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Evening Star, Issue 9889, 28 December 1895, Page 2

jS®ffi^ ; i M Popple Decree, ifep,, Grand MASTKBrdeliy tmf the following p> r -«h e Universe, Wo are again permitted to iiefctJ ■ H3HH'^e9-te-tb^-best'- j lntcreßte-of"our - ‘bel ivedpromotion:'# itoe 4 caUßU»wf are! oam^^<W l W ti,:i 3' & vJth Jp! fW 1 Master, J entereddlßen .tnemilesof my'poaition? fliw twit to confess; f lamei ,amount.qffearand itomb%gi * ,J„dld. not ,fail to ;«y{niptt ope of great hnfiori-t oaCß;lthatgoeii,'mfin tuta-iar : grrater-ahuity ihafn s ,C could lay claim JnjJ fn this’s .office; but l:'proroteedfatj, when): elected, to devote mjf best energies do ; toe duties ofjuy office. and other members of the Executive tflfb have nobly stood by me,! now look back on the year just ojosiis -w% feel}nm .of ;plet«itre and satisfactions ‘lt duty Vean to officially reopen! theidwlgeiat- Prebbleton'.lNd! 5 14, which, thanks to the energies of thoofficers of • No. 4 District; ,undbr whose renewal ' was since; that severat:yodDg ; men.jate, t}irowing in their lot with the new lodgersc that It cannot fail to be a healthy, vigorpusdodfis, and will inconsequence ibC a sdurChof tb the district and the institution 1 at largo. - f have also beenmrivileged to Visit N0.:12, L.O.L , ahd fill the Ipages around .ChmtchuKh, in evmy inaMiuce receiving a right fbybl Welcbmb. t.shbfild have Hked to have dohbmuchmorem this direction—infant, ■! had pMs arrangfed for an extended tout. raundChe cbuntiy lodges of Oanterbutyrrbut, un-. fortunately, I was prevented through illness from. entering-tntoChis workmt all," I regret to find' thatwe cannotsay bur membbfshiphas increased during the year, but I purpose leaving the statistical work to our grand secretary to reportoni as also the detail Work of the year. Ypu pll J®o|v that ; ■I am not a speaker, so yotuwill hear with me ifjhiy addressjs brief. Now, brethren, miMastwordshtjll, hq oiie of earnest exhortatiop to you all to ftwiup; your, .respective lodges .to greater zeal land enthusiasm in bur noble cause; let Us, to, and. sink our minor di|ferences and work unitedly to attain 1016 bud for which Oranaeisra was.)iaStltu|6d, ever remembering the weighty obligations by which .wehave bound ourselves. Oura is, an important, mission. Let us bo instant ip seaiaon .ahd put of season. demonstrating by ouractions and ?enti-. raebts that OranKeisni is the acti.ve principle of Prqtestentism. Agamthankiqg yonior thqkipdness ajad confidence placed i» ,$6. ,1 bespeak ifor my successor the like and , ,wish; for him most successfulyearofOdlce. ' < ' The Grand Secretary ! S feporb that a Grand ' Orange Lodge in Western Australia had been formed during the year was received with acclamation. -

it was decided to have a ohurch parade on Sunday morning next, when Bro. the Rev. W. Grigg will preach in the Garrison Hall at eleven o'clock.

The election;of officers for the ensuing year resulted as : follows :—-Grand master, Bro. J. Maihers; deputy grand master, Bro. Kennedy; grand secretary,^Bro. J.'Catfgtyl; grand treasurer; Bro. W. G. Diffin; assistant grand seoretary, Bro. Kinninmonth ; assitant grand treasurer,' Bro. J. Thbrne; chapljiinr— Bros. Rev. W. Grigg fsenior), Brooke, Mitchell, Beresfqrd, Sharpe, and Dyson; auditors, Bros. Carey and WillisV Griiiid Gonijmitwe wßros. J. Middleton (foreman). Rev. B. H. Gihger, W. White, J. T. GallagHer,'and Simpson, v The ; 'Bession ■ was resumed at 9 a.m. to-day, when the work the business sheet was completedi The following resolutions were»adopted:— - '

That this lodge, recognising the evils associated with the liquor traffic, express thejr pleasure at the Bill passed during the last session of Parlta l ment, by which ths people of the colony will have an opportunity of exercising their vote at the next election straight out for or against the traffic. That this Grand Lodge approve and give their unequivocal support to the movement on foot to introduce the ' Irish Text Book' into the syllabus of our national school system.

A vote of sympathy was passed to the family of the late Vvmiam Knox, of Green Island.