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Scottish Masonic Benevolence.
tho cause of Masonic Benevolence which must have been raised among the members of tho Order and thoir friends in Scotland . Is it to be supposed that
tins immense army ol workers will rest content now they have given the Fund a fair start ? Will they not ' rather continue their efforts in the future , and so strive to secure a successful voyage for the undertaking they have auspiciously launched ? We venture
to think such will prove to be the case , and we shall lie much surprised if the splendid start of this Scottish Masonic Benevolent Fund does not lead to most satisfactory results in the future . As may be imagined ,
the outcome of the Bazaar at Edinburgh has called forth loud expressions of approval from the daily and weekly papers of Scotland , and not a few of those issued as far south as London have added their mead of nraise for the zeal and energy displayed over this
matter by the Craftsmen of Scotland and their friends . Let us hope that the men and women who have united their efforts during the past few months , and who have secured such a marked success , may never have occasion to appeal for aid from the fund they
have now so fairly started , but that their future and the future of Freemasonry generally under the Scottish Constitution may be one of continued prosperity and good fortune .
Those to whose efforts the success ol tne ± 5 azaar was mainly due are : — -Sir Archibald Campbell President , Bros . Charles Baxter Chief Superintendent , ft . II . Vallance , W . Iviaon Macadam , A . Marshall and
W . E . Mann Divisional Superintendents , J . M . Henry Architect , C . C . Nisbet Chairman of the Baffles Committee , W . G . Stevenson and James Forrest Directors of the entertainments , and W . A . Davis Secretary .
The Recent Scottish Masonic Bazaar.
THE RECENT SCOTTISH MASONIC BAZAAR .
SIR ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL , Grand Master Mason of Scotland , has isfmed tbe following letter of thanlcs
to the " Craft" in connection with the recent Bazaars held in Aberdeen and Edinburgh : — Blythswood , 8 th December 1890 . Brethren , —I take the earliest opportunity that lies in my power to thank the ladies and gentlemen who have combined with you
, Freemasons holding of the Grand Lodge of Scotland , for the untiring zeal , kindness , and liberality which have made the Grand Masonic Bazaar so groat a triumph . Where every one haa done nil in bis power to bring onr undertaking to so satisfactory an issue , ifc would be invidious to sin-rle oufc any individual for special thanks ; bufc
I have to remind the brethren thafc had ifc nofc been for the co-operation of ladies and gentlemen unconnected with Freemasonry , ifc would have been impossible for us to have commanded success . M y special thanks are due to the General Purposes Committee , who have devoted themselves and have given much of their valuable time to the
organisation and management of the Bazaar . I thank the Provinces and local Committees' for their devotion and for the energy they have displayed . To our brethren far away , who through the Indian , Colonial , and Foreign Lodges have contributed gifts as valuable as they are rare , our gratitude is due . I thank the Masters of the
Metropolitan Province for the support they have given from the conception of the undertaking , and the arduous duties they have performed during the Bazaar . My besfc thanks are also due to the Stewards , who in coming forward have ^ so greatly hel ped us in carrying out the regulations of the Committee of Managementand
, also for fcheir untiring courtesy and good nature . Bufc , above all , may I be permitted to congratulate the lady stall-holders and their assistants npon this magnificent achievement , which ia mainly due to them ? I know thafc any words whioh ifc is in my power to use are
totally inadequate to do justice to the efforts of all . Grand Lodge thanks you , the Scottish Craft thanks you , and fche widow , the orphan , and the destitute Mason—whose lofc you by your liberality will lighten—call down the blessings of tho Greafc Ar chitect of the Universe npon you . I remain , yours faithfully and fraternally , ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL , Grand Master .
The General Press And The Bazaar.
THE GENERAL PRESS AND THE BAZAAR .
Tho drawings from nil sources were : for the first day £ 3 , 616 ; flecond day £ 2 , 553 ; third day £ 2 , 336 ; fourth day £ 2 , 318 ; fifth and last day £ 3 , 345—total , £ 14 , 168 , to which there tails to be added £ 1 , 260 realised from the sale of work in Aberdeen , which makes a
The General Press And The Bazaar.
total of £ 15 , 428 . There is a large quantity of goods still unsold , nnd those , or a great proportion of thero , will , I understand , be brought io Glasgow for disposal by means of a snpplementary bazaar to be hold somo time this month , provided all accommodation oan be bad . — " Mnllett , " in Glasgow Evening News .
It is worth noting that the Bazaar added over £ 13 , 000 to tho Benevolent Fnnd of the Order , after deducting all expenses . Farther sales and donations are expected to increase the amount by at least £ 5000 . So popular was the show that ou Saturday night after six o ' clock the gate money at two shillings a . head produced a total of £ 180 . —Scots Observer .
There seems to be a good deal of monoy in Edinbnrgh just now , for at the Qrand Masonic Bazaar last week £ 15 , 500 waa netted , and the expenses will not exceed £ 2000 ; so that , on the whole , £ 13 , 500 will bo realised . In addition thoro are goods worth more than £ 5000 left over , for tho sale of which there is to be a supplementary
bazuar in Glasgow in the spring . I hoar tho Masonic Bazaar has proved no unmixed blessing to some who took part in it . Several tadisa and gentlemen are in bed with different ailments , and tho secretary of the bazaar is laid np with a severe attack cf typhoid fever . —World .
The series of entertainments of all kinds now being given here by the Freemasons , in aid of their Benevolent Fund , is the biggest thing of the kind which haa ever yet been organised in Scotland . Tho actual Festival , from the opening of tho dramatic performances in tho Theatre Royal , on the 24 th November , to the close of the Bazaar in the Waverley Market , will occupy a full fortnight . But there have
also been numberless supplementary , or perhaps I should pay preliminary , entertainments for the samo object all over the country for ever so long , in tbe form of concerts , bazaars , and -exhibitions of the work to be sold at the great central Bazaar . The Masons say that they aim at raising £ 10 , 000 , but I fancy they will find themselves with a nice snrplns over that sum . Of course their great success is
not to be wondered at when it is realised thafc the Festival , althou » h hold in Edinburgh , is the outcome of Masonio enthusiasm and Brotherly Love over all Scotland , the very farthest outlying isles of Shetland and tho Hebrides having each sent their contribution to fche general whole * * * * A very handsome volume in memorial of the
bazaar has been brongut out . It is entitled " Pot-Pourri , " and contains contributions fiom Mr . Stevenson , W . II . Mallock , H . Hall i - burton , Mrs . R . Hardy , Sarah Tjtlor , J . Carrie , and John Geddie . It is beautifully illustrated by well-known artists , anl i . s tastefull y b ** mid . —Lady .
As all the world knows , there was only one woman ever admitted into the mysteries of Freemasonry , and for that she had her Eve-like curiosity to thank , and not the will of the Order . But though ready to deny the superior sex nil participation iu the benefits of the Brotherhood , Freemasons are not above appenlingto wiimen forhelpon occasions when money baa wi be raised by the busy bazaar , and never
with better grace than in Edinburgh just u >> w , when the object of the Fancy Fair in the Waverley Marfcrfc ia to create a fund for the widows aud orphans of members of tho Order , as well as to assist aged and indigent Masons who havo fuller ! on eeil days . And nobl y have the ladies responded to the appeal . * * * * Tho far East , « s well as the far West , has sent its go . > d wishes iu a pructioal fi . rm .
There ia n stall wholly furnished with awti From Iudin , China , and Japan , and another containing tho jiifia of tho Colonics ai ; d foreign parts . To many peoplo these will he not thi ) least , interesting portion of tha Bazaar , as the goods are all uncommon and quaint , not infrequently to tho verge of ugliness . Certainly the Indian fcovs aud the
idols aro grotesque and hideous enough ; but tho wood carving , the brass work , the pottery , and the Fkins , rugs , weapons , aud bnmzea are beautiful and characteristic . I particularly admirer ! a sot of eggshell ohina , made in Pokin , very tiny , and so fine that you could almost see throngh them . —People ' s Journal ( Glasgow ) .
The canny Scot has at any rate shown very conclusively thut he can produce untold "bawbees" when he chooses . Marchionesses , Countesses , and representative ! - of the old stock in Scotland jostled with the smaller fry in the Waverley market , whieti had beon Egyptianised , in the promiscuous trafficking of their wares . Raffias aro against the conscience of the Scotch folk , but thoy found
absolutely no objection to unlimited " subscription sales ! " Tbe Prince of Wales and the Duke of Fife were the largest contributors to the game stalls . Live animals were galore . Donkeys , sheep , a bear , a phaeton and pair of ponies , goats , dogs , rabbits , and birds were all offered for sale and freely taken , two thousand tickets being disposed of for the phaoton and ponies . Sir "Archie " Campbell , of
Blythswood , the Grand Master Mason of- Scotland , who opened tho Bazaar , was ubiquitous , and he and Lord Haddington were constant patrons of " Pharoah'a Theatre , " of which Mr . Forrest , of ComiHton , was " sole lessee and manager , " and where Mr . Mercer-Adam was rqnally successful in cramming the house , whether he gave a musical sketch " Hypnotised , " or in the costume of a Newhaven fishwife
showed off " Mrs . Jarley ' a Waxworks , " "Jim" Elliot , of Wolfeleo Wood , being hypnotised . One thonght of Monte Carlo and Nice when one saw policemen staking at the "Little Horses" ( a much more polite name than the French !) and the " Spinning Wheel , " whioh I ' ve usually heard called roulette ; but no matter ; and I noticed that Mr . Baxter , the excellent General Manager , did not wear
spectacles when he passed those attractions . In the waxworks , Beauty was certainly not conspicuous by its absence . The smartest stalls in every way were certainly the Perthshire , Forfarshire , and Haddingtonshire ; and I've certainly never known so few absentees among the host of smart names advertised as stall-holders . The
highest credit is dne to Mr . Forrest , who handed in over £ 550 from the amusements alone , and I should like to couple with the toast the name of Mr . Mercer-Adam , who was indefatigable , while Mr . Grant Stevenson , A . R . S . A ., showed himself aa brilliant a draughtsman as he is sculptor in his admirable official book of the daily programme . — Truth .
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Scottish Masonic Benevolence.
tho cause of Masonic Benevolence which must have been raised among the members of tho Order and thoir friends in Scotland . Is it to be supposed that
tins immense army ol workers will rest content now they have given the Fund a fair start ? Will they not ' rather continue their efforts in the future , and so strive to secure a successful voyage for the undertaking they have auspiciously launched ? We venture
to think such will prove to be the case , and we shall lie much surprised if the splendid start of this Scottish Masonic Benevolent Fund does not lead to most satisfactory results in the future . As may be imagined ,
the outcome of the Bazaar at Edinburgh has called forth loud expressions of approval from the daily and weekly papers of Scotland , and not a few of those issued as far south as London have added their mead of nraise for the zeal and energy displayed over this
matter by the Craftsmen of Scotland and their friends . Let us hope that the men and women who have united their efforts during the past few months , and who have secured such a marked success , may never have occasion to appeal for aid from the fund they
have now so fairly started , but that their future and the future of Freemasonry generally under the Scottish Constitution may be one of continued prosperity and good fortune .
Those to whose efforts the success ol tne ± 5 azaar was mainly due are : — -Sir Archibald Campbell President , Bros . Charles Baxter Chief Superintendent , ft . II . Vallance , W . Iviaon Macadam , A . Marshall and
W . E . Mann Divisional Superintendents , J . M . Henry Architect , C . C . Nisbet Chairman of the Baffles Committee , W . G . Stevenson and James Forrest Directors of the entertainments , and W . A . Davis Secretary .
The Recent Scottish Masonic Bazaar.
THE RECENT SCOTTISH MASONIC BAZAAR .
SIR ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL , Grand Master Mason of Scotland , has isfmed tbe following letter of thanlcs
to the " Craft" in connection with the recent Bazaars held in Aberdeen and Edinburgh : — Blythswood , 8 th December 1890 . Brethren , —I take the earliest opportunity that lies in my power to thank the ladies and gentlemen who have combined with you
, Freemasons holding of the Grand Lodge of Scotland , for the untiring zeal , kindness , and liberality which have made the Grand Masonic Bazaar so groat a triumph . Where every one haa done nil in bis power to bring onr undertaking to so satisfactory an issue , ifc would be invidious to sin-rle oufc any individual for special thanks ; bufc
I have to remind the brethren thafc had ifc nofc been for the co-operation of ladies and gentlemen unconnected with Freemasonry , ifc would have been impossible for us to have commanded success . M y special thanks are due to the General Purposes Committee , who have devoted themselves and have given much of their valuable time to the
organisation and management of the Bazaar . I thank the Provinces and local Committees' for their devotion and for the energy they have displayed . To our brethren far away , who through the Indian , Colonial , and Foreign Lodges have contributed gifts as valuable as they are rare , our gratitude is due . I thank the Masters of the
Metropolitan Province for the support they have given from the conception of the undertaking , and the arduous duties they have performed during the Bazaar . My besfc thanks are also due to the Stewards , who in coming forward have ^ so greatly hel ped us in carrying out the regulations of the Committee of Managementand
, also for fcheir untiring courtesy and good nature . Bufc , above all , may I be permitted to congratulate the lady stall-holders and their assistants npon this magnificent achievement , which ia mainly due to them ? I know thafc any words whioh ifc is in my power to use are
totally inadequate to do justice to the efforts of all . Grand Lodge thanks you , the Scottish Craft thanks you , and fche widow , the orphan , and the destitute Mason—whose lofc you by your liberality will lighten—call down the blessings of tho Greafc Ar chitect of the Universe npon you . I remain , yours faithfully and fraternally , ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL , Grand Master .
The General Press And The Bazaar.
THE GENERAL PRESS AND THE BAZAAR .
Tho drawings from nil sources were : for the first day £ 3 , 616 ; flecond day £ 2 , 553 ; third day £ 2 , 336 ; fourth day £ 2 , 318 ; fifth and last day £ 3 , 345—total , £ 14 , 168 , to which there tails to be added £ 1 , 260 realised from the sale of work in Aberdeen , which makes a
The General Press And The Bazaar.
total of £ 15 , 428 . There is a large quantity of goods still unsold , nnd those , or a great proportion of thero , will , I understand , be brought io Glasgow for disposal by means of a snpplementary bazaar to be hold somo time this month , provided all accommodation oan be bad . — " Mnllett , " in Glasgow Evening News .
It is worth noting that the Bazaar added over £ 13 , 000 to tho Benevolent Fnnd of the Order , after deducting all expenses . Farther sales and donations are expected to increase the amount by at least £ 5000 . So popular was the show that ou Saturday night after six o ' clock the gate money at two shillings a . head produced a total of £ 180 . —Scots Observer .
There seems to be a good deal of monoy in Edinbnrgh just now , for at the Qrand Masonic Bazaar last week £ 15 , 500 waa netted , and the expenses will not exceed £ 2000 ; so that , on the whole , £ 13 , 500 will bo realised . In addition thoro are goods worth more than £ 5000 left over , for tho sale of which there is to be a supplementary
bazuar in Glasgow in the spring . I hoar tho Masonic Bazaar has proved no unmixed blessing to some who took part in it . Several tadisa and gentlemen are in bed with different ailments , and tho secretary of the bazaar is laid np with a severe attack cf typhoid fever . —World .
The series of entertainments of all kinds now being given here by the Freemasons , in aid of their Benevolent Fund , is the biggest thing of the kind which haa ever yet been organised in Scotland . Tho actual Festival , from the opening of tho dramatic performances in tho Theatre Royal , on the 24 th November , to the close of the Bazaar in the Waverley Market , will occupy a full fortnight . But there have
also been numberless supplementary , or perhaps I should pay preliminary , entertainments for the samo object all over the country for ever so long , in tbe form of concerts , bazaars , and -exhibitions of the work to be sold at the great central Bazaar . The Masons say that they aim at raising £ 10 , 000 , but I fancy they will find themselves with a nice snrplns over that sum . Of course their great success is
not to be wondered at when it is realised thafc the Festival , althou » h hold in Edinburgh , is the outcome of Masonio enthusiasm and Brotherly Love over all Scotland , the very farthest outlying isles of Shetland and tho Hebrides having each sent their contribution to fche general whole * * * * A very handsome volume in memorial of the
bazaar has been brongut out . It is entitled " Pot-Pourri , " and contains contributions fiom Mr . Stevenson , W . II . Mallock , H . Hall i - burton , Mrs . R . Hardy , Sarah Tjtlor , J . Carrie , and John Geddie . It is beautifully illustrated by well-known artists , anl i . s tastefull y b ** mid . —Lady .
As all the world knows , there was only one woman ever admitted into the mysteries of Freemasonry , and for that she had her Eve-like curiosity to thank , and not the will of the Order . But though ready to deny the superior sex nil participation iu the benefits of the Brotherhood , Freemasons are not above appenlingto wiimen forhelpon occasions when money baa wi be raised by the busy bazaar , and never
with better grace than in Edinburgh just u >> w , when the object of the Fancy Fair in the Waverley Marfcrfc ia to create a fund for the widows aud orphans of members of tho Order , as well as to assist aged and indigent Masons who havo fuller ! on eeil days . And nobl y have the ladies responded to the appeal . * * * * Tho far East , « s well as the far West , has sent its go . > d wishes iu a pructioal fi . rm .
There ia n stall wholly furnished with awti From Iudin , China , and Japan , and another containing tho jiifia of tho Colonics ai ; d foreign parts . To many peoplo these will he not thi ) least , interesting portion of tha Bazaar , as the goods are all uncommon and quaint , not infrequently to tho verge of ugliness . Certainly the Indian fcovs aud the
idols aro grotesque and hideous enough ; but tho wood carving , the brass work , the pottery , and the Fkins , rugs , weapons , aud bnmzea are beautiful and characteristic . I particularly admirer ! a sot of eggshell ohina , made in Pokin , very tiny , and so fine that you could almost see throngh them . —People ' s Journal ( Glasgow ) .
The canny Scot has at any rate shown very conclusively thut he can produce untold "bawbees" when he chooses . Marchionesses , Countesses , and representative ! - of the old stock in Scotland jostled with the smaller fry in the Waverley market , whieti had beon Egyptianised , in the promiscuous trafficking of their wares . Raffias aro against the conscience of the Scotch folk , but thoy found
absolutely no objection to unlimited " subscription sales ! " Tbe Prince of Wales and the Duke of Fife were the largest contributors to the game stalls . Live animals were galore . Donkeys , sheep , a bear , a phaeton and pair of ponies , goats , dogs , rabbits , and birds were all offered for sale and freely taken , two thousand tickets being disposed of for the phaoton and ponies . Sir "Archie " Campbell , of
Blythswood , the Grand Master Mason of- Scotland , who opened tho Bazaar , was ubiquitous , and he and Lord Haddington were constant patrons of " Pharoah'a Theatre , " of which Mr . Forrest , of ComiHton , was " sole lessee and manager , " and where Mr . Mercer-Adam was rqnally successful in cramming the house , whether he gave a musical sketch " Hypnotised , " or in the costume of a Newhaven fishwife
showed off " Mrs . Jarley ' a Waxworks , " "Jim" Elliot , of Wolfeleo Wood , being hypnotised . One thonght of Monte Carlo and Nice when one saw policemen staking at the "Little Horses" ( a much more polite name than the French !) and the " Spinning Wheel , " whioh I ' ve usually heard called roulette ; but no matter ; and I noticed that Mr . Baxter , the excellent General Manager , did not wear
spectacles when he passed those attractions . In the waxworks , Beauty was certainly not conspicuous by its absence . The smartest stalls in every way were certainly the Perthshire , Forfarshire , and Haddingtonshire ; and I've certainly never known so few absentees among the host of smart names advertised as stall-holders . The
highest credit is dne to Mr . Forrest , who handed in over £ 550 from the amusements alone , and I should like to couple with the toast the name of Mr . Mercer-Adam , who was indefatigable , while Mr . Grant Stevenson , A . R . S . A ., showed himself aa brilliant a draughtsman as he is sculptor in his admirable official book of the daily programme . — Truth .