham W . Stewart , W . Hilton , L . R . Gallant , G . L . Moore , J . J . Berry , 0 . H . Webb , Julius Quitmann , Jabez Hogg , Thomas Cubitt , E . C . Massey . The death of one annuitant was
reported to have taken place since last meeting . Tho deceased had received from the Institution , in the aggregate , a sum of £ 295 . The Warden ' s Report was presented , from which it appeared that Messrs . Chatto and Windus , publishers , had forwarded to the Institution a parcel of books .
The Chairman was authorised to sign cheques for several small sums , including one for £ 20 towards the expenses of the annual entertainment given to the inmates of the Institution on New Year ' s Day . The widow of the abovementioned deceased anuuitant applied for a grant of
onehalf of her late husband ' s annuity , and the papers being in order , the application was granted . The Secretary reported that two Festival Stewards—1881 and 1882 respectively—had not paid over the money they had collected , with the exception of a small sum , and the
Committee decided that unless the money was paid within fourteen days , the matter should be reported to the Lodge of General Purposes . Bro . Dilly , who had given notice that he would at this meeting move for the grant of a gratuity of £ 10 to the widow who was at a previous
meeting fonnd ineligible , according to the Bye-laws , to receive the grant of half her late husband ' s annuity , for which she had applied , on rising to speak to his motion , said his attention had been that evening called to some remarks made upon the subject in the Evening News ,
m which the reporter had pointed out that the Institution was the dispenser of Annuity Funds , and was not a Board of Benevolence , which he ( Bro . Dilly ) considered was dictating to them in a manner in which no reporter had a right to dictate to that Board . Bro . Dilly said that since
giving his notice—and quite uninfluenced by the paragraph in question—he had upon reflection felt he had no right to allow his pity to make him do that which he felt was wrong , and had therefore intended to withdraw his motion ; but as this liberty had been taken with the
Board , he would move that the £ 10 be paid . Bro . Dr . Jabez Hogg thought it was a pity that the subject had been brought forward in such a spirit . He did not think there was anything wrong in the paragraph from the Evening
News which Bro . Dilly had read , and as the motion was in order , it could be discussed upon its merits . A reporter was perfectly at liberty to offer a comment , pointing out that the case was a little out of the way , and required more consideration on that account . After the remarks
that were made in Grand Lodge , he thought that the caution recommended in the paragraph was required , as the Board did need to act with a good deal more caution than they had previously done . He rather thought the remarks were not out of place , and that the Board
was fairly open to them . The motion to grant the sum of £ 20 was put and carried . There were fourteen petitions , of which thirteen were approved . The other stood over for a medical examination , and report , which Dr . Hogg kindly offered to make .
The Committees of the Schools have requested ns to state that Bro . Michael Mullen , of Bradford , the celebrated elocutionist , vocalist and humourist , has kindly consented to give his clever and pleasing Two Hours' Entertainment of Mirth , Music , and Mimicry , at the respective
Institutions , on Monday and Tuesday Evenings , as a treat to the Pupils before the Christmas Vacation , when they cordially invite friends and supporters of the Institutions to attend . The entertainment on Monday Evening , 18 th inst ., will be given at the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls , St . John ' s
Hill , Battersea Rise , S . W ., where Miss Malora F . Goodridge will be the Pianist . On Tuesday evening Brother Mailer will endeavour to amuse " Our Boys " and their friends , at the School at Wood Green , where Miss Agnes
Edith Binckes has kindly consented to preside at the pianoforte . Bro . Michael Muller is unquestionably a most versatile artist , and doubtless on both of these occasions he will be greeted most cordially . The entertainment on each evening will commence at 6 " 30 .
The Revised Book Of Constitutions.
We have received a communication from n brother , whom , if it were possible , wo should be very glad to oblige , in respect of the recent appeal of Bro . John James , P . M . of the Lodge of Fortitude , No . 105 , Plymouth , against
a certain decision of the Provincial Grand Master of Devon in August last . We regret , in common with every one else , that there should have arisen any difference between members of the same Province , but we fail to see how the
prolongation of the difference will in any wise make matters smoother . Wo greatly deprecate the public discussion of squabbles between brethren , especially when such public
discussion is calculated to involve the Fraternity in ridicule . We are of the old school , and prefer that as little dirty linen—especially Masonic dirty linen—as possible should be washed in public .
Our worthy brother the present Lord Mayor has had his time ' pretty well occupied since his accession to office on the 9 th ult . Leaving minor matters out of the question , Ave note that on the 4 th inst . he took a prominent part in
the opening of the Royal Courts of Justice . On the 12 th inst . he had an even more conspicuous role to play , when the City of London School was formally opened by the
Prince ot Wales , and the day following he attended in state , Avith the Lady Mayoress , at the inauguration of the International Electric and Gas Exhibition at the Crystal Palace .
Thursday was the twenty-first anniversary of the death of the Prince Consort , and the fourth of his beloved daughter the Princess Alice . The solemn occasion Avas celebrated , as usual by the Queen and the members of her family by a memorial service in the Royal Mausoleum at Frogmore . The ladies and gentlemen of the Court were also present .
The Evening News states that G . Lodge Royal York of Friendship of Berlin is about to inaugurate next month a new hall , in which it will hold its meetings . It is a magnificent building , especially erected for that Lodge , which is the mother of forty-nine daughter Lodges in other
parts of Germany . The outer front in the Dorotheenstrasse is a most imposing piece of architecture , although its general appearance , the more so in consequence of the garden in front of it , is that of a grand country mansion . There are on the ground-flour three large principal halls ,
namely , the large social hall , the arched temple or working hall , and the dining hall . The edifice has two entrances , one at its western corner leading to the offices , especially to the kitchen , and one at the eastern corner , namely , the principal entrance to the Lodge . Through the latter is an
entrance into an ante-room , a kind of entrance hall , and thence to the vestibule , the arched roof of which is supported by four high pillars of coloured marble , the capital on which are corinthians bronzed in gold . To the left of this hall is the social hall , and the moment the curtain is
removed is observed in front of the western wall the grand and mighty oil painting , representing the German Emperor life-size in General's uniform ; not as Emperor , but as Prince of Prussia , in which capacity he assumed , on the 22 ud of May 1840 , after the Conference of the Association of Grand
Masters in the Grand Lodge of Royal York , the protectorate of the Masonic Lodges in Prussia . The floor of the hall is parquetted , and the walls are divided into coloured panels . At the northern side of this hall a portal supported by marble pillars leads opposite an orchestra into the
Lodge , the working hall , which is a most beautiful piece of architecture in the Alhambresque style , and its roof is formed of a cupola with a skylight . A grand organ is here erected . The dining hall is a very fine apartment , and its ceiling is richly ornamented in stucco .
A pleasant meeting of the West Middlesex Lodge , No . 1612 , took place on Saturday last . Report shall appear next week .
Lodge St . John , No . / 0 , will hold its installation meeting at the Huyshe Masonic Temple , Plymouth , on the day of St . John the Evangelist , 27 th December . The brethren will afterwards dine at Bro . Watt ' s , Globe Hotel .