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Scotland.
809 th ANNIVERSARY OE THE LODGE OE GLASGOW , ST . JOHN ' ( NO . 3 ) . This festival , as reported in another page , was celebrated in -the Tontine Hotel on the 27 th ult . The following is a list of the office bearers for the present year . —Bros . Thos . Ramsay , R . W . M . ; Wm . P . Buchan . S . AV . ; Wm . Osborne , J . W . ; J . B ' . AValker , P . M . ; James Manuel , D . M . ; AA m . AVaggett , S . M . ; James M' . Vlillan , Sec .: John Dawson ,
Treas . ; A . C Moffat , S . D . ; Robert M'Aulay , J . D . ; James Gil-Allan , Chap . ; John Baird , architect ; Robert AVatt , S . AV . ; Wm . Donald and T . H . Selnter , . T . S . 's ; David AValker , director of music ; Robert Drummond , James Allan , I . G . ; James Pollock , Tyler .
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MASONIC FESTIVITIES .
CENTENARY FESTIVAL OF UNION AND CROWN LODGE , No . 103 . On tbe 28 th ultimo a grand ' soiree , concert , and assembly took place in the Merchants' Hall , Glasgow , on the occasion of the centenary of Union and Crown Loelge , 103 . The hall was crowded in every part , and the aspect of the building , decorated with many various emblems , the medals and jewels of the brethren , and the gay dresses of the ladies , was brilliant
and attractive in the extreme . In the absence of Sir A . Alison , Bart ., Prov . G . M ., who was to bave presided , tho chair was occupied by Lieutenant-Colonel Campbell , P . M ., Renfrewshire East , and on the platform , amongst others , were Bro . J . Cruickshanks , Deputy Prov . G . M .,- James Thompson , Prov . G . W . ; Rev . Mr . Pullar ; Major Barbour , R . W . M ., St . Marks ; James Gillies , R . W . M . 103 ; James Boardman , Treasurer , 103 ; John Munro , Secretary , 103 ; AV . B . Paterson , Lodge
Commercial , 360 ; James Wallace , Lodge Commercial , 300 ; and deputations from thc various lodges in the province . After tea , The CHAIRMAN , in a few introductory remarks , apologised for the absence of Sir Archibald Alison , Bart ., who had been prevented being present in consequence of official duty . After the Union and Crown Lodge bad been in existence for 100 years , it was , he said , by no means strange or unexpected that the event should be commemorated by a centenary festival . In
1766 good John St . Clair , tbe first Master of the Lodge , founded it , and now , in 1866 , could he come back to see this city , he would find it vastly changed since his days . "Sot only had the masonic art been visibly extended by the grand buildings in tho streets , but also he thought in tlie increased Christian spirit ancl virtues which existed in tho city . He thought the leaven of masonry had greatly leavened the whole lump .
Jt was not often that one brother addressed another in full masonic costume when the bri ght eyes of the ladies beamed upon bim with their lips wreathed in smiles . He could assure them that , under these circumstances , he felt hardly adequate to the position he occupied , but at the same time he felt very mneh gratified at being able to address the If . dies in the cause of masonry , because he had been told by a great many , especially those who were married , that ono of the treat
difficulties to their becoming masons was to overcome tbe prejudices of the softer sex . He hardl y wondered at that , because they were the repositories of all men ' s secrets , and they ou , "iit to know all , and therefore they were rather jealous at being kept away from those secrets which bound the Craft so firmly together . But he could assure the ladies that tbey need not be alarmed on tbat score , because they knew the secrets already , for as the greater contained the lesserancl as the Masons *
, secrets were wrapt up in their hearts , eveay lady who had a Mason for her husbandor a lover , must possess his heart , and therefore must possess his secrets also . He had now , he said a duty to perform which he was certain would gratify his auditors and that was , that he was now called upon at that moment to decorate with a gold medal , the breast of a real true and good Mason , the Master of the lodge in connection with which they had met , and who liad been elected four times by his brother
Masons . The medal , though valuable , was as but tinsel or brass compared to the good heart which it covered . ( Tho Chairman Men attached a beautiful gold medal to the breast of Bro . fillies , the action being accompanied with loud cheers , ft Dears the following inscription : "Presented to Brn . James ¦ billies , I .. W . M ., by the brethren of the Glasgow Union ancl Crown Lodge , No . 103 .-Dcceml . or 28 th , 1866 . " ) Bro . Gillies briefl y acknowledged the kind gift of his brethren ,
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intimating at the same time that had he been aware that such au honour was to bave been conferred on bim he might have endeavoured to say something worthy of tbe occasion . They would perhaps , however , take the wish for the deed , believing him when he said that he returned them his heartfelt thanks . He concluded by returning thanks to Bro . Lieut .-Col . Campbell for presiding , as he had travelled all the way from Bucks to bo with them .
An excellent concert programme was then entered on , the entertainers being Miss Bessie Aitken , Mr . Stewart , Mr . Perston , Mr . J . Taylor , and the Glasgow Glee and Madrigal Union . A full dress assembly followed . 809 tb ANNIVERSARY OE TUB LODGE OE GLASGOW ST . JOHN
( No . 3 ' - ) . The Lodge of Glasgow St . John ( No . 3 ' ) celebrated on the 27 th ult ., in tbe Tontine Hotel , the 809 th anniversary of its existence , it having been erected by charter from King Malcolm , in 1057 . The lodge hm-idg been duly opened in tlie adjacent room by the W . M ., the Secretary read the minutes of nomination and election . Bro . J . Thomas , Prov . J . G . W ., then proceeded
to the installation of the office-bearers for the ensuing year , a ceremony which was performed very efficiently . The lodge having been duly closed , the brethren adjourned to the refreshment hall . Bro . , T . Ramsey , the newly-installed W . M ., filled the chair , and Bros . W . P . Buchan and AVilliam Osborne , the Wardens , occupied tbe position of croupiers . Eighty brethren sat to dinner . After the removal of the cloththe AA . M . again opened the
, lodge in the hall in the first degree , and by his command the lodge was thereafter called from labour to refreshment . In connection with the toast , " The Queen and the Craft , " the W . M .. after remarking that he was sure it would meet with the most hearty response , and he felt assured the noble lady who governed our viisfc empire had no more loyal subjects than the Freemasons , went on to sny that if the generous-hearted men
of the sister isle were all Freemasons there could bo no such thing as Feniiinism there . Tbat ridiculous , troublesome brotherhood and our Order were utterly opposed to each other . Apart of the very essence of Freemasonry was loyalty to the Government , no matter in what country our Jot might bo cast . We possessed what he believed was the most ancient and endurable record of this feeling which was to be found in Masonic society —that much valued and quaintly carved oak chest , bearing the
date 1684 , and which had conspicuously cut on the front of it the words " God save ye King and Masons' Craft ; " and as if to demonstrate the Freemason ' s excess almost of loyalty , that king was the foolish , unhappy James II ., whom the majority at all events the most powerful portion , of his other subjects despised . In Ireland , very strange to say , he was beloved , and the blood of that brave people flowed freely for the cause of loyalty at the battle of the Boynesix years after the date ou the
, chest . There were no misguided or wicked people named Fenians in Ireland then , and he trusted that the sentiment of loyalty might soon " revive in the breast of every native of Erin . Let the toast then bo drunk , said the AA . M ., in nearly the words of our treasured box , " God save the Queen and Masons ' Craft , " and accordingly it received the hi ghest honours of " slow and sure . "
The Chairman then gave the next two toasts , "The Army , Navy , and A olunteers , " and "Thc Grand Lodges of England , Scotland , and Ireland . " These were followed by appropriate music from an efficient band , under the leadership of Bro . Colgan , pianist . The Senior AVarden then proposed "The Lord Provost , Magistrates , and Councillors . " A great variety of toasts followed . The meeting was brought to a close by Bro . Colgan and the whole compam- joining in "Aulcl Lang Sync "
Obituary.
Obituary .
BRO . ALDERMAN BEAN . We regret to have to announce tho death , on the 22 nd ult ., of Bro . William Bean , Alderman , Scarborough , and a . very highly respected P . M . of the Old Globe Lodge , Scarborough , No . 200 . AVe have prepared a notice of our ' deceased brother , which , together with an account of bis funeral , which took place on the 28 th ultimo . AVant of space compels us to defer giviii" - the full particulars until our next .
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Scotland.
809 th ANNIVERSARY OE THE LODGE OE GLASGOW , ST . JOHN ' ( NO . 3 ) . This festival , as reported in another page , was celebrated in -the Tontine Hotel on the 27 th ult . The following is a list of the office bearers for the present year . —Bros . Thos . Ramsay , R . W . M . ; Wm . P . Buchan . S . AV . ; Wm . Osborne , J . W . ; J . B ' . AValker , P . M . ; James Manuel , D . M . ; AA m . AVaggett , S . M . ; James M' . Vlillan , Sec .: John Dawson ,
Treas . ; A . C Moffat , S . D . ; Robert M'Aulay , J . D . ; James Gil-Allan , Chap . ; John Baird , architect ; Robert AVatt , S . AV . ; Wm . Donald and T . H . Selnter , . T . S . 's ; David AValker , director of music ; Robert Drummond , James Allan , I . G . ; James Pollock , Tyler .
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MASONIC FESTIVITIES .
CENTENARY FESTIVAL OF UNION AND CROWN LODGE , No . 103 . On tbe 28 th ultimo a grand ' soiree , concert , and assembly took place in the Merchants' Hall , Glasgow , on the occasion of the centenary of Union and Crown Loelge , 103 . The hall was crowded in every part , and the aspect of the building , decorated with many various emblems , the medals and jewels of the brethren , and the gay dresses of the ladies , was brilliant
and attractive in the extreme . In the absence of Sir A . Alison , Bart ., Prov . G . M ., who was to bave presided , tho chair was occupied by Lieutenant-Colonel Campbell , P . M ., Renfrewshire East , and on the platform , amongst others , were Bro . J . Cruickshanks , Deputy Prov . G . M .,- James Thompson , Prov . G . W . ; Rev . Mr . Pullar ; Major Barbour , R . W . M ., St . Marks ; James Gillies , R . W . M . 103 ; James Boardman , Treasurer , 103 ; John Munro , Secretary , 103 ; AV . B . Paterson , Lodge
Commercial , 360 ; James Wallace , Lodge Commercial , 300 ; and deputations from thc various lodges in the province . After tea , The CHAIRMAN , in a few introductory remarks , apologised for the absence of Sir Archibald Alison , Bart ., who had been prevented being present in consequence of official duty . After the Union and Crown Lodge bad been in existence for 100 years , it was , he said , by no means strange or unexpected that the event should be commemorated by a centenary festival . In
1766 good John St . Clair , tbe first Master of the Lodge , founded it , and now , in 1866 , could he come back to see this city , he would find it vastly changed since his days . "Sot only had the masonic art been visibly extended by the grand buildings in tho streets , but also he thought in tlie increased Christian spirit ancl virtues which existed in tho city . He thought the leaven of masonry had greatly leavened the whole lump .
Jt was not often that one brother addressed another in full masonic costume when the bri ght eyes of the ladies beamed upon bim with their lips wreathed in smiles . He could assure them that , under these circumstances , he felt hardly adequate to the position he occupied , but at the same time he felt very mneh gratified at being able to address the If . dies in the cause of masonry , because he had been told by a great many , especially those who were married , that ono of the treat
difficulties to their becoming masons was to overcome tbe prejudices of the softer sex . He hardl y wondered at that , because they were the repositories of all men ' s secrets , and they ou , "iit to know all , and therefore they were rather jealous at being kept away from those secrets which bound the Craft so firmly together . But he could assure the ladies that tbey need not be alarmed on tbat score , because they knew the secrets already , for as the greater contained the lesserancl as the Masons *
, secrets were wrapt up in their hearts , eveay lady who had a Mason for her husbandor a lover , must possess his heart , and therefore must possess his secrets also . He had now , he said a duty to perform which he was certain would gratify his auditors and that was , that he was now called upon at that moment to decorate with a gold medal , the breast of a real true and good Mason , the Master of the lodge in connection with which they had met , and who liad been elected four times by his brother
Masons . The medal , though valuable , was as but tinsel or brass compared to the good heart which it covered . ( Tho Chairman Men attached a beautiful gold medal to the breast of Bro . fillies , the action being accompanied with loud cheers , ft Dears the following inscription : "Presented to Brn . James ¦ billies , I .. W . M ., by the brethren of the Glasgow Union ancl Crown Lodge , No . 103 .-Dcceml . or 28 th , 1866 . " ) Bro . Gillies briefl y acknowledged the kind gift of his brethren ,
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intimating at the same time that had he been aware that such au honour was to bave been conferred on bim he might have endeavoured to say something worthy of tbe occasion . They would perhaps , however , take the wish for the deed , believing him when he said that he returned them his heartfelt thanks . He concluded by returning thanks to Bro . Lieut .-Col . Campbell for presiding , as he had travelled all the way from Bucks to bo with them .
An excellent concert programme was then entered on , the entertainers being Miss Bessie Aitken , Mr . Stewart , Mr . Perston , Mr . J . Taylor , and the Glasgow Glee and Madrigal Union . A full dress assembly followed . 809 tb ANNIVERSARY OE TUB LODGE OE GLASGOW ST . JOHN
( No . 3 ' - ) . The Lodge of Glasgow St . John ( No . 3 ' ) celebrated on the 27 th ult ., in tbe Tontine Hotel , the 809 th anniversary of its existence , it having been erected by charter from King Malcolm , in 1057 . The lodge hm-idg been duly opened in tlie adjacent room by the W . M ., the Secretary read the minutes of nomination and election . Bro . J . Thomas , Prov . J . G . W ., then proceeded
to the installation of the office-bearers for the ensuing year , a ceremony which was performed very efficiently . The lodge having been duly closed , the brethren adjourned to the refreshment hall . Bro . , T . Ramsey , the newly-installed W . M ., filled the chair , and Bros . W . P . Buchan and AVilliam Osborne , the Wardens , occupied tbe position of croupiers . Eighty brethren sat to dinner . After the removal of the cloththe AA . M . again opened the
, lodge in the hall in the first degree , and by his command the lodge was thereafter called from labour to refreshment . In connection with the toast , " The Queen and the Craft , " the W . M .. after remarking that he was sure it would meet with the most hearty response , and he felt assured the noble lady who governed our viisfc empire had no more loyal subjects than the Freemasons , went on to sny that if the generous-hearted men
of the sister isle were all Freemasons there could bo no such thing as Feniiinism there . Tbat ridiculous , troublesome brotherhood and our Order were utterly opposed to each other . Apart of the very essence of Freemasonry was loyalty to the Government , no matter in what country our Jot might bo cast . We possessed what he believed was the most ancient and endurable record of this feeling which was to be found in Masonic society —that much valued and quaintly carved oak chest , bearing the
date 1684 , and which had conspicuously cut on the front of it the words " God save ye King and Masons' Craft ; " and as if to demonstrate the Freemason ' s excess almost of loyalty , that king was the foolish , unhappy James II ., whom the majority at all events the most powerful portion , of his other subjects despised . In Ireland , very strange to say , he was beloved , and the blood of that brave people flowed freely for the cause of loyalty at the battle of the Boynesix years after the date ou the
, chest . There were no misguided or wicked people named Fenians in Ireland then , and he trusted that the sentiment of loyalty might soon " revive in the breast of every native of Erin . Let the toast then bo drunk , said the AA . M ., in nearly the words of our treasured box , " God save the Queen and Masons ' Craft , " and accordingly it received the hi ghest honours of " slow and sure . "
The Chairman then gave the next two toasts , "The Army , Navy , and A olunteers , " and "Thc Grand Lodges of England , Scotland , and Ireland . " These were followed by appropriate music from an efficient band , under the leadership of Bro . Colgan , pianist . The Senior AVarden then proposed "The Lord Provost , Magistrates , and Councillors . " A great variety of toasts followed . The meeting was brought to a close by Bro . Colgan and the whole compam- joining in "Aulcl Lang Sync "
Obituary.
Obituary .
BRO . ALDERMAN BEAN . We regret to have to announce tho death , on the 22 nd ult ., of Bro . William Bean , Alderman , Scarborough , and a . very highly respected P . M . of the Old Globe Lodge , Scarborough , No . 200 . AVe have prepared a notice of our ' deceased brother , which , together with an account of bis funeral , which took place on the 28 th ultimo . AVant of space compels us to defer giviii" - the full particulars until our next .