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to be publicly acknowledged ; thafc the stone shall re main in London for a given time , fche general public t < enjoy fche same privilege of subscribing and placing their subscriptions on the stone as those present afc tht consecration .

The foundation-stone to be then forwarded to th < principal cities of the United Kingdom and othei countries , and thafc the custodians , composed entirely of Free and Accepted Masons , to be nominated by the Grand Lodge of England , shall be responsible for the

safe custody of the stone , and the amounts placed thereon or otherwise subscribed for this object at each resting station , and to forward all contributions to the Treasurer , or as may be directed by order of the Grand Lodge of England .

2 . By Brother Edwin Thomas Badden P . M . Lodge of St * . Cuthberga , No . 622 , Wimborne , Dorsetshire . That the new Rule No . 308 in the Book of Constitutions being afc variance wifch , and contradictory to , the old Rule No . 288 in the same book , the said Eule 308 be forthwith repealed .

3 . By Bro . William Nicholl P . M . Lodge of Affability , No . 317 : Manchester . 1 st . That Past Masters shall be entitled to wear a distinctive collar . 2 nd . That the Board of General Purposes be and are

hereby authorised and empowered to determine , and they shall so determine whether such distinction shall be silver cord in the centre , or whether ifc should be cord or braid or lace on the edges , and thafc they rearrange Article 307 accordingly , and report the same to Grand Lodge in June next .

3 rd . That Past Masters , duly qualified as members on Grand Lodge , shall be entitled to wear suoh collar of all occasions when Craft clothing may be worn .

4 th . Thafc Masters and Wardens when visiting officially , as enjoined in Article 149 , may wear their collars and jewels of office , and shall wear them in Grand and Provincial and District Grand Lodge .

5 th . That , by Dispensation , full Masonic clothing may be worn by all Officers wherever they are permitted to be present . 6 fcb . That fche Board of General Purposes be requested to

redraft Article 308 accordingly , and report to nexfc Quarterly Communication . 4 . By Brother James Stevens P . M . The Macdonald Lodge , No . 1216 , Camberwell .

Thafc Article 153 of the General Laws and Eegulations for the government of the Craft , which declares that "All Lodges held within ten miles of Freemasons' Hall , London , be London Lodges , and are to pay the London fees and dues , " be repealed .

5 . By Brother Joseph Clever P . M . Lodge of Amity , No . 171 , Greenwich . Thafc One Thousand Pounds be paid from fche Fund of General Purposes of this Grand Lodge to the Funds of

the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution for Aged Freemasons and the Widows of Freemasons , to assist in placing extra annuitants on the Funds , in view of the large nnmber ( 130 candidates ) seeking election in May nexfc .

6 . By Brother William Nicholl P . M . Lodge of Affability , No . 317 , Manchester . That the Board of General Purposes be requested to examine into the laws relating to the Elections of all Elective

Officers , Boards and Committees in Grand Lodge , and to report to nexfc Quarterly Communication whether ifc is desirable or practicable to adopt some system of voting by proxy papers , or otherwise , nofc necessitating personal attendance of brethreu from a distance .

Thafc Article To Book of Constitutions be referred to Board of General Purposes for the purp se of ascertaining if ifc is possible to remodel and simplify and render it more workable as to the mode of recording and counting the votes in Grand Lodge .

List of Brethren nominated for the office of Grand Treasurer—EICHAED EVE , I . P . M . No . 165 , London , Provincial S . G . W . Tlarnpshire and the Isle of Wight . Nominated by Brother George Alexander Veunell , W . M . No . 165 , London .

AUGUSTUS FREDERICK GODSON , M . A ., M . P ., P . M . No . 1097 , Tenbury , Deputy Provincial Grand Master for Worcestershiro . Nominated by Brother Eobert Berridge , P . M . No . 21 , London .

List of Lodges for which warrants have been granted b y the Most Worshi pful Grand Master since tho last Quarterly Communication of Grand Lodge . No . 2183 . —The Royal Hampton Court Lodge , Hampton Court , Middlesex .

2184 . —The Royal Victorian Jubilee Lodge , Tilbury , Essex . 2185 . —The Ardwick Lodge , Ardwick , Lancashire ( E . D . )

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2186 . —The Sfcriguil Lodge , Chepstow , Monmouthshire . 2187 . —The Adur Lodge , Henfield , Sussex . 2188 . —The Kerala Lodge , Calicut Malabar Coast , Madras . 2189 . —The Ashburton Lodge , Ashburton , Devonshire .

2190 . —The Savage Club Lodge , London . 2191 . —The Anglo-American Lodge , London . 2192 . —The Highbury Lodge , Highbury , London . 2193 . —The Queen's Jubilee Lodge , Nelson , Lancashire ( E . D . ) 2194 . —The Golden Bay Lodge , Takaka , Nelson , N . Z . 2195 . —The Military Jubilee Lodge , Dover , Kent .

The " Freemasons' Calendar and Pocket Book " for 1887 ia now ready , and cau be had at the Grand Secretary ' s Office , Freemasons' Hall , London , price 2 s , bound in roan .

N . B . —The Book of Constitutions , edition 1884 , can be had at the Grand Secretary's Office , in Svo , price la 6 d a copy , "bound in cloth .

Correspondence.

CORRESPONDENCE .

THE GREENWOOD MEMORIAL FUND .

To the Editor of the FREEMASON S CHRONICLE . DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , —A copy of your valuable journal hai been forwarded to me , and I ask to be allowed to thank you for the kindly suggestion you make in reference to our dear lamented friend Bro . Greenwood . All who knew our deceased Brother intimately ,

and were brought into close contact wifch him , either in Masonry or in ordinary business , will be ready to pay tribute to his sound friendship , his ability , tact , and unswerving integrity in all matters he undertook . I happen to know somewhat of the deep personal interest he took in the " Albert Institute , " of which he was for

so many years the Treasurer , and also of the particularly active work he did in the way of advancing education amongst fche poorer children of the Southwark district . I feel assured , therefore , that if ifc were posssible to consult his own wishes , they would be thafc hia memorial fund should take the form you suggest , so as to consolidate

and perpetuate the laudable undertaking he so largely helped to rear . Speaking to some brethren in the Province who are constant readers of the FREEMASON ' CHRONICLE , I have heard fche matter commented on in a spirife favourable to the more immediate con . neotion of Bro . Greenwood ' s name with the Institution which , under

his fostering care , has done snch a vasfc amount of good in the locality . From what I can gauge of the opinions of Surrey Freemasons , they would if polled vote almost to a man thab whatever fund may be collected should go to the object mosfc near the heart of him who was universally and sincerely beloved by all

who knew him . It is nofc necessary fco allude to the hearty manner in which he devoted himself to the welfare of Freemasonry in Surrey daring the many years he filled fche office of Provincial Graud Secretary , aud in his more recent sphere of Deputy Prov . Grand Master . The steady prosperity of the Province and the

harmony which pervades the whole Fraternity was in no small degree due to the energies and urbanity of our Brother , whose memory ifc is desired to perpetuate ; and 1 sincerely trust thafc such a response will be made to the appeal of the committee as will

reflect the esteem and appreciation which Bro . Greenwood so deservedly enjoyed during his well-spent life . The suggestion to alter the name of the "Albert" Institute is a good one , and I heartily hope ifc may receive the cordial endorsement of every subscriber to the Fund . I remain , Dear Sir and Brother , Yours fraternally , A WELL WISHER .

PLUNGING . To the Editor of the FREEMASON ' CHRONICLE . DEAR SIB AND BROTHER , —There are many ways of looking * afc the

question raised in your leading columns last week , under tho above heading . You are no doubt right in cautioning Lodges against " undue prodigality " in the mutter of our Masonic festivities , bufc I

perfectly agrei ,- with you in the opinion that " it would be little short of a calamity were this element of social intercourse interdicted in tho Craft . " To many of us old Masons , though I will nob say the " novelty has worn off , " the meeting of old friends and acquaintances aronnd the festive board is an impoitaut inducement fco U-J to atten 1

tho meetings of our Lodges personally , and to ask our friends to accompany n ? . Thus a larger attendance is secured at the meetings , with the natural result that greater impetus is given to the fraternal spirit which animates the brethren , and to the b-jnevolent impulses which are at all fcimes appealed to . There ia no greater pleasure

than to ask a friend—especially if he comss up from tho country , where necessarily the after proceedings are much more commonplace than in London—to join you on Lodge night . Such brethren invariably go away with a favourable impression of tho working of our Lodges in the metropolis , and of t ^ io scale of

hospitality which is extended to all Visitors ; and , on their return home , they endeavour to communicate that imprest JU to their own immediate brethren , wifch the result that Vbeir

Lodges are strengthened and stimulated to greater exertion in work * of practical utility . On these grounds , therefore , while entirely coinciding wifch your views as to the nndesirability of flinging away money without discrimination , I must contend that the ° festivities