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further he wished to clear the way against misapprehension . It had been said in a circular that a candidate might be induced tostep aside , and not to proceed to election , and he would have it understood that if any brother retired From this contest it would not be Bro . Horace Brooks Marshall . ( Applause . ) In any case he would go to the ballot and rely upon the vote of his friends . And one other matter was that il had long been an unwritten law that the

office of Grand Treasurer should be alternated between London and the provinces . Consequently this year London was entitled to a candidate . He would now offer to the brethren a few of Bro . Horace Brooks Marshall ' s credentials . Bro . Marshall was a Dulwich boy and graduated at Trinity College , Dublin , with honours . He then entered the business of his father as a publisher and newspaper agent , in Fleet-street , and he became head

of the firm . Therefore , he was a gentleman by education , and a business man by experience , * he was a Justice of the Peace for the county of London , and a Deputy Lieutenant for the City of London . As to Bro . Horace Brooks Marshall ' s Masonry , he was initiated in Lodge 1777 , and twice filled the chair of his mother lodge . He was one of the founders and the first Master of the Streatham Lodge , No . 2728 , and during his year he initiated

no less than 21 candidates into Masonry . He was one of the founders of the St . Bride Lodge ; he was a member of 1745 , and a Past Provincial Grand Warden of Middlesex , As regards the Masonic Institutions , he was Patron of all three , for which he had served 36 Stewardships . ( Loud and continued app lause . ) His amiable wife , Mrs . Marshall , was also a Patron . ( Applause . ) He felt tempted to give a list of Bro . Marshall ' s connect ! on with other

Charities . ( "No , no . " ) He was a large contributor to Charitable Institutions—the Orphan Working School , Reedham Asylum , London Orphan Asylum , Infant Orphan , Royal Asylum of St . Anne ' s Society , Cambridge Asylum , Brompton Hospital , and many others . He ventured to say if Bro . Horace Brooks Marshall was elected to this distinguished office

he would regard it as the greatest honour he could achieve . He would not trouble the brethren with any further remarks , but would simply say that if elected Bro . Marshall would give the office full attention ; prudence would direct his steps ; justice would be the guide of all , and he would maintain in their fullest splendour the Masonic ornaments of benevolence and charity . ( Loud applause . )

Bro . BEACH enquired if any other candidate was nominated ; to which enquiry there was no response . Bro . James Henry Matthews , President of the Board of Benevolence , having been re-appointed by the Prince of Wales , advanced to the throne , and was re-invested by Bro . Beach amidst cheers ; and Bro . Beach then declared re-elected Bro . David Dixon Mercer , Senior Vice-President , and Bro . Henry Garrod , Junior Vice-President .

Bro . E . LETCHWORTH , G . Sec , read the names of the following 12 Past Masters who had been nominated to serve on the Board of Benevolence : Bros . James Block , P . M . 1158 ; William B . Caton , P . M . 136 S ; J ° hn Ellinger , P . M . 2222 ; S . H . Goldschmidt , P . M . 1329 ; G . N . E . Hamilton , P . M . 1446 ; Fredk . VV . Hancock , P . M . 548 ; William Kipps , P . M . 1275 ; Edwd . Nightingale , P . M . 87 ; E . W . Pillinger , P . M . 902 ; J . S . Pointon , P . M . 1861 ; Chas . Hy . Stone , P . M . 507 j and Robert Wallwood Ker , P . M . 194 .

Bro . BEACH declared these brethren duly elected . The following grants recommended by the Board of Benevolence were then confirmed , on the motion of Bro . J . H . MATTHEWS , President of the Board , seconded by Bro . D . D . MERCER , S . V . P .:

A brother of the Marquess of Ripon Lodge , No . 14 S 9 , London ... ... ... — £ 75 ° ° A brother of the Windrush Lodge , No . 1703 , Witney ... 50 o o The widow of a brother of the Etonian Lodge , No . 209 , Windsor ... ... ... . ... 75 o o A brother of the Derwent Lodge , No . 40 , Hastings ... 50 o o A brother of the Lodge of Sincerity , No . 174 , London ... 50 o o

The widow of a brother of the Rosslyn Lodge , No . 1543 , Dunmow ... ... ... 50 o o The widow of a brother of the Alexandra Lodge , No . 9 S 5 , Sutton Bridge ... ... ... 5 ° o 0 The widow of a brother of the Elliot Lodge , No . 1567 , Feltham ... ... ... ... 75 0 o The widow of a brother of the Selwyn Lodge , No . 1901 , London ... ... ... ... — 50 o 0

On the motion of Bro . R . LOVELAND LOVELAND , President , stconded by Bro . ARTHUR G . S ANDBERG , M . D ., Vice-President , the report of the Board of General Purposes—as given in the Freemason last week—was taken as read . Bro . R . LOVELAND LOVELAND moved the first recommendation of the

Board in the report—The Board further reports that , it having been brought to the notice of the Premises Committee that a freehold stable in New Yard , situate between freehold premises the property of Grand Lodge , and let on a yearly tenancy at a rental of £ 22 per annum , was to be offered for sale by public auction , two members of the Committee and the Grand Secretary had , on their responsibility , purchased the property at such auction for the sum of ^ 7 60 .

The Board recommends that Grand Lodge avail itself of the offer of the purchasers to make over the purchase to Grand Lodge for the amount so agreed to be paid . He said some weeks ago it came to the notice of the Board that there were some stabling premises in between two stables belonging to Grand Lodge at the back part of the Hall , and in front of the offices of the Masonic

Charities . There was a large mews there , and at the present time they were the property of Grand Lodge , except this particular stable . Two of them had come into the market , but one was now offered . There was no time to come to Grand Lodge to ask permission to buy the property , and it was very important it should be bought because Grand Lodge property was on the right and on the left of it , and the Premises

Committee wished to utilise the mews for offices . The Premises Committee was called together , and they could only recommend Grand Lodge to buy the premises , and it would be three weeks before Grand Lodge met . Therefore , two brethren and the G . Secretary stepped forward , and determined that they would buy the premises , and hold them for Grand Lodge . One of those brethren attended the sale who was not known ; if G . Secretary had

attended he would have been known ; but as an unknown bidder went into the room of sale he bought for £ 760 . Some years ago the adjoining property was bought for £ 1000 . Ihe Board now recommended Grand Lodge to avail itself of the offer of these two brethren to convey the property bought to Grand Lodge for the amount they had given for it . Bro . FRANK RICHARDSON , acting G . D . of C , seconded the motion . The property was very valuable to Grand Lodge , and he thought Grand Lodge would do well to accept the offer .

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The recommendation was adopted nem . con . Bro . R . LOVELAND LOVELAND then brought up the recommendation contained in the following paragraph of the report : The Board also reports that , on the recommendation of the Officers' and Clerks' Committee , it has approved the increase of the salary of Bro . Palmer , a clerk in the Grand Secretary ' s office , from ^ 150 to . £ 200 per annum , with a further increase of £ 10 a year until it reaches ^ 250 , and the increase of the salary of

Bro . Leonard Cook , another clerk , from , £ 150 per annum by annual increments of ; £ io until it reaches ^ 200 a year . Bro . FRANK RICHARDSON seconded . The motion was carried . On the motion of Bro . LOVELAND LOVELAND , seconded by Bro . Dr . SANDBERG , the report of the Board of General Purposes was ordered to be received and entered on the minutes , and the report was adopted . Grand Lodge was then closed in form .

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The Quarterly Communication of Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons was held on Tuesday evening , at Mark Masons'Hall , London , the Earl of Euston , Pro G . Master , presiding . Bro . the Hon . Alan de Tatton Egerton , Dep . G . Master , occupied the Dep . G . Master ' s chair , while the Senior G . Warden ' s seat was taken by Bro . Viscount Doneraile , S . G . W ., and the Junior G . Warden ' s chair by Bro . Thomas Fenn .

The attendance was very large , and among the brethren present were Bros . Viscount Dungarvan , P . Dep . G . Master ; C . Letch Mason , Captain N . G . Philips , Frank Richardson , G . Reg . ; R . Loveland-Loveland , President of the General Board ; C . F . Matier , P . G . W ., G . Sec ; J . Smith Eastes , John Smith , P . G . I . G . ; J . A . Farnfield , Sir Reginald Hanson , P . G . W . ; W . A . Scurrah , Dr . R . Turtle Pigott , Charles Belton , P . G . W . ; J . Ernest Lane , Thomas Fraser , and J . H . Whadcoat , %

The Grand Lodge having been opened in ample form , Bro . MATIER , G . Sec , read the minutes of the Quarterly Communication of September 4 th , which were then put and confirmed . Bro . MATIER said that arising out of those minutes he had to read the reply of H . R . H . the Prince of Wales to the vote of condolence by Grand Lodge on the death of the Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha :

Sir Francis Knollys is desired by H . R . H . the Prince of Wales to thank the brethren of the Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons for their address and their kind and fraternal sympathy with him on the occasion of the recent death of the Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha .

On the motion of Bro . R . LOVELAND LOVELAND , President , seconded by Bro . FRANK RICHARDSON , G . Reg ., the Report of the General Board , as published in the Freemason last week , was taken as read . On Bro . LOVELAND LOVELAND moving , and Bro . F . RICHARDSON seconding , that the Report of the General Board be received and entered on the minutes ,

Bro . J . A . FARNFIELD said before that motion was put he would ask , with reference to the recommendation of the Board , that the Victoria Lodge , No . 301 , and the Henniker Lodge , No . 314 , be erased , whether it would not be desirable that the place where such lodges met should not be placed on the paper ? He asked that for the reason that his mother lodge , of which he was a P . M ., was named the

Henniker , and it might be mistaken forthe Henniker Lodge which was recommended for erasure , which was a lodge in Montreal . If Montreal were put after the name and number of the lodge , no mistake would occur . It was a small matter , but the omission might give rise to some misapprehension hereafter . He would move that the place where the lodge met might be inserted . Both these lodges met at Montreal . Bro . R . LOVELAND LOVELAND said that should be done in future .

The motion that the report be received and entered on the minutes was then carried . The Earl of EUSTON then moved the first recommendation contained in the report : " That the thanks of Grand Lodge be offered to R . W . Bro . the Viscount Dungarvan for his valued and valuable services as Deputy Grand

Master during the seven years ending June , 1900 , and that he be asked to accept the clothing of his rank . " Lord Dungarvan was his Deputy for the whole of seven , years , and whenever he was called upon , whether in Grand Lodge or in private lodges , gave him always great assistance . He , therefore , now moved that this Grand Lodge do ratify this recommendation , and he would ask Lord Dungarvan to accept the clothing of his rank .

Bro . J . H . WHADCOAT seconded the motion , which was thereupon put and carried . Viscount DUNGARVAN , having advanced to the throne , was invested with the clothing of Past Deputy Grand Master by the Earl of Euston . In acknowledging the vote and the gift , he said it did not require any great

stretch of memory to contrast the change of Mark Masonry from its former abode to the present Mark Masons' Hall , and the change from the past to the present he fully appreciated . During seven years he had assisted Lord Euston . Lord Euston and he were made Masons together . During the seven years he ( Lord Dungarvan ) was Deputy Grand Master of Mark

Masons he had been able to do something for Mark Masonry , both in Grand Mark Lodge and in private Mark lodges . Gratitude was a great thing , but it was not shown in words , and he thought he could best show gratitude if he attended Mark Masons' lodges in the clothing that they had given him , and which he should always wear with equal pride and gratification .

Bro . R . L OVELAND LOVELAND having asked whether any representatives of the Victoria Lodge , No . 301 , and the Henniker Lodge , No . 314 , were present , moved that these lodges be erased . The former had made no returns iince 1 S 90 , and the latter not since 1892 . Bro . FRANK RICHARDSON seconded . The motion was carried .