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Grand Chapter on the 1 st February 1882 . This memorial being in form , and tho Chapter having proved an uninterrupted existence of 100 years , tho Committee recommend that the prayer thereof bo granted .
The Committee have likewise to report that a Chapter through neglect of the Law as contained iu Article 67 , pago 22 , of the Royal Arch Reflations ( Edit . 1879 ) , has recently exalted a Brother at n less period than twelve calendar months from the date of his becom - ing a Master Mason : —
The Committee have admonished the Chapter to bo more observant of the Law in tho fnture , and have ordered the candidate in question to be re-obligated . The Committee have farther to report the receipt of the two following communications , viz .:
—1 st . An Edict of the Grand Chapter Royal Arch Masons of Qnebecdated 16 th January 1886 , severing fraternal intercourse between its Chapters and their members , and thoso of this Grand Chapter , in
consequence of the continued existence within the territory exclusively claimed by the former , of the two English Chapters , Nos . 374 and 440 , which have been working in Montreal long previously to the formation of their Chapter .
2 nd . An Edict to the same purport from the Grand Chapter Royal Arch Masons of the State of Louisiana—dated 1 st March 1886 , to continue in force so long as the two Chapters in Montreal shall remain nnder the Grand Chapter of England . These communications have been briefly acknowledged by the
Grand Scribe E ., and as the Grand Chapter of England does not exchange Representotives with Grand Chapters of the Royal Arch degree on the continent of America , these Bodies differing from that of England in their forms and qualifications , the Committee do not recommend that further notice be taken of these communications .
( Signed ) ROBERT GREY P . A . G . Soj . President . Freemasons' Hall , London , W . C . 21 st April 1886 . Election of the Committee of General Purposes for the ensuing twelve months .
Appeal of Companion Joseph Dawson P . Z . No . 832 , Rangoon , and Past District Grand H ., against a ruling of the Grand Superintendent in the District Grand Chapter of Burma , at Rangoon , on the 10 th December 1885 , declaring an amendment carried .
Polish National Chapter, No. 534.
POLISH NATIONAL CHAPTER , No . 534 .
THE installation Convocation was held at the Freemasons ' Tavern , Great Queen-street , on Thursday , 22 ud ult . Comps . Palmer Z ., Dr . Corrie Jackson H ., and Dr . Jagielski J . Tho first business was the examination and passing the accounts by the Audit Committee ; these were found to be very
satisfactory . Afterwards came the ballot for the Officers for the ensuing year . Companion Dr . Corrie Jackson was unanimously chosen M . E . Z ., Comp . Jagielski H ., and J . Bieling J . These various Officers were then installed in a most able manner by Comp . Palmer . After this followed the ballot for Bvother Schwartz , of the Ebury and
Marylebone Lodges , proposed by Comp . Chaplain . This proved to be unanimous in his favour , and he was exalted to the supreme degree by the newly installed M . E . Z . The ceremony being completed , and various communications brought forward by Companion Pans S . E . having been received , the Chapter was closed until October next .
District Grand Lodge Of Northern China.
DISTRICT GRAND LODGE OF NORTHERN CHINA .
A REGULA R Communication was held at the Masonic Hall , Shanghai , on Thursday , 7 th January 1886 , when there were present the following District Grand Officers : —Bros . J . I . Miller Deputy Master ( in the chair ) , C . Thorne Past Master , Thomas W . Kingsmill Past S . W .
Acting D . D . G . M ., L . Moore Past S . W . Acting District S . G . W ., E . P . Lalcaca J . W ., Rev . F . R . Smith Chaplain , A . Johnsford Registrar , J . M . Cory President Board of General Purposes , R . D . Starkey Secretary , G . A . AUcot
Acting S . D ., W . H . Anderson Acting J . D ., J . Morris Superintendent of Works , O . Middleton Director of Ceremonies , J . Pindlay Assistant Director of Ceremonies , G . R . Wingrove Sword Bearer , G . B . Fentum Organist ,
A . M . A . Evans Standard Bearer , A . P . Macgregor Pursuivant , R . W . Astill Assistant Pursuivant , G . M . Hart Steward , S . R . Gale Acting Tyler . Visitors—Bros . 0 . W . Dallas District Grand Master Japan , E . Ebrabim
501 E . C , F . L . Marshall and F . M . Gratton 570 E . C . ; A . Gillanders , J . Baird , D . O'Rourke , and J . M , Macfarlano 1027 E . C ; J . G . Thirkell , E . Sanstedt , L . F .
Gowinoaud E . J . O . Rowland 428 S . C . ; M . II . Cook , C . Brown and G . Howard Ancient Landmark Lodge , Mass . Const . ; G . Martin 1 E . C , & c . The District Grand Lodge was opened in form at 9 ' 15 p . m ., and after the Circular
convening the meeting bad been read , the minutes of tho
District Grand Lodge Of Northern China.
last regular Communication , which had been printed and circulated , were continued . Bro . Cory read the Report of tiie District Board of General Purposes , which was adopted , and ordered to he entered on the minutes of the present Communication . Tho District Grand Secretary ,
in the absence , through indisposition , of the District Graud Treasurer , explained that tho Treasurer ' s report showed that the receipts during the year had amounted to tis . 381 * 83 , against which there had been an expenditure of tis . 201 * 53 , having a balance of tis . 180 * 30 . In addition to
this , balance , after writing off ten per cent , for depreciation , there were assets , represented by the old regalia , amounting to tls . 264-60 , making a total of tls . 444 * 90 . There was the unpaid bill for the new regalia of £ 60 2 s , but the new regalia would of course , come into the assets . Bro . Thome Past District Grand Master
complimented the District Grand Lodge on its improved financial position , and proposed that the Treasurer ' s report be adopted . The District Grand Master in the chair , in seconding the motion , explained that the accounts would be audited and annexed to the printed minutes of
the present Communication . The accounts were then formally adopted . The ballot for the election of Treasurer was then taken , and resulted in the re-election of Bro .
Short . Bros . R . W . Astill , A . P . Macgregor , and J . Pindlay were elected members of the District Board of General Purposes . The following brethren were invested District Grand Officers for the ensuing year , viz .:
—Bro . John Myrie Cory - - S . W . Alfred Jobnaford - - - J . W . William Henry Short - - - Treasurer John Morris ... - Registrar Rev . Frederick Robert Smith - - Chaplain
Osborne Middleton ... Pres . Board Gen . Purposes Reginald Digby Starkey - - Seoretary Reuben Aaron Gubbay - - Assistant Secretary George Albert AUcot - - - S . D . The W . M . Union Lodge 1051 , Tientsin J . D .
John Find lay - - - Superintendent of Works George Richard Wingrove . . Director of Ceremonies Algernon Mountford Adams Evans - Assistant Director of Cer . A lexander Pendarves Macgregor - Sword Bearer Thomas Frederick Hough - - Standard Bearer
James MacMorran - - - Assistant Standard Bearer George Benjamin Fentum - - Organist Robert William Astill - ¦ Pnrsuivant Geerge Mercer Hart - - Assistant Pursuivant Frederick Montague Gratton - - ~ * | James Baird
John West - - . - }¦ Stewards Joseph James Poynter - - j The S . W . Union Lodge 1951 , Tientsin J Charles Merritt - - - Tyler The District Grand Master in the chair congratulated
the brethren on the harmonious working of the different Lodges in the District since the Communication in September last . The Worshipful Masters of the local Lodges had been installed and their Officers invested , and he wished them all a prosperous year . Prom the Union
Lodge no returns had been received , though especially applied for , and their non-arrival had placed him in an awkward position , being unable to name its Officers for appointments in the District Grand Lodge . He reverted to the very satisfactory report from the Treasurer , and
spoke of the progress made in the Masonic School scheme , stating that the school would now soon be an accomplished faefc . Bro . Thorne explained that the Treasurer had not yet paid the tis . 100 voted for the Masouic School . He formally proposed that the Treasurer be empowered to
make the payment , and the motion having been seconded by Bro . Kingsmill was unanimously passed . Bro . Kingsmill mentioned that it was a great improvement to see , for the first time , tho brethren arranged under their respective banners , and he hoped this plan would be followed in
future . The District Grand Secretary read a letter received from the Grand Secretary , pointing out that tho wishes of the Northern Lodge of China , No . 570 B . C ., in connection with the appointment of a successor to Brother Thorne , had not been communicated to him , but the
District Grand Secretary showed by the press copy of his letter of the 4 < th February 1885 that this had been done , nud stated he bad replied to the Grand Secretary accordingly . The Grand Secretary also wrote that the votes held by the District Graud Lodge for appointments to the Masonic Schools at home were in the hands of Bro .
S . Kawson , but that no election was coming ou just then . The District Grand Secretary read a circular received from the Grand Lodge giviDg instructions as to the requirements
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Royal Arch.
Grand Chapter on the 1 st February 1882 . This memorial being in form , and tho Chapter having proved an uninterrupted existence of 100 years , tho Committee recommend that the prayer thereof bo granted .
The Committee have likewise to report that a Chapter through neglect of the Law as contained iu Article 67 , pago 22 , of the Royal Arch Reflations ( Edit . 1879 ) , has recently exalted a Brother at n less period than twelve calendar months from the date of his becom - ing a Master Mason : —
The Committee have admonished the Chapter to bo more observant of the Law in tho fnture , and have ordered the candidate in question to be re-obligated . The Committee have farther to report the receipt of the two following communications , viz .:
—1 st . An Edict of the Grand Chapter Royal Arch Masons of Qnebecdated 16 th January 1886 , severing fraternal intercourse between its Chapters and their members , and thoso of this Grand Chapter , in
consequence of the continued existence within the territory exclusively claimed by the former , of the two English Chapters , Nos . 374 and 440 , which have been working in Montreal long previously to the formation of their Chapter .
2 nd . An Edict to the same purport from the Grand Chapter Royal Arch Masons of the State of Louisiana—dated 1 st March 1886 , to continue in force so long as the two Chapters in Montreal shall remain nnder the Grand Chapter of England . These communications have been briefly acknowledged by the
Grand Scribe E ., and as the Grand Chapter of England does not exchange Representotives with Grand Chapters of the Royal Arch degree on the continent of America , these Bodies differing from that of England in their forms and qualifications , the Committee do not recommend that further notice be taken of these communications .
( Signed ) ROBERT GREY P . A . G . Soj . President . Freemasons' Hall , London , W . C . 21 st April 1886 . Election of the Committee of General Purposes for the ensuing twelve months .
Appeal of Companion Joseph Dawson P . Z . No . 832 , Rangoon , and Past District Grand H ., against a ruling of the Grand Superintendent in the District Grand Chapter of Burma , at Rangoon , on the 10 th December 1885 , declaring an amendment carried .
Polish National Chapter, No. 534.
POLISH NATIONAL CHAPTER , No . 534 .
THE installation Convocation was held at the Freemasons ' Tavern , Great Queen-street , on Thursday , 22 ud ult . Comps . Palmer Z ., Dr . Corrie Jackson H ., and Dr . Jagielski J . Tho first business was the examination and passing the accounts by the Audit Committee ; these were found to be very
satisfactory . Afterwards came the ballot for the Officers for the ensuing year . Companion Dr . Corrie Jackson was unanimously chosen M . E . Z ., Comp . Jagielski H ., and J . Bieling J . These various Officers were then installed in a most able manner by Comp . Palmer . After this followed the ballot for Bvother Schwartz , of the Ebury and
Marylebone Lodges , proposed by Comp . Chaplain . This proved to be unanimous in his favour , and he was exalted to the supreme degree by the newly installed M . E . Z . The ceremony being completed , and various communications brought forward by Companion Pans S . E . having been received , the Chapter was closed until October next .
District Grand Lodge Of Northern China.
DISTRICT GRAND LODGE OF NORTHERN CHINA .
A REGULA R Communication was held at the Masonic Hall , Shanghai , on Thursday , 7 th January 1886 , when there were present the following District Grand Officers : —Bros . J . I . Miller Deputy Master ( in the chair ) , C . Thorne Past Master , Thomas W . Kingsmill Past S . W .
Acting D . D . G . M ., L . Moore Past S . W . Acting District S . G . W ., E . P . Lalcaca J . W ., Rev . F . R . Smith Chaplain , A . Johnsford Registrar , J . M . Cory President Board of General Purposes , R . D . Starkey Secretary , G . A . AUcot
Acting S . D ., W . H . Anderson Acting J . D ., J . Morris Superintendent of Works , O . Middleton Director of Ceremonies , J . Pindlay Assistant Director of Ceremonies , G . R . Wingrove Sword Bearer , G . B . Fentum Organist ,
A . M . A . Evans Standard Bearer , A . P . Macgregor Pursuivant , R . W . Astill Assistant Pursuivant , G . M . Hart Steward , S . R . Gale Acting Tyler . Visitors—Bros . 0 . W . Dallas District Grand Master Japan , E . Ebrabim
501 E . C , F . L . Marshall and F . M . Gratton 570 E . C . ; A . Gillanders , J . Baird , D . O'Rourke , and J . M , Macfarlano 1027 E . C ; J . G . Thirkell , E . Sanstedt , L . F .
Gowinoaud E . J . O . Rowland 428 S . C . ; M . II . Cook , C . Brown and G . Howard Ancient Landmark Lodge , Mass . Const . ; G . Martin 1 E . C , & c . The District Grand Lodge was opened in form at 9 ' 15 p . m ., and after the Circular
convening the meeting bad been read , the minutes of tho
District Grand Lodge Of Northern China.
last regular Communication , which had been printed and circulated , were continued . Bro . Cory read the Report of tiie District Board of General Purposes , which was adopted , and ordered to he entered on the minutes of the present Communication . Tho District Grand Secretary ,
in the absence , through indisposition , of the District Graud Treasurer , explained that tho Treasurer ' s report showed that the receipts during the year had amounted to tis . 381 * 83 , against which there had been an expenditure of tis . 201 * 53 , having a balance of tis . 180 * 30 . In addition to
this , balance , after writing off ten per cent , for depreciation , there were assets , represented by the old regalia , amounting to tls . 264-60 , making a total of tls . 444 * 90 . There was the unpaid bill for the new regalia of £ 60 2 s , but the new regalia would of course , come into the assets . Bro . Thome Past District Grand Master
complimented the District Grand Lodge on its improved financial position , and proposed that the Treasurer ' s report be adopted . The District Grand Master in the chair , in seconding the motion , explained that the accounts would be audited and annexed to the printed minutes of
the present Communication . The accounts were then formally adopted . The ballot for the election of Treasurer was then taken , and resulted in the re-election of Bro .
Short . Bros . R . W . Astill , A . P . Macgregor , and J . Pindlay were elected members of the District Board of General Purposes . The following brethren were invested District Grand Officers for the ensuing year , viz .:
—Bro . John Myrie Cory - - S . W . Alfred Jobnaford - - - J . W . William Henry Short - - - Treasurer John Morris ... - Registrar Rev . Frederick Robert Smith - - Chaplain
Osborne Middleton ... Pres . Board Gen . Purposes Reginald Digby Starkey - - Seoretary Reuben Aaron Gubbay - - Assistant Secretary George Albert AUcot - - - S . D . The W . M . Union Lodge 1051 , Tientsin J . D .
John Find lay - - - Superintendent of Works George Richard Wingrove . . Director of Ceremonies Algernon Mountford Adams Evans - Assistant Director of Cer . A lexander Pendarves Macgregor - Sword Bearer Thomas Frederick Hough - - Standard Bearer
James MacMorran - - - Assistant Standard Bearer George Benjamin Fentum - - Organist Robert William Astill - ¦ Pnrsuivant Geerge Mercer Hart - - Assistant Pursuivant Frederick Montague Gratton - - ~ * | James Baird
John West - - . - }¦ Stewards Joseph James Poynter - - j The S . W . Union Lodge 1951 , Tientsin J Charles Merritt - - - Tyler The District Grand Master in the chair congratulated
the brethren on the harmonious working of the different Lodges in the District since the Communication in September last . The Worshipful Masters of the local Lodges had been installed and their Officers invested , and he wished them all a prosperous year . Prom the Union
Lodge no returns had been received , though especially applied for , and their non-arrival had placed him in an awkward position , being unable to name its Officers for appointments in the District Grand Lodge . He reverted to the very satisfactory report from the Treasurer , and
spoke of the progress made in the Masonic School scheme , stating that the school would now soon be an accomplished faefc . Bro . Thorne explained that the Treasurer had not yet paid the tis . 100 voted for the Masouic School . He formally proposed that the Treasurer be empowered to
make the payment , and the motion having been seconded by Bro . Kingsmill was unanimously passed . Bro . Kingsmill mentioned that it was a great improvement to see , for the first time , tho brethren arranged under their respective banners , and he hoped this plan would be followed in
future . The District Grand Secretary read a letter received from the Grand Secretary , pointing out that tho wishes of the Northern Lodge of China , No . 570 B . C ., in connection with the appointment of a successor to Brother Thorne , had not been communicated to him , but the
District Grand Secretary showed by the press copy of his letter of the 4 < th February 1885 that this had been done , nud stated he bad replied to the Grand Secretary accordingly . The Grand Secretary also wrote that the votes held by the District Graud Lodge for appointments to the Masonic Schools at home were in the hands of Bro .
S . Kawson , but that no election was coming ou just then . The District Grand Secretary read a circular received from the Grand Lodge giviDg instructions as to the requirements