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Scotland.
Scotch meetings a ready and real worthy representative of that army , having long commanded the gallant Scots Greys—who not only from their services , but from their long connection with the country , are well entitled to the applause which you now bestow upon them . There are two other branches of our defensive services to which I have yet shortly to allude—I mean the Militia and the Volunteers . I have no doubt , although I do not know any ' representative of the Militia herethere
, are plenty of Volunteers . I hope that Bro . Major Briggs , of the Fife Rifle Volunteers , will take upon himself to speak for his brethren . The services of the Militia have already upon many occasions been tried , and never found wanting . When war has burst upon this land it has been difficult to repress their ardour , for they were volunteering to my certain knowledge in the last war , regiment after regiment , to take service
abroad—which is not actually the duty required of tho Militia —and many , indeed , did go to garrison our garrisons abroad , in order to give our gallant regiments time to go forward to tbe front to fight the battle of their country . With regard to the Volunteers , so much and so often have they been toasted and praised , that it is not my intention to bestow praise upon them at present . I will not allude to their
services , but by anticipation . I am' quite certain when they are called upon to discharge their duties in defence of their country that they will realise the motto which they have taken up" for defence" —to the fullest extent of that motto . Bro . General Griffiths , who was received with great applause , said : Right Worshipful Grand Master , Right Worshipful Wardensand Brethren—I beg to return you my most sincere
, thanks for the kind manner in which the toast of the Army has been given . I believe I am also to return for the Navy . The Army is composed of the cream of mankind . There are certain heights in certain regiments . There are soldiers five feet six , five feet eight , live feet nine , and in tlie Guards six feet and upwards . Before a soldier is enlisted he has to be examined as to physical strength and fitness ; and if he has the smallest
defect he is unsound , and therefore unfit for the British Army . Thus , when you have to take mankind of a superior class of physical power , I think the country ought to value them , and although the valuation of them is far superior to bricklayers '
labourers and hodmen , yet these men receive 3 s . Gd . a day , whilst the soldier till very lately received Is . Id . You have increased his pay 2 d . a day ; he enlists , and after eight years service he receives Id . more- That is not enough for you to get the cream . When I and your Worshipful Grand Master joined the army you received twenty shillings for your pound . For that twenty shillings you could obtain what you now cannot get for double the money ; therefore , if other things become
dear , the soldier must be dear also . The profession of a soldier should be like any other profession ; he should get the benefit of the experience he has acquired by years of service . I have found from my experience of the regiment which I have commanded for fourteen years , and with which I have been connected thirty years , that there is no soldier who can come up to the Scotch soldier . The Scotch soldiers are the best behaved
men—they do drink , though , and they can carry their drink at the time . They do not , however , drink when duty is required ; but they drink at the right time . I am most happy to return thanks for the Navy . 1 have very little to do with the sea , because I detest it . Iu the beds I got into at sea I always ¦ found them too short , and I have no pleasant recollection of the sea . but I have of those who compose the naval service . I
believe we can all admire them , because they have ever done their duty to the satisfaction of the country . Bro . Major Briggs replied for the Volunteers . Bro . Whyte Melville , P . G . M ., proposed " The Grand Lodge of Eusland , and its Grand Master . Bro . the Earl of Zetland . " He said that the Grand Lodge of Scotland , and the Craft in general , might feel very proud that the English Craft was
supported and headed by a nobleman so strongly and so closely ¦ connected with Scotland as the Earl of Zetland . The Grand Lodge of Scotland was always delighted to see any member of the English Craft when it suited him to come to its meetings , inasmuch as Scotch Masons had constant opportunities of witnessing tlie hospitality of the Grand Lodge of England . He led the toast with the name of the representative from the
coup English Craft , the M . W . the Grand Master of Scotland . The Grand Master : Before 1 proceed to give the next toast , permit me , as representative of tbe Grand Lodge of England here , and holding office in that Grand Lodge as its Depute Grand Master , to return my best thanks for the kind manner
in which you have drunk to the Grand Lodge- of England , and to her most respected and beloved Grand Master , Lord Zetland . I shall take care to report to the Grand Master of England the kindly and brotherly feeling which exists between the two Grand Lodges—a feeling which I trust will always be maintained in all its vigour . I have now to propose to you " The Health of the Grand Lodge of Ireland , and the Grand Master , the Duke of Leinster . " I have onlone remark to make
y upon the subject , and that is , I believe there is no truer Mason , and I am sure there is no better man , than the Grand Master Mason of Ireland . I believe , if Masonry could only make longer strides in that unhappy country , it would be , perhaps , one of tbe best means of allaying the irritation there , and restoring harmony . Bro . Dr . Somerville replied .
Bro . Whyte-Melville , P . G . M . : Right Worshipful Wardens , Masters of Lodges , and brethren—Having the permission of the chair to propose a toast , I now call upon you to drink in a very full bumper " The Health of the Most Worshipful Grand Master of Scotland , the Earl of Dalhousie . " It is very rarely that the toast of the Grand Master upon the first occasion of his taking the chair is proposed by the Past Grand Master . In
my experience , which now dates to a long period , I do not recollect a single instance of that kind . I feel that , had I not come here , I should be wanting in respect to you and to my honourable friend in the chair . Y ' ou have all heard tbe expression when a laird ' s health is proposed at any convivial meeting — " May he rive his father's bonnet . " To carry on the metaphor , and regard my noble friend in the light of a son instead of a
father * may he rive his father ' s bonnet . I believe there is no man better qualified to do so . There is no one I know whose talents better fit him to discbarge the duties of the office to which he had been elected .
The Grand Master acknowledged the compliment . The other toasts were— "The Foreign Grand Lodges , " ' - 'The Past Grand Master , " " The Depute Grand Master , the Earl of Haddington ; " " The Deputations from Daughter Lodges , " " Substitute Grand Master , Bro . Henry Inglis , of Torsonce : " " The Provincial Grand Lodges of Scotland , " " The Grand Wardens" " The Grand Treasurerthe Grand Secretary , and
, , other Office-Bearers of Grand Lodge ; " " Lady Catherine Whyte-Melville , " "The Memory of Deceased Grand Officers and Members during past year , " and "The Memory of St . Clair of Rosslyn . " The Grand Lodge was then closed in due form .
EDINBURGH . EDiNurEGit . —Sifl-e Lodge ( No . -105 ) . —A special festive gathering of this lodge was held in the Freemasons' Hall , on the 12 thult ., to do honour to the R . W . M . of the lodge , Bro . J . T . Douglas , by presenting him with a testimonial and an address expressive of the high estimation in which he is held , and as a mark of their appreciation of his long and valuable
services to the lodge since its formation in I 860 . There was a large attendance of the brethren , and the meeting being constituted , they partook of a supper prepared for tlie occasion . Tho usual loyal and Masonic toasts having been given and responded to , Bro . Charles Mackenzie , P . M ., rose and proposed as the toast of the evening , " Health , long life , and prosperity to Bro . J . T . Douglas , the R . W . 3 I . " He traced back the history
of the lodge to its foundation , pointing out the deep interest Bro . Douglas had ever shown to its welfare , and his unremitting zeal on behalf of its advancement . He then read the address , which was beautifully inscribed on vellum , and explanatory of the testimonial , and in tho name of the lodge presented Bro . Douglas with a massive silver water jug and salver of elaborate design and beautifully chased . Bro . Douglas , who was received with prolonged cheersin very appropriate terms thanked the
, brethren for their recognition ot his services , and accepted the testimonial as the expression of their satisfaction with his rule over them . The brethren spent a very happy evening together . The jug , which was designed by Bro . Francis L . Law , bore on it the following inscription— " Presented to James Torry Douglas , of the Lodge Rifle , Edinburgh , No . -105 , by the brethren of tbe lodge , to mark their appreciation of his long
services to the Order , and their sense of his worth as a gentleman and aMason . Edinburgh , 12 thNovember , 1867 . " 167 members have been brought to the light in the Rille Lodge , of whom 115 were initiated during the Mastership of Bro . Douglas .
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Scotland.
Scotch meetings a ready and real worthy representative of that army , having long commanded the gallant Scots Greys—who not only from their services , but from their long connection with the country , are well entitled to the applause which you now bestow upon them . There are two other branches of our defensive services to which I have yet shortly to allude—I mean the Militia and the Volunteers . I have no doubt , although I do not know any ' representative of the Militia herethere
, are plenty of Volunteers . I hope that Bro . Major Briggs , of the Fife Rifle Volunteers , will take upon himself to speak for his brethren . The services of the Militia have already upon many occasions been tried , and never found wanting . When war has burst upon this land it has been difficult to repress their ardour , for they were volunteering to my certain knowledge in the last war , regiment after regiment , to take service
abroad—which is not actually the duty required of tho Militia —and many , indeed , did go to garrison our garrisons abroad , in order to give our gallant regiments time to go forward to tbe front to fight the battle of their country . With regard to the Volunteers , so much and so often have they been toasted and praised , that it is not my intention to bestow praise upon them at present . I will not allude to their
services , but by anticipation . I am' quite certain when they are called upon to discharge their duties in defence of their country that they will realise the motto which they have taken up" for defence" —to the fullest extent of that motto . Bro . General Griffiths , who was received with great applause , said : Right Worshipful Grand Master , Right Worshipful Wardensand Brethren—I beg to return you my most sincere
, thanks for the kind manner in which the toast of the Army has been given . I believe I am also to return for the Navy . The Army is composed of the cream of mankind . There are certain heights in certain regiments . There are soldiers five feet six , five feet eight , live feet nine , and in tlie Guards six feet and upwards . Before a soldier is enlisted he has to be examined as to physical strength and fitness ; and if he has the smallest
defect he is unsound , and therefore unfit for the British Army . Thus , when you have to take mankind of a superior class of physical power , I think the country ought to value them , and although the valuation of them is far superior to bricklayers '
labourers and hodmen , yet these men receive 3 s . Gd . a day , whilst the soldier till very lately received Is . Id . You have increased his pay 2 d . a day ; he enlists , and after eight years service he receives Id . more- That is not enough for you to get the cream . When I and your Worshipful Grand Master joined the army you received twenty shillings for your pound . For that twenty shillings you could obtain what you now cannot get for double the money ; therefore , if other things become
dear , the soldier must be dear also . The profession of a soldier should be like any other profession ; he should get the benefit of the experience he has acquired by years of service . I have found from my experience of the regiment which I have commanded for fourteen years , and with which I have been connected thirty years , that there is no soldier who can come up to the Scotch soldier . The Scotch soldiers are the best behaved
men—they do drink , though , and they can carry their drink at the time . They do not , however , drink when duty is required ; but they drink at the right time . I am most happy to return thanks for the Navy . 1 have very little to do with the sea , because I detest it . Iu the beds I got into at sea I always ¦ found them too short , and I have no pleasant recollection of the sea . but I have of those who compose the naval service . I
believe we can all admire them , because they have ever done their duty to the satisfaction of the country . Bro . Major Briggs replied for the Volunteers . Bro . Whyte Melville , P . G . M ., proposed " The Grand Lodge of Eusland , and its Grand Master . Bro . the Earl of Zetland . " He said that the Grand Lodge of Scotland , and the Craft in general , might feel very proud that the English Craft was
supported and headed by a nobleman so strongly and so closely ¦ connected with Scotland as the Earl of Zetland . The Grand Lodge of Scotland was always delighted to see any member of the English Craft when it suited him to come to its meetings , inasmuch as Scotch Masons had constant opportunities of witnessing tlie hospitality of the Grand Lodge of England . He led the toast with the name of the representative from the
coup English Craft , the M . W . the Grand Master of Scotland . The Grand Master : Before 1 proceed to give the next toast , permit me , as representative of tbe Grand Lodge of England here , and holding office in that Grand Lodge as its Depute Grand Master , to return my best thanks for the kind manner
in which you have drunk to the Grand Lodge- of England , and to her most respected and beloved Grand Master , Lord Zetland . I shall take care to report to the Grand Master of England the kindly and brotherly feeling which exists between the two Grand Lodges—a feeling which I trust will always be maintained in all its vigour . I have now to propose to you " The Health of the Grand Lodge of Ireland , and the Grand Master , the Duke of Leinster . " I have onlone remark to make
y upon the subject , and that is , I believe there is no truer Mason , and I am sure there is no better man , than the Grand Master Mason of Ireland . I believe , if Masonry could only make longer strides in that unhappy country , it would be , perhaps , one of tbe best means of allaying the irritation there , and restoring harmony . Bro . Dr . Somerville replied .
Bro . Whyte-Melville , P . G . M . : Right Worshipful Wardens , Masters of Lodges , and brethren—Having the permission of the chair to propose a toast , I now call upon you to drink in a very full bumper " The Health of the Most Worshipful Grand Master of Scotland , the Earl of Dalhousie . " It is very rarely that the toast of the Grand Master upon the first occasion of his taking the chair is proposed by the Past Grand Master . In
my experience , which now dates to a long period , I do not recollect a single instance of that kind . I feel that , had I not come here , I should be wanting in respect to you and to my honourable friend in the chair . Y ' ou have all heard tbe expression when a laird ' s health is proposed at any convivial meeting — " May he rive his father's bonnet . " To carry on the metaphor , and regard my noble friend in the light of a son instead of a
father * may he rive his father ' s bonnet . I believe there is no man better qualified to do so . There is no one I know whose talents better fit him to discbarge the duties of the office to which he had been elected .
The Grand Master acknowledged the compliment . The other toasts were— "The Foreign Grand Lodges , " ' - 'The Past Grand Master , " " The Depute Grand Master , the Earl of Haddington ; " " The Deputations from Daughter Lodges , " " Substitute Grand Master , Bro . Henry Inglis , of Torsonce : " " The Provincial Grand Lodges of Scotland , " " The Grand Wardens" " The Grand Treasurerthe Grand Secretary , and
, , other Office-Bearers of Grand Lodge ; " " Lady Catherine Whyte-Melville , " "The Memory of Deceased Grand Officers and Members during past year , " and "The Memory of St . Clair of Rosslyn . " The Grand Lodge was then closed in due form .
EDINBURGH . EDiNurEGit . —Sifl-e Lodge ( No . -105 ) . —A special festive gathering of this lodge was held in the Freemasons' Hall , on the 12 thult ., to do honour to the R . W . M . of the lodge , Bro . J . T . Douglas , by presenting him with a testimonial and an address expressive of the high estimation in which he is held , and as a mark of their appreciation of his long and valuable
services to the lodge since its formation in I 860 . There was a large attendance of the brethren , and the meeting being constituted , they partook of a supper prepared for tlie occasion . Tho usual loyal and Masonic toasts having been given and responded to , Bro . Charles Mackenzie , P . M ., rose and proposed as the toast of the evening , " Health , long life , and prosperity to Bro . J . T . Douglas , the R . W . 3 I . " He traced back the history
of the lodge to its foundation , pointing out the deep interest Bro . Douglas had ever shown to its welfare , and his unremitting zeal on behalf of its advancement . He then read the address , which was beautifully inscribed on vellum , and explanatory of the testimonial , and in tho name of the lodge presented Bro . Douglas with a massive silver water jug and salver of elaborate design and beautifully chased . Bro . Douglas , who was received with prolonged cheersin very appropriate terms thanked the
, brethren for their recognition ot his services , and accepted the testimonial as the expression of their satisfaction with his rule over them . The brethren spent a very happy evening together . The jug , which was designed by Bro . Francis L . Law , bore on it the following inscription— " Presented to James Torry Douglas , of the Lodge Rifle , Edinburgh , No . -105 , by the brethren of tbe lodge , to mark their appreciation of his long
services to the Order , and their sense of his worth as a gentleman and aMason . Edinburgh , 12 thNovember , 1867 . " 167 members have been brought to the light in the Rille Lodge , of whom 115 were initiated during the Mastership of Bro . Douglas .