MASONIC GRAND LODGE

Press, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14350, 9 May 1912, Page 9

MASONIC GRAND LODGE

ANNUAL COMMUNICATION.

YESTERDAY'S PROCEEDINGS.

INSTALLATION OF THE GRAND MASTER.

.srixiAr. to ••thk rr.Es?.") DINKDjN. May _•. The annual Communication oi' th.> M;s»o;i_c G'.isnd Lodge of New '/.-;ua:vi wa. oyeno<l m Run:-,* Ha.l 7.7 a.ter-r.-m. M.W. B;o. C. ./. W. Crffit.i. pt. sided over a large and rr-pr. v.;r.>- (- tive gathering oi the Craft, _.'vi v»;._ supported by l':nx Grand Masters Bros. M. Mere!, Jf. J. Williams, A. Jl. ..;•:- ton. ar.d F. C i.inns, RW. Bro. D.uigall was present as Dspiity-C.r.iiid .Master, ar.d tiio Grand Warden's chairs were filled hy R.W. Bro T. W. Alien. P.G.W.; and lt.W. Bro. A. l'> M.vie... J.G.W. I Tho annual balance-shoo:, of v hi-.-.i particular., havo hi en published, was adopted alter a >-hort discus.-iou. 11. W. Bro. _M;*i::ice Thcm-on, of li.--vercaigill, was unanimously elected (•'rand .Master for the ensuing yer.r. ar.d other grand officers were elected in aeeoidanee. with tho propositions .submitted by the Board of General Purposes. • The repcrts of the Beard of Bcncvol-(-r.ee and the I! .an! of Management < I' the Widow., and Orphans ami A;_>*d .Masons Fund (already published), wen: considered and adopted, alter expressions of gratification at thc satisfactory condition of both funds. TJie recommendation of tho former ivoaid with regard to making the question of life insurance a consideration with reirnrd to thfs qualification of candidate., for freemason rv, was generally applauded. The rani, of Past ('rand Organist was conferred upon W. Bro. A. Svlwy.i Bruce, of Christchurch, and that of Past Grand Chapiain upon the Rev. Bro. Tuke. of Hawke's liaj*. Bro. Jar;. Brown, F.1.A., New Zealand, w::s appointed auditor for the current year. The amendment of the constitution giving effect to the resolution of kvst year's Communication as to the ap]K>intment of (.rand lecturers, v. as adopted in n form which leaves to the discretion of the Grand Master the number of lecturers to be appointed, and to tho Board of General Purposes the question of printing their deliverances. Another amendment of the Constitution was adopted, carrying out the concession to lodges of Masonic Research that was agreed upon last year. Tho remainder of # the business of tho afternoon sitting was of purely Masonic interest, THK INSTALLATION CEREMONY. Tho installation of M.W. Bro. Maurice Thomson as Grand Master for tho year 1012-13, was conducted in tiio evening, in the presence of a crowd, d assemblage of members of Grand l<odgo and visiting brethren. The ceremony was carried out with extreme' dignity and oe.a. by tho retiring Grand Master (M.W. Bro. Griffiths) assisted by M.W. Bros. lI.'J. Williams and A. li. Burton. The newly-installed Grand Ma',ter subsequently announced liis selection of the officers appointed under his prerogative powers as follows: —Deputy-Grand. Master, R.W- Bro. Frederick Kearsley (Auckland); Provincial Grand Masters: Auckland district. R.W. Bro. T. Vj, . Allen; Wellington, B.W. Pro. '1. A. Peterkin; (Canterbury has the Prorin- ] cial Grand Master of its own Provincial j Grand Lodge. M.W. I. ro. - .I.inns);. Otago. 11. W. Bro. A. Stoiiehani; .SouthHand, lI.W. Bro. F. A. Steans; West I Coast, lt.W. Bro. J. H. Harkness *, Hnwko's Bay, R.W. Bro. T. Ilobson; | Nelson and Marlborough, R.W. Bro. VV. j 1.. Redman; Taranaki, R.W. Bro. L; C. Fookcs. .Senior Grand Wardon, R.W . ; Bro. James A. Nash (Palmerston j North); Junior Grand Warden, M.W ■ j Bro. J. A Frostick (Christchurch). j Tho Provincial Grand Masters were invested by M.W. Bro. Williams. The officers elected at th-- afternoon sitting j wero then invested by M.W. Bro. Bur- j ton as follows:—Grand Chaplains, Bros. Rev G. Knowles-Smith (Otago). | W. Bro. Rev. M. Bowden Harris (V el- j lington); Grand Treasurer. W. Bro. 0. ! H. Moller (Ota«o); Grand Registrar. W. Bro H. M. Ewing (Otago); President of tho Board ot General Purposes, R.W. Br6. Thomas Ross (Otago); President of tho Board of Benevolence, V. Bro J. J. Clark (Otago); -Senior Grand Deacons, W. Bros. Ocorgo S. Hardy (Cauterburv) and W. G. Haybittle (Wellington): Junior Grand Deacons. W. Bros. H. 0. McCrea (Auckland, and Walter Gee (Southland); Grand Superintendents of Works, W. Bro. A. Camp-l.-dl (Southland) and W. Bro. R. Lucas (Hawke's Bay); Grand ot Ceremonies, W. Bros. A. W. Flett ; (Otago) and A- Houcy-Walkcr (Auck- j land); Grand Bible-bearers, W. Bios. McGregor B. Wright (Canterbury) and H. Kit 'Taranaki.; Grand Swordbearers. W. Bros. V. J. Hunn (Wellington) and C. Flav.ll (Canterbury); Grand Standard-bearers. W. Bros. T-j K. N. MoKenzie (Auckland) and'W. T. | lCsson (Marlboroimh); Grand Organist,, the Rev. Bro. Nicholas (Auckland);, Grand Pursuivants. W. Bros. H. McPluv (Wellington) and V- ■!_. Moss (West Coast); Grand Stewards. V*. Bros. J. D. Thomson nnd R. H. Applobv (Otago), C. E. Smith and H. J.Clifford (Auckland). H. B. i Bridge and W. A. Baodinot (Welling- j ton.. W. Bro. G. A. fi an sard (Canter-j I)tirv), W. Bro. J. A.. AVilkiusou (Nel- j soi?and Marlborough). W. Bro. M. N. j Rivers (West Coa.-.U. W. Pro. Geo. ; Young (Taranaki). W. " Bvo. J. B. ! Audrey (Hawke's Bay); elected me?!!-j hers of the Board of General Pur- ; poses: W. Bios. .1. T. I.aing. C. E. ! George. 1). Harris-Hastings. D. C. I Cameron, and C. S. Jci.kii..-: (Otngo). j G. G. Men.:ies and i). G. Robertson i rAuckland). J. K. Hornblow and H.J I vow (Wellington). John Thornton and ! G. F. Allen (Canterbury/ J. .Rennie j (Southland). Fred Craven (Hawke's ■ Bay). T. W. Beare (West (oast), J. F. ! Watson (Taranaki); elected members j of tho Board of-Benevolence: W. Bros. T. Gallagher. 11. MeNaughton. .1. W. ! Ritchie, H. E. Moller. and O. 11. i Pinel (Otago): A. M. Perry and T. 0. | Smith (Auckland). J. B. Hopkirk and i J. T. Entwistlc (Wellington). J. T. I Dean and D. McKay (Canterbury). E. \ Parker (Southland)". E. Basil-Jones I (Hawke's Bay). G. Boundv (Nelson and ! Marlborough), C. P. Mori'(West Co:;__i). ' GRAND MASTER'S ADDRESS. 1 The newly-installed Grand Master, in , bis addres.'to tiie aßsemblige. reviewed tlio position of the various Masonic ! fund--, emphasising tho fact that tho j cash 1-aiance.i to-day stood at £'27.305. \ as against £72 in 1591. at the end of i the first year of the existence cf the ! Grand This was what they j bad been able to put by irrespective | of the amounts disbursed in Masonic t purposes, and it realised the best hepo _ ' of those who were at the birth of the i , institution. Concluding a diseertaticn : | upoa the aims and objects of Free- < masonry, the Grand Master said:— "Our Lodge's special work is in briim- ; ing together men of ali stations and i widely different ideas, who would nor : elsewhere inei't on ono common ground, helping them to discover eaeli in the ' other M>mi. good, and toning down these rough corners of thou.-l.t pud opinion whvh. i.i.pnu.cd. breed"" intolov- i ance to the views of other- ]; v:« ' do not literally m>c tbe Hon a*:<] the I lamb down together, we sco men ■ o. opp.:site view.-, ii „ ol ( .j ~; n. ; tenduig factions, meet in the lod"**room and refectory—iho Jew and tho I

i Gentile the anient religion;?! and the J unattached, the. staunch "yohiimiom.st and the l:cjti"c<! v:ctua:!"r--; I v,vt t . a ...j, I othor in our ceremonies, nrul tab. tlieir | ! refreshment ar.u all (ll ~ i brotherh" spirit, which cannot fail t.-v j ! »i-v to hotu a wj'.ut and a hate,- v y.v lof what i.; best in man. and to teieh ■ \ tree charity." , j I After the installation j : the visiting M::-*ons v-ere e-itvitninel ,' Sat a supPv-r l-y tho brethren <;! the ■ ; Ot.i-:o ti:>tneT. !