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the second year of Bro . Haarberger , with his officers , and behind . and on the other (] c . numbers of brother Masons from all branches of the Army , dressed in faded Ithak ' j who had assembled to give thanks to the G . A . O . T . U . for His mercy , and to lender their offerings towards the War Fund for sick and suffering in connection •villi the lodge . It was a grand and never-to-be-forgotten sight . The cathedral

fuH of soldier men and brothers singing the old hymns so dear to all our hearts . The Old Hundredth ; special Psalm—the 20 th ; which with the lesson , I . Cor ., xii ., 2 g—xiii ., 13 ; the Magnificat ; the anthem , " Rend your hearts , " Mendelssohn ; and tl , e hymns , " O God our help " and " Brief life is here our portion ; " as well as certain special prayers , made up the service .

The sermon was given by Bro . tbe Rev . Norman Lee—the first , we' believe , ever preached to soldier Masons by their soldier Grand Chaplain and in a conquered capital , the Blessing and God save the Queen bringing a helpful and memorable service to a close . A few days later , the Field Marshal and Lord Kitchener honoured the Rising Star Lodge with their presence . The Grand Chaplain had the privilege of seeing some of the Degrees given , and the working vvas excellent .

Within the walls of the lodge Boer and Briton meet as brothers , and vve are informed that at least on one occasion , a life has been spared by the brother g iving the sign . May Lodge Rising Star continue to flourish , and may her star ever remain at its zenith !

Supreme Grand Chapter Of England.

SUPREME GRAND CHAPTER OF ENGLAND .

The following is the business to be transacted on Wednesday next the ist prox . : The minutes of the last quarterly convocation to be read for confirmation .

THE REPORT OP THR COMMITTER OF GENRRAI . PURPOSES . To the Supreme Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of England . The Committee of General Purposes beg to report that they have examined lhe accounts from thc iSth April , to the 18 th July , 1900 , both inclusive , which they find to be as follows :

To Balance , Grand Chapter £ So 11 10 „ Disbursements during the „ „ Unappropriated Quarter £ 35 6 3 0 Account ... 25 S 13 o „ Balance _ ... 35 10 5 „ Subsequent Receipts .. 30 S 11 7 „ „ Unappropriated Account ... 256 3 o

£ <> 47 iC 5 £ H 7 iG 5 which balances are in the Bank of England , Law Courts Branch . The Committee have likewise to report that they have received the following petitions : ist . From Comps . Charles Henry Youngman as Z ., William Farrow Stratford as H ., Thomas Agustus Woodroffe as J ., and nine others for a chapter to be

attached to the Apollo Lodge . No . 305 , Beccles , to be called the Sunt Michael ' s Chapter , and to meet at the Town Hall , Beccles , Suffolk . 2 nd . From Comps . Crichton Walker as Z ., John Percy White as H ., Ernest Sidney Standing as J ., and 20 others for a chapter to be attached to the Engineer Lodge , No . 2599 , London , to be called the Engineer Chapter , and to meet at 33 , Golden-square , London .

The foregoing petitions being regular , the Committee recommend that the prayers thereof be respectively granted . The Committee have also received memorials with extracts of minutes for peimission to remove the following chapters : The Truth Chapter , No . 1458 , from Mosley Hotel , to the Freemasons ' Hall , Cooper-street , Manchester .

The Henry Levander Chapter , No . 2048 , from the Railway Hotel , Harrow Station , to the King ' s Head Ilotel , Harrovv-on-the-Hill . The Victoria Chapter , No . 21 S 4 , from the Phienix Hotel , Rainham , Essex , to the King's Head Hotel , Chigwell , Essex . The Eastern Star Chapter , No . 95 , from the Ship and Turtle Hotel , Leadenhall-street , to the Queen ' s Hotel , Leicester-square , London .

The Committee having satisfied themselves of the reasonableness of the requests , recommend that the removal of these chapters be sanctioned . A memorial with particulars has been received from Thomas Henry Salter , ' / -, Stephen James Halliday , II ., Francis Arkinstall , J , and the other members of the Dartmouth Chapter , No . 662 , West Bromwich , for a Charter of Confirmation , the original Charter having been lost . The Committee having been satisfied of the reasonableness of the request , recommend that the Charter of Confirmation be granted .

( Signed ) GF . OKGR D . VVIO HARMS , President ¦ Freemasons' Hall , London , W . C . iSth July , 1900 .

Obituary.

Obituary .

BRO . ALFRED T . BERNARD WINKLER . Bro . Winkler was initiated in the City of Westminster Lodge , No . 1563 , in "Pril , 18 92 , and was appointed I . G . in November , 18 99 . He vvas always a punctual and regular attendant not only at the bdge , but also at the lodge of instruction , '" " •1 although only I . G ., was quite capable of doing any work in the lodge , and in

Obituary.

the lodge of instruction made an excellent W . M . He vvas well liked and respected by all , and will be greatly missed amongst his many friends . Everyone considered him a strong and healthy man , and he was only laid up about a week , and died of acute diabetes ; in fact , very few of his friends knew of his illness . Bro . Winkler was Chief Inspector attached to the A Division of Police , and for the last 12 years held the important position of being attached to the staff of H . R . H . tbe Prince of Wales , and will be greatly missed from his little office at the gates of

Marlborough House . He vvas a great favourite with the Prince and Princess , also the Duke and Duchess of York , and during his illness not a day passed by without some kind and sympathetic message vvas dispatched to his private house at Upper Holloway . He died on Friday morning , the 20 th inst . The funeral took place on Monday , the 23 rd inst ., at Finchley , in the Islington portion of the cemetery . Among those who followed was his widow , son , and two daughters , and other relatives and many of his intimate friends were present at the burial services at

the cemetery . Amongst those who vvere present from Marlborough House were Bros . Blackburn , Menager , and Pelletin , and Messrs . Eggleden , Syanyo , and Cox ; and from the Duke of York , Messrs . Fuller , Strutton , and others . Many visitois vvere also present , including : Bros . Superintendent W . Melville Beard , Messrs . Phillips , Bourgen , and other members of the Household police ; Bros . J . H . Warwick , W . M . j and T . H . Beach . The Secretary of the City of Westminster Lodge , No . 1563 , represented the lodge

the W . M ., Bro . H . J . Homer being away on a holiday . The floral wreaths vvere very numerous and beautiful , and amongst the donors were the Prince and Princess of Wales , and members of the Household , Duke and Duchess of York , the servants of Marlborough House establishment , the City of Westminster Lodge and others . Bro . Winkler vvas a subscribing member to all the Charities , and at the last Festival of the Girls' Institution acted as Steward , his name being on the big list of Bro . H . J . Homer .

The Craft Abroad.

The Craft Abroad .

ANNUAL MEETING OF THE GRAND LODGE OF CANADA IN ONTARIO .

London , Ontario , 21 st July . The Grand Lodge of Canada , being the governing Craft body in the Province of Ontario , met on the I Sth and 19 th instant , in annual communication , and closed its sittings this afternoon . M . W . Bro . E . T . Malone , who has made a most efficient Grand Master , presided , and to-day R . W . Bro . R . B . Hungerford , the D . G . M ., was elected Grand Master , an oflice

which is generally held for two years . R . W . Bro . John E . Harding , the County- Judge of Lindsay , Ontario , was elected Deputy Grand Master , and he , in due course , will succeed to the Grand East in two years . In recognition of the work of M . W . Bro . J . Ross Robertson , who is now in Switzerland , and who this year , after 16 years of labour , has published in two volumes of 1000 pages each . Grand Lodge , by acclamation , has appointed

him to the honorary position of Historian of the Grand Lodge . Djring the period of Bro . Robertson ' s Grand Mastershi p in 1891-2 , he made a phenomenal record by visiting , at his own expense , each of the 360 lodges in his jurisdiction , a task involving 20 , 000 miles of travel by steamer , rail , and road , and nearly one year of actual time . At New Year ' s Day , 1 S 92 , Bro . Robertson sent a congratulatory telegram of his good wishes to each of

the VV . Ms . of the 3 60 lodges , and before midnight hid as many greetings from the W . Ms . The first letter sent by ocean penny postage from Canada was from Bro . Robertson to the G . Secretary of England , Bro . Letchworth ; and Bro . Robertson , who represents that Grand Lodge in Canada , sent by the following mail a card with the new penny or two cent , stamp of Canada to every officer and W . M . of the Grand Lodge meeting in London , about 600 cards in all .

A question that is now being discussed in the Province of Quebec in Canada is that affecting three lodges in Montreal which did not " come into the Grand Lodge ol Canada at the union in 1859 . For years every effort has been made to bring them into the Quebec Grand Lodge , but without effect . A Bro . McCord , a P . M . of St . Paul ' s Lodge , has , however , renewed the effort , and coming as it does from a P . M . of the principal

lodge affected , there is a possibility of an amicable settlement . The Grand Lodge of Quebec are willing to do anything to secure harmony ; and as this move does not emanate from that bod y but from the English lodges , it is to be hoped that it will not prove abortive . The Grand Lodge of England , on the death of the late Bro . Hutton , of Montreal , who was the official head of England in that province on Craft matters , decided not to renew the office , not even'that of District Secretary .

The Grand Lodge of England officials in London have all along hoped that the three lodges would join with Quebec . The Grand Lodge of England would welcome the change , but cannot , so it is claimed , do anything to initiate the change—as these three lodges hold English warrants . As , therefore , it is a matter to be settled in Montreal , and by the Masons of the three lodges concerned , and as the agitation comes from within , and not from without , these lodges , great hopes are entertained of a union .

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