The ~fl'icial ~rgan ol' Scottish Freemasonry in Western 1\ustralia. ~======Reg i:O: Iered al Lhe G.P.O., ])erth, for Vot. I., No.3·] PERTH, MARCH 3r, r9o4. [ T ransm ission by l?os Las a Newspaper
sense to myself, but belongs more particularly and especially Festival of St. Andrew in the Grand Lodge to him wh o preceded me on the throne of the Grand Lodge of Scotl and. of Scotland. "Now as regards Grand Lodge, it is c ustomary at this tim e to lllake the sort of budget statement that Brother INSTALLATION OF THE M.\V. G RA ND MA.STER. M urray has re ferred to, and I am very glad to say that our Ri ght Worshipful Past Grand Master must b e rejoiced, HE official r eport of the Proceedings of the Grand and you also will be delighted, to hear that in all respects T Lodge of Scotl a nd, just to band, contain s many in Grand Lodge has fl ourished during the past year and that terestincr speeches made o n the occasion of the in every sense it bas been a record year. (Applause.) installation or"'Bro. the H on. Charles Mau le Ra msay, tbe During the year that has just ended we have admitted to M. W. G rand Master. Knowing th e g reat interest that our ranks no fewer than rz,o35 new m embers (applause; Scottish brethren the world over t ake in the doings of their - an unprecedented number, an increase on th e preceding beloved Grand Lodge, some ex tracts from the addresses years whi ch in their turn we re records. L ast year we had made on that hi stori c day are published in this issue for II,495, the year before 9,320, and the year before that, the benefit of those brethren wh o a re not fo rtunate e nough when Brother Hosier fi rst b ecame Grand Master, 7,6o8. to receive th e offic ial report. · (Applause.) The difference between 7,6o8 and 12,035 I A ft er the usual loyal toasts, as well as that of the leave you at this s tage of th e e vening to calculate for Naval and Military Forces had b een honored, th e Prov. yo urselv<.:s. (Laughter and applause.) It is a great num G. M. of Dum fri eshire, in a fel icitous and interesting s peech, ber- it is a very satisfactory number- ! h ad almost said it proposed the health of the M. W. the G ra nd Master, and was an appalling n11mb e r. It mug ·t be a ratifi cation to all the toast was ve~y enthusiasti call y received and honored. of us to reali se the grow in g in flu ence and the g rowing In ri sing to reply Bro. Ra msay said:- strength of Scotti sh F reemasonry. It is to me a particu " I scarcely know how to e.o,;press my thanks to you, larl y g ratifyin g feature because, Provincial Grand Master brethren, for th e more than cordial manner tn which you of Forfarsbire as I a m, with a direct control over a large have receiv ed the toast that was proposed in more than number of lodges- no less than 26 lodges in number cordial terms by Bro Murray. I tbankyoumost sincerely. (applause)- and havin g been connected intimately with I cannot say moi:e than thi, , that I h ope when it is my that province for a number of years, I know the wo rk that privilecre to be seated on the ri ght of the c ha ir, I sha ll be b . . . has been done ; I know th e c lass of wo rk and I am satis able to sit there with the sa me sa ti sfacti on as he mu st feel fi ed that those 1 2,035 new members we have initiated who sits th ere at the present moment- that he bas done during th e past year are likely in their turn each and all of hi s duty as Grand Master iVJ a son of Scotl a nd well , and them in dividuall y to prove a n h onour a nd a credit to the to the sa ti sf~t c ti o n of the whole of the Scottish craft. Cra ft and to strengthen our position in every Province and (Applause.) Bro. Mm'ra y has perhap.- addressed his speech in every Colony of this E mpire. (Applause.) Ou r record with more particular re ference to myself than to what is does not stop wi th the number of initiates. I must em really the main purport of it, the Grand Lodge of Scotl and; phasize in regard to that one point ; I h appen t o know but I propose to answer Bro. M urray specia ll y in the name that there are more lodges and Provi nces represented h ere of the G rand Lodge of Scotland. And I do that with the to-ni ght than we have been accustomed to see a mong us, greatest pleasure, although at th e same time one might and I d esire to urge this upon those more responsible for possibly delu de oneself with what would be :1. fa lse position, Provincial administrati on and the a dministration of lodges for the c redit of what I am goin g to say belongs in no - to use every care a nd di scrimination in ·electing the :Jhe eraftsman.
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best and noblest a nd fin est specim ens that come up for th e net sum, I believe, in round fi gures ofabout £ro,soo mttJatJO n. (Applause.) I b eard it said once, but I do (Applause.) That will give them an enormous assistance not think it was a very good Mason who said it, that any· in the West, and will put th em in a position of tremendous body ought to be able to become a F reemason. I utte rl y responsibility so far as the a dministration of that Fund is de mur to tha t and do not admit for a moment that w e a re concern ed. I have heard it said th at probably the s uccess on a leve l with th e ma n in the street. H ere in this ha ll there might mean a diminution in tb e contribution of we a re a ll as one, we work together for one object ; but lodges to the Annuity Fund ol G rand Lodge. I do not before we ad mit one amongst u w e must b e satisfted that, think that that is going to be the result. (Cries of" No.") a iven ordinary health, stre ngth, prosperity and good fortune I a m sure it is not. O n th e oth er band I am sure it is a n in life, every Mason wil l be abl e to do a little more than earnest of th e appreciation th at n ot only the brethren but support himself, th at h e will be able out of his mean: and the genera l public have of' th e g reat good that is a im ed at snperabundanee to assist those who through no fau lt of by th e body of 'cottish Freemasonry. (Applause.) We their own have fal len by the way, be they a b rother, widow, have had a considerabl e increase of th e capital of the or orphan, who claims ·o metbing of hi s support. The Annuity F und of Grand Lodge during the past yea r, and I in come of G rand Lodge during the past year has shown look forward with confidence to th is, that every year will an increase over the preceding year of not less than £7 88, see an increasing amount subscribed to th e Annuity F und and is now £ro,895, whi ch is in excess of any previous by lodges in the Provinces holding under the G ra nd Lodge year. (Applaus€) During th e year the g ra nts from the of cotland Because, brethren, I know that in my own Benevolent Fund have a mounted to £954, and I am glad Province the Benevolent F unds of lodges are increasing to think that th at tota l is le:s tha n it was in the preceding out of proportion, thank God, to tb e demands that are year, which I think bears out th e point which I have just being made upon them; and I say this to every lodge, emphasised- that we have been and are being careful in that when their Benevolent Funds have arrived at that regard to those whom we admit to th e Cra ft. Vi'hen we stage where they a re in exces of any call s that m ay give benevolence we wi sh b enevolence to be s ubstantial reasonably be ex pected th ere ca nnot be any greater charity, and to be of that form and nature that it can b e reall y there cannot be any more benevolent object to which these appreciated, and be a benefit to all those to whom we grant it. (Applause.) I may say that in Grand Committee we discriminate- I think we d iscriminate very fairl y and very closely-upon all th e c laim s that come before us; and I g. 1{. flCJois ~ take this opportunity of mentioning it because I wi sh to impress upon those who come fr om distant Provin ces and 'Watchmaker, Jeweller, from distant lodges tha t while we a re a nxious to do all that ~ana optician. can reasonably be expected of us, we wish, we hope and expect to have from those who send lonvard appli cations Defective Eyesight s scientifical ly tested, som more direct a nd some mo re personal cla im s to our and Glasses Supplied. benevolence than the mere pa pe r form that lodges are ' GLASS EVES STOCKED. asked to fill up. (Applause.) I would go a step further JV/ASONIC f;VQRK a Speciality. now, and I a m very pl ea ed to have to tell you that the a mounts gra nted in connection with the Annuity Fund HANNAN ST., KALGOORLIE. during the past year ha ve in crea ·cd frorn £1470 to £1700. (Applause.) It is fa miliar to a ll of you that this funds can be devoted than to this \nnuity F und of the Gra nd An'nuity F und bas not been in existence for ·uch a great Lodge of Scotland, which will fo r a ll time assist t~1o se by number of years. In conn ectio n with th is Annuity F und whom assistatice is most wanted, and by whom assistance, it is germ ain e to re mark upon th very remark able feat administered a s tha t Fund is, is most deservedly required that h as recently been accomplished by some Provin ces in a nd me rited . (Applause.) During the last year it is also th e West of cotl and. The Provin ce of Glasgo"' recently a satisfactory feature to note that the new charters granted determined to put on a sound ba:is a n \nnuity Fund that have a mounted to no less than 26, which I believe is the should be particularly connected ll'ith the Provin ce, and record of recent years. J n the previous yea r the number inaugurated a great bazaar to give assistance to th e object \\'as only r6, but in t he last year we granted 26 ne w charters Constitution, many they bad in view. \V eil, I think I m ay say safely and for lod 0aes hold in 0a under the Scottish . without fea r of contradiction fr om the numerous G lasgo,\· of them, a great many of the m, in the colon1es and abroad. brethren who are here present, that that bazaar 1v as a I sincerely trust w e may take that, a nd I think we may distinct and a very decid ed success in respect that they raised confide ntly take it, as an appreciation of the good which l\li: -\RC fi 3 I , I 904 :rne eraftsmart.
Scottish Freemasonry is doing in all quarters of the wo rld. R. Shaw Stewart, Lord Blytbeswood, Lord Hacldington, (Applause.) I do not think I ought to detain you at furth er Lord Saltoun, Sir Charl es Dalrymple, and, lastly, Brother l ~ n gt b, so will sum up. What we know as the General the Honourable James Rozier. (Applause.) During the l•und has in creased from so me £zs,roo to £z8,z6s; the time that they held office they applied their energy and Benevolent Fund stands at the present moment at ability to tbe promotion of th e vast interests of the Craft, £8 sz z, as again st just £83oo ayea r ago; the Annu ity Fund and I am safe to say that the last was not the least amongst bas increased from £33,900 to £36,363- (applause) th em. H e bas won the esteem, let me say the affection, making a grand total fo r the three F unds of £73,140, of the whole of the Masoni c Brotherhood, and, as he is now exc lu sive of the valu e of the heritable and moveable leavin g the chair, let us give him with this toast which I property of Grand Lodge which is valu ed at £z5,4oo, am proposing, and with which I couple his name, the same making a gross total of· no less a sum than £98,590. hearty welcome wh icb we gave the Grand Master when hi s (Applause). Brethren, .I think we may all congratulate na me was mentioned." ourselves on that position. And more particularly may The toast was drunk amid prolonged applause, the those old er Masons who remember the time when Grand company singin g "He's a jolly good fellow." Lodge d id not have any credit on any account, but we re Mr. Rozier, M.P., The Immediate Past Grand somewhat in th e other direction, on finding Grand Lodge Master, who repli ed to this toast, was received with with a .;; um closely approxi mating £roo,ooo, I am san enthusiasti c applause. H e said-" I thank you from the guine enough to hope that a year hence your Grand depths of my heart fo r your enthusiastic, I may say your Master wi ll be abl e to announce that the valu e of Grand· most affection,ate greeting on this, as on all occasions. I Lodge property bas entered in to six flgures'' (Applause). shall never suffi ciently ex press my gratitude to you for your The Provincial Grand Master of Aberdeen City, unfailing kindness, your unfailing loyalty, your unfailing Brother Alexander vVil so n, proposed the toast of "The forb earance. I see many here who are members of Grand Past Grand Masters," and in doi ng so said- " It seems to me a work of supererogation on my part to say anytbing to commend this toast to yo ur notice. The toast of Past Grand Masters must always be looked at from -a retrospec J. St~inb~rg tive point of view, a nd what is in yo ur and in my mind in regard to tbe Immediate Past Grand Master is a feeling of C"""~ JEWELLER regret and a feeling of sati sfa ction- regret that the time BARRACK ST., PERTH. bas come when be bas to vacate the Grand Master's chair, ( Fc1u Doors .fro"' Nr v.0. B o x llJ9. John Thomson!<·~ T e l e pho n e N o. 363 • . Shop and Office Fittings a Spec iali ty. Esti mates Give n- ---- Builder & eontractor. MARITANA ST. (Opp. Palace Chambers) KALGOORLIE. done that in the sli ghtest degree has contributed to the Lodge by these d istant Provin cia l Grand Lodges. No great success wh ich Ma:onry bas achi eved a nd is sti ll wonder they in crease in numbers and influe nce. Not achievin g. (Cheers.) And in th e second place as fa r as withstancling th e prosperity of our lodges at home, the the officials are concern ed, the G ra nd Master may do success of our lodges abroad has far exceeded it. During so mething, but th e Grand Master is, yo u may say, a the last ten years we have added eighty to the Colonial and constitutional monarch, and the people to who m credit is Foreign Lodges, a nd even that does not quite represent speciall y clu e are the Cabinet of F reemasonry, the Gra ncl the prosperity of that section of our Cra ft, because whi le Committee, a nd I also wish particularly to mention the ten years ago we had 170 of these lodges, to-day we have Prime Minister of F reemasonry, the Grand Secretary , z so, that is to say we have added ra ther mnre than a Broth er R eid (applause), and our Cha ncell or of th e th ird to their number. This mea ns a great deal to F ree Exchequ er, Brother Chi sholm. (Applause). Brethren, so masonry, but I ma intain that it signifi es a grea t deal to the much for th e past- I a m proud to think that Masonry ha£ wo rld . It is good for the lodges tba t are conn ected with fl ouri shed during my reign, but I ascribe credit wh ere us to keep thus ti ghter a nd brighter the lin·k that binds credit is clu e, and th at is fir st of all to every Brother them to th e Moth er-Country ; whi le it awakens and stimu belongin g to the Scotti sh Cra ft, for it is by the behaviour lates a mong brethren at ho me a greater interest in the of each th e whol e presti ge of . cottisb Maso nry is ma in affatrs of th e E mpire. I ask you to consider the effect of tained- and next to Grand Lodge, to G ra nd Committee a ll this not on ly on the lodges, but on those outside the and to the offi cials. As to th e future, "The K ing is dead lodges, both in th e Colonies a nd in the Mother-Country. - Long live the King," but th ere is one great fact in The fact is, I kn ow no better Peace Association in the Masonic reigns and that is tli at the King as a general rul e world than F t'eemasonry. We have reason to reJOtce in doe.s not die. No- the K ing on th e contrary curi ously the ascendancy of our country, and wh en I say our country enough takes th e leadin g part in the Coronation of his I mean th e British sp'ea.king people everywh ere, for it Successor, and even more than that, even at hi s own means not onl y their ow n prosperity, but the general we l fun eral b a nqu ~ t he sits at the ri ght baBel of his H eir and fare of the wh ole world. I ve nture ·to assure the repre Successor and thoroughly enj oys himself. (Laughter a nd senta ti ves of the Foreign Lodges that we are proud of applause.) Brethren, I congratulate th e Cra ft upo n having th em, a nd that we will do everything in our power -to such a Most Worshipfu l Grand 'Master Mason as Brother induce th em to take a deeper interest in Masonry, and to Ra msay. (Applause). gtve then· confidence mo re fr eely to tbe ·G rand Lodge of Past Grand C haplain, the R ev. J ohn Glasse, D D., Scotland. proposed the toast of "Ther I ovin cial Grand I odges at T he Prov in cial Grand Master o f Aberdeenshire West, Home, in India, and th e Colonies." This toast, he said, Colonel H enry Lumsden, of Pitcaple, and the P rovincial deserves, but does not require, a speech. VV ea are ll G ra nd Master of the Western P rov in ce of Cape Colony, impressed with the admi rable services rendered to the Brother John Andrews, replied to the toast. raft by our Provincial G ra nd Lodges. The wo rk is we ll G rand Lodge was closed about ten o'clock, the pro done because we have men in all d istri cts prepared to spend ceedings terminating with the sin gin g of "Auld Lang themselves fr eely on behalf of l\llasonry. We look to th em Syn e" and th e N a t i o~1al Anthem. to settle a ny differences that may ari se in the da ughter lodges, and to supervise the administrati on of their co our R~ a d~rs. chariti es. Not only so, but I a m sure we all feel they do a great deal to infu. e the enthusiasm which is necessary There is no doubt of the great interest taken in our for the success of our order. I am glad to inform you that peri odical and th e.. nw11ber of comniunications received through th e labours of the P rovin cial G ra nd Lodges during fr om our Lodges and a lso individual Brethren, whi ch is very the last te n years we have added to the C raft forty new gratifying ind eel. This interes t can be gauged by tbe lodges. It is exceedingly satisfactory. But my toast is a mount of correspo nd ence that appears in our columns. not confined to the P ro vincial G rand Lodges in Scotla nd, On th e other band we have received no communication it includes also India and th e Coloni es. We bear to day from the Brethren of many of our outlying Lodges, and a great deal about Imperialism. I a m perfectly certa in for this we are orry. T his pap e t ~ i s not a close order for that since Freemasonry W«S planted in India a nd the any parti cul ar distri ct, and we wa nt our Lodges all over the Coloni es we have bad th e thing wh etb er we have bad the tbe State to d istinctly understand that ::tny communication word or not. It is in the ve ry nature of th e in stitution of theirs will receive exactl y th e sa me favourable treatment that its influ ence should be in this direction. As a mem as any from th ose on th e coastal districts. We aspire to ber of the Foreign a nd Colonial Committee,h I ave a n benefit our Constitution in particular, and we hope to opportunity of knowing a little of these lodges, a nd I am receive their advices in due form . sure I speak the convictions and sentiments of all the other members by saying we are profoundly impressed with The best a nswer to all criticism, the best test of all the affection and loyalty manifested towards th e G rand work, is-result. ~~ ~ ~~ :> ~ ~ -- --- OfficerB of 'J!obge U:hiBtle, fremantle, 1Ao. 889, $.(1:. 7-1 0 ;:r; ~ (.N ...... '-D 0 +- '-, :;:r (1) (i) ~ R -=(I) 3 R ~ ! . ,. I 1 . C M N1 'o" Pnoto J"'"'"'""' e. ~ H. LITTLE. I.G. J. PETER, S.D. J. TAIT, P.M., Secretary. J. GILLESPIE, Uep. M. G. FLINDELL, Sr. Std. ' C. MITCHELL, Treasurer. C. RE~OUF,W.S.W. RALPH TAYLOR, P.M., C. HAGARTY, W.J.W. P. H. ROBERTS, Tyler. ( I?.D.G.S. ), R.W.M. ~~~'-~('-.../"'-.. ~ ~ 6 11'\e eraftsmall. M AHGJ 3' · J904 misus~ or tb~ Ballot. mu st be made to understand and accept hi s wi shes. Then fo li OI~' S th e s tage in whi ch be resen ts o ppos iti on by, with Seld om is it nowadays-when a new l odge is co nsti th e a1cl of on e a ll y, bl ack-ballin g th e candidates recom tute_d- th at th e Consecratin o- Offi cer neglects th e oppor mended b y hi s o pponent s; and th en, wb en thi s a nd otber tunity afforded him of impr es~ in g upon th e W. M., offi cers kin ds of un -lVIaso ni c trick ery have st't al l tb e members a t and m e 1~1? e rs of th e newly- form ed body, th e importance logge rb eads, th e lodge suffers in repute as well as of exercJstng th e utmost caution in acceptin rJ candidates f-inan cia ll y, and may co nsid er itse lf fo rtun ate if it does not for the mysteri es and privil eges of Free mason 1°y . ;?ma e to n untimely encl. This is no im agin ary pi cture. . _ Other breth ren high in authority in th e C raft gladly I !~ e r e I aS hardly broth er or long standin g in th e Cra ft Ill ~JtJIJ se e ~ e r y simil ar opportunity th at may present itse lf of th1 s or oth er Maso n1 c territori es who has not kn ow n of Jn cul catJn g 111 th e minds o f th ose th ey may be addressing lodges being wrec ked- or ju st esca ping bein g wrec ked b y th ~ very o bv1ou s truth th at th e wei 1-bei ng-nay, th e ve ry tb c s ktn of th eu· teeth- through th e admiss ion of a perso n ex1 stence-of a . lodge depends primarily o n the class of such as ~ve have described in th eir membership ; a nd such men who are received into its ranks, eith er as initiates or an adm iSS IOn II'Ou ld, in tb e majori ty of cases,. have bee n join in ~ members. There is a clmittecl ly a very g rave 1mposs tbl e bad th e a dvice of brethren in auth ority bee n ne :ess 1tya for th e dm oniti ons on th e pJrt of our rul ers. followed, a nd due ca ution excercised as to th e quality of There is, es peciall y in tl1 ese cl ays wh en n ew lodges are th ose who sou ght admi ss ion to o ur Orcl er. -lb aso1tic contllluall y bein g form ed, a tendency on th e part of th e R eview, Johann es burg. W.M.'s and members to determine as to tb e measures """""'===,.,~= of progress wbi ch th eir lodges have made o r are making. The Di stri ct Grand Lodge will meet at Kalo-oo rli e on by th e number of recuits th ey have enroll ee! , o r have good Monday, 1 8th Apri l. We understand th at onl y fu rm al reasons to beli eve are co min g forw ard for enrolment. At matters will be brought up. the in stallation of a new \\1 . M., it has com e to be one of th e stereotyped compliments whi ch the I.P.M, in pro pos JDistrict " Are You a Freemason'?" the 0nl y one. Yo u cann ot, my brethren, observe too mu ch caution." T he imputation co ntain ed in th at LIBEL ACTlON BY GLASGOW JOU RNALIST. report was that the plain tiff was an im postor, who was guilty of obtaining money by fal sely and fraudulently Mr. Archibald Co wi e, a Scottish journalist, sued Mr. representing himself to be a Free maso!l. There was no W. W. Mo rga n, propri etor of th e FTeemasons' C!tnmide, grou nd for such im putation. before Mr. Justi ce Grantham and a special jury, in London APOLOGY AN INSULT. to recover damages for libel. Defendant admitted th e publication, but said th at th e words co mplained of ·were Defendant admitted publicati on, and admitted th at published with out mali ce, and th at an apology had been the paragraph referred to the plainti ff, but sa id th at it was in serted. published without mali ce, and that an apology bad been Mr. Cri spe, in openin g th e case, said th e plainti ff was publi shed. Mr. Cow ie sa id th at be was tb e son of Dr. initiated into Free masonry in Lodge Clyde, No. 408, at Jobn Cowie, of Shetland He. bad been a journali st and Glasgow, on August r6, rSs; o. In Novemb er, r9or, th e author in Sco tl and and London for the last twe nty-seven defendant published a report of a lecture on "Gran d years. On August r6, r89o, be was du ly initiated ·into Orient Mas onry in Juxtaposition to E ngl·isb Maso i1ry." Freemasonry in Maso ni c Lodge Clyde, No. 408, Glasgow. deli vered by Dr. Mo rdaunt Sigismund, and it co ntain ed He co nsidered that the apology tbat was published was an th e followin g passage :-" I had a sin gul ar ex peri ence a ad ditional insult. Cross-examin ed : H e only attend ed few days ago. A man whom I i11 et casua ll y, and who styles tb e Clyde Lodge on one occasion, when he was initiated, him self a journali st, ca me ac ross me wh en I was on th e and after tbis ac ti on was co mm enced be wro te to tb e poin t of co min g to thi s lodge in order to give my las t secretary askin g for parti cul ars of hi s initiation and a lecture on 'Tbe Lights and Sbades of Masonry.' I asked certificate. He paid all fees at once. The jury foun d for him wheth er he belonged to tbe fr aterni ty; in th at case the pl ain tiff, damages £so. he niight accompany me and report my discourse. H e repli ed in th e affirm ati ve, but pl eaded lack of time. S in ce~ th at tim e he bas occasionall y sponged on me- of co urse, 1kalgoorlie · $tea111 'Launbr~. on th e ground of bein g broth ers.. A few days ago I asked him to tell me a littl e more of hi s Masoni c ca reer. Certi fi cate be had none j th e sign be gave me ata barm aid, and Sbirt ~ Collar i)rus~rs, €tc. be dug his nail deep into a certain knu ckl e." 442 & 444 J6Qan Street. EN T ~ R ED I N A TWEED SU I ~ ~~ Tbe follo win g di alogue then took pl ace-" T he wo rd or course yo u have ?-Sorry; com pletely forgo tten. Wh at ALL CLASSES OF LA UN [)HY WOI(I( EXEC UTE[) AT SHOWI'EST NOTICE AT I~EI> U CEU PHICES TO SUIT THE TIMES. tim e of th e day we re yo u Initiated ?- In tb e aftern oo n. _____ ....,..., Di d you wear eve ning dress ?-No; a tweed suit. Can Carls Coll ect and Deliver Daily all over Kalgoorlie and Boulder yo u give me approx im ately the hour wh en yo u we re D ist ri ct. Message:; by Leller or T elephone promptl y attended Lo initiated ?- No. Hadn't yo u a watc h to see th e exact personal ly or by ou r represe ntatives, who will supply all infornr alion tim e ?- Oh, yes; I always wea r a wa tch and chain . bu t I regard ing prices, elc. European Labour only employed. P lease. did not look. We re yo u as ked th e tim e ?- No. Did yo u copy our example. wear a tweed suit during the lllitatiO n, and was not a cloak ,!eiephone 25. F'. BUXTON, Proprietor. thrown ove r yo ur shoulders ?~Yes; I wore tbe tweed suit the wh ole tim e, and a cloak might have been throw n over O RIGIN OF TI-I Io WoRD "TOBAcco."-T he term " to bacco " does not, says Good 1/lrn-ds, ari se from the ori ginal :JVlr. "Ji rt6, name of the herb , but from the mann er in which it was HAY ST. WEST, DENTIST. used. Whe n th e Spaniards first land ed in San Domingo SUBIACO. they fou nd th e natives smok in g tbe herb through a hollow Nitnms Oxide given /Jail,•. fo rked cane shaped like the letter Y. T he name supplied GoLo FILLIN G, P o R CE lAIN INLAY S , Otlt e?·AnmstltclicsbyAjpoinimeul. to tb e herb we now call the tobacco plant va ried in CRowN 4. B R ID GE WORK A S PE CIALIT Y. Cou.sul.ta.tion F·ree. el i ffe rent parts of the Ameri can continent, but none of the names resembl ed tobacco. The tru e origin of the term me. I reall yr do not ememb er, it is so long ago. How "tobacco " seems to have arise n fr om Columbus's discoverv long?-Ten years. What di d yo u fi rst see, and what of the island from which ultim ately th e fir st product of th ~ attracted yo u attention most when yo u entered th e lodge ? herb reached Europe. F inding the island resembl ed in Ob, when I entered I saw a lo t of emblems.' This ex~e l ou tl ine the shape of the Indi an smoking instrum ent he lent Scotsman- Arcbibald is his 'bristian name-is not call ed it " tobago." 8 :ine eraftsman. MARCH 31 , 1904 ESTIMATES GIVEN FOR LIGHTING, MOTIVE f. {g6effins & ego. C?Jjk__. POWER & BELLS. ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS AND CONTRACTORS 84 WILLIAM STREET, PERTH.J bution t'o so me d e~e r v in g objec t one of tb e fir st qu estions is directed to th e s tate or th e fund s \V e bave sca n·ely ever heard similar questi ons wh en th e festive board is co ncern ed. It would certai nl y be more sat isfyin g to members and more g ratifyin g to th eir Maso ni c in stincts if, whenever an appeal fo r chari ty is made, it co uld be respond ed to by a lib eral vote and with. a certainty that there was an ampl e fund to meet it. · ,. U'be @tficial @rg nn of 5cottisb Our Scottisb lodges in \Vestern Australi a have a spec ial jfreenulsonr)J in lltfl.1:1. call on th em. Three yea rs aao tb e id ea ofpr01·iding a Sr·ot ti sh lVIaso ni c Sc hol arshi p ,~as taken up entbusiasti ca ll v. 'I'H UR~DAV, MARC I-l .)I, 1904. Distri ct Grand Lodge in stituted th e .sc holar:;b ip wi th tl;e utm ost unanimity. T hree sc holars have so fa r been :f!3 e n e '''~l e nce anb t[)e jfestil?e elected. . It was co nfid ently expected that with th e :1!3oarb. In crease 111 th e number of tb e lodges and of members. th e sc holars hip fund wou iJ also in ci·ease. We are aware At th e recent consecrati on of the new lodge at Mid that some lodges have raised th eir ori gina l co nt ri bution. land Juncti on, th e R. \\1. the Pro Grnnd Master, Dr. But evidently other lodges have forgo tt; n th eir obli gation Stewart, exp ressed t he hop th at the money spent by th e altogeth er. It was reg rettabl e in the extreme that las t year lodge for benevolent pu rposes wou ld bea r a favo urabl e no examin ation could be held because th e prom ised co n proportion to tb at spent o n th fes ti ve boa rd. His tri buti ons we re not voted. It is a refl ecti on, uot onl y on remarks were well received, and he was as .. ured by tb e th e l od~es co ncern ed, but also on our Constitution. We new master th at strenu ous efforts would be made by hi s are in honour bound to maintain th e g ood work we have lodge in th at directi on. There is u: uall y a wide difference instituted. It is a nobl e form of benevo lence to stimulate between the a mounts devoted to th tw o fund . In not a the educa ti on of our so ns a nd daughters, and to give th e · few in stances the benevolent fun cl is represented by a promi in g among th em e1ery o pp ~ r tunit y to develop th e cipher. No true memb er of the Craft will defend a lodge, ca pabil iti es they possess. \Ve sin cerely bope th at th e even if it is hi s ow n, wh ich d oes not provid e a substan ti al ex perie nce of last year wi ll not be repeated. It is th e amount for the hi gher obj ects of th e Cra ft. But, however duty of every Scottish broth er to raise the qu es ti on at th e eloq uently and earn estly brethren will speak of th e neces nex t mee tin g o f hi s lodge. Let tb e e nquiry be made sity of carrying o n a reserve to meet tb e ca ll s of benevo wh eth er, at least, th e amount promi sed has been fo rwa rd ed. lence, it is strange wh at little real attenti on is given to th e rr th ere is a qu estion of paucity of fund s th en h ere is a n adju:tment of th e fin ances so as to give to relreshm ent and opportunity of drawin a tb e vo te from th e amount that to charity their due proporti on. Tbe ·ocial board ce rtainl y wou ld otherll'ise be g i ~e n to th e soc Jal board. The lod ge serv es a use fu l purpose. I t p romotes good f ell ows hi p. th at "'ill ri se to this ~o pportun it y wi ll be sure ol' winning It brings out the perso nality or tb e members. It gives th e a pproval and ap pl au:e of every member of the Craft. opportunittes for useful criti cism and sugges tion . That We are reminded in this co nn ection of a Maso n1 c edu ca mu ch undue appreciation i. in du lged in is a t least n ot ca ti onal sc heme propounded som e few yea rs ago by th e barm fu l. The work in ·id e a lodg is often long, and members o f 1h e \-V est A u st r a li ~ n Co nst ituti on. .-\ meet entaih close attentio n, botb from officers engaged in th e in g was held in the Free m.bons' Hall at Perth, and was workin g and from those who onl y take a passiv e part. The we ll attended. The sc heme was submitted, anJ earnest adj ournm ent to the fourth degree is then n ot unwelcome. speec hes \\'e re made on i ts behalf. A joint sub-com mittee But, whil e a festive board is oft et n needed, here i;; no excuse \\' aS appoin ted and promi ses were taken for th e in augu for those lodges whi ch exe rci e no proper conside ration in ration of a fund. We have beard noth1n g mOTe of providing it. Many lodges have foun d it qu 1te possible to th e proposa l. It would be interes tin g to kn uw wh at maintain progress in every directi on without makin g th e reco mm endati ons, if any, the sub-co mmittee submitted, provision for every ni ght of meetin g. The wh ole matter and wh at furth er action, if any, has been taken by th e depends largely o n th e mas ter. Each n atura ll y stri ves to brethren who proposed tb e sc heme. Ne are . sn1_11 ew hat do hi s bes t, but th e mi stake is not infre 1u entl y made of di sappointed th at the \V est Australi an Const1tutwn bas loo kin g for that b est in festive boards. The fir st duty of not done so mething o n th e lin es of a Mason ic sc holarsh ip. a mas ter is to s tudy carefully tb e resources of hi-; lodge. We are rivals in Constitutions- let us also be nvals 111 Havin g grasped them he s hould apportion to each objec t Benevolence. We do not in tb e least wish to imply that its just share. There is not a lodge th e members of wh ich our fri ends are not doin cr a rr rea t deal. They expe nd a o o . I Cl . would not hea rti ly : upport th e ma. te r who would make the large amount in reli eving di stress. The 11· a1:nu a 1anty benevo lent fun d as mu ch a necessity as the social board. Ball is an excell ent in stitution. But so meth1n g cou ld also Whenever an appeal co mes befor e a lodge for a contri- be done towards the e du cational objects whi ch th e scheme MARGH 3 r, 1904 11'\e eraftsman. vG>r.1Right 'UUlorsl)ipful :fl3ro. 3. riD. 'llapsle\? , ~ V.O.G.M. Depute. IO 1he eraftsmall. lVIARCI-I 3 I , I 904 we have referred to had in vi ew. It should be quite a s imple matter for the West Au tra li an Constitution with its roll R.ill. Bro.l m. £ai'SI~p, P.D.G.m. D~I'Ut~. of sixty-eight lodges to maintain at l east one or two scholarships a year for th sons a nd daughters of its breth Et. \V or. Brother J. M. Lapsley, whose photograph r en. Not onl y individual: but the whole O rder will benef1t we reproduce in thi s isS LJ e, -was initiated into Free fr o m whatever encouragement is g iven t o the children of masonry in the Firth of Clyde Lodge, No. 626, . . C., Freemasons to a dvan e in their education. at Gourock, Scotl and, sin ce whi ch time he has been a zealous member of the Cra ft. In 1888 he became a member o f the G reenock Royal Arch Cb~ R~cognition tb~ t:odg~ C hapter, No. q, of Grand or a nd was elected a life member of hi s mother lodae durin a W~sr~rn Jlustralia. a visit paid to the old country. H e a ffili ated" with th~ Lodge of St. John, No. 485, E.C., P ertb, W.A., in the We have more than once expressed our belie f that the year r892, and in the fo ll owina year b e became one of the recognition o f the Grand Lodge or \t\Teste rn Australia by founders of the Perth Royal A rcb Chapter, accepting a the G rand Lodge of E ngla nd- though the fo rmer was JUni or offi ce 111 same, and ri sin a to tbe position of F irst composed a lm ost, if not entirely, of E ngli sh lodges and its Principal. In 1895 be took a~ active part in tbe estab recogniti on, therefore was in the order o f things natural li sh ment of Scottish F reemasonry in tbis State. His was somewhat premature; and we a r conf1rm ed in this energ1es were ex tended b eyond tbe c o nfin es of the city of vi ew by the addresses and correspondence whi ch h ave P erth, a nd owin g principally to hi s exertions lodges have appeared in ou r columns during the present month, but been erected 111 the suburbs and also on the g oldfields. more particul arly by the letter, whi ch was published else In r 897 b e fou nded, a nd was the first master of, Lodge wb er , from Bro. Willi a m Offi cer, C hai rm an of the Robbie B urns, N?. ~6o, S.C. Bro. Lapsley bas held many Fore ign and Colonial Committee of the G ra nd L odge o f offi ces 111 tb e D1 stnct Grand Lodae bavin a been t wice Scotl and. The contribution to th e controversy by o ur appoin ted District Grand Master D ~p~t e , and"' for the last V. \V. Registrar Strachan, K .C., strikes us as being a well few years bas been Chairman of Distric t Grand Committee reasoned paper and justifi ed b y the circumstances as they a positi on whi ch b e now holds. In addition to bein g o n ~ were known to him at the time of our Grand Lodge recog of th e founders of Lee.Bryce Royal Arch C hapter, S.r:., he nised th e Grand Lodge of Western Au stralia, whil e hi s 1s a lso a Past F1rst Principal. At the foundation of the very ex pli ct statement that, as the Grand Lodge o f Scotland F re mantle Preceptory of Knight T emplars be became a " bas not surrendered any of its ri ghts" " its unsurrendered member, and bas worked his wa y through the various ri ghts remain intact," will d oubtles. sati sfy- indeed, offi ces, now ho.l ding the high ofiice o f Senior Constable. appea r to have satis f1 ed- the amour j;ropre of that body. In conclu sion, we might men.ti on that Bro. Lapsley has But whi le our G ra nd Lodge appears to have acted for been unanimously re·elected Chief of t be P erth Caledoni an Society. the best a ccording to th e information that bad reached it, and with complete loyalty towards the sister Constitutions at the sa me time represented in the o lony, it seems to us D~atb of Rob~rt Jl. Jlsbworrb_ that a little less haste on the part of our authorities to recogni se the new order of things would have ensured The death of our wo'rthy brother, who was J.D. of greater speed in the promotion of perfect harmony Lodge Golden Arrow, No. 895, S.C., took place under throughout the C raft in Western Australi a. The delay as extremely painful circumstances, and all Masonic brethren far as we know, would have e nabled the clandestine will deepl y regret his untimely e nd. The deceased bodies to cause serious, much les5 perm anent, harm to brother! who was engaged in mining pursuits at Bardoc, those that h ad b een regul arly constituted, and there might fe ll a vi Ctim to the poisonous fum es of dynamite, whi ch have been avoided the bitter controversy now di viding the eventuated in his d eath on the 24th in st. H e had b een the brethren of the Scotti sh and Weste rn Australian Con married but ten months, and was the father of a son but stitutions. All that we can h ope for n ow is that the four days old when the . ad calamity took pl ace. \nything differences pr.esently existing between them m ay be d eter mor saddening can h ardly be imagined, a nd th e mined as soon as possibl e, and that the Gra!ld Lodge of sy mpa thi es of our lodges wi ll be given at this time to th e Western Austra lia having withdrawn its obj ectionable edict gn ev ma w1fe. aga inst intercourse with the Scottish lodges of recent The funeral at Bardoc, on the 2 stb inst., was the creation, a comfortable mod11s vive11.di may be found, and la rgest seen in that district, and took place with the the two Constitutions go on working harmoniously as in usual Masonic solemnity, whi ch was conducted by Bro. the past. - T!te Fnemaso11., London. W. H arrop, ]).M. , D. G.B.B., and Bro. the R ev. Dunn. Our b ea utifur~e rvi ce could not but be a ffecting wh en O nl y a very mean n ature will be prompted to u. e the administrated under such auspi ces, and in such intensely ballot in a masoni c lodge for selfish orr vengeful purpos s. sad den i ng c ircumstances. E very true c raft sman feels, wh en call ed upon to ba ll ot The deceased brother, who was a Justice of P eace for upon the admi ssion of a candidate, that b e is acting upon that di stri ct, was a prominent and widely respected citize n, bis sacred honor, a nd that he must n ot a ll ow p ersonal a nd leaves a vacancy diffi cult to fill. prejudice or resentment to control him. It is o nl y for good and suffi cient rea ·ons- reasons sucb as to ma ke it a H ow easy it is for o ne benevo lent being to diffuse duty to bar ~h e way of a n appli cant- that a n bigb-minded pl easure a round him ; and holl' true it is that a kind heart and magnanunous Mason will feel call ed upon to cast an is ~ fountain of gladness, making e verything in its v icinity adverse ballot.-E.rcha11ge. to freshen 1nto smil es. lVIAR CII 3I, I904 1he eraftsman. I I Sonas were codg~ R~vorts. rendered b y Bros. orneliu s, Vickerman, H.ob in so t~, Pennington, and Treleaven. The Tyler's LODGE SCOTIA, 86 r. toast brought a most enjoyable evenin g- to a close. The Reaular Meeting of this Lodge was held at tb e GOLDEN THISTLE LODGE, 84o. Mason ic Hall, Coolgardie, on Wednesday, 9th in st. The This Lodge held its Regul ar m onthly meetin g in th e R.W.M. (B ro. J. A. Stewart) occupied th e chait, and_ t~1 e r e Maso nic Hall , Coo•lga rcli e, on Tuesday, I sth Ma rch. The was a fair attendance of memb ers. Amongst th e vtsttors R.W.M. (Bro. Litster) occupied t_he c hair o f K.S. There were th e R. \i\1. M's, officers and brethren of Lodges Golden waS a larae attend ance of members and VlSLtOrs, amongst Thistle 84o and Federal 9oo, and Bro. Farrant, P. i\f. tb ~ latter"'b ein g th e R.W.M of th e Federal Lodge; Bro. (Hopetoun Lodge) . R.\V. Bro. McDowall , 0 G.M. De Cbas. Benn et, P.M. ; and Bros. Osborn e, Benn er, and pu te, visited th e Lodge officiall y. One Bro. was passed Hambly. The labors fo r the eve nin g were those of the to th e Degree of a F. C. . Second Degree. The R.W. M. and his offi cers must have With reference to Bro. McJann ett's offer to contn bee n oTaLi fi ed at the praise bestowed upon th em by the bute towards th e purchase of a piano for use at th e festive vi sitot':'s for the mann er in which th e ceremony was per board, the R.W.M. said it was about time one was form ed. An adjournment wa s th en made to th e S., where provided, and he c onsidered th e Hall Co. s hot~ld con th e usual loyal and Masonic toasts were submitted. P.M . tribute largely towards 1~ and he, as on e of th e d 1r ~cto r s, Bro. Cbas. Benn ett proposed th e toast of the " newly would mo ve in that d1rect10n. It was resolved that a passed." H e always consid ered it th e most_ important ?ne co mmittee co nsistin g of tbe R.W.M. and. Wa rd ens be of th e e1,.e nin a, and wi shed that he cou ld do 1t more JU St tce. empowered to co-operate with other lodges in tb e ma~t e r .. T he visitors ~~e r e greatl v pleased with th e spl endid manner A vote of£ 5 ss. was passed. B_ro. Clark e des tred 1~ to in 1rh ich th e ceremony bad· been ca rri ed out, and the be understood that pnvate clonatwns would be rece1ved newly-passed Brethren could not th erefor e fail to be greatly from members. impressed with it. To th e newly- passed Brethren he One proposition was received. An adjournment was would say that if a th in g 11·as worth doing it was worth made to the S. doin a well. and he urged them to go on and progress in \Vor. Bro. McKenzie, I.P. M., submitted th e toast of Mas;nry . . H e (the sp t> aker) had bee n .i nitiated in the th e D.G.M. D epute, extendin g to him a cordial welcome Lodge in 1896, sin ce wh en he had seen seven or eight at all tim es, whi ch was e nthusiastically receive d and Brethren sitting arou nd th e tabl e pass through nearl y every honored. Th e D.G M. Depute, in acknowledging th e Chair in the Lodge, in cluding that of R. \V.M., wh ich fact toast. said it affo rd ed him great pleasure to be present at alon e should be an in du cement to the newl y-passed. H e such ·an harm o ni ous gatherin g. It was hi s intention to pointed out th e advantages of visiting .. H e always fo un d visit all th e Lodges with in his jurisdiction. The Scotch that hi s pres ti ge bad gone befor e h1m, and he was Lodges we re holding together splendidly, a nd if tb ey kept cordiall y welcom ed on all occasions. It gave him great go ing as we ll in the futu re as th ey bad clone in tb e pa:t pleasure to sub mit the toast. The new ly- passed briefly tb ey would be doing good work._ He thanked them most responded. sin cerely for th eir cord 1al receptiOn. The I.P.M. (B ro. G. Willi ams) proposed th e toast of The R. W.M. of Lodge Federal was entrust ed witb "The Visitors," whic h was so closely al li ed to th e previous th e task of proposing the health of the newly-passed, and, toas t th at it might be consid ered t o rank second in in doing so, stated that from th e mann er in whi ch h e bad 1mportance. The visitors had always a claim upon their a cq u itt ~ d him self in the Lodge room it mu st b e evident sy mpathy and brotherhood, a nd be felt it in cumbent upon to all present tbe candidate was taking a great interest in him to ex tend to them a hearty and co rdtal recept10n . the Craft. H e congratulated th e Lodge on hav in g ad He spec iall y welcom ed Bro. Hambly, W.J.W. of Lodge mitted such a worthy Brother. The candidate suitably Midland Junction, and desired that be wou ld co nvey th e responded. . " , . . hearty, sin cere and fratern al greetin gs of thi s Lodge for its T he R.W.lVI. proposed 1 be Yts1tors," referring to future welfare. The visitors were welcomed to this Lodge th e presence of th e D. G.Ivi. Depute, th e R.\V.M.'s an d as heartil y as our ow n Brethren wi shed to be received brethren of Lodges 840 an d 900, P.M. Bro. Farrant and elsew here. The R.W.M. , Federal Lodge, sa id he felt very Bro. Renner and extended to all a cordi al welcom e. H e mu ch at home. He greatly appreciated the ceremony said that th e' presence of visitors stimul ate_d_good work in in side. H e e nd orsed th e sentiments of the proposer of the Lodge room. H e was so rry more Vts1tors were not th e toa st. Bro. Bolton, P. :vr. , said that visitors ca me to a present. R.W. Bro. Tindal thanked th em fo r the kind Lodo·e to do honor to th e Master and office rs. It affo rded mann er in which be bad been rece1ve d and entertain ed. him great pl easure to be prese nt. H e bad enj oyed him Wor. Bro. Geo. Will iams, I.P.!I~. 8_40, sa id that Lodge se lf, both in side th e J .odge and at the Festtve Board. Scotia was proverbial for its hospttaltty. H e had bee n so Bro. Me Kenzie, P.M., said be was particularly mterestecl pressed with official duties th at h e felt as if he had not in th e way the degree had been wo rk ed, which made him b en in sid e a Lodge room fo r stx months; and it was a think more than h e had ever done bdore. H e was great reli ef to attend ~~ odg~ Scotta, wh ere peace and co n pleased to offer, on behalf of Lodge 'cotia, co ngratu lations tentment reigned, tak111 g hun away from outstcl e troubles to Lodge Midl and Junction , a nd to join in a welcome to and worri es. . Bro. Hambly. Bros. Hambly, Osborne, and Renn er also Bro .. ecretary referred to th e issue of THE (J~il t•' TSM!\ N. responded. H e considered it well worth y of patronage, and urged on T he It. W. M. th en proposed th e toast of Bro. Chas. those who had not su bscribed to do so, as it was th eir Bennf't t, P.M., bri efl y rev iewin g hi s Masonic career. T he duty to support a journal devoted to · th e interests of Scot Brethren wou ld rememb er that he was th e fi rst R.W.M. of tish Free masonry. H e would accept subscnptwns. Federal Lodge, and had co nducted hi s Lodge admirably 12 11\e eraftsman. MARCH 31 ' 1904 during his term of offi e. Perso nall y he felt th at Bro. preparation made for the co mfort of those present. The Be nn ett's prese nce in the Lodge tended to help him in th e R.vV.M. , in hi s opening a ddress, hoped th e lodge guests working. He was oreatly respected by all. T he toast was wou ld th oroughly enjoy th emselves. It wa s with that object received enthusiasticall y. Bro. Benn et briefiy responded. be and hi s officers had go t together a programm e of music, It wa: quite tru e he felt at hom e when visiting hi s mother songs, rec itations and dancing. They bad also provid ed Lodge. H e bad matu red rath er qu ickly in th e Craft, for the wa nts of th e inner man. If the guests did not enj oy hav in g ava il c1 him self so mu ch of th e opportun ity o f th emselves it wo ul d b e th eir own fault. He requ ested th em in stru ctio n. H e had a ve ry deep in terest in th e Order. during th e eve ning to res um e old acquaintances, and mak e His ·incerest wi sh was- as many new on es as possible. H e cordiall y 1r elcomecl all ,, Let u s be one brotherhood ; present. "Let us be true to our obli gation." A splendid programm e of mu sic, songs and recitati ons was th en go ne through, th e fo ll ow ing ladi es and brethren R.W. Bro. McDowal l proposed th e toas t of "Abs ent co ntributing :-Bro. Shep herd (song), Miss Sutherl and Brethren," couplin g with it th e names of Bros A. E. Bu ll ock, (recitation), Bro. A. Casson (so ng), Bro. J. Alward (c ia· P.M ., I. Gow land, and W. N. Andrew. So meofth ese Breth ri onet solo), Bro. Clem. Thomas and Brethren (so ng a nd ren were not enj oy in g the splendid cl im ate such as we had chorus), Miss Richards (pianoforte s olo), Bro. N. Hall in Coolaa rdi e. H e asked th e Brethren to drink to th eir (h umorous so ngs, z, enco red), Bro. J. Benn ett (So ng), health and prosperi ty. Bro. Secretary res po nd ed on behalf of Bro. <\. Nl arsball (recitation), Bro. H. Paynter (so ng), Bro. Bu ll ock, who had always bee n such a sterlin g worker Bro. J. Hoffmann (song). amongc.t th em from hi s i.ni tiation, and w ho bad passed At r o o'clock th e gues ts sat clown to a sumptuous through eve ry c hair in th e Lodge. Bro. Bullock's hope repast, to wh ich ampl e justi ce IYas clon was that peace betw ee n the two constitu tions wou ld shortl y e. T he toast of th e King and th e Craft was du ly honor be brought about, as he felt it would be welcomed by all. ed. Bro. N. Hall (W M. oolgarcl ie Lodge), said -:-As Bro. Forres t res ponded on behalf of Bros. Gow land Master of th e oldest lodge in Coolgalcli e he was exceedin gly anclf\nclrew. It gave him grea t pleasure to do so. From pl eased to be th ere that eve nin g, and words fail ed him to long ex perience of both Breth ren b e co uld say th ey were ex press his thanks for th e unbounded hospitality whi ch had wo rtby o f th e name of Breth ren. He congratul ated Bro. been extended to th em th at evenin g. Andrew on hi s marriage, wi shin g him eve ry happin ess and Bro. ! .Itster (R. W.M . Golden Thistl e Lodge, supported prosperity. The s pea ker reg retted t hat h e himself was the toast. He said th e Federal Lodge was go ing ahead, st il l a bachelo r, as were also a good many others in the and th e present Ri ght Wo rshipful Master was to bt com- I .odge, particularl y the ec retary . H e c on cluded by say i 1g that he hoped each of th ese Brethren wou ld tak e unto him se lf one of God's Ia 't and greates t wo rks-- " a good woman " worth y of th e name. Bro. M.cMahon sup ported Bro. Forre:t. H e wou ld be writing to Bro. And rew, and wo uld have Grand fiot~l great pl easure in co nvey in g to him all th e ni ce thin gs that had bee n sa id of him that evenin g. P.M. Bro. Kirk also supported Bro. Forres t. He had know n HANNAN ST., KALGOORLIE Bro. Andrew for many years. The Tyl er's toast b rought the eve nin g to a close· J. A. BU~NELL, Proprietor. So ngs were rend ered b y Bros. McKenzie, T releaven, and Casson, and rec itations by Bros Treweek and Hambly. t!JHJS H otel ts welt-lmozem tltroug!toul tlze . Com mon LODGE FE ! ERAL, No. 9oo. mea/tit for t!te e.xcellence of its rzt'C011!1110datwn, w w es, The Reg ul ta r Me in g of the above lodge was held in spirits, a1td Ct;£;ars. Visitors to tlte Goldfields slwtdd bem th e l\l[ason ic H J all, .indsay street, oolgardie, on Thurs tlus i11 mi11 d. day, Mar ·h 17th, a good ly number of brethren and visitors TWO ALCOCKS ' BEST BILLIARD TABLES . bein g present. After th e form al busin ess of th e e venin g bad b ee n disposed of, th e R. W.M., Bro. Tindal, informed plim entecl for th e inter th e br tlm~ n th at th e labour for th e eve nin g wa s th e first, es t be took, not on ly in his own second, and third Trac ing Board lectures. Bro. E. T. lodge, but also in th e Craft generall y. T he present gath er ing was Rogers gave th e fi rst, Bro. J. C. Hoffmann the second, and one of the best ever held in Coolgarclie. H e could R.W.i\lf. Bro. T in dal th e th ird, ll'hi ch proved ve ry in . tru e· say a lot more in praise of Lodge Federal but fo r th e fact tive for those present. 'l'here bein g no further bu sin ess. that be was nervo.us wh en speakin g in th t presence of beli es. aft er r eceivin g hearty good wishes from Lodge Scotia, Golden Thistle, and other lodges, th e lod ge was closed in Bro. Stewart (R. W. M. Lodge Scotia), had great plea sure in upporting th e peace, love and harmony at 9· rs. J\ ve ry pleasant hour toast. He had bee n give n no hint was spent at th e fes ti ve board. that he was to speak. H e, however, thanked them for their hospitality. MA SON IC SOCIAL AND DA NC E. Bro. Mills, P.M., on behalf of th e Victorian Co nstitu At th in vitation of Lodge Federal a large number of tion, said be was a firm beli ever in gath erin gs of that kind, ladies and b rethren ass m bled at th e Cremorne Theatre, and wished Lodge Federal every success. Coolga rcli e, on Wednesday, rsth Ma rch. T he guests we re The l~ i g ht \;Vo rshipful Ma ster, in acknowledging th e welcom ed by th e RW.M. (B ro. T indal) and :Mrs. Tindal. toast, said his lodge felt honoured by the presence of the The hal l was tastefu ll y decorated, and every co nceivable guests th ere that eve ni ng. T hey had endeavored to make • ·. · · en (t) ..... ~ 0 ~ R ~ R ::r (i} 7-l '-l :> ...... 0 ur .3 -"'"'- \0 - '-'->- ~ ? ~ . S . > . , S .. ~ ' 1/d/ / r.': ! !'~ Hn> .. ~ by USSEN, , _ , Treasurer. '!tolo ::;._ l RASM :t- :;: H. :. .. .f'v/'v~~ "'-./V--./'•,../'V~ . CRAWFORU, . J.~. J Act. S, LEWI l.P.M. l.G. . G . E DELLS, AN L 829. WOOUFORD, B. W.J.W. 1\'1. B. F. ·n~o. . . PHILLIPS, H. R.W.~1 W. Bnbre\\', St. GU~TAFSON, W.S.W. O. 'JLobge cf TH0,1SON, J. P.~1. . A Tyler. RR, @fttcere E .D. SOLGMON, S K . S A. HOOPEP, J. W. Secretary. , J.S. RANDELL E. AFFLECK, W. ~--- ~ ~ } 1 r4 11'\e eraftsman. MARclr 3 r, r 904 the gathering a :uccess, and hoped their efio1t s in th at direc ootu. ti on woul d be best rewarded by those present enj oy ing them se lves to th e full est extent. Bro. Wm . E. Evans writes to th e secretary of th e J3ro. A. Marshall , in a hum orous a dd ress, proposed Go lden T hi. ti e Lodge fr om Jo bann esburg thu s :- "This th e toast of the ladies, which w as receiv ed with great pl ace is 111 a very depressed state, a nd fo r wh at purpose enthusias m. th e fina ncial ring a re depressin g it is beyo nd my ' ken,' Bro. Ne wh am Ball respond ed on their behalf, whi ch but 0f one th ing I am quite sure, th ey mu st' let up ' on it was also well received. soon or th ere will be th e b igge. t se ri es of smashes that bas ny years. " An apology was tendered o n b ehalf of th e Rev. Bro. bee n know n for ma F inch, P.M. General regret wa s ex pressed a t th e absence J:l ro. Alfred Mercer, tb e IV or. Master E lect of the of Bro. Charl es Benn ett, P.M. th e fi rst R. W. M. of th e Co mm onw ealth Lodge, No. r3, \V .A.C. , will be installed lodge, whose profession that clay compell e I him to leave into th e c hair of K. S. on Fri day, 1st Ap ril. T he Insta lli ng fo r Norseman. Master is B ro. F. W. Mercer, P.M. , an exceedin gly capabl e ne of th e very earli est of Dancing was then in dul ged in till the s mall hours of broth er. T he Mas ter E lect is o oneers, and as a co nsequence brethren from th e morning, wh en th e guests departed homewa rds, one and Coolgard ie pi e fi elds are certain to do ho mage to th e all expressing a keen sense of nj oy ment. A great measure all parts of th ccasion. ',q1e Lodge, alth ough a s mall of praise for th e su ccess of the fun tion w as due to Lodge on that o p'rogress during tbe year just 'Mesdames T in dal, Paynter, i\htthews, Cameron, Yo un g, on e, b a ~ made wo nderful der th e gavel of .B ro. Samu el Caw thray. Be nn ett, Bird, a nd l\i[iss Well s, who bad vo lun taril y given about· to end un ntinu ed p rosperi ty during tbe forthcomi ng their se rvices, and b ad spared neither t im e nor troubl e. \V e wi. h it co end r to the Mas ter El ect our hearty con· Bros. Bawden and Brasher suppl ied t he music, which gave year, a nd we t gratul ations. great satisfacti on. The important questSion of a upreme Grand Chapter for \V. A. is b ein g di sc ussed by th e Chapters. The result LO DGE ROYA L STUART, 893 · so fa r bas not bee n made publi c. It is, bow e·ver, expected The Regular Meetin g of th e a bove Lodge took pl ace that the decision will be s trongly in favo ur or a local at th e Ma:oni c Temp le, H ay Street, Pert!·1, on Mo nday, Grand Chapter. 'l arch 2 1 t. Bro. }J P. Cheese, R.W.M., occupied the l Legend of Strasburg Cathedral. ~i5f r ic t ®nnulJ[.o.clge .ofl ~c otl n ncl . List to this quaint traditio n, ®ffices : Coming cl o wn fro m a ncient clays; R e pl e te with the superstitions BROOKMAN ' S BUILDINGS, BARRACK ST .. PERTH. Of the past o ld Ro man ways. T ott ering, aged Hncl hoary, ®fff ce rs 1904: On A lsati a's bounda ri es sta nn, Pro Gra nd M aster Right Wors hipf ul Bro. Dr. J _ M . Y. STEWART Stm,burg's olcl Cathedral, Dis tric t G ra nd M aste r Depute .. R . \V. Bro. C. ?\. lc DO \Vi\1 . 1., J>.i\ 1 840 With its Lowe rs a nd turre ts g rand. Subslitut e- , V. \V. lh o. R ev. D. 1. FREE\)MA N, P.M. S93 S.IV. V.W. liro. IV. T. LEEV ICRS, P.~ l. 868 Runs the legend and the story, .J.II'. V.\V. liro. D. ANDERSON, P ~ 1 . 86o On the e ve o f St. J ohn each year, Secret :try V. IV. Bro. E. C AS PER, P.M 775 Whilst the weary burger's slumber, Treas urer V.\V. ll w . J. CHEFF I NS P.M 86o And the city all quiet cloth \appear. Cha plain V. IV. llro. R ev. ). tl. J E I'i