Scotland

After the usual loyal toists had been disposed of , Sir CHARI . ES CAMERON , M . P ., had the responsibility of proposing both the toast of "The Army , Navy , and Reserve Forces , " and that of "The Provost , Magistrates , and Commissioners of Govan . " Major BODE and Hailie MAKR respectively replied .

The toast of "The Trade and Commerce of the Clyde" was put into the hands of Mr . BARNS GRAHAM . The LORD PROVOST OF GLASGOW replied . The toast of "The Architects and Contractors" was proposed by Mr RUSSELL . Mr . KERR responded .

"The Chairman" was proposed by the Rev . Dr . TULLOCH , and "The Croupiers" by Mr . WASHINGTON' BROWS . While the banquet was being served an excellent programme of music was render . ed , by a section of Mr . Cole ' s band and a quartette of vocalists . The representatives of the various trades were entertained to dinner and the Masters and Wardens of the various Craft lodges to cake and wine by the Provost , and later on in the evening the annual display of fireworks , at Mrs . John Elder ' s cost , took place on a vacant piece of ground in the centre of the burgh .

Complimentary Dinner At Penge.

COMPLIMENTARY DINNER AT PENGE .

On Thursday evening , the 15 th inst ., Bro . W . J . Blaker , mine host of the Waterman ' s Arms , Beckenham-road , Penge , gave a complirrentary banquet to a number of local and other members of the Craft . Bro . J . N . Francis presided , and was supported by Bros . Dibble , P . M . ; H . Leney , P . M . ; and other Past and Present oilice-holders , the company numbering about 25 . The catering was in the hands of Bro . G . J . Ribbens , of Kent House , Beckenham-road , who put on a splendid dinner , the menu of which redounds highly to his credit .

The usual loyal and patriotic toasts having been duly honoured , The CHAIRMAN , in felicitous term ? , proposed "Thfl Health of the Foun d er of the Feast , Bro . W . J . Blaker , " who responded in suitable terms . Bro . Ribbens also came in for a suitable and similar compliment . The music was of a high-class description , the o-ganist being Bro . Macadam . Altogether the occasion was a mest enjoyable one , and an evening to be pleasantly remembered by both host and guests , the final tcene being a hearty vote of thanks to Bro . Francis for presiding .

Mark Masonry.

Mark Masonry .

Whitwell Lodge , No . 151 . The regular meeting of this lodge was held in the Freemasons' Hall , Maryport , on Thursday , the 15 'h inst . Lodge was opened in due form by Bro . | as . Gardiner , P . M ., P . P . S . G . W ., P . G . Sec , owing to the unavoidable absenc : of Bro . Johnson , W . M ., P . S G . D . ; one candidate was balloted for and accepted , and he being present was advanced

to the Degree of M . M . M . by Bro . Jos . O . Scott , P . M ., P . P . J . G . W ., and one candidate was proposed . The following signed the attendance bool ; : Bros . Jis . Gudiner , P . M P . G . Sec ; Jos . O . Scotl , P . M ., P . P . J . G . W . j Jis . Dickinson , P . M ., P . P . J . G . W . los . Abbot , P . M .. P . PJ . G . O . ; R . Monkhouse , S . W ., P . G . I . G . ; M . Iveson , P . M ., P . P . J . G D . ; J . Gilson . P . P . G . I . G . ; J . Smith , Org . j and Messenger , Tyler . Bro . J , Mensely , P . Si ., P . J . G . O . 2 S 2 , was a visitor .

Royal Arch.

Royal Arch .

Stanmore Chapter , No . 1549 . The installation meeting of this increasing chapter was held on the 13 th July , at the Abercorn Hotel , Stanmore , when , after a highly hvourable report fro n the Au lit Committee , the following were duly instil ' ed as officers fjrthe coming year : Cmps . J . P . Taylor , M . K . Z . ; W . W . Mansfield , l . PZ ; C . J . Veal , IL ; W . A . Cocks . I . ) C . Veal , P . Z ., P . P . G . S ., S . K . ; A . J . Oliver , P . Z ., P . P . G . T ., S . N . ; A . A . Hardy , P . S . ; 1 . Southam , 1 st A . S . ; W . W . Reed , 2 nd A . S . ; and 1 . Percival

Janitor . Several proposals for exaltation brought forward a very successful meeting on the 14 th inst ., when the above , from their respective chairs , duly exalted in excellent form the following cindidajes , viz : Bros . Frank L . Moir , Frank L . Dry , and A . Djfton . The ceremony and addresses were well given , and they were , as usual , well supported by their old P . Z ., Comp . C . H . Webb , who may be looked upjn as guide to all the young members . Several candidates are proposed for an emergency meeting , and this chapter , which now numbers 45 members , is by far the largest in the Province of Middlesex .

A very enj > yable evening followed their labours . The M . E . Z . was equilly well up at the banquet table as in the First Principal ' s chair , and all passed off highly satisfactory . Warrant Officers Chapter , No . 2346 . A meeting was held on Wednesday , the i 2 ' . h instant , at Freemasons' HallGreat

, Queen-street , W . C , when there were present : Comps . A . Molonv , P . Z ., actinij M . E . Z . ; H . A . Howe , H . ; C . A . Pugh , P . Z .. acting J . ; M . A . Mclnerny , P . Z ., S . E . ; J . P . Newsham , S . N . ; A . Edis , P . S . ; W . E . Bailey , ist A . S . ; | . Lackland , Janitor ; E . Arnold , A . Copsey , J . Duffy , C W . Bens' . ead , and J . Dent . Visitors : Comps . C . K . Pearce , A . Wood , and Shepherd , of yc 7 .

'Ihe chapter havintrbeen opened , the minutes of the last regular convocation were read and confirmed . The balance-sheet having been adopted , Comp . H . A . II jwe , the M . E . Z . elect , wasdu ' y in tailed into thechiir of M . E . Z . in a m > st able and impressive manner by Comp . Malony , P . Z ., in the unavoidable absence of Comp . Dr . Greene . As the H . and J . could not attend , their installation was postponed until the next regular convocation .

Letters of apology having been rec : ived from several of the companions regretting their inability to be present , and there being no other business before the chapter , it was closed . The companions afterwards adj lurned to a very enjoyable banquet at Freemasons ' Tavern .

Obituary.

Obituary .

BRO . P . CH 1 LDS ROGERS , P . M . It is with regret we announce the death of Bro . P . Childs Rogers , P . M ., who had srrved for close upon 25 ycirs as Sergeant-Major of the 2 ad Middlesex Artillery Volunteers , and during that time had won the esteem and respect of the members of that corps . Bro . Rogers w . is P . M . of thi 2 nd Middlesex Artillery Lodge , No . 248 4 , which wis founded in ISJI , and J . W . of tl . e City of London Lodge , No . 901 , in which we are under the impression he was initiated . The interment took place at Manor Park Cemetery , on Tuesdiy , the 20 th in it ., and was attended by a number of the relations and frie . ids of our d .-ciisad brother .

Canadian Notes.

CANADIAN NOTES .

M . W . Bro . E . T . Malone , the newly-elected Grand Master of Canada ( in Ontario ) promises to be . an energetic officer . The Grand Lodge of C inida pays out every year to widows and aged Masons , in sums varying from £ 5 to 15 each , about £ 2000 in all . These yearly grants are renewable . A novel and necessary feature of the distribution of this

money is that a special offi : er at the expense of the Grand Lodge visits each new applicant before the grant is paid . A periodical inspection is also made of all renewal cases , the endeavour being to give to those only who are worthy . R . W . Bro . John F . Harding , the Master in Chancery at Stratford in Canada , is the Chairman of the Committee on Benevolence . He has the work thoroughly in hand .

The Grand Scribe E . of the Grand Clnpter of Canada has resigned , and M . E . Comp . Michael Walsh has appointed ME . Comp . George J . Bennett as G . S . E . until the Grand Chapter elects in January . The appointment of Comp . Bennett is an excellent one . He is an Irishman by birth , and was W . M . in that country . For 20 years past he his been the chief sub and news editor of the

Toronto Evening Telegram , owned by M . W . Bro . J . Ross Robertson , P . G . M ., Canada . Comp . Bennett possesses literary attainments of a marked character . His contributions as Chairman of Foreign Correspondence of the Grand Chapter

of Canada are puncluited by a fulness of Cratt knowledge in history and jurisprudence that but few possess / He is a man of high personal reputation and is greatly esteemed by the Craft at large in Canada . The Grand Chapter cinnot do better than select this companion as its permanent Grand Scribe E .

A Canadian correspondent who has seen the proofs 01 M . W . Bro . J . Ross Robertson's History of Masonry in Canada , pronounces it as complete in every regard , full of the h story of Craft work in the Dominion from 1759-1858 . The three volumes , each Soo pages , are sprinkled with story and romance , illustrated by about 4 co rare engravings all made specially for the work . The half tone

reproduction and fac simile of old documents are unique in character and exceed in number any attempt of the kind in connection with Masonic History . It is to be issued early in 1 S 99 . Bro . Hughan , of Torquay , who has read the proofs and is to write the preface , speaks in the highest terms of the work of Bro Robertson .

The Grand Lodge of Canada has issued a complete ritual for all public ceremonies , including the esoteric ceremonies—such as installation of officers in private lodges and Grand Lodges . Ten of the Toronto lodges have after 40 years' residence in a hall on Toronto street in that City , removed to palatial premises in the Temple Building recently

erected . These lodges are partners in what is known as the Masonic Hall Board of Trustees . In point of furniture , fittings , and equipment generally , the new premises which occupy the ninth and tenth floors of the Temple building , are exceptional in beauty , design , and comfort . It was a grand move to make—to

get out of rooms that were unsuited to modern requirements and take advantage of an offer that gives the Craft a home it never had before . The members ascend to these high floors in two ejectric elevators , each of which holds 10 persons . Each elevator takes about 30 seconds to make the journey .

M . W . Bro . J . Ross Robertson has , at a cost of . £ 500 sterling , presented the Masons of Toronto with a remirkably fine collection of oil paintings of the first eight prominent Grand Misters of the Craft in Upper Canada , who dated from 1792 until 1 S 45 . These paintings include William Jarvis , who was appointed P . M . by the Athole Grand Lodge at the Crown and Anchor in 1792—Dr . Kerr , a

distinguished Surgeon of Sir John Johnstone ' s regiment 1785 , who , by the way , was an ancestor of Sir Edward Gillespie , of Lombard-street . Another is that of Sir Allan N . Macnab , who was the father-in-law of the late ( 7 th ) Earl of Albemarle and another of Thos . G . Ridout , whose family originally came from Sherborne in England . These make the collection of pictures complete , for the Toronto Masons have portraits of 16 Grand Masters after 1845 .

After the celebration of the Centenary of Canada ( Ontario ) in December , 1 S 92 , a package giving an account of the event was deposited in the public library Toronto , to be opened at the next centennial in 1992 .

Five of the members of the Province of Ontario in Canada are members of the Craft . There are three Past Grand Masters in the House of Commons at Ottawa . Two of the Dominion members are masters and in the House there are about 50 craftsmen .

In Canada Craft warrants are never reissued . There is therefore no confusion in the numbering . The Schismatic Grand Lodge of Ontario formed about 20 years ago , has passed away and its members in good standing have been healed by the Grand Lodge of Canada .

The General Masonic Relief and Protective Association of the United States and Canada by circulating the names of tramps and fraud Masons , save the Craft , it is estimated , ; £ 10 , 000 a year . Men who have been made Masons in Scotland in first week of a month have been found in New York applying for relief before the end of the same month .

Royal Ark Mariners.

Royal Ark Mariners .

Collin Lodge , No . 151 . The regular meeting of this lodge was held on Thursday , the 15 th inst . L ^ g J *' , opened in due form , Bro . Jas . Gardiner , P . C . N ., presiding . The minutes of the ia regular meeting were read and confirmed , the ballot wis taken for Bro . G : o . M ¦

of Whitwell Mirk Lod'o , which proreJ unanimous in his favour , and he wis elev f : Ul »» llllivcil lililn IJVU ^» . | lTifi . 11 (^« vr « -t 4 iiuuiii'i , ' in iiu j » r > su > f M » U ¦• - . t Urn to the Degree of Royal Ark Mariner . Bro . J . Mensely was elected W . C . N ., and or . ^ J . Gardiner , Trea'urer for the cn . u ' nj year . The following brethren were atten lance : Bros . J . Girdiner , P . N . ; | os . G . Scott , P . N ., Sec . ; T . Atkinson , 1 . *•• J . Mensely , I .: J . Ujuch , S . ; R . Monkhouse , J . Abbott , P . N . ; J . Milburn , J Smith , and J . Messenger , Tyler .