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^ p ^ fflasoM SATURDAY , MARCH 27 , 18 97 .

Masonic Notes.

Masonic Notes .

It is with very sincere regret we hear that Bro . Lord Plunket , Archbishop of Dublin , is lying somewhat seriousl y ill at the Palace , Stephen ' s Green . His Grace was attacked with influenza about a month ago , but his illness has recently caused considerable anxiety to his fomil y and friends , We trust that the Archbishop—

Masonic Notes.

who is a prominent member of the Irish Craft , and has held the office of Grand Chaplain in the Grand Lodge of Ireland for upwards of a quarter of century—may have strength to rally from his attack , and be speedily restored to health .

« * We gather from the published Transactions of the Metropolitan College of the Rosicrucian Society for 18 96-7 that the College has had its fair share of the general prosperity which has fallen to Freemasonry during the past year . Sundry candidates were

advanced to the Degree of Zelator , and the accounts , though necessarily on a modest scale , show a balance to the good . There is one matter , which is recorded in the minutes of the Quarterly Convocation in October last , which we have read with considerable satisfaction , namely , that the Fratres unanimously resolved to take no notice whatever of the slanderous

attacks made by a writer who passes under the name of " Diana Vaughan " on the Rosicrucians . This is in accordance with the opinion we have expressed in our article on the " Anti-Masonic Congress at Trent , " where we advise our hyper-sensitive

contemporaries on the other side of the Atlantic to concern themselves as little as possible about these slanderers of our fair fame . But more especially is this desirable in the case of " Diana Vaughan , " of whose calumnies even the members of the Anti-Masonic Congress appear to have been ashamed .

* According to the New Zealand Craftsman for last month , M . E . Comp . George H . Powley , was installed Grand First Principal Z ., at the annual convocation of the Supreme Grand Chapter of New Zealand , held at

Auckland , on the 24 th January last . Comp . Powley has had a very distinguished Masonic career . He was initiated in the Ara Lodge , No . 348 , on the roll of the Grand Lodge of Ireland in 18 74 , and ten years later was installed W . M ., being subsequently appointed Prov . S . G . Warden . He was advanced to the Mark

in 18 75 , exalted to the R . A . Degree in 18 7 6 , and in . stalled King of the Ara Chapter in 1888 . He was perfected Rose Croix in 18 77 , and ten years later was installed M . W . S ., serving a second time in the same capacity last year . He cast in his lot with the New

Zealand Constitution , and in 1891 was invested as S . G . Warden . In August 1892 , he was installed as first M . E . Z . of the Auckland Prov . Chapter , under the New Zealand Constitution , and in 18 94 , was installed as Grand Third Principal , and the year following as Second G . Principal and Deputy Z .

* * * The Supreme Grand Chapter of New Zealand , which started five years since with five English and two Scotch Royal Arch Chapters , now has upon its roll 13 chapters and a Mark Lodge , and according

to the New Zealand Craftsman there is every reason to anticipate that there will be a further increase during the present year . Its balance sheet for the past year is also represented as being very satisfactory for so small a body .

* * * A Special Great Priory of the Order of the Temple will be held at Mark Masons' Hall on Thursday , the 8 th prox ., at 4 . 45 for 5 p . m ., when deputations from the Grand Priory of Ireland and the Chapter General of Scotland will be received . Faith and Fidelity

Preceptory will afterwards be opened and a candidate , who has been duly elected , will be received . The Grand Master ( the Earl of Euston ) will afterwards hold a Priory of the Order of Malta , under the banner of the Faith and Fidelity Preceptory and confer the

Degree on any Knight Templar who may have signified his desire of being admitted . The usual banquet will be held at Freemasons' Tavern , at 7 . 30 p . m ., tickets for which , price one guinea each , must be had of the Great Vice-Chancellor , Mark Masons' Hall , not later than Monday , ' the 5 th prox .

* » * A convocation of the District Grand Chapter of Bombay was held at Freemasons' Hall , Byculla , Bombay , on Tuesday , the 29 th December , 1896 , under the presidency of M . E . Comp . A . McKenzie , acting Grand Superintendent , There was a full attendance of members , and the Grand Superintendent

of Royal Arch Masonry in India , M . E . Comp . K . R . Cama , accompanied by the officers of Prov . Grand Chapter ( S . C . ) were admitted and saluted . Comp . the Hon . H . J . Parsons , one of the Justices of the High Court of Judicature , Bombay , was then installed Pro Grand Superintendent of the District Grand Chapter ( E . C ) , and appointed and invested the officers for the ensuing year .

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At the installation meeting of the Anchor and Hope Lodge , No . 234 , held at Freemasons' Hall , Calcutta , on the 15 th December last , after the new W . M . had been inducted into office , and had appointed and invested his officers for the year , an address of farewell was presented to Bro . the Hon . Sir H . Thoby Prinsep ,

the retiring District Grand Master of Bengal , who was initiated in the lodge many years ago , and who had always manifested the greatest interest in its welfare . The presentation was made by the W . M . in a very able speech , and acknowledged with gratitude by Bro . Sir H . T . Prinsep , who briefly reviewed the principal

occurrences in the District during his tenure of the office of District Grand Master . The address was quite a work of art , and was enclosed in a very handsome silver casket , bearing an embossed gold crest of the lodge , the coat-of-arms of Bro . Prinsep , and the crest of the District Grand Lodge of Bengal .

* * The annual Festival communication , ' of the Dist . G . Lodge of the Punjab , was held at Freemasons' Hall , Lahore , on Monday , the 28 th December last , Bro . Major-General Sir G . B . Wolseley , K . C . B ., Dist . G . Master , presided and was well supported by his

officers and the members , as many as 14 lodges in the district being represented . In the course of the proceedings the Dist . Grand Master delivered an address in which he laid great stress on the unwisdom of brethren enrolling themselves as members of more than one lodge , & c , and he emphasised his remarks by

citing the case of a brother who had been a subscribing member of three Craft lodges , five Royal Arch chapters , four Mark lodges , and four Royal Ark Mariner lodges . The brother was well known and exceedingly popular , but he had been suddenly deprived of his

appointment , and as a consequence his wife and children had been thrown upon the charity of the Craft . The Dist . G . Master added that he had already tendered his resignation of membership of all his lodges but one , and intended devoting the money thus saved to their local Charities .

# # * Bro . Sir G . B . Wolseley also impressed upon the Masters and Wardens of the lodges , the necessity of seeing that their by-laws were strictly enforced , and in particular that members were not allowed to fall into arrear with their subscriptions .

* The various Grand Bodies in the State of Mississippi—the Grand Lodge , Grand Chapter , Grand Council ( R . and S . M . ) , and the Grand Commandery of Knights Templar—held their annual sessions in Bitoxi , during the second week of February . There

appears to have been a large attendance at each meeting and the ^ iroceedings passed off very harmoniously . The newly-elected presiding officers for the ensuing year are Bro . John S . Cobb , M . W . Grand Master of the Grand Lodge ; M . E . Comp . F . P . Jenkins , G . H . P . of

Grand Chapter ; Comp . Frederick Speed , M . I . G . M . of the Grand Council ; and Sir Knight Jas . T . Harrison , Grand Commander . Bro . J . L . Power remains Grand Secretary—or Grand Recorder , as the case may be—of all the Organisations ,

* * According to the Voice of Masonry , Bro . John Stewart , M . W . G . M . of New York , has appointed Bro Peter Ross , LL . D ., of New York City , to be the his .

tonan of Masonry in the State , in succession to Bro . Charles T . McClenachan , recently deceased . Bro . Ross , we are told , is P . M ., Treasurer , and Historian of Scotia Lodge ( New York Constitution ) , and is the author of several works of repute .

A regular convocation of the Provincial Grand Chapter of Freemasonry jn India , under the Scottish Constitution , was held at Freemasons' Hall , Byculla , Bombay , on the 7 th September , 1896 , under the presidency of Comp . K . R . Cama , Grand Superintendent and , from the printed report of the Proceedings with

which we have been favoured , we learn that Comp . Cama was able to congratulate Provincial Grand Chapter on the satisfactory state of the chapters on its roll . Chapter " Kindred Hope , " No . 186 , had been revived at Oorgaum , and , as it started afresh on its career with 17 members , there was every reason to

anticipate that it would go on and prosper . The only important business at the meeting was the election of Comp . his Excellency Lord Sandhurst , of whose efforts in behalf of Freemasonry the Grand Superintendent spoke in the warmest terms as a Life—that is an Honorary—member of the Provincial Grand Chapter . #

* * At the recent 110 th annual communication of the Grand Lodge of New Jersey it was unanimously resolved to appoint a Standing Committee , whose duty it shall be to establish a Masonic Home for the care of indigent brethren , their wives and children , in the

State . The Committee , when appointed , will have power to purchase property , erect suitable buildings , and take the necessary steps for raising the funds that will be required for the purpose . The proposal evoked considerable enthusiasm , and many subscriptions were at once paid over to the Grand Secretary . The scheme has our best wishes for its success ,