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Quarterly Communication Of United Grand Lodge.
QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION OF UNITED GRAND LODGE .
THE following is the business to be transacted in Grand Lodge on Wednesday , 2 nd December 1885 , afc 6 for 7 p . m . 1 . The Minutes of fche Quarterly Communication of fche 2 nd September for confirmation . 2 . To consider the following communication from tho M . W . Grand Master : —
" It having come nnder the notice of fche M . W . Grand Master that the distinguished brethren who represent this Grand Lodge at the various Foreign Grand Lodges have not hitherto been invested with any badge to mark their position as representatives of the Grand Lodge of England such as has generally been presented by those Foreign Grand Lodges to tho English Brethren representing them in this country ,
" His Royal Highness has been pleased to approve the accompanying design , and recommends that a jewel made in accordance therewith be conferred on each of the brethren in question , to be held and worn by them while actually officiating as representatives of the Grand Lodge of England . " 3 . Nomination of a Grand Master for tbe ensuing year . 4 . Nomination of a Grand Treasurer for the ensuing year . 5 . Appointment of a President of the Board of Benevolence . 6 . Election of a Senior and a Junior Vice-President of tbe Board of Benevolence .
7 . Election of twelve Past Masters to serve on the Board of Benevolence for the year ensuing . 8 . Report of the Board of Benevolence for the lasfc quarter , in which are recommendations for the following grants , viz .: — The Widow of a Brother of the Derwent Lodge , No . 40 , Hastings .... . . £ 50 0 0 A Brother of the Clapton Lodge , No . 1365 , London . 50 0 0 A Brother of the Robert Burns Lodge , No . 25 , London - 50 0 0
A Brother of the Shakespeare Lodge , No . 284 , Warwick - 75 0 0 A Brother of tho Bagshaw Lodge , No . 1457 , Longhton - 100 0 0 A Brother of the Royal Jubilee Lodge , No . 72 , London - 50 0 0 A Brother of the Yarborough Lodge , No . 554 , London - 50 0 0 The Orphan Daughter of a Brother of tho Villiers Lodge , No . 1194 , Hampton Court - - - .. 000
A Brother of tho Faith Lodge , No . 141 , London - - 50 0 0 A Brother of the Earl EUesmere Lodge , No . 678 , Farnworth 75 0 0 A Brother of the Era Lodge , No . 1423 , Twickenham - 100 0 0 A Brother of tho Abercorn Lodge , No . 1549 , Great Stanmore .... 100 0 0
Tho Widow of a Brother of the Loyal Victoria Lodge , No . 557 , Callington - - . . - 100 0 0 Tho Widow of a Brother of the St . George ' s Lodge , No . 140 , Greenwich . . . . . 50 0 0 The Widow of a Brother of the Gladsmuir Lodge , No . 1385 , Chipping Barnet - - - . 50 0 0
A Brother of the Faith Lodge , No . 141 , London - - 50 0 0 9 . REPORT OF THE BOARD OF GENERAL PURPOSES , To the United Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of England .
I he board or beneral Purposes beg to submit a statement of the Grand Lodge Accounts , at the meeting of the Finance Committee , held on Friday , the 13 th day of November instant , shewing a Balance in the Bank of England of £ 3 , 115 13 s Id ; and in the hands of the (" . rand Secretary for Petty Cash £ 100 , and for Servants' Wages £ 100 ¦ and Balance of Annual Allowance for Library £ 8 4 s . ( Signed ) THOMAS FENN , President .
Fi *! : i . . IASON . ' ll _ T , r ,, LONDON , W . C . 17 th November 1885 . 10 . APPEALS : — 1 . App .-ul _ f Hrnilier J . P . Cornforfcb , of Lodge Truth , No . 944 , Ii . ml . iay . a . siin-t n ruling of tho District Grand Master of lb jnbnv—that an : i'r , e * . Irnonfc proposed by Brother Cornforth to <¦¦! : ¦! eet a sp * e .- _ nf the D ' s . ricfc Grand Master as recorded on the minutes of tho District Grand Lodgo could nofc be received .
2 . Appeal by tho VV . Master and the Brethren of the Comheni ' .-T . " Lodge . No . 752 , Melbourne , against a ruling of the District (' r .-. ii' ) Ma--t * restoring to his membershi p a Brother who had been excluded by the Lodye .
... Appeal oy Brother E . P . J . weo , P . M . of tho Turanganui l , i > i . ¦ ' , No . 1 180 , Gisbciw , a ; : , iust n ruling of the District I ...: ! .. ! of Gmf-rn ! Purp . ises of the . District of Auckland , New /' (¦ .. bind , on a complaint preferred by him against Brother Thomas Crisp of the same Lodge for violation of his obligation .
4 . Appeal by Brother Joseph Dawson , P . M . ( if the Victoria in . Burma Lodge , No . 832 , I . nngc . * n , against a -r-. nlui . mu passed by the Di . tn ' c . Grand Lodgo of Brili . h Burma on thu 4 th Hep ..
Quarterly Communication Of United Grand Lodge.
ember 1885 , censuring him fcr having made an incorrect statement in a letter written by him to the Grand Secretary . 5 . Appeal from Brother John Dnrell , P . M . of the Lodge . La Casaree , No . 590 , Jersey , against a sentence of suspension passed on him by fche Deputy Provincial Grand Master of Jersey .
11 . NOTICE OF MOTION : — By Brother Horace Brooks Marshall , P . G . Treasurer : — That one thousand pounds ( £ 1 , 000 ) be paid from fcho Funds of the General Purposes of this Grand Lodgo to the Funds of the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls to assist in defraying the expenses incurred by tho purchase of the land recently determined on .
Names of Brethren nominated for election fco the offices of Senior and Junior Vice-President of the Board of Benevolence . Brother JAMES BRETT P . G . P . as Senior Vice-President . Brother CHARLES ALEXANDER COTTEBRUNE P . G . P . as Junior Vice-President . And none others were nominated .
Names of Past Masters nominated to serve on the Board of Benevolence . Brother BRITTEN , GEORGE POLE , P . M . 183 CULL , THOMAS 1446 DAIRY , CHARLES 141 GILLARD , GEORGE P . 657 HOGARD , CHARLES F . 205 MERCER , DAVID D . 1641
FERRYMAN , WILLIAM H . 3 READ , GEORGE 511 SPAULL , FRANCIS R . 1768 STORR , EDWARD FRANCIS 22 TAYLOR , ROBERT J . 144 WILLING , JAMES JUN . 1987 And no more than twelve were nominated .
List of Lodges for which Warrants have been granted by tho M . W . Grand Master since the lasfc Quarterly Communication of Grand Lodge : — No . 2112 . —The Gordan Lodge , Essendou , Victoria . 2113 . —Tho Umzimkulu Lodge , Umzitnkulu , East Griqualand , South Africa . 2114 . —Tho Lodge of Prudence , Liverpool , Lancashire ( W . D . ) 2115 . —The Waikonaiti Lodge , Waikonaiti , Otago and
South-... land , N . Z . 2116 . —The Umberumberka Lodge , Silvertown , New South Wales . 2117 . —The Lachlan Lodge , Cowra , New South Wales . 2118 . —The York Lodge , York , Western Australia . 2119 . —The General Gordon Lodge , Brisbane , Queensland . 2120 . —The Abbey Lodge , Chertsey , Surrey . 2121 . —The Lodge Triune Brotherhood , Kassauli , Puujab . 2122 . —The Kerang Lodge , Kerang , Victoria . 2123 . —The Gippsland Forest Lodge , Warragul ) Victoria .
2124 . — Ihe -tiarl ot Carnarvon Lodge , Collingwood , Victoria . 2125 . —The Yarrawonga Lodge of St . David , Yarrawonga , Victoria . 2126 . —The Rupertswood-Numurdah Lodge , Numurdah , Victoria . 2127 . —The Drury Lane Lodge , London . 2128 . —The United Northern Counties , London . 2129 . —The Dorothy Vernon Lodge , Bakewell , Derbyshire .
The " Freemasons' Calendar and Pocket Book " for 188 ( 1 is now ready , and can be had at the Grand Secretary ' s Office , Freemasons' Hall , London , price 2 s , bound iu roan , or post free 2 s Id . N . B . —The Book of Constitution , Edition 1884 , can bo had at the Grand Secretary's Office , in Svo and 32 mo , price ls 6 d a copy , bound in cloth .
The following Festivals were held at the Freemason ** ' Tavern for the week ending Saturday , 28 th November 1885 : -
Monday—Banquet to Count Munster , Old Kings Arms Lodge , De Grey and Ripon Lodge , Royal Somerset House and Inverness Lodge . Tuesday—Tuscan Lodge , Lodge of Prudent Brethren , St . James ' s Union Chapter , Royal Savoy Lodge . Wednesday—Lodge nf Antiquity , Evening Star _ Lodge , Bedford Chapter . Thursday—London Master Bakers' Pension and Almshouse Society Ball , Grenadiers' Lodge . Mount Moriah Lodge , St . George ' s Chapter , Vane Chapter , Girls' School Club . Friday—Jerusalem Lodge , Duko of Cornwall Chapter , Royal York Lodge . Saturday—City Albion Cricket Club .
FUNERALS .--Bros . W . K . L . & G . A . HUTTOET , Coffin Maker , and Undertakers , 17 Newcastle Street , Strand , W . C , and 7 Berne Villas , i' -orea . Hill . Road , Peckham Eye , S . E .
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Quarterly Communication Of United Grand Lodge.
QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION OF UNITED GRAND LODGE .
THE following is the business to be transacted in Grand Lodge on Wednesday , 2 nd December 1885 , afc 6 for 7 p . m . 1 . The Minutes of fche Quarterly Communication of fche 2 nd September for confirmation . 2 . To consider the following communication from tho M . W . Grand Master : —
" It having come nnder the notice of fche M . W . Grand Master that the distinguished brethren who represent this Grand Lodge at the various Foreign Grand Lodges have not hitherto been invested with any badge to mark their position as representatives of the Grand Lodge of England such as has generally been presented by those Foreign Grand Lodges to tho English Brethren representing them in this country ,
" His Royal Highness has been pleased to approve the accompanying design , and recommends that a jewel made in accordance therewith be conferred on each of the brethren in question , to be held and worn by them while actually officiating as representatives of the Grand Lodge of England . " 3 . Nomination of a Grand Master for tbe ensuing year . 4 . Nomination of a Grand Treasurer for the ensuing year . 5 . Appointment of a President of the Board of Benevolence . 6 . Election of a Senior and a Junior Vice-President of tbe Board of Benevolence .
7 . Election of twelve Past Masters to serve on the Board of Benevolence for the year ensuing . 8 . Report of the Board of Benevolence for the lasfc quarter , in which are recommendations for the following grants , viz .: — The Widow of a Brother of the Derwent Lodge , No . 40 , Hastings .... . . £ 50 0 0 A Brother of the Clapton Lodge , No . 1365 , London . 50 0 0 A Brother of the Robert Burns Lodge , No . 25 , London - 50 0 0
A Brother of the Shakespeare Lodge , No . 284 , Warwick - 75 0 0 A Brother of tho Bagshaw Lodge , No . 1457 , Longhton - 100 0 0 A Brother of the Royal Jubilee Lodge , No . 72 , London - 50 0 0 A Brother of the Yarborough Lodge , No . 554 , London - 50 0 0 The Orphan Daughter of a Brother of tho Villiers Lodge , No . 1194 , Hampton Court - - - .. 000
A Brother of tho Faith Lodge , No . 141 , London - - 50 0 0 A Brother of the Earl EUesmere Lodge , No . 678 , Farnworth 75 0 0 A Brother of the Era Lodge , No . 1423 , Twickenham - 100 0 0 A Brother of tho Abercorn Lodge , No . 1549 , Great Stanmore .... 100 0 0
Tho Widow of a Brother of the Loyal Victoria Lodge , No . 557 , Callington - - . . - 100 0 0 Tho Widow of a Brother of the St . George ' s Lodge , No . 140 , Greenwich . . . . . 50 0 0 The Widow of a Brother of the Gladsmuir Lodge , No . 1385 , Chipping Barnet - - - . 50 0 0
A Brother of the Faith Lodge , No . 141 , London - - 50 0 0 9 . REPORT OF THE BOARD OF GENERAL PURPOSES , To the United Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of England .
I he board or beneral Purposes beg to submit a statement of the Grand Lodge Accounts , at the meeting of the Finance Committee , held on Friday , the 13 th day of November instant , shewing a Balance in the Bank of England of £ 3 , 115 13 s Id ; and in the hands of the (" . rand Secretary for Petty Cash £ 100 , and for Servants' Wages £ 100 ¦ and Balance of Annual Allowance for Library £ 8 4 s . ( Signed ) THOMAS FENN , President .
Fi *! : i . . IASON . ' ll _ T , r ,, LONDON , W . C . 17 th November 1885 . 10 . APPEALS : — 1 . App .-ul _ f Hrnilier J . P . Cornforfcb , of Lodge Truth , No . 944 , Ii . ml . iay . a . siin-t n ruling of tho District Grand Master of lb jnbnv—that an : i'r , e * . Irnonfc proposed by Brother Cornforth to <¦¦! : ¦! eet a sp * e .- _ nf the D ' s . ricfc Grand Master as recorded on the minutes of tho District Grand Lodgo could nofc be received .
2 . Appeal by tho VV . Master and the Brethren of the Comheni ' .-T . " Lodge . No . 752 , Melbourne , against a ruling of the District (' r .-. ii' ) Ma--t * restoring to his membershi p a Brother who had been excluded by the Lodye .
... Appeal oy Brother E . P . J . weo , P . M . of tho Turanganui l , i > i . ¦ ' , No . 1 180 , Gisbciw , a ; : , iust n ruling of the District I ...: ! .. ! of Gmf-rn ! Purp . ises of the . District of Auckland , New /' (¦ .. bind , on a complaint preferred by him against Brother Thomas Crisp of the same Lodge for violation of his obligation .
4 . Appeal by Brother Joseph Dawson , P . M . ( if the Victoria in . Burma Lodge , No . 832 , I . nngc . * n , against a -r-. nlui . mu passed by the Di . tn ' c . Grand Lodgo of Brili . h Burma on thu 4 th Hep ..
Quarterly Communication Of United Grand Lodge.
ember 1885 , censuring him fcr having made an incorrect statement in a letter written by him to the Grand Secretary . 5 . Appeal from Brother John Dnrell , P . M . of the Lodge . La Casaree , No . 590 , Jersey , against a sentence of suspension passed on him by fche Deputy Provincial Grand Master of Jersey .
11 . NOTICE OF MOTION : — By Brother Horace Brooks Marshall , P . G . Treasurer : — That one thousand pounds ( £ 1 , 000 ) be paid from fcho Funds of the General Purposes of this Grand Lodgo to the Funds of the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls to assist in defraying the expenses incurred by tho purchase of the land recently determined on .
Names of Brethren nominated for election fco the offices of Senior and Junior Vice-President of the Board of Benevolence . Brother JAMES BRETT P . G . P . as Senior Vice-President . Brother CHARLES ALEXANDER COTTEBRUNE P . G . P . as Junior Vice-President . And none others were nominated .
Names of Past Masters nominated to serve on the Board of Benevolence . Brother BRITTEN , GEORGE POLE , P . M . 183 CULL , THOMAS 1446 DAIRY , CHARLES 141 GILLARD , GEORGE P . 657 HOGARD , CHARLES F . 205 MERCER , DAVID D . 1641
FERRYMAN , WILLIAM H . 3 READ , GEORGE 511 SPAULL , FRANCIS R . 1768 STORR , EDWARD FRANCIS 22 TAYLOR , ROBERT J . 144 WILLING , JAMES JUN . 1987 And no more than twelve were nominated .
List of Lodges for which Warrants have been granted by tho M . W . Grand Master since the lasfc Quarterly Communication of Grand Lodge : — No . 2112 . —The Gordan Lodge , Essendou , Victoria . 2113 . —Tho Umzimkulu Lodge , Umzitnkulu , East Griqualand , South Africa . 2114 . —Tho Lodge of Prudence , Liverpool , Lancashire ( W . D . ) 2115 . —The Waikonaiti Lodge , Waikonaiti , Otago and
South-... land , N . Z . 2116 . —The Umberumberka Lodge , Silvertown , New South Wales . 2117 . —The Lachlan Lodge , Cowra , New South Wales . 2118 . —The York Lodge , York , Western Australia . 2119 . —The General Gordon Lodge , Brisbane , Queensland . 2120 . —The Abbey Lodge , Chertsey , Surrey . 2121 . —The Lodge Triune Brotherhood , Kassauli , Puujab . 2122 . —The Kerang Lodge , Kerang , Victoria . 2123 . —The Gippsland Forest Lodge , Warragul ) Victoria .
2124 . — Ihe -tiarl ot Carnarvon Lodge , Collingwood , Victoria . 2125 . —The Yarrawonga Lodge of St . David , Yarrawonga , Victoria . 2126 . —The Rupertswood-Numurdah Lodge , Numurdah , Victoria . 2127 . —The Drury Lane Lodge , London . 2128 . —The United Northern Counties , London . 2129 . —The Dorothy Vernon Lodge , Bakewell , Derbyshire .
The " Freemasons' Calendar and Pocket Book " for 188 ( 1 is now ready , and can be had at the Grand Secretary ' s Office , Freemasons' Hall , London , price 2 s , bound iu roan , or post free 2 s Id . N . B . —The Book of Constitution , Edition 1884 , can bo had at the Grand Secretary's Office , in Svo and 32 mo , price ls 6 d a copy , bound in cloth .
The following Festivals were held at the Freemason ** ' Tavern for the week ending Saturday , 28 th November 1885 : -
Monday—Banquet to Count Munster , Old Kings Arms Lodge , De Grey and Ripon Lodge , Royal Somerset House and Inverness Lodge . Tuesday—Tuscan Lodge , Lodge of Prudent Brethren , St . James ' s Union Chapter , Royal Savoy Lodge . Wednesday—Lodge nf Antiquity , Evening Star _ Lodge , Bedford Chapter . Thursday—London Master Bakers' Pension and Almshouse Society Ball , Grenadiers' Lodge . Mount Moriah Lodge , St . George ' s Chapter , Vane Chapter , Girls' School Club . Friday—Jerusalem Lodge , Duko of Cornwall Chapter , Royal York Lodge . Saturday—City Albion Cricket Club .
FUNERALS .--Bros . W . K . L . & G . A . HUTTOET , Coffin Maker , and Undertakers , 17 Newcastle Street , Strand , W . C , and 7 Berne Villas , i' -orea . Hill . Road , Peckham Eye , S . E .