Grand Lodge of the Orange Institution.

Auckland Star, Volume XVII, Issue 244, 16 October 1886, Page 1

Grand Lodge of the Orange Institution.

The October session of the Grand Orange Lodge of New Zealand was held at Papakura on Wednesday, 13th inßt. There was a very large attendance, and a let of business was transacted. Prior to the opening of the lodge, a concert was held, which lasted up till ten o'clock, and at which several appropriate , speeches vrere delivered. The Grand Lodgus was then opened. At the opening of the lodge the Chairman drew the attention of the members to the great loss they had sustained by the death of their late P.G.M. Bro. H. Barton, who, during the time of his Grandmastership, was so zealous in the cause, and who during his term of office had opened no less than twelve lodges. He hoped that the lodge would forward a letter of condolence to his widow, expressive of deep grief for his lobs and theirs. It was then resolved that .the letter be sent, and that a notice of his death be printed with the annual report. He then referred to the death of Bro. Captain Mervyn Stewart, who died at Katikati at the advanced age of !)G, and who had been for over 70 years a member of the Orange Institution. It was also resolved that a notice of his death be infei led in the report, as also that of Bro, W. J. L. Donald's. The matter of forming a Benevolent Fund in connection with tho Society was discussed and approved of, and it waa resolved that ali the lodges be asked to give their opinion on the subjoct prior to in being brought into operation, and report before the next January meeting of tho lodge. Several brethren who had been out of the Institute for a length of time applied. to be re-instated, and the reports from tho lodges were all favourable. Conespondcmjo from the Grand Lodges of Manitoba and the north-western territories of Canada, and the Grand Lodge of Ontario ea6t, were received and ordered to bo replied to. Tho matterof a journal in connection with the institute was discussed, and a committeo wcro appointed to bring up a report at the January meeting of the ways and mean?, and the probable cost of same. Several of tho lodges spoke favourably of the scheme, as ah present time they had no organ to represent them. Other bu'iness in connection with tho private lodges having been discussed, a voto of thanks to the brethren of Papakurafor the way in which they had entertained the visitors, and the tinging of tho national anthem, closed the proceedings til the first week in January next.