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To Correspondents.

To Correspondents .

OUR PORTRAIT GALLERY OF WORSHIPFUL MASTERS . In future numbers of the Freemason we purpose giving a series of portraits of Worship ful Masters who have been recently installed . Recognising the fact that no greater honour can be bestowed on a brother than to be elected the Master of his lodge , we

desire to do our part towards creating a permanent record of such event in his Masonic history by placing his portrait before our readers . We shall be pleased to furnish Secretaries of lodges and others who may take an interest in our project whatever information may be desired as to our proposed method of procedure .

The following communications , amongst others , unavodiably stand over : CRAIT LODGES . —Royal Somerset House and Inverness , No . 4 ; Eastern Star , No . 95 ; and Bcneventa , No . J 3 S 0 . MARK LODGE . —Porchester , No . 37 .

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f \ J ^ J ^^*^ J ^ ~ fc £ ^*^ - ^^ £ ^ K xt * . a . e . iT _ JQC 2 ji ~ £ jt % l W ^ ffl ^ WT ^^^^^ ^ ^ M « SATURDAY , MARCH 4 , 18 93 .

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Masonic Notes .

As we anticipated , the two resolutions which were moved from the chair in behalf of his Royal Highness the M . W . Grand Master at the Quarterl y Communication of United Grand Lodge on VVednesday were accepted by the brethren present unanimously . These resolutions were ( 1 ) That a sum of . £ 210 should bc

voted towards making good the heavy losses sustained by our Newfoundland brethren through the destruction of the City of St . John by lire last summer . ( 2 ) That £ 105 be voted to the Fund that is being raised for the relief of the sufferers by the recent

earthquakes in the Island of Zante . It should be mentioned in connection with the Newfoundland grant that it is separate and distinct from the vote of £ j , \ 5 in September last , which was paid over to thc General Relief Fund . - * f #

We are pleased to find , from the report of the proceedings of Grand Lodge on Wednesday , that Bro . S . Cochrane , P . M ., has advanced a further stage on the road to Grand Office . In December last he was Grand Treasurer nominate ; now he is Grand Treasurer elect , while next month he will figure as Grand Treasurer .

* * * The governing body , and , indeed , the Governors generally , of the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls may well be proud of their protegees scholastic achievements , and equally so of thc Head Governess , Miss Davis , and her able staff of Assistants . We recentl y

chronicled , with much pleasure , the fact that 45 of the Girls had passed the College of Preceptors without a single failure , and we have now the great satisfaction of adding the results of the Cambridge Local Examinations . For this the 19 more advanced pupils were entered , and the whole of these also have

passednine with honours . When the youth of the Girls is remembered , the facts are little short of marvellous , looking at the doctrine of averages and chance , and nothing could testify more eloquently to the excellence of the system and the evenness of the training

pursued at this admirably-conducted Institution . The large and increasing body of Stewards for the May Festival , under Lord Euston ' s presidency , have a splendid text whereon to found their appeals for good subscription lists .

We have very great pleasure in correcting a clerical error which occurred in our "Analysis of the Returns " last week , under thc head of " Durham . " to which our

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attention has been called by Bro . C . S . Lane . We said : "In 1892—not 1891 , Bro . Lane—the amount distributed among the three Charities was . £ 1034 , of which the Old People received the lion ' s share in the

shape of . £ 5 20 5 s ., while the Girls' School was benefited b y . £ 105 and the Boys' School by £ sog . " In this statement thc Old People ' s share should have been set down as . £ 720 5 s .

The final meeting of the Board of Stewards for tho recent Anniversary Festival of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution will be held at Freemasons ' Hall , on Monday next , at 4 p . m ., when a statement of receipts and expenditure will be presented , thc bills ordered to be paid , the accounts closed , and the Board dissolved .

The Managing Committee and the Hon . Secretary—Bro . Captain W . Lurcott — of the North London Masonic Benevolent Ball for the current year are to be congratulated on the success of their latest efforts in behalf of our Masonic Charities . The balance-sheet

in respect of the current year ' s ball shows that after defraying all expenses , there remained sufficient to allow of 13 Life Subscrip tions — representing the sum of £ 68 Ss . —being distributed among our Institutions . Well done , North London .

* We have much p leasure in announcing that Comp " D . M . McLeod , LL . D ., judge at Maulmein , has been appointed to the office of Grand Supt . of Royal Arch

Masonry in Burmah , rendered vacant by the resignation of Comp . J . Fairclough . Comp . McLeod was also District Grand Mark Master of the same province , and we feel suie the appointment will give the utmost satisfaction among the Craft in the district .

The hall-yearly convocation of the District Grand Chapter of Bengal was held on the 30 th August last , under the presidency of Comp . H . H . the Maharaja of Cooch-Behar , District Grand H ., as Grand Superintendent . The proceedings were of a formal character

and all we learn from the acting Grand Superintendent's address is that there was a slight increase in the total membership during the half-year to 30 th June , 1892 , and that the funds of the District Grand Chapter are in a flourishing state . Three chapters—Nos . 10 C 6 , 1210 , and 1870—are in abeyance .

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Correspondence .

[ VVe do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expresse d by our correspondents , but we wish in a spirit of fair play to all to permit—within certain necessary limits—free discussion . ]

THE PREFIX OF WORSHIPFUL . To the Editor of the " Frccmas on . " Dear Sir and Brother , As I have already intimated , I have no desire to prolong a discussion in print , but kindly grant mc space for my last word . My second letter appearing in your last week ' s issue

anticipated , I think , most of your correspondent ' s re marks . I have again to thank the brother who was " Not a Steward , " for the friendly tone of his response , If , on a future occasion , he would enrol himself as a Steward for the Annual Festival of the Emulation Lodge of Improvement , that lod ge , I am sure , would highly appreciate his services , and he and all who

would then range under his banner would , I hope , be as gratified with what they would witness as those brethren were who favoured us with their presence last Friday evening—a noble company , upwards of 400—including R . VV . ' s , V . W . ' s , W . ' s , and a considerable number who , as yet , have not attained the rank of I . M . Considering the number of years I have been a

member of the Craft , and my present position in it , 1 suppose I ought to know the Book of Constitutions by heart , but I don ' t . I had not the particular point at question in my memory and fell into error in consequence . If by that inadvertance I have neglected to pay honour to whom honour is due , I am sorry for it , for 1 would net intentionally pay disrespect to anyone ,

particularly a brother . My having placed the proper prefixes to the names of the Grand Officers is explained by my having taken them from the printed Quarterly Communication issued by Grand Lodge , the various copies of which I keep at hand . My own reference to the late Grand Secretary was only a repetition of the words of your first correspondent

on this subject . It appears to have made the impression that I have regarded him as a sufficient authority on thc point in question . Had I not been so pressed in consequence of my preparations for the festival at hand , I should probably have replied with more care

and accuracy . I take tne Book of Constitutions as the only authority , and I have now been reminded that it is as well to know it by heart and to stick to it . I am afraid I must plead guilty to never having strictly observed etiquette , Masonic or otherwise ; but , on thc other hand , I hope and believe that in my