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EMULATION LODGE OF IMPROVEMENT . Under the sanction of the Lodge of Unions , No . 2 i > 6 . Meeting at Freemasons' Hall on every Friday Evening at Six o ' clock , except during the months of July , August , and September . COJnriTTKK . Bvo . TuoMj . * Fay , Pves . Ud . ul' ( Sun . PUY ^ ., & c , 'Vvc-Aswvyv . ,, It . 0 . Suni . ow , l ' .. \ t ., Past , (> . St . ui'lanl ISsiror , , v . c . „ l' \ B . Sr . u'i . r ., P . M . Nos . 1121 anil 17 IIS , Past Prov . Grand Kcsristnu- North Wales 11 nil Sale )]) . „ F . T . Rusurox , P . M . No . S , P . G . Steward . SKCUUTAttY . Bro . W . G . KKXTisir , P . M . Nos . 120 : 1 and 1708 , Past Prov . Grand Deacon Middlesex . SECKKT . UIY ' ADDUKSS—5 , Laurence Pountnoy Hill , KO . THE ANNUAL FESTIVAL ¦ of the Lodge will take place AT FREEMASONS' HALL , ON FRIDAY EVENING , THE 24 th FEBRUARY , 1 S 93 , on which occasion THE R . W . BRO . WILLIAM W . B . BEACH , M . P ., Prov . G . Master of Hampshire & the Isle of Wight , HAS KINDLY CONSENTED TO PRESIDE . The Lodge will be opened at Six o'clock p . m . precisely . THE EIRST LECTURE WILL HE WORKED . Names of Workers and othei particulars will be announced later on . TICKETS for the SUPPER , including admission to the Lodge , FIVE SHILLINGS each . SPECIAL NOIES BY THE SECRETARY . These Annual Festivals have always proved themselves to be among the most interesting and successful Masonic gatherings of the year , attended , as they have been , by about 400 Brethren . Such success has not been attained without the fraternal co-operation of a strong body of Stewards , who exert themselves to induce their Masonic acquaintances to take Tickets and attend the Meeting . The Secretary therefore again invites help , and will thank any Member of the Lodge willing to render such co-operation to send his full name , postal address , number of lodge , and Masonic rank ; he would then be furnished with a supply of Tickets . The Secretary will be pleased to forward a card of the work for 1 S 93 to any Brother forwarding him a stamp and address .

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To Correspondents.

To Correspondents .

OUR PORTRAIT GALLERY OF WORSHIPFUL MASTERS . In future numbers of the Freemason we purpose g iving 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 .

Masonic Notes.

Masonic Notes .

|& precpas 0 n § SATURDAY , DECEMBER 31 , 1892 .

It is with very great pleasure we beg to offer to our readers the usual compliments and good wishes for the New Year , which will commence on Sunday next . In the case of those whose anticipations of success in 1892

may not have been fully realised , may they find compensation for their disappointment in the year that is coming ; while in the case of those who have had the good fortuno they hoped - for , may they find the year 1893 still more fortunate .

* « * The customary ^ New Year ' s entertainment to the inmates of the Royal Masonic ^ Benevolent Institution at Croydon will take place on Wednesday next , the 4 th inst ., when the members of the jCommittee of Management , with Bro . James Terry , the Secretary

and their friends will journey in a special saloon carriage provided for them by the London and South Eastern Railway Company to Croydon for the purpose of affording our old friends at the Asylum all the entertainment and enjoyment which it is possible to

contrive within the limited space of a few hours . The visitors will return in the same comfortable fashion . As a matter of course the olTices of the Institution at 4 , Freemasons' Hall , will be closed during the day from about 11 a . m . * * *

there was , unfortunatel y , a small , but important , literal in our report in tho Freemason for the 17 th inst ., / vhich it is desirable to correct . It was stated that the Secretary acknowledged having received from

Bro . Cania , P . G . Treasurer , a cheque for 60 guineas , to be divided between the two hi ghest unsuccessful candidates—one on each Fund—at the election in May , 1892 . The sum for which the cheque was made out was 10 guineas only .

Masonic Notes.

It is with very great regret we announce the death , a few days since , of Bro . John Gibson , who held the office of Grand Superintendent of Works in 1 S 7 S . Many important buildings in the Cit y were erected from the designs of our late brother , to whose famil y and friends we offer our warmest sympathy .

Correspondence.

Correspondence .

f We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed by our correspondents , but we wish in a spirit of fair play to all to permit—within certain necessary limits—free discussion . ] RULE I-JO OF THE BOOK OF

CONSTITUTIONS . To the Editor of the "Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , " Every lodge shall annually , on the day named in its by-laws for that purpose , proceed to elect its Master b y ballot from among those of its

members who have served for one year the office of Master or Warden in . a regular lodge warranted under the English Constitution . " . . . A Warden appointed and invested in the regular lodge held in December , in accordance with its bylaws , will he be eli gible to be balloted for in the

following November lodge , when he has only served eleven months , and not one year , as in the above Rule ? I shall deem it a favour if you will kindly answer the above . I had a similar query in the Freemason either March or April , 1888 , which is still sleeping with the papers . — Yours fraternally , R . W . O .

Masonic Notes And Queries.

Masonic Notes and Queries .

1019 J SIMON McGILLIVRAY , PROV . G . M . M . W . Bro . J . Ross Robertson writes me to know if there is any possibility of getting a picture of the late Simon McGillivray , who in 1822 was Provincial Grand Master of Upper Canada , and who died about 1845 . He would also like to know something concerning his relatives , if there are any alive ; or to have some information concerning that Masonic worthy , of any

kind whatsoever . I shall be glad to correspond with anyone who can aid my esteemed friend , and to purchase a portrait of Simon McGillivray , as soon as possible . Bro . Robertson has already written the work on the Knights Templars in Canada , and another on the " Cryptic Rite , " of considerable value and utility . He is now preparing a History of F ' reemasonry in Canada , and we should be able to help him in his researches in the " Old Country . " W . J . HUGHAN ( Torquay ) .

1020 ] THE GRAND EAST OF ULSTER . It was a great and unexpected pleasure to find in the Christmas Number of the Freemason , the article on the " Grand East of Ulster , " by such an able writer as F . C . Crossle , M . D . —Brother Crossle is Provincial Grand Secretary for the Grand Lodge of Down , and a

Masonic arch . eologist of no mean order—and I am sure if any brother has any information in hand that would serve our worthy brother in his most difficult task of compiling a history of Irish Freemasonry worthy of our jurisdiction , he will not grudge it to the good doctor under the circumstances .

Amongst other documents in my possession bearing on this subject I append the following . 891 A .. O . C

{ Copy . ] GRAND LODGE OF IRELAND . Thursday 2 nd April 1 S 07 . Right Worshipful ALEX . J - RAY , Esq . D . G . M . on the Throne . Brother J LEECH , Esq ., Grand Secretary , informed the Grand Lodge that pursuant to thoir order

made on the 5 th of March last he had demanded the Books and other Muniments the Properly of this Grand Lodge to be given up by Brother Alexander Seton , Late Deputy Grand Secretary , which demand had not been complied with . " Resolved that Alexander Seton be expelled this Grand Lodge and Masonry in General . "

ALEX . J . WTKAY , D . G . M . JOHN LEECH , G . S . . ? , —_ By the observance of an annual custom , the patients of the Noith London or University College Hospital were , on Thursday night , made to forget their sufferings in the delights of a Christmas entertainment . About 300

invitations were issued to supporters of the Institution , who on these pleasant occasions are wont to inspect the Hospital , which is made gay with Mowers and Yule-tide decorations . The entrance hall was bright with lestoons of coloured lamps and Oriental drapings , whilst the wards were made cheerful with Christmas lloivcrs . For the children a special treat was afforded in the shape of a giant tree filled with Truth toys ( afterwards distributed ) and illumined by

electric glow-lamps . In the out-patients' room , whither some 50 of the inmates , old and voung , were carried , a capital concert , arranged by Dr . Paul , resident medical officer , took place , and subsequently the Grosvenor Quartette went round the wards and cheered the sufferers with tuneful carols . It may be mentioned that £ .: ooo is still needed for the rebuilding fund of the Hospital , and for this sum an earnest appeal has gone forth .