MASONIC GRAND LODGE.

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 17625, 30 November 1922, Page 7

MASONIC GRAND LODGE.

, tfCORB ATTENDANCE.

08 41ffl MASTER.

j.„ e e at the annua! ,»>mIW BitfS 0 f the Masonic i-raii'l Zealand. 1-eM in wflS pr ° ba " ;y M /; r t known since 32 years nff, J. f'* Grand Master tor ' H . half years, J"; f 1 " ,» in the big Masonic H.i.l geetion of Grand Master. ,-r.fnt business of the . • i->- »*,,■ „ vrs elc-ct.-.l irra-.i .J,l kcoe v»s , for the ensuing year. 1n,.., . he entered tne na.., «fcn th< left of the «-rn,... il«sremainder of the ousmess the honorific prefixes usamong I-reeiiiaseas *'■ '.fthe other prin.-ipal J;™'" ,«ted other than the (;r:im *«re as follows:— Pro, brand V s tL 11. L- Michel. Vest JfW Chaplains, the lp. Kev. «j*i!ier Nelson, and A. Gn.nd Tr,aE. Seott, ( antcrliury; *3 Wrar, Mr T. 11. Williams, of Board ot Mr H. A. 11. Mobbs. r pVesident of Board of Mr B. W. S. Eastwood, SK;' Grand Director of |>re--0»r« elS r3 Flavell, Canterbury, Wellington; Senior Grand JtoOT 11. N. Oil!. Auckland, {Jf Derbie, Soutl.lnnd: Junior Messrs J. W. GrainJBS* and P. McCaskill, General Business.

v unanimous resolution the rank Art Grand Master, and honoris conferred upon Mr Clittou ,5- Ciristcliurdi. TTports of the various Boards of Lodee, the substance ot wln<;h ' LYirtsdy been published, were con-a-j in detail and adopted. Cdments of the Constitution Adopted providing for the elecitf four Grand Directors ot Cere*L nne for each of tho main divithe territory, also for an jZjut-Dijector of Ceremonies and in <Vaft lodges. ■flaGrand Master thereupon anWd the appointment as additional Xoi Directors of Ceremonies of c. E. Dutton (Auckland), }• 7f. B . Ka»don (Southland). I tta curat' oll of formulating an iml wrfWem of election of Grand / JL JtHl was debated, and cven- ■ 3r Knitted to the Board of GonnlPKpOW for further considera-

iwta debate took place upon a Htitt for tie permanent location of (jmJ lodge officers in one place, in : Satf tlifpresent peripatetic system. 9t Mitt of the assembly was mani- - wSari the proposal, and fluty it WMkeived by a resolution to MtytoiKt business. ? Ttaul Mtters then concluded the , k£diUvt ttsnoa. I __ BSIUIffION CEREMONY. ENTHRONEf p: "" vssnti II of Viscount Jellicoe took place in the Col>ning, in the presence I gathering of Freethose present were im the Grand Lodges ew South Wales, onement the Grand the. assemblage, first isation of the response had undertaken. tWemAsonry, he proof the briefest, and dared to consent to >-not been etrongly that such action on generally welcomed, or .the benefit of the dand,' and that the Master would in no 'those .other duties le office he had the the Dominion. Resenbe of the Austraard JeUicoe spoke of id to him, and to his Zealand, which they Iy Jr first as an indiDnouaced fraternal among Freemasons amplifying the sense ween the two sister was typical of Emssure the brethren," d Master, "howdeepur which they have i me to be the head d flourishing a body i of New. .Zealand -o the position which iminion as represen'Stx, and' that fact my anxiety to do all ance the great prin--will inspire me to is to the best of my appear almost prcBreemason with my 'express opinions on ew Zealand, but 1 Hnent to touch upon *y all too brief * have mad© ie ofjny official post the first thing that foe loyalty of memIt is most conspicstAFSA it members f of Empire, provides an erchange of views by Tho^toth tlier^se ■ liw her P arts ?ntp P e I S'ies n ?oi nity !tv i 8 the BLT aIU6 ? f the ties l^V hlch is mnrt* Khich Mainmort! 0 en F OUra ge. ln . im nil? 10 ? universal I of the Great nuJ+ classes ? ,n social intergathered ioni ? °f political eSn) aU trades . eripWers and emmedium can there mclsunderstand- » of good fellowgal intercourse afA comrade■sK?® one can liken trenches during r. *ne results must be

most beneficial to all. I confess that i look upon this feature of Masonic life and especially at the present time, as of the greatest possible value not only to the crai't, hut also to the community aa a whole

"It is not necessaiy to do more than mention the impression made upon mv mind L>v the part that religion plays in uiir ritual. Lastly, lam immensely mtjwi'i'd with the value of the charitable Mfle of .Masonic work. Here again -Masons ore carrying out one of their grout principles—'that of relief—very thoroughly ;m-l with great success. It is only necessary to glance at the report- and balance-sheet which have been circulated, to see the extent to which relief has been afforded during the. pa.-t eighteen months., and indeed. during the whole reriod of thirtytwo years that Grind Lodge has been in ex.ister,"e. I note especially, that a total of thirty-nine new annuities have been granted by the Annuity Board during the eighteen months ended SeptombeT 30th of this year, and that there arc now ninety-six annuities in force as compared with fifty-nine in ] 020. 1 roie also, that the sum of LiooS 10s has been paid in grants by I the fund of benevolence during the same period of eighteen month,s, and that the soecial war fund has continued its activities both in the direction of loans and grants. This is a record of which the brethren may well lie proud, especially when it is realised how the funds have grown since the establishment of Grand Lodge in IPOO-

"It is with great pleasure too, that I note the growth of Freemasonry in the Dominion. During the eighteen months ending June ■'Wh last 2456 new members have joined'tne lodges —an increase of nearly twelve and a-half per cent. This is a very clear and satisfactory indication of the respect in which Freemasonry is held in the Dominion, and if the twenty thousaud members of the craft endeavour to act up to Masonic principles in their daily lives, the example set to the whole community must inevitably bear good fruit. I venture, therefore, to remind the brethren of the marked influence for good which they can exert in this land of great promise, by fulfilling their obligations." It will then in very truth be realised how great an honour it is to become a member of the craft, and those who follow the example of the brethren will be known as true and upright men and good citizens." The instfd'iuion of the Grand Master was carried out by the retiring Grand Master Mr T. Bos>?. and that of the Hon. H. L. Michel -:s Pro Grand M;:3ter by Past-Master J. J. Dougall. Officers Appointed. After his enthronement, the Grand Ma-ter announced the appointment of his principal officers as follows: — D-enuty-Grand Master —Mr 15. W. G. H. Watts, Dunedm. Provincial Grand Masters —'Messrs 0. Nicholson (Auckland), George Russell (Wellington), O. H. Moller (Gtago), W. A. Stout (Southland). J. li. Perrett (Euapehu), J. W. Ritchie (Hawhe's Bay, F. C. Wade (Wost Coast), It. P. Furness (Nelson and Mailborru'gh). W. N. Ewing (Toramlci), while Mr F. C. B. Bishop holds office in Canterbury by virtue of his election by the Provincial Grand Lodge of Canterbury Senior Grand Warden—Jlr G. W. Rogers (Taranaki). Junior Grand Warden—Mr G. A. Gribbin (Auckland). Nearly all these officers were present and were invested. The investing officers were Past-Givind Masters M. Thompson, J. J. Dougall, and 8. C. Bingham, Pro Grand Master H. L. Michel, and Mr J. J. Esson, P.D.G.M. Besides the Deputy-Grand Master of New South Wales, Mr John Goulstnn, and the Pro-Grand Master of Victoria, Mr F. T. HiV-kford. congratulations were tendered to the Grand Master T>v the New Zealand representatives of Grand Lodges throughout the Empire and in the United States of America.