Masonic Mems.

MASONIC MEMS .

THE MASONIC MIRROR .

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GRAND LODGE . —At the next quarterly communication , on AVednesday , the 7 th of June , London and Provincial brethren are reminded that several subjects of considerable importance to the Craft will be brought forward . THE ORGAN EOR GRAND LODGE . —The report of the Board

of General Purposes will make mention of tbe subject , and it is expected that whilst tho judicious economy that lias been effected by the Board will be approved by Grand Lodge , the necessity for more prompt action on the part of tbe organ builder will be insisted upon .

BEO . JOHN SAVAGE ' S MOTION' respecting the alteration in the Rules of the Lodge of Benevolence and Grand Lodge , governing the payment of sums of money voted , will be brought forward , and tho great hardship to the distressed brethren to whom such votes are made will he made clear , aud it is hoped the Bro . Savage's motion will be carried unanimously .

THE ELECTION OP MEMBERS OE THE BOARD OE GENERAL PURPOSES will , it is expected , bo the most important ancl hotly contested that has occurred iu Grand Lodge for several years , as amongst the names proposed are some of the most pertinations of electionering canvassers . IN THE REPORT of attendances of members of the Board

of General Purposes and other Masonic Boards during the past year , there are some of those who wore elected , who did not attend , once , and others who attended , but seldom ; it is also said that some of those who did attend bad better have remained away , as from the exhibition of eccentricities the status of Freemasonry has not been improved by their being upon the Board .

THE SELECTION OE CANDIDATES EOR ADMISSION INTO THE OEDEE . —The growing importance of a legislative act of Grand Lodge , concerning this vital matter is now being more and more fully developed to those who take tbe trouble to attend the Board of Benevolence at its monthly meetings . ; MUSIC EOR GRAND LODGE . —Now that the organ is at last

about to be erected , the official recognition of the use of music in connection with the ceremonials in private Lodges should be ventilated iu Grand Lodge ; it adds much to tbe impressiveness and solemnity of the rituals of the several degrees , and we hope to see it recognised by the Grand Lodge of England , as has been the case in various Grand Lodges throughout the world .

MASONIC BANQUETS . —Too lu-ge a proportion of the funds of private Lodges in London is being expended in banquets , and so small an amount devoted to the charities , that it is becoming a matter for serious consideration on the part of the rulers iu the Craft , and , doubtless will shortly attract the attention of the Grand Master and Grand Lodce .

COUNTEYJMEMEERS . —Members of Country Lodges , entitled to attend the Lodge of Benevolence , seldom attend those meetings . Tbe presence of the R . AV . Bro . Lord Leigh at the last meeiing of tbe Lodge of Renevoleuce , was viewed with considerable satisfaction , and from the interest be took in the proceedings , It is hoped that he will in future be a regular attendant . It would be much better for the fund of Benevolence if all the Provincial Grand Masters would attend personally , or by deputy .

PROXY MASTERS . —The R . AV . Bro . tho P . D . G . M . of England .. The Earl Dalhousie , who , as the Past M . W . Grand Master Mason of Scotland , is famailiar with the Proxy Master as an important element in the Grand Masonic Council of Scotland , is understood to entertain an opinion that that feature might be introduced in to the Grand Lodge of England with great

advantage , as affording a better representation of Lodges "furth of England , " whilst his Lordship at a recent Provincial Masonic Gathering in Scotland , spoke most favourably of the superiority of tbe English Grand Lodge organisation , for the purposes of Benevolence , and the benefits afforded to really deserving brethren in distress , and the necessitous widows of brethren .

VICTORIA CHAPTER ROSE CROIX . —There will be an emergency meeting of this chapter , in Ipswich , on AVlrit Monday ,, the 29 th of May , at 7 o'clock . THE foundation stone of the new buildings of the AA ^ est of England Convalescent Home , Weston-super-Mare , will be laid on Tuesday , the 30 th May , by the R . AA ' . the Earl of Carnarvon , D . G . M . and Provincial Grand Master of Somerset .

The AVhittington Lodge of Instruction , No . 862 , meets every Thursday Evening , at 8 o ' clock , at Bro . Blum ' s , "Crown Hotel , " 41 , High Holborn ; Bro . Alexander , P . AI . 188 , Preceptor ; AV . Long , P . M ., 135 , Hon . Sec . UNITED STRENGTH LODGE OE INSTRUCTION ( NO . 228 ) . — This , one of the oldest Lodges of Instruction in existence , meets

every Wednesday , at the Bull and Gate , Kentish Town Road under tbe guidance of Bro . J . AV . Frost , one of the ablest preceptors of the present day . Tbe Royal Arch Chapter of Improvement , No . 145 , meets at Freemasons' Hall , every Thursday at 7 , from October to May inclusive .

Tho Hervey Lodge of Instruction has been removed from the Britannia to the Swan , AValb am Green . The lodge will also shortly remove to the same Hotel in consequence of the Iron School Room , ( in which the lodge has hitherto been held ) being , removed .

ORGANS IN PRIVATE LODGES . —Throughout the United States free reed organs or harmoniums are to be found iu nearly every Masonic Hall and lodge room throughout the length and breadth of the Continent , and an American brother ot Masonic celebrity , writes , " We pay more attention to the careful and proper working of the ceremonies , in suitable apartments , apart from public houses , and we spend less on eating and

drinking , and more upon charitable objects , and benevolence in connection with the Craft , and in music and in unobjectionable festivities , in which our wives and daughters take part , than yon do iu England . " LODGE MUSIC FOB THE MAEK DEGREE . —AVe beg to call attention to tbe announcement in our Advertisement columns

of the Music for the Mark Degree , just re-published in a convenient form , for use in lodges . It is dedicated by autbority to tbe Grand Mark Master , who has given his express sanction for its use in lodges under the English Jurisdiction . INFORMATION W ANTED . —The friends of Bro . Adolphus Nob ! , wish to learn his whereabouts . He is a German by birth , very

tall , and stout built , dark complexion , black hair and beard , slightly grey , and about GO years of age . When last heard from was in Liverpool , England , October , 1869 . Direct informationto Bishop , Sherman & Co ., '' Masonic Mirror" Office , San Francisco , California . —[ We copy the above at the request of the-Editor ofthe "Mirror . " ]