Knights Of The Red Cross Of Constantine.

KNIGHTS OF THE RED CROSS OF CONSTANTINE .

ORIGINAL OR PREMIER CONCLAVE . —An assembly of this body was held on Saturday , the 14 th inst ., at the Freemason ' s Tavern , Great Queen-street . The conclave was opened by Sir Knight G . Powell , G . S . B ., M . P . S .. assisted by Sir Knights AV . H . Hubbard , G . Treas ., as V . E .-, TV . E . Gumbleton , G . Cham , berlain ; K . AV . Little , G . Recorder ; Captain J . W . C . AVhitbread , Inspector General for Suffolk ; T . Wescoinbe , S . G . ; J . Trickett , H . P . ; J . G . Marsh , G . Architect ; R . Thwaites ,

Standard Bearer ; H . Parker , G . Org . ; D . G . Berri , and J . Gilbert , Sentinel . After the confirmation of tho minutes , ballots were taken for two candidates , viz ., Bros . G . Kenning , 192 , and W Tweedy , P . M . 331 , both of whom , being in attendance , were then introduced and installed as Knights of the Order—the entire ceremony being worked to music , under the able direction of Sir Knight Parker , G . Org . A College of Viceroys was then formed , and Sir Knights Parker ancl Tweedy were duly

consecrated as Viceroys , after which a Senate was opened for the reception of Sir Knight Tweedy , who was solemnly enthroned as a Prince of the Order , to enable him to preside over the Phcenix Conclave ( No . 5 ) , Truro , now in course of formation , under the auspices of Sir Knights AVilliams , M . P ., and Hughan . It is a noteworthy circumstance that another new Conclave—the Rose of England ( No . -4 ) , Ipswich—was also represented at this asemblin the of Sir Kniht

AVhity person g bread , the highly respected chief of the Order in Suffolk . The Knights then adjourned to the banquet table , where an excellent repast ( which in every way reflected great credit upon the management of the tavern ) was served , and a most pleasant evening was spent , enlivened by the vocal abilities of several Knights , and the talented performances of Sir Knight Parker on the harmonium .

Masonic Festivities.

MASONIC FESTIVITIES .

SCOTLAND . DUNDEE . —St . John's Eve . —For many years past the Festival of St . John—coming so close to the great gatherings of St . Andrew ' s—was considered tedious and uninteresting , especially by those in office ; the routine toasts and speeches consequent thereon , with the turmoil of sending and receiving deputations , became almost dreaded by the more active members of the

Craft in this place , and a better era was looked for , which now may he said not only to have dawned upon us , but to have shone with considerably brilliancy . Last year tbe lodges agreed to hold this festival in an aggregate form , which was very successfully carried out , in the Corn Exchange Hall , under the able presidency of the now Grand Master , Bro . the Et . Hon . Earl of Dalhousie ; and this year the same arrangements were to a certain extent repeated , only differing in the president . Again the

Craft of Dundee have heen honoured by one high in office and in rank , viz ., the Eight Honourable Bro . Sir John Ogilvy , M . P . A lodge was opened under one of the charters in the Hall , and lodges 47 , 49 , 78 , 225 , 254 , and 317 were present . Tbe business of the festival was thereafter proceeded with in a very orderly and happy manner , many of the brethren contributing by song and sentiment . The general impression seems now to be that the great success of this maimer of celebrating the festival may be taken as a guarantee that in future it will be the rule . The lodge was closed about half-past eleven , amid the evident tokens of pleasure ancl delight from all present .

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EEIUM . MASOKET IN AMERICA . —A novel ceremony was performed in one of the Masonic Lodges of New York city a short time ago . It was the conferring of what are known as the Degrees of the Eastern Star , or adoptive Masonry , upon about two hundred ladies , who were the wives , daughters , sisters , or widows of Master Masons . Two Past Grand Masters of New York State were present and assisted at the ceremony , and the Master of the Lodge stated that "he would hereafter labour in tbe Grand Lodge of

New York to have it use its greatest influence with the Grand Lodges of the world for the purpose of having some token brought into being , and generally recognised , by which wives , sisters , daughters , widows , and mothers of Masons may make themselves known all over the world . In this he intended no infraction of Masonic law , but he did mean that when such relatives of Masons were in distress they should he known without carrying their datives' diploma in their pocket . "

Metropolitan Lodge Meetings, Etc., For

METROPOLITAN LODGE MEETINGS , ETC ., FOR

THE WEEK ENDING JANUARY 11 TH , 1868 . MONDAY , January 6 th . —Robert Burns Lodge , 25 , Freemasons' Hall . Royal Jubilee Lodge , 72 , Anderton ' s Hotel , Fleet-street . United Lodge of Prudence , 83 , Albion Tavern , Aldersgate . St . John ' s Lodge , 90 , Radley ' s Hotel , Bridge-street , Blackfriars . St . Luke ' s

Lodge , 144 , Pier Hotel , Cheyne-walk , Chelsea . Amity Lodge , 171 , Albion Tavern , -Aldersgate-street . Joppa Lodge , ISO , Albion Tavern , Aldersgate-street . Old King ' s Arms Chapter , 28 , Freemasons' Hall .

TUESDAY , January 7 th .- —Audit Com . Female School , at 2 . 30 . Albion Lodge , 9 , Freemasons' Hall . Old Concord Lodge , 172 , Freemasons' Hall . La Tolerance Lodge , 538 , Freemasons' Hall . St . James ' s Lodge , 765 , Leather Market Tavern , jSTew TVeston-street , Bermondsey . St . John ' s Chapter , 167 , Radley ' s Hotel , Bridge-street , Blackfriars . Temperance Chapter , 169 , "White Swan Tavern , Deptford .

WEDNESDAY , January 8 fik . —Com . R . M . B . Inst ., at 3 . Enoch Lodge , 11 , Freemasons' Hall . Union Waterloo Lodge , 13 , Masonic Hall , William-sti-eet , Woolwich . Kent Lodge , 15 , Three Tuns Tavern , Southwark . Yitruvian Lodge , 87 , AVhite Hart , College-steeet , Lambeth . Justice Lodge , 147 , White Swan , High-street , Deptford , Euphrates Lodge , 212 , George Hotel , Aldermanbury .

Belgrave Lodge , 749 , Anderton ' s Hotel , Fleet-street . Merchant Navy Lodge , 781 , Silver Tavern , Burdett-road , Limehouse . Doric Lodge , 933 , Masons' Hall , Basinghallstreet . Montefiore Lodge , 1 , 017 , Freemasons' Hall .

THURSDAY , January 9 th . —Quar . Gen . Court Female School , at Freemasons' Hall , at 12 . Royal Athelstan Lodge , 19 , Inns-of-Courts Hotel , Holborn . Regularity Lodge , 91 , Freemasons' Hall . Lion and Lamb Lodge , 192 , George Hotel , Aldermanbury . Friendship Lodge , 206 , Ship and Turtle Tavern , Leadonhall-street . Bank of England Lodge , 263 , Radley's Hotel , Bridge-street ,

Blackfriars . Polish National Lodge , 534 , Freemasons * Hall . Canonbury Lodge , 657 , Haxell ' s Hotel , West Strand . Lily Lodge of Richmond , 820 , Greyhound , Richmond , Surrey . Dalhousie Lodge , 860 , Anderton ' s Hotel , Fleet-street . Capper Lodge , 1 , 076 , Marine Hotel , Victoria Docks , West Ham . Mount Lebanon Chapter , 73 , Bridge House Hotel , Southwark . Hope Chapter , 206 , Globe Tavern , Royal Hill , Greenwich . Yarborough Chapter , 554 , Green Dragon , Stepney .

F-R IDAY , January 10 th—Bedford Lodge , 157 , Freemasons' Hall . Domatic Lodge , 177 , Anderton ' s Hotel , Fleet-street , Britannic Chapter , 33 , Freemasons' Hall . SATURDAY , January llth . —London Lodge , 108 , Freemasons' Hall .

To Correspondents.

TO CORRESPONDENTS .

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